Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35.
In the 1970s, many people became concerned about energy. People had to face up to the fact that they used too much energy, and energy sources were not going to last forever. One architect, Michael Reynolds, decided to do something. He set out to design homes that were cheaper to build and more energy efficient. In addition, he wanted to do something about all the garbage. Finally, he came up with the idea of “earthships.”
Although it sounds like a boat, an earthship is a house. However, unlike regular houses, earthships are constructed from garbage and are built using only ten percent of the energy needed to build a typical house. Moreover, after they are built, earthships use only ten percent of the energy required to heat, light, and cool a regular home. Although earthships sound unique, they can actually be built to look just like any other house.
One of the big benefits of earthships is that they are made from recycled materials. The main construction material of an earthship is used tires that are filled with dirt. The dirt-filled tires are then laid flat and stacked like bricks. Because the tires are round, there is lots of extra space between the columns of tires. These spaces are filled with used cardboard. The tires and cardboard form the outside walls of an earthship. Another benefit of an earthship is that it saves energy and natural resources. For example, an earthship uses less water. Rain water, which is collected on the roof, is used for drinking and bathing. All of these features make earthships very environmentally friendly. That’s one of the reasons they have become popular throughout the world. Earthships have been built in Bolivia, Australia, Mexico, Japan, Canada, England, Scotland, and all over the US. Maybe in the near future, an earthship will be landing near you!
(Adapted from Reading Challenge 3 by Casey Malarcher and Andrea Janzen)
Which best serves as the title for the passage?
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Chọn B
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Unsurprisingly, almost every client gave negative feedback on that hotel due to their poor service.
His application was _______ because he didn’t have necessary qualifications for the job.
He managed to finish his essay before the deadline, but his teacher decided to move the _______ by asking him to write it in no more than 100 words.
In some urban areas, new residential developments _______ with security features such as massive metal fences.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN SPORT
The first sports game was televised in the USA more than fifty years ago. Over the following decades television provided sports coaches with a wealth of information to analyse. By viewing recordings, they could study the number of passes received, tackles avoided, distances covered, speeds achieved and a host of (26)_______ factors relating to the performance of their teams or athletes. Most of this data, (27) _______, consisted of bare statistics without any meaningful context. However, the use of artificial intelligence (Al) is now enabling an alternative (28) _______ to coaching. Al means the development of computer systems that can perform tasks usually associated with human intelligence, such as decision making.
Al doesn't get tired, has extraordinary powers of vision, particularly for objects moving at speed, and is capable of making complex (29) _______ very quickly. Research has shown that, particularly over a whole day's worth of events, computers are just as reliable as human judges when it comes to giving gymnasts a score. However, computer scientist Henri Simeonson has been quick to warn about some potential difficulties. In particular, Simeonson is concerned that Al is vulnerable to hackers, (30) _______ might be able to influence the outcome of a tournament.
(Adapted from IELTS TRAINER 2 by Cambridge University Press)
The head of the department was amazed _______ students’ positive response to the study trip abroad.
When a show is popular, everyone is content but if its popularity _______ , it is likely to be scrapped.
His room was _______ decorated in gold and silver, whereas his brother's was extremely plain and dowdy.
That he was offered a full-time position at a multinational gave others the impression that he was the cat’s whiskers.
Peter and Mark are talking about the rise of online game.
Peter: “Playing online game on a regular basis can help to boost one’s creativity.”
Mark: “ _______ . A lot of young people are addicted to it and then ignore their school work.”
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
She stops using public transportation to go to school.
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.
Linda and Tom are at the library.
Linda: “These books are too heavy to carry.”
Tom: “ _______ ”
“How was she admitted to such an elite university?” asked David.
