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CHUYÊN ĐỀ RÈN LUYỆN KĨ NĂNG ĐỌC
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BÀI 1- BÀI 20
I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.
NEIGHBOURS INFLUENCE BUYING DECISIONS
However objective we believe ourselves to be, most of us do not judge a product solely on its merits,
considering quality, value and style before making a decision. (1) ________, we are easily influenced
by the people around us.
There is nothing (2) _______ with this. It is probably a smarter way to make decisions than relying
on only our own opinions. But it does make life hard for companies. They have long understood that
groups of friends and relatives tend to buy the same products, but understanding the reasons has been
tricky. It is because they are so similar with (3) _______ to how much money they make and what
television ads they watch that they independently arrive at the same decision? Or do they copy one
another, perhaps (4) ________ envy or perhaps because they have shared information about the
products?
Research in Finland recently found overwhelming evidence that neighbours have a big influence on
buying decisions. When one of a person’s ten nearest neighbours bought a car, the chances that
person would buy a car of the same brand during the next week. The researchers argued that it was
not just a (5) ________ of envy. Used cars seemed to attract neighbours even more than new cars.
Question 1: A. What’s more B. Instead C. Unlike D. In place
Question 2: A. wrong B. silly C. bad D. daft
Question 3: A. connection B. regard C. relation D. concern
Question 4: A. for B. as to C. out of D. about
Question 5: A. thing B. point C. matter D. fact
II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
A pilot cannot fly a plane by sight alone. In many conditions, such as flying at night and
landing in dense fog, a pilot must use radar, an alternative way of navigating. Since human eyes are
not very good at determining speeds of approaching objects, radar can show a pilot how fast nearby
planes are moving.
The basic principle of radar is exemplified by what happens when one shouts in a cave. The
echo of the sounds against the walls helps a person determine the size of the cave. With radar,
however, the waves are radio waves instead of sound waves. Radio waves travel at the speed of light,
about 300,000 kilometers in one second. A radar set sends out a short burst of radiation waves. Then
it receives the echoes produced when the waves bounce off objects. By determining the time it takes
for the echoes to return to the radar set, a trained technician can determine the distance between the
radar set and other objects. The word “radar”, in fact, gets its name from the term “radio detection
and ranging”. “Ranging” is the term for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set.
Besides being of critical importance to pilots, radar is essential for air traffic control, tracking ships at
sea, and for tracking weather systems and storms.
Question 1: What is the main topic of this passage?
A. the nature of radar B. types of ranging
C. alternatives to radar D. history of radar
Question 2: According to the passage, what can radar detect besides location of objects?
A. size B. weight C. speed D. shape
Question 3: Which of the following words best describes the tone of this passage?
A. argumentative B. imaginative C. explanatory D. humorous
Question 4: The phrase “a burst“ in the second paragraph is closet in meaning in which of the
following?
A. an attachment B. a discharge C. a stream D. a ray
Question 5: The word “it” in the second paragraph refers to which of the following?
A. a radar set B. a short burst
C. a radiation wave D. light
Question 6: Which type of waves does radar use?
A. sound B. heat C. radio D. light
Question 7: Which of the following would most likely be the topic of the next paragraph?
A. other uses of radar B. uses of sonar technology
C. other technology D. a history of flying
III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
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
