Read the passage and choose the correct answer to the following question. 1. People who learn to do something really well almost always have good routines and habits. Take the Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. Before he retired in 2016, he trained 365 days a year, and he had the same training routine every day. He got up at 6:30 a.m. and had breakfast. He ate exactly 6,000 calories every day. Then he swam for six hours a day. Phelps has won 18 Olympic 10 gold medals and 22 Olympic medals in total. That's more than any other person in history. 2. Of course, habits can also be bad and difficult to alter. For example, imagine someone who works in an office. He goes to a café during lunch and buys coffee and cake. He enjoys so he does it again the next day - and the next. Soon it's a habit, and he's spending more money, drinking more caffeine, and eating too many calories. 3. According to researchers at University College London, most people can make something into a habit after 66 days of routine and repetition. Stopping a bad habit (e.g., giving up smoking), however, can take longer - up to 254 days. One conclusion was that the "situation” is important for a habit. So, if you are going to change the habit of having coffee and cake every day, don't go to the café - go for a walk instead. In other words, change the situation and start a new routine. -> Why is Michael Phelps mentioned in paragraph 1?

Câu 32:

Read the passage and complete each sentence with ONE word from the passage.

1. People who learn to do something really well almost always have good routines and habits. Take the Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. Before he retired in 2016, he trained 365 days a year, and he had the same training routine every day. He got up at 6:30 a.m. and had breakfast. He ate exactly 6,000 calories every day. Then he swam for six hours a day. Phelps has won 18 Olympic 10 gold medals and 22 Olympic medals in total. That's more than any other person in history.

2. Of course, habits can also be bad and difficult to alter. For example, imagine someone who works in an office. He goes to a café during lunch and buys coffee and cake. He enjoys so he does it again the next day - and the next. Soon it's a habit, and he's spending more money, drinking more caffeine, and eating too many calories.

3. According to researchers at University College London, most people can make something into a habit after 66 days of routine and repetition. Stopping a bad habit (e.g., giving up smoking), however, can take longer - up to 254 days. One conclusion was that the "situation” is important for a habit. So, if you are going to change the habit of having coffee and cake every day, don't go to the café - go for a walk instead. In other words, change the situation and start a new routine.

-> What can be inferred from paragraph 1 about Michael Phelps?

Lời giải:

Đáp án đúng: D

Thông tin: Phelps has won 18 Olympic 10 gold medals and 22 Olympic medals in total. That's more than any other person in history. (Phelps đã giành được tổng cộng 18 huy chương vàng Olympic và 22 huy chương Olympic. Đó là nhiều hơn bất kỳ người nào khác trong lịch sử.)

Câu 33:

Read the passage and complete each sentence with ONE word from the passage.

1. People who learn to do something really well almost always have good routines and habits. Take the Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. Before he retired in 2016, he trained 365 days a year, and he had the same training routine every day. He got up at 6:30 a.m. and had breakfast. He ate exactly 6,000 calories every day. Then he swam for six hours a day. Phelps has won 18 Olympic 10 gold medals and 22 Olympic medals in total. That's more than any other person in history.

2. Of course, habits can also be bad and difficult to alter. For example, imagine someone who works in an office. He goes to a café during lunch and buys coffee and cake. He enjoys so he does it again the next day - and the next. Soon it's a habit, and he's spending more money, drinking more caffeine, and eating too many calories.

3. According to researchers at University College London, most people can make something into a habit after 66 days of routine and repetition. Stopping a bad habit (e.g., giving up smoking), however, can take longer - up to 254 days. One conclusion was that the "situation” is important for a habit. So, if you are going to change the habit of having coffee and cake every day, don't go to the café - go for a walk instead. In other words, change the situation and start a new routine.

-> The word “alter” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________

Lời giải:

Đáp án đúng: C

alter (v) thay đổi – change (v) thay đổi

keep (v) giữ

know (v) biết

hide (v) giấu, trốn

Thông tin: Of course, habits can also be bad and difficult to alter. For example, imagine someone who works in an office. He goes to a café during lunch and buys coffee and cake. He enjoys so he does it again the next day - and the next. Soon it's a habit, and he's spending more money, drinking more caffeine, and eating too many calories. (Tất nhiên, thói quen cũng có thể xấu và khó thay đổi. Ví dụ, hãy tưởng tượng một người làm việc trong văn phòng. Anh ấy đến quán cà phê vào giờ ăn trưa và mua cà phê và bánh ngọt. Anh ấy thích thú nên anh ấy lại làm điều đó vào ngày hôm sau - và ngày tiếp theo. Chẳng bao lâu sau, nó sẽ trở thành thói quen và anh ấy sẽ tiêu nhiều tiền hơn, uống nhiều caffeine hơn và ăn quá nhiều calo.)

Câu 34:

Read the passage and complete each sentence with ONE word from the passage.

1. People who learn to do something really well almost always have good routines and habits. Take the Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. Before he retired in 2016, he trained 365 days a year, and he had the same training routine every day. He got up at 6:30 a.m. and had breakfast. He ate exactly 6,000 calories every day. Then he swam for six hours a day. Phelps has won 18 Olympic 10 gold medals and 22 Olympic medals in total. That's more than any other person in history.

2. Of course, habits can also be bad and difficult to alter. For example, imagine someone who works in an office. He goes to a café during lunch and buys coffee and cake. He enjoys so he does it again the next day - and the next. Soon it's a habit, and he's spending more money, drinking more caffeine, and eating too many calories.

3. According to researchers at University College London, most people can make something into a habit after 66 days of routine and repetition. Stopping a bad habit (e.g., giving up smoking), however, can take longer - up to 254 days. One conclusion was that the "situation” is important for a habit. So, if you are going to change the habit of having coffee and cake every day, don't go to the café - go for a walk instead. In other words, change the situation and start a new routine.

-> According to paragraph 3, why is it difficult to change a bad habit?

Lời giải:

Đáp án đúng: B

Thông tin: According to researchers at University College London, most people can make something into a habit after 66 days of routine and repetition. Stopping a bad habit (e.g., giving up smoking), however, can take longer - up to 254 days. (Theo các nhà nghiên cứu tại Đại học College London, hầu hết mọi người có thể biến điều gì đó thành thói quen sau 66 ngày thực hiện đều đặn và lặp lại. Tuy nhiên, việc dừng một thói quen xấu (ví dụ: bỏ hút thuốc) có thể mất nhiều thời gian hơn - lên tới 254 ngày.)

Câu 35:

Read the passage and complete each sentence with ONE word from the passage.

1. People who learn to do something really well almost always have good routines and habits. Take the Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. Before he retired in 2016, he trained 365 days a year, and he had the same training routine every day. He got up at 6:30 a.m. and had breakfast. He ate exactly 6,000 calories every day. Then he swam for six hours a day. Phelps has won 18 Olympic 10 gold medals and 22 Olympic medals in total. That's more than any other person in history.

2. Of course, habits can also be bad and difficult to alter. For example, imagine someone who works in an office. He goes to a café during lunch and buys coffee and cake. He enjoys so he does it again the next day - and the next. Soon it's a habit, and he's spending more money, drinking more caffeine, and eating too many calories.

3. According to researchers at University College London, most people can make something into a habit after 66 days of routine and repetition. Stopping a bad habit (e.g., giving up smoking), however, can take longer - up to 254 days. One conclusion was that the "situation” is important for a habit. So, if you are going to change the habit of having coffee and cake every day, don't go to the café - go for a walk instead. In other words, change the situation and start a new routine.

-> To change the habit of having coffee and cake, the writer suggests __________

Lời giải:

Đáp án đúng: A

Thông tin: One conclusion was that the "situation” is important for a habit. So, if you are going to change the habit of having coffee and cake every day, don't go to the café - go for a walk instead. In other words, change the situation and start a new routine. (Một kết luận là "tình huống" rất quan trọng đối với một thói quen. Vì vậy, nếu bạn định thay đổi thói quen uống cà phê và bánh ngọt mỗi ngày, đừng đến quán cà phê - thay vào đó hãy đi dạo. Nói cách khác, thay đổi tình hình và bắt đầu một thói quen mới.)

Câu 36:

Put the words and phrases in the correct order to make a complete sentence.

Stilt/are still/groups./among/minority/houses/popular/ethnic

Lời giải:

Đáp án đúng: B

Chủ ngữ của câu là Stilt houses (Nhà sàn). Trạng thái của chúng là are still popular (vẫn còn phổ biến). Sự phổ biến này là among minority ethnic groups (trong số các nhóm dân tộc thiểu số).

-> Stilt houses are still popular among ethnic minority groups. (Nhà sàn vẫn còn phổ biến ở các nhóm dân tộc thiểu số.)

Câu 37:

Put the words and phrases in the correct order to make a complete sentence.

food/practice/is/my town./street/a/in/Buying/common

Lời giải: