Numerous 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 that follow What made Jazz significan
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
1 They are planning on attending the convention next month, and so I am
C D
4 Surrounded by forested mountain slopes are the town of Telluride, a former gold
A B C mining town 7,500 feet above sea level
THE EARTH GALLERIES
To many people, the word ‘geology’ conjures up rather dull image of lumps of rock in glass cases People tend to regard geology as an academic subject that you don’t need to know about (56) you have to study it at school If you visit te Earth Galleries at London’s Natural history Museum, however, you’ll (57) that this image couldn’t be further from the truth
The aim of the exhibition is not to procedure future geologists, but rather to inspire interest in a subject which is relevant to everyday life The Earth Galleries turn the traditional idea of geological museum (58) , literacy because you begin at the top The central space in the museum is a glass-topped atrium As you enter, you (59) up to the top of this by escalator On the (60) , the escalator passed through a massive revolving globe, measuring eleven metres (61) diameter This represents a planet, not necessarily the Earth (62) at the top, you work your way down through the six different exhibitions that (63) the museum
The individual exhibitions explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes as well as looking at the Earth’s energy (64) and where our most common building (65) come from These exhibitions allow everyone to appreciate the fascination of geology
8 A head to toe B upside down C back to front D inside out
Trang 29 A drive B ride C run D steer
13 A bring together B consist of C make up D show off
15 A ingredients B materials C contents D substances
Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose primary stress is on a different position from that of the others in each group below
17 A Benevolent B Profitable C Essential D Equivalent
18 A Evaporate B Consulate C Contemplate D Coordinate
19 A Compressor B Transistor C Equator D Ancestor
20 A Nutritious B Contagious C Contemptuous D Numerous
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 that follow
What made Jazz significantly different from the other earlier forms of music was the use of improvisation Jazz displayed a break from traditional music where composers
wrote an entire piece of music on paper, leaving the musicians to break their backs
playing exactly what was written on the score In a Jazz piece, however, the song is
simply a starting point, or sort of skeletal guide for the Jazz musicians to improvise
around Actually, many of the early Jazz musicians were bad sight readers and some couldn’t even read music at all Generally speaking, these early musicians couldn’t make
very much money and were stuck working menial jobs to make a living The second wave
of New Orleans Jazz musicians included such memorable players as Joe Oliver, Kid Ory, and Jelly Roll Morton These men formed small bands and took the music of earlier
musicians, improved its complexity, and gained greater success This music is known as
“hot Jazz” due to the enormously fast speeds and rhythmic drive
A young cornet player by the name of Louis Armstrong was discovered by Joe Oliver in New Orleans He soon grew up to become one of the greatest and most successful musicians of all time, and later one of the biggest stars in the world The impact
of Armstrong and other talented early Jazz musicians changed the way we look at music
Trang 321 The Passage answers which of the following questions?
A Why did Ragtime, marching band music, and the Blues lose popularity after about 1900?
B What were the origins of Jazz and how did it differ from other forms of music?
C What has been the greatest contribution of cornet players to music in the twentieth century?
D Which early Jazz musicians most influenced the development of Blues music?
22 According to the passage, Jazz originated in
A Chicago B St Louis C along the Mississippi river D New Orleans
23 Which of the following distinguished Jazz as a new form of musical expression?
A the use of cornets B “hot Jazz” C improvisation D New Orleans
24 The word “skeletal” in line 16 is closest in meaning to
25 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A many early Jazz musicians had poor sight
B there is no slow music in Jazz
C many early Jazz musicians had little formal musical training
D the cornet is the most common musical instrument used in Jazz
26 The word “menial” in line 20 is closest in meaning to
27 According to the passage, which of the following belonged to the second wave of New Orleans Jazz musicians?
A Louis Armstrong B Buddy Bolden C St Louis D Joe Oliver
28 All of the following are true EXCEPT
A the late 1930s was called the “swing era”
B “hot Jazz” is rhythmic
C Jazz has been said to be America’s greatest contribution to music
D Joe Oliver is generally considered to be the first real Jazz musician
29 The word “its” in line 23 refers to
A small bands B earlier music C men D earlier musicians
30 The word “their” in line 15 refers to which of the following?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
31 _you’ll be coming to the meeting next week since you prepared the documents?
32 The floor was so rotten that it almost gave _ under his weight
Trang 4A way B up C back D away
33 A: “I’m having some friends over for dinner this evening Would you like to join us?
B: “ _”
A Thanks but I mustn’t B Come one It’s your turn
C Can I take a rain check? D As a matter of fact, I do
34 A: Do you like that advanced course you are taking, John?”
B: “ _”
C Not me I’m still waiting D No, not everyone
35 William is an authority _medieval tapestries
36 The marathon runner _ for nearly one hour and a half when she _ to the pavement
A has been running / collapses B were running / collapsed
C had been running / collapsed D ran / had been collapsing
37 I can't thank enough for your help - “ _”
A I'd rather not B My pleasure C I don't mind D My goodness
38 John: "Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?"
Laura " _"
A Yes, it’s an absurd idea B There’s no doubt about it
C Of course not You bet D Well, that’s very surprising
39 If you had asked him, he _ helped you to solve the problem
A will have B ought to have C should have D would have
40 Henry was really a silly boy when we were at high school I still remember very stupid questions
A him asking B him to ask C asking him D his being asked
41 “Today’s my 20th birthday.” - “ _”
42 Luisa does a full-time job and _
A looks after also the house C looks after the house too
B looks after the house either D also looks after the house
43 On the second level of the parking lot _
44 Mr Nixon refused to answer the questions on the _that the matter was confidential
45 They attempted to _ the painting to its original condition
A restore B renovate C repair D refurbish
46 Can you list the problems poor and countries?
Trang 5A facing/ overpopulation B facing/overpopulated
C face/ overpopulated D facing/overpopulating
47 I feel _ to inform the committee that a number of members are very unhappy with the decision
A my duty B it my duty C this my duty D that my duty
48 I'm sure when you've stopped looking for your keys, they'll _up somewhere
49 To solve this problem, it is advisable
A a drastic measure to be adopted B that to adopt a drastic measure
C that a drastic measure be adopted D that a drastic measure is adopted
50 The organs of taste are the _ that are mainly located on the tongue
A groups of cells are taste buds B Taste buds are groups of cells
C Taste buds, these are groups of cells D Taste buds, groups of cells
51 On the second thought, I believe I will go with you to the theater
A On reflection B For this time only
C After discussing with my wife D For the second time
52 Geogre wouldn’t have met Mary to his brother’s graduation party
A had he gone B hadn’t he gone C if he had not gone D if he shouldn’t have gone
53 John has a monthly bank _ sent to him so that he knows how much there is in his account
A statement B overdraft C cheque D balance
54 He was sent to _ prison for _ six months for _ shoplifting
A x/x/x B the/x/x C x/x/the D a/x/a
55 What do you want to do this summer?
I think we should go somewhere has plenty of sun and sand
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentences that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
56 It was his lack of confidence that surprised me
A He surprised me by his lack of confidence
B What surprised me was his lack of confidence
C That his lack of confidence surprised me
D That he lacked of confidence surprised me
57 Frank doesn’t care if Jean leaves or stays
A Whatever Jean does is all right with Frank
B Frank wants Jean to stay
C Jean will stay, but Frank wants her to leave
D Jean wants to leave unless Frank stays
58 When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high
A The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher
Trang 6B The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is
C The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate
D The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime
59 "You’re always making terrible mistakes", said the teacher
A The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes
B The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes
C The teacher complained about his student making terrible mistakes
D The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes
60 Diana ran into her former teacher on the way to the stadium yesterday
A Diana caused an accident to her teacher while she was going to the stadium
B Diana’s car ran over her teacher on the way to the stadium
C Diana happened to meet her teacher while she was going to the stadium
D Diana’s teacher got run over whole she was going to the stadium
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the one that best completes each sentence
61 After seeing the movie “Pride and Prejudice”,
A many people wanted to read the book
B the reading of the book interested many people
C the book was read by many people
D the book made many people want to read it
62 We got on well when we shared a flat, _
A in spite of the different in our old
B although the difference in our age
C in spite that fact that I was much older than her
D despite her being much older than me
63 The instructions from air traffic control were not fully explicit, and
A so that the pilot made an error and crashed
B as a result, the pilot made an error and crashed
C therefore the pilot made it crash
D resulting from the pilot crashing the plane
64 In bacteria and other organisms,
A it is the DNA that provides the genetic information
B which is the DNA that provides the genes
C the DNA providing the genetic information
D the DNA that provides the genetic information
65 Recent evidence makes it possible for the investigators to conclude that
A some paintings by Rembrandt were faked
B some paintings by Rembrandt must be faked
C Rembrandt was attituded to some paintings
Trang 7D some paintings by Rembrandt to be faked
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 that follow
Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train
carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had
to be abandoned The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo Instead of the
skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy How had they survived?
The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to
cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant It grew well with enough rain, then when
cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle
to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses Variously known
as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring The dry summer air cured them much as storing
in a barn cured the cultivated grasses
66 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A A type of wild vegetation B Western migration after Civil War
C The raising of cattle D The climate of the Western United States
67 What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?
A Most history book include the story of the train
B The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period
C The driver of the train invented the story
D The story of the train may not be completed factual
68 The word “they” in line 5 refers to _
A plains B skeletons C oxen D Americans
69 What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7?
A Many had settled there by the 1860’s
B It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area
C It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War
D It was not discovered until the late 1800’s
70 The word “barren” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _
A lonely B uncomfortable C infertile D dangerous
71 The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _
A favored B available C ordinary D required
Trang 872 Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second
paragraph?
A Cattle raised in the Western United States refused to eat it
B It had to be imported into the United States
C It would probably not grow in the western United States
D It was difficult for cattle to digest
73 Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?
A Mesquite grass B Bluejoint grass
74 Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?
A They contain little moisture B They have tough stems
C They can be grown indoors D They are not affected by dry weather
75 According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by
A eating only small quantities of grass
B continually moving from one grazing area to another
C naturally fertilizing the soil
D stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
76 The value of an old item increases with time
A an original B an antique C a facsimile D a bonus
77 When he won the first prize, he realised that this was the highest attainment of his life
78 According to scientists, it is possible that another Ice Age will soon be upon us
A in the near future B undoubtedly C some day D now
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following question
79 Teacher shortages hinder new English training programmes carried out in Ho Chi Minh City
80 TPOTY is one of the world's most prestigious photography awards, receiving entries from nearly 100
countries annually
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Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose primary stress is on a different position from that of the others in each group below
1 A Nutritious B Contagious C Contemptuous D Numerous
3 A Evaporate B Consulate C Contemplate D Coordinate
4 A Compressor B Transistor C Equator D Ancestor
5 A Benevolent B Profitable C Essential D Equivalent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
6 A: “I’m having some friends over for dinner this evening Would you like to join us?
B: “ _”
A Thanks but I mustn’t B Come one It’s your turn
C Can I take a rain check? D As a matter of fact, I do
7 A: Do you like that advanced course you are taking, John?”
B: “ _”
C Not me I’m still waiting D No, not everyone
8 I can't thank enough for your help - “ _”
A I'd rather not B My pleasure C I don't mind D My goodness
9 John: "Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?"
Laura " _"
A Yes, it’s an absurd idea B There’s no doubt about it
C Of course not You bet D Well, that’s very surprising
10 - “Today’s my 20th birthday.” - “ _”
A Take care! B Many happy returns! C Have a good time! D I don’t understand
11 Luisa does a full-time job and _
A looks after also the house C looks after the house too
B looks after the house either D also looks after the house
12 On the second level of the parking lot _
13 _you’ll be coming to the meeting next week since you prepared the documents?
14 The floor was so rotten that it almost gave _ under his weight
Trang 1015 Henry was really a silly boy when we were at high school I still remember very stupid questions
A him asking B him to ask C asking him D his being asked
16 Mr Nixon refused to answer the questions on the _that the matter was confidential
17 William is an authority _medieval tapestries
18 They attempted to _ the painting to its original condition
A restore B renovate C repair D refurbish
19 The marathon runner _ for nearly one hour and a half when she _ to the pavement
A has been running / collapses B were running / collapsed
C had been running / collapsed D ran / had been collapsing
20 I feel _ to inform the committee that a number of members are very unhappy with the decision
A my duty B it my duty C this my duty D that my duty
21 I'm sure when you've stopped looking for your keys, they'll _up somewhere
22 The organs of taste are the _ that are mainly located on the tongue
A groups of cells are taste buds B Taste buds are groups of cells
C Taste buds, these are groups of cells D Taste buds, groups of cells
23 He was sent to _ prison for _ six months for _ shoplifting
24 If you had asked him, he _ helped you to solve the problem
25 To solve this problem, it is advisable
A a drastic measure to be adopted B that to adopt a drastic measure
C that a drastic measure be adopted D that a drastic measure is adopted
26 On the second thought, I believe I will go with you to the theater
A On reflection B For this time only
C After discussing with my wife D For the second time
27 Geogre wouldn’t have met Mary to his brother’s graduation party
A had he gone B hadn’t he gone
C if he had not gone D if he shouldn’t have gone
28 John has a monthly bank _ sent to him so that he knows how much there is in his account
A statement B overdraft C cheque D balance
29 Can you list the problems poor and countries?
A facing/ overpopulation B facing/overpopulated
C face/ overpopulated D facing/overpopulating
30 What do you want to do this summer?
I think we should go somewhere has plenty of sun and sand
Trang 11Read 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 that follow
What made Jazz significantly different from the other earlier forms of music was the use of improvisation Jazz displayed a break from traditional music where composers wrote
an entire piece of music on paper, leaving the musicians to break their backs playing
exactly what was written on the score In a Jazz piece, however, the song is simply a
starting point, or sort of skeletal guide for the Jazz musicians to improvise around
Actually, many of the early Jazz musicians were bad sight readers and some couldn’t even read music at all Generally speaking, these early musicians couldn’t make very much
money and were stuck working menial jobs to make a living The second wave of New
Orleans Jazz musicians included such memorable players as Joe Oliver, Kid Ory, and Jelly Roll Morton These men formed small bands and took the music of earlier musicians,
improved its complexity, and gained greater success This music is known as “hot Jazz”
due to the enormously fast speeds and rhythmic drive
A young cornet player by the name of Louis Armstrong was discovered by Joe Oliver
in New Orleans He soon grew up to become one of the greatest and most successful musicians of all time, and later one of the biggest stars in the world The impact of Armstrong and other talented early Jazz musicians changed the way we look at music
31 The Passage answers which of the following questions?
A Why did Ragtime, marching band music, and the Blues lose popularity after about 1900?
B What were the origins of Jazz and how did it differ from other forms of music?
C What has been the greatest contribution of cornet players to music in the twentieth century?
D Which early Jazz musicians most influenced the development of Blues music?
32 According to the passage, Jazz originated in
A Chicago B St Louis C along the Mississippi river D New Orleans
33 Which of the following distinguished Jazz as a new form of musical expression?
A the use of cornets B “hot Jazz” C improvisation D New Orleans
34 The word “skeletal” in line 16 is closest in meaning to
35 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A many early Jazz musicians had poor sight
B there is no slow music in Jazz
C many early Jazz musicians had little formal musical training
D the cornet is the most common musical instrument used in Jazz
36 The word “menial” in line 20 is closest in meaning to
Trang 12A mens B attractive C degrading D skilled
37 According to the passage, which of the following belonged to the second wave of New Orleans Jazz musicians?
A Louis Armstrong B Buddy Bolden C St Louis D Joe Oliver
38 All of the following are true EXCEPT
A the late 1930s was called the “swing era”
B “hot Jazz” is rhythmic
C Jazz has been said to be America’s greatest contribution to music
D Joe Oliver is generally considered to be the first real Jazz musician
39 The word “its” in line 23 refers to
A small bands B earlier music C men D earlier musicians
40 The word “their” in line 15 refers to which of the following?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
41 They are planning on attending the convention next month, and so I am
THE EARTH GALLERIES
To many people, the word ‘geology’ conjures up rather dull image of lumps of rock in glass cases People tend to regard geology as an academic subject that you don’t need to know about (56) you have to study it at school If you visit te Earth Galleries at London’s Natural history Museum, however, you’ll (57) that this image couldn’t be further from the truth
The aim of the exhibition is not to procedure future geologists, but rather to inspire interest in a subject which is relevant to everyday life The Earth Galleries turn the traditional idea of geological museum (58) , literacy because you begin at the top The central space in the museum is a glass-topped atrium As you enter, you (59) up to the top of this by escalator On the (60) , the escalator passed through a massive revolving globe, measuring eleven metres (61) diameter This represents a planet, not necessarily the Earth (62) at the top, you work your way down through the six different exhibitions that (63) the museum
Trang 13The individual exhibitions explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes as well as looking at the Earth’s energy (64) and where our most common building (65) come from These exhibitions allow everyone to appreciate the fascination of geology
48 A head to toe B inside out C back to front D upside down
53 A bring together B consist of C make up D show off
55 65 A ingredients B substances C contents D materials
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentences that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
56 Diana ran into her former teacher on the way to the stadium yesterday
A Diana caused an accident to her teacher while she was going to the stadium
B Diana’s car ran over her teacher on the way to the stadium
C Diana happened to meet her teacher while she was going to the stadium
D Diana’s teacher got run over whole she was going to the stadium
57 When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high
A The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher
B The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is
C The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate
D The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime
58 "You’re always making terrible mistakes", said the teacher
A The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes
B The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes
C The teacher complained about his student making terrible mistakes
D The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes
59 Frank doesn’t care if Jean leaves or stays
A Whatever Jean does is all right with Frank
B Frank wants Jean to stay
C Jean will stay, but Frank wants her to leave
D Jean wants to leave unless Frank stays
60 It was his lack of confidence that surprised me
A He surprised me by his lack of confidence
B What surprised me was his lack of confidence
Trang 14C That his lack of confidence surprised me
D That he lacked of confidence surprised me
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the one that best completes each sentence
61 We got on well when we shared a flat, _
A in spite of the different in our old
B although the difference in our age
C in spite that fact that I was much older than her
D despite her being much older than me
62 After seeing the movie “Pride and Prejudice”,
A many people wanted to read the book
B the reading of the book interested many people
C the book was read by many people
D the book made many people want to read it
63 The instructions from air traffic control were not fully explicit, and
A so that the pilot made an error and crashed
B as a result, the pilot made an error and crashed
C therefore the pilot made it crash
D resulting from the pilot crashing the plane
64 Recent evidence makes it possible for the investigators to conclude that
A some paintings by Rembrandt were faked
B some paintings by Rembrandt must be faked
C Rembrandt was attituded to some paintings
D some paintings by Rembrandt to be faked
65 In bacteria and other organisms,
A it is the DNA that provides the genetic information
B which is the DNA that provides the genes
C the DNA providing the genetic information
D the DNA that provides the genetic information
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 that follow
Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train
carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had
to be abandoned The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo Instead of the
skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy How had they survived?
The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to
cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant It grew well with enough rain, then when
cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed But in the dry grazing lands of the
Trang 15West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle
to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses Variously known
as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring The dry summer air cured them much as storing
in a barn cured the cultivated grasses
66 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A A type of wild vegetation B Western migration after Civil War
C The raising of cattle D The climate of the Western United States
67 What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?
A Most history book include the story of the train
B The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period
C The driver of the train invented the story
D The story of the train may not be completed factual
68 The word “they” in line 5 refers to _
A plains B skeletons C oxen D Americans
69 What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7?
A Many had settled there by the 1860’s
B It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area
C It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War
D It was not discovered until the late 1800’s
70 The word “barren” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _
A lonely B uncomfortable C infertile D dangerous
71 The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _
A favored B available C ordinary D required
72 Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second
paragraph?
A Cattle raised in the Western United States refused to eat it
B It had to be imported into the United States
C It would probably not grow in the western United States
D It was difficult for cattle to digest
73 Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?
A Mesquite grass B Bluejoint grass C Buffalo grass D Grama grass
74 Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?
A They contain little moisture B They have tough stems
C They can be grown indoors D They are not affected by dry weather
Trang 1675 According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by
A eating only small quantities of grass
B continually moving from one grazing area to another
C naturally fertilizing the soil
D stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
76 When he won the first prize, he realised that this was the highest attainment of his life
77 According to scientists, it is possible that another Ice Age will soon be upon us
A in the near future B undoubtedly C some day D now
78 The value of an old item increases with time
A an antique B an original C a facsimile D a bonus
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following question
79 Teacher shortages hinder new English training programmes carried out in Ho Chi Minh City
A.obstruct B impede C facilitate D prevent
80 TPOTY is one of the world's most prestigious photography awards, receiving entries from nearly 100
countries annually
A distinguished B renowned C ordinary D famed
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