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Part 1. Read the passage below and circle the correct answer A, B, C, or D. (1.0 point)
The media are the means by which people learn what is (1) in the city, in the country and in the world. The news media can be classified (2)
two general categories: the categories of print media and electronic media. Print media use the written material to communicate news to (3) . Electronic media use air waves to (4) news to homes, offices and public places. Print media are usually divided into magazines and newspapers. Most newspapers are printed news daily. For example, the newspaper “The New York Time” is (5) daily. However, Newsweek and Time magazines are published once a week. The electronic media are (6) divided into radio and television. (7) news is news that you listen to. In the United States many radio (8) broadcast five minutes of news every hour. Television news is news that you not only listen to but also watch. In Canada and the United States, for example, many people watch an hour of news on TV at six o’clock in the evening. In the future, new categories of news media will (9)
even today computers are beginning to influence the transmission and reception (10) news.
1. A. showing B. making C. doing D. happening
2. A. for B. into C. about D. to
3. A. spectators B. viewers C. readers D. listeners
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4. A. send |
B. get |
C. receive |
D. offer |
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5. A. taken |
B. published |
C. brought |
D. made |
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6. A. generally |
B. completely |
C. carefully |
D. especially |
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7. A. Magazines |
B. Print |
C. Radio |
D. Newspaper |
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8. A. buildings |
B. houses |
C. offices |
D. stations |
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9. A. invent |
B. discover |
C. develop |
D. disappear |
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10. A. at |
B. of |
C. for |
D. into |
Part 1: CIRCLE the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the sentences. (2,0pts)
1. I’ll give you the phone number of my hotel, so that you can reach me if anything happens. ______ anything happen, I want you to look after my children.
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A. Can |
B. Might |
C. Will |
D. Should |
2. I suppose you’re not serious, ______?
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A. don’t I |
B. do I |
C. are you |
D. aren’t you |
3. Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is a 19-year-old Vietnamese woman who is the fastest swimmer in Southeast Asia in ______ races.
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A. numerate |
B. numeral |
C. numeric |
D. numerous |
4. _____ are still ending up in prison – over 700 in 1972 – merely for using cannabis.
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A. So too many |
B. Far too many |
C. Quite too many |
D. Such too many |
5. A strong westerly ______ flattened the standing corn though it brought no rain.
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A. gale |
B. blizzard |
C. hurricane |
D. breeze |
6. After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of _______ to entertain her nieces.
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A. pushing the envelope |
B. turning the other cheek |
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C. bending over backwards |
D. going against the grain |
7. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.
At that time Herschel was a professional musician and only an amateur astronomer, one who had a knack for building telescopes.
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A. talent |
B. hobby |
C. liking |
D. pleasure |
8. If it wasn’t an accident, he ______ it on purpose.
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A. need have done |
B. should have done |
C. must have done |
D. ought to have done |
9. They played a great game and brought our local basketball teams to their ______.
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A. knees |
B. legs |
C. feet |
D. ankle |
10. Every large city has its shifting population of vagrants. But in most cases these are men, usually with an unhealthy appetite ______ alcohol.
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A. in |
B. to |
C. on |
D. for |
11. Teachers like students to be _____ and listen to what they are saying.
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A. absorbed |
B. attentive |
C. prudent |
D. watchful |
12. Helen: “This is your first trip abroad, isn’t it?” – Peter: “______.”
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A. No, I haven’t been there before |
B. No, it’s expensive |
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C. Yes, it sounds great |
D. Yes, so I’m looking forward to it |
13. Senior officials from ASEAN and other Pacific, _____ countries met in Canberra, Australia, in November 1989 to inaugurate APEC.
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A. Rim |
B. Edge |
C. Perimeter |
D. Border |
14. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.
The study also notes a steady decline in the number of college students taking science courses.
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A. relative |
B. general |
C. continuous |
D. sharp |
15. ______ is medical technology that allows the prolongation of life artificially while the world is already over-populated?
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A. Of what use |
B. What use |
C. Of which use |
D. Which use |
16. Honour still ______, they got back into their lorries and were off again, this time trying to edge each other into a deep ravine that fell away at one side of the road.
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A. being unsatisfactory |
B. unsatisfactory |
C. unsatisfied |
D. unsatisfying |
17. I have lived near the railway for so long now that I’ve grown _____ to the noise of the trains.
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A. familiar |
B. accustomed |
C. aware |
D. unconscious |
18. We are short of clean safe drinking water, which is found to be the ______ in many third world countries.
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A. example |
B. event |
C. case |
D. object |
19. It is said that many children of high intelligence do not allow themselves to be “discovered” – for fear of becoming an _____.
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A. outage |
B. outcast |
C. outset |
D. outpost |
20. Until the current warming trend exceeds the range of normal climatic fluctuations, there will be, among scientists, considerable ______ the possibility that increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 can cause long-term warming effects.
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A. interest in |
B. uncertainty about |
C. enthusiasm for |
D. worry about |
II. READING: (4,2pts)
Part 1: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. (1,0pt)
As gasoline prices continue to (1)_____, many people are looking for ways to reduce the (2)_____ of higher prices while still doing the driving necessary to their work and other activities. (3)_____ are some suggestions which will save you a (4)_____ amount of money on gasoline.
1. Ask yourself every time you (5)_____ to use your car, truck, SUV, or van, “Is this trip really necessary?” Every mile you drive your vehicle will cost you at least an (6)_____ of 36 cents. If the trip is not necessary, think twice before using your vehicle.
2. Drive at a (7)_____ speed on the highway. According to the Department of Energy, most automobiles get about 20 percent more miles per gallon on the highway at 55 miles per hour than they do at 70 miles per hour.
3. Consider (8)_____ an automobile which gets the best gas mileage. For example, generally, the following get better gas mileage: lighter weight vehicles, vehicles with smaller engines, vehicles with manual transmissions, those with four cylinders, and those with fewer accessories. Check the “fuel economy” labels (9)_____ to the windows of new automobiles to find the average estimated miles per gallon for given makes and models.
4. Decrease the number of short trips you make. Short trips (10)______ reduce gas mileage. If an automobile gets 20 miles per gallon in general, it may get only 4 miles per gallon on a short trip of 5 miles or less.
(Adapted from “The Vocabulary Files C1”)
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1. |
A. crash |
B. accelerate |
C. escalate |
D. fly |
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2. |
A. danger |
B. occurrence |
C. burden |
D. chance |
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3. |
A. Below |
B. After |
C. Coming |
D. Later |
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4. |
A. measurable |
B. negotiable |
C. negligible |
D. considerable |
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5. |
A. think |
B. plan |
C. need |
D. arrange |
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6. |
A. equivalent |
B. average |
C. amount |
D. increase |
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7. |
A. mild |
B. conservative |
C. considerable |
D. substantial |
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8. |
A. inquiring |
B. trading |
C. preferring |
D. purchasing |
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9. |
A. attached |
B. selected |
C. stretched |
D. held |
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10. |
A. extensively |
B. exclusively |
C. intensively |
D. drastically |
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marvel - inventions - children - wire aducational - distance - message - promptly |
The radio is one of the wonders of modern (1)........inventions............... It is a novel system of sending news like telephone or telegraph but without (2)...........wire............
Marconi, an Italian scientist invented the radio. in 1896, the first wireless (3)..........message............. was sent across Penrith and Weaton through an apparatus he invented.
The receiving sets catch the sounds, which are then; broadcast. The more powerful a receiving set is, the greater it can catch broadcast sounds from a long (4)........distance...............
The incention of wireless or the radio is a (5)......marvel................. in this world. One can know everything instantly through a radio set. Programs from distant countries can be heard (6)..............promtly......... . The radio is also a source of cheap amusement and entertainment. Besides news and messages, there are entertainment programs like music, dialogues and (7).........educational.............. items for (8).......children................
1.inventions
2. writes
3. message
4. distance
5. marvel
6. promptly
7. educational (hình như đề sai)
8. children
Choose the best answers to completes each sentence.
1. I am afraid that these regulations have to be __________ with.
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A. complied |
B. provided |
C. faced |
D. met |
2. His business is growing so fast that he must take __________ more workers.
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A. up |
B. on |
C. in |
D. over |
3. The police must now __________ the escaped convict in the surrounding countries.
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A. search |
B. be in search |
C. look after |
D. look for |
4. You are late again, please try to be __________ in the future.
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A. accurate |
B. punctual |
C. efficient |
D. reliable |
5. Edward has found a bigger flat and is __________ move into it.
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A. near to |
B. ready for |
C. on the way |
D. about to |
6. All the applicants for the post are thoroughly __________ for their suitability.
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A. searched |
B. investigated |
C. vetted |
D. scrutinized |
7. __________ every part of the world has experienced an earthquake in recent years.
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A. Most |
B. Almost |
C. Each |
D. Nearby |
8. He didn’t know anyone at the wedding __________ than the bridge and groom.
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A. other |
B. expect |
C. rather |
D. apart |
9. When Bill saw my new car, he was __________ with envy.
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A. blue |
B. green |
C. yellow |
D. white |
10. He was holding a tiny bird in the __________ of his hand.
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A. thumb |
B. hole |
C. shin |
D. palm |
Match a word in column A with its definition in column B
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1. Adult 2. Teenager 3. Access 4. Media 5. Documentary 6. Interactive 7. Surf 8. Respond 9. Remote 10. E- mail |
A/ newspapers, magazines, radio and television considered as a group B/ involving communication between people C/ spend time visiting a lot of websites D/ far away in distance, time or relation E/ a person or animal that has grown to full size and strength F/ a film or television or radio programme that gives facts and information about a subject G/ a message or document sent over the Internet H/ a young person between 13 and 19 years old I/ say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done J/ the possibility of approaching a place or person , or the right to use or look at something |
1.E
2.H
3.J
4.A
5.F
6.B
7.C
8.I
9.D
10.G
Broadcast and electronic media today are portable sources of entertainment; information is distributed by wired and wireless radio and the mobile Internet.
They offer informative and entertaining content of both general and special interest.
Their competitors include the traditional print media: books, newspapers, magazines and newsletters. However, today many radio, television stations and networks publish digital electronic editions or versions on the Internet alongside the publishers of books, newspapers, magazines and newsletters.
1. Only entertainment content is found in broadcast media.
1. …F…….
2. Books are the traditional medium of mass communication.
2. …T…….
3. Electronic media has no competitors. T