Question 17-20: Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the answer to each of the following questions.

After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony.

Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.

Every year on December 10th , the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II . Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.

17.  Why was the Nobel prize established?

A. To recognise worthwhile contributions to humanity.

B. To resolve political differences.

C. To honour the inventor of dynamite.

D. To spend money.

18.  In which area have Americans received the most awards?

A. Literature             B. Peace               C. Economics                 D. Science

19.  Which of the following statements is not true?

A. Awards vary in monetary value.

B. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention.

C. Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners.

D. A few individuals have won two awards.

20. In how many fields are the prizes bestowed? 

A. 2                        B. 5                              C. 6                                          D. 10

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

It has been said that no town grows up until it is home to a college or university. Knowing this, as early as 1944, far-sighted community leaders began to plan and raise money for the creation of a junir college in Columbus. In February of 1958 the Georgia Legislature passed the Junior College Bill, which stipulated that all colleges qualifying for state funding must be in operation by September of 1958.

It was a challenge to meet the deadline, but on September 22, 1958, Columbus came of age: Columbus College began classes in the old Shanon Hosiery Mill, with 13 faculty members, five academic programs and 227 students. The phenomenon growth of the college began. In 1960, the first class of graduates received their associate degrees. In 1963, the college relocated to its present site. In 1965, the college was authorized to move up to the four-year status, and 1966 saw the first enrollment

in a bachelor’s degree program. In 1973, the first graduate students began classes leading to the Master of Education degree and finally, in 1996, Columbus College became Columbus State University.

Some of the benefits from the university to our town are obvious – the spreading of knowledge and culture, skills and technology through college and advanced courses that students are able to take locally.

A major benefit from the university to our town is not so obvious, perhaps. Hundreds of highly educated and talented faculty and staff have become citizens of our area, contributing their skills, expertise and viewpoints to the common good of the community and generally promoted the progress of the area in a number of diverse ways.

Looking back over 60 years of growth, the dream of those leaders who had the foresight to bring the college to Columbus has been fulfilled beyond their dreams.

28. The idea that prompted the community leaders in Columbus to plan for the creation of a college is that_________.

A. towns can grow very large if they have a college

B. the town must have a college for their own benefit

C. a town cannot be fully developed without a college

D. foresight is essential when they plan for the college

29. Columbus College began classes in September, 1958 so that it obtained financial support from_________.

A. citizens of the Columbus area

B. the state government

C. private companies

D. students’ tuition

30. How many years did it take the students at Columbus College to receive an associate degree?

A. two years

B. three years

C. four years

D. seven years

31. The meaning of the word “phenomenal” in paragraph 2 can be expressed by_________.

A. remarkable

B. gradual

C. far-sighted

D. hasty

32. The writer’s purpose in writing this article is most likely to_________.

A. recount the university’s history

B. show the importance of the university to the town

C. ask more students to attend the university

D. celebrate the university’s 60th anniversary

V- Read the following passage, then answer questions :

It is five o’clock in the evening when Rene Wagner come home from work. She walks into the living room and looks at her three children. They are 14,13 and 9 years old. They are watching TV. The living room is a mess. There are dirty socks on the floor and cookies on the sofa. Games and toys are everywhere. Rene is angry, “This place is a mess” she tells her children, “I can’t work all day and then do housework all evening. I’m not going to do housework!”     Rene doesn’t do housework. She doesn’t clean or wash dishes. She doesn’t wash clothes, either. Every evening she sits on the sofa and watches

TV.

          After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house is dirty. All the children’s clothes are dirty. Every garbage basket is full. The house is a mess.

          Then, one day Rene comes home from work and gets a big surprise. The kitchen is clean. The children clean the kitchen !

          The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing their clothes. Rene tells the children “OK, I’ll do the housework again. But you have to help me.”

          Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV!

1. When Rene came home from work, she found the house ……………. .

A. clean and dirty  B. dirty and tidy    C. dirty and untidy          D. clean but untidy

2. Rene told her children ………………….. .

A. to do the housework                      B. she couldn’t do housework

C. not to do housework                      D. she wouldn’t do housework

3. Two weeks later, the house was ……………… .

A. very clean                   B. a mess              C. tidy                   D. rather dirty

4. Some days later, the house was clean again because ……………………. .

A. she couldn’t let it that way            B. her children did housework.

C. her children didn’t do housework.  D. she did housework again.

5. Now Rene does housework again because …………………. .

A. her children help her.                     B. they can watch TV together.

C. her children wash their clothes.                D. her children don’t do it.

It is five o‘clock in the evening when Rene Wagner comes home from work. She walks into the living room and looks at her three children. They are 14,13 and 9 years old. They are watching TV. The living room is a mess. There are dirty socks on the floor and cookies on the sofa. Games and toys are everywhere. Rene is angry, “This place is a mess” she tells her children, “I can‘t work all day and then do housework all evenings. I’m not going to do housework!” Rene doesn‘t do housework. She doesn‘t clean or wash dishes. She doesn‘t wash clothes, either. Every evening she sits on the sofa and watches TV.

After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house is dirty. All the children‘s clothes are dirty.

Every garbage basket is full. The house is a mess.

Then, one day Rene comes home from work and gets a big surprise. The kitchen is clean. The children clean the kitchen ! The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing their clothes. Rene tells the

children “OK, I‘ll do the housework again. But you have to help me.”  

Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV !

17. When Rene came home from work, she found the house ……………. .

A. clean and dirty       B. dirty and tidy          C. dirty and untidy                  D. clean but untidy

18. Rene told her children ………………….. .

A. to do the housework                       B. she couldn‘t do housework

C. not to do housework                       D. she wouldn‘t do housework

19. Two weeks later, the house was ……………… .

A. very clean               B. a mess                     C. tidy                         D. rather dirty

20. Now Rene does housework again because …………………. .

A. her children help her.                                 B. they can watch TV together.

C. her children wash their clothes.                 D. her children don‘t do it.

Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France. It was constructed between 1887 and 1889 to be the entrance way to the 1889 World’s Fair and to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. The Tower was opened to visitors on May 6,1889.

          Gustave Eiffel’s design was chosen from among 107 that were submitted to the World’s Fair design competition. However, many Parisians, especially artists, did not like his design and protested the tower’s construction. They thought it would be an eyesore, but once it was built, most Parisians soon loved the tower.

1. The Eiffel Tower is located in ___________.

A. London            B. New York                           C. Paris                 D. Tokyo

2. When was The Eiffel Tower constructed?        

A. in the 18th century                                                     B. in the 19th century

C. Between 1889 and 1887                                            D. In 1900s

3. Did Parisians like Gustave Eiffel’s design when it was chosen?

A. No, they didn’t B. No, they did               C. Yes, they did    D. Yes, it was.

4. The word “They” inline 6 is closet in meaning to___________.

A. Towers             B. Visitors                      C. Designers         D. Parismn 

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PART NINE
For the question 71-75, read the following article and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Persons sixty-five years and over already represent 13 percent of the total population inAmerica, and by 2025 there will be 59 million elderly Americans, representing 21 percent of thepopulation of the United States. Furthermore, the percentage of the population over age eighty-five will increase from about 1 percent currently to 5 percent in 2050. This population trend has been referred to as the graying of America. To explain this demographic change, we must look at three factor. Fertility, mortality, and immigration in large part influence all demographic trends. The large number of children born after World War II will increase the pool of elderly between 2010 and 2030. The “baby boom” will become the “senior boom” sixty-five years later. Although the birth rate is the most dramatic factor, the decline in the death rate is also significant. Medical advances have influenced life expectancy. For example, whereas only 40 percent of those Americans born in 1900 had a life expectancy of sixty-five, today 80 percent are expected to reach the classic retirement age. The average male life span, now 71.4 years, is expected to increase to 73.3 by 2015. Among females, the life span is projected to increase from the current 78.3 years to 81.3 years by 2015. In addition, immigration has
contributed to the increasing number of elderly. After World War I, a massive immigration of young adults of child-bearing age occurred. Because the birth rates among this specialized population were very high, their children, now among the elderly, are a significant segment of the older population.
71. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

72. According to the passage, the number of the elderly in America will increased by ________.

73. The word “pool” in paragraph 2 refers to ________.

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74. The word “their” in the second paragraph refers to ________.

75. The author mentions all of the following as factors that have influenced population trends
EXCEPT ________.

Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

The festival of Diwali is one of the most important religious festivals in India. It lasts for five days around the end of October. It is the festival of Lakshimi, the Goddest who, in the Hindu religion, brings peace and properity.

Preparations for the festival begin several weeks before the festival. People clean and decorate their homes, prepare special food and buy new clothes and jewelry to welcome the Goddess in their homes. All over India, people light up their homes with oil lamps and colourful lights.

The celebrations take place on the darkest night of the lunar month, Amavasya. In the evening, fireworks fill the sky to make Diwali a true “Festival of Light

Question 29: Where is Diwali celebrated?

A. In the USA                       B. In Britain              C. In India                 D. In Viet Nam

Question 30: When is the festival held?

A. In June                              B. In September        C. In October            D. In November

Question 31: What do people light up their homes in the festival?

A. with candles                                                        B. with colourful lights      

C. with oil lamps                                                   D. B and C are correct

Question 32: What fill the sky to make Diwali a true “Festival of Light”?

A. fireworks                          B. lights                     C. candles                             D. matches

Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

      Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan – Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they immediately told us about him. The old house owned by the artisan is situated in a long alley of the village. On the walls of the house, there are many folk paintings in different genres, from daily life paintings to landscape paintings shown in a set of “four seasons”.

       Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings. At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples.

      In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.

25. The themes of Dong Ho paintings are about ________.

A. landscapes                                                              B. weddings    

C. daily life and landscape paintings                          D. animals and flowers

26. What is this passage about?

A. A craft village.                                                       B. An artisan in a traditional craft village.     

C. Dong Ho paintings.                                                D. The way to preserve the traditional craft village.

27. Find the word that has the same meaning as the word “opportunities” in line 15.

A. wishes                                B. chances                   C. possibilities             D. abilities

28. What does the word “they” in line 2 refer to?

A. villages                               B. paintings                 C. artisans                   D. villagers

Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

      Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan – Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they immediately told us about him. The old house owned by the artisan is situated in a long alley of the village. On the walls of the house, there are many folk paintings in different genres, from daily life paintings to landscape paintings shown in a set of “four seasons”.

       Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings. At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples.

      In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.

25. The themes of Dong Ho paintings are about ________.

A. landscapes                                                              B. weddings    

C. daily life and landscape paintings                          D. animals and flowers

26. What is this passage about?

A. A craft village.                                                       B. An artisan in a traditional craft village.     

C. Dong Ho paintings.                                                D. The way to preserve the traditional craft village.

27. Find the word that has the same meaning as the word “opportunities” in line 15.

A. wishes                                B. chances                   C. possibilities             D. abilities

28. What does the word “they” in line 2 refer to?

A. villages                               B. paintings                 C. artisans                   D. villagers