Đáp án D
Thông tin: And yet viewing the main sight of any destination is rarely the highlight of a trip. Mostly it sits there on your itinerary like a duty visit to a dull relative.
Dịch: Tuy nhiên, việc xem cảnh chính của bất kỳ điểm đến nào hiếm khi là điểm nổi bật của một chuyến đi. Chủ yếu là nó ngồi đó trên hành trình của bạn như một chuyến thăm nghĩa vụ đến một người họ hàng buồn tẻ.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
What does the author mean by ‘the prescribed tourist manner’ in paragraph 2?
A. They are all backpackers.
B. They are all wealthy travellers.
C. They are all interested in seeing the wonders of the world
D. They all eat, drink and do the same things at the sites of the world wonders.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
According to the author, what do a lot of backpackers carry with them nowadays?
A. books with helpful titles
B. books that are bestsellers
C. copies of must-see sights
D. little pencils
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
What did the author think or feel after seeing the sunset over Ayer Rock?
A. She thought it was pretty good.
B. She felt exhausted, empty, and bored.
C. She thought that was enough.
D. She thought this rock was the definitive sunset rock event.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
All of the following are mentioned in the article as memorable aspects of Australia EXCEPT ____.
A. banknotes made of waterproof plastic
B. the fine visit to the Great Barrier Reef
C. the surfers at Bondi Beach refusing to leave the sea despite tsunami warning
D. the stern warning at the hand luggage X-ray machine at Alice Springs airport.
• Read the following passage and mark the letter (A, B, C, or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
BERTHA
Fifty feet below downtown Seattle, the world's largest (1) _________ machine, nicknamed Bertha after the city's (2) _________ mayor, lies still. This (3) _________ vehicle weighs 7,000 tons, stretches nearly 330 feet long, and has a 60-foot diameter. When fully (4) _________, Bertha has an intrepid crew of 25. In early August, Bertha began carving out a two-mile road tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way viaduct, an ugly double-decker motorway that has been (5) _________ Seattle's waterfront since the 1950s.
Dozens of (6) _________ were considered, including twin tunnels, another elevated roadway, and even scrapping the highway in favor of improved surface roads and better public transport. As it happens, (7) _________ dithered long enough for tunneling technology to develop (8) _________ facilitating another option: a single tunnel large enough to accommodate two levels of multi-lane traffic. Many local (9) _________ are against Bertha, but she has already chewed up and spit out one politician. As the new mayor settles into his new role, he will surely be hoping that Bertha (10) __________ finds her appetite for muck, not mayors.
1, A. tunnel-drilling B. drill-hole C. tunnel-boring D. soil-drilling
2, A. increasing B. progressing C. progressive D. progression
3, A. remarkable B. extraordinary C. noteworthy D. impressive
4, A. operating B. operational C. operative D. postoperative
5, A. mutilating B. disfigured C. deformed D. disfiguring
6, A. replacements B. alternatives C. surrogates D. substitutions
7, A. politicians B. legislators C. lawmakers D. policymakers
8, A. satisfactorily B. abundantly C. adequately D. sufficiently
9, A. delegators B. commissioners C. legislatures D. representatives
10, A. speedily B. quickly C. rapidly D. precipitately
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
What does she mean by ‘the Great Barrier Reef reproached us' in paragraph 6?
A. The Great Barrier Reef is worth visiting if you are in Australia.
B. It is fine to visit the Great Barrier Reef when you are in Australia.
C. It seems wrong not to visit the Great Barrier Reef once you are in Australia.
D. The Great Barrier Reef is an unforgettable sight in Australia.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Why does she think that Uluru is probably the last 'wonder of the world' she will see?
A. She doesn't like wandering around the wonders.
B. She doesn't enjoy the Imperial Palace Tour Guide.
C. She doesn't like watching the wonder through a camera.
D. She doesn't want to explore the sites the way people around her do.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
What kind of tourists is she criticising when she says 'eyes are not good enough' in paragraph 4?
A. those who stand grumpily at the back of the group
B. those who wander enchanted through the site
C. those who look at the wonders through their cameras
D. those who lack a recording facility
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
You may choose one from the five World Heritage Sites in Viet Nam ____ in this leaflet to visit on your next field trip.
A. includes
B. including
C. included
D. to include
