Câu 1:

Listen to the conversation and choose an expression for disagreeing.

A. That’s great.
B. That’s a good point, but I think the neighborhood is improving.

C. I agree.
D. That’s good.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: That’s a good point, but I think the neighborhood is
improving.
Vì: The statements “That’s great.”, “That’s good.” and “I agree.” show the same
opinion as to the previous expression.
The statement “That’s a good point, but I think the neighborhood is improving.”
shows the different and opposite view from the previous expression. Focus on the
word “but”.
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 2:
Listen to the lecture and choose the correct answer.
Which of the following statements is true about Olthuis’s buildings?
A. His firm has already built more than 500 homes and offices on the water.

B. There is no electricity and water in his houseboats.

C. They can be reused and repurposed.
D. They cannot move from one place to another.
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: They can be reused and repurposed.
Vì: “He uses the same technology as cruise ships to get water and electricity to
the buildings and to remove waste. His firm, Water Studio, has already built more
than 200 comfortable homes and offices on the water… Because his buildings
float, they can move from one place to another. They can build them in units, take
them apart, and put them together in places that need them…Today cities have to
build a lot of new structures to host the Olympics, but what if they could simply
move structures around and repurpose them?”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 3:
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer.
What kind of living place are they looking for?
A. A mansion
B. A flat
C. A farmhouse
D. A stilt house
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: A flat
Vì:
Mr. Ferrer: Then we’ll ask the real estate agent to show us apartments in
Riverdale.
Mrs. Ferrer: Good. I think we’ll like it there.
Apartment = flat
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 4:
What does the underlined expression imply?
A: That’s a good point. I’ll move to Los Angeles then.
B: Hmm, I don’t know . . . That may not be the best place for you.
A. I don’t think so.

B. I agree.
C. I think it’s great.
D. I see.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: I don’t think so.
Vì: In this context, the statement “Hmm, I don’t know” shows the disagreement.
The statements “I think it’s great.”, “I agree.” and “I see.” show the agreement.
The statement “I don’t think so” is correct.
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 5:
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer.
Why would the female speaker like to live in Riverdale?
A. Because she thinks there are many young households with good jobs there.
B. Because she thinks that the air is fresh and clean there.

C. Because she thinks that there is not much noise there.

D. Because she thinks that people there are friendly and warm.
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: Because she thinks there are many young households with
good jobs there.
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 6:
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer.
What is the problem of the new museum?
A. There are comfortable seating areas there.
B. There are nice exhibits in the museum.

C. There’s no obvious parking lot.

D. It has an impactful architecture.
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: There’s no obvious parking lot.
Vì:
“…There is one problem, though. There’s no obvious place to park.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 7:
Listen to the lecture and choose the main idea.
A. Architects are designing new solutions to deal with rising sea levels.

B. Many Dutch live on houseboats because they have a lot of water.

C. Sea levels are rising because of global warming, and this causes floods.
D. The government is trying to find measures to solve the drought.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: Architects are designing new solutions to deal with
rising sea levels.
Vì: “We’ve all heard about global warming and rising sea levels, so we can all
understand the need for architectural and engineering solutions for coastal cities.
In other words, we need to find creative ways for cities to respond to rising sea
levels, disappearing land, and increasingly severe storms.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 8:
Listen to the lecture and choose the correct answer.
How much land in the Netherlands lies below sea level?
A. Two-thirds

B. One-third
C. A half
D. One-fourth
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: One-third
Vì: “There are almost 16 million Dutch people. Over 60 per cent of them live in
the one third of the Netherlands that lies below sea level.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 9:
Listen to the lecture and choose the correct answer.
Where is Koen Olthuis originally from?
A. German
B. The USA

C. The Netherlands
D. The UK
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: The Netherlands
Vì: “…Today I’d like to focus on the work of Koen Olthuis, a Dutch architect…”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 10:
Choose the word OPPOSITE in meaning with the underlined word.
Mrs. Ferrer:
“True, but we’re not geriatric yet. We’re still young enough to enjoy a nice
neighborhood.”
A. Old but strong

B. Young but weak

C. Young and strong
D. Old and weak
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: Young and strong
Vì: Geriatric describes an old person with poor physical or mental health.
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 1:
Listen and choose the best answer.
Which statement is NOT true about the government’s plan of “greening the
desert” in Egypt?
A. They remain the natural desert unchanged.
B. They sell property there at a low price.
C. They move water from the Nile there.
D. They build houses, roads and things there.
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: They remain the natural desert unchanged.
Vì: Some people opposed the government’s plan to green the desert. They said,
“And some people think it’s better to leave the desert alone—to not do anything.
They think tourists could visit Egypt to see the desert—you know—the natural
desert.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 2:
Listen to the recording and choose the correct answer to complete the
statement.
Our approach has been to build dikes, dams, and walls or levees to keep the
sea out. These are all basically walls or ______to prevent flooding.
A. embarrassment
B. embankments

C. embracement
D. emphasis
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: embankments
Vì: In the recording, you might hear:
“Our approach has been to build dikes, dams, and walls or levees to keep the sea
out. These are all basically walls or embankments to prevent flooding.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 3:
Listen to the lecture and choose the correct answer.
How are Olthuis’s houseboats different from typical houseboats?
A. They can contain more pieces of furniture inside.

B. They have floating foundations of foam and concrete.

C. They can’t sit on the water.
D. They are smaller than typical ones.
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: They have floating foundations of foam and concrete.
Vì: “Olthuis has found a way to build a larger structure that can sit on the water.
Basically, he builds a foundation of foam and concrete that floats.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 4:
Listen and choose the best answer to complete the statement.
The main reason some people disagree with the plan is _________.
A. the plan will cost the government too much money
B. they’re not sure who the Nile River water belongs to

C. the plan damages the environment

D. more tourists came to Egypt before the plan
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: they’re not sure who the Nile River water belongs to
.
Câu 5:
Listen to the conversation and choose an expression for agreeing.
A. Being close to the bus line is good, but the east side is dangerous.
B. I agree.

C. Really?
D. That’s a good point, but I think the neighborhood is improving.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: I agree
Vì:
In the statements “Being close to the bus line is good, but the east side is
dangerous.” and “That’s a good point, but I think the neighborhood is
improving.” the word “but” shows the opposite view.
“Really?” show a surprise.
“I agree” means having the same opinion as somebody.
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 6:
Listen and choose the best answer.
What are the concerning problems in Baja California as more people move
in?
A. A lack of electricity

B. A lack of houses
C. A lack of hotels
D. Environmental damage and water shortage
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: Environmental damage and water shortage
Vì: “Some people worry about damage to the environment as more and more
people move in. Baja California is also very dry, so having enough drinking water
for everyone is another concern.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 7:
Listen to the lecture and choose the correct answer.
Which approach is NOT mentioned as a solution to flooding?
A. Build dams
B. Build bridges

C. Build levees
D. Build dikes
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: Build bridges
Vì: “For a long time, our approach has been to build dikes, dams, or levees to
keep the sea out. These are all basically walls or embankments to prevent
flooding.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 8:
Listen and choose the best answer.
Who can buy a property in Baja California?
A. Only Canadian citizens
B. Anyone
C. Only Mexican citizens

D. Only the US citizens

Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: Anyone
Vì: “Can anyone own a home in Baja California? Yes. You don’t have to be a
Mexican citizen to own property here. Many vacation homes belong to people
from other countries, especially Canada and the United States.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 9:
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer.
Why would the female speaker like to live in Riverdale?
A. Because she thinks there are many young households with good jobs there.

B. Because she thinks that the air is fresh and clean there.
C. Because she thinks that there is not much noise there.
D. Because she thinks that people there are friendly and warm.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: Because she thinks there are many young households
with good jobs there.
Vì:
Mr. Ferrer: So where do you want to live?
Mrs. Ferrer: I like the demographics in Riverdale. There are a lot of young
families with good jobs there.
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 10:
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer.
What is the problem of the new museum?
A. There’s no obvious parking lot.

B. It has an impactful architecture.

C. There are comfortable seating areas there.
D. There are nice exhibits in the museum.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: There’s no obvious parking lot.
Câu 1:
Listen to the lecture and choose the best answer.
What does the speaker infer about changing our eating habits?
A. We should stop eating meats or other kinds of animal foods.

B. We should cut down on the amount of food we are using to feed people.
C. We should eat fewer animal foods.
D. We should eat more meats.
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: We should eat fewer animal foods.
Vì: “…The fewer animal foods we eat, the more food can go directly to feeding
people…. Eating less meat and other animal foods is good…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 2:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
What is NOT the reason why we should buy ugly food?
A. This saves costumers money.
B. This reduces food waste.

C. Ugly food can cure serious diseases.

D. Some ugly food is healthier.
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: Ugly food can cure serious diseases.
Vì: The statement “Ugly food can cure serious diseases.” is not mentioned in the
recording, while the other options are.
AW: So we should be eating more ugly food?
JH: … If we used this ugly produce, it would reduce a lot of food waste…Second,
it could result in savings for the consumer... It’s possible that spotted produce or
produce with strange shapes is actually healthier for you…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 3:
Listen to the extract and choose the best answer to the following question.
Which statement is correct about Jonathan Foley?
A. Dr. Foley tries to answer small questions.

B. Dr. Foley thinks there are several solutions to our problems.

C. Dr. Foley gets quite angry when he talks about these questions.
D. Dr. Foley sees large-scale farming as the solution to our problems.
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: Dr. Foley thinks there are several solutions to our
problems.
Vì: “…Dr. Foley seems calm and reasonable when he tries to answer them.
Instead of insisting that high-tech, large-scale farming is the only answer, or that
small-scale organic farming is the only answer, Foley suggests that we need to
use all of our good ideas to solve the problems we face…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 4:
Listen to the recording and fill in the blank.
Every people on Earth need food for ________.
A. survive

B. service
C. survival
D. serve
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: survival
Vì: The recording said, “every person on Earth needs food for survival.”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 5:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
What do people think about bright-coloured food?
A. It looks ugly.
B. It is fresh and full of nutrition.
C. It smells rotten.
D. It tastes bad.

Giải thích kết quả :

Sai. Đáp án đúng là: It is fresh and full of nutrition.
Vì: “…Bright colours let us know that food is fresh, and often that it is full of
good nutrition…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 6:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
What does Jane Hidalgo imply about ugly food?
A. It contains poison.
B. It’s less nutritious than pretty food.
C. It should be thrown away.
D. It’s as nutritious as pretty food.
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: It’s as nutritious as pretty food.
Vì: “… It is funny looking, but it’s just as nutritious as a pretty carrot…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 7:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
According to the speaker, what are our food preferences affected by?
A. Our families
B. Our hobbies

C. Our friends
D. Our memories
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: Our memories
Vì: “…And our food preferences are affected by our memories. If we’re used to
eating only perfect looking food, we are less likely to try food that looks
different…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 8:
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank:
In addition to flavor, our senses also tell our brain that fresh, brightly
coloured fruits and vegetables are full of _______.
A. nutritional
B. nurture

C. nutrition
D. nutritious
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: nutrition
Vì: The blank requires a noun. Among four options, only the word ‘nutrition’ is a
noun. ‘Nutritious’ and ‘nutritional’ are adjectives. ‘nurture’ is a verb.
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 9:
Listen to the lecture and choose the best answer.
What can we do to stop deforestation?
A. Burn rainforests
B. Cut down trees

C. Grow more on the farm we already have.

D. Keep using the old farming practices.
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: Grow more on the farm we already have
Vì: “…to grow more on the farms we already have. If we use better farming
practices in parts of the world that already have the land for farming, but are not
producing a lot of food…we can grow the food we need without destroying more
rainforests…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 10:
Listen to the recording and answer the question.
Where did the speaker’s mother learn the recipe?
A. From her father
B. From her grandmother

C. From her grandfather

D. From her mother
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: From her father

Câu 1:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
What is NOT the reason why we should buy ugly food?
A. This saves costumers money.

B. This reduces food waste.

C. Ugly food can cure serious diseases.
D. Some ugly food is healthier.
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: Ugly food can cure serious diseases.
Câu 2:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
What does Jane Hidalgo imply about ugly food?
A. It’s as nutritious as pretty food.
B. It contains poison.
C. It should be thrown away.
D. It’s less nutritious than pretty food.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: It’s as nutritious as pretty food.
3.Listen to the lecture and choose the best answer.
What does the speaker infer about changing our eating habits?
A. We should stop eating meats or other kinds of animal foods.
B. We should eat more meats.
C. We should cut down on the amount of food we are using to feed people.
D. We should eat fewer animal foods.

Giải thích kết quả :

Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: We should eat fewer animal foods.
Câu 4:
Listen to the lecture and choose the best answer.
According to the speaker, which is NOT mentioned in Foley’s plan?
A. Reduce food waste
B. Apply high-tech farming practices on the farms we already have.

C. Stop destroying forests.

D. Import more foods from other foreign countries.
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: Import more foods from other foreign countries.
Câu 5:
Listen to the recording and answer the question.
Which thing was NOT mentioned as the requirement for large-scale
farming?
A. Water
B. Organic fertilizers

C. Chemical fertilizers
D. Land
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: Organic fertilizers

Câu 6:
Listen to the extract and choose the best answer to the following question.
Which statement is correct about Jonathan Foley?
A. Dr. Foley thinks there are several solutions to our problems.

B. Dr. Foley sees large-scale farming as the solution to our problems.

C. Dr. Foley gets quite angry when he talks about these questions.
D. Dr. Foley tries to answer small questions.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: Dr. Foley thinks there are several solutions to our
problems.
Câu 7:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
What do people refer to as the high sounds on the ice cream truck?
A. Something is sour.
B. Something is sweet.

C. Something is bitter.
D. Something is spicy.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: Something is sweet.
Câu 8:
Listen to the recording and fill in the blank.
Every people on Earth need food for ________.
A. survival
B. survive
C. serve
D. service

Giải thích kết quả :

Sai. Đáp án đúng là: survival
Vì: The recording said, “every person on Earth needs food for survival.”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 9:
Listen to the recording and answer the question.
Why do many people like to buy their food from small farms instead of huge
farms these days?
A. Because the price of food from small farms is much lower than that from huge
ones.
B. Because the food from big farms is not as fresh as that from small farms.
C. Because they are concerned about the environment and the bad issues of large-
scale farming.

D. Because huge farms are too far away from their houses.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: Because they are concerned about the environment and
the bad issues of large-scale farming.
Câu 10:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
What do people think about bright-coloured food?
A. It tastes bad.
B. It looks ugly.
C. It is fresh and full of nutrition.

D. It smells rotten.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: It is fresh and full of nutrition.
Câu 1:
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank:
You might like the _______ of soft banana, while I prefer a crunchy apple.
A. smell

B. colour
C. texture
D. shape
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: texture
Vì: ‘soft’ and ‘crunchy’ refer to ‘texture’, which is the way the food or drink
tastes or feels in your mouth.
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 2:
Listen to the lecture and choose the best answer.
Why will we need 100 % more food for 35% more people in the future?
A. Because food will be cheaper than now.

B. Because people will eat more animal-related products.

C. Because people will eat less than now.
D. Because food will be used for more purposes than now.
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: Because people will eat more animal-related products.
Vì: “…Why will we need 100 per cent more food for 35 per cent more people?
Well, people in some parts of the world are beginning to eat differently – more
meat, more eggs, more milk—so we expect that animals will eat a lot of the food
farmers grow…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 3:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
According to Jane Hidalgo, why is a market considered an ideal place to buy
fruits and vegetables?
A. Because it is the place where buyers can really use all their senses to select
their food.
B. Because there are more kinds of fruits and vegetables in a market compared to
other places.

C. Because fruits and vegetables in a market are tastier than in other shops.
D. Because the prices are reasonable.
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: Because it is the place where buyers can really use all their
senses to select their food.
Vì: “…A market is a great place to buy fruits and vegetables because you can
really use all your senses….”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 4:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
Where is Andrew Wells?
A. At a supermarket

B. At a shopping mall
C. At a farm market
D. At a grocery store
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: At a farm market
Vì: “…I’m here at Kings Road Market on a Saturday morning…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 5:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
What does Jane Hidalgo imply about ugly food?
A. It’s as nutritious as pretty food.

B. It’s less nutritious than pretty food.

C. It should be thrown away.
D. It contains poison.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: It’s as nutritious as pretty food.
Vì: “… It is funny looking, but it’s just as nutritious as a pretty carrot…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 6:
Listen to the lecture and choose the best answer.
According to the speaker, which is NOT mentioned in Foley’s plan?
A. Import more foods from other foreign countries.
B. Reduce food waste
C. Stop destroying forests.
D. Apply high-tech farming practices on the farms we already have.

Giải thích kết quả :

Sai. Đáp án đúng là: Import more foods from other foreign countries.
Vì: What Foley is saying with his plan is this: …Stopping deforestation is good.
Growing more food on the farms we already have is good. Using resources more
efficiently is good. Eating less meat and other animal foods is good. Wasting less
food is good…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 7:
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank:
In addition to flavor, our senses also tell our brain that fresh, brightly
coloured fruits and vegetables are full of _______.
A. nutritional
B. nutrition

C. nurture
D. nutritious
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: nutrition
Vì: The blank requires a noun. Among four options, only the word ‘nutrition’ is a
noun. ‘Nutritious’ and ‘nutritional’ are adjectives. ‘nurture’ is a verb.
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 8:
Listen to the lecture and choose the best answer.
What does the speaker infer about changing our eating habits?
A. We should eat more meats.
B. We should stop eating meats or other kinds of animal foods.

C. We should cut down on the amount of food we are using to feed people.
D. We should eat fewer animal foods.
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: We should eat fewer animal foods.
Vì: “…The fewer animal foods we eat, the more food can go directly to feeding
people…. Eating less meat and other animal foods is good…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 9:
Listen to the recording and answer the question.
Which thing was NOT mentioned as the requirement for large-scale
farming?
A. Water
B. Land

C. Chemical fertilizers
D. Organic fertilizers
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: Organic fertilizers
Vì: The recording said, “However, the kind of farming scientists believed in
during the 1960s required significant amounts of water and chemical fertilizers,
and also large amounts of land to grow all that food on.”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 10:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
What is NOT the reason why we should buy ugly food?
A. Some ugly food is healthier.
B. Ugly food can cure serious diseases.
C. This saves costumers money.
D. This reduces food waste.

Giải thích kết quả :

Sai. Đáp án đúng là: Ugly food can cure serious diseases.
Vì: The statement “Ugly food can cure serious diseases.” is not mentioned in the
recording, while the other options are.
AW: So we should be eating more ugly food?
JH: … If we used this ugly produce, it would reduce a lot of food waste…Second,
it could result in savings for the consumer... It’s possible that spotted produce or
produce with strange shapes is actually healthier for you…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 1:
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank:
Flavor starts in the brain. Our _______ might tell us we liked a particular
food in the past, or we might connect the food with a favorite holiday.
A. mouth
B. friends
C. memory

D. lips
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: memory
Vì: Flavor starts in the brain.
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 2:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
What does our sense of smell show?
A. The food is nutritious or not.
B. The food is good-looking or not.
C. The food is sweet or sour.
D. The food is ready to eat or not.

Giải thích kết quả :

Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: The food is ready to eat or not.
Vì: “…And you can use your sense of smell to tell when something is ready to
eat, but hasn’t gone bad yet…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 3:
Listen to the radio show and complete the statement.
“It seems that our brains often _____ the health or value of something by its
_______.”
A. Judge/ visual beauty
B. Judge/ visible beauty
C. Judgment/ visible beautiful

D. Judging/ visual beautiful

Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: Judge/visual beauty
Vì: “It seems that our brains often judge the health or value of something by its
visual beauty.”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 4:
Listen to the radio show and choose the words CLOSEST in meaning with
underlined word.
According to Jane Hidalgo, those senses help guide our food choices.
A. buy
B. prevent
C. sell
D. direct

Giải thích kết quả :

Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: direct
Vì: “guide = direct”: influence someone’s behaviour.
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 5:
Listen to the extract and choose the best answer to the following question.
A. Human survival and environment

B. Archaeology
C. Economics
D. Linguistics
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: Human survival and environment.
Vì: “Jonathan Foley is the kind of scientist who tries to answer the big questions.
Questions like, “How do farming and other kinds of human activity affect the
environment?” and “How can we grow enough food to feed everyone in the
world?” These are questions about our survival-about life and death…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 6:
Listen to the recording and fill in the blank.
Every people on Earth need food for ________.
A. survive
B. survival

C. service
D. serve
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: survival
Vì: The recording said, “every person on Earth needs food for survival.”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 7:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
According to Jane Hidalgo, why is a market considered an ideal place to buy
fruits and vegetables?
A. Because the prices are reasonable.
B. Because it is the place where buyers can really use all their senses to select
their food.

C. Because there are more kinds of fruits and vegetables in a market compared to
other places.
D. Because fruits and vegetables in a market are tastier than in other shops.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: Because it is the place where buyers can really use all
their senses to select their food.
Vì: “…A market is a great place to buy fruits and vegetables because you can
really use all your senses….”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 8:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
What do people think about bright-coloured food?
A. It tastes bad.
B. It smells rotten.
C. It looks ugly.
D. It is fresh and full of nutrition.

Giải thích kết quả :

Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: It is fresh and full of nutrition.
Vì: “…Bright colours let us know that food is fresh, and often that it is full of
good nutrition…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 9:
Listen to the recording and choose the correct answer to complete the
statement.
They can build them in units, take them apart, and put them together in
places that need them. Olthuis thinks this kind of ______ building could
work for the Olympics.
A. possible

B. porting
C. portal
D. portable
Giải thích kết quả :
Sai. Đáp án đúng là: portable
Vì: In the recording, you might hear:
“Olthuis thinks this kind of portable building could work for the Olympics.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 10:
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer.
Why does not the woman want to live in that neighborhood?
A. Because there’s a lot of congestion.

B. Because it’s too far from her office.

C. Because the housing prices are too high.
D. Because it’s not safe to live there.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: Because there’s a lot of congestion.
Vì:
Mrs. Ferrer: I don’t want to live in that neighborhood.
Mr. Ferrer: Why not? It’s close to your office.
Mrs. Ferrer: Yes, but there’s a lot of congestion. Everyone is looking for a place
to park their cars, and it’s hard just to cross the street sometimes.
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 11:
Listen and choose the best answer to complete the statement.
The government’s plan is important because Egypt needs more _________.
A. places for people to live
B. places for people to visit
C. money for new buildings
D. desert for tourists to visit

Giải thích kết quả :

Sai. Đáp án đúng là: places for people to live
Vì: “The population of Egypt is growing fast while most of its land is desert.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 12:
Listen to the lecture and choose the correct answer.
What kind of construction is Olthuis’s company working on in Dubai?
A. A school
B. An office
C. A Houseboat
D. A resort project

Giải thích kết quả :

Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: A resort project
Vì: “Now they are working on a resort project in Dubai and a school in
Bangladesh.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 13:
Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning with the underlined word.
Mrs. Ferrer:
“I like the demographics in Riverdale. There are a lot of young families with
good jobs there.”
A. resident characteristics

B. weather
C. environment
D. atmosphere
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: resident characteristics
Vì:“Demographics” means data relating to the population and different groups
within it. It’s the so-called “resident characteristics.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 14:
Listen to the conversation and choose an expression for disagreeing.
A. I agree.
B. That’s a good point, but I think the neighborhood is improving.
C. That’s great.
D. That’s good.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: That’s a good point, but I think the neighborhood is
improving.
Vì: The statements “That’s great.”, “That’s good.” and “I agree.” show the same
opinion as to the previous expression.
The statement “That’s a good point, but I think the neighborhood is improving.”
shows the different and opposite view from the previous expression. Focus on the
word “but”.
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 15:
Listen and choose the best answer.
Which statement is NOT true about the government’s plan of “greening the
desert” in Egypt?
A. They remain the natural desert unchanged.

B. They sell property there at a low price.

C. They move water from the Nile there.
D. They build houses, roads and things there.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: They remain the natural desert unchanged.
Vì: Some people opposed the government’s plan to green the desert. They said,
“And some people think it’s better to leave the desert alone—to not do anything.
They think tourists could visit Egypt to see the desert—you know—the natural
desert.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 1:
Listen to the radio show and complete the statement.
“It seems that our brains often _____ the health or value of something by its
_______.”

A. Judge/ visual beauty

B. Judge/ visible beauty

C. Judgment/ visible beautiful

D. Judging/ visual beautiful
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: Judge/visual beauty
Vì: “It seems that our brains often judge the health or value of something by its visual beauty.”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 2:
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank:
Flavor starts in the brain. Our _______ might tell us we liked a particular food in
the past, or we might connect the food with a favorite holiday.

A. mouth

B. lips

C. friends

D. memory

Giải thích kết quả :

Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: memory
Vì: Flavor starts in the brain.
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 3:
Listen to the radio show and choose the words CLOSEST in meaning with
underlined word.
According to Jane Hidalgo, those senses help guide our food choices.

A. buy

B. prevent

C. sell

D. direct

Giải thích kết quả :

Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: direct
Vì: “guide = direct”: influence someone’s behaviour.
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 4:
Listen to the recording and answer the question.
How does the speaker describe his mother’s dish?

A. flavour and delicious

B. bitter

C. sour

D. sweet
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: flavor and delicious
Vì: The speaker said, “When I was
little, my mother made it for us every Friday morning. My mother’s dish is flavorful and delicious.”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 5:
Choose the word OPPOSITE in meaning with the underlined word.
Step three of the plan is to use resources more efficiently.

A. Properly

B. Effectively

C. Inappropriately

D. Economically
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: Inappropriately
Vì: The words “effectively”, “economically”, and “properly” are quite similar to the word “efficiently” in
the meaning of doing something in a good and thorough way, with no waste of time, money or energy.
Meanwhile, “inappropriately” means doing something in a way that is not suitable.
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 6:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
What do people think about bright-coloured food?

A. It looks ugly.

B. It is fresh and full of nutrition.

C. It smells rotten.

D. It tastes bad.
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: It is fresh and full of nutrition.
Vì: “…Bright colours let us know that food is fresh, and often that it is full of good nutrition…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 7:
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank:
You might like the _______ of soft banana, while I prefer a crunchy apple.

A. shape

B. texture

C. colour

D. smell
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: texture
Vì: ‘soft’ and ‘crunchy’ refer to ‘texture’, which is the way the food or drink tastes or feels in your mouth.
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 8:
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct answer.
Where is Andrew Wells?

A. At a farm market

B. At a supermarket

C. At a shopping mall

D. At a grocery store
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: At a farm market
Vì: “…I’m here at Kings Road Market on a Saturday morning…”
Tham khảo: Unit 1. Focus and food.
Câu 9:
Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning with the underlined word.
Mrs. Ferrer:
“I like the demographics in Riverdale. There are a lot of young families with
good jobs there.”

A. weather

B. resident characteristics

C. environment

D. atmosphere
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: resident characteristics
Vì:“Demographics” means data relating to the population and different groups within it. It’s the so-called
“resident characteristics.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 10:
Listen to the lecture and choose the correct answer.
What kind of construction is Olthuis’s company working on in Dubai?

A. A Houseboat

B. A school

C. A resort project

D. An office
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: A resort project
Vì: “Now they are working on a resort project in Dubai and a school in Bangladesh.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 11:
Listen to the lecture and choose the correct answer.
How many populations of the Netherlands lives in under the sea level areas?

A. Almost 1 million

B. Almost 10 million

C. Almost 5 million

D. 16 million

Giải thích kết quả :

Sai. Đáp án đúng là: almost 10 million
Vì: “There are almost 16 million Dutch people. Over 60 percent of them live in the one third of the
Netherlands that lies below sea level.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 12:
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer.
Why does not the woman want to live in that neighborhood?

A. Because it’s not safe to live there.

B. Because there’s a lot of congestion.

C. Because the housing prices are too high.

D. Because it’s too far from her office.

Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: Because there’s a lot of congestion.
Vì:
Mrs. Ferrer: I don’t want to live in that neighborhood.
Mr. Ferrer: Why not? It’s close to your office.
Mrs. Ferrer: Yes, but there’s a lot of congestion. Everyone is looking for a place to park their cars, and
it’s hard just to cross the street sometimes.
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 13:
Listen to the recording and choose the correct answer to complete the
statement.
They can build them in units, take them apart, and put them together in places
that need them. Olthuis thinks this kind of ______ building could work for the
Olympics.

A. possible

B. portal

C. portable

D. porting
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: portable
Vì: In the recording, you might hear:
“Olthuis thinks this kind of portable building could work for the Olympics.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 14:
Listen to the lecture and choose the correct answer.
How much land in the Netherlands lies below sea level?

A. One-fourth

B. Two-thirds

C. One-third

D. A half
Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: One-third
Vì: “There are almost 16 million Dutch people. Over 60 per cent of them live in the one third of the
Netherlands that lies below sea level.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.
Câu 15:
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer.
What is the problem of the new museum?

A. There’s no obvious parking lot.

B. There are nice exhibits in the museum.

C. There are comfortable seating areas there.

D. It has an impactful architecture.

Giải thích kết quả :
Đúng. Đáp án đúng là: There’s no obvious parking lot.
Vì:
“…There is one problem, though. There’s no obvious place to park.”
Tham khảo: Unit 2. Housing for the future.