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.

Exercise 6. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that best fits the blank space in the following passage.21st CENTURY TEACHERS: INEVITABLE CHANGES21st century teachers need to serve as a guide or mentor for their students, not as the all- knowing sage providing them with everything they need. Nowadays, with so much access (26) ______ resources of all kinds, children invariably know more than teachers on different topics, step ahead of the technology. Teachers need to be empowered as facilitators for learning, so that they can empower their students in (27) ______.This shift is great news for teachers. Instead of struggling to give kids all the information in areas (28) ______ they know little about, teachers can support students as they make their own steps into different fields. It’s about preparing them to go beyond their seniors, ensuring they have the skills to do it, and assisting them along the way.(29) ______, teachers need to be forward-thinking, curious and flexible. They must be learners: learning new teaching methods, and learning alongside their students. Simply asking questions like “What will my students need dozens of years from now?” or “How can I help give them those skills?” can change teachers' (30) ______, make them a leader, and bring about changes in the classroom, school and community.
Câu 1: (26) 


A. to                            


B. with                                    


C. for                           


D. in
Câu 2: (27)


A. sight                                    


B. use                          


C. line                         


D. turn
Câu 3: (28) 


A. what                                   


B. that                          


C. where                     


D. whom
Câu 4: (29) 


A. For instance       


B. Therefore                


C. In practice  


D. Otherwise   
Câu 5: (30)


A. knowledge              


B. prejudice                 


C. mindset                   


D. judgement 

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 or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanksAn important point to remember if you like spending time out in the open air is that the human head doesn’t work very well outdoors if it becomes too hot, cold or wet. That’s why a hat is a good investment, whenever you are planning to go out and about. Surprisingly, a single waterproof hat with a brim will do the (16)______ adequately in most conditions.In cold climates, the problem is that the head is (17)______ heat all the time. As much as fifty to sixty per cent of your body’s heat is lost through the head and neck, (18)______  on which scientist you believe. Clearly this heat loss needs to be prevented, but it’s important to remember that hats don’t actually keep you warm, they simply stop heat escaping.Just as important is the need to protect your neck from the effects of bright sunlight, and the brim of your hat will do this. If you prefer a baseball cap, (19)______  buying one that has a drop down ‘tail’ at the back to stop your neck getting sunburnt.And in wet weather (20)______, hats are often more practical than pooling up the hood of your waterproof coat because when you turn your head, the hat goes with you, whereas the hood usually does not.
Câu 1: (16) 


A. role                         


B. duty                                    


C. job                          


D. task
Câu 2: (17) 


A. giving away     


B. sending out         


C. running down 


D. dropping off
Câu 3: (18) 


A. regarding                


B. relating                    


C. depending               


D. according
Câu 4: (19) 


A. advise                     


B. suggest                    


C. recommend             


D. consider
Câu 5: (20) 


A. conditions               


B. cases                       


C. occasions                


D. positions

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 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.