Which of the following is NOT true about the urban population?
A. In the past, more people lived in the countryside than in cities.
B. As predicted, the number of urban inhabitants in 1950 was nearly a half of that in the next 100 years.
C. The rate of urbanization in the United States is greater than the proportion in any other places in the world.
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Đáp án C
Câu nào sau đây là KHÔNG đúng về dân số đô thị?
A. Trong quá khứ, có nhiều người sống ở miền quê hơn là ở thành phố.
B. Như đã được dự đoán, dân số đô thị năm 1950 chỉ gần bằng một nửa so với dân số đô thị trong 100 năm sau.
C. Tỉ lệ đô thị hóa ở Hoa Kỳ tăng nhanh hơn tỉ lệ đô thị hóa ở bất kì nơi nào trên thế giới.
D. Ngày càng có nhiều siêu đô thị được hình thành bên ngoài Hoa Kỳ.
Căn cứ thông tin đoạn 2:
For the first time in history, more people are living in cities than rural areas. And, this way of living is only going to continue: by 2050, the urban share of global population is projected to surpass 66 percent (up from 30 percent in 1950). This trend to urbanization is even more dramatic beyond the borders of the United States. (Lần đầu tiên trong lịch sử, hiện có nhiều người sống ở các thành phố hơn là các vùng nông thôn. Và, lối sống này sẽ luôn tăng lên: tính đến 2050, dân số đô thị trên toàn cầu được dự báo sẽ vượt mức 66% (tăng từ 30% vào năm 1950). Xu hướng đô thị hóa này ở các khu vực bên ngoài biên giới Hoa Kỳ tăng còn mạnh hơn).
Moreover, the metro areas of Tokyo, New York and Mexico City were the only metro areas in 1975 with at least 10 million people. Today, that list would include 31 such megacities – with 10 more to join by 2030 – all of which are outside the United States. (Hơn nữa, các khu vực đô thị ở thành phố Tokyo, New York và Mexico là các khu đô thị duy nhất vào năm 1975 với ít nhất khoảng 10 triệu người. Ngày nay, danh sách này gồm khoảng 31 siêu đô thị - với thêm 10 cái vào năm 2030 – tất cả các siêu đô thị này đều nằm bên ngoài Hoa Kỳ).Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best completes following exchanges.
Câu 47. Two students are talking with each other about the weekend picnic:
Student 1: "Can you come with us?"
Student 2: “________________________.”
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
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We call the result global warming, but it is causing a set of changes to the Earth's climate, or long-term weather patterns, that varies from place to place. As the Earth spins each day, the new heat swirls with it, (25) ____ up moisture over the oceans, rising here, settling there. It's changing the rhythms of climate that all living things have come to rely upon.
What will we do to slow this warming? How will we cope (26) ____ the changes we've already set into (27) ____? While we struggle to figure it all out, the face of the Earth as we know it-coasts, forests, farms and snow-capped mountains-hangs in the balance.
The company was dealt a ________ blow when its chief designer deserted to another firm.
Martin is called the teacher's pet by his classmates because he is taken under his teacher's _____.
Now that she is trained, she hopes to earn her living as a ________ in an office.
The government has __________ new proposals to tackle the problem of increasing crime.
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 21. One journalist has commented, "Ordering a frozen embryo is a little more emotionally complicated than ordering a home-delivered pizza - but not so different logistically".
The following are the changes in the new 21st century economy, EXCEPT ______________.
The organizers said that if it continued______, they might have to cancel the outdoor concert.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Câu 49. Plants grow old as surely as do animals. However, a generally accepted definition of age in plants has not yet been realized.
It's absolutely vital that your son ___________ a rest and _____ hard.
According to paragraph 2, the following are the reasons of children’s aggression, EXCEPT __________.
I remember you have told me that I am your best friend, _________?
