Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. *
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Question 4
A. spoil
B. wound
C. wrong
D. harm
Đáp án: D
Giải thích: Ở đây ta cần nghĩa là làm hại (cho môi trường)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Question 4
A. true
B. accurate
C. exact
D. precise
Đáp án: A
Giải thích: A. true (adj) : đúng với sự thật (thường dùng với một sự kiện, sự việc)
B. accurate (adj) : chính xác, xác đáng (theo kiểu đúng với mọi chi tiết)
C. exact (adj) : đúng đắn, chính xác (đưa ra tất cả các chi tiết một cách đúng đắn)
D. precise (adj) : rõ ràng, chính xác, tỉ mỉ, nghiêm ngặt (đưa ra các chi tiết một cách rõ ràng, chính xác và thường dùng trong đo lường)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Question 4
A. accept
B. believe
C. agree
D. reply
Đáp án: B
Giải thích: cụm từ believe in st (tin tưởng vào điều gì)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Question 4
A. controlled through
B. worked over
C. carried on
D. carried out
Đáp án: D
Giải thích: to carry out: thực hiện to carry on: tiếp tục
Dịch: Tổng cộng đã có 14,000 thử nghiệm được thực hiện trên toàn thế giới,…
C/ Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C, D) to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (1.0pt)
Australia is a country (21) ………………… the Southern Hemisphere which comprises the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and many smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring counties (22)……………….. Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the Southeast. Australia (23)……………………… six states, and two major mainland territories. The (24)…………………… city of Australia ia Canberra. With a population of over 380,000, it’s Australia’s largest island city and the eighth largest Ausralian city overall.
Question 21. A. to B. on C. in D. at
Question 22. A. include B. contain C. come D. conclude
Question 23. A. gets B. takes C. has D. begins
Question 24. A. urban B. capital C. rural D. suburb
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
• Read the following passage and mark the letter (A, B, C, or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
SMARTPHONES - A NECCESITY
Smartphones have spread beyond the boardroom and keeping a close eye on what's new is Mike Lazaridis, chief executive of RIM, the company that makes the BlackBerry smartphone. His device may no longer be quite as trendy as it once was but it is still (21) .................. − particularly for Argentinian milk farmers. Mr. Lazaridis says: "I like the way it's being used by the farmers so they are always up to date. Milk is a (22) .................. item, so delivery and production standards are incredibly important." He is reminded of the company's early days: "This is where we started in 1987, with a wireless vertical data business for the Swedish lumber (23) .................., and then on to fire brigades, ambulances, and garbage trucks."
While the BlackBerry was quick to (24) .................. itself as the accessory of choice for business professionals such as Wall Street traders, the cheaper price (25) .................. and new, more colorful handsets now (26) .................. offer have opened it up to a much wider market. Mr. Lazaridis says: "It was obvious that business people and self-employed professionals would buy the BlackBerry, but we were not expecting the (27) .................. we had from ordinary consumers."
The greatest challenge for RIM, however, could lie in an economic (28) ..................., when individuals and companies alike may see devices like the BlackBerry as luxuries they can (29) .................. without. The company has to make its product indispensable to the lifestyles of consumers or prove that they bring a real (30) .................. on investment for business users.
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21, A. constructive B. functional C. active D. operative
22, A. perishable B. short-lived C. decaying D. destructible
23, A. manufacturers B. enterprise C. commerce D. industry
24, A. install B. establish C. create D. demonstrate
25, A. designs B. programmes C. plans D. systems
26, A. at B. on C. for D. under
27, A. return B. retort C. reply D. response
28, A. downturn B. tall C. decrease D. drop
29, A. make B. carry C. do D. stay
30, A. return B. gain C. interest D. profit
Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Artists who (33)………pictures on the pavement with chalk used to be a common sight in London, but there are only a few left now. Sometimes the pictures are very good. This is proved by the fact that one of the (34)……...........favorite tricks is to draw a five-pound note and see a lot of people trying to(35)…….... it up. The police usually treat pavement artists kindly and there is nothing in the law against drawing on the pavement (36)…………the artist is so good that he gets a large collection around him and this prevents other people from passing freely along the street.
Question 33. A. draw B. paint C. take D. print
Question 34. A. artist B. artist’s C. artists D. artists’
Question 35. A. pick B. hold C. bring D. get
Question 36. A. if B. although C. unless D. because
Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Artists who (33)………pictures on the pavement with chalk used to be a common sight in London, but there are only a few left now. Sometimes the pictures are very good. This is proved by the fact that one of the (34)……...........favorite tricks is to draw a five-pound note and see a lot of people trying to(35)…….... it up. The police usually treat pavement artists kindly and there is nothing in the law against drawing on the pavement (36)…………the artist is so good that he gets a large collection around him and this prevents other people from passing freely along the street.
Question 33. A. draw B. paint C. take D. print
Question 34. A. artist B. artist’s C. artists D. artists’
Question 35. A. pick B. hold C. bring D. get
Question 36. A. if B. although C. unless D. because
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Question 2
A. media
B. bulletin
C. programme
D. journalism
Đáp án: A
Giải thích: A. media (n) : phương tiện truyền thông đại chúng
B. bulletin (n) : thông báo, tập san
C. programme (n) : chương trình (truyền hình, truyền thanh)
D. journalism (n) : nghề làm báo, nghề viết báo