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According to the teacher, what is one activity that both leafcutter ants and people do.. What does the teacher say many people think must be true about leafcutter ants?. Joe knew that Bi

Read the text about a teacher or school staff member

talking to students Then answer the question

Principal:I have a very special announcement.This year,not just one, but three of our students will be receiving national awards for their academic achievements.Christic

Conner,Martin Chen and Shira Katell have all been chosen for their hard-work and consistently high.It is very unusual for a school having many students receiving this award in a single year.(Hết đoạn text rồi nha!Chúc các bạn làm bài

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Sample Item A

1 What is the subject of the announcement?

A The school will be adding new classes.

B Three new teachers will be working at the school.

C Some students have received an award.

D The school is getting its own newspaper.

Sample Item B

2 What does the teacher want the students to do?

A Take everything out of their desks

B Put the painting supplies in plastic bags

C Bring paints with them to school on Monday

D Put covers on their desks to keep the paint off

Now you will hear a longer conversation and a teacher talking to a class Each is followed by four questions.

Sample Set A

Conversation

Questions

3 What are the speakers mainly discussing?

A A new art project in the city

B An assignment for their art class

C An art display inside the public library

D A painting that the girl saw downtown

4 Why is the boy excited?

A A famous artist is going to visit his class.

B His artwork might be seen by many people.

C His class might visit an art museum.

D He is getting a good grade in his art class.

5 Where does the boy say he may go this weekend?

A To the zoo

B To an art store

C To Main Street

D To the public library

6 Why does the girl suggest that the boy go to the art room?

A So that he can hand in his homework

B So that he can sign up for a class trip

C So that he can see a new painting

D So that he can talk to the teacher

Sample Set B

Teacher Talk

Questions

7 What is the main topic of the talk?

A A newly discovered type of ant

B A type of ant with unusual skills

C An increase in the population of one type of ant

D A type of ant that could be dangerous to humans

8 According to the teacher, what is one activity that both leafcutter ants and people do?

A Clean their food

B Grow their own food

C Eat several times a day

D Feed their young special food

9 What does the teacher say many people think must be true about leafcutter ants?

A They eat leaves.

B They live in plants.

C They have sharp teeth.

D They are especially large.

10 What did the experiments show about leafcutter ants?

A How fast they grow

B Which plants they eat

C Where they look for leaves

D How much weight they can carry

Part 2:

Key.(Các bạn nhớ làm bài xong rồi hẵng xem key nha)

1 C

2 D

3 A

4 B

5 A

6 D

7 B

8 B

9 A

THE SECOND PREP TEST(No key this part)

ex 1.mp3

(Audio,click to listen and do the questions)

Man:My car is broken down

Woman:I’ll pick you up

Narrator:What does the woman imply?(imply:ngụ ý)

A.She’ll give the man a ride

B.She’ll take the car to a gas station

C.She’ll look for a new car

D.She’ll ask for help

Question 2

ex 2.mp3

Woman: Looks like it’s going to be a nice day

Man: Yes,it’s about time.Spring is just around the corner!

What does the man imply?

A.Spring will come soon

B.He likes nice days

C.He can’t wait until spring is here

D.It’s about time to the weather to change

3.Reading:

Make posters 1 P.M.–4 P.M December 5th

Set up gym 11 A.M.–4 P.M December 11th

Help performers 9 A.M.–4 P.M December 12th

Welcome guests 10 A.M.–2 P.M December 12th

Clean up gym 4 P.M.–7 P.M December 12th

Interested students should speak with Ms Braxton, the music teacher Students who would like to help at the festival must have written permission from a parent or guardian

1 What time will the festival begin?

1 10 A.M

2 11 A.M

3 1 P.M

4 2 P.M

2 In line 2, the word feature is closest in meaning to _.

1 look

2 keep

3 include

4 entertain

3 What job will be done the day before the festival begins?

1 Making posters

2 Setting up the gym

3 Cleaning up the gym

4 Helping the performers

4 Who is told to talk to Ms Braxton?

1 Parents

2 Students

3 Teachers

4 Performers

Questions 5–11 refer to the following story.

Line

5 "Did you see that?" Joe said to his friend Bill "You're a great shooter!"

Bill caught the basketball and bounced it before throwing it again.

The ball flew into the net."Bill, you never miss!" Joe said admiringly.

"Unless I'm in a real game," Bill complained "Then I miss all the time."

Joe knew that Bill was right.

Bill performed much better when he was having fun with Joe in the school yard than he did when he was playing for the school team in front of a large crowd.

10

"Maybe you just need to practice more," Joe suggested.

"But I practice all the time with you!" Bill objected He shook his head "I just can't play well when people are watching me."

"You play well when I'm watching," Joe pointed out.

"That's because I've known you since we were five years old," Bill said with a smile "I'm just not comfortable playing when other people are around."

15

Joe nodded and understood, but he also had an idea.

The next day Joe and Bill met in the school yard again to practice After a few minutes, Joe excused himself.

"Practice without me," Joe said to his friend "I'll be back in a minute."

20

Joe hurried through the school building, gathering together whomever he could find—two students, a math teacher, two secretaries, and a janitor.

When Joe explained why he needed them, everyone was happy to help.

Joe reminded the group to stay quiet as they all went toward the school's basketball court.

As Joe had hoped, Bill was still practicing basketball He made five baskets in a row without noticing the silent people standing behind him.

25 "Hey, Bill!" Joe called out finally.

Bill turned A look of surprise came over his face.

"I just wanted to show you that you could play well with people watching you,"

Joe said.

"Now you'll have nothing to worry about for the next game!"

5 What would be the best title for the story?

1 Joe Joins the Team

2 Practice Makes Perfect

3 Bill Wins the Big Game

4 Bill's Basketball Problem

6 In line 6, the word performed is closest in meaning to _.

1 acted

2 played

3 moved

4 changed

7 Why is Bill upset?

1 He plays better in practice than he does during games

2 The school yard is not a good place to practice

3 Joe watches him too closely when he plays

4 His team loses too many games

8 Why does Bill play well when Joe is watching him?

1 He is comfortable with Joe

2 Joe tells him how to play better

3 He does not know that Joe is there

4 He wants to prove to Joe that he is a good player

9 Why does Joe decide to gather a group of people?

1 Because he wants more players for his team

2 Because he wants to help Bill feel less nervous

3 Because he wants to show them his talent

4 Because he wants more people to see the next game

10 At the end of the story, all of the following people watch Bill practice EXCEPT _.

1 Joe

2 a janitor

3 a math teacher

4 the basketball coach

11 Why does the group have to be quiet when they go to the basketball court?

1 Because Joe is telling Bill what to do

2 Because they do not want Bill to know they were there

3 Because Bill likes to practice alone

4 Because the group needs to listen to Joe’s instructions

Questions 12–20 are about the following passage.

5

When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news.

Rather, it is an ordinary event Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them.

However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed.

10

Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison

or wild cats.

Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.

Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task.

15

They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex.

Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away

20

Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside.

Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have

destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are

barely recognizable.

To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.

12 Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

1 Wild Animals in Art

2 Hidden Prehistoric Paintings

3 Exploring Caves Respectfully

4 Determining the Age of French Caves

13 In line 3, the words pays heed to are closest in meaning to .

1 discovers

2 watches

3 notices

4 buys

14 Based on the passage, what is probably true about the south of France?

1 It is home to rare animals

2 It has a large number of caves

3 It is known for horse-racing events

4 It has attracted many famous artists

15 According to the passage, which animals appear most often on the cave walls?

1 Birds

2 Bison

3 Horses

4 Wild cats

16 In line 8, the word depict is closest in meaning to _.

1 show

2 hunt

3 count

4 draw

17 Why was painting inside the Lascaux complex a difficult task?

1 It was completely dark inside

2 The caves were full of wild animals

3 Painting materials were hard to find

4 Many painting spaces were difficult to reach

18 In line 12, the word They refers to _.

1 walls

2 artists

3 animals

4 materials

19 According to the passage, all of the following have caused damage to the paintings

EXCEPT _

1 temperature changes

2 air movement

3 water

4 light

20 What does the passage say happened at the Lascaux caves in 1963?

1 Visitors were prohibited from entering

2 A new lighting system was installed

3 Another part was discovered

4 A new entrance was created

Answer Key for Reading Comprehension

Part 4:Toefl ibt

Meteorite Impact and Dinosaur Extinction There is increasing evidence that the impacts of meteorites have had important effects on Earth, particularly in the field of biological evolution Such impacts continue to pose a natural hazard to life on Earth Twice in the twentieth century, large meteorite objects are known to have collided with Earth 5 If an impact is large enough, it can disturb the

environment of the entire Earth and cause an ecological catastrophe The best-documented such impact took place 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period of geological history This break in Earth’s history is marked by a mass extinction, when as many as half the species on the planet 10 became extinct While there are a dozen or more mass extinctions in the geological record, the

Cretaceous mass extinction has always intrigued paleontologists because it marks the end of the age of the dinosaurs For tens of millions of years, those great creatures had flourished Then, suddenly, they disappeared 15 The body that impacted Earth at the end of the Cretaceous period was a meteorite with

a mass of more than a trillion tons and a diameter of at least 10 kilometers Scientists first identified this impact in 1980 from the worldwide layer of sediment deposited from the dust cloud that enveloped the planet after the impact This sediment layer is enriched in the rare metal iridium and other elements that are relatively abundant in a meteorite but 20 very rare in the crust of Earth Even diluted by the terrestrial material excavated from the crater, this component of meteorites is easily identified By 1990 geologists had located the impact site itself in the Yucatán region of Mexico The crater, now deeply buried in sediment, was originally about 200 kilometers in diameter 25 This impact released an

enormous amount of energy, excavating a crater about twice as large as the lunar crater Tycho The explosion lifted about 100 trillion tons of dust into the atmosphere, as can be determined by measuring the thickness of the sediment layer formed when this dust settled to the surface Such a quantity of material would have blocked the sunlight completely from reaching the surface, plunging Earth into a period 30 of cold and darkness that lasted at least several months The explosion is also calculated to have produced vast quantities of nitric acid and melted rock that sprayed out over much of Earth, starting widespread fires that must have consumed most terrestrial forests and grassland Presumably, those environmental disasters could have been responsible for the mass extinction, including the death

of the dinosaurs 35 Several other mass extinctions in the geological record have been tentatively identified with large impacts, but none is so dramatic as the Cretaceous event But even without such specific documentation, it is clear that impacts of this size do occur and that their results can be

catastrophic What is a catastrophe for one group of living things, however, 40 may create opportunities for another group Following each mass extinction, there is a sudden evolutionary burst as new species develop to fill the ecological niches opened by the event Impacts by meteorites represent one

mechanism that could cause global catastrophes and 45 seriously influence the evolution of life all over the planet According to some estimates, the majority of all extinctions of species may be due to such impacts Such a perspective fundamentally changes our view of biological evolution The standard criterion for the survival of a species is its success in competing with other species and adapting to slowly changing environments Yet an equally important criterion is the ability of a species to 50 survive random global ecological catastrophes due to impacts Earth is a target in a cosmic shooting gallery, subject to random violent events that were unsuspected a few decades ago In 1991 the United States Congress asked NASA to investigate the hazard posed today by large impacts on Earth The group conducting the 55 study concluded from a detailed analysis that impacts from meteorites can indeed be hazardous Although there is always some risk that a large impact could occur, careful study shows that this risk is quite small

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