Bộ 5 Đề thi Tiếng Anh B2 (Có đáp án)

ĐỀ SỐ 1
1. “I'm 	 to listen to your pathetic excuses.”She said.
a. in no mood	b. sick and tired	c. sick to death	d. having enough
2. About half of the rope 	 is used by the marine and fishing industries.
a. having produced	b. produced 	c. to be producing	d. producing
3. She's a bit down in the 	 at the moment - her husband has just lost his job.
a. dumps	b. bottom	c. world	d. heart
4. Manufacturer Johnson & Johnson released data on March 1st, 2021 showing that its 	 version provided strong protection against COVID-19.
a. single-cell	b. single-dose	c. single-harelip	d. single-file
5. Nowadays too many people work too hard in offices and get too little exercise; 	they tend to eat unhealthy food because they do not have time to shop or cook.
a. furthermore	b. for fear that	c. on the contrary	d. the opposite
6. I wish you would stop sitting on the 	 and decide whose side you're on.
a. middle	b. fence	c. crossroads	d. wall
7. Tonight, I 	 a 1500-word essay for my literature class tomorrow, so I'd better get started.
a. would rather written	b. am supposed to write
c. should have written	d. ought to be written
8. I had 	 got home 	 people began ringing to ask what was going on.
a. either / or	b. hardly / when	c. neither / nor	d. no sooner / when
9. Florida, 	the Sunshine state, attracts many tourists per year.
a. is known	b. known as	c. is known as	d. it is known as
10. The candidate still expects to be re-elected 	 the results of the latest opinion poll.
a. nevertheless	b. apart	c. notwithstanding	d. without
11. In the 	 of security, personnel must wear their identity badges at all time.
a. demands	b. interests	c. assistance	d. requirement
12. Why did you 	 and mention the party to Roger? It was supposed to be a surprise.
a. have kittens	b. kill two birds with one stone
c. let the cat out of the bag	d. put the cat among the pigeons
Reading
WE REALLYCAN TELL IF WE ARE BEING WATCHED
Stories about how people somehow know when they are being watched have been going around for years. However, few attempts have been made to investigate the phenomenon scientifically. Now, with the completion of the largest ever study of the socalled staring effect, there is impressive evidence that this is a recognizable and (13) 	sixth sense. The study (14)	 	 hundreds of children. For the experiments, they sat with their eyes (15) 	so they could not see, and with their backs to other children, who were told to either stare at them or look away. Time and time again the results showed that the children who could not see were able to (16) 	when they were being stared at. In a total of more than 18,000 trials (17) 	worldwide, the children (18) 	sensed when they were being watched almost 70% of the time. The experiment was repeated with the (19) 	precaution of putting the children who were being watched outside the room, separated from the starers by the windows. This was done just in case there was some (20) 	going on with the children telling each other whether they were looking or not.
13. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space.
a. received	b. genuine	c. sure	d. accepted
14. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space.
a. enclosed	b. contained	c. comprised	d. involved
15. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space.
a. covered	b. masked	c. shaded	d. wrapped
16. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space.
a. find	b. notice	c. tell	d. reveal
17. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space.
a. carried out	b. worked over	c. worked through	d. carried on
18. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space.
a. exactly	b. correctly	c. perfectly	d. thoroughly
19. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space.
a. added	b. increased	c. connected	d. attached
20. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space.
a. deceiving	b. pretending	c. lying	d. cheating
Reading
RIGHT-HAND DOMINANCE
Humans are disproportionately right-handed. Scientists have not been able to agree over the exact percentages of right versus left- handers because there is no accepted standard for identifying which hand is dominant. For example, some people who write or throw with theirright hands may perform other tasks with their left hands or may kick a ball with their left foot. Absent an objective measure, therefore, the range of estimates is wide. Righthanders are said to make up 85% to 95% of all people and left-handers 5%-15%, while the remaining tiny percentageare ambidextrous, so they can use both hands with equal ability.
Perhaps the most unusual fact about right-hand dominance is how little we know about its causes. Several theories have been proposed. Some evidence exists that the phenomenon is genetic, but genetics cannot agree on the process by which handedness may be passed on by inheritance. Social and cultural forces can also cause a preference for one hand, as when teachers or parents force a naturally left-handed child to use their right hand. And it has been observed by anthropologist that left-handedness tends to be less common in restrictive societies and more common in permissive ones. But no consensus has been reached on howthat could occur.
The most credible explanations center on functions inside the brain. It has been shown that the brain's two hemispheres control the opposite side of the body. It has been suggested that the nerves in the brain cross over at neck level to the other side of the body so that the right half of the brain governs the left side of the body while the left half governs the right side. Scientists believe that the left half of the brain evolved in such a way as to predominate over the right half. As a result, the right side of the body is controlled by the more influential left hemisphere, causing the right side to be more adept at physical tasks. But when a person is born with a dominant right hemisphere, that person will be left-handed. Some researchers have argued that some left-handedness may have a pathological origin, having been caused by brain trauma during birth.
A theory grounded in evolution is the “warrior and his shield theory”. This theory explains that right-handedness evolved over time to be dominant because a right-handed warrior would hold his shield in his left hand to protect his heart and to leave his right hand to free to hold a weapon. A left-handed warrior, in contrast, would hold his weapon in his left hand and his shield in his right, leaving his heart exposed. Thus a right-handed warrior, with his heart protected against enemy attacks, was more likely to survive. By the process of natural selection, the trait for right-handedness became favored over that for left-handedness.
Another theory focuses on the naturally asymmetrical arrangement of the human body. Such asymmetry is evidenced by the observable facts that the right side of the face is slightly different from the left, that one leg is stronger or longer than the other, and that one foot is larger than the other one. Right-handedness, the theory proposes, is just another example of this natural asymmetry.
(A) A consequence of right-hand dominance is that most common consumer products are geared to right-handers only, leaving left-handers to struggle to adapt to designs not made with them in mind. (B) Some of these include scissors, doorknobs, locks, screwdrivers, automobile fixtures, refrigerators, can openers, clothes buttons, and fasteners, and musical instruments. (C) The result of this design bias can be more than mere inconvenience. (D) Some left-handed soldiers shooting rifles designed for right-handers have sustained eye and head injuries from ejected shell casings.
Hand dominance does not seem to occur in non-human animal species. While some individual animals can be seen developing a preference for one hand or the other, there is no evidence that this preference is common to the species as a whole, as it is in humans. Some scientists claim to have observed such dominance in animals but only in controlled settings, such as a zoo or laboratory, and only when the animals are performing manual tasks that do not mirror howthey use their hands in the wild.
21. The word “absent” in the passage is closest in meaning to 	
a. resisting	b. using	c. lacking	d. substituting
22. According to paragraph 3 , which of the following is a possible cause of left-hand dominance?
a. brain trauma in birth
b. the dominance of the brain's left hemisphere
c. a child's choice upon reaching school age
d. the natural weakness of a human's right side
23. The word “adept” in the passage is closest in meaning to 	
a. speedy	b. accustomed	c. skillful	d. careful
24. According to paragraph 4 , which of the following are true about the “warrior and his shield theory”?
a. a left-handed warrior holds his weapon in his right hand.
b. a left-handed warrior leaves his heart unprotected.
c. a right-handed warrior holds his weapon in his left hand.
d. a left-handed warrior is favored by natural selection.
25. The word “that” in the passage refers to 	
a. heart	b. process of natural selection
c. warrior	d. trait
26. According to paragraph 6 , left-handers would have trouble handling all of the following EXCEPT 	
a. shirt buttons	b. pencils	c. violins	d. refrigerators
27. The word “asymmetrical” in the passage is closest in meaning to 	
a. geometrical	b. variable	c. deformed	d. imbalanced
28. Look at the four letters (A), (B), (C), (D) that indicate where the following sentence could beadded to the passage.
Left-handers often searchfor custom-made versions of these products. Where would thesentence best fit?
a. (C)	b. (A)	c. (B)	d. (D)
29. Why does the author mention “eye and head injuries” suffered by some left-handed soldiers shooting their rifles?
a. to give an example of the problems faced by left-handers
b. to argue that soldiers should wear head protection
c. to