Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best option
for each of the blanks.
Why do people like to chew gum? Some people say they like the taste. (46)
________say they can think better if they chew gum. Some people chew it when they
have some boring work to do. Others chew gum when they are nervous.
Gum is a mixture of things. For many years gum companies made gum from chicle.
Chicle is a natural gum from a tree in Mexico and Central America. Now companies use
plastic and rubber made from petroleum (47) ________of chicle.
Gum must be soft so that you can chew it. A softener keeps it soft. The gum company
makes the softener from vegetable oil. A sweetener makes the gum sweet. The sweetener
is usually sugar. Then the company (48) ________the flavor.
Thomas Adams made the first gum from chicle in 1836. However, chewing gum was
not new. The Greeks chewed gum from a tree (49) ________2,000 years ago. Mayan
Indians in Mexico chewed chicle. Indians in the Northeastern United States taught
Europeans to chew gum from a tree there.
People first made bubble gum in 1928. Children like to (50) ________bubble with
bubble gum. Some university students do too.
Question 1:
A. The other
B. Others
C. The others
D. Other
Question 2:
A. aside
B. apart
C. inside
D. instead
Question 3:
A. puts
B. places
C. adds
D. fits
Question 4:
A. more
B. over
C. above
D. than
Question 5:
A. turn
B. set
C. pass
D. blow
The Industrial Revolution in Britain was built on the use of machines in factories.
Since the 1950s, Britain's (24) _______ industries have replaced machine operators
with computers, and this (25) ________ has led to a decline in the number of (26)
________ in many factories. Goods are bought and used much more than ever before
but a lot of these goods are imported. By the beginning of the 20th century, other
industrial countries like the USA were (27) ________ with Britain's exports, and
countries in the Far East have been able to provide cheaper (28) _________since the
1970s. Areas located with heavy industries are suffering high unemployment. During
the last 30 years, there has been a constant rise in smaller industries (29) ________ as
"light industries". These ones use electricity and are not (30) _________ on raw
materials such as coal so they are "footloose", i.e. they can be located anywhere. They
produce such things as washing machines or spare (31) ________. Some of these
industries produce nothing at all, but provide services like distribution. The consumer
boom of the 1980s and the increased leisure time of most Britons have led to rapid
(32) ________ in service industries like banking, tourism, retailing and information
processing, and in industries which distribute, maintain, and repair (33) _________
consumer goods.
Question 6:
A. manufacturing
B. big
C. large
D. running
Question 7:
A. replacement
B. change
C. exchange
D. automation
Question 8:
A. employers
B. employees
C. labors
D. serves
Question 9:
A. working
B. familiar
C. competing
D. fed up
Question 10:
A. things
B. products
C. produce
D. imports
Question 11:
A. considered
B. regarded
C. known
D. worked
Question 12:
A. dependent
B. reliable
C. dependable
D. command
Question 13:
A. details
B. parts
C. sections
D. gadgets
Question 14:
A. growth
B. increase
C. expansion
D. extension
Question 15:
A. everyday
B. home
C. household
D. expensive
Why do people like to chew gum? Some people say they like the taste. ____24____
say they can think better if they chew gum. Some people chew it when they have
some boring work to do. Others chew gum when they are nervous.
Gum is a ____25____ of things. For many years gum companies made gum from
chicle. Chicle is a natural gum from a tree in Mexico and Central America. Now
companies use plastic and rubber made from petroleum instead of chicle.
Gum must be soft ____26____ you can chew it. A softener keeps it soft. The gum
company makes the softener from vegetable oil. A sweetener makes the gum sweet.
The sweetener is usually sugar. Then the company adds the flavor.
Thomas Adams made the first gum from chicle in 1836. ____27____, chewing gum
was not new. The Greeks chewed gum from a tree over 2,000 years ago. Mayan
Indians in Mexico chewed chicle. Indians in the Northeastern United States taught
Europeans to chew gum from a tree there.
People first made bubble gum in 1928. Children like to ____28____ bubble with
bubble gum. Some university students do too
Question 16: A. The other
B. Others
C. The others
D. Other
Question 17: A. mixture
B. roll
C. fix
D. connection
Question 18: A. so that
B. then
C. for
D. that
Question 19: A. However
B. More
C. But
D. Though
Question 20: A. turn
B. set
C. pass
D. blow
Most traditional human life in deserts is nomadic. It (35) ________ in hot deserts on
finding water, and on following infrequent rains to (36) ________ grazing for
livestock. In cold deserts, it depends on finding good hunting and fishing grounds, on
sheltering from blizzards and winter (37) ________, and on storing enough food for
winter. Permanent settlement in both kinds of deserts requires permanent water, food
sources and adequate shelter, or the technology and energy sources to (38) ________ it.
Many deserts are flat and featureless, lacking landmarks, or composed of repeating
landforms such as sand (39) ________ or the jumbled ice-fields of glaciers. Advanced
skills or devices are required to navigate through such landscapes and (40) ________
travelers may die when supplies run (41) ________ after becoming lost. In addition,
sandstorms or blizzards may cause disorientation in severely-reduced visibility.
The (42) ________ represented by wild animals in deserts has featured in explorers'
accounts but does not cause higher (43) ________ of death than in other environments
such as rainforests or savanna woodland, and generally does not affect human
distribution. Defense against polar bears may be advisable in some areas of the Arctic.
Precautions against snakes and scorpions in choosing (44) ________ at which to camp
in some hot deserts should be taken.
Question 21.
A. locates
B. selects
C. follows
D. depends
Question 22.
A. earn
B. demand
C. obtain
D. require
Question 23.
A. extremes
B. poles
C. tops
D. heights
Question 24.
A. grow
B. supply
C. comfort
D. bring
Question 25.
A. dunes
B. piles
C. valleys
D. stores
Question 26.
A. inconsistent
B. incapable
C. inexperienced
D. independent
Question 27.
A. of
B. out
C. in
D. over
Question 28.
A. danger
B. dangerous
C. endanger
D. endangered
Question 29.
A. level
B. rate
C. scale
D. standard
Question 30.
A. sight
B. lies
C. sites
D. seats
THE FASTEST DINOSAUR
According to computer models that were used to estimate the running speeds
of dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus Rex would have been able to outrun a footballer. The
study shows that the dinosaur could reach a top (24) ________ of 8 metres a second,
which is fractionally faster than the average professional footballer. There has been a
lot of controversy (25) ________ whether the Tyrannosaurus Rex was a predator or a
scavenger; some believe that its highly developed sense of smell indicates that it was
a scavenger, while others say that its keen eyesight shows that it was a hunter. The
(26) ________ group will appreciate the recent study, as a hunter is more likely to
require such speed.
The University of Manchester study used a powerful supercomputer to
calculate the running speeds of five meat-eating dinosaurs and used data taken
directly from dinosaur fossils, rather than referring to previous work on modern
animals. The Tyrannosaurus Rex, however, was not the fastest dinosaur. A small
dinosaur (27) ________ Compsognathus, which was about the size of a chicken,
could run at 18 metres a second, which is faster than the ostrich, the fastest
two-legged animal today. It could run 100 metres in a little over six seconds, which
would beat modern Olympic (28) ________ more than a third of the track behind.
Question 31:
A. fast
B. speed
C. swift
D. rate
Question 32:
A. about
B. as
C. at
D. to
Question 33:
A. former
B. later
C. latter
D. first
Question 34:
A. called
B. named as
C. known
D. name
Question 35:
A. athlete
B. athletic
C. athletics
D. athletes
If you’re an ecologist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a mock or a
growl. It has grow into a figure of our lavish, throw – away society. However, there
seems like little uncertainly it is here to stay, and the truth is, of course, that plastic
has brought massive
(15) ________, even environmental ones. It’s not really the
plastics themselves that are the criminal – it’s the approach humanity chooses to use
and (16)____________them.
Practically all the 60 or so different kinds of up-to-date plastic are made from
oil,
gas
or
coal
–
non-renewable
natural
(17)_____________.
We
(18)______________ well over two million tones of the material in US each
year
and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away. A high (19)_________ of our annual
consumption is in the form of packaging, and this (20)_________ about eight percent
by weight of our domestic waste.
Question 36:
A. savings
B. pleasures
C. benefits
D. profits
Question 37:
A. abuse
B. endanger
C. store
D. dispose
Question 38:
A. processes
B. resources
C. products
D. fuels
Question 39:
A. import
B. consign
C. remove
D. consume
Question 40:
A. amount
B. proportion
C. portion
D. rate
Question 41:
A. makes
B. carries
C. takes
D. constitutes
Having a car has numerous benefits ________ (15), you can go wherever you want
whenever you want. You don’t have to rely on public transport, and ________ (16), you
will have a sense of being more independent ________ (17), you are capable to give lifts
to your folks, or carry weighty loads of grocery. ________ (18), there can be definite
fiscal problems, completely if you live in a city. Running a car can be expensive, as you
have to spend quite an amount on things ________ (19) petrol, car services, and repairs.
You might also have problem with parking, as everywhere is more and more congested
with cars. ________ (20) most folks feel that the advantages of owing a car outweigh the
disadvantages.
Question 42:
A. First of all
B. As a result
C. Generally
D. Besides
Question 43:
A. however
B. personally
C. since
D. as a result
Question 44:
A. In contrast
B. In my opinion
C. Besides
D. However
Question 45:
A. On the other hand
B. To sum up
C. Thus
D. For example
Question 46:
A. as
B. such as
C. owning to
D. alike
Question 47:
A. Finally
B. Secondly
C. However
D. As
Not everybody recognizes the benefits of new develoopments in communications
technology. Indeed, some people fear that text messaging may actually be having a
negative (15)_________on young people’s communication and language skills,
especially when we hear that primary school chidren may be at (16)___ of becoming
addicted to the habit. So widespread has texting become, however, that even pigcons
have started doing it. What’s more, in this case, it’s difficult to view the results as
anything but positive.
Twenty of the birds are about to (17)_________to the skies with the task of
measuring air pollution, each (18)_______ with sensor equipment and a mobile
phone. The (19)__________ made by the secsors will be automatically
(20)__________ into text messages and beamed to the Internet – where they will
appear on a dedicated ‘pigeon blog’
Question 48:
A. result
B. outcome
C. effect
D. conclusion
Question 49:
A. danger
B. threat
C. risk
D. peril
Question 50:
A. make
B. launch
C. reach
D. take
Question 51:
A. armed
B. loaded
C. granted
D. stocked
Question 52:
A. studies
B. readings
C. reviews
D. inquiries
Question 53:
A. adapted
B. converted
C. revised
D. applied
From the seeds themselves to the machinery, fertilizers and pesticides - The Green
Revolution regimen depend heavily on technology. One (17)________, however,
depends much more on technology - organic farming. Many organic farmers use
machinery, but (18) ________ chemical fertilizers or pesticides. (19) ________ chemical
soil enrichers, they use animal manure and plant parts not used as food - natural, organic
fertilizers that are clearly a renewable (20) ________. Organic farmers also use
alternatives for pesticides; for example, they may rely (21) ________ natural predators of
certain insect pests. Then, the need arises, they can buy the eggs and larvae of these
natural predators and introduce them into their crop fields.
Question 54:
A. alternative
B. alternate
C. alteration
D. alternation
Question 55:
A. also
B. for
C. not
D. all
Question 56:
A. In spite of
B. On account of C. In favour of
D. Instead of
Question 57:
A. resource
B. source
C. matter
D. substance
Question 58:
A. of
B. to
C. on
D. in
Stories about how people somehow know when they are being watched have been
going around for centuries. However, few (31) ________ have been made to study the
phenomenon scientifically. Now, with the accomplishment of the largest ever research
of the so-called staring effect, there is striking indication that this is a recognizable and
(32) ________ sixth sense. The research elaborates thousands of kids. For the research,
they stood with their eyes covered and with their backs to other youngsters, who were
told to either stare at them or look away. The outcomes constantly revealed that the kids
who could not see were able to (33) ________ when they were being stared at. In total
of 14.000 experiments (34) ________ globally, the teenagers (35) ________ sensed
when they were being watched almost 81% of the time.
Question 59:
A. efforts
B. attempts
C. exams
D. goals
Question 60:
A. genuine
B. recognized
C. established
D. assured
Question 61:
A. sign
B. discovery
C. expose
D. tell
Question 62:
A. controlled through B. worked over
C. carried on
D. carried out
Question 63:
A. carefully
C. accurately
D. effortlessly
B. correctly
Colleges in the UK have not always has a large quantity of libraries. As________(44)
as 1967 about half of the colleges in the UK had no libraries at all. The________(45) of
public college libraries increased dramatically when the federal government passed the
Education Act of 1968,________(46) given money for college districts to advance their
education programs and facilities, including their libraries. ________(47), many
educationalist said that since the legislation was passed federal spending has not
increased sufficiently to meet the rising ________(48) of new library technologies such
as computer database and Internet access.
Question 64:
A. frequently
B. recently
C. freshly
D. newly
Question 65:
A. digit
B. amount
C. number
D. numeral
Question 66:
A. that
B. who
C. which
D. this
Question 67:
A. Otherwise
B. Nevertheless
C. Therefore
D. Consequently
Question 68:
A. fine
B. fee
C. cost
D. sum
After years of cooler climate, the days get longer, the buds (31)________ in the
trees, birds sing, and the world (32) ________ a green dress. Springtime passes (33)
________ summer. The whole world knows that summer will not (34) ________
forever. The magic of all the spells in the world cannot keep it for us. The flowers
blossom, the lesves turn yellow and then drop to the ground, (35) ________ the world
turns into autumn whether people ike it or not.
Question 69:
A. fall off
B. take up
C. put off
D. come out
Question 70:
A. looks after
B. puts on
C. carries on
D. comes round
Question 71:
A. into
B. by
C. from
D. on
Question 72:
A. forego
B. evaluate
C. succumb
D. last
Question 73:
A. since
B. therefore
C. and
D. whereas
Human beings have a strong need to put their experiences and difficulties
into confrontations. That is why everyone (32)________ a ‘friendly ear’ –
somebody who eager to listen to their dilemmas and joys. Nevertheless few
individuals (33)________ how complicated listening skill is. To be a good listener
needs great powers of concentration, which can only be grown through practice.
There are two reasons why listening is often such hard (34)________ . The
first is merely that people much prefer to speak. How often have you missed what
someone has said because you were thinking about what you were going to say in
response? The second reason is that people speak too slowly. The typical speed is
about 125 words per minute, (35)________ is not fast enough for the human
brain. It allows too much time for the concentration to fail, as the brain tries to
keep itself busy with others, unrelated thoughts.
Next time you are in a listening situation, try to guess what the utterer is going to
say. Ask yourself questions about what is being said, and (36)________ if the
speaker answers them. Finally, make quick sum-ups in your mind of the main
points that have been made. All of these stuffs will help you focus on and make
you a better listener.
Question 74: A. favors
B. appeals
C. appreciates
D. claps
Question 75: A. realize
B. narrate
C. trust
D. notice
Question 76: A. job
B. work
C. performance
D. business
Question 77: A. this
B. that
C. which
D. what
Question 78: A. see
B. watch
C. look
D. tell
Early writing and Alphabets
When people first began to write, they did not use an alphabet. Instead, they
drew small pictures to (31) _______ the objects they were writing about. This was
very slow because there was a different picture for any word.
The Ancient Egyptians had a system of picture writing that was described
hieroglyphics. The meaning of this writing was forgotten for a very long time but in
1799 some scientists (32) _______ a stone near Alexandria, in Egypt. The stone had
been there for (33) _______ a thousand years. It had both Greek and hieroglyphics on
it and researchers were finally able to understand what the hieroglyphics meant.
An alphabet is quite different from picture writing. It (34) _______ of letters
or symbols that represent a sound and each sound is just part of one word. The
Phoenicians, who lived about 3,000 years ago, developed the modern alphabets. It
was later improved by the Roman’s and this alphabet is now used (35) _______
throughout the world.
Question 79:
A. notice
B. show
C. appear
D. mark
Question 80:
A. discovered
B. realized
C. delivered
D. invented
Question 81:
A. quite
B. more
C. over
D. already
Question 82:
A. consistsof
B. includes
C. contains
D. involves
Question 83:
A. broadly
B. widely
C. deeply
D. hugely
Mobile phones emit microwave radio emissions. Investigators are questioning
whether exposure to these radio waves might (31) ________ to brain cancer. So far,
the figures are not final. The precise evidence does not enable us to say in certain that
mobile phones are definitely safe. On the other hand, recent research has not yet (32)
________ clear adverse effect associated with the prolonged use of mobile phones.
Many studies are now going (33) ________ in numerous countries. Some of the
results are contradictory but the others have shown an association between mobile
phone use and cancer. However, these studies are preliminary and the issue needs
further, long – term investigation.
(34) ________ the scientific data is more definite, it is advisable for people to try
not to use mobile phone for long periods of time. Don’t think that hands free phones
are any safer either. At the moment, research is in fact showing the opposite and they
may be just as hazardous. It is also thought that young people (35) ________ bodies
are still growing may be at particular risk.
Question 84:
A. cause
B. bring
C. produce
D. lead
Question 85:
A. created
B. proved
C. demonstrated
D. caused
Question 86:
A. on
B. about
C. through
D. by
Question 87:
A. Provide
B. When
C. Until
D. As
Question 88:
A. whose
B. that
C. with
D. as
Magnets
A solid object that has the power to attract iron and some metals is called a
magnet. It does this through its magnetic field, a region of force surrounding it. The
(1) _______ the magnet, the more intense is the field.
Objects that are attracted to the magnet feel a force (2) _______ as magnetism when
they are inside the magnetic field. This magnetic force can pass through some
materials. Even a weak magnet will attract a pin to the other side of a sheet of paper,
for example.
Magnets come in (3) _______ shapes. A familiar one is the curved horseshoes
magnet. There are also bar magnets in the form of disc or a stubby cylinder. Every
magnet has (4) _______ poles, called north and south, at opposite ends of it: at the
two ends of a horseshoes magnet, for example, or on the two sides of a disc.
Powerful magnets can be made by passing an electric current through wire
coiled around a piece of iron. The (5) _______ is called and electromagnet. Magnets
are used in many household and everyday devices. They are also commonly used in
industrial machinery, usually in the form of electromagnets.
Question 89:
A. smaller
B. stronger
C. weaker
D. thinner
Question 90:
A. mentioned
B. called
C. known
D. said
Question 91:
A. separate
B. different
C. unknown
D. identical
Question 92:
A. many
B. several
C. two
D. one
Question 93:
A. ending
B. result
C. conclusion
D. final
One of the most important (31) ________ of a standardized test is time. You’ll
only be allowed a certain number of minutes for each section, so it is very essential
that you use your time wisely. The most significant time strategy is pacing yourself.
Before you initiate, take just a few seconds to review the test, noting the number of
questions and the sections that looks easier than the rest. Then, make a rough time plan
based (32) ________ the amount of time available to you. Mark the halfway point on
your test and make a memo beside that mark of the time when the testing period is half
over.
Once you start the test, continue moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to
make fewer mistakes, your mind will become bored and begin to wander. You’ll end
up with far (33) ________ mistakes if you’re not concentrating. If you take too long
to answer questions that stump you, you may end up running 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 if 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.
(34) ________, 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 (35)
________.
Question 94:
A. issues
B. information
C. concern
D. factors
Question 95:
A. from
B. on
C. in
D. out
Question 96:
A. more
B. away
C. under
D. from
Question 97:
A. Beside
B. However
C. Besides
D. Therefore
Question 98:
A. comfortable
B.uncomfortable
C. comfortably
D. uncomfortably
THE STX UNIVERSITY
The STX University was generated in 1998 to give people who cannot afford to
join regular courses of education, the opportunity of studying and (31) ________a
university diploma or degree. They are home-based learners and their academic
performance is assessed by (32) ________of written examinations or project work.
Most STX University students join in study while also holding down a job or coping
with a busy home life. They study in order to update their job skills or for personal
(33) ________.
At the heart of most courses is a (34) ________of specially written and
professionally printed textbooks and workbooks which students receive by post. On
many of the courses, students are expected to watch television programmes on the
CNN or discovery network, which are usually broadcast in the early hours of the
morning. The aim of these programmes is to develop and broaden the study
experience, (35) ________students do not have to rely only on the printed material
they are sent.
Question 99:
A. obtain
B. to obtain
C. obtained
D. obtaining
Question 100:
A. means
B. technique
C. path
D. scheme
Question 101:
A. satisfying
B. satisfaction
C. satisfactory
D. satisfied
Question 102:
A. club
B. heap
C. set
D. unit
Question 103:
A. though
B. yet
C. even though
D. so that
In this age of (31) _______ telephone networks and electronic mail, it seems
that fewer and fewer people are taking time to sit down and write letters to friends and
relatives. For hundreds of years, letters were the only way to keep (32) _______
people who were any distance away and letter-writing was seen as an important skill
for all learned people to master.
Gradually, (33) _______, the importance of writing letters is decreasing to a
point that majority of us have to make a special effort to turn out something
worthwhile when we apply for a job or make a complaint. In business circles the
tendency is for routine communications to become shorter. Even though clients may
appreciate a detailed letter, an employee who sends out long letters is often regarded
as (34) _______. Many people prefer the telephone in all circumstances and its speed
is essential in many situations, but (35) _______ have you put the telephone down,
dissatisfied with what you have managed to say? I don’t think I’ll throw my pen away
ye
Question 104: A. advanced
B. progressive
Question 105: A. on good terms with
C. in contact with
C. highly-developed
D. all are correct
B. in step with
D. in favour of
Question 106: A. for example B. therefore
C. however
D. in short
Question 107: A. impossible
C. inefficient
D. unimportant
B. unusual
Question 108: A. how about
B. how often
C. how much
D. how long
Tyler Perry
Perry had a rough childhood. He was physically and sexually abused growing
up, got kicked out of high school, and tried to commit suicide___(44)__—once as a
preteen and again at 22. At 23 he moved to Atlanta and took ___(45)___odd jobs as he
started working on his stage career.
In 1992 he wrote, produced, and starred in his first theatre ___(46)____, I Know
I’ve Been Changed, somewhat informed by his difficult upbringing. Perry put all his
savings into the show and it failed miserably; the run lasted just one weekend and only
30 people came to watch.He kept up with the production, working more odd jobs
and often slept in his car to get by. Six years later, Perry finally ___(47)___ through
when, on its seventh run, the show became a success.He’s since gone on to have an
extremely successful career __(48)___ a director, writer, and actor. In fact, Perry was
named Forbes’ highest paid man in the field.
Question 109: A. twice
B. two
C. second
D. double
Question 110: A. up
B. off
C. in
D. to
Question 111: A. producer
B. productivity
C. production
D. productive
Question 112: A. went
B. broke
C. got
D. put
Question 113: A. same
B. as
C. like
D. as soon as
ĐÁP ÁN
Question 1: B
The other: người còn lại (nằm trong số lượng đã xác định vì có “the”)
Others: những người khác
The others: những người còn lại (nằm trong số lượng đã xác định vì có “the”)
Other + N: người khác, cái khác
→ B là đáp án đúng.
Question này có nghĩa là : “Những người khác thì nói họ có thể suy nghĩ tốt hơn nếu
họ nhai kẹo cao su”.
Question 2: D
Ta có :
- aside from : ngoài ra, trừ ra
- apart from: ngoài ra
- inside of: trong vòng
- instead of: Thay vì, thay cho
Dịch: “Ngày nay các công ty sử dụng chất dẻo và cao su được làm từ dầu mỏ thay
vì dùng loại chất đặc biệt đó.”
Question 3: C
- put (v) : đặt, để
- place (v): thay thế
- add (v): thêm vào
- fit (v): lắp, làm cho vừa
Dịch: “… Chất làm ngọt thường là đường. Rồi sau đó, công ty sản xuất kẹo cho thêm
hương vị vào.”
Question 4: B
Khi ta muốn nói hơn bao nhiêu năm ta có cấu trúc: over/ more than + số năm.
Question 5: D
Ta có :
- turn (v): quay, xoay
- set (v) : đặt để
- pass (v): qua, đưa qua, truyền qua
- blow (v) : thổi
→ D đáp án đúng
Dịch Trẻ em thích thổi bong bóng bằng kẹo cao su.
Question 6: A
Manufacturing industry: ngành công nghiệp sản xuất
Question 7: D
Replacement (n): sự thay thế
Change (n): sự thay đổi
Exchange (n): sự trao đổi
Automation (n): sự tự động hóa
Dựa vào thông tin vế trước “…have replaced machine operators with computers”, ta
chọn “automatic” để phù hợp với ngữ cảnh
Question 8: B
Employer (n): chủ
Employee (n): người làm
Labor (n): tầng lớp lao động
Serve (n): người hầu bàn
Dịch: Việc tự động hóa trong sản xuất dẫn đến sự giảm hụt trong số lượng trong các
công ty
→ Chọn “employees” để phù hợp với nghĩa.
Question 9: C
Work with = làm việc với
To be familiar with = quen thuộc với
Compete with = cạnh tranh với
To be fed up with = chán
→ Chọn “compete” phù hợp với ngữ cảnh nhất
Question 10: B
Thing (n): những thứ
Product (n): sản phẩm, sản vật
Produce (n): sản phẩm, sản vật
Import (n): hàng nhập khẩu
→ Cả đáp án B và C đều phù hợp nghĩa, nhưng ta cần một danh từ số nhiều → chọn
đáp án B
Question 11: C
Known as = được biết đến là
Question 12: A
Cụm từ: to be dependent on something = phụ thuộc vào cái gì
Các từ khác
Reliable (adj): chắc chắn, đáng tin cây
Dependable (adj): có thể tin được
Command (v): ra lệnh
Question 13: B
Spare part: đồ thay thế phụ tùng
Question 14: A
Growth (n): sự phát triển, sự lớn mạnh
Increase (n): sự tăng thêm
Expansion (n): sự mở rộng, sự khai triển
Extention (n): sự mở rộng, sự kéo dài ra
→ chọn “growth” phù hợp nhất.
Question 15: C
Everday (adj): hằng ngày
Home (adj): (thuộc) nhà ở
Household (adj): (thuộc) gia đình, nội trợ
Expensive (adj): đắt đỏ
→ chọn household vì phù hợp nghĩa nhất
Question 16: B
Phân biệt:
- the other: cái/người kia (còn lại trong hai cái/người) → đã xác định nên có mạo từ
“the”
- the others: những cái/người kia (những cái/người còn lại trong một số lượng nhất
định) → đã xác định nên có mạo từ “the”
- other: cái/người khác (không nằm trong số lượng nào cả) → không xác định nên
không có mạo từ
- others: những cái/người khác (không nằm trong số lượng nào cả) → không xác định
nên không có mạo từ
→ Chỗ trống cần một từ mang nghĩa số nhiều (không nằm trong số lượng nào cả) →
dùng “others”
Question 17: A
Chỗ trống cần một danh từ
- mixture (n): hỗn hợp
- roll (n): cuốn, cuộn
- fix (n): tình thế khó khăn
- connection (n): sự liên quan, mối quan hệ
→ Chỉ có “mixture” phù hợp với nghĩa của câu hỏi nhất (Kẹo gôm là một hỗn hợp
nhiều thứ…)
Question 18: A
Dịch: Kẹo gôm phải mềm ________ bạn có thể nhai nó.
→ Chỗ trống sẽ điền “so that” mang nghĩa là “để”.
Question 19: A
Hai vế thể hiện sự trái ngược nhau nhưng không đối nghịch nhau hoàn toàn, mục đích
nhấn mạnh phần sau hơn phần trước → dùng liên từ chỉ sự nhượng bộ “however”.
Question 20: D
- turn (v): quay, vặn
- set (v): đặt, để
- pass (v): đi qua
- blow (v): thổi
Dựa vào ngữ nghĩa ta chọn “blow” (Trẻ em thích thổi bong bóng với kẹo gôm bong
bóng.)
Question 21. D
Depend...on sth: phụ thuộc vào cái gì
Dịch: Nó (cuộc sống của con người) trong sa mạc phụ thuộc vào việc tìm nước.
Question 22. C
Obtain sth: có được, đạt được
Obtain gazing for livestock có nghĩa là để có cỏ gặm cho vật nuôi.
Question 23. A
Extremes: điều kiện khắc nghiệt
Winter extremes: điều kiện thời tiết mùa đông khắc nghiệt
Question 24. B
To supply sth: cung cấp cho cái gì
Cuộc sống lâu dài trên cả 2 loại sa mạc cần có… công nghệ và năng lượng để cung cấp
(cho cuộc sống đó).
Question 25. A
Sand dunes: những cồn cát
Question 26. C
Inexperienced travelers: những người phiêu du thiếu kinh nghiệm.
Question 27. B
Run out: hết, cạn kiệt “...khi các nguồn cung cấp bị cạn kiệt…”
Question 28. A
Danger: sự nguy hiểm. Sự nguy hiểm từ các loài thú hoang dã...
Question 29. B
Rate: tỉ lệ
Higher rate of death: tỉ lệ chết cao hơn
Question 30. C
Site: địa điểm
Precautions against snakes and scorpions in choosing site: đề phòng rắn và bọ cạp khi
chọn địa điểm.
Question 31: B
Reach a speech of: đạt đến một tốc độ là...
Question 32: A
There has been a lot of constroversy about...: có rất nhiều tranh cãi về...
Question 33: C
- Xem thêm -
.PDF 
38 
157 
115 
