55. Political leaders have reached an _______ on a health bill that will extend health coverage to millions of Americans. a. agree b. agreed c. agreeing d. agreement 56. The suburbs north and east of the city may get as much as eleven inches of _______ by tomorrow morning. a. snow b. snows c. snowed d. snowing 57. The city's median real estate prices declined 3.4 percent this year, according to an _______ by the Home Realty Market Report. a. analyze b. analysis c. analyzed d. analyzing 58. Heffitter Inc. strongly encourages its _______ to use all their vacation days. a. employ b. employees c. employing d. employment 59. City guides and maps of city landmarks are available to _______ at the information center. a. visit b. visitors c. visiting d. visitation 60. We would like to thank the Elog Foundation for its generous ______ to our charity fundraiser. a. donor b. donate c. donated d. donation 61. The personnel department requires that all ______ be interviewed at least three times before a hiring decision is made. a. applications b. applicants c. appliances d. applicator 62. Albertson and Kelman have decided to open a separate ______ for research and development. a. office b. officer c. official d. officially 63. Senior analyst John Pierpoint expects SunDigit to post ______ of $4 billion for the year. a. a profit (b) to profit c. profitable d. profitably 64. _________ in computer courses has increased for the past few years. a. To enroll b. Enrollment c. Enrolls d. Enrolled 65. My ______ with Mr. Frantz was mostly focused on issues related to integrating the staff after the proposed merger. a. discuss b. discussed c. discusses d. discussion 66. On April 3rd, we will hold a meeting with the ______ of our business units. a.manage b.managed c.managers d.managing 67. Many ______ are nervous about the longterm financial health of the company, especially after last week's poor earnings report. a. investors b. investments c. of investors d. of the investments 68. She has saved a sum of money for her ________. a. retiring b. retired c. retirement d. retire 69. Several ________ are known to cause cancer to develop. a. chemists b. chemistry c. chemical d. chemicals 70. There is a large ________ of animals that live in Nairobi National Park. a. various b. vary c. varied d. variety

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.

They started the meal after they had reached an agreement.

A. Reaching an agreement, they started the meal

B. Having reached an agreement, they started the meal

C. Having had the meal, they reached an agreement

D. Having the meal, they reached an agreement

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.

They started the meal after they had reached an agreement

A. Reaching an agreement, they started the meal

B. Having reached an agreement, they started the meal

C. Having had the meal, they reached an agreement

D. Having the meal, they reached an agreement

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 55 to 64.

Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certainnumber of people can be supported on a given area of land, and that number depends on how much food and other resources the land can provide. In countries where people live primarily by means of simple farming, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labor-intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food.
In developed countries such as the United States, Japan, and the countries of Western Europe, overpopulation generally is not considered a major cause of poverty. These countries produce large quantities of food through mechanized farming, which depends on commercial fertilizers, large-scale irrigation, and agricultural machinery. This form of production provides enough food to support the high densities of people in metropolitan areas.
A country’s level of poverty can depend greatly on its mix of population density and agricultural productivity. Bangladesh, for example, has one of the world’s highest population densities, with 1,147 persons per sq km. A large majority of the people of Bangladesh engage in low-productivity manual farming, which contributes to the country’s extremely high level of poverty. Some of the smaller countries in Western Europe, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, have high population densities as well. These countries practice mechanized farming and are involved in high-tech industries, however, and therefore have high standards of living.
At the other end of the spectrum, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have population densities of less than 30 persons per sq km. Many people in these countries practice manual subsistence farming; these countries also have infertile land, and lack the economic resources and technology to boost productivity. As a consequence, these nations are very poor. The United States has both relatively low population density and high agricultural productivity; it is one of the world’s wealthiest nations.
High birth rates contribute to overpopulation in many developing countries. Children are assets to many poor families because they provide labor, usually for farming. Cultural norms in traditionally rural societies commonly sanction the value of large families. Also, the governments of developing countries often provide
little or no support, financial or political, for family planning; even people who wish to keep their families small have difficulty doing so. For all these reasons, developing countries tend to have high rates of population growth.

From "Poverty" by Thomas J. Corbett

Which of the following is given a definition in paragraph 1?

Câu 2:

What will suffer when there are excessively high population densities?

Câu 3:

The phrase “that number” in paragraph 1 refers to the number of ______.

Câu 4:

In certain countries, large areas of land can only yield small amounts of food because ______.

Câu 5:

Bangladesh is a country where the level of poverty depends greatly on ______.

Câu 6:

The phrase “engage in” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.

Câu 7:

The word “ infertile ” in paragraph 4 probably means ______.

Câu 8:

Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

Câu 9:

Which of the following is a contributor to overpopulation in many developing countries?

Câu 10:

Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

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 34 to 41.

  Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people can be supported on a given area of land, and that number depends on how much food and other resources the land can provide. In countries where people live primarily by means of simple farming, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labor-intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food.

  In developed countries such as the United States, Japan, and the countries of Western Europe, overpopulation generally is not considered a major cause of poverty. These countries produce large quantities of food through mechanized farming, which depends on commercial fertilizers, large-scale irrigation, and agricultural machinery. This form of production provides enough food to support the high densities of people in metropolitan areas.

  A country’s level of poverty can depend greatly on its mix of population density and agricultural productivity. Bangladesh, for example, has one of the world’s highest population densities, with 1, 147 persons per sq km. A large majority of the people of Bangladesh engage in low -productivity manual

D. possibly D. do D. ways D. kilo D. on

farming, which contributes to the country’s extremely high level of poverty. Some of the smaller countries in Western Europe, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, have high population densities as well. These countries practice mechanized farming and are involved in high-tech industries, however, and therefore have high standards of living.

  At the other end of the spectrum, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have population densities of less than 30 persons per sq km. Many people in these countries practice manual subsistence farming; these countries also have infertile land, and lack the economic resources and technology to boost productivity. As a consequence, these nations are very poor. The United States has both relatively low population density and high agricultural productivity; it is one of the world’s wealthiest nations.

  High birth rates contribute to overpopulation in many developing countries. Children are assets to many poor families because they provide labor, usually for farming. Cultural norms in traditionally mral societies commonly sanction the value of large families. Also, the governments of developing countries often provide little or no support, financial or political, for family planning; even people who wish to keep their families small have difficulty doing so. For all these reasons, developing countries tend to have high rates of population growth.

In certain countries, large areas of land can only yield small amounts of food because _________.

A. there is lack of mechanization

B. there are small numbers of laborers

C. there is an abundance of resources

D. there is no shortage of skilled labor

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 34 to 41.

  Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people can be supported on a given area of land, and that number depends on how much food and other resources the land can provide. In countries where people live primarily by means of simple farming, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labor-intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food.

  In developed countries such as the United States, Japan, and the countries of Western Europe, overpopulation generally is not considered a major cause of poverty. These countries produce large quantities of food through mechanized farming, which depends on commercial fertilizers, large-scale irrigation, and agricultural machinery. This form of production provides enough food to support the high densities of people in metropolitan areas.

  A country’s level of poverty can depend greatly on its mix of population density and agricultural productivity. Bangladesh, for example, has one of the world’s highest population densities, with 1, 147 persons per sq km. A large majority of the people of Bangladesh engage in low -productivity manual

D. possibly D. do D. ways D. kilo D. on

farming, which contributes to the country’s extremely high level of poverty. Some of the smaller countries in Western Europe, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, have high population densities as well. These countries practice mechanized farming and are involved in high-tech industries, however, and therefore have high standards of living.

  At the other end of the spectrum, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have population densities of less than 30 persons per sq km. Many people in these countries practice manual subsistence farming; these countries also have infertile land, and lack the economic resources and technology to boost productivity. As a consequence, these nations are very poor. The United States has both relatively low population density and high agricultural productivity; it is one of the world’s wealthiest nations.

  High birth rates contribute to overpopulation in many developing countries. Children are assets to many poor families because they provide labor, usually for farming. Cultural norms in traditionally mral societies commonly sanction the value of large families. Also, the governments of developing countries often provide little or no support, financial or political, for family planning; even people who wish to keep their families small have difficulty doing so. For all these reasons, developing countries tend to have high rates of population growth.

(From "Poverty" by Thomas J. Corbett)

In certain countries, large areas of land can only yield small amounts of food because _________.

A. there is lack of mechanization

B. there are small numbers of laborers

C. there is an abundance of resources

D. there is no shortage of skilled labor