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   For many people who live in cities, parks are an important part of the landscape. They provide a place for people to relax and play sports, as well as arefuge from theoften harsh environment of a city. What people often overlook is that parks also provide considerable environmental benefits.

   One benefit of parks is that plants absorb carbon dioxide-a key pollutant-and emit oxygen, which humans need to breathe. According to one study, an acre of trees can absorb the same amount of carbon dioxide that a typical car emits in 11,000 miles of driving. Parks also make cities cooler. Scientists have long noted what is called the Urban Heat Island Effect: building materials such as metal, concrete, and asphalt absorb much more of the sun’s heat and release it much more quickly than organic surfaces like trees and grass. Because city landscapes contain so much ot these building materials, cities are usually warmer than surrounding rural areas. Parks and other green spaces help to mitigate the Urban Heat Island Effect.

   Unfortunately, many cities cannot easily create more parks because most land is already being used for buildings, roads, parking lots, and other essential parts of the urban environment. However, cities could benefit from many of the positive effects of parks by encouraging citizens to create another type of green space: rooftop gardens. While most people would not think of starting a garden on their roof, human beings have been planting gardens on rooftops for thousands of years. Some rooftop gardens are very complex and require complicated engineering, but others are simple container gardens that anyone can create with the investment of a few hundred dollars and a few hours of work.

   Rooftop gardens provide many of the same benefits as other urban park and garden spaces, but without taking up the much-needed land. Like parks, rooftop gardens help to replace carbon dioxide in the air with nourishing oxygen. They also help to lessen the Urban Heat Island Effect, which can save people money. In the summer, rooftop gardens prevent buildings from absorbing heat from the sun, which can significantly reduce cooling bills. In the winter, gardens help hold in the heat that materials like brick and concrete radiate so quickly, leading to savings on heating bills. Rooftop vegetable and herb gardens can also provide fresh food for city dwellers, saving them money and making their diets healthier. Rooftop gardens are not only something everyone can enjoy, they are also a smart environmental investment.

According to the author, one advantage that rooftop gardens have over parks is that they _____________ .

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(A) Having served lunch, the (B) medical staff (C) continued to (D) discuss the problems.

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“Get out of my car or I’ll call the police!” Jane shouted to the strange man.

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If I had a typewriter now, I _____________ this report by myself.

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John said, “You’d better not lend them any money, Daisy.”

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I didn’t see the red light at the crossroads. Otherwise, I _____________ my car.

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I do not think there is a real _____________ between men and women at home as well as in our society.

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Technological changes have rendered many traditional skills obsolete.

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“Don’t be such a pessimist. I’m sure you’ll soon get over it. Cheer up!”

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He was very powerful. Nevertheless, he failed to do anything to save his son's life.

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   Shopping centers have become a (23)_____________ more than just places to shop and look for bargains. They are places of entertainment where people meet and have fun. Some modem shopping centers are so big they can takes days to (24) _____________ properly. For example, the Cehavir Shopping and Entertainment Centre in Istanbul covers 420,000 square meters and is considered to be the largest shopping center in Europe. It has around 350 shops and 50 restaurants to choose from. And if you fancy (25) _____________ your friends in the evening, there are 12 cinemas, a bowling alley and even a roller coaster ride.

   Another huge shopping center is the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. As (26) _____________ as around 700 shops and restaurants, you can go to Magic Planet, which is a mini theme park, or watch a film in one of the fourteen cinemas. And if that isn’t enough, (27) _____________ about visiting Ski-Dubai, the world-famous indoor ski slope? Some people want to have a more cultural experience. This is easy at the Mall of the Emirates. There is a Community Theatre and an Arts Centre on the second floor of the building with a theatre, art galleries, a music school and a library.

(Source: Pre-intermediate Solutions by Tim Falla and Paul A Davies)

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A completely new situation will _____________ when the examination system comes into existence.

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   It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important.

   Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning. The agents of education can range from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions. People are engaged in education in infancy. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be an integral part of one’s entire life.

   Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subjects being taught. For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling

What does the author probably mean by using the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school” in paragraph 1 ?

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The incident happening last week left him _____________ confused and hurt.

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 23 to 27.

   Shopping centers have become a (23)_____________ more than just places to shop and look for bargains. They are places of entertainment where people meet and have fun. Some modem shopping centers are so big they can takes days to (24) _____________ properly. For example, the Cehavir Shopping and Entertainment Centre in Istanbul covers 420,000 square meters and is considered to be the largest shopping center in Europe. It has around 350 shops and 50 restaurants to choose from. And if you fancy (25) _____________ your friends in the evening, there are 12 cinemas, a bowling alley and even a roller coaster ride.

   Another huge shopping center is the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. As (26) _____________ as around 700 shops and restaurants, you can go to Magic Planet, which is a mini theme park, or watch a film in one of the fourteen cinemas. And if that isn’t enough, (27) _____________ about visiting Ski-Dubai, the world-famous indoor ski slope? Some people want to have a more cultural experience. This is easy at the Mall of the Emirates. There is a Community Theatre and an Arts Centre on the second floor of the building with a theatre, art galleries, a music school and a library.

(Source: Pre-intermediate Solutions by Tim Falla and Paul A Davies)

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By being thrifty and shopping wisely housewives in the city can feed an entire family on as little as 500,000 VND a week.