Dịch: Kể từ khi toàn cầu hóa công nghiệp, số lượng các loài động vật mà đã tuyệt chủng hoặc gần tuyệt chủng đã tăng lên.

23:T514,

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions (from 37 to 40).

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 Superintendent 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.

24:T4ba,

Kiến thức: Từ đồng nghĩa

Giải thích:

Từ "initiated" (khởi xướng, bắt đầu) trong đoạn văn có nghĩa gần như là __________.

A. started (v): bắt đầu B. finished (v): hoàn thành, kết thúc

C. continued (v): tiếp tục, làm tiếp D. stopped (v): ngừng, nghỉ

=> initiated = started

Thông tin: As Superintendent of Education in the state of Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiatedvarious changes, which were soon matched in other school districts around the country.

Tạm dịch: Với tư cách là Tổng Giám đốc Giáo dục tại bang Massachusetts từ năm 1837 đến 1848, ông đã khởi xướng nhiều thay đổi khác nhau, không lâu sau đó được bắt chước làm theo ở các khu vực có trường học trên cả nước.

Chọn A

(17) _______, there’s one potential problem you should be aware of: culture shock.