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Đề chính thức Bắc Giang (GV)
Đề chính thức Bắc Giang (GV)
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 following questions. (1.0 pt).
Music is a huge part of a teenager's life, and most of us can't imagine life without it. Hip-hop, rock, rap,
country, jazz, heavy metal, and others attract many young fans. But teens do more than listen. Some three million
American teens study music in school, through private lessons, or simply on their own and thousands participate in
"garage bands", practicing and creating songs in the garages of their own or their friends' homes.
High school can be a very stressful time. That's why music is so important to many teens. It helps us cope with
the daily stresses of school and helps us avoid pressure from our parents. It helps us to express our emotions and
comforts us when we feel no one understands us.
The beauty of music is that there are so many kinds and so many ways to connect to it. A girl I know fell in
Jove with music when she was twelve. She was going through a lot with her family, and her dad helped her
through it by showing her the power of music before he died. She says music helps her get away from her
problems and keeps her feeling okay when everything in her life is hard.
Everyone has his or her own personal connection to music. Personally speaking, I find that musicfills me with
something wonderful that I can't even begin to explain. What's your connection?
Question 21: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The most popular forms of music. B. The rise of music lovers in America.
C. The role of music in a teen's life. D. The ways teens cope with stress.
Question 22: What does the word "express" in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. spread B. hide C. control D. show
Question 23: Toe girl in paragraph 3 fell in love with music when she was _____________.
A. 22 B. 12 C. 10 D.20
Question 24: Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Millions of teens in America study music.
B. Music helps us deal with stresses and avoid pressure.
C. Thousands of teens in America participate in "garage bands".
D. People all have the same connection to music
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following question
Question 25: A. listened B. moved C. wanted D. called
Question 26: A. trend B. event C. decide D. setting
Question 27: A. future B. until C. writer D. style
Question 28: A. trains B. paintings C. controls D. groups
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. (l,0 pt)
How Personalities Develop?
If you're a teenager, you know that the way you behave and feel in different (29) ____________ situations
changes as you get older. So you might be interested in a new study about how teenagers’ personalities develop.
From about thirteen years old, it becomes more important to act in a way that means other people will like you.
Also, we start to come keen (30) _____________ and more serious about work and study. We become good at
(31) _____________ rules and we want to complete tasks that we started much more than we did when we were
younger. The big question in the study was whether our friends affect our behaviour towards others. The results
show we choose to hang out with people who are like us, (32) _____________ that does not mean we change
because of them. In fact, we stay the same – we just choose friends who are similar to us!
Question 29: A. socialize B. society C. socially D. social
Question 30: A. at B. in C. on D. of
Question 31: A. realizing B. watching C. carrying D. following
Question 32: A. and B. but C. so D. or