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(1)CLOZE TEST
Choose one option that best fits each of the numbered blank PASSAGE
I was born and grew up in the country in a small village beside a (1) river My village is surrounded in a hedge of green bamboos Most of the houses in the village are made of brick and have red tiled roofs On the right of the village flows quietly a clear and blue (2) When I was young, I (3) swim in the river (4) my friends My villagers are very friendly and helpful They are willing to offer mutual help in any case and always get on with one another harmoniously My village is small but I like it very much because I spent my happiest childhood among the simple and hard-working villagers (5) always feel attached to their native land A beautiful B beautifully C beauty D beautify
2 A bank B mountain C river D sea
3 A am used to B use to C am used for D used to
4 A in B with C on D of
5 A who B whom C which D whose
PASSAGE
Most people agree that computers are the most important (1) of the 20th century The first business computers (2) introduced just about fifty years ago, and now they are being used in a wide variety of fields, from banking to space travel However, until just a few years ago, computers were very large, expensive machines owned by large corporations and governments Although everyone knew that computers existed, very few people had ever seen one and even fewer (3) one Then in the 1970s the silicon chip was invented Because this electronic device could (4) a large amount of information in a very small space, computers could be much smaller and less expensive than the huge mainframe computers used by corporations Some computer manufacturers believed that people might lie to have computers (5) their homes, offices, and schools, so the personal computers was born
1. A inventory B invention C invent D inventive
2. A have been B had been C were D are
3. A use B had used C were used D used
4. A store B hide C stock D provide
5. A on B to C for D in
PASSAGE 3:
Why does English spelling have reputation for being (1) ? English was first written down when Christian monks came (2) _ England in Anglo-Saxon times They (3) the 23 letters of Latin to write down the sound of Anglo-Saxon speech as they heard it However, English has a (4) _range of basic sounds than Latin The alphabet was too small, and so combinations of letters were needed to express the different sounds Inevitably, there were inconsistenies in the way (5) letters were combined
1 A difficult B difficultly C difficulty D difficulties
2 A by B through C to D with
3 A use B to use C using D used
4 A longer B wider C thicker D deeper
5 A whom B whose C that D who
PASSAGE 4:
Every year, students in many (1) _learn English Some of these students (2) _young children Others are teenagers Many are adults Some learn at school, others study (3) _ themselves A few learn English just by (4) _ the language in films, on television, in the office, or among their friends But not many are (5) _to that Most people must work hard to learn another language
A countries B homes C house D families
A is B are C was D were
A for B with C by D on
A hear B heard C to hear D hearing
(2)PASSAGE 5:
Living in the country is something (1) _ people from the city often dream about However, in reality, it has both advantages and (2) _ There are certainly many advantages to living in the country First of all, you can enjoy peace and quiet Moreover, people tend to be friendlier A further advantage is that there is less traffic , so it is safer (3) _ young children
However, there are certain drawbacks to life outside the city Firstly, because there (4) _ fewer people, you are likely to have few friends In addition, (5) is difficult to find, especially in the evening Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and services means that it is hard to find work
Question 1: A which B who C whom D that
Question 2: A benefit B difficulty C disadvantages D hardship
Question 3: A for B of C in D on
Question 4: A am B are C is D was
Question 5: A entertain B entertained C entertainment D entertaining PASSAGE 6:
Twenty – five disabled children have the chance of (11) how to read and write thanks to the (12) _ of a young teacher, Pham Thu Thuy
Although her idea, at first, met with opposition (13) the parents of the disabled children, more children (14) _ her class later The teaching work in the special class is (15) _ For example, in a maths lesson, the teacher has to use her arms and fingers to teach the children to add and subtract The children are now proud and happy
Question 1: A to learn B learn C learning D to learning
Question 2: A oppose B efforts C dream D permission
Question 3: A for B in C at D from
Question 4: A have attended B attended C had attended D will attend Question 5: A time-consuming B time-consume C time-consumed D consumable PASSAGE 7:
We have an old musical instrument It is called a clavichord It was made (1) Germany in 1681 Our clavichord is kept in the living-room It (2) to our family for a long time The instrument was bought by my grandfather (3) years ago Recently it was damaged by a visitor She tried (4) jazz on it She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken, my father was shocked Now we are not (5) to touch it It is being repaired by a friend of my father’s
1 A in B at C of D on
2 A belongs B belonged C is belonging D has belonged
3 A much B many C number D lots
4 A play B played C to play D to playing
5 A made B permit C allowed D let
PASSAGE 8:
It’s quite rare (1) teenagers who don’t like sports When you are young, you know how important it is to physical exercise if you want to be (2) _ and strong, and for that reason you often concentrate on just one sport with much enthusiasm that in the end you can’t live without it The problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time At your age you have to study harder if you (3) _ to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to any sport This happens just when you are at the best (4) _ for many sports, such as gymnastics and swimming By the time you finish all your studies, you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on training while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good (5) _ your sport but too old to study, and you will find it impossible to get a good job Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair
1 A to meet B meeting C meet D met
2 A health B healthy C healthily D unhealthy
3 A wanted B had wanted C will want D want
4 A stage B age C period D time