PRACTICE TEST No. 13 – ONLINE CLASS

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 from 1 to 5.
The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communications industry. Although Samuel B. Morse succeeded in making the invention useful in 1837, it was not until 1843 that the first telegraph line of consequence was constructed. By 1860 more than 50,000 miles of lines connected people east of the Rockies. The following year, San Francisco was added to the network.
The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to the rapid expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes. Furthermore, the extension of the telegraph, combined with the invention of the steam–driven rotary printing press by Richard M. Hoe in 1846, revolutionized the world of journalism. Where the business of news gathering had been dependent upon the mail and on hand–operated presses, the telegraph expanded the amount of information a newspaper could supply and allowed for more timely reporting. The establishment of the Associated Press as a central wire service in 1846 marked the advent of a new era in journalism.
Question 1: The main topic of the passage is .
the history of journalism
the origin of the national telegraph
how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads
the contributions and development of the telegraph network
Question 2: The word "gathering" in the second paragraph refers to .
A. people B. information C. objects D. substances
Question 3: The author`s main purpose in this passage is to .
compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention of the steam–driven rotary press
propose new ways to develop the communications industry
show how the electric telegraph affected the communications industry
criticize Samuel B. Morse
Question 4: It can be inferred from the passage that .
Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communications industry
Morse`s invention did not immediately achieve its full potential
The extension of the telegraph was more important than its invention
Journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communications industry
Question 5: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the growth of the communications industry?
Morse invented the telegraph in 1837.
People could use the telegraph in San Francisco in 1861.
The telegraph led to the invention of the rotary printing press.
The telegraph helped connect the entire nation.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 6: Every day in summer, but especially at (A) the weekends, all kinds of vehicles bring (B)
crowds of people (C) to enjoy the various attraction (D).
A. at B. bring C. crowds of people D. attraction( attractions
Question 7: The federal government recommends that (A) all expectant (B) women will not only refrain
from smoking but also avoid places where other people smoke (D).
S1 + recommend that S2 (should) do sth
A. recommends that B. expectant C. will not only refrain( (should) not only refrain … D. smoke
Question 8: He made (A) it clear (B) once more that the missed (C) books were to be received (D) and brought to him.
A. made B. clearC. the missed (the missing D. to be received( to be sent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 9: Some people feel that television should give less (+N uncountable) __ to sport.
A. programmers: người làm chương trình B. coverage: phủ sóng C. concern D. involvement
Question 10: The closer we are to our trip to Boston, the my students become.
A. more exciting B. more excited
C. more and more exciting D. more and more excited
Question 11: Africa has always had a large migratory population because of war and famine.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
Question 12: As we walked past, we saw John his car.
A. repairing B. to be repairing C. repair D. being repairing
Special expressions of gerund (Ving)
waste/spend time/money + Ving
have difficult in doing sth/ have fun/trouble doing sth
sit/stand/lie + somewhere + Ving: My father is lying on the sofa reading book.
Catch/find sb + Ving: bắt quả tang ai đó làm gì: I caught my mum reading my diary.
See/hear/