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1 Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always (1) _ to be successful? Having someone around who always (2) _ the worst isn’t really a lot of (3) _ - we all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says “It looks (4) _ rain.” But if you catch yourself thinking such things, it’s important to something (5) _ it You can change your view of life, (6) _ to psychologists It only takes a little effort, and you’ll find life more rewarding as a (7) _ Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence but it’s also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to (8) _ Optimists are more (9) _ to start new projects and are generally more prepared.to take risks Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (10) _ to the world Some people are brought up to (11) _ too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything (12) _ wrong Most optimists, on the (13) _ hand, have been brought up not to (14) _ failure as the end of the world – they just (15) _ with their lives 8, 10 11 12 13 14 15 A counted A worries A amusement A so A with A judging A result A supply A possible A opinion A trust A goes A opposite A regard A get up B expected B cares B play B to B against B according B reason B suggest B likely B attitude B believe B falls B next B respect B get on C felt C fears C enjoyment C for C about C concerning C purpose C offer C hopeful C view C depend C comes C other C suppose C get out D waited D doubts D fun D like D over D following D product D propose D welcome D position D hope D turns D far D think D get over Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D The point at which physical decline with age begins adversely to affect a driver’s capability has not yet been thoroughly studied A survey of more than 3,000 road accidents in Michigan involving drivers aged over 55 showed that in eight out of ten (1) _ it was a driver over the age of 71 who had (2) _ a collision by failing to yield, turning carelessly or changing lanes Older drivers are obviously more (3) _ to injury in vehicle crashes, as well as being a potential higher (4) _ through their own driving (5) _ Reaction (6) _ in an emergency involves many different physical (7) _ such as the production of the nerve impulse, perception of the signal, (8) _ of response and transmission to the muscles Some of these (9) _ more than others with age, but the overall effect increases the time it takes to respond for more (10) _ drivers Part of the ageing process, however, does not include the (11) _ of experience, often in the subconscious, which triggers (12) _ danger warnings than in younger drivers who have not experienced similar situations This (13) _ of judgement heightens the perception of risk and often (14) _ older drivers to avoid a situation which might then (15) _ them to the test 10 11 12 13 14 15 A users A avoided A likely A degree A practice A period A events A choice A improve A mature A collection A sooner A: lack A follows A fix B points B prevented B susceptible B chance B activity B time B parts B suggestion B deteriorate B ancient B addition B earlier B maturity B progresses B force C cases C caused C possible C factor C experience C process C factors C section C reduce C older C storage C former C absence C leads C enable D attempts D activated D common D risk D behaviour D system D forms D preference D increase D elderly D summary D later D strength D pulls D put Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D THE TELEPHONE IN THE US The telephone was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman who became a US citizen The word “telephone’’ had been (1) _ existence since the 1830s and had been (2) _ to a number of inventions designed to produce sound Bell had become interested in the possibility of long-distance speech (3) _ his work with the deaf He was twenty-eight and his assistant Thomas Watson, was (4) _ twenty-one when they (5) _ their great success on 10th March 1876 Despite their long and (6) _ association, Bell’s first communication by telephone was not “Tom, come here, I want you”, (7) _ “Mr Watson, come here, I want you” (8) _ with excitement, Bell and Watson demonstrated their invention to a US telegram company The company wrote to Bell, (9) _ that his invention was interesting However, after (10) _ it careful consideration, they had (11) _ to the conclusion that it had “no future” Fortunately for Bell, others could see the possibilities (12) _ four years of its invention, the’ US had 60,000 telephones In the next twenty years that (13) _ increased to over million Today, ninety-three per cent of US homes have a phone, a (14) _ of phone ownership no other nation comes near to equalling Each US household makes or receives (15) _ average 3,516 calls per year, an astonishing statistic 10 11 12 13 A in A joined A through A quite A managed A narrow A but A Whole A saying A regarding A reached A Under A figure B with B named B as B just B achieved B attached B otherwise B Deep B informing B giving B come B From B count C to C employed C because C simply C succeeded C close C instead C Entire C describing C taking C arrived C Within C measure D out D applied D along D lately D fulfilled D near D although D Filled D referring D bearing D brought D About D extent 14 A grade 15 A on B height B by C level C at D rank D for Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D AN UNUSUAL PLACE TO LIVE Set in the red desert of central Australia is the mining town of Cooper Pedy At first sight, the town looks (1) _ to many other such communities, but Cooper Pedy is different Sixty per cent of its population of some 4,000 people live underground There are today about 800 underground houses as well as shops, hotels and even churches in the town and the (2) _ hills Once a site has been chosen, special tunnelling machines are (3) _ in to create passages and rooms in the sandstone Rock pillars are left to (4) _ the roof, and doors and windows are cut into the front Houses are of all shapes and (5) _ the largest having twenty rooms, and some even have their own swimming pool Living underground may (6) _ strange but in fact it has a (7) _ of advantages In summer, the temperature outside can (8) _ an astonishing 47°C, and in winter the nights can be (9) _ cold, however, inside the houses it remains a steady 25°C all year (10) _ Many people say that living underground (11) _ them feel very secure There is no problem with noise from the neighbours and the houses are not (12) _ by the fierce dust storms that regularly (13) _ through the area And of course, if your family (14) _ or lots of friends come to stay, you can (15) _ dig another room 10 11 12 13 A similar A enclosing A entered A push A volumes A consider A sum A achieve A extremely A wide A makes A spoiled A pour B like B close B brought B lift B areas B hear B plenty B reach B heavily B round B enables B influenced B sweep C same C near C worked C rise C sizes C suggest C number C fulfil C sharply C across C allows C disturbed C flood D alike D surrounding D placed D support D numbers D sound D total D hold D strongly D along D gets D affected D hurry 14: A grows 15 A ever B rises B regularly C stretches C always D explodes D only Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D SEASIDE HOLIDAYS IN BRITAIN British families started going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century The invention of the railways (1) _ this possible The first holidaymakers were quite rich and went for their health and education The seaside was a place to be (2) _ of illness, and doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea water Also to (3) _ their knowledge, families attended concerts and read books from the library At that time, ordinary working people had very little time (4) _ work However, in 1871, the government (5) _ four “Bank Holidays’’ - national holiday days This (6) _ people to have a day or two out, which (7) _ gave them a (8) _ for leisure and the seaside At first, they went on day-trips, taking (9) _ of special cheap tickets on the railways By the 1880s, rising incomes (10) _ that many ordinary workers and their families could have a week’s holiday at the seaside Rail fares were reduced and cheap hotels were built to (11) _ them Holidaymakers enjoyed being (12) _, sitting on the beach, bathing in the sea, and eating ice-cream Cheap entertainment was (13) _ offer and holidaymakers went to (14) _ fun Today, the English seaside (15) _ popular, with more than 18 millions holidays taken there each year 10 A let A cured A raise A out A installed A allowed A hardly ever A taste A benefit A caused B made B remedied B spread B off B presented B provided B here and there B sense B opportunity B produced C got C recovered C increase C away C introduced C offered C seldom C favour C advantage C meant D had D improved D add D from D brought D opened D now and then D pleasure D profit D resulted 11 12 13 14 15 A accommodate A idle A in ‘ A get A remains B board B easy B for B have B stays C cater C restful C to C take C continues D lodge D spare D on D make D lasts Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D FILM MUSIC In the early days of the cinema, before sound was introduced, silent films were (1) _ by a pianist, or even a small orchestra playing in the cinema itself One reason for this was to (2) _ up the noise of the projector However, a more important role was to provide (3) _ for what was going on in the film, and (4) _ the audience through the story Different kinds of music were (5) _ with different situations, such as fights, chases, romantic scenes and so on Music was also used to identify, the geographical- location or historical setting of the story In (6) _ individual characters often had their own tune, which could also (7) _ what sort of person they were Music (8) _ something extra to what was happening on the flat screen It could create atmosphere and (9) _ the involvement of the audience, one moment encouraging them to relax, the next developing a (10) _ of tension And all this was done without any words being spoken Audiences at that (11) _ would have been (12) _ with the musical language connected with the traditions of popular theatre, and many of these were (13) _ to the new medium of the cinema Today, (14) _ the films produced may be technically very different from before, much of the musical history still (15) _ A chased A tie A support A persuade A associated A measure A point A placed A increase B pursued B put B description B guide B united B addition B indicate B made B rise C taken C cover C suggestion C follow C joined C plus C paint C added C grow D accompanied D make D comment D send D collected D total D draw D put D lift 10 11 12 13 14 15 A look A time A popular A transferred A instead A remains B meaning B spell B educated B moved B however B stays C sight C occasion C familiar C transported C despite C keeps D sense D century D experienced D carried D although D rests Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D THE FIRST BICYCLE The history of the bicycle goes back m.ore than 200 yea’s In 1791, Count de Sivrac (1) _ onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed off his two-wheeled invention, a machine called the “celerifere” It was basically an (2) _ version of a children’s toy which has been in (3) _ for many years Sivrac’s “celerifere” had a wooden frame, made in the (4) _ of a horse, which was mounted on a wheel at either end To ride it, you sat on a small seat, just like a modern bicycle, and pushed (5) _ against the (6) _ with your legs - there were no pedals It was impossible to steer a “celerifere” and it had no brakes, but I despite these problems the invention very much (7) _ to the fashionable young men of Paris Soon they were (8) _ races up and down the streets Minor (9) _ were common as riders attempted a final burst of (10) _ Controlling the machine was difficult as the only way to change (11) _ was to pull up the front of the “celerifere” and (12) _ it round while the front wheel was (13) _ in the air “Celerifere” were not popular for long, however, as the (14) _ ;of no springs, no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable Even so, the wooden “celerifere” was the (15) _ of the modern bicycle A delighted B cheered A increased B enormous A use B play A resemblance B shape A fast B deeply A surface B ground A attracted B appealed A going B getting A wounds B trips C appreciated C extended C operation C body C heavily C earth C took C holding C injuries D overjoyed D enlarged D service D appearance D hard D floor D called D making D breaks 10 11 12 13 14 15 A velocity A direction A roll A cycling A mixture A origin B energy B route B drive B circling B link B design C pace C heading C turn C winding C combination C model D speed D way D revolve D spinning D union D introduction Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D ZOOS Many people remember being taken to the zoo as a child They remember especially the excitement of (1) _ seeing animals for the first (2) _ before they had only read about them in books or seen them on television However, there is (3) _ discussion today about the future of zoos and what their role should be Supporters of zoos claim that they have an education (4) _ and represent a good way for people of (5) _ ages to learn more about the natural world Also, zoos provide (6) _ for important research and frequently (7) _ scientists to help save those animals which are becoming (8) _ rare in the wild Opponents, however, criticise zoos for a number of reasons Firstly, they say that it is (9) _ to keep animals in cages Even in the best zoos, animals may (10) _ because the places in which they have to live are both restricted and (11) _ This can cause them to (12) _ stress and can affect their health Secondly, they believe that money would be (13) _ spent on protecting animals in their (14) _ environment Finally, opponents (15) _ out that most people nowadays can see well-made nature documentaries on television and that this is a much more valuable experience than going to a zoo A actually A moment A deep A activity A several A ways A make A completely A violent B genuinely B event B considerable B function B both B reasons B arrange B increasingly B severe C positively C occasion C large ‘ C situation C all C methods C allow C totally C heavy D truly D time D important D occupation D every D opportunities D let D greatly D cruel 10 11 12 13 14 15 A suffer A designed A experience A further A standard A pick B injure C fail B manufactured C artificial B have C create B rather C better B daily C typical B point C show D hurt D false D bear D more D natural D speak Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D AN ITALIAN VILLAGE IN WALES The scenery in North Wales is magnificent and so this area is very popular with tourists Situated on a dramatic part of the rocky coastline is a village, (1) _ in Britain, called Portmeirion The dream of the architect Clough Williams-Ellis, its construction began in 1925 and he finally (2) _ in finishing the (3) _ in 1973 The result is a copy of a small, and very beautiful, Italian village As you wander down the (4) _ paths towards the village you can (5) _ the sea through the trees, and there is a marvellous (6) _ of the whole coastline from the top of the church tower (7) _ the houses, shops and restaurants, there is a luxury hotel, which seems, at (8) _ tide, almost to float on the water Most of the houses are (9) _ to visitors in the summer months, (10) _ a few people live in Portmeirion all year (11) _ It is possible for (12) _ to visit the village for the day (13) _ payment of a small entrance (14) _ Late spring and early autumn are the best times to visit, (15) _ in the early morning when the only sound that can be heard is the splashing of the water in the fountains 10 11 12 A single A succeeded A task A curling A glimpse A display A As well A complete A charged A although A by A spectators B unique B managed B attempt B winding B glance B view B More than B big B paid B otherwise B along B onlookers C particular C resulted C effort C rolling C look C sight C In addition to C maximum C let C even C round C observers D only D achieved D labour D waving D catch D outlook D Apart D high D borrowed D despite D, down D sightseers 13 14 15 A in A ticket A particularly B over B fee B exactly C from C fare C precisely D on D subscription D distinctly 10 Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D A FAMOUS STORY WRITER Beatrix Potter was a story writer whose books about animals have been translated into many languages and read by both children and adults Besides being an author, she was also (1) _ as a very successful farmer Born in London in 1866, Beatrix was (2) _ for at home by various servants Every year she (3) _ the days to her annual holiday in the countryside She would (4) _ to her London home small animals which she (5) _ and drew As she grew up, she entertained other children with drawings and stories about these animals In 1901, she printed a book at her own (6) _ called “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” So many (7) _ were sold that she bought a farm, where over the next eight years she wrote many other stories They all sold very well and readers liked their (8) _ colour drawings With her growing (9) _, Beatrix started buying more farmland, animals and property After her marriage, at the age of 47, Beatrix stopped writing, (10) _ that she had run out of (11) _ She became a farmer and (12) _ the rest of her life working with her sheep and awarding prizes at sheep fairs where people often asked for her (13) _ on farming methods Today, you can visit her house and (14) _ see the originals of her books and paintings (15) _ in a special gallery A thought A attended A counted A keep A noticed A charge A images A complete A income B regarded B looked B numbered B get B saw B expense B prints B thorough B wages C believed C cared C imagined C give C observed C earning C pages C particular C pay D judged D minded D considered D take D remarked D spending D copies D detailed D receipt 10 11 12 13 14 15 A telling A views A involved A advice A just A opened B speaking B ideas B continued B mind B even B revealed C saying C opinions C took C suggestion C yet C displayed D talking D beliefs D spent D statement D already D demonstrated