C. We kept eating because the meal was baD.
D. It was such a tasty meal that we kept eating.
Câu 625 : The introduction of advanced safety features drastically improved the design of modern vehicles.
A. The design of modern vehicles was drastically changed to become less safe.
B. What modern engineers have implemented in their car designs is based on older safety models.
C. The dramatic enhancement in vehicle design came from the introduction of safety innovations.
D. What the engineers achieved by integrating safety improvements is truly transformative.
Câu 626 : The instant the fire alarm rang, everyone evacuated the building in an orderly manner.
A. No sooner had the fire alarm gone off than the occupants calmly exited the building.
B. The building’s residents hesitated before reacting to the fire alarm that rang suddenly.
C. Following the fire alarm, people re-entered the building to collect their belongings.
D. Only after the firefighters arrived did people begin to leave the building.
Sentence combination: Choose A, B, C or D that has the closest meaning to the given pair of sentences in each question.
Trả lời cho các câu 627, 628, 629, 630 dưới đây:
Câu 627 : David was awarded a medal for bravery. Then he became the centre of attention in his office.
A. Having awarded a medal for bravery, David became the centre of attention in his office.
B. David became the centre of attention in his office before being awarded a medal for bravery.
C. Awarded a medal for bravery, David became the centre of attention in his office.
D. Having become the centre of attention in his office, David was awarded a medal for bravery.
Câu 628 : Panels were carved by the Ancient Greeks. They show players using crooked sticks to hit a small object.
A. Panels were carved by the Ancient Greeks and they show players using crooked sticks to hit a small object.
B. Panels, which were carved by the Ancient Greeks, show players using crooked sticks to hit a small object. C. Although panels were carved by the Ancient Greeks, they show players using crooked sticks to hit a small object.
D. Panels were carved by the Ancient Greeks, and show players using crooked sticks to hit a small object.
Câu 629 : Mary loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn't sleep without it.
A. As Mary couldn't sleep without her stuffed animal when she was young, she loved it.
B. When Mary was young, she loved her stuffed animal so as not to sleep without it.
C. When Mary was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn't sleep without it.
D. When Mary was young, she loved her stuffed animal although that she couldn't sleep without it.
Câu 630 : William Clark was not granted the rank of captain. Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated Clark as his equal in authority and rank.
A. William Clark was not granted the rank of captain because Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated Clark as his equal in authority and rank.
B. William Clark was not granted the rank of captain, thus Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated Clark as his equal in authority and rank.
C. Although William Clark was not granted the rank of captain, Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated Clark as his equal in authority and rank.
D. As William Clark was not granted the rank of captain, Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated Clark as his equal in authority and rank.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Wallace (631) _____ a theory of evolution at the same time as Darwin, but his contribution to the science of evolution (632) _____ less celebrated. The Wallace line is a boundary proposed in 1859 by Wallace to separate the biogeographical realms of SE Asia and Australia. To the west of the Line are found organisms related to Asiatic species; to the east, (633) _____ of Asian and Australian origins exist.
Why is it that the island of Bali is home to Asian birds such as the weaver bird, and the neighboring island of Lombok, just 24 kilometres away across a narrow (634) _____, echoes to the scream of cockatoos. This extraordinary biological boundary is known today as the Wallace Line. Like his friendly rival and fellow Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace travelled the world collecting and studying species that were new to science. His legacy is the Wallace Line, a near-magical boundary which doesn’t simply explain where animals live today but (635) _____ their evolution. His idea has had a profound effect on all biological thinking to the present day.
Trả lời cho các câu 631, 632, 633, 634, 635 dưới đây:
Câu 631 :
A. proposed
B. proposes
C. proposing
D. have proposed
Câu 632 :
A. retains
B. holds
C. remains
D. gives
Câu 633 :
A. animal habitat of locals
B. combine of fishes
C. creatures from a far
D. a mixture of species
Câu 634 :
A. strait
B. hill
C. valley
D. harbor
Câu 635 :
A. releases a proof
B. provides a key to
C. makes a promise
D. takes a chance on
Read about the Earth's tectonic plates, then answer the questions about the text, choosing either A, B, or C as the best answer for each of the questions.
Most earthquakes are caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's lithospheric plates and occur at the boundaries between the plates. Experts recognize seven to twelve major plates and a number of smaller ones. The plates take their names from continents (the North American plate): from oceans (the Pacific plate): and from geographic areas (the Arabian plate).
Slow and Steady Motion
The plates are in very slow but constant motion, so that seen from above, the Earth's surface might look like a slowly moving spherical jigsaw puzzle. The plates move at rates of 2 to 15 cm or several inches in a year, about as fast as our fingernails grow. On a human scale, this is a rate of movement that only the most sophisticated instruments can detect. But on the scale of geological time, it's a dizzying speed. At this rate, those almost-four-billion-year old rocks could have traveled all the way around the Earth eleven times.
The movement of the plates is generally one of three kinds: spreading, colliding or sliding. When plates are spreading, or separating from each other, we call their movement divergent. When they are colliding, or pushing each other, we call the movement convergent. Movement in which plates slide past each other is called lateral (or transform) plate movement. Earthquakes can accompany each of the three types of movement.
Plate Tectonics
The revolutionary theory of plate tectonics originated early in the 20th century, although it did not gain general acceptance until the late 1960s. The German meteorologist, geophysicist, and explorer Alfred L Wegener is now given credit for the first step in understanding the movement of the lithosphere. In the period 1910-1912 he formulated the theory called continental drift and collected evidence from the rocks, fossils, and climate of various continents to show that they had once been joined together. Wegener had little data on the oceanic crust, so he thought that the continents merely moved through that crust.
Trả lời cho các câu 636, 637, 638, 639, 640 dưới đây:
Câu 636 : What does "ones" in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. movements
B. boundary
C. plates
D. oceans
Câu 637 : Why is the phrase "jigsaw puzzle" used in the second paragraph?
A. to show how complex everything is
B. because of the way the plates fit together
C. because of the number of plates
D. to consider a game plates are playing
Câu 638 : What is the main focus of movements mentioned in paragraph 3?
A. Earthquakes can be formed during the movements between plates.
B. There are at least 3 kinds of movement of the plates tectonics.
C. We hardly know much about how long and why the plates move.
D. When the plates collide, they hit each other then separate immediately.
Câu 639 : According to the passage, why did Wegener's theory take so long to be accepted?
A. He had no understanding of the ocean floor.
B. It was very different from previous ideas in this area.
C. He made several errors in his theory.
D. It was so difficult to analyze his research at that time.
Câu 640 : What evidence did Wegener NOT use to support his theory of Continental Drift when looking at two now-distant locations?
A. the existence of similar rocks
B. the existence of similar extinct animals
C. the existence of similar races of people.
D. the existence of climatic features
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.
Paper made out of limestone – Stone Paper – Production and properties of environmentally friendly paper substitutes.
Stone paper is made out of powdered limestone (calcium carbonate). This type of paper is more tear-resistant than conventional paper, even at low grammages. Moreover this material is extremely hard-wearing. Additionally, the flame retardant material is water-resistant, as well. Since neither wood fibres nor water are needed in the production process, stone paper is a sustainable and environment-friendly material. It also convinces with its noble and velvety feel. Due to its stability, it can also be described as rockboard.
Calcium carbonate (CaCo3) is a naturally occurring raw material which is available in almost inexhaustible quantities. The lime powder used for the production of stone paper is usually a waste product from quarries. This means that the quarry waste does not have to be mined separately, but can be processed immediately according to the cradle-to-cradle principle. The environmental friendly ecological binder, which is added to one fifth to the mineral powder, is also a waste product being used for the production of stone paper. The ecological binder gives strength to the paper alike material. This thermoplastic bio-plastic can e.g. be obtained from sugar cane waste.
The substitution product consists of 80% stone powder and 20% organic plastiC. The two materials are blended and pressed together under great pressure and processed into paper webs. During the patented manufacturing process neither bleaching agents nor acids, bases or fluorescent chemicals are used and not even a single tree is cut down. The energy requirement is only half as great as of the conventional cellulose paper. Compared to virgin fibre paper, there is also no residue or waste during processing. As a result,”paper” made of stone and being a sustainable alternative is now playing an increasingly important role in the manufacture of promotional items.
Stone Paper has been developed in the late 1990s in East Asia, where it is still produced today. In Asia and the USA, paper substitutes are already widely used. In Germany, the distribution and use of this miracle material is still very young, but above all, it is becoming more and more popular, especially in the field of ecological carrier bags.
Trả lời cho các câu 641, 642, 643, 644, 645 dưới đây:
Câu 641 : What is " hard-wearing " in paragraph 1 closest in meaning to?
A. unhelpful
B. durable
C. broken
D. contemporary
Câu 642 : What does "it" in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. water
B. process
C. material
D. stone paper
Câu 643 : Which of the following best paraphrases this sentence: " The lime powder used for the production of stone paper is usually a waste product from quarries."
A. Lime powder, often discarded by quarries, is commonly used to make stone paper.
B. Stone paper is made from lime powder that is specially mined from quarries.
C. Stone paper is typically made from fresh lime powder collected from quarries.
D. Quarries produce lime powder solely for the manufacturing of stone paper.
Câu 644 : What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. The advantages of traditional paper over modern alternatives
B. A new method of recycling stone powder and plastic waste
C. The production and benefits of paper made from stone
D. The history of paper manufacturing around the world.
Câu 645 : Which of the following does the author probably support?
A. Reducing paper production to save energy and water resources
B. Expanding the use of stone paper as an eco-friendly alternative
C. Returning to traditional paper made from wood fibres
D. Limiting the use of promotional items to protect the environment.
Logical thinking and problem solving: Choose A, B C or D to answer each question.
Trả lời cho các câu 646, 647, 648, 649, 650 dưới đây:
Câu 646 : A farmer needs to transport a fox, a chicken, and a bag of corn across a river. The boat can only carry the farmer and one item at a time.
If left alone together, the fox will eat the chicken and the chicken will eat the corn.
Which should the farmer take across first to solve the problem safely?
A. The chicken.
B. The corn.
C. The fox.
D. It doesn’t matter
Câu 647 : Which word can go before the words “light”, “house”, and “board” to form new words or phrases?
A. Fire.
B. Head.
C. Snow.
D. Vision.
Câu 648 : You have two coins that together add up to 30 cents. One of them is not a nickel (5 cents).
What are the two coins?
A. A nickel and a quarter.
B. Two dimes.
C. A quarter and a penny.
D. A dime and a quarter.
Câu 649 : A local park is often dirty, and many residents want to improve it. Which of the following actions would likely be most effective?
A. Wait for the government to solve the problem
B. Organize a community cleanup event
C. Put up signs telling people not to litter
D. Post complaints about the problem on social media.
Câu 650 : Lisa drops two objects from the same height: a heavy metal ball and a small rubber ball. Ignoring air resistance, which object will hit the ground first?
A. The heavy metal ball
B. The small rubber ball
C. Both will hit the ground at the same time
D. It depends on who throws it harder
