ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 48

Họ và tên học sinh:.................................................................................................................................................

1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the other (0.5 pts)

1.    A. physical                        B. seek                               C. specific                         D. west
2.    A. stream                           B. leather                           C. cream                            D. dream

2. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the other (0.5 pts)

3.    A. minority                        B. embroidery                   C. tradition                        D. scholarship
4.    A. experience                    B. reputation                      C. intermediate                  D. academic

3. MULTIPLE CHOICE (1.5 pts)

5. Jim:                                  "What about collecting used paper, bottles and plastic bags every day?"

Ha and Mai: "_______________"

          A. Because they can pollute the environment.            B. How come? Who can do that?

          C. That's a very good idea. Let's do that.                    D. What about this weekend?

6. The food was so hot _______________.

          A. that it burned my tongue                                         B. for it to bum my tongue

          C. and then it burned my tongue                                 D. to have burned my tongue

7. If I _______________ his advice, I would be a fool.

          A. followed                       B. would follow                 C. will follow                    D. had followed

8. Every possible test was carried _______________ decide the nature of her illness.

          A. on                                  B. of                                   C. through                         D. out

9. The ground is dry, and we haven't had any rain for months. It's a real _______________.

          A. flood                             B. drought                         C. storm                             D. typhoon

10. The panda's _______________ habitat is the bamboo forest.

          A. nature                            B. natural                           C. naturalized                    D. naturally

11. Listen to what I am saying, _______________?

          A. don't you                       B. do you                           C. are you                          D. will you

12. Scientists and engineers have invented devices to remove _______________from industrial wastes.

          A. polluted                         B. pollute                           C. polluting                       D. pollutants

13. _______________ this hand-embroidered picture was expensive, we bought it.

          A. As                                 B. Because                         C. Even though                 D. Despite

14. This laptop is much more user-friendly, but it costs _______________ the other one.

   A. as many as                    B. twice as much as           C. twice as many               D. so much as

4. CAUTION SIGNS – WARNINGS (0.5 pts)

5. GUIDED CLOZE (1.5 pts)

In a breakthrough, scientists have found an economically viable way to (17)__________ fuel from water by splitting it into oxygen and hydrogen. Just as solar light can generate electricity, the water splitting process could do the same via the generation of clean chemical fuel such as hydrogen. “It is already (18)__________ possible to split water in this way”, researchers said. The world is now (19)__________ five major issues for humanity – energy, environment, water, food, security and public health. Global warming is ranked first and it is all resulting (20)__________ burning fossil fuels because that is where carbon dioxide comes from. To reduce this, you have to find clean, renewable energy and hydrogen equals clean energy. It’s part of the solution – if we really can (21)__________ water into that will be one scientific solution for the future sustainable energy supplies, hydrogen would be a (22)__________ clean fuel over petrol in foreseeable future.

17.    A. do                                 B. study                             C. create                            D. destroy
18.    A. scientifically                 B. scientific                       C. science                          D. scientist
19.    A. meeting                         B. looking                          C. facing                            D. having
20.    A. of                                  B. to                                   C. by                                  D. from
21.    A. divert                            B. transfer                          C. require                           D. split
22.    A. synthetic                       B. promising                      C. obvious                         D. hopeful

6. READING COMPREHENSION (1.5 pts)

Do you ever think about what schools will be like in the future? Many people think that students will study most regular classes such as maths, science and history online. Students will probably learn these subjects anywhere using a computer. What will happen if students have problems with a subject? They might connect with a teacher through live video conferencing. Expert teachers from learning centres will give students help wherever they live.

Students will still take classes in a school, too. Schools will become places for learning social skills. Teachers will guide students in learning how to work together in getting along with each other. They will help students with group projects both in and out of the classroom.

Volunteer work and working at local businesses will teach students important life skills about the world they live in. This will help students become an important part of their communities. Some experts say it will take five years for changes to begin in schools. Some say it will take longer. More people agree, though, that computers will change education the way TVs and telephones changed life for people all over the world years before.

TRUE or FALSE?

23. Everyone just thinks that students will study school subjects online in the future.                                                                                                                            _________________
24. The expert IT staff from learning center will help students with their problems whenever they live.

                                                                                                                                       _________________

25. At school, students will have chances to learn how to work together with others and the important life skills.                                                                                                                                       _________________
26. It will take more than five years for changes to start in most fields of education.                                                                                                                      _________________

Read the passage again and choose the best answer.

27. Students will learn important life skills through _______________.

A. going to school every day                                         B. taking online classes

C. working in international businesses                           D. doing volunteer work

28. What is the main idea of the passage?

   A. Kids won’t have to go to school in the future.

   B. Computers will change education in the future.

   C. All classes will be taught online in the future.

   D. Teachers will help students from home in the future.

7. WORD FORMS (1.5 pts)

29. The Internet has helped students study more _______________________________________.    (effective)
30. The school is performing well, but we recognized the need for further ___________________.   (improve)
31. He gives us some _____________________________ information about the increasing prices.                                                                                                                                                          (persuade)
32. Don’t treat me as a ____________________________________________.                                    (slavery)
33. Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in underwater ____________________ of the earth.     (move)
34. There may be a lot of _____________________________________________ stones in Mars.                                                                                                                                                         (preciosity)

8. REARRANGEMENT

35. A couple of / Panama’s climate / scientists noticed / growing drier / decades ago / was slowly /. //

• A couple of___________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

36. will receive / the most beautifully / The family / was decorated / for the holidays / a trophy / whose house /.

• The family____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

9. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (1.0 pt)

37. My boyfriend is very short-tempered.

• My boyfriend loses_____________________________________________________________________

38. Nobody has paid for the tickets, have they?

• The tickets____________________________________________________________________________

39. “Well done, I’m so glad you’ve passed your exam.”, I said to Melanie.

• I congratulated________________________________________________________________________

40. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.

The water was not      

Trong một bước đột phá, các nhà khoa học đã tìm ra một cách khả thi về mặt kinh tế để (17) tạo ra nhiên liệu từ nước bằng cách tách nó thành oxy và hydro. Cũng giống như ánh sáng mặt trời có thể tạo ra điện, quá trình tách nước cũng có thể thực hiện tương tự thông qua việc tạo ra nhiên liệu hóa học sạch như hydro. Các nhà nghiên cứu cho biết: “Có thể tách nước theo cách này về mặt khoa học (18). Thế giới hiện đang (19) đối mặt với năm vấn đề lớn đối với nhân loại - năng lượng, môi trường, nước, lương thực, an ninh và sức khỏe cộng đồng. Sự nóng lên toàn cầu được xếp hạng đầu tiên và tất cả là (20) kết quả của việc đốt cháy nhiên liệu hóa thạch vì đó là nơi sinh ra carbon dioxide. Để giảm điều này, bạn phải tìm năng lượng sạch, tái tạo và hydro tương đương với năng lượng sạch. Đó là một phần của giải pháp - nếu chúng ta thực sự có thể (21) chuyển nước thành một giải pháp khoa học cho các nguồn cung cấp năng lượng bền vững trong tương lai, thì hydro sẽ là nhiên liệu sạch đầy hứa hẹn (22) thay cho xăng dầu trong tương lai gần.

Điểm ngữ pháp câu 20:

Result of: kết quả của cái gì đó. (result đóng vai trò là danh từ)

Result in: dẫn đến kết quả gì đó (result đóng vai trò là động từ).

to result from sth: là kết quả của việc gì (result đóng vai trò là động từ).

VD: She died as a result of her injures.

        The cyclone has resulted in many thousands of deaths.   

        His difficulty in walking results from a childhood illness    

Cấu trúc trong câu 21.

divert sb/ sth (from sth) (to sth) = make sb/ sth change direction: chuyển hướng.

VD: The company should divert more resources into research

transfer (from …) (to …) = to move from one place to another: chuyển từ nơi này đến nơi khác.

VD: The film studio is transferring to Hollywood.

Split sth into sth = to divide into two or more parts: phân chia thành hai hoặc nhiều phần

VD: She split the class into groups of four.

VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False

23. FALSE. Many people think that students will study most regular classes such as maths, science and history online.
24. FALSE. Expert teachers from learning centres will give students help wherever they live
25. TRUE. Teachers will guide students in learning how to work together in getting along with each other.
26. FALSE. Some experts say it will take five years for changes to begin in schools. Some say it will take longer.
27. D. doing volunteer work.
28. B. Computers will change education in the future.

VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence

29. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống động từ “study”, do đó chỗ trống là trạng từ.

Đáp án: effectively.

30. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống có giới từ “for”, nên chỗ trống là danh từ.

Đáp án: improvement.

31. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là lượng từ “some”, sau chỗ trống là danh từ “information”, do đó chỗ trống tính từ.

Đáp án: persuasive.

32. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là mạo từ “a”, do đó chỗ trống phải là danh từ.

Đáp án: slave.

33. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là tính từ “underwater”, sau chỗ trống là giới từ “of”, chỗ trống là danh từ

Đáp án: movement.

34. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là lượng từ  “a lot of”, sau chỗ trống là danh từ “stones”, do đó chỗ trống phải là tính từ

Đáp án: precious.

VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.

35.  A couple of scientists noticed Panama’s climate was slowly growing drier decades ago.

Dịch: Một số nhà khoa học nhận thấy khí hậu Panama đang dần khô hạn hơn nhiều thập kỷ trước.

36. The family whose house was decorated the most beautifully for the holidays will receive a trophy.

Dịch: Gia đình nào trang trí nhà đẹp nhất cho ngày lễ sẽ nhận được cúp.

IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

37. Viết lại câu với nghĩa không đổi: lose one’s temper: mất bình tĩnh.

Đáp án: My boyfriend loses his temper very easily.

38. Viết lại câu hỏi đuôi với thể bị động

Đáp án: The tickets haven’t been paid, have they?

39. Viết lại câu tường thuật với “congratulated”

Đáp án: I congratulated Melanie on passing her exam.

40. Viết lại câu với nghĩa không đổi. Sử dụng cấu trúc:

S + be + (not) adj + enough + for sb + to V …: đủ/không đủ …để làm gì.

Đáp án: The water was not warm enough for the children to swim in.