56 CÂU HỎI
He can walk, talk and carry out (1) _____ complicated jobs.
A. particular
B. various
C. usual
D. general
His latest challenge has been to direct the (2) _____ of a full orchestra in a performance of the tune “The Impossible Dream”.
A. staffs
B. members
C. employees
D. people
Using both hands, Asimo led the musicians confidently and (3) _____ to make them slow down for a strong finish.
A. achieved
B. succeeded
C. managed
D. produced
Asimo’s realistic movements were based on (4) _____ of the orchestra’s director,
A. these
B. them
C. those
D. this
who had filmed himself playing the same piece six months (5) _____.
A. previously
B. formerly
C. lately
D. recently
Interestingly enough, the sandwich is (1) _______ invention of an 18th-century English Earl called John Montagu.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ø
Often, he even found it too (2) _______ to stop his games for meals.
A. bothersome
B. unhappy
C. boring
D. disgusting
At the time, Montagu was playing the game that (3) _______ its players to cover cards one on top of another.
A. requested
B. forced
C. ordered
D. required
He took a slice of bread, placed a (4)______ of meat on it and covered that with another slice of bread.
A. bar
B. piece
C. chunk
D. handful
Montagu’s friends quickly (5) _______ to his idea and they named the new invention after him.
A. caught on
B. came up
C. thought of
D. took over
Teachers are expected to make (1) _________________ if it to enhance the learning experience and information dissemination.
A. use
B. benefit
C. value
D. advantage
However, knowledge of the different tools available, what they can do, and their impact allows teachers to use them (2) _____________.
A. freely
B. optimally
C. absolutely
D. exclusively
With numerous technology users actively involved in developing gadgets of the future, we can only specular what new advances will be making their way (3) _______________ classrooms in the coming days.
A. in
B. at
C. for
D. into
The internet is a vast library of data that is useful in (4) _________________ the landscape of education as we know it.
A. rolling in
B. shaping up
C. showing up
D. passing on
Technology in education is therefore simply a catalyst, a tool for conveying lessons (5) _______________ effectiveness cannot be overlooked.
A. which
B. that
C. whose
D. why
Modern technology, in all its various forms, has changed the way we live our lives, but unfortunately, (1) _______ has not always been for the better.
A. which
B. there
C. it
D. this
Take punctuality, for example; before mobile phones, people had to keep their appointments and get to meetings (2) _______ time.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. over
The Internet, too, has had a negative effect on our (3) _________.
A. emotions
B. manners
C. personalities
D. characteristics
Rudeness seems to be the language of debate on any site which (4) ________ users to give their opinions.
A. calls
B. makes
C. lets
D. invites
They lose all sense of politeness and restraint, safe in the knowledge that they (5) _______ never be identified.
A. will
B. would
C. are
D. were
Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Separating bionic fact from bionic fiction.
B. How close are we to a fully bionic body?
C. Transhumanism is a dangerous project.
D. Getting to grips with bionic costs.
According to paragraph 1, what is the difference between artificial body parts before and today?
A. Present-day high-tech body parts offer many options in shapes and colors.
B. The modern bionic body parts boast greater practicality and convenience.
C. There is no significant change in the production of synthetic body parts.
D. The materials for old prosthetic limbs are mostly metal and not plastic.
The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. production
B. body part
C. material
D. medicine
According to paragraph 2, what is NOT one of the problems encountered by bionic technology?
A. The public perception and financial obstacles against implementing a alien things into the body.
B. There are still many concerns about the best materials for bionic part manufacturing.
C. The potential of another technology that may replace the bionic research has been looming.
D. The chances of parts or organs transplant being rejected by the hosts’ immune system.
The word “showcase” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. betray
B. hang
C. conceal
D. present
The writer says that in the past ___________.
A. people didn’t invent many things
B. people didn’t want to use wheels
C. most inventions were to do with farming
D. it took time for new ideas to change things
Why does the writer use the example of the aeroplane?
A. To explain why transport changed in the 20th century.
B. Because he thinks it’s the most important invention in history.
C. To explain how space travel started.
D. To show how an invention developed quickly.
What does the writer say about the future of communication?
A. We can’t know what the most popular social media will be.
B. Microchips will become faster.
C. We won’t use the internet as much.
D. We won’t need devices like smartphones.
What does the writer say about space solar power?
A. It’s an old idea, but people are only starting to develop it now.
B. It’s a science fiction idea, and nobody really thinks it will work.
C. It’s much easier to build a solar power station in space than on Earth.
D. People tried it in 1941, but they didn’t succeed.
The best title for the article would be ___________.
A. Man in space
B. Will computers rule the world?
C. More and more inventions
D. Progress now and then
Which is one of the features of the Kolibree toothbrush?
A. It can sense how users brush their teeth.
B. It can track users’ school performance.
C. It never has fear about anything.
D. It can help users find their phones.
Which of the following might make the Kolibree toothbrush fun?
A. It can be used to update mobile phones.
B. It can be used to play mobile phone games.
C. It can send messages to other users.
D. It can talk to its developers.
The underlined word "They” in the passage refers to ____.
A. monsters
B. teeth
C. Serval’s kids
D. toothbrush heads
What can we infer about Serval’s children?
A. They were unwilling to brush their teeth.
B. They often failed to clean their toothbrushes.
C. They preferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head.
D. They liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home.
What can we learn about the future development of the Kolibree?
A. The brush handle will be removed.
B. A mobile phone will be built into it.
C. It will be used to fill holes in teeth.
D. It will be able to check users’ teeth.
Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. How does cloud seeding work?
B. Cloud seeding does not deserve all the attention.
C. Technology interferes with nature.
D. Climate modification is a thing now.
According to paragraph 2, what is the condition for crystallisation?
A. Introducing unnatural chemicals into the air.
B. Normal drops of water colliding with each other.
C. Subzero droplets of water freezing into ice.
D. Water at zero Celsius degree combining together.
The word “this” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. storm
B. ice
C. water
D. cloud
According to paragraph 4, why can’t we justify the feasibility of cloud-seeding practice?
A. We cannot entirely attribute the coming rain to the technology.
B. It’s hard to arrange a completely closed environment.
C. Some areas are impractical to perform cloud-seeding.
D. The weather hinders the accurate prediction of temperature.
The word “credited” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. attached
B. believed
C. nominated
D. ascribed
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. LED light in America
B. Application of many types of LED light
C. How to make LED light
D. Lifespan of LED light
What does the word “principle” in paragraph 2 mostly mean?
A. A formal set of ideas that is intended to explain why something happens or exists
B. A general direction in which a situation is changing or developing
C. A substance that things can be made from
D. A law, a rule or a theory that something is based on
According to paragraph 3, white LED light bulbs _____.
A. was created from the blue LED
B. was used as indicator lights
C. was awarded 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
D. was created in 1990
The word “which” in paragraph 3 refers to _____.
A. calculator displays
B. traffic lights
C. the blue LED
D. a group of Japanese and American scientists
According to paragraph 5, what can be done with the higher-end Hue light bulbs?
A. They can be synced with music, movies, and video games.
B. They can be controlled via smartphone app.
C. They can be turned on or off quickly.
D. They can be programmed in advance.
The word “dimmed” in paragraph 5 can best be replace by ____.
A. shaped
B. dulled
C. lighted
D. brightened
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. LED lights, except for green ones, were used in several applications including indicator lights, calculator displays, and traffic lights.
B. Phillips is the only company that has created wireless light bulbs that can be controlled via smartphone app.
C. Stack developed a smart light bulb with a wide range of functions without using LED technology.
D. Functions of a LED light can be programmed or monitored from any smart phone or tablet.
Which of the following best serves as the title of the passage?
A. Blue LED light
B. White LED light
C. LED lights
D. LED lights application
Which of the following best serves as the title for the passage?
A. The invention of the telephone
B. Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray
C. Bell’s patent of telephone
D. Investigation related to Bell’s patent
According to paragraph 1, Bell’s application was registered first because _____.
A. His application arrived at the patent office a few hours before Gray’s
B. Gray failed to submit his patent applications
C. Gray’s lawyers had no idea when to submit the patent applications
D. His lawyers paid the application fee immediately
The word “summon to” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. call off
B. send for
C. put off
D. look for
It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that _____.
A. Bell’s patent was approved with the help of his assistant.
B. Lars Magnus Ericsson was younger than Alexander Graham Bell.
C. Bell’s parents had strong influence on his interest in telephony.
D. Both Bell and his father was working at the same school.
The word “nefariously” in paragraph 3 can be best replaced by _____.
A. fatally
B. immorally
C. immortally
D. furiously
Which of the following is mentioned in paragraph 4 as the reason why anyone anywhere there was free to manufacture and sell telephones?
A. Bell didn’t take out the patents for telephone.
B. An investigation was completed and published by A. Edward Evenson in 2000.
C. Bell’s attorneys added some technical details to his patents.
D. Bell’s application for the patents was like a thriller.
Which of the following is NOT true according to paragraph 5?
A. Bell presented the telephone for the first time in Philadelphia in June 1876.
B. William Thomson presented Bell’s telephone to the British Association in Glasgow.
C. “The speaking telegraph” plainly and clearly conveyed the words uttered at one end of the telegraph line to the other.
D. The first newspaper writing about “the speaking telegraph” was Dagens Nyheter in Swiss.
Which of the following is implied in the last paragraph?
A. The first telephone was not suitable for practical purposes.
B. Telephone couldn’t be designed for large-scale production.
C. The first telephone was used in Europe in July, 1877.
D. The first telephone began operating on July 11, 1877.