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 from 36 to 40.TATTOOING: AN ANCIENT TRADITIONTattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were regarded as members of the upper classes. On the other hand, tattooing was (36) __________ in Europe by the early Christians, who thought that it was a sinful thing to do. It was not until the late 18th century, when Captain Cook saw South Sea Islander decorating their bodies with tattoos that attitudes began to change. Sailors came back from these islands with pictures of Christ on their backs and from then on, tattooing (37)__________ in popularity. A survey by the French army in 1881 showed that among the 387 men (38) __________there were 1,333 designs.Nowadays, not everybody finds tattoos acceptable. Some people thing that getting one is silly because tattoos are more or less permanent. There is also some (39) __________ about catching a blood disease from unsterilized needles. Even for those who do want a tattoo, the process of getting one is not painless, but the final result, in their eyes, is (40) __________ the pain.
Câu 1: (36) 


A. exported                 


B. finished                   


C. banned


D. blamed
Câu 2: (37)


A. gained                     


B. won                                    


C. earned                     


D. made
Câu 3: (38) 


A. inquired                  


B. questioned              


C. spoken                    


D. demanded
Câu 4: (39) 


A. trouble                    


B. danger                     


C. concern                   


D. threat
Câu 5: (40)


A. worth                      


B. owed                       


C. due                         


D. deserved

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 6. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30. Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can't find the energy to get out of bed (26) ________ for school? According to a new report, today's generation of children are in danger of getting so (27)_______ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health  at (28)_______. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours' sleep a night, (29)_______teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (30)________ anything between two and five hours' sleep a night less than their parents did at their age.By Tim Falla and Paul A.Davies, Solutions Advanced. OUP
Câu 1: (26) 


A.  behind time 


B. about time


C. in time 


D. at time
Câu 2: (27) 


A. few


B. less


C. much


D. little
Câu 3: (28) 


A. jeopardy


B. threat


C. risk


D. danger
Câu 4: (29) 


A. or


B. because


C. whereas


D. so
Câu 5: (30) 


A. puts


B. gets


C. brings


D. makes

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 4. Read the 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 blanks from 16 to 20.It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented you are. One thing you have to be aware of is that you will face criticism along the way. The world is full of people who would rather say something negative than positive. If you’ve made up your (16) ______ to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, don’t let the negative criticism of others prevent you from reaching your target, and let the constructive criticism have a positive effect on your work. If someone says you’re totally in the (17)_______ of talent, ignore them. That’s negative criticism. If, (18)________, someone advises you to revise your work and gives you a good reason for doing so, you should consider their suggestions carefully. There are many film stars who were once out of work . There are many famous novelists who made a complete mess of their first novel – or who didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it (19)_______. Being successful does depend on luck, to a certain extent. But things are more likely to (20)_______ well if you persevere and stay positive.
Câu 1: (16) 


A. thought


B. mind


C. idea


D. brain
Câu 2: (17) 


A. absentee


B. missing


C. lack


D. shortage
Câu 3: (18)


A. hence


B. however


C. whereas


D. otherwise
Câu 4: (19)


A. publishes


B. published


C. to publish 


D. publish
Câu 5: (20) 


A. deal with  


B.  turn out 


C. sail through         


D. come into

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 3. Read the passage mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 11 to 15.            Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man (11) ______ Charles Babbage. Babbage was born in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called “engines”. But despite the fact that he (12) ______ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years, people have argued (13) _____ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (14) _______ engine based on one of Babbage’s designs. (15) ______ has taken six years to complete and move than four thousand parts have been specially made.            Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage’s work.
Câu 1: (11) 


A. called


B. written


C. recognized


D. known
Câu 2: (12) 


A. wanted


B. started


C. made


D. missed
Câu 3: (13) 


A. until


B. why


C. which


D. whether
Câu 4: (14) 


A. some


B. the


C. an


D. that
Câu 5: (15)


A. It 


B. He


C. They


D. One

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.HospitalityHospitality - looking after visitors - is universal but in different cultures hostsare (1)______to receive guests in different ways.In much of the ancient world it was the custom to provide passing travellers with food and water. Today some old  customs have (2)_______. In a traditional Japanese household, if a guest admires a particular object in the house, the host will want to give it to the guest straight away. And in parts of Russia guests are greeted with bread and salt on a special cloth.The guest is (3)______to kiss them and hand them back to the host. Sometimes the guest breaks off a small piece of bread, dips it in the salt and eats it.In some countries, when foreign guests arrive from abroad, they may feel they have been given a particularly (4)______meal. But this is probably because the host politely offers more and more food and drink and the guest is too embarrassed to (5)_______anything down.
Câu 1: (1)


A. hoped


B. expected


C. considered


D. intended
Câu 2: (2) 


A. preserved


B. existed


C. survived


D. supported
Câu 3: (3) 


A. required


B. desired


C. demanded


D. needed
Câu 4: (4) 


A. dense


B. strong


C. heavy


D. wide
Câu 5: (5) 


A. take


B. slow


C. keep


D. turn

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.Martin Luther King, Jr., is well known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous speeches, among them is his moving "I Have A Dream" speech. But fewer people know much about King's childhood. M.L., as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of his maternal grandfather. M.L.'s grandfather, the Reverend A.D. Williams, purchased their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909, twenty years before M.L. was born. The Reverend Williams, an eloquent speaker, played an important role in the community since so many people's lives centered around the church. He allowed his church and his home to be used as a meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the education and social advancement of blacks. M.L. grew up in this atmosphere, with his home being used as a community gathering place, and was no doubt influenced by it. M.L.'s childhood was not especially eventful. His father was a minister and his mother was a musician. He was the second of three children, and he attended all-black schools in a black neighborhood. The neighborhood was not poor, however. Auburn Avenue was the main artery through a prosperous neighborhood that had come to symbolize achievement for Atlanta's black people. It was an area of banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other black-owner, black-operated businesses, and services. Even in the face of Atlanta's segregation, the district thrived. Dr. King never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice that was a seemingly insurmountable barrier that kept black Atlanta from mingling with whites.
Câu 1: What is this passage mainly about?


A. the prejudice that existed in Atlanta       


B.  the neighborhood King grew up in


C. Martin Luther King's childhood 


D. Martin Luther King's grandfather     
Câu 2: The word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to __________


A. neighborhood                       


B. segregation                


C. achievement               


D. services
Câu 3: The word "tailors" in paragraph 2 describes people who are associated with which of the following trades?


A. garment making  


B. shoe making  


C. book binding  


D. flower arranging  
Câu 4: According to the author, M.L __________


A. loved to listen to his grandfather speak    


B. grew up in a relatively rich area of Atlanta


C. had a difficult childhood   


D. was a good musician as a child
Câu 5: According to the author, King was influenced by __________


A. black lawyers   


B. community spirit   


C. his mother    


D. his speeches
Câu 6: The word "gathering" in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by ____________


A. meeting                                


B. picking                       


C. learning                      


D. exciting
Câu 7: According to the author, blacks in King's neighborhood were involved in all the following businesses and services EXCEPT _____________


A. law                                       


B. dentistry                     


C. banking                      


D. medicine

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 8. 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 blanksWORKING PARENTSReliable studies have shown that children of parents who both go out to work have no more problems than children with one parent staying at home. My personal (36) _____ is that both parents should go out to work if they wish.Some parents invest so much in a career that they cannot bear to give it up. Others have to work because of (37) _____ necessity. There are several options when it comes to choosing childcare from child minders to the kind neighbour across the street.No (38) _____ how good the childcare may be, some children protest if their parents aren’t around. Babies become dependent on parents and close family members, (39) _____  parents should make sure they allow plenty of time to help their child settle in with their new career.Remember: if parents want to (40) _____  the best for their children, it’s not the quantity of time they spend with them, it’s the quality that matters.
Câu 1: (36) 


A. view                                   


B. thought                   


C. decision                  


D. idea
Câu 2: (37) 


A. economically          


B. economical             


C. economy                 


D. economic
Câu 3: (38) 


A. way                                    


B. exception                


C. surprise                   


D. matter
Câu 4: (39) 


A. so                            


B. but                          


C. for                           


D. and            
Câu 5: (40)


A. make                       


B. give                         


C. have                        


D. do

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 9. Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.            Modern industry pollutes, and it also seem to cause significant changes to the climate. What is needed is an industry that (41) _____ the benefits without the costs. And the glimmerings of such an industry can now be (42) ______.            That industry is based on biotechnology. At the moment, biotech’s main uses are in medicine and agriculture. However, its biggest long term impact maybe industrial. Biotechnology will (43) _____ demand for oil by taking the cheapest raw materials imaginable, carbon dioxide and water, and using them to make fuel and plastics.            Plastics and fuels made in this way would have several advantages. They can be called “renewable”, (44) _____ nothing is depleted to make them. They would be part of the natural carbon cycle, borrowing that element from the atmosphere for a few months, and returning it when they were burned or (45) _____. That means they could not possibly contribute to global warming. They would also be environmentally friendly in other ways.            All in all, the future could be green in ways that traditional environmentalists had not expected.
Câu 1: (41)


A. delivers                   


B. collects                    


C. reaps                       


D. produces
Câu 2: (42)


A. distinguished          


B. discerned                


C. considered              


D. viewed
Câu 3: (43) 


A. satisfy                     


B. preserve                  


C. boost                       


D. diminish
Câu 4: (44) 


A. although                 


B. since                       


C. otherwise                


D. therefore
Câu 5: (45) 


A. garbaged                 


B. wasted                    


C. disposed


D. dumped

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Câu 1: Jenifer rejected the job offer. She now regrets it.


A. Jenifer regrets not having rejected the job offer.


B.  If only Jenifer didn’t reject the job offer.


C. Jenifer wishes she hadn’t rejected the job offer.


D.  Jenifer regrets to reject the job offer.
Câu 2: Mike became a father. He felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.


A. Were Mike to become a father himself, he would feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.


B. Only after Mike had become a father himself did he feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents. 


C. Had Mike become a father himself, he would have felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents. 


D. Not until he felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents did Mike become a father himself.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: In Vietnam, football is more popular than basketball.


A. In Vietnam, basketball is not as popular as football.


B. In Vietnam, basketball is more popular than football.


C. In Vietnam, football is not as popular as basketball.


D. In Vietnam, football is as popular as basketball.
Câu 2: ''What are you going to do after school, Anne?'' Kevin asked.


A. Kevin asked Anne what was she going to do after school.


B. Kevin asked Anne what she was going to do after school.


C. Kevin wanted to know what Anne would do after school.


D. Kevin wanted to know what would Anne do after school.
Câu 3: Sally paid for her travel in advance, but it wasn’t necessary.


A. Sally needn't have paid for her travel in advance.


B. Sally might not have paid for her travel in advance.


C. Sally may not have paid for her travel in advance.


D. Sally couldn’t have paid for her travel in advance.

A.
B.
C.
D.