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aviorchange
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quentlyandeatingfewerfattyfoods
A.anexcellentreasonB.excellentreasons
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A.creditableB.credibleC.credentialD.credulous
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-Howlong?
A.hasshebeenlookingB.isshelooking
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theydid
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B:
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C.Wewereveryimpressedbythenewcinema,butfounditratherexpensive.
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D.Iorderedyoutoopenthedoor.
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Weatherforecasting
CyclonesinIndia,hurricanesintheCaribbean-severeweathereventsmakenewsheadlinesalmostweekly.YeteveninBritain,whichhascomparativelyfewclima teextremes,thecountryisstillgovernedbyweather.Ifit’spouringwithraintheBritishmightstayindoorsorgotothe cinema;ifit’sfinethey’llhaveapicnic
Mostpeoplenervouslystudytheweatherforecasttheeveningbeforeifthey’vegotanimportant
appointmentthefollowingday.Eveniftheyhavenothingplanned,theweatheroftenaffectstheirmood.Forindivid
uals,theworstthatcanusuallyhappeniftheweathercatchesthemonthehopisthatthey
getwet.Forbusiness,theeffectsarefarmoreserious.Airlinesandshippingcompaniesneedtoavoid
severeweatherandstorm-forceconditions.Powercompaniesneedtomakesuretheycansupplythedemandforelectricityincoldweather;far mersplantheirharvestsaroundtheforecastandfoodmanufacturersincreasetheirproductionofsaladsandothersu
mmerfoodswhenfineweatherispromised.Sowhoorwhatdometeorologists-weatherforecastersastheyaremorecommonlyknown-relyon whenitcomestoproducingaforecast?Ninetypercentoftheinformationcomesfromweathersatellites,
thefirstofwhichwaslaunchedintospacenearlyfortyyearsagoandwasaminorrevolutioninthescienceofforecast
ing.Upuntilthen,forecastershadreliedonhumanobserverstoprovidedetailsofdevelopingweathersystems.Asar esult,manypartsoftheworldwheretherewerefewhumansaround,especiallytheoceans,wereinformation-freeweatherareas.Today,however,satellitescanwatchweatherpatternsdevelopingeverywhere
IntheUKmeteorologistshavealsoreliedonreleasingfourweatherballoonsadayfromeightfixedsites.Theseball oonsmeasurewind,temperatureandhumidityastheyriseupwardstoaheightofabout
26,000metres
Somecommercialaircraftcanalsobefittedwitharangeofforecastinginstrumentsalthoughthissystemhascertai
ndisadvantages.Forexample,itcanprovideagreatdealofinformationabouttheweatheronpopularroutes,suchas
LondontoNewYork,butlittleabouttheweatheronmoreout-of-thewayroutes
Instrumentsaboardshipscanalsosupplybasicweatherinformationaswellasimportantdataonwaveheight.Gen erally,therangeoftheseinstrumentsisfairlylimitedbuttheycanindicatewhichdirectionrainiscomingfrom,howl owthecloudisandgiveanideaofwhentheweathersystemwillreachland
OneforecasterwhohasmadeanameforhimselfisamancalledPiersCorbyn,whobaseshisforecastsonwatchingt heSun.Mostforecasterswillofferforecastsforonly10daysahead,butCorbyn’sforecastsarefor11months.Althou ghmostmeteorologistsbelievethatthereisnoscientificbasisforhiswork,Corbyn’sforecastsareusedbyinsurance companieswhowanttoplanmonthsinadvance
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C.becauseitisalwaysraining.D.despitebeingveryseasonal.
Question25:Whatdoesthewritermeanbythephrase“catchesthemonthehop”inparagraph3?
A.Peoplerunforshelter.B.Peoplearetoobusytonotice.
C.Peoplearefarfromhome.D.peopleareunprepared.
Question26:Whydoesthewriterlistsomanydifferentbusinessesinparagraph3?
A.togiveexamplesofordinarypeople’slives
B.toshowtheextentoftheweather’sinfluence
C.todescribetherecenteffectsofthebadweather
D.toexplainhowpeoplemanageinbadweather
Question27:Whyisthefirstweathersatellitedescribedasa“minorrevolution”inparagraph4?
A.Itwatchesthehumanobservers.B.Itreplacedhumanobservers.
C.Itprovidedextraforecasts.D.Itforecasttheweatherinspace.
Question28:Usingairplanestohelpforecasttheweatheris.
A.verypopular.B.notexpensive.C.quitenew.D.notideal.
Question29:Whatdoes‘it’inparagraph6referto?
A.usingballoonsB.usingsatellitesC.usingaircraftD.usingships
Question30:Corbyn’sforecastsusingtheSunareconsidered.
A.uselessandunscientificB.helpfulbutshort-term
C.unhelpfulinthelong-termD.usefulbysomepeople
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CRITICISM
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(33),someoneadvisesyoutoreviseyourworkandgivesyougoodreasonsfordoingso,youshould(34)
theirsuggestionsverycarefully.There’remanymoviestarswhowereonceoutofwork.There’remanyfamousnove listswhomadeacompletetrashoftheirfirstnovel–
orwhodidn’t,buthadtoputoffapproachinghundredsofpublishersbeforetheycouldgetitpublished.Beingsuccess fuldoesdependonluck,toa(35).Butthingsaremorelikelydealwithwellifyoupersevere
andstaypositive
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C.hasconsolidatedD.haselevated
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cessivelyhardB.wasslavetowork
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i l ,
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Youmightbesurprisedtoknowthatbicycleshaveexistedforlessthantwohundredyears.Thoughtheearliestcom esfromasketchsaidtobefrom1534anda t t ribut e d toGianGiacomo,thereareseveralearlybutunverifiedclaimsfort
heinventionofthemodembicycle.Nooneissurewhoinventedthispopulartwo-wheeledmachine,butitwasprobablyeithertheGermanKarlvonDrais,in1817,ortheAmericanWKClarkson,in18 19.Theearlymodelsdidn'tlookmuchlikethebicyclesoftoday.Thefrontwheelwasmuchbiggerthanthebackone,a
ndalsothereweren'tanypedals-ridershadtomovethemselvesforwardbypushingtheirfeetagainsttheground.Pedalsfinallyarrivedinthe1840s,an din1879anEnglishmannamedHenryLawsonhadtheideaofconnectingthemtothebackwheelwithachain.Gears, whichmadethingsmucheasierforthosecyclinguphill,firstappearedinthe1890s
Therearenowapproximatelyonebillionbicyclesintheworld-morethantwicethetotalnumberofcars-andtheyarethemainformoftransportinsomedevelopingcountries.Theyhavetocompetewithcarsonthestreetsof alltheworld’scities,andthetwoformsoftransportdon'talwaysmixwell.InLondonin2005,forexample,over300c yclistswereeitherkilledorseriouslyinjuredinaccidentsinvolvingcars.Eventhoughbicyclesaremuchmoreenvir onmentallyfriendlythancars,most
Trang 6governmentsdon'tdomuchtoencouragepeopletorideratherthandrive.InChina,whichisfamousforhavingahuge numberofbicycles(about200million),theauthoritiesinthecityofShanghaievenbannedcyclingforawhilein2003
CyclingisontheriseistheUnitedKingdom,andthenumberofannualjourneysmadebybikeinLondonhasincreas ed50%overthelastfiveyears.Expertssaythereisamixtureofreasonsforthisboom:concernsabouttheenvironmen t,thedesiretokeepfit,andalsothefactthatcyclingisoftennotonlycheaperbutalsoquickerthantravellingbycar However,althoughoneinthreeBritishadultsownsabicycle,theystilldon'tusethemnearlyasmuchastheycould Bikesareusedforamere2%ofjourneysintheUK,whilethefigurefortheNetherlandsisanimpressive27%
Cyclingisbecomingmorepopularasacompetitivesport,andthemostfamousraceisofcoursethethree-weekTourdeFrance,whichtakesplaceeveryJuly.AmericanLanceArmstrongwoniteveryyearfrom1999to2005 -oneofthegreatestindividualsportingachievementsofalltime
(AdaptedfromHandoutsforB2,UniversityofLinguisticsandInternationalStudies,2017)
Question43:Whydidn'tearlybicycleslookmuchliketoday'smodels?
A.Thewheelsweredifferentsizes.B.Theyonlyhadonewheel.
C.Theyweremadeofwood.D.Theyhadmachine.
Question44:Thehighlightedword"attributed"isclosestinmeaningto_.
A.rejectedB.discountedC.acknowledgedD.noticed
Question45:WhichofthefollowingisFALSE?
A.CyclingwasbannedinShanghai,China,in2003.
B.Thereareaboutonebillionbicyclesintheworldtoday.
C.Morethan90%oftheworld'sbicyclesareinAfrica.
D.About20%oftheworldbicyclesareinChina.
Question46:Accordingtoexperts,whichofthefollowingisNOTanexplanationfortherecentincreaseinbicycleu
seinLondon?
A.Peoplewanttokeepfit.
B.Peoplehavemoremoney,sotheycanaffordtobuygoodbicycles.
C.Travellingbycarisoftenslowerthantravellingbybicycle.
D.Cyclingprotectstheenvironment.
Question47:IntheNetherlands,whatpercentageofjourneysaremadebybicycle?
A.Morethan25%B.5-10%C.25%D.Lessthan5%
Question48:WhatwasLanceArmstrong’samazingachievement?
A.Cyclingcontinuouslyinthreeweeks.
B.WinningtheTourdeFranceseventimes.
C.Cyclingtoworkeverydayfortwentyyears.
D.Cyclingallthewayaroundtheworld.
Question49:Thehighlightedword“it”inparagraph6refersto.
A.cyclingB.sportC.theraceD.theachievement
Question50:Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.BicycleB.Tour-de-France
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C.BestmeansoftransportD.Theinventionofbicycle