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Code 12 - Page 1 of READING PAPER 12 Time permitted: 60 minutes Number of questions: 40 ______________________________________________________________________ Directions:In this section you will read FOUR different passages. Each one is followed by 10 questions about it. For questions 1-40, you are to choose the best answer A, B, C or D, to each question. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage. You have 60 minutes to answer all the questions, including the time to transfer your answers to the answer sheet. PASSAGE 1 – Questions 1-10 What is the most recognizable object in the world? Could it be a football? Or a Big-Mac? No, the answer is a Coca-Cola bottle. The famous Coca-Cola bottle is almost 100 years old! Footballs and big macs are certainly part of life for lots of people; but Coca-Cola is now a permanent part of world culture. People know and drink Coca-Cola all over the world. It is said that the Coca-Cola bottle is the most recognised object in the world. Hundreds of millions of people can recognise a Coke bottle by its shape, even if they cannot see it! And the famous Coca-Cola logo is the most famous logo in the world. Unlike any other famous commercial logo, it has not changed in 100 years!  But the story of Coca-Cola is even older than that. It was in 1886 that John Pemberton, a druggist in Atlanta, Georgia, invented a new type of syrup, using coca leaves, sugar and cola nuts, plus a few other secret ingredients! Pemberton sold it as a medicine; and with its coca (the source of cocaine), it must have made people feel good!Nevertheless, Pemberton's medicine was not very successful, so he sold his secret formula to another druggist, Asa Candler. Candler was interested, because he had another idea; he thought that Pemberton's "medicine" would be much better if it was mixed with soda.Candler was thus the man who really invented the drink Coca-Cola. At first he sold it in his drugstore; then he began selling the syrup to other drugstores, who used it with their soda fountains. Candler also advertised his new drink, and soon people were going to drugstores just to get a drink of Coca-cola. Before long, other people became interested in the product, including a couple of businessmen who wanted to sell it in bottles. Candler sold them a license to bottle the drink, and very quickly the men became millionaires. The famous bottle, with its


Code 12 - Page 4 of well. Vietnam’s entrance to the world’s economic stage was hampered by its Communist government and the aftereffects of the decades of fighting. The Communist government factor lessened with the global decline of Communism and the end of the Cold War. A new economic policy called “DoiMoi” was introduced in the mid-1980s. This plan encouraged a variety of free-market mechanisms. By 1992, most nations in the world, including China, South Korea, and the forerunner of the European Union, had resumed trade and diplomatic relations with Vietnam. The United States became the last country to reestablish relations with Vietnam. This finally happened in 1995 under President Bill Clinton, who in 2000 became the first U.S. president to visit Vietnam. Vietnam has also been making other important steps to improve its economic condition. Starting in 1992, the country began initiatives that eventually led to membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1995. This important step put the country more in the mainstream of Southeast Asia and opened doors to extensive business, educational, political, and cultural benefits that have helped Vietnam develop even further. 11. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage? A. Vietnam enters the new era after years of wars B. The Indochina wars in Vietnam and their damage C. The history of wars in Vietnam D. The Communist government and its “DoiMoi” policy 12. What does the pronoun “they” in the first paragraph refer to? A. The United States troops B. The North Vietnam troops C. The South Vietnam troops D. The Chinese people 13. When did China trigger the war with Vietnam? A. in 1975 B. in 1976 C. in 1978 D. in 1979 14. Which of the following is NOT true about the Khmer Rouge? A. They came from Cambodia B. They set up a pro-Vietnamese government C. They killed Vietnamese people near the border. D. They had power over Cambodia.