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SECTION III: READING

Part 1. Questions 61 to 70

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

      The computer is undoubtedly one of the most (61) _________ and important  inventions   of the twentieth century. Boring or time-consuming jobs which, in the past, would have been (62) _________by hundreds of workers can now be done by one small computer. However, the (63) _________of the computer has not been entirely problem-free. Many people feel that we are already too (64) _________on computers. They think that computers themselves are (65) _________too powerful, and that people are no longer in control of them. One of the problems with a computer is that, like any other machines, it can   (66) _________. If a computer is (67) _________, the information it is storing can be lost. If a computer program has a(n)  (68) _________in it, the computer’s calculation can be seriously (69)  _________. A faulty program in a hospital or police computer could (70) _________terrible mistakes.

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Part 2. Questions 66 – 75

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

      Basic to any understanding of Canada in the 20 years after the Second World War is the country's impressive population growth. For every three Canadians in 1945, there were over five in 1966. In September 1966 Canada's population passed the 20 million mark. Most of this surging growth came from natural increase. The depression of the 1930's and the war had held back marriages, and the catching-up process began after 1945. The baby boom continued through the decade of the1950's, producing a population increase of nearly fifteen percent in the five years from 1951 to 1956. This rate of increase had been exceeded only once before in Canada's history, in the decade before 1911 when the prairies were being settled. Undoubtedly, the good economic conditions of the 1950's supported a growth in the population, but the expansion also derived from a trend toward earlier marriages and an increase in the average size of families. In 1957 the Canadian birth rate stood at 28 per thousand, one of the highest in the world.

      After the peak year of 1957, the birth rate in Canada began to decline. It continued falling until in 1966 it stood at the lowest level in 25 years. Partly this decline reflected the low level of births during the depression and the war, but it was also caused by changes in Canadian society. Young people were staying at school longer; more women were working; young married couples were buying automobiles or houses before starting families; rising living standards were cutting down the size of families. It appeared that Canada was once more falling in step with the trend toward smaller families that had occurred all through the Western world since the time of the Industrial Revolution.

      Although the growth in Canada's population had slowed down by 1966 (the increase in the first half of the 1960's was only nine percent), another large population wave was coming over the horizon. It would be composed of the children who were born during the period of the high birth rate prior to 1957.

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Part 3: Questions 76 – 85. 

Read the text and think of one word which best fits each gap.

          Hawaii is famous all (81) …………………….the world for its stable climate. The temperature never changes that much and ocean currents keep it cool, even (82) …………………….the area lies within the tropics. The western sides of the islands are dry, while further to the north, (83) …………………….the island is more mountainous, there is a high (84) …………………….of rainfall, in some places higher than anywhere else in the world.  The stable climate and the fertile soil are the reasons (85) …………………….agriculture being an important source of income. Pineapples and sugar (86) …………………….grown all year round. Tourism is also important, although it is banned on (87) a few of the islands. Hawaii is covered with flowers the (88) …………………….year round. There are more than 1700 species of flowering plants and trees and many of them (89) …………………….been imported from around the world. You will (90) …………………….forget a visit to this island paradise in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

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The teacher suggests eating ________.

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If students feel stressed they should ________.

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Students are advised to ________.

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Students can do past exam papers ________.

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It’s important to ________.

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The teacher is sure that the students will ________.

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They are going to make ________ excursion next month.

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The new system didn’t ________ our expectations.

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Câu 17:

Helen asked me ________ the film called “Stars Wars”.

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How many ________are there in the competition?

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We don't allow ________in the classrooms.

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It’s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for ________.

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Anne: “Make yourself at home”.    - John: “________”

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________ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.

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In 1870, ________, John D. Rockefeller and others created the Standard Oil Company.

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We delayed our departure ________the weather condition.

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What does the passage mainly discuss?

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According to the passage, when did Canada's baby boom begin?

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The author suggests that in Canada during the1950's _______.

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Why does the author mention humans in the second paragraph?

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It can be inferred from the passage that before the Industrial Revolution _______.

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