The goal is to have people living and working in the space station all the time.. Some collectors, observing the generally rising of rare stamps, have taken to Philatelic Investment.. Be
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3 The flight marked a milestone in China’s space project
4 The structure of approximately 2 million blocks of stone, each weghing about 2,5 tons
5 After a lot of difficulty, he to open the door
6 The first human to space was Yuri Gagarin
7 This businessman to own a lot of land around the city
8 The Great Pyramid was only surpassed height in the 19th century AD
Space travel is hard on people’s bodies Spending long amounts of time in space makes bones and muscles (9) It is hard to sleep and take showers Scientists use space stations to study how people can live and work (10) space Space stations orbit around the earth The Soviets sent up several space stations The first, Salyut 1, was lunched in 1971 The first US space station, Skylab, was launched in 1973 The most famous Soviet space station was Mir, (11) orbited Earth from 1986 to 2001 Astronauts from many countries visited Mir Many of them performed experiments on the space station They learned many things about living and working in space
In the lated 1900s, many nations worked together to build an International Space Station The space shuttle carried parts for the station into space Astronauts put the pieces together The International Space Station was scheduled (12) by 2006 The goal is to have people living and working in the space station all the time Someday, maybe everyone who wants to will be able to travel into space
Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects, such as overs (envelopes or packages with stamps on them) It is one of the world’s most popular bobbies, with estimates of the number of collectors ranging up to 20 million in the United States alone Many casual collectors enjoy accumulating stamps without worrying about the tiny details, but the creation of a large or comprehensive collection generally requires some philatelic knowledge This is especially important for those who intend to spend large amounts for stamps Stamps collectors are an important source of revenue for some small countries that create limited runs of elaborate stamps designed mainly to be bought by stamps collectors The stamps produced by these countries far exceed the postal needs of the countries Some collectors, observing the generally rising of rare stamps, have taken to Philatelic Investment Rare stamps are among the most portable of tangible investments, and are easy to
store They offer an attractive alternative to art, other collectible inestments, and precious metals.
13 A The estimated number of stamp collectors in the United States is
14 Why have some collectors taken to Philatelic Investments?
A Because they have observed the generally rising prices of stamps
B Because they have observed the generally rising prices of rare stamps
C Because they have observed the generally low prices of stamps
D Because they haven’t observed the generally rising prices of stamps
15 The word “they” in paragraph 4 refers to
A Stamps collectors B Small countries C Rare stamps D The prices of rare stamps
16 Which of the following is NOT true about rare stamps?
A They are among the most portable of tanagible C They are an important source of revenue
Trang 2B They are easy to store D They offer an attractive alternative to art
17 (A) It is (B) said that many people (C) is homeless (D) after the flood
18 You (A) and I (B) went there (C) together, (D) weren’t we?
19 England won the World Cup in 1966 It
20 They think that visiting the Pyramids is interesting Visting
Đề 2
Gap year
In the professional or career world, a gap year is a year before going to college or university and after finishing high school or (6) a year off before going into graduate school after completing a bachelor as an undergraduate (7) this time, students may engage in advanced academic courses, extra-academic courses and non-academic courses, such as yearlong pre-college math courses, languagae studies, learning a trade, art studies, volunteer work, travel, internships, sports and more Gap years are somtimes considered a way for students to become independent and learn a great deal of (8) prior to engaging in university life Australians and New Zealanders have a tradition of travelling overseas independently (9) a young age In New Zealand, this
is known as “doing an OE” (Overseas Experience) Sometimes, an OE is (10) to one year, but often Australians and New Zealanders will remain overseas for three to five years, with many working short-term in servive industry for doing an OE In Australian, through exchange programmes and benefits for youth, there are so many opportunities for a young person to broaden theri (11) through travel in a gap year
8 A responsible B responsibility C irresponsible D irresponsibility
12 Marie prepared her homework carefully She could answer all the questions and got good marks
13 We have been trying to learn English for years We haven’t succeeded yet
14 The teacher was giving the lesson The lights went out
15 Our school started building a new canteen in June They are still building it now
16 It’s only her second time in an international conference about further education
17 I started writing this essay hours ago and it’s still not right
18 It is not easy at all to get a good job without any qualifications
19 At the level, you can join three-year or four-year colleges
20 Hugh is quite worried because he hasn’t for the end-of-term test
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Trang 33 A medicine B remedy C exercise D obesity
6 Children often get vaccinated in order to be immune to fatal diseases
7 This kind of fruit helps to boost the immune system
8 Life expectancy for both men and women has improved greatly in the pas 20 years
9 Here are some principles for people to stick to if they want to stay healthy
10 We should consume healthy food and exercise regularly
11 Hoa reminded Lan some groceries on the way home
12 My friend suggested on a yoga course to lose weight
13 Tom and Ken admitted to submit the assignments the day before
14 The mother told her 2 daughters too much fast food
15 The doctor said to Mr Black that if he ate lots of fatty food, he increase his chance of developing heart disease
16 My yoga instructor asked me to close my eyes, breathe slowly and deeply, and about my problems
17 The patient admitted his doctor’s advice
A to not follow B not to follow C to follow not D to following not
18 Let’s friend suggested some games to relax because they had studied for three hours
19 Nam’s mother advised some ginger tea if he wants to feel better
20 Lan said that if I wanted to try natural remedies, I find useful information on the Internet
21 “I’ll buy you a new bicycle if you stop eating junk food”, said Lam’s mother
22 “You’ll boost your immune system if you exercise regularly”, said Tam
23 “Mai will recover quickly if she follows the doctor’s advice”, said Mai’s father
24 I thought I should ask the doctor about going on a diet I went to the surgery
25 I had to lose some weight I went on a strict diet
26 People want to keep fit Many people take up sports
27 I want to stay healthy I try to eat lots of fruit
28 I didn’t want to catch a cold I wore a warm coat and a scarf
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1 My father is in of 30 engineers and 80 workers
Trang 42 taken my parents’ advice, I wouldn’t be a teacher now.
3 He is decorating his house selling it
4 On he had won the first prize in the competition, he cried out with joy
5 By the end of this March he here for 20 years
A has been living B will live C will have been living D will be living
6 The government is aiming 50% reduction unemployment
7 I am not going to study French and
8 Many young people in rural areas don’t want to spend their lives on the farm like parents
9 I believe nobody survived the plane crash
10 they arrived they were told to go back
A No sooner/ when B Scarcely had/ when C Scarcely/ when D Hardly/ when
11 Yuri Gagarin was the first person into space
12 To preserve that , it was necessary to preserve the people that had created it
Schools in the United States haven’t always had a large number of libraries As recently as 1958 about half of the public school in the United States had no libraries at all The (15) of public school libraries increased dramatically when the federal government passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, which provided funds for school districts to improve their education programs and facilities, including their libraries (16) , many educators claim that since the legislation was passed federal speding has not increased sufficiently
to meet the rising cost of new library technologies such as computer databases and Internet access Because the federal government provides only limited funds to schools, individual school districts (17) on funds from local property taxes to meet the vast majority of public schools tend to reflect the financial capabilities of the communities in which they are located Districts in wealthy suburbs often have fully staffed libraries (18) abundant resources, spacious facilities, and curricular and instructional support In (18) school districts in many poor areas house their libraries in ordinary classrooms or in small rooms The libraries in such areas are generally staffed by volunteers, who organize and maintain books that are often out-of-date, irrelevant, or damaged
20 By the time Robert (A) will finish (B) writing the first draft of his paper, (C) most of the other students will have
completed (D) their final draft
21 The (A) team leader demanded from (B) his team members aserious (C) attitude towards work, a good team spritit, (D) and that they work hard
22 Each of the beautiful cars in the shop was (A) quickly sold to (B) their owner
An air pollutant is defined as a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the atmosphere in such quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetation, or materials adversely Air pollution requires a very flexible definition that permits continuous change When the first air pollution laws were established in England in the
Trang 5fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen or smelled – a far cry from the extensive list of harmful substances known today As technology has developed and knowledge of health aspects
of various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants has lengthened In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain conditions Many of more important air pollutants such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are found in nature As the Earth developed, the concentrations of these pollutants were altered by various chemical reactions; they became components in biogeochemical cycle These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air
to the water or soil on a global basis, nature's output of these compounds dwarfs that resulting from human activities However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city In this localized regions, human output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural purification scheme of the cycle The result is an increased concentration of noxious chemicals in the air The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the pollutants would have in the absence of human activities The actual concentration need not be large for a substance to be a pollutant; in fact the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally in the area For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable health effects at 0.08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level Carbon monoxide, however, as a natural level of 0.1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 pm
23 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A The economic impact of air pollution C How much harm air pollutants can cause
B What constitutes an air pollutant D The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere
24 The word “adversely” is closet in meaning to
25 It can be inferred from the first paragraph that
A water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas C the definition of air pollution will continue to change
B most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled D a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities
26 The word “these” in the second paragraph is closet in meaning to
A the various chemical reactions C the compounds mover to the water or soil
B the pollutants from the developing Earth D the components in biogeochemical cycles
27 For which of the following reasons can natural pollutants play an important role in controlling air pollution?
A They function as part of a purification process C They’re less harmful to living beings than are other
pollutants
B They occur in greater quanities than other
pollutants
D They have existed since the Earth developed
28 The word “localized” is closet in meaning to
29 The word “detectable” in the third paragraph is closet in meaning to
30 People should not throw rubbish in the park People should not cut down the trees in the park (neither)
31 The team reached the top of the mountain The team spent a night there (Not only but also)
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6 Today Islamabad is a thriving city of about 1 million people It offers a healthy climate, a pollution-free
atmosphere, plenty of water, and many green spaces
7 Scientists hope that this new drug will be amajor breathrough in the fight against AIDS
A new cure B important therapy C sudden remedy D dramatic development
8 They design and carry our projects aiming to reduce fossil fuel consumption, find renewable fuels for public transport, and promote other clean air efforts
environmentally-friendly Marrakech
Where can you go in January for almost guaranteed sunshine – without travelling for most of the day to get there? The answer is Marrakech in Morocco, a four-hour (9) from Britain, where the average temperature is a pleasant 66 F Marrakech is a city of (10) beauty, with its pink buildings and green palm trees contrasting with the snow-covered (11) of the Atlas Mountains in the distance For tourists, ther’s the added attraction of excellent food at resonable prices, and high quality accommodation, such as Hotel La Momounia, (12) as one of the top hotels in the world (13) Marrakech is one of Morocco’s busiest and most modern cities, the influence
of the Middle Ages is still very evident (14) can admire the battlements, towers, and mosques, which were built (15) centuries ago And forget about shopping malls – for perfumes, fabrics, antiques, spices and crafts, (16) the ‘souks’, open-air market places where you’ll almost (17) find something to take back home For those who want to (18) sport Marrakech has plenty to offer In addtion to golf and tennis, there is also skiing
on the slopes of the high Atlas Mountains, where the views of the surrounding area are quite spectacular
Alternatively, you could just relax by a heated swimming pool and dream of your next visit
Lessons from Curitiba Urban planning deals with the physical, economic, and social development of cities Today urban populations are increasing rapidly, and growing cities are putting enormous pressure on the evironment For this reason, the type
of urban planning found in Curitiba, in southern Brazil, is more important than ever Curitiba is a fine example of how urban planning can work This has not always been the case, however At one time, Curitiba faced the same problems as many other cities all over the world, namely overcrowding, pollution, and an increased demand for services, transport, and housing How, then, did Curitiba address these problems? By the 1940s the population of Curitiba had grown to about 150 000 as immigrants from countries such as Japan, Syria, and Lebanon came to work in agriculture and industry These people needed both housing and transportation Curitiba’s leaders
realised that it wasn’t sensible to deal with these problems separately Consequently, they employed a French planner and architect, Alfred Agache, to find an overall solution Agache studied all aspects of the problem He designed a scheme which gave priority to public services such as sanitation and public transport At the same time, the scheme included centres which helped both community life and commerce to develop, and reduced traffic congestion This was the first scheme to addres several problems of growing cities at the same time Unfortunately, some parts of his plan were not completed The result, as described below, was that his scheme only served Curitiba for another 20 years By the 1960s, the population of Curitiba had grown to about 430 000
Trang 7inhabitants, so the city had to rethink its needs In order to do this, the major put together a team of architects and town planners led by Jaime Lerner This team produced the Curitiba Master Plan This consisted of taking Agache’s original plan and adding wide, high-speed roads which crossed the smaller streets Their proposals also included plans to minimise urban growth, reduce city centre traffic, and preserve the city’s historic district It is clear that the Curitiba Master Plan was one of the first attempts to integrate all aspects of city planning This integrated approach to urban design was maintained throughout the 1980s as Curitiba’s population grew to almost one million inhabitants Environmental facilities were added, such as a recycling programme for
household waste, and parks and ‘green’ spaces were protected from development However, good transportation remained central to the planning Good transportation still remains a priortiy, together with the needs for jobs A growing population needs employment, so business parks and centres have been added to encourage new small business All these changes will continue be the population of Curitiba increases, but its city planners are
continually searching for solutions to the problems
19 What aspect of development does urban planning NOT deal with?
A physical development B technical development C economic development D social development
20 How many problems are mentioned in the passage as commonly shared by many cities?
21 What was the main cause of the increase in Curitba’s population Delore the 1940s?
A immigrants from rural areas C immigrants from neighbouring countries
B workers in business park D immigrants from Japan, Syria, and Lebanon
22 In what ways was Agache’s approach different?
A His scheme gave priority to public services C His scheme reduced traffic congestion
B His scheme included centres which helped both
community life and commerce to develop
D His scheme addressed several problems at the same time
23 What did the Curitiba Master Plan do?
A added better road
system
B reduced urban growth C prohibit city-centre
traffic
D all of the above
Đề 6
5 He takes four paracetamol (A) everyday (B), not knowing (C) that will (D) seriously damage his liver
6 Caroline has worn (A) her new yellow (B) dress only (C) once since she buys (D) it
7 Ancient people made a clay (A) pottery because (B) they needed it (C) for their survival (D)
8 Up to now, the teacher _ our class five tests
9 Christine _ have arrived by now, she have missed the bus
10 What did you have for breakfast this morning?
11 Stress and tiredness often lead to lack of _
12 Sam’s uncle, is very rich, came to visit our orphanage
13 Do you know that beautiful lady over there?” - “Yes, that’s Victoria She’s in her group.”
A more beautiful than any girl C so beautiful as other girl
B more beautiful than any other girl D beautiful more than another girl
14 It was easy for him to learn baseball because he had been a cricket player
Trang 815 It was found that he lacked the to pursue a difficult task to the very end.
16 Could you stand _ for me and teach my English class tomorrow morning, John?
17 Where’s that _ dress that your boyfriend gave you?
A lovely long pink silk B lovely pink long silk C long pink silk lovely D pink long lovely silk
18 I went to a restaurant last night I was the ten thousandth customer, so my dinner was on the
19 I can’t stand the car Therefore, I hate traveling by car
20 The bank announced that it was to merge with another of the high street banks (opposite)
21 His new yacht is certainly an ostentatious display of his wealth (synonym)
22 After many year of unsuccessfully endeavoring to form his own orchestra, Glenn Miller finally achieved world fame in 1939 as a big band leader (synonym)
23 Lisa: “Have you been able to reach Peter?” - Gina: “ _.”
A That’s no approval B Yes, I’ve known him for years C No, the line is busy D It’s much too high
24 “Would you bother if I had a look at your paper?” - “ .”
A You’re welcome B Well, actually I’d rather you didn’t C That’s a good idea D Oh, I didn’t realize that
25 It started to rain at 2 o’clock and it is still raining
26 “I will pay back the money, Gloria.” Said Ivan
27 Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to finish the test
28 He is very intelligent He can solve all the problems in no time
29 We cut down many forests The Earth becomes hot
Many ants forage across the countryside in large numbers and undertake mass migrations; these activities proceed because one ant lays a trail on the ground for the others to follow As a worker ant returns home after finding a source of food, it marks the route Line by intermittently touching its stinger to the ground and
depositing a tiny amount of trail pheromone – a mixture of chemicals that delivers diverse messages as the context changes These trails incorporate no directional information and may be followed by other ants in either direction
Unlike some other messages, such as the one arising from a dead ant, a food trail has to be kept secret from members of other species It is not surprising then that ant species use a wide variety of compounds as trail pheromones Ants can be extremely sensitive to these signals Investigators working with the trail pheromone of the leafcutter ant Atta texana calculated that one milligram of this substance would suffice to lead a column of ants three times around Earth
The vapor of the evaporating pheromone over the trail guides an ant along the way, and the ant detects this signal with receptors in its antennae A trail pheromone will evaporate to furnish the highest concentration of vapor right over the trail, in what is called a vapor space In following the trail, the ant moves to the right and left, oscillating from side to side across the line of the trail itself, bringing first one and then the other antenna
The signal it receives causes it to swing to the left, and the ant then pursues this new course until its right
antenna reaches the vapor space It then swings back to the right, and so weaves back and forth down the trail.into the vapor space As the ant moves to the right, its left antenna arrives in the vapor space
30 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A The mass migration of ants C Different species of ants around the world
B How ants mark and follow a chemical trail D The information contained in pheromones
31 The word “intermittently” is closest in meaning to
Trang 932 According to the passage, why do ants use different compounds as trail pheromones?
A To reduce their sensitivity to some chemicals C To protect their trail from other species
B To attract different types of ants D To indicate how far away the food is
33 The author mentions the trail pheromone of the leafcutter ant in line 11 to point out
A how little pheromone is needed to mark a trail
B the different types of pheromones ants can produce
C a type of ant that is common in many parts of the world
D that certain ants can produce up to one milligram of pheromone
34 According to the passage, how are ants guided by trail pheromones?
A They concentrate on the smell of food C They avoid the vapor spaces by moving in a straight line
B They follow an ant who is familiar with the trail D They sense the vapor through their antennae
35 The word “oscillating“ is closest in meaning to
36 According to the passage, the highest amount of pheromone vapor is found
A in the receptors of the ants C in the source of food
Martin Luther King, Jf., is well- known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous speeches, among which
is his moving “I have a dream” speech But fewer people know much about King’s childhood
M.L as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of his maternal grandfather M.L’s
grandfather purchased their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909, 20 years befor M.L was born His grandfather allowed the house to be used as a meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the education and social advancement of blacks M.L grew up in the atmosphere, with his home being used as a community
gathering place, and was no doubt influenced by it
M.L’s childhood wasn’t especially eventfully His father was a minister and his mother was a musician He was the second of three children, and he attended all black schools in a black neighbourhood The neighbourhood wasn’t poor, however Auburn Avenue was an area of banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other businesses and services Even in the face of Atlanta’s segregation, the district thrived Dr.King never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice that was a huge barrier keeping black Atlantans from mingling with whites
37 What is the passage mainly about?
A The prejudice that existed in Atlanta C Martin Luther King’s childhood
38 When was M.L born?
A in 1909 B in 1929 C in 1949 D 20 years after his parents had met
39 What is Martin Luthur King well- known for?
A His publications B His neighborhood C His childhood D His work in civil rights
40 According to the author, M.L _
A had a difficult childhood C loved to listen to his grandfather speak
B was a good musician as a child D grew up in a relatively rich area of Atlanta
41 Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A Auburn was a commercial areas C M L grew up in a rich, black neighborhood
B M.L.’s grandfather built their home on Auburn Avenue in
1909
D M.L.’s childhood was uneventful
42 From the passage we can infer that:
A M.L.’s father was a church member C M.L.’s father purchased their home on Auburn Avenue
D M.L had a bitter childhood B people gathered at M.L.’s to perform religious rituals
43 M.L was _ by the atmosphere in which he grew up
A not affected at all B doubted C certainly influenced D prejudiced
Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts Droughts, storms and fires can change ecosystems Some changes (44) _ ecosystems If there is too little rainfall, plants will not have enough
Trang 10water to live If a kind of plant dies off, the animals (45) _ feed on it may also die or move away Some changes are good for ecosystems Some pine forests need fires for the pine trees to reproduce The seeds are sealed inside pinecones Heat from a forest fire melts the seal and lets the seeds (46) _ Polluting the air, soil, and water can harm ecosystems Building dams on rivers for electric power and irrigation can harm
ecosystems (47) the rivers Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down forests destroy ecosystems Ecologists are working with companies and governments to find better ways of (48) fish, cutting down trees, and building dams They are looking for ways to get food, lumber, and other products for people without causing harm to ecosystems
Đề 7
5 Halley’s comet, viewing (A) through (B) a telescope, was quite (C) impressive (D)
6 There are (A) a car (B) and two vans (C) in front of (D) my house
7 All her (A) children have graduated from (B) university, that (C) is the reason for her (D) to be proud
8 The more you practise your English,
A Faster you learn B You will learn faster C the faster will you learn D the faster you will
learn
9 Mrs Brown was the first owner _ dog won 3 prizes in the same show
10 If she _ a car, she would go out in the evening
11 You are old enough I think it is high time you applied _ a job
12 Because of the _ of hospital employees at the hospital, the head of administration began advertising job openings in the newspaper
13 Friendship is a two-sided , it lives by give-and-take
14 “Do you _your new roommate, or do you 2 argue?”
A Keep in touch with C on good term with B Get along with D get used to
15 The majority of Asian students reject the American _ that marriage is a partnership of equals
16 Bob has a bad lung cancer and his doctor has advised him to _ smoking
17 According to FAO, Vietnam is _ second largest coffee producer in the world after Brazil
18 When she came home from school yesterday, her mother in the kitchen
19 We were made hard when we were at school
20 Kate: “How lovely your cats are.” – David: “ _.”