CLOZE TEXT CÓ LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT

CHỦ ĐỀ: CLOZED TEST
TEST 1
Part 2: Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each numbered
gap. (1.4pts )
Someone once described the age we live in as that of a vanishing world (thế giới đang biến
mất dần/ảo), one in which the familiar (những cái thân thuộc) is constantly disappearing for
ever (dần biến mất mãi mãi) and technological change is often difficult to (57)____with. So it
should come as no surprise to most of us to hear that yet another part of everyday life is
(58)______ to go for ever (ra đi mãi mãi). Still (Tuy nhiên**), when I read recently that within
(dưới) the next decade (thập niên) money as we (59)______ it will probably cease to exist to
technologically advanced countries, I had to read the article twice to make sure it wasn't April
1st (60)______ to Professor Gerry Montague of the Institute (học viện) for Economic Reform
(cải cách kinh tế), the familiar (61)____and banknotes (tiền giấy) will soon be replaced entirely
(hoàn toàn) by credit cards of various kinds. And the shop of the future (the 'retail outlet' (cơ sở
bán lẻ) as Prof. Montague put it (gọi)) will be (62)______ directly (trực tiếp) to the network of
banking computers (hệ thống máy tính ngân hàng). The assistant (trợ lí bán hàng) will simply
key in (sử dụng bàn phím để nhập thơng tin vào máy tính) your bank account (tài khoản ngân
hàng) code number and the (63)______ you have spent (tiêu), and thank you politely. You won't
have to dig deep in your (64)_____ for change or pretend at the pub that you have left your
money at home. You may not even have a number for your (65)______ as such, as the computer
may by then (ngay lập tức) be able to read your handprint (dấu vân tay). So no more credit card
frauds (vụ gian lận/lừa đảo thẻ tín dụng) (66)______ . But I am afraid that I shall (67)______
money. I have felt strongly attached to it, ever since I received my first pocket money when I
was five, and kept it in a money-box. Even if my credit card of the future will be able to tell me
exactly how much (68)_____ power I have left in the computer files, even if it lights up and
plays a happy (or sad) tune at the same time, nothing will be able to replace the sheer pleasure
(niềm vui tuyệt đối) I gained from (69)____ The coins in my money-box. Not to (70)______ the
other obvious (rõ rành rành, dĩ nhiên) problems which will be caused by an absence of (sự vắng
mặt của cái gì) real money - like how to start a football match, for example!

57. A. keep
B. manage to do sth
C. cope with sth D. survive
(giữ)
(xoay sở làm gì)
(đương đầu với cái gì/ xử lí, giải quyết)
58. A. about to do sth B. almost
C. ready
D. tending
(sắp/sẽ làm gì)
**Cấu trúc: It comes as no surprise to sb that…= Sb are not/is not
surprised to hear that…
(chẳng có gì đáng ngạc nhiên đối với ai rằng…)
ex: It came as no surprise to us that he failed the exam
= We weren’t surprised to hear that he failed the exam.
59. A. earn
B. know
C. use
D. need
60. A. Thanks
B. Contrary
C. According to
D.Accustomed
61. A. banks
B. coins
C. change
D. pence (số ít: pence)
đồng xu (tiền Anh)
62. A. taken
B. alone

C. responsible
D. linked
63. A. money
B. charge
money không đi cùng “the” sự ra giá

C. cost
giá phải trả

D. amount
the amount you have spent
(lượng tiền bạn đã sử dụng)
C. cheque book
D. cash
sổ thanh tốn tiền nói chung

64. A. pockets
B. wallet
**a dig deep in sb’s pocket (idm)
(tiêu đến cạn túi)
65. A. wealth
B. savings
C. account
D. payment
sự giàu có
tiền tiết kiệm
tài khoản (bank, game…) việc chi trả
66. A. arrested
B. either
C. stolen

D. however
(adj) bị bắt
trước đó là ý phủ định (“you may not have..”)
67. A. miss
B. spend
C. waste
D. borrow
lỡ, mất
**Cấu trúc: to be/feel attached to sth (v) cảm thấy điều gì/ cái gì là quan trọng/
ý nghĩa
68. A. more
B. financial
C. economical
D. spending
spending power: khả năng chi tiêu
69. A. rattling
B. withdrawing
C. estimating
D. throwing
tạo ra tiếng kêu
rút (tiền từ tài khoản)
ước tính
ném đi, vứt đi
70. A. tell
B. confront
C. guess
D. mention
not mention sth: chưa kể đến

TEST 2
SECTION III: READING COMPREHENSION ( 6pts)
PART 1: For questions 46-55, read the text below and decided which option(A,B,C or D) best fits
each of the questions. Write your answers in the Answer Sheet. (2 pts)
In the past people suffered (46) .................... a disease called scurvy. Their gums bled, their skin
became rough, their wounds did not (47) .................. and their muscles wasted away. The
(48) ................... of these symptoms was a lack of vitamin C; people ate preserved meats and foods and
could not get fresh vegetables and fruits.
The best (49) ................... of vitamin C are oranges, lemons, grapefruit, cantaloupes,
strawberries, and fresh vegetables. These fruits must be fresh because vitamin C is destroyed by heat,
storage, or exposure (50) .................. air.
Although today more people (51) ................... vitamin C pills than any other supplement, some
people still have scurvy, (52) .................. some of the elderly, alcoholics, and the chronically ill.
Research shows that vitamin C reduces the (53) ................... of colds and can help prevent
cancer. There is also evidence that vitamin C prevents heart disease, (54) ................... wound healing,
helps prevent gum disease, and helps protect us from pollutants such as cigarette smoke. Some recent
research also shows that vitamin C has a positive effect on some mental (55) ................... and increases
life span.
46.

A. from

B. with

C. by

D. at

47.

A. close

B. recover

C. heal

D. get well

48.

A. reason

B. cause

C. origin

D. signs

49.

A. store

B. resources

C. provider

D. sources

50.

A. to

B. towards

C. in

D. by

51.

A. consume

B. drink

C. take

D. have

52.

A. containing

B. including

C. consisting

D. like

53.

A. severity

B. seriousness

C. gravity

D. importance

54.

A. hastens

B. hurries up

C. quickens

D. speeds

55.

A. chaos

B. confusions

C. disorders

D. disturbances

TEST 3
PART 2: For questions 51-60, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best

fits each gap. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. (1.0pts)
Thomas Edison
On the night of 21 October 1931, millions of Americans took part in a coast-to-coast ceremony to
commemorate the passing of a great man. Lights (51).........in homes and offices from New York to


California. The ceremony (52)..........the death of arguably the most important inventor of
(53).........time: Thomas Alva Edison.
Few inventors have (54).........such an impact on everyday life, and many of his inventions played a
crucial (55)............in the development of modern technology. One should never (56)............how
revolutionary some of Edison’s inventions were.
In many ways, Edison is the perfect example of an inventor - that is, not just someone who (57).........up
clever gadgets, but someone whose products transform the lives of millions. He possessed the key
characteristics that an inventor needs to (58).......a success of inventions, notably sheer determination.
Edison famously tried thousands of materials while working on a new type of battery, reacting to
failure by cheerfully (59).........to his colleagues: ‘Well, (60)........we know 8,000 things that don’t
work’. Knowing when to take no notice of experts is also important. Edison’s proposal for electric
lighting circuitry was received with total disbelief by eminent scientists, until he lit up whole streets
with his lights.
51 A turned out

B came off

C went out

D put off

52 A marked

B distinguished C noted

D indicated

53 A whole

B full

C entire

D all

54 A put

B had

C served

D set

55 A effect

B place

C role

D share

56 A underestimate B lower

C decrease

D mislead

57 A creates

B shapes

C dreams

D forms

58 A gain

B make

C achieve

D get

59 A announcing

B informing

C instructing

D notifying

60 A by far

B at least

C
though

even D for all

TEST 4
SECTION III. READING (6.0 pts)
Part 1: . Complete the following passage by choosing the correct option (A, B, C or D) to fill in
blanks.
The Alexandra Palace in north London was built with private funds as a “People’s Palace”.
Serviced by its own station, it was opened in 1873 and was extremely well (1)_______ until, two
weeks after its opening, it burnt down. It was replaced by a slightly larger building which opened in
1875 and featured, (2)________other things, a splendid organ an Great Hall, which was the size of a
football pitch. Despite the extraordinarily wide range of events (3)_______ there – from dog shows to
great concerts and banquets, from elephant displays to bicycle matches – it always operated at a loss
and by 1877 much of the park around it had been sold to speculative builders, leaving only about half
of the original land.


In 1900, a committee was appointed, whose principal duty was to run the palace and park “for
the free use of the people forever.” There were, however, (4) ________ to charge for entry so that the
substantial costs could be (5) _______ . The Palace continued, with (6) ________ degrees of success,
as an entertainment centre. In the 1930s, it was probably most (7) ________ for being the home of the
world’s first high definition television broadcasts.
In 1980 the building was once more devastated by fire and (8) _______ to a ruin. It was then
decided to (9) _________ it and to create a major exhibition centre with community (10)_______, such
as a restaurant and a health club.
1. A. inhabited
2. A. among

3. A. performed
4. A. powers
5. A. fulfilled
6. A. unsteady
7. A. distinct
8. A. turned
9. A. recover
10. A. facilities

B. attended
B. between
B. set
B. terms
B. covered
B. varying
B. marked
B. converted
B. revise
B. conveniences

C. crowded
D. visited
C. from
D. around
C. staged
D. laid
C. allowances
D. authorities
C. matched
D. made

C. altering
D. unsettled
C. considerable
D. notable
C. reduced
D. wrecked
C. restore
D. reform
C. supplies
D. appliances