the violence was the result of political _ _ _ethnic conflicts
II.Fill in each gap with a word from the box.
climate | ethnic |
mausoleum |
comprises | religion |
soil |
compulsory | primary | prayed | tropical |
1. A ................. is a special building made to hold the dead body of an important person.
2. Mindful of the danger of ................ storms, I decided not to go out.
3. The warm ............... favours many types of tropical plants.
4. The law states that everyone has the right to practise their own ................. .
5. Water the pkant regularly, never letting the ............... dry out.
6. The collection ................ 327 paintings.
7. English is a ................ subject at this level.
8. The violence was the result of political and ................. conflicts.
9. We ................. that she would recover from her illness.
10. The government's ................ concern is to reduce crime.
II.Fill in each gap with a word from the box.
climate | ethnic |
mausoleum |
comprises | religion |
soil |
compulsory | primary | prayed | tropical |
1. A .........mausoleum ........ is a special building made to hold the dead body of an important person.
2. Mindful of the danger of ........tropical....... storms, I decided not to go out.
3. The warm .......climate........ favours many types of tropical plants.
4. The law states that everyone has the right to practise their own ........religion......... .
5. Water the pkant regularly, never letting the .........soil...... dry out.
6. The collection ........comprises........ 327 paintings.
7. English is a ......compulsory.......... subject at this level.
8. The violence was the result of political and .........ethnic........ conflicts.
9. We .......prayed.......... that she would recover from her illness.
10. The government's ........primary........ concern is to reduce crime.
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 27 to 31.
The Progressive Movement
The progressive movement was a powerful and broad-based movement of reform that had lasting effects on the American political system in the first two decades of the twentieth century. It arose in reaction to the domination of the social and political system by business interests and rampant corruption throughout the political party system during the period following the end of the Civil War in 1865. Progressivism emerged as a force during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, from 1901 to 1909, and reached its height in the presidential campaign of 1912. By the time the United States entered World War I in 1917, progressivism as a force had faded from the political scene. The progressive movement was focused on instigating, or initiating change in three different areas. One area that was of major interest to the progressive movement was the imposition of legal and government control over big business, which had usurped an extraordinary amount of power in the era of the wealthy industrial barons such as Rockefeller and Carnegie. A second area of interest to the progressive movement was the improvement of the social system in order to rid society of the poverty, slum housing, and exploitation of immigrant and child labor that were a part of the era. A final area of interest was the cleaning up of the political system to move political decisions back into the realm of direct democratic control and away from the corrupt backroom deals that plagued the world of politics.
Progressivism was a grassroots movement that first gained force at the local level. In cities such as Cincinnati and Cleveland, effective urban reform movements took hold, and city officials were appointed or elected to run their respective cities along nonpartisan lines and out from under the control of political parties and bosses. The progressive movement then worked its way from the local level to the state level and then on to the national level. In the state of Wisconsin, for example, "Fighting Bob" La Follette led the drive for change, first in his role as governor of the state (1901-1906) and later as the U.S. senator representing the state (1906-1925). Under his leadership, numerous reforms were instituted: state regulation of the railroads increased, policies directed at improving the lives of workers -- such as workers' compensation and unemployment insurance -- were instituted, and in the political arena, selection of party candidates was determined by direct democratic vote rather than through backroom political wrangling.
It can be inferred from the passage that the progressive movement strongly influenced the American political system for _____.
A. a decade or two
B. one year
C. a half a century
D. five years
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Có thể suy ra từ đoạn văn rằng phong trào tiến bộ đã ảnh hưởng mạnh mẽ đến hệ thống chính trị Hoa Kỳ trong _____.
A. một thập kỷ hoặc hai B. một năm
C. nửa thế kỷ D. năm năm
Thông tin: The progressive movement was a powerful and broad-based movement of reform that had lasting effects on the American political system in the first two decades of the twentieth century.
Tạm dịch: Phong trào tiến bộ là một phong trào cải cách mạnh mẽ và rộng khắp, có tác dụng lâu dài đối với hệ thống chính trị Mỹ trong hai thập kỷ đầu của thế kỷ XX.
Chọn A
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 27 to 31.
The Progressive Movement
The progressive movement was a powerful and broad-based movement of reform that had lasting effects on the American political system in the first two decades of the twentieth century. It arose in reaction to the domination of the social and political system by business interests and rampant corruption throughout the political party system during the period following the end of the Civil War in 1865. Progressivism emerged as a force during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, from 1901 to 1909, and reached its height in the presidential campaign of 1912. By the time the United States entered World War I in 1917, progressivism as a force had faded from the political scene. The progressive movement was focused on instigating, or initiating change in three different areas. One area that was of major interest to the progressive movement was the imposition of legal and government control over big business, which had usurped an extraordinary amount of power in the era of the wealthy industrial barons such as Rockefeller and Carnegie. A second area of interest to the progressive movement was the improvement of the social system in order to rid society of the poverty, slum housing, and exploitation of immigrant and child labor that were a part of the era. A final area of interest was the cleaning up of the political system to move political decisions back into the realm of direct democratic control and away from the corrupt backroom deals that plagued the world of politics.
Progressivism was a grassroots movement that first gained force at the local level. In cities such as Cincinnati and Cleveland, effective urban reform movements took hold, and city officials were appointed or elected to run their respective cities along nonpartisan lines and out from under the control of political parties and bosses. The progressive movement then worked its way from the local level to the state level and then on to the national level. In the state of Wisconsin, for example, "Fighting Bob" La Follette led the drive for change, first in his role as governor of the state (1901-1906) and later as the U.S. senator representing the state (1906-1925). Under his leadership, numerous reforms were instituted: state regulation of the railroads increased, policies directed at improving the lives of workers -- such as workers' compensation and unemployment insurance -- were instituted, and in the political arena, selection of party candidates was determined by direct democratic vote rather than through backroom political wrangling.
Which of the sentences below expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in paragraph 2?
A. The progressive movement came about as a result of legal and government controls
B. Big business used the progressive movement in an attempt to gain influence over government.
C. The progressive movement sought to reduce the power of the huge industrialists.
D. The success of the wealthy industrial barons grew out of the progressive movement
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Câu nào dưới đây thể hiện thông tin cần thiết trong câu được tô đậm trong đoạn 2?
A. Phong trào tiến bộ xuất hiện do kết quả của sự kiểm soát của pháp luật và chính phủ.
B. Doanh nghiệp lớn đã sử dụng phong trào tiến bộ trong nỗ lực giành lấy ảnh hưởng đối với chính phủ.
C. Phong trào tiến bộ tìm cách giảm sức mạnh của các nhà công nghiệp khổng lồ.
D. Thành công của những ông trùm công nghiệp giàu có phát triển từ phong trào tiến bộ.
Thông tin: One area that was of major interest to the progressive movement was the imposition of legal and government control over big business, which had usurped an extraordinary amount of power in the era of the wealthy industrial barons such as Rockefeller and Carnegie.
Tạm dịch: Một lĩnh vực được quan tâm lớn đối với phong trào tiến bộ là áp đặt sự kiểm soát của pháp luật và chính phủ đối với doanh nghiệp lớn, đã chiếm đoạt một quyền lực phi thường trong kỷ nguyên của những ông trùm công nghiệp giàu có như Rockefeller và Carnegie.
Chọn C
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 27 to 31.
The Progressive Movement
The progressive movement was a powerful and broad-based movement of reform that had lasting effects on the American political system in the first two decades of the twentieth century. It arose in reaction to the domination of the social and political system by business interests and rampant corruption throughout the political party system during the period following the end of the Civil War in 1865. Progressivism emerged as a force during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, from 1901 to 1909, and reached its height in the presidential campaign of 1912. By the time the United States entered World War I in 1917, progressivism as a force had faded from the political scene. The progressive movement was focused on instigating, or initiating change in three different areas. One area that was of major interest to the progressive movement was the imposition of legal and government control over big business, which had usurped an extraordinary amount of power in the era of the wealthy industrial barons such as Rockefeller and Carnegie. A second area of interest to the progressive movement was the improvement of the social system in order to rid society of the poverty, slum housing, and exploitation of immigrant and child labor that were a part of the era. A final area of interest was the cleaning up of the political system to move political decisions back into the realm of direct democratic control and away from the corrupt backroom deals that plagued the world of politics.
Progressivism was a grassroots movement that first gained force at the local level. In cities such as Cincinnati and Cleveland, effective urban reform movements took hold, and city officials were appointed or elected to run their respective cities along nonpartisan lines and out from under the control of political parties and bosses. The progressive movement then worked its way from the local level to the state level and then on to the national level. In the state of Wisconsin, for example, "Fighting Bob" La Follette led the drive for change, first in his role as governor of the state (1901-1906) and later as the U.S. senator representing the state (1906-1925). Under his leadership, numerous reforms were instituted: state regulation of the railroads increased, policies directed at improving the lives of workers -- such as workers' compensation and unemployment insurance -- were instituted, and in the political arena, selection of party candidates was determined by direct democratic vote rather than through backroom political wrangling.
The author mentions “workers' compensation and unemployment insurance” in paragraph 3 in order to ______ .
A. prove that workers in Wisconsin were needier than workers in other states
B. indicate areas that were the focus of party candidates
C. provide examples of reforms intended to help the working class
D. demonstrate the need for direct democratic vote
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Tác giả đề cập đến bồi thường thất nghiệp và bảo hiểm thất nghiệp của người lao động trong đoạn 3 để ______.
A. chứng minh rằng công nhân ở Wisconsin cần hơn công nhân ở các tiểu bang khác
B. chỉ ra các khu vực là trọng tâm của các ứng cử viên của đảng
C. cung cấp các ví dụ về cải cách nhằm giúp đỡ giai cấp công nhân
D. thể hiện sự cần thiết phải bỏ phiếu dân chủ trực tiếp
Thông tin: Under his leadership, numerous reforms were instituted: state regulation of the railroads increased, policies directed at improving the lives of workers
Tạm dịch: Dưới sự lãnh đạo của ông, nhiều cải cách đã được thiết lập: quy định của nhà nước về đường sắt tăng lên, các chính sách hướng đến cải thiện cuộc sống của người lao động
Chọn C
Dịch bài đọc:
Phong trào tiến bộ
Phong trào tiến bộ là một phong trào cải cách mạnh mẽ và rộng khắp, có tác dụng lâu dài đối với hệ thống chính trị Mỹ trong hai thập kỷ đầu của thế kỷ XX. Nó phản ứng trước sự thống trị của hệ thống chính trị xã hội bởi lợi ích kinh doanh và tham nhũng tràn lan trong toàn bộ hệ thống đảng chính trị trong thời kỳ sau khi kết thúc Nội chiến năm 1865. Chủ nghĩa tiến bộ nổi lên như một lực lượng trong nhiệm kỳ tổng thống của Theodore Roosevelt, từ năm 1901 đến năm 1909, và đạt đến đỉnh cao trong chiến dịch tranh cử tổng thống năm 1912. Vào thời điểm Hoa Kỳ bước vào Thế chiến I năm 1917, chủ nghĩa tiến bộ như một thế lực đã phai mờ khỏi bối cảnh chính trị.
Phong trào tiến bộ đã tập trung vào việc xúi giục, hoặc khởi xướng, thay đổi trong ba lĩnh vực khác nhau. Một lĩnh vực được quan tâm lớn đối với phong trào tiến bộ là áp đặt sự kiểm soát của pháp luật và chính phủ đối với doanh nghiệp lớn, đã chiếm đoạt một quyền lực phi thường trong kỷ nguyên của những ông trùm công nghiệp giàu có như Rockefeller và Carnegie. Một lĩnh vực quan tâm thứ hai đối với phong trào tiến bộ là cải thiện hệ thống xã hội để thoát khỏi xã hội nghèo đói, nhà ổ chuột và bóc lột lao động nhập cư và trẻ em là một phần của thời đại. Một lĩnh vực quan tâm cuối cùng là làm sạch hệ thống chính trị để đưa các quyết định chính trị trở lại địa hạt của sự kiểm soát dân chủ trực tiếp và tránh xa các thỏa thuận hậu trường tham nhũng đang hoành hành thế giới chính trị.
Chủ nghĩa tiến bộ là một phong trào ở cơ sở, lần đầu tiên có được lực lượng ở cấp địa phương. Ở các thành phố như Cincinnati và Cleveland, các phong trào cải cách đô thị hiệu quả đã được tổ chức, và các quan chức thành phố được chỉ định hoặc bầu để điều hành các thành phố tương ứng của họ dọc theo đường lối phi đảng phái và thoát khỏi sự kiểm soát của các đảng phái và ông chủ chính trị. Phong trào tiến bộ sau đó hoạt động từ cấp địa phương đến cấp tiểu bang và sau đó đến cấp quốc gia. Ví dụ, tại bang Wisconsin, "Fighting Bob" La Follette đã dẫn dắt nỗ lực thay đổi, đầu tiên là vai trò là thống đốc bang (1901-1906) và sau đó là thượng nghị sĩ Hoa Kỳ đại diện cho bang (1906-1925). Dưới sự lãnh đạo của ông, nhiều cải cách đã được thiết lập: quy định của nhà nước về đường sắt tăng lên, các chính sách hướng đến cải thiện cuộc sống của người lao động - chẳng hạn như bồi thường và bảo hiểm thất nghiệp của người lao động - đã được thiết lập, và trong lĩnh vực chính trị, việc lựa chọn các ứng cử viên của đảng được xác định bằng bỏ phiếu dân chủ trực tiếp thay vì thông qua tranh luận chính trị.
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 27 to 31.
The Progressive Movement
The progressive movement was a powerful and broad-based movement of reform that had lasting effects on the American political system in the first two decades of the twentieth century. It arose in reaction to the domination of the social and political system by business interests and rampant corruption throughout the political party system during the period following the end of the Civil War in 1865. Progressivism emerged as a force during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, from 1901 to 1909, and reached its height in the presidential campaign of 1912. By the time the United States entered World War I in 1917, progressivism as a force had faded from the political scene. The progressive movement was focused on instigating, or initiating change in three different areas. One area that was of major interest to the progressive movement was the imposition of legal and government control over big business, which had usurped an extraordinary amount of power in the era of the wealthy industrial barons such as Rockefeller and Carnegie. A second area of interest to the progressive movement was the improvement of the social system in order to rid society of the poverty, slum housing, and exploitation of immigrant and child labor that were a part of the era. A final area of interest was the cleaning up of the political system to move political decisions back into the realm of direct democratic control and away from the corrupt backroom deals that plagued the world of politics.
Progressivism was a grassroots movement that first gained force at the local level. In cities such as Cincinnati and Cleveland, effective urban reform movements took hold, and city officials were appointed or elected to run their respective cities along nonpartisan lines and out from under the control of political parties and bosses. The progressive movement then worked its way from the local level to the state level and then on to the national level. In the state of Wisconsin, for example, "Fighting Bob" La Follette led the drive for change, first in his role as governor of the state (1901-1906) and later as the U.S. senator representing the state (1906-1925). Under his leadership, numerous reforms were instituted: state regulation of the railroads increased, policies directed at improving the lives of workers -- such as workers' compensation and unemployment insurance -- were instituted, and in the political arena, selection of party candidates was determined by direct democratic vote rather than through backroom political wrangling.
The word “instigating” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______ .
A. ending
B. understanding
C. causing
D. improving
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Từ “instigating” (gây loạn, xúi giục) trong đoạn 2 có nghĩa gần với _____.
A. ending: kết thúc B. understanding: hiểu biết
C. causing: gây ra D. improving: cải thiện
=> instigating = causing
Thông tin: The progressive movement was focused on instigating, or initiating, change in three different areas.
Tạm dịch: Phong trào tiến bộ đã tập trung vào việc xúi giục, hoặc khởi xướng sự thay đổi trong ba lĩnh vực khác nhau.
Chọn C
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 27 to 31.
The Progressive Movement
The progressive movement was a powerful and broad-based movement of reform that had lasting effects on the American political system in the first two decades of the twentieth century. It arose in reaction to the domination of the social and political system by business interests and rampant corruption throughout the political party system during the period following the end of the Civil War in 1865. Progressivism emerged as a force during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, from 1901 to 1909, and reached its height in the presidential campaign of 1912. By the time the United States entered World War I in 1917, progressivism as a force had faded from the political scene. The progressive movement was focused on instigating, or initiating change in three different areas. One area that was of major interest to the progressive movement was the imposition of legal and government control over big business, which had usurped an extraordinary amount of power in the era of the wealthy industrial barons such as Rockefeller and Carnegie. A second area of interest to the progressive movement was the improvement of the social system in order to rid society of the poverty, slum housing, and exploitation of immigrant and child labor that were a part of the era. A final area of interest was the cleaning up of the political system to move political decisions back into the realm of direct democratic control and away from the corrupt backroom deals that plagued the world of politics.
Progressivism was a grassroots movement that first gained force at the local level. In cities such as Cincinnati and Cleveland, effective urban reform movements took hold, and city officials were appointed or elected to run their respective cities along nonpartisan lines and out from under the control of political parties and bosses. The progressive movement then worked its way from the local level to the state level and then on to the national level. In the state of Wisconsin, for example, "Fighting Bob" La Follette led the drive for change, first in his role as governor of the state (1901-1906) and later as the U.S. senator representing the state (1906-1925). Under his leadership, numerous reforms were instituted: state regulation of the railroads increased, policies directed at improving the lives of workers -- such as workers' compensation and unemployment insurance -- were instituted, and in the political arena, selection of party candidates was determined by direct democratic vote rather than through backroom political wrangling.
The word “rampant” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____ .
A. widespread
B. insubstantial
C. nonexistent
D. potential
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Từ “rampant” (cuồng bạo, không bị kiềm chế) ở đoạn 1 đồng nghĩa với _____ .
A. widespread: lan rộng B. insubstantial: không phổ biến
C. nonexistent: không tồn tại D. potential: tiềm năng
=> rampant = widespread
Thông tin: It arose in reaction to the domination of the social and political system by business interests and rampant corruption throughout the political party system during the period following the end of the Civil War in 1865.
Tạm dịch: . Nó phản ứng trước sự thống trị của hệ thống chính trị xã hội bởi lợi ích kinh doanh và tham nhũng tràn lan trong toàn bộ hệ thống đảng chính trị trong thời kỳ sau khi kết thúc Nội chiến năm 1865.
Chọn A
Câu 6:Although the result was not as good as expected, the runner – up was very calm when it announced.
A. When the runner-up announced the result, he was very calm despite the fact the result was not very good.
B. The runner-up found his performance very low when they pronounced the result.
C. When the result was announced, the runner-up was very calm although the result was not as high was expected.
D. Instead of bad result, the runner-up was very calm when announcing the news.
Câu 6:Although the result was not as good as expected, the runner – up was very calm when it announced.
A. When the runner-up announced the result, he was very calm despite the fact the result was not very good.
B. The runner-up found his performance very low when they pronounced the result.
C. When the result was announced, the runner-up was very calm although the result was not as high was expected.
D. Instead of bad result, the runner-up was very calm when announcing the news.
câu hỏi cuối cùng trong ngày
4. Cultural diversity in the workplace can sometimes lead to intercultural conflicts.
A. Cultural diversity in the workplace can sometimes result from intercultural conflicts.
B. Intercultural conflicts can sometimes result from cultural diversity in the workplace.
C. In the workplace, cultural diversity can be sometimes the leaders of intercultural conflicts.
D. In the workplace, intercultural conflicts can sometimes be led by cultural diversity.
Đáp án đúng là: B
Thay đổi cấu trúc câu bằng cách thay động từ đồng nghĩa
Dịch: Sự đa dạng văn hóa tại nơi làm việc đôi khi có thể dẫn đến xung đột giữa các nền văn hóa.
Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Perhaps, the violence was provoked by the fans of the visiting team.
A. It can have been the visiting team's fans that set off the violence.
B. The fans of the visiting team must have been the people who began the violence.
C. There might have been some violence caused by the visiting team's fans.
D. The fans of the visiting team should have brought about the violence.
Đáp án C
Dịch nghĩa: Có lẽ, sự bạo lực đã được gây ra bởi những người hâm mộ của đội khách.
= C. Có thể có một số sự bạo lực được gây ra bởi người hâm mộ của đội khách.
Các đáp án còn lại:
A. Nó có thể đã là những người hâm mộ của đội khách đã gây ra sự bạo lực.
B. Những người hâm mộ của đội khách chắc hẳn là những người đã bắt đầu sự bạo lực.
D. Những người hâm mộ của đội khách lẽ ra đã nên mang lại sự bạo lực.