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Ho va tên thi sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 01:
A. overlooks
B. beliefs
C. towards
D. rights
Question 02:
A. warmth
B. lethal
C. threat
D. breathe
Mark a letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 03: James :” It was very kind of you to give me a lift home”. Pete: “____________”
A. As a matter of fact, you’re pretty nice
B. Oh, don’t do that. I was coming past your house any way.
C. I’m not pleased.
D. Oh, don’t mention it. I was coming past your house any way.
Question 04: Billy and Bobby are in a coffee shop. Billy is asking Bobby for his opinion about the
coffee there. Billy: “How’s the coffee here?”

Bobby. “____________”
A. No, I don’t think so
B. It’s a little bitter, to tell the truth
C. It’s a little better now that I’ve got a car
D. As a matter of fact, I’m not interested
Mark a letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option to each of the
following questions.
Question 05: They Beauty Contest is________ start at 8:30 am our time tomorrow.
A. due to
B. bound to
C. about to
D. on the point
Question 06: The picture, ________ was beautiful.
A. she was looking
B. at it she was looking
C. at which she was looking
D. at that she was looking
Question 07: In this job, experience accounts for more than paper________.
A. background
B. certificates
C. quality
D. qualifications
Question 08: Nadine: “I’ve been offered $550 for my stereo. Should I take it or wait a better one?”
Kitty: “Take the $550________ ”.
A. Actions speak louder than words
B. Kill two birds with one stone
C. The early bird catches the worm
D. bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Question 09: Jenny: “What did your grammar book________ I could go over all the things we have
studied this year.Peter: “I did badly on the last test. She________ studied for it”.

A. said why I hadn’t B. said why hadn’t I
C. asked why I hadn’t D. asked why hadn’t I
Question 10: ________ summer I spent in________ UK was one of________ best in my life.
A. At/a/the
B. The/the/a
C. The/0/the
D. The/the/the
Question 11: Whenever a problem________, we try to discuss frankly and find the solutions as soon as
possible.
A. comes by
B. come off
C. comes up
D. comes in
Question 12: I bought this grammar book________ I could go over all the things we have studied this
year.
A. that
B. with a view to
C. so that
D. in order to
Question 13: If people paid a little more attention to the environment, the Earth________ greener.
A. would be
B. will be
C. would have been D. had been
Question 14: Lessons from the________ developed countries are worth learning to save our time.
A. economically
B. economic
C. economize
D. economical
Question 15: Today many serious childhood diseases________ by early immunization.
A. prevent

B. can prevent
C. can be prevented D. are preventing
Question 16: ________ I’ve cleaned it and polish it, it still doesn’t look now.


A. Because

B. In spite of

C. While

D. Although

Mark a letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence the is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 17: “I’ll speak calmly. I really will!”, he said.
A. He promised to speak calmly
B. He remind me to speak calmly
C. He refused to speak calmly
D. He offered to speak calmly
Question 18: We had no sooner got to know our neighbors than they moved away.
A. Soon after we got to know our neighbors, we stopped having contact with them.
B. If our new neighbors had stayed longer, we would have got to know them better.
C. Once we had got used to our new neighbors, they moved somewhere else.
D. Hardly had we become acquainted with our new neighbors when they went somewhere
else to live.
Question 19: There were so many people on the train that Mary couldn’t get a seat.
A. The train was too crowded for Mary no to get a seat
B. The train was so crowded that there was nowhere for Mary to sit
C. So crowded the train was that Mary couldn’t get a seat

D. The crowded train did not prevent Mary from getting a seat
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 20: Her living conditions were not good. However, she studied very well.
A. Living in difficult conditions forced she to study very well.
B. She studied very well just because she lived in difficult conditions.
C. Although her living conditions were not good, she studied very well.
D. Living in difficult conditions, she had no choice but to study well.
Question 21: His wife phoned him. She reminded him to bring along the document.
A. His wife phoned him in order to remind him to bring along the document.
B. His wife phoned him so that reminding him to bring along the document.
C. His wife phoned when she didn’t want him to bring along the document.
D. His wife phoned him though she didn’t remind him to bring along the document.
Mark a letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: When you change a sound file to an MP3, the file is compressed.
A. transformed
B. precise
C. made bigger
D. made smaller
Question 23: When floodwaters recede affected areas are often blanketed in silt and mud. The
water and landscape can be contaminated with hazardous materials, such as sharp debris
pesticides, fuel and untreated sewage.
A. to cover completely with thick layer of some thing
B. to expose to open air comfortably
C. to provide someone with a protective layer
D. to dig out something hidden for long
Mark a letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the offer
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 24:

A. comfortable B. powerful
C. opinion
D. accurate
Question 25:
A. completion
B. understand
C. material
D. behavior
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the best option for each of blanks.
A tiny village school is soon to celebrate its 110 birthday - against all expectations. Five years
ago it seemed certain to close but parents and other villagers fought the local education authority
and raised funds to keep it (26)________. It is now ending its first term as a school (27)________ by the
village community and the villagers are just proud of their achievement.
They were furious when education chiefs tried to make them send the village children to
other schools further away because the number of pupils at the village school was too (28)________.


The villagers started a huge campaign to (29)________ money. They collected enough to hire a teacher
and begin to help with school cleaning, lunch supervision and lessons. Now the school is doing well
and it seems (30)________ it will continue to run in the future.
Question 26:
A. open
B. opened
C. to opening
D. for opening
Question 27:
A. run
B. running
C. has run

D. to run
Question 28:
A. little
B. less
C. few
D. small
Question 29:
A. rise
B. raise
C. pay
D. deal
Question 30:
A. in case
B. even though
C. as if
D. if only
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each questions.
Clara Barton became known as “The Angel of the Battlefield” during the American Civial War.
Born in Oxford, Massachusetts in 1821, Clara Barton’s interest in helping soldiers on the battlefield
began when she was told army stories from her father. Another event that influenced her decision to
help soldiers was an accident her brother had. His injuries were cared for by Barton for 2 years. At
the time, she was only 11 years old. Barton began teaching school at the age of 15. She taught for 18
years before she moved to Washington, D.C. in 1854.
The civil war broke out 6 years later. Immediately, Barton started was service by helping the
soldiers with their needs. At the battle of Bull Run, Clara Barton received permission from the
government to take care of the sick and hurt. Barton did this with great empathy and kindness. She
acknowledged each soldier as a person. Her endurance and courage on the battlefield were
admired by many. When the war ended in 1865, she used 4 years of her life to assist the government
in searching for soldiers who were missing during the war.

The search for missing soldiers and years of hard work made her feeble physically. In 1869,
her doctors recommended a trip to Europe for a rest. While she was on vacation, she became
involved with the International Red Cross, an organization set up by the Geneva Convention in 1864.
Clara Barton realized that the red Cross would be a big help to the United States. After she returned
to the United States, she worked very hard to create an American red Cross. She talked to
government leaders and let American people know about the Red Cross. In 1881, the Notional
Society of the Red Cross was finally established with its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Clara
Barton managed its activities for 23 years.
Barton never let her age stop her from helping people. At the age of 79, she helped flood
victims in Galveston, Texas. Barton finally resigned from the Red Cross in 1904. She was 92 years old
and had truly earned her titled “The Angel of the Battlefield”.
Question 31: According to paragraph 1, which of the following is true of the young Clara Barton?
A. She helped her father when he was a soldier.
B. She suffered from an accident when she was 11.
C. She helped her brother who hurt in an accident.
D. She made a decision to live with her brother for 2 years.
Question 32: The phrase broke out in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to________.
A. extended
B. broke down
C. closed
D. began
Question 33: The word this in the second paragraph refers to________.
A. recognized each soldier as a person
B. cooked for soldiers
C. took care of the sick and hurt
D. received permission
Question 34: The word acknowledged in the second paragraph could best be replaced by________.
A. nursed
B. recognized
C. pleaded

D. believed
Question 35: What can be inferred about the government?
A. It did not always agree with Clara Barton.
B. It did not have the money to help Clara Barton.
C. It showed Clara Barton great empathy and kindness.
D. It had respect for Clara Barton.
Question 36: What does the author mention about the American Red Cross?
A. It was disapproved again and again by the Geneva Convention.
B. Barton tried to have it set up in America.
C. The American people were not interested in the Red Cross.


D. It was first established in the United States.
Question 37: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Clara Barton helped wounded soldiers and she was the founder of the Red Cross.
B. Clara Barton was a kind and strong woman who helped people in need.
C. Clara Barton became a nurse during the American Civil War.
D. Clara Barton worked for disaster victims until she was old.
Question 38: What can be the best title of the reading passage?
A. The Angel of the Battlefield
B. The American Red Cross
C. The American Civil War
D. The International Red Cross
Mark a letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 39: Oil is one of the principal sources of energy.
A. most important
B. most difficult
C. most popular
D. most experience

Question 40: The museum was overrun with tourists so I decided to go back another day.
A. having no tourists
B. not having enough tourists
C. crowded with tourists
D. having tourists running
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 41: Nearly every region of the earth have been affected by human activity, particularly
during this past century
A. human activity
B. Nearly
C. have been
D. affected
Question 42: According my science professor, the atmosphere of the earth is being polluted by
humans at an ever- increasing rate
A. According my science professor B. by
C. of the earth
D. ever- increasing
Question 43: It is important that you turned off the heater every morning before you leave for class
A. turned off B. before
C. important D. leave for
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each questions.
The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City. For a long time, it has
been a newspaper of record in the United State and one of the world’s great newspapers. Its
strength is in its editorial excellence; it has never been the largest newspaper in terms of circulation.
The Times was established in 1851 as a penny paper whose editors wanted to report the
news in a restrained and objective fashion. It enjoyed early success as its editors set a pattern for
the future by appealing to a cultured, intellectual readership instead of a mass audience. However, in
the late nineteenth century, it came into competition with more popular, colorful, if not lurid,

newspapers in New York City. Their publishers ran sensational stories, not because they were true,
but because they sold newspapers. Despite price increases, the time was losing £1,000 a week when
Adolph Simon Ochs bought it in 1896.Ochs built the Times into an internationally respected daily.
He hired Carr Van Anda as editor. Van Anda placed greater stress than ever on full reporting of the
news of the day, and his reporters maintained and emphasized existing good coverage of
international news. The management of the paper decided to eliminate fiction from the paper,
added a Sunday magazine section, and reduced the paper’s price back to a penny.In April 1912, the
paper took many risks to report every aspect of the sinking of the Titanic. This greatly enhanced its
prestige, and in its coverage of two world wars, the Times continued to enhance its reputation for
excellence in world news.In 1971, the Times was given a copy of the so-called “Pentagon Papers,” a
secret government study of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war. When it published the report, it
became involved in several lawsuits. The U.S. Supreme Court found that the publication was
protected by the freedom-of-the-press clause in the First Amendment of the U.S Constitution. Later
in the 1970s, the paper, under Adolph Ochs’s grandson, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, introduced
sweeping changes in the organization of the newspaper and its staff and brought out a national
edition transmitted by satellite to regional printing plants.
Question 44: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The New York Times publishes the best fiction by American writers.


B. The New York Times became highly respected throughout the world.
C. The New York Times lost its prestige after the Vietnam War.
D. The New York Times broadcasts its news to TV stations via satellite.
Question 45: It can be inferred from the passage that the circulation of the New York Times
is________.
A. not the largest in the world
B. the worst in the world
C. not the best in the world
D. the smallest in the world
Question 46: Which phrase is closest in meaning to the word “restrained” in paragraph 2?

A. With self-control. B. Put in prison.
C. Without education.
D. In handcuffs.
Question 47: What word or phrase does the word “his” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Van Anda.
B. News of the day. C. Reporters
D. International news
Question 48: To improve its circulation, the management of the Times did all the following
EXCEPT________
A. increased the number of lurid stories, even if they were not true.
B. added a Sunday magazine section.
C. emphasized good coverage of international news.
D. eliminated fiction from the paper.
Question 49: The passage implies that the newspaper’s reputation________
A. decreased when it lowered its price to a penny.
B. grew because Adolph Ochs bought it in 1896.
C. decreased because it could not compete with other New York papers.
D. increased because of its coverage of the Titanic’s sinking.
Question 50: According to the passage, the Times has a national edition that is________
A. shipped by train and air transport daily.
B. protected by the Supreme Court
C. printed in the form of a Sunday magazine.
D. transmitted by satellite to regional printing plants.
_________THE END_________
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Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐÊ SỐ 325

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát
đề

Ho va tên thi sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 01:
A. overlooks
B. beliefs
C. towards
D. rights
Question 02:
A. warmth
B. lethal
C. threat
D. breathe
Mark a letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 03: James :” It was very kind of you to give me a lift home”. Pete: “____________”
A. As a matter of fact, you’re pretty nice
B. Oh, don’t do that. I was coming past your house any way.
C. I’m not pleased.
D. Oh, don’t mention it. I was coming past your house any way.
Question 04: Billy and Bobby are in a coffee shop. Billy is asking Bobby for his opinion about the
coffee there. Billy: “How’s the coffee here?”
Bobby. “____________”
A. No, I don’t think so
B. It’s a little bitter, to tell the truth
C. It’s a little better now that I’ve got a car
D. As a matter of fact, I’m not interested

Mark a letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option to each of the
following questions.
Question 05: They Beauty Contest is________ start at 8:30 am our time tomorrow.
A. due to
B. bound to
C. about to
D. on the point
Question 06: The picture, ________ was beautiful.
A. she was looking
B. at it she was looking
C. at which she was looking
D. at that she was looking
Question 07: In this job, experience accounts for more than paper________.
A. background
B. certificates
C. quality
D. qualifications
Question 08: Nadine: “I’ve been offered $550 for my stereo. Should I take it or wait a better one?”
Kitty: “Take the $550________ ”.
A. Actions speak louder than words
B. Kill two birds with one stone
C. The early bird catches the worm
D. bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Question 09: Jenny: “What did your grammar book________ I could go over all the things we have
studied this year.Peter: “I did badly on the last test. She________ studied for it”.
A. said why I hadn’t B. said why hadn’t I
C. asked why I hadn’t D. asked why hadn’t I
Question 10: ________ summer I spent in________ UK was one of________ best in my life.

A. At/a/the
B. The/the/a
C. The/0/the
D. The/the/the
Question 11: Whenever a problem________, we try to discuss frankly and find the solutions as soon as
possible.
A. comes by
B. come off
C. comes up
D. comes in
Question 12: I bought this grammar book________ I could go over all the things we have studied this
year.
A. that
B. with a view to
C. so that
D. in order to
Question 13: If people paid a little more attention to the environment, the Earth________ greener.
A. would be
B. will be
C. would have been D. had been
Question 14: Lessons from the________ developed countries are worth learning to save our time.
A. economically
B. economic
C. economize
D. economical
Question 15: Today many serious childhood diseases________ by early immunization.
A. prevent
B. can prevent
C. can be prevented D. are preventing
Question 16: ________ I’ve cleaned it and polish it, it still doesn’t look now.

A. Because
B. In spite of
C. While
D. Although
Mark a letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence the is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 17: “I’ll speak calmly. I really will!”, he said.
A. He promised to speak calmly
B. He remind me to speak calmly
C. He refused to speak calmly
D. He offered to speak calmly
Question 18: We had no sooner got to know our neighbors than they moved away.
A. Soon after we got to know our neighbors, we stopped having contact with them.
B. If our new neighbors had stayed longer, we would have got to know them better.
C. Once we had got used to our new neighbors, they moved somewhere else.
D. Hardly had we become acquainted with our new neighbors when they went somewhere
else to live.
Question 19: There were so many people on the train that Mary couldn’t get a seat.
A. The train was too crowded for Mary no to get a seat
B. The train was so crowded that there was nowhere for Mary to sit
C. So crowded the train was that Mary couldn’t get a seat
D. The crowded train did not prevent Mary from getting a seat
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 20: Her living conditions were not good. However, she studied very well.
A. Living in difficult conditions forced she to study very well.
B. She studied very well just because she lived in difficult conditions.
C. Although her living conditions were not good, she studied very well.

D. Living in difficult conditions, she had no choice but to study well.
Question 21: His wife phoned him. She reminded him to bring along the document.
A. His wife phoned him in order to remind him to bring along the document.
B. His wife phoned him so that reminding him to bring along the document.
C. His wife phoned when she didn’t want him to bring along the document.
D. His wife phoned him though she didn’t remind him to bring along the document.
Mark a letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: When you change a sound file to an MP3, the file is compressed.
A. transformed
B. precise
C. made bigger
D. made smaller
Question 23: When floodwaters recede affected areas are often blanketed in silt and mud. The
water and landscape can be contaminated with hazardous materials, such as sharp debris
pesticides, fuel and untreated sewage.
A. to cover completely with thick layer of some thing
B. to expose to open air comfortably
C. to provide someone with a protective layer
D. to dig out something hidden for long
Mark a letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the offer
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 24:
A. comfortable B. powerful
C. opinion
D. accurate
Question 25:
A. completion
B. understand
C. material

D. behavior
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the best option for each of blanks.
A tiny village school is soon to celebrate its 110 birthday - against all expectations. Five years
ago it seemed certain to close but parents and other villagers fought the local education authority
and raised funds to keep it (26)________. It is now ending its first term as a school (27)________ by the
village community and the villagers are just proud of their achievement.
They were furious when education chiefs tried to make them send the village children to
other schools further away because the number of pupils at the village school was too (28)________.
The villagers started a huge campaign to (29)________ money. They collected enough to hire a teacher
and begin to help with school cleaning, lunch supervision and lessons. Now the school is doing well
and it seems (30)________ it will continue to run in the future.
Question 26:
A. open
B. opened
C. to opening
D. for opening
Question 27:
A. run
B. running
C. has run
D. to run
Question 28:
A. little
B. less
C. few
D. small
Question 29:
A. rise
B. raise

C. pay
D. deal
Question 30:
A. in case
B. even though
C. as if
D. if only
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each questions.
Clara Barton became known as “The Angel of the Battlefield” during the American Civial War.
Born in Oxford, Massachusetts in 1821, Clara Barton’s interest in helping soldiers on the battlefield
began when she was told army stories from her father. Another event that influenced her decision to
help soldiers was an accident her brother had. His injuries were cared for by Barton for 2 years. At
the time, she was only 11 years old. Barton began teaching school at the age of 15. She taught for 18
years before she moved to Washington, D.C. in 1854.
The civil war broke out 6 years later. Immediately, Barton started was service by helping the
soldiers with their needs. At the battle of Bull Run, Clara Barton received permission from the
government to take care of the sick and hurt. Barton did this with great empathy and kindness. She
acknowledged each soldier as a person. Her endurance and courage on the battlefield were
admired by many. When the war ended in 1865, she used 4 years of her life to assist the government
in searching for soldiers who were missing during the war.


The search for missing soldiers and years of hard work made her feeble physically. In 1869,
her doctors recommended a trip to Europe for a rest. While she was on vacation, she became
involved with the International Red Cross, an organization set up by the Geneva Convention in 1864.
Clara Barton realized that the red Cross would be a big help to the United States. After she returned
to the United States, she worked very hard to create an American red Cross. She talked to
government leaders and let American people know about the Red Cross. In 1881, the Notional
Society of the Red Cross was finally established with its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Clara

Barton managed its activities for 23 years.
Barton never let her age stop her from helping people. At the age of 79, she helped flood
victims in Galveston, Texas. Barton finally resigned from the Red Cross in 1904. She was 92 years old
and had truly earned her titled “The Angel of the Battlefield”.
Question 31: According to paragraph 1, which of the following is true of the young Clara Barton?
A. She helped her father when he was a soldier.
B. She suffered from an accident when she was 11.
C. She helped her brother who hurt in an accident.
D. She made a decision to live with her brother for 2 years.
Question 32: The phrase broke out in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to________.
A. extended
B. broke down
C. closed
D. began
Question 33: The word this in the second paragraph refers to________.
A. recognized each soldier as a person
B. cooked for soldiers
C. took care of the sick and hurt
D. received permission
Question 34: The word acknowledged in the second paragraph could best be replaced by________.
A. nursed
B. recognized
C. pleaded
D. believed
Question 35: What can be inferred about the government?
A. It did not always agree with Clara Barton.
B. It did not have the money to help Clara Barton.
C. It showed Clara Barton great empathy and kindness.
D. It had respect for Clara Barton.
Question 36: What does the author mention about the American Red Cross?

A. It was disapproved again and again by the Geneva Convention.
B. Barton tried to have it set up in America.
C. The American people were not interested in the Red Cross.
D. It was first established in the United States.
Question 37: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Clara Barton helped wounded soldiers and she was the founder of the Red Cross.
B. Clara Barton was a kind and strong woman who helped people in need.
C. Clara Barton became a nurse during the American Civil War.
D. Clara Barton worked for disaster victims until she was old.
Question 38: What can be the best title of the reading passage?
A. The Angel of the Battlefield
B. The American Red Cross
C. The American Civil War
D. The International Red Cross
Mark a letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 39: Oil is one of the principal sources of energy.
A. most important
B. most difficult
C. most popular
D. most experience
Question 40: The museum was overrun with tourists so I decided to go back another day.
A. having no tourists
B. not having enough tourists
C. crowded with tourists
D. having tourists running
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 41: Nearly every region of the earth have been affected by human activity, particularly
during this past century

A. human activity
B. Nearly
C. have been
D. affected


Question 42: According my science professor, the atmosphere of the earth is being polluted by
humans at an ever- increasing rate
A. According my science professor B. by
C. of the earth
D. ever- increasing
Question 43: It is important that you turned off the heater every morning before you leave for class
A. turned off B. before
C. important D. leave for
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each questions.
The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City. For a long time, it has
been a newspaper of record in the United State and one of the world’s great newspapers. Its
strength is in its editorial excellence; it has never been the largest newspaper in terms of circulation.
The Times was established in 1851 as a penny paper whose editors wanted to report the
news in a restrained and objective fashion. It enjoyed early success as its editors set a pattern for
the future by appealing to a cultured, intellectual readership instead of a mass audience. However, in
the late nineteenth century, it came into competition with more popular, colorful, if not lurid,
newspapers in New York City. Their publishers ran sensational stories, not because they were true,
but because they sold newspapers. Despite price increases, the time was losing £1,000 a week when
Adolph Simon Ochs bought it in 1896.Ochs built the Times into an internationally respected daily.
He hired Carr Van Anda as editor. Van Anda placed greater stress than ever on full reporting of the
news of the day, and his reporters maintained and emphasized existing good coverage of
international news. The management of the paper decided to eliminate fiction from the paper,
added a Sunday magazine section, and reduced the paper’s price back to a penny.In April 1912, the

paper took many risks to report every aspect of the sinking of the Titanic. This greatly enhanced its
prestige, and in its coverage of two world wars, the Times continued to enhance its reputation for
excellence in world news.In 1971, the Times was given a copy of the so-called “Pentagon Papers,” a
secret government study of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war. When it published the report, it
became involved in several lawsuits. The U.S. Supreme Court found that the publication was
protected by the freedom-of-the-press clause in the First Amendment of the U.S Constitution. Later
in the 1970s, the paper, under Adolph Ochs’s grandson, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, introduced
sweeping changes in the organization of the newspaper and its staff and brought out a national
edition transmitted by satellite to regional printing plants.
Question 44: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The New York Times publishes the best fiction by American writers.
B. The New York Times became highly respected throughout the world.
C. The New York Times lost its prestige after the Vietnam War.
D. The New York Times broadcasts its news to TV stations via satellite.
Question 45: It can be inferred from the passage that the circulation of the New York Times
is________.
A. not the largest in the world
B. the worst in the world
C. not the best in the world
D. the smallest in the world
Question 46: Which phrase is closest in meaning to the word “restrained” in paragraph 2?
A. With self-control. B. Put in prison.
C. Without education.
D. In handcuffs.
Question 47: What word or phrase does the word “his” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Van Anda.
B. News of the day. C. Reporters
D. International news
Question 48: To improve its circulation, the management of the Times did all the following
EXCEPT________

A. increased the number of lurid stories, even if they were not true.
B. added a Sunday magazine section.
C. emphasized good coverage of international news.
D. eliminated fiction from the paper.
Question 49: The passage implies that the newspaper’s reputation________
A. decreased when it lowered its price to a penny.
B. grew because Adolph Ochs bought it in 1896.
C. decreased because it could not compete with other New York papers.
D. increased because of its coverage of the Titanic’s sinking.


Question 50: According to the passage, the Times has a national edition that is________
A. shipped by train and air transport daily.
B. protected by the Supreme Court
C. printed in the form of a Sunday magazine.
D. transmitted by satellite to regional printing plants.
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