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TUYỂN TẬP 10 ĐỀ LUYỆN THI THPT QUỐC GIA – 2017 GV: BÙI VĂN VINH ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA ĐỀ 01 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined par

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TUYỂN TẬP 10 ĐỀ LUYỆN THI THPT QUỐC GIA – 2017

GV: BÙI VĂN VINH

ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

Question 1 A uniform B situation C amusing D unemployment

Question 2 A benefit B every C bed D enjoy

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions

Question 3 A competence B comfortable C compliment D companion

Question 4 A inevitable B innovate C incapable D insecticide

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

Question 5 People are not allowed to enter the park after midnight because lack of security

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each

of the following questions

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Question 8 Douglas took of his meeting with the Prime Minister to argue his case

Question 9 I don’t think it would be wise to try to make Max change his mind about divorcing

Barbara Well, in his place I her at all

Question 10 Many species of wild life are of extinction

Question 11 I ran after her, but she managed to _

Question 12 Due to the storm, the flight to New York was for some hours

Question 13 The twins look so much alike that almost no one can them

Question 14 In his student days, he was as poor as a church

Question 15 They have made no at all in our talk about a common agricultural policy

Question 16 She is not a teenager any more She looks quite now

Question 17 Children should be by their parents on the first day of school

Question 18 People have used coal and oil to electricity for a long time

Question 19 We are considering having for the coming New Year

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response

to complete each of the following exchanges

Question 20 Tom: - _

Mary: - Sure, if I can find a moment’s free time

A Are you going to exercise at the gym today?

B Would you mind helping me with my homework?

C Are you busy with your project?

D If I were you, I wouldn’t take that part-time job

Question 21 - “Don’t forget to do as I have told you.”

- “ _ “

A Yes, I won’t B Yes, I will C No, I won’t D No, I will remember

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

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Question 22 The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students

can be well-informed

Question 23 Many scientists agree that global warming poses great threats to all species on Earth

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Question 24 In Tra Bong District, Quang Ngai province, the class began seven years ago with

a mix of children, some dumb, deaf or suffering a lisp and others mentally retarded

Question 25 Gradually more children were sent to the class as their parents realized that the

young teacher was trying her best to help their poor kids

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest

in meaning to each of the following questions

Question 26 Slippery as the roads were, they managed to complete the race

A The roads were so slippery that they could hardly complete the race

B The roads were slippery but they managed to complete the race

C The roads were slippery so they could hardly complete the race

D The roads were so slippery; therefore, they could hardly complete the race

Question 27 They decided to go for a picnic though it was very cold

A Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic

B However cold it was, they decided to go for a picnic

C If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic

D It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic

Question 28 Both Peter and Mary enjoy scientific expedition

A It is not peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientific expedition

B Peter enjoys scientific expedition Therefore, does Mary

C However peter enjoys scientific expedition and Mary does

D Peter enjoys scientific expedition, and so does Mary

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

Question 29 Henry should have done his homework last night, but he watched TV instead

A Henry did not do his homework last night because he was busy with the television set

B Henry watched TV last night instead of doing his homework

C Henry did not watch TV last night because he had to do his homework

D Henry did his homework while watching TV

Question 30 Seeing that he was angry, she left the office

A She didn't want to make him angry, so she left

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B He wouldn't have been so angry if she hadn't been there

C He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office

D She left the office when she saw how angry he was

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35

In Britain, the average young person now spends more money on games each year than

on going to the cinema or renting videos But is this (31) _a bad thing? For years, newspaper reports have been saying that children who spend too much time playing computer games become unsociable, bad- tempered, even violent as a (32) _But new research, carried out in both Europe and the USA, suggests that the opposite may be true

Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to improve certain skills Researchers claim that this is because the games (33) _the brain work harder in certain ways, like noticing sounds and movements quickly and identifying what they are The fact that people play the games repeatedly (34) _that they get a lot

of practice in these skills which are therefore likely to become highly developed

Social skills may benefit, too Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first- person

shooter games such as “Counterstrike” are better than non-players when it comes to building

trust and co-operation, and that this (35) _them to make good friendships and become strong members of their communities So rather than giving up computer games, perhaps young people need to spend more time on them?

A number of factors related to the voice reveal the personality of the speaker

The first is the broad area of communication, which includes imparting information by use of language, communicating with a group or an individual and specialized communication

through performance A person conveys thoughts and ideas through choice of words, by a tone

of voice that is pleasant or unpleasant, gentle or harsh, by the rhythm that is inherent within the language itself, and by speech rhythms that are flowing and regular or uneven and hesitant, and finally, by the pitch and melody of the utterance When speaking before a group, a person's tone may indicate uncertainty or fright, confidence or calm At interpersonal levels, the tone

may reflect ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen, or may belie them Here the

participant’s tone can consciously or unconsciously reflect intuitive sympathy or antipathy, lack of concern or interest, fatigue, anxiety, enthusiasm or excitement, all of which are usually discernible by the acute listener Public performance is a manner of communication that is

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highly specialized with its own techniques for obtaining effects by voice and/or gesture The

motivation derived from the text, and in the case of singing, the music, in combination with

the performer's skills, personality, and ability to create empathy will determine the success of artistic, political, or pedagogic communication

Second, the voice gives psychological clues to a person's self-image, perception of others, and emotional health Self-image can be indicated by a tone of voice that is confident, pretentious, shy, aggressive, outgoing, or exuberant, to name only a few personality traits Also the sound may give a clue to the facade or mask of that person, for example, a shy person hiding behind an overconfident front How a speaker perceives the listener's receptiveness,

interest, or sympathy in any given conversation can drastically alter the tone of presentation,

by encouraging or discouraging the speaker Emotional health is evidenced in the voice by

free and melodic sounds of the happy, by constricted and harsh sound of the angry, and by dull and lethargic qualities of the depressed

Question 36 What does the passage mainly discuss?

A The function of the voice in performance

B Communication styles

C The connection between voice and personality

D The production of speech

Question 37 What does the author mean by staring that, "At interpersonal levels, tone may

reflect ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen" in lines 8- 9?

A Feelings are expressed with different words than ideas are

B The tone of voice can carry information beyond the meaning of words

C A high tone of voice reflects an emotional communication

D Feelings are more difficult to express than ideas

Question 38 The word "Here" in line 9 refers to

A interpersonal interactions

B the tone

C ideas and feelings

D words chosen

Question 39 The word "derived" in line 13 is closest in meaning to _

Question 40 Why does the author mention "artistic, political, or pedagogic communication"

in line 14-15?

A As examples of public performance

B As examples of basic styles of communication

C To contrast them to singing

D To introduce the idea of self-image

Question 41 According to the passage, an exuberant tone of voice may be an indication of a

person's _

A general physical health

B personality

C ability to communicate

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D vocal quality

Question 42 According to the passage, an overconfident front may hide _

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50

Television has transformed politics in the United States by changing the way in which information is disseminated, by altering political campaigns, and by changing citizen's patterns of response to politics By giving citizens independent access to the candidates, television diminished the role of the political party in the selection of the major party candidates By centering politics on the person of the candidate, television accelerated the citizen's focus on character rather than issues

which most of us rely are briefer than they once were The stump speech, a political speech given by traveling politicians and lasting an hour and a half to 2 hours, which characterized nineteenth-century political discourse, has given way to the 30-second advertisement and the 10 second "sound bite" in broadcast news Increasingly the audience for speeches is not that standing in front of the politician but rather the viewing audience who will hear and see a snippet of the speech on the news

In these abbreviated forms, much of what constituted the traditional political discourse of earlier ages has been lost In 15 or 30 seconds, a speaker cannot establish the historical context that shaped the issue in question, cannot detail the probable causes of the problem, and cannot examine alternative proposals to argue that one is preferable to others In snippets, politicians assert but do not argue Because television is an intimate medium, speaking through it require a changed political style that was more conversational, personal, and visual than that of the old-style stump speech Reliance on television means that increasingly our political world contains memorable pictures rather than memorable words Schools teach us to analyze words and print However, in a word in which politics is increasingly visual, informed citizenship requires a new set of skills

Recognizing the power of television's pictures, politicians craft televisual, staged events, called pseudo-event, designed to attract media coverage Much of the political activity

we see on television news has been crafted by politicians, their speechwriters, and their public relations advisers for televised consumption Sound bites in news and answers to questions in debates increasingly sound like advertisements

Question 43 What is the main point of the passage?

A Citizens in the United States are now more informed about political issues because

of television coverage

B Citizens in the United States prefer to see politicians on television instead of in person

C Politics in the United States has become substantially more controversial since the introduction of television

D Politics in the United States has been significantly changed by television

Question 44 It can be inferred that before the introduction of television, political parties

A had more influence over the selection of political candidates

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B spent more money to promote their political candidates

C attracted more members

D received more money

Question 45 The author mentions the "stump speech" in line 7 as an example of

A an event created by politicians to attract media attention

B an interactive discussion between two politicians

C a kind of political presentation typical of the nineteenth century

D a style of speech common to televised political events

Question 46 According to the passage, as compared with televised speeches, traditional political discourse was more successful at

A allowing news coverage of political candidates

B placing political issues within a historical context

C making politics seem more intimate to citizens

D providing detailed information about a candidate private behavior

Question 47 The author states that "politicians assert but do not argue" (line 18)

in order to suggest that politicians

A make claims without providing reasons for the claims

B take stronger positions on issues than in the past

C enjoy explaining the issue to broadcasters

D dislike having to explain their own positions on issues to citizens

Question 48 The purpose of paragraph 2 is to suggest that

A politicians will need to learn to become more personal when meeting citizens

B politicians who are considered very attractive are favored by citizens over politicians who are less attractive

C citizens tend to favor a politician who analyzed the issue over one who does not

D citizens will need to learn how to evaluate visual political images in order to become better informed

Question 49 According to paragraph 3, staged political events are created so that politicians can

A create more time to discuss political issues

B obtain more television coverage for themselves

C spend more time talking to citizens in person

D engages in debates with their opponents

Question 50 Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?

A Political presentations today are more like advertisements than in the past

B Politicians today tend to be more familiar with the views of citizens than in the past

C Citizens today are less informed about a politician's character than in the past

D Political speeches today focus more on details about issues than in the past

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Question 1 A vacant B applicant C apply D passion

Question 2 A life B tight C child D children

Question 3 A minute B about C Physics D English

Question 4 A quarter B before C partner D weather

Question 5 One and more sentences related to the same topic form a paragraph

Question 8 I would appreciate it a secret

Question 9 She really reading intelligent books

Question 10 , let me know

Question 11 Exhausted, we went directly to bed,

A his knocking on our door was ignored by us

B ignored him knocking on our door

C ignored him knocking with our door

D ignored his knocking on our door

Question 12 Making mistakes is all of growing up

Question 13 The bank manager me to open a deposit account as soon as possible

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Question 14 he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home

Question 15 He the plants If he had, they wouldn't have died

Question 16 A few months ago I moved into a very small flat after for years with

my parents

Question 17 His performance in King Lear was most

Question 18 Improving the overall environmental quality is a long-term battle in which we

do want the participation of everyone in society in order to results

Question 19 global solidarity, the world would not be better prepared for the

influenza H1N1 pandemic

Question 20 “Did you sleep well?” “Yeah, like a ”

Question 21 A: “When is Mr Fields planning to retire?”

B: “Soon, I think He here for a long time He will probably retire either next year or the year after that.”

Question 22 Father has lost his job, so we’ll have to tighten our belt to avoid getting into debt

Question 23 S.Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition Dr Mayo’s

outstanding humanitarianism

Question 24 Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within

the same region

Question 25 After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was

released

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Question 26 Payment must be made at the time of booking

A You must pay before you book

B You are not allowed to pay when you book

D Payment in advance is acceptable if you want to book

Question 27 The team is being sponsored by a local sport wares company

A The team is part of the company

B The team is a local one

C The company is giving money to support the team’s activities

D The company used to sponsor the team

Question 28 She would eat nothing but small pieces of bread and butter

This sentence means that she

A ate small pieces of bread and butter but didn’t like them

B ate only some small pieces of bread and butter

C didn’t eat anything, not even the bread and butter

D wouldn’t touch the bread and butter, but she ate other things

Question 29 The student next to me kept chewing gum That bothered me a lot

A The student next to me kept chewing gum, that bothered me a lot

B The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot

C The student next to me kept chewing gum bothering me a lot

D The student next to me kept chewing gum bothered me a lot

Question 30 Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of cars

However, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution

A The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of air pollution

B Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution of air

C Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution

D However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that are among the greatest contributors of air pollution

A desert is a special region where only certain kinds of plants and animals can survive All deserts have very little water This means that only animals and plants that can (31) _ water for long periods of time can exist in the desert

well-known desert plant is the cactus Like many desert plants, this plant has very tiny leaves As plants lose most of their water (32) _ their leaves, the small leaves of the cactus help to cut

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down water evaporation There are some desert plants that do not have leaves at all

Some desert plants survive by avoiding the dry season altogether During the dry season, this plant remains a seed and does not (33) _ from the soil at all When the rains come, this seed would grow very quickly into a plant It would bloom rapidly and then scatter its seeds before the dry season returns

Desert animals have also learnt to adapt well to life in this region The camel, for example, (34) well in the desert because water can be stored in its body Other desert animals include rodents such as mice These animals need very little water as they can get all the water they (35) from their food

Question 31 A keep off B do without C stay away D give up

Question 32 A by B through C out of D from

Question 33 A rise B arise C awake D emerge

Question 34 A exists B survives C subsists D remains

Question 35 A require B demand C request D ask for

Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing

past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today

many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly

To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter

One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilizes

Question 36 In order show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example

of

A people who speak many languages B people who learn the rudiments of speech

C severely handicapped children D intelligent who could not write

Question 37 The author of the passage argues that

A all languages should have a written form

B everyone who learns to speak must learn to write

C speech is more basic to language than writing

D writing has become too important in today’s society

Question 38 The word “disparage” in the passage mostly means

A make something seem more important

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B think that something is more important

C think about something carefully

D suggest that something is not important or valuable

Question 39 According to the passage, writing

A represents speech, but not perfectly B is represented perfectly by speech

C developed from imperfect speech D is imperfect, but less so than speech

Question 40 The word “acquire” in the passage mostly means

A help somebody learn something by giving information about it

B gain something by our own efforts or ability

C become aware of something by hearing about it

D develop a natural ability or quality so that it improves

Question 41 In the passage, the author judges that

A speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does

B writing has more advantages than speech

C writing is more real speech

D speech is essential but writing has important benefits

Question 42 According to the passage, speech began to exist in our life

A just when human beings appeared

B when writing became important in our culture

C when human beings were able to communicate in writing

D at least 5000 years ago

Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living

things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop

Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable

to withstand its desiccating effects No moist- skinned, water – loving animals can exist there

Few large animals are found: the giants of the North America desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat Since desert country is open, it holds more swift – footed, running, and leaping creatures than the tangled forest Its population are largely nocturnal, silent, filled with

reticence, and ruled by stealth Yet they are not emaciated Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere in the world

The secret of their adjustment lies in a combination of behavior and physiology None could

survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die

in a matter of minutes So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night The surface of the sun – baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees

Question 43 What is the topic of the passage?

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A Animal life in a desert environment

B Desert plants

C Man’s life in the desert

D Life underground

Question 44 The phrase “ those forms” refers to all of the following EXCEPT _

A the bobcat B water – loving animals

C moist – skinned animals D many large animals

Question 45 The word “ desiccating” means _

A killing B drying C humidifying D life threatening

Question 46 The author mentions all of the following as examples of the behavior of desert

animals EXCEPT _

A animals dig homes underground B animals are watchful and quiet

C animals sleep during the day D animals are noisy and aggressive Question 47 The word “they” in the last sentence of paragraph 2 refers to - _

A desert creatures B men

C forest creatures D desert sounds

Question 48 The word “emaciated” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _

A wild B cunning C unhealthy D unmanageable

Question 49 The author states that one characteristic of animals that live in the desert is that

they _

A are less healthy than animals that live in different places

B can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees

C live in an accommodating environment

D are smaller and fleeter than forest animals

Question 50 Which of the following generalizations are supported by the passage?

A Water is the basis of life

B Healthy animals live longer lives

C All living things adjust to their environments

D Desert life is colorful

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Question 1 A situation B story C sugar D station

Question 2 A hate B hat C bad D dad

Question 3 A recommend B volunteer C understand D potential

Question 4 A study B reply C apply D rely

Question 5 There are more than eighty-four million specimens in the

A B National Museum of Natural History’s collection of biological, geological,

C archeological and anthropology treasures

D

Question 6 The National Basketball Association will not let any athlete to

A continue playing in the league unless he submits voluntarily to treatment

Question 8 Stop fighting you two! Shake hands and your peace with each other!

Question 9 Light _are small planes with seats for no more than about six

passengers

Question 10 It was suggested that they _the distance in very short time

Question 11 Remember to appreciate what your friends do for you You shouldn’t take

them

Question 12 I know his name, but I can’t recall it at the moment It’s on the tip of

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A tongue B brain C mind D memory

Question 13 John’s mother has more than two workers under

Question 14 John lost the bicycle he bought last week and h is parents were

very angry with him because of his carelessness

Question 15 He said that the plane had already left and that I arrived an hour

earlier

Question 16 Farmers are at the of the bad weather that can destroy their crop

Question 17 “Excuse me Where is the office of OXFAM located?”

Question 18 There is no water on the moon, nor an atmosphere around it

Question 19 Many plants can grow in water, nutrients are added

Question 20 - “It’s very kind of you to help me out, John.”

- “ _.”

Question 21 - I have got a letter from Paul this morning.

 “ _”

Question 22 No matter how hard we try, there is no way to circumvent taxes

Question 23 Dr Jones suggested that final examinations be discontinued, innovation I

heartily support

Question 24 The doctor advised Peter to give up smoking

Question 25 A frightening number of illiterate students are graduating from college

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A able to read and write B able to join intramural sport

Question 26 Seeing that he was so angry, she left the office

Question 27 When I was younger I used to go climbing more than I do now

A Now I don’t go climbing anymore

B I used to go climbing when I was younger

C I don’t like going climbing anymore

D Now I don’t go climbing as much as I did

Question 28 The more money Dane makes, the more his wife spends

A Dane spends more money than his wife

C Dane spends the money his wife makes

Question 29 The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room He opened the window

A The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room because he opened the window

B The man opened the window in order to get some fresh air in the room

C The man got some fresh air in the room, even though he opened the window

D Having opened the window, the room could get some fresh air

Question 30 The plan may be ingenious It will never work in practice

A Ingenious as it may be, the plan will never work in practice

B Ingenious as may the plan, it will never work in practice

C The plan may be too ingenious to work in practice

D The plan is as impractical as it is ingenious

Health is something we tend to (31) _ when we have it When our body is doing

well, we are hardly aware of it But illness can come, even (32) _ we are young In

fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little how to cure them once they struck The result was that many

children died About a century ago, (33) _, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed The cause of many diseases was found, and cures were developed

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As this medical discovery spread, the world became (34) _ safer for children The result is that whereas a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (35) _ to live for 75 years And what do we expect

by the year 2020? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to advance Some people will

be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today

Question 31 A forget B ignore C give up D throw away

Question 32 A if B so C when D while

Question 33 A therefore B however C although D moreover

Question 34 A more B much C very D quite

Question 35 A desire B hope C want D expect

History books recorded that the first film with sound was The Jazz Singer in 1927 But

sound films, or talkies, did not suddenly appear after years of silent screenings From the

earliest public performances in 1896, films were accompanied by music and sound effects These were produced by a single pianist, a small band, or a full-scale orchestra; large movie theatres could buy sound-effect machines Research into sound that was reproduced at exactly

the same time as the pictures – called “synchronized sound” – began soon after the very first

films were shown With synchronized sound, characters on the movie screen could sing and speak As early as 1896, the newly invented gramophone, which played a large disc carrying music and dialogue, was used as a sound system The biggest disadvantage was that the sound and the pictures could become unsynchronized if, for example, the gramophone needle jumped

or if the speed of projector changed This system was only effective for a single song or

dialogue sequence

In the “sound-on-film” system, sound was recorded as a series of marks on celluloid which

could be read by an optical sensor These signals would be placed on the film alongside the

image, guaranteeing synchronization Short feature films were produced in this ways as early

as 1922 This system eventually brought us “talking pictures”

Question 36 The passage is mainly about the

A history of silent movies

B disadvantages of synchronized sound

C development of sound with movies

D research into sound reproduction

Question 37 Which of the following is not mentioned as a producer of sound to accompany

movies?

Question 38 It can be referred that

A most movie theaters had a pianist

B sound-effects machines were not common because they were expensive

C orchestras couldn’t synchronize sound with the pictures

D gramophones were developed about the same time as moving pictures

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Question 39 According to the passage, gramophones were ineffective because they

A got out of synchronization with the picture

B were too large for most movie theaters

C were newly invented and still had imperfections

D changed speeds when the needle jumped

Question 40 The word “sequence” is closest in meaning to

A interpretation

B progression

C distribution

D organization

Question 41 According to the passage, sound-on-film guaranteed synchronization because

the recording was

A made during the film of the picture

B read by an optical sensor

C inserted beside the image on the film

D marked on the gramophone

Question 42 Short feature films produced as early as 1922

A were recorded by optical sensors

B put musicians out of work

C were only effective for dialogue sequences

D preceding talking pictures

Simply being bilingual doesn't qualify someone to interpret Interpreting is not only a

mechanical process of converting one sentence in language A into the same sentence in language B Rather, its a complex art in which thoughts and idioms that have no obvious

counterparts from tongue to tongue _ or words that have several meanings must be quickly transformed in such a way that the message is clearly and accurately expressed to the listener

At one international conference, an American speaker said, "You can't make a silk

purse out of a sows ear", which meant nothing to the Spanish audience The interpretation

was, "A monkey in a silk dress is still a monkey" _ an idiom the Spanish understood and that expressed the same idea

There are 2 kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and consecutive The former, sitting in

a separated booth, usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to listeners wearing headphones, interpreting what a foreign language speaker says _ actually a sentence behind Consecutive interpreters are the ones most international negotiations use They are employed for smaller meetings without sound booths and headphones Consecutive interpretation also requires two-person teams A foreign speaker says his piece while the interpreter, using a

special shorthand, takes notes and during a pause, tells the client what was said

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Question 43 What is the purpose of the passage?

A To differentiate between simultaneous and consecutive interpreters

B To state the qualifications of an interpreter

C To point out the importance of an interpreter

D To explain the scope of interpreting

Question 44 What is a difference mentioned between a simultaneous interpreter and a

consecutive interpreter?

A The size of group with whom they work

B Their proficiency in the language

C The type of dictionary they use

D The money they are paid

Question 45 A precondition of being a translator is

A being able to use high-tech equipment

B being a linguist

C being bilingual

D working well with people

Question 46 What would a simultaneous interpreter be most in need of?

A Headphones and a booth

B Shorthand skills and a notepad

C A dictionary or phrase book

D Advanced technical style in writing

Question 47 The author implies that most people have the opinion that the skill of interpreting

is …

A very complex and demanding

B based on principles of business

C simpler than it really is

D highly valued and admired

Question 48 Which of the following would a consecutive interpreter be used for?

A An interpretation of a major literary work

B A business transaction between 2 foreign speakers

C A large meeting of many nations

D A translation of a foreign book

Question 49 The phrase "the former" refers to

A simultaneous interpreters B the conference

C consecutive interpreters D the booth

Question 50 The example "You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear" is used

to

A point out the difference in attributes of animals in English and Spanish

B emphasize the need for translation of the meaning of what is said

C show the differences in language A and language B

D stress the importance of word for word translation

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Question 1 A easy B sea C learn D eat

Question 2 A park B yard C card D carry

Question 3 A vacancy B calculate C delicious D furniture

Question 4 A sincerely B completely C extremely D faithfully

Question 5 Because of the approaching storm, the wind began to blow hard and the

Question 8 Getting a good school _is what you need to do

Question 9 My decision to leave university after a year is one I now _regret

Question 10 in the diet is especially important for vegetarians

Question 11 The tourists refused to the poor service

Question 12 I haven’t got the time to do my own work, help you with yours

Question 13 Professor Lockwood recommended that Michael in chemistry

Question 14 Luggage may be placed here _the owner’s risk

Question 15 Legend that Robin Hood fired an arrow from his death - bed and

was buried where the arrow landed

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A tells it B says it C makes it D has it

Question 16 Brown’s business is not going well; he is finding it difficult to keep his

head water

Question 17 Please don’t it amiss if I make a few suggestions for improvement

Question 18 in the atmosphere is the temperature falling below freezing

Question 19 Red Ribbon Week, a national campaign to keep young people from using drugs,

_

Question 20 A “I apologize to you for not keeping my promise”

B “ ”

A Well, that’s out of question B Your apology is accepted

Question 21 - “Mum! I’ve got 6000 on the TOEFL test”

- “ ”

Question 22 He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime

Question 23 I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic

Question 24 Experts hope that the vaccine will be mass-produced soon

Question 25 Peter was an agile and athletic youth

Question 26 I whispered as I didn’t want anybody to hear our conversation

A So as not to hear our conversation I whispered

B Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation I whispered

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C Because I whispered, nobody heard our conversation

D I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn’t be heard

Question 27 Though he tried hard, he didn’t succeed

A However he tried hard, he didn’t succeed

B However hard he tried, he didn’t succeed

C However he didn’t succeed hard, he tried hard

D However he tried hard, but he didn’t succeed

Question 28 “If you keep eating so much fat, you’ll gain weight.” said his mother

A His mother suggested him gaining weight if he kept eating so much fat

B His mother warned him that he would gain weight if he kept eating so much fat

C His mother threatened him to gain weight if he kept eating so much fat

D His mother complained about his gaining weight if he kept eating so much fat

Question 29 He was suspected to have stolen credit cards The police have investigated him

for days

A He has been investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards

B Suspecting to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days

C Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days

D Suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days

Question 30 Crazianna is a big country Unfortunately, it has never received respect from its

neighbours

A Though Crazianna is a big country, it has never received respect from its neighbours

B Crazianna has never received respect from its neighbours because it is a big country

C It is Crazianna, a big country, that has never received respect from its neighbours

D Crazianna is such a big country that it has never received respect from its neighbours

The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language to read, write, listen, and speak In modern contexts, the word refers

to reading and writing at a level suitable for communication, or at a level that lets one understand and communicate ideas in a literate society,' so as to take (31) _ in that society The United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition: “Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written' materials associated with varying contexts Literacy involves a continuum of learning to enable an Individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his, or her (32) _ and potential, and to participate fully in the wider society."

Many policy analysts consider literacy rates a crucial measure of a region's human capital This claim is made on the foundations that literate people can be trained less

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expensively than illiterate people, generally have a higher socio-economic (33) _ and enjoy better health and employment prospects Policy makers also argue that literacy increases job opportunities and access to higher education In Kerala, India, for example, female and child mortality rates declined dramatically in the 1960s, when girls who were educated in the education reforms after 1948 began to raise families Recent researchers, (34) _, argue that correlations such as, the one listed above may have more to do with the effects of schooling rather than literacy in general Regardless, the demand of educational systems worldwide includes a basic (35) _ around communication through test and print, which is the foundation of most definitions of literacy

Question 31 A comfort B control C part D honor

Question 32 A ability B knowledge C performance D behavior

Question 33 A condition B request C state D status

Question 34 A additionally B however C therefore D so

Question 35 A content B concept C contact D context

Some animal behaviorists argue that certain animals can remember past events, anticipate future ones, make plans and choices, and coordinate activities within a group These scientists, however, are cautious about the extent to which animals can be credited with conscious processing

Explanations of animal behavior that leave out any sort of consciousness at all and ascribe actions entirely to instinct leave many questions unanswered One example of such unexplained behavior: Honeybees communicate the sources of nectar to one another by doing

a dance in a figure-eight pattern The orientation of the dance conveys the position of the food relative to the sun’s position in the sky, and the speed of the dance tells how far the food source

is from the hive Most researchers assume that the ability to perform and encode the dance isinnate and shows no special intelligence But in one study, when experimenters kept changing the site of the food source, each time moving the food 25 percent farther from the previous site, foraging honeybees began to anticipate where the food source would appear next When the researchers arrived at the new location, they would find the bees circling the spot, waiting

for their food No one has yet explained how bees, whose brains weigh four ten-thousandths

of an ounce, could have inferred the location of the new site

the otter who uses a stone to crack mussel shells, are capable of using objects in the natural

environment as rudimentary tools One researcher has found that mother chimpanzees

occasionally show their young how to use tools to open hard nuts In one study, chimpanzees compared two pairs of food wells containing chocolate chips One pair might contain, say, five chips and three chips, the other fourchips and three chips Allowed to choose which pair they

wanted, the chimpanzees almost always chose the one with the higher total, showing some

sort of summing ability Other chimpanzees have learned to use numerals to label quantities of items and do simple sums

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Question 36 What does the passage mainly discuss?

A Observations that suggest consciousness in animal behavior

B The use of food in studies of animal behavior

C The role of instinct in animal behavior

D Differences between the behavior of animals in their naturalenvironments and in laboratory experiments

Question 37 Which of the following is NOT discussed as anability animals are thought to

have?

A Communicating emotions

B Remembering past experiences

C Selecting among choices

D Anticipating events to come

Question 38 What is the purpose of the honeybee dance?

A To determine the quality of food at a site

B To increase the speed of travel to food sources

C To identify the type of nectar that is available

D To communicate the location of food

Question 39 What did researchers discover in the study of honeybees discussed in paragraph 2?

A Bees are able to travel at greater speeds than scientists thought

B The bees were able to determine in advance where scientists would place their food

C Changing the location of food caused bees to decrease their dance activity

D The bees could travel 25% farther than scientists expected

Question 40 It can be inferred from the passage thatbrain size is assumed to _

A be an indicator of cognitive ability

B be related to food consumption

C correspond to levels of activity

D vary among individuals within a species

Question 41 Why are otters and mussel shells included in the discussion in paragraph 3?

A To provide that certain species demonstrate greater ability in tool use than other species

B To provide an example of tool use among animals

C To show that animals are very good at using objects in their habitat

D To provide an example of the use of weapons among animals

Question 42 Scientists concluded from the experiment withchimpanzees and chocolate chips

that chimpanzees

A prefer to work in pairs or groups

B have difficulty selecting when given choices

C lack abilities that other primates have

D exhibit behavior that indicates certain mathematical abilities

There are many theories of aging, but virtually all fall into the category of hypotheses

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with a minimum of supporting evidence One viewpoint is that aging occurs as the body's organ systems become less efficient Thus failures in the immune system, hormonal system, and nervous system could all produce characteristics that we associate with aging Following a

different vein, many current researchers are looking for evidence at the cellular and sub

cellular level It has been shown that cells such as human fibroblasts (generalized tissue cells)

grown in culture divide only a limited number of times and then die Only cancer cells seem

immortal in this respect Fibroblast cells from an embryo divide more times than those taken from an adult Thus some researchers believe that aging occurs at the cellular level and is part

of the cell's genetic makeup Any event that disturbs the cell's genetic machinery such as mutation, damaging chemicals in the cell's environment, or loss of genetic material, could cause cells to lose their ability to divide and thus bring on aging Other theories of aging look

Another type of aging is cosmetic aging, which consists of changes in outward appearance with advancing age This includes changes in the body and changes in other aspects

of a person's appearance, such as the style of hair and clothing, the type of eyeglasses, and the use of a hearing aid Like chronological aging, it is frequently used to estimate the degree to which other types of aging have occurred However, it is an inaccurate indicator for either purpose because of variation among individuals and because a person's appearance is affected

by many factors that are not part of aging, including illness, poor nutrition, and exposure to sunlight

Question 43 The author believes the theories of aging are _

Question 44 The word "vein" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _

Question 45 The author of the article points out that cancer cells _

Question 46 It can be inferred from the passage that fibroblast cells

A disfunction in the aging process of the body's immune system

B are not a focus in cellular research on aging

C are similar to cancer cells in rate of division

D divide fewer times at later stages in human life

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Question 47 As explained in this passage, the theory of aging which examines the cellular

level would NOT assign which of the following as a cause of aging?

A Mutation

B Failure of the body's organ system

C Loss of genetic material

D Chemical damage from the environment

Question 48 According to the passage, chronological aging is not a good indicator of an

individual's status regarding aging because

A elderly people are often athletic

B there is individual variation in the rate of biological aging

C strenuous activities are not good measures of age

D it is difficult to get accurate records of birth dates

Question 49 The author implies all of the following about cosmetic aging EXCEPT _

A It does not occur at the same rate for all people

B It is a poor indicator of chronological age

C Illness, poor nutrition, and exposure to sunlight cause aging to occur

D It is described by changes in outward appearance

Question 50 This article can be extracted from

C a health journal D a travel brochure

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Question 1 A hidden B minor C written D kitten

Question 2 A studio B study C stupid D student

Question 3 A document B achievement C investment D excitement

Question 4 A employee B volunteer C afternoon D invention

Question 5 For a long time, this officials have been known throughout

A B C the country as political bosses

Question 8 A good dictionary to the students of English is _a good tool is to the

workers

A as if B that C what D as for

Question 9 As we have shortage of kidney donors , opportunity of

this patient’s survival is very small

A the /the B the /a C a / the D X / the

Question 10 The candidates' experience and qualifications will be taken into _when the decision is made

A consideration B opinions C thoughts D review

Question 11 There was nothing they could do _leave the car at the roadside where

it had broken down

A but B instead of C than D unless

Question 12 _Jack and Mary that repaired the window the other day

A That was B There were C They were D It was

Question 13 Jenifer is _in asking for bigger salary She has worked really hard

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A unreasonable B reason C reasonable D reasonably

Question 14 John has been looking for his car, _is light blue

A whose its colour B the colour of which

C of which colour D which colour

Question 15 We would contact your nearest relative any accident occurring

A in place of B in spite of C on account of D in the event of

Question16 Let’s begin our discussion now, _?

A will we B don’t we C won’t we D shall we

Question17 _in astronomy, the discovery of Uranus was by accident

A Alike many finds B Many alike finds

C It was like many finds D Like many finds

Question18 Don’t try too hard Don’t off more than you can

A eat – swallow B eat – chew C bite – swallow D bite - chew

Question19 you read the instructions carefully, you will understand what to do

A Provided B As much as C As well as D As far as

Question 20 - Margaret: He won the race? That's impossible

- Paul:

A I couldn't say B Yes, it is C So you say D No, it is

Question 21 - “Shall we wait a little longer?”

- “ _”

Question 22 It is an electric store which manages large collections of data

Question 23 Decide which of the three options below is the best title for the passage

Question 24 Work with a partner and fill in the blanks with the right questions

Question 25 Why did the parents oppose to the idea of sending their children to the special

class at first?

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Question 26 There is no way we can agree to this solution

A This solution is under question as far as we have concerned

B This solution is out off question as far as we concerned

C This solution is out of question as far as we are concerned

D This solution is off the question as far as we were concerned

Question 27 Apparently, Sheila wasn't listening to me

A Sheila didn't appear listening to me

B Sheila didn't appear to listening to me

C Sheila appeared not to listen to me

D Sheila didn't appear to be listening to me

Question 28 They probably don't live at the same address any more

A I doubt whether they don't live at the same address any more

B I think that they live at the same address any more

C I assume whether they live at the same address any more

D I doubt whether they live at the same address any longer

Question 29 He cannot lend me the book now He has not finished reading it yet

A As long as he cannot finish reading the book, he will lend it to me

B Having finished reading the book, he cannot lend it to me

C He cannot lend me the book until he has finished reading it

D Not having finished reading the book, he will lend it to me

Question 30 His academic record at high school was poor He failed to apply to that

C Failing to apply to that prestigious institution, his academic record at high school was poor

D His academic record at high school was poor; as a result, he failed to apply to that prestigious institution

The PBT is a pencil and paper test that is offered for two purposes One purpose of the PBT is for (31) _ and process evaluation Colleges or other institutions use the PBT to test their students The scores are not valid outside of the place where they are administered, but the college or institution accepts the PBT that they administered as an official score This PBT is also (32) _ an Intitution TOEFL The main purpose of the PBT is (33) _ the official Computer-Based TOEFL in areas where computer-based testing is not possible The scores are usually valid outside of the place where they are administered This PBT is also

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called a Supplement TOEFL

The Paper-Based TOEFL has three parts: Listening Comprehension, Structure and Written Expression, and Reading On the other hand, the TEST of Written English (TWE) is an essay that is required to provide a (34) _ score The PBT is a standard test, which means that everyone who takes the TOEFL during the same administration will see and answer the same questions The (35) _ score is based on a scale of 310-677

Question 31 A place B placing C placement D placeability

Question 32 A called B seemed C considered D appeared

Question 33 A supplement B to supplement

C supplementing D supplemented

Question 34 A reading B speaking C listening D writing

Question 35 A total B final C whole D all

In the United States, presidential elections are held in years evenly divisible by four (1888, 1900, 1964, etc.) Since 1840, American presidents elected in years ending with zero have died in office, with one exception William H Harrison, the man who served the shortest

term, died of pneumonia only several weeks after his inauguration

Abraham Lincoln was one of four presidents who were assassinated He was elected

in 1860, and his untimely death came just five years later James A Garfield, a former Union

army general from Ohio, was shot during his first year in office (1881) by a man to whom he

wouldn't give a job While in his second term of office (1901), William McKinley, another Ohioan, attended the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York During the reception,

he was assassinated while shaking hands with some of the guests John F Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 in Dallas only three years after his election

Three years after his election in 1920, Warren G, Harding died in office Although it was never proved, many believe he was poisoned Franklin D Roosevelt was elected four

times (1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944), the only man to serve so long a term He had contracted

polio in 1921 and eventually died of the illness in 1945

Ronald Reagan, who was elected in 1980 and reelected four years later, suffered an assassination attempt but did not succumb to the assassin's bullets He was the first to break the long chain of unfortunate events Will the candidate in the election of 2020 also be as lucky?

Question 36 All of the following were election years EXCEPT

A 1860 B 1960 C.1888 D.1963

Question 37 Which of the following is true?

A All presidents elected in years ending in zero have died in office

B Only presidents from Ohio have died in office

C Franklin D Roosevelt completed four terms as president

D Four American presidents have been assassinated

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Question 38 The word "inauguration" in the first paragraph means most nearly the same as

A election B acceptance speech

C swearing-in ceremony D campaign

Question 39 All of the following presidents were assassinated EXCEPT

A John F Kennedy B Franklin D Roosevelt

C Abraham Lincoln D James A Garfield

Question 40 The word "assassinated" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to

A murdered B decorated C honored D sickened

Question 41 In the third paragraph, "contracted" is closest in meaning to

A communicated about B developed

C agree about D notified

Question 42 How long did Warren G, Harding work as a president?

A 2 years B 3 months C 3 years D 4 years

In 1900 the United States had only three cities with more than a million residents - New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia By 1930, it had ten giant metropolises The newer ones experienced remarkable growth, which reflected basic changes in the economy The population

of Los Angeles (114,000 in 1900) rose spectacularly in the early decades of the twentieth century, increasing a dramatic 1,400 percent from 1900 to 1930 A number of

circumstances contributed to the meteoric rise of Los Angeles The agricultural potential of

the area was enormous if water for irrigation could be found, and the city founders had the

vision and dating to obtain it by constructing a 225-mile aqueduct, completed in 1913, to tap

the water of the Owens River The city had a superb natural harbor, as well as excellent rail connections The climate made it possible to shoot motion pictures year-round; hence Hollywood Hollywood not only supplied jobs; it disseminated an image of the good life in Southern California on screens all across the nation The most important single industry powering the growth of Los Angeles, however, was directly linked to the automobile The demand for petroleum to fuel gasoline engines led to the opening of the Southern California oil fields, and made Los Angeles North America's greatest refining center Los Angeles was a product of the auto age in another sense as well: its distinctive spatial organization depended on widespread private ownership of automobiles Los Angeles was a decentralized metropolis, sprawling across the desert landscape over an area

of 400 square miles It was a city without a real center The downtown business district did not grow apace with the city as a whole, and the rapid transit system designed to link the center with outlying areas withered away from disuse Approximately 800,000 cars were registered in Los Angeles County in 1930, one per 2.7 residents Some visitors from the east coast were dismayed at the endless urban sprawl and dismissed Los Angeles as a mere collection of suburbs in search of a city But the freedom and mobility of a city built on wheels attracted floods of migrants to the city

Question 43 What is the passage mainly about?

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A The growth of cities in the United States in the early 1900's

B The development of the Southern California oil fields

C Factors contributing to the growth of Los Angeles

D Industry and city planning in Los Angeles

Question 44 The author characterizes the growth of new large cities in the United

States after 1900 as resulting primarily from

Question 45 According to the passage, the most important factor in the development of

agriculture around Los Angeles was the

A influx of new residents to agricultural areas near the city

B construction of an aqueduct

C expansion of transportation facilities

D development of new connections to the city's natural harbor

Question 46 According to the passage, the initial success of Hollywood's motion picture

industry was due largely to the

A availability of many skilled workers

B beauty of the countryside

C region's reputation for luxurious lifestyles

D region's climate and good weather

Question 47 It can be inferred from the passage that in 1930 the greatest number of

people in the Los Angeles area were employed in

Question 48 According to the passage, the Southern California oil fields were initially

exploited due to

A the fuel requirements of Los Angeles' rail system

B an increase in the use of gasoline engines in North America

C a desire to put unproductive desert land to good use

D innovative planning on the part of the city founders

Question 49 It can be inferred from the passage that the spatial organization of Los Angeles

contributed to the relative decline there of

Question 50 The visitors from the east coast mentioned in the passage thought that Los

Angeles

A was not accurately portrayed by Hollywood images

B lacked good suburban areas in which to live

C had an excessively large population

D was not really a single city

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