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Read the passage and choose the best answer Even though she's just 5 years old, Cindy Smart speaks five languages.. She can tell time and do simple math, including multiplication and div[r]

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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ II, NĂM HỌC 2020-2021

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- Họ và tên thísinh: - Số báo danh : Read the passage and choose the best answer

Even though she's just 5 years old, Cindy Smart speaks five languages She's a good reader She can tell time and do simple math, including multiplication and division She's not a prodigy She's just good programming Cindy looks like an average doll, with long, blond hair, baby-blue eyes, and

a button nose But loaded with some devices, Cindy is the first doll that can see, think, and do as she's told

The eagle-eyed Cindy follows in the path of other breakthrough toys like Sony's barking Robot Aibo, which was the first to popularize voice command in the late 1990s Cindy takes Aibo's innovations one step beyond: she not only follows instructions but also recognizes shapes, colors, and words - and remembers The effect is a doll that appears to be learning

The toy company which produced Cindy Smart spent a decade trying to see how much human nature it could breathe into an inanimate object Its engineers began researching basic and affordable artificial intelligence, creating minibots that sense light, sounds, and pressure However, without the sense of sight, their toys seemed to be lacking one of the keenest abilities that life forms use to react

to their environment

So how do the engineers make a doll actually see?InCindy's case, it's a multistep process When

presented a text like "I love you" and asked "Can you read this?" Cindy identifiesitas one of 70

preprogrammed commands Then the inbuilt digital camera scans a 15-degree radius in search of number- or letter-shaped objects Buried in her belly, Cindy's 16-bit microprocessor compares the text with her database of 700 words If it's a match, "I love you," sheutters

1.The pronounitin the 4 th paragraph most likely refers to.

2. This passage most likely appears in a.

A.classifiedad B.music magazineC.sciencejournal D.medicalreport

3. Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED as one of the senses that Cindy Smart is capableof?

4. According to the passage, which of the following can be inferred about RobotAibo?

A.Itcould recognize shapes andcolors

B.Itwas created much later than CindySmart

C.Itwas first put on the market in the early1990s

D.Itcould respond to voicecommands

5. What is true about CindySmart?

A.She is as smart as a 5year old B.She is a childgenius

C.She is anaveragedoll D.She is an interactivetoy

Choose the word that is different from the rest in the position of the main stressed syllable

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Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences

10.Theinterviewer _ to tell me the salary of the sales staff because it isconfidential

11.Like many young people today, I'm thinking about takingayear first, or as people often say, spending a year at "the university oflife"

12 Mark:"Would you likesomespaghetti?" Jake:" I'mfull."

A.No,thanks B.Yes, please C.No,Iwouldn't D.Yes, Iwould

13.Itis likely that artificial intelligence mightdecideto an end to humanity simply

becauseitsurpasses humanintelligence

14.WWF was formed to do the mission of the preservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of natural resources, and thereductionof and wastefulconsumption

15.Most,nottosayalloftheemployerswanttolookforcandidateswith , so make

sureyoumake a positive impression on them by showing up on time for theinterview

16.Her academic performance has improved Itisbecoming

A.more andmore good B.betterand better C.themore gooder D.gooder andgooder

17.Whenyou the interview, remember to bring some sample of yourwork

18.The larger a dropof water, freezingtemperature

A.thehighest B.higherthanits C.thehigher its D.itshigher

19 Jake: Do you mind if I make aphonecall? Mark:" "

A.Why not?I'musing mymobilephone B.Yes, certainly The phone's in thehall

C.No, of course not The phone's in thehall D.I don't think so It's soannoying

20.By the time you comehome,I thedecorating

A.finished B.willhavefinished C.are finishing D.havefinished

21.We got hungry while working overtime, so we gota pizza

22.The womansaidshe in this company for over 20years

23.The job offer was too good forhim to down

Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the sentences below

24 Smart robots have replaced humans in stressful andhazardousjobs and in assemblylines.

25 I'dgo mad if I had to do adead-endjob like working on a supermarket checkout.

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Choose the underlined part that needs correcting

26.Widespread habitat destructionhave drivenmanyspecieson this islandtothe verge ofextinction

27.Many species have becomeextinctionbecause of theinterferences ofhumanbeings

28.African elephants aremore largerandheavierthan Asian elephants,andtheyhave gotbiggerears

Choose the answer that best fits each gap in the text below

The vast number of species prevailing on planet Earth is the result of evolutionary processes that

have beenoperating(29) life originated about 3.5 billion years ago As new species evolved,

as m a l l n u m b e r o f s p e c i e s t h a t b e c a m e m i s f i t s i n t h e p r e v a i l i n g e n v i r o n m e n t ( 3 0 ) extinct (background extinction) However, the rapid increase in

human population and humanity's greed for luxurious living have resulted in marked environmental degradation, particularly in the recent decades, increasing species extinction hundred or even

thousand-fold compared to background extinctions, thus precipitating the'sixth mass extinction'crisis.

Unlike the past five mass extinctions that were due to natural catastrophes, the sixth mass extinction

would be exclusivelythe(31) of human activities Habitat loss and its degradation, overexploitation of bio-resources and climate change have been the main drivers of the sixth

environmentalchanges,climatechangeisgoingtoaffecthumanitymorethan(32) changes.

Apart from exterminating a large number of both terrestrial and aquatic species, these changes bring

down crop productivitya n d (33)substantially, thus seriously compromising ecosystem services

essential for human welfare Mitigating human-induced environmental changes has become one of the highest priorities for the humanity to sustain biodiversity and humanwelfare

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the one given

34. "Tim, remember to wear this watch to your interview," said themother.

A.The mother advised Tim to wear that watch to yourinterview

B.The mother ordered Tim to wear that watch to hisinterview

C.The mother reminded Tim to wear that watch to hisinterview

D.The mother invited Tim to wear this watch to hisinterview

35. I did better than Chris in theexam.

A.Chris didn't do as well as me in theexam

B.I did farther than Chris in theexam

C.Chris did much worse than me in theexam

D.I didn't do worse than Chris in theexam

A.Daisy said she has already had breakfast, so she was nothungry

B.Daisy said she had already had breakfast, so she was nothungry

C.Daisy said she had already had breakfast, so she is nothungry

D.Daisy said she has already had breakfast, so she is nothungry

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37. Why don't we get someone to fix ourcomputer?

A.Why don't we have ourcomputer fixed? B.Let's have someone to fix ourcomputer

C.Someone will have ourcomputerfixed D.Fixing our computer is someone else'sduty

38.As John became more successful, he had less time for hisfamily

A.The more successful John became, the less time he had for hisfamily

B.More and more successful John achieved, less and less time he had for hisfamily

C.The more John became successful, the less he had time for hisfamily

D.The more successful John had, the less time for his family hehad

Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the sentences below

39 Many schools provide environmental education to increase students'awarenessof conservation needs.

A.efforts B.results C.knowledge D.laws

40 It's important to develop productive, rewarding relationships with yourcolleagues.

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- Họ và tên thísinh: - Số báo danh : Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the one given

A.Daisy said she had already had breakfast, so she was nothungry

B.Daisy said she had already had breakfast, so she is nothungry

C.Daisy said she has already had breakfast, so she was nothungry

D.Daisy said she has already had breakfast, so she is nothungry

2. "Tim, remember to wear this watch to your interview," said the mother.

A.The mother invited Tim to wear this watch to hisinterview

B.The mother ordered Tim to wear that watch to hisinterview

C.The mother reminded Tim to wear that watch to hisinterview

D.The mother advised Tim to wear that watch to yourinterview

3. I did better than Chris in theexam.

A.Chris did much worse than me in theexam

B.Chris didn't do as well as me in theexam

C.I did farther than Chris in theexam

D.I didn't do worse than Chris in theexam

4. Why don't we get someone to fix ourcomputer?

A.Someone will have ourcomputerfixed B.Let's have someone to fix ourcomputer

C.Why don't we have ourcomputer fixed? D.Fixing our computer is someone else'sduty

5.As John became more successful, he had less time for hisfamily

A.The more successful John had, the less time for his family hehad

B.The more successful John became, the less time he had for hisfamily

C.The more John became successful, the less he had time for hisfamily

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D.More and more successful John achieved, less and less time he had for hisfamily.

Choose the word that is different from the rest in the position of the main stressed syllable

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting

8.African elephants aremore largerandheavierthan Asian elephants,andtheyhave gotbiggerears

9.Many species have becomeextinctionbecause of theinterferences ofhumanbeings

10.Widespread habitat destructionhave drivenmanyspecieson this islandtothe verge ofextinction

Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the sentences below

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11 Smart robots have replaced humans in stressful andhazardousjobs and in assemblylines.

12 I'dgo mad if I had to do adead-endjob like working on a supermarketcheckout.

Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the sentences below

13 It's important to develop productive, rewarding relationships with yourcolleagues.

14 Many schools provide environmental education to increase students'awarenessof conservation needs.

have beenoperating(15) life originated about 3.5 billion years ago As new species evolved,

as m a l l n u m b e r o f s p e c i e s t h a t b e c a m e m i s f i t s i n t h e p r e v a i l i n g e n v i r o n m e n t ( 1 6 ) extinct (background extinction) However, the rapid increase in

human population and humanity's greed for luxurious living have resulted in marked environmental degradation, particularly in the recent decades, increasing species extinction hundred or even

thousand-fold compared to background extinctions, thus precipitating the'sixth mass extinction'crisis.

Unlike the past five mass extinctions that were due to natural catastrophes, the sixth mass extinction

would be exclusivelythe(17) of human activities Habitat loss and its degradation, overexploitation of bio-resources and climate change have been the main drivers of the sixth

environmentalchanges,climatechangeisgoingtoaffecthumanitymorethan(18) changes.

down crop productivitya n d (19)substantially, thus seriously compromising ecosystem services

essential for human welfare Mitigating human-induced environmental changes has become one of the highest priorities for the humanity to sustain biodiversity and humanwelfare

A.gooderandgooder B.betterandbetter C.more and more goodD.the moregooder

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21.The job offer was too good forhim to down.

22.The larger a dropof water, freezingtemperature

A.thehigher its B.higherthan its C.thehighest D.itshigher

A.Why not?I'musing mymobilephone B.No, of course not The phone's in the hall

C.I don't think so It'sso annoying D.Yes, certainly The phone's in thehall

28.WWF was formed to do the mission of the preservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of natural resources, and thereductionof and wastefulconsumption

A.Yes,Iwould B.No,Iwouldn't C.No, thanks D.Yes,please

31.By the time you comehome,I thedecorating

A.finished B.arefinishing C.willhavefinished D.havefinished

32.Whenyou the interview, remember to bring some sample of yourwork

33.We got hungry while working overtime, so we gota pizza

Read the passage and choose the best answer

The toy company which produced Cindy Smart spent a decade trying to see how much human nature it could breathe into an inanimate object Its engineers began researching basic and affordable

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artificial intelligence, creating minibots that sense light, sounds, and pressure However, without the sense of sight, their toys seemed to be lacking one of the keenest abilities that life forms use to react

34. This passage most likely appears in a.

A.sciencejournal B.medical report C.music magazineD.classifiedad

35.The pronounitin the 4 th paragraph most likely refers to.

36. What is true about CindySmart?

A.She is achild genius B.She is as smart as a 5 yearold

C.She is anaveragedoll D.She is an interactivetoy

37. According to the passage, which of the following can be inferred about RobotAibo?

A.Itwas first put on the market in the early1990s

B.Itcould respond to voice commands

C.Itcould recognize shapes andcolors

D.Itwas created much later than CindySmart

38. Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED as one of the senses that Cindy Smart is capableof?

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others' in the same group

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- Họ và tên thísinh: - Số báo danh :

Read the passage and choose the best answer

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The toy company which produced Cindy Smart spent a decade trying to see how much human nature it could breathe into an inanimate object Its engineers began researching basic and affordable artificial intelligence, creating minibots that sense light, sounds, and pressure However, without the sense of sight, their toys seemed to be lacking one of the keenest abilities that life forms use to react

1.The pronounitin the 4 th paragraph most likelyrefers to .

2. Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED as one of the senses that Cindy Smart is capableof?

3. What is true about CindySmart?

A.She is achild genius B.She is an interactivetoy

C.She is as smart as a 5year old D.She is an averagedoll

4. This passage most likely appearsin a .

A.sciencejournal B.musicmagazine C.classifiedad D.medicalreport

5. According to the passage, which of the following can be inferred about RobotAibo?

A.Itwas created much later than CindySmart

B.Itcould recognize shapes andcolors

C.Itwas first put on the market in the early1990s

D.Itcould respond to voicecommands

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others' in the samegroup

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7 A.bann ed B.resurrect ed C.conserv ed D.appli ed

have beenoperating(8) life originated about 3.5 billion years ago As new species evolved, a small number of species that became misfits in the prevailingenvironment(9) extinct

(background extinction) However, the rapid increase in human population and humanity's greed for luxurious living have resulted in marked environmental degradation, particularly in the recent decades, increasing species extinction hundred or even thousand-fold compared to background

extinctions, thus precipitating the'sixth mass extinction'crisis Unlike the past five mass extinctions that

were due to natural catastrophes, the sixth mass extinction would be exclusivelythe(10) of human activities Habitat loss and its degradation, overexploitation of bio-resources and climate change have been the main drivers of the sixth mass extinction crisis Amongst human-induced environmental changes, climate change is going to affect humanity moret h a n (11) changes.

down crop productivitya n d (12) substantially, thus seriously compromising ecosystem

services essential for human welfare Mitigating human-induced environmental changes has become one of the highest priorities for the humanity to sustain biodiversity and humanwelfare

A.I don't think so It'sso annoying B.Yes, certainly The phone's in thehall

C.No, of course not The phone's inthehall D.Why not?I'musing my mobilephone

A.themore gooder B.gooder andgooder

C.betterandbetter D.more and moregood

A.No,thanks B.No,Iwouldn't C.Yes,Iwould D.Yes,please

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