Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or B on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately in need of reform. Private schools existed, but only for the very rich. There were very few public schools because of the strong sentiment that children who would grow up to be laborers should not “waste” their time on education but should instead prepare themselves for their life’s work. It was in the face of this public sentiment that educational reformers set about their task. Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated. As Manager of Education in the state of Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various changes, which were soon matched in other school districts around the country. He extended the school year from five to six months and improved the quality of teachers by instituting teacher education and raising teacher salaries. Although these changes did not bring about a sudden improvement in the educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need for a further strengthening of the system.
The word “desperately” in the passage mostly means _________.
A. partly
B. urgently
C. completely
D. obviously
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Sau hai thập niên gia tăng số sinh viên nhập học và sự thịnh vượng kinh tế, các trường kinh doanh ở Hoa Kỳ đã bắt đầu phải đối mặt với một thời gian khó khăn hơn. Chỉ có trường MBA ở Havard đã cho thấy một sự gia tăng đáng kể trong tuyển sinh trong những năm gần đây. Cả Princeton và Stanford đều đã chứng kiến sự sụt giảm trong số học sinh ghi danh. Từ năm 1990, số người nhận bằng Thạc sĩ Quản trị Kinh doanh (MBA) đã giảm khoảng 3% xuống còn 75000 và xu hướng giảm tỷ lệ nhập học sẽ tiếp tục.
Có hai yếu tố gây ra sự sụt giảm này trong số sinh viên tìm kiếm bằng MBA. Yếu tố đầu tiên là nhiều sinh viên tốt nghiệp của các trường cao đẳng bốn năm đang cho thấy rằng bằng MBA không đảm bảo công việc sang trọng ở phố Wall hoặc ở các quận tài chính khác của các thành phố lớn ở Mỹ. Nhiều công việc quản lý cấp nhập môn sẽ dành cho sinh viên tốt nghiệp bằng thạc sĩ Anh văn và nhân văn cũng như những người có bằng MBA. Các sinh viên đã hỏi rằng "Bằng MBA có thực sự là điều tôi cần phải chuẩn bị tốt nhất để có được công việc tốt không?" Yếu tố chính thứ hai là việc cắt giảm biên chế của Mỹ và số lượng công việc nhập môn thấp hơn đang được cung cấp. Nhu cầu kinh doanh đang thay đổi và các trường MBA đang phải vật lộn để đáp ứng các yêu cầu mới.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The primary causes of species extinction are habitat destruction, commercial _________ and pollution.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
While I _________ T.V last night, a mouse ran across the floor.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
On _________ Internet and with cable television we can select information from _________ wide variety of sources.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
In water polo the ball can be _________ by passing with one hand.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The teacher encouraged _________ the football team
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 29
The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather pattern (25)_______ strongly affect the world. When the water is warm, the amount of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions decreases. Australia could (26)_______ experience a drought in many parts. On the other hand, Chile (which borders the Pacific Ocean) is preparing for severe rainstorms. In Pakistan and northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the rainy season weaker and makes the area much drier.
This happening is called El Nino and is used (27)_______ weather forecasters to make long-range weather predictions. They also know that El Nino will bring unusually rain to the southwestern part of the United States and make the central part of the country drier at the same time.
According to research, weather forecasters (28)_______ know about the coming weather with certainty. Now everything has become completely different.
El Nino itself used to be predictable. It would occur every two to seven years. But now this weather pattern is becoming more frequent. We cannot say when and how often tornadoes or cyclones occur. Scientists are unsure of the reason for this (29)_______ on the global scale either.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Vietnamese athletes performed _________ and won a lot of gold medals.
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.
“Do you think they will fail in the examination?” - “No, _________ ”
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.
I'm not being lazy - I'm just conserving my energy for later.
Mark the letter A, B, C or B on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
(A) Alfafia is a (B) nutrious crop (C) rich in proteins, minerals, and (D) with vitamins.
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.
“Hi, I’m glad to see you.” - “ _________ ”
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
After a decade of economic liberalization, Vietnam has seen a dramatic rise in living _________ in urban areas.
Mark the letter A, B, C or B on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
A desert area that (A) has been (B) without water for six years will (C) still bloom when rain (D) will come.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_________ the need to finish this project soon. I want you to work on this overtime for the next few days.
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.
