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Exercise 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability
to use language to read, write, listen, and speak. In modern contexts, the word refers to reading 4 and
writing at a level (1)_____ for communication, or at a level that lets one understand and communicate
ideas in a literate society so as to take (2) ______ in that society. The United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition: “Literacy is the
ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written
materials associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of learning to enable an
individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his, or her knowledge and potential, and to participate
fully in the wider society.”
Many policy analysts consider literacy rates a crucial measure of a region’s human capital. This
claim is made on the (3) _____ that literate people can be trained less expensively than illiterate people,
generally have a higher socio-economic status and enjoy better health and employment prospects. Policy
makers also argue that literacy increases job opportunities and access to higher education. In Kerala,
India, for example, female and child mortality rates declined (4) ______ in the 1960s, when girls who
were educated in the education reforms after 1948 began to raise families. Recent researchers, (5)
_______, argue that correlations such as, the one listed above may have more to do with the effect of
schooling rather than literacy in general.
Question 1. A. adequate

B. adaptable

C. suitable

D. important

Question 2. A. control

B. honor

C. part

D. comfort

Question 3. A. grounds

B. basics

C. ways

D. foundations

Question 4. A. extremely

B. actually

C. accurately

D. dramatically

Question 5. A. therefore

B. additionally

C. consequently

D. However

(ĐỀ 1 – BỘ 1 – GV NGUYỄN PHƯƠNG- Hoc24h)

Exercise 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Interpreting the feelings of other people is not always easy, as we all know, and we (1) _____ as
much on what they seem to be telling us, as on the actual words they say. Facial expression and tone of
voice are obvious ways of showing our (2) _______ to something, and it may well be that we
unconsciously express views that we are trying to hide. The art of being (3)_____ lies in picking up these
signals, realizing what the other person is trying to say, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in any


way. Body movements, in general, may also indicate feelings, and interviewers often pay particular
attention to the way a candidate for a job walks into the room and sits down. However, it is not difficult to
present the right kind of appearance, while what many employers want to know relates to the candidate’s
character traits, and (4) _______ stability. This raises the awkward question of whether job candidates
should be asked to complete psychological tests, and the further problem of whether such tests actually
produce (5) _______ results. For many people, being asked to take part in such a test would be an
objectionable intrusion into their private lives.
Question 1: A. rely

B. estimate

C. reckon

D. trust

Question 2: A. feeling

B. view

C. notion

D. reaction

Question 3: A. good at

B. tactful

C. successful

D. humble

Question 4: A. psychological

B. relevant

C. physical

D. similar

Question 5: A. faithful

B. regular

C. reliable

D. predictable

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Exercise 3: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks..
WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY

A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally, and a bad memory as something
that cannot be changed, but actually (1) _______ is a lot that you can do to improve your memory. We all
remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that bore us. This no doubt explains the
reason (2) ______ schoolboys remember football results effortlessly but struggle with dates from their
history lessons! Take an active interest in what you want to remember, and focus on it (3) _______. One
way to “make” yourself more interested is to ask questions - the more the better!
Physical exercise is also important for your memory because it increases your heart (4) ______ and sends
more oxygen to your brain, and that makes your memory work better. Exercise also reduces stress, which
is very bad for the memory.
The old saying that “eating fish makes you brainy” may be true after all. Scientists have
discovered that the fats (5) ______ in fish like tuna, sardines and salmon - as well as in olive oil - help to
improve the memory. Vitamin-rich fruits such as oranges, strawberries and red grapes are all good “brain
food”, too.
Question 1: A. there

B. it

C. that

D. this

Question 2: A. why

B. what

C. how

D. which

Question 3: A. hardly

B. slightly

C. consciously

D. easily

Question 4: A. degree

B. level

C. rate

D. grade

Question 5: A. made

B. existed

C. founded

D. found

(ĐỀ 3 – BỘ 1 – GV NGUYỄN PHƯƠNG- Hoc24h)
Exercise 4: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just
making noises. To talk and also to (1) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we
have to use combinations of (2) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea.

Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very important. The (3) _______ vocabulary of English is not
very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (4)
______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.
Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the
words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (5) _____ whether we are
pleased or angry, for instance.
Question 1: A. be examined

B. be talked

C. be understood

D. be spoken

Question 2: A. sounds

B. languages

C. systems

D. talks

Question 3: A. basical

B. basically

C. basic

D. basicity

Question 4: A. grow

B. need

C. pass

D. express

Question 5: A. ask

B. understand

C. know

D. show

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Exercise 5: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
THE FUTURE OF WATER
Many of us often wonder what the future holds; some believe major advances in technology will
occur which will result in improvements to our everyday lives. Scientists have predicted shortages in
fossil fuels and changes in the weather patterns of the world. (1)________, one significant change that
will have an alarming impact on all of us is the global water shortage. Analysts have forecast that some of
the consequences of this will be mass migration from Africa to Europe and wars between countries over
clean water. The main causes of this disturbing water shortage are global warming, climate change and


the increasing world population. The supply of fresh water (2) ________ comes from mountain glaciers

and flows into lakes and rivers is diminishing, and this also (3)__________ to the shortage. Water
analysts and government leaders need to start making radical changes to the way water use is managed
and they need to find new sources that will be able to meet the demands of an ever-growing population.
In addition, more things need to be done to control global warming as this will help to reduce water
shortages. People should be made (4)_______of the situation and warned not to waste water.
Multinational companies should invest in developing better water management systems. In summary, if
we start (5)_______ action now, we might be able to prevent a world disaster.
Question 1: A. However

B. Although

C. Despite

D. Therefore

Question 2: A. who

B. it

C. which

D. what

Question 3: A. amounts

B. contributes

C. results

D. relates

Question 4: A. known

B. certain

C. aware

D. acquainted

Question 5: A. making

B. doing

C. bringing

D. taking

(ĐỀ 5– BỘ 1 – GV NGUYỄN PHƯƠNG- Hoc24h)
Exercise 6: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Environmental Concerns
Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. (1) _____, human
activities are making the planet less suitable to live on. As the western world carries on consuming twothirds of the world’s resources while half of the world’s population do so just to stay alive, we are rapidly
destroying the (2) ______ resources we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere
fertile soil is (3) ______ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that
they will never be able to recover completely. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any
thought of the consequences. As a (4) ______, the planet’s ability to support people is being reduced at
the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are making increasingly heavy demands on
it.
The Earth’s natural resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines,

heat, shelter and minerals to (5) _______ us fed, comfortable, healthy and active. If we are sensible in
how we use the resources, they will remain indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively,
they will soon run out and everyone will suffer.
Question 1: A. Although

B. Yet

C. Therefore

D. Despite

Question 2: A. individual

B. alone

C. lone

D. solitary


Question 3: A. neither

B. sooner

C. rather

D. either

Question 4: A. result

B. reaction

C. development

D. product

Question 5: A. maintain

B. stay

C. hold

D. keep

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Exercise 7: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR TIME
These days we are under pressure to increase the amount of work we can achieve in the shortest time. The
pace of life threatens to leave many of us behind, and (1)_____ of this pressure we spend time looking for
short-cuts in our working lives. However, these time-saving measures may actually cause more problems
than they solve.
Some organisations seem to expect staff to work more than the usual eight hours, without recognising the
fact that tiredness causes people to make silly mistakes and leads to (2) _______ working practices. Try
setting clear (3) ______in your everyday work, however, you must be careful that these are not unrealistic
and can be achieved within the working day. We tend to (4)______people who can multi-task because we
think they are working hard – but do all the electronic gadgets they use increase their efficiency in the
long run? Instead, they may distract them from the task in hand and cause a loss of concentration. Maybe
(5) ________ with every email or mobile phone call immediately is not the best use of anyone’s time. To
sum up, my advice is to keep everything simple, and prioritise tasks - you will become happier at work –

and so will your boss!
Question 1: A. as a result

B. therefore

C. owing

D. due

Question 2: A. inefficiently

B. unefficient

C. inefficiency

D. inefficient

Question 3: A. ambitions

B. goals

C. purposes

D. intentions

Question 4: A. go out with

B. get through to

C. catch up with

D. look up to

Question 5: A. dealing

B. to deal

C. deal

D. dealt

(ĐỀ 7– BỘ 1 – GV NGUYỄN PHƯƠNG- Hoc24h)
Exercise 8: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.


When you first arrive in a foreign culture, often your first reaction is completely positive.
Everything seems exciting, different and fascinating. It’s an (1) _____. If you are just on a short holiday,
you will probably never leave this phase.
(2) _______, if you stay longer, your attitude can start to change. As you start to realize (3) _____
little you really understand the new culture, life can get frustrating. People misunderstand what you are
trying to say, or they may laugh at you when you say something incorrectly. Even simple things, like
posting a letter, can seem very difficult to you. Thus, you are likely to get angry or upset when things go
wrong.
With time, though, you start to (4) ______ to become more comfortable with the differences and
better able to handle frustrating situations. Your (5) _____ of humor reappears. Finally, you may feel
enthusiastic about the culture once again, enjoy living in it, and even prefer certain aspects of the culture
to your own. (Adapted from Navigate – Coursebook, OUP 2015)
Question 1: A. adventure

B. adventurous

C. adventurer

D. adventurously

Question 2: A. Therefore

B. Or

C. However

D. Nor

Question 3: A. whether

B. how

C. if

D. what

Question 4: A. replace

B. maintain

C. adjust

D. keep

Question 5: A. taste

B. sense

C. touch

D. sound

(ĐỀ 8– BỘ 1 – GV NGUYỄN PHƯƠNG- Hoc24h)
Exercise 9: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Keeping the World in Our Pockets
Faster processors and advances in memory technology have made today’s smartphones much more
powerful than a lot of computers from just a decade ago. With wireless technology, people can surf the
Internet, play online games, send e-mail, and do (1) _____ all the things they once could only do on a
computer. (2) _____, they have the power to do things constantly at their fingertips.
Many people (3) ____ that while smartphones are powerful tools, they are making people reliant on them.
Why would a person need to learn to read a map when he can get directions to anywhere by simply
asking his phone a question? Who needs to learn maths when you have immense calculating power in
your pocket at all times? What (4) _____ is there to memorise facts about history, art, or geography when
that information is readily available from a portable Internet interface?


There are just some of the questions being asked and answered as smartphone usage continues to spread.
Like any technology, smartphones have their advantages, but they do have disadvantages as well that we
must (5) _____ an eye on.
Question 1: A. practically

B. suitably

C. effectively

D. most

Question 2: A. Therefore

B. Although

C. However

D. Rather

Question 3: A. show

B. agree

C. speak

D. argue

Question 4: A. judgement

B. reason

C. ability

D. advice

Question 5: A. put

B. remain

C. keep

D. hold

(ĐỀ 9– BỘ 1 – GV NGUYỄN PHƯƠNG- Hoc24h)
Exercise 10: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The Robots Are Doing the Thinking
Some robots may take care of the dishes, do your laundry, keep the house clean, or even go to the store to
do your shopping. Robots that use artificial intelligence are the ones that a lot of people are holding out
for. Not only will these robots be able to take care of (1)__________, but they will be able to learn as
well.
There are some types of roots that already use a form of artificial intelligence called swarm intelligence.
As a(n) (2)__________ of how this works, scientists have create underwater roots that will be used to
repair coral reefs that have been damaged. What these robots do is work together to rebuild damaged
reefs. As they (3)_________, each one knows what has been done in one area of a reef and can help build
other areas or build onto something that another robot has done. Working together, the robots create a
new reef that can then be (4)_________ to grow and thrive on its own. Amazon, the major electronic
commerce company, has recently come (5)_________ an ingenious idea. Instead of having a package
delivered to a customer via delivery truck, Amazon will send out lying drones that ill ring a package to a
person’s house or delivery almost immediately.
Question 1: A. jobs

B. chores

C. careers

D. offices

Question 2: A. model

B. copy

C. representation

D. example

Question 3: A. speak

B. write

C. share

D. communicate

Question 4: A. left

B. gone away

C. stayed

D. survived

Question 5: A. out

B. out in

C. out with

D. over

(ĐỀ 10– BỘ 1 – GV NGUYỄN PHƯƠNG- Hoc24h)


Exercise 11: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
These days in business, people have to face many challenging questions when designing and
implementing new projects in undeveloped areas of the countryside. One issue which has to be faced is
whether it is possible to introduce new technology without destroying the local environment. Economic
(1) ______ and environmental conservation are often seen as natural enemies. It is unfortunate that in the
past this has often been true, and it has been necessary to choose between (2) ________ the project or
protecting the environment. However, by taking environmental considerations (3) ______ at an early
stage in a project, companies can significantly reduce any impact on local plants and animals. For
example, in southern Africa, a company called CEL was asked to put up 410 km of a power transmission
line without disturbing the rare birds which inhabit that area. The project was carried out with (4) _____
disturbance last summer. What may surprise many business people is the fact that this consideration for
local wildlife did not in any way slow down the project. Indeed, the necessary advance planning
combined with local knowledge and advanced technology, (5) ______ that the project was actually
completed ahead of schedule. CEL was contracted to finish the job by October and managed to do so two
months earlier.
Question 1: A. development

B. progression

C. rise

D. increase

Question 2: A. running

B. dealing

C. controlling

D. leading

Question 3: A. deeply

B. gravely

C. seriously

D. severely

Question 4: A. bare

B. smallest

C. least

D. minimal

Question 5: A. led

B. caused

C. resulted

D. meant

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Exercise 12: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Finding Beauty in the City
Cities are known to have lives of their own, and photographers are able to (1) _____ some of it. Whether
taking shots of people walking on a crowded street or time-lapse shots of cars driving at night, the (2)
______ photos can be breathtaking. Because many of the shots taken are of man-made objects like
architecture, many emotions that come into (3) _____ wouldn’t be found in nature photography. Photos
can show the wonder of a child staring at a fountain as water shoots upward in the sunlight. They can also
show the sadder side, such as a camp of homeless people living in terrible poverty. (4)_____of what they
show, there is always beauty to be found, even if it is beauty in something that is showing an ugly truth.


Depending on the time of the day, photos taken in an urban environment can change drastically. To see
the (5) _______ of a building as its shadow is cast on the lawn of a park is always amazing to see.
Question 1: A. capture

B. catch

C. sieze

D. see

Question 2: A. causing

B. mentioning

C. involving

D. resulting

Question 3: A. practice

B. action

C. play

D. work

Question 4: A. Regardless

B. Due to

C. Without

D. Unaware

Question5: A. edge

B. outline

C. line

D. description

(ĐỀ 12– BỘ 1 – GV NGUYỄN PHƯƠNG- Hoc24h)
Exercise 13: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Environmental pollution
Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man
dirties the air with gases and smoke, (1) _______the water with chemicals and other substances, and
damages the soil with (2) _______ many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings in
various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by (3) _______ junk and litter on the land
and in the water. They operate machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing noise.
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious propblems facing humankind today. Air, water, and
soil are necessary to the survival of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (4) _______
death.Polluted water kills fish and other (5) _______ life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that
is available for growing food.
Question 1: A. poisons

B. pours

C. puts

D. surrounds

Question 2: A. extreme

B. too

C. such

D. all

Question 3: A. disposing

B. filling

C. using

D. making

Question 4: A. therefore

B. consequently

C. even

D. just

Question 5: A. water

B. marine

C. hydro

D. coastal

(ĐỀ 13– BỘ 1 – GV NGUYỄN PHƯƠNG- Hoc24h)
Exercise 14: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
A healthy way to know a city Maybe you are staying in a city, and there is no park nearby where
you can take your morning job. One of the more recent trend is to go on a running tour, but you are not
leading the way. Rather, a running enthusiast (1) _____ knows the best (2) ______ in the city acts as your


guide. You are going out for a run, but you are also being shown highlights of the city while you are
doing it.

Guided running tours are a trend that seems to be catching (3) ______ in quite a few of the bigger
cities in the United States. New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco are just three of the major cities
that have running tours in (4) ________. They offer these tours to individuals, groups, and even for
corporate events. If you are going into a city with colleagues to attend a business meeting or a convention,
what better way is there to see the city and network with others (5)_________ while taking a healthy run?
Question 1: A. who

B. whom

C. which

D. what

Question 2: A. ways

B. routes

C. directions

D. approaches

Question 3: A. on

B. out

C. up

D. with

Question 4: A. organization B. way

C. place

D. event

Question 5: A. than

C. almost

D. or

B. even

(ĐỀ 14– BỘ 1 – GV NGUYỄN PHƯƠNG- Hoc24h)
Exercise 15: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
From the seeds themselves to the machinery, fertilizers and pesticides – The Green Revolution regimen
depends heavily on technology. One alternative, however, depends much (1) _____on technology organic farming. Many organic farmers use machinery, but not chemical fertilizers or pesticides. (2)
______ chemical soil enrichers, they use animal manure and plant parts not used as food - natural, organic
fertilizers that are clearly a renewable (3) ______. Organic farmers also use alternatives for pesticides; for
example they may rely on natural predators of certain insect pests. (4) ______ the need arises, they can
buy the eggs and larvae of these natural predators and introduce them into their crop fields. They use
other techniques to control pests as well, like planting certain crops together because one crop repels the
other’s pests. Organic farmers do not need a lot of land; in fact organic farming is perfectly (5) _______
to small farms and is relatively inexpensive. Finally, many organic farmers’ average yields compare
favorably with other farmers’ yields.
Question 1: A. more

B. less

C. better

D. worse

Question 2: A. In spite of

B. On account of

C. In favour

D. Instead of

Question 3: A. resource

B. source

C. matter

D. substance

Question 4: A. Then

B. If

C. Because

D. Though

Question 5: A. suitable

B. open

C. likely

D. suited

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Exercise 16: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
How the Internet Is Changing Our Language
There are words that we say today that 70 years ago weren’t even in (1) ____. If a person were to remark
to a 1950s businessman, “Go and check this website out on the Internet and get back to me via
Facebook,” the businessman would have no clue as to what had just been said. We know exactly what the
words mean, though, so they (2) _____ perfect sense to us.
The problem that people are encountering today is the same as the 1950s businessman would have
encountered - he would have come (3)____a word that would mean nothing because he lived in a world
where Internet technology is changing and progressing today at an even faster (4)_____, and this is
creating changes in the way we communicate. Our words are different, and even our means of (5)
_______ those words across are different as well. Forget about a 60-plus year difference; we speak much
differently than we did even 10 or 20 years ago.
Question 1: A. existence

B. presence

C. survival

D. effect

Question 2: A. have

B. get

C. bring

D. make

Question 3: A. along with

B. across

C. between

D. by

Question 4: A. step

B. pace

C. move

D. movement

Question 5: A. keeping

B. putting

C. getting

D. making

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Exercise 17: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word for each of the blanks
One of the most important (1) _____ of a standardized test is time. You’ll only be allowed a certain
number of minutes for each section, so it is very important that (2) _______. The most important time
strategy is pacing yourself. Before you begin, take just a few seconds to survey the test, noting the
number of questions and the sections that looks easier than the rest. Then, make a rough time schedule
based on the amount of time available to you. Mark the half-way point on your test and make a note
beside that mark of the time when the testing period is half over.
Once you begin the test, continue moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to make fewer mistakes, your
mind will become bored and begin to wander. You’ll end up making far more mistakes if you’re not
concentrating. If you take too long to answer questions that stump you, you may end up (3) _____out of
time before you finish. So don’t stop for difficult questions. Skip them and move on. You can come back
to them later if you have time. A question that takes you five seconds to answer counts as much as one


that takes you several minutes, so pick up the easy points first. (4)___________, answering the easier
questions first helps build your confidence and gets you in the testing groove. If you are a little ahead, you
know you are on track and may even have a little time left to check your work. If you are a little behind,
you have 4 several choices. You can pick up the pace a little, but do this (5) ______ if you can do it
comfortably.
Question 1: A. factors

B. issue

C. concern

D. information

Question 2: A. quickly

B. fast

C. wisely

D. hardly

Question 3: A. short

B. running

C. moving

D. cutting

Question 4: A. Therefore

B. However

C. So

D. Besides

Question 5: A. only

B. unless

C. as

D. even

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Exercise 18: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Communication Skills
The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an
employee? The school teach a (1) ____many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or
electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing
that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students bother (2) ____it.
This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means
that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate with people and to (3)
_____your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will (4) _______understand what you are driving at
and be persuaded. Of course, skill in expression is not enough (5) _______itself. You must have
something to say in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends much on your ability to make
other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Question 1: A. large

B. great

C. far

D. lost

Question 2: A. learning

B. to learn

C. with learning

D. learn

Question 3: A. interpret

B. give out

C. transfer

D. present

Question 4: A. both

B. not

C. as well

D. either

Question 5: A. on

B. for

C. by

D. in

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Exercise 19: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

In recent years there have been many articles on air pollution in newspapers and magazines. Scientists all
over the world have warned that our atmosphere is (1) ______ more and more contaminated, and that
Man, through his carelessness, may run out of pure air to breathe.
Automobiles and industries mainly account (2) _______ air pollution in most cities. They pour into the
air such gases as carbon monoxide, sulfur and nitrogen oxides, (3) _____ are very harmful to humans. (4)
____ still, these gases, a series of chemical changes, turn into toxic acids. They fall down in “acid rains”,
raising the acidity in the air, soil and water to dangerous levels and affecting not only tress but also fish
and other wildlife. Many industrial countries in Europe and North America have suffered bad effects (5)
______ those “rains”.
Surely, Man faces no more urgent problem than that of saving his own survival. Scientists, social
organizations and governments shout sit down together to solve the air pollution problem.
Question 1: A. got

B. become

C. becoming

D. changing

Question 2: A. for

B. about

C. of

D. with

Question 3: A. that

B. which

C. they

D. and

Question 4: A. Badly

B. Worst

C. Worse

D. Most

Question 5: A. with

B. from

C. about

D. for

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Exercise 20: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Nearly 200 of the 1500 native plant species in Hawaii are at risk of going extinct in the near future
because they have been (1)____ to such low numbers. Approximately 90 percent of Hawaii's plants are
found nowhere else in the world but they are (2) ___ by alien invasive species such as feral goats, pigs,
rodents and non-native plants.

The Hawaii Rare Plant Restoration Group is striving to (3) ____ the extinction of the 182 rare
Hawaiian plants with fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the wild. Since 1990, (4) _____a result of
their "Plant Extinction Prevention Program", sixteen species have been brought into cultivation and three
species have been reintroduced. Invasive weeds have been removed in key areas and fencing put up in
order to protect plants in the wild.
In the future, the Hawaii Rare Plant Restoration Program aims at collecting genetic material from
the remaining plants in the wild for storage as a safety net for the future. They also aim to manage wild
populations and where possible reintroduce species into (5 )_____.
Question 1: A. disappeared

B. reduced

C. increased

D. developed


Question 2: A. guarded

B. invested

C. conserved

D. threatened

Question 3: A. prevent

B. encourage

C. stimulate

D. influence

Question 4: A. so

B. due

C. as

D. but

Question 5: A. shelters

B. reserves

C. gardens

D. halls

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Exercise 21: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29.
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many species of animals
will become (1) _________ if we do not make an effort to protect them. There are many reasons for this.
In some cases, animals are (2) _________ for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies.
Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive and sold as pets. For many animals and birds the problem
is that their habitat - the place where they live - is (3)_________. More land is used for farms, for houses
or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to
help them grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment and (4) _________wildlife.

The most successful animals on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones (5) _________, unless
we can solve this problem.

Question 1: A. empty

B. vanished

C. disappeared

D. extinct

Question 2: A. game

B. chased

C. hunted

D. extinct

Question 3: A. escaping

B. departing

C. exhausting

D. disappearing

Question 4: A. wound

B. harm

C. spoil

D. wrong

Question 5: A. missing

B. over

C. survived

D. left

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Exercise 22: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Choosing clothes can be difficult. Some people want to be fashionable, but they don’t want to look
exactly like everybody else. Not all clothes are (1) _________ for work or school, perhaps because
they are not formal enough, or simply not comfortable. It is easy to buy the (2) _________ size, and


find that your trousers are too tight, especially if you are a little bit overweight. Very (3) _________
clothes make you feel slim, but when they have shrunk in the washing machine, then you have the same
problem! If you buy light cotton clothes, then they might not be (4) ___________ enough for
winter. If your shoes are not waterproof and if you aren’t (5) __________ for the cold, you might look
good, but feel terrible!
Question 1.

A. comfort

B. suitable

C. fitted

D. equal

Question 2.

A. wrong

B. mistake

C. false

D. error

Question 3.

A. loosened

B. lose

C. loose

D. lost

Question 4.

A. hot

B. cold

C. warm

D. cool

Question 5.

A. dressed

B. clothed

C. worn

D. fitted

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Exercise 23: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Left- handers are the odd ones out. Sure, lefties (1) _________ up about 10 percent of the population,
but, frankly, it seems like society has forgotten about them. Just consider all of the right-handed gadgets,
awkwardly designed desks, and cooking tools that fit comfortably only in your right hand.
What (2) _________ someone to become a southpaw? Scientists aren't exactly sure, but research points
to a complex (3) _________ between senes and environment. While no exact set of “leftie genes” have
been discovered, people who dominantly use their left hands do have more left-handed family members.
And researchers have found different brain wirings in righties vs. lefties. But no matter (4) ________ it is
that drives someone to use their antipodal paw, science has also uncovered a particular set of personality
traits that left-handed people tend to have. So for all of you lefties, leftie- loving righties, and

ambidextrous folks out there - it’s time to brush up on your left-handed knowledge and help (5)
________an end to leftie discrimination once and for all.
Question 1: A. hold

B. account

C. consist

D. make

Question 2: A. gets

B. makes

C. causes

D. does

Question 3: A. collaborating

B. collaboration

C. collaborate

D. collaborated

Question 4: A. what

B. who

C. which

D. that

Question 5: A. make

B. bring

C. put

D. take

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Exercise 24: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks .
Education was not formally integrated into the European Union policy portfolio until the 1993
Maastricht Treaty, although the first Community legislation with an impact on the education sector was
adopted as long as the 1960s. These early (1)____________ dealt with mutual recognition of
qualifications. Achieving recognition by one member state of a qualification obtained in another was an
important pre-condition for implementing the free movement of workers.
Citizens of EU (2) ____________ who are students now enjoy the same rights to access to higher
education in all member states as they do in their home country, provided that they have the relevant
qualifications for entry. Growing numbers of student (3) ____________ activities have been developed,
of which the oldest and most famous is 1987 Erasmus program. By recognizing course credits,
Erasmus (4) ____________ university students to study for one year in a different member state. A
separate program, Leonardo, gives young school leavers, students and graduates the chance to receive
educational training.
Few EU initiatives enjoy (5) ____________ wholehearted and widespread political support as these

higher education programs. The key issue for future initiatives is to build on this success without being
over- ambitious. Unfortunately, these programs are becoming very expensive, and this is now the primary
areas of concern.
Question 1:

A. laws

B. directors

C. rules

D. policies

Question 2:

A. organizations

B. countries

C. provinces

D. agencies

Question 3: A. trade

B. change

C. exchange

D. replace

Question 4:

B. submits

C. admits

D. allows

B. such a

C. so a

D. such

A. offers

Question 5: A. so

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Exercise 25: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
As teenagers approach university level, a decision has to be made on what course to pursue. In this
world of diversity, (1) ______ such a choice is not easy for both children and parents. In the old days, it
was not much a problem to do the task because there were not so many diverse learning areas to choose
from. Besides, there were only a few distinctive professional careers like doctor, engineer, accountant,
nurse, teacher,etc. to think about. Most higher learning usually led to a financially successful life. (2)
______, the cost of education was not so high. Today’s world is entirely different from the

things (3) ______ have just been described. The job market is constantly changing due to innovative
technology and new (4) ______. Meanwhile, most teenagers have difficulty in identifying their own
interests. There are a variety of well- organized career talks and student counseling workshop to guide
and help teenagers (5) ______ what course to take. Furthermore, psychological tests are also used.
Certain instruments such as surveys, interviews and computer software can help to find out preferences,
interests, or learning styles of the students.
Question 1:

A. giving

B. making

C. taking

D. having

Question 2:

A. In addition

B. Otherwise

C. For example

D. Therefore

Question 3:

A. when

B. that

C. where

D. what

Question 4: A. competitively

B. competition

C. compete

D. competitive

Question 5: A. decide

B. study

C. employ

D. apply

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Exercise 26: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks .
A recent (1) _______ of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the
field of second language acquisition. Their advice may prove invaluable for those considering a language
course. One suggestion is that you access whether you are likely to be successful (2)_______ learning a
language. Did you enjoy studying language at school, for example? Do you have enough time to learn a

language ? The major cost will be your own time and effort. Therefore, you must make sure that course
on offer leads to a recognized qualification. Also, be realistic in your (3)_______. If you don’t set
achievable aims, you are more likely to give up. Don’t be deceived into thinking that the most expensive
courses are the best. Shop around to get the best possible value for money. You should also bear in your
mind that the quicker you learn a language, the more quickly you forget it. Sandra Miller, a French
teacher, tried to teach herself German by enrolling on a crash course. Already fluent in four languages and
with a sound knowledge of teaching methodology her chances of (4)_______ progress were high. Three
years on she remembers very little. She feels her biggest mistake was not to follow up her first
experience. "I think the teacher’s role is important. It's so nice to have somebody give you
a/an (5)_______”.
Question 1:

A. volume

B. issue

C. printing

D. version

Question 2: A. at

B. on

C. in

D. of

Question 3:

B. object

C. recognized

D. goals

B. achieving

C. making

D. doing

A. sights

Question 4: A. gaining


Question 5:

A. help

B. encouragement

C. hand

D. aid

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Exercise 27: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks .

My first job was a sales assistant at a large department store. I wanted to work part-time, because I
was still studying at university and I was only able to work a few nights a week.
I came across the advertisement in the local newspaper. I remember the interview as though it were
yesterday. The (1)______ manager sat behind a large desk. He asked me various questions which
surprised me because all I wanted was to work in sales. An hours later, I was told that I had got the job
and was given a contract to go over. I was to be trained for ten days before I took my post. Also, as a
member of staff, I was (2) ______ to some benefits, including discounts.
When I eventually started, I was responsible (3) ______ the toy section. I really enjoyed it there and I
loved demonstrating the different toys. I was surprised at how friendly my colleagues were, too. They
made working there fun even when we had to deal with customers (4) ______ got on our
nerves. (5) ______, working there was a great experience which I will never forget.

Question 1.

A. personal

B. personable

C. personage

D. personnel

Question 2: A. entitled

B. given

C. Catered

D. supplied

Question 3: A. in

B. with

C. for

D. to

Question 4:

A. which

B. why

C. When

D. who

Question 5:

A. In contrast

B. However

C. Moreover

D. On the whole

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Exercise 28: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
A trend that has emerged recently is the sharing of childcare (1) __________ between husband and
wife. Young couples will try to arrange their work schedules so that they work opposite hours or shifts in
order that one parent is always home with the children. Since childcare is expensive, this saves money for
the young couple trying to establish themselves and provide a secure environment for the family.
Husband and wife may also share household chores. Some fathers are just as capable as mothers at
cooking dinner, changing and bathing the baby, and doing the laundry.


In some cases, the woman’s salary is for family (2) __________ and the father becomes the
“househusband." These cases are still fairly rare. One positive trend, however, is that fathers seem to be
spending more time with their children. In a recent survey, 41% of the children sampled said they spend
equal time with their mothers and fathers. “This is one of our most significant cultural changes,” says Dr.
Leon Hoffman, who co-directs the Parent Child Center at the New York Psychoanalytic Society. In
practice, for over 30 years, Hoffman has found "a very dramatic difference in the involvement of the
father in everything from care-taking to general decision (3) __________ around kids' lives.”
Another factor has recently been added to the childcare formula. The number of people who work from
home nearly full-time rose 23% from the last decade. The (4) _________ of technology - computers,
faxes, teleconferencing - has made it easier for at-home workers to be constantly in touch. Will this new
flexibility in the workforce bring a positive change for the (5) __________ of children? Only time will
tell.

Question 1:

A. techniques

B. possibilities

C. abilities

D. responsibilities

Question 2:

A. fares

B. expenses

C. payment

D. fees

Question 3:

A. holding

B. creating

C. making

D. giving

Question 4:

A. access

B. accessibly

C. accessible

D. accessibility

Question 5:

A. comfort

B. security

C. well-being

D. interests

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Exercise 29: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Some people return to college as mature students and take full- or part-time training courses in a skill
will help them to get a job. The development of open learning, (1)______ it possible to study when it is
convenient for the students, has increased the opportunities available (2)______ many people. This type
of study was formerly restricted to book-based learning and (3)______ course but now includes courses
on TV, CD-ROM or the Internet, and self-access courses at language or computer centers. Americans
believe that education is important at all stages of life and should not stop (4) ______ people get their first
job. About 40% of adults take part in some kind of education. About half of them are trying to get
qualifications and skills to help them with their jobs while the (5)______ are taking recreational subjects
for personal satisfaction. Schools and community colleges arrange evening classes, and a catalog of
courses is published by local boards of education.


Question 1.

A. keeping

B. finding

C. making

D. enabling

Question 2.

A. about

B. by

C. to

D. with

Question 3.

A. correspondence

B. corresponded

C. correspondent

D. corresponding

Question 4.

A. that

B. when

C. whereas

D. otherwise

Question 5.

A. left

B. rest

C. remains

D. excess

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Exercise 30: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a (1)
_______. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express
thoughts and feelings, actions and things so that they could communicate with each other; and that later
they agreed (2) _______ certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds,
and which could be written down. These sounds, (3) _______ spoken or written in letters, are called
words. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words
that appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call
literary (4) _______. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words
which sing like music, and which by their position and association can (5) _______ men to tears. We

should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.
Question 1:

A. mystery

B. secret

C. story

D. legend

Question 2:

A. with

B. upon

C. at

D. about

Question 3:

A. whether

B. however

C. if

D. though

Question 4:

A. form

B. work

C. prose

D. style

Question 5:

A. break

B. send

C. take

D. move

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Exercise 31: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The 15th Asian Games took place from December 1 through December 15, 2006, in Doha, Capital of
Qatar. More than 10,000 athletes, who (1) _________45 countries and regions, took part in 39 sports and
424 events of the Games, the most important event in Asia. Some new events such as chess and triathlon
were also included in the Games.

The 15th Asian Games was organized at 34 sporting (2) _________ , including Khalifa Stadium, which
hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. The Opening Ceremony of the 15th Asian Games, Doha
2006, at Khalifa Stadium, was the most (3) _________ opening of any Games with 50,000 people to get
into Khalifa Stadium and more than one billion television viewers. The Doha Asian Games Organizing
Committee (DAGOC) wanted to ensure that everybody who saw the ceremony would have a memory for
life as suggested in the (4) _________ "The Games of Your Life." The 15th Asian Games was a
successful sporting event that all (5) _________ would never forget

Question 1:
Question 2:

A. expressed
A. venues

B. represented
B. facilities

C. symbolized
C. events

D. typified
D. teams

Question 3:

A. colorful

B. formal

C. spectacular

D. elaborate

Question 4:

A. streamer

B. banner

C. portrait

D. slogan

C. attendances

D. attenders

Question 5:
A. attendants
B. attendees
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Exercise 32: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires
can change ecosystems. Some changes ____(1)___ ecosystems. If there is too little rainfall, plants will
not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant dies off, the animals____(2)___feed on it may also die or
move away. Some changes are good for ecosystems. Some pine forests need fires for the pine trees to
reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire melts the seal and lets the seeds

____(3)___. Polluting the air, soil, and water can harm ecosystems. Building dams on rivers for electric
power and irrigation can harm ecosystems ____(4)___ the rivers. Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down
forests destroy ecosystems. Ecologists are working with companies and governments to find better ways
of ___(5)____ fish, cutting down trees, and building dams. They are looking for ways to get food, lumber,
and other products for people without causing harm to ecosystems.

Question 1.
Question 2.

A. harmless
A. that

B. harmful
B. where

C. harms
C. who

D. harm
D. when

Question 3.

A. go

B. in

C. out

D. fly

Question 4.

A. over

B. around

C. on

D. under

Question 5.

A. carrying

B. holding

C. catching

D. taking


(ĐỀ 12– BỘ 2 – GV NGUYỄN PHƯƠNG- Hoc24h)
Exercise 33: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The United States has many different types of families. While most American families are traditional,
(1) ________a father, a mother and one or more children, 22 percent of all American families in 1998
were headed by one parent, usually a woman. In a few families in the United States, there are no children.
These (2) ________couples may believe that they would not make good parents; they may want freedom
from responsibilities of childbearing; or, perhaps they (3) ________ physically able to have children.

Other families in the United States have one adult who is a stepparent. A stepmother or stepfather is a
person who joins a family by marrying a father or a mother.
Americans (4) ________and accept these different types of families. In the United States people have
right to privacy and Americans do not believe in telling other Americans what type of family group they
must belong to. They respect each other’s choices regarding family groups. Families are very important
5) ________ Americans.

Question 1:

A. including of

B. consisting of

C. making of

D. containing

Question 2:

A. childless

B. childlike

C. childish

D. childhood

Question 3:

A. could not

B. can not

C. are not

D. were not

Question 4:

A. remember

B. refuse

C. tolerate

D. remind

Question 5:

A. on

B. with

C. for

D. to

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Exercise 34: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

We can (1) _______ other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send
messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail.
Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas.
Animals have ways of exchanging information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where (2) _______
food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to
show anger and love. But this is nothing (3) _______ to what people can do. We have language - about
6,000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth,
or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present.


Radio, film, and television (4) _______ a huge influence on society in the last hundred years. And now
we have the Internet, which is infinite. But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of
information very quickly. But there is (5) _______ information that it is difficult to know what is
important and what isn’t. Modem media is changing our world every minute of every day.

Question 1:
Question 2:

A.communicate to
A. to find

B. talk with
B. found

C. talk to
C. finding

D.communicate with
D. they find

Question 3:

A. is compared

B. comparing

C. compare

D. compared

Question 4:

A. are having

B. have had

C. have

D. had

C. so much

D. too much

Question 5:
A. so many
B. such much
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Exercise 35: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to

indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Most Americans eat three meals (1) ______ the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast begins
between 7:00 and 8:00am, lunch between 11:00 am and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. On
Sundays "brunch" is a (2) ______ of breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 am. Students often
enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00 or 11:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch tend to be light
meals, with only one course.
Dinner is the main meal.
For breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (3) ______ in a bowl, a glass
of orange juice, and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine. Another common breakfast
meal is scrambled eggs or an omelet with potatoes and breakfast meat (bacon or sausage). People who are
on a diet eat just a cup of yogurt.
Lunch and dinner are more (4) ______. When eating at a formal dinner, you may be overwhelmed by
the number of utensils. How do you (5) ______ the difference between a salad fork, a butter fork, and a
dessert fork? Most Americans do not know the answer. But knowing which fork or spoon to use first is
simple: use the outermost utensils first and the utensils closest to the plate last.

Question 1:
Question 2:

A. on
A. combination

B. for
B. connection

C. in
C. addition

D. during
D. attachment

Question 3:

A. one another

B. together

C. each other

D. others

Question 4:

A. varied

B. variety

C. vary

D. variously


Question 5:

A. speak

B. talk

C. say

D. tell

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Exercise 36: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Working as a novelist is not really a career like being a doctor or a scientist. Although a fewwell-known
ones, like Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling, have become wealthy, most writers find it difficult even to
make a living from their book sales. Novels take a long time towrite, and authors can get into financial (1)
_____ if they don’t have money coming in regularly from another job. But for those determined to write
novels, it is without (2)______ one of the most enjoyable kinds of work to do. The writer has to be
creative, thinking up completely new stories, and (3) _____, meaning they put all their time and effort
into their work. They also need to be able to cope in a crisis, as nobody else can write their book for them.
For this, a good sense of (4)______ often helps. Or the thought that maybe their novel might one day be
turned into a film and become a Hollywood (5) _____!

Question 1:
Question 2:

A. upset
A. thinking

B. trouble
B. suspicion

C. problem
C. difficulty

D. worry
D. doubt

Question 3:

A. decided

B. delivered

C. deliberate

D. dedicated

Question 4:

A. smiling

B. humor

C. hoping

D. joking

C. best - seller

D. victory

Question 5:
A. blockbuste
B. attaction
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Exercise 37: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to

indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Here are tips that help succeed in your job interview:
Always arrive early. If you do not know 1) ____________ the organization is located, call for exact
directions (2) ____________ advance. Leave some extra time for any traffic, parking, or unexpected
events. If you are running late, call right away and let someone know. The best time to arrive is
approximately 5 - 10 minutes early. Give yourself the time to read your resume one more time, to catch
your breath, and to be ready for the interview. Once you are at the office, treat everyone you encounter
with respect. Be (3) ____________ to everyone as soon as you walk in the door.
Wear a professional business suit. This point should be emphasized enough. First (4) ____________ are
extremely important in the interview process. Women should (5) ____________ wearing too much


jewelry or make up. Men should avoid flashy suits or wearing too much perfume. It is also important that
you feel comfortable. While a suit is the standard interview attire in a business environment, if you think
it is an informal environment, call before and ask. Regardless, you can never be overdressed if you are
wearing a tailored suit.

Question 1:
Question 2:

A. where
A. on

Question 3:

A. disappointed

Question 4:

A. impressions

B. why
B. in
B. pleasant
B. attentions

Question 5:
A. enjoy
B. suggest
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C. when
C. with

D. that
D. for

C. happy

D. exCited

C. attendanCes

D. pressures

C. avoid

D. mind

Exercise 38: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to

indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Last year, there were millions of international tourist arrivals across the globe. Whether they were
students on their (1)______ years looking for overseas adventure, stressed-out workers hoping to get
away for a weekend, or retirees (2)______ to relax in an exotic location- clearly none of them thought
they could find the same experience at home. The question is whether foreign travel brings more
advantages or disadvantages.
An obvious positive point is that going abroad sometimes helps people to expand their knowledge of the
world. If they are (3)_____ - minded, they can learn about new cultures and hopefully gain a more
accurate understanding about their way of life. In addition, there is the economic benefit of tourism to
countries which have few other resources. It can provide an income to many people within the industry.
Having said that, some people simply go to a foreign resort (4)______ by high walls and therefore learn
little about their holiday (5)______. Another issue is that hordes of tourists often spoil the “unspoilt”
places they visit. The most recent example of this is Antarctica, where last year cruise ships took
thousands of visitors to view the disappearing icebergs and wildlife. Vegetation, nesting penguins and
resting walrus are vulnerable when humans intrude.

Question 1:
Question 2:

A. pause
A. wishing

B. break
B. wished

C. space
C. wish

D. gap
D. to wash

Question 3:

A. absent

B. narrow

C. open

D. single

Question 4:

A. sheltered

B. surrounded

C. covered

D. stopped