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1. 
   Contrary to my expectations, his lecture on wildlife conservation was the most fascinating of all.
   
2. 
   I was fascinated by what he said in his lecture on wildlife conservation though I hadn’t expected to be.
   
3. 
   I hadn’t expected him to lecture on wildlife conservation, but he spoke well.
   
4. 
   It was at his lecture on wildlife conservation that I realized I needed to study it.
   

1. 
   The position wasn’t given to him in spite of his ability to do the job.
   
2. 
   He was given neither the job nor the position.
   
3. 
   Because he couldn’t do the job, he wasn’t given the position.
   
4. 
   He got the position despite being unable to do the job.
   

1. 
   The new cuts certainly worry the staff.
   
2. 
   The new cuts will be certainly worry the staff.
   
3. 
   The new cuts are bound to worry the staff.
   
4. 
   The new cuts will be bound to worry the staff.
   

earth’s rotation changes slightly over years.

a mile beneath sea level.

Scientists do not yet thoroughly understand just how the body of an individual becomes sensitive to a substance that is harmless or even wholesome for the average person. Milk, wheat, and egg, for example, rank among the most healthful and widely used foods. Yet these foods can cause persons sensitive to them to suffer greatly. At first, the body of the individual is not harmed by coming into contact with the substance. After a varying interval of time, usually longer than a few weeks, the body becomes sensitive to it, and an allergy has begun to develop. Sometimes it's hard to figure out if you have a food allergy, since it can show up so many different ways. Your symptoms could be caused by many other problems. You may have rashes, hives, joint pains mimicking arthritis, headaches, irritability, or depression. The most common food allergies are to milk, eggs, seafood, wheat, nuts, seeds, chocolate, oranges, and tomatoes. Many of these allergies will not develop if these foods are not fed to an infant until her or his intestines mature at around seven months. Breast milk also tends to be protective. Migraines can be set off by foods containing tyramine, phenathylamine, monosodium glutamate, or sodium nitrate. Common foods which contain these are chocolate, aged cheeses, sour cream, red wine, pickled herring, chicken livers, avocados, ripe bananas, cured meats, many Oriental and prepared foods (read the labels!). Some people have been successful in treating their migraines with supplements of B-vitamins, particularly B6 and niacin. Children who are hyperactive may benefit from eliminating food additives, especially colorings, and foods high in salicylates from their diets. A few of these are almonds, green peppers, peaches, tea, grapes. This is the diet made popular by Benjamin Feingold, who has written the book “Why your Child is Hyperactive”. Other researchers have had mixed results when testing whether the diet is effective.

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   infants and allergies B. food and nutrition C. reactions to foods D. a good diet
   

1. 
   the vast number of different foods we eat
   
2. 
   lack of a proper treatment plan
   
3. 
   the similarity of symptoms of the allergy to other problems
   
4. 
   the use of prepared formula to feed babies
   

1. 
   prescriptions B. diet C.diagnosis D. indications
   

1. 
   They can eat almost anything.
   
2. 
   They should have a carefully restricted diet as infants.
   
3. 
   They gain little benefit from being breast fed.
   
4. 
   They may become hyperactive if fed solid food too early.
   

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   available in book form
   
2. 
   verified by researchers as being consistently effective
   
3. 
   beneficial for hyperactive children
   
4. 
   designed to eliminate foods containing certain food additives
   

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   teasing B. threatening C. praising D. elevating
   

1. 
   confided himself B. surrendered
   

1. 
   They demanded that the book be reprinted immediately.
   
2. 
   So great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately.
   
3. 
   The book would be reprinted immediately since the demand was great.
   
4. 
   They demanded to reprint the book immediately.
   

1. 
   Even though he failed the exam, he didn’t work hard.
   
2. 
   Unless he had worked hard, he would have failed the exam.
   
3. 
   If he had worked hard, he would have passed the exam.
   
4. 
   However hard he worked, he failed the exam.
   

Smart cards and mobile phones are becoming an increasingly popular way to make all sorts of payments. Even now, in Japan thousands of transactions, from paying rail tickets to picking up the groceries, take place every day with customers passing their handsets across a small flat-screen device. And predictions in the world of finance reckon that payments using mobile phones will have risen to more than $50 billion in the very near future.

What's the appeal of e-cash? Compared to cheques or credit cards, it offers the speed of cash, but more so. It takes just one tenth of a second to complete most transactions and as no change is required, errors in counting are eliminated. Fraud and theft are also reduced and for the retailer, it reduces the cost of handling money. Sony's vision of having a chip embedded in computers. TVs and games consoles means that films, music and games can be paid for easily and without having to input credit card details.

And what about the future of the banks? Within their grip on the market, banks and credit-card firms want to be in a position to collect most of the fees from the users of mobile and contactless-payment systems. But the new system could prove to be a "disruptive technology" as far as the banks are concerned. If payments for a few coffees, a train ticket and a newspaper are made every day by a commuter with a mobile, this will not appear on their monthly credit card statements but on their mobile phone statements. And having spent fortunes on branding, credit-card companies and banks do not want to see other payment systems gaining popularity. It's too early to say whether banks will miss out and if so, by how much. However, quite a few American bankers are optimistic They feel there is reason to he suspicious of those who predict that high-street banks may be a thing of the past. They point out that Internet banking did not result in the closure of their high-street branches as was predicted. On the contrary, more Americans than ever are using local branches. So, whether we'll become a totally cash-free society remains open to contention.

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   The absence of traditional payment methods
   
2. 
   Predictions of future payment methods
   
3. 
   Japan's advanced forms of payment
   
4. 
   The increasing popularity of new payment methods
   

1. 
   to exemplify the e-cash system
   
2. 
   to criticize the e-cash system
   
3. 
   to praise the e-cash system
   
4. 
   to inform the e-cash system
   

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   the modern technology of the e-cash system
   
2. 
   a possible drawback of the system
   
3. 
   the banks' cooperation with credit-card companies
   
4. 
   the transferability of the system
   

1. 
   Daily expenses on drinks and tickets will appear on phone statements.
   
2. 
   Banks will collect their fees through credit-card companies.
   
3. 
   Americans will no longer go to their local bank branches.
   
4. 
   Credit-card companies and banks will want to promote cash.
   

Question 1: A. supported B. finished C. noticed D. approached

Question 3: A. oceanic B. advantageous C. compulsory D. influential

Question 6: The receptionist... answered the phone, told me that the director was out.

Question 7: Students will not be allowed into the exam room if they......their student cards.

Question 8:.............the salesman promised to exchange the detective CD player for a new one, they

A. And B. But C. Although D. Despite

Question 9: Changes have been made in our schooling program. As a result, young children......
do homework any more.

A. couldn’t B. needn’t C. oughtn’t D. haven’t

Question 10: Although MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) spreeds through close contact
with sick people, not through the air, many people still avoid.....to crowded places.

A. having gone B. going C. to go D. gone

Question 11: A large number of inventions and discoveries have been .....accident.
A. in B. by C. at D. on

Question 12: The headmaster has decided that three lecture halls......in our school next semester.

Question 13: After the new technique had been introduced, the factory produced ......cars in 2014 as

A. twice as many B. twice many as C. as many twice D. as twice many

Question 14: It is.....of businessmen to shake hands in formal meetings.
A. familiar B. ordinary C. common D. typical

Question 15: John has finally found a new job after being...........for three months.

Question 16: Nguyen Thi Anh Vien performed so well the 28th Sea Games Women’s 200m

A. look up to B. come up to C. catch up with D. put up with

Question 17: The US president Barack Obama ______ an official visit to Vietnam in May 2016, which is of great significance to the comprehensive bilateral partnership.

A. paid B. offered C. delivered D. gave

Question 18: Jane really loves the......, jewelry box that her parents gave her as a birthday present.

A. wooden brown nice B. nice wooden brown

Question 19: When asked about their preference for movies, many young people say that they are in

A. with B. of C. in D. for

Question 21:...........at school yesterday when we were informed that there was no class due to a sudden power cut.

A. We have hardly arrived B. We had arrived hardly
C. Hardly we had arrived D. Hardly had we arrived

Question 22: Such characters as fairies or witches in Walt Disney animated cartoons are purely.......

Question 23: Ken and Tom are high-school students. They are discussing where their study group will

A. Studying in a group is great fun. B.We are too busy on weekdays.

Question 24: Mike and Lane are university students. They are talking about Lane's upcoming

Question 25: When Susan invited us to dinner, she really showed off her culinary talents. She

Library is a collection of books and other informational materials made available to people for reading, study, or reference. The word library comes (28)......liber, the Latin word for "book”. (29)......, library collections have almost always contained a variety of materials. Contemporary libraries maintain collections that include not only printed materials such as manuscripts, books, newspapers, and magazines, (30)...... audio visual and online databases. In addition (31)......maintaining collections within library buildings, modern libraries often feature tele-communications links that provide users with access to information at remote sites. The central mission of a library (32)......to collect, organise, preserve, and provide access to knowledge and information. In fulfilling this mission, libraries preserve a valuable record of culture that can be passed down to (33)......generations. Libraries are an essential link in this communication between the past, present, and future. Whether the cultural record is contained in books or in electronic formats, libraries ensure (34)......the record is preserved and made available for later use. People use library resources to gain information about personal (35)......or to obtain recreational materials such as films and novels. Students use libraries to supplement and enhance their classroom experiences, to learn (36)..... in locating sources of information, and to develop good reading and study habits. Public officials use libraries to research legislation and public policy issues. One of the most valued of all cultural institutions, the library (37).....information and services that are essential to learning and progress.

From “Library (institution)” by Richard S. Halsey et al.

Question 28: A. to B. in C. from D.out

Plants and animals will find it difficult to escape from or adjust to the effects of global warming. Scientists have already observed shifts in the lifecycles of many plants and animats, such as flowers blooming earlier and birds hatching earlier in the spring. Many species have begun shifting where they live or their annual migration patterns due to warmer temperatures.

With further warming, animals will tend to migrate towards the poles and up mountainsides towards higher elevations. Plants will also attempt to shift their ranges, seeking new areas as old habitats grew too warm. In many places, however, human development will prevent these shifts. Species that find cities or farmland blocking their way north or south may become extinct. Species living in unique ecosystems, such as those found in polar and mountaintop regions, are especially at risk because migration to new habitats is not possible. For example, polar bears and marine mammals in the Arctic are already threatened by dwindling sea ice but have nowhere farther north to go.

Projecting species extinction due to global warming is extremely difficult. Some scientists have estimated that 20 to 50 percent of species could be committed to extinction with 2 to 3 Celsius degrees of further wanning. The rate of warming, not just the magnitude, is extremely important for plants and animals. Some species and even entire ecosystems, such as certain types of forest, may not be able to adjust quickly enough and may disappear.

Ocean ecosystems, especially fragile ones like coral reek, will also be affected by global warming, warmer ocean temperatures can cause coral to "bleach", a state which if prolonged will lead to the death of the coral. Scienists estimate that even 1 Celsius degree of additional warming could lead to widespead bleaching and death of coral reefs around the world. Also, increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere enters the ocean and increases the acidity of ocean waters. This acidification further
stresses ocean ecosystems.

From “Global Warming” by Michael Mastrandrea and Stephen H. Schneider

Question 38: Scientists have observed that warmer temperatures in the spring cause flowers to.....
A. bloom earlier B. lose color C. die instantly D. become lighter
Question 39: According to paragraph 2, when their habitats grow warmer, animals tend to move.....
A. south-eastwards and down mountainsides towards tower elevations
B. north-westwards and up mountainsides towards higher elevations
C. towards the North Pole and down mountainsides towards tower etevattorts
D. towards the poles and up mountainsides towards higher elevations
Question 40: The pronoun “those” in paragraph 2 refers to.....
A. species B. ecosystems C. habitats D. areas
Question 41: The phrase "dwindling sea ice" in paragraph 2 refers to.....
A. the frozen water in the Arctic B. the cold ice in the Arctic
C. the violent Arctic Ocean D. the melting ice in the Arctic

Question 42: It is mentioned in the passage that if the global temperature rose by 2 or 3 Celsius

A. water supply would decrease by 50 percent

B. the sea level would rise by 20 centimeters
C. 20 to 50 percent of species could become extinct

D. half of the earth's surface would be flooded

Question 43: According to the passage, if some species are not able to adjust quickly to warmer
temperatures,......

A. they may be endangered B. they can begin to develop.

Question 48: The number of homeless people in Nepal have increased sharply due to the recent

Question 53: "Don't be such a pessimist. I'm sure you'll soon get over it. Cheer up!"

Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people can be supported on a given area of land, and that number depends on how much food and other resources the land can provide. In countries where people live primarily by means of simple fanning, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labour intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food.

In developed countries such as the United States, Japan, and the countries of Western Europe, overpopulation generally is not considered a major cause of poverty. These countries produce large quantitics of food through mechanized farming, which depends on commercial fertilizers, large-scale irrigation, and agricultural machinery. This form of production provides enough food to support the high densities of people in metropolitan areas.

A country’s level of poverty can depend greatly on its mix of population density and agricultural productivity. Bangladesh, for example, has one of the world’s highest population densities, with 1,147 persons per sq km. A large majority of the people of Bangladesh engage in low - productivity manual farming, which contributes to the country's extremely high level of poverty. Some of the smaller countries in Western Europe, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, have high population densities as well. These countries practise mechanized farming and are involved in high-tech industries, however, and therefore have high standards of living.

At the other end of the spectrum, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have population densities of less than 30 persons per sq km. Many people in these countries practise manual subsistence farming; these countries also have infertile land, and lack the economic resources and technology to boost productivity. As a consequence, these nations are very poor. The United Slates has both relatively low population density and high agricultural productivity; it is one of the world's wealthiest nations.

High birth rates contribute to overpopulation in many developing countries. Children are assets to many poor families because the provide labour, usually for farming. Cultural norms in traditionally rural societies commonly sanction the value of large families. Also, the governments of developing countries often provide little or no support, financial or political, for family planning; even people who wish to keep their families small have difficulty doing so. For all these reasons, developing countries lend to have high rates of population growth.

Question 55: Which of the following is given a definition in paragraph 1?

Question 63: Which of the following is a contributor to overpopulation in many developing

A. High-tech facilities B. Economic resources