Đáp án B
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
Giải thích:
pool (n): vực sông, bể bơi puddle (n): vũng nước (nước mưa ở mặt đường…)
pond (n): cái ao river (n): sông
Tạm dịch: Khi còn nhỏ, tôi thích lướt qua các vũng nước sau khi mưa.
When I was a child, I loved to splash through the ______ after rain.
A. pools
B. puddles
C. ponds
D. rivers
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
When I was a child, I loved to splash through the ______ after rain.
A. pools
B. puddles
C. ponds
D. rivers
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
An loved her teady bear when she was a child. She couldn’t sleep without it.
A. When An was a child, she loved her teady bear so as not to sleep with it.
B. As An couldn’t sleep without her teady bear when she was a child, she loved it.
C. When An was a child, she loved her teady bear so much that she couldn’t sleep without it.
D. When An was a child, she loved her teady bear though she couldn’t sleep without it.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
I always hated pasta when I was a child. Now I cook it regularly
A. If I hadn’t hated pasta when I was a child, I would cook it regularly
B. Hating pasta a lot when I was a child, I now cook it regularly
C. I didn’t use to like pasta when I was a child but now I cook it regularly
D. In spite of hating pasta, I cooked it regularly when I was a child
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
I have a vague recollection of meeting him when I was a child.
A. ill-defined
B. indistinct
C. imprecise
D. apparent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
I have a vague recollection of meeting him when I was a child.
A. clear
B. indistinct
C. imprecise
D. ill-defined
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Thai Nguyen High School is a place in that I used to study when I was a child.
A. in that
B. to study
C. when
D. a child
* 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.
A MORE COMMERCIAL TUNE
Roger Press, 40, has changed his career. After spending five years (31)_________a concert pianist, he has gone into business, recently setting up his own company.
After leaving university I decided to (32)__________myself to a career in music. I loved performing, but it was hard work. I played at concerts in Europe and America, made recordings and got reviews. But after a while I felt I had gone as far as I could. Unless you’re one of the world’s top 20 pianists, it’s difficult to earn a good living and I wasn’t one of the greatest.
When I gave up my performing career, people around me were more sad and disappointed than I was. But I felt free and (33)_________I knew I was getting serious about life. After getting a qualification in business administration I joined the recording company EMI and started their classical video division, producing programmes about famous artists. A year ago I left EMI and formed a new company, New Media Systems, which (34)________in multimedia programs.
(35)_________I run my own business, I’m in control of my life and I feel proud of my achievements. Although the stress is high and I work long hours, the stress involved in piano playing was much worse. It took physical, emotional and mental skills. I prefer the pressures I live with now.
Điền vào số 35
* 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.
A MORE COMMERCIAL TUNE
Roger Press, 40, has changed his career. After spending five years (31)_________a concert pianist, he has gone into business, recently setting up his own company.
After leaving university I decided to (32)__________myself to a career in music. I loved performing, but it was hard work. I played at concerts in Europe and America, made recordings and got reviews. But after a while I felt I had gone as far as I could. Unless you’re one of the world’s top 20 pianists, it’s difficult to earn a good living and I wasn’t one of the greatest.
When I gave up my performing career, people around me were more sad and disappointed than I was. But I felt free and (33)_________I knew I was getting serious about life. After getting a qualification in business administration I joined the recording company EMI and started their classical video division, producing programmes about famous artists. A year ago I left EMI and formed a new company, New Media Systems, which (34)________in multimedia programs.
(35)_________I run my own business, I’m in control of my life and I feel proud of my achievements. Although the stress is high and I work long hours, the stress involved in piano playing was much worse. It took physical, emotional and mental skills. I prefer the pressures I live with now.
A. Although
B. For that
C. Now that
D. On account of
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 34.
Rain poured down on the roof. I was trying to read but the sound was to loud. I couldn’t help myself from being a little grumpy. I want to be outside playing, but the rain was keeping me inside.
My mom had gone to the grocery store, and my dad was spending Saturday at the office. I had planned to spend the day hiking, but Mother Nature decided that today was the perfect day for rain.
It meant that I would have to entertain myself. I spent most of the morning playing with my stuffed animals and reading. I was sitting next to the windows staring out when I got a strange idea: why not just go outside anyway?.
I put on my boots and a big raincoat and stepped out into the wet world. It was raining hard but it wasn’t cold. All I could hear were raindrops and the wind. I decided to go on my hike anyway.
My feed didn’t make any sound on the wet ground and the forest seemed different. I went to my favourite place and sat down. In the summer, my best friend Ellen and I would come here and sit for hours. It was our special place. All of a sudden, I thought I heard someone shouting my name. I turned and saw Ellen walking up behind me.
“Oh my Gosh! It’s really you, Martha!” She said. “I can’t believe that you’re out here right now”. I thought I would be the only person crazy enough to go for a walk in the rain.”
I was very happy to have some company. We decided that hiking in the rain was just as fun as hiking in the sunshine. We planned on hiking in the rain again
What does Martha mean when she says “It meant that I would have to entertain myself”?
A. She was tired
B. She was feeling sick.
C. She had to find something to do
D. She was bored with doing homework.
