* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose

underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following
questions.
49.A. developed B. defeated C. looked D. finished
50. A. feat B. great C. seat D. beat
51. A. coughs B. sings C. stops D. sleeps
52. A. cheap B. child C. chemist D. chair
53. A. characteristics B. technology C. reach D. architect
54. A. design B. impact C. public D. traffic
55. A. laughed B. contained C. established D. talked
56. A. bed B. decide C. setting D. gets
57. A. worked B. stopped C. forced D. wanted
58. A. chemist B. chicken C. church D. challenge
59. A. change B. children C. machine D. church
60. A. other B. long C. possible D. constancy
* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from
the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. western B. cartoon C. teacher D. theatre
2. A. represent B. permanent C. continent D. sentiment
3. A. generous B. suspicious C. constancy D. sympathy
4. A. explanation B. interactive C. indigestion D. psychologist
5. A. model B. design C. reduce D. impact
6. A. sustainable B. residential C. renewable D. available
7. A. volunteer B. develop C. experience D. pollution
8. A. member B. select C. payment D. process
9. A. dependable B. reliable C. traditional D. independent
10. A. answer B. repeat C. invite D. Refuse
11. A. adapt B. discuss C. increase D. graduate
12. A. graduation B. adventurer C. encouragement D. experience

* Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
1. A simple green salad and some Italian bread go well ………..lasagna.
A. in B. of C. with D. from
2. The United States is …………world's biggest consumer of energy.
A. the B. a C. an D. Ø (no article)
3. You have to be highly ………. to do well in these subjects.
A. competitive B. competitor C. competition D. competed
4. It is great for parties because it is a dish you can …………..advance
A. go by B. make in C. do at D. choose in
5. …………, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired
C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
6. Foods high in …… include meat, fish, beans and nuts
 A. vitamins B. grains C. sugar D. protein
7. I am a …. . I only eat nuts, fruits and vegetables and I never have meat and fish
A. vegetarian B. scientist C. cook D. manager
8. …… still my friend if I were put in prison?
A. Would you be B. Will you be C. Would you D. Would you are
9. Environmental groups try to stop farmers from using harmful on their crops.
A. economy B. Agriculture C. investments D. chemicals
10. Our school has had a record of 10,000 visits this week.
A. software B. email C. hardware D. website
11. Finally, very few people agree_______the construction of a local library for children.
A. on B. at C. with D. to
12. My hobby is reading _ books. It's relaxing.
A. Ø (no article) B. an C. the D. a
13. Do you know the girl ____________ Tom is talking to?
A. whom B. what C. which D. whose
14. _______ his poor English, he managed to communicate his problem very clearly.
A. Although B. Even though C. though D. In spite of
15. My father has decided_______ a new house.
A. find B. to find C. finding D. him find
16. As a foreign language student, you should learn how to ______ new words in the
dictionary.
A. look down B. write off C. look up D. take off
17. I am not familiar _________the terms such as solar energy, solar panel. Can you explain
them? A. about B. on C. with D. in
18. I’m trying my best to study English well______ I can find a better job.
A. when B. if C. so that D. while
19. I couldn’t help _________at his jokes.
A. laugh B. laughed C. to laugh D. laughing
20. When she was having dinner, the fire_________________
A. breaks out B. broke out C. break in D. broke in
21. You are a teacher,_________ you?
A. are B. aren’t C. don’t D. do
22. ____________ the train, we decided to walk to school.
A. To miss B. To have missed C. Having missed D. Missed
23. City dwellers will have a better life thanks to _________ technology.
A. promoted B. improved C. advanced D. low
24. The ___________ of this village can enjoy a good quality of life.
A. infrastructure B. inhabitants C. environmentalists D. researchers
25. He loves foreign holidays…………his wife prefers to stay at home
A. as if B. whereas C. so D. because
26. he is ………….engineer
A. a B.an C. D. the
27. I am………….meeting him
A. looking after B. looking into C. looking for D. looking forward to
28. Those students are trying their best…………….get scholarship.
A. so that B. in oder that C. to D. so to
 29. What about…………….to the zoo tomorror?
A. go B. to go C.will go D. going
30. If I………..money, I could buy a new house
A.have B. has C. had D. had had
31. In fact, our mind and……………..can have beneficial effects on our health
A. pattitude B.though C. idea D. work
32. People are more interested in……fit these days
A.doing B.keeping C.making D.enjoyying
33. No one died in the accident, ______________?
A. did they B. didn’t they C. did he D. didn’t he
34. We don’t_______ to go there now.
A. have time enough B. enough time C. have enough time D. have too time
35. As I have just had a tooth _____, I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for three hours.
A. taken out B. crossed out C. broken off D. tried on
36. If you had studied the map as you said you would the night before, we _________lost now.
A. wouldn’t be B. wouldn’t have been
C. won’t be D. couldn’t have been
37. When _________ in international trade, letters of credit are convenient.
A. used B. are used C. using D. they used
38. The biggest __________for me was trying to memorize all of the new vocabulary and
grammar rules
A. goal B. result C. challenge D. change
39. Although it might not seem like a __________ challenge to some people, reading is quite
difficult for me, especially when I need to do a lot of it.
A. dependable B. significant C. difficult D. convenient
40. _________she was very hard working, she hardly earned enough to feed her family.
A. In spite of B. Because C. Because of D. Although
41. You can cook Italian food, _________?
A. won’t you B. didn’t you C. can’t you D. haven’t you
42. She is never satisfied ______ what she's got.
A. to B. with C. for D. in
43. The bus only stops here to ________ passengers.
A. turn on B. get on C. get off D. pick up
44. I _________to the supermarket every Sunday for shopping by my mom.
A. am taken B. is taken C. are taken D. will be taken
45. She was ______ in her driving test. What a pity for her!
A. successful B. succeed C. unsuccessful D. success
46. _____________ can you type? – I can type 90 words a minutes.
A. How careful B. How fast C. How badly D. How beautiful
47. Can you tell me about a positive _________ or event in your life ?
A. experience B. detail C. opportunity D. opinion
48. You can take a train or go by bus to Hue.
A. either B. not C. both D. neither
* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined part in each of the following questions.
 1. I just want to stay at home and watch TV and take it easy.
A. sleep B. sit down C. eat D. relax
2. As all of us cannot be available today, let's put off the discussion till later.
A. present for the event B. scheduled for the event
C. arranged for the event D. appointed for the event
3. Most foreign visitors are attracted by the spectacular scenery of Ha Long Bay.
A. healthy B. wealthy C. familiar D. wonderful
4. American children customarily go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
A. inevitably B. happily C. traditionally D. readily
5. Two drivers escaped injury when their vehicles collided near Thirsk.
A. trams B. electric cars C. transport D. underground
6. Traffic jams are the city’s biggest problem, especially during rush hour.
A. crowds B. congestion C. vehicles D. underground
7.The scholarship is renewed annually and may be stopped if the students have poor academic
records or bad behaviours.
A every day B. every month C. every week D. every year
8.The beautiful sights in Sa Pa, Mui Ne and Ha Noi all contribute to the country's magic charm.
A. beauty B. fame C. image D. value
9. The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer.
A. look down on B. put up with C. take away from D. give onto
10. Participants from 100 countries go to the Olympic Games
A. People who represent. B. People who come
C. People who take part in D. People who are athletes
11. I will communicate with you as soon as I have any news.
A. be related B. be interested in C. get on well D. have connection
12. Mr. Smith ‘s new neighbors appear to be very friendly.
A. mean B. boring C. easy-going D. hostile
* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. We ought to keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being.
A. lively B. frequented C. accessible D. revealed
2. Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same
region.
A. fluctuate B. stay unchanged C. restrain D. remain unstable
3. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese school.
A. depended B. optional C. obligatory D. required
4. I think we cannot purchase this device this time as it costs an arm and a leg.
A. is cheap B. is painful C. is confusing D. is expensive
5. Traffic is now flowing smoothly again.
A. roughly B. rapidly C. evenly D. slowly
6. Pollution has reached disturbingly high levels in some urban areas.
A. residential B. rural C. coastal D. mountainous
7. Cutting down on energy use is the best way to help reduce global warming
A.shrinking B.declining C.decreasing D.increasing
8. His policies were beneficial to the economy as a whole
 A.harmless B.crucle C.harmful D.innocent
9. He put on his best clothes for the party.
A. wear B. take off C. turn off D. dress
10. My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstance.
A. be optimistic B. be pessimistic C. be confident D. be smart
11. You know how much I love spending a weekend in the country after a long and hard-
working term.
A. lazy B. busy C. bad D. occupied
12. Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year's harvest.
A. pleased B. full C. hungry D. poor
* Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response
to complete each of the following exchanges.
1. Would you like to go to the movie with me ? -“…………....”
A. No, I wouldn’t. That’s boring C. Yes, I’d like to
B. I’d love to but I can’t. I’m visiting grandma with mom D. I’d love
2. Tim and Mary are talking about Mary’s new hair style.
- Tim: “What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!” – Mary: “_______”
A. Thank you very much. I’m afraid. B. You are telling a lie.
C. Thank you for your compliment. D. I don't like your sayings
3. Tom is in a restaurant.
- Waiter: "Would you like to order now?"
4. - Tom: " . A beefsteak and a Coke, please."
A. Yes, I will go now B. Yes, sure
C. No, thanks D. Help yourself
5. Quan: “_________________.”
A. I'm glad you like it. B. Thanks a million.
C. That was the least I could do. D. You can say that again.
6. - “ Do you feel like going to the stadium this afternoon?” - “ ___________ “
A. I don’t agree. I’m afraid B. I feel very bored
C. You’re welcome D. That would be great
7. Maria : Mom, I finally won the music contest.
Mother : …………………..
A. It’s a usual thing B. You must be better next time
C. I’m proud of you D. Do your best!
8. Budi : Sir, I have got an A for my English composition.
Teacher : ............. you deserve it.
Well-done! B. What a pity! C. Pardon me? D. Oh really?
9. How about traveling by solar-powered taxi?
A. Great idea B. Never mind C. Thanks D. That’s enough
10. “ Don’t pick flower in the school garden next time, Lili” “............”
A. I have no idea B. Sorry, I won’t C. Is that so? D. Don’t worry
11. Would you mind waiting a moment?
A. Not at all B. Yes, I would C. No, I wouldn’t D. Really
12. Mary: “ That’s a very nice skirt you are wearing.” Julia: “ __________”
 A. That’s nice B. I like it C. That’s all right D. I’m glad you
like it.

* Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that
need to be corrected in each of the following questions.
1. Hoang is checking his email four times a week in order not to miss anything important.
A B C D
2. There are also many single mothers and single father who are raising children by themselves
A B C D
3. In some places, people are working to some tradition languages.
A B C D
4. Most workers seem to be happy with its new working conditions.
A B C D
5. The urban lifestyle seem more exciting to young people.
A B C D
6. Widening the road sounds a good solve to traffic problems in the area.
A B C D
7. I don’t use to go swimming when I lived in the countryside
A B C D
8.The doctor advised him to avoid eating fatty foods, having more fresh vegetables and drink
much water. A B C D
9. The number of wild condors, an endangered species of bird, have been
A B
increasing steadily because of the work of scientists and environmentalists.
C D
10. Newtonian physics accounts from the observation of the orbits of the plants and moons.
A B C D
11. John’s friends had celebrated a farewell party for him last Sunday
A B C D
12. There were so much questions in the debate yesterday.
A B C D

IV. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D that best fits each of the
numbered blanks. ( 1m)
The Healthy Eating Pyramid is a simple, reliable guide to choosing a healthy diet. Its foundation is
daily exercise and weight control, since these two related elements strongly influence your chances
of (1)….…. healthy. The Healthy Eating Pyramid builds from there, showing that you should eat
more foods from the bottom part of the pyramid (vegetables, whole grains) and fewer (2)…….. the
top (red meat, refined grains, potatoes, sugary drinks, and salt). When it's dining time, fill half your
plate with vegetables, the more varied the better, and fruits. Save a quarter of your plate for whole
grains. Fish, poultry, beans, or nuts, can make up the rest. Healthy oils like olive and canola are (3)
……. in cooking, on salad, and at the table. Complete your meal with a cup of water, or if you like,
tea or coffee with little or no sugar. Staying active is half of the secret to weight control, the other
half is a healthy diet that (4)……..your calorie needs - so be sure you choose a plate that is not too
large.
 1. A. staying B. making C. keeping D. doing
2. A. with B. in C. at D. from
3. A. advise B. to advise C. advised D. advising
4. A. has B. meets C. increases D. reduces

According to McGonigal, the way we think……. ( 5)stress is important. In fact, our mind and
attitude can have beneficial effects on our health. In a study at Harvard, researchers taught
participants to believe that signs of stress—a faster heartbeat, for example—were the body's way of
preparing them to meet a challenge. Under stress, most people's blood vessels become narrower.
That makes it harder for blood to flow, but the blood vessels of the study participants stayed open
and relaxed, simply……….( 6)they thought about stress in a different way.
McGonigal also points to a study of the connection between stress and human contact.
Researchers from the University at Buffalo studied people who had experienced very stressful
events. Surprisingly, if they had spent a lot of time…….(7) others, they had no increased risk of
dying. It seems that……….(8) activities such as giving a friend a ride or babysitting a neighbor's
child can help us stay healthy even under stress.
5. A.of B.about C.with D. in
6. A.in spite of B. because of C.although D. because
7. A to help B helped C.helping D. helps
8. A enjoyable B.enjoying C. enjoyed D.enjoy

I was an MBA student in the USA and I lived in the university’s coed dormitory. In my culture,
usually, if a woman talks to a man, it is a sign of romantic interest. (9)_________, in the first few
days of school, I found it strange that so many women were talking to me and I was under the
impression that some women on my dormitory floor were interested in me. To (10) ________ their
politeness, I would buy them flowers or offer small gifts, as is done in my country. However, I was
quite surprised to see that these same women now seemed uncomfortable around me. One was even
quite offended and told me to leave her alone. Eventually I talked to the residence adviser on my
floor to see what I was doing wrong, and he explained to me the way men and women usually
interact in the USA. I was quite relieved to hear that (11) ________ was wrong with me, but rather
with the way I was interpreting my conversations with women. Even though I did not find the love
of my life while I was in the USA, I still made many good female friends afterwards (12)
_________I still maintain contact.
(Source: https://books.google.com.vn)
9. A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise
10. A. pay B. show C. return D. give
11. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
12. A. whom B. to whom C. who D. with whom

THE CAR OF THE FUTURE

Driving along the motorway in busy traffic, the driver suddenly presses a button on his
steering wheel. The car is now driving itself. This may (13) ………… like something from the
future, but driverless cars are already in reality on California’s roads. Many cars can already park
themselves on the roadside, brake automatically when the car needs to slow down, and warn the
driver (14) ……… they are slipping out of the right lane, so going driverless is just the next step
towards automated driving.
Driverless cars are equipped with fast broadband, allowing them to overtake other cars (15)
…….., and even communicate with traffic lights as they approach junctions. Being stuck in traffic
jams could become a thing of the past, as driverless cars will be able to drive at speed (16) ……….
to each other.
13. A. look B. sound C. feel D. sense
14. A. if B. where C. why D. what
15. A. nicely B. quickly C. harmless D. safely
16. A. too closer B. much closer C. very closely D. so closet

You should find out as much as possible about the job and the (17)__________. Before the
interview, you have to send a letter of application and your resumes to the company to express your
interest in the job and to show that you may be the most suitable candidate for the position. When
you come to the interview, remember to bring with you your school (18) __________and letter of
recommendation from your teachers or your previous employers. (19)__________you may jot down
your qualifications and experience that can relate to the job and prepare for the questions that are
often asked during the interview. Make sure you know where the interview is and
(20)__________there. Be on time or a few minutes early.
Don’t forget to dress neatly and formally.
17. A. vacancy B. career C. profession D. place.
18. A. advices B. certificates C. awards D. scholarships
19. A. Although B. In addition C. however D. And
20. A. how to get B. how getting C. way getting D. to get

When I finished middle school and _______(21) high school, my parents began to give me more
responsibilities. I had already started to wash some of my own clothes when I had no homework to
do, but that summer it became my responsibility to do laundry for the whole family. My other
chore was buying groceries for my elderly grandmother, _______(22) lived a few blocks away
from my neighborhood. I went to visit her twice a week, and I asked her what she needed
_________(23) the grocery store. She gave me the shopping list and some money, and I returned
with her food, soap, and other necessities. It wasn't hard to do at all. In fact, it was fun and I really
enjoyed spending time with her that way. I also began to feel good about doing my family's
laundry each week. It felt like I was learning to take __________(24) and moving from childhood
toward adulthood.
21. A. went B. started C. took D. prepared
22. A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
23. A. from B. into C. on D. about
24. A. support B. shopping C. expression D. responsibility
V. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions. ( 1m)
FOOD AROUND THE WORLD
It isn't amazing how much time we spend talking about food? "Have you ever eaten ...?",
"What do you have for lunch?" and so on. And yet, when you travel from one county to another, you
find that people have quite different feelings about food. People often feel that what they eat is
normal, and what other people eat is strange and silly. In most parts of Asia, for example, no meal is
complete without rice. In England, people eat potatoes every day. In the Middle East, bread is the
main part of every meal. Eating becomes a habit which is difficult to change. Americans like to
drink a lot of orange juice and coffee. The English drink tea four or five times a day. Australians
drink large amounts of beer and the French drink wine every day.
The sorts of meat people like to eat also differ from one country to another. Horse meat is
thought to be delicious in France. In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes. New Zealanders
eat sheep, but never eat goat meat. The Japanese don’t like to eat sheep meat because of its smell,
but they enjoy eating raw fish. So it seems that although eating is a topic that we can talk about for
hours, there is a little common sense in what we say about it. People everywhere enjoy what they
have always eaten, and there is very little we can do to change our eating habit.

1. What is the main idea of the text?

A. People have the same feelings about food.
B. People think about food differently.
C. People think that no meal is perfect without rice.
D. People around the world don’t eat three meals a day
2. According to the writer, where is bread the main food?
A. A. In Asia B. In Japan C. In Middle East D. In America
3. Why are the Japanese not interested in sheep meat?
A. They don't like its smell. B. It tastes bad.
C. Horse meat and goat meat are popular. D. They can’t raise sheep in their
country
4. How does the writer conclude about our eating habit?
A. Our eating habit is difficult to change. B. People everywhere enjoy eating new food.
C. We can change our eating habit easily. D. We eat different foods in different countries

Successful students often do the followings while studying. First, they have an overview before
reading. Next, they look for important information and pay greater attention to it (which often needs
jumping forward or backward to process information). They also relate important points to one
another. Also, they activate and use their prior knowledge. When they realize that their
understanding is not good, they do not wait to change strategies. Last, they can monitor
understanding and take action to correct or “fix up” mistakes in comprehension.
Conversely, students with low academic achievement often demonstrate ineffective study
skills. They tend to assume a passive role, in learning and rely on others (e.g., teachers, parents) to
monitor their studying, for example, low-achieving students often do not monitor their
understanding of content; they may not be aware of the purpose of studying; and they show little
evidence of looking back, or employing “fix-up” strategies to fix understanding problems. Students
who struggle with learning new information seem to be unaware that they must extent effort beyond
simply reading the content to understand and remember it.
Children with learning disabilities do not plan and judge the quality of their studying. Their
studying may be disorganized. Students with learning problems face challenges with personal
organization as well. They often have difficulty keeping track of materials and assignments,
following directions, and completing work on time. Unlike good studiers who employ a variety of
study skills in a flexible yet purposeful manner, low-achieving students use a restricted range of
study skills. They cannot explain why good study strategies are important for learning; and they
tend to use the same, often ineffective study approach for all learning tasks, ignoring task content,
structure or difficulty.
(Source: Adapted from Study Skills: Managing Your Learning — NUI Galway)
5. What is the topic of the passage?
A. Successful and low-academic achieving students
B. Successful learners and their learning strategies
C. Study skills for high school students
D. Effective and ineffective ways of learning
6. The word “prior” in the first paragraph is closest meaning to ______?
A. important B. earlier C. forward D. good
7. In compared with low-achieving students, successful students use _______.
A. aimless study techniques B. various study skills
C. restricted strategies D. inflexible study ways
8. The underlined pronoun “They” in the last sentence refers to _______.
A. study strategies B. study skills
C. low-achieving students D. good studiers

Where smart cities were once regarded purely as a vision of the future, they are now
becoming a reality in numerous urban centres across the globe. From Dubai, Singapore, Amsterdam,
Copenhagen, and Madrid to Southampton in the UK, we’re already beginning to see smart cities
provide inhabitants with improved living conditions, easier mobility and cleaner, safer
environments, by using cloud computing to power services. But as with all public sector initiatives,
smart city services need to be delivered as cost effectively as possible to minimise the taxpayer
burden. Often, key decision makers are met with obstacles when it comes to deploying smart
services, preventing smart cities initiatives from reaching their full potential – or worse, blocking
them altogether.
Central to the functioning of most ‘normal’ city ecosystems is the underlying data they run
on. Regardless as to whether that data is stored on local servers or using cloud storage, when that
data is fragmented or incomplete, identifying emerging trends for strategic planning and cost
reduction becomes extremely difficult – and because of this, authorities have to adopt an entirely
reactive approach. Conversely, in a smart city environment, connected sensors forming an Internet
of Things (IoT) provide valuable data for analysis and, in turn, insight into the specific city’s
behavioural trends. With this level of information, services can be optimised to reduce costs and
risk, increase urban flows and manage assets. Importantly, they can also provide real-time
connections and interactions between the city’s businesses, local governments, service providers and
citizens.
9. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. A question on data B. Alignment of minds.
C. Smart city’s supporters. D. The same old route.
10. According to paragraph 1, which statement is correct about the current situation for smart
cities?
A. Smart cities promise technological convenience so high service fees are not a problem.
B. Dubai, Amsterdam and Hampton are among the cities advancing the title of “smart”.
C. There still exist many challenges for the institution and development of smart cities.
D. The already successful smart city in the world were the works of policy-makers.
11. The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. environments B. ecosystems C. services D. initiatives
12. According to paragraph 2, what is the matter that the author want to emphasise?
A. Human’s urge to share information. B. The importance of data network.
C. The possibilities of tech disasters. D. The caliber of artificial intelligence.

Most people relate stress to physical symptoms like an upset stomach or headaches. Research
has suggested that negative emotions and thoughts may also have close links to our brain.
Researchers have started finding out why we tend to remember negative things more strongly and in
more detail than good ones. “The brain handles positive and negative information in different parts.
Negative emotions involve more thinking, and the information is processed more thoroughly. Thus,
we tend to ruminate more about unpleasant events and use stronger words to describe them than
happy ones," said Clifford Nass, a professor at Stanford University.
Rick Hanson also shares the idea that our minds naturally focus on the bad and discard the
good. He stated, "negative stimuli produce more neural activity than do equally intense positive
ones. They are also perceived more easily and quickly." This was obtained from his little experiment
in which twenty people were asked to look at pictures showing anger or happiness. The participants
could identify angry faces faster than happy ones even if it was so quickly.
In a journal article Baumeister co-authored in 2001, "Bad is Stronger Than Good", he
concluded, "bad emotions, bad parents and bad feedback have more impact than good ones." This is
"a basic and wide-ranging principle of psychology". Thus, Baumeister and his colleagues noted that
bad incidents, such as losing your dreamy job and breaking up with your girlfriend or boyfriend,
may have a greater impact than landing a job or receiving a marriage proposal.
13. People have generally related stress to ____.
A. physical symptoms B. brain damage
C. ruined relationships with other people D. positive emotion
14. Positive events ____ to perceive than/as negative ones.
A. less time B. more time C. the same amount of time D. little time
15. Positive things ____.
A. do not produce neural activity B. produce more neural activity than negative ones
C. produce less neural activity than negative ones D. produce neural activity
16. The best title for the above text is ____.
A. Stress makes us tired B. People try to forget bad events.
C. Bad events have stronger impacts than good ones D. Stress makes us motivated

In the future, maybe all cars that run on petrol will be replaced by solar cars, which have been
around for a while, but with recent developments in solar car design and the measurement of
photovoltaic cells becoming smaller, the dream of a truly efficient solar car is more reality than
fantasy. A solar car is a vehicle powered by photovoltaic cells, also called solar cells, which convert
sunlight (light energy) into electrical energy. As a source of energy on earth, there is nothing like the
sun: in a mere one thousandth of one second (.001), the sun emits enough energy to fulfill our
planet's energy needs for the next 5,000 years. It is a staggering fact, and an exciting one. Since the
energy from the sun is responsible for renewable resources such as wind, tides, and heat, solar
energy seems to offer the brightest future for not only cars, but for the entire energy crisis. Despite
the appearance that solar energy may be the least feasible among the current crop of alternative fuel
propositions, new solar powered devices and more specifically solar powered cars are beginning to
be developed. How do Solar. Cars work? The photo-voltaic cells absorb photons from sunlight. This
action generates heat, which the cells then convert into electrical energy and stores in an on-board
battery. This process of conversion is called the photovoltaic effect. Not surprisingly, such a vehicle
has zero emissions, and is very environmentally friendly. Unfortunately, at the moment photovoltaic
cells are extremely inefficient, yet as time progresses the efficiency of these cells will grow. This
will make solar energy and solar cars the fuel and car of the future-a closer reality.
17. According to the text, ___________.
A. up to now, we have designed some solar cars
B. solar cars have been very popular for many years
C. we have not produced any solar cars yet
D. solar cars are not as much appreciated as other kinds of car
18. Which can not help us to solve the problem of energy crisis?
A. wind B. tide C. the sun D. heat from the moon
19. According to the text, ___________.
A. no powered solar devices have been developed so far
B. besides solar car, we have also developed solar powered device
C. solar energy plans are more feasible than wind energy plans
D. tide can supply more energy than the sun
20. The photovoltaic effect is ___________.
A. the process of operating a solar car
B. the process of absorbing photons from the sun
C. the developing of solar cars and solar powered devices
D. the converting of heat from the sun into electricity

A Significant Change in the World of Music

 Before the year 2000, if you wanted to listen to a song, you could either listen to the radio
and hope to hear it, or you could buy the CD at your nearest music store. However, in 1999,
the world of buying and listening to music changed almost overnight with the creation of
Napster, an online file-sharing service. The innovation of sharing music files meant the music
imdustry would never be the same again.
Napster was created by two teenagers, Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker. Their program let
people share music files over the internet. It's probably difficult for young people today to
understand how powerful this change was. Instead of going to the store to buy a CD with
maybe 13 songs on it, suddenly people could access almost any album for free from their
homes. After only five months, Napster had shared four million songs, and by March 2000,
the company had reached 20 million users.
Today, streaming services are becoming more and more popular around the world. In fact,
according to the RIAA, 47% of music sales came from paid services in 2018. That is almost
half of the $9.8 billion total in music sales for the year. In the end, it is clear that Napster
changed the way we buy and listen to music. But if we are going to learn anything from
Napster, it should be that we can't predict how the music industry will change in the next 50
years.
21. Once Napster was created, the way people bought music changed _____
A. very quickly B. slowly but steadily C. over five years D. significantly
22. How did Napster change the way people accessed music?
A. It was suddenly free.
B. You could get a lot of music without leaving the house
C. You share music files over the internet
E. All are correct
23. What other innovation did Napster lead to?
A. CDs B. music streaming services C. email D. radio
24.What was the total for music sales in 2018, according to the RIAA?
A. $14.6 billion B. $6 billion C. $4.7 billion D. $9.8 billion