TEST 4 - PASSAGE 3 - Timur Gareyev - Blindfold Chess Champion

Timur Gareyev - blindfold chess champion
A. Next month, a chess player named Timur Gareyev will take on nearly 50 opponents at
once. But that is not the hard part. While his challengers will play the games as normal,
Gareyev himself will be blindfolded. Even by world record standards, it sets a high bar
for human performance. The 28-year-old already stands out in the rarefied world of
blindfold chess. He has a fondness for bright clothes and unusual hairstyles, and he gets
his kicks from the adventure sport of BASE jumping. He has already proved himself a
strong chess player, too. In a 10-hour chess marathon in 2013, Gareyev played 33 games
in his head simultaneously. He won 29 and lost none. The skill has become his brand: he
calls himself the Blindfold King.
B. But Gareyev's prowess has drawn interest from beyond the chess-playing community.
In the hope of understanding how he and others like him can perform such mental feats,
researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) called him in for tests.
They now have their first results. 'The ability to play a game of chess with your eyes
closed is not a far reach for most accomplished players,' said Jesse Rissman, who runs a
memory lab at UCLA. 'But the thing that's so remarkable about Timur and a few other
individuals is the number of games they can keep active at once. To me it is simply
astonishing.'
C. Gareyev learned to play chess in his native Uzbekistan when he was six years old.
Tutored by his grandfather, he entered his first tournament aged eight and soon became
obsessed with competitions. At 16, he was crowned Asia's youngest ever chess
grandmaster. He moved to the US soon after, and as a student helped his university win
its first national chess championship. In 2013, Gareyev was ranked the third best chess
player in the US.
D. To the uninitiated, blindfold chess seems to call for superhuman skill. But displays of
the feat go back centuries. The first recorded game in Europe was played in 13th-century
Florence. In 1947, the Argentinian grandmaster Miguel Najdorf played 45 simultaneous
games in his mind, winning 39 in the 24-hour session.
E. Accomplished players can develop the skill of playing blind even without realising it.
The nature of the game is to run through possible moves in the mind to see how they play
out. From this, regular players develop a memory for the patterns the pieces make, the
defences and attacks. 'You recreate it in your mind,' said Gareyev. A lot of players are
capable of doing what I'm doing.' The real mental challenge comes from playing multiple
games at once in the head. Not only must the positions of each piece on every board be
memorised, they must be recalled faithfully when needed, updated with each player's
moves, and then reliably stored again, so the brain can move on to the next board. First
moves can be tough to remember because they are fairly uninteresting. But the ends of
games are taxing too, as exhaustion sets in. When Gareyev is tired, his recall can get
patchy. He sometimes makes moves based on only a fragmented memory of the pieces
positions.
F. The scientists first had Gareyev perform some standard memory tests. These assessed
his ability to hold numbers, pictures and words in mind. One classic test measures how
many numbers a person can repeat, both forwards and backwards, soon after hearing
them. Most people manage about seven. 'He was not exceptional on any of these standard
tests,' said Rissman. 'We didn't find anything other than playing chess that he seems to be
supremely gifted at.' But next came the brain scans. With Gareyev lying down in the
machine, Rissman looked at how well connected the various regions of the chess player's
brain were. Though the results are tentative and as yet unpublished, the scans found much
greater than average communication between parts of Gareyev's brain that make up what
is called the frontoparietal control network. Of 63 people scanned alongside the chess
player, only one or two scored more highly on the measure. 'You use this network in
almost any complex task. It helps you to allocate attention, keep rules in mind, and work
out whether you should be responding or not,' said Rissman.
G. It was not the only hint of something special in Gareyev's brain. The scans also
suggest that Gareyev's visual network is more highly connected to other brain parts than
usual. Initial results suggest that the areas of his brain that process visual images - such as
chess boards - may have stronger links to other brain regions, and so be more powerful
than normal. While the analyses are not finalised yet, they may hold the first clues to
Gareyev's extraordinary ability.
H. For the world record attempt, Gareyev hopes to play 47 blindfold games at once in
about 16 hours. He will need to win 80% to claim the title. 'I don't worry too much about
the winning percentage, that's never been an issue for me,' he said. 'The most important
part of blindfold chess for me is that I have found the one thing that I can fully dedicate
myself to. I miss having an obsession.'
Questions 27-32
Reading Passage 3 has eight paragraphs, A-H.
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 27-32 on your answer sheet.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
27 a reference to earlier examples of blindfold chess

28 an outline of what blindfold chess involves
29 a claim that Gareyev’s skill is limited to chess
30 why Gareyev’s skill is of interest to scientists
31 an outline of Gareyev’s priorities
32 a reason why the last part of a game may be difficult
Questions 33-36
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 3?
In boxes 33-36 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
33 In the forthcoming games, all the participants will be blindfolded.

34 Gareyev has won competitions in BASE jumping.
35 UCLA is the first university to carry out research into blindfold chess players.
36 Good chess players are likely to be able to play blindfold chess.
Questions 37-40
Complete the summary below
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write the correct letter in boxes 37-40 on your answer sheet.
How the research was carried out
The researchers started by testing Gareyev’s 37 ……………………; for example, he was

required to recall a string of 38 …………………… in order and also in reverse order.
Although his performance was normal, scans showed an unusual amount of 39
…………………… within the areas of Gareyev’s brain that are concerned with directing
attention. In addition, the scans raised the possibility of unusual strength in the parts of
his brain that deal with 40 …………………… input.
GIẢI THÍCH
CÂU 27: GIẢI THÍCH CHI TIẾT

Tip: Dạng câu hỏi matching information, nên làm cuối cùng sau những dạng câu
hỏi khác, vì lúc này bạn đã phần nào nắm được nội dung bài đọc
=> Có thể tìm info nhanh hơn
Step 1: Đọc hiểu câu hỏi & imagine paraphrasing
● A reference to earlier examples -> nghĩ về việc liệt kê các giải đấu (tên giải, năm
diễn ra, nơi chốn...)
Step 2: Tìm thứ imagine
● Earlier examples -> The first game in Europe, in 13th-century Florence. in 1947,...
played 45 simultaneous games in his mind...
=> Thông tin tìm được ở paragraph D
để hiểu rõ hơn main idea, ta có
The first recorded game in Europe
was played in 13th-century Florence .
4 In 1947 ,
Miguel Najdorf
V
played 45 simultaneous games in his mind .
Câu 3 + 4 cho thấy: 2 ví dụ về blindfolded chess trong quá khứ, 13th-century và 1947
=> Giờ ta hiểu trọn vẹn vì sao chọn paragraph D rồi
Bước 1: Đọc câu hỏi trước, gạch chân từ khoá để hiểu nội dung câu hỏi yêu cầu thí
sinh cần tìm - quay lại làm sau.
a reference to earlier examples of blindfold chess
=> Nội dung: Tham khảo các ví dụ trước đây về cờ vua bịt mắt
Bước 2: Đọc từng đoạn văn, mỗi lần đọc xong 1 đoạn, thí sinh sẽ quay lại đối chiếu
với câu hỏi để so sánh ý nghĩa của đoạn văn xem có tương ứng với từ khóa đã gạch
trong câu hỏi hay không.
S The first recorded game in Europe V was played in 13th-century Florence.
In 1947, S Miguel Najdorf V played O 45 simultaneous games in his mind...
Ta có thể thấy 2 ví dụ của blindfold chess trong quá khứ
=> Đáp án: Đoạn D ✅
PARAPHRASE
Question: a reference to earlier examples of blindfold chess
So sánh cụm từ bên câu hỏi và bài đọc, ta có
Earlier examples =
Trận đầu đầu tiên được ghi lại
the first recorded game

CÂU ĐƯỢC ĐỊNH VỊ
To the uninitiated, blindfold chess seems to call for superhuman skill.But displays of the
feat go back centuries.The first recorded game in Europe was played in 13th-century
Florence.In 1947, the Argentinian grandmaster Miguel Najdorf played 45 simultaneous
games in his mind, winning 39 in the 24-hour session.
Tip: Dạng câu hỏi matching information, nên làm cuối cùng sau những dạng
câu hỏi khác, vì lúc này bạn đã phần nào nắm được nội dung bài đọc
● An outline of... blindfold chess -> nghĩ về những bước hoặc kỹ thuật để chơi
môn blindfold chess
● An outline of... blindfold chess -> run through possible moves in the mind to
see how they play out
=> Thông tin tìm được ở paragraph E
The nature of the game
is to run through possible moves in the mind to see how they play out .
Câu 2 cho thấy: Bản chất của môn blindfolded chess là nghĩ về những 'possible
moves' và kết quả trong đầu
=> Giờ ta hiểu trọn vẹn tại sao chọn paragraph E rồi
an outline of what blindfold chess involves
=> Nội dung: Tóm tắt về cơ vua bịt mắt
Bản chất của trò chơi The nature of the game V is to run through possible moves O
possible moves in the mind to see how they play out
Ta có thể thấy bản chất của blindfold chess là xem xét những possible moves trong đầu
=> Đáp án: Đoạn E ✅
PARAPHRASE
Question: an outline of what blindfold chess involves
an outline of... blindfold chess =
bản chất của trò chơi
the nature of the game +

Nghĩ đến những nước cờ trong đầu
run through possible moves in the mind
Accomplished players can develop the skill of playing blind even without realising it.
The nature of the game is to run through possible moves in the mind to see how they play
out. From this, regular players develop a memory for the patterns the pieces make, the
defences and attacks. 'You recreate it in your mind,' said Gareyev. A lot of players are
games at once in the head. Not only must the positions of each piece on every board be
moves, and then reliably stored again, so the brain can move on to the next board. First
moves can be tough to remember because they are fairly uninteresting. But the ends of
games are taxing too, as exhaustion sets in. When Gareyev is tired, his recall can get
patchy. He sometimes makes moves based on only a fragmented memory of the pieces
positions.
● Gareyev's skill is limited to chess -> Nghĩ về những kỹ năng Gareyev không có
hoặc những việc ông không làm tốt
● Earlier examples -> The first game in Europe, in 13th-century Florence. in 1947,...
played 45 simultaneous games in his mind...
=> Thông tin tìm được ở paragraph F
Gareyev
He
tests = memory tests
was not exceptional on tests
= Researchers
We
didn't find anything other than playing chess that he supremely gifted at
Câu 5 cho thấy: Kết quả các bài tests của Gareyev không có gì đặc sắc
Câu 6 cho thấy: Gareyev không tài năng ở những gì khác ngoài chơi cờ
Câu 5 + 6 cho thấy: Gareyev chỉ giỏi chơi cờ
=> Giờ đã hiểu trọn vẹn tại sao chọn paragraph F

a claim that Gareyev’s skill is limited to chess
=> Nội dung: một nhận định cho rằng kỹ năng của Gareyev chỉ giới hạn trong cờ vua
Gareyev ‘He was not exceptional...’ claim của Risshman said Rissman .
Rissman và đội nghiên cứu ‘We V didn’t find O anything other than playing chess
that he seems to be supremely gifted at.
Câu đầu cho thấy anh ấy không có exceptional ở các tests khác
Câu sau cho thấy Gareyev không tài năng ở những gì khác ngoài chơi cờ
=> Đáp án: Đoạn F ✅
PARAPHRASE
Question: a claim that Gareyev's skill is limited to chess
Gareyev chỉ giỏi chơi cờ
Gareyev's skill is limited to chess =
Không tìm thấy tài năng khác ngoai chơi cờ
didn't find anything other than playing chess that he seems to be supremely gifted at
The scientists first had Gareyev perform some standard memory tests.These assessed his
ability to hold numbers, pictures and words in mind.One classic test measures how many
numbers a person can repeat, both forwards and backwards, soon after hearing them.Most
people manage about seven.'He was not exceptional on any of these standard tests,' said
Rissman.'We didn't find anything other than playing chess that he seems to be supremely
gifted at.' But next came the brain scans.With Gareyev lying down in the machine,
Rissman looked at how well connected the various regions of the chess player's brain
were.Though the results are tentative and as yet unpublished, the scans found much
is called the frontoparietal control network.Of 63 people scanned alongside the chess
player, only one or two scored more highly on the measure.'You use this network in
almost any complex task.It helps you to allocate attention, keep rules in mind, and work
● Why Gareyev's skill is of interest to scientists -> nghĩ về những khả năng đặc biệt
mà Gareyev có thể làm mà những người khác không thể
● Why Gareyev's skill is of interest to scientists -> the thing that's so remarkable
about Timur and a few other individuals is the number of games they can keep
active at once
=> Thông tin tìm được ở paragraph B

4
The ability to play chess with your eyes closed
is not a far reach for most accomplished players
5 But
the thing so remarkable about Timur and...
is the number of games they can keep active at once .
=the number of games they can keep active at once
it is astonishing .
Câu 4 + 5 + 6 cho thấy: Các nhà khoa học hứng thú với khả năng chơi nhiều ván cờ
cùng lúc của Gareyev
=> Giờ ta hiểu trọn vẹn tại sao chọn paragraph B rồi
why Gareyev’s skill is of interest to scientists

=> Nội dung: Lý do kỹ năng của Gareyev được các nhà khoa học quan tâm
S the thing that’s so remarkable about Timur and... V is O the number of games
they can keep active at once.
To me the number of games they can keep active at once it is simply astonishing.
Ta có thể thấy các nhà khoa học cảm thấy khả năng chơi nhiều ván cờ cùng lúc của
Gareyev là astonishing - đáng kinh ngạc.
=> Đáp án: Đoạn B ✅
PARAPHRASE
Question: why Gareyev's skill is of interest to scientists
Các nhà khoa học có hứng thú với khả năng của Gareyev
Gareyev's skill is of interest to scientists =
Điều đặc biệt ở Gareyev là khả năng chơi nhiều ván cờ cùng lúc
the thing so remarkable about Timur and... is the number of games they can keep active
at once
PARAPHRASING
Question: why Gareyev's skill is of interest to scientists

of interest to scientists = the thing that’s so remarkable about Timur and... + it is simply
astonishing
Gareyev's skill = the number of games they can keep active at once
But Gareyev's prowess has drawn interest from beyond the chess-playing community.In
the hope of understanding how he and others like him can perform such mental feats,
researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) called him in for
tests.They now have their first results.'The ability to play a game of chess with your eyes
memory lab at UCLA.'But the thing that's so remarkable about Timur and a few other
individuals is the number of games they can keep active at once.To me it is simply
astonishing.'
● Gareyev's priorities -> Nghĩ về những việc ông ta thích hoặc muốn làm hoặc
những cái ông không quá đặt nặng
● Gareyev's priorities -> don't worry too much about the winning percentage + The
most important part is I found the one thing I can dedicate myself to
=> Thông tin tìm được ở paragraph H
3 Not worry too much about the winning percentage
4
S
The most important part
is that I found the thing that I can dedicate to .
Câu 3 + 4 cho thấy: Ông chỉ ưu tiên vào chơi 'blindfolded chess' chứ không phải
'winning percentage'
=> Giờ đã hiểu trọn vẹn tại sao chọn paragraph H
an outline of Gareyev’s priorities
=> Nội dung: Tóm tắt các ưu tiên của Gareyev
trong câu hỏi hay không. Thứ quan trọng nhất với Gareyev The most important part
of blindfold chess for me V is that Gareyev I V have found O the one thing that
I can fully dedicate myself to
Ta có thể hiểu: Gareyev đã tìm được thứ mà bản thân muốn fully dedicate và đó chính là
chơi blindfold chess
=> Đáp án: Đoạn H ✅
PARAPHRASE
Question: an outline of Gareyev's priorities

Ưu tiên của Gareyev
Gareyev's priorities =
Không lo lắng quá nhiều về tỉ lệ thắng
don't worry too much about the winning percentage +
Điều quan trọng nhất là...
The most important part of blindfold chess for me is that...
PARAPHRASING
Question: an outline of Gareyev's priorities
Gareyev's priorities = The most important part of blindfold chess for me is that...
For the world record attempt, Gareyev hopes to play 47 blindfold games at once in about
16 hours.He will need to win 80% to claim the title.'I don't worry too much about the
winning percentage, that's never been an issue for me,' he said.'The most important part
of blindfold chess for me is that I have found the one thing that I can fully dedicate
myself to.I miss having an obsession.'
● a reason why... may be difficult -> nghĩ đến những ví dụ cụ thể tại sao các nước đi
cuối cùng của ván cờ là khó khăn (mệt mỏi, quên nước đi...)
● a reason why... may be difficult -> the ends of games are taxing too, as exhaustion
sets in
=> Thông tin tìm được ở paragraph E
ends = end moves
The ends are taxing , as exhaustion sets in .
9 When Gareyev is tired , his recall get patchy .
10
He
makes moves based on fragmented memory of the pieces positions .
Câu 8 cho thấy: Nghĩ những nước cờ cuối mất nhiều sức vì bắt đầu mệt
Câu 9 + 10 cho thấy: Ván cờ khó hơn -> chỉ nhớ mang máng các nước cờ và đánh dựa
theo điều đó
Câu 8 + 9 + 10 cho thấy: Về cuối thì trận đấu sẽ khó hơn do bắt đầu cảm thấy mệt
=> Giờ đã hiểu trọn vẹn tại sao chọn paragraph E
a reason why the last part of a game may be difficult
=> Nội dung: Một lý do giải thích phần cuối của trò chơi có thể khó khăn
S But the ends of games to be + Adj are taxing , lý dó cho taxing as exhaustion sets
in.
When Gareyev is tired, his recall can get patchy.
Gareyev He V sometimes makes O moves based on only a fragmented memory of

the pieces positions
Ta có thể thấy phần ends of games thì mất nhiều mức do exhaustion
2 câu sau cho thấy khi Gareyev mệt thì ông chỉ nhớ mang máng các nước cờ và đánh
dựa theo điều đó
=> Đáp án: Đoạn E ✅
PARAPHRASE
Question: a reason why the last part of a game may be difficult
the last part of a game may be difficult =
những nước đi cuối mất nhiều sức

the ends of games are taxing too
PARAPHRASE
Question: a reason why the last part of a game may be difficult
reason = as exhaustion sets in
last part of a game = the ends of games
difficult = taxing
Accomplished players can develop the skill of playing blind even without realising it.The
nature of the game is to run through possible moves in the mind to see how they play
out.From this, regular players develop a memory for the patterns the pieces make, the
defences and attacks.'You recreate it in your mind,' said Gareyev.A lot of players are
games at once in the head.Not only must the positions of each piece on every board be
moves, and then reliably stored again, so the brain can move on to the next board.First
moves can be tough to remember because they are fairly uninteresting.But the ends of
games are taxing too, as exhaustion sets in.When Gareyev is tired, his recall can get
patchy.He sometimes makes moves based on only a fragmented memory of the pieces
positions.
1 Next month ,
S
Timur Gareyev
take on 50 opponents at once
2 But
Việc take on... at once
that
is not the hard part .
3 While
= 50 opponents
his challengers
play the games as normal ,
Gareyev
V
will be blindfolded .
Câu 1 + 2 cho thấy: Timur Gareyev sắp làm một việc tưởng là khó, đó là đấu với 50 đối
thủ cùng lúc
Câu 3 cho thấy: Gareyev phải bịt mắt trong khi các đối thủ kia không cần
Câu 1 + 2 + 3 cho thấy: Điều khó khăn cho Gareyev trong trận đấu không phải là đấu
với 50 người cùng lúc mà là phải 'blindfolded' trong khi đối thủ thì không = 'play the
games as normal'
So sánh với câu hỏi
all the participants will be blindfolded # his challengers play the games as normal
--> Chọn đáp án: FALSE
Bước 1: Đọc câu hỏi & gạch chân keywords, phân tích S V O
Adv In the forthcoming games , S all the participants will be V blindfolded
Bước 2: Từ keywords, xác định vị trí thông tin cần đọc trong bài.
Đoạn A: Next month, a chess player named Timur Gareyev will take on nearly 50
opponents at once. But that is not the hard part. While his challengers will play the
games as normal, Gareyev himself will be blindfolded
Bước 3: Đọc kỹ đoạn thông tin được định vị, hiểu nội dung và đối chiếu các thành
phần SVO trong bài đọc với SVO trong câu hỏi
Câu 1 + 2 cho thấy: Timur Gareyev sắp làm một việc tưởng là khó, đó là đấu với 50 đối
thủ cùng lúc
S a chess player named Timur Gareyev will V take on O nearly 50 opponents at

once
Câu 3 cho thấy chỉ có Gareyev blindfolded chứ opponents của ông thì chơi như bình
thường
=> Đáp án: FALSE

PARAPHRASE
Question: In the forthcoming games, all the participants will be blindfolded.
So sánh thông tin câu hỏi và bài đọc, ta có
Sắp đến
Forthcoming = Next month
Participants = opponents =
Người thách đấu
challengers
PARAPHRASE
Question: In the forthcoming games, all the participants will be blindfolded.
forthcoming = Next month
participants = opponents = challengers
blindfolded = blindfolded
Next month, a chess player named Timur Gareyev will take on nearly 50 opponents at
once.But that is not the hard part.While his challengers will play the games as normal,
Gareyev himself will be blindfolded.Even by world record standards, it sets a high bar for
human performance.The 28-year-old already stands out in the rarefied world of blindfold
chess.He has a fondness for bright clothes and unusual hairstyles, and he gets his kicks
from the adventure sport of BASE jumping.He has already proved himself a strong chess
player, too.In a 10-hour chess marathon in 2013, Gareyev played 33 games in his head
simultaneously.He won 29 and lost none.The skill has become his brand: he calls himself
the Blindfold King.
Gareyev
He
liệt kê sở thích
has fondness for bright clothes and... , and gets his kicks from BASE jumping .
Câu 6 cho thấy: sở thích của Gareyev và có hứng thú với môn thể thao BASE jumping
-> có đề cập đến 'BASE jumping' nhưng không nói về việc chiến thắng cuộc thi
--> Chọn đáp án: NOT GIVEN
S Gareyev has V won O competitions in BASE jumping.
Đoạn A: He has a fondness for bright clothes and unusual hairstyles, and he gets his
kicks from the adventure sport of BASE jumping
Ta có thể thấy: Gareyev có sở thích và hứng thú với môn thể thao BASE jumping nhưng
không đề cập tới won competitions
=> Đáp án: NOT GIVEN
PARAPHRASE
Question: Gareyev has won competitions in BASE jumping.
BASE jumping =
exact word
BASE jumping
PARAPHRASE
Question: Gareyev has won competitions in BASE jumping.
BASE jumping = BASE jumping
Next month, a chess player named Timur Gareyev will take on nearly 50 opponents at
once.But that is not the hard part.While his challengers will play the games as normal,
Gareyev himself will be blindfolded.Even by world record standards, it sets a high bar for
human performance.The 28-year-old already stands out in the rarefied world of blindfold
chess.He has a fondness for bright clothes and unusual hairstyles, and he gets his kicks
from the adventure sport of BASE jumping.He has already proved himself a strong chess
player, too.In a 10-hour chess marathon in 2013, Gareyev played 33 games in his head
simultaneously.He won 29 and lost none.The skill has become his brand: he calls himself
the Blindfold King.
2 In the hope of understanding
he = Gareyev
how he can perform such mental feats ,
researchers at UCLA
him = Gareyev
called him in for tests .
researchers at UCLA
They have their first results
Câu 2 cho thấy: Các nhà nghiên cứu ở UCLA đã thực hiện các bài test lên Gareyev
Câu 3 cho thấy: Các nhà nghiên cứu đã thu được những kết quả đầu tiên
Câu 2 + 3 cho thấy: Không đề cập đến thông tin nhóm các nhà nghiên cứu này là
những người đầu tiên nghiên cứu blindfolded chess players
--> Chọn đáp án: NOT GIVEN

S UCLA V is O the first university to carry out research into blindfold chess
players
Đoạn B: In the hope of understanding how he and others like him can perform such
mental feats, researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA)
called him in for tests. They now have their first results.
Câu đầu tiên cho thấy Các nhà nghiên cứu ở UCLA đã thực hiện các bài test lên
Gareyev
S Researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) V called O

him in for tests
Tuy nhiên không có câu nào đề cập tới việc UCLA là first university
=> Đáp án: NOT GIVEN
PARAPHRASE
Question: UCLA is the first university to carry out research into blindfold chess players.
So sánh với thông tin trong bài đoc, ta có
UCLA = University of California in Los Angeles
PARAPHRASE
Question: UCLA is the first university to carry out research into blindfold chess players.
UCLA = University of California in Los Angeles
carry out research = researcher + called him in for tests
But Gareyev's prowess has drawn interest from beyond the chess-playing community.In
the hope of understanding how he and others like him can perform such mental feats,
researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) called him in for
tests.They now have their first results.'The ability to play a game of chess with your eyes
memory lab at UCLA.'But the thing that's so remarkable about Timur and a few other
individuals is the number of games they can keep active at once.To me it is simply
astonishing.'
Accomplished players
can develop the skill of playing blind
Câu 1 cho thấy: Kỳ thủ giỏi có thể học được kỹ năng chơi cờ mù.
--> Dễ dàng chọn đáp án: TRUE

S Good chess players V are likely to be able to play O blindfold chess.
Đoạn E: Accomplished players can develop the skill of playing blind even without
realising it.
Câu cho thấy: Kỳ thủ giỏi có thể học được kỹ năng chơi cờ mù.
Kỳ thủ giỏi Accomplished players can V develop the kĩ năng chơi cờ mù skill of
playing blind even without realising it.
=> Đáp án: TRUE
PARAPHRASE
Question: Good chess players are likely to be able to play blindfold chess.
Good chess players =
Kỳ thủ giỏi
Accomplished players
be able to play blindfold chess = can develop the skill of playing blind
PARAPHRASE
Question: Good chess players are likely to be able to play blindfold chess.
Good = giỏi Accomplished
be able to play blindfold chess = can develop the skill of playing blind
Accomplished players can develop the skill of playing blind even without realising it.The
nature of the game is to run through possible moves in the mind to see how they play
out.From this, regular players develop a memory for the patterns the pieces make, the
defences and attacks.'You recreate it in your mind,' said Gareyev.A lot of players are
games at once in the head.Not only must the positions of each piece on every board be
moves, and then reliably stored again, so the brain can move on to the next board.First
moves can be tough to remember because they are fairly uninteresting.But the ends of
games are taxing too, as exhaustion sets in.When Gareyev is tired, his recall can get
patchy.He sometimes makes moves based on only a fragmented memory of the pieces
positions.
Hiểu câu hỏi: The researchers started by testing Gareyev's ___
=> Đáp án là một danh từ, vì nằm trong cấu trúc sở hữu cách N1's N2
=> Từ đây tìm được thông tin tương ứng 'memory'
Thông tin trong bài đọc:

S
Scientists
first had Gareyev perform
memory tests .
=> Các nhà khoa học trước tiên bảo Gareyev thực hiện các bài tests về memory
=> Dễ dàng nhận ra đáp án là: memory
Bước 1: Gạch chân keyword trong câu hỏi và xác định loại từ
The researchers started by testing Gareyev’s [...]
=> Loại từ cần điền: vì nằm trong cấu trúc sở hữu cách N1's N2 --> 1 danh từ
Bước 2: Từ những keywords trên, ta locate được vị trí đáp án
Đoạn F: S The scientists first V had O Gareyev perform some standard memory
tests.
Bước 3: Đọc bài để tìm câu trả lời
Ta có thể hiểu: Các nhà khoa học trước tiên bảo Gareyev thực hiện các bài tests về
memory
=> Đáp án: memory

PARAPHRASE
Question: The researchers started by testing Gareyev's memory
The researchers = the scientists
Started by testing =
Đầu tiên bảo... thực hiện... các bài tests
first had... perform... tests
PARAPHRASING
Question: The researchers started by testing Gareyev's [...]
Answer: memory
researchers = scientists
started = first
by testing Gareyev's memory = perform some standard memory tests.
Hiểu câu hỏi: for example, he was required to recall a string of ___ in order and also
in reverse order
=> Đáp án là một danh từ, vì nằm trong cấu trúc N1 of N2
=> Từ đây tìm được thông tin tương ứng 'numbers'
= memory tests
These
assessed
ability to hold numbers, ..., and... in mind .
S
One test
measures
how many numbers a person can repeat, both forwards and backwards .
=> Câu 2 + 3 cho thấy: Các bài tests đánh giá khả năng ghi nhớ và lặp lại numbers
=> Dễ dàng nhận ra đáp án là: numbers
for example, he was required to recall a string of [...] in order and also in reverse
order
=> Loại từ cần điền: vì nằm trong cấu trúc N1 of N2 --> 1 danh từ
Đoạn F: S One classic test V measures O how many numbers a person can repeat ,
both forwards and backwards, soon after hearing them
Câu cho thấy: Các bài tests đánh giá khả năng ghi nhớ và lặp lại numbers
=> Đáp án: numbers
PARAPHRASE
Question: for example, he was required to recall a string of numbers in order and also in
reverse order
Recall =
ghi nhớ... trong đầu
hold... in mind +
có khả năng nhắc lại bao nhiêu...
how many... can repeat
in order and also in reverse order =
cả xuôi và ngược
both forwards and backwards
PARAPHRASING
Question: for example, he was required to recall a string of [...] in order and also in
reverse order
Answer: numbers
was required = tests
recall = repeat
a string of numbers = how many numbers
in order and also in reverse order = both forwards and backwards
numbers a person can repeat, both forwards and backwards, soon after hearing
them.Most people manage about seven.'He was not exceptional on any of these standard
tests,' said Rissman.'We didn't find anything other than playing chess that he seems to be
supremely gifted at.' But next came the brain scans.With Gareyev lying down in the
machine, Rissman looked at how well connected the various regions of the chess player's
brain were.Though the results are tentative and as yet unpublished, the scans found much
Hiểu câu hỏi: Although his performance was normal, scans showed an unusual
amount of ___ within the areas of Gareyev's brain that are concerned with directing
attention
=> Đáp án là một danh từ, vì nằm trong cấu trúc N1 of N2
=> Từ đây tìm được thông tin tương ứng 'communication'
6 Next , the brain scans

7
Rissman
looked at
how connected the regions of the brain were .
Scans
found
greater than average communication between parts of Gareyev's brain
=> Câu 6 + 7 + 8 cho thấy: Các nhà khoa học nghiên cứu 'Gareyev's brain' và nhận ra
sự 'greater than average communication' giữa các vùng này

Unusual =
cao hơn bình thường
greater than average
=> Dễ dàng nhận ra đáp án là: communication
Although his performance was normal, scans showed an unusual amount of [...] within
the areas of Gareyev’s brain that are concerned with directing attention
=> Loại từ cần điền: vì nằm trong cấu trúc N1 of N2 --> 1 danh từ
Though the results are tentative and as yet unpublished, S the scans V found O much
greater than average communication between parts of Gareyev’s brain that make up
what is called the frontoparietal control network.
Ta có thể hiểu kết quả scans tìm thấy 'Gareyev's brain' và nhận ra sự 'greater than
average communication' giữa các vùng này
=> Đáp án: communication
PARAPHRASE
Question: Although his performance was normal, scans showed an unusual amount of
communication within the areas of Gareyev's brain that are concerned with directing
attention
Scans = brain scans

Gareyev's brain =
exact word
Gareyev's brain
PARAPHRASING
Question: Although his performance was normal, scans showed an unusual amount of
[...] within the areas of Gareyev's brain that are concerned with directing attention
Answer: communication
scans = scans
unusual amount of communication = much greater than average communication
the areas of Gareyev's brain = parts of Gareyev’s brain
Scans
suggest
(That) S
Gareyev's visual network
is more connected to other brain parts than usual
Results
V
suggest
= Gareyev visual network
areas that process visual images
V1
have stronger links to other brain regions , and so
V2
be more powerful than normal
Câu 1 + 2 cho thấy: Phần não xử lý 'visual' và phần khác của não liên kết chặt chẽ và
mạnh mẽ (powerful) hơn bình thường (usual)
=> Dễ dàng nhận ra đáp án là: Visual
In addition, the scans raised the possibility of unusual strength in the parts of his
brain that deal with [...] input.
=> Loại từ cần điền: 1 danh từ or 1 tính từ bổ trợ cho input
Đoạn F: S The scans also V suggest that O Gareyev’s visual network is more highly
connected to other brain parts than usual.
Kết quả của scan Initial results suggest that S the areas of his brain that process visual
images – such as chess boards – may V1 have stronger links to other brain regions, and
V2 so be more powerful than normal.

Ta có thể hiểu phần não xử lý visual images mà images là 1 dạng input và phần khác
của não liên kết chặt chẽ và mạnh mẽ (powerful) hơn bình thường (usual)
=> Đáp án: visual
PARAPHRASE
Question: In addition, the scans raised the possibility of unusual strength in the parts of
his brain that deal with visual input.
phần não giải quyết
parts of his brain that deal with =
phần não xử lý
areas of his brain that process
sức mạnh khác thường
unusual strength =
mạnh hơn bình thường
more powerful than normal
PARAPHRASING
Question: In addition, the scans raised the possibility of unusual strength in the parts of
his brain that deal with [...] input.
Answer: visual
parts of his brain that deal with = areas of his brain that process
unusual strength = more powerful than normal
visual input = visual images
It was not the only hint of something special in Gareyev's brain.The scans also suggest
that Gareyev's visual network is more highly connected to other brain parts than
usual.Initial results suggest that the areas of his brain that process visual images - such as
chess boards - may have stronger links to other brain regions, and so be more powerful
than normal.While the analyses are not finalised yet, they may hold the first clues to
Gareyev's extraordinary ability.

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27 a reference to earlier examples of blindfold chess

33 In the forthcoming games, all the participants will be blindfolded.

How the research was carried out

The researchers started by testing Gareyev’s 37 ……………………; for example, he was

CÂU 27: GIẢI THÍCH CHI TIẾT

=> Có thể tìm info nhanh hơn

Step 1: Đọc hiểu câu hỏi & imagine paraphrasing

Step 2: Tìm thứ imagine

=> Thông tin tìm được ở paragraph D

để hiểu rõ hơn main idea, ta có

The first recorded game in Europe

was played in 13th-century Florence .

=> Giờ ta hiểu trọn vẹn vì sao chọn paragraph D rồi

a reference to earlier examples of blindfold chess

S The first recorded game in Europe V was played in 13th-century Florence.

In 1947, S Miguel Najdorf V played O 45 simultaneous games in his mind...

Ta có thể thấy 2 ví dụ của blindfold chess trong quá khứ

=> Đáp án: Đoạn D ✅

Question: a reference to earlier examples of blindfold chess

So sánh cụm từ bên câu hỏi và bài đọc, ta có

Trận đầu đầu tiên được ghi lại

the first recorded game

CÂU 28: GIẢI THÍCH CHI TIẾT

=> Có thể tìm info nhanh hơn

Step 1: Đọc hiểu câu hỏi & imagine paraphrasing

Step 2: Tìm thứ imagine

=> Thông tin tìm được ở paragraph E

để hiểu rõ hơn main idea, ta có

The nature of the game

an outline of what blindfold chess involves

=> Nội dung: Tóm tắt về cơ vua bịt mắt

=> Đáp án: Đoạn E ✅

Question: an outline of what blindfold chess involves

So sánh cụm từ bên câu hỏi và bài đọc, ta có

an outline of... blindfold chess =

bản chất của trò chơi

the nature of the game +

run through possible moves in the mind

CÂU ĐƯỢC ĐỊNH VỊ

CÂU 29: GIẢI THÍCH CHI TIẾT

=> Có thể tìm info nhanh hơn

Step 1: Đọc hiểu câu hỏi & imagine paraphrasing

Step 2: Tìm thứ imagine

để hiểu rõ hơn main idea, ta có

tests = memory tests

was not exceptional on tests

Câu 5 + 6 cho thấy: Gareyev chỉ giỏi chơi cờ

=> Giờ đã hiểu trọn vẹn tại sao chọn paragraph F

a claim that Gareyev’s skill is limited to chess

=> Đáp án: Đoạn F ✅

Question: a claim that Gareyev's skill is limited to chess

So sánh cụm từ bên câu hỏi và bài đọc, ta có

Gareyev chỉ giỏi chơi cờ

Gareyev's skill is limited to chess =

Không tìm thấy tài năng khác ngoai chơi cờ

CÂU 30: GIẢI THÍCH CHI TIẾT

=> Có thể tìm info nhanh hơn

Step 1: Đọc hiểu câu hỏi & imagine paraphrasing

Step 2: Tìm thứ imagine

=> Thông tin tìm được ở paragraph B

để hiểu rõ hơn main idea, ta có

The ability to play chess with your eyes closed