Bài tập đọc điền vào chỗ trống (Có đáp án) (Đề 4)

Today some old customs have (2)_______.

The guest is (3)______to kiss them and hand them back to the host.

In some countries, when foreign guests arrive from abroad, they may feel they have been given a particularly (4)______meal.

But this is probably because the host politely offers more and more food anddrink and the guest is too embarrassed to (5)_______anything down.

On the last day we drove non-stop from Marseille to Calais- we should have (6)_____ our journey in Lyon or Paris

As if that wasn't enough, the sea was so rough in the English Channel that the (7) _____ took three hours instead of one and a half.

Next year we've decided we're going on a cheap (8) _____ holiday to Italy.

It sounds marvellous- the cost of the flight, the hotel and all our meals are (9) _____ in the price.

The last time I was in Italy, I was on a business trip - I can't say I saw many of the famous tourist (10) _____ on that occasion.

But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man (11) ______Charles Babbage.

But despite the fact that he (12) ______ building some of these, he never finished any of them.

Over the years, people have argued (13) _____ his machines would ever work

Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (14) _______ engine based on one of Babbage’s designs.

(15) ______ has taken six years to complete and move than four thousand parts have been specially made.

If you’ve made up your (16) ______ to achieve a certain goal

If someone says you’re totally in the (17)_______ of talent, ignore them.

If, (18)________, someone advises you to revise your work and gives you a good reason for doing so, you should consider their suggestions carefully.

There are many famous novelists who made a complete mess of their first novel – or who didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it (19)_______.

But things are more likely to (20)_______ well if you persevere and stay positive.

In order to (21)______ the question, we must first turn to the type of consumer.

We can also assume that most teenagers want mobile phones to avoid missing out (22)______ social contact.

There is also (23)______ evidence that texting has affected literacy skills.

Personally speaking, they are invaluable when it comes to making social or business arrangements at short (25)______.

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 (26) ________ for school?

According to a new report, today's generation of children are in danger of getting so (27)_______ sleep

they are putting their mental and physical health at (28)_______.

Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours' sleep a night, (29)_______teenagers require

According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (30)________ anything between two and five hours' sleep a night less than their parents did at their age.

Up to now, the course has been optional, but from now on every student must (31)_________it.

The aim is to (32)__________ students with "life skills", which the Diploma divides into eight categories.

Under the heading "survival", (33)_______, students can learn car mainternance, first aid and cooking.

On the course, students will not be taught in the traditional (34)__________, but rather will be guided and encouraged to do things for themselves.

To a greater or lesser extent, good schools have always tried to (35)__________these skills.

On the other hand, tattooing was (36) __________ in Europe by the early Christians, who thought that it was a sinful thing to do.

Sailors came back from these islands with pictures of Christ on their backs and from then on, tattooing (37)__________ in popularity.

A survey by the French army in 1881 showed that among the 387 men (38) __________there were 1,333 designs.

There is also some (39) __________ about catching a blood disease from unsterilized needles.

Even for those who do want a tattoo, the process of getting one is not painless, but the final result, in their eyes, is (40) __________ the pain

The (41) ________ manager sat behind a large desk.

Also, as a member of staff, I was (42) ______ to some benefits, including discounts.

When I eventually started, I was responsible (43) _______ the toy section.

They made working there fun even when we had to deal with customers (44) ______ got on our nerves.

(45) _______, working there was a great experience which I will never forget

Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the (46) _____ between the human and the machine.

We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves (47) _____ we will appear to be alive long after we are dead.

When it becomes possible to do a spirit transfer, they will find (48) _____ to do them automatically.

Miniature robots will be built (49) _____ through your blood stream and repair damage.

Then you can replay the video to help a doctor (50) _____ your illness, or to prove to your employer that you really, were sick.