Đề số 44
Đề số 44
Đề số 44
ĐỀ SỐ 35
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 word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. see B. sure C. seen D. sportsman
Question 2. A. blood B. food C. soon D. moon
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. derive B. provide C. depend D. master
Question 4. A. medicine B. addition C. survival D. semester
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5. The overexploitation of many species, _______ to their extinction, must be limited.
A. led B. leads C. leading D. to lead
Question 6. The more exams students have to take, _______ they become.
A. the more anxious B. more anxious C. as anxious as D. the most anxious
Question 7. Bill will not be allowed to go to the zoo _______.
A. once he had stopped crying B. as soon as he stopped crying
C. by the time he stops crying D. until he stops crying
Question 8. Shyness hinders youngsters _______ finding the right words to express their feelings.
A. of B. from C. with D. to
Question 9. Students often use their calculators to solve tricky questions, _______ ?
A. don’t they B. do they C. do we D. don’t we
Question 10. The boys are playing______ football in the park.
A. a B. an C. the D. ∅
Question 11. Mary had a _______ of pride on her face, when she won the award for her project and beat all her
classmates.
A. glow B. beam C. ray D. shine
Question 12. Three hours is a long time in the cinema, longer than most audiences are prepared to _______.
A. take over B. put up with C. cut back on D. turn out
Question 13. They decide ______ a survey to get information about students’ future plans.
A. conducting B. to conduct C. conducted D. conduct
Question 14. They know that she has been suffering from mental health problems, but it’s high time to tell her a
few _______ truths.
A. office B. school C. government D. home
Question 15. After all the guests had left, she returned to her room, turned on the light and _______ on the bed.
A. was lying B. had lain C. lay D. lies
Question 16. Although she knows only a mere _______ of Spanish, she still manages to communicate her ideas
well.
A. command B. level C. smattering D. knack
Question 17. The Christmas pudding _______ during winner; and its price was once outrageously expensive.
A. served B. has served C. was served D. had served
Question 18. The _______ of many species is leading to their extinction.
A. exploit B. exploiting C. exploitation D. exploitative
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Question 19. Online _______ hate speech results from conflicts among individuals in society.
A. critical B. inflammatory C. pent-up D. hefty
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of
the following exchanges.
Question 20. Jack is inviting Mary to his party.
- Jack: “Would you like to come to my party this weekend?”
- Mary: “____________.It must be enjoyable”
A. Yes, I’d love to B. No, don’t worry
C. You’re welcome D. I’m afraid so Question.
Question 21. Two students are talking about space exploration.
Ted: “I believe that one day people will be able to live on another planet.”
Kate: “ _______. Scientists have found some places outside the Earth which are habitable.”
A. Positively. B. I can agree with you anymore.
C. I doubt it. D. With uncertainty.
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 22. My teacher tried to bolster my confidence by saying that I had an aptitude for English.
A. reinforce B. discourage C. clarify D. represent
Question 23. Although he had prepared carefully for the IELTS speaking test, he got cold feet when asked an
array of questions with abstract concepts.
A. had a fever B. stayed confident C. got nervous D. became aggressive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24. One of my distant relatives is wavering between buying a house in the inner city or moving away.
A. weakening B. hesitating C. growing D. approving
Question 25. Many of her friends admitted that this song was in vogue at that time.
A. clear B. poor C. popular D. infamous
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 questions.
Question 26. It is a good idea for every employee to take part in the annual workshop.
A. Every employee must take part in the annual workshop.
B. Every employee can take part in the annual workshop.
C. Every employee should take part in the annual workshop.
D. Every employee may take part in the annual workshop.
Question 27. “I’m sorry. I didn’t remember to put your clothes into the washing machine,” said Peter to Linda.
A. Peter advised Linda not to put her clothes into the washing machine.
B. Peter apologised to Linda for not having put her clothes into the washing machine.
C. Peter warned Linda not to put her clothes into the washing machine.
D. Peter encouraged Linda not to put her clothes into the washing machine.
Question 28. This is the first time I have had such a delicious meal.
A. I haven't had such a delicious meal before.
B. This is the most delicious meal I have ever had.
C. I didn't have such a delicious meal.
D. I didn’t have such a delicious meal before
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.
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Question 29. The mass of data online is being exploited by scientists at Oxford University to its advantage.
A. mass B. is C. exploited D. its
Question 30. At one time, these trees are totally destroyed by the Glass Fire in North California.
A. At B. these C. are D. destroyed
Question 31. The editors of this tabloid newspaper deployed a conspicuous absence of evidence when it came
to a drug-related crime.
A. tabloid B. deployed C. conspicuous D. absence
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 32. The topic for the essay is difficult. I can’t come up with any new ideas.
A. If only the topic for the essay were easier and I could come up with some new ideas.
B. I wish the topic for the essay weren’t too difficult and I couldn’t come up with any new ideas.
C. Unless the topic for the essay is difficult, I could have come up with some new ideas.
D. I can’t come up with any new ideas so long as the topic for the essay is difficult.
Question 33. The virus is infectious. Some young people still congregate in the main square in the evenings.
A. However infectious the virus is, some young people still congregate in the main square in the evenings.
B. If it weren’t for the infectious virus, some young people would congregate in the main square in the
evenings.
C. Only when the virus is infectious do some young people congregate in the main square in the evenings.
D. So infectious is the virus that some young people congregate in the main square in the evenings.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
THE FUTURE OF WORK
According to a leading business consultancy, 3–14% of the global workforce will need to switch to a
different occupation within the next 10-15 years, and all workers will need to adapt as their occupations (34)
_______ alongside increasingly capable machines. Dr Stella Pachidi from Cambridge Judge Business School
believes that some of the most fundamental changes are happening as a result of the 'algorithmication' of jobs
(35) _______ are dependent on data rather than on production - the so-called knowledge economy. Algorithms
are capable of learning from data to (36) _______ tasks that previously needed human judgement, such as
reading legal contracts, analysing medical scans and gathering market intelligence. 'In (37) _______ cases, they
can outperform humans,' says Pachidi. (38) _______ these enhancements are not without consequences,' says
Pachidi. 'If routine cognitive tasks are taken over by AI, how do professions develop their future experts?' she
asks. 'One way of learning about a job is “legitimate peripheral participation” - a novice stands next to experts
and learns by observation. If this isn't happening, then you need to find new ways to learn.'
(Adapted from Cambridge IELTS Academic 16 by Cambridge University Press)
Question 34. A. unfold B. evolve C. enlarge D. advance
Question 35. A. who B. where C. whom D. that
Question 36. A. conform B. undertake C. deal D. adhere
Question 37. A. many B. every C. all of D. much
Question 38. A. And B. So C. Nor D. But
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 31 to 35.
Maria Alcalá of Madrid speaks for many Mediterranean people when she says that “a meal without olive oil
would be a bore.” No one knows when the Mediterranean civilizations initially fell in love with olives. That
occurred before recorded history. However, there is evidence that the cultivation of olive trees began in
countries around the Mediterranean Sea in approximately 4000 B.C., and 2,000 years after that people in the
eastern Mediterranean region began to produce oil from olives. The Mediterranean still accounts for 99 percent
of all world olive oil production.
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From ancient times until today, the basic process of producing the oil is the same. First, whole olives are
crushed. Then, the liquid is separated from the solids. After that, the valuable oil is separated from the water.
Many olive growers maintain their ancient traditions and still harvest the olives by hand. “We harvest in the
traditional way,” says Don Celso, an olive farmer from Tuscany, Italy. "It would be less expensive to do it with
machines, but it's more a social thing. Twenty people come to help with the harvest, and we pay them in oil."
Olive oil has had a variety of uses through its long history. In ancient times, olive oil was used as money
and as medicine. It was even used during war-heated up and dropped down on attackers. It is still used in
religious ceremonies. It is great for protecting the freshness of fish and cheese. There are even olive oil lamps
and olive oil soaps. Olive oil enhances the lives of people everywhere. Its benefits, recently confirmed by
science, were already understood in ancient times. Mediterranean people are happy to share their secret with the
world.
(Adapted from Reading Explorer 2 by Paul Maclntyre)
Question 39. Which could be the best title for the passage?
A. An oil for all.
B. Olive oil: A cure for every disease.
C. How to produce oil from indigenous trees?
D. The best kept secret.
Question 40. The word ‘civilisations’ in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. empires B. societies C. subcultures D. species
Question 41. According to the passage, which of the following has olive oil NOT been used for?
A. currency B. cosmetics C. weapons D. pharmaceuticals
Question 42. The word ‘it’ in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. olive B. way C. machine D. harvest
Question 43. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
A. There is strong evidence suggesting that the first olive trees were planted exactly 4,000 years BC.
B. The Mediterranean accounts for all of the worlds’ olive oil consumption even to this day.
C. The exact time that olives became popular among Mediterranean cultures remains unclear.
D. The way the oil is produced today is quite different from that in the past.
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.
I grew up with precious little choice about anything. You ate what you were given, went to school where
you were told, wore your sister's hand-me-downs. And twice a year - birthday, Christmas - you got a present.
We weren't poor at all but that was entirely normal and I don't remember feeling remotely deprived. Today, as
we can see all around us, children seem to have everything - designer clothes, computer games, fussy eating
habits and the attention span of itchy gnats. A report yesterday from the Children's Society found that one in ten
kids now has mental illness diagnosed and it concluded that materialistic consumer pressure may be partly to
blame, with children from poor backgrounds the main victims.
Where is it coming from, this consumer pressure? First, from television, and the false dreams on offer there.
Children from poor backgrounds, as well as having less money to buy the latest clothes or electronic games, are
more likely to have parents without time to spend with them, and homes without access to outside space, so are
far more likely to end up spending hours in front of the telly soaking up adverts alongside the easy gratification
offered by cartoon; fantasy or drama. You cannot just blame the parents for this; many will be working hard,
with no choice, just to put food on the table; after all, how many can afford a house with a garden in a city or
suburb these days?
Of course parents can correct bouts of consumerism in their children by teaching them what is and is not
affordable, but why subject them to the clever traps of marketing people in the first place? Pressure is bad
enough as it is, from schoolfriends and celebrity excess, without allowing some of the cleverest adult minds in
the sharpest advertising agencies in the world to manipulate them as well.
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But why is it in a child's interests to be treated like a consumer? It has yet to be proven that giving even
adults a wide range of choices improves their lives. In many instances, from too many yoghurts in the
supermarket all the way up to a supposed choice of doctor or school, it is just confusing and stressful. I think the
fewer, carefully selected, choices we can give young children, the more we help them. Watch the exhausted face
of a six-year-old confronted by all this year's Christmas presents, without the time to play with any of them for
more than a few minutes, and see what I mean.
We are spoilt, and we are spoiling our children. They need to be taught to look down as well as up; to
choose to feel fortunate, and not envious -and to recognise that gratification isn't as easy as buying a new toy or
switching on a dream. And, as my mother would have been delighted to hear, it will not cost a thing.
(Adapted from Traveller by H.Q. Mitchell)
Question 44. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Poor children are falling victim. B. I want less choice, not more.
C. The cons of consumerism. D. A message to my mother.
Question 45. The word “deprived” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. negative B. disappointed C. disadvantaged D. affluent
Question 46. According to paragraph 2, what is the major concern surrounding poor children being exposed to
the television?
A. They are less likely to spend time in the garden.
B. They are less likely to buy clothes and electronic games.
C. They will become addicted to cartoons and fantasy stories.
D. They will see a lot of television commercials.
Question 47. The word ‘gratification’ in paragraph 2 mostly means _______.
A. satisfaction B. boredom C. interest D. assumption
Question 48. The word ‘them’ in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. adverts B. parents C. children D. bouts
Question 49. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
A. The materialistic culture we live in is wholly responsible for the rise in mental illness among children.
B. Children from impoverished backgrounds are less likely to feel the negative effects of consumerism.
C. Television contributes more to creating consumer pressure than other media outlets.
D. Content on television portrays an unrealistic view of the world we live in.
Question 50. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Having a great amount of choice is not always beneficial.
B. Buying children a new toy can free them from the pressure of consumerism.
C. Children are more spoilt today than they were ten years ago.
D. Most six year olds receive too many gifts during Christmas time.
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ĐÁP ÁN
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. D
11. A 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. C 16. C 17. C 18. C 19. B 20. A
21. A 22. B 23. B 24. B 25. C 26.C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. C
31. B 32. A 33. A 34. B 35. D 36. B 37. A 38. A 39. A 40. B
41. B 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. C 46. D 47. A 48. C 49. D 50. A