DE CHUYEN ANH TINH NAM DINH 2016 2017

II. PART 2: Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Put a tick (√) next to the correct answer. There is an example at the beginning (0). (0.8 p)
There can be no (0) ______ at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly (1) ______ doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are (2) ______ to find out why the Internet is so attractive and they want to know if it can be harmful for their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time (3) ______ their computers?
Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours, (4) _____ in some game, instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should (5) ______ of the Internet, and the child should give his or her word that it won’t interfere with homework. If the child is not holding to this arrangement, the parent can take more drastic (6) ______. Dealing with a child’s use of the Internet is not much different from negotiating any other sort of bargain about behavior.
Any parent who is seriously alarmed about a child’s behavior should make an appointment to (7) ______ the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not necessarily affect a child’s performance at school. Even if a child is (8) ______ crazy about using the Internet, he or she is probably just going through a phase, and in a few months there will be something else to worry about!
0. A. reason √ B. doubt C. purpose D. motive
1. A. always B. rarely C. never D. ever
2. A. worried B. concerned C. curious D. hopeful
3. A. staring at B. stare at C. stared at D. to stare at
4. A. supposed B. occupied C. excited D. absorbed
5. A. do B. have C. make D. create
6. A. rules B. procedures C. regulations D. steps
7. A. speak B. discuss C. talk D. say
8. A. absolutely B. more C. less D. few

III. PART 3: Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. (0.8 p)
A. Famous for its beautiful setting, San Francisco is built on a series of steep hills located on the northern tip of a peninsula at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. The bay and its extensions, constitute one of the great natural harbors of the world, embracing nearly 1,200 sq km of water. Because of this, San Francisco was once the major Pacific Coast seaport of the United States. Today the city is an important center for finance, technology, tourism, and culture.

B. San Franciscans, and in some cases their counterparts in the Bay Area, have successfully undertaken mammoth construction projects such as the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Bay Area Rapid Transit system. Since at least the 1950s, San Franciscans have also earned a reputation for tolerance of and respect for diversity.

C. The most serious social problems facing the city are not unique to San Francisco, but some have taken on greater dimensions in the city than they have elsewhere. One such problem is homelessness. From 1988 to 1992, the plaza in front of city hall became an encampment for homeless people, rendering other use impossible and raising public health concerns. The problem of homelessness persists despite the efforts of city agencies and private charities to provide shelter, health care, and drug, alcohol, and mental health treatment. In the mid-and late 1990s mayors Frank Jordan and Willie Brown both sought to discourage homeless people from living in public space in the downtown area and, in Brown’s case, in Golden Gate Park. However, residents of other areas complained that because of these projects, the displaced homeless had moved into their neighborhoods.

D. In other areas the city has made some progress toward addressing social problems. As was true across much of the nation, the crime rate in San Francisco dropped in the 1990s, as did the rate of drug-related violence. In addition, some public housing projects in San Francisco that were especially prone to violence and drug-related activity were razed and rebuilt with designs considered less likely to encourage those activities. Other public housing projects received stepped up security patrols.




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