PRO 3M/PRO 3MPLUS – ƠN LUYỆN TỒN DIỆN – CHINH PHỤC ĐIỂM 9+ MỌI KÌ THI Biên soạn: Cơ Vũ Thị Mai Phương || Độc quyền tại: Ngoaingu24h.vn TÀI LIỆU LIVESTREAM ĐỘC QUYỀN CHỌN LỌC NHỮNG BÀI ĐỌC ĐIỀN - ĐỌC HIỂU HAY NHẤT (BUỔI 5) Dành riêng cho khóa học Plus Cơ Vũ Thị Mai Phương thuộc COMBO PRO 3M PLUS Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from to Do you ever get bored with the same old sports? If you're tired of tennis, fed up with football or bored of basketball, don't worry There are plenty of new and unusual sports out there for you to try (1) of these are a mix of existing sports, sometimes with a local element added Bossaball, (2) , is a mix of football and volleyball, played on an inflatable pitch with a trampoline in the middle To make it more exciting, it also has elements of Brazilian martial arts! If you are very good at horse riding, you could try the national sport of Afghanistan, buzkashi The game (3) _ players on horseback trying to get hold of a dead goat Another unusual sport that will be (4) to most of us is roshambo, which began in China about 2000 years ago and spread gradually to the rest of the world Played by young and old, in the UK it is known as 'rock-paper- scissors' It is surprising that it is called a sport and taken so seriously: there's a World Rock Paper Scissors Society and a league (5) holds championships every year So, whatever kinds of sport you like, there is something new and interesting for you to try (Adapted from Mindset for IELTS by Greg Archer and Lucy Passmore) Question A Each B Much C Many D Another Question A though B as a result C in contrast D for example Question A contains B involves C governs D dominates Question A curious B typical C special D familiar Question A whose B what C where D which Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from to 12 Imagine it: no more deleting an inbox full of 'unbeatable offers' Email could soon be a thing of the past if Thierry Breton, CEO of the information technology services company Atos, is accurate in his predictions Breton has told his staff to stop sending each other emails, complaining that they waste time and are outmoded He also predicted that companies would have a problem in the future because of all this useless information Internal email will be phased out over 18 months at Atos The 75,000 staff will instead use instant messaging and chat-style services inspired by social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter Atos staff used to spend between and 20 hours a day dealing with email, but Breton's replacements have cut this by up to 20%, the firm claims His strategy has been already adopted by teenagers, who are increasingly rejecting email Email use is down 31% among the 12-17 age group, with a further 21% slump among those aged 18-24 Mobile Instant Messaging (IM) services such as Blackberry Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger were designed to allow low-cost, real-time communication ‘High school kids don’t use email,’ the 27-year-old technology pioneer said ‘They want things like SMS and IM to message each other.' However, when they start working, those teens are likely to find that emails, and all that spam, haven't gone away Vì quyền lợi đáng em TUYỆT ĐỐI KHÔNG chia sẻ tài liệu ĐỘC QUYỀN cho người khác! PRO 3M/PRO 3MPLUS – ƠN LUYỆN TỒN DIỆN – CHINH PHỤC ĐIỂM 9+ MỌI KÌ THI Biên soạn: Cô Vũ Thị Mai Phương || Độc quyền tại: Ngoaingu24h.vn The proportion of companies sending more than 50,000 emails each month is increasing and is currently around 60% Although this looks good for the future of email, the majority of what is sent is unwanted Tim Walters, senior analyst at the technology research company Forrester Research, said that, even though email wastes a great deal of time, it's still used daily by 85% of workers He added: 'Email isn't a beast to be killed Sometimes it's the most appropriate tool for communication.' What could replace email in the workplace? Breton has introduced the Atos Wiki, which allows all employees to communicate with each other, and Office Communicator, the company's online chat system which allows video conferencing, file and application sharing Although email might be dying, it will take time to disappear, thanks to its proven success For example, without a ready audience through email, the website Groupon would not have built a network of 143 million subscribers And more than 107 trillion emails will be sent this year On the other hand, despite the popularity of instant messages, the IM industry is hampered by services which not communicate with each other (Adapted from Laser by Malcolm Mann and Steve Taylore-Knowles) Question Which could be the best title for the passage? A The Extinction of a Legendary Means of Communication B Are We Facing the Death of Email? C Using Email at Workplace: A Mixed Blessing D The Future of Mobile Messaging Services Question The word outmoded in paragraph is closest in meaning to A annoying B long-lasting C offensive D old-fashioned Question According to paragraph 1, what did Thierry Breton predict about the future of email? A It could become obsolete at one point in the future B It will pose a threat to the success of many technology firms C Spam emails won’t be sent to users anymore D The number of young adults using email is expected to increase Question The word slump in paragraph mostly means _ A cause B price C mode D fall Question 10 The word they in paragraph refers to A replacements B teens C services D emails Question 11 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A IM services are faster and more affordable than other types of messaging apps B The proportion of companies sending emails still follows an upward trend C Teenagers are more likely to use instant messaging to communicate with each other D Staff members at Atos can use the Atos Wiki in place of email to exchange information Question 12 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A Email won’t ever be replaced by other messaging apps despite its uselessness B Groupon had previously taken advantage of email to reach a large audience C The IM industry is enjoying a resounding success thanks to its marketing strategies D Online chat systems developed by Atos will be in vogue in years to come Vì quyền lợi đáng em TUYỆT ĐỐI KHƠNG chia sẻ tài liệu ĐỘC QUYỀN cho người khác! PRO 3M/PRO 3MPLUS – ƠN LUYỆN TỒN DIỆN – CHINH PHỤC ĐIỂM 9+ MỌI KÌ THI Biên soạn: Cơ Vũ Thị Mai Phương || Độc quyền tại: Ngoaingu24h.vn STT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Từ vựng inflatable pitch trampoline martial art league govern dominate unbeatable outmoded internal instant messaging replacement slump real-time unwanted hamper blessing obsolete resounding introduce BẢNG TỪ VỰNG Từ loại Phiên âm adj /ɪnˈfleɪ.tə.bəl/ n /pɪtʃ/ n /ˈtræm.pəl.iːn/ n /ˈmɑː.ʃəl ɑːt/ n /liːɡ/ v /ˈɡʌv.ən/ v /ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ adj /ʌnˈbiː.tə.bəl/ adj /ˌaʊtˈməʊ.dɪd/ adj /ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/ n /ˌɪn.stənt ˈmes.ɪ.dʒɪŋ/ n /rɪˈpleɪs.mənt/ n /slʌmp/ adj /ˈrɪəl.taɪm/ adj /ʌnˈwɒn.tɪd/ v /ˈhæm.pər/ n /ˈbles.ɪŋ/ adj /ˌɒb.səlˈiːt/ adj /rɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/ v /ˌɪn.trəˈdʒuːs/ Nghĩa thổi phồng sân bạt lị xo võ thuật liên đồn cai trị thống trị đánh bại lỗi thời nội nhắn tin tức thời thay sụt giảm thời gian thực vơ ích cản trở may mắn lỗi thời có tiếng vang lớn đưa vào, giới thiệu BẢNG CẤU TRÚC STT Cấu trúc be fed up with get hold of pose a threat to in vogue take somebody/ something seriously Nghĩa chán ngấy với giữ lấy gây mối đe dọa cho thịnh hành coi trọng ai/ Vì quyền lợi đáng em TUYỆT ĐỐI KHƠNG chia sẻ tài liệu ĐỘC QUYỀN cho người khác!