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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT 2023
Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN - NINH THUẬN (LẦN 1)

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; 50 câu trắc nghiệm

 

 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

1. One of my distant relatives is wavering between buying a house in the inner city or moving away.

     A. growing                        B. approving                      C. weakening                    D. hesitating

2. The mayor was very angry with a few locals because they tried to heckle him throughout his speech.

     A. interrupt                        B. attack                            C. invite                             D. worry

 

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 3 to 7.

"Parents today want their kids to spend time on things that can bring them success, but (3)________ we've stopped doing one thing that's actually been a proven predictor of success and that's household chores," says Richard Rende, a developmental psychologist in Paradise Valley, Ariz, (4)_________ co-author of the forthcoming book "Raising Can-Do Kids." Decades of studies show the benefits of chores - academically, emotionally, and even professionally. Giving children household chores at an early age helps to build (5)________ lasting sense of mastery, responsibility and self-reliance, according to a research by Marty Rossmann, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota. In 2002, Dr. Rossmann analyzed data from a longitudinal study (6)_________ followed 84 children across four periods in their lives - in preschool, around ages 10 and 15, and in their mid-20s. She found that young adults who began chores at ages 3 and 4 were more likely to have good relationships with family and friends, to achieve academic and early career success and to be self-sufficient, as (7)________ with those who didn't have chores or who started them as teens. Chores also teach children how to be empathetic and responsive to others' needs, notes psychologist Richard Weissbourd of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

(Adapted from http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-children-need-chores)

3. A. especially                       B. ironically                       C. brutally                         D. bitterly

4. A. therefore                        B. or                                   C. and                                D. but

5. A. many                              B. every                             C. much                             D. a

6. A. that                                B. whom                            C. when                             D. what

7. A. compassed                     B. compared                      C. competed                      D. reflected

 

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.

8. Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that many families have to change their eating habit.

     A. Food prices                   B. that                                C. in the past                     D. raised

9. Last week, Mark tells me that he got very bored with his present job and was looking for a new one.

     A. was looking                   B. tells                               C. new one                        D. got

10. They point out that Internet banking did not result in the closure of its high-street branches as was predicted.

     A. was                               B. in                                   C. point                             D. its

 

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 11 to 15.

Maria Alcalá of Madrid speaks for many Mediterranean people when she says that “a meal without olive oil would be a bore.” No one knows when the Mediterranean civilizations initially fell in love with olives. That occurred before recorded history. However, there is evidence that the cultivation of olive trees began in countries around the Mediterranean Sea in approximately 4000 B.C., and 2,000 years after that people in the eastern Mediterranean region began to produce oil from olives. The Mediterranean still accounts for 99 percent of all world olive oil production.

From ancient times until today, the basic process of producing the oil is the same. First, whole olives are crushed. Then, the liquid is separated from the solids. After that, the valuable oil is separated from the water. Many olive growers maintain their ancient traditions and still harvest the olives by hand. “We harvest in the traditional way,” says Don Celso, an olive farmer from Tuscany, Italy. "It would be less expensive to do it with machines, but it's more a social thing. Twenty people come to help with the harvest, and we pay them in oil."

Olive oil has had a variety of uses through its long history. In ancient times, olive oil was used as money and as medicine. It was even used during war-heated up and dropped down on attackers. It is still used in religious ceremonies. It is great for protecting the freshness of fish and cheese. There are even olive oil lamps and olive oil soaps. Olive oil enhances the lives of people everywhere. Its benefits, recently confirmed by science, were already understood in ancient times. Mediterranean people are happy to share their secret with the world.

(Adapted from Reading Explorer 2 by Paul Maclntyre)

11. Which could be the best title for the passage?

     A. The best kept secret.                                               B. Olive oil: A cure for every disease.

     C. How to produce oil from indigenous trees?            D. An oil for all.

12. The word ‘civilisations’ in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.

     A. societies                        B. subcultures                    C. empires                         D. species

13. According to the passage, which of the following has olive oil NOT been used for?

     A. currency                        B. cosmetics                      C. pharmaceuticals            D. weapons

14. The word ‘it’ in paragraph 2 refers to _______.

     A. olive                              B. machine                         C. harvest                          D.way

15. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?

A. There is strong evidence suggesting that the first olive trees were planted exactly 4,000 years BC.

B. The exact time that olives became popular among Mediterranean cultures remains unclear.

C. The way the oil is produced today is quite different from that in the past.

D. The Mediterranean accounts for all of the worlds’ olive oil consumption even to this day.

 

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.

16. The new style of window dressing took inspiration from the theatre and the decorative arts which involved flamboyant design and drew huge crowds.

     A. new                               B. usual                              C. outstanding                   D. considerable

17. The whole country is up in arms about the new tax the government has imposed on books.

     A. excited                          B. passive                          C. angry                             D. worried

 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

18. A. annual                          B. ancient                          C. animal                           D. applicant

19. A. enabled                        B. announced                    C. valued                           D. featured

 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

20. Two students, Anna and Linda, are talking about cyberbullying.

Anna: "I believe that children should be provided guidance on how to deal with cyberbullying."

Linda: "___________. This can help them have more enjoyable experiences on the Internet."

     A. Actually, I quite agree anymore.                             B. I don't think you're correct.

     C. No doubt.                                                                D. Sorry, but you're right.

21. Hana and Lily are discussing the role of robots in the workplace.

Hana: "The appearance of robots at the workplace means increasing unemployment."

Lily: "_________. Employees can still be retrained to adapt to a new environment."

     A. Actually, you're right.                                             B. I totally agree with you.

     C. It's a good idea.                                                       D. I'm afraid I can't go along with you.

 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of stress in each of the following questions.

22. A. satisfy                          B. motivate                        C. interact                          D. purify

23. A. predict                         B. affect                            C. happen                          D. destroy

 

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 24 to 30.

In most discussions of cultural diversity, attention has focused on visible, explicit aspects of culture, such as language, dress, food, religion, music, and social rituals. Although they are important, these visible expressions of culture, which are taught deliberately and learned consciously, are only the tip of the iceberg or culture. Much of culture is taught and learned implicitly, or outside awareness. Thus, neither cultural insiders nor cultural outsiders are aware that certain "invisible" aspects of their culture exist.

Invisible elements of culture are important to us. For example, how long we can be late before being impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention through listening behavior, what we consider beautiful or ugly. These are all aspects of culture that we learn and use without being aware of it. When we meet other people whose invisible cultural assumptions differ from those we have learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behavior as cultural in origin.

Differences in invisible culture can cause problems in cross-cultural relations. Conflicts may arise when we are unable to recognize others’ behavioral differences as cultural rather than personal. We tend to misinterpret other people's behavior, blame them, or judge their intentions or competence without realizing that we are experiencing cultural rather than individual differences.

Formal organizations and institutions, such as schools, hospitals, workplaces, governments, and the legal system are collection sites for invisible cultural differences. If the differences were more visible, we might have less misunderstanding. For example, if we met a man in a courthouse who was wearing exotic clothes, speaking a language other than ours, and carrying food that looked strange, we would not assume that we understood his thoughts and feelings or that he understood ours. Yet when such a man is dressed similarly to us, speaks our language, and does not differ from us in other obvious ways, we may fail to recognize the invisible cultural differences between us. As a result, mutual misunderstanding may arise.

24. The word “deliberately” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_______ .

     A. intentionally                  B. slowly                           C. randomly                      D. accurately

25. The phrase “the tip of the iceberg” in paragraph 1 means that______ .

     A. visible aspects of culture are learned in institutions                                        

     B. other cultures seem cold to US

     C. we usually focus on the highest forms of culture

     D. most aspects of culture cannot be seen

26. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as an example of invisible culture?

     A. what topics to avoid in conversation                      

     B. what food to eat in a courthouse

     C. How late is considered impolite                             

     D. How people express interest in what others are saying.

27. It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that conflict results when______ .

     A. people think cultural differences are personal

     B. Some people recognize more cultural differences than others.

     C. One culture is more invisible than another culture

     D. People compete with those from other cultures.

28. The author implies that institutions such as school and workplaces_______ .

     A. share a common culture                                         

     B. are aware of cultural differences

     C. reinforce invisible cultural differences                  

     D. teach their employees about cultural differences

29. Which of the following would most likely result in misunderstanding?

     A. Strange behavior from someone speaking our language.

     B. Unusual food being cooked by foreign visitors.    

     C. Strange behavior from someone speaking a foreign language.

     D. Learning culture about our own culture in school.

30. What is the main purpose of the passage?

     A. To describe cultural diversity

     B. To point that much of culture is learned consciously

     C. To explain why cross-cultural conflict occurs

     D. To explain the importance of invisible aspects of culture

 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

31. Wallets _______to keep money and some important documents, such as identity card or

     A. are used                        B. have used                      C. will use                         D. use

32. The more time you spend on social media,________ you feel.

     A. the more isolated          B. as isolated as                 C. more isolated                D. the most isolated

33. Some younger people nowadays tend to be indifferent _______ burning environmental problems.

     A. to                                  B. with                               C. at                                   D. from

34. The _________ heatwave is causing many problems to the farming community; crops are dying and demand cannot be met.

     A. extensive                       B. refreshing                      C. prolonged                     D. utter

35. The covid-19 pandemic brought widespread________ to the global supply chain.

     A. disruptive                      B. disrupt                           C. disrupting                     D. disruptions

36. If ________ every day, these plants will grow quickly.

     A. water                             B. watered                         C. watering                        D. to water

37. Few people can do creative work unless they are in the right_____ of mind.

     A. trend                             B. tendenc                         C. frame                            D. attitude

38. My mother told me to carry a very_________ suitcase for my first field trip.

     A. small black leather                                                  B. leather small black

     C. black small leather                                                  D. small leather black

39. _____ summer flash floods, all the crops in my small village were totally destroyed.

     A. Despite                         B. Although                       C. Because of                    D. Since

40. By the time he finishes his speech, I ______ for over one hour.

     A. will have slept              B. sleep                              C. have slept                      D. am sleeping

41. His welcoming speech wasn't good, _______?

     A. was he                           B. wasn't he                       C. wasn't it                        D. was it

42. As usual, the taxpayers will end up footing the_____ for the new animal shelter that the government is so busy boasting about.

     A. fridge                            B. bird                               C. bill                                 D. law

43. The local council has decided to _________ a concert to raise money for cancer charities.

     A. come up                        B. put on                            C. run through                   D. take up

44. Some diehard fans of the visiting team got angry at the ______ ’s final decision.

     A. umpire                           B. athlete                           C. assessor                         D. examiner

45. His devoted fans follow him______.

     A. until he was performing                                          B. whenever he performs

     C. as soon as he had performed                                   D. after he has been performed

 

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.

46. I haven't heard from Susan for several months.

     A. I last heard from Susan several months ago.

     B. I didn't hear from Susan several months ago.

     C. Susan didn't hear from me several months ago.

     D. Susan heard from me several months ago.

47. "Would you like to go to the cinema with me?" Jane said to Mary.

     A. Jane encouraged Mary to go to the cinema with her.

     B. Jane persuaded Mary to go to the cinema with her.

     C. Jane reminded Mary to go to the cinema with her.

     D. Jane invited Mary to go to the cinema with her.

48. It was careless of you to leave the windows open last night.

     A. You shouldn't leave the windows open last night.

     B. You might have been careless because you left the windows open last night.

     C. You are so careless that you left the windows open last night.

     D. You shouldn't have left the windows open last night.

 

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.

49. Plagiarism is bad. Some students are still willing to do so.

     A. So bad is plagiarism that some students are still willing to do so.

     B. However bad plagiarism is, but some students are still willing to do so.

     C. Bad as plagiarism is, some students are still willing to do so.

     D. Were plagiarism not bad, some students wouldn’t be willing to do so.

50. The virus is so infectious. This country can’t bring it under control.

     A. Unless the virus is so infectious, this country can’t bring it under control

     B. So long as the virus is so infectious, this country would bring it under control

     C. If only the virus weren’t so infectious and this country could bring it under control

     D. Much as the virus is so contagious, the country misses the opportunity to contain its spread.

 

ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT 2023
Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN - NINH THUẬN (LẦN 1)

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; 50 câu trắc nghiệm

 

HƯỚNG DẪN GIẢI CHI TIẾT

 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

1. One of my distant relatives is wavering between buying a house in the inner city or moving away.

     A. growing                        B. approving                      C. weakening                    D. hesitating

Giải thích:

A. phát triển

B. chấp nhận

C. làm suy yếu

D. do dự

waver (v): lưỡng lự = hesitate

Tạm dịch: Một người họ hàng xa của tôi đang lưỡng lự giữa việc mua nhà ở nội thành hay chuyển đi xa.

→ Chọn đáp án D

 

2. The mayor was very angry with a few locals because they tried to heckle him throughout his speech.

     A. interrupt                        B. attack                            C. invite                             D. worry

Giải thích:

A. interrupt (v): ngắt lời

B. attack (v): tấn công

C. invite (v): mời

D. worry (v): làm lo lắng

heckle (v): ngắt lời, xen ngang = interrupt

Tạm dịch: Thị trưởng đã rất tức giận với một số người dân địa phương vì họ đã cố ngắt lời ông trong suốt bài phát biểu.

→ Chọn đáp án A

 

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 3 to 7.

"Parents today want their kids to spend time on things that can bring them success, but (3)________ we've stopped doing one thing that's actually been a proven predictor of success and that's household chores," says Richard Rende, a developmental psychologist in Paradise Valley, Ariz, (4)_________ co-author of the forthcoming book "Raising Can-Do Kids." Decades of studies show the benefits of chores - academically, emotionally, and even professionally. Giving children household chores at an early age helps to build (5)________ lasting sense of mastery, responsibility and self-reliance, according to a research by Marty Rossmann, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota. In 2002, Dr. Rossmann analyzed data from a longitudinal study (6)_________ followed 84 children across four periods in their lives - in preschool, around ages 10 and 15, and in their mid-20s. She found that young adults who began chores at ages 3 and 4 were more likely to have good relationships with family and friends, to achieve academic and early career success and to be self-sufficient, as (7)________ with those who didn't have chores or who started them as teens. Chores also teach children how to be empathetic and responsive to others' needs, notes psychologist Richard Weissbourd of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

(Adapted from http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-children-need-chores)

Giải thích:

TẠM DỊCH:

"Parents today want their kids to spend time on things that can bring them success, but ironically we've stopped doing one thing that's actually been a proven predictor of success and that's household chores," says Richard Rende, a developmental psychologist in Paradise Valley, Ariz, and co-author of the forthcoming book "Raising Can-Do Kids." Decades of studies show the benefits of chores - academically, emotionally, and even professionally. Giving children household chores at an early age helps to build a lasting sense of mastery, responsibility and self-reliance, according to a research by Marty Rossmann, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota. In 2002, Dr. Rossmann analyzed data from a longitudinal study that followed 84 children across four periods in their lives - in preschool, around ages 10 and 15, and in their mid-20s. She found that young adults who began chores at ages 3 and 4 were more likely to have good relationships with family and friends, to achieve academic and early career success and to be self-sufficient, as compared with those who didn't have chores or who started them as teens. Chores also teach children how to be empathetic and responsive to others' needs, notes psychologist Richard Weissbourd of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

 

“Các bậc phụ huynh ngày nay muốn con cái mình dành thời gian vào những việc có thể mang lại thành công cho chúng, nhưng trớ trêu thay chúng ta lại không làm một việc đã được chứng minh là yếu tố dự báo thành công và đó chính là công việc nhà.”, Richard Rende, một nhà tâm lý học phát triển ở Thung lũng Paradise, Ariz, và cũng là đồng tác giả của quyển sách sắp ra mắt “Raising Can-Do Kids” nói. Nhiều thập kỷ nghiên cứu cho thấy lợi ích của công việc nhà - về mặt học tập, tình cảm và thậm chí là nghề nghiệp. Giao việc nhà cho con cái từ khi còn nhỏ giúp tạo dựng một ý thức làm chủ, trách nhiệm và tự lực, theo một nghiên cứu của Marty Rossmann, giáo sư danh dự tại đại học Minnesota. Vào năm 2002, Giáo sư Rossmann đã phân tích dữ liệu từ một cuộc nghiên cứu tiến trình, quan sát 84 đứa trẻ trong suốt 4 giai đoạn cuộc đời - trước khi đi học, ở trong độ tuổi từ 10 đến 15, và những năm 20 tuổi. Bà nhận ra rằng những thanh viên bắt đầu làm việc nhà ở tuổi lên 3 và lên 4 có nhiều khả năng có các mối quan hệ tốt đẹp với gia đình và bạn bè, đạt thành công trong học tập và sự nghiệp sớm và tự lập hơn, so với những người không làm việc nhà hay bắt đầu làm việc nhà lúc đã lớn. Việc nhà cũng dạy trẻ em cách cảm thông và phản ứng với nhu cầu của người khác, nhà tâm lý học Richard Weissbourd thuộc trường cao học Harvard nói.

3. A. especially                       B. ironically                       C. brutally                         D. bitterly

Giải thích:

A. especially (adv): đặc biệt

B. ironically (adv): một cách trớ trêu

C. brutally (adv): một cách tàn nhẫn

D. bitterly (adv): một cách cay đắng

Tạm dịch:

"Parents today want their kids to spend time on things that can bring them success, but ironically we've stopped doing one thing that's actually been a proven predictor of success and that's household chores," says Richard Rende… (“Các bậc phụ huynh ngày nay muốn con cái mình dành thời gian vào những việc có thể mang lại thành công cho chúng, nhưng trớ trêu thay chúng ta lại không làm một việc đã được chứng minh là yếu tố dự báo thành công và đó chính là công việc nhà.”, Richard Rende nói…)

→ Chọn đáp án B

 

4. A. therefore                        B. or                                   C. and                                D. but

Giải thích:

A. therefore: do đó

B. or: hoặc

C. and: và

D. but: nhưng

Tạm dịch:

"Parents today want their kids to spend time on things that can bring them success, but ironically we've stopped doing one thing that's actually been a proven predictor of success and that's household chores," says Richard Rende, a developmental psychologist in Paradise Valley, Ariz, and co-author of the forthcoming book "Raising Can-Do Kids. (“Các bậc phụ huynh ngày nay muốn con cái mình dành thời gian vào những việc có thể mang lại thành công cho chúng, nhưng trớ trêu thay chúng ta lại không làm một việc đã được chứng minh là yếu tố dự báo thành công và đó chính là công việc nhà.”, Richard Rende, một nhà tâm lý học phát triển ở Thung lũng Paradise, Ariz, và cũng đồng tác giả của quyển sách sắp ra mắt “Raising Can-Do Kids” nói.)

→ Chọn đáp án C

5. A. many                              B. every                             C. much                             D. a

Giải thích:

A. many + N (số nhiều): nhiều

B. every + N (số ít): mọi

C. much + N (không đếm được): nhiều

D. a + N (số ít): một

Tạm dịch:

Giving children household chores at an early age helps to build a lasting sense of mastery, responsibility and self-reliance, according to a research by Marty Rossmann, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota. (Giao việc nhà cho con cái từ khi còn nhỏ giúp tạo dựng một ý thức làm chủ, trách nhiệm và tự lực, theo một nghiên cứu của Marty Rossmann, giáo sư danh dự tại đại học Minnesota.)

→ Chọn đáp án D

 

6. A. that                                B. whom                            C. when                             D. what

Giải thích:

Đại từ quan hệ:

Dùng đại từ “that” để thay thế cho danh từ chỉ vật ‘study’ đứng trước.

Tạm dịch:

In 2002, Dr. Rossmann analyzed data from a longitudinal study that followed 84 children across four periods in their lives - in preschool, around ages 10 and 15, and in their mid-20s. (Vào năm 2002, Giáo sư Rossmann đã phân tích dữ liệu từ một cuộc nghiên cứu tiến trình, quan sát 84 đứa trẻ trong suốt 4 giai đoạn cuộc đời - trước khi đi học, ở trong độ tuổi từ 10 đến 15, và những năm 20 tuổi.)

→ Chọn đáp án A

7. A. compassed                     B. compared                      C. competed                      D. reflected

Giải thích:

Cấu trúc:

compared to/with something: so với cái gì

- compass (v): bao gồm

- compete (v): cạnh tranh

- reflect (v): phản chiếu, suy ngẫm lại

Tạm dịch:

She found that young adults who began chores at ages 3 and 4 were more likely to have good relationships with family and friends, to achieve academic and early career success and to be self-sufficient, as compared with those who didn't have chores or who started them as teens. (Bà nhận ra rằng những thanh viên bắt đầu làm việc nhà ở tuổi lên 3 và lên 4 có nhiều khả năng có các mối quan hệ tốt đẹp với gia đình và bạn bè, đạt thành công trong học tập và sự nghiệp sớm và tự lập hơn, so với những người không làm việc nhà hay bắt đầu làm việc nhà lúc đã lớn.)

→ Chọn đáp án B

 

 

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.

8. Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that many families have to change their eating habit.

     A. Food prices                   B. that                                C. in the past                     D. raised

Giải thích:

Kiến thức từ vựng:

- raise (v): giơ lên, nâng lên → raise + O

- rise (v): tăng

Sửa: raised → risen

Tạm dịch: Trong vài tháng qua giá thực phẩm đã tăng cao đến nỗi nhiều gia đình phải thay đổi thói quen ăn uống.

→ Chọn đáp án D

 

9. Last week, Mark tells me that he got very bored with his present job and was looking for a new one.

     A. was looking                   B. tells                               C. new one                        D. got

Giải thích:

Chia thì:

“last week” → dấu hiệu nhận biết thì QKĐ

Sửa: tells → told

Tạm dịch: Tuần trước, Mark đã nói với tôi rằng anh ấy rất chán nản với công việc hiện tại và đang tìm kiếm một công việc mới.

→ Chọn đáp án B

10. They point out that Internet banking did not result in the closure of its high-street branches as was predicted.

     A. was                               B. in                                   C. point                             D. its

Giải thích:

Chủ ngữ là “they” → tính từ sở hữu “their”

Sửa: its → their

Tạm dịch: Họ chỉ ra rằng ngân hàng điện tử không gây ra việc đóng cửa các chi nhánh trên phố của họ như dự đoán.

→ Chọn đáp án D

 

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 11 to 15.

Maria Alcalá of Madrid speaks for many Mediterranean people when she says that “a meal without olive oil would be a bore.” No one knows when the Mediterranean civilizations initially fell in love with olives. That occurred before recorded history. However, there is evidence that the cultivation of olive trees began in countries around the Mediterranean Sea in approximately 4000 B.C., and 2,000 years after that people in the eastern Mediterranean region began to produce oil from olives. The Mediterranean still accounts for 99 percent of all world olive oil production.

From ancient times until today, the basic process of producing the oil is the same. First, whole olives are crushed. Then, the liquid is separated from the solids. After that, the valuable oil is separated from the water. Many olive growers maintain their ancient traditions and still harvest the olives by hand. “We harvest in the traditional way,” says Don Celso, an olive farmer from Tuscany, Italy. "It would be less expensive to do it with machines, but it's more a social thing. Twenty people come to help with the harvest, and we pay them in oil."

Olive oil has had a variety of uses through its long history. In ancient times, olive oil was used as money and as medicine. It was even used during war-heated up and dropped down on attackers. It is still used in religious ceremonies. It is great for protecting the freshness of fish and cheese. There are even olive oil lamps and olive oil soaps. Olive oil enhances the lives of people everywhere. Its benefits, recently confirmed by science, were already understood in ancient times. Mediterranean people are happy to share their secret with the world.

(Adapted from Reading Explorer 2 by Paul Maclntyre)

Giải thích:

TẠM DỊCH:

Maria Alcalá of Madrid speaks for many Mediterranean people when she says that “a meal without olive oil would be a bore.” No one knows when the Mediterranean civilizations initially fell in love with olives. That occurred before recorded history. However, there is evidence that the cultivation of olive trees began in countries around the Mediterranean Sea in approximately 4000 B.C., and 2,000 years after that people in the eastern Mediterranean region began to produce oil from olives. The Mediterranean still accounts for 99 percent of all world olive oil production.

From ancient times until today, the basic process of producing the oil is the same. First, whole olives are crushed. Then, the liquid is separated from the solids. After that, the valuable oil is separated from the water. Many olive growers maintain their ancient traditions and still harvest the olives by hand. “We harvest in the traditional way,” says Don Celso, an olive farmer from Tuscany, Italy. "It would be less expensive to do it with machines, but it's more a social thing. Twenty people come to help with the harvest, and we pay them in oil."

 

Olive oil has had a variety of uses through its long history. In ancient times, olive oil was used as money and as medicine. It was even used during war-heated up and dropped down on attackers. It is still used in religious ceremonies. It is great for protecting the freshness of fish and cheese. There are even olive oil lamps and olive oil soaps. Olive oil enhances the lives of people everywhere. Its benefits, recently confirmed by science, were already understood in ancient times. Mediterranean people are happy to share their secret with the world.

 

Maria Alcalá đến từ Madrid thay lời nhiều người dân Địa Trung Hải khi bà nói rằng “một bữa ăn không có dầu oliu sẽ là một sự tẻ nhạt.” Không ai biết nền văn minh Địa Trung Hải bắt đầu rơi vào lưới tình với dầu oliu từ khi nào. Điều đó diễn ra trước cả lịch sử ghi nhận. Tuy nhiên, có bằng chứng rằng việc trồng cây oliu bắt đầu ở các nước quanh biển Địa Trung Hải trong khoảng năm 4000 TCN, và 2000 năm sau thì người dân ở vùng phía đông Địa Trung Hải bắt đầu sản xuất dầu từ cây oliu. Địa Trung Hải vẫn chiếm 99% tổng sản lượng oliu trên thế giới.

Từ thời xa xưa cho đến ngày nay, quá trình cơ bản để sản xuất dầu đều giống nhau. Đầu tiên, toàn bộ oliu được nghiền nát. Sau đó, chất lỏng được tách ra khỏi chất rắn. Sau quá trình đó, dầu giá trị được tách khỏi nước. Nhiều người trồng oliu duy trì truyền thống xưa và vẫn thu hoạch oliu thủ công. “Chúng tôi thu hoạch theo cách truyền thống.”, Don Celso, một nông dân trồng oliu đến từ Tuscany, Ý, nói. “Làm việc bằng máy móc sẽ rẻ hơn, nhưng việc thu hoạch bằng tay lại là một hoạt động mang tính xã hội. 20 người đến giúp thu hoạch, và chúng tôi trả công cho họ bằng dầu.”

Dầu oliu có nhiều mục đích sử dụng trong suốt chiều dài lịch sử. Trong thời cổ đại, dầu oliu được sử dụng như tiền và thuốc men. Nó còn thậm chí được sử dụng trong chiến tranh - đun nóng và đổ xuống những kẻ địch. Nó vẫn được sử dụng trong những nghi thức tôn giáo. Nó rất hữu ích cho việc bảo quản sự tươi cho cá và phô mai. Thậm chí còn có đèn dầu oliu và xà bông dầu oliu. Dầu oliu nâng cao đời sống của mọi người ở mọi nơi. Lợi ích của nó, được khoa học xác nhận gần đây, đã được biết đến trong thời cổ đại. Người dân Địa Trung Hải rất hạnh phúc khi chia sẻ bí mật của họ đến với thế giới.

11. Which could be the best title for the passage?

     A. The best kept secret.                                               B. Olive oil: A cure for every disease.

     C. How to produce oil from indigenous trees?            D. An oil for all.

Giải thích:

Đâu là tiêu đề phù hợp nhất cho đoạn văn

A. Thứ ít ai biết đến nhưng lại là thứ tuyệt vời nhất.

B. Dầu oliu: một liều thuốc cho mọi loại bệnh.

C. Làm sao để sản xuất dầu từ cây bản địa

D. Một loại dầu cho tất cả.

Tóm tắt:

Đoạn văn nói về dầu oliu: công dụng và giá trị mà dầu oliu mang lại.

==> Một loại dầu cho tất cả

→ Chọn đáp án D

 

12. The word ‘civilisations’ in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.

     A. societies                        B. subcultures                    C. empires                         D. species

Giải thích:

Từ “civilisations” trong đoạn 1 đồng nghĩa với từ ________.

A. các xã hội

B. các tiểu văn hóa

C. các đế chế

D. các loài

civilisation (n): nền văn minh = society

→ Chọn đáp án A

13. According to the passage, which of the following has olive oil NOT been used for?

     A. currency                        B. cosmetics                      C. pharmaceuticals            D. weapons

Giải thích:

Theo đoạn văn, dầu oliu không được sử dụng cho mục đích nào sau đây?

A. tiền tệ

B. mỹ phẩm

C. dược phẩm

D. vũ khí

Thông tin:

+ In ancient times, olive oil was used as money and as medicine. (Trong thời cổ đại, dầu oliu được sử dụng như tiền và thuốc men.)

→ A, C đúng

+ It was even used during war - heated up and dropped down on attackers. (Nó còn thậm chí được sử dụng trong chiến tranh - đun nóng và đổ xuống những kẻ địch.)

→ D đúng

→ Chọn đáp án B

 

14. The word ‘it’ in paragraph 2 refers to _______.

     A. olive                              B. machine                         C. harvest                          D.way

Giải thích:

Từ “it” trong đoạn 2 đề cập đến ______.

A. olive (n): oliu

B. machine (n): máy móc

C. harvest (v): thu hoạch

D. way (n): cách

Thông tin:

“We harvest in the traditional way,” says Don Celso, an olive farmer from Tuscany, Italy. "It would be less expensive to do it with machines, but it's more a social thing. (“Chúng tôi thu hoạch theo cách truyền thống.”, Don Celso, một nông dân trồng oliu đến từ Tuscany, Ý, nói. “Làm việc bằng máy móc sẽ rẻ hơn, nhưng việc thu hoạch bằng tay lại là một hoạt động mang tính xã hội. 20 người đến giúp thu hoạch, và chúng tôi trả công cho họ bằng dầu.”)

→ Chọn đáp án C

15. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?

A. There is strong evidence suggesting that the first olive trees were planted exactly 4,000 years BC.

B. The exact time that olives became popular among Mediterranean cultures remains unclear.

C. The way the oil is produced today is quite different from that in the past.

D. The Mediterranean accounts for all of the worlds’ olive oil consumption even to this day.

Giải thích:

Điều nào sau đây là đúng, theo đoạn văn?

A. Có bằng chứng thuyết phục cho thấy rằng cây oliu đầu tiên được trồng chính xác vào năm 4000 TCN.

B. Thời điểm chính xác mà cây oliu trở nên phổ biến ở nền văn hóa Địa Trung Hải vẫn chưa rõ ràng.

C. Cách mà dầu được sản xuất ngày nay khá khác biệt so với trong quá khứ.

D. Địa Trung Hải chiếm toàn bộ sản lượng dầu oliu tiêu thụ trên thế giới cho đến tận ngày nay.

Thông tin:

+ However, there is evidence that the cultivation of olive trees began in countries around the Mediterranean Sea in approximately 4000 B.C. , and 2,000 years after that people in the eastern Mediterranean region began to produce oil from olives. (Tuy nhiên, có bằng chứng rằng việc trồng cây oliu bắt đầu ở các nước quanh biển Địa Trung Hải trong khoảng năm 4000 TCN, và 2000 năm sau thì người dân ở vùng phía đông Địa Trung Hải bắt đầu sản xuất dầu từ cây oliu.)

→ A sai

+ From ancient times until today, the basic process of producing the oil is the same. (Từ thời xa xưa cho đến ngày nay, quá trình cơ bản để sản xuất dầu đều giống nhau.)

→ C sai

+ The Mediterranean still accounts for 99 percent of all world olive oil production. (Địa Trung Hải vẫn chiếm 99% tổng sản lượng oliu trên thế giới.)

→ D sai

No one knows when the Mediterranean civilizations initially fell in love with olives. (Không ai biết nền văn minh Địa Trung Hải bắt đầu rơi vào lưới tình với dầu oliu từ khi nào.)

→ B đúng

→ Chọn đáp án B

 

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.

16. The new style of window dressing took inspiration from the theatre and the decorative arts which involved flamboyant design and drew huge crowds.

     A. new                               B. usual                              C. outstanding                   D. considerable

Giải thích:

A. new (adj): mới

B. usual (adj): bình thường

C. outstanding (adj): nổi bật

D. considerable (adj): đáng kể

flamboyant (adj): khoa trương, chói lọi >< usual

Tạm dịch: Kiểu trưng bày hàng trong tủ kính mới lấy cảm hứng từ nhà hát và nghệ thuật trang trí liên quan đến thiết kế rực rỡ và thu hút đám đông lớn.

→ Chọn đáp án B

 

17. The whole country is up in arms about the new tax the government has imposed on books.

     A. excited                          B. passive                          C. angry                             D. worried

Giải thích:

A. excited (adj): phấn khích

B. passive (adj): bị động

C. angry (adj): giận dữ

D. worried (adj): lo lắng

be up in arms: tức giận >< excited

Tạm dịch: Cả đất nước đang rất bất mãn về chính sách thuế mới mà chính phủ áp lên sách.

→ Chọn đáp án A

 

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