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 .
Learning a new language is always an excellent idea. It provides you incredible benefits that come with the backing of science. One of the most useful languages to learn is English. Learning a second language is one of the best ways to keep your brain active and challenged. Studies have shown that the brain undergoes changes in electrical activity and even structure and size while learning a foreign language, and that do not occur when people learn any other type of task or skill. Learning another language offers important cognitive benefits at any age, helping to keep the mind active and even reducing the risk of mental diseases and slowing mental decline later in life. When learning English as a second language, you approach new ways to think and express yourself through written and spoken words. Learning multiple languages can help you communicate more clearly in any language as you learn more about how language itself works and how to use it to promote ideas and reach out to others in different social and working situations. The world may not have a global language, but English is the default option for countless forms of communication across the globe. That’s why one of the benefits of learning English is that it significantly boosts your hiring potential. In addition, it can offer you educational opportunities. If you desire access to some of the best schools like Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge or MIT, then knowing English provides you an incredible edge. It’s expected that around 2 billion people around the world will learn English over the next decade.
Question 1: The passage mainly discusses ________.
A. the benefits of learning English
B. ways to improve your English level
C. the advantages and disadvantages of language learning
D. how to keep your mind active
Question 2: According to the text, learning English as a second language can ________.
A. reduce brain function
B. lower the risk of heart diseases
C. slow the mental decline due to aging
D. have a negative effect on the brain
Question 3: Learning multiple languages makes you a better communicator because_____.
A. you learn more about how to promote your ideas and make contact with others
B. you can communicate more effectively in your mother tongue
C. you can improve your writing and speaking skills
D. you know how to get the attention of someone
Question 4: The word “cognitive” in the paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. intellectual B. sensitive C. emotional D. physical
Question 5: Which statement is NOT TRUE?
A. English learners will have access to the world’s best universities.
B. Learning a new language helps improve the brain function.
C. Learning English provides better employment opportunities.
D. English isn’t used for many kinds of communication.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 6: This airline has more than 100 foreign flights a day.
A. regional B. domestic C. overseas D. international
Question 7: My parents always disapproved of my smoking. They even told me once it would stop me growing taller.
A. objected to B. denied C. refused D. supported
Mark the letter to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Question 8: A typhoon is a type of powerful storm having a special system of furious winds.
A. gentle B. slight C. peaceful D. violent
Question 9: In 1964, the English took over the city and renamed it New York.
A. removed B. got control of C. divided up D. arranged
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 10: - “ I think school days are the best time of our lives”.
- “___________ . We had sweet memories together then.”
A. I doubt it. B. That’s nonsense. C. Absolutely. D. I’m afraid so.
Question 11: - Would you mind sharing with me your experience of learning English?
- ___________
A. Not at all B. That’s my pleasure.
C. I don’t think so. D. Yes, I would
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
Question 12: Pictures_________ showed the reality of war entered the living rooms of Americans on the nightly news.
A. that B. when C. where D. who
Question 13: Reading books can __________ your knowledge of this wonderful world.
A. widely B. width C. wide D. widen
Question 14: When I _________ to the party last night, Sally and Tom _________ .
A. come/will leave B. came/had left
C. had come/were leaving D. was coming/have left
Question 15: Their garden is much _________than mine.
A. as beautiful B. the most beautiful
C. more beautiful D. more peacefully
Question 16: Everyone has already finished it, _________ ?
A. don’t they B. haven’t they C. hasn’t it D. hasn’t he
Question 17: She waited __________ the bus stop __________ over twenty minutes.
A. in/at B. at/for C. about/for D. for/for
Question 18: His grandfather lives in the___________house down the street.
A. big old yellow B. old big yellow C. yellow big old D. old big
Question 19: It was________a boring book________I didn’t want to read it once more.
A. such – that B. so – that C. very – that D. so – as
Question 20: He is generous and friendly; therefore, everyone______ him.
A. looks forward to B. looks after C. disrespects D. looks up to
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is almost in meaning as the sentence given.
Question 21: I have art lessons tomorrow evening, so I can't meet you.
A. If I didn't have art lessons tomorrow evening, I would meet you.
B. I can meet you if I didn't have art lessons tomorrow evening.
C. If I don't have art lessons tomorrow evening, I can meet you.
D. I could meet you tomorrow evening if I don't have art lessons.
Question 22: The last time I used a public phone box was ten years ago.
A. I would use a public phone box in ten years.
B. I didn’t use a public phone box ten years ago.
C. I haven’t used a public phone box for ten years.
D. I have used a public phone box for ten years.
Question 23: In spite of not speaking English, Macron decided to settle in Melbourne.
A. Macron didn't speak English, and so he decided to live in Melbourne.
B. Macron decided to settle in Melbourne because he didn't speak English.
C. Macron wanted to settle in Melbourne though he didn't speak English.
D. Although Macron didn't speak English, he decided to live in Melbourne.
Question 24: The house is over one hundred years old. I was born and grew up there.
A. The house where I was born and grew up is over one hundred years old.
B. The house which I was born and grew up is over one hundred years old.
C. The house that I was born and grew up is over one hundred years old.
D. The house where I was born and grew up there is over one hundred years old.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the following question.
Question 25: If the question were not so difficult, I will be able to answer it.
A. so B. will be C. it D. the
Question 26: I received a letter from my friend, whom I haven’t seen since years.
A. received B. whom C. since D. from
Question 27: Learning some foreign languages are good for us because we can communicate with many people.
A. for B. are C. communicate D. Learning
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
The railway system in Viet Nam was first built in 1899, when Viet Nam was still a French colony. The total (28)_______ of the railroad is over 3,000 km, with the main route being the North-South (29)_______, which is 1,726 km long. This track was considered the backbone of Indochina at the time. Now, the rail system covers 35 out of the 63 cities and provinces of Viet Nam.
However, the system was (30)______ damaged by bombings during the war. In 1975, after the reunification of the north and the south, the Vietnamese government decided to restore the system. In the space of a year, hundreds of bridges, tunnels, and stations were restored, along with 660 km of tracks. The new and improved system was (31)______ the Thong Nhat Express. Thanks to the rail system, travelling from north to south has become much more convenient for tens of thousands of people.
In the past, in order to be able to buy train tickets people had to wait in long lines. Now, (32)______ can buy tickets online, or at the central station, without having to wait that long.
Question 28: A. wide B. long C. length D. will
Question 29: A. Route B. Road C. Way D. Railway
Question 30: A. very B. serious C. seriously D. importantly
Question 31: A. considered B. recalled &nbs...
Đáp án A
Theo như đoạn văn, nhiều người tin rằng sư tử đến từ _____.
A. Châu Mĩ
B. Châu Âu
C. Trung Đông
D. Ấn Độ
Dẫn chứng ngay câu đầu tiên: “Most people think that lions only come from Africa”- ( Hầu hết mọi người tin rằng sư tử đến từ Châu Phi)
Dịch bài
Hầu hết mọi người nghĩ rằng sư tử đến từ Châu Phi. Điều đó là dễ hiểu bởi sự thật rằng đa số sư tử trên thế giới là đến từ Châu Phi nhưng không phải loài sư tử nào cũng vậy. Nếu trở về 10 ngàn năm trước,chúng ta sẽ thấy rằng sư tử lang thang khắp các nơi trên thế giới. Tuy nhiên giờ đây, rất tiếc là chỉ còn một phần nhỏ môi trường sống của chúng còn tồn tại.
Sư tử Châu Á là loài phụ bên cạnh sư tử Châu Phi. Khoảng 10 ngàn năm trước kể từ khi sư tử Châu Á tách ra và phát triển thành 1 loài mới. Có thời, sư tử Châu Á đã sống ở phía tây Hy Lạp và chúng đã được tìm thấy từ đó, nhưng trong một đàn chúng tản ra về phía đông qua các quốc gia khác nhau ở vùng Trung Đông, tất cả con đường đó đều dẫn về Ấn Độ. Ở những bảo tàng ngày nay , bạn có thể thấy các đồng xu Hy Lạp cổ có in hình rất rõ của sư tử Châu Á. Phần lớn những đồng xu cổ đó có niên đại từ năm 500 trước Công nguyên. Mặc dù vậy, người Châu Âu đã thấy lần cuối sư tử Châu Á đi lại tự do là vào khoảng 2000 năm trước. Qua 1900 năm , số lượng sư tử Châu Á ở nhiều khu vực đã giảm mạnh, nhưng chỉ đến thế kỉ 19, chúng biến mất và chỉ còn thấy ở Ấn Độ
Khu bảo tồn động vật hoang dã Gir ở Ấn Độ được thành lập đặc biệt để bảo vệ sư tử Châu Á. Có khoảng ba trăm cá thể sư tử châu Á ở Ấn Độ và hầu hết chúng đều ở trong khu bảo tồn này. Tuy nhiên, mặc dù sống trong một khu bảo tồn làm chúng an toàn từ tay các thợ săn, chúng vẫn phải đối mặt với một số vấn đề đe dọa sự sống còn của mình. Một trong số đó là mối nguy hiểm đến từ bệnh tật. Đây là nguyên nhân đã giết chết hơn một phần ba sư tử Serengeti của Châu Phi vào năm 1994 và mọi người sợ rằng điều gì đó tương tự có thể xảy ra với Khu bảo tồn Gir và giết chết số lượng lớn sư tử Châu Á ở đó.
Sư tử Ấn Độ đặc biệt dễ bị tổn thương vì chúng có giới hạn gen. Lý do cho điều này gây thú vị bởi vì tất cả chúng đều là hậu duệ của một vài tá những con sư tử được cứu bởi một hoàng tử ,ngườu mà quan tâm đặc biệt đến chúng. Ngài rất khỏe mạnh và ngài đã cố gắng xoay sở để bảo vệ được chúng; nếu không chúng sẽ có thể đã tuyệt chủng
Khi bạn nhìn thấy sư tử Châu Á ở Ấn Độ, điều bạn cảm nhận sẽ là sức sống mãnh liệt. Chúng là động vật rất ấn tượng và bạn sẽ không bao giờ đoán rằng chúng có những điểm yếu này khi bạn nhìn vào