The body language people use often communicates more about their feelings than the words they are saying. We use body movements, hand gestures, facial expressions, and changes in our voice to communicate with each other. Although some body language is universal, many gestures are culturally specific and may mean different things in different countries. If you want to give someone the nod in Bulgaria, you have to nod your head to say no and shake it to say yes - the exact opposite of what we do! In Belgium, pointing with your index finger or snapping your fingers at someone is very rude. In France, you shouldn't rest your feet on tables or chairs. Speaking to someone with your hands in your pockets will only make matters worse. In the Middle East, you should never show the soles of your feet or shoes to others as it will be seen as a grave insult. When eating, only use your right hand because they use their left hands when going to the bathroom. In Bangladesh, the 'thumbs-up' is a rude sign. In Myanmar, people greet each other by clapping, and in India, whistling in public is considered rude. In Japan, you should not blow your nose in public, but you can burp at the end of a meal to show that you have enjoyed it. The 'OK' sign (thumb and index finger forming a circle) means 'everything is good' in the West, but in China it means nothing or zero. In Japan, it means money, and in the Middle East, it is a rude gesture.

Câu 34:

What would be the best title of the passage?

A. Body language and cultural differences.

B. Culture in different countries

C. What should be noticed when you visit Middle East

D. Signals in different culture.

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Câu 35:

Different countries are all mentioned in the passage EXCEPT ________ .

A. China

B. Japan

C. France

D. Ganada

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Câu 36:

The word "others" in paragraph 3 refers to ________.

A. other people

B.other shoes

C.other soles

D.other feet

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Câu 37:

It is mentioned in the passage that many gestures ________.

A. may mean different things in different countries

B. are not used to communicate our feelings

C. can be used to greet each other in public

D. are used in greeting among men and women

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Câu 38:

What can best replace the word "universal" in the first paragraph?

A. global

B. national

C. local

D. extensive

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Đoạn văn 2

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.

Until fairly recently, explaining the presence of human beings in Australia was not such a problem. At the beginning of the twentieth century, it was thought that Aborigines had been on the continent for no more than 400 years. As recently as the 1960s, the time-frame was estimated to be perhaps 8,000 years. Then in 1969 a geologist from the Australian National University in Canberra was poking around on the shores of a long-dried lake bed called Mungo in a dry and lonely corner of New South Wales when something caught his eye. It was the skeleton of a woman sticking out slightly from a sandbank. The bones were collected and sent off for carbon dating. When the report came back, it showed that the woman had died 23,000 years ago. Since then, other finds have pushed the date back further. Today the evidence points to an arrival date of at least 45,000 years ago but probably more like 60,000. The first occupants of Australia could not have walked there because at no point in human times has Australia not been an island. They could not have arisen independently because Australia has no apelike creatures from which humans could have descended. The first arrivals could only have come by sea, presumably from Timor or the Indonesian archipelago, and here is where the problems arise. In order to put Homo sapiens in Australia you must accept that at a point in time so remote that it precedes the known rise of behaviourally modern humans, there lived in southern Asia a people so advanced that they were finishing inshore waters from boats of some sort. Never mind that they the archaeological record shows no one else on earth doing this for another 30,000 years. Next, we have to explain what led them to cross at least sixty miles of open sea to reach a land they could hardly have known was there. The scenario that is usually described is of a simple fishing craft probably little more than a floating platform - accidentally carried out to sea probably in one of the sudden storms that are characteristic of this area. This craft then drifted helplessly for some days before washing up on a beach in northern Australia. So far, so good. The question that naturally arises - but is seldom asked - is how you get a new population out of this. If it's a lone fisherman who is carried off to Australia, then clearly he must find his way back to his homeland to report his discovery and persuade enough people to come with him to start a colony. This suggests, of course, the possession of considerable sailing skills. By any measure this is a staggeringly momentous achievement. And how much notice is paid to it? Well, ask yourself the last time when you read anything about it. When was the last time in any context concerning human movements and the rise of civilisations that you saw even a passing mention of the role of aborigines? They are the planet's invisible people. A big part of the problem is that for most of us it is nearly impossible to grasp what an extraordinary span of time we are considering here. Assume for the sake of argument that the Aborigines arrived 60,000 years ago (that is the figure used by Roger Lewin of Havard in Principles of Evolution, a standard text). On that scale, the total period of European occupation of Australia represents about 0.3 percent of the total. In other words, for the first 99.7 per cent of its inhabited history, the Aborigines had Australia to themselves. They have been there an unimaginably long time. (From: First Practice Tests Extra)

Câu 39:

What did the discovery of the skeleton show?

A. Aborigines used to live in very remote parts of Australia.

B. The area called Mungo, now dry, was once a lake.

C. Aborigines have been in Australia for longer than previously thought.

D. The Aborigine population was larger than originally thought.

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Câu 40:

Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the text?

A. Australia has always been an island since people existed.

B. Australian apes became extinct before human times.

C. Aborigines probably originated in Timor or Indonesia.

D. Aborigines must have arrived in Australia by sea.

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Câu 41:

Why is it so surprising that Homo sapiens got to Australia?

A. It required skills that people generally developed very much later

B. People in that area were less advanced than other peoples at this time.

C. Only much smaller boats have been found elsewhere from this period.

D. Aborigines are not particularly known for their sailing skills.

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Câu 42:

What usually provides the explanation for the Aborigines arrival in Australia?

A. their curiosity

B. bad weather

C. a desire for better fishing

D. hunger for land

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Câu 43:

Which word could replace "staggeringly" without changing the meaning?

A. extraordinarily

B. shockingly

C. wonderfully

D. desperately

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Câu 44:

What does the writer seem most surprised by at the end of this extract?

A. the way that Aborigines managed to establish themselves in Australia

B. how badly European settlers treated Australian Aborigines

C. how long Australian Aborigines have lived on the continent

D. the fact that so little attention is paid to this aspect of human history

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Câu 45:

What are the main points the writer is making in the last paragraph?

A. The Europeans had no rights to take over Aborigine land in Australia

B. No one can be exactly certain as to when the Aborigines first arrived in Australia

C. The Aborigines have inhabited Australia for much longer than the Europeans have Europe.

D. The Aborigines were the only people in Australia for most of the time since it was settled.

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Đoạn văn 3

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Cartoon films have very few limits. If you can draw something, you can (46) ________ it move on the cinema screen. The use of new ideas and advanced computer programs means that cartoons are becoming exciting again for people of all ages. By the end of the 1970s, the cinema world had decided that cartoons were only for children. But soon afterward one or two directors had some original new ideas. They proved that it was possible to make films in (47) ________ both adults and children could share the fun. (48) ________ , not every cartoon film was (49)________ . The Black Cauldron, for example, failed, mainly because it was too frightening for children and too childish for adults. Directors learnt from this (50) ________ , and the film companies began to make large amounts of money again.

Câu 46: