TiếngAnhOnline.com - Pretest 3 1. Last year Graham spent his holiday in Austria. One day he was skiing
when he _________ into a tree.

broke
clashed
crashed
dug 2. When Mahatma Gandhi graduated he took a job in South Africa
where he first ________ against injustice.

knocked
controlled
proceeded
campaigned 3. A Great White has been known to part a wire rope with a breaking
________ of 2,000 kilograms.

weight
strength
attack
pressure 4. Perhaps no creature on land or sea __________ so much terror as the

creature
fixture
feature 8. Computer scientists are now working on the next ___________ of
computers.

generation
institution
imposition
age 9. Most people are aware of their astrological __________.signs
marks
points
signals 10. Difficulty in distinguishing between colors, particularly red and
green, is an inherited __________.

mistake
error
fault
defect

others students would feel?

would
am
were
could 15. I hope you won't take _________ if I tell you the truth.annoyance
offence
resentment
irritation 16. His failure _________ great disappointment to his parents.forced
made
caused
provided 17. The government's new safety pamphlet __________ against smoking
in bed.

declares
21. Even at that early stage, the school felt that she _________ a good
chance of passing her exams.

stood
gained
possessed
took 22. No-one appreciated his work during his lifetime, but __________ it is
clear that he was a great artist.

in the aftermath
by the time
in retrospect
in this eventuality 23. Although they had suffered heavy losses, the commanders refused to
_________ defeat.

grant
assent
concede
acquiesce 24. The government spend va

lawful
legitimate
law-abiding
judicial 28. While politicians argue about nuclear weapons, ordinary people are
simply concerned _______ staying alive.

of
for
on
in 29. I turned down his offer to stay as I did not wish to __________ upon
his family.

interfere
disturb
invade
impose 30. The games were _______ (banned) in the Philippines.officially forbidden
restricted
confined

34. In order to give up smoking, you need to exercise great ________.abstinence
obstinacy
endeavour
will-power 35. For people with hearing difficulties, telephones with volume controls
provide the best __________ .

solution
response
reply
result 36. It was too late to ___________ of the contract.back out
back down
back up
back away 37. By going in person to the office which _________ the forms she was
able to get what she wanted.


attributed 41. After the theft of his car he put in an insurance _________ for £3,000.account
invoice
assessment
claim 42. He'll be very upset if you __________ his offer of help.turn away
turn from
turn down
turn against 43. Prizes are awarded __________ the number of points scored.resulting from
adding up
presented to
according to
to
for
on
at 48. The ability to __________ work is the sign of a good manager.discharge
appoint
deputise
delegate 49. He failed to __________ the authorities of his change of address.certify
report
notify
acquaint 50. The children _________ at the ease with which the circus acrobats
performed their routines.

amazed
marvelled
surprised

54. Because of rapid technoligical progress, the computers being made
today will be ________ in five years' time.

outdone
extinct
obsolete
retired 55. Few pleasures can equal ____________ of a cool drink on a hot day.it
that
such
this 56. I'll just _________ an eye over these figures before you type them.cast
fling
toss
throw 57. His emotional problems _____________ from the attitudes he
encountered as a child, I think.


the charge of 61. Reading for questions 61 - 65:
In the 1940s I took up the growing of many types of seed on my farm on
a contract basis: a great deal of grass seed, quite a lot of vegetable seed
and some flower seed. Everyone of these crops demandss a different sort
of technique in growing and harvesting and none of them had been
grown in our area before, so it was a very demanding business, but also
very satisfying and interesting. I would never previously have imagined
that in the same year I would be harvesting beans, cabbages, carrots and
several types of flowers for their seed. They are all of different siz
es, have
a different character and require different methods for harvesting and
drying. Some are extremely easy, once you know how. For instance,
when you have grown Sweet Williams flowers in a field and they are
ready for harvesting, you have to gather the plants in armfuls, tie them
together in bundles, and leave them in the field in piles with the heads
upwards to dry. You then have to wait for a nice sunny day, when you go
along with a large container, hold the bundles upside-down over the top
of it and, if the air is hot and dry enough, all the seeds come out of their
own accord.
Carrot seed, when you harvest it, is not like the seed you buy in a packet
in a shop. When grown for seed, carrot crops take up the land for much
longer than most other crops. It has to be sown one July, left over the
winter and harvested the following August or September. Like Sweet
Williams flowers grown for seed, carrot plants have to be cut with an
old-fashioned machine, allowed to dry in bundles, and then beaten using
traditional tools. But it is, so to speak, only half beaten out. The result is
a very light, wooly seed, which has to be sent away in large bags to a

storing the plants upside-down until the seeds drop out. 64. Why might farmers be reluctant to produce carrot seed?The plants do not yied much seed.
The seeds take a long time to dry.
Growing and harvesting takes more than a year.
The seedsmen do not pay much for the seeds. 65. Carrot seed in a packet looks different from carrot seed when the
farmer harvests because it is

much darker in color
much lighter in color
less smooth
less feathery 66. Reading for questions 66-70:
Design is the act of making something better. Everything, no matter how
ordinary, has been designed.
That some objects give us no special pleasure or are not fashionable does
not alter the fact that somebody decided what they would look like, what
they would do and how they would be used.
Every time you buy a new kettle or toaster, the quality of the design is
influential, encouraging you to choose one kettle or toaster over the
others. Good design works well. Excellent design works well and gives


67. Things which are excellently designed work perfectly
last a long time
always get chosen by shoppers
both work well and look good. 68. What was wrong with the Alessi kettle?It was too round.
It was unreliable.
The design was impractical.
The design was old-fashioned. 69. In what way are some cookers badly designed?The handles stick out too far.
It is difficult to find the controls.
Using the timing switch is a confusing process.

The instruction books have no diagrams. 70. Why do badly-designed things get made and sold?

painting the folds of fabric, the delicacy of human skin, landscape, and
other externals, and puts him above other accomplished contemporary
masters. Although Charles paid Van Dyck a salary and granted him a
pension, the painter's extravagant life-
style and penchant for luxuries led
him into debt, and he died without means.

71. What did Van Dyck do in his early youth?

He was hired as a painter.
He was a brush cleaner.
He studied painting.
He sold paintings. 72. It can be inferred from the passage that after Van Dyck left Rubens he accrued considerable wealth.
he became a militant aristocrat.
he refined his artistic tastes and skills.
he incorporated southern styles in his art. 73. The author of the passage implies that Van Dyck's fame had largely
to do with his

artful portraits.
wealthy family
elegance in clothing

77. Questions 77-81:
Linen is yarn, thread, or fabric made from the stem fibers of flax, one of
the oldest cultivated plants. Because the plant is grown in temperate
climates, its production is limited. Archaeological evidence shows that
flax was used for making ropes and fishing nets in Switzerland over
10,000 years ago. Ancient Egyptians used flax more than any other fiber
for making linen, which was employed in the manufacture of a diverse
array of other materials. When the use of linen spread from the
Mediterranean to Europe, linen became second only to wool as the most
prevalent material for fabric, primarily because the spindle was no
longer teh sole device used for winding thread. It was during that time
that the spinning wheel replaced the spindle and distaff for twisting and
winding the flax fibers. By the end of the seventeenth century, a spinning
wheel for linen was a fixture in almost every European and North
American household.
Linen is relatively scarce now because the process of weaving flax fabric
is comparatively work - and time - consuming. Upon harvesting, flax
must be hackled to separate the linen fibers from the tow. Then the
fibers are soaked and dried. Bundling the gleaned fiber precedes raking
and thinning. The latter are essential steps since unravelling the fibrous
mass of stems can facilitate winding. After the threads have been spun,
they are laid on a loom and woven into the finished product, known as
linen. As is the
case with some other natural fibers, such as slik and wool,
the price of linen fabric is rather high, and it is not as easy to care for as
fabrics made of synthetic rayon, acetate, and viscose.

77. According to the passage, what precludes world-wide cultivation of
linen?


looming and weaving 81. The author of the passage implies that currently, linen is NOT as
prevalent as

wool
silk
synthetic fibers
woven textiles 82. Questions 82-90:
Many of the computing patterns used today in elementary arithmetic,
such as those for performing long multiplications and divisions, were
developed as late as the fifteenth century. Two reasons are usually
advanced to account for this tardy development, namely, the mental
difficulties and the physical difficulties encountered in such work.
The first of these, the mental difficulties, must be somewhat discounted.
The impression that the ancient numeral systems are not amenable to
even the simplest calculations is largely based on lack of familiarity with
these systems. It is clear that addition and subtraction in a simple
grouping system require only ability to count the number symbols of
each kind and then to convert to higher units. No memorization of
number combinations is needed. In a ciphered numeral system, if
sufficient addition and multiplication tables have been memorized, the
work can proceed much as we do it today.
The physical difficulties encountered, however, were quite real. Without
a plentiful and convenient supply of some suitable writing medium, any
very extended development of the arithmetic process was bound to be

calculations 85. The word "discounted" in line 8 is closest in meaning to reduced
contradicted
disregarded
interpreted 86. The author states that doing calculations in simple grouping system
requires

memorizing numerical combinations
using an adding machine
producing large quantities of a writing medium
converting number symbols to higher units 87. The word "encountered" in line 17 is closest in meaning to faced
caused
increased
discussed
91. Questions 91-100:
The temperature of the Sun is over 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit at the
surface, but it rises to perhaps more than 16 million degrees at the
center. The Sun is so much hotter than the Earth that matter can exist
only as a gas, except at the core. In the core of the sun, the pressures are
so great against the gases that, despite the high temperature, there may
be a small solid core. However, no one really knows, since the center of
the Sun can never be directly observed.
Solar astronomers do know that the Sun is divided into five layers or
zones. Starting at the outside and going down into the Sun, the zones are
the corona, chromosphere, photosphere, convection zone, and finally the
core. The first three zones are regarded as the Sun's atmosphere. But
since the Sun has no solid surface, it is hard to tell where the atmosphere
ends and the main body of the Sun begins.
The Sun's outermost layer begins about 10,000 miles above the visible
surface and goes outward for millions of miles. This is the only part of
the Sun that can be seen during an eclipse such as the one in February
1979. At any other time, the corona can be seen only when special
instruments are used on cameras and telescopes to shut out the glare of
the Sun's rays.
The corona is a brilliant, pearly white, filmy light, about as bright as the
full Moon. Its beautiful rays are a sensational sight during an eclipse.
The corona's rays flash out in a brilliant fan that has wispy spikelike
rays near the Sun's north and south poles. The corona is thickest at the
Sun's equator.
The corona rays are made up of gases streaming outward at tremendous
speeds and reaching a temperature of more than 2 million degrees
Fahrenheit. The rays of gas thin out as they reach the space around the
planets. By the time the Sun's corona rays reach the Earth, they are
weak and invisible.

the Sun
the corona
an eclipse
the surface 95. The purpose of the special instruments mentioned in lines 20-21 is to magnify the image of the Sun
block out the Sun's intense light.
measure the amount of energy emitted by the Sun.
photograph the Sun 96. It can be inferred from the passage that a clear view of the Sun's
outer layer is usually prevented by

the Sun's rays
an eclipse
lack of light
the great distance 97. The word "sensational" in line 23 is closest in meaning to spectacular
predictable
bizarre