Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage.. You have 60 minutes to answer all the questions, including the time to transfer your
Trang 1CODE 7 READING PAPER Time permitted: 60 minutes Number of questions: 40 _
Directions:In this section you will read FOUR different passages Each one is followed by 10 questions
about it For questions 1-40, you are to choose the best answer A, B, C or, to each question Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied
in that passage
You have 60 minutes to answer all the questions, including the time to transfer your answers to the answer sheet
PASSAGE 1 – Questions 1-10
The hugs that keep on giving
Every weekend over the past 10 months, Nguyen Bao Ngoc has been walking around the Sword Lake inHanoi, dressed up as Doremon, a popular Japanese comic book character that is half cat half robot
Stretching his arms out, he tries to hug as many strangers as possible Some stop to hug him back before
putting money into one of the boxes that his friends are holding Some others walk faster and avoid eyecontact with him Ngoc, 23, says he started the “Hug Me” (Om toidi) campaign in February, inspired by theFree Hugs social movement in Australia The difference is his hugs are not free, because he wants to raise
money to help children in poor and remote areas around the country.A
The senior college student who is studying to become a TV reporter has been doing charity work for three
years In one of his most successful attempts, he worked as a xe om motorbike taxi driver in his free time
and donated all the money he could earn to poor families in his hometown in Quang Binh Province But
“Hug Me,” Ngoc says, is his favorite because with it, he can get the attention of his peers “Young people
my age have been more into social media than real life We may cry over a sad story on Facebook but when
we witness the same story in real life, we can be indifferent" B
As hugging in public is not very common in Vietnam, Ngoc said he puts on costume so thatstrangers will not feel uncomfortable Doremon the cat is in fact famous for its friendliness and kindness
Sometimes, for a change, he also dresses as a bee or a puppy.C
Many students who gave him a hug donated more than VND5,000, which is what he hopes to receive,
allowing the campaign to earn between $50 and $200 each week Some also brought old clothes and books
Ngoc has organized two trips to bring gifts and food to children in Quang Binh and the northern
mountainous province of Yen Bai this year The third has been planned for December
Ngoc has been diagnosed with first stage bone marrow cancer but he says his condition is "stable." He says
he does not want to be defined by his illness Having cancer is not the motivation for him to help others
“I’d do it anyway I want people to see me as a student doing charity work, not a cancer patient doing
charity work." D
1 Why does Ngoc start the "Hug Me" campaign?
A to initiate a social movement in Australia
B to offer free hugs
C.to raise money for charity
D to pay for his tuition fee at college
2 The word "some" in paragraph 1 refers to
Trang 2A having cancer motivates him to do charity work
B.he does not like being remembered by his illness
C any student with such illness can do more to help other people
D he is a student who helps cancer people
10 In which paragraph does the author mention the bad health condition of Nguyen Bao Ngoc?
A paragraph 1
B paragraph 2
C paragraph 4
D.paragraph 5
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MY FIRST BIKE
My biking beginnings can be summed up in two words: teenage love My first girlfriend was small
with short blonde hair, and I was mad about her Our romance came to an abrupt end, however, when she
started going out with another guy in my hometown, Crieff He rode a 50 cc road motorbike first and then a
125 And whereas I had always walked my girlfriend home, suddenly she was going back with this guy
I was nearly sixteen by then and already heartbroken Then one day, on the way back from a shopping trip to Perth with my mum, we passed Buchan’s, the local bike shop There was a light blue 50 cc
bike on display right at the front of the shop I didn’t know what make it was, or if it was any good Such trivialities were irrelevant to me All I knew was that I could get it in three months’ 10 time when I was
sixteen and allowed to ride it Maybe I could even get my girlfriend back
I’d ridden my first bike when I was about six My father organised a tiny red Honda 50 cc and we headed off to a field that belonged to a family friend I clambered on and shot off I thought it was just the best
thing Just one large heap of straw I thought I would have a go I came racing towards the adults, shot rightthrough the gap in the straw I was thrilled to hear the adults scream and elated that it had frightened them
It was my first time on a motorbike It was exciting and I wanted more
So when I looked through Buchan’s window in Perth that day, it suddenly all made sense to me Ican’t remember whether it was to win back my ex-girlfriend’s heart or not, but more than anything else itmeant that, instead of having to walk everywhere, I could ride my motorbike to school and the games fields
at the bottom of Crieff and when I went out at weekends
I started to fantasise about it I spent all my waking hours thinking about getting on and starting up
the bike, putting on the helmet and riding around Crieff I couldn’t sleep Driven to desperation by my desirefor a bike, I made a series of promises to my mum: I won’t leave town I’ll be very safe I won’t take anyrisks I won’t do anything stupid But, in fact I was making the promises up – I never thought about keepingthem
Crieff is a small town and my whole childhood was spent walking around the town It was great, but
I was getting to that age when children become aware of the possibilities of venturing further afield.
Unless, like us, you went everywhere by bicycle With so many beautiful places nearby, the idea of getting amotorbike was too much to resist
11 The word "romance" in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by:
A.love affair
B fascination
C charm
D lover
12 Why did Ewan's relationship with his first girlfriend finish?
A She didn't enjoy walking
B.She met someone with a motorbike
C He was upset by her behavior
D He made her angry
13 What does “such trivialities” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A his mother’s attitude to the bike
B the bike’s size and colour
C the bike’s price
D.the bike’s quality and its manufacturer
14 Why didn't Ewan buy the bike immediately?
A He couldn't afford it
B.He wasn't old enough to ride it
C He hadn't learnt how to ride it
D He didn't know if his girlfriend would like it
15 The adults were frightened the first time Ewan rode a motorbike because they thought
A the bike was too noisy
B the bike was too fast
C.he was going to have an accident
D the bike was too big for him
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A It was less expensive than a car
B Itwould help his relationship with his girlfriend
C It was good for his image
D.It was a useful means of transport
17 How did Ewan’s desire for the bike affect his behaviour?
A.He couldn’t think about anything else
B He spent more time talking to his mother
C He invented reasons for buying the bike
D He spent a lot of time riding a friend’s bike
18 The word "it" in paragraph 5 refer to
A.the bike
B the helmet
C his hometown Crieff
D his desperation
19 What does Ewan mean by saying “venturing further afield”? in the last paragraph?
A taking greater risks
B becoming more independent
C.travelling to more distant places
D living somewhere different
20 Who, according to the whole passage, was most against Ewan getting a motorbike?
A his first girlfriend
B his father
C.his mother
D his friends
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THE BEATLESThe Beatles became the most popular group in rock music history This quartet of extraordinarilytalented musicians generated a phenomenal number of pieces that won gold records They inspired a frenzythat transcended countries and economic strata While all of them sang, John Lennon and Paul McCartneywrote the majority of their songs Originally, Lennon and five others formed a group called the Quarrymen
in 1956, with McCartney joining them later that year George Harrison, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney,together with Stuart Sutcliffe, who played the bass guitar, and Pete Best on the drums, performed together inseveral bands for a few years, until they finally settled on the Silver Beatles in 1960 American rockmusicians, such as Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley, influenced Lennon’s and McCartney’s music, whose firsthits consisted of simple tunes and lyrics about young love, “Love Me Do” and “Please, Please Me” The
Beatles’s U.S tour propelled them to stardom and led to two movies A Hard Day’s Night and Help!, filmed
in 1964 and 1965 The so-called British invasion of the United States was in full swing when they took thetop five spots on the singles charts, followed by the release of their first film
During the 1960s, their music matured and acquired a sense of melody The lyrics of their songs
became deeper and gained in both imagination and meaning Their popularity continued to grow as theBeatles turned their attention to social problems and political issues in “Nowhere Man” and “EleanorRigby.” Loneliness and nostalgia come through in their ballads “Michelle” and “Yesterday,” which fullydisplayed the group’s professional development and sophistication Lennon’s sardonic music with lyrics
written in the first person, and McCartney’s songs that created scenarios with offbeat individuals,
contributed to the character of the music produced by the group In addition to their music, the Beatles set asocial trend that popularized long hair, Indian music, and mod dress
For a variety of reasons, the musicians began to drift apart, and their last concert took place in SanFrancisco in 1966 The newspapers and tabloids publicized their quarrels and lawsuits, and the much
idolized group finally disbanded in 1970 However, their albums had outsold those of any other band in
history Although all of the Beatles continued to perform solo or form new rock groups, alone, none couldachieve the recognition and success that they had been able to win together
21: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A The history and music of the Beatles
C The history and milestone of rock music
B The fashion and music popular in the 1960s
D The creation and history of a music group
22: According to the passage, how many members were in the band, formed in 1956?
A four
B five
C.six
D seven
23: According to the passage, which of the Beatles had the greatest musical talent?
A.John Lennon and Paul McCartney
B George Harrison and John Lennon
C Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best
D John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison
24: The author of the passage implies that the Beatles _
A competed with American musicians
B wrote their music as a group
C.became popular relatively quickly
D were active in social movements
25: According to the passage, the Beatles’s fame grew as a result of _
A Chuck Berry’s involvement
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C two movies made in the U.S
D their first two hits
26: The author of the passage implies that over time, the music and lyrics by the Beatles _
A.became more complex than at the beginning of their career
B declined in quality and political significance
C were dedicated to women named Eleanor and Michelle
D made them the richest musician in the world
27: The word “acquired” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _
B After their break-up in 1970
C.During the early and mid-1960s
D Throughout their lifetimes
29: The word “scenarios” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _
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THE UNITED NATIONS
When the United Nations was first formed in 1945, only 51 countries were members Now, however, the United Nations is truly a world organization In fact, today almost every nation in the world is a member of the UN The main goal of the United Nations is to bring different nations together to promote
peace and justice in the world The UN also works to make the world a safe and secure place
It is important to remember that the UN is not a "world government" This means that the UN doesnot make laws for different countries to follow It also does not enforce laws made by governments.However, the UN does hold regular votes on global policies and issues Also, like a government, the UN is
divided into different branches, or sections Considering that the UN is such a large organization, it makes sense that it needs to be separated into different pieces to be effective There are six branches in
the United Nations Below, the first three branches of the UN are discussed In a later chapter, the otherthree divisions will be explained
The main branch is called the "General Assembly" In this branch, all members of the United Nations arerepresented Each member country has one vote These votes are counted when the UN has meetings aboutworld issues For example, if there is a problem in a certain area of the world or in a particular country, the
UN will vote on how to best solve the problem At least two- thirds of all member countries, that is 67 percent, must agree on how to resolve the problem in order for the UN to take action If less than two-
thirds of the voting countries agree, no immediate action is taken
Another branch of the UN is the Security Council (A) The main purpose of this department is to maintain international peace and keep the world secure (B) In this branch, there are only fifteen members Five of
these members are permanent The permanent members are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom
(Britain), and the United States (C) The other ten members are elected by the General Assembly for year terms (D)
two-The third important branch of the UN is the Economic and Social Council This branch works to help
monitor the world economy It also works to resolve social issues around the world For example, issues of
concern for the Economic and Social Council are violations of human rights, the fight against internationalcrime such as selling illegal drugs, and destruction of the environment There are 54 governmentrepresentatives serving on this council These members are elected by the General Assembly to serve forthree-year terms Council members are elected to represent certain areas of the world, so the council hasfourteen members from Africa, eleven from Asia, ten from South America, and nineteen from Europe andNorth America
31 The word “branches” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
33 The pronoun "it" in paragraph 5 refers to
A the world economy
B the general assembly of the UN
C the monitors
D.the Economic and Social Council
34 In paragraph 2, why does the writer mention the highlighted sentence?
"Considering that the UN is such a large organization, it makes sense that it needs to be separated into different pieces to be effective."
A.To defend the reasoning behind separating the UN into different sections
B To argue for the UN as a world government
C To say that there are a total of six branches in the UN
D To explain how the voting works in the UN
35 How does the author argue that the UN is a true global organization?
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B It allows each country to vote
C.It includes almost all countries in the world
D It acts as a global government
36 According to the passage, where does the largest percentage of representatives on the Economic andSocial Council come from?
A.Europe and North America
A The United Nations cannot take action right away because the General Assembly always has
to meet together and vote
B At least 66 percent of the General Assembly votes whenever the UN is asked to take action
C.A certain number of members must vote the same way in order for the assembly to dosomething
D Countries that vote in General Assembly of the UN seldom agree, so immediate action onissues is not taken
39 Where would the following sentence best fit in paragraph 4?
If the Council feels that international peace is being threatened, the fifteen members will try to outline
a way to resolve the situation in a peaceful manner
A Paragraph 4, line 1
B Paragraph 4, line 2
C Paragraph 4, line 4
D.Paragraph 4, line 5
40 What does the author imply when he explains that the UN is not a world government?
A The UN would probably work better if it did function as a government
B Some larger countries would like the UN to be a government
C.Many people mistakenly think that the UN is really a type of government
D Countries do not like governments
Trang 9CODE 8 READING PAPER Time permitted: 60 minutes Number of questions: 40 _
Directions:In this section you will read FOUR different passages Each one is followed by 10 questions
about it For questions 1-40, you are to choose the best answer A, B, C or D, to each question Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage
You have 60 minutes to answer all the questions, including the time to transfer your answers to the answer sheet
PASSAGE 1 – Questions 1-10
STREET VENDORS STRUGGLE AMIDST GLOBAL INTEGRATION
HA NOI (VNS) — As the country is integrating deeper into the world market, a number of street
vendors who come to pursue their dream in cities might lose their jobs, experts have warned With the
ASEAN Economic Community formed at the end of this year and the conclusion of the
Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, goods from other countries will flood Viet Nam's market, forming awide range of products for supermarkets and store chains As a result, street vendors in urban areas will havefewer customers and finally disappear, said Nguyen Thi Lan Huong, director of the Institute of Labour
Science and Social Affairs A
Nguyen Thi Lan, a street vendor from Thai Binh province, said that her business met manydifficulties due to the increased number of stores and supermarkets "We used to make between VND6million (nearly US$270) and VND7 million (nearly $315) monthly but now our income has been unstable
as we have fewer customers."B
Nguyen Anh Tuan, 30, who lives in the Old Quarter said that he usually buys fruits and small items likescissors and cotton swabs from street vendors "It is really convenient and quick I can just stand at the frontdoor and call for the food while going to stores or especially to the supermarket takes me a lot of time
Moreover, I can bargain with the street vendors – one thing which you cannot do in the supermarkets."C
Nguyen Thi Thanh Na, 28, a migrant worker in Ha Noi wants to buy fruits and other items from streetvendors for another reason "I come from rural areas so I sympathise with people who have to leave their
hometowns and make ends meet in the city They have to walk around the 20 streets all day to find
customers and sometimes, they are chased and their goods are confiscated by local police."D
Lessons from developed countries show that informal workers like street vendors will be negatively
affected or even disappear in the integration process; therefore, authorised agencies need to provide them
with vocational training to help them adapt to the new situation, Vu Huu Kien, a 25 senior lecturer of
international labour organisation said
Sharing his opinion, Nguyen Thi Lan Huong, director of the Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairssaid that street vendors should be trained to find jobs in industrial parks and in financial and personalservice sectors
1 The word "their" in paragraph 1 refers to
A.street vendors'
B jobs'
C experts'
D cities'
2 What is NOT mentioned as a result of the formed ASEAN community?
A products from neighboring countries will overflow domestic market
B goods in supermarkets and store chains will be abundant
C street sellers may lose their jobs
D.street vendors can better their lives in big cities
3 Why does Mr Nguyen Anh Tuan frequently buy products from street vendors?
A because of their high quality goods
B because he spends a lot of time finding the supermarket
Trang 10C.because he can buy them more easily and probably with a cheaper price
D because of his living in the Old Quarter
4 The phrase "make ends meet" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to:
6 Who might be involved in the training of labour workforce?
A Nguyen Thi Lan Huong
B.Vu Huu Kien
C Nguyen Thi Thanh Na
D Nguyen Thi Lan
7 The word "them" in paragraph 5 refers to
A.informal workers
B authorised agencies
C customers
D goods
8 What could be a solution for street vendors in the integration process?
A authorised agencies provide them with new jobs
B vocational training should be adjusted to suit these informal workers
C more jobs in industrial parks should be available to untrained informal workers
D.training should be given to street vendors to help them find new jobs
9 In which space (marked A, B, C and D in the passage) will the following sentence fit?
"Poor and low-income people cannot compete and are likely to lose jobs in the service
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MY FIRST LOVE
During the baking hot months of the summer holidays, my mother and I used to escape to one of the scattered lakes north of Prince Albert In its magic surroundings, we used to spend the long summer days inthe open air, swimming and canoeing or just lying dreaming in the sun In the evening, the lake was always
a bright, luminous grey after the unbelievable sunset colours had faded
The last summer before we returned to England was particularly enchanted For one thing, I was inlove for the first time No one will ever convince me that one cannot be in love at fifteen I loved then asnever since, with all my heart and without doubts or reservations or pretence
My boyfriend Don worked in Saskatoon, but the lake was "his place" — the strange and beautifulwilderness drew him with an obsessive urgency, so I suspected it was not to see me that he got on hismotorcycle as many Fridays as he possibly could, and drove three hundred-odd miles along the pittedprairie roads to spend the weekends at our place
Sometimes he couldn't come, and the joy would go out of everything until Monday, when I could startlooking forward to Friday again He could never let us know in advance, as we were too far fromcivilization to have a phone or even a telegraph service Besides, Don was hard up, and sometimes workedovertime at weekends
One Friday night a storm broke out I lay in bed and listened to the thunder and the rain beating onthe roof I tried not to expect Don that night hoping he would have enough sense to wait until the stormended Yet in my frightened thoughts, I couldn't help imagining Don fighting the storm His motorbike
seemed, in my thoughts, frail enough to be blown onto its side by the first gust that struck it I thought of
Don pinned under it, skidding, his face pressed into the mud
I crawled back into bed, trying to close my throat against the tears But when my mother, prompted
by the deep sympathy and understanding between us, came in to me, she kissed my cheek and found it wet
"Don't get upset, Jane," she said softly "He may still come."
When she had tucked me in and gone, I lay thinking about Don, about the danger of the roads — you couldn't ride or walk along them safely after heavy rain; your feet would slip from under you The roads in Northern Canada are not like the friendly well-populated English ones, where there are always farmhouses within walking distance and cars driving along them day and night
It was hours later that I suddenly realized the sound of the roaring engine was real The storm was
dying I lay absolutely still, relief and pain fighting for ascendancy within me, each in itself
overwhelming enough to freeze the breath in my lungs as I heard Don's heavy tired footsteps on thewooden stairs
11 Every summer, Jane used to spend:
A in the camp
B by the sea side
C near the lake
13 The last summer was particularly fascinating for Jane because she
A spent it in the magic surroundings
B had a lot of fun in the open air
C enjoyed unbelievable sunset by the lake
14 Jane believes love at fifteen is
B associated with doubts
C full of reservations
D connected with pretence
15 Don travelled three hundred-odd miles every weekend because he was
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D fond of spending weekends with his friends
16 Sometimes Don didn’t come to see Jane and her mother because he
A thought that they were too far from civilization
C had given up hope of seeing the author
D hated travelling in exhausting conditions
17 The word "it" in paragraph 5 refers to
B the first gust
C the storm
D the mud
18 Mother came into Jane’s room during the storm because she
A felt Jane was afraid of the thunder
C heard Jane walking in the room
D heard Jane crying in her bed
19 According to the author the roads in Northern Canada were
C relief as a prevailing emotion
D neither relief nor pain
PASSAGE 2
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KETCHUP The sauce that is today called ketchup (or catsup) in Western cultures is a tomato-based sauce that is
quite distinct from Eastern ancestors of this product A sauce called ke-tjap was in use in China at least as
early as the 17th century, but the Chinese version of the sauce was made of picked fish, shellfish, and spices.The popularity of this Chinese sauce spread to Singapore and Malaysia, where it was called kechap TheIndonesian ketjab derives its name from the same source of the Malysian sauce but is made from very differentingredients The Indonesian ketjab is made by cooking black soy beans, fermenting them, placing them in a
salt brine for at least a week , cooking the resulting solution further, and sweetening it heavily; this process
results in a dark, thick and sweet variation of soy sauce
Early in the 18th century, sailors from the Bristish navy came across this exotic sauce on voyages to
Malaysia and Singapore and brought samples of it back to England on return voyages English chefs tried torecreate the sauce but were unable to do exactly because key ingredients were unknown or unavailable inEngland; chefs ended up substituting ingredients such as mushrooms and walnuts in an attempt to recreate thespecial taste of the original Asian sauce Variations of this sauce became quite the rage in the 18th centuryEngland, appearing in a number of recipe books and features as an exotic addition to menus from the period
The English version did not contain tomatoes, and it was not until the end of the 18th century that
tomatoes became a main ingredients in the ketchup of the United States It is quite notable that tomatoes wereadded to the sauce and that tomatoes had previously been considered quite dangerous to health That tomatohad been cultivated by the Aztecs, who had called it tomato; however, early botanists had recognized thattomato was a member of the Solanecae a family, which does include a number of poisonous plant The leaves
of the tomato plant are poisonous, though of course the fruit is not
(A) Thomas Jefferson, who cultivated the tomato in his gardens at Monticello and served dishes containing
tomatoes at lavish feasts, often receive credit for changing the reputation of the tomato
(B) Soon after Jefferso had introduced the tomato to American society, recipes combining the new fashinonabe tomato with the equally fashionable and exotic sauce known as ketchap began to appear (C) By the middle of the 19th century, both of the tomato and tomato ketchup were stables of the American kitchen (D)
Tomato ketchup, popular though it was, was quite time-consuming to prepare In 1876, the first produced tomato ketchup, a product of German-American Henry Heizn, went on sale and chieved immediatesuccess From tomato ketchup, Heizn branched out into a number of other products, including various sauces,pickles, and relishes
mass-21 The word "ancestors" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to:
B descendents
C creators
D ingredients
22 It is not stated in paragraph 1 that
A the Chinese sauce was in existence in the 17th century
B the Malaysian sauce was similar to the Chinese sauce
C the Chinese sauce was made from seafood and species
23 The word ―it‖ in paragraph 1 refers to
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A soy beans
B sugar
C salt
26 It can be inferred from the second paragraph that mushrooms and walnuts were
A difficult to find in England
C not native to England
D transported to England to Asia
27 The phrase ―became quite the rage‖ in paragraph 2 means
A became an anger
B became strange
D became a protest
28 The author mentions "the English version" at the beginning of the third paragraph in order to
A indicate what will be discussed in the coming paragraph
B explain why tomatoes were considered dangerous
D provide an example of a sauce using tomatoes
29 According to the paragraph 3, the tomato plant
A was considered poisonous plants
C has edible leaves
D has fruit at is sometimes quite poisonous
30 Where in paragraph 4 can the following sentence go in?
“It turned from very bad to exceedingly good”
A at the beginning of the paragraph 4
C before the sentence ―By the middle of the 19th century …‖
D at the end of the paragraph 4
PASSAGE 3
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FOOD CHAINS
Originally, the idea of a "food chain" was developed by a scientist named Charles Elton in1927 Eltondescribed a general food chain in terms of where plants and animals get their energy He started with plants,which get energy from sunlight Next, plant-eating animals get their energy from eating other plants At thenext level of the chain, meat-eating animals get their energy from eating other animals Elton's idea of a
"chain" related to the concept that all these animals are linked together by what they eat Anything that affectsone part of the chain affects all of the other parts in the chain The first part of the chain, plants, is called theproducer All of the parts of the chain above the producer are called consumers
Here is a simple example of a food chain Grass uses sunlight to produce sugars and proteins so that itcan grow Rabbits eat the grass and get energy from it Foxes eat rabbits and get energy from them Foxes are
at the "top" of this food chain because nothing eats them Now imagine that a farmer plows up the field of grass where the rabbits usually eat Some of the rabbits might die Others will probably move to another
location to find food In either case, there are fewer rabbits This means less food for the foxes Thus, the
foxes depend on the grass in a way, even though they don't eat the grass directly
A In the natural world, of course, there are no simple food chains like this Rabbits eat lots of plantsbesides grass B Foxes eat lots of things besides rabbits C Additionally, there are lots of other things innature that eat grass and rabbits! D
However, that does not mean the idea of a simple food chain is not important Food chains are still auseful concept to consider, even if they are an oversimplification of reality Take, for example, the case ofDDT's effect on animals In the 1960s, DDT, a common pesticide at that time, was used a lot by farmers.Farmers only used a little at a time, so large animals were not harmed However, once DDT was used in afield, it did not go away Whenever it was used, DDT just stayed in the environment Eventually, rain washed
it into rivers and lakes Plankton, a tiny water 25 organism, absorbed the DDT Then, fish ate the plankton.
There was not much DDT in one bit of plankton, but small fish consumed many little bits of plankton Then,larger fish ate lots of the smaller fish So, the concentration of DDT in the larger fish became higher Then,birds such as the osprey ate large quantities of the larger fish
In the end, compared to the concentration of DDT in plankton, the concentration of DDT in osprey was 10million times greater! The DDT did not kill the osprey, though It just made the female osprey lay eggs withvery thin shells The shells were so thin that when the mother sat on the eggs, they broke Thus the ospreypopulation became greatly reduced before rebounding to today's levels
31 According to the passage, which of the following is true about Elton's idea of food chains?
A He only looked at plants and animals near his home
B Other scientists at the time rejected Elton's idea
C.The chains started with plants
D They measured the energy stored in food
32 As used in paragraph 2, what is the meaning of the word "field"?
A.A piece of land for plants
B An area of study
C A place for playing games
D A region that is visible
33 What does "others" in paragraph 2 refer to?
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B.How simple food chains are limited
C The relationship of rabbits and foxes
D Ways to teach food chains to children
36 Why does the author mention DDT in reference to food chains?
A To compare this chemical's effect on producers and consumers
B To explain why consumers sometimes become extinct
C.To illustrate the true complexity of nature
D To show how the simple concept of food chains could be useful
37 All of the following are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT
A a simple example of a food chain
B.consumers and producers in the jungle
C how a food chain helped explain a problem
D who came up with the idea of food chains
38 Why did large fish in rivers and lakes have high concentrations of DDT in their bodies?
A.The large fish ate small fish with DDT in them
B The large fish laid eggs in plankton with DDT in it
C The large fish naturally produced DDT
D The large fish swam in water with DDT in it
39 What can be inferred from the last paragraph about osprey?
A They became extinct
B They began laying more eggs
C.They were helped before all of them died
D They stopped eating fish
40 Where would the following sentence best fit in paragraph 3?
Therefore, when trying to describe the real world, it is more appropriate to think of food webs rather than foodchains
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Directions:In this section you will read FOUR different passages Each one is followed by 10 questions
about it For questions 1-40, you are to choose the best answer A, B, C or D, to each question Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage
You have 60 minutes to answer all the questions, including the time to transfer your answers to the answer sheet
PASSAGE 1 – Questions 1-10
Social Networks
Do the names MySpace, Facebook, Orkut, etc ring a bell? They probably do because they are some of themost popular sites on the internet today These sites are all called 'social networking' sites because they helppeople meet and discuss things online
Each of these social networking sites has its own strengths: MySpace is especially popular among teenagers,Facebook is popular with college age people, Orkut is especially loved in Brazil, and CyWorld is the site tovisit in South Korea The common thread between all of these social networks is that they provide a place for
people to interact, rather than a place to go to read or listen to 'content' Web 2.0
Social networks are considered to be web 2.0 What does this mean? To understand this, it's important tounderstand what the original web did (often called web 1.0) Back in the nineties, the internet - or web - was aplace to go to read articles, listen to music, get information, etc
Most people didn't contribute to the sites They just 'browsed' the sites and took advantage of the information
or resources provided Of course, some people did create their own sites However, creating a site wasdifficult You needed to know basic HTML coding (the original language the internet uses to 'code' pages) Itcertainly wasn't something most people wanted to do as it could take hours to get a basic page just right Things began to get easier when blogs (from web log) were introduced With blogs, many more people beganwriting 'posts', as well as commenting on other people's blogs
MySpace Surprises Everybody
In 2003 a site named MySpace took the internet by storm It was trying to mimic the most popular features
of Friendster, the first social networking site It quickly became popular among young users and the rest washistory Soon everyone was trying to develop a social networking site The sites didn't provide 'content' forpeople to enjoy, they helped people create, communicate and share what they loved including music, images
and videos Key to Success
Relying on users to create content is the key to the success of web 2.0 companies Besides the socialnetworking sites discussed here, other huge success stories include: Wikipedia, Digg.com and the latestsuccess - Twitter All of these companies rely on the desire of users to communicate with each other, therebycreating the 'content' that others want to consume
1 Which social networking site was NOT mentioned in the reading?
3 Why does the writer mention CyWorld in paragraph 2?
A to give an example of a strong point of a social networking site
B to emphasize the importance social networking sites
C.to demonstrate the popularity of social networking sites
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4 Which phrase best describes what people do at social networking sites?
A They comment other people’s blog
B They code pages in HTML
C They browse articles and other content
D.They interact with other people
5 What was the original web mainly used for?
A Interacting with other people
8 What does the writer imply about MySpace?
A It was the first social networking site
B.It was successful
C People could enjoy the content it provided
D It destroyed the internet like a storm
9 What is most important for web 2.0 companies to be successful?
A.Users' desire to communicate with each other
B Users' desire to read interesting content written by professionals
C Users' desire to learn coding
D Users' intelligence
10 What is the writer’s purpose?
A to advertise for web 2.0 companies
B to persuade people to develop social networking sites
C.to give information about social networking sites
D to criticize social networking sites
KEY: 1.B 2D 3C 4D 5B 6C 7A 8B 9A 10C
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Floods are second only to fire as the most common of all natural disasters They occur almost
everywhere in the world, resulting in widespread damage and even death Consequently, scientists have longtried to perfect their ability to predict floods So far, the best that scientists can do is to recognize the potentialfor flooding in certain conditions There are at least a number of conditions, from deep snow on the ground tohuman error, that cause flooding
The first cause of flooding is deep snow on the ground When deep snow melts, it creates a largeamount of water Although deep snow alone rarely causes floods, when it occurs together with heavy rain andsudden warmer weather, it can lead to serious flooding If there is a fast snow melt on top of frozen or very wetground, flooding is more likely to occur than when the ground is not frozen Frozen ground or ground that isvery wet and already saturated with water cannot absorb the additional water created by the melting snow.Melting snow also contributes to high water levels in rivers and streams Whenever rivers are already at theirfull capacity of water, heavy rains will result in the rivers overflowing and flooding the surrounding land
Secondly, rivers that are covered in ice can also lead to flooding When ice begins to melt, the surface
of the ice cracks and breaks into large pieces These pieces of ice move and float down the river They canform a dam in the river, causing the water behind the dam to rise and flood the land upstream If the dambreaks suddenly, then the large amount of water held behind the dam can flood the areas downstream too
Broken ice dams are not the only dam problems that can cause flooding Those carelessly constructed
by humans can also result in floods When a large human-made dam breaks or fails to hold the water collected
behind it, the results can be devastating Dams contain such huge amounts of water behind them that when sudden breaks occur, the destructive force of the water is like a great tidal wave Unleashed dam waters can
travel tens of kilometres, cover the ground in metres of mud and debris, and drown and crush everything andcreature in their path
Although scientists cannot always predict exactly when floods will occur, they do know a great deal aboutwhen floods are likely, or probably, going to occur Deep snow, ice-covered rivers, and weak dams are allstrong conditions for potential flooding Hopefully, this knowledge of why floods happen can help us reducethe damage they cause
11 What is the most common natural disaster?
13 Which of the following best describes how deep snow causes flooding?
A melting snow that creates a large amount of water causes flooding
B freezing water causes flooding
C.melting snow combining with considerable amount of rain and sudden increase in temperature leads toflooding
D snow that melts in wet weather causes flooding
14 Why does saturated ground contribute to flooding problems?
A.the ground cannot absorb more water
B the ground is too hard, so the water runs off
C the ground forms a kind of dam
D it remains frozen
15 How can a frozen river cause a flood?
A The ice in the river melts too quickly and causes a flood
B The ice in the river cracks causing the water to overflow
C.The ice in the river cracks into pieces that eventually create a dam causing the water to overflow
D The water behind the ice dam collects and when the dam breaks, it causes flooding upstream
16 Why does the writer mention tidal wave in paragraph 4?
A.to compare the force of a broken human-made dam
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C to emphasize the effects of natural disasters
D to criticize dam designers
17 How far can dam water travel when it is unleashed from a broken dam?
A less than 10 kilometres
B.tens of kilometres
C thousands of kilometres
D tens of thousands of kilometres downstream
18 The word devastating in paragraph 4 has the closest meaning to
D.poorly built roads
20 What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A Scientists know very little about floods
B Potential flooding cannot be predicted
C.Consequences of flooding can be reduced if its causes are identified
D There are only three conditions for potential flooding