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BÀI 1
HINTS FOR READING PRACTICE
Set aside time each day
Most of us can find 15 minutes or half an hour each day for some specific regular activity. It may be a free
period or a regular wait, stay in the queue for a bus or meal- even while eating breakfast. One famous
surgeon always made it a rule to spend at least 15 minutes on general reading before he went to sleep each
night. Whether he went to bed at 10:00 p. m or 2:30 a.m. made no difference. Even if you cannot keep to
this kind of discipline, it is a good idea to make sure you always have a general interest book in your pocket.
Don’t forget it should be a book which entertains you and the English must not be too difficult for you.
Checking your progress through pacing
Nearly all speed reading courses have a “pacing” element- some timing device which lets the student know
how many words a minute he is reading. You can do this simply by looking at your watch every 5 or 10
minutes and noting down the page number you have reached. How do you know when 5 minutes have
passed on your watch if you are busy reading the book? Well, this is difficult at first. A friend can help by
timing you over a set period. Pace yourself every three or four days, always with the same kind of easy,
general interest book. You should soon notice your habitual w. p. m rate creeping up.
Check comprehension
Obviously there is little point in increasing your w. p. m rate if you do not understand what you are reading.
When you are consciously trying to increase your reading speed, stop after every chapter (if you are reading
a novel) or every section or group of ten or twelve pages (if it is a textbook) and ask yourself a few
questions about what you have been reading. If you find you have lost the thread of the story, or you cannot
remember clearly the details of what was said, re- read the section or chapter.
“Lightening speed” exercise.
Take 4 or 5 pages in the general interest book you happen to be reading at the time. Read them as fast as you
possibly can. Do not bother about whether you understand or not. Now go back and read them at what you
feel to be your normal w. p. m rate, the rate at which you can comfortably understand. After a “lightening

C. is not easy at first
D. helps you to remember the page number you were at last time
E07 006: The passage recommends pacing yourself…..
A. every 2 days with different kinds of books
B. every 3 or 4 days with the same kind of book
C. every week with the same kind of book
D. as often as you read a book
E07 007: When you are reading a novel the passage advises you to pause to check the content…..
A. every chapter
B. every hour
C. every 3 or 4 pages
D. after every page
E07 008: The purpose of pausing for thought every so often is to…..
A. rest the eyes
B. make sure you have not missed any pages
C. make sure you really understand what you have read
D. prevent brain fatigue
E07 009: If you have lost the thread of a story you are reading, the passage recommends…..
A. choosing an easier book
B. glancing back over the chapter you have just read
C. asking a friend to help you with the difficult words
D. learning the previous chapter by heart
E07 010: The purpose of the lightening speed exercise is to…
A. increase your normal speed by practicing at a very high rate
B. get through the book in half the time so that you can go on to the next
C. help you understand more of the content of the book
D. enable you to win reading races against your friends.

BÀI 2
As computers have become powerful tools for the rapid and economic production of pictures, computer

E07 012: According to the passage, architects use CAD to…
A. Inspect building
B. create graphs
C. make cartographic materials
D. create three- dimensional models
E07 013: The word “emerged” in the passage is closet meaning to…
A.
Sunk
B. vanished
C. appeared
D. rose
E07 014: The word “diverse” in the passage means…
A.
Various
B. different
C. plentiful
D. countable
E07 015: Engineers use CAD for…
A.
A simulated “walk” through model rooms
B.
Rendering machine parts
C.
Making cost models
D.
Advertising
E07 016: The word “ultimately” in the passage can be replaced by…
A.
Only
B. mainly

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The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is
a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food
supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of the claims are not supported
by scientific evidence, the correspondence of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for
the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of
organically grown foods prevents or cures diseases or provides other benefits to health have become widely
publicized and form the basis for folklore. Almost daily the public is besieged by claim for “no- aging”
diets, new vitamins and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural
vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally super to unfertilized eggs, that
untreated grains are better than fumigated grains, and the like. One thing that most organically grown food
products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many
cases consumers misled if they believe organic food can maintain health and provide better nutritional
quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those
with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy only expensive organic food instead.
E07 021: According to the first paragraph, which of the following is true about the term “organic foods”?
A.
It is accepted by most nutritionists.
B.
It has been used only in recent years.
C.
It has no fixed meaning.
D.

D.
The quality of organically grown foods is not yet proved by scientists.
E07 028: According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than
conventionally grown foods are often…
A.
Careless B. mistaken C. thrifty D. wealthy
E07 029: What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health foods?
A.
Very enthusiastic B. Somewhat favorite C. Neutral D. Skeptical
E07 030: The author implies that there is cause of concern if consumers with limited incomes buy organic
foods instead of conventionally grown foods because…
A.
Organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods.
B.
Many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally foods.
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C.
D.

Conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods.
Too many farmers will stop using conventional methods to grow food crops.

BÀI 4
Carnegie Hall, the famous concert hall in New York, has again undergone a restoration. While this is not the
first, it is certainly the most extensive in the building history. As a result of this new restoration, Carnegie

C. The walls were damaged in a earthquake
D. The stage was renovated
E07 035: What was Issac Stern’s relationship to Carnegie Hall?
A. He made the movie Carnegie Hall in 1946
B. He performed on opening night in 1891
C. He tried to save the hall, beginning in 1960
D. He opened a coffee shop in Carnegie Hall during the Depression
E07 036: What was probably the most important aspect of the recent renovation?
A. restoring the outer wall B. expanding the lobby
C. restoring the plaster trim D. repairing the ceiling
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E07 037: The word “unveiled” could be best placed by?
A. announced B. restricted C. overshadowed D. located
E07 038: The author used the word “spurred” in the 3rd paragraph to show that Stern…
A. predicted the result
B. probed the plans
C. was told in advance
D. was stimulated to act
E07 039: How does the author seem to feel about the future of Carnegie Hall?
A. ambiguous
B. guarded
C. optimistic
D. negative
E07 040: Which of the following would most likely to be the topic of the next paragraph?
A. A scientific explanation of acoustic and the nature of sound

A.
Migrating
B. Domesticating animals
C. Farming D. Hunting and gathering
E07 043: The word “rudimentary” is closet in meaning to…
A.
Rough B. preliminary
C. ancient
D. backward
E07 044: The phrase “in short” can be replaced by …
A.
In demand
B. in want
C. shortly
D. to cut a long story short
E07 045: The word “abundance” is closet in meaning to…
A.
Plenty
B. amount
C. density
D. majority
E07 046: The word “mobile” in the passage can be replaced by…
A.
Transportable B. carried
C. movable
D. portable
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C.
Because of the shorter growing season in higher latitude, the availability of plants is limited
D.
The environmental differences result in restricted diet.

BÀI 6
Colors are one of the most exciting experiences in life. I love them, and they are just as important to me as
emotions are. Have you ever wondered how the two are so intimately related?
Color directly affects your emotions. Color both reflects the current state of your emotions, and is
something that you can use to improve or change your emotions. The color that you choose to wear either
reflects your current state of being, or reflects the color or emotion that you need.
The colors that you wear affect you much more than they affect the people around you. Of course, they also
affect anyone who comes in contract with you, but you are the one saturated with the color all day! I even
choose items around me based on their color. In the morning, I choose my clothes based on the color or
emotion that I need for the day. So you can consciously use color to control the emotions that you
are exposed to, which can help you to feel better.
Color, sound, and emotions are all vibrations. Emotions are literally energy in motion; they are meant to
move and flow. This is the reason that real feelings are the fastest way to get your energy in motion. Also,
flowing energy is exactly what creates healthy cells in your body. So, the fastest way to be healthy is to be
open to your real feelings. Alternately, the fastest way to create disease is to inhibit your emotions.
E07 051: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Colors can help you become healthy.
B. Colorful clothes can change your mood
C. Emotions and colors are closely related to each other
D. Colors are one of the most exciting.
E07 052: Which of the following can be affected by color?
A. Your need for thrills
B. Your appetite
C. Your friend's feelings
D. Your mood

E07 058: Why does the author mention that color and emotions are both vibrations?
A. Because vibrations make you healthy
B. Because they both affect how we feel.
C. To prove the relationship between emotions and color.
D. To show how color can affect energy levels in the body.
E07 059: The phrase "saturated with" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A. covered with B. lacking in C. bored with D. in need of
E07 060: What is the purpose of the passage?
A. to give an objective account of how colors affect emotions
B. to persuade the reader that colors can influence emotions and give a person more energy
C. to show that colors are important for a healthy life
D. to prove the relationship between color and emotion
BÀI 7
A number of factors related to the voice reveal the personality of the speaker.
The first is the broad area of communication, which includes imparting information by use of language,
communicating with a group or an individual and specialized communication through performance. A
person conveys thoughts and ideas through choice of words, by a tone of voice that is pleasant or
unpleasant, gentle or harsh, by the rhythm that is inherent within the language itself, and by speech rhythms
that are flowing and regular or uneven and hesitant, and finally, by the pitch and melody of the utterance.
When speaking before a group, a person's tone may indicate uncertainty or fright, confidence or calm. At
interpersonal levels, the tone may reflect ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen, or may belie
them. Here the participant’s tone can consciously or unconsciously reflect intuitive sympathy or antipathy,
lack of concern or interest, fatigue, anxiety, enthusiasm or excitement, all of which are .usually discernible
by the acute listener. Public performance is a manner of communication that is highly specialized with its
own techniques for obtaining effects by voice and /or gesture. The motivation derived from the text, and in
the case of singing, the music, in combination with the performer's skills, personality, and ability to create
empathy will determine the success of artistic, political, or pedagogic communication.
Second, the voice gives psychological clues to a person's self-image, perception of others, and emotional
health. Self-image can be indicated by a tone of voice that is confident, pretentious, shy, aggressive,
outgoing, or exuberant, to name only a few personality traits. Also the sound may give a clue to the facade

C. registered
D. obtained
E07 065: Why does the author mention "artistic, political, or pedagogic communication" in line 14-15?
A. As examples of public performance
B. As examples of basic styles of communication
C. To contrast them to singing
D. To introduce the idea of self-image
E07 066: According to the passage, an exuberant tone of voice may be an indication of a person's………
A. general physical health
B. personality
C. ability to communicate D. vocal quality
E07 067: According to the passage, an overconfident front may hide…………
A. hostility
B. shyness
C. friendliness
D. strength
E07 068: The word "drastically" in line 21 is closest in meaning to……………
A. frequently
B. exactly
C. severely
D. easily
E07 069: The word "evidenced" in line 22 is closest in meaning to……………
A. questioned
B. repeated
C. indicated
D. exaggerated
E07 070: According to the passage, what does a constricted and harsh voice indicate?
A. Lethargy
B. Depression
C. Boredom

decline. In response, around 2800 BC the Sumerians began digging the huge Tigris-Euphrates canal system
to irrigate the exhausted soil. A temporary gain in crop yield was achieved in this way, but over-irrigation
was to have serious and unforeseen consequences. From as early as 2400 BC we find Sumerian documents
referring to salinization as a soil problem. It is believed that the fall of the Akkadian Empire around 2150
BC may have been due to a catastrophic failure in land productivity; the soil was literally turned into salt.
Even today, four thousand years later, vast tracks of salinized land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
still resemble rock-hard fields of snow.
Soil erosion is another form of desertification. It is a self-reinforcing process; once the cycle of degradation
begins, conditions are set for continual deterioration. As the vegetative cover begins to disappear, soil
becomes more vulnerable to raindrop impact. Water runs off instead of soaking in to provide moisture for
plans. This further diminishes plan cover by leaching away nutrients from the soil. As soil quality declines
and runoff is increased, floods become more frequent and more severe. Flooding washes away topsoil, the
thin, rich, uppermost layer of the earth’s soil, and leaves finer underlying particles more vulnerable to wind
erosion. Topsoil contains the earth’s greatest concentration of organic matter and microorganisms, and is
where most of the earth’s land-based biological activity occurs. Without this fragile coat of nutrient-laden
material, plan life cannot exist. An extreme case of its erosion is found in the Sahel, a transitional zone
between the Sahara Desert and the tropical African rain forests; home to some 56 million people.
Overpopulation and overgrazing have opened the hyperarid land to wind erosion, which is stripping away
the protective margin of the Sahel, and causing the desert to grow at an alarming rate. Between 1950 and
1975, the Sahara Desert spread 100 kilometers southward through the Sahel.
E07 071: Which of the following statements is true about desertification?
A. It was just as serious in the past as it is today.
B. Ancient societies managed the problem well.
C. It is a fairly recent problem.
D. It has a history as long as that of civilization.
E07 072: The word “arable” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. populated
B. settled
C. cultivatable


D. fragmentation

E07 076: According to the passage, agriculture furthers desertification through which of the following
activities
A. Over fertilization
B. The repetitive planting of the same crops
C. The stripping away of native vegetation
D. Irrigation
E07 077: The word “degradation” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
A. contribution
B. rejuvenation
C. consumption
D. deterioration
E07 078: Paragraph 4 of the passage serves mainly to do which of the following?
A. Propose a method for dealing with the desertification problem.
B. Describe the main cause of desertification in one particular area
C. Describe one process that leads to desertification
D. Show the progress of desertification down through history
E07 079: The word “leaching” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to
A. washing
B. depositing
C. dispersing
D. concentrating
E07 080: Look at numbers [1], [2], [3], [4] in paragraph 3 of the passage. Where would the following
sentence best fit?
Each furthers the process dramatically, but they act in quite different ways
A. [1]
B. [2]
C. [3]
D. [4]

A. psychological
B. physiological
C. traditional
D. medicinal
E07 083: It can be inferred from the passage that Alexander Fleming…
A. isolated infectious patients
B. discover moldy cheese
C. suspected medicinal properties of mold
D. enjoyed eating cheese
E07 084: The word “eliminate” in paragraph 2 is closet meaning to…..
A. excretes
B. disposes of
C. kills of
D. cleanses
E07 085: According to the passage,….
A. sugar kills unhealthy cells
B. bacteria feed on sugar
C. sugar promotes healing
D. lass is formed from sugar
E07 086: The gellike substance which promotes healing comes from…..
A. Arab fisherman
B. coagulants
C. catfish bodies
D. catfish venom
E07 087: Which is NOT an important quality of the catfish slime?
A. It produces mold
B. It fights bacteria
C. It stops bleeding
D. It prohibits inflammation
E07 088: The word “consumption” in the last paragraph is closet in meaning to….

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in education. However, whatever it virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the
printed mass media on the one hand and by books and periodicals for a specialized readership on the other.
By the end of the century, students were recommended to adopt attitudes to books and to use skills in
reading them which were in appropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural, and
technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term “reading” implied.
E07 091: The passage mainly discusses…
A.
The role of reading aloud
B.
How reading silent developed
C.
The superiority of reading aloud over reading silent
D.
The changes in reading books
E07 092: Why was reading aloud common before the 19th century?
A.
Silent reading had not been discovered
B.
There were few places available for private reading
C.
Few people could read for themselves
D.
People relied on reading for entertainment.
E07 093: The word “commonplace” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to…
A.
Ordinary

C.
The effect of reading on man’s health
D.
The value of different types of reading materials.
E07 098: The emergence of the mass media and of specialized periodicals showed that…
A.
Standards of literacy had declined
B.
Readers’ interests had diversified
C.
Printing technique had improved
D.
Educationalists’ attitudes had changed
E07 099: What is the writer of this passage attempting to do?
A.
Explain how present- day reading habit developed
B.
Change people’s attitudes to reading
C.
Show how reading methods have improved
D.
Encourage the growth of reading
E07 100: Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.
Reading aloud is important to the deaf, not to the ordinary people.
B.
Reading aloud existed until printing press was invented
C.
During 15th century when the term “reading” was mentioned, they only thought that reading meant
reading aloud.

D. a popular women’s magazine
E07 102: We can infer that all of the following statements about fats are true EXCEPT
A. fats provide energy for the body
B. economics influences the distribution of calorie intake
C. poor people eat more fatty foods
D. alcohol is not a common source of dietary energy
E07 103: The word “functions” is closet in meaning to
A. forms
B. needs
C. jobs
D. sources
E07 104: The phrase “stored in” is closet in meaning to….
A. manufactured in B. attached to C. measured by D. accumulated in
E07 105: The author states that fats serve all of the following body functions EXCEPT to
A. promote a feeling of fullness
B. insulated and protect the body
C. provide energy
D. control weight gain
E07 106: The word essential is closet meaning to…..
A. required for B. desired for C. detrimental to D. beneficial to
E07 107: According to the author of the passage, which of the following is true for rats when they are fed a
fat free diet?
A. They stop growing
B. They have more babies
C. They lose body hair
D. They require less care
E07 108: Linoleic fatty acid is mentioned in the passage as
A. an essential nutrient for humans
B. more useful than arachidonic acid
C. preventing weight gain in rats

Egg producers claim that their product has been portrayed unfairly. They cite scientific studies to back
up their claim. And, in fact, studies on the relationship between eggs and human cholesterol levels have
brought mixed results. It may be that it is not the type of egg that is the main determinant of cholesterol but
the person who is eating the eggs. Some people may be more sensitive to cholesterol derived from food than
other people. In fact, there is evidence that certain dietary fats stimulate the body’s production of blood
cholesterol. Consequently, while it still makes sense to limit one’s intake of eggs, even designer eggs, it
seems that doing this without regulating dietary fat will probably not help reduce the blood cholesterol level.
E07 111: What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce the idea that dietary fat increases the blood cholesterol level.
B. To inform people about the relationship between eggs and cholesterol.
C. To persuade people that eggs are unhealthy and should not be eaten
D. To convince people to eat ‘designer’ eggs and egg substitutes.
E07 112: According to the passage, which of the following is a cause of heart diseases?
A. minerals
B. cholesterol
C. canola oil
D. vitamins
E07 113: Which of the following could best replace the word ‘somewhat‘?
A. in fact
B. a little
C. indefinitely
D. a lot
E07 114: What has been the cause for changes in the sale of eggs?
A. increasing price
B. decreased production
C. dietary changes in hens
D. concerns about cholesterol
E07 115: According to the passage, one yolk contains approximately what fraction of the suggested daily
limit for human consumption of cholesterol?
A. 3/4

E07 120: According to the author, which of the following may reduce blood cholesterol?
A. reducing egg intake but not fat intake
B. increasing egg intake and fat intake
C. decreasing egg intake and fat intake
D. increasing egg intake but not fat intake

BÀI 13
Bees, classified into over 10,000 species, are insects found in every part of the world except the
northernmost regions. One commonly known species is the honeybee, the only bee that produces honey and
wax. Humans use the wax in making candles, lipsticks, and other products, and they use the honey as a
food. While gathering the nectar and pollen with which they make honey, bees are simultaneously helping
fertilize the flowers on which they land. Many fruits and vegetables would not survive if bees did not carry
the pollen from blossom to blossom.
Bees live in a structured environment and social structure with a hive, which is a nest with storage space for
the honey. The different types of bees each perform a unique function. The worker bee carries nectar to the
hive in a special stomach called a honey stomach. Other workers make beeswax and shape it into a honey
comb, which is a waterproof mass of six-sided compartments, or cells. The queen lays eggs in completed
cells. As the workers build more cells, the queen lays more eggs.
All workers, like the queen, are female, but the workers are smaller than the queen. The male honeybees are
called drones; they do not work and cannot sting. They are developed from unfertilized eggs, and their only
job is to impregnate a queen. The queen must be fertilized in order to lay worker eggs. During the season
when less honey is available and the drone is of no further use, the workers block the drones from eating the
honey so that they will starve to death.
E07 121: Which of the following is the best title for the reading?
A. The Many Species of Bees
B. The Useless Drone
C. The Honeybee- Its Characteristics and Usefulness
D. Making Honey
E07 122: The word which in the 4th paragraph refers to
A. fertilizer B. flowers C. honey D. bees

E07 129: The passage implies that bees can be found in each of the following part of the world EXCEPT
A. Africa B. China C. Europe D. Antartica
E07 130: It can be inferred from the reading that beeswax is
A. absorbent B. pliable C. complex in structure D. sweet

BÀI 14
Esperanto is what is called a planned, or artificial, language. It was created more than a century ago by
Polish eye doctor Ludwik Lazar Zamenhof. Zamenhof believed that a common language would help to
alleviate some of the misunderstandings among cultures.
In Zamenhof’s first attempt at a universal language, he tried to create a language that was as uncomplicated
as possible. This first language included words such as ab, ac, ba, eb, be, and ce. This did not result in a
workable language in that these monosyllabic words, though short, were not easy to understand or to retain.
Next, Zamenhof tried a different way of constructing a simplified language. He made the words in his
language sound like words that people already knew, but he simplified the grammar tremendously. One
example of how he simplified the language can be seen in the suffixes: all nouns in this language end in o,
as in the noun amiko, which means “friend”, and all adjectives end in -a, as in the adjective bela, which
means “pretty”. Another example of the simplified language can be seen in the prefix mal-, which makes a
word opposite in meaning; the word malamiko therefore means “enemy”, and the word malbela therefore
means “ugly” in Zamenhof’s language.
In 1887, Zamenhof wrote a description of this language and published it. He used a pen name, Dr.
Esperanto, when signing the book. He selected the name Esperanto because this word means “a person who
hopes” in his language. Esperanto clubs began popping up throughout Europe, and by 1950, Esperanto had
spread from Europe to America and Asia.
In 1905, the First World Congress of Esperanto took place in France, with approximately 700 attendees
from 20 different countries. Congresses were held annually for nine years, and 4,000 attendees were
registered for the Tenth World Esperanto Congress scheduled for 1914, when World War I erupted and
forced its cancellation.
Esperanto has had its ups and downs in the period since World War I. Today, years after it was introduced,
it is estimated that perhaps a quarter of a million people are fluent in it. This may seem like a large number,
but it is really quite small when compared with the billion English speakers and billion Mandarin Chinese

D. opening

E07 135: It can be inferred from the passage that the Third World Congress of Esperanto took place
A. in 1909
B. in 1907
C. in 1913
D. in 1905
E07 136: According to the passage, what happened to the Tenth World Esperanto Congress?
A. It was scheduled for 1915
B. It had attendees from20 countries
C. It never took place
D. It had 4,000 attendees
E07 137: The expression “ups and downs” in line 23 is closest in meaning to
A. takeoffs and landings
B. floors and ceilings
C. highs and lows
D. tops and bottoms
E07 138: Which paragraph describes the predecessor to Esperanto?
A. The first paragraph
B. The second paragraph
C. The third paragraph
D. The fourth paragraph
E07 139: The passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on
A. applied linguistics
B. European history
C. English grammar
D. world government
E07 140 : The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses
A. another of Zamenhof’s accomplishments
B. attempts to reconvene the World Congress of Esperanto in the 1920s

C.

The ideal in making of atlases

D.

Partial maps and their uses.

E07 142: According to the passage, the first map in Pennycooke’s world Atlas shows…
A.
The population policy in each country
B.

The hypothetical sizes of countries

C.

Geographical proportions of each country

D.

National boundaries relative to population

E07 143: In the passage, the word “invaluable” is closet meaning to…
A.
Incremental B. invalid C. priceless D. shapeless
E07 144: The word “cleverly” in the passage is closet in meaning to…
A.
Clearly B. immaculately C. intelligently D. accurately
E07 145: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

C.

Maps of countries differ in size

D.

Atlases can be versatile instruments

E07 150: The word “convey” in the passage is closet in meaning to…
A.
Devise B. conjure up C. demonstrate D. indicate

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We love them so much that some of us sleep with them under the pillow, yet we are increasingly concerned
that we cannot escape their electronic reach. We use them to convey our most intimate secrets, yet we worry
that they are a threat to our privacy. We rely on them more than the Internet to cope with modern life, yet
many of us don’t believe advertisements saying we need more advanced services.
Sweeping aside the doubts that many people feel about the benefits of new third generation phones and fears
over the health effects of phone masts, a recent report claims that the long-term effects of new mobile
technologies will be entirely positive so long as the public can be convinced to make use of them. Research
about users of mobile phones reveals that the mobile has already moved beyond being a mere practical
communications tool to become the backbone of modern social life, from love affairs to friendship to work.

D. long-term effects
E07 153: What is the connection between social life and mobile phones?
A. Mobile phones make romantic communication easier.
B. Mobile phones enable people to communicate while moving around.
C. Modern social life relies significantly on the use of mobile phones.
D. Mobile phones encourage people to make friends.
E07 154: Why do teenagers have such a close relationship with their mobile phones?
A. They are more inclined to be late than older people.
B. They feel independent when they use them.
C. They tend to feel uncomfortable in many situations.
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D. They use text messages more than any other group.
E07 155: Which of the following is NOT true?
A. People can overcome shyness by using texting to communicate things that make them uncomfortable.
B. There is no need to suspect the harmfulness of mobile phones.
C. Mobile phone is considered as a means for the youth to show their characters.
D. Mobile phones are playing a wide range of roles in people’s life.
E07 156: In what sense has the impact of phones been “local” in paragraph 3?
A. People tend to communicate with people they already know.
B. Users generally phone people who live in the same neighbourhood.
C. It depends on local dialects.
D. The phone networks use different systems.
E07 157: How might mobile phones be used in the future?
A. To show bus and train timetables
B. To give the address of the nearest doctor’s surgery

moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only 3 or 4 times in a decade.
The blue moons of today are called blue moon because of their rarity and not because of their color;
however, the expression “blue moon” may have come to existence in reference to unusual circumstances in
which the moon actually appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions can actually
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change the appearance of the moon from Earth. The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust
particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint. This particular
occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use today. Another example
occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the moon
again took on a blue tint.
E07 161: This passage is about…..
A. an idiomatic expression
B. an unusual color
C. a month on the calendar
D. a phrase of the moon
E07 162: How long has the expression “once in a blue moon” been around?
A. for around 50 years
B. for less than 100 years
C. for more than 100 years
D. for 200 years
E07 163: A blue moon could be described as …..
A. a full moon that is not blue in color
B. a new moon that is blue in color
C. a full moon that is blue in color
D. a new moon that is not blue in color

Pacific Ocean. There may be 80,000 or more people running in this race through the streets and hills of San
Francisco. In the front are the serious runners who compete to win and who might finish as little as 34
minutes. Behind theme are the thousands who take several hours to finish. In the back of the race are those
who dress in costumes and come just for fun. One year there was a group of men who dressed like Elvis
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Presley, and another group consisted of firefighters who were tied together in a long line and who were
carrying a firehose. There was even a bridal party, in which the bride was dressed in a long white gown and
the groom wore a tuxedo. The bride and groom threw flowers to bystanders, and they were actually married
at some point along the route.
E07 171: The main purpose of the passage is to…..
A. encourage people to exercise
B. describe a popular activity
C. make fun of runners in costume
D. give reasons for the popularity of foot- races
E07 172: The word “camaraderie” as used in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by…?
A. game
B. companionship
C. jokes
D. views
E07 173: The phrase “to a good cause” as used in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by…?
A. for a award
B. to reward the winner
C. for a good purpose
D. to protect a wise investment
E07 174: Which is NOT implied by the author?

A. chronological order B. specific to general C. cause and result D. statement and example

BÀI 19
The time when humans crossed the Arctic land bridge from Siberia to Alaska seems remote to us today, but
actually represents a late stage in the prehistory of humans, an era when polished stone implements and
bows and arrows were already being used and dogs had already been domesticated.
When these early migrants arrived in North America, they found the woods and plains dominated by three
types of American mammoths. These elephants were distinguished from today’s elephants mainly by their
thick, shaggy coats and their huge, upward- curving tusks. They had arrived on the continent hundreds of
thousands of years before their human followers. The wooly mammoth in the North, the Columbian
mammoth in the middle North America, and the imperial mammoth in the South, together with their distant
cousins the mastodons, dominated the land. Here, as in the Old World, there is evidence that humans hunted
these elephants, as shown by numerous spear points found with mammoth remains.
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Then, at the end of the Ice Age, when the last glaciers had retreated, there was a relatively sudden and
widespread extinction of elephants. In the New World, both mammoths and mastodons disappeared. In the
Old World, only Indian and African elephants survived.
Why did the huge, seemingly successful mammoths disappear? Were human connected with their
extinction? Perhaps, but at that time, although they are cunning hunters human were still widely scattered
and not very numerous. It is difficult to see how they could have prevailed over mammoth to such an extent.
E07 181: Which of the following is the passage primarily concerned?
A. Migration from Siberia to Alaska
B. Techniques used to hunt mammoths
C. The prehistory of human
D. The relationship between man and mammoths in the New World.

E07 188: The word “cunning” on paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
A. clever
B. determined
C. efficient
D. cautious
E07 189: Which of the following is NOT true about prehistoric humans at the time of the mammoths’
extinction?
A. They were relatively few in number
B. They knew how to use bows and arrows
C. They were concentrated in a small area
D. They were skilled hunters
E07 190: Which of the following types of elephants does the author discuss in the most detail in the
passage?
A. the mastodon
B. the mammoth
C. the Indian elephants
D. the African elephants

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BÀI 20
Traditionally in America, helping the poor was a matter for private charities or local government. Arriving
immigrants depended mainly on predecessors from their homeland to help them start a new life. In the late
19th and early 20th centuries, several European nations instituted public welfare programs. But such a
movement was slow to take hold in the United States because the rapid pace of industrialization and the
ready availability of farmland seemed to confirm the belief that anyone who was willing to work could find

E07 192: The word “instituted” in the first paragraph mostly means…
A.
executed
B. studied
C. introduced
D. enforced
E07 193: The word “established” is closet in meaning to…
A.
formed
B. organized C. provided
D. issued
E07 194: It took welfare program a long time to gain a foodhold in the US due to the rapid growth of…
A.
industrialization B. population C. urbanization D. modernization
E07 195: The Social Security program has become possible thanks to…
A.
enforcement laws B. people’s willingness to work C. deductions from wages D. donations from
companies
E07 196: The passage mainly discusses…
A.
immigrant into America
B.

public assistance in America

C.

funding agencies in America

D.