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Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 1 đến 10.
A pilot cannot fly by sight alone. In many conditions, such as flying at night and landing in dense fog, a pilot must
use radar, an alternative way of navigating. Since human eyes are not very good at determining speeds of
approaching objects, radar can show a pilot how fast nearby planes are moving. The basic principle of radar is
exemplified by what happens when one shouts in a cave. The echo of the sounds against the walls helps a person
determine the size of the cave. With radar, however, the waves are radio waves instead of sound waves. Radio
waves travel at the speed of light, about 300,000 kilometers in one second. A radar set sends out a short burst of
radio waves. Then it receives the echoes produced when the waves bounce off objects. By determining the time it
takes for the echoes to return to the radar set, a trained technician can determine the distance between the radar set
and other objects. The word “radar”, in fact, gets its name from the term “radio detection and ranging”. “Ranging” is
the term for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set. Besides being of critical importance to
pilots, radar is essential for air traffic control, tracking ships at sea, and for tracking weather systems and storms.
Chọn từ (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác với ba từ còn lại trong mỗi câu
sau:
Chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành các câu sau:
Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với câu có nghĩa gần nhất với mỗi câu cho sẵn sau đây:
Câu 19: Barbara didn’t wear the raincoat, so she got a cold.
A. If Barbara wore the raincoat, she wouldn’t get a cold.
B. If Barbara had worn the raincoat, she wouldn’t have got a cold.
C. If Barbara worn the raincoat, she didn’t get a cold.
D. If Barbara has worn the raincoat, she won’t get a cold.
Câu 20: Unlike his sister, Bob exercises every day.
A. Bob and his sister exercise every day. B. Bob’s sister exercises every day, but he doesn’t.
C. Bob exercises every day, but his sister doesn’t. D. Bob doesn’t like his sister to exercise.
Câu 21: John Smith is a farmer. I bought his land.
A. John Smith, who is a farmer, bought his land. B. John Smith, whom I bought his land, is a farmer.
C. John Smith, who is a farmer, whose land I bought. D. John Smith, whose land I bought, is a farmer.
Câu 22: “If I were you, I would go to see the doctor”, David said to Claudia.
A. David advised Claudia not to go to see the doctor.
B. David advised Claudia to go to see the doctor.
C. David told Claudia to become a doctor.
D. David told Claudia that he would go to see the doctor.
Câu 23: The bread was too stale to eat.
A. The bread was not fresh enough to eat. B. Eating the bread was stale.
C. We cannot eat the bread because it was burnt. D. It was stale to eat the bread.
Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ/ cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa trong các câu sau:
Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ có trọng âm chính nhấn vào âm tiết có vị trí khác với ba từ còn
lại trong mỗi câu:
Câu 29: A. engineer B. understand C. comprehend D. religion
Câu 30: A. forecast B. prefer C. suppose D. attract
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 31 đến 40.
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A
little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have
been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for
much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.
When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today
there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write;
any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being
cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many
intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with
Câu 31: We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because ______.
A. it has become very important in our culture
B. human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years
C. writing is secondary to language
D. people have been writing since there have been human beings
Câu 32: The author of the passage argues that ______.
A. all languages should have a written form
B. writing has become too important in today’s society
C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write
D. speech is more basic to language than writing
Câu 33: Normal human beings ______.
A. learn to talk after learning to write B. learn to write before learning to talk
C. learn to write and to talk at the same time D. learn to talk before learning to write
Câu 34: According to the passage, writing ______.
A. is represented perfectly by speech B. represents speech, but not perfectly
C. developed from imperfect speech D. is imperfect, but less so than speech
Câu 35: Learning to write is ______.
A. too difficult B. easy C. not easy D. very easy
Câu 36: In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of ______.
A. severely handicapped children B. people who learn the rudiments of speech
C. intelligent people who couldn’t write D. people who speak many languages
Câu 37: In the author’s judgment, ______.
A. writing is more real than speech
B. writing has more advantages than speech
C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does
D. speech is essential but writing has important benefits
Câu 38: According to the author, one mark of any civilized society is that it ______.
A. keeps written records B. affirms the primacy of speech over writing
C. teaches its children to speak perfectly D. affirms the primacy of writing over speech
Câu 39: Which of the following is NOT true?
A. It is easy to acquire the writing skill.
B. Writing has become so important in our culture.
C. Writing represents speech, but not perfectly.
D. Speech is essential but writing has important benefits.
Câu 40: The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means ______.
A. “skill” B. “rudiments” C. “domination” D. “benefit”
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ 61 đến 70.
Many parents believe that their children (61)______ be taught to read right after they have learnt to walk. This is
fine if the child shows a real interest but (62)______ a child could be counter-productive if she or he isn't ready. Wise
parents will have a relaxed (63)______ and take the lead from their child. What they should provide is a selection of
(64)______ toys, books and other activities. Nowadays there is plenty of good (65)______ available for young
children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also (66)______ them to read.
Of course, books are no longer the only (67)______ of stories and information. There is also a huge range of
videos, which can (68)______and extend the pleasure a child finds in a book and are (69)______ valuable in helping
to increase vocabulary and concentration. Television gets a bad press as far as children are concerned, mainly
because too many (70)______ too much time watching programmes not intended for their age group.
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ 71 đến 80.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics.
(71)______ a boy, Alexander became interested in sounds and speech. In 1870, the Bells decided to (72) ______ to
America. They lived in Boston, (73)______ Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting
with a machine (74)______ help the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea, “Why do
not use electricity to (75)______ the human voice from one place to another?” He began to work on a new
(76)______. For years, Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day (77)______ night. They rented rooms in
a boarding house. Bell was on one floor, and Watson was on (78)______. They tried to send (79)______ through a
wire. Finally, on March 19, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly: “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.”
Watson rushed upstairs, ran (80)______ Bell’s room, and shouted, “I heard you!”
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