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Many factors influenced emerging modes of production. For example, machine tools, the tools used
to make goods, were steadily improved in the latter part of the nineteenth century-always with an
eye to speedier production and lower unit costs. The products of the factories were rapidly absorbed
by the growing cities that sheltered the workers and the distributors. The increased urban population
was nourished by the increased farm production that, in turn, was made more productive by the use
of the new farm machinery. American agricultural production kept up with the urban demand and still
had surpluses for sale to the industrial centers of .
The labor that ran the factories and built the railways was recruited in part from American farm areas
where people were being displaced by farm machinery, in part from Asia, and in part from . now
began to send tides of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe-most of whom were originally
poor farmers but who settled in American industrial cities. The money to finance this tremendous
expansion of the American economy still came from European financiers for the most part, but the
Americans were approaching the day when their expansion could be financed in their own "money
market."
According to the passage, what did the United States supply to European cities?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Money
b. Agricultural produce

c. Raw materials
d. Machine tools

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: Agricultural produce
Vì: The labor that ran the factories and built the railways was recruited in part from American farm
areas where people were being displaced by farm machinery, in part from Asia, and in part from .
Tham khảo:last par.
Câu trả lời đúng là:

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In view of the inexorable progress in science, we can expect that the gene hunters will be replaced in the
spotlight. When and by whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade of our waning
century and in the early decades of the next? I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the
spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters to the functions
of the brain. What to call them? The head hunters. I will return to them later.
The author implies that the most important medical research topic of the future will be
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. inherited diseases

b. the functions of the brain

c. the structure of gene

d. the operation of vitamins

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: the functions of the brain
Vì: ? I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply
the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters to the functions of the brain.
Tham khảo: sen. 4
Câu trả lời đúng là:

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Read the article and choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percent of airline accidents are survivable or
partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following
certain tips. Experts say that you should read and listen to safety instructions before takeoff and ask
questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat-belt low on your hips and as tightly
as possible. Of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates.
During takeoffs and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before takeoff you
should locate the nearest exit and an alterative exit and count the rows of seats between you and
the exits so that you can find them in the dark if necessary.
In the event that you are forewarned of a possible accident, you should put your hands on your
ankles and keep your head down until the plane comes to a complete stop. If smoke is present in the
cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If
possible, wet these for added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as
possible, follow crew commands and do not take personal belongings with you. Do not jump on
escape slides before they are fully inflated, and when you jump, do so with your arms and legs
extended in front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as
quickly as possible, and never smoke near the wreckage.
Travelers are urged by experts to read and listen to safety instructions ……………
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. before takeoff.
b. before locating the exits.
c. if smoke is in the cabin
d. in an emergency.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: before takeoff.
Vì: "Experts say that you should read and listen to safety instructions before takeoff "
Câu trả lời đúng là:

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Read the text and choose the best answer.
In view of the inexorable progress in science, we can expect that the gene hunters will be replaced in the
spotlight. When and by whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade of our waning
century and in the early decades of the next? I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the
spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters to the functions
of the brain. What to call them? The head hunters. I will return to them later.
The phrase "occupy the spotlight" is closest in meaning to
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. receive the most attention


b. conquer territory
c. go the furthest
d. lighten the load

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: receive the most attention
Vì: When and by whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade of our
waning century and in the early decades of the next?
Tham khảo: 2nd and 3rd sen.
Câu trả lời đúng là:

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Read the article and choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
Bramley College now has full electronic information resources in the College Library to help you in
your studies. On CD-ROM in the library we have about fifty databases, including many statistical
sources. Want to know the average rainfall in Tokyo or the biggest export earner of Vanuatu? It's
easy to find out. Whether you are in the School of Business or the School of Art Design, it's all here
for you.
You can conduct your own CD-ROM search for no charge, and you can print out your results on the
library printers using your library photocopying card. Alternatively, you can download your results to
disk, again for no charge, but bring your own formatted floppy disk or CD-ROM. If you are not sure
how to conduct a search for yourself, library staff can do it for you, but we charge $20 for this
service, no matter how long or how short a time it takes.
All library workstations have broadband access to the Internet, so you can find the web-based
information you need quickly and easily. If you are unfamiliar with using the Internet, help is available
in several ways. You can start with the online tutorial Netstart; just click on the Netstart icon the Main
Menu. The tutorial will take you through the basic steps to using the Internet, any time convenient to
you. If you prefer, ask one of the librarians for internet advice (best at quiet times between 9.00am
and 11.30 am weekdays) or attend one of the introductory group sessions that are held in the first
two weeks of each term. Sign your name on the list on the library Bulletin Board to guarantee a
place, as they are very popular.
A word of warning: demand for access to library workstations is very high, so you are strongly
advised to book a workstation, and we have to limit your use to a maximum of one hour at any one
time. Make your booking (for which you will receive a receipt) at the Information Desk at the enquiry
desks in the Media Services Area (Level 1). Also, use of the computers is limited to Bramley
students only, so you may be asked to produce your Student Identification Card to make a booking,
or while using the workstations.
To ensure efficient access to the library workstations, students should…
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. work in groups on one workstation.

b. reserve a time to use a workstation.


c. queue to use a workstation in the Media Services Area.
d. conduct as many searches as possible at one time.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: reserve a time to use a workstation
Vì: ”demand for access to library workstations is very high, so you are strongly advised to book a
workstation"
Câu trả lời đúng là:

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Read the text and choose the best answer.
The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down
one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis,
cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated:
scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were caused by the lack of
vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that
contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920's and 1930's, nutrition became a science and the
vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.
The word "which" refers to
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. diseases

b. microbe
c. diphtheria
d. cholera

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: diseases
Vì: But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated:
Tham khảo: 2nd se.
Câu trả lời đúng là:

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Read the article and choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percent of airline accidents are survivable or
partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following
certain tips. Experts say that you should read and listen to safety instructions before takeoff and ask
questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat-belt low on your hips and as tightly
as possible. Of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates.
During takeoffs and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before takeoff you
should locate the nearest exit and an alterative exit and count the rows of seats between you and
the exits so that you can find them in the dark if necessary.
In the event that you are forewarned of a possible accident, you should put your hands on your
ankles and keep your head down until the plane comes to a complete stop. If smoke is present in the
cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If
possible, wet these for added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as
possible, follow crew commands and do not take personal belongings with you. Do not jump on
escape slides before they are fully inflated, and when you jump, do so with your arms and legs
extended in front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as
quickly as possible, and never smoke near the wreckage.
What is the main topic of the passage?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Safety instructions in air travel

b. Guidelines for increasing aircraft passenger survival


c. Airline industry accident statistics
d. Procedures for evacuating aircraft

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: Guidelines for increasing aircraft passenger survival
Vì: tham khảo đoạn 1
Câu trả lời đúng là:

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Read the text and Decide that the following statements are TRUE (T), FALSE (F) or NOT
GIVEN (NG).
Anyone can set up a site; promoting your club, your institution, your company's products or simply
yourself, is what the Web and the Internet is all about. And what is more, information on the Internet
is not owned or controlled by anyone organisation. It is, perhaps, true to say that no-one and
therefore everyone owns the 'Net'. Because of the relative freedom of access to information, the
Internet has often been criticised by the media as a potentially hazardous tool in the hands of young
computer users. This perception has proved to be largely false however, and the vast majority of
users both young and old get connected with the Internet for the dual purposes for which it was
intended – discovery and delight.
According to the author, the Information Superhighway may be the future hope of education.
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. T
b. F
c. NG

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: T
Vì: This perception has proved to be largely false however, and the vast majority of users both
young and old get connected with the Internet for the dual purposes for which it was intended –
discovery and delight.
Tham khảo: last sen.
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Read the text and Decide that the following statements are TRUE (T), FALSE (F) or NOT
GIVEN (NG).
Almost everyone with or without a computer is aware of the latest technological revolution destined
to change forever the way in which humans communicate, namely, the Information Superhighway,
best exemplified by the ubiquitous Internet. Already, millions of people around the world are linked
by computer simply by having a modem and an address on the 'Net', in much the same way that
owning a telephone links us to almost anyone who pays a phone bill. In fact, since the computer
connections are made via the phone line, the Internet can be envisaged as a network of visual
telephone links. It remains to be seen in which direction the Information Superhighway is headed,
but many believe it is the educational hope of the future.
Using the Internet costs the owner of a telephone extra money.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. T

b. NG
c. F

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: NG
Vì: It isn't mentioned.
Tham khảo:
Câu trả lời đúng là:

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Read the text and Decide that the following statements are TRUE (T), FALSE (F) or NOT
GIVEN (NG).
The World Wide Web, an enormous collection of Internet addresses or sites, all of which can be
accessed for information, has been mainly responsible for the increase in interest in the Internet in
the 1990s. Before the World Wide Web, the 'Net' was comparable to an integrated collection of
computerised typewriters, but the introduction of the 'Web' in 1990 allowed not only text links to be
made but also graphs, images and even video. A Web site consists of a 'home page', the first screen
of a particular site on the computer to which you are connected, from where access can be had to
other subject related 'pages' at the site and to thousands of other computers all over the world. This
is achieved by a process called 'hypertext'. By clicking with a mouse device on various parts of the
screen, a person connected to the 'Net' can go travelling, or 'surfing' through a web of pages to
locate whatever information is required.
The World Wide Web is a network of computerised typewriters.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. T

b. F
c. NG

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: Before the World Wide Web, the 'Net' was comparable to an integrated collection of
computerised typewriters,
Tham khảo: 2nd sen.
Câu trả lời đúng là:
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Read the text and choose the best answer.
The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down
one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis,
cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated:
scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were caused by the lack of
vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that
contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920's and 1930's, nutrition became a science and the
vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.
In the 1940's and 1950's, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for health. They
discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenzymes to perform
the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now, these enzyme hunters occupied
center stage.
How do vitamins influence health?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. They protect the body from microbes
b. They keep food from spoiling.

c. They are broken down by cells to produce energy.

d. They are necessary for some enzymes to function.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: They are necessary for some enzymes to function.
Vì: They discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as
coenzymes to perform the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function.
Tham khảo: par. 2
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 12
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Read the text and decide that the statement is TRUE (T), FALSE (F) or NOT GIVEN (NG).
The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down
one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis,
cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated:
scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were caused by the lack of
vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that
contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920's and 1930's, nutrition became a science and the
vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.
Scurvy was considered to be caused by the lack of vitamins.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. F

b. T
c. NG

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: T
Vì: :... scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were caused by
the lack of vitamins,
Tham khảo: 3rd sen.
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 13
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Read the article and choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percent of airline accidents are survivable or
partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following
certain tips. Experts say that you should read and listen to safety instructions before takeoff and ask
questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat-belt low on your hips and as tightly
as possible. Of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates.
During takeoffs and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before takeoff you
should locate the nearest exit and an alterative exit and count the rows of seats between you and
the exits so that you can find them in the dark if necessary.
In the event that you are forewarned of a possible accident, you should put your hands on your
ankles and keep your head down until the plane comes to a complete stop. If smoke is present in the
cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If
possible, wet these for added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as
possible, follow crew commands and do not take personal belongings with you. Do not jump on
escape slides before they are fully inflated, and when you jump, do so with your arms and legs
extended in front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as
quickly as possible, and never smoke near the wreckage.
It can be inferred from the passage that people are more likely to survive fires in aircrafts if they…
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. read airline safety statistics.
b. wear a safety belt.
c. don’t smoke in or near a plane.

d. keep their heads low.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: keep their heads low.
Vì: "If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low"
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 14
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Read the article and choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
Bramley College now has full electronic information resources in the College Library to help you in
your studies. On CD-ROM in the library we have about fifty databases, including many statistical
sources. Want to know the average rainfall in Tokyo or the biggest export earner of Vanuatu? It's
easy to find out. Whether you are in the School of Business or the School of Art Design, it's all here
for you.
You can conduct your own CD-ROM search for no charge, and you can print out your results on the
library printers using your library photocopying card. Alternatively, you can download your results to
disk, again for no charge, but bring your own formatted floppy disk or CD-ROM. If you are not sure
how to conduct a search for yourself, library staff can do it for you, but we charge $20 for this
service, no matter how long or how short a time it takes.
All library workstations have broadband access to the Internet, so you can find the web-based
information you need quickly and easily. If you are unfamiliar with using the Internet, help is available
in several ways. You can start with the online tutorial Netstart; just click on the Netstart icon the Main
Menu. The tutorial will take you through the basic steps to using the Internet, any time convenient to
you. If you prefer, ask one of the librarians for internet advice (best at quiet times between 9.00am
and 11.30 am weekdays) or attend one of the introductory group sessions that are held in the first
two weeks of each term. Sign your name on the list on the library Bulletin Board to guarantee a
place, as they are very popular.
A word of warning: demand for access to library workstations is very high, so you are strongly
advised to book a workstation, and we have to limit your use to a maximum of one hour at any one
time. Make your booking (for which you will receive a receipt) at the Information Desk at the enquiry
desks in the Media Services Area (Level 1). Also, use of the computers is limited to Bramley
students only, so you may be asked to produce your Student Identification Card to make a booking,
or while using the workstations.
To copy search results to a floppy disk, students pay…
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. a fee based on actual costs.

b. No fee
c. a fee dependent on the time taken.
d. $20

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: No fee
Vì: " you can download your results to disk, again for no charge, but bring your own formatted floppy
disk or CD-ROM. "
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 15
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Read the text and decide that the statement is TRUE (T), FALSE (F) or NOT GIVEN (NG).
The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down
one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis,
cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated:
scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were caused by the lack of
vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that
contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920's and 1930's, nutrition became a science and the
vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.
Nutrition has been considered a key factor in finding treatment to many diseases.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. T
b. F

c. NG

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: NG
Vì: it is not mentioned.
Tham khảo:
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Read the text and answer the question.
People appear to be born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so early and so
inexorably that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity guiding their growth.
Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impressive accuracy — one plate,
oneknife, one spoon, one fork, for each of the five chairs. Soon they are capable of noting that
theyhave placed five knives, spoons, and forks on the table and, a bit later, that this amounts to
fifteen pieces of silverware. Having thus mastered addition, they move on to subtraction. It seems
almost reasonable to expect that if a child were secluded on a desert island at birth and retrieved
seven years later, he or she could enter a second-grade mathematics class without any serious
problems of intellectual adjustment.
Of course, the truth is not so simple. This century, the work of cognitive psychologists has
illuminated the subtle forms of daily learning on which intellectual progress depends. Children were
observed as they slowly grasped — or, as the case might be, bumped into — concepts that adults
take for granted, as they refused, for instance, to concede that quantity is unchanged as water pours
from a short stout glass into a tall thin one. Psychologists have since demonstrated that young
children, asked to count the pencils in a pile, readily report the number of blue or red pencils, but
must be coaxed into finding the total. Such studies have suggested that the rudiments of
mathematics are mastered gradually, and with effort. They have also suggested that the very
concept of abstract numbers — the idea of a oneness, a twoness, a threeness that applies to any
class of objects and is a prerequisite for doing anything more mathematically demanding than setting
a table — is itself far from innate.
In which sentence does the author give an example of a hypothetical experiment?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. They have also suggested that the very concept of abstract numbers — the idea of a oneness, a
twoness, a threeness that applies to any class of objects and is a prerequisite for doing anything
more mathematically demanding than setting a table — is itself far from innate.

b. It seems almost reasonable to expect that if a child were secluded on a desert island at birth and
retrieved seven years later, he or she could enter a second-grade mathematics class without any
serious problems of intellectual adjustment.

c. Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impressive accuracy — one
plate, one knife, one spoon, one fork, for each of the five chairs.
d. . Children were observed as they slowly grasped — or, as the case might be, bumped into —
concepts that adults take for granted, as they refused, for instance, to concede that quantity is
unchanged as water pours from a short stout glass into a tall thin one.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: It seems almost reasonable to expect that if a child were secluded on a desert
island at birth and retrieved seven years later, he or she could enter a second-grade mathematics
class without any serious problems of intellectual adjustment.
Vì: “if a child were secluded ".is used to state a hypothetical, not real, situation.
Tham khảo: par. 1
Câu trả lời đúng là:

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Read the text and choose the best answer.
One of the most renowned Spanish architects of all time was Antoni Gaudi. Gaudi's emergence as
one of 's preeminent artists at the end of the nineteenth century marked a milestone in the art world.
Gaudi's popularity helped to bring about the acceptance and rebirth of the Catalan language, which
had been banned during the literature and art. Gaudi shares his Catalonian background with two
other famous Spanish artists, Pablo Picasso and Miro. The diverse ethnic background of the region
greatly influenced the work of Picasso and Miro, as well as Gaudi. Thus, their works were a
combination of an old history and an active, vivid imaginary world. This has sometimes been referred
to as the “Catalan Mind.” Yet it was perhaps Gaudi who had the greatest talent for bringing together
diverse groups, ones which others viewed as being too diametrically opposed to be capable of
coming together and co-existing amicably.
This was apparent not only in the artists and other individuals who surrounded him, but also in the
varied styles and techniques he employed in his architecture. Much of his work can be seen in ,
where his structures are known as a fine representation of modernism. He also used a great variety
of color in his buildings, and this art nouveau is often associated with his own unique style of design.
All of these factors are what helped put him at the forefront of art movements to come: his unique
ability to take on and transform traditional Spanish elements with the emerging diverse ethnic
groups, merging these with his own fertile imagination, and consequently turning these forces into
some of the greatest architecture the world has ever seen.
His art nouveau is often related to
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. the politician

b. his own unique style of design


c. the forefront of art movements
d. the unique artist

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: his own unique style of design
Vì: this art nouveau is often associated with his own unique style of design
Tham khảo: par. 3
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Read the text and decide that the statement is TRUE (T), FALSE (F) or NOT GIVEN (NG).
An example of a bizarre occurrence regarding a species of frog dates from the summer of 1995,
when 'an explosion' of multi-coloured frogs of the species Rana klepton esculenta occurred in the
Netherlands. Normally these frogs are brown and greenish-brown, but some unknown contributory
factor is turning these frogs yellow and/or orange. Nonetheless, so far, the unusual bi- and even tri-
coloured frogs are functioning similarly to their normal-skinned contemporaries. It is thought that
frogs with lighter coloured skins might be more likely to survive in an increasingly warm climate due
to global warming.
The species of Rana klepton esculenta are red and blue.
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. F
b. NG
c. T

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: Normally these frogs are brown and greenish-brown, but some unknown contributory factor is
turning these frogs yellow and/or orange.
Tham khảo: sen. 2
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Câu hỏi 4
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Read the text and choose the best answer.
Western people rely on technical and mechanical solutions in everything they do. Refrigerators
preserve their food, washing machines clean their underwear and computers are supposed to solve
all their problems. When they are ill, they rely on the surgeon’s knife. If their hearts are running
down, then they must be repaired, if they cannot be repaired, they should be replaced, just as an old
car sometimes gets a new engine. But up to now we have had a shortage of donors to give their
hearts, to keep one person alive, another donor had to die.
Nowadays there is more and more talk about using monkeys. Every monkey has a near-human
heart, and humans have always been over careful in respecting the lives and well-being of other
animals. This includes the life and well-being of other humans. Therefore, in the early years of the
22nd century - It was told the mass killings of monkeys may occur. We’ll need to use their hearts for
human consumption.
Monkeys, on the whole, are happier creatures than their near relatives, Homo sapiens, or man. They
know fear, of course, and they face real dangers, but they are also more intelligent than us. They
create no unnecessary dangers for themselves, they run no businesses, chase no money, are
unimpressed by gold – that utterly useless metal, and they do not care at all about hell or evil spirits.
I have a vague feeling that it is not monkeys’ hearts that we ought to implant in ourselves, but
monkeys’ brains.
According to the author, westerners believe heath problems can be solved by…
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. using technical mechanical methods


b. increasing the number of doctors
c. taking more precautions
d. spending more money on scientific research

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: using technical mechanical methods
Vì: " Western people rely on technical and mechanical solutions in everything they do."
Câu trả lời đúng là:

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Read the text and decide that the statement is TRUE (T), FALSE (F) or NOT GIVEN (NG).
This frightening scenario is in part the consequence of a dramatic increase over the last quarter
century in the development of once natural areas of wet marshland; home not only to frogs but to all
manner of wildlife. Yet, there are no obvious reasons why certain frog species are disappearing from
rainforests in the Southern Hemisphere which are barely touched by human hand. The mystery is
unsett1ing to say the least, for it is known that amphibian species are extremely sensitive to
environmental variations in temperature and moisture levels. The danger is that planet Earth might
not only lose a vital link in the ecological food chain (frogs keep populations of otherwise pestilent
insects at manageable levels), but we might be increasing our output of air pollutants to levels that
may have already become irreversible. Frogs could be inadvertently warning us of a catastrophe.
Frogs could warn us of a catastrophe by chance.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. NG

b. T
c. F

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: T
Vì: Frogs could be inadvertently warning us of a catastrophe.
Tham khảo: last sent.
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 6
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Read the text and choose the best answer.
Western people rely on technical and mechanical solutions in everything they do. Refrigerators
preserve their food, washing machines clean their underwear and computers are supposed to solve
all their problems. When they are ill, they rely on the surgeon’s knife. If their hearts are running
down, then they must be repaired, if they cannot be repaired, they should be replaced, just as an old
car sometimes gets a new engine. But up to now we have had a shortage of donors to give their
hearts, to keep one person alive, another donor had to die.
Nowadays there is more and more talk about using monkeys. Every monkey has a near-human
heart, and humans have always been over careful in respecting the lives and well-being of other
animals. This includes the life and well-being of other humans. Therefore, in the early years of the
22nd century - It was told the mass killings of monkeys may occur. We’ll need to use their hearts for
human consumption.
Monkeys, on the whole, are happier creatures than their near relatives, Homo sapiens, or man. They
know fear, of course, and they face real dangers, but they are also more intelligent than us. They
create no unnecessary dangers for themselves, they run no businesses, chase no money, are
unimpressed by gold – that utterly useless metal, and they do not care at all about hell or evil spirits.
I have a vague feeling that it is not monkeys’ hearts that we ought to implant in ourselves, but
monkeys’ brains.
Every monkey has a near-human heart…
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. FALSE

b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
Vì: "Every monkey has a near-human heart"
Câu trả lời đúng là:

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Read the text and answer the question.
When was the last time you saw a frog? Chances are, if you live in a city, you have not seen one for
some time. Even in wet areas once teeming with frogs and toads, it is becoming less and less easy
to find those slimy, hopping and sometimes poisonous members of the animal kingdom. All over the
world, even in remote jungles on the far side of the globe, frogs are losing the ecological battle for
survival, and biologists are at a loss to explain their demise. Are amphibians simply over-sensitive to
changes in the ecosystem? Could their rapid decline in numbers be signalling some coming
environmental disaster for us all?
What is best heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Frogs making changes to the ecosystem.

b. The mystery of amphibian decline.

c. Frogs declining in number.


d. Multi-coloured frog species cause problems
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: Frogs declining in number.
Vì: it is becoming less and less easy to find those slimy, hopping and sometimes poisonous
members of the animal kingdom.
Tham khảo: sent. 2
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 8
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Read the text and choose the best answer.
Western people rely on technical and mechanical solutions in everything they do. Refrigerators
preserve their food, washing machines clean their underwear and computers are supposed to solve
all their problems. When they are ill, they rely on the surgeon’s knife. If their hearts are running
down, then they must be repaired, if they cannot be repaired, they should be replaced, just as an old
car sometimes gets a new engine. But up to now we have had a shortage of donors to give their
hearts, to keep one person alive, another donor had to die.
Nowadays there is more and more talk about using monkeys. Every monkey has a near-human
heart, and humans have always been over careful in respecting the lives and well-being of other
animals. This includes the life and well-being of other humans. Therefore, in the early years of the
22nd century - It was told the mass killings of monkeys may occur. We’ll need to use their hearts for
human consumption.
Monkeys, on the whole, are happier creatures than their near relatives, Homo sapiens, or man. They
know fear, of course, and they face real dangers, but they are also more intelligent than us. They
create no unnecessary dangers for themselves, they run no businesses, chase no money, are
unimpressed by gold – that utterly useless metal, and they do not care at all about hell or evil spirits.
I have a vague feeling that it is not monkeys’ hearts that we ought to implant in ourselves, but
monkeys’ brains.
The main point the author is making is that humans…
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. are similar in many ways to monkeys

b. make life more complicated than it needs to be


c. have no right to make use of other animals
d. should worry less about growing old

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: make life more complicated than it needs to be
Vì: Tham khảo đoạn 3
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Câu hỏi 9
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Read the text and answer the question.
People appear to be born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so early and so
inexorably that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity guiding their growth.
Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impressive accuracy — one plate,
oneknife, one spoon, one fork, for each of the five chairs. Soon they are capable of noting that
theyhave placed five knives, spoons, and forks on the table and, a bit later, that this amounts to
fifteen pieces of silverware. Having thus mastered addition, they move on to subtraction. It seems
almost reasonable to expect that if a child were secluded on a desert island at birth and retrieved
seven years later, he or she could enter a second-grade mathematics class without any serious
problems of intellectual adjustment.
Of course, the truth is not so simple. This century, the work of cognitive psychologists has
illuminated the subtle forms of daily learning on which intellectual progress depends. Children were
observed as they slowly grasped — or, as the case might be, bumped into — concepts that adults
take for granted, as they refused, for instance, to concede that quantity is unchanged as water pours
from a short stout glass into a tall thin one. Psychologists have since demonstrated that young
children, asked to count the pencils in a pile, readily report the number of blue or red pencils, but
must be coaxed into finding the total. Such studies have suggested that the rudiments of
mathematics are mastered gradually, and with effort. They have also suggested that the very
concept of abstract numbers — the idea of a oneness, a twoness, a threeness that applies to any
class of objects and is a prerequisite for doing anything more mathematically demanding than setting
a table — is itself far from innate.
The word “itself” refers to
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. any class of objects

b. the concept of abstract numbers


c. the total

d. setting a table

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: the concept of abstract numbers
Vì: The word “itself’ refers to the noun phrase that precedes the parentheticalinformation that is set
off by dashes. The dashes indicate extra information that is considered as separate from the main
part of the sentence.
Tham khảo:par. 2
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Read the text and answer the question.
When was the last time you saw a frog? Chances are, if you live in a city, you have not seen one for
some time. Even in wet areas once teeming with frogs and toads, it is becoming less and less easy
to find those slimy, hopping and sometimes poisonous members of the animal kingdom. All over the
world, even in remote jungles on the far side of the globe, frogs are losing the ecological battle for
survival, and biologists are at a loss to explain their demise. Are amphibians simply over-sensitive to
changes in the ecosystem? Could their rapid decline in numbers be signalling some coming
environmental disaster for us all?
What does the pronoun their in the passage refer?
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. amphibians
b. biologists
c. members of the animal kingdom
d. toads

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: amphibians
Vì: . Are amphibians simply over-sensitive to changes in the ecosystem? Could their rapid decline in
numbers be signalling some coming environmental disaster for us all?
Tham khảo: the last two sentences
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 11
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Read the text and answer the question.
This frightening scenario is in part the consequence of a dramatic increase over the last quarter
century in the development of once natural areas of wet marshland; home not only to frogs but to all
manner of wildlife. Yet, there are no obvious reasons why certain frog species are disappearing from
rainforests in the Southern Hemisphere which are barely touched by human hand. The mystery is
unsett1ing to say the least, for it is known that amphibian species are extremely sensitive to
environmental variations in temperature and moisture levels. The danger is that planet Earth might
not only lose a vital link in the ecological food chain (frogs keep populations of otherwise pestilent
insects at manageable levels), but we might be increasing our output of air pollutants to levels that
may have already become irreversible. Frogs could be inadvertently warning us of a catastrophe.
What is best heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. The mystery of amphibian decline.

b. Frogs declining in number.


c. Multi-coloured frog species cause problems

d. Frogs making changes to the ecosystem.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: The mystery of amphibian decline.
Vì: there are no obvious reasons why certain frog species are disappearing from rainforests
Tham khảo: sent. 2
Câu trả lời đúng là:

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Read the text and choose the best answer.
Western people rely on technical and mechanical solutions in everything they do. Refrigerators
preserve their food, washing machines clean their underwear and computers are supposed to solve
all their problems. When they are ill, they rely on the surgeon’s knife. If their hearts are running
down, then they must be repaired, if they cannot be repaired, they should be replaced, just as an old
car sometimes gets a new engine. But up to now we have had a shortage of donors to give their
hearts, to keep one person alive, another donor had to die.
Nowadays there is more and more talk about using monkeys. Every monkey has a near-human
heart, and humans have always been over careful in respecting the lives and well-being of other
animals. This includes the life and well-being of other humans. Therefore, in the early years of the
22nd century - It was told the mass killings of monkeys may occur. We’ll need to use their hearts for
human consumption.
Monkeys, on the whole, are happier creatures than their near relatives, Homo sapiens, or man. They
know fear, of course, and they face real dangers, but they are also more intelligent than us. They
create no unnecessary dangers for themselves, they run no businesses, chase no money, are
unimpressed by gold – that utterly useless metal, and they do not care at all about hell or evil spirits.
I have a vague feeling that it is not monkeys’ hearts that we ought to implant in ourselves, but
monkeys’ brains.
Monkeys are more stupid than humans because they always create unnecessary dangers for
themselves…
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
Vì: "Monkeys are more intelligent than us. They create no unnecessary dangers for themselves.
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Read the text and choose the best answer.
Western people rely on technical and mechanical solutions in everything they do. Refrigerators
preserve their food, washing machines clean their underwear and computers are supposed to solve
all their problems. When they are ill, they rely on the surgeon’s knife. If their hearts are running
down, then they must be repaired, if they cannot be repaired, they should be replaced, just as an old
car sometimes gets a new engine. But up to now we have had a shortage of donors to give their
hearts, to keep one person alive, another donor had to die.
Nowadays there is more and more talk about using monkeys. Every monkey has a near-human
heart, and humans have always been over careful in respecting the lives and well-being of other
animals. This includes the life and well-being of other humans. Therefore, in the early years of the
22nd century - It was told the mass killings of monkeys may occur. We’ll need to use their hearts for
human consumption.
Monkeys, on the whole, are happier creatures than their near relatives, Homo sapiens, or man. They
know fear, of course, and they face real dangers, but they are also more intelligent than us. They
create no unnecessary dangers for themselves, they run no businesses, chase no money, are
unimpressed by gold – that utterly useless metal, and they do not care at all about hell or evil spirits.
I have a vague feeling that it is not monkeys’ hearts that we ought to implant in ourselves, but
monkeys’ brains.
The author suggests that in the future…
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. people will careless about other human beings
b. Monkey hearts will form part of our diet
c. Monkeys will become extinct

d. Monkey hearts will be used in transplant operations

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: Monkey hearts will be used in transplant operations
Vì: "It was told the mass killings of monkeys may occur. We’ll need to use their hearts for human
consumption."
Câu trả lời đúng là:

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Read the text and answer the question.
Barack Obama was as surprised as most of America, and much of the world, when he was woken
up and told he had won the Nobel Peace Prize after just nine months as president and while he is
still deciding whether to escalate the war in Afghanistan. The Nobel Committee said it chose Obama
“for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”
and for creating “a new international climate”.
How long had Barack Obama been US president when he was awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize?
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. eight months
b. nine months
c. five months
d. three months

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: nine months
Vì: told he had won the Nobel Peace Prize after just nine months as president
Tham khảo: 1 st sen.
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Read the text and decide that the statement is TRUE (T), FALSE (F) or NOT GIVEN (NG).
When was the last time you saw a frog? Chances are, if you live in a city, you have not seen one for
some time. Even in wet areas once teeming with frogs and toads, it is becoming less and less easy
to find those slimy, hopping and sometimes poisonous members of the animal kingdom. All over the
world, even in remote jungles on the far side of the globe, frogs are losing the ecological battle for
survival, and biologists are at a loss to explain their demise. Are amphibians simply over-sensitive to
changes in the ecosystem? Could their rapid decline in numbers be signalling some coming
environmental disaster for us all?
Biologists are unable to explain why frogs are dying.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. F
b. NG

c. T

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: T
Vì: biologists are at a loss to explain their demise.
Tham khảo: sent. 4
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Read the text and answer the question.
PARKS IN AND AROUND THE CITY
E Boscawen Park
This small and peaceful park offers guided tours, given by the knowledgeable Environment Officers,
and evening visitors to the park may be lucky enough to see rare frogs and bats. It is situated on the
River Elton and can be reached in about 30 minutes from the city centre by river taxi. There is a
snack bar and gift shop.
F East Bank Park
This is a tiny, little-known park in the heart of the city, with gardens filled with sculptures, trees and
flowers. It makes a perfect resting place, popular with local artists, and is within minutes of the
theatre and entertainment district.
G Victoria Park
This quiet park, on the edge of the city and easy to visit by public transport, has boats for hire on the lake, a
skateboard park, basketball and tennis courts and a picnic area. Often seen in postcard views of the city,
Victoria Park contains one of the oldest windmills in the country - the museum should not be missed.
H Elmwood Park
At Elmwood Park, there are walks on well-made paths and cycle rides for all abilities. Elmwood is
just inside the city limit and has an area of quiet woodland, which is home to deer and other animals.
The visitor centre, numerous display boards and a fun quiz make this a positive learning experience
for all ages
In Which park could the visitor see rare frogs and bats?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Elmwood Park

b. East Bank Park


c. Victoria Park

d. Boscawen Park

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là:
Boscawen Park
Vì: evening visitors to the park may be lucky enough to see rare frogs and bats.
Tham khảo:par. E
Câu trả lời đúng là:

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Read the text and answer the question.
People appear to be born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so early and so
inexorably that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity guiding their growth.
Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impressive accuracy — one plate,
oneknife, one spoon, one fork, for each of the five chairs. Soon they are capable of noting that
theyhave placed five knives, spoons, and forks on the table and, a bit later, that this amounts to
fifteen pieces of silverware. Having thus mastered addition, they move on to subtraction. It seems
almost reasonable to expect that if a child were secluded on a desert island at birth and retrieved
seven years later, he or she could enter a second-grade mathematics class without any serious
problems of intellectual adjustment.
Of course, the truth is not so simple. This century, the work of cognitive psychologists has
illuminated the subtle forms of daily learning on which intellectual progress depends. Children were
observed as they slowly grasped — or, as the case might be, bumped into — concepts that adults
take for granted, as they refused, for instance, to concede that quantity is unchanged as water pours
from a short stout glass into a tall thin one. Psychologists have since demonstrated that young
children, asked to count the pencils in a pile, readily report the number of blue or red pencils, but
must be coaxed into finding the total. Such studies have suggested that the rudiments of
mathematics are mastered gradually, and with effort. They have also suggested that the very
concept of abstract numbers — the idea of a oneness, a twoness, a threeness that applies to any
class of objects and is a prerequisite for doing anything more mathematically demanding than setting
a table — is itself far from innate.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Trends in teaching mathematics to
children

b. The use of mathematics in child psychology


c. The fundamental concepts of
mathematics that children
must learn

d. The development of mathematical

ability in children

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: The development of mathematical
ability in children
Vì: While all of the answer choices make some reference to mathematics, the development of math
ability in children is the main topic. The idea of development occurs throughout the passage.
Tham khảo:the whole passage
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Câu hỏi 3
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Read the text and choose the most suitable word to fill the blank.
Dogs are either optimists or pessimists, claim scientists
Scientists have confirmed what many pet owners have long suspected: some dogs have a more
gloomy outlook on life than others. The unusual insight into canine psychology emerged from a
study by Bristol University researchers into how dogs behave when separated from their owners.
Dogs that were generally calm when left alone were also found to have a “dog bowl half full” attitude
to life, while those that barked, relieved themselves and destroyed furniture appeared to be more
pessimistic, the study concluded.
Michael Mendl, head of animal welfare and behaviour at the university, said the more anxiously a
dog behaved on being parted from its owner, the more gloomy its outlook appeared to be. The
findings suggest that the trouble caused by some dogs when they are left alone may reflect deeper
emotional problems that could be treated with behavioural therapy.
“Owners vary in how they perceive this kind of anxious behaviour in dogs. Some are very
concerned, some relinquish the dog to a refuge, but others think the dog is happy or even being
intentionally spiteful,” said Mendl. “At least some of these dogs may have emotional issues and we
would encourage owners to talk to their vets about potential treatments,” he added. Of the ten million
pet dogs in the UK, around half may show separation anxiety at some stage, the researchers said.
Mendl’s team studied 24 animals at two dog homes in the UK. Half of the dogs were male and they
were various breeds, including Staffordshire bull terriers, golden retrievers and collies. They ranged
from nine months to nine years old. Researchers began the study by going to a room with each dog
in turn and playing for 20 minutes. They returned the next day, but this time left the dog alone for five
minutes, during which the scientists recorded the animal’s behaviour with a video camera. The
footage was used to give each dog an anxiety score.
A day or two later, the dogs were trained to walk over to a food bowl that was full when placed at
one end of a room and empty when placed at the other. When the dogs had learned the difference,
the scientists tested the animals’ underlying mood by placing bowls in ambiguous positions – in the
middle of the room, for example – and noting how quickly each dog went to the bowl.
The dogs that had been most anxious in the earlier test were slowest to approach food bowls placed
in or near the middle of the room, suggesting they expected to find the bowl empty. The less anxious
dogs ran to the food bowls, implying they were more optimistic, according to a report in Current
Biology.
“We know that people’s emotional states affect their judgements and that happy people are more
likely to judge an ambiguous situation positively,” Mendl said. “What our study has shown is that this
applies similarly to dogs – that a glass-half-full dog is less likely to be anxious when left alone than
one with a more pessimistic nature.” Samantha Gaines, deputy head of the companion animals
department at the RSPCA, said: “Some dogs may be more prone to develop these behaviours and
should be re-homed with appropriate owners.”
Question: When did the researchers video the dogs?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. when the dogs were left alone for twenty minutes
b. when the dogs were walking over to the food bowls
c. while they were playing with them

d. when the dogs were left alone for five minutes

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: when the dogs were left alone for five minutes
Vì:"left the dog alone for five minutes, during which the scientists recorded the animal’s behaviour
with a video camera.”
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 4
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Read the text and answer the question.
Botany, the study of plants, occupies a peculiar position in the history of human knowledge. For
many thousands of years it was the one field of awareness about which humans had anything more
than the vaguest of insights. It is impossible to know today just what our Stone Age ancestors knew
about plant, but from what we can observe of preindustrial societies that still exist, a detailed
learning of plants and their properties must be extremely ancient. This is logical. Plants are the basis
of the food pyramid for all living things, even for other plants. They have always been enormously
important to the welfare of people, not only for food, but also for clothing, weapons, tools, dyes,
medicines, shelter, and a great many other purposes. Tribes living today in the jungles of the
Amazon recognize literally hundreds of plants and know many properties of each. To them botany,
as such, has no name and is probably not even recognized as a special branch of “knowledge” at all.
Unfortunately, the more industrialized we become the farther away we move from direct contact with
plants, and the less distinct our knowledge of botany grows. Yet everyone comes unconsciously on
an amazing amount of botanical knowledge, and few people will fail to recognize a rose, an apple, or
an orchid. When our Neolithic ancestors, living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago,
discovered that certain grasses could be harvested and their seeds planted for richer yields the next
season, the first great step in a new association of plants and humans was taken. Grains were
discovered and from them flowed the marvel of agriculture: cultivated crops. From then on, humans
would increasingly take their living from the controlled production of a few plants, rather than getting
a little here and a little there from many varieties that grew wild — and the accumulated knowledge
of tens of thousands of years of experience and intimacy with plants in the wild would begin to fade
away.
The word '‘peculiar” in is closest in meaning to
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. important

b. unusual
c. clear
d. large

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: unusual
Vì: “botany ... was the one field of awareness about which humans had anything more than the
vaguest of insights” This means that people knew a lot about plants, probably more than they knew
about other areas.
Tham khảo:par. 1
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 5
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Read the text and answer the question.
PARKS IN AND AROUND THE CITY
A Hadley Park
This park is in the peaceful village of Cranford, 20 km outside the city. The park has large green spaces for
football and there is also an area of woodland, a boating lake, fish ponds and a variety of local wildlife. The
public car park is free.
B Highdown Park
The largest and most popular open space in the city, Highdown has many paths for keen walkers, as well as
horse-riding and golf. The much-visited 19th-century glasshouses contain an interesting exhibition about birds
from around the world.
C Brock Park
A beautiful park on the edge of the city, Brock Park attracts huge crowds. The open-air theatre has a
programme of plays suitable for school groups. There is a well-used basketball court and baseball field, a
children’s playground and a cafe. Climb Harry’s Hill to admire the beautiful fields and forests beyond the city.
D Lilac Park and House
This busy city-centre park has a long history dating back to the 1700s, when it belonged to the writer Thomas
Crane. The house is open to the public and a guided visit can also include a walk around the famous rose
gardens, finishing at the popular Butterfly Cafe.
Which park has free public car park?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Lilac Park and House
b. Hadley Park

c. Brock Park
d. Highdown Park

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là:
Hadley Park
Vì: The public car park is free.
Tham khảo:par. A
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 6
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Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the most suitable word to fill the blank.
Dogs are either optimists or pessimists, claim scientists
Scientists have confirmed what many pet owners have long suspected: some dogs have a more
gloomy outlook on life than others. The unusual insight into canine psychology emerged from a
study by Bristol University researchers into how dogs behave when separated from their owners.
Dogs that were generally calm when left alone were also found to have a “dog bowl half full” attitude
to life, while those that barked, relieved themselves and destroyed furniture appeared to be more
pessimistic, the study concluded.
Michael Mendl, head of animal welfare and behaviour at the university, said the more anxiously a
dog behaved on being parted from its owner, the more gloomy its outlook appeared to be. The
findings suggest that the trouble caused by some dogs when they are left alone may reflect deeper
emotional problems that could be treated with behavioural therapy.
“Owners vary in how they perceive this kind of anxious behaviour in dogs. Some are very
concerned, some relinquish the dog to a refuge, but others think the dog is happy or even being
intentionally spiteful,” said Mendl. “At least some of these dogs may have emotional issues and we
would encourage owners to talk to their vets about potential treatments,” he added. Of the ten million
pet dogs in the UK, around half may show separation anxiety at some stage, the researchers said.
Mendl’s team studied 24 animals at two dog homes in the UK. Half of the dogs were male and they
were various breeds, including Staffordshire bull terriers, golden retrievers and collies. They ranged
from nine months to nine years old. Researchers began the study by going to a room with each dog
in turn and playing for 20 minutes. They returned the next day, but this time left the dog alone for five
minutes, during which the scientists recorded the animal’s behaviour with a video camera. The
footage was used to give each dog an anxiety score.
A day or two later, the dogs were trained to walk over to a food bowl that was full when placed at
one end of a room and empty when placed at the other. When the dogs had learned the difference,
the scientists tested the animals’ underlying mood by placing bowls in ambiguous positions – in the
middle of the room, for example – and noting how quickly each dog went to the bowl.
The dogs that had been most anxious in the earlier test were slowest to approach food bowls placed
in or near the middle of the room, suggesting they expected to find the bowl empty. The less anxious
dogs ran to the food bowls, implying they were more optimistic, according to a report in Current
Biology.
“We know that people’s emotional states affect their judgements and that happy people are more
likely to judge an ambiguous situation positively,” Mendl said. “What our study has shown is that this
applies similarly to dogs – that a glass-half-full dog is less likely to be anxious when left alone than
one with a more pessimistic nature.” Samantha Gaines, deputy head of the companion animals
department at the RSPCA, said: “Some dogs may be more prone to develop these behaviours and
should be re-homed with appropriate owners.”
Question: If you are _________________________ to something, you are likely to be affected by it,
especially if it is something bad.
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Prone
b. Concerned
c. interested
d. Relieved

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: Prone
Vì:trong ngữ cảnh này prone= likely to be affected
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 7
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Mô tả câu hỏi
Kumiko and Atsuko would like to visit a park which they can get to by boat. They want to buy lunch
there and then enjoy a short walk accompanied by an expert leader.
PARKS IN AND AROUND THE CITY
E Boscawen Park
This small and peaceful park offers guided tours, given by the knowledgeable Environment Officers,
and evening visitors to the park may be lucky enough to see rare frogs and bats. It is situated on the
River Elton and can be reached in about 30 minutes from the city centre by river taxi. There is a
snack bar and gift shop.
F East Bank Park
This is a tiny, little-known park in the heart of the city, with gardens filled with sculptures, trees and
flowers. It makes a perfect resting place, popular with local artists, and is within minutes of the
theatre and entertainment district.
G Victoria Park
This quiet park, on the edge of the city and easy to visit by public transport, has boats for hire on the lake, a
skateboard park, basketball and tennis courts and a picnic area. Often seen in postcard views of the city,
Victoria Park contains one of the oldest windmills in the country - the museum should not be missed.
H Elmwood Park
At Elmwood Park, there are walks on well-made paths and cycle rides for all abilities. Elmwood is
just inside the city limit and has an area of quiet woodland, which is home to deer and other animals.
The visitor centre, numerous display boards and a fun quiz make this a positive learning experience
for all ages
Which park would be the most suitable for Kumiko and Atsuko?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. East Bank Park

b. Boscawen Park
c. Elmwood Park

d. Victoria Park

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là:
Boscawen Park
Vì: This small and peaceful park offers guided tours
Tham khảo: par. E
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 8
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Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and answer the question.
PARKS IN AND AROUND THE CITY
A Hadley Park
This park is in the peaceful village of Cranford, 20 km outside the city. The park has large green spaces for
football and there is also an area of woodland, a boating lake, fish ponds and a variety of local wildlife. The
public car park is free.
B Highdown Park
The largest and most popular open space in the city, Highdown has many paths for keen walkers, as well as
horse-riding and golf. The much-visited 19th-century glasshouses contain an interesting exhibition about birds
from around the world.
C Brock Park
A beautiful park on the edge of the city, Brock Park attracts huge crowds. The open-air theatre has a
programme of plays suitable for school groups. There is a well-used basketball court and baseball field, a
children’s playground and a cafe. Climb Harry’s Hill to admire the beautiful fields and forests beyond the city.
D Lilac Park and House
This busy city-centre park has a long history dating back to the 1700s, when it belonged to the writer Thomas
Crane. The house is open to the public and a guided visit can also include a walk around the famous rose
gardens, finishing at the popular Butterfly Cafe.
Which park is the largest and most popular open space in the city?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Hadley Park

b. Highdown Park
c. Lilac Park and House
d. Brock Park

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: Highdown Park
Vì: The largest and most popular open space in the city
Tham khảo:par. B
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 9
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Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the most suitable word to fill the blank.
Dogs are either optimists or pessimists, claim scientists
Scientists have confirmed what many pet owners have long suspected: some dogs have a more
gloomy outlook on life than others. The unusual insight into canine psychology emerged from a
study by Bristol University researchers into how dogs behave when separated from their owners.
Dogs that were generally calm when left alone were also found to have a “dog bowl half full” attitude
to life, while those that barked, relieved themselves and destroyed furniture appeared to be more
pessimistic, the study concluded.
Michael Mendl, head of animal welfare and behaviour at the university, said the more anxiously a
dog behaved on being parted from its owner, the more gloomy its outlook appeared to be. The
findings suggest that the trouble caused by some dogs when they are left alone may reflect deeper
emotional problems that could be treated with behavioural therapy.
“Owners vary in how they perceive this kind of anxious behaviour in dogs. Some are very
concerned, some relinquish the dog to a refuge, but others think the dog is happy or even being
intentionally spiteful,” said Mendl. “At least some of these dogs may have emotional issues and we
would encourage owners to talk to their vets about potential treatments,” he added. Of the ten million
pet dogs in the UK, around half may show separation anxiety at some stage, the researchers said.
Mendl’s team studied 24 animals at two dog homes in the UK. Half of the dogs were male and they
were various breeds, including Staffordshire bull terriers, golden retrievers and collies. They ranged
from nine months to nine years old. Researchers began the study by going to a room with each dog
in turn and playing for 20 minutes. They returned the next day, but this time left the dog alone for five
minutes, during which the scientists recorded the animal’s behaviour with a video camera. The
footage was used to give each dog an anxiety score.
A day or two later, the dogs were trained to walk over to a food bowl that was full when placed at
one end of a room and empty when placed at the other. When the dogs had learned the difference,
the scientists tested the animals’ underlying mood by placing bowls in ambiguous positions – in the
middle of the room, for example – and noting how quickly each dog went to the bowl.
The dogs that had been most anxious in the earlier test were slowest to approach food bowls placed
in or near the middle of the room, suggesting they expected to find the bowl empty. The less anxious
dogs ran to the food bowls, implying they were more optimistic, according to a report in Current
Biology.
“We know that people’s emotional states affect their judgements and that happy people are more
likely to judge an ambiguous situation positively,” Mendl said. “What our study has shown is that this
applies similarly to dogs – that a glass-half-full dog is less likely to be anxious when left alone than
one with a more pessimistic nature.” Samantha Gaines, deputy head of the companion animals
department at the RSPCA, said: “Some dogs may be more prone to develop these behaviours and
should be re-homed with appropriate owners.”
Question: If something is described as _________________________, it is not clear or it is capable
of being understood in more than one way.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. confirmed

b. ambiguous
c. underlying
d. concerned

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: ambiguous
Vì:ambiguous=not clear or it is capable of being understood in more than one way.
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 10
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Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and answer the question.
People appear to be born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so early and so
inexorably that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity guiding their growth.
Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impressive accuracy — one plate,
oneknife, one spoon, one fork, for each of the five chairs. Soon they are capable of noting that
theyhave placed five knives, spoons, and forks on the table and, a bit later, that this amounts to
fifteen pieces of silverware. Having thus mastered addition, they move on to subtraction. It seems
almost reasonable to expect that if a child were secluded on a desert island at birth and retrieved
seven years later, he or she could enter a second-grade mathematics class without any serious
problems of intellectual adjustment.
Of course, the truth is not so simple. This century, the work of cognitive psychologists
has illuminated the subtle forms of daily learning on which intellectual progress depends. Children
were observed as they slowly grasped — or, as the case might be, bumped into — concepts that
adults take for granted, as they refused, for instance, to concede that quantity is unchanged as water
pours from a short stout glass into a tall thin one. Psychologists have since demonstrated that young
children, asked to count the pencils in a pile, readily report the number of blue or red pencils, but
must be coaxed into finding the total. Such studies have suggested that the rudiments of
mathematics are mastered gradually, and with effort. They have also suggested that the very
concept of abstract numbers — the idea of a oneness, a twoness, a threeness that applies to any
class of objects and is a prerequisite for doing anything more mathematically demanding than setting
a table — is itself far from innate.
The word “illuminated” is closest in meaning to
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. lighted
b. accepted

c. clarified
d. illustrated

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: clarified
Vì: , the truth is not so simple
Tham khảo:par. 2
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 11
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Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the most suitable word to fill the blank.
Dogs are either optimists or pessimists, claim scientists
Scientists have confirmed what many pet owners have long suspected: some dogs have a more
gloomy outlook on life than others. The unusual insight into canine psychology emerged from a
study by Bristol University researchers into how dogs behave when separated from their owners.
Dogs that were generally calm when left alone were also found to have a “dog bowl half full” attitude
to life, while those that barked, relieved themselves and destroyed furniture appeared to be more
pessimistic, the study concluded.
Michael Mendl, head of animal welfare and behaviour at the university, said the more anxiously a
dog behaved on being parted from its owner, the more gloomy its outlook appeared to be. The
findings suggest that the trouble caused by some dogs when they are left alone may reflect deeper
emotional problems that could be treated with behavioural therapy.
“Owners vary in how they perceive this kind of anxious behaviour in dogs. Some are very
concerned, some relinquish the dog to a refuge, but others think the dog is happy or even being
intentionally spiteful,” said Mendl. “At least some of these dogs may have emotional issues and we
would encourage owners to talk to their vets about potential treatments,” he added. Of the ten million
pet dogs in the UK, around half may show separation anxiety at some stage, the researchers said.
Mendl’s team studied 24 animals at two dog homes in the UK. Half of the dogs were male and they
were various breeds, including Staffordshire bull terriers, golden retrievers and collies. They ranged
from nine months to nine years old. Researchers began the study by going to a room with each dog
in turn and playing for 20 minutes. They returned the next day, but this time left the dog alone for five
minutes, during which the scientists recorded the animal’s behaviour with a video camera. The
footage was used to give each dog an anxiety score.
A day or two later, the dogs were trained to walk over to a food bowl that was full when placed at
one end of a room and empty when placed at the other. When the dogs had learned the difference,
the scientists tested the animals’ underlying mood by placing bowls in ambiguous positions – in the
middle of the room, for example – and noting how quickly each dog went to the bowl.
The dogs that had been most anxious in the earlier test were slowest to approach food bowls placed
in or near the middle of the room, suggesting they expected to find the bowl empty. The less anxious
dogs ran to the food bowls, implying they were more optimistic, according to a report in Current
Biology.
“We know that people’s emotional states affect their judgements and that happy people are more
likely to judge an ambiguous situation positively,” Mendl said. “What our study has shown is that this
applies similarly to dogs – that a glass-half-full dog is less likely to be anxious when left alone than
one with a more pessimistic nature.” Samantha Gaines, deputy head of the companion animals
department at the RSPCA, said: “Some dogs may be more prone to develop these behaviours and
should be re-homed with appropriate owners.”
Question: How do owners respond to anxious behaviour in dogs?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. They take the dog to a refuge.
b. They ignore the dog.

c. They react in different ways.


d. They think the dog is being intentionally spiteful.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: They react in different ways.
Vì:Owners vary in how they perceive this kind of anxious behaviour in dogs."
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 12
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Mô tả câu hỏi
Isabel works in the city centre and likes painting and drawing in her free time. She wants to practise
her hobby in a small, quiet park near her office.
PARKS IN AND AROUND THE CITY
E Boscawen Park
This small and peaceful park offers guided tours, given by the knowledgeable Environment Officers,
and evening visitors to the park may be lucky enough to see rare frogs and bats. It is situated on the
River Elton and can be reached in about 30 minutes from the city centre by river taxi. There is a
snack bar and gift shop.
F East Bank Park
This is a tiny, little-known park in the heart of the city, with gardens filled with sculptures, trees and
flowers. It makes a perfect resting place, popular with local artists, and is within minutes of the
theatre and entertainment district.
G Victoria Park
This quiet park, on the edge of the city and easy to visit by public transport, has boats for hire on the lake, a
skateboard park, basketball and tennis courts and a picnic area. Often seen in postcard views of the city,
Victoria Park contains one of the oldest windmills in the country - the museum should not be missed.
H Elmwood Park
At Elmwood Park, there are walks on well-made paths and cycle rides for all abilities. Elmwood is
just inside the city limit and has an area of quiet woodland, which is home to deer and other animals.
The visitor centre, numerous display boards and a fun quiz make this a positive learning experience
for all ages
Which park would be the most suitable for Isabel?
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. East Bank Park


b. Elmwood Park

c. Victoria Park

d. Boscawen Park
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: East Bank Park
Vì: , popular with local artists,
Tham khảo:par. F
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 13
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Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and answer the question.
PARKS IN AND AROUND THE CITY
E Boscawen Park
This small and peaceful park offers guided tours, given by the knowledgeable Environment Officers,
and evening visitors to the park may be lucky enough to see rare frogs and bats. It is situated on the
River Elton and can be reached in about 30 minutes from the city centre by river taxi. There is a
snack bar and gift shop.
F East Bank Park
This is a tiny, little-known park in the heart of the city, with gardens filled with sculptures, trees and
flowers. It makes a perfect resting place, popular with local artists, and is within minutes of the
theatre and entertainment district.
G Victoria Park
This quiet park, on the edge of the city and easy to visit by public transport, has boats for hire on the lake, a
skateboard park, basketball and tennis courts and a picnic area. Often seen in postcard views of the city,
Victoria Park contains one of the oldest windmills in the country - the museum should not be missed.
H Elmwood Park
At Elmwood Park, there are walks on well-made paths and cycle rides for all abilities. Elmwood is
just inside the city limit and has an area of quiet woodland, which is home to deer and other animals.
The visitor centre, numerous display boards and a fun quiz make this a positive learning experience
for all ages
Which park would the visitors easily get to by public transport?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Boscawen Park
b. East Bank Park
c. Elmwood Park
d. Victoria Park

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: Victoria Park
Vì: easy to visit by public transport
Tham khảo:par. G
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 14
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Mô tả câu hỏi
Melanie and Stefan are students who need to visit a busy park for a college project. They want to draw people
taking part in team sports and watching entertainment.
PARKS IN AND AROUND THE CITY
A Hadley Park
This park is in the peaceful village of Cranford, 20 km outside the city. The park has large green spaces for
football and there is also an area of woodland, a boating lake, fish ponds and a variety of local wildlife. The
public car park is free.
B Highdown Park
The largest and most popular open space in the city, Highdown has many paths for keen walkers, as well as
horse-riding and golf. The much-visited 19th-century glasshouses contain an interesting exhibition about birds
from around the world.
C Brock Park
A beautiful park on the edge of the city, Brock Park attracts huge crowds. The open-air theatre has a
programme of plays suitable for school groups. There is a well-used basketball court and baseball field, a
children’s playground and a cafe. Climb Harry’s Hill to admire the beautiful fields and forests beyond the city.
D Lilac Park and House
This busy city-centre park has a long history dating back to the 1700s, when it belonged to the writer Thomas
Crane. The house is open to the public and a guided visit can also include a walk around the famous rose
gardens, finishing at the popular Butterfly Cafe.
Which park would be the most suitable for Melanie and Stefan?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Lilac Park and House
b. Highdown Park
c. Hadley Park

d. Brock Park

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là:
Brock Park
Vì: Brock Park attracts huge crowds.
Tham khảo:par. C
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 15
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Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and answer the question.
People appear to be born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so early and so
inexorably that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity guiding their growth.
Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impressive accuracy — one plate,
oneknife, one spoon, one fork, for each of the five chairs. Soon they are capable of noting that
theyhave placed five knives, spoons, and forks on the table and, a bit later, that this amounts to
fifteen pieces of silverware. Having thus mastered addition, they move on to subtraction. It seems
almost reasonable to expect that if a child were secluded on a desert island at birth and retrieved
seven years later, he or she could enter a second-grade mathematics class without any serious
problems of intellectual adjustment.
Of course, the truth is not so simple. This century, the work of cognitive psychologists has
illuminated the subtle forms of daily learning on which intellectual progress depends. Children were
observed as they slowly grasped — or, as the case might be, bumped into — concepts that adults
take for granted, as they refused, for instance, to concede that quantity is unchanged as water pours
from a short stout glass into a tall thin one. Psychologists have since demonstrated that young
children, asked to count the pencils in a pile, readily report the number of blue or red pencils, but
must be coaxed into finding the total. Such studies have suggested that the rudiments of
mathematics are mastered gradually, and with effort. They have also suggested that the very
concept of abstract numbers — the idea of a oneness, a twoness, a threeness that applies to any
class of objects and is a prerequisite for doing anything more mathematically demanding than setting
a table — is itself far from innate.
The word “They” refers to
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. pencils
b. mathematicians

c. children

d. studies

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: studies
Vì: Such studies
Tham khảo:par. 2
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Read the text and choose the best answer.
As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America
were building with adobe — sun-baked brick plastered with mud. Their homes looked remarkably
like modem apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps a
thousand people, along with storerooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put
up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against enemies. They were
really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them
“pueblos,” which is Spanish for towns.
The people of the pueblos raised what are called “the three sisters” — corns, beans, and squash.
They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water.
The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought
water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches. Water was so important
that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals
to bring rain.
It can be inferred from the passage that the dwellings of the Hopi and Zuni were....
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. highly advanced

b. very small

c. difficult to defend

d. quickly constructed

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: highly advanced
Vì: Because the passage states that the buildings were “like modem apartment houses” and that
“some were four stories high ...,” it can be inferred that the dwellings were highly advanced.
Tham khảo:par. 1
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 2
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00

Đánh dấu để làm sau

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
The painter Craigie Aitchison was born in Scotland. He came to London intending to study law, but
went to art school instead. There he found the traditional drawing classes difficult, but still kept on
painting.
In his late twenties he was given money by the Italian government to study art, and became
interested in early Italian artists, which shows in some of his work. He loved the greens and browns
of the Italian fields and the clear light there, and wanted to put this light into his paintings.
This led him to paint colours thinly one on top of another from light to dark, but he insists he's never
sure what the results will be. He says, 'It's a secret - because I don't know myself. I don't start by
painting yellow, knowing I'm going to put anything on top.' Like most talented people, Aitchison
makes it sound easy. 'Anyone can do the colours - you can buy them. I simply notice what you put
the colours next to.'
Unlike some artists, he never does drawings before he starts a painting, as he feels that if he did, he
might get bored and not do the painting afterwards. Instead, Aitchison changes his paintings many
times before they are finished. This explains why his favourite models are people who don't ask to
see their pictures while he's painting them. 'If I feel they're worried and want to look at the painting, I
can't do it.'
Since moving to London years ago, he has not felt part of the Scottish painting scene. He says he is
not interested in following any tradition, but just paints the way he can. However, his work still
influences young British painters.
What is the writer trying to do in the text?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. teach readers how to paint like Craigie Aitchison
b. explain how Craigie Aitchison has made money from painting
c. introduce readers to the artist Craigie Aitchison

d. describe particular works by Craigie Aitchison

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: introduce readers to the artist Craigie Aitchison
Vì: The last sentence suggests that.
Tham khảo: last par.
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 3
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00

Đánh dấu để làm sau

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America
were building with adobe — sun-baked brick plastered with mud. Their homes looked remarkably
like modem apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps a
thousand people, along with storerooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put
up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against enemies. They were
really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them
“pueblos,” which is Spanish for towns.
The people of the pueblos raised what are called “the three sisters” — corns, beans, and squash.
They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water.
The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought
water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches. Water was so important
that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals
to bring rain.
The way of life of less-settled groups was simpler and more strongly influenced by nature. Small
tribes such as the Shoshone and Ute wandered the dry and mountainous lands between the Rocky
Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. They gathered seeds and hunted small animals such as rabbits
and snakes. In the Far North the ancestors of today’s Inuit hunted seals, walnises, and the great
whales. They lived right on the frozen seas in shelters called igloos built of blocks of packed snow.
When summer came, they fished for salmon and hunted the lordly caribou.
The Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Sioux tribes, known as the Plains Indians, lived on the grasslands
between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They hunted bison, commonly called the
buffalo. Its meat was the chief food of these tribes, and its hide was used to make their clothing and
the covering of their tents and tipis.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. The movement of American Indians across North America

b. Ceremonies and rituals of American Indians


c. The architecture of early American Indian buildings

d. The way of life of American Indian tribes in early North America

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: The way of life of American Indian tribes in early North America
Vì: It best summarizes the general topic of the entire passage.
Tham khảo:1st and the last paragrahps.
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 4
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00

Đánh dấu để làm sau

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America
were building with adobe — sun-baked brick plastered with mud. Their homes looked remarkably
like modem apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps a
thousand people, along with storerooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put
up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against enemies. They were
really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them
“pueblos,” which is Spanish for towns.
The people of the pueblos raised what are called “the three sisters” — corns, beans, and squash.
They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water.
The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought
water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches. Water was so important
that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals
to bring rain....
The word “scarce” is closest in meaning to
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. hidden

b. necessary

c. limited

d. pure

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là:
Vì: “dry country” (and “brought water through irrigation ditches”
Tham khảo:par. 2
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 5
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00

Đánh dấu để làm sau

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the passage below and answer the questions.
CAUSTION HEALTH CENTER
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
A Appointments
Please telephone 826969 (8.30am - 5.00pm: Mon - Fri). We suggest that you try to see the same
doctor whenever possible because it is helpful for both you and your doctor to know each other well.
We try hard to keep our appointments running to time, and ask you to be punctual to help us achieve
this; if you cannot keep an appointment, please phone in and let us know as soon as possible so
that it can be used for someone else. Please try to avoid evening appointments if possible. Each
appointment is for one person only. Please ask for a longer appointment if you need more time.

B Weekends and Nights


Please telephone 823307 and a recorded message will give you the number of the doctor from the
Centre on duty. Please remember this is in addition to our normal working day. Urgent calls only
please. A Saturday morning emergency surgery is available between 9.30am and 10.00am. Please
telephone for home visits before 10.00am at weekends.

C Centre Nurses
Liz Stuart, Martina Scott and Helen Stranger are available daily by appointment to help you with
dressings, ear syringing, and children’s immunisations, removal of stitches and blood tests. They will
also advise on foreign travel, and can administer various injections and blood pressure checks. For
any over 75s unable to attend the clinic, Helen Stranger will make a home visit. All three Centre
Nurses are available during normal working hours to carry out health checks on patients who have
been on doctors' lists for 3 years.

D New Patients
Within 3 months of registering with the Centre, new patients on regular medication are invited to
attend a health check with their doctor. Other patients can arrange to be seen by one of the Centre
Nurses.

E Services Not Covered


Some services are not covered by the Centre e.g. private certificates, insurance, driving and sports
medicals, passport signatures, school medicals and prescriptions for foreign travel. There are
recommended fees for these set by the National Medical Association. Please ask at reception.

F Receptionists
Our receptionists provide your primary point of contact - they are all very experienced and have a lot
of basic information at their fingertips. They will be able to answer many of your initial queries and
also act as a link with the rest of the team. They may request brief details of your symptoms or
illness - this enables the doctors to assess the degree of urgency.

G Change of Address
Please remember to let us know if you decide to relocate. It is also useful for us to have a record of
your telephone number.
Which section contains the following information?
............. who to speak to first for general information
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Section B
b. Section G
c. Section E

d. Section F

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: Section F

Vì: " Our receptionists provide your primary point of contact "
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 6
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00

Đánh dấu để làm sau

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the passage below and answer the questions.
CAUSTION HEALTH CENTER
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
A Appointments
Please telephone 826969 (8.30am - 5.00pm: Mon - Fri). We suggest that you try to see the same
doctor whenever possible because it is helpful for both you and your doctor to know each other well.
We try hard to keep our appointments running to time, and ask you to be punctual to help us achieve
this; if you cannot keep an appointment, please phone in and let us know as soon as possible so
that it can be used for someone else. Please try to avoid evening appointments if possible. Each
appointment is for one person only. Please ask for a longer appointment if you need more time.

B Weekends and Nights


Please telephone 823307 and a recorded message will give you the number of the doctor from the
Centre on duty. Please remember this is in addition to our normal working day. Urgent calls only
please. A Saturday morning emergency surgery is available between 9.30am and 10.00am. Please
telephone for home visits before 10.00am at weekends.

C Centre Nurses
Liz Stuart, Martina Scott and Helen Stranger are available daily by appointment to help you with
dressings, ear syringing, and children’s immunisations, removal of stitches and blood tests. They will
also advise on foreign travel, and can administer various injections and blood pressure checks. For
any over 75s unable to attend the clinic, Helen Stranger will make a home visit. All three Centre
Nurses are available during normal working hours to carry out health checks on patients who have
been on doctors' lists for 3 years.

D New Patients
Within 3 months of registering with the Centre, new patients on regular medication are invited to
attend a health check with their doctor. Other patients can arrange to be seen by one of the Centre
Nurses.

E Services Not Covered


Some services are not covered by the Centre e.g. private certificates, insurance, driving and sports
medicals, passport signatures, school medicals and prescriptions for foreign travel. There are
recommended fees for these set by the National Medical Association. Please ask at reception.

F Receptionists
Our receptionists provide your primary point of contact - they are all very experienced and have a lot
of basic information at their fingertips. They will be able to answer many of your initial queries and
also act as a link with the rest of the team. They may request brief details of your symptoms or
illness - this enables the doctors to assess the degree of urgency.

G Change of Address
Please remember to let us know if you decide to relocate. It is also useful for us to have a record of
your telephone number

Question: You must always see the same doctor if you visit the Centre.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. NOT GIVEN
b. TRUE

c. FALSE

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE

Vì: "We suggest that you try to see the same doctor whenever possible"
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 7
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00

Đánh dấu để làm sau

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America
were building with adobe — sun-baked brick plastered with mud. Their homes looked remarkably
like modem apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps a
thousand people, along with storerooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put
up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against enemies. They were
really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them
“pueblos,” which is Spanish for towns.
The people of the pueblos raised what are called “the three sisters” — corns, beans, and squash.
They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water.
The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought
water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches. Water was so important
that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals
to bring rain.
The author uses the phrase “the three sisters” to refer to
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. family members

b. rain ceremonies

c. important crops
d. Hopi women

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: important crops
Vì: Corn, beans, and squash are important crops that are mentioned just after the phrase “the three
sisters.”
Tham khảo:par. 2
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 8
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00

Đánh dấu để làm sau

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the passage below and answer the questions.
CAUSTION HEALTH CENTER
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
A Appointments
Please telephone 826969 (8.30am - 5.00pm: Mon - Fri). We suggest that you try to see the same
doctor whenever possible because it is helpful for both you and your doctor to know each other well.
We try hard to keep our appointments running to time, and ask you to be punctual to help us achieve
this; if you cannot keep an appointment, please phone in and let us know as soon as possible so
that it can be used for someone else. Please try to avoid evening appointments if possible. Each
appointment is for one person only. Please ask for a longer appointment if you need more time.

B Weekends and Nights


Please telephone 823307 and a recorded message will give you the number of the doctor from the
Centre on duty. Please remember this is in addition to our normal working day. Urgent calls only
please. A Saturday morning emergency surgery is available between 9.30am and 10.00am. Please
telephone for home visits before 10.00am at weekends.

C Centre Nurses
Liz Stuart, Martina Scott and Helen Stranger are available daily by appointment to help you with
dressings, ear syringing, and children’s immunisations, removal of stitches and blood tests. They will
also advise on foreign travel, and can administer various injections and blood pressure checks. For
any over 75s unable to attend the clinic, Helen Stranger will make a home visit. All three Centre
Nurses are available during normal working hours to carry out health checks on patients who have
been on doctors' lists for 3 years.
D New Patients
Within 3 months of registering with the Centre, new patients on regular medication are invited to
attend a health check with their doctor. Other patients can arrange to be seen by one of the Centre
Nurses.

E Services Not Covered


Some services are not covered by the Centre e.g. private certificates, insurance, driving and sports
medicals, passport signatures, school medicals and prescriptions for foreign travel. There are
recommended fees for these set by the National Medical Association. Please ask at reception.

F Receptionists
Our receptionists provide your primary point of contact - they are all very experienced and have a lot
of basic information at their fingertips. They will be able to answer many of your initial queries and
also act as a link with the rest of the team. They may request brief details of your symptoms or
illness - this enables the doctors to assess the degree of urgency.

G Change of Address
Please remember to let us know if you decide to relocate. It is also useful for us to have a record of
your telephone number.
Which section contains the following information?
............. what to do if you need help outside normal working hours
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Section A
b. Section F
c. Section C

d. Section B

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: Section B
Vì: "Urgent calls only please. "

Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 9
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
In the country of , there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of China .It winds
uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. Every inch of this 1,500- mile wall was made by
hand. The is made many, many years ago. The people of made it to keep out their enemies. There
are watch towers all along the way. The Wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top.
People can walk along the top as if it were a road .
It is said that it took ten years to build one part of this wall. No other defense line has ever been
made as long as the .
It is said that it took 10 years to build one part of this wall.
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. True
b. Not Given
c. False

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: True
Vì: It is said that it took ten years to build one part of this wall.
Tham khảo:par. 2
Câu trả lời đúng là:

Câu hỏi 10
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00

Đánh dấu để làm sau

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Rock Band
Two years ago, our 14-year-old son, Ben, asked us for a set of drums for his birthday. At first, we were very
much against the idea because of the noise. ‘It’s better than watching television or playing computer games in
my free time,’ Ben argued, ‘and it’ll keep me out of trouble.’
In the end we gave in. ‘All right,’ we said, ‘but you must consider the rest of the family and the neighbours
when you play.’
That was just the beginning. Because drums are not the easiest instruments to transport, the other members of
Ben’s band started appearing at our home with their guitars and other electrical equipment. And so, for several
hours a week, the house shakes to the noise of their instruments and their teenage singing.
At least Ben’s hobby has been good for our health: whenever the band start practising, my husband and I go
out for a long walk. And I must admit that, although their music may sound a little strange, they are a friendly
and polite group of young men. I cannot judge their musical skill - after all I didn’t expect my parents’
generation to like the same music as I did when I was a teenager - but they do play regularly in local clubs for
young people.
Our main worry is that they won’t spend enough time on their school work because of their musical
activities, though this hasn’t happened yet. I am always stressing to Ben how important his studies
are. But one thing is certain - Ben was right: it has kept him out of trouble and he is never bored.
What might the writer say to her son?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Your teacher has phoned. He wants to know why you weren't at school today.
b. If you don't know what to do with yourself, there is a good programme on T.V in a few minutes.
c. When are you playing at the club next?Dad and I would love to come along again.

d. Are you sure you finished your homework? It's more important than band practice.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: Are you sure you finished your homework? It's more important than band practice.
Vì: I am always stressing to Ben how important his studies are.
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America
were building with adobe — sun-baked brick plastered with mud. Their homes looked remarkably
like modem apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps a
thousand people, along with storerooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put
up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against enemies. They were
really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them
“pueblos,” which is Spanish for towns.
The people of the pueblos raised what are called “the three sisters” — corns, beans, and squash.
They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water.
The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought
water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches. Water was so important
that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals
to bring rain.
The way of life of less-settled groups was simpler and more strongly influenced by nature. Small
tribes such as the Shoshone and Ute wandered the dry and mountainous lands between the Rocky
Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. They gathered seeds and hunted small animals such as rabbits
and snakes. In the Far North the ancestors of today’s Inuit hunted seals, walnises, and the great
whales. They lived right on the frozen seas in shelters called igloos built of blocks of packed snow.
When summer came, they fished for salmon and hunted the lordly caribou.
The Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Sioux tribes, known as the Plains Indians, lived on the grasslands
between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They hunted bison, commonly called the
buffalo. Its meat was the chief food of these tribes, and its hide was used to make their clothing and
the covering of their tents and tipis.
The author gives an explanation for all of the following words EXCEPT
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. pueblos

b. caribou
c. bison
d. adobe

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: caribou
Vì: “Caribou” is the only one of these words that is not explained in the passage.
Mô tả câu hỏi
Peter loves the outdoors and cycles to different places each weekend to keep fit. He wants a
website which will give him suggestions for a range of suitable destinations.
FIND THE PERFECT WAY TO KEEP FIT WITH THESE WEBSITES A www.activelife.co.uk This
site is perfect for those who like to combine living a healthy lifestyle with enjoying the countryside.
Type in the name of the town and you get a list of locations that offer routes for cycling or exploring
the area on foot. There is also information on cycling competitions in Britain. B www.fitinfo.com This
online shop offers books, magazines, DVDs and software connected to keeping fit. You simply type
in the aspect of keeping fit that you are interested in, such as ‘keeping fit outdoors’, and a super
selection is displayed.
C www.fitnet.co.uk Steve Amos started this site for busy people wanting to keep fit. Fill in a
questionnaire and Steve will create a fitness programme for you. Although Steve's fee is high, you
can email him for advice whenever you want. In addition, Steve has designed a range of fitness
clothes and footwear, which anyone can order (48-hour delivery).
D www.NAG.co.uk The National Athletics Group is a site for people interested in athletics. It allows
you to find out where your nearest athletics club is and provides information about races and other
athletics events around the country. There is a popular chatroom where athletes exchange
suggestions and ideas.
Decide which website would be the most suitable for Peter?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. www.NAG.co.uk
b. www.fitinfo.com
c. www.fitnet.co.uk

d. www.activelife.co.uk

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là:
Vì: This site is perfect for those who like to combine living a healthy lifestyle with enjoying the
countryside.
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Rock Band
Two years ago, our 14-year-old son, Ben, asked us for a set of drums for his birthday. At first, we were very
much against the idea because of the noise. ‘It’s better than watching television or playing computer games in
my free time,’ Ben argued, ‘and it’ll keep me out of trouble.’
In the end we gave in. ‘All right,’ we said, ‘but you must consider the rest of the family and the neighbours
when you play.’
That was just the beginning. Because drums are not the easiest instruments to transport, the other members of
Ben’s band started appearing at our home with their guitars and other electrical equipment. And so, for several
hours a week, the house shakes to the noise of their instruments and their teenage singing.
At least Ben’s hobby has been good for our health: whenever the band start practising, my husband and I go
out for a long walk. And I must admit that, although their music may sound a little strange, they are a friendly
and polite group of young men. I cannot judge their musical skill - after all I didn’t expect my parents’
generation to like the same music as I did when I was a teenager - but they do play regularly in local clubs for
young people.
Our main worry is that they won’t spend enough time on their school work because of their musical
activities, though this hasn’t happened yet. I am always stressing to Ben how important his studies
are. But one thing is certain - Ben was right: it has kept him out of trouble and he is never bored.
Why do the band always practise at Ben’s house?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. The neighbours don’t mind the noise.
b. They can leave their equipment there.

c. Ben’s parents enjoy listening to them.

d. It is difficult for Ben to move his drums.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: It is difficult for Ben to move his drums.
Vì: Because drums are not the easiest instruments to transport,
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the passage below and answer the questions.
CAUSTION HEALTH CENTER
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
A Appointments
Please telephone 826969 (8.30am - 5.00pm: Mon - Fri). We suggest that you try to see the same
doctor whenever possible because it is helpful for both you and your doctor to know each other well.
We try hard to keep our appointments running to time, and ask you to be punctual to help us achieve
this; if you cannot keep an appointment, please phone in and let us know as soon as possible so
that it can be used for someone else. Please try to avoid evening appointments if possible. Each
appointment is for one person only. Please ask for a longer appointment if you need more time.

B Weekends and Nights


Please telephone 823307 and a recorded message will give you the number of the doctor from the
Centre on duty. Please remember this is in addition to our normal working day. Urgent calls only
please. A Saturday morning emergency surgery is available between 9.30am and 10.00am. Please
telephone for home visits before 10.00am at weekends.

C Centre Nurses
Liz Stuart, Martina Scott and Helen Stranger are available daily by appointment to help you with
dressings, ear syringing, and children’s immunisations, removal of stitches and blood tests. They will
also advise on foreign travel, and can administer various injections and blood pressure checks. For
any over 75s unable to attend the clinic, Helen Stranger will make a home visit. All three Centre
Nurses are available during normal working hours to carry out health checks on patients who have
been on doctors' lists for 3 years.

D New Patients
Within 3 months of registering with the Centre, new patients on regular medication are invited to
attend a health check with their doctor. Other patients can arrange to be seen by one of the Centre
Nurses.

E Services Not Covered


Some services are not covered by the Centre e.g. private certificates, insurance, driving and sports
medicals, passport signatures, school medicals and prescriptions for foreign travel. There are
recommended fees for these set by the National Medical Association. Please ask at reception.

F Receptionists
Our receptionists provide your primary point of contact - they are all very experienced and have a lot
of basic information at their fingertips. They will be able to answer many of your initial queries and
also act as a link with the rest of the team. They may request brief details of your symptoms or
illness - this enables the doctors to assess the degree of urgency.

G Change of Address
Please remember to let us know if you decide to relocate. It is also useful for us to have a record of
your telephone number

Question: It is possible that receptionists will ask you to explain your problem.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c. NOT GIVEN

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE

Vì: "They (receptionists) may request brief details of your symptoms or illness"
Mô tả câu hỏi
Kumiko is a member of a local gym where she goes at least twice a week. She umiko is a member
of a local gym where she goes at least twice a week. She does not get much time to shop, so wants
to buy gym clothes and shoes online. FIND THE PERFECT WAY TO KEEP FIT WITH THESE
WEBSITES A www.activelife.co.uk This site is perfect for those who like to combine living a healthy
lifestyle with enjoying the countryside. Type in the name of the town and you get a list of locations
that offer routes for cycling or exploring the area on foot. There is also information on cycling
competitions in Britain. B www.fitinfo.com This online shop offers books, magazines, DVDs and
software connected to keeping fit. You simply type in the aspect of keeping fit that you are interested
in, such as ‘keeping fit outdoors’, and a super selection is displayed.
C www.fitnet.co.uk Steve Amos started this site for busy people wanting to keep fit. Fill in a
questionnaire and Steve will create a fitness programme for you. Although Steve's fee is high, you
can email him for advice whenever you want. In addition, Steve has designed a range of fitness
clothes and footwear, which anyone can order (48-hour delivery).
D www.NAG.co.uk The National Athletics Group is a site for people interested in athletics. It allows
you to find out where your nearest athletics club is and provides information about races and other
athletics events around the country. There is a popular chatroom where athletes exchange
suggestions and ideas.
Decide which website would be the most suitable for Kumiko?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. www.activelife.co.uk

b. www.fitnet.co.uk
c. www.NAG.co.uk
d. www.fitinfo.com

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là:
Vì: this site for busy people wanting to keep fit.
Read the text and choose the best answer.
As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America
were building with adobe — sun-baked brick plastered with mud. Their homes looked remarkably
like modem apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps a
thousand people, along with storerooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put
up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against enemies. They were
really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them
“pueblos,” which is Spanish for towns.
The people of the pueblos raised what are called “the three sisters” — corns, beans, and squash.
They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water.
The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought
water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches. Water was so important
that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals
to bring rain.
It can be inferred from the passage that the dwellings of the Hopi and Zuni were....
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. quickly constructed
b. very small

c. highly advanced

d. difficult to defend

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: highly advanced
Vì: Because the passage states that the buildings were “like modem apartment houses” and that
“some were four stories high ...,” it can be inferred that the dwellings were highly advanced.
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the passage below and answer the questions.
CAUSTION HEALTH CENTER
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
A Appointments
Please telephone 826969 (8.30am - 5.00pm: Mon - Fri). We suggest that you try to see the same
doctor whenever possible because it is helpful for both you and your doctor to know each other well.
We try hard to keep our appointments running to time, and ask you to be punctual to help us achieve
this; if you cannot keep an appointment, please phone in and let us know as soon as possible so
that it can be used for someone else. Please try to avoid evening appointments if possible. Each
appointment is for one person only. Please ask for a longer appointment if you need more time.

B Weekends and Nights


Please telephone 823307 and a recorded message will give you the number of the doctor from the
Centre on duty. Please remember this is in addition to our normal working day. Urgent calls only
please. A Saturday morning emergency surgery is available between 9.30am and 10.00am. Please
telephone for home visits before 10.00am at weekends.

C Centre Nurses
Liz Stuart, Martina Scott and Helen Stranger are available daily by appointment to help you with
dressings, ear syringing, and children’s immunisations, removal of stitches and blood tests. They will
also advise on foreign travel, and can administer various injections and blood pressure checks. For
any over 75s unable to attend the clinic, Helen Stranger will make a home visit. All three Centre
Nurses are available during normal working hours to carry out health checks on patients who have
been on doctors' lists for 3 years.
D New Patients
Within 3 months of registering with the Centre, new patients on regular medication are invited to
attend a health check with their doctor. Other patients can arrange to be seen by one of the Centre
Nurses.

E Services Not Covered


Some services are not covered by the Centre e.g. private certificates, insurance, driving and sports
medicals, passport signatures, school medicals and prescriptions for foreign travel. There are
recommended fees for these set by the National Medical Association. Please ask at reception.

F Receptionists
Our receptionists provide your primary point of contact - they are all very experienced and have a lot
of basic information at their fingertips. They will be able to answer many of your initial queries and
also act as a link with the rest of the team. They may request brief details of your symptoms or
illness - this enables the doctors to assess the degree of urgency.

G Change of Address
Please remember to let us know if you decide to relocate. It is also useful for us to have a record of
your telephone number

Quesstion: Helen Stranger is the Head Nurse.

Chọn một câu trả lời:


a. FALSE
b. TRUE

c. NOT GIVEN

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the passage below and answer the questions.
CAUSTION HEALTH CENTER
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
A Appointments
Please telephone 826969 (8.30am - 5.00pm: Mon - Fri). We suggest that you try to see the same
doctor whenever possible because it is helpful for both you and your doctor to know each other well.
We try hard to keep our appointments running to time, and ask you to be punctual to help us achieve
this; if you cannot keep an appointment, please phone in and let us know as soon as possible so
that it can be used for someone else. Please try to avoid evening appointments if possible. Each
appointment is for one person only. Please ask for a longer appointment if you need more time.
B Weekends and Nights
Please telephone 823307 and a recorded message will give you the number of the doctor from the
Centre on duty. Please remember this is in addition to our normal working day. Urgent calls only
please. A Saturday morning emergency surgery is available between 9.30am and 10.00am. Please
telephone for home visits before 10.00am at weekends.

C Centre Nurses
Liz Stuart, Martina Scott and Helen Stranger are available daily by appointment to help you with
dressings, ear syringing, and children’s immunisations, removal of stitches and blood tests. They will
also advise on foreign travel, and can administer various injections and blood pressure checks. For
any over 75s unable to attend the clinic, Helen Stranger will make a home visit. All three Centre
Nurses are available during normal working hours to carry out health checks on patients who have
been on doctors' lists for 3 years.

D New Patients
Within 3 months of registering with the Centre, new patients on regular medication are invited to
attend a health check with their doctor. Other patients can arrange to be seen by one of the Centre
Nurses.

E Services Not Covered


Some services are not covered by the Centre e.g. private certificates, insurance, driving and sports
medicals, passport signatures, school medicals and prescriptions for foreign travel. There are
recommended fees for these set by the National Medical Association. Please ask at reception.

F Receptionists
Our receptionists provide your primary point of contact - they are all very experienced and have a lot
of basic information at their fingertips. They will be able to answer many of your initial queries and
also act as a link with the rest of the team. They may request brief details of your symptoms or
illness - this enables the doctors to assess the degree of urgency.

G Change of Address
Please remember to let us know if you decide to relocate. It is also useful for us to have a record of
your telephone number

Question: You should give the Health Centre your new contact details if you move house.

Chọn một câu trả lời:


a. FALSE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE

Vì: "Please remember to let us know if you decide to relocate."


Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America
were building with adobe — sun-baked brick plastered with mud. Their homes looked remarkably
like modem apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps a
thousand people, along with storerooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put
up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against enemies. They were
really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them
“pueblos,” which is Spanish for towns.
The people of the pueblos raised what are called “the three sisters” — corns, beans, and squash.
They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water.
The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought
water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches. Water was so important
that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals
to bring rain.
The way of life of less-settled groups was simpler and more strongly influenced by nature. Small
tribes such as the Shoshone and Ute wandered the dry and mountainous lands between the Rocky
Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. They gathered seeds and hunted small animals such as rabbits
and snakes. In the Far North the ancestors of today’s Inuit hunted seals, walnises, and the great
whales. They lived right on the frozen seas in shelters called igloos built of blocks of packed snow.
When summer came, they fished for salmon and hunted the lordly caribou.
The Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Sioux tribes, known as the Plains Indians, lived on the grasslands
between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They hunted bison, commonly called the
buffalo. Its meat was the chief food of these tribes, and its hide was used to make their clothing and
the covering of their tents and tipis.
Which of the following animals was most important to the Plains Indians?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. The seal

b. The salmon

c. The buffalo

d. The caribou
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: The buffalo
Vì: the buffalo was the chief source of food, clothing, and tent covering.
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the most suitable word to fill the blank.
Dogs are either optimists or pessimists, claim scientists
Scientists have confirmed what many pet owners have long suspected: some dogs have a more
gloomy outlook on life than others. The unusual insight into canine psychology emerged from a
study by Bristol University researchers into how dogs behave when separated from their owners.
Dogs that were generally calm when left alone were also found to have a “dog bowl half full” attitude
to life, while those that barked, relieved themselves and destroyed furniture appeared to be more
pessimistic, the study concluded.
Michael Mendl, head of animal welfare and behaviour at the university, said the more anxiously a
dog behaved on being parted from its owner, the more gloomy its outlook appeared to be. The
findings suggest that the trouble caused by some dogs when they are left alone may reflect deeper
emotional problems that could be treated with behavioural therapy.
“Owners vary in how they perceive this kind of anxious behaviour in dogs. Some are very
concerned, some relinquish the dog to a refuge, but others think the dog is happy or even being
intentionally spiteful,” said Mendl. “At least some of these dogs may have emotional issues and we
would encourage owners to talk to their vets about potential treatments,” he added. Of the ten million
pet dogs in the UK, around half may show separation anxiety at some stage, the researchers said.
Mendl’s team studied 24 animals at two dog homes in the UK. Half of the dogs were male and they
were various breeds, including Staffordshire bull terriers, golden retrievers and collies. They ranged
from nine months to nine years old. Researchers began the study by going to a room with each dog
in turn and playing for 20 minutes. They returned the next day, but this time left the dog alone for five
minutes, during which the scientists recorded the animal’s behaviour with a video camera. The
footage was used to give each dog an anxiety score.
A day or two later, the dogs were trained to walk over to a food bowl that was full when placed at
one end of a room and empty when placed at the other. When the dogs had learned the difference,
the scientists tested the animals’ underlying mood by placing bowls in ambiguous positions – in the
middle of the room, for example – and noting how quickly each dog went to the bowl.
The dogs that had been most anxious in the earlier test were slowest to approach food bowls placed
in or near the middle of the room, suggesting they expected to find the bowl empty. The less anxious
dogs ran to the food bowls, implying they were more optimistic, according to a report in Current
Biology.
“We know that people’s emotional states affect their judgements and that happy people are more
likely to judge an ambiguous situation positively,” Mendl said. “What our study has shown is that this
applies similarly to dogs – that a glass-half-full dog is less likely to be anxious when left alone than
one with a more pessimistic nature.” Samantha Gaines, deputy head of the companion animals
department at the RSPCA, said: “Some dogs may be more prone to develop these behaviours and
should be re-homed with appropriate owners.”
Question: If you feel _________________________, you are worried about something.
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. concerned
b. prone
c. underlying
d. ambiguous
Đáp án đúng là: concerned
Vì: trong ngữ cảnh này concerned =worried
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the most suitable word to fill the blank.
Dogs are either optimists or pessimists, claim scientists
Scientists have confirmed what many pet owners have long suspected: some dogs have a more
gloomy outlook on life than others. The unusual insight into canine psychology emerged from a
study by Bristol University researchers into how dogs behave when separated from their owners.
Dogs that were generally calm when left alone were also found to have a “dog bowl half full” attitude
to life, while those that barked, relieved themselves and destroyed furniture appeared to be more
pessimistic, the study concluded.
Michael Mendl, head of animal welfare and behaviour at the university, said the more anxiously a
dog behaved on being parted from its owner, the more gloomy its outlook appeared to be. The
findings suggest that the trouble caused by some dogs when they are left alone may reflect deeper
emotional problems that could be treated with behavioural therapy.
“Owners vary in how they perceive this kind of anxious behaviour in dogs. Some are very
concerned, some relinquish the dog to a refuge, but others think the dog is happy or even being
intentionally spiteful,” said Mendl. “At least some of these dogs may have emotional issues and we
would encourage owners to talk to their vets about potential treatments,” he added. Of the ten million
pet dogs in the UK, around half may show separation anxiety at some stage, the researchers said.
Mendl’s team studied 24 animals at two dog homes in the UK. Half of the dogs were male and they
were various breeds, including Staffordshire bull terriers, golden retrievers and collies. They ranged
from nine months to nine years old. Researchers began the study by going to a room with each dog
in turn and playing for 20 minutes. They returned the next day, but this time left the dog alone for five
minutes, during which the scientists recorded the animal’s behaviour with a video camera. The
footage was used to give each dog an anxiety score.
A day or two later, the dogs were trained to walk over to a food bowl that was full when placed at
one end of a room and empty when placed at the other. When the dogs had learned the difference,
the scientists tested the animals’ underlying mood by placing bowls in ambiguous positions – in the
middle of the room, for example – and noting how quickly each dog went to the bowl.
The dogs that had been most anxious in the earlier test were slowest to approach food bowls placed
in or near the middle of the room, suggesting they expected to find the bowl empty. The less anxious
dogs ran to the food bowls, implying they were more optimistic, according to a report in Current
Biology.
“We know that people’s emotional states affect their judgements and that happy people are more
likely to judge an ambiguous situation positively,” Mendl said. “What our study has shown is that this
applies similarly to dogs – that a glass-half-full dog is less likely to be anxious when left alone than
one with a more pessimistic nature.” Samantha Gaines, deputy head of the companion animals
department at the RSPCA, said: “Some dogs may be more prone to develop these behaviours and
should be re-homed with appropriate owners.”
Question: How do owners respond to anxious behaviour in dogs?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. They take the dog to a refuge.
b. They ignore the dog.
c. They think the dog is being intentionally spiteful.

d. They react in different ways.


Đáp án đúng là: They react in different ways.
Vì:Owners vary in how they perceive this kind of anxious behaviour in dogs."
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and answer the question.
PARKS IN AND AROUND THE CITY
A Hadley Park
This park is in the peaceful village of Cranford, 20 km outside the city. The park has large green spaces for
football and there is also an area of woodland, a boating lake, fish ponds and a variety of local wildlife. The
public car park is free.
B Highdown Park
The largest and most popular open space in the city, Highdown has many paths for keen walkers, as well as
horse-riding and golf. The much-visited 19th-century glasshouses contain an interesting exhibition about birds
from around the world.
C Brock Park
A beautiful park on the edge of the city, Brock Park attracts huge crowds. The open-air theatre has a
programme of plays suitable for school groups. There is a well-used basketball court and baseball field, a
children’s playground and a cafe. Climb Harry’s Hill to admire the beautiful fields and forests beyond the city.
D Lilac Park and House
This busy city-centre park has a long history dating back to the 1700s, when it belonged to the writer Thomas
Crane. The house is open to the public and a guided visit can also include a walk around the famous rose
gardens, finishing at the popular Butterfly Cafe.
Which park is the largest and most popular open space in the city?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Brock Park
b. Hadley Park

c. Highdown Park
d. Lilac Park and House

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: Highdown Park
Vì: The largest and most popular open space in the city
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
One of the most renowned Spanish architects of all time was Antoni Gaudi. Gaudi's emergence as
one of 's preeminent artists at the end of the nineteenth century marked a milestone in the art world.
Gaudi's popularity helped to bring about the acceptance and rebirth of the Catalan language, which
had been banned during the literature and art. Gaudi shares his Catalonian background with two
other famous Spanish artists, Pablo Picasso and Miro. The diverse ethnic background of the region
greatly influenced the work of Picasso and Miro, as well as Gaudi. Thus, their works were a
combination of an old history and an active, vivid imaginary world. This has sometimes been referred
to as the “Catalan Mind.” Yet it was perhaps Gaudi who had the greatest talent for bringing together
diverse groups, ones which others viewed as being too diametrically opposed to be capable of
coming together and co-existing amicably.
This was apparent not only in the artists and other individuals who surrounded him, but also in the
varied styles and techniques he employed in his architecture. Much of his work can be seen in ,
where his structures are known as a fine representation of modernism. He also used a great variety
of color in his buildings, and this art nouveau is often associated with his own unique style of design.
All of these factors are what helped put him at the forefront of art movements to come: his unique
ability to take on and transform traditional Spanish elements with the emerging diverse ethnic
groups, merging these with his own fertile imagination, and consequently turning these forces into
some of the greatest architecture the world has ever seen.
Which of the following is true about Gaudi’s architecture?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. He rejected whatever was considered innovative.
b. He disdained color.

c. He employed a wide range of colors


d. Most of his work has been destroyed.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: He employed a wide range of colors
Vì: . He also used a great variety of color in his buildings, and this art nouveau is often associated
with his own unique style of design
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and answer the question.
People appear to be born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so early and so
inexorably that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity guiding their growth.
Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impressive accuracy — one plate,
oneknife, one spoon, one fork, for each of the five chairs. Soon they are capable of noting that
theyhave placed five knives, spoons, and forks on the table and, a bit later, that this amounts to
fifteen pieces of silverware. Having thus mastered addition, they move on to subtraction. It seems
almost reasonable to expect that if a child were secluded on a desert island at birth and retrieved
seven years later, he or she could enter a second-grade mathematics class without any serious
problems of intellectual adjustment.
Of course, the truth is not so simple. This century, the work of cognitive psychologists has
illuminated the subtle forms of daily learning on which intellectual progress depends. Children were
observed as they slowly grasped — or, as the case might be, bumped into — concepts that adults
take for granted, as they refused, for instance, to concede that quantity is unchanged as water pours
from a short stout glass into a tall thin one. Psychologists have since demonstrated that young
children, asked to count the pencils in a pile, readily report the number of blue or red pencils, but
must be coaxed into finding the total. Such studies have suggested that the rudiments of
mathematics are mastered gradually, and with effort. They have also suggested that the very
concept of abstract numbers — the idea of a oneness, a twoness, a threeness that applies to any
class of objects and is a prerequisite for doing anything more mathematically demanding than setting
a table — is itself far from innate.
With which of the following statements would the author be LEAST likely to agree?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Most people follow the same pattern of mathematical development.

b. Mathematical development is subtle and gradual.

c. Children naturally and easily learn mathematics.

d. Children learn to add before they


leam to subtract.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: Children naturally and easily learn mathematics.
Vì: By using the word LEAST, the question asks the reader to decide which of the statements
contradicts the information given in the passage. Review the passage to check how the information
in each of the choices is presented in the passage.
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and answer the question.
One theory put forward to explain extinct amphibian species that seems to fit the facts concerns the
depletion of the ozone layer, a well-documented phenomenon which has led to a sharp increase in
ultraviolet radiation levels. The ozone layer is meant to shield the Earth from UV rays, but increased
radiation may be having a greater effect upon frog populations than previously believed. Another
theory is that worldwide temperature increases are upsetting the breeding cycles of frogs.
What is best heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Multi-coloured frog species cause problems

b. Theories concerning the demise of frogs.


c. The mystery of amphibian decline.

d. Frogs making changes to the ecosystem.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: Theories concerning the demise of frogs.
Vì: One theory put forward to explain extinct amphibian species that seems to fit the facts concerns
the depletion of the ozone layer,
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Rock Band
Two years ago, our 14-year-old son, Ben, asked us for a set of drums for his birthday. At first, we were very
much against the idea because of the noise. ‘It’s better than watching television or playing computer games in
my free time,’ Ben argued, ‘and it’ll keep me out of trouble.’
In the end we gave in. ‘All right,’ we said, ‘but you must consider the rest of the family and the neighbours
when you play.’
That was just the beginning. Because drums are not the easiest instruments to transport, the other members of
Ben’s band started appearing at our home with their guitars and other electrical equipment. And so, for several
hours a week, the house shakes to the noise of their instruments and their teenage singing.
At least Ben’s hobby has been good for our health: whenever the band start practising, my husband and I go
out for a long walk. And I must admit that, although their music may sound a little strange, they are a friendly
and polite group of young men. I cannot judge their musical skill - after all I didn’t expect my parents’
generation to like the same music as I did when I was a teenager - but they do play regularly in local clubs for
young people.
Our main worry is that they won’t spend enough time on their school work because of their musical
activities, though this hasn’t happened yet. I am always stressing to Ben how important his studies
are. But one thing is certain - Ben was right: it has kept him out of trouble and he is never bored
Why did the writer give Ben the present he wanted?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. She wanted to reward him for working hard

b. He persuaded her it would be a good idea


c. She knew he would use it sensibly
d. He already had too many computer games.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: He persuaded her it would be a good idea
Vì: Ben argued, ‘and it’ll keep me out of trouble.’

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
The painter Craigie Aitchison was born in Scotland. He came to London intending to study law, but
went to art school instead. There he found the traditional drawing classes difficult, but still kept on
painting.
In his late twenties he was given money by the Italian government to study art, and became
interested in early Italian artists, which shows in some of his work. He loved the greens and browns
of the Italian fields and the clear light there, and wanted to put this light into his paintings.
This led him to paint colours thinly one on top of another from light to dark, but he insists he's never
sure what the results will be. He says, 'It's a secret - because I don't know myself. I don't start by
painting yellow, knowing I'm going to put anything on top.' Like most talented people, Aitchison
makes it sound easy. 'Anyone can do the colours - you can buy them. I simply notice what you put
the colours next to.'
Unlike some artists, he never does drawings before he starts a painting, as he feels that if he did, he
might get bored and not do the painting afterwards. Instead, Aitchison changes his paintings many
times before they are finished. This explains why his favourite models are people who don't ask to
see their pictures while he's painting them. 'If I feel they're worried and want to look at the painting, I
can't do it.'
Since moving to London years ago, he has not felt part of the Scottish painting scene. He says he is
not interested in following any tradition, but just paints the way he can. However, his work still
influences young British painters.
What can the reader learn about Aitchison from the text?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. He often gets bored with his paintings.
b. He improved his drawing by going to art school.

c. He did some paintings for the Italian government.

d. He works in a different way from other artists.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: He works in a different way from other artists.
Vì: Unlike some artists, he never does drawings before he starts a painting,
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Rock Band
Two years ago, our 14-year-old son, Ben, asked us for a set of drums for his birthday. At first, we were very
much against the idea because of the noise. ‘It’s better than watching television or playing computer games in
my free time,’ Ben argued, ‘and it’ll keep me out of trouble.’
In the end we gave in. ‘All right,’ we said, ‘but you must consider the rest of the family and the neighbours
when you play.’
That was just the beginning. Because drums are not the easiest instruments to transport, the other members of
Ben’s band started appearing at our home with their guitars and other electrical equipment. And so, for several
hours a week, the house shakes to the noise of their instruments and their teenage singing.
At least Ben’s hobby has been good for our health: whenever the band start practising, my husband and I go
out for a long walk. And I must admit that, although their music may sound a little strange, they are a friendly
and polite group of young men. I cannot judge their musical skill - after all I didn’t expect my parents’
generation to like the same music as I did when I was a teenager - but they do play regularly in local clubs for
young people.
Our main worry is that they won’t spend enough time on their school work because of their musical
activities, though this hasn’t happened yet. I am always stressing to Ben how important his studies
are. But one thing is certain - Ben was right: it has kept him out of trouble and he is never bored.
What does the writer say about the band members?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Their taste in music is different from hers. hers.
b. They play their instruments well.

c. Their influence on her son worries her.

d. They avoid any contact with her.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: Their taste in music is different from hers.
Vì: their music may sound a little strange,
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America
were building with adobe — sun-baked brick plastered with mud. Their homes looked remarkably
like modem apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps a
thousand people, along with storerooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put
up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against enemies. They were
really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them
“pueblos,” which is Spanish for towns.
The people of the pueblos raised what are called “the three sisters” — corns, beans, and squash.
They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water.
The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought
water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches. Water was so important
that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals
to bring rain.
The author uses the phrase “the three sisters” to refer to
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. rain ceremonies

b. important crops

c. family members

d. Hopi women

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: important crops
Vì: Corn, beans, and squash are important crops that are mentioned just after the phrase “the three
sisters.”
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
In the country of , there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of China .It winds
uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. Every inch of this 1,500- mile wall was made by
hand. The is made many, many years ago. The people of made it to keep out their enemies. There
are watch towers all along the way. The Wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top.
People can walk along the top as if it were a road .
It is said that it took ten years to build one part of this wall. No other defense line has ever been
made as long as the .
The people of China made the wall to keep out their enemies.
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. True
b. Not Given
c. False

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: True
Vì: The people of made it to keep out their enemies
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and answer the question.
PARKS IN AND AROUND THE CITY
A Hadley Park
This park is in the peaceful village of Cranford, 20 km outside the city. The park has large green spaces for
football and there is also an area of woodland, a boating lake, fish ponds and a variety of local wildlife. The
public car park is free.
B Highdown Park
The largest and most popular open space in the city, Highdown has many paths for keen walkers, as well as
horse-riding and golf. The much-visited 19th-century glasshouses contain an interesting exhibition about birds
from around the world.
C Brock Park
A beautiful park on the edge of the city, Brock Park attracts huge crowds. The open-air theatre has a
programme of plays suitable for school groups. There is a well-used basketball court and baseball field, a
children’s playground and a cafe. Climb Harry’s Hill to admire the beautiful fields and forests beyond the city.
D Lilac Park and House
This busy city-centre park has a long history dating back to the 1700s, when it belonged to the writer Thomas
Crane. The house is open to the public and a guided visit can also include a walk around the famous rose
gardens, finishing at the popular Butterfly Cafe.
Which park would be suitable for walking-lovers?
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Highdown Park
b. Hadley Park
c. Brock Park
d. Lilac Park and House

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là:
Highdown Park
Vì: Highdown has many paths for keen walkers,
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and answer the question.
PARKS IN AND AROUND THE CITY
A Hadley Park
This park is in the peaceful village of Cranford, 20 km outside the city. The park has large green spaces for
football and there is also an area of woodland, a boating lake, fish ponds and a variety of local wildlife. The
public car park is free.
B Highdown Park
The largest and most popular open space in the city, Highdown has many paths for keen walkers, as well as
horse-riding and golf. The much-visited 19th-century glasshouses contain an interesting exhibition about birds
from around the world.
C Brock Park
A beautiful park on the edge of the city, Brock Park attracts huge crowds. The open-air theatre has a
programme of plays suitable for school groups. There is a well-used basketball court and baseball field, a
children’s playground and a cafe. Climb Harry’s Hill to admire the beautiful fields and forests beyond the city.
D Lilac Park and House
This busy city-centre park has a long history dating back to the 1700s, when it belonged to the writer Thomas
Crane. The house is open to the public and a guided visit can also include a walk around the famous rose
gardens, finishing at the popular Butterfly Cafe.
Which park has free public car park?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Brock Park
b. Hadley Park

c. Highdown Park
d. Lilac Park and House

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là:
Hadley Park
Vì: The public car park is free.

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the most suitable word to fill the blank.
Dogs are either optimists or pessimists, claim scientists
Scientists have confirmed what many pet owners have long suspected: some dogs have a more
gloomy outlook on life than others. The unusual insight into canine psychology emerged from a
study by Bristol University researchers into how dogs behave when separated from their owners.
Dogs that were generally calm when left alone were also found to have a “dog bowl half full” attitude
to life, while those that barked, relieved themselves and destroyed furniture appeared to be more
pessimistic, the study concluded.
Michael Mendl, head of animal welfare and behaviour at the university, said the more anxiously a
dog behaved on being parted from its owner, the more gloomy its outlook appeared to be. The
findings suggest that the trouble caused by some dogs when they are left alone may reflect deeper
emotional problems that could be treated with behavioural therapy.
“Owners vary in how they perceive this kind of anxious behaviour in dogs. Some are very
concerned, some relinquish the dog to a refuge, but others think the dog is happy or even being
intentionally spiteful,” said Mendl. “At least some of these dogs may have emotional issues and we
would encourage owners to talk to their vets about potential treatments,” he added. Of the ten million
pet dogs in the UK, around half may show separation anxiety at some stage, the researchers said.
Mendl’s team studied 24 animals at two dog homes in the UK. Half of the dogs were male and they
were various breeds, including Staffordshire bull terriers, golden retrievers and collies. They ranged
from nine months to nine years old. Researchers began the study by going to a room with each dog
in turn and playing for 20 minutes. They returned the next day, but this time left the dog alone for five
minutes, during which the scientists recorded the animal’s behaviour with a video camera. The
footage was used to give each dog an anxiety score.
A day or two later, the dogs were trained to walk over to a food bowl that was full when placed at
one end of a room and empty when placed at the other. When the dogs had learned the difference,
the scientists tested the animals’ underlying mood by placing bowls in ambiguous positions – in the
middle of the room, for example – and noting how quickly each dog went to the bowl.
The dogs that had been most anxious in the earlier test were slowest to approach food bowls placed
in or near the middle of the room, suggesting they expected to find the bowl empty. The less anxious
dogs ran to the food bowls, implying they were more optimistic, according to a report in Current
Biology.
“We know that people’s emotional states affect their judgements and that happy people are more
likely to judge an ambiguous situation positively,” Mendl said. “What our study has shown is that this
applies similarly to dogs – that a glass-half-full dog is less likely to be anxious when left alone than
one with a more pessimistic nature.” Samantha Gaines, deputy head of the companion animals
department at the RSPCA, said: “Some dogs may be more prone to develop these behaviours and
should be re-homed with appropriate owners.”
Question: When did the researchers video the dogs?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. when the dogs were walking over to the food bowls
b. while they were playing with them
c. when the dogs were left alone for twenty minutes

d. when the dogs were left alone for five minutes

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: when the dogs were left alone for five minutes
Vì:"left the dog alone for five minutes, during which the scientists recorded the animal’s behaviour
with a video camera.”
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the most suitable word to fill the blank.
Dogs are either optimists or pessimists, claim scientists
Scientists have confirmed what many pet owners have long suspected: some dogs have a more
gloomy outlook on life than others. The unusual insight into canine psychology emerged from a
study by Bristol University researchers into how dogs behave when separated from their owners.
Dogs that were generally calm when left alone were also found to have a “dog bowl half full” attitude
to life, while those that barked, relieved themselves and destroyed furniture appeared to be more
pessimistic, the study concluded.
Michael Mendl, head of animal welfare and behaviour at the university, said the more anxiously a
dog behaved on being parted from its owner, the more gloomy its outlook appeared to be. The
findings suggest that the trouble caused by some dogs when they are left alone may reflect deeper
emotional problems that could be treated with behavioural therapy.
“Owners vary in how they perceive this kind of anxious behaviour in dogs. Some are very
concerned, some relinquish the dog to a refuge, but others think the dog is happy or even being
intentionally spiteful,” said Mendl. “At least some of these dogs may have emotional issues and we
would encourage owners to talk to their vets about potential treatments,” he added. Of the ten million
pet dogs in the UK, around half may show separation anxiety at some stage, the researchers said.
Mendl’s team studied 24 animals at two dog homes in the UK. Half of the dogs were male and they
were various breeds, including Staffordshire bull terriers, golden retrievers and collies. They ranged
from nine months to nine years old. Researchers began the study by going to a room with each dog
in turn and playing for 20 minutes. They returned the next day, but this time left the dog alone for five
minutes, during which the scientists recorded the animal’s behaviour with a video camera. The
footage was used to give each dog an anxiety score.
A day or two later, the dogs were trained to walk over to a food bowl that was full when placed at
one end of a room and empty when placed at the other. When the dogs had learned the difference,
the scientists tested the animals’ underlying mood by placing bowls in ambiguous positions – in the
middle of the room, for example – and noting how quickly each dog went to the bowl.
The dogs that had been most anxious in the earlier test were slowest to approach food bowls placed
in or near the middle of the room, suggesting they expected to find the bowl empty. The less anxious
dogs ran to the food bowls, implying they were more optimistic, according to a report in Current
Biology.
“We know that people’s emotional states affect their judgements and that happy people are more
likely to judge an ambiguous situation positively,” Mendl said. “What our study has shown is that this
applies similarly to dogs – that a glass-half-full dog is less likely to be anxious when left alone than
one with a more pessimistic nature.” Samantha Gaines, deputy head of the companion animals
department at the RSPCA, said: “Some dogs may be more prone to develop these behaviours and
should be re-homed with appropriate owners.”
Question: Which of these dogs are more likely to be optimistic, according to the study?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. ones that relieved themselves
b. ones that bark when left alone
c. ones that destroy furniture when left alone

d. ones that remain calm when left alone

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: ones that remain calm when left alone
Vì:"Dogs that were generally calm when left alone were also found to have a “dog bowl half full”
attitude to life"
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and answer the question.
Botany, the study of plants, occupies a peculiar position in the history of human knowledge. For
many thousands of years it was the one field of awareness about which humans had anything more
than the vaguest of insights. It is impossible to know today just what our Stone Age ancestors knew
about plant, but from what we can observe of preindustrial societies that still exist, a detailed
learning of plants and their properties must be extremely ancient. This is logical. Plants are the
basis of the food pyramid for all living things, even for other plants. They have always been
enormously important to the welfare of people, not only for food, but also for clothing, weapons,
tools, dyes, medicines, shelter, and a great many other purposes. Tribes living today in the jungles
of the Amazon recognize literally hundreds of plants and know many properties of each. To them
botany, as such, has no name and is probably not even recognized as a special branch of
“knowledge” at all.
Unfortunately, the more industrialized we become the farther away we move from direct contact with
plants, and the less distinct our knowledge of botany grows. Yet everyone comes unconsciously on
an amazing amount of botanical knowledge, and few people will fail to recognize a rose, an apple, or
an orchid. When our Neolithic ancestors, living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago,
discovered that certain grasses could be harvested and their seeds planted for richer yields the next
season, the first great step in a new association of plants and humans was taken. Grains were
discovered and from them flowed the marvel of agriculture: cultivated crops. From then on, humans
would increasingly take their living from the controlled production of a few plants, rather than getting
a little here and a little there from many varieties that grew wild — and the accumulated knowledge
of tens of thousands of years of experience and intimacy with plants in the wild would begin to fade
away.
What does the comment “This is logical” mean?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. There is no clear way to determine the extent of our ancestors' knowledge of plants.

b. Human knowledge of plants is well organized and very detailed.

c. It is reasonable to assume that our ancestors behaved very much like people in preindustrial
societies.

d. It is not surprising that early humans had a detailed knowledge of plants.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: It is not surprising that early humans had a detailed knowledge of plants.
Vì: “This is logical” refers to the preceding information, which states that humans had a lot of detailed
knowledge about plants because plants were important to them.
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and decide that the statement is TRUE (T), FALSE (F) or NOT GIVEN (NG).
When was the last time you saw a frog? Chances are, if you live in a city, you have not seen one for
some time. Even in wet areas once teeming with frogs and toads, it is becoming less and less easy
to find those slimy, hopping and sometimes poisonous members of the animal kingdom. All over the
world, even in remote jungles on the far side of the globe, frogs are losing the ecological battle for
survival, and biologists are at a loss to explain their demise. Are amphibians simply over-sensitive to
changes in the ecosystem? Could their rapid decline in numbers be signalling some coming
environmental disaster for us all?
Frogs are disappearing only from city areas.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. T
b. NG

c. F

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: F
Vì: All over the world, even in remote jungles on the far side of the globe, frogs are losing the
ecological battle for survival, and biologists are at a loss to explain their demise.
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
One of the most renowned Spanish architects of all time was Antoni Gaudi. Gaudi's emergence as
one of 's preeminent artists at the end of the nineteenth century marked a milestone in the art world.
Gaudi's popularity helped to bring about the acceptance and rebirth of the Catalan language, which
had been banned during the literature and art. Gaudi shares his Catalonian background with two
other famous Spanish artists, Pablo Picasso and Miro. The diverse ethnic background of the region
greatly influenced the work of Picasso and Miro, as well as Gaudi. Thus, their works were a
combination of an old history and an active, vivid imaginary world. This has sometimes been referred
to as the “Catalan Mind.” Yet it was perhaps Gaudi who had the greatest talent for bringing together
diverse groups, ones which others viewed as being too diametrically opposed to be capable of
coming together and co-existing amicably.
This was apparent not only in the artists and other individuals who surrounded him, but also in the
varied styles and techniques he employed in his architecture. Much of his work can be seen in ,
where his structures are known as a fine representation of modernism. He also used a great variety
of color in his buildings, and this art nouveau is often associated with his own unique style of design.
All of these factors are what helped put him at the forefront of art movements to come: his unique
ability to take on and transform traditional Spanish elements with the emerging diverse ethnic
groups, merging these with his own fertile imagination, and consequently turning these forces into
some of the greatest architecture the world has ever seen.
The word "fertile" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. inventive
b. dormant
c. festive
d. barren

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: inventive
Vì: his unique ability to take on and transform traditional Spanish elements with the emerging diverse
ethnic groups, merging these with his own fertile imagination, and consequently turning these forces
into some of the greatest architecture the world has ever seen.
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
One of the most renowned Spanish architects of all time was Antoni Gaudi. Gaudi's emergence as
one of 's preeminent artists at the end of the nineteenth century marked a milestone in the art world.
Gaudi's popularity helped to bring about the acceptance and rebirth of the Catalan language, which
had been banned during the literature and art. Gaudi shares his Catalonian background with two
other famous Spanish artists, Pablo Picasso and Miro. The diverse ethnic background of the region
greatly influenced the work of Picasso and Miro, as well as Gaudi. Thus, their works were a
combination of an old history and an active, vivid imaginary world. This has sometimes been referred
to as the “Catalan Mind.” Yet it was perhaps Gaudi who had the greatest talent for bringing together
diverse groups, ones which others viewed as being too diametrically opposed to be capable of
coming together and co-existing amicably.
This was apparent not only in the artists and other individuals who surrounded him, but also in the
varied styles and techniques he employed in his architecture. Much of his work can be seen in ,
where his structures are known as a fine representation of modernism. He also used a great variety
of color in his buildings, and this art nouveau is often associated with his own unique style of design.
All of these factors are what helped put him at the forefront of art movements to come: his unique
ability to take on and transform traditional Spanish elements with the emerging diverse ethnic
groups, merging these with his own fertile imagination, and consequently turning these forces into
some of the greatest architecture the world has ever seen.
His art nouveau is often related to
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. the forefront of art movements

b. his own unique style of design


c. the politician
d. the unique artist

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: his own unique style of design
Vì: this art nouveau is often associated with his own unique style of design
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and answer the question.
An example of a bizarre occurrence regarding a species of frog dates from the summer of 1995,
when 'an explosion' of multi-coloured frogs of the species Rana klepton esculenta occurred in the
Netherlands. Normally these frogs are brown and greenish-brown, but some unknown contributory
factor is turning these frogs yellow and/or orange. Nonetheless, so far, the unusual bi- and even tri-
coloured frogs are functioning similarly to their normal-skinned contemporaries. It is thought that
frogs with lighter coloured skins might be more likely to survive in an increasingly warm climate due
to global warming.
What is best heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. The mystery of amphibian decline.

b. Multi-coloured frog species cause problems

c. Possible adaption of frogs to the environment.


d. Frogs making changes to the ecosystem.

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: Possible adaption of frogs to the environment.
Vì: the unusual bi- and even tri-coloured frogs are functioning similarly to their normal-skinned
contemporaries. It is thought that frogs with lighter coloured skins might be more likely to survive in
an increasingly warm climate due to global warming.
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
One of the most renowned Spanish architects of all time was Antoni Gaudi. Gaudi's emergence as
one of 's preeminent artists at the end of the nineteenth century marked a milestone in the art world.
Gaudi's popularity helped to bring about the acceptance and rebirth of the Catalan language, which
had been banned during the literature and art. Gaudi shares his Catalonian background with two
other famous Spanish artists, Pablo Picasso and Miro. The diverse ethnic background of the region
greatly influenced the work of Picasso and Miro, as well as Gaudi. Thus, their works were a
combination of an old history and an active, vivid imaginary world. This has sometimes been referred
to as the “Catalan Mind.” Yet it was perhaps Gaudi who had the greatest talent for bringing together
diverse groups, ones which others viewed as being too diametrically opposed to be capable of
coming together and co-existing amicably.
This was apparent not only in the artists and other individuals who surrounded him, but also in the
varied styles and techniques he employed in his architecture. Much of his work can be seen in ,
where his structures are known as a fine representation of modernism. He also used a great variety
of color in his buildings, and this art nouveau is often associated with his own unique style of design.
All of these factors are what helped put him at the forefront of art movements to come: his unique
ability to take on and transform traditional Spanish elements with the emerging diverse ethnic
groups, merging these with his own fertile imagination, and consequently turning these forces into
some of the greatest architecture the world has ever seen.
Miro has been viewed as being a prototype of
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. a fantasy
b. Spanish architecture
c. the Castilian mind

d. the Catalan mind

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: the Catalan mind
Vì: Gaudi shares his Catalonian background with two other famous Spanish artists, Pablo Picasso
and Miro.
Read the text and choose the best answer.
In the 1940's and 1950's, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for health. They
discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenzymes to perform
the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now, these enzyme hunters occupied
center stage.
The word "strived" is closest in meaning to
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. studied

b. experimented

c. tried

d. failed

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down
one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis,
cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated:
scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were caused by the lack of
vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that
contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920's and 1930's, nutrition became a science and the
vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.
Which of the following can be cured by a change in diet?
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Pellagra

b. Cystic fibrosis
c. Tuberculosis

d. Cholera

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
You are aware that the enzyme hunters have been replaced by a new breed of hunters who are tracking genes-
the blueprints for each of the enzymes-and are discovering the defective genes that cause inherited diseases-
diabetes, cystic fibrosis. These gene hunters, or genetic engineers, use recombinant DNA technology to
identify and clone genes and introduce them into bacterial cells and plants to create factories for the massive
production of hormones and vaccines for medicine and for better crops for agriculture. Biotechnology has
become a multibillion-dollar industry.
The word "them" refers to
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. genes

b. cells and plants

c. hormones

d. gene hunters or genetic engineers

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the article and choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percent of airline accidents are survivable or
partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following
certain tips. Experts say that you should read and listen to safety instructions before takeoff and ask
questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat-belt low on your hips and as tightly
as possible. Of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates.
During takeoffs and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before takeoff you
should locate the nearest exit and an alterative exit and count the rows of seats between you and
the exits so that you can find them in the dark if necessary.
In the event that you are forewarned of a possible accident, you should put your hands on your
ankles and keep your head down until the plane comes to a complete stop. If smoke is present in the
cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If
possible, wet these for added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as
possible, follow crew commands and do not take personal belongings with you. Do not jump on
escape slides before they are fully inflated, and when you jump, do so with your arms and legs
extended in front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as
quickly as possible, and never smoke near the wreckage.
According to the passage, which exits should an airline passenger locate before takeoff?
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. The ones with counted rows of seats between them

b. The ones that can be found in the dark

c. The two closest to the passenger’s seat

d. The nearest one

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Many factors influenced emerging modes of production. For example, machine tools, the tools used
to make goods, were steadily improved in the latter part of the nineteenth century-always with an
eye to speedier production and lower unit costs. The products of the factories were rapidly absorbed
by the growing cities that sheltered the workers and the distributors. The increased urban population
was nourished by the increased farm production that, in turn, was made more productive by the use
of the new farm machinery. American agricultural production kept up with the urban demand and still
had surpluses for sale to the industrial centers of .
The labor that ran the factories and built the railways was recruited in part from American farm areas
where people were being displaced by farm machinery, in part from Asia, and in part from . now
began to send tides of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe-most of whom were originally
poor farmers but who settled in American industrial cities. The money to finance this tremendous
expansion of the American economy still came from European financiers for the most part, but the
Americans were approaching the day when their expansion could be financed in their own "money
market."
According to the passage, what did the United States supply to European cities?
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Raw materials

b. Agricultural produce

c. Money

d. Machine tools

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the passage and answer the question.
Almost everyone with or without a computer is aware of the latest technological revolution destined
to change forever the way in which humans communicate, namely, the Information Superhighway,
best exemplified by the ubiquitous Internet. Already, millions of people around the world are linked
by computer simply by having a modem and an address on the 'Net', in much the same way that
owning a telephone links us to almost anyone who pays a phone bill. In fact, since the computer
connections are made via the phone line, the Internet can be envisaged as a network of visual
telephone links. It remains to be seen in which direction the Information Superhighway is headed,
but many believe it is the educational hope of the future.
The World Wide Web, an enormous collection of Internet addresses or sites, all of which can be
accessed for information, has been mainly responsible for the increase in interest in the Internet in
the 1990s. Before the World Wide Web, the 'Net' was comparable to an integrated collection of
computerised typewriters, but the introduction of the 'Web' in 1990 allowed not only text links to be
made but also graphs, images and even video. A Web site consists of a 'home page', the first screen
of a particular site on the computer to which you are connected, from where access can be had to
other subject related 'pages' at the site and to thousands of other computers all over the world. This
is achieved by a process called 'hypertext'. By clicking with a mouse device on various parts of the
screen, a person connected to the 'Net' can go travelling, or 'surfing' through a web of pages to
locate whatever information is required.
Anyone can set up a site; promoting your club, your institution, your company's products or simply
yourself, is what the Web and the Internet is all about. And what is more, information on the Internet
is not owned or controlled by anyone organisation. It is, perhaps, true to say that no-one and
therefore everyone owns the 'Net'. Because of the relative freedom of access to information, the
Internet has often been criticised by the media as a potentially hazardous tool in the hands of young
computer users. This perception has proved to be largely false however, and the vast majority of
users both young and old get connected with the Internet for the dual purposes for which it was
intended – discovery and delight.
Which is the best title for the passage ?
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. The Educational Hope of the Future

b. How to Use the Internet

c. The Internet Revolution

d. The World Wide Web

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Many young people from disadvantaged social classes join gangs. Gangs are groups of individuals
who share a common identity. Some anthropologists believe the gang structure is one of the most
ancient forms of human organization. Gangs are often associated with criminal activities.
Street gangs tend to be populated with young people from low income or impoverished homes. In
contrast, organized crime gangs such as the Italian-American Mafia usually occupy the middle or
upper class stratum of society.
Gangs usually take over a territory in a city or suburb. They call this territory their "turf." One
common criminal activity on their turf is "providing protection." This is a common style of extortion in
which a gang provides protection from its own members for money.
What do groups of gangs share?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. low income

b. money

c. a territory

d. a common identity

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the passage and answer the question.
Almost everyone with or without a computer is aware of the latest technological revolution destined
to change forever the way in which humans communicate, namely, the Information Superhighway,
best exemplified by the ubiquitous Internet. Already, millions of people around the world are linked
by computer simply by having a modem and an address on the 'Net', in much the same way that
owning a telephone links us to almost anyone who pays a phone bill. In fact, since the computer
connections are made via the phone line, the Internet can be envisaged as a network of visual
telephone links. It remains to be seen in which direction the Information Superhighway is headed,
but many believe it is the educational hope of the future.
The World Wide Web, an enormous collection of Internet addresses or sites, all of which can be
accessed for information, has been mainly responsible for the increase in interest in the Internet in
the 1990s. Before the World Wide Web, the 'Net' was comparable to an integrated collection of
computerised typewriters, but the introduction of the 'Web' in 1990 allowed not only text links to be
made but also graphs, images and even video. A Web site consists of a 'home page', the first screen
of a particular site on the computer to which you are connected, from where access can be had to
other subject related 'pages' at the site and to thousands of other computers all over the world. This
is achieved by a process called 'hypertext'. By clicking with a mouse device on various parts of the
screen, a person connected to the 'Net' can go travelling, or 'surfing' through a web of pages to
locate whatever information is required.
Anyone can set up a site; promoting your club, your institution, your company's products or simply
yourself, is what the Web and the Internet is all about. And what is more, information on the Internet
is not owned or controlled by anyone organisation. It is, perhaps, true to say that no-one and
therefore everyone owns the 'Net'. Because of the relative freedom of access to information, the
Internet has often been criticised by the media as a potentially hazardous tool in the hands of young
computer users. This perception has proved to be largely false however, and the vast majority of
users both young and old get connected with the Internet for the dual purposes for which it was
intended – discovery and delight.
Which is the topic sentence of the second paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Sentence number one

b. The last sentence

c. none of the above

d. Sentence number two


Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the passage and answer the question.
Almost everyone with or without a computer is aware of the latest technological revolution destined
to change forever the way in which humans communicate, namely, the Information Superhighway,
best exemplified by the ubiquitous Internet. Already, millions of people around the world are linked
by computer simply by having a modem and an address on the 'Net', in much the same way that
owning a telephone links us to almost anyone who pays a phone bill. In fact, since the computer
connections are made via the phone line, the Internet can be envisaged as a network of visual
telephone links. It remains to be seen in which direction the Information Superhighway is headed,
but many believe it is the educational hope of the future.
The World Wide Web, an enormous collection of Internet addresses or sites, all of which can be
accessed for information, has been mainly responsible for the increase in interest in the Internet in
the 1990s. Before the World Wide Web, the 'Net' was comparable to an integrated collection of
computerised typewriters, but the introduction of the 'Web' in 1990 allowed not only text links to be
made but also graphs, images and even video. A Web site consists of a 'home page', the first screen
of a particular site on the computer to which you are connected, from where access can be had to
other subject related 'pages' at the site and to thousands of other computers all over the world. This
is achieved by a process called 'hypertext'. By clicking with a mouse device on various parts of the
screen, a person connected to the 'Net' can go travelling, or 'surfing' through a web of pages to
locate whatever information is required.
Anyone can set up a site; promoting your club, your institution, your company's products or simply
yourself, is what the Web and the Internet is all about. And what is more, information on the Internet
is not owned or controlled by anyone organisation. It is, perhaps, true to say that no-one and
therefore everyone owns the 'Net'. Because of the relative freedom of access to information, the
Internet has often been criticised by the media as a potentially hazardous tool in the hands of young
computer users. This perception has proved to be largely false however, and the vast majority of
users both young and old get connected with the Internet for the dual purposes for which it was
intended – discovery and delight.
What would the next paragraph to follow the passage probably be about?
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Abuse of the Internet by youth

b. The future of the Internet

c. The cost of using the Internet

d. Advertising on the World Wide Web

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and decide that the statement is True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG).
The Spanish began their conquest of Mexico in 1519 and came close to Tenochtitlan the same year.
In 1521, they took control of it, after fierce fighting that destroyed most of the city. A new capital, with
a new name, was built on the ruins, using Spanish architectural styles. One part of the lake was filled
in to join the island to the shore, and Mexico City became the capital of the wealthiest colony in the
Americas, the centre of trade between Spain and China.
By the beginning of the 17th century, it was a busy, lively city, with some residents leading a
splendid and luxurious way of life. Not everything went well, though: heavy rain in 1629 caused a
great deal of destruction, in which many people died, and thousands lost their homes. A large part of
the city had to be rebuilt. For much of the century, the residents suffered from social and economic
pressures, including serious food shortages, which erupted in riots in 1692.
Rain destroyed the whole of Mexico City in 1629.
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. NG

b. T

c. F

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and answer the question.
People appear to be born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so early and so
inexorably that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity guiding their growth.
Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impressive accuracy — one plate,
oneknife, one spoon, one fork, for each of the five chairs. Soon they are capable of noting that
theyhave placed five knives, spoons, and forks on the table and, a bit later, that this amounts to
fifteen pieces of silverware. Having thus mastered addition, they move on to subtraction. It seems
almost reasonable to expect that if a child were secluded on a desert island at birth and retrieved
seven years later, he or she could enter a second-grade mathematics class without any serious
problems of intellectual adjustment.
Of course, the truth is not so simple. This century, the work of cognitive psychologists has
illuminated the subtle forms of daily learning on which intellectual progress depends. Children were
observed as they slowly grasped — or, as the case might be, bumped into — concepts that adults
take for granted, as they refused, for instance, to concede that quantity is unchanged as water pours
from a short stout glass into a tall thin one. Psychologists have since demonstrated that young
children, asked to count the pencils in a pile, readily report the number of blue or red pencils, but
must be coaxed into finding the total. Such studies have suggested that the rudiments of
mathematics are mastered gradually, and with effort. They have also suggested that the very
concept of abstract numbers — the idea of a oneness, a twoness, a threeness that applies to any
class of objects and is a prerequisite for doing anything more mathematically demanding than setting
a table — is itself far from innate.
With which of the following statements would the author be LEAST likely to agree?
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Mathematical development is subtle and gradual.

b. Children naturally and easily learn mathematics.

c. Most people follow the same pattern of mathematical development.


d. Children learn to add before they
leam to subtract.

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and answer the question.
One theory put forward to explain extinct amphibian species that seems to fit the facts concerns the
depletion of the ozone layer, a well-documented phenomenon which has led to a sharp increase in
ultraviolet radiation levels. The ozone layer is meant to shield the Earth from UV rays, but increased
radiation may be having a greater effect upon frog populations than previously believed. Another
theory is that worldwide temperature increases are upsetting the breeding cycles of frogs.
What is best heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Theories concerning the demise of frogs.

b. The mystery of amphibian decline.

c. Frogs making changes to the ecosystem.

d. Multi-coloured frog species cause problems

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Western people rely on technical and mechanical solutions in everything they do. Refrigerators
preserve their food, washing machines clean their underwear and computers are supposed to solve
all their problems. When they are ill, they rely on the surgeon’s knife. If their hearts are running
down, then they must be repaired, if they cannot be repaired, they should be replaced, just as an old
car sometimes gets a new engine. But up to now we have had a shortage of donors to give their
hearts, to keep one person alive, another donor had to die.
Nowadays there is more and more talk about using monkeys. Every monkey has a near-human
heart, and humans have always been over careful in respecting the lives and well-being of other
animals. This includes the life and well-being of other humans. Therefore, in the early years of the
22nd century - It was told the mass killings of monkeys may occur. We’ll need to use their hearts for
human consumption.
Monkeys, on the whole, are happier creatures than their near relatives, Homo sapiens, or man. They
know fear, of course, and they face real dangers, but they are also more intelligent than us. They
create no unnecessary dangers for themselves, they run no businesses, chase no money, are
unimpressed by gold – that utterly useless metal, and they do not care at all about hell or evil spirits.
I have a vague feeling that it is not monkeys’ hearts that we ought to implant in ourselves, but
monkeys’ brains.
The author says that monkeys….
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Monkey hearts will form part of our diet

b. people will careless about other human beings

c. Monkeys will become extinct

d. Monkey hearts will be used in transplant operations

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and decide that the statement is TRUE (T), FALSE (F) or NOT GIVEN (NG).
When was the last time you saw a frog? Chances are, if you live in a city, you have not seen one for
some time. Even in wet areas once teeming with frogs and toads, it is becoming less and less easy
to find those slimy, hopping and sometimes poisonous members of the animal kingdom. All over the
world, even in remote jungles on the far side of the globe, frogs are losing the ecological battle for
survival, and biologists are at a loss to explain their demise. Are amphibians simply over-sensitive to
changes in the ecosystem? Could their rapid decline in numbers be signalling some coming
environmental disaster for us all?
Biologists are unable to explain why frogs are dying.
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. F

b. NG

c. T

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
One of the most renowned Spanish architects of all time was Antoni Gaudi. Gaudi's emergence as
one of 's preeminent artists at the end of the nineteenth century marked a milestone in the art world.
Gaudi's popularity helped to bring about the acceptance and rebirth of the Catalan language, which
had been banned during the literature and art. Gaudi shares his Catalonian background with two
other famous Spanish artists, Pablo Picasso and Miro. The diverse ethnic background of the region
greatly influenced the work of Picasso and Miro, as well as Gaudi. Thus, their works were a
combination of an old history and an active, vivid imaginary world. This has sometimes been referred
to as the “Catalan Mind.” Yet it was perhaps Gaudi who had the greatest talent for bringing together
diverse groups, ones which others viewed as being too diametrically opposed to be capable of
coming together and co-existing amicably.
This was apparent not only in the artists and other individuals who surrounded him, but also in the
varied styles and techniques he employed in his architecture. Much of his work can be seen in ,
where his structures are known as a fine representation of modernism. He also used a great variety
of color in his buildings, and this art nouveau is often associated with his own unique style of design.
All of these factors are what helped put him at the forefront of art movements to come: his unique
ability to take on and transform traditional Spanish elements with the emerging diverse ethnic
groups, merging these with his own fertile imagination, and consequently turning these forces into
some of the greatest architecture the world has ever seen.
Gaudi’s first language was....
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Catalan

b. Castilian

c. Spanish

d. Portuguese

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and Decide that the following statements are TRUE (T), FALSE (F) or NOT
GIVEN (NG).
Almost everyone with or without a computer is aware of the latest technological revolution destined
to change forever the way in which humans communicate, namely, the Information Superhighway,
best exemplified by the ubiquitous Internet. Already, millions of people around the world are linked
by computer simply by having a modem and an address on the 'Net', in much the same way that
owning a telephone links us to almost anyone who pays a phone bill. In fact, since the computer
connections are made via the phone line, the Internet can be envisaged as a network of visual
telephone links. It remains to be seen in which direction the Information Superhighway is headed,
but many believe it is the educational hope of the future.
Internet computer connections are made by using telephone lines.
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. T

b. F

c. NG

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down
one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis,
cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated:
scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were caused by the lack of
vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that
contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920's and 1930's, nutrition became a science and the
vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.
In the 1940's and 1950's, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for health. They
discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenzymes to perform
the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now, these enzyme hunters occupied
center stage.
How do vitamins influence health?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. They keep food from spoiling.

b. They protect the body from microbes

c. They are broken down by cells to produce energy.

d. They are necessary for some enzymes to function.

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Almost everyone with or without a computer is aware of the latest technological revolution destined
to change forever the way in which humans communicate, namely, the Information Superhighway,
best exemplified by the ubiquitous Internet. Already, millions of people around the world are linked
by computer simply by having a modem and an address on the 'Net', in much the same way that
owning a telephone links us to almost anyone who pays a phone bill. In fact, since the computer
connections are made via the phone line, the Internet can be envisaged as a network of visual
telephone links. It remains to be seen in which direction the Information Superhighway is headed,
but many believe it is the educational hope of the future.
The World Wide Web, an enormous collection of Internet addresses or sites, all of which can be
accessed for information, has been mainly responsible for the increase in interest in the Internet in
the 1990s. Before the World Wide Web, the 'Net' was comparable to an integrated collection of
computerised typewriters, but the introduction of the 'Web' in 1990 allowed not only text links to be
made but also graphs, images and even video. A Web site consists of a 'home page', the first screen
of a particular site on the computer to which you are connected, from where access can be had to
other subject related 'pages' at the site and to thousands of other computers all over the world. This
is achieved by a process called 'hypertext'. By clicking with a mouse device on various parts of the
screen, a person connected to the 'Net' can go travelling, or 'surfing' through a web of pages to
locate whatever information is required.
Anyone can set up a site; promoting your club, your institution, your company's products or simply
yourself, is what the Web and the Internet is all about. And what is more, information on the Internet
is not owned or controlled by anyone organisation. It is, perhaps, true to say that no-one and
therefore everyone owns the 'Net'. Because of the relative freedom of access to information, the
Internet has often been criticised by the media as a potentially hazardous tool in the hands of young
computer users. This perception has proved to be largely false however, and the vast majority of
users both young and old get connected with the Internet for the dual purposes for which it was
intended – discovery and delight.
Which is the best title for the passage ?
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. How to Use the Internet

b. The Internet Revolution


c. The World Wide Web

d. The Educational Hope of the Future

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the article and choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percent of airline accidents are survivable or
partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following
certain tips. Experts say that you should read and listen to safety instructions before takeoff and ask
questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat-belt low on your hips and as tightly
as possible. Of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates.
During takeoffs and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before takeoff you
should locate the nearest exit and an alterative exit and count the rows of seats between you and
the exits so that you can find them in the dark if necessary.
In the event that you are forewarned of a possible accident, you should put your hands on your
ankles and keep your head down until the plane comes to a complete stop. If smoke is present in the
cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If
possible, wet these for added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as
possible, follow crew commands and do not take personal belongings with you. Do not jump on
escape slides before they are fully inflated, and when you jump, do so with your arms and legs
extended in front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as
quickly as possible, and never smoke near the wreckage.
Choose the best answer.
According to the passage, airline travelers should keep their feet flat on the floor…….…….
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. throughout the flight.

b. only if an accident is possible.

c. during takeoffs and landings.

d. especially during landings.

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the article and choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
Bramley College now has full electronic information resources in the College Library to help you in
your studies. On CD-ROM in the library we have about fifty databases, including many statistical
sources. Want to know the average rainfall in Tokyo or the biggest export earner of Vanuatu? It's
easy to find out. Whether you are in the School of Business or the School of Art Design, it's all here
for you.
You can conduct your own CD-ROM search for no charge, and you can print out your results on the
library printers using your library photocopying card. Alternatively, you can download your results to
disk, again for no charge, but bring your own formatted floppy disk or CD-ROM. If you are not sure
how to conduct a search for yourself, library staff can do it for you, but we charge $20 for this
service, no matter how long or how short a time it takes.
All library workstations have broadband access to the Internet, so you can find the web-based
information you need quickly and easily. If you are unfamiliar with using the Internet, help is available
in several ways. You can start with the online tutorial Netstart; just click on the Netstart icon the Main
Menu. The tutorial will take you through the basic steps to using the Internet, any time convenient to
you. If you prefer, ask one of the librarians for internet advice (best at quiet times between 9.00am
and 11.30 am weekdays) or attend one of the introductory group sessions that are held in the first
two weeks of each term. Sign your name on the list on the library Bulletin Board to guarantee a
place, as they are very popular.
A word of warning: demand for access to library workstations is very high, so you are strongly
advised to book a workstation, and we have to limit your use to a maximum of one hour at any one
time. Make your booking (for which you will receive a receipt) at the Information Desk at the enquiry
desks in the Media Services Area (Level 1). Also, use of the computers is limited to Bramley
students only, so you may be asked to produce your Student Identification Card to make a booking,
or while using the workstations.
If library staff search for information on CD-ROM, students pay
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. $20

b. a fee dependent on the time taken.

c. a fee based on actual costs.

d. No fee

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and decide that the statement is True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG).
Although the central region of Mexico's high plateau has been inhabited for at least 20,000 years,
Mexico City only dates back to the 14th century. The Aztecs, or Mexica, had reached this area in the
previous century, eventually settling on an island in Lake Texcoco. Here, in 1325, the city of
Tenochtitlan began to take shape.
The lake was shallow, and during the nearly 200 years until 1519, the Aztecs expanded the
inhabited area by land refill and the creation of artificial islands. Canals were dug for the
transportation of goods and people. Aqueducts were constructed to bring drinking water from natural
springs outside the city, dams to protect it against floods, and causeways and bridges to connect the
city with the shore. There were many houses, palaces, temples, squares, markets and even a zoo.
Perhaps the most striking construction of this period is the Templo Mayor, a double pyramid which
still survives. As the capital of an empire stretching from Texas to Honduras, Tenochtitlan was a
magnificent and important city. When the Spanish arrived, they called it the 'Venice of the New
World'.
Mexico City and the central region of the high plateau have been inhabited for the same
length of time.
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. F

b. T
c. NG

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
In the 17th century, became a constitutional monarchy. King Charles I signed an agreement. He had to go
through the English Parliament to exact new taxes and laws or to start wars. Immediately after signing the
agreement, the king ignored it. He tried to rule with absolute power. He was beheaded for treason. The new era
of constitutional monarchy had begun.
The word exact is closet in meaning to
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. demand

b. correct

c. approve of

d. raise

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Many young people from disadvantaged social classes join gangs. Gangs are groups of individuals
who share a common identity. Some anthropologists believe the gang structure is one of the most
ancient forms of human organization. Gangs are often associated with criminal activities.
Street gangs tend to be populated with young people from low income or impoverished homes. In
contrast, organized crime gangs such as the Italian-American Mafia usually occupy the middle or
upper class stratum of society.
Gangs usually take over a territory in a city or suburb. They call this territory their "turf." One
common criminal activity on their turf is "providing protection." This is a common style of extortion in
which a gang provides protection from its own members for money.
Since the 1970s, many gangs have been associated with selling drugs. The most problematic
substance associated with gangs is crack cocaine. They are also known to commit burglaries, car
theft, and armed robberies.
Individual members of gangs are usually referred to as gangsters. These members frequently join in
their teens. This is often the result of early exposure to drugs and violence. Low-income housing
projects and poor neighborhoods are ideal locations for gangs to exist and thrive.
Sometimes, new recruits for a gang are "jumped in." This is when the other gang members beat up
the new recruit to test their dedication and loyalty. Recruits must also sometimes commit a crime
such as robbery, rape, or murder to gain entry.
Once in a gang, there are only two ways for a member to quit. One way is for the member to die.
The other way is for the member to desert the gang. The deserting of a gang usually gains the
deserter a death sentence from the other gang members.
Members of gangs have a very short life expectancy. Because of this lifestyle, morality is often
ignored. Criminal acts of violence are not a taboo. In fact, violence is often seen as a way to gain
honor and prestige within the gang.
According to the passage, all of the following are mentioned as illegal activities connected
with gangs EXCEPT:
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. selling drugs

b. lending money

c. stealing cars

d. killing people

Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Since the 1970s, many gangs have been associated with selling drugs. The most problematic
substance associated with gangs is crack cocaine. They are also known to commit burglaries, car
theft, and armed robberies.
Individual members of gangs are usually referred to as gangsters. These members frequently join in
their teens. This is often the result of early exposure to drugs and violence. Low-income housing
projects and poor neighborhoods are ideal locations for gangs to exist and thrive.
Sometimes, new recruits for a gang are "jumped in." This is when the other gang members beat up
the new recruit to test their dedication and loyalty. Recruits must also sometimes commit a crime
such as robbery, rape, or murder to gain entry.
Once in a gang, there are only two ways for a member to quit. One way is for the member to die.
The other way is for the member to desert the gang. The deserting of a gang usually gains the
deserter a death sentence from the other gang members.
Members of gangs have a very short life expectancy. Because of this lifestyle, morality is often
ignored. Criminal acts of violence are not a taboo. In fact, violence is often seen as a way to gain
honor and prestige within the gang.
In stating that new recruits for a gang are "jumped in" the author means that they are
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. forced to show their courage

b. asked to build up their physical strength

c. ordered to steal money

d. hit by other members

Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng là: hit by other members
Vì: This is when the other gang members beat up the new recruit to test their dedication and loyalty.
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the passage and answer the question.
Almost everyone with or without a computer is aware of the latest technological revolution destined
to change forever the way in which humans communicate, namely, the Information Superhighway,
best exemplified by the ubiquitous Internet. Already, millions of people around the world are linked
by computer simply by having a modem and an address on the 'Net', in much the same way that
owning a telephone links us to almost anyone who pays a phone bill. In fact, since the computer
connections are made via the phone line, the Internet can be envisaged as a network of visual
telephone links. It remains to be seen in which direction the Information Superhighway is headed,
but many believe it is the educational hope of the future.
The World Wide Web, an enormous collection of Internet addresses or sites, all of which can be
accessed for information, has been mainly responsible for the increase in interest in the Internet in
the 1990s. Before the World Wide Web, the 'Net' was comparable to an integrated collection of
computerised typewriters, but the introduction of the 'Web' in 1990 allowed not only text links to be
made but also graphs, images and even video. A Web site consists of a 'home page', the first screen
of a particular site on the computer to which you are connected, from where access can be had to
other subject related 'pages' at the site and to thousands of other computers all over the world. This
is achieved by a process called 'hypertext'. By clicking with a mouse device on various parts of the
screen, a person connected to the 'Net' can go travelling, or 'surfing' through a web of pages to
locate whatever information is required.
Anyone can set up a site; promoting your club, your institution, your company's products or simply
yourself, is what the Web and the Internet is all about. And what is more, information on the Internet
is not owned or controlled by anyone organisation. It is, perhaps, true to say that no-one and
therefore everyone owns the 'Net'. Because of the relative freedom of access to information, the
Internet has often been criticised by the media as a potentially hazardous tool in the hands of young
computer users. This perception has proved to be largely false however, and the vast majority of
users both young and old get connected with the Internet for the dual purposes for which it was
intended – discovery and delight.
To what does pronoun "WHICH" in the passage refer?
Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. The Educational Hope of the Future

b. The Internet Revolution

c. Advertising on the World Wide Web

d. Internet addresses or sites

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