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TẬP<br /> <br /> NGUYỄN TIẾN DŨNG<br /> <br /> 1<br /> <br /> (Founder & Administrator Hội học sinh, sinh viên chuyên Anh)<br /> <br /> CHUYÊN ĐỀ BÀI TẬP<br /> <br /> Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hoihocsinhsinhvienchuyenanh<br /> <br /> TÀI LIỆU<br /> ÔN THI<br /> ĐẠI HỌC<br /> <br /> Read the following passages and choose the best word to fill in each of the blanks<br />  EXERCISE 1<br /> <br /> T<br /> <br /> he traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability<br /> to use language to read, write, listen, and speak. In modern contexts, the word refers to reading<br /> and writing at a level (1) _____ for communication, or at a level that lets one understand and<br /> communicate ideas in a literate society,' so as to take (2)_____ in that society. The United Nations,<br /> Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition:<br /> “Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using<br /> printed and written' materials (3) _____ with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of<br /> learning to enable an Individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his, or her (4) _____ and<br /> potential, and to participate fully in the wider society."<br /> Many policy analysts consider literacy rates a crucial measure of a region's human capital.<br /> This claim is made on the (5) _____ that literate people can be trained less expensively than illiterate<br /> people, generally have a higher socio-economic (6) _____ and enjoy better health and employment<br /> prospects. Policy makers also argue that literacy increases job opportunities and access to higher<br /> education. In Kerala, India, for example, female and child mortality rates declined (7) _____ in the<br /> 1960s, when girls who were educated in the education reforms after 1948 began to raise families.<br /> Recent researchers, (8)_____, argue that correlations such as, the one listed above may have more to<br /> do with the effects of schooling rather than literacy in general. Regardless, the (9) _____ of<br /> educational systems worldwide includes a basic (10) _____ around communication through test and<br /> print, which is the foundation of most definitions of literacy.<br /> Question 1: A. adaptable<br /> B. suitable<br /> C. adequate<br /> D. important<br /> Question 2: A. comfort<br /> B. control<br /> C. part<br /> D. honor<br /> Question 3: A. associated<br /> B. worked<br /> C. appropriated<br /> D. related<br /> Question 4: A. ability<br /> B. knowledge<br /> C. performance<br /> D. behavior<br /> Question 5: A. foundations<br /> B. ways<br /> C. grounds<br /> D. basics<br /> Question 6: A. condition<br /> B. request<br /> C. state<br /> D. status<br /> Question 7: A. dramatically<br /> B. extremely<br /> C. actually<br /> D. accurately<br /> Question 8: A. additionally<br /> B. however<br /> C. therefore<br /> D. consequently<br /> Question 9: A. focus<br /> B. demand<br /> C. majority<br /> D. main<br /> Question 10: A. content<br /> B. concept<br /> C. contact<br /> D. context<br />  EXERCISE 2<br /> <br /> P<br /> <br /> ublic transport plays a central role in any (1)________ urban transport system. In developing<br /> (2)____________ where at least 16 cities are expected to have more than 12 million people<br /> each by the end of this decade, failing to give priority to public transport would be (3)________<br /> . The term ‘public transport’ covers many different types of vehicles, but most commonly refers to<br /> (4)________ and trains. Rail services fall into four major categories, rapid rail (also called the<br /> underground, tube, metro, or subway), which operates on exclusive rights-of-in (5)________ or on<br /> elevated tracks; trams, which more with other traffic on regular<br /> (6) ________; light rail, which is a quieter, more modern version of trams that can run either<br /> on exclusive rights-of-way or with other traffic; and suburban or regional trains, which (7)________ a<br /> city with surrounding areas. The recent trend in many (8)________ is toward light rail over ‘heavy’<br /> rapid rail systems. Whereas metros require exclusive rights-of-way, which often means building costly<br /> elevated or underground lines and stations, light rail can be build on regular city streets.<br /> Public transport modes vary in fuel use and emissions and in the space they require, but if<br /> carrying reasonable (9)_______of passengers, they all perform (10)________than single-occupant<br /> private cars on each of these counts.<br /> Question 1: A. efficient<br /> B. ancient<br /> C. rural<br /> D. western<br /> Question 2: A. schools<br /> B. roads<br /> C. countries<br /> D. villages<br /> Question 3: A. costly<br /> B. cheap<br /> C. disastrous<br /> D. impossible<br /> Question 4: A. cars<br /> B. bicycles<br /> C. buses<br /> D. horses<br /> Question 5: A. tunnels<br /> B. burrows<br /> C. caves<br /> D. dungeons<br /> Question 6: A. rails<br /> B. streets<br /> C. rivers<br /> D. footpaths<br /> Question 7: A. connect<br /> B. glue<br /> C. send<br /> D. subordinate<br /> ADMIN NGUYỄN TIẾN DŨNG – CHUYÊN ĐỀ BÀI TẬP CHỌN TỪ CẦN ĐIỀN VÀO ĐOẠN VĂN TIẾNG ANH<br /> <br /> 1<br /> <br /> Question 8: A. villages<br /> Question 9: A. amounts<br /> Question 10: A. faster<br /> <br /> B. trams<br /> B. numbers<br /> B. slower<br /> <br /> C. cities<br /> C. weights<br /> C. worse<br /> <br /> D. governments<br /> D. luggage<br /> D. better<br /> <br />  EXERCISE 3<br /> <br /> T<br /> <br /> he most famous diary in English was written by Samuel Pepys. It gives a detailed and<br /> interesting (1)_____ of everyday life in England (2)_____ 1660 and 1669. Pepys writes about<br /> important news stories of the time, like disease, an enemy navy (3)_____ up the river Thames,<br /> and the Great Fire of London.<br /> He also writes about himself, even about his (4)_____ he often slept during church or<br /> (5)_____ at the other people. He describes his home life – a (6)_____ with his wife and how they<br /> became friends again, his worry about her illness. As well as books, he liked music, the theatre, card<br /> (7)_____, and parties with good food and (8)_____ of fun.<br /> Pepys was a busy man who had many important (9)_____ - he was a Member of Parliament<br /> and President of the Royal Society. He is (10)_____ for his work for the British Navy.<br /> Question 1: A. description<br /> B. letter<br /> C. notice<br /> D. story<br /> Question 2: A. between<br /> B. from<br /> C. through<br /> D. to<br /> Question 3: A. driving<br /> B. flying<br /> C. running<br /> D. sailing<br /> Question 4: A. accidents<br /> B. plans<br /> C. tastes<br /> D. faults<br /> Question 5: A. looked<br /> B. prayed<br /> C. talked<br /> D. thought<br /> Question 6: A. conversation<br /> B. discussion<br /> C. quarrel<br /> D. talk<br /> Question 7: A. battles<br /> B. games<br /> C. matches<br /> D. plays<br /> Question 8: A. amount<br /> B. plenty<br /> C. much<br /> D. some<br /> Question 9: A. acts<br /> B. hobbies<br /> C. jobs<br /> D. studies<br /> Question 10: A. reviewed<br /> B. remembered<br /> C. reminded<br /> D. reported<br />  EXERCISE 4<br /> <br /> T<br /> <br /> he first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an<br /> employee? The schools teach a (1)____ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or<br /> electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the<br /> one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students<br /> bother (2)____ it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in<br /> speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate,<br /> with people and to (3)____ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will (4)____ understand what<br /> you are driving at and be persuaded.<br /> Of course, skill in expression is not enough (5)____ itself. You must have something to say in<br /> the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends (6) ___ your ability to make other people<br /> understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.<br /> Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (7)___ teach. The foundations for<br /> skill in expression have to be (8)____ early: an interest in and an ear (9)____ language; experience in<br /> organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal<br /> expression. If you do not lay these foundations (10) ____ your school years, you may never have an<br /> opportunity again.<br /> Question 1: A. large<br /> B. great<br /> C. far<br /> D. lots<br /> Question 2: A. learning<br /> B. to learn<br /> C. with learning<br /> D. learn<br /> Question 3: A. interpret<br /> B. give out<br /> C. transfer<br /> D. present<br /> Question 4: A. both<br /> B. not<br /> C. as well<br /> D. either<br /> Question 5: A. on<br /> B. for<br /> C. by<br /> D. in<br /> Question 6: A. on most<br /> B. most on<br /> C. much on<br /> D. on much<br /> Question 7: A. quite<br /> B. hardly<br /> C. truly<br /> D. really<br /> Question 8: A. lied<br /> B. laid<br /> C. lain<br /> D. lay<br /> Question 9: A. by<br /> B. in<br /> C. for<br /> D. of<br /> Question 10: A. during<br /> B. of<br /> C. for<br /> D. when<br />  EXERCISE 5<br /> <br /> ADMIN NGUYỄN TIẾN DŨNG – CHUYÊN ĐỀ BÀI TẬP CHỌN TỪ CẦN ĐIỀN VÀO ĐOẠN VĂN TIẾNG ANH<br /> <br /> 2<br /> <br /> C<br /> <br /> lean freshwater resources are essential for drinking, bathing, cooking, irrigation, industry, and<br /> for plant and animal (1)_______. Unfortunately, the global supply of freshwater is (2)_______<br /> unevenly. Chronic water shortages (3)_______ in most of Africa and drought is common over<br /> much of the globe. The (4)_______ of most freshwater supplies - groundwater (water located below<br /> the soil surface), reservoirs, and rivers - are under severe and (5)_______ environmental stress because<br /> of overuse, water pollution, and ecosystem degradation. Over 95 percent of urban sewage in<br /> (6)_______ countries is (7)_______ untreated into surface waters such as rivers and harbors.<br /> About 65 percent of the global freshwater supply is used in (8)_______ and 25 percent is used<br /> in industry. Freshwater (9)_______ therefore requires a reduction in wasteful practices like<br /> (10)_______. irrigation, reforms in agriculture and industry, and strict pollution controls worldwide.<br /> Question 1: A. survive<br /> B. survived<br /> C. surviving<br /> D. survival<br /> Question 2: A. delivered<br /> B. distributed<br /> C. provided<br /> D. given<br /> Question 3: A. exist<br /> B. lie<br /> C. show<br /> D. stay<br /> Question 4: A. resources<br /> B. springs<br /> C. sources<br /> D. starting<br /> Question 5: A. increasing<br /> B. growing<br /> C. climbing<br /> D. ascending<br /> Question 6: A. growing<br /> B. miserable<br /> C. poverty<br /> D. developing<br /> Question 7: A. recharged<br /> B. discharged<br /> C. charged<br /> D. discharging<br /> Question 8: A. farming<br /> B. planting<br /> C. agriculture<br /> D. growing<br /> Question 9: A. reservation<br /> B. conservation<br /> C. preservation<br /> D. retention<br /> Question 10: A. ineffective<br /> B. illogical<br /> C. irrational<br /> D. inefficient<br />  EXERCISE 6<br /> <br /> H<br /> <br /> ealth is something we tend to (1)___ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are<br /> hardly (2)____ of it. But illness can come, even (3)___ we are young. In fact, childhood has<br /> been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know<br /> very little (4)____ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a<br /> century ago, (5)____, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (6)____ of<br /> many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world<br /> became (7)___ safer for children. The result is that (8)____ a hundred years ago, the average man<br /> lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (9)___ to live for 75 years. And<br /> what do we expect by the year 2020? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (10)___. Some<br /> people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.<br /> Question 1: A. forget<br /> B. ignore<br /> C. give up<br /> D. throw away<br /> Question 2: A. awake<br /> B. keen<br /> C. aware<br /> D. concerned<br /> Question 3: A. if<br /> B. so<br /> C. when<br /> D. while<br /> Question 4: A. how<br /> B. what<br /> C. which<br /> D. when<br /> Question 5: A. therefore<br /> B. however<br /> C. although<br /> D. moreover<br /> Question 6: A. reason<br /> B. origin<br /> C. source<br /> D. cause<br /> Question 7: A. more<br /> B. much<br /> C. very<br /> D. quite<br /> Question 8: A. where<br /> B. when<br /> C. why<br /> D. whereas<br /> Question 9: A. desire<br /> B. hope<br /> C. want<br /> D. expect<br /> Question 10: A. speed up<br /> B. advance<br /> C. accelerate<br /> D. run<br />  EXERCISE 7<br /> EXAM ADVICE<br /> n Part Three of the Speaking Section you work with a partner. You have to do a (1)____ task<br /> which usually (2)_____ about 3 minutes. One possible task is “ problem (3)____”, which means<br /> you have to look at some (4)____ information and then (5) ____ the problem with your partner.<br /> You maybe show photos, drawings, diagrams, maps, plans, advertisements or computer graphics and it<br /> is (6)_____ that you study them carefully. If necessary, check you know exactly what to do by<br /> (7)_____ asking the examiner to (8)____ the instructions or make them clearer.<br /> While you are doing the task, the examiner will probably say very (9)_____ and you should<br /> ask your partner questions and make (10)_____ if he or she is not saying much. If either of you have<br /> any real difficulties the examiner may decide to step in and (11)_____ . Normally, however, you will<br /> find plenty to say, which helps the (12)_____ to give you a fair mark. This mark depends on your<br /> success in doing the task by (13)_____ with your partner, which includes taking (14)_____ in giving<br /> opinions and replying appropriately, although in the end it may be possible to “ agree to (15) _____”.<br /> <br /> I<br /> <br /> ADMIN NGUYỄN TIẾN DŨNG – CHUYÊN ĐỀ BÀI TẬP CHỌN TỪ CẦN ĐIỀN VÀO ĐOẠN VĂN TIẾNG ANH<br /> <br /> 3<br /> <br /> Question 1: A. single<br /> Question 2: A. exists<br /> Question 3: A. solving<br /> Question 4: A. optical<br /> Question 5: A. argue<br /> Question 6: A. essential<br /> Question 7: A. formally<br /> Question 8: A. insist<br /> Question 9: A. little<br /> Question 10: A. ideas<br /> Question 11: A. complain<br /> Question 12: A. judge<br /> Question 13: A. competing<br /> Question 14: A. changes<br /> Question 15: A. contrast<br /> <br /> B. lonely<br /> B. lasts<br /> B. working<br /> B. obvious<br /> B. discuss<br /> B. needed<br /> B. officially<br /> B. copy<br /> B. much<br /> B. statements<br /> B. help<br /> B. referee<br /> B. struggling<br /> B. sides<br /> B. disagree<br /> <br /> C. unique<br /> C. stays<br /> C. making<br /> C. noticeable<br /> C. talk<br /> C. helpful<br /> C. politely<br /> C. tell<br /> C. few<br /> C. speeches<br /> C. suggest<br /> C. assessor<br /> C. opposing<br /> C. turns<br /> C. argue<br /> <br /> D. once<br /> D. maintains<br /> D. finding<br /> D. visual<br /> D. have<br /> D. successful<br /> D. sincerely<br /> D. repeat<br /> D. many<br /> D. suggestions<br /> D. fail<br /> D. observer<br /> D. co-operating<br /> D. sentences<br /> D. object<br /> <br />  EXERCISE 8<br /> <br /> I<br /> <br /> t is estimated the (1)___ number is not known that worldwide some 60,000 newspapers exist with<br /> a (2)____ circulation of nearly 500 million. However, the number of readers is (3)____ greater-as<br /> many as three times the circulation figure.<br /> This is because newspapers are shared, some are posted, and (4)___ placed in libraries and<br /> other (5)____ places. Worldwide, about 8,000 of these newspapers are dailies. About a third of all<br /> newspapers are published in North America, (6)____ third in Europe, and the (7)___ third in the rest<br /> of the world. Countries with the highest newspaper (8)____ are Britain, Norway, Denmark, Sweden,<br /> Japan, and the United States. Europe has nearly half of the world's total newspaper circulation, North<br /> America about a quarter, and the rest of the world another quarter. Taking the world (9)____, the<br /> average circulation of dailies per 1,000 persons is about 100, but there are many parts of the world<br /> where the modern newspaper is (10)____ ever seen.<br /> Question 1: A. exact<br /> B. correct<br /> C. precise<br /> D. right<br /> Question 2: A. mixed<br /> B. combined<br /> C. connected<br /> D. linked<br /> Question 3: A. even<br /> B. far<br /> C. more<br /> D. very<br /> Question 4: A. another<br /> B. the others<br /> C. others<br /> D. the rest<br /> Question 5: A. open<br /> B. common<br /> C. shared<br /> D. public<br /> Question 6: A. the other<br /> B. the next<br /> C. another<br /> D. the last<br /> Question 7: A. extra<br /> B. left<br /> C. spare<br /> D. remaining<br /> Question 8: A. readers<br /> B. buyers<br /> C. readership<br /> D. subscribers<br /> Question 9: A. as a whole<br /> B. generally<br /> C. on general<br /> D. in all<br /> Question 10: A. almost<br /> B. not<br /> C. seldom<br /> D. scarcely<br />  EXERCISE 9<br /> <br /> I<br /> <br /> n a word where 2 billion people live in homes that don’t have light bulbs, technology holds the key<br /> (1)_____ banishing poverty. Even the simplest technologies can tranform lives and save money.<br /> Vaccines, crops, computers and sources of solar energy can all reduce poverty in developing<br /> countries. For example, cheap oral-rehydration therapy developed in Bangladesh has dramatically cut<br /> the death (2)____ from childhood diarrhoea.<br /> But even when such technologies exist, the depressing fact is that we can’t make them (3)____<br /> for those who most need them. Solar panels, batteries and ligh bulbs are still beyond the purse of<br /> many, but where they have been installed they change lives. A decent light in the evening gives<br /> children more time for homework and extends the productive day for adults.<br /> Kenya has a thriving solar industry and six years ago Kenyan pioneers also (4)____<br /> connecting schools to the Internet via radio links. These people were fortunate (5)____ being able to<br /> afford solar panels, radios and old computers. How much bigger would the impact be if these things<br /> (6)____ and priced specifically for poor people?<br /> Multinationals must become part of the solution, because (7)____ they own around 60 percent<br /> of the world’s technology, they seldom make products for poor customers. Of 1,223 new drugs<br /> marketed worldwide from 1975 to 1996, for example, just 13 were for tropical diseases.<br /> ADMIN NGUYỄN TIẾN DŨNG – CHUYÊN ĐỀ BÀI TẬP CHỌN TỪ CẦN ĐIỀN VÀO ĐOẠN VĂN TIẾNG ANH<br /> <br /> 4<br /> <br />