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.
Most forms of property are concrete and tangible, such as houses, cars, furniture or anything else that is included in one’s possessions. Other forms of property can be intangible and copyright deals with intangible forms of property. Copyright is a legal protection extended to authors of creative works, for example, books, magazine articles, maps, films, plays, television shows, software, paintings, photographs, music, choreography in dance and all other forms of intellectual or artistic property.
Although the purpose of artistic property is usually public use and enjoyment, copyright establishes the ownership of the creator. When a person buys a copyrighted magazine, it belongs to this individual as a tangible object. However, the authors of the magazine articles own the research and the writing that went into creating the articles. The right to make and sell or give away copies of books or articles belongs to the authors, publishers, or other individuals or organizations that hold the copyright. To copy an entire book or a part of it, permission must be received from the copyright owner, who will most likely expect to be paid.
Copyright law distinguishes between different types of intellectual property. Music may be played by anyone after it is published. However, if it is performed for profit, the performers need to pay a fee, called a royalty. A similar principle applies to performances of songs and plays. On the other hand, names, ideas, and book titles are accepted. Ideas do not become copyrighted property until they are published in a book, a painting or a musical work. Almost all artistic work created before the 20th century is not copyrighted because it was created before the copyright law was passed.
The two common ways of infringing upon the copyright are plagiarism and piracy. Plagiarizing the work of another person means passing it off as one’s own. The word plagiarism is derived from the Latin plagiarus, which means “abductor”. Piracy may be an act of one person, but, in many cases, it is a joint effort of several people who reproduce copyrighted material and sell it for profit without paying royalties to the creator. Technological innovations have made piracy easy and anyone can duplicate a motion picture on videotape, a computer program, or a book. Video cassette recorders can be used by practically anyone to copy movies and television programs, and copying software has become almost as easy as copying a book. Large companies zealously monitor their copyrights for slogans, advertisements, and brand names, protected by a trademark.
The word “extended” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. explicated
B. exposed
C. guaranteed
D. granted
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Đáp án : D
Extend to N = mở rộng cho đối tượng nào; dành cho đối tượng nào. Grant something to somebody = trao cái gì cho ai
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
(A) The populace was (B) so terrified of the tornado that (C) however town she visited she found (D) villages deserted of inhabitants and livestock
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
(A) One or the other of the secretaries (B) have to attend the meeting. But (C) both of them are reluctant (D) to do so.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
The introduction of credit cards radically modified North Americans’ spending habits.
The band is planning to go on _______ in Europe and Asia next year
He _______ in me on the understanding that I wouldn’t tell anyone else
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
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
The medicine made me feel dizzy. I felt as though the room _______ around and around
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
This kind of dress is becoming outmoded. If I were you, I wouldn’t dress it up at the party.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
(A) When the chemicals (B) inside a cell (C) no longer produce ions, the cell stops (D) to function.
