(2023) Đề thi thử Tiếng anh Sở giáo dục và đào tạo Bắc Ninh (Lần 1) có đáp án

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet 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 on your answer sheet 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 on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Bob and Yuna are talking about music.

    Bob: Well, you have good taste in music.

    Yuna: _________.

Emir and Paul discuss a design for a client.

Emir: Look at these designs here. I think this is the style that the client wants.

Paul: _________. They said they wanted it clean and minimal.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

After graduating from Columbia in 2003, he becomes a scholar, travelling to Oxford.

There has been an appreciative drop in the number of unemployed people since the new government came to power.

The economy of this country is based to a great extent on their forests, which cover 80 percent of its surface area.

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.There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no - it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed, he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfilment. The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but one season in the tree’s life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are - and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life - can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up. If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfilment of your fall. Don’t judge a life by one difficult season. Don’t let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. (source: https://www. beliefnet. com)

Which best serves as the title for the passage?

According to the paragraph 2, what did the second son sec in his turn?

The word "graceful" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.

The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.

According to the paragraph 4, what is the lesson the father wanted to impart to his children?

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.

“It is you that stole my handbag.” Ms. Hoa said to the young boy.

My mother last had her eyes tested ten months ago.

It’s not obligatory for me to submit my assignment today.

Mark the letter A, B, Cor D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Military strength is often achieved at the expense of a country’s economic health.

Textbook writing can be an intellectually and financially rewarding activity.

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

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

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, Cor D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Most forms of property are concrete and tangible, such as houses, cars, furniture or anything else that is included in one’s possessions. Other forms of property can be intangible, and copyright deals with intangible forms of property. Copyright is a legal protection extended to authors of creative works, for example, books, magazines articles, maps, films, plays, television shows, software, paintings, photographs, music, choreography in dance and all other forms of intellectual or artistic property. Although the purpose of artistic property is usually public use and enjoyment, copyright establishes the ownership of the creator. When a person buys a copyrighted magazine, it belongs to this individual as a tangible object. However, the authors of the magazine articles own the research and the writing that went into creating the articles. The right to make and sell or give away copies of books or articles belongs to the authors, publishers, or other individuals or organizations that hold the copyright. To copy an entire book or a part of it, permission must be received from the copyright owner, who will most likely expect to be paid. Copyright law distinguishes between different types of intellectual property. Music may be played by anyone after it is published. However, if it is performed for profit, the performers need to pay a fee, called a royalty. A similar principle applies to performances of songs and plays. On the other hand, names, ideas, and book titles are excepted. Ideas do not become copyrighted property until they are published in a book, a painting or a musical work. Almost all artistic work created before the 20th century is not copyrighted because it was created before the copyright law was passed. The two common ways of infringing upon the copyright are plagiarism and piracy. Plagiarizing the work of another person means passing it off as one's own. The word plagiarism is derived from the Latin plagiarus, which means ‘abductor’. Piracy may be an act of one person, but in many cases, it is a joint effort of several people who reproduce copyrighted material and sell it for profit without paying royalties to the creator. Technological innovations have made piracy easy and anyone can duplicate a motion picture on videotape, a computer program, or a book. Video cassette recorders can be used by practically anyone to copy movies and television programs, and copying software has become almost as easy as copying as book. Large companies zealously monitor their copyrights for slogans, advertisements, and brand names, protected by a trademark. (Adapted from https://www.midkent.ac.uk/) 

What does the passage mainly discuss?

The word ‘principle’ in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.

Which of the following properties is NOT mentioned as protected by copyright?

It can be inferred from the passage that it is legal if______.

The phrase “infringing upon” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to______.

The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to______.

According to the passage, piracy has been made easy due to______.

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

She said how much she appreciated the overwhelming generosity of the public in responding to the appeal.

He knew it was wrong to steal, but the money just lying there was too great a temptation.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

She got out of the exam room. She realised that she had forgotten to submit her paper.

Susan’s husband is away on business. She needs his help now.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

We ______ our brains but we couldn't come up with a solution.

The teacher told her to ______ her socializing, because it was affecting her schoolwork.

They barely earn enough to ______ themselves and their four children.

She ______ some very helpful suggestions but her boss rejected them all.

The waler park we went to yesterday was fantastic, but the entrance ______ was a bit expensive.

We are having the lesson early tomorrow, ______?

The trees in the garden ______ in the wind.

A recent study showed that gardening is easily ______ activity among the over 50s.

They will be allowed to go ______.

His designs are setting ______ new trends in women’s fashion.

A handshake should not be so ______ that it hurts the other person.

    A. strong                     B. strengthen               C. strongly                  D. strength

Universities should be providing skills to make their students more ______.

The school will be centered ______ improving graduation rates and preparing students for lifelong learning and entry into high-skill careers.

ChatGPT, ______ by research lab OpenAI in November, immediately went viral and had 1 million users in just its first five days.

He’s been back to the office a few times since he ______.

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. Music is universal - it is produced by (46) ______ cultures. Some scientists believe that music came before speech and (47) ______ as a development of mating calls. In fact, there is one theory that the earliest languages were chanted or sung, rather than spoken. Indeed, in some cultures, music is a form of recording history. The Aboriginal Australians, for example, use music as a means to pass on stories of the land and spirits to the next generation. New evidence suggests that music does not just (48) ______ the feel - good factor but it is also good for the brain. A study of intellectually disabled children showed that they could recall more information (49)______ it was given to them in a song than after it was read to them as a story. Researchers also report that people score better on a standard intelligence test after listening to Mozart. The so-called “Mozart effect” has also been supported by findings that rats brought up on Mozart run faster through a complex network of paths or passages, known as a maze. Overall, it seems that in most instances people (50) ______ suffer from any form of mental illness benefit from listening to music.

Music is universal - it is produced by (46) ______ cultures.

Some scientists believe that music came before speech and (47) ______ as a development of mating calls.

New evidence suggests that music does not just (48) ______ the feel - good factor but it is also good for the brain.

A study of intellectually disabled children showed that they could recall more information (49)______ it was given to them in a song than after it was read to them as a story.

Overall, it seems that in most instances people (50) ______ suffer from any form of mental illness benefit from listening to music.