Brush up on Your Use of English skills For Advanced • Tài liệu tham khảo • Improve your skill use of English for advanced • CAE Handbook for teachers • Succeed in Cambridge CAE, CPE • Bộ sách Upstream[.]
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Advanced
• Tài liệu tham khảo:
• Improve your skill: use of English for advanced
• CAE Handbook for teachers
• Succeed in Cambridge CAE, CPE
• Bộ sách Upstream C1
• Các đề thi chuyên & HSG khắp cả nước
• Các đề thi đề xuất Duyên Hải
• Result in CAE
• New English file Advanced
• Test yourself for proficiency
• Language practice for advanced
• New proficiency reading For the revised CPE exam
• Vocabulary files C1, C2
• Advanced trainer 2 six practice tests with answers
• 1000 TRIOS or gapped sentences for Cambridge Advanced and
1 A rough B tough C cough D though
2 A healthy B whom C honest D heal
3 A impaired B performed C produced D designed
4 A supposedly B markedly C allegedly D determinedly
5 A prohibit B co-exist C frozen D notify
Trang 36 A children B charity C charm D champagne
7 A teenage B luggage C manage D damage
8 A invited B crooked C mentioned D learned
10 A change B hungry C stronger D Single
11 A met B effort C chemistry D explain
12 A passion B pleasure C decision D measure
14 A audible B audience C laundry D draughty
15 A species B pollute C accept D receipt
16 A school B balloon C flood D moon
17 A clerk B terse C term D jerk
18 A fly B daggy C extremity D.extraordinary
19 A comb B climb C debt D cable
20 A neighbour B height C sleigh D weight
21 A theme B there C thin D thank
22 A.nicest B largest C hottest D best
23 A cook B blood C shook D look
24 A wants B says C increase D laughs
25 A of B cafe' C knife D leaf
26 A locate B decorate C nominate D private
27 A architect B parachute C choir D psychology
29 A much B autumn C sunny D summer
30 A wrong B two C windy D wrist
31 A chalice B challenge C choice D chemist
32 A leather B tea C lead D leave
33 A allegedly B confusedly C supposedly D wickedly
34 A decline B body C gradual D dependen
35 A finger B sniff C offspring D of
36 A searches B edges C measures D cadges
39 A children B divorce C married D present
40 A rhyme B behind C hundred D here
41 A smoothly B three C enthusiasm D think
42 A missing B scissors C messenger D massage
Trang 443 A twinkle B twelve C twin D twofold
45 A because B nurse C horse D promise
46 A speak B need C heart D read
47 A school B scholarship C chemistry D children
48 A scheme B church C cheese D child
49 A exterminate B expert C extinct D extinguish
50 A photograph B phobia C Stephen D Philippine
➢ Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
1 A possibility B disappointed C manufacture D instrument
2 A environment B mystery C contribute D terrific
3 A influential B creative C introduction D university
4 A disappearance B sympathetic C capacity D conversation
5 A argument B achievement C Involvement D confinement
6 A gravity B deposit C pyramid D colorful
7 A industrial B exhibition C preparation D decoration
8 A argument B reject C attract D install
9 A librarian B religious C commercial D Japanese
10 A experiment B fabulous C merchandise D influence
11 A decorate B disappoint C festival D primary
12 A historic B economic C afternoon D.entertainment
13 A remove B cancel C copy D answer
14 A Japanese B engineer C practical D questionnaire
15 A benefit B environment C wonderful D category
16 A different B tradition C opera D capital
17 A environment B difficulty C inhabitant D community
18 A impossible B entertainment C adorable D ability
19 A counterpart B precede C nursery D compliment
20 A tsunami B terrorist C involvement D disaster
21 A demolish B substantial C dramatic D terrorist
22 A surplus B surface C surgeon D surprise
23 A disappear B precision C mechanic D discover
24 A empty B relate C suggest D effect
25 A sample B behave C replace D parade
26 A industrial B infallible C intimacy D intensity
27 A enough B aware C support D swallow
28 A alcohol B legendary C prominent D legitimate
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30 A tunnel B nightmare C retain D thesis
31 A popular B politics C exciting D origin
32 A characterization B absence C datum D charcoal
33 A parachute B armchair C accent D accidentally
34 A deficiency B psychology C ecological D competitor
35 A exercise B refusal C collective D abundant
36 A photochemical B trigonometry C dramatically D alphabetical
37 A bigoted B perpetrate C relativism D picturesquely
38 A diligent B dimension C action D armchair
39 A terrible B family C relaxing D popular
40 A consciousness B ecotourism C biosphere D confirm
41 A curriculum B grammatical C repetitious D historical
42 A preparation B apology C geography D experience
43 A university B punctuality C agricultural D.mathematician
44 A obligatory B geographical C international D.undergraduate
45 A architectural B cosmopolitan C appreciative D archeologist
46 A mausoleum B conservative C disqualify D magnificent
47 A document B develop C opponent D astonish
48 A magazine B returnee C misfortune D monomania
49 A forgettable B philosophy C humanism D objectively
50 A redundant B officer C unique D suspect Multiple choice: lexico-grammar
1 After the playwright rewrote the script, the story began to take _
2 Anyone who criticises the lead is simply asking for
A trouble B pain C difficulty D discomfort
3 Don't worry, you'll do splendidly tonight - just go out there and break a _
4 Sophie was feeling a bit _ on her luck after not getting the part, so Frank bought her lunch
5 The play is simply a vehicle for its stars and falls _ of having a decent plot
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A ropes B wires C threads D strings
7 General Custer was confident of victory despite being vastly _ by the enemy
A outnumbered B outclassed C overcome D overtaken
8 The ministry refused to the figures to the press
9 Steve his chances of passing by spending too much time on the first question
A threw out B threw off C threw away D threw in
10 Mr Jones gave his sons some money to them up in business
11 comes a time when you have to make a decision and stick to it
12 James had, _, saved the manuscript of his first novel from the
burning house
A lastly B at last C lately D at least
13 Mr Nixon refused to answer the questions on the _ that the matter was confidential
A reasons B excuses C grounds D foundations
14 As they came under heavy fire, the captain ordered his men to
A fall away B fall back C fall over D fall out
15 Our main is to reduce debt by cutting costs
A objective B decision C resolution D desire
16 The discovery of penicillin was a significant medical
A revolution B innovation C novelty D breakthrough
17 Employers are not allowed to discriminate against an applicant because
of their social or financial _
A past B background C history D precedent
18 It's important to project a(n) image during the interview
A upbeat B positive C optimistic D cheerful
19 Aspirin was used as a medicine as far as the 5th century BC
A back B beyond C behind D before
20 Competitive is an essential requirement for success in the
entertainment industry
A mind B thought C spirit D soul
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A direct B precise C right D exact
22 There is a wide of options to choose from with something to suit all tastes
A degree B variance C scale D range
23 They say he inherited his money from a relative he had never met
A faraway B remote C distant D slight
24 Carrie doesn't do her own washing, she her little sister to do it for her
25 You must complete the Business _ course satisfactorily before you can progress to the third year programme
26 For the _ of rewiring your home, hiring an electrician is a wise move
A aim B purpose C object D intention
27 He agreed to give me his car for the weekend on _ that I helped him write his essay
28 The Beatles remain hugely popular among the andthe old alike
A youth B young C adolescents D teenagers
29 Expect seminars and tutorials to _ approximately 15% of your time
at university
A cover B receive C occupy D complete
30 Some say that success in today's competitive workplace calls for
toughness and _
A ruthlessness B cruelty C rudeness D callousness
31 When he learned that the assistant manager was retiring, he felt that this was an opportunity he just had to
32 For such an old house, it is in excellent _
A state B condition C form D shape
33 Come on Spill the _! What's the big secret?
34 My brother is a real potato He watches TV all the time!
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35 We decided to celebrate by going out and painting the town
36 Lindsay’s excuses for being late are beginning to rather thin
37 I have very feelings about the plan – it might possibly work or it could be a disaster
A certain B mixed C doubtful D troubled
38 The noise of the typewriter really me off I just couldn’t
concentrate
39 When asked _ she has interviewed with other companies, she denied having done so
A when B whenever C while D whether
40 We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into
A practice B reality C fact D deed
41 Nobody is ready to go, ?
A isn’t he B is he C are they D aren’t they
42 Nancy talks as if she everything
43 When the electricity failed, he _ a match to find the candles
A rubbed B scratched C struck D started
44 He’s _ work and cannot possibly see you now
A up to his ears in B very interested in
C not involved with D concerned with
45 Don’t let a good chance
A go by B go off C go down D go over
46 The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to new procedures to save time and money
A manufacture B establish C control D restore
47 Either Peter or his brothers the keys to the car
A has been taken B has taken C have taken D.have been taken
48 When I got my case back, it had been damaged _ repair
49 He was so mean that he couldn’t bear to The smallest sum of money for the charity appeal
A pay off B part with C give in D let out
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A outcome B outburst C outset D outbreak Word Formation
1 After the game, the police struggled to deal with the behaviour of the football (SCANDAL)
2 Bella's a great friend but she does tend to be _ at times.(QUARREL)
3 Richard is so uncomplaining and He should learn to stand up for himself more (QUESTION)
4 Don't listen to a word Janet says - it's all _ gossip (SPITE)
5 They were in search of archaeological remains (DATE)
6 The war has nearly two-thirds of the country's population
(ROOT)
7 He wanted Jill to give up her life of alcohol and _ (DESTROY)
8 He does a little training, but first and _he’s a writer (MANY)
9 Anna showed a lot of _ in the way she handled the problem with Olivia (MATURE)
10 Your constant criticism has to apologize (DIE)
11 The level of market _ has not been as high as desired That said, we are confident of making steady inroads and growing our market share significantly over the next two quarters (PENETRATE)
12 The bank has been accused of lending and its loan book is to be closely examined by the financial ombudsman, government sources have claimed (PREY)
13 The decision was made ; he did not consult his partners prior to the announcement (LATERAL)
14 The has designated her as his successor (CHAIR)
15 She's cheerful no matter what the circumstances (FAIL)
16 Each member of the group worked to achieve a common aim (SELF)
17 I was late because I how much time I needed (ESTIMATE)
18 Our rental contract states that we are not allowed to _ the house (LET)
19 The first time I tried out my new bike I (balance) and fell off
20 Don't forget to give the door an as well as a coat of gloss paint (COAT)
21 The bath and the water dripped through into the living room (FLOW)
22 It is not as easy as all that I think you are _ the problem (SIMPLE)
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(STAFF)
24 I’ll never forget the _ I felt in the situation (HUMILIATE)
25 Sales forecasts indicate a poor for the clothing industry (LOOK)
26 Beauty is in the eye of the _ (HOLD)
27 Because of bad weather, Martin's flight was (due)
28 He was _ of making her acquaintance (DESIRE)
29 A(n) _ person exhibits a fearless spirit, defiant even of law or decorum (AUDACITY)
30 If you weren’t so (ACT) _, you wouldn’t be so fat!
31 My friend is unbelievably self- centered and arrogant He’s a
34 In order for the project to be started, they needed a large (LAY)
35 Deforestation and excessive farming have _ the soil (POOR)
36 If trouble breaks out,they may be arrested and even (PRISON)
37 Barack Obama is the first President of the United States with _ background (RACE)
38 From the hotel there is a _ view across the canyon (BREATH)
39 The policeman examined the parcel _as he had no idea what it could (SUSPECT)
40 The mother is usually the homemaker and the father is the _ (BREAD)
41 The government’s _ approach has brought criticism
44 The boy was very violent and his parents found him _ (MANAGE)
45 Please keep the email short makes everyone’s lives easier (BRIEF)
46 The Transformer is quite intriguing It is _ one of the best movies of the year (DOUBT)
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of the previous one (SENSITIVE)
48 The country is experiencing an era of peace and (PROSPER)
49 He's not a very well-known but I enjoy his books (NOVEL)
50 I'm well aware of the fact that smoking is _to my health
(DETRIMENT)
FILL IN EACH GAP WITH SUITABLE A PREPOSITION OR PARTCLE
1 By a stroke _ luck, I didn't miss the plane, although it was late
2 She was gazing out the window, rocking rhythmically and fro
3 He was foaming the mouth with rage
4 The forest fire gave _thick back smoke which made me scared
5 I’d just like to pick up a couple of points that you made
6 I don't know what it is about John, but women just seem to throw
themselves him
7 They’re meeting in Berlin to iron the final details of the contract
8 Somebody broke into the shop and made with several TVs
9 It turns _ that she had known him when they were children
10 In this day and age, the poor are always looked down
11 Colleges and universities come _ all shapes and sizes
12 You shouldn’t take his words _ heart
13 I think she took me when I got the promotion she wanted
14 The film didn’t live to my expectation
15 The next meeting is due _be held in one month
16 Don’t get your shorts a knot, I'll have the car back by tomorrow morning!
17 The pop festival passed peacefully, despite the fears of local residents
18 Private companies should not be allowed to skim _ profitable
sectors of the postal service
19 Her intellect towers _ours
20 My brother has a flair languages and can speak more than six
21 We had to queue before we could get into the cinema last night
22 The robot is a century _the times
23 He will be sued breach of contract if he does not do what he promised
24 Revenge at last! I always said I would get my own back _Steve, and now I have Steve, and now I have
25 They say that there is an exception _ every rule
26 If I were you, I’d have the brakes seen _ before you cause an accident
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28 He arrived in Los Angeles nothing but the clothes he was wearing
29 I’m unable to use my computer at present It has been repair since last Monday
30 Mr Bradley has had an alarm installed in his car _ fear of having it stolen
31 I am afraid our plans has fallen We will have to think again
32 I got up at six, started my work half an hour later and stayed there until 5 p.m with no free time _between
33 Oh, it gets dark I have immersed myself _ reading the novel
34 Can you tuck your shirt _ your trousers?
35 I can put _with most things but I can’t stand noisy children
36 When I was turning out my cupboard I came this photograph of my uncle
37 Is it possible to take _ 50$ please?
38 I’d like to pay _ this cheque for 100$
39 Could you please refrain smoking - this is a hospital!
40 I never doubt that this candidate can pull a victory
41 That awful new office block is a real blot the landscape
42 I’m extemely pressed money these days Could you lend me a few pounds, please?
43 I know Oete’s conduct was intolerable, but don’t be too hard _ him
44 Her husband was courteous _ her
45 John is very good _ his hands
46 His recent conduct is the pale
47 There can be no excuse _ such rude behavior
48 Don't worry about the lunch I'll see _ it
49 I’m so snowed _ with work at the moment – it’s awful
50 I didn’t take _my stepbrother at first, but after a while we grew closer Open cloze test
Ex 1:
How smart are pigs?
Most of the research (1) _ pig intelligence in relation (2) _dogs says that, while pigs display basic traits of intelligence and show types of
characteristics similar (3) _ dogs, the subject hasn’t been studied
(4) _to say conclusively that one is smarter than the other A 2019 study
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suggested that “dogs and pigs do not (6) essentially in their cognitive (7) of learning to follow interspecific communicative cues, but the natural salience of the human as social stimulus for dogs might facilitate such learning to place without specific training.”
Ex 2:
The origin of language
The truth is nobody really knows how language first began Did we all start talking at around the same time (1) of the manner in which our brains had begun to develop?
Although there is a lack of clear evidence, people have come up with various theories about the origins of language One recent theory is that human
beings have evolved in (2) a way that we are programmed for
language from the moment of birth In (3) words, language came about as a result of an evolutionary change in our brains at some stage
Language (4) well be programmed into the brain but, (5) this, people still need stimulus from others around them From studies, we know
that (6) children are isolated from human contact and have not learnt
to construct sentences before they are ten, it is doubtful they will ever do so The research shows, if (7) else, that language is a social activity, not something invented (8) isolation
book definition of 'omnivorous' to untold lengths There was nothing he would not throw (6) _ onto with screams of joy, even if it were some revolting 'titbit rejected by every other species as being inedible His greatest ambition in life was to consume a human (7) _— a task he did not feel
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Ex 4:
Vitamins are substances required for the proper functioning of the body In this century, thirteen vitamins have been discovered
A lack of any vitamins in a person’s body can cause illness In some cases,
an excess of vitamins can also (1) _to illness For example, sailors in the past were prone to suffer from scurvy (2) _is a disease resulting from the lack of vitamin C It causes bleeding of the gum, loss of teeth and skin rashes Sailors suffer from scurvy because they did not eat fruits and vegetables Fruits and vegetables contain vitamin C ,which is necessary for good (3) _
Vitamin B complex is composed of eight different vitamins A lack of any of these vitamins will lead to different (4) _ For instance, a person who has too little vitamin B1 will suffer from beri-beri, a disease that causes heart problems and mental disorders A lack of vitamin B2 results in eye and skin problems while deficiency of vitamin B6 causes problems of the nervous system Too little vitamin B12 will cause anemia The knowledge that
vitamin deficiencies caused certain diseases led doctors to (5) _ people suffering from these illnesses by giving them doses of the necessary (6) _ Today, vitamins are available (7) _the form of pills and can easily be bought at any pharmacy
Ex 5:
The capital of japan's northermost island attracts visitors every year in
February Despite this being the coldest time of the year, visitors flock to the city, which transforms (1) into a dream world of glittering snow sculptures More than two million people come to marvel (2) these frosted creations The festival began in 1950, (3) two students
fashioned six snow statues in Odori Park Five years (4) _ ,members
of Sapporo's Defence Force sowed the seeds of the now world-famous
festival by building the first statue which was megalithic in (5) _ proportions Snow sculpting might sound (6) an easy skill, but it takes a lot of patience and artistic talent First, a wooden structure is built and large blocks of snow are hammered into place around it Once
positioned, the blocks are hosed with water to freeze them together lt is only (7) _ that the painstaking job of sculpting can begin The result is a
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famous buildings and people
Ex 6:
Though the evolution and domestication of the dog have long been studied, the story is (1) _ no means fully understood as (2) There are currently more than thirty species of Canidae, the dog-like animals (3) _ include wolves and coyotes, jackals and foxes, but the Grey Wolf, Canis Lupus, is the domestic dog’s sole wild ancestor and cousin, and it (4) _
exists
Some modern breeds of dog retain (5) _ wolf-like characteristics of behaviour and appearance to this day, and the two species remain genetically close (6) _ to be able to interbreed easily (7) the use of DNA evidence may lead eventually (8) _ greater clarity, the precise
classification of fossil remains from remote periods of prehistory can be uncertain when dealing with such very closely related species There would undoubtedly have been many contacts, hostile, neutral and occasionally friendly between individual wolves or proto-dogs and human communities
Ex 7:
A cup of coffee, like any (1) _ experience, can be enriched by selection and consciousness "No beans about it," the best coffee decisions (2) _ the ones most pleasant to one's own palate - the selection of one's coffee is a matter of personal preference Choosing coffee beans can also be a
perplexing experience, (3) _ there is a huge range of coffee types and beans blends from all around the world The final flavour and quality
involves many complex factors, beginning with the coffee seed, the beans' botanics, a wide variety of soil and climate conditions, cultivation altitudes, and the care (4) _ in harvesting the beans Raw green coffee beans are then subjected (5) _ many influencing factors, including various
processing, production, roasting, blending and brewing methods On a global note, (6) _ many species and varieties of coffee trees from different areas of the world also offer their own distinctive flavours There are more than forty-five coffee-exporting countries - all of (7) _ use different classification systems - that supply the world with coffee beans, in sizes ranging over sixty known species of coffee plants No wonder coffee can involve a puzzling java jargon! Fortunately, the world's coffee nomenclature, from mountain to market, can be classified (8) _ simple categories This
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processing, and global classifications used by the coffee trade and producing countries
coffee-Ex 8:
A cup of freshly-brewed coffee, (1) _ any other adventure, can be
heightened by an awareness of quality The best coffee choices (2) _ the ones that make the palate explode with happiness Coffee is all about
personal taste (3) _ the range of coffee flavors on the market to enjoy Complex flavors and brewing techniques (4) _ with the coffee seed, with which great care must be (5) _ in order to cultivate the perfect roasted (6) _ Coffee beans are available from 45 different countries, and
(7) _ of the various growing conditions, the beans from each country taste different To get (8) _ more complex, over sixty coffee plants are grown around the world
Guided cloze test
Ex 1:
The process of making rain is simpler than you might think As warm,
moisture-laden air (1) from the surface of the earth, it cools and some of the air (2) into tiny droplets that eventually become clouds These droplets form around the microscopic particles such as dust and
smoke which are (3) in the air
The science of weather modification is now big (4) Using radar and sensitive equipment that (5) _ atmospheric changes, weather
modifiers fly above or below the clouds and spray them with billions of minute particles known as seeding agents These particles either fall into clouds or are wafted into them from below by warm (6) They then
‘attract’ tiny water droplets which (7) around each one
When enough droplets are attached, precipitation — the third and final (8) _ in the process which returns water to the earth's surface — occurs, and it rains It may take as many as a million droplets to form a single
raindrop If the clouds contain ice crystals, the results are similar, but now snow will form instead of rain
Current weather manipulation technology only allows scientists to
`encourage' a cloud that is (9) _ heavy to produce rain Some more
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_rain from blue skies, but this is still in the far (12) _ future
2 A condenses B evaporates C transforms D gathers
5 A takes off B picks up C catches on D puts across
9 A sufficiently B specifically C splendidly D.satisfactorily
11 A manufacture B supply C conjure D reveal
12 A detached B distant C isolated D remote
Ex 2:
There can be no (1) that online shopping is of huge benefit to the
consr.nner Far from becoming (2) online shoppers are very demanding
Overpriced merchants with poor services should beware Gone are the days
when stores could charge what they liked for goods and get away with it The
same too for shady manufac-turers: smarter consumers know which products
have a good (3) and which do not because online they now read not
only the sales (4) but also reviews f rom previous purchasers And if
customers are disappointed, a few (5) of the mouse will take them to
places where they can let the world know Nowadays there is nothing more
damning than a flood of negative comments on the internet
However, the big boys, as always, are ahead of the game Some companies are
already adjusting their business models to take account of these trends The
stores run by Sony and Apple, for instance, are more like brand showrooms than
shops They are there for people to try out (6) and to ask questions to
knowledgeable staff Whether the products are ultimately bought online or
offline is of secondary importance
Online traders must also adjust Amazon, for one, is (7) turning lrom
being primarily a bookseller to becoming a (8) retailer by letting other
companies sell products on its site, rather like a marketplace During America's
Thanksgiving weekend last November, Amazon's sales of consumer electronics
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1 A query B examination C question D proposal
2 A complacent B dissatisfied C competent D compassionate
3 A distinction B resolution C opinion D reputation
4 A bubble B message C blare D blurb
6 A devices B tools C emblems D schemes
7 A mistakenly B rapidly C unreasonably D secretly
9 A receded B excluded C repressed D exceeded
10 A tied B secured C bound D fastened
Ex 3:
Three theories about sleep People spend about one-third of their lives asleep It seems certain ,therefore, that sleep has a vital function However, what that function might be is still in (1) _ Scientists are far from being in agreement about (2) why so much of our precious time is given over to sleep There seem to be three main theories The most popular states that the functions and (3) _ of sleep are primarily physiological It claims that we sleep in order to (4) the health of our body In other words, biological processes work hard as we sleep to repair any damage done during the day and to restore ourselves to (5) efficiency However, a second theory places more emphasis on the learning benefits of sleep This theory holds that sleep allows us to process the information that we (6) during the day, and asserts that , without sleep, learning would not take place A third popular theory is (7) on ideas about energy, saying that we need (8) of sleep in order to, in a sense, recharge our batteries and so have an adequate supply of energy for the coming day
1 A discussion B dispute C argument D debate
2 A correctly B absolutely C actually D precisely
Trang 193 A purposes B targets C intentions D points
6 A achieve B complete C reach D acquire
7 A rooted B supported C based D developed
8 A periods B eras C moments D episodes
Ex 4:
The birth of the London Marathon
In 1979, hours after having run the New York Marathon, the former Olympic champion Chris Brasher wrote an article for The Observer newspaper which began: "To believe this story you must believe that the human race is one
joyous, happy family, working together, laughing together, (1) the
impossible Last Sunday, in one of the most trouble-stricken cities in the world, 11,532 men and women from 40 countries in the world, assisted by over a
million black, w hite and yellow people, laughed, cheered and suffered during the greatest folk festival the world has seen."Enchanted with the sight of people coming together for such an occasion, he concluded by questioning " whether London could (2) _ such a festival?" Within months the London
Marathon was born, with Brasher making trips to America to study the race organisation and finance of big city marathons such as New York and Boston, the oldest in the world He (3) _ a contract with Gillette worth £50,000, established the organisation's charitable (4) _, and (5) down six main aims for the event, which he not only hoped would echo the scenes he had witnessed in New York, but also put Britain firmly on the (6) _ as a country capable of organising major events His vision was realised on March 29th 1981 , with the (7) _ London Marathon (8) _ to be an instant success More than 20,000 people applied to run : 7,747 were accepted and 6,255 crossed the finish line on Constitution Hill as cheering crowds lined the route
1 A appointing B transacting C making D achieving
2 A perform B act C rehearse D stage
3 A fastened B tied C secured D possessed
Trang 204 A grade B rank C status D class
6 A map B border C atlas D territory
7 A penultimate B former C inaugural D primitive
8 A succeeding B checking C resulting D proving
Ex 5:
The history of air power has been much confused, both by the glamour
surrounding flight and by a lack in the past of (1) perspective on the part of its proponents To pierce this confusion, we must examine the context (2) which the airplane first flew Its arrival (3) with the
beginning of (4) industrialisation and with the closure of frontiers in the United States, Russia, Australia, South Africa, and South America Humans were now confined to know geographic boundaries and their frustrations were accentuated by the stalemate of the First World War when airmen – the
romantic frontiersmen of the day – appeared to be as free as the birds Man had (5) the air in 1890s, just after the tabloid newspapers of the sensational (6) pages were started This, and the fact that flying (7) with the cinema and shared its young heroes in the 1920s with radio, made glamorisation inevitable Flying somehow fit into each nation’s idealised characteristics In America, the Wright brothers were upper-class theoretical and practical
mechanics; (8) , pioneer fliers were more often gentry, manufacturers,
or engineers as in Britain, France and Russia, or even nobility as in Germany and Japan
1 A historically B historical C historic D history
3 A coincided B accompanied C according D cooperated
4 A far-reaching B outspread C boundless D widespread
5 A taken off B taken in C taken out D taken to
7 A brought up B grew up C caught up D picked up
8 A elsewhere B anywhere C somewhere D wherefore
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On top of the world
In December 2011, a teenage mountaineer from California (0) the youngest person to complete one of his sport's most extravagant (1) :scaling
highest peak on each of the world's seven continents Jordan Romero was just
15 when he (2) the summit of Vinson Massif in Antarctica Jordan, who grew up climbing the mountains in Big Bear Lake, just east of Los Angeles, conquered his first (3) summit, Mount Kilimanjaro, at the age of nine
At 13, he became the youngest person to (4) it to the top of Everest He beat the previous record for the Seven Summits, which was (5) by 16-year-old British climber George Atkinson Both teenagers sparked controversy
in mountaineering (6) with purists claiming they were too young to contribute properly to climbs, and therefore relied excessively on the support of their team-mates Although Jordan broadcast his achievements on the Internet, his mother (7) to comment when contacted by the press, claiming that the family was not (8) attention for his feats
0 A overtook B turned C became D succeeded
1 A successes B contests C challenges D disputes
2 A achieved B reached C fulfilled D.accomplished
5 A kept B maintained C broken D held
7 A declined B rejected C denied D renounced
8 A asking B seeking C paying D searching
Ex 7:
Would you rather win a silver or bronze medal?
Try to picture yourself as an athlete in an Olympic event We can (1) _ assume you'd want to win, and, if that wasn't possible, you'd prefer to (2)
_ up second rather than third However, research (3) _ that the reality may be different
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In particular, they looked out for athletes with a tuchenne smile', which is
thought to show happiness and is (4) _ by a raising of the mouth and a crinkling round the eyes Gold medal winners were rated as happiest, but those
in second place seemed less happy than bronze medallists Researchers also found that the (5) _ by which a medal was won or lost appeared
important: silver medallists who (6) _ lost out on gold were significantly less happy than those who only just beat the third-placed athlete
Do silver medallists (7) _ on how they might have won gold, whereas bronze medallists just feel lucky to win something? We can't be sure, but
researchers think comparative performance may greatly affect the (8) _
of happiness
1 A soundly B steadily C safely D strongly
3 A exposes B suggests C notifies D admits
4 A characterised B featured C constituted D specified
5 A distance B area C size D limit
6 A tightly B finely C closely D narrowly
7 A wonder B reflect C consider D evaluate
8 A impact B conclusion C feeling D search
Ex 8:
The shark is a meat- eating fish and one of the most feared animals of the sea Scientists (1) about 250 species of fish as sharks These fish live in
oceans (2) _ the world, but they are most common in warm seas
Sharks (3) greatly in size and habits Whale sharks, the largest kind of shark, may grow 60 feet long A whale shark weighs up to 15 tons, more than twice (4) much as an African elephant The smallest shark may (5) _ only 4 inches long and weigh less than 1 ounce Some kinds of sharks live in the depths of the ocean, but (6) are found near the surface Some species live in coastal waters, but others (7) far out at sea A few species can even live in (8) water