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What does Rosemary's attitude towards David seem to be?

Dear David, Many thanks for your long and interesting letter What a pity, though, that you had to write about what Jonathan has been up to in it I must say it seemed to me quite unnecessary I couldn't of course let Amanda read it, though she kept asking for days Rather thoughtless of you, dear, wasn't it, because naturally the children are

interested in your letters You didn't tell me, by the way, that there was a bomb explosion

in your office building shortly after you arrived, but I suppose you didn't want to worry

us Were you in any danger? If things get any worse you'll just have to come home, and we'll have to manage without all that money By the way, as you didn't answer my

question about the washing- machine, I have bought a new one Fully automatic; and rather expensive but it's super I heard about the bomb from Mr Zapp A very curious visit which I must tell you about He came round the other evening with the book you wanted It was the most awkward time about six just as we were about to have dinner but

I felt that I had to invite him in since he'd taken the trouble to bring your book round and

he looked rather miserable standing in the wet snow outside the front door wearing

waterproof boots and a funny fur hat He didn't need any persuading - practically knocked

me over in his eagerness to get in the house I took him into the front room for a quick drink but it was like an iceberg - I don't bother to light a fire in there now you're always -

so I had to take him into the dining-room, where the children were just beginning to fight because they were hungry for their dinner I asked him if he would mind me serving the children their meal while he finished his drink, hoping this would give him the idea that

he should leave promptly, but he said no, he didn't mind and I should eat too, and he took off his hat and coat and sat down to watch us And I mean watch us His eyes followed every movement from dish to plate to mouth It was very embarrassing The children fell strangely silent, and I could see that Amanda and Robert were looking at each other and going red in the face with the effort of trying not to laugh In the end I had to ask him if

he wouldn't like to join us for the meal.Love Rosemary

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Chọn một câu trả lời:

a She lets him do what he wants to do and does not criticize

b She worries about him all the time .

c She wants him to be involved in decisions about house and family

d She thinks more about money and the house than about him

Which of the following is the best for the passage?

Hatred is a fundamental human emotion that has deep root in society and culture

Psychologists believe that group identity and cohesion depend to a large extent on having

a common enemy It seems that the existence of "bad guys" is an important element in defining who we are within a large realm It could be said that human beings love to hate.The first signs appear early in life when a child, faced with blame for some mistakes, immediately accuses another child or an inanimate object such as a teddy bear Later, on the schoolyard playground, children in rival groups vie for attention and influence These basic responses translate into more powerful emotions later in life One area where deep-rooted hatred is exhibited is in the ethnic clashes that constantly occur around the globe These conflicts are not only over territory but also involve emotional issues of group identity and unity of purpose For many, there is no "us" without a "them" to hate In a world where conflict between super powers is on the decline, it may be that humanity will have difficulty adapting so a state of mutual respect and cooperation

a Roots of society

b A basic emotion ĐÚNG

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c Group unity

d Social and Cultural problem

According to the passage, early chilhood responses to blame

a demonstrate how human beings love to hate .

b are not related to stronger feelings in adulthood

c are not well understood by psychologists

d are complex expressions of emotion

Where do most Americans live?

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The fact that most Americans live in urban areas does not mean that they reside in the center of large cities In fact, more Americans live in the suburbs of large metropolitan areas than in the cities themselves The Bureau of Census regards any area with more than 2,500 people as an urban area, and does not consider boundaries of cities and

suburbs According to the Bureau, the political boundaries are less significant than the social and economic relationships and the transportation and communication systems thatintegrate a local The term used by the Bureau for an integrated metropolis is an MSA, which stands for Metropolitan Statistical Area In general, an MSA is any area that contains a city and its surrounding suburbs and has a total population of 50,000 or more

At the present time, the Bureau reports more than 280 MSAs, which together account for

75 percent of the U.S population In addition, the Bureau recognizes eighteen

megapolises, that is, continuous adjacent metropolitan areas One of the most obvious megapolises includes a chain of hundreds of cities and suburbs across ten states on the East Coast from Massachusetts to Virginia, including Boston, New York, and

Washington D.C In the Eastern Corridor, as it is called, a population of 45 million inhabitants is concentrated Another megapolis that is growing rapidly is the California coast from San Francisco through Los Angeles to San Diego

a In rural areas

b In the center of cities

c In small towns

d In the suburbs surrounding large cities

If everyone stopped smoking, all the United Kingdom

The diseases connected to smoking are a big problem Doctors think that the annual medical cost for lung cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses connected to smoking is

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between 12 and 35 million pounds And smoking costs society money in other ways Between 27 and 61 billion pounds are spent each year on sick days when people don't go

to work, on wages that you don't get when you don't go to work, and on work lost at the company when you are sick This money counts the wages from people who die of cancer

at young age and stop paying taxes This does not count fire started by cigarettes, which kill fifteen hundred people yearly and injure another four thousand Smoking costs every man, woman arid child in the UK from one hundred and ten to two hundred and fifty pounds each year in the lost work and wages When you add another fifty to one hundred and fifty pounds yearly in insurance cost, that comes to one hundred and sixty to four hundred and ten pounds If everyone stopped smoking, a family of four could have up to one thousand six hundred and forty pounds a year more Smoking will also cause other problems People who don't smoke will live longer, and so they will take money from the government when they are old But they will also work for more years and pay more taxes In the end, the value of a non-smoking nation is not in pounds The good health of the people is the true value for us all

a would have no more problems

b would live longer

c would have less money

d would have more money

The action that the engineers are taking

East Somalia's prolonged shortage of rain, which has already caused food supplies to fail and brought unemployment in farming areas, could also affect the production of

electricity, and thus reduce the output from the nation's mines The mining industry, and especially copper mining, uses a huge amount of electricity and is almost completely

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dependent on the government Electricity Supply Commission But the Commission has recently asked the mines what would happen if electricity supplies were reduced by ten, twenty or thirty percent The Commission's power stations, which produce the electricity using coal as fuel, are mostly situated near the large coalfields of Eastern Province But this area has little water so the cooling towers at the power stations have to be supplied with water from elsewhere The problem now is that water levels in all rivers and lakes have fallen dangerously low and, in some cases, are well below the intake pipes which feed into the pipelines which supply the cooling towers In a desperate attempt to solve the problem, engineers are spending some forty million dollars on building a series of small dams across the Haro River It is hoped that these dams will make the water level atthe Malawa Dam rise so that water can then be pumped through a new pipeline to the power stations This will take time and it is now the dry season Very little rain falls before October or November, and, after a shortage which has lasted for four years and is believed to be the worst in two centuries, nobody can say whether the rains will be

sufficient The amount of electricity and water used by the mines has tended to increase

in recent years The mines, which produce about half the country's export earnings, need electricity in order to pump fresh air through their workings and to drive machines which crush vast quantities of rock Each mine also has to provide accommodation for as many

as three thousand workers

a will use up a lot of electricity

b will become effective towards the end of the year

c may not help if there is sufficient rain .

d should get enough water to the mines

Which of the following is not true?

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Finnish-born botanist William Nylander taught at the University of Helsinki for a number

of years and later moved to Paris, where he lived until his death at the end of the

nineteenth century During the second half of the last century, he became a prominent figure in the field of lichenology Botanists from allover the world sent samples to his laboratory to be analyzed and classified It can be said without exaggeration that four out

of five lichens bear his name He was the first realize the importance of using chemical reagents in the taxonomy of lichens He selected the most common reagents used by the chemists of his time Lichenologists all over the world still used these reagents, including tincture of iodine and hypochlorite, in their laboratories During the first half of the twentieth century, a Japanese named Arahina added only one chemical product - P - Phenol diamines Nylander was also responsible for discovering that the atmosphere of big cities hindered the lichens' development and caused them to disappear Now they are used to detect atmospheric pollution Nevertheless, he considered lichens to be simple plants and vehemently opposed the widely accepted modem theories that lichens are a compound Species formed by two discordant elements: algae and fungi

a Eighty percent of lichens bear Nylander's name

b Nylander accepted his colleagues' theories on the composition of lichens .

c Most botanists consider lichens to be a compound species

d Today lichens are used to detect atmospheric pollution

Which of the following correctly describes migrant workers?

Agriculture in the West and South of the United States has traditionally been supported

by migrant workers who migrate or move from area to area according to the crops that need harvesting Many Chinese, Filipino, and Mexican immigrants became migrant workers when they first arrived in the United States Often they had problems with the

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English language or no skills that they could immediately use in the new country A person looking objectively at the living conditions of these workers might say that their way of life was little better than slavery They were housed in substandard conditions, received wages far below the minimum, and had no medical or insurance benefits The migrant workers had no labour unions that could bargain for better wages, better hours, orimproved working conditions, They had no money and no power with which to bargain with their employers Employers were making fortunes by the sweat of their workers' brows It took an idealistic, determined young man named Cesar Chavez to change the plight of the migrant worker forever

a Living and working conditions were generally poor .

b All the workers were fluent in English

c The workers usually stayed in one place for many years

d Only Mexicans were pennitted to work on crops

According to the passage, ethnic conflicts…

a common enemy It seems that the existence of "bad guys" is an important element in defining who we are within a large realm It could be said that human beings love to hate.The first signs appear early in life when a child, faced with blame for some mistakes, immediately accuses another child or an inanimate object such as a teddy bear Later, on the schoolyard playground, children in rival groups vie for attention and influence These basic responses translate into more powerful emotions later in life One area where deep-rooted hatred is exhibited is in the ethnic clashes that constantly occur around the globe

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These conflicts are not only over territory but also involve emotional issues of group identity and unity of purpose For many, there is no "us" without a "them" to hate In a world where conflict between super powers is on the decline, it may be that humanity will have difficulty adapting to a state of mutual respect and cooperation.

a occur only occasionally

b are on the decline

c have their roots in childhood rivalries .

d serve to resolve differences

Why did Della and Jim think of giving presents to each other?

Della and Jim Young, newly married, were poor Jim's wage was enough to rent only a very small apartment But there were two things of which each was extremely proud Della had the longest and most beautiful hair in all New York, thought Jim, as he

watched her combing it; and Jim possessed a magnificent gold pocket-watch, given to him by his father Christmas was drawing near, and Jim and Della began to think what presents they could afford to give each other Della always noticed sadly, when Jim looked at his watch, that it was fixed to the button-hole of his coat by a common old leather strap He really needed a gold chain And Jim often thought as he looked at Della doing her long hair, how well it would look if only he could buy her a jewelled comb to hold it in place But a gold watch chain or a jewelled hair-comb would have cost far moremoney than either of them possessed Now it was Christmas Eve With tearful eyes Della had counted the money she had saved for Jim's Christmas present for the tenth time: 87 cents "If only I knew ", she thought Then suddenly she had a wonderful idea!

Hurriedly putting on her old hat and coat, she ran down the street to the shop with the notice "Hair bought" She entered and an hour later walked out of the shop richer by 15

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dollars, but without her hair! On the way home she stopped at every watch maker's shop until at last she found exactly the right chain to suit Jim's watch Returning home, with one dollar and 87 cents left in her pocket, she had just enough time before Jim arrived home from work to wrap the precious gift in a piece of coloured paper, and to curl the remaining short ends of her hair When Jim saw it, he was speechless "Oh, Jim, don't look at me like that!" Della cried "It'll grow again, sure it will Very quickly Believe me And I had to do it Here,!" She produced the parcel with the watch - chain from behind her back "You see, I had to sell it to get money for your present Happy Christmas, dear." When Jim had opened it, he collapsed on a chair and laughed until tears came into his eyes "I think we'd better put our presents away for a while", he said gently, at last

"You see," he continued, taking a small package from his pocket, "I've sold my watch to buy this comb for your hair! Isn't that funny?" Nodding, as the tears rose in her eyes too, Della gave Jim a brave smile and said: "Ours are the best Christmas presents in the world,you know"

a Because the they are newly married

b Because they love each other

c Because they have just had a big amount of money

d Because Christmas is coming

"butterflies in the stomach" means…

When you are being interviewed for a job, remember that it's normal for many people to

be nervous, particularly in such a stress-producing situation There are plenty of jobs - indeed, probably most - where a little nervousness isn't looked at askance It does help to dry a damp brow or a clammy hand just before meeting the interviewer, but otherwise, don't be too concerned about the outward manifestations of your nervousness

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Experienced interviewers will discount most physical signs of nervousness The only one that people have a hard time ignoring is a fidgety hand Interviewees who constantly twisttheir hands or make movements that are dramatically distracting are calling to their nervousness Remember that interviewers talk to people in order to hire, not because theyenjoy embarrassing, uneasy applicants One way to overcome a flustered feeling, or

"butterflies in the stomach", is to note that interviewers want to hire people who have something to offer the company If interviewers think you will fit into their organization, you will be the one who is sought after It's almost as if you are interviewing them to see

if they are good enough for you

When Franklin arrived in Philadelphia in 1723, he was

In 1723 there arrived in Philadelphia a penniless young man, eager for work and for knowledge As the years passed, this man, Benjamin Franklin, contributed greatly to his city and to his country Became a printer and a publisher, and a learned man in many subjects, he also helped to spread learning by establishing a public library and by

founding the American Philosophical Society, which is an important academy of great scholars to this day Franklin initiated many improvements in the city of Philadelphia, making it on of the world's first cities to have paved and lighted streets as well as a policeforce and a fire fighting company He also made many practical inventions such as the Franklin stove, which was a very efficient heater, and the lightning rod to protect building

in electric storms His Scientific work with electricity earned Franklin world fame

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Franklin played an important role in the early history of the United States He took part indrawing up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution He was the first

ambassador to France, and he helped negotiate the treaty of 1783, which ended the

Revolutionary War As an active member and as president of the Abolitionist Society, Franklin devoted the last years of his life to the movement to end slavery

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their ages, the wooden supports for the tracks are rotting and engines and coaches are getting old On major lines between large cities, the problem is not too bad There lines still make a profit and cash can be found to maintain them But on the country branch line, the story is different As track wears out, it is not replaced Instead speed limits are introduced, making the journey longer than necessary and discouraging customers If a bridge is dangerous, there is often only one thing for British Rail to do: go out and find money from another source This is exactly what it did a few months ago when a bridge

at Bridling station was threatening to fall down Repairs were estimated at 200,000 pounds just for one bridge and British Rail was delighted, and rather surprised when two local councils offered half that amount between them

a appeal to local councils .

b introduce speed limits

c increase fares

d reduce scale of maintenance

Which of the following statements is not true?

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a Franklin was one of those eminent Americans who drew up the Declaration of

Independence

b Franklin was the first American ambassador to France

c Franklin alone drew up the Declaration of Independence .

d Franklin helped negotiate the treaty of 1783

What made Franklin famous allover the world?

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ambassador to France, and he helped negotiate the treaty of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War As an active member and as president of the Abolitionist Society, Franklin devoted the last years of his life to the movement to end slavery.

a The lightning rod

b His scientific work with electricity

c The Franklin stove

d The fire fighting company

When did Mrs Smith go shopping?

Mr Smith gave his wife ten founds for her birthday-ten pretty pound notes So the day after her birthday, Mrs Smith went shopping She queued for a bus; got on and sat down next to an old lady After a while, she noticed that the old lady's handbag was open Inside it, she saw a wad of pound notes exactly like the ones her husband had given her

So she quickly looked into her own bag - the notes had gone! Mrs Smith was sure that the old lady who was sitting next to her had stolen them She thought she would have to call the police; but as she disliked making a fuss and getting people into trouble she decided to take back the money from the old lady's handbag and say nothing more about

it She looked round the bus to make sure nobody was watching, then she carefully put her hand into the old lady's bag took the notes and put them in her own bag When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought "How did you pay for it?" he asked "With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course," she replied "Oh? What's that, then?" he asked, as he pointed to a wad of ten pound notes

on the table

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a After a while

b The day after her birthday

c On her birthday

d Ten days ago

From the passage it appears that nowadays a village policeman like John Pooley, has to

It took policeman John Pooley only an hour or two to solve the Case of the Thorpeness Burglary It must be said, however, that the crime was not difficult The description, though slight, narrowed the number of persons likely to commit such a crime to one Pooley, of course, knows everyone in the three villages in his care, and their children Butafter he had made the arrest-something he has to do more rarely than once a month-he felttroubled because he not only knew the man, but also knew that he had family problems John Pooley's area is a very large one by police standards, and includes the three villages

of Middleton, Dunwich and Westleton, where he lives With a total population of 1,219,

he has more than twice as many people to look after as the average policemen has

Moreover, he is attached to the Halesworth subdivision and is frequently given duties outside his home area After 15 years as a policeman, he accepts these duties without question, but his villages are clearly where his heart and interest really lie When he was first sent to Westleton, he lived in the police house which was both his home and the police station; when the system was changed, he bought the house where he now lives with his wife, Ann, and his two daughters He could hardly be better qualified for the job

of village policeman Before he joined the police, he was an agricultural worker for five years and a male nurse in a mental hospital for six years He says: "If you haven't had another job before you join the police, you tend to think nothing but police." Crime in thecountry, of course, is somewhat different from city crime Who was ever attacked while

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walking along the village street in Middleton? The things which John Pooley has to watch for are people stealing tools and equipment from farm vehicles, or wood from the surrounding forests There are natural dangers too: he is so worried about the fire risk in the forests that he has turned his bedroom window into a look-out post.

a look after more people than policemen elsewhere .

b go through a long period of training

c live in a village police house

d put out forest fires

Orbis is an organization which helps blind people everywhere It has built an eye hospitalinside an aeroplane and flown it all over the world with an international medical team Samantha Graham, a fourteen-year-old schoolgirl from England, went with the plane to Mongolia, Samatha tells the story of Eukhtuul, a young Mongolian girl

Last year, when Eukhtuul was walking home from school, she was attacked by boys with sticks and her eyes were badly damaged Dr Duffey, an Orbis doctor, said that without anoperation she would never see again, I thought about all the everyday things I do that she couldn’t , things like reading schoolbooks, watching television, seeing friends, and I realized how lucky I am’

‘The Orbis team agreed to operate on Eukhtuul and I was allowed to watch, together withsome Mongolian medical students I prayed the operation would be successful The next day I waited nervously with Eukhtuul while Dr Duffey removed her bandages ‘In six months your sight will be back to normal’, he said Eukhtuul smiled, her mother cried, and I had to wipe away some tears, too!’

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‘Now Eukhtuul wants to study hard to become a doctor Her whole future has changed, thanks to a simple operation We should all think more about how much out sight means

to us

Question: What can a reader learn about in this text?

a the difficulties for blind travelers

b the international work of some eye doctors.

c the life of schoolchildrent in Mongolia

How could William Nylander best be described?

of five lichens bear his name He was the first realize the importance of using chemical reagents in the taxonomy of lichens He selected the most common reagents used by the chemists of his time Lichenologists all over the world still used these reagents, including tincture of iodine and hypochlorite, in their laboratories During the first half of the twentieth century, a Japanese named Arahina added only one chemical product - P - Phenol diamines Nylander was also responsible for discovering that the atmosphere of big cities hindered the lichens' development and caused them to disappear Now they are used to detect atmospheric pollution Nevertheless, he considered lichens to be simple plants and vehemently opposed the widely accepted modem theories that lichens are a compound Species formed by two discordant elements: algae and fungi

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How is the crude oil brought to the surface?

Petroleum products, such as gasoline, kerosene, home heating oil, residual fuel oil, and lubricating oils, come from one source-crude oil found below: the earth's surface, as well

as under large bodies of water, from a few hundred feet below the surface to as deep as 25,000 feet into the earth's interior Sometimes crude oil is secured by drilling a hole through the earth, but more dry holes are drilled than those producing oil Pressure at the source or pumping forces crude oil to the surface Crude oil wells flow at varying-rates, from ten to thousands of barrels per hour Petroleum products are always measured in 42-gallon barrels Petroleum products vary greatly in physical appearance: thin, thick,

transparent or opaque, but regardless, their chemical composition is made up of only two elements: carbon and hydrogen, which form compounds called hydrocarbons Other chemical elements found in union with the hydrocarbons are few and are classified as impurities Trace elements are also found, but these are of such minute quantities that they are disregarded The combination of carbon and hydrogen forms many thousands of compounds which are possible because of the various positions and joinings of these two atoms in the hydrocarbon molecule The various petroleum products are refined from the crude oil by heating and condensing the vapors These products are the so-called light oils, such as gasoline, kerosene, and distillate oil The residue remaining after the light oils are distilled is known as heavy or residual fuel oil and is used mostly for burning under boilers Additional complicated refining processes rearrange the chemical structure

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of the hydrocarbons to produce other products, some of which are used to upgrade and increase the octane rating of various types of gasolines.

a Expansion and contraction of the Earth's surface

b Expansion of the hydrocarbons

c Pressure and pumping

d Vacuum created in the drilling pipe

According to the passage, what is believed to be an important aspect of defining group identity?

a Ignoring a large realm

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b Being reluctant to hate

c Accepting blame for past actions

d Facing a common enemy

The next paragraph of this passage will probably be…

by migrant workers who migrate or move from area to area according to the crops that need harvesting Many Chinese, Filipino, and Mexican immigrants became migrant workers when they first arrived in the United States Often they had problems with the English language or no skills that they could immediately use in the new country A person looking objectively at the living conditions of these workers might say that their way of life was little better than slavery They were housed in substandard conditions, received wages far below the minimum, and had no medical or insurance benefits The migrant workers had no labour unions that could bargain for better wages, better hours, orimproved working conditions, They had no money and no power with which to bargain with their employers Employers were making fortunes by the sweat of their workers' brows It took an idealistic, determined young man named Cesar Chavez to change the plight of the migrant worker forever

a the changes brought about Cesar Chavez .

b a lesson in English as a foreign language

c a history of agriculture in the United States

d a listing of the countries migrant workers come from

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The author suggests that when children make mistakes, they…

a readily admit to their errors

b rarely accept responsibility for their actions .

c need emotional support from personal objects like a teddy bear

d join rival gangs on schoolyard playgrounds

"Plight" means…

by migrant workers who migrate or move from area to area according to the crops that need harvesting Many Chinese, Filipino, and Mexican immigrants became migrant workers when they first arrived in the United States Often they had problems with the English language or no skills that they could immediately use in the new country A

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person looking objectively at the living conditions of these workers might say that their way of life was little better than slavery They were housed in substandard conditions, received wages far below the minimum, and had no medical or insurance benefits The migrant workers had no labour unions that could bargain for better wages, better hours, orimproved working conditions, They had no money and no power with which to bargain with their employers Employers were making fortunes by the sweat of their workers' brows It took an idealistic, determined young man named Cesar Chavez to change the plight of the migrant worker forever

Internationally renowned scientists sent lichen samples to Nylander because

nineteenth century During the second half of the last century, he became a prominent figure in the field of lichenology Botanists from all over the world sent samples to his laboratory to be analyzed and classified It can be said without exaggeration that four out

of five lichens bear his name He was the first realize the importance of using chemical reagents in the taxonomy of lichens He selected the most common reagents used by the chemists of his time Lichenologists all over the world still used these reagents, including tincture of iodine and hypochlorite, in their laboratories During the first half of the twentieth century, a Japanese named Arahina added only one chemical product - P -

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Phenol diamines Nylander was also responsible for discovering that the atmosphere of big cities hindered the lichens' development and caused them to disappear Now they are used to detect atmospheric pollution Nevertheless, he considered lichens to be simple plants and vehemently opposed the widely accepted modem theories that lichens are a compound Species formed by two discordant elements: algae and fungi.

a he analyzed and classified them .

b he collected and preserved them

c he considered them to be simple plants

d he used reagents to determine their use

This article is mainly concerned with

The locust is perhaps nature's most awesome example of the collective destructive power

of a species which, individually, is practically harmless An adult locust weighs a

maximum of two grams - it takes over 225 to outweigh a can of beans The destructive power is based on two facts One each locust can eat its own weight daily Two, the moving swarm may carpet the ground with anywhere from 30 to 60 locust a square yard; therefore a square mile will typically contain from 100 million to 200 million of the creatures Seldom, furthermore, will a swarm occupy a mere square mile; swarms more than 400 square miles in area have been recorded A swarm that size weighs more than 80,000 tons and numbers around 40 billion insects eating the weight of the Queen Mary every day it is on the move and it never stops A million locusts take a tremendous toll and each day eat as much as 20 elephants or 500 people And their voracity is not only in numbers; pound for pound the locust eats 60 to 100 times as much as a human being

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a the importance of locusts to man

b the destructive capacity of locusts .

c the harmlessness of individual locusts

d the Queen Mary locust plague

The advance of man from solitary to commonal life created

When life was rugged and simple, man's needs were few and he could supply them all

As he advanced from lone hunter to farmer and builder and exchanged a solitary

existence for the greater comfort and security of community life, he realized he must come to an agreement with his neighbors on a common system of measurement How canmen build a house, or a storage hut, or a temple, unless all the builders use the same basicmeasurements? The very earliest measurements were for length The bases for the

measures were those most natural- a foot, a palm, a span of the hand When building alone, man could Use his own body But on community projects a common standard was required The leader's measurements were taken and marked off on a stick or stone Crude copies were made from the original and passed out for use Later the foot graduallyevolved to become twelve inches long

a a decrease in his needs

b a need for standards of measure .

c a great demand for storage huts

d the dominance of tribal leaders

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What did Mr Smith point to?

on the table

a The table

b Mrs Smith's handbag

c A wad of ten pound notes on the table

d Mrs Smith's beautiful hat

According to the author, man became a social being because

The body of primitive man, a faraway and primitive man called Homo sapiens, so far as

we can reconstruct from the fragmentary evidence we have, was exactly like our own, and his brain was as big as that of modern man and quite as complicated in structure His intelligence and his ability to learn were probably as great as that of the average man

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today, but he had a very meager inheritance of knowledge The use of tools and weapons

of a primitive sort was probably passed on from the subhuman creatures, who had learnedhow to break stones and use the sharp-edged pieces for cutting and scraping, and how to use a short, heavy stick for a club and a long, pointed one for a spear The subhuman creatures knew how to make use of fire when they found it, but they did not know how tomake it They had probably also discovered the advantages of social living; that several families living together in a tribe could offer each other help and protection, and that hunters killed more game if they banded together and had a leader to direct the hunt The discovery that social living increased the odds in favor of survival was, perhaps, primitiveman's greatest discovery - greater than either the discovery of fire or the invention of the wheel

a none of these

b by nature he is a social being

c co-operation was necessary for survival .

d in prehistoric times only the strongest survived

The author uses…

maximum of two grams - it takes over 225 to outweigh a can of beans The destructive power is based on two facts One each locust can eat its own weight daily Two, the moving swarm may carpet the ground with anywhere from 30 to 60 locust a square yard; therefore a square mile will typically contain from 100 million to 200 million of the creatures Seldom, furthermore, will a swarm occupy a mere square mile; swarms more than 400 square miles in area have been recorded A swarm that size weighs more than

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80,000 tons and numbers around 40 billion insects eating the weight of the Queen Mary every day it is on the move and it never stops A million locusts take a tremendous toll and each day eat as much as 20 elephants or 500 people And their voracity is not only in numbers; pound for pound the locust eats 60 to 100 times as much as a human being.Chọn một câu trả lời:

a biased opinion

b factual description

c simile and metaphor .

d contrast and comparison

The first real man…

we can reconstruct from the fragmentary evidence we have, was exactly like our own, and his brain was as big as that of modern man and quite as complicated in structure His intelligence and his ability to learn were probably as great as that of the average man today, but he had a very meager inheritance of knowledge The use of tools and weapons

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a received very little knowledge from his ancestors b received a great store of

knowledge from his ancestors

c was incapable of learning

d was unintelligent

Why did Mrs Smith looked round the bus?

on the table

a To make sure nobody was watching

b To call the police

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c To make a fuss

d To look for her money

What we know of primitive man is based upon

we can reconstruct from the fragmentary evidence we have, was exactly like our own, and his brain was as big as that of modern man and quite as complicated in structure His intelligence and his ability to learn were probably as great as that of the average man today, but he had a very meager inheritance of knowledge The use of tools and weapons

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This article could best be titled

When life was rugged and simple, man's needs were few and he could supply them all

As he advanced from lone hunter to farmer and builder and exchanged a solitary

existence for the greater comfort and security of community life, he realized he must come to an agreement with his neighbors on a common system of measurement How canmen build a house, or a storage hut, or a temple, unless all the builders use the same basicmeasurements? The very earliest measurements were for length The bases for the

measures were those most natural- a foot, a palm, a span of the hand When building alone, man could Use his own body But on community projects a common standard was required The leader's measurements were taken and marked off on a stick or stone Crude copies were made from the original and passed out for use Later the foot graduallyevolved to become twelve inches long

a The Growth of Communities

b Man's Early Problems

c Building a Hut

d Development of a Standardized Measurement .

A locust…

maximum of two grams - it takes over 225 to outweigh a can of beans The destructive power is based on two facts One each locust can eat its own weight daily Two, the moving swarm may carpet the ground with anywhere from 30 to 60 locust a square yard; therefore a square mile will typically contain from 100 million to 200 million of the creatures Seldom, furthermore, will a swarm occupy a mere square mile; swarms more

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than 400 square miles in area have been recorded A swarm that size weighs more than 80,000 tons and numbers around 40 billion insects eating the weight of the Queen Mary every day it is on the move and it never stops A million locusts take a tremendous toll and each day eat as much as 20 elephants or 500 people And their voracity is not only in numbers; pound for pound the locust eats 60 to 100 times as much as a human being.Chọn một câu trả lời:

a is no larger than a bean

b always travels in swarms

c can fly over long distances

d can eat its own weight daily .

Della counted the 87 cents with tearful eyes because…

Della and Jim Young, newly married, were poor Jim's wage was enough to rent only a very small apartment But there were two things of which each was extremely proud Della had the longest and most beautiful hair in all New York, thought Jim, as he

watched her combing it; and Jim possessed a magnificent gold pocket-watch, given to him by his father Christmas was drawing near, and Jim and Della began to think what presents they could afford to give each other Della always noticed sadly, when Jim looked at his watch, that it was fixed to the button-hole of his coat by a common old leather strap He really needed a gold chain And Jim often thought as he looked at Della doing her long hair, how well it would look if only he could buy her a jewelled comb to hold it in place But a gold watch chain or a jewelled hair-comb would have cost far moremoney than either of them possessed Now it was Christmas Eve With tearful eyes Della had counted the money she had saved for Jim's Christmas present for the tenth time: 87 cents "If only I knew ", she thought Then suddenly she had a wonderful idea!

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Hurriedly putting on her old hat and coat, she ran down the street to the shop with the notice "Hair bought" She entered and an hour later walked out of the shop richer by 15 dollars, but without her hair! On the way home she stopped at every watch maker's shop until at last she found exactly the right chain to suit Jim's watch Returning home, with one dollar and 87 cents left in her pocket, she had just enough time before Jim arrived home from work to wrap the precious gift in a piece of coloured paper, and to curl the remaining short ends of her hair When Jim saw it, he was speechless "Oh, Jim, don't look at me like that!" Della cried "It'll grow again, sure it will Very quickly Believe me And I had to do it Here,!" She produced the parcel with the watch - chain from behind her back "You see, I had to sell it to get money for your present Happy Christmas, dear." When Jim had opened it, he collapsed on a chair and laughed until tears came into his eyes "I think we'd better put our presents away for a while", he said gently, at last

"You see," he continued, taking a small package from his pocket, "I've sold my watch to buy this comb for your hair! Isn't that funny?" Nodding, as the tears rose in her eyes too, Della gave Jim a brave smile and said: "Ours are the best Christmas presents in the world,you know"

a She didn't want to spend the money she had saved

b She thought Jim hadn't saved any money Câu trả lời không đúng

c The money wasn't enough

d She couldn't think what to buy for 87 cents

Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?

Bison have not always lived in North America, they are relative newcomers They belong

to the Bovidae family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo of Africa and Asia The oldest known bison fossils have been found in China and Himalayan foothills, where an

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animal with all the essential features of the genus lived a million years ago They evolvedrapidly and spread over most of the northern hemisphere in Europe and Siberia During one of the Ice Ages, the faunas of Asia and North America began to intermingle Very early, the steppe bison moved eastward to the North American continent Much later, men followed the same route.

a An analysis of the bison genus in the Bovidae family

b A hypothesis of the evolution of the bison

c The classification of Asian and North American fauna

d An introduction to the North American bison

How could William Nylander best be described?

of five lichens bear his name He was the first realize the importance of using chemical reagents in the taxonomy of lichens He selected the most common reagents used by the chemists of his time Lichenologists all over the world still used these reagents, including tincture of iodine and hypochlorite, in their laboratories During the first half of the twentieth century, a Japanese named Arahina added only one chemical product - P - Phenol diamines Nylander was also responsible for discovering that the atmosphere of big cities hindered the lichens' development and caused them to disappear Now they are used to detect atmospheric pollution Nevertheless, he considered lichens to be simple

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plants and vehemently opposed the widely accepted modem theories that lichens are a compound Species formed by two discordant elements: algae and fungi.

How did Franklin help to spread learning?

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a He became a printer and a publisher

b He contributed to his city and his country

c He established a public library and founded the American Philosophical Society .

d He was eager for work and knowledge

An interviewer is someone who…

When you are being interviewed for a job, remember that it's normal for many people to

be nervous, particularly in such a stress-producing situation There are plenty of jobs - indeed, probably most - where a little nervousness isn't looked at askance It does help to dry a damp brow or a clammy hand just before meeting the interviewer, but otherwise, don't be too concerned about the outward manifestations of your nervousness

Experienced interviewers will discount most physical signs of nervousness The only one that people have a hard time ignoring is a fidgety hand Interviewees who constantly twisttheir hands or make movements that are dramatically distracting are calling to their nervousness Remember that interviewers talk to people in order to hire, not because theyenjoy embarrassing, uneasy applicants One way to overcome a flustered feeling, or

"butterflies in the stomach", is to note that interviewers want to hire people who have something to offer the company If interviewers think you will fit into their organization, you will be the one who is sought after It's almost as if you are interviewing them to see

if they are good enough for you

a is looking for a job

b has already hired you

c seeks facts from prospective employees.

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d is always on the lookout to trip applicants.

What have polluted the air near the statue?

A combination of sewage, salt, air pollution, sun, sand and wind may destroy the huge statue on the outskirts of Cairo This statue of the Sun God has the body of a lion and the face of a human being It is five thousand years old, but it is too badly damaged to be completely saved The statue had already been dug out of the sand three times However, the latest problems are much more serious First, there are no proper drains and water pipes in the neighbourhood and the underground passage round the statue have become blocked Too much water has been running into the stone statue for several years As a result, tiny pieces of salt have been left on the stone and have damaged it Secondly, air pollution from the increasing amount of traffic in Cairo is also destroying the ancient statue The air is so full of poisonous gases that it is making the stone crumble and decay even faster Thirdly, the statue is being damaged by extremes of temperature for example,although the air is very cold at night, during the day the stone of the statue becomes very hot under the strong sun Other natural forces such as severe sandstorms also attack the statue Finally the tourists who visit the statue every day also cause a lot of damage.Chọn một câu trả lời:

a The sun and the moon

b cars, buses and lorries

c the weather and the temperature

d proper drains and water pipes

Which of the following is not listed as a light oil?

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Petroleum products, such as gasoline, kerosene, home heating oil, residual fuel oil, and lubricating oils, come from one source-crude oil found below: the earth's surface, as well

as under large bodies of water, from a few hundred feet below the surface to as deep as 25,000 feet into the earth's interior Sometimes crude oil is secured by drilling a hole through the earth, but more dry holes are drilled than those producing oil Pressure at the source or pumping forces crude oil to the surface Crude oil wells flow at varying-rates, from ten to thousands of barrels per hour Petroleum products are always measured in 42-gallon barrels Petroleum products vary greatly in physical appearance: thin, thick,

transparent or opaque, but regardless, their chemical composition is made up of only two elements: carbon and hydrogen, which form compounds called hydrocarbons Other chemical elements found in union with the hydrocarbons are few and are classified as impurities Trace elements are also found, but these are of such minute quantities that they are disregarded The combination of carbon and hydrogen forms many thousands of compounds which are possible because of the various positions and joinings of these two atoms in the hydrocarbon molecule The various petroleum products are refined from the crude oil by heating and condensing the vapors These products are the so-called light oils, such as gasoline, kerosene, and distillate oil The residue remaining after the light oils are distilled is known as heavy or residual fuel oil and is used mostly for burning under boilers Additional complicated refining processes rearrange the chemical structure

of the hydrocarbons to produce other products, some of which are used to upgrade and increase the octane rating of various types of gasolines

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The people most affected by the difficulties facing the British Rail would appear to beEngland's highest main-line railway station hangs on to life by a thread Deserted and unmanned since it was officially closed in 1970, Dent, situated high in the hills of

Yorkshire, wakes up on six summer weekends each year, when a special charter train unloads walkers, sightseers and people who simply want to catch a train from the highest station to its platforms But even this limited existence may soon be brought to an end Dent station situated on the Settel to Carlisle railway line, is said to be the most scenic in the country But no amount of scenic beauty can save the line from the British Rail's cash problems This year, for the sake of economy, the express trains which used to pass through Dent station have been put to another route It is now an open secret that British Rail sees no future for this railway line Most of its trains disappeared some time ago Bridge, built on a grand scale a century ago, is falling down It is not alone Half a dozen railway routes in the North of England are facing a similar threat The problem is a worn out system and an almost total lack of cash to repair it Bridges and tunnels are showing their ages, the wooden supports for the tracks are rotting and engines and coaches are getting old On major lines between large cities, the problem is not too bad There lines still make a profit and cash can be found to maintain them But on the country branch line, the story is different As track wears out, it is not replaced Instead speed limits are introduced, making the journey longer than necessary and discouraging customers If a bridge is dangerous, there is often only one thing for British Rail to do: go out and find money from another source This is exactly what it did a few months ago when a bridge

at Bridling station was threatening to fall down Repairs were estimated at 200,000 pounds just for one bridge and British Rail was delighted, and rather surprised when two local councils offered half that amount between them

a businessmen

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at Bridling station was threatening to fall down Repairs were estimated at 200,000

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