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1 Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D IF ONLY WE’D KNOWN ABOUT YOUNG CONTACTS BEFORE Thousands of young people come to London every month to (1) _ love, romance and adventure A few (2) _ in finding what they are looking for, but most never It turns out to be far more (3) _ than you imagined to meet people in London, (4) _ the sort of people you want to meet But now there is a new scientific way - YOUNG CONTACTS How does it work? First, we (5) _ you a scientific personality test, using the very (6) computer techniques Then we match you with someone whose tastes and interests are (7) _ to yours, and who also has the characteristics you are looking for in your (8) _ partner or companion Who can belong to Young Contacts? We are the first organization in this country to (9) _ in matching people between the ages of 17 and 29 But, (10) _ from that, anyone can join We have people from all walks of life But they all have one thing in (11) _ They’re tired of feeling lonely and think it’s time they did something (12) _ it And that’s why they come to us How I actually meet people? Just come to one of our centers, with its special club - like atmosphere, and we’ll the rest A (13) _ of our friendly staff will (14) _ to you and then arrange for you to meet just the sort of people you will get on with For a list of centers and further (15) _, simply fill in the form and send it off today! A make A manage A heavy A particularly A ask A last A alike A ideal B have B are able B hard B exactly B pass B recent B similar B best C find C succeed C difficult C precisely C C modern C same C last D get D achieve D impossible D additionally D give D latest D equal D absolute 10 11 12 13 14 15 A specialize A apart A common A with A person A discuss A facts B focus B besides B usual B about B member B interview B information C concentrate C except C normal C for C worker C question D knowledge D centre D without D everyday D to D representative D talk D news Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D In 1967, a research team from an American university (1) _ out to explore the Well of Sacrifice at Chichen Itza Unfortunately, however, the water in this well was so dark that it was impossible for divers to see, so the team had to use filters to clean it Just as this work was about to begin, some (2) _ Indians told the team that the well was (3) _ by the spirit of a rain god The god was (4) _ as Chac, and they warned the team that Chac would (5) _ revenge if his home was disturbed The team listened politely but (6) _ ‘ these warnings and went on with their research (7) _ the summer, pumps and filters were used, but it wasn’t until (8) _ months later that the water was clear enough for divers to go down into the well When they got (9) _ to work they began to discover various objects at the (10) _ of the well (11) _ the things they brought back to the surface were human bones, and by the time they had (12) _ they had discovered more than 50 skeletons This was (13) _ that the well had indeed been used for human sacrifice Perhaps it would have been better if the team had (14) _ to the warnings of the Indians, because within a year, several members of the team had been (15) _ in mysterious accidents 10 A put A local A lived A named A have A ignored A Along A few A down A end B broke B natural B housed B called,s B make B refused B Within B several B through B ground C set C near C resided C told C C denied C Throughout C various C about C depth D looked D close D inhabited D known D take D rejected D Inside D any D at D bottom 11 12 13 14 15 A Between A ended A clear A listened A died B Around B finished B proof B heard B wounded C Within C concluded C evident C noticed C killed D Among D achieved D obvious D watched D missed Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D One of the most exciting archaeological discoveries in history was made in November 1922, when Howard Carter was working-in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt After many months of work, he finally (1) _ across an unknown tomb Together with his friend Lord Carnarvon, who was providing the (2) _ for the excavations, he entered the dark chamber At first there was disappointment, because the tomb was (3) _, and it was clear that it had been (4) _ at some time in the past However, one of the workers eventually uncovered a small stairway that (5) _ down to another door that had not been opened Carter went down the dark staircase, walking (6) _ in case there were any traps As he opened the door, Lord Carnarvon (7) _ if he could see anything He replied: ‘Yes - wonderful things It was clear at once that they had discovered what they had been looking (3) _ The tomb was the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun was full of treasures of great (9) _ There were over 5,000 objects of silver, gold and precious stones which had (10) _ there undiscovered for thousands of years Lord Carnarvon’s pleasure at (11) _ the treasures did not (12) _ long Many of the local people were afraid of disturbing the pharaohs’ tombs, and believed that the pharaohs would (13) _ revenge on anyone who entered them Lord Carnarvon had (14) _ little attention to these warnings, but only a few weeks later, he suddenly fell ill and died; at the exact time of his death, all the lights in Cairo suddenly (15) _ out, and far away in England, his dog also died A came A salary A deserted A taken A took A accurately B arrived B money B abandoned B robbed B brought B carefully C got C currency C left C stolen C led C carelessly D found D wage D empty D broken D conducted D precisely 10 11 12 13 14 15 A demanded A into A expense A lied A discovering A stay A have A sent A went B requested B after B price B laid B inventing B take B take B paid B passed C questioned C up C cost C lain C learning C make C make C taken C gave D asked D for D value D lying D searching D last D bring D made D ran Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D This year’s Innovations and Inventions Fair has just opened, and has attracted inventions from all over the world who need to show their new ideas to the public The fair always provides a wonderful (1) _ of inventions, and this year is no exception One inventor is demonstrating a way of making it impossible to copy documents (2) _ as passports and tickets So far, the only person who has offered to buy the patent is said (3) _ a member of the Mafia, but it is not clear what he wants to (4) _ it The inventor will have to go ahead with the sale (5) _ he can find a more normal buyer (6) _ the end of the show There are plenty of new gadgets too to help the disabled The youngest inventor, fourteen (7) _ old Jane Watson, has come up with a battery- powered device for people who cannot clean their teeth (8) _ One of its special features is that it never needs (9) _, because it runs on solar power A new feature of this year’s show is the Help centre, which has been (10) _ up to give new inventors (11) _ on how to make the most of their ideas According to the show’s organizers, many inventions fail because inventors spend (12) _ much time developing the product and don’t pay (13) _ attention to the business side of the project The fair is open from a.m to 6.30 p.m every day and runs (14) _ March 11 Tickets are (15) _ at $3.50 A choice A so A had been B variation B like B to be C difference C such C to being D range D how D was A by A unless A until A age A itself A re-charge 10 A set 11 A advice 12 A too 13 A enough 14 A by 15 A priced B with B if B by B ages B himself B re-charged B established B suggestion B extra B plenty B until B valued C in C without C since C year C herself C to re-charge C started C recommendation C over C complete C for C worth D without D except D ago D years D themselves D re-charging D founded D directions D far D full D since D cost Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D ‘PARTNER IN CRIME DID IT ALL FOR LOVE’ A property expert who was described as a man who would have had a bright future if he had not fallen for a mysterious and beautiful woman, was (1) _ to five years in prison yesterday Kevin Rogers, 39, of Hurst Road, Horsham, Sussex was employed by Selford Holdings, a London company with a broad (2) _ of investments in hotels, golf courses and shopping centers His downfall began when he met someone (3) _ as “La Contessa” “I was completely in her (4) _ I did everything she asked me to It didn’t matter tome how dangerous it was or that I was (5) _ the law,” he told the court “La Contessa”, whose real name was Pilar Gutierrez, (6) _ as an agent for Rogers’ employers She found property in Spain and Portugal that was about to be (7) _ down or needed extensive repairs and then (8) _ Selford Holdings to buy them The London company did not realize that the prices they were paying were considerably more than the real (9) _ of these properties The original owners paid her very large (10) _ of money each time this happened Rogers, whose job it was to estimate how much the property was really worth, admitted that he accepted a large (11) _ of the profits Gutierrez made in this way Rogers claimed that at first he wasn’t (12) _ of what she was doing ‘When I finally (13) _ through it all, I warned her not to it However, I was already in love with her, so instead of telling my employers what was really going on, I became her partner in crime, he said Gutierrez, who has been (14) _ of accepting illegal payments of money and other crimes was last seen in England on the same day Rogers was arrested She is believed to be (15) _ somewhere in South America 10 11 12 13 14 15 A punished A range A referred A command A breaking A handled A pulled A advised A cost A sums A size A sensible A saw A criticized A hiding B sentenced B width B called B strength B cutting B behaved B brought B recommended B expense B numbers B share B sensitive B looked B attacked B concealing C subjected C extent C spoken C power C smashing C treated C put C suggested C value C totals C degree C aware C glimpsed C accused C covering D ordered D number D known D use D crashing D acted D taken D proposed D quality D figures D area D apparent D watched D doubted D escaping Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D AMAZING MICE Researchers in the United States have discovered a powerful drug, pregnenolone, that can improve (1) _ in mice In the laboratory, mice were trained to associate a sound with a shock a few seconds later They had to (2) _ their way through a maze to avoid the shock Then some of the mice were given pregnenolone The mice that had been infected with the drug showed such a (3) _ improvement in memory that the researchers were astonished It was already known that pregnenolone can help people (4) _ from spinal cord (5) _ after car crashes or falls, but (6) _ this new research shows is that it plays an even more important role The results suggest that it may one day be possible to treat people (7) _ memories have been affected by old age or disease Scientists have already, tried out the drug on a number of patients (8) _ had been (9) _ affected by Alzheimer’s disease and who were (10) _ of (11) _ members of their own family (12) _ they only showed a (13) _ improvement, if any, but the scientists believe that the doses they used (14) _ have been either too high or too low They are confident that they will reach their (15) _ aim of producing a drug that will be safe and effective for humans 10 11 12 13 14 15 A recollection B recognition C reminder A remember B remind C review A grand B significant C decisive A recover B return C rescue A harm B damage C hurt A which B what C who A who B their C whose A who B they C which A badly B wrongly C hardly A disabled B incapable C unaware A reviewing B recognizing C reminding A Improbably B Unfortunately C Unlikely A petty B mean C poor A should B ought C will A long-distance B long-time C long-sight D memory D realize D important D regain D injury D that D which D whom D heavily D unconscious D realizing D Importantly D small D might D long-term Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D A YEAR WITH OVERSEAS VOLUNTEERS I was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an isolated village in Chad, about 500 kilometres from the capital N’Djamena Coming from a (1) _ country, I got quite a shock, as conditions were much harder than I had (2) _ But after a few days I soon got used to (3) _ there The people were always very friendly and helpful, and I soon began to appreciate how (4) _ the countryside was One of my jobs was to supply the village with water The well was long walk away, and the women used to (5) _ a long time every day (6) _ heavy pots backwards and forwards So I contacted the organization and arranged to (7) _ some pipes delivered We built a simple pipeline and a pump, and it worked first time It wasn’t perfect – there were a few (8) _ but it made a great difference to the villagers, (9) _ had never had running water before And not (10) _ did we have running water, but in the evenings it was hot, because the pipe had been (11) _ in the sun all day All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience Although it was not wellpaid, it was well (12) _ doing, and I would recommend it to anyone who was (13) _ working for a charity Finally, there’s one more reason why I’ll never (14) _ working for OV A few months before I left, I met and fell in love (15) _ another volunteer, and we got married when we returned to England 10 11 12 13 14 15 A rich A felt A live A beautiful A spend A fetching A make A breaks A which A hardly A lied A worth A considering A regret A at B comfortable B planned B lived B good-looking B spent B wearing B let B leaks B that B scarcely B lay B value B thinking B feel sorry B to C well-paid C found C living C handsome C spends C carrying C have C splits C they C only C laying C cost C going C miss C for D luxurious D expected D lives D sweet D spending D holding D allow D punctures D who D also D lying D price D planning D lose D with Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D Adam Francis was nothing at all like the man Jane had expected to meet During the year or two she had been with Brinkman’s, from various conversations she had (1) _ with the client, she had gradually drawn up a mental (2) _ of the man She (3) _ not have been more wrong Not only was he years younger than she had expected but he was (4) _ attractive in a rugged sort of way Handsome was not quite the (5) _ word for him No, the (6) _ of the man who was approaching her were not handsome but they were exciting, interesting, and for one silly (7) _, Jane found herself wondering why John Brinkman had never (8) _ how attractive Adam Francis was - until it occurred to her that her boss obviously wouldn’t (9) _ him attractive He was a big, tall man and there was something about him that (10) _ attention, a strength that was more than physical His hair, (11) _ was a little too long, was (12) _ and straight and brushed carelessly from his face Not only had Jane expected a much older man, but someone who would be dressed in a business (13) _ And there she was, looking (14) _ a man who seemed more like a film (15) _ than a property developer 10 11 12 13 14 15 A had A drawing’ A would A extremely A just A looks A instant A mentioned A remark A ordered A that A dense A dress A on A conductor B made B vision B could B greatly B fair B appearances B moment B talked B regard B commanded B which B thick B costume B to B register C done C painting C should C largely C adequate C look C second C told C believe C directed C who C fat C clothes C up C leader D experienced D picture D can D mainly D right D appearance D minute D related D consider D requested D what D heavy D suit D at D director Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D Music is universal - it is produced by all cultures Some scientists believe that music came before speech and (1) _ as a development of making calls In fact, there is (2) _ theory that the (3) _ languages were chanted or sung rather than spoken Indeed, in some cultures, music is a form of (4) _ history The Aboriginal Australians, for example, use music as a means to (5) _ on stories of the land and spirits to the next (6) _ New evidence suggests that music does not just (7) _ the feel good factor but it is also good for the brain A study of intellectually (8) _ children showed that they could recall more (9) _ after it was given to them in a song than after it was read to them as a story Researchers also report that people (10) _ better on a standard intelligence (11) _ after listening to Mozart The so-called “Mozart effect” has also been (12) _ by findings that rats (13) _ up on Mozart run faster through a complex network of paths or passages, (14) _ as a maze Overall, it seems that in most instances people who suffer from any form of mental (15) _ benefit from listening to music 10 11 12 13 14 15 A was A one A earliest A enjoying A move A children A convince A disabled A facts A examine A form A supported A held A called A badness B swelled B every B newest B making B pass B people B satisfy B inactive B knowledge B prepare B scheme B given B brought B heard B hurt C reacted C such C easiest C recording C hand C tribe C please B incapable C memory C score C demonstration C marked C stood C regarded C illness D arose D that D simplest D stating D happen D generation D prefer D disordered D information D achieve D test D remembered D set D known D pain 10 Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D A new VR (virtual reality) headset for the home user will be in the shops soon The makers (1) _ that it will change the way that computer games are played Unlike the heavy VR headsets that people have been using in arcades (2) _ the last few years, the new sets look more like a pair of sunglasses than a fireman’s (3) _ A spokesman for the company said: “A lot of people had (4) _ with the old headsets They were (5) _ heavy that if you wore them (6) _ for more than an hour or so, they could cause quite a lot of (7) _ Our new headsets are very comfortable and will be perfect for games as well as in education.” Some scientists, however, are (8) _ about the effects of VR Child psychologists Brenda Smith explained: “There have (9) _ been several cases of violence among young children where computer games were to (10) _ With VR, we will soon have children who are not (11) _ to playing with other people (12) _ your life in a constant battle with aliens and monsters is not really a (13) _ environment for someone young We (14) _ that a child should experience actual reality, not virtual reality, and it would be a great (15) _ for parents to bring this sort of technology into the home.” 10 11 12 13 14 15 A claim A since A hat A mistakes A very A continuously A hurt A afraid A yet A fault A used A Spending A convenient A recommend A defect B threaten B ago B cap B faults B too B throughout B ache B worried B ever B error B made B Doing B suitable B tell B fault C offer C among C helmet C problems C so C always C pain C scared C still C defect C allowed C Making C real C offer C mistake D recommend D for D hood D errors D such D regularly D suffering D threatened D already D blame D interested D Passing D right D speak D 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