ĐỀ THỰC HÀNH SỐ 3 KEY

Full name:.........................................

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.
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By the mid-nineteenth century, the term "icebox" had entered the American language,
but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of ordinary citizens in the United States.
The ice trade grew with the growth of cities. Ice was used in hotels, taverns, and hospitals,
and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh meat, fresh fish, and butter. After the
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Civil War(1861-1865), as ice was used to refrigerate freight cars, it also came into
household use. Even before 1880, half the ice sold in New York, Philadelphia, and
Baltimore, and one-third of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own
use. This had become possible because a new household convenience, the icebox, a
precursor of the modern refrigerator, had been invented.

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Making an efficient ice box was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early
nineteenth century, the knowledge of the physics of heat, which was essential to a science
of refrigeration, was rudimentary. The commonsense notion that the best icebox was one
that prevented the ice from melting was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of the
ice that performed the cooling. Nevertheless, early efforts to economize ice included

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wrapping the ice in blankets, which kept the ice from doing its job. Not until near the end
of the nineteenth century did inventors achieve the delicate balance of insulation and

circulation needed for an efficient icebox.
But as early as 1803, an ingenious Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been on the
right track. He owned a farm about twenty miles outside the city of Washington, for

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which the village of Georgetown was the market center. When he used an icebox of his
own design to transport his butter to market, he found that customers would pass up the
rapidly melting stuff in the tubs of his competitors to pay a premium price for his butter,
still fresh and hard in neat, one-pound bricks. One advantage of his icebox, Moore
explained, was that farmers would no longer have to travel to market at night in order to
keep their produce cool.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

(A) The influence of ice on the diet

(B) The development of refrigeration

© The transportation of goods to market

(D) Sources of ice in the nineteenth century

2. According to the passage, when did the word "icebox" become part of the language of
the United States?
(A) In 1803

(B) Sometime before 1850

© During the Civil War


(D) Near the end of the nineteenth century

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3. The phrase "forward-looking" in line 4 is closest in meaning to
(A) progressive

(B) popular

© thrifty

(D) well-established

4. The author mentions fish in line 4 because
(A) many fish dealers also sold ice
(B) fish was shipped in refrigerated freight cars
© fish dealers were among the early commercial users of ice
(D) fish was not part of the ordinary person`s diet before the invention of the icebox
5. The word "it" in line 5 refers to
(A) fresh meat

(B) the Civil War

© ice

(D) a refrigerator

6. According to the passage, which of the following was an obstacle to the development of
the icebox?

(A) Competition among the owners of refrigerated freight cars
(B) The lack of a network for the distribution of ice
© The use of insufficient insulation

(D) Inadequate understanding of physics

7. The word "rudimentary" in line 12 is closest in meaning to
(A) growing

(B) undeveloped

© necessary

(D) uninteresting

8. According to the information in the second paragraph, an ideal icebox would
(A) completely prevent ice from melting

(B) stop air from circulating

© allow ice to melt slowly

(D) use blankets to conserve ice

9. The author describes Thomas Moore as having been "on the right track" (line18 -19) to
indicate that
(A) the road to the market passed close to Moore`s farm
(B) Moore was an honest merchant
© Moore was a prosperous farmer


(D) Moore`s design was fairly successful

10. According to the passage, Moore`s icebox allowed him to
(A) charge more for his butter

(B) travel to market at night

© manufacture butter more quickly

(D) produce ice all year round

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
11. The smell of the sea ____________ his childhood.
A: took after
B: took him in
C: took it for granted
D: took him back to
take sb back to st/sb: gợi cho ai nhớ lại điều gì take sb in: lừa ai đó take after sb: giống ai đó take it for
granted: cho điều gò đó là đương nhiên
12. I can’t _________ of a word he is saying.
A: comprehend
B: understand
C: make sense
D: grasp
To make sense of st = to understand st comprehend + N understand + N grasp+ N: nắm bắt được cái gì
13. Larry drove all night to get here for his sister's wedding. He __________ exhausted by the time he
arrived.
A: ought to be
B: must have been

C: will have been
D: could be

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cấu trúc mang tính phỏng đoán về 1 sự việc chắc hẳn đã xảy ra trong quá khứ could be : phỏng đoán ở hiện
tại ought to be: nên làm, phải làm (ở hiện tại)
14. We are __________ no obligation to change goods which were not purchased here.
A: to
B: at
C: with
D: under
cấu trúc câu: to be under no obligation to do st: không có nghĩa vụ phải làm gì, không cần phải…
15. Not only ____________ the exam but she also got a scholarship.
A: did she pass
B: she has passed
C: has she passed
D: she passed
Not only đứng đầu câu, câu đó phải đảo ngữ như câu hỏi.
16. After her mother died, she was raised by her grandparents.
A: come into
B: grown up
C: put up
D: brought up
Nghĩa của từ “raise” trong câu này là nuôi nấng
17. Nothing __________ the ordinary ever happens here.
A: from
B: within
C: about

D: out of
out of the ordinary: khác thường
18. All the sentences below use ‘the’, which one is correct?
A: Can you pass the sugar please?
B: The apples are good for you.
C: The crime is a problem in many big cities.
D: I love the skiing.
mạo từ “the” dùng đúng vì đpối tượng đang nói tới là lọ đường mà cả người nói và nghe đều biết rõ.
19. "You ___ put the car in the garage. I'm going out in it later".
A: needn't
B: mustn't
C: can't
D: haven't
mustn’t + V: không được phép làm gì
needn’t + V: không cần thiết phải làm gì = don’t have to + V
can’t + V: Không thể làm gì (nói về khả năng)
20. Some fish can survive in salt water, __________ other species can live only in fresh water.
A: whereas
B: since
C: where
D: as long as
21. He gave me his personal _________ that his draft would be ready by Friday.
A: insurance
B: ensurance
C: endurance
D: assurance
sụ đảm bảo (sự việc nào đó)
22. Instead of being excited about the good news, Ted seemed to be ____________.
A: indifferent
B: unlikely

C: ignorant
D: unexpected
Nghĩa là thờ ơ, phù hợp về nghĩa của câu
23. If you want to get better, do exactly _________ your doctor tells you.
A: like

B: the same

C: alike

D: as

as + N/ Clause: dung để đối chiếu với 1 ai hoặc 1 hiện tượng, sự vật nào đó: như là like + N: dung để ví
von (không có thật) (Nếu thành phần phía sau là Clause chắc chắn phải chọn as, nếu thành phần phía sau là
N, chúng ta phải xét nghĩa.)
24. Many a _________ it difficult to avoid the interference of mass media in their life.
A: pop stars finds

B: pop star find

C: pop star finds

D: pop stars find

Many a + N (singular) + V (singular) = many + N (plural) + V (plural)  rất formal
25. All candidates will be treated equally, ________ of their age or back ground.
A: irrespective

B: discounting


C: notwithstanding

D: irrelevant

irrespective of = regardless of : bất kể irrelevant to: không lien quan tới discounting+ N: không tính đến
nothwithstanding = despite st
26. He tried to limit himself to _________ 10 cigarettes a day.
A: smoke

B: have smoked

C: be smoking

D: smoking

To limit oneself to + V-ing: hạn chế bản thân làm gì
27. The tin opener seemed ______________ for left-hand people.

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A: to design
B: to be designed
C: designing
D: being designed
seem to V: dường như là làm gì, câu này phải dung bị động nên có seem to be + PII
28. Conservationists ______________ that experiments on animals be stopped.
A: complained
B: said
C: banned

D: recommended
Dựa vào động từ “be” ở vế 2 của câu, suy ra cấu trúc thức giả định (subjunctive mood) phải được dung ở
đây Sb recommend that + N+ bare V
29. _________ , the results couldn't be better.
A: Despite how hard he tried
B: Although very hard he tried
C: No matter what he tried hard
D: No matter how hard he tried
Câu có trạng từ “hard” nên phải dung từ “how” No matter how + Adj/ Adv + S + V
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 .
30. A: panel
B: chapter
C: manage
D: yacht
31. A: missed
B: naked
C: smoked
D: stopped
Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each the blanks:
The next generation of telephone users will probably laugh (51)______ we explain how we used to stand
next to a wall in the kitchen to (52)______ a phone call. Mobile communications, already highly advanced
compared with a decade ago, will completely change communications in the next few years. (53)______
there are millions of people using mobile phones, most people know (54)______ about the mobile
telecommunications industry and its technology. There are three types of mobile phone. These are hand
portables, pocket-sized hand portables and transportables. The smallest and most popular are the pocketsized hand portables. These work on rechargeable batteries, which allow an (55)______ of up to 80
minutes' conversation. Mobile s that are fitted permanently in a vehicle do not (56)______ on separate
batteries. They require an external aerial on the vehicle. This can mean a stronger signal with clearer
(57)______. Transportables have a high power capability and can be used (58)______ anywhere. They
come with powerful battery packs for longer, continuous use and may also be put (59)______ a vehicle,

using its electrics. They (60)______ to be bulkier than hand portables.
32. A: whether
B: while
C: unless
D: when
33. A: make
B: do
C: give
D: take
34. A: In addition
B: Although
C: As a result
D: Because
35. A: little
B: few
C: some
D: lots
36. A: average
B: account
C: activity
D: amount
37. A: rely
B: carry
C: insist
D: create
38. A: letter
B: wave
C: speed
D: speech
speech (tiếng nói, lời thoại). Đây là danh từ duy nhất có nghĩa trong câu này.

39. A: mostly
B: most
C: almost
D: hardly.8
(almost thường đi với everywhere, anywhere, every, all…).
40. 4.A: into9
B: on with
C: in to
D: up with
Giới từ chỉ hướng chuyển động.
41. 4.A: used10
B: tend
C: are
D: have
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.
It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of
work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano

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practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or
have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.
Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History
and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I
was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I
could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to
ask questions, and home work was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it form eand
meal one, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is
that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were
young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another.
What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.
In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience
has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do some thing carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get
the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means
that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic
attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.
I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could
explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never
grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school
exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before.
But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could
understand why practice makes perfect.
42. It is implied in paragraph 1 that ______.
A: young learners often lack a good motivation for learning
B: parents should encourage young learners to study more
C: teachers should give young learners less homework
D: young learners are usually lazy in their class
Thông tin nằm trong đoạn 1 “It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students
frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often
scream before their piano practice because it’
43. The writer’s main point in paragraph 2 is to show that as people grow up, ______.
A: they get more impatient with their teachers
B: they tend to learn less as they are discouraged
C: they have a more positive attitude towards learning
D: they cannot learn as well as younger learners
44. The phrase “For starters” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “______”.


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A: First and foremost
B: At the starting point
C: At the beginning
D: For beginners
45. While doing some adult learning courses at a college, the writer was surprised ______.
A: to feel learning more enjoyable
B: to have more time to learn
C: to be able to learn more quickly
D: to get on better with the tutor
46. In paragraph 3, the word “rusty” means ______.
A: not as good as it used to be through lack of practice
B: staying alive and becoming more active
C: impatient because of having nothing to do
D: covered with rust and not as good as it used to be
Nghĩa của “rusty” là gỉ sét, nhưng câu này theo nghĩa bóng là không còn thành thạo như xưa vì thiếu rèn
luyện. Các đáp án còn lại không hợp nghĩa
47. The phrase “get there” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “______”.
A: achieve your aim with hard work

B: receive a school or college degree

C: have the things you have long desired

D: arrive at an intended place with difficulty

48. All of the following are true about adult learning EXCEPT ______.
A: young people usually feel less patient than adults

B: adults think more independently and flexibly than young peopleChọn câu trả lời đúng:
C: experience in doing other things can help one’s learning
D: adult learners have fewer advantages than young learners
Nội dung của câu lệch so với ý của bài văn. Nội dung trong các đoạn 2,3,4 cho thấy các lợi ích khi đi học ở
tuổi trưởng thành. Ba lựa chọn còn lại đều có trong bài
49. It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that maturity is a positive plus in the learning process
because adult learners ______.
A: pay more attention to detail than younger learners
B: are able to organize themselves better than younger learners
C: have become more patient than younger learners
D: are less worried about learning than younger learners
Thông tin trong đoạn 4
50. It is implied in the last paragraph that when you learn later in life, you ______.
A: are not able to concentrate as well as when you were younger
B: find that you can recall a lot of things you learnt when younger
C: should expect to take longer to learn than when you were younger
D: can sometimes understand more than when you were younger
Tác giả chứng ming rằng đi học lại khi đã trưởng thành thì hiểu ra được những điều mà hồi bè không hiểu
được. “I hated piano……why practice makes perfect”
51. What is the writer’s main purpose in the passage?
A: To encourage adult learning.
B: To show how fast adult learning is.
C: To describe adult learning methods.
D: To explain reasons for learning.
Tác giả lấy kinh nghiệm cá nhân để chứng ming những lợi ích của việc đi học lại khi đã trưởng thành, do
đó suy ra tác giả đang khích lện người khác nên làm theo mình.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
52. When the children realized that they were by themselves in the dark, they became really frightening .

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frightening phải sữa thành frightened
53. She finds the work she has to do quite easily; boredom is her biggest problem.
Easily sửa thành easy. Cấu trúc: Find + st + Adj: Nhận thấy rằng điều gì đó là như thế nào
54. There are many researches show that various species of animals have been extinct.
Show sửa thành showing, vì đây là mệnh đề quan hệ rút gọn
55. Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been forced to alter
their eating habits.
Raise + N (ngoại động từ) phải sửa thành Rise (nội động từ)
56. What we know about certain diseases are still not sufficient to prevent them from
spreading easily among the population.
What we know about certain diseases à chủ ngữ của câu nên động từ phải chia số ít, sửa thành “is”
A

57. Drink only tepid liquids.
A) slightly warm
B) very hot
C) slightly cool
D) very cold
58. One of the responsibilities of a forest ranger is to drive slowlythrough the area in search of animals in
distress.
A) cruise

A

B) race

C) skid


D) swerve

59. I always thought ornithology was for older people not for teenagers.
A) rock-climbing
B) the study of birds
C) deep-sea diving
D) free-fall parachuting
60. Early log cabins were crude if sturdy structures.
A) unpainted
B) resilient

B

D

C) unseasoned

D) rough
C

61. The harp, with up to 47 strings, produces the most tones of any stringed instrument.
A) noise
B) melodies
C) sounds
D) scales
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three
62: A. represent
B. intensive
C. domestic
D. employment

63: A. promote

B. labor

C. women

D. country

64: A. regional

B. establish

C. educate

D. operate

PART 2: WRITING TASK (2.0p)
You should spend about 30 minutes writing a paragraph.
Part A. Finish each of the following sentences in s uch a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
1. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university.
- After......................................( spending seven years at secondary school I went to university.)
2. She doesn’t get on well with her neighbor any more.
-

She has................................... (fallen out with her neighbor.)

3. These bookshelves are my own work.

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- I made ..................................(these bookshelves by myself.)
4. Tom does a very good immitation of the English teacher.
- Tom takes .................................(off the English teacher very well).
5. It wasn’t necessary for you to go to so much trouble on my behalf.
- You needn’t ....................................(have gone to so much trouble on my behalf.)
Part B. In about 140 words, write about your favorite music
In about 140 words, write a paragraph about your favorite music
There are many kinds of music but Pop is my favorite one, and I like it for some reasons. Firstly, it really
helps me to relieve stress. Whenever I feel down or tired, I usually listen to pop music to relax or fall
asleep. Then, my feeling actually becomes better. Secondly, music helps me to make friends. In my
university, I have found many new friends who have the same passion for music. When we have free time,
we usually talk about a song and sing it together. As a result, the number of my friends is increasing
significantly. Finally, music also helps me to work more effectively. It is true that I am very lazy of cleaning
my room, but when I listen to a pop song, I do very well and fast. In brief, music is an important part of my
life, it brings many changes to me that I see music as a friend of mine.

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