Đề cương môn Đọc Tiếng Anh 2

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Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or
NOT GIVEN (C)

Considering their wedding cost over $20,000 and took a year and a half to organize, you would
be surprised to hear that Richard and Victoria Hammond now intend to forget it. Well, almost.
"It was a wonderful wedding, an unbelievable day," says Victoria. "But we have so much we want
to do together now, we are both looking to the future." Her husband, banker and amateur race
driver Richard, agrees. "Both our minds are now fixed firmly on the future. I'll never forget our
wedding ceremony or the reception we had at a cliff-side hotel afterwards, but there's so much
we want, so many hopes. Our marriage is so much more important than the wedding."
"At the moment, we are still living with my parents," explains Victoria, "so our first wish is to find
our own place. We intend to start looking for a new house with all the modern conveniences in
the suburbs in the new year." Both Victoria and husband Richard have a lot of siblings. Do they
intend to add to the extended Hammond family? "We plan on having two or three children
ourselves," Richard tells me. "Victoria is just wonderful with children and I can get 3 years
paternity leave from my work, which is just perfect."
The young couple has just returned from a two-week honeymoon spent in an authentic Scottish
castle. Both the newly-weds are big travel lovers and Richard hopes this will continue. "I would
like to go travelling as much as possible together. Travelling with someone else is such a sharing
experience. I think it's sad to experience all the wonderful places in the world and have no-one
else there." Victoria also has another great travel ambition that she might have to do alone. "I
have always been fascinated by safari and my real wish is to go on safari. Richard has no interest
in wildlife though."
And what about the marriage itself? In a world with such a high divorce rate, how do Richard and
Victoria hope to avoid all the problems that beset so many other couples? Richard explains
thoughtfully that "our ambition is to always talk to each other. If you stop communicating, what
chance do you have?" His wife goes along with that completely. "I hope that we can speak about
things, but also not expect everything to be easy. I think many people expect the wedding to be
the end of getting to know each other. I think it's the start."

1. Statement: The wedding was expensive.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
Considering their wedding cost over $20,000 and took a year and a half to organize, you would
be surprised to hear that Richard and Victoria Hammond now intend to forget it. Well, almost.

2. Statement: Their first ambition is to find a house to live in.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
At the moment, we are still living with my parents," explains Victoria, "so our first wish is to find
our own place.

3. Statement: They got married in a dramatic location.
Đáp án đúng là: NOT GIVEN

4. Statement: Victoria and Richard have been married for about a year and a half.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
The young couple has just returned from a two-week honeymoon spent in an authentic Scottish
castle. Both the newly-weds are big travel lovers and Richard hopes this will continue

5. Statement: Richard can temporarily leave his job to look after his children.


Đáp án đúng là: NOT GIVEN

6. Statement: They both have many brothers and sisters.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
." Both Victoria and husband Richard have a lot of siblings.

7. Statement: Richard hopes to make talking an important part of their marriage.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
Richard explains thoughtfully that "our ambition is to always talk to each other. If you stop

communicating, what chance do you have?" His wife goes along with that completely. "I hope that
we can speak about things, but also not expect everything to be easy. I think many people expect
the wedding to be the end of getting to know each other. I think it's the start."

8. Statement: Richard and Victoria have identical tastes regarding vacations.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
"I would like to go travelling as much as possible together. Travelling with someone else is such a
sharing experience. I think it's sad to experience all the wonderful places in the world and have
no-one else there." Victoria also has another great travel ambition that she might have to do
alone. "I have always been fascinated by safari and my real wish is to go on safari. Richard has
no interest in wildlife though."

9. Statement: Victoria thinks she now knows Richard sufficiently well.
Đáp án đúng là: NOT GIVEN

10. Statement: Victoria wants an old fashioned house.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
We intend to start looking for a new house with all the modern conveniences in the suburbs in the
new year."

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Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or
NOT GIVEN (C)

The building company Hong Kong Housing is building a new suburb in Shanghai, a city with a
population of more than 15 million people. But this suburb is not like other parts of Shanghai. It is
a little piece of England. The name of the new area is "English Town". The manager of Hong
Kong Housing, Shi Guangsheng, says many people in this area of China want to buy an English
house and live in an English town.

"This town is like Bristol or Chester. There is an English square and there are pigeons to feed like
in Trafalgar Square, London. There are four English-style pubs and you can buy English beer to
drink. There is a canal and you can row a boat there like in Cambridge."
Are there any cricket fields? "No, there aren't any places to play cricket because nobody in
Shanghai can play this game. But there is a football stadium like those in England. And the thing
we are very proud of is our shopping street. There are several shops where you can buy
traditional English food like fish and chips or Christmas Pudding."


The rich Shanghai businessman can do some gardening too. For with every house in "English
Town", there is an English lawn and there are long gardens with ponds and tall hedges.
But there is one problem. The houses in this part of town cost a minimum of $400,000!
1. Question: Shi Guangsheng feels proud about the English-style shops.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
And the thing we are very proud of is our shopping street. There are several shops where you
can buy traditional English food like fish and chips or Christmas Pudding."

2. Question: These houses are only for English people to buy.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
The manager of Hong Kong Housing, Shi Guangsheng, says many people in this area of China
want to buy an English house and live in an English town.

3. Question: There aren't any cricket fields in the new development.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
? "No, there aren't any places to play cricket because nobody in Shanghai can play this game.
4. Question: Most houses have a lawn.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
The rich Shanghai businessman can do some gardening too. For with every house in "English
Town", there is an English lawn and there are long gardens with ponds and tall hedges.

5. Question: There are a variety of birds on the square.
Đáp án đúng là: NOT GIVEN

6. Question: Some houses cost millions of dollars
Đáp án đúng là: NOT GIVEN

7. Question: "English Town" is in a Chinese city.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
The building company Hong Kong Housing is building a new suburb in Shanghai, a city with a
population of more than 15 million people. But this suburb is not like other parts of Shanghai. It is
a little piece of England. The name of the new area is "English Town".

8. Question: The English pubs look like pubs in Cambridge.
Đáp án đúng là: NOT GIVEN

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Read the following talks about eating out and answer the question below:

1.The last time I went to a restaurant was about 2 months ago. My wife and I wanted to celebrate
our wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to an expensive Italian restaurant in


downtown Lisbon. We both had pasta to start and for the main course my wife ordered a steak
and I chose fish. For dessert we both ate chocolate cake topped with fresh cream. Delicious!
2. I went to a restaurant yesterday evening with my sister's children. It wasn't very expensive and
the menu was very limited. We all had a burger and French fries, and drank cola. It wasn't very
good.
3. My boyfriend loves spicy food so this restaurant was perfect. The waiters were all really friendly
and polite, and they played traditional sitar music which was very relaxing. The menu offered

vegetarian dishes as well as meat dishes served with rice and a sauce - it depended on how hot
you wanted it! I chose a mild beef curry but my boyfriend had a lamb 'vindaloo' - he also drank 2
liters of water!!
4. My class at the university went there last weekend. It's a very popular type of restaurant in my
country. It generally offers one type of food (a kind of bread with cheese and tomato sauce) which
you then choose what ingredients to add on top of it. I asked for olives and mushrooms on mine
and my classmates each had something different so we could taste a piece of each person's
meal.
1. Question: In which text did the person eat pizza?
Đáp án đúng là: Paragraph 4
My class at the university went there last weekend. It's a very popular type of restaurant in my
country. It generally offers one type of food (a kind of bread with cheese and tomato sauce) which
you then choose what ingredients to add on top of it. I asked for olives and mushrooms on mine
and my classmates each had something different so we could taste a piece of each person's
meal.

2. Question: In which text did the person eat fast food?
Đáp án đúng là: Paragraph 2
2. I went to a restaurant yesterday evening with my sister's children. It wasn't very expensive and
the menu was very limited. We all had a burger and French fries, and drank cola. It wasn't very
good.

3. Question: In which text did the person visit an Indian restaurant?
Đáp án đúng là: Paragraph 3
3. My boyfriend loves spicy food so this restaurant was perfect. The waiters were all really friendly
and polite, and they played traditional sitar music which was very relaxing. The menu offered
vegetarian dishes as well as meat dishes served with rice and a sauce - it depended on how hot
you wanted it! I chose a mild beef curry but my boyfriend had a lamb 'vindaloo' - he also drank 2
liters of water!!

4. Question: Which restaurant was cheap?
Đáp án đúng là: Paragraph 2
I went to a restaurant yesterday evening with my sister's children. It wasn't very expensive and
the menu was very limited. We all had a burger and French fries, and drank cola. It wasn't very
good.
5. Question: In which paragraph did the person go there for a special occasion?


Đáp án đúng là: Paragraph 1
1.The last time I went to a restaurant was about 2 months ago. My wife and I wanted to celebrate
our wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to an expensive Italian restaurant in
downtown Lisbon. We both had pasta to start and for the main course my wife ordered a steak
and I chose fish. For dessert we both ate chocolate cake topped with fresh cream. Delicious!

6. Question: In which text did someone eat seafood?
Đáp án đúng là: Paragraph 1
The last time I went to a restaurant was about 2 months ago. My wife and I wanted to celebrate
our wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to an expensive Italian restaurant in
downtown Lisbon. We both had pasta to start and for the main course my wife ordered a steak
and I chose fish. For dessert we both ate chocolate cake topped with fresh cream. Delicious!

7. Question: In which text did the person talk about the atmosphere of the restaurant?
Đáp án đúng là: Paragraph 3
My boyfriend loves spicy food so this restaurant was perfect. The waiters were all really friendly
and polite, and they played traditional sitar music which was very relaxing. The menu offered
vegetarian dishes as well as meat dishes served with rice and a sauce - it depended on how hot
you wanted it! I chose a mild beef curry but my boyfriend had a lamb 'vindaloo' - he also drank 2
liters of water!!

8. Question: In which text didn't the person enjoy their meal?

Đáp án đúng là: Paragraph 2
I went to a restaurant yesterday evening with my sister's children. It wasn't very expensive and
the menu was very limited. We all had a burger and French fries, and drank cola. It wasn't very
good.

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Read the following article and choose the best answer for the following question:

For one group of children aged between ten and fifteen, Saturdays are spent learning the art of
serious cooking. Their weekly lessons in small classes are so popular that there is a waiting list of
30 children who want to do the course. Parents pay $ 280 for the course where their children can
have fun and learn how to make good food,
Class member Bill, aged ten, says, ‘I love my mum’s cooking and now I can do it better than her.
The teachers make us laugh, especially when we sit down with them to share the good we’ve
made’.
Flora is twelve, and she’s having problems preparing onions. ‘I love cooking. I did a meal for ten
friends which they really enjoyed. Then my mum suggested I take up a hobby, instead of doing
nothing at weekends. I was happy staying at home, so I wasn’t too keen at first. I’m really glad I
decided to come, though’.
Their teacher, Phillipe, says, ‘It’s great fun. Children pay attention and remember things better
than adults, although the kitchen isn’t always as tidy when they’re cooking! As adults, we’re
always learning more about food. If parents interest their children in cooking while they are
young, they’ll have enough skill to make food for themselves when they leave home.
1. Question: What can a reader find out from this text?
Đáp án đúng là: why the classes are so successful.


‘It’s great fun. Children pay attention and remember things better than adults, although the
kitchen isn’t always as tidy when they’re cooking! As adults, we’re always learning more about

food.

2. Question: What does Phillipe say about his young students?
Đáp án đúng là: They will be confident about cooking in the future.
If parents interest their children in cooking while they are young, they’ll have enough skill to make
food for themselves when they leave home.

3. Question: What is the writer trying to do in the text?
Đáp án đúng là: describe how some children spend their spare time.

4. Question: Why did Flora join the course?
Đáp án đúng là: Her mother wanted her to develop an interest.
. ‘I love cooking. I did a meal for ten friends which they really enjoyed. Then my mum suggested I
take up a hobby, instead of doing nothing at weekends. I was happy staying at home, so I wasn’t
too keen at first. I’m really glad I decided to come, though’.

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Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or
NOT GIVEN (C)

Come and sail on a Crystal Cruise ship. We have three ships: The Crystal Queen, The Crystal
Princess, The Crystal Palace.
Come and sail in luxury on cruises around the Caribbean Sea for 7 or 14 days.
Our seven-day cruise costs $2000 and our two-week cruise is $3500.
A typical one week cruise
Day One - departure from Miami
Day Two - free day in Nassau, in The Bahamas
Day Three - near Haiti
Day Four - visit Puerto Rico and Antigua

Day Five - free day in Barbados
Day Six - free day in Port of Spain, Trinidad
Day Seven - travel to Caracas, Venezuela
Day Eight - fly home.
All food and drink is included in the price of your cruise (except for alcoholic drinks). Our cruise
ships all have a casino, a cinema, a five-star restaurant, a theatre, a library and a fully equipped
gymnasium.
If you prefer to go on a cruise in another part of the world, we also organize cruises in the Baltic
Sea and the Mediterranean.
Our ships carry over 2000 passengers and we have nearly 600 crew members.
So come on board today for the holiday of a lifetime!Call immediately: 020-4455832
1. Statement: The cruise finishes in a different country.


Đáp án đúng là: NOT GIVEN

2. Statement: The ship doesn’t travel to Venezuela.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE

3. Statement: You can go on a cruise for two weeks.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
Our seven-day cruise costs $2000 and our two-week cruise is $3500.

4. Statement: You can keep fit while you are on board the cruise ship.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
Our cruise ships all have a casino, a cinema, a five-star restaurant, a theatre, a library and a fully
equipped gymnasium.

5. Statement: Your cruise starts in The Bahamas.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE

Day One - departure from Miami

6. Statement: There are three different ships in the Crystal Cruises company.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
Come and sail on a Crystal Cruise ship. We have three ships: The Crystal Queen, The Crystal
Princess, The Crystal Palace.

7. Statement: The cruise may start in Spain.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE

8. Statement: The company only does cruises in the Caribbean.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
If you prefer to go on a cruise in another part of the world, we also organize cruises in the Baltic
Sea and the Mediterranean.

9. Statement: There is a cinema on board each ship.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
All food and drink is included in the price of your cruise (except for alcoholic drinks). Our cruise
ships all have a casino, a cinema, a five-star restaurant, a theatre, a library and a fully equipped
gymnasium.


10. Statement: You have a free day in Antigua.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
Day Four - visit Puerto Rico and Antigua
Day Five - free day in Barbados

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Read the following article and choose the best answer for the following question:

Orbis is an organization which helps blind people everywhere. It has built an eye hospital inside
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 an operation 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 with some
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!’
‘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.
1. Question: After meeting Eukhtuul , Samantha felt
Đáp án đúng là: grateful for her own sight.
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’.

2. Question: What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this text?
Đáp án đúng là: to report a patient’s cure.
The main idea of the text
3. Question: What can a reader learn about in this text?
Đáp án đúng là: the international work of some eye doctors.
Orbis is an organization which helps blind people everywhere. It has built an eye hospital inside
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.

4. Question: What is the result of Eukhtuul’s operation?
Đáp án đúng là: After some time she will see as well as before.
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.


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Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or
NOT GIVEN (C)

The makers of a controversial computer game about bullying have decided to go ahead and
launch it despite calls for it to be banned. In the game, players take on the role of a new students
at a school and have to fight the bullies, by punching them or hitting them with a baseball
bat.Critics have said that the game encourages violence, but the makers deny this and say that,
while there is violence in the game, it is just an amusing look at school life, besides which, the
violence in the game is directed against the bullies to protect pupils who are being bullied. The
makers also say that players will learn to stand up to bullies.A British politician, a former minister,
has called for it to be banned as it might affect the way young people perceive violence.Antibullying charities have said that the game might make people respond violently to bullies, which
might make things more complicated and result in injuries.
1. Statement: The anti-bullying charity thinks the game is good because it might make pupils
stand up to bullies.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
Anti-bullying charities have said that the game might make people respond violently to bullies,
which might make things more complicated and result in injuries.

2. Statement: Only critics agree that the game encourages violence.
Đáp án đúng là: NOT GIVEN

3. Statement: The game is set in a university.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
players take on the role of a new students at a school
4. Statement: The politician used to be a minister.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
A British politician, a former minister, has called for it to be banned as it might affect the way
young people perceive violence.
5. Statement: The politician thinks it might make young people look at violence differently.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
A British politician, a former minister, has called for it to be banned as it might affect the way
young people perceive violence.

6. Statement: In the game, the player takes on the role of a bully.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
In the game, players take on the role of a new students at a school and have to fight the bullies,
by punching them or hitting them with a baseball bat.

7. Statement: A British politician has spoken in favour of the game.


Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
A British politician, a former minister, has called for it to be banned as it might affect the way
young people perceive violence.

8. Statement: The makers of the computer game decided not to release it
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
The makers of a controversial computer game about bullying have decided to go ahead and
launch it despite calls for it to be banned.

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Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or
NOT GIVEN (C)

Siem Reap is a small town near the world famous temple of Angkor Wat. The town is charming
and worth exploring, with some fine examples of Khmer and French colonial architecture set
among the more modern developments. Nowadays, visitors are flocking in, using it as a base for
visits to the nearby temples.
From the 9th to the 14th centuries, when Europe was still struggling out of the Dark Ages, the
Cambodian Empire of Angkor covered most of present-day Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and
Thailand. The heart of this empire during the 12th century was the ancient capital of Angkor
Thom, near present day Siem Reap, the site of the world’s largest temple complexes, which were
rediscovered in 1861.This spectacular city was built over 30 years under the reign of King
Suryavarman II (1113-1150). The area covers about 400 square kilometres and is full of the finest
examples of Khmer art and architecture. Tourists are always amazed at the scale of the place.
In Angkor Wat you will find more than 100 stone monuments and temple buildings, each of which
contains countless statues, sculptures and reliefs that have weathered extremely little over the
last 800 years. To see the whole thing can take several days. The most important temples to visit
in the area are Angkor Wat, especially at sunrise or sunset; Angkor Thom, the remains of the
capital; Ta Prohm, a palace overgrown by jungle; and Bayon.
Visas are required to enter Cambodia. You can obtain one on arrival at Siem Reap International
Airport for $20, and 1 passport photo is required per person. You will also need another passport
photo for the Angkor Temple Entrance Pass. Please ensure you take comfortable walking shoes,
light clothing and plenty of water to drink as it is very hot there. The most commonly accepted
currency in Cambodia is the US dollar.
1. Statement: It took few years to build the capital.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
This spectacular city was built over 30 years under the reign of King Suryavarman II (1113-1150).

2. Statement: Most people visit Siem Reap because of the temples in the area.

Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
Nowadays, visitors are flocking in, using it as a base for visits to the nearby temples.

3. Statement: You will need a couple of passport photos.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
You can obtain one on arrival at Siem Reap International Airport for $20, and 1 passport photo is
required per person. You will also need another passport photo for the Angkor Temple Entrance
Pass.


4. Statement: The stonework of Angkor Wat is in poor condition today.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
In Angkor Wat you will find more than 100 stone monuments and temple buildings, each of which
contains countless statues, sculptures and reliefs that have weathered extremely little over the
last 800 years.

5. Statement: It takes you around 10 days to see the whole stone work.
Đáp án đúng là: NOT GIVEN

6. Statement: Dawn and dusk are particularly good times to visit Angkor Wat.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
The most important temples to visit in the area are Angkor Wat, especially at sunrise or sunset;
Angkor Thom, the remains of the capital; Ta Prohm, a palace overgrown by jungle; and Bayon.

7. Statement: Angkor Wat was the capital of the Cambodian empire.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
The heart of this empire during the 12th century was the ancient capital of Angkor Thom, near
present day Siem Reap, the site of the world’s largest temple complexes, which were
rediscovered in 1861.

8. Statement: In the 9th to the 14th centuries, Europe was more advanced than Cambodia.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
From the 9th to the 14th centuries, when Europe was still struggling out of the Dark Ages, the
Cambodian Empire of Angkor covered most of present-day Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and
Thailand.

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Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:

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 more
money 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 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".
1. Della counted the 87 cents with tearful eyes because…
Đáp án đúng là: She couldn't think what to buy for 87 cents
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....",

2. If only I knew…
Đáp án đúng là: how I could get some money.
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 dollars, but without her hair!

3. Della thought theirs were "the best Christmas presents in the world" because they
Đáp án đúng là: showed how much they loved each other.
"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".

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Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question:

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 animal with all the
essential features of the genus lived a million years ago. They evolved rapidly 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.

1. According to the passage, when did the bison move to North America?
Đáp án đúng là: During one of the Ice Ages
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.

2. The passage would most likely be assigned reading for courses in which of the following
subjects?


Đáp án đúng là: Zoology
The text tells about a kind of animal - bison

3. According to the passage, what is true about the evolution of the bison?
Đáp án đúng là: They originated in China and in the Himalayas
The oldest known bison fossils have been found in China and Himalayan foothills, where an
animal with all the essential features of the genus lived a million years ago.

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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.

1. Which of the following is not true?
Đáp án đúng là: Crude oil is always found a few hundred feet below the surface.
…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.

2. Many thousands of hydrocarbon compounds are possible because
Đáp án đúng là: the two atoms in the molecule assume many positions
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.

3. Which of the following is not listed as a light oil?
Đáp án đúng là: Lubricating oil


These products are the so-called light oils, such as gasoline, kerosene, and distillate oil.

4. How is the crude oil brought to the surface?
Đáp án đúng là: Pressure and pumping
Pressure at the source or pumping forces crude oil to the surface

5. Which of the following is true?
Đáp án đúng là: Heating and condensation produce the various products.
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.

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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 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, or improved 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.

1. Which of the following describes the work done by migrant workers?
Đáp án đúng là: It was low paid, and working conditions were poor
received wages far below the minimum, and had no medical or insurance benefits.

2. It can be inferred from the final sentence of the passage that…
Đáp án đúng là: conditions for migrant workers are better now than before the work of Cesar
Chavez.
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.

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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.

1. According to accepted modern theories, which elements form the composition of lichens?
Đáp án đúng là: Algae and fungi
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.

2. All of the following are true about Nylander except
Đáp án đúng là: He taught botany at university of Paris
Whether he taught botany at university of Paris is not mentioned in the text.

3. Which of the following is not true?
Đáp án đúng là: Nylander accepted his colleagues' theories on the composition of lichens.
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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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. But after he had made the arrest-something he
has to do more rarely than once a month-he felt troubled 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 the country, of course, is somewhat different from
city crime. Who was ever attacked while 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.


1. From the passage it appears that nowadays a village policeman like John Pooley, has to
Đáp án đúng là: look after more people than policemen elsewhere
With a total population of 1,219, he has more than twice as many people to look after as the
average policemen has.
Câu trả lời đúng là:

2. From what is said about John Pooley's work, we learn that he
Đáp án đúng là: prefers working in the villages of Middleton, Dunwich and Westleton
After 15 years as a policeman, he accepts these duties without question, but his villages are
clearly where his heart and interest really lie.

3. Crime in this area is different from crime in a big city because
people here have more family problems.

4. From the passage it appears that nowadays a village policeman like John Pooley, has to
Đáp án đúng là: look after more people than policemen elsewhere
With a total population of 1,219, he has more than twice as many people to look after as the
average policemen has.

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Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question:

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.

1. Part of the statue looks like a lion and part like ______.
Đáp án đúng là: A person
This statue of the Sun God has the body of a lion and the face of a human being.

2. The underground passage round the statue are full of ______
Đáp án đúng là: waste and water

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.

3. The statue was built ______ years ago
Đáp án đúng là: 5000
It is five thousand years old, but it is too badly damaged to be completely saved.

4. Cairo is in ______.
Đáp án đúng là: Egypt
A combination of sewage, salt, air pollution, sun, sand and wind may destroy the huge statue on
the outskirts of Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

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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.

1. According to the passage, early chilhood responses to blame
demonstrate how human beings love to hate.

2. According to the passage, ethnic conflicts…
Đáp án đúng là: have their roots in childhood rivalries
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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Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:

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 police force 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.
Franklin played an important role in the early history of the United States. He took part in drawing
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.

1. When Franklin arrived in Philadelphia in 1723, he was
Đáp án đúng là: Very poor
In 1723 there arrived in Philadelphia a penniless young man, eager for work and for knowledge.

2. How did Franklin help to spread learning?
Đáp án đúng là: He established a public library and founded the American Philosophical Society.
he also helped to spread learning by establishing a public library and by founding the American
Philosophical Society

3. Which of the following statements is not true?
Đáp án đúng là: Franklin alone drew up the Declaration of Independence.
He took part in drawing up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

4. What made Franklin famous allover the world?
Đáp án đúng là: His scientific work with electricity
His Scientific work with electricity earned Franklin world fame.

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England'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.

1. The most urgent problem for many country railway lines is that of
Đáp án đúng là: rebuilding bridges
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.

2. Since 1970 Dent station has been used
Đáp án đúng là: only for a part of each year
Dent, situated high in the hills of Yorkshire, wakes up on six summer weekends each year,

3. Of all the railway routes in Britain the on which passes through Dent
passes through the most attractive countryside

4. The people most affected by the difficulties facing the British Rail would appear to be
holiday-makers

5. In order to improve the financial situation of the country railway lines, British Rail should
appeal to local councils

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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.

1. When did Mrs. Smith go shopping?
Đáp án đúng là: The day after her birthday
So the day after her birthday, Mrs. Smith went shopping.

2. What did Mr. Smith point to?


Đáp án đúng là: A wad of ten pound notes on the table

"Oh? What's that, then?" he asked, as he pointed to a wad of ten pound notes on the table.

3. What was Mrs. Smith sure the old lady had done?
Đáp án đúng là: Stolen her money
Mrs. Smith was sure that the old lady who was sitting next to her had stolen them.

4. Why did Mrs. Smith looked round the bus?
Đáp án đúng là: To make sure nobody was watching
She looked round the bus to make sure nobody was watching,

5. What did Mrs. Smith see in the old lady's handbag?
Đáp án đúng là: A wad of pound notes
Inside it, she saw a wad of pound notes exactly like the ones her husband had given her.

Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:
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 that integrate 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.

1. Which of the following are not considered important in defining an urban area?
Đáp án đúng là: Political boundaries
According to the Bureau, the political boundaries are less significant than the social and
economic relationships and the transportation and communication systems that integrate a local.

2. According to the Bureau of Census, what is an MSA?
Đáp án đúng là: A city and its suburbs with a total population of at least 50,000 people
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.


Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or
NOT GIVEN (C)
Early morning in California, and Elizabeth Safran, a public relations consultant, is dealing with a
huge number of e-mails. Everybody in the small company works from home and relies on e-mails
and instant messaging to stay in touch. Elizabeth worries about her work-life balance and thinks
that ‘technology makes us more productive, but everyone is working all the time – weekends,
evenings. It is too much.’
Five o’clock Friday afternoon in the , Paul Renucci, managing director of a systems integration
company, switches off his computer. He now works at home and is off to pick up his children. In
the past, it would take him two hours to get home from the office.
Ms Safran and Mr Renucci represent different side of a modern problem: the capacities of the
latest communications technologies, such as e-mails, texts, messaging and video conferencing,
make it difficult to draw the line between work and leisure and raise important questions about the
nature of ‘flexible working’- where employees can work where and when they choose.
There are three issues here. First, does the rise of portable, networked devices such as the
Blackberry and Palm Treo really damage an individual’s work and life? Second, what is the effect

of these devices on traditional workplace relationships? And third, how do individuals manage
them?
A Microsoft survey found that where flexibility had increased, so had productivity and employee
morale, together with lowered stress levels and staff turnover.
However, individuals can suffer technology-related stress as work moves into their free time and
from the complexity of the gadgets they must use, such as mobile phones where manufacturers
try to persuade customers upgrade more frequently.
1. Statement: it used to take Paul Renucci hours to get to work.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
He now works at home and is off to pick up his children. In the past, it would take him two hours
to get home from the office.
2. Statement: A Microsoft survey reported that increase in flexibility leads to increase in
productivity.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
A Microsoft survey found that where flexibility had increased, so had productivity and employee
morale, together with lowered stress levels and staff turnover.
3. Statement: The staff in Elizabeth Safran’s company all work in the head office.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
Everybody in the small company works from home and relies on e-mails and instant messaging
to stay in touch.
4. Statement: Elizabeth is happy with the way she works.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
Elizabeth worries about her work-life balance and thinks that ‘technology makes us more
productive, but everyone is working all the time – weekends, evenings. It is too much.’
5. Statement: Technology can be stressful for individuals.


Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
However, individuals can suffer technology-related stress as work moves into their free time and
from the complexity of the gadgets they must use, such as mobile phones where manufacturers

try to persuade customers upgrade more frequently.
6. Statement: Workers mentioned in the text mainly use emais for their work connection.
FALSE

7. Statement: It takes Paul a long time to get to work.
TRUE

8. Statement: Those working with flexibility find it difficult to get spare time.
NOT GIVIEN

Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:
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 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 learned how 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 to make 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, primitive
man's greatest discovery - greater than either the discovery of fire or the invention of the wheel.

1. A direct result of primitive man's discovery of the advantages of social living was a
Đáp án đúng là: tribe
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

2. The first real man…
Đáp án đúng là: received very little knowledge from his ancestors
but he had a very meager inheritance of knowledge

3. The author believes that man's discovery of the advantages of social living is
Đáp án đúng là: of great significance
The discovery that social living increased the odds in favor of survival was, perhaps, primitive
man's greatest discovery


4. According to the author, man became a social being because
Đáp án đúng là: co-operation was necessary for survival
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.

5. What we know of primitive man is based upon
Đáp án đúng là: pieces of evidence
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

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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.

1. The author uses…
Đáp án đúng là: simile and metaphor
Locusts’ features and their destructive power are described using comparison with things like the
Queen Mary, a tremendous toll, elephants or 500 people,…
2. This article is mainly concerned with
Đáp án đúng là: the destructive capacity of locusts
The destructive capacity of locusts is the main idea of the article.
3. A locust…
Đáp án đúng là: can eat its own weight daily
One each locust can eat its own weight daily.

4. The destructiveness of locusts in swarms results from all of the following except
Đáp án đúng là: the extreme weight of a locust swarm
The extreme weight of a locust swam is not mentioned in the text.

5. Locusts…
Đáp án đúng là: are extremely destructive in swarms


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

Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or
NOT GIVEN (C)
Some scientists have predicted that healthy adults and children may one day take drugs to
improve their intelligence and intellectual performance. A research group has suggested that

such drugs might become as common as coffee or tea within the next couple of decades.
To counter this, students taking exams might have to take drugs tests like athletes. There are
already drugs that are known to improve mental performance, like Ritalin, which is given to
children with problems concentrating. A drug given to people with trouble sleeping also helps
people remember numbers.
These drugs raise serious legal and moral questions, but people already take vitamins to help
them remember things better, so it will not be a simple problem to solve. It will probably be very
difficult to decide at what point a food supplement becomes an unfair drug in an examination.
1. Statement: Vitamins to help people study are illegal.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
These drugs raise serious legal and moral questions, but people already take vitamins to help
them remember things better, so it will not be a simple problem to solve

2. Statement: Only children will take pills to improve their intellectual performance.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
Some scientists have predicted that healthy adults and children may one day take drugs to
improve their intelligence and intellectual performance.

3. Statement: Food supplements are unfair.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
It will probably be very difficult to decide at what point a food supplement becomes an unfair drug
in an examination.

4. Statement: Students could have to take intelligence drugs tests.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
To counter this, students taking exams might have to take drugs tests like athletes.

5. Statement: A sleeping pill helps people remember numbers.
Đáp án đúng là: TRUE
A drug given to people with trouble sleeping also helps people remember numbers.

6. Statement: Ritalin is effective for those with problems concentrating.
Đáp án đúng là: NOT GIVEN


7. Statement: Intelligence pills are already as common as coffee or tea.
Đáp án đúng là: FALSE
A research group has suggested that such drugs might become as common as coffee or tea
within the next couple of decades.

Read the following article and choose the best answer for the following question:
Leading investors have joined the growing chorus of concern about governments and companies
rushing into producing biofuels as a solution for global warming, saying that many involved in the
sector could be jeopardising future profits if they do not consider the long-term impact of what
they are doing carefully.It is essential to build sustainability criteria into the supply chain of any
green fuel project in order to ensure that there is no adverse effect on the surrounding
environment and social structures. The report produced by the investors expresses concern that
many companies may not be fully aware of the potential pitfalls in the biofuel sector.Production of
corn and soya beans has increased dramatically in the last years as an eco-friendly alternative to
fossil fuels but environmental and human rights campaigners are worried that this will lead to
destruction of rain forests. Food prices could also go up as there is increased competition for
crops as both foodstuffs and sources of fuel. Last week, the UN warned that biofuels could have
dangerous side effects and said that steps need to be taken to make sure that land converted to
grow biofuels does not damage the environment or cause civil unrest. There is already great
concern about palm oil, which is used in many foods in addition to being an important biofuel, as
rain forests are being cleared in some countries and people driven from their homes to create
palm oil plantations.An analyst and author of the investors' report says that biofuels are not a cure
for climate change but they can play their part as long as governments and companies manage
the social and environmental impacts thoroughly. There should also be greater measure taken to
increase efficiency and to reduce demand.

1. Question: Environmentalists believe that increased production of corn and soya
Đáp án đúng là: will lead to the destruction of rain forests
Production of corn and soya beans has increased dramatically in the last years as an eco-friendly
alternative to fossil fuels but environmental and human rights campaigners are worried that this
will lead to destruction of rain forests.

2. Question: ____ are worried about the boom in biofuels.
Đáp án đúng là: Many people
Leading investors have joined the growing chorus of concern about governments and companies
rushing into producing biofuels as a solution for global warming, saying that many involved in the
sector could be jeopardising future profits if they do not consider the long-term impact of what
they are doing carefully.

3. Question: The increased production of palm oil
Đáp án đúng là: affects both people and the environment
There is already great concern about palm oil, which is used in many foods in addition to being
an important biofuel, as rain forests are being cleared in some countries and people driven from
their homes to create palm oil plantations.

4. Question: Biofuels might
Đáp án đúng là: drive food prices up