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PRACTICE

PRONUNCIATION

     1.         A. crowd                     B. disposal                  C. growth                    D. process

     2.         A. congestion              B. prestige                  C. connect                   D. harvest

     11. A. pleasant       B. health               C. wealthy          D. breathe

     12. A. come                   B. roll                                   C. comb            D. grow

     13. A. fear           B. realize                                         C. pear                           D. near

     14. A. inventor               B. preference                       C. adventure                  D. genetics

     15. A. adopt                   B. front                                 C. column                      D. borrow

     16.  A. illegal                   B. climatic                           C. benefit                       D. bioclimatic  

     17.  A. researcher            B. energy                             C. number                      D. death

     18.  A. arrested                B. estimated                         C. claimed                     D. penetrated

     19.  A. revolution            B. election                           C. interrogation             D. question

     20.  A. rehear                   B. appear                              C. realise                        D. peace

STRESS

     1: A. access          B. afford          C. brochure          D. casual

     2: A. behaviour          B. determined         C. counselor          D. decisive

     3: A. donate          B. compare          C. campaign         D. flashy

     4: A. experience         B. mobility          C. independent          D. Prioritize

     5: A. romantic          B. solution          C. protective          D. elegant

     6: A. legal         B. obey         C. forbid          D. impose

     7: A. constitution         B. disrespectful         C. sympathetic         D. elongated

     8: A. generational         B. interpersonal         C. discrimination         D. nationality

     9: A. studious         B. unite         C. mature         D. involve

     10: A. frustrating         B. charity         C. impairment         D. infectious

     11: A. hospital         B. mischievous         C. supportive         D. special

     12: A. family          B. whenever          C. obedient          D. solution

     13: A. biologist          B. generally          C. responsible          D. security

     14: A. confident          B. important          C. together          D. exciting

     15: A. possible.          B. university          C. secondary          D. suitable

     16: A. emigrate          B. immigrate         C. advocate          D. inhabit

     17: A. confide          B. comfort          C. inflate          D. severe

     18: A. biology          B. environment          C. geography          D. scientific

     19: A. estimate          B. prestigious          C. proportion          D. urbanity

     20: A. drawback          B. greenhouse         C. mindset          D. overload

     21: A. belong          B. indeed          C. private          D. emit

     22: A. architect         B. electronic          C. mineral          D. luxury

     23: A. overwhelming          B. incredible          C. optimistic          D. intellectual

     24: A. tendency         B. incidence         C. importance         D. difference

     25: A. photocopy          B. particular         C. enthusiasm         D. economy

     26. A. emigrate           B. immigrate                          C. advocate                 D. inhabit

     27. A. confide             B. comfort                              C. inflate                     D. severe

     28. A. biology                         B. environment                       C. geography D. scientific

     29. A. estimate            B. prestigious             C. proportion              D. urbanity

     30. A. drawback          B. greenhouse             C. mindset                  D. overload

     39. A. automatic         B. conversation           C. disadvantage          D. reasonable

     40. A. community       B. particular                C. mathematics           D. authority

     41. A. preference        B. attraction    C. advantage   D. infinitive

     42. A. interview          B. essential     C. comfortable            D. industry

     43. A. situation           B. interrogation           C. detention    D. coalition

     44. A. difficult B. simplicity   C. discovery    D. commodity

     45. A. equality       B. originate        C. appropriate       D. vegetarian

VOCABULARY/ GRAMMAR

1: I live in a/an ____ with my parents and my elder sister in the coastal area.

A. extended family        B. nuclear family  C. extended house        D. nuclear house

2: One advantage of living in a/an ____ is to strengthen relationship between young children and adults.

A. nuclear family        B. nuclear house  C. extended family        D. extended house

3: In my opinion, family members are responsible for ____.

A. the housework        B. the chores    C. homework        D. A and B

4: My grandpa is the most conservative person in my family. He never ____ about way of life.

A. gives his opinion        B. changes his mind  C. gives his view        D. keeps in mind

5: After graduating from university, I want to ____ my father's footsteps.

A. follow in        B. succeed in        C. go after        D. keep up

6: In a nuclear family, both mother and father have responsibility for housekeeping and ____.

A. child care        B. homework          C. childcare       D. generation gap

7: The UK is considering the proposal that it ____ compensations for damages of the Indian embassy.

A. been paying        B. is paying            C. paid        D. pay

8. The council wants to ____ the character of the city while reconstructing the Old Quarter.

A. preserve                  B. store                       C. defense                   D. abandon

9. Heavy traffic ____ us so we came to the meeting rather late.

A. promoted                B. arrested                  C. canceled                 D. delayed

10. It turned out to be a ____ journey when the weather became bad.

A. hazard                    B. hazardous               C. hazarded                 D. hazarding

11. Poaching ____ the greatest threat to many species.

A. creates                    B. presents                  C. poses                      D. produces

12. ____ the wild, giant pandas eat bamboo.

A. On                         B. Into                         C. Onto                       D. In

13. This species of African elephants is ____.

A. dying out                B. dying of                  C. dying on                 D. dying down

14. ____ is wiping out many kinds of plants and animals.

A. Defoliation             B. Deforestation          C. Deformation           D. Degradation

15. The tiger is ____ of extinction. It is difficult to find them in the wild.

A. on the wing            B. on the rocks            C. on the verge            D. on the ground

16. Switching to ____ eco light bulb is one way to protect the environment.

A. energy-wasting      B. energy-expending C. energy-lacking        D. energy-saving

17. ____ batteries or solar chargers are some of the solutions to the lack of energy.

A. Rechargeable         B. Reversible C. Repeatable D. Returnable

18. I never leave any electrical appliances on standby and I think it is a good way to ____ energy in the home.

A. take care of            B. use                          C. keep                        D. conserve

19. Nowadays, people are searching for more ____ materials to build their houses.

A. environment-friendly                                B. environmentally-friendly

C. environmental-friendly                              D. environmental-friend

20. Every ____ piece of equipment was sent to the fire.

A. consumable            B. spendable               C. available                 D. disposable

21. In the ____ agriculture, farmers try to limit the use of chemicals and fertilizers.

A. sustainable B. conserving C. preserving D. supporting

22. In Singapore, people try to ____ 80% of all waste.

A. reprocess                B. reclaim                   C. recycle                    D. reuse

23. We need to act quickly to ____ to climate change, or it will be a disaster for the whole planet.

A. adapt                      B. go back                   C. reverse                    D. transit

24. There is little ____ of things improving soon.

A. probability B. probably                 C. probable                 D. probabilities

25. ____ he was waiting for Sam outside the cinema, Jim realized that the street was funnily crowded.

A. So                           B. While                      C. Unless                    D. Even though

26. I didn't meet him right away ____ he had to talk to his boss first.

A. while                      B. if                             C. because                   D. or

27. ____ what has happened, I think she will never return.

A. If                             B. Unless                    C. While                      D. After

28. There wasn't a chair for the headmaster, ____ is a big problem.

A. what                       B. which                      C. that                         D. where

29. The student wiped the board ____ was full of notes and drawings.

A. that             B. while                      C. after                        D. so

30. True Blood is my favourite TV series, ____ I don't have much time to watch it often.

A. although                 B. before                     C. if                             D. yet

31. After the children finished their dinner, they went to bed ____ listened to a bedtime story before falling asleep.

A. that             B. and             C. so                            D. while

32. The kids show some hatred towards him, ____ he was really nice to them.

A. because                  B. before                     C. unless                     D. even though

33. We can leave ____ you are ready.

A. whatever                B. whoever                  C. whenever                D. whichever

34. I like swimming ____ my sister likes jogging and dancing.

A. whereas                  B. when                       C. whenever                D. so

35. The monk insisted that the tourists ____ the temple until they had removed their shoes.

A. not enter                 B. not entering            C. not to enter             D. to not enter

36. I propose that we all ____ together so that nobody gets lost along the way.

A. be driving               B. drive                       C. driven                     D. driving

37. It has been proposed that we ____ the topic.

A. not change B. not to change          C. to change                D. to not change

38. The map of top ten most densely ____ countries in the world includes Monaco, Singapore, Bahrain, Malta and Bangladesh.

A. populated               B. populating             C. population D. popular

39. Interactive games could be used in order to keep students ____.

A. engage                    B. engaged                  C. engagement                        D. engaging

40. The eventually realize that reckless __________ of the earth’s resources can lead only to eventually global disaster.

A. exploit                      B. exploitable               C. exploitation                         D. Exploitative

41. I was absolutely __________ with envy when I saw his splendid new car.

A. red                           B. white                        C. black                                   D. Green

42. If we change our consumption habits, we can reduce our __________.

A. carbon footprint                 B. exhaust fumes                    C. renewable energy                           D. Gases

43. Han Mac Tu was part of the new poetic __________ in Viet Nam at the beginning of the 20th century.

A. accomplished                    B. related – master                  C. movement                                       D. pioneer

44. Steve Jobs is __________ recognized as a pioneer in the field of microcomputer revolution.

A. Largely                              B. Widely                                C. hugely                                             D. specially    

45. When I (arrive) __________ at this house, he (sleep) __________.

A. Arrive/sleep             B. arrived/ slept           C. arrived/ was sleeping                                  D. was arriving/ slept

46. The light (go) __________ out while we (have) __________ dinner.

A. went/were having                B. went/ was having    C. was going/ had                    D. was going/ was having

47. He was ______most talented football player that our school had produced in years. His talent for _________ football was great.

A. x/x                          B. the/x                                    C. x/the                                     D. the / the

48. Do you know Professor Phan Huy Le whose great achievement was his books on ______ history of Viet Nam in ______ 19th century?

A. the / the                              B. a/ the                                   C. x/x                                                       D. the/x

49. I first met her four years ago when we ________ at a middle school.

A. had been studying       B. are studying                             C. have been studying               D. were studying

50. Le Loi used the ________ war, moving from little to large scale.

A. mid-term                B. short-term               C. long-term   D. half term

51. While I ________ TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor.

A. watch                      B. watched                  C. was watching         D. am watching

52. Energy _______should also be evaluated with the goal of minimizing air pollution.

A. resources                   B. sources                            C. supply                        D. appliance

53. The greater amounts of oil and other fuels burned to create energy ___chemicals which add to global warming.

A. dump                         B. discard                             C. exhaust                      D. release

54. A friend of mine, ____ father is the manager of a company, helped me to find the job.

A. who                           B. that                                   C. whom                         D. whose

55. Everyone ______ went to the party enjoyed it very much.     

A. who                           B. whose                               C. whom                        D. of whom

56. Picasso,______ works inspired many other artists, lived until he was a ripe old age.

A. who                           B. whose                               C. that                            D. which

57. Jim passed his driving test, _____ surprised everybody.       

A. what                          B. that                                    C. which                        D. who

58. It rained all the time, _______ was a great pity.          

A. that                            B. what                                   C. which                        D. who

69. Tonight I'll do the assignment____ gave us last week.

A. the teacher                  B. who the teacher               C. whom the teacher       D. of the teacher

60. They asked me a lot of questions, _____ I couldn’t answer.

A. most of which           B. of which most                 C. most of that               D. of that most

61. That is the house in ______I used to live.

A. that                                  B. which                         C. where                                        D. there

62.The man _______ is my teacher.    

A. who she is speaking to      

B. whom she is speaking with

C. to whom she is speaking                                      

D. to whom she is speaking with

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

1. At the end, everybody cleaned up the whole room, that I hadn't expected before.

            A                                 B                                      C                      D

2. My mother lives next to me which is really convenient.

                          A                   B     C                          D

3. He shouted at his girlfriend, that really disappointed me.

                A           B                    C                        D

4. He drinks quite a lot, what is why he is so ill.

               A                         B         C            D

5. While wait for the paint to dry, I walked around and talked to the engineers.

                  A                           B                     C                     D

6. My beautiful and intelligent sister turned off TV, sit down and started to cry.

                             A                                     B                    C                 D

7. I came to class very early so the teacher was late due to heavy traffic.

            A                                 B                     C               D

8. The temperature increases significantly, what makes the ice melt faster.

       A                             B                  C           D

9. They will not go nowhere special because they don't have enough money.

                                      A           B                             C                 D

10. Neither Lan or her friends care about the coming exam.

                          A                      B              C                  D

11. Jane talks as if she knows all the story.

                A     B            C           D

12. I heard everything which he said and I was really upset.

                         A             B                C               D

13.Although they reflect a strong social conscience, Arthur Miller’s stage works are typical more concerned with

            A                                                                                                         B              C                      D

individuals than with systems.

14.Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor before the class.

                     A                                   B                                      C                                           D

15. Much of the solar energy that reaches rural areas is consume by evaporation of water from vegetation and soil.

         A                                      B                                            C                   D

CLOSEST IN MEANING

1: She was brought up in the slums of Leeds.

A. downtown area        B. industrial area       C. poor area        D. rural area

2: Many illnesses in refugee camps are the result of inadequate sanitation.

A. cleanliness        B. dirtiness

C. pollution        D. uncleanliness

3: There has been a hot debate among the scientists relating to the pros and cons of using robotic probes to study distant objects in space.

A. problems and solutions                             B. advantages and disadvantages

C. solutions and limitations                           D. causes and effects

4. For environmental safety, we need to find ways to reduce emission of fumes and smoke of factories.

A. leak                        B. release                    C. poison                     D. pollutant

5. Nylon is a man-made fibre, the use of which has helped more people to have cheaper and more colourful clothes to wear.

A. natural                    B. plastic                     C. synthetic                 D. artificial

6. The advances of commercial airplanes resulted in a shrinking world.

A. decreasing B. reduced                   C. smaller                   D. compressing

7. We have to suffer from traffic congestion and pollution every day.

A. accident                  B. fullness                   C. mass                       D. crowd

8. Many animals were born in captivity. Resultantly, they do not always breed well.

A. imprisonment         B. lock             C. detention                D. freedom

9. The African rhino is an endangered species and needs protecting.

A. unstable                  B. dangerous               C. insecure                  D. indefensible

10. We can protect many species by keeping them in wildlife reserves.

A. protected land        B. saved land C. park             D. Zoo

11. Scientists are trying to find an energy that consumes less fuel.

A. waste                      B. destroy                    C. eat up                      D. use

12. Modern buildings are designed to maximize natural light.

A. absorb                    B. increase                  C. let                           D. diminish

13. It's wise to use local fresh produce which is in season.

A. cars                         B. restaurants             C. crops                       D. water

14. The number of rhinos is in steady decline. There are fewer rhinos than ever before.

A. occasional B. constant                  C. stable                      D. Persistent

15. Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic nun who devoted her life to serving the poor and destitute around the world.

A. committed  B. dedicated    C. committed  D. attended

OPPOSITE IN MEANING

1. The new policy will help generate more jobs.

A. bring out                 B. form                       C. produce                  D. terminate

2. Her only problem is the limited experience because she is too young.

A. narrow                    B. considerable           C. insufficient D . restricted

3. The river is badly polluted with toxic chemicals from that factory.

A. poisonous               B. harmful                   C. all right                   D. deadly

4. I don't believe in anything he says, he is unreliable.

A. inaccurate   B. unstable                  C. trustworthy             D. irresponsible

5. 'If we continue to deplete our planets natural resources, we will damage the environment significantly.

A. use up                     B. add to                     C. reduce                     D. exhaust

6. She stays incredibly focused and is never distracted by others.

A. disturbed                B. confused                 C. bewildered D. concentrated

7. Many people move to urban areas seeking for job opportunity as well as stable employment.

A. durable                   B. long-lasting                        C. steady                     D. temporary

8. The best hope of' avoiding downmarket tabloid TV future lies in the pressure currently being put on the networks to clean up their act.

A. expensive               B. famous                   C. poor quality                        D. uncreative

SPEAKING

1. Jenny: "I think higher living standard is one of the reasons that many people want to be a city dweller." - Mark: “____”

A. I couldn't agree more.   B. It's nice of you to say so.

C. That's quite all right.     D. Why not?

2. Anna: "Personally, I love peaceful and quiet life in rural areas." - Jenny: “__”

A. Neither do I.          B. No, I won't.  C. So do I.          D. Yes, I like it.

3. Anna: "In my opinion, some people should stay in rural areas as well as work on agriculture." - Mark: “____”

A. I'm not afraid I don't agree.          B. I'm not sure about that.

C. I'm so sorry, but I agree.           D. Not at all, thanks.

4. Would you mind closing the door?

A. Yes, I do.                            B. No, of course not.               C. Yes, please             D. No, thank you.

5. Hi, what are you looking for?

A. Yes, I usually look for things.                               B. No way I am gonna show you.

C. Oil. Oil that we use for cooking.                D. OK, I'll take it.

6. Hi, Alice. Would you like to go to the movies tonight?

A. Fine. I'll be there.                                       B. Thanks. I love to.

C. I'll be ready in no time.                                          D. Why? What's the matter?

7. Excuse me, could I talk to the manager?

A. Yes, I would love to.                                 B. Yes, I will give it to you.

C. Yes, of course.                                                       D. Yes, thank you.

8. "Oops! I’m sorry for stepping on your foot" – “______.”

A. Never mind            B. You don't mind      C. You're welcome                 D. That's fine

WRITING

1. There is always conflict between parents and children. However, they still should talk and share things with each other.

A. Although there is always conflict between parents and children, they still should talk and share things with each other.

B. There is always conflict between parents and children, so they still should talk and share things with each other.

C. Unless there is always conflict between parents and children, they still should talk and share things with each other.

D. Not only there is always conflict between parents and children, but they still should talk and share things with each other.

2. Your parents will help you with the problem. You should tell them the story.

A. Because your parents will help you with the problem, you should tell them the story.

B. Your parents will help you with the problem since you should tell them the story.

C. If your parents will help you with the problem, you should tell them the story.

D. Your parents will help you with the problem because you should tell them the story.

3. Unemployment rate is high. This makes many children move back to their parents' house.

A. Many children move back to their parents' house, which makes high unemployment rate.

B. High unemployment rate forces many children to move back to their parents' house.

C. Moving back to their parents' house suggests that the unemployment rate is high.

D. It is necessary to move back to your parents' house if unemployment rate is high.

4. She is an honest person. She is also a very friendly one.

A. She is an honest but friendly person.

B. She is not only an honest but also a very friendly person.

C. Though she is a honest person, she is friendly.

D. Being honest is necessary to become friendly.

5. The car was very expensive and he couldn’t afford it.

A. The car was very expensive so that he couldn’t buy it.

B. The car was too expensive for him to buy.

C. He was rich enough to buy the car.         D. He was so poor but he bought the car.

6. Rapid ups and downs in the number of students could be observed in June.

A. The number of students changed dramatically in June.

B. The number of students did not stay the same in June.

C. The number of students fluctuated wildly in June.

D. The number of students went up and then fell in June.

7. People in Australia are so environmentally-friendly that they create the greenest country in the world.

A. Australia is the greenest country in the world though the people are environmentally friendly

B. Australia is the greenest country in the world because the people are environmentally friendly.

C. Australia is the greenest country in the world while the people are environmentally-friendly.

D. Australia is the greenest country in the world if the people are environmentally friendly.

8. We might stop here if you don't change your way of speaking.

A. We might stop here unless you don't change your way of speaking.

B. We might stop here if you change your way of speaking.

C. We might stop here unless you change your way of speaking.

D. We might stop here if not you change your way of speaking.

9. When the class was over, the students ran out, screamed and shouted.

A. As long as the class finished, the students ran out, screamed and shouted.

B. No sooner was the class over, the students ran out, screamed and shouted.

C. As soon as the class had finished, the students ran out, screamed and shouted.

D. If the class was over, the students would run out, scream and shout.

10. He was about to do something when his mother suddenly shouted out.

A. He was doing something when his mother suddenly shouted out.

B. He refused to do something about his mother suddenly shouting out.

C. He was on the point of doing something when his mother suddenly shouted out.

D. His mother's sudden shouting out helped him to do something.

11. Merry allows her children to stay up late on Saturday evenings.

A. Merry makes her children stay up late on Saturday evenings.

B. Merry gets her children to stay up late on Saturday evenings.

C. Merry helps her children stay up late on Saturday evenings.

D. Merry lets her children stay up late on Saturday evenings.

12. I was under a strong impression that she had not told the truth.

A. I believed that she had not told the truth.  B. I doubted that she had not told the truth.

C. I protested that she had not told the truth. D. I insisted that she had not told the truth.

13. We paid for the meal. We wanted to say sorry for what we had done.

A. In order to pay for the meal, we wanted to say sorry for what we had done.

B. We paid for the meal in order to say sorry for what we had done.

C. We paid for the meal although we wanted to say sorry for what we had done.

D. The meal we paid for is what we want to say sorry for what we had done.

14. My sister thinks the film is too frightening. I am not scared at all.

A. My sister thinks the film is too frightening because I am not scared at all.

B. My sister thinks the film is too frightening so I am not scared at all.

C. My sister thinks the film is too frightening whereas I am not scared at all.

D. My sister thinks the film is too frightening although I am not scared at all.

15. He bought her flowers and diamond rings. This action made her fall in love with him.

A. He bought her flowers and diamond rings, what made her fall in love with him.

B. He bought her flowers and diamond rings, that made her fall in love with him.

C. He bought her flowers and diamond rings, which made her fall in love with him.

D. He bought her flowers and diamond rings which made her fall in love with him.

16. He was so angry with his boss. He quitted his job immediately.

A. Angry with his boss, he quitted his job immediately.

B. He quitted his job immediately, angry with his boss.

C. Angry with his boss he is, he quitted his job immediately.

D. He was so angry with his boss although quitting his job immediately.

17. Something hit the door. I heard a slam.

A. Something hit the door but I heard a slam. B. Something hit the door when I heard a slam.

C. Something hit the door though I heard a slam. D. Something hit the door for I heard a slam.

18. He doesn't like going out. He doesn't invite any friends home.

A. He either goes out or invites any friends home.

B. He neither goes out nor invites any friends home.

C. He not only goes out but also invites any friends home.

D. He goes out but not invites any friends home.

READING

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The American type of football was developed in the 19th century from soccer and rugby football. Played by professionals, amateurs, college and high school students, or young children, football in American is one of the most popular sports besides basketball and baseball. It attracts millions of fans each fall and people are very supportive of their favourite teams. The football playing field of today is rectangular in shape and measures 100 yards long and 53.5 yards wide. White lines are painted on the playing field to mark off the distances to the end zone. The games is divided into four quarters, each fifteen minutes long. The first two quarters are known as the first half. There is a rest period between two halves which usually last about fifteen minutes. Each team has eleven players. Each team has offensive players who play when the team has possession of the ball and defensive players who play when the other team has the possession of the ball. Because of the body contact players have during the game, helmets are worn to protect their head and face area, whereas pads are worn to protect the shoulders, arms, and legs. Also, there are officials carrying whistles and flags to make certain that the rules of the game are followed during the game. The football is made of leather and is brown in colour. It is shaped much like an oval and has white rings near each end of the football. These rings help the players see the ball when it is thrown or someone is running with it. The eight stitches on the top of the football help the players to grip the ball when throwing or passing. The most famous game of the year is Super Bowl that is played in January or February. It is televised around the world and is watched by millions of people each year.

Question 1: What do officials do during the game of football?

A. build up excitement among the fans      B. supervise the game

C. take up tickets                        D. spectate the game

Question 2: As mentioned in the text, who are the most active when their team has the ball?

A. offensive players           B. defensive players      C. the officials           D. the fans

Question 3: Playing American football is the most similar to playing

A. rugby football           B. basketball       C. baseball           D. volleyball

Question 4: What do pads help the players to protect?

A. their legs and arms           B. their heads        C. the whole body           D. their faces

Question 5: When is the most famous football game held annually?

A. in the fall           B. January        C. February           D. January or February

Question 6: Why are there white rings on each end of the football?

A. to mark off the distances to the end zone       B. to help players run

C. to help players score                  D. to help players see the ball

Question 7: The word "grip" in the passage means to

A. avoid something  B. take something away    C. hold something tightly D. detect something

Question 8: Which is the most popular sport in the US?

A. Rugby football           B. Soccer    C. American football           D. It's not mentioned

Question 9: How many people watch the match every year?

A. millions           B. billions           C. a million           D. a billion

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Who talks more - men or women? Most people believe that women talk more. However, linguist Deborah Tannen, who has the studied the communication style of men and women, says that this is a stereotype. According to Tannen, women are more verbal - talk more - in private situations, where they use conversation as the “glue’ to hold relationships together. But, she says, men talk more in public situations, where they use conversation to exchange information and gain status. Tannen points out that we can see these difference even in children. Little girls often play with one ‘best friend’ and their play includes a lot of conversation. Little boys often play games in groups, their play usually involves more doing than talking. In school, girls are often better at verbal skills, while boys are often better at mathematics.

A recent study at Emory University helps to shed light on the roots of this difference. Researchers studied conversation between children aged 3-6 and their parents. They found evidence that parents talk very differently to their sons than they do to their daughters. The startling conclusion was that parents use more language with their girls. Specifically, when parents talk with their daughters, they use more descriptive language and more details. There is also far more talk about emotions, especially with daughters than with sons.

Question 1: Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Women talk more than men on the whole         B. Women’s talking is a stereotype

C. Women talk more in private, and men talk more in public

D. Little boys and little girls have different ways of playing

Question 2: Which word is similar in meaning to the word “glue” ?

A. games           B. sticky substance          C. rope           D. means

Question 3: Which of the following phrases best explains the meaning of the word “verbal”?

A. Deriving from verbs               B. Connected with use of spoken language

C. Using very loud noise             D. Being very talkative

Question 4: The word “they” refers to___________.

A. Situations           B. Men             C. Men and women           D. Women

Question 5: Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. Researchers have studied the conversations of children and their parents.

B. Parents do not talk much about sadness with their sons.

C. Study at Emory University can help to explain the differences between communication styles of boys and girls.

D. An Emory University study found than parents talk more with their daughters than with their sons.

Question 6: Which of the following statement is TRUE about the passage?

A. Parents give more love to their daughters than to their sons.

B. Boys don’t like to be with their parents as much as girls do.

C. Parents use more language to talk with their daughters.   D. Boys don’t like showing emotions.

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Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems. They are full of life, with perhaps one quarter of all ocean species depending on reefs for food and shelter. This is a remarkable statistic when you consider that reefs cover just a tiny fraction of the earth's surface and less than two per cent of the ocean bottom. Because they are so diverse, coral reefs are often called the rainforests of the ocean. Coral reefs are very important to people. They even provide seventy per cent of the food demands for some marine species, protection of shorelines, jobs based on tourism (nine out of twelve activities for tourists in Nha Trang, for example, involve the coral reefs), and even medicines.

Unfortunately, climate change is the greatest global threat to coral reef ecosystems. Scientific evidence now clearly indicates that the Earth's atmosphere and ocean are warming, and that these changes are primarily due to greenhouse gases derived from human activities.

As temperatures rise, mass coral bleaching events and infectious disease outbreaks are becoming more frequent. Additionally, carbon dioxide absorbed into the ocean from the atmosphere has already begun to reduce calcification rates in reef-building and reef-associated organisms by altering seawater chemistry through decreases in pH. This process is called ocean acidification.

Climate change will affect coral reef ecosystems, through sea level rise, changes to the frequency and intensity of tropical storms, and altered ocean circulation patterns. When combined, all of these impacts dramatically alter ecosystem function, as well as the goods and services coral reef ecosystems provide to people around the globe.

There are also many things you can do to ensure that you are environmentally conscious when you visit coral reefs or coastal areas. These include things such as hiring local guides to support the economy, removing all trash from an area, never touching or harassing wildlife in reef areas, and avoiding dropping your boat anchor or chain nearby a coral reef.

Finally, stay informed and spread the word! Educate yourself about why healthy coral reefs are valuable to the people, fish, plants, and animals that depend on them. Your excitement will help others get involved.

1. Though the coverage of coral reefs on the sea bed is ____, its vital role is undeniable.

A. remarkable             B. small                      C. diverse                    D. huge

2. ____ of all the ocean species find food and home in the coral reefs.

A. Two per cent                                  B. Seventy per cent                 C. Twenty-five per cent                 D. Nine per cent

3. Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere directly caused ____.

A. infectious disease outbreaks                      B. reef-building  C. sea level rise       D. ocean acidification

4. Which of the following statement is NOT true?

A. Coral reefs can be compared to rainforests due to its diversity.

B. The effects of global warming are only on the ecosystems themselves.

C. You can help the coral reefs by educating not only yourself but people around you.

D. Human activities which cause greenhouse gases are major reasons for the climate change.

5. The word conscious in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ____.

A. knowledgeable                   B. curious                   C. aware          D. acknowledgeable