Tiếng Anh 12 — Đề luyện tập 50 câu (đề 3)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions (1 - 2).

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions (1 - 2).

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions (3 - 4).

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions (3 - 4).

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (5 - 19).

The teacher had the students _______ an essay on the positive and negative effects that modern technology has on children.

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She had butterflies in her stomach _______ having prepared carefully for the interview.

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As we walked past, we saw John _______ his car.

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If Tom _______ a bit more ambitious, he would have found himself a better job years ago.

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Buy me something to drink, _______?

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As soon as the taxi _______, we will be able to leave for the airport.

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Many of the pictures _______ from outer space are presently on display in the public library.

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The government is aiming _______ 50 percent reduction _______ unemployment.

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Keeping food in a(n) _______ jar prevents bacteria from reproducing.

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Going on this diet has really _______ me good. I’ve lost some weight and I feel fantastic!

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After the earthquake, the islanders had to _______ with their everyday lives.

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The place of _______ life is much slower in the country than in the city.

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_______ her laziness, her failure in the exam was not surprising.

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Any candicate caught _______ in the examination will be dissqualified.

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I don’t know where Mike went. I haven’t seen ________ nor hair of him all day.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions (20 - 21).

It was late at night, the wind was howling and when she heard the knock on the door, she almost jumed out of her skin.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions (20 - 21).

Small children often have difficulty singing in time with the music.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions (22 - 23).

Your experience in dealing with fires will be invaluable to the company in case of trouble.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions (22 - 23).

What would happen to man’s health if the water resources were polluted?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges (24 - 25).

Two friends, Peter and Linda, are talking about pets. - Peter: “Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house.” - Linda: “________.”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges (24 - 25).

Two friends, Nam and Lan are talking about the topic of lifelong learning - Nam: “Would you like to register for an online course on extensive reading?” - Lan: “________.”

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks (26 - 30).

Vietnam’s football team received a “rock-star” welcome in Hanoi yesterday, _______ losing to Uzbekistan in the 2018 U23 Asian Championship Final. Thousand of supporters flocked to the streets from Noi Bai Airport to Hanoi’s city center to greet the team bus, _______ the Vietnamese PM’s reception for the team by five hours. A home-coming celebration was also held at My Ding National Stadium, where all 40,000 seats were filled with thousands more waiting outside to see the players. Their _______ at the U23 Asian Cup made the players "overnight celebrities in the football-crazy nation", AFP wrote. Various Korean outlets, including Korea Times, Sportal Korea and Hani, have also expressed amazement at the way football fans have celebrated their national team's achievement, and at the same time, hailed the team's performance at the tournament _______ "heroic" and "like a fairy tale".

According to Sportal Korea, the team made an "impressive achievement" at the Asian tournament. "The red flags were being waved everywhere on the streets, and the cheering went on until

late," Hani wrote. The Korea Times also added that Vietnam's success at the Asian Cup had brought Vietnamese football and Korean football "closer". More importantly, it is the success _______ unites the country on so many levels.

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks (26 - 30).

Vietnam’s football team received a “rock-star” welcome in Hanoi yesterday, _______ losing to Uzbekistan in the 2018 U23 Asian Championship Final. Thousand of supporters flocked to the streets from Noi Bai Airport to Hanoi’s city center to greet the team bus, _______ the Vietnamese PM’s reception for the team by five hours. A home-coming celebration was also held at My Ding National Stadium, where all 40,000 seats were filled with thousands more waiting outside to see the players. Their _______ at the U23 Asian Cup made the players "overnight celebrities in the football-crazy nation", AFP wrote. Various Korean outlets, including Korea Times, Sportal Korea and Hani, have also expressed amazement at the way football fans have celebrated their national team's achievement, and at the same time, hailed the team's performance at the tournament _______ "heroic" and "like a fairy tale".

According to Sportal Korea, the team made an "impressive achievement" at the Asian tournament. "The red flags were being waved everywhere on the streets, and the cheering went on until

late," Hani wrote. The Korea Times also added that Vietnam's success at the Asian Cup had brought Vietnamese football and Korean football "closer". More importantly, it is the success _______ unites the country on so many levels.

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks (26 - 30).

Vietnam’s football team received a “rock-star” welcome in Hanoi yesterday, _______ losing to Uzbekistan in the 2018 U23 Asian Championship Final. Thousand of supporters flocked to the streets from Noi Bai Airport to Hanoi’s city center to greet the team bus, _______ the Vietnamese PM’s reception for the team by five hours. A home-coming celebration was also held at My Ding National Stadium, where all 40,000 seats were filled with thousands more waiting outside to see the players. Their _______ at the U23 Asian Cup made the players "overnight celebrities in the football-crazy nation", AFP wrote. Various Korean outlets, including Korea Times, Sportal Korea and Hani, have also expressed amazement at the way football fans have celebrated their national team's achievement, and at the same time, hailed the team's performance at the tournament _______ "heroic" and "like a fairy tale".

According to Sportal Korea, the team made an "impressive achievement" at the Asian tournament. "The red flags were being waved everywhere on the streets, and the cheering went on until

late," Hani wrote. The Korea Times also added that Vietnam's success at the Asian Cup had brought Vietnamese football and Korean football "closer". More importantly, it is the success _______ unites the country on so many levels.

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks (26 - 30).

Vietnam’s football team received a “rock-star” welcome in Hanoi yesterday, _______ losing to Uzbekistan in the 2018 U23 Asian Championship Final. Thousand of supporters flocked to the streets from Noi Bai Airport to Hanoi’s city center to greet the team bus, _______ the Vietnamese PM’s reception for the team by five hours. A home-coming celebration was also held at My Ding National Stadium, where all 40,000 seats were filled with thousands more waiting outside to see the players. Their _______ at the U23 Asian Cup made the players "overnight celebrities in the football-crazy nation", AFP wrote. Various Korean outlets, including Korea Times, Sportal Korea and Hani, have also expressed amazement at the way football fans have celebrated their national team's achievement, and at the same time, hailed the team's performance at the tournament _______ "heroic" and "like a fairy tale".

According to Sportal Korea, the team made an "impressive achievement" at the Asian tournament. "The red flags were being waved everywhere on the streets, and the cheering went on until

late," Hani wrote. The Korea Times also added that Vietnam's success at the Asian Cup had brought Vietnamese football and Korean football "closer". More importantly, it is the success _______ unites the country on so many levels.

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks (26 - 30).

Vietnam’s football team received a “rock-star” welcome in Hanoi yesterday, _______ losing to Uzbekistan in the 2018 U23 Asian Championship Final. Thousand of supporters flocked to the streets from Noi Bai Airport to Hanoi’s city center to greet the team bus, _______ the Vietnamese PM’s reception for the team by five hours. A home-coming celebration was also held at My Ding National Stadium, where all 40,000 seats were filled with thousands more waiting outside to see the players. Their _______ at the U23 Asian Cup made the players "overnight celebrities in the football-crazy nation", AFP wrote. Various Korean outlets, including Korea Times, Sportal Korea and Hani, have also expressed amazement at the way football fans have celebrated their national team's achievement, and at the same time, hailed the team's performance at the tournament _______ "heroic" and "like a fairy tale".

According to Sportal Korea, the team made an "impressive achievement" at the Asian tournament. "The red flags were being waved everywhere on the streets, and the cheering went on until

late," Hani wrote. The Korea Times also added that Vietnam's success at the Asian Cup had brought Vietnamese football and Korean football "closer". More importantly, it is the success _______ unites the country on so many levels.

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (31 - 35).

Though overwhelmed by the news of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Munyaradzi Gurure, the 21- year-old student at Guangxi University of Finance and Economics from South Africa, has still stepped out to serve as a volunteer in the train station to help battle the epidemic. “I'm well aware that the situation of epidemic prevention and control is very severe,” he said. “Seeing that many people actively joined in the fight, I also want to do my part and volunteer at the station.” With the number of novel coronavirus cases continuing to rise both in and outside of China, Gurure's family back in South Africa was very worried about his health, and hoped he would quit the volunteer job. “I told my parents that China has taken a lot of strong quarantine measures and is actually safe,” he said. “I want to do whatever I can to prevent the spread of the infection. The country has taken really good care of me during the last three years. Now it's my turn.”

Working about four hours a day, Gurure either carries an 8-kilogram electric sprayer to disinfect the waiting room or checks passengers’ temperature as soon as they walk into the station. He also makes sure people are in good health and wear masks at all times. Though it's not easy work, Gurure came across many Chinese who were very surprised to see a foreign face, but then gave a thumbs up and said “very good” to him in Chinese. This encourages him to keep up the challenging work. Gurure's foreign classmates found out about his volunteer job and sent messages saying “good job”, some showing interest in joining him to help curb the spread of the virus.

Which best serves as the title for the passage?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (31 - 35).

Though overwhelmed by the news of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Munyaradzi Gurure, the 21- year-old student at Guangxi University of Finance and Economics from South Africa, has still stepped out to serve as a volunteer in the train station to help battle the epidemic. “I'm well aware that the situation of epidemic prevention and control is very severe,” he said. “Seeing that many people actively joined in the fight, I also want to do my part and volunteer at the station.” With the number of novel coronavirus cases continuing to rise both in and outside of China, Gurure's family back in South Africa was very worried about his health, and hoped he would quit the volunteer job. “I told my parents that China has taken a lot of strong quarantine measures and is actually safe,” he said. “I want to do whatever I can to prevent the spread of the infection. The country has taken really good care of me during the last three years. Now it's my turn.”

Working about four hours a day, Gurure either carries an 8-kilogram electric sprayer to disinfect the waiting room or checks passengers’ temperature as soon as they walk into the station. He also makes sure people are in good health and wear masks at all times. Though it's not easy work, Gurure came across many Chinese who were very surprised to see a foreign face, but then gave a thumbs up and said “very good” to him in Chinese. This encourages him to keep up the challenging work. Gurure's foreign classmates found out about his volunteer job and sent messages saying “good job”, some showing interest in joining him to help curb the spread of the virus.

The word “novel” in paragraph 1 is CLOSEST in meaning to _______.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (31 - 35).

Though overwhelmed by the news of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Munyaradzi Gurure, the 21- year-old student at Guangxi University of Finance and Economics from South Africa, has still stepped out to serve as a volunteer in the train station to help battle the epidemic. “I'm well aware that the situation of epidemic prevention and control is very severe,” he said. “Seeing that many people actively joined in the fight, I also want to do my part and volunteer at the station.” With the number of novel coronavirus cases continuing to rise both in and outside of China, Gurure's family back in South Africa was very worried about his health, and hoped he would quit the volunteer job. “I told my parents that China has taken a lot of strong quarantine measures and is actually safe,” he said. “I want to do whatever I can to prevent the spread of the infection. The country has taken really good care of me during the last three years. Now it's my turn.”

Working about four hours a day, Gurure either carries an 8-kilogram electric sprayer to disinfect the waiting room or checks passengers’ temperature as soon as they walk into the station. He also makes sure people are in good health and wear masks at all times. Though it's not easy work, Gurure came across many Chinese who were very surprised to see a foreign face, but then gave a thumbs up and said “very good” to him in Chinese. This encourages him to keep up the challenging work. Gurure's foreign classmates found out about his volunteer job and sent messages saying “good job”, some showing interest in joining him to help curb the spread of the virus.

According to paragraph 2, what is NOT one of the reasons for Gurure’s volunteering?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (31 - 35).

Though overwhelmed by the news of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Munyaradzi Gurure, the 21- year-old student at Guangxi University of Finance and Economics from South Africa, has still stepped out to serve as a volunteer in the train station to help battle the epidemic. “I'm well aware that the situation of epidemic prevention and control is very severe,” he said. “Seeing that many people actively joined in the fight, I also want to do my part and volunteer at the station.” With the number of novel coronavirus cases continuing to rise both in and outside of China, Gurure's family back in South Africa was very worried about his health, and hoped he would quit the volunteer job. “I told my parents that China has taken a lot of strong quarantine measures and is actually safe,” he said. “I want to do whatever I can to prevent the spread of the infection. The country has taken really good care of me during the last three years. Now it's my turn.”

Working about four hours a day, Gurure either carries an 8-kilogram electric sprayer to disinfect the waiting room or checks passengers’ temperature as soon as they walk into the station. He also makes sure people are in good health and wear masks at all times. Though it's not easy work, Gurure came across many Chinese who were very surprised to see a foreign face, but then gave a thumbs up and said “very good” to him in Chinese. This encourages him to keep up the challenging work. Gurure's foreign classmates found out about his volunteer job and sent messages saying “good job”, some showing interest in joining him to help curb the spread of the virus.

The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (31 - 35).

Though overwhelmed by the news of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Munyaradzi Gurure, the 21- year-old student at Guangxi University of Finance and Economics from South Africa, has still stepped out to serve as a volunteer in the train station to help battle the epidemic. “I'm well aware that the situation of epidemic prevention and control is very severe,” he said. “Seeing that many people actively joined in the fight, I also want to do my part and volunteer at the station.” With the number of novel coronavirus cases continuing to rise both in and outside of China, Gurure's family back in South Africa was very worried about his health, and hoped he would quit the volunteer job. “I told my parents that China has taken a lot of strong quarantine measures and is actually safe,” he said. “I want to do whatever I can to prevent the spread of the infection. The country has taken really good care of me during the last three years. Now it's my turn.”

Working about four hours a day, Gurure either carries an 8-kilogram electric sprayer to disinfect the waiting room or checks passengers’ temperature as soon as they walk into the station. He also makes sure people are in good health and wear masks at all times. Though it's not easy work, Gurure came across many Chinese who were very surprised to see a foreign face, but then gave a thumbs up and said “very good” to him in Chinese. This encourages him to keep up the challenging work. Gurure's foreign classmates found out about his volunteer job and sent messages saying “good job”, some showing interest in joining him to help curb the spread of the virus.

According to paragraph 3, why did the author mention other people’s reaction to Gurure’s volunteering?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (36 - 42).

The oceans are so vast and deep that until fairly recently, it was widely assumed that no matter how much trash and chemicals humans dumped into them, the effects would be negligible. Proponents of dumping in the oceans even had a catchphrase: “The solution to pollution is dilution.”

"Today, we need look no further than the New Jersey-size dead zone that forms each summer in the Mississippi River Delta, or the thousand-mile-wide swath of decomposing plastic in the northern Pacific Ocean to see that this "dilution" policy has helped place a once flourishing ocean ecosystem on the brink of collapse.

There is evidence that the oceans have suffered at the hands of mankind for millennia. But recent studies show that degradation, particularly of shoreline areas, has accelerated dramatically in the past three centuries as industrial discharge and run-off from farms and coastal cities have increased. Pollution is the introduction of harmful contaminants that are outside the norm for a given ecosystem. Common man-made pollutants reaching the oceans include pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, detergents, oil, sewage, plastics, and other solids. Many of these pollutants collect at the ocean's depths, where they are consumed by small marine organisms and introduced into the global food chain.

Many ocean pollutants are released into the environment far upstream from coastlines. Nitrogen- rich fertilizers applied by farmers inland, for example, end up in local streams, rivers, and groundwater and are eventually deposited in estuaries, bays, and deltas. These excess nutrientscan spawn massive blooms of algae that rob the water of oxygen, leaving areas where little or no marine life can exist. Solid wastes like bags, foam, and other items dumped into the oceans from land or by ships at sea are frequently consumed, with often fatal effects , by marine mammals, fish, and birds that mistake them for food. Discarded fishing nets drift for many years, ensnaring fish and mammals.In certain regions, ocean currents corral trillions of decomposing plastic items and other trash into gigantic, swirling garbage patches. One in the North Pacific, known as the Pacific Trash Vortex, is estimated to be the size of Texas.

Pollution is not always physical. In large bodies of water, sound waves can carry undiminished for miles. The increased presence of loud or persistent sounds from ships, sonar devices, oil rigs, and even from natural sources like earthquakes can disrupt the migration,communication, and reproduction patterns of many marine animals, particularly aquatic mammals like whales and dolphins.

(Source: http://www.oceannationalgeographic.com)

What does the passage mainly discuss?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (36 - 42).

The oceans are so vast and deep that until fairly recently, it was widely assumed that no matter how much trash and chemicals humans dumped into them, the effects would be negligible. Proponents of dumping in the oceans even had a catchphrase: “The solution to pollution is dilution.”

"Today, we need look no further than the New Jersey-size dead zone that forms each summer in the Mississippi River Delta, or the thousand-mile-wide swath of decomposing plastic in the northern Pacific Ocean to see that this "dilution" policy has helped place a once flourishing ocean ecosystem on the brink of collapse.

There is evidence that the oceans have suffered at the hands of mankind for millennia. But recent studies show that degradation, particularly of shoreline areas, has accelerated dramatically in the past three centuries as industrial discharge and run-off from farms and coastal cities have increased. Pollution is the introduction of harmful contaminants that are outside the norm for a given ecosystem. Common man-made pollutants reaching the oceans include pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, detergents, oil, sewage, plastics, and other solids. Many of these pollutants collect at the ocean's depths, where they are consumed by small marine organisms and introduced into the global food chain.

Many ocean pollutants are released into the environment far upstream from coastlines. Nitrogen- rich fertilizers applied by farmers inland, for example, end up in local streams, rivers, and groundwater and are eventually deposited in estuaries, bays, and deltas. These excess nutrientscan spawn massive blooms of algae that rob the water of oxygen, leaving areas where little or no marine life can exist. Solid wastes like bags, foam, and other items dumped into the oceans from land or by ships at sea are frequently consumed, with often fatal effects , by marine mammals, fish, and birds that mistake them for food. Discarded fishing nets drift for many years, ensnaring fish and mammals.In certain regions, ocean currents corral trillions of decomposing plastic items and other trash into gigantic, swirling garbage patches. One in the North Pacific, known as the Pacific Trash Vortex, is estimated to be the size of Texas.

Pollution is not always physical. In large bodies of water, sound waves can carry undiminished for miles. The increased presence of loud or persistent sounds from ships, sonar devices, oil rigs, and even from natural sources like earthquakes can disrupt the migration,communication, and reproduction patterns of many marine animals, particularly aquatic mammals like whales and dolphins.

(Source: http://www.oceannationalgeographic.com)

The word "negligible" in paragraph 1 is CLOSEST in meaning to ________.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (36 - 42).

The oceans are so vast and deep that until fairly recently, it was widely assumed that no matter how much trash and chemicals humans dumped into them, the effects would be negligible. Proponents of dumping in the oceans even had a catchphrase: “The solution to pollution is dilution.”

"Today, we need look no further than the New Jersey-size dead zone that forms each summer in the Mississippi River Delta, or the thousand-mile-wide swath of decomposing plastic in the northern Pacific Ocean to see that this "dilution" policy has helped place a once flourishing ocean ecosystem on the brink of collapse.

There is evidence that the oceans have suffered at the hands of mankind for millennia. But recent studies show that degradation, particularly of shoreline areas, has accelerated dramatically in the past three centuries as industrial discharge and run-off from farms and coastal cities have increased. Pollution is the introduction of harmful contaminants that are outside the norm for a given ecosystem. Common man-made pollutants reaching the oceans include pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, detergents, oil, sewage, plastics, and other solids. Many of these pollutants collect at the ocean's depths, where they are consumed by small marine organisms and introduced into the global food chain.

Many ocean pollutants are released into the environment far upstream from coastlines. Nitrogen- rich fertilizers applied by farmers inland, for example, end up in local streams, rivers, and groundwater and are eventually deposited in estuaries, bays, and deltas. These excess nutrientscan spawn massive blooms of algae that rob the water of oxygen, leaving areas where little or no marine life can exist. Solid wastes like bags, foam, and other items dumped into the oceans from land or by ships at sea are frequently consumed, with often fatal effects , by marine mammals, fish, and birds that mistake them for food. Discarded fishing nets drift for many years, ensnaring fish and mammals.In certain regions, ocean currents corral trillions of decomposing plastic items and other trash into gigantic, swirling garbage patches. One in the North Pacific, known as the Pacific Trash Vortex, is estimated to be the size of Texas.

Pollution is not always physical. In large bodies of water, sound waves can carry undiminished for miles. The increased presence of loud or persistent sounds from ships, sonar devices, oil rigs, and even from natural sources like earthquakes can disrupt the migration,communication, and reproduction patterns of many marine animals, particularly aquatic mammals like whales and dolphins.

(Source: http://www.oceannationalgeographic.com)

The word "they" in paragraph 4 refers to ________.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (36 - 42).

The oceans are so vast and deep that until fairly recently, it was widely assumed that no matter how much trash and chemicals humans dumped into them, the effects would be negligible. Proponents of dumping in the oceans even had a catchphrase: “The solution to pollution is dilution.”

"Today, we need look no further than the New Jersey-size dead zone that forms each summer in the Mississippi River Delta, or the thousand-mile-wide swath of decomposing plastic in the northern Pacific Ocean to see that this "dilution" policy has helped place a once flourishing ocean ecosystem on the brink of collapse.

There is evidence that the oceans have suffered at the hands of mankind for millennia. But recent studies show that degradation, particularly of shoreline areas, has accelerated dramatically in the past three centuries as industrial discharge and run-off from farms and coastal cities have increased. Pollution is the introduction of harmful contaminants that are outside the norm for a given ecosystem. Common man-made pollutants reaching the oceans include pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, detergents, oil, sewage, plastics, and other solids. Many of these pollutants collect at the ocean's depths, where they are consumed by small marine organisms and introduced into the global food chain.

Many ocean pollutants are released into the environment far upstream from coastlines. Nitrogen- rich fertilizers applied by farmers inland, for example, end up in local streams, rivers, and groundwater and are eventually deposited in estuaries, bays, and deltas. These excess nutrientscan spawn massive blooms of algae that rob the water of oxygen, leaving areas where little or no marine life can exist. Solid wastes like bags, foam, and other items dumped into the oceans from land or by ships at sea are frequently consumed, with often fatal effects , by marine mammals, fish, and birds that mistake them for food. Discarded fishing nets drift for many years, ensnaring fish and mammals.In certain regions, ocean currents corral trillions of decomposing plastic items and other trash into gigantic, swirling garbage patches. One in the North Pacific, known as the Pacific Trash Vortex, is estimated to be the size of Texas.

Pollution is not always physical. In large bodies of water, sound waves can carry undiminished for miles. The increased presence of loud or persistent sounds from ships, sonar devices, oil rigs, and even from natural sources like earthquakes can disrupt the migration,communication, and reproduction patterns of many marine animals, particularly aquatic mammals like whales and dolphins.

(Source: http://www.oceannationalgeographic.com)

The word "spawn" in paragraph 5 can be best replaced by ________.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (36 - 42).

The oceans are so vast and deep that until fairly recently, it was widely assumed that no matter how much trash and chemicals humans dumped into them, the effects would be negligible. Proponents of dumping in the oceans even had a catchphrase: “The solution to pollution is dilution.”

"Today, we need look no further than the New Jersey-size dead zone that forms each summer in the Mississippi River Delta, or the thousand-mile-wide swath of decomposing plastic in the northern Pacific Ocean to see that this "dilution" policy has helped place a once flourishing ocean ecosystem on the brink of collapse.

There is evidence that the oceans have suffered at the hands of mankind for millennia. But recent studies show that degradation, particularly of shoreline areas, has accelerated dramatically in the past three centuries as industrial discharge and run-off from farms and coastal cities have increased. Pollution is the introduction of harmful contaminants that are outside the norm for a given ecosystem. Common man-made pollutants reaching the oceans include pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, detergents, oil, sewage, plastics, and other solids. Many of these pollutants collect at the ocean's depths, where they are consumed by small marine organisms and introduced into the global food chain.

Many ocean pollutants are released into the environment far upstream from coastlines. Nitrogen- rich fertilizers applied by farmers inland, for example, end up in local streams, rivers, and groundwater and are eventually deposited in estuaries, bays, and deltas. These excess nutrientscan spawn massive blooms of algae that rob the water of oxygen, leaving areas where little or no marine life can exist. Solid wastes like bags, foam, and other items dumped into the oceans from land or by ships at sea are frequently consumed, with often fatal effects , by marine mammals, fish, and birds that mistake them for food. Discarded fishing nets drift for many years, ensnaring fish and mammals.In certain regions, ocean currents corral trillions of decomposing plastic items and other trash into gigantic, swirling garbage patches. One in the North Pacific, known as the Pacific Trash Vortex, is estimated to be the size of Texas.

Pollution is not always physical. In large bodies of water, sound waves can carry undiminished for miles. The increased presence of loud or persistent sounds from ships, sonar devices, oil rigs, and even from natural sources like earthquakes can disrupt the migration,communication, and reproduction patterns of many marine animals, particularly aquatic mammals like whales and dolphins.

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According to the passage, nitrogen-rich fertilizers __________.

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The oceans are so vast and deep that until fairly recently, it was widely assumed that no matter how much trash and chemicals humans dumped into them, the effects would be negligible. Proponents of dumping in the oceans even had a catchphrase: “The solution to pollution is dilution.”

"Today, we need look no further than the New Jersey-size dead zone that forms each summer in the Mississippi River Delta, or the thousand-mile-wide swath of decomposing plastic in the northern Pacific Ocean to see that this "dilution" policy has helped place a once flourishing ocean ecosystem on the brink of collapse.

There is evidence that the oceans have suffered at the hands of mankind for millennia. But recent studies show that degradation, particularly of shoreline areas, has accelerated dramatically in the past three centuries as industrial discharge and run-off from farms and coastal cities have increased. Pollution is the introduction of harmful contaminants that are outside the norm for a given ecosystem. Common man-made pollutants reaching the oceans include pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, detergents, oil, sewage, plastics, and other solids. Many of these pollutants collect at the ocean's depths, where they are consumed by small marine organisms and introduced into the global food chain.

Many ocean pollutants are released into the environment far upstream from coastlines. Nitrogen- rich fertilizers applied by farmers inland, for example, end up in local streams, rivers, and groundwater and are eventually deposited in estuaries, bays, and deltas. These excess nutrientscan spawn massive blooms of algae that rob the water of oxygen, leaving areas where little or no marine life can exist. Solid wastes like bags, foam, and other items dumped into the oceans from land or by ships at sea are frequently consumed, with often fatal effects , by marine mammals, fish, and birds that mistake them for food. Discarded fishing nets drift for many years, ensnaring fish and mammals.In certain regions, ocean currents corral trillions of decomposing plastic items and other trash into gigantic, swirling garbage patches. One in the North Pacific, known as the Pacific Trash Vortex, is estimated to be the size of Texas.

Pollution is not always physical. In large bodies of water, sound waves can carry undiminished for miles. The increased presence of loud or persistent sounds from ships, sonar devices, oil rigs, and even from natural sources like earthquakes can disrupt the migration,communication, and reproduction patterns of many marine animals, particularly aquatic mammals like whales and dolphins.

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Which of the following statements is NOT supported in the passage?

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The oceans are so vast and deep that until fairly recently, it was widely assumed that no matter how much trash and chemicals humans dumped into them, the effects would be negligible. Proponents of dumping in the oceans even had a catchphrase: “The solution to pollution is dilution.”

"Today, we need look no further than the New Jersey-size dead zone that forms each summer in the Mississippi River Delta, or the thousand-mile-wide swath of decomposing plastic in the northern Pacific Ocean to see that this "dilution" policy has helped place a once flourishing ocean ecosystem on the brink of collapse.

There is evidence that the oceans have suffered at the hands of mankind for millennia. But recent studies show that degradation, particularly of shoreline areas, has accelerated dramatically in the past three centuries as industrial discharge and run-off from farms and coastal cities have increased. Pollution is the introduction of harmful contaminants that are outside the norm for a given ecosystem. Common man-made pollutants reaching the oceans include pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, detergents, oil, sewage, plastics, and other solids. Many of these pollutants collect at the ocean's depths, where they are consumed by small marine organisms and introduced into the global food chain.

Many ocean pollutants are released into the environment far upstream from coastlines. Nitrogen- rich fertilizers applied by farmers inland, for example, end up in local streams, rivers, and groundwater and are eventually deposited in estuaries, bays, and deltas. These excess nutrientscan spawn massive blooms of algae that rob the water of oxygen, leaving areas where little or no marine life can exist. Solid wastes like bags, foam, and other items dumped into the oceans from land or by ships at sea are frequently consumed, with often fatal effects , by marine mammals, fish, and birds that mistake them for food. Discarded fishing nets drift for many years, ensnaring fish and mammals.In certain regions, ocean currents corral trillions of decomposing plastic items and other trash into gigantic, swirling garbage patches. One in the North Pacific, known as the Pacific Trash Vortex, is estimated to be the size of Texas.

Pollution is not always physical. In large bodies of water, sound waves can carry undiminished for miles. The increased presence of loud or persistent sounds from ships, sonar devices, oil rigs, and even from natural sources like earthquakes can disrupt the migration,communication, and reproduction patterns of many marine animals, particularly aquatic mammals like whales and dolphins.

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Whales and dolphins are mentioned in the final paragraph as an example of marine creatures that __________.

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Helen, as well as her friends, have never been out of town since they were five years old.

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Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been forced to alter their eating habits .

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Students suppose to read all the questions carefully and find out the answers to them.

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"How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!" Peter said to Mary.

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As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.

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Kevin put up a fence so that people didn’t walk on his garden.

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The workers finished their work. They left for home.

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he film was not interesting. However, he tried to watch the whole of it.