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3 C. These Technologies Will Give Us the Ability to Hunt Down Illegal Hunters D. Will Technological Developments Finally Put an End to Illegal Hunting? Question 3.2. The phrase “pinpoint” in paragraph 2 is OPPOSITE in meaning to _______ A. recognize B. conceal C. determinate D. overlook Question 3.3.The word “sparse” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ___________. A. slight B. fine C. thin D. dim Question 3.4. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage? A. Many governments worldwide have yet to take actions to address poaching. B. The AI database of tiger images allows people to track tigers in protected areas. C. In 2022, people might be able to buy prototypes of Pembient’s synthetic rhino horn. D. Professor Tambe’s system utilizes data to point out where poaching is likely to happen. Question 3.5. The word “which” in paragraph 2 refers to __________. A. knowledge B. database C. AI D. pattern Question 3.6. According to paragraph 3, what do we learn about Professor Vollarth? A. He has studied ivory as well as many other biological materials for decades. B. Thanks to his help, Chinese researchers managed to create artificial ivory. C. In his opinion, a good material like ivory should not be handled by humans. D. His idea is to make a type of ivory that has the same traits as natural ivory. Question 3.7. Which of the following can most likely be inferred from the passage? A. Many people are not fully aware of the potentially destructive consequences of poaching. B. The Indian tiger database are being recreated in other regions around the world. C. When man-made ivory is widely available, it is probable that less elephants will be killed. D. Tambe plans to work with more wildlife agencies to further improve his system. Ví dụ 4.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. Charles Ives, who is now acclaimed as the first great American composer of the twentieth century, had to wait many years for the public recognition he deserved. Born to music as the son of a bandmaster, Ives played drums in his father’s community band and organ at the local church. He entered Yale University at twenty to study musical composition with Horatio Parker, but after graduation he chose not to pursue a career in music. He suspected correctly that the public would not accept the music he wrote because Ives did not follow the musical fashion of his times. While his contemporaries wrote lyrical songs, Ives transfigured music and musical form. He quoted, combined, insinuated, and distorted familiar hymns, marches, and battle songs, while experimenting with the effects of polytonality, or the simultaneous use of keys with conflicting rhythms and time. Even when he could convince some musicians to show some interest in his compositions, after assessing them conductors and performers said that they were essentially unplayable. Ives turned his attention to business. He became a successful insurance executive, building his company into the largest agency in the country in only two decades. Although he occasionally hired musicians to play one of his works privately for him, he usually heard his music only in his imagination. After he recovered from a serious heart attack, he became reconciled to the fact that his ideas, especially the use of dissonance and special effects, were just too different for the musical mainstream to accept. Determined to share his music with the few people who might appreciate it, he published his work privately and distributed it free. In 1939, when Ives was sixty-five, American pianist John Kirkpatrick played Concord Sonata music composed by an American.” By 1947, Ives was famous. His in Town Hall. The reviews were laudatory. One reviewer
4 proclaimed it “the greatest Second Symphony was presented to the public in a performance by the New York Philharmonic, fifty years after it had been written. The same year, Ives received the Pulitzer Prize. He was seventy-three. Adapted from Barron’s TOEFL iBT (14 th Edition) Question 4.1. To which of the following is the sentence: “Charles Ives had to wait many years for the public recognition he deserved.” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to? A. Charles Ives's genius was acknowledged by the public for years. B. Charles Ives's music wasn't appreciated in his lifetime. C. Charles Ives's public recognition was delayed for just a short time. D. It took him many years to receive the public attention he so richly deserved. Question 4.2.To which of the following is the sentence: “Ives turned his attention to business.” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to? A. Ives pursued a path in the business world. B. Business had never been Ives's primary focus. C. Leaving his business pursuits behind, Ives shifted his focus entirely to composing music. D. Ives devoted his entire lifetime to business ventures. Question 4.3.To which of the following is the sentence : “Determined to share his music with the few people who might appreciate it, he published his work privately and distributed it free.” in paragraph 3 is closet in meaning to? A. Knowing his music would appeal to the mainstream, he self-published and gave away his work for free. B. Driven by a desire to share his music, even if with a small audience, he published and distributed his work privately at any cost. C. He made his music freely available for the public to appreciate it. D. Unwilling to let his unconventional music unheard, he opted for public himself for free to reach the select few who might find value in it. Question 4.4. Which of the following best summarizes the first passage? A. Charles Ives started his musical career, but he became a businessman instead because he was afraid that his music would not be well accepted. B. Despite his groundbreaking musical ideas, Charles Ives faced public rejection and unplayable compositions during his lifetime. C. His music career prospered because family support fueled his passion for music since he was small. D. His father, a bandleader, nurtured his musical curiosity, giving him a strong foundation in music theory and performance. Question 4.5. Which of the following best summarizes the second passage? A. Having not achieving business acclaim, Ives self-published his music for a niche audience who might value it. B. After making his business achievements, he managed to sell all of his unconventional music. C. After finding success in the business world, Ives self-published his unconventional music for a small audience who might appreciate it. D. Despite his business success, his unconventional music remained commercially unsuccessful. MA TRẬN NỘI DUNG, NĂNG LỰC VÀ CẤP ĐỘ TƯ DUY CỦA CÁC VÍ DỤ MINH HỌA Ví dụ Năng lực đọc Chủ điểm Cấp độ tư duy Biết Hiểu Vận dụng Ví dụ 1 1.1 X (1.1) Môi trường của chúng ta 1.2 X (1.1) 1.3 X (1.1)