ĐỀ SỐ 4 Health and fitness are not just for young people.. When these grains of sand strike against solid rocks, the rocks are slowly worn away.. In this way, 2 very hard rocks are worn
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ĐỀ ĐỤC LỖ 10 CÂU LOẠI KHÓ
Biên soạn: Hoàng Việt Hưng
Page: English - Trick Master
Group: Hội những người quyết tâm đạt điểm 8 môn tiếng Anh thi Đại học
(bọn em có thể bỏ qua đề 3 - 4 - 6 - 9 nếu thấy không đủ thời gian làm)
BÀI SỐ 1
The heart has long been considered to be (1) feelings of love dwell In love songs throughout the ages, love almost always goes together (2) the heart The heart has continuously been viewed (3) the place where love begins and develops Even the Bible gives (4) to love and the heart
The role of the heart in love must come from what happens to it when a person feels strongly (5) to someone The strong feelings (6) the other person, especially in the early stages of a relationship, have the results that the heart starts beating faster and breathing starts speeding (7)
According to psychologists, a love relationship is a situation that (8) a lot of stress and the body reacts to this by getting ready to face the unknown This has been called the "fight orflight" (9)
accelerates and (10)
, meeting danger by fighting it or running away So with love, the heart
becomes quick
Câu 1 A when B where C that D What
Câu 2 A to B from C with D at
Câu 3 A like B as though C as D as if
Câu 4 A reference B citation C preference D quote
Câu 5 A attracting B attractive C attract D attracted
Câu 7 A up B forward C on D upon
Câu 8 A comprises B arouses C involves D includes
Câu 9 A reactionary B reactor C reaction D reacting
Câu 10 A exhaling B breathing C inhaling D sweating
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The next generation of telephone users will probably laugh (1) _ we explain how we used
to stand next to a wall in the kitchen to (2) _ a phone call Mobile communications, already highly advanced compared with a decade ago, will completely change communications in the next few years (3) _ there are millions of people using mobile phones, most people know (4) _ about the mobile telecommunications industry and its technology
There are three types of mobile phone These are hand portables, pocket-sized hand portables and transportables The smallest and most popular are the pocket-sized hand portables These work
on rechargeable batteries, which allow an (5) _ of up to 80 minutes' conversation Mobiles that are fitted permanently in a vehicle do not (6) _ on separate batteries They require an external aerial on the vehicle This can mean a stronger signal with clearer (7) _ Transportables have a high power capability and can be used (8) _ anywhere They come with powerful battery packs for longer, continuous use and may also be put (9) _ a vehicle, using its electrics They (10) _ to be bulkier than hand portables
Câu 1 A unless B when C while D whether
Câu 3 A In addition B Because C As a result D Although
Câu 4 A little B some C few D lots
Câu 5 A amount B account C activity D average
Câu 6 A rely B create C carry D insist
Câu 7 A wave B letter C speech D speed
Câu 8 A mostly B hardly C most D Almost
Câu 9 A on with B into C up with D in to
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7 storm They remain far better known than the much more serious storms of January 25,
1990, (7) most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h On this occasion,
47 people were killed, even though, (8) in 1987, the weather forecasters issued accurate warnings
Extreme weather events such as these are dramatic (9) of the power of the wind It
is one part of the weather that people generally do not give a second (10) to, but across the world the wind plays a crucial role in people's lives
Câu 1 A which B what C when D where
Câu 2 A attacked B struck C beaten D besieged
Câu 3 A flew B spread C blew D ran
Câu 4 A resulted B paid C caused D created
Câu 5 A like B as C unlike D same as
Câu 6 A length B force C power D strength
Câu 7 A until B why C when D while
Câu 8 A unlike B when C like D such as
Câu 9 A reminders B remains C memories D recalls
Câu 10 A thought B think C care D help
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Health and fitness are not just for young people They are for anyone willing to accept the (1) _ for a good diet and (2) _ exercise With age, there is a tendency to feel that the body is
no longer able to (3) _ Aches and pains are (4) _ normal Instead of pushing the body to
do (5) _, activities become limited
Yet examples after examples have shown us that older people can – and should – be (6) _ Men and women in their sixties have run in marathons, races of more than twenty-six miles Some professional athletes stay (7) _ into their forties and fifties For most people, simple activities like walking and swimming are all that is needed to stay in (8) _ It’s important to include exercise in your daily routine In the winter, (9) _ push-ups, sit-ups, and other indoor exercises Of course, such exercises will be of little use (10) _ you follow them with soda and chips
Câu 1 A discipline B ruling C regulation D Strictness
Câu 2 A little B useful C much D regular
Câu 3 A perform B malfunction C operate D run
Câu 4 A considered B made C believed D thought
Câu 5 A weaker B more C faster D greater
Câu 6 A passive B bold C active D eager
Câu 7 A passive B equal C competitive D comparative
Câu 8 A shape B contact C need D Form
Câu 10 A unless B although C if D otherwise
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Some time ago, scientists began experiments to find out (1) it would be possible to set up a “village” under the sea A special room was built and lowered (2) the water of Port Sudan in the Red Sea For 29 days, five men lived (3) a depth of 40 feet At a (4) lower level, another two divers stayed for a week in a smaller “house” On returning to the surface, the men said that they had experienced no difficulty in breathing and had (5) many interesting scientific observations
The captain of the party, Commander Cousteau, spoke of the possibility of (6) the seabed He said that some permanent stations were to be set up under the sea, and some undersea farms would provide food for the growing population of the world The divers in both “houses” spent most of their time (7) the bottom of the sea On four occasions, they went down to
360 feet and observed many extraordinary (8) of the marine life, some of which had never been seen before During their stay, Commander Cousteau and his divers reached a depth of 1,000 feet and witnessed a gathering of an immense (9) of crabs which numbered, perhaps, hundreds of millions They also found out that it was (10) to move rapidly in the water in a special vessel known as a “diving saucer”
Câu 4 A more B any C much D some
Câu 5 A caught B done C made D Exercised
Câu 6 A implanting B transplanting C growing D cultivating
Câu 7 A enquiring B imploring C exploring D inquiring
Câu 8 A breeds B forms C systems D Castes
Câu 9 A herd B flock C school D pack
Câu 10 A hardly B able C possible D capable
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Wind, water, air, ice and heat all work to cause erosion As the wind blows over the land, it often (1) small grains of sand When these grains of sand strike against solid rocks, the rocks are slowly worn away In this way, (2) very hard rocks are worn away by the wind
When particles of rocks or soil became loosened in any way, running watercarries them down the (3) Some rocks and soil particles are carried into streams and then into the sea
Land that is covered with trees, grass and other plants wears away very slowly, and so loses very (4) of its soil The roots of plants help to (5) the rocks and soil in place Water that falls on grasslands runs away more slowly than water that falls on bare ground Thus, forests and grasslands (6) to slow down erosion
Even where the land is (7) covered with plants, some erosiongoes on In the spring, the (8) snow turns into a large quantity ofwater that then runs downhill in streams (9)
a stream carries away some of the soil, the stream bed gets deeper and deeper (10) thousands of years of such erosion, wide valleys are often formed
Câu 1 A cleans out B picks up C carries out D holds up
Câu 2 A still B such C even D though
Câu 3 A borders B topside C backside D hillsides
Câu 4 A large B little C few D much
Câu 5 A hold B back C stay D store
Câu 6 A help B aid C assist D facilitate
Câu 7 A strongly B thickly C thinly D scarcely
Câu 8 A melted B melting C building D formed
Câu 9 A Although B Till C As D Until
Câu 10 A After B During C Among D In
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How men first learnt to (1) words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a (2) All we really know is that men, unlike animals, (3) invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (4) certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down These sounds, (5) _ spoken or written in letters, are called words
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words that (6) powerfully to our minds and emotions This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary (7) Above all, the real poet is a master of words He can (8)
his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and associationcan (9) men to tears We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully, (10) they will make our speech silly and vulgar
Câu 5 A if B however C whether D though
Câu 6 A interest B appeal C attract D lure
Câu 7 A prose B work C form D style
Câu 8 A carry B convey C transfer D transmit
Câu 9 A take B send C break D move
Câu 10 A or B so C although D because
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The well-being of America's rural people and places depends upon many things - the availability of good-paying jobs; (1) to critical services such as education, health care, and communication; strong communities; and a healthy natural environment And, (2) urban America is equally dependent upon these things, the challenges to well-being look very different
in rural areas than in urban areas Small-scale, low-density settlement (3) make it more costly for communities and businesses to provide critical services Declining jobs and income in the natural resource-based industries that many rural areas depend on (4) workers in those industries to find new ways to make a living Low-skill, low-wage rural manufacturing industries must find new ways to challenge the increasing number of (5) competitors Distance and remoteness impede many rural areas from being connected to the urban centers of economic activity Finally, changes in the availability and use of natural resources located in rural areas (6) the people who earn a living from those resources and those who (7) recreational and other benefits from them
Some rural areas have met these challenges successfully, achieved some level of prosperity, and are ready (8) the challenges of the future Others have neither met the current challenges nor positioned themselves for the future Thus, concern for rural America is real And, while ruralAmerica is a producer of critical goods and services, the (9) goes beyond economics Rural America is also home to a fifth of the Nation'speople, keeper of natural amenities and national treasures, and safeguard of a/an (10) part of American culture, tradition, and history
Câu 1 A advantage B key C challenge D access
Câu 2 A because B when C since D while
Câu 3 A means B patterns C tools D styles
Câu 4 A turn B make C offer D force
Câu 5 A rural B lateral C abroad D foreign
Câu 6 A effect B encourage C affect D stimulate
Câu 7 A involve B evolve C bring D derive
Câu 8 A in B for C with D Of
Câu 9 A research B stimulus C concern D impatience
Câu 10 A unique B incredible C simple D abnormal
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(4) _ of the boxed cereals found in supermarkets contain large amounts of sugar and some
contain more than 50% sugar Cereal manufacturers are very clever in their marketing, making many cereals appear much healthier than they really are by “fortifying” them with vitamins and minerals Oh, (5) – you now have vitamin-fortified sugar!
Before you eat any cereal, read the ingredient list and see how (6) _ sugar appears on the
ingredient list Then check the “Nutrition facts” panel
There are actually only a small handful of national commercially-branded cereals that are made (7) _ whole grains and are sugar-free If you shop at a health food store instead of your local supermarket, you (8) _ to find a healthy, whole grain, sugar-free (or very low sugar) cereal But (9) _! Some of the health food store boxed cereals are sweetened with fruit juice or fructose Although this may be an
improvement (10) _ refined white sugar, this can really skyrocket the calories
Question 8: A would be able B are more likelier C could more or less D are much more likely
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In a world where 2 billion people live in homes that don't have light bulbs, technology holds the key (1) _ banishing poverty Even the simplest technologies can transform lives and save money Vaccines, crops, computers and sources of solar energy can all reduce poverty in developing countries For example, cheap oral-rehydration therapy developed in Bangladesh has dramatically cut the death (2) _ from childhood diarrhoea
But even when such technologies exist, the depressing fact is that we can’t make them (3) _ for those who most need them Solar panels, batteries and light bulbs are still beyond the purse of many, but where they have been installed they change lives A decent light in the evening gives children more time for
homework and extends the productive day for adults
Kenya has a thriving solar industry and six years ago Kenyan pioneers also (4) _ connecting schools to the Internet via radio links These people were fortunate (5) _ being able to afford solar panels, radios and old computers How much bigger would the impact be if these things
(6) _ and priced specifically for poor people?
Multinationals must become part of the solution, because (7) _ they own around 60 per cent of the world's technology, they seldom make products for poor customers Of 1,223 new drugs
marketed worldwide from 1975 to 1996, for example, just 13 were for tropical diseases
People think those enterprises should do more to provide vital products such as medicines
(8) _ different prices around the world to suit (9) _ people can afford Alternatively,
they could pay a percentage of their profit towards research and development for (10) _
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Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can't find the energy to get out of bed (1) _ for school? According to a new report, today's generation of children are in danger of getting so (2) sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health
at (3) _ Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours' sleep a night, (4) _ teenagers require nine or ten hours According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (5) _ anything between two and five hours' sleep a night less than their parents did at their age
This (6) _ serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children's ability to
concentrate at school The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired reaction time and poor concentration is well (7) _ Research has shown that losing as little as half an hour's sleep a night can have profound effects (8) _ how children perform the next day A good night's sleep is also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep (9) _ they release a hormone that is
essential for their 'growth spurt' (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid rate) It's true that they can, to some (10) _, catch up on sleep at weekends, but that won't help them when they are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon
Question 1: A in time B at time C behind time D about time
Question 2: A less B little C few D much
Question 3: A risk B danger C threat D jeopardy
Question 4: A because B so C or D whereas
Question 5: A makes B puts C gets D brings
Question 6: A rises B raises C comes D results
Question 7: A arranged B organized C established D acquired
Question 8: A on B in C at D to
Question 9: A where B that C which D at which
Question 10: A level B rate C extent D point
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Postsecondary institutions and private schools are corporations under U.S law They are approved to operate as non-profit, for-profit, or public corporations (1) _ education and training Increasingly, state authorities are requiring approved educational providers to apply (2) _ and receive accreditation as a condition of final and continued approval
As corporate entities, U.S institutions are internally self-governing and are (3) _ to make property, facilities, equipment, and utilities transactions; make their own personnel decisions; decide whom to admit to study and to graduate; (4) _ their own funds from outside sources; enter into contracts and compete for grants; and do most of the other things that corporations do Institutions compete (5) _ one another for students, research funding, faculty, and other benefits Public institutions may compete within the same state or territory for budget appropriations It is the corporate nature of institutions and the competition within the system that (6) _ Americans to refer to the concept of the educational or academic marketplace - an important distinctive element of the way U.S education is organized
Some institutions are governed (7) _ under multi-campus arrangements These include most local public schools (governed by school districts) and many state community college and university systems Whether single- or multi-campus, institutional corporations (8) _ by boards of citizens, both alumni and non-alumni, who are ultimately responsible for all operations They appoint senior (9) _, such as principals, headmasters, presidents, and deans; and approve the actions taken (10) their name
Question 1: A provided B provision C provide D providing
Question 2: A with B to C for D on
Question 3: A capable B able C probable D possible
Question 4: A rise B raise C call D lend
Question 5: A with B to C for D at
Question 6: A lets B causes C prevents D makes
Question 7: A collection B collective C collect D collectively
Question 8: A controlled B are controlling C are controlled D.being controlled
Question 9: A trainees B judges C assistants D leaders
Question 10: A on B in C above D at