Đề thi thử THPT Quốc Gia môn Tiếng anh năm 2020 (Đề số 15)
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Đề thi thử THPT Quốc Gia môn Tiếng anh năm 2020 (Đề số 15)

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1. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

If you are at a loose end this weekend, I will show you around the city.

confident

Reluctant

occupied

free

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Đáp án là C.

tobe at a loose end : rảnh, nhàn rỗi >< tobe occupied: bận bịu 

2. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

Now when so many frogs were killed, there were more and more insects

lesser and lesser

fewer and fewer

less and less

lesser and fewer

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Đáp án là B.

more and more: càng ngày càng nhiểu >< fewer and fewer: càng ngày càng ít (ở đây insects là N số nhiều nên dùng fewer) 

3. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

One of the most important (3)_______ of a standardized test is time. You'll only be allowed a certain number of minutes for each section, so it is very important that you use your time (4)_______. The most important time strategy is pacing yourself. Before you begin, take just a few seconds to survey the test, noting the (5)_______of questions and the sections that looks easier than the rest. Then, make a rough time schedule based (6)_______ the amount of time available to you. Mark the halfway point on your test and make a note beside that mark of the time when the testing period is half over.

Once you begin the test, continue moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to (7)_______ fewer mistakes, your mind will become bored and begin to wander. You'll end up with far (8)_______ mistakes if you're not concentrating. If you take too long to answer questions that stump you, you may end up (9)_______ out of time before you finish. So don't stop for difficult questions. Skip them and move on. You can come back to them later (10)_______ you have time. A question that takes you five seconds to answer counts as much as one that takes you several minutes, so pick up the easy points first. (11)_______, answering the easier questions first helps build your confidence and gets you in the testing groove. If you're a little ahead, you know you're on track and may even have a little time left to check your work. If you're a little behind, you have several choices. You can pick up the pace a little, but do this only if you can do it (12)_______.

Điền vào ô số 3

issues

information

concern

factors

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Đáp án là D.

One of the most important factors: 1 trong số những nhân tố quan trọng nhất 

4. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

One of the most important (3)_______ of a standardized test is time. You'll only be allowed a certain number of minutes for each section, so it is very important that you use your time (4)_______. The most important time strategy is pacing yourself. Before you begin, take just a few seconds to survey the test, noting the (5)_______of questions and the sections that looks easier than the rest. Then, make a rough time schedule based (6)_______ the amount of time available to you. Mark the halfway point on your test and make a note beside that mark of the time when the testing period is half over.

Once you begin the test, continue moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to (7)_______ fewer mistakes, your mind will become bored and begin to wander. You'll end up with far (8)_______ mistakes if you're not concentrating. If you take too long to answer questions that stump you, you may end up (9)_______ out of time before you finish. So don't stop for difficult questions. Skip them and move on. You can come back to them later (10)_______ you have time. A question that takes you five seconds to answer counts as much as one that takes you several minutes, so pick up the easy points first. (11)_______, answering the easier questions first helps build your confidence and gets you in the testing groove. If you're a little ahead, you know you're on track and may even have a little time left to check your work. If you're a little behind, you have several choices. You can pick up the pace a little, but do this only if you can do it (12)_______.

Điền vào ô số 4

quickly

fast

wisely

hardly

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Đáp án là C.

Use your time wisely: sử dụng thời gian 1 cách thông minh 

5. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

One of the most important (3)_______ of a standardized test is time. You'll only be allowed a certain number of minutes for each section, so it is very important that you use your time (4)_______. The most important time strategy is pacing yourself. Before you begin, take just a few seconds to survey the test, noting the (5)_______of questions and the sections that looks easier than the rest. Then, make a rough time schedule based (6)_______ the amount of time available to you. Mark the halfway point on your test and make a note beside that mark of the time when the testing period is half over.

Once you begin the test, continue moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to (7)_______ fewer mistakes, your mind will become bored and begin to wander. You'll end up with far (8)_______ mistakes if you're not concentrating. If you take too long to answer questions that stump you, you may end up (9)_______ out of time before you finish. So don't stop for difficult questions. Skip them and move on. You can come back to them later (10)_______ you have time. A question that takes you five seconds to answer counts as much as one that takes you several minutes, so pick up the easy points first. (11)_______, answering the easier questions first helps build your confidence and gets you in the testing groove. If you're a little ahead, you know you're on track and may even have a little time left to check your work. If you're a little behind, you have several choices. You can pick up the pace a little, but do this only if you can do it (12)_______.

Điền vào ô số 5

lists

numbers

number

deal

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Đáp án là C.

The number of questions: số câu hỏi 

6. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

One of the most important (3)_______ of a standardized test is time. You'll only be allowed a certain number of minutes for each section, so it is very important that you use your time (4)_______. The most important time strategy is pacing yourself. Before you begin, take just a few seconds to survey the test, noting the (5)_______of questions and the sections that looks easier than the rest. Then, make a rough time schedule based (6)_______ the amount of time available to you. Mark the halfway point on your test and make a note beside that mark of the time when the testing period is half over.

Once you begin the test, continue moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to (7)_______ fewer mistakes, your mind will become bored and begin to wander. You'll end up with far (8)_______ mistakes if you're not concentrating. If you take too long to answer questions that stump you, you may end up (9)_______ out of time before you finish. So don't stop for difficult questions. Skip them and move on. You can come back to them later (10)_______ you have time. A question that takes you five seconds to answer counts as much as one that takes you several minutes, so pick up the easy points first. (11)_______, answering the easier questions first helps build your confidence and gets you in the testing groove. If you're a little ahead, you know you're on track and may even have a little time left to check your work. If you're a little behind, you have several choices. You can pick up the pace a little, but do this only if you can do it (12)_______.

Điền vào ô số 6

from

on

in

out

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Đáp án là B.

Based on st: dựa vào cái gì 

7. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

One of the most important (3)_______ of a standardized test is time. You'll only be allowed a certain number of minutes for each section, so it is very important that you use your time (4)_______. The most important time strategy is pacing yourself. Before you begin, take just a few seconds to survey the test, noting the (5)_______of questions and the sections that looks easier than the rest. Then, make a rough time schedule based (6)_______ the amount of time available to you. Mark the halfway point on your test and make a note beside that mark of the time when the testing period is half over.

Once you begin the test, continue moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to (7)_______ fewer mistakes, your mind will become bored and begin to wander. You'll end up with far (8)_______ mistakes if you're not concentrating. If you take too long to answer questions that stump you, you may end up (9)_______ out of time before you finish. So don't stop for difficult questions. Skip them and move on. You can come back to them later (10)_______ you have time. A question that takes you five seconds to answer counts as much as one that takes you several minutes, so pick up the easy points first. (11)_______, answering the easier questions first helps build your confidence and gets you in the testing groove. If you're a little ahead, you know you're on track and may even have a little time left to check your work. If you're a little behind, you have several choices. You can pick up the pace a little, but do this only if you can do it (12)_______.

Điền vào ô số 7

make

do

take

pay

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Đáp án là A.

Make mistakes: tạo ra lỗi sai 

8. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

One of the most important (3)_______ of a standardized test is time. You'll only be allowed a certain number of minutes for each section, so it is very important that you use your time (4)_______. The most important time strategy is pacing yourself. Before you begin, take just a few seconds to survey the test, noting the (5)_______of questions and the sections that looks easier than the rest. Then, make a rough time schedule based (6)_______ the amount of time available to you. Mark the halfway point on your test and make a note beside that mark of the time when the testing period is half over.

Once you begin the test, continue moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to (7)_______ fewer mistakes, your mind will become bored and begin to wander. You'll end up with far (8)_______ mistakes if you're not concentrating. If you take too long to answer questions that stump you, you may end up (9)_______ out of time before you finish. So don't stop for difficult questions. Skip them and move on. You can come back to them later (10)_______ you have time. A question that takes you five seconds to answer counts as much as one that takes you several minutes, so pick up the easy points first. (11)_______, answering the easier questions first helps build your confidence and gets you in the testing groove. If you're a little ahead, you know you're on track and may even have a little time left to check your work. If you're a little behind, you have several choices. You can pick up the pace a little, but do this only if you can do it (12)_______.

Điền vào ô số 8

more

away

under

from

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Đáp án là A.

Far more mistakes: nhiều hơn những lỗi sai 

9. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

One of the most important (3)_______ of a standardized test is time. You'll only be allowed a certain number of minutes for each section, so it is very important that you use your time (4)_______. The most important time strategy is pacing yourself. Before you begin, take just a few seconds to survey the test, noting the (5)_______of questions and the sections that looks easier than the rest. Then, make a rough time schedule based (6)_______ the amount of time available to you. Mark the halfway point on your test and make a note beside that mark of the time when the testing period is half over.

Once you begin the test, continue moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to (7)_______ fewer mistakes, your mind will become bored and begin to wander. You'll end up with far (8)_______ mistakes if you're not concentrating. If you take too long to answer questions that stump you, you may end up (9)_______ out of time before you finish. So don't stop for difficult questions. Skip them and move on. You can come back to them later (10)_______ you have time. A question that takes you five seconds to answer counts as much as one that takes you several minutes, so pick up the easy points first. (11)_______, answering the easier questions first helps build your confidence and gets you in the testing groove. If you're a little ahead, you know you're on track and may even have a little time left to check your work. If you're a little behind, you have several choices. You can pick up the pace a little, but do this only if you can do it (12)_______.

Điền vào ô số 9

running

cutting

moving

short

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Đáp án là A.

Run out of st: hết, không còn cái gì 

10. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

One of the most important (3)_______ of a standardized test is time. You'll only be allowed a certain number of minutes for each section, so it is very important that you use your time (4)_______. The most important time strategy is pacing yourself. Before you begin, take just a few seconds to survey the test, noting the (5)_______of questions and the sections that looks easier than the rest. Then, make a rough time schedule based (6)_______ the amount of time available to you. Mark the halfway point on your test and make a note beside that mark of the time when the testing period is half over.

Once you begin the test, continue moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to (7)_______ fewer mistakes, your mind will become bored and begin to wander. You'll end up with far (8)_______ mistakes if you're not concentrating. If you take too long to answer questions that stump you, you may end up (9)_______ out of time before you finish. So don't stop for difficult questions. Skip them and move on. You can come back to them later (10)_______ you have time. A question that takes you five seconds to answer counts as much as one that takes you several minutes, so pick up the easy points first. (11)_______, answering the easier questions first helps build your confidence and gets you in the testing groove. If you're a little ahead, you know you're on track and may even have a little time left to check your work. If you're a little behind, you have several choices. You can pick up the pace a little, but do this only if you can do it (12)_______.

Điền vào ô số 10

how

whether

if

unless

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Đáp án là C.

If you have time: nếu bạn có thời gian 

11. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

One of the most important (3)_______ of a standardized test is time. You'll only be allowed a certain number of minutes for each section, so it is very important that you use your time (4)_______. The most important time strategy is pacing yourself. Before you begin, take just a few seconds to survey the test, noting the (5)_______of questions and the sections that looks easier than the rest. Then, make a rough time schedule based (6)_______ the amount of time available to you. Mark the halfway point on your test and make a note beside that mark of the time when the testing period is half over.

Once you begin the test, continue moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to (7)_______ fewer mistakes, your mind will become bored and begin to wander. You'll end up with far (8)_______ mistakes if you're not concentrating. If you take too long to answer questions that stump you, you may end up (9)_______ out of time before you finish. So don't stop for difficult questions. Skip them and move on. You can come back to them later (10)_______ you have time. A question that takes you five seconds to answer counts as much as one that takes you several minutes, so pick up the easy points first. (11)_______, answering the easier questions first helps build your confidence and gets you in the testing groove. If you're a little ahead, you know you're on track and may even have a little time left to check your work. If you're a little behind, you have several choices. You can pick up the pace a little, but do this only if you can do it (12)_______.

Điền vào ô số 11

Beside

However

Besides

Therefore

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Đáp án là C.

Besides: ngoài ra. Hơn nữa, ở đây dùng để nối 2 câu cùng nhằm khuyến khích bạn nên làm câu dễ trươc

12. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

One of the most important (3)_______ of a standardized test is time. You'll only be allowed a certain number of minutes for each section, so it is very important that you use your time (4)_______. The most important time strategy is pacing yourself. Before you begin, take just a few seconds to survey the test, noting the (5)_______of questions and the sections that looks easier than the rest. Then, make a rough time schedule based (6)_______ the amount of time available to you. Mark the halfway point on your test and make a note beside that mark of the time when the testing period is half over.

Once you begin the test, continue moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to (7)_______ fewer mistakes, your mind will become bored and begin to wander. You'll end up with far (8)_______ mistakes if you're not concentrating. If you take too long to answer questions that stump you, you may end up (9)_______ out of time before you finish. So don't stop for difficult questions. Skip them and move on. You can come back to them later (10)_______ you have time. A question that takes you five seconds to answer counts as much as one that takes you several minutes, so pick up the easy points first. (11)_______, answering the easier questions first helps build your confidence and gets you in the testing groove. If you're a little ahead, you know you're on track and may even have a little time left to check your work. If you're a little behind, you have several choices. You can pick up the pace a little, but do this only if you can do it (12)_______.

Điền vào ô số 12

comfortable

uncomfortable

comfortably

uncomfortably

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Đáp án là C.

Câu này cần 1 adv và có nghĩa là: bạn có thể tăng tốc lên 1 chút nhưng chỉ làm thế khi bạn có thể tăng tốc 1 cách thoải mái (có thể làm đc theo khả năng) 

13. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

Publishing in the UK,the book has won a number of awards in recent regional book fairs

Publishing in the UK

has won

in

book fairs

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Đáp án là A.

Publishing in the UK -> being published 

14. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

The world is becoming more industrialized and the number of animal species that have become extinct have increased.

industrialized

species

extinct

have

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Đáp án: D

Giải thích:

Kiến thức: Sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ

Câu này có sự mâu thuẫn giữa chủ ngữ "the number" (số ít) và động từ "have" (số nhiều). Vì "the number" là số ít, nên động từ phải chia theo dạng số ít, tức là "has" chứ không phải "have".

Sửa: have → has

Dịch: Thế giới đang ngày càng công nghiệp hóa và số lượng các loài động vật đã tuyệt chủng đã tăng lên.

Phân biệt:

"The number of" và "a number of" đều liên quan đến số lượng, nhưng chúng có cách sử dụng và ý nghĩa khác nhau:

The number of:

Cách sử dụng: Dùng để chỉ một số lượng xác định và cụ thể. "The number of" thường đi kèm với danh từ số ít vì chủ ngữ chính là "number" (số ít).

Ví dụ:

The number of students in the class is 30. (Số lượng học sinh trong lớp là 30.)

Lưu ý: Sau "the number of", động từ phải chia theo số ít vì "number" là danh từ số ít.

A number of:

Cách sử dụng: Dùng để chỉ một số lượng không xác định hoặc một nhóm lớn, thường mang nghĩa là "nhiều". "A number of" luôn đi kèm với danh từ số nhiều, vì vậy động từ theo sau phải chia ở dạng số nhiều.

Ví dụ:

A number of students are absent today. (Nhiều học sinh vắng mặt hôm nay.)

Lưu ý: Sau "a number of", động từ phải chia theo số nhiều.

Tóm lại:

The number of → số ít (số lượng cụ thể).

A number of → số nhiều (một số lượng lớn hoặc không xác định).

15. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

Students in the United States often support themselves by babysitting, working in restaurants, or they drive taxicabs

support themselves

babysitting

working in restaurants

they drive taxicabs

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Đáp án là D.

they drive taxicabs -> driving taxicabs 

16. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

In safari parks, which wild animals roam freely, visitors are forbidden to get out of their cars

In

which

freely

to get out of

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Đáp án là B.

Which -> where 

17. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

Although the doctor may be able to diagnose a problem perfect, he still may not be able to find a drug to which the patient will respond

to diagnose

perfect

be able

to which

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Đáp án là B.

Perfect -> perfectly 

18. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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

Make sure you _____your assignment before you go to bed.

take

have

do

make

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Đáp án: C

Giải thích:

Do assignment: làm bài về nhà

Dịch: Hãy chắc chắn là con làm bài tập của mình trước khi đi ngủ nhé.

19. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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

I shouldn’t _____ so much coffee last night. I was wide awake till four in the morning

have drank

drink

have drunk

drank

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Đáp án là C.

Shouldn’t have + PP: đáng lẽ ra không nên làm gì nhưng đã làm 

20. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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

Cindy wanted to drive her best friend to have dinner at an Italian restaurant but her car couldn't start. Therefore, she had to borrow one from Nancy. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.

Cindy: "Would you mind lending me your car?"

- Nancy: "_____."

Yes. Here it is

No, not at all

Great

Yes, let's

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Đáp án: B

Giải thích:

Dịch: Cindy muốn lái xe đưa bạn thân của mình đi ăn tối tại một nhà hàng Ý nhưng xe của cô ấy không nổ máy được. Do đó, cô ấy phải mượn xe của Nancy.

- Cindy: "Bạn có phiền cho mình mượn xe của bạn không?"

- Nancy: "_______________."

A. Vâng. Đây rồi

B. Không phiền tí nào cả

C. Tuyệt

D. Được, cùng làm thôi

Dựa vào nghĩa, chọn B.

21. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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

He agreed with my opinion that we should not be fully satisfied _____ what he had

with

of

from

about

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Đáp án: A

Giải thích:

Be satisfied with st: hài lòng với cái gì

Dịch: Anh ấy đồng ý với quan điểm của tôi rằng chúng ta không nên hoàn toàn hài lòng với những gì anh ấy có.

22. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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

I accidentally _____ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday

paid attention to

lost touch with

kept an eye on

caught sight of

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Đáp án là D.

Catch sight of sb: bắt gặp ai 

23. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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

It can be an amazing experience for those who have the _____to leave their family and friends and live in a new place

encourage

courage

encouragement

courageous

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Đáp án là B.

have the courage to V: Có lòng dũng cảm để làm gì 

24. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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

“The inflation rate in Greece is five times _____ my country,” he said

more than

as many as that in

as high as that in

as much as

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Đáp án: C

Giải thích:

So sánh bội số:

S1 + to be + bội số + as + adj + as + S2: gấp bao nhiêu lần

“The inflation rate” phải dùng tính từ tương ứng là “high” và “that” thay thế cho danh từ số ít “The inflation rate” để tránh lặp từ

Dịch: Ông nói: “Tỷ lệ lạm phát ở Hy Lạp cao gấp 5 lần ở nước tôi”.

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

They’re staying with us _____ until they can afford a house.

for the time being

ahead of their time

in time to

out of time

Xem đáp án

Đáp án là A.

for the time being: hiện tại 

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The young woman, _____, was visibly very happy after the birth of her child

she was tired

despite tired

though tired

tired although

Xem đáp án

Đáp án là C.

Though + adj: mặc dù… 

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

Jack went to a party, wearing a _____ bow tie.

lovely red woolen

red lovely woolen

woolen red lovely

lovely woolen red

Xem đáp án

Đáp án là A.

Thứ tự tính từ: OSASCOMP: Opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose 

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

It took Ted a long time to get _____the breakup of his marriage

across

over

through

along with

Xem đáp án

Đáp án là B.

Get over: vượt qua 

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

Can you find a place _____ is suitable for all of us?

when

in which

which

where

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Đáp án là C.

Đại từ quan hệ đóng vai trò làm chủ ngữ 

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

The Prime Minister congratulated the team _____winning the match

on

in

for

into

Xem đáp án

Đáp án là A.

Congratulate sb on st: chúc mừng ai vì cái gì 

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

My teeth were a little yellow so I _____by the dentist

was cleaned

have them cleaned

had cleaned them

had them cleaned

Xem đáp án

Đáp án: D

Giải thích:

Cấu trúc: have something done (by someone): có cái gì được làm, dùng để diễn đạt cho người khác biết rằng có ai đó làm điều gì cho chúng ta.

Ở đây ta dùng thì quá đơn diễn tả những hành động đã diễn ra và kết thúc hoàn toàn trong quá khứ.

Dịch: Răng của tôi hơi vàng vì vậy tôi đã để nha sĩ làm sạch răng.

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

The house which was built more than ten years ago is now in bad condition, so it needs _____ for the wedding taking place next month

be decorated

decorating

decorate

to decorate

Xem đáp án

Đáp án: B

Giải thích:

Các cấu trúc với “need”:

need to V: cần làm gì (Chủ động)

need to be VpII: cần được làm gì (Bị động)

= need V-ing: cần được làm gì (Bị động)

Dựa vào nghĩa câu, ta thấy cần dùng dạng bị động, chọn B.

Dịch: Ngôi nhà được xây cách đây hơn mười năm hiện đang trong tình trạng xuống cấp, vì vậy nó cần được trang trí cho đám cưới sẽ diễn ra vào tháng tới.

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

_____Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.

No sooner had the plane taken off than

Only after the plane had taken off

It was not until the plane had taken off that

Not until the plane had taken off did

Xem đáp án

Đáp án là D.

Đây là câu kể nhưng realize : không chia quá khứ -> chọn ý D có yếu tố đảo trợ động từ: Not until + N/clause (chia ở quá khứ hoàn thành) + did + S + V: mãi đến khi…thì… 

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

Mary invited her friend, Sarah, to have dinner out that night and Sarah accepted.Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
Mary: “Shall we eat out tonight ?”

– Sarah: “_____.”

That’s a great idea

That’s acceptable

It’s kind of you to invite

You are very welcome

Xem đáp án

Đáp án là A.

That’s a great idea: lời đồng ý đáp lại lời gợi ý 

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

It’s only a small flat but it _____my needs perfectly

settles

fills

meets

supplies

Xem đáp án

Đáp án là C.

Meet one’s need: đáp ứng nhu cầu của ai đó 

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

I wish you _____ to the theatre last night, but you didn’t.

came

was coming

would come

had come

Xem đáp án

Đáp án là D.

Lời ước: lùi thì , hành động này xảy ra ở quá khứ-> lùi thì thành quá khứ hoàn thành 

37. Trắc nghiệm
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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.

Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology. Deep inside the brain there is a “clock” that governs every aspect of the body’s functioning: sleep and wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so on. It regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the circadian clock (from the Latin, circa “about” + dies “day”).

This body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 a.m. and again between 3-5 p.m. Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon. One of the major causes of the travelers’ malady known as jet lag is the nonalignment of a person’s internal body clock with clocks in the external world. Crossing different time zones confuses the circadian clock, which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of light and activity. To make matters more complex, not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate. So your sleep or wake may adjust to a new time zone at one rate, while your temperature adjusts at a different pace. Your digestion may be on a different schedule altogether.

Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to extend our day beyond 24 hours. It is contrary to our biological programming to shrink our day. That is why travelling in a westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east. NASA studies of long haul pilots showed that westward travel was associated with significantly better sleep quantity and quality than eastward flights. When flying west, you are “extending” your day, thus travelling in the natural direction of your internal clock. Flying eastward will involve “shrinking” or reducing your day and is in direct opposition to your internal clock’s natural tendency.

One of the more common complaints of travelers is that their sleep becomes disrupted. There are many reasons for this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity levels, trying to sleep when your body clock is programmed to be awake, disruption of the internal circadian clock and working longer hours. Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well. Judgment and decision-making can be reduced by 50%, attention by 75 percent, memory by 20 percent and communication by 30 percent. It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane, supposedly to try to help you adjust to your destination’s schedule as soon as you arrive. But it can take the body clock several days to several weeks to fully adjust to a new time zone.

The main function of the body clock is to_____.

regulate the body’s functions

govern all the body’s responses

help us sleep

help us adapt to a 24-hour cycle

Xem đáp án

Đáp án là A.

Đ1: there is a “clock” that governs every aspect of the body’s functioning: có một cái “đồng hồ” điều chỉnh mọi khía cạnh của chức năng cơ thể

38. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology. Deep inside the brain there is a “clock” that governs every aspect of the body’s functioning: sleep and wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so on. It regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the circadian clock (from the Latin, circa “about” + dies “day”).

This body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 a.m. and again between 3-5 p.m. Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon. One of the major causes of the travelers’ malady known as jet lag is the nonalignment of a person’s internal body clock with clocks in the external world. Crossing different time zones confuses the circadian clock, which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of light and activity. To make matters more complex, not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate. So your sleep or wake may adjust to a new time zone at one rate, while your temperature adjusts at a different pace. Your digestion may be on a different schedule altogether.

Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to extend our day beyond 24 hours. It is contrary to our biological programming to shrink our day. That is why travelling in a westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east. NASA studies of long haul pilots showed that westward travel was associated with significantly better sleep quantity and quality than eastward flights. When flying west, you are “extending” your day, thus travelling in the natural direction of your internal clock. Flying eastward will involve “shrinking” or reducing your day and is in direct opposition to your internal clock’s natural tendency.

One of the more common complaints of travelers is that their sleep becomes disrupted. There are many reasons for this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity levels, trying to sleep when your body clock is programmed to be awake, disruption of the internal circadian clock and working longer hours. Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well. Judgment and decision-making can be reduced by 50%, attention by 75 percent, memory by 20 percent and communication by 30 percent. It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane, supposedly to try to help you adjust to your destination’s schedule as soon as you arrive. But it can take the body clock several days to several weeks to fully adjust to a new time zone.

The word “It” in the first paragraph refers to_____.

the body clock

the programme

the brain

the function

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Đáp án là A.

It thay cho N đằng trước, câu trước đang nói về “the clock” điều chỉnh mọi chức năng của cơ thể con người, câu dưới tiếp tục bổ sung thông tin 

39. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology. Deep inside the brain there is a “clock” that governs every aspect of the body’s functioning: sleep and wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so on. It regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the circadian clock (from the Latin, circa “about” + dies “day”).

This body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 a.m. and again between 3-5 p.m. Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon. One of the major causes of the travelers’ malady known as jet lag is the nonalignment of a person’s internal body clock with clocks in the external world. Crossing different time zones confuses the circadian clock, which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of light and activity. To make matters more complex, not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate. So your sleep or wake may adjust to a new time zone at one rate, while your temperature adjusts at a different pace. Your digestion may be on a different schedule altogether.

Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to extend our day beyond 24 hours. It is contrary to our biological programming to shrink our day. That is why travelling in a westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east. NASA studies of long haul pilots showed that westward travel was associated with significantly better sleep quantity and quality than eastward flights. When flying west, you are “extending” your day, thus travelling in the natural direction of your internal clock. Flying eastward will involve “shrinking” or reducing your day and is in direct opposition to your internal clock’s natural tendency.

One of the more common complaints of travelers is that their sleep becomes disrupted. There are many reasons for this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity levels, trying to sleep when your body clock is programmed to be awake, disruption of the internal circadian clock and working longer hours. Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well. Judgment and decision-making can be reduced by 50%, attention by 75 percent, memory by 20 percent and communication by 30 percent. It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane, supposedly to try to help you adjust to your destination’s schedule as soon as you arrive. But it can take the body clock several days to several weeks to fully adjust to a new time zone.

According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about “jet lag”?

It makes our body clock operate badly.

It extends the hours of our body clock.

It causes our body clock to change.

It upsets our body’s rhythms.

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Đáp án là D.

Đ2: jet lag is the nonalignment of a person’s internal body clock with clocks in the external world. Crossing different time zones confuses the circadian clock, which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of light and activity. To make matters more complex, not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate. -> Việc mệt mỏi sau chuyến đi từ vùng này qua vùng khác khiến đồng hồ sinh học của bạn bị xáo trộn và bạn phải thích nghi với thời gian, ánh sáng, chế độ sinh hoạt mới 

40. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology. Deep inside the brain there is a “clock” that governs every aspect of the body’s functioning: sleep and wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so on. It regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the circadian clock (from the Latin, circa “about” + dies “day”).

This body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 a.m. and again between 3-5 p.m. Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon. One of the major causes of the travelers’ malady known as jet lag is the nonalignment of a person’s internal body clock with clocks in the external world. Crossing different time zones confuses the circadian clock, which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of light and activity. To make matters more complex, not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate. So your sleep or wake may adjust to a new time zone at one rate, while your temperature adjusts at a different pace. Your digestion may be on a different schedule altogether.

Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to extend our day beyond 24 hours. It is contrary to our biological programming to shrink our day. That is why travelling in a westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east. NASA studies of long haul pilots showed that westward travel was associated with significantly better sleep quantity and quality than eastward flights. When flying west, you are “extending” your day, thus travelling in the natural direction of your internal clock. Flying eastward will involve “shrinking” or reducing your day and is in direct opposition to your internal clock’s natural tendency.

One of the more common complaints of travelers is that their sleep becomes disrupted. There are many reasons for this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity levels, trying to sleep when your body clock is programmed to be awake, disruption of the internal circadian clock and working longer hours. Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well. Judgment and decision-making can be reduced by 50%, attention by 75 percent, memory by 20 percent and communication by 30 percent. It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane, supposedly to try to help you adjust to your destination’s schedule as soon as you arrive. But it can take the body clock several days to several weeks to fully adjust to a new time zone.

The word “malady” is closest in meaning to_____.

thought

feeling

illness

bore

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Đáp án là C.

Malady = illness: bệnh

41. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology. Deep inside the brain there is a “clock” that governs every aspect of the body’s functioning: sleep and wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so on. It regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the circadian clock (from the Latin, circa “about” + dies “day”).

This body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 a.m. and again between 3-5 p.m. Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon. One of the major causes of the travelers’ malady known as jet lag is the nonalignment of a person’s internal body clock with clocks in the external world. Crossing different time zones confuses the circadian clock, which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of light and activity. To make matters more complex, not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate. So your sleep or wake may adjust to a new time zone at one rate, while your temperature adjusts at a different pace. Your digestion may be on a different schedule altogether.

Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to extend our day beyond 24 hours. It is contrary to our biological programming to shrink our day. That is why travelling in a westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east. NASA studies of long haul pilots showed that westward travel was associated with significantly better sleep quantity and quality than eastward flights. When flying west, you are “extending” your day, thus travelling in the natural direction of your internal clock. Flying eastward will involve “shrinking” or reducing your day and is in direct opposition to your internal clock’s natural tendency.

One of the more common complaints of travelers is that their sleep becomes disrupted. There are many reasons for this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity levels, trying to sleep when your body clock is programmed to be awake, disruption of the internal circadian clock and working longer hours. Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well. Judgment and decision-making can be reduced by 50%, attention by 75 percent, memory by 20 percent and communication by 30 percent. It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane, supposedly to try to help you adjust to your destination’s schedule as soon as you arrive. But it can take the body clock several days to several weeks to fully adjust to a new time zone.

The direction you fly in_____.

alters your body’s natural rhythms

helps you sleep better

affects the degree of jet lag

extends or shrinks your body clock

Xem đáp án

Đáp án là C.

Đ3: That is why travelling in a westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east. When flying west, you are “extending” your day, thus travelling in the natural direction of your internal clock. Flying eastward will involve “shrinking” or reducing your day and is in direct opposition to your internal clock’s natural tendency. -> đồng hồ sinh học có xu hướng “extend your day” vì vậy đi theo hướng tây sẽ cùng chiều với đồng hồ sinh học và giúp ngày của bạn đc kéo dài hơn, ngược lại vận hành sinh học trong cơ thể bạn lại làm shrink your day và đi theo hướng đông nghĩa là ngược chiều đồng hồ sinh học càng thu hẹp 1 ngày của bạn -> do đó việc di chuyển theo hướng nào sẽ giúp giảm hoặc làm tăng sự mệt mỏi 

42. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology. Deep inside the brain there is a “clock” that governs every aspect of the body’s functioning: sleep and wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so on. It regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the circadian clock (from the Latin, circa “about” + dies “day”).

This body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 a.m. and again between 3-5 p.m. Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon. One of the major causes of the travelers’ malady known as jet lag is the nonalignment of a person’s internal body clock with clocks in the external world. Crossing different time zones confuses the circadian clock, which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of light and activity. To make matters more complex, not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate. So your sleep or wake may adjust to a new time zone at one rate, while your temperature adjusts at a different pace. Your digestion may be on a different schedule altogether.

Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to extend our day beyond 24 hours. It is contrary to our biological programming to shrink our day. That is why travelling in a westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east. NASA studies of long haul pilots showed that westward travel was associated with significantly better sleep quantity and quality than eastward flights. When flying west, you are “extending” your day, thus travelling in the natural direction of your internal clock. Flying eastward will involve “shrinking” or reducing your day and is in direct opposition to your internal clock’s natural tendency.

One of the more common complaints of travelers is that their sleep becomes disrupted. There are many reasons for this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity levels, trying to sleep when your body clock is programmed to be awake, disruption of the internal circadian clock and working longer hours. Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well. Judgment and decision-making can be reduced by 50%, attention by 75 percent, memory by 20 percent and communication by 30 percent. It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane, supposedly to try to help you adjust to your destination’s schedule as soon as you arrive. But it can take the body clock several days to several weeks to fully adjust to a new time zone.

According to the article, _____. 

travelers complain about the negative effects of flying

jet lag can affect different abilities differently

various factors stop us sleeping when we fly

flying seriously affects your judgment and decision-making

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Đáp án là B.

Đ4: Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well. Judgment and decision-making can be reduced by 50%, attention by 75 percent, memory by 20 percent and communication by 30 percent. -> thiếu ngủ và sự mệt mỏi ảnh hưởng khác nhau đến các chức năng
khác nhau của bạn: việc đưa ra các đánh giá giảm 50%, chú ý giảm 75%, ghi nhớ giảm 20%,… 

43. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology. Deep inside the brain there is a “clock” that governs every aspect of the body’s functioning: sleep and wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so on. It regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the circadian clock (from the Latin, circa “about” + dies “day”).

This body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 a.m. and again between 3-5 p.m. Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon. One of the major causes of the travelers’ malady known as jet lag is the nonalignment of a person’s internal body clock with clocks in the external world. Crossing different time zones confuses the circadian clock, which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of light and activity. To make matters more complex, not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate. So your sleep or wake may adjust to a new time zone at one rate, while your temperature adjusts at a different pace. Your digestion may be on a different schedule altogether.

Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to extend our day beyond 24 hours. It is contrary to our biological programming to shrink our day. That is why travelling in a westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east. NASA studies of long haul pilots showed that westward travel was associated with significantly better sleep quantity and quality than eastward flights. When flying west, you are “extending” your day, thus travelling in the natural direction of your internal clock. Flying eastward will involve “shrinking” or reducing your day and is in direct opposition to your internal clock’s natural tendency.

One of the more common complaints of travelers is that their sleep becomes disrupted. There are many reasons for this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity levels, trying to sleep when your body clock is programmed to be awake, disruption of the internal circadian clock and working longer hours. Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well. Judgment and decision-making can be reduced by 50%, attention by 75 percent, memory by 20 percent and communication by 30 percent. It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane, supposedly to try to help you adjust to your destination’s schedule as soon as you arrive. But it can take the body clock several days to several weeks to fully adjust to a new time zone.

On the subject of avoiding jet lag the article_____.

proposes gradually adjusting your body clock

suggests changing the time on your watch

says there is nothing you can do

makes no suggestions

Xem đáp án

Đáp án là B.

Đ4: It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane, supposedly to try to help you adjust to your destination’s schedule as soon as you arrive: gợi ý là bạn chỉnh giờ trên đồng hồ ngay khi lên máy bay để thích ứng dần 

44. Trắc nghiệm
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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.

Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology. Deep inside the brain there is a “clock” that governs every aspect of the body’s functioning: sleep and wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so on. It regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the circadian clock (from the Latin, circa “about” + dies “day”).

This body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 a.m. and again between 3-5 p.m. Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon. One of the major causes of the travelers’ malady known as jet lag is the nonalignment of a person’s internal body clock with clocks in the external world. Crossing different time zones confuses the circadian clock, which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of light and activity. To make matters more complex, not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate. So your sleep or wake may adjust to a new time zone at one rate, while your temperature adjusts at a different pace. Your digestion may be on a different schedule altogether.

Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to extend our day beyond 24 hours. It is contrary to our biological programming to shrink our day. That is why travelling in a westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east. NASA studies of long haul pilots showed that westward travel was associated with significantly better sleep quantity and quality than eastward flights. When flying west, you are “extending” your day, thus travelling in the natural direction of your internal clock. Flying eastward will involve “shrinking” or reducing your day and is in direct opposition to your internal clock’s natural tendency.

One of the more common complaints of travelers is that their sleep becomes disrupted. There are many reasons for this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity levels, trying to sleep when your body clock is programmed to be awake, disruption of the internal circadian clock and working longer hours. Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well. Judgment and decision-making can be reduced by 50%, attention by 75 percent, memory by 20 percent and communication by 30 percent. It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane, supposedly to try to help you adjust to your destination’s schedule as soon as you arrive. But it can take the body clock several days to several weeks to fully adjust to a new time zone.

According to the author, which of the following reasons disrupt travelers’ sleep?

Travelers fly in the natural direction of their internal clock.

Travelers’ attention is reduced by 75 percent.

The traveler’s internal circadian clock has to adjust to patterns of light and activity.

Travelers try to sleep between 3-5 p.m.

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Đáp án là C.

Đ4: There are many reasons for this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity levels -> lí do là thay đổi múi giờ, lịch trình, thay đổi ánh sáng và hoạt động mà cơ thể của người phải thích ứng 

45. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology. Deep inside the brain there is a “clock” that governs every aspect of the body’s functioning: sleep and wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so on. It regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the circadian clock (from the Latin, circa “about” + dies “day”).

This body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 a.m. and again between 3-5 p.m. Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon. One of the major causes of the travelers’ malady known as jet lag is the nonalignment of a person’s internal body clock with clocks in the external world. Crossing different time zones confuses the circadian clock, which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of light and activity. To make matters more complex, not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate. So your sleep or wake may adjust to a new time zone at one rate, while your temperature adjusts at a different pace. Your digestion may be on a different schedule altogether.

Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to extend our day beyond 24 hours. It is contrary to our biological programming to shrink our day. That is why travelling in a westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east. NASA studies of long haul pilots showed that westward travel was associated with significantly better sleep quantity and quality than eastward flights. When flying west, you are “extending” your day, thus travelling in the natural direction of your internal clock. Flying eastward will involve “shrinking” or reducing your day and is in direct opposition to your internal clock’s natural tendency.

One of the more common complaints of travelers is that their sleep becomes disrupted. There are many reasons for this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity levels, trying to sleep when your body clock is programmed to be awake, disruption of the internal circadian clock and working longer hours. Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well. Judgment and decision-making can be reduced by 50%, attention by 75 percent, memory by 20 percent and communication by 30 percent. It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane, supposedly to try to help you adjust to your destination’s schedule as soon as you arrive. But it can take the body clock several days to several weeks to fully adjust to a new time zone.

It can be inferred from the passage that_____. 

travelers have to spend more money flying westward than eastward

travelers do not sleep as well in eastward flights as in westward ones

there are more travelers in westward flights than in eastward ones

westward travelers become friendlier than eastward ones

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Đáp án là B.

Đ3: That is why travelling in a westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east -> di chuyển theo hướng tây thuận chiều với đồng hồ sinh học hơn nên giúp con người có giấc ngủ tốt hơn 

46. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology. Deep inside the brain there is a “clock” that governs every aspect of the body’s functioning: sleep and wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so on. It regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the circadian clock (from the Latin, circa “about” + dies “day”).

This body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 a.m. and again between 3-5 p.m. Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon. One of the major causes of the travelers’ malady known as jet lag is the nonalignment of a person’s internal body clock with clocks in the external world. Crossing different time zones confuses the circadian clock, which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of light and activity. To make matters more complex, not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate. So your sleep or wake may adjust to a new time zone at one rate, while your temperature adjusts at a different pace. Your digestion may be on a different schedule altogether.

Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to extend our day beyond 24 hours. It is contrary to our biological programming to shrink our day. That is why travelling in a westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east. NASA studies of long haul pilots showed that westward travel was associated with significantly better sleep quantity and quality than eastward flights. When flying west, you are “extending” your day, thus travelling in the natural direction of your internal clock. Flying eastward will involve “shrinking” or reducing your day and is in direct opposition to your internal clock’s natural tendency.

One of the more common complaints of travelers is that their sleep becomes disrupted. There are many reasons for this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity levels, trying to sleep when your body clock is programmed to be awake, disruption of the internal circadian clock and working longer hours. Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well. Judgment and decision-making can be reduced by 50%, attention by 75 percent, memory by 20 percent and communication by 30 percent. It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane, supposedly to try to help you adjust to your destination’s schedule as soon as you arrive. But it can take the body clock several days to several weeks to fully adjust to a new time zone.

The word “fatigue” is closest in meaning to_____.

exhaustion

sleeplessness

obsession

frustration

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Đáp án là A.

Fatigue = exhaustion: sự mệt mỏi 

47. Trắc nghiệm
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

statistical

electronic

initiative

civilian

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Đáp án là B.

Electronic trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết t3, còn lại rơi vào âm tiết t2 

48. Trắc nghiệm
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

campaign

respond

profound

program

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Đáp án là D.

Program trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết t1, còn lại rơi vào âm tiết t2 

49. Trắc nghiệm
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

informality

entertainment

situation

appropriate

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Đáp án là D.

Appropriate trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết t2, còn lại rơi vào âm tiết t3 

50. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during his second voyage to the New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal, which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse about 1600.

The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. The hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty. The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive hunters, and the Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.

The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after skirmishes. With the advent of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and expedient during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because there were no means to transport them.

The word “excavated” is closest in meaning to_____.

hunted down

extinguished

exasperated

dug up

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Đáp án là D.

Excavated = dug up: đào 

51. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during his second voyage to the New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal, which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse about 1600.

The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. The hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty. The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive hunters, and the Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.

The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after skirmishes. With the advent of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and expedient during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because there were no means to transport them.

According to the passage, how many genetic species of horses are known today?

Two.

Four.

Three.

One.

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Đáp án là A.

Đ1: Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal, which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. -> Có 2 loại là “dawn horses” và “contemporary horses” 

52. Trắc nghiệm
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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.

Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during his second voyage to the New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal, which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse about 1600.

The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. The hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty. The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive hunters, and the Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.

The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after skirmishes. With the advent of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and expedient during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because there were no means to transport them.

The word “Those” in the first paragraph refers to_____.

The Spanish

West Indies

Indians

Horses

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Đáp án là D.

Đ1: Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the wild horses-> those muốn chỉ những con ngựa được người tây ban nha mang đến Mexico

53. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during his second voyage to the New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal, which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse about 1600.

The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. The hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty. The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive hunters, and the Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.

The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after skirmishes. With the advent of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and expedient during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because there were no means to transport them.

According to the passage, American Indians_____.

tamed horses in the early 1500s

farmed with horses in the 1500s

have ridden horses since prehistoric times

were exposed to horses in the 1500s

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Đáp án là D.

Đ1: Although moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. -> họ biết đến vào năm 1519 ( nghĩa là những năm 1500) 

54. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during his second voyage to the New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal, which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse about 1600.

The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. The hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty. The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive hunters, and the Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.

The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after skirmishes. With the advent of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and expedient during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because there were no means to transport them.

The author of the passage probably believes that the popular image of American Indians before the arrival of Europeans_____.

is not theoretically viable

cannot be realistically described

cannot be discussed briefly

is not historically accurate

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Đáp án là D.

Đ1: Although moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. -> mặc dù những ai đi xem phim thường tưởng tượng thổ dân Mỹ là người thường đi ngựa, nhưng thực chất họ chỉ biết đến ngựa vào năm 1519 -> hình ảnh mà mọi người thường biết đến đó k đúng với sự
thật lịch sử 

55. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during his second voyage to the New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal, which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse about 1600.

The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. The hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty. The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive hunters, and the Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.

The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after skirmishes. With the advent of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and expedient during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because there were no means to transport them.

According to the passage, after the arrival of Europeans, the Indian tribes inhabiting the Great Plains_____.

herded undomesticated buffalo

improved their hunting techniques

had sedentary and tranquil life-styles

played communicated hunting games

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Đáp án là B.

Đ2: However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. Nhờ có ngựa, họ đã cải tiến kỹ năng săn mồi với việc đi được xa hơn, sau đó đưa những chiến phẩm về để nướng, sấy khô,.. 

56. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during his second voyage to the New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal, which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse about 1600.

The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. The hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty. The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive hunters, and the Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.

The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after skirmishes. With the advent of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and expedient during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because there were no means to transport them.

The word “provisions” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to_____.

weapons

attire

health

supplies

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Đáp án là D.

Provisions = supplies: sự sung cấp 

57. Trắc nghiệm
1 điểm

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.

Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during his second voyage to the New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal, which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse about 1600.

The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. The hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty. The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive hunters, and the Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.

The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after skirmishes. With the advent of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and expedient during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because there were no means to transport them.

According to the passage, American Indians invented various methods for_____.

keeping their possessions

communicating over great distances

conducting their hostile excursions

dislocating their traps

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Đáp án là B.

Đ2 nói về việc săn bắt trên diện rộng của người thổ dân, họ thay lều thường bằng lều bạt, tách nhau ra để có thể đi săn được trên diện tích rộng lớn nhất có thể 

58. Trắc nghiệm
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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.

Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during his second voyage to the New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal, which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse about 1600.

The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. The hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty. The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive hunters, and the Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.

The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after skirmishes. With the advent of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and expedient during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because there were no means to transport them.

It can be inferred from the passage that Indians did NOT_____.

use covered wagons

accrue tribal wealth

pursue stampedes

assign sustenance tasks

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Đáp án là A.

Dùng phương pháp loại trừ: ý B: có dự trữ thức ăn cho cả bộ tộc, ý C: ở đoạn 2 (Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock quantities of meat), ý D: đoạn 2 có nói về hunter team được giao nhiệm vụ đi săn kiếm thức ăn cho cả bộ tộc 

59. Trắc nghiệm
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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.

Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during his second voyage to the New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal, which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse about 1600.

The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. The hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty. The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive hunters, and the Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.

The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after skirmishes. With the advent of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and expedient during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because there were no means to transport them.

It can be inferred from the passage that the arrival of horses in the Americas_____.

made the Indian tribes relinquish their territorial monopolies

altered the future course of the Indian way of life

led to the dispersal of the Indian tribes throughout the continent

shattered the advancement of the Indian culture

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Đáp án là B.

Đ3 cho thấy sự xuất hiện của ngựa làm cho người thổ dân di chuyển tốt hơn trong những cuộc giao tranh và cuộc di cư, giúp họ săn mồi hiệu quả, mang được những đồ vật theo mà trước đây họ k làm được hoặc gặp khó khăn 

60. Trắc nghiệm
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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.

The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer

expect more

do better

speed

treat better

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Đáp án: B

Giải thích:

make progress: tiến bộ

expect more: hy vọng, mong muốn nhiều hơn

do better: làm tốt hơn

speed: tăng tốc

treat better: chữa trị tốt hơn

=> make progress = do better (Không chọn D vì ở đây “make progress” mang nghĩa là tiến bộ khái quát, không nói cụ thể là việc chữa trị)

Dịch: Cộng đồng y học tiếp tục đạt được tiến bộ trong cuộc chiến chống lại bệnh ung thư.

61. Trắc nghiệm
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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.

Peter didn’t mean to be disrepsectful to his teacher. He just couldn’t control his temper.

showing lack of attention

showing impolite behaviour

showing lack of trust

showing nervousness

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Đáp án là B.

Disrespectful: thiếu tôn trọng (tỏ ra bất lịch sự) 

62. Trắc nghiệm
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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.

When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you

express interest to

be interested in

be related to

pay all attention to

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Đáp án là D.

concentrate on = pay all attention to: tập trung vào 

63. Trắc nghiệm
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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.

clear

hear

near

bear

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Đáp án là D.

bear /beə(r)/, còn lại ea phát âm là / ɪə/ 

64. Trắc nghiệm
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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.

weighed

laughed

missed

helped

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Đáp án là A.

Weighed /weɪ/ còn lại có ed phát âm là /t/