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TÀI LIỆU ÔN THI VSTEP B1, B2, C Name: _________________________________________ Phone: _________________________________________

MỤC LỤC

• Ý chính
  • Test 1.
  • Test 2.
  • Test 3.
  • Test 4.
  • Test 5.
  • Test 6.
• Từ vựng
  • Test 1. Smog
  • Test 2. Autism
  • Test 3. Parasitic Plants
  • Test 4. Edna Ferber
  • Test 5. Animal Congregation
  • Test 6. Chromium Compounds
  • Test 7. New World Epidemics
  • Test 8. Horatio Alger, Jr.
  • Test 9.
  • Test 10.
  • Test 11.
  • Test 12.
  • Test 13.
  • Test 14.
• Thông tin chi tiết
  • Test 1. Lake Baikal
  • Test 2. The Postage stamp
  • Test 3. The Clovis
  • Test 4. Brown Dwarfs
  • Test 5. Flatfish..............................................................................................
  • Test 9. Xerography
  • Test 10. Demographic Change
  • Test 11. The Hubble Telescope
  • Test 12. Territoriality
• ĐỌC TỔNG HỢP
  • Test 1. Map Legends
  • Test 2. Marketing
  • Test 3.
  • Test 4.
  • Test 5. Wild pigs
  • Test 6.
  • Test 7. Migration
  • Test 8. Birth Order
  • Test 9. Ketchup
• Đáp án
• Ý chính
  • Test 1.
  • Test 2.
  • Test 3.
  • Test 4.
  • Test 5.
  • Test 6.
• Từ vựng
  • Test 1. Smog
  • Test 2. Autism
  • Test 3. Parasitic Plants
  • Test 4. Edna Ferber
  • Test 5. Animal Congregation
  • Test 6. Chromium compounds
  • Test 7. New World Epidemics
  • Test 8. Horatio Alger, Jr
  • Test 9.
  • Test 10.
  • Test 11.
  • Test 12.
  • Test 13.
  • Test 14.
• Thông tin chi tiết
  • Test 1. Lake Baikal
  • Test 2. The Postage stamp
  • Test 3. The Clovis
  • Test 4. Brown Dwarfs
  • Test 5. Flatfish............................................................................................
  • Test 6. Limestone caves
  • Test 7. Wrigley’s Chewing Gum
  • Test 8. Dissociative Identity Disorder
  • Test 9.
  • Test 10.
  • Test 11.
  • Test 12.
  • Test 13.
• Thông tin suy ra
  • Test 1. Tiger Moths
  • Test 2.
  • Test 3.
  • Test 4. Filibuster
  • Test 5.
  • Test 6.

Ý chính

Test 1.

One identifying characteristic of minerals is their relative hardness, which can bedetermined by scratching one mineral with another. In this type of test, a hardermineral can scratch a softer one, but a softer mineral is unable to scratch theharder one. The Mohs' hardness scale is used to rank minerals according tohardness. Ten minerals are listed in this scale, ranging from talc with a hardnessof 1 to diamond with a hardness of 10. On this scale, quartz (number 7) is harderthan feldspar (number 6) and is therefore able to scratch it; however, feldspar isunable to make a mark on quartz.

1. Which of the following best states the subject of this passage? A. The hardness of diamonds B. Identifying minerals by means of a scratch test C. Feldspar on the Mohs' scale D. Recognizing minerals in their natural state
2. The main idea of this passage is that A. the hardness of a mineral can be determined by its ability to make a markon other minerals B. diamonds, with a hardness of 10 on the Mohs' scale, can scratch all otherminerals C. a softer mineral cannot be scratched by a harder mineral D. talc is the first mineral listed on the Mohs' scale

Test 2.

Hurricanes generally occur in the North Atlantic from May through November,with the peak of the hurricane season in September; only rarely will they occurfrom December through April in that part of the ocean. The main reason for theoccurrence of hurricanes during this period is that the temperature on the water’ssurface is at its warmest and the humidity of the air is at its highest.Of the tropical storms that occur each year in the North Atlantic, only about five,on the average are powerful enough to be called hurricanes. To be classified as ahurricane, a tropical storm must have winds reaching speeds of at least 117kilometers per hour, but the winds are often much than that; the winds of intensehurricanes can easily surpass 240 kilometers per hour.

1. The passage mainly discusses A. How many hurricanes occur each year B. The strength of hurricanes

C. The weather in the North AtlanticD. Hurricanes in one part of the world2. The best title for this passage would beA. The North Atlantic OceanB. Storms of the Northern AtlanticC. Hurricanes: The Damage and DestructionD. What happens from May through November

Test 3.

Because different tree species adapted to different climates and soil types haveevolved over millennia, many kinds of forests occupy the earth today. Theprimitive forests of several hundred million years ago consisted of fewer kinds oftrees. In fact, the earliest “trees,” which grew nearly 500 million years ago, werelike giant club mosses. They lacked true roots and consisted of a tangle ofspecialized branches that clambered over rocky ground. Fifty million years latercame the dense forests of tree terns that prevailed in tropical climates of that era.The forerunners of modern conifers were on the scene 300 million years ago,when plant life abundantly colonized marshy land, building the tremendous coaland oil reserves so important today. By the time the dinosaurs roamed the earthsome 180 million years ago, during the Cretaceous period, seed-bearing trees hadevolved that shed their leaves in winter; from these have sprung the angiospermsand our present deciduous forests.

1. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Conifers are the oldest trees in today’s forests. B. Climate affected the development of trees over millennia. C. The predecessors of today’s forests were giant club mosses and tree ferns. D. The variety of trees in today’s forests are a result of millions of years ofevolution.

Test 6.Hawaii was originally settled by the natives of the South Pacific, who arrived inthe islands in canoes laden with breadfruit, yams, taro, coconut, bananas, pigs,and chickens. Supplementing these foods were over a hundred different ediblefishes and 40 kinds of seaweed from the surrounding waters. Hawaiian food waseaten raw or wrapped in taro leaves, seasoned with coconut, and cooked.In the early 1800s, the whalers and missionaries introduced stews, chowders,curries, corned beef, dried beef, salt salmon, and Indian and cornstarch puddings.Most likely, pipkaula (jerked beef), lomi lomi salmon, and haupia (coconutpudding) evolved during this period.In the late nineteenth century immigrants from China, Japan, and Korea werebrought to Hawaii to work the sugar plantations. The Chinese brought rice,soybeans, and vegetables and their ways of cooking them. The Japanese broughtsukiyaki and teriyaki, among many other foods. Settlers from the ContinentalUnited States also brought their favorite recipes and in the spirit of aloha, theHawaiians have accepted each group’s offerings and drawn the best from them.Thus a Hawaiian feast is a gastronomic experience, the essence of Hawaii and itsmany cultures.

1. What is the main topic of the passage? A. Whalers and missionaries introduced new kinds of foods to the people ofHawaii. B. Sugar plantations were worked by immigrants from Asia, who broughttheir native foods with them. C. Hawaiian food is a combination of the foods of many peoples and areflection of Hawaii’s history. D. The natives of the South Pacific who first settled in Hawaii ate raw food,whereas other immigrants cooked theirs.

Từ vựng

Test 1. Smog

The oxidation of exhaust gases is one of the primary sources of the world’spollution. The brown haze that is poised over some of the world’s largest citiesis properly called photochemical smog; it results from Chemical reactionsthat take place in the air, using the energy of sunlight. The production of smogbegins when gases are created in the cylinders of vehicle engines. It is there thatoxygen and nitrogen gas combine as the fuel burns to form nitric oxide (NO), acolorless gas. The nitric oxide is forced out into the air through the vehicletailpipe along with other gases.When the gas reaches the air, it comes into contact with available oxygen fromthe atmosphere and combines with the oxygen to produce nitrogen dioxide (N02),which is a gas with a brownish hue. This nitrogen dioxide plays a role in theformation of acid rain in wetter or more humid climates and tends to decomposeback into nitric oxide as it releases an oxygen atom from each molecule; thereleased oxygen atoms quickly combine with oxygen (02) molecules to formozone (03). The brownish colored nitrogen dioxide is partially responsible for thebrown color in smoggy air; the ozone is the toxic substance that causes irritationto eyes. 1. The word “poised” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to A. interacting B. sitting C. blowing D. poisoning 2. The phrase “take place” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to A. position themselves B. put C. are seated D. occur 3. The word “forced” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to A. obliged B. required C. pushed D. commanded 4. The word ‘hue’ in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by A. color

5. The phrase “with respect to” in the passage could best be replaced by A. with dignity toward B. in regard to C. irrespective of D. out of politeness for

Test 3. Parasitic Plants

Parasitic plants are plants that survive by using food produced by host plantsrather than by producing their own food from the Sun’s energy. Because they donot need sunlight to survive, parasitic plants are generally foundin umbrageous areas rather than in areas exposed to direct sunlight. Parasiticplants attach themselves to host plants, often to the stems or roots, by meansof haustoria, which the parasite uses to make its way into the food channels ofthe host plant and absorb the nutrients that it needs to survive from the host plant.The world’s heaviest flower, a species of rafflesia, is a parasite that flourishesamong, and lives off of, the roots of jungle vines. Each ofthese ponderous blooms can weigh up to 15 pounds (7 kg) and can measure upto 3 feet (1m) across. 1. The word “umbrageous” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to A. moist B. well lit C. shaded D. buried 2. “Haustoria” in paragraph 1 are most likely A. offshoots from the parasite B. seeds of the host plant C. fruits from the host plant D. food from the parasite 3. The phrase “make its way into” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to A. develop B. penetrate C. outline D. eat 4. The word “ponderous” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to A. smelly B. hidden

C. matureD. heavy5. The word “across” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced byA. in diameterB. on the other sideC. at a distanceD. inside and out

Test 4.

Edna Ferber (1887-1968) was a popular American novelist in the first half of thetwentieth century. She embarked on her career by working as a newspaperreporter in Wisconsin and soon began writing novels. Her first novel, Dawn0’Hara, the Girl Who Laughed, was published in 1911, when she was onlytwenty-four years old.Her big break came with the novel So Big (1924), which was awarded thePulitzer Prize in Literature. The main conflict in the novel is between a motherwho places a high value on hard work and honor and a son who repudiates hismother’s values, instead preferring the easier path to fortune and celebrity. Likemany of Ferber’s novels, this novel features a tenacious female protagonist withstrong character who struggles to deal with ethical dilemmas about theimportance of status and money.Probably the best known of Ferber’s novels was Show Boat (1926), which tellsthe story of a Southern woman married to a charismatic but irresponsible manwho leaves her with a daughter she must take great pains to support. In 1927,the novel was made into a musical that has endured to the present.Other well-known novels by Ferber include Cimarron (1930) and Giant (1952),both of which were made into movies. These were epic novels about thesettlement and growth of the West, centering on strong female lead characterswho marry men lacking the same strength of character. 1. The phrase “embarked on” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to A. took a trip to B. started out on C. improved upon D. had an opinion about 2. The word “break” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by

C. focusing onD. arranging for

Test 5.

Many types of animals combine the advantages of family associationwith those conferred by membership in still larger groups. Bees congregate inhives; some fish move in schools; ants gather in mounds; wolves live in packs;deer associate in herds. The main advantage of membership in a mass communityis the safety that it provides. A large group of prey may be easier for a predatorto find at any given point than is a small one, and a predator may think twicebefore taking on such a group; if a predator does decide to challenge a largegroup, it may merely encounter a confusing mass of moving bodies and possiblymay not succeed in its primary goal. 1. The word “those” in the passage refers to A. types B. animals C. advantages D. groups 2. The word “it” in line 4 refers to A. advantage B. membership C. community D. safety 3. The word “one” in the passage refers to A. group B. prey C. predator D. point 4. The word “it” in line 7 refers to A. predator B. group C. mass D. goal

Test 6.

Most chromium compounds have brightly colored hues, and as a result they arewidely used as coloring agents, or pigments, in paints. In addition to having apleasing color, a paint must protect the surface to which it is applied and be easyto apply in a thin, uniform coat.All paints consist of two parts. One is a powder of solid particles that is thesource of the color and the opaqueness and is known as the pigment. The other,called the binder, is the liquid into which the pigment is blended. The binder usedin some paints is made from oily solvents such as those derived from Petroleumresources. When applied, these solvents evaporate, leaving deposits of pigmenton the surface. 1. The word “they” in paragraph 1 refers to

Test 6. Chromium Compounds

B. brightly colored huesC. coloring agentsD. pigments2. The word “it” in paragraph 1 refers toA. a pleasing colorB. a paintC. the surfaceD. a thin, uniform coat3. The word “that” in paragraph 2 refers toA. a-powderB. solid particlesC. the sourceD. the color4. The word “which” in paragraph 2 refers toA. powderB. paintC. liquidD. pigment5. The word “those” in paragraph 2 refers toA. some paintsB. oily solventsC. Petroleum resourcesD. deposits of pigment

Test 8. Horatio Alger, Jr.

Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832- 18 99) was the author of more than 100 books for boysin the second half of the nineteenth century that focused on the theme of successcoming to those who work hard to achieve it. The son of a minister, Alger camefrom a prominent Massachusetts family. He graduated with honors from Harvardin 1852 and graduated from the Cambridge Divinity School eight years later. Heserved as a minister for a short time before moving to New York City in 1866 todevote his time to writing inspirational books for boys.In many of his books, he wrote about the poor and homeless children of the slumsof New York City, seeing them as unfortunate pawns of society who, if onlygiven the opportunity, could improve their lot. A general plotline that he followedoften was of a poor boy who managed to achieve a respectable and successful lifeby working hard and taking advantage of opportunities presented. Though hiswriting style was characterized by simplicity and repetition, it was well receivedby his target audience; his books were enormously popular, selling millions ofcopies well into the first few decades of the twentieth century. 1. The word “that” in paragraph 1 refers to A. author B. books C. boys D. half 2. The word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to A. the second half B. the nineteenth century C. 100 D. success 3. The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to A. books B. children C. slums D. pawns 4. The word “who” in paragraph 2 refers A. slums B. society C. pawns D. opportunity

5. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to A. style B. simplicity C. repetition D. audience

Test 9.

George Lucas’s Star Wars changed the direction of American film with some ofthe most ingenious special eftects contrived for movies of its time. Twenty-twomonths were spent on the special etfects, including the six months needed todesign the equipment and the more than 1,000 story boards for the effectssequences.A special computerized camera, called a Dykstraflex, was designed to give theillusion of real screen movement. This system, controlled by the camera operator,enabled him or her to pan, tilt, and track around the model, always keeping it infocus. The breakthrough was the camera’s ability to repeat the identicalmovements from shot to shot; thus the eftects sequences could be built like amusic track, layer upon layer. The illusion was complete: 10 none of thespaceships in Star Wars ever moved - only the camera did.The star-field backdrop in space was made by punching holes in black plexiglass.More than 75 models were constructed, with astonishing detail work. On the rebelblockade runner artists built a tiny cockpit, all done to scale. The miniaturizedlaser canons were fully motorized to swivel and tilt by remote control. The lightsabers were four-sided blades coated with 15 reflective aluminum, attached to asmall motor. When rotated, they created a flashing light later enhanced byanimation. 1. The word “some” in paragraph 1 refers to A. American film B. direction C. movies D. special effects 2. In paragraph 1, the word “contrived” could be best replaced with which of the following? A. Discovered B. Created C. Performed D. utilized