In paragraph 1, 'those days are gone, even in Hong Kong', suggests that .




A.in the past, finding a good career was easier in Hong Kong than elsewhere
B.it used to be harder to find a good job in Hong Kong than in other countries
C.nowadays, everyone in Hong Kong has an equal chance of finding a good career
D.even in Hong Kong companies tour the universities trying to recruit graduates

Many plant and animal species are now on the______ of extinction.




A.danger
B.border
C.verge
D.margin

What is the most likely reason why the author is suprised that we are destroying rainforest?.




A.It will be too difficult to grow food without them.
B.They are necessary for the fight against cancer.
C.It will be too expensive to replant them.
D.They are necessary for the health of our planet.

According to the passage, rainforests provide human all of the following EXCEPT .




A.oxygen
B.drugs used to fight and cure cancer
C.fresh water
D.lung problems

The number of students attending universities to study economics have increased steadily in the last few years.




A.economics
B.of students
C.have
D.attending

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.
The Rise of Robots
As kids, our grandparents frequently scared us by talking about how difficult life was when they were growing up. They mentioned walking miles to school in the snow, or doing hours of manual labour for little pay. Life has changed greatly since then, and it seems to get easier year by year. In fact, with the help of robots we soon might have to do much at all. But is this a good thing?
By 2030, it’s estimated that robotics will be a $10 billion business worldwide. Companies are already starting to integrate them into the workforce. The electronics manufacturer Foxconn is drawing up plans to launch a factory within the next 10 years that’s completely staffed by robot workers. Meanwhile, an American company Briggo has invented a robot that serves gourmet-quality coffee to customers. With the push of a button it will crush coffee beans, measure exact quantities of water, and even wave a steam wand to ensure customers get the perfect cream on top. Unlike human baristas, it can serve multiple drinks at once and work all day and night without a break.
Robots are also invading our homes. The Rooma is a mini-robot that vacuums rooms automatically according to a schedule. The Robomow is a device that will cut the grass for you while you sit in the shade. Then there’s the Nanda clocky, an alarm clock that makes sure that even the deepest sleepers get up on time. The clock is attached to a pair of wheels, and it will randomly move around the room. Once you finally catch it, you’re probably too awake to hit the snooze button. Although these early home robots are somewhat basic, they will likely become more capable as times goes on.
Although robots certainly help us to eliminate tedious tasks, many people are concerned about a future filled with robots. Some fear that humanity will start to decline if machines do everything for us. Others have even warned about the robot rebellion, in which robots become so smart that they may decide to turn on their masters. These ideas may seem a bit far-fetched, but there are certainly lots of questions that need to be answered before everyone opens up to the idea of a robotic future.
According to the first paragraph, how is the life changed since our parents time?




A.The education system has got much worse
B.Things aren’t as hard as they once were
C.Children have to walk longer distance to school
D.It hasn’t changed much at all

Her outgoing character contrasts_______ with that of her sister.




A.sharply
B.thoroughly
C.fully
D.coolly

Read the following pasage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Any list of the greatest thinkers in history contains the name of the brilliant physicist Albert Einstein. His theories of relativity led to entirely new ways of thinking about time, space, matter, energy, and gravity. Einstein's work led to such scientific advances as the control of atomic energy, even television as a practical application of Einstein's work.
In 1902 Einstein became an examiner in the Swiss patent office at Bern. In 1905, at age 26, he published the first of five major research papers. The first one provided a theory explaining Brownian movement, the zig-zag motion of microscopic particles in suspension. The second paper laid the foundation for the photon, or quantum, theory of light. In it he proposed that light is composed of separate packets of energy, called quanta or photons, that have some of the properties of particles and some of the properties of waves. A third paper contained the "special theory of relativity" which showed that time and motion are relative to the observer, if the speed of light is constant and the natural laws are the same everywhere in the universe. The fourth paper was a mathematical addition to the special theory of relativity. Here Einstein presented his famous formula, E = m(cc), known as the energy mass equivalence. In 1916, Einstein published his general theory of relativity. In it he proposed that gravity is not a force, but a curve in the space-time continuum, created by the presence of mass. Einstein spoke out frequently against nationalism, the exalting of one nation above all others. He opposed war and violence and supported Zionism, the movement to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. When the Nazis came to power in 1933, they denounced his ideas. He then moved to the United States. In 1939 Einstein learned that two German chemists had split the uranium atom. Einstein wrote to President Franklin D. Roosevelt warning him that this scientific knowledge could lead to Germany developing an atomic bomb. He suggested the United States begin its own atomic bomb research.
Which of the following inventions is mentioned in the passage as a practical application of Einstein's discoveries?




A.Radio
B.Television
C.Automobiles
D.Computer

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 question.
Viet Nam carried out an intensive training program for its athletes, but the results were not as high as expected.




A.There is no expectation for Vietnamese athletes to win due to lack of training.
B.Whereas Vietnamese athletes were intensively trained, their performance was below expectation.
C.Vietnamese athletes were intensively trained carefully, and they won all the matches.
D.It might not be possible for Vietnamese athletes to get good results because their training was not careful.

What does the second paragraph mainly discuss?




A.The Milky Way.
B.Major categories of galaxies.
C.How elliptical galaxies are formed.
D.Difference between irregular and spiral galaxies.