VII. Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option A, B, C or D to complete it.Music, artful arrangement of sounds across time. This definition is obviously very broad, but a narrower one would exclude too much. Music is part of virtually every culture on Earth, (26)                it varies widely among cultures in style and structure. Definitions of music can change dramatically over a short time, as they have across the world during the 20th century.Can music exist without sound? Some philosophers argue that music should be defined as a kind of “mental image” and that the (27)                aspects of sound are simply by-products of this image. If you think you can have a musical experience by imagining the sound of a piece of music, then you think music can exist without sound. But most musical experiences (28)                producing or listening to physical characteristics of sound such as pitch and timbre (quality comparable to texture or color in sight).Is the tape recorded sound of a large metal-stamping machine music? Are 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence music? Is the activity of reading a list of hundreds of (29)                unrelated objects, activities, and states of mind music? Each of these “works”, as well as many (30)                sounds (or nonsounds), has been copyrighted as a musical composition, performed, and recorded in the 20th century. One of the legacies of 20th-century music is to have blurred the definition of music as never before.
Câu 1: (26) 


A. and


B. or


C. but


D. so
Câu 2: (27)


A. material


B. physical


C. body


D. structure
Câu 3: (28) 


A. include


B. compose


C. contain


D. involve
Câu 4: (29) 


A. seem


B. seeming


C. seemingly


D. seems
Câu 5: (30) 


A. another


B. other


C. others


D. the other

A.
B.
C.
D.

III. Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit.
Câu 1: Discuss and match each type of music to a suitable description.


A. good


B. fitting


C. famous


D. pretty
Câu 2: Music can also help you to relax and feel rejuvenated.


A. strengthened


B. bettered


C. refreshed


D. recovered

A.
B.
C.
D.

II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
Câu 1:


A. traditional


B. combination


C. communicate


D. rejuvenate
Câu 2:


A. African


B. energy


C. instrument


D. musician

A.
B.
C.
D.

I. Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group.
Câu 1:


A. music


B. discuss


C. communicate


D. human
Câu 2:


A. type


B. busy


C. happy


D. physic
Câu 3:


A. match


B. jazz


C. passage


D. class

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Câu 1: Tom left the tickets at home. Tom regrets that.


A. Tom was sorry that he has left the tickets at home.


B. Tom wishes he hadn't left the tickets at home.


C. Tom regrets not leaving the tickets at home.


D. Tom regrets to leave the tickets at home.
Câu 2: He was appointed to the post. Right after his appointment, he fell ill.


A. No sooner did he appointed to the post than he fell ill.


B. No sooner had he appointed to the post than he fell ill.


C. Hardly had he appointed to the post when he fell ill.


D. Hardly had he been appointed to the post when he fell ill.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A. B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: "Do you believe in what the boy says, Mary?" said Peter.


A. Peter told Mary to believe in what the boy said.


B. Peter said that Mary believed in what the boy had said.


C. Peter asked Mary whether she believed in what the boy says.


D. Peter asked Mary if she believed in what the boy said.
Câu 2: Her mother cooks much better than her.


A. Her mother will be the best cooker in her family.


B. Her mother is a best cook than her.


C. She was much better at cooking than her mother.


D. She doesn't cook as well as her mother.
Câu 3: Sally paid for her travel in advance, but I'm not sure.


A. Sally needn't have paid for her travel in advance.


B. Sally should not have paid for her travel in advance.


C. Sally may not have paid for her travel in advance.


D. Sally couldn't have paid for her travel in advance.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A. B. C. or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42.Biological diversity has become widely recognized as a critical conservation issue only in the past two decades. The rapid destruction of the tropical rain forests, which are the ecosystems with the highest known species diversity on Earth, has awakened people to the importance and fragility of biological diversity. The high rate of species extinctions in these environments is jolting, but it is important to recognize the significance of biological diversity in all ecosystems. As the human population continues to expand, it will negatively affect one after another of Earth’s ecosystems. In terrestrial ecosystems and in fringe marine ecosystems (such as wetlands), the most common problem is habitat destruction. In most situations, the result is irreversible. Now humans are beginning to destroy marine ecosystems through other types of activities, such as disposal and runoff of poisonous waste; in less than two centuries, by significantly reducing the variety of species on Earth, they have irrevocably redirected the course of evolution.Certainly, there have been periods in Earth’s history when mass extinctions have occurred. The extinction of the dinosaurs was caused by some physical event, either climatic or cosmic. There have also been less dramatic extinctions, as when natural competition between species reached an extreme conclusion. Only 0.01 percent of the species that have lived on Earth have survived to the present, and it was largely chance that determined which species survived and which died out.However, nothing has ever equaled the magnitude and speed with which the human species is altering the physical and chemical world and demolishing the environment. In fact, there is wide agreement that it is the rate of change humans are inflicting, even more than the changes themselves, that will lead to biological devastation. Life on Earth has continually been in flux as slow physical and chemical changes have occurred on Earth, but life needs time to adapt-time for migration and genetic adaptation within existing species and time for the proliferation of new genetic material and new species that may be able to survive in new environments.(Source: Internet)
Câu 1: What does the passage mainly discuss?


A. The time required for species to adapt to new environments


B. The variety of species found in tropical rainforests


C. The impact of human activities on Earth's ecosystems


D. The cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs
Câu 2: The author mentions all of the following is examples of the effect of humans on the world's ecosystems EXCEPT ________ .


A. the extensive damage to marine ecosystems


B. the habitat destruction in wetlands


C. the destruction of the tropical rainforests


D. the introduction of new varieties of plant species
Câu 3: The word "jolting" in paragraph 1 mostly means _______ .


A. appealing                


B. illuminating 


C. shocking                 


D. disgusting
Câu 4: The word "they" in paragraph 1 refers to _______ .


A. species                    


B. centuries                 


C. activities                 


D. humans
Câu 5: What can be inferred from the extinction of the dinosaurs in paragraph 2?


A. Not all mass extinctions have been caused by human activity.


B. Actions by humans could not stop the irreversible process of a species' extinction.


C. Earth's climate has changed significantly since the dinosaurs' extinction.


D. The cause of the dinosaurs' extinction is unknown.
Câu 6: The word "magnitude" in paragraph 3 mostly means _______ .


A. extent                      


B. ignorance                


C. greed                      


D. concem
Câu 7: According to the passage, natural evolutionary change is different from change caused by humans in that changes caused by humans ______ .
 


A. affect fewer ecosystems       


B. are occurring at a much faster rate


C. are less devastating to most species            


D. are reversible
Câu 8: Which of the following statements would the author be most likely to agree with?


A. Humans should be more conscious of the influence they have on ecosystems.


B. Technology will provide solutions to problems caused by the destruction of ecosystems.


C. Human influence on ecosystems should not be a factor in determining public policy.


D. The extinction of a few species is an acceptable consequence of human progress.
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B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.In today's competitive world, what responsible parent would not want to give their children the best possible start in life? For this reason, many parents want their children, often as young as ten months old, to become familiar with computers. They seem to think that if their children grow up with computers, they will be better equipped to face the challenges of the future. No one has proved that computers make children more creative or more intelligent. The truth may even be the opposite. Educational psychologists claim that too much exposure to computers, especially for the very young, may negatively affect normal brain development. Children gain valuable experience of the world from their interaction with physical objects. Ten-month-old babies may benefit more from bumping their heads or putting various objects in their mouths than they will from staring at eye-catching cartoons. A four-year-old child can improve hand-eye coordination and understand cause and effect  better by experimenting with a crayon than by moving a cursor around a computer screen. So, as educational psychologists suggest, instead of government funding going to more and more computer classes, it might be better to devote resources to music and art programs.It is ludicrous to think that children will fall behind if they are not exposed to computers from an early age. Time is too  precious to spend with a "mouse". Now is the time when they should be out there learning to ride a bike. There will be time later on for them to start banging away at keyboards.(Source: Internet)
Câu 1: What would be an appropriate title for this passage?


A. Let kids be kids     


B. Computers in schools


C. Never too early to start             


D. More computers mean brighter future
Câu 2: Children who spend a lot of time on their computers _____.


A. will suffer from brain damage       


B. tend to have more accidents than those who do not


C. do not necessarily make more progress than those do not


D. tend to like music and art more than those who do not
Câu 3: The pronoun "they" in paragraph 2 refer to _______.


A. heads                      


B. objects                    


C. mouths                    


D. babies
Câu 4: Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?


A. Parents should not put off buying a computer for their children.


B. It is better for children to take computer lessons than art lessons.


C. There is no evidence that children who use computers are cleverer than those who do not.


D. Computers seriously harm children's eyesight.
Câu 5: The word "ludicrous" paragraph 3 mostly means _____ .


A. ironic                      


B. sensible                   


C. humorous               


D. ridiculous

A.
B.
C.
D.

II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
Câu 1:


A. until                        


B. story                        


C. early                  


D. motion
Câu 2:


A. existence     


B. replacement            


C. relation               


D. telephone
Câu 3:


A. character     


B. decision                  


C. audience             


D. terrible
Câu 4:


A. position      


B. interest                    


C. detective             


D. description
Câu 5:


A. industry    


B. probably                 


C. Titanic                    


D. fascinate

A.
B.
C.
D.

IV. Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit.
Câu 1: As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones on the screen, a new cinema form appeared, the musical cinema.


A. talkative


B. vocal


C. voluble


D. deafening
Câu 2: Titanic is a tragic love story film.


A. fortunate


B. funny


C. exciting


D. interesting

A.
B.
C.
D.