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29. HOLIDAY D E ST IN A T IO N S FOR VEGETARIANS Thanks to cheap air travel, for so many people the world has 0.....so grovvn signiíicantly smaller over the last decade, but to vegetarians the 00.... y planet can still seem like írustratingly limited. For the millions of us 1...... who don't eat meat, getting the right food while on the holiday can 2....... be a key íactor when choosing which our destination. On countless 3....... trips abroad, after looking round at delighttul cities such as Seville or 4......... Prague, Ihave been obliged to eat omelette and chips for dinner as 5........ no any other vegetarian dishes were available. Some years ago Iwas 6.......... looking fonward to my first visit to Cuba when some vegetarian triends 7......... returned from there. They had really liked the country but told to 8........ me to expect two weeks of nothing but rice and beans. As a result, 9.......... Ihave cancelled my booking. Since then, countries with a meat-based 10....... food culture have been off my travel menu. Why pay for to go hungry? 11....... On the other hand, food can also be encourage people to visit 12......... certain places. India is a íascinating country, and the fact that ninety 13....... per cent of menus are vegetarian adds up to its attraction. Offering 14........ a such wide range of delicious non-meat dishes, Italy is another 15........ holiday destination vvhere vegetarians can feel at home. 30. THE IMPORTANCE OF FATHERS We can tend to think of poverty as the main cause of violent crime, 0. can Hovvever, research from both sides of the Atlantic shows that íathers 00. y may be the most important íactor in preventing to children from turning 1...... over to crime. In the United States, children from better-off íamilies were 2......... compared with ones who from íamilies with lower incomes. Children from 3......... both groups that lived with their íathers also committed the same number 4......... of crimes. In the United Kingdom, a study was carried out of comparing 5...... a group of boys who had never been accused of not any crimes with 6......... another group were living in a detention centre after committing crimes 7.......... such as assault and stealing vehicles. All the boys had difficulties at 8.......... the school and came from large íamilies that didn’t earn a lot of money. 9......... The biggest ditíerence betvveen from the groups was that fifty-five 10..... per cent of the 'good boys’ lived with their tathers, while only four 11......... per cent of the ‘bad boys’ did it. Eighty per cent of the well-behaved 12...... boys said how they felt close to their íathers even if they didn’t live 13........ in the same house. It seems that by having a tather who takes an 14......... interest in his children encourages youngsters not to break the law. 15....... 31. DISCOVERY OF ST A IN L E SS STEEL Stainless Steel was discovered by an accident in 1913 by the British 0. an metallurgist Harry Brearley. He was experimenting with Steel alloys - 00. y 322 - Vĩnh Bú
combinations of metals - that they would be suitable for making gun 1...... barrels. A few months later he had noticed that most of his rejected 2...... specimens had rusted although one was containing 14 per cent 3 .......... chromium had not. The discovery led to the development of stainless 4 .......... Steel. Ordinary Steel goes rusts because it reacts easily with oxygen in 5 .......... the air to produce crumbly red oxides. other metals, such as aluminium, 6 .................... nickel and chromium, also react in a much the same way but their oxides 7... form an impermeable suríace layer, stopping oxygen to reacting with the 8 .... metal underneath. With Brearley’s Steel, the chromium tormed such as 9.... a film, protecting the metal from turther attack, and the whole success of 10. stainless Steel is based well on the fact that it has this one unique 11. advantage. In fact, a variety of stainless steels are now made. One of the commonest contains of 18 per cent chromium and 8 per cent 12. nickel and is used for kitchen sinks. Kitchen knives are made of Steel 13. containing about 13 per cent chromium. A very more corrosion-resistant 14. alloy is achieved by adding up an incredibly small amount of the metal 15. molybdenum - th e s e steels are used as cladding for buildings. 32. WANTED “VVanted” ran a small ad in The Times. “Assistant for the íamous cookery 0 ..........the vvriter. Three-month contract - £400." The ad was ansvvered by a young 00... / woman, recently widowed and with a small baby, desperate for work 1 . of any kind. The hours were long and £400 seem ed very little for three 2......... months of employment. But she was absolutely desperate and she got 3 . the job. It proved harder than she had been anticipated, as the íamous 4 . vvriter proved as tyrannical, ungrateíul and a slave driver. The first week 5 . of helping to him was almost more than the young woman felt she could 6 . stand. Only did the thought of the bread that she was putting in her 7 . baby’s mouth prevented her leaving from the job. At the end of the tirst 8 . week, she was given a lift at home by the cookery writer’s secretary. On the way she contided how desperately she had needed the job and 9 . 10 . admitted just how vvelcome even the miserable £400 was mentioned in the advertisement would be. The secretary gave her such an odd look 11....... that the young woman asked what it the matter was. “I don’t think you 12....... quite understand," ansvvered the secretary. “It’s you who has to pay 13 . for him £400." At first the young vvoman was silent. She was temporarily 14 . lost for some words, but then she began to laugh, and she laughed until 15 . the tears poured down her cheeks. 16 . 33. MY AVOURTE FILM l’m really a keen on going to the cinema, so IVe got lots of íavourite 1............ tilms. But the best one as l’ve seen lately is called Pressure. In some 2 ................. ways, I suppose that you could regard it as a detective film but it’s 3 . different from most films of that one kind because the characters are 4 . they such unusual people. The detective in it, for example, is a Computer 5 . Tài liệu ôn thi THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng A n h - 323
expert who solves crimes on her Computer using iníormation given to 6. her by her assistants, who go out and intervievv to people. The case in 7. the film concerns about the wife of a millionaire, who has gone missing. 8. Sometimes the plot gets a bit complicated but it isn’t too hard to keep 9. up with it. There are a lot of strange characters in it, such as a man 10 , who always wears two hats on. and some of the scen es really made me 11 . laugh. Also, there is a big surprise at the end but I won’t say you what 12 . that is in the case you go to se e it. It’s very well acted and I also like 13. the music in it. But what do I really like most about the film is that 14. . it’s so original - l’ve certainly ever seen another film quite like that. 15. 34. IS THERE TOO MUCH MONEY IN SPORT? It is certainly true that in recent times money has become so more and 1, more important in sport. I think that in some ways this is not a good 2. thing. People seem to be Involved themselves in some sports just to 3. make money and not because of they really care about the sport. For 4. example, some íootballers get being paid an enormous amount of money 5. but sometimes they don’t seem to care about the team they are playing 6. for, vvhich this makes the fans very angry. And sometimes it looks as if 7. some sports are run so that television companies, the people who own 8. clubs and the companies that provide sponsorship can make a big protit; 9. the public who watch these sports don't seem like to matter at all. On 10 . the other hand, you could say that in these days sport has become a 11 . global business, and so it is not surprising that money plays such an 12 . important part in it. Also, it could right be argued that the top players 13. are so tamous and be under so much pressure both from fans and the 14. media that they deserve for the enormous amounts of money they earn. 15. 35. THE MOTOR CAR Many of the developments of the 20th century have changed the way 1. we live enormously, but a few of them have had the impact of the 2 motor car. In the most parts of today’s world, it is very difficult for 3. most of people to imagine lỉfe wỉthout it - getting to work, goỉng on 4. holiday, visiting tamily and triends would not be possible for a lot of 5. people. Some of tamilies have more than one car. Hovvever, despite all 6. of the advantages the car gives us, it also has a several disadvantages. 7. In lots of cities there is so much congestion that none of the traffic 8. can move during the busiest periods. And much of the pollution that 9. affects many places is caused by the motor car. Many of people think that 10 . motorists should give a little bít of thought to these problems and 11 . make a little effort to resolve them, perhaps by using their cars less. 12 . With a bít of co-operation, progress could be made, they say. 13. 324 - Vĩíih Bú
36. SHAKESPEARE Among all of vvriters in history, Shakespeare is perhaps the most 1. ... well-known. Many of the plays he vvrote are still períormed regularly 2. .. in many of countries in the vvorld. Over the years there has been a 3. ... lot of disagreement among scholars and experts about the meanings 4. ... of Shakespeare’s plays; some of the books about him even suggest 5. .. that he didn’t really vvrite all the plays that have his name. There has 6. .. been a lot of research into his life and work but few of the theories 7. .. about him can be proved. A few people have even said that Shakespeare 8. was really a vvoman but there is little of support for this theory! 9. .. Many visitors go to Shakespeare’s birthplace in strattord in England 10. .. and a lot of them go to se e a play at the Royal Shakespeare Theater there. 11. .. A few of tourists find it diffĩcult to understand the play because the 12. .. language is old. Because they don’t understand much it they either 13 leave after a short time or are asleep all the evening! Hovvever, 14. .. with a little of ettort it is possible to enjoy the plays even if don’t 15. .. have much of knowledge about them. The productions are alvvays 16. . entertaining and few of people have dittìculty in following what is 17, .. happening. 37. E O R T H C O M IN G E V E N T S There are a number of interesting events Corning up in this City. Tomorrovv 1... evening the Central Orchestra it will be giving a períormance at the Town 2. .. Hall - their concert last year that was very well received. For fans of another 3. kind of music, it will be great to se e Tony Andrevvs appearing here again. 4. .. Tickets for his show at the Apollo these went on sale yesterday and by 5... the time the box office opened there were people queuing for miles! It will be 6. .. interestỉng for Tony's fans to hear what his new material ỉs like and there will 7. .. be five thousand of them at the show, so it should be a memorable occasion. 8. .. Pinally, the Ramp Band will be appearing tonight at the Golden Club, lt’s 9.. great this that they’re still playing atter so many years together as a band. 10. 38. E L V IS P R E S L E Y Although Elvis Presley was died In 1977, he is probably just as íamous 1............ today as he ever was, He became tamous in the 1950s, and he was the 2............ first rock 'n' roll star in the vvorld. He was vvorking as a truck driver 3............ when he had started singing and making recordings. Soon, his records 4 ........... were extremely successíul and when his tirst appearances on television 5 ........... caused a sensation because parents disapproved of the way that he 6............ danced vvhile he was singing. Teenagers all over the vvorld thought so 7............ that he was wonderful, as though, and rock ‘n’ roll soon became their 8 ........... Tài liệu ôfì thi THPT Oiiốc giơ tnỏn Tiếng A n h I- 325 □
íavouhte kind of the music. Next, Elvis spent two years in Germany in 9 ........ the u s Army, after vvhich he appeared in more than 30 tĩlms. In 1969, 10. he started giving concerts again, at mostly in Las Vegas. His records 11. and concerts now consisted of love songs quite more than rock ‘n’ roll. 12. He lived for much time of his life in a huge house called Graceland, 13. and since his death fans have continued to visit the house. To thenn, 14. he is known as 'The King" - some even think he is still being alive! 15. . 39. ALFRED HITCHCOCK Altred Hitchcock was an English director who he was best known for the 1. . thrillers and horrortìlms that he made during his long career. In the 1930s 2. he became very tamous in Britain where his most successtul films they were 3, .. The Thirty-Nine Steps and The Lady Vanishes, which were both based on 4. . novels. In 1940, he moved to the us, vvhere he had even more success there. 5, Perhaps his best-known film is Psycho, which it is about a man who owns a 6, . hotel and who he kills all his visiting guests. One scene in the film, 7. . vvhich shows this man, whose name is Norman Bates, killing a woman in a 8. shower, considered to be one of the most trightening scenes that has ever 9. appeared in a film. Psycho, which he made it in 1963, is still regarded as 10. one of the best films of its kind ever made. other íamous films which he 11. directed include North by Northwest, which has a very íamous scene in a field 12. of crops, where the main character is being chased by people in an aeroplane 13. there, and The Birds, which is about people being attacked large groups of birds. 14. 40. SIG H TSEEIN G IN LONDON Last vveekend all of the students in my class went on a trip to London 1. to do some of sightseeing. We left very early in the morning so that 2. we would be able to see as much places as possible. After getting off 3. the coach somewhere which in the centre, the ílrst place that we visited 4. it was Buckingham Palace. As everyone knows, that is the place vvhere 5. the Queen lives in. Despite the fact that there were loads of tourists 6. . taking photographs there, I enjoyed seeing this famous building. Next 7. we went to the Houses of Parliament, vvhich is another one impressive 8. place. Untortunately, visitors couldn’t go to inside that day. Aíter that, 9. we saw Dovvning Street, where the Prime Minister’s house is. Then we 10. sat and had our lunch in a very nice park at nearby. Then it was time 11. to visit an art gallery called the Tate, and which had modern art in it. 12. When we came out of there, our coach was waiting to take us back. I 13. was tired hy then because London is a rather noisy place. But I want 14. to go back - there are lots of other famous places for to see there. 15. 326 - lĩn h Bà
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PREPOSITIONS Look at Appendix 5 and fill in the blanks with the correct preposition. 1. 1. The factory owner is not in tho habit of fraternising his \vorkers. 2. All the anim als in the forest íled the ííre. 3. If you have a grievance ____ thc company, pleaso lodge a formal w ritten complaint. 4. My car is gu ara n tced ______ rust for eight years. 5. The teacher told me to stop fidgeting ______ and to sít still and concentrate. 6. I was furious _ _ _ my s is t e r ______ her always borrowing my clothes w ithout my perm ission. 7. His g le e ______ the new s of his success was a joy to see. 8. You m u stn ’t g r ie v e ______ one trivial mistake. 9. He has a íix a tio n ______ becom ing the best doctor in the world. 10. She does nothing but f r e t ______ her being overxveight yet never tries to diet. 11 . His h d e lity ______ the íĩrm has won him great respect. 12 . He is always gloating _ his m eteoric rise as an actor. 13. He is certainly good _ m aths, if not much else. 14. Her sales m ethods have been criticised as being odds with company policy. 15. I found th e rin g in th e Street p u r e ly ______ luck. 16. I didn’t go to see h im ______ fear of catching his cold. 17. That house has been up ____ sale for two years. 18. Come to the p a rty ,_____ all means. 19. We rcgard this atrocity as an o ffen ce______ hum anity. 20 . all, I spent £500 on holiday. 2. 1. Surgeons operated __ her last night; her condition is said to be satisfactory. 2. The teacher was deaf _ N ick’s explanation of why he hadn’t done his homework. 3. It was so cold in the tent that the children had to huddle up to keep warm. 4. She h a g g led ______ the shopkeeper over the price o f the souvenir. 5. We still h a v e n ’t h e a r d ______ th e Insurance com pany about our claim . 6. Commuters found them selves faced ______ a lengthy public transport strike. 7. I’ve received an invitation the annual nurses’ conference in Glasgow. Tài liệu ôn thi THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng A n h - 331
8. Mr Sm ith is becom ing increasingly im patient ______ this class as they never pay attention. 9. Tm indebted ______ my husband for his support in my new business venture. 10. The Computer in the reception is in terior______ the one in my offĩce. 11. He says h e’s teeling a b i t ______ colour today. 12. I’m afraid ______ regard to your requcst, m a rot th ere’s nothing I can do about it. 13. She w asn ’t allowed in the cinema because she w a s ______ age. 14. The castaways were stran d ed ____ an island for nearly a week. 15. He is a solicitor______ profession. 16. This coat was a sale w hen I bought it so it was very cheap. 17. He is ___ arrears w ith his loan repayments. 18. I will lend you the m o n e y ______ condition that you pay it back w ithin the month. 19. Strawberries are o n ly ______ season in May and June. 20. He is an ex p e r t______ name only; he actually knows very little about the subject. 3. 1. Terry McWoddle has been named the new chairman of the football club. 2. Several ílights were delayed and so the departure lounge was jam-packed ______ angry travellers. 3. The harassed mother ju g g le d ______ four bags of shopping, a pushchair and a dog in the middle of the busy high Street. 4. Many vegetarians argue that there is no justification eating meat in this day and age. 5. I’ve been asked to key this inform ation ____ the Computer immediately. 6. The businessm an insisted that he had no k n o w led g e______ the m issing currency. 7. When I was abroad I lo n g ed ______ a traditional English Sunday lunch. 8. My husband’s always la z in g ______ while I’m always busy. 9. The donkey climbed the steep track la d e n ______ bags of oranges. 10 . Sarah is je a lo u s______ her sister because she is m uch more popular. 11 . She is lo o k in g ______ for a new job, but h asn ’t found anything yet. 12 . No one is kinder children than he is. 13. I think we should lim it this d iscu ssio n ______ the íacts. 14. My uncle le c tu r e s______ the H istory of Art at the university. 15. You m u stn ’t judge p eo p le______ the way they dress. 16. Their new baby is being n a m ed ______ his father. 17. The man kept his c h ild ______ his side throughout the journey. 332 - Vĩnh Bíị
18. H e’s not very clever academically but h e ’s good D.I.Y. 19. Margot prefers not to buy g o o d s______ credit. 20. He w ent to the m e e tin g ___ disguise so as not to be recognised. 4. 1. I m u d d led ______ the jigsaw pieccs and the children did the puzzle again. 2. I waved at a com plete stranger in the Street whom I m isto o k ______ my cousin. 3. Nobody likes Rick because h e’s so m e a n ______ money. 4. I asked the assistant which makc hi-íĩ he recommended. 5. All the evidence m ilita ted ______ a conclusion in our favour. 6. I was born in Britain but was n atu ralised ______ Italy. 7. I’ve been asked to notify the personnel departm ent ______ my new address. 8. The doctor is not noted ______ his tact when it com es to dealing with patients. 9. The sw im m ing pool attendant was negligent ______ his duties and the little girl alm ost drowned. 10. There were a lot o f problems at the beginning of the school year, but ______ the cnd everything was all right. 11 . He was so surprised hy the new s that he w a s ______ a loss for words. 12 . Our teacher w a s ______ a bad mood today; he sh o u ted _______everyone. 13 Try to get the p h otograph______ focus this time. 14. They w e r e ______ the trail of the Yeti w hen the blizzard started. 15 _____ answer to your question, the m eeting will take place next Tuesday 16. Railway engineers joined three additional carriages ______ the train to accommodate the extra passengers. 17. Classes have increased ______ size since íalling levels of governm ent funding have rcduced the number of teachers in tho school. 18. He jo in e d ______ w hen he was seventeen and h e ’s been in the army ever since. 19. Im p a tien t______ her arrival, he kept running to the window every tim e a car passed. 20 . The organisers tried to get everyone to j o in ______ the games. 5. 1. They spent the su m m er______ a cruise travelling round the world. 2 We a r e ______ íavour of abolishing experim ents on live animals. 3. When they got home, their house w a s ______ íĩre. 4. ______ her b oss’s rcquest, she has worked overtim e nearly every day this month. 5. They estim ated the candidates’ popularity______ m eans o f opinion polls. 6. a guess, I’d say he vveighs about 70 kilos. Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia môn Tiếng A n h - 333
7. Very short skirts worn with thick vvoollen tights a r e ______ vogue at the moment. 8. Sho was brought up ______ a farm so she is used to living in the countryside. 9. Paul has b e e n ______ leave from work for the past m onth. 10 . ___ second thoughts, I don’t think I want to go to the concert. 11. Being new _ _ _ _ _ the neighbourhood, thoy were unable to íĩnd where the greengrocer’s was. 12. T hat’s ty p ica l______ Peter to refusc to help! 13. Pm having tro u b le ______ my car; it kceps stalling. 14. Jenny is terrified nying. 15. Our neighbours are very tolerant the noise we make. 16. My father is lascinated w ith cars. In fact, h e’s in the garage tinkering the old Ford right now. 17. Tuck your s h ir t ______ your trousers! 18. The river was te e m in g ______ trout. 19. She is so thirsty _ _ success that she would do an3dhing. 20. Ile triu m p h ed ___ his com petitors hy ílooding the m arket place with advertising. 6. 1. Mary was im patient the Christmas holidays to arrive. 2 Their school building i s ______ repair, so thcy are having lessons in the old library. 3. She w a s ______ the point of leaving w hen the phone rang. 4. People were c h o se n __ __ random to try the ncw product. 5. _____ answer to your question, the m eeting will take place next Tuesday. 6. D on’t be so im p a tie n t______ Sue. S h e’s only 10 and doesn’t understand things quickly. 7. ______ no account m ust you open your book during the test. 8. Gill w asn ’t her usual cheerlul self today. She w a s ______ the vveather. 9. ______ the whole, I think your work is quite satislactory. 10. As there was little tim e left, he outlined his p la n s______ brief. 11 . Jam o o z e d ______ the doughnut when she bit into it. 12 Ile is p rou d ______ his new sports car. 13. The driver was ob liv io u s____the red light and w ent straight through it. 14. The schoolchildren were overburdened______ homevvork. 15. My m other has an o b se ssio n ______ cleanliness and is lorever doing the housevvork. 16. The surgeon op erated ______ the woman with the Iractured hip. 17. My brother is so mean that he hatcs to p a r t______ a single penny! 18. The villagers left their homes in the valley and moved to higher grounds as a p recau tion ______ ílooding. 334 - Vĩnh Bú
19. The shop sen t me the co o k er___ approval as I w asn ’t sure it was the model I vvanted. 20. Ile has a p roclivity______ being dishonest in business. 7. 1, We had to q u e u e __ before we could get into the cinema last night. 2. Ileavy rain resulted ___widespread Aooding. 3. I was rem in d ed ______ my childhood w hen I heard that nursery rhyme. 4. Green vegetables are r íc h ______ vitam ins and minerals. 5. She is q u ic k ______ doing m ental arithmetic. 6. Queen Victoria reigned ______ Britain and Ireland for more than sixty years. 7. The sight of the snake made him reco il______ horror. 8. Ilis style of w riting is rem iniscent ______Thom as IIardy’s. 9. There has been a sharp rise unem ploym ent this year. 10 Please k e e p ______ touch after you ’ve gone back to America. 11. As she didn’t have a lot of cash, she bought the frid g e______ credit. 12. They liv e ______ the outskirts of a large industrial town. 13. ______ average, English students study at university for three years. 14. Mike is not r e a lly ______ tune with the rest of the group. 15. The writer is very m u c h ______ lavour with the public at the moment. 16. What is the agenda for today’s meeting? 17. the one hand, h c’s a dependable worker, but he is also very slow. 18. Are y o u ______ the mood for a walk on the beach? 19. Jackie is h o p eless______ m athem atics. 20. Mrs H eath p lead ed ______ her husband not to resign from his job. 8. 1. He has an excellent lawyer a c tin g ____him and is bound to win the case. 2. The board o f directors is m ceting today to appoint a rep lacem en t______ the retiring chairman. 3. He was very solicitous ______ our comlort and made every effort to ensure we had a pleasant journey. 4. W e’d better go out for dinner; the food we have in the house isn ’t su fficien t______ the six of us. 5. When the dam broke, a su r g e ______ water rushed down the m ountain. 6. As soon as they m et Joe and Elizabeth were s m itte n ______ each other. 7. I can’t pay the electricity b ill______next week as money is short right now. 8. The manager was sym pathetic______their request for a non-smoking area. 9. Her colleagues intend to support h e r ______her fight against discrimination in the workplace. 10. T hey’re bringing out a se q u e l______ this television series next summer. 11. I a c te d ______ im pulse and bought my wife a large bunch o f ílowers. Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia m ôn Tiếng A n h
12. IIe’s not only a comedian, but also an ex p e r t______ ventriloquism . 13. We agreed ______ his plan and started m aking preparations immediately. 14. N one of us could a g r e e ______ what to buy our teacher as a present. 15. Sam ’s views are often so outrageous that poople rarely a g r e e ______ him. 16. The secretary’s a rg u m en t__ hor boss led to her being fired. 17. There are strong argum ents __banning the use of aerosol sprays. 18. On our honeymoon we arg u ed ______everything; from the food to the weather! 19. The explorer arrived ______ the conclusion that ho was the ílrst person to reach the ancient site. 20. You m ust show your passport as soon as you arrive a new country. 9. 1. D on’t tell me you like his taste __ clothes! He looks terrible! 2. Working ílex itim e has many ad van tages______ regular vvorking hours. 3. This summer, ad m issio n ______ m ost cinemas is double w hat it was last year. 4. The custom er was very a n g ry __ the assista n t’s casual attitude towards him. 5. Young children are aw kw ard__ dancing as thcy can’t co-ordinate their m ovem ents wcll. 6. Iler ad m ission ______ guilt shockcd everyone; no one thought she was capable of fraud. 7. My husband is so aw kw ard______ a needle and thread that I have to sew on all his shirt buttons myseir. 8. I was very a n g ry ______ being woken up in the m iddle o f the night hy an alarm bell. 9. My new Computer has the ad van tage______ being more compact than my old one. 10. The governm ent was a n x io u s______ the inílux of relugees into the country. 11. Our visa is v a lid ______ One year and will subsequently need renevving. 12. She felt very uneasy __ leaving the baby w ith Miriam for the evening. 13. After suffering a major illness, he was very vu ln era b le______ minor ailm ents such as colds. 14. Ile didn’t ju st express his a v ersio n ______ cloning but also a rg u ed _______ it in a very persuasive way. 15. I can v o u c h ______ Sandra’s integrity, so I recommend we include her in our discussions. 16. The boys ran down to the garden and v a u lted ______ the fence at the bottom. 17. Clara is unsvverving______ her determ ination to bccom e a lavvyer. 336 - Vĩnh Bá
18. While running to answer the telephone, I trip p ed ______ m y brother’s brieícase. 19. S h e’s p a tie n t______ children and so is a very good teacher. 20. The food at that restaurant was labelled “u n íìt hum an consum ption” by the environm ental health ofíĩcer. 10. 1. Pm very w a r y ______ riding that horse; it ’s been known to shy at trafflc. 2. The schoolboy w in c e d ______ the sight of the cane in the headm aster’s hand. 3. She y e a r n s ______ a relaxing holiday in the sun. 4. You w on’t solve your problems hy w allow in g______ selĩ-pity. 5. The student w restled ______ the difficult m athem atics problem. 6. Wind and rain have w hittled a w a y ______ the old stone wall for the past three centuries. 7. Ray w in k ed ______ us to show that he w asn ’t being serious. 8. After six m onths in the countryside, Alan has a y e n ______ the bright lights of the city. 9. The wom an y e lle d __ the boys w hen they ran through her garden. 10. She tried not to y ie ld ___ __ tem ptation and have another piece o f cake. 11. The spy had little choice _____ the m atter but to destroy the microíĩlm. 12. There’s no point crying _ things you can’t change. 13. We had to c h o o s e ______ a hotel in Rome and a villa in Tuscany for our last holiday. 14. The restaurant m enu offered a ch o ice___ trout, b eef or chicken. 15. M embership o f the society has decreased ___num ber since last year. 16. The national debt has been decreased ___ £10 billion this year. 17. Do you m ean you still haven’t d ecided__ your holiday yet? 18. She can’t d ecid e______ w hat style of wedding dress to huy. 19. If you clean the hall, w e’ll d e a l______ the kitchen together. 20. My uncle d e a ls ______ antique furniture. 11 . 1. He doesn’t seem to be very h a p p y ______ his new job; he always looks rather worried and depressed these days. 2. As she handed over the gift, she said that she hoped we would be very h ap p y______ our new home. 3. It w ill be good ______ Thomas to have a strict teacher; h e ’s never had any discipline at home. 4. The dispute occurred because the manager is so hopeless people; he has absolutely no idea of how to handle his workforce. 5. W e’ve ju st h e a r d ______ his unexpected promotion. Tài liệu ôn thi THPT Quốc Ịĩia môn T iển ỉỉA n h 337
6. Nervous about facing an interview panel, she h o sita tc d ______ the door and took a deep breath before entering the room. 7. A strong draught blew into the room through the g a p ______ the door. 8. Ruth was a g e n iu s ______ m athem atics and was awarded a scholarship to Cambridge w hen she was only ĩourteen years old. 9. Have you h ea rd ______ tho lake “Loch N ess” in Scotland? 10. H e’s a genius ______ a pencil and can capture a likeness in a few deft strokes. 11. His new stereo System was expensive but it ’s guaranteed ______ ílĩteen years so it was worthwhile paying more. 12. My friend is worried because she h asn’t h ea rd ______ her sister for days. 13. She has a real genius ______ languages and has already m astered the rudim ents of Greek! 14. There is a popular superstition which says that anyone who has a gap their two front teeth will be lucky throughout their life. 15. She hesitated ___ ___ taking any action, hoping that there was no real cause for alarm. 16. I can’t honestly say that I’m happy your decision to em igrate to France. 17. S h e’s very good ______ anim als and takes food out to the stray dogs in th e Street every m orning. 18. The new wonder watch from Seiko is guarantecd any type of breakage, including water damage and accident. 19. The baby was cry in g ____ _ its milk. 20. Having always been good at maths, he decided to study it at university. 12 1. . Although we were all rather irritated hy the situation at the time, we la u g h ed ______ it afterwards. 2. Tom lectured his son _ _ _ _ the dangers of riding a motorcycle. 3. The summ er dress was lined ______ hght cotton to make it less transparent. 4. He was listening ____ the radio w hen he heard the new s of the earthquake. 5. I’m expecting an im portant call; could you listen ___ the telephone while I pop out to the shops? 6. He doesn’t have any savings and, since being made redundant, has been liv in g ______ his family. 7. The neighbours are very a n x io u s______ their m issing daughter to phone home. 8. Mark was saved drowning by the heroic action o f his brother. 9. Since passing his accountancy exams, George has had his salary increased 10%. 338 - V ìtĩh Bc
10. Susan’s q u e s t______ a satisfying job was at last realised. 11. _____ everyone’s astonishm ent, she arrived at the party in a Rolls Royce. 12. My cousin has a íla ir _____ languages and can speak more than six. 13. You should not use aerosols because th ey’re h a r m íu l______________ the environm ent. 14. I’m sure th ere’s a j in x __________ this dress. W henever I wear it I have a terrible time. 15. I began to get im p a tien t__ his continual lack of punctuality. 13. 1. Tom ’s absorption ___ his studies m eans he has no social life. 2. Eating too much fat and sugar is d etrim en tal______ your health. 3. The am ount of water absorbed cotton wool is greater than that ______ paper. 4. The bank w rote to me to advise m e ______ their new overdraít facilities. 5. If you need a d v ic e ______ exam techniques, any o f our trained staff will help you. He cared ______ the environm ent and gave an inspiring speech ______ the issue. At the C hinese restaurant we sta rted ______ spare ribs, then had chicken Soup and coconut ice cream to finish. 8. The doctor advised us ______ travelling to Egypt w ithout having the proper inoculations ílrst. 14. For questions 1-12 read the text below and think of the word vvhich best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. In this exercise, each missing word is a proposition. There is an example at the beginning (0). G IF T OF TH E GAB Chatting to babies in a particular way boosts their intelligence and gives them a head start (0) ỉ n life, a new study has found. Speech and language therapist Dr Sally Ward selected 140 nine-m onth-old children from M anchester. She then ga ve 70 of the parents detailed advice (1) ______ the best way to com m unicate ( 2 ) ______ their child and left the other 70 without guidance. The “com m unicating” parents were told to spend at least 30 m inutes every day talking to their child, (3) ______ any background noise, about subjects vvhich their infant might take an interest (4) ______ . More than six years later, and after regular checks had been kept ( 5 ) ______ their progress, the children had IQ tests. Those in the talking group were, (6) ______ average, a year and three m onths ahead (7) _______ the other group. N ine children had IQs in the gifted category, whereas none in the non- talking group was as bright. Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc ^ia ìììỏn TiếnịỊ A n h - 339
In a separate study at the American Academy of Paediatrics, experts have warned (8) ______ the dangers of children under the age o f two vvatching television. Research has shown that exposure to television is responsible (9) ______ anything from delayed speech to A ttention D eíicit Hyperactivity Disorder. The problem ( 1 0 ) ______ television is that it confuses infants, who block out the background noise Corning from it. They consequently learn to ignore all noise, and this includes speech. Paediatric and language specialists also disapprove (11) ______ radio, which has much the same effect (12) ______ a child’s language development. KEY TO PREPOSITIONS 1 1. with 5. about 9. on 13. at 17. for 2. from 6. with - about 10. about 14. at 18. by 3. againsưvvith 7. at 11. to 15. by 19. against 4.against 8. over 12. over/about 16. for 20. In 2 1. on 5. from 9. to 13. under 17. in 2. to 6. with 10. to 14. on 18. on 3. together 7. for/to 11. off 15. by 19. in 4. with 8. with 12. With 16. in 20. in 3 1. as 5. in/into 9. with 13. to 17. by 2. with 6. of 10. of 14. on 18. at 3. with 7. for 11. ouưaround 15. by 19. on 4. for 8. about 12. to 16. atter 20. in 4 1. up 5. against 9. of/in 13. in 17. in 2. for 6. in 10. in 14. on 18. up 3. with 7. of 11. at 15. In 19. for 4. of 8. for 12. in —at 16. to 20. in 5 1. on 5. by 9. on 13. with 17. in(to) 2. in 6. At 10. On 14. of 18. with 3. on 7. in 11. to 15. of 19. for 4. At 8. on 12. of 16. with 20. over 6 1. for 5. In 9. On 13. to 17. with 2 . under 6. with 10. in 14. with 18. agaínst 3. on 7. On 11. from 15. with 19. on 4. at 8. under 12. of 16. on 20. to 3 4 0 - ỉ 7nlì Bá