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Many people enjoy lying in bed in the morning, but can you imagine having to spend 90 days in bed? Could you stand the boredom and the frustration of not being(31)_____ to get up? That was the task that faced 14 volunteers when they started out on a bed-rest experiment being conducted (32)_____ the European Space Agency.

The study had a serious purpose: to investigate the changes that take place in the human body during long-duration spaceflight. Lying in a horizontal position was the best way of (33)_____ weightlessness. The aim was to discover what effect period of weightlessness will
have on the health of astronauts spending several months on the International Space Station.

The volunteers ate their meals, took showers and underwent medical tests without ever sitting up. That's even tougher than it sounds, especially when you (34)_____ that no visitors were permitted. However, each volunteer did have a mobile phone, as well as access to the latest films,

computer games and music. Surprisingly, Everyone was in a good (35)_____ at the end of the
90 days, 'I would do it again,' said one of the volunteers. 'It was disorientating, but we knew we were 'contributing to medical research and space exploration.

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Question 12: Some high school students often_____helping the disadvantaged or handicapped children.

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Every summer, when the results of university entrance exam come out, many newspaper stories are published about students who are top-scorers across the country. Most portray students as hard-working, studious, smart and, generally, from low-income families. They are often considered heroes or heroines by their families, communes, villages and communities, And they symbolise the efforts made to lift them, and their relatives, out of poverty. The students are often too poor to attend any extra-classes, which make their achievements more illustrious and more newsworthy. While everyone should applaud the students for their admirable efforts, putting too much emphasis on success generates some difficult questions.

If other students look up to them as models, of course it's great. However, in a way, it contributes to society's attitude that getting into university is the only way to succeed. For those who fail, their lives are over. It should be noted that about 1.3 million high school students take part in the annual university entrance exams and only about 300,000 of them pass. What's about the hundreds of thousands who fail? Should we demand more stories about those who fail the exam but succeed in life or about those who quit university education at some level and do something else unconventional?

"I personally think that it's not about you scoring top in an entrance exam or get even into Harvard. It's about what you do for the rest of your life," said Tran Nguyen Le Van, 29. He is the founder of a website, vexere.com, that passengers can use to book bus tickets online and receive tickets via SMS. His business also arranges online tickets via mobile phones and email. Van dropped out of his MBA at the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona in the United States. His story has caught the attention of many newspapers and he believes more coverage should be given to the youngsters who can be role-models in the start-up community. Getting into university, even with honours, is just the beginning. We applaud them and their efforts and obviously that can give them motivation to do better in life. However, success requires more than just scores," Van said. Van once told a newspaper that his inspiration also came from among the world's most famous drop-outs, such as Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook or Bill Gates who also dropped out of Harvard University.

Alarming statistics about unemployment continues to plague us. As many as 162,000 people with some kind of degree cannot find work, according to Labour Ministry's statistics this month. An emphasis on getting into university does not inspire students who want to try alternative options. At the same time, the Ministry of Education and Training is still pondering on how to reform our exam system, which emphasises theories, but offers little to develop critical thinking or practice. Vu Thi Phuong Anh, former head of the Centre for Education Testing and Quality Assessment at Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City said the media should also monitor student successes after graduation. She agreed there were many success stories about young people, but added that it was imbalanced if students taking unconventional paths were not also encouraged.

Vietnam is, more than ever, in desperate need of those who think outside the box. Time for us to recognise talent, no matter where it comes from or how.

Question 47: The word "them" in paragraph 3 refers to__________.

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Question 8: For many years people have wondered _____ exists elsewhere in the universe.

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Question 18: She frequently volunteers_____extra work because she really likes her job.

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Question 14: The local authority asked for a _____ contribution from the community to repair roads and bridges.

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Question 6: Despite modern medical technology, many diseases causing by viruses I are still not curable.

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Question 5: Higher general education is based on theoretical expertise and might be contrasted  with higher vocational education, which concentrating on both practice and theory.

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Question 23: In England, primary education is provided by state schools run by the government and by independent fee-paying schools.

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Question 17: After leaving high school, a student can apply for a position either university_____a vocational school.

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Question 22: A bank has promised a donation of $24 million toward the disaster fund.

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Question 25: My brother is an old hand at fixing household appliances. I'm sure he can help you.

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Question 9: After feeling off_____for days, Tom finally went to see his doctor.

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Question 11: Jeremy's friends were fond of him_____because of his generosity.

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Question 21: Mary invited her friend, Sarah, to have dinner out that night and Sarah accepted.

- Mary: "Shall we eat out tonight?"

- Sarah: "______”

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Question 24: At first, there was a lot of opposition from the parents of the disabled children. They used to believe that their children couldn't learn anything at all.