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ĐỀ THI GIỮA KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2020-2021 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12 (Thời gian làm bài: 50 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề) |
1. Đề số 1
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1: A. habitat B. applicant C. active D. cyber-attack
2: A. align B. prioritize C. survive D. bibliography
3: A. resurrect B. survive C. specialise D. advise
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
4: A. exterminate B. compassionate C. automated D. articulate
5: A. academic B. artificial C. conservation D. vulnerable
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
6: Some African countries are __________ for the population decline as it is illegal to sport hunt
elephant in these regions.
A. aware
B. inattentive
C. responsible
D. harmful
7: We should educate people from the young age about the importance of wild animals in maintaining the _________ and biodiversity.
A. ecosystem
B. species
C. neighbourhood
D. ecotourism
8: We have a responsibility to protect our nation’s wildlife, birds, fish and plants on the ________ of extinction.
A. bottom
B. border
C. side
D. brink
9: AI isn’t writing complicated articles, but it has no problem with very simple articles that don’t _____ a lot of synthesis.
A. request
B. ask
C. take
D. require
10: We need to make sure robots that might work in factories and homes are clever enough not to _______ kill or harm humans.
A. deliberately
B. accidentally
C. reluctantly
D. responsibly
11: The highest calling of a true leader is others to reach the highest of their abilities.
A. asking
B. inspiring
C. tolerating
D. offering
12: If your prior bosses or professors are willing to provide a positive _________, ask them for a letter of recommendation.
A. idea
B. feeling
C. reference
D. assessment
13: By the end of next year, George ________ English for ten years.
A. will have leaned
B. will learn
C. has learned
D. would leran
14: The ________north we go, the _________we are to meet high temperatures.
A. far – less likely
B. farther – likely
C. farther – less likely
D. farthest – less likely
15: I asked my sister to tell me what she _________ at the museum.
A. had seen
B. has seen
C. had been seeing
D. was seeing
IV. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.
Every ten minutes, one kind of animal, plant, or insect dies (16)________ for ever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become (17)________ twenty years from now.
The seas are in (18) ________ . They are being filled with poison: industrial and nuclear (19)________ , chemical fertilizers and pesticides, sewage. The Mediterranean is already nearly dead: the North Sea is following. If nothing is done about it, one day soon nothing will be able to live in the seas.
The tropical rain forests, which are the (20)________ of half the earth’s living things (including many rare animals and plants), are being destroyed. If nothing is done about it, they will have disappeared in twenty years. The (21) ________ on the world’s climate – and on our agriculture and food supplies – will be disastrous.
Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. In 1961, the World Wildlife Fund was (22) ________ – a small group of people who wanted to raise money to save animals and plants from extinction.
Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large international organization. It has raised over $35 million for conservation projects, and has created or given (23) ________ to National Parks in five continents. It has helped 30 mammals and birds – including the tiger – to (24)________ . Perhaps this is not much, but it is a start. If more people give more money – and if more governments wake up to what is happening – perhaps the World Wildlife Fund will be able to help us to avoid the disaster that (25)________ the natural world, and all of us will be with it.
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ĐÁP ÁN
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1 - B |
2 - D |
3 - B |
4 - B |
5 - D |
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6 - C |
7 - A |
8 - D |
9 - D |
10 - B |
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11 - B |
12 - C |
13 - A |
14 - C |
15 - A |
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16 - C |
17 - D |
18 - A |
19 - D |
20 - A |
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21 - C |
22 - A |
23 - B |
24 - D |
25 - D |
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26 - C |
27 - B |
28 - D |
29 - A |
30 - D |
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31 - A |
32 - D |
33 - B |
34 - E |
35 - F |
36. Mr. Davies accused Mark of being late for work.
37. Mr. Daives threatened to get someone else to fill in Mark's position.
38. Mark admitted oversleeping.
39. Mr. Davies advised Mark to get (on getting) more sleep.
40. Mark offered to work late.
2. Đề số 2
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.
1. A. combustion B. conservation C. purification D. pollution
2. A. mild B. mildew C. mile D. pile
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 primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. respiratory B. initiative C. eco-friendly D. renewable
4. A. initiative B. necessary C. discriminate D. authority
ĐÁP ÁN
1A 2B
3C 4B
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.
5. It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before attempting to pass
A B C D
the exam.
6. The customs in his country are more traditional than that in the United States.
A B C D
7. Tom like to gossip about other people, so he doesn’t like them to gossip about him.
A B C D
ĐÁP ÁN
5A 6D 7B
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. It is stated that we are now in the first stages of a battle for the ___ of life on the earth.
A. purification B. sustainability
C. conservation D. responsibility
9. These eggs come from free-range chickens ___ eat only organic grains.
A. which B. that C. who D. they
10. ___ is what shaped our cities into what they are today.
A. Electrification B. Industrialisation C. Determination D. Urbanisation
11. If you don’t ___ this opportunity, you might not get another one.
A. catch B. grab C. capture D. hold
12. I can’t stand ___people who are not tolerant of new ideas.
A. narrow-mind B. narrow-minded C. minded-narrow D. narrow-minding
13. It is recommended that he ___ his course.
A. taking B. take C. takes D. took
14. Traffic congestion has become a mojor issue, while schools and hospital are ___.
A. overbearing B. overdone C. overdeveloped D. overloaded
15. His father left New York. The doctor suggested he ___ there.
A. not stayed B. won’t stay C. not stay D. not go to stay
16. Her ___ to medicine was so great that she had little time for anything else.
A. importance B. dedication C. emphasis D. reputation
17. Bill Gate’s ___ in donating large sums of money towards welfare activities is remarkable.
A. generosity B. politeness C. wealth D. talent
18. At first, Microsoft had ___ hyphen in the name “Micro-soft”, combination of microcomputer and ___ software.
A. a-the-a B. a-a-ф C. the-the-ф D. ф-a-the
19. I first met her four years ago when we ___ at a middle school.
A. had been studying B. are studying
C. have been studying D. were studying
ĐÁP ÁN
8B 9A 10D 11B 12B 13B 14D 15C 16B 17A 18B 19D
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.
20. - "I wonder if I could possibly use your car for tonight?" - "________ . I'm not using it anyhow."
A. I don't care B. I don't know
C. Yes, indeed D. Sure, go ahead
21. Patient: “Can I make an appointment to see the doctor, please?” – Receptionist: “_____”
A. Not at the moment. He can’t be disturbed.
B. OK, you will need to check my diary.
C. OK, let me just check the diary.
D. Have a seat and I’ll be with you in an hour.
ĐÁP ÁN
20D 21C
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.
22. When you cross the street, be careful and be on the alert for the bus.
A. Look for B. watch out for C. search for D. watch for
23. The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.
A. effects B. symptoms C. hints D. demonstrations
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.
24. In common with many mothers, she feels torn between her family and her work.
A. In association with B. In imitation of C. Ignoring D. Unlike
25. You should put yourself on the back for having achieved such a high score in the graduation exam.
A. criticize yourself B. wear a backpack
C. praise yourself D. check up your back
ĐÁP ÁN
22B 23C 24D 25A
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3. Đề số 3
SECTION A: (8.5 points)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. A. education B. financial C. organization D. estimate
2. A. agree B. committee C. deepen D. refugee
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
3. A. environment B. establish C. emergency D. organization
4. A. member B. promote C. nation D. culture
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D).
5. Vietnam has become __________ to foreign tourists.
A. most and most attractive B. much and more attractive
C. the more attractive D. more and more attractive
6. __________ their efforts, the Men’s Football team couldn’t reach the gold medal.
A. Though B. But for C. Despite D. In case
7. A plan has been proposed for Vietnam to host the Asia Sports Games at some point in the future.
A. any time B. in a moment C. sometime D. at the moment
8. Vietnamese athletes are trained both home and abroad
A. overseas B. at school C. outside D. in sport centres
9. She is the __________daughter in the family.
A. older B. more old C. eldest D. oldest
10. _______ down to dinner _______ there came an explosion from the kitchen
A. No sooner had we sat / than B. No sooner we had sat / than
C. We had no sooner sat / when D. Hardly had we sat / than
11. I hate Mondays. They really __________.
A. get down me B. get me down C. get over me D. get me over
12. Half of the world’s children are girls, __________ only 41% go to school.
A. but B. however C. consequence D. in contrast
13. My grandfather passed __________ when I was only six years old. He had lung cancer.
A. out B. over C. away D. off
14. A conference was held in Geneva in 1864, laying down the rules for the treatment and protection of the wounded and the disaster-stricken.
A. putting down B. cancelling C. establishing D. putting aside
15. The Red Cross is a __________ organization whose purpose is to help people in wartime and disasters.
A. commercial B. political C. military D. humanitarian
16. We lost this time, but we hope our other team will win. They are __________.
A. 7 feet over tall players B. tall players over 7 feet
C. 7 over foot tall players D. over 7 foot tall players
17. In most Asian countries women are undervalued and they never have the same ____ as men.
A. formality B. basis C. limit D. status
18. Mrs. Pike is a feminist, who ________ that women should be offered the same job opportunities as men.
A. varies B. advocates C. leads D. votes
19. Peter- “Look out!”
Mary- “Why?”
Peter- “__________.”
A. You look happy. B. I’m going out.
C. A snake is behind you! D. I’m looking out
20. John- “What does it mean when a tag question takes a falling tone, Jenny?”
Jack- “__________.”
A. Well, it’s a surprise. B. Well, it’s an exclamation.
C. I’m not sure. Maybe it is a real question. D. Well, it is not a real question.
21. Jason- “__________, women are usually more sympathetic than men.”
Jerry - “That’s right!”
A. According to me B. In my opinion
C. For my point of view D. As you see it
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
22. Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades.
A. Although B. are trying C. the D. the highest
23. After he had made sure no one was waiting for him in the hotel lobby, he had collected his key at the reception desk.
A. had made B. was waiting C. in D. had collected
24. Despite the quantity was small, we had enough supplies to finish the experiment.
A. Despite B. was C. enough supplies D. the
Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word
It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most environmentally desirable form of transport (25)______ towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (26)______. It has none of the difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour. The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: "But isn't it (27)______ dangerous?" It would be foolish to deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming (28)______ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records(29)______ that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum.
25. A. to B. at C. in D. on
26. A. boring B. careful C. enjoyable D. excited
27. A. expectedly B. strangely C. comfortably D. terribly
28. A. number B. deal C. size D. digit
29. A. point B. exhibit C. indicate D. display
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below:
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), a special program of the United Nations, is devoted to aiding national efforts to improve the health, nutrition, education, and general welfare of children. UNICEF was created in 1946 to provide relief to children in countries devastated by World War II. After 1950 the fund directed its efforts toward general programs for the improvement of children’s welfare, particularly in less-developed countries and in various emergency situations.
The organization’s broader mission was reflected in the name it adopted in 1953, the United Nations Children’s Fund. UNICEF was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1965. It is headquartered in New York City. UNICEF has concentrated much of its effort in areas in which relatively small expenditures can have a significant impact on the lives of the most disadvantaged children such as the prevention and treatment of diseases. In keeping with this strategy, UNICEF supports immunization programs for childhood diseases and programs to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS; it also provides funding for health services, educational facilities, and other welfare services. Since 1996 UNICEF programs have been guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), which affirms the right of all children to “the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health”. UNICEF’s activities are financed by both government and private contributions.
30. What was the objective of UNICEF when it was created in 1946?
A. to win the Nobel Prize for Peace
B. to devote to the general welfare of children all over the world
C. to improve the health, nutrition, education of nations
D. to help children in countries devastated by World War II
31. When did UNICEF win the Nobel Prize for Peace?
A. In 1965 B. In 1950 C. In 1946 D. In 1953
32. The underlined word “It” in paragraph two refers to ______.
A. UNICEF B. the Nobel Peace Prize C. the United Nations D. New York
33. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The headquarters of UNICEF is in New York City.
B. UNICEF has guided the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
C. UNICEF stands for the United Nations Children’s Fund.
D. UNICEF provides funding for health services and educational facilities.
34. UNICEF receives money from ______.
A. the United Nations organisations B. international corporations
C. governments and individuals D. national and international businesses
SECTION B: (1.5 points)
Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meaning. Begin with the given words:
35. I can’t cook as well as my mother can.
My mother ___________________________________________.
36. The boy does not resemble his brother in any way.
The boy ___________________________________________.(Use “take after” to rewrite the sentence)
37. Nothing is faster than the speed of light.
The speed of light ___________________________________________.
38. Tom is the best student in my class.
Nobody ___________________________________________.
39. As I get older, I want to travel less.
The older ___________________________________________.
40. A new house is more expensive than an old one.
An old house ___________________________________________.
SECTION A: (8.5 points)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. A. thick B. thus C. south D. thought
2. A. caused B. increased C. practised D. promised
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
3. A. Asian B. position C. resort D. competitor
4. A. milkmaid B. intensive C. scoreboard D. penalty
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D).
5. - “Jane doesn’t seem to be interested in learning to swim.”
- “You’re right. Betty is the __________ of the two.”
A. most enthusiastic B. more enthusiastic
C. enthusiastic D. enthusiastic than
6. Tropical fruits _______ durians, mangosteens and rambutans are exported all over the world.
A. as B. example C. like D. such
7. My brother passed his final exams thanks to encouragements from my family.
A. praise B. confidence C. assurance D. supports
8. The 22nd SEA Games _______ a good impression on sports enthusiasts.
A. did B. caused C. gained D. made
9. You look __________ you haven’t slept.
A. while B. because C. as D. as if
10. I must ask my parents __________ permission before I can go with you.
A. about B. for C. on D. of
11. This man __________ all his life to science.
A. appealed B. dedicated C. preserved D. proposed
12. An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cross.
A. was the result of B. influenced C. led to D. was brought about
13. We _______ for some hours before we _______ that we had lost our way.
A. were walking / realized . B. walked / had realized.
C. had been walking / realized D. had been walked / realized
14. __________ we move into the new house, we will have a party.
A. During the time B. While C. As soon as D. Until
15. People are watching the __________ of gymnastics competitors.
A. perform B. performance C. performer D. performing
16. John passed his exam with a distinction. __________.
A. He was too lazy to succeed B. He must study very hard
C. He must have studied very hard D. He needs studying harder
17. John still feels like a cigarette though he gave __________ smoking a few years ago.
A. in B. up C. over D. on
18. Remember to __________ your shoes when you come to a Japanese house.
A. take after B. put in C. take off D. put on
19. Peter- “Jane, it’s too dark in here.”
Mary- “Well, what can I do for you?”
Peter- “ __________.”
A. Can you turn off the light? B. Oh, I can’t
C. Can you help me? D. Turn on the light, please.
20. Jack- “Your cousin is very beautiful, Paul.”
Jerry- “Of course. __________. Her mother used to win a beauty contest in her city.”
A. She takes in her mother B. Her mother looks after her.
C. She takes after her mother D. She names after her mother.
21. Jason - “My brother’s coughed a lot recently.”
Peter- “Does he smoke?”
Jason- “Yes, a lot.”
Peter- “__________?”
Jason- “Well, it’s a good idea. I’ll tell him about that.”
A. Why doesn’t he give up smoking?” B. Why does he stop smoking?
C. He shouldn’t go on coughing. D. He shouldn’t give up smoking.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
22. Modern farms are much larger than that of former times.
A. Modern B. much C. that D. times
23. Bob only goes to bed before he has finished all his homework.
A. goes B. before C. has finished D. homework
24. When she came in from the rainstorm, she looked as though she took a shower with her clothes on.
A. When B. from C. looked D. took
Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word
The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency with national affiliates in almost every country in the world. The Red Cross movement began with the founding of the International Committee for the Relief of (25)______ Wounded in 1863 (now the International Committee of the Red Cross); it was (26)______ to care for victims of battle (27)______ wartime, but later national Red Cross societies were created to aid in the prevention and relief of human suffering generally. Its peacetime activities include first aid, accident prevention, water (28)______, training of nurses' aids, maintenance of maternal and child welfare centers and medical clinics, blood banks, and
numerous (29)______ services. The Red Cross is the name used in countries under nominally Christian sponsorship; the Red Crescent (adopted on the insistence of the Ottoman Empire in 1906) is the name used in Muslim countries.
25. A. the B. an C. one D. a
26. A. set B. established C. done D. found
27. A. on B. before C. in D. to
28. A. safety B. safe C. safer D. safely
29. A. other B. another C. the other D. others
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below:
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ĐÁP ÁN
SECTION A: (8.5 points) (0.25đ/ 1 câu)
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1.B 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.D 9.D 10.B |
11.B 12.C 13.C 14.C 15.B 16.C 17.B 18.C 19.D 20.C |
21.A 22.C 23.B 24.D 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. A 30.B |
31.C 32.A 33.D 34.B |
SECTION B: (1.5 points)(sai 1 lỗi trừ phân nữa điểm/ 1 câu)
35. My mother can swim better than I can/ me.
36. How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games?
37. Nobody in my family is better than Lisa.
38. An old car isn’t as/so expensive as a new one.
39. The hotter it is, the more miserable I feel.
40. Maria is the most beautiful girl in my class.
4. Đề số 4
I. 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
Long before they can actually speak, babies pay special attention to the speech they hear around them. Within the first month of their lives, babies' responses to the sound of the human voice will be different from their responses to other sorts of auditory stimuli. They will stop crying when they hear a person talking, but not if they hear a bell or the sound of a rattle. At first, the sounds that an infant notices might be only those words that receive the heaviest emphasis and that often occur at the ends of utterances. By the time they are six or seven weeks old, babies can detect the difference between syllables pronounced with rising and falling inflections. Very soon, these differences in adult stress and intonation can influence babies' emotional states and behavior. Long before they develop actual language comprehension, babies can sense when an adult is playful or angry, attempting to initiate or terminate new behavior, and so on, merely on the basis of cues such as the rate, volume, and melody of adult speech.
Adults make it as easy as they can for babies to pick up a language by exaggerating such cues. One researcher observed babies and their mothers in six diverse cultures and found that, in all six languages, the mothers used simplified syntax, short utterances and nonsense sounds, and transformed certain sounds into baby talk. Other investigators have noted that when mothers talk to babies who are only a few months old, they exaggerate the pitch, loudness, and intensity of their words. They also exaggerate their facial expressions, hold vowels longer, and emphasize certain words.
More significant for language development than their response to general intonation is observation that tiny babies can make relatively fine distinctions between speech sounds. In other words, babies enter the world with the ability to make precisely those perceptual discriminations that are necessary if they are to acquire aural language.
Babies obviously derive pleasure from sound input, too: even as young as nine months they will listen to songs or stories, although the words themselves are beyond their understanding. For babies, language is a sensory-motor delight rather than the route to prosaic meaning that it often is for adults.
Câu 1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The differences between a baby's and an adult's ability to comprehend language
B. How babies perceive and respond to the human voice in their earliest stages of language development
C. How babies differentiate between the sound of the human voice and other sounds
D. The response of babies to sounds other than the human voice
Câu 2. Which of the following can be inferred about the findings described in paragraph 2?
A. The mothers observed by the researchers were consciously teaching their babies to speak
B. Babies ignore facial expressions in comprehending aural language
C. Babies who are exposed to more than one language can speak earlier than babies exposed to a single language
D. Mothers from different cultures speak to their babies in similar ways
Câu 3. According to the author, why do babies listen to songs and stories, even though they cannot understand them?
A. They understand the rhythm
B. They can remember them easily
C. They focus on the meaning of their parents' word
D. They enjoy the sound
Câu 4. What point does the author make to illustrate that babies are born with the ability to acquire language?
A. Babies are more sensitive to sounds than are adults
B. Babies notice even minor differences between speech sounds
C. Babies begin to understand words in songs
D. Babies exaggerate their own sounds and expressions
Câu 5. Why does the author mention a bell and a rattle in paragraph 1?
A. To explain how babies distinguish between different nonhuman sounds
B. To give examples of typical toys that babies do not like
C. To give examples of sounds that will cause a baby to cry
D. To contrast the reactions of babies to human and nonhuman sounds
Câu 6. The passage mentions all of the followings as the ways adults modify their speech when talking to babies EXCEPT…..
A. speaking more loudly than normal B. using meaningless sounds
C. giving all words equal emphasis D. speaking with shorter sentences
Câu 7. The word "They" in paragraph 2 refers to ….
A. babies B. mothers C. investigators D. words
II. 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.
Câu 8. In this writing test, candidates will not be penalized for minor mechanical mistakes
A. discouraged B. punished C. rewarded D. motivated
Câu 9. Henry has found a temporary job in factory
A. satisfactory B. permanent C. eternal D. genuine
III. 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
Câu 10. It was not until the end of prehistoric times that the first wheeled vehicles appearing.
A B C D
Câu 11. Though formally close friends, they have now been estranged from each other due to
A B C
some regrettable misunderstandings.
D
Câu 12. The speed of sound varies according to air temperature, altitude, and another factors.
A B C D
IV. 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
In the West, cartoons are used chiefly to make people laugh. The important feature of all these cartoons is the joke and the element of surprise which is contained. Even though it is very funny, a good cartoon is always based on close observation of a particular feature of life and usually has a serious purpose.
Cartoons in the West have been associated with political and social matters for many years. In wartime, for example, they proved to be an excellent way of spreading propaganda. Nowadays cartoons are often used to make short, sharp comments on politics and governments as well as on a variety of social matters. In this way, the modern cartoon has become a very powerful force in influencing people in Europe and the United States.
Unlike most American and European cartoons, however, many Chinese cartoon drawings in the past have also attempted to educate people, especially those who could not read and write. Such cartoons about the lives and sayings of great men in China have proved extremely useful in bringing education to illiterate and semi-literate people throughout China. Confucius, Mencius and Laozi have all appeared in very interesting stories presented in the form of cartoons. The cartoons themselves have thus served to illustrate the teachings of the Chinese sages in a very attractive way.
In this sense, many Chinese cartoons are different from Western cartoons in so far as they do not depend chiefly on telling jokes. Often, there is nothing to laugh at when you see Chinese cartoons. This is not their primary aim. In addition to commenting on serious political and social matters, Chinese cartoons have aimed at spreading the traditional Chinese thoughts and culture as widely as possible among the people.
Today, however, Chinese cartoons have an added part to play in spreading knowledge. They offer a very attractive and useful way of reaching people throughout the world, regardless of the particular country in which they live. Thus, through cartoons, the thoughts and teachings of the old Chinese philosophers and sages can now reach people who live in such countries as Britain, France, America, Japan, Malaysia or Australia and who are unfamiliar with the Chinese culture.
Until recently, the transfer of knowledge and culture has been overwhelmingly from the West to the East and not vice versa. By means of cartoons, however, publishing companies in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore are now having success in correcting this imbalance between the East and the West.
Cartoons can overcome language barriers in all foreign countries. The vast increase in the popularity of these cartoons serves to illustrate the truth of Confucius's famous saying "One picture is worth a thousand words."
Câu 13. Chinese cartoons have been useful as an important means of______.
A. amusing people all the time B. political propaganda in wartime
C. spreading Western ideas D. educating ordinary people
Câu 14. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A. Chinese Cartoons and Western Cartoons B. An Excellent Way of Spreading Propaganda
C. A Very Powerful Force in Influencing People D. Cartoons as a Way of Educating People
Câu 15. The pronoun "this" in paragraph 4 mostly refers to ______.
A. a propaganda campaign B. a funny element
C. a piece of art D. an educational purpose
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5. Đề số 5
I. 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.
Câu 1. The first few days at university can be very daunting, but with determination and positive attitude, freshmen will soon fit in with the new environment.
A. memorable B. interesting C. depressing D. serious
Câu 2. Deforestation may seriously jeopardize the habitat of many species in the local area
A. do harm to B. set fire to C. make way for D. give rise to
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Câu 3. - John : '' Would you mind closing the window? - Mathew: "___________________''
A. Yes, of course. Are you cold? B. Yes, of course. I can do it
C. Yes, I do. I can close it D. No, not at all. I 'll do it now
Câu 4. Anna: '' - Why didn't you show up for class this morning?''
Tom: "_______ . You know, I live far from my school.
A. My car broke down B. It is a fine day C. That's good D. It's not the case.
III. 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.
Câu 5. In this writing test, candidates will not be penalized for minor mechanical mistakes
A. punished B. discouraged C. motivated D. rewarded
Câu 6. Henry has found a temporary job in factory
A. eternal B. satisfactory C. genuine D. permanent
IV. 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
Long before they can actually speak, babies pay special attention to the speech they hear around them. Within the first month of their lives, babies' responses to the sound of the human voice will be different from their responses to other sorts of auditory stimuli. They will stop crying when they hear a person talking, but not if they hear a bell or the sound of a rattle. At first, the sounds that an infant notices might be only those words that receive the heaviest emphasis and that often occur at the ends of utterances. By the time they are six or seven weeks old, babies can detect the difference between syllables pronounced with rising and falling inflections. Very soon, these differences in adult stress and intonation can influence babies' emotional states and behavior. Long before they develop actual language comprehension, babies can sense when an adult is playful or angry, attempting to initiate or terminate new behavior, and so on, merely on the basis of cues such as the rate, volume, and melody of adult speech.
Adults make it as easy as they can for babies to pick up a language by exaggerating such cues. One researcher observed babies and their mothers in six diverse cultures and found that, in all six languages, the mothers used simplified syntax, short utterances and nonsense sounds, and transformed certain sounds into baby talk. Other investigators have noted that when mothers talk to babies who are only a few months old, they exaggerate the pitch, loudness, and intensity of their words. They also exaggerate their facial expressions, hold vowels longer, and emphasize certain words.
More significant for language development than their response to general intonation is observation that tiny babies can make relatively fine distinctions between speech sounds. In other words, babies enter the world with the ability to make precisely those perceptual discriminations that are necessary if they are to acquire aural language.
Babies obviously derive pleasure from sound input, too: even as young as nine months they will listen to songs or stories, although the words themselves are beyond their understanding. For babies, language is a sensory-motor delight rather than the route to prosaic meaning that it often is for adults.
Câu 7. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. How babies differentiate between the sound of the human voice and other sounds
B. The response of babies to sounds other than the human voice
C. The differences between a baby's and an adult's ability to comprehend language
D. How babies perceive and respond to the human voice in their earliest stages of language development
Câu 8. The passage mentions all of the followings as the ways adults modify their speech when talking to babies EXCEPT
A. speaking with shorter sentences B. speaking more loudly than normal
C. using meaningless sounds D. giving all words equal emphasis
Câu 9. Why does the author mention a bell and a rattle in paragraph 1?
A. To contrast the reactions of babies to human and nonhuman sounds
B. To give examples of typical toys that babies do not like
C. To give examples of sounds that will cause a baby to cry
D. To explain how babies distinguish between different nonhuman sounds
Câu 10. Which of the following can be inferred about the findings described in paragraph 2?
A. Babies ignore facial expressions in comprehending aural language
B. Babies who are exposed to more than one language can speak earlier than babies exposed to a single language
C. Mothers from different cultures speak to their babies in similar ways
D. The mothers observed by the researchers were consciously teaching their babies to speak
Câu 11. According to the author, why do babies listen to songs and stories, even though they cannot understand them?
A. They can remember them easily
B. They understand the rhythm
C. They focus on the meaning of their parents' word
D. They enjoy the sound
Câu 12. What point does the author make to illustrate that babies are born with the ability to acquire language?
A. Babies notice even minor differences between speech sounds
B. Babies begin to understand words in songs
C. Babies are more sensitive to sounds than are adults
D. Babies exaggerate their own sounds and expressions
Câu 13. The word "They" in paragraph 2 refers to ….
A. babies B. mothers C. words D. investigators
V. 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
Câu 14. The speed of sound varies according to air temperature, altitude, and another factors.
A B C D
Câu 15. It was not until the end of prehistoric times that the first wheeled vehicles appearing.
A B C D
Câu 16. Though formally close friends, they have now been estranged from each other due to
A B C
some regrettable misunderstandings.
D
VI. 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
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