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Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 1- Question: Which restaurant was cheap? a Paragraph 2- Question: In which text did the person visit an Indian restaurant? a Paragraph 3- Question: In which text didn't the person enjoy their meal? a Paragraph 4- Question: In which text did someone eat seafood? c Paragraph 5- Question: In which text didn't the person enjoy their meal? a Paragraph 6- The English pubs look like pubs in Cambridge b NOT GIVEN 7- Question: There are a variety of birds on the square b NOT GIVEN 8- Question: Shi Guangsheng feels proud about the English-style shops c TRUE 9- Question: Which restaurant was cheap? a Paragraph 10- Question: In which text did the person visit an Indian restaurant? Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 a Paragraph 11- Question: In which text didn't the person enjoy their meal? a Paragraph 12- Question: These houses are only for English people to buy a FALSE 13- Question: In which text did someone eat seafood? c Paragraph 14- Question: In which text did the person eat fast food? b Paragraph 15- Question: In which text didn't the person enjoy their meal? a Paragraph 16- Question: Most houses have a lawn c FALSE 17- The English pubs look like pubs in Cambridge b NOT GIVEN 18- Question: There are a variety of birds on the square b NOT GIVEN 19- Statement: A sleeping pill helps people remember numbers Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 c TRUE 20- Statement: The staff in Elizabeth Safran’s company all work in the head office c FALSE 21- Statement: Food supplements are unfair a FALSE 22- Statement: Workers mentioned in the text mainly use emais for their work connection c NOT GIVIEN 23- Statement: Only children will take pills to improve their intellectual performance c FALSE 24- Vitamins to help people study are illegal a FALSE 25- Those working with flexibility find it difficult to get spare time c NOT GIVIEN 26- According to the council, everyone is to blame for the numbers of pigeons a FALSE 27- Liverpool is the European Capital of Culture a FALSE 28- When Jose first introduced Maria to athletics, she a was keen to learn everything he knew Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 c didn’t know what was involved 29- Statement: Pigeons are fatter in Liverpool than in other cities a NOT GIVEN I- Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C) The building company Hong Kong Housing is building a new suburb in Shanghai, a city with a population of more than 15 million people But this suburb is not like other parts of Shanghai It is a little piece of England The name of the new area is "English Town" The manager of Hong Kong Housing, Shi Guangsheng, says many people in this area of China want to buy an English house and live in an English town "This town is like Bristol or Chester There is an English square and there are pigeons to feed like in Trafalgar Square, London There are four English-style pubs and you can buy English beer to drink There is a canal and you can row a boat there like in Cambridge." Are there any cricket fields? "No, there aren't any places to play cricket because nobody in Shanghai can play this game But there is a football stadium like those in England And the thing we are very proud of is our shopping street There are several shops where you can buy traditional English food like fish and chips or Christmas Pudding." The rich Shanghai businessman can some gardening too For with every house in "English Town", there is an English lawn and there are long gardens with ponds and tall hedges But there is one problem The houses in this part of town cost a minimum of $400,000! 30- Question: The English pubs look like pubs in Cambridge a NOT GIVEN 31- Question: Some houses cost millions of dollars a NOT GIVEN 32- Question: Shi Guangsheng feels proud about the English-style shops b TRUE 33- Question: Most houses have a lawn Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 b FALSE 34- Question: These houses are only for English people to buy a FALSE 35- Question: "English Town" is in a Chinese city c TRUE 36- Question: There aren't any cricket fields in the new development c TRUE II- Read the following talks about eating out and answer the question below: 1.The last time I went to a restaurant was about months ago My wife and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to an expensive Italian restaurant in downtown Lisbon We both had pasta to start and for the main course my wife ordered a steak and I chose fish For dessert we both ate chocolate cake topped with fresh cream Delicious! I went to a restaurant yesterday evening with my sister's children It wasn't very expensive and the menu was very limited We all had a burger and French fries, and drank cola It wasn't very good My boyfriend loves spicy food so this restaurant was perfect The waiters were all really friendly and polite, and they played traditional sitar music which was very relaxing The menu offered vegetarian dishes as well as meat dishes served with rice and a sauce - it depended on how hot you wanted it! I chose a mild beef curry but my boyfriend had a lamb 'vindaloo' - he also drank liters of water!! My class at the university went there last weekend It's a very popular type of restaurant in my country It generally offers one type of food (a kind of bread with cheese and tomato sauce) which you then choose what ingredients to add on top of it I asked for olives and mushrooms on mine and my classmates each had something different so we could taste a piece of each person's meal 37- Question: In which paragraph did the person go there for a special occasion? b Paragraph 38- Question: In which text did the person talk about the atmosphere of the restaurant? Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 b Paragraph 39- Question: In which text did the person eat fast food? a Paragraph 40- Question: In which text did the person eat pizza? b Paragraph III- Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C) Considering their wedding cost over $20,000 and took a year and a half to organize, you would be surprised to hear that Richard and Victoria Hammond now intend to forget it Well, almost "It was a wonderful wedding, an unbelievable day," says Victoria "But we have so much we want to together now, we are both looking to the future." Her husband, banker and amateur race driver Richard, agrees "Both our minds are now fixed firmly on the future I'll never forget our wedding ceremony or the reception we had at a cliff-side hotel afterwards, but there's so much we want, so many hopes Our marriage is so much more important than the wedding." "At the moment, we are still living with my parents," explains Victoria, "so our first wish is to find our own place We intend to start looking for a new house with all the modern conveniences in the suburbs in the new year." Both Victoria and husband Richard have a lot of siblings Do they intend to add to the extended Hammond family? "We plan on having two or three children ourselves," Richard tells me "Victoria is just wonderful with children and I can get years paternity leave from my work, which is just perfect." The young couple has just returned from a two-week honeymoon spent in an authentic Scottish castle Both the newly-weds are big travel lovers and Richard hopes this will continue "I would like to go travelling as much as possible together Travelling with someone else is such a sharing experience I think it's sad to experience all the wonderful places in the world and have no-one else there." Victoria also has another great travel ambition that she might have to alone "I have always been fascinated by safari and my real wish is to go on safari Richard has no interest in wildlife though." And what about the marriage itself? In a world with such a high divorce rate, how Richard and Victoria hope to avoid all the problems that beset so many other couples? Richard explains thoughtfully that "our ambition is to always talk to each other If you stop communicating, what chance you have?" His wife goes along with that completely "I hope that we can speak about things, but also not expect everything to be easy I think many people expect the wedding to be the end of getting to know each other I think it's the start." 1- Statement: The wedding was expensive Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 c TRUE 2- Statement: Victoria wants an old fashioned house c FALSE 3- Statement: Richard can temporarily leave his job to look after his children b NOT GIVEN c TRUE 4- Statement: Victoria and Richard have been married for about a year and a half c FALSE 5- Statement: Their first ambition is to find a house to live in a TRUE 6- Statement: Victoria thinks she now knows Richard sufficiently well a NOT GIVEN 7- Statement: Richard and Victoria have identical tastes regarding vacations c FALSE 8- Statement: They both have many brothers and sisters c TRUE 9- Statement: Richard hopes to make talking an important part of their marriage b TRUE 10- Statement: They got married in a dramatic location Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 c NOT GIVEN IV- Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C) Siem Reap is a small town near the world famous temple of Angkor Wat The town is charming and worth exploring, with some fine examples of Khmer and French colonial architecture set among the more modern developments Nowadays, visitors are flocking in, using it as a base for visits to the nearby temples From the 9th to the 14th centuries, when Europe was still struggling out of the Dark Ages, the Cambodian Empire of Angkor covered most of present-day Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand The heart of this empire during the 12th century was the ancient capital of Angkor Thom, near present day Siem Reap, the site of the world’s largest temple complexes, which were rediscovered in 1861.This spectacular city was built over 30 years under the reign of King Suryavarman II (1113-1150) The area covers about 400 square kilometres and is full of the finest examples of Khmer art and architecture Tourists are always amazed at the scale of the place In Angkor Wat you will find more than 100 stone monuments and temple buildings, each of which contains countless statues, sculptures and reliefs that have weathered extremely little over the last 800 years To see the whole thing can take several days The most important temples to visit in the area are Angkor Wat, especially at sunrise or sunset; Angkor Thom, the remains of the capital; Ta Prohm, a palace overgrown by jungle; and Bayon Visas are required to enter Cambodia You can obtain one on arrival at Siem Reap International Airport for $20, and passport photo is required per person You will also need another passport photo for the Angkor Temple Entrance Pass Please ensure you take comfortable walking shoes, light clothing and plenty of water to drink as it is very hot there The most commonly accepted currency in Cambodia is the US dollar 11- Statement: You will need a couple of passport photos a TRUE 12- Statement: It takes you around 10 days to see the whole stone work b NOT GIVEN c TRUE 13- Statement: Angkor Wat was the capital of the Cambodian empire b FALSE Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 14- Statement: In the 9th to the 14th centuries, Europe was more advanced than Cambodia a FALSE 15- Statement: It took few years to build the capital c FALSE 16- Statement: Dawn and dusk are particularly good times to visit Angkor Wat a TRUE 17- Statement: The stonework of Angkor Wat is in poor condition today a FALSE 18- Statement: Most people visit Siem Reap because of the temples in the area a TRUE V- Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C) The makers of a controversial computer game about bullying have decided to go ahead and launch it despite calls for it to be banned In the game, players take on the role of a new students at a school and have to fight the bullies, by punching them or hitting them with a baseball bat.Critics have said that the game encourages violence, but the makers deny this and say that, while there is violence in the game, it is just an amusing look at school life, besides which, the violence in the game is directed against the bullies to protect pupils who are being bullied The makers also say that players will learn to stand up to bullies.A British politician, a former minister, has called for it to be banned as it might affect the way young people perceive violence.Anti-bullying charities have said that the game might make people respond violently to bullies, which might make things more complicated and result in injuries 19- Statement: The politician used to be a minister b TRUE 20- Statement: Only critics agree that the game encourages violence b NOT GIVEN Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 c FALSE 21- Statement: The politician thinks it might make young people look at violence differently b TRUE 22- Statement: In the game, the player takes on the role of a bully a FALSE 23- Statement: The anti-bullying charity thinks the game is good because it might make pupils stand up to bullies b FALSE 24- Statement: A British politician has spoken in favour of the game a FALSE 25- Statement: The makers of the computer game decided not to release it a FALSE VI- Read the following article and choose the best answer for the following question: Orbis is an organization which helps blind people everywhere It has built an eye hospital inside an aeroplane and flown it all over the world with an international medical team Samantha Graham, a fourteen-year-old schoolgirl from England, went with the plane to Mongolia, Samatha tells the story of Eukhtuul, a young Mongolian girl Last year, when Eukhtuul was walking home from school, she was attacked by boys with sticks and her eyes were badly damaged Dr Duffey, an Orbis doctor, said that without an operation she would never see again, I thought about all the everyday things I that she couldn’t , things like reading schoolbooks, watching television, seeing friends, and I realized how lucky I am’ ‘The Orbis team agreed to operate on Eukhtuul and I was allowed to watch, together with some Mongolian medical students I prayed the operation would be successful The next day I waited nervously with Eukhtuul while Dr Duffey removed her bandages ‘In six months your sight will be back to normal’, he said Eukhtuul smiled, her mother cried, and I had to wipe away some tears, too!’ Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 ‘Now Eukhtuul wants to study hard to become a doctor Her whole future has changed, thanks to a simple operation We should all think more about how much out sight means to us 26- Question: What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this text? b to report a patient’s cure 27- Question: What is the result of Eukhtuul’s operation? b After some time she will see as well as before c She can already see perfectly again 28- Question: After meeting Eukhtuul , Samantha felt a grateful for her own sight b surprised by Eukhtuul’s courage 29- Question: What can a reader learn about in this text? Chọn câu trả lời: a the international work of some eye doctors VII- Read the following article and choose the best answer for the following question: For one group of children aged between ten and fifteen, Saturdays are spent learning the art of serious cooking Their weekly lessons in small classes are so popular that there is a waiting list of 30 children who want to the course Parents pay $ 280 for the course where their children can have fun and learn how to make good food, Class member Bill, aged ten, says, ‘I love my mum’s cooking and now I can it better than her The teachers make us laugh, especially when we sit down with them to share the good we’ve made’ Flora is twelve, and she’s having problems preparing onions ‘I love cooking I did a meal for ten friends which they really enjoyed Then my mum suggested I take up a hobby, instead of doing nothing at weekends I was happy staying at home, so I wasn’t too keen at first I’m really glad I decided to come, though’ Their teacher, Phillipe, says, ‘It’s great fun Children pay attention and remember things better than adults, although the kitchen isn’t always as tidy when they’re cooking! As adults, we’re always learning more about food If parents interest their children in cooking while they are young, they’ll have enough skill to make food for themselves when they leave home 30- Question: Why did Flora join the course? Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 b Her mother wanted her to develop an interest 31- Question: What can a reader find out from this text? c why the classes are so successful 32- Question: What can a reader find out from this text? b why the classes are so successful 33- Question: What is the writer trying to in the text? a describe how some children spend their spare time 34- Question: What does Phillipe say about his young students? a They will be confident about cooking in the future VIII- Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C) Come and sail on a Crystal Cruise ship We have three ships: The Crystal Queen, The Crystal Princess, The Crystal Palace Come and sail in luxury on cruises around the Caribbean Sea for or 14 days Our seven-day cruise costs $2000 and our two-week cruise is $3500 A typical one week cruise Day One - departure from Miami Day Two - free day in Nassau, in The Bahamas Day Three - near Haiti Day Four - visit Puerto Rico and Antigua Day Five - free day in Barbados Day Six - free day in Port of Spain, Trinidad Day Seven - travel to Caracas, Venezuela Day Eight - fly home All food and drink is included in the price of your cruise (except for alcoholic drinks) Our cruise ships all have a casino, a cinema, a five-star restaurant, a theatre, a library and a fully equipped gymnasium Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 If you prefer to go on a cruise in another part of the world, we also organize cruises in the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Our ships carry over 2000 passengers and we have nearly 600 crew members So come on board today for the holiday of a lifetime!Call immediately: 020-4455832 35- Statement: The ship doesn’t travel to Venezuela b FALSE 36- Statement: The company only does cruises in the Caribbean b FALSE 37- Statement: The cruise may start in Spain b TRUE 38- Statement: There is a cinema on board each ship c TRUE 39- Statement: You can keep fit while you are on board the cruise ship a TRUE 40- Statement: You can go on a cruise for two weeks c TRUE 41- Statement: Your cruise starts in The Bahamas a FALSE 42- Statement: There are three different ships in the Crystal Cruises company a TRUE 43- Statement: The cruise finishes in a different country Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 b NOT GIVEN IX- Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C) Early morning in California, and Elizabeth Safran, a public relations consultant, is dealing with a huge number of e-mails Everybody in the small company works from home and relies on e-mails and instant messaging to stay in touch Elizabeth worries about her work-life balance and thinks that ‘technology makes us more productive, but everyone is working all the time – weekends, evenings It is too much.’ Five o’clock Friday afternoon in the , Paul Renucci, managing director of a systems integration company, switches off his computer He now works at home and is off to pick up his children In the past, it would take him two hours to get home from the office Ms Safran and Mr Renucci represent different side of a modern problem: the capacities of the latest communications technologies, such as e-mails, texts, messaging and video conferencing, make it difficult to draw the line between work and leisure and raise important questions about the nature of ‘flexible working’- where employees can work where and when they choose There are three issues here First, does the rise of portable, networked devices such as the Blackberry and Palm Treo really damage an individual’s work and life? Second, what is the effect of these devices on traditional workplace relationships? And third, how individuals manage them? A Microsoft survey found that where flexibility had increased, so had productivity and employee morale, together with lowered stress levels and staff turnover However, individuals can suffer technology-related stress as work moves into their free time and from the complexity of the gadgets they must use, such as mobile phones where manufacturers try to persuade customers upgrade more frequently 44- Statement: Elizabeth is happy with the way she works c FALSE 45- Statement: Workers mentioned in the text mainly use emais for their work connection a NOT GIVIEN 46- Statement: Those working with flexibility find it difficult to get spare time b NOT GIVIEN 47- Statement: Technology can be stressful for individuals Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 b TRUE 48- Statement: The staff in Elizabeth Safran’s company all work in the head office c FALSE 49- Statement: A Microsoft survey reported that increase in flexibility leads to increase in productivity b TRUE 50- Statement: it used to take Paul Renucci hours to get to work c TRUE X- Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C) Some scientists have predicted that healthy adults and children may one day take drugs to improve their intelligence and intellectual performance A research group has suggested that such drugs might become as common as coffee or tea within the next couple of decades To counter this, students taking exams might have to take drugs tests like athletes There are already drugs that are known to improve mental performance, like Ritalin, which is given to children with problems concentrating A drug given to people with trouble sleeping also helps people remember numbers These drugs raise serious legal and moral questions, but people already take vitamins to help them remember things better, so it will not be a simple problem to solve It will probably be very difficult to decide at what point a food supplement becomes an unfair drug in an examination 51- Statement: Ritalin is effective for those with problems concentrating c NOT GIVEN 52- Statement: Vitamins to help people study are illegal c FALSE 53- Statement: A sleeping pill helps people remember numbers Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 b TRUE 54- Statement: Intelligence pills are already as common as coffee or tea c FALSE 55- Statement: Students could have to take intelligence drugs tests b TRUE XI- Read the following article and choose the best answer for the following question: Leading investors have joined the growing chorus of concern about governments and companies rushing into producing biofuels as a solution for global warming, saying that many involved in the sector could be jeopardising future profits if they not consider the longterm impact of what they are doing carefully.It is essential to build sustainability criteria into the supply chain of any green fuel project in order to ensure that there is no adverse effect on the surrounding environment and social structures The report produced by the investors expresses concern that many companies may not be fully aware of the potential pitfalls in the biofuel sector.Production of corn and soya beans has increased dramatically in the last years as an eco-friendly alternative to fossil fuels but environmental and human rights campaigners are worried that this will lead to destruction of rain forests Food prices could also go up as there is increased competition for crops as both foodstuffs and sources of fuel Last week, the UN warned that biofuels could have dangerous side effects and said that steps need to be taken to make sure that land converted to grow biofuels does not damage the environment or cause civil unrest There is already great concern about palm oil, which is used in many foods in addition to being an important biofuel, as rain forests are being cleared in some countries and people driven from their homes to create palm oil plantations.An analyst and author of the investors' report says that biofuels are not a cure for climate change but they can play their part as long as governments and companies manage the social and environmental impacts thoroughly There should also be greater measure taken to increase efficiency and to reduce demand 56- Question: Environmentalists believe that increased production of corn and soya b will lead to the destruction of rain forests 57- Question: are worried about the boom in biofuels b Many people 58- Question: Biofuels might Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 c drive food prices up 59- Question: The increased production of palm oil c affects both people and the environment XII- Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C) Shambo, the bull at the centre of a three-month legal fight, has been killed After a positive test for TB, an order was made for his slaughter, in keeping with the law However, the multi-faith community where he lived went to court to try to save him as he was a sacred animal to Hindus.A High Court judge said that the order to kill him was unlawful, but the decision was overturned in the Appeal Court Police had to be called in as worshippers had formed a human shield around the animal to stop him being taken away Opinion is very divided on the issue- some believe that he was a danger to the national herd and needed to be killed, while others feel that religious beliefs should be respected and the community had offered to provide sufficient measures to ensure that he would not infect any other animals if he contracted the disease as they planned to isolate him The authorities cut through the security fence and led the bull away The following morning they announced that he had been given a lethal injection The debate on the issue is unlikely to end with the death of Shambo and may widen into a debate about the policy of killing cows that test positive for TB 60- Statement: The case went to more than one court Top of Form a TRUE 61- Statement: Everybody feels that he needed to be killed.Bottom of Form c FALSE 62- Statement: Shambo was definitely ill with TB Bottom of Form b FALSE 63- Statement: The community did not much to try to save him Top of Form Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 c FALSE XIII- In 1988, Maria Mutola was playing football as the only girl in an all-boys team in a local competition in Mozambique ‘We won’, she said ‘At first, no one thought it was a problem that I was a girl But then the team we beat complained’ The story appeared in a local newspaper and Jose Craveirinha, who had encouraged other African athletes, learnt about Maria He went to meet her and found her kicking a ball around outside the football club He realized immediately that she was fast ‘He talked to me about athletics I had no idea what he meant The only sport I knew about was football Then he bought me running shoes and took me training It was such hard work and my legs really ached.’ But Jose visited her parents and persuaded them she could be successful and this would help end their poverty They agreed to let him take her away to train In 1991, she finally accepted and invitation to train in the United States She had refused previously because she knew she would miss her family Her background was unlike those of the girls she met in the US She explains, ‘They were good athletes but, while I worried about my parents having enough to eat, they worried about dresses and make-up They knew very little about me and even less about my problems But I knew I was lucky to be there The trainers were brilliant and I learn a lot Today, Maria still runs and for most of the year she lives happily in South Africa with her mother 64- Question: Jose Craveirinha found out about Maria when b she was blamed for her team losing a football competition c he saw an article about her role in a football team 65- Question: What does Maria say about the girls she met in the United States? b Their experiences of life were very different from hers XIV- Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C) Liverpool city council want to clear the city of fat pigeons They say that that people are feeding the birds, which makes them fat The pigeons get bigger because their normal diet would consist of seeds and insects, not high-fat junk food they are eating in the city centre The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons is responsible for the streets being so crowded with these birds They hope to encourage the birds to move away from the city centre and into parks and open spaces Ten robotic birds have been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away and visitors are asked not to give the pigeons any food The mechanical birds - known as 'robops' - will sit Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24.021 2.2 on the roofs of buildings They can be moved around to different locations They look like a peregrine falcon, which is a bird that kills pigeons They even make noises and flap their wings to scare the pigeons They hope that the pigeons will go away before the city becomes the European Capital of Culture in two years 66- Statement: Pigeons get fat because they eat seeds and insects a FALSE 67- Statement: Robops are the other name of the mechanical birds b TRUE 68- Statement: The robotic birds can move around the city centre a FALSE b NOT GIVEN 69- Statement: According to the council, everyone is to blame for the numbers of pigeons b TRUE c FALSE ... numbers Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24. 021 2. 2 c TRUE 20 - Statement: The staff in Elizabeth Safran’s company all work in the head office c FALSE 21 - Statement: Food supplements are unfair a FALSE 22 - Statement:.. .Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24. 021 2. 2 a Paragraph 11- Question: In which text didn't the person enjoy their meal? a Paragraph 12- Question: These houses are only for English people to buy a FALSE 13- ... politician used to be a minister b TRUE 20 - Statement: Only critics agree that the game encourages violence b NOT GIVEN Đọc - Tiếng Anh - EN24. 021 2. 2 c FALSE 21 - Statement: The politician thinks