CHOOSE THE SYNONYM OF THE UNDERLINED WORD

Câu 30: Choose the synonym of the underlined word: Unemployment is a major cause of poverty. A. most challenging B. least important C. least difficult D. most important IV) READING: I) Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. You need to examine yourself and your reasons for going to university before you start your search. Why are you going? What are your abilities and strengths? What are your (31) _____? What do you want out of life? Are you socially self-sufficient or do you need warm, familial support? Talk with your family, friends and high-school counselors as you ask these questions. The people who know you best can help you the most with these important (32) _____. Very few high-school students have enough information or experience to choose a (33) _____. You need to be well prepared to determine your interest and aptitude. Many students change their minds two or three times before they settle on a major. If you do not have to go to university right away it is never too late. There is no such thing as the perfect time to start university. Some students benefit from a year (34) _____ to work, study or travel, and these experiences allow them to be better, more engaged students. Some students choose to apply to university and gain admission and then defer their entrance, while others wait to apply until after they have had an (35) _____ experience. 31) A . lightnesses B. weaknesses C. minimums D. tender 32) A. factors B. problems C. facts D. issues 33) A . major B. subject C. cirriculum D. method 34) A. out B. from C. off D. on 35) A . different B. substitute C. changing D. alternative II) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the question: Experiments have shown that in selecting personnel for a job, interviewing is at best a hindrance, and may even cause harm. These studies have disclosed that the judgments of interviewers differ markedly and bear little or no relationship to the adequacy of the job applicants. Of the many reasons why this should be the case, three in particular stand out. The first reason is related to an error of judgment known as the halo effect. If a person has one noticeable good trait, their other characteristics will be judged as better than they really are. Thus, an individual who dresses smartly and shows self-confidence is likely to be judged capable of doing a job well regardless of his or her real ability. Interviewers are also prejudiced by an effect called the primacy effect. This error occurs when interpretation of later information is distorted by earlier connected information. Hence, in an interview situation, the interviewer spends most of the interview trying to confirm the impression given by the candidate in the first few moments. Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that such an impression is unrelated to the aptitude of the applicant. The phenomenon known as the contrast effect also skews the judgment of interviewers. A suitable candidate may be underestimated because he or she contrasts with a previous one who appears exceptionally intelligent. Likewise, an average candidate who is preceded by one who gives a weak showing may be judged as more suitable than he or she really is. Since interviews as a form of personnel selection have been shown to be inadequate, other selection procedures have been devised which more accurately predict candidate suitability. Of the various tests devised, the predictor which appears to do this most successfully is cognitive ability as measured by a variety of verbal and spatial tests.