Reading test 9 – Next Level English VN

Welcome to your Reading test 9

The Reading test takes place in 60 minutes including the time of answer checking. There are 3 sections (3 passages) and you will need to answer 40 questions for this test. The test will be automatically submitted when the time ends.

Questions 1-5

Reading Passage 1 has eight paragraphs A-H.

Which paragraph contains the following information? Write the correct letter A-H in boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet.

1. Music influences brain development of baby.

2. Popularity of public to the introduction of Mozart Effect

3. Description of the pioneer experiment of a person

4. Music is helpful as a healing method in some places

5. Learning needs other qualities though

Questions 6-8

Complete the summary below.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 6-8 on your answer sheet.

In the experiment carried out by Frances Rauscher, participants were immersed in the music for a 6……………………….. period of time before they were tested. Rauscher suggested that enhancement of their performance is related to the 7……………………….. nature of Mozart’s music. After that, another parallel experiment was also conducted on 8……………………….. .

Questions 9-13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1. In boxes 9-13 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE if the statement is true

FALSE if the statement is false

NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage

9. Music has the power to improve people’s brain performance according to the passage.

10 All neural connections are built up after a baby’s born instead of the time he or she had born.

11. There is no one who questions Mozart Effect so far.

12. Michael Linton carried out further experiment on Mozart’s life to support his viewpoint

13. Not sufficient evidence supports Mozart Effect from the very first experiment till now.

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Questions 14-17

Choose FOUR letters, A-H.
Write the correct letters in boxes 14-17 on your answer sheet.
Which FOUR of the following situation were witnessed on the opening ceremony of the bridge?

A. The frequency of oscillation increased after some time.

B. All the engineers went to see the ceremony that day.

C. The design of the bridge astonished the people.

D. Unexpected sideway movement of the bridge occurred.

E. Pedestrians had difficulty in walking on the deck.

F. The bridge fell down when people tried to retain their balance.

G. Vibration could be detected on the deck by the pedestrians.

H. It was raining when the ceremony began.

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Questions 18-22

Complete the following summary of the paragraphs of Reading Passage 2 using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the Reading Passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 18-22 on your answer sheet

After the opening ceremony, the embarrassed engineers tried to find out the reason of the bridge’s wobbling. Judged from the videotape, they thought that 18……………………….. and 19……………………….. might create excessive force on the bridge. The distribution of 20……………………….. resulted from human activities could cause 21……………………….. throughout the structure. This swaying prompted people to start adjusting the way they walk, which in turn reinforced the 22………………………..

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Questions 23-26

Complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from Reading Passage 2 for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 23-26 on your answer sheet.

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Questions 27-30

Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter in boxes 27-30 on your answer sheet

27. Why does the writer have a mixed feeling about the book?

A. The guilty feeling made him so.

B. The writer expected it to be better than it was.

C. Sacks failed to include his personal stories in the book.

D. This is the only book written by Sacks.

28 What is the best part of the book?

A. The photo of Sacks listening to music.

B. The tone of voice of the book.

C. The autobiographical description in the book.

D. The description of Sacks ’s wealth.

29. In the preface, what did Sacks try to achieve?

A. Make a herald introduction of the research work and technique applied.

B. Give detailed description of various musical disorders.

C. Explain how people understand music.

D. Explain why he needs to do away with simple observation.

30. What is disappointing about Tony Cicoria’s case?

A. He refuses to have further tests.

B. He can’t determine the cause of his sudden musicality.

C. He nearly died because of the lightening.

D. His brain waves were too normal to show anything.

Questions 31-36

Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading Passage 3?

In boxes 31-36 on your answer sheet write

YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer

NO if the statement contradicts with the views of the writer

NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

31. It is difficult to give a well-reputable writer a less than totally favorable review.

32. Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata is a good treatment for musical disorders.

33. Sacks believes technological methods is of little importance compared with traditional observation when studying his patients.

34. It is difficult to understand why music therapy is undervalued.

35. Sacks held little skepticism when borrowing other theories and findings in describing reasons and notion for phenomena he depicts in the book

36. Sacks is in a rush to use new testing methods to do treatment for patients.

Questions 37-40
Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-F, below.
Write correct letter, A-F, in boxes 37-40 on your answer sheet

Endings

A. show no music-brain disorders.

B. indicates that medication can have varied results.

C. is key for the neurological community to unravel the mysteries.

D. should not be used in Isolation.

E. indicate that not everyone can receive good education.

F. show a misconception that there is function centre localized in the brain.

37. The content covered dissociations in understanding between harmony and melody

38. The study of treating musical disorders.

39. The EEG scans of Sacks’s patients.

40. Sacks believes testing based on new technologies.

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