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18 tháng 11 2023

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It is one of the most famous experiments in scientific history: children all over the world have learned how Benjamin Franklin risked his life while carrying out an experiment during a storm. He flew a kite directly under a storm cloud to prove that lightning was a kind of electricity. Franklin’s success made him famous throughout the world. But a new study of Franklin’s experiment suggests that he actually invented the whole story.

According to the story that we all know, in the summer of 1752 Franklin thought of a simple way of testing his theory that lightning was a kind of electricity. He built a kite using two wooden sticks and a handkerchief and tied a piece of metal to the kite. He also tied a key near the bottom of the cord. Then he flew the kite during a thunderstorm. According to the story, electricity ran down the cord to the key and a spark jumped from the key to Franklin’s hand when he moved it close to the key. However, according to new research, Franklin carried out the experiment only in his imagination.

Dr Tom Tucker, an American university professor, first began to feel suspicious about the story while he was working for the US space agency NASA. He examined the original documents and noticed that Franklin never said that he actually carried out the experiment. Dr Tucker realised he was right when he tried to carry out Franklin’s experiment himself - using an identical kite. He tried it several times - but the kite couldn’t fly. According to Dr Tucker, even if the kite had flown, it couldn’t have gone high enough to get electricity from the storm clouds. Dr Tucker then tried the experiment using a modern kite, but that did not work, either. Although Franklin probably did not carry out the experiment, Dr Tucker believes that Franklin’s theory was completely correct.

Tạm dịch: 

Đây là một trong những thí nghiệm nổi tiếng nhất trong lịch sử khoa học: trẻ em trên khắp thế giới đã học được cách Benjamin Franklin liều mạng thực hiện thí nghiệm trong cơn bão. Ông đã hả diều ngay dưới đám mây bão để chứng minh rằng sét là một loại điện. Thành công của Franklin khiến ông nổi tiếng khắp thế giới. Nhưng một nghiên cứu mới về thí nghiệm của Franklin cho thấy rằng ông thực sự đã bịa ra toàn bộ câu chuyện.

Theo câu chuyện mà chúng ta đều biết, vào mùa hè năm 1752, Franklin đã nghĩ ra một cách đơn giản để kiểm tra lý thuyết của mình rằng sét là một loại điện. Ông làm một con diều bằng hai thanh gỗ và một chiếc khăn tay rồi buộc một miếng kim loại vào con diều. Ông cũng buộc một chiếc chìa khóa ở gần cuối sợi dây. Sau đó, Ông thả con diều trong cơn giông bão. Theo câu chuyện, dòng điện chạy qua dây điện tới chìa khóa và một tia lửa từ chìa khóa truyền sang tay của Franklin khi ông đưa nó lại gần chìa khóa. Tuy nhiên, theo nghiên cứu mới, Franklin chỉ thực hiện thí nghiệm chỉ trong trí tưởng tượng của mình.

Tiến sĩ Tom Tucker, một giáo sư đại học người Mỹ, lần đầu tiên bắt đầu cảm thấy nghi ngờ về câu chuyện khi ông đang làm việc cho cơ quan vũ trụ Hoa Kỳ NASA. Ông xem xét các tài liệu gốc và nhận thấy rằng Franklin chưa bao giờ nói rằng ông thực sự đã tiến hành thí nghiệm. Tiến sĩ Tucker nhận ra rằng mình đã đúng khi thử tự mình thực hiện thí nghiệm của Franklin - sử dụng một con diều giống hệt. Anh ấy đã thử nhiều lần - nhưng con diều không bay được. Theo Tiến sĩ Tucker, ngay cả khi con diều đã bay, nó cũng không thể bay đủ cao để lấy điện từ những đám mây bão. Sau đó, Tiến sĩ Tucker đã thử thí nghiệm bằng một con diều hiện đại, nhưng điều đó cũng không hiệu quả. Mặc dù Franklin có thể không thực hiện thí nghiệm, nhưng Tiến sĩ Tucker tin rằng lý thuyết của Franklin là hoàn toàn đúng.

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datcoder
CTVVIP
18 tháng 11 2023

1. T

2. F

3. T

4. F  

5. F

6. F

1 Franklin's experiment became well known in America and other countries too.

(Thí nghiệm của Franklin cũng trở nên nổi tiếng ở Mỹ và các nước khác.)

=> T 

Thông tin: It is one of the most famous experiments in scientific history: children all over the world have learned how Benjamin Franklin risked his life while carrying out an experiment during a storm. (Đây là một trong những thí nghiệm nổi tiếng nhất trong lịch sử khoa học: trẻ em trên khắp thế giới đã học được cách Benjamin Franklin liều mạng thực hiện thí nghiệm trong cơn bão.)

2 According to the traditional story, Franklin bought a kite and attached a piece of metal to it. 

(Theo câu chuyện truyền thống, Franklin đã mua một con diều và gắn một miếng kim loại vào nó.)

=> F 

Thông tin: He built a kite using.... (Ông đã làm một con diều dùng...)

 

 

3 According to the story, Franklin put his hand near the piece of metal and felt an electrical spark. 

(Theo câu chuyện, Franklin đặt tay gần mảnh kim loại và cảm thấy có tia lửa điện.)

=> T

Thông tin: According to the story, electricity ran down the cord to the key and a spark jumped from the key to Franklin’s hand when he moved it close to the key. (Theo câu chuyện, dòng điện chạy qua dây điện tới chìa khóa và một tia lửa từ chìa khóa truyền sang tay của Franklin khi ông đưa nó lại gần chìa khóa.)

4 Dr Tom Tucker began investigating the experiment while working at a university.

(Tiến sĩ Tom Tucker bắt đầu điều tra thí nghiệm khi đang làm việc tại một trường đại học.)

=> F 

Thông tin: Dr Tom Tucker, an American university professor, first began to feel suspicious about the story while he was working for the US space agency NASA. (Tiến sĩ Tom Tucker, một giáo sư đại học người Mỹ, lần đầu tiên bắt đầu cảm thấy nghi ngờ về câu chuyện khi ông đang làm việc cho cơ quan vũ trụ Hoa Kỳ NASA.)

5 Dr Tucker first became suspicious after reading Franklin's own reports of the experiment.

(Tiến sĩ Tucker bắt đầu nghi ngờ sau khi đọc báo cáo của chính Franklin về thí nghiệm.)

=> F 

Thông tin: He examined the original documents and noticed that Franklin never said that he actually carried out the experiment. (Ông xem xét các tài liệu gốc và nhận thấy rằng Franklin chưa bao giờ nói rằng ông thực sự đã tiến hành thí nghiệm.)

6 Dr Tucker successfully recreated Franklin's experiment when he used a modern kite.

(Tiến sĩ Tucker đã tái tạo thành công thí nghiệm của Franklin khi ông sử dụng một con diều hiện đại.)

=> F 

Thông tin: Dr Tucker then tried the experiment using a modern kite, but that did not work, either. (Sau đó, Tiến sĩ Tucker đã thử thí nghiệm bằng một con diều hiện đại, nhưng điều đó cũng không hiệu quả.)

18 tháng 8 2023

Tham khảo

Five days of heavy rain caused a serious flood in a village in Phu Yen. The flood happened last week. Many houses were flooded, two villagers died, and five others were missing. Rescue workers looked for the missing people, and volunteers gave food and drinks to the victims.

I. LISTENING Part 1. Listen to the news report and write T or F. 1 A typhoon hit Nghe An Province eartly this morning. ........ 2. Dozens of people were seriously injured in the storm. ....... 3. There was extensive damage to property in Cua Lo, a costal town in Nghe An. ......... Part 2. Listen choose the best answer A, B or C. 1. A powerful storm with serve...........and heavy rain. A. storm B. winds C. thunderstorm 2. Dozes of people were injured in the..........last night A. flood B....
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I. LISTENING Part 1. Listen to the news report and write T or F. 1 A typhoon hit Nghe An Province eartly this morning. ........ 2. Dozens of people were seriously injured in the storm. ....... 3. There was extensive damage to property in Cua Lo, a costal town in Nghe An. ......... Part 2. Listen choose the best answer A, B or C. 1. A powerful storm with serve...........and heavy rain. A. storm B. winds C. thunderstorm 2. Dozes of people were injured in the..........last night A. flood B. drought C. storm 3. Hundreds of other people became....... A. homeles B. homes C. home town 4. A cording to the weather bureau,........will continue over the next few days. A. strong winds B. heavy rain C. big flood II. Find the word wich has different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. twi̲ce B. fli̲ght C. pi̲ece D. mi̲nd 2. A. laughe̲d̲ B. learne̲d̲ C. playe̲d̲ D. arrive̲d̲ III. Find the word with a different stress pattern from the others in each line. 1. A. profession B. pollution C. picture D. eruption 2. A. economic B. volcanic C. artistic D. historical IV. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the following sentences. 1. Our city is suffering_________different kinds of pollution: water, air and noise. A. to B. with C. from D. on 2. Several tropical storms______our country recently. A. struck B. have struck C. are striking D. strike 3. The victims on the roofs of the houses______with food and water by the rescue team. A. provided B. will be provide C. were provided D. had provided 4. If we______soon, the pollution will get much worse. A. don't act B. didn't act C. will not act D. hadn't acted 5. I learnt from the news on TV that the earthquake_______hundreds of houses. A. destroys B. were destroyed C. had destroyed D. are destroying 6. Look at your weekly schedule. Your presentation on visual pollution______at 9.45. Don't be late please. A. is starting B. starts C. had started D. has started 7. - Hi, Jane! How nice to meet you here in Manhattan! -"______." A. so am I B. Me, too C. Thank you D. the same to you 8. Eating too much sugar can______to health problems. A. cause B. lead C. make D. do V. Give the correct tense/ form of the verbs in the brackets. 1. You (not lose) ______ weight if you eat too much junk food. 2. New Zealand (divide)______into the North Island and the South Island. VI. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each sentence. 1. the water______is a seriously problem of all countrie in the word. (pollute) 2. Most people had left before the volcano______ (erupt) VII. Read and complete the following passage, using the words in the box. (destructive, problems, their, to, erupts) When a volcano (1)______, hit gases and melted rock from deep within Earth find (2)______way up to the surface. This material may to follow slowly out of a crack in the ground, or it may explode suddenly into the air. Volcanic eruptions may be very (3)______. But they can also create new landforms. Of the nearly 1,900 volcanoes active today, or known to have been active in historical times, about ninety per cent be tound in the areas of South America, North America, Asia, and Oceania that are close (4)______the Pacific Ocean. VIII. Read the passage and answer the questions. There are three main kinds of pollution-air pollution, water pollution, and noise pollution. Air, wich is the most important element of our environment for our survival, can be polluted in many ways. China, the USA, Russia, India, Mexico, and Japan are the world leaders in air pollution emissions. Water is also polluted by the discharge of commercial and industrial waste intro surface water. Sewage in drinking water is another cause of water pollution as it contains germs and viruses. The noise of vehicles, mills, and factories can be really unbearablem This kind of constant sound also causes headaches, tension, mental stress, and migraines. People living next to a building site where there is too much noise can become sick, as they cannot sleep or relax. This is called noise pollution. 1. How many main kinds of pollution are there? _________________ 2. Which is the most important element of our environment for our survial? _________________ 3. Are China, the USA, and Japan the world leaders in air pollution emissions? _________________ 4. Why people living next to a building site where there is too much noise can become sick? _________________ IX. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings. 1. I'm not you, but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags. -> If I were_________________ 2. If he doesn't work hard, he will not pass his exam. -> Unless_________________ 3. The pilots suddenly went on strike, so all filghts had to be cancelled. -> Because_________________ 4. Someone has stolen by bicycle. -> My bicycle_________________

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II. Find the word wich has different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. twi̲ce B. fli̲ght C. pi̲ece D. mi̲nd

2. A. laughe̲d̲ B. learne̲d̲ C. playe̲d̲ D. arrive̲d̲

III. Find the word with a different stress pattern from the others in each line.

1. A. profession B. pollution C. picture D. eruption

2. A. economic B. volcanic C. artistic D. historical

IV. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the following sentences.

1. Our city is suffering_________different kinds of pollution: water, air and noise.

A. to B. with C. from D. on

2. Several tropical storms______our country recently.

A. struck B. have struck C. are striking D. strike

3. The victims on the roofs of the houses______with food and water by the rescue team.

A. provided B. will be provide C. were provided D. had provided 4. If we______soon, the pollution will get much worse.

A. don't act B. didn't act C. will not act D. hadn't acted

5. I learnt from the news on TV that the earthquake_______hundreds of houses.

A. destroys B. were destroyed C. had destroyed D. are destroying

6. Look at your weekly schedule. Your presentation on visual pollution______at 9.45. Don't be late please.

A. is starting B. starts C. had started D. has started

7. - Hi, Jane! How nice to meet you here in Manhattan! -"______." A. so am I B. Me, too C. Thank you D. the same to you

8. Eating too much sugar can______to health problems.

A. cause B. lead C. make D. do V.

 

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Give the correct tense/ form of the verbs in the brackets.

1. You (not lose) _won't lose_____ weight if you eat too much junk food.

2. New Zealand (divide)__is divided____into the North Island and the South Island

VI. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each sentence.

1. the water__pollution____is a seriously problem of all countrie in the word. (pollute)

2. Most people had left before the volcano__eruption____ (erupt)

VII. Read and complete the following passage, using the words in the box. (destructive, problems, their, to, erupts) When a volcano (1)___erupts___, hit gases and melted rock from deep within Earth find (2)___their___way up to the surface. This material may to follow slowly out of a crack in the ground, or it may explode suddenly into the air. Volcanic eruptions may be very (3)____destructive__. But they can also create new landforms. Of the nearly 1,900 volcanoes active today, or known to have been active in historical times, about ninety per cent be tound in the areas of South America, North America, Asia, and Oceania that are close (4)___to___the Pacific Ocean. VIII. Read the passage and answer the questions. There are three main kinds of pollution-air pollution, water pollution, and noise pollution. Air, wich is the most important element of our environment for our survival, can be polluted in many ways. China, the USA, Russia, India, Mexico, and Japan are the world leaders in air pollution emissions. Water is also polluted by the discharge of commercial and industrial waste intro surface water. Sewage in drinking water is another cause of water pollution as it contains germs and viruses. The noise of vehicles, mills, and factories can be really unbearablem This kind of constant sound also causes headaches, tension, mental stress, and migraines. People living next to a building site where there is too much noise can become sick, as they cannot sleep or relax. This is called noise pollution.

1. How many main kinds of pollution are there? __________There are three main kinds of pollution

2. Which is the most important element of our environment for our survial?

Air is the most important element of our environment for our survival

3. Are China, the USA, and Japan the world leaders in air pollution emissions? ________Yes, they are_________

4. Why people living next to a building site where there is too much noise can become sick? _______Because the noise of vehicles, mills, and factories can be really unbearablem _________

 

A. LISTENING (2pts) Part I. Listen to the news report and choose the correct answer. (1pt) 1. When did the typhoon start? A. 7 p.m B. 9 p.m C. 10 p.m D. 11 p.m 2. Hundreds of people were made_________ after the storm? A. homeless B. injured C. killed D. dead 3. What caused extensive damage to property, including homes and businesses? A. a tornado B. severe winds C. a volcano D. an earthquake 4. What has the goverment already sent to Nghe An? A. rescue equipment B. food and medical supplies C....
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A. LISTENING (2pts) Part I. Listen to the news report and choose the correct answer. (1pt) 1. When did the typhoon start? A. 7 p.m B. 9 p.m C. 10 p.m D. 11 p.m 2. Hundreds of people were made_________ after the storm? A. homeless B. injured C. killed D. dead 3. What caused extensive damage to property, including homes and businesses? A. a tornado B. severe winds C. a volcano D. an earthquake 4. What has the goverment already sent to Nghe An? A. rescue equipment B. food and medical supplies C. rescue equipment and medical supplies D. food, medical supplies and rescue equipment 5. What has the weather bureau issued for Nghe An and nearby provinces? A. strong winds B. heavy rain C. flood warnings D. storms Part II. People are talking about their jobs. Listen and choose the correct answer. (1 pt) 1. He___________ A. does not have a lot of experience. B. has been working there awhile. C. works at a theater. 2. He___________ A. works in the manager’s office. B. meets interesting people. C. hates the work. 3. He____________ A. sees the TV producer every day. B. helps with movie productions. C. doesn't know how to drive. 4. She ______________. A. thinks the salary is good B. is looking for another job C. likes her co-workers 5. He___________. A. works for a magazine B. writes about sports news C. isn’t famous B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2pts) Part I. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others. (0.4 pt) 1. A. positive B. competitive C. ability D. discover 2. A. explore B. groundwater C. eruption D. volcano Part II. Choose the correct option (A, B, C, D) to complete the sentences. (1.6 pt) 1. Several tropical storms ___________ our country recently. A. struck B. have struck C. are striking D. strike 2. What would you do to help the environment if you __________ the president? A. were B. had been C. are D. was 3. So many people nowadays are ___________ computers and mobile phones. They use them a lot. A. addicted to B. bored with C. worried about D. afraid of 4. Eating too much sugar can __________ to health problems. Page 2 A. cause B. lead C. make D. do 5. Which TV programme __________ at 9 p.m tomorrow? A. were you watching B. will you watch C. did you watch D. will you be watching 6. The volunteers have to work much ___________ usual to save the dying animals from the forest fire. A. as hard as B. more hard than C. harder than D. the hardest 7. We’ve decided ____________ in Ho Chi Minh City for three more days. A. stay B. staying C. stayed D. to stay 8. If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference __________ ʻscienceʼ and ʻtechnologyʼ. A. among B. of C. between D. for C. READING (2pts) Part I. Read the text below and choose the correct answer. (1pt) HURRICANE KATRINA New Orleans, in Louisiana, is known as the most unique city in the United States with distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals. However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and nearly half of the city below sea level, the city faces the danger of flooding. So, a levee system and drainage canals were built to protect the city. Early on the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive natural disaster in the history of New Orleans, struck the city. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rains for several days. As a result, water from the river and lakes rose, breaking the levees and poured directly into the city. Soon 80 percent of the city was under the water. People scrambled to rooftops for safety, desperate for food and drinking water. The winds were so strong that even beds in Hyatt Hotel were seen flying out of the hotel windows. The loss was tremendous. Most of the major roads and bridges were destroyed, and houses collapsed. Nearly 2,000 people were killed. After the storm, several natural grounds for the breeding and migrating of different species of animals and birds were permanently lost. 1. New Orleans is famous for ___________. A. its modern architecture B. its cross-cultural heritage C. its Mississippi River D. its location 2. Which statement is NOT correct about New Orleans? A. It lies between the Mississippi River and lakes. B. Most of the city is below sea level. C. One of its attractions is its annual music festivals D. The city is surrounded by water. 3. Which one is NOT mentioned as being damaged by Hurricane Katrina? A. Distinctive architecture B. The levee system C. Major roads D. Houses 4. The word ‘tremendous’ means ___________. A. puzzling B. unique C. huge D. legendary 5. The word ‘permanently’ is similar to ___________. A. temporarily B. partially C. rarely D. forever Part II. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the text. (1pt) The moon Long ago a lot of people (1)___________ the moon was a god. Other people thought it was just a light in the sky. And other thought it was a big ball of cheese. Then telescopes were made. And men saw that the moon was really another world. They wondered (2) ___________it was like. They dreamed of going there. On July 20th, 1969, that dream came Page 3 true. Two American men landed on the moon. (3) ___________names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered with dust. The dust is so thick that the men left footprints where they walked. Those were the first marks a living thing had ever made on the moon. And they could (4) ___________there for years and years. There is no wind or rain to wipe them off. The two men picked up rocks to bring back to the earth to study. They drug up dirt to bring back. They set up machines to find out things people want to know, then they were off their long trip (5) ___________ earth 1. A. thought B. guessed C. told D. said 2. A. how B. which C. that D. what 3. A. His B. Their C. Its D. Theirs 4. A. stay B. do C. have D. all are correct 5. A. back to B. from to C. into D. onto D. WRITING (2pts) Part I. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one or choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences. (1 pt) 1. Every day I spend 30 minutes watering the flowers. A. Every day it takes me 30 minutes water the flowers. B. Every day it takes me 30 minutes to water the flowers. C. Every day it took me 30 minutes water the flowers. D. Every day it took me 30 minutes to water the flowers. 2.“Where are you going to stay when you are in Hue?” Lan asked me A. Lan asked me where was I going to stay when I was in Hue. B. Lan asked me where I was going to stay when I was in Hue. C. Lan asked me where I am going to stay when I am in Hue. D. Lan asked me where am I going to stay when I am in Hue 3. John is fat because he eats so many chips. A. If John didn’t eat so many chips, he wouldn’t be fat. B. If John doesn’t eat so many chips, he won’t be fat. C. If John hadn’t eaten so many chips, he wouldn’t have been fat. D. A & B are correct. 4. The last time I wrote to him was in 1996. A. I haven’t written to him in 1996. B. I haven’t written to him was in 1996. C. I haven’t written to him since 1996. D. I haven’t written to him was since 1996. Part II. Use the word in brackets to rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one. (1 pt) 1. I’m not you, but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags.  If I ........................... 2. Noise pollution happens. There is a change in animals’ living pattern.  Noise pollution causes............................................................................... 3. ʻI think residents from Venus have very big eyes and round faces,ʼ Sally said.  Sally thought ........................................................................................... 4. Volunteers have given out food and blankets to homeless people.  Food and blankets...........  

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B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2pts)

Part I. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others. (0.4 pt)

1. A. positive B. competitive C. ability D. discover

2. A. explore B. groundwater C. eruption D. volcano

Part II. Choose the correct option (A, B, C, D) to complete the sentences. (1.6 pt)

1. Several tropical storms ___________ our country recently.

A. struck B. have struck C. are striking D. strike

2. What would you do to help the environment if you __________ the president?

A. were B. had been C. are D. was

3. So many people nowadays are ___________ computers and mobile phones. They use them a lot.

A. addicted to B. bored with C. worried about D. afraid of

4. Eating too much sugar can __________ to health problems. 

A. cause B. lead C. make D. do

5. Which TV programme __________ at 9 p.m tomorrow?

A. were you watching B. will you watch C. did you watch D. will you be watching

6. The volunteers have to work much ___________ usual to save the dying animals from the forest fire.

A. as hard as B. more hard than C. harder than D. the hardest

7. We’ve decided ____________ in Ho Chi Minh City for three more days.

A. stay B. staying C. stayed D. to stay

8. If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference __________ ʻscienceʼ and ʻtechnologyʼ.

A. among B. of C. between D. for

C. READING (2pts)

Part I. Read the text below and choose the correct answer. (1pt) HURRICANE KATRINA New Orleans, in Louisiana, is known as the most unique city in the United States with distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals. However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and nearly half of the city below sea level, the city faces the danger of flooding. So, a levee system and drainage canals were built to protect the city. Early on the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive natural disaster in the history of New Orleans, struck the city. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rains for several days. As a result, water from the river and lakes rose, breaking the levees and poured directly into the city. Soon 80 percent of the city was under the water. People scrambled to rooftops for safety, desperate for food and drinking water. The winds were so strong that even beds in Hyatt Hotel were seen flying out of the hotel windows. The loss was tremendous. Most of the major roads and bridges were destroyed, and houses collapsed. Nearly 2,000 people were killed. After the storm, several natural grounds for the breeding and migrating of different species of animals and birds were permanently lost.

1. New Orleans is famous for ___________.

A. its modern architecture

B. its cross-cultural heritage

C. its Mississippi River

D. its location

2. Which statement is NOT correct about New Orleans?

A. It lies between the Mississippi River and lakes.

B. Most of the city is below sea level.

C. One of its attractions is its annual music festivals

D. The city is surrounded by water.

3. Which one is NOT mentioned as being damaged by Hurricane Katrina?

A. Distinctive architecture B. The levee system C. Major roads D. Houses

4. The word ‘tremendous’ means ___________.

A. puzzling B. unique C. huge D. legendary

5. The word ‘permanently’ is similar to ___________.

A. temporarily B. partially C. rarely D. forever

Part II. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the text. (1pt)

The moon Long ago a lot of people (1)___________ the moon was a god. Other people thought it was just a light in the sky. And other thought it was a big ball of cheese. Then telescopes were made. And men saw that the moon was really another world. They wondered (2) ___________it was like. They dreamed of going there. On July 20th, 1969, that dream came Page 3 true. Two American men landed on the moon. (3) ___________names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered with dust. The dust is so thick that the men left footprints where they walked. Those were the first marks a living thing had ever made on the moon. And they could (4) ___________there for years and years. There is no wind or rain to wipe them off. The two men picked up rocks to bring back to the earth to study. They drug up dirt to bring back. They set up machines to find out things people want to know, then they were off their long trip (5) ___________ earth

1. A. thought B. guessed C. told D. said

2. A. how B. which C. that D. what

3. A. His B. Their C. Its D. Theirs

4. A. stay B. do C. have D. all are correct

5. A. back to B. from to C. into D. onto

D. WRITING (2pts) Part I. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one or choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences. (1 pt)

1. Every day I spend 30 minutes watering the flowers.

A. Every day it takes me 30 minutes water the flowers.

B. Every day it takes me 30 minutes to water the flowers.

C. Every day it took me 30 minutes water the flowers.

D. Every day it took me 30 minutes to water the flowers.

2.“Where are you going to stay when you are in Hue?” Lan asked me

A. Lan asked me where was I going to stay when I was in Hue.

B. Lan asked me where I was going to stay when I was in Hue.

C. Lan asked me where I am going to stay when I am in Hue.

D. Lan asked me where am I going to stay when I am in Hue

3. John is fat because he eats so many chips.

A. If John didn’t eat so many chips, he wouldn’t be fat.

B. If John doesn’t eat so many chips, he won’t be fat.

C. If John hadn’t eaten so many chips, he wouldn’t have been fat.

D. A & B are correct.

4. The last time I wrote to him was in 1996.

A. I haven’t written to him in 1996.

B. I haven’t written to him was in 1996.

C. I haven’t written to him since 1996.

D. I haven’t written to him was since 1996.

Part II. Use the word in brackets to rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one. (1 pt)

1. I’m not you, but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags. 

If I .........were you, I would recycle these plastic carrier bags. ..................

2. Noise pollution happens. There is a change in animals’ living pattern. 

Noise pollution causes.........the change in animals’ living pattern.......................................................................

3. ʻI think residents from Venus have very big eyes and round faces,ʼ Sally said. 

Sally thought residents from Venus had very big eyes and round faces........................................................................................... 4. Volunteers have given out food and blankets to homeless people. 

Food and blankets.....have been given out to homeless people.  ......  

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. Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society. However, there is a place where readers can find some good news. That place is the website called HappyNews. The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese. Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the...
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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.

Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society. However, there is a place where readers can find some good news. That place is the website called HappyNews. The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese. Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the world. Reese said about HappyNews, “The news media gives you a distorted view of the world by exaggerating bad news, misery, and despair. We’re trying to balance out the scale.”

Not everyone agrees with Reese’s view, though. Many people think that news sources have a responsibility to provide news that is helpful to people. People need to know about issues or problems in today’s society. Then they are better able to make informed decisions about things that affect their daily lives. Reese said that HappyNews is not trying to stop people from learning about issues or problems. HappyNews is just trying to provide a balanced picture of today’s world.

By the end of its first month online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers. About 60 percent of those readers were women. Something else unique makes HappyNews different from any of the other news or information websites that are on the Internet. Unlike many other websites, HappyNews gets fan mail from its readers on a daily basis.

How is HappyNews different than other news sources?

A. All of the stories are written by Reese.

B. HappyNews does not exaggerate its stories.

C. Its stories are not about bad things.

D. The website only has stories about women.

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10 tháng 10 2018

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

HappyNews khác với các nguồn tin tức khác như thế nào?

A. Tất cả các câu chuyện được viết bởi Reese.

B. HappyNews không phóng đại câu chuyện của mình.

C. Câu chuyện của nó không phải là về những điều xấu.

D. Trang web chỉ có những câu chuyện về phụ nữ.

Thông tin: However, there is a place where readers can find some good news. That place is the website called HappyNews.

Tạm dịch: Tuy nhiên, có một nơi mà độc giả có thể tìm thấy một số tin tức tốt. Nơi đó là trang web được gọi là HappyNews.

Chọn C

Dịch bài đọc:

Báo chí và các chương trình tin tức truyền hình dường như luôn đưa tin về những điều tồi tệ xảy ra trong xã hội. Tuy nhiên, có một nơi mà độc giả có thể tìm thấy một số tin tức tốt. Nơi đó là trang web được gọi là

HappyNews. Người đứng sau HappyNews là Byron Reese. Reese thành lập HappyNews vì ông nghĩ rằng các nguồn tin tức khác đang mang đến cho mọi người một cái nhìn không cân bằng về thế giới. Reese nói về HappyNews, trên mạng. “Các phương tiện truyền thông cho bạn cái nhìn lệch lạc về thế giới bằng cách phóng đại những tin tức xấu, đau khổ và tuyệt vọng. Chúng tôi đang cố gắng cân bằng quy mô.”

Tuy nhiên, không phải ai cũng đồng ý với quan điểm của Reese. Nhiều người nghĩ rằng các nguồn tin tức có trách nhiệm cung cấp tin tức hữu ích cho mọi người. Mọi người cần biết về các vấn đề hoặc vấn đề trong xã hội ngày nay. Sau đó, họ có thể đưa ra quyết định sáng suốt hơn về những điều ảnh hưởng đến cuộc sống hàng ngày của họ. Reese nói rằng HappyNews không cố ngăn mọi người tìm hiểu về các vấn đề hoặc vấn đề. HappyNews chỉ đang cố gắng cung cấp một bức tranh cân bằng về thế giới ngày nay.

Đến cuối tháng đầu tiên trực tuyến, HappyNews đã có hơn 70.000 độc giả. Khoảng 60 phần trăm những người đọc là phụ nữ. Một cái gì đó độc đáo khác làm cho HappyNews khác với bất kỳ trang web tin tức hoặc thông tin nào khác có trên Internet. Không giống như nhiều trang web khác, HappyNews nhận được thư của người hâm mộ từ độc giả hàng ngày.

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. Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society. However, there is a place where readers can find some good news. That place is the website called HappyNews. The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese. Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the...
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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.

Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society. However, there is a place where readers can find some good news. That place is the website called HappyNews. The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese. Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the world. Reese said about HappyNews, “The news media gives you a distorted view of the world by exaggerating bad news, misery, and despair. We’re trying to balance out the scale.”

Not everyone agrees with Reese’s view, though. Many people think that news sources have a responsibility to provide news that is helpful to people. People need to know about issues or problems in today’s society. Then they are better able to make informed decisions about things that affect their daily lives. Reese said that HappyNews is not trying to stop people from learning about issues or problems. HappyNews is just trying to provide a balanced picture of today’s world.

By the end of its first month online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers. About 60 percent of those readers were women. Something else unique makes HappyNews different from any of the other news or information websites that are on the Internet. Unlike many other websites, HappyNews gets fan mail from its readers on a daily basis.

The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A. sources

B. problems

C. people

D. issues

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15 tháng 2 2017

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Từ “they” trong đoạn 2 nói tới?

A. nguồn                     B. vấn đề                   C. người                    D. vấn đề

Thông tin: People need to know about issues or problems in today’s society. Then they are better able to make informed decisions about things that affect their daily lives.

Tạm dịch: Mọi người cần biết về các vấn đề hoặc vấn đề trong xã hội ngày nay. Sau đó, họ có thể đưa ra quyết định sáng suốt hơn về những điều ảnh hưởng đến cuộc sống hàng ngày của họ.

Chọn C

Dịch bài đọc:

Báo chí và các chương trình tin tức truyền hình dường như luôn đưa tin về những điều tồi tệ xảy ra trong xã hội. Tuy nhiên, có một nơi mà độc giả có thể tìm thấy một số tin tức tốt. Nơi đó là trang web được gọi là

HappyNews. Người đứng sau HappyNews là Byron Reese. Reese thành lập HappyNews vì ông nghĩ rằng các nguồn tin tức khác đang mang đến cho mọi người một cái nhìn không cân bằng về thế giới. Reese nói về HappyNews, trên mạng. “Các phương tiện truyền thông cho bạn cái nhìn lệch lạc về thế giới bằng cách phóng đại những tin tức xấu, đau khổ và tuyệt vọng. Chúng tôi đang cố gắng cân bằng quy mô.”

Tuy nhiên, không phải ai cũng đồng ý với quan điểm của Reese. Nhiều người nghĩ rằng các nguồn tin tức có trách nhiệm cung cấp tin tức hữu ích cho mọi người. Mọi người cần biết về các vấn đề hoặc vấn đề trong xã hội ngày nay. Sau đó, họ có thể đưa ra quyết định sáng suốt hơn về những điều ảnh hưởng đến cuộc sống hàng ngày của họ. Reese nói rằng HappyNews không cố ngăn mọi người tìm hiểu về các vấn đề hoặc vấn đề. HappyNews chỉ đang cố gắng cung cấp một bức tranh cân bằng về thế giới ngày nay.

Đến cuối tháng đầu tiên trực tuyến, HappyNews đã có hơn 70.000 độc giả. Khoảng 60 phần trăm những người đọc là phụ nữ. Một cái gì đó độc đáo khác làm cho HappyNews khác với bất kỳ trang web tin tức hoặc thông tin nào khác có trên Internet. Không giống như nhiều trang web khác, HappyNews nhận được thư của người hâm mộ từ độc giả hàng ngày.

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. Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society. However, there is a place where readers can find some good news. That place is the website called HappyNews. The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese. Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the...
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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.

Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society. However, there is a place where readers can find some good news. That place is the website called HappyNews. The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese. Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the world. Reese said about HappyNews, “The news media gives you a distorted view of the world by exaggerating bad news, misery, and despair. We’re trying to balance out the scale.”

Not everyone agrees with Reese’s view, though. Many people think that news sources have a responsibility to provide news that is helpful to people. People need to know about issues or problems in today’s society. Then they are better able to make informed decisions about things that affect their daily lives. Reese said that HappyNews is not trying to stop people from learning about issues or problems. HappyNews is just trying to provide a balanced picture of today’s world.

By the end of its first month online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers. About 60 percent of those readers were women. Something else unique makes HappyNews different from any of the other news or information websites that are on the Internet. Unlike many other websites, HappyNews gets fan mail from its readers on a daily basis.

What does “exaggerating” mean in this reading?

A. improving

B. explaining

C. editing

D. worsening

1
8 tháng 4 2019

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Từ “exaggerating” có nghĩa gì trong bài đọc này?

A. cải thiện                  B. giải thích               C. chỉnh sửa              D. làm xấu đi

Thông tin: “The news media gives you a distorted view of the world by exaggerating bad news, misery, and despair. We’re trying to balance out the scale.”

Tạm dịch: “Các phương tiện truyền thông cho bạn cái nhìn lệch lạc về thế giới bằng cách phóng đại những tin tức xấu, đau khổ và tuyệt vọng. Chúng tôi đang cố gắng cân bằng quy mô.”

Chọn D

Dịch bài đọc:

Báo chí và các chương trình tin tức truyền hình dường như luôn đưa tin về những điều tồi tệ xảy ra trong xã hội. Tuy nhiên, có một nơi mà độc giả có thể tìm thấy một số tin tức tốt. Nơi đó là trang web được gọi là

HappyNews. Người đứng sau HappyNews là Byron Reese. Reese thành lập HappyNews vì ông nghĩ rằng các nguồn tin tức khác đang mang đến cho mọi người một cái nhìn không cân bằng về thế giới. Reese nói về HappyNews, trên mạng. “Các phương tiện truyền thông cho bạn cái nhìn lệch lạc về thế giới bằng cách phóng đại những tin tức xấu, đau khổ và tuyệt vọng. Chúng tôi đang cố gắng cân bằng quy mô.”

Tuy nhiên, không phải ai cũng đồng ý với quan điểm của Reese. Nhiều người nghĩ rằng các nguồn tin tức có trách nhiệm cung cấp tin tức hữu ích cho mọi người. Mọi người cần biết về các vấn đề hoặc vấn đề trong xã hội ngày nay. Sau đó, họ có thể đưa ra quyết định sáng suốt hơn về những điều ảnh hưởng đến cuộc sống hàng ngày của họ. Reese nói rằng HappyNews không cố ngăn mọi người tìm hiểu về các vấn đề hoặc vấn đề. HappyNews chỉ đang cố gắng cung cấp một bức tranh cân bằng về thế giới ngày nay.

Đến cuối tháng đầu tiên trực tuyến, HappyNews đã có hơn 70.000 độc giả. Khoảng 60 phần trăm những người đọc là phụ nữ. Một cái gì đó độc đáo khác làm cho HappyNews khác với bất kỳ trang web tin tức hoặc thông tin nào khác có trên Internet. Không giống như nhiều trang web khác, HappyNews nhận được thư của người hâm mộ từ độc giả hàng ngày.

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. Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society. However, there is a place where readers can find some good news. That place is the website called HappyNews. The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese. Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the...
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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.

Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society. However, there is a place where readers can find some good news. That place is the website called HappyNews. The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese. Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the world. Reese said about HappyNews, “The news media gives you a distorted view of the world by exaggerating bad news, misery, and despair. We’re trying to balance out the scale.”

Not everyone agrees with Reese’s view, though. Many people think that news sources have a responsibility to provide news that is helpful to people. People need to know about issues or problems in today’s society. Then they are better able to make informed decisions about things that affect their daily lives. Reese said that HappyNews is not trying to stop people from learning about issues or problems. HappyNews is just trying to provide a balanced picture of today’s world.

By the end of its first month online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers. About 60 percent of those readers were women. Something else unique makes HappyNews different from any of the other news or information websites that are on the Internet. Unlike many other websites, HappyNews gets fan mail from its readers on a daily basis.

Why might some people NOT like HappyNews? 

A. It doesn’t tell them about important issues or problems.

B. Reese’s stories are about misery and despair.

C. Some sources give a balanced view.

D. The stories are from around the world.

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20 tháng 9 2019

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Tại sao một số người KHÔNG thích HappyNews?

A. Nó không nói với họ về các vấn đề hoặc vấn đề quan trọng.

B. Những câu chuyện của Reese, kể về sự khốn khổ và tuyệt vọng.

C. Một số nguồn cho một cái nhìn cân bằng.

D. Những câu chuyện từ khắp nơi trên thế giới.

Thông tin: Not everyone agrees with Reese’s view, though. Many people think that news sources have a responsibility to provide news that is helpful to people.

Tạm dịch: Tuy nhiên, không phải ai cũng đồng ý với quan điểm của Reese. Nhiều người nghĩ rằng các nguồn tin tức có trách nhiệm cung cấp tin tức hữu ích cho mọi người.

Chọn A

Dịch bài đọc:

Báo chí và các chương trình tin tức truyền hình dường như luôn đưa tin về những điều tồi tệ xảy ra trong xã hội. Tuy nhiên, có một nơi mà độc giả có thể tìm thấy một số tin tức tốt. Nơi đó là trang web được gọi là

HappyNews. Người đứng sau HappyNews là Byron Reese. Reese thành lập HappyNews vì ông nghĩ rằng các nguồn tin tức khác đang mang đến cho mọi người một cái nhìn không cân bằng về thế giới. Reese nói về HappyNews, trên mạng. “Các phương tiện truyền thông cho bạn cái nhìn lệch lạc về thế giới bằng cách phóng đại những tin tức xấu, đau khổ và tuyệt vọng. Chúng tôi đang cố gắng cân bằng quy mô.”

Tuy nhiên, không phải ai cũng đồng ý với quan điểm của Reese. Nhiều người nghĩ rằng các nguồn tin tức có trách nhiệm cung cấp tin tức hữu ích cho mọi người. Mọi người cần biết về các vấn đề hoặc vấn đề trong xã hội ngày nay. Sau đó, họ có thể đưa ra quyết định sáng suốt hơn về những điều ảnh hưởng đến cuộc sống hàng ngày của họ. Reese nói rằng HappyNews không cố ngăn mọi người tìm hiểu về các vấn đề hoặc vấn đề. HappyNews chỉ đang cố gắng cung cấp một bức tranh cân bằng về thế giới ngày nay.

Đến cuối tháng đầu tiên trực tuyến, HappyNews đã có hơn 70.000 độc giả. Khoảng 60 phần trăm những người đọc là phụ nữ. Một cái gì đó độc đáo khác làm cho HappyNews khác với bất kỳ trang web tin tức hoặc thông tin nào khác có trên Internet. Không giống như nhiều trang web khác, HappyNews nhận được thư của người hâm mộ từ độc giả hàng ngày. 

7 tháng 5 2022

Complete this newspaper report of a tennis match by putting in the comparative
adverb forms of the adjectives in brackets. You may also need to use "than".

Lewis through to final
Lewis was very nervous at the beginning of the match. Franklin started
the match more calmly 0 (calm) and was playing ....better than...........1
(good) him. He was hitting the ball....harder than...2 (hard) Lewis and
he was running around the court....faster......3 (fast). But after a
while, Lewis started to p la y ..................more confidently..................4 (confident) and to hit the ball.....more accurately...5 (accurate). The crowd began to support him ..more loudly....6 (loud) and he began to score points..........more easily than......... (easy) Franklin. Lewis started to play ..more impressively.....8 (impressive) as the game continued and he hit some very good shots. Franklin started to behave.....more unpleasantly....9 (unpleasant) and he shouted at the umpire several times. Lewis played.....more intelligently than...........10 (intelligent) him and finally won an easy victory.

7 tháng 5 2022

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