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Showing posts with label Reading Comprehension. Show all posts
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Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi: Fog occurs when damp air above the surface of the earth is cooled to the point at which it condenses. Of the two types of fog, advection fog occurs along the ocean coast or near rivers or lakes. This type of fast-moving fog, which may cover vast areas, occurs when warm 5 winds blow across a cold surface of land or water. In this collision of heat and cold, the warm air is cooled to the point at which the water vapor condenses into fog. Radiation fog, quite different from advection fog, is immobile cloud-like moisture generally found hovering over wintertime valleys. It occurs on clear nights when the earth's 10 warmth escapes into the upper atmosphere.
1. According to the passage, fog is found when wetness in the air is
2. According to the passage, advection fog is found
3. In the passage, radiation fog is said to be
4. According to the passage, which of the following statements about fog is true?
Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi: It is the role of the Federal Reserve, known simply as the Fed, to control the supply of money in the U.S. through its system of twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks, each with its own Federal Reserve District Bank. Many commercial banks belong to the Federal Reserve 5 System and as members must follow the Fed's reserve requirements, a ruling by the Fed on the percentage of deposits that a member bank must keep either in its own vaults or on deposit at the Fed.
If the Fed wants to change the money supply, it can change reserve 10 requirements to member banks; for example, an increase in the percentage of deposits required to be kept on hand would reduce the available money supply. Member banks can also borrow money from the Fed, and an additional way that the Fed can control the money supply is to raise or lower the discount rate, the interest rate at which commercial 15 banks borrow from the Fed. 2An increase in the discount rate would reduce the funds available to commercial banks and thus shrink the money supply. In addition to using reserve requirements and the discount rate to control the money supply, the Fed has an additional powerful tool: open-market operations.
1. According to the passage, the main purpose of the Federal Reserve System is to
2. When the Fed controls the percentage of deposits kept on hand by member banks, it controls
3. The passage implies that a lowering of the discount rate would lead to
4. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses
Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi: Desert tundra, or cold desert, occurs on the Arctic edges of North America, Europe, and Asia. In these areas the near eternal freezing temperatures cause an environment in which plant life is virtually impossible. The existence of ice rather than water for the majority 5 of the year means that vegetation lacks sufficient moisture for growth. During the short period of time when the temperature increases enough for the ice to melt, there is generally a large volume of water. This excess of water, coupled with a lack of drainage through the frozen subsoil, does not allow vegetation to flourish.
1. What would be the most appropriate title for the passage?
2. According to the passage, desert tundra is found
3. According to the passage, what makes plant life almost impossible in areas of desert tundra during most of the year?
4. Which of the following happens when the weather heats up?
5. According to the passage, why can't the water drain after it melts?
Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi: The next famous woman writer to be considered is Dorothy Parker, an American poet, short story writer, and literary critic who became famous in the early twentieth century for her witty but cynical observations on life. She got her first paying job as a writer in 1916 at the 5 age of 23 when she began working for a women's magazine, and nine years later she became a contributor to The New Yorker as a book reviewer. In addition to her magazine work, she published volumes of poetry and short stories with the recurrent themes of disappointment with life and the loss of idealism. One of her most famous observations, 10 "Men seldom make passes/At girls who wear glasses," came from the poem "News Item," which was published in the volume Enough Rope (1926). This volume of poetry was followed by Sunset Gin (1928), Death and Taxes (1931), and a collection of short stories Here Lies (1939).
1. According to the passage Dorothy Parker was NOT famous for
2. Dorothy Parker's first job was
3. In line 8, the word "recurrent" could best be replaced by which of the following?
4. In what year did "News Item" appear?
5. With what topic does the paragraph preceding the passage most likely deal?
Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi: In west-central New York State there is a group of eleven long, narrow lakes known as the Finger Lakes. These lakes have been aptly named because of their resemblance to the fingers of a hand. Two of the largest of the Finger Lakes, Seneca and Cayuga, exemplify the selection 5 of the name: Seneca is 37 miles long and 4 miles across at its widest point, and Cayuga is 40 miles long and 2 miles across. Although scientists are uncertain as to how these lakes were formed, most believe that glacial ice forged out the valleys to a depth well below sea level, and with the melting of the glaciers the lakes were formed.
1. How could the Finger Lakes be described?
2. According to the passage, why are these lakes known as Finger Lakes?
3. Why does the author mention Seneca and Cayuga Lakes?
4. The passage implies that Seneca Lake is
5. What do most scientists believe caused the formation of the Finger Lakes?
Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi: The brain of the average human weighs approximately 14 kilograms and consists of three main parts-the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. The cerebrum is by far the largest of the three parts, taking up 85% of the brain by weight. The outside layer of the cerebrum, 5 the cerebral cortex, is a grooved and bumpy surface covering the nerve cells beneath. The various sections of the cerebrum are the sensory cortex, which is responsible for receiving and decoding sensory messages from throughout the body; the motor cortex, which sends action instructions to the skeletal muscles; and the association 10 cortex, which receives, monitors, and processes information. It is in the association cortex that the processes that allow humans to think take place. The cerebellum, located below the cerebrum in the back part of the skull, is the section of the brain that controls balance and posture. The brain stem connects the cerebrum and the 15 spinal cord. It controls various body processes such as breathing and heartbeat.
1. What is the author's main purpose?
2. The passage states that the most massive part of the brain is the
3. How does the passage describe the appearance of the cerebral cortex?
4. According to the passage, which part of the brain analyzes information?
5. The sensory cortex
6. Which of the following is true about the cerebellum?
7. What shape does the brain stem most likely have?
Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi: Louisa May Alcott, an American author best known for her children's books Little Women, Little Men, and Jo's Boys, was profoundly influenced by her family, particularly her father. She was the daughter of Bronson Alcott, a well-known teacher, intellectual, and free thinker who 5 advocated abolitionism, women's rights, and vegetarianism long before they were popular. He was called a man of unparalleled intellect by his friend Ralph Waldo Emerson. Bronson Alcott instilled in his daughter his lofty and spiritual values and in return was idolized by his daughter. Louisa used her father as a model for the impractical 10 yet serenely wise and adored father in Little Women, and with the success of this novel she was able to provide for her family, giving her father the financial security that until then he had never experienced.
1. This passage mainly discusses
2. The passage implies that vegetarianism
3. In line 8, the word "lofty" is closest in meaning to
4. It can be inferred from the passage that Louisa May Alcott used the success of Little Women to
Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi: In the American colonies there was little money. England did not supply the colonies with coins and it did not allow the colonies to make their own coins, except for the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which received permission for a short period in 1652 to make several kinds of silver 5 coins. England wanted to keep money out of America as a means of controlling trade: America was forced to trade only with England if it did not have the money to buy products from other countries. The result during this pre-revolutionary period was that the colonists used various goods in place of money: beaver pelts, Indian wampum, 10 and tobacco leaves were all commonly used substitutes for money. The colonists also made use of any foreign coins they could obtain. Dutch, Spanish, French, and English coins were all in use in the American colonies. During the Revolutionary War, funds were needed to finance the war, 15 so each of the individual states and the Continental Congress issued paper money. So much of this paper money was printed that by the end of the war it was virtually worthless. As a result, trade in goods and the use of foreign coins still flourished during this period.
By the time the Revolutionary War had been won by the American colonists, 21 the monetary system was in a state of total disarray. To remedy this situation, the new Constitution of the United States, approved in 1789, allowed only Congress to issue money. The individual states could no longer have their own money supply. A few years later, the Coinage Act of 1792 made the dollar the official currency of the 26 United States and put the country on a bimetallic standard. In this bimetallic system, both gold and silver were legal money, and the rate of exchange of silver to gold was fixed by the government at sixteen to one.
1. This passage mainly discusses
2. The passage indicates that during the colonial period, money was
3. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was allowed to make coins
4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a substitute for money during the colonial period?
5. According to the passage, what happened to the American monetary system during the Revolutionary War?
6. How was the monetary system arranged in the Constitution?
7. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the bimetallic monetary system?
Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi: Popular architecture in the United States in the beginning of the twentieth century paid respect to elaborately ornate historical motifs. The new skyscrapers sprouting up at the time were often ornately finished with elements of Gothic or Roman detailing. 5 During this period of emphasis on intricate ornamentation, certain architects began moving in a different direction, from the historic attention to ornate detailing toward more modern design typified by simplified flowing lines. Frank Lloyd Wright, the best-known of these early modern architects, started work in Chicago designing 10 "prairie houses," long low buildings featuring flowing horizontal lines and simplistic unity of design. These buildings were intended to fit the wide open expanses of Midwest plains that served as a setting for Chicago. These "prairie houses," found in Chicago's suburban areas, served to tie the rapidly developing neighborhoods of Chicago 15 with its plains heritage.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
2. According to the passage, the new skyscrapers built at the beginning of the twentieth century were
3. Which of the following statements about Frank Lloyd Wright is supported in the passage?
4. The "prairie houses" built by Frank Lloyd Wright were
5. According to the passage, how do Frank Lloyd Wright's "prairie houses" resemble the prairies around Chicago?
Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi: At first glance it might seem that a true artist is a solitary toiler in possession of a unique talent that differentiates him from the rest of society. But after further reflection it is quite apparent that the artist is a product of the society in which he toils rather 5 than an entity removed from that society. The genius of an artist is really a measure of the artist's ability to work within the framework imposed by society, to make use of the resources provided by society, and, most important, to mirror a society's values. It is society that imposes a structure on the artist, and the successful artist 10 must work within this framework. Societies have found various methods to support and train their artists, be it the Renaissance system of royal support of the sculptors and painters of the period or the Japanese tradition of passing artistic knowledge from father to son. The artist is also greatly affected by the physical resources of 15 his society. The medium chosen by the artist is a reflection not only of the artist's perception of aesthetic beauty but of resources that society has to supply. After all, wood carvings come from societies with forests, woven woolen rugs come from societies of shepherds, shell jewelry 20 comes from societies near oceans. Finally, the artist must reflect the values, both aesthetic and moral, of the society in which he toils. The idea of beauty changes from society to society, as seen in the oft cited example of Rubens' rounded women versus today's gamin-like sylphs, and the artist must serve as a mirror of his society's 25 measure of perfection. And society's moral values must equally be reflected in art if it is to be universally accepted.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
2. The author thinks that an artist is
3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a way that society imposes its structure on an artist?
4. Which of the following physical resources of art is NOT mentioned in the passage?
5. The example of Rubens' women is used to show that the artist
The Indian cliff dwellings of the southwestern United States are a source of interest and mystery for archeologists. Located in the Four Corners area of the U.S., where Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico meet, the cliff dwellings were constructed during the 5 Great Pueblo period, from approximately 1050 to 1300. The cliff dwellings are whole series of contiguous rooms built in layers into the sides of cliffs. The sleeping rooms of the cliff dwellings were very tiny, often only one to two meters wide and little more than one meter high, and they were built in complexes of up to several hundred rooms 10 together. The front rooms of the complexes were considerably larger. These larger rooms were apparently the rooms where daily life took place. When the cliff dwellings were first found by explorers, they had been abandoned. Archeologists today are uncertain as to when or why they were abandoned and where the inhabitants went. There 15 is some evidence, however, that the inhabitants left the cliff dwellings near the end of the thirteenth century because of a serious drought that is known to have occurred in the area from 1276 to 1299. Archeologists believe that the inhabitants could have left the cliff dwellings to move southwest and southeast. Today the descendants of the cliff 20 dwellers are probably members of the Indian tribes of that area.
1. Which of the following is the best topic for this passage?
2. Why did the Four Corners area receive its name?
3. According to the passage, when were the cliff dwellings built?
4. According to the passage, what size were the sleeping chambers?
5. According to the passage, what were the cliff dwellings like when the explorers first found them?
6. According to the passage, what do archeologists believe caused the cliff dwellers to abandon their homes?
7. According to the passage, which of the following are the authorities certain about?
8. Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage?
Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi: Distillation, the process of separating the elements of a solution, is widely used in industry today. The two most common methods of distillation are fractional distillation, used in the preparation of alcoholic beverages, and flash distillation, used for the conversion 5 of ocean water to fresh water. In fractional distillation a mixtureis separated into its various component parts by boiling. This method makes use of the fact that different elements boil at varying temperatures. For example, alcohol has a considerably lower boiling temperature than water: the boiling temperature of water is 212 degrees and the 10 boiling temperature of alcohol is 172 degrees. Thus, when a mixture of alcohol and water is heated, the alcohol vaporizes more quickly than the water. The distillate is collected and the process is repeated until the desired purity has been achieved. Flash distillation does not require high temperatures but instead is based on pressure. In 15 this process, a liquid that is to be separated is forced from a compartment kept under high pressure into a compartment kept at a lower pressure. When a liquid moves into the low-pressure chamber, it suddenly vaporizes, and the vapor is then condensed into distillate.
1. According to the passage, what makes fractional distillation occur?
2. According to the passage, fractional distillation can occur only if
3. Which of the following statements about boiling temperatures is true?
4. According to the passage, in the flash distillation process, what causes the liquid to vaporize?
5. Which of the following processes would probably involve distillation?
The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident. Thomas Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jersey, in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory. There Edison worked on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell system. In that 5 laboratory a year later Edison invented the phonograph while trying to improve a telegraph repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater to produce a recording that could be played back. After some improvements to the machine, he recited "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and played the recognizable reproduction 10 of his voice back to an astonished audience.
1. What is the best title for the passage?
2. According to the passage, the invention of the phonograph
3. In what year did the invention of the phonograph occur?
4. According to the passage, how was the phonograph made?
5. According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention?
6. According to the passage, how did people feel when they heard Edison's rendition of "Mary Had a Little Lamb"?
Geographically, California's diversity is breathtaking, and the state's coastline from north to south is no exception. Measuring 840 miles in length, the coast consists of the rugged cliffs of the Coast Ranges in the north and wide sandy beaches in the south. Along the coastline 5 there are two major harbors, one in the north at San Francisco, the other in the south at San Diego. Near Humboldt and Monterey are smaller natural harbors.
1. The topic of this passage is
2. According to the passage, what measures 840 miles in length?
3. The Coast Ranges are
4. It is implied in the passage that northern California
5. According to the passage, where are the major harbors located in California?
Rock and soil samples brought back from the moon by the Apollo astronauts have taught scientists much about the composition of the moon. Moon soil contains small bits of rock and glass and was probably ground from larger rocks when meteors impacted with the surface of the moon. 5 Scientists found no trace of animal or plant life in the moon soil. In addition to the moon soil, astronauts gathered two basic types of rocks from the surface of the moon: basalt and breccia. Basalt is a cooled and hardened volcanic lava common to the earth. Since basalt is formed under extremely high temperatures, the presence 10 of this type of rock is an indication that the temperature of the moon was once extremely hot. Breccia, the other kind of rock brought back by the astronauts, was formed during the impact of falling objects on the surface of the moon. This second type of rock consists of small pieces of rock compressed together by the force of impact. 15 Gases such as hydrogen and helium were found in some of the rocks, and scientists believe that these gases were carried to the moon on the streams of gases that are constantly emitted from the sun.
1. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for this passage?
2. According to the passage, what does moon soil consist of?
3. Which of the following was NOT brought back to the earth by the astronauts?
4. According to the passage, breccia was formed
5. According to the passage, what do scientists believe about the gases found in the moon rocks?
Niagara Falls, one of the most famous North American natural wonders, has long been a popular tourist destination. Tourists today flock to see the two falls that actually comprise Niagara Falls: the 53-meter high Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of the Niagara River and 5 the 55-meter high American Falls on the U.S. side of the river. Most visitors come between April and October, and it is quite a popular activity to take a steamer out on to the river and right up to the base of the falls for a close-up view. It is also possible to get a spectacular view of the falls from the strategic locations along 10 the Niagara River such as Prospect Point or Table Rock, or from one of the four observation towers which have heights up to 500 feet. Tourists have been visiting Niagara Falls in large numbers since the 1800's. Because of concern that the large number of tourists would destroy the natural beauty of this scenic wonder, the State 15 of New York in 1885 created Niagara Falls Park in order to protect the land surrounding American Falls. A year later Canada created Queen Victoria Park on the Canadian side of the Niagara, around Horseshoe Falls.
1. According to the passage, which best describes Niagara Falls?
2. The passage implies that tourists prefer
3. What is a "steamer" (line 7)?
4. According to the passage, why was Niagara Park created?
5. What is the major point the author is making in this passage?
Biofeedback is on the verge of becoming an important tool in medical therapy. Using biofeedback, a patient can learn to control certain body systems, such as heartbeat, temperature, or blood pressure, that are normally autonomic or self-regulating. The patient is attached 5 to a machine measuring the function he wishes to control. When the desired result is achieved, the patient hears a steady tone that indicates that the patient has successfully manipulated that body function to a more desirable state. For example, if a patient wishes to learn to control his heartbeat, he is attached to a biofeedback 10 machine monitoring his heartbeat. When the patient manages to successfully slow his heart beat, the biofeedback machine rewards him with a low, dull noise. Today researchers are using biofeedback to treat patients with such maladies as irregular heartbeat, migraine headaches, and high blood pressure. The medical community foresees myriad applications 15 that may be treated with biofeedback in the future.
1. The main purpose of this passage is to
2. According to the passage, what is an autonomic body process?
3. According to the passage, how does a patient know that he has achieved a desired result when using a biofeedback machine?
4. Which of the following medical problems would probably NOT be treated by biofeedback?
5. According to the passage, what do medical authorities see in the future for biofeedback?
In the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately in need of reform. Private schools existed, but only for the very rich, and there were very few public schools because of the strong sentiment that a child who would grow up to 5 be a laborer should not "waste" his time on education but should instead prepare himself for his life's work. It was in the face of this public sentiment that educational reformers set about their task. Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated. 10 As Superintendent of Education in the state of Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various changes, which were soon matched in other school districts around the country. He extended the school year from five to six months and improved the quality of teachers by instituting teacher education and raising teacher salaries. Although 15 these changes did not bring about a sudden improvement in the educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need for a further strengthening of the system.
1. It is implied in the passage that to go to a private school, a student needed
2. Why is the word "waste" (line 5) punctuated in this manner?
3. According to the passage, why did Horace Mann want a better educational system for Americans?
4. According to the passage, which of the following is a change that Horace Mann instituted?
5. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?
