After they have been _____ love for two years, they decide to get married.
A. in
B. for
C. with
D. on
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, 11, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Christina and James met in college and have been dating for more than five years. For the past two years, they have been living together in a condo they purchased jointly. While Christina and James were confident in their decision to enter into a commitment like a 20-year mortgage, they are unsure if they want to enter into marriage. The couple had many discussions about marriage and decided that it just did not seem necessary. Wasn't it only a piece of paper? And didn't half of all marriages end in divorce?
Neither Christina nor James had seen much success with marriage while growing up. Christina was raised by a single mother. Her parents never married, and her father has had little contact with the family since she was a toddler, Christina and her mother lived with her maternal grandmother, who often served as a surrogate parent. James grew up in a two-parent household until age seven, when his parents divorced. He lived with his mother for a few years, and then later with his mother and her boyfriend until he left for college. James remained close with his father who remarried and had a baby with his new wife.
Recently, Christina and James have been thinking about having children and the subject of marriage has resurfaced. Christina likes the idea of her children growing up in a traditional family; while James is concerned about possible marital problems down the road and negative consequences for the children should that occur. When they shared these concerns with their parents, James's mom was adamant that the couple should get married. Despite having been divorced and having a live-in boyfriend of 15 years, she believes that children are better off when their parents are married. Christina's mom believes that the couple should do whatever they want but adds that it would "be nice" if they wed. Christina and James's friends told them, married or not married; they would still be a family.
Question 40: Why have Christina and James mentioned the subject of marriage again?
A. They have been thinking about having children.
B. Christina likes the idea of her children growing up in a traditional family.
C. They have been living together for a long time.
D. James is concerned about possible marital problems down the road and negative consequences for the children should that occur.
Đáp án A
Tại sao Christina và James lại đề cập lại chủ đề kết hôn?
A. Họ đang nghĩ đến việc có con.
B. Christina thích cái ý tưởng về việc con cái lớn lên trong một gia đình truyền thống
C. Họ đã sống cùng nhau rất lâu rồi.
D. James đang lo lắng về vấn đề hôn nhân đổ vỡ và những hệ lụy của nó có thể xảy tới con cái.
Căn cứ vào thông tin của câu đầu tiên của đoạn 3: “Recently, Christina and James have been thinking about having children and the subject of marriage has resurfaced.”(Gần đây, Christina và James đã nghĩ về việc sinh con và chủ để kết hôn lại được gợi lại)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, 11, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Christina and James met in college and have been dating for more than five years. For the past two years, they have been living together in a condo they purchased jointly. While Christina and James were confident in their decision to enter into a commitment like a 20-year mortgage, they are unsure if they want to enter into marriage. The couple had many discussions about marriage and decided that it just did not seem necessary. Wasn't it only a piece of paper? And didn't half of all marriages end in divorce?
Neither Christina nor James had seen much success with marriage while growing up. Christina was raised by a single mother. Her parents never married, and her father has had little contact with the family since she was a toddler, Christina and her mother lived with her maternal grandmother, who often served as a surrogate parent. James grew up in a two-parent household until age seven, when his parents divorced. He lived with his mother for a few years, and then later with his mother and her boyfriend until he left for college. James remained close with his father who remarried and had a baby with his new wife.
Recently, Christina and James have been thinking about having children and the subject of marriage has resurfaced. Christina likes the idea of her children growing up in a traditional family; while James is concerned about possible marital problems down the road and negative consequences for the children should that occur. When they shared these concerns with their parents, James's mom was adamant that the couple should get married. Despite having been divorced and having a live-in boyfriend of 15 years, she believes that children are better off when their parents are married. Christina's mom believes that the couple should do whatever they want but adds that it would "be nice" if they wed. Christina and James's friends told them, married or not married; they would still be a family.
Question 39: Which of the following could best replace the word "traditional" ?
A. old-fashioned
B. customary
C. antique
D. ancient
Đáp án B
Từ nào dưới đây có thế được dùng để thay thế cho từ “traditional”?
A. old-fashioned (a): cũ, không hợp thời trang B. customary (a): truyền thống
C. antique (a): cổ, đồ cổ D. ancient (a): cổ xưa
Căn cứ vào thông tin ở câu sau: "Christina likes the idea of her children growing up in a traditional family" (Christina thích cái ý tưởng con cái lớn lên trong một gia đình truyền thống)
Traditional (a) = customary (a): truyền thống
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, 11, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Christina and James met in college and have been dating for more than five years. For the past two years, they have been living together in a condo they purchased jointly. While Christina and James were confident in their decision to enter into a commitment like a 20-year mortgage, they are unsure if they want to enter into marriage. The couple had many discussions about marriage and decided that it just did not seem necessary. Wasn't it only a piece of paper? And didn't half of all marriages end in divorce?
Neither Christina nor James had seen much success with marriage while growing up. Christina was raised by a single mother. Her parents never married, and her father has had little contact with the family since she was a toddler, Christina and her mother lived with her maternal grandmother, who often served as a surrogate parent. James grew up in a two-parent household until age seven, when his parents divorced. He lived with his mother for a few years, and then later with his mother and her boyfriend until he left for college. James remained close with his father who remarried and had a baby with his new wife.
Recently, Christina and James have been thinking about having children and the subject of marriage has resurfaced. Christina likes the idea of her children growing up in a traditional family; while James is concerned about possible marital problems down the road and negative consequences for the children should that occur. When they shared these concerns with their parents, James's mom was adamant that the couple should get married. Despite having been divorced and having a live-in boyfriend of 15 years, she believes that children are better off when their parents are married. Christina's mom believes that the couple should do whatever they want but adds that it would "be nice" if they wed. Christina and James's friends told them, married or not married; they would still be a family.
Question 36: Why did Christina and James suppose that marriage was unnecessary? Because ______
A. It was only a piece of paper.
B. Half of all marriages ended in divorce.
C. Neither of them had seen much success with marriage while growing up.
D. They led to an independent life.
Đáp án C
Chủ đề MARRIAGE
Tại sao Christina và James lại cho rằng kết hôn là không cần thiết? Bởi vì __________.
A. Nó chỉ là một mảnh giấy.
B. Một nửa những cuộc hôn nhân đều kết thúc bằng ly hôn.
C. Không ai trong số họ lúc lớn lên được chứng kiến nhiều cuộc hôn nhân thành công.
D. Họ thích cuộc sống tự do.
Căn cứ vào phần thông tin đầu đoạn văn:
“The couple had many discussions about marriage and decided that it just did not seem necessary. Wasn't it only a piece of paper? And didn't half of all marriages end in divorce? Neither Christina nor James had seen much success with marriage while growing up.”
(Cặp đôi đó đã có nhiều cuộc thảo luận về việc kết hôn và quyết định rằng điều đó không thực sự cần thiết. Không phải nó chỉ là một mảnh giấy thôi sao? Và không phải một nửa những cuộc hôn nhân đó đều kết thúc bằng ly hôn sao? Cả Christina và James khi lớn lên đều không được chứng kiến nhiều cuộc hôn nhân thành công.)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, 11, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Christina and James met in college and have been dating for more than five years. For the past two years, they have been living together in a condo they purchased jointly. While Christina and James were confident in their decision to enter into a commitment like a 20-year mortgage, they are unsure if they want to enter into marriage. The couple had many discussions about marriage and decided that it just did not seem necessary. Wasn't it only a piece of paper? And didn't half of all marriages end in divorce?
Neither Christina nor James had seen much success with marriage while growing up. Christina was raised by a single mother. Her parents never married, and her father has had little contact with the family since she was a toddler, Christina and her mother lived with her maternal grandmother, who often served as a surrogate parent. James grew up in a two-parent household until age seven, when his parents divorced. He lived with his mother for a few years, and then later with his mother and her boyfriend until he left for college. James remained close with his father who remarried and had a baby with his new wife.
Recently, Christina and James have been thinking about having children and the subject of marriage has resurfaced. Christina likes the idea of her children growing up in a traditional family; while James is concerned about possible marital problems down the road and negative consequences for the children should that occur. When they shared these concerns with their parents, James's mom was adamant that the couple should get married. Despite having been divorced and having a live-in boyfriend of 15 years, she believes that children are better off when their parents are married. Christina's mom believes that the couple should do whatever they want but adds that it would "be nice" if they wed. Christina and James's friends told them, married or not married; they would still be a family.
Question 37: Which can be used as an antonym of the word "maternal"?
A. relative
B. bloody
C. close
D. paternal
Đáp án D
Từ nào có thể được dùng như một từ trái nghĩa của từ “maternal"?
A. relative (a): có liên quan tới, tương đối B. bloody (a): chảy máu, dính máu
C. close (a): gần gũi D. paternal (a): về đằng nội
Căn cứ vào câu sau: “Christina and her mother lived with her maternal grandmother, who often served as a surrogate parent.” (Christina và mẹ của Cô ấy đã sống với bà ngoại, người đã từng nhận làm việc đẻ hộ.)
maternal (a): về đằng ngoại ><paternal (a): về đằng nội
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, 11, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Christina and James met in college and have been dating for more than five years. For the past two years, they have been living together in a condo they purchased jointly. While Christina and James were confident in their decision to enter into a commitment like a 20-year mortgage, they are unsure if they want to enter into marriage. The couple had many discussions about marriage and decided that it just did not seem necessary. Wasn't it only a piece of paper? And didn't half of all marriages end in divorce?
Neither Christina nor James had seen much success with marriage while growing up. Christina was raised by a single mother. Her parents never married, and her father has had little contact with the family since she was a toddler, Christina and her mother lived with her maternal grandmother, who often served as a surrogate parent. James grew up in a two-parent household until age seven, when his parents divorced. He lived with his mother for a few years, and then later with his mother and her boyfriend until he left for college. James remained close with his father who remarried and had a baby with his new wife.
Recently, Christina and James have been thinking about having children and the subject of marriage has resurfaced. Christina likes the idea of her children growing up in a traditional family; while James is concerned about possible marital problems down the road and negative consequences for the children should that occur. When they shared these concerns with their parents, James's mom was adamant that the couple should get married. Despite having been divorced and having a live-in boyfriend of 15 years, she believes that children are better off when their parents are married. Christina's mom believes that the couple should do whatever they want but adds that it would "be nice" if they wed. Christina and James's friends told them, married or not married; they would still be a family.
Question 41: What is the advice of the couple's parents?
A. Married or not married, they would still be a family.
B. They should get married so that children are better off.
C. The couple should do whatever they want.
D. They can have children without entering into a commitment of marriage.
Đáp án B
Lời khuyên của bố mẹ cho cặp đôi này là gì?
A. Dù có kết hôn hay không thì họ vẫn là một gia đình.
B. Họ nên kết hôn để con cái được chăm sóc tốt hơn.
C. Cặp đôi này nên làm bất cứ cái gì họ muốn.
D. Họ có thể có con mà không cần phải trói buộc bằng hôn nhân.
Căn cứ vào thông tin sau: “When they shared these concerns with their parents, Iames’s mom was adamant that the couple should get married. Despite having been divorced and having a live-in boyfriend of 15 years, she believes that children are better off when their parents are married. Christina’s mom believes that the couple should do whatever they want but adds that it would "be nice” if they wed."
(Khi họ chia sẻ vấn đề này với bố mẹ mình, mẹ của James cương quyết rằng họ nên kết hôn. Mặc dù đã li dị và sống với bạn trai trong khoảng 15 năm, bà vẫn tin rằng trẻ con sẽ được chăm sóc tốt hơn nếu bố mẹ chúng kết hôn. Mẹ của Christina tin rằng họ có thể làm bất cứ điều gì họ muốn nhưng nhấn mạnh thêm rằng sẽ là tốt hơn nếu họ kết hôn)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, 11, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Christina and James met in college and have been dating for more than five years. For the past two years, they have been living together in a condo they purchased jointly. While Christina and James were confident in their decision to enter into a commitment like a 20-year mortgage, they are unsure if they want to enter into marriage. The couple had many discussions about marriage and decided that it just did not seem necessary. Wasn't it only a piece of paper? And didn't half of all marriages end in divorce?
Neither Christina nor James had seen much success with marriage while growing up. Christina was raised by a single mother. Her parents never married, and her father has had little contact with the family since she was a toddler, Christina and her mother lived with her maternal grandmother, who often served as a surrogate parent. James grew up in a two-parent household until age seven, when his parents divorced. He lived with his mother for a few years, and then later with his mother and her boyfriend until he left for college. James remained close with his father who remarried and had a baby with his new wife.
Recently, Christina and James have been thinking about having children and the subject of marriage has resurfaced. Christina likes the idea of her children growing up in a traditional family; while James is concerned about possible marital problems down the road and negative consequences for the children should that occur. When they shared these concerns with their parents, James's mom was adamant that the couple should get married. Despite having been divorced and having a live-in boyfriend of 15 years, she believes that children are better off when their parents are married. Christina's mom believes that the couple should do whatever they want but adds that it would "be nice" if they wed. Christina and James's friends told them, married or not married; they would still be a family.
Question 42: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Marital problems
B. Negative consequences of a broken family
C. Changes in young people's attitude to marriage
D. Arguments about marriage
Đáp án A
Đoạn văn này chủ yếu thảo luận về điều gì?
A. Vấn đề hôn nhân
B. Ảnh hưởng tiêu cực của một gia đình đổ vỡ
C. Những thay đổi trong thái độ của con người về vấn đề kết hôn
D. Những tranh luận về vấn đề hôn nhân
I. Find the OPPOSITES of these adjectives to complete the sentences
Absent/professional/mean/optimistic/patient/polite/quiet/authentic/unfriendly/unkind
1. It was very .......................... of you to help me with my homework.
2. Was Mary.......................... at the tennis game last Sunday?
3. It's....................... to talk with your mouth full.
4. Sally isn't very ............................ She prefers to listen to other people.
5. Mark is very ......................... He always thinks things will get worse!
6. All the student were very .......................... towards me on my first day at my new school.
7. The match was between two ........................... teams.
8. He decided not to buy the ......................... watch and wait until he had more money.
9. After waiting over half an hour for the bus, Ben began to get ........................
10. It was very ........................... of you to pay for my coffee.
II. Rewrite the following sentences
1. Daisy types really fast -> Daisy is ........................
2. You have worked very hard. -> This has ...................
3. There was almost nobody in the cinema -> There was hardly .........................
4. She speaks English fluently -> She speaks a ............................
5. My brother cycles slowly. -> My brother is ....................
III. Choose the best answer
1. Where ......... you at 9:00 last night, Mr.Green?
a. have been b. were c. will be d. are
2. I ................................. the dishwasher on when I heard the shot
a. am turning b. turned c. was turning d. turned
3. Now I ......................... for what I said about you. It wasn't true and I shouldn't have said it
a. do apologize b. apologized c. was apologized d. apologizing
4. Tim was tired. He ......................... hard all day
a. has been studying b. studies c. studied d. had been studying
5. She ................ music all day. Now she feel tired
a. has been playing b. is playing c. played d. plays
6. I was sad when I sold my car. I ............................... it for a very long time
a. am running b. were running c. had been running d. have been running
7. ..................... a car when they were living in London?
a. Have they b. Did they have c. Were they having d. Have they had
8. I think you should have that coat ...................... soon
a. cleaned b. being cleaned c. cleaning d. to clean
9. Ted and Amy ...................... for 24 years
a. have been married b. married c. were married d. has been married
10. When the first child was born, they ............................. married for three years
a. have been married b. had been married c. will been married d. will have been married
I. Find the OPPOSITES of these adjectives to complete the sentences
1. It was very ............kind.............. of you to help me with my homework.
2. Was Mary...........present............... at the tennis game last Sunday?
3. It's..........impolite............. to talk with your mouth full.
4. Sally isn't very ............................ She prefers to listen to other people.
5. Mark is very ...........non-optimistic.............. He always thinks things will get worse!
6. All the student were very ............friendly.............. towards me on my first day at my new school.
7. The match was between two .........unprofessional.................. teams.
8. He decided not to buy the ...........inauthentic.............. watch and wait until he had more money.
9. After waiting over half an hour for the bus, Ben began to get ..........impatient..............
10. It was very ...............generous........... of you to pay for my coffee.
II. Rewrite the following sentences
1. Daisy types really fast
-> Daisy is a fast typist
2. You have worked very hard.
-> This has been worked very hard.
3. There was almost nobody in the cinema
-> There was hardly anybody in the cinema
4. She speaks English fluently
-> She is a fluent english speaker
5. My brother cycles slowly.
-> My brother is a slow cyclist
III. Choose the best answer
1. Where ......... you at 9:00 last night, Mr.Green?
a. have been b. were c. will be d. are
2. I ................................. the dishwasher on when I heard the shot
a. am turning b. turned c. was turning d. turned
3. Now I ......................... for what I said about you. It wasn't true and I shouldn't have said it
a. do apologize b. apologized c. was apologized d. apologizing
4. Tim was tired. He ......................... hard all day
a. has been studying b. studies c. studied d. had been studying
5. She ................ music all day. Now she feel tired
a. has been playing b. is playing c. played d. plays
6. I was sad when I sold my car. I ............................... it for a very long time
a. am running b. were running c. had been running d. have been running
7. ..................... a car when they were living in London?
a. Have they b. Did they have c. Were they having d. Have they had
8. I think you should have that coat ...................... soon
a. cleaned b. being cleaned c. cleaning d. to clean
9. Ted and Amy ...................... for 24 years
a. have been married b. married c. were married d. has been married
10. When the first child was born, they ............................. married for three years
a. have been married b. had been married c. will been married d. will have been married
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, 11, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Christina and James met in college and have been dating for more than five years. For the past two years, they have been living together in a condo they purchased jointly. While Christina and James were confident in their decision to enter into a commitment like a 20-year mortgage, they are unsure if they want to enter into marriage. The couple had many discussions about marriage and decided that it just did not seem necessary. Wasn't it only a piece of paper? And didn't half of all marriages end in divorce?
Neither Christina nor James had seen much success with marriage while growing up. Christina was raised by a single mother. Her parents never married, and her father has had little contact with the family since she was a toddler, Christina and her mother lived with her maternal grandmother, who often served as a surrogate parent. James grew up in a two-parent household until age seven, when his parents divorced. He lived with his mother for a few years, and then later with his mother and her boyfriend until he left for college. James remained close with his father who remarried and had a baby with his new wife.
Recently, Christina and James have been thinking about having children and the subject of marriage has resurfaced. Christina likes the idea of her children growing up in a traditional family; while James is concerned about possible marital problems down the road and negative consequences for the children should that occur. When they shared these concerns with their parents, James's mom was adamant that the couple should get married. Despite having been divorced and having a live-in boyfriend of 15 years, she believes that children are better off when their parents are married. Christina's mom believes that the couple should do whatever they want but adds that it would "be nice" if they wed. Christina and James's friends told them, married or not married; they would still be a family.
Question 38: According to the paragraph 2, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Christina lived with her parents until she left for college.
B. James was brought up by his father and his new wife.
C. Both James and Christina grew up in broken families.
D. James lived with his mother and her boyfriend for a year.
Đáp án C
Theo như đoạn văn số 2, câu nào dưới đây là đúng?
A. Christina sống với bố mẹ của cô ấy cho đến khi cô ấy học xong đại học. → sai
- Căn cứ vào thông tin sau: "Her parents never married, and her father has had little contact with the family since she was a toddler. Christina and her mother lived with her maternal grandmother" (Bố mẹ cô ấy chưa bao giờ kết hôn và bố của cô ấy gần như cũng không liên lạc gì với gia đình từ khi cô ấy còn là một đứa trẻ chập chững biết đi. Christina và mẹ của cô ấy đã sống với bà ngoại)
B. James được nuôi nấng bởi bố và vợ mới của bố. → sai
- Căn cứ vào thông tin sau: “James grew up in a twowparent household until age seven, when his parents divorced. He lived with his mother for a few years, and then later with his mother and her boyfriend until he left for college." (James lớn lên trong một gia đình có đủ cả bố lẫn mẹ cho đến khi anh ấy 7 tuổi thì bố mẹ anh ấy li dị. Anh ấy sống với mẹ khoảng một năm, rồi sau đó sống với mẹ và bạn trai của mẹ cho đến khi anh ấy học xong đại học)
C. Cả James và Christina đều sinh ra trong gia đinh đổ vỡ. → đúng
11. When the first child was born, they _______ for three years.
A. have been married B. had been married
C. will been married D. will have been married
12. We _______ in silence when he suddenly _______ me to help him.
A. walked - was asking B. were walking - asked
C. were walking - was asking D. walked - asked
13. By the time the software _______ on sale next month, the company _______ $2 million on developing it.
A. went - had spent B. will go - has spent
C. has gone - will spend D. goes - will have spent
14. When Carol _______ last night, I _______ my favorite show on television.
A. called / was watching B. had called / watched
C. called / have watched D. was calling / watched
15. I'll call you as soon as I _______ in Paris.
A. will arrive B. am arriving C. arrive D. will have arrived
16. Many of the people who attended Major Gordon’s funeral _______ him for many years.
A. didn't see B. wouldn't see C. haven’t seen D. hadn’t seen
17. Jane _______ her homework when her friend asked her to do his as well.
A. did B. would do C. was doing D. had done
18. Mr. Pike _______ English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.
A. was teaching B. had been teaching C. is teaching D. has been teaching
19. When I return to my hometown, everything _______ a lot.
A. changes B. will be changing C. will have changed D. will change
20. My parents have left for English since I _______ at primary school.
A. have been B. was C. had been D. am
11 B
12 B
13 A
14 A
15 C
16 D
17 C
18 B
19 C
20 B