Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34
The first English attempts to colonize North America were controlled by individuals rather than companies. Sir Humphrey Gilbert was the first Englishman to send colonists to the New World. His initial expedition, which sailed in 1578 with a patent granted by Queen Elizabeth was defeated by the Spanish. A second attempt ended in disaster in 1583, when Gilbert and his ship were lost in a storm. In the following year, Gilbert's half brother, Sir Water Raleigh, having obtained a renewal of the patent, sponsored an expedition that explored the coast of the region that he named “Virginia." Under Raleigh's direction efforts were then made to establish a colony on Roanoke island in 1585 and 1587. The survivors of the first settlement on Roanoke returned to England in 1586, but the second group of colonists disappeared without leaving a trace. The failure of the Gilbert and Raleigh ventures made it clear that the tasks they had undertaken were too big for any one colonizer. Within a short time, the trading company had supplanted the individual promoter of colonization.
Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?
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B. Sự đối địch giữa Anh - Tây Ban Nha ở thế giới mới
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Đáp án: C
Giải thích: câu mở đầu của đoạn đã cho thấy ý này “The first English attempts to colonize North America were controlled by individuals rather than companies”: Những nỗ lực xâm chiếm Bắc Mỹ đầu tiên của người Anh được kiểm soát bởi các cá nhân hơn là các công ty. Sau câu này toàn bộ bài văn nói về những nỗ lực của anh em Gilbert và Raleigh.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29
THE LUNGS OF THE WORLD
It was once thought that forests and the wood that could be taken from them were in endless supply. Especially in areas like South America, where vast areas of the continent were covered by rainforests, logging and clearing of forests for farming seemed like a harmless endeavor. (25) _____________ the clearing of rainforests been kept in moderation, it may have become a stable source of wood and a(n) (26) _____________ for the people in the region. It was not, though, and the amount of damage that has been (27) _____________ to the entire planet has been terrible because of the clearing of rainforests. The rainforests are considered the lungs of the world because they breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. We need the oxygen to survive, and the more we clear rainforests, the more carbon dioxide begins to concentrate in the atmosphere. In addition to the clearing of forests, the burning of fossil fuels for energy (28) _____________ more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. It makes the problems of global warming get worse, as we keep adding more carbon dioxide while simultaneously taking away the planet's (29) _____________ to deal with this gas.
He ___________ in German, but moved to the U.S. at the age of 18.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or Dto indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42
SPACE TOURISM
If you are like most people, you probably dream of spending your next vacation sightseeing or relaxing in a tropical spot. But pretty soon, you may have the option of blasting into space and exploring the universe. It appears that space tourism may start to experience a boom that is sure to be out of this world.
Since ancient times, humans have surely dreamed about visiting space. However, it was just a fantasy until 1961, when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to fly into space. Yet in the years following, only a few highly-trained Soviet and American astronauts managed to leave the Earth's atmosphere. In the mid 1980s, the US began to relax some of its restrictions. In 1986, an engineer named Charles Walker became the first non-government employee to fly into space. A year later, an American teacher named Christa McAuliffe was chosen to be the first teacher in space. Unfortunately, the Space Shuttle she was on. The Challenger, crashed during takeoff, killing everyone on board. Space tourism got an unexpected boost from the collapse of the Soviet Union. With Russia's space program in dire need of money, it became open to offers for space tourism. In 1990, a Japanese reporter was allowed to fly with a Russian crew into space, but the trip would cost his employer $28 million. In the late 1990s, a private company, MirCorp, started organizing trips to space for wealthy individuals. Now, many other companies are trying to do the same.
Still, most people who want to become space tourists face a major barrier: the price. Early space tourists have paid dozens of millions of dollars for a seven-to-ten-day stay outside the Earth. However, there are some indications that the price will come down in the near future. Some corporations are gearing up for this with big plans to make space a more hospitable place. The luxurious hotel chain Hilton has expressed interest in opening a space hotel in the next 15 to 20 years. Meanwhile, some experts believe that flights to and from the moon could become a common occurrence within a few decades. Hopefully someday soon we will all have the chance to get to know our solar system a little bit better.
What happened in 1961?
The passage states which of the following about the first English people to be involved in establishing colonies in North America?
I can't believe that you_____________ all the three exercises! You just started five minutes ago.
The Prime Minister failed to explain the cause of the economic crisis. He did not offer any solutions.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three tin the pronunciation in each of the following questions.
The play lasted two hours with a/an _____________ of 15 minutes between part one and part two.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Housewives do not have to spend a lot of time doing housework any more.
The government devalued the currency to try to revive the _____________ economy.
