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ĐỀ THI THỬ LẦN 1 SỞ GD&ĐT HẢI PHÒNG 

Môn: Tiếng Anh

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 1 to 7.

 The increase in international business and in foreign investment has created a need for executives with knowledge of foreign language and skills in cross-cultural communication. Americans, however, have not been well trained in either area and, consequently, have not enjoyed the same level in negotiation in an international arena as have their foreign counterparts. 

 Negotiating is the process of communicating back and forth for the purpose of reaching an agreement. Involves persuasion and compromise, but in order to participate in either one, the negotiators must understand the ways in which people are persuaded and how compromise is reached within the culture of negotiation. 

 In many international negotiations business abroad, Americans are perceived as wealthy and impersonal. It often appears to the foreign negotiator that Americans represents a large multimillion–dollar corporation that can afford to pay the price without bargaining further. The American negotiator’s role became that of and impersonal purveyor of information and cash, the image that succeeds only in underming the negotiation. 

 In studies of American negotiators abroad, several traits have been identified that may serve to confirm that stereotypical perception, while subverting the negotiator’s position. Two traits in particular that cause cross-cultural misunderstanding are directness and impatience on that part of Amarican negotiator. Furthermore, American negotiators often insist on realizing short-term goals. Foreign negotiators, on the other hand, may value the relationship established between negotiators and may be willing to invest time in it for long-term benefits. In order to solidify the relationship, they may opt for indirect interactions without regard for the time involved in getting to know the other negotiator. 

 Clearly, perceptions and differences in values affect the outcomes of negotiation and the success of negotiators. For Americans to play a more effective role in international business negotiations, they must put forth more effort to improve cross-cultural understanding.

Question 1: What’s the author main point ?

 A. American negotiators need to learn more about other cultures.

 B. Negotiation is the process of reaching an agreement.

 C. Foreign perceptions of American negotiators are based on stereotypes.

 D. Foreign languages are important for international business.

Question 2: According to the autor, what is the purpose of negotiation ?

 A. To undermine the other negotiator’s position

 B. To reach an agreement

 C. To communicate back and forth

 D. To understand the culture of the negotiators

Question 3: The word “persuaded” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to :

 A. informed B. respected C. convinced D. accused

Question 4: The word “that” in paragraph 3 refers to :

 A. role B. corporation C. price D. bargaining

Question 5: Which of the following is mentioned as a criterion necessary for negotiation ?

 A. participation B. compromise C. communication D. investment

Question 6: According to the passage, how can the businesspersons improve their negotiation skills ?

 A. By getting to know the negotiators B. By explaining the goals more clearly

 C. By living in a foreign culture D. By compromising more often

Question 7: The American negotiators are described as all of the following EXCEPT :

 A. known for direct interactions B. interested in short-term goals

 C. willing to invest time in relationships D. perceived by foreign negotiators as wealthy

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 8: If he gets to university, his parents will be walking on air

 A. disgusted B. promising C. upset D. hopeful

Question 9: She rarely smiles because she’s shy about exposing her crooked teeth.

 A. pulling B. hiding C. showing D. brushing

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 10: He joined the army in 1998. He was soon after promoted to the rank of captain.

 A. He worked as a captain in the army and had a promotion in 1998.

 B. Promoted to the rank of captain in 1998, he joined the army soon later.

 C. He was promoted to the rank of captain in 1998 and joined the army.

 D. Joining the army in 1998, he was soon promoted to the rank of captain.

Question 11: The teacher explained the theory clearly. However, the students found it hard to understand it.

 A. Although the teaching theory was clear, there was a real challenge to the students.

 B. Despite the teacher clear explanation of the theory, students had difficulty understanding it.

 C. In spite of explaining the theory clearly, students themselves found it hard to understand it.

 D. Though explained clearly, the theory of teaching was difficult to students.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of following exchanges.

Question 12: Mike : “Would you mind getting me a cup of coffee ?”\

Cathy : “_____________”

 A. No, I’d be glad to.  B. Cream and sugar, please.

 C. Yes, I’d love to, thanks D. I never drink coffee.

Question 13: Ms. Janet : “I’d like to try on this dress, please.”

Shop assistant : “_______________”

 A. You’re welcome B. By all means C. You’re so nice D. That’s right

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Question 14: The ballon festival is _____________event that we all desire to attend it.

 A. such wonderful an B. so wonderful an C. a very wonderful D. a too wonderful

Question 15: Helping poor people to find a job may help to ___________ crime.

 A. refrain B. impose C. prevent D. avoid

Question 16: It’s a pity we didn’t visit Tom when we had the chance. We’d like _______ him before he left the country.

 A. to have seen B. to be seen C. to have being seen D. to see

Question 17: Overwork is ________ to cause increased stress.

 A. possible B. obvious C. likely D. probable

Question 18: After the interview, don’t neglect the thank-you note or _________ letter.

 A. follow-up B. turn-up C. start-up D. break-up

Question 19: A huge farm which belongs to some farmers who share the farming together is called a ________

 A. cooperative B. cooperate C. cooperation D. cooperator

Question 20: I’ll send this project to _______ is responsible for designing and building

 A. whatever B. anyone C. whom D. whoever

Question 21: David ________ for 5 hours before he arrives.

 A. will be driving  B. will have to drive

 C. will have been driven D. will have been driving

Question 22: “What was the groom wearing ?” “He was dressed in a ______”

 A. light suit summer B. light summer suit C. summer suit light D. suit summer light

Question 23: I need a break. I think I’ll go to the seaside __________ Christmas.

 A. from B. on C. at D. at

Question 24: _______ he sat down when he was sent for again.

 A. No sooner had B. Not until C. Hardly did D. Scarcely had

Question 25: She is very glad to receive a letter of _________ from the company she applied to.

 A. complaint B. acceptable C. permission D. agreement

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 26: Did anyone acknowledge responsibility for the outbreak of the fire ?

 A. inquire about B. accept C. report D. find out

Question 27: There is a set of expensive spoons, forks and knives in the cupboard.

 A. cutlery B. instrument C. equipment D. utensil

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose primary stress differs from the other three in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction on each of the followwing questions

Question 30: Folklore consists of the beliefs, customs, traditions, and telling stories that people pass from  generation to generation.

 A. folklore B. of the C. telling stories D. generation

Question 31: The bones of the elderly are more prone to fractures than of young people.

 A. the elderly B. more C. to D. of

Question 32: The advertising campaign will be based on the recent completed study.

 A. advertising B. will be C. recent D. study

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 sentence from 1 to 8

 The invention of the incandescent light bulb by Thomas A. Edison in 1879 created a demand for a cheap, readily available fuel with which to generate large amounts of electric power. Coal seem to fit the bill, and it fueled the earliest power stations (which were set up at the end of the nineteenth century by Edison himself). As more power plants were constructed throughout the country, the reliance on coal increased. Since the first World War, coal-fired power plants have accounted for about half of the electric produced in the United States each year. In 1986 such plants had a combined generating capacity of 289,000 megawatts and consumed 83 percent of the nearly 900 million tons of coal mined in the country that year. Given the uncertainty of the future growth of nuclear power and in the supply of oil and natural gas, coal-fired power plants could well provide up to 70 percent of the electric power in the United Stats by the end of the century. 

 Yet, inspite of the fact that coal has long been a source of electricity and may remain one for many years (coal represents about 80 percent of the United States fossil-fuel reserves), it has actually never been the most desirable fossil fuel for power plants. Coal contain less energy per unit of weight than natural gas or oil; it is difficult to transport, and it is associated with a host of environmental issues, among them acid rain. Since the late 1960’s problems of emission control and waste disposal have sharply reduced the appeal of coal-fired power plants. The cost of ameliorating these environmental problems, along with the rising cost of building a facility as large and complex as a coal-fired power plant, has also made such plants less attractive from purely economic perspective. 

 Change in the technological base of coal-fired power plants could restore their attractiveness, however. Whereas some of these changes are evoluntary and are intended mainly to increase the productivity of existing plants, completely new technologies for burning coal cleanly are also being developed.

Question 33: The phrase “fit the bill” in paragraph 1 can be replaced by :

 A. be used B. be suitable C. be paid D. be discovered

Question 34: In the author’s opinion, the important of coal-generated electricity could increase in the future for which of the following reasons ?

 A. The future availability of other fuels are uncertain

 B. The cost of changing to other fuels is uncertain

 C. The possible substitutes are too dangerous

 D. Other fuels present too many environmental problems

Question 35: Acid rain is mentioned in the passage for which of the following reasons ?

 A. It reduces the efficiency of coal-fired plants

 B. It increases the difficulty in transporting coal

 C. It is an environmental problem associated with coal use.

 D. It contains less energy per unit than coal does.

Question 36: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ________

 A. oil B. electricity C. plant D. coal

Question 37: The word “ameliorating” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________

 A. amending B. raising C. touching D. following

Question 38: According to the passage, which of the following is one of the goals of new technology in coal-fired plants ?

 A. To adapt the plants to other kinds of fuel

 B. To reduce the cost of building more plants

 C. To lengthen the lives of plant already in use

 D. To make the plant already in use more effective

Question 39: What’s the main idea of the passage ?

 A. Coal-fired power plants are important source of electricity in the United States and are likely to remain so.

 B. Generating electricity from coal is comparatively recent in the United States

 C. Coal is a more economical fuel than either oil or nuclear power.

 D. Coal is a safer and more dependable fossil fuel than oil or gas

Question 40: Edision electric light bulb is mentioned in the passage because it __________

 A. increased the need for electric power

 B. replaced gas as a light source

 C. was safer than any other method of lighting

 D. could work only with electricity generated from coal

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 questionss

Question 41: It is rumored that the oil price is going to increase by 5 %

 A. The oil price is rumored to be on the point of increasing by 5%

 B. The oil price rumors to be on the point of increasing by 5%

 C. People rumor about going to increase the oil price by 5%

 D. It is rumored to be going the oil price to increase by 5%

Question 42: You will never eat there at the weekend unless you have made a reservation.

 A. Let’s make reservation at the weekend to be due of eating there

 B. It is only possible for you to eat there at the weekend if you reserve a table in advance.

 C. You may not be able to eat there if you don’t reserve a table at the weekend on purpose.

 D. You should have made a reservation if you expected to eat there at the weekend.

Question 43: Only Mary scored high enough to pass this test.

 A. Only on this test was Mary’s score high enough.

 B. Mary was the only person to pass this test.

 C. Mary only passed this test because she scored higher than the others.

 D. Mary’s score was barely enough to pass.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose bold and underlined parts pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions

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 fist each of the numbered blanks from 46 to 50.

 The final stage before adulthood is adolescence. This is a period of transition for teenagers and there are many crucial milestones. Socially and emotionally, teens worry that they may not be developing at the same rate (1)_______ their peers. They become extremely self-conscious and may be sensitive about their appearance. Teens may rebel (2) ________ their parents but are also more able to accept the consequences of their actions.

 This is also a period of enormous physical changes and adolescents experience changes in their physical development at a rate unparalleled since infancy. These changes include significant gains in height and weight. Within a year, boys and girls can gain an (3)_________ of 4.1 inches and 3.5 inches repectively. This growth spurt typically 2 years earlier for girls than for boys and can tend to make both sexes go through a clumsy phase. (4)_________ their cognitive development, adolescents have greater reasoning skills and have developed the ability to think logically and hypothetically. They are also able to discuss more abstract concepts. They should also have (5)__________strategies to help them study.

Đáp án

LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT

Question 1: Đáp án A

Dịch nghĩa : Ý chính của tác giả là gì ?

A.Những đàm phán viên Mỹ cần nghiên cứu nhiều hơn về những nền văn hoá khác.

B. Đàm phán là quá trình đạt được một thoả thuận

C. Những định kiến của nước ngoài về đàm phán viên Mỹ dựa trên sự rập khuôn.

D. Những ngôn ngữ nước ngoài là rất quan trọng cho kinh doanh quốc tế.

Question 2: Đáp án B

Giải thích : Đáp án nằm ở : “Negotiating is the process of communicating back and forth for the purpose of reaching an agreement.”

(Đàm phán là quá trình giao tiếp qua lại để đạt được một sự thoả thuận. )

Dịch nghĩa : Theo tác giả, mục đích của đàm phán là gì ?

A. Để làm suy yếu vị thế của đàm phán viên đối tác

B. Để đạt được thoả thuận

C. Để giao tiếp qua lại

D. Để hiểu nét văn hoá của những đàm phán viên

Question 3: Đáp án C

Giải thích : persuaded = convinced : thuyết phục

Question 4: Đáp án A

Dịch nghĩa : Vai trò của đàm phán viên Mỹ trở thành là một kẻ vô cảm cung cấp nguồn thông tin và tiền mặt, và làm suy yếu những cuộc đàm phán.

Question 5: Đáp án B

Giải thích : Đáp án nằm ở : “Involves persuasion and compromise, but in order to participate in either one, the negotiators must understand the ways in which people are persuaded and how compromise is reached within the culture of negotiation.”

(Liên quan đến việc thuyết phục và thoả hiệp, nhưng để tham gia vào một trong 2 cái đó, những nhà đấm phán phải hiểu cách thức mà người ta bị thuyết phục và làm sao để đạt được một thoả hiệp trong một đàm phán văn hoá. )

Như vậy những tiêu chuẩn có liên quan đến 1 đàm phán là sự thuyết phục và sự thoả hiệp.

Dịch nghĩa : Cái nào dưới đây là tiêu chuẩn cần thiết cho 1 đàm phán ?

A. sự tham gia   B. sự thoả hiệp

C. sự giao tiếp   D. sự đầu tư

Question 6: Đáp án A

Giải thích : Đáp án nằm ở : “For Americans to play a more effective role in international business negotiations, they must put forth more effort to improve cross-cultural understanding.”

(Đối với người Mỹ, để có đạt được những đàm phán kinh tế quốc tế hiệu quả hơn, họ cần nỗ lực hơn trong việc cải thiện kiến thức đa văn hoá.) Dịch nghĩa : Theo bài văn, nhà kinh doanh có thể cải thiện kĩ năng đàm phán bằng cách ?

A. Bằng cách hiểu nhiều hơn về đàm phán viên đối tác

B. Bằng cách giải thích mục tiêu một cách rõ ràng hơn

C. Bằng cách sống trong văn hoá nước ngoài

D. Bằng cách thoả hiệp nhiều hơn

Question 7: Đáp án C

Giải thích : Đáp án nằm ở : “Two traits in particular that cause cross-cultural misunderstanding are directness and impatience on that part of Amarican negotiator.”

(Hai đặc trưng cụ thể dẫn đến hiểu lầm đa văn hoá là sự thẳng thắng và thiếu kiên nhẫn của đàm phán viên Mỹ.)

Như vậy có thể thấy, một đặc điểm của đàm phán viên Mỹ là họ thiếu kiên nhẫn, tức họ không sẵn lòng đầu tư thời gian vào những mối quan hệ. Dịch nghĩa : Những đàm phán viên Mỹ được mô tả như những điều sau ngoại trừ :

A. Được biết đến với những tương tác trực tiếp

B. Quan tâm đến mục tiêu ngắn hạn

C. Sẵn lòng đầu tư thời gian vào các mối quan hệ

D. Được coi là giàu có bởi những đàm phán viên nước ngoài

Question 8: Đáp án C

Giải thích : to walk on air : vô cùng phấn khích >< upset = sad (adj) : buồn bã

Dịch nghĩa : Nếu anh ấy vào được trường ĐH, bố mẹ anh ấy sẽ vô cùng phấn khích.

A.kinh tởm   B. hứa hẹn

C. buồn bã   D. hy vọng

Question 9: Đáp án B

Giải thích : to expose = to show : để lộ ra >< to hide = to conceal : che giấu

Dịch nghĩa : Cô ấy hiếm khi cười bởi vì cô ấy ngại phải để lộ hàm răng khấp khểnh của mình.

A. đẩy ra    B. che giấu

C. để lộ     D. đánh răng

Question 10: Đáp án D

Dịch nghĩa : Ông ấy gia nhập quân ngũ năm 1998. Ngay sau đó ông ấy được đề cử lên hàng đại uý.

A.Ông ta là đại uý trong quân đội và được thăng chức vào năm 1998.

B. Được thăng chức lên đại uý vào 1998, ông ta gia nhập quân ngũ ngay sau đó.

C. Ông ta được thăng chức lên hàng đại uý năm 1998 và gia nhập quân ngũ.

D. Gia nhập quân ngũ năm 1998, ông tan gay sau đó được đề cử lên hàng đại uý

Question 11: Đáp án B

Dịch nghĩa : Giáo viên giải thích nghĩa học thuyết một cách rõ ràng. Tuy nhiên, những học sinh cảm thấy thật khó để hiểu nó.

A. Dù học thuyết dạy học là rõ ràng, nó là một thử thách lớn đối với học sinh.

B. Bất chấp lời giải thích rõ ràng của giáo viên về học thuyết, học sinh gặp khó khăn để hiểu nó.

C. Bất chấp giải thích học thuyết rõ ràng, tự mỗi học sinh cảm thấy khó khăn để hiểu nó.

D. Mặc dù được giải thích rõ ràng, học thuyết về việc dạy học vẫn thật khó đối với học sinh.

Question 12: Đáp án A

Dịch nghĩa : Mike : “Cậu không phiền lòng lấy giúp tớ một tách cà phê chứ?”

Cathy : “Không đâu, mình rất sẵn lòng.”

Chú ý : Khi câu hỏi là “Do you mind…?” hoặc “Would you mind…?” (Bạn có phiền lòng…?) tức người ta muốn nhờ mình làm một điều gì đó, câu trả lời luôn là “No,…” (tôi không phiền lòng….) là câu trả lời lịch sự trong văn phong giao tiếp.

Các đáp án khác :

B. Kem và sữa nhé.

C. Vâng, tôi rất muốn, cảm ơn.

D. Tôi không bao giờ uống cà phê.

Question 13: Đáp án A

Dịch nghĩa : Cô Janet : “Tôi muốn thử chiếc đầm này.”

Nhân viên bán hàng : “Cô cứ tự nhiên ạ.”