Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.
Mark Zuckerberg was born in 1984, in New York, into a prosperous, professional family. He developed an interest in computers at an early age and when he was twelve, he created a messaging program which he named "Zucknet". His dentist father used it in his surgery so that his receptionist could inform him of the arrival of a patient without yelling across the room. Together with his friends, Mark spent much of his spare time as a boy designing and making computer games just for fun.
In 2002, Mark enrolled at Harvard University. By his second year at the institution, he had acquired a reputation on the campus as a developer of software. It was at that time he invented "Facemash" which compared pictures of female students and allowed users to vote on which one was the most attractive. The program became very popular on campus, but was later shut down by the university authorities who deemed it 'inappropriate'.
Based on the buzz of "Facemash", three of Mark's fellow students, Divya Narendra, and twins, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, asked him to work with them on an idea for a social networking site called "Harvard Connection". This site was designed to use information from Harvard's student networks to create a dating site for the university's elite. Mark was initially enthusiastic about the complex project but boredom soon set in
and he backed out of it to work on his own social networking site. He created a site that allowed users to produce their own profiles, upload photos, and communicate with other people beyond the confines of the university. He called the site "Facebook" and he operated from one small college room until June 2004 when he finally abandoned his studies to devote himself fully to Facebook and moved the company to California. By the end of 2004, Facebook had one million users and Mark was climbing high.
According to the passage, during his time at university, Mark ______.
A. was known for developing unsuitable software
B. made a program that was disliked by the authorities
C. developed an unsuccessful program
D. produced education programs
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Đáp án B
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Theo đoạn văn, trong suốt thời gian học Đại học, Mark _________.
A. nổi tiếng về việc phát triển các phần mềm không phù hợp
B. tạo ra một chương trình bị ban giám hiệu nhà trường không ưa
C. phát triển một chương trình không thành công
D. sản xuất các chương trình dành cho giáo dục
Căn cứ vào thông tin trong câu sau: “The program became very popular on campus, but was later shut down by the university authorities who deemed it ‘inappropriate'." (Chương trình trở nên rất nổi tiếng trong khuôn viên trường, nhưng sau đó đã bị dẹp bỏ bởi ban giám hiệu nhà trường coi nó là không thích hợp.)
Cities in poorer countries often lack basic ______. Without it, they are unable to function properly as cities.
Hoang found it difficult to be in charge of the household _______.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions.
Mary is planning to tie the knot with her German boyfriend next June.
I've been a night owl ______ up late for years, hitting the sheets anytime between 12 and 3 a.m.
My grandpa is the most conservative person in my family. He never______about way of life.
English teaching is considered a good example of a volunteer job which often turns ______ a career.
If you are an independent traveler, we can arrange a ______ tour.
Joe and I took ______ lunch together once ______ week, every Friday; unless he was out of ______ town.
Lan: “How can ordinary people help protect the environment?”
Nam: “__________________.”
We can also see the stone dragons of Kinh Thien Palace and relics associated with many Vietnamese royal families, ______ during archaeological excav ations.
As William Chopik, associate professor of psychology and author of the study says: “Friends are a conscious choice. Family relationships can be serious, negative and monotonous." The research included two studies - one a broad survey of nearly 300,000 people, aged between 15 and 99, from more than 90 countries. This study found that those (25) ______valued friendships highly were healthier and happier (according to their own reports), especially as they got older. The second study used data from a US survey of 7,481 people over 50. Subjects were questioned about the quality of their friendships - how much friends understood them and how much they let them down.
When friendships were reported as being stressful, people reported (26) ______ rates of disease. When friends were supportive, people were healthier. Most of the friendships were reported as being supportive. Family, (27) ______, were found to have little influence on an individual's health and wellbeing. Spouses and children had some effect, but not as much as friends.
Chopik says he isn't suggesting we ignore our families, but that friends make us feel better. With friends you are more likely (28) ______do activities - they provide an outlet. You can say things to friends and they are less judgmental. There is a distance there that provides a level of honesty." He says that cultivating good-quality friendships across our lives is beneficial - raising self-esteem and (29) ______against stress.
Điền vào số (27)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or 1J to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Economically disadvantaged students often drop out of school, choosing a low- paying job to earn money.
Hoang: “__________.”
Duc: “That's a good idea! Then we'll still have a couple of hours left.”
