Đề tuyển sinh Đại học quốc gia Hà Nội năm 2015 môn Tiếng anh

ment or a thick stack of paper and use their skill to get 
the meat of their subject by skimming for the most important details and information. Without developing the 
ability to speed read, this time-saving technique is merely flipping through pages fast. 
 Speed reading, or increasing the rate at which you read text, is linked to increasing the rate at which you 
understand what you’re reading. The key to successful speed reading is increasing your understanding of the 
text as you increase the rate at which you read the words. This natural step takes training and practice, but 
don’t be intimidated by the idea of a challenge. Once you've mastered it, it's a skill that will stick with you for 
the rest of your life. With continued practice, common words and sentence structures became more familiar 
and because your brain was tuned and ready, your eyes started taking in Wocks of wml* at a time. The 
difference between average readers and speed readers is in the blocks of words their eyes take in at one time. 
The larger the blocks, the faster your eyes move through the text. 
 Speed reading teaches you how to take your reading and your comprehension to the next level. The 
techniques used in teaching speed reading focus on your individual abilities, namely 
where you are right now and what might be keeping you from progrcssing. For example, if you are a slow 
reader, factors that hold you back may include, but are not limited to, moving your lips or reading out loud or 
holding the text too close to your eyes. If you are in the practice of moving your lips, or speaking or 
whispering while you read, you're slowing yourself down dramatically. 
 Your lips can only move so fast. You should be able to read at least two or three times faster than you can 
speak. In effect, you’re keeping yourself at that word-by-word stage that children generally grow out of in 
elementary school. 
 Having the ability to speed read can make a significant difference in your life, especially if reading is a strong 
component of your work. Implementing some simple techniques can get you reading faster and more 
efficiently in no lime at all. 
 (From Understanding Speed Reading by Brandon C.Hall) 
Question 56: What does the passage mainly discuss? 
A The practice of speed reading B. Features of speed reading 
C. The use of speed reading in studies D. Various roles of speed reading 
Question 57: According to the passage, why is speed reading useful for students? 
A. They have problems collecting information. B. They can impress their friends. 
C. They have difficulty managing their time. D. They have a lot of reading to do. 
Question 58: The word "meat" in line 6 is closest in meaning to......... . 
A. core B. nourishment C. understanding D. nutriment 
Question 59: According to the passage, what happens if the reader does not develop their capacity to speed 
read? 
A. Readers cannot get the gist of what they have read. 
B. Readers cannot increase the rate of understanding what they are reading. 
C. Speed reading means flipping pages as fast as possible. 
D. Speed reading may prevent them from understanding what you have read. 
Question 60: The word " intimidated " in line 12 is closest in meaning to......... 
A. shy B. angry C. frightened D. tired 
Question 61: According to the passage, what is the difference between an average reader and a speed reader? 
A. The average reader recognizes more familiar words. 
B. The average reader understands fewer words at a time. 
C. The average reader takes in bigger blocks at one time. 
D. The average reader moves faster through the text. 
Question 62: According to the passage, what is true about the strategies used in teaching speed reader? 
A. They focus on slow readers. 
B. They encourage readers to move lips. 
C. They centre on readers' personal capabilities. 
D. They consider the readers’ schooling ages. 
Question 63: The word "dramatically" in line 23 is closest in meaning to......... 
A. quickly B. ordinarily C. considerately D. considerably 
Question 64: According to the passage, all of the following stalements are true EXCEPT......... 
A. You should be able to read at least twice as fast as you talk. 
B. Speed reading decreases your understanding of the text because you are skimming. 
C. Speed reading plays an important role in student learning. 
D. Increasing your understanding of the text should go with increasing your reading rate. Question 65: Where 
in the passage does the author give a definition? 
A. Lines 1-3 B. Lines 9-10 C. Lines 15-16 D. Lines 22-23 
 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best 
answer to each of the following questions. 
 Smart cards and mobile phones are becoming an increasingly popular way to make all sorts of payments. 
Even now, in Japan thousands of transactions, from paying rail tickets to picking up the groceries, take place 
every day with customers passing their handsets across a small flat-screen device. And predictions in the 
world of finance reckon that payments using mobile phones will have risen to more than $50 billion in the 
very near future. 
What's the appeal of e-cash? Compared to cheques or credit cards, it offers the speed of cash, but more so. It 
takes just one tenth of a second to complete most transactions and as no change is required, errors in counting 
are eliminated. Fraud and theft are also reduced and for the retailer, it reduces the cost of handling money. 
Sony's vision of having a chip embedded in computers. TVs and gimes consoles means that films, music and 
games can be paid for easily and without having to input credit card details. 
 And what about the future of the banks? Within grip on the market, banks and credit-card firms want to be in 
a position to collect most of the fees from the users of mobile and contactless-payment systems. But the new 
system could prove to be a "disruptive technology" as far as the banks are concerned. If payments for a few 
coffees, a train ticket and a newspaper are made every day by a conmuter with a mobile, this will not appear 
on their monthly credit card statements but on their mobile phone statements. And having spent fortunes on 
branding, credit-card companies and banks do not want to see other payment systems gaining popularity. It's 
too early to say whether banks will miss out and if so, by how much. However, quite a few American bankers 
are optimistic They feel there is reason to he suspicious of those who predict that high-street banks may be a 
thing of the past. They point out that Internet banking did not result in the closure of their high-street branches 
as was predicted. On the contrary, more Americans than ever are using local branches. So, as to whether we'll 
become a totally cash-free society or not, we’ll have to wait and see. 
 (From Face2Face Advanced by Gillie Cunningham & Jan Bell with Chris Redston, CUP) 
Question 66: What is the main idea of the first paragraph? 
A. The absence of traditional payment methods 
B. The increasing popularity of new payment methods 
C. Predictions of future payment methods 
D. Japan's advanced forms of payment 
Question 67: Why does the author mention "a small flat-screen device" in the first paragraph? 
A. to criticize the e-cash system B. to exemplify the e-cash system 
C. to praise the e-cash system D. to inform the e-cash system 
Question 68: Which of the following is NOT true about the strong point of e-cash? 
A. faster speed B. fewer mistakes C. reduced cost D. no fraud 
Question 69: The word "embedded” in line 9 is closest in meaning to 
A. integrated B. isolated C generated D. manufactured 
Question 70: The word "grip" in line 12 is closest in meaning to  
A. wealth B. power C. success D. range of branches 
Question 71: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? 
A. A lot of money has been invested into the new payment system by banks. 
B. Payments using smart cards may increase to more than $50 billion. 
C. Rail tickets can be purchased by mobile phonoes or smart cards in Japan. 
D. Dealers are freed from handling money thanks to e-cash. 
Question 72: The author mentions the case of commuters in the third paragraph to illustrate . 
A. the modern technology of the e-cash system 
B. the banks' cooperation with credit-card companies 
C. the transferrability of the system 
D. a possible drawback of the system 
Question 73: What does the author think may happen in the future? 
A. Banks will collect their fees through credit-card companies. 
B. Daily expenses on drinks and tickets will appear on phone statements. 
C. Americans will no longer go to their local bank branches. 
D. Credit-card companies and banks will want to promote cash. 
Question 74: The word "their" in line 22 refers to  . 
A. credit cards B. Internet banking 
C. American bankers D. high-street hanks 
Question 75: How does the writer seem to feel about the future of banks? 
A. uncertain B. optimistic C. pessimistic D. neutral 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction 
in each of the following questions. 
Question 76: It was most nearly impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not 
 A B 
authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily. 
 C [whereas] D 
Question 77: Her passion for helping people have motivated her to found her own charity organization. 
 A B C D 
Qucstion 78: Although the invention of cars has made transportation much more easily, cars 
 A B C [much easier] 
are the greatest contributor of air pollution. 
 D 
Question 79: I bumped with an old friend while waiting for the train to Edinburgh. 
 A [into] B C D 
Question 80: Fuel injection engines employ injectors instead a carburetor to spray fuel into the cylinders. 
 A B [instead of] C D 
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