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.
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 speaker’s tone can consciously or unconsciously reflect intuitive sympathy, 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 context, 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 or mask of the person, for example, a shy person hiding behind an overconfident front. How a speaker perceives the listener’s receptiveness, interest, or sympathy in any given conversation can drastically alter the tone of presentation, by encouraging or discouraging the speaker. Emotional health is evidenced in the voice by free and melodic sounds of the happy, by constricted and harsh sound of the angry, and by dull and lethargic qualities of the depressed.
Notes:
- belie (động từ) = gây một ấn tượng sai lầm, làm cho nhầm.
- intuitive (tính từ) = thuộc về trực giác.
- fatigue (danh từ) = sự mệt mỏi.
- discernible (tính từ) = có thề nhận thức rõ có thề thấy rõ.
- acute (tính từ) = sắc sào, nhạy bén.
- empathy (danh từ) = (tâm lí học) sự thấu cảm.
- pretentious (tính từ) = tự phụ, kiêu căng.
- aggressive (tính từ) = hay gây hấn, hung hăng.
- exuberant (tính từ) = cởi mở, hồ hởi.
- harsh (tính từ) = gay gát, cay nghiệt.
- perception (danh từ) = sự nhận thức.
0Câu 31
The passage mainly discusses _______
A. the function of the voice in performance
B. the connection between the voice and personality
C. the production of speech
D. communication styles
Câu 32
By stating: “At interpersonal levels, the tone may reflect ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen... " the author means that_____ .
A. a high tone of voice reflects an emotional communication
B.the tone of voice can carry information beyond the meaning of words
C. feelings are expressed with different words than ideas are
D. feelings are more difficult to express than ideas
Câu 33
The word “here” in paragraph 1 refers to___ .
A. ideas and feelings
B.the tone
C. words chosen
D. interpersonal interactions
Câu 34
The word “derived” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to__ .
A. obtained
B.registered
C. prepared
D. discussed
Câu 35
The author mentions “artistic, political or pedagogic communication ” ____.
A. as examples of public performance
B. to introduce the idea of self-image
C. to contrast them to singing
D. as examples of basic styles of communication
Câu 36
According to the passage, a person’s exuberant tone of voice may indicate his/ her
A. personality
B.general physical health
C. ability to communicate
D. vocal quality
Câu 37
According to the passage, an overconfident front may hide__ .
A. shyness
B.hostility
C. strength
D. friendliness
Câu 38
The word “evidenced” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to__ .
A. indicated
B.questioned
C. exaggerated
D. repeated
Câu 39
According to the passage, a constricted and harsh voice may indicate__ .
A. depression
B.boredom
C. anger
D. exhaustion
Câu 40
According to the passage, during their presentation, speakers may change their tone of presentation as a result of their perception of
A. time allowance
B.listeners’ interest
C. the location of the presentation
D. their relationship with the listeners
A.
B.
C.
D.

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Long before they can actually speak, babies pay special attention to the speech they hear around them. Within the first month of their lives, babies’ responses to the sound of the human voice will be different from their responses to other sorts of auditory stimuli. They will stop crying when they hear a person talking, but not if they hear a bell or the sound of a rattle. At first, the sounds that an infant notices might be only those words that receive the heaviest emphasis and that often occur at the end of utterances. By the time they are six or seven weeks old, babies can detect the difference between syllables pronounced with rising and falling inflections. Very soon, these differences in adult stress and intonation can influence babies’ emotional states and behavior. Long before they develop actual language comprehension, babies can sense when an adult is playful or angry, attempting to initiate or terminate new behavior, and so on, merely on the basis of cues such as the rate, the volume, and melody of adult speech.
Adults make it as easy as they can for babies to pick up a language by exaggerating such cues. One researcher observed babies and their mothers in six diverse cultures and found that, in all six languages, the mothers used simplified syntax, short utterances and nonsense sounds, and transformed certain sounds into baby talk. Other investigators have noted that when mothers talk to babies who are only a few months old, they exaggerate the pitch, loudness, and intensity of their words. They also exaggerate their facial expressions, hold vowels longer, and emphasize certain words.
More significant for language development than their response to general intonation is observation that tiny babies can make relatively fine distinction between speech sounds. In other words, babies enter the world with the ability to make precisely those perceptual discriminations that are necessary if they are to acquire aural language.
Babies obviously derive pleasure from sound input, too; even as young as nine months old they will listen to songs or stories, although the words themselves are beyond their understanding. For babies, language is a sensory-motor delight rather than the route to convey meaning that it often is for adults.
Notes:
- rattle (danh từ) = cái lúc lắc (đồ chơi trẻ con).
- utterance (danh từ) = lời nói ra, lời phát biểu.
- inflection (danh từ) = (âm nhạc) sự chuyển điệu.
- syntax (danh từ) = (ngồn ngữ học) cú pháp.
- pitch (danh từ) = độ cao thấp (giọng nói, âm thanh...).
- note (động từ) = chú ý, lưu ý, nhận thấy.
0Câu 21
The passage mainly discusses _____
A. the response of babies to sounds other than the human voice
B.how babies differentiate between the sound of the human voice and other sounds
C. the differences between a baby’s and an adult’s ability to comprehend language
D. how babies perceive and respond to the human voice in their earliest stages of language development
Câu 22
The author mentions a bell and a rattle in paragraph 1 in order to ____
A. give examples of sounds that will cause a baby to cry
B.give examples of typical toys that babies do not like
C. explain how babies distinguish between nonhuman sounds
D. contrast the reactions of babies to human and nonhuman sounds
Câu 23
The author mentions syllables pronounced with rising and falling inflection in order to ____ .
A. demonstrate how difficult it is for babies to interpret emotions
B.illustrate that a six-week-old baby can already distinguish some language differences
C. provide an example of ways adults speak to babies
D. give a reason for babies’ difficulty in distinguishing one adult from another
Câu 24
The word “noted” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. observed
B.disagreed
C. theorized
D. requested
Câu 25
The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to_______ .
A. mothers
B.words
C. babies
D. investigation
Câu 26
All of the following are mentioned as ways adults use to modify their speech when talking to babies EXCEPT_______.
A. using meaningless sounds
B.speaking more loudly than normal
C. speaking with shorter sentences
D. giving all words equal emphasis
Câu 27
It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that _____ .
A. the mothers observed by the researchers were consciously teaching their babies to speak
B.mothers from different cultures speak to their babies in similar ways
C. babies who are exposed to more than one language can speak earlier than babies exposed to a single language
D. babies ignores facial expressions in comprehending aural language
Câu 28
The point the author makes to illustrate that babies are born with the ability to acquire languages is that____ .
A. babies notice even minor differences between speech sounds
B.babies exaggerate their own sounds and expressions
C. babies begin to understand words in songs
D. babies are more sensitive to sounds than adults are
Câu 29
According to the author, babies listen to songs and stories even though they cannot understand them because____.
A. they understand the rhythm
B.they enjoy the sound
C. they focus on the meaning of their parents’ words
D. they can remember them easily
Câu 30
All of the following are true about young babies EXCEPT that they____.
A. use language the way adults do
B.consider language as a source of joy
C. find pleasure from what they hear
D. enjoy listening to music without understanding it
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.
Television has transformed politics by changing the way in which information is disseminated, by altering political campaigns, and by changing citizen’s patterns of response to politics. By giving citizens independent access to the candidates, television diminished the role of the political party in the selection of the major party candidates. By centering politics on the person of the candidate, television accelerated the citizen’s focus on character rather than issues.
Television has altered the forms of political communication as well. The messages on which most of us rely are briefer than they once were. The stump speech, a political speech given by traveling politicians and lasting 3/2 to 2 hours, which characterized nineteenth century political discourse, has given way to the 30-second advertisement and the ten-second “sound bite” in broadcast news. Increasingly, the audience for speeches is not that standing in front of the politician but rather the viewing audience who will hear and see a snippet of the speech on the news.
In these abbreviated forms, much of what constituted the traditional political discourse of earlier ages has been lost. In 15 or 30 seconds, a speaker cannot establish the historical context that shaped the issue in question, cannot detail the probable causes of the problem, and cannot examine alternative proposals to argue that one is preferable to others. In snippets, politicians assert but do not argue.
Because television is an intimate medium, speaking through it require a changed political style that was more conversational, personal, and visual than that of the old style stump speech. Reliance on television means that increasingly our political world contains memorable pictures rather than memorable words. Schools teach us to analyze words and print. However, in a world in which politics is increasingly visual, informed citizenship requires a new set of skills.
Recognizing the power of television’s pictures, politicians craft staged events, called pseudo-event, designed to attract media coverage. Much of the political activity we see on television news has been crafted by politicians, their speechwriters, and their public relation advisers for televised consumption. Sound bites in news and answers to questions in debates increasingly sound like advertisements.
Notes:
- disseminate (động từ) = truyền bá, phồ biến.
- discourse (danh từ) = bài diễn văn.
- snippet (danh từ) = mẩu (tin...), đoạn trích ngắn.
- assert (động từ) = xác nhận, khẳng định;
- argue (động tứ) = tranh luận.
- intimate (tính từ) = thân mật; intimate medium = phương tiện truyền thông thân thiết.
- to be on the stump = (về chính trị) đang đi diễn thuyết; stump speech = bài diễn văn cồ động chính trị.
- craft (dộng từ) = làm cái gì thật tỉ mỉ, trau chuốt.
0Câu 11
The main point of the passage is that _______
A. politics in the United States has become significantly changed by controversial since the introduction of television
B.citizens in the United States are now more informed about political issues because of television coverage
C. citizens in the United States prefer to see politicians on television instead of in person
D. politics in the United States has been significantly changed by television
Câu 12
It can be inferred from the passage that in the past the introduction of television political parties_____
A. attracted more members
B.received more money
C. had more influence over the selection of political candidates
D. spent more money to promote their political candidates
Câu 13
The author mentions the “stump speech” in paragraph 2 as an example of ___
A. political presentation typical of the 19th century
B.a style of speech common to televised political events
C. an interactive discussion between two politicians
D. an event created by politicians to attract media attention
Câu 14
The phrase “given way to” in paragraph 2 can be best replaced by .
A. modified
B.imitated
C. been replaced by
D. added interest to
Câu 15
The word “that” in paragraph 2 refers to_____
A. audience
B.politician
C. advertisement
D. broadcast news
Câu 16
According to the passage, traditional political discourse was more successful than televised speeches because it_____
A. allows news coverage of political candidates
B.places political issues within a historical context
C. provides detailed information about a candidate’s private behavior
D. makes politics seem more intimate to citizens
Câu 17
By saying that “politicians assert but do not argue ", the author means that politicians_____ .
A. make claims without providing reasons for the claims
B. take stronger positions on issues than in the past
C. dislike having to explain their own positions on issues to citizens
D. enjoy explaining the issue to broadcasters
Câu 18
It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that_____
A. citizens tend to favor a politician who analyzes the issue over one who does not
B.politicians who are considered very attractive are favored by citizens over politicians who are less attractive
C. citizens will need to learn how to evaluate visual political images in order to become better informed
D. politicians will need to learn to become more personal when meeting citizens
Câu 19
According to paragraph 5, staged political events are created so that politicians can_____ .
A. create more time to discuss political issues
B.spend more time talking to citizens in person
C. engage in debates with their opponents
D. obtain more television coverage for themselves
Câu 20
The passage supports the statement that_____.
A. politicians today tends to be more familiar with the views of citizens than in the past .
B. political speeches today focus more on details about issues than in the past
C. political presentations today are more like advertisements than in the past
D. citizens today are less informed about a politician’s character than in the past
A.
B.
C.
D.

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Simply being bilingual doesn’t qualify someone to interpret. Interpreting is not only a mechanical process of converting one sentence in language A into the same sentence in language B. Rather, it’s a complex art in which thoughts and idioms that have no obvious counterparts from tongue to tongue - or words that have several meanings must be quickly transformed in such a way that the message is clearly and accurately expressed to the listener.
At one international conference, an American speaker said, “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear”, which means nothing to the Spanish audience. The interpretation was, “A monkey in a silk dress is still a monkey” - an idiom the Spanish understood and that expressed the same idea.
There, are two kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and consecutive. The former, sitting in a separated booth, usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to listeners wearing headphones, interpreting what a foreign language speaker says - actually a sentence behind. Consecutive interpreters are the ones most international negotiations use. They are employed for smaller meetings without sound booths and headphones. Consecutive interpretation also requires two-person teams. A foreign speaker says his piece while the interpreter, using a special shorthand, takes notes and during a pause, tells the client what was said.
Notes: to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear (thành ngữ) = ít bột vẫn gột nên hồ.
0Câu 1
What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To point out the importance of an interpreter
B.To explain the scope of interpreting.
C. To state the qualifications of an interpreter
D. To differentiate between simultaneous and consecutive interpreters.
Câu 2
What is a difference mentioned between a simultaneous interpreter and a consecutive interpreter?
A. The type of dictionary they use.
B. Their proficiency in the language.
C. The size of group with whom they work
D. The money they are paid.
Câu 3
A precondition of being a translator is_____.
A. being bilingual
B.working well with people
C. being a linguist
D. being able to use high-tech equipment
Câu 4
What would a simultaneous interpreter be most in need of?
A. Headphones and a booth.
B.Shorthand skills and a notepad.
C. Advanced technical style in writing.
D. A dictionary or phrase book
Câu 5
The word “converting” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. changing
B.understanding
C. reading
D. concluding
Câu 6
The author implies that most people have the opinion that the skill of interpreting is______.
A. highly valued and admired
B.simpler than it really is
C. very complex and demanding
D. based on principles of business
Câu 7
The word “rather” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. on the contrary
B.in general
C. in brief
D. as a result
Câu 8
Which of the following would a consecutive interpreter be used for?
A. A business transaction between two foreign speakers.
B. A transaction of a foreign book.
C. A large meeting of many nations.
D. An interpretation of a major literary work.
Câu 9
The phrase “the former” refers to_______
A. consecutive interpreters
B.the conference
C. simultaneous interpreters
D. the booth
Câu 10
The example “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear” is used to___
A. stress the importance of word for word translation
B. point out the difference in attributes of animals in English arid Spanish
C. emphasize the need for translation of the meaning of what is said
D. show the differences in language A and language B
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.
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.

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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.

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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.

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 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.