The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have suggested that human tears are (56) _____ of an aquatic past – but this does not seem very likely. We cry from the moment we enter this world, for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to persuade their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they (57) _____, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it.

The idea that having a good cry do you (58) _____ is a very old one and now it has scientific validity since recent research into tears has shown that they (59) _____ a natural painkiller called enkaphalin. By fighting sorrow and pain this chemical helps you feel better. Weeping can increase the quantities of enkaphalin you (60) _____.

Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (61) _____ activity. Because some people still regard it as a (62) _____ of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they cry. This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically.

Tears of emotion also help the body (63) _____ itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying comforts, calms and can be very enjoyable – (64) _____ the popularity of highly emotional films which are commonly (65) _____ “weepies”. It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together.

Câu 68

Some scientists have suggested that human tears are (56) _____ of an aquatic past – but this does not seem very likely.

A. witness

B. evidence

C. result

D. display

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Câu 69

As they (57) _____, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it.

A. evolve

B. change

C. develop

D. alter

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Câu 70

The idea that having a good cry do you (58) _____ is a very old one

A. better

B. fine

C. good

D. well

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Câu 71

and now it has scientific validity since recent research into tears has shown that they (59) _____ a natural painkiller called enkaphalin.

A. contain

B. retain

C. hold

D. keep

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Câu 72

Weeping can increase the quantities of enkaphalin you (60) _____.

A. construct

B. achieve

C. provide

D. produce

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Câu 73

Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (61) _____ activity.

A. curing

B. treating

C. healing

D. improving

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Câu 74

Because some people still regard it as a (62) _____ of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they cry.

A. hint

B. symbol

C. feature

D. sign

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Câu 75

Tears of emotion also help the body (63) _____ itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants.

A. release

B. rid

C. loosen

D. expel

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Câu 76

Crying comforts, calms and can be very enjoyable – (64) _____ the popularity of highly emotional films

A. consider

B. remark

C. distinguish

D. regard

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Câu 77

which are commonly (65) _____ “weepies”. It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together.

A. named

B. entitled

C. subtitled

D. called

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Part 2. Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)

Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question

By the mid-nineteenth century, the term "icebox" had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of ordinary citizens in the United States. The ice trade grew with the growth of cities. Ice was used in hotels, taverns, and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh meat, fresh fish, and butter. After the Civil War(1861-1865), as ice was used to refrigerate freight cars, it also came into household use. Even before 1880, half the ice sold in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and one-third of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own use. This had become possible because a new household convenience, the icebox, a precursor of the modern refrigerator, had been invented. Making an efficient ice box was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, the knowledge of the physics of heat, which was essential to a science of refrigeration, was rudimentary. The commonsense notion that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of the ice that performed the cooling. Nevertheless, early efforts to economize ice included wrapping the ice in blankets, which kept the ice from doing its job. Not until near the end of the nineteenth century did inventors achieve the delicate balance of insulation and circulation needed for an efficient icebox.

But as early as 1803, an ingenious Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been on the right track. He owned a farm about twenty miles outside the city of Washington, forwhich the village of Georgetown was the market center. When he used an icebox of his own design to transport his butter to market, he found that customers would pass up the rapidly melting stuff in the tubs of his competitors to pay a premium price for his butter, still fresh and hard in neat, one-pound bricks. One advantage of his icebox, Moore explained, was that farmers would no longer have to travel to market at night in order to keep their produce cool.

Câu 78

What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The influence of ice on the diet

B. The development of refrigeration

C. The transportation of goods to market

D. Sources of ice in the 19th century

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Câu 79

The phrase "forward-looking" in line 3 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. progressive

B. popular

C. thrifty

D. well-established

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Câu 80

According to the passage, when did the word "icebox" become part of the language of the United States?

A. In 1803

B. Sometime before 1850

C. During the Civil War

D. Near the end of the nineteenth century

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Câu 81

The author mentions fish in line 5 because ________.

A. many fish dealers also sold ice

B. fish was shipped in refrigerated freight cars

C. fish dealers were among the early commercial users of ice

D. fish was not part of the ordinary person's diet before the invention of the icebox

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Câu 82

The word "it" in line 5 refers to ________.

A. fresh meat

B. the Civil War

C. ice

D. a refrigerator

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Câu 83

According to the passage, which of the following was an obstacle to the development of the icebox?

A. Competition among the owners of refrigerated freight cars

B. The lack of a network for the distribution of ice

C. The use of insufficient insulation

D. Inadequate understanding of physics

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Câu 84

The word "rudimentary" in line 10 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. growing

B. undeveloped

C. necessary

D. uninteresting

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Câu 85

According to the information in the second paragraph, an ideal icebox would ________.

A. completely prevent ice from melting

B. stop air from circulating

C. allow ice to melt slowly

D. use blankets to conserve ice

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Câu 86

The author describes Thomas Moore as having been "on the right track" to indicate that ________.

A. the road to the market passed close to Moore's farm

B. Moore was an honest merchant

C. Moore was a prosperous farmer

D. Moore's design was fairly successful

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Câu 87

According to the passage, Moore's icebox allowed him to ________.

A. charge more for his butter

B. travel to market at night

C. manufacture butter more quickly

D. produce ice all year round

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Part 3: Questions 76 – 85 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)

Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap.

THE BIRTH OF THE T-SHIRT

The T-shirt, or at least the T-shirt as we know it, was born in the theatre. When Tennessee William's play A Streetcar Named Oesire opened in New York in December 1947, a young actor (76) _{…………………}Marlon Brando went (77) _{…………………}stage wearing a (78) _{…………………}of blue jeans and a bright, white, capped-sleeve T-shirt. It was the first time the T-shirt had (79) _{…………………}seen publicly as anything except an item of underwear and it set a fashion trend (80) _{…………………}was to last through until the end of the century. The idea for the T-shirt came from Brando himself. He had worn one at rehearsals for the play. The director was (81) so impressed by the look that was created that he asked Brando to wear the shirt in the play itself. Brando may have seen the shirt being advertised (82) _{…………………}the American company Sears Roebuck. They had decided to market the shirt as a fashionable garment in its own right, rather (83) _{…………………}just something to be worn (84) _{…………………}warmth beneath a denim workshirt (85) _{…………………}an army uniform. It was Brando. However, who popularized it, especially with the release of the film version of Streetcar in 1951. A short leather jacket completed the look that was to be adopted by teenage rebels in many countries for decades afterwards.