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A  Gap-fill 4 Water polo originated in England during the 1870s and soon became popular in the United States.. In 1961 United States Water Polo 5 … national club championship for women.

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LỚP 12 CÓ ĐÁP ÁNA/ GAP-FILLING:

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage.

* Gap-fill 1

Desertification

The Sahara desert is growing by 10 km each year.The whole earth gets 600 km2 of desert area more everyyear This process is called “Desertification” This termstarted being (1) … in the 1950s

The idea of desertification was first known in the1930s Much of the Great Plains grew very dry (2) … aresult of drought and very poor farming techniques Itwas called the “Dust Bowl” Millions were forced toleave their farms and their ways of life Since then, (3)

… have been great improvements in farming practices inthe Great Plains These have prevented the “Dust Bowl”disaster (4) … again

Grazing is one worry Cows do two things to thesoil First, they eat grasses and plants that hold the soil inplace Second, their hooves break down the top layer ofsoil The result is that the good soil can be blown away

by the wind The dirt (5) … behind is not good forgrowing

1 A use B used C to use D using

2 A as B for C by D.with

3 A it B they C there D those

4 A to occurB to occurring C of occurring

D from occurring

5 A leaves B to leave C left

D leaving

KEY: 1 B 2 A 3 C 4 D 5 C

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Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife allover the world is in danger Many species of animalsare threatened, and could easily become (1) … if we donot make an effect to protect them There are manyreasons for this In some cases, animals are hunted fortheir furor for other valuable parts of their bodies Somebirds, (2) … as parrots are caught alive and sold as pets.For many animals and birds, the problem is that theirhabitat- the place where they live- is disappearing.More (3) … is used for farms, for houses or industry,and there are fewer open spaces than there once were.Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them growbetter crops, but these chemicals pollute (4) …environment and harm wildlife The most successfulanimal on earth- human beings- will soon be the onlyones left, (5) … we can solve this problem

1 A extinct B lost C empty D.disappeared

2 A such B where C like D.or

3 A area B earth C land D.soil

4 A the B that C an D.a

5 A because B however C if D unless

KEY: 1 A 2 A 3 C 4 A 5 D

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Nearly all the discoveries that have been madethrough the ages can be found in books The invention ofthe book is one of humankind’s greatest achievements,the (1) …of which cannot be overestimated Books arevery adaptable providing us with both entertainment and(2) The production of books began in Ancient Egypt,though not in a form that is recognizable to us today

The books read by the Romans, however, havesome (3) to the ones we read now Until the (4) ofthe 15th century, in Europe, all books were written byhand They were often beautifully illustrated and alwaysrare and expensive With printing came the possibility ofcheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books,making (5) more widespread and accessible

1 A important B importantly C

importance D more important

2 A news B data C facts D.information

3 A alike B likeness C similarities

D same

4 A center B middle C heart D.

core

5 A knowledge B mind C brain D awareness

KEY: 1 C 2 D 3 C 4 B 5 A

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Water polo originated in England during the 1870s

and soon became popular in the United States It was

first played in the Olympic Games as a men’s (1) …sport

in 1900 In 1908 it was (2) … internationally at the

Olympics Over the succeeding decades water polo

became especially popular in Europe

From approximately 1920 to 1946 the United States

departed (3) … the international rules for water polo by

adopting for play a loosely inflated ball that could be

gripped in one hand carried toward the goal Opposing

players usually attempted to seize the ball carriers,

wrestle them under water, and render them helpless from

loss of breath This rough style of play virtually

disappeared by 1946 Since that time, traditional water

polo has grown (4) … in North America, especially as a

college sport

Women have played water polo since the game’s

early days, but participation was not widespread until the

1960s In 1961 United States Water Polo (5) … national

club championship for women

1 A exhibition B expedition C experiment

4 A hurriedly B instantly C steadily

D rapidly

5 A participated B issued C established D.published

KEY: 1 A 2 B 3 A 4 D 5 C

The scene where the children are learning to (4) … their broomsticks has some amazing special effects

which create a wonderful magical atmosphere It also required a number of clever stunts which (5) … have been quite dangerous When the film was released, it hadrecord ticket sales at the box office

1 A alike B like C likely

5 A should B must C needn’t

“hooligan” (1) … used in a London police report in

1898 This violent has a long history In 532 AD,thousands of people died in fights that lasted a week.They were started by fans at a race In modern times,soccer has had the most problems with fan violence Thishas been (2) … on since the 1950s in England Italy hashad a (3) … problem This sport violence has spread toother countries It has made it difficult for non-violentfans to enjoy sports in a safe way The violence also (4)

… it difficult for shops around soccer fields to opensafely They have strict (5) … to punish fans that causetrouble

1 A was first B first was C firstly was

KEY: 1 A 2 D 3 C 4 A 5 C

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That is a program of Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union

to encourage individuals, domestic and foreignorganizations buy and use bicycles during the time (1) …they enjoy the SEA Games 22 in Ho Chi Minh City thendonate the bicycles to poor children

Preparing for this program, the Organizing Committeehas signed a (2) … with Martin - a bicycle-making firm -

to purchase 1,000 bicycles, at prices from 850,000 to1,000,000 VND per bicycle -10% lower than marketprices, with nearly 20 different models In the mid ofNovember, The Organizing Committee will announce,promote, and (3) … the program "SEA Games IronHorses - For Poor Children" through leaflets at airport,

on buses, taxis, at information desks, posters, banners,newspapers, and websites of city Youth Union Besides1,200 volunteers (4) … the SEA Games 22, theOrganizing Committee also recruits 100 activevolunteers for this program to handle the handover andreceiving bikes, instructing participating tourists, givingresponses to questions through hot lines

This program both conveys practical significance andhelps international friends to understand further thenation and people of Viet, Nam as well as strengthen thefriendship and (5) … among nations

1 A where B which C that

D when

2 A document B contract C letter

D report

3 A public B publicly C publicizing

… to children in 'countries that had been devastated byWorld War II In 1953, UNICEF became a permanentpart of the United Nations System and its name wasshortened from the (3) … United Nations InternationalChildren's Emergency Fund but it has continued to beknown by the popular acronym based on this old name.(4) … in New York City, UNICEF provides long-termhumanitarian and developmental assistance to' childrenand mother in developing countries UNICEF is currentlyfocused (5) … five primary priorities: Child Survival andDevelopment, Basic Education and Gender Equality,including girl's education, Child protection fromviolence, exploitation, and abuse, HIV/AIDS andchildren, and Policy advocacy and partnerships forchildren's rights Related areas of UNICEF action includeearly childhood development, adolescence developmentand participation; life skills based education and childrights all over the world

1 A taken off B set up C paid on

KEY: 1 B 2 D 3 A 4 C 5 C

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Throughout history, women have always aimed for arecognized place in (1) … Guided by their own field ofknowledge and expertise, women like Marie Curie inscience, Mary Wollstonecraft in literary writing, Simone

de Beauvois in philosophical existentialist debate, andMarie Stopes, in medicine, to name a few, have broughtabout (2) … awareness of the role of women in anywalks of life These women have helped redefine andconsolidate the nature of women's place in society.Today the (3) … of global women's organizations andthe impact of women's contributions on society show thatprogress has been made and the progress in furtheringthe role of women in society has been some benefit to the(4) … woman It is true to say that not all women havethe same need The need of the woman who stays athome and raises children will differ widely from thewoman who works outside Nonetheless, in the extensivefield of equal opportunities, it would be good to know

that access is given to both with equal measure according

to the true value of respective abilities It also would begood to know that the woman at home is recognized as avalued (5) … of society just as much as the one whodeals on business outside the home

1 A society B social C socialize D.socialist

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What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) and what is its purpose? The Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateralorganization which was (1) … to give Southeast Asianstates a forum to communicate (2) … each other Sincethe region had a long colonial past and a history ofendemic warfare, there has never been much peacefuland constructive interaction between kings, presidentsand other officials A neutral forum was, (3) …, a veryuseful development for all of those countries

ASEAN was formed as a result of the BangkokDeclaration of 1967 and initially had five members:

Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (4) … Philippines andSingapore Brunei subsequently joined in 1984 after ithad won independence from Britain Vietnam becamethe seventh member of the group, officially joining in

1995 After several years of negotiation, Myanmar andLaos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten,Cambodia, joined in 1999 The only (5) … state inSoutheast Asia which is not a member of ASEAN is nowEast Timor It is still too vulnerable and fragile to be able

to participate for the foreseeable future

1 A created B made C done D.discovered

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Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world

It is the Himalayan Mountains between Nepal and china,and it is 8,900 meters high Sir Edmund Hillary fromNew Zealand and tensing Norgay from Nepal were thefirst people (1) … to climb Mount Everest They climbed

it in 1953 Since then, men from different countries havebeen (2) … in climbing it

However, the first woman to make this difficultclimb was Junko Tabei, a (3) … Japanese woman from

Hokkaido She was a housewife but really interested inclimbing mountains She earned money for her trips (4)

… English and piano to young children

In 1975, a Tokyo newspaper-television companyorganized the Mount Everest climb for woman Theychose fifteen women from mountaineering clubs to go toNepal The groups climbed for several days Then therewas an avalanche, and most of women were (5) … Only

Ms Tabei was able to climb the last 70 meters and stand

on the top of the world She was the first woman there

1 A already B ever C never

It can also (2) … traveling to other towns to playagainst other school teams and then staying on after thematch for a meal or drink Sometimes parents, friends or

other students will travel with the team to support their

(3) … side

When a school team wins a match it is the (4) …

school which feels proud, not only the players It can also

mean that a school become well-known for being good at

certain sports and pupils from that school may end up

playing for national and international teams so that the

school has some really famous names associated (5) …

C D C B A Mạng – Bac Kim bai

giang-Violet (Thuy Quynh)

Gap- A B A D C Củng cố + TNKT Tiếng

Anh-fill 4 NG.T Thuỳ Trang p164,165

B Choose the BEST ANSWER.

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct

answer.

 Reading 1

The deserts of the world are not all covered with

sand Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay or

small stones They are not flat, either; they often have

high hills and deep valleys There is some plant life in

many parts of the desert There is little rain in the desert,

but it does fall often enough for most plants

The deserts of the world are not uninhabited People

also live outside oases, but these people are not farmers

They have camels, donkeys, sheep, etc These animals

can live on the desert plants and do not need much water

The people of the desert have to move constantlyfrom place to place, they must always look for grass ordesert plants for their animals They usually live in tents.When there is no more food for their animals, they fold

up their tents, put them on their camels and donkeys, andmove to another place In good years, when there isenough food for their animals, they trade their skins andcamel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit.But in bad years, when there is not enough food for theiranimals, the people of the desert would attack the oasespeople But they are also hospitable No man in thedesert would ever refuse to give a stranger food andwater

1 According to the passage, deserts are mostly made up

of ……

A clay B sand C rock D small stones

2 Which of the following is true?

A There is no plant and animal life in deserts

B There are no people living in deserts

C There is some rain in the desert but far from

A.look for food for their animals

B.trade their skins, their camel hairs

C.raise their camels and donkeys

D.communicate with the people of oases

4 The word ’hospitable” has the meaning of being ……

A brave B cruel C strange D.kind.

5 It can be concluded from the passage that life ……

A is hard in deserts B is happy in deserts

C is impossible in deserts D in deserts is much better now

 Reading 2

THE WILD LIFE

Wild animals (and wild plants) and the wild placeswhere they live are seriously threatened almosteverywhere One species has become extinct in each year

of this century But many hundreds are now in danger.Lack of attention would lead to the rapid advance of theprocess of extinction

Already many kinds of wild animals has been so reduced

in number that their role in the ecosystem is forgotten.Animals like the great apes, the whales, seals etc thought

to be in danger of extinction

But even more important, perhaps than individual kinds

of animals and plants, whole habitats are in danger ofvanishing: marshes are being drained, and the worldforests, especially tropical forests are being cut down tosatisfy man’s needs of timber and paper

What would our world be like if all the wild animals andwild plants vanished? - Would our life still exist then?

1 What would happen to the human beings if the wildlife vanished?

A Many species would quickly become extinct

B The human life would be seriously threatened

C Species would go on dying out

D Tropical forests would be cut down.

2 What is more important than individual kinds ofanimals and plants?

A the vanishing of whole habitats B theextinction of many species

C the rapid advance of the process of extinction D.man’s need of timber and paper

3 What does the writer caution us against?

A cutting down the tropical forests B

hunting wild animals

C draining marshes D

destroying our environment

4 What would happen if we cut down forests?

Cutting down forests would cause ……

A the changes of temperature B theflood

C both A and B are correct D noproblem

5 “To threaten” in the passage means ……

A to pollute B to givefear to

emails that might contain small pieces of information.Books tell the whole story Since you must concentrate inorder to read, you will get better at concentration Manystudies show if you do not use your memory, you lose it.Reading helped you stretch your memory muscles.Reading requires remembering details, facts and figuresand in literature, plot lines, themes and characters.

Reading is good way to improve your vocabulary

Do you remember that when you were at elementaryschool you learned how to infer the meaning of one word

by reading the context of the other words in thesentence? While reading books, especially challengingones, you will find yourself exposed to many new words

Reading is a fundamental skill builder Every goodcourse has a matching book to go with it Why? Becausebooks help clarify difficult subjects Books providebooks, you become better informed and more of anexpert on the topics you read about This expertisetranslates into higher self-esteem Since you are so well-read, people look to you for answers Your feelings aboutyourself can only get better

Books give you knowledge of other cultures and places.The more information you have got, the richer yourknowledge is Books can expand your horizons by lettingyou see what other cities and countries have to offerbefore you visit them

1 Books have great influence on ……

A TV B friendship C

brain D muscle

2 When you are reading a book, ……

A you have to read small pieces of information

B you use your brain in concentrate and focus

C you have to read during a very long time D.you lose your memory

3 A challenging book ……

A helps you to improve your vocabulary B

is only for primary pupils

C can translate all new words D contains a lot of difficult vocabulary

5 Books cannot give you ……

A knowledge B information C esteem D muscle

self-KEY: 1 C 2 B 3 A 4 A 5 D

 Reading 4

Aquatic sports — sports involving playing in orupon the water — take various forms The main activitiesinclude swimming, synchronized swimming, diving andwater polo Swimming is the act of moving through thewater by using the arms, legs, and body in motion It is

an integral part of almost all water-based activities Insynchronized swimming, the players perform beautifulmaneuvers to music and diving Water polo, on the otherhand, is a game where two opposing teams play againsteach other, attempting to throw a buoyant ball into theopponent’s goal

Underwater activities are less varied, the mostpopular of which are snorkeling and scuba diving.Snorkeling involves swimming face down just below the