Câu hỏi: A desert is a hostile, potentially deadly environment for unprepared humans. In hot deserts, high temperatures cause rapid loss of water due to sweating, and the absence of water sources with which to replenish it can result in dehydration and death within a few days. In addition, unprotected humans are also at risk from heatstroke. Humans may also have to adapt to sandstorms in some deserts, not just in their adverse effects on respiratory systems and eyes, but also in their potentially harmful effects on equipment such as filters, vehicles and communication equipment. Sandstorms can last for hours, sometimes even days. Despite this, some cultures have made hot deserts 'their home for thousands of years, including the Bedouin, Tuareg tribe, and Pueblo people. Modern technology, including advanced irrigation systems, desalinization and air conditioning, has made deserts much more hospitable. In the United States and Israel for example, desert farming has found extensive use. In cold deserts, hypothermia and frostbite are the chief hazards, as well as dehydration in the absence of a source of heat to melt ice for drinking. Falling through pack-ice or surface ice layers into freezing water is a particular danger requiring emergency action to prevent rapid hypothermia. Starvation is also a hazard; in low temperatures the body requires much more food energy to maintain body heat and to move. As with hot deserts, some people such as the Inuit have adapted to the harsh conditions of cold deserts.

A. troubles that human beings have to face in a desert 

B. desert storms and desert inhabitants

C. hot deserts and cold deserts in the United States

D. desert hospitality and environment 

Câu 1: What might Kal say now about her career? 

A. My management degree has helped me more than anything else. It's so important that young people interested in fashion can deal with money.

B. I've learnt so much working for other fashion designers. Without this experience, I couldn't have started my own business.

C. Running a fashion business is a dream come true and my parents being happy with my choice are even more special.

D. Even when I was at university, my friends liked the clothes I made. This encouraged me to think about a career in fashion

Câu 2: Jack asked me __________interested in football.

A. when had you born

B. when I was born

C. when were you born

D. when I had been born

Câu 3: What does the reader learn about Kal's parents?

A. They wanted Kal to help them run the family business.

B. They did not realise that Kal wanted to work in fashion.

C. They insisted Kal should continue with her job in advertising.

D. They did not think Kal worked hard enough at university. 

Câu 4: Aitchison prefers models who don't…......

A. keep talking to him while he's working 

B. ask him about his strange method of working

C. worry about how long the work will take

D. feel anxious to see the work as it's developing

Câu 5: Why did the writer give Ben the present he wanted? 

A. She wanted to reward him for working hard.

B. He already had too many computer games. 

C. She knew he would use it sensibly.

D. He persuaded her it would be a good idea. 

Câu 6: Which is not a problem for an unprepared man in a hot desert?

A. Sandstorm

B. Loss of water

C. Irrigation 

D. Heatstroke