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 be like. About five 
billion years from now, the core of the Sun will shrink and become hotter. The surface temperature will fall. The 
higher temperature of the center will increase the rate of thermonuclear reactions. The outer regions of the Sun 
will expand approximately 35 million miles, about the distance to Mercury, which is the closest planet to the 
Sun. The Sun will then be a red giant star. Temperatures on the Earth will become too high for life to exist. 
 Once the Sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink. After it 
shrinks to the size of the Earth, it will become a white dwarf star. The Sun may throw off huge amounts of 
gases in violent eruptions called nova explosions as it changes from a red giant to a white dwarf. 
 After billions of years as a white dwarf, the Sun will have used up all its fuel and will have lost its heat. 
Such a star is called a black dwarf. After the Sun has become a black dwarf, the Earth will be dark and cold. If 
any atmosphere remains there, it will have frozen over the Earth’s surface. 
Câu 26: It can be inferred from the passage that the Sun ______. 
A. has been in existence for 10 billion years 
B. is rapidly changing in size and brightness 
C. is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf 
D. will continue to be a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years 
Câu 27: What will probably be the first stage of change for the Sun to become a red giant? 
A. Its surface will become hotter and shrink. B. It will throw off huge amounts of gases. 
C. Its core will cool off and use less fuel. D. Its central part will grow smaller and hotter. 
Câu 28: When the Sun becomes a red giant, what will the atmosphere be like on the Earth? 
A. It will freeze and become solid. 
B. It will be almost destroyed by nova explosions. 
C. It will be enveloped in the expanding surface of the sun. 
D. It will become too hot for life to exist. 
Câu 29: When the Sun has used up its energy as a red giant, it will ______. 
A. stop to expand B. cease to exist C. get frozen D. become smaller 
Câu 30: Large amounts of gases may be released from the Sun at the end of its life as a ______. 
A. yellow dwarf B. black dwarf C. red giant D. white dwarf 
Câu 31: As a white dwarf, the Sun will be ______. 
A. the same size as the planet Mercury B. a cool and habitable planet 
C. around 35 million miles in diameter D. thousands of times smaller than it is today 
Câu 32: The Sun will become a black dwarf when ______. 
A. it has used up all its fuel as a white dwarf B. the core of the Sun becomes hotter 
C. the outer regions of the Sun expand D. the Sun moves nearer to the Earth 
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Câu 33: The word “there” in the last sentence of paragraph 4 refers to ______. 
A. the core of a black dwarf B. our own planet 
C. the planet Mercury D. the outer surface of the Sun 
Câu 34: This passage is intended to ______. 
A. discuss conditions on the Earth in the far future 
B. alert people to the dangers posed by the Sun 
C. describe the changes that the Sun will go through 
D. present a theory about red giant stars 
Câu 35: The passage has probably been taken from ______. 
A. a scientific chronicle B. a scientific journal 
C. a work of science fiction D. a news report 
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 36 đến 45. 
 Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and 
medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only 
during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace. 
 One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud 
was a distraction to others. Examinations of factors related to the historical development of silent reading have 
revealed that it became the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves 
changed in character. 
 The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers. As the 
number of readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some reduction in 
the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of 
reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading 
aloud would cause distraction to other readers. 
 Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be 
used for information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of materials such as newspapers was 
in some way mentally weakening. Indeed, this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever 
its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one 
hand and by books and periodicals for a specialised readership on the other. 
 By the end of the twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and 
to use reading skills which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural and 
technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term “reading” implied. 
Câu 36: Reading aloud was more common in the medieval world because ______. 
A. there were few places available for private reading 
B. people relied on reading for entertainment 
C. few people could read to themselves 
D. silent reading had not been discovered 
Câu 37: The word “commonplace” in the first paragraph mostly means “______”. 
A. most preferable B. widely used C. for everybody’s use D. attracting attention 
Câu 38: The development of silent reading during the last century indicated ______. 
A. an increase in the number of books B. a change in the nature of reading 
C. a change in the status of literate people D. an increase in the average age of readers 
Câu 39: Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of ______. 
A. the decreasing number of listeners B. the decreasing need to read aloud 
C. the development of libraries D. the increase in literacy 
Câu 40: It can be inferred that the emergence of the mass media and specialised reading materials was an 
indication of ______. 
A. a change in the readers’ interest B. a decline of standards of literacy 
C. an improvement of printing techniques D. an alteration in educationalists’ attitudes 
Câu 41: The phrase “a specialised readership” in paragraph 4 mostly means “______”. 
A. a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge 
B. a reading volume for particular professionals 
C. a status for readers specialised in mass media 
D. a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge 
Câu 42: The phrase “oral reader” in the last paragraph mostly means “a person who ______”. 
A. is good at public speaking B. practises reading to an audience 
C. takes part in an audition D. is interested in spoken language 
Câu 43: All of the following might be the factors that affected the continuation of the old shared literacy culture 
EXCEPT ______. 
A. the printed mass media B. the diversity of reading materials 
C. the specialised readership D. the inappropriate reading skills 
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Câu 44: Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage? 
A. Reading aloud was more common in the past than it is today. 
B. The change in reading habits was partly due to the social, cultural and technological changes. 
C. The decline of reading aloud was wholly due to its distracting effect. 
D. Not all printed mass media was appropriate for reading aloud. 
Câu 45: The writer of this passage is attempting to ______. 
A. encourage the growth of reading B. explain how reading habits have developed 
C. show how reading methods have improved D. change people’s attitudes to reading 
Chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau. 
Câu 46: The robbers attacked the owner of the house ______. 
A. but they appeared with the expensive painting 
B. so they disappeared with the expensive painting 
C. so that they would appear with the expensive painting 
D. and disappeared with the expensive painting 
Câu 47: ______, he would have learned how to read. 
A. Had he been able to go to school as a child B. If he has been able to go school as a child 
C. If he could go to school as a child D. Were he able to go to school as a child 
Câu 48: She regretfully told him that ______. 
A. she had left the tickets at home B. she left the tickets at home 
C. she would leave the tickets at home D. she would have left the tickets at home 
Câu 49: Having been delayed by heavy traffic, ______. 
A. it was impossible for her to arrive on time B. her being late was intolerable 
C. it was difficult for her to arrive on time D. she was unable to arrive on time 
Câu 50: ______, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. 
A. Tired as it was B. He felt very tired though 
C. Tired as he might feel D. As he might feel tired 
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ 51 đến 60. 
 How men first learnt to (51)______ words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a 
(52)______. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, (53)______ invented certain sounds to express 
thoughts and feelings, actions and things so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they 
agreed (54)______ certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and 
which could be written down. These sounds, (55)______ spoken or written in letters, are called words. 
 Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words that 
(56)______ powerfully to our minds and emotio