Bộ 15 Đề thi THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2017 (Có đáp án)

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ĐỀ ĐÁNH GIÁ NĂNG LỰC 
(Đề thi cĩ 50 câu / 6 trang) 
KÌ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THƠNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017 
Mơn: TIẾNG ANH 
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, khơng kể thời gian phát đề 
SECTION A (8 points): 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is 
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 
Question 1: A. wicked B. watched C. stopped D. cooked 
Question 2: A. head B. bread C. clean D. lead 
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. 
Question 3: A. familiar B. impatient C. uncertain D. arrogant 
Question 4: A. disappear B. arrangement C. opponent D. contractual 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 5: There is too much in this world. 
A. greediness B. greed C. greedy D. greedness 
Question 6: - "That's a very nice skirt you're wearing." 
- “ ” 
A. How a compliment! B. That's all right. 
C. It's nice of you to say so. D. I like you said so. 
Question 7: are the formal rules of correct or polite behavior among people using the Internet. 
A. Traffic rules B. Family rules C. Codes of etiquettes D. Codes of netiquettes 
Question 8: - " " 
- "Yes, of course. " 
A. You won't help me this time. B. You'd better give me one hand. 
C. I don't think I'll need your help. D. Could you give me a hand? 
Question 9: UNICEF supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children all over the world. 
A. presents B. assists C. provides D. offers 
Question 10: He would win the race if he his brother's example and trained harder. 
A. repeated B. set C. answered D. followed 
Question 11: "Excuse me. Where is the office of OXFAM located?" 
A. leading B. head C. central D. summit 
Question 12: The doctors know that it is very difficult to save the patient's life, they will try their best. 
A. but B. although C. despite D. however 
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Question 13: I am sending you my curriculum vitae you will have a chance to study it before 
our interview. 
A. so that B. because C. for D. since 
Question 14: Everybody in the house woke up when the burglar alarm . 
A. went out B. went off C. came about D. rang off 
Question 15: Have a piece of chocolate, ? 
A. do you B. would you C. don't you D. haven't you 
Question 16: By the time you come here tomorrow, the work . 
A. will have been finishing B. will be finishing 
C. will have been finished D. will be finished 
Question 17: If you put your money in a bank now, you may get 12%___________annually. 
A. interest B. profit C. money D. income 
Question 18: I can’t possibly lend you any more money, it is quite out of the . 
A. order B. practice C. place D. question 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the 
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 19: Such problems as haste and inexperience are a universal feature of youth. 
A. marked B. separated C. shared D. hidden 
Question 20: We have lived there for years and grown fond of the surroundings. That is why we do not 
want to leave. 
A. loved the surroundings B. planted many trees in the surroundings 
C. possessed by the surroundings D. haunted by the surroundings 
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. 
Question 21: He is a typical optimist, always looking on the bright side of everything. 
A. pessimist B. introvert C. extrovert D. activist 
Question 22: When I was going shopping yesterday, I accidentally met one of my old friends in high 
school. 
A. by far B. by heart C. by chance D. on purpose 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct 
answer for each of the blanks from 30 to 39. 
The universal symbol of the Internet era communications, the @ sign used in e-mail addresses to 
signify the word 'at', is (23) a 500-year-old invention of Italian merchants, a Rome 
academic has revealed. Giorgio Stabile, a science professor at La Sapienza University, claims to have 
stumbled on the earliest known example of the symbol's use, as a(n) (24) of a measure of weight or 
volume. He says the sign represents an amphora, a measure of capacity based on the terracotta jars used to 
transport grain and liquid in the ancient Mediterranean world. 
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The professor unearthed toe ancient symbol in the course of research for a visual history of the 
20th century, to be published by the Treccani Encyclopedia. The first (25) instance of its use, he 
says, occurred in a letter written by a Florentine merchant on May 4, 1536. He says the sign made its way 
along trade routes to northern Europe, where it came to represent 'at the price of’, its contemporary 
accountancy meaning. 
Professor Stabile believes that Italian banks may possess even earlier documents (26) the symbol 
lying forgotten in their archives. The oldest example could be of great value. It could be used (27) 
publicity purposes and to enhance the prestige of the institution that owned it, he says. The race is on 
between the mercantile world and the banking world to see who has the oldest documentation of @. 
Question 23: A. actually B. truly C. essentially D. accurately 
Question 24: A. proof B. sign C. evidence D. indication 
Question 25: A. known B. knowing C. knowable D. knowledgeable 
Question 26: A. taking B. carrying C. delivering D. bearing 
Question 27: A. on B. for C. with D. by 
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 40 to 49. 
A rather surprising geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake, one of the 
world's largest and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice. Now known as Lake Vostok, 
this huge body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica. The lake is able to exist in 
its unfrozen state beneath this block of ice because its waters are warmed by geothermal heat from the 
earth's core. The thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from the frigid temperatures on the 
surface. 
The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of 
the area. Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of 
indeterminate size. It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientists 
aware of the tremendous size of the lake; the satellite-borne radar detected an extremely flat region where 
the ice remains level because it is floating on the water of the lake. 
The discovery of such a huge freshwater lake trapped under Antarctica is of interest to the scientific 
community because of the potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for 
thousands upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated ultraviolet 
light that have affected organisms in more exposed areas. The downside of the discovery, however, lies in 
the difficulty of conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems associated 
with obtaining uncontaminated samples from the lake without actually exposing the lake to contamination. 
Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish this. 
Question 28: What is true of Lake Vostok? 
A. It is completely frozen. B. It is a saltwater lake. 
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C. It is beneath a thick slab of ice. D. It is heated by the sun. 
Question 29: All of the following are true about the 1970 survey of Antarctica EXCEPT that it . 
A. was conducted by air B. made use of radio waves 
C. could not determine the lake's exact size D. was controlled by a satellite 
Question 30: It can be inferred from the passage that the ice would not be flat if . 
A. there were no lake underneath B. the lake were not so big 
C. Antarctica were not so cold D. radio waves were not used 
Question 31: The word "microbes" in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by which of the following? 
A. Pieces of dust B. Tiny bubbles C. Tiny organisms D. Rays of light 
Question 32: Lake Vostok is potentially important to scientists because it 
A. can be studied using radio waves B. may contain uncontaminated microbes 
C. may have elevated levels of ultraviolet light D. has already been contaminated 
Question 33: The last paragraph suggests that scientists should be aware of 
A. further discoveries on the surface of Antarctica 
B. problems with satellite-borne radar equipment 
C. ways to study Lake Vostok without contaminating it 
D. the harsh climate of Antarctica 
Question 34: The purpose of the passage is to . 
A. explain how Lake Vostok was discovered 
B. provide satellite data concerning Antarctica 
C. discuss future plans for Lake Vostok 
D. present an unexpected aspect of Antarctica's geography 
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 50 to 59. 
Perhaps the most striking quality of satiric literature is its freshness and its originality of 
perspective. Satire itself, however, rarely offers original ideas. Instead, it presents the familiar in a new 
form. Satirists do not offer the world new philosophies. What they do is look at familiar conditions from a 
perspective that makes these conditions seem foolish, harmful, or affected. Satire jars us out of 
complacence into a pleasantly shocked realization that many of the values we unquestioningly accept are 
false. 
Don Quixote makes chivalry seem absurd; Brave New World ridicules the pretensions of science; A 
Modest Proposal dramatizes starvation by advocating cannibalism. None of these ideas is original. 
Chivalry was suspect before Cervantes, humanists objected to the claims of pure science before Aldous 
Huxley, and people were aware of famine before Swift. 
It was not the originality of the idea that made these satires popular. It was the manner of 
expression, the satiric method, that made them interesting and entertaining. Satires are read because they 
are aesthetically satisfying works of art, not because they are morally wholesome or ethically instructive. 
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They are stimulating and refreshing because with commonsense briskness they brush away illusions and 
secondhand opinions. With spontaneous irreverence, satire rearranges perspectives, scrambles familiar 
objects into incongruous juxtaposition, and speaks in a personal idiom instead of abstract platitude. 
Satire exists because there is need for it. It has lived because readers appreciate a refreshing 
stimulus, an irreverent reminder that they live in a world of platitudinous thinking, cheap moralizing, and 
foolish philosophy. Satire serves to prod people into an awareness of truth, though rarely to any action on 
behalf of truth. Satire tends to remind people that much of what they see, hear, and read in popular media 
is sanctimonious, sentimental, and only partially true. Life resembles in only a slight degree the popular 
image of it. 
Question 35: What does the passage mainly discuss? 
A. Difficulties of writing satiric literature. B. Popular topics of satire. 
C. New philosophies emerging from satiric literature. D. Reasons for the popularity of satire. 
Question 36: Don Quixote, Brave New World, and A Modest Proposal are cited by the author as . 
A. classic satiric works B. a typical approach to satire 
C. best satirists of all times D. good critiques by satirists 
Question 37: What satires fascinates readers is how . 
A. ideas are expressed B. ideas are organized C. realistic they are D. plots are created 
Question 38: Which of the following can be found in satiric literature? 
A. Newly emerging philosophies. B. Odd combinations of objects and ideas. 
C. Abstract discussion of morals and ethics. D. Wholesome characters who are unselfish. 
Question 39: According to the passage, there is a need for satire because people need to be . 
A. informed about new scientific developments 
B. exposed to original philosophies when they are formulated 
C. reminded that popular ideas may often be inaccurate 
D. told how they can be of service to their communities 
Question 40: The word "refreshing" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to . 
A. popular B. revitalizing C. common D. awakening 
Question 41: The word "sanctimonious" may be new to you. It most probably means " " in this context. 
A. exaggerated B. good C. educational D. moderate 
Question 42: The various purposes of satire include all of the following EXCEPT . 
A. introducing readers to unfamiliar situations B. brushing away illusions 
C. reminding readers of the truth D. exposing false values 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined, part that needs correction. 
Question 43: Please remain in your assign seats until the instructor dismisses the class. 
 A B C D 
Question 44: Employees who haven't seen the new regulations often ask for unnecessary questions; instead 
 A B C 
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they should ask for a copy of the regulations and read them. 
D 
Question 45: The nutritionist told him to avoid eating lots of carbohydrates, focus having more protein-
rich foods 
 A B C 
and green vegetables, and drink at least eight glasses of water a day. 
 D 
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. 
Question 46: You don’t try to work hard. You will fail in the exam. 
A. Unless you don’t try to work hard, you will fail in the exam. 
B. Unless you try to work hard, you won’t fail in the exam. 
C. Unless you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam. 
D. Unless do you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam. 
Question 47: Marry loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn’t sleep without it. 
A. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so as not to sleep with it. 
B. As Marry couldn’t sleep without her stuffed animal when she was young, she loved it. 
C. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn’t sleep without it. 
D. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal though she couldn’t sleep without it. 
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 questionsor indicate the correct answer to each of them. 
Question 48: He decided not to go to university and went to work in a restaurant. 
A. Despite of going to university he went to work in a restaurant. 
B. He went to work in a restaurant instead of going to university. 
C. Instead of going to university, he went to work in a restaurant. 
D. He decided to go to work in a restaurant because he liked it. 
Question 49: The secret to success is hard work. 
A. Working hard ensures success. B. If you keep your work secret, you will succeed. 
C. One cannot succeed if he has secrets. D. One must work hard to keep secrets. 
Câu 50: Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye. 
A. I disturbed the meeting because I said goodbye. 
B. I would rather disturb the meeting than leave without saying goodbye. 
C. The meeting was disturbed as I left saying goodbye. 
D. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting. 
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ĐÁP ÁN 
SECTION A 
1A 2C 3D 4A 5B 6C 7D 8D 9C 10D 
11B 12A 13A 14B 15A 16C 17A 18D 19C 20A 
21A 22D 23A 24D 25A 26D 27B 28C 29D 30A 
31C 32B 33C 34D 35D 36A 37A 38B 39C 40D 
41A 42A 43B 44B 45B 46C 47C 48B 49A 50D 
GIẢI THÍCH CHI TIẾT 
Question 1: Chọn A 
wicked /’wikid/ (adj): xấu xa, độc ác 
Eg: That woman is wicked. – Người phụ nữ đĩ rất 
độc ác. 
watched /wɔtʃt/ (v): nhìn, theo dõi, quan sát (thời 
quá khứ hoặc thể bị động) 
Eg: The suspect is watched by the police. – Kẻ tình 
nghi bị cơng an theo dõi. 
stopped /stɔpt/ (v): ngừng, nghỉ, ngăn chặn (thời 
quá khứ hoặc thể bị động) 
Eg: He stopped in the middle of a sentence. – Anh 
ấy ngừng lại ở giữa câu. 
cooked /kukt/ (v): nấu chín, giả mạo (thời quá khứ 
hoặc thể bị động) 
Eg: The president cooked in the last year election: 
Tổng thống đã gian lận trong kì bầu cử năm ngối. 
Chỉ từ wicked cĩ ed phát âm là /id/, các từ cịn lại 
ed phát âm là /t/ nên đáp án chính xác là A 
Question 2: Chọn C 
 head /hed/ (n): cái đầu, đầu ĩc, năng khiếu, vị 
trí đứng đầu 
Eg: She has a good head for mathematics: Cơ ấy 
cĩ năng khiếu về tốn học. 
 bread /bred/ (n): bánh mì 
Eg: Tom often has a loaf of bread and a cup of 
coffee for his breakfast. – Tom thường ăn sáng 
bằng một ổ bánh mì và một cốc cà phê. 
 clean /kli: n/ (adj): sạch sẽ, thẳng, khơng nham 
nhở Eg: A sharp knife makes a clean cut: Dao bén 
cắt thẳng. 
 lead /li: d/ hoặc /led/ (v): dẫn dắt, đứng đầu, 
dẫn đến Eg: Good command leads to victory: Sự 
chỉ huy giỏi dẫn đến thắng lợi. 
Từ lead phát âm là /led/ khi là động từ ở thời quá 
khứ. Chỉ từ clean phát âm là /i: /, các từ cịn lại 
phát âm là /e/ nên đáp án chính xác là C 
Question 3: Chọn D 
 familiar /fә’miljeә/ (adj): thân thuộc, thơng 
thường 
Eg: I am not familiar with place names in this 
region: 
Tơi khơng rành các địa danh ở vùng này lắm. 
 impatient /im’peiʃәnt/ (adj): thiếu kiên nhẫn, 
nĩng vội, khơng chịu đựng được 
Eg: He is impatient of reproof: Anh ấy khơng chịu 
đựng được sự quở trách. 
 uncertain /ᴧn’sә: tn/ (adj): khơng chắc chắn, 
khơng kiên định, khơng đáng tin cậy 
Eg: Even the manager is uncertain about the 
company’s future: Ngay cả giám đốc cũng khơng 
chắc chắn về tương lai của cơng ty. 
 arrogant /’ӕrәgәnt/ (adj): kiêu căng, ngạo 
mạn 
Eg: He was so arrogant that he did not listen to 
anyone’s advice: Anh ta quá kiêu căng đến nỗi 
khơng lắng nghe lời khuyên của bất kì ai. 
Chỉ từ arrogant cĩ trọng âm là âm đầu. Các từ cịn 
lại trọng âm đều ở âm thứ hai nên đáp án chính xác 
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là D Question 4: Chọn A 
 disappear /disә’piә/ (v): biến đi, biến mất 
Eg: She disappeared without telling anyone : Cơ 
ấy biến mất mà khơng nĩi với ai câu nào. 
 arrangement /ə'reɪndʒmәnt/ (n): sự sắp 
xếp, sự 
hịa giải 
Eg: make my own arrangements (tự tơi thu xếp) 
 opponent /ə'pounənt/ (n): đối thủ, kẻ thù hoặc 
(adj): phản đối, chống lại 
Eg: a political opponent (đối thủ chính trị) 
 contractual /kɒn’trỉktʃʊəl/ (adj): bằng hợp 
đồng, bằng giao kèo, bằng khế ước, được sắp đặt 
Eg: Asians, on the other hand, believe in 
contractual marriage: Trái lại, người châu Á tin 
vào hơn nhân được sắp đặt 
Chỉ từ disappear cĩ trọng âm là âm thứ ba. Các từ 
cịn lại trọng âm đều ở âm thứ hai nên đáp án chính 
xác là A Question 5: Chọn B 
 Greed (n) (lịng tham) Loại C vì greedy (a) 
(tham lam). Question 6: Chọn C 
Đáp án C đúng vì là một trong những câu đáp 
thơng dụng khi được người khác khen về việc gì. 
Đáp án A sai vì “How” phải đi cùng tính từ, khơng 
thể theo sau bằng một danh từ như a compliment. 
Đáp án B sai vì chỉ thích hợp để đáp lại lời cảm ơn 
hoặc xin lỗi. 
Đáp án D sai vì câu đáp này khơng được lịch sự và 
trên thực tế khơng ai dùng câu này để đáp lại một 
lời khen trong những tình huống thơng thường. 
Question 7: Chọn D 
Codes of netiquettes từ cĩ nghĩa là phép lịch sự 
giữa những người sử dụng Internet để trao đổi thư 
từ hoặc thơng tin (the rules of correct or polite 
behaviour among people using the Internet). 
Traffic rules: luật lệ giao thơng 
Family rules: luật lệ trong gia đình 
Codes of etiquettes: phép lịch sự ứng xử trong xã 
hội 
Question 8: Chọn D 
Chúng ta thường dùng câu Yes, of course để bày tỏ 
sự sẵn lịng khi người khác nhờ việc gì đĩ vì thế 
đáp án thích hợp là D: Bạn giúp tơi một tay nhé? 
Question 9: Chọn C 
Đáp án A và D: to present st to sb và to offer st 
to sb: 
tặng thứ gì cho ai 
Đáp án B: to assist sb in/ with st: giúp đỡ ai về 
việc gì Đáp án C: to provide st for sb: cung cấp thứ 
gì cho ai Chú ý trong câu cĩ giới từ for nên đáp án 
chính xác là đáp án C 
Tạm dịch: Anh ấy sẽ thắng cuộc đua nếu anh ấy 
noi gương anh trai mình và luyện tập chăm chỉ 
hơn. 
Question 10: Chọn D 
Cụm từ cố định to follow sb’s example cĩ nghĩa là 
làm theo gương ai 
Question 11: Chọn B 
Cụm từ cố định head office cĩ nghĩa là trụ sở 
chính của một cơng ty hoặc một tổ chức 
Tạm dịch: Xin lỗi. Trụ sở chính của OXFAM ở 
đâu vậy? 
Question 12: Chọn A 
 But: nhưng 
 Although: mặc dù (theo sau là mệnh đề) 
 Despite: mặc dù (theo sau là cụm từ) 
 However: tuy nhiên 
Tạm dịch: Bác sỹ biết rằng để cứu sống tính mạng 
của bệnh nhân là rất khĩ khăn, họ sẽ cố gắng hết 
sức. Xét về mặt ý nghĩa, cĩ thể dùng cả but và 
however, tuy nhiên however phải đứng giữa dấu 
chấm – dấu phẩy, dấu chấm phẩy – dấu phẩy hoặc 
dấu phẩy – dấu phẩy. Do đĩ đáp án chính xác là 
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đáp án A 
Question 13: Chọn A 
So that: để: chỉ rõ mục đích của hành động trong 
mệnh đề đi trước , chúng ta gọi mệnh đề đi sau so 
that là mệnh đề chỉ mục đích (purpose clause) 
Because, for, since: vì: chỉ rõ nguyên nhân 
Tạm dịch: Tơi xin gửi ơng bản lí lịch của tơi để 
ơng cĩ dịp nghiên cứu nĩ trước cuộc phỏng vấn 
của chúng ta. 
Question 14: Chọn B 
 Went out = quá khứ của to go out: đi ra 
ngồi, đi chơi 
 Went off = quá khứ của to go off: chuơng reo 
ầm ĩ 
 Came about = quá khứ của to come about: 
xảy ra 
 Rang = quá khứ của to ring: chuơng reo 
(khơng dùng với off) 
Đáp án chính xác là đáp án B 
Tạm dịch: Mọi người trong nhà tỉnh dậy khi 
chuơng chống trộm reo ầm ĩ. 
Question 15: Chọn A 
Have a piece of chocolate, do you? (thân mật) = 
Would you like to have a piece of chocolate? (lịch 
sự) Question 16: Chọn C 
Chú ý mệnh đề thời gian cĩ cụm từ “By the time + 
present simple”, do đĩ chúng ta dùng thì tương lai 
hồn thành để diễn tả một hành động sẽ hồn thành 
trước một thời điểm trong tương lai 
Tạm dịch: Khi bạn đến đây vào ngày mai thì cơng 
việc đã được hồn thành rồi. 
Question 17: Chọn A 
Interest: tiền lãi (interest rate: lãi suất) 
Tạm dịch: Nếu bạn gửi tiền ngân hàng bây giờ, 
bạn sẽ nhận được lãi suất 12% một năm. 
Question 18: Chọn D 
Phân biệt: 
 Out of the question = impossible: khơng cĩ 
khả năng xảy ra, khơng đươc cho phép. 
Eg: the explosion of the Earth is out of the 
question: sẽ khơng bao giờ cĩ chuyện trái đất nổ 
tung 
 Out of practice: xuống phong độ, kém hơn do 
khơng luyện tập. 
Eg: Don’t ask me to speak French. I am out of 
practice: Đừng bắt tơi nĩi tiếng pháp. Đã lâu rồi 
tơi khơng luyện tập. 
 Out of place: khơng đúng chỗ, khơng phù hợp 
với hồn cảnh. 
Eg: Some of the books seem to be out of place: 
sách khơng được đặt đúng chỗ. 
I felt completely out of place among these rich 
people : tơi cảm thấy hồn tồn lạc lõng giữa 
những người giàu cĩ. 
Question 19: Chọn C 
Tạm dịch: Các vấn đề như sự vội vàng và thiếu 
kinh nghiệm là đặc điểm chung của giới trẻ. 
 Marked (adj): rõ ràng, rõ rệt 
Eg: a marked difference (một sự khác nhau rõ rệt) 
 Separated (adj): được tách ra 
Eg: I am separated from my wife: Tơi sống ly thân 
với vợ tơi. 
 Shared (adj): chung 
Eg: shared ownership (đồng sở hữu) 
 Hidden (adj): bị che giấu, khơng rõ ràng 
Eg: hidden camera (máy quay giấu kín) 
Dễ thấy universal và shared đồng nghĩa nên đáp án 
chính xác là C 
Question 20: Chọn A 
Fond of = love (v): yêu thích 
Do đĩ đáp án chính xác là đáp án A 
Tạm dịch: Chúng tơi đã sống ở đĩ nhiều năm và 
ngày càng yêu thích vùng lân cận. Đĩ là lí do tại 
sao chúng tơi khơng muốn chuyển đi. 
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Question 21: Chọn A 
Tạm dịch: Anh ấy là một người lạc quan điển 
hình, luơn luơn nhìn vào mặt tích cực của mọi vấn 
đề. 
 Pessimist (n): người bi quan 
 Introvert (n): người hướng nội 
 Extrovert (n): người hướng ngoại 
 Activist (n): nhà hoạt động xã hội, chính trị 
Chú ý đề bài yêu cầu tìm từ trái nghĩa do đĩ đáp án 
chính xác là đáp án A 
Question 22: Chọn D 
Tạm dịch: Hơm qua khi đi mua sắm tơi đã tình cờ 
gặp lại một người bạn cũ từ thời trung học. 
 By far: cho đến nay 
 By heart: thuộc lịng 
 By chance: tình cờ, vơ tình 
 On purpose: cố tình 
Chú ý đề bài yêu cầu tìm từ trái nghĩa do đĩ đáp án 
chính xác là đáp án D 
Question 23: Chọn A 
Tạm dịch: the @ sign used in e-mail addresses to 
signify the word 'at', is a 500-year-old invention of 
Italian merchants : kí hiệu @ được dùng trong tên 
địa chỉ e-mail để biểu thị cho từ at, là một phát 
minh 500 năm tuổi của các thương gia Italia. 
A. actually = in fact (thực tế là) 
B. truly (đúng sự thật) 
C. essentially (thuộc bản chất, cần thiết) 
D. ac