VIET ĐỢT 2 2016PHONETIC Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.. Many Internet users, of course, would say t
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PHONETIC
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
For millions of people, the Internet has opened up a whole new world From their personal computers they are ordering books, sending greeting cards and finding out about literally anything on Earth For students it is invaluable for homework, for travelers it makes planning and booking astonishingly easy, while for many others
it is a great way of keeping in touch with family and friends or, indeed, making new friends It is, in short, a wonderful resource for obtaining information, getting things done and communicating with others And yet it is also creating one of the fastest-growing social problems of our time: Internet addiction
A recent study involving Internet users from all over the world found that 50 per cent of them claimed to be addicted, spending an average of over 60 hours per week online Some of these reported routinely logging on as
soon as they arrived home from work, university or school, often remaining online until the small
hours “Sometimes I’m feeling absolutely exhausted, dying to go to bed,” said one respondent, “but then I think
to myself I’ll just try one more page, it might be really good And then I think the same about the next page And the next And so on.”
The study showed no difference in the rate of addiction between men and women and revealed that many heavyusers simply lost track of time In extreme cases, they began to neglect themselves, their families and their friends, apparently preferring the company of their computer to that of other people They were also found to bemore likely to be depressed than moderate users, although it is as yet unclear whether this is brought about by the excessive time spent online, or whether already depressed individuals have a greater tendency to stay at home and engage in what is, essentially, a solitary activity
The researchers compared it with other addictions such as gambling, which, they say, shares with it the element
of intermittent rewards: in the case of the Internet, the occasional discovery of an exciting web page In
addition, both activities tend to take place against a background of darkness Net surfing often takes place at night; casinos deliberately keep the lights turned down low so that the punters, too, lose all sense of time
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Many Internet users, of course, would say the same of going online So when does “normal” extensive Net surfing become an addiction? In some cases the indications are clear: skipped meals, lack of sleep, strained relationships, etc., but in others the symptoms are more subtle Obsessive users may check and recheck their email boxes unnecessarily They may deceive themselves, and others, about how long they actually spend online session They might even rush to their PC’s the minute they have the house to themselves, relieved that others are not there to pass judgement
What, though, can those who recognize they have a problem actually do about it? The first thing is not to paniC.One expert points out that many people spend an enormous amount of time reading, say, or talking on the telephone, sometimes to the detriment of family relationships Yet nobody talks about “book addiction”, or
“phone addiction” as if they were in some way akin to chronic alcoholism or heavy smoking If they are cutting themselves off, so this theory goes, it is because of a weak relationship Going online is merely one way, like turning on the TV or going out for a drink, of avoiding conversation with those at home The problem is the relationship, not the computer
Where an addiction genuinely does exist, the advice is to seek professional help similar to that for sufferers of other compulsive disorders This consists of gradually reducing the time spent online, as well as dealing with any personal difficulties that may underlie the condition Other experts advise the addict to talk to support groups specifically formed to help people with the problem of Internet overuse Ironically, these groups can currently only be contacted via the Internet
6.What did the study discover?
A: Half of all users always go online when they get home
B: The heaviest users are usually male
C: Some keep hoping to find something interesting online
D: Many people remain online throughout the day
7.According to the text, depression .
A: is caused by Internet addiction
B: leads to overuse of the Internet
C: is associated with heavy Internet use
D: is common among all Internet users
8.In the fourth paragraph, the writer implies that .
A: people prefer to gamble in darkened places
B: Internet addicts are often also gamblers
C: gamblers rarely win
D: gambling is less harmful than Internet addiction
9.Which of these is an example of a less obvious sign of addiction?
A: Telling other people how long they have spent online
B: Being afraid that other people will criticise them
C: Being shocked to discover how long they have spent online
D: Not eating at proper times because of excessive surfing
10.In the sixth paragraph, the author likens heavy Internet use to .
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B: drinking too much alcohol
C: talking to relatives for many hours
D: having long telephone conversations
11.Which, according to the author, could have the opposite result from what is intended?
A: Discussing the addiction with specialist organizations
B: Treating the possible causes of the addiction
C: Attempting to spend less time online
D: Obtaining the same treatment as for other conditions
12.What is the author’s aim in writing this text?
A : To discourage people from using the Internet
B: To describe Internet addiction and suggest remedies
C: To call for more controls on the content of Internet pages
D: To dismiss claims that the Internet is addictive
13.What is the best title of this passage?
A: Addicted to the Internet
B: Addictions
C: A compare and contrast of common addictions
D: Advantages and disadvantages of the Internet
14.What does the phrase small hours refer to?
A: the early hours of the morning
B: a few hours
C: midnight
D: the time before midnight
15.What is the difference between television addiction and Internet addiction?
A: TV watching leave you more free time
B: There is no treatment for television addiction
C: TV addiction is less severe
D: TV watching is more passive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
16.A typical working day for me begins at 7:30.
17.The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
18.I’m extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help.
19.Maybe he’ll come.
20.Doctors issued a warning against eating any fish caught in the river.
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following questions.
21.It is the Internet which is considered one of the most wonderful inventions in the human history
22.Our urge to classify various life forms and give us names seems to be as old as the human race
23.Animals living in areas that are covered in snow in winter change the color of their coats according the seasons
24.The study of astronomy is so recent as the past centuries; however, astrology has existed for thousands of years
25.Culture and society are so interdependent that they never occur without each another
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
26.We wouldn’t have missed the bus .
A: unless we used an out-of-date timetable
B: if we weren’t using an out-of-date timetable
C: would we not be using an out-of-date timetableD: had we not been using an out-of-date timetable
27.It is imperative what to do when there is a disaster.
A: that he knew
B: that everyone know
C: we knewD: he must know about
28.In the United States, there are 50 states, has its own government.
29.No one knows exactly .
A: how did speech begin
B: how the beginning of speech
C: of how beginning speechD: how speech began
30.For any adhesive to make a really strong bond, to be glued must be absolutely clean and free from moisture or grease.
A: the surfaces B: when surfaces C: surfaces that D: and surfaces
31. no conclusive evidence exists, many experts believe that the wheel was invented only once and then diffused to the rest of the world.
32.What’s the matter? Haven’t you started ?
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33.You must phone us as soon as you there.
34.I’ll take this hat It’s the thing I’m looking for.
35.I tried to lift the heavy case but it was .
A: no less than good
B: no good
C: neither goodD: not good
36.The weather is so awful that I don’t going anywhere today.
37.Do you want to go to that lecture? Yes I am very in the subject.
38.Why don’t you come with us? Unfortunately, I have plans.
39.I saw you at the library yesterday You I was at home.
A: must have seen
B: had to seen
C: shouldn’t have seenD: couldn’t have seen
40.I didn’t sleep last night because I to the noise of the night life here.
41.How did the show go? There were people than I’d hoped for due to the weather.
42.The woman was safely rescued the burning building.
43.Jane must be so happy with her new car! , but she never drives it.
A: You would think
B: Would you think so think
C: You would think soD: So would you
44.I know you don’t want to discuss this, but we can’t .
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D: bring the house down
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
“How is the Dictionary getting on?” said Winston, raising his voice to overcome the noise
“Slowly,” said Syme “I’m on the adjectives It’s fascinating.”
He had brightened up immediately at the mention of Newspeak He pushed his bowl aside, took up his hunk of bread in one delicate hand and his cheese in the other, and leaned across the table so as to be able to speak without shouting
“The Eleventh Edition is the definitive edition,” he said “We’re getting the language into its final shape – the shape it’s going to have when nobody speaks anything else When we’ve finished with it, people like you will have to learn it all over again You think, I dare say, that our chief job is inventing new words But not a bit of
it! We’re destroying words – scores of them, hundreds of them, every day We’re cutting the language down to the bone The Eleventh Edition won’t contain a single word that will become obsolete before the year 2050.”
He bit hungrily into his bread and swallowed a couple of mouthfuls, then continued speaking, with a sort of pedant’s passion His thin dark face had become animated, his eyes had lost their mocking expression and grown almost dreamy
“It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words Of course the great wastage is in the verbs and adjectives, but there are hundreds of nouns that can be got rid of as well It isn’t only the synonyms; there are also the
antonyms After all, what justification is there for a word which is simply the opposite of some other word? A word contains its opposite in itself Take “good”, for instance If you have a word like “good”, what need is there for a word like “bad”? “Ungood” will do just as well – better, because it’s an exact opposite, which the other is not Or again, if you want a stronger version of “good”, what sense is there in having a whole string of vague useless words like “excellent” and “splendid” and all the rest of them? “Plusgood” covers the meaning, or
“double-plusgood” if you want something stronger still Of course we use those forms already But in the final version of Newspeak there’ll be nothing else In the end the whole notion of goodness and badness will be covered by only six words – in reality, only one word Don’t you see the beauty of that, Winston? It was B.B.’s idea originally, of course,” he added as an afterthought
A sort of vapid eagerness flitted across Winston’s face at the mention of Big Brother Nevertheless, Syme immediately detected a certain lack of enthusiasm
“You haven’t a real appreciation of Newspeak, Winston,” he said almost sadly “Even when you write it you’re still thinking of Oldspeak I’ve read some of those pieces that you write in “The Times” occasionally They’re good enough, but they’re translations In your heart you’d prefer to stick to Oldspeak, with all its vagueness and
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Winston did know that, of course He smiled, sympathetically he hoped, not trusting himself to speak Syme bit off another fragment of the dark-colored bread, chewed it briefly, and went on:
“Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible because there will be no words in which to express it Every concept that can ever needed, will be expressed by exactly one word, with its meaning rigidly defined and all its subsidiary meanings rubbed out and forgotten Already, in the Eleventh Edition, we’re not far from that point But the process will still be continuing long after you and I are dead Every year fewer and fewer words, and the range
of consciousness always a little smaller Even now, of course, there’s no reason or excuse for committing thoughtcrime It’s merely a question of self-discipline, reality-control But in the end there won’t be any need even for that The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect Newspeak is Ingsoc and Ingsoc is Newspeak,” he added with a sort of mystical satisfaction “Has it ever occurred to you, Winston, that by the year 2050, at the very latest, not a single human being will be alive who could understand such a conversation
as we are having now?”
(Extracted from science fiction “1984”)
45.It is most likely that Winston and Syme are .
A: in an office B: in a library C: in a cafeteria D: at school
46.Syme likes .
A: to shout
B: talking about his work
C: the foodD: hearing Winston’s opinion
47.What kind of words are being the most greatly reduced?
A: nouns
B: verbs and adjectives
C: everything except antonymsD: adjectives
48.What can be gathered about Winston’s attitude towards Newspeak?
A: He studies it eagerly
B: He is outspokenly against it
C: He finds it excitingD: He accepts it unhappily
49.Which of the following best describes Newspeak?
A: It is a historical language being reconstructed
B: It was invented to help citizens escape an oppressive government
C: It is a new language that is incredibly difficult to learn
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