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 from 31 to 35.In Germany, it's important to be serious in a work situation. They don't mix work and play so you shouldn't make  jokes  (31)_____  you  do  in  the  UK  and  USA  when  you  first  meet  people.  They  work  in  a  very organized way and prefer to do one thing at a time. They don't like·interruptions or (32)_______ changes of schedule.  Punctuality  is  very  important  so  you  should  arrive  on  time  for  appointments. At  meeting, it's important to follow the agenda and not interrupt (33)_______ speaker. If you give a presentation, you should focus (34)_______  facts and technical information and the quality of your company's products. You should also prepare well, as they may ask a lot of questions. Colleagues normally use the family names, and title - for example 'Doctor' or 'Professor', so you shouldn't use first names (35)  _______ a person asks you to.
Câu 1: (31) 


A. while                      


B. as if  


C. such as     


D. as
Câu 2: (32) 


A. sudden                    


B. suddenly                 


C. abruptly                  


D. promptly
Câu 3: (33) 


A. other                       


B. others                      


C. another                   


D. the other
Câu 4: (34)


A. on                           


B. to                            


C. at                            


D. in
Câu 5: (35)


A. if only      


B. as                            


C. unless                     


D. since

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 or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 21 to 25.Many American customs will surprise you; the same thing happens to us when we (21)_______ another country. People from various cultures handle many small daily things differently. What a dull world it (22)_______ be if this were not true! Some differences are minor, and people soon become accustomed to them. At (23)_______ , for example, some foreign women may be startled at the idea of (24)_______ their hair cut or styled by men. Visitors maybe amazed to see men wearing wigs. People may find the transitory quality of much American life odd, for example, one (25)_______ rent art by the week or the entire furnishings of an apartment, from sofa and bed to the last spoon, on less than eight hours’ notice. “Package” living is part of today’s American scene.
Câu 1: (21) 


A. arrive    


B. come                       


C. travel                      


D. visit
Câu 2: (22)


A. would   


B. may                         


C. can                          


D. will
Câu 3: (23)


A. first       


B. all                            


C. last                          


D. least
Câu 4: (24) 


A. showing                                    


B. giving                     


C. taking                     


D. having
Câu 5: (25) 


A. must            


B. shall            


C. should         


D. can

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 or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 11 to 15.Water is necessary for life. People can live only a few days (11)_____  it. Yet nearly 25 million people die each year because of it. Both industrial nations and less-developed countries are worried about the (12)______ and quantity of water in the world.Even though people, animals, agriculture, and industry use a lot of water, there is more than enough on the Earth. Water covers about three-fourths of the Earth's surface. However, 97.4 percent of it is salt water. Three-fourths of the Earth's fresh water is frozen in glaciers and in the great polar ice caps. Most of the water we use (13)_____ from rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere. Less than one percent of the Earth's water is usable, and we use it over and over again.One of the (14)______ about water is distribution. Water is not always distributed where the large (15)______ centers are. Some regions get enough rain, but it is all in one or two short rainy seasons.
Câu 1: (11)


A. in                            


B. without                   


C. for                           


D. with
Câu 2: (12) 


A. quality                    


B. condition                 


C. situation                  


D. characteristics
Câu 3: (13) 


A. gets                         


B. arrives                     


C. goes                        


D. comes
Câu 4: (14) 


A. facts                                    


B. things                      


C. problems                 


D. cases
Câu 5: (15)


A. population              


B. men                         


C. women                   


D. people

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.BOOKSNearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can (1)_               in books. The invention of the book is one of humankind's (2)              achievements, the importance of which can not be evaluated. Books are very useful, providing us with both entertainment and information. The production of books began in Ancient Egypt, though not in  the  form  that  is  accessible  to  us  today. The  books  read  by  Romans,  (3)                 , have some similarities to the ones we read now. Until the middle of the 15th century, in Europe, all books were written by hand. They (4)                   often beautifully illustrated and always rare and expensive. With printing came the possibility of cheap, large publication and distribution of book making (5)               more widespread and reliable.
Câu 1: (1) 


A. found                                  


B. find                         


C. founded                  


D. be found
Câu 2: (2) 


A. greatest                   


B. greatly                     


C. great                       


D. greater
Câu 3: (3) 


A. because                   


B. so                            


C. so that


D. however
Câu 4: (4) 


A. are                          


B. have                        


C. were                       


D. have been
Câu 5: (5)


A. known                    


B. know                      


C. knowledge              


D. knowledgeable

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(s) for each of the blanks from 41 to 45.The United States has many different types of families. While most American families are traditional, (41)_            a father, 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 childish couples may believe that they would not make good parents; they may want freedom from the (42)           of childbearing; or, perhaps they (43)            physically able to have children. Other families in the United States have one adult (44)                a stepparent. A stepmother or stepfather is a person who joins a family by marrying a father ormotherAmericans tolerate and accept these different types of families. In the United States, people have the 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  (45)_          _  regarding family groups. Families are very important to Americans.
Câu 1: (41) 


A. consisting               


B. consisting of  


C. consist of      


D. including of
Câu 2: (42) 


A. respond                   


B. responsibilities        


C. responsible             


D. responsibility
Câu 3: (43) 


A. couldn’t                  


B. weren’t                   


C.  are not     


D. can’t
Câu 4: (44) 


A. whom                     


B. which is   


C. who is    


D. is
Câu 5: (45) 


A. ideal                                    


B. choices                    


C. feeling                    


D. chance

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 phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.Back in the 1960s and 1970s, the world was becoming more aware of the destructive effects of industry (31)______ the environment and people were starting to think seriously about ways of protecting the environment. One man who was particularly affected by this subject was Gerard Morgan-Grenville. As Morgan-Grenville travelled round earning his living as a gardener, he noticed signs of the damage that was being done to the countryside around him. It wasn't long before Morgan-Grenville decided that he had to do something about this situation. He felt that if people could be shown a better way of living then maybe they would be interested enough to try to protect their (32)_____ environment.Mr. Morgan-Grenville decided to set up a project (33) ______ would prove what was happening to our surroundings and what could be done about it. So, in 1975, Morgan-Grenville created the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) in a village in Wales.The main aim of CAT is to search for an ecologically better way of living by using technology which (34) _____ no harm to the environment. One of the most important things CAT did initially was to explore and demonstrate a wide range of techniques and to point out which ones had the least destructive results on the world around us. (35)____, CAT provides information and advice to people all over Britain and all over the world. If more and more individuals are informed about how much damage our modern lifestyle is causing to the planet, maybe more of them would be prepared to look for practical solutions to environmental problems.
Câu 1: (31) 


A. for   


B. to    


C. with            


D. on
Câu 2: (32) 


A. worthless                                  


B. valueless                 


C. precious                  


D. priceless
Câu 3: (33) 


A. that       


B. he                            


C. it                             


D. this
Câu 4: (34)  


A. gets       


B. makes


C. plays                       


D. does
Câu 5: (35) 


A. Therefore                                  


B. However                 


C. Moreover                


D. Although

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 or phrase for each of the numbered blanks.An ecosystem is a community of animals, plants and microbes that sustain themselves in the same area or environment by performing the activities of living, feeding, reproducing and interacting. Like many of Africas large mammals, giraffes have (21)______ in numbers and in range over the last century. At one time, herds of over 100 animals were common in savanna regions across the continent, however, today concentrations like these exist only in East Africa particularly Tanzania Serengeti National Park.The decline of giraffe populations has largely been due to hunting. In Africa, the giraffe is a traditional source of hide and hair and also of tough but (22)______  meat. The hunting of giraffes has not yet had a catastrophic effect, (23)______ on some of Africas big-game animals, but it is a cause for concern. The natural habitat of the giraffe is also being impacted more and more by human activities, (24)______ the animals range. The giraffe is currently a protected species throughout most of its range and is classed as conservation-dependent by the World Conservation Union. The giraffe’s prospects for survival are good for (25)______ living in national parks and game reserves, but for animals living outside these areas the future is less secure.
Câu 1: (21) 


A. raised                      


B. declined                  


C. destroyed                


D. limited
Câu 2: (22) 


A. sausage                   


B. fresh                        


C. luncheon                 


D. nutritious
Câu 3: (23) 


A. like it does    


B. as it does 


C. like it has      


D. as it has
Câu 4: (24) 


A. extending                


B. providing                


C. reducing                 


D. controlling
Câu 5: (25) 


A. what                                   


B. that                          


C. those                       


D. ones

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 or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 11 to 15.Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate. Many scientists (11) ________ the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase in the world's temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at risk from the forces of the wind, rain and sun. According to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and droughts, even more (12) ________ and causing sea levels all around the world to rise. Environmental groups are putting pressure on governments to take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which is given (13) _________ by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in favour of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, (14) _________ could then replace existing power stations. Some scientists, (15) ________ believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is to stay.
Câu 1: (11)


A. give                                    


B. put                          


C. take


D. have
Câu 2: (12) 


A. severe                             


B. strong                              


C. heavy                               


D. strict
Câu 3: (13)


A. away                                   


B. up                           


C. off                           


D. over
Câu 4: (14)


A. what                                                


B. which                               


C. that                                   


D. who
Câu 5: (15)


A. however                        


B. despite                            


C. although                         


D. because

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 1. Read the following pasage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space from 1 to 5.With job vacancies available all year round offering high salaries, Vietnam has been ranked the second best place in the world to teach English by TEFL Exchange, a community for teachers of English (1)______ a foreign language.The site (2)______  that a foreign English teacher can earn between 1,200-2,200 USD a month in Vietnam, where the average annual income in 2016 was just 2,200 USD. They can (3)______  a job any time of year and the best places to do so are the country’s three largest cities: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang. Candidates only need to hold a bachelor’s (4)______  and a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate.English is an obligatory subject from sixth grade across Vietnam, but in large cities, many primary schools demand high (5)______. Foreign language centers have been thriving here, with students as young as three years old.
Câu 1: (1) 


A. like                         


B. similar                     


C. as                            


D. for  
Câu 2: (2) 


A. guesses       


B. estimates                 


C. judges                     


D. evaluates
Câu 3: (3) 


A. hunt                        


B. search                     


C. find                         


D. seek
Câu 4: (4) 


A. degree         


B. qualification            


C. diploma                  


D. level
Câu 5: (5) 


A. capacity      


B. competency            


C. experience              


D. ability

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 or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 41 to 45.In summary, for most visitors, the Japanese are complex and difficult to understand. The graceful act of bowing is the traditional greeting. However, they have also adopted the western custom of shaking hands, but with a light grip. Meanwhile, to (41)_____ respect for their customs, it would flatter them to offer a slight bow when being introduced. It is a good idea to avoid hugging and kissing when greeting. It is considered rude to stare. Prolonged direct eye contact is considered to be (42)_____ or even intimidating. It is rude to stand (43) ______ your hand or hands in your pockets, especially when greeting someone (44)_____ when addressing a group of people. The seemingly simple act of exchanging business cards is more complex in Japan because the business card represents not only one's identity but also his status in life. Yours should be printed in your own language and in Japanese. The Japanese are not a touch-oriented society; so avoid open displays of affection, touching or any prolonged form of body contact. Queues are generally respected; especially in crowded train and subway stations (45)_____ the huge volume of people causes touching and pushing.
Câu 1: (41) 


A. show     


B. draw                       


C. pay                         


D. point
Câu 2: (42) 


A. impolitely                                 


B. impoliteness            


C. politely


D. impolite
Câu 3: (43)


A. about    


B. with                        


C. for                           


D. upon
Câu 4: (44) 


A. or          


B. either


C. but                          


D. nor
Câu 5: (45) 


A. where         


B. which          


C. when          


D. that

A.
B.
C.
D.