đọc hiểu test tiếng anh có dịch

ĐỌC HIỂU
TEST 1: The term weathering refers to all the ways in which rock can be broken down. It
takes place because minerals formed in a particular way (say at high temperatures, in the
case of igneous rocks) are often usable when exposed to various conditions. Weathering
involves the interaction of the lithosphere (the Earth’s crust) with the atmosphere and
hydrosphere (air and water). It occurs at different rates and in different ways, depending on
the climactic and environment conditions. But all kinds of weathering ultimately produce
broken minerals and rock fragments and other products of the decomposition of stone
Soil is the most obvious and, from the human point of view, the most important result of the
weathering process. Soil is the weathered part of the Earth’s crust that is capable of
sustaining plant life. The character of soil depends on the nature of rocks from which it is
formed. It also depends on the climate and on the relative “age” of the soil. Immature soils
are little more than broken rock fragments. Over time, immature soil develops into mature
soil, which contains quantities of human, formed from decayed plant matter. Mature soil is
darker, richer in microscopic life, and more conductive to plant growth
8. The first paragraph primarily describes
_______ (A) the process by which rocks are broken down
_______ (B) the weathering of igneous rocks
_______ (C) gradual changes in the Earth’s weather patterns
9. The main topic of the second paragraph is
_______ (A) a description of immature soil
_______ (B) the growth of plants
_______ (C) gradual changes in the Earth’s weather patterns
10. The main topic of the entire passage is that
_______ (A) weathering breaks down rocks and leads to the development of soil
_______ (B) soils may be classified as mature or immature
_______ (C) the process of soil development is more important to humans than that of
weathering
_______ (D) the earth’s crust is constantly changing
KEY
8. A

ý ở câu đầu tiên: The term weathering refers to all the ways in which rock can be brocken
down.
câu B có nhắc đến igneous rocks nhưng đó chỉ là 1 TH trong cả đoạn nên ko là câu mta chính
( primarily describes) còn câu C ko thấy nhắc tới trong đoạn.
9. C
Dùng p.an loại trừ, câu A nhắc tới immature soil nhưng đó chỉ là 1 phần ý diễn đạt trong đoạn
2. Câu B ko thể là main topic vì đoạn 2 ko đề cập tới quá trình sinh trưởng của cây mà chỉ nói
mature soil tối hơn, giàu dinh dưỡng hơn và phù hợp hơn cho sự pt của cây
10. A
DỊCH
Thuật ngữ “sự phong hóa” nhằm chỉ tất cả những cách mà đá có thể bị phân hủy. Sự phong
hóa diễn ra vì các khoáng vật có cấu thành đặc biệt ( như trong trường hợp ở nhiệt độ cao
của các đá nham thạch) thường có ích khi chúng tiếp xúc với các môi trường khác nhau. Sự
phong hóa bao gồm sự tương tác của thạch quyển (lớp vỏ Trái Đất) với bầu khí quyển và
thủy quyển (không khí và nước). Nó xảy ra ở các mức độ và bằng các cách khác nhau, tùy
thuộc vào điều kiện khí hậu và môi trường. Nhưng cuối cùng tất cả các loại phong hóa đều
sản sinh ra các khoáng chất bị phá hủy, các mảnh đá vụn và các sản phẩm khác của sự phân
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hủy đá.
Rõ ràng nhất đó là đất, theo quan điểm con người, kết quả quan trọng nhất của quá trình
phong hóa. Đất là phần chịu tác động thiên nhiên của lớp vỏ Trái Đất có khả năng suy trì sự
sống thực vật. Đặc tính của đất phụ thuộc vào bản chất hình thành của đá. Nó cũng phụ
thuộc vào khí hậu và các thứ liên quan tới “tuổi” của đất. Đất chưa trưởng thành không có gì
hơn ngoài những mảnh đá vỡ vụn. Theo thời gian, đất chưa trưởng thành phát triển thành
đất thuộc (đất trưởng thành) được hình thành từ xác thực vật chết, trong đó có dân số. Đất
thuộc thì đen hơn, vi sinh vật phong phú đa dạng hơn, và dẫn đến tăng trưởng thực vật tốt
hơn nhiều.
8. Đoạn văn đầu tiên chủ yếu giải thích về:
A) Quá trình đá bị phân hủy.
Sự phong hóa của đá nham thạch (đá mắc-ma).

C) Thay đổi từng bước trong mô hình thời tiết của Trái Đất.
9. Chủ đề chính của đoạn văn thứ hai là:
A) Mô tả về đất chưa trưởn thành.
Sinh trưởng thực vật.
C) Thay đổi từng bước trong mô hình thời tiết của Trái Đất.
10. Chủ đề chính của toàn bộ đoạn văn là:
A) “Sự phong hóa” phân hủy đất và dẫn đến sự phát triển của đất.
Đất có thể được phân loại theo “trưởng thành” hoặc “chưa trưởng thành”.
C) Quá trình phát triển của đất quan trọng với con người hơn sự phân hóa.
D) Lớp vỏ Trái Đất đang thay đổi liên tục.
TEST 2: Georgia O’Keefe was born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1887. She studied art in
Chicago and New York from 1904 to 1908. Beginning as an advertising illustrator, she
supported herself until 1918 by teaching in various schools and colleges in Texas. After that
date, she devoted herself entirely to painting. Her paintings were first exhibited in 1916 at
‘291’, an experimental art gallery in New York City owned by Alfred Steiglitz, which was
(frequented) by some of the most influential artists of the time. O’Keefe married Steiglitz in
1924.
O’Keefe’s early paintings were mostly abstract designs. In the 1920s she produced depictions
of flowers and precise cityscapes of New York City. Whether painting flowers or buildings, she
captured their beauty by "intuitively" magnifying their shapes and simplifying their details.
O’Keefe’s style changed dramatically in 1929 during a visit to New Mexico. She was enchanted
by the stark but beautiful landscapes under the bright Southwestern sun, and she then
adpoted her characteristic style. Therafter, she most often painted desrt landscapes, often
with the blanched skull of a longhorn in the foreground.
O’Keefe’s paintings were exhibited annually at several New York galleries until 1946, and she
is represented in the permanent collections of most major American museums. In her later
years, she settled in Taos, New Mexico, becoming the dean of Southwestern painters and one
of the best known of american artists.
1. The author’s main purpose in writing this pasage was to
A. criticize Georgia O’Keefe’s style of painting

B. discuss the early career of an important American artisr
C. compare abstract art and landscape art
D. give the highlights of Georgia O’Keefe’s artistic career
2. According to the article, where did Georgia O’Keefe receive her formal art training?
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A. Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
B. Chicago and New York
C. Texas
D. Taos, New Mexico
3. The expression that date refers to
A. 1887
B. 1908
C. 1916
D. 1918
4. The word "frequented" is closest in meaning to
A. visted
B. supported
C. founded
D. favored
5. The word "intuitively" is closest meaning to
A. deliberately
B. defiantly
C. instinctively
D. intuitively
6. Which of the following had the greatest influence on changing O’Keefe’s style of painting?
A. A trip to the Southwest
B. Alfred Steiglitz’s photographs
C. Her job as an advertising illustrator
D. Meeting influential artists
7. Which of the following became the most common subject of O’Keefe’s paintings after 1929?

A. city scenes
B. desert scenes
C. flowers
D. abstract patterns
Key:
1. D Ý chính của tác giả khi viết bài viết này là:
a. criticize Georgia O’Keefe’s style of painting: phê bình phong cách vẽ tranh của O’Keefe
b. discuss the early career of an important American artisr: bàn luận về năm đầu sự nghiệp
của 1 nghệ sĩ quan trọng của nước Mỹ
c. compare abstract art and landscape art : so sánh tranh trừu tượng và tranh phong cảnh
d. give the highlights of Georgia O’Keefe’s artistic career: đưa ra những điểm nhấn trong cuộc
đời hội họa của Gergia O’Keefe
2. B . Theo bài, nơi Georgia O’Keefe nhận được những hướng dẫn căn bản đầu tiên về hội họa
là
Thông tin ở câu thứ 2 : She studied art in Chicago and New York from 1904 to 1908.
3. D. Từ that date thay thế cho năm 1918 được nhắc đến ngay trong câu văn đứng trước :
Beginning as an advertising illustrator, she supported herself until 1918 by teaching in various
schools and colleges in Texas. After that date,…
4. A. Visted = frequented: ghé thăm
5. C. Instinctively = intuitively: bằng trực giác
6. A Điều gì có ảnh hưởng lớn nhất tới sự thay đổi phong cách vẽ tranh của O’Keefe
Thông tin ở câu đầu đoạn văn thứ 3: O’Keefe’s style changed dramatically in 1929 during a
visit to New Mexico.
7. B Điều gì trở thành đề tài chủ yếu trong những bức vẽ của O’Keefe sau 1912
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TEST 3: TỪ VỰNG
- Dominant /'dɔminənt/: Thống trị, có ảnh
hưởng lớn,chi phối
- Emerge /i'mə:ʤ/ (Nội động từ): Nổi bật
lên,nảy ra( vấn đề, )

- Incorporate /in'kɔ:pərit/ (Nội+Ngoại động
từ): kết hợp, sát nhập
- Invasion /in'veiʤn/ (n) : Sự xâm lược ,xâm
chiếm
- Extend /iks'tend/ (Nội+Ngoại động từ): Mở
rộng
- Exploration /eksplɔ:'reiʃn/ (n) : Sự thám
hiểm
- Explore (v) : thám hiểm
-Colonization/kɔlənai'zeiʃn/ (n): sự xâm
chiếm làm thuộc địa
-Trade (v) buôn bán
- Slave trade: buôn bán nô lệ
-Missionary (a) /'miʃnəri/: Thuộc hội
truyền giáo
-Worldwide (a) : Toàn cầu
- for the most part: phần lớn
-Currently: hiện tại
-as far as: chẳng hạn,như,
-as a result of: là kết quả của
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the
dominant language of international communication. English as we known today emerged
aroud 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced
following the Norman invasion of 1066.
Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, sopken only in England and hadn’t extended
even, as far as Wales, Scotland or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two
centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade
(including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small “enclaves” of English
speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities
“proliferated”, English gradually became the primary languge of international business,

banking and diplomacy.
Currently, about 80% of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is English.
Two thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of
technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there
are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native
speakers, consulting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the
world.
1. What is the main topic of this passage?
a. The number of non-native users of english
b. The French influence on the english
language
c. The expansion of English as an
international language
d. The use of English for science and
technology.
2. Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?
a. In 1066
b. Around 1350
c. Before 1600
d. After 1600
3. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around
the world EXCEPT
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a. the slave trade
b. The Norman invasion
c. Missionaries
d. Colonization
4. The word”enclaves” could be best replaced by which of the following?
a. communities
b. organization

c. regions
d. countries
5. The word “proliferated” id closest in meaning to which of the following?
a. prospered
b. organized
c. disbanded
d. expande
Key:
1. C Ý chính của bài văn là:
a. The number of non-native users of english: số lượng người ko phải bản địa nói tiếng anh
b. The French influence on the english language Tiếng Pháp ành hưởng tới tiếng Anh
c. The expansion of English as an international language: Sự mở rộng của tiếng anh như 1
ngôn ngữ toàn cầu
d. The use of English for science and technology. Sử dụng tiếng anh trong khoa học và công
nghệ.
2. D. after 1600
Thông tin: Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, sopken only in England and hadn’t
extended even, as far as Wales, Scotland or Ireland. However, during the course of the next
two centuries, English began to spread around the globe,….
Nhưng ý trả lời nằm ở câu ngay sau đó : However, during the course of the next two
centuries, English began to spread around the globe, (tuy nhiên, trong 2 thế kỷ tiếp theo,
tiếng anh bắt đầu phổ biến toàn cầu)
3. b. The Norman invasion
However, during the course of the next 2 centuries, E began to spread around the globe as
a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work.
4. a. communities = enclaves: cộng đồng
5. a. prospered = proliferated: phát triển, thịnh vượng.
TEST 4: As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwesr, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of
North America were building with adobe- sun-baked brick plastered with mud. Their homes
looked remarkably like modern apartment houses. Some were four stories hogh and contained

quarters for perhaps a thousand people, along with storerooms for grain and other goods.
These buildings were usually put up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for
defense against enemies. (They) were really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers
must have realized since they called them ‘pueblos’, which is Spanish for towns.
The people of the pueblos raised what are called (the three sisters) – corn, beans and squash.
They made excellent pottery and wore marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold
water. The Southwest has alsways been a dry country, where water is (scare). The Hopi and
Zuni brought water from streams to their fields and garden through irrigation ditches. Water
was so important that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate
ceremonies and religious rituals to bring rain.
The way of life if less-settle groups was simpler and more strongly influenced by nature. Small
tribes such as the Shoshone Ute wandered the dry and mountainous lands between the Rocky
mountains and the Pacific Ocean. They gathered seeds and hunted small animals such as
rabbits and snakes. In the Far North the ancestors of today’s Inuit hunted seals, walruses,
and great whales. They lived right on the frozen seas in the shelters called igloos built of
blocks of packed snow. When summer came, they fished for salmon and hunted the lordly
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caaribou.
The Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Sioux tribes, known as Plain Indians, lived on the grassland
between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They hunted bison, commonly called
buffalo. Its meat was the chief food of these tribes, and its hide was used to make their
clothing and the covering of their tents and tipis.
1. What does the passage mainly dicuss?
A. The architecture of early American Indian buildings
B. The movement of American Indians across North America
C. Ceremoies and rituals of American Indians
D. The way of life of American Indian tribes in early North America
2. According to the passage, the Hopi and Zuni typically built their homes
A. in valleys
B. next to streams

C. on open plains
D. against cliffs
3. The word (they) refers to
A. goods
B. buildings
C. cliffs
D. enemies
4. The author used the phrase (the three sisters to refer) to
A. Hopi woman
B. Family members
C. Important crops
D. Rain ceremonies
5. The word (scare) is closest in meaning to
A. limited
B. hidden
C. pure
D. necessary
6. Which of the following is true of the Shoshone and Ute?
A. They were not as settled as Hopi and Zuni
B. They hunted caribou
C. They built their homes with adobe
D. They did not have mant religious ceremonies
7. According to the passage, which of the following tribes lived in the grassland?
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A. The Shoshone and Ute
B. The Cheyenne and Sioux
C. The Hopi and Zuni
D. The Pawnee and Inuit
8. Which of the following animals was most important to the Plain Indians?
A. the salmom

B. The caribou
C. The seal
D. The buffalo
9. Which of the following is not mentioned by the author as a dwelling place of early North
American?
A. Log cabins
B. Adobe house
C. Tipis
D. Igloos
10. The author gave an explanation for all of the following words EXCEPT
A. adobe
B. pueblos
C. caribou
D. bison
1. D Ý chính của bài viết là:
a. The architecture of early American Indian buildings: kiến trúc của những ngôi nhà người Mỹ
da đỏ
b. The movement of American Indians across North America: chuyến di cư của người Mỹ da
đỏ qua vùng Bắc Mỹ
c. Ceremoies and rituals of American Indians: phong tục tập quán của người Mỹ da đỏ
d. The way of life of American Indian tribes in early North America : cuộc sống của những tộc
người Mỹ da đỏ ở Bắc Mỹ.
2. D Thông tin: These buildings were usually put up against cliffs
3. B Ở đây từ they thay thế cho danh từ buildings ở ngay câu trước: . These buildings were
usually put up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against
enemies. They were really villages in themselves,….
4. C Thông tin: The people of the pueblos raised what are called the three sisters – corn,
beans and squash
5. A. limited = scare : khan hiếm
6. A Thông tin: Small tribes such as the Shoshone Ute wandered the dry and mountainous

lands between the Rocky mountains and the Pacific Ocean. (những bộ tộc nhỏ như Shoshone
Ute du cư qua những vùng đất khô và đồi núi giữa dãy núi Rocky và biển TBD) vì thế suy ra
Shoshone Ute là bộ tộc ko định cư 1 chỗ như Hopi và Zuni
7. B Thông tin: The Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Sioux tribes, known as Plain Indians, lived on
the grassland
8. D Thông tin: They hunted bison, commonly called buffalo. Its meat was the chief food of
these tribes ( họ săn bision, thường gọi là trâu. Thịt nó là nguồn thức ăn chính của những bộ
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tộc này)
9. A
Ta thấy 3 đáp án còn lại đều được nhắc đến trong bài, cụ thể:
- the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America were building with adobe- sun-baked brick
plastered with mud.
- Its meat was the chief food of these tribes, and its hide was used to make their clothing and
the covering of their tents and tipis.
- They lived right on the frozen seas in the shelters called igloos built of blocks of packed
snow.
10. C
Ta thấy 3 đáp and còn lại đều có trong bài, cụ thể:
- adobe- sun-baked brick plastered with mud.
- ‘pueblos’, which is Spanish for towns.
- bison, commonly called buffalo
TEST 5: VOCABULARY:
1. Educational /edju:'keiʃənl/ (a) : Thuộc ngành giáo dục,để giáo dục
+Educate (v) : giáo dục
+Education (n) :sự giáo dục, sự rèn luyện (kỹ năng ) vốn học
(a man of little education: một người ít học)
+Educationalist (n): nhà giáo dục học
+Educationally (ADV): về phương diện giáo dục
+Educated >< Uneducated: có,ko có giáo dục

+ educational system: nền giáo dục
2.Sentiment /'sentimənt/ (n): cảm nghĩ,ý kiến
3.Grow up (Phrase V): lớn lên
4.Laborer (n): người lao động chân tay đơn giản
5.Set about (PHrase V) : bắt đầu làm
6.Superintendent/sju:prin'tendənt/ (n) : người quản lí,người giám sát
7.Initiate /i'niʃiit/ (Ngoại động từ) : khởi đầu,đề xướng
+Initiation (n) : sự bắt đầu,khởi xưởng
+Initial (a)
8.Institute /'institju:t/ (n): viện, trụ sở hội
(v): thành lập,tiến hành
9.Salary /'sæləri/: tiền lương
10.Awareness (n) : nhận thức
Aware (v) : nhận thấy,nhận thức thấy
-At the begining of: vào đầu
-In need of: needing (something): cần cái gì
-At least: ít nhất,tối thiểu
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-As to:with respect to,concerning: về vấn đề gì

At the beginning of the 19th century, the American educational system was
“desperately” in need of reform. Private schools existed, but only for the very rich. There were
very few public schools because of the strong sentiment that children who would grow up to
be laborers should not “waste” their time on education but should instead prepare themselves
for their life’s work. It was in the face of this public sentiment that educational “reformers” set
about their task. Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was
no excuse in a republic for any “citizen” to be uneducated. As Superintendent of Education in
the state of Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various changes, which were soon
matched in other school districts around the country. He extended the school year from five to
six months and improved the quality of teachers by instituting teacher education and raising

teacher salaries. Although these changes did not bring about a sudden improvement in the
educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need for a further
strengthening of the system.
1. The best title for the passage could be:
a. A flight for change
b. American education in the beginning of the 19th century
c. Nineteenth- the century of reform
d. The beginnings of reform in American education.
2. The passage implied that to go to a private school, a student needed
a. a high level of intelligence
b. a strong educational background
c. a lot of money
d. good grades
3. The word “desperately” mostly means
a. partly
b. urgently
c. completely
d. obviously
4. According to the passage, Horace Mann wanted a better educational system for Americans
because
a. education at the time was so cheap
b. people had nothing else to do except go to school
c. Massachusetts residents needed something to do with their spare time
d. All citizens should be educated in a republic
5. The word “reformers” mostly means
a. people who work for the gorvenment
b. people who really enjoy teaching
c. people who try to change things for better
d. people who believe that education is wasted
6. The word “citizen” mostly means

a. a person who lives in a particular city
b. a person who works in a particular place
c. a person who has legal right to belong to a perticular country
d. a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work
7. Fro 1837 to 1848, Horace Mann
a. worked as a headmaster in a school in the state of Massachusetts
b. raised money for the educational development in Massachusetts
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c. funded many projects to improve the educational system for Americans
d. manged education in the state of Massachusetts
8. According to the passage, which of the following is a change that Horace Mann instituted?
a. the five-month school year
b. better teacher training
c. increased pay for students
d. the matching of other districts’ policies.
Key:
1. D Tiêu đề phù hợp nhất cho đoạn văn là:
a. A flight for change: Một chuyến bay của sự thay đổi
b. American education in the beginning of the 19th century: Nền giáo dục Mỹ những năm đầu
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c. Nineteenth- the century of reform: Thế kỉ 19- thế kỉ của sự cải cách
d. The beginnings of reform in American education. Những bước cải cách đầu tiên trong nền
gd Mỹ
2. C Thông tin: Private schools existed, but only for the very rich.
3. B. urgently = desperately: Cấp bách, khẩn cấp
4. D
Thông tin: Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no
excuse in a republic for any “citizen” to be uneducated. ( H.Mann, có lẽ là người cải cách nổi
tiếng nhất, cảm thấy ko có lý do gì trong 1 nền cộng hòa mà ng dân ko được giáo dục)
5. C people who try to change things for better = reformers

6. C a person who has legal right to belong to a perticular country = citizen: công dân
7. D Thông tin: . As Superintendent of Education in the state of Massachusetts from 1837 to
1848,
Ở đây Superintendent of Education in the state of Massachusetts = managed education
8. B Thông tin: improved the quality of teachers by instituting teacher education.
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