Kiểm tra – unit 2
V. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have two children, Lara 10 and Peter is 16. Mrs. Nelson first discovered that Peter was getting into trouble when school rang her to say that he hadn’t turned up that day, or the day before. She realized right away that he had been truanting. Peter’s behaviour was causing conflict in the house and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were both concerned. They had different views of how they should deal with Peter’s behaviour and this led to rows that upset the whole family. They decided to prevent Peter from going out with his friends, but this just made him more stubborn and he would continue to miss school and stay outside his curfew.
Over the coming weeks, family life became more and more difficult. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson felt that they could no longer do this on their own and asked the school to help. The school arranged for Peter to talk to someone he trusted, and they made an agreement for him to start gradually attending school again. He was also given some time to catch up with the work he had missed.
As he started to talk it through, Peter realized that he had been unhappy at school for a while. He admitted that he had felt lonely since his best friend moved away and another group of friends had persuaded him to skip school. As he missed more and more school, it became harder to go back.
Peter was encouraged to tell his parents how much he missed his friend and that he wanted to spend time with his dad playing football or fishing. Mr. Nelson thought he had grown out of that a long time ago but was pleased to spend time with Peter again.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson tried to notice every day when Peter achieved his goal of attending school, being on time and remembering to do his homework. It took a little longer for Peter’s friendships to return to normal and Peter has had to leam to prove himself trustworthy to his parents, but gradually Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are learning to trust Peter again.
The conflict in the Nelsons was due to the fact that______.
Xung đột của gia đình Nelsons thực tế là do _____.
A. Peter đã trốn học ở trường
B. Peter đang gặp rắc rối ở trường
C. họ đã quan tâm quá nhiều đến Lara
D. họ không đồng ý với giải pháp cho vấn đề của Peter
Thông tin: They had different views of how they should deal with Peter’s behaviour and this led to rows that upset the whole family.
Tạm dịch: Họ có quan điểm khác nhau về cách giải quyết hành vi của Peter và điều này dẫn đến những cãi nhau khiến cả gia đình khó chịu.
=> The conflict in the Nelsons was due to the fact that they didn’t agree on the solution to Peter’s problem.
V. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have two children, Lara 10 and Peter is 16. Mrs. Nelson first discovered that Peter was getting into trouble when school rang her to say that he hadn’t turned up that day, or the day before. She realized right away that he had been truanting. Peter’s behaviour was causing conflict in the house and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were both concerned. They had different views of how they should deal with Peter’s behaviour and this led to rows that upset the whole family. They decided to prevent Peter from going out with his friends, but this just made him more stubborn and he would continue to miss school and stay outside his curfew.
Over the coming weeks, family life became more and more difficult. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson felt that they could no longer do this on their own and asked the school to help. The school arranged for Peter to talk to someone he trusted, and they made an agreement for him to start gradually attending school again. He was also given some time to catch up with the work he had missed.
As he started to talk it through, Peter realized that he had been unhappy at school for a while. He admitted that he had felt lonely since his best friend moved away and another group of friends had persuaded him to skip school. As he missed more and more school, it became harder to go back.
Peter was encouraged to tell his parents how much he missed his friend and that he wanted to spend time with his dad playing football or fishing. Mr. Nelson thought he had grown out of that a long time ago but was pleased to spend time with Peter again.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson tried to notice every day when Peter achieved his goal of attending school, being on time and remembering to do his homework. It took a little longer for Peter’s friendships to return to normal and Peter has had to leam to prove himself trustworthy to his parents, but gradually Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are learning to trust Peter again.
When Mr. and Mrs. Nelson applied severe punishment to Peter, ______.
Khi ông bà Nelson áp dụng hình phạt nặng cho Peter, ______
A. Peter đã ngừng đi chơi với bạn bè
B. nó không có tác dụng và làm cho tình hình tồi tệ hơn
C. Peter nhớ bạn bè và ở ngoài vào giờ giới nghiêm
D. gia đình không biết cách giải quyết xử lý hành vi của cậu ấy
Thông tin: They decided to prevent Peter from going out with his friends, but this just made him more stubborn and he would continue to miss school and stay outside his curfew.
Tạm dịch: Họ quyết định cấm Peter đi chơi với bạn bè, nhưng điều này khiến cậu ấy trở nên bướng bỉnh hơn, tiếp tục bỏ học và ở ngoài vào giờ giới nghiêm.
=> When Mr. and Mrs. Nelson applied severe punishment to Peter, it had no effect and made the situation worse.
V. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have two children, Lara 10 and Peter is 16. Mrs. Nelson first discovered that Peter was getting into trouble when school rang her to say that he hadn’t turned up that day, or the day before. She realized right away that he had been truanting. Peter’s behaviour was causing conflict in the house and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were both concerned. They had different views of how they should deal with Peter’s behaviour and this led to rows that upset the whole family. They decided to prevent Peter from going out with his friends, but this just made him more stubborn and he would continue to miss school and stay outside his curfew.
Over the coming weeks, family life became more and more difficult. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson felt that they could no longer do this on their own and asked the school to help. The school arranged for Peter to talk to someone he trusted, and they made an agreement for him to start gradually attending school again. He was also given some time to catch up with the work he had missed.
As he started to talk it through, Peter realized that he had been unhappy at school for a while. He admitted that he had felt lonely since his best friend moved away and another group of friends had persuaded him to skip school. As he missed more and more school, it became harder to go back.
Peter was encouraged to tell his parents how much he missed his friend and that he wanted to spend time with his dad playing football or fishing. Mr. Nelson thought he had grown out of that a long time ago but was pleased to spend time with Peter again.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson tried to notice every day when Peter achieved his goal of attending school, being on time and remembering to do his homework. It took a little longer for Peter’s friendships to return to normal and Peter has had to leam to prove himself trustworthy to his parents, but gradually Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are learning to trust Peter again.
The school applied all the following things to help Peter EXCEPT that ______.
Nhà trường đã áp dụng tất cả những điều sau đây để giúp Peter trừ _______.
A. họ đã giúp ông bà Nelsons giải quyết vấn đề của riêng họ
B. họ đồng ý cho phép cậu ấy trở lại trường học
C. họ đã giúp cậu ấy theo kịp với việc học của mình
D. họ cố gắng làm cho cậu ấy giao tiếp với bạn bè tốt hơn
Thông tin: The school arranged for Peter to talk to someone he trusted, and they made an agreement for him to start gradually attending school again. He was also given some time to catch up with the work he had missed.
Tạm dịch: Nhà trường đã sắp xếp cho Peter nói chuyện với một người mà cậu ấy tin cậy, và họ đã thỏa thuận để cậu ấy bắt đầu đi học dần dần. Cậu ấy cũng được cho thời gian để bắt kịp phần học mà mình đã bỏ lỡ.
=> thông tin ở 3 đáp án B, C và D đều được nhắc đến trong bài; chỉ có đáp án A là không
V. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have two children, Lara 10 and Peter is 16. Mrs. Nelson first discovered that Peter was getting into trouble when school rang her to say that he hadn’t turned up that day, or the day before. She realized right away that he had been truanting. Peter’s behaviour was causing conflict in the house and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were both concerned. They had different views of how they should deal with Peter’s behaviour and this led to rows that upset the whole family. They decided to prevent Peter from going out with his friends, but this just made him more stubborn and he would continue to miss school and stay outside his curfew.
Over the coming weeks, family life became more and more difficult. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson felt that they could no longer do this on their own and asked the school to help. The school arranged for Peter to talk to someone he trusted, and they made an agreement for him to start gradually attending school again. He was also given some time to catch up with the work he had missed.
As he started to talk it through, Peter realized that he had been unhappy at school for a while. He admitted that he had felt lonely since his best friend moved away and another group of friends had persuaded him to skip school. As he missed more and more school, it became harder to go back.
Peter was encouraged to tell his parents how much he missed his friend and that he wanted to spend time with his dad playing football or fishing. Mr. Nelson thought he had grown out of that a long time ago but was pleased to spend time with Peter again.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson tried to notice every day when Peter achieved his goal of attending school, being on time and remembering to do his homework. It took a little longer for Peter’s friendships to return to normal and Peter has had to leam to prove himself trustworthy to his parents, but gradually Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are learning to trust Peter again.
The reason why Peter got into trouble was that_______.
Lý do Peter gặp rắc rối là ____.
A. mọi thứ trở nên khó khăn hơn với cậu ấy khi bỏ học
B. cậu ấy không thể nói về vấn đề của mình ở nhà và ở trường
C. một số bạn bè đã có tác động tiêu cực đến cậu ấy
D. cậu ấy muốn dọn đi với người bạn thân nhất của mình
Thông tin: He admitted that he had felt lonely since his best friend moved away and another group of friends had persuaded him to skip school.
Tạm dịch: Cậu ấy thừa nhận rằng mình cảm thấy cô đơn vì người bạn tốt nhất của cậu đã chuyển đi và một nhóm bạn khác đã thuyết phục cậu bỏ học.
=> The reason why Peter got into trouble was that some of his friends had negative impact on him.
V. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have two children, Lara 10 and Peter is 16. Mrs. Nelson first discovered that Peter was getting into trouble when school rang her to say that he hadn’t turned up that day, or the day before. She realized right away that he had been truanting. Peter’s behaviour was causing conflict in the house and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were both concerned. They had different views of how they should deal with Peter’s behaviour and this led to rows that upset the whole family. They decided to prevent Peter from going out with his friends, but this just made him more stubborn and he would continue to miss school and stay outside his curfew.
Over the coming weeks, family life became more and more difficult. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson felt that they could no longer do this on their own and asked the school to help. The school arranged for Peter to talk to someone he trusted, and they made an agreement for him to start gradually attending school again. He was also given some time to catch up with the work he had missed.
As he started to talk it through, Peter realized that he had been unhappy at school for a while. He admitted that he had felt lonely since his best friend moved away and another group of friends had persuaded him to skip school. As he missed more and more school, it became harder to go back.
Peter was encouraged to tell his parents how much he missed his friend and that he wanted to spend time with his dad playing football or fishing. Mr. Nelson thought he had grown out of that a long time ago but was pleased to spend time with Peter again.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson tried to notice every day when Peter achieved his goal of attending school, being on time and remembering to do his homework. It took a little longer for Peter’s friendships to return to normal and Peter has had to leam to prove himself trustworthy to his parents, but gradually Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are learning to trust Peter again.
The best solution to Peter’s problem was that ________.
Giải pháp tốt nhất cho vấn đề của Peter là ________.
A. cấu ấy lại đi câu cá với bố mình
B. trường học và gia đình giúp đỡ và tin tưởng cậu ấy
C. cậu ấy có thể làm bài tập về nhà và đi học đúng giờ
D. mất một thời gian dài để tình bạn của cậu ấy bình thường trở lại
Thông tin: Mr. and Mrs. Nelson tried to notice every day when Peter achieved his goal of attending school, being on time and remembering to do his homework. It took a little longer for Peter’s friendships to return to normal and Peter has had to learn to prove himself trustworthy to his parents, but gradually Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are learning to trust Peter again.
Tạm dịch: Ông bà Nelson cố gắng để ý mỗi ngày khi Peter đạt được mục tiêu đi học, đúng giờ và nhớ làm bài tập về nhà. Phải mất một thời gian lâu hơn để các mối quan hệ bạn bè của Peter bình thường trở lại và Peter phải học tập để chứng tỏ mình đáng tin cậy với cha mẹ, và dần dần ông bà Nelson đang học cách tin tưởng Peter một lần nữa.
=> The best solution to Peter’s problem was that the school and family have helped and trusted him.
VI. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
I couldn’t help laughing when he told me that story.
I couldn’t help laughing when he told me that story.
(Tôi không thể không cười khi anh ấy kể cho tôi nghe câu chuyện đó.)
A. Tôi không thể cưỡng lại việc cười khi anh ta kể cho tôi nghe câu chuyện đó.
B. Tôi không thể giúp anh ta kể câu chuyện đó. => sai nghĩa
C. Tôi đã không cười khi nghe câu chuyện đó. => sai nghĩa
D. Câu chuyện anh ta nói với tôi không giúp được gì cả. => sai nghĩa
=> couldn’t help + V-ing = couldn't resist + V-ing: không thể nhịn/ thôi làm gì
VI. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
We think he was in London last year.
Cấu trúc câu bị động kép:
Chủ động: S1 + V1(s/es) + (that) + S2 + V2(ed)
- Khi V1 ở thì hiện tại và V2 cũng chia ở thì hiện tại:
=> bị động: S2 + is/am/are + V1(ed/V3) + to + V2(nguyên thể)
- Khi V1 ở thì hiện tại và V2 chia ở quá khứ đơn hoặc hiện tại hoàn thành:
=> bị động: S2 + is/am/are + V1(ed/V3) + to have + V2(ed/V3)
We think he was in London last year.
=> He is thought to have been in London last year.
Tạm dịch: Chúng tôi nghĩ năm ngoái anh ấy đã ở Luân Đôn.
VI. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
David seems really ill at ease in front of all those people.
A. David cảm thấy không thoải mái trước tất cả những người đó.
B. David dễ bị bệnh vì tất cả những người đó.
C. David bị ốm vì anh ta đứng trước tất cả những người đó.
D. David cảm thấy thoải mái trước tất cả những người đó.
=> ill at ease = uncomfortable: không thoải mái
VI. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
She has cooked for dinner for two hours.
Công thức:
S + have/ has + Ved/V3 + for + time
= S + started + V-ing + time + ago
She has cooked for dinner for two hours.
Tạm dịch: Cô ấy đã nấu bữa tối trong khoảng 2 giờ đồng hồ.
VI. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
I travel by bus as a last resort.
I travel by bus as a last resort.
(Tôi đi lại bằng xe buýt như một phương án cuối cùng.)
A. Tôi luôn đi lại bằng xe buýt. => sai nghĩa
B. Đi lại bằng xe buýt là sở thích của tôi. => sai nghĩa
C. Tôi sử dụng xe buýt khi tôi là người cuối cùng đến. => sai nghĩa
D. Tôi chỉ đi lại bằng xe buýt khi không có lựa chọn thay thế khác.
VII. Error Identification.
Computers have made (A) access to information (B) instantly (C) available just by push (D) a few buttons.
Computers have made (A) access to information (B) instantly (C) available just by push (D) a few buttons.
Sau giới từ “by” động từ ở dạng V-ing
by push => by pushing
Computers have made access to information instantly available just by pushing a few buttons.
Tạm dịch: Máy tính thực hiện truy cập thông tin ngay lập tức chỉ bằng cách nhấn một vài nút.
VII. Error Identification.
We have heard (A) so many (B) news about recent (C) developments (D) in computer technology.
We have heard (A) so many (B) news about recent (C) developments (D) in computer technology.
Danh từ “news” (tin tức) là danh từ không đếm được nên đi với “much”, còn “many” dùng với danh từ đếm được.
so many => so much
We have heard so much news about recent developments in computer technology.
Tạm dịch: Chúng tôi đã nghe rất nhiều tin tức về sự phát triển gần đây trong lĩnh vực công nghệ máy tính.
VII. Error Identification.
Fifteen hundred (A) dollars a year were (B) the per capital (C) income in the United States in 1950(D).
Fifteen hundred (A) dollars a year were (B) the per capita (C) income in the United States in 1950(D).
Chủ ngữ là “Fifteen hundred dollars” là chỉ số lượng tiền, quy về danh từ không đếm được nên động từ theo sau phải chia ở số ít.
were => was
Fifteen hundred dollars a year was the per capita income in the United States in 1950.
Tạm dịch: 150 đô la một năm là thu nhập bình quân đầu người ở Hoa Kỳ năm 1950.
VII. Error Identification.
In science (A), the results of an experiment are (B) not generally accepted until they had (C) been duplicated (D) in other laboratories.
In science, (A) the results of an experiment are (B) not generally accepted until they had (C) been duplicated (D) in other laboratories.
Sau "until" mệnh đề chia ở thì hoàn thành để diễn tả điều kiện cần của một sự việc nào đó.
Vì vế trước của câu dùng thì hiện tại đơn, nên vế sau không thể dùng quá khứ hoàn thành mà phải dùng hiện tại hoàn thành:
Cấu trúc bị động của thì HTHT: S + have/has + been + Ved/V3
In science, the results of an experiment are not generally accepted until they have been duplicated in other laboratories.
Tạm dịch: Theo khoa học, kết quả thí nghiệm nhìn chung không được chấp nhận chỉ khi nó được nhân bản trong các phòng thí nghiệm khác.
VII. Error Identification.
It (A) is extremely (B) important for (C) an engineer to know (D) to use a computer.
It (A) is extremely (B) important for (C) an engineer to know (D) to use a computer.
Cụm từ: know how to – V(bare): biết làm gì đó như thế nào
to know => to know how
It is extremely important for an engineer to know how to use a computer.
Tạm dịch: Một điều vô cùng quan trọng đối với một kỹ sư là biết cách sử dụng máy tính.
III. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence.
Teenage depression is a______ problem that impacts every aspect of a teen’s life.
dangerous (adj): nguy hiểm
serious (adj): nghiêm trọng
bad (adj): tồi tệ
harmful (adj): có hại
Teenage depression is a serious problem that impacts every aspect of a teen’s life.
Tạm dịch: Trầm cảm ở tuổi vị thành niên là một vấn đề nghiêm trọng ảnh hưởng đến mọi khía cạnh trong cuộc sống của thanh thiếu niên.
III. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence.
They were finally______with each other, after not speaking for nearly five years.
reconcile (adj): làm hòa, hòa giải
persuade (v): thuyết phục
interested (adj): thú vị
fond (adj): thích thú
They were finally reconciled with each other, after not speaking for nearly five years.
Tạm dịch: Cuối cùng thì họ cũng đã hòa giải với nhau, sau khi không nói chuyện với nhau gần năm năm.
III. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence.
Rapid changes in personality, falling grades, constant sadness, anxiety, or sleep problems could indicate depression, bullying, or another_____health issue.
emotion (n): cảm xúc, sự xúc động
emotional (adj): cảm động, tình cảm, dễ xúc động
feeling (n): cảm xúc
nervous (adj): lo lắng
Rapid changes in personality, falling grades, constant sadness, anxiety, or sleep problems could indicate depression, bullying, or another emotional health issue.
Tạm dịch: Những thay đổi nhanh về tính cách, điểm thấp, buồn liên tục, lo âu hoặc các vấn đề về giấc ngủ có thể cho thấy dấu hiệu về trầm cảm, bị bắt nạt hoặc một vấn đề về sức khỏe tình cảm khác.
III. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence.
Teenagers do not have to work and______on their favorite study, club activities and going out.
gather (v): tụ tập, tập hợp
bring (v): mang theo
concentrate (v): tập trung
depend (v): phụ thuộc
Teenagers do not have to work and concentrate on their favorite study, club activities and going out.
Tạm dịch: Thanh thiếu niên không phải làm việc và chỉ tập trung vào các hoạt động học tập, câu lạc bộ yêu thích và đi chơi.
III. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence.
With their many similar tastes, he found her a most ______companion.
sympathetic (adj): đồng cảm, thông cảm
kind (adj): tử tế
approved (adj): được tán thành, được đồng ý
interested (adj): thú vị
With their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion.
Tạm dịch: Với nhiều sở thích giống nhau, anh ấy thấy cô là người bạn đồng cảm nhất.
