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1. SỞ GD&ĐT NGHỆ AN KỲ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG KẾT HỢP THI THỬ ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC LỚP 12 – ĐỢT 1, NĂM HỌC 2020-2021 (Đề thi có 05 trang) Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ, Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Họ, tên thí sinh: , Mã đề: 419 Số báo danh: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions. Question 1. A. conquer B. confide C. maintain D. attend Question 2. A. vacancy B. engagement C. company D. furniture Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 3. I felt a strong smell of perfume among the women at the party. A. weak B. shabby C. awkward D. faint Question 4. My children sided with their mother whenever we had an argument. A. were supportive B. wore for C. were against D. were tolerant of Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions Question 5. As children we were very close, but as we grew up we just drifted apart. A. were not as childlike as before B. were not as serious as before C. became less friendly than before D. became loss sympathetic than before Question 6. We heard the sound of an approaching car, so we ran away. A. coming B. breaking C. moving D. running Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes the following exchanges. Question 7. John is having dinner at Linda's house. John: "This roast beef is so delicious." Linda: “___” A. I'm glad you like it B. I don't either. C. Sure, I'd love to. D. No don't worry Question 8. Jenny and Jimmy are talking about university education. Jenny: “I think having a university degree is the only way to succeed in life.” Jimmy: “___. There are successful people without a degree.” A. I don't quite agree B. That's life C. I can't agree more D. That's all right Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 9. Tea is ranked as the number one beverage ___ worldwide, it takes the lead over coffee in both popularity and production. A. to have sold B. to sell C. selling D. sold Question 10. You can't always play it safe. Sometimes you need to ___ a risk. A. lake B. make C. have D. put Question 11. Recently I haven't got ___. A. many mail B. much mal C. many mails D. any mails Question 12. Deborah is going to take extra lessons to ___ what she missed while she was away. 1
2. A. cut down on B. put up with C. catch up on D. take up with Question 13. All the students have been ready for the test, ___? A. hasn't they B. haven't they C. have they D. don't they Question 14. She got a terrible mark in the exam, so she ___ very hard at all. A. didn't need to work B. mustn't have worked C. can't have worked D. can't work Question 15. We do not need much furniture ___ the room is small. A. although B. despite C. because D. because of Question 16. With my working-class background I feel like a ___ out of water among the high- society people. A. Shark B. fish C. crocodile D. dolphin Question 17. Nowadays, children would prefer history ___ in more practical ways. A. being taught B. to teach C. to be taught D. teach Question 18. The more you relax and be yourself, the more ___ you are to succeed. A. possible B. easy C. probable D. likely Question 19. The weather has been terrible since yesterday ___, all activities have stopped. A. Now that B. Therefore C. Because D. So that Question 20. My English friend wasn't used to ___ chopsticks when he came to Vietnam last year. A. have used B. using C. uses D. used Question 21. As a teacher she was very selectively accepting only a small number of ___ gifted pupils. A. exceptional B. exceptionally C. unexceptionally D. exception Question 22. I think I ___ my door key. I can't find it anywhere. A. will lose B. had lost C. am losing D. have lost Question 23. In my family, all members are responsible ___ doing the household chores. A. at B. with C. for D. on Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. Question 24. Every day the diversity of He on Earth gets poorer. We are overusing resources and disregarding the riches of nature. A. Every day the diversity of life on Earth gets poorer, leading to overusing resources and disregarding the riches of nature. B. Every day the diversity of He on Earth gets poorer, in return for overusing resources and disregarding the riches of nature. C. Although we are overusing resources and disregarding the riches of nature, the diversity of Me on Earth gets poorer every day. D. The diversity of life on Earth gets poorer every day because of our overuse of resources and disregard for the riches of nature. Question 25. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room. He opened the window. A. The man got some fresh air in the room, even though he opened the window. B. The man opened the window in order to get some fresh air in the room. C. Having opened the window, the room could get some fresh air. D. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room because he opened the window. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 26. A. prepare B. celebrate C. entertain D. protect Question 27. A. moved B. watched C. pressed D. laughed 2
3. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each other numbered blanks. PENICILLIN BEFORE PENTIUMS FOR THE POOR One of the hottest topics on the International development agenda is how to harness the power of ICT for the benefit of developing countries. What is sometimes called the death of distance', brought about by the (28)___, allows professional services such as software, education and training to be provided easily and quickly to (29) ___ areas. Some of the gains can be seen in countries as diverse as India and Morocco, where Innovations range from online government announcements to local craftsmen selling their wares to a (30) ___ market. But already a huge and expanding digital divide is opening up between developed and developing nations. The major task facing world leaders at present is to (31) ___ everybody on the planet with clean water, basic education and the drugs needed to fight preventable diseases. Installing a modem in every classroom and linking us all to cyberspace must be a lesser (32) ___ for the time being at least. Question 28. A. computer B. telephone C. internet D. modem Question 29. A. uninhabited B. far C. secluded D. remote Question 30. A. shrinking B. global C. village D. technical Question 31. A. donate B. supply C. administer D. give Question 32. A. priority B. importance C. advantage D. criteria 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. THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE The Danish archaeologist Christian Jurgensen Thomsen, curator of the National Museum of Denmark (1816-65), was among the first to use the taxonomic approach in the social sciences. In a painstaking study of the bracteate, a type of ancient pendant found in northern Europe, he charted a variety of morphological categories, such as insignia and size. By combining the typologies thus created, he showed that these Nordic ornaments had developed from earlier Roman coins. Thomsen later used similar techniques with a much larger body of data and eventually developed the basic chronology for Old World antiquities: the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. Ideas and expressive culture also proved susceptible to taxonomic analysis. The American ethnologist Lewis Henry Morgan gathered data from a large number of Native American tribes and created a typology based on their kinship terminology, which he presented in Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family (1871). Influenced by the evolutionary theses of Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer and by Thomsen’s three-age system, Morgan later proposed a universal sequence of cultural evolution in his book Ancient Society; or, Researches in the Lines of Human Progress from Savagery Through Barbarism to Civilization (1877). In this work he suggested that all cultures went through a clearly defined series of evolutionary stages: first savagery, which was characterized by a hunting and gathering economy; next barbarism, the stage at which agriculture appears; and finally civilization, represented by hierarchical societies such as those of ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and Victorian England. As one might suspect from Morgan’s choice of terms, 19th-century social sciences were intrinsically linked to the colonial endeavours of the period. This was the case whether the colonial effort took place domestically, as in the United States and Canada, or abroad, as it did for the countries of Europe. Although the labeling of a group as “savage” or “barbarous” was to some extent intended to convey specific technical information, the use of such easily misinterpreted labels also made the era’s overtly racist colonial policies more palatable to the general public: it was considerably less morally taxing to “civilize the savages” than to “forcibly assimilate an indigenous people.” One of the principal preoccupations of social scientists at this time was the recording of “vanishing” indigenous cultures. This was often undertaken as part of a frank pursuit of the knowledge needed to achieve social and political control over a region, whether in domestic or in overseas contexts. Thus, many early ethnographies and cultural geographies were written by civil servants, military personnel, or missionaries. Question 33. Christian Jorgensen Thomsen was one of the first scientists to ___. 3
4. A. study the bracteate, a type of ancient pendant found in northern Europe B. study Nordic ornaments and Roman coins C. manage the National Museum of Denmark D. use the scientific process of classifying things in his study of the social sciences Question 34. The word “painstaking” in the paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ___. A. complex B. complete C. comprehensive D. thorough Question 35. According to the passage, the taxonomic approach ___. A. possibly had an influence on ideas and expressive culture B. was influenced by the evolutionary theses of Charles Darwin C. was intrinsically linked to the colonial endeavours of the period D. likely had a base for Native American tribes' kinship terminology Question 36. Some labels in Morgan's choice of terms ___. A. made the general public believe that the colonists policies of racism were immoral B. made the colonists' policies of racism more acceptable to the general public C. were the principal preoccupations of social scientists in the turning of 19 century D. received a lot of negative publicity during the early days of colonialism Question 37. The word "those" in paragraph 2 refers to ___. A. stages B. cultures C. societies D. series Question 38. The social scientists in 19h century paid most of their attention to ___. A. the recording of "vanishing" indigenous cultures B. the social and political control over a colony C. Morgan's choice of terms D. the ways to assimilate an Indigenous people Question 39. Civil servants, military personnel, or missionaries wrote many ethnographies and cultural geographies of a country ___. A. In an endeavour to achieve social and political control over it B. In order to justify their overtly racist colonial policies C. as part of a frank pursuit of the knowledge needed for their research D. so as to store information about Indigenous cultures for later generations Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. Question 40. "I haven't been very open-minded," said the manager. A. The manager promised to be very open-minded B. The manager denied having been very open-minded C. The manager admitted not having been very open-minded. D. The manager refused to have been very open-minded. Question 41. When he picked up my book he found that the cover had been tom. A. On picking up the book, he saw that the cover had been torn. B. Picking up his book the cover had been tom. C. The cover had been torn when his book is picked up. D. Picked up, he saw that the cover of the book was torn. Question 42. They believe that burning fossil fuels caused high levels of air pollution in this city. A. Air pollution is believed to have caused high levels of air pollution in this city B. Burning fossil fuels is believed to cause high levels of air pollution in this city. C. It is believed that high levels of air pollution caused burning fossil fuels. D. It is believed that burning fossil fuels caused high levels of air pollution in this city. 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. 4
5. When naming a child, some parents seem to choose a name based simply on their personal preference. In other families, grandparents or professional name-makers come up with a child's name. In some cases, the time of a child's birth influences how the child's name is determined. In many European cultures, names are typically chosen by parents. Parents' choice for their child's name may be based on names of their relatives or ancestors. For example, in Italy, children are traditionally named after their grandparents. The parents generally use the father's parents' names first. If they have more children, then they will use the mother's parents' names. Similarly, some people in Eastern Europe name their children after relatives who have died. This tradition is seen as a means to protect the child from the Angel of Death. Traditionally in some Asian countries, a child's grandfather or a fortune-teller chooses the child's name. In contrast to the tradition of naming children after relatives, the child's name is chosen to influence the child's character. For example, names may be based on a connection to certain elements such as fire, water, earth, wood, or metal. Or the name might include a written character meaning beauty, strength, or kindness. In certain African cultures, when a child is bom plays a large part in determining the child's name. In Ghana's Akan culture, the day a child is bom determines the child's name. But each day has different names for boys and girls. For instance, a boy bom on Friday is named Kofi, whereas a girl born on the same day is named Afua. Both Kofi and Afua mean "wanderer" or "explorer." Children with these names are seen as travelers. No matter where the name comes from, a child's name is the first gift in life. Whether the name is chosen according to preference or dictated by tradition, it reflects something about a child's culture. For that reason, all names should be treasured and respected. Question 43. What is the main idea of this reading? A. Choosing traditional names B. Choosing names in Italian culture C. How Asian people name their children D. How names reflect a person's culture Question 44. In which culture are children most likely named after their grandparents? A. Japanese B. Mexican C. Italian D. Akan Question 45. In China, what should names relate to? A. A child's birth element B. A child's personality C. A child's ancestors D. A child's birth date Question 46. Which is true in Akan culture if a twin brother and sister are bom on a Friday? A. They will have to travel to a different city. B. They will have different names. C. They will both be named Afua. D. They will both be named Kofi. Question 47. The word "dictated" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ___. A. translated B. said C. written D. determined Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 48. Most of the Egyptian woman Hypatia's writings on medicine have been lost, but there are an amount of references to them by other scientists A. Most B. but C. an amount D. other Question 49. The duties of the secretary are to take the minutes, mailing the correspondence and calling the members before the meetings. A. of B. to take C. mailing D. meetings Question 50. It’s time you went home, but I’d rather you stay here. A. It's time B. went C. I'd D. stay 5
6. ĐÁP ÁN Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions. Question 1. A. conquer B. confide C. maintain D. attend Question 2. A. vacancy B. engagement C. company D. furniture Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 3. I felt a strong smell of perfume among the women at the party. A. weak B. shabby C. awkward D. faint Question 4. My children sided with their mother whenever we had an argument. A. were supportive B. wore for C. were against D. were tolerant of Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions Question 5. As children we were very close, but as we grew up we just drifted apart. A. were not as childlike as before B. were not as serious as before C. became less friendly than before D. became loss sympathetic than before Question 6. We heard the sound of an approaching car, so we ran away. A. coming B. breaking C. moving D. running Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes the following exchanges. Question 7. John is having dinner at Linda's house. John: "This roast beef is so delicious." Linda: “___” A. I'm glad you like it B. I don't either. C. Sure, I'd love to. D. No don't worry Question 8. Jenny and Jimmy are talking about university education. Jenny: “I think having a university degree is the only way to succeed in life.” Jimmy: “___. There are successful people without a degree.” A. I don't quite agree B. That's life C. I can't agree more D. That's all right Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 9. Tea is ranked as the number one beverage ___ worldwide, it takes the lead over coffee in both popularity and production. A. to have sold B. to sell C. selling D. sold Question 10. You can't always play it safe. Sometimes you need to ___ a risk. A. lake B. make C. have D. put Question 11. Recently I haven't got ___. A. many mail B. much mal C. many mails D. any mails Question 12. Deborah is going to take extra lessons to ___ what she missed while she was away. A. cut down on B. put up with C. catch up on D. take up with Question 13. All the students have been ready for the test, ___? A. hasn't they B. haven't they C. have they D. don't they Question 14. She got a terrible mark in the exam, so she ___ very hard at all. A. didn't need to work B. mustn't have worked C. can't have worked D. can't work Question 15. We do not need much furniture ___ the room is small. 6
7. A. although B. despite C. because D. because of Question 16. With my working-class background I feel like a ___ out of water among the high- society people. A. Shark B. fish C. crocodile D. dolphin Question 17. Nowadays, children would prefer history ___ in more practical ways. A. being taught B. to teach C. to be taught D. teach Question 18. The more you relax and be yourself, the more ___ you are to succeed. A. possible B. easy C. probable D. likely Question 19. The weather has been terrible since yesterday ___, all activities have stopped. A. Now that B. Therefore C. Because D. So that Question 20. My English friend wasn't used to ___ chopsticks when he came to Vietnam last year. A. have used B. using C. uses D. used Question 21. As a teacher she was very selectively accepting only a small number of ___ gifted pupils. A. exceptional B. exceptionally C. unexceptionally D. exception Question 22. I think I ___ my door key. I can't find it anywhere. A. will lose B. had lost C. am losing D. have lost Question 23. In my family, all members are responsible ___ doing the household chores. A. at B. with C. for D. on Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. Question 24. Every day the diversity of He on Earth gets poorer. We are overusing resources and disregarding the riches of nature. A. Every day the diversity of life on Earth gets poorer, leading to overusing resources and disregarding the riches of nature. B. Every day the diversity of He on Earth gets poorer, in return for overusing resources and disregarding the riches of nature. C. Although we are overusing resources and disregarding the riches of nature, the diversity of Me on Earth gets poorer every day. D. The diversity of life on Earth gets poorer every day because of our overuse of resources and disregard for the riches of nature. Question 25. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room. He opened the window. A. The man got some fresh air in the room, even though he opened the window. B. The man opened the window in order to get some fresh air in the room. C. Having opened the window, the room could get some fresh air. D. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room because he opened the window. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 26. A. prepare B. celebrate C. entertain D. protect Question 27. A. moved B. watched C. pressed D. laughed Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each other numbered blanks. PENICILLIN BEFORE PENTIUMS FOR THE POOR One of the hottest topics on the International development agenda is how to harness the power of ICT for the benefit of developing countries. What is sometimes called the death of distance', brought about by the (28)___, allows professional services such as software, education and training to be provided easily and quickly to (29) ___ areas. Some of the gains can be seen in countries as diverse as India and Morocco, where Innovations range from online government announcements to local craftsmen selling their wares to a (30) ___ market. But already a huge and expanding 7
8. digital divide is opening up between developed and developing nations. The major task facing world leaders at present is to (31) ___ everybody on the planet with clean water, basic education and the drugs needed to fight preventable diseases. Installing a modem in every classroom and linking us all to cyberspace must be a lesser (32) ___ for the time being at least. Question 28. A. computer B. telephone C. internet D. modem Question 29. A. uninhabited B. far C. secluded D. remote Question 30. A. shrinking B. global C. village D. technical Question 31. A. donate B. supply C. administer D. give Question 32. A. priority B. importance C. advantage D. criteria 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. THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE The Danish archaeologist Christian Jurgensen Thomsen, curator of the National Museum of Denmark (1816-65), was among the first to use the taxonomic approach in the social sciences. In a painstaking study of the bracteate, a type of ancient pendant found in northern Europe, he charted a variety of morphological categories, such as insignia and size. By combining the typologies thus created, he showed that these Nordic ornaments had developed from earlier Roman coins. Thomsen later used similar techniques with a much larger body of data and eventually developed the basic chronology for Old World antiquities: the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. Ideas and expressive culture also proved susceptible to taxonomic analysis. The American ethnologist Lewis Henry Morgan gathered data from a large number of Native American tribes and created a typology based on their kinship terminology, which he presented in Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family (1871). Influenced by the evolutionary theses of Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer and by Thomsen’s three-age system, Morgan later proposed a universal sequence of cultural evolution in his book Ancient Society; or, Researches in the Lines of Human Progress from Savagery Through Barbarism to Civilization (1877). In this work he suggested that all cultures went through a clearly defined series of evolutionary stages: first savagery, which was characterized by a hunting and gathering economy; next barbarism, the stage at which agriculture appears; and finally civilization, represented by hierarchical societies such as those of ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and Victorian England. As one might suspect from Morgan’s choice of terms, 19th-century social sciences were intrinsically linked to the colonial endeavours of the period. This was the case whether the colonial effort took place domestically, as in the United States and Canada, or abroad, as it did for the countries of Europe. Although the labeling of a group as “savage” or “barbarous” was to some extent intended to convey specific technical information, the use of such easily misinterpreted labels also made the era’s overtly racist colonial policies more palatable to the general public: it was considerably less morally taxing to “civilize the savages” than to “forcibly assimilate an indigenous people.” One of the principal preoccupations of social scientists at this time was the recording of “vanishing” indigenous cultures. This was often undertaken as part of a frank pursuit of the knowledge needed to achieve social and political control over a region, whether in domestic or in overseas contexts. Thus, many early ethnographies and cultural geographies were written by civil servants, military personnel, or missionaries. Question 33. Christian Jorgensen Thomsen was one of the first scientists to ___. A. study the bracteate, a type of ancient pendant found in northern Europe B. study Nordic ornaments and Roman coins C. manage the National Museum of Denmark D. use the scientific process of classifying things in his study of the social sciences Question 34. The word “painstaking” in the paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ___. A. complex B. complete C. comprehensive D. thorough Question 35. According to the passage, the taxonomic approach ___. A. possibly had an influence on ideas and expressive culture 8
9. B. was influenced by the evolutionary theses of Charles Darwin C. was intrinsically linked to the colonial endeavours of the period D. likely had a base for Native American tribes' kinship terminology Question 36. Some labels in Morgan's choice of terms ___. A. made the general public believe that the colonists policies of racism were immoral B. made the colonists' policies of racism more acceptable to the general public C. were the principal preoccupations of social scientists in the turning of 19 century D. received a lot of negative publicity during the early days of colonialism Question 37. The word "those" in paragraph 2 refers to ___. A. stages B. cultures C. societies D. series Question 38. The social scientists in 19h century paid most of their attention to ___. A. the recording of "vanishing" indigenous cultures B. the social and political control over a colony C. Morgan's choice of terms D. the ways to assimilate an Indigenous people Question 39. Civil servants, military personnel, or missionaries wrote many ethnographies and cultural geographies of a country ___. A. In an endeavour to achieve social and political control over it B. In order to justify their overtly racist colonial policies C. as part of a frank pursuit of the knowledge needed for their research D. so as to store information about Indigenous cultures for later generations Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. Question 40. "I haven't been very open-minded," said the manager. A. The manager promised to be very open-minded B. The manager denied having been very open-minded C. The manager admitted not having been very open-minded. D. The manager refused to have been very open-minded. Question 41. When he picked up my book he found that the cover had been tom. A. On picking up the book, he saw that the cover had been torn. B. Picking up his book the cover had been tom. C. The cover had been torn when his book is picked up. D. Picked up, he saw that the cover of the book was torn. Question 42. They believe that burning fossil fuels caused high levels of air pollution in this city. A. Air pollution is believed to have caused high levels of air pollution in this city B. Burning fossil fuels is believed to cause high levels of air pollution in this city. C. It is believed that high levels of air pollution caused burning fossil fuels. D. It is believed that burning fossil fuels caused high levels of air pollution in this city. 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. When naming a child, some parents seem to choose a name based simply on their personal preference. In other families, grandparents or professional name-makers come up with a child's name. In some cases, the time of a child's birth influences how the child's name is determined. In many European cultures, names are typically chosen by parents. Parents' choice for their child's name may be based on names of their relatives or ancestors. For example, in Italy, children are traditionally named after their grandparents. The parents generally use the father's parents' names first. If they have more children, then they will use the mother's parents' names. Similarly, some people in Eastern Europe name their children after relatives who have died. This tradition is seen as a means to protect the child from the Angel of Death. 9
10. Traditionally in some Asian countries, a child's grandfather or a fortune-teller chooses the child's name. In contrast to the tradition of naming children after relatives, the child's name is chosen to influence the child's character. For example, names may be based on a connection to certain elements such as fire, water, earth, wood, or metal. Or the name might include a written character meaning beauty, strength, or kindness. In certain African cultures, when a child is bom plays a large part in determining the child's name. In Ghana's Akan culture, the day a child is bom determines the child's name. But each day has different names for boys and girls. For instance, a boy bom on Friday is named Kofi, whereas a girl born on the same day is named Afua. Both Kofi and Afua mean "wanderer" or "explorer." Children with these names are seen as travelers. No matter where the name comes from, a child's name is the first gift in life. Whether the name is chosen according to preference or dictated by tradition, it reflects something about a child's culture. For that reason, all names should be treasured and respected. Question 43. What is the main idea of this reading? A. Choosing traditional names B. Choosing names in Italian culture C. How Asian people name their children D. How names reflect a person's culture Question 44. In which culture are children most likely named after their grandparents? A. Japanese B. Mexican C. Italian D. Akan Question 45. In China, what should names relate to? A. A child's birth element B. A child's personality C. A child's ancestors D. A child's birth date Question 46. Which is true in Akan culture if a twin brother and sister are bom on a Friday? A. They will have to travel to a different city. B. They will have different names. C. They will both be named Afua. D. They will both be named Kofi. Question 47. The word "dictated" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ___. A. translated B. said C. written D. determined Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 48. Most of the Egyptian woman Hypatia's writings on medicine have been lost, but there are an amount of references to them by other scientists A. Most B. but C. an amount D. other Question 49. The duties of the secretary are to take the minutes, mailing the correspondence and calling the members before the meetings. A. of B. to take C. mailing D. meetings Question 50. It’s time you went home, but I’d rather you stay here. A. It's time B. went C. I'd D. stay 10