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Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh CHUYÊN ĐỀ E05: ĐIỀN TỪ VÀO ĐOẠN VĂN Paragraph 1: Set in the red desert of central Australia is the mining town of Coober Pedy. At first sight, the town looks similar to many other such communities, but Coober Pedy is different. Sixty per cent of its population of 4000 people lives underground. There are today about 800 underground houses as well as shops, hotels and even churches in the town and the (1) ___hills. Once a site has been chosen, special tunnel machines are (2)___ in to create passages and rooms in the sandstone. Rock pillars are left to (3)___ the roof, and doors and windows are cut into the front. Houses are of all shapes and (4)___ , the largest having 20 rooms, and some even have their own swimming pool. Living underground may sound strange but in fact it has a number of advantages. In summer, the temperature outside can reach an astonishing 47◦C, and in winter the nights can be (5) ___cold. However, inside the houses it remains a steady 25◦C all year (6)___. Many people say that living u nderground makes them feel very secure. There is no problem with noise from the neighbors and the houses are not (7)___ by the fierce dust storms that regularly (8)___ through the area. And of course, if your family (9)___ or lots of friends come to stay, you can (10)____ dig another room. E05 001: A. near B. enclosing C. close D. surrounding E05 002: A. brought B. entered C. placed D. worked E05 003: A. lift B. support C. push D. rise E05 004: A. sizes B. areas C. volumes D. numbers E05 005: A. strongly B. heavily C. extremely D. sharply E05 006: A. along B. wide C. across D. round E05 007: A. affected B. spoiled C. disturbed D. influenced E05 008: A. flood B. hurry C. sweep D. pour Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page1 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh E05 009: A. grows B. rises C. stretches D. explodes E05 010: A. only B. always C. regularly D. ever Paragraph 2: Ask any sport enthusiast to name the most popular sports and the stock (1)___will probably be football, cricket, golf and rugby. A lot of people do play those games but far (2) ___ go fishing, play badminton or sail. Why do we get it wrong? Because sport editors of newspapers and TV channels, are stuck with their traditional patterns of judging by crowds (3)___ than by how many actually go out and do the thing. Sailing probably (4)___ most from this narrow- mindedness because it is often difficult to report and almost impossible to film except at huge expense. Yet, despite the absence of the oxygen of publicity, sailing is (5)___ of the most popular participants sports. Why is it so important in England? Possibly (6) ___ of the great island tradition of being a nation of sailors, but probably much more because of its many opportunities. (7) ___ in Britain is all that far from sea and the rare plenty of rivers and lakes (8) ___ it is easy to get float. But many would- be sailors are (9)___ from taking the first steps. They worry about the cost of a boat, need for special equipment, the dangers of tackling the elemental forces of nature and believe that sailing club people are snobbish and unapproachable. All misconceptions you can start sailing (10)___ next to nothing and find friendly sailing club throughout the country and where nobody is snobbish or look down on beginners. E05 011: A. reaction B. appeal C. answer D. key E05 012: A. more B. much C. less D. fewer E05 013: A. rather B. much more C. any more D. any longer E05 014: A. get B. suffer C. contract D. affect E05 015: A. none B. one C. neither D. most E05 016: A. owing to B. due to C. account D. because E05 017: A. Nowhere B. Anywhere C. Not place D. None E05 018: A. which B. that C. in these D. where E05 019: A. encouraged B. discouraged C. persuaded D. tempted E05 020: A. for B. from C. with D. of Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page2 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh Paragraph 3: The ideal breakfast, (1)___ scientists, is a glass of orange juice, a cup of coffee and a bowl of cereal. People who (2)___the day with a drink of vitamin C, a dose of caffeine and a helping of their favorite cereal are happier and perform better (3)___ the morning, Andy Smith, of the university of Bristol said. A study of 600 people who were (4)___ to record their breakfast habit found that (5)___ who regularly ate cereal first thing in the morning had a more positive (6) ___ with those who ate other foods or had no breakfast. Earlier research had (7) ___ that people whose mental performance was measured immediately after eating breakfast of any kind (8)___ 10% better on tests of remembering, speed of response and ability to concentrate, compared with those given only a cup of decaffeinated coffee. In further research, Professor Smith said that people who drank four cups of coffee a day performed more (9)___ all day than those who drank less. He (10)___ that sensible employers should give out free coffee or tea. E05 021: A. declare B. say C. state D. announce E05 022: A. open B. initiate C. start D. begins E05 023: A. during B. in C. whole D. throughout E05 024: A. said B. commanded C. ordered D. asked E05 025: A. whole B. all C. these D. those E05 026: A. tried B. compared C. dealt D. mentioned E05 027: A. reveal B. exposed C. shown D. indicate E05 028: A. did B. performed C. made D. carried E05 029: A. profitable B. deficiently C. beneficially D. efficiently E05 030: A. said B. requested C. suggested D. ordered Paragraph 4: In 1987 a research team from an American university set out to explore the Well of Sacrifice at Chichen Itza. Unfortunately, (1)___, the water in the well was so dark that it is impossible for divers to see, so the team had to use filters to clean it. Just as this work was (2)___ to begin, some local Indian told the team that the well was inhabited by the spirit of a rain god. The god was (3)___ as Chac, and they warned the team that the Chac would (4)___ revenge if his home was disturbed. The team listened politely but ignored these warnings and (5)___ on with the research. Throughout the summer, pumps and filters were used, but it wasn’t until several months later (6)___ the water was clear enough for divers to go down into the well. Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page3 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh When they got down to work they began to (7)___ various objects at the bottom of the well. Between these things they brought back to the surface were human bones, and by the time they (8)___, they had recovered more than 50 skeletons. This was proof that the well had indeed been used for human sacrifice. Perhaps it would have been better if the team (9) to the warnings of the Indians, because within a year, several members of the team had been killed (10)___ mysterious accidents. E05 031: A. however B. although C. even though D. whereas E05 032: A. up B. about C. planned D. intended E05 033: A. named B. known C. called D. told E05 034: A. make B. have C. do D. take E05 035: A. got B. went C. took D. carried E05 036: A. but B. and C. when D. that E05 037: A. see B. discover C. invent D. notice E05 038: A. finished B. would finish C. would finish D. would have finished E05 039: A. had listened B. listened C. would listen D. listen E05 040: A. during B. by C. in D. for Paragraph 5: Stress is our body reaction to events or conditions that we cannot easily manage or (1)___. When we are troubled by something, we usually experience some types of (2)___. There are thousands of conditions that (3)___ us to become tense. There may be major or horrible: fighting for our lives in a war, being imprisoned of facing death. On the other hand, minor (4)___ in our daily lives cause stress as well: waiting in line, taking a quiz or asking for or accepting a date. Although we usually think of stress as something caused (5)___ unpleasant events, pleasant happenings also bring on stress. Vacations, pay raises and winning an award all (6)___ tension in our body. As new experiment is done on the effect of stress, new technique developed to help (7)___ with anxiety. One aid is to plan for situations that we know will be stressful. Some imagine the event before it happens, thus preparing their minds and bodies for tension. Other people relax or (8)___ at regular intervals to lessen the muscle strains in our bodies. Still others (9)___ they are on a pleasant beach lying in the sunshine; soon their bodies relax and tension melt away. Other people believe strenuous exercise helps the body handle the problem of daily life. And for still others, joining with others for games or parties helps them less anxious. Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page4 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh It (10)___ very little which method we use to relax; what does matter is finding the time to temporarily reduce the effects of modern life on our mind and body. E05 041: A. resist B. stop C. halt D. control E05 042: A. strain B. anxiety C. pressure D. stress E05 043: A. enable B. bring C. take D. cause E05 044: A. things B. occasions C. events D. conditions E05 045: A. by B. with C. to D. on E05 046: A. built B. add C. create D. give E05 047: A. come B. cope C. manage D. confront E05 048: A. medicate B. wonder C. consider D. think E05 049: A. maintain B. intend C. pretend D. decide E05 050: A. matters B. helps C. determines D. pays Paragraph 6: In the spring of 1891, a young Canadian named James Naismith (1)___ the staff of the International YMCA Training school in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he was instructed to devise an (2)___ game that did not involve bodily contact, would not(3)___ in damage to the gym and in which every player had a chance to get in on the action. The game he invented was basketball- or basket ball as it was (4)___ until about 1912. Naismith hung peach baskets at either end of the gym and used a soccer ball to play with. The first game, in December 1891, was played (5)___ two teams of nine men each and was not exactly a classic. The final (6)___ was 1- 0. As an off- season recreation, basketball took (7) ___ in a big way, largely because it was cheap and easy to (8) ___ up. Oddly, although peach baskets were soon replaced by nets, until 1912 it didn’t (9)___ to anyone to cut a hole in the bottom of them. Until then it was unnecessary (10) ___ someone to climb a ladder and retrieve the ball after each score. E05 051: A. enrolled B. joined C. entered D. became E05 052: A. inside B. internal C. indoor D. interior E05 053: A. cause B. result C. end D. lead E05 054: A. named B. spoken C. called D. referred Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page5 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh E05 055: A. again B. among C. from D. between E05 056: A. goal B. score C. shot D. point E05 057: A. up B. off C. out D. in E05 058: A. get B. play C. set D. do E05 059: A. think B. realize C. suggest D. occur E05 060: A. that B. so C. for D. even Paragraph 7: Visitors to Britain are always complaining about English food. But they do not really know what they are talking about because they rarely get a chance (1)___it. Most of the restaurants in large towns have foreign (2)___ who serve foreign food. (3)___ visitors are invited (4)___ in an English home their hosts often feel they must (5)___ them something foreign and exotic. Those of us who (6)___ know English food are aware that at its best it can be really very good. On the other (7)___, it is true to say that it is sometime terrible. Part of the problem is that we are not really interested in food- we eat to live, we do not live to eat. So we don’t generally (8)___ the necessary time and effort to which are needed to cook really good meals. We prefer food that is simple and easy to cook, (9)___ready prepared food which only needs heating up before eating. You can find the best English food in the country away from the large towns, where life is (10)___and people are not in such a hurry. But, of course, most visitors came from London. They come because they are interested in shopping and sightseeing. They do not come to find the food. So why should they complain about it? E05 061: A. to think B. to cook C. to eat D. to fetch E05 062: A. owners B. visitors C. eaters D. guests E05 063: A. The B. When C. No D. Any E05 064: A. drinking B. eat C. to eat D. to drink E05 065: A. fetch B. take C. carry D. offer E05 066: A. do B. did C. don’t D. didn’t E05 067: A. side B. way C. hand D. point Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page6 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh E05 068: A. cost B. spend C. kill D. occupy E05 069: A. or B. nor C. but D. neither E05 070: A. slower B. quicker C. slowly D. quickly Paragraph 8: Chocolate, one of the most popular food in the world, has a history as rich as its flavor. Chocalate (1)___ from the bean of a special tree, a plant that has grown in the American countries for (2)___ four thousand years. As long ago as the 12th century, Indian families drank chocolate at wedding parties (3)___other important ceremonies. However, chocolate was not known in Europe until 1528, (4)___the Spanish explorer Hernado Cortes brought it to Spain. Drinking chocolate soon became popular in Spain and quickly (5)___to the rest of Europe. 300 years later, a scientist in Holland who loved chocolate learned (6)___to make chocolate into sweets. After that, people who liked chocolate could eat it as well as drink it. (7)___ the years passed, people in other countries began to make many kinds of chocolate. Today the making of chocolate has become a very big industry. There are many (8)___ why chocolate has become so popular. People like its rich, delicious flavor. Some people think that chocolate is (9)___ more delicious when it is made with other things, such as fruits and nuts. Also, chocolate makers can (10)___ chocolate in different shapes that are pleasing to look at. And also, eating chocolate has a helpful physical effect. The sugar and fat in chocolate give people quick energy. E05 071: A. goes B. comes C. turns D. changes E05 072: A. at least B. at last C. at first D. at all E05 073: A. on B. and C. with D. of E05 074: A. when B. why C. then D. because E05 075: A. sent B. got C. spread D. changed E05 076: A. why B. what C. how D. who E05 077: A. As B. For C. With D. Because E05 078: A. reasons B. causes C. questions D. conditions E05 079: A. very B. even C. so D. quite Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page7 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh E05 080: A. make B. take C. put D. change Paragraph 9: Your mind’s ability to bring back experiences you have had is your memory. There are two kinds of remembering: recall and recognition. (1)___, you may not be able to recall the poem you read yesterday in class, but you see it again, you’ll know it instantly because you (2)___it. Some few people have “total recall”, often spoke of as photographic memory. A person (3)___ total recall can recite a whole page of a book after (4)___ it once or play a musical composition after hearing it once. This is very unusual, (5)___ and most people have difficulty remembering even the names they heard they day before. This is not because (6)___ people lack the ability to remember but because they had not (7)___ much attention to what they had heard. They felt no personal reasons to remember. Having a personal reason for remembering is one of the most important factors in a good memory. When you have a strong (8)___ for remembering, concentrate when you read or listen, and try to connect the new information to things you (9)___know. A detail is easy to remember when it fits into a whole that makes sense. If you understand the entire lesson before you try to remember any (10)___ dates, your memory may surprise you. E05 081: A. However B. For instance C. Moreover D. As a result E05 082: A. make out B. realize C. recognize D. understand E05 083: A. with B. of C. for D. owns E05 084: A. seeing B. hearing C. listening D. reading E05 085: A. yet B. despite C. however D. otherwise E05 086: A. almost B. most of C. most D. all of E05 087: A. stuck B. paid C. put D. laid E05 088: A. reason B. cause C. explanation D. clue E05 089: A. wholly B. already C. completely D. entirely E05 090: A. special B. particular C. specific D. particularly Paragraph 10: Music is clearly different from language. People can, nevertheless, use it to (1)___ things especially their motions and when allied with speech in a song, it is one of the most powerful means of communication that a human (2)___. But (3)___ biologically speaking, is it? If music is truly distinct (4)___ speech then it Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page8 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh ought to have a distinct processing mechanism in brain- one that keeps it separate from the interpretation of other sounds, (5)___ language. The evidence suggests that such a separate mechanism does, indeed, exist. Scientist’s curiosity (6)___ the auditory system dates back to the mid- 19th century. In 1861 Paul Broca, a French surgeon observed that speech was impaired due to damage (7)___ a particular part of the brain, now (8)___ as Broca’s area. In 1874, Carl Wernickle, a German neurologist, made a similar observation about (9)___ brain area and was similarly immortalized. The location of different language processing tasks in Broca’s area (found in the Brain’s left temporal lobe, above the area) was one of the first piece of (10)___ that different bits of the brain are specialized to do different jobs. E05 091: A. communicate B. hold C. give D. transmit E05 092: A. made B. possess C. has D. owns E05 093: A. that B. what C. which D. who E05 094: A. along with B. which C. of D. from E05 095: A. consisting of B. composing C. including D. whole E05 096: A. of B. for C. about D. with E05 097: A. for B. about C. of D. to E05 098: A. named B. known C. regarded D. considered E05 099: A. other B. another C. different D. others E05 100: A. approval B. favour C. support D. evidence Paragraph 11: Ask most people for their list of Top Ten fears, and you will be sure to find (1)___burgled fairly high on the list. An informal survey I carried out among friends at a party last week revealed that eight of them had had their homes (2)___ into more than twice, and two had been burgled five times. To put the record straight, (3)___ of my friends owns valuable paintings or a sideboard full of family silverware. Three of them are students, in fact. The most typical burglary, it seems, involves the (4)___ of easily transportable items- the television, the video, even food from the freezer. This may have something to do with the fact that the average burglar is in his (or her) late teens, and probably wouldn’t know (5) ___ to do with a Picaso, whereas selling a Walkman or a vacuum cleaner is much easier (6)___. They are perhaps not so much professional criminals, as hard- up young people who need a few pounds and some excitement. (7)___ that this makes your house turned upside down and your favorite things stolen any easier to (8)___. Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page9 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh In most cases, the police have no luck recovering any of the stolen goods. Unless there is any definite (9)___, they are probably unable to do anything at all. And alarms or special locks don’t seem to help, either. The only advice my friend could (10)___ was “Never live on the ground floor” and “ Keep two or three very fierce dogs”, which reminded me of a case I read about, where the burglar loot included the family’s pet poodle. E05 101: A. been B. having C. being D. out E05 102: A. robbed B. broken C. taken D. entered E05 103: A. none B. some C. all D. few E05 104: A. theft B. example C. robbing D. carrying E05 105: A. where B. how C. what D. whatever E05 106: A. one B. event C. price D. matter E05 107: A. Given B. So C. Not D. Despite E05 108: A. attempt B. do C. accept D. believe E05 109: A. case B. burglary C. investigation D. evidence E05 110: A. come up with B. get by with C. bring up with D. put in with Paragraph 12: Anger has many (1)___. Often it is an emotion which is secondary (2)___ some other emotion that you are feeling- like fear, guilt or relief. So the parent who shouts at her kid who gets home late is using anger as a way of (3)___ fear. Sometimes it is the result of a sense of great (4)___ - such as someone is wrongly (5)___ of a crime, finds that their partner has been (6)___ to them, or feels a passionate sense of social injustice. (7)___ anger may have other causes as well. We know that animals can be made more aggressive if the limbic parts of their brains are stimulated; (8)___ , overstimulatation of the limbic (emotional) centre of the brain may override the neo- cortex, the (9)___ part. Changes in hormone levels may seem to cause anger too, and inheritance plays a part, as does our (10)___. The more we raised in anger, the more anger we are likely to feel later in our lives. E05 111: A. sources B. bases C. origins D. foundations E05 112: A. for B. about C. to D. with Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page10 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh E05 113: A. overturning B. overthrowing C. overcoming D. overtaking E05 114: A. inequality B. unfairness C. disproportion D. inconsistency E05 115: A. punished B. charged C. condemned D. accused E05 116: A. unbelievable B. questionable C. suspicious D. unfaithful E05 117: A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. But E05 118: A. additionally B. consequently C. furthermore D. so E05 119: A. reasoning B. thinking C. considering D. contemplating E05 120: A. maturity B. upbringing C. growth D. development Paragraph 13: New evidence has (1)___ some very interesting things about the world’s most famous painting, the Mona Lisa. A French researcher, Pascal Cotte, has spent the (2)___ year investigating Leonardo da Vince’s famous painting. And his 240 megapixel scan reveals traces of facial hair, which had been obliterated by (3)___ efforts. This shows that the woman with the enigmatic smile (4)___ eyebrows and eyelashes. The research also shows that Da Vinci changed his mind about the position of two of Mona Lisa’s fingers on her left hand. Mr. Cotte spent 3000 hours examining data that he collected (5)___scans that he had made whilst he was at the Louvre’s laboratory. These scan used infrared and ultraviolet sensors (6)___ the very first time. Apart from the eyelashes, eyebrows and fingers, Mr. Cotte said that the scan also showed that the woman who (7)___ in the background of the painting was holding a blanket. This has all (8)___ disappeared from view today. This is not the first time Mr. Cotte has analyzed a famous painting with his special technique. He has previously made high- resolution scans (9)___ more than 500 other paintings, (10)___ works by Van Gogh, Brueghel and Courbet. E05 121: A. found B. revealed C. announced D. claimed E05 122: A. prior B. former C. last D. past E05 123: A. repair B. renewal C. restoration D. revival E05 124: A. grew B. had C. possessed D. owned E05 125: A. from B. out of C. in D. through E05 126: A. since B. at C. in D. for Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page11 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh E05 127: A. shows B. displays C. appears D. occurs E05 128: A. but B. over C. around D. there E05 129: A. from B. of C. with D. on E05 130: A. including B. such as C. for example D. particularly Paragraph 14: Most people, when they asked who Frankenstein was, will reply “a monster”. This is not really (1)___. The monster, both in Mary Shelly’s book and in the (2)___, has no name! It is (3)___ known as “the monster” or “ the Frankenstein” monster. Frankenstein was the (4)___ of the doctor who created it. In the (5)___ book, the monster was kind and gentle when he was first created. He wanted friends and (6)___. Soon, however, people began to persecute him because his (7)___ was so frightening. The monster then changed into the (8)___ creature that we know from the movies. Mary Shell wrote Frankenstein in 1818, at the age of 21. She wrote the novel to teach two lessons that people shouldn’t (9)___ other badly because they are different, and that sometimes we may create something that can (10)___ us. E05 131: A. correct B. true C. real D. actual E05 132: A. movies B. pictures C. photos D. scene E05 133: A. simply B. only C. simple D. really E05 134: A. picture B. name C. call D. recall E05 135: A. original B. first C. early D. former E05 136: A. like B. favorite C. priority D. love E05 137: A. vision B. appearance C. looking D. face E05 138: A. terrible B. bad C. devil D. practical E05 139: A. handle B. deal C. behave D. treat E05 140: A. damage B. destroy C. spoil D. worse Paragraph 15: INFLUENCES OF TELEVISION Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page12 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh Television has changed the lifestyle of people in every industrialized country in the world. In the United State, where sociologists have studied the effects, some interesting observations have been made. Television, although not essential, has become a(n)(1)___part of most people’s lives. It has become a babysitter, an initiator of conversations, the major transmitter of culture, and a keeper of traditions. Yet when what can be seen on TV in one day is critically analyzed, it becomes evident that television is not a teacher but a sustainer. The poor (2)___ of programming does not elevate people into greater (3)___, but rather maintains and encourages the status quo. The (4)___reason for the lack of quality in American television is related to both the history of TV programming development and the economics of TV. Television in America began with the radio. Radio companies and their sponsors first (5)___with television. Therefore, the close relationship, which the advertisers had with radio programs become the system for American TV. Sponsors not only paid money for the time within programs, but many actually produced the programs. Thus, (6)___ from the capitalistic, profit- oriented sector of American society, television is primarily (7)___ with reflecting and attracting society rather than (8)___and experimenting with new ideas. Advertisers want to attract the largest viewing audience possible; to do so requires that the programs be entertaining rather the challenging. Television in America today remains, to a large (9)___, with the same organization and standards as it had thirty years ago. The hope for some evolution and true achievement toward improving society will require a change in the (10)___ system. E05 141: A. integral B. mixed C. fractional D. superior E05 142: A. product B. effect C. quality D. quantity E05 143: A. preconception B. knowledge C. understanding D. feeling E05 144: A. adequate B. unknown C. inexplicable D. primary E05 145: A. made B. did C. tried D. experimented E05 146: A. going B. leaving C. coming D. getting E05 147: A. connected B. worried C. concerned D. interested E05 148: A. reflecting B. innovating C. attracting D. entertaining E05 149: A. extent B. amount C. degree D. size E05 150: A. total B. full C. entire D. complete Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page13 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh Paragraph 16: EXAMS OR CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT? How do you feel when you (1)___ an exam? Do you always (2)___in getting all your ideas down on paper, or do you sometimes feel that you’re (3)___ a mess of it? Apart from those lucky few who (4)___ through exams, most secondary school (5)___ find them very stressful. Many teachers are (6)___ of the problems their students face and use a different method for measuring their progress: continuous assessment. With continuous assessment, students are given various (7)___ to do throughout the year. All their marks are added together to produce a total mark at the (8)___ of the year. Students have to (9)___ more responsibility for their education because they can’t rely on doing well in just one day. Also, they have more time to (10)___ over their work, meaning that they are abe to do their best. E05 151: A. write B. sit C. give D. make E05 152: A. pass B. succeed C. achieve D. manage E05 153: A. making B. having C. taking D. doing E05 154: A. drive B. move C. go D. sail E05 155: A. colleagues B. classmates C. prefers D. pupils E05 156: A. knowledgeable B. recognizable C. aware D. intelligent E05 157: A. results B. achievements C. tasks D. efforts E05 158: A. finish B. end C. edge D. stop E05 159: A. do B. make C. take D. get E05 160: A. imagine B. consider C. think D. examine Paragraph 17: Volcanoes have been erupting (1)___ the earth for millions of years. More than five hundred still (2)___ today. These are called active volcanoes. Volcanoes is located (3)___ belts or chains. They are found (4)___ the earth’s crust is weak. The weak spot lets the hot rock escape when the volcano erupts. Many volcano belts are (5)___ along the edge of continents. One belt runs along the western coast of South America (6)___ the western part of the United States. Other volcanoes are found (7)___ ocean basins. Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page14 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh About (8)___ of all active volcanoes in the world are in the Pacific Ocean. Many of these volcanoes erupt(9)___ water. The Hawaiian Islands were built by volcanoes that (10)___ erupting under water and finally reached the surface of the ocean. E05 161: A. in B. on C. under D. over E05 162: A. erupt B. are erupting C. have erupted D. erupted E05 163: A. in B. on C. under D. along E05 164: A. when B. which C. that D. where E05 165: A. mountainous ranges B. mountain ranges C. mountains ranges D. range mountains E05 166: A. down B. up through C. under D. up E05 167: A. along B. on C. under D. in E05 168: A. three fifths B. three fifth C. third fifth D. three five E05 169: A. over B. on C. under D. in E05 170: A. were B. began C. continued D. finished Paragraph 18: School inspectors have found that, contrary to all (1)___ , children don’t dislike homework at all. In fact, many do more than their teachers suggest, either because of (2)___ about their marks or simply for (3)___ . The inspectors’ findings add to the evidence of the (4)___ and beneficial effects that homework has on pupils’ (5)____. The inspectors also recommend the (6)___ of “homework chatter”. This tell parents and children how much (7)___work is expected and provides (8)___ to schools to form links with parents who can check that tasks are (9)___ completed. International (10)___ suggest that a typical 14- year- old student spends 6 hours on homework in Britain, 8 hours in Italy and 9 hours in Japan. E05 171: A. expects B. expectations C. expecting D. expiators E05 172: A. anxious B. anxiously C. anxious lines D. anxiety E05 173: A. enjoyment B. enjoying C. enjoyable D. being enjoyed E05 174: A. powers B. powerless C. powerful D. power Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page15 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh E05 175: A. achieve B. achieving C. achieves D. achievement E05 176: A. introduce B. introduction C. introducer D. introductory E05 177: A. adding B. additional C. additive D. addition E05 178: A. encourage B. courage C. encouragement D. courageous E05 179: A. proper B. properness C. properly D. improperly E05 180: A. compares B. comparisons C. comparing D. comparison Paragraph 19: Today our knowledge of food and what it does for our body is far more advanced than (1)___ of the ancient. Now we know about vitamins and how each kind of vitamins helps in the (2)___ of a particular part of our bodies. There are (3)___ the market all kinds of vitamins pills which one can take to make up for one’s (4)___ of certain important things which are needed for normal health, (5)____if we eat well and properly, the food that we eat will take care of our bodies without these pills and so there is no need for us to take any kinds of vitamins pills (6)___ our doctor tells us that our bodies are short of something which can be (7)___ by them. (8)___, everything we eat does some good to our bodies, but if we eat too much of one kind of food and pay no attention to (9)___, we may have too much of one kind of chemical substance and not enough others. Then, we may be in (10)___ E05 181: A. this B. that C. it D. them E05 182: A. development B. extending C. increase D. growth E05 183: A. in B. over C. on D. of E05 184: A. deficiency B. lack C. short D. need E05 185: A. Of course B. For example C. However D. Moreover E05 186: A. if B. yet C. unless D. nevertheless E05 187: A. supplied B. given C. supported D. offered E05 188: A. In brief B. Generally speaking C. In a word D. To cut a long short story Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page16 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh E05 189: A. another B. other C. others D. the others E05 190: A. problem B. difficulty C. trouble D. obstacle Paragraph 20: Like the body, the memory improves with use. (1)___ the body, the memory improves with age. For many years, doctors have been studying the way the brain (2)___. We all know that the brain has two sides, the left and the right side. The right side controls the senses (seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting and smelling), and is the creative and imaginative side. The (3)___ of the brain controls our logical thinking. It processes the information which comes in and put in into order. We call the left side “educated” side of the brain and generally. In Western societies, people have developed this side of the brain more than the right side. Scientists (4)___ that our brain will work much more efficiently if both of the right side and left side are developed equally. In many schools today, teachers try to educate the children in such a (5)___that both sides of the brain are used. This can be done with logical subjects, (6)___ mathematics and science as well as with creative (7)___ such as art and literature. The results (8)___ by students who are educated in a more traditional way. Traditional teaching (9)___ to exercise the left side of the brain without paying much attention to the development of the right side. Only many different interests in life (10)___ the brain able to achieve the full development of both sides. E05 191: A. As B. Unlike C. Not like D. Differ E05 192: A. works B. does C. perform D. operates E05 193: A. other side B. another side C. left side D. the other side E05 194: A. believe B. aware C. know D. hope E05 195: A. way B. route C. manner D. measure E05 196: A. composing B. containing C. including D. consisting E05 197: A. subjects B. objects C. targets D. purposes E05 198: A. obtained B. achieved C. gained D. won E05 199: A. tendency B. tends C. trend D. fashion E05 200: A. let B. help C. force D. make Paragraph 21: Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page17 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh According to the magazine I have read recently, we (1)___ live in an age of increasing leisure. Not only are more and more people reaching retirement age with their taste of enjoyment and even adventure relatively (2)___ but the working week is becoming shorter and the opportunities for leisure are becoming greater and greater all the time. Not to mention the fact that people (3)___ to spend less time travelling to work or may even be working from home. What I can’t understand, however, is who these people are. As far as I can (4)___ the whole thing is another one of (5)___ journalistic fictions. I admit that there are a lot of retired people (6)___ but I am not sure that all of them are dashing about learning hang- gliding or sailing single- handed (7)___ the world. My own parents seem to (8)___ most of their time gazing at the television. And as for the shorter working week, I wish someone (9)___ remind my company about it. I seem to be working longer and longer hour all the time. The little leisure time I have is eaten into by sitting in the traffic jams or waiting for trains to (10)___ up at rain-swept platforms. I haven’t notices any dramatic improvements in my lifestyle either, but perhaps I just have to wait until I get my pension. E05 201: A. presently B. at the moment C. now D. at this time E05 202: A. present B. survived C. free D. intact E05 203: A. use B. tend C. have D. demand E05 204: A. concern B. imagine C. expect D. tell E05 205: A. the B. those C. these D. some E05 206: A. in our days B. in these times C. nowadays D. now and again E05 207: A. round B. over C. through D. into E05 208: A. spend B. save C. use D. have E05 209: A. would B. to C. had D. might E05 210: A. keep B. line C. show D. set Paragraph 22: What is money? The pound, the dollar or the franc are actually just like a gram or a kilometer. The difference is that you can exchange money for something (1)___. A five pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a (2)___ of cinema tickets. But the note itself is only a printed (3)___ of paper which costs almost nothing to make. Thousands of years (4)___, people didn’t have money as we know(5)___. There were no banks (6)___ even shops. In those days, Mr. Green, the farmer, exchanged the corn he (7)___ grown for Mr. Hive’s honey. This was an exchange arranged between two (8)___, each of Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page18 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh whom had something that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own “currencies” (9)___ that people could exchange more. The different currencies began to join together , which is why (10)___ everyone uses a national currency. E05 211: A. other B. else C. another D. apart E05 212: A. couple B. double C. few D. several E05 213: A. slice B. apart C. piece D. side E05 214: A. since B. past C. before D. ago E05 215: A. them B. it C. some D. that E05 216: A. but B. and C. neither D. or E05 217: A. had B. was C. did D. has E05 218: A. jobs B. things C. goods D. people E05 219: A. by B. for C. so D. because E05 220: A. today B. tomorrow C. recently D. soon Paragraph 23: There has been a revolution in the world of newspapers. Not many years (1)___, newspapers were still being produced using techniques unchanged for (2)___ hundred years. The journalists gave their stories to a typist, who prepared them for an editor, who passed them in (3)___ the printer. The printer, who was a (4)___ skilled man, set up the type. (5)___ was then collected to make the pages. When the pages were complete, the printing machines could be (6)___. Nowadays what (7)___? The journalists type their stories into a computer. The (8)___ checks their spelling, plans the page, shapes and articles. When the pages are ready, another computer may control the printing. (9)___ can be no doubt about it, producing a newspaper is an entirely different (10)___ now. E05 221: A. before B. after C. ago D. yet E05 222: A. a B. some C. an D. over E05 223: A. to B. by C. through D. with Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page19 Khóa Luyện Giải Bài Tập Môn T iếng Anh E05 224: A. hardly B. mostly C. partly D. very E05 225: A. They B. Which C. This D. All E05 226: A. moved B. stopped C. started D. switched E05 227: A. gives B. occurs C. goes D. happens E05 228: A. printer B. typist C. editor D. computer E05 229: A. It B. There C. You D. We E05 230: A. skill B. work C. management D. business Paragraph 24: Throughout history, women have had responsibility for healing the sick. However, it is only in (1)___ recent time that they have been allowed to train as doctors at (2)___ schools in Britain. Yet in that short time, they have made an enormous (3)___ to modern medicine. The first female doctors were priestesses who gave (4)___about diseases and (5)___ prepared medicines. In ancient Roma, women healers were considered (6)___ and respected. In Britain, for centuries male doctors are (7)___ of women who practiced medicine (8)___ and in 1512 a law was passed making it (9)___for them to do so. Women couldn’t study medicine at universities until the 19th century and they only began to gain (10)___with the make doctors in the 20th centuries. E05 231: A. comparison B. comparatively C. comparative D. compared E05 232: A. medic B. medical C. medicine D. medication E05 233: A. contribution B. contributor C. contributive D. contributory E05 234: A. advise B. advice C. adviser D. advisability E05 235: A. injuries B. injury C. injured D. injurers E05 236: A. unskilled B. skilled C. skilless D. skills E05 237: A. suspicious B. suspicion C. unsuspicious D. suspiciously E05 238: A. professor B. professionally C. professional D. professorial E05 239: A. illegal B. legal C. legality D. legalist Hotline: 0964.945.647 Page20