CLOZE TEXT EXCERCISES 1 Language only belongs (1) human beings Each nation has its own language We are born to speak the language (2) by our ancestors naturally and automatically I speak Vietnamese fl[.]
CLOZE TEXT EXCERCISES Language only belongs (1) _ human beings Each nation has its own language We are born to speak the language (2) by our ancestors naturally and automatically I speak Vietnamese fluently just because I was (3) in Vietnam where my parents, as well as all others living around me speak Vietnamese A man who was born and grow up in any (4) _ country surely speaks English very well We all know the advantages of learning a foreign language The more languages we learn, (5) we get into the knowledge treasure of humanity A at B in C from D to A to speak B spoke C spoken D speaking A born B brought C got up D lived A French-speaking B English-speaking C Vietnamese-speaking D Chinese-speaking A the more B the most C the much D the best People can go on learning until they are eighty or ninety There is really no (1) limit Many elderly people go to language centers They want to learn (2) _ foreign language People are never too old (3) learn It is true that we can go (4) learning until the day we (5) A old B age C year D time A any B some C a D the A for B about C by D to A on B to C towards D out A survive B die C live D exist There have been several explanation of the (1) _ why English men walk and drive (2) _ one is said that Londoners used to travel on horseback and a horse is always (3) _ from the left side One is said that English people hated Napoleon Bonaparte who put the right- hand rule (4) in the countries that he had conquered One is said that English men used to fight with a sword so they held the sword in the right hand and kept (5) to the left made them feel easy to slash and thrust A main B reason C cause D affair A to the left B to the right C on both side of the street D in the middle of the street A brought B fed C taken D mounted A in date B in force C on use D date back A ride B rode C ridden D riding Why they drive on the left in Britain and on the right in other countries? The reason for this goes back to the day (1) _ people traveled by (2) Most people are right- handed ,and thus the (3) is the natural side to ride on if you are on (4) _ and need your right hand to hold a sword in case (5) trouble So why didn’t the rest of the world the same? A where B when C whenever D whose A horse B horseback C horse race D riding horse A left hand B left side C left D left turn A horse B horse race C riding horse D horseback A of B in C on D at 10 I had an amusing experience last year When I was (1) to a town in the south of France, a young man waved to me I stopped and he asked me for a lift As soon as he got into the car, I said good morning to him (2) French and he replied in the same language (3) _ of us spoke during the journey I myself know a little of French I had nearly (4) the town when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, “Do you speak English?” as I soon learnt, he was English (5) A walking B flying C driving D riding A in B at C by D from A none B neither C either D A and B A came B approached C stopped D went A him B he C himself D himselves 11 Janet left school three months (1) _ She wants to continue her study at a university but her parents are not rich (2) _ to send her to university Janet is looking for a job She hopes that she (3) _ earn some money to share the financial problem with her parents She like meeting people and traveling (4) she wants to apply for a position as a receptionist or a tourist guide She reads newspapers and looks through the “Situation Vacant” columns every day, but up to now she (5) _ a job yet A before B ago C next year D then A much B nearly C too D enough A will B would C is D able to A so that B such C so D although A finds B won’t find C found D has not found 12 Rivers are one of the most (1) _ resources Most of the big cities in the world are on large rivers and almost every country has at least one river that (2) an important part in the lives of its people Besides transportation, rivers provide people with food and water To get water for crops, a (3) is built across a river People can use water not only to irrigate (4) _ to make electricity However, several rivers are (5) _ when industries develop It is necessary to keep rivers clean if people want to get benefits of the natural resources A nature B natural C nation D naturally A plays B choose C makes D demands A pool B pond C well D dam A or B nor C but also D either A pollute B polluted C pollution D polluting 13 Water is our life source It (1) _ 70% of our bodies, and the average person actually spends about six months of his life on the bath or a shower But we are only now (2) how to take care of water Acid rain has polluted (3) _ 18,000 lakes Our seas and rivers are polluted, too It is now very expensive to overcome the damage that has been done However, we have some hope for the future (4) _ some new sources of water have been discovered People living in Sahara have found fish (5) _ in deep underground streams Many scientists also believe that there is a huge lake underneath London If we have leant something from our mistakes, we should keep these new sources of water clean A puts up B gets up C makes up D calls up A learn B learning C learnt D have learnt A as many as B as much as C as lot as D as so many as A because B since C as D all are correct A to swim B swam C swimming D is swimming 14 It is important in the US to have a handshake that is firm This is (1) _ important business A handshake should not be (2) strong that it hurts the other person, but it should be firm (3) Many Americans believe that a weak handshake (4) _ that the person also has a weak character and is not honest This is true (5) _ two men, two women, or a man and a woman A especial B especially C particular D most A such B as C so D very A enough B too C much D very A tells B means C requires D demands A to B from C with D for 15 In America, the simple words “I’m sorry” display very good manners in many difficult (1) situations “I’m sorry” has two main uses : to express your sympathy to someone who has a bad experience and to express your (2) _ when you have bothered someone or (3) a problem Other useful apologies are “excuse me!” and “pardon me”, which mean the same thing These (4) _ are appropriate when pushing your way out of a crowded elevator or stopping a stranger to ask (5) _ A social B society C socialist D socialism A wish B hope C regret D love A offer B caused C give D demand A talks B speeches C verbals D expressions A direct B directed C directly D directions 16 The word “sandwich” is a (1) _ word It is an English word The word is also used in many other (2) Mr Sandwich, (3) _ lived in England in the 18 th , liked (4) _ cards He often played all day and night One time, he had been playing for 24 hours without (5) he didn’t leave the card table even to eat His servant (6) him some food It was bread and meat He didn’t want to stop (7) _ so he put the meat (8) _ two of the pieces of bread In this way he was (9) to continue playing From the (10) of this man, we have the word “Sandwich” today A lovely B common C private D poverty A talks B speeches C discussion D languages A who B whom C that D A and C A play B playing C played D plays A stop B to stop C stops D stopping A brought B connected C contacted D chose A eat B to eat C eating D ate A in B under C between D above A able B unable C capable D enable 10 A call B name C voice D sound 17 What sort of job should you look for? Much depends (1) your long term aim You need to ask (2) _ whether you want to specialize in a particular field, work your (3) _ up to higher levels of responsibility or (4) of your current employment into a broader field This job will be studied very carefully when you send your letter of (5) for your next job It (6) _ show evidence of serious career planning (7) important, it should extend you, develop you and give you increasing responsibility Incidentally, if the travel bug is bitting, (8) is the time to pack up and go You can temporary work for a (9) ; when you return, pick up where you have (10) off and get the second job A for B on C of D with A you B it C yourself D oneself A path B road C way D street A out B off C into D over A applicants B application C form D employment A will A Less A then A day 10 A came B would B Even B now B time B left C should C Almost C so C while C taken D may D Most D such D ages D paid COMMUNICATION SKILLS 18 Good communication is the key to being successful and satisfied in many situations: work, personal, social At work, communication skills (1) _ most commonly shown in your (2) to use and understand language, whether spoken or on (3) _ you need a good command of language to (4) your ideas, opinions, (5) feelings across clearly Listening carefully is (6) _ important communication skill, as is the ability and confidence to (7) _ questions when you need to understand something or get (8) _ from someone (9) in a language other than your mother tongue also counts as a (10) A are B have C were D A capacity B ability C knowledge D fluency A writing B written C paper D letter A come B get C understand D know A also B too C so D and A a B the C an D any A answer B put C ask D suggest A things B information C knowledge D explanation A Competence B Ability C Talent D Use 10 A understanding B speaking C giving D communication FILM MUSIC 19 In the (1) _ days of the cinema, before sound was introduced, silent films were (2) by pianist, or even a small orchestra playing in the cinema itself One reason (3) this was to cover up the noise of the projector However, a more important role was to provide (4) for what was going on in the film, and (5) the audience through the story Different kinds of music were (6) with different situations, (7) as fights, chases, romantic scene and so on Music was (8) used to identify the geological location or historical setting of the story In (9) , individual characters often had their own tune, which could also (10) what sort of person they were A early B starting C beginning D original A chased B pursued C taken D accompanied A on B about C for D of A support B description C suggestion D comment A allow B guide C follow D send A grouped B joined C associated D collected A if B for C such D so A too A plus 10 A see B also B addition B point C additional C all C put D more D total D indicate BIRD FLU 20 There has been a(n) (1) of avian influenza, better known as “bird flu” in Asia recently The first (2) _ died two weeks ago in Vietnam and there have been cases reported in Thailand, and there are some suspected cases in Cambodia (3) Wild bird flu are affected by a large number of flu viruses, just as humans and other animals (4) _, but they are normally exclusive to birds If the viruses manage to mutate, they can jump the species barrier and infect human beings The first case(5) someone died was in Hong Kong in 1997 There are different forms of bird flu, ranging from mild to very (6) infections, which spread by (7) _ birds – ducks, in particular- which carry the virus, but aren’t killed by it They can spread the virus to farm birds through (8) _ contact or by contaminating the water supplies World health organization officials have attributed the spread of bird flu to human contact with the droppings of infected birds and (9) sanitation There was no evidence at first that the virus spread from person to person, though there has been a (10) _ of this happening being investigated by scientists A break-up B outburst C outbreak D breakout A victims B casualties C sufferers D infectors A also B too C either D as well A B are C will D does A where B when C which D in which A strict B severe C serious D heavy A natural B wild C untamed D untrained A direct B straight C immediate D square A awful B bad C terrible D poor 10 A circumstance B situation C case D form ……