LISTENING AND SPEAKING 2 (NGHE VÀ NÓI 2)

Luyện tập trắc nghiệm 1

1. Which statement is correct about Jonathan Foley?
Dr. Foley thinks there are several solutions to our problems.
2. Why do many people like to buy their food from small farms instead of huge
farms these days?
Because they are concerned about the environment and the bad issues of
large-scale farming.
3. Why will we need 100 % more food for 35% more people in the future?
Because people will eat more animal-related products
4. What does Jane Hidalgo imply about ugly food?
It’s as nutritious as pretty food.
5. Where did the speaker’s mother learn the recipe?
From her father
6. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank:
You might like the _______ of soft banana, while I prefer a crunchy apple.
Texture
7. What does the speaker infer about changing our eating habits?
We should eat fewer animal foods.
8. According to the speaker, what are our food preferences affected by?
Our memories
9. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank:
In addition to flavor, our senses also tell our brain that fresh, brightly coloured
fruits and vegetables are full of _______.
nutrition
10. According to Jane Hidalgo, why is a market considered an ideal place to buy
fruits and vegetables?
Because it is the place where buyers can really use all their senses to select
their food.
11. What do people think about bright-coloured food?
It is fresh and full of nutrition.
12. What do people refer to as the high sounds on the ice cream truck?
Something is sweet.
13. What can we do to stop deforestation?
Grow more on the farm we already have.
14. What is NOT the reason why we should buy ugly food?
Ugly food can cure serious diseases.
15. Every people on Earth need food for ________.
Survival
16. Which thing was NOT mentioned as the requirement for large-scale farming?
Organic fertilizers
17. According to the speaker, which is NOT mentioned in Foley’s plan?
Import more foods from other foreign countries.
18. Where is Andrew Wells?
At a farm market
Luyện tập trắc nghiệm 2
1. Which of the following statements is true about Olthuis’s buildings?
They can be reused and repurposed
2. Listen to the lecture and choose the main idea.
Architects are designing new solutions to deal with rising sea levels.
3. What is the problem of the new museum?
There’s no obvious parking lot.
4. Listen to the conversation and choose an expression for agreeing.
I agree.
5. What kind of living place are they looking for?
A flat
6. The main reason some people disagree with the plan is _________.
they’re not sure who the Nile River water belongs to
7. How are Olthuis’s houseboats different from typical houseboats?
They have floating foundations of foam and concrete.
8. Who can buy a property in Baja California?
Anyone
9. Listen to the conversation and choose an expression for disagreeing.
That’s a good point, but I think the neighborhood is improving.
10. What are the concerning problems in Baja California as more people move in?
Environmental damage and water shortage
11. Which approach is NOT mentioned as a solution to flooding?
Build bridges
12. Our approach has been to build dikes, dams, and walls or levees to keep the sea
out. These are all basically walls or ______to prevent flooding.
Embankments
13. How much land in the Netherlands lies below sea level?
One-third
14. Which statement is NOT true about the government’s plan of “greening the
desert” in Egypt?
They remain the natural desert unchanged.
15. Choose the word OPPOSITE in meaning with the underlined word.
Mrs. Ferrer:
“True, but we’re not geriatric yet. We’re still young enough to enjoy a nice
neighborhood.”
Young and strong
16. What does the underlined expression imply?
A: That’s a good point. I’ll move to Los Angeles then.
B: Hmm, I don’t know . . . That may not be the best place for you.
I don’t think so.
17. Why would the female speaker like to live in Riverdale?
Because she thinks there are many young households with good jobs there.
18. Where is Koen Olthuis originally from?
The Netherlands
Luyện tập trắc nghiệm 3
1. How were life conditions on other planets?
Hostile
2. When was the Yerkes Observatory built?
In the 1890s
3. Which of the following topics is NOT mentioned in the recording?
Astronauts have special jobs to do while they’re in space.
4. What will a spaceship use to get energy from the sun?
Solar panels
5. Choose the correct answer to complete the statement.
Earth’s atmosphere _____ some sunlight back into space.
Reflects
6. Scientists used the Yerkes telescope to discover the ______ of the Milky Way
galaxy.
Shape
7. According to dark-sky movement followers, which of the following things may
NOT be affected by outdoor lighting?
Houses
8. Who is the CEO of Space X company?
Elon Musk
9. How long does a day last on a spaceship?
90 minutes
10. What do reflecting telescopes use to reflect light?
Mirrors
11. Why should astronauts wear spacesuits in space?
Because spacesuits protect their bodies, and provide air and air pressure for
them in space.
12. Choose the correct answer to complete the statement.
A large telescope is nice, but it’s not _____ for viewing the Moon.
Necessary
13. Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning with the underlined word.
“Now, let’s look at circadian rhythms. Our natural daily rhythm is about 24 hours
long, and our bodies are synchronized with a 24-hour day.”
Daily
14. What does the Milky Way look like?
It looks like a starfish or a spiral.
15. Which of the following statements is true?
Sick people should probably not go into space.
16. The Yerkes telescope is special because it’s the _____ refracting telescope in
the world.
Largest
17. Choose the correct answer to complete the statement.
Saturn is ____ the largest planets in the solar system
Among
18. In 2016, what did NASA launch to look at the stars nearest to Earth and their
planets?
A satellite
Luyện tập trắc nghiệm 4
1. Why do Mexican folk dancers have to make their own dresses?
Because shops don’t sell ready-made traditional folk dancing dresses.
2. Choose the correct answer to complete the statement.
Different elephants have their own painting styles, and their paintings become more
detailed over time. An elephant named Ramona ______ be the most famous
elephant in Bali. Many people buy her paintings, and she seems to have an artist’s
personality.
May
3. What exactly is “The Silent Evolution”?
It’s a group of sculptures.
4. What is the speaker’s main purpose?
To inform the audience.
5. Why does the ukulele attract people?
Because it’s affordable and not hard to play.
6. What is the most important thing to become a Mexican folk dancer?
You have to love the culture and the music here.
7. According to the speaker, which kinds of music MIGHT NOT Shimabukuro
play?
Vietnamese folk songs
8. What is the difference between Shimabukuro’s album “Peace Love Ukulele” and
the others?
It was the first time he played with others.
9. What do pupils in Hawaii learn to play on the ukulele in their music lessons?
Old Hawaiian songs
10. Where does Taylor put his sculptures?
Under the sea
11. Shimabukuro is a(n) ______.
Musician
12. Which of the following statements are true about Shimabukuro?
His album Nashville Sessions included all-original songs.
13. Choose the correct answer to complete the statement.
In Thailand, the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC)
teaches elephants to paint. They think it _______ be good for them.
Might
14. Why do Mexican folk dancers have to make their own dresses?
Because shops don’t sell ready-made traditional folk dancing dresses.
15. What is the speaker’s main purpose?
To inform the audience.
Giữa kỳ
1. Why are some ugly food considered healthier for eaters?
Because it might contain higher nutrition.
2. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank:
Flavor starts in the brain. Our _______ might tell us we liked a particular food in
the past, or we might connect the food with a favorite holiday.

Memory
3. According to Jane Hidalgo, those senses help guide our food choices.
Direct
4. How does the speaker describe his mother’s dish?
flavour and delicious
5. Step three of the plan is to use resources more efficiently.
Inappropriately
6. Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning with the underlined word.
Mrs. Ferrer:
“I like the demographics in Riverdale. There are a lot of young families with good
jobs there.”
resident characteristics
7. Fill in the blank with a coordinating conjunction.
A: The climate here is too cold, ____ I want to move.
B: Where do you want to go?
A: San Francisco, California
So
8. The government’s plan is important because Egypt needs more _________.
places for people to live
9. How many populations of the Netherlands lives in under the sea level areas?
Almost 10 million
10. They can build them in units, take them apart, and put them together in places
that need them. Olthuis thinks this kind of ______ building could work for the
Olympics.
portable