Đề thi thử đại học môn tiếng Anh (đề 170)

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 fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to   35.

If your reservations are booked far   enough (31)                of time, the airline may offer   to mail your tickets to you. However, if you don’t receive the tickets and the airline’s records show that     they mailed them, you may have to go through lost-ticket procedures. It is safer to  check  the telephone (32)             _ for a conveniently located travel agency. You can also call an airline ticket office and buy your tickets there. As soon as you receive your ticket, make sure all the information   on it is correct, especially the airports (if any of the cities have more than one) and the flight dates. You should have any necessary corrections (33)           immediately.

It’s a good idea to reconfirm your reservations before you start your trip; flight schedules sometimes change. On international trips, most airlines require that you reconfirm your onward or return reservations at (34)            72 hours before each flight. If you don’t, your   reservations may be canceled. Check your tickets as you board each flight to ensure that only the correct coupon has been removed (35)          the airline agent.

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 36 to  42.

Commuting is the practice of travelling a long distance to a town or city to work each day, and then travelling home again in the evening. The word commuting comes from commutation ticket, a US rail ticket for repeated journeys, called a season ticket in Britain. Regular travellers are called commuters.

The US  has many commuters. A few, mostly on the East Coast, commute by train or subway,   but most depend on the car. Some leave home very early to avoid the traffic jams, and sleep in their cars until their office opens. Many people accept a long trip to work so that they can live in quiet bedroom communities away from the city, but another reason is ‘white flight’. In the 1960s most  cities began to desegregate their schools, so that there were no longer separate schools for white and black children. Many white families did not want to send their children to desegregated schools, so they moved to the suburbs, which have their own schools, and where, for various reasons, few black people five.

Millions of people in Britain commute by car or train. Some spend two or three hours a day travelling, so that they and their families can live in suburbia or in the countryside. Cities are surrounded by commuter belts. Part of the commuter belt around London is called the stockbroker

belt because it contains houses where rich business people live. Some places  are  becoming  dormitory towns, because people sleep there but take little part in local  activities.

Most commuters travel to and from work at the same time, causing the morning and  evening  rush hours, when buses and trains are crowded and there are traffic jams on the roads. Commuters    on trains rarely talk to each other and spend their journey reading, sleeping or using their mobile phones, though this is not popular with other passengers. Increasing numbers of people now work at home some days of the week, linked to their offices by computer, a practice called   telecommuting.

Cities in both Britain and the US are trying to reduce the number of cars coming into town each day. Some companies encourage car- pooling (called car sharing in Britain), an arrangement for  people who live and work near each other to travel together. Some US cities have a public service  that helps such people to contact each other, and traffic lanes are reserved for car-pool vehicles. But cars and petrol/gas are cheap in the US, and many people prefer to drive alone because it gives them more freedom. In Britain many cities have park-and-ride schemes, car parks on the edge of the city from which buses take drivers into the  centre.

Question 36. Which of the following definitions of commuting would the author of this  passage  most probably agree with?

A.  Travelling to work and then home again in a day within a rural  district.

B.  Travelling for hours from a town or city to work in the countryside every  day.

C.  Regularly travelling a long distance between one’s place of work and one’s  home.

D.  Using a commutation ticket for special journeys in all seasons of the  year.

Question 37. The word “repeated” 1 in paragraph 1 most  probably means                .

A. buying a season ticket again.                            B. happening again and again.

C. saying something again.                                   D. doing something once again.

Question 38. Which of the following is true according to the  passage?

A.  The US has considerably more commuters than  Britain,

B.  Commuting helps people in the US and Britain save a lot of  time.

C.  Britain has considerably more commuters than the  US.

D.  Both the US and Britain have a great number of  commuters.

Question 39. It can be inferred from the passage that dormitory towns in Britain are places where people       .

A. stay for the night                                             B. contribute to the local community

C. are employed locally                                         D. take part in local activities

Question 40. The phrase “linked to” in paragraph 4 is closest in  meaning to         .

A. shared with                B. satisfied with             C. connected to              D. related to

Question 41. All of the following are measures to reduce the number of cars coming into town each day in the US and/or Britain EXCEPT          .

A. traffic lanes for car pooling                              B. free car parks in the city centre

C. park-and-ride schemes                                      D. car pooling/sharing

Question 42. The word “it” in the last paragraph  refers to               .

A. travelling together                                             B. car pool

C. driving alone                                                     D. petrol/gas

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 43 to  50.

Real estate sales agents work on behalf of property owners and earn a  commission,  or  percentage of the sale or rental of property. Agents are employed by real estate agencies that sell or rent property as well as manage, appraise, or develop real estate. Some agencies combine their real estate business with an insurance agency or law practice. Most real estate agents sell private homes. Some specialize in commercial property such as factories, apartment buildings, stores and office buildings. Others specialize in undeveloped land sites for commercial or residential use or go into agricultural real estate.

Real estate agents work from a file of listings of property that is for sale or rent. A listing is an agreement, usually in the form of a contract, between the owners of the property and the agent. The owners agree to pay the agent a percentage of the selling price. Real estate  agents  obtain  new  listings for their agency by locating property owners interested in selling.  For example,  they may  call home owners who are trying to sell their houses privately through newspaper want ads. Real estate agents visit newly listed properties so that they can familiarize themselves with the features of the property before bringing prospective buyers to see  it.

In any sale, the agents have to negotiate with both the seller and the buyer. Many sellers begin    by asking more for their property but buyers are not willing to pay for it. Agents must be able to convince sellers to set a realistic price. Most of the agents’ efforts focus on the buyer, however. Agents try to learn what will motivate the buyers to make a purchase. Agents must be able to  convince them that the property suits their needs and is a good buy. Buyers generally offer less for a property than the seller asks. Agents help to negotiate the final price. They usually help buyers arrange bank loans and are generally present at closings, when final contracts of sale are   signed.

Question 43. The phrase “specialize in” in paragragh 1 is closest in meaning  to

A. write about                 B. approve of                  C. concentrate on           D. refer to

Question 44. A listing is a contract between property owner, and real estate agents in which the owners

A.  try to sell their houses privately

B.  agree to pay the agent a percentage of the selling  price

C.  obtain new listings for their property

D.  arrange to meet with the agent at a convenient  time

Question 45. The word “prospective” is paragragh 2 is closest in meaning  to

A. potential                     B. progressive                C. former                        D. wealthy

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