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1 Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn câu trả lời tốt nhất trong số A, B, C và D.

One of the most remote places on earth surely (1) _ to be the Galapagos Islands, which (2) _ _in the Pacific Ocean 1100 kilometres (3) _ the west

of Ecuador These (4) _ islands made largely from volcanic rock were (5) _ to go their own way for millions of years without (6) _ interference Most notably, the islands are (7) _ to the giant tortoise and iguanas There are also turtles weighing up to 230 kilos and (8) _ a cormorant which cannot fly!

The islands were not (9) _ until a few hundred years ago when pirates came (10) _ them and buried their treasure there Unpopular crew members were often (11) “ _” there too! Later, in 1835 Charles Darwin visited the islands in (12) _ to study the wildlife and used his observations as the basis for his (13) _

of natural selection and evolution He noticed, for (14) _, that many of the islands had their own (15) _ of tortoise which had evolved according to each environment

in isolation over millions of years

4 A anti-social B inhospitable C unkind D awkward

7 A dwelling B house C residence D home

9 A disturbed B molested C annoyed D teased

11 A removed B vanished C disappeared D mislaid

13 A thoughts B wonders C theories D guesses

14 A once B instants C example D chance

Scottish Villain Arthur Ferguson has a different technique He would stand around a London monument where quite (1) _ accident, or so it appeared, he would (2) _ the acquaintance of a wealthy tourist When the (3) _ invariably turned

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to the monument, the tourist would ask Ferguson how he was so (4) _ Ferguson would confess to being the official (5) _ for the sale of Britain’s monuments His greatest success was selling Nelson’s Column for £6,000 It was only when the demolition company (6) _ address had been given to the tourist refused to knock (7) _ the piece of Britain’s national (8) _ that the tourist understood he had been (9) _ in Realizing that (10) _ Americans were perfect (11) _

of his technique, Ferguson emigrated to the States where he stood outside the White House He told a Texan cattleman that the government was (12) _ ways of cutting its costs and that the building could be rented for a (13) _ £100,000 a year In New York he sold the Statue of Liberty but (14) _ himself to be photographed He was identified as someone who was already (15) _ suspicion and the police arrested him

3 A debate B argument C conversation D row

4 A well-known B knowing C knowledgeable D knowledge

5 A dealing B responsible C chose D charged

8 A heir B treasure C inheritance D heritage

10 A trusted B trusty C trusting D trustworthy

11 A clients B victims C prey D source

12 A seeking B searching C looking D going

Even though the crime rate keeps going up, society is soft on criminal People who have (1) _ major crimes and even –murderers sentenced to (2) _ are often released after serving just part of their sentence Every day (3) _ crime is destroying the (4) _ of life of many people, particularly in city areas (5) _ you look there are many examples of graffiti and mindless vandalism Personally, I have

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had my car (6) _ into twice in the last three months As far as I know, the police are not looking into (7) _ of the crimes

Even when a friend recently caught a young thief, the police (8) _ him off with

a warning because of his age Doubtless, the child in (9) _, thinking he has got (10) _ with one crime, will be (11) _ to try another Yet if you or I park our cars in the wrong place or exceed the speed limit slightly we have to pay a (12) _

I know it’s important to (13) _ into account the age of criminals I also know that upbringing and drugs are (14) _ for many crimes All the (15) _, the lives and rights of the victims of crime should be considered too

1 A committed B done C completed D made

4 A standard B cost C level D quality

5 A Wherever B Forever C However D Whatever

9 A mind B trouble C discussion D question

11 A attempted B dared C tempted D threatened

14 A guilty B responsible C faulty D cause

We were watching TV when we heard a lot of barking coming from our kitchen There, we came (1) _ Jasper, our dog, throwing a furry bundle around the room This turned (2) _ to be Flopsie, the pet rabbit (3) _ to the children next door We had already been in (4) _ with our neighbours as Jasper had dug up half

of their garden Jasper had obviously broken (5) _ the rabbit’s hutch and killed it

We knew that the neighbours were out and that we had to (6) _ quickly I gave Flopsie a soapy bath and my wife dried and brushed its fur (7) _ it looked as good

as new Making sure the coat was (8) _, I jumped over the fence and placed

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Flopsie lovingly in its home Ten minutes (9) _ we heard a Greenaway’s car come back and sat in our kitchen (10) _ with anticipation

All of a sudden, there was a loud (11) of terror from outside Naturally, we could not (12) _ it and went out with a look of concern on our faces Mrs Greenaway stood white-faced (13) _ the fence with Flopsie in her arms ‘‘What’s the (14) _ ?”, I asked “Is there anything wrong with Flopsie?” “Flopsie’s dead,” she cried, “but what is extraordinary is that we (15) _ her last week!’’

3 A possessed B owing C owned D belonging

4 A problems B argument C trouble D difficult

7 A during B once C until D that

9 A afterwards B ago C after D later

10 A shivering B trembling C yawning D gasping

11 A crash B splash C scream D sigh

12 A forget B defy C ignore D deny

14 A matter B wrong C happening D up

15 A dug B planted C buried D grave

The all time American hero has to be the cowboy seen in countless Westerns and TV serials Good guys wore white hats, (1) _ those the baddies wore were always black In (2) _ you knew everybody would be white (3) _ from the red Indians, who were there to be slaughtered The (4) _ belief that the only cowboys were white is (5) _ by the facts Even though you (6) _ ever see a black face in cowboy films, (7) _ a quarter and a third were Negroes

The famous cowboy (8) _ as Deadwood Dick who has been played by white actors was in (9) _ an ex-slave and civil war veteran Only such people (10) _ by a tough physical existence could (11) _ the challenges of life as a cowboy Outlaws and sheriffs included their fair (12) _ of black men too The

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wicked and (13) _ outlaw Belle Starr was half Negro and half Native American, (14) _ she was played by the white actress Barbara Stanwyck Isn’t it time we (15) _ a more accurate portrayal of the wild west on our screens?

3 A apart B except C rather D instead

4 A varied B large C widespread D vast

5 A, criticized B contrasted C contradicted D confirmed

6 A seldom B nearly C almost D hardly

7 A about B roughly C between D within

8 A known B called C referred D nicknamed

9 A really B truthful C reality D factual

10 A used B hardened C tough D accustomed

12 A portion B amount C share D ration

13 A famous B well-known C reputable D notorious

14 A despite B yet C although D then

LEARNING TO MAKE A PERFECT PIZZA

According to the European Pizza-Makers’ Association, making a good pizza is not a straightforward skill to learn The ingredients seem very (1) _: flour, yeast, water and a bit of salt But water and flour can easily (2) _ glue and anyone who has eaten a (3) _ quality pizza will know how bad it can make your stomach (4) _

“In Italy, 70 per cent of pizza makers could improve on their product, not to (5) _ all the pizza makers around the world who (6) _ uneatable,” says Antonio Primiceri, the Association’s founder He has now started a pizza school in an attempt to (7) _ the reputation of this traditional dish As part of an (8) _ course, the students at Mr Primiceri’s school are taught to (9) _ common mistakes, produce a good basic mixture, add a tasty topping and cook the pizza properly

“Test the finished pizza by breaking the crust,” advises Mr Primiceri “If the soft (10) _ inside the pizza is white, clean and dry, it’s a good pizza If it is not like this, the

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pizza will (11) _ your stomach You will feel (12) _ full and also thirsty.”

In Italy alone, the pizza (13) _ has an annual turnover of more than $12 billion Mr Primiceri (14) _ that there are 10,000 jobs in pizza restaurants waiting

to be (15) _ by those with real skill “If you are a good pizza cook, you will never

be without a job,” he says

1 A simple B primary C pure D regular

2 A mix B construct C assemble D make

5 A state B mention C remark D tell

7 A save B provide C deliver D return

8 A extensive B extreme C intensive D intentional

12 A hardly B tightly C uncomfortably D heavily

13 A activity B body C industry D company

14 A computes B estimates C assesses D counts

15 A employed B filled C completed D covered

EVERYONE’S AN ARTIST

Every year, the village of Pettineo celebrates its unique arts festival For a few days each summer, artists from all over Europe (1) _ at this village near the north coast

of Sicily to (2) _ the creative atmosphere During their stay, the artists get (3) _ with the local people to paint a one-kilometre long picture that runs the (4) _ of the high street (5) _ the painting is done, each visiting artist joins a local family for a big lunch and, (6) _ the meal, the family receives the (7) _ of the painting that the artist has painted As a result, (8) _ few villagers are rich, almost every home has at least one painting by a well-known European artist Visitors to the village are eagerly (9) _ into homes to see these paintings

The festival was the (10) _ of Antonio Presti, a local businessman who (11) _ it up four years ago Since then, Pettineo has (12) _ a sort of domestic art

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museum in (13) _ any visitor can ring a doorbell, go into a house and (14) _ a painting In addition to this exhibition of paintings in people’s homes, for those who have time to spare, there is an opportunity to (15) _ through the display

of huge sculptures in the village square

3 A linked B jointly C combined D together

6 A in addition to B in place of C in common with D in exchange for

7 A partition B section C division D region

9 A persuaded B invited C requested D attracted

12 A become B advanced C grown D increased

THE NEED FOR BIGGER PLANES

The big issue.for plane-makers planning for the future is size, not speed With the skies already full of air traffic, and with worse to (1) _, the important questions for the designers are how many passengers they can (2) _ into the new super-planes and who will be (3) _ to build them first

(4) _ yourself ten years from now in a packed airport departure lounge Eight hundred passengers are waiting with you for their first flight on one of a remarkable range of super-planes, and the check-in time (5) _ have been as much as four hours before take-off to (6) _ for the extra people Impossible? Far from it designs for these planes are already (7) _ on computer at the world’s top aircraft manufacturers, waiting to be turned (8) _ reality

The airlines badly need the new jets to (9) _ with future increases in passenger (10) _ A billion passengers a year are currently carried by air, but that figure is

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(11) _ to double by the year 2010 The only practical (12) _ of avoiding making the skies even busier is to build much bigger planes The (13) _ to build the new jets is the hottest contest in the airliner business Manufacturers are working (14) _ with the major airlines to produce designs that will please airlines and passengers (15) _

3 A possible B able C proper D capable

4 A Consider B Suppose C Imagine D Regard

7 A supplied B given C stored D carried

9 A deal B treat C manage D succeed

10 A amounts B sums C quantities D numbers

11 A expected B thought C known D hoped

12 A scheme B process C way D plan

14 A tightly B strongly C closely D firmly

15 A equal B alike C similar D same

A FAMOUS EXPLORER

Captain James Cook is remembered today for being one of Britain’s most famous explorers of the 18th century Cook was (1) _ most other explorers of the same period as he did not come from a wealthy family and had to work hard to (2) _ his position in life He was lucky to be (3) _ by his father’s employer, who saw that

he was a bright boy and paid for him to attend the village school At sixteen, he started (4) _ in a shop in a fishing village (5) _ on the coast and this was a turning (6) _ in his life He developed an interest in the sea and eventually joined the Royal Navy (7) _ to see more of the world

Cook was (8) _ by sailing, astronomy and the production of maps, and quickly became an expert (9) _ these subjects He was also one of the first people to (10) _ that scurvy, an illness often suffered by sailors, could be prevented by careful

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(11) _ to diet It was during his (12) _ to the Pacific Ocean that Cook made his historic landing in Australia and the (13) _ discovery that New Zealand was two (14) _ islands He became a national hero and still (15) _ one today

1 A different B contrary B distinct D unlike

2 A manage B succeed C achieve D fulfil

3 A remarked B viewed C glanced D noticed

5 A held B placed C positioned D situated

6 A moment B instant C point D mark

8 A keen B eager C fascinated D enthusiastic

10 A regard B estimate C catch D realize

11 A attention B organization C observation D treatment

12 A travel B voyage C excursion D tour

13 A serious B superior C major D leading

14 A shared B particular C common D separate

15 A keeps B stands C maintains D remains

VENICE UNDER WATER

A team of experts has arrived in Venice to save it from increasing incidences of flooding A controversial plan to construct a barrier with 79 gates, each weighing 300 tons, has been given permission to (1) _ ahead Once constructed, this will be (2) _ whenever a high tide (3) _ to cover the city

Everyone has known for centuries that Venice is (4) _ further into the mud, but floods are becoming a regular nuisance Rising sea levels have gradually (5) _ the salt marshes and mud-banks that (6) _ between the city and the Adriatic Winter storms cause higher waves, which are (7) _ the walls of the old palaces

But there are fears about how the (8) _ of such a barrier might affect the Venice lagoon, particularly the possibility that it could further (9) _ the flushing of the city’s waterways by the tide, making the famous foul-smelling canals even more (10) _

To avoid making a bad situation worse, the experts have been (11) _ To

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analyse tidal flows, marine plants and sediment deposits, and then suggest ways to prevent the city becoming the first high-profile (12) of global warming and rising sea levels

But with global warming (13) _ To add at least another half metre to the sea level this century, the situation is bound to (14) _ A spokesman for the team said,

“We cannot hope to stop Venice submerging eventually, but we can slow the whole (15) _ down and so enjoy the city for a while longer”

2 A erected B raised C lifted D installed

3 A threatens B endangers C risks D jeopardizes

4 A decaying B sinking C collapsing D falling

5 A eroded B worn C corrupted D broken

6 A faced B occurred C featured D stood

7 A offending B crashing C assaulting D opposing

8 A building B theory C intention D result

9 A delay B direct C restrict D impose

10 A motionless B stationary C inactive D stagnant

11 A asked over B brought in C called up D taken on

12 A victim B target C sufferer D subject

13 A believed B imagined C expected D supposed

14 A destabilize B deflate C detract D deteriorate

15 A damage B process C water D event

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