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Câu 3:

Diamonds are often found in rock formations called pipes, _____ the throats of extinct volcanoes.

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Câu 4:

He was suspended for two matches for swearing at the referee.

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Câu 5:

Such … the play that the theater is likely to be full every night.

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Câu 10:

The teachers agreed to introduce the new methods.

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Câu 11:

She received three letters this morning. All of them were from Tony.

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Câu 15:

Every donation, regardless of size, helps to rebuild communities that are hit by natural ______.

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Câu 19:

Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct option (marked A, B, C or D) to answer the questions.

A recent survey of crime statistics shows that we are all more likely to be burgled now than 20 years ago and the police advise everyone to take a few simple precautions to protect their homes.

The first fact is that burglars and other intruders prefer easy opportunities, like a house which is very obviously empty. This is much less of a challenge than an occupied house, and one which is well-protected. A burglar will wonder if it is worth the bother.

There are some general tips on how to avoid your home becoming another crime statistic. Avoid leaving signs that your house is empty. When you have to go out, leave at least one light on as well as a radio or television, and do not leave any curtains wide open. The sight of your latest music centre or computer is enough to tempt any burglar.

Never leave a spare key in a convenient hiding place. The first place a burglar will look is under the doormat or in a flower pot and even somewhere more 'imaginative' could soon be uncovered by the intruder. It is much safer to leave a key with a neighbor you can trust. But if your house is in a quiet, desolate area be aware that this will be a burglar's dream, so deter any potential criminal from approaching your house by fitting security lights to the outside of your house.

But what could happen if, in spite of the aforementioned precautions, a burglar or intruder has decided to target your home? Windows are usually the first point of entry for many intruders. Downstairs windows provide easy access while upstairs windows can be reached with a ladder or by climbing up the drainpipe. Before going to bed you should double-check that all windows and shutters are locked. No matter how small your windows may be, it is surprising what a narrow gap a determined burglar can manage to get through. For extra security, fit window locks to the inside of the window.

What about entry via doors? Your back door and patio doors, which are easily forced open, should have top quality security locks fitted. Even though this is expensive it will be money well spent. Install a burglar alarm if you can afford it as another line of defence against intruders.

A sobering fact is that not all intruders have to break and enter into a property. Why go to the trouble of breaking in if you can just knock and be invited in? Beware of bogus officials or workmen and, particularly if you are elderly, fit a chain and an eye hole so you can scrutinize callers at your leisure. When you do have callers never let anybody into your home unless you are absolutely sure they are genuine. Ask to see an identity card, for example.

If you are in the frightening position of waking in the middle of the night and think you can hear an intruder, then on no account should you approach the intruder. Far better to telephone the police and wait for help.

According to the writer, we should _______.

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Câu 20:

The “aforementioned precautions” refer to steps that _______.

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Câu 21:

Gaining entry to a house through a small window _______.

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Câu 22:

According to the writer, window locks, security locks and burglar alarms _______.

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Câu 23:

The writer argues that fitting a chain and an eye hole _______.

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Câu 24:

His poor handling of the business ______ on negligence.

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Câu 28:

The truant was ______ from school for unbecoming behavior.

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Câu 29:

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.

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niépce needed pictures for his business. He was not a good artist, so he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his yard. That was the first photograph.

The next important date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different process. In his pictures, you could see everything clearly, even the smallest details. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype.

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's process. Travelers brought back daguerreotypes from all around the world. People photographed famous buildings, cities, and mountains.

In about 1840, the process was improved. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. The process was not simple and photographers had to carry lots of film and processing equipment. However, this did not stop photographers, especially in the United States. After 1840, daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities.

Matthew Brady was one well-known American photographer. He took many portraits of famous people. The portraits were unusual because they were lifelike and full of personality. Brady was also the first person to take pictures of a war. His 1862 Civil War pictures showed dead soldiers and ruined cities. They made the war seem more real and more terrible.

In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography. Photographers could buy film ready-made in rolls, instead of having to make the film themselves. Also, they did not have to process the film immediately. They could bring it back to their studios and develop it later. They did not have to carry lots of equipment. And finally, the invention of the small handheld camera made photography less expensive.

With a small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families, friends, and favorite places. They called these pictures "snapshots".

Documentary photographs became popular in newspapers in the 1890s. Soon magazines and books also used them. These pictures showed true events and people. They were much more real than drawings.

Some people began to think of photography as a form of art. They thought that photography could do more than show the real world. It could also show ideas and feelings, like other art forms.

The first photograph was taken with ______.

A. a small handheld camera

B. a very simple camera

C. a daguerreotype

D. new types of film

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Câu 30:

Daguerre took a picture of his studio with ______.

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Câu 31:

The word “this” in the passage refers to the ______.

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Câu 32:

The word “ruined” in the passage is closest in meaning to “______”.

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Câu 34:

The latest invention mentioned in the passage is the invention of ______.

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Câu 35:

The word “handheld” in the passage is closest in meaning to “______”.

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Câu 36:

Matthew Brady was well-known for ______

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Câu 37:

As mentioned in the passage, photography can ______.

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Câu 38:

Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?

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Câu 47:

I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.

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Câu 50:

A person's IQ is his intelligence (3) ...... it is measured by a special test.

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Câu 51:

Today there are 44,000 in Britain and 100,000 worldwide, (4) ...... in the US.

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Câu 52:

People taking the tests are judged in relation to an average score of 100, and those (5) ...... score over 148 are entitled to join Mensa. This works out at 2% of the population.

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Câu 53:

The man demanded to be told everything about the accident.

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Câu 55:

I am so tired that I can’t ______ what you are saying.

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Câu 57:

Since they ____ us they ____ to visit us last Sunday, we ____ forward to the day.

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Câu 61:

Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D to fill in each blank.

Recent research has (1)____ that a third of people in Britain have not met their (2)____neighbors, and those who know each other (3) _____ speak. Neighbors gossiping over garden fences and in the street was a common (4)_____ in the 1950s, says Dr Carl Chinn, an expert on local communities. Now, however, longer hours spent working at the office, together with the Internet and satellite television, are eroding neighborhood (5)_____ . "Poor neighborhoods once had strong kinship, but now prosperity buys privacy," said Chinn.Professor John Locke, a social scientist at Cambridge University, has analyzed a large (6)_____ of surveys. He found that in America and Britain the amount of time spent in social activity is decreasing. A third of people said they never spoke to their neighbors at (7)_____. Andrew Mayer, 25, a strategy consultant, rents a large apartment in West London, with two flat mates, who work in e – commerce. "We have a family of teachers upstairs and lawyers below, but our contact comes via letters (8)_____ to the communal facilities or complaints that we've not put out our bin bags properly," said Mayer. The (9)_____ of communities can have serious effects. Concerned at the rise in burglaries and (10)_____ of vandalism, the police have relaunched crime prevention schemes such as Neighborhood Watch, call on people who live in the same are to keep an eye on each others' houses and report everything they see which is unusual.

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Câu 62:

Recent research has (1)____ that a third of people in Britain have not met their (2)____neighbors

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Câu 63:

and those who know each other (3) _____ speak.

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Câu 65:

Now, however, longer hours spent working at the office, together with the Internet and satellite television, are eroding neighborhood (5)_____ .

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Câu 66:

Professor John Locke, a social scientist at Cambridge University, has analyzed a large (6)_____ of surveys.

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Câu 67:

A third of people said they never spoke to their neighbors at (7)_____.

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Câu 69:

The (9)_____ of communities can have serious effects.

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Câu 73:

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.

The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. People of different cultures are more prone to contact certain illnesses because of the characteristic foods they consume.That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates nitrites (commonly used to preserve color in meat) as well as other food additives caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which ingredients on the packaging label of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives that we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cattle and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows.Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.A healthy diet is directly related to good health. Often we are unaware of detrimental substances we ingest. Sometimes well-meaning farmers or others who do not realize the consequences add these substances to food without our knowledge.

How has science done to disservice to people?

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Câu 74:

The word "prone" is nearest meaning to ________ .

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Câu 75:

All of the following statements are TRUE except _______ .

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Câu 76:

The word "additives" is closest meaning to _______ .

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Câu 77:

What is best title for this passage?

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Câu 78:

"Could Tom have been at home yesterday?" - "He … really don't know."

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Câu 79:

She talks too much but I wish she______.

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Câu 80:

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

Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace.

One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud was a distraction to others. Examinations of factors related to the historical development of silent reading have revealed that it became the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.

The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers. As the number of readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers.Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of materials such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed, this argument remains with us still in education. However, whateverits virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and periodicals for a specialised readership on the other.

By the end of the twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and to use reading skills which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural and technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term “reading” implied.

Reading aloud was more common in the medieval world because ______.

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Câu 81:

The word “commonplace” in the first paragraph mostly means “______”.

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Câu 82:

The development of silent reading during the last century indicated ______.

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Câu 83:

Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of ______.

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Câu 84:

The phrase “a specialized readership” in paragraph 4 mostly means “______”.

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Câu 86:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

He smokes too much; perhaps that's why he can't get rid of his cough.

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Câu 87:

I don't know French, but i'll ________

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Câu 92:

Despite my parents' disagreement, I'm ____ to drop out of university and establish my own business.

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Câu 93:

Here is an example of an ancient ________ Chinese vase.

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Câu 94:

In Singapore, people try to ______ 80% of all waste.

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Câu 97:

This no doubt explains the reason (2)______ schoolboys remember football results effortlessly but struggle with dates from their history lessons!

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Câu 98:

Take an active interest in what you want to remember, and focus on it (3)______.

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Câu 101:

A washing machine of this type will certainly………….normal domestic use.

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Câu 102:

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.

The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The schools teach a great many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students bother (1) ______ it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate, with people and to present your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will (2) ________ understand what you are driving at and be persuaded. Of course, skill in expression is not enough (3) _______ itself. You must have something to say in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends (4) _______ your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself. Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can really teach. The foundations for skill in expression have to be laid early: an interest in and an ear for language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations (5) ________ your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.

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Câu 103:

This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate, with people and to present your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will (2) ________ understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.

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Câu 104:

Of course, skill in expression is not enough (3) _______ itself.

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Câu 105:

The effectiveness of your job depends (4) _______ your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself. 

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Câu 106:

If you do not lay these foundations (5) ________ your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.

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Câu 108:

We ____ the kittens carefully and sold them for a good profit.

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Câu 110:

Carol showed up for the meeting ___ I asked her not to be there.

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Câu 112:

Many fields, like computer operation or police work, (2) ________ satisfactory completion of special training courses.

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Câu 113:

Education is also important (3) ________ it helps people get more out of life.

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Câu 115:

Such education becomes (5) _______ important as people gain more and more leisure time

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Câu 116:

Two friends Jenny and Tom are talking about their presentation.

“Shall we talk about Larry or Oprah?” - “___________”

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Câu 117:

She said I _______ an angel.

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Câu 118:

They hope to _____ a cure for the disease.

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Câu 119:

Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.

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Câu 120:

I saw Martin. . . . . . the bus and go straight home.

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Câu 121:

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

INFLUENCE OF TELEVISION

Television has changed the lifestyle of people in every industrialized country in the world. In the United States, where sociologists have studied the effects, some interesting observations have been made.

Television, although not essential, has become (1)______ intergral part of most people’s life. It has become a baby-sitter, an initiator of conversation, the major transmitter of culture, a keeper of traditions. Yet what can be seen on TV in one day is critically analyzed, it becomes evident that television is not a teacher but a sustainer. The poor quality of programming does not elevate people into greater (2) _______, but rather maintains and encourages the status.

The (3) _______ reason for the lack of quality in America beaan with the radio. TV in American began with the radio. Radio companies and their sponsors first experimented with TV. Therefore, the close relationship, which the advertisers had with radio programs become the system for American TV. Sponsors not only pay money for time within programs, but many actually produced the programs. Thus, (4)_____ from the capitalistic, profit- oriented sector of American society, TV is primarily concerned with reflecting and attracting society (5)_____ than innovating and experimenting with new ideas. Advertisers want to attract the largest viewing audience possible; to do so requires that the programs be entertaining rather than challenging.

TV in America today remains, to a large extent with the same organization and standards as it had thirty years ago. The hope for some evolution and true achievement toward improving society will require a change in the entire system.

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Câu 122:

The poor quality of programming does not elevate people into greater (2) _______, but rather maintains and encourages the status.

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Câu 123:

The (3) _______ reason for the lack of quality in America beaan with the radio.

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Câu 124:

Thus, (4)_____ from the capitalistic, profit- oriented sector of American society, TV is primarily concerned with reflecting and attracting society (5)_____ than innovating and experimenting with new ideas.

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Câu 125:

TV is primarily concerned with reflecting and attracting society (5)_____ than innovating and experimenting with new ideas.

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Câu 128:

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B , C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Since the dawn of time, people have found ways to communicate with one another. Smoke signals and tribal drums were some of the earliest forms of communication. Letters, carried by birds or by humans on foot or on horseback, made it possible for people to communicate larger amounts of information between two places. The telegram and telephone set the stage for more modern means of communication. With the invention of the cellular phone, communication itself has become mobile.

For you, a cell phone is probably just a device that you and your friends use to keep in touch with family and friends, take pictures, play games, or send text message. The definition of a cell phone is more specific: it is a hand- held wireless communication device that sends and receives signals by way of small special areas called cells.

Walkie - talkies, telephones and cell phones are duplex communication devices: They make it possible for two people to talk to each other. Cell phones and walkie- talkies are different from regular phones because they can be used in many different locations. A walkie- talkie is sometimes called a half- duplex communication device because only one person can talk at a time. A cell phone is a full- duplex device because it uses both frequencies at the same time. A walkie-talkie has only one channel. A cell phone has more than a thousand channels. A walkie- talkie can transmit and receive signals across a distance of about a mile. A cell phone can transmit and receive signals over hundreds of miles. In 1973, an electronic company called Motorola hired Martin Cooper to work on wireless communication. Motorola and Bell Laboratories ( now AT& T) were in a race to invent the first portable communication device. Martin Cooper won the race and became the inventor of the cell phone. On April 3, 1973, Cooper made the first cell phone call to his opponent at AT& T while walking down the streets of New York city. People on the sidewalks gazed at cooper in amazement. Cooper's phone was called A Motorola Dyna- Tac. It weighed a whopping 2.5 pounds (as compared to today's cell phones that weigh as little as 3 or 4 ounces).

After the invention of his cell phone, Cooper began thinking of ways to make the cell phone available to the general public. After a decade, Motorola introduced the first cell phone for commercial use. The early cell phone and its service were both expensive. The cell phone itself cost about $ 3, 500. In 1977, AT & T constructed a cell phone system and tried it out in Chicago with over 2, 000 customers. In 1981, a second cellular phone system was started in the Washington, D.C and Baltimore area. It took nearly 37 years for cell phones to become available for general public use. Today, there are more than sixty million cell phone customers with cell phones producing over thirty billion dollars per years.

What is the main idea of the passage?

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Câu 129:

What definition is true of a cell phone?

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Câu 130:

What is wrong about a walkie- talkie?

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Câu 131:

The word "duplex" is closest meaning to ________.

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Câu 132:

To whom did Cooper make his first cell phone call?

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Câu 133:

How heavy is the first cell phone compared to today's cell phones?

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Câu 134:

When did Motorola introduce the first cell phones for commercial use?

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Câu 135:

When did AT& T widely start their cellular phone system?

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Câu 136:

What does the word" gazed" mean?

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Câu 137:

The phrase " tried it out" refers to __________ .

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Câu 139:

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 from 33 to 37.

AS OLD AS YOU FEEL

It might after all be true that you are only as old as you feel. A British clinic is carrying out new high-tech tests to calculate the “real” biological age of patients (33) ______ on the rate of physical deterioration. Information on every aspect of a patient’s health, fitness, lifestyle and family medical history is (34) ______ into a computer to work out whether they are older or younger than their calendar age suggests.

The availability and increasing accuracy of the tests has prompted one leading British gerontologist to call for biological age to be used to determine when workers should retire. He (35) ______ that if an employee’s biological or “real” age is shown, for example, to be 55 when he reaches his 65th birthday, he should be incited to work for another decade. Apparently, most employers only take into (36) ______ a person’s calendar years, and the two may differ considerably. Some of those prepared to pay a substantial sum of money for the examinations will be able to smugly walk away with medical evidence showing that they really are as young as they feel, giving them the confidence to act and dress as if they were younger. Dr Lynette Yong, resident doctor at the clinic where the tests are offered claims that the purpose of these tests will be to motivate people to (37) _______ their health.

The concept of “real” age is set to become big business in the USA with books and websites helping people work out whether their body is older or younger than their years. Others firmly believe that looks will always be the best indicator of age.

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Câu 144:

These new machines have put an end to queuing.

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Câu 146:

Nobody could possibly believe the story he told us.

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Câu 158:

As an orphan, he _____ earn his living alone.

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