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d partdiffersfromtheotherthreeinpronunciationineachofthefollowingquestions.

MarktheletterA,B,C,orDonyouranswersheettoindicatethewordthatdiffersfromtheotherthre einthepositionofprimarystressineachofthefollowingquestions.

MarktheletterA,B,C,orDonyouranswersheettoindicatetheunderlinedpartthatneedscorrectionin eachof thefollowingquestions.

5 Dreamsarecommonly made up of either visualandverbalimages

12 Itis stillunclear theMayorwillaccepttherecommendationsoftheCity Council.

23 Roger’s Thesaurus,a collection ofEnglish wordsandphrases, was originally

arrangedb y theideas theyexpressrather than byalphabeticalorder

(33) GoogleGlass, which looks like glasses, allows wearers todo alls o r t s

o f things, from seeing information in a simple viewer to simply saying out loud, “Take a

picture.”Whatyouareseeinginthepicturethatwillbetaken,(34) GoogleGlass heardyouthroughi t s m i c r o p h o n e a n d h a s a b u i l t -

i n c a m e r a I f y o u a s k a q u e s t i o n , y o u w i l l ( 3 5 )

the answer in the tiny screen displayed before one eye Google Glass usesBluetoothtechnologytocommunicatewithasmartphone,soitisnotastand-aloneitem

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicatethecorrectanswertoeachof thequestionsfrom36to42.

TheInternet:ChangingEverything

Let’s do a little experiment: Take five minutes, and find some information aboutAngola.How did you get your information? How much information were you able to get?

Chancesare,you probably just went online and typed the word “Angola” You were probably

able to find outallsortsofthings.ThisexperimentshowsushowusefultheInternetis

Over the last 20 years, the Internet has changed the way that we live, work, and study.Thebiggest change has been the way that we access information Twenty years ago, you wouldhaveneeded an encyclopedia to learn about Angola If you had wanted information, you wouldhavehad to get out of your chair, open your encyclopedia, and look up the word “Angola”.Today allyou need is about five seconds and you’ll have the exact same information Thistechnologymakesworkalot faster andmoreefficient

It has also made information storage a lot easier and neater Twenty years ago, officeshadpapers and files all over theplace If you wanted tofind a file, you had to open a d e s k

d r a w e r and find the right piece of paper Today, many of us keep our files in cloud storage.Cloudstorage is a technology that lets people store files on the Internet All you have to do is tosignintothesite,andyoucanfindallofyourfilesinseconds

Another big change is communication These days more and more people are workingfromhome People have “home offices” They just do their work at their house and e-mail it totheircompany.Itmakeslifealoteasier

Some people don’t like these changes.Theysay that life is too convenient these days, and itis making people lazy However, most people think that even if this technology makes us a

littleeasier, it still has more benefits than disadvantages In the end, it doesn’t matter what wethink.TheInternethas changedallofourlivesforever

Scientists have proposed several explanations for the Flynn effect Some suggest that

theimproved test scores simply reflect an increasedexposuret o t e s t s i n g e n e r a l

somanytests,welearntest-takingtechniquesthathelpusperformbetter.Others havepointedto better nutrition, which results in babies being

born larger, healthier, and with more braindevelopment than in the past Another possible explanation is a

-childrenareencouragedtodiscoverthingsforthemselvesratherthanjustmemorizinginformation.This could prepare people to do the kind of problem-solving that intelligence testsrequire.Flynnhimselfsuggestedthatlearningnewtechnologiesmayhaveimprovedpeople’sproblem-solvingskills.Thismay betrue forthe first decade ofhis tests,w h e n I Q s c o r e s i n manycountries increased However, in recenty e a r s , I Q t e s t s c o r e s i n s o m e

c o u n t r i e s h a v e begun to decline Data from Norway, the Netherlands, Australia, and

shownthatasthesecountriesbecomemoreandmoremodern,IQscoreshavebeguntodrop

Whilescientistsaren’tsurewhatiscausingthisdecline,theythinktechnologyi s dramaticallychanging the way that we learn and get information For example, people are nowable to accessall kinds of information easily using online resources like Google or Wikipedia.The danger iswhen they start to rely too much on these sources of information, and not do

anythinkingforthemselves.Lifestylechangesthatcomewithmodemtechnologymayalsohavea

negativeeffectonintelligence,suc h asvideogam esandtelevisionmakingpeoplelesssocial.So while the world may have got smarter over the 20thcentury, improving technologyandchanginglifestyles maysoonreversethattrend.

D Peopletodayusecomputerstoomuch.

18.disposeofsth=vứtbỏ,tốngkhứ

31.attachsomethingtosomething=gắn,dán

33.functional(a)=thiếtthực,thựcdụng,cóích

e 4.A.beneficial B.conservative C.experienced D.responsible

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5 Nationalparksincluding landforanimal grazing,aswellaswilderness areaswith scenic

8 Bythe20thofthismonth,I hereforexactlytwoyears

A tradition B.traditionally C.traditionalism D.traditional

15 Morocco’s industryprovides the thirdlargestsource ofrevenuefor

theNorthAfricacountry

A tour B.touring C.tourism D.tour’s

some of it Whether taking shots of people walking on a crowded street or time-lapse shots ofcarsd r i v i n g a t n i g h t , t h e ( 3 2 )

photosc a n b e b r e a t h t a k i n g B e c a u s e m a n y o f t h e shotst a k e n a r e o f m a n

-m a d e o b j e c t s l i k e a r c h i t e c t u r e , -m a n y e -m o t i o n s t h a t c o -m e i n t o ( 3 3 )

wouldn’t be found in nature photography Photos can show the wonder of

a childstaring at a fountain as water shoots upward in the sunlight They can also show thesadder side,sucha s a c a m p o f h o m e l e s s p e o p l e l i v i n g i n t e r r i b l e p o v e r t y ( 3 4 ) ofw h a t t h e y

show, there is always beauty to be found, even if it is beauty in something that is showinganugly truth.

Dependingonthetimeoftheday,photostakeninanurbanenvironmentcanchangedrastically.Tosee

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ofabuildingasitsshadowiscastonthelawnofaparkisalwaysamazingtosee

Whenthathappens,evenaverylightwindcanpushthestoneforlongdistances.

Toprovehis theory,the scientist did an experiment.Heput a rock inh i s f r e e z e r a n d

l e t some ice form on it Then, he put sand and a little water in a tray Finally, he put his frozenrockon top of the sand When he blew on the rock, it moved Even when he blew very gently,

he hadnoproblemsmoving therock

Here is something interesting about the sailing stones Curious people visit the desert inthesouthwest to see them A lot of those people don’t like to hear the scientific explanation forthesailingstones.Manypeopleprefertofeel thatthestonesarestillamystery

36 Whatwasthefirsttheoryaboutthesailingstones?

A Peoplewereplayingajoke.

B Windpushedthem.

C Iceformedonthebottomsofthestones.

D Alienswerepushingthestones.

The vampire seriesTwilight,by Stephenie Meyer, became so popular that movie companieswanted to produce it for the big screen MostTwilightfans were excited about seeing

characterssuch as Edward and Bella “come to life,” but there were other fans who did not trustthe moviescript They assumed the scriptwriters would change parts of the story to make itseem moreinterestingasamovie

By the time the firstTwilightmovie was released, millions of people had read the

series.Manyofthesepeoplewentontowatchthefilm,whichmade$35.7millionjustonitsopening

day While many fans and critics liked it and said the movie more or less followed thebook’sstoryline, some fans were not impressed One change that angered them was that certainsoundeffects were added to the movie, such as a “whooshing” sound when the vampiresjumped Thiswasnotmentionedinthebook,andmanyfansfeltthatitwastoodistracting.

Those who liked the movie said that they enjoyed the light mood and excitement This

wasvery different from the book The writing inTwilightis dark and gloomy, like many

vampirenovels The movie, however, added moreenergyto the story and more personality to thecharacters For example, many characters in the book are portrayed as being quiet, and

theyspend most of their time at school But in the movie, the characters are cooler and funnier onescene evenshowsthem going surfingtogether.Thedirectorof thefirstmovie,CatherineHardwicke, thought it was important for the characters to be believable

-She wantedthemtohaveawidevarietyofemotions,sincetheseriesisfor,and about,teenagers.

In the end, the films were considered a success, even if there were both happy andunhappyfans It’s a great accomplishment to make films that are watched by millions of people,and youcan’texpecttobeabletopleaseeveryoneallofthetime

A acomparisonofabookandamovie

B areviewofamovie

C anintroductionofabook

D adiscussionofhowbooksaremadeintomovies

MarktheletterA,B,C,orDonyouranswersheettoindicatethewordthatdiffersfromtheotherthre einthepositionofprimarystressineachofthefollowingquestions.

e 4.A.environment B.economy C.publication D.equality

MarktheletterA,B,C,orDonyouranswersheettoindicatetheunderlinedpartthatneedscorrectionin eachof thefollowingquestions.

17 Whenafirebroke outint he Louvre, atleasttwenty

paintingsw e r e d e s t r o y e d , including twobyVanGogh

A Beinglate B.Beingcheerful C.Beingefficient D.Beingcourteous

25 Polluted waterandincreasedwatertemperatureshavedrivenmanyspeciestothevergeofextinction

D.S t r e n g t h e n e d MarktheletterA,B,C,orDonyouranswersheettoindicatethesent encethatisclosestinmeaningtoeach of thefollowingquestions.

tothemintermsoflocalresources In the

Americas,t h e a b o r i g i n a l p e o p l e c r e a t e d h a n d i c r a f t s t h a t h a d b o t h a

c u l t u r a l and an artisticsignificance.Thesebeautiful craftswere madeby

downthroughcountlessgenerations.

Religiousorspiritualbeliefscanplayamajorroleintheartsandhandicraftsofallpeople

One example of a Native American handicraft is made of a willow branch and thin strips

sentfromthegreatbeyond.The dream catcher would allow good dreams to pass

through it; however, nightmares would becaughtandthenreleasedwiththefirstmorninglight

34 A.decorate B.tobedecorated C.decorated D.decorating

they are so powerful that even light cannot escapethem.

Scientists first started talkinga b o u t b l a c k h o l e s i n t h e y e a r 1 7 8 3

s c i e n t i s t saidthatintheuniverse,theremightbeplaceswithgravitystrongenoughtotrapl i g h t However, that scientist didn’t use the term “black hole” The term “black hole” was inventedin1967

Blackholesareformedwhenastardies.Whenastardies,itcollapses.Whenthathappens,a huge

amount of matter crowds into a very small space The matter becomes very, very dense.How much matter arewetalking about?

I m a g i n e a s t a r t h a t i s t h e s i z e o f t e n s u n s I m a g i n e fitting thatamount of matter into New York City That is what a black hole is like Its gravityissopowerfulbecauseithassomuchmatter

However,notallblackholesarehuge.Scientistsbelievethatsomeblackholesarethesizeofatoms Although these black holes are tiny, they might have the same amount of matter that amountain has

We can’t see black holes because they don’t have any light They are completelyinvisible.Scientists can guesswhereblackh o l e s a r e b y s t u d y i n g n e a r b y s t a r s

a n d p l a n e t s I f g r a v i t y seems to be pulling the stars and planets to one spot, thenscientists believe that the spot is ablackhole

Some people wonder if a black hole could ever destroy the Earth We do not need toworryaboutthat.The r e isnoblackholethatiscloseenoughtodestr oy theEarth.The closestblackholei s about7,800l ight y e a r s away.I n addition,t h e s u n i s not big e n o u g h t o createab l a c k hole

36 Whenareblackholesformed?

A Whenanewstarisformed B.Whenaplanetcollapses

Sueput asmall ad in a magazine,offering peoplethe chanceto volunteerattheo r g a n i c farm The volunteer programme grew quickly, and soon other organic farmersjoined in, askingfor people to help out With so many people and farms involved,s o m e o n e

o r g a n i z e thedifferentgroups.AfewoftheoriginalvolunteersstartedWWOOF(WorldWideOpportunities on OrganicFarms) to help volunteers and farmers find oneanother.Today,a t least50differentcountrieshaveWWOOForganizations,andmanyothercountrieshaveindividualfarmsthatparticipateinthemovement

While WWOOF is still a weekend activity for some, it now welcomes travellers andpeoplewhovisittoliveandworkonfarmsforlongerperiodsoftime.WWOOFvolunteerscanstayonaf

a rm forwe e ksor evenm ont hs atati me inexchange forh a n d s

-o n f a r m i n g andg a r d e n i n g

experience The work can be exhausting, but volunteers think it’s worthit.B y w o r k i n g

o n farms, the volunteers interact with farmers and develop a love for the outdoors and

organicfarming Many travellers now use WWOOFing as a way to visit new countries andexperiencenew cultures

As travellers will discover, every WWOOF opportunity is a bit different In Serbia, youcanfind Misa and Olja, a couple whose farm is known for its hard cheeses and for its breadmadefrom homegrown grains Finca Amiruca, a farm in Ecuador, teaches volunteers how togrowpeanuts, plantains, and yucca When volunteering in Japan, you may get to learn aboutgrowingrice

WWOOF is only one of the many unique volunteer opportunities available Volunteeringissomething that anyone can do, and a wide variety of organizations accept or evenwelcomevolunteers.Sothenexttimeyougettheitchtobeactiveontheweekendoronvacation,whynotlookforagoodcausetospendyourenergyon?

A tointroduceanewvolunteerorganization

B toexplainwhyworkingonafarmisgood

C toencouragereaderstovolunteer

D togiveonemoredetailaboutWWOOF

D → covered 6 A → were notsatisfied 7 B → rapidly

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MarktheletterA,B,C,orDonyouranswersheettoindicatetheunderlinedpartthatneedscorrectionin eachof thefollowingquestions.

5 Make sure thatyouhavethewordsspell correctly;otherwise ,yourformwon'tbe accepted

26 Ihaven’tgotenoughmoney,soI’mnotgoingonholiday.

A IfIhaveenoughmoneyIwouldgoonholiday.

Guidedrunningtoursareatrendthatseemstobecatching(33) inquiteafewofthe bigger cities in the

United States New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco are just

threeoft h e m a j o r c i t i e s t h a t h a v e r u n n i n g t o u r s i n ( 3 4 ) .Theyofferthese

tourstoindividuals,groups,andevenforcorporateevents.Ifyouaregoingintoacitywithcolleaguesto attend abusinessmeetingor aconvention,whatbetterway isthere to seet h e c i t y

a n d networkwithothers(35) whiletakingahealthyrun?

31.A.marathon B.sportsman C.enthusiasm D.enthusiast

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TheWorld'sSmallestScience

Haveyouevernoticedthatourmachinesaregettingsmaller?Cellphones,cameras,computers andeverything else look smaller every year One kind of new scienceinvolvesmachinesthataresmallerthanwecanimagine.Thenameofthisscienceisnanotechnology

Nanotechnologym e a n s d o i n g s c i e n c e , e n g i n e e r i n g , a n d t e c h n o l o g y a t a v e r y , v

e r y s m a l l level.Inotherwords,nanotechnologyisthescienceoftinythings.Buthowtinyisthes

cienceofnanotechnology?Innanotechnology,scientistsworkwiththingsthatarethesizeofananometer.O n e m e t e r h a s o n e b

i l l i o n n a n o m e t e r s H e r e i s a n o t h e r w a y t o d e s c r i b e nanotechnology:itisthescienceo

fobservingandcontrollingindividualatomsandmolecules.Nanotechnologyisa ne wwor d, buttheide a ofst u dyi ng atomsandmoleculeshasexistedfor a long time.In 1959,an American scientist Richard Phillips Feynmangavea s p e e c h

i n which he claimed that we can see and control molecules and atoms About ten years later, aJapaneseprofessorcameupwiththeterm“nanotechnology”.

Because nanotechnology is so new, we are only starting to understand how we can useit.Nanotechnologycouldbeveryusefulinmedicine.Inthefuture,doctorsmayu s e nanotechnology tohelp withorgan transplants An organt r a n s p l a n t i s t h e a c t o f p u t t i n g a n organinto another person's body Scientists think that with nanotechnology, they might be ableto

make a person's body accept aforeignorgan Nanotechnology might also help doctors fightinfections,finddiseasesinpatients,anddelivermedicinetotherightspotinpatients’bodie

Nanotechnology mightbe useful in so many ways.T h i s s c i e n c e o f s t u d y i n g

ad to something that is more likely to catch the man’s attention, such asarestaurant,orsportinggoods.

While advertisers seethis as a greatopportunity toreach theirt a r g e t c u s t o m e r s ,

s o m e people feel that this kind of profiling is an invasion of their privacy People are nowmuch moreaware of how information is exposed, shared, bought, and sold on the Internet Nowthis debatewill include technologies such as these “smart” billboards But advertisers claim thatthey aresensitive to people’s concern about privacy - companies that have tested the billboards

in Japanand the US assure consumers that the billboards can only guess your age and gender,but theywillnotbeabletorecognizeyourfaceorobtainanypersonalinformationaboutyou

Until recently, this kind of “personal” advertising has been mostly limited to theInternet.Search engines like Google and Bing can follow what we search for because eachcomputer thatconnects to those sites has a unique identity Companies then pay search engines

to use thisinformation to display ads for products and services that you have searched for So ifyou searchfor travel information, you are likely to see ads for airlines and hotels This kind ofadvertisinghasproventobemuchmoreeffectiveandvaluablethantraditionaladvertising

In addition to taking steps to deliver more personalized messages, advertisers areusingbillboards to offer more useful information Digital billboards can connect to the Internettodisplayi n f or m a t i o n s u c h a s the t i m e , w e a t h e r , a n d ne ws h e a d l i ne s I n t h e f u t ur e , t his

In today’s world, people ignore thousands of ads every day Advertisers are trying tochangethat trend by personalizing thee x p e r i e n c e o f s e e i n g a n a d S o p a y

a t t e n t i o n t h e n e x t t i m e y o u seeabillboard- it couldbetalkingto you

1.A.motivated B.prioritize C.confident D.conflict

2.A.s ibling B.conservative C.counsellor D.casual

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3.A.contaminate B.supervisor C.investigate D.convenien

t 4.A.vulnerable B.discriminate C.philosopher D.stability

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