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 from 11 to 15.The Gerneral Cerificate of Secondary Education or the GCSE excaminations for short are the standard school-leaver qualifications taken by virually all UK students in the May and June following their 16th birthday. If you come to a UK (11)_______ school before you (12)_______ the age of 16, you will study towards GCSE excaminationin up to 12 subjects. Some subjects are compulory, including English and matchematics, and you can select (13)_____, such as music, drama, geography and history from a series of options. GCSEs provide a good all-round education (14)_______ you can build (15)______ at colleage and eventually at university.
Câu 1: (11) 


A. dependence                        


B. independence          


C. independent            


D. independently
Câu 2: (12) 


A. reach                       


B. come                       


C. approach                 


D. go
Câu 3: (13) 


A. other                       


B. each other  


C. another


D. others
Câu 4: (14) 


A. what                       


B. that                          


C. where                     


D. whose
Câu 5: (15) 


A. on                              


B. at                             


C. in                            


D. for

A.
B.
C.
D.

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 from 6 to 10.In European and North American cultures, body language behaviors can be divided into 2 groups: open or closed and forward or backward.Open/closed postures are the easiest to (6)__________. People are open to messages when they show open hands, face you fully, and have both feet on the ground. This indicates that they are (7)__________ to listen to what you are saying, even if they are disagreeing with you. When people are closed to messages, they have their arms folded or their legs crossed, and they may turn their bodies away. This body language usually means that people are rejecting your message.Forward or backward behavior reveals an active or a passive (8)__________ to what is being said. If people lean forward with their bodies toward you, they are actively engaged in your message. They may be accepting or rejecting it, but their minds are on (9)__________ you are saying. On the other hand, if people lean back in their chairs or look away from you, or perform activities such as drawing or cleaning their eyeglasses, you know that they are either passively taking in your message or that they are ignoring it. In (10)__________ case, they are not very much engaged in the conversation.
Câu 1: (6) 


A. indicate       


B. do   


C. refer            


D. recognize
Câu 2: (7) 


A. likely    


B. reluctant                  


C. able                         


D. willing
Câu 3: (8) 


A. reaction       


B. opinion       


C. behavior     


D. knowledge
Câu 4: (9) 


A. who            


B. what            


C. that 


D. things
Câu 5: (10) 


A. other           


B. both            


C. either          


D. another

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 1. 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 1 to 5.Researchers in communication show that more feelings and intentions are (1)_______ and received nonverbally than verbally. Mehrabian and Wienerfollowing have stated that only 7% of message is sent through words, with remaining 93% sent nonverbal (2)_______. Humans use nonverbal communication because:1. Words have limitations: There are (3)_______ areas where nonverbal communication is more (4)_______ than verbal, especially when we explain the shape, directions, personalities which are expressed nonverbally.2. Nonverbal signal are powerful: Nonverbal cues primarily express inner feelings while verbal messages deal basically with outside world.3. Nonverbal message are likely to be more genuine: because nonverbal behaviors cannot be controlled as easily as spoken words.4. Nonverbal signals can express feelings inappropriate to state: Social etiquette  limits what can be said, but nonverbal cues can communicate thoughts.5. A separate communication channel is necessary to (5)_______ send complex messages: A speaker can add enormously to the complexity of the verbal message through simple nonverbal signals.
Câu 1: (1) 


A. thrown        


B. mailed         


C. posted                     


D. sent 
Câu 2: (2)


A. postures      


B. expressions 


C. thought                   


D. gestures 
Câu 3: (3)


A. numerous                             


B. sum                            


C. amount                           


D. great deal   
Câu 4: (4) 


A. effectiveness           


B. effect           


C. effectively               


D. effective
Câu 5: (5) 


A. get                                        


B. make                          


C. have                               


D. help

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 9. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word orphrasethat best fits eachof the numbered blanks from 41 to 45.The Internet has truly transformed how students do theirhomework. (41)            homework today still means spending time in the library, it’s for a different reason. Rather than using books for research, students today are (42)           to the Internet to download enormous amounts of data available online. In the past, students were limited to their school’s (43)             of books. In many cases, they got to theschool library and found out that someone had already taken the books they needed. Nowadays, such inconvenience can be avoided since the Internet never runs out of information. Students, however, do have to (44)                  sure that the information they find online is true. Teachers have also benefited from the homework which is done on the Internet. They do not need to carry students’ papers around with them any more. This is because online (45)            allow students to electronically upload their homework for their teachers to read and mark. Of course, this also means that students can no longer use the excuse that the dog ate their homework!
Câu 1: (41) 


A. For                          


B. But                          


C. While                      


D. Because
Câu 2: (42) 


A. connecting              


B. looking                   


C. searching                


D. linking
Câu 3: (43) 


A. select                      


B. selection


C. selective                  


D. selectively
Câu 4: (44) 


A. do                           


B. make                       


C. get                          


D. come
Câu 5: (45) 


A. systems                   


B. materials                 


C. sources                   


D. structures

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 7. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word orphrasethat best fits eachof the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.Singapore  has a highly developed market-based economy, (31) ___ historically revolves  around extended trade. Along with Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan, Singapore is one  (32) ___ The Four Asian Tigers. The economy depends heavily  on exports , refining, imported goods, especially in manufacturing. Manufacturing constituted 26 (33)____ of Singapore’s GDP in 2005. The manufacturing industry is well-diversified into electronics, petroleum refining, chemicals, (34)___   engineering and biomedical sciences manufacturing. In 2006, Singapore produced about 10 percent of the world’s foundry water output. Singapore is the busiest port in the world in terms of tonnage shipped. Singapore is the world’s fourth largest foreign exchange trading centre after London, New York City  (35)_____ Tokyo. 
Câu 1: (31) 


A. who                                    


B. whom                     


C. why                        


D. which
Câu 2: (32) 


A. of                            


B. in                            


C. for                           


D. at
Câu 3: (33) 


A. percentage              


B. persuasion


C. perception               


D. percent
Câu 4: (34) 


A. machine                  


B. mechanical              


C. mechanically          


D. mechanic
Câu 5: (35) 


A. and                         


B. but                          


C. or 


D. so                       

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 5. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word orphrasethat best fits eachof the numbered blanks from 21 to 25.Located in central Africa, Lake Victoria is a very unusual lake. __(21)__ of the largest lakes in the world; it is also one of the youngest. Estimated to be about 15,000 years old, it is a relative baby compared with Earth’s other very large lakes, __(22)__ more than two million years old. Yet judging by the variety of life in it, Lake Victoria __(23)__ a much older body of water. Usually, lakes need a much longer time __(24)__ by a diverse array of life-forms. It is common for new lakes to contain only a small number of species. Lake Victoria, however, is packed with colorful fish, most notably, cichlids. There are __(25)__ 500 different species of just this one type of fish.(From:https://www.ets.org/toefl_junior/prepare/standard_sample_questions/language_form_and_meaning)
Câu 1: (21) 


A. Not only is it one   


B. One is it only not


C. Is it one not only   


D. It not only one is
Câu 2: (22)


A. are              


B. which can be    


C. they are  


D. which being
Câu 3: (23) 


A. views          


B. likes                        


C. portrays                  


D. resembles
Câu 4: (24) 


A. they are populated 


B. is populated


C. to become populated 


D. becoming populated
Câu 5: (25)


A. as many as


B. as many 


C. many                      


D. too many

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 4. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word orphrasethat best fits eachof the numbered blanks from 16 to 20.We can communicate not only through words (16)          through body language. Body languageincludes our posture, facial expressions, and gestures. Because body language is so important, you’ll want (17)             what yours is saying and how to interpret other people’s, too. Here are some examples of body language and its meaning. If your posture is slumped and your head is down, this could mean that you are sad or you lack (18)         . If your posture is straight but relaxed, you are expressing confidence and friendliness. A smile is a sign of friendliness and interest. But people sometimes smile just to bepolite.Friendliness and interest are expressed when a person’s eyes meet yours and then look away and meet yours again. A person (19)             doesn’t look away is expressing a challenge. Hand gestures can mean a person is (20)             in theconversation.
Câu 1: (16)


A.  but also    


B. and also   


C. but so


D. and so
Câu 2: (17)


A. know                      


B. knowing                 


C. to knowing 


D. to know
Câu 3: (18)


A. confidence              


B. confide                    


C. confiding                


D. confident
Câu 4: (19)


A. whom                     


B. who                                    


C. whose                     


D. which
Câu 5: (20) 


A. interest                    


B. interested                


C. interestingly            


D. interesting

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 3. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word orphrasethat best fits eachof the numbered blanks from 11 to 15.Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can change ecosystems. Some changes ____(11)___ ecosystems. If there is too little rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant dies off, the animals____(12)___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 ____(13)___. Polluting the air, soil, and water can harm ecosystems. Building dams on rivers for electric power and irrigation can harm ecosystems ____(14)___ the rivers. Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down forests destroy ecosystems. Ecologists are working with companies and governments to find better ways of ___(15)____ 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.
Câu 1: (11) 


A. harms                      


B. harmful                   


C. harmless                 


D. harm
Câu 2: (12) 


A. who                                    


B. where                      


C. that                         


D. when
Câu 3: (13)


A. out                          


B. in                            


C. go


D. fly
Câu 4: (14) 


A. on                           


B. around                    


C. over                                    


D. under
Câu 5: (15)


A. catching                  


B. holding                   


C. carrying                  


D. taking

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word orphrasethat best fits eachof the numbered blanks from 6 to 10.Children (6)              appear intelligent and have normal sight and hearing may nevertheless have learning disability such as dyslexia, difficulty in reading; dysgraphia, difficulty in writing; dyscalculia, difficulty with numbers; and auditory-memory problem that (7)             the child from remembering what has just been said. Considered an "invisible" (8)               , such learning disabilities can be detected by alert parents before the children go to school. (9)              the child at about thirty months is not developing normal language skills, something is amiss. A child who cannot do puzzles or put pegs in holes lacks perceptual-motor skills. Kindergarteners should (10)______the ABCs. First-graders may commonly reverse their letters, writing ad or ab, but if they are still doing this at the start of second grade, they should be tested for learning disabilities. Proper and early treatment is essential.
Câu 1: (6) 


A. whom                                 


B. who                                    


C. whose                     


D. they
Câu 2: (7) 


A. avoid                                  


B. help                         


C. encourage               


D. prevent 
Câu 3: (8) 


A. barrier                     


B. retard                      


C. disabled                  


D. handicap 
Câu 4: (9) 


A. If                             


B. When                      


C. Although                


D. Because
Câu 5: (10) 


A. read                           


B. remember                


C. recognize                


D. pronounce

A.
B.
C.
D.

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 phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks.Parents and teachers are alwaysmaking (31)  between the time when they were children and the present generation . They say everything was better than it is today, especially ineducation. (32)              , they say they used to work much harder in school, and that nowadays, we aren’t very interested. I disagree, because we spend hours every day doing homework after our lessonsor (33)      for exammination. Iwonder (34)                        our parents really had to study somuch after school every day. In my opinion, it is no exaggeration to say we have forgotten how to play. I think one reason whykids (35)    in class is because they need to get rid ofstress.
Câu 1: (31) 


A. comparison             


B. comparative            


C. compare                  


D. comparatively
Câu 2: (32) 


A. As a result  


B. Therefore                


C. For example  


D. Nevertheless
Câu 3: (33)


A. relearning               


B. revising                   


C. resitting                   


D. redoing
Câu 4: (34) 


A. why                                    


B. if                             


C. that                         


D. what
Câu 5: (35) 


A. misunderstand        


B. misdirect                 


C. miscarry                  


D. misbehave

A.
B.
C.
D.