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Saturday, October 13, 2007

Reading-Comprehension-Lesson 85

Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi:

   In 1955 Martin Luther King, Jr, gained national recognition for his
nonviolent methods used in a bus boycott in Montgomery. This peaceful
boycott, under Dr. King's guidance, changed the law which required
Black people to ride in the backs of buses. After this success, Dr.
5 King used his nonviolent tactics in efforts to change other discriminatory
laws.

Dr. King urged Blacks to use nonviolent sit-ins, marches, demonstrations,
and freedom rides in their efforts to gain full freedom and equality.
10 Arrested for breaking discriminatory law, Dr. King went to jail dozens
of times. He became a symbol around the world for people to protest
peacefully against unjust laws. In recognition of his work for peacefully
change, Dr. King received the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.

1. What is the best title for the passage ?




2. According to the passage, as a consequence of his protest in 1955, Dr. King became




3. It can be inferred from the passage that Dr. King continued his nonviolent methods because




4. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage as a means by which Dr. King tried to bring about social justice ?




5. According to the passage, how many times was Dr. King put in jail ?




6. The author implies that in the 1960' s Dr. King was known




7. The passage answers which of the following questions ?




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Reading-Comprehension-Lesson 84

Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi:

   The bee, like the ant, is a social insect. Bees live in groups in
a hive, and every bee does certain work that helps the other members
of the group. In a beehive there are three kinds of bees: the queen
bee, the drones, and the workers. The worker bees go from flower
5 to flower collecting nectar, or juice, which is composed mostly of
sugar mixed with water. Bees draw this nectar into the honey sacks
of their bodies, and enzymes in their bodies turn the nectar in to
honey, This newly made honey oozes from the underside of the bees
and is stored in cells in the hive to be used as food during the
10 winter months. Some people are in the honey business and keep hundreds
of hives. Beekeepers remove honey from the hives and pack it in bottles
or jars. Honey usually appears as a clear golden-colored liquid,
but this depends on the kind of flower from which the bees have taken
the nectar.

1. Bees are called social insects because they




2. What do bees do with nectar ?




3. Honey is usually sold in




4. The color of honey in its final stage depends on the




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Reading-Comprehension-Lesson 83

Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi:

   Biomedical jewelry, accessories which monitor the wearer's vital functions
or sound a warning in response to unhealthy environmental conditions,
is already on the market and promises to become much more medically
sophisticated and commonplace in the foreseeable future. Today, heart-monitoring
5 devices and posture indicators can be hidden in attractive belts;
necklaces may contain portable electrocardiographs, or may register
body temperature or the level of pollution in the air. If the pollution
level is dangerous, some necklaces open and dispense a face mask
and a ten-minute supply of oxygen. One of the less serious versions
10 of this type of necklace simply tells the wearer if his or her own
breath has reached an offensive level. Still on the drawing board
are designs for attractive personal ornaments which could warn of
impending epileptic seizures or migraine headaches. Designers of
biomedical jewelry predict that the time will come when artfully
15 designed bracelets or necklaces will be able to diagnose, analyze,
and even prescribe treatment for their wearers.

1. What is biomedical jewelry?




2. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage ?




3. It is implied that today's biomedical jewelry




4. According to the passage, the biomedical necklaces mentioned can do all of the following except.




5. How does the author describe the necklace designed to monitor the wearer's breath ?




6. Designers of biomedical jewelry envisage a future in which




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Reading-Comprehension-Lesson 82

Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi:

   Desertification, the loss of the soil's biological productivity, occurs
naturally to a limited extent. The pace at which the process has
spread recently, however, is largely man's own doing. This fact was
highlighted by the great Sahel drought of 1968-73. The worst effects
5 of this drought were caused by nomadic peoples who had earlier been
forced by national governments to adopt agricultural and grazing
practices that were not in accord with their traditions. In common
with those of other nomads around the world, such traditions involved
never staying in one place so long as to exhaust the earth that provided
10 them with sustenance. When these people were not allowed to follow
this tradition, the process of desertification moved ahead quickly.

1. Which of the following can be said of desertification?




2. Where does the author appear to ultimately lay the blame for the effects of the Sahel drought?




3. According to the passage, what can be said about the Sahel drought?




4. Which of the following may be inferred about the author of the passage ?




5. Nomads in other parts of the world and the Sahel nomads.




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Reading-Comprehension-Lesson 81

Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi:

   A long-range health study in Framingham Massachusetts, which began
in 1948 and continues to this day involves checking the survivals
among the same 5,200 men and women every two years and carefully
determining the causes of any deaths occurring in the group. A rather
5 surprising conclusion that emerged in 1980 was that the lightest
men had the shortest life expectancy. While the only others for whom
weight seemed to have a significant negative effect on life expectancy
were those who weighed more than 25% above the national average.
Much the same was true of women, with those in the lightest and heaviest
10 groups dying earliest.

These results certainly cast considerable doubts on the validity of
the "Ideal Weights" tables in use since the forties which recommend
weight to height ratios well below the national average. Indeed,
15 they suggest that if any such ideal exists, it is slightly above
the average, whatever fashion may dictate.

1. Which of the following would be the most suitable title for the passage ?




2. The Framingham study




3. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage ?




4. According to the study, men and women in the medium weight ranges.




5. Which of the following does the author of the passage suggest ?




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