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Exercise 1. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
School exams are, generally speaking, the first kind of test we take. They find out how much knowledge
we have gained. But do they really show how intelligent we are? After all, isn’t it a ___(1)_____ that
some people who are very academically successful don’t have any common sense.
Intelligence is the speed ___(2)_____ which we can understand and react to new situations and it is
usually tested by logic puzzles. Although scientist are now preparing ___(3)_____ computer technology
that will be able to “read” our brains, ___(4)_____ tests are still the most popular ways of measuring
intelligence.
A person’s IQ is their intelligence ___(5)_____ it is measured by a special test. The most common IT
tests are ___(6)_____ by Mensa, an organization that was found in England in 1946. By 1976, it had
1,300 members in Britain. Today there are 44,000 in Britain and 100,000 _____(7)______, largely in the
US.
People taking the tests are judged in ___(8)_____ to an average score of 100, and those who score over
148 are entitled to join Mensa. This works out at 2 percent of the population. Anyone from the age of six
can take tests. All the questions are straightforward and most people can answer them if ___(9)_____
enough time. But that’s the problem; the whole ___(10)_____ of the test is that they’re against the clock.
Question 1: A. truth B. case C. circumstances D. fact
Question 2: A. on B. in C. at D. to
Question 3: A. forward B. ahead C. upper D. advanced
Question 4: A. now and then B. at this age C. at the time D. for the present
Question 5: A. as B. that C. so D. how
Question 6: A. steered B. commanded C. run D. appointed
Question 7: A. worldly B. nationwide C. worldwide D. world
Question 8: A. association B. relation C. regard D. concern
Question 9: A. spared B. provided C. let D. allowed
Question 10: A. point B. question C. matter D. reason

Exercise 2. Read the following passage taken from Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th

indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Market research has become more and more important in recent years. In some organizations, in fact,
managers will not initiate any activity without market research to back them up.
The first thing to be said about market research is that it is not an (1) to management decision making.
No form of market research, no matter how deep, complicated and detailed, can ever be seen as a substitute
(2)_____ creative decision-making by professional managers. At its very best, all it can do is (3) _____
some doubt and clarify the nature of the problem. It may even be seen as a tool which can improve the
(4)_____ of decisions but it is not in itself a decision-making mechanism.
Market research, in (5) with a number of other approaches in marketing, suffers from the frequent
(6)_____ that it is not really accurate. Market research results can never be completely accurate because
they (7) with a dynamic, ever-changing marketplace. It is vital that this is understood by everyone with
an imagination when considering market research results and when making any (8)____ to apply them in
the marketplace.
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Lastly, it should always be remembered that market research is not an end in itself but simply a (9) _____ by
which some degrees of risk can be removed from marketplace activity. If no activity results from the
research, then the entire exercise has been completely (10)_____.
Question 1.A. option B. alternative C. end D. opening
Question 2.A. at B. from C. for D. with
Question 3.A. reject B. omit C. deny D. remove
Question 4.A. quality B. goodness C. well-being D. virtue
Question 5.A. association B. common C. addition D. connection
Question 6.A. complaint B. compliment C. refusal D. congratulation
Question 7.A. work B. manage C. deal D. operate
Question 8.A. attempt B. venture C. choice D. try
Question 9.A. mode B. means C. way D. progress
Question 10.A. costless B. invaluable C. priceless D. pointless

Exercise 4. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.

TV programmes with (1)__________ chefs are partly responsible for several positive effects on
our eating habits. They have (2)__________ more people to cook at home, rather than rely on takeaways
or (3)__________ meals. Additionally, as a result of these programmes, school canteens now offer
healthier options and more schools are involved (4)__________ producing their own food in projects
such as school farms.
Problems remain, though, and many people blame our (5)__________ diets on pre-prepared meals
bought in supermarkets. (6)__________, recent research suggests that (7)__________ presented on
cookery programmes teach us to cook meals which (8)__________ more fat and less fibre than shop-
bought meals, so they are actually worse for us.
Even if the food we learn to cook from the television is healthy, the fact is that we eat too much of it.
Experts say that we need less emphasis on food, not more. They (9)__________ eating a balanced diet of
meals prepared at home with plenty of (10)__________ food like salad vegetables and fruits.
Sadly, the healthiest option would not make for very interesting TV viewing.
Câu 1: A. celebrity B. personality C. authority D. official
Câu 2: A. made B. encouraged C. promoted D. suggested
Câu 3: A. accessible B. available C. ready D. waiting
Câu 4: A. on B. in C. at D. with
Câu 5: A. poor B. weak C. insufficient D. low
Câu 6: A. Moreover B. Therefore C. However D. Hence
Câu 7: A. recipes B. prescriptions C. receipts D. instructions
Câu 8: A. hold B. possess C. enclose D. contain
Câu 9: A. allow B. recommend C. prefer D. enjoy
Câu 10: A. raw B. crude C. rough D. elementary

Exercise 6. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Modern marriage is in chaos. Most men and women seek a relationship with a member of the (1)
sex and we will have the idea of a (2) partner. But that won’t immunize you (3) the
fact that marriage life is different in the late 20
th

down (8) __________ destroy ecosystems. Ecologists are working with companies and governments to
find better ways of (9) __________ fish, cutting down trees, and building dams. They are looking for
ways to get food, lumber, and other products for people (10) __________ causing harm to ecosystems.
Câu 1: A. harmless B. harms C. harm D. harmful
Câu 2: A. forever B. away C. over D. off
Câu 3: A. fed with B. feed C. fed up with D. feed on
Câu 4: A. flame B. blaze C. burning D. fires
Câu 5: A. go B. in C. fly D. out
Câu 6: A. dams B. moats C. bridges D. ditches
Câu 7: A. around B. under C. over D. on
Câu 8: A. forests B. jungle C. wood D. hills
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Câu 9: A. catching B. holding C. taking D. carrying
Câu 10: A. avoid B. no C. without D. not

Exercise 8. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Although most universities in the United States are on a semester system, which offers classes in the
fall and spring, some schools (1)__________ a quarter system comprised of fall, winter, spring, and
summer quarters. The academic year, September to June, is divided (2)__________ three quarters of
eleven weeks each beginning in September, January, and March; the summer quarter, June to August, is
composed (3)__________ shorter sessions of varying length.
There are several advantages and disadvantages to the quarter system. On the (4)__________ side,
students who wish to complete their degrees in less than the customary four years may (5)__________
advantage of the opportunity to study year round by enrolling in all four quarters. In addition, although
most students begin their programs in the fall quarter, they may enter at the beginning of any of the
(6)__________ quarters. Finally, since the physical facilities are kept in (7)________ year round, the
resources are used efficiently to serve the greatest number of students. But there are several
disadvantages as well. Many faculty (8)__________ that the eleven-week term is simply not long enough
for them to cover the material required by most college courses. Students also find it difficult to complete

work as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Expressing one’s thoughts is one skill that the school can (7) _____ teach. The foundations for skill in
expression have to be (8) ____ early: an interest in and an ear (9) ___ language; experience in organizing
ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not
lay these foundations (10) ___ your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.
Question 1: A. large B. great C. far D. lost
Question 2: A. learning B. to learn C. with learning D. learn
Question 3: A. interpret B. give out C. transfer D. present
Question 4: A. both B. not C. as well D. either
Question 5: A. on B. for C. by D. in
Question 6: A. on most B. most on C. much on D. on much
Question 7: A. quite B. hardly C. truly D. really
Question 8: A. lied B. laid C. lain D. lay
Question 9: A. by B. in C. for D. of
Question 10: A. during B. of C. for D. when

Exercise 10. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Health is something we tend to (1) ___ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (2)
____ of it. But illness can come, even (3) _____ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very
susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (4) ______ to
cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago, (5) _________,
scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (6) _____ of many diseases was
found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became (7) ______ safer
for children. The result is that (8) _________ a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years,
nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can expect to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by
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the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (9) ______. Some people will be (10)
______ to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.


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Exercise 12. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Making time to read is something we all know we (1) ______ do, but who schedules book reading
time every day? There are very few. That is why adding book reading to your daily schedule and sticking
to it can improve discipline.
Books are (2) ______. You can take them almost anywhere. As such, you can learn almost anywhere
too.
By reading more books and exposing yourself (3) ______ new and more complete information, you
will also be able to come up with more (4) ______ ideas. When you have read so many books on the
subject, you can combine lessons from all of them into new (5) ______.
Reading gives you something to talk about. Have you ever (6) ______ out of things to talk about with
your best friend, wife or husband? This can be uncomfortable. It (7) ______ even make married couples
wonder if their marriage is in trouble. (8) ______, if you read a lot of books, you will always have
something to talk about. You can discuss various plots in the novels you read, you can discuss the things
you are learning in the business books you are reading as well. The possibilities of sharing are endless.
Books are inexpensive (9) ______ to help you reduces stress. Many readers relax by reading.
Compared with the person who gets home from work and immediately (10) ______ on the TV news, you
are going from work stress to crime stress. TV as a source of relaxation is too full of loud commercials
and fast moving violent images. If relaxation is something you want, turn off the TV or computer and
pick up a book.
Question 1.A. should B. mustn't C. needn't D. might
Question 2. A. durable B. portable C. changeable D. capable
Question 3. A. for B. with C. on D. to
Question 4. A. disapproved B. dull C. creative D. required
Question 5. A. solutions B. problems C. troubles D. difficulties
Question 6. A. put B. had C. walked D. run
Question 7. A. should B. might C. need D. must
Question 8. A. So B. Therefore C. However D. Although
Question 9. A. entertainment B. tension C. machinery D. media

4A
5B
6D
7B
8D
9B
10C
Ex11
1C 2D 3B 4A 5D 6C 7B
Ex12
1A 2B 3D 4C 5A 6D 7B 8C 9A 10B