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BỘ ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA CHUẨN CẤU TRÚC BỘ GlÁO DỤC
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
I. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: Từ Question 1 đến Question 64 (8 điểm)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part
in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A wedding is a meaningful event.
A. sad
B. sorrowful
C) important
D. unimportant
Question 2: She was a devoted teacher. She spent most of her time
teaching and taking care of her students.
A. polite
B. lazy
C. honest
D. dedicated
Question 3: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King fought to put an end to racial
segregation in the United States.
A. integration
B. education
C. torture
D. separation
Questions 4: He devised a computer game and sold it to Atari.
A. played
B. divided
C. invented

D. bought
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the
underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
Question 5: There were (A) too (B) many books on (C) the shelves that I
didn't know which one to choose. (D)
Question 6: Rita enjoyed to be able (A) to meet (B) several (C)
Parliament members during her holiday. (D)
Question 7: Nutritionists (A) recommend that foods from each of the four
basic groups be eaten (B) on a regularly (C) daily (D) basis.
Question 8: Before TV, the common man seldom never (A) had (B) the
opportunity to see and hear (C) his leaders express their (D) views.
Question 9: All of the (A) book were (B) very interesting. I am surprised
(C) you didn't like (D) it.
Mark the Setter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in
each of the following questions.
Question 10:
A. refuse
B. musician
C. history
D. mechanic
Question 11:
A. museum
B. destroy
C. threatened
D. economy
Question 12:
A. computer

B. communicate
C. comfortable
D. flamingo


Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on
your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
The National Automobile Show in New York has been one of the top
auto shows in the United States since 1900. On November 3 of that year,
about 8,000 people looked over the "horseless carriages." It was the
opening day and the first opportunity for the automobile industry to show
off its wares to a large crowd; however, the black-tie audience treated the
occasion more as a social affair than as a sales extravaganza. It was also
on the first day of this show that William McKinley became the first U.S.
President to ride in a car.
The automobile was not invented in the United States. That
distinction belongs to Germany. Nikolaus Otto built the first practical
internal-combustion engine there in 1876. Then, German engineer Karl
Benz built what are regarded as the first modern automobiles in the mid1880s. But the United States pioneered the merchandising of the
automobile. The auto show proved to be an effective means of getting the
public excited about automotive products.
By happenstance, the number of people at the first New York show
equaled the entire car population of the United States at that time. In
1900, 10 million bicycles and an unknown number of horse-drawn
carriages provided the prime means of personal transportation. Only
about 4,000 cars were assembled in the United States in 1900, and only a
quarter of those were gasoline powered. The rest ran on steam or
electricity.
After viewing the cars made by forty car makers, the show's

audience favored electric cars because they were quiet. The risk of a
boiler explosion turned people away from steamers, and the gasolinepowered cars produced smelly fumes. The Duryea Motor Wagon Company,
which launched the American auto industry in 1895, offered a fragrant
additive designed to mask the smells of the naphtha that it burned. Many
of the 1900 models were cumbersome-the Gasmobile, the Franklin, and


the Orient, for example, steered with a tiller like a boat instead of with a
steering wheel. None of them was equipped with an automatic starter.
These early model cars were practically handmade and were not
very dependable. They were basically toys of the well-to-do. In fact,
Woodrow Wilson, then a professor at Princeton University and later
President of the United States, predicted that automobiles would cause
conflict between the wealthy and the poor. However, among the exhibitors
at the 1900 show was a young engineer named Henry Ford. But before
the end of the decade, he would revolutionize the automobile industry
with his Model T Ford. The Model T, first produced in 1909, featured a
standardized design and a streamlined method of production — the
assembly line. Its lower costs made it available to the mass market.
Cars at the 1900 show ranged in price from $1,000 to $1,500, or
roughly $14,000 to $21,000 in today's prices. By 1913, the Model T was
selling for less than $300, and soon the price would drop even further. "I
will build cars for the multitudes,” Ford said, and he kept his promise
Question 13: The passage implies that the audience viewed the 1900
National Automobile Show primarily as a (n) _
A. chance to buy automobiles at low prices.
B. formal social occasion.
C. chance to invest in cine of thirty-two automobile manufacturers.
D. opportunity to learn how to drive.
Question 14: According to the passage, who developed the first modern

car?
A. William McKinley
B. Nikolaus Otto
C. Henry Ford
D. Karl Benz
Question 15: Approximately how many cars were there in the United
States in 1900?
A. 4,000
B. 8,000


C. An unknown number
D. 10 million
Question 16: The phrase "by happenstance" in paragraph 3 is closest in
meaning to _.
A. By design
B. Coincidentally
C. For example
D. Generally
Question 17: Approximately how many of the cars assembled in the year
1900 were gasoline powered?
A. 1,000
B. 2,000
C. 4,000
D. 32
Question 18: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word
"launched" in paragraph 4 _.
A. designed
B. initiated
C. joined

D. anticipated
Question 19: The purpose of the "additive" mentioned in paragraph 4 was
to _.
A. hide strong smells.
B. make engines run more efficiently.
C. increase the speed of cars.
D. make cars look better.
Question 20: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as
steering with a tiller rather than with a steering wheel?
A. A Gasmobile
B. A Duryea
C. A Franklin
D. An Orient


Question 21: It is clear from the passage that the early cars
A. were more formal.
B. involved less expensive cars.
C. involved fewer manufacturers.
D. were more spectacular.
Question 22: What was the highest price asked for a car at the 1900
National Automobile Show in the dollars of that time?
A. $ 300
B. $ 21,000
C. $ 14,000
D. $ 1,500
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on
your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular

in the United States today. Thousands of these How-to books are useful.
In fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with
the words "How to". One book may tell you how to earn more money.
Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain
how to give your money away.
Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to
choose a career and how to succeed in it. If you fail, however, you can
buy the book" How to Turn Failure into Success". If you would like to
become very rich, you can buy the book "How to Make a Millionaire". If
you never make any money at all, you may need a book called "How to
Live on Nothing".
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with
personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read
"How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life" If you are tired of
books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step
instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house.


Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life
has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use,
more choices to make, and more problems to solve. How-to books help
people deal with modern life.
Question 23: What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to succeed in love every minute of your life.
B. How to turn failure into success.
C. How to make a millionaire.
D. How-to books.
Question 24: The word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to _.
A. advice
B. instruction

C. how-to books
D. career
Question 25: Which of the following is NOT the type of books giving
information on careers?
A. "How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life".
B. "How to Live on Nothing"
C. "How to Make a Millionaire".
D. "How to Turn Failure into Success”
Question 26: The word "step-by-step" in paragraph 3 is closest in
meaning to _.
A. little by little
B. gradually
C slower and slower
D. A and B
Question 27: It can be inferred from the passage that
A. Today people are more bored with the modern life.
B. Modern life is more difficult to deal with.
C. Today people have fewer choices to make.
D. Today people are more interested in modern life.


Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 28:
A. opens
B. stops
C cooks
D. wants
Question 29:

A. started
B. decided
C. looked
D, needed
Read the following passage and mark the letter A B, C, or Don
your answer sheet to indicate the correct wordf (s) for each of the
following blanks.
VINCENT VAN GOGH
Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van
Gogh's paintings are sold at very high prices (30) _ many collectors want
his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (31) _, he did not have a
happy life.
Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (32) _ his life
at home. He lived a rather sad and (33) _ life. He drew things that he
could see (34) _ around the quiet town of his parents' home or outside his
window. This is why he painted things (35) _ the sky, his room and even
himself.
Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of
himself. He cut it off to (36) _ the person that said the ear in Van Gogh's
painting was not correct. It was very (37) _ him to do such a thing.
Van Gogh was also (38) _ a crazy man. He really (39) _ become
crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he
was just 37.


Question 30:
A. because
B. for
C. because of
D. although

Question 31:
A. live
B. alive
C. living
D. lively
Question 32:
A. almost of
B. mostly
C. most of
D. the most of
Question 33:
A. lone
B. alone
C. loneliness
B. lonely
Question 34:
A. both
B. either
C. neither
D. all
Question 35:
A. likely
B. alike
C. like
D. as such
Question 36:
A. show


B. reveal

C. illustrate
D. prove
Question 37:
A. unfortunate that
B. unfortunate to
C. unfortunate of
D. unfortunate
Question 38:
A. referred
B. known
C. named
D. called
Question 39:
A. couldn't
B. did
C. does
D. didn't
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 40: _ Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.
A. No sooner had the plane taken off than
B. It was not until the plane had taken off that
C. Only after the plane had taken off
D. Not until the plane had taken off did
Question 41: The sky was grey and cloudy. _, we went to the beach.
A. However
B. In spite of
C. Even though
D. Consequently
Question 42: I don't mind _ much homework.

A. did


B. to do
C. do
D. doing
Question 43: Nadine: “_”.
Monica: '‘Good luck"
A. I don't like rock music.
B. How do you do!
C Have a nice day!
D. I'm taking a test this afternoon.
Question 44: I can't walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep _.
A. falling off
B. falling back
C. falling over
D. falling out
Question 45: Old people are often looked _ by their children when they
get older.
A. for
B. after
C. up
D. into
Question 46: Education in Vietnam has improved since the government
started a programme of educational _.
A. experience
B. reform
C system
D. resources
Question 47: The plan was developed _ by a team of experts.

A. system
B. systematical
C. system ized
D. systematically


Question 48: All of the food _ sold by the time we arrived at the
restaurant
A. has been
B. had been
C. was
D. was being
Question 49: It was not until 1915 _ the cinema became an industry.
A. what
B. that
C when
D. how
Question 50: Yuri Gagarin was the first person _ into space.
A. travelling
B. has travelled
C. to travel
D. travelled
Question 51: Like everyone else, Sue has her _ of course but on the
whole, she's quite satisfied with life.
A. ups and downs
B. ins and outs
C. safe and sound
D. odds and ends
Question 52: The Prime Minister congratulated the team _ winning the
match.

A. for
B. in
C. on
D. into
Question 53: He came when I _ the film "Man from the star"
A. has watched
B. watched
C. was watching


D. am watching
Question 54: Peter _ football when he was younger.
A. used to playing
B. is used to playing
C. is used to play
D. used to play
Question 55: _ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do
not seem high at all.
A. A comparison
B. Compare them
C. If you compare
D. When compared
Question 56: Charles: "Do you mind if I smoke?"
Lisa: “_”
A: Yes, I don't mind
B. No, I don't think so
C. Yes, go ahead
D. No, go right ahead
Question 57: Bill asked Tom _.
A. where is he going

B. where he is going
C. where he was going
D. where was he going
Question 58: This is Sen village _ Uncle Ho was born.
A. where
B. what
C. which
D. who
Question 59: Linda: I enjoy watching films in the evening.
Mary: "_"
A. I don't
B. So do I


C. I am, too
D. No, I am not
Question 60: Medical researchers are continually looking for ways to
control, _ and cure diseases.
A. prevented
B. to prevent
C. prevent
D. preventing
Question 61: It's a big country with a _ population.
A. rare
B. sparse
C scarce
D. few
Question 62: You will have to _ if you want to pass the final exam.
A. pull up your socks
B. work miracles

C. take the trouble
D. keep your hand in
Question 63: If I were you, I _ that English course.
A. will take
B. would take
C. take
D. took
Question 64: They have considered all the 100 applications, _ seem
suitable for the position.
A. none of them
B. none of these
C. none of which
D. none of whom
II. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (2 ĐIỂM)
A. REWRITING (0,1 x 5 = 0,5 điểm)
Question 1: People say that Jenny lived in Texas, America for 8 years.


Jenny. …
Question 2: "You are wearing a beautiful dress today!", Susan said to
Mary.
Susan paid …
Question 3: It was such a boring documentary film that she fell asleep.
The documentary film ….
Question 4: "I am sorry for coming late" said Alice to her teacher.
Alice apologized …
Question 5: What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night.
No one …
B. IN ABOUT 140 WORDS, WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT A JOB
YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO IN THE FUTURE. (1,5 điểm)

ĐỀ SỐ 2
BỘ ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA CHUẨN CẤU TRÚC BỘ GlÁO DỤC
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
I. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: Từ Question 1 đến Question 64 (8 điểm)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the
underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
Question 1: Next week, when there (A) will be an English club (B) held
here. I (C) will give you more information (D) about it.
Question 2: It is (A) of great (B) importance that he (C) speaks to the
Dean before (D) leaving for his location.
Question 3: A lot (A) needs (B) be done to the house (C) before anyone
can (D) start living in.
Question 4: Your trip (A) to DaLat (B) sounds absolutely (C) fascinated.
I'd love to go (D) there.
Question 5: There are (A) very large rooms (B) with (C) beautiful (D)
decorated walls in her new house.


Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on
your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions
A considerable body of research has demonstrated a correlation
between birth order and aspects such as temperament and behavior, and
some psychologists believe that birth order significantly affects the
development of personality. Psychologist Alfred Adler was a pioneer in the
study of the relationship between birth order and personality. A key point
in his research and in the hypothesis that he developed based on it was

that it was not the actual numerical birth position that affected
personality; instead, it was the similar responses in large numbers of
families to children in specific birth order positions that had an effect. For
example, first-borns, who have their parents to themselves initially and
do not have to deal with siblings in the first part of their lives, tend to
have their first socialization experiences with adults and therefore tend to
find the process of peer socialization more difficult. In contrast, later-born
children have to deal with siblings from the first moment of their lives and
therefore tend to have stronger socialization skills.
Numerous studies since Adler's have been conducted on the effect
of birth order and personality. These studies have tended to classify birth
order types into four different categories: first-born, second-born and/or
middle, last, and only child.
Studies have consistently shown that first-born children tend to
exhibit similar, positive and negative personality traits. First-borns have
consistently been linked with academic achievement in various studies; in
one study, the number of National Merit scholarship winners who are firstborns was found to be equal to the number of second-and third-borns
combined. First-borns have been found to be more responsible and
assertive than those born in other birth-order positions and tend to rise to
positions of leadership more often than others; more first-borns have
served in the U.S. Congress and as U.S. presidents than have those born
in other birth-order positions. However, studies have shown that first-


borns tend to be more subject to stress and were considered problem
children more often than later-borns.
Second-born and/or middle children demonstrate markedly different
tendencies from first-borns. They tend to feel inferior to the older child or
children because it is difficult for them to comprehend that their lower
level of achievement is a function of age rather than ability, and they

often try to succeed in areas other than those in which their older sibling
or siblings excel. They tend to be more trusting, accepting, and focused
on others than the more self-centered first-borns, and they tend to have a
comparatively higher level of success in team sports than do first-borns or
only children, who more often excel in individual sports.
The last-born child is the one who tends to be the eternal baby of
the family and thus often exhibits a strong sense of security. Last-borns
collectively achieve the highest degree of social success and demonstrate
the highest levels of self-esteem of all the birth-order positions. They
often exhibit less competitiveness than older brothers and sisters and are
more likely to take part in less competitive group games or in social
organizations such as sororities and fraternities.
Only children tend to exhibit some of the main characteristics of
first-borns and some of the characteristics of last-borns. Only children
tend to exhibit the strong sense of security and self-esteem exhibited by
last-borns while, like first-borns, they are more achievement oriented and
more likely than middle-or last-borns to achieve academic success.
However, only children tend to have the most problems establishing dose
relationships and exhibit a lower need for affiliation than other children.
Question 6: The word body in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by _.
A, corpse
B.amount
C. organization
D. skeleton
Question 7: The word key in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by _.
A, locked


B. Secret
C. studied

D. significant
Question 8: The word it in paragraph 1 refers to _.
A. personality
B. component
C. research
D. hypothesis
Question 9: What is stated in paragraph 1 about Adler?
A. He was one of the first to study the effect of birth order on personality.
B. He believed that it was the actual birth order that affected personality.
C He had found that the responses by family members had little to do
with personality.
D. He was the only one to study birth order.
Question 10; The word traits in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _.
A. stresses
B. marks
C. Characteristics
D. fears
Question 11: Which of the sentences below expresses the essential
information in the italic sentence in paragraph 3? Incorrect choices
change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information
A. In spite of certain characteristics that first-borns possess, many of
them become leaders.
B. An interesting fact that is difficult to explain is that many first-borns
have served in high government positions.
C. Because first-borns tend to be very assertive, they are uncomfortable
serving in government positions.
D. Several examples support the idea that first-borns have characteristics
that make them leaders.
Question 12: The word accepting in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
_.

A. tolerant
B. affectionate
C. admissible
D. respectable
Question 13: Which of the following is NOT true?
A. First-borns tend to do well in individual sports.
B. Middle children tend to have a preference for team sports.
C. Last-borns tend to prefer games with fierce competition.
D. Only children tend to prefer individual over team spoils.
Question 14: The phrase more achievement oriented in the paragraph 6 is
closest in meaning to _.
A. more directly involved
B. more focused on accomplishments
C. more skilled as leaders
D. more aware of surroundings
Question 15: Which of the following would be most likely to have a
successful career but few close friendships?
A. A second-born
B. A middle child
C. A last-born
D. An only child
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 16: It can be an amazing experience for those who have the _
to leave their family and friend and live in a new place.
A. courage
B. courageous
C. encourage

D. encouragement
Question 17: "What was David's reaction to the accusation?"
"Well, he denied anywhere near the house at the time."
A. of being


B. being
C. be
D. to be
Question 18: Tuan, along with his friends, _ on a picnic in Pu Mat National
Park at the end of this month.
A. have to go
B. will go
C. are going
D. is going
Question 19: People are advised to _ smoking because of its harm to their
health.
A. cut down
B. cut off
C. cut In
D. cut down on
Question 20: _ get older, the games they play become increasingly
complex.
A. Although children
B. For children to
C. Children, when
D. As children
Question 21: _ TV for the last four hours? Turn it off and get some
exercise.
A. Do you watch

B. Are you watching
C. Did you watch
D. Have you been watching
Question 22: Mary invited her friend, Sarah, to have dinner out that night
and Sarah accepted.
Mary: “Shall we eat out tonight?"- Sarah: "_”.
A. That's a great idea
B. That's acceptable


C. You are welcome
D. It's kind of you to invite
Question 23: Make sure you _ your assignment before you go to bed.
A. have
B.do
C. take
D. make
Question 24: Mr. Peter is the big _ in the company as he has just been
promoted to the position of Managing Director.
A. bread
B. meat
C. cheese
D. apple
Question 25: _ to the South in the winter is a popular fact.
A. Where birds migrate
B. Bird migratings
C. When birds migrate
D. That birds migrate
Question 26: The Red Cross all over the world has carried out a lot of _.
A. responsibilities

B.jobs
C. works
D. missions
Question 27: My teeth were a little yellow so I _ by the dentist.
A. had cleaned them
B. have them cleaned
C. had them cleaned
D. was cleaned
Question 28: The song _ by our listeners as their favorite of the week is
"Goodbye Baby" by the Tunesmiths.'
A. is chosen
B. having chosen


C. chosen
D. was chosen
Question 29: "You haven't been to the bank today, have you?"- “_”.
A. Yes, I haven't. I am busy
B. No, I haven't any money
C. No, I have. I got some money
D. No, I haven't. I'm about to
Question 30: The flower girl wore a _ dress at the wedding ceremony last
night.
A. silk, pretty, white
B. white, pretty, silk
C. pretty, white, silk
D. pretty, silk, white
Question 31: If I had had breakfast, I _ hungry how.
A. hadn't been
B. wouldn't be

C. wouldn't have been
D, won't be
Question 32: Some crimes seem to be _ in this country than in others.
A. less common enough
B. much less common
C. the least common
D. very less common
Question 33: I shouldn't _ so much coffee last night. I was wide awake till
four in the morning.
A. drink
B. have drunk
C. have drank
D. drank
Question 34: Of course an encyclopedia is not a book you read _.
A. from the start to the stop
B. from cover to cover


C. from the top to the end
D. from page by page
Question 35: It took Ted a long time to get _ the breakup of his marriage.
A. over
B. across
C. along with
D. through
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on
your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions
In science, a THEORY is a reasonable explanation of observed
events that are related. A theory OFTEN INVOLVES AN IMAGINARY

MODEL that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be
produced. A good example of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory,
in which gases are pictured as being made up of many small particles that
are in constant motion.
A useful theory, in addition to explaining past observation, helps to
predict events that have not as yet been observed. After a theory has
been publicized, scientists design experiments to test the theory. If
observations confirm the scientists' predictions, the theory is supported. If
observations do not confirm the predictions, the scientists must search
further. There may be a fault in the experiment, or the theory may have
to be revised or rejected.
Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as
collecting information and performing experiments. Facts by themselves
are not science. As the mathematician Jules Henri Poincare said: "Science
is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of
facts cannot be called science any more than a pile of bricks can be called
a house."
Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other
scientists have learned about a particular problem. After known facts have
been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of the investigation that


requires considerable imagination. Possible solutions to the problem are
formulated. These possible solutions are called hypotheses. In a way, any
hypothesis is a leap into the unknown. It extends the scientist's thinking
beyond the known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs
calculations, and makes observations to test hypotheses. For without
hypotheses, further investigation lacks purpose and direction. When
hypotheses are confirmed, they are incorporated into theories.
Question 36: Which of the following is the main subject of the passage?

A. The importance of models in scientific theories.
B. The sorts of facts that scientists find most interesting.
C. The ways that scientists perform different types of experiments.
D. The place of theory and hypothesis in scientific investigation.
Question 37: The word "related" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
_.
A. described
B. identified
C. connected
D. completed.
Question 38: The word "this" in paragraph 1 refers to _.
A. the kinetic molecular theory
B. a good example
C. an observed event
D. an imaginary model
Question 39: According to the second paragraph, a useful theory is one
that helps scientists to _.
A. observe events
B. publicize new findings
C. make predictions
D. find errors in past experiments
Question 40: The word "supported" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning
to _.
A. upheld


B. finished
C. adjusted
D. investigated
Question 41: "Bricks" are mentioned in paragraph 3 to indicate how _.

A. science is more than a collection of facts
B. scientific experiments have led to improved technology
C. mathematicians approach science
D. building a house is like performing experiments
Question 42: In the fourth paragraph, the author implies that imagination
is most important to scientists when they _.
A. formulate possible solutions to a problem
B. evaluate previous work on a problem
C. close an investigation
D. gather known facts
Question 43: In paragraph 4, the author refers to a hypothesis as "a leap
into the unknown" in order to show that hypotheses _.
A. require effort to formulate
B. can lead to dangerous results
C. go beyond available facts
D. are sometimes ill-conceived
Question 44: In the last paragraph, what does the author imply is a major
function of hypotheses?
A. Linking together different theories.
B. Communicating a scientist's thoughts to others.
C. Providing direction for scientific research.
D. Sifting through known facts.
Question 45: Which of the following statements is supported by the
passage?
A. Theories are simply imaginary models of past events.
B. A scientist's most difficult task is testing hypotheses.
C. A good scientist needs to be creative.
D. It is better to revise a hypothesis than to reject it