Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

THE FIRST WOMAN SCIENTIST

Hypatia was born in Alexandria, in Egypt, in 370 A.D. For many centuries, she was (16)          only   woman scientist to have a place in the history books.

Hypatia's father was director of Alexandria University, and he (17)             sure his daughter had the best education available. This was unusual, as most women then had few (18)           to study.

After studying in Athens and Rome, Hypatia returned to Alexandria (19)       she began teaching mathematics. She soon became famous (20)           her knowledge of new ideas.

We have no copies of her book, (21)       we know that she wrote several important mathematical works. Hypatia was also interested in technology and (22)       several scientific tools to help with her work. At the (23)       , many rulers were afraid of science, and (24)        connected with it was in danger. One day in March 415, Hypatia (25)           attacked in the street and killed.

Điền vào ô 20

A. for 

B. in 

C. by

D. from

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This (35)______many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risks (36) ______accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to persuade people to change their habits and leave their cars at home.

One possible (37)______is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by increasing charges for parking and bringing in tougher fines for anyone who (38)______ the laws. In addition, drives could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day. This system, (39) ______as “road pricing”, is already being introduced in a number of cities, using a special electronic card (40) ______to windscreen of the car.

Another ways of (41) ______with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the outskirts of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the center. Drivers and passengers then use a special bus service for the (42) ______stage of their journey.

Of course, the most important (43) ______is to provide good public transport. However, to get people to give up the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable, convenient and comfortable, with fares (44) _______at an acceptable level.

Điền vào ô 40

A.  joined 

B. fixed

C. built

D. placed 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

All of the cities in Texas, San Antonio is probably the most picturesque

A. All of

B. in Texas

C. is probably

D. most picturesque

Never before_________in an earnest attempt to resolve their differences.

A. the leaders of these two countries have me

B. have the leaders of these two countries meet

C. met the leaders of these two countries

D. have the leaders of these two countries met

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

One of the most urgent environmental problems in the world today is the shortage of clean water. Having clean drinking water is a basic human right. But acid rain, (1) ________ pollution and garbage have made many sources of water undrinkable. Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast pools (2) ________ poison.LakeBaikalinRussiais one of the largest lakes in the world. It (3) ________ a rich variety of animals and plants, including 1,300 rare species that do not exist (4) ________ else in the world. But they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of toxic effluent which (5) _______ into the lake every day. Even where law existed, the government did not have the power to enforce them.

Most industries simply ignore the regulations. TheMediterranean Sea(6) ________ 1% of the world's water surface. But it is the dumping (7) ________ for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost 16 countries regularly throw industrial wastes a few miles (8) ________ shore.

Water is free to everyone. A few years ago, people thought that the supply of clean water in the world was limitless. Today, many water supplies have been (9) ________ by pollution and sewage. Clean water is now scarce, and we are at last beginning to respect this precious (10) ________. We should do something now.

Điền vào ô 8

A. away

B. of 

C. on

D. off