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Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 52

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Question 01 A choose B change C machine D teacher

Question 02 A suggestion B option C relation D

condition

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.

Question 03.These machines are older models and have to be operated by hand.

A manually B mechanically C spiritually D

automatically

Question 04.Unselfishness is the very essence of friendship.

A interesting part B difficult part C romantic part D important part

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.

Question 05. Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year's

harvest

A rich B poor C hungry D full

Question 06. My parents always disapproved of my smoking They said it was

bad for my health

supported

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 07 A remember B magazine C suspicion D

A realized B Hardly he had C he had D forgotten

Question 10.I find that necessary to do something about traffic problems in our city

A find that B to do C about D in our city

Question 11.Simon finds it hard for making friends with other children

Question 12. Not longer are contributions to the advancement of industry madeprimarily by individuals A advancement B Not longer C made

D are contributions

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

to each of the following questions

Question 13. Rarely _ succeed in ballet if they start after the age of 12

A children B are children C do children D children have

Question 14. She made a big _ about not having a window seat on the plane

D interest

Question 15. Your friendship should be based on _ trust

Question 16. Have something to eat before you _

Question 17. The company expects _ from its employees

A interest B loyalty C quality D constancy

Question 18. She glanced briefly _ his lapel badge

Question 19. He finds it _ lasting friendships

A difficult makingB difficult to make C is difficult to make D difficulty in making

Question 20. Before he turned 14, Mozart _ a few lesser piece for the piano.

A had composed B has composed C would composed D was composed

Question 21. He was busy _ his homework

A doing B for doing C that he was doing D to do

Question 22. It has become necessary water in the metropolitan areabecause of the severe drought A ration B rationing C to haverationed D to ration

Question 23. We stayed friends even after we _ and left home

A took up B turned up C brought up D grew up

Question 24. The children seem to be totally capable _ working by themselves

Feminism, collective term for systems of belief and theories that pay special(26) to women’s rights and women’s position in culture and society Theterm tends to be used for the women’s rights movement, which began in the late18th century and continues to campaign for complete political, social, andeconomic equality between women and men This article (27) specifically with the development of the ideas behind that movement and their(28) and impact

Feminists are united by the idea that women’s position in society is unequal to(29) of men, and that society is structured in such a way as to benefitmen to the political, social, and economic detriment of women However, feministshave used different theories to explain these (30) and have advocateddifferent ways of redressing inequalities, and there are marked geographic andhistorical variations in the nature of feminism

Historically, feminist thought and activity can be divided into two waves.The first wave, which began in about 1800 and (31) until the 1930s, waslargely concerned with gaining equal rights between women and men The secondwave, which began in the late 1960s, has continued to fight for (32) buthas also developed a range of theories and approaches that stress the differencebetween women and men and that draw attention to the (33) needs ofwomen

Question 26: A notice B attention C benefit D equality

Question 27: A deals B tends C develops D initiates

Question 33: A definite B specific C vague D general

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

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system

was desperately in need of reform Private schools existed, but only for the very

rich There were very few public schools because of the strong sentiment thatchildren who would grow up to be laborers should not “waste” their time oneducation but should instead prepare themselves for their life’s work It was in the

face of this public sentiment that educational reformers set about their task Horace

Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in

a republic for any citizen to be uneducated As Superintendent of Education in the

state of Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various changes, whichwere soon matched in other school districts around the country He extended theschool year from five to six months and improved the quality of teachers byinstituting teacher education and raising teacher salaries Although these changesdid not bring about a sudden improvement in the educational system, they at leastincreased public awareness as to the need for a further strengthening of the system

Question 34: The best title for the passage could be .

A A Flight for Change

B American Education in the Beginning of the 19th Century

C Nineteenth - the Century of Reform

D The Beginnings of Reform in American Education

Question 35: The passage implied that to go to a private school, a student

needed

A a high level of intelligence B a strong educational background

C a lot of money D good grades

Question 36: The word “desperately” in the passage mostly means .

obviously

Question 37: The author of the passage puts the word “waste” in quotation marks

because he A does not want students to waste their time on education

B is quoting someone else who said that education was a waste of time

C wants to emphasize how much time is wasted on education

D thinks that education is not really a waste of time

Question 38: According to the passage, Horace Mann wanted a better educational

system for Americans because

A education at the time was so cheap

B people had nothing else to do except go to school

C Massachusetts residents needed something to do with their spare time

D all citizens should be educated in a republic

Question 39: The word “reformers” in the passage mostly means .

A people who work for the government

B people who really enjoy teaching

C people who try to change things for the better

D people who believe that education is wasted

Question 40: The word “citizen” in the passage mostly means .

A a person who lives in a particular city

B a person who works in a particular place

C a person who has the legal right to belong to a particular country

D a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work

Question 41: From 1837 to 1848, Horace Mann .

A worked as a headmaster in a school in the state of Massachusetts

B raised money for the educational development in Massachusetts

C funded many projects to improve the educational system for Americans

D managed education in the state of Massachusetts

Question 42: According to the passage, which sentence is NOT TRUE?

A Horace Mann began raising teachers’ salaries

B Horace Mann suggested schools prepare children for their life’s work

C Horace Mann brought about changes in many schools in the United States

D Horace Mann was a famous US educational reformer

Question 43: According to the passage, which of the following is a change that

Horace Mann instituted?

A The five-month school year B Better teacher training

C Increased pay for students D The matching of other districts’ policies.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that

is closest in meaning to the sentence given.

Question 44: Scarcely had she arrived home when the quake happened.

A As soon as the quake took place, she arrived home

B The quake took place before she arrived home

C Hardly the quake happened when she arrived home

D No sooner had she arrived home than the quake happened

Question 45: He took the food eagerly because he had eaten nothing since dawn.

A He had eaten nothing since dawn although he took the food eagerly

B The food was taken at dawn and he had nothing to eat then

C He had eaten something before but he took the food eagerly

D Having eaten nothing since dawn, he took the food eagerly

Question 46. As he gets older, he wants to travel less.

A As soon as he wants to travel less, he gets older

B The less he wants to travel, the older he gets

C The older he gets, the less he wants to travel

D The more old age he gets, the less he wants to travel

Question 47. Peter said “I wish I hadn’t lent him some money.”

A Peter suggested not lending him some money

B Peter thanked him for lending him some money

C Peter wished not to lend him some money

D Peter regretted lending him some money

Question 48. I think you should stop smoking.

A If I am you, I will stop smoking B If I had been you, I would stop smoking

C If I were you, I will stop smoking D If I were you, I would stop smoking

Question 49. Everyone expected her to win the tournament, but she didn’t.

A Contrary to everyone’s expectation, she lost the tournament

B To everyone’s expectation, she won the tournament

C Unlike everyone expected, she didn’t win the tournament

D Everyone was unexpected when she won the tournament

Question 50. It was his lack of confidence that surprised me.

A That he lacked of confidence surprised me

B That his lack of confidence surprised me

C What surprised me was his lack of confidence

D He surprised me by his lack of confidence

Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 57

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian

Question 1 A included B wanted C decided D noticed

D below

Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose main stress differs from the rest.

Question 3 A struggle B survive C enlarge D.occur

Question 4 A reliable B conventional C preservative D

intellectual

Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be corrected

Question 5: These exercises look easy, but they are very relatively difficult for us.

A These exercises B easy C relatively

D for

Question 6: As the old one, this new copier can perform its functions in half the

time

A As B can perform C its functions D in half the time

Question 7: The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have been

proved

A that B effects C on D have been proved

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following questions

Question 8: Kay: “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” John: “ ”

A Wouldn’t you? Why? B Would you, really?

C I’d rather you didn’t D It’s out of the question

Question 9: Lucy: “You look really nice in that red sweater!” Sue:

Question 10: I hope to have the privilege of working with them again.

right

Question 11: Everything was in a thorough mess.

appalling

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 12: His extravagant ideas were never brought to fruition.

A impressive B exaggerated C unacceptable D practical

Question 13: This shouldn’t be too taxing for you.

A comfortable B demanding C easy D relaxing

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer in each of the

following questions.

Question 14: We bought some _

A German lovely old glasses C German old lovely glasses

B lovely old German glasses D old lovely German glasses

Question 15: This is the third time James the volunteer program to the

village

A joins B joined C has joined D hasbeen joining

Question 16: The higher the content of carbon dioxide in the air is, .

A the more heat it retains B the heat it retains more

C it retains the more heat D more heat it retains

Question 17: The pool should not be made so deep small children can be

safe there

Question 18: Standing on the tip of the cape, _.

A people have seen a lighthouse far away B a lighthouse can see from the distance

C we can see the lighthouse in the distance D lies a lighthouse in the middle of the sea

Question 19: Deborah is going to take extra lessons to _ what she missed when

she was away

A catch up on B put up with C cut down on D take up with

Question 20: I am sorry I have no time at present to _ detail of our plan.

Question 21: In spite of her abilities, Laura has been _ overlooked for

promotion

repeat

Question 22: The criminal knows the of successful robberies.

A trash and treasure B part and parcel C ins and outs D close all

Question 23: Don’t _ the kettle; it’s still hot.

taste

Question 24: Policemen are sometimes on _ at night.

Question 25: George won five medals at the competition His parents _

very proud of him

A can’t be B can’t have C must have been D could have been

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.

New surveys suggest that the technological tools we use to make our liveseasier are killing our leisure time We are working longer hours, taking fewer andshorter vacations (and when we do go away, we take our cell phones, PDAs, andlaptops along) And, we are more stressed than ever as increased use of e-mail,voice mail, cell phones, and the Internet is destroying any idea of privacy andleisure.

Since the Industrial Revolution, people have assumed that new labor-savingdevices would free them from the burdens of the workplace and give them moretime to grow intellectually, creatively, and socially – exploring the arts, keeping upwith current events, spending more time with friends and family, and even just

‘goofing off’

But here we are at the start of the 21st century, enjoying one of the greatesttechnological boom times in human history, and nothing could be further from thetruth The very tools that were supposed to liberate us have bound us to our work

and study in ways that were inconceivable just a few years ago It would seem that

technology almost never does what we expect

In ‘the old days’, the lines between work and leisure time were markedlyclearer People left their offices at a predictable time, were often completelydisconnected from and out of touch with their jobs as they traveled to and fromwork, and were off-duty once they were home That is no longer true In today’shighly competitive job market, employers demand increased productivity,expecting workers to put in longer hours and to keep in touch almost constantly viafax, cell phones, e-mail, or other communications devices As a result, employees

feel the need to check in on what is going on at the office, even on days off They

feel pressured to work after hours just to catch up on everything they have to do.Workers work harder and longer, change their work tasks more frequently, andhave more and more reasons to worry about job security

Bosses, colleagues, family members, lovers, and friends expect instantresponses to voice mail and e-mail messages Even college students have becomebound to their desks by an environment in which faculty, friends, and othermembers of the college community increasingly do their work online Studies oftime spent on instant messaging services would probably show staggering use This is not what technology was supposed to be doing for us Newtechnologies, from genetic research to the Internet, offer all sorts of benefits andopportunities But, when new tools make life more difficult and stressful ratherthan easier and more meaningful – and we are, as a society, barely conscious of it –then something has gone seriously awry, both with our expectations for technologyand our understanding of how it should benefit us From “Summit 1” by JoanSaslow & Allen Ascher

Question 26: According to the first three paragraphs, technological tools that were

designed to make our lives easier

A have brought us complete happiness

B have fully met our expectations

C have not interfered with our privacy

D have turned out to do us more harm than good

Question 27: Which of the following is NOT true about technological tools,

according to new surveys?

A They make our life more stressful B They bring more leisure to our life

C They are used even during vacations D They are being increasingly used

Question 28: The word “inconceivable” in the passage is closest in meaning

to” ”

A unforgettable B unimaginable C predictable D foreseeable

Question 29: It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that .

A it is compulsory that employees go to the office, even on days off

B employees have more freedom to decide what time they start and finish work

C employers are more demanding and have efficient means to monitor employees

D life is more relaxing with cell phones and other technological devices

Question 30: The word “They” in the fourth paragraph refers to .

tasks

Question 31: This passage has probably been taken from .

A a science review B a political journal C an advertisement

D a fashion magazine

Question 32: Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?

A Expectations and Plain Reality B Benefits of Technology

C Research on the Roles of Computers D Changes at the Workplace

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

In “Cerealizing America”, Scott Bruce and Bill Crawford remark that thecereal industry uses 816 million pounds of sugar per year Americans buy 2.7billion packages of breakfast cereal each year If (33) end to end, theempty cereal boxes from one year’s consumption would stretch to the moon andback One point three (1.3) million advertisements for cereal are broadcast onAmerican television every year at a(n) (34) of $762 million for airtime

Only automobile manufacturers spend more money on television advertising thanthe makers of breakfast cereal.

(35) of the boxed cereals found in supermarkets contain largeamounts of sugar and some contain more than 50% sugar Cereal manufacturersare very clever in their marketing, making many cereals appear much healthierthan they really are by “fortifying” them with vitamins and minerals Oh, lovely -you now have vitamin-fortified sugar!

Before you eat any cereal, read the ingredient list and see how (36) sugar appears on the ingredient list Then check the “Nutrition facts” panel

There are actually only a small handful of national commercially-brandedcereals that are made (37) whole grains and are sugar-free

From “Foods That Burn Fat, Foods That Turn to Fat” by Tom Ventulo

On one side of this debate are those who stress the benefits of removing

barriers to international trade and investment, allowing capital to be allocated more

efficiently and giving consumers greater freedom of choice With free-marketglobalization, investment funds can move unimpeded from the rich countries to thedeveloping countries Consumers can benefit from cheaper products becausereduced taxes make goods produced at low cost from faraway places cheaper tobuy Producers of goods gain by selling to a wider market More competition

keeps sellers on their toes and allows ideas and new technology to spread and

benefit others

On the other side of the debate are critics who see neo-liberal policies asproducing greater poverty, inequality, social conflict, cultural destruction, andenvironmental damage They say that the most developed nations – the UnitedStates, Germany, and Japan – succeeded not because of free trade but because ofprotectionism and subsidies They argue that the more recently successfuleconomies of South Korea, Taiwan, and China all had strong state-leddevelopment strategies that did not follow neo-liberalism These critics think thatgovernment encouragement of “infant industries” – that is, industries that are justbeginning to develop – enables a country to become internationally competitive.

Furthermore, those who criticize the Washington Consensus suggest that theinflow and outflow of money from speculative investors must be limited to preventbubbles These bubbles are characterized by the rapid inflow of foreign funds thatbid up domestic stock markets and property values When the economy cannotsustain such expectation, the bubbles burst as investors panic and pull their moneyout of the country

Protests by what is called the anti-globalization movement are seldomdirected against globalization itself but rather against abuses that harm the rights ofworkers and the environment The question raised by nongovernmentalorganizations and protesters at WTO and IMF gatherings is whether globalizationwill result in a rise of living standards or a race to the bottom as competition takes

the form of lowering living standards and undermining environmental regulations.

One of the key problems of the 21st century will be determining to whatextent markets should be regulated to promote fair competition, honest dealing,and fair distribution of public goods on a global scale

From “Globalization” by Tabb, William K., Microsoft ® Student 2009 [DVD]

Question 38: It is stated in the passage that _.

A the protests of globalization are directed against globalization itself

B the United States, Germany, and Japan succeeded in helping infant

industries

C suppoters of globalization stress the benefits of removing trade barriers

D critics of globalization say that the successful economies are all in Asia

Question 39: Supporters of free-market globalization point out that .

A consumers can benefit from cheaper products

B there will be less competition among producers

C taxes that are paid on goods will be increased

D investment will be allocated only to rich countries

Question 40: The word “allocated” in the passage mostly means “ _”.

Question 41: The phrase “keeps sellers on their toes” in the passage mostly means

“ _”

A makes sellers responsive to any changes

B allows sellers to stand on their own feet

C forces sellers to go bare-footed

D prevents sellers from selling new products

Question 42: According to critics of globalization, several developed countries

have become rich because of

A their neo-liberal policies B their help to developing countries

C their prevention of bubbles D their protectionism and subsidies

Question 43: Infant industries mentioned in the passage are .

A successful economies B young companies

C development strategies D young industries

Question 44: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A Critics believe the way globalization operates should be changed

B The anti-globalization movement was set up to end globalization

C Some Asian countries had strong state-led economic strategies

D Hardly anyone disapproves of globalization in its entirety

Question 45: The debate over globalization is about how .

A to use neo-liberal policies for the benefit of the rich countries

C to spread ideas and strategies for globalization

B to govern the global economy for the benefit of the community

D to terminate globalization in its entirely

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

Question 46: Sam speaks Chinese well and his Japanese is good, too.

A Sam is good at either Chinese or Japanese

B Not only Chinese but also Japanese Sam is good at

C Not only does Sam speak Chinese but also Japanese

D Sam not only speaks Chinese well but also is good at Japanese

Question 47: It’s a bad line Do you want me to give you a ring later?

A Can I call you later? B I would like to give you a ring as a present

C Would you like to become my wife? D Can I give the ring back to you later?

Question 48: Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to

finish the test.

A If she had read the reference books, she could finish the test