A. BETTER B. MORE C. EASIER D. SLOWERREAD THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AN...

44. A. better B. more C. easier D. slower

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 questions.

In the world today, particularly in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe,

recycling is big news. People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be

sensitive to the environment. Recycling means finding was to use products a second time. The motto of

the recycling movement is "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle".

The first step is to reduce garbage. In stores, a shopper has to buy products in blister packs,

boxes and expensive plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of

packaging: usually paper, a box, and a bag. All that packaging is wasted resources. People should try to

buy things that are wrapped simply, and to reuse cups and utensils đồ dụng, dụng cụ. Another way to

reduce waste is to buy high-quality products. When low quality appliances break, many customers

throw them away and buy new ones - a loss of more resources and more energy. For example, if a

customer buys a high-quality appliance that can be easily repaired, the manufacturer receives an

important message. In the same way, if a customer chooses a product with less packaging, that

customer sends an important message to the manufacturers. To reduce garbage, the throwaway must

stop.

The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After

customers, empty the bottles, they return them to the store. The manufacturers of the drinks collect the

bottles, wash them, and then fill them again. The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved.

In some parts of the world, returning bottles for money is a common practice. In those places, the

garbage dumps have relatively little glass and plastic from throwaway bottles.

The third step is being environmentally sensitive is to recycle. Spent motor oil can be cleaned

and used again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make. It takes the same amount of energy to make

one aluminum can as it does to run a color TV set for three hours. When people collect and recycle

aluminum (for new cans), they help save one of the world's precious resources.

Question 45-What is the main topic of the passage?

A. how to reduce garbage disposal

B. what people often understand about the term 'recycle'

C. what is involved in the recycling movement

D. how to live sensitively to the environment.

Question 46-Which is described as one of the most industrialized areas?

A. Europe B. Asia C. Middle East D. South America

Question 47-What does the word 'sensitive' in the phrase 'sensitive to the environment' mean?

A. cautious B. logical C. friendly D. responding

Question 48-People can do the following to reduce waste EXCEPT____.

A. buy high-quality product B. buy simply-wrapped things

C. reuse cups D. buy fewer hamburgers

Question 49-Why is it a waste and customers buy low-quality products?

A. Because people will soon throw them away. B. Because they have to be repaired many times.

C. Because customers change their ideas all the time. D. Because they produce less energy.

Question 50-What does it mean 'Customers can vote with their wallets'?

A. they can choose the cheapest products B. they can cast a lot to praise a producer.

C. they can ask people to choose products with less packaging

D. they can tell the producers which products are good for environment by buying them.

Question 51-The word 'motto' is closest in meaning to_________

A. meaning B. value C. belief D. reference

Question 52-What best describes the process of reuse?

A. The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again.

B. The bottles are filled again after being returned, collected and washed.

C. The bottles are washed, retuned, filled again and collected.

D. The bottles are collected, returned filled again and washed.

Question 53-The garbage dumps in some areas have relatively little glass and plastic because_____.

A. people are ordered to return bottles. B. returned bottles are few.

C. not many bottles are made of glass or plastic. D. each returned bottles is paid.

Question 54-The word 'practice' is closest in meaning to_________

A. drill B. deed C. exercise D. belief

correct.

History books recorded that the first film with sound was The Jazz Singer in 1927. But sound films, or

talkies, did not suddenly appear after years of silent screenings. From the earliest public performances

in 1896, films were accompanied by music and sound effects. These were produced by a single pianist,

a small band, or a full-scale orchestra; large movie theatres could buy sound-effect machines. Research

into sound that was reproduced at exactly at the same time as the pictures - called "synchronized

sound" – began soon after the very first films were shown. With synchronized sound, characters on the

movie screen could sing and speak. As early as 1896, the newly invented gramophone, which played a

large disc carrying music and dialogue, was used as a sound system. The biggest disadvantage was that

the sound and pictures could become unsynchronized if, for example, the gramophone needle jumped

or if the speed of the projector changed. This system was only effective for a single song or dialogue

sequence.

In the "sound-on-film" system, sound was recorded as a series of marks on celluloid which could be

read by an optical sensor. These signals would be placed on the film alongside the image, guaranteeing

synchronization. Short feature films were produced in this way as early as 1922. This system

eventually brought us "talking pictures".

Question 55: The passage is mainly about the ______________.

A. research into sound reproduction. B. development of sound with movies.

C. disadvantages of synchronized sound. D. history of silent movies.

Question 56: According to the passage, films using sound effects were screened ___________.

A. as early as 1922 B. in 1927 C. before 1896 D. as early as 1896

Question 57: The word "screenings" is closest in meaning to "________________".

A. projections B. revelations C. demonstrations D. diversions

Question 58: Which of the following is not mentioned as a producer of sound to accompany movies?

A. a Jazz Singer B. a single pianist C. a gramophone D. a small band

Question 59: It can be inferred that ______________.

A. sound-effect machines were not common because they were expensive

B. gramophones were developed about the same time as moving pictures.

C. most movie theaters had a pianist

D. orchestras couldn't synchronize sound with the pictures

Question 60: According to the passage, gramophones were ineffective because they ______________.

A. were newly invented and still had imperfections.

B. changed speeds when the needle jumped.

C. were too large for most movie theaters.

D. got out of synchronization with the picture.

Question 61: The word "sequence" is closest in meaning to _________________

A. distribution B. organization C. interpretation D. progression

Question 62: The phrase "these signals" refers to ______________.

A. sounds B. marks C. series D. sensors

Question 63: According to the passage, sound-on-film guaranteed synchronization because the

recording was ________.

A. inserted beside the image on the film B. marked on the gramophone

C. read by an optical sensor D. made during the film of the picture

Question 64: Short feature films produced as early as 1922 __________.

A. were recorded by optical sensors B. preceding talking pictures

C. were only effective for dialogue sequences D. put musicians out of work

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