CƠ SỞ BỒI DƯỠNG VĂN HÓA

ĐỀ LUYỆN TẬP 4
TRÍ PHAN
Lớp: 9 Chuyên Anh
SỐ 32 – 34 BÀU NĂNG 2 – ĐÀ NẴNG
Thời gian: 90 phút ( (bao gồm phần nghe & viết)
Họ Và Tên: ……………………………………………..
PART 1: LISTENING:
Section 1: You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For the question 1-8,
choose the best answer [A, B, or C]. You will listen to each extract ONLY ONCE.

1|Page
Section 2: You will hear the radio programme about a day in the life of a television researcher.
For questions 9-18, complete the sentences. You will listen ONCE.

2|Page
PART 2: USE OF ENGLISH:

3|Page
4|Page
PART 3: READING COMPREHENSION:
Section A: 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.
A folk culture is small, isolated, cohesive, conservative, nearly self-sufficient group that is
homogeneous in custom and race, with a strong family or clan structure and highly
developed rituals. Order is maintained through sanctions based in the religion or family, and
interpersonal relationships are strong. Tradition is paramount, and change comes infrequently
and slowly. There is relatively little division of labor into specialized duties. Rather, each
person is expected to perform a great variety of tasks, though duties may differ between the
sexes. Most goods are handmade, and a subsistence economy prevails. Individualism is
weakly developed in folk cultures, as are social classes. Unaltered folk cultures no longer
exist in industrialized countries such as the United States and Canada. Perhaps the nearest
modern equivalent in Anglo--America is the Amish, a German American farming sect that
largely renounces the products and labor saving devices of the industrial age. In Amish
areas, horse-drawn buggies till serve as a local transportation device, and the faithful are not
permitted to own automobiles. The Amish's central religious concept of Demut, "humility",
clearly reflects the weakness of individualism and social class so typical of folk cultures, and
there is a corresponding strength of Amish group identity. Rarely do the Amish marry outside
their sect. The religion, a variety of the Mennonite faith, provides the principal mechanism
for maintaining order.
By contrast, a popular culture is a large heterogeneous group, often highly individualistic and
constantly changing. Relationships tend to be impersonal, and a pronounced division of labor
exists, leading to the establishment of many specialized professions. Secular institutions, of
control such as the police and army take the place of religion and family in maintaining order,
and a money-based economy prevails. Because of these contrasts, "popular" may be viewed
as clearly different from "folk".
The popular is replacing the folk in industrialized countries and in many developing nations,
Folk-made objects give way to their popular equivalent, usually because the popular item is
more quickly or cheaply produced, is easier or time saving to use, or lends more prestige to
the owner.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Two decades in modern society
B. The influence of industrial technology
C. The characteristics of "folk" and "popular" societies
D. The specialization of labor in Canada and the United States
2. The word "homogeneous" is closest in meaning to ....
A. uniform B. general C. primitive D. traditional
3. Which of the following is typical of folk cultures?

5|Page
 A. There is a money-based economy.
B. Social change occurs slowly.
C. Contact with other cultures is encouraged.
D. Each person develops one specialized skill.
4. What does the author imply about the United States and Canada?
A. They value folk cultures. B. They have no social classes.
C. They have popular cultures. D. They do not value individualism.
5. The phrase "largely renounces" is closest in meaning to ....
A. generally rejects B. greatly modifies
C. loudly declares D. often criticizes
6. What is the main source of order in Amish society?
A. The government B. The economy
C. The clan structure D. The religion
7. Which of the following statements about Amish beliefs does the passage support?
A. A variety of religious practices is tolerated.
B. Individualism and competition are important.
C. Pre-modern technology is preferred.
D. People are defined according to their class.
8. Which of the following would probably NOT be found in a folk culture?
A. A carpenter B. A farmer C. A weaver D. A banker
9. The word "prevails" is closest in meaning to ....
A. dominates B. provides C. develops D. invests
10. Which of following is NOT given as a reason why folk-made objects are replaced by
mass-produced objects?
A. cost B. prestige C. quality D. convenience
Section B: Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
Greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere 30 times faster than the time when
the Earth experienced a (1).............. episode of global warming. A study comparing the rate
at which carbon dioxide and methane are being (2).............. now, compared to 55 million
years ago when global warming also occurred, has found dramatic differences in the speed of
release. James Zachos, professor of earth sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz,
said the speed of the present buildup of greenhouse gases is far greater than during the global
warming after the (3).............. of the dinosaurs. "The emissions that caused this past episode
of global warming probably lasted 10,000 years," Professor Zachos told the American
Association for the Advancement of Science at a meeting in St. Louis. "By burning fossil
fuels, we are likely to emit the same amount over the next three centuries." He warned that
studies of global warming events in the geological past (4).............. the Earth's climate passes
a (5).............. beyond which climate change accelerates with the help of positive feedbacks -

6|Page
vicious circles of warming. Professor Zachos is a leading (6).............. on the episode of
global warming known as the palaeocene-eocene thermal maximum, when average global
temperatures increased by up to 5°C due to a massive release of carbon dioxide and methane.
His research into the deep ocean (7).............. suggests at this time that about 4.5 billion tons
of carbon entered the atmosphere over 10,000 years. "This will be the same amount of carbon
released into the atmosphere from cars and industrial emissions over the next 300 years if
present (8).............. continue", he said. Although carbon can be released suddenly and
naturally into the atmosphere from volcanic activity, it takes many thousands of years for it to
be removed permanently by natural processes. The ocean is capable of removing carbon, and
quickly, but this natural (9).............. can be easily (10).............., which is probably what
happened 55 million years ago. "It will take tens of thousands of years before atmospheric
carbon dioxide comes down to preindustrial levels," the professor said. "Even after humans
stop burning fossil fuels, the effects will be long-lasting."
1. A. prearranged B. premier C. previous D. fundamental
2. A. emitted B. exhaled C. incorporated D. digested
3. A. dementia B. demolition C. detachment D. demise
4. A. comment B. mark C. compliment D. indicate
5. A. barricade B. verge C. threshold D. perimeter
6. A. autocrat B. authority C. administrator D. proprietor
7. A. dusts B. sediments C. dirt D. powder
8. A. trends B. gadgets C. fads D. crazes
9. A. capacity B. competence C. intelligence D. bulk
10. A. overcharged B. overstated C. overshadowed D. overwhelmed
Section C: Read the texts below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE WORD for each space.
A Nobel Prize-winning scientist has proposed a controversial method for protecting Earth
from global warming: (1).............. the atmosphere with sulfur to reflect the sun’s rays. Paul
Crutzen of Germany's Max Planck Institute for Chemistry suggests (2).............. particles of
sulfur into the (3).............. - the upper layer of the atmosphere - to cool the planet and buy
time for humans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The sulfur (4).............. would be
dropped from high-altitude balloons or fired into the atmosphere with heavy artillery shells.
Once airborne the particles would act like tiny mirrors, (5).............. the sun's light and heat
back into space. Crutzen’s plan would imitate the cooling effects of volcanic eruptions, which
send large sulfur-rich clouds into the atmosphere.
This is not the first time that scientists have suggested (6).............. with the Earth’s climate in
order to reduce the impact of global warming. John Latham and his colleagues had put
forward a plan to (7).............. up seawater to encourage cloud formation in the lower
atmosphere, (8).............. reflecting radiation back into space. Latham, who has commented on

7|Page
Crutzen's idea, believes that his plan is (9).............., but that further investigation is needed.
Crutzen admits that there is risk of the sulfur becoming a health hazard if it rained back down
on earth. In addition there could be an increase in damage to the ozone layer and a whitening
of the sky. On the (10).............., sunsets and sunrises would become more spectacular.
PART 4: WRITING:
Be required to write a 100-word paragraph to discuss the virtues of being a good friend,
and whether or not these virtues change over time.
Write your paragraph onto the answer sheet!
THE END

8|Page