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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 3 NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối D
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1 The factory is said _ in a fire two years ago
Question 2 By the end of this year my father _ in this company for 12 years.
Question 3 –“Would you mind giving me a hand with this bag?”
-“ _”
A Yes, I’ll do it now B No, not at all C Well, I’d love to D Yes, I am
Question 4 Forget all and try your best next time- Lightning never _ twice in the same place.
Question 5 _ raiding for camels was a significant part of Bedouin life has been documented in Wilfed
Thesiger’s Arabian Sands.
Question 6 The little boy pleaded _ not to leave him alone in the dark.
A on her mother B her mother C with her mother D at his mother
Question 7 _, the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.
A By and large B Altogether C To a degree D Virtually
Question 8 The TV station, in _ to massive popular demand, decided not to discontinue the soap
opera
A reaction B response C answer D rely
Question 9 His emotional problems _ from the attitudes he encountered as a child, I think.
Question 10 Pete was born and brought up in Cornwall and he knows the place like the _.
A nose on his face B back of his hand C hairs on his head D teeth of his mouth
Question 11 Tom: "I'm sorry I won't be able to come" - Mary: “ _”.
A Sounds like fun B Well, never mind C Oh, that's annoying D Great
Question 12 British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as
different as _
A cats and dogs B salt and pepper C chalk and cheese D here and there
Question 13 Rows and silences are and parcel of any marriage.
A package B stamps C packet D part
Question 14 How do you account for the manager's fiery _ yesterday afternoon?
Question 15: Patient: "Can I make an appointment to see the doctor, please?"
Receptionist: “ ”
A Not at the moment He can't be disturbed B OK, you will need to check my diary
C OK, let me just check the diary D Have a seat and I'll be with you in an hour
Question 16 It’s not in my nature to _ over the price of something.
A haggle B discuss C challenge D transact
Question 17: ” Buy me a newspaper on your way back, _?”
A don’t you B can’t you C will you D do you?
Question 18 We usually do go by train, even though the car _ is a lot quicker.
A travel B journey C trip D voyage
Question 19 The sign says that all shoplifters will be .
A persecuted B disproved C prosecuted D prohibited
Question 20 In elections, politicians try to get old people to vote for them, it’s called the _ vote.
Trang 2A white B blue C old D grey
Question 21 In the end, I just lost my _ and started gabbling incoherently.
A head B mind C brain D intelligence
Question 22 John: “May I come in?”
Peter: “ ”
A Feel free B Yes, no problem C You’re welcome D Sorry, let’s wait
Question 23 When I got up yesterday morning, the sun was shining, but the ground was very wet It …….
A rained B has been raining C had rained D had been raining
Question 24 The villagers strongly recommend that a new school _ immediately.
A must be built B is going to be built C be built D will be built
Question 25 The children can stay here they don’t make too much noise.
Question 26 _ appear, they are really much larger than the Earth
A Small as the stars B The stars as small C As the small stars D Despite of the small stars
Question 27 I know his name, but I can’t recall it at the moment It’s on the tip of _.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 28 I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.
A have been successful B have not got wet C have got no water D have got home dry
Question 29 Crime frequently increases during periods of social upheaval
A ruin B unrest C havoc D trends
Question 30 The evening would have been more enjoyable if all the extraneous activities had been dropped
from the program
A irrelevant B excessive C overextended D exceptional
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
Question 31 The reason he wants to take a leaving of absence is that he needs a complete rest.
A B C D
Question 32 A desert area that has been without water for six years will still bloom when rain will come.
A B C D
Question 33 Like a synonym of speech, which is the general term, address implies some degree of
A B C D
formality
Question 34 The fact that half of the known species is thought to inhabit the world's rain forests does not
A B
seem surprising, considering the huge numbers of insects that comprise the bulk of the species
Question 35 Moonquakes originating at deep of some 800 kilometers indicate the Moon has considerable
A B C D
Rigidity and is not molten at such levels
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 36 A.consequently B profile C initiate D project
Question 37 A obedience B curriculum C benefactor D moustache
Question 38 A arithmetic B assassinate C agriculture D controvert
Question 39 A compulsory B technology C academic D eliminate
Question 40 A inheritance B mathematician C communication D tuberculosis
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 41 I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned out that she was quite useless.
A Contrary to my initial impression, she was not totally unsuitable for the position
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C I was mistaken about her suitability for the position, since she proved rather incompetent
D Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather badly
Question 42 At this time tomorrow, hopefully, I'll be relaxing at home rather than working this hard.
A Resting at home is something I hope to be doing at this time tomorrow, but I'll probably be working quite hard instead
B Tomorrow, rather than relaxing at home as I'd hoped to do, I'll be working quite hard
C I'm planning to relax at home tomorrow, instead of working so hard
D I hope that, instead of working so hard at this time tomorrow, I'll be at home resting
Question 43 Public education is so good in European countries that there is almost no demand for private
schools
A Even the excellence of public education in Europe does not stop people from sending their children to private schools
B People still send their children to private schools in Europe although the public education system is excellent
C Hardly anyone sends their children to private schools in Europe because state schools are excellent
D In Europe, there is no reason for parents to send their children to private schools because state schools are so good
Question 44 The number of people participating in the conference was far below my expectation.
A I had expected that many more people would actually attend the conference
B I think attendance at the conference was low because it was held too far away from the city centre
C I knew that holding such a conference required the participation of more people
D The number of participants at the conference far exceeded my expectations
Question 45 Seeing how happy she looked, I was certain that Jack had proposed to her.
A I knew just by looking at her that she was in love with Jack
B The happy look on her face convinced me that she'd received a marriage proposal from Jack
C Judging by the happy look on her face, I guess that she accepted Jack's marriage proposal
D When I talked to her, I learnt that she was so happy because Jack had proposed to her
Question 46 By the end of our tour, we had been to every major city in Eastern Europe, except Tallinn, in
Estonia
A Towards the end of our trip, having visited all the main cities in Eastern Europe, we also wanted to see Tallinn, in Estonia
B Our tour included almost all major cities in Eastern Europe, besides Tallinn, In Estonia
C During our trip, we visited all the main cities of Estonia, in Eastern Europe, apart from Tallinn
D With the exception of Tallinn, in Estonia, we visited all the important cities in Eastern Europe during our
Question 47 She has been living on her own for about ten years, but she had never been financially secure
until she got that bank job last year
A She's been having financial troubles during the last ten years, even though she's been living on her own and working in a bank the whole time
B A year ago she found a job in a bank and became financially secure for the first time since she began living by herself about a decade ago
C For ten years she had been living there all alone, and was never financially secure even with the bank job she found last year
D She hasn't been living with anyone for nearly ten years, but owing to her bank job, she's never had any financial worries
Question 48 The capital city of Latvia, Riga has maintained the atmosphere of a medieval German city.
A Latvia's capital, Riga, is a medieval German city with a nice atmosphere
B Latvia's capital city, Riga was established in medieval times, and it looks like a German city
C Riga, Latvia's capital city, was established by the Germans in medieval times
D Riga, Latvia's capital city, still reflects the characteristics of a medieval German city
Question 49 When we arrived at the party after our car broke down on the way there, there weren't many
people left
A Our car broke down on the way to the party and by the time we got there, most of the guests had already left
B Because we had car trouble on the way to the party, many people grew tired of waiting and left before
we arrived there
C Not many people had left the party yet when we got there, although we were late because of a car problem on the way
Trang 4D When we arrived at the party after we had had car trouble on the way there, hardly anyone had left yet.
Question 50 She had to buy a new battery for her mobile phone because the charge was unable to last for
more than two hours
A She had to charge a new battery for her mobile phone because the old one lasted for a little over two hours
B Her mobile phone couldn't hold a charge for more than two hours, so she had to buy a new battery
C Because she charged her new mobile phone battery for only two hours, the charge did not last very long
D The new battery she bought for her mobile phone would not hold a charge for longer than two hours
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 51 to 60.
The languages spoken by early Europeans are still shrouded in mystery There is no linguistic continuity between the languages of Old Europe (a term sometimes used for Europe between 7,000 and 3,000 B.C.) and the languages of the modern world, and we cannot yet translate the Old European script Scholars have deciphered other ancient languages, such as Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian, which used the
cuneiform script, because of the fortuitous discovery of bilingual inscriptions When cuneiform tablets were
first discovered in the 18th century, scholars could not decipher them Then inscriptions found in Iran at the
end of the 18th century provided a link: these inscriptions were written in cuneiform and in two other ancient languages, Old Persian and New Elamite – languages that had already been deciphered It took several decades, but scholars eventually translated the ancient cuneiform script via the more familiar Old Persian language
Similarly, the hieroglyphic writing of the Egyptians remained a mystery until French troops unearthed the famous Rosetta stone in the late 18th century The stone carried the same message written in ancient Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Egyptian hieratic, a simplified form of hieroglyphs The Rosetta stone
thwarted scholars’ efforts for several decades until the early 19th century when several key hieroglyphic phrases were decoded using the Greek inscriptions Unfortunately, we have no Old European Rosetta stone
to chart correspondences between Old European script and the languages that replaced it
The incursions of Indo-European tribes into Old Europe from the late 5th to the early 3rd millennia B.C caused a linguistic and cultural discontinuity These incursions disrupted the Old European sedentary farming lifestyle that had existed for 3,000 years As the Indo-Europeans encroached on Old Europe from the east, the continent underwent upheavals These severely affected the Balkans, where the Old European cultures abundantly employed script The Old European way of life deteriorated rapidly, although pockets of Old European cultural remained for several millennia The new peoples spoke completely different languages belonging to the Indo-European linguistic family The Old European language or languages, and the script used to write them, declined and eventually vanished
Question 51 What is the main topic of the passage?
A Reason for the failure to understand the written records of Old European culture
B Influences on the development of Old European script
C Similarities between Old European script and other ancient writing systems
D Events leading to the discovery of Old European script
Question 52 According to the passage, New Elamite is _.
A a language that was used in Europe about 3,000 years ago
B a modern language that came from Old Persian
C one of the languages spoken by the Old Europeans
D a language that was understood by the late 18th century
Question 53: When does the passage suggest that ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script was finally
deciphered?
A At around the same time as cuneiform script was deciphered
B Shortly before the Rosetta stone was unearthed
C As soon as additional bilingual inscriptions became available to scholars
D A few decades after the hieratic script was decoded
Question 54: According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE of the Rosetta stone?
A It was found by scholars trying to decode ancient languages
B It contains two versions of hieroglyphic script
C Several of its inscriptions were decoded within a few months of its discovery
D Most of its inscriptions have still not been decoded
Trang 5Question 55: According to the passage, scholars were able to decipher cuneiform form with the help of
_
A the Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian languages B Old Persian
C tablets written in Old European D languages spoken in 18th century Iran
Question 56: The word “fortuitous” in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to _
Question 57:The word “them” in the 1st paragraph refers to _
A Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian B bilingual inscriptions
Question 58: The word “thwarted” in the 2nd paragraph is closest in meaning to _
A continued B influenced C encouraged D frustrated
Question 59:According to the passage, Indo-European incursions caused Old European population to
A separated into different tribes B move eastward
C change their ways of living and obtain food D start recording historical events in writing
Question 60: The author mentions the Balkans in the passage in order to explain why _.
A Indo-European languages were slow to spread in Old Europe
B the inhabitants of Old Europe were not able to prevent Indo-European incursions
C the use of the Old European script declined
D the Old European culture survived for a time after the Indo-European incursions
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 61 to 70.
Industrialization came to the United State after 1790 as North American entrepreneurs increased
productivity by reorganizing work and building factories These innovations in manufacturing boosted output
and living standards to an unprecedented extent; the average per capita wealth increased by nearly 1 percent per year – 30 percent over the course of a generation Goods that had once been luxury items became part of everyday life
The impressive gain in output stemmed primarily from the way in which workers made goods, since the 1790's, North American entrepreneurs – even without technological improvements – had broadened the
scope of the outwork system that mace manufacturing more efficient by distributing materials to a succession
of workers who each performed a single step of the production process For example, during the 1820's and 1830's the shoe industry greatly expanded the scale and extend of me outwork system Tens of thousands of rural women, paid according to the amount they produced, fabricated the "uppers" of shoes, which were bound to the soles by wage-earning journeymen shoemakers in dozens of Massachusetts towns, whereas previously journeymen would have made the enduring shoe This system of production made the employer a powerful "shoe boss" and eroded workers' control over the pace and conditions of labor However, it also dramatically increased the output of shoes while cutting their price
For tasks that were not suited to the outwork system, entrepreneurs created an even more important new organization, the modem factory, which used power-driven machines and assembly-line techniques to
turn out large quantities of well-made goods As early as 1782 the prolific Delaware inventor Oliver Evans
had built a highly automated, laborsaving flour mill driven by water power His machinery lifted the grain to the top of the mill, cleaned it as it fell into containers known as hoppers, ground the grain into flour, and then conveyed the flour back to the top of the mill to allow it to cool as it descended into barrels Subsequently, manufacturers made use of new improved stationary steam engines to power their mills This new technology enabled them to build factories in the nation's largest cities, taking advantage of urban concentrations of
inexpensive labor, good transportation networks, and eager customers.
Question 61 What is the passage mainly about?
A The difficulties of industrialization in North America
B The influence of changes in manufacturing on the growth of urban centers
C The rapid speed of industrialization in North America
D Improved ways of organizing the manufacturing of goods
Question 62 The word "boosted" is closest in meaning to
Question 63 The word "scope" is closest in meaning to
Trang 6Question 64 The author mentions the shoe industry in the second paragraph to provide an example of how
A entrepreneurs increased output by using an extended outwork system
B entrepreneurs used technological improvements to increase output
C rural workers responded to "shoe bosses"
D changes in the outwork system improved the quality of shoes
Question 65 All of the following are mentioned as effects of changes in the shoe industry during the 1820's
and 1830's EXCEPT
A an increase in the worker's dependence on entrepreneurs
B an increase in the wages paid to journeymen shoemakers
C a decline in the workers ability to control the speed of production
D a decrease in the price of shoes
Question 66 All of the following are true of the outwork system EXCEPT
A It involved stages of production
B It was more efficient than the systems used before 1790
C It made many employers less powerful than they had been before
D It did not necessarily involve any technological improvements
Question 67 The word "prolific" is closest in meaning to
A efficient B productive C self-employed D progressive
Question 68 According to the passage, how did later mills differ from the mills differ from the mill built by
Oliver Evans?
A They were located away from large cities
B They used new technology to produce power
C They did not allow flour to cool before it was placed in Barrels
D They combined technology with the outwork system
Question 69 The passage mentions which of the following as a result of improvements in factory machinery?
A It become easier for factory' owners to find workers and customers
B Manufacturers had to employ more highly skilled workers
C The amount of power required for factories operate was reduced
D Factories could operate more than one engine at a time
Question 70 The word "eager" is closest in meaning to
A wealthy B knowledgeable C regular D enthusiastic
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 71 to 80
Sound Advice for Language Learners
A recent issue of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the (71)
_ of second language acquisition Their advice may prove invaluable for those (72) _ a language course One suggestion is that you (73) whether you are likely to be successful at learning a
language Did you enjoy studying languages at school, for example? Do you have enough time to learn a language? The major (74) _ will be your own time and effort If proof of your level of proficiency is
important you must make sure that the course on offer leads to a (75) _ qualification Also, be realistic in your (76) If you don't set achievable aims you are more likely to give up Do not be deceived
(77) thinking that the most expensive courses are the best (78) around to get the best
possible value for money You should also bear in mind that the quicker you learn a language the more quickly you forget it Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself German by enrolling on a (79)
course Already fluent in four languages and with a sound knowledge of teaching methodology her chances of making progress were high Three years on she remembers very little She feels her biggest mistake was not to follow (80) her first experience "I should have consolidated what I'd learn by continuing to study, even if it were by myself."
Question 71: A domain B branch C field D area
Question 72 A wondering B thinking C looking D considering
Question 73 A assess B review C balance D survey
Question 74 A chance B cost C price D evaluation
Question 75 A recognized B understood C valued D regarded
Question 76 A sights B ends C objects D goals
Question 77 A by B about C into D in
Trang 7Question 78 A Nose B Push C Run D Shop
Question 79 A rapid B crash C quick D fast
Question 80 A up B on C through D out
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Trang 8Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1 A.qualification B competition C independence D politician
Question 2 A.multiply B simplify C consolidate D decorate
Question 3 A.curriculum B generator C temporary D atmosphere
Question 4 A.development B originate C misbehavior D certificate
Question 5 A.signature B scholarship C terminus D transaction
Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 6 _ ten minutes of the start of the game two players had been sent off.
A Before B Inside C.Within D Around
Question 7 Now that he has retired , he lives partly on his pansion and partly on the on his
post office savings account
A.income B.interest C.wages D.salary
Question 8 She isn’t _ well with the new manager.
A.getting on B going on C keeping on D taking on
Question 9 : -“Do you like the weather here?”
-“I wish it ”
A doesn’t rain B didn’t rain C won’t rain D hadn’t rained
Question 10 his assistance in those days, I would not be so successful now.
A Unless I had B If there were not C If it had not for D Had it not been for
Question 11.When you have a small child in the house, you _ leave small objects lying around Such
objects _ be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death
A should / must B should not / might C needn't / may D mustn't / can't
Question 12.She on her computer for more than two hours when she decided to stop for a rest.
A has worked B has been working C had been working D was working
Question 13 Anne: "Make yourself at home".
John : " "
A Yes, Can I help you? B Not at all Don't mention it
C Thanks! Same to you D That's very kind Thank you
Question 14.As a result of the company’s policy, there are now 15 Fairdeal supermarkets
compared with 10 in 1980
A expansion B increase C intensification D magnification
Question 15 They are going to make excursion next month.
A two weeks' B two-weeks C a two-week D a two-week's
Question 16 The new system didn’t expectations.
A catch up with B bring about C come across D come up to
Question 17 _ Hello, I’d like to speak with Mrs Smith.
_
A Who are you? B Hang on, please, I will put you through
Question 18 I’d rather you _ in here.
A.don’t smoke B.shouldn’t smoke C.didn’t smoke D.not smoke
Question 19 - What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!
- _
A I don't like your sayings B Thank you for your compliment
C Thank you very much I am afraid D You are telling a lie
Question 20 Jack won’t come to the meeting and _
A Betty won’t too B.nor won’t Betty C.Betty won’t neither D neither will Betty
Question 21 – I didn’t see Tommy at the party last night.
- Oh, there was a chocolate fair in the mall A chocoholic like him there
A would have gone B was C must have been D can have gone
Question 22 At no time the house.
A.did they leave B.they did leave C they left D they didn’t leave
Question 23 The rumors go that Jason will be arrested He is said a bloody robbery.
A to take part in B to join in C to have joined in D to have taken part in
Trang 9Question 24 _ lack of success and financial reward, Vincent van Gogh persevered with his
painting
A Despite his B Because of his C His D Although his
Question 25 Not only _ a good physician but also a talented violist
A she is famous as B she appears to be C appears as she is D is she known as
Question 26 In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself _
A occupation B occupant C occupied D occupational
Question 27 They thought they could deceive me but they were wrong I could .
A see them through B see through them C see them off D see off them
Question 28 _ My parents got divorced when I was 5
_ _
A How did it happened? B They shouldn’t do that
C Oh, I’m sorry D You must have been shocked
Question 29 The actress, along with her manager, _ going to the party tonight.
A is B are C was D were
Question 30 When he heard the joke, he burst into loud .
A smile B laughter C amusement D enjoyment
Question 31.We had _ food left over that we had to throw it away.
A.such a lot of B.so many C.so a lot of D.such much
Question 32 “Never say it again, ?”
A.won’t you B.do you C.don’t you D.will you
Question 33.John failed again He _ harder.
A must have tried B should have tried C can have tried D may have tried
Question 34.Don’t phone me between 8.00 and 9.00 I shall _ then.
A.study B.be studying C be studied D have studied
Question 35.You the washing-up I could have done it for you.
A hadn’t to do B couldn’t have done C mustn’t have done D needn’t have done
Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks from 36 to 45.
A desert is a special (36) 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 (37) _ water for long periods
of time can exist in the desert
Plants in the deserts are particularly (38) to the dry and hot environment One well-known desert plant is the cactus Like many desert plants, this plant has very tiny leaves As plants lose most of their water (39) _ their leaves, the small leaves of the cactus help to cut down water evaporation There are some
desert plants that do not have leaves (40)
Some desert plants survive by avoiding the dry season altogether During the dry season, this plant
remains a seed and does not (41) _ from the soil at all When the rains come, this seed would grow very quickly into a plant It would bloom rapidly and then (42) _ its seeds before the dry season returns
Desert animals have also learnt to adapt well to life in this region The camel, for example, (43) well in the desert because water can be (44) 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 (45) from their food
Question 36 A.section B district C part D region
Question 37 A.do without B keep off C stay away D give up
Question 38 A.convenient B adjusted C regulated D adapted
Question 39 A.by B through C out of D from
Question 40 A.at all B as well C in all D either
Question 41 A.rise B arise C awake D emerge
Question 42 A.scatter B.throw C fling D cast
Question 43 A.exists B survives C subsists D remains
Question 44 A.stocked B kept C stored D contained
Question 45 A.demand B require C request D ask for
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 46 to 55.
Psychologists have debated a long time about whether a child’s upbringing can give it the ability to
do outstandingly well Some think that it is impossible to develop genius and say that it is simply something a
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truth lies somewhere between these two extremes
It seems very obvious that being born with the right qualities from gifted parents will increase a child’s ability to do well However, this ability will be fully realized only with the right upbringing and opportunities As one psychologist says, “To have a fast car, you need both a good engine and fuel.”
Scientists have recently assessed intelligence, achievement, and ability in 50 sets of identical twins that were separated shortly after birth and brought up by different parents They found that achievement was based on intelligence, and later influenced by the child’s environment
One case involving very intelligent twins was quoted One of the twins received a normal upbringing, and performed well The other twin, however, was brought up by extremely supportive parents and given every possible opportunity to develop its abilities That twin, though starting out with the same degree of intelligence as the other, performed even better
This case reflects the general principle of intelligence and ability The more favorable the environment, the more a child’s intelligence and ability are developed However, there is no link between intelligence and the socioeconomic level of a child’s family In other words, it does not matter how poor or how rich a family is,
as this does not affect intelligence
Gifted people cannot be created by supportive parents, but they can be developed by them One professor of music said that outstanding musicians usually started two or three years earlier than ordinary performers, often because their parents had recognized their ability These musicians then needed at least ten years’ hard work and training in order to reach the level they were capable of attaining
People who want to have very gifted children are given the following advice:
- Marry an intelligent person
- Allow children to follow their own interests rather than the interests of the parents
- Start a child’s education early but avoid pushing the child too hard
- Encourage children to play; for example, playing with musical instruments is essential for a child who wants
to become an outstanding musician
Question 46: The upbringing of highly intelligent children requires _
C parental support and encouragement D wealthy and loving parents
Question 47: The word “others” used in the first paragraph refers to
Question 48: When scientists studied intelligence and ability in twins, they found that _
A ability depends mainly on intelligence and achievement
B intelligence and development are irrelevant to ability
C ability depends both on intelligence and on environment
D different twins generally have different levels of ability
Question 49: Scientists chose twins for their study because
A each twin has the same environment as his/her twin
B they are born into the same family, hence the same upbringing
C they have the same economic background and hence the same opportunities
D they have the same genetic background, usually with similar intelligence
Question 50: How were great musicians different from ordinary musicians in their development?
A Their ability was realized at an early stage and then nutured
B They practised playing their instruments for many years
C They concentrated on music to the exclusion of other areas
D They were exceptionally intelligent and artistic
Question 51: The writer advises that gifted children should be allowed to follow _
A their parent’s interests B their own interests
C only their interests in musical instruments D only their interests in computer games
Question 52: When encouraging their gifted children, parents should avoid _
A pushing their children too hard B letting them play their own way
C permitting them to follow their own interests D starting their education at an early age
Question 53: The remark: “To have a fast car, you need both a good engine and fuel.” in the passage means
that in order to become a genius
A you need to have good health and good nourishment
B you need intelligence and you need to develop it
C you should try to move quickly and efficiently