PART G: READING 1 Read the following passage and choose the carrect option to fil in each of the blanks from 21 to 20. Write your answers (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet. (5 pts) MOUNTAIN CLIMBING (One of the most dificult but (21) pastimes is mountain cimbing. Modem climbers must (22) many different skils. Rock climbing requires a combination of gymnastic abilty, imagination and observation, but perhaps the most necessary skill is being able to (23)__out how much weight particular rock can (24) __. Mountaineers climb in groups of three or four, each climber at a cistance of approximately six metres from the next. Usually one person climbs while the other climbers (25) hold ofthe rope. The most experienced dimber goes first and shows the other climbers which way to go. making the rope secure so thatit is 26) _for the others to follow. With many mountain climbers, snow skils (27) very important part, Ice axes are used for (28) steps into the snow and for testing the ground. Climbers always tle themselves together so that, if the leader falls, he or she can be held by the others and (29) back to safely. Ine rumber of dangers (80) ___ climbers is almos: endless. And the lack of oxygen at nigh altitudes makes life even more dificult for mountaineers. 21. A prized B. valuable C. precious D. rewarding 22. A.possess B. hold ©. control D.own 2. Aty B. work C. stand D. set 24, A supply B. support C. provide D. offer 25. Again B stay C. keep D. maintain 26. Avelable Bue ©. dependable D.sale 27. Acplay Bio C.act D.make 28. A breaking Bearing C. cutting D. splitting 29. Agiven B. sent C. put D. pulled 30. A face B. being faced C. faced D. facing |, Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35. Write your answers (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet. (5 pts) Bitooins are @ form of virtual currency. In other words, they are @ type of money that does not exist in the actual world, However, they can be used to purchase actual products and services from real companies. The bitcoin system was created in 2009 by an enigmatic person named Satoshi Nakamoto. In fact, no one is sure if Satoshi Nakamoto is an actual person or a grcup of people. Bitcoins are designed to serve as en alternative to national currencies, such as dollars and euros. They can be used to pay fr things instead of cash or credit cards. Vihenbitcoins are transferred from a buyer toa seller, the transaction is recorded n a public database. Governments are concemed that bitcoins can easily be stolen by hackers. Ithas dawned an them that they might be used for illegal purposes. For example, stolen goods could be purchased without the goverment knowiedge. Although more and more ‘companies are beginning to accept bicoins, the percentage of purchases made using bitcoins is minuscule compared to other online payment methods, such as creit cards. Instead, many bitcoin owners simply keep them as an investment since they may be more valuable inthe future This may or may not be @ wise approach. Currently, the value of bitoins is fuctuatng wildly, especially when compared to highly stable national currencies Btcoin investors are gambling inthe hope that as this high-tech money becomes more widely accepted, its value will soar. 31. What isthe passage mainly about? ‘AA new kind of currency in the virtual world B.A way of doing business in the vrtial world C. Analtermative to bitcoins created by Nakamoto —_D. The future of iteoinsin the real world 32, The word “they” in paragraph ‘refers to. A dollars: B. euros C. things D. bitcoins Page 6 of 733. The word “minuscule” in paragaph 3 is CLOSEST in meaning to. ‘considerable B.stablo ¢. minimal D. incroasing 34, Why are bitcoins of great concer to governments? ‘A. Because the value of btcoins is fuctuating wildy. B. Because biteoins will eventually replace national currencies C. Because bitcoins may be used in illegal transactions. D. Because mast bitcoin owners are hackers. 35. Which ofthe following is defined in the passage? A. Biteoins B. Transactions C. Credit cards D. Public database Ill Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 45. Write your answers (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet. (10 pts) \We live in @ world of tred, sleep deprived people. In his book Counting Sheep, Paul Marin - a behavioral biologist - describes a society which is just too busy to sleep and which does not give sleeping the importance i: deserves. ‘Modem sociaty has invented reasons vot to sleep, We are now a 247 society where shops and services must be available at all hours. We spend longer hours at work than we used to, and more time getting to work. Mobile phones and email allow us to stay in touch round the clock and late-night TV and the Internet tempt us away from our beds. When we need more time for work or pleasure, the easy solution is to sleep lass. The average adult sleeps only 6.2 hours a night during the week, whereas research shows that most people need eight or even eight and a half hours’ sleep to feel at thet best. Nowadays, many people have got used to sleeping less than they need and they lve in an almost permanent state of ‘sleea debt’. Until the invention of the electric light in 1879, our daily cycle of sleep used to depend on he hours of daylight. People would get up with the sun and go to bed at nightfall, But nowadays our hours of sleep are mainly determined by our working hours (or our social fe) ‘and most people are woken up artfcialy by an alarm clock. During the day caffeine, the world's most popular drug, helps to Keep us ‘awake. 75% of the world's population habitually consume caffeine, which up to a point masks the symptoms of sleep deprivation. \What does a chronic lack of sleep do to us? As well as making us irritable and unhappy as humans, it also reduces our motivation ‘and abilly in work. This has serious implication for sacaty in general. Dactnrs, for exami, are often chronically slaen deprived, especially when they are on ‘night calf, and may get less than three hours’ sleep. Lack of sleep can seriously impair their mood, judgment, and ability to take decisions. Tired engineers, in the early hours of the morning, made a series of mistakes with catastrophic resuits. On our roads and motorways, lack of sleep kills thousands of people every year. Tests show thatatred driver ‘can be juct ae dangerous ae a drunken driver. However, driving when drunk is againet the law but driving when exhausted ient. As Paul Martin says, itis very ironic tha: we admire people who function on very litle skep instead of ertcizing them for being irresponsible. Our world would be a much safer, happier place if everyone, whatever ther job, slept eight hours @ night. 36, According tothe passage, whic ofthe following statements is TRUE about Paul Vartin? ‘A. He isa scientist who is chrorically deprived of sleep. B, He gives an interesting account of a sleepless society. .He shows his concern for sleep deprivation in modern society. . Ile describes the modern world as a place without insomnia, 37. The phrase ‘round the clock” n the second paragraph is similar in meaning to__. ‘A having a round clock B. surrounded with clocks CC. during the daytime D. all day and night 38. The writer mentions the Internet in the passage as ‘A an easy solution to sleep deprivation B.a temptation that prevents us from sleeping C. an ineffective means of communication D. a factor that is not related to sleep deprivation Page 6 of 739, 40. 4 42, 43 45. ‘According to the third paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? ‘A.Our social life has no influence on our hours of sleep. B. The sun obviously determined our daily routines. C. The electri ight was invented in the 19 century. D. The electric light has shanged our daly cycle of sleep. The word ‘wt the third paragraph refers to. AA teaching a point B. masking the symptom —C. the word's populatior —D. caffeine consumption Which ofthe following is TRUE, according tothe last paragraph? ‘A Sleep deprivation has negative effects on both individuals and society B. Our motivation decreases wih the bigger number of hours we sleep, CC. Doctors on ‘right call do no: need more than three hours of sleep a day. . Thousands of people are killd every day by drunken rivers. ‘The word “catastrophic” in the last paragraph probably means ‘A. bound to bring satisfaction B. becoming more noticeable . causing serious damage or loss D. likely to become worthless Which ofthe following would the writer of the passage approve of? ‘A. Both drunken drivers and sleep-deprived people should be criticized. B. Our world would be a much safer place without drinkers. C. There is no point in criticizing iresponsible people in our society D. We certainly can function wall even wen we hardly sleep. ‘Al of the foloning are mentioned as those whose performance is affected by “sleep debt” EXCEPT ___. A. biologists B drivers C. doctors D. engineers Which ofthe following could best serve as the tile ofthe passage? ‘A. Accident Prevention: Urgent! B. Sleep Deprivation: Ceuses and Effects CA Society of Sleepless eope D. A Well-known tiologst THE END — (Thi sinh khong ste dung tai liGu, céin bé coi thi khong gia! thich gi them) Page 7 of 7