Đề ôn thi tốt nghiệp Trung học Phổ thông môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2017-2018 - Mã đề 821

SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG 
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
 (Đề gồm có 04 trang) MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 821
 Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề
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.
Câu 1: Paper was so expensive during the Middle Ages that it has to be used sparingly.
A. sparingly	B. so expensive	C. it has	D. be used
Câu 2: The change from day to night results the rotation of the Earth.
A. the Earth	B. to	C. results	D. change
Câu 3: Some fish use their sense of smell as a guide when return to a spawning site.
A. return	B. as	C. fish	D. their
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
 Câu 4:A. iris	B. oasis	C. crisis	D. debris
 Câu 5:A. gaze	B. giant	C. gysy	D. gigantic
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.
Câu 6: It is freezing cold outside.
A. extremely feverish	B. scalding hot	C. greatly heating	D. outbusting fire
Câu 7: Don’t come in yet! I have nothing on!”
A. have got dressed	B. have no food at hand	C. am bored	D. am hungry
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 8: She makes a point of keeping all his love letters.
A. keeps records for	B. keeps in mind to	C. takes particular care to	D. memorizes
Câu 9: It seems that he's had enough of England and is going back to Australia. 
A. In fact	B. Obviously	C. Certainly	D. Apparently
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 from 10 to 15.
HOW OCEANS MAY HAVE FORMED
 Astronomers may have taken a step towards understanding the origins of Earth's oceans - thanks to a ...(10)... comet. All the evidence suggests that when the Earth was formed it was too hot to ...(11)... water. So, astronomers ...(12)... that the oceans came from comets bombarding Earth shortly after its formation. However, ...(13)... show that these icy celestial objects contained too much 'heavy' water (one hydrogen atom in the water molecule contains an additional neutron) to be ...(14)... for Earth's oceans. Further progress was not made until comet Linear fell to pieces during late July, 2000 and released more than three billion kilograms of water into space. Chemical analyses suggest this comet probably contained the right elements for Earth's oceans. Astronomers are now searching for more comets like Linear to ...(15)... their ideas.
 Câu 10:A. decomposing	B. disentangling	C. disintegrating	D. dismantling
 Câu 11:A. enclose	B. embody	C. carry	D. hold
 Câu 12:A. proposed	B. stipulated	C. recommended	D. specified
 Câu 13:A. studies	B. examinations	C. reviews	D. dissertations
 Câu 14:A. liable	B. accountable	C. answerable	D. responsible
 Câu 15:A. confirm	B. ratify	C. certify	D. resolve
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 16: I felt as if I.......a confidence.
A. had betrayed	B. would betray	C. have betrayed	D. im betraying
Câu 17: He claimed that he was not a particularly remarkable businessman, but that he had simply had the good .......to be in the right place at the right time. 
A. fate	B. opportunity	C. fortune	D. destiny
Câu 18: With better medicine, we would stop the ...... of that disease:
A. exhibition	B. proliferation	C. suffusion	D. collaboration
Câu 19: Page 12 of the manual that came with the appliance says, "........any problem with the merchandise, contact your local dealer." 
A. Do you have	B. Had you have	C. Should you have	D. You should have
Câu 20: The performance was spoilt by the leading actor losing his train of thought and.....over his words in the final scene.
A. stumbling	B. stammering	C. spluttering	D. stuttering
Câu 21: The car skidded off the road and fell into a........full of muddy water.
A. lake	B. ditch	C. gutter	D. puddle
Câu 22:........of bees can be seen in the orchard in the summer months.
A. Flocks	B. Herds	C. Troupes	D. Swarms
Câu 23: I suddenly noticed that the runaway bus was hurtling.......me!
A. towards	B. nearby	C. without	D. over
Câu 24: Police have warned people to be.......when strangers call at the door and to ask to see proof of identity. 
A. choosy	B. cagey	C. wary	D. scarey
Câu 25: Let's hope that the new year will.......in a period of prosperity for everyone.
A. admit	B. usher	C. introduce	D. show
Câu 26: Who is the woman talking to Mr. Quinn? I don't recall.......her I around the office before."
A. seeing	B. to see	C. to have seen	D. being seen
Câu 27: Social status.......for little if you aremarooned on a desert island.
A. makes	B. counts	C. applies	D. signifies
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
 Câu 28:A. stalatite	B. marigold	C. injurious	D. opportune
 Câu 29:A. adrenaline	B. aroma	C. disaster	D. insolent
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 30 to 36.
 Men love women, women love children, children love animals, so they say. Teddy bears to take to bed, animal print clothes and Disney cartoons are always all the rage for the very young. Psychologists call this preoccupation with other species “animal reactivity”, dividing it into two basic phases according to age - four to eight and nine to fourteen. To take phase one first: most four-to-eigbt-year-olds are attracted to large animals, seeing them as protective “parent” figures. The older, more independent child of phase two, nine to fourteen, prefers smaller creatures he or she can look after as a child substitute, imitating, in doing so, his/her parents.
 One animal, however, scores consistently high marks on the popularity charts, not only with children of all ages but also with adults. That creature is the giant panda, its appeal so universal and so enduring that it has been the emblem of the World Wildlife Fund, and of the threatened species of our planet, since the WWF’s foundation in 1961.
 There are many reasons behind the panda’s appeal, some connected to its attractive, if rather comical, appearance, some to its apparently anthropomorphic habits, and others to its lifestyle and background. It is some of these that I wish to explore here.
 Firstly, there is the panda’s super-teddy-bear appearance. Its size is a plus, as large animals are generally perceived more positively than small ones. Its eye-catching black and white coat could not be bettered, providing as it does a powerful colour contrast. (In other cases, man has had to breed black and white animals, e.g. with cattle or dalmatian dogs). The panda’s face is flattish, like a human face, and without the pronounced animal snout that distinguishes so many other species. Its eyes, although small, appear large because of the characteristic black patches surrounding them, conveying the impression of innocent vulnerability. Its tail is non-existent, making it still more appealing to the equally tail-less mammal, man. A panda’s body is rounded and seems soft and cuddly, giving it the look of a large toy animal. With so many positive physical attributes, how can such a creature be resisted?
 People also like the way pandas behave. There is the tendency to sit up on their hindlegs, turning into a biped (like man) in order to eat, and the ability to manipulate small objects by use of a sixth “claw”, carrying food objects to their mouths in a humanlike way - not for pandas the doggy bowl or the feeding trough - as they lean against a tree and dine at their ease. Equally, when in the mood, pandas like to play and will invent any number of tricks when presented with a new toy, ambling along with the clumsy, wobbly, uncoordinated gait of a young child (the panda’s heavyboned skeleton gives it its characteristic way of moving).
 Diet is also a factor. Big cats may be beautiful and graceful, but they are also predators, whereas pandas, to the especial delight of children, have evolved from their meateating ancestors to herbivores, existing chiefly on bamboo shoots. Perceived as harmless vegetarians, they score highly as animals that are likely to befriend a human, as opposed to eyeing him up as a possible lunch.
 An aspect of the panda that humans find especially pleasing, although it is perplexing for zoologists who want to mate these largely solitary animals in captivity, is its apparent sexlessness. Unlike so many other species which display their gender unashamedly and would have Adam and Eve running for the nearest fig leaves, the panda has no obvious external sexual features and can therefore keep everyone guessing.
 A further attraction is the historical and geographical background of the panda. A solitary animal that is difficult to breed, whether in captivity or in the wild, it is a native of the remote mountain forests of China and has always been rare, valuable and sought after, from the first expeditions by Père David, Ruth Harkness and Tangier Smith until today. Faced with extinction, despite being a protected species, from man’s encroaching on their habitat, giant pandas, now mostly found in captivity, are stars of the show, their cubs forever in the limelight.
 Let us hope that this delightful creature, which wins paws down in the popularity stakes, will also win the race for survival. The world would be so much the poorer without its endearing giant panda.
[Source: ENTRY TEST FOR CPE, Virginia Evans, 2001]
Câu 30: Psychologists use the term ‘animal reactivity' to describe.....
A. the role of animals in helping children develop independence.
B. children’s predisposition to copy animal behaviour.
C. the function animals have in child development.
D. the characteristics children ascribe to animals.
Câu 31: The diet of pandas.....
A. can consist of a wide variety of different foods.	B. consists solely of vegetation.
C. changes as their special ‘claw’ develops.	D. has been known to include the occasional human.
Câu 32: The word “manipulate” is closest in meaning to.....
A. control wih hands.	B. seize	C. maintain	D. crawl with hands.
Câu 33: According to the passage, the panda is a rare animal because.....
A. as a species, it generally favours isolation.
B. scientists have not yet understood its breeding habits.
C. the reproductive organs of pandas do not always fully develop.
D. so many have been removed from their native environment.
Câu 34: What does the writer mean by these words wins paws down in the popularity stakes?
A. runs the fastest only with paws	B. wins easily in the contest
C. becomes the most popular	D. get noted for the best paws
Câu 35: What is so appealing about the panda’s appearance?
A. It looks harmless despite its size.
B. It combines the best features of many different species.
C. The colour of its fur which has improved through selective breeding.
D. The disproportionate size of its face.
Câu 36: The giant panda has achieved its popularity because it.....
A. represents the plight of all endangered species.	B. has features people find amusing.
C. is the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund.	D. has humanlike mannerisms.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Câu 37: Shall we get Harry a present? He's retiring next month.
A. I suggest buying Harry a present for him to retire next month.
B. Next month we intend to buy a present for Harry to see him off.
C. Harry is due to retire next month, so why don't we get him a present?
D. We're going to buy Harry a present because he'll retire next month.
Câu 38: She was unable to cope with the loss of her husband. She sought professional help.
A. So unable to cope was she after losing her husband that she sought professional help.
B. Her husband died after coping with her, so she had to find professional help. 
C. Coping with the loss of her husband, she sought professional help.
D. In order not to cope with the loss of her husband, she sought professional help.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Câu 39: ~ A: “Where have you been lately?” ~ B: “...............”
A. Me? Home watching some videos.	B. Up to my eyes in housework to do anything
C. I went to France many years ago.	D. Not too far. Just round the corner.
Câu 40: ~ A: “Look! Mr Davidson’s talking to Ms. Harper.” ~ B: “...............”
A. Perhaps he’s trying to ask for her hand	B. What’s the matter with her?
C. When did he come back home?	D. Oh. She makes his heart flutter.
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.
Câu 41: Today there is hardly any time for storytelling in homes, whereas it was a life style in the past.
A. Unlike in the past, in our modern world, time is the scarcest value however people can still find time for story telling.
B. Although many people can hardly find time for anything other than work, storytelling is still as important as it was in the past.
C. Today hardly anyone knows how important storytelling was in the past since everybody is busy with their own lives.
D. Storytelling, which once was a vital part of life, has become significantly less common in the modern era due to lack of time.
Câu 42: She realized the danger she had been in only after she had read the newspaper the following morning.
A. She hadn’t been aware of the danger she was in until she read the newspaper.
B. She realized what kind of dangers one might have had when she was reading a paper.
C. Although she was aware of the danger, she didn’t get frightened.
D. When she read the newspaper, she found herself in a danger she had already realized.
Câu 43: Even though many of us don't suffer from a mental disorder, it is clear that some of us are mentally healthier than others.
A. It is not clear how many people suffer from a mental disorder since many of them seem mentally healthy.
B. Many people who are diagnosed as having mental disorder are mentally healthier than we are.
C. Compared to the number of mentally healthy, the number of people with a mental disorder is increasing.
D. The proportion of those who have been identified as having a mental disorder is higher than that of the mentally healthy.
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 44 to 50.
LEAKEY'S ACHIEVEMENT
 Although he made his name with his archeological finds of early humans, Richard Leakey became famous as the conservationist who turned the tide against elephant poaching. Bringing the slaughter of Kenya's elephants under control required a military solution, and Leakey was not afraid to apply it. Many poachers were killed, giving Leakey a reputation for being a cold-blooded obsessive who put animals before people. Moreover, his efforts to eradicate corruption in Kenya's wildlife management system won him many enemies.
 But the birth of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), the eradication of elephant poaching and the ban on the international trade in ivory are his legacy, and they form the basis of Wildlife Wars. This surprisingly personal memoir has much to tell about the fragile relationships between conservationists and governments. It is a story not only of Kenya, but of the continuing cost of trying to save the world's wildlife from extinction.
 Life for the average person in Africa is tough, and basic needs are far from being met. This is the background against which Leakey fought his war, and he constantly refers to the threat poverty poses to the preservation of Africa's spectacular wildlife. Leakey's argument, here and in recent lectures, is that national parks managed exclusively for biodiversity protection must be created, and that this protection of our wildlife heritage should be funded by international sources.
 However, in the early 1990s the development agencies favoured "community-based" conservation. Leakey's stand on protection of parks was seen as a lack of respect for local communities, and used against him when he resigned as head of the KWS in 1994. Recently donors and conservationists have come to recognise the limitations of purely local conservation programmes; there is a growing consensus that the poor are unlikely to manage wildlife resources wisely for the long term because their needs are immediate. 
 Wildlife Wars continues where Leakey's memoir One Life left off. It spans a 13-year period, beginning in 1989 when Leakey became head of the KWS. Then the elephant slaughter was at its height across Africa; it is estimated that between 1975 and 1989 the international markets for ivory in Europe, the United States and Asia led to the death of 1.2 m elephants, slaughtered for their ivory to make piano keys, games and fashion accessories. Kenya's herds were reduced by more than 85% by armed poachers, who turned their guns on anything and anyone. To stop this killing required changing the perceptions of ivory users so as to eliminate the markets, as well as mounting an armed force against the poachers.
 With both humour and seriousness, Leakey explains the sacrifices he had to make in order to see his vision succeed. Despite the gravity of the situation, Leakey makes light of the sometimes comical circumstances, although it is clear that his life was at risk many times and he worked under tremendous pressure. For many, however, the real question is why this paleoanthropologist should risk his life for wildlife. The answer may lie in Leakey's own depiction of himself, although obviously aggressive and driven while running KWS, as essentially reflective. Presenting in moving terms his introduction to elephant emotions and society, he describes his outrage at the moral and ethical implications of poaching and culling for ivory, arguing that elephants, apes, whales and dolphins have emotions so like those of humans that they deserve to be treated as such.
 Hard-core wildlife groups sniggered at his 'bunny hugging' tendencies, but they underestimated his impact. It is impossible to put a value on Leakey's work during those years. As the elephant population began to recover, Kenya's tourist industry revived to become the country's main source of revenue. An international awareness campaign centred on an ivory bonfire, which led to the ban on ivory trade and the collapse of ivory prices.
[Source: PRACTICE TESTS CPE 2, Virginia Evans, 2016]
Câu 44: Richard Leakey is most well-known for.....
A. removing the ban on the ivory trade.	B. successfully stopping illegal hunting.
C. increasing wildlife budgets.	D. helping to identify man's origins.
Câu 45: Leakey considers himself.....
A. sentimental.	B. contemplative.	C. obsessive.	D. amusing.
Câu 46: This passage is taken from.....
A. a book about Richard Leakey.	B. a book review.
C. an article about Kenya.	D. an article about endangered species.
Câu 47: What does the writer imply in the last paragraph?
A. A disease had affected elephants.	B. Leakey's views are overly sentimental.
C. Leakey's work had wide-ranging effects.	D. Leakey's success is in doubt.
Câu 48: In paragraph 3, Leakey makes the point that.....
A. there is insufficient money to establish parks.
B. a war must be fought against poverty.
C. conservation should be a global responsibility.
D. Africa's wildlife is an international attraction.
Câu 49: It is now becoming accepted that.....
A. conservation programmes should be under local control.
B. donors have not yet received sufficient recognition.
C. Leakey had no regard for local communities.
D. poverty makes regional conservation programmes unreliable.
Câu 50: The writer says that between 1975 and 1989.....
A. the perceptions of the use of ivory changed.	B. the elephant population was decimated.
C. elephants were used to make piano keys.	D. demand for ivory began to decrease.
The End
SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG 
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
 (Đề gồm có 04 trang) MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 136
 Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
 Câu 1:A. stalatite	B. opportune	C. injurious	D. marigold
 Câu 2:A. adrenaline	B. disaster	C. aroma	D. insolent
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.
Câu 3: It is freezing cold outside.
A. extremely feverish	B. greatly heating	C. outbusting fire	D. scalding hot
Câu 4: Don’t come in yet! I have nothing on!”
A. am bored	B. have no food at hand	C. have got dressed	D. am hungry
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 5: The performance was spoilt by the leading actor losing his train of thought and.....over his words in the final scene.
A. stumbling	B. stammering	C. spluttering	D. stuttering
Câu 6: He claimed that he was not a particularly remarkable businessman, but that he had simply had the good .......to be in the right place at the right time. 
A. fate	B. fortune	C. destiny	D. opportunity
Câu 7: I suddenly noticed that the runaway bus was hurtling.......me!
A. towards	B. nearby	C. without	D. over
Câu 8: Social status.......for little if you aremarooned on a desert island.
A. signifies	B. applies	C. makes	D. counts
Câu 9: Let's hope that the new year will.......in a period of prosperity for everyone.
A. show	B. admit	C. usher	D. introduce
Câu 10: Who is the woman talking to Mr. Quinn? I don't recall.......her I around the office before."
A. to have seen	B. being seen	C. to see	D. seeing
Câu 11: With better medicine, we would stop the ...... of that disease:
A. proliferation	B. suffusion	C. exhibition	D. collaboration
Câu 12: Police have warned people to be.......when strangers call at the door and to ask to see proof of identity. 
A. choosy	B. scarey	C. wary	D. cagey
Câu 13: I felt as if I.......a confidence.
A. had betrayed	B. would betray	C. have betrayed	D. im betraying
Câu 14: Page 12 of the manual that came with the appliance says, "........any problem with the merchandise, contact your local dealer." 
A. Do you have	B. Had you have	C. Should you have	D. You should have
Câu 15:........of bees can be seen in the orchard in the summer months.
A. Flocks	B. Herds	C. Swarms	D. Troupes
Câu 16: The car skidded off the road and fell into a........full of muddy water.
A. gutter	B. lake	C. puddle	D. ditch
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.
Câu 17: The change from day to night results the rotation of the Earth.
A. results	B. change	C. to	D. the Earth
Câu 18: Some fish use their sense of smell as a guide when return to a spawning site.
A. return	B. as	C. their	D. fish
Câu 19: Paper was so expensive during the Middle Ages that it has to be used sparingly.
A. sparingly	B. so expensive	C. be used	D. it has
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
 Câu 20:A. gigantic	B. gysy	C. giant	D. gaze
 Câu 21:A. iris	B. debris	C. oasis	D. crisis
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Câu 22: ~ A: “Where have you been lately?” ~ B: “...............”
A. I went to France many years ago.	B. Me? Home watching some videos.
C. Up to my eyes in housework to do anything	D. Not too far. Just round the corner.
Câu 23: ~ A: “Look! Mr Davidson’s talking to Ms. Harper.” ~ B: “...............”
A. Oh. She makes his heart flutter.	B. What’s the matter with her?
C. Perhaps he’s trying to ask for her hand	D. When did he come back home?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 24: She makes a point of keeping all his love letters.
A. takes particular care to	 B. keeps in mind to	C. memorizes	D. keeps records for
Câu 25: It seems that he's had enough of England and is going back to Australia. 
A. Apparently	 B. In fact	C. Obviously	D. Certainly
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 26 to 32.
 Men love women, women love children, children love animals, so they say. Teddy bears to take to bed, animal print clothes and Disney cartoons are always all the rage for the very young. Psychologists call this preoccupation with other species “animal reactivity”, dividing it into two basic phases according to age - four to eight and nine to fourteen. To take phase one first: most four-to-eigbt-year-olds are attracted to large animals, seeing them as protective “parent” figures. The older, more independent child of phase two, nine to fourteen, prefers smaller creatures he or she can look after as a child substitute, imitating, in doing so, his/her parents.
 One animal, however, scores consistently high marks on the popularity charts, not only with children of all ages but also with adults. That creature is the giant panda, its appeal so universal and so enduring that it has been the emblem of the World Wildlife Fund, and of the threatened species of our planet, since the WWF’s foundation in 1961.
 There are many reasons behind the panda’s appeal, some connected to its attractive, if rather comical, appearance, some to its apparently anthropomorphic habits, and others to its lifestyle and background. It is some of these that I wish to explore here.
 Firstly, there is the panda’s super-teddy-bear appearance. Its size is a plus, as large animals are generally perceived more positively than small ones. Its eye-catching black and white coat could not be bettered, providing as it does a powerful colour contrast. (In other cases, man has had to breed black and white animals, e.g. with cattle or dalmatian dogs). The panda’s face is flattish, like a human face, and without the pronounced animal snout that distinguishes so many other species. Its eyes, although small, appear large because of the characteristic black patches surrounding them, conveying the impression of innocent vulnerability. Its tail is non-existent, making it still more appealing to the equally tail-less mammal, man. A panda’s body is rounded and seems soft and cuddly, giving it the look of a large toy animal. With so many positive physical attributes, how can such a creature be resisted?
 People also like the way pandas behave. There is the tendency to sit up on their hindlegs, turning into a biped (like man) in order to eat, and the ability to manipulate small objects by use of a sixth “claw”, carrying food objects to their mouths in a humanlike way - not for pandas the doggy bowl or the feeding trough - as they lean against a tree and dine at their ease. Equally, when in the mood, pandas like to play and will invent any number of tricks when presented with a new toy, ambling along with the clumsy, wobbly, uncoordinated gait of a young child (the panda’s heavyboned skeleton gives it its characteristic way of moving).
 Diet is also a factor. Big cats may be beautiful and graceful, but they are also predators, whereas pandas, to the especial delight of children, have evolved from their meateating ancestors to herbivores, existing chiefly on bamboo shoots. Perceived as harmless vegetarians, they score highly as animals that are likely to befriend a human, as opposed to eyeing him up as a possible lunch.
 An aspect of the panda that humans find especially pleasing, although it is perplexing for zoologists who want to mate these largely solitary animals in captivity, is its apparent sexlessness. Unlike so many other species which display their gender unashamedly and would have Adam and Eve running for the nearest fig leaves, the panda has no obvious external sexual features and can therefore keep everyone guessing.
 A further attraction is the historical and geographical background of the panda. A solitary animal that is difficult to breed, whether in captivity or in the wild, it is a native of the remote mountain forests of China and has always been rare, valuable and sought after, from the first expeditions by Père David, Ruth Harkness and Tangier Smith until today. Faced with extinction, despite being a protected species, from man’s encroaching on their habitat, giant pandas, now mostly found in captivity, are stars of the show, their cubs forever in the limelight.
 Let us hope that this delightful creature, which wins paws down in the popularity stakes, will also win the race for survival. The world would be so much the poorer without its endearing giant panda.
[Source: ENTRY TEST FOR CPE, Virginia Evans, 2001]
Câu 26: What is so appealing about the panda’s appearance?
A. It combines the best features of many different species.
B. The disproportionate size of its face.
C. The colour of its fur which has improved through select