Đáp án trắc nghiệm đọc tiếng anh 2 en24 thi tự luận

ĐÁP ÁN TRẮC NGHIỆM ĐỌC TIẾNG ANH 2 EN24 – THI TỰ LUẬN Ghi chú: (Đ) là đáp án Có bản dịch ở cuối tài liệu Câu 1 Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question: According to the passage, the bison moved from Asia to North America by… Bison have not always lived in North America, they are relative newcomers. They belong to the Bovidae family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo of Africa and Asia. The oldest known bison fossils have been found in China and Himalayan foothills, where an animal with all the essential features of the genus lived a million years ago. They evolved rapidly and spread over most of the northern hemisphere in Europe and Siberia. During one of the Ice Ages, the faunas of Asia and North America began to intermingle. Very early, the steppe bison moved eastward to the North American continent. Much later, men followed the same route. a. climbing over a bridge. b. traveling through the foothills. c. crossing the sea. d. walking over the land. (Đ) Tài liệu này dùng cho ngành học ngôn ngữ anh hệ từ xa ehou của Trường Đại Học Mở Hà Nội

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ĐÁP ÁN TRẮC NGHIỆM ĐỌC TIẾNG ANH 2 EN24 – THI TỰ LUẬN

*Ghi chú: (Đ) là đáp án

* Có bản dịch ở cuối tài liệu

Câu 1

Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question:

According to the passage, the bison moved from Asia to North America by… Bison have not always lived in North America, they are relative newcomers They belong to the Bovidae family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo of Africa and Asia The oldest known bison fossils have been found in China and Himalayan foothills, where an animal with all the essential features of the genus lived a million years ago They evolved rapidly and spread over most of the northern hemisphere in Europe and Siberia During one of the Ice Ages, the faunas of Asia and North America began to intermingle Very early, the steppe bison moved eastward to the North American continent Much later, men followed the same route.

a climbing over a bridge

b traveling through the foothills

c crossing the sea

d walking over the land (Đ)

Câu 2

Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:

Della thought theirs were "the best Christmas presents in the world" because they

Della and Jim Young, newly married, were poor Jim's wage was enough to rentonly a very small apartment But there were two things of which each wasextremely proud Della had the longest and most beautiful hair in all New York,thought Jim, as he watched her combing it; and Jim possessed a magnificent goldpocket-watch, given to him by his father Christmas was drawing near, and Jim andDella began to think what presents they could afford to give each other Dellaalways noticed sadly, when Jim looked at his watch, that it was fixed to the button-hole of his coat by a common old leather strap He really needed a gold chain AndJim often thought as he looked at Della doing her long hair, how well it would look

if only he could buy her a jewelled comb to hold it in place But a gold watch chain

or a jewelled hair-comb would have cost far more money than either of thempossessed Now it was Christmas Eve With tearful eyes Della had counted themoney she had saved for Jim's Christmas present for the tenth time: 87 cents "If

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only I knew ", she thought Then suddenly she had a wonderful idea! Hurriedlyputting on her old hat and coat, she ran down the street to the shop with the notice

"Hair bought" She entered and an hour later walked out of the shop richer by 15dollars, but without her hair! On the way home she stopped at every watch maker'sshop until at last she found exactly the right chain to suit Jim's watch Returninghome, with one dollar and 87 cents left in her pocket, she had just enough timebefore Jim arrived home from work to wrap the precious gift in a piece of colouredpaper, and to curl the remaining short ends of her hair When Jim saw it, he wasspeechless "Oh, Jim, don't look at me like that!" Della cried "It'll grow again, sure itwill Very quickly Believe me And I had to do it Here,!" She produced the parcelwith the watch - chain from behind her back "You see, I had to sell it to get moneyfor your present Happy Christmas, dear." When Jim had opened it, he collapsed on

a chair and laughed until tears came into his eyes "I think we'd better put ourpresents away for a while", he said gently, at last "You see," he continued, taking asmall package from his pocket, "I've sold my watch to buy this comb for your hair!Isn't that funny?" Nodding, as the tears rose in her eyes too, Della gave Jim a bravesmile and said: "Ours are the best Christmas presents in the world, you know"

a would be useful for a long time

b were funny presents to give each other

c showed how much they loved each other (Đ)

d had cost a lot of money

or a jewelled hair-comb would have cost far more money than either of thempossessed Now it was Christmas Eve With tearful eyes Della had counted themoney she had saved for Jim's Christmas present for the tenth time: 87 cents "Ifonly I knew ", she thought Then suddenly she had a wonderful idea! Hurriedlyputting on her old hat and coat, she ran down the street to the shop with the notice

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"Hair bought" She entered and an hour later walked out of the shop richer by 15dollars, but without her hair! On the way home she stopped at every watch maker'sshop until at last she found exactly the right chain to suit Jim's watch Returninghome, with one dollar and 87 cents left in her pocket, she had just enough timebefore Jim arrived home from work to wrap the precious gift in a piece of colouredpaper, and to curl the remaining short ends of her hair When Jim saw it, he wasspeechless "Oh, Jim, don't look at me like that!" Della cried "It'll grow again, sure itwill Very quickly Believe me And I had to do it Here,!" She produced the parcelwith the watch - chain from behind her back "You see, I had to sell it to get moneyfor your present Happy Christmas, dear." When Jim had opened it, he collapsed on

a what to buy Jim as a Christmas present

b whether Jim is going to buy me a present

c whether Jim is going to sell this watch

d how I could get some money (Đ)

Câu 4

Read the following talks about eating out and answer the question below: 1.The last time I went to a restaurant was about 2 months ago My wife and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to

an expensive Italian restaurant in downtown Lisbon We both had pasta to start and for the main course my wife ordered a steak and I chose fish For dessert we both ate chocolate cake topped with fresh cream Delicious!

2 I went to a restaurant yesterday evening with my sister's children It wasn't veryexpensive and the menu was very limited We all had a burger and French fries,and drank cola It wasn't very good

3 My boyfriend loves spicy food so this restaurant was perfect The waiters were all really friendly and polite, and they played traditional sitar music which was very relaxing The menu offered vegetarian dishes as well as meat dishes served with rice and a sauce - it depended on how hot you wanted it! I chose a mild beef curry but my boyfriend had a lamb 'vindaloo' - he also drank 2 liters of water!!

4 My class at the university went there last weekend It's a very popular type ofrestaurant in my country It generally offers one type of food (a kind of bread withcheese and tomato sauce) which you then choose what ingredients to add on top of

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it I asked for olives and mushrooms on mine and my classmates each hadsomething different so we could taste a piece of each person's meal.

Question: In which text didn't the person enjoy their meal?

"It was a wonderful wedding, an unbelievable day," says Victoria "But we have so much we want to do together now, we are both looking to the future." Her husband, banker and amateur race driver Richard, agrees "Both our minds are now fixed firmly on the future I'll never forget our wedding ceremony or the reception we had at a cliff-side hotel afterwards, but there's

so much we want, so many hopes Our marriage is so much more important than the wedding."

"At the moment, we are still living with my parents," explains Victoria, "so our first wish is to find our own place We intend to start looking for a new house with all the modern conveniences in the suburbs in the new year." Both Victoria and husband Richard have a lot of siblings Do they intend to add to the extended Hammond family? "We plan on having two or three children ourselves," Richard tells me "Victoria is just wonderful with children and I can get 3 years paternity leave from my work, which is just perfect."

The young couple has just returned from a two-week honeymoon spent in an authentic Scottish castle Both the newly-weds are big travel lovers and Richard hopes this will continue "I would like to go travelling as much as possible together Travelling with someone else is such a sharing experience I think it's sad to experience all the wonderful places in the world and have no- one else there." Victoria also has another great travel ambition that she might have to do alone "I have always been fascinated by safari and my real wish is

to go on safari Richard has no interest in wildlife though."

And what about the marriage itself? In a world with such a high divorce rate, how do Richard and Victoria hope to avoid all the problems that beset so many other couples? Richard explains thoughtfully that "our ambition is to

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always talk to each other If you stop communicating, what chance do you have?" His wife goes along with that completely "I hope that we can speak about things, but also not expect everything to be easy I think many people expect the wedding to be the end of getting to know each other I think it's the start."

Statement: Their first ambition is to find a house to live in.

a TRUE (Đ)

b NOT GIVEN

c FALSE

Câu 6

The statue was built years ago

A combination of sewage, salt, air pollution, sun, sand and wind may destroy thehuge statue on the outskirts of Cairo This statue of the Sun God has the body of alion and the face of a human being It is five thousand years old, but it is too badlydamaged to be completely saved The statue had already been dug out of the sandthree times However, the latest problems are much more serious First, there are noproper drains and water pipes in the neighbourhood and the underground passageround the statue have become blocked Too much water has been running into thestone statue for several years As a result, tiny pieces of salt have been left on thestone and have damaged it Secondly, air pollution from the increasing amount oftraffic in Cairo is also destroying the ancient statue The air is so full of poisonousgases that it is making the stone crumble and decay even faster Thirdly, the statue

is being damaged by extremes of temperature for example, although the air is verycold at night, during the day the stone of the statue becomes very hot under thestrong sun Other natural forces such as severe sandstorms also attack the statue.Finally the tourists who visit the statue every day also cause a lot of damage

According to the passage, the outward sign of nervousness that most attracts the attention of interviewers is

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When you are being interviewed for a job, remember that it's normal for manypeople to be nervous, particularly in such a stress-producing situation There areplenty of jobs - indeed, probably most - where a little nervousness isn't looked ataskance It does help to dry a damp brow or a clammy hand just before meeting theinterviewer, but otherwise, don't be too concerned about the outward manifestations

of your nervousness Experienced interviewers will discount most physical signs ofnervousness The only one that people have a hard time ignoring is a fidgety hand.Interviewees who constantly twist their hands or make movements that aredramatically distracting are calling to their nervousness Remember thatinterviewers talk to people in order to hire, not because they enjoy embarrassing,uneasy applicants One way to overcome a flustered feeling, or "butterflies in thestomach", is to note that interviewers want to hire people who have something tooffer the company If interviewers think you will fit into their organization, youwill be the one who is sought after It's almost as if you are interviewing them tosee if they are good enough for you

Della counted the 87 cents with tearful eyes because…

Della and Jim Young, newly married, were poor Jim's wage was enough to rentonly a very small apartment But there were two things of which each wasextremely proud Della had the longest and most beautiful hair in all New York,thought Jim, as he watched her combing it; and Jim possessed a magnificent goldpocket-watch, given to him by his father Christmas was drawing near, and Jim andDella began to think what presents they could afford to give each other Dellaalways noticed sadly, when Jim looked at his watch, that it was fixed to the button-hole of his coat by a common old leather strap He really needed a gold chain AndJim often thought as he looked at Della doing her long hair, how well it would look

or a jewelled hair-comb would have cost far more money than either of thempossessed Now it was Christmas Eve With tearful eyes Della had counted themoney she had saved for Jim's Christmas present for the tenth time: 87 cents "Ifonly I knew ", she thought Then suddenly she had a wonderful idea! Hurriedlyputting on her old hat and coat, she ran down the street to the shop with the notice

"Hair bought" She entered and an hour later walked out of the shop richer by 15dollars, but without her hair! On the way home she stopped at every watch maker's

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shop until at last she found exactly the right chain to suit Jim's watch Returninghome, with one dollar and 87 cents left in her pocket, she had just enough timebefore Jim arrived home from work to wrap the precious gift in a piece of colouredpaper, and to curl the remaining short ends of her hair When Jim saw it, he wasspeechless "Oh, Jim, don't look at me like that!" Della cried "It'll grow again, sure itwill Very quickly Believe me And I had to do it Here,!" She produced the parcelwith the watch - chain from behind her back "You see, I had to sell it to get moneyfor your present Happy Christmas, dear." When Jim had opened it, he collapsed on

a She didn't want to spend the money she had saved

b The money wasn't enough

c She couldn't think what to buy for 87 cents (Đ)

d She thought Jim hadn't saved any money

Câu 9

Read the following talks about eating out and answer the question below: 1.The last time I went to a restaurant was about 2 months ago My wife and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to

it I asked for olives and mushrooms on mine and my classmates each hadsomething different so we could taste a piece of each person's meal

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Question: In which text did the person eat fast food?

And what about the marriage itself? In a world with such a high divorce rate, how do Richard and Victoria hope to avoid all the problems that beset so many other couples? Richard explains thoughtfully that "our ambition is to always talk to each other If you stop communicating, what chance do you have?" His wife goes along with that completely "I hope that we can speak about things, but also not expect everything to be easy I think many people

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expect the wedding to be the end of getting to know each other I think it's the start."

Statement: Victoria and Richard have been married for about a year and a half.

a TRUE

b NOT GIVEN

c FALSE (Đ)

Câu 11

How could William Nylander best be described?

Finnish-born botanist William Nylander taught at the University of Helsinki for anumber of years and later moved to Paris, where he lived until his death at the end

of the nineteenth century During the second half of the last century, he became aprominent figure in the field of lichenology Botanists from allover the world sentsamples to his laboratory to be analyzed and classified It can be said withoutexaggeration that four out of five lichens bear his name He was the first realize theimportance of using chemical reagents in the taxonomy of lichens He selected themost common reagents used by the chemists of his time Lichenologists all over theworld still used these reagents, including tincture of iodine and hypochlorite, intheir laboratories During the first half of the twentieth century, a Japanese namedArahina added only one chemical product - P - Phenol diamines Nylander was alsoresponsible for discovering that the atmosphere of big cities hindered the lichens'development and caused them to disappear Now they are used to detectatmospheric pollution Nevertheless, he considered lichens to be simple plants andvehemently opposed the widely accepted modem theories that lichens are acompound Species formed by two discordant elements: algae and fungi

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Considering their wedding cost over $20,000 and took a year and a half to organize, you would be surprised to hear that Richard and Victoria Hammond now intend to forget it Well, almost.

And what about the marriage itself? In a world with such a high divorce rate, how do Richard and Victoria hope to avoid all the problems that beset so many other couples? Richard explains thoughtfully that "our ambition is to always talk to each other If you stop communicating, what chance do you have?" His wife goes along with that completely "I hope that we can speak about things, but also not expect everything to be easy I think many people expect the wedding to be the end of getting to know each other I think it's the start."

Statement: Victoria wants an old fashioned house.

a FALSE (Đ)

b TRUE

c NOT GIVEN

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Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)

Statement: Victoria thinks she now knows Richard sufficiently well.

a TRUE

b NOT GIVEN (Đ)

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c FALSE

Câu 14

According to the passage, what is believed to be an important aspect of defining group identity?

Hatred is a fundamental human emotion that has deep root in society and culture Psychologists believe that group identity and cohesion depend to a large extent on having a common enemy It seems that the existence of "bad guys" is an important element in defining who we are within a large realm It could be said that human beings love to hate The first signs appear early in life when a child, faced with blame for some mistakes, immediately accuses another child or an inanimate object such as a teddy bear Later, on the schoolyard playground, children in rival groups vie for attention and influence These basic responses translate into more powerful emotions later in life One area where deep-rooted hatred is exhibited is in the ethnic clashes that constantly occur around the globe These conflicts are not only over territory but also involve emotional issues of group identity and unity of purpose For many, there is no "us" without a "them" to hate In a world where conflict between super powers is on the decline, it may be that humanity will have difficulty adapting so a state of mutual respect and cooperation.

a Ignoring a large realm

b Facing a common enemy (Đ)

c Accepting blame for past actions

d Being reluctant to hate

A typical one week cruise

Day One - departure from Miami

Day Two - free day in Nassau, in The Bahamas

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Day Three - near Haiti

Day Four - visit Puerto Rico and Antigua

Day Five - free day in Barbados

Day Six - free day in Port of Spain, Trinidad

Day Seven - travel to Caracas, Venezuela

Day Eight - fly home.

All food and drink is included in the price of your cruise (except for alcoholic drinks) Our cruise ships all have a casino, a cinema, a five-star restaurant, a theatre, a library and a fully equipped gymnasium.

If you prefer to go on a cruise in another part of the world, we also organize cruises in the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean.

Our ships carry over 2000 passengers and we have nearly 600 crew members.

So come on board today for the holiday of a lifetime!Call immediately: 4455832

020-Statement: Your cruise starts in The Bahamas.

a NOT GIVEN

b FALSE (Đ)

c TRUE

Câu 16

How is the crude oil brought to the surface?

Petroleum products, such as gasoline, kerosene, home heating oil, residual fuel oil,and lubricating oils, come from one source-crude oil found below: the earth'ssurface, as well as under large bodies of water, from a few hundred feet below thesurface to as deep as 25,000 feet into the earth's interior Sometimes crude oil issecured by drilling a hole through the earth, but more dry holes are drilled thanthose producing oil Pressure at the source or pumping forces crude oil to thesurface Crude oil wells flow at varying-rates, from ten to thousands of barrels perhour Petroleum products are always measured in 42-gallon barrels Petroleumproducts vary greatly in physical appearance: thin, thick, transparent or opaque, butregardless, their chemical composition is made up of only two elements: carbonand hydrogen, which form compounds called hydrocarbons Other chemicalelements found in union with the hydrocarbons are few and are classified asimpurities Trace elements are also found, but these are of such minute quantities

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that they are disregarded The combination of carbon and hydrogen forms manythousands of compounds which are possible because of the various positions andjoinings of these two atoms in the hydrocarbon molecule The various petroleumproducts are refined from the crude oil by heating and condensing the vapors.These products are the so-called light oils, such as gasoline, kerosene, and distillateoil The residue remaining after the light oils are distilled is known as heavy orresidual fuel oil and is used mostly for burning under boilers Additionalcomplicated refining processes rearrange the chemical structure of thehydrocarbons to produce other products, some of which are used to upgrade andincrease the octane rating of various types of gasolines.

a Vacuum created in the drilling pipe

b Pressure and pumping (Đ)

c Expansion and contraction of the Earth's surface

d Expansion of the hydrocarbons

Câu 17

According to the passage, ethnic conflicts…

Hatred is a fundamental human emotion that has deep root in society and culture Psychologists believe that group identity and cohesion depend to a large extent on having a common enemy It seems that the existence of "bad guys" is an important element in defining who we are within a large realm It could be said that human beings love to hate The first signs appear early in life when a child, faced with blame for some mistakes, immediately accuses another child or an inanimate object such as a teddy bear Later, on the schoolyard playground, children in rival groups vie for attention and influence These basic responses translate into more powerful emotions later in life One area where deep-rooted hatred is exhibited is in the ethnic clashes that constantly occur around the globe These conflicts are not only over territory but also involve emotional issues of group identity and unity of purpose For many, there is no "us" without a "them" to hate In a world where conflict between super powers is on the decline, it may be that humanity will have difficulty adapting to a state of mutual respect and cooperation.

a serve to resolve differences

b occur only occasionally

c are on the decline

d have their roots in childhood rivalries (Đ)

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A typical one week cruise

Day One - departure from Miami

Day Two - free day in Nassau, in The Bahamas

Day Three - near Haiti

Day Four - visit Puerto Rico and Antigua

Day Five - free day in Barbados

Day Six - free day in Port of Spain, Trinidad

Day Seven - travel to Caracas, Venezuela

Day Eight - fly home.

All food and drink is included in the price of your cruise (except for alcoholic drinks) Our cruise ships all have a casino, a cinema, a five-star restaurant, a theatre, a library and a fully equipped gymnasium.

If you prefer to go on a cruise in another part of the world, we also organize cruises in the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean.

Our ships carry over 2000 passengers and we have nearly 600 crew members.

So come on board today for the holiday of a lifetime!Call immediately: 4455832

020-Statement: You have a free day in Antigua

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"It was a wonderful wedding, an unbelievable day," says Victoria "But we have somuch we want to do together now, we are both looking to the future." Her husband,banker and amateur race driver Richard, agrees "Both our minds are now fixedfirmly on the future I'll never forget our wedding ceremony or the reception wehad at a cliff-side hotel afterwards, but there's so much we want, so many hopes.Our marriage is so much more important than the wedding."

Statement: Richard hopes to make talking an important part of their marriage.

a FALSE

b TRUE (Đ)

c NOT GIVEN

Câu 20

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It can be inferred from the final sentence of the passage that…

Agriculture in the West and South of the United States has traditionally been supported by migrant workers who migrate or move from area to area according to the crops that need harvesting Many Chinese, Filipino, and Mexican immigrants became migrant workers when they first arrived in the United States Often they had problems with the English language or no skills that they could immediately use in the new country A person looking objectively at the living conditions of these workers might say that their way of life was little better than slavery They were housed in substandard conditions, received wages far below the minimum, and had no medical or insurance benefits The migrant workers had no labour unions that could bargain for better wages, better hours, or improved working conditions, They had no money and no power with which to bargain with their employers Employers were making fortunes by the sweat of their workers' brows It took an idealistic, determined young man named Cesar Chavez to change the plight of the migrant worker forever

a there is no longer any need for migrant workers

b migrant workers will always live like slaves

c conditions for migrant workers are better now than before the work of CesarChavez (Đ)

d the conditions described are still the same today

it is just an amusing look at school life, besides which, the violence in the game isdirected against the bullies to protect pupils who are being bullied The makers alsosay that players will learn to stand up to bullies.A British politician, a formerminister, has called for it to be banned as it might affect the way young peopleperceive violence.Anti-bullying charities have said that the game might makepeople respond violently to bullies, which might make things more complicatedand result in injuries

Statement: Only critics agree that the game encourages violence.

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it is just an amusing look at school life, besides which, the violence in the game isdirected against the bullies to protect pupils who are being bullied The makers alsosay that players will learn to stand up to bullies.A British politician, a formerminister, has called for it to be banned as it might affect the way young peopleperceive violence.Anti-bullying charities have said that the game might makepeople respond violently to bullies, which might make things more complicatedand result in injuries.

Statement: In the game, the player takes on the role of a bully.

a NOT GIVEN

b FALSE (Đ)

c TRUE

Câu 23

When Franklin arrived in Philadelphia in 1723, he was

In 1723 there arrived in Philadelphia a penniless young man, eager for work and for knowledge As the years passed, this man, Benjamin Franklin, contributed greatly to his city and to his country Became a printer and a publisher, and a learned man in many subjects, he also helped to spread learning by establishing a public library and by founding the American Philosophical Society, which is an important academy of great scholars to this day Franklin initiated many improvements in the city of Philadelphia, making

it on of the world's first cities to have paved and lighted streets as well as a police force and a fire fighting company He also made many practical inventions such as the Franklin stove, which was a very efficient heater, and the lightning rod to protect building in electric storms His Scientific work

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with electricity earned Franklin world fame Franklin played an important role in the early history of the United States He took part in drawing up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution He was the first ambassador to France, and he helped negotiate the treaty of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War As an active member and as president of the Abolitionist Society, Franklin devoted the last years of his life to the movement

From the 9th to the 14th centuries, when Europe was still struggling out of the DarkAges, the Cambodian Empire of Angkor covered most of present-day Cambodia,Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand The heart of this empire during the 12th century wasthe ancient capital of Angkor Thom, near present day Siem Reap, the site of theworld’s largest temple complexes, which were rediscovered in 1861.Thisspectacular city was built over 30 years under the reign of King Suryavarman II(1113-1150) The area covers about 400 square kilometres and is full of the finestexamples of Khmer art and architecture Tourists are always amazed at the scale ofthe place

In Angkor Wat you will find more than 100 stone monuments and temple buildings, each of which contains countless statues, sculptures and reliefs that have weathered extremely little over the last 800 years To see the whole thing can take several days The most important temples to visit in the area are Angkor Wat, especially at sunrise or sunset; Angkor Thom, the remains of the capital; Ta Prohm, a palace overgrown by jungle; and Bayon.

Visas are required to enter Cambodia You can obtain one on arrival at Siem ReapInternational Airport for $20, and 1 passport photo is required per person You willalso need another passport photo for the Angkor Temple Entrance Pass Pleaseensure you take comfortable walking shoes, light clothing and plenty of water to

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drink as it is very hot there The most commonly accepted currency in Cambodia isthe US dollar.

Statement: You will need a couple of passport photos.

a FALSE

b TRUE (Đ)

c NOT GIVEN

Câu 25

Which of the following are not considered important in defining an urban area?

The fact that most Americans live in urban areas does not mean that they reside inthe center of large cities In fact, more Americans live in the suburbs of largemetropolitan areas than in the cities themselves The Bureau of Census regards anyarea with more than 2,500 people as an urban area, and does not considerboundaries of cities and suburbs According to the Bureau, the political boundariesare less significant than the social and economic relationships and thetransportation and communication systems that integrate a local The term used bythe Bureau for an integrated metropolis is an MSA, which stands for MetropolitanStatistical Area In general, an MSA is any area that contains a city and itssurrounding suburbs and has a total population of 50,000 or more At the presenttime, the Bureau reports more than 280 MSAs, which together account for 75percent of the U.S population In addition, the Bureau recognizes eighteenmegapolises, that is, continuous adjacent metropolitan areas One of the mostobvious megapolises includes a chain of hundreds of cities and suburbs across tenstates on the East Coast from Massachusetts to Virginia, including Boston, NewYork, and Washington D.C In the Eastern Corridor, as it is called, a population of

45 million inhabitants is concentrated Another megapolis that is growing rapidly isthe California coast from San Francisco through Los Angeles to San Diego

Why was John Pooley able to solve Case of the Thorpeness Burglary so easily?

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It took policeman John Pooley only an hour or two to solve the Case of theThorpeness Burglary It must be said, however, that the crime was not difficult Thedescription, though slight, narrowed the number of persons likely to commit such acrime to one Pooley, of course, knows everyone in the three villages in his care,and their children But after he had made the arrest-something he has to do morerarely than once a month-he felt troubled because he not only knew the man, butalso knew that he had family problems John Pooley's area is a very large one bypolice standards, and includes the three villages of Middleton, Dunwich andWestleton, where he lives With a total population of 1,219, he has more than twice

as many people to look after as the average policemen has Moreover, he isattached to the Halesworth subdivision and is frequently given duties outside hishome area After 15 years as a policeman, he accepts these duties without question,but his villages are clearly where his heart and interest really lie When he was firstsent to Westleton, he lived in the police house which was both his home and thepolice station; when the system was changed, he bought the house where he nowlives with his wife, Ann, and his two daughters He could hardly be better qualifiedfor the job of village policeman Before he joined the police, he was an agriculturalworker for five years and a male nurse in a mental hospital for six years He says:

"If you haven't had another job before you join the police, you tend to think nothingbut police." Crime in the country, of course, is somewhat different from city crime.Who was ever attacked while walking along the village street in Middleton? Thethings which John Pooley has to watch for are people stealing tools and equipmentfrom farm vehicles, or wood from the surrounding forests There are naturaldangers too: he is so worried about the fire risk in the forests that he has turned hisbedroom window into a look-out post

a He knows everything that happens in the area (Đ)

b He had been given a full description of the criminal

c There was only one possible suspect

d He knew the criminal extremely well

Câu 27

From what is said about John Pooley's work, we learn that he

It took policeman John Pooley only an hour or two to solve the Case of theThorpeness Burglary It must be said, however, that the crime was not difficult Thedescription, though slight, narrowed the number of persons likely to commit such acrime to one Pooley, of course, knows everyone in the three villages in his care,and their children But after he had made the arrest-something he has to do morerarely than once a month-he felt troubled because he not only knew the man, butalso knew that he had family problems John Pooley's area is a very large one by

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police standards, and includes the three villages of Middleton, Dunwich andWestleton, where he lives With a total population of 1,219, he has more than twice

as many people to look after as the average policemen has Moreover, he isattached to the Halesworth subdivision and is frequently given duties outside hishome area After 15 years as a policeman, he accepts these duties without question,but his villages are clearly where his heart and interest really lie When he was firstsent to Westleton, he lived in the police house which was both his home and thepolice station; when the system was changed, he bought the house where he nowlives with his wife, Ann, and his two daughters He could hardly be better qualifiedfor the job of village policeman Before he joined the police, he was an agriculturalworker for five years and a male nurse in a mental hospital for six years He says:

"If you haven't had another job before you join the police, you tend to think nothingbut police." Crime in the country, of course, is somewhat different from city crime.Who was ever attacked while walking along the village street in Middleton? Thethings which John Pooley has to watch for are people stealing tools and equipmentfrom farm vehicles, or wood from the surrounding forests There are naturaldangers too: he is so worried about the fire risk in the forests that he has turned hisbedroom window into a look-out post

a is unpopular with the people in the villages

b prefers working in the villages of Middleton, Dunwich and Westleton (Đ)

c feels unhappy when he arrests anybody

d objects when he is given work outside his own area

From the 9th to the 14th centuries, when Europe was still struggling out of the DarkAges, the Cambodian Empire of Angkor covered most of present-day Cambodia,Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand The heart of this empire during the 12th century wasthe ancient capital of Angkor Thom, near present day Siem Reap, the site of theworld’s largest temple complexes, which were rediscovered in 1861.Thisspectacular city was built over 30 years under the reign of King Suryavarman II(1113-1150) The area covers about 400 square kilometres and is full of the finestexamples of Khmer art and architecture Tourists are always amazed at the scale ofthe place

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In Angkor Wat you will find more than 100 stone monuments and temple buildings, each of which contains countless statues, sculptures and reliefs that have weathered extremely little over the last 800 years To see the whole thing can take several days The most important temples to visit in the area are Angkor Wat, especially at sunrise or sunset; Angkor Thom, the remains of the capital; Ta Prohm, a palace overgrown by jungle; and Bayon.

Visas are required to enter Cambodia You can obtain one on arrival at Siem ReapInternational Airport for $20, and 1 passport photo is required per person You willalso need another passport photo for the Angkor Temple Entrance Pass Pleaseensure you take comfortable walking shoes, light clothing and plenty of water todrink as it is very hot there The most commonly accepted currency in Cambodia isthe US dollar

Statement: In the 9th to the 14th centuries, Europe was more advanced thanCambodia

a FALSE (Đ)

b TRUE

c NOT GIVEN

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When did Mrs Smith go shopping?

Mr Smith gave his wife ten founds for her birthday-ten pretty pound notes So theday after her birthday, Mrs Smith went shopping She queued for a bus; got on andsat down next to an old lady After a while, she noticed that the old lady's handbagwas open Inside it, she saw a wad of pound notes exactly like the ones her husbandhad given her So she quickly looked into her own bag - the notes had gone! Mrs.Smith was sure that the old lady who was sitting next to her had stolen them Shethought she would have to call the police; but as she disliked making a fuss andgetting people into trouble she decided to take back the money from the old lady'shandbag and say nothing more about it She looked round the bus to make surenobody was watching, then she carefully put her hand into the old lady's bag tookthe notes and put them in her own bag When she got home that evening, sheshowed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought "How did you pay for it?" heasked "With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course," she replied "Oh?What's that, then?" he asked, as he pointed to a wad of ten pound notes on the table

a Ten days ago

b After a while

c On her birthday

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d The day after her birthday (Đ)

Câu 30

Where do most Americans live?

The fact that most Americans live in urban areas does not mean that they reside inthe center of large cities In fact, more Americans live in the suburbs of largemetropolitan areas than in the cities themselves The Bureau of Census regards anyarea with more than 2,500 people as an urban area, and does not considerboundaries of cities and suburbs According to the Bureau, the political boundariesare less significant than the social and economic relationships and thetransportation and communication systems that integrate a local The term used bythe Bureau for an integrated metropolis is an MSA, which stands for MetropolitanStatistical Area In general, an MSA is any area that contains a city and itssurrounding suburbs and has a total population of 50,000 or more At the presenttime, the Bureau reports more than 280 MSAs, which together account for 75percent of the U.S population In addition, the Bureau recognizes eighteenmegapolises, that is, continuous adjacent metropolitan areas One of the mostobvious megapolises includes a chain of hundreds of cities and suburbs across tenstates on the East Coast from Massachusetts to Virginia, including Boston, NewYork, and Washington D.C In the Eastern Corridor, as it is called, a population of

45 million inhabitants is concentrated Another megapolis that is growing rapidly isthe California coast from San Francisco through Los Angeles to San Diego

a In the center of cities

b In the suburbs surrounding large cities (Đ)

c In rural areas

d In small towns

Câu 31

According to the passage, when did the bison move to North America?

Bison have not always lived in North America, they are relative newcomers Theybelong to the Bovidae family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo of Africaand Asia The oldest known bison fossils have been found in China and Himalayanfoothills, where an animal with all the essential features of the genus lived a millionyears ago They evolved rapidly and spread over most of the northern hemisphere

in Europe and Siberia During one of the Ice Ages, the faunas of Asia and NorthAmerica began to intermingle Very early, the steppe bison moved eastward to theNorth American continent Much later, men followed the same route

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a Early in man's habitation of North America

b Relative recently in North American history

c During one of the Ice Ages (Đ)

d Over a million years ago

Câu 32

Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)

The building company Hong Kong Housing is building a new suburb in Shanghai,

a city with a population of more than 15 million people But this suburb is not likeother parts of Shanghai It is a little piece of England The name of the new area is

“English Town” The manager of Hong Kong Housing, Shi Guangsheng, saysmany people in this area of China want to buy an English house and live in anEnglish town

"This town is like Bristol or Chester There is an English square and there are pigeons to feed like in Trafalgar Square, London There are four English-style pubs and you can buy English beer to drink There is a canal and you can row

a boat there like in Cambridge."

Are there any cricket fields? "No, there aren't any places to play cricket becausenobody in Shanghai can play this game But there is a football stadium like those inEngland And the thing we are very proud of is our shopping street There areseveral shops where you can buy traditional English food like fish and chips orChristmas Pudding."

The rich Shanghai businessman can do some gardening too For with every house in “English Town”, there is an English lawn and there are long gardens with ponds and tall hedges.

But there is one problem The houses in this part of town cost a minimum of

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1.The last time I went to a restaurant was about 2 months ago My wife and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to

it I asked for olives and mushrooms on mine and my classmates each hadsomething different so we could taste a piece of each person's meal

Question: In which text did the person eat pizza?

"It was a wonderful wedding, an unbelievable day," says Victoria "But we have somuch we want to do together now, we are both looking to the future." Her husband,banker and amateur race driver Richard, agrees "Both our minds are now fixedfirmly on the future I'll never forget our wedding ceremony or the reception wehad at a cliff-side hotel afterwards, but there's so much we want, so many hopes.Our marriage is so much more important than the wedding."

"At the moment, we are still living with my parents," explains Victoria, "so our first wish is to find our own place We intend to start looking for a new

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house with all the modern conveniences in the suburbs in the new year." Both Victoria and husband Richard have a lot of siblings Do they intend to add to the extended Hammond family? "We plan on having two or three children ourselves," Richard tells me "Victoria is just wonderful with children and I can get 3 years paternity leave from my work, which is just perfect."

Statement: They got married in a dramatic location.

Class member Bill, aged ten, says, ‘I love my mum’s cooking and now I can do

it better than her The teachers make us laugh, especially when we sit down with them to share the good we’ve made’.

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Flora is twelve, and she’s having problems preparing onions ‘I love cooking I did

a meal for ten friends which they really enjoyed Then my mum suggested I take up

a hobby, instead of doing nothing at weekends I was happy staying at home, so Iwasn’t too keen at first I’m really glad I decided to come, though’

Their teacher, Phillipe, says, ‘It’s great fun Children pay attention and rememberthings better than adults, although the kitchen isn’t always as tidy when they’recooking! As adults, we’re always learning more about food If parents interest theirchildren in cooking while they are young, they’ll have enough skill to make foodfor themselves when they leave home

Question: What can a reader find out from this text?

a which dishes students prefer to cook on the course

b why the classes are so successful (Đ)

c how much one lesson costs

Class member Bill, aged ten, says, ‘I love my mum’s cooking and now I can do

it better than her The teachers make us laugh, especially when we sit down with them to share the good we’ve made’.

Flora is twelve, and she’s having problems preparing onions ‘I love cooking I did

a meal for ten friends which they really enjoyed Then my mum suggested I take up

a hobby, instead of doing nothing at weekends I was happy staying at home, so Iwasn’t too keen at first I’m really glad I decided to come, though’

Their teacher, Phillipe, says, ‘It’s great fun Children pay attention and rememberthings better than adults, although the kitchen isn’t always as tidy when they’recooking! As adults, we’re always learning more about food If parents interest theirchildren in cooking while they are young, they’ll have enough skill to make foodfor themselves when they leave home

Question: What does Phillipe say about his young students?

a They have a good memory but don’t always listen

b They keep the kitchen cleaner than adults do

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c They will be confident about cooking in the future.(Đ)

Câu 37

Which of the following is not true?

Petroleum products, such as gasoline, kerosene, home heating oil, residual fuel oil,and lubricating oils, come from one source-crude oil found below: the earth'ssurface, as well as under large bodies of water, from a few hundred feet below thesurface to as deep as 25,000 feet into the earth's interior Sometimes crude oil issecured by drilling a hole through the earth, but more dry holes are drilled thanthose producing oil Pressure at the source or pumping forces crude oil to thesurface Crude oil wells flow at varying-rates, from ten to thousands of barrels perhour Petroleum products are always measured in 42-gallon barrels Petroleumproducts vary greatly in physical appearance: thin, thick, transparent or opaque, butregardless, their chemical composition is made up of only two elements: carbonand hydrogen, which form compounds called hydrocarbons Other chemicalelements found in union with the hydrocarbons are few and are classified asimpurities Trace elements are also found, but these are of such minute quantitiesthat they are disregarded The combination of carbon and hydrogen forms manythousands of compounds which are possible because of the various positions andjoinings of these two atoms in the hydrocarbon molecule The various petroleumproducts are refined from the crude oil by heating and condensing the vapors.These products are the so-called light oils, such as gasoline, kerosene, and distillateoil The residue remaining after the light oils are distilled is known as heavy orresidual fuel oil and is used mostly for burning under boilers Additionalcomplicated refining processes rearrange the chemical structure of thehydrocarbons to produce other products, some of which are used to upgrade andincrease the octane rating of various types of gasolines

a Crude oil is always found a few hundred feet below the surface (Đ)

b A variety of petroleum products is obtained from crude oil

c Pumping and pressure force crude oil to the surface

d Crude oil is found below land and water

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them or hitting them with a baseball bat.Critics have said that the game encouragesviolence, but the makers deny this and say that, while there is violence in the game,

it is just an amusing look at school life, besides which, the violence in the game isdirected against the bullies to protect pupils who are being bullied The makers alsosay that players will learn to stand up to bullies.A British politician, a formerminister, has called for it to be banned as it might affect the way young peopleperceive violence.Anti-bullying charities have said that the game might makepeople respond violently to bullies, which might make things more complicatedand result in injuries

Statement: The makers of the computer game decided not to release it

a TRUE

b FALSE (Đ)

c NOT GIVEN

Câu 39

What made Franklin famous allover the world?

In 1723 there arrived in Philadelphia a penniless young man, eager for work and for knowledge As the years passed, this man, Benjamin Franklin, contributed greatly to his city and to his country Became a printer and a publisher, and a learned man in many subjects, he also helped to spread learning by establishing a public library and by founding the American Philosophical Society, which is an important academy of great scholars to this day Franklin initiated many improvements in the city of Philadelphia, making

it on of the world's first cities to have paved and lighted streets as well as a police force and a fire fighting company He also made many practical inventions such as the Franklin stove, which was a very efficient heater, and the lightning rod to protect building in electric storms His Scientific work with electricity earned Franklin world fame Franklin played an important role in the early history of the United States He took part in drawing up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution He was the first ambassador to France, and he helped negotiate the treaty of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War As an active member and as president of the Abolitionist Society, Franklin devoted the last years of his life to the movement

to end slavery.

a The Franklin stove

b His scientific work with electricity (Đ)

c The fire fighting company

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d The lightning rod

Câu 40

Some standardization of measurement occurred

When life was rugged and simple, man's needs were few and he could supply themall As he advanced from lone hunter to farmer and builder and exchanged asolitary existence for the greater comfort and security of community life, herealized he must come to an agreement with his neighbors on a common system ofmeasurement How can men build a house, or a storage hut, or a temple, unless allthe builders use the same basic measurements? The very earliest measurementswere for length The bases for the measures were those most natural- a foot, a palm,

a span of the hand When building alone, man could Use his own body But oncommunity projects a common standard was required The leader's measurementswere taken and marked off on a stick or stone Crude copies were made from theoriginal and passed out for use Later the foot gradually evolved to become twelveinches long

a as a result of a dispute over the proper size for a hut

b due to the accidental discovery that a foot equaled twelve inches

c when the leader's measurements replaced the individual's (Đ)

d because everyone's foot used to be almost the same length

To counter this, students taking exams might have to take drugs tests like athletes There are already drugs that are known to improve mental performance, like Ritalin, which is given to children with problems concentrating A drug given to people with trouble sleeping also helps people remember numbers.

These drugs raise serious legal and moral questions, but people already take vitamins to help them remember things better, so it will not be a simple problem to solve It will probably be very difficult to decide at what point a food supplement becomes an unfair drug in an examination

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Statement: Coffee is as common as tea.

a TRUE

b NOT GIVEN (Đ)

c FALSE

Câu 42

What was Mrs Smith sure the old lady had done?

Mr Smith gave his wife ten founds for her birthday-ten pretty pound notes So theday after her birthday, Mrs Smith went shopping She queued for a bus; got on andsat down next to an old lady After a while, she noticed that the old lady's handbagwas open Inside it, she saw a wad of pound notes exactly like the ones her husbandhad given her So she quickly looked into her own bag - the notes had gone! Mrs.Smith was sure that the old lady who was sitting next to her had stolen them Shethought she would have to call the police; but as she disliked making a fuss andgetting people into trouble she decided to take back the money from the old lady'shandbag and say nothing more about it She looked round the bus to make surenobody was watching, then she carefully put her hand into the old lady's bag tookthe notes and put them in her own bag When she got home that evening, sheshowed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought "How did you pay for it?" heasked "With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course," she replied "Oh?What's that, then?" he asked, as he pointed to a wad of ten pound notes on the table

a Given her money to her husband

b Stolen her money (Đ)

c Called the police

d Taken her bag

do not consider the long-term impact of what they are doing carefully.It is essential

to build sustainability criteria into the supply chain of any green fuel project inorder to ensure that there is no adverse effect on the surrounding environment andsocial structures The report produced by the investors expresses concern that manycompanies may not be fully aware of the potential pitfalls in the biofuel

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sector.Production of corn and soya beans has increased dramatically in the lastyears as an eco-friendly alternative to fossil fuels but environmental and humanrights campaigners are worried that this will lead to destruction of rain forests.Food prices could also go up as there is increased competition for crops as bothfoodstuffs and sources of fuel Last week, the UN warned that biofuels could havedangerous side effects and said that steps need to be taken to make sure that landconverted to grow biofuels does not damage the environment or cause civil unrest.There is already great concern about palm oil, which is used in many foods inaddition to being an important biofuel, as rain forests are being cleared in somecountries and people driven from their homes to create palm oil plantations.Ananalyst and author of the investors' report says that biofuels are not a cure forclimate change but they can play their part as long as governments and companiesmanage the social and environmental impacts thoroughly There should also begreater measure taken to increase efficiency and to reduce demand.

Question: Biofuels might

a have little or no impact on food prices

b drive food prices down

c drive food prices up (Đ)

do not consider the long-term impact of what they are doing carefully.It is essential

to build sustainability criteria into the supply chain of any green fuel project inorder to ensure that there is no adverse effect on the surrounding environment andsocial structures The report produced by the investors expresses concern that manycompanies may not be fully aware of the potential pitfalls in the biofuelsector.Production of corn and soya beans has increased dramatically in the lastyears as an eco-friendly alternative to fossil fuels but environmental and humanrights campaigners are worried that this will lead to destruction of rain forests.Food prices could also go up as there is increased competition for crops as bothfoodstuffs and sources of fuel Last week, the UN warned that biofuels could havedangerous side effects and said that steps need to be taken to make sure that landconverted to grow biofuels does not damage the environment or cause civil unrest.There is already great concern about palm oil, which is used in many foods inaddition to being an important biofuel, as rain forests are being cleared in somecountries and people driven from their homes to create palm oil plantations.An

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analyst and author of the investors' report says that biofuels are not a cure forclimate change but they can play their part as long as governments and companiesmanage the social and environmental impacts thoroughly There should also begreater measure taken to increase efficiency and to reduce demand.

Question: are worried about the boom in biofuels.

a Only these leading investors

30 to 60 locust a square yard; therefore a square mile will typically contain from

100 million to 200 million of the creatures Seldom, furthermore, will a swarmoccupy a mere square mile; swarms more than 400 square miles in area have beenrecorded A swarm that size weighs more than 80,000 tons and numbers around 40billion insects eating the weight of the Queen Mary every day it is on the move and

it never stops A million locusts take a tremendous toll and each day eat as much as

20 elephants or 500 people And their voracity is not only in numbers; pound forpound the locust eats 60 to 100 times as much as a human being

a ate the Queen Mary in one day

b are extremely destructive in swarms (Đ)

c eat as much as twenty elephants

d existed only in the Bible

Câu 46

What did Mr Smith point to?

Mr Smith gave his wife ten founds for her birthday-ten pretty pound notes So theday after her birthday, Mrs Smith went shopping She queued for a bus; got on andsat down next to an old lady After a while, she noticed that the old lady's handbagwas open Inside it, she saw a wad of pound notes exactly like the ones her husband

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had given her So she quickly looked into her own bag - the notes had gone! Mrs.Smith was sure that the old lady who was sitting next to her had stolen them Shethought she would have to call the police; but as she disliked making a fuss andgetting people into trouble she decided to take back the money from the old lady'shandbag and say nothing more about it She looked round the bus to make surenobody was watching, then she carefully put her hand into the old lady's bag tookthe notes and put them in her own bag When she got home that evening, sheshowed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought "How did you pay for it?" heasked "With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course," she replied "Oh?What's that, then?" he asked, as he pointed to a wad of ten pound notes on the table.

a Mrs Smith's beautiful hat

b Mrs Smith's handbag

c A wad of ten pound notes on the table (Đ)

d The table

Câu 47

The author believes that man's discovery of the advantages of social living is The body of primitive man, a faraway and primitive man called Homo sapiens, so far as we can reconstruct from the fragmentary evidence we have, was exactly like our own, and his brain was as big as that of modern man and quite as complicated in structure His intelligence and his ability to learn were probably as great as that of the average man today, but he had a very meager inheritance of knowledge The use of tools and weapons of a primitive sort was probably passed on from the subhuman creatures, who had learned how to break stones and use the sharp-edged pieces for cutting and scraping, and how

to use a short, heavy stick for a club and a long, pointed one for a spear The subhuman creatures knew how to make use of fire when they found it, but they did not know how to make it They had probably also discovered the advantages of social living; that several families living together in a tribe could offer each other help and protection, and that hunters killed more game if they banded together and had a leader to direct the hunt The discovery that social living increased the odds in favor of survival was, perhaps, primitive man's greatest discovery - greater than either the discovery of fire or the invention of the wheel.

a insignificant

b significant

c of great significance (Đ)

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d well-known.

Câu 48

This article could best be titled

a span of the hand When building alone, man could Use his own body But oncommunity projects a common standard was required The leader's measurementswere taken and marked off on a stick or stone Crude copies were made from theoriginal and passed out for use Later the foot gradually evolved to become twelveinches long

a Development of a Standardized Measurement (Đ)

b The Growth of Communities

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Statement: Intelligence pills are already as common as coffee or tea.

in touch Early morning in California, and Elizabeth Safran, a public relations consultant, is dealing with a huge number of e-mails Everybody in the small company works from home and relies on e-mails and instant messaging to stay

in touch

Five o’clock Friday afternoon in the , Paul Renucci, managing director of a systems integration company, switches off his computer He now works at home and is off to pick up his children In the past, it would take him two hours to get home from the office.

Ms Safran and Mr Renucci represent different side of a modern problem: the capacities of the latest communications technologies, such as e-mails, texts, messaging and video conferencing, make it difficult to draw the line between work and leisure and raise important questions about the nature of ‘flexible working’- where employees can work where and when they choose.

There are three issues here First, does the rise of portable, networked devices such as the Blackberry and Palm Treo really damage an individual’s work and life? Second, what is the effect of these devices on traditional workplace relationships? And third, how do individuals manage them?

A Microsoft survey found that where flexibility had increased, so had productivity and employee morale, together with lowered stress levels and staff turnover.

However, individuals can suffer technology-related stress as work moves into their free time and from the complexity of the gadgets they must use, such as mobile phones where manufacturers try to persuade customers upgrade more frequently.

Statement: Technology can be stressful for individuals.

a FALSE

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Statement: Students could have to take intelligence drugs tests.

a FALSE

b NOT GIVEN

c TRUE (Đ)

Câu 52

A person who has a solitary existence lives

a span of the hand When building alone, man could Use his own body But oncommunity projects a common standard was required The leader's measurementswere taken and marked off on a stick or stone Crude copies were made from the

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original and passed out for use Later the foot gradually evolved to become twelveinches long.

he was a danger to the national herd and needed to be killed, while others feel thatreligious beliefs should be respected and the community had offered to providesufficient measures to ensure that he would not infect any other animals if hecontracted the disease as they planned to isolate him The authorities cut throughthe security fence and led the bull away The following morning they announcedthat he had been given a lethal injection

The debate on the issue is unlikely to end with the death of Shambo and may widen into a debate about the policy of killing cows that test positive for TB Statement: Police went in because there were violent protests.

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him as he was a sacred animal to Hindus.A High Court judge said that the order tokill him was unlawful, but the decision was overturned in the Appeal Court Policehad to be called in as worshippers had formed a human shield around the animal tostop him being taken away Opinion is very divided on the issue- some believe that

he was a danger to the national herd and needed to be killed, while others feel thatreligious beliefs should be respected and the community had offered to providesufficient measures to ensure that he would not infect any other animals if hecontracted the disease as they planned to isolate him The authorities cut throughthe security fence and led the bull away The following morning they announcedthat he had been given a lethal injection

The debate on the issue is unlikely to end with the death of Shambo and may widen into a debate about the policy of killing cows that test positive for TB Statement: Shambo lived in a religious community.

The story appeared in a local newspaper and Jose Craveirinha, who had encouragedother African athletes, learnt about Maria He went to meet her and found herkicking a ball around outside the football club He realized immediately that shewas fast ‘He talked to me about athletics I had no idea what he meant The onlysport I knew about was football Then he bought me running shoes and took metraining It was such hard work and my legs really ached.’ But Jose visited herparents and persuaded them she could be successful and this would help end theirpoverty They agreed to let him take her away to train

In 1991, she finally accepted and invitation to train in the United States She had refused previously because she knew she would miss her family Her background was unlike those of the girls she met in the US She explains,

‘They were good athletes but, while I worried about my parents having enough to eat, they worried about dresses and make-up They knew very little

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