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Câu hỏi 1: 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.Question: What can a reader find out from this text?.

• how much one lesson costs.
• which dishes students prefer to cook on the course.
• why the classes are so successful.

Câu hỏi 2: 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.Question: What does Phillipe say about his young students?

• They have a good memory but don’t always listen.
• They keep the kitchen cleaner than adults do.
• They will be confident about cooking in the future.

Câu hỏi 3: 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.Question: What is the writer trying to do in the text?

• advertise schools that teach people how to cook.
• describe how some children spend their spare time.
• warn parents not to expect too much from their children.

Câu hỏi 4: 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.Question: Why did Flora join the course?.

• Her mother wanted her to develop an interest.
• She felt bored at weekends, with nothing to do.
• She wanted to learn to cook a big meal.

Câu hỏi 5: Read the following article and choose the best answer for the following question:In 1988, Maria Mutola was playing football as the only girl in an all-boys team in a local competition in Mozambique. ‘We won’, she said. ‘At first, no one thought it was a problem that I was a girl. But then the team we beat complained’.The story appeared in a local newspaper and Jose Craveirinha, who had encouraged other African athletes, learnt about Maria. He went to meet her and found her kicking a ball around outside the football club. He realized immediately that she was fast. ‘He talked to me about athletics. I had no idea what he meant. The only sport I knew about was football. Then he bought me running shoes and took me training. It was such hard work and my legs really ached.’ But Jose visited her parents and persuaded them she could be successful and this would help end their poverty. They agreed to let him take her away to train.In 1991, she finally accepted and invitation to train in the United States. She had refused previously because she knew she would miss her family. Her background was unlike those of the girls she met in the US. She explains, ‘They were good athletes but, while I worried about my parents having enough to eat, they worried about dresses and make-up. They knew very little about me and even less about my problems. But I knew I was lucky to be there. The trainers were brilliant and I learn a lot.Today, Maria still runs and for most of the year she lives happily in South Africa with her mother. Question: Jose Craveirinha found out about Maria when

• he saw an article about her role in a football team.
• he went to watch a local football competition.
• she was blamed for her team losing a football competition.

Câu hỏi 6: Read the following article and choose the best answer for the following question:In 1988, Maria Mutola was playing football as the only girl in an all-boys team in a local competition in Mozambique. ‘We won’, she said. ‘At first, no one thought it was a problem that I was a girl. But then the team we beat complained’.The story appeared in a local newspaper and Jose Craveirinha, who had encouraged other African athletes, learnt about Maria. He went to meet her and found her kicking a ball around outside the football club. He realized immediately that she was fast. ‘He talked to me about athletics. I had no idea what he meant. The only sport I knew about was football. Then he bought me running shoes and took me training. It was such hard work and my legs really ached.’ But Jose visited her parents and persuaded them she could be successful and this would help end their poverty. They agreed to let him take her away to train.In 1991, she finally accepted and invitation to train in the United States. She had refused previously because she knew she would miss her family. Her background was unlike those of the girls she met in the US. She explains, ‘They were good athletes but, while I worried about my parents having enough to eat, they worried about dresses and make-up. They knew very little about me and even less about my problems. But I knew I was lucky to be there. The trainers were brilliant and I learn a lot.Today, Maria still runs and for most of the year she lives happily in South Africa with her mother. Question: What does Maria say about the girls she met in the United States?

• Their experiences of life were very different from hers.
• Their training programs were less demanding than hers.
• They did not make full use of their abilities.

Câu hỏi 7: Read the following article and choose the best answer for the following question:In 1988, Maria Mutola was playing football as the only girl in an all-boys team in a local competition in Mozambique. ‘We won’, she said. ‘At first, no one thought it was a problem that I was a girl. But then the team we beat complained’.The story appeared in a local newspaper and Jose Craveirinha, who had encouraged other African athletes, learnt about Maria. He went to meet her and found her kicking a ball around outside the football club. He realized immediately that she was fast. ‘He talked to me about athletics. I had no idea what he meant. The only sport I knew about was football. Then he bought me running shoes and took me training. It was such hard work and my legs really ached.’ But Jose visited her parents and persuaded them she could be successful and this would help end their poverty. They agreed to let him take her away to train.In 1991, she finally accepted and invitation to train in the United States. She had refused previously because she knew she would miss her family. Her background was unlike those of the girls she met in the US. She explains, ‘They were good athletes but, while I worried about my parents having enough to eat, they worried about dresses and make-up. They knew very little about me and even less about my problems. But I knew I was lucky to be there. The trainers were brilliant and I learn a lot.Today, Maria still runs and for most of the year she lives happily in South Africa with her mother. Question: What is the writer trying to do in the text?

• describe how Maria became a top athlete
• give information about Mozambique
• persuade more Africans to take up athletics.

Câu hỏi 8: Read the following article and choose the best answer for the following question:In 1988, Maria Mutola was playing football as the only girl in an all-boys team in a local competition in Mozambique. ‘We won’, she said. ‘At first, no one thought it was a problem that I was a girl. But then the team we beat complained’.The story appeared in a local newspaper and Jose Craveirinha, who had encouraged other African athletes, learnt about Maria. He went to meet her and found her kicking a ball around outside the football club. He realized immediately that she was fast. ‘He talked to me about athletics. I had no idea what he meant. The only sport I knew about was football. Then he bought me running shoes and took me training. It was such hard work and my legs really ached.’ But Jose visited her parents and persuaded them she could be successful and this would help end their poverty. They agreed to let him take her away to train.In 1991, she finally accepted and invitation to train in the United States. She had refused previously because she knew she would miss her family. Her background was unlike those of the girls she met in the US. She explains, ‘They were good athletes but, while I worried about my parents having enough to eat, they worried about dresses and make-up. They knew very little about me and even less about my problems. But I knew I was lucky to be there. The trainers were brilliant and I learn a lot.Today, Maria still runs and for most of the year she lives happily in South Africa with her mother. Question: When Jose first introduced Maria to athletics, she

• didn’t know what was involved.
• was keen to learn everything he knew.
• was worried about being injured.

Câu hỏi 9: 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.Question: ____ are worried about the boom in biofuels.

• Few people
• Many people
• Only these leading investors

Câu hỏi 10: 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.Question: Biofuels might

• drive food prices down
• drive food prices up
• have little or no impact on food prices

Câu hỏi 11: 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.Question: Environmentalists believe that increased production of corn and soya

• has destroyed rain forests.
• may lead to the destruction of rain forests
• will lead to the destruction of rain forests

Câu hỏi 12: 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.Question: The increased production of palm oil

• affects both people and the environment
• just affects people
• just affects the environment

Câu hỏi 13: 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.Question: After meeting Eukhtuul , Samantha felt.

• grateful for her own sight.
• proud of the the doctor’s skill.
• surprised by Eukhtuul’s courage.

Câu hỏi 14: 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.Question: What can a reader learn about in this text?

• the difficulties for blind travelers.
• the international work of some eye doctors.
• the life of schoolchildrent in Mongolia.

Câu hỏi 15: 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.Question: What is the result of Eukhtuul’s operation?

• After some time she will see as well as before.
• She can already see perfectly again.
• She can see better but will never have normal eyes.

Câu hỏi 16: 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.Question: What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this text?

• to describe a dangerous trip
• to explain how sight can be lost.
• to report a patient’s cure.

Câu hỏi 17: 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 cruiseDay One – departure from MiamiDay Two – free day in Nassau, in The BahamasDay Three – near HaitiDay Four – visit Puerto Rico and AntiguaDay Five – free day in BarbadosDay Six – free day in Port of Spain, TrinidadDay Seven – travel to Caracas, VenezuelaDay 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: 020-4455832Statement: The company only does cruises in the Caribbean.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 18: 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 cruiseDay One – departure from MiamiDay Two – free day in Nassau, in The BahamasDay Three – near HaitiDay Four – visit Puerto Rico and AntiguaDay Five – free day in BarbadosDay Six – free day in Port of Spain, TrinidadDay Seven – travel to Caracas, VenezuelaDay 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: 020-4455832Statement: The cruise finishes in a different country.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 19: 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 cruiseDay One – departure from MiamiDay Two – free day in Nassau, in The BahamasDay Three – near HaitiDay Four – visit Puerto Rico and AntiguaDay Five – free day in BarbadosDay Six – free day in Port of Spain, TrinidadDay Seven – travel to Caracas, VenezuelaDay 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: 020-4455832Statement: The cruise may start in Spain.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 20: 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 cruiseDay One – departure from MiamiDay Two – free day in Nassau, in The BahamasDay Three – near HaitiDay Four – visit Puerto Rico and AntiguaDay Five – free day in BarbadosDay Six – free day in Port of Spain, TrinidadDay Seven – travel to Caracas, VenezuelaDay 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: 020-4455832Statement: The ship doesn’t travel to Venezuela.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 21: 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 cruiseDay One – departure from MiamiDay Two – free day in Nassau, in The BahamasDay Three – near HaitiDay Four – visit Puerto Rico and AntiguaDay Five – free day in BarbadosDay Six – free day in Port of Spain, TrinidadDay Seven – travel to Caracas, VenezuelaDay 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: 020-4455832Statement: There are three different ships in the Crystal Cruises company.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 22: 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 cruiseDay One – departure from MiamiDay Two – free day in Nassau, in The BahamasDay Three – near HaitiDay Four – visit Puerto Rico and AntiguaDay Five – free day in BarbadosDay Six – free day in Port of Spain, TrinidadDay Seven – travel to Caracas, VenezuelaDay 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: 020-4455832Statement: There is a cinema on board each ship.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 23: 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 cruiseDay One – departure from MiamiDay Two – free day in Nassau, in The BahamasDay Three – near HaitiDay Four – visit Puerto Rico and AntiguaDay Five – free day in BarbadosDay Six – free day in Port of Spain, TrinidadDay Seven – travel to Caracas, VenezuelaDay 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: 020-4455832Statement: You can go on a cruise for two weeks.

• FALSE
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• TRUE

Câu hỏi 24: 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 cruiseDay One – departure from MiamiDay Two – free day in Nassau, in The BahamasDay Three – near HaitiDay Four – visit Puerto Rico and AntiguaDay Five – free day in BarbadosDay Six – free day in Port of Spain, TrinidadDay Seven – travel to Caracas, VenezuelaDay 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: 020-4455832Statement: You can keep fit while you are on board the cruise ship.

• FALSE
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• TRUE

Câu hỏi 25: 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 cruiseDay One – departure from MiamiDay Two – free day in Nassau, in The BahamasDay Three – near HaitiDay Four – visit Puerto Rico and AntiguaDay Five – free day in BarbadosDay Six – free day in Port of Spain, TrinidadDay Seven – travel to Caracas, VenezuelaDay 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: 020-4455832Statement: You have a free day in Antigua.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 26: 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 cruiseDay One – departure from MiamiDay Two – free day in Nassau, in The BahamasDay Three – near HaitiDay Four – visit Puerto Rico and AntiguaDay Five – free day in BarbadosDay Six – free day in Port of Spain, TrinidadDay Seven – travel to Caracas, VenezuelaDay 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: 020-4455832Statement: Your cruise starts in The Bahamas.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 27: 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.”Statement: Richard and Victoria have identical tastes regarding vacations.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 28: 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.”Statement: Richard can temporarily leave his job to look after his children.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 29: 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.”Statement: Richard hopes to make talking an important part of their marriage.

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• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 30: 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.”Statement: The wedding was expensive.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 31: 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.”Statement: Their first ambition is to find a house to live in.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 32: 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.”Statement: They both have many brothers and sisters.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 33: 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.”Statement: They got married in a dramatic location.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 34: 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.”Statement: Victoria and Richard have been married for about a year and a half.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 35: 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.”Statement: Victoria thinks she now knows Richard sufficiently well.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 36: 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.”Statement: Victoria wants an old fashioned house.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 37: 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.Statement: A Microsoft survey reported that increase in flexibility leads to increase in productivity.

• FALSE
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Câu hỏi 38: 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.Statement: Elizabeth is happy with the way she works.

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• NOT GIVIEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 39: 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.Statement: It takes Paul a long time to get to work.

• FALSE
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Câu hỏi 40: 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.Statement: it used to take Paul Renucci hours to get to work.

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Câu hỏi 41: 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.Statement: Technology can be stressful for individuals.

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Câu hỏi 42: 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.Statement: The staff in Elizabeth Safran’s company all work in the head office.

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Câu hỏi 43: 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.Statement: Those working with flexibility find it difficult to get spare time.

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Câu hỏi 44: 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.Statement: Workers mentioned in the text mainly use emais for their work connection.

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Câu hỏi 45: Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)Liverpool city council want to clear the city of fat pigeons. They say that that people are feeding the birds, which makes them fat. The pigeons get bigger because their normal diet would consist of seeds and insects, not high-fat junk food they are eating in the city centre.The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons is responsible for the streets being so crowded with these birds. They hope to encourage the birds to move away from the city centre and into parks and open spaces.Ten robotic birds have been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away and visitors are asked not to give the pigeons any food. The mechanical birds – known as ‘robops’ – will sit on the roofs of buildings. They can be moved around to different locations. They look like a peregrine falcon, which is a bird that kills pigeons. They even make noises and flap their wings to scare the pigeons. They hope that the pigeons will go away before the city becomes the European Capital of Culture in two years.Statement: According to the council, everyone is to blame for the numbers of pigeons.

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Câu hỏi 46: Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)Liverpool city council want to clear the city of fat pigeons. They say that that people are feeding the birds, which makes them fat. The pigeons get bigger because their normal diet would consist of seeds and insects, not high-fat junk food they are eating in the city centre.The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons is responsible for the streets being so crowded with these birds. They hope to encourage the birds to move away from the city centre and into parks and open spaces.Ten robotic birds have been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away and visitors are asked not to give the pigeons any food. The mechanical birds – known as ‘robops’ – will sit on the roofs of buildings. They can be moved around to different locations. They look like a peregrine falcon, which is a bird that kills pigeons. They even make noises and flap their wings to scare the pigeons. They hope that the pigeons will go away before the city becomes the European Capital of Culture in two years.Statement: Liverpool is the European Capital of Culture.

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Câu hỏi 47: Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)Liverpool city council want to clear the city of fat pigeons. They say that that people are feeding the birds, which makes them fat. The pigeons get bigger because their normal diet would consist of seeds and insects, not high-fat junk food they are eating in the city centre.The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons is responsible for the streets being so crowded with these birds. They hope to encourage the birds to move away from the city centre and into parks and open spaces.Ten robotic birds have been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away and visitors are asked not to give the pigeons any food. The mechanical birds – known as ‘robops’ – will sit on the roofs of buildings. They can be moved around to different locations. They look like a peregrine falcon, which is a bird that kills pigeons. They even make noises and flap their wings to scare the pigeons. They hope that the pigeons will go away before the city becomes the European Capital of Culture in two years.Statement: Pigeons are fatter in Liverpool than in other cities.

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Câu hỏi 48: Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)Liverpool city council want to clear the city of fat pigeons. They say that that people are feeding the birds, which makes them fat. The pigeons get bigger because their normal diet would consist of seeds and insects, not high-fat junk food they are eating in the city centre.The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons is responsible for the streets being so crowded with these birds. They hope to encourage the birds to move away from the city centre and into parks and open spaces.Ten robotic birds have been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away and visitors are asked not to give the pigeons any food. The mechanical birds – known as ‘robops’ – will sit on the roofs of buildings. They can be moved around to different locations. They look like a peregrine falcon, which is a bird that kills pigeons. They even make noises and flap their wings to scare the pigeons. They hope that the pigeons will go away before the city becomes the European Capital of Culture in two years.Statement: Pigeons get fat because they eat seeds and insects.

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Câu hỏi 49: Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)Liverpool city council want to clear the city of fat pigeons. They say that that people are feeding the birds, which makes them fat. The pigeons get bigger because their normal diet would consist of seeds and insects, not high-fat junk food they are eating in the city centre.The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons is responsible for the streets being so crowded with these birds. They hope to encourage the birds to move away from the city centre and into parks and open spaces.Ten robotic birds have been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away and visitors are asked not to give the pigeons any food. The mechanical birds – known as ‘robops’ – will sit on the roofs of buildings. They can be moved around to different locations. They look like a peregrine falcon, which is a bird that kills pigeons. They even make noises and flap their wings to scare the pigeons. They hope that the pigeons will go away before the city becomes the European Capital of Culture in two years.Statement: Robops are the other name of the mechanical birds.

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Câu hỏi 50: Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)Liverpool city council want to clear the city of fat pigeons. They say that that people are feeding the birds, which makes them fat. The pigeons get bigger because their normal diet would consist of seeds and insects, not high-fat junk food they are eating in the city centre.The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons is responsible for the streets being so crowded with these birds. They hope to encourage the birds to move away from the city centre and into parks and open spaces.Ten robotic birds have been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away and visitors are asked not to give the pigeons any food. The mechanical birds – known as ‘robops’ – will sit on the roofs of buildings. They can be moved around to different locations. They look like a peregrine falcon, which is a bird that kills pigeons. They even make noises and flap their wings to scare the pigeons. They hope that the pigeons will go away before the city becomes the European Capital of Culture in two years.Statement: The robotic birds can move around the city centre.

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Câu hỏi 51: Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)Liverpool city council want to clear the city of fat pigeons. They say that that people are feeding the birds, which makes them fat. The pigeons get bigger because their normal diet would consist of seeds and insects, not high-fat junk food they are eating in the city centre.The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons is responsible for the streets being so crowded with these birds. They hope to encourage the birds to move away from the city centre and into parks and open spaces.Ten robotic birds have been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away and visitors are asked not to give the pigeons any food. The mechanical birds – known as ‘robops’ – will sit on the roofs of buildings. They can be moved around to different locations. They look like a peregrine falcon, which is a bird that kills pigeons. They even make noises and flap their wings to scare the pigeons. They hope that the pigeons will go away before the city becomes the European Capital of Culture in two years.Statement: They want the pigeons to move out of the city centre.

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Câu hỏi 52: Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)Liverpool city council want to clear the city of fat pigeons. They say that that people are feeding the birds, which makes them fat. The pigeons get bigger because their normal diet would consist of seeds and insects, not high-fat junk food they are eating in the city centre.The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons is responsible for the streets being so crowded with these birds. They hope to encourage the birds to move away from the city centre and into parks and open spaces.Ten robotic birds have been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away and visitors are asked not to give the pigeons any food. The mechanical birds – known as ‘robops’ – will sit on the roofs of buildings. They can be moved around to different locations. They look like a peregrine falcon, which is a bird that kills pigeons. They even make noises and flap their wings to scare the pigeons. They hope that the pigeons will go away before the city becomes the European Capital of Culture in two years.Statement: Visitors shouldn’t feed the pigeons.

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Câu hỏi 53: Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)Shambo, the bull at the centre of a three-month legal fight, has been killed. After a positive test for TB, an order was made for his slaughter, in keeping with the law. However, the multi-faith community where he lived went to court to try to save him as he was a sacred animal to Hindus.A High Court judge said that the order to kill him was unlawful, but the decision was overturned in the Appeal Court. Police had to be called in as worshippers had formed a human shield around the animal to stop him being taken away. Opinion is very divided on the issue- some believe that he was a danger to the national herd and needed to be killed, while others feel that religious beliefs should be respected and the community had offered to provide sufficient measures to ensure that he would not infect any other animals if he contracted the disease as they planned to isolate him. The authorities cut through the security fence and led the bull away. The following morning they announced that he had been given a lethal injection.The debate on the issue is unlikely to end with the death of Shambo and may widen into a debate about the policy of killing cows that test positive for TB.Statement: Everybody feels that he needed to be killed.Bottom of Form

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Câu hỏi 54: Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)Shambo, the bull at the centre of a three-month legal fight, has been killed. After a positive test for TB, an order was made for his slaughter, in keeping with the law. However, the multi-faith community where he lived went to court to try to save him as he was a sacred animal to Hindus.A High Court judge said that the order to kill him was unlawful, but the decision was overturned in the Appeal Court. Police had to be called in as worshippers had formed a human shield around the animal to stop him being taken away. Opinion is very divided on the issue- some believe that he was a danger to the national herd and needed to be killed, while others feel that religious beliefs should be respected and the community had offered to provide sufficient measures to ensure that he would not infect any other animals if he contracted the disease as they planned to isolate him. The authorities cut through the security fence and led the bull away. The following morning they announced that he had been given a lethal injection.The debate on the issue is unlikely to end with the death of Shambo and may widen into a debate about the policy of killing cows that test positive for TB.Statement: Police went in because there were violent protests.Top of Form

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Câu hỏi 55: Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)Shambo, the bull at the centre of a three-month legal fight, has been killed. After a positive test for TB, an order was made for his slaughter, in keeping with the law. However, the multi-faith community where he lived went to court to try to save him as he was a sacred animal to Hindus.A High Court judge said that the order to kill him was unlawful, but the decision was overturned in the Appeal Court. Police had to be called in as worshippers had formed a human shield around the animal to stop him being taken away. Opinion is very divided on the issue- some believe that he was a danger to the national herd and needed to be killed, while others feel that religious beliefs should be respected and the community had offered to provide sufficient measures to ensure that he would not infect any other animals if he contracted the disease as they planned to isolate him. The authorities cut through the security fence and led the bull away. The following morning they announced that he had been given a lethal injection.The debate on the issue is unlikely to end with the death of Shambo and may widen into a debate about the policy of killing cows that test positive for TB.Statement: Shambo lived in a religious community.Top of Form

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Câu hỏi 56: Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)Shambo, the bull at the centre of a three-month legal fight, has been killed. After a positive test for TB, an order was made for his slaughter, in keeping with the law. However, the multi-faith community where he lived went to court to try to save him as he was a sacred animal to Hindus.A High Court judge said that the order to kill him was unlawful, but the decision was overturned in the Appeal Court. Police had to be called in as worshippers had formed a human shield around the animal to stop him being taken away. Opinion is very divided on the issue- some believe that he was a danger to the national herd and needed to be killed, while others feel that religious beliefs should be respected and the community had offered to provide sufficient measures to ensure that he would not infect any other animals if he contracted the disease as they planned to isolate him. The authorities cut through the security fence and led the bull away. The following morning they announced that he had been given a lethal injection.The debate on the issue is unlikely to end with the death of Shambo and may widen into a debate about the policy of killing cows that test positive for TB.Statement: Shambo was definitely ill with TB.Bottom of Form

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Câu hỏi 57: Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)Shambo, the bull at the centre of a three-month legal fight, has been killed. After a positive test for TB, an order was made for his slaughter, in keeping with the law. However, the multi-faith community where he lived went to court to try to save him as he was a sacred animal to Hindus.A High Court judge said that the order to kill him was unlawful, but the decision was overturned in the Appeal Court. Police had to be called in as worshippers had formed a human shield around the animal to stop him being taken away. Opinion is very divided on the issue- some believe that he was a danger to the national herd and needed to be killed, while others feel that religious beliefs should be respected and the community had offered to provide sufficient measures to ensure that he would not infect any other animals if he contracted the disease as they planned to isolate him. The authorities cut through the security fence and led the bull away. The following morning they announced that he had been given a lethal injection.The debate on the issue is unlikely to end with the death of Shambo and may widen into a debate about the policy of killing cows that test positive for TB.Statement: Shambo was injected with a poison.Bottom of Form

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Câu hỏi 58: Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)Shambo, the bull at the centre of a three-month legal fight, has been killed. After a positive test for TB, an order was made for his slaughter, in keeping with the law. However, the multi-faith community where he lived went to court to try to save him as he was a sacred animal to Hindus.A High Court judge said that the order to kill him was unlawful, but the decision was overturned in the Appeal Court. Police had to be called in as worshippers had formed a human shield around the animal to stop him being taken away. Opinion is very divided on the issue- some believe that he was a danger to the national herd and needed to be killed, while others feel that religious beliefs should be respected and the community had offered to provide sufficient measures to ensure that he would not infect any other animals if he contracted the disease as they planned to isolate him. The authorities cut through the security fence and led the bull away. The following morning they announced that he had been given a lethal injection.The debate on the issue is unlikely to end with the death of Shambo and may widen into a debate about the policy of killing cows that test positive for TB.Statement: The case went to more than one court.Top of Form

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Câu hỏi 59: Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)Shambo, the bull at the centre of a three-month legal fight, has been killed. After a positive test for TB, an order was made for his slaughter, in keeping with the law. However, the multi-faith community where he lived went to court to try to save him as he was a sacred animal to Hindus.A High Court judge said that the order to kill him was unlawful, but the decision was overturned in the Appeal Court. Police had to be called in as worshippers had formed a human shield around the animal to stop him being taken away. Opinion is very divided on the issue- some believe that he was a danger to the national herd and needed to be killed, while others feel that religious beliefs should be respected and the community had offered to provide sufficient measures to ensure that he would not infect any other animals if he contracted the disease as they planned to isolate him. The authorities cut through the security fence and led the bull away. The following morning they announced that he had been given a lethal injection.The debate on the issue is unlikely to end with the death of Shambo and may widen into a debate about the policy of killing cows that test positive for TB.Statement: The community did not do much to try to save him.Top of Form

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Câu hỏi 60: Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)Shambo, the bull at the centre of a three-month legal fight, has been killed. After a positive test for TB, an order was made for his slaughter, in keeping with the law. However, the multi-faith community where he lived went to court to try to save him as he was a sacred animal to Hindus.A High Court judge said that the order to kill him was unlawful, but the decision was overturned in the Appeal Court. Police had to be called in as worshippers had formed a human shield around the animal to stop him being taken away. Opinion is very divided on the issue- some believe that he was a danger to the national herd and needed to be killed, while others feel that religious beliefs should be respected and the community had offered to provide sufficient measures to ensure that he would not infect any other animals if he contracted the disease as they planned to isolate him. The authorities cut through the security fence and led the bull away. The following morning they announced that he had been given a lethal injection.The debate on the issue is unlikely to end with the death of Shambo and may widen into a debate about the policy of killing cows that test positive for TB.Statement: The debate on Shambo’s death would cease soon.

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Câu hỏi 61: 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.Statement: Angkor Wat was the capital of the Cambodian empire.

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Câu hỏi 62: 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.Statement: Dawn and dusk are particularly good times to visit Angkor Wat.

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Câu hỏi 63: 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.Statement: In the 9th to the 14th centuries, Europe was more advanced than Cambodia.

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Câu hỏi 64: 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.Statement: It takes you around 10 days to see the whole stone work.

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Câu hỏi 65: 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.Statement: It took many decades to build the capital.

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Câu hỏi 66: 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.Statement: Most people visit Siem Reap because of the temples in the area.

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Câu hỏi 67: 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.Statement: The stonework of Angkor Wat is in poor condition today.

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Câu hỏi 68: 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.Statement: You will need a couple of passport photos.

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Câu hỏi 69: 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. Statement: A sleeping pill helps people remember numbers.

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Câu hỏi 70: 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. Statement: Coffee is as common as tea.

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Câu hỏi 71: 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. Statement: Food supplements are unfair.

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Câu hỏi 72: 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. Statement: Intelligence pills are already as common as coffee or tea.

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Câu hỏi 73: 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. Statement: Only children will take pills to improve their intellectual performance.

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Câu hỏi 74: 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. Statement: Ritalin is effective for those with problems concentrating.

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Câu hỏi 75: 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. Statement: Vitamins to help people study are illegal.

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Câu hỏi 76: 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. Statement: Students could have to take intelligence drugs tests.

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Câu hỏi 77: 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!Question: “English Town” is in a Chinese city.

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Câu hỏi 78: 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!Question: Most houses have a lawn.

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Câu hỏi 79: 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!Question: Shi Guangsheng feels proud about the English-style shops.

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Câu hỏi 80: 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!Question: Some houses cost millions of dollars

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Câu hỏi 81: 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!Question: The English pubs look like pubs in Cambridge.

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Câu hỏi 82: 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!Question: There are a variety of birds on the square.

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Câu hỏi 83: 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!Question: There aren’t any cricket fields in the new development.

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Câu hỏi 84: 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!Question: These houses are only for English people to buy.

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Câu hỏi 85: 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.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.Statement: A British politician has spoken in favour of the game.

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Câu hỏi 86: 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.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.Statement: In the game, the player takes on the role of a bully.

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Câu hỏi 87: 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.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.Statement: Only critics agree that the game encourages violence.

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• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 88: 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.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.Statement: The anti-bullying charity thinks the game is good because it might make pupils stand up to bullies.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 89: 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.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.Statement: The game is set in a university.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 90: 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.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.Statement: The makers of the computer game decided not to release it

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 91: 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.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.Statement: The politician thinks it might make young people look at violence differently.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 92: 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.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.Statement: The politician used to be a minister.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 93: 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.
Statement: It took few years to build the capital.

• FALSE
• NOT GIVEN
• TRUE

Câu hỏi 94: Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question:According to the passage, the bison moved from Asia to North America by…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.

• crossing the sea.
• walking over the land.
• traveling through the foothills.
• climbing over a bridge.

Câu hỏi 95: Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question:According to the passage, what is true about the evolution of the bison?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.

• They originated in China and in the Himalayas
• They evolved from the steppe bison.
• Their beginning was in Africa and Asia.
• Their ancestors were domestic cattle and wild buffalo.

Câu hỏi 96: Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question:According to the passage, when did the bison move to North America?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.

• During one of the Ice Ages
• Early in man’s habitation of North America
• Over a million years ago
• Relative recently in North American history

Câu hỏi 97: Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question:Cairo is in ______.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. 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.

• Egypt
• Iran
• Japan
• France

Câu hỏi 98: Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question:Part of the statue looks like a lion and part like ______.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.

• A person
• The moon
• The sun
• A star

Câu hỏi 99: Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question:The passage would most likely be assigned reading for courses in which of the following subjects?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.

• Zoology
• Anthropology
• Modem science
• American history

Câu hỏi 100: Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question:The statue was built ______ years agoA 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.

• 5000
• 500
• 50
• 50000

Câu hỏi 101: Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question:The underground passage round the statue are full of ______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.

• gold and water
• waste and water
• silver and copper
• drains and water pipes

Câu hỏi 102: Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question:What have polluted the air near the statue?A combination of sewage, salt, air pollution, sun, sand and wind may destroy the huge statue on the outskirts of Cairo. This statue of the Sun God has the body of a lion and the face of a human being. It is five thousand years old, but it is too badly damaged to be completely saved. The statue had already been dug out of the sand three times. However, the latest problems are much more serious. First, there are no proper drains and water pipes in the neighbourhood and the underground passage round the statue have become blocked. Too much water has been running into the stone statue for several years. As a result, tiny pieces of salt have been left on the stone and have damaged it. Secondly, air pollution from the increasing amount of traffic in Cairo is also destroying the ancient statue. The air is so full of poisonous gases that it is making the stone crumble and decay even faster. Thirdly, the statue is being damaged by extremes of temperature for example, although the air is very cold at night, during the day the stone of the statue becomes very hot under the strong sun. Other natural forces such as severe sandstorms also attack the statue. Finally the tourists who visit the statue every day also cause a lot of damage.

• cars, buses and lorries
• The sun and the moon
• proper drains and water pipes
• the weather and the temperature

Câu hỏi 103: Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question:Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?Bison have not always lived in North America, they are relative newcomers. They belong to the Bovidae family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo of Africa and Asia. The oldest known bison fossils have been found in China and Himalayan foothills, where an 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.

• An introduction to the North American bison
• A hypothesis of the evolution of the bison
• An analysis of the bison genus in the Bovidae family
• The classification of Asian and North American fauna

Câu hỏi 104: 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.Question: In which paragraph did the person go there for a special occasion?

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Câu hỏi 105: 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.Question: In which text did someone eat seafood?

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Câu hỏi 106: 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.Question: In which text did the person eat fast food?

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Câu hỏi 107: 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.Question: In which text did the person eat pizza?

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Câu hỏi 108: 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.Question: In which text did the person talk about the atmosphere of the restaurant?

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Câu hỏi 109: 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.Question: In which text did the person visit an Indian restaurant?

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Câu hỏi 110: 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.Question: In which text didn’t the person enjoy their meal?

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Câu hỏi 111: 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.Question: Which restaurant was cheap?

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Câu hỏi 112: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below: If everyone stopped smoking, all the United Kingdom The diseases connected to smoking are a big problem. Doctors think that the annual medical cost for lung cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses connected to smoking is between 12 and 35 million pounds. And smoking costs society money in other ways. Between 27 and 61 billion pounds are spent each year on sick days when people don’t go to work, on wages that you don’t get when you don’t go to work, and on work lost at the company when you are sick. This money counts the wages from people who die of cancer at young age and stop paying taxes. This does not count fire started by cigarettes, which kill fifteen hundred people yearly and injure another four thousand. Smoking costs every man, woman arid child in the UK from one hundred and ten to two hundred and fifty pounds each year in the lost work and wages. When you add another fifty to one hundred and fifty pounds yearly in insurance cost, that comes to one hundred and sixty to four hundred and ten pounds. If everyone stopped smoking, a family of four could have up to one thousand six hundred and forty pounds a year more. Smoking will also cause other problems. People who don’t smoke will live longer, and so they will take money from the government when they are old. But they will also work for more years and pay more taxes. In the end, the value of a non-smoking nation is not in pounds. The good health of the people is the true value for us all.

• would have more money
• would have less money.
• would live longer.
• would have no more problems

Câu hỏi 113: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below: Della counted the 87 cents with tearful eyes because…Della and Jim Young, newly married, were poor. Jim’s wage was enough to rent only a very small apartment. But there were two things of which each was extremely proud. Della had the longest and most beautiful hair in all New York, thought Jim, as he watched her combing it; and Jim possessed a magnificent gold pocket-watch, given to him by his father. Christmas was drawing near, and Jim and Della began to think what presents they could afford to give each other. Della always noticed sadly, when Jim looked at his watch, that it was fixed to the button-hole of his coat by a common old leather strap. He really needed a gold chain. And Jim often thought as he looked at Della doing her long hair, how well it would look if only he could buy her a jewelled comb to hold it in place. But a gold watch chain or a jewelled hair-comb would have cost far 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”.

• She didn’t want to spend the money she had saved.
• She couldn’t think what to buy for 87 cents.
• The money wasn’t enough.
• She thought Jim hadn’t saved any money.

Câu hỏi 114: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below: It can be inferred from the final sentence of the passage that…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.

• the conditions described are still the same today.
• migrant workers will always live like slaves.
• conditions for migrant workers are better now than before the work of Cesar Chavez.
• there is no longer any need for migrant workers.

Câu hỏi 115: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:”butterflies in the stomach” means…When you are being interviewed for a job, remember that it’s normal for many people to be nervous, particularly in such a stress-producing situation. There are plenty of jobs – indeed, probably most – where a little nervousness isn’t looked at askance. It does help to dry a damp brow or a clammy hand just before meeting the interviewer, but otherwise, don’t be too concerned about the outward manifestations of your nervousness. Experienced interviewers will discount most physical signs of nervousness. The only one that people have a hard time ignoring is a fidgety hand. Interviewees who constantly twist their hands or make movements that are dramatically distracting are calling to their nervousness. Remember that interviewers talk to people in order to hire, not because they enjoy embarrassing, uneasy applicants. One way to overcome a flustered feeling, or “butterflies in the stomach”, is to note that interviewers want to hire people who have something to offer the company. If interviewers think you will fit into their organization, you will be the one who is sought after. It’s almost as if you are interviewing them to see if they are good enough for you.

• a nervous feeling.
• woes.
• feeling of happiness.
• sufferings.

Câu hỏi 116: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:”discount” meansWhen you are being interviewed for a job, remember that it’s normal for many people to be nervous, particularly in such a stress-producing situation. There are plenty of jobs – indeed, probably most – where a little nervousness isn’t looked at askance. It does help to dry a damp brow or a clammy hand just before meeting the interviewer, but otherwise, don’t be too concerned about the outward manifestations of your nervousness. Experienced interviewers will discount most physical signs of nervousness. The only one that people have a hard time ignoring is a fidgety hand. Interviewees who constantly twist their hands or make movements that are dramatically distracting are calling to their nervousness. Remember that interviewers talk to people in order to hire, not because they enjoy embarrassing, uneasy applicants. One way to overcome a flustered feeling, or “butterflies in the stomach”, is to note that interviewers want to hire people who have something to offer the company. If interviewers think you will fit into their organization, you will be the one who is sought after. It’s almost as if you are interviewing them to see if they are good enough for you.

• discharge.
• remember.
• ignore.
• discontinue.

Câu hỏi 117: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:”Nodding” means that Della…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”.

• thanked Jim for his present.
• told a lie to please Jim.
• thought it was funny too.
• didn’t think it was funny.

Câu hỏi 118: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:”Plight” means…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.

• difficult condition.
• distress.
• happiness.
• poverty.

Câu hỏi 119: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:A direct result of primitive man’s discovery of the advantages of social living was aThe 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.

• tribe
• nation
• family
• city

Câu hỏi 120: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:A locust…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.

• can eat its own weight daily.
• is no larger than a bean.
• can fly over long distances.
• always travels in swarms.

Câu hỏi 121: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:A person who has a solitary existence livesWhen life was rugged and simple, man’s needs were few and he could supply them all. As he advanced from lone hunter to farmer and builder and exchanged a solitary existence for the greater comfort and security of community life, he realized he must come to an agreement with his neighbors on a common system of measurement. How can men build a house, or a storage hut, or a temple, unless all the builders use the same basic measurements? The very earliest measurements were for length. The bases for the measures were those most natural- a foot, a palm, a span of the hand. When building alone, man could Use his own body. But on community projects a common standard was required. The leader’s measurements were taken and marked off on a stick or stone. Crude copies were made from the original and passed out for use. Later the foot gradually evolved to become twelve inches long.

• Alone.
• quietly.
• In jail
• With others

Câu hỏi 122: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:According to accepted modern theories, which elements form the composition of lichens?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.

• Algae and fungi
• Hypochlorite and iodine
• Chemical reagents and atmospheric chemicals
• Iodine and chemical reagents

Câu hỏi 123: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:According to the author, man became a social being becauseThe 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.

• none of these.
• by nature he is a social being.
• co-operation was necessary for survival.
• in prehistoric times only the strongest survived.

Câu hỏi 124: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:According to the Bureau of Census, what is an MSA?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.

• A city and its suburbs with a total population of at least 50,000 people
• The surrounding suburbs of a city with a total population of 50,000 people
• Any area with a total population of 50,000 people
• The center of a city with a population of 50,000 people to the boundaries of the surrounding suburbs

Câu hỏi 125: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:According to the passage, early chilhood responses to blameHatred 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.

• demonstrate how human beings love to hate.
• are not well understood by psychologists.
• are not related to stronger feelings in adulthood.
• are complex expressions of emotion.

Câu hỏi 126: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:According to the passage, ethnic conflicts…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 to a state of mutual respect and cooperation.

• have their roots in childhood rivalries.
• serve to resolve differences.
• occur only occasionally.
• are on the decline.

Câu hỏi 127: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:According to the passage, the outward sign of nervousness that most attracts the attention of interviewers isWhen you are being interviewed for a job, remember that it’s normal for many people to be nervous, particularly in such a stress-producing situation. There are plenty of jobs – indeed, probably most – where a little nervousness isn’t looked at askance. It does help to dry a damp brow or a clammy hand just before meeting the interviewer, but otherwise, don’t be too concerned about the outward manifestations of your nervousness. Experienced interviewers will discount most physical signs of nervousness. The only one that people have a hard time ignoring is a fidgety hand. Interviewees who constantly twist their hands or make movements that are dramatically distracting are calling to their nervousness. Remember that interviewers talk to people in order to hire, not because they enjoy embarrassing, uneasy applicants. One way to overcome a flustered feeling, or “butterflies in the stomach”, is to note that interviewers want to hire people who have something to offer the company. If interviewers think you will fit into their organization, you will be the one who is sought after. It’s almost as if you are interviewing them to see if they are good enough for you.

• restless hand gestures.
• clammy hands.
• jittery stomach.
• a damp brow.

Câu hỏi 128: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:According to the passage, what is believed to be an important aspect of defining group identity?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.

• Being reluctant to hate
• Accepting blame for past actions
• Facing a common enemy
• Ignoring a large realm

Câu hỏi 129: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:All of the following are true about Nylander exceptFinnish-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.

• He taught botany at university of Paris.
• He believed that lichens were simple plants.
• He was the first to use chemical reagents in the taxonomy of lichens.
• He was an esteemed lichenologist.

Câu hỏi 130: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:An interviewer is someone who…When you are being interviewed for a job, remember that it’s normal for many people to be nervous, particularly in such a stress-producing situation. There are plenty of jobs – indeed, probably most – where a little nervousness isn’t looked at askance. It does help to dry a damp brow or a clammy hand just before meeting the interviewer, but otherwise, don’t be too concerned about the outward manifestations of your nervousness. Experienced interviewers will discount most physical signs of nervousness. The only one that people have a hard time ignoring is a fidgety hand. Interviewees who constantly twist their hands or make movements that are dramatically distracting are calling to their nervousness. Remember that interviewers talk to people in order to hire, not because they enjoy embarrassing, uneasy applicants. One way to overcome a flustered feeling, or “butterflies in the stomach”, is to note that interviewers want to hire people who have something to offer the company. If interviewers think you will fit into their organization, you will be the one who is sought after. It’s almost as if you are interviewing them to see if they are good enough for you.

• is always on the lookout to trip applicants.
• has already hired you.
• is looking for a job.
• seeks facts from prospective employees.

Câu hỏi 131: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Crime in this area is different from crime in a big city becauseIt 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.

• it is connected with natural disasters.
• it is hardly ever violent.
• people here have more family problems.
• everyone knows the criminals.

Câu hỏi 132: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Della thought theirs were “the best Christmas presents in the world” because theyDella 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”.

• would be useful for a long time.
• were funny presents to give each other.
• had cost a lot of money.
• showed how much they loved each other.

Câu hỏi 133: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Every year companies lose ________ because of the disease.The diseases connected to smoking are a big problem. Doctors think that the annual medical cost for lung cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses connected to smoking is between 12 and 35 million pounds. And smoking costs society money in other ways. Between 27 and 61 billion pounds are spent each year on sick days when people don’t go to work, on wages that you don’t get when you don’t go to work, and on work lost at the company when you are sick. This money counts the wages from people who die of cancer at young age and stop paying taxes. This does not count fire started by cigarettes, which kill fifteen hundred people yearly and injure another four thousand. Smoking costs every man, woman arid child in the UK from one hundred and ten to two hundred and fifty pounds each year in the lost work and wages. When you add another fifty to one hundred and fifty pounds yearly in insurance cost, that comes to one hundred and sixty to four hundred and ten pounds. If everyone stopped smoking, a family of four could have up to one thousand six hundred and forty pounds a year more. Smoking will also cause other problems. People who don’t smoke will live longer, and so they will take money from the government when they are old. But they will also work for more years and pay more taxes. In the end, the value of a non-smoking nation is not in pounds. The good health of the people is the true value for us all.

• Money
• Time
• Work
• Wages

Câu hỏi 134: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:From the passage it appears that nowadays a village policeman like John Pooley, has toIt 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.

• look after more people than policemen elsewhere.
• go through a long period of training.
• live in a village police house.
• put out forest fires.

Câu hỏi 135: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:From what is said about John Pooley’s work, we learn that heIt 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.

• prefers working in the villages of Middleton, Dunwich and Westleton.
• feels unhappy when he arrests anybody.
• objects when he is given work outside his own area.
• is unpopular with the people in the villages.

Câu hỏi 136: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:How could William Nylander best be described?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.

• ingenious
• domineering
• anxious
• degenerate

Câu hỏi 137: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:How did Franklin help to spread learning?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.

• He established a public library and founded the American Philosophical Society.
• He became a printer and a publisher.
• He contributed to his city and his country.
• He was eager for work and knowledge.

Câu hỏi 138: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:How is the crude oil brought to the surface?Petroleum products, such as gasoline, kerosene, home heating oil, residual fuel oil, and lubricating oils, come from one source-crude oil found below: the earth’s surface, as well as under large bodies of water, from a few hundred feet below the surface to as deep as 25,000 feet into the earth’s interior. Sometimes crude oil is secured by drilling a hole through the earth, but more dry holes are drilled than those producing oil. Pressure at the source or pumping forces crude oil to the surface. Crude oil wells flow at varying-rates, from ten to thousands of barrels per hour. Petroleum products are always measured in 42-gallon barrels. Petroleum products vary greatly in physical appearance: thin, thick, transparent or opaque, but regardless, their chemical composition is made up of only two elements: carbon and hydrogen, which form compounds called hydrocarbons. Other chemical elements found in union with the hydrocarbons are few and are classified as impurities. Trace elements are also found, but these are of such minute quantities that they are disregarded. The combination of carbon and hydrogen forms many thousands of compounds which are possible because of the various positions and joinings of these two atoms in the hydrocarbon molecule. The various petroleum products are refined from the crude oil by heating and condensing the vapors. These products are the so-called light oils, such as gasoline, kerosene, and distillate oil. The residue remaining after the light oils are distilled is known as heavy or residual fuel oil and is used mostly for burning under boilers. Additional complicated refining processes rearrange the chemical structure of the hydrocarbons to produce other products, some of which are used to upgrade and increase the octane rating of various types of gasolines.

• Pressure and pumping
• Expansion and contraction of the Earth’s surface
• Vacuum created in the drilling pipe
• Expansion of the hydrocarbons

Câu hỏi 139: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:How might West Somalia’s lack of rain affect electricity Supplies and mining?East Somalia’s prolonged shortage of rain, which has already caused food supplies to fail and brought unemployment in farming areas, could also affect the production of electricity, and thus reduce the output from the nation’s mines. The mining industry, and especially copper mining, uses a huge amount of electricity and is almost completely dependent on the government Electricity Supply Commission. But the Commission has recently asked the mines what would happen if electricity supplies were reduced by ten, twenty or thirty percent. The Commission’s power stations, which produce the electricity using coal as fuel, are mostly situated near the large coalfields of Eastern Province. But this area has little water so the cooling towers at the power stations have to be supplied with water from elsewhere. The problem now is that water levels in all rivers and lakes have fallen dangerously low and, in some cases, are well below the intake pipes which feed into the pipelines which supply the cooling towers. In a desperate attempt to solve the problem, engineers are spending some forty million dollars on building a series of small dams across the Haro River. It is hoped that these dams will make the water level at the Malawa Dam rise so that water can then be pumped through a new pipeline to the power stations. This will take time and it is now the dry season. Very little rain falls before October or November, and, after a shortage which has lasted for four years and is believed to be the worst in two centuries, nobody can say whether the rains will be sufficient. The amount of electricity and water used by the mines has tended to increase in recent years. The mines, which produce about half the country’s export earnings, need electricity in order to pump fresh air through their workings and to drive machines which crush vast quantities of rock. Each mine also has to provide accommodation for as many as three thousand workers.

• Electricity supplies to mines may be cut by up to thirty percent.
• Coal supplies are failing to reach power stations.
• Copper mines may be unable to pump water by October.
• Copper mines are having to use less electricity.

Câu hỏi 140: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:If only I knew…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”.

• how I could get some money.
• whether Jim is going to sell this watch.
• what to buy Jim as a Christmas present.
• whether Jim is going to buy me a present.

Câu hỏi 141: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:In order to improve the financial situation of the country railway lines, British Rail shouldEngland’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.

• appeal to local councils.
• introduce speed limits.
• reduce scale of maintenance.
• increase fares.

Câu hỏi 142: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:In the hospital heI hated almost every day of my time at a boarding school and, in any case, my first term was a disaster. I found it very difficult to settle down, and my unhappiness was made worse because I was also unhappy at home. A happy home life gives you a base from which you can go into the world with confidence. But if life at home is difficult, life away at boarding – school is almost impossible. A part from having to keep to a great many rules and customs, many of which seemed to me stupid, we were never allowed to be alone. You had to be with another boy at all time. I am extremely dependent on being alone part of every day, so daily life at school was very hard for me, though the other boys managed fairly well. In the middle of the first term I developed a cough. The school nurse said it was a “stomach-cough”, whatever that may be, and gave me some pills. However, afterwards, playing football in a snowstorm, I suddenly could not breathe properly and was taken to the hospital ill with bronchitis and pneumonia. Almost at once I was put into a small room with another boy who was also very ill. He died and I nearly did. My main memory of my stay at the hospital was that the night-nurses used to get together in my room and play cards and chat. Keeping the light on and keeping me awake when I was seriously ill didn’t bother them. When I had recovered I was sent home for a few weeks and missed a term. When I returned to school, I was sent to bed early because of my illness, and so managed to get a brief period alone every day. Later on, when I went into the senior part of the school, I was allowed to go to the school library by myself, which was a great improvement. The day I left the school, the headmaster said goodbye and asked whether it was a sad day for me. I replied that it was the happiest day of my life. He said I would come to think of my time at the school very differently. said that I was sure that I would not. Though I have had unhappy day since that day, I have found that my conclusions then – that nothing afterwards could ever be so bad as boarding school- have been proved true.

• found the nurses behavior disturbed him.
• didn’t notice whether it was night or day.
• felt very sorry for the other patients.
• was afraid to bother the nurses.

Câu hỏi 143: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:In what was Franklin active during the last years of his life?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.

• The abolitionist movement
• The revelutionary war
• His practical inventions
• His scientific work

Câu hỏi 144: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Internationally renowned scientists sent lichen samples to Nylander becauseFinnish-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 all over the world sent samples to his laboratory to be analyzed and classified. It can be said without exaggeration that four out of five lichens bear his name. He was the first realize the importance of using chemical reagents in the taxonomy of lichens. He selected the most common reagents used by the chemists of his time. Lichenologists all over the world still used these reagents, including tincture of iodine and hypochlorite, in their laboratories. During the first half of the twentieth century, a Japanese named Arahina added only one chemical product – P – 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.

• he analyzed and classified them.
• he considered them to be simple plants.
• he collected and preserved them.
• he used reagents to determine their use.

Câu hỏi 145: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:It can be inferred from the passage that overcoming nervousness is a matter ofWhen you are being interviewed for a job, remember that it’s normal for many people to be nervous, particularly in such a stress-producing situation. There are plenty of jobs – indeed, probably most – where a little nervousness isn’t looked at askance. It does help to dry a damp brow or a clammy hand just before meeting the interviewer, but otherwise, don’t be too concerned about the outward manifestations of your nervousness. Experienced interviewers will discount most physical signs of nervousness. The only one that people have a hard time ignoring is a fidgety hand. Interviewees who constantly twist their hands or make movements that are dramatically distracting are calling to their nervousness. Remember that interviewers talk to people in order to hire, not because they enjoy embarrassing uneasy applicants. One way to overcome a flustered feeling, or “butterflies in the stomach”, is to note that interviewers want to hire people who have something to offer the company. If interviewers think you will fit into their organization, you will be the one who is sought after. It’s almost as if you are interviewing them to see if they are good enough for you.

• taking several tranquilizers before the interview.
• realizing that interviews are two-sided and making the most of it.
• wiping your head and hands before entering the interview room.
• being dramatic and aggressive.

Câu hỏi 146: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:John Pooley thinks he is well qualified for his job becauseIt 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.

• he is a countryman at heart.
• he had other jobs before he became a policeman.
• he has been a policeman for fifteen years.
• he has lived in Westleton all his life.

Câu hỏi 147: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Locusts…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.

• are extremely destructive in swarms
• ate the Queen Mary in one day.
• existed only in the Bible.
• eat as much as twenty elephants.

Câu hỏi 148: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Manufacturers think polyester bottles are better than glass bottles because theyPolyester is now being used for bottles. ICI, the chemicals and plastics company, believes that it is now beginning to break the grip of glass on the bottle business and thus take advantage of this huge market. All the plastics manufacturers have been experiencing hard times as their traditional products have been doing badly world-wide for the last few years. Between 1982 and 1984 the Plastics Division of ICI had lost a hundred and twenty million dollars, and they felt that the most hopeful new market was in packaging, bottles and cans. Since 1982 it has opened three new factories’ producing “Melinar,” the raw material from which high quality polyester bottles are made. The polyester bottle was born in the 1970s, when soft drinks companies: like Coca Cola started selling their drinks in giant two-litre containers. Because of the build-up of the pressure of gas in these large containers, glass was unsuitable. Nor was PVC, the plastic which had been used for bottles since the 1960s, suitable for drinks with gas in them. A new plastic had to be made. Glass is still cheaper for the smaller bottles, and will continue to be so unless oil and plastic become much cheaper, but plastic does well for the larger sizes. Polyester bottles are virtually unbreakable. The manufacturers claim they are also lighter, less noisy when being handled, and can be re-used. Shopkeepers and other business people are unlikely to object to a change from glass to polyester, since these bottles mean few breakages, which are costly and time-consuming. The public, though, have been more difficult to persuade. ICI’s commercial department is developing different bottles with interesting shapes, to try and make them visually more attractive to the public. The next step could be to develop a plastic which could replace tins for food. The problem here is the high temperatures necessary for cooking the food in the container.

• do not break easily.
• are cheaper.
• are more suited to small sizes.
• are more exciting to look at.

Câu hỏi 149: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Many thousands of hydrocarbon compounds are possible becausePetroleum 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.

• the two atoms in the molecule assume many positions
• the petroleum products vary greatly in physical appearance.
• complicated refining processes rearrange the chemical structure.
• the pressure needed to force it to the surface causes molecular transformation.

Câu hỏi 150: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Of all the railway routes in Britain the one which passes through DentEngland’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.

• passes through the most attractive countryside.
• is the most expensive number of tourists.
• is the most historic.
• carries the greatest number of tourists.

Câu hỏi 151: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Plastic containers for holding food in the same way as cansPolyester is now being used for bottles. ICI, the chemicals and plastics company, believes that it is now beginning to break the grip of glass on the bottle business and thus take advantage of this huge market. All the plastics manufacturers have been experiencing hard times as their traditional products have been doing badly world-wide for the last few years. Between 1982 and 1984 the Plastics Division of ICI had lost a hundred and twenty million dollars, and they felt that the most hopeful new market was in packaging, bottles and cans. Since 1982 it has opened three new factories’ producing “Melinar,” the raw material from which high quality polyester bottles are made. The polyester bottle was born in the 1970s, when soft drinks companies: like Coca Cola started selling their drinks in giant two-litre containers. Because of the build-up of the pressure of gas in these large containers, glass was unsuitable. Nor was PVC, the plastic which had been used for bottles since the 1960s, suitable for drinks with gas in them. A new plastic had to be made. Glass is still cheaper for the smaller bottles, and will continue to be so unless oil and plastic become much cheaper, but plastic does well for the larger sizes. Polyester bottles are virtually unbreakable. The manufacturers claim they are also lighter, less noisy when being handled, and can be re-used. Shopkeepers and other business people are unlikely to object to a change from glass to polyester, since these bottles mean few breakages, which are costly and time-consuming. The public, though, have been more difficult to persuade. ICI’s commercial department is developing different bottles with interesting shapes, to try and make them visually more attractive to the public. The next step could be to develop a plastic which could replace tins for food. The problem here is the high temperatures necessary for cooking the food in the container.

• are possible, but only for hot food.
• are an idea that interests the plastics companies.
• have been used for many years.
• are the first things being made in the new factories.

Câu hỏi 152: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Rosemary is writing this letter to David, whoDear David, Many thanks for your long and interesting letter. What a pity, though, that you had to write about what Jonathan has been up to in it. I must say it seemed to me quite unnecessary. I couldn’t of course let Amanda read it, though she kept asking for days. Rather thoughtless of you, dear, wasn’t it, because naturally the children are interested in your letters. You didn’t tell me, by the way, that there was a bomb explosion in your office building shortly after you arrived, but I suppose you didn’t want to worry us. Were you in any danger? If things get any worse you’ll just have to come home, and we’ll have to manage without all that money. By the way, as you didn’t answer my question about the washing- machine, I have bought a new one. Fully automatic; and rather expensive but it’s super. I heard about the bomb from Mr Zapp. A very curious visit which I must tell you about. He came round the other evening with the book you wanted. It was the most awkward time. about six just as we were about to have dinner but I felt that I had to invite him in since he’d taken the trouble to bring your book round and he looked rather miserable standing in the wet snow outside the front door wearing waterproof boots and a funny fur hat. He didn’t need any persuading – practically knocked me over in his eagerness to get in the house. I took him into the front room for a quick drink. but it was like an iceberg – I don’t bother to light a fire in there now you’re always – so I had to take him into the dining-room, where the children were just beginning to fight because they were hungry for their dinner. I asked him if he would mind me serving the children their meal while he finished his drink, hoping this would give him the idea that he should leave promptly, but he said no, he didn’t mind and I should eat too, and he took off his hat and coat and sat down to watch us. And I mean watch us. His eyes followed every movement from dish to plate to mouth. It was very embarrassing. The children fell strangely silent, and I could see that Amanda and Robert were looking at each other and going red in the face with the effort of trying not to laugh. In the end I had to ask him if he wouldn’t like to join us for the meal.Love Rosemary

• is working away from home.
• does not think much about the children.
• is coming home soon.
• hasn’t written home recently.

Câu hỏi 153: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Since 1970 Dent station has been usedEngland’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.

• only for a part of each year.
• only by local people.
• only in some years.
• only by hill walkers.

Câu hỏi 154: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Some standardization of measurement occurredWhen life was rugged and simple, man’s needs were few and he could supply them all. As he advanced from lone hunter to farmer and builder and exchanged a solitary existence for the greater comfort and security of community life, he realized he must come to an agreement with his neighbors on a common system of measurement. How can men build a house, or a storage hut, or a temple, unless all the builders use the same basic measurements? The very earliest measurements were for length. The bases for the measures were those most natural- a foot, a palm, a span of the hand. When building alone, man could Use his own body. But on community projects a common standard was required. The leader’s measurements were taken and marked off on a stick or stone. Crude copies were made from the original and passed out for use. Later the foot gradually evolved to become twelve inches long.

• when the leader’s measurements replaced the individual’s.
• due to the accidental discovery that a foot equaled twelve inches.
• as a result of a dispute over the proper size for a hut.
• because everyone’s foot used to be almost the same length.

Câu hỏi 155: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:The action that the engineers are takingEast Somalia’s prolonged shortage of rain, which has already caused food supplies to fail and brought unemployment in farming areas, could also affect the production of electricity, and thus reduce the output from the nation’s mines. The mining industry, and especially copper mining, uses a huge amount of electricity and is almost completely dependent on the government Electricity Supply Commission. But the Commission has recently asked the mines what would happen if electricity supplies were reduced by ten, twenty or thirty percent. The Commission’s power stations, which produce the electricity using coal as fuel, are mostly situated near the large coalfields of Eastern Province. But this area has little water so the cooling towers at the power stations have to be supplied with water from elsewhere. The problem now is that water levels in all rivers and lakes have fallen dangerously low and, in some cases, are well below the intake pipes which feed into the pipelines which supply the cooling towers. In a desperate attempt to solve the problem, engineers are spending some forty million dollars on building a series of small dams across the Haro River. It is hoped that these dams will make the water level at the Malawa Dam rise so that water can then be pumped through a new pipeline to the power stations. This will take time and it is now the dry season. Very little rain falls before October or November, and, after a shortage which has lasted for four years and is believed to be the worst in two centuries, nobody can say whether the rains will be sufficient. The amount of electricity and water used by the mines has tended to increase in recent years. The mines, which produce about half the country’s export earnings, need electricity in order to pump fresh air through their workings and to drive machines which crush vast quantities of rock. Each mine also has to provide accommodation for as many as three thousand workers.

• may not help if there is sufficient rain.
• will become effective towards the end of the year.
• should get enough water to the mines.
• will use up a lot of electricity.

Câu hỏi 156: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:The advance of man from solitary to commonal life createdWhen life was rugged and simple, man’s needs were few and he could supply them all. As he advanced from lone hunter to farmer and builder and exchanged a solitary existence for the greater comfort and security of community life, he realized he must come to an agreement with his neighbors on a common system of measurement. How can men build a house, or a storage hut, or a temple, unless all the builders use the same basic measurements? The very earliest measurements were for length. The bases for the measures were those most natural- a foot, a palm, a span of the hand. When building alone, man could Use his own body. But on community projects a common standard was required. The leader’s measurements were taken and marked off on a stick or stone. Crude copies were made from the original and passed out for use. Later the foot gradually evolved to become twelve inches long.

• a need for standards of measure.
• a great demand for storage huts.
• the dominance of tribal leaders.
• a decrease in his needs.

Câu hỏi 157: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:The author believes that man’s discovery of the advantages of social living isThe 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.

• insignificant
• of great significance.
• significant.
• well-known.

Câu hỏi 158: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:The author develops his point by means ofWhen life was rugged and simple, man’s needs were few and he could supply them all. As he advanced from lone hunter to farmer and builder and exchanged a solitary existence for the greater comfort and security of community life, he realized he must come to an agreement with his neighbors on a common system of measurement. How can men build a house, or a storage hut, or a temple, unless all the builders use the same basic measurements? The very earliest measurements were for length. The bases for the measures were those most natural- a foot, a palm, a span of the hand. When building alone, man could Use his own body. But on community projects a common standard was required. The leader’s measurements were taken and marked off on a stick or stone. Crude copies were made from the original and passed out for use. Later the foot gradually evolved to become twelve inches long.

• factual explanation.
• persuasion.
• arguments and proof.
• comparison and contrast.

Câu hỏi 159: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:The author suggests that when children make mistakes, they…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.

• rarely accept responsibility for their actions.
• readily admit to their errors.
• join rival gangs on schoolyard playgrounds.
• need emotional support from personal objects like a teddy bear.

Câu hỏi 160: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:The author uses…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.

• simile and metaphor.
• factual description.
• contrast and comparison.
• biased opinion.

Câu hỏi 161: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:The destructiveness of locusts in swarms results from all of the following exceptThe 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.

• the extreme weight of a locust swarm.
• the large area covered by the swarm.
• their collective voracity.
• the large number of locusts in a swarm.

Câu hỏi 162: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:The engineers aim to…East Somalia’s prolonged shortage of rain, which has already caused food supplies to fail and brought unemployment in farming areas, could also affect the production of electricity, and thus reduce the output from the nation’s mines. The mining industry, and especially copper mining, uses a huge amount of electricity and is almost completely dependent on the government Electricity Supply Commission. But the Commission has recently asked the mines what would happen if electricity supplies were reduced by ten, twenty or thirty percent. The Commission’s power stations, which produce the electricity using coal as fuel, are mostly situated near the large coalfields of Eastern Province. But this area has little water so the cooling towers at the power stations have to be supplied with water from elsewhere. The problem now is that water levels in all rivers and lakes have fallen dangerously low and, in some cases, are well below the intake pipes which feed into the pipelines which supply the cooling towers. In a desperate attempt to solve the problem, engineers are spending some forty million dollars on building a series of small dams across the Haro River. It is hoped that these dams will make the water level at the Malawa Dam rise so that water can then be pumped through a new pipeline to the power stations. This will take time and it is now the dry season. Very little rain falls before October or November, and, after a shortage which has lasted for four years and is believed to be the worst in two centuries, nobody can say whether the rains will be sufficient. The amount of electricity and water used by the mines has tended to increase in recent years. The mines, which produce about half the country’s export earnings, need electricity in order to pump fresh air through their workings and to drive machines which crush vast quantities of rock. Each mine also has to provide accommodation for as many as three thousand workers.

• keep more water at the Malawa Dam.
• get more water into the Haro River.
• dig out artificial lakes near the dam.
• change the direction of the Haro River.

Câu hỏi 163: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:The first real man…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.

• received a great store of knowledge from his ancestors.
• was unintelligent.
• received very little knowledge from his ancestors.
• was incapable of learning.

Câu hỏi 164: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:The most urgent problem for many country railway lines is that ofEngland’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.

• rebuilding bridges.
• repairing engines.
• repairing stations.
• renewing coaches.

Câu hỏi 165: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:The next paragraph of this passage will probably be…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.

• the changes brought about Cesar Chavez.
• a history of agriculture in the United States.
• a listing of the countries migrant workers come from.
• a lesson in English as a foreign language.

Câu hỏi 166: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:The people most affected by the difficulties facing the British Rail would appear to beEngland’s highest main-line railway station hangs on to life by a thread Deserted and unmanned since it was officially closed in 1970, Dent, situated high in the hills of Yorkshire, wakes up on six summer weekends each year, when a special charter train unloads walkers, sightseers and people who simply want to catch a train from the highest station to its platforms. But even this limited existence may soon be brought to an end. Dent station situated on the Settel to Carlisle railway line, is said to be the most scenic in the country. But no amount of scenic beauty can save the line from the British Rail’s cash problems. This year, for the sake of economy, the express trains which used to pass through Dent station have been put to another route. It is now an open secret that British Rail sees no future for this railway line. Most of its trains disappeared some time ago. Bridge, built on a grand scale a century ago, is falling down. It is not alone. Half a dozen railway routes in the North of England are facing a similar threat. The problem is a worn out system and an almost total lack of cash to repair it. Bridges and tunnels are showing their ages, the wooden supports for the tracks are rotting and engines and coaches are getting old. On major lines between large cities, the problem is not too bad. There lines still make a profit and cash can be found to maintain them. But on the country branch line, the story is different. As track wears out, it is not replaced. Instead speed limits are introduced, making the journey longer than necessary and discouraging customers. If a bridge is dangerous, there is often only one thing for British Rail to do: go out and find money from another source. This is exactly what it did a few months ago when a bridge at Bridling station was threatening to fall down. Repairs were estimated at 200,000 pounds just for one bridge and British Rail was delighted, and rather surprised when two local councils offered half that amount between them.

• organised groups.
• holiday makers.
• businessmen.
• occasional and local travelers.

Câu hỏi 167: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:This article could best be titledWhen life was rugged and simple, man’s needs were few and he could supply them all. As he advanced from lone hunter to farmer and builder and exchanged a solitary existence for the greater comfort and security of community life, he realized he must come to an agreement with his neighbors on a common system of measurement. How can men build a house, or a storage hut, or a temple, unless all the builders use the same basic measurements? The very earliest measurements were for length. The bases for the measures were those most natural- a foot, a palm, a span of the hand. When building alone, man could Use his own body. But on community projects a common standard was required. The leader’s measurements were taken and marked off on a stick or stone. Crude copies were made from the original and passed out for use. Later the foot gradually evolved to become twelve inches long.

• Development of a Standardized Measurement.
• Man’s Early Problems.
• Building a Hut.
• The Growth of Communities.

Câu hỏi 168: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:This article is mainly concerned withThe 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.

• the destructive capacity of locusts.
• the importance of locusts to man.
• the Queen Mary locust plague.
• the harmlessness of individual locusts.

Câu hỏi 169: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:What did Mr. Smith point to?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.

• Mrs. Smith’s handbag
• Mrs. Smith’s beautiful hat
• The table
• A wad of ten pound notes on the table

Câu hỏi 170: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:What did Mrs. Smith see in the old lady’s handbag?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.

• A wad of pound notes
• Ten pounds
• A wad of ten pound notes
• A pound note

Câu hỏi 171: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:What does Rosemary’s attitude towards David seem to be?Dear David, Many thanks for your long and interesting letter. What a pity, though, that you had to write about what Jonathan has been up to in it. I must say it seemed to me quite unnecessary. I couldn’t of course let Amanda read it, though she kept asking for days. Rather thoughtless of you, dear, wasn’t it, because naturally the children are interested in your letters. You didn’t tell me, by the way, that there was a bomb explosion in your office building shortly after you arrived, but I suppose you didn’t want to worry us. Were you in any danger? If things get any worse you’ll just have to come home, and we’ll have to manage without all that money. By the way, as you didn’t answer my question about the washing- machine, I have bought a new one. Fully automatic; and rather expensive but it’s super. I heard about the bomb from Mr Zapp. A very curious visit which I must tell you about. He came round the other evening with the book you wanted. It was the most awkward time. about six just as we were about to have dinner but I felt that I had to invite him in since he’d taken the trouble to bring your book round and he looked rather miserable standing in the wet snow outside the front door wearing waterproof boots and a funny fur hat. He didn’t need any persuading – practically knocked me over in his eagerness to get in the house. I took him into the front room for a quick drink. but it was like an iceberg – I don’t bother to light a fire in there now you’re always – so I had to take him into the dining-room, where the children were just beginning to fight because they were hungry for their dinner. I asked him if he would mind me serving the children their meal while he finished his drink, hoping this would give him the idea that he should leave promptly, but he said no, he didn’t mind and I should eat too, and he took off his hat and coat and sat down to watch us. And I mean watch us. His eyes followed every movement from dish to plate to mouth. It was very embarrassing. The children fell strangely silent, and I could see that Amanda and Robert were looking at each other and going red in the face with the effort of trying not to laugh. In the end I had to ask him if he wouldn’t like to join us for the meal.Love Rosemary

• She worries about him all the time.
• She lets him do what he wants to do and does not criticize.
• She thinks more about money and the house than about him.
• She wants him to be involved in decisions about house and family.

Câu hỏi 172: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:What is the Rosemary’s newly bought washing-machine like?Dear David, Many thanks for your long and interesting letter. What a pity, though, that you had to write about what Jonathan has been up to in it. I must say it seemed to me quite unnecessary. I couldn’t of course let Amanda read it, though she kept asking for days. Rather thoughtless of you, dear, wasn’t it, because naturally the children are interested in your letters. You didn’t tell me, by the way, that there was a bomb explosion in your office building shortly after you arrived, but I suppose you didn’t want to worry us. Were you in any danger? If things get any worse you’ll just have to come home, and we’ll have to manage without all that money. By the way, as you didn’t answer my question about the washing- machine, I have bought a new one. Fully automatic; and rather expensive but it’s super. I heard about the bomb from Mr Zapp. A very curious visit which I must tell you about. He came round the other evening with the book you wanted. It was the most awkward time. about six just as we were about to have dinner but I felt that I had to invite him in since he’d taken the trouble to bring your book round and he looked rather miserable standing in the wet snow outside the front door wearing waterproof boots and a funny fur hat. He didn’t need any persuading – practically knocked me over in his eagerness to get in the house. I took him into the front room for a quick drink. but it was like an iceberg – I don’t bother to light a fire in there now you’re always – so I had to take him into the dining-room, where the children were just beginning to fight because they were hungry for their dinner. I asked him if he would mind me serving the children their meal while he finished his drink, hoping this would give him the idea that he should leave promptly, but he said no, he didn’t mind and I should eat too, and he took off his hat and coat and sat down to watch us. And I mean watch us. His eyes followed every movement from dish to plate to mouth. It was very embarrassing. The children fell strangely silent, and I could see that Amanda and Robert were looking at each other and going red in the face with the effort of trying not to laugh. In the end I had to ask him if he wouldn’t like to join us for the meal.Love Rosemary

• Costly
• disappointing
• cheap
• Inexpensive

Câu hỏi 173: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:What made Franklin famous allover the world?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.

• His scientific work with electricity
• The fire fighting company
• The Franklin stove
• The lightning rod

Câu hỏi 174: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:What seems to be happening to David?Dear David, Many thanks for your long and interesting letter. What a pity, though, that you had to write about what Jonathan has been up to in it. I must say it seemed to me quite unnecessary. I couldn’t of course let Amanda read it, though she kept asking for days. Rather thoughtless of you, dear, wasn’t it, because naturally the children are interested in your letters. You didn’t tell me, by the way, that there was a bomb explosion in your office building shortly after you arrived, but I suppose you didn’t want to worry us. Were you in any danger? If things get any worse you’ll just have to come home, and we’ll have to manage without all that money. By the way, as you didn’t answer my question about the washing- machine, I have bought a new one. Fully automatic; and rather expensive but it’s super. I heard about the bomb from Mr Zapp. A very curious visit which I must tell you about. He came round the other evening with the book you wanted. It was the most awkward time. about six just as we were about to have dinner but I felt that I had to invite him in since he’d taken the trouble to bring your book round and he looked rather miserable standing in the wet snow outside the front door wearing waterproof boots and a funny fur hat. He didn’t need any persuading – practically knocked me over in his eagerness to get in the house. I took him into the front room for a quick drink. but it was like an iceberg – I don’t bother to light a fire in there now you’re always – so I had to take him into the dining-room, where the children were just beginning to fight because they were hungry for their dinner. I asked him if he would mind me serving the children their meal while he finished his drink, hoping this would give him the idea that he should leave promptly, but he said no, he didn’t mind and I should eat too, and he took off his hat and coat and sat down to watch us. And I mean watch us. His eyes followed every movement from dish to plate to mouth. It was very embarrassing. The children fell strangely silent, and I could see that Amanda and Robert were looking at each other and going red in the face with the effort of trying not to laugh. In the end I had to ask him if he wouldn’t like to join us for the meal.Love Rosemary

• He is earning a lot of money.
• Someone is trying to kill him.
• He is involved in criminal activity.
• He is in continual danger.

Câu hỏi 175: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:What was Mrs. Smith sure the old lady had done?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.

• Stolen her money
• Called the police
• Taken her bag
• Given her money to her husband

Câu hỏi 176: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:What we know of primitive man is based uponThe 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.

• pieces of evidence.
• a great deal of evidence.
• pictures in caves.
• no evidence.

Câu hỏi 177: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:When did Mrs. Smith go shopping?Mr. Smith gave his wife ten founds for her birthday-ten pretty pound notes. So the day after her birthday, Mrs. Smith went shopping. She queued for a bus; got on and sat down next to an old lady. After a while, she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was open. Inside it, she saw a wad of pound notes exactly like the ones her husband had given her. So she quickly looked into her own bag – the notes had gone! Mrs. Smith was sure that the old lady who was sitting next to her had stolen them. She thought she would have to call the police; but as she disliked making a fuss and getting people into trouble she decided to take back the money from the old lady’s handbag and say nothing more about it. She looked round the bus to make sure nobody was watching, then she carefully put her hand into the old lady’s bag took the notes and put them in her own bag. When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought. “How did you pay for it?” he asked “With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course,” she replied. “Oh? What’s that, then?” he asked, as he pointed to a wad of ten pound notes on the table.

• The day after her birthday
• On her birthday
• After a while
• Ten days ago

Câu hỏi 178: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:When Franklin arrived in Philadelphia in 1723, he wasIn 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.

• Well off
• Neither rich nor poor
• Very poor
• rich.

Câu hỏi 179: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Where do most Americans live?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.

• In small towns
• In rural areas
• In the suburbs surrounding large cities
• In the center of cities

Câu hỏi 180: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Where does the Electricity Supply Commission produce most of its electricity?East Somalia’s prolonged shortage of rain, which has already caused food supplies to fail and brought unemployment in farming areas, could also affect the production of electricity, and thus reduce the output from the nation’s mines. The mining industry, and especially copper mining, uses a huge amount of electricity and is almost completely dependent on the government Electricity Supply Commission. But the Commission has recently asked the mines what would happen if electricity supplies were reduced by ten, twenty or thirty percent. The Commission’s power stations, which produce the electricity using coal as fuel, are mostly situated near the large coalfields of Eastern Province. But this area has little water so the cooling towers at the power stations have to be supplied with water from elsewhere. The problem now is that water levels in all rivers and lakes have fallen dangerously low and, in some cases, are well below the intake pipes which feed into the pipelines which supply the cooling towers. In a desperate attempt to solve the problem, engineers are spending some forty million dollars on building a series of small dams across the Haro River. It is hoped that these dams will make the water level at the Malawa Dam rise so that water can then be pumped through a new pipeline to the power stations. This will take time and it is now the dry season. Very little rain falls before October or November, and, after a shortage which has lasted for four years and is believed to be the worst in two centuries, nobody can say whether the rains will be sufficient. The amount of electricity and water used by the mines has tended to increase in recent years. The mines, which produce about half the country’s export earnings, need electricity in order to pump fresh air through their workings and to drive machines which crush vast quantities of rock. Each mine also has to provide accommodation for as many as three thousand workers.

• Near the copper mines
• Along the Haro River
• In Eastern Province
• At the Malawa Dam

Câu hỏi 181: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Which of the following are not considered important in defining an urban area?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.

• Political boundaries
• Transportation networks
• Social relationships
• Economic systems

Câu hỏi 182: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Which of the following correctly describes migrant workers?Agriculture in the West and South of the United States has traditionally been supported by migrant workers who migrate or move from area to area according to the crops that need harvesting. Many Chinese, Filipino, and Mexican immigrants became migrant workers when they first arrived in the United States. Often they had problems with the 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.

• Living and working conditions were generally poor.
• The workers usually stayed in one place for many years.
• All the workers were fluent in English.
• Only Mexicans were pennitted to work on crops.

Câu hỏi 183: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Which of the following describes the work done by migrant workers?Agriculture in the West and South of the United States has traditionally been supported by migrant workers who migrate or move from area to area according to the crops that need harvesting. Many Chinese, Filipino, and Mexican immigrants became migrant workers when they first arrived in the United States. Often they had problems with the 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.

• It was low paid, and working conditions were poor.
• It was closely supervised by national labour unions.
• It required skilled labour.
• It could only be done by native-born Americans.

Câu hỏi 184: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Which of the following is not listed as a light oil?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.

• Lubricating oil
• Gasoline
• Distillate oil
• Kerosene

Câu hỏi 185: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Which of the following is not true?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.

• Nylander accepted his colleagues’ theories on the composition of lichens.
• Eighty percent of lichens bear Nylander’s name.
• Today lichens are used to detect atmospheric pollution.
• Most botanists consider lichens to be a compound species.

Câu hỏi 186: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Which of the following is not true?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.

• Crude oil is always found a few hundred feet below the surface.
• Pumping and pressure force crude oil to the surface.
• Crude oil is found below land and water.
• A variety of petroleum products is obtained from crude oil.

Câu hỏi 187: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Which of the following is the best for the passage?Hatred is a fundamental human emotion that has deep root in society and culture. Psychologists believe that group identity and cohesion depend to a large extent on having a common enemy. It seems that the existence of “bad guys” is an important element in defining who we are within a large realm. It could be said that human beings love to hate. The first signs appear early in life when a child, faced with blame for some mistakes, immediately accuses another child or an inanimate object such as a teddy bear. Later, on the schoolyard playground, children in rival groups vie for attention and influence. These basic responses translate into more powerful emotions later in life. One area where deep-rooted hatred is exhibited is in the ethnic clashes that constantly occur around the globe. These conflicts are not only over territory but also involve emotional issues of group identity and unity of purpose. For many, there is no “us” without a “them” to hate. In a world where conflict between super powers is on the decline, it may be that humanity will have difficulty adapting so a state of mutual respect and cooperation.

• Roots of society
• A basic emotion
• Group unity
• Social and Cultural problem

Câu hỏi 188: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Which of the following is true?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.

• Chemical separation is used to produce the various products.
• Heating and condensation produce the various products.
• The various-petroleum products are produced by filtration.
• Mechanical means such as the centrifuge are used to produce the various products.

Câu hỏi 189: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Which of the following statements is not true?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.

• Franklin was the first American ambassador to France.
• Franklin alone drew up the Declaration of Independence.
• Franklin was one of those eminent Americans who drew up the Declaration of Independence.
• Franklin helped negotiate the treaty of 1783.

Câu hỏi 190: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?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.

• Type of Population Centers
• Metropolitan Statistical Areas
• Megapolises
• The Bureau of Census

Câu hỏi 191: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Why are the copper mines important to East Somalia?East Somalia’s prolonged shortage of rain, which has already caused food supplies to fail and brought unemployment in farming areas, could also affect the production of electricity, and thus reduce the output from the nation’s mines. The mining industry, and especially copper mining, uses a huge amount of electricity and is almost completely dependent on the government Electricity Supply Commission. But the Commission has recently asked the mines what would happen if electricity supplies were reduced by ten, twenty or thirty percent. The Commission’s power stations, which produce the electricity using coal as fuel, are mostly situated near the large coalfields of Eastern Province. But this area has little water so the cooling towers at the power stations have to be supplied with water from elsewhere. The problem now is that water levels in all rivers and lakes have fallen dangerously low and, in some cases, are well below the intake pipes which feed into the pipelines which supply the cooling towers. In a desperate attempt to solve the problem, engineers are spending some forty million dollars on building a series of small dams across the Haro River. It is hoped that these dams will make the water level at the Malawa Dam rise so that water can then be pumped through a new pipeline to the power stations. This will take time and it is now the dry season. Very little rain falls before October or November, and, after a shortage which has lasted for four years and is believed to be the worst in two centuries, nobody can say whether the rains will be sufficient. The amount of electricity and water used by the mines has tended to increase in recent years. The mines, which produce about half the country’s export earnings, need electricity in order to pump fresh air through their workings and to drive machines which crush vast quantities of rock. Each mine also has to provide accommodation for as many as three thousand workers.

• They bring in fifty percent of what the country earns.
• Each mine employs approximately 3,000 people.
• Their costs and production are rising.
• They train many skilled mechanics.

Câu hỏi 192: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Why aren’t all bottles now made of polyester?Polyester is now being used for bottles. ICI, the chemicals and plastics company, believes that it is now beginning to break the grip of glass on the bottle business and thus take advantage of this huge market. All the plastics manufacturers have been experiencing hard times as their traditional products have been doing badly world-wide for the last few years. Between 1982 and 1984 the Plastics Division of ICI had lost a hundred and twenty million dollars, and they felt that the most hopeful new market was in packaging, bottles and cans. Since 1982 it has opened three new factories’ producing “Melinar,” the raw material from which high quality polyester bottles are made. The polyester bottle was born in the 1970s, when soft drinks companies: like Coca Cola started selling their drinks in giant two-litre containers. Because of the build-up of the pressure of gas in these large containers, glass was unsuitable. Nor was PVC, the plastic which had been used for bottles since the 1960s, suitable for drinks with gas in them. A new plastic had to be made. Glass is still cheaper for the smaller bottles, and will continue to be so unless oil and plastic become much cheaper, but plastic does well for the larger sizes. Polyester bottles are virtually unbreakable. The manufacturers claim they are also lighter, less noisy when being handled, and can be re-used. Shopkeepers and other business people are unlikely to object to a change from glass to polyester, since these bottles mean few breakages, which are costly and time-consuming. The public, though, have been more difficult to persuade. ICI’s commercial department is developing different bottles with interesting shapes, to try and make them visually more attractive to the public. The next step could be to develop a plastic which could replace tins for food. The problem here is the high temperatures necessary for cooking the food in the container.

• The public like traditional glass bottles.
• Shop keepers dislike re-usable bottles.
• The price of oil and plastic has risen.
• It is not suitable for containing gassy drinks.

Câu hỏi 193: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Why did Della and Jim think of giving presents to each other?Della and Jim Young, newly married, were poor. Jim’s wage was enough to rent only a very small apartment. But there were two things of which each was extremely proud. Della had the longest and most beautiful hair in all New York, thought Jim, as he watched her combing it; and Jim possessed a magnificent gold pocket-watch, given to him by his father. Christmas was drawing near, and Jim and Della began to think what presents they could afford to give each other. Della always noticed sadly, when Jim looked at his watch, that it was fixed to the button-hole of his coat by a common old leather strap. He really needed a gold chain. And Jim often thought as he looked at Della doing her long hair, how well it would look if only he could buy her a jewelled comb to hold it in place. But a gold watch chain or a jewelled hair-comb would have cost far 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”.

• Because Christmas is coming
• Because they have just had a big amount of money
• Because they love each other
• Because the they are newly married

Câu hỏi 194: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Why did Mrs. Smith looked round the bus?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.

• To make sure nobody was watching
• To look for her money
• To call the police
• To make a fuss

Câu hỏi 195: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Why did the children go red in the face?Dear David, Many thanks for your long and interesting letter. What a pity, though, that you had to write about what Jonathan has been up to in it. I must say it seemed to me quite unnecessary. I couldn’t of course let Amanda read it, though she kept asking for days. Rather thoughtless of you, dear, wasn’t it, because naturally the children are interested in your letters. You didn’t tell me, by the way, that there was a bomb explosion in your office building shortly after you arrived, but I suppose you didn’t want to worry us. Were you in any danger? If things get any worse you’ll just have to come home, and we’ll have to manage without all that money. By the way, as you didn’t answer my question about the washing- machine, I have bought a new one. Fully automatic; and rather expensive but it’s super. I heard about the bomb from Mr Zapp. A very curious visit which I must tell you about. He came round the other evening with the book you wanted. It was the most awkward time. about six just as we were about to have dinner but I felt that I had to invite him in since he’d taken the trouble to bring your book round and he looked rather miserable standing in the wet snow outside the front door wearing waterproof boots and a funny fur hat. He didn’t need any persuading – practically knocked me over in his eagerness to get in the house. I took him into the front room for a quick drink. but it was like an iceberg – I don’t bother to light a fire in there now you’re always – so I had to take him into the dining-room, where the children were just beginning to fight because they were hungry for their dinner. I asked him if he would mind me serving the children their meal while he finished his drink, hoping this would give him the idea that he should leave promptly, but he said no, he didn’t mind and I should eat too, and he took off his hat and coat and sat down to watch us. And I mean watch us. His eyes followed every movement from dish to plate to mouth. It was very embarrassing. The children fell strangely silent, and I could see that Amanda and Robert were looking at each other and going red in the face with the effort of trying not to laugh. In the end I had to ask him if he wouldn’t like to join us for the meal.Love Rosemary

• They were having difficulty in not laughing.
• It was too hot in the dining room.
• They were hiking paces at each other.
• They had been fighting.

Câu hỏi 196: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below:Why was John Pooley able to solve Case of the Thorpeness Burglary so easily?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.

• He knows everything that happens in the area.
• He knew the criminal extremely well.
• There was only one possible suspect.
• He had been given a full description of the criminal.