Read the text and choose the best answer.

There is a common expression in English language referring to a blue moon.

When people say that something happens "only once in blue moon,” they
mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while. This expression
has been around for at least a century and a half; there are references to this
expression that date from the second half of the nineteenth century.
The expression " a blue moon" has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in
any given calendar month. A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is
particularly blue or is any different in hue from the first full moon of the month.
Instead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare- The moon needs a little more
than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon. Because every
month except Febmary has more than 29 days, every month will have at least one full
moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the
very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It
is or the occasion when a given calendar month has a second full moon that a blue
moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade.
The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and
not because of their color however, the expression “blue moon” may have
come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon
actually appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions
can actually change the appearance of the moon from Earth. The eruption of
the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which
clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint. This particular occurrence of
the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use today.
Another example occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo
erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the moon again took on a blue tint.
Which of the following might be the date of a “blue moon"?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. February 28
b. January 1
c. December 31
d. April 15
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 2
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
There is a common expression in English language referring to a blue moon.
When people say that something happens "only once in blue moon,” they
mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while. This expression
has been around for at least a century and a half; there are references to this
expression that date from the second half of the nineteenth century.
The expression " a blue moon" has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in
any given calendar month. A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is
particularly blue or is any different in hue from the first full moon of the month.
Instead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare- The moon needs a little more
than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon. Because every
month except Febmary has more than 29 days, every month will have at least one full
moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the
very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It
is or the occasion when a given calendar month has a second full moon that a blue
moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade.
The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and
not because of their color however, the expression “blue moon” may have
come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon
actually appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions
can actually change the appearance of the moon from Earth. The eruption of
the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which
clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint. This particular occurrence of
the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use today.
Another example occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo
erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the moon again took on a blue tint.
The expression "given rise to” in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. elevated the level of
b. created a need for
c. brightened the color of
d. spurred the creation of
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: spurred the creation of
vì: it is the most suitable answer.
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 3
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
CLASSIC TOURS - coach break information
Luggage
We ask you to keep luggage down to one medium-sized suitcase per person,
but a small holdall can also be taken on board the coach.
Seat Allocation
Requests for particular seats can be made on most coach breaks when
booking, but since allocations are made on a first come first served basis,
early booking is advisable. When bookings are made with us you will be
offered the best seats that are available on the coach at that time.
Travel Documents
When you have paid your deposit we will send to you all the necessary
documents and labels, so that you receive them in good time before the
coach break departure date. Certain documents, for example air or boat
tickets, may have to be retained and your driver or courier will then issue
them to you at the relevant point.
Special Diets
If you require a special diet you must inform us at the time of booking with a
copy of the diet. This will be notified to the hotel or hotels on your coach
break, but on certain coach breaks the hotels used are tourist class and whilst
offering value for money within the price range, they may not have the full
facilities to cope with special diets. Any extra costs incurred must be paid to
the hotel by yourself before departure from the hotel.
Accommodation
Many of our coach breaks now include, within the price, accommodation with
private facilities, and this will be indicated on the coach break page. Other
coach breaks have a limited number of rooms with private facilities which,
subject to availability, can be reserved and guaranteed at the time of booking
the supplementary charge shown in the price panel will be added to your
account.
On any coach break there are only a limited number of single rooms. When a
single room is available it may be subject to a supplementary charge and this
will be shown on the brochure page.
Entertainment
Some of our hotels arrange additional entertainment which could include
music, dancing, film shows, etc. The nature and frequency of the
entertainment presented is at the discretion of the hotel and therefore not
guaranteed and could be withdrawn if there is a lack of demand or insufficient
numbers in the hotel.
Your air tickets……
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. must be collected before leaving
b. will be enclosed with other documents.
c. will be sent to your departure point.
d. may be held by your coach driver.
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: may be held by your coach driver.
Vì: air or boat tickets, may have to be retained and your driver or courier will
then issue them to you at the relevant point.
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 4
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Niagara Falls, one of the most famous North American natural wonders, has
long been a popular tourist destination. Tourists today flock to see the two
falls that actually constitute Niagara Falls: the 173-foot-high Horseshoe Falls
on the Canadian side of the Niagara River in the Canadian province of
Ontario and the 182-foot-high American Falls on the U.S. side of the river in
the state of New York. Approximately 85 percent of the water that goes over
the falls actually goes over Horseshoe Falls, with the rest going over
American Falls.
Most visitors come between April and October, and it is quite a popular
activity to take a steamer out onto the river and right up to the base of the
falls for a close-up view. It is also possible to get a spectacular view of the
falls from the strategic locations along the Niagara River, such as Prospect
Point or Table Rock, or from one of the four observation towers which have
heights up to 500 feet.
Tourists have been visiting Niagara Falls in large numbers since the 1800s;
annual visitation now averages above 10 million visitors per year. Because of
concern that all these tourists would inadvertently destroy the natural beauty
of this scenic wonder, the state of New York in 1885 created Niagara Falls
Park in order to protect the land surrounding American Falls. A year later
Canada created Queen Victoria Park on the Canadian side of the Niagara,
around Horseshoe Falls. With the area surrounding the falls under
the jurisdiction of government agencies, appropriate steps could be taken to
preserve the pristine beauty of the area.
According to the passage, which of the following best describes
Niagara Falls?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. The Niagara River has two falls, one in Canada and one in the United
States
b. Although the Niagara River flows through the United States and Canada,
the falls are only in the United States.
c. American Falls is considerably higher than Horseshoe Falls
d. Niagara Falls consists of two rivers, one Canadian and the other
American
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 5
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
He also argues that most people do not train the right muscles for that
ultimately attractive - and adaptive - quality of symmetry. 'Symmetry is a
reliable evolutionary clue to health,' he says. 'Tumours and pathologies
produce gross asymmetries, and our love of symmetry reflects the
reproductive success of our ancestors, who were sensitive to these clues.' He
strives for the X-look - a symmetrical balance of mass in the shoulder girdle,
upper chest and back, the calves and lower quads, two of the four large
muscles at the front of the thighs. This also makes men look taller, he adds,
'another reliable evolutionary clue that women use to find good genes'.
The hunter-gatherer lifestyle indicates that women should exercise only a little
less intensely than men, says De Vany. 'Women are opportunistic hunters
who go after small game when they come across it. They also climb trees to
capture honey and snare birds. And have you ever seen how much work it is
to dig out a deep tuber?' Women benefit enormously from strength work, he
says. It increases their bone density and they get and stay leaner by building
muscle mass. 'Today's women are so weak [compared with their female
ancestors].'
Female exercise programmes should vary according to the shape of the
individual.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. NOT GIVEN
b. TRUE
c. FALSE
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 6
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
The hunter-gatherer lifestyle indicates that women should exercise only a little
less intensely than men, says De Vany. 'Women are opportunistic hunters
who go after small game when they come across it. They also climb trees to
capture honey and snare birds. And have you ever seen how much work it is
to dig out a deep tuber?' Women benefit enormously from strength work, he
says. It increases their bone density and they get and stay leaner by building
muscle mass. 'Today's women are so weak [compared with their female
ancestors].'
Of course, people vary. De Vany acknowledges that our ancestors were
adapted to a variety of terrains and climates. Cordain points out that genetic
differences between populations lead to different physical strengths. East
Africans, for example, seem to be better endurance runners, West Africans
better sprinters. But human genetic similarity greatly outweighs the variations.
And because our genes have changed so very little since Palaeolithic times, if
you want to be a lean, mean, survival machine why not try exercising like a
caveman?
The importance of genetic differences in deciding on an exercise
programme is minimal.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. FALSE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: TRUE
Vì: human genetic similarity greatly outweighs the variations.
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 7
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and complete the sentence below.
COURSE GUIDELINES
Assignments
Coursework assignments will involve the production of an artefact (something
shaped by human beings rather than by nature) OR an investigation of some
kind followed by a report. This is to demonstrate the relevance of your study
to society today. If you opt to produce an artefact, (e.g. a working model or
piece of machinery) you will also be expected to provide some written
explanation of how and why you produced it.
There are………types of assignment to choose from.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. 4
b. 2
c. 1
d. 3
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: 2
vì:
Coursework assignments will involve the production of an artefact OR an
investigation of some kind followed by a report.
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 8
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
This new science, which De Vany calls evolutionary fitness, is part of growing
efforts to understand how the human body has been shaped by evolution,
and to use this knowledge to improve our health and fitness. Proponents
believe the key lies in the lifestyle of our hunter-gatherer ancestors because,
they say, the vast majority of the human genome is still adapted to an ancient
rhythm of life which swung between intense periods of activity and long
stretches of inertia.
Across the Palaeolithic age - which covers the period between 2.6 million and
10,000years ago - prey animals were large, fast on their feet, or both. For
men, this would have meant lots of walking or jogging to find herds, dramatic
sprints, jumps and turns, perhaps violent struggles, and long walks home
carrying the kill. Women may not have had such intense exercise, but they
would have spent many hours walking to sources of water or food, digging up
tubers, and carrying children. If modern hunter-gatherers are anything to go
by, men may have hunted for up to four days a week and travelled 15
kilometres or more on each trip. Women may have gathered food every two
or three days. There would also have been plenty of other regular physical
activities for both sexes such as skinning animals and tool making, and
probably dancing.
Which one of the following does the writer highlight when discussing
the lifestyle of our Palaeolithic ancestors
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. their size compared to that of modern man
b. the sudden movements required during their daily activities
c. the aggressive nature of their negotiations with others
d. the fact that life was equally energetic for both sexes
In order to understand the purpose of the assignment, students are
advised to read…………….
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. production
b. study
c. written explanation
d. the syllabus document
Power companies have given Diels enough money to develop his laser.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. NOT GIVEN
b. TRUE
c. FALSE
According to the text, every year lightning…..
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. kills or injures around 500 people throughout the world.
b. damages more than 100 American power companies.
c. does considerable damage to buildings during thunderstorms
d. kills or injures mainly golfers in the United States
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Across the Palaeolithic age - which covers the period between 2.6 million and
10,000years ago - prey animals were large, fast on their feet, or both. For
men, this would have meant lots of walking or jogging to find herds, dramatic
sprints, jumps and turns, perhaps violent struggles, and long walks home
carrying the kill. Women may not have had such intense exercise, but they
would have spent many hours walking to sources of water or food, digging up
tubers, and carrying children. If modern hunter-gatherers are anything to go
by, men may have hunted for up to four days a week and travelled 15
kilometres or more on each trip. Women may have gathered food every two
or three days. There would also have been plenty of other regular physical
activities for both sexes such as skinning animals and tool making, and
probably dancing.
Our ancestors must have evolved cardiovascular, metabolic and
thermoregulatory systems capable of sustaining high-level aerobic exertion
under the hot African sun, according to Loren Cordain of the Human
Performance Laboratory at Colorado State University. And given that the
Palaeolithic era ended only an evolutionary blink of an eye ago, we ignore its
legacy at our peril. Cordain and his colleagues point out that in today's
developed societies, inactivity is associated with disease. Contemporary
hunter- gatherer societies rarely experience these modern killers, they say.
This is where De Vany's exercise ideas come in. 'The primary objectives for
any exercise and diet programme must be to counter hyper-insulinaemia
(chronically elevated insulin) and hypoexertion (wasting of the body's lean
mass through inactivity),' he writes in his forthcoming book about evolutionary
exercise. Exercise and diet are linked. For example, says De Vany, our
appetite control mechanisms work best when our activity mimics that of our
ancestors. But he feels that most modern exercise regimes are not hitting the
mark.
Cordain compares modern hunter-gatherer societies to Paleolithic
societies in terms of their…..
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. resistance to certain fatal illnesses
b. healthy mix of work and leisure activities
c. ability to withstand high temperatures
d. refusal to change their way of life
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 10
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
The hunter-gatherer lifestyle indicates that women should exercise only a little
less intensely than men, says De Vany. 'Women are opportunistic hunters
who go after small game when they come across it. They also climb trees to
capture honey and snare birds. And have you ever seen how much work it is
to dig out a deep tuber?' Women benefit enormously from strength work, he
says. It increases their bone density and they get and stay leaner by building
muscle mass. 'Today's women are so weak [compared with their female
ancestors].'
Of course, people vary. De Vany acknowledges that our ancestors were
adapted to a variety of terrains and climates. Cordain points out that genetic
differences between populations lead to different physical strengths. East
Africans, for example, seem to be better endurance runners, West Africans
better sprinters. But human genetic similarity greatly outweighs the variations.
And because our genes have changed so very little since Palaeolithic times, if
you want to be a lean, mean, survival machine why not try exercising like a
caveman?
Geographical features have played a role inhumanphysical
development.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 11
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
This new science, which De Vany calls evolutionary fitness, is part of growing
efforts to understand how the human body has been shaped by evolution,
and to use this knowledge to improve our health and fitness. Proponents
believe the key lies in the lifestyle of our hunter-gatherer ancestors because,
they say, the vast majority of the human genome is still adapted to an ancient
rhythm of life which swung between intense periods of activity and long
stretches of inertia.
Across the Palaeolithic age - which covers the period between 2.6 million and
10,000years ago - prey animals were large, fast on their feet, or both. For
men, this would have meant lots of walking or jogging to find herds, dramatic
sprints, jumps and turns, perhaps violent struggles, and long walks home
carrying the kill. Women may not have had such intense exercise, but they
would have spent many hours walking to sources of water or food, digging up
tubers, and carrying children. If modern hunter-gatherers are anything to go
by, men may have hunted for up to four days a week and travelled 15
kilometres or more on each trip. Women may have gathered food every two
or three days. There would also have been plenty of other regular physical
activities for both sexes such as skinning animals and tool making, and
probably dancing.
Our Palaeolithic ancestors were constantly active.Ch ọn một câu trả lời:
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: FALSE
Vì: an ancient rhythm of life which swung between intense periods of activity
and long stretches of inertia.
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 12
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Niagara Falls, one of the most famous North American natural wonders, has
long been a popular tourist destination. Tourists today flock to see the two
falls that actually constitute Niagara Falls: the 173-foot-high Horseshoe Falls
on the Canadian side of the Niagara River in the Canadian province of
Ontario and the 182-foot-high American Falls on the U.S. side of the river in
the state of New York. Approximately 85 percent of the water that goes over
the falls actually goes over Horseshoe Falls, with the rest going over
American Falls.
Most visitors come between April and October, and it is quite a popular
activity to take a steamer out onto the river and right up to the base of the
falls for a close-up view. It is also possible to get a spectacular view of the
falls from the strategic locations along the Niagara River, such as Prospect
Point or Table Rock, or from one of the four observation towers which have
heights up to 500 feet.
Tourists have been visiting Niagara Falls in large numbers since the 1800s;
annual visitation now averages above 10 million visitors per year. Because of
concern that all these tourists would inadvertently destroy the natural beauty
of this scenic wonder, the state of New York in 1885 created Niagara Falls
Park in order to protect the land surrounding American Falls. A year later
Canada created Queen Victoria Park on the Canadian side of the Niagara,
around Horseshoe Falls. With the area surrounding the falls under
the jurisdiction of government agencies, appropriate steps could be taken to
preserve the pristine beauty of the area.
A "steamer” in paragraph 2 is probably
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. A walkway
b. A boat
c. a bus
d. A park
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: A boat
Vì: it’s the most suitable
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 13
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Niagara Falls, one of the most famous North American natural wonders, has
long been a popular tourist destination. Tourists today flock to see the two
falls that actually constitute Niagara Falls: the 173-foot-high Horseshoe Falls
on the Canadian side of the Niagara River in the Canadian province of
Ontario and the 182-foot-high American Falls on the U.S. side of the river in
the state of New York. Approximately 85 percent of the water that goes over
the falls actually goes over Horseshoe Falls, with the rest going over
American Falls.
Most visitors come between April and October, and it is quite a popular
activity to take a steamer out onto the river and right up to the base of the
falls for a close-up view. It is also possible to get a spectacular view of the
falls from the strategic locations along the Niagara River, such as Prospect
Point or Table Rock, or from one of the four observation towers which have
heights up to 500 feet.
Tourists have been visiting Niagara Falls in large numbers since the 1800s;
annual visitation now averages above 10 million visitors per year. Because of
concern that all these tourists would inadvertently destroy the natural beauty
of this scenic wonder, the state of New York in 1885 created Niagara Falls
Park in order to protect the land surrounding American Falls. A year later
Canada created Queen Victoria Park on the Canadian side of the Niagara,
around Horseshoe Falls. With the area surrounding the falls under
the jurisdiction of government agencies, appropriate steps could be taken to
preserve the pristine beauty of the area.
According to the passage, why was Niagara Park created?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. To show off the natural beauty of Niagara Falls
b. To protect the area around Niagara Falls
c. To encourage tourists to visit Niagara Falls
d. To force Canada to open Queen Victoria Park
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: To protect the area around Niagara Falls
Vì: Because of concern that all these tourists would inadvertently destroy the
natural beauty of this scenic wonder, the state of New York in 1885 created
Niagara Falls Park in order to protect the land surrounding American Falls.
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 14
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
This new science, which De Vany calls evolutionary fitness, is part of growing
efforts to understand how the human body has been shaped by evolution,
and to use this knowledge to improve our health and fitness. Proponents
believe the key lies in the lifestyle of our hunter-gatherer ancestors because,
they say, the vast majority of the human genome is still adapted to an ancient
rhythm of life which swung between intense periods of activity and long
stretches of inertia.
Across the Palaeolithic age - which covers the period between 2.6 million and
10,000years ago - prey animals were large, fast on their feet, or both. For
men, this would have meant lots of walking or jogging to find herds, dramatic
sprints, jumps and turns, perhaps violent struggles, and long walks home
carrying the kill. Women may not have had such intense exercise, but they
would have spent many hours walking to sources of water or food, digging up
tubers, and carrying children. If modern hunter-gatherers are anything to go
by, men may have hunted for up to four days a week and travelled 15
kilometres or more on each trip. Women may have gathered food every two
or three days. There would also have been plenty of other regular physical
activities for both sexes such as skinning animals and tool making, and
probably dancing.
Which one of the following does the writer highlight when discussing
the lifestyle of our Palaeolithic ancestors?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. the fact that life was equally energetic for both sexes
b. their size compared to that of modem man
c. the difficulties involved in finding food
d. the aggressive nature of their negotiations with others
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 15
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and complete the sentence below.
COURSE GUIDELINES
Assignments
Coursework assignments will involve the production of an artefact (something
shaped by human beings rather than by nature) OR an investigation of some
kind followed by a report. This is to demonstrate the relevance of your study
to society today. If you opt to produce an artefact, (e.g. a working model or
piece of machinery) you will also be expected to provide some written
explanation of how and why you produced it.
You need to follow these steps:
•Find out precisely what is expected of you. Talk to your tutor and refer to the
syllabus document.
•Be aware of what skills and abilities you must demonstrate.
•Always plan a project thoroughly before you begin it but be realistic about
how much time you can seriously devote to it.
Choosing a topic
Remember that this course is essentially concerned with the achievement of
desired ends. So first identify a real-life problem, then consider it in detail,
specify a precise need and then define your design task. As you plan,
wherever possible, consider using new materials, techniques and technology
such as computer-aided design (CAD).
There is nothing wrong with talking to knowledgeable people about your
project; in fact, this shows initiative. However, the project is yours so you
must do the work yourself.
You will need a fairly flexible plan because sometimes resources, apparatus
and consumables may not be available when you need them. It is a good
idea to work backwards when planning so you know you will meet your final
deadline. Finally, when you plan the various stages of your project give due
regard to safety and costs.
T
……………
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. technology
b. computer-aided design
c. safety and costs
d. a real-life problem
Read the text and choose the best answer.
These stories of killer bees in the news in recent years have attracted a lot of attention
as bees have made their way from South America to North America. Killer bees are
reputed to be extremely aggressive in nature, although experts say that their
aggression may have been somewhat inflated.
The killer bee is a hybrid—or combination- of the very mild European strain of
honeybee and the considerably more aggressive African bee, which was created when
African strain was imported into Brazil in 1955. The African bees were brought into
Brazil because their aggression was considered an advantage: they were far more
productive than their European counterparts in that they spent a higher percentage of
their time working and continued working longer in inclement weather than did the
European bees.
These killer bees have been known to attack humans and animals, and some fatalities
have occurred. Experts point out, however, that the mixed breed known as the killer
bee is actually not at all as aggressive as the pure African bee. They also point out
that the attacks have a chemical cause. A killer bee stings only when it has been
disturbed; it is not aggressive by nature. However, after a disturbed bee stings and
flies away, it leaves its stinger embedded in the victim. In the vicera attached to
the embedded stinger is the chemical isoamyl acetate, which has an odor that
attracts other bees. As other bees approach the victim of the original sting,
the victim tends to panic, thus disturbing other bees and causing them to
sting. The new sting create more of the chemical isoamyl acetate, which attracts
more bees and increases the panic level of the victim. Killer bees tend to travel in
large cluster or swarms and thus respond in large numbers to the production of
isoamyl acetate.
The word “inflated” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. blown
b. exaggerated
c. burst
d. aired
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 2
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Avoiding pollution can be a fulltime job. Try not to inhale traffic fumes; keep
away from chemical plants and building-sites; wear a mask when cycling. It is
enough to make you want to stay at home. But that, according to a growing
body of scientific evidence, would also be a bad idea. Research shows that
levels of pollutants such as hazardous gases, particulate matter and other
chemical ‘nasties’ are usually higher indoors than out, even in the most
polluted cities. Since the average American spends 18 hours indoors for
every hour outside, it looks as though many environmentalists may be
attacking the wrong target.
In the paragraph the writer suggests that…….
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. hazardous gases are concentrated in industrial suburbs.
b. people should avoid working in cities.
c. there are several ways to avoid city pollution.
d. Americans spend too little time outdoors.
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: there are several ways to avoid city pollution.
Vì: Avoiding pollution can be a fulltime job.
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 3
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the most suitable heading..
Despite the $500 million a year Australians spend trying to lose weight and
the $830 million it costs the community in health care, obesity is at epidemic
proportions here, as it is in all Western nations. Until recently, research and
treatment for obesity had concentrated on behaviour modification, drugs to
decrease appetite and surgery. How the drugs worked was often not
understood and many caused severe side effects and even death in some
patients. Surgery for obesity has also claimed many lives.
What is the the most suitable heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Hidden dangers
b. A very uncommon complaint
c. Lifestyle change required despite new findings
d. New perspective on the horizon
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 4
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
These stories of killer bees in the news in recent years have attracted a lot of attention
as bees have made their way from South America to North America. Killer bees are
reputed to be extremely aggressive in nature, although experts say that their
aggression may have been somewhat inflated.
The killer bee is a hybrid—or combination- of the very mild European strain of
honeybee and the considerably more aggressive African bee, which was created when
African strain was imported into Brazil in 1955. The African bees were brought into
Brazil because their aggression was considered an advantage: they were far more
productive than their European counterparts in that they spent a higher percentage of
their time working and continued working longer in inclement weather than did the
European bees.
These killer bees have been known to attack humans and animals, and some fatalities
have occurred. Experts point out, however, that the mixed breed known as the killer
bee is actually not at all as aggressive as the pure African bee. They also point out
that the attacks have a chemical cause. A killer bee stings only when it has been
disturbed; it is not aggressive by nature. However, after a disturbed bee stings and
flies away, it leaves its stinger embedded in the victim. In the vicera attached to
the embedded stinger is the chemical isoamyl acetate, which has an odor that
attracts other bees. As other bees approach the victim of the original sting,
the victim tends to panic, thus disturbing other bees and causing them to
sting. The new sting create more of the chemical isoamyl acetate, which attracts
more bees and increases the panic level of the victim. Killer bees tend to travel in
large cluster or swarms and thus respond in large numbers to the production of
isoamyl acetate.
It is stated in the passage that killer bees
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. never attack animals
b. always attack African bees
c. are more deadly than African bees
d. are less aggressive than African bees
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng:
are less aggressive than African bees
vì: The African bees were brought into Brazil because their aggression was
considered an advantage: they were far more productive than their European
counterparts
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 5
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the most suitable heading.
In Australia, the University of Sydney's Professor Ian Caterson says while
major genetic defects may be rare, many people probably have minor genetic
variations that combine to dictate weight and are responsible for things such
as how much we eat, the amount of exercise we do and the amount of energy
we need. When you add up all these little variations, the result is that some
people are genetically predisposed to putting on weight. He says while the
fast/slow metabolism debate may have been settled, that doesn't mean some
other subtle change in the metabolism gene won't be found in overweight
people. He is confident that science will, eventually, be able to 'cure' some
forms of obesity but the only effective way for the vast majority of overweight
and obese people to lose weight is a change of diet and an increase in
exercise.
What is the the most suitable heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. A very uncommon complaint
b. Hidden dangers
c. New perspective on the horizon
d. Lifestyle change required despite new findings
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 6
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the most suitable heading.
Obesity is a huge problem in many Western countries and one which now
attracts considerable medical interest as researchers take up the challenge to
find a 'cure' for the common condition of being seriously overweight.
However, rather than take responsibility for their weight, obese people have
often sought solace in the excuse that they have a slow metabolism, a
genetic hiccup which sentences more than half the Australian population
(63% of men and 47% of women) to a life of battling with their weight. The
argument goes like this: it doesn't matter how little they eat, they gain weight
because their bodies break down food and turn it into energy more slowly
than those with a so-called normal metabolic rate.
What is the the most suitable heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Hidden dangers
b. A very uncommon complaint
c. Lifestyle change required despite new findings
d. Shifting the blame
A “hybrid" in paragraph 2 is
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. an enemy
b. a predecessor
c. a relative
d. a mixture
As a result of their experiments, Dr Corsi’s team found that ………
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. gas masks are a useful protective device.
b. indoor pollution rivals outdoor pollution
c. dishwashers are very efficient machines.
d. tap water is as polluted as bottled water.
Researchers at the University of Florida and at the University of New
Mexico…..
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. are using the same techniques.
b. are employed by commercial companies
c. are in opposition to each other.
d. receive funds from the same source.
The Corsi research team hypothesised that…..
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. pollution is caused by dishwashers and baths.
b. toxic chemicals can pass from air to water.
c. city water contains insufficient chlorine.
d. household appliances are poorly designed.
With every booking Classic Tours guarantee you will be able to……
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. take hand luggage on the coach.
b. request high quality meals.
c. use your own personal bathroom
d. see a film if you want to.
The main topic discussed in the text is……..
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. the effect of lightning on power supplies in the and in .
b. a laser technique used in trying to control lightning strikes
c. a variety of methods used in trying to control lightning strikes.
d. the damage caused to US golf courses and golf playersbylightning strikes.
How does the author feel about the fence?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. impressed
b. annoyed
c. delighted
d. shocked
In Australia, the University of Sydney's Professor
What is the the most suitable heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. A very uncommon complaint
b. New perspective on the horizon
c. Hidden dangers
d. Lifestyle change required despite new findings
The Sydney Harbour oil spill was the result of a…..
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. tanker pumping oil into the sea.
b. deliberate act of sabotage.
c. collision between two oil tankers
d. ship refuelling in the harbour.
The Fence is Australia’s version of the Great Wall of China,
Why did the author visit Australia?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. because he was interested in life around the fence
b. to study Australian farming methods
c. because he wanted to learn more about the wool industry
d. to investigate how the fence was constructed
Power companies have given Diels enough money to develop his laser.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. FALSE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE
It has long been known that a part of the brain called the hypothalamus is
What is the the most suitable heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Nature or nurture
b. Lifestyle change required despite new findings
c. A very uncommon complaint
d. Rodent research leads the way
On the other side of the Atlantic, Prof. O'Rahilly read about this research with
great excitement. For many
What is the the most suitable heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Lifestyle change required despite new findings
b. New perspective on the horizon
c. A very uncommon complaint
d. Hidden dangers
What do you learn about Art De Vany in the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. He frequently tests his health.
b. He is older than he appears to be.
c. He works as a professional sports player.
d. He believes he has inherited a strong body.
Your air tickets……
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. will be sent to your departure point.
b. will be enclosed with other documents.
c. may be held by your coach driver.
d. must be collected before leaving
In the paragraph, De Vany recommends that people should….
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. exercise harder but for less time.
b. give their muscles more time to recover from exercise.
c. learn more about how the human body reacts to exercise.
d. exercise less frequently.
Regarding the dangers of pollution, the writer believes that….
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. there is a need for rational discussion
b. indoor pollution is a recent phenomenon.
c. industrial pollution causes specific diseases.
d. people should worry most about their work environment.
The main idea of this passage is that killer bees
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. have been moving unexpectedly rapidly through the Americas
b. have been in the news a lot recently
c. are a hybrid rather than a pure breed
d. are not as aggressive as their reputation suggests
The importance of genetic differences in deciding on an exercise
programme is minimal.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c. NOT GIVEN
Which one of the following does the writer highlight when discussing the lifestyle of
our Palaeolithic ancestors
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. the long distances between neighbours’ homes
b. the fact that life was equally energetic for both sexes
c. their size compared to that of modern man
d. the predictable frequency of physical activity
Phản hồi
Which one of the following does the writer highlight when discussing the lifestyle of
our Palaeolithic ancestors
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. the fact that life was equally energetic for both sexes
b. their size compared to that of modern man
c. the aggressive nature of their negotiations with others
d. the sudden movements required during their daily activities
Phản hồi
Which one of the following does the writer highlight when discussing
the lifestyle of our Palaeolithic ancestors?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. the difficulties involved in finding food
b. the fact that life was equally energetic for both sexes
c. their size compared to that of modem man
d. the aggressive nature of their negotiations with others
Power companies have given Diels enough money to develop his laser.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. NOT GIVEN
b. TRUE
c. FALSE
Why was the fence built?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. to protect the Australian wool industry
b. to act as a boundary between properties
c. to stop the dingoes from being slaughtered by farmers
d. to separate the sheep from the cattle
It may be necessary to pay extra for……..
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. entertainment.
b. boat tickets.
c. additional luggage
d. a bathroom.
EPRI receives financial support from
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. the University of Florida
b. power companies
c. Japan
d. the United States
Đáp án đúng: Shifting the blame
Vì: However, rather than take responsibility for their weight, obese people
have often sought solace in the excuse that they have a slow metabolism
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 7
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Seldom is the weather more dramatic than when thunderstorms strike. Their
electrical fury inflicts death or serious injury on around 500 people each year
in the alone. As the clouds roll in, a leisurely round of golf can become a
terrifying dice with death - out in the open, a lone golfer may be a lightning
bolt’s most inviting target. And there is damage to property too. Lightning
damage costs American power companies more than $100 million a year.
But researchers in the United States and Japan are planning to hit back.
Already in laboratory trials they have tested strategies for neutralising the
power of thunderstorms, and this winter they will brave real storms, equipped
with an armoury of lasers that they will be pointing towards the heavens to
discharge thunderclouds before lightning can strike.
The idea of forcing storm clouds to discharge their lightning on command is
not new. In the early 1960s, researchers tried firing rockets trailing wires into
thunderclouds to set up an easy discharge path for the huge electric charges
that these clouds generate. The technique survives to this day at a test site in
run by the of , with support from the Electrical Power Research Institute
(EPRI), based in . EPRI, which is funded by power companies, is looking at
ways to protect the ’ power grid from lightning strikes. ‘We can cause the
lightning to strike where we want it to using rockets,’ says Ralph Bernstein,
manager of lightning projects at EPRI. The rocket site is providing precise
measurements of lightning voltages and allowing engineers to check how
electrical equipment bears up.
According to the text, every year lightning…..
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. kills or injures mainly golfers in the United States
b. does considerable damage to buildings during thunderstorms
c. damages more than 100 American power companies.
d. kills or injures around 500 people throughout the world.
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 8
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
A stumbling block
However, there is still a big stumbling block. The laser is no nifty portable: it’s
a monster that takes up a whole room. Diels is trying to cut down the size and
says that a laser around the size of a small table is in the offing. He plans to
test this more manageable system on live thunderclouds next summer.
Bernstein says that Diels’s system is attracting lots of interest from the power
companies. But they have not yet come up with the $5 million that EPRI says
will be needed to develop a commercial system, by making the lasers yet
smaller and cheaper. ‘I cannot say I have money yet, but I’m working on it,’
says Bernstein. He reckons that the forthcoming field tests will be the turning
point - and he’s hoping for good news. Bernstein predicts ‘an avalanche of
interest and support’ if all goes well. He expects to see cloud-zappers
eventually costing $50,000 to $100,000 each.
Other scientists could also benefit. With a lightning ‘switch’ at their fingertips,
materials scientists could find out what happens when mighty currents meet
matter. Diels also hopes to see the birth of ‘interactive meteorology’ - not just
forecasting the weather but controlling it. ‘If we could discharge clouds, we
might affect the weather,’ he says.
And perhaps, says Diels, we’ll be able to confront some other meteorological
menaces. ‘We think we could prevent hail by inducing lightning,’ he says.
Thunder, the shock wave that comes from a lightning flash, is thought to be
the trigger for the torrential rain that is typical of storms. A laser thunder
factory could shake the moisture out of clouds, perhaps preventing the
formation of the giant hailstones that threaten crops. With luck, as the storm
clouds gather this winter, laser-toting researchers could, for the first time,
strike back.
The main difficulty associated with using the laser equipment is related
to its………………..
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. money
b. size
c. the trigger
d. interactive meteorology
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 9
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
A stumbling block
However, there is still a big stumbling block. The laser is no nifty portable: it’s
a monster that takes up a whole room. Diels is trying to cut down the size and
says that a laser around the size of a small table is in the offing. He plans to
test this more manageable system on live thunderclouds next summer.
Bernstein says that Diels’s system is attracting lots of interest from the power
companies. But they have not yet come up with the $5 million that EPRI says
will be needed to develop a commercial system, by making the lasers yet
smaller and cheaper. ‘I cannot say I have money yet, but I’m working on it,’
says Bernstein. He reckons that the forthcoming field tests will be the turning
point - and he’s hoping for good news. Bernstein predicts ‘an avalanche of
interest and support’ if all goes well. He expects to see cloud-zappers
eventually costing $50,000 to $100,000 each.
Other scientists could also benefit. With a lightning ‘switch’ at their fingertips,
materials scientists could find out what happens when mighty currents meet
matter. Diels also hopes to see the birth of ‘interactive meteorology’ - not just
forecasting the weather but controlling it. ‘If we could discharge clouds, we
might affect the weather,’ he says.
And perhaps, says Diels, we’ll be able to confront some other meteorological
menaces. ‘We think we could prevent hail by inducing lightning,’ he says.
Thunder, the shock wave that comes from a lightning flash, is thought to be
the trigger for the torrential rain that is typical of storms. A laser thunder
factory could shake the moisture out of clouds, perhaps preventing the
formation of the giant hailstones that threaten crops. With luck, as the storm
clouds gather this winter, laser-toting researchers could, for the first time,
strike back.
Weather forecasters are intensely interested in Diels’s system.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. FALSE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: NOT GIVEN
Vì: no information
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 10
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Bad behaviour
But while rockets are fine for research, they cannot provide the protection
from lightning strikes that everyone is looking for. The rockets cost around
$1,200 each, can only be fired at a limited frequency and their failure rate is
about 40 per cent. And even when they do trigger lightning, things still do not
always go according to plan. ‘Lightning is not perfectly well behaved,’ says
Bernstein. ‘Occasionally, it will take a branch and go someplace it wasn’t
supposed to go.’
And anyway, who would want to fire streams of rockets in a populated area?
‘What goes up must come down,’ points out Jean-Claude Diels of the . Diels
is leading a project, which is backed by EPRI, to try to use lasers to discharge
lightning safely - and safety is a basic requirement since no one wants to put
themselves or their expensive equipment at risk. With around $500,000
invested so far, a promising system is just emerging from the laboratory.
The idea began some 20 years ago, when high-powered lasers were
revealing their ability to extract electrons out of atoms and create ions. If a
laser could generate a line of ionisation in the air all the way up to a storm
cloud, this conducting path could be used to guide lightning to Earth, before
the electric field becomes strong enough to break down the air in an
uncontrollable surge. To stop the laser itself being struck, it would not be
pointed straight at the clouds. Instead it would be directed at a mirror, and
from there into the sky. The mirror would be protected by placing lightning
conductors close by. Ideally, the cloud-zapper (gun) would be cheap enough
to be installed around all key power installations, and portable enough to be
taken to international sporting events to beam up at brewing storm clouds
Power companies have given Diels enough money to develop his laser.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c. NOT GIVEN
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 11
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
The Fence is Australia’s version of the Great Wall of China, but even longer,
erected to keep out hostile invaders, in this case hordes of yellow dogs. The
empire it preserves is that of the woolgrowers, sovereigns of the world’s
second largest sheep flock, after China’s - some 123 million head - and
keepers of a wool export business worth four billion dollars. Never mind that
more and more people - conservationists, politicians, taxpayers and animal
lovers - say that such a barrier would never be allowed today on ecological
grounds. With sections of it almost a hundred years old, the dog fence has
become, as conservationist Lindsay Fair weather ruefully admits, ‘an icon of
Australian frontier ingenuity’.
On what point do the conservationists and politicians agree?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. The number of dogs needs to be reduced.
b. The fence acts as a useful frontier between states.
c. The fence poses a threat to the environment
d. Wool exports are vital to the economy.
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: The fence poses a threat to the environment
Vì: such a barrier would never be allowed today on ecological grounds.
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 12
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
While events such as the deforestation of the Amazon jungle or the nuclear
disaster in Chernobyl continue to receive high media exposure, as do acts of
environmental sabotage, it must be remembered that not all pollution is on
this grand scale. A large proportion of the world’s pollution has its source
much closer to home. The recent spillage of crude oil from an oil tanker
accidentally discharging its cargo straight into Sydney Harbour not only
caused serious damage to the harbour foreshores but also created severely
toxic fumes which hung over the suburbs for days and left the angry residents
wondering how such a disaster could have been allowed to happen.
The Sydney Harbour oil spill was the result of a…..
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. tanker pumping oil into the sea.
b. collision between two oil tankers
c. ship refuelling in the harbour.
d. deliberate act of sabotage.
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 13
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
CLASSIC TOURS - coach break information
Luggage
We ask you to keep luggage down to one medium-sized suitcase per person,
but a small holdall can also be taken on board the coach.
Seat Allocation
Requests for particular seats can be made on most coach breaks when
booking, but since allocations are made on a first come first served basis,
early booking is advisable. When bookings are made with us you will be
offered the best seats that are available on the coach at that time.
Travel Documents
When you have paid your deposit we will send to you all the necessary
documents and labels, so that you receive them in good time before the
coach break departure date. Certain documents, for example air or boat
tickets, may have to be retained and your driver or courier will then issue
them to you at the relevant point.
Special Diets
If you require a special diet you must inform us at the time of booking with a
copy of the diet. This will be notified to the hotel or hotels on your coach
break, but on certain coach breaks the hotels used are tourist class and whilst
offering value for money within the price range, they may not have the full
facilities to cope with special diets. Any extra costs incurred must be paid to
the hotel by yourself before departure from the hotel.
Accommodation
Many of our coach breaks now include, within the price, accommodation with
private facilities, and this will be indicated on the coach break page. Other
coach breaks have a limited number of rooms with private facilities which,
subject to availability, can be reserved and guaranteed at the time of booking
the supplementary charge shown in the price panel will be added to your
account.
On any coach break there are only a limited number of single rooms. When a
single room is available it may be subject to a supplementary charge and this
will be shown on the brochure page.
Entertainment
Some of our hotels arrange additional entertainment which could include
music, dancing, film shows, etc. The nature and frequency of the
entertainment presented is at the discretion of the hotel and therefore not
guaranteed and could be withdrawn if there is a lack of demand or insufficient
numbers in the hotel.
Entertainment is available…….
Entertainment is available……
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. for an additional cost
b. at all hotels.
c. upon request.
d. if there is the demand
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: if there is the demand
Vì: the entertainment presented is at the discretion of the hotel and therefore
not guaranteed and could be withdrawn if there is a lack of demand or
insufficient numbers in the hotel.
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 14
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
The aim of such research is not, however, to encourage the use of gas masks
when unloading the washing. Instead, it is to bring a sense of perspective to
the debate about pollution. According to Dr Corsi, disproportionate effort is
wasted campaigning against certain forms of outdoor pollution, when there is
as much or more cause for concern indoors, right under people’s noses.
As a result of their experiments, Dr Corsi’s team found that ………
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. indoor pollution rivals outdoor pollution
b. tap water is as polluted as bottled water.
c. gas masks are a useful protective device.
d. dishwashers are very efficient machines.
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: indoor pollution rivals outdoor pollution
Vì: disproportionate effort is wasted campaigning against certain forms of
outdoor pollution,
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 15
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Seldom is the weather more dramatic than when thunderstorms strike. Their
electrical fury inflicts death or serious injury on around 500 people each year
in the alone. As the clouds roll in, a leisurely round of golf can become a
terrifying dice with death - out in the open, a lone golfer may be a lightning
bolt’s most inviting target. And there is damage to property too. Lightning
damage costs American power companies more than $100 million a year.
But researchers in the United States and Japan are planning to hit back.
Already in laboratory trials they have tested strategies for neutralising the
power of thunderstorms, and this winter they will brave real storms, equipped
with an armoury of lasers that they will be pointing towards the heavens to
discharge thunderclouds before lightning can strike.
The idea of forcing storm clouds to discharge their lightning on command is
not new. In the early 1960s, researchers tried firing rockets trailing wires into
thunderclouds to set up an easy discharge path for the huge electric charges
that these clouds generate. The technique survives to this day at a test site in
run by the of , with support from the Electrical Power Research Institute
(EPRI), based in . EPRI, which is funded by power companies, is looking at
ways to protect the ’ power grid from lightning strikes. ‘We can cause the
lightning to strike where we want it to using rockets,’ says Ralph Bernstein,
manager of lightning projects at EPRI. The rocket site is providing precise
measurements of lightning voltages and allowing engineers to check how
electrical equipment bears up.
The main topic discussed in the text is……..
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. a variety of methods used in trying to control lightning strikes.
b. a laser technique used in trying to control lightning strikes
c. the damage caused to US golf courses and golf playersbylightning strikes.
d. the effect of lightning on power supplies in the and in .
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: a laser technique used in trying to control lightning strikes
Vì: equipped with an armoury of lasers that they will be pointing towards the
heavens to discharge thunderclouds before lightning can strike.
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Read the text and choose the best answer.
There is a common expression in English language referring to a blue moon.
When people say that something happens "only once in blue moon,” they
mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while. This expression
has been around for at least a century and a half; there are references to this
expression that date from the second half of the nineteenth century.
The expression " a blue moon" has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in
any given calendar month. A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is
particularly blue or is any different in hue from the first full moon of the month.
Instead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare- The moon needs a little more
than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon. Because every
month except Febmary has more than 29 days, every month will have at least one full
moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the
very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It
is or the occasion when a given calendar month has a second full moon that a blue
moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade.
The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and
not because of their color however, the expression “blue moon” may have
come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon
actually appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions
can actually change the appearance of the moon from Earth. The eruption of
the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which
clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint. This particular occurrence of
the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use today.
Another example occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo
erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the moon again took on a blue tint.
How many blue moons would there most likely be in a century?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. 4
b. 100
c. 35
d. 70
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 2
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and complete the sentence below.
COURSE GUIDELINES
Assignments
Coursework assignments will involve the production of an artefact (something
shaped by human beings rather than by nature) OR an investigation of some
kind followed by a report. This is to demonstrate the relevance of your study
to society today. If you opt to produce an artefact, (e.g. a working model or
piece of machinery) you will also be expected to provide some written
explanation of how and why you produced it.
You need to follow these steps:
•Find out precisely what is expected of you. Talk to your tutor and refer to the
syllabus document.
•Be aware of what skills and abilities you must demonstrate.
•Always plan a project thoroughly before you begin it but be realistic about
how much time you can seriously devote to it.
Choosing a topic
Remember that this course is essentially concerned with the achievement of
desired ends. So first identify a real-life problem, then consider it in detail,
specify a precise need and then define your design task. As you plan,
wherever possible, consider using new materials, techniques and technology
such as computer-aided design (CAD).
There is nothing wrong with talking to knowledgeable people about your
project; in fact, this shows initiative. However, the project is yours so you
must do the work yourself.
You will need a fairly flexible plan because sometimes resources, apparatus
and consumables may not be available when you need them. It is a good
idea to work backwards when planning so you know you will meet your final
deadline. Finally, when you plan the various stages of your project give due
regard to safety and costs.
As well as being cost effective, the method chosen must also
be…………………
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. safe
b. technology
c. cost
b. safetyX
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Remember that this course is essentially concerned with the achievement of
desired ends. So first identify a real-life problem, then consider it in detail,
specify a precise need and then define your design task. As you plan,
wherever possible, consider using new materials, techniques and technology
such as computer-aided design (CAD).
There is nothing wrong with talking to knowledgeable people about your
project; in fact, this shows initiative. However, the project is yours so you
must do the work yourself.
You will need a fairly flexible plan because sometimes resources, apparatus
and consumables may not be available when you need them. It is a good
idea to work backwards when planning so you know you will meet your final
deadline. Finally, when you plan the various stages of your project give due
regard to safety and costs.
Topics must be based on……………
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. computer-aided design
b. safety and costs
c. technology
d. a real-life problem
The word "flock” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. come by plane
b. come out of boredom
c. come in large numbers
d. come without knowing what they will see
To avoid handing the assignment in late, it is suggested that
students…………
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. work plan backwards
b. ask for a help from the tutor
c. take advantage of IT
d. write the outline
Which one of the following does the writer highlight when discussing
the lifestyle of our Palaeolithic ancestors?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. the fact that life was equally energetic for both sexes
b. the aggressive nature of their negotiations with others
c. the difficulties involved in finding food
d. their size compared to that of modem man
If you want to sit at the front of the coach…….
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. arrive early on the departure date
b. ask when you get on the coach.
c. avoid travelling at peak times.
d. book your seat well in advance
In the paragraph, De Vany recommends that people should….
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. learn more about how the human body reacts to exercise.
b. exercise less frequently.
c. give their muscles more time to recover from exercise.
d. exercise harder but for less time.
Phản hồi
Which type of activity does de Vany criticise as being harmful?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. hitting softballs
b. trekking
c. walking
d. aerobic exercise
A working model must be accompanied by………of some sort.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. investigation
b. production
c. study
d. written explanation
Phản hồi
associated the reaction principle with the idea of travelling through space to a
neighbouring world.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. How the reaction principle
b. The impact of the reaction principle
c. Writers’ theories of the reaction principle
d. The first use of steam
Which type of exercise does De Vany practise on a regular basis?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. aerobic exercise
b. trekking
c. weight training
d. hitting softballs
Câu hỏi 3
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
This new science, which De Vany calls evolutionary fitness, is part of growing
efforts to understand how the human body has been shaped by evolution,
and to use this knowledge to improve our health and fitness. Proponents
believe the key lies in the lifestyle of our hunter-gatherer ancestors because,
they say, the vast majority of the human genome is still adapted to an ancient
rhythm of life which swung between intense periods of activity and long
stretches of inertia.
Across the Palaeolithic age - which covers the period between 2.6 million and
10,000years ago - prey animals were large, fast on their feet, or both. For
men, this would have meant lots of walking or jogging to find herds, dramatic
sprints, jumps and turns, perhaps violent struggles, and long walks home
carrying the kill. Women may not have had such intense exercise, but they
would have spent many hours walking to sources of water or food, digging up
tubers, and carrying children. If modern hunter-gatherers are anything to go
by, men may have hunted for up to four days a week and travelled 15
kilometres or more on each trip. Women may have gathered food every two
or three days. There would also have been plenty of other regular physical
activities for both sexes such as skinning animals and tool making, and
probably dancing.
Which one of the following does the writer highlight when discussing
the lifestyle of our Palaeolithic ancestors
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. the long distances between neighbours’ homes
b. their size compared to that of modern man
c. the predictable frequency of physical activity
d. the fact that life was equally energetic for both sexes
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: the predictable frequency of physical activity
Vì: ” this would have meant”implies the predictability of activities which he
then lists.
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 4
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the most suitable heading.
It took only one night, spent in a sealed room at the Dunn Unit to disabuse
one of their patients of the beliefs of a lifetime: her metabolism was fast, not
slow. By sealing the room and measuring the exact amount of oxygen she
used, researchers were able to show her that her metabolism was not the
culprit. It wasn't the answer she expected and probably not the one she
wanted but she took the news philosophically.
What is the the most suitable heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. A very uncommon complaint
b. Hidden dangers
c. Lifestyle change required despite new findings
d. Proof of the truth
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 5
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
The Fence is Australia’s version of the Great Wall of China, but even longer,
erected to keep out hostile invaders, in this case hordes of yellow dogs. The
empire it preserves is that of the woolgrowers, sovereigns of the world’s
second largest sheep flock, after China’s - some 123 million head - and
keepers of a wool export business worth four billion dollars. Never mind that
more and more people - conservationists, politicians, taxpayers and animal
lovers - say that such a barrier would never be allowed today on ecological
grounds. With sections of it almost a hundred years old, the dog fence has
become, as conservationist Lindsay Fair weather ruefully admits, ‘an icon of
Australian frontier ingenuity’.
To appreciate this unusual outback I monument and to meet the people
whose livelihoods depend on it, I spent part of an Australian autumn travelling
the wire. It’s known by different names in different states: the Dog Fence in
South Australia, the Border Fence in New South Wales and the Barrier Fence
in Queensland. I would call it simply the Fence.
Why did the author visit Australia?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. because he wanted to learn more about the wool industry
b. because he was interested in life around the fence
c. to study Australian farming methods
d. to investigate how the fence was constructed
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: because he was interested in life around the fence
Vì: To appreciate this unusual outback I monument and to meet the people
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 6
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
De Vany views the body as non-linear and dynamic and says exercise should
mix order and chaos. 'Chronic aerobic exercise overstrains the heart,
reducing the chaotic variation in the heart rate which is essential to health,' he
says. Likewise, most weight training is governed too much by routine and is
too timeconsuming. He gives his own workout a chaotic character with
ascending weights and descending repetitions. To these brief but intense
gym workouts he adds a wide variety of other activities that vary randomly in
intensity and duration. These include roller blading, bicycling, walking,
sprinting, tennis, basketball, power walking, hitting softballs and trekking with
a grandson on his shoulders.
Which type of exercise does De Vany practise on a regular basis?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. hitting softballs
b. weight training
c. aerobic exercise
d. trekking
Geographical features have played a role inhumanphysical
development.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. NOT GIVEN
b. FALSE
c. TRUE
Which one of the following does the writer highlight when discussing
the lifestyle of our Palaeolithic ancestors
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. their size compared to that of modern man
b. the predictable frequency of physical activity
c. the long distances between neighbours’ homes
d. the fact that life was equally energetic for both sexes
Topics must be based on……………
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. a real-life problem
b. technology
c. safety and costs
d. computer-aided design
As a result of their experiments, Dr Corsi’s team found that ………
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. tap water is as polluted as bottled water.
b. dishwashers are very efficient machines.
c. gas masks are a useful protective device.
d. indoor pollution rivals outdoor pollution
What is the the most suitable heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. A very uncommon complaint
b. Rodent research leads the way
c. Nature or nurture
d. Lifestyle change required despite new findings
What is the the most suitable heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Lifestyle change required despite new findings
b. Expert explains energy requirements of obese people
c. A very uncommon complaint
d. Proof of the truth
Obtaining money to improve the lasers will depend on tests in real storms.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. FALSE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE
Phản hồi
A working model must be accompanied by………of some sort.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. production
b. study
c. investigation
d. written explanation
Phản hồi
As well as being cost effective, the method chosen must also
be…………………
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. technology
b. safety
c. safe
d. cost
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: safe
The main difficulty associated with using the laser equipment is related to
its………………..
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. interactive meteorology
b. size
c. the trigger
d. money
Phản hồi
Despite the $500 million a year Australians spend trying to lose weight and
the $830 million it costs the community in health care, obesity is at epidemic
proportions
What is the the most suitable heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. A very uncommon complaint
b. New perspective on the horizon
c. Hidden dangers
d. Lifestyle change required despite new findings
In order to understand the purpose of the assignment, students are advised to
read…………….
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. production
b. study
c. written explanation
d. the syllabus document
Phản hồi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
He also argues that most people do not train the right muscles for that
ultimately attractive - and adaptive - quality of symmetry. 'Symmetry is a
reliable evolutionary clue to health,' he says. 'Tumours and pathologies
produce gross asymmetries, and our love of symmetry reflects the
reproductive success of our ancestors, who were sensitive to these clues.' He
strives for the X-look - a symmetrical balance of mass in the shoulder girdle,
upper chest and back, the calves and lower quads, two of the four large
muscles at the front of the thighs. This also makes men look taller, he adds,
'another reliable evolutionary clue that women use to find good genes'.
The hunter-gatherer lifestyle indicates that women should exercise only a little
less intensely than men, says De Vany. 'Women are opportunistic hunters
who go after small game when they come across it. They also climb trees to
capture honey and snare birds. And have you ever seen how much work it is
to dig out a deep tuber?' Women benefit enormously from strength work, he
says. It increases their bone density and they get and stay leaner by building
muscle mass. 'Today's women are so weak [compared with their female
ancestors].'
Female exercise programmes should vary according to the shape of the
individual.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c. NOT GIVEN
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 8
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
De Vany views the body as non-linear and dynamic and says exercise should
mix order and chaos. 'Chronic aerobic exercise overstrains the heart,
reducing the chaotic variation in the heart rate which is essential to health,' he
says. Likewise, most weight training is governed too much by routine and is
too timeconsuming. He gives his own workout a chaotic character with
ascending weights and descending repetitions. To these brief but intense
gym workouts he adds a wide variety of other activities that vary randomly in
intensity and duration. These include roller blading, bicycling, walking,
sprinting, tennis, basketball, power walking, hitting softballs and trekking with
a grandson on his shoulders.
Which TWO opposing factors does De Vany say an exercise
programmeshould include?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. order and chaos
b. ascending weights and descending repetitions
c. non-linear and dynamic
d. intensity and duration
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 9
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
De Vany's advice to the modern exercise freak is to cut duration and
frequency, and increase intensity. 'Our muscle fibre composition reveals that
we are adapted to extreme intensity of effort,' says De Vany, a professor of
economics at the Institute of Mathematical Behavioral Sciences at the
University of California, Irvine. His approach to fitness combines Darwinian
thinking with his interest in chaos theory and complex systems.
This new science, which De Vany calls evolutionary fitness, is part of growing
efforts to understand how the human body has been shaped by evolution,
and to use this knowledge to improve our health and fitness. Proponents
believe the key lies in the lifestyle of our hunter-gatherer ancestors because,
they say, the vast majority of the human genome is still adapted to an ancient
rhythm of life which swung between intense periods of activity and long
stretches of inertia.
What term does De Vany use to describe his approach to
physicalexercise?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. ancient rhythm
b. health and fitness
c. evolutionary fitness
d. growing efforts
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 10
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Niagara Falls, one of the most famous North American natural wonders, has
long been a popular tourist destination. Tourists today flock to see the two
falls that actually constitute Niagara Falls: the 173-foot-high Horseshoe Falls
on the Canadian side of the Niagara River in the Canadian province of
Ontario and the 182-foot-high American Falls on the U.S. side of the river in
the state of New York. Approximately 85 percent of the water that goes over
the falls actually goes over Horseshoe Falls, with the rest going over
American Falls.
Most visitors come between April and October, and it is quite a popular
activity to take a steamer out onto the river and right up to the base of the
falls for a close-up view. It is also possible to get a spectacular view of the
falls from the strategic locations along the Niagara River, such as Prospect
Point or Table Rock, or from one of the four observation towers which have
heights up to 500 feet.
Tourists have been visiting Niagara Falls in large numbers since the 1800s;
annual visitation now averages above 10 million visitors per year. Because of
concern that all these tourists would inadvertently destroy the natural beauty
of this scenic wonder, the state of New York in 1885 created Niagara Falls
Park in order to protect the land surrounding American Falls. A year later
Canada created Queen Victoria Park on the Canadian side of the Niagara,
around Horseshoe Falls. With the area surrounding the falls under
the jurisdiction of government agencies, appropriate steps could be taken to
preserve the pristine beauty of the area.
According to the passage, why was Niagara Park created?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. To protect the area around Niagara Falls
b. To show off the natural beauty of Niagara Falls
c. To force Canada to open Queen Victoria Park
d. To encourage tourists to visit Niagara Falls
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: To protect the area around Niagara Falls
Vì: Because of concern that all these tourists would inadvertently destroy the
natural beauty of this scenic wonder, the state of New York in 1885 created
Niagara Falls Park in order to protect the land surrounding American Falls.
Câu trả lời đúng là:
In order to understand the purpose of the assignment, students are advised to
read…………….
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. production
b. study
c. written explanation
d. the syllabus document
Phản hồi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
The latest study, conducted by two environmental engineers, Richard Corsi
and Cynthia Howard-Reed, of the University of Texas in Austin, and
published in Environmental Science and Technology, suggests that it is the
process of keeping clean that may be making indoor pollution worse. The
researchers found that baths, showers, dishwashers and washing machines
can all be significant sources of indoor pollution, because they extract trace
amounts of chemicals from the water that they use and transfer them to the
air.
The Corsi research team hypothesised that…..
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. city water contains insufficient chlorine.
b. toxic chemicals can pass from air to water.
c. household appliances are poorly designed.
d. pollution is caused by dishwashers and baths.
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: pollution is caused by dishwashers and baths.
Vì: The researchers found that baths, showers, dishwashers and washing
machines can all be significant sources of indoor pollution,
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 12
Câu trả lời không đúng
Điểm 0,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the most suitable heading.
Obesity is a huge problem in many Western countries and one which now
attracts considerable medical interest as researchers take up the challenge to
find a 'cure' for the common condition of being seriously overweight.
However, rather than take responsibility for their weight, obese people have
often sought solace in the excuse that they have a slow metabolism, a
genetic hiccup which sentences more than half the Australian population
(63% of men and 47% of women) to a life of battling with their weight. The
argument goes like this: it doesn't matter how little they eat, they gain weight
because their bodies break down food and turn it into energy more slowly
than those with a so-called normal metabolic rate.
What is the the most suitable heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Shifting the blame
b. Lifestyle change required despite new findings
c. A very uncommon complaint
d. Hidden dangers
Phản hồi
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 13
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
A stumbling block
However, there is still a big stumbling block. The laser is no nifty portable: it’s
a monster that takes up a whole room. Diels is trying to cut down the size and
says that a laser around the size of a small table is in the offing. He plans to
test this more manageable system on live thunderclouds next summer.
Bernstein says that Diels’s system is attracting lots of interest from the power
companies. But they have not yet come up with the $5 million that EPRI says
will be needed to develop a commercial system, by making the lasers yet
smaller and cheaper. ‘I cannot say I have money yet, but I’m working on it,’
says Bernstein. He reckons that the forthcoming field tests will be the turning
point - and he’s hoping for good news. Bernstein predicts ‘an avalanche of
interest and support’ if all goes well. He expects to see cloud-zappers
eventually costing $50,000 to $100,000 each.
Other scientists could also benefit. With a lightning ‘switch’ at their fingertips,
materials scientists could find out what happens when mighty currents meet
matter. Diels also hopes to see the birth of ‘interactive meteorology’ - not just
forecasting the weather but controlling it. ‘If we could discharge clouds, we
might affect the weather,’ he says.
And perhaps, says Diels, we’ll be able to confront some other meteorological
menaces. ‘We think we could prevent hail by inducing lightning,’ he says.
Thunder, the shock wave that comes from a lightning flash, is thought to be
the trigger for the torrential rain that is typical of storms. A laser thunder
factory could shake the moisture out of clouds, perhaps preventing the
formation of the giant hailstones that threaten crops. With luck, as the storm
clouds gather this winter, laser-toting researchers could, for the first time,
strike back.
Weather forecasters are intensely interested in Diels’s system.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. FALSE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: NOT GIVEN
Vì: no information
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 14
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the best answer.
Seldom is the weather more dramatic than when thunderstorms strike. Their
electrical fury inflicts death or serious injury on around 500 people each year
in the alone. As the clouds roll in, a leisurely round of golf can become a
terrifying dice with death - out in the open, a lone golfer may be a lightning
bolt’s most inviting target. And there is damage to property too. Lightning
damage costs American power companies more than $100 million a year.
But researchers in the United States and Japan are planning to hit back.
Already in laboratory trials they have tested strategies for neutralising the
power of thunderstorms, and this winter they will brave real storms, equipped
with an armoury of lasers that they will be pointing towards the heavens to
discharge thunderclouds before lightning can strike.
The idea of forcing storm clouds to discharge their lightning on command is
not new. In the early 1960s, researchers tried firing rockets trailing wires into
thunderclouds to set up an easy discharge path for the huge electric charges
that these clouds generate. The technique survives to this day at a test site in
run by the of , with support from the Electrical Power Research Institute
(EPRI), based in . EPRI, which is funded by power companies, is looking at
ways to protect the ’ power grid from lightning strikes. ‘We can cause the
lightning to strike where we want it to using rockets,’ says Ralph Bernstein,
manager of lightning projects at EPRI. The rocket site is providing precise
measurements of lightning voltages and allowing engineers to check how
electrical equipment bears up.
The main topic discussed in the text is……..
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. a variety of methods used in trying to control lightning strikes.
b. a laser technique used in trying to control lightning strikes
c. the damage caused to US golf courses and golf playersbylightning strikes.
d. the effect of lightning on power supplies in the and in .
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: a laser technique used in trying to control lightning strikes
Vì: equipped with an armoury of lasers that they will be pointing towards the
heavens to discharge thunderclouds before lightning can strike.
Câu trả lời đúng là:
Câu hỏi 15
Câu trả lời đúng
Điểm 1,00 ngoài khoảng 1,00
Đánh dấu để làm sau
Mô tả câu hỏi
Read the text and choose the most suitable heading.
Although the metabolism myth has been completely disproved, science has
far from discounted our genes as responsible for making us whatever weight
we are, fat or thin. One of the world's leading obesity researchers, geneticist
Professor Stephen O'Rahilly, goes so far as to say we are on the threshold of
a complete change in the way we view not only morbid obesity, but also
everyday overweight. Prof. O'Rahilly's groundbreaking work in Cambridge
has proven that obesity can be caused by our genes. 'These people are not
weak- willed, slothful or lazy,' says Prof. O'Rahilly, 'They have a medical
condition due to a genetic defect and that causes them to be obese.'
What is the the most suitable heading for the paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. A very uncommon complaint
b. New perspective on the horizon
c. Hidden dangers
d. Lifestyle change required despite new findings
Phản hồi
Đáp án đúng: New perspective on the horizon
Vì: Professor Stephen O'Rahilly, goes so far as to say we are on the
threshold of a complete change in the way we view not only morbid obesity,
It is possible to see what the cars look like.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Cash.com.uk
b. Expeed.org.uk
c. Hot.org
d. Cutprice.com
Hotel staff can advise you on who you should complain to.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN
Solving problems can be hard work for the holiday-maker.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. FALSE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE
Assistance is provided with some holiday routes.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Hot.org
b. Cutprice.com
c. Cash.com.uk
d. Expeed.org.uk
If you are not good at writing letters, find someone to help you.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c. NOT GIVEN
Scientists are looking for a drug treatment for dyslexia.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c. NOT GIVEN
Phản hồi
When was a Viking chief granted lands by a king of France?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. 886
b. 911
c. 866
d. 845
Phản hồi
Dingoes have flourished as a result of the sheep industry.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN
Phản hồi
When did Vikings establish a fort in Ireland?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. 980
b. 866
c. 841
d. 998
There is a tendency for dyslexia between twins.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. NOT GIVEN
b. TRUE
c. FALSE
Who is currently the best-selling children’s writer?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. Almond
b. Kevin
c. Rowling
d. Wilson
For which age group have sales of books risen the most?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. 12
b. 14
c. 11
d. 8
How do the park officials feel about the fence?
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. angry
b. philosophical
c. proud
d. pleased
The most common problem for holiday-makers is crowded airports.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. TRUE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. FALSE
Overall, holiday accommodation poses few problems.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. TRUE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. FALSE