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1 Crash was the shock winner at the 78th
Academy Awards, best film ahead of
favorite Brokeback Mountain.
a wins
b won
c winning
d win
2 Producer Cathy Schulman paid tribute to
fellow nominees for "one of the most
breathtaking and stunning maverick years
in American cinema"
a creating
b create
c to create
d creation
3 Ang Lee won best director for Brokeback
Mountain, the film won only three of
the eight awards it was nominated for
a and
b also
c however
d but
4 Reese Witherspoon and Philip Seymour
Hoffman shared lead acting honors for
in Walk the Line and Capote.
a roles
b functions
c meanings
d factions
5 Ang Lee, past films include Sense
and Sensibility and Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon, saluted Brokeback's lead
characters, Ennis and Jack
a whom
b whose
c which
d that
6 King Kong and Memoirs of a Geisha both
won three awards in technical categories,
equaling Brokeback Mountain's , but
this year's ceremony was not dominated by
any one film
a achievers
b achieves
c achievable
d achievements
7 Reese Witherspoon, won best
actress for her role as Johnny Cash's wife
June in biopic Walk the Line, thanked
co-star Joaquin Phoenix
a that
b which
c who
d whose
8 Actress Rachel Weisz has the best supporting actress award at the Academy Awards following her success in the Golden Globes
a collected
b collection
c collecting
d to collecting
9 Born in London March 1971, Weisz - pronounced "Vice" - became a child model
at the age of 14
a on
b in
c at
d for
10 She a series of schools including the prestigious St Paul's Girls School in London, with classmate and fellow actress Emily Mortimer
a attended
b dropped
c appointed
d stayed
11 As a teenager, Weisz decided that she wanted and at the age of 18 she studied with Rada-trained Ken Campbell
a acting
b act
c to act
d acts
12 While studying English Literature at Cambridge University, Weisz helped Talking Tongues theatre company
a formed
b to forming
c forming
d form
13 Her first film role followed as she co-starred with Brendan Fraser and John Hannah in 1999's Hollywood blockbuster The Mummy
a majority
b major
c majors
d majoring
14 The success of the action movie encouraged Weisz for an inferior sequel two years later
a return
b returning
c returned
d to return
Trang 215 HSBC has unveiled the biggest profits
by a UK High Street bank, making a
pre-tax profit of $20.97 billion in 2005
a yet
b ever
c never
d almost
16 the profit has been made abroad by
the global bank, which operates in the UK,
Europe, Asia and the Americas
a Many
b Much
c Many of
d Much of
17 The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog
has called on Iran and the West to return to
negotiations in the row over Iran's
nuclear program
a controversial
b controversy
c controversially
d controversialist
18 Mohamed ElBaradei said that he hoped a
deal on Iran's uranium enrichment work
could be during the coming week
a reaching
b reach
c reached
d to reach
19 He was speaking the start of an
International Atomic Energy Agency
meeting that could pave the way for UN
Security Council action against Iran
a on
b at
c in
d over
20 Mr ElBaradei said that the issue had
serious implications for world peace, and
urged both sides to continue
a negotiating
b negotiators
c negotiable
d negotiations
21 The BBC's Bethany Bell in Vienna says
that the IAEA board is to refer Iran to
the UN Security Council which could
impose economic and political sanctions on
the Islamic republic
a mentioned
b expected
c predicted
d anticipated
22 Iran said on Sunday that if it were reported
to the council, it full-scale uranium enrichment
a would resume
b will resume
c would have resumed
d had resumed
23 The IAEA has demanded that Iran suspend nuclear enrichment
a completion
b complete
c completely
d completed
24 Iran refuses, emphasizing sovereign right to continue the process under the Non-Proliferation Treaty
a she
b it
c their
d its
25 The IAEA meeting in Vienna - expected to last several days - may not discuss Mr ElBaradei's report Tuesday or Wednesday
a between
b from
c until
d over
26 The report, leaked to the media, says the Iranians feeding uranium gas into centrifuges
a begun
b have begun
c has begun
d have began
27 Three years of negotiations between Iran and the EU, and the latest round of talks between Moscow and Tehran, have brought significant result
a no
b none
c not
d never
28 Russian and China - permanent members
of the Security Council with the power of veto - have so far opposed sanctions
on Iran
a facing
b recommending
c lifting
d imposing
Trang 329 Thousands of detainees held in Iraq are
being denied basic human rights with
reports of torture rife
a ever
b also
c still
d yet
30 The report says both the multinational
forces and Iraqi authorities must take
urgent to stop abuses if there is to be
any hope of halting Iraq's rise in violence
and sectarianism
a chances
b steps
c risks
d advantages
31 Amnesty says in its 48-page report that
thousands of Iraqis are being without
charge or trial
a held
b hold
c holding
d to hold
32 More than 200 detainees have been
imprisoned for more than two years and
nearly 4,000 longer than a year
a since
b at
c over
d for
33 Former detainees told Amnesty they had
been beaten with plastic cables, given
electric shocks and to stand in a
flooded room as an electrical current was
passed through the water
a make
b making
c to make
d made
34 Ms Allen compared the current situation to
the Abu Ghraib scandal, which broke when
photos were showing US guards
abusing detainees
a featured
b reduced
c released
d appealed
35 According to the US military, detainee
is given a form explaining the reasons for
their imprisonment and their files are
reviewed every 90 to 120 days
a every
b every of
c every the
d every of the
36 The British ministry of defense said allegations of wrongdoing were always taken and international observers were invited into its detention centers
a severely
b seriously
c strictly
d harshly
37 China has the supply of live poultry and pet birds to Hong Kong, after a man died of bird flu in neighboring Guangdong province
a suspended
b suspected
c accelerated
d succeeded
38 It is reported he was infected after coming into with live chickens on sale in a market in Guangzhou city
a conflict
b effect
c contact
d view
39 This death - the ninth in China during the current outbreak - is causing a great deal of in Hong Kong
a source
b pain
c commerce
d concern
40 Public health doctors from Hong Kong to the city of Guangzhou to try to find out more about how the latest victim caught bird flu
a have been sending
b have sent
c have been sent
d has been sent
41 The health professionals are looking any evidence of human-to-human transmission
a at
b for
c up
d over
42 The authorities hope the ban on the supply
of live poultry will any outbreak spreading to the territory
a prevent
b spur
c lead
d report
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poultry smuggling as well
a stepped up
b rewarded
c discouraged
d concentrated
44 The number of chickens on sale in Hong
Kong each day already less than half
what it normally would be
a are
b have been
c were
d is
45 China may allow its currency to trade more
freely, a move that probably would let the
yuan
a to appreciate
b appreciating
c appreciate
d appreciated
46 At present, the yuan is allowed to move by
a maximum of 0.3% above or below a
daily target rate
a either
b both
c between
d neither
47 The US has long been calling China to
change its currency policy, claiming that
Beijing keeps it artificially low in order to
boost demand for exports
a in
b on
c off
d up
48 The US unemployment rate rose to 4.8%
last month, the number of new jobs
added to the economy increased by
243,000
a since
b however
c even though
d despite
49 Analysts were as they had expected
the rate to remain unchanged
a surprised
b surprise
c surprising
d surprisingly
50 The new jobs came mainly in the retail, financial and construction sectors, manufacturing jobs were lost, in particular
in the automotive industry
a since
b while
c in spite of
d nevertheless
51 The Labor Department figures also showed that average hourly earnings by 0.3% last month
a grow
b growth
c growing
d grew
52 In January, 170,000 new jobs were created
in the US economy, pushing the unemployment to its lowest level in four-and-a-half years
a statistics
b insurance
c rate
d benefit
53 China is to create a court to focus on intellectual property rights, as sales of pirated goods rocket
a enforcing
b enforce
c to enforce
d enforced
54 China's burgeoning fake goods market is causing tension with the US, which has said it forfeits up to $3.8 billion in lost sales
a annual
b per annual
c annually
d every years
55 China is considered the biggest producer of imitation goods, incorporating a wide range
of goods, luxury clothes to films and even books
a between
b among
c either
d from
56 Supreme Court judge Jiang Zhipei, who deals with product piracy cases, urged foreign companies in getting cases to court
a assisting
b to assist
c assist
d assisted
Trang 557 Mr Sun said that measures to help
tackle piracy should include better training
of local judges
a another
b others
c each other
d other
58 According to Forbes, a worldwide
economic boom has yielded a record
of dollar billionaires in the past year
a number
b amount
c numbers
d amounts
59 Microsoft's Bill Gates the list for the
12th year running, with a net worth of $50
billion
a gives
b tops
c includes
d provides
60 The youngest billionaire is a Lebanese
woman, 22-year-old Hind Hariri, who
$1.4 billion from her assassinated father,
former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri
a yielded
b granted
c inherited
d invested
61 India's 23 billionaires have a combined net
worth of $99 billion, surpassing former
Asian leader Japan's 27 billionaires with
total worth of $67 billion
a its
b her
c their
d they
62 Russia's 33 billionaires now have a
combined wealth of $172 billion, based
largely on oil and gas prices, to a total
of $68 billion for oil-rich Saudi Arabia's 11
billionaires
a related
b compared
c devoted
d attributed
63 Khodorkovsky, the Yukos chief
executive convicted of fraud and tax
evasion last year, is now in a Siberian
prison
a formerly
b formally
c formal
d former
64 While New York has the highest number of resident billionaires with 40, Moscow is second with 25, and London comes with 23
a third
b the third
c thirdly
d three
65 Steve Forbes, Forbes' chief executive and editor-in-chief, attributed the global rise in the number of billionaires to an boom
a economy
b economist
c economic
d economical
66 Harry Potter author J K Rowling has the prestigious US-based Forbes magazine's list of world billionaires
b joining
67 Supermarkets are facing a full by the Competition Commission into their dominance of Britain's grocery market
a investigation
b investigator
c investigator
d investigations
68 Critics have accused the UK's leading supermarkets driving local convenience stores out of business
a for
b of
c in
d with
69 China Friday urged the European Union to reconsider proposed sanctions on its exports of shoes
a since
b for
c in
d on
70 Wang warned that the proposed sanctions would also hurt European and retailers
a imports
b imported
c importation
d importers
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manufacturers, EU Trade Commissioner
Peter Mandelson said Wednesday that he
was ready to act against imports of cheap
shoes from China and Vietnam
a burden
b penalty
c pressure
d reliance
72 Web search leader Google Inc has agreed
to pay up to $90 million to a class
action lawsuit over advertising fraud by
outside parties on its site, in a bid to put the
controversy behind it
a settle
b fight
c file
d face
73 Australia says it has won a contract to
supply wheat to Iraq, claims that its
state wheat board paid bribes to Saddam
Hussein's regime
a even though
b despite
c however
d but
74 Last month Iraq grain deals with
Australia amid allegations that its wheat
board, the AWB, paid up to $222m in
kickbacks to Iraq
a had suspended
b has suspended
c suspending
d suspended
75 Iraq has been Australia's wheat
export market
a a second biggest
b the second biggest
c second biggest
d second bigger than
76 The AWB is alleged to have
kickbacks under the discredited UN-run
oil-for-food program for Iraq
a pay
b paid
c paying
d payment
77 Russia has begun the mass vaccination of
poultry to try the spread of the lethal
H5N1 bird flu virus
a to stop
b stop
c to stopping
d stopping
78 Millions of vaccines have been delivered to provinces in southern Russia -
a region believed to be most vulnerable to the virus
a ever
b yet
c already
d still
79 The virus is blamed for nearly a million poultry in Russia
a dead
b dies
c dying
d deaths
80 The virus has so far only infected people who have come into direct contact with diseased fowl - but experts fear a mutant form of the virus may trigger a pandemic humans
a between
b with
c from
d among
81 Singer Michael Jackson has been ordered
to close down his Californian home, Neverland Ranch, after failing staff or renew their insurance policies
a paying
b to pay
c pays
d payment
82 The star in Bahrain since being acquitted on child sex abuse charges in June 2005
a has been living
b had lived
c lives
d lived
83 Throughout his four-month trial, the singer took refuge at Neverland, fans gathered attaching banners of support to the gates of the estate, at 5225 Figueroa Mountain Road
a which
b that
c where
d whose
84 Jackson the ranch, in the rolling hills
of the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara County, in 1987 for a reported £11.3m
a buys
b has bought
c bought
d will buy
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career
a height
b high
c highly
d heighten
86 The former Jackson Five star had his
third solo album Bad to global acclaim and
record-breaking sales across the world
a declared
b released
c reduced
d succeeded
87 Named after the fictional home of Peter
Pan, Neverland Ranch became a retreat
for the child star turned millionaire singer
spent his youth in the public eye
a which
b where
c whom
d who
88 Children were frequently to
Neverland, including child star Macaulay
Culkin and others selected by charities with
which Jackson was involved
a exported
b invited
c devoted
d encountered
89 Adults, notably the press, into this
exclusive world, fuelling rumors about
Jackson's unconventional lifestyle
a rarely gained entry
b gained rarely entry
c rarely entry gained
d entry rarely gained
90 Unusually, ITV journalist Martin Bashir
gained to the ranch when he filmed
the controversial documentary Living With
Michael Jackson.
a weight
b acceptance
c access
d control
91 In September 2003, Jackson finally opened
the gates of Neverland for a public party
Some 500 guests the invitation-only
event
a won
b attended
c staged
d arrived
92 Typically for Jackson, the media was banned, reporters had to stand outside the front gates
a but
b or
c also
d and
93 But shortly afterwards, the world's spotlight was trained on Neverland, when police initiated a search of the singer's home in conjunction with sexual abuse allegations made by
a a 12-year-old boy
b a 12-years-old boy
c a 12-years of old boy
d a 12-year-olds boy
94 The search revealed a museum filled costumed mannequins - one dressed
as Marilyn Monroe
a of
b in
c with
d for
95 Abuse was alleged to have taken during sleepovers at the ranch, but Jackson was later acquitted on all charges
a advantage
b care
c charge
d place
96 Jackson appears to have lost his taste for his fantasy home, after his life there was so exposed to public view
a brutally
b brutal
c brutality
d brutalized
97 The number of people dying of measles across the world by almost half
a have fallen
b has fallen
c are falling
d fall
98 Vaccination has been cited as the for the fall in cases
a excuse
b reason
c blame
d claim
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available the 1960s
a in
b until
c since
d for
100 Around 410,000 children aged under five
died from it in 2004, most from
complications related severe
diarrhoea and pneumonia
a in
b for
c with
d to
101 A collaboration of organizations, under
the umbrella organization the Measles
Initiative, targeted efforts in the 47
countries that account 98% of
measles deaths
a on
b at
c for
d with
102 The initiative more than $150 million
for its work since 2001
a has raised
b raising
c had raised
d raised
103 African countries have been successful in
reducing measles deaths, progress in
the South Asia region has been slower
a however
b although
c so
d but
104 More than 250 medical experts have
a letter condemning the US for
force-feeding prisoners on hunger strike at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
a signing
b signature
c signers
d signed
105 The South Dakota law - approved by the governor on Monday - makes it a crime for doctors abortions
a performing
b to perform
c perform
d performance
106 Exceptions if a woman's life is at risk, but not in cases of rape or incest
a will be made
b would be made
c were made
d would have been made
107 About 800 abortions are performed
in South Dakota
a each years
b each of year
c each year
d each of the year
108 Under the law signed by South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds, doctors could get
up to five years in prison and a $5,000 for performing an illegal abortion
a fine
b refund
c compensation
d pay
109 The abortion ban would take effect _1 July but it is likely that a federal judge would suspend it during any legal challenge
a in
b on
c for
d at
110 The law would therefore not take effect South Dakota State gets the case to the US Supreme Court and wins
a unless
b because
c while
d although