1. The Prime Minister is likely to call an early ganeral election.
-> There is every......................
2. Because there is no atmosphere on the moon, the sky there is black.
-> Because of................
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 sentences
The Prime Minister is unlikely to call an early general election
A. The likelihood is that the Prime Minister will call an early general election
B. The likelihood is great that the Prime Minister will call an early general election
C. It’s likely that the Prime Minister will call an early general election
D. There is little likelihood of the Prime Minister calling an early general election
Đáp án là D
Tạm dịch: Thủ tường không có vẻ như kêu gọi cuộc tổng tuyển cử sớm.
A. Có khả năng rằng thủ tướng sẽ kêu gọi cuộc tổng tuyển cử sớm. => sai nghĩa
B. Có khả năng lớn rằng thủ tướng sẽ kêu gọi cuộc tổng tuyển cử sớm. => sai nghĩa
C. Có vẻ như rằng thủ tướng sẽ kêu gọi cuộc tổng tuyển cử sớm. => sai nghĩa
D. Có rất ít khả năng thủ tướng kêu gọi cuộc tổng tuyển cử sớm
Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
There is a common expression in the English language referring to a blue moon. When people say that something happens “only once in a blue moon,” they mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while. This expression has been around for at least a century and a half; there are references to this expression that date from the second half of the nineteenth century. (5) The expression “a blue moon” has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in any given calendar month. A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is particularly blue or is any different in hue from the first full moon of the month. Instead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare. The moon needs a little more than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon. Because every month except February has more than 29 days, every month will have at least one full moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It is on the occasion when a given calendar month has a second full moon that a blue moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade. The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and not because of their color; however, the expression “blue moon” may have come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon actually appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions can actually change the appearance of the moon from Earth. The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint. This particular occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use today. Another example occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the moon again took on a blue tint.
How many blue moons would there most likely be in a century?
A. 4
B. 35
C. 70
D. 100
Answer B
Kỹ năng: Đọc
Giải thích:
Trong một thế kỷ, có thể có 35 trăng xanh. Thông tin ở câu cuối đoạn 2: “ this does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade.” (Điều này không xảy ra thường xuyên, chỉ 3 hoặc 4 lần trong một thập kỷ.) Do đó, trong mọt thế kỷ, sẽ có khoảng 30 – 40 trăng xanh. Đáp án B là hoàn toàn phù hợp.
Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
There is a common expression in the English language referring to a blue moon. When people say that something happens “only once in a blue moon,” they mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while. This expression has been around for at least a century and a half; there are references to this expression that date from the second half of the nineteenth century. (5) The expression “a blue moon” has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in any given calendar month. A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is particularly blue or is any different in hue from the first full moon of the month. Instead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare. The moon needs a little more than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon. Because every month except February has more than 29 days, every month will have at least one full moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It is on the occasion when a given calendar month has a second full moon that a blue moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade. The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and not because of their color; however, the expression “blue moon” may have come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon actually appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions can actually change the appearance of the moon from Earth. The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint. This particular occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use today. Another example occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the moon again took on a blue tint.
The word “hue” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. shape
B. date
C. color
D. size
Answer C
Kỹ năng: Đọc
Giải thích:
Từ “ hue” đồng nghĩa với từ “ color” (màu sắc). Các chọn lựa còn lại không phù hợp:
A: shape (hình dáng) ; B: date (ngày) ; D: size (kích thước)
Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
There is a common expression in the English language referring to a blue moon. When people say that something happens “only once in a blue moon,” they mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while. This expression has been around for at least a century and a half; there are references to this expression that date from the second half of the nineteenth century. (5) The expression “a blue moon” has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in any given calendar month. A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is particularly blue or is any different in hue from the first full moon of the month. Instead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare. The moon needs a little more than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon. Because every month except February has more than 29 days, every month will have at least one full moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It is on the occasion when a given calendar month has a second full moon that a blue moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade. The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and not because of their color; however, the expression “blue moon” may have come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon actually appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions can actually change the appearance of the moon from Earth. The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint. This particular occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use today. Another example occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the moon again took on a blue tint.
This passage is about
A. an idiomatic expression
B. an unusual color
C. a month on the calendar
D. a phase of the moon
Answer A
Kỹ năng: Đọc
Giải thích:
Nội dung của đoạn văn nói về một cách diễn đạt thành ngữ. Thông tin ở câu đầu đoạn 1: “ There is a common expression in the English language referring to a blue moon.” (Có một thành ngữ phổ biến trong Tiếng Anh nhắc tới mặt trăng xanh.
Các chọn lựa còn lại không phù hợp:
B: Một màu sắc hiếm
C: Một tháng trong lịch
D: Một tuần trăng
15. They cancelled the flight because it was foggy.
Because of ________________________________________________________
16. Because the traffic is heavy, I sometimes come to my office late
Because of ________________________________________________________
17. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
I wish __________________________________________________________
18. Because of the absence of atmosphere on the moon, the sky is black just as in space.
Because_______________________________________________________________
19. My father used to go fishing in the pond near the woods. (Make questions for the
underlined words)
_____________________________________________________________________
15. They cancelled the flight because it was foggy.
Because of ___being foggy , they cancelled the flight
16. Because the traffic is heavy, I sometimes come to my office late
Because of being heavy traffic , I sometimes come to my office late
17. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
I wish ___I hadn't missed your birthday party
18. Because of the absence of atmosphere on the moon, the sky is black just as in space.
Because____atmosphere on the moon was absent , the sky is black just as in space
19. My father used to go fishing in the pond near the woods. (Make questions for the underlined words)
chỗ gạch chân đâu b ?___
Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
There is a common expression in the English language referring to a blue moon. When people say that something happens “only once in a blue moon,” they mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while. This expression has been around for at least a century and a half; there are references to this expression that date from the second half of the nineteenth century. (5) The expression “a blue moon” has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in any given calendar month. A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is particularly blue or is any different in hue from the first full moon of the month. Instead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare. The moon needs a little more than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon. Because every month except February has more than 29 days, every month will have at least one full moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It is on the occasion when a given calendar month has a second full moon that a blue moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade. The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and not because of their color; however, the expression “blue moon” may have come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon actually appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions can actually change the appearance of the moon from Earth. The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint. This particular occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use today. Another example occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the moon again took on a blue tint.
Which of the following might be the date of a “blue moon”?
A. January 1
B. February 28
C. April 15
D. December 31
Answer D
Kỹ năng: Đọc
Giải thích:
Trăng xanh có thể xuất hiện vào ngày 31 tháng 12. Thông tin ở câu sau “ The moon needs a little more than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon … unless there is a full moon at the very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March.” Các chọn lựa còn lại không phù hợp:
A: Mùng 1 tháng 1
B: 28 tháng 2
C: 15 tháng tư
Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
There is a common expression in the English language referring to a blue moon. When people say that something happens “only once in a blue moon,” they mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while. This expression has been around for at least a century and a half; there are references to this expression that date from the second half of the nineteenth century. (5) The expression “a blue moon” has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in any given calendar month. A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is particularly blue or is any different in hue from the first full moon of the month. Instead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare. The moon needs a little more than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon. Because every month except February has more than 29 days, every month will have at least one full moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It is on the occasion when a given calendar month has a second full moon that a blue moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade. The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and not because of their color; however, the expression “blue moon” may have come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon actually appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions can actually change the appearance of the moon from Earth. The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint. This particular occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use today. Another example occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the moon again took on a blue tint.
According to the passage, the moon actually looked blue
A. after large volcanic eruptions
B. when it occurred late in the month
C. several times a year
D. during the month of February
Answer A
Giải thích:
Theo như đoạn văn, mặt trăng sẽ có màu xanh sau một vụ phun trào núi lửa lớn. Thông tin ở câu 3 đoạn cuối: “ The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint.” (vụ phun trào núi lửa Krakatao vào năm 1883 đã để lại một lớp bụi trong khí quyển, nó che khuất mặt trời và khiến mặt trăng có màu xanh.)
Các chọn lựa còn lại không chính xác:
B: Khi nó xảy ra muộn vào cuối tháng
C: Vài lần một năm
D: trong tháng Hai
Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
There is a common expression in the English language referring to a blue moon. When people say that something happens “only once in a blue moon,” they mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while. This expression has been around for at least a century and a half; there are references to this expression that date from the second half of the nineteenth century. (5) The expression “a blue moon” has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in any given calendar month. A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is particularly blue or is any different in hue from the first full moon of the month. Instead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare. The moon needs a little more than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon. Because every month except February has more than 29 days, every month will have at least one full moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It is on the occasion when a given calendar month has a second full moon that a blue moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade. The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and not because of their color; however, the expression “blue moon” may have come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon actually appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions can actually change the appearance of the moon from Earth. The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint. This particular occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use today. Another example occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the moon again took on a blue tint.
The expression “given rise to” in the passage could be best replaced by
A. created a need for
B. elevated the level of
C. spurred the creation of
D. brighten the color of
Answer C
Kỹ năng: Đọc
Giải thích:
“ given risen to” ở dòng 19 có thể thay thế bằng “ spurred the creation of” (dẫn đến, tạo ra). Các chọn lựa còn lại không phù hợp:
A: tạo ra nhu cầu về
B: nâng cao mức độ
D: làm sáng màu lên
Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
There is a common expression in the English language referring to a blue moon. When people say that something happens “only once in a blue moon,” they mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while. This expression has been around for at least a century and a half; there are references to this expression that date from the second half of the nineteenth century. (5) The expression “a blue moon” has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in any given calendar month. A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is particularly blue or is any different in hue from the first full moon of the month. Instead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare. The moon needs a little more than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon. Because every month except February has more than 29 days, every month will have at least one full moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It is on the occasion when a given calendar month has a second full moon that a blue moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade. The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and not because of their color; however, the expression “blue moon” may have come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon actually appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions can actually change the appearance of the moon from Earth. The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint. This particular occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use today. Another example occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the moon again took on a blue tint.
How long has the expression “once in a blue moon” been around?
A. For around 50 years
B. For less than 100 years
C. For more than 100 years
D. For 200 years
Answer C
Kỹ năng: Đọc
Giải thích:
Thành ngữ “ once in a blue moon – năm thì mười họa” đã tồn tại khoảng hơn 100 năm. Thông tin ở câu 3 đoạn 1: “ this expression has been around for at least a century and a half …” (Thành ngữ này đã có khoảng 1 thế kỷ rưỡi…) Các chọn lựa còn lại không chính xác:
A: khoảng 50 năm
B: dưới 100 năm
D: 200 năm