Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
In the West, cartoons are used chiefly to make people laugh. The important feature of all these cartoons is the joke and the element of surprise which is contained. Even though it is very funny, Unlike most American and European cartoons, however, many Chinese cartoon drawings in the past have also attempted to educate people, especially those who could not read and write. a good cartoon is always based on close observation of a particular feature of life and usually has a serious purpose.
Cartoons in the West have been associated with political and social matters for many years. In wartime, for example, they proved to be an excellent way of spreading propaganda. Nowadays cartoons are often used to make short, sharp comments on politics and governments as well as on a variety of social matters. In this way, the modern cartoon has become a very powerful force in influencing people in Europe and the United States.
Unlike most American and European cartoons, however, many Chinese cartoon drawings in the past have also attempted to educate people, especially those who could not read and write. Such cartoons about the lives and sayings of great men in China have proved extremely useful in bringing education to illiterate and semi-literate people throughout China. Confucius, Mencius and Laozi have all appeared in very interesting stories presented in the form of cartoons. The cartoons themselves have thus served to illustrate the teachings of the Chinese sages in a very attractive way.
In this sense, many Chinese cartoons are different from Western cartoons in so far as they do not depend chiefly on telling jokes. Often, there is nothing to laugh at when you see Chinese cartoons. This is not their primary aim. In addition to commenting on serious political and social matters, Chinese cartoons have aimed at spreading the traditional Chinese thoughts and culture as widely as possible among the people.
Today, however, Chinese cartoons have an added part to play in spreading knowledge. They offer a very attractive and useful way of reaching people throughout the world, regardless of the particular country in which they live. Thus, through cartoons, the thoughts and teachings of the old Chinese philosophers and sages can now reach people who live in such countries as Britain, France, America, Japan, Malaysia or Australia and who are unfamiliar with the Chinese culture.
Until recently, the transfer of knowledge and culture has been overwhelmingly from the West to the East and not vice versa. By means of cartoons, however, publishing companies in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore are now having success in correcting this imbalance between the East and the West.
Cartoons can overcome language barriers in all foreign countries. The vast increase in the popularity of these cartoons serves to illustrate the truth of Confucius's famous saying "One picture is worth a thousand words."
Question 49: Which of the following is most likely the traditional subject of Chinese cartoons?
A. The stories and features of the lives of great men the world over.
B. The illiterate and semi-literate people throughout China.
C. The philosophies and sayings of ancient Chinese thinkers.
D. Jokes and other kinds of humor in political and social matters.
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Đáp án C
Dịch nghĩa: Đâu có thể là chủ để truyền thống của hoạt hình Trung Quốc?
A. Câu chuyện và đặc điểm cuộc sống của những vĩ nhân khắp thế giới
B. Người mù chữ và bán mù chữ ở Trung Quốc
C. Các triết lí và danh ngôn của người Trung Quốc thời xưa
D. Truyện cười và những loại hình gây cười khác trong những vấn để chính trị và xã hội.
Giải thích: Thông tin nằm ở đoạn 3 “Such cartoons about the lives and sayings of great men in China have proved extremely useful in bringing education to illiterate and semi-literate people throughout China” Người mù chữ và biết chữ là đối tượng mà hoạt hình muốn hướng tới chứ không phải chủ đề.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 28: We regret to inform you that your application has been not successful.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 11: The shop assistant is ready to _______ me a helping hand. She is very nice.
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Question 8: Jane only makes cakes with the ______ butter.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 6: Animals and man use the energy finding in food to operate their body and muscles.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word/phrases SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 23: Many communities now disapprove of these phones so much that they have forbidden anyone of any age to use them while driving.
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Question 10: Have I told you about ______ the government is dealing?
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Question 9: The more effect you put in this project, ______.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 26: Workers are expected to dress appropriately, as described in the company rules, while on the premises.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important.
Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning. The agents of education can range from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions. People are engaged in education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school and one that should be an integral part of one's entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subject being taught. For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling.
Question 37: The word "chance" is closest in meaning to _________.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 7: A basic knowledge of social studies, such as history and geography, are considered a basic
A B C
part of the education of every child.
D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Mary invited her friend, Sarah, to have dinner out that night and Sarah accepted. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
Mary: “Shall we eat out tonight?” - Sarah: “___________.”
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 16: The suspect confessed __________.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 18: When I was turning out my cupboard I __________ this photograph of my uncle.
