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PASSAGE 2 Rome is the capital of Italy. This sprawling modern city has many ancient monuments. Rome’s history goes back more than 2,500 years. Because of its age, Rome is often called the Eternal City. Rome’s many art treasures and historic buildings make the city an important center of European culture. In ancient times, Rome was the center of a mighty Roman empire. The empire lasted nearly 500 years, into the ad 400s. Roman armies conquered the lands that are now Italy, Greece, Great Britain, France, and Egypt. The Romans built many roads from Rome to distant parts of their empire. This network of roads led to a saying that “All roads lead to Rome.” The Roman Empire’s influence is still present. The Romans spread their language, Latin, throughout Europe. Latin is the basis for Italian, French, Spanish, and other European languages. The ancient Romans were great builders. Several of their buildings still stand today. They are among Rome’s famous landmarks. The Pantheon is a temple dedicated to the many Roman gods of mythology. The Roman Colosseum is a four-story amphitheater. An amphitheater is like a football stadium. The Colosseum is where Roman citizens once watched gladiators fight to the death. The Roman Forum was the political center of ancient Rome. The senate building and law courts were there, along with shops and religious buildings. Many artists painted in Rome. The most famous of them is Michelangelo. He lived 500 years ago. Thousands of people visit Rome each year to see his art. Visitors to the Vatican stare in wonder at the beautiful murals that Michelangelo painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The murals show scenes from the first book of the Bible, the Book of Genesis. Vatican City is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. The pope lives at the Vatican. He is the head of the Catholic Church. There are more than a billion Catholics worldwide, making Roman Catholicism the largest Christian religion. Vatican City is an independent country within Rome. It is the smallest country in the world.
it is over thousands of years old. B. it is sprawling modern C. it has many ancient monuments D. its history goes too far away 27. Rome is made an important center of European culture …………. A. by the country of Italy B. with its long history C. by its art treasures and historic buildings D. for its many ancient monuments 28. The author mentions the Pantheon, the Roman Colosseum, and the Roman Forum as …… A. great builders B. famous landmarks C. gods of mythology D. Roman citizens 29. It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that ………………. the Pantheon is a famous landmark building in modern Rome Roman citizens watched gladiators fight to the death in the Colosseum important political decisions were made in the Roman Forum the Roman Colosseum is an amphitheater with four floors. 30. According to the passage, what is NOT true about Vatican City? It is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. It is the largest Christian religion area in the world. It is an independent country within Rome. It is where the head of the Catholic Church lives. PASSAGE 3 One of the most important social developments that helped to make possible a shift in thinking about the role of public education was the effect of the baby boom of the 1950's and 1960's on the schools. In the 1920's, but especially in the Depression conditions of the 1930's, the United States experienced a declining birth rate – every thousand women aged fifteen to forty-four gave birth to about 118 live children in 1920, 89.2 in 1930, 75.8 in 1936, and 80 in 1940. With the growing prosperity brought on by the Second World War and the economic boom that followed it, young people married and established households earlier and began to raise larger families than had their predecessors during the Depression. Birth rates rose to 102 per thousand in 1946, 106.2 in 1950, and 118 in 1955. Although economics was probably the most important determinant, it is not the only explanation for the baby boom. The increased value placed on the idea of the family also helps to explain this rise in birth rates. The baby boomers began streaming into the first grade by the mid-1940's and became a flood by 1950. The public school system suddenly found itself overtaxed. While the number of schoolchildren rose because of wartime and postwar conditions, these same conditions made the schools even less prepared to cope with the flood. The wartime economy meant that few new schools were built between 1940 and 1945. Moreover, during the war and in the boom times that followed large numbers of teachers left their profession for better-paying jobs elsewhere in the economy. Therefore, in the 1950's and 1960's, the baby boom hit an antiquated and inadequate school system. Consequently, the "custodial rhetoric" of the 1930's and early 1940's no longer made sense; that is, keeping youths aged sixteen and older out of the labor market by keeping them in school could no longer be a high priority for an institution unable to find space and staff to teach younger children aged five to sixteen. With the baby boom, the focus of educators and of laymen interested in education inevitably turned toward the lower grades and back to basic academic skills and discipline. The system no longer had much interest in offering nontraditional, new, and extra services to older youths. 31. What does the passage mainly discuss? Birth rates in the United States in the 1930's and 1940 The impact of the baby boom on public education The role of the family in the 1950's and 1960's The teaching profession during the baby boom 32. The word "overtaxed" in line 14 is closest in meaning to ………….. A. changed too much B. plentifully supplied C. heavily burdened D. well prepared 33. The public school of the 1950's and 1960's faced all of the following problems EXCEPT …….. A. an inadequate number of school buildings B. old-fashioned facilities C. a shortage of teachers D. a declining number of students 34. According to the passage, why did teachers leave the teaching profession after the outbreak of the war? A. Teaching positions were scarce. B. They were dissatisfied with the curriculum. C. Other jobs provided higher salaries. D. They needed to be retrained. 35. Which of the following best characterizes the organization of the passage? The second paragraph provides a fictional account to illustrate a problem presented in the first paragraph. The second paragraph argues against a point made in the first paragraph. The second paragraph introduces a problem not mentioned in the first paragraph. The second paragraph presents the effect of circumstances described in the first paragraph. PASSAGE 4 As heart disease continues to be the number-one killer in the United States, researchers have become increasingly interested in identifying the potential risk factors that trigger heart attacks. High-fat diets and "life in the fast lane" have long been known to contribute to the high incidence of heart failure. But according to new studies, the list of risk factors may be significantly longer and quite surprising. Heart failure, for example, appears to have seasonal and temporal patterns. A higher percentage of heart attacks occur in cold weather, and more people experience heart failure on Monday than on any other day of the week. In addition, people are more susceptible to heart attacks in the first few hours after waking. Cardiologists first observed this morning phenomenon in the mid-1980, and have since discovered a number of possible causes. An early-morning rise in blood pressure, heart rate, and concentration of heart stimulating hormones, plus a reduction of blood flow to the heart, may all contribute to the higher incidence of heart attacks between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M. In other studies, both birthdays and bachelorhood have been implicated as risk factors. Statistics reveal that heart attack rates increase significantly for both females and males in the few days immediately preceding and following their birthdays. And unmarried men are more at risk for heart attacks than their married counterparts. Though stress is thought to be linked in some way to all of the aforementioned risk factors, intense research continues in the hope of further comprehending why and how heart failure is triggered . 36. What does the passage mainly discuss? Risk factors in heart attacks Seasonal and temporal pattern of heart attacks Cardiology in the 1980s Diet and stress as factors in heart attacks 37. What do the second and the third paragraphs of the passage mainly discuss? A. The link between heart attacks and marriage B. Unusual risk factors in heart attacks C. Age and gender factors in heart attacks D. Myths about lifestyles and heart attacks 38. The phrase “susceptible to” in the second paragraph could best be replaced by ….. A. aware of B. affected by C. accustomed to D. prone to 39. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a possible cause of any heart attacks? A. Decreased blood flow to the heart B. Increased blood pressure C. Lower heart rate 40. Which of the following does the passage infer? We now fully understand how risk factors trigger heart attacks. We recently began to study how risk factors trigger heart attacks. We have not identified many risk factors associated with heart attacks. We do not fully understand how risk factors trigger heart attacks. ---HẾT--- Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm. 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