15000 bài tập tách từ đề thi thử môn Tiếng Anh có đáp án (Phần 58)

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

          Global warming is the current increase in temperature of the Earth’s surface (both land and water) as well as its atmosphere. Average temperature around the world have risen by 0.75°C (1.4°F) (71) ______ the last 100 years. About two thirds of this increase has occured since 1975 in the past, when the Earth experienced increases in temperature it was the result of natural causes, but today it is being caused by accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere produced by human(72)______.

          The natural greenhouse effect maintains the Earth’s temperature at a safe level making it (73) ______ for humans and many other life forms to exist. However, since The Industrial Revolution what benefits human has significantly enhanced the greenhouse effect (74) ______ the Earth’s average temperature to rise by almost 1°C. This is creating the global warming (75) ______we see today

Average temperature around the world have risen by 0.75°C (1.4°F) (71) ______ the last 100 years.

but today it is being caused by accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere produced by human(72)______.

The natural greenhouse effect maintains the Earth’s temperature at a safe level making it (73) ______ for humans and many other life forms to exist.

However, since The Industrial Revolution what benefits human has significantly enhanced the greenhouse effect (74) ______ the Earth’s average temperature to rise by almost 1°C.

This is creating the global warming (75) ______we see today

Mark the letter a, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the best option for each numbered gap to complete the following passage

Many thousands of children have …. (76).….in their homes. As a result, some children died. The most common accidents are with fire and hot water. Small children often .….(77)…... pots of boiling water on the stove. The pots fall over and the hot water falls on the children and burns them. Some children like to play with fire. They enjoy striking matches or throwing things on a fire to make it burn brightly. If a fire gets too big, it gets out of control. Then the house…...(78)…….. fire. It is very dangerous to play with matches. When a child strikes a match, the flame soon burns near his fingers. Then he….(79)…….. the match on the floor. Many houses catch fire in this way.

Some kinds of clothing burn very…….(80)…….. Many children have been badly burned because they have stood too near a fire and their clothing has suddenly caught fire.

Many thousands of children have …. (76).….in their homes.

Small children often .….(77)…... pots of boiling water on the stove.

Then the house…...(78)…….. fire. It is very dangerous to play with matches.

Then he….(79)…….. the match on the floor. Many houses catch fire in this way.

Some kinds of clothing burn very…….(80)…….. Many children have been badly burned because they have stood too near a fire and their clothing has suddenly caught fire.

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Volunteering is generally considered an (81) ______ activity and is intended to promote goodness or improve human quality of life. In return, it produces a feeling of self-worth and respect, rather than money. To volunteer simply means to be motivated and give your time or energy to work forwards an undertaking or cause you are interested in. Volunteering (82)______ individuals the chance to explore avenues that would not usually be open to them. This experience enables an exchange of culture and social contact between volunteers and those who benefit. When children volunteer, they often find themselves in a position where responsibility is required. They gain (83)______ when they know they’ve made a real contribution to a project. Research shows those who volunteer just one hour a week are 50 percent less likely to abuse drugs or alcohol, smoke cigarettes or engage in destructive behaviour. (84)______ my humble opinion, voluntary work needs to be integrated into the school curriculum.We need to motivate young people and make sure we create a culture or social activism where we insist that people help their community to empower others, (85)______ themselves.

Volunteering is generally considered an (81) ______ activity and is intended to promote goodness or improve human quality of life

Volunteering (82)______ individuals the chance to explore avenues that would not usually be open to them.

They gain (83)______ when they know they’ve made a real contribution to a project.

. (84)______ my humble opinion, voluntary work needs to be integrated into the school curriculum.

We need to motivate young people and make sure we create a culture or social activism where we insist that people help their community to empower others, (85)______ themselves.

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Singapore has a highly developed market-based economy, (86) ______historically revolves around extended trade. Along with Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan, Singapore is one (87) ______The Four Asian Tigers. The economy depends heavily on exports , refining, imported goods, especially in manufacturing. Manufacturing constituted 26 (88) ______of Singapore's GDP in 2005. The manufacturing industry is well-diversified into electronics, petroleum refining, chemicals, (89) ______engineering and biomedical sciences manufacturing. In 2006. Singapore produced about 10 percent of the world’s foundry water output. Singapore is the busiest port in the world in terms of tonnage shipped. Singapore is the world's fourth largest foreign exchange trading centre after London, New York City (90) ______Tokyo.

Singapore has a highly developed market-based economy, (86) ______historically revolves around extended trade.

Singapore is one (87) ______The Four Asian Tigers. The economy depends heavily on exports ,

Manufacturing constituted 26 (88) ______of Singapore's GDP in 2005.

(89) ______engineering and biomedical sciences manufacturing.

Singapore is the world's fourth largest foreign exchange trading centre after London, New York City (90) ______Tokyo.

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Swim, Cycle, and Run

          For athletes who like to (91)______a variety of endurance sports in a single race, triathlons are a great fit. These competitions (92) ______running, cycling, and swimming into one race, and they take place one after the other in a single continuous timed race. Athletes who participate must be in top physical form and have the skills needed to complete each portion of the race.

          Training for triathlons means the athletes have to become proficient not only in the sport required in each stage, but they also have to become familiar with what (93) _____from one to the other does to their bodies. Many inexperienced triathletes are surprised to (94) ______hard it can be to switch from swimming to cycling to running, and how tired their muscles can suddenly feel. One thing all triathletes can agree (95) ______is that no one ever told them that running a triathlon would be easy.

For athletes who like to (91)______a variety of endurance sports in a single race, triathlons are a great fit.

These competitions (92) ______running, cycling, and swimming into one race, and they take place one after the other in a single continuous timed race.

Training for triathlons means the athletes have to become proficient not only in the sport required in each stage, but they also have to become familiar with what (93) _____from one to the other does to their bodies.

Many inexperienced triathletes are surprised to (94) ______hard it can be to switch from swimming to cycling to running, and how tired their muscles can suddenly feel.

One thing all triathletes can agree (95) ______is that no one ever told them that running a triathlon would be easy.

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Many people enjoy lying in bed in the morning, but can you imagine having to spend 90 days in bed? Could you stand the boredom and the frustration of not being(96)..... to get up? That was the task that faced 14 volunteers when they started out on a bed-rest experiment being conducted (97)….. the European Space Agency.

The study had a serious purpose: to investigate the changes that take place in the human body during long-duration spaceflight. Lying in a horizontal position was the best way of (98)…… weightlessness. The aim was to discover what effect period of weightlessness will have on the health of astronauts spending several months on the International Space Station.

The volunteers ate their meals, took showers and underwent medical tests without ever sitting up. That's even tougher than it sounds, especially when you (99) ..…. that no visitors were permitted. However, each volunteer did have a mobile phone, as well as access to the latest films, computer games and music. Surprisingly, Everyone was in a good (100) ..…. at the end of the 90 days, 'I would do it again,' said one of the volunteers. 'It was disorientating, but we knew we were 'contributing to medical research and space exploration.'

Could you stand the boredom and the frustration of not being(96)..... to get up?

That was the task that faced 14 volunteers when they started out on a bed-rest experiment being conducted (97)….. the European Space Agency.

Lying in a horizontal position was the best way of (98)…… weightlessness.

That's even tougher than it sounds, especially when you (99) ..…. that no visitors were permitted.

Surprisingly, Everyone was in a good (100) ..…. at the end of the 90 days,

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The Prime Minister's comments yesterday on education spending miss the point, as the secondary education system also needs a major overhaul. Firstly, the system only views the weakest learners as having special needs. The brightest and most conscientious students are not encouraged to develop to their full (101)_____. Secondly, there's too much testing and not enough learning. My fifteen-year-old daughter, for example, has just spent the last month or so (102)_____ for exams. These aren't even real, important exams, as her GCSEs will be next year. They're just mock exams. Is the work she's been doing really going to make her more knowledgeable about her subjects, or will she forget it all tomorrow? I suspect the (103)_____.

Thirdly, the standard (104)_____ doesn't give students any tuition in developing practical work-related, living and social skills, or in skills necessary for higher education. How many students entering university have the first idea what the difference is between plagiarising someone else's work and (105)_____ good use of someone else's ideas? Shouldn't they have been taught this at school? How many of them are really able to go about self-study skill that's essential at university because there are no teachers to tell you what to do - in an efficient way? Indeed, hoe many students graduate from university totally unable to spell even simple English words correctly? The system is letting our children down.

The brightest and most conscientious students are not encouraged to develop to their full (101)_____.

My fifteen-year-old daughter, for example, has just spent the last month or so (102)_____ for exams.

I suspect the (103)_____.

Thirdly, the standard (104)_____ doesn't give students any tuition in developing practical work-related, living and social skills, or in skills necessary for higher education.

How many students entering university have the first idea what the difference is between plagiarising someone else's work and (105)_____ good use of someone else's ideas?

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My first home

When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture. The kitchen had a sink for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (106)______a old table and a chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa (107) ______was also old but they covered it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful.

Outside, there was a small garden behind the house, but in front of it there was only the road. (108)_____, the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to reach the park on the opposite side. We lived there (109) ______I was ten and we were very happy. We had to move house because it was too small when my twin sisters were born. We all (110) ______sad when we left.

They (106)______a old table and a chair from the market.

They borrowed a sofa (107) ______was also old but they covered it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful.

(108)_____, the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to reach the park on the opposite side.

We lived there (109) ______I was ten and we were very happy.

We all (110) ______sad when we left.

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indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.

Why do people often get uptight and worried before meeting someone for the first time? It is often said  that  (111)______a  good  first  impression  is  very  important,  and  according  to  recent  studies,  it appears that there is something to it. In his book, Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell says that we form an opinion of someone in the first 2 seconds after meeting them. In other words,  if  Gladwell is  right,  most of  us pass (112)______on people we meet almost immediately. It  makes (113)______that  we create a better first impression when we‟re friendly.  A  warm  smile  can  really  make  a  difference. 

And   then  if   we  have  interests   (114)______common,  the  other  person  may  feel  they  want  to get  t  know  us.  However,  when  we  meet  someone  from  abroad  who  (115)______a  foreign  language, there‟s  no  need  we  have  to  keep  our  distance  from  them.  If  we  decided  to  take  the  trouble  to communicate, we might make a new friend.

It is often said that (111)______a good first impression is very important, and according to recent studies, it appears that there is something to it.

In other words, if Gladwell is right, most of us pass (112)______on people we meet almost immediately.

It makes (113)______that we create a better first impression when we‟re friendly.

And   then if   we have interests   (114)______common, the other person may feel they want to get t know us.

However, when we meet someone from abroad who (115)______a foreign language, there‟s no need we have to keep our distance from them.

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Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for the invention of a machine that would do all the necessary jobs around the house. If boring and repetitive factory work could be (116)__________ by robots, why not boring and repetitive household chores too? For a long time the only people who really gave the problem their attention were amateur inventors And they came up against a major difficulty. That is, housework is (117)__________very complex. It has never been one job it has always been many. A factor robot carries (118)__________one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else. It doesn’t run the whole factory. A housework robot on the other hand, has to do several different types of cleaning and carrying jobs and also has to cope with all the different shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs.

 (119)__________, there have been some developments recently. Sensors are available to help the robot locate objects and avoid obstacles. We have the technology to produce the hardware. All that is missing the software- the programs (120)__________will operate the machine

If boring and repetitive factory work could be (116)__________ by robots, why not boring and repetitive household chores too?

That is, housework is (117)__________very complex. It has never been one job it has always been many.

A factor robot carries (118)__________one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else.

(119)__________, there have been some developments recently.

All that is missing the software- the programs (120)__________will operate the machine

Lucia was surprised when her guests ____ late for the party

Liquid milk is usually pasteurized in order to kill bacteria for a longer ____

The majority of people accept that modern drugs are the most effective way to cure a(n) ______

____ the price is high, we can’t afford to buy a new car

You have gone to the doctor’s to have a check-u. You ____. You just had your check-up last week

I don’t agree with ____________ very young and pretty criminals

What beautiful eyes____________!

____________long, I'm sure you will be speaking English ____________ a native speaker.

He's left his book at home; he's always so____________.

We are going to build a fence around the field with____________to breeding sheep and cattle

The meeting didn’t____________ until late.

Fiona is very angry ____________ her boss’s decision to sack several members of staff.

Media reports on the outcome of military intervention often _______the true facts.

He hurried____________ he wouldn't be late for class.

When his parents are away, his oldest brother ____________.

If he had been more careful, he _______________.

We should participate in the movements______________ the natural environment.

On entering the nursery I stumbled on the wooden blocks ____________ all over the carpet.

I don’t think you have been watering the plants near the gate. The soil is ____________.

____________ pollution control measures are expensive, many industries hesitate to adopt them.

The company has just got a big order and the workers are working round the ____________

When she died, she gave _________ all her money to a charity for cats.

Neither Peter nor his parents ____________ going to spend the summer abroad.

The terrorists were asked whether they____________ guilty to the wrongdoing.

I am sending you my curriculum vitae _______you will have a chance to study it before our interview.

The university is proud of their students,   ________ earn national recognition.

Not until late 1960s ___________ on the moon

I ___________ a better job, and I am going to accept it.

We are considering having___________ for the coming New Year.

Anne was not ___ to think that the test was too difficult

Over 20 years ___ but I never forgot the time we first met each other

The surgeon tried to save the man but unluckily the ___ was not successful

The teacher at this school ____ with flu one after the other

___ are unpleasant, but it will be nice when we get in to the new house

Please cut my hair ____ the style in this magazine

The house is too dark. You’d better need ___ a bright color

It’s time the authorities ___ people ____ safety helmets

My music teacher suggested ___ for an hour before breakfast

The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to ___ new procedures to save time and money

Can I ___ our brain for a moment? I can’t do this crossword by myself

I can’t quite _____ out what the sign says

Several deserts are a quite vast and uninhabited ________.

His health would be improved________.

Many tall and wide mountain ranges do not let much rain get ________ the desert.

I wanted to go a more ________ route across Montana.

Toxic chemicals from factories are one of the serious factors that leads wildlife to the _______ of extinction.

________ she could not say anything.

Migrant workers are________ to exploitation.

Internationally, 189 countries have signed _______ accord agreeing to create Biodiversity Action Plans to protect endangered and other threatened species.

Carl ________ studied harder; he failed the test again.

________ to the skin, they eventually got to the station.

It's no good________ to him; he never answers letters.

When old Mr. Barnaby died, several people________ their claim to the substantial legacy that he left.

Ever since we quarreled in the office, Janice and I have been ____________ enemies.

____________ Tom nor his brothers help in the housework.

Good restaurants serving traditional English food are very hard to ____________

Steel_______ with chromium to produce a noncorrosive substance known as stainless steel.

Ann’s encouraging words gave me ____ to undertake the demanding task once again.

Having made his first film earlier this year, he is____________ starring in a new musical.

It's no____________ asking him for anything seeing that he's not very responsive to our requests.

They are happily married although, of course, they argue____________

People who reverse the letters of words _______ to read suffer from dyslexia.

Mary was the last applicant____________

My cat would not have bitten the toy fish____________ it was made of rubber.

You ____________ thirsty after such a long walk on a hot day like this.

Peter was born and brought up in Cornwall and he knows the place like the ____

I am _____ of the two children in our family

I want to ____ this old car for a Ferrari but I don’t have enough money now

I had to look up the number in the telephone ____ 

It’s hard to _____ on less than a million a month

Only if I had known the difference ____ the more expensive car

He impressed ____ his mind the words his father said to him that day

I have bad toothache today. I ____ to the dentist yesterday when it started hurting

The house still remains in ___ after the hurricane

Sales ___ are paid a salary but they may also get commissions on sales

They intended to ____ with the old computers as soon as they could afford some new ones

We regret to tell you that materials you order are out of _____

The small, ______ farms of New England were not appropriate for the Midwest.

The access __________ education and the change __________ economic status have given women more freedom.

He really deserved the award because he performed _________ what was expected of him.

_______the phone rang later that night did Anna remember the appointment.

Everything is __________ you. I cannot make __________ my mind yet.

______ his brother, Mike is active and friendly.

It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver _________in the crash.

I phoned the company, who ______ me that my goods had been dispatched.

When the car was invented, I don’t think anyone could have predicted______it would change the world.

Dry salt lakes _________ 70 kilometers long and 15 kilometers wide lie _________ long dunes __________ crests 20 meters high.

He acted in an extremely__________ manner, which made him very unpopular.

Have they __________ the "No Smoking" sign?

The popular press often contains a lot more____________ than hard facts.

Only in the Civil War____________ killed or wounded.

Susan was sad because she wasn’t invited to any social events. She felt ____________

The equipment in our office needs____________

I’ve been working ____________ quite a lot of pressure lately.

Joe seemed to be in a good mood, ________ he snapped at me angrily when I asked him to join us.

He gave me his personal____________ that his draft would be ready by Friday.

Several of my friends are ____________ reporters.

We have had the roof of our house _________.

He gave her a mischievous ____________ as she handed him his order.

No one died in the accident, ___________?

Because of cutbacks in council spending, plans for the new swimming pool had to be ___________.

This is ___ the most challenging task I have ever done

Not only ____ in the field of psychology but animal behavior is examined as well

The capacity for growth is inherent ____ all people

Jane installed security software on her new computer to ________ it against viruses.

I used my calculator; otherwise it _____ longer

________ say that property taxes have increased faster than homeowner’s incomes.

These days almost everybody _____ the dangers of smoking

Many difficulties have ___ as a result of the changeover to a new type of fuel

His aunt bought him some books on astronomy and football, ____ he had interest in

There are a few things I didn’t like about Professor Chung’s math class, but ____ I enjoyed it

What he says makes no _______ to me

You ____ to our conversation. It was private

She loves London, ____________ in the spring.

Make sure you end each sentence with a ____________

They travelled to the capital city of Scotland by the most ____________ route.