Writing tip
We start an informal letter with .............. and the person's first name.
We finish the letter with..............and our first name.
(We can use Love if we know the person very well.)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Why do people often get uptight and worried before meeting someone for the first time? It is often said that (31)______a good first impression is very important, and according to recent studies, it appears that there is something to it. In his book, Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell says that we form an opinion of someone in the first 2 seconds after meeting them. In other words, if Gladwell is right, most of us pass (32)______on people we meet almost immediately. It makes (33)______that we create a better first impression when we‟re friendly. A warm smile can really make a difference.
And then if we have interests (34)______common, the other person may feel they want to get t know us. However, when we meet someone from abroad who (35)______a foreign language, there‟s no need we have to keep our distance from them. If we decided to take the trouble to communicate, we might make a new friend.
Điền ô số 31
A. doing
B. making
C. passing
D. having
Đáp án B
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu, cụm từ
Giải thích:
To make an impression: tạo ấn tượng
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Why do people often get uptight and worried before meeting someone for the first time? It is often said that (31)______a good first impression is very important, and according to recent studies, it appears that there is something to it. In his book, Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell says that we form an opinion of someone in the first 2 seconds after meeting them. In other words, if Gladwell is right, most of us pass (32)______on people we meet almost immediately. It makes (33)______that we create a better first impression when we‟re friendly. A warm smile can really make a difference.
And then if we have interests (34)______common, the other person may feel they want to get t know us. However, when we meet someone from abroad who (35)______a foreign language, there‟s no need we have to keep our distance from them. If we decided to take the trouble to communicate, we might make a new friend.
Điền ô số 33
A. logic
B. sense
C. interest
D. friends
Đáp án B
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu, cụm từ
Giải thích:
To make sense: có lý, có ý nghĩa, hợp lý
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Why do people often get uptight and worried before meeting someone for the first time? It is often said that (31)______a good first impression is very important, and according to recent studies, it appears that there is something to it. In his book, Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell says that we form an opinion of someone in the first 2 seconds after meeting them. In other words, if Gladwell is right, most of us pass (32)______on people we meet almost immediately. It makes (33)______that we create a better first impression when we‟re friendly. A warm smile can really make a difference.
And then if we have interests (34)______common, the other person may feel they want to get t know us. However, when we meet someone from abroad who (35)______a foreign language, there‟s no need we have to keep our distance from them. If we decided to take the trouble to communicate, we might make a new friend.
Điền ô số 32
A. prejudice
B. judgement
C. impression
D. doubt
Đáp án B
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu, từ vựng
Giải thích:
prejudice (n): thiên kiến; thành kiến
impression (n): ấn tượng
judgement (n): đánh giá
doubt (n): nghi ngờ
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Why do people often get uptight and worried before meeting someone for the first time? It is often said that (31)______a good first impression is very important, and according to recent studies, it appears that there is something to it. In his book, Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell says that we form an opinion of someone in the first 2 seconds after meeting them. In other words, if Gladwell is right, most of us pass (32)______on people we meet almost immediately. It makes (33)______that we create a better first impression when we‟re friendly. A warm smile can really make a difference.
And then if we have interests (34)______common, the other person may feel they want to get t know us. However, when we meet someone from abroad who (35)______a foreign language, there‟s no need we have to keep our distance from them. If we decided to take the trouble to communicate, we might make a new friend.
Điền ô số 35
A. speaks
B. asks
C. says
D. talks
Đáp án A
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu, từ vựng
Giải thích:
speak (v): nói
say (v): nói
ask (v): hỏi, yêu cầu
talk (v): nói chuyện
Nói một ngôn ngữ, ta dùng “speak”
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Why do people often get uptight and worried before meeting someone for the first time? It is often said that (31)______a good first impression is very important, and according to recent studies, it appears that there is something to it. In his book, Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell says that we form an opinion of someone in the first 2 seconds after meeting them. In other words, if Gladwell is right, most of us pass (32)______on people we meet almost immediately. It makes (33)______that we create a better first impression when we‟re friendly. A warm smile can really make a difference.
And then if we have interests (34)______common, the other person may feel they want to get t know us. However, when we meet someone from abroad who (35)______a foreign language, there‟s no need we have to keep our distance from them. If we decided to take the trouble to communicate, we might make a new friend.
Điền ô số 34
A. in
B. by
C. with
D. to
Đáp án A
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu, cụm từ
Giải thích:
…in common: chung, (sở thích) giống nhau
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Coping with loneliness is a very important skill of needed independent living skills for teens (1) _______ every teen has needed it. It doesn't matter (2)_______ they are going to college, starting a new (3) _______and moving into an apartment or getting married. Leaving your childhood home and being on your own for the first time will cause some (4) _______of loneliness. Teens who know how to recognize loneliness as the temporary feeling it is, use their support system and work through their loneliness have learned a valuable life skill and they do just fine. Those who cannot get over their loneliness may make wrong (5) _______ about where and how to live or (6) _______ to live with. We should recognize that being alone does not mean being lonely. Being (7) _______with ourselves is part of having a healthy (8)_______. Reading, drawing, crafting and listening to music are activities that we can enjoy by ourselves without feeling lonely. We should get involved in activities with our friends and activities we can help others. There are so many (9) _______ for us to connect with our family and friends, such as email, letter writing, online social networking, texting and (10) _______ phone calls.
Question 6:
A. when
B. what
C. who
D. where
Đáp án: C
Giải thích: when: khi nào
what: cái gì
who: ai
where: nơi nào
… or (6) _______ to live with.
Tạm dịch: hoặc ở cùng ai
Đáp án cần chọn là: C
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Coping with loneliness is a very important skill of needed independent living skills for teens (1) _______ every teen has needed it. It doesn't matter (2)_______ they are going to college, starting a new (3) _______and moving into an apartment or getting married. Leaving your childhood home and being on your own for the first time will cause some (4) _______of loneliness. Teens who know how to recognize loneliness as the temporary feeling it is, use their support system and work through their loneliness have learned a valuable life skill and they do just fine. Those who cannot get over their loneliness may make wrong (5) _______ about where and how to live or (6) _______ to live with. We should recognize that being alone does not mean being lonely. Being (7) _______with ourselves is part of having a healthy (8)_______. Reading, drawing, crafting and listening to music are activities that we can enjoy by ourselves without feeling lonely. We should get involved in activities with our friends and activities we can help others. There are so many (9) _______ for us to connect with our family and friends, such as email, letter writing, online social networking, texting and (10) _______ phone calls.
Question 3:
A. work
B. job
C. employment
D. problem
Đáp án: B
Giải thích: work (n): sự làm việc
job (n): công việc
employment (n): sự thuê mướn
problem (n): vấn đề
… starting a new (3) _______and moving into an apartment or getting married.
Tạm dịch: bắt đầu một công việc mới và di chuyển vào một căn hộ hoặc kết hôn.
Đáp án cần chọn là: B
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Coping with loneliness is a very important skill of needed independent living skills for teens (1) _______ every teen has needed it. It doesn't matter (2)_______ they are going to college, starting a new (3) _______and moving into an apartment or getting married. Leaving your childhood home and being on your own for the first time will cause some (4) _______of loneliness. Teens who know how to recognize loneliness as the temporary feeling it is, use their support system and work through their loneliness have learned a valuable life skill and they do just fine. Those who cannot get over their loneliness may make wrong (5) _______ about where and how to live or (6) _______ to live with. We should recognize that being alone does not mean being lonely. Being (7) _______with ourselves is part of having a healthy (8)_______. Reading, drawing, crafting and listening to music are activities that we can enjoy by ourselves without feeling lonely. We should get involved in activities with our friends and activities we can help others. There are so many (9) _______ for us to connect with our family and friends, such as email, letter writing, online social networking, texting and (10) _______ phone calls.
Question 1:
A. Because
B. So
D. Although
D. But
Đáp án: A
Giải thích: because: bởi vì
so: vì vậy
although: mặc dù
but: nhưng
Coping with loneliness is a very important skill of needed independent living skills for teens (1) _______ every teen has needed it.
Tạm dịch: Đối phó với sự cô đơn là một kỹ năng rất quan trọng của các kỹ năng sống độc lập cần thiết cho thanh thiếu niên bởi vì mỗi thiếu niên đều cần đến nó.
Đáp án cần chọn là: A
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Coping with loneliness is a very important skill of needed independent living skills for teens (1) _______ every teen has needed it. It doesn't matter (2)_______ they are going to college, starting a new (3) _______and moving into an apartment or getting married. Leaving your childhood home and being on your own for the first time will cause some (4) _______of loneliness. Teens who know how to recognize loneliness as the temporary feeling it is, use their support system and work through their loneliness have learned a valuable life skill and they do just fine. Those who cannot get over their loneliness may make wrong (5) _______ about where and how to live or (6) _______ to live with. We should recognize that being alone does not mean being lonely. Being (7) _______with ourselves is part of having a healthy (8)_______. Reading, drawing, crafting and listening to music are activities that we can enjoy by ourselves without feeling lonely. We should get involved in activities with our friends and activities we can help others. There are so many (9) _______ for us to connect with our family and friends, such as email, letter writing, online social networking, texting and (10) _______ phone calls.
Question 9:
A. ways
B. designs
C. streets
D. things
Đáp án: A
Giải thích: ways (n): cách thức
designs (n): thiết kế
streets (n): đường
things (n): vật
There are so many (9) _______ for us to connect with our family and friends,…
Tạm dịch: Có rất nhiều cách để chúng tôi kết nối với gia đình và bạn bè của chúng ta, …
Đáp án cần chọn là: A