A. WHERE B. WHEN C. WHOM D. WHICHREAD THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND MARK...

Câu 35: A. where B. when C. whom D. which

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct

answer to each of the following Questions from 36 to 42.

In 776 B.C., the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of MountOlympusto honor the Greek’s chief

god, Zeus. The warm climate for outdoor activities, the need for preparedness in war, and their lifestyle caused

the Greeks to create competitive sports. Only the elite and military could participate at first, but later the games

were opened to all free Greek males who had no criminal record. The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and

strength in their education of youth. Therefore, contests in running, jumping, javelin throwing, boxing, and horse

and chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners competed every four years at Mount Olympus.

Winners were greatly honored by having olive wreaths placed on their heads and having poems sung about

their deeds. Originally these contests were held as games of friendship and any wars in progress were halted to

allow the games to take place. They also helped to strengthen bonds among competitors and the different cities

presented.

The Greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in four-year cycles

called “Olympiads”, dating from 776 B.C. . The contest coincided with religious festivities and constituted an

all-out effort on the part of participants to please the gods. Any who disobeyed the rules were dismissed and

seriously punished. These athletes brought shame not only to themselves but also to the cities they represented.

Question 36: Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Winners placed olive wreaths on their own heads.

B. The games were held in Greek every four years.

C. Battles were interrupted to participate in the games.

D. Poems glorified the winners in songs.

Question 37: The word “elite” is closest in meaning to _______.

A. aristocracy B. brave C. intellectual D. muscular

Question 38: Why were the Olympic Games held?

A. To stop wars. B. To honor Zeus.

C. To crown the best athletes. D. To sing songs about the athletes.

Question 39: Approximately how many years ago did these games originate?

A. 800 years. B. 1,200 years. C. 2,300 years. D. 2,800 years.

Question 40: What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks?

A. They were pacifists.

B. They believed athletic events were important.

C. They were very simple.

D. They couldn’t count so they used “Olympiads” for dates.

Question 41: What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Physical fitness was an integral part of the life of ancient Greeks.

B. The Greeks severely punished those who didn’t participate in physical fitness programs.

C. The Greeks had always encouraged everyone to participate in the games.

D. The Greeks had the games coincide with religious festivities so that they could go back to war

when the games were over.

Question 42: The word “deeds” is closest in meaning to _________.

A. accomplishments B. ancestors C. documents D. properties

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or Don your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to

each of the questions from 43 to 50

Large animals that inhabit the desert have evolved a number of adaptations for reducing the effects of

extreme heat. One adaptation is to be light in color, and to reflect rather than absorb the Sun’s rays. Desert

mammals also depart from the normal mammalian practice ofmaintaining a constant body temperature. Instead

of trying to keep down the body temperature deep inside the body, which would involve the expenditure of water

and energy, desert mammals allow their temperatures to rise to what would normally be fever height, and

temperatures as high as 46 degrees Celsius have been measured in Grant’s gazelles. The overheated body then

cools down during the cold desert night, and indeed the temperature may fall unusually low by dawn, as low as

34 degrees Celsius in the camel. This is an advantage since the heat of the first few hours of daylight is absorbed

in warming up the body, and an excessive buildup of heat does not begin until well into the day.

Another strategy of large desert animals is to tolerate the loss of body water to a point that would be fatal

for non-adapted animals. The camel can lose up to 30 percent of its body weight as water without harm to itself,

whereas human beings die after losing only 12 to 13 percent of their body weight. An equally important

adaptation is the ability to replenish this water loss at one drink. Desert animals can drink prodigious volumes in

a short time, and camels have been known to imbibe over 100 liters in a few minutes. A very dehydrated person,

on the other hand, cannot drink enough water to rehydrate at one session, because the human stomach is not

sufficiently big and because a too rapid dilution of the body fluids causes death from water intoxication. The

tolerance of water loss is of obvious advantage in the desert, as animals do not have to remain near a water hole

but can obtain food from grazing sparse and far-flung pastures. Desert-adapted mammals have the further ability

to feed normally when extremely dehydrated, it is a common experience in people that appetite is lost even under

conditions of moderate thirst.

Question 43: 1. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. Weather variations in the desert. B. Adaptations of desert animals.

C. Diseased of desert animals. D. Human use of desert animals.

Question 44: According to the passage, why is light coloring an advantage to large desert animals?

A. It helps them hide from predators.

B. It does not absorb sunlight as much as dark colors.

C. It helps them see their young at night.

D. It keeps them cool at night.

Question 45: The word “maintaining” is closest in meaning to _________.

A. measuring B. inheriting C. preserving D. delaying

Question 46: The author uses of Grant’s gazelle as an example of

A. an animal with a low average temperature

B. an animal that is not as well adapted as the camel

C. a desert animal that can withstand high body temperatures

D. a desert animal with a constant body temperature

Question 47: When is the internal temperature of a large desert mammal lower?

A. Just before sunrise B. In the middle of the day

C. Just after sunset D. Just after drinking

Question 48: The word “tolerate” is closest in meaning to _________.

A. endure B. replace C. compensate D. reduce

Question 49: What causes water intoxication?

A. Drinking too much water very quickly. B. Drinking polluted water.

C. Bacteria in water. D. Lack of water.

Question 50: Why does the author mention humans in the second paragraph?

A. To show how they use camels.

B. To contrast them to desert mammals.

C. To give instructions about desert survival.

D. To show how they have adapted to desert life.

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