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Chọn Thi Thử Vstep Online Đề 1 – Reading Test 4 part 2
Câu 1
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PASSAGE 3 – Questions 21–30
Social parasitism involves one species relying on another to raise its young. Among vertebrates, the best known social parasites are such birds as cuckoos and cowbirds; the female lays an egg in a nest belonging to another species and leaves it for the host to rear.
The dulotic species of ants, however, are the supreme social parasites. Consider, for example, the unusual behavior of ants belonging to the genus Polyergus. All species of this ant have lost the ability to care for themselves. The workers do not forage for food, feed their brood or queen, or even clean their own nest. To compensate for these deficits, Polyergus has become specialized at obtaining workers from the related genus Formica to do these chores.
In a raid, several thousand Polyergus workers will travel up to 500 feet in search of a Formica nest, penetrate it, drive off the queen and tier workers, capture the pupal brood, and transport it back to their nest. The captured brood is then reared by the resident Formica workers until the developing pupae emerge to add to the Formica population, which maintains the mixed-species nest. The Formica workers forage for food and give it to colony members of both species. They also remove wastes and excavate new chambers as the population increases.
The true extent of the Polyergus ants’ dependence on the Formica becomes apparent when the worker population grows too large for the existing nest. Formica scouts locate a new nesting site, return to the mixed-species colony, and recruit additional Formica nest mates. During a period that may last seven days, the Formica workers carry to the new nest all the Polyergus eggs, larvae, and pupae, every Polyergus adult, and even the Polyergus queen.
Of the approximately 8,000 species of ants in the world, all 5 species of Polyergus and some 200 species in other genera have evolved some degree of parasitic relationship with other ants.
Which of the following statements best represents the main idea of the passage?
- A. Ants belonging to the genus Formica are incapable of performing certain tasks.
- B. The genus Polyergus is quite similar to the genus Formica.
- C. Ants belonging to the genus Polyergus have an unusual relationship with ants belonging to the genus Formica.
- D. Polyergus ants frequently leave their nests to build new colonies.
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Câu 2
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The word “raise” in line 1 is closest in meaning to …
- A. rear
- B. lift
- C. collect
- D. increase
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Câu 3
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The author mentions cuckoos and cowbirds in line 2 because they …
- A. share their nests with each other
- B. are closely related species
- C. raise the young of other birds
- D. are social parasites
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Câu 4
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The word “it” in line 3 refers to …
- A. species
- B. nest
- C. egg
- D. female
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Câu 5
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What does the author mean by stating that “The dulotic species of ants… are supreme social parasites” (line 4)?
- A. The Polyergus are more highly developed than the Formica.
- B. The Formica have developed specialized roles.
- C. The Polyergus are heavily dependent on the Formica.
- D. The Formica do not reproduce rapidly enough to care for themselves.
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Câu 6
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Which of the following is a task that an ant of the genus Polyergus might do?
- A. Look for food.
- B. Raid another nest
- C. Care for the young.
- D. Clean its own nest.
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Câu 7
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The word “excavate” in line 14 is closest in meaning to …
- A. find
- B. clean
- C. repair
- D. dig
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Câu 8
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The word “recruit” in line 18 is closest in meaning to …
- A. create
- B. enlist
- C. endure
- D. capture
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Câu 9
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What happens when a mixed colony of Polyergus and Formica ants becomes too large?
- A. The Polyergus workers enlarge the existing nest.
- B. The captured Formica workers return to their original nest.
- C. The Polyergus and the Formica build separate nests.
- D. The Polyergus and the Formica move to a new nest.
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Câu 10
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According to the information in the passage, all of the following terms refer to ants belonging to the genus Formica EXCEPT …
- A. dulotic species of ants
- B. captured brood
- C. developing pupae
- D. worker population
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Câu 11
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PASSAGE 4 – Questions 31–40
The Winterthur Museum is a collection and a house. There are many museums devoted to the decorative arts and many house museums, but rarely in the United States is a great collection displayed in a great country house. Passing through successive generations of a single family, Winterthur has been a private estate for more than a century. Even after the extensive renovations made to it between 1929 and 1931, the house remained a family residence. This fact is of importance to the atmosphere and effect of the museum. The impression of a lived-in house is apparent to the visitor; the rooms look as if they were vacated only a short while ago whether by the original owners, furniture or the most recent residents of the house can be a matter of personal interpretation.
Winterthur remains, then, a house in which a collection of furniture and architectural elements has been assembled. Like an English country house, it is an organic structure; the house, as well as the collection and manner of displaying it to the visitor, has changed over the years. The changes have coincided with developing concepts of the American arts, increased knowledge on the part of collectors and students, and a progression toward the achievement of a historical effect in period-room displays. The rooms at Winterthur have followed this current, yet still retained the character of a private house.
The concept of a period room as a display technique has developed gradually over the years in an effort to present works of art in a context that would show them to greater effect and would give them more meaning for the viewer. Comparable to the habitat group in a natural history museum, the period room represents the decorative arts in a lively and interesting manner and provides an opportunity to assemble objects related by style, date, or place of manufacture.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
- A. The reason that Winterthur was redesigned
- B. Elements that make Winterthur an unusual museum
- C. How Winterthur compares to English country houses
- D. Historical furniture contained in Winterthur
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Câu 12
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The phrase “devoted to” in line 1 is closest in meaning to …
- A. surrounded by
- B. specializing in
- C. successful with
- D. sentimental about
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Câu 13
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What happened at Winterthur between 1929 and 1931?
- A. The owners moved out.
- B. The house was repaired.
- C. The old furniture was replaced.
- D. The estate became a museum.
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Câu 14
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What does the author mean by stating “The impression of a lived-in house is apparent to the visitor” (line 6)?
- A. Winterthur is very old.
- B. Few people visit Winterthur.
- C. Winterthur does not look like a typical museum.
- D. The furniture at Winterthur looks comfortable.
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Câu 15
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The word “assembled” in line 9 is closest in meaning to …
- A. summoned
- B. appreciated
- C. brought together
- D. fundamentally changed
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Câu 16
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The word “it” in line 10 refers to …
- A. Winterthur
- B. collection
- C. English country house
- D. visitor
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Câu 17
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The word “developing” in line 11 is closest in meaning to …
- A. traditional
- B. exhibiting
- C. informative
- D. evolving
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Câu 18
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According to the passage, objects in a period room are related by all of the following EXCEPT …
- A. date
- B. style
- C. place of manufacture
- D. past ownership
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Câu 19
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What is the relationship between the two paragraphs in the passage?
- A. The second paragraph explains a term that was mentioned in the first paragraph.
- B. Each paragraph describes a different approach to the display of objects in a museum.
- C. The second paragraph explains a philosophy of art appreciation that contrasts with the philosophy explained in the first paragraph.
- D. Each paragraph describes a different historical period.
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Câu 20
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Where in the passage does the author explain why displays at Winterthur have changed?
- A. lines 1–3
- B. lines 4–6
- C. lines 5–7
- D. lines 9–12
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Chọn Thi Thử Vstep Online Đề 1 – Reading Test 4 part 2
Số câu: 20 câu
Thời gian làm bài: 30 phút
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