4 PRACTICE TESTS ON LEXICAL CLOZE

Gồm 4 bài ôn tập (practice tests) về phần LEXICAL CLOZE. Tài liệu bổ ích, hấp dẫn có kèm theo đáp án (answer keys) để học sinh đối chiếu sau khi làm bài. Phù hợp với các bạn ôn thi HSG lớp 9 hoặc ôn thi vào lớp 10 chuyên Anh. Chúc các em học sinh thành công với con đường đã chọn.

to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to

10

Since retail sales of our new product line have fallen (1) _ in the last few weeks,

we are going to ask our customers to complete feedback forms to see why this is happening I’d particularly like to know if our marketing (2) _ has been alienating our (3) _ customers In all (4) _, it is the result of a general economic dip but we need to make sure

as several customers have (5) _ objections about the (6) _ campaign we’ve been running (7) _ mind that the campaign has been successful in attracting new customers, I

do not want to lose long-term ones, some of whom I am (8) _ certain are already looking for alternative products In fact, social media these days can (9) _ a great risk to a company’s reputation as it is very easy for one person (10) _ themselves, to tell the world about a company’s failings

Question 1: A slightly B reasonably C relatively D fairly

Question 2: A technique B placement C strategy D launch

Question 3: A devoted B dependable C responsible D loyal

Question 4: A possibility B luck C likelihood D prospects

Question 5: A put B realised C posed D raised

Question 6: A advertising B publicising C selling D promoting

Question 7: A Doesn’t B Never C Don’t D Forever

Question 8: A greatly B pretty C adequately D effectively

Question 9: A offer B pose C make D give

Question 10: A for B with C as D by

What is meant by the term economic resources? In general, these are all the natural, man-made, and human resources that go into the (1) _ of goods and services Economic resources can be broken down into (2) _ general categories: property resource – land and capital, and human resources – labor and entrepreneurial skills

What do economists mean (3) _ land? Much more than the non-economist, land refers to all the natural resources (4) _ are usable in the production process: arable land, forests, mineral and oil deposits, and (5) _ on What about capital? Capital goods are all the man-made aids to producing, storing, transporting, and distributing goods and (6) _ Capital goods differ from consumer goods in that (7) _ satisfy wants directly, while the former do so indirectly by facilitating the production of consumer goods It should be noted that capital as defined here does not (8) _ to money Money, as such, produces nothing

The term labor refers to the physical and mental talents of humans used to produce goods and services (with the exception of a certain set of human talents, entrepreneurial skills, which will be considered separately because of their special significance) Thus the services

of a factory worker or an office worker, a ballet (9) _ or an astronaut all fall (10) _ the general heading of labor

Question 1: A production B plant C using D doing

Question 2: A many B six C two D some

Question 3: A by B using C calling D with

Question 4: A these B they C what D that

Question 5: A so B come C such D go

Question 6: A money B machines C crops D services

Question 7: A later B lately C the latter D the latest

Question 8: A come B go C speak D refer

Question 9: A director B performance C writer D dancer

Question 10: A into B from C under D to

The Industrial Revolution in Britain was built on the use of machines in factories Since the 1950s, Britain's (1) _ industries have replaced machine operators with computers, and this (2) _ has led to a decline in the number of (3) _ in many factories Goods are bought and used much more than ever before but a lot of these goods are imported By the beginning of the 20th century, other industrial countries like the USA were (4) _ with Britain's exports, and countries in the Far East have been able to provide cheaper (5) _ since the 1970s Areas located with heavy industries are suffering high unemployment During the last 30 years, there has been a constant rise in smaller industries (6) _ as

“light industries” These ones use electricity and are not (7) _ on raw materials such as coal so they are "footloose", i.e they can be located anywhere They produce such things as washing machines or spare (8) _ Some of these industries produce nothing at all, but provide services like distribution The consumer boom of the 1980s and the increased leisure time of most Britons have led to rapid (9) _ in service industries like banking, tourism, retailing and information processing, and in industries which distribute, maintain, and repair (10) _ consumer goods

Question 1: A manufacturing B big C large D running

Question 2: A replacement B change C exchange D automation

Question 3: A employers B employees C labors D servers

Question 4: A working B familiar C competing D fed up

Question 5: A things B products C produce D imports

Question 6: A considered B regarded C known D worked

Question 7: A dependent B reliable C dependable D command

Question 8: A details B parts C sections D gadgets

Question 9: A growth B increase C expansion D extension

Question 10: A everyday B home C household D expensive

The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (1) _ for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (2) _ serious problems and ruin many lives Special help groups have been set up to (3) _ sufferers help and support

IAS is similar to (4) _ problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (5) _ to their partners about how much time they spend online; they (6) _ they could cut down, but are unable to do so A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (7) _ they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (8) _ to stop using

it

Almost anyone can be at risk Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who (9) _ it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet Surprisingly, however, psychologists (10) _ that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before

Question 1: A accused B mistaken C blamed D faulted

Question 2: A take B cause C affect D lead

Question 3: A recommend B offer C suggest D advise

Question 4: A others B another C the other D other

Question 5: A lie B cheat C deceive D betray

Question 6: A rather B want C prefer D wish

Question 7: A unless B without C although D despite

Question 8: A made B allowed C let D had

Question 9: A have B find C feel D say

Question 10: A say B tell C object D promise