4 Đề tham khảo luyện thi Tốt nghiệp THPT môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Năm học 2020-2021

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1. ĐỀ THAM KHẢO LUYỆN THI TNPT 2020 - 21 Thời gian: 60 phút Mã Đề 626 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. 01.A. nastyB. caste C. pasteD. vast 02.A. ordureB. procedure C. verdureD. endure 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. 03. Donald Trump succeeded Bill Clinton as President of the USA. A. overcameB. followedC. learnedD. preceded 04. 1 think the crop must be irrigated as soon as possible. A. drainedB. plantedC. wateredD. harvested Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning tothe underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 05. John has a thorough knowledge of the history of arts. A. scientificB. wonderfulC. practicalD. complete 06. The students arrived promptly at 8 o’clock for their physics class. A. hurriedlyB. likelyC. sleepilyD. punctually 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. 07. The receptionist took a message at Ms. Gertrude while she was on the phone. A. tookB. onC. sheD. at 08. The secretary has made rarely mistakes in typing letters for her boss. A. hasB. inC. forD. rarely 09. Since we have two qualified candidates, it is difficult to decide who should get the promotion. A. SinceB. whoC. to decideD. qualified 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. 10. A private talk. ~ Cervantes: “ ” ~ Durham: “Yes. He never stops putting his foot in it,” A. Charles always interferes in our business.B. He needs our help, doesn’t he? C. Chris keeps showing his paws.D. Do we need his share in this? 11. A small talk. ~ Anthony: "Tam Vy’s always helps people in need." ~ Brunswick: “ ” A. Yes. She’s kind of a spendthrift.B. That’s a good idea. C. Who cares? She’s a skinflint.D. Yes. Her's heart was in the right place. 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. 12. What a pity! They missed the football match on TV yesterday. A. They wish they missed the football match on TV yesterday. B. They wish they didn’t miss the football match on TV yesterday. C. They wish they would miss the football match on TV yesterday. D. They wish they hadn’t missed the football match on TV yesterday. 13. I can hardly read his handwriting because it is so small. A. His handwriting is too bad to read.B. He is used to small writing so I can hardly read it. C. His handwriting is the smallest I have ever read.D. He has such small writing that I can hardly read it. Choose the best answer that best fits each blank (A, B, C, or D) in the following questions. 14. I can't believe Peter was naive as to trust her. A. soB. too C. enoughD. as 15. The new political party came to the after the general election. A. backB. foreC. frontD. side 16. Let's make a dash for the train now as the rain seems to be off. A. reducingB. runningC. slowingD. easing 17. On the eighth day of the strike the Minister fit to make a statement. A. sawB. showedC. lookedD. appeared 18. Harry blew a when his holiday was cancelled. A. plugB. socketC. switchD. fuse
2. 19. I was thrilled to meet Paul Mc Cartney in the when I sat next to him at the theatre. A. fleshB. veinC. bloodD. meat 20. Despite her poor exam results, Alice put a face on the situation. A. toughB. boldC. courageousD. brave 21. "How's the new town planning project going?" ~ "Oh, there's still a lot " A. have done B. has been doneC. having doneD. to be done 22. Our firm is so successful because it is at the cutting of computer technology. A. fringeB. limitC. edgeD. verge 23. Aher buying an expensive new penthouse Marianna was flat A. shatteredB. brokeC. smashedD. torn 24. No matter what Jo said she couldn't make him her point. A. to seeB. seeC. have seenD. to be seen 25. You’ve hardly written home since you came here, ? A. do youB. have youC. are youD. don’t you 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 26 to 30. In Britain, the issue of whether or not children should be made to wear school uniform has been (26) debated for many years. Newspapers frequently include reports of children being (27) home for wearing the wrong style of shoes or the wrong colour of pullover. Britain has no national uniform procedures; it is the responsibility of each head teacher to decide whether their students should wear a uniform, and to (28) down exactly what that uniform should be. By contrast, Japanese schools are very strict about the wearing of uniform. Boys in secondary schools wear a dark jacket with buttons down the front, while girls wear a blue and white uniform (29) on a nineteenth-century sailor suit. There is a correct length for girls' skirts, and teachers will sometimes use a tape measure to check this. In Japan, as in many other countries, children find ways of (30) the uniform rules. 26.A. powerfullyB. heavily C. hotlyD. strongly 27.A. leadB. sent C. shownD. directed 28.A. layB. decide C. putD. rule 29.A. associatedB. related C. basedD. founded 30.A. twistingB. changing C. adaptingD. bending 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 31 to 37. CAN YOU PROVE WHO YOU ARE? Today, we frequently read newspaper stories of unqualified people who are convicted of posing as surgeons, dentists, airline pilots or financial experts. These people are sometimes portrayed as amiable crooks, but in reality, they are not amiable; they are fraudsters who prey on people’s good nature. Fraudsters can do more than just trick you or steal your cash; they can steal your identity, too. Some years ago, Derek Bond, a seventy-two-year-old retired civil servant, found out for himself how dreadful modern fraud can be. As he stepped off a plane at Cape Town airport, he was arrested and put in prison. It was worrying enough that he could have been mistaken for a ‘most wanted’ criminal, but what made matters worse was that, despite having an impeccable reputation in his hometown, it took three weeks for Mr Bond’s family to convince the authorities that they had made a mistake. Away from people who knew him, Mr Bond’s reputation was based solely on the contents of a police file. If that file said that Mr Derek Bond, a man of medium height and build, was actually Derek Lloyd Sykes, a conman responsible for a multi-million dollar fraud in Texas, then who could prove that it wasn’t true? Mr Bond was the victim of identity theft, where a thief assumes another person’s identity and uses it to steal directly from that person or to commit crimes using that person’s name. In the world of organized crime, for those involved in drug-trafficking, money laundering, illegal immigration or benefit fraud, a fake ID is a licence to print money. Even more worrying is the fact that there is now a ready market for stolen identities among the world’s terrorists. More and more people are shopping and banking online or by phone these days, so the opportunities for the fraudulent use of credit cards or other personal information are increasing rapidly. In fact, it is true to say that identity theft is booming, and for those affected by it, the consequences are often catastrophic. Under existing financial regulations, banks and credit organizations are required to ‘know their customers’ before they are allowed to open an account. This means that they have to request specific proofs of identity before they allow them to start spending: usually proof of name and address and a photo ID such as a passport or a driver’s licence. This sounds satisfactory, but in reality it is far from foolproof. The problem is that stealing someone’s identity is not rocket science. In theory, all an unscrupulous thief needs to start using a person’s name is a few snippets of information, such as a discarded phone bill or a credit card receipt. It has been claimed that ‘bin diving’ is a common way for thieves to get information. In an extensive survey, a credit checking agency examined rhe contents of 400 rubbish bins. They found that one in five of these contained enough sensitive information to commit identity fraud. Every time people buy or sell goods, individuals are providing information about themselves on paper. Receipts, invoices and bills all contain so personal information that is useful to a fraudster. But identity thieves don’t even need to get their hands dirty. How often do people hand over their credit or debit cards in shops?
3. How many people buy something over the phone or shop online? All it takes is one dishonest employee and people can say goodbye to their hard-earned cash. Today, sophisticated criminals also use computer software packages to hack into the systems of banks and other organizations to steal lists of their customers’ identities, lists which can sometimes run to millions of individuals. There is no doubt that we all need to be careful about who we share personal information with and, without being suspicious of everyone we meet, we should remember that criminals are always looking for an opportunity to make easy money. [Source: Cambridge First Masterclass, 2015] 31. Criminals commonly collect information about individuals by A. going through things people have thrown away.B. stealing their credit cards. C. contacting a credit checking agency.D. reading their telephone bills. 32. The phrase “prey on” is closest in meaning to A. deceiveB. look forC. treatD. hunt 33. Describing something as 'not rocket science' in line 63 means that it is A. very difficult.B. complicated.C. straightforward.D. incomprehensible. 34. The writer says that real-life fraudsters A. live a glamorous lifestyle.B. are not qualified to do ordinary jobs. C. are criminals who cheat other people.D. are not as bad as they seem. 35. People should be particularly careful about using credit or debit cards because A. corrupt staff may pass on their details to criminals.B. online systems may not be secure. C. criminals may find a way of stealing them.D. criminals may listen to people giving their details on the phone. 36. In Cape Town, it was difficult for Derek Bond to establish his innocence because A. there was proof that he was a criminal. B. he had a bad reputation there. C. nobody knew him personally there.D. his correct details were in a police file . 37. The main purpose of this article is to A. advise readers how to avoid having their identity stolen. B. explain how to steal someone's identity. C. tell the story of Derek Bond. D. describe the dangers of identity theft. 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 38 to 45. WHAT CHILDREN REMEMBER Whether it’s holidays, great days out or lazy days at home, you hope your children will retain happy memories of their childhoods. But often their treasured recollections don’t match parentalexpectations. Take my exasperated friend Sarah. Back on the train after a day at both the Natural History and the Science museums with three children under 10, she asked: ‘So what did you all learn?’ ‘That if I bang my head on something hard, it’s going to hurt,’ came the reply from her six-year-old daughter. Roaring dinosaurs and an expensive lunch had little impact, but the bump on a banister was destined to become family legend. After rd helped out on a school trip to Tate Modern art gallery, the teacher told me that three of my five-year-old charges drew the escalators as their most memorable bit of the day. ‘On a zoo trip, Luca liked the caterpillar best,’ says my friend Barbara. ‘Forget lions, giraffes and gorillas. What made the most impression (and what he still talks about five years later) is the time he found a caterpillar at the zoo.’ My children are masters of odd-memory syndrome, recalling the minutiae and InnVing WanVfaced at major events. The self- catering cottage of last year is ‘the yellow house that smelled funny’. A skiing holiday is ‘remember when we had burgers for breakfast?’ and a summer holiday is ‘when we had two ice creams every night’. Food features large in other children’s memories. ‘Did you like going on the plane?’ a friend asked her three-year-old daughter after her first flight. T liked the crisps,’ came the reply. Four years on, another friend's daughter still remembers Menorca for the tomato-flavoured crisps and Pembrokeshire for the dragon ice cream (ice cream in a dragon-shaped pot). Last summer, Janey and her husband took their three children on a three-week train trip around Europe. ‘We wanted to open their minds to the joys of travel and experiencing different cultures,’ she says. ‘But the high point for them was the Mickey Mouse-shaped ice cream. That was in Rome. 1 wonder whether the Coliseum made any sort of impression.’ But parenting expert Suzie Hayman is reassuring. ‘I think food figures high in everybody’s memories,’ she says. ‘I just have to think of hot chocolate and I’m transported back to Paris. Adults tend to be less direct or simply try hard to come up to other people’s expectations. The important thing is that you give your children lots of stimulation. If you visit a museum, you can convey your appreciation for something. Just don’t expect them to share it. It’s all about laying out the buffet and letting children pick. What children want most is you - your attention, your approval, your time. They may prefer the box to the present, but you’re still giving them variety for their memory pool. It’s also important that they don’t grow up expecting that nappy times only equate with spending money on expensive days out.’ My nine-year-old has a memory theory: the more uncomfortable the bed, the better the holiday. So sleeping on bathroom floors and bending Z-beds make for a fantastic time and fluffy pillows and soft mattresses (more expensive) equal boring. This is one unexpected memory I plan to nurture for years to come. 38. What does Suzie Hayman say about memories of food? A. Children are more likely to mention food than adults. B. The fact that children remember food is not important. C. All her best memories of childhood involve food.
4. D. Adults forget what food they have had after a while. 39. What does Suzie Hayman say about parents? A. They should not expect their children to enjoy the same things that they enjoy. B. They should not take their children to places that will not interest them. C. They should not pay attention to what their children can remember. D. They should not take their children on expensive days out. 40. The writer's purpose in the article is to point out A. how different children's memories are from what adults want them to remember. B. how annoying children's memories of past events can be for adults. C. how happy children's own memories of past events make them feel. D. how difficult it is for children to remember the kind of things that adults remember. 41. Which of the following phrases from the article would make a suitable title for it? A. Other children's memories (fourth paragraph)B. Odd-memory syndrome (third paragraph) C. Great days out (first paragraph)D. Family legend (second paragraph) 42. The writer says that her child's memory theory A. is something that she shares with her child.B. has an advantage for the writer. C. makes logical sense to the writer.D. is different from that of other children. 43. What do all of the memories mentioned in the second paragraph have in common? A. They were not things that the children remembered for long. B. They concerned trips that adults particularly enjoyed. C. They were not connected with the main purpose of the trip. D. They concerned something unexpected that happened during a trip. 44. What does the writer suggest about 'major events' in the third paragraph? A. Her children's memories of them are different from hers. B. Her children remember only certain parts of them. C. Her children are unable to remember them at all. D. Her children's memories of them change over time. 45. The food examples in the fourth paragraph illustrate the fact that A. children's memories of past events frequently involve food. B. children like talking about unusual food they have had. C. children keep their memories of unusual food for a long time. D. food is often what children remember about journeys. 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 primary stress in each of the following questions. 46.A. cavemenB. necessary C. problemD. consumer 47.A. contributeB. magazines C. entertainD. documentary 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. 48. Working so much will make them tired. A. If they work so much, they'll get tired. B. They are tired of working so much. C. They were tired because they have been working so much. D. They are tired because they are working so much. 49. His speech was so boring that everyone got up and left. A. No one stayed to listen to him because his speech was poor. B. Everyone stood up so that they could hear his speech. C. He got up and left because everyone was talking. D. His speech was interesting enough for people to listen. 50. I don't mind what you do, but don't tell Jane I was here. A. Please don’t tell Jane I was here if you don’t mind. B. I don’t care if you tell Jane I was here or not. C. Whatever you do, don’t tell Jane I was here. D. Would you mind not telling Jane I was here? The End
5. ĐỀ THAM KHẢO LUYỆN THI TNPT 2020 - 21 Thời gian: 60 phút Mã Đề 154 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. 01.A. casteB. nasty C. vastD. paste 02.A. procedureB. endure C. ordureD. verdure 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 primary stress in each of the following questions. 03.A. contributeB. documentary C. entertainD. magazines 04.A. cavemenB. necessary C. problemD. consumer Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning tothe underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 05. The students arrived promptly at 8 o’clock for their physics class. A. likelyB. sleepilyC. punctuallyD. hurriedly 06. John has a thorough knowledge of the history of arts. A. completeB. wonderfulC. scientificD. practical 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. 07. Since we have two qualified candidates, it is difficult to decide who should get the promotion. A. to decideB. whoC. qualifiedD. Since 08. The secretary has made rarely mistakes in typing letters for her boss. A. hasB. forC. rarelyD. in 09. The receptionist took a message at Ms. Gertrude while she was on the phone. A. tookB. onC. sheD. at 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. 10. A small talk. ~ Anthony: "Tam Vy’s always helps people in need." ~ Brunswick: “ ” A. Yes. She’s kind of a spendthrift.B. That’s a good idea. C. Who cares? She’s a skinflint.D. Yes. Her's heart was in the right place. 11. A private talk. ~ Cervantes: “ ” ~ Durham: “Yes. He never stops putting his foot in it,” A. Do we need his share in this?B. He needs our help, doesn’t he? C. Chris keeps showing his paws.D. Charles always interferes in our business. 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 12 to 18. CAN YOU PROVE WHO YOU ARE? Today, we frequently read newspaper stories of unqualified people who are convicted of posing as surgeons, dentists, airline pilots or financial experts. These people are sometimes portrayed as amiable crooks, but in reality, they are not amiable; they are fraudsters who prey on people’s good nature. Fraudsters can do more than just trick you or steal your cash; they can steal your identity, too. Some years ago, Derek Bond, a seventy-two-year-old retired civil servant, found out for himself how dreadful modern fraud can be. As he stepped off a plane at Cape Town airport, he was arrested and put in prison. It was worrying enough that he could have been mistaken for a ‘most wanted’ criminal, but what made matters worse was that, despite having an impeccable reputation in his hometown, it took three weeks for Mr Bond’s family to convince the authorities that they had made a mistake. Away from people who knew him, Mr Bond’s reputation was based solely on the contents of a police file. If that file said that Mr Derek Bond, a man of medium height and build, was actually Derek Lloyd Sykes, a conman responsible for a multi-million dollar fraud in Texas, then who could prove that it wasn’t true? Mr Bond was the victim of identity theft, where a thief assumes another person’s identity and uses it to steal directly from that person or to commit crimes using that person’s name. In the world of organized crime, for those involved in drug-trafficking, money laundering, illegal immigration or benefit fraud, a fake ID is a licence to print money. Even more worrying is the fact that there is now a ready market for stolen identities among the world’s terrorists. More and more people are shopping and banking online or by phone these days, so the opportunities for the fraudulent use of credit cards or other personal information are increasing rapidly. In fact, it is true to say that identity theft is booming, and for those affected by it, the consequences are often catastrophic.
6. Under existing financial regulations, banks and credit organizations are required to ‘know their customers’ before they are allowed to open an account. This means that they have to request specific proofs of identity before they allow them to start spending: usually proof of name and address and a photo ID such as a passport or a driver’s licence. This sounds satisfactory, but in reality it is far from foolproof. The problem is that stealing someone’s identity is not rocket science. In theory, all an unscrupulous thief needs to start using a person’s name is a few snippets of information, such as a discarded phone bill or a credit card receipt. It has been claimed that ‘bin diving’ is a common way for thieves to get information. In an extensive survey, a credit checking agency examined rhe contents of 400 rubbish bins. They found that one in five of these contained enough sensitive information to commit identity fraud. Every time people buy or sell goods, individuals are providing information about themselves on paper. Receipts, invoices and bills all contain so personal information that is useful to a fraudster. But identity thieves don’t even need to get their hands dirty. How often do people hand over their credit or debit cards in shops? How many people buy something over the phone or shop online? All it takes is one dishonest employee and people can say goodbye to their hard-earned cash. Today, sophisticated criminals also use computer software packages to hack into the systems of banks and other organizations to steal lists of their customers’ identities, lists which can sometimes run to millions of individuals. There is no doubt that we all need to be careful about who we share personal information with and, without being suspicious of everyone we meet, we should remember that criminals are always looking for an opportunity to make easy money. [Source: Cambridge First Masterclass, 2015] 12. The writer says that real-life fraudsters A. are not qualified to do ordinary jobs.B. are not as bad as they seem. C. live a glamorous lifestyle.D. are criminals who cheat other people. 13. People should be particularly careful about using credit or debit cards because A. criminals may find a way of stealing them. B. corrupt staff may pass on their details to criminals. C. online systems may not be secure. D. criminals may listen to people giving their details on the phone. 14. Criminals commonly collect information about individuals by A. contacting a credit checking agency.B. stealing their credit cards. C. reading their telephone bills.D. going through things people have thrown away. 15. The main purpose of this article is to A. tell the story of Derek Bond.B. advise readers how to avoid having their identity stolen. C. explain how to steal someone's identity.D. describe the dangers of identity theft. 16. Describing something as 'not rocket science' in line 63 means that it is A. incomprehensible.B. very difficult.C. complicated.D. straightforward. 17. In Cape Town, it was difficult for Derek Bond to establish his innocence because A. there was proof that he was a criminal. B. nobody knew him personally there. C. he had a bad reputation there.D. his correct details were in a police file . 18. The phrase “prey on” is closest in meaning to A. look forB. huntC. treatD. deceive 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. 19. Donald Trump succeeded Bill Clinton as President of the USA. A. followedB. learnedC. precededD. overcame 20. 1 think the crop must be irrigated as soon as possible. A. harvestedB. drainedC. plantedD. watered 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. 21. What a pity! They missed the football match on TV yesterday. A. They wish they would miss the football match on TV yesterday. B. They wish they didn’t miss the football match on TV yesterday. C. They wish they hadn’t missed the football match on TV yesterday. D. They wish they missed the football match on TV yesterday. 22. I can hardly read his handwriting because it is so small. A. He has such small writing that I can hardly read it. B. His handwriting is too bad to read. C. He is used to small writing so I can hardly read it. D. His handwriting is the smallest I have ever read. 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 23 to 27. In Britain, the issue of whether or not children should be made to wear school uniform has been (23) debated for many years. Newspapers frequently include reports of children being (24) home for wearing the wrong style of shoes or the wrong colour of pullover. Britain has no national uniform procedures; it is the responsibility of each head teacher to decide whether their students
7. should wear a uniform, and to (25) down exactly what that uniform should be. By contrast, Japanese schools are very strict about the wearing of uniform. Boys in secondary schools wear a dark jacket with buttons down the front, while girls wear a blue and white uniform (26) on a nineteenth-century sailor suit. There is a correct length for girls' skirts, and teachers will sometimes use a tape measure to check this. In Japan, as in many other countries, children find ways of (27) the uniform rules. 23.A. powerfullyB. heavily C. hotlyD. strongly 24.A. directedB. lead C. shownD. sent 25.A. decideB. lay C. ruleD. put 26.A. basedB. associated C. foundedD. related 27.A. twistingB. changing C. bendingD. adapting 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 28 to 35 WHAT CHILDREN REMEMBER Whether it’s holidays, great days out or lazy days at home, you hope your children will retain happy memories of their childhoods. But often their treasured recollections don’t match parentalexpectations. Take my exasperated friend Sarah. Back on the train after a day at both the Natural History and the Science museums with three children under 10, she asked: ‘So what did you all learn?’ ‘That if I bang my head on something hard, it’s going to hurt,’ came the reply from her six-year-old daughter. Roaring dinosaurs and an expensive lunch had little impact, but the bump on a banister was destined to become family legend. After rd helped out on a school trip to Tate Modern art gallery, the teacher told me that three of my five-year-old charges drew the escalators as their most memorable bit of the day. ‘On a zoo trip, Luca liked the caterpillar best,’ says my friend Barbara. ‘Forget lions, giraffes and gorillas. What made the most impression (and what he still talks about five years later) is the time he found a caterpillar at the zoo.’ My children are masters of odd-memory syndrome, recalling the minutiae and InnVing WanVfaced at major events. The self- catering cottage of last year is ‘the yellow house that smelled funny’. A skiing holiday is ‘remember when we had burgers for breakfast?’ and a summer holiday is ‘when we had two ice creams every night’. Food features large in other children’s memories. ‘Did you like going on the plane?’ a friend asked her three-year-old daughter after her first flight. T liked the crisps,’ came the reply. Four years on, another friend's daughter still remembers Menorca for the tomato-flavoured crisps and Pembrokeshire for the dragon ice cream (ice cream in a dragon-shaped pot). Last summer, Janey and her husband took their three children on a three-week train trip around Europe. ‘We wanted to open their minds to the joys of travel and experiencing different cultures,’ she says. ‘But the high point for them was the Mickey Mouse-shaped ice cream. That was in Rome. 1 wonder whether the Coliseum made any sort of impression.’ But parenting expert Suzie Hayman is reassuring. ‘I think food figures high in everybody’s memories,’ she says. ‘I just have to think of hot chocolate and I’m transported back to Paris. Adults tend to be less direct or simply try hard to come up to other people’s expectations. The important thing is that you give your children lots of stimulation. If you visit a museum, you can convey your appreciation for something. Just don’t expect them to share it. It’s all about laying out the buffet and letting children pick. What children want most is you - your attention, your approval, your time. They may prefer the box to the present, but you’re still giving them variety for their memory pool. It’s also important that they don’t grow up expecting that nappy times only equate with spending money on expensive days out.’ My nine-year-old has a memory theory: the more uncomfortable the bed, the better the holiday. So sleeping on bathroom floors and bending Z-beds make for a fantastic time and fluffy pillows and soft mattresses (more expensive) equal boring. This is one unexpected memory I plan to nurture for years to come. 28. What does the writer suggest about 'major events' in the third paragraph? A. Her children remember only certain parts of them. B. Her children are unable to remember them at all. C. Her children's memories of them change over time. D. Her children's memories of them are different from hers. 29. What does Suzie Hayman say about memories of food? A. All her best memories of childhood involve food. B. The fact that children remember food is not important. C. Adults forget what food they have had after a while. D. Children are more likely to mention food than adults. 30. The food examples in the fourth paragraph illustrate the fact that A. children's memories of past events frequently involve food. B. children keep their memories of unusual food for a long time. C. food is often what children remember about journeys. D. children like talking about unusual food they have had. 31. What do all of the memories mentioned in the second paragraph have in common? A. They were not things that the children remembered for long. B. They were not connected with the main purpose of the trip. C. They concerned something unexpected that happened during a trip.
8. D. They concerned trips that adults particularly enjoyed. 32. Which of the following phrases from the article would make a suitable title for it? A. Other children's memories (fourth paragraph)B. Great days out (first paragraph) C. Odd-memory syndrome (third paragraph)D. Family legend (second paragraph) 33. What does Suzie Hayman say about parents? A. They should not expect their children to enjoy the same things that they enjoy. B. They should not take their children on expensive days out. C. They should not pay attention to what their children can remember. D. They should not take their children to places that will not interest them. 34. The writer's purpose in the article is to point out A. how different children's memories are from what adults want them to remember. B. how happy children's own memories of past events make them feel. C. how annoying children's memories of past events can be for adults. D. how difficult it is for children to remember the kind of things that adults remember. 35. The writer says that her child's memory theory A. is something that she shares with her child.B. makes logical sense to the writer. C. is different from that of other children.D. has an advantage for the writer. Choose the best answer that best fits each blank (A, B, C, or D) in the following questions. 36. I can't believe Peter was naive as to trust her. A. enoughB. soC. too D. as 37. Despite her poor exam results, Alice put a face on the situation. A. toughB. courageousC. boldD. brave 38. Aher buying an expensive new penthouse Marianna was flat A. tornB. brokeC. smashedD. shattered 39. You’ve hardly written home since you came here, ? A. don’t youB. are youC. do youD. have you 40. Let's make a dash for the train now as the rain seems to be off. A. runningB. slowingC. easingD. reducing 41. On the eighth day of the strike the Minister fit to make a statement. A. sawB. lookedC. appearedD. showed 42. No matter what Jo said she couldn't make him her point. A. have seenB. to seeC. to be seenD. see 43. The new political party came to the after the general election. A. backB. frontC. foreD. side 44. Harry blew a when his holiday was cancelled. A. plugB. fuseC. switchD. socket 45. Our firm is so successful because it is at the cutting of computer technology. A. edgeB. limitC. fringeD. verge 46. "How's the new town planning project going?" ~ "Oh, there's still a lot " A. has been doneB. to be doneC. have done D. having done 47. I was thrilled to meet Paul Mc Cartney in the when I sat next to him at the theatre. A. meatB. bloodC. fleshD. vein 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. 48. I don't mind what you do, but don't tell Jane I was here. A. Whatever you do, don’t tell Jane I was here.B. Please don’t tell Jane I was here if you don’t mind. C. Would you mind not telling Jane I was here?D. I don’t care if you tell Jane I was here or not. 49. His speech was so boring that everyone got up and left. A. His speech was interesting enough for people to listen. B. Everyone stood up so that they could hear his speech. C. No one stayed to listen to him because his speech was poor. D. He got up and left because everyone was talking. 50. Working so much will make them tired. A. They were tired because they have been working so much.B. If they work so much, they'll get tired. C. They are tired because they are working so much. D. They are tired of working so much. The End
9. ĐỀ THAM KHẢO LUYỆN THI TNPT 2020 - 21 Thời gian: 60 phút Mã Đề 794 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. 01.A. verdureB. procedure C. ordureD. endure 02.A. nastyB. caste C. pasteD. vast 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. 03. I don't mind what you do, but don't tell Jane I was here. A. Please don’t tell Jane I was here if you don’t mind.B. I don’t care if you tell Jane I was here or not. C. Whatever you do, don’t tell Jane I was here.D. Would you mind not telling Jane I was here? 04. His speech was so boring that everyone got up and left. A. His speech was interesting enough for people to listen. B. Everyone stood up so that they could hear his speech. C. No one stayed to listen to him because his speech was poor. D. He got up and left because everyone was talking. 05. Working so much will make them tired. A. They are tired because they are working so much. B. If they work so much, they'll get tired. C. They were tired because they have been working so much. D. They are tired of working so much. 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 06 to 10. In Britain, the issue of whether or not children should be made to wear school uniform has been (6) debated for many years. Newspapers frequently include reports of children being (7) home for wearing the wrong style of shoes or the wrong colour of pullover. Britain has no national uniform procedures; it is the responsibility of each head teacher to decide whether their students should wear a uniform, and to (8) down exactly what that uniform should be. By contrast, Japanese schools are very strict about the wearing of uniform. Boys in secondary schools wear a dark jacket with buttons down the front, while girls wear a blue and white uniform (9) on a nineteenth-century sailor suit. There is a correct length for girls' skirts, and teachers will sometimes use a tape measure to check this. In Japan, as in many other countries, children find ways of (10) the uniform rules. 06.A. hotlyB. powerfully C. stronglyD. heavily 07.A. shownB. directed C. leadD. sent 08.A. layB. put C. ruleD. decide 09.A. relatedB. founded C. basedD. associated 10.A. twistingB. changing C. adaptingD. bending 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. 11. Donald Trump succeeded Bill Clinton as President of the USA. A. overcameB. followedC. precededD. learned 12. 1 think the crop must be irrigated as soon as possible. A. harvestedB. drainedC. plantedD. watered 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 13 to 20. WHAT CHILDREN REMEMBER Whether it’s holidays, great days out or lazy days at home, you hope your children will retain happy memories of their childhoods. But often their treasured recollections don’t match parentalexpectations. Take my exasperated friend Sarah. Back on the train after a day at both the Natural History and the Science museums with three children under 10, she asked: ‘So what did you all learn?’ ‘That if I bang my head on something hard, it’s going to hurt,’ came the reply from her six-year-old daughter. Roaring dinosaurs and an expensive lunch had little impact, but the bump on a banister was destined to become family legend. After rd helped out on a school trip to Tate Modern art gallery, the teacher told me that three of my five-year-old charges drew the escalators as their most memorable bit of the day. ‘On a zoo trip, Luca liked the caterpillar best,’ says my friend Barbara. ‘Forget lions, giraffes and gorillas. What made the most impression (and what he still talks about five years later) is the time he found a caterpillar at the zoo.’ My children are masters of odd-memory syndrome, recalling the minutiae and InnVing WanVfaced at major events. The self- catering cottage of last year is ‘the yellow house that smelled funny’. A skiing holiday is ‘remember when we had burgers for breakfast?’ and a summer holiday is ‘when we had two ice creams every night’. Food features large in other children’s memories. ‘Did you like going on the plane?’ a friend asked her three-year-old daughter after her first flight. T liked the crisps,’ came the reply. Four years on, another friend's daughter still remembers Menorca for the tomato-flavoured crisps and Pembrokeshire for the dragon ice cream (ice cream in a dragon-shaped pot). Last summer, Janey and
10. her husband took their three children on a three-week train trip around Europe. ‘We wanted to open their minds to the joys of travel and experiencing different cultures,’ she says. ‘But the high point for them was the Mickey Mouse-shaped ice cream. That was in Rome. 1 wonder whether the Coliseum made any sort of impression.’ But parenting expert Suzie Hayman is reassuring. ‘I think food figures high in everybody’s memories,’ she says. ‘I just have to think of hot chocolate and I’m transported back to Paris. Adults tend to be less direct or simply try hard to come up to other people’s expectations. The important thing is that you give your children lots of stimulation. If you visit a museum, you can convey your appreciation for something. Just don’t expect them to share it. It’s all about laying out the buffet and letting children pick. What children want most is you - your attention, your approval, your time. They may prefer the box to the present, but you’re still giving them variety for their memory pool. It’s also important that they don’t grow up expecting that nappy times only equate with spending money on expensive days out.’ My nine-year-old has a memory theory: the more uncomfortable the bed, the better the holiday. So sleeping on bathroom floors and bending Z-beds make for a fantastic time and fluffy pillows and soft mattresses (more expensive) equal boring. This is one unexpected memory I plan to nurture for years to come. 13. What do all of the memories mentioned in the second paragraph have in common? A. They concerned something unexpected that happened during a trip. B. They concerned trips that adults particularly enjoyed. C. They were not connected with the main purpose of the trip. D. They were not things that the children remembered for long. 14. What does Suzie Hayman say about memories of food? A. The fact that children remember food is not important. B. Children are more likely to mention food than adults. C. All her best memories of childhood involve food. D. Adults forget what food they have had after a while. 15. The food examples in the fourth paragraph illustrate the fact that A. children keep their memories of unusual food for a long time. B. children's memories of past events frequently involve food. C. food is often what children remember about journeys. D. children like talking about unusual food they have had. 16. The writer says that her child's memory theory A. is different from that of other children.B. is something that she shares with her child. C. makes logical sense to the writer.D. has an advantage for the writer. 17. Which of the following phrases from the article would make a suitable title for it? A. Great days out (first paragraph)B. Odd-memory syndrome (third paragraph) C. Other children's memories (fourth paragraph)D. Family legend (second paragraph) 18. What does Suzie Hayman say about parents? A. They should not take their children on expensive days out. B. They should not take their children to places that will not interest them. C. They should not pay attention to what their children can remember. D. They should not expect their children to enjoy the same things that they enjoy. 19. What does the writer suggest about 'major events' in the third paragraph? A. Her children's memories of them change over time. B. Her children's memories of them are different from hers. C. Her children are unable to remember them at all. D. Her children remember only certain parts of them. 20. The writer's purpose in the article is to point out A. how difficult it is for children to remember the kind of things that adults remember. B. how different children's memories are from what adults want them to remember. C. how annoying children's memories of past events can be for adults. D. how happy children's own memories of past events make them feel. 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. 21. The receptionist took a message at Ms. Gertrude while she was on the phone. A. onB. atC. tookD. she 22. The secretary has made rarely mistakes in typing letters for her boss. A. rarelyB. forC. hasD. in 23. Since we have two qualified candidates, it is difficult to decide who should get the promotion. A. to decideB. SinceC. qualifiedD. who Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning tothe underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
11. 24. The students arrived promptly at 8 o’clock for their physics class. A. likelyB. hurriedlyC. sleepilyD. punctually 25. John has a thorough knowledge of the history of arts. A. scientificB. completeC. practicalD. wonderful 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 primary stress in each of the following questions. 26.A. problemB. necessary C. cavemenD. consumer 27.A. contributeB. documentary C. magazinesD. entertain 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 28 to 34. CAN YOU PROVE WHO YOU ARE? Today, we frequently read newspaper stories of unqualified people who are convicted of posing as surgeons, dentists, airline pilots or financial experts. These people are sometimes portrayed as amiable crooks, but in reality, they are not amiable; they are fraudsters who prey on people’s good nature. Fraudsters can do more than just trick you or steal your cash; they can steal your identity, too. Some years ago, Derek Bond, a seventy-two-year-old retired civil servant, found out for himself how dreadful modern fraud can be. As he stepped off a plane at Cape Town airport, he was arrested and put in prison. It was worrying enough that he could have been mistaken for a ‘most wanted’ criminal, but what made matters worse was that, despite having an impeccable reputation in his hometown, it took three weeks for Mr Bond’s family to convince the authorities that they had made a mistake. Away from people who knew him, Mr Bond’s reputation was based solely on the contents of a police file. If that file said that Mr Derek Bond, a man of medium height and build, was actually Derek Lloyd Sykes, a conman responsible for a multi-million dollar fraud in Texas, then who could prove that it wasn’t true? Mr Bond was the victim of identity theft, where a thief assumes another person’s identity and uses it to steal directly from that person or to commit crimes using that person’s name. In the world of organized crime, for those involved in drug-trafficking, money laundering, illegal immigration or benefit fraud, a fake ID is a licence to print money. Even more worrying is the fact that there is now a ready market for stolen identities among the world’s terrorists. More and more people are shopping and banking online or by phone these days, so the opportunities for the fraudulent use of credit cards or other personal information are increasing rapidly. In fact, it is true to say that identity theft is booming, and for those affected by it, the consequences are often catastrophic. Under existing financial regulations, banks and credit organizations are required to ‘know their customers’ before they are allowed to open an account. This means that they have to request specific proofs of identity before they allow them to start spending: usually proof of name and address and a photo ID such as a passport or a driver’s licence. This sounds satisfactory, but in reality it is far from foolproof. The problem is that stealing someone’s identity is not rocket science. In theory, all an unscrupulous thief needs to start using a person’s name is a few snippets of information, such as a discarded phone bill or a credit card receipt. It has been claimed that ‘bin diving’ is a common way for thieves to get information. In an extensive survey, a credit checking agency examined rhe contents of 400 rubbish bins. They found that one in five of these contained enough sensitive information to commit identity fraud. Every time people buy or sell goods, individuals are providing information about themselves on paper. Receipts, invoices and bills all contain so personal information that is useful to a fraudster. But identity thieves don’t even need to get their hands dirty. How often do people hand over their credit or debit cards in shops? How many people buy something over the phone or shop online? All it takes is one dishonest employee and people can say goodbye to their hard-earned cash. Today, sophisticated criminals also use computer software packages to hack into the systems of banks and other organizations to steal lists of their customers’ identities, lists which can sometimes run to millions of individuals. There is no doubt that we all need to be careful about who we share personal information with and, without being suspicious of everyone we meet, we should remember that criminals are always looking for an opportunity to make easy money. [Source: Cambridge First Masterclass, 2015] 28. People should be particularly careful about using credit or debit cards because A. online systems may not be secure. B. corrupt staff may pass on their details to criminals. C. criminals may find a way of stealing them. D. criminals may listen to people giving their details on the phone. 29. The writer says that real-life fraudsters A. live a glamorous lifestyle.B. are not qualified to do ordinary jobs. C. are criminals who cheat other people.D. are not as bad as they seem. 30. Criminals commonly collect information about individuals by A. contacting a credit checking agency.B. stealing their credit cards. C. reading their telephone bills.D. going through things people have thrown away. 31. In Cape Town, it was difficult for Derek Bond to establish his innocence because A. he had a bad reputation there.B. his correct details were in a police file . C. nobody knew him personally there.D. there was proof that he was a criminal. 32. Describing something as 'not rocket science' in line 63 means that it is
12. A. incomprehensible.B. complicated.C. very difficult.D. straightforward. 33. The main purpose of this article is to A. advise readers how to avoid having their identity stolen.B. explain how to steal someone's identity. C. describe the dangers of identity theft.D. tell the story of Derek Bond. 34. The phrase “prey on” is closest in meaning to A. treatB. huntC. look forD. deceive 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. 35. What a pity! They missed the football match on TV yesterday. A. They wish they missed the football match on TV yesterday. B. They wish they hadn’t missed the football match on TV yesterday. C. They wish they would miss the football match on TV yesterday. D. They wish they didn’t miss the football match on TV yesterday. 36. I can hardly read his handwriting because it is so small. A. He is used to small writing so I can hardly read it.B. His handwriting is the smallest I have ever read. C. He has such small writing that I can hardly read it.D. His handwriting is too bad to read. Choose the best answer that best fits each blank (A, B, C, or D) in the following questions. 37. Aher buying an expensive new penthouse Marianna was flat A. brokeB. smashedC. shatteredD. torn 38. Despite her poor exam results, Alice put a face on the situation. A. courageousB. braveC. toughD. bold 39. I was thrilled to meet Paul Mc Cartney in the when I sat next to him at the theatre. A. meatB. veinC. fleshD. blood 40. "How's the new town planning project going?" ~ "Oh, there's still a lot " A. has been doneB. having doneC. to be doneD. have done 41. On the eighth day of the strike the Minister fit to make a statement. A. appearedB. sawC. showedD. looked 42. I can't believe Peter was naive as to trust her. A. soB. asC. too D. enough 43. No matter what Jo said she couldn't make him her point. A. to be seenB. to seeC. have seenD. see 44. Harry blew a when his holiday was cancelled. A. switchB. plugC. fuseD. socket 45. Our firm is so successful because it is at the cutting of computer technology. A. vergeB. edgeC. fringeD. limit 46. The new political party came to the after the general election. A. frontB. backC. sideD. fore 47. Let's make a dash for the train now as the rain seems to be off. A. easingB. runningC. reducingD. slowing 48. You’ve hardly written home since you came here, ? A. have youB. are youC. don’t youD. do you 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. 49. A private talk. ~ Cervantes: “ ” ~ Durham: “Yes. He never stops putting his foot in it,” A. Charles always interferes in our business.B. Chris keeps showing his paws. C. He needs our help, doesn’t he?D. Do we need his share in this? 50. A small talk. ~ Anthony: "Tam Vy’s always helps people in need." ~ Brunswick: “ ” A. Yes. She’s kind of a spendthrift.B. Yes. Her's heart was in the right place. C. That’s a good idea.D. Who cares? She’s a skinflint. The End
13. ĐỀ THAM KHẢO LUYỆN THI TNPT 2020 - 21 Thời gian: 60 phút Mã Đề 358 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. 01.A. ordureB. endure C. procedureD. verdure 02.A. nastyB. caste C. pasteD. vast 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 primary stress in each of the following questions. 03.A. necessaryB. consumer C. cavemenD. problem 04.A. magazinesB. contribute C. entertainD. documentary 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. 05. 1 think the crop must be irrigated as soon as possible. A. plantedB. drainedC. wateredD. harvested 06. Donald Trump succeeded Bill Clinton as President of the USA. A. overcameB. learnedC. precededD. followed 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. 07. Since we have two qualified candidates, it is difficult to decide who should get the promotion. A. whoB. to decideC. qualifiedD. Since 08. The secretary has made rarely mistakes in typing letters for her boss. A. forB. hasC. inD. rarely 09. The receptionist took a message at Ms. Gertrude while she was on the phone. A. sheB. atC. onD. took 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. 10. A small talk. ~ Anthony: "Tam Vy’s always helps people in need." ~ Brunswick: “ ” A. Who cares? She’s a skinflint.B. Yes. She’s kind of a spendthrift. C. Yes. Her's heart was in the right place.D. That’s a good idea. 11. A private talk. ~ Cervantes: “ ” ~ Durham: “Yes. He never stops putting his foot in it,” A. Do we need his share in this?B. Chris keeps showing his paws. C. He needs our help, doesn’t he?D. Charles always interferes in our business. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning tothe underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 12. The students arrived promptly at 8 o’clock for their physics class. A. sleepilyB. likelyC. hurriedlyD. punctually 13. John has a thorough knowledge of the history of arts. A. wonderfulB. completeC. scientificD. practical 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 14 to 21. WHAT CHILDREN REMEMBER Whether it’s holidays, great days out or lazy days at home, you hope your children will retain happy memories of their childhoods. But often their treasured recollections don’t match parentalexpectations. Take my exasperated friend Sarah. Back on the train after a day at both the Natural History and the Science museums with three children under 10, she asked: ‘So what did you all learn?’ ‘That if I bang my head on something hard, it’s going to hurt,’ came the reply from her six-year-old daughter. Roaring dinosaurs and an expensive lunch had little impact, but the bump on a banister was destined to become family legend. After rd helped out on a school trip to Tate Modern art gallery, the teacher told me that three of my five-year-old charges drew the escalators as their most memorable bit of the day. ‘On a zoo trip, Luca liked the caterpillar best,’ says my friend Barbara. ‘Forget lions, giraffes and gorillas. What made the most impression (and what he still talks about five years later) is the time he found a caterpillar at the zoo.’ My children are masters of odd-memory syndrome, recalling the minutiae and InnVing WanVfaced at major events. The self- catering cottage of last year is ‘the yellow house that smelled funny’. A skiing holiday is ‘remember when we had burgers for breakfast?’ and a summer holiday is ‘when we had two ice creams every night’. Food features large in other children’s memories. ‘Did you like going on the plane?’ a friend asked her three-year-old daughter after her first flight. T liked the crisps,’ came the reply. Four years on, another friend's daughter still remembers Menorca for the
14. tomato-flavoured crisps and Pembrokeshire for the dragon ice cream (ice cream in a dragon-shaped pot). Last summer, Janey and her husband took their three children on a three-week train trip around Europe. ‘We wanted to open their minds to the joys of travel and experiencing different cultures,’ she says. ‘But the high point for them was the Mickey Mouse-shaped ice cream. That was in Rome. 1 wonder whether the Coliseum made any sort of impression.’ But parenting expert Suzie Hayman is reassuring. ‘I think food figures high in everybody’s memories,’ she says. ‘I just have to think of hot chocolate and I’m transported back to Paris. Adults tend to be less direct or simply try hard to come up to other people’s expectations. The important thing is that you give your children lots of stimulation. If you visit a museum, you can convey your appreciation for something. Just don’t expect them to share it. It’s all about laying out the buffet and letting children pick. What children want most is you - your attention, your approval, your time. They may prefer the box to the present, but you’re still giving them variety for their memory pool. It’s also important that they don’t grow up expecting that nappy times only equate with spending money on expensive days out.’ My nine-year-old has a memory theory: the more uncomfortable the bed, the better the holiday. So sleeping on bathroom floors and bending Z-beds make for a fantastic time and fluffy pillows and soft mattresses (more expensive) equal boring. This is one unexpected memory I plan to nurture for years to come. 14. Which of the following phrases from the article would make a suitable title for it? A. Great days out (first paragraph)B. Other children's memories (fourth paragraph) C. Family legend (second paragraph)D. Odd-memory syndrome (third paragraph) 15. The writer's purpose in the article is to point out A. how annoying children's memories of past events can be for adults. B. how difficult it is for children to remember the kind of things that adults remember. C. how different children's memories are from what adults want them to remember. D. how happy children's own memories of past events make them feel. 16. What do all of the memories mentioned in the second paragraph have in common? A. They concerned trips that adults particularly enjoyed. B. They concerned something unexpected that happened during a trip. C. They were not connected with the main purpose of the trip. D. They were not things that the children remembered for long. 17. What does Suzie Hayman say about parents? A. They should not take their children on expensive days out. B. They should not expect their children to enjoy the same things that they enjoy. C. They should not pay attention to what their children can remember. D. They should not take their children to places that will not interest them. 18. What does Suzie Hayman say about memories of food? A. All her best memories of childhood involve food.B. Children are more likely to mention food than adults. C. Adults forget what food they have had after a while. D. The fact that children remember food is not important. 19. The writer says that her child's memory theory A. is something that she shares with her child.B. makes logical sense to the writer. C. is different from that of other children.D. has an advantage for the writer. 20. The food examples in the fourth paragraph illustrate the fact that A. children's memories of past events frequently involve food. B. children like talking about unusual food they have had. C. food is often what children remember about journeys. D. children keep their memories of unusual food for a long time. 21. What does the writer suggest about 'major events' in the third paragraph? A. Her children remember only certain parts of them.B. Her children are unable to remember them at all. C. Her children's memories of them change over time.D. Her children's memories of them are different from hers. 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 22 to 28. CAN YOU PROVE WHO YOU ARE? Today, we frequently read newspaper stories of unqualified people who are convicted of posing as surgeons, dentists, airline pilots or financial experts. These people are sometimes portrayed as amiable crooks, but in reality, they are not amiable; they are fraudsters who prey on people’s good nature. Fraudsters can do more than just trick you or steal your cash; they can steal your identity, too. Some years ago, Derek Bond, a seventy-two-year-old retired civil servant, found out for himself how dreadful modern fraud can be. As he stepped off a plane at Cape Town airport, he was arrested and put in prison. It was worrying enough that he could have been mistaken for a ‘most wanted’ criminal, but what made matters worse was that, despite having an impeccable reputation in his hometown, it took three weeks for Mr Bond’s family to convince the authorities that they had made a mistake. Away from people who knew him, Mr Bond’s reputation was based solely on the contents of a police file. If that file said that Mr Derek Bond, a man
15. of medium height and build, was actually Derek Lloyd Sykes, a conman responsible for a multi-million dollar fraud in Texas, then who could prove that it wasn’t true? Mr Bond was the victim of identity theft, where a thief assumes another person’s identity and uses it to steal directly from that person or to commit crimes using that person’s name. In the world of organized crime, for those involved in drug-trafficking, money laundering, illegal immigration or benefit fraud, a fake ID is a licence to print money. Even more worrying is the fact that there is now a ready market for stolen identities among the world’s terrorists. More and more people are shopping and banking online or by phone these days, so the opportunities for the fraudulent use of credit cards or other personal information are increasing rapidly. In fact, it is true to say that identity theft is booming, and for those affected by it, the consequences are often catastrophic. Under existing financial regulations, banks and credit organizations are required to ‘know their customers’ before they are allowed to open an account. This means that they have to request specific proofs of identity before they allow them to start spending: usually proof of name and address and a photo ID such as a passport or a driver’s licence. This sounds satisfactory, but in reality it is far from foolproof. The problem is that stealing someone’s identity is not rocket science. In theory, all an unscrupulous thief needs to start using a person’s name is a few snippets of information, such as a discarded phone bill or a credit card receipt. It has been claimed that ‘bin diving’ is a common way for thieves to get information. In an extensive survey, a credit checking agency examined rhe contents of 400 rubbish bins. They found that one in five of these contained enough sensitive information to commit identity fraud. Every time people buy or sell goods, individuals are providing information about themselves on paper. Receipts, invoices and bills all contain so personal information that is useful to a fraudster. But identity thieves don’t even need to get their hands dirty. How often do people hand over their credit or debit cards in shops? How many people buy something over the phone or shop online? All it takes is one dishonest employee and people can say goodbye to their hard-earned cash. Today, sophisticated criminals also use computer software packages to hack into the systems of banks and other organizations to steal lists of their customers’ identities, lists which can sometimes run to millions of individuals. There is no doubt that we all need to be careful about who we share personal information with and, without being suspicious of everyone we meet, we should remember that criminals are always looking for an opportunity to make easy money. [Source: Cambridge First Masterclass, 2015] 22. Describing something as 'not rocket science' in line 63 means that it is A. incomprehensible.B. straightforward.C. complicated.D. very difficult. 23. The main purpose of this article is to A. tell the story of Derek Bond.B. describe the dangers of identity theft. C. advise readers how to avoid having their identity stolen.D. explain how to steal someone's identity. 24. The writer says that real-life fraudsters A. are criminals who cheat other people.B. live a glamorous lifestyle. C. are not qualified to do ordinary jobs.D. are not as bad as they seem. 25. People should be particularly careful about using credit or debit cards because A. online systems may not be secure. B. criminals may listen to people giving their details on the phone. C. corrupt staff may pass on their details to criminals. D. criminals may find a way of stealing them. 26. Criminals commonly collect information about individuals by A. contacting a credit checking agency.B. stealing their credit cards. C. reading their telephone bills.D. going through things people have thrown away. 27. In Cape Town, it was difficult for Derek Bond to establish his innocence because A. there was proof that he was a criminal. B. nobody knew him personally there. C. his correct details were in a police file .D. he had a bad reputation there. 28. The phrase “prey on” is closest in meaning to A. treatB. look forC. huntD. deceive 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 29 to 33. In Britain, the issue of whether or not children should be made to wear school uniform has been (29) debated for many years. Newspapers frequently include reports of children being (30) home for wearing the wrong style of shoes or the wrong colour of pullover. Britain has no national uniform procedures; it is the responsibility of each head teacher to decide whether their students should wear a uniform, and to (31) down exactly what that uniform should be. By contrast, Japanese schools are very strict about the wearing of uniform. Boys in secondary schools wear a dark jacket with buttons down the front, while girls wear a blue and white uniform (32) on a nineteenth-century sailor suit. There is a correct length for girls' skirts, and teachers will sometimes use a tape measure to check this. In Japan, as in many other countries, children find ways of (33) the uniform rules. 29.A. hotlyB. heavily C. stronglyD. powerfully 30.A. leadB. directed C. sentD. shown 31.A. putB. decide C. layD. rule 32.A. relatedB. founded C. associatedD. based
16. 33.A. changingB. bending C. adaptingD. twisting 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. 34. I can hardly read his handwriting because it is so small. A. He is used to small writing so I can hardly read it.B. He has such small writing that I can hardly read it. C. His handwriting is the smallest I have ever read.D. His handwriting is too bad to read. 35. What a pity! They missed the football match on TV yesterday. A. They wish they missed the football match on TV yesterday. B. They wish they hadn’t missed the football match on TV yesterday. C. They wish they didn’t miss the football match on TV yesterday. D. They wish they would miss the football match on TV yesterday. Choose the best answer that best fits each blank (A, B, C, or D) in the following questions. 36. Harry blew a when his holiday was cancelled. A. plugB. socketC. fuseD. switch 37. I can't believe Peter was naive as to trust her. A. soB. asC. too D. enough 38. Aher buying an expensive new penthouse Marianna was flat A. tornB. shatteredC. smashedD. broke 39. On the eighth day of the strike the Minister fit to make a statement. A. appearedB. sawC. lookedD. showed 40. You’ve hardly written home since you came here, ? A. do youB. are youC. have youD. don’t you 41. I was thrilled to meet Paul Mc Cartney in the when I sat next to him at the theatre. A. fleshB. veinC. meatD. blood 42. Let's make a dash for the train now as the rain seems to be off. A. slowingB. reducingC. easingD. running 43. "How's the new town planning project going?" ~ "Oh, there's still a lot " A. having doneB. have done C. to be doneD. has been done 44. The new political party came to the after the general election. A. sideB. foreC. frontD. back 45. Despite her poor exam results, Alice put a face on the situation. A. courageousB. toughC. braveD. bold 46. No matter what Jo said she couldn't make him her point. A. seeB. have seenC. to seeD. to be seen 47. Our firm is so successful because it is at the cutting of computer technology. A. limitB. edgeC. vergeD. fringe 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. 48. Working so much will make them tired. A. They are tired of working so much.B. They were tired because they have been working so much. C. If they work so much, they'll get tired.D. They are tired because they are working so much. 49. I don't mind what you do, but don't tell Jane I was here. A. Please don’t tell Jane I was here if you don’t mind.B. I don’t care if you tell Jane I was here or not. C. Would you mind not telling Jane I was here?D. Whatever you do, don’t tell Jane I was here. 50. His speech was so boring that everyone got up and left. A. No one stayed to listen to him because his speech was poor. B. Everyone stood up so that they could hear his speech. C. His speech was interesting enough for people to listen. D. He got up and left because everyone was talking. The End