Đề số 23
Đề số 23
Đề số 23
ĐỀ SỐ 23
Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
(Đề thi có 05 trang)
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 1. You may find doing this job very__________. Try it!
A. relaxing B. relaxed C. relax D. relaxation
Question 2. No one on the plane was alive in the accident last night, __________?
A. wasn’t he B. weren’t they C. were they D. was he
Question 3. We had better keep on our__________ while were walking along the dark portions of this street.
A. figures B. nails C. toes D. knees
Question 4. He regretted spending too much time__________ computer games.
A. to B. for C. in D. on
Question 5. He looks for any excuse he can to blow off his__________ to do housework.
A commitment B. obligation C. assignment D. responsibility
Question 6. __________ what she prepared for the job interview, Megan didn’t pass it.
A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Though D. However
Question 7. There is __________ table in my bedroom.
A. an old square wooden B. a square wooden old C. an old wooden square D. a wooden old square
Question 8. The new airport has__________ a lot of changes on this island.
A. brought about B. taken to C. counted in D. turned up
Question 9. They__________ the bridge by the time you come back.
A. will finish B. will have finished C. will be finished D. have finished
Question 10. She won’t come home __________.
A. as soon as she had finished all the paperwork
B. until she has finished all the paperwork
C. by the time she finished all the paperwork
D. when she was finishing all the paperwork
Question 11. The Youth Union in our school has decided to launch a/an__________ to raise funds for local
charities.
A. activity B. announcement C. campaign D. decision
Question 12. Being helpful is good, but don’t allow others to__________ advantage of your generosity.
A. get B. take C. use D. make
Question 13. I demand to know how this vase __________, and no one is leaving till I find out.
A. got broken B. was breaking C. has broken D. is broke
Question 14. Although __________ by the bravery of his fellow soldiers, Bloch had harsh words for the army
leadership.
A. was impressed B. impressed C. having impressed D. impressing
Question 15. The more you practice speaking in public, __________.
A. the more you become confident B. the more you become confidently
C. the greater confidence you become D. the more confident you become
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of
the following exchanges.
Question 16: Tom is inviting Linda to his birthday party.
Tom: “Would you like to come to my birthday party next week?"
Linda: “ ’’
A. Why not? B. Yes, I'd love to. C. I don’t think so. D. No, I‘d love to.
Question 17: Laura is asking Tom for his idea about a vacation at the beach.
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Laura: “Do you think a vacation at the beach will do me good?” Tom: " "
A. Sure. Have a good time there. B. Yes, I think.
C. Could you bye me something? D. Yes, it does.
Mark the letter A, B, c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in the following question.
Question 18. A. equip B. secure C. vacant D. oblige
Question 19. A. encounter B. agency C. influence D. memory
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 20. A. asked B. danced C. cashed D. studied
Question 21. A. profile B. stomach C. postpone D. cyclone
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: Such problems as haste and inexperience are a universal feature of youth.
A. marked B. shared C. hidden D. separated
Question 23: If that was done on a national scale, we would wipe out this infectious disease.
A. establish B. retain C. maintain D. eliminate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: Fee-paying schools, often called “independent schools ”, "private schools" or "public
schools"
A. college B. primary schools C. secondary schools D. state schools
Question 25: Each time you turn it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of doing
almost anything you ask.
A. unsuitable B. unimportant C. ill-prepared D. irregular
Mark the letter A, B, Cor D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines a pair of
sentences in the following question.
Question 26. Hans told US about his investing in the company. He did it on his arrival at the meeting.
A. Only after investing in the company did Hans inform US of his arrival at the meeting.
B. Not until Hans told US that he would invest in the company did he arrive at the meeting.
C. Hardly had he informed US about his investing in the company when Hans arrived at the meeting.
D. No sooner had Hans arrived at the meeting than he told US about his investing in the company.
Question 27. The driver in front stopped so suddenly. Therefore, the accident happened.
A. If the driver in front didn’t stop so suddenly, the accident wouldn’t happen.
B. If the driver in front hadn’t stopped so suddenly, the accident would have happened.
C. If the driver in front hadn’t stopped so suddenly, the accident wouldn’t have happened.
D. If the driver in front had stopped so suddenly, the accident would have happened.
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 28: What I told him a few days ago is not the solution to most of his problems.
A B C D
Question 29: Tom’s jokes are inappropriate but we have to put up with it just because he’s the boss.
A B C D
Question 30: Modern office buildings have false floors under which computer and phone wires
A B C
can be lain.
D
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 31. It’s possible that she didn’t hear what I said.
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A. She might not hear what I said.
B. She might have not heard what I said.
C. She may not hear what I said.
D. She may not have heard what I said.
Question 32. “Stop smoking or you’ll be ill,” the doctor told me.
A. The doctor advised me to give up smoking to avoid illness.
B. The doctor suggested smoking to treat illness,
C. I was warned against smoking a lot of cigarettes.
D. I was ordered not to smoke to recover from illness.
Question 33. I haven’t heard from Mike for several months.
A. I didn’t hear from Mike several months ago.
B. Mike didn’t hear from me several months ago.
C. Mike heard from me several months ago.
D. I last heard from Mike several months ago.
Read the following passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to be used for each of the blanks to
complete the following passage.
Water is of vital importance to all living things. Without it, all living things will surely die. We also use a great
(34) __________ of water daily in our homes, in factories, and in power stations. Most of this water is fresh
water and it comes to US from reservoirs, rivers and lakes.
The Earths surface is (35) __________by large areas of water which we call oceans and seas. If you have tasted
the water from the sea, you will know that, unlike fresh water, seawater tastes salty. This is due to the (36)
__________of sodium chloride which comes from the land. Rivers carry it to the sea.
Although neither salt nor fresh water has any color, the sea often looks blue in the sunlight. The reason is (37)
__________sunlight is made up of many colors. Some colors disappear quickly in the sea but blue light bounces
back or is reflected, to the surface. This makes the sea look blue. (38) __________, a stormy sky will make the
sea look grey.
Question 34. A. number B. much C. many D. amount
Question 35. A. covered B. reserved C. constructed D. included
Question 36. A. attraction B. presence C. advantage D. realization
Question 37. A. what B. who C. which D. that
Question 38. A. Moreover B. Hence C. Although D. However
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.
Satoru Iwata was made the CEO of Nintendo in 2002. At that time, the video game market was suffering, and
Nintendo was having trouble with its sales. Iwata thought that a change in strategy was due. Previously, the
strategy in the game industry was to keep making the same kinds of games and consoles but just improve their
power and complexity. However, Iwata didn’t just want to attract dedicated gamers. He wanted to bring in new
kinds of players to video gaming. How was he going to do that? He decided to change the very concept of
video games.
Iwata wanted to make video games easier to pick up and more relevant to peoples lives. Out of this idea came
the Nintendo DS. People interacted more directly with the game by using a touch screen instead of just a set of
buttons. Iwata took this idea to the extreme with the motion-based Wii. Now, just by using natural body
movements, players can enjoy playing all sorts of games.
The kinds of games produced changed as well. Along with the regular role-playing game (RPG), action, and
sport games, new kinds of “games” were designed. Some of these new games, like Brain Age, improved
thinking abilities. Others, like Wii Fit, improved fitness. This has brought in a new age of gaming. Everyone
from grandparents to their grandchildren seems to be playing Nintendo products. With all that we have seen so
far, we can only wonder what is next for Iwata. Surely it will be something groundbreaking.
Question 39. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Satoru Iwata is a man with amazing ideas.
B. Gaming is not just for dedicated gamers anymore.
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C. Satoru Iwata is an important man for dedicated gamers
D. The gaming industry is making educational games now.
Question 40. What first motivated Iwata to change the strategy of Nintendo?
A. He wanted to make useful consoles. B. He wanted to lower sales.
C. He wanted to attract more players. D. He wanted a new concept for gaming.
Question 41. The word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to .
A. Bringing in new kinds of players to video gaming.
B. Attracting dedicated gamers
C. Making the same kinds of games
D. Improving games’ power and complexity.
Question 42. Which is TRUE about changes Iwata make about the world of gaming?
A. More games for children and girls. B. More dedicated games.
C. Created a new style of gaming. D. Less expensive game systems.
Question 43. The word “groundbreaking” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. innovative B. bad C. beautiful D. natural
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question.
There are many mistakes that people make when writing their resume (CV) or completing a job
application. Here are some of the most common and most serious.
The biggest problem is perhaps listing the duties for which you were responsible in a past position, all
this tells your potential employers is what you were supposed to do. They do not necessarily know the specific
skills you used in executing them, nor do they know what results you achieved - both of which are essential. In
short, they won’t know if you were the best, the worst or just average in your position.
The more concrete information you can include, the better. As far as possible, provide measurements of
what you accomplished. If any innovations you introduced saved the organization money, how much did they
save? If you found a way of increasing productivity, by what percentage did you increase it?
Writing what you are trying to achieve in life - your objective - is a waste of space. It tells the employer
what you are interested in. Do you really think that employers care what you want? No, they are interested in
what they want! Instead, use that space for a career summary. A good one is brief - three to four sentences long.
A good one will make the person reviewing your application want to read further.
Many resumes list “hard” job-specific skills, almost to the exclusion of transferable, or “soft”, skills.
However, your ability to negotiate effectively, for example, can be just as important as your technical skills.
All information you give should be relevant, so carefully consider the job for which you are applying. If you are
applying for a job that is somewhat different than your current job, it is up to you to draw a connection for the
resume reviewer, so that they will understand how your skills will fit in their organization. The person who
reviews your paperwork will not be a mind reader.
If you are modest about the skills you can offer, or the results you have achieved, a resume reader may
take what you write literally, and be left with a low opinion of your ability, you need to say exactly how good
you are. On the other hand, of course, never stretch the truth or lie.
Question 44. What topic does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The way how to write the resume for job application.
B. The mistakes people make when applying for a job.
C. The common way to make impression in a job interview.
D. The necessary skills for job application.
Question 45. The word “executing” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. enumerating B. determining C. completing D. implementing
Question 46. The word “concrete” in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by .
A. indeterminate B. specific C. substantial D. important
Question 47. What does the word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to ?
A. organization money B. information C. productivity D. percentage
Question 48. According to the passage, what information should candidates include in their resume?
A. specific skills for previous jobs B. the past achievements
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C. previous positions D. future objective
Question 49 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. The ability to negotiate effectively is as significant as technical skills.
B. Candidates must study the job they are applying carefully before writing the CV
C. Applicants should not apply for a distinct job from what they are doing.
D. The information interviewees present should be related to the job they are applying.
Question 50. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that .
A. you should write accurately about your ability for the vacant position.
B. you should be modest about what you can do.
C. a resume reader is good enough to understand what you imply about your ability in the CV.
D. you are allowed to exaggerate the truth of your competence if possible.
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