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Câu 1:

Productivity Hacks for Great Success No matter who we are or where we are from, we only have 24 hours each day to get things done. Some people seem to make the most of their time, using it to achieve their goals and dreams. Others feel that life is passing them by and they aren’t accomplishing anything. If you are in the latter group, it is not too late to turn things around. By implementing a few simple hacks, you can start getting better results very quickly. If you want to become more productive, it pays to learn about the Pareto principle (which is also known as the 80-20 rule). It states that for most tasks, 80 percent of the results we get come from 20 percent of the work we do. For example. 80 percent of the company sales usually come from 20 percent of customers. Therefore, the trick is to focus your efforts on the key 20 percent of actions that truly matter to greatly improve your results. In some cases, people may be busy from morning to night but still seem to get nothing done. In this situation, the problem might be that clear goals haven’t been set. To fix this, set some time aside to list the things you want to achieve in life. Then, select the top three or four that you want to focus on for the next year. Look at your goals every night before bedtime and ask yourself what are the next actions to accomplish each day. Then, promise yourself that you will finish these tasks no matter how busy you get. If possible try completing the tasks first thing in the morning so you are assured of success. Another common mistake regarding productivity is not considering our energy levels. If we try to work around the clock, we will eventually get tired and quit. Everyone needs time to sleep, eat, socialize with friends, and unwind from the stress of the day. To make sure you don’t burn out, be sure to schedule some time for breaks and fun activities into your schedule every day. Finally, no matter how difficult your goals may seem, remember the old saying that “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”.

The phrase “hacks for” in the title is closest in meaning to ..........

A. leads to

B. cut off

C. secretly achieve

D. kicks without control

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Đáp án A
Cụm “hacks for” ở tiêu đề đồng nghĩa với .
A. dẫn tới
B. cắt giảm
C. bí mật đạt được
D. những cú đá không kiểm soát Hack for (v) = A. lead to: dẫn tới.
Tiêu đề có nghĩa là: Năng suất dẫn tới thành công lớn.

Câu 2:

Which of the following sentences is true?

A. No one ever achieves all of their goals.

B. Everyone has the same time in a day.

C. No one has any spare time these days.

D. Everyone manages time the same way.

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Đáp án B
Câu nào dưới đây là đúng?
A. Không ai đã từng đạt được tất cả những mục tiêu của bản thân.
B. Mọi người có cùng một lượng thời gian mỗi ngày.
C. Ngày nay không ai có thời gian rảnh rỗi.
D. Mọi người quản lí thời gian theo cách giống nhau.
Dẫn chứng ở ngay câu đầu tiên: “No matter who we are or where we are from, we only have 24 hours each day to get things done” – (Dù bạn có là ai và bạn đến từ đâu, chúng ta cũng chỉ có 24 giờ mỗi ngày để làm mọi việc).

Câu 3:

What is the Pareto principle?

A. If you work hard 80 percent of the time, you can relax for 20 percent.

B. You need to do lots of work to increase sales by 20 percent.

C. A few important things produce most of the results.

D. Companies don’t need to hire more than 80 people.

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Đáp án C
Định luật Pareto là gì?
A. Nếu bạn làm việc chăm chỉ 80% thời gian, bạn có thể nghỉ ngơi 20%.
B. Bạn cần phải làm nhiều công việc để tăng doanh thu lên 20%.
C. Một số điều quan trọng tạo ra hầu hết các kết quả.
D. Các công ty không cần tuyển dụng hơn 80 người.

Câu 4:

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

Carbon dating can be used to estimate the age of any organic natural material; it has been used successfully in archeology to determine the age of ancient artifacts or fossils as well as in a variety of other fields. The principle underlying the use of carbon dating is that carbon is a part of all living things on Earth. Since a radioactive substance such as carbon-14 has a known half-life, the amount of carbon-14 remaining in an object can be used to date that object. Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5,570 years, which means that after that number of years, half of the carbon- 14 atoms have decayed into nitrogen-14. It is the ratio of carbon-14 in that substance that indicates the age of the substance. If, for example, in a particular sample the amount of carbon- 14 is roughly equivalent to the amount of nitrogen-14, this indicates that around half of the carbon- 14 has decayed into nitrogen-14, and the sample is approximately 5,570 years old. Carbon dating cannot be used effectively in dating objects that are older than 80,000 years. When objects are that old, much of the carbon-14 has already decayed into nitrogen-14, and the molecule amount that is left doesn’t provide a reliable measurement of age. In the case of older objects, other age-dating methods are available, methods which use radioactive atoms with longer half-lives than carbon has.

This passage is mainly about ............

A. archeology and the study of ancient artifacts.

B. one method of dating old objects.

C. various uses for carbon.

D. the differences between carbon-14 and nitrogen-14.

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Đáp án B
Đoạn văn chủ yếu bàn về .
A. khảo cổ học và sự nghiên cứu các hiện vật cổ.
B. một phương pháp xác định niên đại các cổ vật.
C. các ứng dụng khác nhau cho cacbon.
D. sự khác biệt giữa cacbon-14 và nitơ-14.

Câu 5:

Which of the following is NOT true about carbon-14?

A. It and nitrogen always exist in equal amounts in any substance.

B. Its half-life is more than 5,000 years.

C. It can decay into nitrogen-14.

D. It is radioactive.

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Đáp án A
Câu nào dưới đây KHÔNG ĐÚNG về carbon-14?
A. Nó và nitơ luôn tồn tại với số lượng bằng nhau trong bất kỳ chất nào.
B. Thời gian bán hủy của nó là hơn 5.000 năm.
C. Nó có thể phân rã thành nitơ-14.
D. Nó là chất phóng xạ.
Các đáp án B, C, D có thông tin được tìm thấy trong bài.
B + C- Dẫn chứng ở câu đầu đoạn 2: “Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5,570 years, which means that after that number of years, half of the carbon- 14 atoms have decayed into nitrogen-14”- (Carbon- 14 có thời gian bán hủy là 5,570 năm, có nghĩa là sau từng ấy năm, một nửa các nguyên tử carbon- 14 đã bị phân hủy thành nitơ-14).
D- Dẫn chứng ở câu cuối đoạn 1: “Since a radioactive substance such as carbon-14 has a known half-life, […]” – (Bởi vì một chất phóng xạ thí dụ như carbon-14 có thời gian bán hủy như đã biết, […]) => Carbon-14 là một chất phóng xạ.
=> Còn lại đáp án A không đúng.

Câu 6:

The word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to ..............

A. carbon dating

B. the age

C. any organic natural material

D. archeology

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Đáp án A
Từ “it” ở đoạn 1 ám chỉ tới .
A. phương pháp xác định niên đại bằng carbon.
B. tuổi.
C. bất kỳ chất hữu cơ tự nhiên.
D. khảo cổ học.

Câu 7:

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

William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), who wrote under the pseudonym of O. Henry, was born in North Carolina. His only formal education was to attend his Aunt Lina’s school until the age of fifteen, where he developed his lifelong love of books. By 1881 he was a licensed pharmacist. However, within a year, on the recommendation of a medical colleague of his Father’s, Porter moved to La Salle County in Texas for two years herding sheep. During this time, Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary was his constant companion, and Porter gained a knowledge of ranch life that he later incorporated into many of his short stories. He then moved to Austin for three years, and during this time the first recorded use of his pseudonym appeared, allegedly derived from his habit of calling “Oh, Henry” to a family cat. In 1887, Porter married Athol Estes. He worked as a draftsman, then as a bank teller for the First National Bank. In 1894 Porter founded his own humor weekly, the “Rolling Stone”, a venture that failed within a year, and later wrote a column for the Houston Daily Post. In the meantime, the First National Bank was examined, and the subsequent indictment of 1886 stated that Porter had embezzled funds. Porter then fled to New Orleans, and later to Honduras, leaving his wife and child in Austin. He returned in 1897 because of his wife’s continued ill-health, however she died six months later. Then, in 1898 Porter was found guilty and sentenced to five years imprisonment in Ohio. At the age of thirty five, he entered prison as a defeated man; he had lost his job, his home, his wife, and finally his freedom. He emerged from prison three years later, reborn as O. Henry, the pseudonym he now used to hide his true identity. He wrote at least twelve stories in jail, and after re-gaining his freedom, went to New York City, where he published more than 300 stories and gained fame as America’s favorite short Story writer. Porter married again in 1907, but after months of poor health, he died in New York City at the age of forty-eight in 1910. O. Henry’s stories have been translated all over the world.

According to the passage, Porter’s Father was ___________.

A. the person who gave him a life-long love of books

B. a medical doctor

C. a licensed pharmacist

D. responsible for his move to La Salle County in Texas

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Đáp án B
Theo đoạn văn, Cha của Porter là.
A. người đã cho anh ta một tình yêu suốt đời với sách
B. một bác sĩ y khoa
C. một dược sĩ có giấy phép
D. có trách nhiệm việc ông ấy chuyển đến La Salle County ở Texas
Thông tin: However, within a year, on the recommendation of a medical colleague of his Father’s, Porter moved to La Salle County in Texas for two years herding sheep.

Câu 8:

Why did the author write the passage?

A. to outline the career of a famous American

B. because of his fame as America’s favorite short story writer

C. because it is a tragic story of a gifted writer

D. to outline the influences on O. Henry’s writing

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Đáp án A
Tạm dịch: Tại sao tác giả viết đoạn văn này?
A. để phác thảo sự nghiệp của một người Mỹ nổi tiếng
B. bởi vì danh tiếng của ông như là tác giả truyện ngắn yêu thích của Mỹ
C. bởi vì đó là một câu chuyện bi thảm của một nhà văn tài năng
D. để phác hoạ các ảnh hưởng trong lối viết của O. Henry
Giải thích: Đoạn văn nêu lên các mốc thời gian trong sự nghiệp của O.Henry

Câu 9:

The word “imprisonment” in paragraph 2 is closet in meaning to _________.

A. captivity

B. escape

C. insult

D. punishment

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Đáp án A
imprisonment (n): tống giam, tù giam
captivity (n): giam giữ
escape (n): bỏ trốn
insult (n): xúc phạm
punishment (n): hình phạt

Câu 10:

What is the passage primarily about?

A. The life and career of William Sydney Porter.

B. The way to adopt a nickname.

C. O.Henry’s influence on American literature.

D. The adventures of O.Henry.

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Đáp án A
Tạm dịch: Đoạn văn chủ yếu là gì?
A. Cuộc sống và sự nghiệp của William Sydney Porter.
B. Cách nghĩ ra bút danh.
C. Ảnh hưởng của O.Henry đối với văn học Mỹ.
D. Những cuộc phiêu lưu của O.Henry.
Giải thích: Đoạn văn nêu lên các mốc thời gian trong cuộc đời và sự nghiệp của William Sydney Porter.

Câu 11:

The author implies which of the following is true?

A. Porter’s wife might have lived longer if he had not left her in Austin when he fled.

B. Porter was in poor health throughout his life.

C. O. Henry is as popular in many other countries as he is in America.

D. Porter would probably have written less stories if he had not been in prison for three years.

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Đáp án C
Tạm dịch: Tác giả ám chỉ điều nào sau đây là đúng?
A. Vợ của Porter có thể đã sống lâu hơn nếu anh ta không bỏ cô ở Austin khi anh ta chạy trốn.
B. Porter có sức khoẻ yếu trong suốt cuộc đời.
C. O. Henry cũng phổ biến ở nhiều nước khác như ông ở Mỹ.
D. Porter lẽ ra đã viết ít truyện hơn nếu ông ta không bị giam trong ba năm.
Thông tin : O. Henry’s stories have been translated all over the world.

Câu 12:

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

A. Porter left school at 15 to become a pharmacist.

B. Porter wrote a column for the Houston Daily Post called “Rolling Stone”.

C. The first recorded use of his pseudonym was in Austin.

D. Both of Porter’s wives died before he died.

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Đáp án C
Tạm dịch: Điều nào sau đây theo đoạn văn là đúng?
A. Porter rời trường học lúc 15 tuổi để trở thành dược sĩ
B. Porter đã viết một cột báo cho tờ Houston Daily Post gọi là "Rolling Stone"
C. Việc sử dụng bút danh đầu tiên của ông là ở Austin
D. Cả hai vợ của Porter chết trước khi chết
Thông tin: He then moved to Austin for three years, and during this time the first recorded use of his pseudonym appeared, allegedly derived from his habit of calling “Oh, Henry” to a family cat. In 1887, Porter married Athol Estes.

Câu 13:

The word “pseudonym” in the passage refers to ___________.

A. William Sydney Porter

B. O. Henry

C. Athol Estes

D. the Aunt Lina

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Đáp án B
Giải thích: Từ “pseudonym” (bút danh) trong đoạn văn đề cập tới.
Thông tin: William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), who wrote under the
pseudonym of O. Henry, was born in North Carolina.

Câu 14:

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

Which of the followings is true about the job of the freelance writers?

A. They may work with others in the company.

B. It is considered a “content” job.

C. They manage hardware and software.

D. They require in-depth knowledge of applications.

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Đáp án B
Tạm dịch: Điều nào sau đây là đúng về công việc của các nhà văn tự do?
A. Họ có thể làm việc với những người khác trong công ty.

B. Nó được coi là một công việc "nội dung".
C. Họ quản lý phần cứng và phần mềm.
D. Họ yêu cầu kiến thức chuyên sâu về các ứng dụng.
Thông tin: Content jobs require excellent writing skills and a good sense of the web as a “new media”.

Câu 15:

The word “vary” in paragraph 6 can be best replaced by ___________.

A. decrease

B. change

C. differ

D. increase

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Đáp án C
Giải thích: vary (v): khác nhau
decrease (v): giảm bớt change (v): thay đổi
differ (v): khác nhau increase (v): tăng

Câu 16:

It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.

A. only skilled workers make good money

B. online workers can work full-time online

C. it is easy to become a webmaster

D. workers with limited computer skills can not work online

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Đáp án B
Tạm dịch: Có thể suy luận từ đoạn văn là.
A. chỉ có nhân viên lành nghề kiếm được tiền
B. nhân viên trực tuyến có thể làm việc trực tuyến toàn thời gian.
C. rất dễ dàng để trở thành một quản trị trang web

D. nhân viên có kỹ năng máy tính hạn chế không thể làm việc trực tuyến.
Thông tin: An added benefit to such online jobs is that freelancers are able to work on projects with companies outside their own country.

Câu 17:

According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE of webmasters?

A. They never work independently.

B. The duties they perform depend on the organization they work for.

C. They require a minimal level of expertise.

D. They do not support software products.

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Đáp án C
Tạm dịch: Theo đoạn văn, điều sau đây là TRUE của quản trị web?
A. Họ không bao giờ làm việc độc lập.
B. Các nhiệm vụ mà họ thực hiện phụ thuộc vào tổ chức họ làm việc.

C. Họ đòi hỏi một mức độ chuyên môn tối thiểu.
D. Họ không hỗ trợ các sản phẩm phần mềm.
Thông tin: Of course, there are plenty of jobs available for people with hightech computer skills, but the growth of new media has opened up a wide range of Internet career opportunities requiring only a minimal level of technical expertise. Probably one of the most well-known online job opportunities is the job of Webmaster.

Câu 18:

What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To inform people about the tasks and the roles of a webmaster.

B. To inform people about employment related to the Internet.

C. To inform people about the computer industry.

D. To explain why webmasters make a lot of money.

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Đáp án B
Tạm dịch: Mục đích của đoạn văn là gì?
A. Thông báo cho mọi người về các nhiệm vụ và vai trò của một quản trị trang web.
B. Để thông báo cho mọi người biết về việc làm liên quan đến Internet

C. Thông báo cho mọi người về ngành công nghiệp máy tính.
D. Để giải thích tại sao các quản trị web làm được nhiều tiền.
Thông tin: Từ nội dung chính của bài nói về nghề webmaste, freelance workers,....

Câu 19:

According to the passage, all of the followings are TRUE except ___________.

A. Webmasters must have knowledge of the latest computer applications.

B. Online workers can not free themselves from the office.

C. “New media” is not easy to define.

D. There are online jobs available for workers with minimal computer skills.

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Đáp án B
Tạm dịch: Theo đoạn văn, tất cả những điều sau đây là ĐÚNG, ngoại trừ _ .
A. Webmaster cần phải có kiến thức về các ứng dụng máy tính mới nhất.

B. Nhân viên trực tuyến không thể ra khỏi văn phòng.
C. "Phương tiện truyền thông mới " không phải là dễ dàng để định nghĩa.
D. Có những công việc trực tuyến dành cho người lao động có kỹ năng máy tính tối thiểu.
Thông tin: An added benefit to such online jobs is that freelancers are able to work on projects with companies outside their own country.

Câu 20:

Which of the followings is not mentioned as part of the “new media”?

A. Internet technology

B. writing skills

C. websites

D. video games

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Đáp án B
Tạm dịch: Những điều sau đây không được đề cập như là một phần của " new media "?

Thông tin: Specifically, it includes websites, email, internet technology, CDROM, DVD, streaming audio and video, interactive multimedia presentations, e-books, digital music, computer illustration, video games, virtual reality, and computer artistry

Câu 21:

The word “identify” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to___________.

A. name

B. discover

C. encounter

D. estimate

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Đáp án A
Giải thích: identify (v): nhận biết
name (v): định rõ discover (v): khám phá
encounter (v): đối mặt estimate (v): ước tính

Thông tin: To specify the job description of a Webmaster, one needs to identify the hardware and software the website the Webmaster will manage is running on.

Câu 22:

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

Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helped to preserve it, and that the easiest way to do this was to expose the food to sun and wind. In this way the North American Indians produced pemmican (dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavians made stockfish and the Arabs dried dates and apricots. All foods contain water - cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% water, potatoes and other root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60% depending on how fatty it is. If this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to go bad is checked. Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in California, South Africa and Australia. The methods used vary, but in general the fruit is spread out on trays in drying yards in the hot sun. In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches and apricots are exposed to the fumes of burning sulphur before drying. Plums for making prunes, and certain varieties of grapes for making raisins and currants, are dipped in an alkaline solution in order to crack the skins of the fruit slightly and remove their wax coating, so increasing the rate of drying. Nowadays most foods are dried mechanically; the conventional method of such dehydration is to put food in chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 110oC at entry to about 45oC at exit. This is the usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish. Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder or by spraying them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes. In the first case, the dried material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively coarse flakes. In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as a fine powder. Where recognizable pieces of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients are dried separately and then mixed. Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans or frozen, and they do not need to be stored in special conditions. For these reasons they are invaluable to climbers, explorers and soldiers in battle, who have little storage space. They are also popular with housewives because it takes so little time to cook them.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Advantages of dried foods.

B. Water: the main component of food.

C. Mechanization of drying foods.

D. Different methods of drying foods.

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Đáp án D
Giải thích: Câu hỏi này thường ở đầu của bài đọc, nhưng ta nên để làm cuối cùng, vì sau khi làm các câu khác, ta sẽ biết ngay bài nói về vấn đề gì (các cách khác nhau để sấy thực phẩm)

Câu 23:

The phrase “do this” in the first paragraph mostly means ______.

A. expose foods to sun and wind

B. remove moisture from foods

C. produce pemmican

D. moisten foods

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Đáp án B
Giải thích: Đọc vế trước: “Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helped to preserve it, and that the easiest way to do this was to expose the food to sun and wind.”

Câu 24:

The word “checked” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

A. reduced considerably

B. put a tick

C. examined carefully

D. motivated to develop

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Đáp án A
Giải thich: reduced considerably (giảm một cách đáng kể). “Checked”: đã vượt qua khâu kiểm tra, tức là hàm ý đến hành động trước đó đã thực hiện

Câu 25:

In the process of drying certain kinds of fruits, sulphur fumes help ______.

A. remove their wax coating

B. kill off bacteria

C. maintain their color

D. crack their skin

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Đáp án C
Giải thích: "In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches and apricots are exposed to the fumes of burning sulphur before drying."

Câu 26:

Nowadays the common method for drying vegetables and minced meat is ______.

A. spreading them out on trays in drying yards

B. dipping them in an alkaline solution

C. putting them in chambers and blowing hot air through

D. pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder

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Đáp án C
Giải thích: Dẫn chứng " the conventional method of such dehydration is to put food in chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 110oC at entry to about 45oC at exit. "

Câu 27:

What does the word “which” in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A. Vegetables

B. Foods

C. Things

D. Chambers

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Đáp án D
Giải thích: bỏ food vào chambers, thông qua cái chambers này, không khí nóng dc thổi

Câu 28:

The final product of the process of drying liquids that uses the first method will be ______.

A. small flakes

B. fine powder

C. dried soup

D. recognizable pieces

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Đáp án A
Giải thích: Dẫn chứng "In the first case, the dried material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively coarse flakes. "

Câu 29:

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Liquids are not dried in the same way as fruits and vegetables.

B. Dried foods have several advantages over canned or frozen foods.

C. Fruit is usually dried by being laid out on trays in the sun.

D. People in India began to use drying methods centuries ago.

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Đáp án D
Giải thích: Câu hỏi này ta dùng đáp án loại (A, B, C đều được đề cập đến trong bài)

Câu 30:

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

As viewed from space, Earth’s distinguishing characteristics are its blue waters and white clouds. Enveloped by an ocean of air consisting of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, the planet is the only one in our solar system known to harbor life. Circling the Sun at an average distance of 149 million kilometers (93 million miles), Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest planet in the solar system. Our planet’s rapid spin and molten nickel-iron core give rise to an extensive magnetic field which, coupled the atmosphere, shields us from nearly all of the harmful radiation coming from the Sun and other stars. Earth’s atmosphere protects us from meteors as well, most of which burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere before they can strike the surface. The planet active geological processes have left no evidence of the ancient pelting it almost certainly received soon after it formed about 4.6 billion years ago. The Earth has a single natural satellite – the moon. Approximately how much of the Earth’s atmosphere is nitrogen?

A. One-fourth

B. One-half

C. Three-fourths

D. All of it

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Đáp án C
Giải thích: Clue nằm ở dòng thứ 2 của passage: “Enveloped by an ocean of air consisting of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen.”

Câu 31:

Which of the following helps to create the Earth’s magnetic fields?

A. Its blue waters

B. Its nitrogen atmosphere

C. Its molten metal core

D. The moon

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Đáp án C
Giải thích: Clue nằm ở câu đầu của đoạn 2: “Our planet’s rapid spin and molten nickel-iron core give rise to an extensive magnetic field.”

Câu 32:

What two factors help protect the Earth from radiation?

A. Magnetic field and atmosphere

B. Blue waters and white clouds

C. Rapid spin and molten nickel-iron core

D. The Sun and the Moon

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Đáp án A
Giải thích: Clue nằm ở câu đầu đoạn 2 “…… give rise to an extensive magnetic field which, coupled the atmosphere, shields us from nearly all of the harmful radiation …”

Câu 33:

The word consisting most nearly means ________.

A. hardening

B. withholding

C. containing

D. shortening

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Đáp án C
Giải thích: Consist = contain (v) chứa, bao gồm

Câu 34:

The main idea of this passage is that ________.

A. Earth is predominantly water.

B. There are life-supporting characteristics on Earth

C. Earth is the only planet with a moon

D. Earth has no common characteristics with other planets

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Đáp án B
Giải thích: Câu này chúng ta nên để làm cuối cùng sau khi giải quyết hết các câu hỏi còn lại để có cái nhìn tổng quát về toàn bài mà chọn đáp án nhé.

Câu 35:

The word distinguishing as it is used in this selection means ________.

A. elevating in nature

B. characteristics like all other planets

C. devastating in nature

D. characteristics that set it apart from other planets

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Đáp án D
Giải thích: Câu này ta chỉ cần hiểu nghĩa của distinguish (phân biệt) là làm được rồi.

Câu 36:

It’s probable that the next paragraph would discuss ________.

A. people on planets

B. the solar system as a whole

C. rings around Saturn

D. the Earth’s natural satellite – the moon

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Đáp án D
Giải thích: Ta thấy câu cuối của passage là “The Earth has a single natural satellite – the moon.” nên chọn D.

Câu 37:

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

Which of the follow

The White House, the official home of the United States president, was not built in time for George Washington to live in it. It was begun in 1792 and was ready for its first inhabitants. President and Mrs.John Adams, who moved in on November 1, 1800. When the Adamses moved in, the White House was not yet complete, and the Adamses suffered many inconveniences; for example, the main staircase was incomplete, which hindered movement from floor to floor, and the future laundry yard was merely a pool of mud, so wet laundry was hung in the unfinished East Room to dry. Thomas Jefferson, the third president, improved the comfort of the White House in many respects and added new architectural features such as the terraces on the east and west ends. When the British forces burned the White House on August 24, 1814, President Madison was forced to leave.All the remained after the fire was the exterior walls, the interior was completely destroyed. It was not until December of 1817 that the following president, James Monroe, was able to move into a rebuilt residence. Since then, the White House has continued to be modified but has been continuously occupied by each succeeding U.S president. ing would be the most appropriate title for this text?

A. George Washington’s life in the White House.

B. The Early History of the White House.

C. The burning of the White House.

D. Presidential Policies of Early U.S.Presidents.

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Đáp án B
Giải thích: Câu này chúng ta nên để làm cuối cùng sau khi giải quyết hết các câu hỏi còn lại để có cái nhìn tổng quát về toàn bài mà chọn đáp án nhé.

Câu 38:

Why did George Washington not live in the White House?

A. It had been burned by the British.

B. He did not like the architectural features.

C. He did not want to suffer the inconveniences that the Adamses had suffered.

D. Construction had not yet been completed.

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Đáp án D
Giải thích: Clue ở câu đầu tiên “The White House, the official home of the United States president, was not built in time for George Washington to live in it.”

Câu 39:

The word “inhabitants” in line 2 is closest meaning to: .........

A. modifications

B. moves

C. celebrations

D. residents

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Đáp án D
Giải thích: Inhabitants = residents (n) các cư dân

Câu 40:

It can be inferred from the passage that John Adams was:

A. the first president of the United States.

B. the second president of the United States.

C. the third president of the United States.

D. the fourth president of the United States.

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Đáp án B
Giải thích: Ta thấy hết George Washington là đến John Adams là tổng thống tiếp theo.

Câu 41:

What of the White House was not yet complete when the Adamses moved in?

A. main staircase

B. laundry yard

C. pool

D. A and B

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Đáp án D
Giải thích: Clue nằm ở dòn 4 đến 6 của đoạn 1: ”for example, the main staircase was incomplete, which hindered movement from floor to floor, and the future laundry yard was merely a pool of mud, so wet laundry was hung in the unfinished East Room to dry”

Câu 42:

The word “forces” in line 9 could best be replaced by:

A. military

B. effort

C. power

D. energy

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Đáp án A
Giải thích: Forces = military (n) lực lượng

Câu 43:

According to the passage, when James Monroe came to the White House, it had been .......

A. repressed

B. reconstructed

C. relocated

D. reserved

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Đáp án B
Giải thích: Clue nằm ở giữa đoạn 2: “James Monroe, was able to move into a rebuilt residence.”

Câu 44:

The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses:

A. the details of the destruction of the White House by the British

B. James Monroe’s policies as presidents.

C. modifications by presidents who followed.

D. other presidents who were unable to occupy the White House.

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Đáp án C
Giải thích: Bài viết này giải quyết về việc những sự thay đổi bởi các tổng thống.

Câu 45:

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

Family life in the United States is changing. Thirty or forty years ago, the wife was called a "housewife". She cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children. The husband earned the money for the family. He was usually out working all day. He came home tired in the evening, so he did not do much housework. And he did not see the children very much, except on weekends. These days, however, more and more women work outside the home. They cannot stay with the children all day. They, too, come home tired in the evening. They do not want to spend the evening cooking dinner and cleaning up. They do not have time to clean the house and do the laundry. So who is going to do the housework now? Who is going to take care of the children? Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it. In these families, the husband and wife agree to do different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job. For example, the husband always cooks dinner and the wife always does the laundry. Or the wife cooks dinner on some nights and the husband cooks dinner on other nights. Then there is a question of the children. In the past, many families got help with child care from grandparents. Now families usually do not live near their relatives. The grandparents often are too far away to help in a regular way. More often, parents have to pay for child care help. The help may be a babysister or a day-care center. The problem with this kind of help is the high cost. It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well. Parents may get another kind of help from the companies they work for. Many companies now let people with children work part-time. That way, parents can spend more time with their children. Some husbands may even stop working for a while to stay with the children. For these men there is a new word: They are called "househusband". In the United States more ans more men are becoming househusband every year. These changes in the home mean changes in the family. Fathers can learn to understand their children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better. Husbands and wives may also find changes in their marriage. They, too, may have a better understanding of each other.

These changes in the Amercan home may ______________

A. not happen

B. not change the children at all.

C. help families.

D. cause problems for a marriage.

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Đáp án C
Giải thích: Các em đọc toàn bộ đoạn cuối sẽ chọn được đáp án C.

Câu 46:

It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that__________.

A. couples with low-paid jobs can’t afford the cost of a babysitter or a day-care center.

B. in the past, grandparents did not help the couples with child care.

C. all couples with jobs can pay for help from a babysitter or a day-care center.

D. grandparents can help care the children in a regular way.

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Đáp án A
Giải thích: Thông tin nằm ở câu cuối đoạn 4: “It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well.”

Câu 47:

Sixty years ago, most women ____________.

A. had no children.

B. were housewives.

C. went out to work.

D. did not do much housework.

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Đáp án B
Giải thích: Thông tin nằm ở đoạn 1: “Thirty or forty years ago, the wife was called a "housewife".

Câu 48:

Nowadays there are ____________.

A. more and more women staying with the children all day.

B. more work outside the home before.

C. more housewives than before.

D. more women going out to work than before.

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Đáp án D
Giải thích: Thông tin nằm ở đầu đoạn 2: “These days, however, more and more women work outside the home.”

Câu 49:

This article is about ________.

A. how more American women are working.

B. how family life in America is changing.

C. American men as househusbands.

D. housewives in America.

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Đáp án B
Giải thích: Câu này chúng ta nên để làm cuối cùng sau khi giải quyết hết các câu hỏi còn lại để có cái nhìn tổng quát về toàn bài mà chọn đáp án nhé.

Câu 50:

The word “they” in paragraph 5 refers to _______________.

A. children who spend more time with fathers than mothers.

B. husbands who stop working to stay with the children.

C. parents who work part-time.

D. fathers who spend more time with their children.

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Đáp án B
Giải thích: Để làm được những câu hỏi dạng này, các em cần đọc 1-2 câu trước và sau nó. Cụ thể bài này chúng ta đọc những câu sau: “That way, parents can spend more time with their children. Some husbands may even stop working for a while to stay with the children. For these men there is a new word: They are called "househusband".”