Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; không kể thời gian phát đềRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the ques
Trang 1Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; không kể thời gian phát đề
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Ranked as the number one beverage consumed worldwide, tea takes the lead over coffee in bothpopularity and production with more than 5 million metric tons of tea produced annually Although much
of this tea is consumed in Asian, European, and African countries, the United States drinks its fair share.According to estimates by the Tea Council of the United States, tea is enjoyed by no less than half of theU.S population on any given day Black tea or green tea – iced, spiced, or instant – tea drinking hasspurred a billion-dollar business with major tea producers in Africa and South America and throughoutAsia
Tea is made from the leaves of an evergreen plant, Camellia saneness, which grows tall and lush intropical regions On tea plantation, the plant is kept trimmed to approximately four feet high and as new
buds called flush appear, they are plucked off by hand Even in today's world of modern agricultural
machinery, hand harvesting continues to be the preferred method Ideally, only the top two leaves and abud should be picked This new growth produces the highest quality tea
After being harvested, tea leaves are laid out on long drying racks, called withering racks, for 18 to 20hours During this process, the tea softens and becomes limp Next, depending on the type of tea beingproduced, the leaves may be crushed or chopped to release flavor, and then fermented under controlledconditions of heat and humidity For green tea, the whole leaves are often steamed to retain their greencolor, and the fermentation process is skipped Producing black teas requires fermentation during whichthe tea leaves begin to darken After fermentation, black tea is dried in vats to produce its rich brown orblack color
No one knows when or how tea became popular, but legend has it that tea as a beverage was discovered
in 2737 B.C by Emperor Shen Nung of China when leaves from a Camellia dropped into his drinkingwater as it was boiling over a fire As the story goes, Emperor Shen Nung drank the resulting liquid and
proclaimed the drink to be most nourishing and refreshing Though this account cannot be documented,
it is thought that tea drinking probably originated in China and spread to other parts of Asia, then toEurope, and ultimately to America colonies around 1650
With about half the caffeine content as coffee, tea is often chosen by those who want to reduce, but not
necessarily eliminate their caffeine intake Some people find that tea is less acidic than coffee and
therefore easier on the stomach Others have become interested in tea drinking since the National CancerInstitute published its findings on the antioxidant properties of tea But whether tea is enjoyed for its
Trang 2perceived health benefits, its flavor, or as a social drink, teacups continue to be filled daily with theworld's most popular beverage.
Câu 1 (TH): Based on the passage, what is implied about tea harvesting?
A It is totally done with the assistance of modern agricultural machinery
B It is no longer done in China
C The method has remained nearly the same for a long time
D The method involves trimming the uppermost branches of the plant
Câu 2 (NB): What does the word "they" in paragraph 2 of the passage refer to ?
A tea pickers B tropical regions C evergreen plants D new buds
Câu 3 (TH): Which of the following is NOT true about the tea production process?
A Black tea develops its dark color during fermentation and final drying
B Black tea goes through two drying phases during production
C Green tea is often steamed to keep its color
D Green tea requires a long fermentation process
Câu 4 (TH): The word "documented" in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by which of the following
word?
Câu 5 (TH): According to the passage, what is true about the origin of tea drinking?
A It is unknown when tea first became popular
B It may begin some time around 1650
C It began during the Shen Nung dynasty
D It was originally produced from Camellia plants in Europe
Câu 6 (TH): The word "eliminate" in paragraph 5 could be best replaced by which of the following
word?
Câu 7 (TH): According to the passage, which may be the reason why someone would choose to drink tea
instead of coffee?
A Because it's easier to digest than coffee
B Because it has a higher nutritional content than coffee
C Because it helps prevent cancer
D Because it has more caffeine than coffee
Câu 8 (TH): What best describes the topic of this passage?
A Tea consumption and production B The two most popular types of tea
C The benefits of tea consumption worldwide D How tea is produced and brewed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Trang 3Câu 9 (TH): Since 2011, the four main streets of Agueda, including Rua Luis de Camoes, into
colorful, umbrella-shaded paradises
C have been transformed D have been transforming
Câu 10 (VD): Rape and sexual violence against women have been in focus in India since the December
2012 gang-rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in the capital, Delhi But there has been no signthat crimes against women are
A relieving B abating C increasing D arising
Câu 11 (TH): New York City is blessed with some of the most _ arresting street in the world
A architecturally B architecture C architectural D architecture
Câu 12 (VD): Just 15 months ago, the leaders of North and South on Mt Paektu, optimistic
that they would be able to come to some kind of an agreement to finally end the Korean War
A held hand B held hands C shake hand D join hands
Câu 13 (VD): Facebook has faced a series of controversies during the past few years, including questions
about the role it plays in elections, with the spread of _ news and disinformation
Câu 14 (TH): South African Rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, also known as AKA, is planning a massive
concert to raise funds for university students, many _ struggle to pay their tuition fees
Câu 15 (TH): he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came
A Not until had B No longer had C No sooner had D Hardly had
Câu 16 (VDC): When Mr Spendthrift ran out of money, he his mother for help
A fell in with B fell back on C fell behind D fell upon
Câu 17 (VDC): She walked past us with her in the air
Câu 18 (TH): The move to a universal points-based pension system would remove the most _
pensions for a number of jobs ranging from sailors to lawyers and even opera workers
A advantage B advantages C advantaged D advantageous
Câu 19 (VD): patient has been with the rare viral infection monkeypox in the south west of
England
A agreed B diagnosed C familiar D flocked
Câu 20 (TH): I was angry when you saw me because I with my sister
A have been arguing B had been arguing C argued D would argue
Câu 21 (TH): We bought some _
A German lovely old glasses B German old lovely glasses
C lovely old German glasses D old lovely German glasses
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Câu 23 (NB): A agricultural B attire C advent D habitat
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Câu 25 (TH): Although they had never met before the party, Jim and Jane felt strong affinity to each
other
A enthusiasm B difference C moved D like-mindedness
Câu 26 (VD): Recognizable smaller than most of the kids in his age group, Lionel Messi was diagnosed
by doctors as suffering from a hormone deficiency that restricted his growth
A inadequacy B abundance C sufficiency D strength
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Câu 27 (VD): Overeating is a cause of several deadly diseases Physical inactivity is another cause of
several deadly diseases
A Not only overeating but also physical inactivity may lead to several deadly diseases
B Apart from physical activities, eating too much also contributes to several deadly diseases
C Both overeating and physical inactivity result from several deadly diseases.
D Overeating and physical inactivity are caused by several deadly diseases
Câu 28 (VD): No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation It greatly
resembled the original
A It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully
B It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the
experts
C It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the
experts could judge it quite easily
D The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wasn’t
genuine
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions
Câu 29 (NB): A long-lasting B organic C overload D unite
Câu 30 (TH): A unemployment B baccalaureate C politics D perseverance
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Câu 31 (TH): As regards sport and leisure activities, our two countries appear to have little in common
Câu 32 (VD): John climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit out reach
Câu 33 (TH): Sandra has not rarely missed a play or concert since she was seventeen years old
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges Câu 34 (TH): John: "You’re already leaving? The ball is only starting.”
Peter: "But it’s very late, so ."
Câu 35 (NB): Daisy is talking to Mary about the house.
Daisy: “What a lovely house you have!” –
Mary: “ ”
A Of course not, it’s not costly B No problem.
C I think so D Thank you Hope you will drop in
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.
Câu 36 (VD): Had he known more about the information technology, he would have invested in some
computer companies
A Not knowing about the information technology help him invest in some computer company
B He didn’t know much about the information technology and he didn’t invest in any computer
companies
C Knowing about the information technology, he would have invested in some computer companies
D He would have invested in some computer companies without his knowledge of the information
technology
Câu 37 (VDC): "Why don’t you participate in the volunteer work in summer," said Sophie
A Sophie suggested me to participate in the volunteer work in summer
B Sophie asked me why not participate in the volunteer work in summer.
C Sophie suggested my participating in the volunteer work in summer
D Sophie made me participate in the volunteer work in summer
Câu 38 (VD): You should have persuaded him to change his mind
A You should persuade him to change his mind
B You didn’t persuade him to because of his mind
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D You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn’t listen
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
In “Cerealizing America”, Scott Bruce and Bill Crawford remark that the cereal industry uses 816
million pounds of sugar per year Americans buy 2.7 billion packages of breakfast cereal each year If
(39) end to end, the empty cereal boxes from one year’s consumption would (40) to
the moon and back One point three (1.3) million advertisements for cereal are broadcast on American
television every year at a(n) (41) of $762 million for airtime Only automobile manufacturers
spend more money on television advertising than the makers of breakfast cereal
(42) of the boxed cereals found in supermarkets contain large amounts of sugar and some
contain more than 50% sugar Cereal manufacturers are very clever in their marketing, making manycereals appear much healthier than they really are by “fortifying” them with vitamins and minerals Oh,
(43) _ - you now have vitamin-fortified sugar!
Before you eat any cereal, read the ingredient list and see how high sugar appears on the ingredient list.Then check the “Nutrition facts” panel
(From “Foods That Burn Fat, Foods That Turn to Fat” by Tom Ventulo)
Câu 41 (VD): A cost B C D up B charge C average D up
Câu 43 (TH): A beautiful B gorgeous C lovely D charming Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 44 (TH): An air pollution is defined as a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the atmosphere in such quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetation, or materials adversely
A considerably B quickly C admittedly D negatively
Câu 45 (VD): In the early days of baseball, the game was played by young men of means and social
position
A with ambition B with money C with skill D with equipment
Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Only a fool pays big money for the real thing when you can get stuff on the street for a fraction of theprice No one's going to know the difference and besides, it doesn't do anyone any harm does it?
Sadly, it's not quite that simple Counterfeit goods are a serious problem for the big brand namemanufacturers "Although none of the big companies would admit how much they are losing, it clearly
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Anti-“You can buy a bag of fake Lacoste crocodiles in a market in some foreign country and just sew them on
to a bunch of cheap T-shirts.” Anderson says, “The products are often very poor quality, and you have noright to return those kinds of goods to the shop afterwards if they run to the wash or something”
Although few people are likely to feel sorry for brand name manufacturers, the problem goes deeper thanthat “A fake T-shirt is not going to kill you, but you could die if the profits from that shirt go into makingfake pharmaceuticals We have evidence that there is money – laundering going on and a lot of the profitsoften go back into drug-dealing” says Anderson
The Anti-Counterfeiting Group is convinced that most fake products are directly linked to organizedcrime and terrorism and there is strong anecdotal evidence to support this claim
Trading of goods often works like this The counterfeit traders operate from small portable crates, mostlyselling fake perfumes and T-shirts Three or four of them work a patch and the cash is held by a moneyman who watches over his team
The money man hands out cash to his stooges, often women, who gather round traders pretending tofeverishly buy the fake goods The stooge’s job is to whip up interest from the public
Each time the trader runs out of goods he gets more from a van parked out of sight nearby At the firstsign of trouble, the traders whip away their crates and disappear Policing the counterfeit is not easy
So while the cunning counterfeiters continue to escape the law, black-market shoppers will still be able tolook like a million dollars on the cheap But at what cost to the rest of us?
Câu 46 (TH): The article claims that buy counterfeit goods
A does little harm B only harms big companies
C particularly harms women D potentially harms everyone
Câu 47 (TH): According to Mr Anderson big companies _
A deny they are losing money because of counterfeit goods
B are setting up anti-counterfeit organization
C buy their labels in foreign countries
D are losing a lot of money because of counterfeit goods
Câu 48 (TH): The article suggests that
A we should feel sorry for the big companies
B counterfeit goods help us look smart
C counterfeit goods are linked to other crimes
D counterfeit goods are made in foreign countries
Câu 49 (TH): According to the article, counterfeit goods
A are often sold from crates B are good value for money
C are usually T-shirts D are mainly bought by women
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C quick reactions D women’s interest in shopping
Đáp án
LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT Câu 1: Đáp án C
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải chi tiết:
Dựa vào bài văn, điều gì được ám chỉ về việc thu hoạch trà?
A Nó hoàn toàn được làm với sự trợ giúp của máy móc công nghiệp hiện đại
B Nó không còn được làm ở Trung Quốc
C Phương pháp làm vẫn duy trì gần như giống nhau trong thời gian dài
D Phương pháp bao gồm cắt tỉa nhánh cao nhất của cây
Thông tin: On tea plantation, the plant is kept trimmed to approximately four feet high and as new budscalled flush appear, they are plucked off by hand Even in today's world of modern agriculturalmachinery, hand harvesting continues to be the preferred method
Tạm dịch: Trên đồn điền trà, cây được cắt tỉa cao đến khoảng bốn feet và khi những chồi mới được gọi làluống xuất hiện, chúng được nhổ bằng tay Ngay cả trong thế giới ngày nay của máy móc nông nghiệphiện đại, thu hoạch bằng tay vẫn tiếp tục là phương pháp được ưa chuộng
Câu 2: Đáp án D
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải chi tiết:
Từ “they” trong đoạn 2 của bài văn đề cập đến _?
Tạm dịch: Trên đồn điền trà, cây được cắt tỉa cao đến khoảng bốn feet và khi những chồi mới được gọi là
luống xuất hiện, chúng được nhổ bằng tay
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Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải chi tiết:
Điều nào sau đây không đúng về qui trình sản xuất trà?
A Trà đen phát triển màu đen của nó trong suốt quá trình lên men và sấy khô cuối cùng
B Trà đen trải qua 2 bước sấy khô trong suốt quá trình sản xuất
C Trà xanh thường được hấp để giữ màu
D Trà xanh đòi hỏi một quá trình lên men dài
Thông tin: For green tea, the whole leaves are often steamed to retain their green color, and the
fermentation process is skipped
Tạm dịch: Đối với trà xanh, toàn bộ lá thường được hấp để giữ màu xanh của chúng, và quá trình lên
men bị bỏ qua
Câu 4: Đáp án B
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải chi tiết:
Từ “documented” trong đoạn 4 có thể được thay thế phù hợp nhất bởi từ nào sau đây?
documented (v): được xác minh
Giải chi tiết:
Theo đoạn văn, điều nào đúng về nguồn gốc của việc uống trà?
A Không biết khi nào trà bắt đầu trở nên phổ biến
B Nó có thể đã bắt đầu khoảng năm 1950
C Nó có thể đã bắt đầu trong suốt triều đại Shen Nung
D Nó được sản xuất bắt nguồn từ cây chè ở Châu Âu
Thông tin: No one knows when or how tea became popular
Tạm dịch: Không ai biết trà trở nên phổ biến khi nào hoặc như thế nào
Câu 6: Đáp án D
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải chi tiết:
Từ “eliminate” trong đoạn 5 có thể được thay thế phù hợp nhất bởi từ nào sau đây?
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Theo bài đọc, lí do nào có thể là nguyên nhân mà một ai đó sẽ chọn uống trà thay vì cà phê?
A Bởi vì nó dễ tiêu hóa hơn cà phê
B Bởi vì nó chứa nhiều dinh dưỡng hơn cà phê
C Bởi vì nó giúp ngăn ngừa ung thư
D Bởi vì nó có nhiều caffeine hơn cà phê
Thông tin: Some people find that tea is less acidic than coffee and therefore easier on the stomach.
Tạm dịch: Một số người thấy rằng trà ít a-xit hơn cà phê và do đó dễ tiêu hóa hơn.
Câu 8: Đáp án A
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải chi tiết:
Câu nào miêu tả đúng nhất chủ đề của bài đọc?
A Việc tiêu thụ và sản xuất trà
B Hai loại trà phổ biến nhất
C Lợi ích của việc tiêu thụ trà trên toàn thế giới
D Trà được sản xuất và pha như thế nào
Câu 9: Đáp án C
Kiến thức: Thì hiện tại hoàn thành, câu bị động
Giải chi tiết:
- Dấu hiệu: Since 2012 (Kể từ năm 2012)
- Cách dùng: Thì hiện tại hoàn thành diễn tả hành động bắt đầu trong quá khứ, kéo dài/để lại kết quả ởhiện tại và có thể tiếp tục ở tương lai Với cách dùng này thường có “since + mốc thời gian” hoặc “for +khoảng thời gian”
Chủ ngữ “streets” là danh từ chỉ vật, động từ “transform” (chuyển đổi) => câu mang nghĩa bị động
- Công thức câu bị động: S + have/ has + been + P2
Tạm dịch: Từ năm 2012, bốn con phố chính của Agueda, bao gồm Rua Luis de Camoes, đã được chuyển
đổi thành những thiên đường rực rỡ có dạng chiếc ô
Câu 10: Đáp án B
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Giải chi tiết:
A relieving (v): làm dịu đi
B abating (v): giảm
C increasing (v): tăng
D arising (v): phát sinh
Tạm dịch: Nạn cưỡng bức và bạo lực tình dục với phụ nữ đã xuất hiện chủ yếu ở Ấn Độ từ tháng 12 năm
2012, kẻ cưỡng hiếp và tên sát nhân một người phụ nữa trẻ trên xe buýt tại thủ đô Delhi Nhưng vẫn chưa
có dấu hiệu rằng các tội phạm chống lại phụ nữ đang giảm đi
Câu 11: Đáp án A
Kiến thức: Từ loại
Giải chi tiết:
Trước tính từ “arresting” (bắt mắt) cần một trạng từ
A architecturally (adv): về mặt kiến trúc
B architecture (n): kiến trúc sư
C architectural (adj): thuộc về kiến trúc
Giải chi tiết:
hold hands: nắm tay, cầm tay
shake hands: bắt tay
join hands: chung tay, hợp tác
Tạm dịch: Chỉ 15 tháng trước, lãnh đạo của tổ chức phía Nam Bắc hợp tác với ông Paektu, lạc quan tin
rằng họ sẽ đạt đến một mức thỏa thuận để kết thúc chiến tranh Hàn Quốc
Câu 13: Đáp án A
Kiến thức: Sự kết hợp từ
Giải chi tiết:
“fake news”: tin giả
Các phương án khác:
false (adj): sai, không chính xác (không dùng với “news”)
prosthetic (adj): giả (dùng với bộ phận trên cơ thể)
counterfeit (adj): giả (món đồ, hàng hóa,…)