Trắc nghiệm tổng hợp Tiếng anh có đáp án 2023 (Phần 17)

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Every drop of water in the ocean, even in the deepest parts, responds to the forces that create the tides. No other force that affects the sea is so strong. Compared with the tides, the waves created by the wind are surface movements felt no more than a hundred fathoms below the surface. The currents also seldom involve more than the upper several hundred fathoms despite their impressive sweep.

The tides are a response of the waters of the ocean to the pull of the Moon and the more distant Sun. In theory, there is a gravitational attraction between the water and even the outermost star of the universe. In reality, however, the pull of remote stars is so slight as to be obliterated by the control of the Moon and, to a lesser extent, the Sun.

Just as the Moon rises later each day by fifty minutes, on the average, so, in most places, the time of high tide is correspondingly later each day. And as the Moon waxes and wanes in its monthly cycle, so the height of the tide varies. The tidal movements are strongest when the Moon is a sliver in the sky, and when it is full. These are the highest flood tides and the lowest ebb tides of the lunar month and are called the spring tides. At these times the Sun, Moon, and Earth are nearly in line and the pull of the two heavenly bodies is added together to bring the water high on the beaches, to send its surf upward against the sea cliffs, and to draw a high tide into the harbors. Twice each month, at the quarters of the Moon, when the Sun, Moon and Earth lie at the apexes of a triangular configuration and the pull of the Sun and Moon are opposed, the moderate tidal movements called neap tides occur. Thenthe difference between high and low water is less than at any other time during the month.

What is the main point of the first paragraph?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following question.

It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Roger Press, 40, has changed his career. After spending five years (1) a concert pianist he has gone into business, recently (2) up his own company. "After leaving university, I decided to (3) myself to a career in music. I loved performing but it was very hard (4) I played at concerts in Europe and America, made recordings got good reviews. But after a while, I felt I had gone as (5) as I could. Unless you are one of the world's top pianists, it's difficult to earn a good (6) and I wasn't one of the greatest. When I gave up my performing career, people around me were more sad and disappointed than I was. But I felt free and (7) I knew I was getting serious about life. After getting a (8) in business administration I joined the recording company EMI and started their classical video division, producing programs about famous artists. A year ago I left EMI and formed a new company, New Media System, which (9) in multimedia programs. Now that I run my own business, I'm in control of my life and I feel proud of my achievements. Although the stress is high and I work (10) hours, the stress involved in piano playing was much worse. It took physical, emotional and mental skills. I prefer the pressures I live with now.

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Are you a fan of the popular logical puzzle that (1) _____ by the name Sudoku? Even if you’re not, the chances are you know somebody who is. Once (2) _______ known outside Japan, this addictive brain teaser has become a common feature of newspaper puzzle pages all over the world.Sudoku’s great success (3) ______ much to its simplicity. The game (4) _______ for neither mathematical ability nor (5) ________ knowledge and there are just a few sentences of straightforward instructions to read before you can play. The only skill required is the ability to recognize the difference between nine different symbols, and these don’t even have to be numbers.Some clever marketing has helped the game. Western newspapers worked hard at promoting the game. Without this, it is unlikely that it would have (6) ______ off and become quite such a runaway success. The same also (7) ______ from its Japanese name that made people in many parts of the world (8) ______. It as a superior kind of puzzle compared to those you usually find in newspapers and magazines. But the popularity of Sudoku reached a peak in 2006, if the number of (9) ______ on one leading website is anything to go by. Newspapers responded by (10) ______ up with new kinds of logical puzzles, all with simple rules and Japanese names. But for true Sudoku fans, only the real thing will do.

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I'm sure he will be home and dry in the interview because he has good qualifications and wide experience.

Rewrite each sentence in reported speech. Use the word in brackets.

"I'm sorry. I am late," said She. (apologise)

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Our demand for water is constantly increasing. Every year there are more and more people in the world. Factories turn out more and more products and need more and more water. We live in a world of water. But almost all of it – about 97%-is in the oceans. This water is too salty to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing. Only about 3% of the world’s water is fresh. Most of this water is not easily available to man because it is locked in glaciers and icecaps. There is as much water on earth today as there ever was or will ever be. Most of the water we use finds its way to the oceans. There, it is evaporated by the sun. It then falls back to the earth as rain. Water is used and reused over again. It is never used up. Although the world as a whole has plenty of fresh water, some regions have a water shortage. Rain does not fall evenly over the earth. Some regions are always too dry, and others too wet. A region that usually gets enough rain may suddenly have a serious dry spell and another region may be flooded with too much rain.

 All of the following statements can be inferred from the text EXCEPT

Identify the one underlined word or phase A, B, C or D that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.

In (A) my opinion, the new foreign (B) coach does his job relative (C) well (D).

Identify the one underlined word or phase A, B, C or D that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.

The film we saw last night wasso bad that we wish we didn't go to see it.

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Simon finds (A) it hard (B) for making (C) friends with (D) other children.

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Grover Cleveland was the only American president served two nonconsecutive terms.

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Although there were a lot of opposition initially, many people now accept that infertile couples have the right to medical help.

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Pollution is a threat to many species on Earth, but sometimes it can cause species to thrive. Such is the case with Pfiesteria piscicida. A one-celled creature called a dinoflagellate, Pfiesteria inhabits warm coastal areas and river mouths, especially along the eastern United States. Although scientists have found evidence of Pfiesteria in 3,000-year-old sea floor sediments and dinoflagellates are thought to be one of the oldest life forms on earth, few people took notice of Pfiesteria.Lately, however, blooms – or huge, dense populations – of Pfiesteria are appearing in coastal waters, and in such large concentrations the dinoflagellates become ruthless killers. The blooms emit powerful toxins that weaken and entrap fish that swim into the area. The toxins eventually cause the fish to develop large bleeding sores through which the tiny creatures attack, feasting on blood and flesh. Often the damage is astounding. During a 1991 fish kill, which was blamed on Pfiesteria on North Carolina’s Neuse River, nearly one billion fish died and bulldozers had to be brought in to clear the remains from the river. Of course, such events can have a devastating effect on commercially important fish, but that is just one way that Pfiesteria causes problems. The toxins it emits affect human skin in much the same way as they affect fish skin. Additionally, fisherman and others who have spent time near Pfiesteria blooms report that the toxins seem to get into the air, where once inhaled they affect the nervous system, causing severe headaches, blurred vision, nausea, breathing difficulty, short-term memory loss and even cognitive impairment.

For a while, it seemed that deadly Pfiesteria blooms were a threat only to North Carolina waters, but the problem seems to be spreading. More and more, conditions along the east coast seem to be favorable for Pfiesteria. Researchers suspect that pollutants such as animal waste from livestock operations, fertilizers washed from farmlands and waste water from mining operations have probably all combined to promote the growth of Pfiesteria in coastal waters.

What is true of Pfiesteria?