Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.

DOLPHINS

Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been (26) _______ since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins (27) _______ they are ill, care for pregnant mothers, and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much more probable that they communicate with (28) _______ other without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly, the most common argument in (29) _______ of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory. (30)_______, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them. (Adapted from https://www.grammarbank.com/)

Câu 34:

Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been (26) _______ since Roman times.

A. general

B. common

C. typical

D. unique

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Câu 35:

They look after other dolphins (27) _______ they are ill, care for pregnant mothers, and protect the weakest in the community, as we do.

A. which

B. that

C. where

D. when

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Câu 36:

Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much more probable that they communicate with (28) _______ other without needing words.

A. many

B. little

C. each

D. a few

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Câu 37:

Certainly, the most common argument in (29) _______ of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory.

A. favor

B. advance

C. need

D. order

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Câu 38:

30)_______, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them.

A. Therefore

B. On the contrary

C. Additionally

D. So

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Đoạn văn 1

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 39 to 43.

The adorable clone, named Elizabeth Ann, is a species of black-footed ferret, one of the most endangered mammals in North America, according to the World Wildlife Fund for Nature. Born on Dec. 10, 2020, Elizabeth Ann was created using cells from “Willa,” a wild black-footed ferret who died and had her cells cryopreserved in 1988, according to a statement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), which was involved in the cloning. The feat marks the first time an endangered species in the U.S. has been cloned, the statement said. “It was a commitment to seeing this species survive that has led to the successful birth of Elizabeth Ann,” Ryan Phelan, executive director of Revive & Restore, a conservation organization that was involved with the cloning, said in the statement. “To see her now thriving ushers in a new era for her species and for conservation-dependent species everywhere.” Black-footed ferrets were once thought to be extinct, but scientists found a small population in 1981, which allowed conservationists to start captive breeding programs for the species. About 250 to 350 of the ferrets live in captivity, and 300 more live in reintroduction sites in the wild, according to Revive & Restore. But the limited genetic diversity of the species has challenged its recovery, making the creatures prone to health disorders and certain infections, the Times reported. Since Willa was not one of the “seven founders” of the population, her genes - which are now possessed by Elizabeth Ann - could bring much-needed variation to the population's genetics. Several other endangered animals have been cloned in other parts of the world, including gaur, or wild cattle, in 2001, bucardo, or wild goats, in 2009, and wild coyotes in 2012, according to Scientific American. (Source: https://www.livescience.com/)

Câu 39:

Which could be the best title of the passage?

A. First cloned endangered species in the US.

B. New technology to save the biodiversity.

C. The use of biotechnology in conservation.

D. The first step towards human cloning.

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Câu 40:

The word “ushers in” in paragraph 2 mostly means _______.

A. escorts

B. guides

C. signals

D. causes

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Câu 41:

The word “her” in paragraph 1 refers to _______.

A. Willa

B. Elizabeth Ann

C. black-footed ferret

D. clone

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Câu 42:

According to the passage, Elizabeth Ann _______.

A. will serve as a key to the mystery of black-footed ferret’s genetics.

B. will be the only clone due to the controversial nature of the practice.

C. will be recorded in the history of biology as a technological miracle.

D. will help bring genetic diversity to the black-footed ferret population

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Câu 43:

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

A. Researchers have successfully cloned a highly endangered ferret species.

B. Before cloning, black-footed ferrets were a story of conservation failure.

C. Elizabeth Ann was cloned using cells frozen more than three decades ago.

D. Genetic similarity makes today's ferrets potentially susceptible to diseases.

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Đoạn văn 2

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

Once your child is born, they start learning motor skills, language skills, cognitive skills, and emotional skills. Regarding motor skills, it is largely the family’s responsibility for teaching these skills. Even if your child is in daycare, the work that parents put in at home to teach these skills is much more effective than in the few hours your child is under someone else's care. Your child will learn how to sit up, walk, run, climb, hold a spoon and so on. These seem quite natural to us as adults, but they are skills that have to be fine-tuned at a very young age, and they also reinforce your child’s independence which is essential for their development. Language skills are another essential component of the role of family in child development. If you do not speak to your child and teach them your language, they will never learn. One infamous example of this occurring is with Genie, a child who was locked in a dark room with extremely little human contact until she was rescued at age 13. She was never able to develop language fluency because it was never taught to her. So, teaching your children language skills from a young age is also essential to child development. Another skill that is very important for child development is emotion. Emotional skills are important throughout your child's entire life as they teach them when to have sympathy and compassion for others as well as teach them how to deal with the highs and lows that come with life. If your child does not have proper emotional skills, they will not be able to deal with bad outcomes. If they lack emotional skills, it could lead to destructive choices when they are older. To help develop your child's emotional skills, teaching them to smile and wave when they are babies is a good place to start. When they get a bit older, teaching them to share is very important. In a family, because there are multiple people, the family can be very helpful in developing a child's skills with the multiple perspectives. To bring this more to foundational building blocks, while your child is very young, something very helpful for family members to do is to teach children basic emotions. When a child is feeling a certain way, naming emotions and describing them are important ways for your child to understand how they are feeling. Once this foundation is set, children can learn how to respond to their feelings and move forward. (Adapted from https://www.all4kids.org/)

Câu 44: