30 đề thi THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh cực hay, có đáp án (Đề 4)
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rests
neighbor
leisure
vein
reign
Chọn B
A. neighbor /'neibə/
B. leisure /'leʒe[r]/
C. vein /vein/
D. reign /rein/
Đáp án B từ in đậm phát âm là /e/. Các đáp án khác phát âm là /ei/.
Chọn B.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rests
thank
theoretical
though
thoughtless
Chọn C
A. thank /θŋk/
B. theoretical /θiə'retikl/
C. though /ðəʊ/
D. thoughtless /'θɔːtlis/
Đáp án C từ in đậm phát âm là /ð/. Các đáp án khác phát âm là /θ/.
Chọn C.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions
representative
technological
characteristic
punctuality
Chọn C
A. representative /repri'zentətiv/
B. technological /tek'nɒlədʒikl/
C. characteristic /kærəktə'ristik/
Đáp án A và D trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ ba, đáp án C rơi vào âm tiết thứ tư.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions
secure
equip
vacant
oblige
Chọn C
A. secure /si'kjə[r]/
B. equip /i'kwip/
C. vacant /'veikənt/
D. oblige /ə'blaidʒ/
Đáp án C trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất. Còn lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai.
Chọn C.
Those who do not exercise at all are more _________ to falling ill.
prone
open
immune
ready
Chọn A
A. prone (adj): dễ mắc phải
B. open (adj): mở
C. immune (adj): miễn dịch
D. ready (adj): sẵn sàng
Tạm dịch: Những người không tập thể dục thường có nguy cơ ốm cao.
Email and instant messaging services have _________ global communication.
revolutionised
revolutionary
revolution
revolutionarily
Chọn A
A. revolutionized (v): cách mạng hoá
B. revolutionary (adj): mang tính cách mạng
C. revolution (n): cuộc cách mạng
D. revolutionarily (adv)
Tạm dịch: Thư điện tử và tin nhắn tức thì đã cách mạng hoá cách thức liên lạc toàn cầu.
I _________ my teeth when I _________ dinner.
was breaking/ had
broke/ was having
broke/ am having
break/ am having
Chọn B
Cấu trúc: khi đang làm gì (quá khứ đơn) thì có hoạt động khác xen vào (quá khứ tiếp diễn).
S + was/were + V-ing + when/while + S + V-ed/V2.
Tạm dịch: Tôi đang ăn cơm thì bị gãy răng.
If people and businesses don’t go green, we will soon _________ our natural resources.
deplete
preserve
dispose
replenish
Chọn A
A. deplete (v): cạn kiệt
B. preserve (v): bảo quản
C. dispose (v): vứt bỏ
D. replenish (v): làm đầy
Tạm dịch: Nếu con người và các doanh nghiệp không chuyển sang hướng bảo vệ môi trường, chúng ta sẽ sớm cạn kiệt tài nguyên thiên nhiên.
Every household should be more careful in the way that they ________ of waste.
eliminate
throw
disposal
dispose
Chọn D
A. eliminate (v): loại bỏ
B. throw (v): vứt bỏ
C. disposal (n): sự vứt đi
D. dispose (v): vứt đi
Tạm dịch: Mỗi hộ gia đình đều nên xử lí rác thải cẩn thận hơn.
I got a huge surprise last week. My cousin from Australia arrived on my doorstep, completely________ . He was the last person in the world I expect to see.
in the red
red, white, and blue
out of blue
in a blue moon
Chọn C
A. in the red: nợ tiền, tiêu nhiều hơn làm
D. red, white and blue: đỏ, trắng và xanh
C. out of blue: đột nhiên
D. in a blue moon: rất ít khi
Tạm dịch: Tôi gặp một bất ngờ lớn tuần trước. Họ hàng bên Úc của tôi đến trước cửa nhà tôi, hoàn toàn bất chợt, không có sự báo trước. Anh ta là người cuối cùng tôi nghĩ rằng mình sẽ có thể gặp
They eventually realize that reckless __________of the earth’s resources can lead only to eventual global disaster.
exploit
exploitable
exploitation
exploitative
Chọn C
A. exploit (v): khai thác
B. exploitable (adj): khai thác được
C. exploitation (n): sự khai thác
D. exploitative (adj): mang tính khai thác
Tạm dịch: Cuối cùng thì họ cũng nhận ra rằng khai thác tài nguyên trên trái đất một cách liều lĩnh chỉ có thể dẫn đến thảm hoạ toàn cầu
If the weather _________ so bad, we would have gone out.
hadn’t been
had been
weren’t
isn’t
Chọn A
Cấu trúc câu điều kiện loại III: If + S + had (not) + been/V-ed, V3, S + would (not) have + V-ed, V3.
Tạm dịch: Nếu thời tiết đã không quá tệ thì ta đã có thể ra ngoài.
The president _________ tribute to all the people who had supported him.
made
paid
gave
turned down
Chọn B
A. made (v): làm
B. paid (v): trả
C. gave (v): đưa cho
D. turned down (v): từ chối
Tạm dịch: Chủ tịch đã bày tỏ lòng biết ơn với tất cả những người đã ủng hộ ông
The higher you climb, __________ you have to fall.
the furthest
the further than
further than
the further
Chọn D
Cấu trúc câu so sánh kép:
- Cùng một tính từ:
+, Tính từ/trạng từ ngắn: S + V + adj/adv-er + and adj/adv-er.
+, Tính từ, trạng từ dài: S + V + more and more + adj/adv.
Ex:
1. It is getting colder and colder.
2. Our university fees are becoming more and more expensive.
- 2 tính từ khác nhau: The + comparative (từ ở dạng so sánh hơn) + S + V, the comparative + S + V.
Ex: The more you eat, the fatter you are.
Tạm dịch (đáp án): Càng leo cao, bạn càng sẽ có thể bị ngã ở độ cao lớn hơn.
My colleagues have promised to _________ when I tell the manager about my ideas.
cut me off
cut off me
back me up
back up me
Chọn C
A. cut me off: cản trở ai
B. cut off me: nghĩa như trên (nhưng sai trật tự từ)
C. back me up: hỗ trợ tôi
D. back up me: nghĩa như trên (nhưng sai trật tự từ)
Tạm dịch: Đồng nghiệp của tôi đã hứa rằng sẽ hộ trợ tôi khi tôi đề đạt ý tưởng của mình với cấp trên.
We are talking about the writer _________latest book is one of the best-sellers this year
who
whom
which
whose
Chọn D
A. who: ai (chỉ chủ ngữ)
B. whom: ai (chỉ tân ngữ)
C. which: cái gì
D. whose: của ai
Tạm dịch: Chúng tôi đang bàn về tác giả mà cuốn sách mới nhất của ông ta là một trong những cuốn bán chạy nhất năm
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underline part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
The fish are dead because of contaminants from the local chemical factory have got into the river.
are dead
local
have got
because of
Chọn D
D. because of -> because
because of + noun phrase = because + S + V: bởi vì
Tạm dịch: Cá đang chết dần vì chất độc hại từ nhà máy hoá học ở địa phương đã tràn vào con sông.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underline part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
The Oscars The Oscars award ceremony is one of the famous ceremonies in the world, and is watched lively on TV in over 200 countries.
The Oscars award
famous ceremonies
watched lively
in over 200 countries
Chọn C
C. watched lively -> watched live: xem trực tiếp
live (adj): trực tiếp
lively (adj): sống động
Tạm dịch: Giải Oscars là một trong những sự kiện nổi tiếng nhất trên thế giới, được phát sóng trực tiếp trên mỗi năm ở hơn 200 quốc gia.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underline part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
The tour of the palace included a visit to the old kitchen where they were baking bread and the huge underground wine cellar which was containing thousands of bottles and felt like a prisoner
was containing
were baking
felt
included
Chọn A
A. was containing -> contained: chứa
Tạm dịch: Chuyến thăm toà lâu đài bao gồm cả việc xem qua căn bếp cổ nơi họ nướng bánh và cả tầng hầm lớn chứa cả ngàn bình rượu nhưng lại có cảm giác như một nhà ngục
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word of phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Scientists warn about the impending extinction of many species of plants and animals if we don’t take urgent action to save them.
absolute
imminent
formidable
improbable
Chọn B
A. absolute (adj): tuyệt đối
B. imminent (adj): sắp xảy ra = impending (v)
C. formidable (adj): kinh khủng, ghê gớm
D. basic (adj): cơ bản
Tạm dịch: Các nhà khoa học đã cảnh báo về sự tuyệt chủng sắp xảy ra của nhiều loài thực và động vật nếu chúng ta không có những biện pháp kịp thời để bảo vệ chúng.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word of phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
He said that his father had cut down on the number of print newspapers and magazines.
reduced
increased
deleted
raised
Chọn A
A. reduced (v): cắt giảm = cut down on
B. increased (v): tăng lên
C. deleted (v): xoá
D. raised (v): tăng
Tạm dịch: Anh ta nói rằng bố mình đã bớt đọc sách và tạp chí.
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.
Medical techniques are becoming more sophisticated all the time.
developed
various
complex
basic
Chọn D
A. developed (adj): phát triển, hoàn thiện
B. various (adj): nhiều, khác nhau
C. complex (adj): phức tạp
D. basic (adj): cơ bản >< sophisticated (adj): phức tạp
Tạm dịch: Các phương pháp y khoa đang trở nên phức tạp, tinh tế hơn bao giờ hết.
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.
On Saturday wearing uniforms is optional so I often choose T-shirt and shorts.
compulsory
voluntary
uncomfortable
acceptable
Chọn A
A. compulsory (adj): bắt buộc >< optional (adj): tuỳ chọn
B. voluntary (adj): tự nguyện
C. uncomfortable (adj): thoải mái
D. acceptable (adj): chấp nhận được
Tạm dịch: Việc mặc đồng phục là không bắt buộc vào thứ bảy, nên tôi thường mặc áo thun và quần đùi.
- “ Thanks for inviting me to dinner.”
- “ ________”
Don’t worry about it
Take it easy. Cheer up
There is no need to say that
You are welcome. Come in and make yourself at home
Chọn D
Tạm dịch:
- “Cảm ơn vì đã mời mình đến dùng bữa tối.”
- “ ”
A. Đừng lo về chuyện đó mà.
B. Bình tĩnh thôi nào. Vui vẻ lên.
C. Bạn không cần khách sáo vậy đâu.
D. Cứ tự nhiên. Vào đây và coi đây như là nhà nhé
- “Are you thinking of flying business class?” - “__________”
No, I’m just on business
No, economy
No, I’d like an aisle seat
I’m flying there to attend a party
Chọn B
Tạm dịch:
“Có phải bạn đang nghĩ đến việc bay hạng thương gia?”
A. Không, tôi đang đi công tác thôi.
B. Không, tôi đi hạng phổ thông thôi.
C. Không, tôi muốn một ghế ở hàng gần lối đi.
D. Tôi bay đến đó để dự một bữa tiệc
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the (26) ______ of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.
There are four levels of sleep, each being a little (27) ______ than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you (28) _____ the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.
Although your mind slows down, you will dream from time to time. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming (29) ______ , your eyeballs begin to move more quickly. This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for Rapid Eye Movement.
If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will make you (30) ______. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep!
Điền vào ô số 26
actions
activities
acts
activeness
Chọn B
A. actions (n): hành động
B. activities (n): hoạt động
C. acts (n): cử chỉ
D. activeness (n): sự năng động
Tạm dịch: Trong khoảng thời gian này, cơ thể hồi phục từ hoạt độn của ngày trước đó.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the (26) ______ of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.
There are four levels of sleep, each being a little (27) ______ than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you (28) _____ the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.
Although your mind slows down, you will dream from time to time. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming (29) ______ , your eyeballs begin to move more quickly. This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for Rapid Eye Movement.
If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will make you (30) ______. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep!
Điền vào ô số 27
higher
shorter
deeper
lighter
Chọn C
A. higher (adj): cao hơn
B. shorter (adj): thấp hơn
C. deeper (adj): sâu hơn
D. lighter (adj): nhẹ hơn
Tạm dịch: Có 4 giai đoạn của giấc ngủ, giai đoạn sau sẽ sâu hơn giai đoạn trước nó một chút.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the (26) ______ of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.
There are four levels of sleep, each being a little (27) ______ than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you (28) _____ the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.
Although your mind slows down, you will dream from time to time. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming (29) ______ , your eyeballs begin to move more quickly. This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for Rapid Eye Movement.
If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will make you (30) ______. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep!
Điền vào ô số 28
reach
attain
arrive
achieve
Chọn A
A. reach (v): đạt tới
B. attain (v): đạt được
C. arrive (v): tới
D. achieve (v): đạt được
Tạm dịch: Khi bạn đã đến giai đoạn thứ tư, cơ thể bạn sẽ chuyển qua lại giữa các giai đoạn của giấc ngủ.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the (26) ______ of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.
There are four levels of sleep, each being a little (27) ______ than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you (28) _____ the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.
Although your mind slows down, you will dream from time to time. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming (29) ______ , your eyeballs begin to move more quickly. This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for Rapid Eye Movement.
If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will make you (30) ______. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep!
Điền vào ô số 29
exists
occurs
survives
appears
Chọn B
A. exists (v): tồn tại
B. occurs (v): xảy ra
C. survives (v): tồn tại, sống
D. appears (v): xuất hiện
Tạm dịch: Các nhà khoa học cho rằng khi giấc mơ diễn ra, tròng mắt của con người sẽ bắt đầu chuyển động rất nhanh
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the (26) ______ of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.
There are four levels of sleep, each being a little (27) ______ than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you (28) _____ the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.
Although your mind slows down, you will dream from time to time. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming (29) ______ , your eyeballs begin to move more quickly. This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for Rapid Eye Movement.
If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will make you (30) ______. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep!
Điền vào ô số 30
dizzy
drowsy
tired
awake
Chọn B
A. dizzy (adj): đau đầu, hoa mắt
B. drowsy (adj): lơ mơ, buồn ngủ
C. tired (adj): mệt mỏi
D. awake (adj): tỉnh táo
Tạm dịch: Số khác lại cho rằng uống sữa ấm sẽ khiến bạn buồn ngủ
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.
For a time, the Hubble telescope was the brunt of jokes and subject to the wrath of those who believed the U.S. government had spent too much money on space projects that served no valid purpose. The Hubble was sent into orbit with a satellite by the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990 amid huge hype and expectation. Yet after it was in position, it simply did not work, because the primary mirror was misshapen. It was not until 1993 that the crew of the Shuttle Endeavor arrived like roadside mechanics, opened the hatch that was installed for the purpose, and replaced the defective mirror with a good one.
Suddenly, all that had originally been expected came true. The Hubble telescope was indeed the “window on the universe,” as it had originally been dubbed. When you look deep into space, you are actually looking back through time, because even though light travels at 186,000 miles a second, it requires time to get from one place to another. In fact, it is said that in some cases, the Hubble telescope is looking back eleven billion years to see galaxies already forming. The distant galaxies are speeding away from Earth, some traveling at the speed of light.
Hubble has viewed exploding stars such as the Eta Carinae, which clearly displayed clouds of gas and dust billowing outward from its poles at 1.5 million miles an hour. Prior to Hubble, it was visible from traditional telescopes on earth, but its details were not ascertainable. But now, the evidence of the explosion is obvious. The star still burns five million times brighter than the sun and illuminates clouds from the inside.
Hubble has also provided a close look at black holes, which are described as cosmic drains. Gas and dust swirl around the drain and are slowly sucked in by the incredible gravity. It has also looked into an area that looked empty to the naked eye and, within a region the size of a grain of sand, located layer upon layer of galaxies, with each galaxy consisting of billions of stars.
The Hubble telescope was named after Edwin Hubble, a 1920s astronomer who developed a formula that expresses the proportional relationship of distances between clusters of galaxies and the speeds at which they travel. Astronomers use stars known as Cepheid variables to measure distances in space. These stars dim and brighten from time to time, and they are photographed over time and charted. All the discoveries made by Hubble have allowed astronomers to learn more about the formation of early galaxies.
The author states that the Hubble was not always popular because__________.
it was more expensive than most space shuttles
many people believed space exploration was a waste of time
people were afraid of what might be found
it was defective for its first three years in space
Chọn D
Tác giả cho rằng không phải lúc nào Hubble cũng phổ biến vì?
A. Nó đắt khác hơn hầu hết các loại phi thuyền vũ trụ khác.
B. Nhiều người tin rằng du hành vũ trụ chỉ tốn thời gian.
C. Con người sợ thứ mình có thể tìm được.
D. Nó gặp sai sót nhiều trong không gian trong 3 năm đầu.
Dẫn chứng: “Yet after it was in position, it simply did not work, because the primary mirror was mishapen. It was not until 1993 that the crew of Shuttle Endeavour arrived like roadside mechanics, opened the hatch that was installed for the purpose, and replaced the defective mirror with a good one.”
Tạm dịch: Nhưng sau khi được đưa vào hoạt động, nó lại không hiệu quả, vì gương chính bị tạo hình sai. Phải đến năm 1993, khi các thành viên của tàu Endeavour đến như thợ sửa máy bên lề đường, mở cửa tàu và thay gương hỏng bằng một cái gương mới, nó mới bình thường trở lại.
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.
For a time, the Hubble telescope was the brunt of jokes and subject to the wrath of those who believed the U.S. government had spent too much money on space projects that served no valid purpose. The Hubble was sent into orbit with a satellite by the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990 amid huge hype and expectation. Yet after it was in position, it simply did not work, because the primary mirror was misshapen. It was not until 1993 that the crew of the Shuttle Endeavor arrived like roadside mechanics, opened the hatch that was installed for the purpose, and replaced the defective mirror with a good one.
Suddenly, all that had originally been expected came true. The Hubble telescope was indeed the “window on the universe,” as it had originally been dubbed. When you look deep into space, you are actually looking back through time, because even though light travels at 186,000 miles a second, it requires time to get from one place to another. In fact, it is said that in some cases, the Hubble telescope is looking back eleven billion years to see galaxies already forming. The distant galaxies are speeding away from Earth, some traveling at the speed of light.
Hubble has viewed exploding stars such as the Eta Carinae, which clearly displayed clouds of gas and dust billowing outward from its poles at 1.5 million miles an hour. Prior to Hubble, it was visible from traditional telescopes on earth, but its details were not ascertainable. But now, the evidence of the explosion is obvious. The star still burns five million times brighter than the sun and illuminates clouds from the inside.
Hubble has also provided a close look at black holes, which are described as cosmic drains. Gas and dust swirl around the drain and are slowly sucked in by the incredible gravity. It has also looked into an area that looked empty to the naked eye and, within a region the size of a grain of sand, located layer upon layer of galaxies, with each galaxy consisting of billions of stars.
The Hubble telescope was named after Edwin Hubble, a 1920s astronomer who developed a formula that expresses the proportional relationship of distances between clusters of galaxies and the speeds at which they travel. Astronomers use stars known as Cepheid variables to measure distances in space. These stars dim and brighten from time to time, and they are photographed over time and charted. All the discoveries made by Hubble have allowed astronomers to learn more about the formation of early galaxies.
The word burnt in the first sentence is closest in meaning to __________ .
expense
unhappiness
subject
contentment
Chọn C
Từ “brunt” trong câu 1 gần nghĩa với từ nào nhất?
A. expense (n): chi phí
B. unhappiness (n): sự không vui
C. subject (n): chủ đề = brunt (n)
D. contentment (n): sự bằng lòng
Tạm dịch: Trong một khoảng thời gian, kính viễn vọng Hubble đã là chủ đề để chế giễu và thể hiện sự phẫn nộ của những người tin rằng chính quyền Hoa Kì đã bỏ ra quá nhiều tiền vào những dự án nghiên cứu vũ trụ không phục vụ một mục đích cụ thể nào.
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.
For a time, the Hubble telescope was the brunt of jokes and subject to the wrath of those who believed the U.S. government had spent too much money on space projects that served no valid purpose. The Hubble was sent into orbit with a satellite by the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990 amid huge hype and expectation. Yet after it was in position, it simply did not work, because the primary mirror was misshapen. It was not until 1993 that the crew of the Shuttle Endeavor arrived like roadside mechanics, opened the hatch that was installed for the purpose, and replaced the defective mirror with a good one.
Suddenly, all that had originally been expected came true. The Hubble telescope was indeed the “window on the universe,” as it had originally been dubbed. When you look deep into space, you are actually looking back through time, because even though light travels at 186,000 miles a second, it requires time to get from one place to another. In fact, it is said that in some cases, the Hubble telescope is looking back eleven billion years to see galaxies already forming. The distant galaxies are speeding away from Earth, some traveling at the speed of light.
Hubble has viewed exploding stars such as the Eta Carinae, which clearly displayed clouds of gas and dust billowing outward from its poles at 1.5 million miles an hour. Prior to Hubble, it was visible from traditional telescopes on earth, but its details were not ascertainable. But now, the evidence of the explosion is obvious. The star still burns five million times brighter than the sun and illuminates clouds from the inside.
Hubble has also provided a close look at black holes, which are described as cosmic drains. Gas and dust swirl around the drain and are slowly sucked in by the incredible gravity. It has also looked into an area that looked empty to the naked eye and, within a region the size of a grain of sand, located layer upon layer of galaxies, with each galaxy consisting of billions of stars.
The Hubble telescope was named after Edwin Hubble, a 1920s astronomer who developed a formula that expresses the proportional relationship of distances between clusters of galaxies and the speeds at which they travel. Astronomers use stars known as Cepheid variables to measure distances in space. These stars dim and brighten from time to time, and they are photographed over time and charted. All the discoveries made by Hubble have allowed astronomers to learn more about the formation of early galaxies.
The author implies that at the time the Hubble was initially deployed from the Earth _______ .
there was little attention paid to it
it was already known that the mirror was defective
there was considerable excitement about potential uses
all attention was focused on the space shuttle, not the Hubble
Chọn C
Nhà văn cho rằng tại thời điểm Hubble được triển khai ngoài Trái Đất:
A. hầu như không có sự chú ý nào hướng đến nó.
B. nhiều người tin rằng khai thác vũ trụ chỉ tốn thời gian.
C. có một sự phấn khích lớn về tiềm năng của nó.
D. tất cả mọi sự chú ý đều được dồn vào phi thuyền vũ trụ, không phải Hubble.
Dẫn chứng: “The Hubble was sent into orbit with amid huge hype and expectatiom.”
Tạm dịch: Hubble được phóng vào quỹ đạo giữa sự phấn khích và kì vọng lớn.
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.
For a time, the Hubble telescope was the brunt of jokes and subject to the wrath of those who believed the U.S. government had spent too much money on space projects that served no valid purpose. The Hubble was sent into orbit with a satellite by the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990 amid huge hype and expectation. Yet after it was in position, it simply did not work, because the primary mirror was misshapen. It was not until 1993 that the crew of the Shuttle Endeavor arrived like roadside mechanics, opened the hatch that was installed for the purpose, and replaced the defective mirror with a good one.
Suddenly, all that had originally been expected came true. The Hubble telescope was indeed the “window on the universe,” as it had originally been dubbed. When you look deep into space, you are actually looking back through time, because even though light travels at 186,000 miles a second, it requires time to get from one place to another. In fact, it is said that in some cases, the Hubble telescope is looking back eleven billion years to see galaxies already forming. The distant galaxies are speeding away from Earth, some traveling at the speed of light.
Hubble has viewed exploding stars such as the Eta Carinae, which clearly displayed clouds of gas and dust billowing outward from its poles at 1.5 million miles an hour. Prior to Hubble, it was visible from traditional telescopes on earth, but its details were not ascertainable. But now, the evidence of the explosion is obvious. The star still burns five million times brighter than the sun and illuminates clouds from the inside.
Hubble has also provided a close look at black holes, which are described as cosmic drains. Gas and dust swirl around the drain and are slowly sucked in by the incredible gravity. It has also looked into an area that looked empty to the naked eye and, within a region the size of a grain of sand, located layer upon layer of galaxies, with each galaxy consisting of billions of stars.
The Hubble telescope was named after Edwin Hubble, a 1920s astronomer who developed a formula that expresses the proportional relationship of distances between clusters of galaxies and the speeds at which they travel. Astronomers use stars known as Cepheid variables to measure distances in space. These stars dim and brighten from time to time, and they are photographed over time and charted. All the discoveries made by Hubble have allowed astronomers to learn more about the formation of early galaxies.
The author implies that the satellite that carries the Hubble was specifically designed so that________ .
maintenance could be done by traveling astronauts
the Hubble could move easily
the mirror could contract and expand
the known defective mirror could be replaced in space rather than on Earth
Chọn A
Nhà văn cho rằng vệ tinh mang Hubble được thiết kế cụ thể để:
A. chỉ có những phi hành gia di động mới có thể bảo hành nó.
B. Hubble có thể di chuyển dễ dàng.
C. cái gương có thể co lại và dãn ra.
D. cái gương bị gỏng có thể được thay thế ở ngoài vụ trũ thay vì trên Trái Đất.
Dẫn chứng: “It was not until 1993 that the crew of Shuttle Endeavour arrived like roadside mechanics…”
Tạm dịch: Chỉ đến năm 1993, khi các thành viên của tàu Endeavour đến như thợ sửa máy bên lề đường, mở cửa tàu và thay gương hỏng bằng một cái gương mới, nó mới bình thường trở lại.
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.
For a time, the Hubble telescope was the brunt of jokes and subject to the wrath of those who believed the U.S. government had spent too much money on space projects that served no valid purpose. The Hubble was sent into orbit with a satellite by the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990 amid huge hype and expectation. Yet after it was in position, it simply did not work, because the primary mirror was misshapen. It was not until 1993 that the crew of the Shuttle Endeavor arrived like roadside mechanics, opened the hatch that was installed for the purpose, and replaced the defective mirror with a good one.
Suddenly, all that had originally been expected came true. The Hubble telescope was indeed the “window on the universe,” as it had originally been dubbed. When you look deep into space, you are actually looking back through time, because even though light travels at 186,000 miles a second, it requires time to get from one place to another. In fact, it is said that in some cases, the Hubble telescope is looking back eleven billion years to see galaxies already forming. The distant galaxies are speeding away from Earth, some traveling at the speed of light.
Hubble has viewed exploding stars such as the Eta Carinae, which clearly displayed clouds of gas and dust billowing outward from its poles at 1.5 million miles an hour. Prior to Hubble, it was visible from traditional telescopes on earth, but its details were not ascertainable. But now, the evidence of the explosion is obvious. The star still burns five million times brighter than the sun and illuminates clouds from the inside.
Hubble has also provided a close look at black holes, which are described as cosmic drains. Gas and dust swirl around the drain and are slowly sucked in by the incredible gravity. It has also looked into an area that looked empty to the naked eye and, within a region the size of a grain of sand, located layer upon layer of galaxies, with each galaxy consisting of billions of stars.
The Hubble telescope was named after Edwin Hubble, a 1920s astronomer who developed a formula that expresses the proportional relationship of distances between clusters of galaxies and the speeds at which they travel. Astronomers use stars known as Cepheid variables to measure distances in space. These stars dim and brighten from time to time, and they are photographed over time and charted. All the discoveries made by Hubble have allowed astronomers to learn more about the formation of early galaxies.
The author compares the astronauts of the Endeavor to __________ .
astronomers
mechanics
politicians
scientists
Chọn B
Tác giả so sánh các phi hành gia của phi thuyền Endeavour với:
A. nhà thiên văn học
B. thợ sửa máy
C. chính trị gia
D. nhà khoa học
Dẫn chứng: “the crew of Shuttle Endeavour arrived like roadside mechanics”
Tạm dịch: Các thành viên của tàu Endeavour đã đến như thợ sửa máy bên lề đường
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.
For a time, the Hubble telescope was the brunt of jokes and subject to the wrath of those who believed the U.S. government had spent too much money on space projects that served no valid purpose. The Hubble was sent into orbit with a satellite by the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990 amid huge hype and expectation. Yet after it was in position, it simply did not work, because the primary mirror was misshapen. It was not until 1993 that the crew of the Shuttle Endeavor arrived like roadside mechanics, opened the hatch that was installed for the purpose, and replaced the defective mirror with a good one.
Suddenly, all that had originally been expected came true. The Hubble telescope was indeed the “window on the universe,” as it had originally been dubbed. When you look deep into space, you are actually looking back through time, because even though light travels at 186,000 miles a second, it requires time to get from one place to another. In fact, it is said that in some cases, the Hubble telescope is looking back eleven billion years to see galaxies already forming. The distant galaxies are speeding away from Earth, some traveling at the speed of light.
Hubble has viewed exploding stars such as the Eta Carinae, which clearly displayed clouds of gas and dust billowing outward from its poles at 1.5 million miles an hour. Prior to Hubble, it was visible from traditional telescopes on earth, but its details were not ascertainable. But now, the evidence of the explosion is obvious. The star still burns five million times brighter than the sun and illuminates clouds from the inside.
Hubble has also provided a close look at black holes, which are described as cosmic drains. Gas and dust swirl around the drain and are slowly sucked in by the incredible gravity. It has also looked into an area that looked empty to the naked eye and, within a region the size of a grain of sand, located layer upon layer of galaxies, with each galaxy consisting of billions of stars.
The Hubble telescope was named after Edwin Hubble, a 1920s astronomer who developed a formula that expresses the proportional relationship of distances between clusters of galaxies and the speeds at which they travel. Astronomers use stars known as Cepheid variables to measure distances in space. These stars dim and brighten from time to time, and they are photographed over time and charted. All the discoveries made by Hubble have allowed astronomers to learn more about the formation of early galaxies.
The author states that Edward Hubble ___________ .
developed the Hubble telescope
developed a mathematical formula to measure speed and distances between galaxies
was the first person to use the Hubble telescope
was a politician who sponsored funding in Congress
Chọn B
Nhà văn đã chỉ ra rằng Edward Hubble:
A. phát triển kính viễn vọng Hubble.
B. phát triển thuật đoán để đo tốc độ và khoảng cách giữa các ngân hà.
C. là người đầu tiên dùng kính viễn vọng Hubble.
D. là một chính trị gia đã tài trợ cho Quốc hội.
Dẫn chứng: “The Hubble telescope was named after Edward Hubble, a 1920s astronomer ưwho developed a formula that expresses the proportional relationship of distances between clusters of galaxies and the speeds at which they travel.”
Tạm dịch: Kính viễn vọng Hubble được đặt tên theo nhà thiên văn Edward Bubble, một nhà thiên văn học vào những năm 1920, người đã phát triển học thuyết trình bày mối tương quan giữa các vật thể trong dải ngân hà và tốc độ di chuyển của chúng.
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.
For a time, the Hubble telescope was the brunt of jokes and subject to the wrath of those who believed the U.S. government had spent too much money on space projects that served no valid purpose. The Hubble was sent into orbit with a satellite by the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990 amid huge hype and expectation. Yet after it was in position, it simply did not work, because the primary mirror was misshapen. It was not until 1993 that the crew of the Shuttle Endeavor arrived like roadside mechanics, opened the hatch that was installed for the purpose, and replaced the defective mirror with a good one.
Suddenly, all that had originally been expected came true. The Hubble telescope was indeed the “window on the universe,” as it had originally been dubbed. When you look deep into space, you are actually looking back through time, because even though light travels at 186,000 miles a second, it requires time to get from one place to another. In fact, it is said that in some cases, the Hubble telescope is looking back eleven billion years to see galaxies already forming. The distant galaxies are speeding away from Earth, some traveling at the speed of light.
Hubble has viewed exploding stars such as the Eta Carinae, which clearly displayed clouds of gas and dust billowing outward from its poles at 1.5 million miles an hour. Prior to Hubble, it was visible from traditional telescopes on earth, but its details were not ascertainable. But now, the evidence of the explosion is obvious. The star still burns five million times brighter than the sun and illuminates clouds from the inside.
Hubble has also provided a close look at black holes, which are described as cosmic drains. Gas and dust swirl around the drain and are slowly sucked in by the incredible gravity. It has also looked into an area that looked empty to the naked eye and, within a region the size of a grain of sand, located layer upon layer of galaxies, with each galaxy consisting of billions of stars.
The Hubble telescope was named after Edwin Hubble, a 1920s astronomer who developed a formula that expresses the proportional relationship of distances between clusters of galaxies and the speeds at which they travel. Astronomers use stars known as Cepheid variables to measure distances in space. These stars dim and brighten from time to time, and they are photographed over time and charted. All the discoveries made by Hubble have allowed astronomers to learn more about the formation of early galaxies.
According to the passage, a Cepheid variable is __________ .
a mirror
a star
a Hubble calculations
the dimming and brightening of a star
Chọn B
Theo đoạn văn, biến quang Cepheid là:
A. một cái gương
B. một ngôi sao
C. một phép tính Hubble
D. sự tối đi và sáng lên của một ngôi sao
Dẫn chứng: “Astronomers use stars known as Cepheid variables to measure distances in space.”
Tạm dịch: Các nhà thiên văn học dựa vào các vì sao được biết đến dưới tên biến quang Cepheid để định lượng khoảng cách trong vũ trụ.
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.
For a time, the Hubble telescope was the brunt of jokes and subject to the wrath of those who believed the U.S. government had spent too much money on space projects that served no valid purpose. The Hubble was sent into orbit with a satellite by the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990 amid huge hype and expectation. Yet after it was in position, it simply did not work, because the primary mirror was misshapen. It was not until 1993 that the crew of the Shuttle Endeavor arrived like roadside mechanics, opened the hatch that was installed for the purpose, and replaced the defective mirror with a good one.
Suddenly, all that had originally been expected came true. The Hubble telescope was indeed the “window on the universe,” as it had originally been dubbed. When you look deep into space, you are actually looking back through time, because even though light travels at 186,000 miles a second, it requires time to get from one place to another. In fact, it is said that in some cases, the Hubble telescope is looking back eleven billion years to see galaxies already forming. The distant galaxies are speeding away from Earth, some traveling at the speed of light.
Hubble has viewed exploding stars such as the Eta Carinae, which clearly displayed clouds of gas and dust billowing outward from its poles at 1.5 million miles an hour. Prior to Hubble, it was visible from traditional telescopes on earth, but its details were not ascertainable. But now, the evidence of the explosion is obvious. The star still burns five million times brighter than the sun and illuminates clouds from the inside.
Hubble has also provided a close look at black holes, which are described as cosmic drains. Gas and dust swirl around the drain and are slowly sucked in by the incredible gravity. It has also looked into an area that looked empty to the naked eye and, within a region the size of a grain of sand, located layer upon layer of galaxies, with each galaxy consisting of billions of stars.
The Hubble telescope was named after Edwin Hubble, a 1920s astronomer who developed a formula that expresses the proportional relationship of distances between clusters of galaxies and the speeds at which they travel. Astronomers use stars known as Cepheid variables to measure distances in space. These stars dim and brighten from time to time, and they are photographed over time and charted. All the discoveries made by Hubble have allowed astronomers to learn more about the formation of early galaxies.
The word billowing in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to __________ .
sitting
exploding
stopping
pouring
Chọn D
Từ “billowing” ở đoạn 3 gần nghĩa với từ nào nhất?
A. sitting (v): ngồi
B. exploding (v): phát nổ
C. stopping (v): dừng lại
D. pouring (v): tràn ra = billowing (v)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C , or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
These days it is easy for most of us to get a hold of the latest books or magazines. We can go to bookstores, order them through the Internet, or borrow them from the local libraries. Now imagine having to walk miles and miles through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book. This is the reality for people living in the villages of the Carissa region of Kenya in East Africa.
In 1996, librarian Wycliffe Oluoch used to spend each day waiting for people to come to borrow some of the 24,000 books in his library in Carissa. The library had no shortage of books, but people weren’t coming to read them. It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books. Oluoch racked his brain for ways to entice people into the library. After a lot of thought, he hit upon a great idea. If people wouldn’t come to the library, then he would have to take the library to them. Oluoch strapped boxes of books onto the backs of camels, and created the Mobile Camel Library.
Starting with three camels in 1996, but more recently expanding the service to six camels, the Mobile Camel Library serves over one million people. Twice a month, the camel library can be seen carrying books all around the Carissa region. These hard-working animals need little water and can carry up to 500 pounds of books across the sands. A librarian, a library assistant, a herdsman, and a lookout all travel with the camels. The lookout helps protect the books from thieves.
The children of Carissa love the camel library and appreciate Oluoch’s effort. Eleven-year-old Mohamud Mohamed reads his library books carefully and always returns them on time. He knows the Carissa library punishes people for losing books, just like any other library. However, the punishment is very stiff compared to that of other libraries. If a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting.
What is the main idea of this reading?
Camels can carry up to 500 pounds
Lookouts are necessary because of thieves
Wycliffe Oluoch is a smart man
A mobile camel library was invented
Chọn D
Nội dung chính của đoạn văn là gì?
A. Lạc đà có thể chở tận 500 pound.
B. Vì trộm cắp, cẩn trọng luôn là việc cần thiết.
C. Wycliffe Oluouch là một người đàn ông thông minh.
D. Một thư viện lạc đà di động đã được phát minh.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C , or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
These days it is easy for most of us to get a hold of the latest books or magazines. We can go to bookstores, order them through the Internet, or borrow them from the local libraries. Now imagine having to walk miles and miles through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book. This is the reality for people living in the villages of the Carissa region of Kenya in East Africa.
In 1996, librarian Wycliffe Oluoch used to spend each day waiting for people to come to borrow some of the 24,000 books in his library in Carissa. The library had no shortage of books, but people weren’t coming to read them. It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books. Oluoch racked his brain for ways to entice people into the library. After a lot of thought, he hit upon a great idea. If people wouldn’t come to the library, then he would have to take the library to them. Oluoch strapped boxes of books onto the backs of camels, and created the Mobile Camel Library.
Starting with three camels in 1996, but more recently expanding the service to six camels, the Mobile Camel Library serves over one million people. Twice a month, the camel library can be seen carrying books all around the Carissa region. These hard-working animals need little water and can carry up to 500 pounds of books across the sands. A librarian, a library assistant, a herdsman, and a lookout all travel with the camels. The lookout helps protect the books from thieves.
The children of Carissa love the camel library and appreciate Oluoch’s effort. Eleven-year-old Mohamud Mohamed reads his library books carefully and always returns them on time. He knows the Carissa library punishes people for losing books, just like any other library. However, the punishment is very stiff compared to that of other libraries. If a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting.
Which of the following do NOT travel with the Mobile Camel Library?
People who borrow the books
People who work in the library
People who take care of the camels
People who guard the books
Chọn A
Thứ nào sau đây không đồng hành cùng với thư viện lạc đà di động?
A. Người mượn sách.
B. Người làm trong thư viện.
C. Người chăm sóc lạc đà.
D. Người canh giữ sách.
Dẫn chứng: “A librarian, a library assistant, a herdsman, and a lookout all travel with the camel.”
Tạm dịch: Một người thủ thư, một trợ lí thư viện, một người chăn gia súc và một bảo vệ, đều du hành với lạc đà.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C , or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
These days it is easy for most of us to get a hold of the latest books or magazines. We can go to bookstores, order them through the Internet, or borrow them from the local libraries. Now imagine having to walk miles and miles through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book. This is the reality for people living in the villages of the Carissa region of Kenya in East Africa.
In 1996, librarian Wycliffe Oluoch used to spend each day waiting for people to come to borrow some of the 24,000 books in his library in Carissa. The library had no shortage of books, but people weren’t coming to read them. It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books. Oluoch racked his brain for ways to entice people into the library. After a lot of thought, he hit upon a great idea. If people wouldn’t come to the library, then he would have to take the library to them. Oluoch strapped boxes of books onto the backs of camels, and created the Mobile Camel Library.
Starting with three camels in 1996, but more recently expanding the service to six camels, the Mobile Camel Library serves over one million people. Twice a month, the camel library can be seen carrying books all around the Carissa region. These hard-working animals need little water and can carry up to 500 pounds of books across the sands. A librarian, a library assistant, a herdsman, and a lookout all travel with the camels. The lookout helps protect the books from thieves.
The children of Carissa love the camel library and appreciate Oluoch’s effort. Eleven-year-old Mohamud Mohamed reads his library books carefully and always returns them on time. He knows the Carissa library punishes people for losing books, just like any other library. However, the punishment is very stiff compared to that of other libraries. If a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting.
People did not visit the library in Carissa because _______ .
there were too few books
it was too difficult to walk there
people didn’t like the camels
people in Carissa didn’t like reading
Chọn B
Người ta không đến thư viện cả Carissa vì:
A. có quá ít sách.
B. quá khó khăn để đi bộ đến đó.
C. người ta không thích những chú lạc đà.
D. người ở Carissa không thích đọc.
Dẫn chứng: “It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books.”
Tạm dịch: Nó mất quá nhiều công sức để băng qua sa mạc chỉ để mượn sách.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C , or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
These days it is easy for most of us to get a hold of the latest books or magazines. We can go to bookstores, order them through the Internet, or borrow them from the local libraries. Now imagine having to walk miles and miles through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book. This is the reality for people living in the villages of the Carissa region of Kenya in East Africa.
In 1996, librarian Wycliffe Oluoch used to spend each day waiting for people to come to borrow some of the 24,000 books in his library in Carissa. The library had no shortage of books, but people weren’t coming to read them. It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books. Oluoch racked his brain for ways to entice people into the library. After a lot of thought, he hit upon a great idea. If people wouldn’t come to the library, then he would have to take the library to them. Oluoch strapped boxes of books onto the backs of camels, and created the Mobile Camel Library.
Starting with three camels in 1996, but more recently expanding the service to six camels, the Mobile Camel Library serves over one million people. Twice a month, the camel library can be seen carrying books all around the Carissa region. These hard-working animals need little water and can carry up to 500 pounds of books across the sands. A librarian, a library assistant, a herdsman, and a lookout all travel with the camels. The lookout helps protect the books from thieves.
The children of Carissa love the camel library and appreciate Oluoch’s effort. Eleven-year-old Mohamud Mohamed reads his library books carefully and always returns them on time. He knows the Carissa library punishes people for losing books, just like any other library. However, the punishment is very stiff compared to that of other libraries. If a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting.
According to the text, what will be the punishment for a reader if he loses a book?
He will be charged a small fee
The library will not drop by the village
Other libraries will punish that reader
There will be no punishment
Chọn B
Theo đoạn văn, hình phạt cho người mượn làm mất sách là gì?
A. Họ sẽ bị thu một khoản phí nhỏ.
B. Thư viện sẽ không đi qua làng đó nữa.
C. Các thư viện còn lại sẽ xử phạt người đọc đó.
D. Sẽ không có hình phạt nào cả.
Dẫn chứng: “If a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting.”
Tạm dịch: Nếu có một làng nào đó làm mất sách, thư viện lạc đà sẽ không ghé thăm làng đó nữa.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C , or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
These days it is easy for most of us to get a hold of the latest books or magazines. We can go to bookstores, order them through the Internet, or borrow them from the local libraries. Now imagine having to walk miles and miles through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book. This is the reality for people living in the villages of the Carissa region of Kenya in East Africa.
In 1996, librarian Wycliffe Oluoch used to spend each day waiting for people to come to borrow some of the 24,000 books in his library in Carissa. The library had no shortage of books, but people weren’t coming to read them. It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books. Oluoch racked his brain for ways to entice people into the library. After a lot of thought, he hit upon a great idea. If people wouldn’t come to the library, then he would have to take the library to them. Oluoch strapped boxes of books onto the backs of camels, and created the Mobile Camel Library.
Starting with three camels in 1996, but more recently expanding the service to six camels, the Mobile Camel Library serves over one million people. Twice a month, the camel library can be seen carrying books all around the Carissa region. These hard-working animals need little water and can carry up to 500 pounds of books across the sands. A librarian, a library assistant, a herdsman, and a lookout all travel with the camels. The lookout helps protect the books from thieves.
The children of Carissa love the camel library and appreciate Oluoch’s effort. Eleven-year-old Mohamud Mohamed reads his library books carefully and always returns them on time. He knows the Carissa library punishes people for losing books, just like any other library. However, the punishment is very stiff compared to that of other libraries. If a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting.
The word “stiff” is closest in meaning to _____ .
serious
enormous
easy
rough
Chọn A
Từ “stiff” gần nghĩa với từ nào nhất?
A. serious (adj): nghiêm trọng = stiff (adj)
B. enormous (adj): khổng lồ
C. easy (adj): dễ dàng
D. rough (adj): khó khăn
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C , or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
These days it is easy for most of us to get a hold of the latest books or magazines. We can go to bookstores, order them through the Internet, or borrow them from the local libraries. Now imagine having to walk miles and miles through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book. This is the reality for people living in the villages of the Carissa region of Kenya in East Africa.
In 1996, librarian Wycliffe Oluoch used to spend each day waiting for people to come to borrow some of the 24,000 books in his library in Carissa. The library had no shortage of books, but people weren’t coming to read them. It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books. Oluoch racked his brain for ways to entice people into the library. After a lot of thought, he hit upon a great idea. If people wouldn’t come to the library, then he would have to take the library to them. Oluoch strapped boxes of books onto the backs of camels, and created the Mobile Camel Library.
Starting with three camels in 1996, but more recently expanding the service to six camels, the Mobile Camel Library serves over one million people. Twice a month, the camel library can be seen carrying books all around the Carissa region. These hard-working animals need little water and can carry up to 500 pounds of books across the sands. A librarian, a library assistant, a herdsman, and a lookout all travel with the camels. The lookout helps protect the books from thieves.
The children of Carissa love the camel library and appreciate Oluoch’s effort. Eleven-year-old Mohamud Mohamed reads his library books carefully and always returns them on time. He knows the Carissa library punishes people for losing books, just like any other library. However, the punishment is very stiff compared to that of other libraries. If a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting.
The phrase “racked his brain” probably means ________ .
thought very hard
was disappointed
had a headache
was thoughtful
Chọn A
Cụm “racked his brain” có nghĩa là:
A. nghĩ rất kĩ
B. thất vọng
C. đau đầu
D. suy nghĩ sâu lắng
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C , or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
These days it is easy for most of us to get a hold of the latest books or magazines. We can go to bookstores, order them through the Internet, or borrow them from the local libraries. Now imagine having to walk miles and miles through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book. This is the reality for people living in the villages of the Carissa region of Kenya in East Africa.
In 1996, librarian Wycliffe Oluoch used to spend each day waiting for people to come to borrow some of the 24,000 books in his library in Carissa. The library had no shortage of books, but people weren’t coming to read them. It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books. Oluoch racked his brain for ways to entice people into the library. After a lot of thought, he hit upon a great idea. If people wouldn’t come to the library, then he would have to take the library to them. Oluoch strapped boxes of books onto the backs of camels, and created the Mobile Camel Library.
Starting with three camels in 1996, but more recently expanding the service to six camels, the Mobile Camel Library serves over one million people. Twice a month, the camel library can be seen carrying books all around the Carissa region. These hard-working animals need little water and can carry up to 500 pounds of books across the sands. A librarian, a library assistant, a herdsman, and a lookout all travel with the camels. The lookout helps protect the books from thieves.
The children of Carissa love the camel library and appreciate Oluoch’s effort. Eleven-year-old Mohamud Mohamed reads his library books carefully and always returns them on time. He knows the Carissa library punishes people for losing books, just like any other library. However, the punishment is very stiff compared to that of other libraries. If a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting.
Which of the following is TRUE?
24,000 books are not enough for people in Carissa to read
Oluoch earns a lot of money with his service
In 1996, there were three camels to help run the library
In 1996, the library could serve only about one million people
Chọn C
Điều nào sau đây là đúng?
A. 24,000 cuốn sách không đủ cho người dân Carissa đọc.
B. Oluouch kiếm được rất nhiều tiền từ dịch vụ của ông ta.
C. Vào năm 1996, chỉ có 3 con lạc đà phục vụ thư viện.
D. Vào năm 1996, thư viện chỉ có thể phục vụ khoảng 1 triệu người.
Dẫn chứng: “Starting with three camels in 1996”
Tạm dịch: Bắt đầu chỉ với 3 con lạc đà vào 1996.
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.
Some of the people can’t find a seat in the concert hall.
There weren’t enough seats for all the people in the concert hall
There weren’t enough seats even for some people in the concert hall
There were enough seats for some people in the concert hall
There are some people without a seat in the concert hall
Chọn D
Tạm dịch:
Một vài người không thể tìm được chỗ ngồi trong toà nhà hoà nhạc.
D. Vài người không có ghế trong toà nhà hoà nhạc.
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.
That car isn’t beyond my means.
I am really interested in that car.
That car is too expensive for me to buy.
That car is cheap enough for me to buy.
I really do not like that car.
Chọn C
Tạm dịch:
Cái xe đó không quá khả năng chi trả của tôi.
C. Cái xe đó đủ rẻ để tôi mua.
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.
If we had missed the flight, we wouldn’t be on the beach now.
We missed the flight and now we are not on the beach
We missed the flight but we are now on the beach
We were on the beach and now we don’t miss the flight
We didn’t miss the flight and we are on the beach now
Chọn D
Tạm dịch:
Nếu ta lỡ chuyến bay, ta đã không thể ở biển ngay lúc này.
D. Chúng ta không lỡ chuyến bay và giờ thì chúng ta đang ỏ biển.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair sentences in the following questions.
Beef contains vitamins. Generally, fish contains almost the same vitamins as beef.
The vitamins content of beef is generally considered to come from fish
The vitamins content of fish may be considered in general as similar to beef
Generally, beef and fish may be considered to be a combination of vitamin content
What vitamin fish contains may be considered in general to be made from beef
Chọn B
Tạm dịch:
Thịt bò có chứa vitamin. Thường thì vitamin trong cá gần giống như vitamin trong thịt bò.
B. Thành phần vitamin của cá gần như là giống của thịt bò.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair sentences in the following questions.
The man was shot in the bank robbery. The doctors are operating on him
The man was whom the doctors are operating on him shot in the bank robbery
The man whom the doctors are operating on him shot in the bank robbery
The man was shot in the bank robbery where the doctors are operating on him
The doctors are operating on the man who was shot in the bank robbery
Chọn D
Tạm dịch:
Người đàn ông đó bị bắn trong vụ cướp ngân hàng. Các bác sĩ đang thực hiện cuộc phẫu thuật cứu ông ấy.
D. Các bác sĩ đang phẫu thuật trên người đàn ông bị bắn trong vụ cướp ngân hàng.




