EXTRA 11 I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions. Simply being bilingual doesn't qualify someone to interpret. Interpreting is not only a mechanical process of converting one sentence in language A into the same sentence in language B. Rather, its a complex art in which thoughts and idioms that have no obvious counterparts from tongue to tongue _ or words that have several meanings must be quickly transformed in such a way that the message is clearly and accurately expressed to the listener. At one international conference, an American speaker said, "You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear", which meant nothing to the Spanish audience. The interpretation was, "A monkey in a silk dress is still a monkey" _ an idiom the Spanish understood and that expressed the same idea. There are 2 kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and consecutive. The former, sitting in a separated booth, usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to listeners wearing headphones, interpreting what a foreign language speaker says _ actually a sentence behind. Consecutive interpreters are the ones most international negotiations use. They are employed for smaller meetings without sound booths and headphones. Consecutive interpretation also requires two- person teams. A foreign speaker says his piece while the interpreter, using a special shorthand, takes notes and during a pause, tells the client what was said. Câu 1. Which of the following would a consecutive interpreter be used for? A. An interpretation of a major literary work. B. A translation of a foreign book. C. A large meeting of many nations. D. A business transaction between 2 foreign speakers. Câu 2. What is a difference mentioned between a simultaneous interpreter and a consecutive interpreter? A. The type of dictionary they use. B. Their proficiency in the language. C. The size of group with whom they work. D. The money they are paid. Câu 3. The example "You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear" is used to…. A. stress the importance of word for word translation B. point out the difference in attributes of animals in English and Spanish C. show the differences in language A and language B D. emphasize the need for translation of the meaning of what is said Câu 4. The word "rather" is closest in meaning to…. A. as a result B. on the contrary C. in general D. in brief Câu 5. The author implies that most people have the opinion that the skill of interpreting is … A. highly valued and admired B. simpler than it really is C. based on principles of business D. very complex and demanding Câu 6. The word "converting" is closest in meaning to…. A. reading B. concluding C. changing D. understanding Câu 7. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To point out the importance of an interpreter. B. To state the qualifications of an interpreter. C. To explain the scope of interpreting. D. To differentiate between simultaneous and consecutive interpreters. Câu 8. A precondition of being a translator is …… A. working well with people B. being a linguist C. being able to use high-tech equipment D. being bilingual Câu 9. The phrase "the former" refers to… A. consecutive interpreters B. the conference C. thebooth D. simultaneous interpreters Câu 10. What would a simultaneous interpreter be most in need of? A. A dictionary or phrase book. B. Advanced technical style in writing. C. Headphones and a booth. D. Shorthand skills and a notepad. II.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question. Câu 11. We intend to … with the old system as soon as we have developed a better one. A. do away B. do in C. do down D. do up Câu 12. James should have stayed out of the sun as his skin is so… A.insensible B.senseless C.sensible D.sensitive Câu 13. The question of late payment of bills was … again at the board meeting A.taken B.raised C.brought D.risen Câu 14. -" Do you like the weather here?" - " I wish it " A. hadn't rained B. didn't rain C. won't rain D. doesn't rain Câu 15. If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable …………… , because it seems too good to be true. A.suspicion B.reservation C.disbelief D.doubt Câu 16. - " Can I use your motorbike this evening?" - " " A. Of course, you might B. It's my pleasure C. Do it if you can D. Of course, you can Câu 17. Scientists have discovered a close …………… between smoking and several serious diseases. A. action B. connection C. combination D. union Câu 18. - " You have a good voice! You sang so beautifully!" - " " A.Your compliment is encouraging. B.Your compliment isn't correct C.Better than you are thinking D.Don't joke me Câu 19. We cannot judge a person simply on the … of his education A.basis B.principle C.theory D.condition Câu 20. - " More coffee?, Anybody?" - " " A. Yes, I'd love to B. Yes, please C. It's right, I think D. I don't agree, I'm afraid Câu 21. - " Do you think you will be appointed business manager?" - " " A.I hope so B.So be it C.So do I D.Congratulations! Câu 22. Mary …………… lazy preparing her lesson last night. A.shouldn't have been B.shouldn't be C.should have been D.should be Câu 23. He … me by asking stupid questions while I am working A.damages B.quarrels C.annoys D.interferes Câu 24. . … you have no key, you will have to get back before I go out A. Although B. As C.Provide D.Unless Câu 25. I know his name, but I can't recall it at the moment. It's on the tip of my …………… . A.mind B.tongue C.brain D.memory Câu 26. Now's a … time to tell me you're going out this evening. I've spent the whole day preparing supper for you. A.suitable B.reasonable C.fine D.right Câu 27. We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are ……. A.out of practice B.out of work C.out of reach D.out of stock Câu 28. …………… that she burst into tears. A.So angry was she B.Such her anger C.Her anger was so D.She was so anger Câu 29. The child was told to eat all his vegetables or … he would get no ice cream. A.instead B.in fact C.in case D.else Câu 30. . … they decided not to go to Australia for their holidays but went to America instead. A.At the end B.At least C.In the end D.In the least III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word differ ring from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions Câu 31. A.consider B.patient C.eventual D.adventure Câu 32. A.transistor B.compressor C.equator D.necessary Câu 33. A.applicant B.relevant C.delicate D.appliance Câu 34. A.constant B.contrary C.contour D.control Câu 35. A.reference B.ancestor C.inference D.inferior IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction Câu 36. A dolphin locates underwater objects in its path by doing a series of clicking and whistling sounds. A B C D Câu 37. The earth is the only planet with a large number of oxygen in its atmosphere. A B C D Câu 38. At the rate the clerks were processing the applications, Hary figures that it will take four hours for his to be reviewed. A B C D Câu 39. The influence of the nation's literature, art, and science have captured widespread attention. A B C D Câu 40. Robert Frost was not well known as a poet until he reached the forties. A B C D V.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions. The hard, rigid plates that form the outermost portion of the Earth are about 100 kilometers thick. These plates include both the Earth's crust and the upper mantle. The rocks of the crust are composed mostly of minerals with light elements, like aluminum and sodium, while the mantle contains some heavier elements, like iron and magnesium. Together, the crust and upper mantle that form the surface plates are called the lithosphere. This rigid layer floats on the denser material of the lower mantle the way a wooden raft floats on a pond. The plates are supported by a weak, plastic layer of the lower mantle called the asthenosphere. Also like a raft on a pond, the lithospheric plates are carried along by slow currents in this more fluid layer beneath them. With an understating of plate tectonics, geologists have put together a new history for the Earth's surface. About 200 million years ago, the plates at the Earth's surface formed a "suppercontinent" called Pangaea. When this supercontinent started to tear apart because of plate movement, Pangaea first broke into two large continental masses with a newly formed sea that grew between the land areas and the depression was filled with water. The southern one, which included the modern continents of South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctic, is called Gondwanaland. The northern one, with North America, Europe, and Asia, is called Laurasi. North America tore away from Europe about 180 million years ago, forming the northern Atlantic Ocean. Some of the lithospheric plates carry ocean floor and others carry land masses or a combination of the two types. The movement of the lithospheric plates is responsible for earthquakes, volcanoes, and the Earth's largest mountain ranges. Current understating of the interaction between different plates explains why these occur where they do. For example, the edge of the Pacific Ocean has been called the "Ring of Fire" because so many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes happen there. Before the 1960's, geologists could not explain why active volcanoes and strong earthquakes were concentrated in that region. The theory of plate tectonics gave them an answer. Câu 41. With which of the following topic is the passage mainly concerned? A. The methods used by scientists to measure plate movement. B. The mineral composition of the Earth's crust. C. The location of the Earth's major plates. D. The contributions of the theory of plate tectonics to geological knowledge. Câu 42. The word "one" in the second paragraph refers to … A. mass B. movement C. depression D. sea Câu 43. According to the passage, the lithosphertic plates are given support by the … A. ocean floor B. asthenosphere C. crust D. upper mantle Câu 44. The word "carry" in the last paragraph could best be replaced by … A. connect B. support C. squeeze D. damage Câu 45. The word "concentrated" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the following? A. exploded B. allowed C. strengthened D. clustered Câu 46. According to the passage, the northern Atlantic Ocean was formed when… A. Gondwanaland collided with other templates. B. Pangaea was created C. Parts of Laurasi separated from the each other. D. Pangaea Plate movement ceased Câu 47. Which of the following can be inferred about the theory of plate tectonics? A. It was first proposed in the 1960's B. It refutes the theory of the existence of a supercontinent C. It fails to explain why earthquakes occur D. It is no longer of great interest to geologists. Câu 48. The author compares the relationship between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere to which of the following? A.Lava flowing from a volcano B.A fish swimming in a pond C.The erosion of rocks by running water. D.A boat floating on the water Câu 49. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses… A.Why certain geological events happen where they do B.The latest innovations in geological measurement C.the most unusual geological development in the Earth's history D.How geological occurrences have changed over the years Câu 50. When were all the current continents a single entity? A.200 million years ago. B.400 million years ago. C.180 million years ago. D.500 million years ago. VI.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks Mobile phones emit microwave radio emissions. Researchers are questioning whether exposure to these radio waves might (51)_______ to brain cancer. So far, the data are not conclusive. The scientific evidence does not (52)_______us to say with certainly that mobile phones are categorically (53)_______. On the other hand, current research has not yet (54)_______clear adverse effect associated with the prolonged use of mobile phones. Numerous studies are now going (55)_______in various countries. Some of the results are contradictory but others have shown an association between mobile phone use and cancer. (56)_______, these studies are preliminary and the issue needs further, long - term investigation. (57)_______the scientific data is more definite, it is prudent for people to try not to use mobile phone for long (58)_______of time. Don't think that hands free phones are any safer either. At the moment, research is in fact showing the (59)_______and they may be just as dangerous. It is also thought that young people (60)_______bodies are still growing may be at particular risk. Câu 51. A.bring B.produce C.cause D.lead Câu 52. A.make B.let C.enable D.able Câu 53. A.safe B.unhealthy C.risky D.secure Câu 54. A.created B.proved C.demonstrated D.caused Câu 55. A.through B.about C.by D.on Câu 56. A.Additionally B.While C.Though D.However Câu 57. A.When B.As C.Provide D.Until Câu 58. A.amounts B.quantities C.intervals D.periods Câu 59. A.opposite B.truth C.fact D.way Câu 60. A.whose B.as C.that D.with VII.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one. Câu 61. She smokes all the time. I can't stand that about her. A. What I can't stand about her is the way she smokes all the time. B. That she smokes all the time I can't stand. C. I can't put up with what she smokes. D. I can't bear her smoke. Câu 62. Look after the car and it will never break down. A. Should you look after the car, it will never break down. B. You should look after the car because it will break down. C. Don't look after the car or it will break down. D. If you don't look after your car, it will never break down. Câu 63. They did not take my advice and they got the troubles. A. Had they taken my advice, they would not have got the troubles? B. Had they taken my advice, they would not have got the troubles. C. Unless they had taken my advice, they would have got the troubles. D. Unless they had taken my advice, they would not have got the troubles. Câu 64. I'm not ready to go out now. Moreover, it is raining now. A. I'm not ready to go out now. Addition, it is raining now. B. I'm not ready to go out now. Further, it is raining now. C. I'm not ready to go out now. Beside, it is raining now. D. I'm not ready to go out now. Additionally, it is raining now. Câu 65. There is no way we can agree to this solution. A. This solution is out off question as far as we concerned. B. This solution is under question as far as we have concerned. C. This solution is out of question as far as we are concerned. D. This solution is off the question as far as we were concerned. Câu 66. They probably don't live at the same address any more. A. I doubt whether they don't live at the same address any more B. I doubt whether they live at the same address any longer C. I assume whether they live at the same address any more D. I think that they live at the same address any more Câu 67. Tom was encouraged by my success. He decided not to quit his work. A. Encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work. B. To be encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work. C. Encouraging by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work. D. That he was Encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work. Câu 68. The family find it difficult to manage on the money they have. A. It is difficult for the family to get by on the money they have. B.The family could manage on the money they have. C.It is difficult for them to earn money. D.The family managed to earn enough money. Câu 69. We are wasting time. We are sitting here doing nothing. A.Time wasted because we are sitting doing nothing. B.Wasting time, we are sitting here doing nothing. C.We are wasting time, sitting here doing nothing. D.Wasted time, nothing was done by us. Câu 70. You may be very intelligent, but you should be careful about this. A.No matter what intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this. B.No matter how intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this. C.No matter why intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this. D.No matter whatever intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this. Câu 71. Jeremy frequently invents ridiculous stories like that. A.It's typical to Jeremy to make for a ridiculous story like that. B.It's typical of Jeremy that he often makes up a ridiculous story like that. C.It's typical of Jeremy to make up a ridiculous story like that. D.It's typical for Jeremy to make out a ridiculous story like that. Câu 72. She had only just put the phone down when her boss rang back. A.Hardly she puts the phone down when her boss rang back. B.Hardly had she put the phone down when her boss rang back. C.Hardly she had put the phone down when her boss rang back. D.Hardly did she put the phone down than her boss rang back. Câu 73. I do apologize for my forgetting your birthday. A.I never apologize for my forgetting birthdays. B. I am not sorry at all because I remember your birthday. C.I am really sorry I forgot your birthday. D.I did not forget your birthday. Câu 74. Apparently, Sheila wasn't listening to me. A.Sheila appeared not to listen to me. B.Sheila didn't appear listening to me. C.Sheila didn't appear to be listening to me. D.Sheila didn't appear to listening to me. Câu 75. He failed his driving test the first time. As a result, he took it again. A.He failed his driving test the first time and so he therefore took it again. B.Failing his driving test the first time and he therefore took it again. C.He failed his driving test the first time which he took it again. D.He failed his driving test the first time and he therefore took it again. Câu 76. When should we collect the books we ordered last week? A.When are we supposed to pick up the books we ordered last week? B.When are we supposed to have picked up the books we ordered last week? C.When do we suppose to have picked up the books we ordered last week? D.When do we suppose to pick up the books we ordered last week? Câu 77. John only understood very little of what the teacher said. A.John could understand that the teacher said a little. B.John couldn't understand what the teacher said. C.John could hardly understand what the teacher said. D.A little of what the teacher said was understood. Câu 78. I was surprised to discover that the hotel was a long way from the city center. A.To my surprise, it turned out that the hotel was a long way from the city center. B.I felt surprising to discover that the hotel was along way from the city center. C.The hotel was surprising a long way from the city center. D.I found it surprised that the hotel was a long way from the city center. Câu 79. He seemed to be worried about something. A.I had the impression that something was worried about him. B.I got impression that something is worrying him. C.I got the impression that something was worrying him. D.I am in the impression that something was worrying about him. Câu 80. Our coach gave us some news which seemed too good to be true. A.We couldn't easily believe the news because it was very good. B.Our coach told us that true news is always good news. C.The news she gave us was good, but of course it wasn't true. D.It was excellent news, so we knew it must be true. 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