ĐÁP ÁN CÂU HỎI TIẾNG ANH PHẦN ĐỌC HIỂU THI CÔNG CHỨC TỈNH QUẢNG NAM

ĐÁP ÁN CÂU HỎI TIẾNG ANH THI CÔNG CHỨC TỈNH QUẢNG NAM
(PHẦN ĐỌC HIỂU)
C1.
All spiders spin webs. That's because webs help spiders. Webs help spiders do
three things. Webs help spiders hold eggs. Webs help spiders hide. And webs help
spiders catch food. Webs help spiders hold eggs. Many spiders like to lay their
eggs in their webs. The webs help keep the eggs together. Webs help spiders keep
their eggs safe. Webs help spiders hide. Most spiders are dark. They are brown,
grey, or black. But spider webs are light. They are white and cloudy. When spiders
hide in their webs, they are harder to see. Webs help spiders catch food. Spider
webs are sticky. When a bug flies into the web, it gets stuck. It moves around. It
tries to get out. But it can't. It is trapped! Spiders can tell that the bug is trapped.
That's because spiders feel the web move. And the spider is hungry. The spider

goes to get the bug. As you can see, webs help spiders hold eggs. Webs help
spiders hide. And webs help spiders catch food. Without webs, spiders would not
be able to live like they do. Spiders need their webs to survive.
Questions
1) This passage is mostly about
A. spider colors
C. spider eggs
2) Spider webs help spiders:
I. hold egg
II. catch food
A. I only
C. I, II, and III

B. spider webs
D. spider foods
III. find water
B. I and II only
D. II and III

3) As used in paragraph 4, the word trapped most nearly means
A. stuck
C. eaten

B. hidden

D. catch


4) How can spiders tell when something is trapped in their web?
A. They hear it.
C. They feel it.

B. They smell it.
D. They taste it

5) As used in the last sentence of the passage, the word survive means to stay
A. alive

C. caught

B. hidden
D. sleep

Bài dịch:
Tất cả loài nhện đều dệt mạng nhện cho nó. Đó là bởi vì mạng nhện giúp nhện làm
ba việc, giúp nhện giữ trứng, giúp nhện ẩn kín, và giúp nhện bắt mồi. mạng nhện
giúp nhện giữ trứng, nhiều loài nhện thích để đẻ trứng trong mạng của nó và lưới
giúp giữ trứng lại với nhau. Nó giúp nhện giữ trứng của họ an toàn. Mạng nhện
còn giúp nhện ẩn đi. Hầu hết các loài nhện đều có màu, Chúng có màu nâu, xám
hoặc đen. Nhưng mạng nhện lại sáng hơn, nó có màu trắng hoặc trông như mây.

Khi nhện ẩn trong mạng của nó, loài khác rất khó nhìn thấy. mạng nhện giúp nhện
bắt mồi vì nó rất dính. Khi một con mồi bay vào, nó sẽ bị mắc kẹt trong đó. Nó di
chuyển xung quanh và cố gắng để thoát ra ngoài. Nhưng nó không thể. Nó bị mắc
kẹt! Nhện có thể vui mừng nhận ra con mồi đã bị mắc kẹt, đó là bởi vì nhện cảm
nhận được khi di chuyển trên mạng nhện, và khi nó đói, Nó sẽ đi để săn được
những con mồi khác. Như bạn có thể thấy, mạng nhện giúp giữ trứng. Webs giúp
nhện ẩn. Và súc giúp nhện bắt mồi. Nếu không có mạng nhện, nhện sẽ không thể
sống được. Loài nhện luôn cần mạng nhện để tồn tại.
C2.
Most human beings are awake during the day and sleep all night. Owls live the
opposite way. Owls are nocturnal. This means that they sleep all day and stay
awake at night. Because owls are nocturnal, this means they must eat at night. But

finding food in the dark is difficult. To help them, they have special eyes and ears.
Owls have very large eyes. These eyes absorb more light than normal. Since there
is little light during the night, it is helpful to be able to absorb more of it. This
helps owls find food in the dark. Owls also have very good hearing. Even when


owls are in the trees, they can hear small animals moving in the grass below. This
helps owls catch their prey even when it is very dark. Like owls, mice are also
nocturnal animals. Mice have an excellent sense of smell. This helps them find
food in the dark. Being nocturnal helps mice to hide from the many different
animals that want to eat them. Most of the birds, snakes, and lizards that like to eat
mice sleep at night—except, of course, owls! Some animals are nocturnal. This

means they are active at night. The owl and the mouse are good examples of
nocturnal animals that use their senses to find food in the dark.
Questions
1) In paragraph 1, we learn that "Owls are nocturnal." The word diurnal is the
opposite of the word nocturnal. Using information in the passage as a guide, we
can understand that an animal that is diurnal
A. sleeps at night and is awake during the day
B. hunts during the day and is awake at night
C. sleeps every other night and is awake during the day
D. hunts during the day and night
2) Based on information in paragraph 2, it can be understood that an animal with
small eyes

A. must be diurnal
C. can see very well at night

B. has trouble seeing in the dark
D. is likely to be eaten by an owl

3) According to the passage, owls can find food in the dark using their sense of
I. sight II. Sound III. smell
A. l only
C. II and III only

B. I and II only

D. I, II, and III

4) In paragraph 3 the author writes, "This helps owls catch their prey even when it
is very dark." Based on its use in the passage, we can understand that prey is
A. a noise that an animal makes during the night
B. a small animal such as a pet dog or cat
C. an animal that is hunted by other animals


D. an animals that hunts other animals
5) Based on information in the final paragraph, it can be understood that mice sleep
during the day in order to

A. find food that other animals can not
C. store energy for night time activities

B. keep themselves safe
D. release stress

6) Based on information in the final paragraph, it can be understood that
A. owls hunt mice
B. mice can hide from owls
C. mice and owls both hide from birds, snakes, and lizards
D. birds and snakes often hunt lizards
7) If added to the end of this passage, which of the following conclusions would fit

best?
A. The owl is a nocturnal animal. This means it is active at night. The owl's
excellent sense of sight and sound enable it to find food in the dark.
B. Mice are nocturnal animals. This means they are active at night. Similar to the
owl, mice use their excellent sense of smell to find food in the dark.
C. Both mice and owls are nocturnal. This means they are active at night. Because
these animals are active at night, they must sleep during the day. This makes them
especially vulnerable to attack from diurnal animals.
D. Some animals are nocturnal. This means they are active at night. The owl
and the mouse are good examples of nocturnal animals that use their senses to
find food in the dark.
Bài dịch: Hầu hết con người tỉnh táo vào ban ngày và ngủ ban đêm thì loài Cú

sống theo cách ngược lại. Cú là loài ăn đêm. Điều này có nghĩa rằng nó ngủ cả
ngày và lại tỉnh táo vào ban đêm. Vì cú là loài ăn đêm, nên nó phải kiếm ăn vào
buổi tối. Nhưng việc tìm kiếm thức ăn trong bóng tối là khó khăn. Để giúp cho
việc đó, Cú có đôi mắt và tai rất đặc biệt. Cú có mắt rất lớn, những đôi mắt hấp thụ
ánh sáng nhiều hơn bình thường, kể cả rất ít ánh sáng trong đêm, nó là hữu ích.
Điều này giúp con cú tìm kiếm thức ăn trong bóng tối. Cú cũng có thính giác rất
tốt, Ngay cả khi đang trong cây, nó cũng có thể nghe thấy những con vật nhỏ di
chuyển trên thảm cỏ bên dưới. Điều này giúp con cú bắt mồi ngay cả khi trời rất
tối. Giống như cú, Chuột cũng là loài động vật ăn đêm. Chuột có một cảm giác
tuyệt vời về mùi vị. Điều này giúp chúng tìm thức ăn trong bóng tối. Ăn đêm cũng

giúp chuột trốn được nhiều loài động vật muốn ăn chúng như các loài chim, rắn và
thằn lằn, chúng thích ăn những con chuột ngủ vào ban đêm, tất nhiên trừ cú! Một
số động vật hoạt động về đêm. Điều này có nghĩa là chúng thường xuyên hoạt
động vào buổi tối. Con cú và chuột là những ví dụ điển hình cho các loài vật về sử
dụng giác quan của chúng để tìm kiếm thức ăn trong bóng tối.
C3.
When we are young, we learn that tigers and sharks are dangerous animals. We
might be scared of them because they are big and powerful. As we get older;
however, we learn that sometimes the most dangerous animals are also the smallest
animals. In fact, the animal that kills the most people every year is one that you
have probably killed yourself many times: the mosquito. While it may seem that all
mosquitoes are biters, this is not actually the case. Male mosquitoes eat plant

nectar. On the other hand, female mosquitoes feed on animal blood. They need this
blood to live and produce eggs. When a female mosquito bites a human being, it
transmits a small amount of saliva into the blood. This saliva may or may not
contain a deadly disease. The result of the bite can be as minor as an itchy bump or
as serious as death. Because a mosquito can bite many people in the course of its
life, it can carry diseases from one person to another very easily. Two of the most
deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are malaria and yellow fever. Mosquitoes
have many natural enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and certain kinds of fish.
Bringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help to
cut down the amount of mosquitoes in that area. This is a natural solution, but it
does not always work very well. Mosquitoes can also be killed with poisons or
sprays. Even though these sprays kill mosquitoes, they may also harm other plants

or animals.
Questions
1) According to the author, some people are more afraid of tigers and sharks than
mosquitoes because tigers and sharks
A. kill more people than mosquitoes
C. are found all over the world

B. are big and powerful
D. have no natural enemies

2) Based on the information in paragraph 2, we can understand that

I. male mosquitoes and female mosquitoes have different eating habits
II. male mosquitoes are harmless to humans
III. female mosquitoes are responsible for transmitting diseases to humans
A. I only
C. II and III only

B. I and II only
D. I, II, and III

3) In paragraph 2 the author writes, "This saliva may or may not contain a deadly
disease." The purpose of this statement is to

A. oppose a previous argument
C. confirm a hypothesis

B. question an upcoming conclusion
D. support a later statement

4) As used in paragraph 2, minor most nearly means
A. insignificant
C. frustrating

B. deadly
D. dangerous

5) Based on information in paragraph 3, it can be understood that if you get sick
with malaria or yellow fever, your chances of survival are
A. terrible
C. good

B. mediocre
D. excellent

6) It can be understood that the introduction of dragonflies might reduce the
number of flies in a given area because dragonflies
A. work together with mosquitoes

C. cannot be killed by poisons or sprays

B. kill mosquitoes
D. attract bats

7) Which of the following best summarizes the information in paragraph 4?
A. Mosquito nets provide adequate protection from deadly mosquitoes.
B. Poisons and sprays provide adequate protection from deadly mosquitoes.
C. The introduction of the mosquito's natural enemies provides adequate protection
from deadly mosquitoes.
D. There is no perfect solution to the mosquito problem.

8) Which of the following words best describes the author's overall attitude
towards the prospect of solving the mosquito problem?
A. despondent, meaning hopeless or dejected
B. exasperated, meaning extremely irritated or annoyed
C. equivocal, meaning doubtful or uncertain
D. optimistic, meaning hopeful or taking a favorable view
Bài dịch: Khi còn nhỏ, chúng ta biết rằng những con hổ và cá mập là loài động vật
nguy hiểm. chúng ta có thể sợ hãi bởi vì nó rất lớn và mạnh mẽ. Tuy nhiên khi về
già; chúng ta biết rằng đôi khi các loài động vật nguy hiểm nhất cũng là những sinh
vật nhỏ nhất. Trong thực tế, con vật mà giết chết nhiều người mỗi năm là một trong
những con vật bạn đã có thể đã giết chết nhiều lần như muỗi. Trong khi có vẻ tất cả

loài muỗi đều như nhau, nhưng không phải vậy. muỗi đực ăn mật hoa thực vật.
Mặt khác, muỗi cái ăn máu động vật. chúng cần máu này để sống và sản xuất
trứng. Khi một con muỗi cái cắn một con người, nó truyền tải một lượng nhỏ nước
bọt vào máu. nước bọt này có thể hoặc không thể chứa một căn bệnh chết người
nhưng kết quả của vết cắn có thể là một vết sưng ngứa hoặc nghiêm trọng là tử
vong. Bởi vì một con muỗi có thể cắn nhiều người trong cuộc sống của nó, nó có
thể mang bệnh từ người này sang người khác rất dễ dàng. Hai trong số các căn
bệnh chết người nhất thực hiện bởi muỗi là sốt rét và sốt vàng da. Muỗi có nhiều
kẻ thù tự nhiên như con dơi, chim, chuồn chuồn, và một số loại cá. Đưa nhiều các
động vật vào nơi muỗi sinh sống có thể giúp cắt giảm số lượng muỗi trong khu vực
đó. Đây là một giải pháp tự nhiên, nhưng nó không hẳn là phương pháp tối ưu.
Muỗi cũng có thể bị giết với chất độc hoặc thuốc xịt. Mặc dù các thuốc xịt diệt

muỗi cũng có thể gây tổn hại cho thực vật hoặc động vật khác.

C4.
Rainforests circle the globe for twenty degrees of latitude on both sides of the
equator. In that relatively narrow band of the planet, more than half of all the
species of plants and animals in the world make their home. Several hundred
different varieties of trees may grow in a single acre, and just one of those trees
may be the habitat for more than ten thousand kinds of spiders, ants, and other


insects. More species of amphibians, birds, insects, mammals, and reptiles live in
rainforests than anywhere else on earth. Unfortunately, half of the world’s

rainforests have already been destroyed, and at the current rate, another 25 percent
will be lost by the year 2030. Scientists estimate that as many as fifty million acres
are destroyed annually. In other words, every sixty seconds, one hundred acres of
rainforest is being cleared. By the time you finish reading this passage, two
hundred acres will have been destroyed! When this happens, constant rains erode
the former forest floor, the thin layer of soil no longer supports plant life, and the
ecology of the region is altered forever. Thousands of species of plants and animals
are condemned to extinction and since we aren’t able to predict the ramifications of
this loss to a delicate global ecology, we don’t know what we may be doing to the
future of the human species as well.
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

What is the point of view that the author expresses in this passage?
A. The author believes that the rainforest will survive
B. The author believes that preserving the rainforest is important to
global ecology

C. The author believes that he can predict the future of global econogy
D. The author believes that the extinction of species is a natural pprocess
According to the passage, more than half of all the species of plants and
animals………
A. Live in twenty rainforests
B. Live in several hendred different varieties of trees
C. Live in a forty-degree band of latitude
D. Live in areas where the rainforest has been cleared
How many of the words rainfrorests are projeced to be destroyed by the
year 2000 if the current rate continues?
A. All of them will be gone
B. Haft of them will be gone

C. One-quarters of them will be gone
D. Three-quarters of them will be gone
The word “this” in line 12 refers to…………
A. The destruction of the acres
B. The reading of the passage
C. The erosion of the forest floor
D. The constant rain
What will not happen if the rainforest continuess to be cleared?
A. The land will be eroded by the rains


B.

C.
D.

Many species of plants and animals that depend on the rainforest will
become extinct
The future of the human species may be changed
The rainforest will glow, but at a much slower rate

Bài dịch: Rừng mưa nhiệt đới bao quanh các nơi trên thế giới trong hai mươi vĩ độ
trên cả hai bên của đường xích đạo. Trong đó có các vùng tương đối hẹp của hành
tinh, hơn một nửa trong số tất cả các loài thực vật và động vật trên thế giới làm nên
hệ sinh thái nơi đây. Hàng trăm giống khác nhau của cây có thể phát triển trong

một vùng, và một trong những cây đó có thể là môi trường sống cho hơn mười
nghìn loại nhện, kiến, và côn trùng khác. Nhiều loài động vật lưỡng cư, chim, côn
trùng, động vật có vú, và các loài bò sát sống trong rừng mưa nhiệt đới nhiều hơn
bất cứ nơi nào khác trên trái đất. Thật không may, một nửa của rừng nhiệt đới trên
thế giới đã bị phá hủy, và nếu cứ tiếp diễn, 25% sẽ bị mất vào năm 2030. Các nhà
khoa học ước tính rằng có đến năm mươi triệu mẫu thực vật bị phá hủy mỗi năm.
Nói cách khác, mỗi phút một trăm hecta rừng nhiệt đới đang bị phá hủy. Bởi thời
gian bạn đọc xong đoạn này, hai trăm mẫu đất sẽ bị hủy diệt! Khi điều này xảy ra,
mưa liên tục làm xói mòn tầng rừng trước đây, lớp đất mỏng không còn hỗ trợ đời
sống thực vật và hệ sinh thái của khu vực này sẽ bị thay đổi mãi mãi. Hàng ngàn
loài thực vật và động vật bị kết án tuyệt chủng và vì chúng ta không thể dự đoán
được hậu quả của sự mất mát này đến một hệ sinh thái toàn cầu, chúng ta không

biết những gì mình có thể làm cho tương lai của loài người tốt đẹp hơn.

C5.
Should women find their happiness inside or outside the home? In the United
States people used to believe the saying, “A woman’s place is in the home.” But
now both women and society are changing. More than fifty percent of American
women continue their work even after they are married. What has brought about
these changes? What is happening to the American family today? Up until the
1950’s a typical American woman got married in her early 20’s. In those days she
quit her job and became a mother. “A woman’s place is in the home” was a
popular saying. Most women felt that taking care of their home and family was

their full-time job. But times have changed. Women are getting married later these
days and more have chosen to stay single. Others get married but decide not to
have any children. Today more than fifty percent of all married women work fulltime. Many others run businesses in their homes. What has caused these major
changes? One reason is economic necessity. It may be that the husband has lost his
job and the wife must support the family. Or even if the husband is working, some
families say they can’t survive on only one paycheck. But probably a more
important influence has been the “women’s liberation movement.” Women are
being told in many magazines and TV programs: “You can be successful on your
own. Don’t be satisfied with just being a wife and mother. Use your intelligence
and talents to do something bigger. And you should be paid as much as a man.”
No doubt this movement has accomplished much good. But it has also contributed

to a selfish “me first” attitude that is breaking up many families. Sometimes
women who are happy staying at home feel that working women look down on
them. There are no easy answers to these problems. But certainly women’s
influence will continue to grow in business, education and politics.


C6.
When John Mills was going to fly in an aeroplane for the first time, he was
frightened. He did not like the idea of being thousands of feet up in the air. “ ‘I also
didn’t like the fact that I wouldn’t be in control,” says John. “I’m a terrible
passenger in the car. When somebody else is driving, I tell them what to so. It
drives everybody crazy.”However John couldn’t avoid flying any longer. It was the

only way he could visit his grandchildren in Canada. “I had made up my mind that
I was going to do it, I couldn’t let my son, his wife and their three children travel
all the way here to visit me. It would be so expensive for them and I know Tom’s
business isn’t doing so well at the moment – it would also be tiring for the children
– it’s a nine-hour flight!” he says.To get ready for the flight John did lots of
reading about aeroplanes. When he booked his seat, he was told that he would be
flying on a Boeing 747, which is better known as a jumbo jet. “I needed to know as
much as possible before getting in that plane. I suppose it was a way of making
myself feel better. The Boeing 747 is the largest passenger aircraft in the world at
the moment. The first one flew on February 9th 1969 in the USA. It can carry up to
524 passengers and 3.400 pieces of luggage. The fuel for aeroplanes is kept in the
wings and the 747’s wings are so big that they can carry enough fuel for an

average car to be able to travel 16,000 kilometres a year for 70 years. Isn’t
that unbelievable? Even though I had discovered all this very interesting
information about the jumbo, when I saw it for the first time, just before I was
going to travel to Canada, I still couldn’t believe that something so enormous was
going to get up in the air and fly. I was even more impressed when I saw how big it
was inside with hundreds of people!”The biggest surprise of all for John was the
flight itself. “The take-off itself was much smoother than I expected although I was
still quite scared until we were in the air. In the end, I managed to relax, enjoy the
food and watch one of the movies and the view from the window was spectacular.
I even managed to sleep for a while! Of course,” continues John, “the best reward
of all was when I arrived in Canada and saw my son and his family, particularly
my beautiful grandchildren. Suddenly, I felt so silly about all the years when I

couldn’t even think of getting on a plane. I had let my fear of living stop me from
seeing the people I love most in the world. I can visit my son and family as often as
I like now!”
1. Why did John Mills fly in an aeroplane?


A. He wanted to go on holiday
B. He wanted to try it.
C. He wanted to see his family
D. He had to travel on business.
2. Why did John read about aeroplane?
A. He wanted to know how they work.

B. It was his hobby.
C. It made him feel safer.
D. He had found a book on them.
3. What happened when he saw the jumbo jet for the first time?
A. He felt much safer.
B. He liked the shape of it.
C. He couldn’t believe how big it was.
D. He thought the wings were very small.
4. How did John feel when the aeroplane was taking off?
A. excited
B. happy
C. sad

D. frightened
5. What surprised John most about the flight?
A. that he liked the food.
B. that he was able to sleep


C. that there was a movie being shown
D. that the view was good
6. How did John feel about his fears in the end?
A. He thought he had wasted time being afraid.
B. He realized it was okay to be afraid.
C. He hoped his grandchildren weren’t afraid of flying.

D. He realized that being afraid kept him safe.

C7.
With the onset of the winter season, man’s natural enemies, the common cold and
the flu, arrive with full force. It seems that the fluctuations in temperature and
weather are guarantees that coughs and sneezes will spread infecting germs among
family and friends. More than 100 different types of bacteria can cause a cold, and
doctors sometimes use antibiotics to treat bacterial colds. However, there are an
equal number of viruses that can cause influenza, and modern science offers no
drug capable of curing viral infections. In most cases, the best advice is the usual
prescription: get plenty of rest, drink lot fluids, and be prepared to suffer for three
to ten days. Some home cures help to relieve the symptoms of colds and flus.

Mother’s chicken soup, rich in fats and oils, helps to revitalize a tired body and to
soothe a sore throat. Garlic, containing the active ingredient allicin, has long been
used to fight off the effects of bacteria and viruses. Hot toddies consisting of small
amounts of liquor mixed with honey, sugar, and lemon juice can relieve soreness
and draw out cold germs. Finally, recent evidence suggests that large doses of
vitamin C not only boost the immune system before a cold arrives, but also relieve
cold symptoms after they have set in.


35. D

36. A

37. D

38. B

39. D

40. C

C8.
Today’s cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their
predecessors, but the car of the future will be far more pollution-free than those on

the road today. Several new types of automobile engines have already been
developed that run on alternative sources of power, such as electricity, compressed
natural gas, methanol, steam, hydrogen, and propane. Electricity, however, is the
only zero-emission option presently available. Although electric vehicles will not
be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery or other dependable source of
current is available, transportation experts foresee a new assortment of electric
vehicles entering everyday life: shorter-range commuter electric cars, threewheeled neighborhood cars, electric delivery vans, bikes, and trolleys. As
automakers work to develop practical electric vehicles, urban planners and utility
engineers are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the best use
of the new cars. Public charging facilities will need to be as common as today’s
gas stations. Public parking spots on the street or in commercial lots will need to be
equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while they shop,

dine, or attend a concert. To encourage the use of electric vehicles, the most
convenient parking in transportation centers might be reserved for electric cars.
Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses, and neighborhood vehicles all
meeting at transit centers that would have facilities for charging and renting.
Commuters will be able to rent a variety of electric cars to suit their needs: light
trucks; one-person three-wheelers; small cars; or electric, gasoline hybrid cars for
longer trips, which will no doubt take place on automated freeways capable of
handling five times the number of vehicles that can be carried by a freeway today.
1: The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in the passage EXCEPT
_____.

A. vans
B. trains
C. trolleys
D. planes
2: The author’s purpose in the passage is to ________.
A. describe the possibilities for transportation in the future
B. narrate a story about alternative energy vehicles
C. support the invention of electric cars
D. criticize conventional vehicles
3: The passage would most likely be followed by details about _____ .
A. electric shuttle buses
B. pollution restrictions in the future

C. automated freeways
D. the neighborhood of the future
4: The word “compact” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to_____ .
A squared (adj) : được tạo thành hình vuông
B long-range (adj) : có tầm xa
C concentrated (adj) : tập trung, cô đặc, rắn chắc
D inexpensive (adj) : rẻ, không đắt
5: In the second paragraph, the author implies that _________
A. a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several modes of transportation.
B. everyday life will stay much the same in the future.
C. electric vehicles are not practical for the future.
D. a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed.

6: According to the passage, public parking lots of the future will be _____.
A. as common as today’s gas stations
B. equipped with charging devices
C. much larger than they are today


D. more convenient than they are today
7: The word “charging” in this passage refers to __________.
A credit cards (n) : thẻ tín dụng
B lightning (n) : chớp, tia chớp
C aggression (n) : cuộc xâm lược, cuộc công kích
D electricity (n) : điện, điện lực, điện lực học .

8: The word “foresee” in this passage could best be replaced with_____.
A invent (v) : phát minh, sáng chế
B count on (v) : tin, tin chắc
C rely on (v) : tin cậy vào, tin vào
D imagine (v) : tưởng tượng, hình dung, đoán được
9: The word “commuters” in paragraph 4 refers to _______.
A. visitors
B. cab drivers
C. shoppers
D. daily travelers
10: The word “hybrid” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. futuristic

B. combination
C. hazardous
D. automated
C9.
Being able to forecast the weather isn’t just to do with informing people about
whether or not they can go to the beach or have a picnic. When there are going to
be severe weather conditions, the ability to prepare for them can be a matter of life
or death. A hurricane needs certain weather conditions to start forming: warm
tropical oceans with moisture and heat above them. The centre of the hurricane is
very calm and it is called the “eye”, but the most violent activity takes place in the
area immediately around the eye which is called the “eyewall”. When hurricanes
move onto the land from the sea, the heavy rain, strong winds and huge waves can

cause unbelievable damage to buildings and trees, and cars can be picked up and
thrown like matchboxes. The greatest danger, however, is in the rise in the sea
level as it hits the land. This is called the ‘storm surge’ and can be catastrophic. To
measure how powerful an approaching hurricane is, meteorologists use something


called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. This means that a hurricane coming
towards the land is given a number from 1 to 5 depending on how fast its winds
are. The calmest hurricane is given the number 1 on the scale. As technology has
developed and we can now forecast the weather, it has meant that the advance
warnings given have greatly reduced the number of deaths caused by hurricanes.
However, the damage to property, which cannot be avoided, still costs billions of

dollars to repair.
1.What does 'them' in line 3 refer to?
A hurricanes
B weather forecasts
C picnics
D severe weather conditions
2 Where do hurricanes take place?
A in various areas of the world
B in tropical areas
C only in the USA
D in cold countries
3 Which is the least active part of a hurricane?

A die eye wall
B the eye
C the storm surge
D the winds
4 At which point is the hurricane most dangerous?
A when it has an eye


B when it moves out to sea
C when it knocks down trees
D when it moves onto the land
5 What does the Saffir-Simpson Scale measure?

A which way a hurricane is moving
B how big the waves are
C how powerful a hurricane is
D the number of hurricanes expected
6 Being able to forecast hurricanes has
A reduced damage to property.
B saved governments money.
C reduced the number of people killed.
D helped protect trees and bushes.

C10.
To be successful, a business traveler must be able to maintain contact with the

office, no matter what the time or place. Negotiations often involve decisions
based on the latest figures. New telecommunications products and services now on
the market make staying in touch easier than ever before. The most widespread
device is the cellular telephone, the price of which has dropped from several
thousand dollars to a few hundred, including installation. There are over two
million mobile cellular phones in use today, including both car phones and cordless
transportable units. Car phones have proven indispensable for road emergencies as
well as routine business transactions. Phone service is also available on airplanes
and on the rails. Recently introduced pocket-size organizers help business travelers


with heavy schedules keep track of clients. These are tiny computers that can store

all kinds of information. They can serve as phone and address directories,
calendars, electronic memo pads, and calculators, among other uses. Another
invaluable telecommunications tool is smaller, lighter fax machines that plug into
any standard electrical outlet and phone line. The devices allow instantaneous
transmission of hard copy to any location having a compatible fax machine. It is
expected that faxing will soon become the primary means of sending and receiving
short documents requiring prompt action.
1. What is the best title for the passage?
A. New Telecommunications Products and Services.
B. The Business Travelers.
C. Office Communications.
D. Computers and Businessmen.

2. According to the passage, why do business travelers need to keep in touch with
the office?
A. They may not know where they are.
B. Company guidelines require frequent contact.
C. They must have the latest information for negotiations.
D. So many new products and services are on the market.
3. According to the passage, mobile phone service..........
A. is very useful in the case of road accidents.
B. still costs several thousands of dollars.
C. is not yet available on trains and airplanes.
D. does not come in transportable form.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that fax machines probably..........

A. will eventually replace mail delivery of short documents.
B. are still far from becoming a standard business tool.
C. cannot be used in conjunction with phone service.
D. are now as small and light as they can ever be.
5. What does the paragraph following the passage most probably discuss?
A. Types of hard copy.
B. Compatibility among fax machines.
C. Handling documents in a timely fashion.
D. Another practical telecommunications device
C11.

During the nineteenth century, women in the United States organized and
participated in a large number of reform movements, including movements to
reorganize the prison system, improve education, ban the sale of alcohol, grant
rights to people who were denied them, and, most importantly, free slaves. Some
women saw similarities in the social status of women and slaves. Women like
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucy Stone were not only feminists who fought for the
rights of women but also fervent abolitionists who fought to do away with slavery.
These brave people were social leaders who supported the rights of both women
and blacks. They were fighting against a belief that voting should be tied to land
ownership, and because land was owned by men, and in some cases by their
widows, only those who held the greatest stake in government, that is the male
landowners, were considered worthy of the vote. Women did not conform to the

requirements. A number of male abolitionists, including William Lloyd Garrison
and Wendell Phillips, also supported the rights of women to speak and to
participate equally with men in antislavery activities. Probably more than any other
movement, abolitionism offered women a previously denied entry into politics.
They became involved primarily in order to better their living conditions and
improve the conditions of others. However, they gained the respect of those they


convinced and also earned the right to be considered equal citizens. When the civil
war between the North and the South ended in 1865, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments to the Constitution adopted in 1868 and 1870 granted citizenship and
suffrage to blacks but not to women. Discouraged but resolved, feminists worked

tirelessly to influence more and more women to demand the right to vote. In 1869,
the Wyoming Territory had yielded to demands by feminists, but the states on the
East Coast resisted more stubbornly than before. A women’s suffrage bill had been
presented to every Congress since 1878, but it continually failed to pass until 1920,
when the Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote.
1: With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?
A. The Wyoming Territory.
B. The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
C. Abolitionists.
D. Women’s suffrage.
2: The word “ban” in line 3 most nearly means to ...
A. encourage

B. publish

C. prohibit

D. limit

3: The word “supported” in line 5 could best be replaced by...
A. disregarded

B. acknowledged

C. contested

D. promote

4: According to the passage, why did women become active in politics?
A. To improve the conditions of life that existed at the time.
B. To support Elizabeth Cady Stanton for president.
C. To be elected to public office.
D. To amend the Declaration of Independence.
5: The word “primarily” in line 9 is closest in meaning to ...
A. above all

B. somewhat

C. finally

6: What had occurred shortly after the Civil War?
A. The Wyoming Territory was admitted to the Union.
B. A women’s suffrage bill was introduced in Congress.

D. always


C. The eastern states resisted the end of the war.

D. Black people were granted the right to vote.
7: The word “suffrage” in line 12 could best be replaced by which of the
following?
A. pain

B. citizenship

C. freedom from bondage

D. the right to vote

8: What does the Nineteenth Amendment guarantee?

A. Voting rights for blacks

B. Citizenship for blacks

C. Voting rights for women

D. Citizenship for women.

9: The word “it” in line 16 refers to...
A. bill

B. Congress

C. Nineteenth Amendment

D. vote

10: When were women allowed to vote throughout the United States?
A. after 1866
B. after 1870
C. after 1878
D. after 1920

C12.

The first settlers who came to America were not rich. The ships, food, tools and
weapons necessary for voyage to America and new life there were financed by
companies in England. One person’s voyage to the New World cost about ten
pounds. Settlers also needed help until they harvested crops. The total cost was
probably more than ten thousand dollars, in today’s dollars, for each settler.
Settlers had to find out how to repay this debt. Almost all the settlers became
farmers and raised food and made material for their clothes. They also produced
raw materials which they could send back to England. In the South, in such
colonies as Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina, tobacco was found most
profitable. In South Carolina and Georgia, rice was the most popular crop. Slaves
worked in the tobacco and rice fields on large plantations. There were also some
independent farms which raised them. On farms from New York to Pennsylvania,

settlers produced large quantities of grain, beer, beef and pork, and they exported
them to England and the West Indies. They also exported large quantities of furs,
which they received in trade from Indians. Settlers in New England had a hard time


at the beginning. Raising crops in the stony soil was difficult, so they had to find
other means to make a profit. They depended on lumber and other natural
resources. They had to use the sea to make a living. They did ship-building, fishing
and trading.
C13.
Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light.
Without him, the world might still be a dark place. However, the electric light was

not his only invention. He also invented the phonograph, the motion picture
camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something
new. Thomas A. Edison was bom in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. His
family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old.
Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former
teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural
curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age with electrical and
mechanical things at home. When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He
became a newsboy on a train that ran between Port Huron and Detroit. He set up a
laboratory in a baggage car of the train so that he could continue his experiments in
his spare time. Unfortunately, his first work experience did not end well. Thomas
was fired when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the baggage car. Thomas then

worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of
his time on the job conducting experiments. He got his first patent in 1868 for a
vote recorder run by electricity. However, the vote recorder was not a success. In
1870, he sold another invention, a stock-ticker, for $40,000. Thomas Edison was
totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the ether, but thought of his deafness
as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more
time for work. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all
over the world.
1. Thomas Edison did things in this order

.

A. he became a telegraph operator,a newsboy,and then got his first patent
B. he became a newsboy, got his first patent, and then became a telegraph operator
C. he got a patent,became a telegraph operator,and then became a newsboy
D. he became a newsboy,a telegraph operator,and then got a patent


2. Of all the inventions,

was probably the most important for civilization.

A. the vote recorder
B. the stock ticker

C. the light bulb
D. the motion picture camera
3. The main idea of this passage is that ___

.

A. Edison was always interested in science and inventions ,and he inventea
many important things
B. Thomas Edison could not keep a job
C. Thomas Edison worked day and night on his experiments
D. deaf people make good inventors without the distraction of spoken conversation
C14.

Have you ever heard someone use the phrase “once in a blue moon?” People use
this expression to describe something that they do not do very often. For example,
someone might say that he tries to avoid eating sweets because they are unhealthy,
but will eat chocolate “once in a blue moon.” Or someone who does not usually
like to go to the beach might say “I visit the shore once in a blue moon.” While
many people use this phrase, not everyone knows the meaning behind it. The first
thing to know is that the moon itself is never actually blue. This is just an
expression. The phrase “blue moon” actually has to do with the shape of the moon,
not the color. As the moon travels around the earth, it appears to change shape. We
associate certain names with certain shapes of the moon. For example, when we
can see a small part of the moon, it is called a crescent moon. A crescent is a shape
that looks like the tip of a fingernail. When we cannot see the moon at all, it is

called a new moon. When we can see the entire moon, it is called a full moon.
Usually, there is only one full moon every month. Sometimes, however, there will
be two full moons in one month. When this happens, the second full moon is called
a “blue moon.” Over the next 20 years, there will only be 15 blue moons. As you
can see, a blue moon is a very rare event. This fact has led people to use the
expression “once in a blue moon” to describe other very rare events in their lives.


Questions
1) Which of the following would be a good example of someone doing something
“once in a blue moon”?
A. Mary likes to go to the mountains every weekend. Mary goes to the mountains

once in a blue moon.
B. Tom rarely remembers to take out the trash. Tom takes out the trash once
in a blue moon.
C. Cindy hates to wash the dishes. Nevertheless, she does it every day. Cindy
washes the dishes once in a blue moon.
D. Ming sometimes forgets to do his homework. Ming forgets to do his homework
once in a blue moon.
2) When does a blue moon happen in nature?
A. when there are two full moons in one month
B. when the moon has a blue color
C. when we cannot see the moon at all
D. when we can only see a small part of the moon

3) Using the passage as a guide, it can be understood that which of the following
sentences does not contain an expression?
A. Thomas has lost his mind.
B. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
C. I'll mow the grass after I finish my homework.
D. It's never a bad time to start something new.
4) As described in paragraph 3, what is another example of something that has a
crescent shape?
A. your thumb
B. a distant star
C. the letter “C”
D. the letter "H"