MOCK TEST - READING 10

1   Nancy Athfield first discovered the ancient remains in Cambodia.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Answer explanation

1. Nancy Athfield first discovered the ancient remains in Cambodia.
❌ FALSE
🔎 Đoạn 1: "Many prehistoric remains were discovered by the local people of Cambodia."
➡ Athfield không phải là người đầu tiên phát hiện ra những di tích, mà là người nghiên cứu chúng.

2   The remains found in the Cambodia was in good condition.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Answer explanation

2. The remains found in the Cambodia was in good condition.
❓ NOT GIVEN
🔎 Không có thông tin nào trong bài nói rõ về tình trạng (condition) của các di tích.
➡ Chỉ nói rằng chúng được tìm thấy và có niên đại lâu đời.

3   Nancy took some time off from her regular work to do research in Cambodia.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Answer explanation

3. Nancy took some time off from her regular work to do research in Cambodia.
❓ NOT GIVEN
🔎 Bài không nói rằng cô ấy nghỉ phép hay tạm nghỉ công việc chính để sang Campuchia.
➡ Chỉ nói rằng cô ấy ở Campuchia với đoàn làm phim, rồi tiếp tục nghiên cứu ở đó.

4   The Cambodia government asked Nancy to radiocarbon the remains.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Answer explanation

4. The Cambodia government asked Nancy to radiocarbon the remains.
❌ FALSE
🔎 Đoạn 2: "Athfield had this unique opportunity because her team, comprised of scientists and filmmakers, were in Cambodia working on a documentary."
➡ Chính nhóm của Nancy chủ động nghiên cứu, không có thông tin về việc chính phủ Campuchia yêu cầu.

5   The filmmakers aimed to find out how the Angkor was rebuilt.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Answer explanation

5. The filmmakers aimed to find out how the Angkor was rebuilt.
❌ FALSE
🔎 Đoạn 2: "The team was trying to discover evidence to prove a controversial claim in history: that Cambodia was the resting place for the famous royal family of Angkor."
➡ Mục tiêu của họ là xác minh nơi an nghỉ của hoàng tộc Angkor, không phải về việc tái thiết Angkor.

6   Nancy initially doubted whether the royal family was hidden in Cambodia.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Answer explanation

6. Nancy initially doubted whether the royal family was hidden in Cambodia.
❓ NOT GIVEN
🔎 Không có thông tin trong bài về việc Nancy từng nghi ngờ về việc hoàng tộc được chôn ở Campuchia.

7   Nancy disproved the possibility that the remains belonged to the Angkor royal family.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Answer explanation

7. Nancy disproved the possibility that the remains belonged to the Angkor royal family.
✅ TRUE
🔎 Đoạn 3: "According to historic records, the remains of the Angkor royal family were much younger than that, so this evidence cast a lot of doubt..."
➡ Kết quả phủ định khả năng đây là di hài của hoàng tộc Angkor.

8. During her mid-teens, Nancy wasn’t expected to attend …………

Answer explanation

✅ university
🔎 Đoạn 4: "Her friend recommended that Athfield attend a nearby university. Though doubtful of her own qualifications, she applied..."
➡ Cô ấy không có định hướng rõ ràng về đại học ban đầu.

9. Her PhD degree was researching when a kind of ………… first went into New Zealand.

Answer explanation

✅ rat
🔎 Đoạn 5: "...and completed her studies on a kind of rat when it first appeared in New Zealand."

10. Her research showed that the subject’s ………… accounted for the fault in the earlier research.

Answer explanation

✅ diet
🔎 Đoạn 5: "Her research showed that the subject’s diet led to the fault in the earlier research."