PRACTICE TEST 37

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. bright B. neighbour C. laugh D. fought
Question 2: A. land B. ban C. mass D. swap
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in
the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. reason B. assist C. relic D. drama
Question 4: A. disregard B. recover C. idealise D. disable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5: Perhaps this is just another ______ in the pan but I think it is significant.
A. flash B. sausage C. meat D. tea
=> flash in the pan: người nổi tiếng nhất thời, chuyện vặt vãnh
Question 6: Anne was fond of Tim ______.
A. after he often annoys her B. though he often annoyed her
C. when he has often annoyed her D. until he will often annoy her
Question 7: I strongly suggest ______ personal and business accounts separate.
A. keep B. keeping C. to keep D. to keeping
Question 8: In the past, people were ______ than they are today.
A. more considerate B. considerate C. most considerate D. the most considerate
Considerate (a): thận trọng
Question 9: We're waiting until they ______ a new version of the system.
A. let out B. let up C. bring out D. bring up
Bring out: phát hành, công bố
Question 10: The standard unit ______ for measuring length in the SI system is the metre.
A. using B. is using C. used D. is used
Question 11: Tell the mechanic that the ______ was making a strange grinding noise.
A. lamp B. engine C. wind shield D. door
Question 12: The shop near her house had closed before she ______ there last night.
A. got B. has got C. gets D. will get
Question 13: The new factory will provide ______ for about a hundred local people.
A. development B. management C. engagement D. employment
Question 14: I ______ sight of my former teacher while I was out shopping yesterday.
A. seen B. viewed C. caught D. faced
Question 15: Organizational ability is an essential attribute for ______ good manager.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø (no article)
Question 16: Teacher’s day __________ largely since 1982.
A. was celebrated B. has been celebrating
C. has celebrated D. has been celebrated
Question 17: Scientists are working to harness the power of the atom, ______?
A. didn’t they B. don’t they C. aren’t they D. weren’t they
Question 18: We are aiming our campaign ______ at young people.
 A. specify B. specification C. specific D. specifically
Question 19: The movie may not be suitable ______ very young children.
A. with B. for C. about D. in
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the fol-
lowing exchanges.
Question 20: Nam is talking to his father about the driving test the next week.
Nam: “Do you think I can pass my driving test next week?”
Nam’s father: “__________”
A. Don’t pass it. B. Go ahead. You can!
C. No way. D. No, you can’t.
Question 21: Maura and Michael are talking about sports.
- Laura: “I think golf is really great.”
- Michael: “______. It is a good way to reduce anxiety.”
A. That’s exactly what I think B. You must be kidding
C. Well, I cannot agree with you D. I don’t feel like it
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: Her ideas have attracted a lot of attention in the scientific community.
A. questioned B. impacted C. balanced D. disgusted
Question 23: My brother's coming home soon, and I can't wait to greet him with open arms.
A. literally B. precisely C. aggressively D. naturally
With open arms: in a friendly way (một cách thân thiện)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the un-
derlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: Attempts to relate studies on animals to those on humans are not really comparing like with like.
A. escape B. affect C. report D. connect
Question 25: There is a regular train service between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
A. popular B. frequent C. recent D. several
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each
of the following questions.
Question 26: My father hasn’t played badminton for three years.
A. My father didn’t play badminton three years ago.
B. My father last played badminton three years ago.
C. My father has played badminton for three years.
D. My father played badminton for three years.
Question 27: It isn’t necessary for the staff to finish this work today.
A. The staff needn’t finish this work today. B. The staff mustn’t finish this work today.
C. The staff should finish this work today. D. The staff can finish this work today.
Question 28: “How long does it take to finish this work?” asked the boss.
A. The boss asked me how long it takes to finish that work.
B. The boss asked me how long did it take to finish that work.
C. The boss asked me how long it took to finish that work.
D. The boss asked me how long does it take to finish that work.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 29: Linda was going to the supermarket to buy some sugar at the moment.
A. Linda B. was going C. the D. some
B  is going
Question 30: Certain chemicals have been banned because of their damaging affect on the environment.
A. Certain chemicals B. because of C. their D. affect on
D  effect on
Question 31: There aren't very much weekends between now and Christmas.
A. There B. much C. between D. Christmas
B  many
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions.
Question 32: I have no money. I can’t buy you a flight ticket to Beijing.
A. If only I had had money, I could have bought you a flight ticket to Beijing.
B. If I had money, I couldn’t buy you a flight ticket to Beijing.
C. If I had money, I could buy you a flight ticket to Beijing.
D. Provided that I have money, I can't buy you a flight ticket to Beijing.
Question 33: I asked the boys what happened. Then, I knew why my son was hurt.
A. No sooner had I known why my son was hurt than I asked the boys what happened.
B. Only after I had known why my son was hurt did I ask the boys what happened.
C. Having known why my son was hurt, I asked the boys what happened.
D. Only when I asked the boys what happened did I know why my son was hurt.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.
When you consume sugary beverages, your body may become less sensitive to the hormone insulin that
(34) ______ glucose into energy and reduces sugar levels in the bloodstream.
When there is a high sugar intake, it leads to high blood sugar, (35) ______ then signals your pancreas to
release more insulin. Once the glucose is converted, the insulin levels will return to their original baseline (36)
______ the bloodstream does not have glucose.
However, when you consistently consume sugary drinks, this leads to consistently high levels of insulin
hormones. After sustained periods of high insulin levels, the body begins to overproduce that same amount of
insulin even when there is (37) ______ glucose in your body.
This leads to your body being less "responsive" when your blood sugar rises. Hence, excessive fructose
intake is the cause of the condition (38) ______ as insulin resistance, the leading cause of metabolic syndrome
and diabetes type 2.
Question 34: A. details B. converts C. progresses D. corrects
Question 35: A. where B. who C. which D. that
Question 36: A. and B. until C. unless D. when
Question 37: A. no B. many C. every D. few
Question 38: A. texted B. waved C. known D. toured
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 39 to 43.
 (39) All the statistics point to the centrality of maritime transport in today’s global economy. Maritime
transport infrastructures, and especially ports, reflect these economic facts. While today China and other
countries of East and Southeast Asia are the factories of the world, and Europe and North America the primary
consumers, Middle Eastern ports, and especially the ports of the Arabian Peninsula are also of regional –and in
a few cases, global– significance.(40)
The Journal of Commerce ranking of the world’s top 50 container ports indicates that the only port in the
top ten that is not located in East or Southeast Asia is Jebel Ali in Dubai. But in the last few years, other ports
on the Peninsula have also appeared among the top fifty, though some have moved down a few positions, while
others have gained.
These have included Salalah, Sharjah, Khor Fakkan and Jeddah. The parastatal corporation that manages
Jebel Ali’s container terminals, Dubai Ports World, is the world’s fourth largest operator and holds concessions
to operate numerous container terminals across the world, including some of the largest terminals in Rotterdam,
Le Havre, London, Hong Kong, Sydney, Buenos Aires, and Vancouver inter alia.
The Peninsula also hosts the world’s foremost tanker-loading terminals, and the United States
government’s Energy Information Agency claims that two of the straits that flank the Peninsula, Hormuz and
Bab al-Mandab straits, constitute the world’s most significant crude transport chokepoints.
- foremost (a): tốt nhất, hàng đầu
- chokepoint (n): vị trí án ngữ
Question 39: Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Maritime Transport in China B. Importance of Maritime Transport
C. The Top Port of Jebel Ali in Dubai D. The Largest Terminals in the World
Question 40: According to the passage, Middle Eastern ports ______.
A. are of regional and global significance
B. didn’t appear in the top ten
C. will appear among the top fifty in a few years
D. don’t include Salalah, Sharjah, Khor Fakkan and Jeddah
Question 41: The word that in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. ranking B. port C. top ten D. Southeast Asia
Question 42: The word straits in paragraph 4 mostly means ______.
A. slopes on a road B. larger pieces of land
C. pleasant periods of time D. narrow passages of water
Question 43: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The centrality of maritime transport has been neglected.
B. China is one of the factories of the world.
C. Dubai Ports World is the world’s fourth largest operator across the world.
D. The world’s foremost tanker-loading terminals are available in the Arabian peninsula.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.
Work with both the Gal knockout pigs and single-gene transgenic’ pigs created new obstacles. Monkeys
and baboons (khỉ đầu chó) were used as stand-ins for humans during the research process, and in them, the new
pig organs that lacked the Gal gene weren’t usually viable for more than a few weeks.
The next major step was identifying that two additional sugars—Neu5Gc and beta4Gal—were also
important targets of preformed anti-pig antibody. Fortunately, accurate and versatile CRISPR-Cas9 gene
editing technology was becoming available in the mid-2010s. CRISPR-Cas9 enabled both creation of a “triple
knockout” pig—one that essentially neutralized the preformed human anti-pig antibody response— and also
allowed introduction of additional human “transgenes,” modifications that addressed other biological
incompatibilities between humans and pigs. Some of these genes were related to blood clotting and
inflammation.
In the pig-to-human transplant in Maryland, 10 genes in all were altered in the pig donor. The edits
knocked out the three key sugars, added two human “transgenes” to inhibit blood clotting and four others to
reduce inflammation. Each was intended to reduce a specific mechanism known to injure pig cells and organs.
A final nudge reduces expression of a growth hormone receptor, with a goal of preventing the pig heart from
growing too large for its human host. That same edit would be used for other pig donor organs, such as a
kidney.
Pierson says understanding the genetic pathways involved in rejection was its own moonshot, a massive
undertaking by teams around the world, and all of that work informed the decision to alter each of the genes in
the Maryland pig. Pierson’s team, then at the University of Maryland, did many of the “proof of principle”
experiments validating these gene choices. Their model used pig lungs perfused with human blood, which gave
a picture of how well each gene modification was working.
Sorting out the pathways has been slow and messy. Each pig with gene modifications gave us information
not only about whether or not the problems we already thought were important were effectively addressed, but
also frequently revealed new problems looming on the horizon.
Question 44: Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Availability of Editing Technology B. Making Pig Organs More Human
C. The Pig Heart and Human D. Information from Gene Modifications
Question 45: The word them in paragraph 1 refers to ______.
A. humans B. pig organs
C. a few weeks D. Monkeys and baboons
Question 46: According to paragraph 2, CRISPR-Cas9 ______.
A. is important targets of preformed anti-pig antibody
B. creates suitable pigs for the transplant
C. eliminates blood clotting and inflammation
D. is the accurate and versatile gene editing technology
Question 47: The word accurate in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. fierce B. fruity C. precise D. ancient
Question 48: The word modification in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. adaptation B. communication C. combination D. location
Question 49: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Hearts of monkeys and baboons were transplanted into humans during the research process.
B. Blood clotting and inflammation can be solved by editing 10 genes in the pig donor.
C. It’s crucial to understand the genetic pathways involved in rejection.
D. Pigs with gene modifications gave information about existing problems.
Question 50: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Neutralizing the preformed human anti-pig antibody response is impossible.
B. It’s hard to study and alter pig gene to make its organs more human.
C. The pig heart should be made a bit larger for its human host.
D. It will take more time for experiments validating gene choices.
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 Làm việc với cả lợn loại Gal và lợn biến đổi gen đơn gen đã tạo ra những trở ngại mới. Khỉ và khỉ đầu chó
đã được sử dụng làm vật thay thế cho con người trong quá trình nghiên cứu, và ở chúng, các cơ quan mới của
lợn thiếu gen Gal thường không tồn tại được trong hơn một vài tuần.
Bước quan trọng tiếp theo là xác định rằng hai loại đường bổ sung—Neu5Gc và beta4Gal—cũng là mục
tiêu quan trọng của kháng thể kháng lợn được tạo sẵn. May mắn thay, công nghệ chỉnh sửa gen CRISPR-Cas9
linh hoạt và chính xác đã có sẵn vào giữa những năm 2010. CRISPR-Cas9 cho phép tạo ra cả lợn “loại trực
tiếp ba lần”—về cơ bản là vô hiệu hóa phản ứng kháng thể chống lợn được tạo sẵn ở người—và cũng cho phép
giới thiệu các “gen chuyển” bổ sung của người, các biến đổi nhằm giải quyết các điểm không tương thích sinh
học khác giữa người và lợn. Một số gen này có liên quan đến quá trình đông máu và viêm nhiễm.
Trong ca cấy ghép từ lợn sang người ở Maryland, có tất cả 10 gen đã bị thay đổi ở người hiến tặng lợn.
Các chỉnh sửa đã loại bỏ ba loại đường chính, thêm hai “gen chuyển đổi” của con người để ức chế quá trình
đông máu và bốn loại khác để giảm viêm. Mỗi loại được dự định để giảm một cơ chế cụ thể được biết là làm
tổn thương các tế bào và cơ quan của lợn. Cú huých cuối cùng làm giảm biểu hiện của thụ thể hormone tăng
trưởng, với mục tiêu ngăn tim lợn phát triển quá lớn so với vật chủ là con người. Chỉnh sửa tương tự đó sẽ
được sử dụng cho các cơ quan hiến tặng lợn khác, chẳng hạn như thận.
Pierson nói rằng việc hiểu được các con đường di truyền liên quan đến sự đào thải là bước đột phá của
riêng nó, một công việc to lớn của các nhóm trên khắp thế giới và tất cả công việc đó đã dẫn đến quyết định
thay đổi từng gen ở lợn Maryland. Nhóm của Pierson, khi đó đang làm việc tại Đại học Maryland, đã thực hiện
nhiều thí nghiệm “bằng chứng về nguyên tắc” xác nhận những lựa chọn gen này. Mô hình của họ sử dụng phổi
lợn được tưới máu người, mô hình này đưa ra một bức tranh về mức độ hoạt động của mỗi biến đổi gen.
Việc sắp xếp các con đường diễn ra chậm chạp và lộn xộn. Mỗi con lợn được chỉnh sửa gen đã cung cấp
cho chúng ta thông tin không chỉ về việc liệu các vấn đề mà chúng tôi cho là quan trọng có được giải quyết
hiệu quả hay không mà còn thường xuyên tiết lộ những vấn đề mới đang xuất hiện.