Đề luyện thi tốt nghiệp THPT môn Tiếng Anh nâng cao số 40
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People often picture interpreting urban air-quality evidence as simply checking whether the sky looks hazy. In reality, responsible practice is distinctly (1) ______. A university partnership has launched the (2) ______ project ‘Clean Air, Clear Decisions’. Its induction workshop (3) ______ the assumptions hidden in routine procedures, and supervision is calibrated (4) ______ individual experience. Participants ready to (5) ______ join live casework; anyone not accustomed to (6) ______ starts with annotated examples.
Choose the option that best fits blank (1).
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Đề luyện thi tốt nghiệp THPT
Đề luyện thi tốt nghiệp THPT môn Tiếng Anh nâng cao số 40
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People often picture interpreting urban air-quality evidence as simply checking whether the sky looks hazy. In reality, responsible practice is distinctly (1) ______. A university partnership has launched the (2) ______ project ‘Clean Air, Clear Decisions’. Its induction workshop (3) ______ the assumptions hidden in routine procedures, and supervision is calibrated (4) ______ individual experience. Participants ready to (5) ______ join live casework; anyone not accustomed to (6) ______ starts with annotated examples.
Choose the option that best fits blank (1).
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People often picture interpreting urban air-quality evidence as simply checking whether the sky looks hazy. In reality, responsible practice is distinctly (1) ______. A university partnership has launched the (2) ______ project ‘Clean Air, Clear Decisions’. Its induction workshop (3) ______ the assumptions hidden in routine procedures, and supervision is calibrated (4) ______ individual experience. Participants ready to (5) ______ join live casework; anyone not accustomed to (6) ______ starts with annotated examples.
Choose the option that best fits blank (2).
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People often picture interpreting urban air-quality evidence as simply checking whether the sky looks hazy. In reality, responsible practice is distinctly (1) ______. A university partnership has launched the (2) ______ project ‘Clean Air, Clear Decisions’. Its induction workshop (3) ______ the assumptions hidden in routine procedures, and supervision is calibrated (4) ______ individual experience. Participants ready to (5) ______ join live casework; anyone not accustomed to (6) ______ starts with annotated examples.
Choose the option that best fits blank (3).
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People often picture interpreting urban air-quality evidence as simply checking whether the sky looks hazy. In reality, responsible practice is distinctly (1) ______. A university partnership has launched the (2) ______ project ‘Clean Air, Clear Decisions’. Its induction workshop (3) ______ the assumptions hidden in routine procedures, and supervision is calibrated (4) ______ individual experience. Participants ready to (5) ______ join live casework; anyone not accustomed to (6) ______ starts with annotated examples.
Choose the option that best fits blank (4).
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People often picture interpreting urban air-quality evidence as simply checking whether the sky looks hazy. In reality, responsible practice is distinctly (1) ______. A university partnership has launched the (2) ______ project ‘Clean Air, Clear Decisions’. Its induction workshop (3) ______ the assumptions hidden in routine procedures, and supervision is calibrated (4) ______ individual experience. Participants ready to (5) ______ join live casework; anyone not accustomed to (6) ______ starts with annotated examples.
Choose the option that best fits blank (5).
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People often picture interpreting urban air-quality evidence as simply checking whether the sky looks hazy. In reality, responsible practice is distinctly (1) ______. A university partnership has launched the (2) ______ project ‘Clean Air, Clear Decisions’. Its induction workshop (3) ______ the assumptions hidden in routine procedures, and supervision is calibrated (4) ______ individual experience. Participants ready to (5) ______ join live casework; anyone not accustomed to (6) ______ starts with annotated examples.
Choose the option that best fits blank (6).
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Look Beyond the Most Visible Problem
When organisations repeatedly engage in managing pollution only during visibly smoggy days, they may (7) ______ risks that remain hidden for years. They sometimes (8) ______ useful materials or data rather than redesigning the system. Use clean transport and efficient energy when doing so limits unnecessary pressure. (9) ______ waiting for damage to become obvious, intervene earlier. This can reduce the (10) ______ of preventable harm. Document particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and combustion emissions (11) ______ and manage each stream (12) ______.
Choose the option that best fits blank (7).
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Look Beyond the Most Visible Problem
When organisations repeatedly engage in managing pollution only during visibly smoggy days, they may (7) ______ risks that remain hidden for years. They sometimes (8) ______ useful materials or data rather than redesigning the system. Use clean transport and efficient energy when doing so limits unnecessary pressure. (9) ______ waiting for damage to become obvious, intervene earlier. This can reduce the (10) ______ of preventable harm. Document particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and combustion emissions (11) ______ and manage each stream (12) ______.
Choose the option that best fits blank (8).
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Look Beyond the Most Visible Problem
When organisations repeatedly engage in managing pollution only during visibly smoggy days, they may (7) ______ risks that remain hidden for years. They sometimes (8) ______ useful materials or data rather than redesigning the system. Use clean transport and efficient energy when doing so limits unnecessary pressure. (9) ______ waiting for damage to become obvious, intervene earlier. This can reduce the (10) ______ of preventable harm. Document particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and combustion emissions (11) ______ and manage each stream (12) ______.
Choose the option that best fits blank (9).
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Look Beyond the Most Visible Problem
When organisations repeatedly engage in managing pollution only during visibly smoggy days, they may (7) ______ risks that remain hidden for years. They sometimes (8) ______ useful materials or data rather than redesigning the system. Use clean transport and efficient energy when doing so limits unnecessary pressure. (9) ______ waiting for damage to become obvious, intervene earlier. This can reduce the (10) ______ of preventable harm. Document particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and combustion emissions (11) ______ and manage each stream (12) ______.
Choose the option that best fits blank (10).
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Look Beyond the Most Visible Problem
When organisations repeatedly engage in managing pollution only during visibly smoggy days, they may (7) ______ risks that remain hidden for years. They sometimes (8) ______ useful materials or data rather than redesigning the system. Use clean transport and efficient energy when doing so limits unnecessary pressure. (9) ______ waiting for damage to become obvious, intervene earlier. This can reduce the (10) ______ of preventable harm. Document particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and combustion emissions (11) ______ and manage each stream (12) ______.
Choose the option that best fits blank (11).
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Look Beyond the Most Visible Problem
When organisations repeatedly engage in managing pollution only during visibly smoggy days, they may (7) ______ risks that remain hidden for years. They sometimes (8) ______ useful materials or data rather than redesigning the system. Use clean transport and efficient energy when doing so limits unnecessary pressure. (9) ______ waiting for damage to become obvious, intervene earlier. This can reduce the (10) ______ of preventable harm. Document particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and combustion emissions (11) ______ and manage each stream (12) ______.
Choose the option that best fits blank (12).
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a. Linh: I thought air quality and health was mainly about checking whether the sky looks hazy. b. Minh: The new evidence suggests the issue is far more exposure-dependent. c. Linh: Then I should read the briefing before making that assumption again.
Choose the best arrangement to make a meaningful exchange or paragraph.
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a. Researcher: We need to decide whether the pilot on air quality and health should expand. b. Analyst: What outcome matters most to the affected groups? c. Researcher: Not just speed; cleaner transport, energy, homes, industry, and waste systems can reduce disease while also supporting climate and urban-quality goals. d. Analyst: Then the evaluation must include distributional effects, not only averages. e. Researcher: Agreed. We will revise the indicators before the next phase.
Choose the best arrangement to make a meaningful exchange or paragraph.
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a. First, our team reviewed the assumption that checking whether the sky looks hazy. b. We then compared that assumption with observations from several settings. c. The comparison revealed an important limitation: personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources. d. Consequently, we redesigned the study to include contextual evidence. e. The revised design produced conclusions that were narrower but more defensible.
Choose the best arrangement to make a meaningful exchange or paragraph.
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a. My interest in air quality and health began with a local question rather than a grand theory. b. During university, I learned that the issue involved health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments. c. I therefore combined technical training with community-based fieldwork. d. That combination eventually led me to coordinate the ‘Clean Air, Clear Decisions’ programme. e. I now value the role because it joins analysis with practical accountability.
Choose the best arrangement to make a meaningful exchange or paragraph.
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a. The town first treated air quality and health as a narrow technical issue. b. A series of disruptions then exposed links to public services and local livelihoods. c. Officials responded by creating a cross-sector working group. d. The group tested health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. e. Although results improved, the programme retained monitoring because personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Choose the best arrangement to make a meaningful exchange or paragraph.
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A public discussion about air quality and health often begins with a simplified claim. (18) ______. The project did not accept that framing without investigation. (19) ______. Once responsibilities had been agreed, the team moved from consultation to analysis. (20) ______. This prevented a single dramatic case from dominating the conclusions. (21) ______. The aim was not to promise a universal solution but to identify defensible actions. (22) ______.
Choose the sentence that best fits blank (18).
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A public discussion about air quality and health often begins with a simplified claim. (18) ______. The project did not accept that framing without investigation. (19) ______. Once responsibilities had been agreed, the team moved from consultation to analysis. (20) ______. This prevented a single dramatic case from dominating the conclusions. (21) ______. The aim was not to promise a universal solution but to identify defensible actions. (22) ______.
Choose the sentence that best fits blank (19).
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A public discussion about air quality and health often begins with a simplified claim. (18) ______. The project did not accept that framing without investigation. (19) ______. Once responsibilities had been agreed, the team moved from consultation to analysis. (20) ______. This prevented a single dramatic case from dominating the conclusions. (21) ______. The aim was not to promise a universal solution but to identify defensible actions. (22) ______.
Choose the sentence that best fits blank (20).
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A public discussion about air quality and health often begins with a simplified claim. (18) ______. The project did not accept that framing without investigation. (19) ______. Once responsibilities had been agreed, the team moved from consultation to analysis. (20) ______. This prevented a single dramatic case from dominating the conclusions. (21) ______. The aim was not to promise a universal solution but to identify defensible actions. (22) ______.
Choose the sentence that best fits blank (21).
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A public discussion about air quality and health often begins with a simplified claim. (18) ______. The project did not accept that framing without investigation. (19) ______. Once responsibilities had been agreed, the team moved from consultation to analysis. (20) ______. This prevented a single dramatic case from dominating the conclusions. (21) ______. The aim was not to promise a universal solution but to identify defensible actions. (22) ______.
Choose the sentence that best fits blank (22).
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Paragraph 1. Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases from transport, energy, industry, waste, household fuels, natural events, and atmospheric reactions. Public debate, however, often reduces the issue to checking whether the sky looks hazy. That narrow view overlooks the technical, social, and institutional relationships that determine real outcomes.
Paragraph 2. Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places. These processes explain why isolated observations can be misleading and why changes may differ among places or groups.
Paragraph 3. Health research links air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, lung cancer, adverse childhood outcomes, and premature mortality. The evidence therefore supports careful action, but not mechanical conclusions. Personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Paragraph 4. Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring. In this sense, progress depends on both technical capacity and accountable cooperation among health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
Which of the following is NOT presented as a central feature of the issue?
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Paragraph 1. Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases from transport, energy, industry, waste, household fuels, natural events, and atmospheric reactions. Public debate, however, often reduces the issue to checking whether the sky looks hazy. That narrow view overlooks the technical, social, and institutional relationships that determine real outcomes.
Paragraph 2. Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places. These processes explain why isolated observations can be misleading and why changes may differ among places or groups.
Paragraph 3. Health research links air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, lung cancer, adverse childhood outcomes, and premature mortality. The evidence therefore supports careful action, but not mechanical conclusions. Personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Paragraph 4. Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring. In this sense, progress depends on both technical capacity and accountable cooperation among health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
The word ‘overlooks’ in paragraph 1 is OPPOSITE in meaning to ______.
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Paragraph 1. Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases from transport, energy, industry, waste, household fuels, natural events, and atmospheric reactions. Public debate, however, often reduces the issue to checking whether the sky looks hazy. That narrow view overlooks the technical, social, and institutional relationships that determine real outcomes.
Paragraph 2. Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places. These processes explain why isolated observations can be misleading and why changes may differ among places or groups.
Paragraph 3. Health research links air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, lung cancer, adverse childhood outcomes, and premature mortality. The evidence therefore supports careful action, but not mechanical conclusions. Personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Paragraph 4. Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring. In this sense, progress depends on both technical capacity and accountable cooperation among health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
The phrase ‘These processes’ in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
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Paragraph 1. Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases from transport, energy, industry, waste, household fuels, natural events, and atmospheric reactions. Public debate, however, often reduces the issue to checking whether the sky looks hazy. That narrow view overlooks the technical, social, and institutional relationships that determine real outcomes.
Paragraph 2. Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places. These processes explain why isolated observations can be misleading and why changes may differ among places or groups.
Paragraph 3. Health research links air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, lung cancer, adverse childhood outcomes, and premature mortality. The evidence therefore supports careful action, but not mechanical conclusions. Personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Paragraph 4. Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring. In this sense, progress depends on both technical capacity and accountable cooperation among health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
The word ‘mechanical’ in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by ______.
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Paragraph 1. Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases from transport, energy, industry, waste, household fuels, natural events, and atmospheric reactions. Public debate, however, often reduces the issue to checking whether the sky looks hazy. That narrow view overlooks the technical, social, and institutional relationships that determine real outcomes.
Paragraph 2. Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places. These processes explain why isolated observations can be misleading and why changes may differ among places or groups.
Paragraph 3. Health research links air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, lung cancer, adverse childhood outcomes, and premature mortality. The evidence therefore supports careful action, but not mechanical conclusions. Personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Paragraph 4. Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring. In this sense, progress depends on both technical capacity and accountable cooperation among health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
Which option best paraphrases the final sentence of paragraph 3?
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Paragraph 1. Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases from transport, energy, industry, waste, household fuels, natural events, and atmospheric reactions. Public debate, however, often reduces the issue to checking whether the sky looks hazy. That narrow view overlooks the technical, social, and institutional relationships that determine real outcomes.
Paragraph 2. Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places. These processes explain why isolated observations can be misleading and why changes may differ among places or groups.
Paragraph 3. Health research links air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, lung cancer, adverse childhood outcomes, and premature mortality. The evidence therefore supports careful action, but not mechanical conclusions. Personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Paragraph 4. Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring. In this sense, progress depends on both technical capacity and accountable cooperation among health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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Paragraph 1. Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases from transport, energy, industry, waste, household fuels, natural events, and atmospheric reactions. Public debate, however, often reduces the issue to checking whether the sky looks hazy. That narrow view overlooks the technical, social, and institutional relationships that determine real outcomes.
Paragraph 2. Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places. These processes explain why isolated observations can be misleading and why changes may differ among places or groups.
Paragraph 3. Health research links air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, lung cancer, adverse childhood outcomes, and premature mortality. The evidence therefore supports careful action, but not mechanical conclusions. Personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Paragraph 4. Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring. In this sense, progress depends on both technical capacity and accountable cooperation among health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
In which paragraph does the writer explain a causal mechanism?
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Paragraph 1. Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases from transport, energy, industry, waste, household fuels, natural events, and atmospheric reactions. Public debate, however, often reduces the issue to checking whether the sky looks hazy. That narrow view overlooks the technical, social, and institutional relationships that determine real outcomes.
Paragraph 2. Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places. These processes explain why isolated observations can be misleading and why changes may differ among places or groups.
Paragraph 3. Health research links air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, lung cancer, adverse childhood outcomes, and premature mortality. The evidence therefore supports careful action, but not mechanical conclusions. Personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Paragraph 4. Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring. In this sense, progress depends on both technical capacity and accountable cooperation among health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
In which paragraph does the writer discuss future-oriented methods and cooperation?
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[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
Where in paragraph 1 does the following sentence best fit? ‘A broader evaluation must therefore examine distribution, governance, and long-term capacity.’
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[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
The phrase ‘privilege visible outputs’ in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ______.
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[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
The word ‘These’ in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
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[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
According to paragraph 2, which of the following is NOT a force behind narrow decisions?
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[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
Which option best summarises paragraph 3?
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[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
The word ‘credible’ in paragraph 4 is OPPOSITE in meaning to ______.
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[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
Which option best paraphrases the final sentence of the passage?
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[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
What can be inferred from the passage?
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[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
Which option best summarises the passage?
Chọn một đáp án
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1Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 1
People often picture interpreting urban air-quality evidence as simply checking whether the sky looks hazy. In reality, responsible practice is distinctly (1) ______. A university partnership has launched the (2) ______ project ‘Clean Air, Clear Decisions’. Its induction workshop (3) ______ the assumptions hidden in routine procedures, and supervision is calibrated (4) ______ individual experience. Participants ready to (5) ______ join live casework; anyone not accustomed to (6) ______ starts with annotated examples.
Choose the option that best fits blank (1).
A.conceptually superficial
B.administratively effortless
C.exposure-dependent
D.technically routine
Đáp án: C
Giải thích:Sau trạng từ nhấn mạnh cần một cụm tính từ; ‘exposure-dependent’ phù hợp với ý bài.
2Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 2
People often picture interpreting urban air-quality evidence as simply checking whether the sky looks hazy. In reality, responsible practice is distinctly (1) ______. A university partnership has launched the (2) ______ project ‘Clean Air, Clear Decisions’. Its induction workshop (3) ______ the assumptions hidden in routine procedures, and supervision is calibrated (4) ______ individual experience. Participants ready to (5) ______ join live casework; anyone not accustomed to (6) ______ starts with annotated examples.
Choose the option that best fits blank (2).
A.health-centred
B.initiative-led
C.initiating
D.initiatively designed
Đáp án: A
Giải thích:‘health-centred’ là tính từ ghép tự nhiên bổ nghĩa cho programme/project.
3Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 3
People often picture interpreting urban air-quality evidence as simply checking whether the sky looks hazy. In reality, responsible practice is distinctly (1) ______. A university partnership has launched the (2) ______ project ‘Clean Air, Clear Decisions’. Its induction workshop (3) ______ the assumptions hidden in routine procedures, and supervision is calibrated (4) ______ individual experience. Participants ready to (5) ______ join live casework; anyone not accustomed to (6) ______ starts with annotated examples.
Choose the option that best fits blank (3).
A.connects
B.connectsing
C.brief
D.connectsed
Đáp án: A
Giải thích:Chủ ngữ số ít ở hiện tại đơn cần động từ chia phù hợp: ‘connects’.
4Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 4
People often picture interpreting urban air-quality evidence as simply checking whether the sky looks hazy. In reality, responsible practice is distinctly (1) ______. A university partnership has launched the (2) ______ project ‘Clean Air, Clear Decisions’. Its induction workshop (3) ______ the assumptions hidden in routine procedures, and supervision is calibrated (4) ______ individual experience. Participants ready to (5) ______ join live casework; anyone not accustomed to (6) ______ starts with annotated examples.
Choose the option that best fits blank (4).
A.with
B.for
C.to
D.on
Đáp án: C
Giải thích:Cụm cố định là tailored/adapted/matched to something.
5Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 5
People often picture interpreting urban air-quality evidence as simply checking whether the sky looks hazy. In reality, responsible practice is distinctly (1) ______. A university partnership has launched the (2) ______ project ‘Clean Air, Clear Decisions’. Its induction workshop (3) ______ the assumptions hidden in routine procedures, and supervision is calibrated (4) ______ individual experience. Participants ready to (5) ______ join live casework; anyone not accustomed to (6) ______ starts with annotated examples.
Choose the option that best fits blank (5).
A.take deeper into
B.separate source and exposure patterns
C.make an evidence
D.advance the deeply
Đáp án: B
Giải thích:Cụm ‘separate source and exposure patterns’ đúng ngữ pháp và hợp nghĩa.
6Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 6
People often picture interpreting urban air-quality evidence as simply checking whether the sky looks hazy. In reality, responsible practice is distinctly (1) ______. A university partnership has launched the (2) ______ project ‘Clean Air, Clear Decisions’. Its induction workshop (3) ______ the assumptions hidden in routine procedures, and supervision is calibrated (4) ______ individual experience. Participants ready to (5) ______ join live casework; anyone not accustomed to (6) ______ starts with annotated examples.
Choose the option that best fits blank (6).
A.have reading monitoring data
B.to reading monitoring data
C.reading monitoring data
D.read monitor data
Đáp án: C
Giải thích:Sau ‘accustomed/unaccustomed to’ dùng danh động từ hoặc cụm danh từ.
7Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 7
Look Beyond the Most Visible Problem
When organisations repeatedly engage in managing pollution only during visibly smoggy days, they may (7) ______ risks that remain hidden for years. They sometimes (8) ______ useful materials or data rather than redesigning the system. Use clean transport and efficient energy when doing so limits unnecessary pressure. (9) ______ waiting for damage to become obvious, intervene earlier. This can reduce the (10) ______ of preventable harm. Document particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and combustion emissions (11) ______ and manage each stream (12) ______.
Choose the option that best fits blank (7).
A.missed
B.has been missing
C.missing
D.miss
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:Sau động từ khuyết thiếu ‘may/can’ cần động từ nguyên mẫu không ‘to’.
8Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 8
Look Beyond the Most Visible Problem
When organisations repeatedly engage in managing pollution only during visibly smoggy days, they may (7) ______ risks that remain hidden for years. They sometimes (8) ______ useful materials or data rather than redesigning the system. Use clean transport and efficient energy when doing so limits unnecessary pressure. (9) ______ waiting for damage to become obvious, intervene earlier. This can reduce the (10) ______ of preventable harm. Document particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and combustion emissions (11) ______ and manage each stream (12) ______.
Choose the option that best fits blank (8).
A.look over
B.look after
C.oversee to
D.overlook
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:‘Overlook’ trong ngữ cảnh này nghĩa là bỏ sót/không chú ý đến.
9Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 9
Look Beyond the Most Visible Problem
When organisations repeatedly engage in managing pollution only during visibly smoggy days, they may (7) ______ risks that remain hidden for years. They sometimes (8) ______ useful materials or data rather than redesigning the system. Use clean transport and efficient energy when doing so limits unnecessary pressure. (9) ______ waiting for damage to become obvious, intervene earlier. This can reduce the (10) ______ of preventable harm. Document particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and combustion emissions (11) ______ and manage each stream (12) ______.
Choose the option that best fits blank (9).
A.In view of
B.Instead of
C.As far as
D.On behalf of
Đáp án: B
Giải thích:‘Instead of’ diễn đạt sự thay thế một cách làm bằng cách làm khác.
10Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 10
Look Beyond the Most Visible Problem
When organisations repeatedly engage in managing pollution only during visibly smoggy days, they may (7) ______ risks that remain hidden for years. They sometimes (8) ______ useful materials or data rather than redesigning the system. Use clean transport and efficient energy when doing so limits unnecessary pressure. (9) ______ waiting for damage to become obvious, intervene earlier. This can reduce the (10) ______ of preventable harm. Document particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and combustion emissions (11) ______ and manage each stream (12) ______.
Choose the option that best fits blank (10).
A.standard
B.quality
C.number
D.scale
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:‘scale’ kết hợp tự nhiên với ‘preventable harm’ trong ngữ cảnh.
11Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 11
Look Beyond the Most Visible Problem
When organisations repeatedly engage in managing pollution only during visibly smoggy days, they may (7) ______ risks that remain hidden for years. They sometimes (8) ______ useful materials or data rather than redesigning the system. Use clean transport and efficient energy when doing so limits unnecessary pressure. (9) ______ waiting for damage to become obvious, intervene earlier. This can reduce the (10) ______ of preventable harm. Document particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and combustion emissions (11) ______ and manage each stream (12) ______.
Choose the option that best fits blank (11).
A.temporarily
B.randomly
C.altogether
D.continuously
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:Trạng từ ‘continuously’ mô tả phù hợp cách ghi nhận hoặc sắp xếp dữ liệu/vật liệu.
12Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 12
Look Beyond the Most Visible Problem
When organisations repeatedly engage in managing pollution only during visibly smoggy days, they may (7) ______ risks that remain hidden for years. They sometimes (8) ______ useful materials or data rather than redesigning the system. Use clean transport and efficient energy when doing so limits unnecessary pressure. (9) ______ waiting for damage to become obvious, intervene earlier. This can reduce the (10) ______ of preventable harm. Document particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and combustion emissions (11) ______ and manage each stream (12) ______.
Choose the option that best fits blank (12).
A.responsive
B.responsibility
C.responsible
D.responsibly
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:Cần trạng từ bổ nghĩa cho động từ manage.
13Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 13
a. Linh: I thought air quality and health was mainly about checking whether the sky looks hazy. b. Minh: The new evidence suggests the issue is far more exposure-dependent. c. Linh: Then I should read the briefing before making that assumption again.
Choose the best arrangement to make a meaningful exchange or paragraph.
A.b – c – a
B.c – b – a
C.a – b – c
D.a – c – b
Đáp án: C
Giải thích:Linh nêu quan niệm ban đầu, Minh phản hồi bằng bằng chứng, sau đó Linh thay đổi cách tiếp cận.
14Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 14
a. Researcher: We need to decide whether the pilot on air quality and health should expand. b. Analyst: What outcome matters most to the affected groups? c. Researcher: Not just speed; cleaner transport, energy, homes, industry, and waste systems can reduce disease while also supporting climate and urban-quality goals. d. Analyst: Then the evaluation must include distributional effects, not only averages. e. Researcher: Agreed. We will revise the indicators before the next phase.
Choose the best arrangement to make a meaningful exchange or paragraph.
A.a – b – c – d – e
B.e – d – c – b – a
C.a – c – d – e – b
D.b – c – d – e – a
Đáp án: A
Giải thích:Trình tự tự nhiên: nêu quyết định → hỏi tiêu chí → xác định lợi ích → suy ra cách đánh giá → thống nhất hành động.
15Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 15
a. First, our team reviewed the assumption that checking whether the sky looks hazy. b. We then compared that assumption with observations from several settings. c. The comparison revealed an important limitation: personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources. d. Consequently, we redesigned the study to include contextual evidence. e. The revised design produced conclusions that were narrower but more defensible.
Choose the best arrangement to make a meaningful exchange or paragraph.
A.a – b – c – d – e
B.b – c – d – e – a
C.e – d – c – b – a
D.a – c – d – e – b
Đáp án: A
Giải thích:Đoạn văn phát triển theo tiến trình nghiên cứu: giả định → đối chiếu → phát hiện hạn chế → điều chỉnh → kết quả.
16Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 16
a. My interest in air quality and health began with a local question rather than a grand theory. b. During university, I learned that the issue involved health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments. c. I therefore combined technical training with community-based fieldwork. d. That combination eventually led me to coordinate the ‘Clean Air, Clear Decisions’ programme. e. I now value the role because it joins analysis with practical accountability.
Choose the best arrangement to make a meaningful exchange or paragraph.
A.e – d – c – b – a
B.a – c – d – e – b
C.b – c – d – e – a
D.a – b – c – d – e
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:Tiểu sử đi theo thời gian và quan hệ nhân quả: khởi đầu → nhận thức → đào tạo → nghề nghiệp → đánh giá hiện tại.
17Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 17
a. The town first treated air quality and health as a narrow technical issue. b. A series of disruptions then exposed links to public services and local livelihoods. c. Officials responded by creating a cross-sector working group. d. The group tested health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. e. Although results improved, the programme retained monitoring because personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Choose the best arrangement to make a meaningful exchange or paragraph.
A.e – d – c – b – a
B.a – c – d – e – b
C.a – b – c – d – e
D.b – c – d – e – a
Đáp án: C
Giải thích:Trình tự: cách nhìn ban đầu → sự kiện làm lộ vấn đề → phản ứng tổ chức → biện pháp → đánh giá thận trọng.
18Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 18
A public discussion about air quality and health often begins with a simplified claim. (18) ______. The project did not accept that framing without investigation. (19) ______. Once responsibilities had been agreed, the team moved from consultation to analysis. (20) ______. This prevented a single dramatic case from dominating the conclusions. (21) ______. The aim was not to promise a universal solution but to identify defensible actions. (22) ______.
Choose the sentence that best fits blank (18).
A.Evidence was then compared across settings rather than treated as universally identical.
B.The final recommendations followed a broader principle: health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary.
C.By contrast, the project abandoned all measurements and relied entirely on intuition.
D.That simplification is risky: personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:Câu được chọn nối đúng quan hệ ý nghĩa và tham chiếu tại vị trí (18); các phương án khác thuộc bước khác hoặc trái với lập luận.
19Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 19
A public discussion about air quality and health often begins with a simplified claim. (18) ______. The project did not accept that framing without investigation. (19) ______. Once responsibilities had been agreed, the team moved from consultation to analysis. (20) ______. This prevented a single dramatic case from dominating the conclusions. (21) ______. The aim was not to promise a universal solution but to identify defensible actions. (22) ______.
Choose the sentence that best fits blank (19).
A.That simplification is risky: personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
B.The final recommendations followed a broader principle: health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary.
C.In response, the ‘Clean Air, Clear Decisions’ team began by consulting health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
D.The next stage examined the mechanism: fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places.
Đáp án: C
Giải thích:Câu được chọn nối đúng quan hệ ý nghĩa và tham chiếu tại vị trí (19); các phương án khác thuộc bước khác hoặc trái với lập luận.
20Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 20
A public discussion about air quality and health often begins with a simplified claim. (18) ______. The project did not accept that framing without investigation. (19) ______. Once responsibilities had been agreed, the team moved from consultation to analysis. (20) ______. This prevented a single dramatic case from dominating the conclusions. (21) ______. The aim was not to promise a universal solution but to identify defensible actions. (22) ______.
Choose the sentence that best fits blank (20).
A.The next stage examined the mechanism: fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places.
B.That simplification is risky: personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
C.By contrast, the project abandoned all measurements and relied entirely on intuition.
D.The final recommendations followed a broader principle: health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary.
Đáp án: A
Giải thích:Câu được chọn nối đúng quan hệ ý nghĩa và tham chiếu tại vị trí (20); các phương án khác thuộc bước khác hoặc trái với lập luận.
21Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 21
A public discussion about air quality and health often begins with a simplified claim. (18) ______. The project did not accept that framing without investigation. (19) ______. Once responsibilities had been agreed, the team moved from consultation to analysis. (20) ______. This prevented a single dramatic case from dominating the conclusions. (21) ______. The aim was not to promise a universal solution but to identify defensible actions. (22) ______.
Choose the sentence that best fits blank (21).
A.The final recommendations followed a broader principle: health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary.
B.That simplification is risky: personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
C.Evidence was then compared across settings rather than treated as universally identical.
D.The next stage examined the mechanism: fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places.
Đáp án: C
Giải thích:Câu được chọn nối đúng quan hệ ý nghĩa và tham chiếu tại vị trí (21); các phương án khác thuộc bước khác hoặc trái với lập luận.
22Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 22
A public discussion about air quality and health often begins with a simplified claim. (18) ______. The project did not accept that framing without investigation. (19) ______. Once responsibilities had been agreed, the team moved from consultation to analysis. (20) ______. This prevented a single dramatic case from dominating the conclusions. (21) ______. The aim was not to promise a universal solution but to identify defensible actions. (22) ______.
Choose the sentence that best fits blank (22).
A.Evidence was then compared across settings rather than treated as universally identical.
B.The next stage examined the mechanism: fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places.
C.The final recommendations followed a broader principle: health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary.
D.That simplification is risky: personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Đáp án: C
Giải thích:Câu được chọn nối đúng quan hệ ý nghĩa và tham chiếu tại vị trí (22); các phương án khác thuộc bước khác hoặc trái với lập luận.
23Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 23
Paragraph 1. Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases from transport, energy, industry, waste, household fuels, natural events, and atmospheric reactions. Public debate, however, often reduces the issue to checking whether the sky looks hazy. That narrow view overlooks the technical, social, and institutional relationships that determine real outcomes.
Paragraph 2. Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places. These processes explain why isolated observations can be misleading and why changes may differ among places or groups.
Paragraph 3. Health research links air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, lung cancer, adverse childhood outcomes, and premature mortality. The evidence therefore supports careful action, but not mechanical conclusions. Personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Paragraph 4. Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring. In this sense, progress depends on both technical capacity and accountable cooperation among health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
Which of the following is NOT presented as a central feature of the issue?
A.A universal solution that works identically in every setting
B.The need to interpret evidence in context
C.A mechanism that produces varied outcomes
D.Cooperation among multiple stakeholders
Đáp án: A
Giải thích:Đoạn đọc nhấn mạnh tính phụ thuộc bối cảnh, không khẳng định có một giải pháp giống nhau cho mọi nơi.
24Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 24
Paragraph 1. Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases from transport, energy, industry, waste, household fuels, natural events, and atmospheric reactions. Public debate, however, often reduces the issue to checking whether the sky looks hazy. That narrow view overlooks the technical, social, and institutional relationships that determine real outcomes.
Paragraph 2. Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places. These processes explain why isolated observations can be misleading and why changes may differ among places or groups.
Paragraph 3. Health research links air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, lung cancer, adverse childhood outcomes, and premature mortality. The evidence therefore supports careful action, but not mechanical conclusions. Personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Paragraph 4. Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring. In this sense, progress depends on both technical capacity and accountable cooperation among health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
The word ‘overlooks’ in paragraph 1 is OPPOSITE in meaning to ______.
A.recognises
B.ignores
C.neglects
D.misses
Đáp án: A
Giải thích:‘Overlook’ nghĩa là bỏ sót; từ trái nghĩa là ‘recognise’.
25Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 25
Paragraph 1. Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases from transport, energy, industry, waste, household fuels, natural events, and atmospheric reactions. Public debate, however, often reduces the issue to checking whether the sky looks hazy. That narrow view overlooks the technical, social, and institutional relationships that determine real outcomes.
Paragraph 2. Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places. These processes explain why isolated observations can be misleading and why changes may differ among places or groups.
Paragraph 3. Health research links air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, lung cancer, adverse childhood outcomes, and premature mortality. The evidence therefore supports careful action, but not mechanical conclusions. Personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Paragraph 4. Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring. In this sense, progress depends on both technical capacity and accountable cooperation among health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
The phrase ‘These processes’ in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A.Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary.
B.Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places.
C.Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring.
D.checking whether the sky looks hazy
Đáp án: B
Giải thích:Cụm chỉ định quay lại cơ chế vừa được trình bày ngay trước đó.
26Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 26
Paragraph 1. Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases from transport, energy, industry, waste, household fuels, natural events, and atmospheric reactions. Public debate, however, often reduces the issue to checking whether the sky looks hazy. That narrow view overlooks the technical, social, and institutional relationships that determine real outcomes.
Paragraph 2. Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places. These processes explain why isolated observations can be misleading and why changes may differ among places or groups.
Paragraph 3. Health research links air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, lung cancer, adverse childhood outcomes, and premature mortality. The evidence therefore supports careful action, but not mechanical conclusions. Personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Paragraph 4. Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring. In this sense, progress depends on both technical capacity and accountable cooperation among health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
The word ‘mechanical’ in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by ______.
A.physically engineered
B.automatic and uncritical
C.carefully calibrated
D.socially negotiated
Đáp án: B
Giải thích:Trong ngữ cảnh, ‘mechanical conclusions’ là kết luận áp dụng tự động, thiếu phê phán.
27Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 27
Paragraph 1. Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases from transport, energy, industry, waste, household fuels, natural events, and atmospheric reactions. Public debate, however, often reduces the issue to checking whether the sky looks hazy. That narrow view overlooks the technical, social, and institutional relationships that determine real outcomes.
Paragraph 2. Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places. These processes explain why isolated observations can be misleading and why changes may differ among places or groups.
Paragraph 3. Health research links air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, lung cancer, adverse childhood outcomes, and premature mortality. The evidence therefore supports careful action, but not mechanical conclusions. Personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Paragraph 4. Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring. In this sense, progress depends on both technical capacity and accountable cooperation among health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
Which option best paraphrases the final sentence of paragraph 3?
A.The evidence should guide action, but its limits and context must still be considered.
B.Once evidence exists, the same action should be taken everywhere.
C.Evidence is too uncertain to support any practical response.
D.Context matters only when no scientific observations are available.
Đáp án: A
Giải thích:Đáp án giữ đủ hai ý: bằng chứng hữu ích nhưng không được bỏ qua giới hạn và bối cảnh.
28Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 28
Paragraph 1. Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases from transport, energy, industry, waste, household fuels, natural events, and atmospheric reactions. Public debate, however, often reduces the issue to checking whether the sky looks hazy. That narrow view overlooks the technical, social, and institutional relationships that determine real outcomes.
Paragraph 2. Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places. These processes explain why isolated observations can be misleading and why changes may differ among places or groups.
Paragraph 3. Health research links air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, lung cancer, adverse childhood outcomes, and premature mortality. The evidence therefore supports careful action, but not mechanical conclusions. Personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Paragraph 4. Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring. In this sense, progress depends on both technical capacity and accountable cooperation among health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The passage treats all affected groups as experiencing identical conditions.
B.Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring.
C.The passage argues that technical monitoring is unnecessary.
D.The issue can be solved by changing individual behaviour alone.
Đáp án: B
Giải thích:Nội dung này được nêu trực tiếp ở đoạn 4.
29Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 29
Paragraph 1. Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases from transport, energy, industry, waste, household fuels, natural events, and atmospheric reactions. Public debate, however, often reduces the issue to checking whether the sky looks hazy. That narrow view overlooks the technical, social, and institutional relationships that determine real outcomes.
Paragraph 2. Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places. These processes explain why isolated observations can be misleading and why changes may differ among places or groups.
Paragraph 3. Health research links air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, lung cancer, adverse childhood outcomes, and premature mortality. The evidence therefore supports careful action, but not mechanical conclusions. Personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Paragraph 4. Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring. In this sense, progress depends on both technical capacity and accountable cooperation among health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
In which paragraph does the writer explain a causal mechanism?
A.Paragraph 1
B.Paragraph 2
C.Paragraph 4
D.Paragraph 3
Đáp án: B
Giải thích:Đoạn 2 trình bày cơ chế tạo ra hoặc truyền dẫn vấn đề.
30Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 30
Paragraph 1. Air pollution is a mixture of particles and gases from transport, energy, industry, waste, household fuels, natural events, and atmospheric reactions. Public debate, however, often reduces the issue to checking whether the sky looks hazy. That narrow view overlooks the technical, social, and institutional relationships that determine real outcomes.
Paragraph 2. Fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, while exposure varies with emission sources, weather, buildings, activity, and time spent in different places. These processes explain why isolated observations can be misleading and why changes may differ among places or groups.
Paragraph 3. Health research links air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, lung cancer, adverse childhood outcomes, and premature mortality. The evidence therefore supports careful action, but not mechanical conclusions. Personal behaviour can modify exposure but cannot substitute for policies that reduce pollution at its sources.
Paragraph 4. Health-based standards, emissions controls, clean household energy, public information, and cross-sector planning are necessary. Lower-cost sensors and satellite observations are expanding coverage, but they require calibration and integration with reference monitoring. In this sense, progress depends on both technical capacity and accountable cooperation among health agencies, transport planners, energy providers, industries, households, and local governments.
In which paragraph does the writer discuss future-oriented methods and cooperation?
A.Paragraph 4
B.Paragraph 1
C.Paragraph 3
D.Paragraph 2
Đáp án: A
Giải thích:Đoạn 4 nêu chính sách, xu hướng tương lai và phối hợp giữa các bên.
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[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
Where in paragraph 1 does the following sentence best fit? ‘A broader evaluation must therefore examine distribution, governance, and long-term capacity.’
A.[III]
B.[IV]
C.[II]
D.[I]
Đáp án: B
Giải thích:Câu này kết luận từ câu trước và mở sang phân tích rộng hơn, phù hợp nhất ở vị trí [IV].
32Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 32
[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
The phrase ‘privilege visible outputs’ in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ______.
A.hide outcomes from public review
B.remove every measurable result
C.guarantee that benefits will last
D.give priority to results that are easy to display
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:‘Privilege’ ở đây nghĩa là ưu tiên; ‘visible outputs’ là kết quả dễ nhìn thấy/trình bày.
33Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 33
[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
The word ‘These’ in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A.affected people
B.complex systems
C.short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented duties, and pressure for quick results
D.durable outcomes
Đáp án: C
Giải thích:Đại từ chỉ toàn bộ danh sách các ràng buộc ở câu trước.
34Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 34
[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
According to paragraph 2, which of the following is NOT a force behind narrow decisions?
A.Fragmented responsibilities
B.Pressure for rapid results
C.Short funding cycles
D.Long-term institutional learning
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:Ba phương án còn lại được nêu trực tiếp; học hỏi dài hạn không phải nguyên nhân của quyết định hẹp.
35Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 35
[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
Which option best summarises paragraph 3?
A.Average improvement proves that no one is disadvantaged.
B.Maintenance capacity is unrelated to policy effectiveness.
C.Technical measures always benefit vulnerable groups first.
D.A seemingly successful measure can redistribute harm or create new weaknesses.
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:Đoạn 3 nêu các hệ quả ngoài ý muốn và sự chuyển dịch chi phí/rủi ro.
36Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 36
[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
The word ‘credible’ in paragraph 4 is OPPOSITE in meaning to ______.
A.trustworthy
B.defensible
C.reliable
D.unconvincing
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:‘Credible’ là đáng tin; trái nghĩa là ‘unconvincing’.
37Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 37
[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Rapid announcements usually produce durable outcomes.
B.Monitoring unintended effects helps programmes adapt when circumstances change.
C.Consultation should occur only after a programme has ended.
D.A single indicator is sufficient in complex systems.
Đáp án: B
Giải thích:Đoạn 4 khẳng định việc kiểm tra hệ quả ngoài ý muốn hỗ trợ điều chỉnh khi điều kiện thay đổi.
38Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 38
[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
Which option best paraphrases the final sentence of the passage?
A.Learning is useful only when an initial plan completely fails.
B.Initial plans should never be revised once implementation begins.
C.Complex systems become simple when enough indicators are collected.
D.In complicated situations, the ability to learn may matter as much as confidence in the first design.
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:Đáp án giữ nguyên so sánh giữa năng lực học hỏi và sự chắc chắn ban đầu.
39Xem đáp án và giải thích câu 39
[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
What can be inferred from the passage?
A.Quantitative indicators should be eliminated from evaluation.
B.Affected groups necessarily agree on every policy choice.
C.The slowest programme is always the most effective.
D.Programmes that look efficient in the short term may be fragile if they ignore governance and maintenance.
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:Lập luận toàn bài cho thấy hiệu quả bề ngoài chưa bảo đảm tính bền vững nếu bỏ qua quản trị và năng lực duy trì.
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[I] Efforts to address air quality and health have expanded as its links to wider social, environmental, and institutional outcomes have become clearer. [II] Yet expansion has also exposed a recurring mistake: success is often measured through a single convenient indicator. [III] For that reason, an apparently efficient intervention may fail when it ignores who bears the costs and who can influence decisions. [IV]
Paragraph 2. Several forces encourage narrow decision-making. Agencies may face short funding cycles, incomplete data, fragmented responsibilities, and pressure to announce rapid results. These constraints can privilege visible outputs over durable outcomes.
Paragraph 3. The consequences are not merely technical. A measure may improve an average while worsening conditions for a vulnerable group; it may solve one stage of a problem while transferring costs to another; or it may create dependence on systems that local institutions cannot maintain.
Paragraph 4. A more credible approach begins by defining the problem with affected people, testing assumptions, comparing alternatives, and monitoring unintended effects. Although this process is slower, it makes adaptation possible when conditions change. In complex systems, the quality of learning can be as important as the apparent certainty of an initial plan.
Which option best summarises the passage?
A.Because air quality and health is complex, governments should postpone action until complete data are available.
B.The best way to address air quality and health is to select the fastest measurable intervention and avoid later changes.
C.Technical expertise alone can resolve air quality and health without attention to distribution or institutions.
D.Addressing air quality and health requires broader evaluation, participation, comparison of alternatives, and continuous learning rather than reliance on one convenient indicator.
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:Đáp án bao quát các ý chính: đánh giá rộng, tham gia, so sánh phương án và học hỏi liên tục.
