What is important to you when choosing a book to read? Put the following ideas from the most important to the least important.
• the genre
• characters that I can relate to
• famous writer
• easy to read
• ideas that I can learn from
• well-written
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 from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 26
Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.
Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
A. sounds
B. languages
C. systems
D. talks
Chọn A.
Đáp án A.
Xét 4 đáp án:
A. sounds: âm thanh
B. languages: ngôn ngữ
C. systems: hệ thống
D. talks: các cuộc trò chuyện để “speak” (nói) thì cần có các âm thanh
Ý trong bài: Để nói chuyện và cũng để được hiểu bởi người khác, chúng ta phải nói một ngôn ngữ, nghĩa là, chúng ta phải sử dụng sự kết hợp của âm thanh mà mọi người đồng ý đứng cho một đối tượng hay ý tưởng cụ thể.
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 from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 28
Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.
Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
A. grow
B. need
C. pass
D. express
Chọn D.
Đáp án D.
Diễn đạt, thể hiện ý tưởng hay ý nghĩa (idea) => dùng express
Ý trong bài: Nhưng ý tưởng bạn càng thể hiện, bạn càng chính xác hơn về ý nghĩa chính xác của chúng. Từ ngữ là điều chính chúng ta sử dụng trong việc truyền đạt những gì chúng ta muốn nói.
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 from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 27
Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.
Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
A. basical
B. basically
C. basic
D. basicity
Chọn C.
Đáp án C.
A. basical: không có từ này
B. basically (adv): về cơ bản
C. basic (adj): cơ bản, cơ sở
D. basicity (n): tính ba zơ
Ý trong bài: Vốn từ vựng cơ bản của tiếng Anh không quá lớn và chỉ cần khoảng 2.000 từ để nói nó khá tốt.
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 from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 25
Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.
Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
A. be examined
B. be talked
C. be understood
D. be spoken
Chọn C.
Đáp án C.
Hình thức bị động: be + past participle.
To talk and to be understood by other people = để nói chuyện và để được người khác hiểu.
Ý trong bài: Để nói chuyện và cũng để được hiểu bởi người khác, chúng ta phải nói một ngôn ngữ, nghĩa là, chúng ta phải sử dụng sự kết hợp của âm thanh mà mọi người đồng ý đứng cho một đối tượng hay ý tưởng cụ thể.
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 from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 29
Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.
Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
A. ask
B. understand
C. know
D. show
Chọn D.
Đáp án D.
thể hiện cảm xúc => show emotions
Ý trong bài: Cách chúng ta nói các từ cũng rất quan trọng. Giọng nói của chúng tôi có thể thể hiện nhiều cảm xúc và cho thấy chúng tôi có hài lòng hay tức giận hay không.
* 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 from 31 to 35.
Why is culture important and how does it answer the question “What is cultural identity? ’? Culture is the underlying foundation of traditions and beliefs that help a person relate to the world around then. It is the basis for any superstitions they may have. It is the aversion to (31)_________types of meat, or which days you can work on. Culture gives us a (32)__________starting point when beginning to search for our roots. Knowing (33)___________a person comes from will help to define how they look at their family
obligations as well as how they celebrate important milestones in life. As a person has given up their cultural identity, they no longer can identify themselves with the things that were (34)__________the most important things in their lives. They lose direction. As time (35)__________by and they continue to forget about their past and their natural traditions, their identity becomes less and less pronounced.
(Source: http://nobullying. com/ cultural-identity)
Điền vào số 32
A. by which
B. how
C. when
D. where
Chọn D Ta thấy sau chỗ trống là một mệnh đề a person comes from.... nên cần trạng từ quan hệ where.
* 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 from 31 to 35.
Why is culture important and how does it answer the question “What is cultural identity? ’? Culture is the underlying foundation of traditions and beliefs that help a person relate to the world around then. It is the basis for any superstitions they may have. It is the aversion to (31)_________types of meat, or which days you can work on. Culture gives us a (32)__________starting point when beginning to search for our roots. Knowing (33)___________a person comes from will help to define how they look at their family
obligations as well as how they celebrate important milestones in life. As a person has given up their cultural identity, they no longer can identify themselves with the things that were (34)__________the most important things in their lives. They lose direction. As time (35)__________by and they continue to forget about their past and their natural traditions, their identity becomes less and less pronounced.
(Source: http://nobullying. com/ cultural-identity)
điền vào đáp án 34
A. at once
B. once
C. one time
D. for once
B Trong câu này, ta sử dụng với nghĩa: once: đã từng ỉà...
Là một người đã từ bỏ bản sắc văn hóa của họ, họ không còn có thể tự nhận ra mình với những thứ đã từng là những điều quan trọng nhất trong cuộc sống của họ.
* 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 from 31 to 35.
Why is culture important and how does it answer the question “What is cultural identity? ’? Culture is the underlying foundation of traditions and beliefs that help a person relate to the world around then. It is the basis for any superstitions they may have. It is the aversion to (31)_________types of meat, or which days you can work on. Culture gives us a (32)__________starting point when beginning to search for our roots. Knowing (33)___________a person comes from will help to define how they look at their family
obligations as well as how they celebrate important milestones in life. As a person has given up their cultural identity, they no longer can identify themselves with the things that were (34)__________the most important things in their lives. They lose direction. As time (35)__________by and they continue to forget about their past and their natural traditions, their identity becomes less and less pronounced.
(Source: http://nobullying. com/ cultural-identity)
Điền vào số 3
A. especial
B. special
C. specific
D. typical
Chọn B Ta thấy vị trí cần điền trước danh từ, do đó ta cần một tính từ, do đó loại C, D.
A. definitive (a): dứt khoát B. definite (a): xác định
Ta thấy B hợp lí về nghĩa.
Dịch câu: Văn hóa cho chúng ta một điểm khởi đầu xác định khi bắt đầu tìm kiếm nguồn gốc của chúng ta.
* 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 from 31 to 35.
Why is culture important and how does it answer the question “What is cultural identity? ’? Culture is the underlying foundation of traditions and beliefs that help a person relate to the world around then. It is the basis for any superstitions they may have. It is the aversion to (31)_________types of meat, or which days you can work on. Culture gives us a (32)__________starting point when beginning to search for our roots. Knowing (33)___________a person comes from will help to define how they look at their family
obligations as well as how they celebrate important milestones in life. As a person has given up their cultural identity, they no longer can identify themselves with the things that were (34)__________the most important things in their lives. They lose direction. As time (35)__________by and they continue to forget about their past and their natural traditions, their identity becomes less and less pronounced.
(Source: http://nobullying. com/ cultural-identity)
Điền vào số 35
A. goes
B. flies
C. passes
D. walks
chọn A Cụm cố định as time go by: thời gian cứ trôi qua