Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He will do the work and then send you the _____ for it.
A. addition
B. sum
C. note
D. bill
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He will do the work and then send you the _____ for it.
A. addition
B. sum
C. note
D. bill
Đáp án D
- bill: (n) hóa đơn; giấy bạc => bill for st: hóa đơn cho cái gì
- addition to st: thêm vào cái gì
- sum: (n) một số tiền
- note: (n) tờ tiền, giấy bạc
Tạm dịch: Anh ấy sẽ làm việc và sau đó gửi bạn hóa đơn cho công việc đó.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Which ____________ agency do you work for?
A. ads
B. advertised
C. advertising
D. advertisement
Đáp án C
Giải thích: Advertising (n) = sự quảng cáo, ngành quảng cáo
Advertising agency = công ty quảng cáo
Dịch nghĩa: Công ty quảng cáo nào mà bạn đang làm cho vậy?
A. ads (n) = quảng cáo (trên tivi, báo đài, mạng Internet, …), là từ viết tắt của danh từ “advertisement”.
Đây là danh từ chỉ một sản phẩm quảng cáo cụ thể nên không thể lấy làm danh từ ghép để chỉ công việc quảng cáo nói chung.
B. advertised (adj) = được quảng cáo
Phân biệt giữa sử dụng tính từ để bổ nghĩa cho danh từ và sử dụng danh từ ghép: ta sử dụng tính từ đứng trước danh từ khi đó là một thuộc tính, đặc điểm của bản thân danh từ đó, còn khi hai từ chỉ là có sự liên quan đến nhau thì sử dụng danh từ ghép.
Trong trường hợp này, quảng cáo không phải đặc điểm của bản thân công ty mà là có sự liên quan đến nên không thể dùng tính từ đứng trước mà phải sử dụng danh từ ghép.
D. advertisement (n) = quảng cáo (trên tivi, báo đài, mạng Internet, …)
Đây là danh từ chỉ một sản phẩm quảng cáo cụ thể nên không thể lấy làm danh từ ghép để chỉ công việc quảng cáo nói chung.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He travelled ________ for twenty years and then he decided to return home.
A. far from it
B. farthest of all
C. far and wide
D. farther away
Đáp án C
Ta có cụm thành ngữ : “rộng khắp, khắp mọi nơi” – rộng khắp, khắp mọi nơi
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My father has to work ________ a night shift once a week
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. under
Đáp án B
Giải thích
work on a night shift: làm ca đêm
Dịch: Cha của tôi phải làm ca đêm tuần một lầ
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I will stand here and wait for you _______ you come back.
A. because
B. though
C. so
D. until
Đáp án D
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
Giải thích:
Because: bởi vì So: vì thế
Though: mặc dù Until: mãi đến khi
Tạm dịch: Anh sẽ vẫn đứng đây chờ em cho đến khi em quay lại.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
With hard work and study, you can ______ the goals you set for yourself
A. establish
B. succeed
C. achieve
D. increase
Đáp án C
Cụm từ:
achieve goal [ đạt được mục tiêu] succeed: thành công
establish: thành lập increase: tăng
Tạm dịch: Với sự học tập và làm việc chăm chỉ, bạn có thể đạt được mục tiêu đã đề ra.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The minister ________ to say whether all the coal mines would be closed.
A. refused
B. avoided
C. denied
D. bothered
Đáp án A
Refuse + to V = từ chối làm gì
Avoid + V-ing = tránh làm gì
Deny + V-ing = phủ nhận làm gì
Bother + to V = phiền làm gì
→ Dùng “refused” để phù hợp ngữ cảnh
Dịch: Bộ trưởng từ chối cho ý kiến liệu tất cả các mỏ than sẽ bị đóng.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
No one will fly off the _______ for no reason
A. rooftop
B. handles
C. needles
D. pate
Đáp án B
Fly off the handles (idiom): tức giận, nổi giận
Dịch: Không ai nổi giận mà không có lý do cả
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions.
Think about your daily life. Do you follow the same road to work every day? Do you sit in the same place in the class? When you get dressed, do you always put the same leg or arm in first? You probably do, because we all have routines in our lives.
Routines save time and energy because you do them without thinking, that’s why they are so important in the morning when your brain isn’t active. Here’s Jo talking about her morning routine.
“Oh yes, I always do exactly the same things. I wake up at seven o’clock every morning, but I don’t get up till quarter past seven. I switch on the radio and listen to the news. Then I go to the loo and I brush my teeth. I have a shower and dry my hair. Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed, I don’t eat anything for breakfast. I just have a cup of coffee. Then I go to work. Yes, it’s always the same.”
Routines are very useful, but they also make you uncreative. So sometimes it’s a good idea to break your routines. Get out of bed on the opposite side. Listen to a different radio station. Take a different route to work. Eat something different for breakfast. Change your routine. You never know, it could change your life.
Question 38. This passage is mainly concerned with ___________.
A. our usual ways of doing things B. our daily activities
C. Jo’s timetable D. changes in our lives
Question 39. According to the passage, routines are useful because ___________.
A. we can do them in the morning B. they make a habit of never thinking
C. they save time and energy D. we all have them in our lives
Question 40. The word “loo” can best be replaced with _____________________.
A. balcony B. bedroom C. sink D. toilet
Question 41. What is the main disadvantage of routines?
A. Routines may change our life.
B. Routines make us unable to create things or to have new ideas.
C. Routines make a habit of never thinking before doing.
D. Routines make us do the same things day after day.
Question 42. Which of the sentences is true?
A. Routines make our brain creative.
B. People who have routines are unable to think.
C. We shouldn’t break our routines.
D. Our lives could be changed if we change our routines.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 43. He plays sometimes (A) badminton or joins (B) a group of (C)workers to relax (D).
Question 44. Some parents believe (A) that most of the (B) homework are (C) useless (D).
Question 45. A little (A) minutes later, the (B) pilot announced that everything was (C) all (D) right.
Question 38. This passage is mainly concerned with ___________.
A. our usual ways of doing things B. our daily activities
C. Jo’s timetable D. changes in our lives
Question 39. According to the passage, routines are useful because ___________.
A. we can do them in the morning B. they make a habit of never thinking
C. they save time and energy D. we all have them in our lives
Question 40. The word “loo” can best be replaced with _____________________.
A. balcony B. bedroom C. sink D. toilet
Question 41. What is the main disadvantage of routines?
A. Routines may change our life.
B. Routines make us unable to create things or to have new ideas.
C. Routines make a habit of never thinking before doing.
D. Routines make us do the same things day after day.
Question 42. Which of the sentences is true?
A. Routines make our brain creative.
B. People who have routines are unable to think.
C. We shouldn’t break our routines.
D. Our lives could be changed if we change our routines.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 43. He plays sometimes (A)=>sometimes plays badminton or joins (B) a group of (C)workers to relax (D).
Question 44. Some parents believe (A) that most of the (B) homework are (C)=>is useless (D).
Question 45. A little (A)=>few minutes later, the (B) pilot announced that everything was (C) all (D) right.