giips mình với Question 23:A. ninth B. cinema C. kind D. wine,Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the,other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.,Question 24: A. agent B. advance C. measure D. network,Question 25:A. invest B. design C. damage D. depend,READING,Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate,the correct answer to each of the questions from 26 to 30.,Ostriches are the largest and heaviest birds on earth. They can grow to be as tall as 9 feet and can,weigh as much as 250 pounds. Even though they have wings, they cannot fly. Instead, ostriches,have long, powerful legs that help them to run very fast when they feel threatened. Ostriches use,their wings to move themselves forward and to help them change direction.,Ostriches are native to Africa, where they still live in desert areas and dry, open grasslands called,savannah. Ostriches can also be found in zoos all over the world. Humans have domesticated,ostriches, so now ostriches live on farms in over a dozen countries, including the United States,,China, India, Japan, Brazil and Costa Rica. They are raised for their meat, skin, and feathers.,Ostriches like to live in small groups called herds. The male ostrich is called a rooster; the,female, a hen. Baby ostriches are called chicks. The female ostrich lays the eggs, but both the,male and the female take turns sitting on the eggs to keep them warm.,Question 26: What is the passage mainly about?,A. the male and female ostriches B. the reproduction habit of ostriches,C. distribution and habitat of ostriches D. facts about ostriches and their habits,Question 27. The word threatened in paragraph 1 is CLOSEST in meaning to _____.,A. happy B. bored C. safe D. scared,Question 28. The word them in paragraph 3 refers to _____.,A. chicks B. herds C. ostriches D. eggs,Question 29. According to the passage, ostriches use their wings to_____.,A. move forward and change direction B. fly faster than most other birds,C. keep their eggs warm in the nest D. scare potential predators away,Question 30: Which of the following is NOT true about ostriches?,A. No birds on the earth are as large as ostriches,B. Ostriches are raised for different purposes,C. They have wings to fly like other birds,D. They live in many different places now

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Analyze: 
&#x27;ninth&#x27;, &#x27;cinema&#x27;, &#x27;kind&#x27;, and &#x27;wine&#x27; are all stressed at the first syllable.
Answer: None, all words have the same stress position.

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Analyze: 
&#x27;agent&#x27;, &#x27;measure&#x27;, and &#x27;network&#x27; are stressed at the first syllable. In contrast, &#x27;advance&#x27; is stressed at the second syllable.
Answer: B. advance

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Analyze: 
&#x27;damage&#x27; is stressed at the first syllable. In contrast, &#x27;invest&#x27;, &#x27;design&#x27;, and &#x27;depend&#x27; are all stressed at the second syllable.
Answer: C. damage

26. D. facts about ostriches and their habits
27. D. scared
28. C. ostriches
29. A. move forward and change direction
30. C. They have wings to fly like other birds