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1 Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D Cabbage is a very common vegetable native to England and northwestern France but now grown in many parts of Europe, Asia, and the American continents There are three kinds of cabbage, and all have the common characteristic of leaves grown very close together, forming a hard, round head The three types are white, savoy, and red While the white and red cabbages have prominent veins in their leaves, the Savoy has wrinkled and blistered leaves Cabbage seeds are quite small Farmers normally sow the seed in rows that are about 36 inches apart After young plants have sprouted, the rows are thinned to allow a space of 18 to 24 inches apart between plants Cabbage is a biennial Farmers normally grow it one year, store it during the winter, and replant it in the spring to produce seed By controlling the temperature to which the plant is subjected in this way, farmers can produce either heads or seeds Where was cabbage originally found? A All over the world B In France and England C In Europe, the Americas, and Asia D In Asia What is the main difference given in the passage between the types of cabbage mentioned? A Taste B Method of cultivation C Appearance D Ability to withstand cold Which of the following is not a characteristic of the cabbage? A Loose leaves and soft heads B Biennial growing season C Being grown successfully in many parts of the world D Small seeds How are the young plants cultivated? A Foot and a half to two feet apart, in rows that are three feet from the adjacent rows B In rows that are 18 to 24 inches from nearby rows C In three-foot rows, very close together D No closer than 36 inches from the next plant What is a biennial? A Something that is able to fertilize seeds without another plant B A member of the cabbage family C Something that grows over a two-year period, alternating between producing plants and seeds D Something that cannot withstand cold temperatures Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that was introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066 Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy Currently, about 80% of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English Two-thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number of nonnative users than any language in the world What is the main topic of this passage? A the number of nonnative users of English B the French influence on the English language C the expansion of English as an international language D the use of English for science and technology The word emerged in paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following _ A appeared B hailed C frequented D engaged Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England? A in 1066 B around 1350 C before 1600 D after 1600 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word stored in paragraph 2? A bought B saved C spent D valued According to the passage, approximately how many nonnative users of English are there in the world today? A a quarter million B half a million C 350 million D 700 million Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D FIRE FIGHTING How to fight a fire Anyone who uses fire-extinguishers should know a few basic facts about how to make them work This leaflet will tell you the most important things to remember if you have to put a fire out Water extinguishers You can put most fires out with water extinguishers However, you should not use water extinguishers if the fire involves electrical equipment or if it has been started by flammable liquids such as petrol or parafin As in all fires, make sure that the wind is behind you-if you this, the smoke will blow away from you Point the jet of water at the bottom of the fire and move it slowly higher Remember that you should only use extinguishers for small fires If there is any danger of the fire spreading to anything that can explode-a gas cylinder for example-you should not try to put the fire out yourself Instead, leave the building immediately and call the fire brigade Foam extinguishers You can use a foam extinguisher for fires caused by burning liquids such as petrol Never point the jet directly into the liquid itself, as this may make it splash and spread the fire Instead, try to point the extinguisher up into the air so that the foam goes up and falls on top of the burning liquid Whatever the kind of fire, not stand up straight-if you can stay down, this will help you to avoid the smoke, and you may be able to get closer to the fire Get out of the building at once if you think your escape route might be cut off by smoke or fire Carbon Dioxide extinguishers Some fire extinguishers are filled with a gas called carbon dioxide You can use these to put out fires which have been caused either by electrical equipment or flammable liquids If the fire has been caused by electrical equipment, switch the equipment off and point the extinguisher straight at the fire If the fire has been caused by a liquid like petrol, point the extinguisher at the nearest edge of the fire, and move it from side to side Remember, never stay in a building if it is dangerous to so, or if the fire grows beyond your control Make sure you are standing near an exit in case this happens Water extinguishers can be used _ A on the majority of small fires B unless the wind is blowing the wrong way C on fires that involve liquids like petrol D to put out fires in electrical equipment According to the text, you should leave the burning building _ A as soon as the fire alarm goes off B as soon as you discover a fire C if the smoke is blowing towards you D if there is a risk of something blowing up If you use a foam extinguisher, you need to _ A aim it at the centre of the liquid that is burning B try and cover the liquid with the foam C aim it at the edge of the liquid D get as close to the fire as possible You should not stand up to fight a fire _ A if the fire involves electrical equipment B under any circumstances C because this will allow you to keep a safe distance D because extinguishers are heavy to carry The overall purpose of the text is to _ A persuade people to buy an extinguisher B explain how fire extinguishers work C tell people how to use extinguishers D train professional fire-fighters Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D The agricultural revolution in the 19th century involved two things: the invention of labour-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture Labour-saving machinery naturally appeared first where labour was scarce “In Europe,” said Thomas Jefferson, “the object is to make the most of their land, labour being abundant; here it is to make the most of our labour, land being abundant.” It was in the United States, therefore, that the great advances in 19th century agricultural machinery first came At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude plough, farmers could have carried practically all of the existing agricultural implements on their backs; by 1860, most of the machinery in use today had been designed in an early form The most important of the early inventions was the iron plough As early as 1790 Charles Newbold of New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast-iron plough and spent his entire fortune introducing his invention The farmers, however, were not interested in it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plough, until in 1869 James Oliver of Indiana turned out the first chilled-steel plough What is the main topic of the passage? A The need for agriculture advances to help feed a growing population B The development of safer machines demanded by the labour movement C Machinery that contributed to the agricultural revolution D New Jersey as a leader in the agricultural revolution Which of the following can be inferred from what Thomas Jefferson said? A Europe was changing more quickly than the United States B Europe had greater need of farm machinery than the United States did C The United States was finally running out of good farmland D There was a shortage of workers on United States farms What point is the author making by stating that farmers could carry nearly all their tools on their backs? A Farmers had few tools before the agricultural revolution B People in the United States were traditionally self-reliant C Life on the farm was extremely difficult D New tools were designed to be portable According to the passage, which of the following statements about Charles Newbold is true? A He was James Oliver’s assistant B He was born in Europe C He was opposed to scientific agriculture D He spent his own money promoting his invention Why did farmers reject Newbold’s plough? A Their horses were frightened by it B They preferred lighter tools C It was too expensive D They thought it would ruin the land Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D Hydrogen, the lightest and simplest of the elements, has several properties that make it valuable for many industries It releases more heat per unit of weight than any other fuel In rocket engines, tons of hydrogen and oxygen are burned, and hydrogen is used with oxygen for wedding torches that produce temperatures as high as 4,000 degrees F and can be used in cutting steel Fuel cells to generate electricity operate on hydrogen and oxygen Hydrogen also serves to prevent metals from tarnishing during heat treatments by removing the oxygen from them Although it would be difficult to remove the oxygen by itself, hydrogen readily combines with oxygen to form water, which can be heated to steam and easily removed Hydrogen is also useful in the food industry for a process known as hydrogenation Products such as margarine and cooking oils are changed from liquids to semisolids by adding hydrogen to their molecules Soap manufacturers also use hydrogen for this purpose Hydrogen is also one of the coolest refrigerants It does not become a liquid until it reaches temperatures of - 425 degrees F Pure oxygen gas is used in large electric generators to cool the coils In addition, in the chemical industry, hydrogen is used to produce ammonia, gasoline, methyl alcohol, and many other important products What is the author’s purpose in the passage? A To explain the industrial uses of hydrogen B To describe the chemical properties of hydrogen C To discuss hydrogenation D To give examples of how hydrogen and oxygen combine How can hydrogen be used to cut steel? A By cooling the steel to a very low temperature B By cooling the hydrogen with oxygen to a very low temperature C By heating the steel to a very high temperature D By heating the hydrogen with oxygen to a very high temperature The author mentions all of the following as uses for hydrogen EXCEPT _ A To remove tarnish from metals B To produce fuels such as gasoline and methyl alcohol C To operate fuel cells that generate electricity D To change solid foods to liquids The word them in paragraph refers to _ A fuel cells B metals C treatments D products It can be inferred from the passage that hydrogen _ A is too dangerous to be used for industrial purposes B has many purposes in a variety of industries C has limited industrial uses because of its dangerous properties D is used in many industries for basically the same purpose Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D As heart disease continues to be the number-one killer in the United States, researchers have become increasingly interested in identifying the potential risk factors that trigger heart attacks High-fat diets and “life in the fast lane” have long been known to contribute to the high incidence of heart failure But according to new studies, the list of risk factors may be significantly longer and quite surprising Heart failure, for example, appears to have seasonal and temporal patterns A higher percentage of heart attacks occur in cold weather, and more people experience heart failure on Monday than on any other day of the week In addition, people are more susceptible to heart attacks in the first few hours after waking Cardiologists first observed this morning phenomenon in the mid-1980, and have since discovered a number of possible causes An early-morning rise in blood pressure, heart rate, and concentration of heart stimulating hormones, plus a reduction of blood flow to the heart, may all contribute to the higher incidence of heart attacks between the hours of 8:00 a.m and 10:00 a.m In other studies, both birthdays and bachelorhood have been implicated as risk factors Statistics reveal that heart attack rates increase significantly for both females and males in the few days immediately preceding and following their birthdays And unmarried men are more at risk for heart attacks than their married counterparts Though stress is thought to be linked in some way to all of the aforementioned risk factors, intense research continues in the hope of further comprehending why and how heart failure is triggered What does the passage mainly discuss? A Risk factors in heart attacks B Seasonal and temporal patterns of heart attacks C Cardiology in the 1980s D Diet and stress as factors in heart attacks The word potential in paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following? A harmful B unknown C primary D possible The word trigger in paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the following? A involve B cause C affect D encounter According to the passage, which of the following is not possible cause of many heart attacks? A Decreased blood flow of the heart B Increased blood pressure C Lower heart rate D Increase in hormones The word phenomenon in paragraph refers to which of the following? A habit B illness C occurrence D activity Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D Western people rely on technical and mechanical solutions in everything they Refrigerators preserve their food, washing machines clean their clothes and computers are supposed to solve all their problems When they are ill, they rely on the surgeon’s knife If their hearts are running down, then they must be repaired, they should be replaced, just as an old car sometimes gets a new engine But up to now we have had a shortage of donors to give their hearts: to keep one person alive, another donor had to die Nowadays there are more and more talks about using monkeys Every monkey has a near-human heart, and humans have always been over careful in respecting the lives and well-being of other animals This includes the life and well-being of other humans Therefore in the early years of the 21st century-I was told -the mass killings of monkeys may occur We’ll need to use their hearts for human consumption Monkeys, of the whole, are happier creatures than their near relatives, Homo Sapiens, or man They know fear, of course, and they face real dangers, but they are also more intelligent than us They create no unnecessary dangers for themselves; they run no businesses, chase no money, are unimpressed by gold-that utterly useless metal, and they not care at all about hell or evil spirits I have a vague feeling that it is not monkeys’ hearts that we ought to implant in ourselves, but monkeys’ brains According to the author, Westerners believe health problems can be solved by _ A spending more money on scientific research B taking more precautions C using technical or mechanical methods D increasing the number of doctors The problem with heart transplants has been that _ A artificial hearts not work very well B there are not usually enough donors C some of the heart donors are too old D many people die after the operations The author suggests that in the future _ A people will care less about their human being B monkey hearts will form part of our diet C monkeys will become extinct D monkey hearts will be used in transplant operations The author says that monkeys _ A live in a relatively safe world in the jungle B are not capable of feeling emotions like fear C are not capable of logical thinking D are usually more content than humans The author suggests that _ A human beings will return to a more natural lifestyles B we are wrong to think of ourselves as cleverer than monkeys C monkeys would be better at running the world than humans D scientists should work out how to brain transplants Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D The forest from which man takes his timber is the tallest and most impressive plant community on Earth In terms of man’s brief life it appears permanent and unchanging, save for the seasonal growth and fall of the leaves, but to the forester it represents the climax of a long succession of events No wooded landscape we see today has been forest for all time Plants have minimum requirements of temperature and moisture and, in ages past, virtually every part of Earth’s surface has at some time been either too dry or too cold for plants to survive However, as soon as climatic conditions change in favour of plant life, a fascinating sequence of changes occurs, called a primary succession First to colonize the barren land are the lowly lichens, surviving on bare rock Slowly, the acids produced by these organisms crack the rock surface, plant debris accumulates, and mosses establish a shallow roothold Ferns may follow and, with short grasses and shrubs, gradually form a covering on plant life Roots probe even deeper into the developing soil and eventually large shrubs give way to the first trees These grow complete domination closing their ranks and forming a climax community which may endure for thousands of years Yet even this community is not everlasting Fire may destroy it outright and settlers may cut it down to gain land for pasture or cultivation If the land is then abandoned, a secondary succession will take over, developing much faster on the more hospitable soil Shrubs and trees are among the early invaders, their seeds carried by the wind, by birds and lodged in the coats of mammals For as long as it stands and thrives, the forest is a vast machine storing energy and the many elements essential for life Why does the forest strike mankind as permanent? A The trees are so tall B It is renewed each season C Our lives are short in comparison D It is an essential part of our lives 2 What has sometimes caused plants to die out in the past? A interference from foresters B Variations in climate, C The absence of wooded land D The introduction of new types of plants In “a primary succession”, what makes it possible for mosses to take root? A The type of rock B The amount of moisture C The amount of sunlight D The effect of lichens What conditions are needed for shrubs to become established? A Ferns must take roots B The ground must be covered with grass C More soil must accumulate D Smaller plants must die out Why is “a secondary succession” quicker? A The ground is more suitable B There is more space for new plants C Birds and animals bring new seeds D It is supported by the forest

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