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Ông mong muốn thành công và đã làm việc chăm chỉ để (4) đạt được nó nhưng ông ấy chẳng bao giờ có thể từ bỏ được ý nghĩ rằng những nỗ lực của mình sẽ luôn nảy đến một cách ngắn ngủi.. Và[r]

CHINH PHỤC DẠNG BÀI HOÀN THÀNH ĐOẠN VĂN

Để làm tốt dạng này, nhiều bạn cho cần có cách làm đủ để giúp điểm cao Tuy nhiên, trước hết em cần phải có:

a) Kiến thức ngữ pháp chắn Các phần ngữ pháp hay thi là:

- Liên từ từ chuyển tiếp: Yet, So, When, As, Since, However, In addition, For example,…

- Giới từ, cụm giới từ: in, on, at, from, with, across, beside, instead of, apart from… - Cụm động từ: give up, look into, face up to, put up with, look forward to

- Mệnh đề quan hệ mệnh đề danh từ: who, whom, which, that, what, whether… - Đại từ: it, this, that, another, each other…

- Đơi cịn có dạng khác: mạo từ, động từ, câu bị động, cấp so sánh, từ loại b) Từ vựng: Cần ôn Collocation, Word choice

Trong bài, hay kiểu lựa chọn “Do” hay “Make”; “secret” hay “mistery”; “appeal” hay “attract”

CÁCH LÀM DẠNG BÀI NÀY:

1 Đọc lướt qua toàn bài, ý chỗ trống cần điền, suynghĩ ln xem, chỗ trống thiếu dạng từ gì, ngữ pháp hay từ vựng, từ loại danh từ hay động từ hay tính từ hay giới từ Cố gắng thu thập sơ qua thơng tin tồn để có ý tổng quát

3 Sau kết thúc câu hỏi cuối cần lắp ráp toàn lại kiểm tra LUYỆN TẬP:

EX1: 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 blanks from to 12. George Orwell did not expect to be a successful writer In fact, he spent much of his life anticipating failure In an essay about his schooldays, he wrote that until he was about thirty he always planned his life with the (3) that any major undertaking was bound to fail He wanted success and worked hard to (4) it but he was never quite able to give up the notion that his efforts would always come up short At the age of 46, (5) before he died, he confided in his private notebook that a deep sense of inadequacy had haunted him

throughout his career He stated that there had been literally not one day in which he did not feel that he was being lazy, that he was behind with his current job and that his rate of work was miserably small Even in the first months after the tremendous success of “Animal Farm”, he was quick discount his achievement, declaring that his next book was bound to be a failure

Of course, no conscientious author is ever completely (6) with their work, but Orwell’s doubts were so (7) that he often appeared more comfortable (8) defeat than

acknowledging success In 1940, after the publication of his eighth book, he (9) to an admiring letter from another writer by (10) out of his way to show the man why he was not (11) of his praise “It makes me laugh,” he wrote, “to see you referring to me as “famous” and “successful” I wonder if you (12) how little my books sell!”

Question A forecast B trust C expectation D reliance

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Question A reach B achieve C fulfill D manage

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Question A shortly B presently C recently D virtually

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Question A lengthy B persistent C attached D convinced

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Question A granting B admitting C agreeing D allowing

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Question A returned B responded C answered D denied

9.

Question A going B moving C setting D leaving

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Question A capable B worthy C just D acceptable

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Question A assume B regard C acknowledge D appreciate

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GIẢI: Question 3: Đáp án C expectation

Giải thích: expectation (n): lường trước, liệu trước Các đáp án lại:

forecast (n): dự báo (thường thời tiết) trust (n): tin cậy, uỷ thác

reliance (n): phụ thuộc Question 4: Đáp án B achieve

Giải thích: Ta có cụm: (to) achieve success: đạt thành công

Giải thích: Shortly (adv): khơng lâu, thời gian ngắn (thường đứng trước before/after) Các từ lại:

presently (adv): tại, recently (adv): gần

virtually (adv): gần như, Question 6: Đáp án D satified

Giải thích: Ta có cụm (to) be satisfied with sth: hài lòng với Question 7: Đáp án B persistent

Giải thích: persistent (adj) : dai dẳng, liên tục Các đáp án lại:

lengthy (adj): dài dịng

attached (adj): gắn bó, buộc chặt convinced (adj): tin chắc, đoán

“Orwell’s doubts” hiểu hoài nghi Orwell thành công thất

bại Đọc ta hiểu rẳng ông thường ám ảnh nỗi thất bại nghiệp nên

nghi ngờ dai dẳng èè Chọn B Question 8: Đáp án B admitting

Các đáp án lại:

(to) grant: ban cho, cấp cho (to) agree: đồng ý

(to) allow: cho phép

Ta thấy vế sau “than” có “acknowledge success” (cơng nhận thành cơng), vế trước “than” ta chọn “admit defeat” (thừa nhận thất bại) Question 9: Đáp án B responded Giải thích: (to) respond to sbd/sth: đáp trả, hồi âm, trả lời ai/cái

Question 10: Đáp án A going

Giải thích: (to) go out of one’s way to sth = (to) try hard to sth: cố gắng, nỗ lực làm Question 11: Đáp án B worthy

Giải thích: (to) be worthy of sbd/sth: xứng đáng với ai/ Các đáp án cịn lại:

(to) be capable of Ving : làm

(to) be acceptable to sbd: chấp nhận just (adj) cơng bằng, thích đáng (chỉ trước danh từ) Question 12: Đáp án B assume

Giải thích: (to) assume: cho rằng, giả sử Các đáp án lại:

Dịch bài:

George Orwell không mong đợi trở thành nhà văn thành công Trong thực tế, ông dành nhiều thời gian đời để lường trước thất bại Trong văn thời học, ông viết tận khoảng 30 tuổi, ông luôn lập kế hoạch cho đời với (3) liệu trước dự án lớn định thất bại Ơng mong muốn thành cơng làm việc chăm để (4) đạt ơng chẳng từ bỏ ý nghĩ nỗ lực ln nảy đến cách ngắn ngủi Vào tuổi 46, (5)không lâu trước mất, ông giãi bày sổ tay cá nhân cảm giác sâu thẳm thiếu thốn ám ảnh ơng suốt nghiệp Ơng phát nói chẳng có ngày ơng khơng cảm thấy lười biếng, ơng ln chậm trễ công việc tỉ lệ công việc ơng nhỏ Thậm chí tháng đầu sau thành công vang dội “Animal Farm”, ơng nhanh chóng coi nhẹ thành mình, tuyên bố sách chắn thất bại

Dĩ nhiên, chẳng có nhà văn tâm huyết hồn tồn (6) hài lịng với cơng việc họ., hoài nghi Orwell (7) dai dẳng mà ơng thường (8) thừa nhận thất bại công nhận thành công Năm 1940, sau xuất sách thứ 8, ơng (9)trả lời thư tỏ lịng ngưỡng mộ từ nhà văn khác cách (10) cố gắng cho người đàn ơng khơng (11)xứng đáng với lời khen ngợi anh ta. “ Nó làm tơi bật cười”, ơng viết, “khi thấy anh coi ‘nổi tiếng’ ‘thành công’ Tôi tự hỏi liệu anhcho sách bán tới mức nào!”

EX2: Read the following passage on native Americans, and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks from 21 to 30.

love it have helped shape the world we live in today Gold is one of many elements, or substances that cannot be changed by normal chemical (24) _, that are found in the Earth’s crust Gold has a warm, sunny colour and (25) _it does not react (26) _air, water, and most chemicals, its shine never fades In its natural (27) _, gold is soft and easily shaped When heated to 1,062 Celsius it melts and can be poured(28) _ moulds to form coins, gold bars, and other objects Stories have been told, movies (29) _and legends born about the (30) _of the world’s great gold deposits It is a saga of dreams, greed, ambition and exploration

Question A knitted B sewn C woven D folded

21

Question A formats B outlines C shapes D lines

22

Question A Whoever B However C Forever D Wherever

23

Question A mode B means C course D measure

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Question A yet B despite C because D so

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Question A estate B state C stage D position

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Question A into B though C at D with

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Question A done B made C composed D built

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Question A discovery B revelation C detection D disclosure 30

Question 21: Đáp án C woven

(to) sew (sewed, sewn): khâu, may (to) fold (folded): gấp nếp

Question 22: Đáp án C shapes

Giải thích: shape (n): hình dạng, hình khối Các đáp án lại:

fomat (n): khổ (sách, giấy, )/ cách bố trí, xếp outline (n): dàn ý

line (n): dòng, vạch, đường

Question 23: Đáp án D Wherever Giải thích: wherever (conj): đâu Các đáp án lại:

whoever (pron): however (+ adj) : Cho dù forever (adv): mãi

Question 24: Đáp án B means

Giải thích: means (n): phương tiện, phương pháp Các đáp án lại:

mode (n): cách thức/ kiểu, mốt thời trang course (n): giai đoạn, trình

measure (n): phương pháp đo lường Question 25: Đáp án C because Giải thích:Because + clause: vì

Yet (adv): chưa, cịn chưa (dùng hồn thành) Despite + N/Ving: Mặc dù…

so (conj): vậy, nên

Question 26: Đáp án D with

Giải thích:(to) react with sth: phản ứng hố học với gì

Ngồi ra:(to) react to sbd/sth: phản ứng lại (một hành động, thái độ…) Question 27: Đáp án B state

estate (n): bất động sản

stage (n): chặng, giai đoạn/sân khấu position (n): vị trí/ địa vị

Question 28: Đáp án A into

Giải thích:(to) pour sth into sth: rót, đổ vài gì Question 29: Đáp án B made

Giải thích:(to) make film/movies: sản xuất phim Question 30: Đáp án A discovery

Giải thích: discovery (n): khám phá, khám phá Các từ lại:

detection (n): dị tìm, phát (thường sử dụng công cụ phương pháp đặc biệt)

revelation (n): tiết lộ, phát giác (bí mật) disclosure (n): vạch trần, lộ

Dịch bài:

những mỏ vàng lớn giới Đó câu chuyện ước mơ, lịng tham, tham vọng thám hiêm

EX3: Read the following passage on native Americans, and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks A FAMOUS WRITER

Joanne Rowling became famous almost overnight She is the (31) _of a highly successful series of books for young people

Joanne has dreamt of being a writer for as long as she can remember In fact, she has been(32) _ stories and characters ever since she was a schoolgirl When she was still quite young, the family moved to a town called Chepstow A family who lived (33) were called Potter, and she used their name for the hero of her books She and her sister, Di, (34) _a state school in town At school, she was hard ‐working and rather reserved She was (35) _good at English and languages Her talent for telling stories made her popular figure in the school During breaks between (36) _she was often surrounded by a crowd of friends, excited to hear the (37) _story she had written She often included her classmates in her stories though they were not always aware of this!

When she left school, Joanne succeeded in getting a place at university After graduating, she got a(38) _in French Then Joanne started to work as a teacher in a school in Portugal She married a journalist but, sadly, the couple soon (39) _and she moved to Edinburgh She had (40) _and couldn’t even afford a plastic folder to send her new book to potential publishers However, one wonderful day a publisher said “yes” It was the greatest day of her life

Question 31 A composer B author C artist D novelist

Question 32 A making up B taking up C doing up D putting up

Question 33 A next B across C besides D nearby

Question 34 A went B attended C frequente D studied

Question 35

d

A particularly B a quite C most D unexpected

Question 36 A tutorials B lectures C sessions D lessons

Question 38 A certificate B diploma C degree D license Question 39 A broke into B broke out C broke up D broke down

Question 40 A never B neither C no income D not at all

something income

GIẢI:

Question 31: Đáp án B author Giải thích:

author (n): nhà văn, người viết sách Các đáp án lại:

composer (n): nhà soạn nhạc arttist (n): nghệ sĩ (nói chung) novelist (n): tiểu thuyết gia

Dòng 1, đoạn có thơng tin: “Joanne has dreamt of being a writer…” (Joanne mơ ước trở thành nhà văn…) , thông tin nói câu chuyện, nhân vật sách… bà không nhắc đến tiểu thuyết è Chọn BQuestion 32: Đáp án: A making up

Giải thích:

Cụm động từ:(to) make up: dựng chuyện, bịa chuyện Các đáp án lại:

(to) take up: theo đuổi, bắt đầu (sở thích)/ chiếm (bao nhiêu thời gian/ khơng gian) (to) put up: dựng lên

(to) up: trang trí

Question 33: Đáp án D nearby

Giải thích: nearby (adv): gần bên, cạnh Các đáp án lại:

Giải thích: (to) attend sth: tham gia, có mặt (to) attend school : học, theo học Các động từ lại:

(to) go to somewhere: đâu (to) study: học tập, nghiên cứu (to) frequent: hay lui tới, hay Question 35: Đáp án A particularly

Giải thích: Khi muốn nhấn mạnh, sử dụng: particularly (adv): đặc biệt

Các đáp án cịn lại:

Đáp án A: khơng có “a quite” è quite a + N: là most (adv): nhất, (dùng so sánh nhất) unexpected (adj): bất ngờ, không lường trước

Question 36: Đáp án D lesson Giải thích: lesson (n): học

Các đáp án cịn lại khơng phù hợp nghĩa: session (n): thời kì, phiên họp

lecture (n): thuyết trình

tutorial (n): dạy kèm, học thêm Question 37: Đáp án D lastest

Giải thích: lastest (n): nhất, gần Các đáp án cịn lại khơng phù hợp nghĩa: recent (adj): gần

last (adj): cuối cùng, ultimate (adj): cuối cùng, Question 38: Đáp án C degree Giải thích: degree (n): đại học Các đáp án lại:

certificate (n): giấy chứng nhận, chứng

Question 39: Đáp án C broke up

Giải thích:(to) break up: chia tay, chia lìa Các đáp án cịn lại:

(to) break into sth: đột nhập vào…

(to) break down: (máy móc, thiết bị…) hỏng/ suy sụp tinh thần (to) break out: bùng nổ (chiến tranh, dịch bệnh,…)

Question 40: Đáp án C no income Giải thích:no + N : khơng có gì Các đáp án cịn lại sai vì:

+ Câu A: trạng từ đứng câu phải đứng trước động từ è “never” phải đứng trước “had” ; “something” không dùng câu phủ định

+ Câu B: sai cấu trúc:Neither + S1 + nor + S2 + V(chia theo S2): hai khơng + Câu D:(not) at all: hồn tồn khơng

Dịch bài:

MỘT NHÀ VĂN NỔI TIẾNG

Joanne Rowling nhanh chóng trở nên tiếng Bà (31)tác giả hàng loạt sách dành cho giới trẻ

Joanne mơ ước trở thành nhà văn từ lâu Thực tế, bà (32)xây dựng nên câu chuyện nhân vật từ cịn học sinh Khi bà cịn trẻ, gia đình bà chuyển đến thị trấn tên Chepstow Một gia đình sống (33) bên cạnh nhà Potter, bà đã đặt tên họ cho người anh hùng truyện Bà chị gái, Di, (34) theo học trường công lập thị trấn Ở trường, bà chăm dè dặt Bà (35) đặc biệt giỏi môn tiếng anh ngôn ngữ Tài kể chuyện khiến bà trở nên tiếng trường Trong chơi (36) tiết học, bà thường bạn vây quanh, háo hức nghe câu chuyện (36) mới Bà thường hay hút bạn câu chuyện mà họ chẳng hay biết điều này!

mình tới nhà xuất tiềm Tuy nhiên, nhà xuất tuyệt vời nói “có” Đó ngày tuyệt vời đời bà

EX4:

Carefully conducted studies that have followed the children of working mothers have not been able to show any long ‐term problems, compared (71) _children whose mothers stay at home My personal (72) _is that mothers should be allowed to work if they wish Whether we like it or not, there are a number of mothers who just have to work There are many who must work out of pure economic (73) _ Many mothers are not born to be full ‐

time parents After a few months at home with a much loved infant, the feel trapped and isolated

There are a number of options when it refers to choosing childcare These range from child minders and nannies through to Granny or the kind of lady across the street In reality, (74) _ many parents no have any choice; they have to accept anything they can get Be prepared! No (75) _ how good the children may be, some children are going to protect wildly if they are left This is a (76) _ normal stage of child development Babies separate well in the first six months, but soon after that they start to get a crush on Mum and close family (77) _ Make sure that in the first week, you allow plenty of time to help your child (78) _

All children are different Some are independent,(79) _ others are more attached to their mothers Remember that if you want to the best for your children, it’s not the quantity of time you spend with them, it’s the (80) _ that matters

Question A to B for C with D by

71

Question7 A view B idea C thought D decision

2

Question A reason B duty C necessity D task

73

74

Question A way B matter C surprise D exception

75

Question A perfectly B extremely C very D certainly

76

Question A people B adults C members D grown ‐ups

77

Question A grow up B settle in C bring up D calm down

78

Question A when B while C and D as

79

Question A quality B attitude C behavior D manner

80

Question 71: Đáp án C with

Giải thích:(to) compare with sbd/ sth: so với ai/ gì

≠(to) compare to sbd/ sth: sánh kịp, bì kịp với (thường dùng câu phủ định Question 72: Đáp án A view

Giải thích: personal view: quan điểm cá nhân Các đáp án lại:

idea (n): ý tưởng

thought (n): suy nghĩ, suy ngẫm

time parents After a few months at home with a much loved infant, the feel trapped and isolated

close family (77) _ Make sure that in the first week, you allow plenty of time to help your child (78) _

All children are different Some are independent,(79) _ others are more attached to their mothers Remember that if you want to the best for your children, it’s not the quantity of time you spend with them, it’s the (80) _ that matters

Question A to B for C with D by

71

Question7 A view B idea C thought D decision

2

Question A reason B duty C necessity D task

73

Question A however B but C although D therefore

74

Question A way B matter C surprise D exception

75

Question A perfectly B extremely C very D certainly

76

Question A people B adults C members D grown ‐ups

77

Question A grow up B settle in C bring up D calm down

78

Question A when B while C and D as

79

Question A quality B attitude C behavior D manner

80

Question 71: Đáp án C with

Giải thích:(to) compare with sbd/ sth: so với ai/ gì

Giải thích: personal view: quan điểm cá nhân Các đáp án lại:

idea (n): ý tưởng

thought (n): suy nghĩ, suy ngẫm decision (n): định

Question 73: Đáp án A reason

Giải thích:out of … (adj) reason: khơng phải vì, ngồi lý do… Question 74: Đáp án A however

Giải thích:

+ Ở câu câu đầu đoạn 2, tác giả viết: “There are a number of options when it refers to choosing childcare (Có nhiều nhiều ý tưởng đề cập đến việc chọn cách chăm sóc trẻ…)

Đến câu 3: “… In reality, , many parents not have any choice; they have to accept anything they can get.” (…Trong thực tế bậc phụ huynh khơng có lựa chọn; nên họ phải chấp nhận điều họ có.)

Rõ ràng hai mệnh đề mang tính chất tương phản è loại D

+ Ta có:Although + adj/clause, … : è không phù hợp với chỗ trống è loại C. + “ However, …” “…, however, …” (tuy nhiên) ≠ “…, but …” (nhưng)

è Chọn A

Question 75: Đáp án D No matter Giải thích:

No matter how + adj/ adv + S + be/ V, … = However + adj/ adv + S + be/ V, …: Cho dù …,

Question 76: Đáp án D certainly

Giải thích: a certainly normal stage: giai đoạn (phát triển) hồn tồn bình thường Question 77: Đáp án C member

Giải thích:a family member = a member of family: thành viên gia đình Question 78: Đáp án B settle in

(to) grow up: lớn trên, trưởng thành (to) bring sbd up: nuôi dưỡng ai (to) calm down: bình tĩnh

Question 79: Đáp án B while

Giải thích: “While” (trong đó) dùng để nối hai mệnh đề có ý nghĩa tương phản Question 80: Đáp án D manner

Giải thích: manner (n): cách cư xử Các đáp án cịn lại:

quality (n): chất lượng

attitude (n): quan điểm, cách nhìn behavior (n): hành vi

Dịch bài:

Những nghiên cứu thực cách kĩ lưỡng theo dõi đứa bà mẹ làm chưa thể vấn đề có tính chất lâu dài, so (71) với những đứa trẻ có mẹ nhà (72) Quan điểm cá nhân bà mẹ nên phép làm việc họ muốn Cho dù có thích hay khơng, có nhiều bà mẹ phải làm việc Nhiều người

khơng vìlý kinh tế Nhiều bà mẹ suốt ngày nhà Sau vài tháng nhà sinh con, họ cảm thấy không thoải mái bị lập

Có nhiều nhiều ý tưởng đề cập đến việc chọn cách chăm sóc trẻ Chúng kể từ người trơng trẻ, vú em đến bà già người phụ nữ bình thường (74) Tuy nhiên thực tế bậc phụ huynh khơng có lựa chọn; nên họ phải chấp nhận bất điều họ có Hãy chuẩn bị! (75) Cho dù việc chăm sóc trẻ có tốt đến đâu, số đứa trẻ bảo vệ cách không đắn chúng bị bỏ rơi Đây giai đoạn (76) hồn tồn bình thường phát triển trẻ Trẻ em tách khỏi mẹ tháng đầu, sau chúng bắt đầu bám lấy mẹ (77) thành viên gần gũi trong gia đình Hãy chắn tuần đầu tiên, bạn dành nhiều thời gian để giúp cho (78)ổn định.

EX5:Read the following passage on native Americans, and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks

The tourist industry is (26) _ to be the largest industry Before 1950, one million people traveled abroad each year but by the 1990s the figure (27) _ to 400 million every year

(28) _ large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains they came to enjoy Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (29) _ old tins, tents, and food that have been (30) _ But at a time when we have (31) _ freedom to travel than ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (32) _causing problems by spoiling the countryside Now there is a new holiday (33) _ called “Holidays That Don’t Cost The Earth” It tells you (34) _ you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent the right questions (35) _ you go on holiday

Question A regarded B considered C seen D figured

26

Question A had risen B rose C has risen D were rising

27

Question A The B Those C These D Such

28

Question A by B with C under D beneath

29

Question A disposed B littered C thrown D launched

30 away

Question A greater B bigger C larger D better

31

Question A apart from B instead of C without D hardly 32

PHẦN 2: TỰ LUYỆN

BÀI TẬP VỀ ĐỌC ĐIỀN KHUYẾT - GAPS FILLING Exercise 01 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

As swimming became a popular recreation in England during the 1860s and 1870s, several (1) _ sports developed, roughly patterned after land sports (2) _ them were water football (or soccer), water rugby, water handball, and water polo, in which players rode on floating barrels, painted to look (3) _ horses, and struck the ball with a stick

Water rugby became most popular of these sports, but somehow the water polo name became attached to it, and it's been attached (4) _ since

As played in England, the object of the sport was for a player to touch the ball, with both (5) _, at the goal end of the pool The goaltender stood on the pool deck, ready to dive on any opponent who was about to score

Water polo quickly became a very rough sport, filled (6) _ underwater fights away from the ball, and it wasn't unusual for players to pass out for lack of air

In 1877, the sport was tamed in Scotland by the addiction of goalposts The Scots also replaced (7) _ original small, hard rubber ball with a soccer ball and adopted (8) _ that prohibited taking the ball under the surface or, "tackling" a player unless he had the ball

The Scottish game, which emphasized swimming speed, passing, and (9) _ work, spread to England during the early 1880s, to Hungary in 1889, to Austria and Germany in 1894, to France in 1895, and (10) _ Belgium in 1900

Water polo was the first team sport added to the Olympic program, in 1900 Exercise 02 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

MTV stands for Music Television It's a television (1) _ dedicated to pop music It was (2) _ on 1stAugust 1981 in the United States Because of MTV's instant success

in the US, the company expanded into other (3) _ MTV Europe (4) _ operating on 1st August 1987 MTV Europe (5) _ 24 hours a day from its London studios It can

People of 19 different nationalities work at London headquarters, and they try to offer a (7) _ of music from all over Europe The channel broadcasts in (8) _ but Germany provides the biggest number of viewers Currently, one fifth of the (9) _ is by German artists

Most of TV output is video and concerts, but there is also a programme (10) _ Unplugged, where major artists play (11) _ and acoustic in front of a small studio audience

In addition to music, the channel's programmes (12) _ with news, movie information and comedy MTV has also broadcast special report (13) _ racism, immigration and unemployed teenagers

Exercise 03 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. TRAVEL INSURANCE

When going on holiday, it is always a good idea to take out travel insurance This is just in case something goes (1) _ along the way You could lose your luggage, you could be robbed, or even become ill and need expensive medical treatment For millions of holiday makers, travel insurance is just a precaution (2) _ will help them have an enjoyable and worry-free holiday But for (3) _, travel insurance is a way of earning money (4) _ making false claims against insurance companies For (5) _ some people pretend that they have had expensive equipment stolen which in (6) _ never even existed, and then claim large sums in compensation Such claims cost insurance company a total (7) _ £ 50 million per year But the cheats’ luck is about to run (8) _ (9) _ to a new computer system, companies will be able to tell at a glance (10) _ someone has made a claim within the last three years Honest travelers will no longer have to pay through the nose for other people’s dishonesty

Exercise 04 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

(4) _ of the level of tiredness, real relaxation is a state of alert yet at the same time passive awareness, in which our bodies are (5) _ rest while our minds are awake

Moreover, it is as natural for a healthy person to be relaxed when moving as resting (6) _ relaxed in action means we bring the appropriate energy to everything we do, so as to have a feeling of healthy tiredness by the end of the day, (7) _ than one of exhaustion Unfortunately, as a result of living in today’s competitive world, we are under constant strain and have difficulty in coping, (8) _ alone nurturing our body’s abilities What needs to be rediscovered is conscious relaxation With (9) _ in mind we must apply ourselves to understanding stress and the nature of its causes (10) _ deep-seated Exercise 05 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

Enjoyment is what drinking wine is all about However, the more you know, (1) _ easier it becomes to select the right wines for you or your guests Wine is basically grape juice to (2) _ yeast has been added causing it to ferment and produce alcohol Alcohol is flavourless, so there must be something more (3) _ wine than this Many of the secrets of wine lie within the grape Its pulp is a sugar solution which contains the things that give a wine its fruity flavour In a dry wine, most of a grape’s sugar has been converted (4) _ alcohol In a sweet one, more sugar is left This can be felt on the (5) _ of the tongue The pulp also contains acidity which gives the wine "crispness” that makes the mouth water

Too much (6) _ it can make you wince, too little and the wine could taste dull The skin contains flavour and tannin Tannin produces a tingling sensation in the gums and gives a wine firmness White grapes (7) _ their skins removed before fermentation so tannin is only really found in red wines The pulp of black and white grapes is (8) _ same pale colour The fact that the skins of black grapes are left on (9) _ the wine is fermented gives red wine its colour

Exercise 06 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

School students not shower after sports class

A report has found that more than half of high (1) _ boys and two-thirds of girls never shower after a physical (2) _ class Researchers suggest that students don't want to sweat and take a (3) _, so they are less active in sports classes The researchers questioned almost 4,000 children in schools in Essex, England Lead researcher Dr Gavin Sandercock said he was surprised (4) _ how rarely students showered He said: "We know (5) _ children aren't getting (6) _ physical activity because we have seen their fitness declining; (7) _ the unwillingness to shower is a barrier to working up a sweat (8) _ playing sport, it's something we need to tackle to promote activity at schools."

Exercise 07 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

ITALY’S MOST POETIC CITY

Venice has been an inspiration for writers, artists and musicians throughout history In the 15th century it was the world’s (1) _ port Since then it has built up an astonishing collection of art and architecture (2) _ to its trade with the East

The city (3) _ its visitors incredible sights Do not believe those who say Venice is a museum This is still a living city full of joys Venice looks good in any light The sun makes the domes sparkle, but even on a grey, (4) _ day the city can be extremely romantic

And (5) _ it gets overcrowded, (6) _ is an easy escape to the other islands in the Venice Gulf, (7) _ brightly-colored houses are a photographer’s dream In a curious way, Venice is a model city for the future; it is free from cars and the (8) _ way to get around is by public transport or on foot This one fact alone (9) _ it a unique city, one (10) _ traffic noise, the creation of genius indeed Exercise 08 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

months He accepted his cheque in a small ceremony (3) _ the premises at 2.30, and by three o'clock he had reopened for business The reaction of Mr Pasquale Consalvo who won $30 million in the New York state lottery was very (4) _ He was unhappy not to be able to fulfill his desire to go to work as (5) _ on the day he won He also said that if the money made him (6) _ he would give it back In fact, the chances of his life being made a misery by his new-found wealth are almost (7) _ slim though not quite as the sixty million-to-one odds he beat to take a jackpot (8) _ had remained unclaimed through six previous draws Gambling small amounts (9) _ the lottery is a harmless if futile hobby (10) _, gambling can become an addiction, increasingly so as the activity becomes socially acceptable

Exercise 09 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. PEER PRESSURE

One of the strongest influences on children today (1) _ that of their peers What their classmates think, how they dress and how they act in class and out of it (2) _ the behavior of nearly every child at school In their efforts not to be different, some children go so far as to hide their intelligence and ability in case they are made (3) _ of Generally, children not want to stand (4) _ from the crowd They want to fit in, to be accepted In psychological terms, the importance of (5) _ pressure cannot be over emphasized There is a lot of evidence that it has great bearing on all aspects of children's lives, (6) _ the clothes they wear, the music they listen to and their attitude to study to their ambitions in life, their relationships and their sense (7) _, as children grow up into adolescents, individuality becomes more acceptable, desirable even, and in their search for their (8) _ personal style, the teenager and young adult will begin to experiment and be more willing to run the (9) _ of rejection by the group Concern about intellectual prowess and achieving good exam results can dominate as the atmosphere of competition develops and worries (10) _ the future override any fears of appearing too brainy

Exercise 10 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.