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 1 to 10.
It’s often said that we team things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they're crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.
Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late - I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had a big meal, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.
Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.
In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas - from being able to drive a car, perhaps - means that if you can't, say, build a chair instantly, you don't, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.
I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten. 1 could never grasp, was magical. Initially. I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.
0Câu 1
It is implied in paragraph 1 that _______
A. young learners often lack a good motivation for learning
B.
parents should encourage young learners to study more
C. young learners are usually lazy in their class
D. teachers should give young learners less homework
Câu 2
The writer's main point in paragraph 2 is to show that as people grow up _____
A. they tend to leant less as they are discouraged
B.they have a more positive attitude towards learning
C. they cannot learn as well as younger learners
D. they get more impatient with their teachers
Câu 3
The phrase “For starters” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ______
A.
First and foremost
B.At the starting point
C. At the beginning
D. For beginners
Câu 4
While doing some adult learning courses at a college, the writer was surprised ___
A. to get on better with the tutor
B.to have mote lime to learn
C. to feel learning more enjoyable
D. to be able to learn more quickly
Câu 5
In paragraph 3, the word “rusty” means____
A. impatient because of having nothing to do
B.covered with rust and not as good as it used to be
C. staying alive and becoming more active
D. not as good as it used to be through lack of practice
Câu 6
The phrase “get there” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ________
A. arrive at an intended place with difficulty
B.have the things you have long desired
C. achieve your aim with hard work
D. receive a school or college degree
Câu 7
All of the following are true about adult learning EXCEPT_____ .
A. young people usually feel less patient than adults
B.experience in doing other things can help one's learning
C. adult learners have fewer advantages than young learners
D. adults think more independently and flexibly than young people
Câu 8
It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that maturity is a positive plus in the learning process because adult learners ________.
A. pay more attention to detail than younger learners
B.have become more patient than younger learners
C. are able to organize themselves better than younger learners
D. are less worried about learning than younger learners
Câu 9
It is implied in the last paragraph that when you learn later in life, you _____
A. can sometimes understand more than when you were younger
B.find that you can recall a lot of things you learnt when younger
C. should expect to take longer to learn than when you were younger
D. are not able to concentrate as well as when you were younger
Câu 10
What is the writer’s main purpose in the passage?
A. To encourage adult learning.
B.To show how fast adult learning is.
C. To describe adult learning methods
D. To explain reasons for learning
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 1 to 10.
Most people think that lions only come from Africa. This is understandable because in fact most lions do come from there but this has not always been the case. If we went back ten thousand years, we would find that there were lions roaming vast sections of the globe. However now, unfortunately only a very small section of the lion’s former habitat remains.
Asiatic lions are sub-species of African lions. It is almost a hundred thousand years since the Asiatic lions split off and developed as a sub-species. At one time the Asiatic lion was living as far west as Greece and they were found from there, but in a band that spreads east through various countries of the Middle East, all the way to India. In museums now, you can sec Greek coins that have clear images of the Asiatic lion on them. Most of them are dated at around 500 B.C. However, Europe saw its last Asiatic lions roaming free to thousand years ago. Over the next nineteen hundred years the numbers of Asiatic lions in the other areas declined steadily, but it was only in the nineteenth century that they disappeared from everywhere but in India.
The Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in India was established especially to protect the Asiatic lion. There are now around three hundred Asiatic lions in India and almost all of them are in this sanctuary. However, despite living in a sanctuary, which makes them safe from hunters, they still face a number of problems that threaten their survival. One of these is the ever-present danger of disease. This is what killed more than a third of Africa’s Serengeti lions in 1994, and people are fearful that something similar could happen in the Gir Sanctuary and kill off many of the Asiatic lions there.
India’s lions are particular vulnerable because they have a limited gene pool. The reason for this is interesting - it is because all of them are descended from a few dozen lions that were saved by a prince who took a particular interest in them. He was very healthy, and he managed to protect them otherwise they would probably have died out completely.
When you see the Asiatic lion in India, what you sense is enormous vitality. They are very impressive animals and you would never guess that they this vulnerability when you look at them.
Notes:
- sanctuary (danh từ) = khu bảo tồn động vật hoang dã.
- gene pool = số gien chung của một loài.
- vitality (danh từ) = sinh khí, sinh lực.
0Câu 1
According to the passage, many people believe that lions come from _____.
A.
Africa
B.Middle East
C. India
D. Europe
Câu 2
Ten thousand years ago _____
A. lions came mainly from Africa
B.
there were much more lion habitats than nowaday
C.
lions did not live in small forests
D.
lions roamed much more than nowadays
Câu 3
The phrase “split off’ in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___
A. developed into different species
B.spotted animate
C. changed the original species
D. divided
Câu 4
According to the passage, nowadays we can find the Asiatic lion _______
A. only in Greek museums
B.nowhere in the world
C. in Africa and India
D. only in India
Câu 5
The word “vulnerable” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______
A. careless
B.cautious
C. easily protected
D. weak
Câu 6
The Asiatic lion _____
A. was looking for food mainly in India
B.was searching for food in a wide range of countries
C. was searching for food mainly in India and Africa
D. was looking for food mainly in the Middle East
Câu 7
According to the author, the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary_____
A. cannot reduce the Asiatic lion’s risk of catching diseases
B.
can make the Asiatic lion become weak
C. protects the Asiatic lion from hunters and diseases
D. is among many places where the Asiatic lion is well protected
Câu 8
The author refers to all of the following as characteristics of the Asiatic lion EXCEPT that _______
A. vulnerable
B.impressive
C. strong
D. vital
Câu 9
The following statements are correct EXCEPT that ______.
A.
a rich prince sponsored the protection of Asiatic lions
B.
the Asiatic lion was loved by a wealthy prince
C.
although the Asiatic lion looks strong from appearance they are easily attacked by diseases
D.
the current Asiatic lions come from a great number of lions
Câu 10
The passage was written to ______.
A. persuade readers to protect the Asiatic lions
B.provide an overview of the existence of the Asiatic lions
C. describe the developmental history of the Gir Sanctuary
D. explain why the Gir Sanctuary is the best habitat for the Asiatic lions
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 1 to 10.
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.
0Câu 1
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Colorful clothes can change your mood
B.
Colors are one of the most exciting.
C.
Emotions and colors are closely related to each other.
D. Colors can help you become healthy.
Câu 2
Which of the following can be affected by color?
A. Your friend's feelings.
B.
Your mood.
C. Your appetite.
D. Your need for thrills.
Câu 3
Who is more influenced by colors you wear?
A. Anyone.
B.
Your family.
C.
You are more influenced.
D.
The people around you are more influenced.
Câu 4
According to the passage, what do color, sound, and emotion all have in common?
A. They are all related to health.
B.They all affect the cells of the body.
C. They are all forms of motion.
D. They are all vibrations.
Câu 5
According to this passage, what creates disease?
A. Ignoring your emotions.
B.Exposing yourself to bright colors.
C. Wearing the color black.
D. Being open to your emotions
Câu 6
The term “intimately" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. simply
B.obviously
C. closely
D. clearly
Câu 7
The term "they" in paragraph 3 refers to ______
A. vibrations
B.colora
C. people
D. emotions
Câu 8
Why does the author mention that color and emotions are both vibrations?
A. Because they both affect how we feel.
B.
To show how color can affect energy levels in the body.
C. To prove the relationship between emotions and color.
D. Because vibrations make you healthy.
Câu 9
The phrase "saturated with” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. bored with
B.in need of
C. covered with
D. lacking in
Câu 10
What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To show that colors arc important for a healthy life.
B.To persuade the reader that colors can influence emotions and give a person more energy.
C.
To give an objective account of how colons affect emotions.
D.
To prove the relationship between color and emotion.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or n on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 10.
The ubiquitous bar code, developed more than twenty years ago, is not a stagnant product. On the contrary, the technology has been improved so that it can be used more efficiently. Much less expensive than a computer chip, the bar code can hold more information than it has in the past by adding a second dimension to the structure.
The bar code consists of a series of parallel vertical bars or lines of two different widths, although sometimes four widths are used, printed in black on a white background. Bar codes are used for entering data into a computer system. The bars represent the binary digits 0 and 1, just like basic computer language, and sequences of these digits can indicate the numbers from 0 to 9, which can then be read by an optical laser scanner and processed by a digital computer. Arabic numbers appear below the code. The traditional bar code has been used to monitor skiers at ski lifts and to determine price and perform inventory control on groceries, drugs, medical supplies, manufactured parts, and library books to name a few. The bar code used on grocery products, introduced in the 1970s, is called a universal product code (or UPC) and assigns each type of food or grocery product a unique code. The five digits on the left are assigned to a particular manufacturer or maker and the five digits on the right are used by that manufacturer to identify a specific type or make of product. Traditional single dimension bar codes arc not readily customizable because there is little extra space.
The two-dimensional bar code, with an information density of 1,100 bytes, allows a considerably greater amount of information to be coded than docs the traditional bar code, including customized information. It also has built-in redundancy, meaning that the identical information is duplicated on the same code. Therefore, if the code is damaged, it can still be read. The technology even allows pictures or text to be contained within the code, as well as barcode encryption. The new technology dramatically reduces the errors of the single dimensional bar code and reduces the enormous costs that some companies have reported in the past.
Notes:
- encrypt (động lừ) = viết thành mặt ma.
0Câu 1
The word “ubiquitous” in the first sentence is closest in meaning to_____
A. complicated
B.ever-present
C. new
D. outdated
Câu 2
The word "stagnant" in the first sentence is closest in meaning to ____
A. stale
B.useful
C. ever-changing
D. useless
Câu 3
The author implies that the bar code ______.
A. is not useful
B.has existed in one-dimensional form for years
C. has only recently become popular
D. will never change
Câu 4
The author’s main purpose is to describe _______
A. the current technology and newest innovation of bar codes
B.
why the bar code is no longer viable
C. the UPC used in grocery stores
D. problems with the bur code
Câu 5
Which of the following can be a UPC symbol?
A. A code with five digits on the left, five on the right, two different widths, and one number under each.
B.A code with five digits on the left, five digits on the right, five or six different widths, and one number under each.
C. A code with six digits on the left, four on the right, two different widths, and one Roman numeral under each.
D. A code with five digits on the left, five digits on the right, reverse form (white text on black background), and no numbers under.
Câu 6
A UPC is a type of _______
A. bar code
B.computer program
C. grocery- item
D. scanner
Câu 7
The word "widths" in the second paragraph refers to _____
A. its size
B.its content
C. its location
D. its direction
Câu 8
The word "traditional” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _______
A. logical
B.new
C. technological
D. conventional
Câu 9
In the past, a common use of the bar axle was ____
A.
to keep track of products stocked and sold
B.to act as a computer
C. to hide text
D. to encrypt pictures
Câu 10
The word "considerably” in the final paragraph is closest in meaning to ___
A. far
B.technologically
C. Interestingly
D. slightly
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 1 to 10.
A survey is a study, generally in the form of an interview or a questionnaire, which provides information concerning how people think and act. In the United States, the best-known surveys are the Gallup poll and the Harris poll. As anyone who watches the news during campaigns presidential knows, these polls have become an important part of political life in the United States.
North Americans arc familiar with the many “person on the street” interviews on local television news shows. While such interviews can be highly entertaining, they are not necessarily an accurate indication of public opinion First, they reflect the opinions of only those people who appear at a certain location. Thus, such samples can be biased in favor of commuters, middle-class shoppers, or factory workers, depending on which area the news-people select. Second, television interviews tend to attract outgoing people who are willing to appear on the air. while they frighten away others who may feel intimidated by a camera. A survey must be based on a precise, representative sampling if it is to genuinely reflect a broad range of the population.
In preparing to conduct a survey, sociologists must exercise great care in the wording of questions. An effective survey question must be simple and clear enough for people to understand it. It must also be specific enough so that there are no problems in interpreting the results. Even questions that arc less structured must be carefully phrased in order to elicit the type of information desired. Surveys can be indispensable sources of information, but only if the sampling is done properly and the questions are worded accurately.
There are two main forms of surveys: the interview and the questionnaire. Each of these forms of survey research has its advantages. An interviewer can obtain a high response rate because people find it more difficult to turn down a personal request for an interview than to throw away a written questionnaire. In addition, an interviewer can go beyond written questions and probe for a subject's underlying feelings and reasons. However, questionnaires have the advantage of being cheaper and more consistent.
Notes
- biased (tính từ) =có thành kiến, thiên vị
- on the air = đang phát trín truyền hình.
- intimidate (động tử) = đe doạ, doạ dẫm; elicit (động từ) - khám phá, tìm ra
- sampling (danh từ) = sự lấy mẫu
- indispensable (tính từ) = tuyệt đối cần thiết, không thể thiếu được.
- word (động từ) = bày tỏ, diễn dạt bằng lời lẽ riêng.
- consistent (tính từ) - trước sau như một, nhất quán.
- frustrated (tính từ) = nản lòng, nản chí
0Câu 1
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Problems associated with interpreting surveys.
B.The history of surveys in North America.
C. The importance of polls in American political life.
D. The principles of conducting surveys.
Câu 2
The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to ____
A. North Americans
B.opinions
C. news shows
D.
interviews
Câu 3
According to the passage, the main disadvantage of person-on-the-street interviews is that they
A.
are not based on a representative sampling
B.
are not carefully worded
C. are used only on television
D. reflect political opinions
Câu 4
Which of the following terms is defined in the passage?
A. Representative sampling
B.Survey
C. Public opinion
D. Response rate
Câu 5
According to paragraph 3, which of the following is most important for an effective survey?
A.
An interviewer's ability to measure respondents’ feelings.
B.A sociologist who is able to interpret the results.
C.
A high number of respondents.
D. Carefully worded questions.
Câu 6
The word “exercise” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. design
B.consider
C. defend
D. utilize
Câu 7
The word “elicit" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____
A. predict
B.compose
C. rule out
D. bring out
Câu 8
It can be inferred from the passage that one reason that sociologists may become frustrated with questionnaires is that _______.
A. questionnaires are expensive and difficult to distribute
B.questionnaires are often difficult to read
C. respondents are too eager to supplement questions with their own opinions
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.

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The ruined temples of Angkor are perhaps one of the most impressive Seven Wonders of the World. Located in modem day Cambodia near Lake Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Asia, Angkor was the seat of power for the Khmer Empire for the ninth to the fifteenth century. The ruins of Angkor are documented as some of the most impressive ones in the world, rivaling the pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Why this mighty civilization died out is a question that archeologists are now only beginning to ponder. The answer, it turns out, may be linked with the availability of fresh water.
One possible explanation for the downfall of the Khmer Empire has to do with the inhabitant's irrigation system. The temples and palaces of Angkor were constructed around a series of artificial reservoirs and canals which were annually flooded to capacity by the Mekong River. Once filled, they were used to irrigate the surrounding paddies and farmland during the course of the year. Farmers were completely dependent on the water for their crucial rice crop. Without consistent irrigation, the farmers would have been unable to maintain functional crop production.
Scientists speculate that toward the end of the Khmer Empire the hydraulic system of the reservoirs and canals broke down. The construction of hundreds of sandstone temples and palaces required an enormous amount of physical labor. In addition, as the capital of Khmer Empire, Angkor contained upwards of one hundred thousand people who resided in and around Angkor. In order to feed so many people, the local farmers were driven to grow food more quickly and more efficiently. After centuries of continual use, the irrigation system was pushed beyond its capacity. Soil erosion, nutrient depletion, and loss of water led to decrease in the food supply. With the less food available, the people of Angkor slowly began to migrate to other parts of Cambodia, thus leaving the marvelous city of Angkor to be swallowed by the jungle. Therefore, it is speculated that the Khmer Empire may have fallen victim to its own decrepit infrastructure.
Notes;
- to ponder (on/ upon/ over) = suy nghĩ về, cân nhắc về.
- reservoir (danh từ) = hồ chứa nước.
- hydraulic (tính từ) = thuộc về nước.
- nutrient depletion = sự cạn kiệt chất dinh dưỡng.
0Câu 1
What is the passage mainly about?
A. Modem day agricultural procedures in Cambodia.
B.Religious temples of the ancient Khmer Empire,
C. The essential role water plays in farming
D. A possible explanation for the decline of a civilization.
Câu 2
The passage preceding most likely discusses _______.
A. the other six wonders of the world
B.the form of government practiced by the Khmer Empire
C. religious practices of the people of Angkor
D. architecture of ancient Asian civilization
Câu 3
According to the passage, Lake Tonle Sap in Cambodia _______.
A. was unable to supply ftsh for the people of Angkor
B.is one of the Seven Wonders of the World
C. became pill luted due to a population explosion
D. is an enormous body of fresh water in Asia.
Câu 4
The word "seat" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _________
A. of chief
B.battle
C. summit
D. location
Câu 5
The hydraulic system of reservoirs ________
A. helped transport the sandstone for constructing temples
B.became non-functional due to overuse
C. were destroyed by nearby warrior's tribes
D. supplied irrigation from the Indian Ocean
Câu 6
The word "artificial” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______
A. numerous
B.man-made
C. insincere
D. natural
Câu 7
The word "they” in paragraph 2 refers to ______
A. rice paddles
B.farmland
C. reservoirs and canals
D. temples and palaces
Câu 8
It can be inferred from the passage that the Khmer Empire ______.
A. depended upon rice as their main source of food
B.were intentionally starved by the farmers
C. supplemented their diets with meat hunted in the nearby jungles
D. lost their food source due to excess rainfall
Câu 9
All of the following are mentioned as events that can affect food supply EXCEPT ________ .
A. contamination of soil
B.erosion of soil
C. loss of water supply
D. reduction of nutrients
Câu 10
The word “decrepit" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. deteriorated
B.beneficial
C. disorganized
D. incomplete
A.
B.
C.
D.

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Foot racing is a popular activity in the United States. Foot racing is seen not only as a competitive sport but also as a way to exercise, to enjoy the camaraderie of like-minded people, and to donate money to a good cause. Though serious runners may spend months training to compete, other runners and walkers might not train at all. Those not competing to win might run in an effort to beat their own time or simply to enjoy the fun and exercise. People of all ages, from those of less than one year (who may be pushed in strollers) to those in their eighties, enter into this sport. The races arc held on city sưects, on college campuses, through parks, and in suburban areas, and they are commonly 5 to 10 kilometers in length.
The largest foot race in the world is the 12-kilomctcr Bay to Breakers race that is held in San Francisco every spring. This race begins on the east side of the city near San Francisco Bay and ends on the west side at the 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 arc the serious runners who compete to win and who might finish in as little as 34 minutes. Behind them arc 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 Presley, and another group consisted of firefighters who were tied together in a long line and who were carrying a fire hose. 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.
0Câu 1
The main purpose of this passage is to ________
A. describe a popular activity
B.encourage people to exercise
C.

make fun of runners in costume
D. give reasons for the popularity of foot races
Câu 2
The word "activity” in the first paragraph is most similar to which of the following?
A. expectation
B.pilgrimage
C. motion
D. pursuit
Câu 3
The word "camaraderie” in the first paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. views
B.games
C. jokes
D. companionship
Câu 4
The phrase "to a good cause” in the first paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. for a good purpose
B.for an award
C. to protect a wise investment
D. for an award
Câu 5
Which of the following is NOT implied by the author?
A. Foot races appeal to a variety of people.
B.
Running is a good way to strengthen the heart,
C.
Entering a race is a way to give supports to an organization.
D.
Walkers can compete for prizes.
Câu 6
The word "strollers” in the first paragraph refers to______
A. wheelchairs
B.carriages
C.
wagons
D. cribs
Câu 7
In what lines does the author give reasons for why people enter foot races?
A. The largest.... 34 minutes.
B.
People of all ages.... in length.
C. Foot racing.... and exercise
D. Behind them … a fire hose
Câu 8
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?
A.

Some runners were ready to put out a fire.
B.

Some runners were participating in a wedding.
C. Some runners looked like Elvis Presley.
D.
Some runners were serious about winning.
Câu 9
A "bystander" in the second paragraph refers to which of the following?
A. a walker
B.a participant
C. a judge
D. a spectator
Câu 10
Which of the following best describes the organization of this passage?
A. statement and example
B.
chronological order
C. specific to general
D.
cause and result
A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answersheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 10.
CUTTING THE APRON STRINGS
There is substantial evidence that students going off to college have changed over the years. For one thing, studies show that they are emotionally closer to their parents and their parents to them. One thing that means is that they depend on each other more for happiness. It puts a burden on children for parents to use their children as vehicles for their own happiness - although today's young people seem complicit in this arrangement, perhaps because they’ve known no other way even if it creates anxiety in the children. That’s one reason parents like to be involved in their children’s college experiences, and colleges have had to devise novel ways of getting parents off campus when they transport their kids to school.
There’s also evidence that students today seem to be choosing schools with reference to proximity to home. The closer a student is to home, the easier it is to bring the laundry home and to land in your old bed with tea and sympathy when you have the sniffles. And the easier it is for parents to visit you at university whenever the mood strikes. The amount of visiting parents do is far more than in generations past.
But in a real sense, students don’t really leave their parents behind. Their parents go to college right along with them - in their front pockets. That is, the parents are a speed dial away by cellphone. This, of course, significantly reduces independence. A student doesn’t get the chance to solve minor problems on his own - he just calls Mom or Dad. A student has initial problems getting along with a roommate? A roommate doesn't do laundry as often as the other roommate wishes? A student gets a C grade on her first paper? Instead of absorbing the negative information and figuring out how to resolve the problem or how to do better, the call gets made to home, where Mom or Dad solves the problem, often by calling the school administration. This kind of behavior is, sadly, commonplace today and is a mark of the lack of coping skills among students because all the lumps and bumps have been taken out of life for them until now.
In addition to being tethered to parents, incoming freshmen arc now very heavily connected by cellphone to classmates from high school, who are presumably at other colleges. So there isn’t the great impetus to mix and venture forth to meet new people, to get out of one’s comfort /one, to get drawn into new experiences, that has traditionally marked the beginning of freshman year. The laws of physics still apply, and it is difficult to be meeting new people and seeking novel experiences while you are talking to your old pals.
Notes:
- in/ with reference to sth = có liên quan tới.
- proximity (danh tử) = sự gần gũi (về không gian, thời gian,..)
- get/ have the sniffles = bị cảm nhẹ. bị sổ mũi.
- tether (dộng từ) “ buộc, cột.
- impetus (danh từ) = sự thúc dây.
- pal (danh từ) = (từ lóng) bạn.
- depict (dộng từ) = mô tả, miêu tả.
0Câu 1
The provision of mobile phones for children, according to the author,________.
A. increases children's dependence
B.
increases positive control by parents
C. reduces children’s dependence on their parents
D. decreases parental interference
Câu 2
It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that children and their parents ______
A. eternally depend on each other
B.
only temporarily depend on each other
C. emotionally and physically depend on each other
D.

emotionally need each other
Câu 3
Paragraph 1 also shows that children ________.
A. tend to cling to their parents only as a source of finance
B.are not willing to act as a means to their parents' happiness
C. are willing to act as an agent to their parents’ happiness
D. demand a form of payment to go to college
Câu 4
The author remarks that students nowadays tend to _______
A. refuse to go to a college that is far from home
B.choose a foreign institution rather than a domestic one
C. go to college to satisfy their parents’ wish
D. choose an institution that is close to their home
Câu 5
Parents like to be involved in their children’s college experiences because__
A. the school often neglects their children
B.they are afraid of being deprived of happiness
C. they are worried about the school's carelessness
D. they find their children a source of happiness
Câu 6
The word “vehicles” in the first paragraph may be replaced by ______.
A. instruments
B.methods
C. means
D. ways
Câu 7
The phrase “in their front pockets” in paragraph 3 depicts ____ from parents.
A.
an efficient way of control
B.an instant control and care
C. the way mothers carry their babies
D. the way some animals carry their babies
Câu 8
Colleges have had to devise ways of getting parents off campus because ___.
A.
the colleges want to keep parents in the dark about their activities
B. parents tend to get more involved in their children’s schoolwork
C. children want complete freedom from their parents’ control
D. teachers themselves do not want to share information with the parents
Câu 9
By quoting the laws of physics, the author implies that_____.
A. one should build more relationships
B.
one should only care about new relationships
C. one should study physics whenever possible
D.
one should never forget old relationships
Câu 10
“Cutting the Apron Strings”, the title of the passage, can be interpreted as ___
A. standing on your own feet
B.looking for your own devices
C. being financially independent
D. parting with old relationships
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 1 to 10.
The miracle therapy of blood transfusion was invented by an English doctor, James Blundell. In 1818, be performed the first transfusion on a patient said to be incurable. Using a syringe, he successfully injected blood taken from one of his students. In 1829, he saved a woman suffering from a severe hemorrhage. About 1900, Dr. Karl Landsteiner of Vienna found that some people’s blood was not compatible with others’ and that these blood variations could be classified into groups. When portable transfusion apparatus was invented, direct transfusion between persons of the same blood type could be performed on the battlefield. In 1914, the discovery of anticoagulants made possible the storage of blood for future use.
But to save lives, the right blood had to be in the right place at the right lime. The first blood service was established by the British Red Cross in 1921. During World War II, Red Cross blood banks saved countless human lives. Now the Red Cross engages in transfusion work in sixty-eight countries. It recruits donors, collects, stores, and distributes blood, determines blood groups, and prepares blood derivatives.
Notes:
- hemorrhage (danh từ) = sự xuất huyết.
- anticoagulant (danh từ) = thuốc chống đông tụ.
0Câu 1
In the first transfusion, the donor was __________
A. a laboratory animal
B.a Red Cross volunteer
C. a student
D. Dr. James Blundell
Câu 2
The substance used in this transfusion was _________
A. an anticoagulant
B.blood serum
C. whole blood
D. blood plasma
Câu 3
Blood could not be stored for emergency use until __________
A. 1914
B.1900
C. 1921
D. 1818
Câu 4
The word "compatible" used in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______
A. possible a
B.well-prepared
C. well-matched
D. comparable
Câu 5
Portable transfusion apparatus was invented by _________.
A. Dr. Karl Landsteiner
B.a person not identified in the article
C. the Red Cross
D. Dr. James Blundell
Câu 6
This invention made it possible to______ .
A. save lives right on die battlefield
B.prepare for blood derivatives
C. give any type of blood to any person
D. store blood for emergencies
Câu 7
Blood must be classified into groups because _______.
A. the donor's age makes a difference
B.some people have blue blood
C. some types will not mix
D. disease attacks certain groups
Câu 8
The first Red Cross blood bank was established in _________.
A. 1921
B.1900
C. 1914
D. 1829
Câu 9
The Red Cross’s role in transfusion service is _______.
A. recruiting of volunteers
B.all of the above
C. storage and distribution
D. laboratory testing
Câu 10
The word “It” in the last sentence refers to ________.
A. blood service
B.the Red Cross
C. The British Red Cross
D. a Wood bank
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 1 to 10.
Alzheimer's disease impairs a person’s ability to recall memories, both distant and as recent as a few hours before. Although there is not yet a cure for the illness, there may be hope for a cure with a protein called nerve growth factor. The protein is produced by nerve cells in the same region of the brain where Alzheimer’s occurs. Based on this relationship, scientists from the University of Lund in Sweden and the University of California at San Diego designed an experiment to test whether doses of nerve growth factor could reverse the effects of memory loss caused by Alzheimer’s. Using a group of rats with impaired memory, the scientists gave half of the rats doses of nerve growth factor while giving the other half a blood protein as a placebo, thus creating a control group. At the end of the four-week test, the rats given the nerve growth factor performed equally to rats with normal memory abilities. While the experiments do not show that nerve growth factor can stop the general process of deterioration caused by Alzheimer’s, they do show potential as a means to slowing the process significantly.
0Câu 1
With what topic is this passage mainly concerned?
A. The use of rats as experimental subjects.
B.
D. Nerve growth factor as a cure for Alzheimer’s.
C.
Impaired memory of patients.
D. Cures for Alzheimer’s disease.
Câu 2
The word "impairs” in line 1 is most similar to which of the following?
A. destroys
B.
diminishes
C. affects
D. enhances
Câu 3
According to the passage, where is nerve growth factor produced in the body?
A. In nerve cells in the brain.
B.In the pituitary gland.
C.
In the blood proteins.
D. In nerve cells in the spinal column.
Câu 4
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word ‘"region”?
A. plain
B.expanse
C.
orbit
D. vicinity
Câu 5
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “doses’”?
A. stipends
B.measures
C. pieces
D.
injections
Câu 6
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. More work needs to be done to understand the effects of nerve growth factor
B.Though unsuccessful, the experiments did show some benefits derived from nerve growth factor.
C. Alzheimer's disease is deadly.
D. The experiments did not show any significant benefits from nerve growth factor.
Câu 7
The passage most closely resembles which of the following patterns of organization?
A. chronological order
B.alphabetical order
C. cause - effect
D. statement and illustration
Câu 8
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "deterioration"?
A. depression
B.disconnection
C. deduction
D. decline
Câu 9
Which of the following could best replace the word “significantly”?
A. considerably
B.knowingly
C. tirelessly
D. suggestively
Câu 10
The relationship between nerve growth factor and a protein is similar to the relationship between Alzheimer's and
A. a cancer
B.a cure
C. a disease
D. forgetfulness
A.
B.
C.
D.