PASSAGE 9
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I. 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 1 to 10.
Is your company a sitting duck for hackers? When did you last change your password? How complete
are your security systems? Have you ever been broken into before?
According to IANS, the International Association for Network Security, there’s a new breed of hackers
out there. And, there’s also a new target. In the past, hackers gained notoriety from breaking into big
companies’ networks. In fact, the bigger the company, the bigger the success. when hackers broke into
Informix’s notoriously secure system 1999, they made headline news around the world.
The big “success” came with a major drawback. This headline break-in came with international teams of
investigators and serious criminal charges. Several former famous hackers are now sitting behind bars or
working overtime to pay off hefty fines in penalties and damages.
So, hackers of a new decade have turned to a new target: smaller companies. Smaller companies often
spend less on their security systems. if they have never been broken into before, they may be lulled into a
feeling of security. They are often lax about changing their password frequently enough. And that spells
trouble.
Also, a breach system in a smaller company may attract little public attention. Investigations may be brief
and superficial, as overloaded investigators pursue bigger problems.
But if you fall victim to hackers, it will definitely attract your own attention. These thieves can gain
access to your files, destroying, copying, or altering them. They can create havoc with your data. And if
they do, you’ll surely wish you had changed your password once more often.
Question 1. The phrase “sitting duck for hackers” at the beginning of the passage most probably means
_______.
A. target to be attacked by hackers in the future
B. duck which is sitting near or among hackers
C. duck which conducts hackers to their desired seat
D. bench of a duck shape available for hackers to sit on
Question 2. What might have been one motive for hackers of Informix’s network?
A. money
B. power
C. fun
D. fame
Question 3. The phrase “breaking into big companies’ networks” in the second paragraph of the
passage can probably be rephrased as __________.
A. stopping the work of big companies by using a brake
B. secretly entering the networks of big companies without permission
C. allowing the employees of all big companies to have a break time
D. destroying the work of big companies by breaking it into pieces
Question 4. What has happened to some big-name hackers?
A. They’re in jails.
B. Nothing at all
C. They’ve got better jobs.
D. They are paying their victims.
Question 5. Which is likely a victim for the new breed of hackers?
A. large companies
B. international companies
C. small companies
D. companies with security
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Question 6. What might have helped hackers to succeed?
A. They’ve never broken into any company before.
B. Their targeted networks are old and not updated.
C. They feel secure when entering people’s networks.
D. Their targets rarely change their secret codes.
Question 7. Why are modern hackers no longer interested in big companies?
A. They have become more dangerous to hack.
B. They have less money than small ones.
C. They are too easy to be broken into.
D. They don’t have much interesting data as before.
Question 8. The word “overloaded” in the end of paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “having too much
__________ to cope with at the same time”.
A. work
B. news
C. data
D. jobs
Question 9. What is not mentioned as a result of hackers’ work?
A. ruined files
B. stolen soft wares
C. replicated documents D. jumbled data
Question 10. Which of the followings is probably the most suitable title for the reading passage above?
A. Is your business likely to be considered a sitting duck?
B. What is your security system like at the moment?
C. Are you the new target for modern generation hackers?
D. Who can be the next victims of big-name hackers?
ĐÁP ÁN
1-A
2-D
3-B
4-A
5-C
6-D
7-A
8-A
9-B
10C
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