Đề thi vào lớp 10 chuyên Anh của TP. HCM luôn được đánh giá cao về độ khó so với nhiều địa phương khác. Dưới đây là đáp án và lời giải cụ thể cách giải đề thi vào 10 chuyên Anh của TP.HCM năm học 2016-2017.
Tuy là đề thi từ các năm trước (năm học 2016-2017), đề thi vào 10 chuyên Anh TP.HCM vẫn luôn được đánh giá là một đề khó, với khối lượng khủng trong khi các thí sinh chỉ có 120 phút làm bài. Đề thi không bao gồm câu viết luận, yêu cầu thí sinh nắm rất vững các cấu trúc được ôn trong các kì thi chuyên Anh vào 10. Bây giờ, hãy cùng Sprout From Ground thử sức và tìm hiểu kĩ đề thi này nhé!
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KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT TP HỒ CHÍ MINH | NĂM HỌC 2016-2017
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (Môn chuyên)
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO FILL IN THE BLANK. (15 PTS)
1. Would you mind if I ___ off the television?
A. turn
B. turned
C. turning
D. had turned
Þ Would you mind + if + S + Ved +…: hỏi xin phép một cách lịch sự
Þ Do you mind + if + S + Vpresent + …: hỏi xin phép một cách lịch sự
Þ Would/Do you mind + Ving +…: yêu cầu ai đó một cách lịch sự
2. Grace knows a lot about Web design though she ____ it.
A. has never studied
B. had never studied
C. never studied
D. will never study
Þ Hành động chưa bao giờ học kéo dài từ quá khứ cho đến tận hiện tại
Þ Dùng thì hiện tại hoàn thành
3. It’s a waste of time ___ Olga to help because she is too busy.
A. to ask
B. you ask
C. being asked
D. asking
Þ It’s a waste of time doing Sth: thật phung phí thời gian làm việc gì đó
4. If Jane ____ 3 years older, she ___ after her own pet dog.
A. were – could look
B. was – can look
C. had been – would look
D. is – would look
Þ Câu điều kiện loại 2 diễn tả một điều kiện không có thật ở hiện tại: If + S + were/Ved +…, S + would + Vinfi +…
5. The poster was prepared by that artist, _____ had been the creator of many original ones.
A. who
B. that
C. he
D. which
Þ Mệnh đề quan hệ. Ở đây có the artist là người nên ta chọn who
6. Dammon’s suit was _____ that we could not help laughing at him.
A. such funny
B. too funny
C. a little funny
D. such
Þ S + be + too +adj + (for sbd) to do sth: quá … để làm gì
Þ S + be + such + (a/an) +adj + N + that + S + V+…: quá … đến nỗi
7. The room was very noisy, _____ I hardly heard myself talking to others.
A. therefore
B. hence
C. so
D. consequently
Þ Chọn C do quy tắc dấu trong tiếng Anh:
– Với therefore, hence, consequently thì phải có dạng clause 1, ____, clause 2 hoặc clause 1; ____, clause 2
– Với and: clause 1, ____ clause 2 hoặc clause 1; ____ clause 2
8. Sarah proposed that we ___ out to the waters of Bala Lake to learn some basic skills of paddling.
A. head
B. would head
C. headed
D. might head
Þ S + propose/suggest/advice/insist/recommend/order/request/urge/… + that + S + (should) + Vinfi +….
9. Essays ____ in, we all felt relieved and ready for the term break.
A. were handed
B. handing
C. handed
D. had been handed
Þ Thì quá khứ hoàn thành để diễn tả 1 hành động xảy ra trước một hành động trong quá khứ. Hành động xảy ra trước chia ở thì quá khứ hoàn thành, hành động xảy ra sau chia ở thì quá khứ đơn
Þ Passive Voice của quá khứ hoàn thành: had been +PII
10. Not until ___ the cartoonist ___ why he was popular with the public.
A. did I meet – that I realized
B. I met – that I could realize
C. had I met – could I realize
D. I had met – did I realize
Þ Not only + clause/time + auxi + S + V
11. The young man was staggering along the street as if he ___ some alcohol.
A. drank
B. was drinking
C. had drunk
D. would drink
Þ S + V quá khứ +… + as if/as though + S + had + PII: tình huống giả định ở quá khứ, diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trước một hành động
12. Having a few good friends can have good influence on one’s ____ health.
A. sentimental
B. feeling
C. affection
D. emotional
Þ sentimental health: sức khỏe về mặt tình cảm
13. An ____ psychologist will deliver a speed at the parents’ meeting this weekend.
A. effective
B. eminent
C. erratic
D. erroneous
Þ effective: hiệu quả
eminent: có tiếng
erratic: không đáng tin cậy
erroneous: sai lầm
14. Though it was not his own work, the student sent the article to two publishers without _____ to his professor.
A. reference
B. preference
C. deference
D. interference
Þ reference to sbd: sự hỏi ý kiến của ai
15. In the silence of the dining-room, only the ___ of cutlery was heard.
A. pattering
B. rustling
C. rattling
D. clattering
Þ pattering: tiếng tí tách, lộp bộp của mưa
Þ rustling: tiếng xào xạc, sột soạt
Þ rattling: tiếng kêu lạch cạch, nổ lốp bốp, rơi lộp bộp
Þ clattering: tiếng lách cách, loảng xoảng
Þ cutlery: bộ dao nĩa bày trên bàn ăn
16. The little boy injured at a ___ of speed while he was riding his bike.
A. pass
B. start
C. break
D. burst
Þ at a burst of speed/applause/laughter: sự tăng đột ngột cái gì đó trong thời gian ngắn
17. It was widely claimed that watching TV too much may lead to headache and eye _____.
A. tension
B. intensity
C. extension
D. strain
Þ eye strain: sự căng thẳng của mắt
18. The car was running so fast that I could hardly ____ a glimpse of the man sitting next to the driver.
A. launch
B. catch
C. cast
D. send
Þ catch a glimpse of: nhìn lướt qua
19. Motorists should not get ___ violating laws such as speeding or running through red lights.
A. away with
B. out of
C. off with
D. up on
Þ get out of: trốn tránh không làm gì
Þ get away with: thành công tránh bị phạt
Þ get off with: bắt đầu một mối quan hệ tình dục với ai đó
Þ get up on: đạt được hoặc cố gắng đạt được cái gì bằng việc vòi vĩnh; ăn trộm
20. Theodor was very delighted to see his old friends again; he gave her such a _____ handshake.
A. firm
B. close
C. steady
D. big
Þ firm handshake: cái bắt tay chặt
21. It is ______ that South Africa is a leading country in exporting diamonds.
A. human nature
B. without saying
C. common knowledge
D. saying
Þ It’s common knowledge that …: Điều mà ai cũng biết đó là …
22. Martha Wells, who is a very good counselor at my school, can ____ some very good advice.
A. turn up for
B. put off with
C. come up with
D. go in for
Þ Turn up: xảy ra, đến, xuất hiện
Þ Put off: hoãn lại, để chậm lại
Þ Come up with: đưa ra
Þ Go in for: tham gia chơi, mê, đam mê, ưa chuộng
23. The new series of comic books ____ for children from 5 to 11 years old.
A. meet
B. suit
C. convenience
D. cater
Þ Cater for: cung cấp những gì ai đó muốn hoặc cần
24. ______, the power was cut, and the audience felt panicked and started running out of the theatre.
A. In a nutshell
B. All of a sudden
C. At no time
D. Without caution
Þ All of a sudden: Đột nhiên, không báo trước
Þ In a nutshell: nói tóm lại
Þ At no time: không khi nào
Þ Without caution: không 1 lời cảnh báo
25. I suggested some activities for the team, but my teammates ____ of them all.
A. disagreed
B. ridded
C. deprived
D. disapproved
Þ Disapprove of: không tán thành, phản đối, chê
Þ Disagree with sbd on sth: không đồng ý với ai về cái gì
Þ Rid of: giải thoát
Þ Deprive sbd/sth of sth: lấy đi cái gì của ai/cái gì
26. The teacher called Michael “a walking dictionary” and that ____ stuck.
A. title
B. brand
C. label
D. tag
Þ Title: tiêu đề
Þ Brand: thương hiệu
Þ Label: nhãn, nhãn hiệu
Þ Tag: thẻ ghi tên
27. – Speaker 1: Would you like another cup of tea? – Speaker 2: ______
A. Thank you!
B. I do
C. Yes, please
D. That’s alright
Þ Would you like ____? – Yes, please
28. The conductor asked me twice ____ my card.
A. if I had tapped
B. whether I have tapped
C. did I tap
D. had I tapped
Þ Reported Speech: câu gián tiếp yêu cầu lùi thì và dùng if/whether khi câu trực tiếp là câu hỏi nghi vấn
29. You cannot borrow the book at the same time. Please take ___ to have it, two weeks for each.
A. turns
B. time
C. risk
D. interest
Þ Take time: từ từ
30. You _____ in the preparation course because I can see no name like yours here.
A. would not have enrolled
B. mustn’t have enrolled
C. ought not have enrolled
D. couldn’t have enrolled
Þ Could/may/might + have + PII: chỉ một khả năng trong quá khứ
Þ Should/ought to + have + PII: chỉ một bổn phận, trách nhiệm được cho là xảy ra ở quá khứ nhưng vì một lí do nào đó mà đã không xảy ra
Þ must + have + PII: chỉ một sự suy luận hợp lí trong quá khứ
II. CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT BEST FITS EACH SPACE IN THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE. (15 PTS)
The Yellowstone National Park is also (1) ____ to a number of wildlife species, including wolves, grizzlies, elk and bison, all (2) ____ in their natural habitats. To those who come to visit this park, it offers a number of attractions and activities like hiking, boating, cycling and wildlife (3) ____. If you have a(n) (4) ____ interest in history, geology and geography, this park is a treasure cove waiting to be explored with its dramatic landscape that includes canyons, falls, geysers and water (5) ____ that you wouldn’t find anywhere else in the world. Out of all the wonderful places you can plan to visit this summer, the Yellowstone National park is the most amazing of all and definitely a must-visit (6) ____ on your travel list.
Before you arrive you need to decide where to stay. Yellowstone Park offers many options when it (7) ____ to staying overnight. You can stay in the park proper via camping, or stay in a modern facility such as the Old Faithful Inn. In the summer you have nine lodging facilities to choose from with over 2,000 available rooms. You can also choose to stay in a more modest cabin on the east side of the park that contains (8) ____ 500 rooms. Keep in mind that if you plan to stay at any hotel or cabin or lodge in the Yellowstone Park region you must attempt to book at least 6 months (9) ____. Rooms get filled up very quickly due to limited (10) ____. Staying in Yellowstone National Park is an authentic American Great West experience which will (11) ____ and engage visitors (12) _____ all ages and backgrounds. With this (13) _____, Yellowstone lodgings do not have televisions, wireless internet or radios in the rooms or cabins, but telephones are available in most hotel and lodge rooms. (14) ______, because temperatures rarely reach beyond the 80 degrees Fahrenheit, hotels and cabins do not have air conditioning; however, fans are (15) ______.
1. A. home B. homage C. native D. setting
Þ Be home to: là nơi sinh sống cho
Þ Homage: lòng kính trọng, sự tôn kính
Þ Native: thuộc địa phương, địa bàn
Þ Setting: cài đặt
2. A. are found B. finding C. found D. will be found
Þ Found: được tìm thấy, dạng rút gọn mệnh đề của which are found
3. A. viewing B. looking C. gazing D. locating
Þ Viewing: nhìn ngắm
4. A. enormous B. abundant C. glorious D. avid
Þ Enormous: to lớn, khổng lồ
Þ Abundant: nhiều hơn mức đủ, nhiều
Þ Glorious: vinh quang, vẻ vang, huy hoàng, rực rỡ, lộng lẫy
Þ Avid: khao khát, thèm muốn
5. A. sections B. partitions C. bodies D. units
Þ Waters bodies: các sinh vật dưới nước
Þ Section: khúc, bộ phận
Þ Partition: sự phân chia, chia cắt, phần được chia
Þ Unit: đơn vị
6. A. spot B. dot C. sight D. zone
Þ Must-visit spot: địa điểm cần đến
Þ Dot: chấm
Þ Sight: cảnh tượng
Þ Zone: khu vực
7. A. introduces B. comes C. reaches D. happens
Þ When it comes to _____: khi nhắc đến, khi đề cập đến
8. A. almost B. mostly C. most D. utmost
Þ Almost: gần
Þ Mostly: hầu hết, chủ yếu
Þ Most: nhiều, đa số
Þ Utmost: vô cùng, cực kì
9. A. in balance B. at hand C. on offer D. in advance
Þ In advance: trước
Þ At hand: có thứ gì đó sẵn trong tay
Þ On offer: có sẵn
Þ In balance: số tiền dự tính chi trong ngân sách không được nhiều hơn số tiền đã chi trong 1 khoảng thời gian nào đó
10. A. sensibility B. knowledge C. chance D. availablility
Þ Sensibility: sự nhạy cảm
Þ Knowledge: kiến thức
Þ Chance: cơ hội
Þ availability: sự có sẵn
11. A. inspect B. inspire C. include D. increase
Þ Inspect: xem xét kĩ, kiểm tra, thanh tra
Þ Inspire: truyền cảm hứng
Þ Include: bao gồm
Þ Increase: tăng
12. A. at B. in C. of D. about
Þ Of all ages and backgrounds: từ mọi lứa tuổi, tầng lớp
13. A. as example B. at times C. in mind D. on average
Þ With this in mind: với ý tưởng, suy nghĩ, ý kiến này trong đầu
14. A. Supposedly B. Similarly C. Differently D. Cheerfully
Þ Supposedly: cho là, giả sử là
Þ Similarly: tương tự
Þ Differently: Khác biệt
Þ Cheerfully: Một cách hào hứng
15. A. set B. put C. presented D. provided
Þ Provide: cung cấp
III. READING
A. READ THE PASSAGE AND CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS. (10 PTS)
When Jules Verne wrote Journey to the Center of the Earth in 1864, there were many conflicting theories about the nature of the Earth’s interior. Some geologists thought that it contained a highly compressed ball of incandescent gas, while others suspected that it consisted of separate shells, each made of a different material. Today, well over a century later, there is still little direct evidence of what lies beneath our feet. Most of our knowledge of the Earth’s interior comes not from mines or boreholes, but from the study of seismic waves – powerful pulses of energy released by earthquakes.
The way that seismic waves travel shows that the Earth’s interior is far from uniform. The continents and the seabed are formed by the crust – a thin sphere of relatively light, solid rock. Beneath the crust lies the mantle, a very different layer that extends approximately halfway to the Earth’s center. There the rock is the subject of a battle between increasing heat and growing pressure.
In its high levels, the mantle is relatively cool; at greater depths, high temperatures make the rock behave more like a liquid than a solid. Deeper still, the pressure is even more intense, preventing the rock from melting in spite of a higher temperature.
Beyond a depth of around 2,900 kilometers, a great change takes place and the mantle gives way to the core. Some seismic waves cannot pass through the core and others are bent by it. From this and other evidence, geologists conclude that the outer core is probably liquid, with a solid center. It is almost certainly made of iron, mixed with smaller amounts of other elements such as nickel.
The conditions in the Earth’s core make it a far more alien world than space. Its solid iron heart is subjected to unimaginable pressure and has a temperature of about 9,000oF. Although scientists can speculate about its nature, neither humans nor machines will ever be able to visit it.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Jules Verne’s supposition of the Earth’s center.
B. The Earth’s interior through the study of seismic waves.
C. The comparison between the Earth’s core and the outer space.
D. The depth and the temperatures at the Earth’s interior
Þ When Jules Verne wrote Journey to the Center of the Earth in 1864, there were many conflicting theories about the nature of the Earth’s interior. Some geologists thought that it contained a highly compressed ball of incandescent gas, while others suspected that it consisted of separate shells, each made of a different material. Today, well over a century later, there is still little direct evidence of what lies beneath our feet. Most of our knowledge of the Earth’s interior comes not from mines or boreholes, but from the study of seismic waves – powerful pulses of energy released by earthquakes.
2. What is today’s nichest source of information about the Earth’s interior for geologists?
A. Boreholes
B. Shells
C. Seismic waves
D. Mines
Þ Most of our knowledge of the Earth’s interior comes not from mines or boreholes, but from the study of seismic waves – powerful pulses of energy released by earthquakes (p1)
3. The word “conflicting” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ____
A. controlling
B. important
C. outdated
D. opposing
Þ Conflicting: đối lập, mâu thuẫn
Þ Controlling: chính
Þ Important: quan trọng
Þ Outdated: lỗi thời
Þ Opposing: đối lập
4. The word “there” in paragraph 2 refers to the ______
A. mantle
B. crust
C. seabed
D. Earth’s center
Þ Beneath the crust lies the mantle, a very different layer that extends approximately halfway to the Earth’s center. There the rock is the subject of a battle between increasing heat and growing pressure. (p2)
5. Which of the following is a primary characteristic of the Earth’s mantle?
A. Light, solid rock
B. Uniformity of composition
C. Dramatically increasing pressure
D. Compressed, incandescent gas
Þ The way that seismic waves travel shows that the Earth’s interior is far from uniform. The continents and the seabed are formed by the crust – a thin sphere of relatively light, solid rock. Beneath the crust lies the mantle, a very different layer that extends approximately halfway to the Earth’s center. There the rock is the subject of a battle between increasing heat and growing pressure. (p2)
In its high levels, the mantle is relatively cool; at greater depths, high temperatures make the rock behave more like a liquid than a solid. Deeper still, the pressure is even more intense, preventing the rock from melting in spite of a higher temperature. (p3)
6. Which of the following terms is NOT given a definition in the passage?
A. mantle
B. crust
C. seismic waves
D. outer core
Þ seismic waves – powerful pulses of energy released by earthquakes (p1)
Þ the crust – a thin sphere of relatively light, solid rock (p2)
Þ the mantle, a very different layer that extends approximately halfway to the Earth’s center (p3)
Þ đưa ra định nghĩa về 3 khái niệm trên
Þ the outer core is probably liquid, with a solid center => không phải định nghĩa
7. Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A. At relatively great depths, the rock behaves more like a liquid than a solid
B. Some seismic waves cannot pass through the core
C. Deeper down the Earth, the rock is melted due to high temperature
D. The outer core is liquid and the center is solid
Þ … at greater depths, high temperatures make the rock behave more like a liquid than a solid… (p3)
Þ … Some seismic waves cannot pass through the core and others are bent by it… (p4)
Þ … Deeper still, the pressure is even more intense, preventing the rock from melting in spite of a higher temperature… => sâu hơn nữa, áp lực lớn khiến đá dừng chảy => C sai
Þ … geologists conclude that the outer core is probably liquid, with a solid center… (p4)
8. The phrase “gives way to” in paragraph 4 is closet in meaning to _____.
A. runs along
B. rubs against
C. turns into
D. floats on
Þ Run along = give way to: nhường đường cho
Þ Rub against: cọ xát vào
Þ Turn into: trở thành, biến thành
Þ Float on: trôi nổi trên
9. The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to
A. core
B. mantle
C. change
D. depth
Þ Some seismic waves cannot pass through the core and others are bent by it
10. Why does the author state in the last paragraph that the Earth’s core is ‘far more alien” than space?
A. Government funds are not available to study the Earth’s core
B. Scientists aren’t interested in the characteristics of the Earth’s core
C. It is impossible to go to the Earth’s core to do research
D. The Earth’s core is made of elements that are dangerous to humans.
Þ Although scientists can speculate about its nature, neither humans nor machines will ever be able to visit it. => nó bí ẩn hơn cả người ngoài hành tinh
B. READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT SENTENCES FROM A TO F IN THE GIVEN LIST TO FILL IN THE GAPS FROM 1 TO 5. THERE IS ONE EXTRA SENTENCE THAT YOU MUST NOT USE IN THE LIST. (10 PTS)
A good many technical people become irate when you call a computer a giant brain. They insist that a computer does only what thinking humans have planned to have it do.
Yet one authority states categorically: “A machine can handle information, it can calculate, conclude and choose; it can perform reasonable operations with information. A machine, therefore, can think.” Famous mathematician Norbert Wiener, of MIT, envisions a machine that can learn and will “in no way be obliged to make such decisions as we should have made, or will be acceptable to us.” (1) _________.
There is a popular anecdote about a computer programmer who, just for a lark, spent days setting up the machine to destroy itself, then watched delightedly as the computer dutifully proceeded to commit suicide. (2) _______.
To me the controversy boils down to a definition of the word think. There is no area in physiology that is less understood than the human brain. Practically all that is known is that the brain contains some ten billion tiny cells called neurons. (3) _________. The completely materialistic view is that neurons, along with an extraordinary network of nerve-communication lines, comprise all that is to the brain. But such an explanation fails to account for how the brain originates thought.
(4) _______. The brain has roughly a million times as many components as the best computer. On the other hand, the difference may lie in a spiritual factor, embraced by religion. At any rate, a machine cannot exercise free will or originate anything-not yet. Whether it ever will be still an open argument.
Computers can already do a lot of surprising things, which include predicting the weather. (5) ________, but this, as well as most of the other tasks now performed by the thinking machines, is routine, requiring thinking of a very low order.
A. Apparently neurons are elementary memory units, capable of storing the same kind of information “bits” that a machine can store.
B. The machine is able to make forecasts by assimilating vast quantities of data
C. The machine is composed of different elements rather than memory units
D. If that machine could have thought, would it not have circumvented him?
E. Evidently, he thinks machines can think.
F. Probably the clearest differentiation between man and machine is a quantitative one
1-E 2-D 3-A 4-F 5-B
IV. IDENTIFY THE FIVE (5) MISTAKES IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH AND CORRECT THEM. (5PTS)
(Line 1) Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 2, 1977 in the northern Columbian town of a Catalan and Italian mother and an American father of Lebanese descent. Shakira began her musical career at the tender age of 8 when she wrote her first heart-wrenching song “Tus GafasOscuras” in memory of her brother who has lost his life in a car accident. At 10 years of age, Shakira applied to be in the school of choir, but she was turned off on the grounds that her voice was too strong and sounded like the bleating of a goat.
(Line 6) Instead of giving up, Shakira kept her focus on music and participated in a televised singing competition for children, after which she started being invited to various events in Barranquilla and became a local celebrity. When she turned 13, she caught the eye of theatre production Monica Ariza, who took her under her wing and made her name known outside Barranquilla. On a flight from her hometown to the Columbian capital of Bogota, Ariza happened to sit next to Sony executive Ciro Vargas, that agreed to hold an audition for Shakira a few weeks later inside a hotel lobby. Vargas was utter impressed with the budding new artist and praised her in lavish term to the Sony artist directors.
musical => music
Þ music career: sự nghiệp âm nhạc
musical career: sự nghiệp âm nhạc cổ điển
has => had
Þ Thì quá khứ hoàn thành had+PII để diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trước một hành động trong quá khứ
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành have/has + PII để diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ nhưng vẫn còn tiếp diễn đễn hiện tại
off => down
Þ turn down on the grounds: từ chối
turn off: tắt
that => who
Þ Mệnh đề quan hệ sau dấu phẩy không dùng that. Ciro Vargas là tên người nên ta dùng who
utter => utterly
Þ be + adv + adj
V. SUPPLY THE APPROPRIATE FORMS OF WORDS IN THE BRACKETS (10 PTS)
1, Whether you are at home or at school, you are likely __surrounded____ by objects made of some kind of plastic ROUND
Þ Be surrounded by: bị vây xung quanh bởi
2. __Sundial____ as the first clocks used the length of the Sun’s shadow to mark the passing of the day. SUN
Þ Sundial: đồng hồ mặt trời
Þ As: như
3. A lot of traditional materials like bark or straw are _corporated____ into daily modern products. CORPORATION
Þ Passive Voice : be + PII
corporation (N) tập đoàn, sự liên kết
corporate (V): hợp thành, liên kết
Þ Bark: vỏ cây
straw: rơm
4. The __artisty____ in Little Lucie’s paintings is highly appreciated by many adults. ART
Þ The + N
art (N) nghệ thuật
artistry (N): tính nghệ thuật
Þ be highly appreciated by: được đánh giá cao bởi
5. Three members of the jury __mysteriously___ disappeared three days before the trial at the Supreme Court. MYSTIFY
Þ Adv + V
mystify (V) làm huyền bí, bí ẩn
mysteriously (adv): một cách bí ẩn
Þ Jury: hội đồng xét xử
trial: phiên tòa xét xử
6. ___Futurology___ is a science in which future is forecast on the basis of the current trends in the society. FUTURE
Þ S(N) + V +…
future (N) tương lai
futurology (N): ngành khoa học nghiên cứu về tương lai
7. My uncle has decided to join a walking group – a collective of ___single-minded___ individuals, all enthusiastic for the outdoors. MIND
Þ Adj +N
mind (N) trí óc
single-minded (adj): chuyên tâm, tập trung vào 1 vấn đề duy nhất
Þ collective: tập hợp
be enthusiastic for: đam mê về cái gì
individual: cá nhân
8. In the rat race of life, one is so concerned with his own benefits all the time that he soon became morally ____insensitive__. SENSE
Þ Become + (adv) + adj
sense (N): giác quan
insensitive (adj): vô tình, vô ý
Þ In the rat race of life
be concerned with
morally
9. Among the five secretaries we have taken on so far, Wendy, who is the most _ineffective_____, will be dismissed next month. EFFECT
Þ be + adj
effect (V): tác động
effective (adj): hiệu quả
Þ dismiss: sa thải
10. The clerk’s proposal was __furiously___ protested by the Administration Board and the share-holders. FURY
Þ Adv + V
fury (N): cơn thịnh nộ
furiously (adv): điên tiết, cáu tiết
Þ proposal: đề xuất
clerk: thư kí
protest: phản đối
Administration Board: hội đồng quản trị
share-holder: cổ đông
VI. SUPPLY EACH BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD. (15 PTS)
When you go shopping for sunglasses, you soon realize that as well as being overpriced, they are heavily associated (1) __with___ images of celebrity. Sunglasses are cool, and it is a cool that seems set to endure. Have you ever (2) __wondered___ why this should be? The roots of sunglasses are anything (3) __but___ glamorous, however. Amber-tinted spectacles first appeared in the nineteenth century and were a medical remedy for people (4) _whose____ eyes were oversensitive (5) __to___ light. The first mass-produced versions, made by Sam Foster, were sold in the 1920s in US seaside resort. At this point, (6) ___however__, they remained functional objects, and were (7) __yet___ to acquire the cool (8) ___image__ they now enjoy.
This (9) __came___ about thanks to the US air force. In the 1930s, airmen started to wear anti-glare glasses which were called “aviators”. In the (10) __early___ days of flight, these man were regarded (11) ____as_ heroes. Down on the ground, actors keen to (12) ___cash__ it in a little of that glory realized that sunglasses represented a short (13) __cut___ to intrigue. If audiences couldn’t see an actor’s eyes, then they couldn’t read his or her (14) __thoughts___. Being human, audiences wanted to know more. So it was that the (15) __link___ between the fascination of celebrity and a pair of sunglasses was forged.
VII. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE MEANING. (20 PTS)
1. The new computer game will be undoubtedly as good as Caroline has expected. UP
-> There is no …… doubt that The new computer game will live up to Caroline’s expectation ……
Þ There is no doubt that = undoubtedly: không còn nghi ngờ gì nữa
Þ live up to someone’s expectation: đạt đến mức ai đó mong đợi
2. Danny kept some spare parts in his car because he thought his car might stop working. DOWN
-> In… case his car broke down, Danny kept some spare parts in his car ….
Þ In case: trong trường hợp
3. If nobody objects, today’s class will not end until 5pm. DISMISSED
-> Unless … somebody objects, today’s class will be dismissed at 5pm. …
Þ Unless: nếu không + câu điều kiện loại 1
4. This door, which is an emergency exit, must never be locked for any reason. SINCE
-> On no … condition/account must this door be locked since it is an emergency exit. …
Þ On no condition/account: dù trong bất cứ hoàn cảnh nào đi nữa thì cũng không được
5. Melvin decided to hire the camping equipment from a local shop instead of buying it from the website. DECISION
-> Rather … than buying the camping equipment from the website, Melvin made a decision to hire it from a local shop.…
Þ Make a decision to = decide to: quyết định
Þ Intead of: thay vì = rather than
6. Due to the danger of virus infiltration, we have to be cautious when sharing information. PRECAUTION
-> So dangerous … is the virus infiltration that we have to take precaution when sharing information.
Þ Đảo ngữ với so… that
Þ So + adj + be + N that …
Þ Take precaution = be cautious: cảnh giác
7. It came as a surprise to us that the prices all of the items in the shop were reduced by 30%. BROUGHT
-> To … our surprise all of the items’ prices were brought down by 30% …
Þ To our surprise = It came as a surprise to us that: điều làm chúng tôi ngạc nhiên là
8. It was wrong of you not to keep those trouble-makers under control. STRING
-> You should … have kept those trouble-makers on a string …
Þ Should/ought to + have + PII: chỉ một bổn phận, trách nhiệm được cho là xảy ra ở quá khứ nhưng vì một lí do nào đó mà đã không xảy ra
9. Roger finally managed to cycle to the top of the hill when the crowds cheered wildly. CHEERS
-> Roger succeeded … in cycling to the top of the hill when the cheers of the crowds were wild …
Þ manage to: giải quyết, xoay xở được
Þ succeed in: thành công
10. Susan did not notice the broken guitar string, and neither did Faye. TOOK
-> Neither …… Susan nor Faye took notice of the broken guitar string …
Þ Neither + S1 + nor + S2 + Vchia theo S2 +…..
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