TEST 7
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.
Question 1. A. merchant B. sergeant C. commercial D. mermaid
Question 1. A. merchant B. sergeant C. commercial D. mermaid
Câu 1. Đáp án B
A. merchant /ˈmɜːtʃənt/ B. sergeant /ˈsɑːdʒənt/
C. commercial /kəˈmɜːʃl/ D. mermaid /ˈmɜːmeɪd/
A. merchant /ˈmɜːtʃənt/ B. sergeant /ˈsɑːdʒənt/
C. commercial /kəˈmɜːʃl/ D. mermaid /ˈmɜːmeɪd/
Question 2. A. obstacle B. obscure C. obsession D. oblivious
Câu 2. Đáp án A
A. obstacle /ˈɒbstəkl/ B. obscure /əbˈskjʊə(r)/
C. obsession /əbˈseʃn/ D. oblivious /əˈblɪviəs/
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. generous B. electricity C. horrible D. famous
A. obstacle /ˈɒbstəkl/ B. obscure /əbˈskjʊə(r)/
C. obsession /əbˈseʃn/ D. oblivious /əˈblɪviəs/
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. generous B. electricity C. horrible D. famous
Câu 3. Đáp án B
A. generous /ˈdʒenərəs/ B. electricity /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/
C. horrible /ˈhɒrəbl/ D. famous /ˈfeɪməs/
Question 4. A. economy B. village C. interest D. industry
A. generous /ˈdʒenərəs/ B. electricity /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/
C. horrible /ˈhɒrəbl/ D. famous /ˈfeɪməs/
Question 4. A. economy B. village C. interest D. industry
Câu 4. Đáp án A
A. economy /ɪˈkɒnəmi/ B. village /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
C. interest /ˈɪntrəst/ D. industry /ˈɪndəstri/
A. economy /ɪˈkɒnəmi/ B. village /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
C. interest /ˈɪntrəst/ D. industry /ˈɪndəstri/
Mark the letter
A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 5. The boy was brought up with a family in the countryside.
A. reared B. bred C. raised D. grown
Question 5. The boy was brought up with a family in the countryside.
A. reared B. bred C. raised D. grown
Câu 5. Đáp án C
A. reared /rɪəd/ phía sau B. bred /bred/ giống
C. raised /reɪzd/ nuôi dưỡng D. grown /ɡrəʊn/ lớn lên
Question 6. There was nothing they could do but leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down.
A. except B. instead of C. than D. unless
A. reared /rɪəd/ phía sau B. bred /bred/ giống
C. raised /reɪzd/ nuôi dưỡng D. grown /ɡrəʊn/ lớn lên
Question 6. There was nothing they could do but leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down.
A. except B. instead of C. than D. unless
Câu 6. Đáp án A
A. except /ɪkˈsept/ B. instead of /ɪnˈsted əv/ thay vì
C. than /ðən/ hơn D. unless /ənˈles/ nếu không
A. except /ɪkˈsept/ B. instead of /ɪnˈsted əv/ thay vì
C. than /ðən/ hơn D. unless /ənˈles/ nếu không
Mark the letter
A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 7. We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.
A. uninterested B. unsure C. slow D. open
Question 7. We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.
A. uninterested B. unsure C. slow D. open
Câu 7. Đáp án B
A. uninterested: không để ý B. unsure: không chắc chắn
C. slow: chậm D. open: mở
Question 8. We tried to emphasize a system where you put things in place and hire smart, industrious people.
A. slothful B. hardworking C. busy D. fruitful
A. uninterested: không để ý B. unsure: không chắc chắn
C. slow: chậm D. open: mở
Question 8. We tried to emphasize a system where you put things in place and hire smart, industrious people.
A. slothful B. hardworking C. busy D. fruitful
Câu 8. Đáp án A
A. slothful: lười biếng B. hard-working = industrious: chăm chỉ
C. busy: bận rộn D. fruitful: năng suất, hiệu quả
A. slothful: lười biếng B. hard-working = industrious: chăm chỉ
C. busy: bận rộn D. fruitful: năng suất, hiệu quả
Mark the letter
A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 9. The windows at the front of the house need to repair.
A. The windows B. of the house C. need D. to repair
Question 9. The windows at the front of the house need to repair.
A. The windows B. of the house C. need D. to repair
Câu 9. Đáp án D
to repair sửa thành repairing hoặc to be repaired
Question 10. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and were looking for a new one.
A. told B. got C. were looking D. new one
to repair sửa thành repairing hoặc to be repaired
Question 10. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and were looking for a new one.
A. told B. got C. were looking D. new one
Câu 10. Đáp án C
were looking sửa thành was looking vì chủ ngữ "Mark" là ngôi thứ ba số ít
Question 11. New laws should be introduced to reduce the number of traffic in the city center.
A. laws B. be introduced C. number D. city center
were looking sửa thành was looking vì chủ ngữ "Mark" là ngôi thứ ba số ít
Question 11. New laws should be introduced to reduce the number of traffic in the city center.
A. laws B. be introduced C. number D. city center
Câu 11. Đáp án C
number sửa thành amount vì danh từ "traffic” không đếm được
number sửa thành amount vì danh từ "traffic” không đếm được
Mark the letter
A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 12. I _______ along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
Question 12. I _______ along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
Câu 12. Đáp án A
Mệnh đề phía sau ở quá khứ đơn, mệnh đề phía trước chỉ hành động đang diễn ra nên phải chia
đông từ ở dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn.
Question 13. "You should stop working too hard _______ you'll get sick".
Mệnh đề phía sau ở quá khứ đơn, mệnh đề phía trước chỉ hành động đang diễn ra nên phải chia
đông từ ở dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn.
Question 13. "You should stop working too hard _______ you'll get sick".
A. or else B. if C. in case D. whereas
Câu 13. Đáp án A
Câu giả thiết: hoặc nếu/ nếu không thì = or else
Question 14. He occasionally _______ a headache in the morning.
A. has had B. has C. have D. is having
Question 14. He occasionally _______ a headache in the morning.
A. has had B. has C. have D. is having
Câu 14. Đáp án B
Dịch: Anh ta thỉnh thoảng bị đau đầu vào buổi sáng.
Câu trần thuật chỉ chung chung (thỉnh thoảng) nên phải chia động từ ở hiện tại đơn.
Question 15. Nowadays children would prefer history lessons _______ in more practical ways.
A. to be delivered B. delivered C. be delivered D. to be delivering
Dịch: Anh ta thỉnh thoảng bị đau đầu vào buổi sáng.
Câu trần thuật chỉ chung chung (thỉnh thoảng) nên phải chia động từ ở hiện tại đơn.
Question 15. Nowadays children would prefer history lessons _______ in more practical ways.
A. to be delivered B. delivered C. be delivered D. to be delivering
Câu 15. Đáp án A
would prefer to do sth = thích làm cái gì hơn
Question 16. They would _______ go by air than travel by train.
A. always B. better C. prefer D. rather
would prefer to do sth = thích làm cái gì hơn
Question 16. They would _______ go by air than travel by train.
A. always B. better C. prefer D. rather
Câu 16. Đáp án D
Cấu trúc: would rather do sth = Mong ước làm gì
Question 17. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
Cấu trúc: would rather do sth = Mong ước làm gì
Question 17. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
Câu 17. Đáp án B
Dịch nghĩa: Henry bước vào nhà hàng khi tác giả đang dùng bữa tối.
Mệnh đề phía sau chỉ một hành động đang xảy ra thì một hành động khác xen vào nên động từ ở mệnh đề thứ nhất phải chia ở quá khứ đơn.
Question 18. She _______ the baby on the bed in order to change its nappy.
A. lay B. laid C. lied D. lain
Dịch nghĩa: Henry bước vào nhà hàng khi tác giả đang dùng bữa tối.
Mệnh đề phía sau chỉ một hành động đang xảy ra thì một hành động khác xen vào nên động từ ở mệnh đề thứ nhất phải chia ở quá khứ đơn.
Question 18. She _______ the baby on the bed in order to change its nappy.
A. lay B. laid C. lied D. lain
Câu 18. Đáp án B
lay (v) - laid - laid = đặt nằm xuống
Question 19. These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.
A. solve B. solvable C. solutions D. solvability
lay (v) - laid - laid = đặt nằm xuống
Question 19. These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.
A. solve B. solvable C. solutions D. solvability
Câu 19. Đáp án C
solve(v): giải quyết
solvable (adj): có thể giải quyết
solutions (n): giải pháp
solvability (n): tính có thể giải quyết được
Dịch nghĩa: Những giải pháp nhanh và dễ dàng đó có thế có tác dụng trước mắt, nhưng chúng cũng có một cái giá.
Question 20. The headmaster said the students had well performed in the test _______.
A. yesterday B. last day C. the day before D. the previous
solve(v): giải quyết
solvable (adj): có thể giải quyết
solutions (n): giải pháp
solvability (n): tính có thể giải quyết được
Dịch nghĩa: Những giải pháp nhanh và dễ dàng đó có thế có tác dụng trước mắt, nhưng chúng cũng có một cái giá.
Question 20. The headmaster said the students had well performed in the test _______.
A. yesterday B. last day C. the day before D. the previous
Câu 20. Đáp án C
Câu trực tiếp => gián tiếp
Yesterday => the day before
Question 21. I’ve just spent two weeks looking _______ an aunt of mine who's been ill.
A. at B. for C. out for D. after
Câu trực tiếp => gián tiếp
Yesterday => the day before
Question 21. I’ve just spent two weeks looking _______ an aunt of mine who's been ill.
A. at B. for C. out for D. after
Câu 21. Đáp án D
Look out for: cảnh giác với
Look after: chăm sóc
Look at: quan sát
Look for: tìm kiếm
Dịch nghĩa: Tôi đã dành 2 tuần để chăm sóc cô của mình vì cô bị ốm.
Question 22. Were you aware _______ the regulations against smoking in this area?
A. in B. with C. of D. about
Look out for: cảnh giác với
Look after: chăm sóc
Look at: quan sát
Look for: tìm kiếm
Dịch nghĩa: Tôi đã dành 2 tuần để chăm sóc cô của mình vì cô bị ốm.
Question 22. Were you aware _______ the regulations against smoking in this area?
A. in B. with C. of D. about
Câu 22. Đáp án C
Be aware of sth/ be aware that + clause: nhận thức được điều gì
Dịch nghĩa: Bạn có biết những quy định chống hút thuốc lá ở khu vực này không?
Question 23. My uncle took _______ golf when he retired from work.
A. on B. after C. up D. over
Be aware of sth/ be aware that + clause: nhận thức được điều gì
Dịch nghĩa: Bạn có biết những quy định chống hút thuốc lá ở khu vực này không?
Question 23. My uncle took _______ golf when he retired from work.
A. on B. after C. up D. over
Câu 23. Đáp án C
Take on: thuê, tuyển
Take up: bắt đầu, chiếm, hấp thụ, chấp nhận
Take on: thuê, tuyển
Take up: bắt đầu, chiếm, hấp thụ, chấp nhận
Take after: giống
Take over: đảm nhiệm, tiếp quản
Dịch nghĩa: Chú của tôi bắt đầu chơi golf khi chú ấy nghỉ hưu.
Take over: đảm nhiệm, tiếp quản
Dịch nghĩa: Chú của tôi bắt đầu chơi golf khi chú ấy nghỉ hưu.
Mark the letter
A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete the following exchanges.
Question 24. "Why did you turn the air conditioner on?" - "_______"
A. I think it’s a bad air conditioner. B. I can’t see anything.
C. It's a little hot in here. D. It's a good idea.
Question 24. "Why did you turn the air conditioner on?" - "_______"
A. I think it’s a bad air conditioner. B. I can’t see anything.
C. It's a little hot in here. D. It's a good idea.
Câu 24. Đáp án C
"Sao anh lại bật điều hòa"
A. Tôi nghĩ đó là cái điều hòa tồi. B. Tôi không thể nhìn thấy gì
C. Ở đây hơi nóng. D. Đó tà một ý tưởng tốt.
Question 25. "Where's the view? The advertisement said this place has a great view of the sea." -
"_______"
A. It has good facilities. B. It’s convenient to see it.
C. You can find it very convenient. D. You can see it from the back.
"Sao anh lại bật điều hòa"
A. Tôi nghĩ đó là cái điều hòa tồi. B. Tôi không thể nhìn thấy gì
C. Ở đây hơi nóng. D. Đó tà một ý tưởng tốt.
Question 25. "Where's the view? The advertisement said this place has a great view of the sea." -
"_______"
A. It has good facilities. B. It’s convenient to see it.
C. You can find it very convenient. D. You can see it from the back.
Câu 25. Đáp án D
“Phong cảnh đâu? Quảng cáo nói rằng chỗ này có một tầm nhìn rộng ra biển.”
A. Nó có cơ sở vật chất tốt. B. Rất thuận tiện để nhìn nó
C. Bạn có thể tìm nó rất thuận tiện D. Bạn có thể nhìn thấy nó ở phía sau
“Phong cảnh đâu? Quảng cáo nói rằng chỗ này có một tầm nhìn rộng ra biển.”
A. Nó có cơ sở vật chất tốt. B. Rất thuận tiện để nhìn nó
C. Bạn có thể tìm nó rất thuận tiện D. Bạn có thể nhìn thấy nó ở phía sau
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following sentences.
Question 26. "How fashionable your dress is!" they said to the lady.
A. They exclaimed in admiration for how fashionable the lady's dress was.
B. They exclaimed with admiration at how fashionable was the lady’s dress.
C. They exclaimed with admiration at how fashionable the lady's dress was.
Question 26. "How fashionable your dress is!" they said to the lady.
A. They exclaimed in admiration for how fashionable the lady's dress was.
B. They exclaimed with admiration at how fashionable was the lady’s dress.
C. They exclaimed with admiration at how fashionable the lady's dress was.
D. They exclaimed in admiration that it was fashionable dress the
lady had.
Câu 26. Đáp án C
Chuyển câu trực tiếp sang gián tiếp:
Lùi thì: hiện tại -> quá khứ
Question 27. Of the members, half were for the proposal and half were against.
A. The member of members who favoured the proposal was equal to the number who opposed it.
B. None of the members could agree whether to accept or reject the proposal.
C. Half of the members were chosen for the project, but those who weren't objected to it.
D. Many members didn't agree with the proposal, but some did.
Chuyển câu trực tiếp sang gián tiếp:
Lùi thì: hiện tại -> quá khứ
Question 27. Of the members, half were for the proposal and half were against.
A. The member of members who favoured the proposal was equal to the number who opposed it.
B. None of the members could agree whether to accept or reject the proposal.
C. Half of the members were chosen for the project, but those who weren't objected to it.
D. Many members didn't agree with the proposal, but some did.
Câu 27. Đáp án A
half .... half = equal to
Question 28. You can never be sure about the accuracy of TV weather reports.
A. If you want to know how the weather is going to be, you should watch TV.
B. There are more accurate ways of learning how the weather will be than watching TV.
C. If I were you, I would rely on the TV weather report.
D. Weather forecasts on television are notoriously unreliable.
half .... half = equal to
Question 28. You can never be sure about the accuracy of TV weather reports.
A. If you want to know how the weather is going to be, you should watch TV.
B. There are more accurate ways of learning how the weather will be than watching TV.
C. If I were you, I would rely on the TV weather report.
D. Weather forecasts on television are notoriously unreliable.
Câu 28. Đáp án D
Câu: Bạn không bao giờ dám chắc về độ chính xác của các bản tin thời tiết trên TV.
D: Dự báo thời tiết trên TV nổi tiếng là không đáng tin cậy.
Câu: Bạn không bao giờ dám chắc về độ chính xác của các bản tin thời tiết trên TV.
D: Dự báo thời tiết trên TV nổi tiếng là không đáng tin cậy.
Mark the letter
A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 29. This computer is badly damaged. It cannot be repaired.
A. This computer is too badly damaged to be repaired.
B. This computer is so badly damaged that it cannot be repaired.
C. This computer is so badly damaged that nobody can repair it.
D. All are correct.
Question 29. This computer is badly damaged. It cannot be repaired.
A. This computer is too badly damaged to be repaired.
B. This computer is so badly damaged that it cannot be repaired.
C. This computer is so badly damaged that nobody can repair it.
D. All are correct.
Câu 29. Đáp án D
Câu: Cái máy tính này đã hỏng nặng rồi. Không thể sửa nó được nữa.
A. Cái máy tính này hỏng quá nặng để có thể sửa được. (too... to...)
B. Cái máy tính này hỏng nặng đến nỗi không thể sửa được nữa. (so... that...)
C. Cái máy tính này hỏng nặng đến nỗi không ai có thể sửa được. (so... that...)
Question 30. The blouse is a little too loose. You'd better ask your tailor to take it in.
A. Your tailor is asked to take your blouse in a little.
B. You'd better have the blouse taken in as it is too loose.
C. The blouse is lost as you didn’t ask your tailor to take it in.
D. The blouse is little as you asked your tailor to take it in.
Câu: Cái máy tính này đã hỏng nặng rồi. Không thể sửa nó được nữa.
A. Cái máy tính này hỏng quá nặng để có thể sửa được. (too... to...)
B. Cái máy tính này hỏng nặng đến nỗi không thể sửa được nữa. (so... that...)
C. Cái máy tính này hỏng nặng đến nỗi không ai có thể sửa được. (so... that...)
Question 30. The blouse is a little too loose. You'd better ask your tailor to take it in.
A. Your tailor is asked to take your blouse in a little.
B. You'd better have the blouse taken in as it is too loose.
C. The blouse is lost as you didn’t ask your tailor to take it in.
D. The blouse is little as you asked your tailor to take it in.
Câu 30. Đáp án B
Cái áo này quá rộng. Bạn nên yêu cầu thợ may thu hẹp nó lại. = Bạn nên yêu cầu thợ may thu hẹp cái áo lại vì nó quá rộng.
Cái áo này quá rộng. Bạn nên yêu cầu thợ may thu hẹp nó lại. = Bạn nên yêu cầu thợ may thu hẹp cái áo lại vì nó quá rộng.
Read the
following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
from 31 to 35. THE PERFORMING ARTS
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (31) _______ a musical instrument. As they grew up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet. They looked forward to these (32) _______ with great excitement and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers supply an endless stream of easily (33) _______ entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous inventions as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very (34) _______ live performance is gone forever. But all is not lost. The presence of a TV set may have encouraged a very lazy response from (35) _______ in their own homes, but the desire of those with ambitions to become performing artists themselves does not seem to have been at all diminished. And live performances in public are still relatively popular, albeit with an older, more specialist audience.
Question 31.A. controlling B. handling C. doing D. playing
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (31) _______ a musical instrument. As they grew up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet. They looked forward to these (32) _______ with great excitement and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers supply an endless stream of easily (33) _______ entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous inventions as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very (34) _______ live performance is gone forever. But all is not lost. The presence of a TV set may have encouraged a very lazy response from (35) _______ in their own homes, but the desire of those with ambitions to become performing artists themselves does not seem to have been at all diminished. And live performances in public are still relatively popular, albeit with an older, more specialist audience.
Question 31.A. controlling B. handling C. doing D. playing
Câu 31. Đáp án D. play a musical instrument: chơi một nhạc cụ âm nhạc
Question 32.A. circumstances B. occasions C. indicients D. situations
Question 32.A. circumstances B. occasions C. indicients D. situations
Câu 32. Đáp án B
occasion: dịp, cơ hội. Dịch: Họ trông ngóng những dịp này
Các từ còn lại: circumstance: hoàn cảnh, tình huống; incident: việc bất ngờ xảy ra; situation: tình hình
Question 33.A. applicable B. convenient C. available D. free
occasion: dịp, cơ hội. Dịch: Họ trông ngóng những dịp này
Các từ còn lại: circumstance: hoàn cảnh, tình huống; incident: việc bất ngờ xảy ra; situation: tình hình
Question 33.A. applicable B. convenient C. available D. free
Câu 33. Đáp án C
available: sẵn có để dùng
Các từ còn lại: applicable: có thể áp dụng được; convenient: tiện lợi; free: miễn phí
Question 34.A. special B. peculiar C. specific D. particular
available: sẵn có để dùng
Các từ còn lại: applicable: có thể áp dụng được; convenient: tiện lợi; free: miễn phí
Question 34.A. special B. peculiar C. specific D. particular
Câu 34. Đáp án A. special: đặc biệt
Các từ còn lại: peculiar: lạ kì, khác thường; specific: cụ thể; particular: cá biệt, đặc
biệt, hơn thông thường
Question 35.A. spectators B. onlookers C. viewers D. listeners
biệt, hơn thông thường
Question 35.A. spectators B. onlookers C. viewers D. listeners
Câu 35. Đáp án C. viewer: người xem truyền hình
Các từ còn lại: spectator: người xem, khán giả (của một cuộc biểu diễn, thi đấu, ...); onlooker: người xem (nhưng bàng quan với sự việc); listener: người nghe
Các từ còn lại: spectator: người xem, khán giả (của một cuộc biểu diễn, thi đấu, ...); onlooker: người xem (nhưng bàng quan với sự việc); listener: người nghe
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 from 36 to 42.
The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communications industry. Although Samuel B. Morse succeeded in making the invention useful in 1837, it was not until 1843 that the first telegraph line of consequence was constructed. By 1860 more than 50,000 miles of lines connected people east of the Rockies. The following year, San Francisco was added to the network. The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to the rapid expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes. Furthermore, the extension of the telegraph, combined with the invention of the steam-driven rotary printing press by Richard M. Hoe in 1846, revolutionized the world of journalism. Where the business of news gathering had been dependent upon the mail and on hand-operated presses, the telegraph expanded the amount of information a newspaper could supply and allowed for more timely reporting. The establishment of the Associated Press as a central wire service in 1846 marked the advent of a new era in journalism.
Question 36. The main topic of the passage is _______.
A. the history of journalism
B. the origin of the national telegraph
C. how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads
D. the contributions and development of the telegraph network
The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communications industry. Although Samuel B. Morse succeeded in making the invention useful in 1837, it was not until 1843 that the first telegraph line of consequence was constructed. By 1860 more than 50,000 miles of lines connected people east of the Rockies. The following year, San Francisco was added to the network. The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to the rapid expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes. Furthermore, the extension of the telegraph, combined with the invention of the steam-driven rotary printing press by Richard M. Hoe in 1846, revolutionized the world of journalism. Where the business of news gathering had been dependent upon the mail and on hand-operated presses, the telegraph expanded the amount of information a newspaper could supply and allowed for more timely reporting. The establishment of the Associated Press as a central wire service in 1846 marked the advent of a new era in journalism.
Question 36. The main topic of the passage is _______.
A. the history of journalism
B. the origin of the national telegraph
C. how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads
D. the contributions and development of the telegraph network
Câu 36. Đáp án D
Cả bài chủ yếu nói về sự phát triển của mạng lưới điện báo quốc gia và những đóng góp của nó trong việc truyền thông.
Question 37. The word "gathering" in the second paragraph refers to _______.
A. people B. information C. objects D. substances
Cả bài chủ yếu nói về sự phát triển của mạng lưới điện báo quốc gia và những đóng góp của nó trong việc truyền thông.
Question 37. The word "gathering" in the second paragraph refers to _______.
A. people B. information C. objects D. substances
Câu 37. Đáp án B
"Gathering" đề cập tới tin tức (news), hay thông tin "information”.
Question 38. The author's main purpose in this passage is to _______.
A. compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention of the steam-driven rotary press
B. propose new ways to develop the communications industry
C. show how the electric telegraph affected the communications industry
D. criticize Samuel B. Morse
"Gathering" đề cập tới tin tức (news), hay thông tin "information”.
Question 38. The author's main purpose in this passage is to _______.
A. compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention of the steam-driven rotary press
B. propose new ways to develop the communications industry
C. show how the electric telegraph affected the communications industry
D. criticize Samuel B. Morse
Câu 38. Đáp án C
Câu chủ đề của đoạn 1 có thông tin quan trọng "The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communications industry" ý nói ngành điện tín đã khai sinh và cách mạng hóa ngành truyền thông như thế nào.
Question 39. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communications industry
B. Morse's invention did not immediately achieve its full potential
Câu chủ đề của đoạn 1 có thông tin quan trọng "The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communications industry" ý nói ngành điện tín đã khai sinh và cách mạng hóa ngành truyền thông như thế nào.
Question 39. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communications industry
B. Morse's invention did not immediately achieve its full potential
C. The extension of the telegraph was more important than its
invention
D. Journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communications industry
D. Journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communications industry
Câu 39. Đáp án B
Bài nói rằng mặc dù Samuel B. Morse đã thành công trong việc làm cho ngành điện tín hữu ích hơn vào năm 1837, nhưng mãi đến tận năm 1843 thì đường dây điện tín đầu tiên mới được xây dựng "it
was not until 1843 that the first telegraph line of consequence was constructed"
Question 40. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the growth of the communications industry?
A. Morse invented the telegraph in 1837
B. People could use the telegraph in San Francisco in 1861
C. The telegraph led to the invention of the rotary printing press
D. The telegraph helped connect the entire nation
Bài nói rằng mặc dù Samuel B. Morse đã thành công trong việc làm cho ngành điện tín hữu ích hơn vào năm 1837, nhưng mãi đến tận năm 1843 thì đường dây điện tín đầu tiên mới được xây dựng "it
was not until 1843 that the first telegraph line of consequence was constructed"
Question 40. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the growth of the communications industry?
A. Morse invented the telegraph in 1837
B. People could use the telegraph in San Francisco in 1861
C. The telegraph led to the invention of the rotary printing press
D. The telegraph helped connect the entire nation
Câu 40. Đáp án C
Các thông tin về việc Morse phát minh ra điện tín vào năm 1837, mọi người sử dụng điện tín ở San Francisco vào năm 1861 và điện tín giúp việc kết nối toàn quốc đều đúng vì được trình bày trong bài.
Question 41. The word "Rockies" refers to _______.
A. a telegraph company. B. the West Coast
C. a mountain range D. a railroad company
Các thông tin về việc Morse phát minh ra điện tín vào năm 1837, mọi người sử dụng điện tín ở San Francisco vào năm 1861 và điện tín giúp việc kết nối toàn quốc đều đúng vì được trình bày trong bài.
Question 41. The word "Rockies" refers to _______.
A. a telegraph company. B. the West Coast
C. a mountain range D. a railroad company
Câu 41. Đáp án C
Câu này cần kết hợp sự hiểu biết của cá nhân để biết được The Rockies là một dãy núi lớn ở Bắc Mỹ. Đoạn văn nói những người sống ở khu dãy núi Rockies được kết nối nhờ có điện tín.
Question 42. This passage would most likely be found in a
A. U.S. history book B. book on trains
C. science textbook D. computer magazine
Câu này cần kết hợp sự hiểu biết của cá nhân để biết được The Rockies là một dãy núi lớn ở Bắc Mỹ. Đoạn văn nói những người sống ở khu dãy núi Rockies được kết nối nhờ có điện tín.
Question 42. This passage would most likely be found in a
A. U.S. history book B. book on trains
C. science textbook D. computer magazine
Câu 42. Đáp án A
Bài văn cung cấp những sự thật mang tính lịch sử về những ảnh hưởng của ngành điện tín với việc truyền thông tin và giao thông ở thế kỷ thứ 19 Mỹ. Do vậy, bài này có thể được lấy từ một cuốn sách về lịch sử nước Mỹ (U.S history book)
Bài văn cung cấp những sự thật mang tính lịch sử về những ảnh hưởng của ngành điện tín với việc truyền thông tin và giao thông ở thế kỷ thứ 19 Mỹ. Do vậy, bài này có thể được lấy từ một cuốn sách về lịch sử nước Mỹ (U.S history book)
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 from 43 to 50.
AH mammals feed
their young. Beluga whale mothers, for example, nurse their calves for some twenty
months, until they are about to give birth again and their young are able to
find their own food. The behavior of feeding of the young is built into the
reproductive system. It is a nonselective part of parental care and the
defining feature of a mammal, the most important thing that mammals - whether
marsupials, platypuses, spiny anteaters, or placental mammals - have in common.
But not all animal parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or birth, feed their young. Most egg-guarding fish do not, for the simple reason that their young are so much smaller than the parents and eat food that is also much smaller than the food eaten by adults. In reptiles, the crocodile mother protects her young after they have hatched and takes them down to the water, where they will find food, but she does not actually feed them. Few insects feed their young after hatching, but some make other arrangement, provisioning their cells and nests with caterpillars and spiders that they have paralyzed with their venom and stored in a state of suspended animation so that their larvae might have a supply of fresh food when they hatch. For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care. Animals add it to their reproductive strategies to give them an edge in their lifelong quest for descendants. The
most vulnerable moment in any animal’s life is when it first finds itself completely on its own, when it must forage and fend for itself. Feeding postpones that moment until a young animal has grown to such a size that it is better able to cope. Young that are fed by their parents become nutritionally independent at a much greater fraction of their full adult size. And in the meantime those young are shielded against the vagaries of fluctuating of difficult-to-find supplies. Once a species does take the step of feeding its young, the young become totally dependent on the extra effort. If both parents are removed, the young generally do not survive.
Question 43. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The care that various animals give to their offspring
B. The difficulties young animals face in obtaining food
C. The methods that mammals use to nurse their young
D. The importance among young mammals of becoming independent
But not all animal parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or birth, feed their young. Most egg-guarding fish do not, for the simple reason that their young are so much smaller than the parents and eat food that is also much smaller than the food eaten by adults. In reptiles, the crocodile mother protects her young after they have hatched and takes them down to the water, where they will find food, but she does not actually feed them. Few insects feed their young after hatching, but some make other arrangement, provisioning their cells and nests with caterpillars and spiders that they have paralyzed with their venom and stored in a state of suspended animation so that their larvae might have a supply of fresh food when they hatch. For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care. Animals add it to their reproductive strategies to give them an edge in their lifelong quest for descendants. The
most vulnerable moment in any animal’s life is when it first finds itself completely on its own, when it must forage and fend for itself. Feeding postpones that moment until a young animal has grown to such a size that it is better able to cope. Young that are fed by their parents become nutritionally independent at a much greater fraction of their full adult size. And in the meantime those young are shielded against the vagaries of fluctuating of difficult-to-find supplies. Once a species does take the step of feeding its young, the young become totally dependent on the extra effort. If both parents are removed, the young generally do not survive.
Question 43. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The care that various animals give to their offspring
B. The difficulties young animals face in obtaining food
C. The methods that mammals use to nurse their young
D. The importance among young mammals of becoming independent
Câu 43. Đáp án A
Đoạn văn nói về sự chăm sóc các loài thú giành cho thế hệ sau, cụ thể là thông qua việc cho ăn.
Ngay từ đầu: All mammals feed their young. Đoạn 2 nói về việc cho ăn tới khi đẻ lứa sau: not all animal parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or birth, feed their young. Đoạn 3: For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care
Question 44. The author lists various animals in the first paragraph to _______.
A. contrast the feeding habits of different types of mammals
B. describe the process by which mammals came to be defined
C. emphasize the point that every type of mammal feeds its own young
D. explain why a particular feature of mammals is nonselective
Đoạn văn nói về sự chăm sóc các loài thú giành cho thế hệ sau, cụ thể là thông qua việc cho ăn.
Ngay từ đầu: All mammals feed their young. Đoạn 2 nói về việc cho ăn tới khi đẻ lứa sau: not all animal parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or birth, feed their young. Đoạn 3: For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care
Question 44. The author lists various animals in the first paragraph to _______.
A. contrast the feeding habits of different types of mammals
B. describe the process by which mammals came to be defined
C. emphasize the point that every type of mammal feeds its own young
D. explain why a particular feature of mammals is nonselective
Câu 44. Đáp án C
Từ dòng 3: It is a nonselective
part of parental care and the defining feature of a
mammal, the most important thing that mammals -- whether marsupials, platypuses, spiny anteaters, or placental mammals - have in common → các loài thú có vú (như đã liệt kê) đều có đặc điểm quan trọng này (cho ăn)
Question 45. The word "tend" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. sit on B. move C. notice D. care for
mammal, the most important thing that mammals -- whether marsupials, platypuses, spiny anteaters, or placental mammals - have in common → các loài thú có vú (như đã liệt kê) đều có đặc điểm quan trọng này (cho ăn)
Question 45. The word "tend" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. sit on B. move C. notice D. care for
Câu 45. Đáp án D
Tend (ngoại động từ) = trông nom, chăm sóc ≈ care for
Question 46. The word "provisioning" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. supplying B. preparing C. building D. expanding
Tend (ngoại động từ) = trông nom, chăm sóc ≈ care for
Question 46. The word "provisioning" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. supplying B. preparing C. building D. expanding
Câu 46. Đáp án A
Provision somebody with something = cung cấp (thực phẩm, nơi ở, thứ thiết yếu) cho ai cái gì
Question 47. According to the passage, how do some insects make sure their young have food?
A. By storing food near their young
B. By locating their nests or ceils near spiders and caterpillars
C. By searching for food some distance from their nest
D. By gathering food from a nearby water source
Provision somebody with something = cung cấp (thực phẩm, nơi ở, thứ thiết yếu) cho ai cái gì
Question 47. According to the passage, how do some insects make sure their young have food?
A. By storing food near their young
B. By locating their nests or ceils near spiders and caterpillars
C. By searching for food some distance from their nest
D. By gathering food from a nearby water source
Câu 47. Đáp án A
Từ dòng 5 đoạn 2: Few insects feed their young after hatching, but some make other arrangement, provisioning their cells and nests with caterpillars and spiders that they have paralyzed with their venom and stored in a state of suspended animation so that their larvae might have a supply of fresh food when they hatch → hầu hết các loài côn trùng để trong ổ những thức ăn như sâu, nhện ở tình
trạng tê liệt để dự trữ cho những đứa con khi chào đời
Question 48. The word 'edge' in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. opportunity B. advantage C. purpose D. rest
Từ dòng 5 đoạn 2: Few insects feed their young after hatching, but some make other arrangement, provisioning their cells and nests with caterpillars and spiders that they have paralyzed with their venom and stored in a state of suspended animation so that their larvae might have a supply of fresh food when they hatch → hầu hết các loài côn trùng để trong ổ những thức ăn như sâu, nhện ở tình
trạng tê liệt để dự trữ cho những đứa con khi chào đời
Question 48. The word 'edge' in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. opportunity B. advantage C. purpose D. rest
Câu 48. Đáp án B
Edge = điều kiện thuận lợi, ưu thế
Question 49. The word "it" in the third paragraph refers to _______.
A. feeding B. moment C. young animal D. size
Edge = điều kiện thuận lợi, ưu thế
Question 49. The word "it" in the third paragraph refers to _______.
A. feeding B. moment C. young animal D. size
Câu 49. Đáp án C
"it" là để chỉ danh từ chỉ vật số ít đứng trước đó: sự cho ăn trì hoãn khoảng thời gian đó cho tới khi
một động vật non lớn tới cỡ mà nó có thể tự xử lí (việc ăn) → "nó" chính là "động vật non" = young animal
Question 50. The word "shielded" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. raised B. protected C. hatched D. valued
"it" là để chỉ danh từ chỉ vật số ít đứng trước đó: sự cho ăn trì hoãn khoảng thời gian đó cho tới khi
một động vật non lớn tới cỡ mà nó có thể tự xử lí (việc ăn) → "nó" chính là "động vật non" = young animal
Question 50. The word "shielded" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. raised B. protected C. hatched D. valued
Câu 50. Đáp án B
Shield N against N = bảo vệ cho cái gì khỏi cái gì
Shield N against N = bảo vệ cho cái gì khỏi cái gì
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