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Carpentry is the main (1) ____ in Thai Yen village, Ha Tinh province. It brings more than 70% of the main income of about 1,500 households in the commune. Every household (2) ___ carpentry and all the ten hamlets of the commune develop the career. (3) ____ into any hamlet, we can (4) ___ observe the busy atmosphere of carpentry work in every house located one after another. Their front yard is packed (5) _____ saws, cleaving machines, and planers, with pieces of wood everywhere.

Each person (6) __ his own work, operating smoothly like a production line to turn out eye-catching products (7) ___ bamboo furnishings, wardrobes, and armchairs. Now the village has about 80 households with a monthly income of about between VND100 million and VND 200 million. Their products are sold to the big cities around the country and (8) ___ to some foreign countries.

Thanks to the experiences handed down from generations, (9) ____ young villagers have known and associated themselves with the career since they were children and none of them have to go away from home to earn (10) ___ living or are unemployed.

(7) __________

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The Ig Nobel Prize is a copy of the (19)______ Nobel Prize. It is given to achievements and inventions that first make people laugh, then make them think. Its purpose is to (20)______ the unusual and imaginative achievements, mostly in science, medicine, and technology. Contrary to people's common belief that the prize is given to (21)______ works, the prize winners findings need to be based on (22)______ research. Every year, a (23)______ is held at Harvard University, and ten prizes made of tinfoil are awarded to the winners, who have to pay for their own accommodations and transport to Cambridge.

Question 20...................

Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c, or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

The human race is only one small species in the living world. Many other species (36)____ on this planet. However, human beings have a great influence on the (37)_____ of the world. They are changing the environment by building cities and villages (38)______ forests once stood. They are changing weather (39)_______ by cutting down trees in the forests. And they are destroying the air by adding (40) _____ to it. It can be said that human beings are changing the environment in all (41) _____ through their actions and by their habits. This has (42)_______ in two serious consequences. The first is that many kinds of rare animals are killed. The second is that the environment where these animals are living is (43) _______ destroyed. As a result, the number of rare animals is (44)_____ so rapidly that they are in danger of (45)_______.

37________

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Although the city seems to have a lot of great things, the country can offer as (1)_________ satisfaction as well. The country is a marvelous place to live in. It offers a very relaxing feeling, and it is filled (2)_________ magnificent views and scenery. Rural towns offer more open space than cities and aren’t overcrowded. The country can also maybe help you become a more independent and (3)_________ person. You can buy a small piece of land, plough it and put some (4)_________ in order to grow your own vegetables. This way you (5)_________ your own crops, and eat and live in a very healthy way. (6)_________, being in the countryside makes you more of an outdoor person often enjoying the voices and wild places of nature. Not everyone is (7)_________ to the city life and not everyone has the desire to live permanently in the countryside. It is a matter of perspective and personal point of (8)_________.!

Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c, or d.

A few years ago the Americans sent a spacecraft to examine Venus. However, when it was near Venus, it was necessary to alter its direction slightly by means of a computer. They tried to do this by typing the Fortran statement: DO 3 1 = 1.3. Unfortunately, this statement was incorrect because there was a comma instead of a full stop. The correct statement would have sent the spacecraft very close to Venus, but the incorrect statement sent the spacecraft into outer space. Several billion dollars were wasted as a result of such a mistake.

Which of the following is not true?

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For 3,000 years, Mongolians have lived in the rural areas, adopting a pastoral way of life, moving in the search of new pastures. They depend largely on their livestock for a living and sustain themselves with what they can get from the land. Today, approximately half of Mongolia’s population is still roaming the vast plains living in the ger and moving their campings several timesa year. Nomadic life thrives in summer and survives in winter. When temperatures are warm, they work hard on their farms to get milk and make airag, consuming meat from their sheeps and goats. Once winter comes, temperatures dip extremely low and they stay indoors and survive on horse meat.

With the rise of technology, changes in the Mongolian nomadic lifestyle are almost inevitable. While they still lead their lifestyle as pastoral herders, many use motorbikes to herd cattle and horses. To move their homes, trucks have taken the place of ox carts. Solar panels are also becoming an addition to the ger, giving them access to electricity without being confined to one place. The nomads use solar energy to power television sets and mobile phones.
6. Which of the followings is NOT true about Mongolian nomads?

Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c, or d.

With the invention of the microcomputer, the computer can now be purchased for as little as a few hundred dollars. Taking advantage of this situation, quite a few secondary schools, even kindergartens, have already begun to use computers. Many other schools, however, are hesitating to introduce computer science into the school curriculum. They wonder if students, especially younger ones, will be able to use these complicated machines. They also fear that they may only be suitable for youngsters who are good at math. “What about slower students?” they ask. Will computers make learning even more difficult for them? Then again, will learning with a computer be boring?

Schools that are actually using computers are discovering answers to these questions. Surprisingly, students who are only 6 to 7 years of age are taking to the machines like fish to water. They are not only finding them easy to use, but they are also finding them fascinating.

What is the writer’s attitude toward the use of computers in schools?

 Read the passage below carefully, and then complete it :

"Community Chest, cooperative organization (1) _____ citizens interested (2) _____ the effective development (3) _____ social services and (4) _____ raising funds to support such services. A characteristic (5) _____ the chest is its annual united fund-raising campaign. The chest determines how the funds are allocated based (6) _____ the needs (7) _____ the community and the work (8) _____ the individual agencies receiving the funds. It also acts (9) _____ a public relations medium, interpreting the community's social work activities (10) _____ the general public. Contributors benefit because the community chest calls (11) _____ them only once a year. Moreover, a united campaign usually reaches more people and raises more money, (12) _____ less cost, (13) _____ many separate campaigns.
A cooperative organization similar (14) _____ the community chest is the community council. The community council usually raises support (15) _____ funds (16) _____ activities (17) _____ the field (18) _____ social work, such (19) _____ education (20) _____ recreation. The council may be a part (21) _____ a community chest, or it may be the larger entity and include (22) _____ it a community chest. The national association (23) _____ community chests and community councils is the United Way (24) _____ America."

19. such (19) _____ education

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Although the city seems to have a lot of great things, the country can offer as (1)_________ satisfaction as well. The country is a marvelous place to live in. It offers a very relaxing feeling, and it is filled (2)_________magnificent views and scenery. Rural towns offer more open space than cities and aren’t overcrowded. The country can also maybe help you become a more independent and (3)_________ person. You can buy a small piece of land, plough it and put some (4)_________ in order to grow your own vegetables. This way you (5)_________ your own crops, and eat and live in a very healthy way. (6)_________, being in the countryside makes you more of an outdoor person often enjoying the voices and wild places of nature. Not everyone is (7)_________ to the city life and not everyone has the desire to live permanently in the countryside. It is a matter of perspective and personal point of (8)_________.!:

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions:
New part-time volunteering opportunities - Woodcraft Folk Glasgow districts 
Are you looking to get more involved with your local community?
Do you enjoy working with young people and children?
Are you passionate about big issues affecting society today and building children’s awareness and self-confidence to cope with the challenges of tomorrow?
If this sounds like you Woodcraft Folk needs you!
Woodcraft Folk is a registered charity offering you the opportunity to help build a fairer, more peaceful world for all. We run weekly groups for children aged 4-16yrs old and are looking for Volunteers to get involved for a few hours a month, whenever it suits YOU!
Perhaps you’d like to contribute a couple of hours as a one-off workshop? Or maybe you’d like to take part in a group discussion or games night once a fortnight?
We know that your time is precious so we will work with you to make sure you to get the most out of your experience with us. From working directly with the groups and running your own sessions, to representing groups at the national level there are many aspects of the organization you can choose to get involved with!
If you are a good communicator who shares our values of peace, co-operation and equality, Glasgow Woodcraft Folk invites you to get in touch. We are running induction events week starting Monday 22nd April and would love to see you there!

When are the every-week induction events run?

Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

A volcano is an opening in the earth’s surface through (36)________ lava, hot gases, and rock fragments erupt. Such an opening (37)________ when a melted rock from deep within the earth blasts through the surface. Most volcanoes are atop mountains, (38)______ cone-shaped mountains. The mountains themselves are also called volcanoes. Eruptions of volcanic mountains are (39)________ sights. In some eruptions, huge fiery clouds rise over the mountain, and flowing rivers of lava flow down______ (40) sides. In other eruptions, red-hot (41)________ and cinders shoot out the mountaintop, and large chunks of hot rock are blasted high (42)______ the air. A few eruptions are so (43)______ that they blow the mountain apart. Some eruptions occur on volcanic islands. (44)_______ islands are the tops of volcanic mountains that have been built up from the ocean floor by repeated eruptions. Other eruptions occur along narrow (45)________in the ocean floor.

45__________

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My daughter (1) _______ is studying English at Oxford is going on holiday. Her boyfriend Tim invited her to London (2) _______ he bought a new house last month. She is putting all her clothes into the suitcase (3) _______ she has just bought. Her sister, (4) _______ has nothing better to do is watching her. The train (5) _______ she is going to catch leaves at 11 a.m. Tim, (6) _______ house she is going to stay in, is a doctor too. Tim is coming for her to the station in a new car (7) _______ his parents gave him for his birthday. His parents are coming to London too. My daughter, (8) _______ has never met them before, is very excited about it.

(6) __________

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EARTHQUAKES

An earthquake is a trembling of the earth’s surface and is caused by natural (1)______ within the earth itself. About a million earthquakes are (2)______________ each year, but the vast (3)_________ are small and cause little or no (4)__________ . (5)_______the energy of a large earthquake can be 10,000 times more powerful than that of the first atomic bomb. The terrible earthquake that (6)____________ the cities of Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan in 1923 caused an estimate of 142,807 deaths. Even (7)__________ disastrous was an earthquake in China when about 655,000 people died. Most earthquakes (8)__________under the ocean bed. Many of these are harmless, but sometimes tidal waves are set up on the (9)___________. The waves are not high in the middle of the ocean, but they travel quickly and maybe huge as they rush up a shallow shore. Such devastating walls of water can (10)__________widespread destruction.

6____________

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Humans have long been fascinated by outer space, and have wondered if there are intelligent life-forms (36)________, which we might be able to contact. Naturally, we’ve all seen space (37)________ on our TV and cinema screens, but ‘aliens’ like these owe more to the convenience of using (38)_______ actors, to play the part than to any (39)_______ form of scientific investigation. However, many serious (40)_______ researchers are now beginning to turn their attention to the question of what alien life might (41)__________ look like. One early result is Arnold the Alien, designed by biologist Dougal Dixon. This strange being, (42)______ humans, has its eyes, ears, and limbs in groups of three (43)_____ of pairs but, despite its (44)_____________ appearance, its behavior is not very different (45)__________ our own.

41__________

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A village is a perfect place to live if you are in search of harmony with nature. People have everything for their minimum requirements of life. Villagers are just satisfied with the necessities of their living. They are always provided with fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, water, and clear air. It is the simplicity, natural beauty, and tranquility that make the rural life unique and special.

Villages preserve our national customs and traditions. The village people usually hold various festivals and fairs where they represent the wealth of our culture. Villagers think in the terms of religion and God. The village temple is the divine place where people draw inspiration for their further work and pray for their families and themselves. There is a unique closeness between the elder and younger generations. Young people treat their parents and grandparents with great respect and follow their valuable advice.

In spite of everything good that the village can give us, there are a lot of important things that rural areas lack. Peasants lack the utilities and convenience a more developed area can offer, such as hospitals, stores, police stations, firefighters, public health, mass education, proper cell phone coverage, and internet access. So, there should be some progress in rural areas in order to make such places more pleasant and comfortable to live.

Where should you live if you are fond of natural beauty?

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Last summer John went on holiday for two weeks to the island of Sardinia. He stayed in a hotel which had a wonderful swimming pool and beautiful views of the sea. It was a village where the local people went fishing in the winter, and foreign visitors came in the summer.
John spent his first day on the beach, but on the second day he felt very ill. First he was very hot, then he was too cold. He couldn't understand why he felt like that. So he went to see the local doctor, who was a very nice man, and whose English was excellent.
"Summer is a time when people often feel ill". The doctor said. "It's too hot for most of us! Take this medicine, and stay out of the sun."
John took the doctor's advice, and stayed in his room for the rest of his holiday. He soon felt better. "What a cheap holiday!" he thought happily.

It is inferred from the passage John was__________with his holiday.

Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to the questions by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
The second half of the twentieth century saw more changes in technology than in previous two hundred years. Penicillin has already been discovered and used to treat infections; there have been many remarkable advances in medicine that have helped to increase our average life expectancy way beyond that of our ancestors. Incredible innovations such as television have changed the way we spend our leisure hours. Perhaps the most important breakthrough, however, has been the microchip. Nobody could have imagined, when it was first invented, that within a matter of years, this tiny piece of silicon and circuitry would be found in almost every household object from the kettle to the video recorder. And nobody could have predicted the sudden proliferation of computers that would completely change our lives, allowing us to access information from the other side of the world via the Internet or send messages around the world by e-mail at the touch of a button. Meanwhile, research into other aspects of information technology is making it easier and cheaper for us to talk to friends and relations around the world.

Television has changed the way we spend our_______.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

Marriage is an ancient religious and legal practice celebrated around the world. However, wedding customs vary from country to country.

The Wedding Dress: In many countries, it is customary for the bride to wear a white dress as a symbol of purity. The tradition of wearing a special white dress only for the wedding ceremony started around 150 years ago. Before that, most women could not afford to buy a dress that they would only wear once. Now, bridal dresses can be bought in a variety of styles. In some Asian countries and in the Middle East, colors of joy and happiness like red or orange other than white are worn by the bride or used as part of the wedding ceremony,

The Wedding Rings: In many cultures, couples exchange rings, usually made of golf or silver and worn on the third finger of the left or right hand, during the marriage ceremony. The circular shape of the ring is symbolic of the couple's eternal union. In Brazil, it is traditional to have the rings engraved with the bride's name on the groom’s ring, an vice versa.

Flowers: Flowers play an important role in most weddings. Roses are said to be the flowers of love, and because they usually bloom in June, this has become the most popular month for weddings in many countries. After the wedding ceremony, in many countries the bride throws her bouquet into a crowd of well-wishers - usually her single female friends. The person who catches this bouquet will be the next one to marry.

Gifts: In Chinese cultures, wedding guests give gifts of money to the newly-weds in small red envelopes. Money is also an appropriate gift at Korean and Japanese wedding. In many Western countries, for example in the U.K, wedding guests give the bride and groom household items that they may need for their new home. In Russia, rather than receiving gifts, the bride and groom provide gifts to their guests instead.

With the continued internationalization of the modern world, wedding customs that originated in one part of the world are crossing national boundaries and have been incorporated into marriage ceremonies in other countries.

Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

Read the text below and choose the answer A, B, C, or D which you think fits best according to the text.
The latest development in the debate amongst scientists about what killed the prehistoric dinosaurs is the suggestion that acid rain was the cause. Two geologists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggest that a large meteor hitting the earth at 65 kilometers per second would have led to strongly acidic rain falling all over the world.

The two geologists, Ronald Prinn, and Bruce Fegley calculated that if an ice-rich meteor weighing 12.5 million billion kilograms hit the Earth, it would shock- heat the atmosphere enough to produce huge amounts of nitrogen oxides. This would result, they say, in strongly acid rain around the world. If the meteor were traveling more slowly, or if it were more rock-like in structure, this strongly acid rain would be limited to a small area so that the world effect would be much less important. However, other groups of researchers have suggested that volcanoes, rather than meteors, could have produced these heavy does of acid rain, but over a much longer period – over 10,000 years.

Prinn and Fegley believe that their theory matches the pattern of animal and plant life at the end of the Cretaceous period 65 million years ago. It is well known from studying rock formations that it was at this time that dinosaurs and many other groups of prehistoric animals died out. Prinn and Fegley suggest one way in which their theory might be tested. Rock layers that have remained undisturbed since the Cretaceous era could be examined to see if they show any sign of the effects of very large amounts of acid rain on metals that do not dissolve in water such as iron and lead. Such undisturbed rock layers are, however, very rare.

Prinn and Fegley think that if a rocky meteor hit the earth it would_______

Read the text below and answer the questions. 
DOES READING MATTER?

[1] Some people say that reading is not now as important as it was. These days we have photographs, films, radio, and television. Why read a description of something when you can glance at a photograph? Why read a novel when we can see a film? Why read a newspaper when the latest news is brought to us hourly on radio and TV?

[2] Photography was certainly a wonderful invention. Photographs can give a very accurate idea of places and of people that we have never seen. An encyclopedia, for example, is always better for good illustrations. But we also need words to explain the photographs and drawings. A photograph of an elephant may give us a very good impression of what an elephant looks like, but it tells us nothing about where elephants are found, what types there are, what their exact size and weight are. how they are useful to man and so on.

[3] In the same way, a good feature film has action, movement, color, and maybe music. These are things we do not find on the printed page. But reading a novel has certain advantages over watching even an excellent feature film. Reading a novel requires imagination and each of us imagines a story differently.

[4] Television news broadcasts can certainly be interesting. But we need newspapers as well. Some important events happen when there are no cameras around. More importantly, newspaper docs do not just report the news. It explains what has been happening. It also contains interesting articles on many subjects. Newspapers are an important part of our lives if we want to understand what is going on in our community and other parts of the world.

[5] Reading is thus essential for information and pleasure. We need to be good readers to enjoy a full life as human beings. Moreover, reading is a skill, and like other skills, it needs practice. The more we read, the better readers we become. And the better readers we become, the more we enjoy reading! The secret is to get the reading habit. Read at least a little every day.

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