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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HẢI PHÒNG
KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN
NĂM HỌC 2022 2023
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (Chuyên)
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
SECTION ONE: CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE TEST
PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION
I. You will hear an interview with a woman called Marta Stanston, who runs a mobile restaurant that she sets up in different places. Listen and answer the questions by choosing the appropriate letter A, B, C, or D. You will hear the recording TWICE. (5 pts)
1. What did Marta dislike about her first job?
A. It was really badly paid.
B. The boss didn’t listen to her.
C. She had no ideas of new dishes.
D. She found the staff unfriendly.
2. At first, what did Marta find most surprising about mobile restaurants?
A. They are only advertised online.
B. Customers can order their meals anywhere.
C. Food never gets thrown away.
D. Menus can be easily changed.
3. For Marta, the best thing about mobile restaurants was __________.
A. knowing she would have customers
B. being able to work outdoors
C. finding that waiters weren’t needed
D. preparing all ingredients at home
4. Marta had difficulty serving food on a beach because of ________.
A. the noise
B. the sun
C. the rain
D. the wind
5. Marta tries to avoid serving meals in her home because _______.
A. she doesn’t have enough furniture
B. the neighbours have complained
C. there is a lack of space
D. it provides mobile feeling
Xem giải thích
PET
Man: Today I’m talking to Marta Stanston, who runs her own ‘mobile’ restaurant. Marta, how did you get into the restaurant business?
Marta: Well I learnt to cook at college. I always wanted to open my own restaurant – but had no money. So I got a job as a chef. I had all sorts of ideas for new dishes, whichthe staff thought would sell, but the guy who owned the place wasn’t interested. That’s when a friend told me about the ‘mobile restaurant’ idea. It sounded great
Man: Tell us about it.
Marta: Well, it works like this: you decide on a menu – obviously you have to be able to cook – then you advertise it so people can book a meal. The mast amazing thing is all the advertising’s done through social-networking websites. People set up tables in their siting-room, or in a city car park, an empty factory – anywhere in fact. And because you know how many people you’re cooking for, food doesn’t get wasted.
Man: So why was it good for you?
Marta: Well, various reasons. Like, I could buy al the ingredients without risk because you make customers pay in advance. The greatest advantage, though, is by having a maximum of ten customers, I didn’t need to hire a waiter. Then, of course, | could prepare everything at home – just take a camping gas cooker with me, plus some plates, glasses, knives and forks. Do you never run into problems?
Marta: The whole experience is fun. People watch you cook and the atmosphere’s relaxed. I did one meal on a beach which almost went wrong because I didn’t think about the wind blowing sand into people’s food. Fortunately, I’d brought a large umbrella to protect myself from the sun, so I put it around their table instead!
Man: And you sometimes use your own flat?
Marta: If the weather’s bad, people come to my home instead, but it gets very crowded. Even though I’ve actually got enough chairs and a big table, it’s not ideal. I was worried we might disturb the neighbours, but they’ve been alright about it. I love the temporary feel of the mobile idea, so home’s not really what it’s about.
Man: So, what’s the future of mobile restaurants?
Marta: Well it’s rather uncertain. Lots of new ones are popping up because it’s become fashionable. I think health inspectors will want to check them out. That doesn’t worry me, because I’m a trained chef. But if someone got ill in a less serious one, we might all get a bad name. So | guess inspections are a good thing
II. You will hear part of a talk about dolls. Listen to the talk and write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER you hear for each answer in the spaces given. You will hear the recording TWICE. (10 pts)
DOLLS
6. The first known dolls were found in graves in __ancient___ Egypt
7. The earliest dolls in the museum date from the __twelfth/12th_____ century.
8. Early European dolls were dressed like their ___owners___
9. Dolls from the 17th century were made of ___solid___ wood, and they were painted in great detail.
10.17th-century dolls today may cost as much as___10,000/10.000__ pounds each.
11. Collectors look for examples in perfect condition, with their ___original____ clothes.
12. 19th-century dolls had soft bodies and ___real_______hair.
13. If you can take off the doll’s hair, you may see the maker’s name ___underneath_____
14. Before the 20th century, all dolls were ___little____adults, not babies.
15. From the 1930s, dolls were made of ___plastic______
Xem giải thích
FCE
Dolls have always fascinated me, and that’s why, five years ago, I was delighted to be offered the job of running a doll museum.
Dolls have existed for thousands of years, and the earliest dolls we know about were found in graves in ancient Egypt. I only wish we could get one or two for our museum, but we haven’t unfortunately got anything as old as that in the museum. All the same, we have got examples from Europe from the twelfth century, but my favourite early dolls are actually from the seventeenth century. They interest me not just because they are early, or fairly early, but also because of the clothes they’re wearing. They have their original clothes, and from them we know what the owners wore, since dolls in those days were always dressed like their owners. They were made of the only material readily available for things like this the time: sold wood, and they were painted in great detail. In fact, on the best examples, like the ones in the museum, the detail includes the seventeenth-century make-up.
Dolls like these were very expensive then, and only the vey rich could afford them. These days, they’re popular with collectors and if you want one today, you have to pay anything Up to ten thousand pounds for a doll in perfect condition from this time! By the way, what makes them so valuable is that, a far as a collector is concerned, a doll is only worth collecting if it’s in perfect condition, and that means having the original clothes.
Doll collecting has become vary fashionable since the museum opened, with people interested in doll from every period, including later dolls. There’s great interest in nineteenth-century examples, when dolls were no longer made of wood, but began to have soft bodies and real hair. They were very delicate and few have survived, meaning such a doll would be worth about two thousand pounds, perhaps a bit more. Later, in the nineteenth century, you could often take off the doll’s hair. If you can, you can often see the maker’s name underneath, and of course the right one increases a doll’s value.
There was a really big change in dolls at the beginning of the twentieth century. In the museum we have one of the earliest examples, from about 1909, of a doll that’s a model of a baby. Previously all dolls, the earlier ones, were little adults. That’s just one of the changes that have occurred in the last hundred years. Another, again, is to do with what dolls are made of. Although dolls with soft bodies continued, after about 1930, plastic began to be used. In fact, dolls from the 1930s and 40s are now very popular with collectors, some of them selling for very, very high prices.
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each of the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. Many of the heroes in our history have been (MEMORY) ___commemorated/memorialized____ in the names of streets.
Xem giải thích
commemorate (v): tưởng nhớ, tưởng niệm
memorialize (v): tưởng nhớ, gợi nhớ
have been + PII -> bị động thì hiện tại hoàn thành
2. The women employed in the mines were (DOMINANCE) ___predominantly___ young and unmarried.
Xem giải thích
predominantly (adv): chủ yếu là
adv + adj
3. His grandmother’s good looks and youthful energy (LIE) ___belie(d)____ her 60 years.
Xem giải thích
belie (v): gây một ấn tượng sai lầm; làm cho nhầm
4. Many experts argue that students learn better when they are in classes out of choice rather than (COMPEL) __compulsion__
Xem giải thích
compulsion (n): sự ép buộc, sự cưỡng bách
5. I’ve been given some financial advice that is (CONTRADICT) ___contradictory___ and confusing,
Xem giải thích
contradictory (adj): mâu thuẫn, trái ngược
be + adj
6. Hundreds of (EVACUATE) ___evacuees___ from the war zone have arrived in the city, and the authorities are trying to find homes for them.
Xem giải thích
evacuee (n): người sơ tán, người tản cư
7. They have been waiting for the doctor’s (DIAGNOSE) ____diagnosis/diagnoses____ since yesterday’s examination.
Xem giải thích
diagnosis (n): chẩn đoán
Sở hữu cách
8. It is (ADVISE) ___inadvisable___ to travel to the areas affected by radioactive pollution.
Xem giải thích
inadvisable (n): không nên, không theo, không thích hợp
9. She stood there completely (EXPRESS) ___expressionless____, so I had no idea what she was thinking about.
Xem giải thích
expressionless (adj): không cảm xúc
10. Jack got into a lot of trouble for (PERSIST) ____persistently___ breaking school rules.
Xem giải thích
persistently (adv): liên tục
adv + V, adv bổ nghĩa cho V
II. Fill each blank with a suitable preposition or adverb particle to complete each of the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. When making decisions, people tend to weigh _up___ their options carefully, which is sensible as long as you don’t lose sight ___of____what’s
Xem giải thích
important.
weigh up: cân nhắc
lose sight of: không chú ý, quên mất điều gì đó quan trọng vì mải nghĩ về việc khác
2. You should check all your files __on__ the screen, then back them all ___up___ onto a storage device.
Xem giải thích
on the screen: trên màn hình
back up: sao lưu
3. Asking Barry to pay __for____ meals is like getting blood __out____ of a stone.
Xem giải thích
pay for: trả tiền cho cái gì
get blood out of a stone: làm mủi lòng kẻ nhẫn tâm; lấy được cái gì từ ai đó vốn cực kì khó khăn
4. They have been struggling to rebuild the system __from____the ground ____up__ in the past 10 years.
Xem giải thích
from the ground up: từ đầu đến cuối
5. The eldest son of the Queen will succeed _____to______ the throne when she passes ____away____
Xem giải thích
succeed to sth: kế nghiệp; nối ngôi; kế vị
pass away: qua đời
6. The journalist reported that the city was ___on______ the brink _____of____ a crisis.
Xem giải thích
on the brink of: trên bờ vực
7. I could tell _____from_____his face that he was angry ___at/about/over____something.
Xem giải thích
tell from his face: đọc được từ mặt anh ấy
angry about: tức giận về
8. She is very knowledgeable ___about_____ History, but she’s ignorant ____of/about______Maths.
Xem giải thích
be knowledgeable about: thành thạo; am tường; am hiểu
ignorant of: không biết; ngu dốt; dốt nát
9. Rosy still failed to catch___on____ to what the teacher was explaining about. It was quite _beyond_ her ability.
Xem giải thích
catch on: bắt kịp
beyond her ability: vượt quá khả năng của cô ấy
10. A teenage girl sat __on___ a train chewing gum and staring vacantly ___into______ space.
Xem giải thích
sit on: ngồi trên
stare into: nhìn chằm chằm trong thời gian dài, đặc biệt là khi suy nghĩ, ngạc nhiên hoặc sợ hãi
III. The following passage contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0) has been done as an example. (10 pts)
0. Line 1: the -> a
| LINE | DOLPHINS HAVE THEIR OWN NAMES |
| 12345678910 | Scientists studying the species of dolphin called bottlenose dolphins has made an interesting discovery. Each of the dolphins in the group the scientists studied has their own name, consisting of a series of whistles. As many animals can copy and learn complicated sequences of sounds, few species are capable of associating particular sounds to specific individuals or things. Dolphins use sounds when they communicate for a variety of reasons, include leading other dolphins to places where food isavailable and showing how friendly or aggressively they are feeling. Dolphins mainly use their names, known as “signature whistle“, when they are travelling, to let the othersin their group know where are they. And when a group of dolphins comes across another group while out at sea, they appear to use them like a means of greeting each other, exchanging information before the groups join. The whistles also used when mothers and their young get separated. |
| Number | Line | Mistakes | Correction |
| 1 | 1 | has | have |
| 2 | 2 | their | its |
| 3 | 3 | As | Although/Though/While |
| 4 | 4 | to | with |
| 5 | 5 | include | including |
| 6 | 6 | aggressively | aggressive |
| 7 | 7 | whistle | whistles |
| 8 | 8 | are they | they are |
| 9 | 9 | like | as |
| 10 | 10 | also used | are also used |
Xem giải thích
1. (Scientists <studying the species of dolphin called bottlenose dolphins>) (has made) (an interesting discovery.)
Chủ ngữ ở đây là Scientists -> dùng have với thì hiện tại hoàn thành
2. S là “Each of the dolphins” -> số ít -> its
3. As: Bởi vì, Khi, Lúc
Although/Though/While: mặc dù
4. associate with: kết giao, kết hợp, liên kết
5: which includes -> Rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ dạng chủ động thành including
6. friendly là 1 adj, mà A or B là cấu trúc song hành, A và B phải cùng 1 loại từ -> B cũng phải là một adj
7. Dolphins là số nhiều -> whistles cũng cần là số nhiều
8. Câu hỏi trong câu khẳng định thì Wh + S + V -> where they are
9. like: giống nhưng không phải, as: giống và chính là nó, chức năng của nó
10. Bị động: be + PII
PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION
Read the following passage and fill each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. (5 pts)
WHAT COMES FIRST ON HOLIDAY: PHONE OR FAMILY?
Passport, money, tickets; these are all essential items to pack when you’re off on a family holiday. A mobile phone, (1) ___however____, is a different matter, especially if everyone at work has the number. Theoretically, it (2) _ought___ to be possible for stressed-out managers to have a phone-free fortnight without interruptions. In reality, go to any Mediterranean beach hotel where British families stay, and you’ll be confronted by the pathetic sight of husbands and fathers wandering around the pool (3) ____with__ mobile phones clamped to their ears, saying things (4) _like____: “It’s in the third drawer down, next to the pencils,’ or “I thought that contract went off last Wednesday”
To the sensitive observer, (5) __there/it___ is a tragic contrast between the beauty of the surroundings, with the family all enjoying themselves together, and a large number of work issues under discussion. To (6) ___make___ matters worse, these poor fathers probably end up paying for the call that’s come between them and quality time with the family.
Some, it’s true, do try to resist the pull of the phone, carrying it around with them but leaving it (7) __switched/turned___ off until they get back to the hotel. The trouble is, they spend the whole day wondering (8) ___who____ might have called, and then the whole evening in a (9) ___state__ of frustration because everyone has now left the office and they can’t get back to them for (10) __another______ sixteen hours.
Xem giải thích
1. , however, : tuy nhiên
2. ought to: nên
3. wandering around the pool with mobile phones: lang thang quanh hồ bơi với điện thoại di động
4. like: như là, chẳng hạn như -> nêu ví dụ
5. there is: có, it is: nó là
6. make matters worse: làm cho tình hình tồi tệ hơn; đổ dầu vào lửa
7. switch off: tắt, turn off: tắt
8. who might have called: ai đã có thể gọi
9. in a state of: trong tình trạng
10. another: thêm, bổ sung
PART FOUR: WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one. (10 pts)
1. I am sure it wasn’t the manager you saw yesterday because he had gone abroad.
-> It can’t……have been the manager you saw yesterday because he had gone abroad.…
Xem giải thích
can’t have + PII: một khả năng trong quá khứ
2. Although it was expected that he would stand for election, he didn’t.
-> Contrary to……people’s expectations/what people expected/ what was expected, he didn’t stand for election…….
Xem giải thích
Contrary to: Trái ngược với
3. Collecting celebrities’ autographs gives the children a lot of pleasure.
-> The children derive……a lot of pleasure from collecting celebrities’ autographs…
Xem giải thích
derive sth from: lấy được cái gì từ cái gì
4. What caused the old man to change his mind about the inheritor?
-> What was the …..reason for/ cause of the old man’s changing his mind about the inheritor?.…..
What was the …reason why the old man changed his mind about the inheritor?……
What was the ……reason for the old man to change his mind about the inheritor? …..
Xem giải thích
the reason for: lí do cho
5. We will stand by you whenever you’re in trouble.
-> Should……..you be in trouble, we will (always) stand by you…….
Xem giải thích
Đảo ngữ câu điều kiện loại 1: Should + S + Vinfi, S + will + Vinfi
6. “I received $200,000 in bribes,” he admitted.
-> He testified to……having received / receiving $200,000 in bribes.….
Xem giải thích
testify to something: khai
7. Mr. Smith is the most dedicated teacher I have ever met
-> I’ve yet……to meet any teacher who is as/so dedicated as Mr. Smith. …..
I’ve yet …..to meet any teacher who is more dedicated than Mr Smith…
Xem giải thích
So sánh ngang bằng: as + adv/adj + as
8. People say that the bus driver was talking on the phone at the time of the crash.
-> The bus driver is said…..to have been talking on the phone at the time of the crash..
Xem giải thích
Câu bị động với các V chỉ ý kiến, quan điểm (think, say, believe, report, …)
Ở đây V1 là “say”, V2 là “was talking” -> thời gian khác nhau -> Ta dùng: S2 + be + PII + to have + PII
9. The peculation was only brought to light after the accounts had been checked.
-> Only after…..the accounts had been checked was the peculation brought to light..…
Xem giải thích
Đảo ngữ với Only after: Only after + S + V, auxi + S + V
10. I promise that I won’t tell anybody what you’ve told me.
-> I give you……my word that I won’t tell anybody what you’ve told me……
Xem giải thích
give your word = promise
II. Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one, using the word given in brackets. Do not change this word in any way. You must use NO MORE THAN SIX words. (5 pts)
1. Her daughter is determined to become a brain surgeon. (HEART)
-> Her daughter has ……………set her heart on……………. becoming a brain surgeon.
Xem giải thích
set one’s heart on: có mong muốn mạnh mẽ làm gì
be determined to do something: kiên quyết làm việc gì
2. Is it possible to walk from the hotel to the city center? (WITHIN)
-> Is the city center ……….within walking distance of…………………………. the hotel
Xem giải thích
within/in walking distance: không xa, trong phạm vi đi bộ
3. I don’t mind what you wear so long as it’s appropriate for the occasion. (CONSEQUENCE)
-> It……..is of no/little consequence to me……………………. what you wear so long as it’s appropriate for the occasion.
Xem giải thích
of no/little consequence to: cái đó không có gì quan trọng; cái đó chả thành vấn đề
4. The new salesman tried to fulfill every requirement his director had. (TUNE)
-> The new salesman tried to dance……to his director’s tune………….
Xem giải thích
dance to one’s tune: làm những điều ai đó muốn
5. Given that he has no experience, will Frank be able to do this job? (AFFECT)
-> Will Frank’s ………lack of experience/inexperience affect his…………… ability to do this job?
Xem giải thích
lack of: thiếu
SECTION TWO: SELECTED-RESPONSE TEST
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. (2.5 pts)
1. A. extinguish /ɪks/ B. exhibit /ɪg/ C. explicit /ɪks/ D. expansive /ɪks/
2. A. wretched /t/ B. blessed /t/ C. rugged /ɪd/ D. panicked /t/
3. A. canary /ə/ B. cadet /ə/ C. canon /æ/ D. casino /ə/
4. A. climbing B. doubtful C. subtle D. subtract /b/
5. A. debris /i:/ B. expertise /i:/ C. alumni /aɪ/ D. fatigue /i:/
Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others in each group. (2.5 pts)
6. A. ,archi’tectural B. en’thusiasm C. ,ano’nymity D. ,simul’taneous
7. A. in’habitable B. un’profitable C. ,unac’ceptable D. im’measurable
8. A. ‘downpour B. ‘downsize C. ‘downfall D. ,down’wind
9. A. ,entrepre’neur B. am’bassador C. in’debtedness D. psy’chiatrist
10. A. de’ceitful B. ae’sthetic C. ex’ternal D. ‘inventory
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences. (10 pts)
11. _________, including climate, mineral content, and surface water, wetlands may be mossy, grassy, or wooded.
A. Many factors depending on
B. Depending on many factors
C. On many factors depending
D. Factors depending on many
Xem giải thích
Rút gọn mệnh đề cùng chủ ngữ: Khi cả 2 mệnh đề trong câu có cùng chủ ngữ, có thể rút gọn lại mệnh đề 1 xuống còn V-ing với động từ chủ động
12. _______ so incredible is that these insects successfully migrate to places they have never seen.
A. What makes the monarch butterflies’ migration
B. That makes the monarch butterflies’ migration
C. The migration of the monarch butterflies is
D. The migration of the monarch butterflies, which is
Xem giải thích
What + S + V là một danh từ (cái mà)
13. I detest _______, but I often have to wait for the dentist for hours to have my teeth checked.
A. to keep waiting
B. being kept to wait
C. being kept waiting
D. to be kept waiting
Xem giải thích
expressionless (adj): không cảm xúc
14. To let them see the clear change in the case, the presenter put them in the _______
A. situation
B. picture
C. interpretation
D. plan
Xem giải thích
put someone in the picture: làm cho ai biết sự việc, làm cho ai biết diễn biến của sự việc
15. If only people in our parents’ generation ______the school facilities that we have today.
A. had had
B. had
C. have had
D. have
Xem giải thích
If only + S + had + PII: ước muốn ở trong quá khứ
16. Liam and Emma want to book a table for dinner in a famous restaurant in the town.
– Liam: “We’ll never get a table in there at such short notice.”
– Emma:” _____________”
A. The more the merrier.
B. Want a bet?
C. For better for worse.
D. It’s on me!
Xem giải thích
The more the merrier: Càng nhiều càng tốt
Want a bet?: Cá không?, ý chỉ chắc chắn người nói đã sai
for better or (for) worse: chấp nhận mọi kết quả dù tốt dù xấu
It’s on me!: Tôi bao!
17. Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a ____________writer.
A. effective
B. fruitful
C. prolific
D. fertile
Xem giải thích
prolific: sáng tác nhiều (nhà văn, hoạ sĩ..)
18. The new speed restrictions on the highway are said to be a ___________debated issue.
A. heavily
B. profoundly
C. hotly
D. deeply
Xem giải thích
heavily (adv): nặng, nặng nề (to a large degree)
hotly (adv): sôi động, kịch liệt
profoundly (adv): một cách sâu sắc; hết sức
deeply (adv): cực kì (= extremely or strongly)
19. Increased traffic in cities these days ____________ widening the roads.
A. necessitates
B. exemplifies
C. facilitates
D. indicates
Xem giải thích
necessitate: bắt phải, đòi hỏi phải, cần phải có (to cause something to be needed, or to make something necessary)
exemplify: là ví dụ cho (to be or give a typical example of something)
facilitate: làm cho dễ dàng; làm cho thuận tiện (to make something possible or easier)
indicate: chỉ, cho biết, ra dấu
20. This research is important _____ it is to look into some alternative sources of renewable energy
A. hence
B. therefore
C. in that
D. unless
Xem giải thích
hence: do đó
therefore: bởi vậy, cho nên
in that: dựa vào, do (= because, from the fact that)
unless: ngoại trừ
21. Frankly speaking, the theory they’ve been working on just doesn’t __________
A. see reason
B. hold water
C. share the burden
D. face the music
Xem giải thích
see sense/reason: hiểu ra lẽ phải
hold water: vững vàng, đứng vững được (lý lẽ, lý do xin lỗi, lý thuyết..)
share the burden: chia sẻ gánh nặng
face the music: hứng chịu hậu quả
22. The Parkers are going to move to a(n) _____________ house in Hempstead.
A. solid brick elegant Roman-style
B. brick solid elegant Roman-style
C. Roman-style elegant brick solid
D. elegant solid Roman-style brick
Xem giải thích
OPSASCOMP – Opinion – Size – Age – Shape – Color – Origin – Material – Purpose
elegant (opinion) – solid (shape) – Roman-style (origin) – brick (material)
23. A group of soldiers was stationed near ____ Ganges river, in a small town under _____Himalayas.
A. O – the
B. the – the
C. O – O
D. the – O
Xem giải thích
the + tên dòng sông/dãy núi
24. I always clean the flat before my mother comes round, but she always finds at least one ____of dust and says it’s filthy.
A. gust
B. speck
C. scrap
D. blade
Xem giải thích
speck of dust: hạt bụi
25. Nothing went wrong when the students came back to school after Covid-19 pandemic, ____?
A. didn’t they
B. did it
C. didn’t it
D. did they
Xem giải thích
Tag question: Chủ ngữ là “nothing” thì câu hỏi đuôi dùng “it”. Nothing ở dạng phủ định, câu hỏi đuôi sẽ ở dạng khẳng định.
26.____ as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideas of the period in which it was created.
A. To rank
B. Ranking
C. To be ranked
D. Being ranked
Xem giải thích
Rút gọn mệnh đề trạng ngữ: To + V -> mục đích, mục tiêu, để làm gì
27. Nebraska has floods in some years, ________.
A. others in drought
B. droughts are others
C. in others drought
D. while other droughts
Xem giải thích
in some years -> in other year = in others
28. He didn’t realize they had been talking at cross ________ until he was asked an irrelevant question.
A. purposes
B. aims
C. intentions
D. beliefs
Xem giải thích
talk at cross purposes: nói chuyện với người khác theo cách gây ra xung đột, chống đối hoặc hiểu lầm tiếp tục trong một cặp hoặc một nhóm người
29. People being overweight ______________ the risk of having heart diseases.
A. run
B. bear
C. gain
D. make
Xem giải thích
run the risk of: có rủi ro
30. People thought that the use of robots would ____ boring low-paid factory jobs.
A. break out in
B. do away with
C. put down to
D. fit up for
Xem giải thích
break out in: bỗng nhiên bị cái gì phủ lên, biểu lộ cảm xúc mạnh
do away with: loại bỏ thứ gì đó hoặc ngừng sử dụng thứ gì đó
put down to: đổ cho, đổ tại, quy cho, gán cho
fit up: trang bị, sửa sang nhà ở cho có tiện nghi
PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION
Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 40. (10 pts)
Every day, millions of shoppers hit the stores in full force – both online and on foot – searching excitedly for the perfect gifts. Last year, Americans spent over $30 billion at retail stores in the month of December alone. Aside from purchasing holiday gifts, most people regularly buy presents for other occasions throughout the year, including weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and baby showers. This frequent experience of gift-giving can engender ambivalent feelings in gift-givers. Many relish the opportunity to buy presents because gift-giving offers a powerful means to build stronger bonds with one’s closest peers. At the same time, many dread the thought of buying gifts; they worry that their purchases will disappoint, rather than delight, the intended recipients.
Anthropologists describe gift-giving as a positive social process, serving various political, religious, and psychological functions. Economists, however, offer a less favourable view. According to Waldfogel (1993), gift-giving represents an objective waste of resources. People buy gifts that recipients would not choose to buy on their own, or at least not spend as much money to purchase (a phenomenon referred to as “the deadweight loss of Christmas”). This “deadweight loss” suggests that gift-givers are not very good at predicting what gifts others will appreciate. That in itself is not surprising to social psychologists. Research has found that people often struggle to take account of others’ perspectives, their insights are subject to egocentrism, social projection, and multiple attribution errors. What is surprising is that gift-givers have considerable experience acting as both gift-givers and gift-recipients, but nevertheless, tend to overspend each time they set out to purchase a meaningful gift.
In the present research, we propose a unique psychological explanation for this overspending problem, i.e. that gift-givers equate how much they spend with how much recipients will appreciate the gift (the more expensive the gift, the stronger the gift-recipient’s feelings of appreciation). Although a link between gift price and feelings of appreciation might seem intuitive to gift-givers, such an assumption may be unfounded. Indeed, we suggest that gift-recipients will be less likely to base their feelings of appreciation on the magnitude of a gift than givers assume.
Why do gift-givers assume that gift price is closely linked to gift-recipients’ feelings of appreciation? Perhaps givers believe that bigger (that is, more expensive) gifts convey stronger signals of thoughtfulness and consideration. According to Camerer (1988) and others, gift-giving represents a symbolic ritual, whereby gift-givers attempt to signal their positive attitudes toward the intended recipients and their willingness to invest resources in a future relationship. In this sense. gift-givers may be motivated to spend more money on a gift in order to send a stronger signal to their intended recipients. As for gift-recipients, they may not construe smaller or larger gifts as representing smaller or larger signals of thoughtfulness and consideration.
31. What is the main idea discussed in the passage?
A. Gift-recipients are widely acknowledged as considerably experienced in gift-giving.
B. Gift-giving may have certain drawbacks alongside its positive qualities.
C. Gifts can serve as implicit signals of thoughtfulness and consideration.
D. Gift-giving, despite its uneconomical downsides, cultivates a positive social process.
Xem giải thích
Đoạn 1: Số liệu và thời điểm tặng quà. Tuy nhiều người thích thú nhưng nhiều người cũng sợ hãi với việc mua quà tặng
Đoạn 2: Những nhà kinh tế đưa ra quan điểm tiêu cực về tặng quà
Đoạn 3: Một cách giải thích tâm lý cho vấn đề bội chi khi mua quà
Đoạn 4: Tại sao người tặng quà lại cho rằng giá cả quà tặng gắn liền với tình cảm trân trọng của người nhận quà?
32. In paragraph 4, the word “construe” most probably means
A. understand
B. state
C. respond
D. take
Xem giải thích
construe: to understand the meaning of something in a particular way
33. The word ‘many” in line 6 paragraph 1 refers to
A. gift-givers
B. peers
C. presents
D. gift-recipients
Xem giải thích
=> This frequent experience of gift-giving can engender ambivalent feelings in gift-givers. Many relish the opportunity to buy presents because gift-giving offers a powerful means to build stronger bonds with one’s closest peers. At the same time, many dread the thought of buying gifts; they worry that their purchases will disappoint, rather than delight, the intended recipients.
34. The author most likely uses the examples of gift-giving occasions in paragraph 1 to highlight the _____
A. regularity with which people shop for gifts
B. recent increase in the amount of money spent on gifts
C. anxiety gift-shopping causes for consumers
D. number of special occasions involving gift-giving
Xem giải thích
=> Every day, millions of shoppers hit the stores in full force – both online and on foot – searching excitedly for the perfect gifts. Last year, Americans spent over $30 billion at retail stores in the month of December alone. Aside from purchasing holiday gifts, most people regularly buy presents for other occasions throughout the year, including weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and baby showers.
35. In paragraph 1, the word “ambivalent” most nearly means
A. unrealistic
B. supportive
C. apprehensive
D. conflicted
Xem giải thích
ambivalent: hai chiều, nước đôi
36. In paragraph 3, the author indicates that the assumption made by gift-givers may be ____.
A. insincere
B. fundamental
C. justified
D. incorrect
Xem giải thích
=> Although a link between gift price and feelings of appreciation might seem intuitive to gift-givers, such an assumption may be unfounded.
37. In paragraph 4, the author refers to the works by Camerer and others in order to ______
A. introduce an argument
B. offer an alternative
C. support an explanation
D. question a motive
Xem giải thích
Câu hỏi tại sao: Why do gift-givers assume that gift price is closely linked to gift-recipients’ feelings of appreciation?
Giải thích: Perhaps givers believe that bigger (that is, more expensive) gifts convey stronger signals of thoughtfulness and consideration.
Bổ sung cho giải thích: According to Camerer (1988) and others, gift-giving represents a symbolic ritual, whereby gift-givers attempt to signal their positive attitudes toward the intended recipients and their willingness to invest resources in a future relationship.
38. The social psychologists mentioned in paragraph 2 would likely describe the “deadweight loss” phenomenon as ________
A. questionable
B. disturbing
C. predictable
D. unprecedented
Xem giải thích
=> This “deadweight loss” suggests that gift-givers are not very good at predicting what gifts others will appreciate. That in itself is not surprising to social psychologists.
39. The author indicates that people value gift-giving because they feel it __________.
A. functions as a form of self-expression
B. can serve to strengthen a relationship
C. is an inexpensive way to show appreciation
D. requires the gift-recipients to share the same opinion
Xem giải thích
=> Đoạn 4: In this sense. gift-givers may be motivated to spend more money on a gift in order to send a stronger signal to their intended recipients.
40. Which of the following best characterizes the tone of the author?
A. informative
B. pessimistic
C. disapproving
D. ironic
Xem giải thích
informative: thông tin
pessimistic: bi quan
disapproving: không tán thành
ironic: mỉa mai
Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase to complete each of the numbered blanks from 41 to 50. (5 pts)
TEENAGE AIRLINE BOSS
Martin Halstead is a young entrepreneur, best known for having managed to launch his own airline at the age of eighteen. Martin started his first business (41) _____, making flight simulators for use in pilot training, while he was still a fifteen-year-old schoolboy, and at seventeen he left school to (42) ________ as a pilot. It was whilst on the course that Martin realised that (43) _______ of just being a pilot, he’d like to run an airline business, and so he (44) _________ up with the idea for AlphaOne Airways.
Martin (45) _____ planned to fly between Oxford and Cambridge, and there was considerable public (46) ________ in the idea. But when a big investor (47) _____ out at the last minute, Martin was left with no option but to think again. But he was not to be (48) __________. In November 2005, he relaunched the company, this time planning flights from the Isle of Man to Edinburgh. The first flight departed on November 7, carrying invited guests and media in an aircraft Martin had leased from another company. (49) __________ the airline suspended operations in January 2006, AlphaOne Airways had carried some forty fare-paying passengers on the route, and Martin had fulfilled his dream. It was perhaps his naivety and youth that allowed him to ignore the problems and barriers that someone older may have seen as a brick wall (50) ______ in the way of achievement.
41. A. venture B. effort C. task D. event
Xem giải thích
business venture: một hoạt động kinh doanh mới có nhiều rủi ro
42. A. train B. learn C. study D. prepare
Xem giải thích
train somebody as something / in something: rèn luyện, huấn luyện; đào tạo
43. A. instead B. rather C. preference D. alternative
Xem giải thích
instead of: thay vì
rather than: hơn là
preference for sth: sở thích; sự thích hơn, sự ưa hơn
alternative to: lựa chọn thay thế
44. A. dreamt B. thought C. hit D. came
Xem giải thích
dream up: tưởng tượng ra, bịa ra
think up: nghĩ ra 1 ý tưởng hoặc kế hoạch mới
hit up: hỏi ai đó về cái gì
come up with: nghĩ ra, nảy ra
45. A. largely B. principally C. initially D. primarily
Xem giải thích
largely: ở mức độ lớn
principally: chính, chủ yếu; phần lớn
initially: vào lúc đầu, ban đầu
primarily: chủ yếu, trước hết, đầu tiên
46. A. attention B. support C. attraction D. interest
Xem giải thích
public interest: quyền của mọi người được biết sự thật về một tình huống cụ thể
47. A. called B. checked C. pulled D. held
Xem giải thích
call out: gọi ra, gọi to
check out: ghi tên khi ra về, trả buồng khách sạn
pull out: rút ra khỏi (một hiệp ước)
hold out: giơ ra, đưa ra, không cho
48. A. caught out B. sent back C. turned down D. put off
Xem giải thích
catch out: bất chợt bắt được (ai) đang làm gì
send back: gửi lại
turn down: gạt bỏ, bác bỏ (lời đề nghị…)
put off: hoãn lại, để chậm lại
49. A. Since B. Despite C. Although D. Whether
Xem giải thích
Since + S + V: bởi vì/từ khi
Despite + N: Mặc dù
Although + S + V: Mặc dù
Whether + S + V: được hay không
50. A. blocking B. standing C. stopping D. Impeding
Xem giải thích
stand in the way of sth/someone: cố gắng ngăn cản ai đó/người nào đó
Read the following passage and mark lotter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 51 to 55. (5 pts)
A survey is a study, generally in the form of an interview or a questionnaire, which provides information concerning how people think and act. In the United States, the best-known surveys are the Gallup poll and the Harris poll. As anyone who watches the news during presidential campaigns knows, these polls have become an important part of political life in the United States.
North Americans are familiar with the many “person on the street interviews on local television news shows. While such interviews can be highly entertaining, they are not necessarily an accurate indication of public opinion. First, they reflect the opinions of only the people who appear at a certain location. Thus, such samples can be biased in favor of commuters, middle-class shoppers, or factory workers, depending on which area the newspeople select. Second, television interviews tend to attract outgoing people who are willing to appear on air, while they frighten away others who may feel intimidated by a camera. A survey must be based on a precise, representative sampling if it is to genuinely reflect a broad range of the population.
In preparing to conduct a survey, sociologists must exercise great care in the wording of questions. An effective survey question must be simple and clear enough for people to understand. It must also be specific enough so that there are no problems in interpreting the results. Even questions that are less structured must be carefully phrased in order to elicit the type of information desired. Surveys can be indispensable sources of information, but only if the sampling is done properly, and the questions are worded accurately.
There are two main forms of surveys: the interview and the questionnaire. Each of these forms of survey research has its advantages. An interviewer can obtain a high response rate because most people find it more difficult to turn down a personal request for an interview than to throw away a written questionnaire. In addition, an interviewer can go beyond written questions and probe for a subject’s underlying feelings and reasons. However, questionnaires have the advantage of being cheaper and more consistent.
51. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The history of surveys in North America
B. The importance of polls in American political life
C. Problems associated with interpreting surveys
D. The principles of conducting surveys
Xem giải thích
Đoạn 1: Định nghĩa của khảo sát và khảo sát tại Mỹ
Đoạn 2: Khảo sát trực tiếp nhiều khi không thể hiện chính xác dư luận
Đoạn 3: Các yêu cầu khi làm khảo sát
Đoạn 4: 2 loại khảo sát
52. According to the passage, one advantage of live interviews over questionnaires is that live interviews _____.
A. are easier to interpret
B. can produce more information
C. cost less
D. minimize the influence of the researcher
Xem giải thích
=> Surveys can be indispensable sources of information, but only if the sampling is done properly, and the questions are worded accurately.
53. The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to
A. North Americans
B. news shows
C. opinions
D. interviews
Xem giải thích
=> While such interviews can be highly entertaining, they are not necessarily an accurate indication of public opinion. First, they reflect the opinions of only the people who appear at a certain location.
54. The word “elicit” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. take out
B. rule out
C. leave out
D. bring out
Xem giải thích
elicit: suy ra, gợi ra
take out: đưa ra, dẫn ra ngoài, rút ra
rule out: loại trừ, bác bỏ
leave out: bỏ ra
bring out: đem ra, làm cho cái gì đáng chú ý
55. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is most important for an effective survey?
A. A sociologist who is able to interpret the results
B. An interviewer’s ability to measure respondents’ feelings
C. Carefully worded questions
D. A high number of respondents
Xem giải thích
=> An effective survey question must be simple and clear enough for people to understand it. It must also be specific enough so that there are no problems in interpreting the results.
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