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Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?
Inventions That Changes Our World
People have been inventing things for years. Paper was invented about 2,000 years ago. The wheel was invented more than 5,000 years ago. What would life be like without paper to write on or bikes to ride? Those inventions have made life easier.
Airplane
The Wright Brothers invented the first airplane in December 1903. That makes 2003 the 100th anniversary! Before the airplane was invented, most people traveled by cars, boats, and trains. Today, airplanes help people travel faster. How do airplanes help you?
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. Before the telephone was invented, people kept in touch by writing letters or talking in person. Today the telephone makes it easier for people to talk to one another. How do telephones help you?
Automobile
The first four-wheeled gas-powered car was invented by Karl Benz in 1891. Before people had cars, they couldn’t travel easily. They walked or rode horses for short trips. They took trains or boats for long trips. Today cars are one of the main ways people travel. How do cars help you?
Computer
People worked for years to make the first computer. It was built in 1946. The first computer was called ENIAC. Today computers are an important part of many people’s lives. People use computers as tools to write, get information, and much more. How do computers help you?
Question 1:The wheel was invented more than 5 thousands years ago.
A. True B. False
Đáp án: A
Giải thích: Dựa vào câu: “The wheel was invented more than 5,000 years ago.”.
Dịch: Bánh xe được phát minh hơn 5000 năm trước.
Question 2: Before the airplane was invented, people traveled around on foot.
A. True B. False
Đáp án: B
Giải thích: Dựa vào câu: “Before the airplane was invented, most people traveled by cars, boats, and trains.”.
Dịch: Trước khi máy bay được phát minh, hầu hết mọi người đi lại bằng ô tô, tàu thuyền và tàu hoả.
Question 3: Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
A. True B. False
Đáp án: A
Giải thích: Dựa vào câu: “Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.”.
Dịch:Alexander Graham Bell phát minh ra điện thoại vào năm 1876.
Question 4: Before the invention of automobiles, people walked or rode horses for long trips.
A. True B. False
Đáp án: B
Giải thích: Dựa vào câu: “They walked or rode horses for short trips. They took trains or boat for long trips”.
Dịch: Họ đi bộ hoặc cưỡi ngựa khi đi đường ngắn. Họ bắt tàu hoả và thuyền cho đường dài
Question 5: People use computers as tools to write, get information.
A. True B. False
Đáp án:A
Giải thích: Dựa vào câu: “People use computers as tools to write, get information, and much more.”.
Dịch: Con người dùng máy tính như công cụ viết, nhận thông tin và hơn thế nữa.
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below
Computers are helpful in many ways. First, they are fast. They can work with information even (6) __________ than a person. Second, computers can work with a lot of information at the same time. Third, they can store information for a long time. They do not forget things that the common people do. (7) __________, computers are almost always correct. They are not perfect, but they usually do not make mistakes.
Recently, it is important (8) __________ about computers. There are a number of things to learn. Many companies have computers at work. In addition, most universities (9) __________ day and night courses in Computer Science. Another way to learn is from a bok, or from a friend. After a few hours of practice, you can (10) __________ with computers.
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Question 6: A. quickly B. quiclier C. more quickly D. most quickly
Đáp án: C
Giải thích: cấu trúc so sánh hơn với tính từ dài “more + adj + than”
Dịch: Máy tính có thể làm việc với thông tin thậm chí nhanh hơn con người.
Question 7:A. finally B. finish C. final D. finishing
Đáp án: A
Giải thích: finally: cuối cùng là
Dịch: Cuối cùng là, máy tính hầu như luôn chính xác
Question 8: A. know B. knew C. knowing D. to know
Đáp án: D
Giải thích: cấu trúc it is + adj + to V: thật là như thế nào khi làm gì
Dịch: Thật cần thiết khi biết về máy tính.
Question 9: A. have B. has C. had D. having
Đáp án: A
Giải thích: câu chia thời hiện tại đơn
Dịch: Thêm vào đó, hầu hết trường đại học đều có khoá đào tạo máy tính ban ngày và buổi tối.
Question 10: A. do B. play C. get D. work
Đáp án: D
Giải thích: work with st: làm việc với cái gì
Dịch: Sau vào giờ thực hành, bạn có thể làm việc với máy tính.
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions
The history of the computer in the twentieth century is one of dramatic adaption and expansion. The computer had modest beginnings in areas where it was used as a specialist tool. The first electronic computer was built in the 1930s and was solely for use of undergraduate students in Iowa State University to handle mathematical computations in nuclear physics. In World War II, computers were developed in order to wage counter espionage and break codes used by the enemy. In the post-war years the scope of computers was expanded to include the military industrial complex and academia. Obviously people needed to travel around these institutions and so there was a need for early network tools. In the 1960’s an early version of the Internet, ARPPANET was used in computers were starting to change our lifestyle, the way we do business and many style things (Elliot, 1994) and by the late 1980s, networks were expanding to embrace sections of the general public. The internet was born.
Question 11:When was the first electronic computer invented?
A. in the 1920s B. in the 1930s C. in the 1940s D. in the 1950s
Đáp án:B
Giải thích: Dựa vào câu: “The first electronic computer was built in the 1930s”.
Dịch: Chiếc máy tính đầu tiên được dựng lên vào những năm 30 của thế kỉ 20.
Question 12:In World War II, computers were developed in order to____________.
A. break enemy’s code B. call other soldiers
C. do calculations D. study geography
Đáp án: A
Giải thích: Dựa vào câu: “In World War II, computers were developed in order to wage counter espionage and break codes used by the enemy.”.
Dịch: Trong thế chiến thứ 2, các máy tính được phát triển để trả lương gián điệp 2 mang, và giải mật mã sử dụng bởi kẻ địch.
Question 13: Why was the scope of computer expanded in the post-war year?
A. to teach at academic school B. to sell to other countries
C. to spread knowledge D. to include the military industrial complex
Đáp án: C
Giải thích: Dựa vào câu: “In the post-war years the scope of computers was expanded to include the military industrial complex and academia.”.
Dịch: Trong những năm sau chiến tranh, hệ thống máy tính được mở rộng để chứa cả nhà máy liên hợp công nghiệp và học viện của quân đội.
Question 14:What is the name of the early version odd the Internet?
A. INTRANET B. CONPANET C. INTERNET D. ARPPANET
Đáp án: D
Giải thích: Dựa vào câu: “In the 1960’s an early version of the Internet, ARPPANET was used in computers were starting to change our lifestyle,”
Dịch: Vào những năm 60 của thế kỉ 20, một phiên bản sơ khai của mạng internet với tên gọi ARPPANET được dùng trong máy tính đã bước đầu thay đổi các chúng ta sống.
Question 15: When were networks expanded to serve general public?
A. by the late 1980s B. by the late 1970s
C. by the late 1990s C. by the late 1960s
Đáp án:
Giải thích: Dựa vào câu: “…by the late 1980s, networks were expanding to embrace sections of the general public.”.
Dịch: …trước cuối những năm 80 của thế kỉ 20, các mạng lưới được mở rộng để phục vụ một số bộ phận công chúng.