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 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. is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf 
B. will continue to be a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years 
C. has been in existence for 10 billion years 
D. is rapidly changing in size and brightness 
Câu 27: What will probably be the first stage of change for the Sun to become a red giant? 
A. It will throw off huge amounts of gases. B. Its central part will grow smaller and hotter. 
C. Its surface will become hotter and shrink. D. Its core will cool off and use less fuel. 
Câu 28: When the Sun becomes a red giant, what will the atmosphere be like on the Earth? 
A. It will be enveloped in the expanding surface of the sun. 
B. It will freeze and become solid. 
C. It will become too hot for life to exist. 
D. It will be almost destroyed by nova explosions. 
Câu 29: When the Sun has used up its energy as a red giant, it will ______. 
A. cease to exist B. stop to expand 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. red giant B. white dwarf C. yellow dwarf D. black dwarf 
Câu 31: As a white dwarf, the Sun will be ______. 
A. thousands of times smaller than it is today B. the same size as the planet Mercury 
C. around 35 million miles in diameter D. a cool and habitable planet 
Câu 32: The Sun will become a black dwarf when ______. 
A. the Sun moves nearer to the Earth B. the outer regions of the Sun expand 
C. it has used up all its fuel as a white dwarf D. the core of the Sun becomes hotter 
Câu 33: The word “there” in the last sentence of paragraph 4 refers to ______. 
A. the planet Mercury B. our own planet 
C. the core of a black dwarf 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. describe the changes that the Sun will go through 
C. present a theory about red giant stars 
D. alert people to the dangers posed by the Sun 
Câu 35: The passage has probably been taken from ______. 
A. a news report B. a work of science fiction 
C. a scientific chronicle D. a scientific journal 
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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. people relied on reading for entertainment 
B. there were few places available for private reading 
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. attracting attention B. most preferable C. widely used D. for everybody’s use 
Câu 38: The development of silent reading during the last century indicated ______. 
A. a change in the nature of reading B. an increase in the average age of readers 
C. an increase in the number of books D. a change in the status of literate people 
Câu 39: Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of ______. 
A. the development of libraries B. the increase in literacy 
C. the decreasing need to read aloud D. the decreasing number of listeners 
Câu 40: It can be inferred that the emergence of the mass media and specialised reading materials was an 
indication of ______. 
A. an alteration in educationalists’ attitudes B. a decline of standards of literacy 
C. a change in the readers’ interest D. an improvement of printing techniques 
Câu 41: The phrase “a specialised readership” in paragraph 4 mostly means “______”. 
A. a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge 
B. a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge 
C. a status for readers specialised in mass media 
D. a reading volume for particular professionals 
Câu 42: The phrase “oral reader” in the last paragraph mostly means “a person who ______”. 
A. practises reading to an audience B. is interested in spoken language 
C. is good at public speaking D. takes part in an audition 
Câu 43: All of the following might be the factors that affected the continuation of the old shared literacy culture 
EXCEPT ______. 
A. the diversity of reading materials B. the specialised readership 
C. the inappropriate reading skills D. the printed mass media 
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 decline of reading aloud was wholly due to its distracting effect. 
C. Not all printed mass media was appropriate for reading aloud. 
D. The change in reading habits was partly due to the social, cultural and technological changes. 
Câu 45: The writer of this passage is attempting to ______. 
A. explain how reading habits have developed B. show how reading methods have improved 
C. change people’s attitudes to reading D. encourage the growth of reading 
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Chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với câu có nghĩa gần nhất với mỗi câu cho sẵn sau đây. 
Câu 46: We've run out of tea. 
A. We have to run out to buy some tea. B. There's not much more tea left. 
C. We didn’t have any tea. D. There's no tea left. 
Câu 47: The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned. 
A. If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned. 
B. If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned. 
C. It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon. 
D. If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon. 
Câu 48: "Why don’t we go out for dinner?” said Mary. 
A. Mary suggested a dinner out. B. Mary requested a dinner out. 
C. Mary ordered a dinner out. D. Mary demanded a dinner out. 
Câu 49: "I will let you know the answer by the end of this week,” Tom said to Janet. 
A. Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of the week. 
B. Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of the week. 
C. Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of the week. 
D. Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week. 
Câu 50: My friend told me, “If I were you, I would not smoke so much.” 
A. My friend advised me not to smoke so much. B. My friend suggested not smoking so much. 
C. My friend prohibited me from smoking so much. D. My friend warned me against smoking so much. 
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. 
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