Gia sư Thành Được www.daythem.com.vn ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION ĐẾN QUESTION 80) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from to 10 In the United States and Canada, it is very important to (1) _a person directly in the eyes when you are having a conversation (2) _ him or her If you look down or to the side when the (3) _ person is talking, that person will think that you are not interested in (4) _ he or she is saying This, (5) _, is not polite If you look down or to the side when you are talking, it might (6) that you are not honest However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for (7)_ seconds when they are thinking or (8) _ to find the right word But they always turn immediately (9) _ to look the listener directly in the eyes These social "rules" are (10) _ for two men, two women, a man and a woman, or an adult and a child B look C notice D talk Question 1: A get 29: B about C to D for Question 2: A with 29: Question 3: A other 29: 52 Question 4: A where 34:3429: Question 5: A although 3429: Question 6: A turn 29: Question 7: A few 3737373729: Question 8: A achieving 29: Question 9: A down 3929: Question 10: A like B others B which B of course B become B little B managing B back B the same C another C that C in addition C seem C a little C looking C up C such as D one D what D yet D come D a few D trying D over D likely Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question from 11 to 36 Question 11: The colour red can often _ a sense of energy and strength to people A transfer B bear C suggest D convey Question 12: _saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen A What the woman was C What was the woman B The woman was D That the woman was Question 13: If our flight is delayed, will we _our connection in Paris? A drop B miss C lack D lose Question 14: I wanted to put my stereo together, but I couldn’t make _of the instructions A sight B reality C understan D sense Question 15: Mexico is the most popular vacation _ for people from The United States A target B departure C destination D connection Question 16: The snow was _heavily when I left the house A landing B descending C dropping D falling Question 17: I thought you said she was going away the next Sunday, _ ? A wasn't she B didn't you C didn't I D wasn't it Question 18: I was shocked when I crashed the car, but at least I wasn’t _ A injured B damaged C broken D wounded Question 19: When you stay in a country for some time you get used to the people's _ of life A habit B way C system D custom Question 20: Children should be _ by their parents on the first day of school Page of Gia sư Thành Được www.daythem.com.vn A accompanied B involved C associated D followed Question 21: The salary of a computer programmer is _ a teacher A as twice much as C twice as high as that of B twice as higher as that D as much as twice of Question 22: It is interesting to take _ a new hobby such as collecting stamps or going fishing A in B over C up D on Question 23:The noise of the airplanes _from the airport over my house was unbearable at times A which taking off C to take off B which was taking off D taking off Question 24: I would be very rich now _working long ago A were I to give up C had I not given up B if I gave up D if I wouldn’t give up Question 25: _ in UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites in 2003, Phong Nha Ke Bang is noted for its cave and grotto systems A Listing B To have listed C Having been listed D Having listed Question 26: Tony didn’t study hard for the test His answers from someone else A can have copied C would have copied B should have copied D must have been copied Question 27: Come with me I’m seeing “The killer” tomorrow - _ A Will you? B Are you? C Shall you? D Do you? Question 28: People have used coal and oil to _ electricity for a long time A cultivate B raise C generate D breed Question 29: It is essential that Alice _ Tom of the meeting tomorrow A remind B reminds C will remind D must remind Question 30: According to Richard's _the train leaves at o'clock A knowledge B opinion C information D advice Question 31: I know you have been working very hard today Let's _ and go home A pull my leg B put your back up C pros and cons D call it a day Question 32 _, he felt so unhappy and lonely A Rich as he was C Despite he was so rich B Despite of his wealth D Rich as was he Question 33: The _ at the football match became violent when their team lost A observers B spectators C customers D audiences Question 34: When a car pulled out in front of her, Jane did well not to _control of her bicycle A fail B miss C drop D lose Question 35: She had to borrow her sister’s car because hers was _ A out of work B off chance C off work D out of order Question 36: Does someone have the _time, please? A detailed B specific C curent D exact 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 main stress in each of the following Questions from 37 to 41 Question 37: A tolerant B capture C horrible D apparent Question 38:A polluted B preserved C recycled D fertilized Question 39:A quantity B element C elephant D erosion Question 40:A possibly B comfortably C especially D carefully Question 41:A discard B focus C emit D attain Page of Gia sư Thành Được www.daythem.com.vn Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions 42 and 43 Question 42: Around 150 B.C the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to brightness A shine B record C categorize D diversify Question 43: She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students A strict B outspoken C tactful D firm 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 from 44 to 53 Question 44 They decided to go for a picnic though it was very cold A Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic B However cold it was, they decided to go for a picnic C If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic D It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic Question 45: I’m sorry that he won’t accept the job he’s been offered A I wish he would accept the job he’s been offered B I wish he had accepted the job he’s been offered C I wish he would have accepted the job he’s been offered D I wish he will accept the job he’s been offered Question 46: She is learning English because she wants to get a better job A She is learning English so that she will be able to get a better job B She is learning English so that she gets a better job C She is learning English in order she can get a better job D She is learning English so as she gets a better job Question 47: “Where are you spending your holidays?” Janet asked us A Janet asked us that where were we spending our holidays B Janet asked us that where we were spending our holidays C Janet asked us that where you were spending your holidays D Janet asked us where we were spending our holidays Question 48: His parents made him study for his exams A He was made to study for the exams by his parents B He was made study for the exams by his parents C He was obliged to study for the exams by his parents D He is made to study for the exams by his parents Question 49 Don’t forget to phone the office, ” she told him A She reminded him not to forget to phone the office B She reminded him to forget not to phone the office C She reminded him to phone the office D She reminded him about phoning the office Question 50: “I was not there at the time,” he said A He denied that he was there at the time B He denied being there at the time C He denied not being there at the time D He denied that he wasn’t there at the time Question 51 Our teacher said “The Second world war broke out in 1939” A Our teacher told to us that the Second World War had broken out in 1939 Page of Gia sư Thành Được www.daythem.com.vn B Our teacher told that the Second World had broken out in 1939 C Our teacher said that the Second World War broke out in 1939 D Our teacher said us that the Second World War had broke out in 1939 Question 52: Peter had very little money but managed to make ends meet A Having little money, Peter couldn’t make ends meet B Peter got by on very little money C Peter could hardly live on little money D Peter found it hard to live on very little money Question 53: The game will be held, rain or shine A The game is delayed because of the rain B There will be no game if it rains C There will be a game regardless of the weather D It rains every time there is a game Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions 54 and 55 Question 54: The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country A permanent B guess C complicated C soak Question 55: Mr Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly A amicable B inapplicable C hostile D futile Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction ( from 56 to 60) Question 56: Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities today A B C D Question 57: Make a film needs the collaboration of many individuals A B C D Question 58: We are not permitted entering the factory after P.M without authorization A B C D Question 59: No matter how happens, try to keep calm A B C D Question 60: Neither his parents nor his teacher are satisfied with his result when he was at high school A B C D 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 Question s from 61 to 70 Long ago prehistoric man began to domesticate a number of wild plants and animals for his own use This not only provided more abundant food but also allowed more people to live on a smaller plot of ground We tend to forget that all of our present-day pets, livestock, and food plants were taken from the wild and developed into the forms we know today As centuries passed and human cultures evolved and blossomed, humans began to organise their knowledge of nature into the broad field of natural history One aspect of early natural history concerned the use of plants for drugs and medicine The early herbalists sometimes overworked their imaginations in this respect For example, it was widely believed that a plant or part of a plant that resembles an internal organ would cure ailments of that organ, Thus, an extract made from a heart-shaped leaf might be prescribed for a person suffering from heart problems Page of Gia sư Thành Được www.daythem.com.vn Nevertheless, the overall contributions of these early observers provided the rudiments of our present knowledge of drugs and their uses Question 61: What does this passage mainly discuss? A Prehistoric man B Cures from plants C Early plants and animals D The beginning of natural history Question 62: Domestication of plants and animals probably occurred because of _ A the desire of prehistoric man to be nomadic B need for more readily available food C lack of wild animals and plants D early mans power as a hunter Question 63: The word “this” refers to _ A mans ability to live on a small plot of land B mans domestication of plants and animals C providing food for man D the earliest condition of prehistoric man Question 64: The word “blossomed” is closest in meaning to _ A learned B flourished C produced flowers D changed Question 65: An herbalist is which of the following? A An early historian B Someone who uses plants in medicine C A farmer D A dreamer Question 66: The phrase “in this respect” refers to _ A the development of the field of natural history B the use of plants for drugs and medicine C the development of human culture D the origin of knowledge of nature Question 67: The word “extract” is closest in meaning to _ A ailment B design C flavour D substance Question 68: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A The shape of a plant is indicative of its ability to cure ailments of a similarly shaped organ B The work of early herbalists has nothing to with present day medicine C Early herbalists were unimaginative D There is little relation between a cure for illness and the physical shape of a plant Question 69: The word “rudiments” is closest in meaning to _ A beginnings B proofs C requirements D history Question 70: The passage would most likely lead to a more specific discussion in the field of _ A zoology B anatomy C astrology D biology 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 from 71 to 80 During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States But little or no notice was taken of these contributions During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors writing about women These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources Page of Gia sư Thành Được www.daythem.com.vn During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by keeping records of activities in which women were engaged National, regional, and local women’s organizations compiled accounts of their doings Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored These sources from the core of the two greatest collections of women’s history in the United States one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College Such sources have provided valuable materials for later Generations of historians Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth Century, most of the writing about women conformed to the “great women” theory of History, just as much of mainstream American history concentrated on “great men.” To demonstrate that women were making significant contributions to American life, female authors singled out women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women produced their autobiographies Most of these leaders were involved in public life as reformers, activists working for women’s right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all of the great of ordinary woman The lives of ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being published Question 71: What does the passage mainly discuss? A The role of literature in early American histories B The place of American women in written histories C The keen sense of history shown by American women D.The “great women” approach to history used by American historians Question 72: The word “contemporary” in the 1st paragraph means that the history was A informative B thoughtful C written at that time D faultfinding Question 73: In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams are mentioned to show that A a woman’s status was changed by marriage B even the contributions of outstanding women were ignored C only three women were able to get their writing published D poetry produced by women was more readily accepted than other writing by women Question 74: The word “celebratory” in the 2nd paragraph means that the writings referred to A related to parties B religious C serious D full of praise Question 75: The word “they” in the 2nd paragraph refers to A efforts B authors C counterparts D sources Question 76: In the 2nd paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point out? A They put too much emphasis on daily activities B They left out discussion of the influence of money on politics C The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate D They were printed on poor-quality paper Question 77: On the basis of information in the third paragraph, which of the following would most likely have been collected by nineteenth-century feminist organizations? A Newspaper accounts of presidential election results B Biographies of John Adams C Letters from a mother to a daughter advising her how to handle a family problem D Books about famous graduates of the country’s first college Question 78: What use was made of the nineteenth-century women’s history materials in the Schlesinger Library and the Sophia Smith Collection? A They were combined and published in a multivolume encyclopedia B They formed the basis of college courses in the nineteenth century Page of Gia sư Thành Được www.daythem.com.vn C They provided valuable information for twentieth- century historical researchers D They were shared among women’s colleges throughout the United States Question 79: In the last paragraph, the author mentions all of the following as possible roles of nineteenthcentury “great women” EXCEPT A authors B reformers C activists for women’s rights D politicians Question 80: The word “representative” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A typical B satisfied C supportive D distinctive Page of