Đáp Án điền từ tiếng anh công chức tỉnh Quảng Nam

Đáp Án Tiếng Anh Phần Điền Từ CÔNG CHỨC QUẢNG NAM 2016
C1. We’ve just come back exhausted after a two-week holiday in France. We were really
exhausted. On the last day, we drove non-stop from Marseille to Calais –we should have
(1)_____our journey in Lyon or Paris. As if that wasn’t enough, the sea was so rough in
the English Channel that the (2)_____ took three hours instead of one and a half. Next
year, we plan to book a cheap (3) _____holiday to Italy. It sounds marvellous — the cost
of the flight, the hotel and all our meals are (4)_____ in the price. While we’re in Rome,
we’ll be going on a guided (5)_____ to Coliseum. The last time I was (6)_____ Italy, I
was in a business (7)_____. I couldn’t see many of the famous tourist (8)_____on that
occasion, but my wife was really interested (9)_____ Italy. We have work hard these years
to save money for the next trips in the (10)_____ years.
1/ A. stopped B. paused C. interrupted D. broken
2/ A. expedition B. crossing C. cruise D. passage
3/ A. party B. overall C. package D. inclusive
4/ A. involved B. included C. contained D. combined
5/ A. tour B. view C. sightseeing D. trip
6/ A. in
7/ A. excursion B. journey C. trip D. travel
8/ A. views B. visits C. scenes D. sights
9/ A. in
10/
C2. According (1)_____computer models that were used to estimate the running speeds of
dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus Rex would have been able to outrun a footballer. The study
shows that the dinosaur could reach a top (2)_____of 8 metres a second, which is
(3)_____faster than the average professional footballer. There has been a lot of
controversy (4)_____whether the Tyrannosaurus Rex was a predator or a scavenger; some
believe that its highly developed sense of smell indicates that it was a scavenger,
(5)_____others say that its keen eyesight shows that it was a hunter. The (6)_____group
will appreciate the recent study, as a hunter is more (7)_____to require such speed. The
University of Manchester study used a powerful supercomputer to calculate the running
speeds of five meat-eating dinosaurs and used data taken (8)_____ from dinosaur fossils,

(9)_____than referring to previous work on (10)_____animals.


Comprehension Questions

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A. with

B. as

C. to

2

A. fast

B. speed

3

A. fraction

B. fractional C. fractionally

4

A. about

B. as

C. at

5

A. since

B. while

C. however D. as

6

A. former

B. later

7

A. likely

B. probable C. probably D. possible

8

A. directs

B. direction C. directed

D. directly

9

A. instead

B. rather

C. other

D. better

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A. modern B. …….

C. …….

D. ………

C. swift

D. ---D. rate
D. fractionals

D. to

C. latter

D. first

C3. In 1993, Greg Mortenson took a (1)_____to Pakistan to climb K2, the second tallest
mountain in the world. On his way down the mountain, he got lost. Food and water were
(2)_____, but Mr. Mortenson found a small village. The people there saw that he was
(3)______and helped him. While in the village, Mr. Mortenson watched the children write
in the dirt for their school lessons. The village did not have money to build a school or
(4)______a teacher. Before he left, Mr. Mortenson (5)______to return to the village and
help them build a school. Mr. Mortenson returned to the US and wrote to many
(6)______people. That idea did not work very well, but (7)______enough people heard
about Mr. Mortenson's plan and helped him. That was the beginning of the Central Asia
Institute, an organization that has (8)______in building or helping to build more than 130
schools in small villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan. With the help of (9)______David
Relin, Mr. Mortenson wrote the famous book Three Cups of Tea. Some people have
criticized him, however, Mr. Mortenson was given an (10)_____in 2009 by the
government of Pakistan for his work in that country.
1. Trip
2. Hard
3. Need
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4. Pay for
5. Volunteered
6. Rich
7. At last
8. Succeeded
9. Journalist
10. Prize

C4. Beijing is the capital city of the People’s Federal Republic of China. “Beijing” comes
from the Chinese words “northern” and “capital” and follows a(n) (1) _____East Asian

tradition of naming capital cities literally. Other similarly named cities (2)_____Nanjing
in Southern China which means “southern capital”, and Tokyo in Japan, which means
“eastern capital”. Beijing is the political and cultural (3) _____of China and is worldfamous for its many historical attractions. Four million people visit Beijing each year to
see (4)_____such as the magnificent Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and The Great
Wall of China. It is also one of the world’s great modem metropolises and is (5)______of
21st century vitality. Towering skyscrapers, huge shopping malls, and modem commercial
areas are just as much a (6)_____of modern-day Beijing. In 2001, Beijing celebrated the
news that it had been selected to (7)______the 2008 Summer Olympics. Hundreds of
thousands of flag-waving Chinese poured into Beijing’s streets, singing and cheering.
Fireworks (8) _____up the sky as the city rejoiced. The morning after the (9) ______, the
titles of all Beijing’s newspapers were printed in red — a special colour in Chinese
(10)______that is reserved for good and important news.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

A
A
A
A
A
A
A

A
A
A

capital
past
include
square
sights
total
piece
host
glowed
statement

B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B

main
ancient
contain
centre

views
rich
part
show
lit
declaration

C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
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chief
antique
involve
middle
visions
full
section
display
shone
announcement

D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D

principal
older
consist
heart
displays
complete
bit
view
flamed
transmission


1
0

A tradition

B custom

C habit

D folklore

C5. Most people think that the capital of the (1)_____world is Hollywood, in the
(2)_____. However, the real movie capital is Mumbai, in (3)_____. Mumbai used to be
known as Bombay, and the movie industry there is often called “Bollywood.” Bollywood
makes twice as many movies each year as Hollywood — more than 1,000 movies a year.
The (4)_____ from Bollywood are very different from those made by Hollywood studios.
For one thing, Bollywood movies are much (5)_____than most Hollywood movies. Most
Bollywood movies are more than three hours long, and contain singing, dancing, action,
adventure, mystery, and romance (but usually no kissing). Because Bollywood movies
contain so many different features, this (6)_____of movie is sometimes called a “masala”
movie — “masala” is an Indian word for a mixture of spices. Another big (7)
_____between Bollywood and Hollywood movies is the way the movies are made. It
takes much longer to make a movie in Hollywood than in Bollywood. (8)_____, filming
may begin on a Bollywood movie before the script is even finished. The director and
writers can make (9)_____the story while the movie is being made. Sometimes they will
even write the script by hand instead (10)_____taking time to type it. Bollywood actors
are very popular and some are in such high demand that they may work on several movies
at the same time.
Most people think that the capital of the (1) movie world is Hollyhood, in the (2) United
States. However, the real movie capital is Mumbai, in (3) India. Mumbai used to be
known as Bombay, and so the film industry there is called “Bollywood.” Bollywood
makes twice as many movies each year as Hollyhood—more than 800 films a year.
The (4) movies from Bollywood are very different from Hollywood movies. For one thing,
Bollywood movies are much (5) longer than most Hollywood movies. Most Bollywood
movies are more than three hours long, and contain singing, dancing, action, adventure,
mystery, and romance (but usually no kissing). Because Bollywood films contain so many
different features, this (6) style of film is sometimes called a “masala” film. (“Masala” is

an Indian word for a mixture of spices.)
Another big (7) difference between Bollywood and Hollywood movies is the way movies
are made. It takes much longer to make a movie in Hollywood than in Bollywood. (8) In
fact, filming may begin on a Bollywood movie before the script even finished. The
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director and writers can make (9) up the story while the film is being made. Sometimes
they will even write the script by hand instead (10) of taking time to type it.
1. Movie
2. United States
3. India
4. Movies
5. Longer
6. Style
7. Difference
8. In fact
9. Up
10. Of
C6. There is an old English (1)_____, “Laughter is the best medicine”. One person who
certainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins. Norman Cousins the editor of a
magazine called Saturday Review for almost forty years. He also wrote and (2)
_____about world peace and anti-nuclear and anti-war issues, traveling (3)_____many
different countries to share his ideas. In the 1960s, after returning to the United States
from a busy and tiring trip to Europe, Mr. Cousins got sick. He discovered he had a rare
disease known as <i>ankylosing spondylitis</i> that caused the joints between his bones
to (4)_____ stiff. In less than a week after he got (5)_____, he could not stand. Every
move that he (6)_____was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told Mr.
Cousins that they did not (7)_____how to cure his problem and he might never get over
the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give (8)_____hope. Mr. Cousins thought that

the illness could be caused (9)_____unhappy thoughts. He did not want to
(10)_____medicine to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might
cure his illness.
1. Saying
2. Spoke
3. To
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4. become (?)
5. Back
6. Made
7. Know
8. Up
9. By
10. Take
C7. Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient, (1)_____really much more
sophisticated than that of a computer. Researchers approaching the problem from a
variety of (2)_____of view have all concluded that there is a great deal more stored in our
minds than has been generally supposed. Dr. Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgeon,
proved that by stimulating (3)_____brains electrically, he could elicit the total recall of
complex events in his subjects’ lives. Even dreams and other minor events supposedly
forgotten (4)_____many years suddenly emerged in detail. The memory trace is the term
for (5)_____forms the internal representation of the specific information about the event
stored in the memory. Assumed to have been made by structural changes in (6)____brain,
the memory trace is not subject to direct observation but is rather a theoretical construct
that is used to speculate about how information presented at a particular time can cause
performance at a later time. Most theories include the (7)____of the memory trace as a
variable in the degree of learning, retention, and retrieval possible for a memory. One
theory is that the fantastic capacity for storage in the brain is the result (8)____an almost

unlimited combination of interconnections between brain cells, stimulated by patterns of
(9)_____. Repeated references to the same information support recall. Or, to say that
another way, improved performance is the result of (10)_____the chemical bonds in the
memory.
1. Ís
2. Points
3. Their
4. For
5. Whatever
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6. The
7. Strength
8. Of
9. Activity
10. Strengthening

C8. Psychologists generally (1)_____memory into (2)_____least two types, short-term
and long-term memory, which combine (3)_____form working memory. Short-term
memory contains what we are actively (4)_____on at any particular time, but items are
not retained longer (5)_____twenty or thirty seconds without verbal rehearsal. We use
short-term (6)_____when we look up a telephone number and repeat it to ourselves until
we can place the call. On the other (7) _____, long-term memory can store facts,
concepts, and experiences after we stop thinking (8)_____them. All conscious (9)_____of
information, as in problem solving for example, involves both short-term and long-term
memory. As we repeat, rehearse, and recycle information, the memory trace is
strengthened, allowing that information to move (10)_____ short-term memory to longterm memory.

C9. I have (1)____ to my hometown of Wilson Creek after an absence of 10 years. So

many things have changed around here. When I left Wilson Creek, there (2)____ a small
pond on the right as you left town. They have filled in this pond and they have built a
large shopping mall (3) ____ . A new post office has also been built just across from my
old school. There is a baseball (4) ____ on the outskirts of Wilson Creek which has been
changed (5) ____. They have now added a new stand where probably a few thousand
people could sit. It looks really great. The biggest changes have taken place (6) ____ the
downtown area. They have pedestrianised the centre and you can't drive there anymore. A
European-style fountain has been (7) ____ and (8) ____ benches have also been added
along with a grassy area and a new street cafe. My street looks just the same as it always
has but a public library has been built in the next street along. There (9) ____ to be a great
park there but they have cut down all the trees which is a pity. The library now has a large
green area in front (10) ____ it but it's not the same as when the park was there.
1. Returned
7


2. Was
3. There
4. Stadium
5. Completely
6. Place
7. Built
8. Some
9. Used
10. Of

C10. Philology (1)_____the traditional study of language, especially of written languages
in their cultural settings. Because philology (2)_____with the relationship of languages, it
is usually comparative; because these relationships evolve (3)_____time, it is typically
historical. Languages (4)_____ to change in the direction of greater diversity; one

language tends to be superseded by several: a (5)_____“dead” language preserves
evidence of the earlier forms from which “living” languages developed. The descendants
of Latin have diverged to the point that, though Italian is related (6)_____English, they
are now foreign to each other as is their common “parent” to both. Also cultures change
the meaning and use of many words. In English, piano is a keyboard (7)_____; in Italian
piano not only names the instrument, it also means “soft” as opposed to “loud”. The
original name for the instrument was pianoforte (soft-loud), because it was more (8)
_____of varying sound volume than instruments like the harpsichord that came before it.
The special meaning of the Italian phrase results from its (9)_____context and the
distinctive feature of the instrument it names. But in English and other languages, we
abbreviate it to piano. The English word still (10)_____the same instrument but the
abbreviation discards “and loud" from the original Italian phrase and hence becomes a
name and not a description.

C11. Edward Patrick Eagan was (1)_____April 26, 1897, in Denver, Colorado, and his
father died in a railroad accident when Eagan was only a year old. He and his four
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brothers (2)_____raised by his mother, who earned a small income from teaching foreign
languages. Inspired (3)_____Frank Merriwell, the hero of a series of popular novels for
boys, Eagan pursued an education for himself as well as an interest (4)_____boxing. He
(5)_____the University of Denver for a year before serving in the U.S. Army as an
artillery lieutenant during World War I. After the war, he entered Yale University and,
while studying there, won the U.S. national amateur heavyweight boxing title. He
graduated from Yale in 1921, attended Harvard Law School, and received a Rhodes
scholarship to the University of Oxford (6)_____he received his A.M. in 1928. While
studying at Oxford, Eagan became (7)_____first American to win the British amateur
boxing championship. Eagan won his first Olympic gold medal as a light heavyweight
boxer (8)_____the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium. Eagan also fought at the

1924 Olympics in Paris as a heavyweight but failed to get a medal. Though he had
(9)_____ the sport just three weeks before the competition, he managed to win a second
gold medal as a member of the four-man bobsled team at the 1932 Olympics in Lake
Placid, New York. Thus he became the only athlete to (10)____gold medals at both the
Summer and Winter Olympics.
Edward Patrick Eagan was (1) born April 26, 1897, in Denver, Colorado, and his father
died in a railroad accident when Eagan was only a year old. He and his four brothers (2)
were raised by his mother, who earned a small income from teaching foreign languages.
Inspired (3) by Frank Merriwell, the hero of a series of popular novels for boys, Eagan
pursued an education for himself as well as an interest (4) in boxing. He (5) attended the
University of Denver for a year before serving in the U.S. Army as an artillery lieutenant
during World War I. After the war, he entered Yale University and, while studying there,
won the U.S. national amateur heavyweight boxing title. He graduated from Yale in 1921,
attended Harvard Law School, and received a Rhodes scholarship to the University of
Oxford (6) where he received his A.M. in 1928. While studying at Oxford, Eagan became
(7) the first American to win the British amateur boxing championship. Eagan won his
first Olympic gold medal as a light heavyweight boxer (8) at the 1920 Olympic Games in
Antwerp, Belgium. Eagan also fought at the 1924 Olympics in Paris as a heavyweight but
failed to get a medal. Though he had (9) taken up the sport just three weeks before the
competition, he managed to win a second gold medal as a member of the four-man
bobsled team at the 1932 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Thus he became the only
athlete to (10) win gold medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
1. Born
2. were
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3. by
4. in
5. attended

6. where
7. the
8. at
9. taken up
10. win
C12. Vitamins, taken in tiny doses, (1)_____a major group of organic compounds that
regulate the mechanisms by which the body converts food (2)_____energy. They should
not be confused (3)_____minerals, which are inorganic in their makeup. Although in
general the naming of vitamins followed the alphabetical order of their (4)_____, the
nomenclature of individual substances may appear to be somewhat random and
disorganized. Among the vitamins (5)_____today, five are produced in the body. Because
the body produces (6)_____quantities of some but not sill vitamins, they must be
supplemented in the daily diet. (7)_____each vitamin has its specific designation and
cannot be replaced by another compound, a lack of one vitamin can interfere with the
processing of (8)_____. When a lack of even one vitamin in a diet is continual, a vitamin
deficiency may (9)_____. The best way for an individual to ensure a necessary supply of
vitamins is to maintain a balanced diet that includes a variety of foods and provides
adequate quantities of all the compounds. Some people take vitamin supplements,
predominantly in the (10) _____of tablets.
Vitamins, taken in tiny doses, (1) are a major group of organic compounds that regulate
the mechanisms by which the body converts food (2) into energy.
They should not be confused (3) with minerals, which are inorganic in their makeup.
Although in general the naming of vitamins followed the alphabetical order of their (4)
identification, the nomenclature of individual substances may appear to be somewhat
random and disorganized.
Among the 13 vitamins (5) known today, five are produced in the body. Because the body
produces (6) sufficient quantities of some but not all vitamins, they must be supplemented
in the daily diet.
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(7) Although each vitamin has its specific designation and cannot be replaced by another
compound, a lack of one vitamin can interfere with the processing of (8) another.
When a lack of even one vitamin in a diet is continual, a vitamin deficiency may (9)
result.
The best way for an individual to ensure a necessary supply of vitamins is to maintain a
balanced diet that includes a variety of foods and provides adequate quantities of all the
compounds.
Some people take vitamin supplements, predominantly in the (10) form of tablets.
(1) are
(2) into
(3) with
(4) identification
(5) known
(6) sufficient
(7) Although
(8) another
(9) result.
(10) form
C13. What has caused these major changes? One reason (1)_____economic necessity may
be that the husband has (2)_____his job and the wife must support the family. Or even if
the husband is working, some families say they can’t survive on only (3)_____paycheck.
But probably a (4)_____important influence has been the “women’s liberation
movement”. Women are being told in (5)_____magazines and TV programs that “You can
be successful on your own. Don’t be satisfied with (6)_____being a wife and mother. Use
your intelligence and talents to do something bigger. And you should be paid
(7)____much as a man.” (8)_____doubt this movement has accomplished much good.
But it has also contributed to a selfish “me first” attitude that is breaking up many
families. Sometimes women (9)_____are happy staying at home feel that working women
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look (10)____them. There are no easy answers to these problems. But certainly women’s
influence will continue to grow in business, education and politics.
What has caused these major changes? One reason (1) is economic necessity. It may be
that the husband has (2) lost his job and the wife must support the family. Or even if the
husband is working, some families say they can’t survive on only (3) one paycheck.
But probably a (4) more important influence has been the “women’s liberation
movement.” Women are being told in (5) many magazines and TV programs: “You can be
successful on your own. Don’t be satisfied with (6) just being a wife and mother. Use your
intelligence and talents to do something bigger. And you should be paid (7) as much as a
man.”
(8) No doubt this movement has accomplished much good. But it has also
contributed to a selfish “me first” attitude that is breaking up many families. Sometimes
women (9) who are happy staying at home feel that working women look (10) down on
them.
There are no easy answers to these problems. But certainly women’s influence will
continue to grow in business, education and politics.
(1) is
(2) lost
(3) one
(4) more
(5) many
(6) just
(7) as
(8) No
(9) who
(10) down on
C14. Leisure is generally seen as an (1)______ which takes place outside (2)_____ hours.
The peak leisure time for most people is between 6.00 pm and 12.00 am, although in

recent years there has been an increase in people working (3) ____hours and shifts,
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together with more "flexitime". Leisure is often thought of purely as a (4)____ activity,
i.e. playing sport. Although many people use their (5) ____time in this way, there are
plenty of other leisure opportunities that are more (6) ____in nature, such as of one's lifewatching television or sunbathing on a beach. It is important to realise that leisure can
embrace a whole range of experiences and activities, although personal choice may be
limited due to factors such as age or provision of local (7)_____. The leisure emphasis
will normally change at different (8)_____ cycle. Different types of leisure (9)______tend
to be popular with varying age groups. It's probably true, however, that some members of
the older (10)______are more capable of pursuing active pastimes than they are
sometimes given credit for.
Question 1: A. event
B. incident
Question 2: A. labor
B. working
Question 3: A. unsocial
B. unreasonable
Question 4: A. cultural C. social
B. physical
Question 5: A. rest B. C. free
unoccupied
Question 6: A. passive C. productive
B. selective
Question 7: A.
C. capacities
conveniences B.
capabilities
Question 8: A. parts B. C. sections

stages
Question 9: A. period C. age
B. era
Question 10: A.
C. pastimes
entertainments B.
occupations

C. affair
C. employment
C. unsociable
D. mental

D. experience
D. job
D. unsuitable

D. empty
D. creative
D. facilities

D. levels
D. generation
D. games

C15. Our journey to Greece began at six in the morning, when my family and I set off
from the house in our old car. We'd only gone a mile when we got a (1) ____tyre, and
after we'd fixed that we had to hurry to the airport. We (2)____to reach the check-in just
before it closed, then went through to the departure lounge. Soon we were (3)_____the
plane, and looking forward to our week on an island in the sun. I had a window seat, but

since I was directly above the (4)____I couldn't see much, so I asked the flight (5)____if I
could move to another seat. She found me one nearer the front of the plane, and later on I
had a wonderful (6) ______ of the snow-covered mountains as we crossed over the
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Austrian Alps. The weather became sunnier as we approached Greece, and our plane
arrived right on (7)____ at Athens' very smart new airport. Half an hour after we landed,
we (8)____the train for the centre of Athens, where we (9)_____trains for the port of
Piraeus. It wasn't long before we were on the waterfront. After a short wait we were on
board our ferry and sailing out to sea. It was a lovely trip, and when finally we reached
our destination, the holiday was a (10)___come true.
11. A flat

B level

C dead

D broken

12. A could B managed

C able

D succeeded

13. A riding B flying

C stepping

D boarding

14. A wing

C platform

D sail

15. A officer B helper

C assistant

D attendant

16. A scene B view

C sight

D scenery

B mast

17. A moment
18. A go into

B hour

C time
B got onto

D minute

C got up

D got over

19. A changed

B moved

C replaced D exchanged

20. A plan

B hope

C thought

D dream

C16. Right now, I am (1)_____at a shelf full of relics, a collection of has-beens, oldtimers, antiques, fossils. Right now, I am looking at a shelf full of books. If you have
some spare cash (the going rate is about $89) and (2)_____looking to enhance your
reading experience, then I highly suggest you consider (3)_____an e-reader. E-readers are
replacing the books of old, and I welcome them with open (4)_____. If you haven't heard
of an e-reader and (5)_____ know what it is, then please permit the following explanation.
An e-reader is a device (6)_____allows you to read e-books. An e-book is a book-length
publication in digital (7)_____, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on,
published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the
equivalent of a conventional (8)_____book, e-books can also be born digital. The Oxford
Dictionary of English defines the e-book as "an electronic version of a printed book," but

e-books can and do exist without any printed equivalent. So now you know what an ereader is. But you still may be wondering why they put printed books to shame. E-readers
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are superior to printed books because they (9)_____space, are (10)____friendly, and
provide helpful reading tips and tools that printed books do not.
Right now, I am (1) looking at a shelf full of relics, a collection of has-beens, old-timers,
antiques, fossils. Right now I am looking at a shelf full of books. Yes, that's right. If you
have some spare cash (the going rate is about $89) and (2) are looking to enhance your
reading experience, then I highly suggest you
consider (3) purchasing an e-reader. E-readers are replacing the books of old, and I
welcome them with open (4) arms (as you should). If you haven't heard of an e-reader
and (5) don't know what it is, then please permit the following explanation. An e-reader is
a device (6) that allows you to read e-books. An e-book is a book-length publication in
digital (7) form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through,
and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a
conventional (8) printed book, e-books can also be born digital. The Oxford Dictionary of
English defines the e-book as "an electronic version of a printed book," but e-books can
and do exist without any printed equivalent. So now you know what an e-reader is. But
you still may be wondering why they put printed books to shame. E-readers are superior
to printed books because they (9) save space, are (10) environmentally friendly, and
provide helpful reading tips and tools that printed books do not.
(1) looking
(2) are
(3) purchasing
(4) arms
(5) don't
(6) that
(7) form,
(8) printed

(9) save
(10) environmentally
C17. Many of us are trying to think of new (1)____to help the environment. Groups
which are involved in protecting the environment think they may have found a long-term
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(2)_____. Most of the current ways of getting people involved in helping the environment
mean that people have to (3)_____a large organisation and they can sometimes feel the
problem is too large or (4)_____to manage. A new (5) _____is that groups are set up
locally to deal with small issues that affect just the community they (6) _____in. It is
hoped this will make people more (7) _____
of the importance of helping. Also, this
plan means that each community works together by contributing (8)_____the
environment and this makes for a strong community. If every community does this then
organisers are (9) _____the effect will be national. The government may even offer some
(10) _____help for projects set up by these local groups. The idea came from someone
who thought that reducing the size of what we do would actually be more productive.
Also, it should mean that helping becomes a pleasure rather than a chore.
1. A. Access

B. approaches

C. paths

D. routes

2. A. Answer

B. Key

C. reply

D. solution

3. A. Join

B. Enroll in

C. Engage in

D. involve in

4. A. Improbable

B. Impracticial

C. Impossible

D. Unrealistics

5. A. Conscious

B. Aware

C. Capable

D. Sure

6. A. To

B. With

C. About

D. For

7. A. Expecting

B. dreaming

C. Hoping

D. Imagining

8. A. Money

B. Monetary

C. Funding

D. Financial

9. A. Lessening

B. Minimissing

C. Reducing

D. Dwindling

10. A. Happiness

B. Pleasure

C. Delight

D. Ẹnjoyment

C18. E-readers are superior (1)_____printed books because they save space. The average
e-reader can store thousands of digital books, (2)_____a veritable library at your
fingertips. Moreover, being the size and weight of a thin hardback, the e-reader
(3)_____is relatively petite. It is easy to hold and can fit in a pocketbook or briefcase
easily. The average novel is about 300 pages (4)_____. Therefore, if a novel is printed
1000 times, it will use 300,000 pieces of paper. That's a lot of paper! If there are about
80,000 pieces of paper in a tree, this means it (5)_____almost 4 trees to make these 1000
books. We know that the average bestseller sells about 20,000 copies per week. That
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means that it takes over 300 trees each month to sustain this rate. And for the super
(6)_____, these figures increase dramatically. For example, the Harry Potter book series
has sold over 450 million copies. That's about 2 million trees! Upon viewing these
(7)_____, it is not hard to grasp the (8)_____impact of printed books on the environment.
Since e-readers use no trees, (9)_____represent a impact significant amount of
preservation in terms (10)_____the environment and its resources.
E-readers are superior (1) to printed books because they save space. The average ereader can store thousands of digital books, (2) providing a veritable library at your
fingertips. What is more, being the size and weight of a thin hardback, the e-reader (3)
itself is relatively petite. It is easy to hold and can fit in a pocketbook or briefcase easily.
This makes handling ponderous behemoths such as War and Peace, Anna Karenina, and

Les Misérables a breeze. Perhaps the only drawback to the space-saving aspect of an ereader is that it requires you to find new things to put on your shelves. In addition, ereaders are superior to books because they are environmentally friendly. The average
novel is about 300 pages (4) long. So, if a novel is printed 1000 times, it will use 300,000
pieces of paper. That's a lot of paper! If there are about 80,000 pieces of paper in a tree,
this means it (5) takes almost 4 trees to make these 1000 books. Now, we know that the
average bestseller sells about 20,000 copies per week. That means that it takes over 300
trees each month to sustain this rate. And for the super (6) bestsellers, these figures
increase dramatically. For example, the Harry Potter book series has sold over 450
million copies. That's about 2 million trees! Upon viewing these (7) figures, it is not hard
to grasp the (8) severe impact of printed books on the environment. Since e-readers use
no trees, (9) they represent a significant amount of preservation in terms (10) of the
environment and its resources
(1) to
(2) providing
(3) itself
(4) long
(5) takes
(6) bestsellers
(7) figures
(8) severe
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(9) they
(10) of
C19. The latest blockbuster to hit our cinemas is an adventure film which was made
(1)______location in Spain. The (2)______is quite simple; a teenager discovers
(3)_____secret papers which show that the President is in danger. Then she disappears!
We interviewed the actress who (4)_____the part of the teenager in the film, Juliet
Roberts. It (5)______things did not always go well during the production. First, Juliet
nearly missed being in the film. Apparently, a copy of the (6)______, which the producer

had sent her to read, got lost in the post. Then, in the middle of filming, part of the
background (7)_______fell on a member of the camera (8)_______. Luckily, the man was
not seriously hurt but they had to (9)_____ another cameraman to take his place at short
notice. Something even worse happened a few days later when the director slipped and
broke his leg. It (10)_____him quite a long time to recover from the shock and he had to
direct the final scenes of the film from his wheelchair.
1. A. on

B. in

C. at

D. to

2. A. drama B. intrigue

C. plot

D. line

3. A. any

B. the

C. few

D. some

4. A. does

B. plays

C. makes

D. holds

5. A. looks

B. tells

C. strikes

D. seems

6. A. lines

B. words

C. script

D. little

7. A. scenery

B. setting

C. scene

D. view

8. A. party

B. crew

C. artists

D. workers

9. A. rent

B. buy

C. hire

D. purchase

10. A. needed

B. took

C. lasted

D. used

(Giải thích:
1A on location: được quay ở hiện trường;
2C plot (N): kịch bản;
3D some;
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4 B play the part of...đóng vai...;
5 D;
6C
7 A scenery: phong nền
8 B crew: đội (quay phim)
9 C hire: thuê, dành cho người
10 B take time to do sth: mất bao lâu để làm gì.)

C20. Mona (1)_____ like to ask people for help. But it is hard (2)_____her to perform
daily activities on her own. She is almost 13, yet she is no larger than a 5-year-old. Mona
has trouble (3)_____her balance and can’t walk very far. When she uses a wheelchair, she
can’t push it (4)_____. Fortunately, Mona has a wonderful service dog (5)_____Sam. A
service dog is a dog that has been trained to assist someone who has a physical problem.
Sam (6)_____Mona lean on him when she walks. He also pulls her wheelchair and turns
lights on and off. When Mona drops something, Sam picks it up. He (7)_____pulls her
socks off at night. Sam also helps Mona with everyday tasks at school. He carries her
books from class to class in a special backpack. He puts Mona’s completed assignments
in her teachers’ homework trays. In the lunchroom he throws away her trash.
(8)_____making Mona less dependent on other people, Sam helps her lead a fuller life.
Mona’s classmates flock around Sam like geese. This has helped her (9)_____friends.
Sam also helps Mona be more active. With his aid, she raised over $500 in a walk-a-thon
for her local society. Because of Sam, Mona doesn’t have to ask people for help. Sam
brings her closer to other kids. And he even helps her (10)_____to her community.
Mona (1) doesn’t like to ask people for help. But it is hard (2) for her to perform daily
activities on her own. She is almost 13, yet she is no larger than a 5-year-old. Mona has
trouble (3) keeping her balance and can’t walk very far. When she uses a wheelchair, she
can’t push it (4) herself. Fortunately, Mona has a wonderful service dog (5) named
Sam. A service dog is a dog that has been trained to assist someone who has a physical
problem. Sam (6) lets Mona lean on him when she walks. He (7) also pulls her wheelchair

and turns lights on and off. When Mona drops something, Sam picks it up. He even pulls
her socks off at night.
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Sam also helps Mona with everyday tasks at school. He carries her books from class to
class in a special backpack. He puts Mona’s completed assignments in her teachers’
homework trays. In the lunchroom he throws away her trash.
(8) Besides making Mona less dependent on other people, Sam helps her lead a
fuller life. Mona’s classmates flock around Sam like geese. This has helped her (9) make
friends. Sam also helps Mona be more active. With his aid, she raised over $500 in a
walk-a-thon for her local humane society.
Because of Sam, Mona doesn’t have to ask people for help. Sam brings her closer
to other kids. And he even helps her (10) contribute to her community.
(1) doesn’t
(2) for
(3) keeping
(4) herself.
(5) named
(6) lets
(7) also
(8) Besides
(9) make
(10) contribute

CLOZE TESTS (20)
C1. We’ve just come back exhausted after a two-week holiday in France. We were really
exhausted. On the last day, we drove non-stop from Marseille to Calais –we should have
(1)_____our journey in Lyon or Paris. As if that wasn’t enough, the sea was so rough in the
English Channel that the (2)_____ took three hours instead of one and a half. Next year, we plan

to book a cheap (3) _____holiday to Italy. It sounds marvellous — the cost of the flight, the hotel
and all our meals are (4)_____
in the price. While we’re in Rome, we’ll be going on a
guided (5)_____ to Coliseum. The last time I was (6)_____ Italy, I was in a business (7)_____. I
couldn’t see many of the famous tourist (8)_____on that occasion, but my wife was really
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interested (9)_____ Italy. We have work hard these years to save money for the next trips in the
(10)_____ years.

C2. According (1)_____computer models that were used to estimate the running speeds of
dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus Rex would have been able to outrun a footballer. The study shows
that the dinosaur could reach a top (2)_____of 8 metres a second, which is (3)_____faster than
the average professional footballer. There has been a lot of controversy (4)_____whether the
Tyrannosaurus Rex was a predator or a scavenger; some believe that its highly developed
sense of smell indicates that it was a scavenger, (5)_____others say that its keen eyesight
shows that it was a hunter. The (6)_____group will appreciate the recent study, as a hunter is
more (7)_____to require such speed. The University of Manchester study used a powerful
supercomputer to calculate the running speeds of five meat-eating dinosaurs and used data
taken (8)_____ from dinosaur fossils, (9)_____than referring to previous work on
(10)_____animals.

C3. In 1993, Greg Mortenson took a (1)_____to Pakistan to climb K2, the second tallest
mountain in the world. On his way down the mountain, he got lost. Food and water were
(2)_____, but Mr. Mortenson found a small village. The people there saw that he was
(3)______and helped him. While in the village, Mr. Mortenson watched the children write in the
dirt for their school lessons. The village did not have money to build a school or (4)______a
teacher. Before he left, Mr. Mortenson (5)______to return to the village and help them build a
school. Mr. Mortenson returned to the US and wrote to many (6)______people. That idea did not

work very well, but (7)______enough people heard about Mr. Mortenson's plan and helped him.
That was the beginning of the Central Asia Institute, an organization that has (8)______in
building or helping to build more than 130 schools in small villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
With the help of (9)______David Relin, Mr. Mortenson wrote the famous book Three Cups of
Tea. Some people have criticized him, however, Mr. Mortenson was given an (10)_____in 2009
by the government of Pakistan for his work in that country.
C4. Beijing is the capital city of the People’s Federal Republic of China. “Beijing” comes from the
Chinese words “northern” and “capital” and follows a(n) (1) _____East Asian tradition of naming
capital cities literally. Other similarly named cities (2)_____Nanjing in Southern China which
means “southern capital”, and Tokyo in Japan, which means “eastern capital”. Beijing is the
political and cultural (3) _____of China and is world-famous for its many historical attractions.
Four million people visit Beijing each year to see (4)_____such as the magnificent Forbidden
City, Tiananmen Square and The Great Wall of China. It is also one of the world’s great modem
metropolises and is (5)______of 21st century vitality. Towering skyscrapers, huge shopping
malls, and modem commercial areas are just as much a (6)_____of modern-day Beijing. In
2001, Beijing celebrated the news that it had been selected to (7)______the 2008 Summer
Olympics. Hundreds of thousands of flag-waving Chinese poured into Beijing’s streets, singing
and cheering. Fireworks (8) _____up the sky as the city rejoiced. The morning after the (9)
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______, the titles of all Beijing’s newspapers were printed in red — a special colour in Chinese
(10)______that is reserved for good and important news.

C5. Most people think that the capital of the (1)_____world is Hollywood, in the (2)_____.
However, the real movie capital is Mumbai, in (3)_____. Mumbai used to be known as Bombay,
and the movie industry there is often called “Bollywood.” Bollywood makes twice as many
movies each year as Hollywood — more than 1,000 movies a year. The (4)_____ from
Bollywood are very different from those made by Hollywood studios. For one thing, Bollywood
movies are much (5)_____than most Hollywood movies. Most Bollywood movies are more than

three hours long, and contain singing, dancing, action, adventure, mystery, and romance (but
usually no kissing). Because Bollywood movies contain so many different features, this
(6)_____of movie is sometimes called a “masala” movie — “masala” is an Indian word for a
mixture of spices. Another big (7) _____between Bollywood and Hollywood movies is the way
the movies are made. It takes much longer to make a movie in Hollywood than in Bollywood.
(8)_____, filming may begin on a Bollywood movie before the script is even finished. The
director and writers can make (9)_____the story while the movie is being made. Sometimes they
will even write the script by hand instead (10)_____taking time to type it. Bollywood actors are
very popular and some are in such high demand that they may work on several movies at the
same time.

C6. There is an old English (1)_____, “Laughter is the best medicine”. One person who certainly
would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins. Norman Cousins the editor of a magazine
called Saturday Review for almost forty years. He also wrote and (2) _____about world peace
and anti-nuclear and anti-war issues, traveling (3)_____many different countries to share his
ideas. In the 1960s, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Europe, Mr.
Cousins got sick. He discovered he had a rare disease known as <i>ankylosing spondylitis</i>
that caused the joints between his bones to (4)_____ stiff. In less than a week after he got
(5)_____, he could not stand. Every move that he (6)_____was painful. He was not able to sleep
at night. The doctors told Mr. Cousins that they did not (7)_____how to cure his problem and he
might never get over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give (8)_____hope. Mr.
Cousins thought that the illness could be caused (9)_____unhappy thoughts. He did not want to
(10)_____medicine to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure
his illness.

C7. Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient, (1)_____really much more
sophisticated than that of a computer. Researchers approaching the problem from a variety of
(2)_____of view have all concluded that there is a great deal more stored in our minds than has
been generally supposed. Dr. Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgeon, proved that by
stimulating (3)_____brains electrically, he could elicit the total recall of complex events in his

subjects’ lives. Even dreams and other minor events supposedly forgotten (4)_____many years
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suddenly emerged in detail. The memory trace is the term for (5)_____forms the internal
representation of the specific information about the event stored in the memory. Assumed to
have been made by structural changes in (6)____brain, the memory trace is not subject to direct
observation but is rather a theoretical construct that is used to speculate about how information
presented at a particular time can cause performance at a later time. Most theories include the
(7)____of the memory trace as a variable in the degree of learning, retention, and retrieval
possible for a memory. One theory is that the fantastic capacity for storage in the brain is the
result (8)____an almost unlimited combination of interconnections between brain cells,
stimulated by patterns of (9)_____. Repeated references to the same information support recall.
Or, to say that another way, improved performance is the result of (10)_____the chemical bonds
in the memory.

C8. Psychologists generally (1)_____memory into (2)_____least two types, short-term and longterm memory, which combine (3)_____form working memory. Short-term memory contains what
we are actively (4)_____on at any particular time, but items are not retained longer
(5)_____twenty or thirty seconds without verbal rehearsal. We use short-term (6)_____when we
look up a telephone number and repeat it to ourselves until we can place the call. On the other
(7) _____, long-term memory can store facts, concepts, and experiences after we stop thinking
(8)_____them. All conscious (9)_____of information, as in problem solving for example, involves
both short-term and long-term memory. As we repeat, rehearse, and recycle information, the
memory trace is strengthened, allowing that information to move (10)_____ short-term memory
to long-term memory.

C9. I have (1)____ to my hometown of Wilson Creek after an absence of 10 years. So many
things have changed around here. When I left Wilson Creek, there (2)____ a small pond on the
right as you left town. They have filled in this pond and they have built a large shopping mall (3)
____ . A new post office has also been built just across from my old school. There is a baseball

(4) ____ on the outskirts of Wilson Creek which has been changed (5) ____. They have now
added a new stand where probably a few thousand people could sit. It looks really great. The
biggest changes have taken place (6) ____ the downtown area. They have pedestrianised the
centre and you can't drive there anymore. A European-style fountain has been (7) ____ and (8)
____ benches have also been added along with a grassy area and a new street cafe. My street
looks just the same as it always has but a public library has been built in the next street along.
There (9) ____ to be a great park there but they have cut down all the trees which is a pity. The
library now has a large green area in front (10) ____ it but it's not the same as when the park
was there.

C10. Philology (1)_____the traditional study of language, especially of written languages in their
cultural settings. Because philology (2)_____with the relationship of languages, it is usually
comparative; because these relationships evolve (3)_____time, it is typically historical.
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Languages (4)_____ to change in the direction of greater diversity; one language tends to be
superseded by several: a (5)_____“dead” language preserves evidence of the earlier forms from
which “living” languages developed. The descendants of Latin have diverged to the point that,
though Italian is related (6)_____English, they are now foreign to each other as is their common
“parent” to both. Also cultures change the meaning and use of many words. In English, piano is
a keyboard (7)_____; in Italian piano not only names the instrument, it also means “soft” as
opposed to “loud”. The original name for the instrument was pianoforte (soft-loud), because it
was more (8) _____of varying sound volume than instruments like the harpsichord that came
before it. The special meaning of the Italian phrase results from its (9)_____context and the
distinctive feature of the instrument it names. But in English and other languages, we abbreviate
it to piano. The English word still (10)_____the same instrument but the abbreviation discards
“and loud" from the original Italian phrase and hence becomes a name and not a description.
C11. Edward Patrick Eagan was (1)_____April 26, 1897, in Denver, Colorado, and his father
died in a railroad accident when Eagan was only a year old. He and his four brothers

(2)_____raised by his mother, who earned a small income from teaching foreign languages.
Inspired (3)_____Frank Merriwell, the hero of a series of popular novels for boys, Eagan
pursued an education for himself as well as an interest (4)_____boxing. He (5)_____the
University of Denver for a year before serving in the U.S. Army as an artillery lieutenant during
World War I. After the war, he entered Yale University and, while studying there, won the U.S.
national amateur heavyweight boxing title. He graduated from Yale in 1921, attended Harvard
Law School, and received a Rhodes scholarship to the University of Oxford (6)_____he received
his A.M. in 1928. While studying at Oxford, Eagan became (7)_____first American to win the
British amateur boxing championship. Eagan won his first Olympic gold medal as a light
heavyweight boxer (8)_____the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium. Eagan also fought at
the 1924 Olympics in Paris as a heavyweight but failed to get a medal. Though he had (9)_____
the sport just three weeks before the competition, he managed to win a second gold medal as a
member of the four-man bobsled team at the 1932 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Thus he
became the only athlete to (10)____gold medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

C12. Vitamins, taken in tiny doses, (1)_____a major group of organic compounds that regulate
the mechanisms by which the body converts food (2)_____energy. They should not be confused
(3)_____minerals, which are inorganic in their makeup. Although in general the naming of
vitamins followed the alphabetical order of their (4)_____, the nomenclature of individual
substances may appear to be somewhat random and disorganized. Among the vitamins
(5)_____today, five are produced in the body. Because the body produces (6)_____quantities of
some but not sill vitamins, they must be supplemented in the daily diet. (7)_____each vitamin
has its specific designation and cannot be replaced by another compound, a lack of one vitamin
can interfere with the processing of (8)_____. When a lack of even one vitamin in a diet is
continual, a vitamin deficiency may (9)_____. The best way for an individual to ensure a
necessary supply of vitamins is to maintain a balanced diet that includes a variety of foods and
provides adequate quantities of all the compounds. Some people take vitamin supplements,
predominantly in the (10) _____of tablets.
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C13. What has caused these major changes? One reason (1)_____economic necessity may be
that the husband has (2)_____his job and the wife must support the family. Or even if the
husband is working, some families say they can’t survive on only (3)_____paycheck. But
probably a (4)_____important influence has been the “women’s liberation movement”. Women
are being told in (5)_____magazines and TV programs that “You can be successful on your own.
Don’t be satisfied with (6)_____being a wife and mother. Use your intelligence and talents to do
something bigger. And you should be paid (7)____much as a man.” (8)_____doubt this
movement has accomplished much good. But it has also contributed to a selfish “me first”
attitude that is breaking up many families. Sometimes women (9)_____are happy staying at
home feel that working women look (10)____them. There are no easy answers to these
problems. But certainly women’s influence will continue to grow in business, education and
politics.

C14. Leisure is generally seen as an (1)______ which takes place outside (2)_____ hours. The
peak leisure time for most people is between 6.00 pm and 12.00 am, although in recent years
there has been an increase in people working (3) ____hours and shifts, together with more
"flexitime". Leisure is often thought of purely as a (4)____ activity, i.e. playing sport. Although
many people use their (5)
time in this way, there are plenty of other leisure opportunities that
are more (6) ____in nature, such as of one's life- watching television or sunbathing on a beach.
It is important to realise that leisure can embrace a whole range of experiences and activities,
although personal choice may be limited due to factors such as age or provision of local
(7)_____. The leisure emphasis will normally change at different (8)_____ cycle. Different types
of leisure (9)______tend to be popular with varying age groups. It's probably true, however, that
some members of the older (10)______are more capable of pursuing active pastimes than they
are sometimes given credit for.

C15. Our journey to Greece began at six in the morning, when my family and I set off from the
house in our old car. We'd only gone a mile when we got a (1) ____tyre, and after we'd fixed that

we had to hurry to the airport. We (2)____to reach the check-in just before it closed, then went
through to the departure lounge. Soon we were (3)_____the plane, and looking forward to our
week on an island in the sun. I had a window seat, but since I was directly above the (4)____I
couldn't see much, so I asked the flight (5)____if I could move to another seat. She found me
one nearer the front of the plane, and later on I had a wonderful (6) ______ of the snow-covered
mountains as we crossed over the Austrian Alps. The weather became sunnier as we
approached Greece, and our plane arrived right on (7)____ at Athens' very smart new airport.
Half an hour after we landed, we (8)____the train for the centre of Athens, where we
(9)_____trains for the port of Piraeus. It wasn't long before we were on the waterfront. After a
short wait we were on board our ferry and sailing out to sea. It was a lovely trip, and when finally
we reached our destination, the holiday was a (10)___come true.
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