68 CÂU HỎI
The passage implied that to go to a private school, a student needed _______ .
A. a lot of money
B. a high level of intelligence
C. good grades
D. a strong educational background
According to the passage, Horace Mann wanted a better educational system for Americans because _______ .
A. Massachusetts residents needed something to do with their spare time
B. there was no excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated
C. education at the time was so cheap
D. people had nothing else to do except go to school
The word “reformers” in the passage mostly means _______ .
A. people who really enjoy teaching
B. people who believe that education is wasted
C. people who work for the government
D. people who try to change things for the better
From 1837 to 1848, Horace Mann _______ .
A. worked as a headmaster in a school in the state of Massachusetts
B. funded many projects to improve the educational system for Americans
C. managed education in the state of Massachusetts
D. raised money for the educational development in Massachusetts
The word “salaries” is closest in meaning to _______ .
A. money
B. wages
C. school fee
D. cost
The word “they” in the passage refers to _______
A. these changes
B. sudden improvement
C. educational system
D. public awareness
According to the passage, which sentence is NOT TRUE?
A. Horace Mann was a famous US educational reformer.
B. Horace Mann brought about changes in many schools in the US.
C. Horace Mann began raising teachers’ salaries.
D. Horace Mann suggested schools prepare children for their life’s work.
According to paragraph 1, the author of the passage argues that _______
A. writing has become too important in today's society
B. speech is more basic to language than writing.
C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to writing.
D. all languages should have a written form.
The word “doubtless” in the passage mostly means _______ .
A. “almost uncertainly”
B. “almost certainly”
C. “almost impossibly”
D. “almost doubtly”
According to the passage, writing _______ .
A. is imperfect, but less than speech
B. represents speech, but not perfectly
C. developed from imperfect speech
D. is represented perfectly by speech
In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of _______ .
A. people who learn the rudiments of speech
B. people who speak many languages
C. intelligent people who couldn't write
D. severely handicapped children
The word “acquire” in the passage mostly means _______ .
A. “help somebody learn something by giving information about it”
B. “gain something by our own efforts or ability”
C. “become aware of something by hearing about it”
D. “develop a natural ability or quality so that it improves”
The word “disparage” in the passage mostly means _______ .
A. “think that something is more important”
B. “make something seem more important”
C. “think about something carefully”
D. “suggest that something is not important or valuable”
In the author's judgment _______ .
A. writing has more advantages than speech
B. speech is essential but writing has important benefits
C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does
D. writing is more real than speech.
According to the author, one mark of a civilized society is that if _______ .
A. affirms the primacy of speech over writing
B. affirms the primacy of writing over speech
C. teaches its children to speak perfectly
D. keeps written records
What is the main focus of this passage?
A. jobs on Wall Street
B. types of graduate degrees
C. changes in enrollment for MBA school
D. how schools are changing to reflect the economy
The phrase "two decades" in line 1 refers to a period of _______.
A. 10 years
B. 20 years
C. 50 years
D. 100 years
The word "prosperity" in line 1 could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. success
B. surplus
C. nurturing
D. education
Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in enrollment?
A. Princeton
B. Harvard
C. Stanford
D. Yale
As used in paragraph 2, the word "seeking" could best be replaced by which of the following
A. examining
B. avoiding
C. seizing
D. pursuing
According to the passage, what are two causes of declining business school enrollments?
A. lack of necessity for an MBA and an economic recession
B. low salary and foreign competition
C. fewer MBA schools and fewer entry-level jobs
D. declining population and economic prosperity
Which of the following might be the topic of the next paragraph?
A. MBA schools' efforts to change
B. future economic predictions
C. a history of the recent economic changes
D. descriptions of non-MBA graduate programs
What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Stars on American coins.
B. The teaching of astronomy in state universities.
C. The star as national symbol of the United States.
D. Colonial stamps and coins.
The word “their” in line 1 refers to _______.
A. coins
B. features
C. colonies
D. stars
The word “bore” in line 3 is closest in meaning to ________ .
A. carried
B. drilled
C. symbolized
D. cost
The expression “Curiously enough” is used because the author finds it strange that_______
A. Silver coins with fifteen stars appeared before coins with thirteen.
B. Vermont and Kentucky joined the Union in 1794.
C. Tennessee was the first state to use half dimes.
D. No silver coins were issued until 1794.
Which of the following can be inferred about the order in which Kentucky, Tennessee, and Vermont joined the Union?
A. Vermont joined after Tennessee and Kentucky.
B. Kentucky joined before Tennessee and Vermont.
C. Tennessee joined Vermont and Kentucky.
D. Vermont and Kentucky joined at the same time.
Why was a coin produced in 1828 with only twelve stars?
A. There was a change in design policy.
B. There were twelve states at the time.
C. The mint made a mistake.
D. Tennessee had left the Union.
In the past, _________.
A. Vietnamese couples were free to make a decision on the marriage
B. Vietnamese marriage was decided by parents and family
C. getting married at an early age was not allowed
D. parents had no right to interfere their children's marriage
In former days, the fact that a bride and groom had only first met just on the day of their engagement or marriage was _________.
A. surprising
B. popular
C. uncommon
D. strange
Which sentence is referred Vietnamese modern marriage?
A. Most young people do not have their marriage based on love.
B. All marriages are arranged by parents and family.
C. Marriage is quite westernization.
D. Couples do not get married at quite young ages.
According to the passage, __________.
A. Oversea Vietnamese people do not like to organize a traditional wedding
B. There is an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding
C. Many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding do not exist nowadays
D. Vietnamese people never ask a fortune teller the date and time of the marriage ceremony
Which does not exist in a Vietnamese wedding party?
A. dishes
B. firecrackers
C. guests
D. gifts
Why did John Mills fly in an aeroplane?
A. He wanted to go on holiday
B. He wanted to try it.
C. He wanted to see his family
D. He had to travel on business.
Why did John read about aeroplane?
A. He wanted to know how they work
B. It was his hobby.
C. It made him feel safer.
D. He had found a book on them.
What happened when he saw the jumbo jet for the first time?
A. He felt much safer.
B. He liked the shape of it.
C. He couldn’t believe how big it was.
D. He thought the wings were very small.
How did John feel when the aeroplane was taking off?
A.excited
B. happy
C. sad
D. frightened
What surprised John most about the flight?
A. that he liked the food.
B. that he was able to sleep
C. that there was a movie being shown
D. that the view was good
How did John feel about his fears in the end?
A.He thought he had wasted time being afraid.
B. He realized it was okay to be afraid.
C. He hoped his grandchildren weren’t afraid of flying.
D. He realized that being afraid kept him safe.
Which of the following is the author’s main point?
A.Hearing loss is America's number one nonfatal health problem.
B. Loud noises signal danger.
C. Noise may pose a serious threat to our physical and psychological health.
D. The ear is not like the eye.
According to the passage, what is noise?
A. byproduct of technology
B. Physical and psychological harm
C. Congestion
D. Unwanted sound.
Why is noise difficult to measure?
A. All people do not respond to it in the same way
B. It causes hearing loss.
C. It is unwanted.
D. People become accustomed to it.
The word congested in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by
A.hazardous
B. crowded
C. polluted
D. rushed
The word it in the first paragraph refers to ___.
A. the quality of life
B. advancing technology
C. the noise
D. physical and psychological harm
According to the passage, people respond to loud noises in the same way that they respond to ___.
A.annoyance
B. danger
C. damage
D. disease
Look at the verb accelerate in paragraph 3. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to _____.
A.decrease
B. alter
C. increase
D. release
The phrase as well in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ___.
A. after all
B. instead
C. also
D. regardless
It can be inferred from the passage that the eye ___
A. responds to fear
B. enjoys greater protection than the ear
C. increases functions
D. is damaged by noise
The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. doctors
B. ideas
C. professionals
D. companies
The phrase “negative publicity” in paragraph 2 most likely means _______.
A.poor ideas about the effects of cellphones
B. information on the lethal effects of cellphones
C. the negative public use of cellphones
D. widespread opinion about bad effect of cellphones
According to the passage, cellphones are very popular with young people because_______.
A.they make them look more stylish
B. they are worrying
C. they are a means of communication
D. they are considered unusual
What could be the most suitable title for the passage?
A.Technological Innovations and Their Price
B. The Way Mobile Phones Work
C. Mobile Phones: A Must of Our Time
D. The Reasons Why Mobile Phones Are Popular
The word “potentially” in paragraph 4 is closet in meaning to _______
A. possibly
B. privately
C. obviously
D. certainly
According to the passage, people should _______.
A.only use mobile phones in medical emergencies
B. never use mobile phones in all cases
C. only use mobile phone in urgent cases
D. keep off mobile phones regularly
According to paragraph 3, the salesman _______.
A. couldn’t remember his name
B. blamed his doctor
C. had a problem with memory
D. had to retire because of his age
According to the writer, students today are different from those she knew in that
they are ____________.
A. too ready for college
B. not as mature
C. not so academic
D. responsible for their work
The word “handle” in paragraph 2 mostly means ____________.
A. deal with
B. gain benefits from
C. lend a hand to
D. point at
According to the writer, students’ difficulties to cope with college life are partly due to ____________
A. the absence of parents’ protection
B. the lack of parental support
C. the over-parenting from parents
D. the lack of financial support
The phrase “on medication” in paragraph 3 is similar in meaning to ________.
A. studying medicine at college
B. doing medical research
C. receiving medical treatment
D. suffering anxiety from depression
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.College faculty and staff are required to help in the parenting of problematic students.
B. The college experience itself is more intense today than that of the past 10 years.
C. Our world is more stressful because of the current economic and political situation.
D. Our society certainly doesn’t want our children to experience unpleasant things.
tudents who are not well – prepared to be young “adults” with all the
responsibilities of life will need ______.
A.to be assigned more housework from adults
B. to be given more social responsibilities
C. to be encouraged to meet challenges
D daily coaching from their teachers
Acording to the writer, failure in life and less support from parents will ______.
A.help students to learn to stand on their own feet
B. allow students to learn the first lesson in their lives
C. defeat students from the very beginning
D. discourage students and let them down forever
What is probably the writer’s attitude in the passage?
A. Praising
B. Indifferent
C. Humorous
D. Critical
The development of open learning, (1)______ it possible to study when it is convenient for the students
A. making
B. keeping
C. enabling
D. finding
, has increased the opportunities available (2)_______ many people.
A. about
B. with
C. to
D. by
This type of study was formerly restricted to book-based learning and (3)________ course but now includes courses on TV, CD-ROM or the Internet, and self-access courses at language or computer centers.
A. corresponding
B. corresponded
C. correspondent
D. correspondence
Americans believe that education is important at all stage of life and should not stop (4)________ people get their first job.
A. whereas
B. that
C. when
D. otherwise
the (5)_________ are taking recreational subjects for personal satisfaction. Schools and community colleges arrange evening classes, and a catalog of courses is published by local boards of education.
A. remains
B. rest
C. excess
D. left