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. (1.0 point)
The computer age is producing an army of robots - machines that are directed by electronic brains and which replace human labor in industrial operations. Many are artificial arms which reach into areas man enters only at his peril, such as the inside of a nuclear reactor. Already in 1980 there were over 8000 such robots working in industrial plants throughout the world. The big changeover to the robot, however, is likely to come only when their costs go down while workers' wages continue to rise.
Question 36. Sentence 1 indicates that robots are used mainly
A. to fight wars. B.to operate computers.
C. to take the place of human workers. D.to direct electronic brains.
Question 37. An observer today is most likely to see robots in operation in
A. modern factories. B. military battles. C. Business offices. D. scientific laboratories.
Question 38. The article makes clear that a very valuable use of many robots is to
A. act as a teacher to human beings.
B. do tasks extremely dangerous for humans to do.
C. aid doctors in medical operations.
D. replace the human brain in producing computers.
Question 39. Which one of the following statements about the last sentence in the passage is certainly true?
A. Robots are becoming cheaper all the time.
B. The cost of a human worker is higher than that of the average robot.
C. Robots are becoming more expensive all the time.
D. The cost of the average robot is higher than that of a human worker.
Question 40. The writer indicates that the widespread replacement of human labor by industrial robots
A. has already begun worldwide.
B. is starting especially in the developing nations.
C. is being delayed mainly for economic reasons.
D. will not take place before the end of this century.
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.
According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Humans have difficult choices to make about saving endangered species.
B. The existence of humans is at the expense of some other species.
C. No other species can threaten the survival of humans on Earth.
D. Some animals and plants cannot survive without human help.
Đáp án: C
Giải thích: Chúng ta thấy câu C sai luôn khi đọc đến dòng 4, dòng 5 của đoạn 2.
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.
Which of the following is true of standard usage?
A. It can be used in formal or informal settings.
B. It is only understood be the upper classes.
C. It limited to written language.
D. It is constantly changing.
Đáp án: A
Giải thích: Ở cuối câu 1 đoạn 2, tác giả có nhắc đến việc cách dùng chuẩn được chấp nhận bởi số đông mọi người ở bất kì hoàn cảnh nào, không cần tính đến mức độ trang trọng.
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.
How is slang defined by the author?
A. Words and phrases understood by the majority but not found in standard dictionaries.
B. Words and phrases accepted by the majority for formal usage.
C. Words and phrases that are understood by a restricted group of speakers.
D. Words and phrases understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as formal usage.
Đáp án: D
Giải thích: Ở câu "Slang, however, refers to words and expressions understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as appropriate formal usage by the majority.", tác giả có nhắc đến “Tiếng lóng chỉ từ ngữ và cách diễn đạt nhiều người hiểu nhưng không được phần đông chấp nhận là ngôn ngữ trang trọng.”
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.
Which type of music is often involved with piano accompaniment?
A. spirituals
B. ragtime
C. blues
D. jaz
Đáp án B.
Key words: type of music, involved, piano accompaniment.
Clue: “Often played on the piano, ragtime was the latest and most sophisticated …”: ragtime thường được chơi trên piano và nó là thể loại nhạc tân thời và phức tạp nhất…
Do đó, đáp án đúng phải là B. ragtime.
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.
Which type of music is often involved with piano accompaniment?
A. spirituals
B. ragtime
C. blues
D. jazz
Đáp án B.
Key words: type of music, involved, piano accompaniment.
Clue: “Often played on the piano, ragtime was the latest and most sophisticated …”: ragtime thường được chơi trên piano và nó là thể loại nhạc tân thời và phức tạp nhất…
Do đó, đáp án đúng phải là B. ragtime
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.
Which type of music is often involved with piano accompaniment?
A. spirituals
B. ragtime
C. blues
D. jazz
Đáp án B.
Key words: type of music, involved, piano accompaniment.
Clue: “Often played on the piano, ragtime was the latest and most sophisticated …”: ragtime thường được chơi trên piano và nó là thể loại nhạc tân thời và phức tạp nhất…
Do đó, đáp án đúng phải là B. ragtime.
MEMORIZE music (n) / ˈmjuːzɪk / - to have an ear for music: có năng khiếu âm nhạc - to be music to one’s ears: thích nghe, dễ lọt tai - to set a poem to music: phổ nhạc một bài thơ - to face the music: dũng cảm đối mặt với khó khăn |
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.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Animal and plant species which pose threats to humans will die out soon.
B. Saving popular animal and plant species should be given a high priority.
C. Humans will make changes in their lifestyles to save other species.
D. The dilemma humans face between maintaining their lives and saving other species remains
Đáp án: D
Giải thích: Mấu chốt của câu này là các em phải đọc hết đoạn cuối để suy ra cái mà tác giả muốn hướng tới: Con người phải đối mặt với sự lựa chọn khó khăn: sự sống của mình hay cứu lấy động vật.
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.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Today’s style of American music is mostly influenced by African-rooted songs.
B. It is hard to exactly recognize the people who started the American musical tradition.
C. Spirituals, blues and ragtime are the major components that formed jazz.
D. American’s musical history was built by several famous musicians.
Đáp án B.
Key words: main idea of the passage.
Trong đoạn 1, 2 tác giả nêu ra rằng âm nhạc Mĩ khởi nguồn từ những người Mĩ gốc Phi; nhưng không ai bận tâm ghi chép về những người đã mang âm nhạc từ quê hương họ tới Mĩ.
Đoạn cuối nói rằng người ta thật khó biết tên của những người đã khơi nguồn cho truyền thống âm nhạc này ở Mĩ. Do đó, đáp án đúng phải là B. it is hard to exactly recognize the people who started the American musical tradition: Thật khó để xác định chính xác những người khởi đầu cho truyền thống âm nhạc ở Mĩ.