have 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.. Read the following passage and mark the
Trang 1Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; không kể thời gian phát đề
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions
Câu 4 A compliment B argument C nursery D requirement
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 5 She was sitting on the grass, out of breath She She shouldn't have run so long.
A was running B had run home C had been running D ran
Câu 6 If , those areas will not be available to future generations any longer.
A those areas were damaged or destroyed B are damaged or destroyed
C damaged or destroyed D they damage or destroy
Câu 7 His aggressive style contrasts with that of his low-key predecessor.
Câu 8 The company had to _ reparation to those who suffered ill health as a result of chemical
pollution
Câu 9 Both inventors and engineers look for ways to improve things in areas like health, food, safety,
transportation, aerospace, electronics, _, and the environment
A communication B communicative C communicator D communicating
Câu 10 A good way to show your responsibility and commitment to your family is to do your chores
without complaining or _
Câu 11 According to some researchers, the emphasis in education in the next few years would be
the development of student's computer skills
Câu 12 I hope you won’t take _ if I tell you the truth.
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Câu 13 Just water these plants twice a week, and the ones in the bedroom.
A likewise B otherwise C nonetheless D unless
Câu 14 Crops are often completely destroyed by _ of locusts.
Câu 15 They failed to _ the necessary precautions to avoid infection.
Câu 16 The more satisfied employees are, to the company.
A the more likely they will remain loyal B the more loyal they will remain likely
C the more they will likely remain loyal D the likely they will remain more loyal
Câu 17 _lunch in Spain is _ bit different from what we're used to in _ America.
Câu 18 The victims of the disaster finally decided not to choose of the two plans of receiving relief
supplies from the government
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 19 It was Giovanni Luppis, an officer in the army of the Austrian empire, who first came up with
the idea of a self-propelled anti-ship weapon
Câu 20 If he so much as harms a hair on her head, I won't be responsible for my actions.
A hurts her B flirts her C dates her D beats her
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 21 Today, illegal hunting still threatens many species, especially large mammals such as tigers,
rhinoceros, bears and even primates
A allowed by law B forbidden by law C introducing a law D imposing a law
Câu 22 His lawyer thought he had a good chance of being acquitted at the trial, if no further evidence
was found
A found guilty B declared innocent C advised of appealing D charged of fraud
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
I was an MBA student in the USA and I lived in the university’s coed dormitory In my culture,usually, if a woman talks to a man, it is a sign of romantic interest (23) _, in the first few days of
Trang 3school, I found it strange that so many women were talking to me and I was under the impression thatsome women on my dormitory floor were interested in me To (24) _ their politeness, I would buythem flowers or offer small gifts, as is done in my country However, I was quite surprised to see thatthese same women now seemed (25) _ around me One was even quite offended and told me toleave her alone Eventually I talked to the residence adviser on my floor to see what I was doing wrong,and he explained to me the way men and women usually interact in the USA I was quite relieved to hearthat (26) _ was wrong with me, but rather with the way I was interpreting my conversations withwomen Even though I did not find the love of my life while I was in the USA, I still made many goodfemale friends afterwards (27) _I still maintain contact.
(Source: https://books.google.com.vn)
Câu 23 A However B Therefore C Moreover D Otherwise
Câu 25 A uncomfortable B comfort C comfortably D comfortable
Câu 26 A nothing B something C anything D everything
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 28 Everyone can take an important role by always doing their best to help their families flourish.
Câu 29 The liver has many functions, which includes detoxifying of harmful chemicals, breakdown of
drugs, filtering of blood, secretion of bile and production of blood-clotting proteins
A The B which includes C breakdown D blood-clotting
Câu 30 Not only men and women do have many differences, but they also have many similarities.
A Not only B men and women do C they D have
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
How might volunteering contribute to lower blood pressure? Performing volunteer work couldincrease physical activity among people who aren’t otherwise very active, says lead study author
Rodlescia Sneed, a doctoral candidate in social and health psychology at Carnegie Mellon University It
may also reduce stress “Many people find volunteer work to be helpful with respect to stress reduction,and we know that stress is very strongly linked to health outcomes,” she says
As with any activity thought to improve health, researchers are trying to identify the specificcharacteristics of volunteering that provide the greatest benefit For example, how much time would youneed to put into volunteer work to lower your blood pressure or live longer? In the Carnegie Mellon
Trang 4study, 200 hours of volunteering per year correlated to lower blood pressure Other studies have found ahealth benefit from as little as 100 hours of volunteering a year Which types of volunteer activitiesimprove health the most? No one really knows Sneed speculates that mentally stimulating activities, liketutoring or reading, might be helpful for maintaining memory and thinking skills, while “activities thatpromote physical activity would be helpful with respect to cardiovascular health, but no studies have
One key for deriving health benefits from volunteering is to do it for the right reasons A 2012 study inthe journal Health Psychology found that participants who volunteered with some regularity lived longer,
but only if their intentions were truly altruistic In other words, they had to be volunteering to help others
The Greek philosopher Aristotle once surmised that the essence of life is “To serve others and dogood.” If recent research is any indication, serving others might also be the essence of good health
(Source: https://www.health.harvard.edu/)
Câu 31 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A Global volunteer experience B Volunteer opportunities for teenagers.
C The benefits of volunteering D Voluntary work with children
Câu 32 The word “It” in paragraph 2 refers to _.
A Physical activity B Blood pressure C Doctoral candidate D Volunteer work
Câu 33 According to paragraph 2, what information about volunteer has NOT been supported by
researches?
A 100 hours of voluntary activities are enough for a certain health benefit, but a low blood pressure
level requires double that amount
B Only 100 hours of volunteering per annum are needed to reap a health benefit.
C 200 hours of voluntary activities should be spent annually to influence the level of blood pressure
D Mentally demanding works enhance intellectual capacity while physical ones benefit the heart and
blood flow
Câu 34 The word “altruistic” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A egoistic B philanthropic C liberal D magnanimous
Câu 35 According to paragraph 4, what is the lesson from one of the greatest intellectual figures in
history?
A Opportunities to serve others result in a stronger sense of purpose and meaning in life.
B Without the freedom of forgiveness, you’ll end up serving for the wrong reasons.
C We should take advantage of the generous help of others without giving in return
D Only a small minority of people use their lives to serve others
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
Trang 5The reason women appear to be at greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease than men might bedue to a number of genetic, anatomical and even social influences, researchers have suggested Recent figures show about 65% of those with living with dementia in the UK are women, with asimilar statistic seen in the US for Alzheimer’s disease, while dementia is the leading cause of death forwomen in England Alzheimer’s disease is only one of the types of dementia, but the most common form.While one explanation is that dementia risk increases with age, and women have longer life expectancies
than men, new research suggests there might be more to the matter, including that protein tangles found
within neurons and linked to Alzheimer’s disease might spread differently in women’s brains than men’s The study, presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Los Angeles byresearchers from Vanderbilt University and which has not yet been peer-reviewed, used scans from amethod called positron emission tomography That allowed them to look at the way clumps of a proteincalled tau were spread in the brains of 123 men and 178 women without cognitive problems, as well as
101 men and 60 women with mild cognitive problems – although not yet diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
disease Cognitively normal older people often have small amounts of tau in certain areas of their brain.
From the data the team could build maps showing which areas of the brain show similar signalsrelating to tau in the scans, suggesting they are somehow connected “Based on that we kind of try toreconstruct the pattern of spread,” Dr Sepideh Shokouhi, who is presenting the research, told theGuardian “It is kind of like reconstructing a crime scene.” The team says the results suggest these mapslook different in women and men, suggesting tau might be able to spread more rapidly across the femalebrain
Other research presented at the conference – and also not yet peer reviewed – added weight to the ideathat there might be differences between men and women that affect dementia risk Research by scientists
at the University of Miami has revealed a handful of genes and genetic variants appear to be linked to
Alzheimer’s disease in just one biological sex or the other While the actual importance of these factorshas yet to be unpicked, and the study only looked at white participants, the team says it underscores thatthere could be a genetic reason for differences in the risk of dementia in men and women, and the way itdevelops
(Adapted from https://www.theguardian.com)
Câu 36 Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
A The differences between male and female brain and the condition for Alzheimer’s.
B Research shines light on why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s.
C The method for treating Alzheimer’s in women
D Alzheimer’s – the leading cause of death for women
Câu 37 The following are the reasons for Alzheimer’s disease, EXCEPT .
Câu 38 The word “tangles” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.
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Câu 39 As mentioned in paragraph 3, positron emission tomography is a method to .
A distinguish between the amount of tau in normal people and that in those with cognitive problems.
B diagnose who are easier to get Alzheimer’s disease.
C observe the increase of a protein called tau in the brains of subjects
D review whether people with cognitive problems have a protein called tau or not
Câu 40 What does the word “their” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A 123 men’s and 178 women’s without cognitive problems
B 101 men’s and 60 women’s with mild cognitive problems
C cognitively normal older people’s
D people’s with Alzheimer’s disease
Câu 41 According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A The data from the maps may help researchers find out the treatment for dementia.
B The men’s life expectancies are longer than women’s, so they are less suffered from Alzheimer’s.
C All the research at the conference has been peer-reviewed before presented
D Female brains are likely more convenient for tau to develop than male ones
Câu 42 The word “revealed” in the last paragraph could be best replaced by .
A discovered B created C experimented D treated
Câu 43 It can be inferred from the last paragraph that .
A researchers are sure that the differences between genders will affect Alzheimer’s risk.
B the influence of a handful of genes and genetic variants on Alzheimer’s has not been scientifically
illuminated
C the research has studied all groups of participants for the risk of dementia
D the results of all research on Alzheimer’s are different from each other
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Câu 44 “What happens to what we throw away?", Mary wonders.
A Mary wonders what happens to what we throw away.
B Mary wondered what happened to what we threw away.
C Mary wondered what has happened to what we threw away
D Mary wonders what happened to what we threw away
Câu 45 Dr Mercer decided not to accept the research grant at Harvard because he is going to take six
months off to spend more time with his family
A Dr Mercer would have accepted the research grant at Harvard if he were not going to take six
months off to spend more time with his family
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spend more time with his family
C Dr Mercer would have accepted the research grant at Harvard if he had not been going to take six
months off to spend more time with his family
D Dr Mercer would accept the research grant at Harvard if he had not been going to take six months
off to spend more time with his family
Câu 46 Textbooks can't provide students with the latest information as a mobile device can.
A Textbooks do not provide students with information later than can a mobile device.
B The information provided by textbooks is not later than that provided by a mobile device.
C Textbooks can't provide students with as new information as a mobile device can
D The information provided by textbooks is newer than that provided by a mobile device
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best completes following exchanges.
Câu 47 - "I am sorry I've spoilt the cake." – “ ’
A OK Go ahead B Yes, definitely C That's alright Don't worry D I'd rather not do it Câu 48 - A: "I need to stop eating such unhealthy foods."
- B: “ _.”
A That sounds delicious and nutritious.
B I know what you mean I've started eating better myself.
C I mainly eat baked chicken, because there's not a lot of fat
D Are you sure that's how you want me to make it?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
Câu 49 Technology allows for remote working This expands women's options.
A Technology allows for remote working, which expands women's options.
B That technology allows for remote working will expand women's options.
C Because technology allows for remote working, it expands women's options
D Allowing for remote working, technology expands women's options
Câu 50 She teaches children with special needs Many of them have severe learning difficulties.
A She teaches children with special needs and whoever have severe learning difficulties.
B She teaches children with special needs and severe learning difficulties.
C She teaches children of severe learning difficulties and with special needs
D She teaches children with special needs, many of whom have severe learning difficulties
Trang 8Ở đây, ta cần một đại từ quan hệ thay thế cho danh từ “trẻ em” được nhắc tới trước đó
Đề bài: Cô ấy dạy trẻ em với những yêu cầu đặc biệt Nhiều trong số chúng có nhiều khó khăn trong việc
B path /pɑːθ/ (n): lối đi
c wither /ˈwɪðər/ (v): làm khô, làm héo
D breakthrough /ˈbreɪkθruː/ (n): sự chọc thủng phòng tuyến
Trang 9Kiến thức về trọng âm
A compliment /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/ (n): từ này trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất Vì theo quy tắc nếu tất cả các
âm trong từ ngắn hết thì trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết đầu tiên
B argument /ˈɑːɡjəmənt/ (n): từ này trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất Vì theo quy tắc trọng âm không
rơi vào nguyên âm /ə/
C nursery /ˈnɜːsəri/ (n): từ này trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất Vì theo quy tắc trọng âm ưu tiên rơi
vào nguyên âm dài /ɜː/
D requirement /rɪˈkwaɪəmənt/ (n): từ này trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai Vì theo quy tắc trọng âm ưu
tiên rơi vào nguyên âm đôi /aɪ/
=> Phương án D trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết hai, các phương án còn lại trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ đầu
Câu 6: Đáp án C
Kiến thức về thì của động từ
Tạm dịch: Cô ấy đang ngồi trên bãi cỏ, thở hổn hển Cô ấy đã chạy rất lâu Cô ấy lẽ ra không nên chạy
quá lâu như vậy.
Căn cứ vào động từ “was” ở mệnh đề trước nên động từ ở vế sau cần chia ở thì quá khứ hoàn thành (hành động chạy xảy ra xong trước hành động ngồi và thở hổn hển).
* Người ta dùng quá khứ hoàn thành để nhấn mạnh kết quả của hành động và dùng quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn để nhấn mạnh quá trình của hành động
Nhưng ở đây, ta sẽ rút gọn mệnh đề đó đi về dạng “damaged or destroyed”
Tạm dịch: Nếu bị hư hỏng hoặc bị phá hủy, thì những khu vực đó sẽ không còn cho các thế hệ tương lai
nữa
Câu 8: Đáp án C
Kiến thức về từ vựng
A thoroughly /ˈθʌrəli/ (adv): hoàn toànʌrəli/ (adv): hoàn toàn
B sharply /ˈʃɑːpli/ (adv): mạnh mẽ, sắc bén
c fully /ˈfʊli/ (adv): hoàn toàn
D coolly /ˈkuːlli/ (adv): điềm tĩnh, mát mẻ
Tạm dịch: Cách thức hung hăng của anh ấy trái ngược hoàn toàn với phong thái điền tĩnh của người tiền
nhiệm
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Contrast with: tương phản với
Câu 9: Đáp án A
Kiến thức về cụm từ cố định
make reparation: bồi thường
Tạm dịch: Công ty đã phải bồi thường cho những người bị bệnh bởi vì ô nhiễm hóa chất.
Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:
as a result of + N: bởi vì
Câu 10: Đáp án C
Kiến thức về từ loại
A communication /kəmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/ (n): sự giao tiếp
B communicative /kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv/ (a): dễ truyền, thích trò chuyện
c communicator /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtər/ (n): người giao tiếp
D communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ (v): giao tiếp
Căn cứ vào một loạt danh từ “health, food, safety, transportation, aerospace, electronics, _ , and theenvironment” thì trong chỗ trống ta cũng sẽ cần một danh từ Loại B, D
Tạm dịch: Cả nhà phát minh và kỹ sư đều tìm cách cải thiện mọi thứ trong các lĩnh vực như sức khỏe,
thực phẩm, an toàn, vận chuyển, hàng không vũ trụ, điện tử, giao tiếp và môi trường
Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:
look for: tìm kiếm
Câu 11: Đáp án C
Kiến thức về bị động của danh động từ
Sau “without” ta cần một động từ ở dạng V-ing, nên loại B Căn cứ vào nghĩa của câu nên ta có thể suy rađộng từ ở đây phải chia ở dạng bị động
Tạm dịch: Một cách tốt để thể hiện trách nhiệm và sự cam kết của bạn với gia đình mình là làm công việcvặt trong nhà mà không phàn nàn hay cần được sai bảo
Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:
- do chores: làm công việc nhà
- Without + V-ing: mà không làm gì
Câu 12: Đáp án D
Kiến thức về giới từ
Tạm dịch: Theo một số nhà nghiên cứu, sự chú trọng trong giáo dục trong vài năm tới sẽ tập trung vào
phát triển các kỹ năng máy tính của học sinh
=> Emphasis on st: tập trung, chú trọng vào cái gì
Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:
According to sb/ sth: theo như ai/ cái gì (trong trường hợp này không dùng “according to me”)
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Kiến thức về cụm từ cố định
To take offence (at sth): bất bình, tức giận (về việc gì)
Tạm dịch: Tôi hy vọng bạn sẽ không tức giận được nếu tôi nói cho bạn nghe một sự thật
Câu 14: Đáp án C
Kiến thức về từ nối
A likewise /ˈlaɪkwaɪz/: tương tự, cũng như vậy
B otherwise /ˈʌðəwaɪz/: mặt khác, nếu không thì
c nonetheless /nʌnðəˈles/: tuy nhiên
D unless /ənˈles/: trừ khi
Tạm dịch: Chỉ cần tưới những cái cây này hai lần một tuần, và tương tự như vậy với những cái cây khác
trong phòng ngủ
Câu 15: Đáp án A
Kiến thức về từ vựng
A band /bænd/ (n): nhóm người
B troupe /truːp/ (n): nhóm người trình diễn (như ca sĩ …)
c swarm /swɔːm/ (n): bầy (côn trùng)
D flock /flɒk/ (n): bầy (cừu, dê, chim chóc)
Tạm dịch: Cây trồng thường bị phá hoại hoàn toàn bởi những đàn châu chấu
Câu 16: Đáp án A
Kiến thức về cụm từ cố định
take precaution: có sự những sự phòng ngừa
Tạm dịch: Họ không thực hiện các biện pháp phòng ngừa cần thiết để tránh nhiễm trùng.
Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:
- fail to V: thất bại trong việc gì
- avoid + N/V-ing: tránh việc gì hay cái gì
Câu 17: Đáp án B
Kiến thức về so sánh kép
Cấu trúc so sánh kép:
Khi hai vật hay hai sự việc thay đổi cùng cấp độ, chúng ta dùng hình thức so sánh hơn ở cả hai mệnh đề
để diễn tả điều này
Cấu trúc:
The + adj (so sánh hơn) + S + V, the + adj (so sánh hơn) + S + V
Tạm dịch: Nhân viên càng cảm thấy hài lòng, họ càng có khả năng trung thành với công ty
Câu 18: Đáp án B
Kiến thức về mạo từ