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
CLEAN, CONVENIENT, AND CHEAP
Big cities like New York and London have a lot of great things. They have museums, parks, shopping centres, and a huge variety of restaurants. However, there are a lot of annoying things in big cities. The most common problems are air pollution and noise.
Traffic is the main cause of air pollution and noise. For example, drivers in New York are famous for honking their horns and shouting. That noise drives many visitors crazy - it even drives a lot of the locals crazy, too. Other big cities have similar problems with their traffic.
City governments have a lot of pressure to solve these problems. The most common solution is public transportation. Public transportation is a form of travel provided by the government. For example, New York's biggest form of public transportation is the subway.
Public transportation helps reduce these problems, but it is not enough. Another solution is bicycle sharing. This is a system that provides cheap bicycles. In cities that have bicycle sharing programmes, there are spots that have parked public bikes. People borrow the bikes and use them. They can drop off the bike at the same spot where they borrowed it, or they can drop it off at another spot.
Bicycle sharing programmes are different in each city. In some cities, the bikes are completely free. They are not even locked. In other cities, you have to pay a small deposit. You get the deposit back when you return the bike. In still other cities, you need to have a membership with the bicycle sharing programme. Once you have a membership with the bicycle sharing programme, you can use a bike at any time you want.
Bicycle sharing is hugely popular all over the world. People love this system because it is cheap, clean, and easy to use. There are bicycle sharing systems in dozens of countries and hundreds of cities. In total, there are more than 530 bicycle sharing systems around the world, and that number is going up all the time.
Which statement is true according to the passage?
What does the passage say about bicycle sharing?
All of the following are the advantages of bicycle sharing EXCEPT that _____.
The phrase “drop off” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Choose the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part: School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.
Choose the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part: The Boy Scouts organisation is dedicated to helping boys become moral and productive adults.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s): We had a whale of time as everything was quite fantastic.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s): People nationwide have acted without hesitation to provide aids for the victims in the disaster-stricken areas.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
We _____ in silence when he suddenly _____ me to help him.
After _____ goodbye to her friends, she got onto the bus.
The more you practice speaking in front of your class, _____.
_____ will be carried in the next space payload has not yet been announced to the public.
I don't know why John always refuses _____ me in person.
I asked Martha _____ to enter law school.
Let's begin our discussion now, _____?
You looked exhausted. I think you've _____ more than you can handle.
The suspect was seen _____ the building by at least a dozen witnesses.
Those Americans are looking for a place where they can exchange their dollars _____ pounds.
Mr. Pike is certainly a _____ writer, he has written quite a few books this year.
His voice had a freshness that would make many tenors under the age of 40 go green with _____.
_____ extremely bad weather in the mountains, we're no longer considering our skiing trip.
Peter was the last applicant _____ by that interviewer.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: announced, evaluated, enunciated, demanded
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: allergy, imagine, sugar, oxygen
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: significant, ability, political, sympathetic
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: prevention, implement, fertilize, enterprise
Mark A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Find the mistake: There were considerate amounts of money wasted on large building projects.
Find the mistake: A severe illness when she was just nineteen months old deprived the well-known writer and lecturer Helen Keller from both her sight and hearing.
Find the mistake: She had so many luggage that there was not enough room in the car for it.
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
“I didn't break the mobile phone," Lan said.
The bag was heavy, so we could not take it with us.
No matter how hard I tried I couldn't open the door.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
We arrived at the airport. We realized our passports were still at home.
The new contract sounds good. However, it seems to have some problems.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges
- Janet: "Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?"
- Susan: “_____.”
Liz and Jenifer are talking about the gift Jenifer brought.
- Liz: “Thanks for the nice gift you brought to us!"
- Jenifer: “_____.”
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
SPORTS IN SOCIETY
The position of sport in today's society has changed out of all recognition. People no longer seem to think of sports as just a game' - to be watched or played for the (38) _____ of enjoyment. Instead, it has become big business worldwide. It has become accepted practice for leading companies to provide sponsorship. TV companies pay large sums of money to screen important matches or competitions. The result has been huge rewards for athletes, some of (39) _____ are now very wealthy, particularly top footballers, golfers and tennis players. (40) _____, it is not unusual for some athletes to receive large fees on top of their salary, for advertising products or making personal appearances.
A trend towards shorter working hours means that people generally tend to have more free time, both to watch and to take in sporting activity; sport has become a significant part of the recreation industry that we now rely (41) _____ to fill our leisure hours. Professional sport is a vital part of that industry, providing for millions of (42) _____ people all over the world.
(38) ___________
(39) ___________
(40) ___________
(41) ___________
(42) ___________
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 Great Debate over GM Foods
One of the hottest topic in agriculture today is genetically modified (GM) foods. GM foods have been on the market since 1994, when a company called Calgene started selling GM tomatoes. Since then, other GM foods including papaya, corn, and plums to name a few have been developed.
The main benefit of GM foods is that they can be a more economical solution than non GM foods. Scientists found a way to modify many plants to make them more resistant to weeds, diseases, and pests. This allows the plants to grow in tougher climates and conditions, which should lead to lower food prices and increase the overall food supply.
However, many consumers still have their doubts about GM foods. For one, they feel that by eating GM foods people are messing with nature. Until now, humans have survived on food that was produced without any interference from science. Even though many lab studies show that GM foods are safe in the short term, opponents feel that not enough long-term testing has been done yet.
Another major issue in the GM foods debate is its labelling. Current US laws do not require producers to label their foods as GM. This has upset many consumers who feel they have the right to clearly know how the food they are buying is produced. On the other hand, producers are afraid to label their foods as GM because they feel it will result in less product sales, as people may assume that there is something wrong with GM foods.
This controversy is not just on the level of consumers and producers. The issue of non GM foods has also become a block to a major free trade agreement between the US and Europe. GM foods are banned throughout most of Europe, while they are quite common throughout the US. Since many American GM food producers would like to sell their foods overseas in Europe, the US is requesting that European nations eliminate laws banning GM foods. However, many European nations are not fully convinced that these products are safe.
What did Calgene do?
According to the passage, why did scientists invent GM foods?
What is the third paragraph mainly about?
The word "this” in paragraph 2 refers to _____.
The phrase "messing with” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
Why don't corporations want to label their foods as GM?
All of the following are the reasons why European people don't like GM foods EXCEPT that _____.
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