75 CÂU HỎI
What is the main topic of the passage?
A. problems with household paint
B. major health concern for children
C. lead poisoning in children
D. lead paint in order homes
The phrase "exposed to" in line 2 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. in contact with
B. familiar with
C. displaying
D. conducting
Which of the following does the passage infer?
A. Paint companies can no longer use lead in their paint.
B. Paint companies must limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
C. Paint companies aren't required to limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
D. Paint companies have always followed restrictions regarding the amount of lead used in their paint.
The word "ingest" could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. inhale
B. invest
C. inject
D. eat
The word "dilapidated" is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. unpainted
B. decorated
C. broken down
D. poorly painted
According to the passage, what is the most common source of lead poisoning in children?
A. household dust
B. lead-based paint
C. painted toys
D. dilapidated houses
What does the author imply in the final sentence of the passage?
A. Old homes were painted with lead – based paint.
B. Lead-based paint chips off more easily than newer paints.
C. Poor people did not comply with the regulations
D. Old homes need to be rebuilt in order to be safe for children.
The word "havoc" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. ordinary problem
B. great destruction and trouble
C. serious dispute
D. an infectious disease
What is the main thrust of paragraph 1?
A. Government is providing incentives to girls.
B. Government is trying to decipher implications of the census records.
C. Government is devising polices to undermine the position of boys in the society.
D. Government is extending incentives to encourage parents with single girls
What is the "blueprint" as discussed in paragraph 1?
A. It is a list of rules for the Chinese people to follow to maintain population control.
B. It is a rough plan for regulating community behavior.
C. It is the Government’s plan containing details of regulations and incentives to improve the girl child ratio.
D. It is a printed guide for conduct rules governing sex ratio.
The word “teeming” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. overflowing
B. female population
C. couples
D. general population
What was the vision behind the government's policy discussed in paragraph 2?
A. The vision about China with women at top positions in the government
B. The vision for China to control its burgeoning population in near future
C. The vision about a female dominated society
D. The vision that Chinese young men and women would find life partners among themselves
The word "inculcate" as used in paragraph 4 means
A. calculate the pros and cons
B. forting somebody to do one's bidding
C. get into the habit of
D. impressing upon the mind by persistent urging
How has "One Child Policy" supposedly improved the value of females? (Refer paragraph 6)
A. Due to scarcity of girl child, there is a perceived sense of "value".
B. Government has worked hard to promote the policy.
C. Low female ratio has helped the cause of health of the girl child.
D. Females are able to get good education as family expenditure is limited.
Look at the four squares [■] that indicate where the following sentence can be added to the passage:
“Another reason is that daughters have to leave their parents after marriage to enrich their husband's family.”
Where would the sentence best fit?
[A■]
[B■]
[C■]
[D■]
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Marriage as a business transaction today
B. Mothers' roles in their children's marriage.
C. Marriage practices in modern society.
D. The practice of arranged marriage.
The word "it" in paragraph 1 refers to __________.
A. the average lifespan
B. a choice
C. society
D. marriage
According to paragraph 1, women died even sooner than men because of __________.
A. wars
B. childbirth
C. illnesses
D. marriage
According to paragraph 2, richer girls were more likely to __________.
A. become noblewomen
B. marry well
C. succeed in business
D. marry peasants
The author mentions all of the following in the passage EXCEPT __________.
A. People tended to marry outside their social class
B. Men made almost all decisions inside the family
C. Marriage used to be a deal between two families
D. The wedding date was decided by the fathers
The word "bridegroom" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. bridesmaid
B. bride
C. son-in-law
D. daughter-in-law
The phrase "let go of" in paragraph 3 mostly means __________.
A. give up
B. turn off
C. save up
D. give in
According to the passage, 42 is ______.
A. an innovation in technology
B. a tool of virtual communication
C. a type of accommodation
D. a kind of school
The word "them" in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. students at 42
B. software engineers
C. projects
D. resources
The author mentions "to design a website or a computer game" in paragraph 2 to illustrate .
A. a job that a French software engineer always does
B. a free resource available on the Internet
C. a choice of assignment that students at 42 have to complete
D. a help that students at 42 get for their work
According to Ms Bir, 42’s graduates will be able to improve ______.
A. the skills of searching for information
B. the skills of teamwork and debating
C. the skills of software programming
D. the skills of giving feedback
What do 42’s graduates receive on completion of their course?
A. a degree
B. a design
C. a certificate
D. a project
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. 42’s peer-to-peer approach promotes active learning and working.
B. The students of 42 are required to play computer games during their course.
C. The founders of 42 share the idea of providing free service on Facebook.
D. It normally takes 42’s students at least five years to complete their course.
The word "notorious" in paragraph 5 can be best replaced by ______.
A. incompetent
B. memorable
C. infamous
D. respectable
It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A. 42’s students have to handle the task assigned without any assistance
B. all 42’s graduates are employed by world leading technology companies
C. 42 is a good choice for people of all ages and nationalities
D. 42 adopts project-based and problem-solving learning methods
According to decision-worksheet theory, an optimal decision is defined as one that
A. has the fewest variables to consider
B. uses the most decision worksheet
C. has the most points assigned to it
D. is agreed to by the greatest number of people
Which of the following terms is defined in the passage?
A. Proponents (paragraph 1)
B. Optimal (paragraph 1)
C. Variables (paragraph 3)
D. Long-range goals (paragraph 4)
The word "essential" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. introductory
B. fundamental
C. changeable
D. beneficial
The author states that "On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once" (paragraph 3) to explain that
A. people can learn to keep more than seven ideas in their minds with practice
B. most decisions involve seven steps.
C. human mental capacity has limitations.
D. some people have difficulty making minor as well as major decisions.
The word "it" in paragraph 4 refers to
A. worksheet
B. problem
C. distinction
D. decision
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. A comparison of actual decisions and ideal decisions.
B. Research on how people make decisions.
C. A tool to assist in making complex decisions.
D. Differences between long-range and short-range decision making.
Of the following steps, which occurs BEFORE the others in making a decision worksheet?
A. Listing the consequences of each solution.
B. Writing down all possible solutions.
C. Deciding which consequences are most important.
D. Calculating a numerical summary of each solution.
Which of these is NOT true about the Himalayan Homestays program?
A. The organization helps herders to build fences.
B. Herders provide accommodation to guests.
C. Some herders work as nature guides.
D. Visitors pay $10 a week to stay at a herder’s house.
The purpose of the projects mentioned is
A. to persuade herders to live on eco-tourism not raising animals
B. to elevate the status of the women in the communities
C. to increase the population of snow leopards in wildlife reserves
D. to make local people have a sustainable life to protect snow leopards
The phrase “this trend” in paragraph 4 refers to
A. the fall in the snow leopard population
B. the pressures caused by the black market
C. increasing conflict with the herders
D. the opinions of conservationists
What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. Local herders are uncooperative in attempts to save snow leopards.
B. The snow leopard’s endangerment is due to in part to the black market.
C. Snow leopards are killed for their fur and body parts.
D. It is difficult to enforce the laws made to protect the snow leopard.
The word “address” in in paragraph 6 can be replaced by
A. solve
B. locate
C. discuss
D. change
Why is the Mongolian women's status in the community “elevated”?
A. They can encourage their neighbours.
B. They are saving money for the snow leopards.
C. They are earning money for the community.
D. They are living higher up in the mountain.
According to conservationists, what is the best way to save the snow leopard?
A. Create a nature park where they can be free
B. Move herders away from where the snow leopard lives
C. Pass laws to punish people who kill snow leopards for their fur
D. Make people recognize the value of living snow leopards.
The word “bodies” in paragraph 3 refers to
A. the big cats
B. snow leopards
C. local herders
D. the herders’ animals
What is the main topic of this passage ?
A. The educational benefits of atlases.
B. Physical maps in an atlas.
C. The ideal in the making of atlases.
D. Partial maps and their uses.
According to the passage, the first map in Pennycooke’s World Atlas shows______
A. the population policy in each country.
B. the hypothetical sizes of countries.
C. geographical proportions of each country.
D. national boundaries relative to population.
In the passage, the word “invaluable” is closest in meaning to______.
A. invalid
B. priceless
C. shapeless
D. incremental
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. calorie consumption.
B. population decline.
C. a level of education.
D. currency exchange rate.
The word “layout” in the passage refers to______.
A. the cartogram
B. the geographical size
C. population
D. each country
It can be inferred from the passage that maps can be used to______.
A. identify a shortage of qualified labour.
B. pinpoint ethnic strife in each country.
C. show readers photographs in a new form.
D. give readers a new perspective on their own country.
The author of the passage implies that ______.
A. atlases provide a bird’s eye view of country.
B. atlases can be versatile instruments.
C. maps use a variety of scales in each projection.
D. maps of countries differ in size.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. People have short-term and long-term memories and how they can learn to improve
their memory.
B. How acronyms help people remember better.
C. What you should do when you forget a phone number.
D. The main reasons for forgetting things.
New information is easier to remember if you______.
A. keep it on a list.
B. understand it.
C. tell it to your friends.
D. draw a picture to describe it.
The following things should help you remember things better when you study,
EXCEPT______.
A. asking questions when you don’t understand something.
B. connecting new information with something you already know.
C. trying to learn a large amount of new information all at once.
D. overlearning them.
Acronyms should help you remember______.
A. dates
B. telephone numbers
C. chemical formulas
D. names
You move information from your short-term memory to your long-term memory when you______.
A. call a friend over and over again.
B. practice it by saying it to yourself out loud.
C. relax in front of the TV set.
D. write it out on a piece of paper.
Which of the following may not be in your long-term memory?
A. the telephone number of a person you don’t call very often.
B. your way home.
C. your date of birth.
D. your address.
All of these things would be useless for remembering new words EXCEPT______.
A. making a list of them and memorizing them.
B. writing them down in your notebook.
C. putting them in alphabetical order.
D. practicing using them in sentences.
The names of the Great Lakes in North America are easier to remember______.
A. thanks to the useful acronym homes.
B. when they are connected with the mental picture of your home.
C. if they are near your home.
D. because they remind you of your home.
Which is the best title of the passage?
A. How Vietnam joined ASEAN.
B. Vietnam's contributions to ASEAN's development.
C. Vietnam's achievements in relation with the ASEAN community.
D. Vietnam-ASEAN: a decade of companionship and development.
How has ASEAN countries' investment into Vietnam also increased?
A. slowly
B. quietly
C. sharply
D. medium
How long has Vietnam been a full member of ASEAN?
A. For the past few years.
B. As long as Singapore.
C. Since 1995.
D. For a decade.
Which word means “an end to a disagreement and the start of a good relationship again”?.
A. Stability.
B. Eradication
C. Reconciliation.
D. Impression
Which information is not given in the passage?
A. Vietnam has played an important part in maintaining peace in the region.
B. Culture is an aspect which Vietnam has focused on as an ASEAN member
C. Singapore has invested a lot in the Vietnamese market.
D. Joining ASEAN was an important political event to Vietnam.
That Vietnam ______ is an example of Vietnam's achievement in economy.
A. reaches seven percent each year in economic investments.
B. succeeds in the program of “hunger eradication and poverty alleviation”.
C. reinforces regional cooperation with other ASEAN member countries.
D. official became a full member of ASEAN.
With a ______ growth rate averaging seven percent each year.
A. high economic
B. slow economic
C. economic.
D. fast economic
Where was Langston Hughes born?
A. Columbia
B. Missouri
C. New York
D. Cleveland
When did he travel to Spain?
A. in 1956
B. in 1928
C. in 1958
D. in 1960
Where did he win the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry?
A. Lincoln University
B. Spain
C. Columbia University
D. Russia
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Langston Hughes used to travel by ship to many ports around the world.
B. Langston Hughes attended Columbia University in New York at fourteen.
C. “The Big Sea” is one of Langston Hughes’ best novels.
D. Langston Hughes had lived in Mexico for a year before he left for New York.
When did Langston Hughes move to Cleveland?
A. 14
B. 16
C. 20
D. 18
When were his collections of poetry published?
A. in 1956
B. in 1960
C. in 1958
D. in 1928
Langston Hughes was ______ years old when he went to Mexico.
A. 18
B. 20
C. 14
D. 16
Langston Hughes ______.
A. was a famous writer.
B. was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century.
C. was American writers of the twentieth century.
D. was one of the most accomplished writers in Britain literature history.