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Đoạn văn 1

 Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage.

In addition to the great ridges and volcanic chains, the oceans conceal another form of undersea mountains: the strange guyot, or flat-topped seamount. No marine geologist even suspected the existence of these isolated mountains until they were discovered by geologist Harry H. Hess in 1946.   He was serving at the time as naval officer on a ship equipped with a fathometer. Hess named these truncated peaks for the nineteenth-century Swiss-born geologist Arnold Guyot, who had served on the faculty of Princeton University for thirty years. Since then, hundreds of guyots have been discovered in every ocean but the Arctic. Like offshore canyons, guyots present a challenge to oceanographic theory. They are believed to be extinct volcanoes. Their flat tops indicate that they once stood above or just below the surface, where the action of waves leveled off their peaks. Yet today, by definition, their summits are at least 600 feet below the surface, and some are as deep as 8,200 feet. Most lie between 3,200 feet and 6,500 feet. Their tops are not really flat but slope upward to a low pinnacle at the center. Dredging from the tops of guyots has recovered basalt and coral rubble, and that would be expected from the eroded tops of what were once islands. Some of this material is over 80 million years old. Geologists think the drowning of the guyots involved two processes: The great weight of the volcanic mountains depressed the sea floor beneath them, and the level of the sea rose a number of times, especially when the last Ice Age ended, some 8,000 to 11.000 years ago. 

Câu 28:

What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage?

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Câu 30:

The passage implies that guyots were first detected by means of______.

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Câu 31:

The author indicates that Arnold Guyot________.

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Câu 32:

What does the passage say about the Arctic Ocean?

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Câu 33:

The author states that offshore canyons and guyots have which of the following characteristics in common?

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Câu 34:

According to the passage, most guyots are found at a depth of________.

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Câu 36:

According to the passage, which of the following two processes were involved in the submersion of guyots?

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Câu 37:

According to the passage, when did sea level significantly rise?

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Đoạn văn 2

Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage. (20p)

As Christmas evolved in the United States, new customs were adopted and many old ones were reworked. The legend of Santa Claus, for example, had origins in Europe and was brought by Dutch settlers to New York in the early 18th century. Traditionally, Santa Claus - from the Dutch Sinter Klaas - was depicted as a tall, dignified, religious figure riding a white horse through the air. Known as Saint Nicholas in Germany, he was usually accompanied by Black Peter, an elf who punished disobedient children. In North America he eventually developed into a fat, jolly old gentleman who had neither the religious attributes of Saint Nicholas nor the strict disciplinarian character of Black Peter. Santa’s transformation began in 1823, when a New York newspaper published the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas, which Clement Clark Moore had written to amuse his daughter. The poem introduced many Americans to the story of a kindly saint who flew over housetops in a reindeer-drawn sleigh. Portraits and drawings of Santa Claus by American illustrator Thomas Nast further strengthened the legend during the second half of the 19th century. Living at the North Pole and assisted by elves, the modern Santa produced and delivered toys to all good children. By the late 19th century he had become such a prominent figure of American folklore that in 1897, when Virginia O’Hanlon wrote to the New York Sun newspaper asking if Santa was real, she received a direct answer: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”. 

Câu 38:

Who brought the legend of Santa Claus to the USA according to the passage?

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Câu 39:

Santa Claus was traditionally described as a________.

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Câu 40:

Santa Claus in North America was depicted as________.

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Câu 41:

Who was Black Peter?

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Câu 42:

What word is closest in meaning to attributes”?

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Câu 43:

Where did the legend of Santa Claus come from?

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Câu 44:

1823 was mentioned as a year when________.

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Câu 44:

According to Clement Clark Moore’s poem

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Câu 46:

The answer “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” is an illustration for the fact that________.

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Câu 47:

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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Đoạn văn 3

Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage.

(0) has been done as an example.   Vietnamese generally shake hands when greeting and parting. Using both hands shows respect as does a (1)________ bow of the head. In rural areas, elderly people do not extend their hand are greeted with   a bow. Women are more (2)________ to bow the head than to shake hands. Vietnamese names begin with    the family name and are (3)________ by a given name. For example, in the name Nguyen Van Due, Nguyen is the family name. People address (4)________ by their given names, but add a title that indicates their   perceived (5)________ to the other person. These titles are family related rather than professional. Among colleagues, for example, the (6)________ of the two might combine the given name with the title of Anh   ("Older Brother"). A(n) (7)________ greeting combined with the given name and title is Xin chao ("Hello."). Classifiers for gender and familiarity are also combined with the greeting. In formal meetings, business cards are sometimes (8)________ on greeting. Vietnamese people have a strong (9)________ of hospitality and feel embarrassed if they cannot show their guests full respect by preparing for their arrival. Therefore, it (10)________ to visit someone without    having been invited. Gifts are not required, but are appreciated. Flowers, incense, or tea may be proper gifts for the hosts. Hosts also appreciate a small gift for their children or elderly parents

Câu 49:

Women are more (2)________ to bow the head than to shake hands.

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Câu 51:

People address (4)________ by their given names, but add a title that indicates  

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Câu 52:

but add a title that indicates their perceived (5)________ to the other person.

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Câu 55:

In formal meetings, business cards are sometimes (8)________ on greeting.

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Câu 57:

Therefore, it (80)________ to visit someone without  having been invited.

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Đoạn văn 4

Fill each blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage.

(0) has been done as an example. Cell Phones Cell phones have been popular in Japan (0. since) the early 1990s, but it was (1)________ until 1999 that their use really took off. The age of cell phones has emerged, but with it come problems. Cell phones are used on buses and trains, in restaurants, and in all areas of (2)________. They cause problems when they (3)________ during meetings, concerts, weddings, or even funerals. What's more, people speak loudly in public, and students read and text messages during lessons. (4)________ seriously, when a cell phone is used near a person (5)________ a pacemaker to fegulate his heartbeat, its radio waves     may interfere with the functioning of the pacemaker. Now, something is being done to solve  these (6)________. In many places, new technology is being used to block cell phone calls. Airline (7)________ are requested to stop using cell phones while on board. Concert halls ask their audience to switch their phones to the (8)________ mode. However, phone users fear that if they do not (9)________ their phones, they will lose valuable business opportunities. That's why many do not (10)________ off their phones even when they are asked to.

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