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BÀI TẬP - TẬP 26 (KÈM ĐÁP ÁN)

I. Select the option to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. analysis B. paragraph C. pharmacy D. accurate

Đáp án C. pharmacy
- Phần gạch dưới của “pharmacy” được phát âm là /ə/.
- Phần gạch dưới của các từ còn lại được phát âm là /æ/.

Question 2: A. partial B. motion C. mature D. caution

Đáp án: C. mature
- Phần gạch dưới của “mature” được phát âm là /tʃ/.
- Phần gạch dưới của các từ còn lại được phát âm là /ʃ/

II. Select the option to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A. measure B. maintain C. conserve D. prevent

Đáp án: A. measure
Từ “measure” có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết số 1, các từ còn lại có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết số 2.

Question 4: A. anonymous B. curriculum C. communicate D. popularize

Đáp án: D. popularize
Từ “popularize” có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết số 1. Các từ còn lại có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết số 2.

III. Select the option to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 5: Whatever happens, you should keep looking on the bright side, and everything will. be fine soon.
A. impatient B. pessimistic C. optimistic D. immobile

Đáp án: C. optimistic (lạc quan)
- “look on the bright sight”: lạc quan
- Đáp án A. impatient: mất kiên nhẫn
- Đáp án B. pessimistic: bi quan
- Đáp an D. immobile: bất động

Question 6: As I was entering the supermarket, I accidentally met my colleague.
A. by far B. by default C. by chance D. on purpose

Đáp án: C. by chance (tình cờ)
- “accidentally”: tình cờ
- Đáp án A. by far: cho đến nay
- Đáp án B. by default: theo mặc định
- Đáp án D. on purpose: cố tình, cố ý

IV. Select the option to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 7: We will not be able to book any room in this hotel because it is never vacant.
A. empty B. affordable C. available D. occupied

Đáp án: D. occupied (hết chỗ)
- “vacant”: trống, còn chỗ
- Đáp án A. empty: trống rỗng
- Đáp án B. affordable: phải chăng, vừa phải.
- Đáp án C. available: sẵn có để dùng, sẵn sàng để dùng

Question 8: Mrs. White's new neighbors are very friendly.
A. inapplicable B. hostile C. amiable D. futile

Đáp án: B. hostile (thù hằn)
- “friendly”: thân thiện
- Đáp án A. inapplicable: không áp dụng được
- Đáp án B. affordable: có thể chi trả được
- Đáp án C. available: có sẵn

V. Select the option to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 9: Whenever I visit______ new holiday destination, I take______ chance to discover______ local food.

A. a/the/the B. a/Ø/Ø C. the/a/a/ D. the/the/the

Đáp án: A. a/the/the
- Mạo từ “a” dùng trước “new holiday destination” để chỉ danh từ nói chung, lần đầu được nhắc đến.
- Mạo từ “the” được sử dụng trước “chance” và “local food” chỉ danh từ đã được xác định trong ngữ cảnh.

Question 10: More and more Japanese young people are leaving rural areas to find______ in big cities.
A. employment B. employee C. employable D. employ

Đáp án: A. employment (việc làm)
- Chỗ trống cần điền là một danh từ.
- Đáp án C. employable là tính từ và Đáp án D. employ là động từ nên không thích hợp.
- Đáp án B. employee (danh từ): nhân viên 🡪 không thích hợp với nghĩa của câu.

Question 11: Mrs. White often travels to English speaking countries______ she can practice her English.
A. where B. which C. that D. whom

Đáp án: A. where
Chỗ trống cần điền là một trạng từ quan hệ chỉ nơi chốn.

Question 12: A team of engineers and scientists in Singapore want to build a new Rosetta “Stone” or Disk, ______ the same idea of parallel texts.
A. use B. used C. using are using

Đáp án: C. using
Dùng V-ing trong cấu trúc rút gọn thể chủ động.

Question 13: She felt she had been discriminated against______ her nationality.
A. when B. since C. because D. because of

Đáp án: D. because of
because of + noun phrase

Question 14: The last book fair______ more than 1,000 students from 45 universities.
A. attracted B. invented C. participated D. attended

Đáp án: A. attracted (thu hút)
- Đáp án B. invented: phát mình
- Đáp án C. participated: tham gia (“Participate” phải có giới từ “in”)
- Đáp án D. attended: tham gia

Question 15: The jury took two days to______ a verdict.
A. come B. reach C. decide D. act

Đáp án: B. reach
Cụm từ “reach a verdict”: ra quyết định

Question 16: Lucia acted as if she______ everything. In fact, she was not at the meeting.
A. had known B. knew C. knows D. had been known

Đáp án: A. had known
- as if + S + had + Vpp : như thể là (chỉ hành động giả định ở quá khứ)

Question 17: Her brother was very nervous______ driving again after the accident.
A. at B. on C. about D. in

Đáp án: C. about
Cấu trúc “to be nervous about something”: lo lắng về điều gì

Question 18: Please remember to bring as much food as you can. The more, the______.
A. good B. best C. most D. better

Đáp án: D. better
So sánh kép: the + tính từ dạng so sánh hơn, the + tính từ dạng so sánh hơn

Question 19: In the library it______ that people should talk quietly.
A. is understood B. understands C. understood D. will understand

Đáp án: A. is understood
Cấu trúc: It is understood that... = People understand ... (Mọi người đều hiểu rằng)

Question 20: I______ in my stomach before I presented my paper in London. I experience a lack of confidence from time to time.

A. was under the bridge B. had terrible butterflies
C. saw eye to eye D. dropped a line

Đáp án: B. had terrible butterflies
Thành ngữ “have butterflies in one's stomach”: lo lắng về điều gì

Question 21: This whole lab report is badly written. ______, it is inaccurate.
A. However B. Although C. Moreover D. Hence

Đáp án: C. Moreover (hơn thế nữa)
Chỗ trống cần điền là một trạng từ kết nối có vai trò thêm thông tin.

Question 22: You need to keep on the______ side of Mr. James Wan – he can be very bad-tempered if he gets annoyed with you.
A. right B. front C. back D. left

Đáp án: A. right
“keep on the right side of sb”: cố gắng làm ai đó quý mình


VI. 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 23: Silas is talking to his roommate, Salah, about the Olympic Games.
- Silas: "Do you think our country can host the Olympic Games some day in the future?"
- Salah: “______. We can't afford such a big event."
A. No, I don't think so. B. You can say that again.
C. I can't agree with you more. D. Yes, you're right.

Đáp án: A. No, I don't think so. (Tôi không nghĩ vậy.)
Silas đưa ra câu hỏi ý kiến. Dựa vào câu trả lời của Salah: We can't afford such a big event thì phương án trả lời phù hợp nhất chính là A.

Question 24: Jenny and Jimmy are talking about university education.
- Jenny: "I think having a university degree is the only way to succeed in life."
- Jimmy: "______. There are successful people without a degree."
A. That's all right. B. I don't quite agree.
C. I can't agree more. D. That's life!

Đáp án: B. I don't quite agree. (Tôi không đồng ý.)
Jenny đưa ra quan điểm của của mình, và dựa vào câu trả lời There are successful people without a degree của Jimmy thì phương án phù hợp nhất là B.

VII. Select the option to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 25: She was fired after she was caught stealing from her employer. That is the truth.
A. That she was fired after she was caught stealing from her employer is not true.
B. The truth is that she was not fired after she was caught stealing from her employer.
C. That she was fired after she was caught stealing from her employer is the truth.
D. The fact was that she was not fired after she was caught stealing from her employer.

Đáp án C.
• Mệnh đề danh ngữ: S (That+S+V) + V
• Các câu khác không có cùng nghĩa với câu đã cho.

Question 26: You don't have to come to class tomorrow. The class is cancelled.
A. You don't have to come to class tomorrow as it is cancelled.
B. Though you don't have to come to class tomorrow, the class is still cancelled.
C. You want to come to class tomorrow, but it is cancelled.
D. Unless you come to class tomorrow, it will be cancelled.

Đáp án: A. You don't have to come to class tomorrow as it is cancelled.
• As trong đáp án A là liên từ được dùng trước một mệnh đề để miêu tả nguyên nhân/ lý do.
• Các phương án khác không cùng nghĩa và thì với câu đã cho.

VIII. Select the option to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 27: It was until I lost my laptop that I realized how important it was to my work.
A. It is not my laptop that I realize how important it will be to my work.
B. It was not my laptop that I realized how important it was to my work.
C. Not until I lost my laptop did I realize how important it was to my work.
D. I lost my laptop, but I did not realize how important it was to my work later.

Đáp án: C
• It ...until...that + S + V = Not until + ...+ cấu trúc đảo ngữ: cho đến khi....mới....
• Các phương án A, B và D không cùng nghĩa và thì với câu đã cho.

Question 28: The police said to me: “You must not enter the area.”
A. The police warned me not to enter the area. 
B. The police said that you must not enter the area.
C. The police told us to enter the area.
D. The police asked us to enter the area.

Đáp án: A.
Chuyển lời nói trực tiếp “Must not + verb” sang lời nói gián ta dùng động từ “warn” để giữ nguyên nghĩa.

Question 29: The CEO was annoyed that his assistant came to work late.
A. The assistant came to work late, which annoyed the CEO.
B. The assistant came to work late, making me annoyed.
C. If the assistant comes to work late, the CEO will be annoyed.
D. The CEO disapproved of his assistant's coming to work late.

Đáp án: A. “The assistant came to work late, which annoyed the CEO.”
• Đáp án A có sử dụng mệnh đề quan hệ. Đại từ quan hệ which được sử dụng để thay thế cho toàn bộ mệnh đề phía trước.
• Các phương án khác không có cùng nghĩa và thì với câu đã cho.

IX. Select the option to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 30: Janet Guthrie, was an engineer and pilot by training, became the first female race car driver to compete in the Indianapolis 500.
A. was B. by training C. became D. to compete

Đáp án: A. was
Câu đã cho có động từ chính là “became”. “was” phải thuộc mệnh đề quan hệ bổ nghĩa cho “Janet Guthrie”, nên phải sửa “was” thành “who was” hoặc lược bỏ đi trong cấu trúc mệnh đề quan hệ rút gọn.

Question 31: She cannot go camping right now because she is taking care of her four-weeks-old baby.
A. go camping B. because C. taking care D. four-weeks-old

Đáp án: D. four-weeks-old
Sửa “four-weeks-old” thành “four-week-old (tính từ kép).

Question 32: If you wait, I will have someone to collect the food for you.
A. wait B. someone C. to collect D. for

Đáp án: C. to collect
- Cấu trúc ngoại tác: Have someone do something (nhờ ai đó làm gì)
- Sửa “to collect” thành “collect”.

X. Read the following passage and select the option to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.
The Story Behind eBay

Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay, was born in Paris in 1967, but moved with his family to America at the age of six. There, he (33) ______ himself to program when he was still only thirteen. He went to college near Boston, but after two years he got a summer (34) ______ as a Macintosh programmer in Silicon Valley, California.

In the next few years, Pierre got the necessary practical experience as he (35) ______ with several new Internet companies. He also began thinking about better ways to buy and sell online. In 1995, Pierre had his “big idea”: people competed to buy in ordinary auction sales, so (36) ______ not do the same thing online? It took him just one weekend at home to write the program. It was cheap and simple, and it let users do just three things: list items for sale, find out about them, and make offers, or bids.

He first called the site AuctionWeb; then he changed (37) ______ to EchoBay.com, and then to eBay.com. At first, the site developed slowly, but through the word-of-mouth publicity it soon began to take off.

Question 33: A. taught B. provided C. made D. learned

Đáp án: A. taught
- Cấu trúc: Teach sb to do something (dạy ai đó làm gì)

Question 34: A. program B. job C. task D. employer

Đáp án: B. job
- Cụm từ: Get a job (có một công việc)

Question 35: A. established B. worked C. trained D. spent

Đáp án: B. worked
- Cấu trúc: To work with somebody (làm việc với ai)

Question 36: A. why B. what C. where D. when

Đáp án: A. why
- Câu gợi ý với “Why not…?” (Tại sao không làm gì đó)

Question 37: A. they B. their C. it D. its

Đáp án: C. it
Đại từ “it” thay thế cho “the site AuctionWeb” trước đó.

XI. Read the following passage and select the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42.
[1] Brainstorming is the simplest example of intentional creative thinking that most people have tried at least once. With the quick generation of many ideas at once we can block-out our brain's natural tendency to limit our solution-generating abilities so we can access and combine many possible solutions/thoughts and invent new ones. It is sort of like sprinting through a race's finish line only to find there is a new track on the other side and we can keep going, if we choose. As with critical thinking, higher education both demands creative thinking from us and is the perfect place to practice and develop the skill. Everything from word problems in a math class, to opinion or persuasive speeches and papers, calls upon our creative thinking skills to generate new solutions and perspectives in response to our professor's demands. Creative thinking skills ask questions such as—What if? Why not? What else is out there? Can I combine perspectives/solutions? What is something no one else has brought up? What is being forgotten/ignored? What about …………? It is the opening of doors and options that follows problem-identification.

[2] Consider an assignment that requires you to compare two different authors on the topic of education and select and defend one as better. Now add to this scenario that your professor clearly prefers one author to the other. While critical thinking can get you as far as identifying the similarities and differences between these authors and evaluating their merits, it is creative thinking that you must use if you wish to challenge your professor's opinion and invent new perspectives on the authors that have not previously been considered.

[3] So, what can we do to develop our critical and creative thinking skills? Although many students may dislike it, group work is an excellent way to develop our thinking skills. Many times I have heard from students their disdain for working in groups based on scheduling, varied levels of commitment to the group or project, and personality conflicts too, of course. True—it's not always easy, but that is why it is so effective. When we work collaboratively on a project or problem we bring many brains to bear on a subject. These different brains will naturally develop varied ways of solving or explaining problems and examining information. To the observant individual we see that this places us in a constant state of back and forth critical/creative thinking modes.

(The passage is adapted from Foundations of Academic Success: Words of Wisdom – Thinking Critically and Creatively https://milnepublishing.geneseo.edu/foundations-of-academic-success/chapter/thinking-critically-and-creatively/ )

Question 38: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Brainstorming skills in class
B. Critical thinking skills in higher education
C. Problems with critical thinking
D. Critical and creative thinking in higher education

Đáp án: D. Critical and creative thinking in higher education

Question 39: The word “generate” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to______.
A. create B. solve C. explain D. require

Đáp án: A. create

Question 40: In paragraph 1, the sentence “It is sort of like sprinting through a race's finish line only to find there is a new track on the other side and we can keep going, if we choose” is an example of______.
A. brainstorming
B. intentional creative thinking
C. generation of many ideas
D. the ability to access and combine solutions and thoughts

Đáp án: A. brainstorming

Question 41: According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about creative thinking?
A. Creative thinking is not as important as critical thinking
B. Challenging your professor's opinion and inventing new perspectives facilitate creative thinking
C. Creative thinking helps you identify the similarities and differences between different authors
D. While critical thinking can get you to evaluate authors, creative thinking gives you a fresh view of the authors

Đáp án: D. While critical thinking can get you to evaluate authors, creative thinking gives you a fresh view of the authors

Question 42: Which of the following statements answers the question “what can we do to develop our critical and creative thinking skills?” in paragraph 3?
A. Students work on projects individually to avoid conflicts.
B. Teacher instructs students what to follow and explains the task.
C. Students who dislike working on projects can do them on their own.
D. Students work in groups to discuss the projects.

Đáp án: D. Students work in groups to discuss the projects.

XII. Read the following passage and select the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
[1] Genre is defined as a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content according to Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language. Genre categorizes movies and makes it easier for the viewer to discover what he or she likes and will want to see. Putting a movie into a particular genre or category does not diminish the quality of the movie by assuming that if it can be put into a genre, the movie is ordinary and lacks originality and creativity. Genre consists of four elements or parts: character, story, plot and setting. An equation for remembering the genre is: Story (Action) + Plot + Character + Setting = Genre. This becomes an easy way to remember the elements of a genre.

[2] The above elements of story, plot, setting, and character equal a specific category of movie. These elements are discussed regarding how their variations create a different category of movie.

[3] Some people might say that a particular movie has a good plot or an intriguing story. What people are actually referring to is that they enjoyed the characters, the problems/conflicts the characters got into, and how the characters got out of the problems/conflicts. People love a movie because they like to watch characters/people. How many people do you know who like to go to the mall, plaza, or beach and state that they like to watch people? How many people are nosey neighbors because they like to watch what is going on with the people around them? People may like to watch crime movies or Westerns. They like characters within this particular type of story because of the amount of action or the time period setting. People may like Westerns because they wish they lived in the 19th century because it (**) was considered a simpler time. We will begin to discuss the different genres, and even the sub-genres, for certain genre types. A hypothetical example of each will be given so you will begin to see how different genres are formed. Keep in mind the movie genre, it is the characters that make the movie, and this term is obvious enough that no explanation is needed.

[4] The story is the situation that the characters are in and try to get out of, accomplish, conquer, or overcome. The story has a beginning, middle, and end. The plot is the outline or how the story is told. Remember when people state that they did not like the plot? What they are referring to is that they did not like the story. There are only a limited number of plots as the plot is a general outline for a story, like revenge. A particular plot describes how a story will begin, develop, and end. This type of story will have a different format than a plot such as man against nature or man versus the government.

[5] In addition, as we progress through genres, we want to examine how the genre elements change. You will be able to see that the background and actions of the characters change as the type of stories are different. The setting is dependent upon the story, but the plot remains the same. I want to stress that we are going through the different genres so character and story development can be seen for each of the genres rather than just giving a general overview of the term genre. I want you to see how only certain elements are contained in a genre, and other elements outside of character, story, plot, and setting are not part of determining a genre.

(This passage is adapted from Exploring Movie Construction and Production – What is genre and how is it determined? https://milnepublishing.geneseo.edu/exploring-movie-construction-and-production/chapter/2-what-is-genre-and-how-is-it-determined/ )

Question 43: Which of the following best serves as the title for the passage?
A. movie genres B. movies plots
C. types of different movies and stories D. plots of movie genres

Đáp án: A. movie genres

Question 44: The word “equation” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to……………
A. a statement that two expressions are equal
B. a trick to memorize something
C. a method to learn something new
D. an element of genre

Đáp án: A. a statement that two expressions are equal

Question 45: The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to……………
A. person who likes the movie B. amount of action
C. story D. the 19th century

Đáp án: D. the 19th century

Question 46: What is a plot in a movie?
A. a general outline for a story B. a revenge
C. a situation that the characters act D. a format of a story

Đáp án: A. a general outline for a story

Question 47: The word “accomplish” in paragraph 4 can be best replaced by……………
A. control B. defeat C. establish D. achieve

Đáp án: D. achieve

Question 48: What does a particular plot describe?
A. It describes how a story will begin, develop, and end.
B. It describes how the characters act.
C. It describes when to start the action.
D. It describes where and when the incidents happen.

Đáp án: A. It describes how a story will begin, develop, and end.

Question 49: Which of the following statements is NOT true in the last paragraph?
A. Because the stories are different, the background and actions of the characters change.
B. Although the stories are not the same, the setting only changes slightly to fit the stories.
C. In a genre, there are only some certain elements included.
D. We can tell story development in each genre.

Đáp án: B. Although the stories are not the same, the setting only changes slightly to fit the stories.

Question 50: Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Among elements of genre, setting is the most important.
B. People stating that they did not like the plot indicate that they did not like the story.
C. Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language defines
genre as a type of architecture.
D. The story might not have a beginning.

Đáp án: B. People stating that they did not like the plot indicate that they did not like the story.

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