READING 11
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Câu 1. Based on fossils retrieved from South Africa’s Rising Star cave, two teams of researchers reconstructed the moving habits of Homo naledi – the mysterious human ancestor. With funding from National Geographic, one took a close look at 107 foot bones, the other at 26 bones from a nearly complete right hand. In most respects, the H. naledi foot looks surprisingly like a modern human’s. Its ankle joint, parallel big toe and wide heel bone belong to a striding biped, a creature fully adapted to efficiently walking upright on two legs. But, its lower arch and curved toe bones are more ape-like. The...
- A. A type of ape
- B. An ancient tribe
- C. A human ancestor
- D. A pre-historic mystery
Câu 2. Who sponsored the two teams of researchers?
- A. South Africa’s Rising Star
- B. National Geographic
- C. The two teams of researchers
- D. The government
Câu 3. What respects of the Homo naledi does NOT look like human?
- A. foot
- B. ankle joint
- C. toe and heel bone
- D. lower arch and toe bones
Câu 4. What does “which” in the passage refer to?
- A. The researchers
- B. Modern human
- C. the genus Homo
- D. Homo naledi
Câu 5. “Striding” in the passage has closest meaning to __________.
- A. running
- B. walking
- C. climbing
- D. swimming
Câu 6. According to the passage, Lucy is ___.
- A. a researcher
- B. an ape
- C. a human ancestor
- D. a Homo naledi
Câu 7. According to the passage, the fossil of H. naledi’shandis __________.
- A. the first nearly complete hand of a Homosapien.
- B. an evidence for tree-climbing ability of human ancestors.
- C. very similar to modern human’s.
- D. the only complete fossil of ancient human.
Câu 8. What is the main idea of the reading passage?
- A. New human ancestor walked like modern human but climbed like apes.
- B. New human ancestor was found to climb like ape.
- C. Researchers found new human ancestor.
- D. New human ancestor was found in South Africa.
Câu 9. Why does the author mention Homo habilis?
- A. To list evidence of human ancestors
- B. To prove that human ancestors climbed trees
- C. To compare it with H. naledi
- D. To emphasize the importance of H. naledi discovery.
Câu 10. What does Bill Jungers imply by H. naledi is no exception?
- A. H. naledi is the oldest human ancestor.
- B. H. naledi climbed trees and walked, like other human ancestors.
- C. H. naledi climbed trees and strided, unlike other human ancestors.
- D. H. naledi had modern foot, like other human ancestors.
Câu 11. Spring is the season when newly minted college graduates flock to New York City to start their careers. They begin the search for their dream apartment, brokers say, with the same single minded determination that earned them their degrees and landed them their jobs in the first place. But that determination only goes so far when it comes to Manhattan real estate. [A] “Almost every single person I’ve worked with thinks there’s a golden nugget of an apartment waiting right for them,” said Paul Hunt, an agent at Citi Habitats who specializes in rentals. “They all want to be in the Village, and th...
- A. Best Guide to Finding an Apartment in New York City
- B. New York City - Haven for First-time Renters
- C. Surprises Await First-time Renters in New York City
- D. Sure You Can Afford it in New York City?
Câu 12. On average, how much do tenants have to pay for a studio in New York City?
- A. About $2,000
- B. More than $2,000
- C. More than $3,100
- D. Less than $3,500
Câu 13. Which of the following words can best replace the word ‘prospective’ in paragraph 4?
- A. Apparent
- B. Prosperous
- C. Potential
- D. Upcoming
Câu 14. Which of the following is NOT listed by Mr. Hunt as a reaction of prospective renters when he informs them of the prices?
- A. They think the broker is meaning to deceive them.
- B. They decide to move to another city.
- C. They decide to look for a place in a different neighborhood.
- D. They find someone to share the accommodation with.
Câu 15. According to Mr. Hunt, what would make the process of finding an apartment challenging?
- A. Renters do not trust the brokers.
- B. Renters over-expect about places they can rent.
- C. Landlords expect tenants to have secured income.
- D. Renters want to bargain with landlords.
Câu 16. Which of the following would best describe the attitude of renters who decide to raise their price limit after being informed of the price?
- A. Willing
- B. Hopeful
- C. Reluctant
- D. Frustrated
Câu 17. In which space (marked A, B, C and D in the passage) will the following sentence fit? Aside from the realities of price and space, the requirements set by New York landlords are also bound to help turn a bright-eyed first-time renter’s outlook grim.
- A. A
- B. B
- C. C
- D. D
Câu 18. Why did the writer mention the income of college graduates in 2006?
- A. To demonstrate that graduates can earn a decent salary if they work in New York City
- B. To indicate that less than 50% of the surveyed graduates could afford apartments in New York City
- C. To suggest that New York City is not a place for graduates
- D. To prove that to guarantee a place in New York City is financially out of reach for an average graduate
Câu 19. What does the word ‘Those’ in paragraph 9 refer to?
- A. Landlords
- B. Graduates
- C. Guarantors
- D. Parents
Câu 20. Which of the following sentences would best complete the last paragraph?
- A. On top of that, every owner also has their own requirements, so just because you qualified here doesn’t mean you’ll qualify there.
- B. So you had better accept that you’ll never have what you want no matter how hard you work.
- C. So the key to finding that first apartment is to learn as much as possible about the market before arriving in the city and to keep an open mind.
- D. You have to be flexible and you have to come to the city armed with information and financial paperwork.
Câu 21. Sustainable development? Kai Kensavaong will never again walk along the muddy lanes of Sop On, the village in southern Laos where she was born. Her old home now lies at the bottom of a reservoir of brown water created to feed a hydroelectric power plant, the first to be funded by the World Bank for over twenty years. ‘I’ll never forget that place,’ says the 41-year-old villager. ‘It was my home. I picked my first bamboo stalks there.’ The World Bank stopped financing hydroelectric dam projects in developing countries twenty years ago because of criticism that such projects were harming local c...
- A. It was turned into a reservoir.
- B. It was destroyed by a flood.
- C. It was abandoned by the villagers.
- D. It was bought by the World Bank.
Câu 22. Who helped to finance the project?
- A. The Laos government
- B. The World Bank
- C. Villagers of Sop On
- D. A hydroelectric company
Câu 23. How much electricity will it generate?
- A. Over 39,000 megawatt
- B. Over 1,000 megawatt
- C. Over 20,000 megawatt
- D. Over 10,000 megawatt
Câu 24. According to the passage, who will use most of the electricity?
- A. South East Asia countries
- B. Asia
- C. Thailand
- D. Laos
Câu 25. According to paragraph 4, how many people were affected?
- A. 2 billion people
- B. 6.200 people
- C. 87% of Laos’ population
- D. 5.6 million people
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