Đề bài tập 2021 04 07

was always lost Câu 21-30: Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng tương ứng với A, B, C hoặc D cho mỗi câu hỏi dưới đây: On Saturday mornings I worked in the family shopA. Dad longed t

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ĐỀ - BÀI TẬP 07.04.2021, COMPILED BY HAU TRAN

Câu 01-05: Chọn từ (tương ứng với A, B, C hoặc D) có phần gạch chân phát âm khác với các từ còn lại

2 A tortoise B postcard C postpone D purpose

4 A equation B television C mention D decision

5 A confusedly B allegedly C supposedly D wickedly

Câu 06-10: Chọn từ (tương ứng với A, B, C hoặc D) có trọng âm nhấn vào âm tiết có vị trí khác với các từ còn lại

6 A appliance B ancestor C ancestry D absolute

7 A innocent B criminal C reaction D specialist

8 A predict B surgeon C salary D perfect

9 A suspicion B facilitate C convey D separate

10 A ambitious B assemble C equivalent D vacancy

Câu 11-20: Chọn đáp áp đúng nhất A, B, C hoặc D để điền vào chỗ trống trong các câu sau

11 I hope you won't take if I tell you the truth

A annoyance B offence C resentment D amiss

12 His failure great disappointment to his parents

13 The Committee took just thirty minutes to the conclusion that was necessary

14 Few pleasures can be equal to of a cool drink on a hot day

15 She is vice-president

A Likewise B Many a chance C in all but name D by all accounts

16 I don’t like Anthony, he seems to take too much in criticizing everyone

A pleasure B fascination C joy D entertainment

17 He in me on the understanding that I wouldn't tell anyone else

A confided B confessed C confined D disclosed

18 help me make this decision I am unsure of which direction to take for my future

A I’d rather you will B I wish you will

C If only you could D I’d rather you

19 The police promised him from prosecution if he co-operated with them fully

A protection B immunity C safety D absolution

20 Nick passwords, but using IE instead of Firefox cured the problem!

A was forever losing B was always lost

Câu 21-30: Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (tương ứng với A, B, C hoặc D) cho mỗi câu hỏi dưới đây:

On Saturday mornings I worked in the family shop I started cycling down to the shop with Dad on Saturdays as soon as I was big enough I thought of it as giving him a hand and so I didn't mind what I did, although it was mostly just fetching and carrying at a run all morning I managed not to think of it as work and I looked forward to the bar of chocolate my grandmother passed me unsmilingly as I left I tried not to look at her; I had reason to feel guilty because I'd generally already eaten some dried fruits or a sliver of cheese when no one was looking As soon, as I was fifteen, though, Dad said, 'That's it, our Janet You're of working age now and you're not coming to work unless your grandmother pays you properly.' He did his best to make his chin look determined I shall speak to her.'

The next Saturday, Gran called me into her little office behind the shop I always hated going

in there She had an electric heater on full blast, and the windows were always kept tightly closed

whatever the weather There were piles of dusty catalogues and brochures on the floor 'You're wanting to get paid, I hear,' Gran said 'Yes, please,' I replied It was rather like visiting the, headmistress at school, so I was very quiet and respectful Gran searched through the mess of papers? on her crowded desk, sighing and clicking her tongue Eventually she produced an official-looking leaflet and ran her fingers along the columns of figures 'How old are you?' 'Fifteen Gran,'

I added for extra politeness, but she looked at me as if I had been cheeky 'Full-timers at your age get forty pounds for a thirty-five-hour week,' she announced in such a way as to leave no doubt

that she wasn't in favour of this 'No wonder there's no profit in shopkeeping So, Janet, what's that per hour?' Questions like that always flustered me Instead of trying to work them out in my head,

I would just stand there, unable to think straight "I'l get a pencil and paper," I offered 'Don't bother,' snapped Gran angrily, I'll do it myself I'll give you a pound an hour; take it or leave it.' I'll take it, please.' 'And I expect real work for it, mind No standing about, and if I catch you eating any of the stock, there'll be trouble That's theft, and it's a crime.'

From then on, my main job at the shop was filling the shelves This was dull, but I hardly expected to be trusted with handling the money Once or twice, however, when Dad was extra busy, I'd tried to help him by serving behind the counter I hated it It was very difficult to remember the prices of everything and I was particularly hopeless at using the till Certain customers made unkind remarks about this, increasing my confusion and the chances of my making a fool of myself

It was an old-established village shop, going back 150 years at least and it was really behind

the times even then Dad longed to be able to make the shop more attractive to customers, but

Gran wouldn't hear of it I overheard them once arguing about whether to buy a freezer cabinet 'Our customers want frozen food,' Dad said 'They see things advertised and if they can't get them from us, they'll go elsewhere.' 'Your father always sold fresh food,' Gran replied 'People come here for quality, they don't want all that frozen stuff.'

Actually, she gave way in the end over the freezer Mr Timson, her great rival, installed one

in his shop at the other end of the village and customers started making loud comments about how

handy it was, being able to get frozen food in the village, and how good Mr Timson's sausages

were That really upset her because she was proud of her sausages and she ungraciously gave Dad the money to buy the freezer Within a couple of weeks, she was eating frozen food like the

rest of us

21 How did Janet feel when she first started her Saturday morning job?

A She enjoyed the work that she was given

B She was pleased to be helping her father

C She worried that she was not doing it well

D She was only really interested in the reward

22 What do we learn about her grandmother's office in the second paragraph?

A It needed decorating B It was untidy

C It had too much furniture in it D It was dark

23 “This” (paragraph 2) refers to

A shopkeepers' profits B a thirty-five-hour week

24 “Flustered” (paragraph 2) means

25 Why did Janet's grandmother react angrily to her offer to fetch a pencil and paper?

A Janet was unable to answer her question

B Janet had been unwilling to help her

C Janet had made an unhelpful suggestion

D Janet had answered her rudely

26 What did Janet's father and grandmother disagree about?

A how to keep their customers loyal to the shop

B the type of advertising needed to attract customers

C the type of customers they needed to attract

D how to get new customers to come to the shop

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27 What eventually persuaded Janet's grandmother to buy a freezer?

A She found that she liked frozen food after all

B A new shop opening in the village had one

C It was suggested that her products weren't fresh

D She responded to pressure from her customers

28 What impression do we get of Janet's feelings towards her grandmother?

A She respected her fairness

B She doubted her judgement

C She disliked her manner

D She admired her determination

29 “Longed” (paragraph 4) means

30 “Handy” (in the last paragraph) means

Câu 31-40 Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A, B, C hoặc D) cho mỗi chỗ trống

Global warming could cause drought and possibly famine in China, the source of much of Hong Kong’s food, by 2050, a new report predicts Hong Kong could also be (31) from flooding as sea levels rose The report (32) building sea-walls around low-lying areas such as the new port and airport reclamations (33) by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the report, which includes work by members of the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, uses the most recent projections on climate change to point to a gloomy (34) for China By 2050, about

30 to 40 per cent of the country will experience changes in the type of vegetation it (35) , with tropical and subtropical forest conditions (36) northward and hot desert conditions rising in the west where currently the desert is temperate Crop-growing areas will expand but any benefit is expected to be negated by increased evaporation of (37) , making it too dry to grow crops such as rice The growing season also is expected to (38) , becoming shorter in southern and central China, the mainland’s (39) The rapid changes make it (40) that plants could adapt

31 A at a loss B at risk C at it again D at random

33 A To publish B Published C Publishing D Having published

34 A outlook B vision C perspective D view

36 A running B shifting C dashing D rushing

37 A land B soil C moisture D humidity

39 A breadwinner B breadline C breadbasket D breadboard

40 A unforthcoming B unlikely C unchanged D unregulated

Câu 41-50 Điền một từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống

Highs and lows of city life

In many countries of Europe there has been a steady drift of people away from villages to large cities These people, many of (41) have grown up in great poverty and deprivation, hope

to improve their standard of (42) , and see the metropolis as the answer to all their problems

In many ways they find what they are looking for Large cities do offer a huge number of facilities, (43) which better education, better health care and improved housing are perhaps the most important Large companies and factories, the vast (44) of which pride themselves on looking after the interests of their employees, also open up huge (45) of career opportunities for those willing to work hard Inevitably, (46) comes a time when people begin to yearn for the simplicity of the village or small town

Traffic problems and pollution, both of which affect large cities today, cause the most unhappiness For people to whom fresh air, beautiful countryside and unpolluted water are distant (47) nonetheless painfully clear - memories of a previous, peaceful life in a village, the city

must at (48) feel unbearable The pressure of overpopulation has meant that, in the last thirty

or forty years, thousands and thousands of new flats have been built, often with (49) regard for architectural beauty, and the surrounding countryside has (50) but disappeared in many cases It is no longer such an easy matter to escape the noise and turmoil of the streets and find a field or a forest where adults can relax and children can play in safety

Câu 51-60: Sử dụng từ trong ngoặc ở dạng thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống

Power napping is an (0 Effect) EFFECTIVE and under-used tool It is a quick, intense sleep which (51 Drama) improves alertness These naps are especially useful for those whose sleep is constrained by a (52 Demand) schedule: for example, mothers of small children or travelling business (53 Execute) However, the conditions must be right and practice is required for maximum effect

Power naps should be short, between ten and twenty-five minutes, to prevent (54 Orientate)

on awakening Some people believe it is impossible to fall asleep in such a short time, but (55 Acquire) of the habit is simply a question of practice At the (56 Out) , it is more important

to relax for a while than actually fall asleep

Power napping is not a good idea if you find it difficult to wake up at the (57 Design) time or have problems sleeping at night after a power nap in the day The kind of dozing that can (58 Company) a sensation of overwhelming (59 Sleep) is not a true power nap, but a desperate attempt to compensate for a poor sleep routine

However, with practice, you will find that power naps can lead to a welcome (60 enhance) of your performance when you need it most

Câu 61 – 70 Tìm 10 lỗi trong đoạn văn sau và sửa chúng

The traditional definition of literate is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language to read, write, listen, and speak In modern contexts, the word refers to reading and writing at level suitable for communication, or at a level that lets one understand and communicate ideas in a literate society, so as to take part in that society The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition:

“Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts Literacy involves a continua of learning to enable an individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his or her ability and potential, and to participate full in the wider society."

Many policy analysts consider literacy rates a crucial measure of a region human capital This claim is done on the foundations that literate people can be trained less expensively than illiterate people, generally have a higher socio-economic state and enjoy better health and employment prospects Policy makers also argue that literacy increases job opportunities and access to higher education In Kerala, India, for example, female and child mortality rates declined

in the 1960s, when girls who were educated in the education reforms after 1948 began to raise families Recent researchers, however, argue that correlations such as, the one listed above may have more to do without the effects of schooling rather than literacy in general Regardless, the demand for educational systems worldwide include a basic context around communication through test and print, that is the foundation of most definitions of literacy

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Câu 71 – 80 Viết lại các câu sau sao cho ý nghĩa không đổi so với câu gốc, sử dụng từ trong ngoặc và các từ cho sẵn Không được thay đổi dạng thức của từ trong ngoặc

71 As there are no more questions, I think we can end the meeting

→ There

72 Has anybody been hurt in the road collision?

→ Has anybody come _

73 The direct aim of the statement is to make the public aware of the present situation

→ The statement boils _

74 Jack isn't so much interested in Lisa as in her parents' big fortune

→ Lisa _

75 The community spoke enthusiastically about the recently elected mayor (sang)

→ The community _ praises

76 I wanted to make sure that all my good work wasn't wasted in that way (waste)

→ I wanted to prevent _

77 The handling of the matter has been heavily criticized by the press (scorn)

→ The press _

78 Joan was not sure if it was a good idea to employ such young staff (misgivings)

→ _

79 In my opinion, it was an absolute miracle that they survived the accident (short)

→ The fact that

80 By leaving Mary alone, I'm sure she'll finish the project on time (devices)

→ If Mary , I'm sure she'll finish the project on time

Câu 81 – 90: Điền cụm động từ, trong đó có 2 cụm động từ không cần dùng

81 Betty the door and sat down at our table

82 If you are going to a fancy restaurant you’d better _yourself

83 She needs to find a blouse that her new skirt

84 Tomorrow we are going to leave Madrid and _Paris

85 I working hard and making money

86 It was difficult for the woman to after her husband had died

87 The governor said she’s our support

88 Nancy tried calling him last night but she didn’t

89 Mary _ to the house every night

90 These old shoes are starting to _ completely

Câu 91 – 96 Tìm một từ có thể thích hợp để điền vào cả 3 câu cho mỗi trường hợp sau

91 When Janet got down to work, every complex problem was swiftly _ to its most important points

Everything got worse and worse and eventually he was _ to begging

The doctor noticed that the swelling had been considerably _ by the application of the new ointment

92 Boris had a small part in the play but _ as a programme seller before the performance Pippa her efforts as she was determined to succeed

The investment was so good that _ my money in three months

93 Winning the competition came as a _ surprise to Marianne

Robin is determined to keep on collecting football stickers until he has a _ set

Sir Ralph arrived at the fancy-dress party in full army uniform, _ with badges and medals

94 They heard the news of their wrecked holiday plans with _ hearts

For anyone convicted of such a crime, there is a _ penalty

Simon is convinced he will be able to carry that _ rucksack all the way

95 The most expensive hotels are those which _ the sea

As an actor he had to _ criticism from the press on a regular basis

Cristina found it hard to _ the fact that her marriage was over

96 When buying a house, it is always a good idea to have some money in _ for unexpected expenses

These fine textiles were woven by in India

The newscaster reported that the situation in the capital was getting out of _

VIẾT LUẬN:

Some people like to do only what they already do well Other people prefer to try new things and take risks Which do you prefer?

Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice

You should write at least 250 words