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Ôn thi vào lớp 10 chuyên Anh và thi Học sinh giỏi môn tiếng anh Chuyên đề: Điền từ vào đoạn văn
Exercise 1: Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
In British English this standard accent is known as R.P. or Received Pronunciation. This coupled with the sort of English described in grammar books is the accepted (1) _____. Its use, however, is restricted (2) _____ geographically and socially; it is most (3) _____ used among the middle classes in the south of England. Its speakers, (4) _____, carry both a geographical and (5) _____ label, as do the speakers of all its variants, although the more socially mobile someone is the more complex his accent becomes, and so the more (6) _____ he is to label. Attitudes towards this vary, from the parents (7) _____ train their children not to speak with a local (8) _____ so that “they will have a better chance in life”, to the liberal, trendy young manager who adopts a local accent (9) _____ a form of inverted snobbery. But these stances are extreme, but, nevertheless, the (10) _____ between language and social status is a potentially explosive subject in British society.
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1. pronunciation 2. both 3. commonly 4. British 5. social 6. difficult 7. who/that 8. accent 9. with 10. link/ relation
Exercise 2: Fill in each gap with one suitable word. Write your answer in the box provided.
QUEST – THE NEXT BIG THING?
How often do you go along to a gig and see (1)_________ new? Well, Quest’s Friday night gig at the City Hall certainly caught my (2)_________. Having heard one or two tracks online, I was (3)_________ a group of about six musicians. Imagine my surprise when just three young men walked on stage.
It was clear that the band already have a small but (4)_________ following. A group of fans in front of the small stage were singing (5)_________ to at least half of the songs. And it was easy to see why. Quest have a clever combination of catchy (6)_________, an irresistible beat, and very much their own sound. All three of the band members play with great energy and expertise (7)_________ their age.
The only downside was when it came to the encores. They (8)_________ up repeating some of their material and giving us cover (9)_________ of early rock classics. A bit disappointing, but give them time and I’m sure they’ll be writing a lot more. I’m sure we’ll be hearing a lot more from Quest. Check them out every Friday at the City
Hall until the end of the month. It’s well (10)_________ it.
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Exercise 3: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.
Flamingos, those beautiful long-legged pink birds, rub the reddish pigments, released in oil from a gland near their tail, into their feathers to bring (1) __________ their vibrant colour. The result, according to researchers studying the birds in Spain, (2) __________ that the birds seem to become far (3) __________ likely to find themselves a mate. Scientists noticed that, (4)__________ they were arranging their feathers, many flamingos scraped their cheeks across the gland before rubbing their face against their breast, back and neck (5)__________ the aim of spreading the colour.
In a journal article, the experts explained that (6) __________ so helped the birds appear extra attractive to potential mates – not so (7) __________ because of their eye-catching colour, but because other flamingos could tell they had made an effort with their appearance. One of the researchers says: “The rubbing is time-consuming. And the more frequently the birds practice it, the pinker they become. “If the birds stop rubbing, their colour fades in a few days because the pigments bleach quickly in the sunlight”
Rubbing the pigment into the feathers takes time and effort, and, as a results, colorful feathers are a sign to the opposite sex that a flamingo is healthy and well-fed, because it can afford to spend time on (8) __________ it looks. “The behavior is more common in female flamingos than in males,” the researchers said. They added that the brightest coloured birds also took the best breeding sites, (9)__________ gives them a reproductive advantage (10)__________ their paler rivals.
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Exercise 4: Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. FUNCTIONAL FOODS
In the 21st century food will do more than just feed you. A new range of products appearing (1) _____ shelves in shops and supermarkets is designed to give you specific health benefits. The demands of modern life make these foods very attractive. Not only do
they provide proven ways to improve health, but they are also very attractive (2) _____ a quick and convenient way of making sure we enjoy a healthy diet.
In some countries it is already possible to buy crisps that make you feel (3) _____ depressed, chewing gum that increases your brain power and tea that helps you (4) _____ over the tiredness associated with long-distance air travel. (5) _____ the future, experts promise biscuits that will keep your heart healthy, and a hot chocolate drink to give you strong bones.
Despite the fact that these “functional” foods cannot replace a balanced diet and regular exercise they can help the body perform at (6) _____ best a lot of the time. At present, these foods are more expensive than other foods, but that is due to the ingredients they (7) _____ of and the way they are made. All the foods contain probiotics (8) _____ increase the number of “good” bacteria in your stomach, helping to keep your digestive system healthy.
There may even (9) _____ a functional food to protect eyesight, so keep an eye out as you never know (10) _____ you might be eating tomorrow.
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Exercise 5: Read the following text and fill in the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.
The origin of language
The truth (0).___is __ nobody really knows how the language first began. Did we all start talking at around the same time 1._______ of the manner in which our brains had begun to develop?
Although there is a lack of clear evidence, people have come up with various theories about the origins of language. One recent theory is that human beings have evolved in 2._______ a way that we are programmed for language from the moment of birth. In 3.________ words, language came about as a result of an evolutionary change in our brains at some stage.
Language 4._________ well be programmed into the brain but, 5._________ this, people still need stimulus from others around them. From studies, we know that 6. ________ children are isolated 7.________ human contact and have not learnt to construct sentences before they are ten, it is doubtful they will ever do 8._________. This research shows, if 9. __________ else, that language is a social activity, not something invented 10._________isolation.
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Exercise 6: Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
The British are widely (1) _____ to be a very polite nation, and in (2)______ respects this is true. An Italian journalist once commented of the British that they need (3) _____ fewer than four “thank yous” merely to buy a bus ticket. The first, from the bus conductor means, “I’m here.”. The second accompanies the handing over of the money. The third, again from the conductor, (4) ____ “Here is your ticket.”, and then the passenger utters a final one as he accepts the tickets. Such transactions in most (5) ____ parts of the world are usually conducted in total silence. In sharp contrast to this excessive politeness with strangers, the British are strangely lacking (6) _____ ritual phrases for social interaction. The exhortation “Good appetite”, uttered in so (7) ______ other languages to fellow-diners before a meal, does not exist in English. The nearest equivalent – Enjoy your dinner! – is said only by people who will not be pataking of the meal in question. What’s more, the British (8) ____ happiness to their friends or acquaintances only at the start of a new year and at (9)_____ such as birthdays, (10) _____ the Greeks routinely wish all and
sundry a “good week” or a “good month”.
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Exercise 7: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE?
At some time or another, each and every young person must provide themselves with the necessary skills – “What can I do with my life”. It seems easy to (1) ………….. the big question down into a few smaller ones. For example, “Where do I want to live?” “How much time can I (2) ……………. myself over to achieving my goals? or “What kind of qualifications will I need to acquire? But two of paramount (3) …………… are “What are my interests?” and “What are my strengths?”
When you start to make (4) ………….. for interests and strengths, it makes sense to consider the (5) …………… first. After all, a successful career is best measured in how satisfying you find (6) …………….. , and it’s easer to develop strengths and skills than to actually have to force yourself (7) …………….. loving what you’re supposed to do.
You’re probably thought a lot about what you like and don’t like, and what kinds of jobs would (8) ……………. your interest. But the more clearly you (9) …………….out those interests, the closer you’ll be to (10) ……………… smart career choices.
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Exercise 8: Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. Spending a summer in the company (0) _____of______ whales off the coast of Patagonia is a (1) _____________ in a lifetime opportunity. We spent at least twelve hours on the boat every day and learned a great deal about the whales’ behavior. It seemed that our interest (2) ___________________ reciprocated!
To encourage the whales to approach the boat we simply had to move a short distance from the coast, switch off the engines and wait. Younger whales who attempted to come closer were pushed (3) ___________ by their mothers, but older ones were allowed to play nearby. Some of these even came close enough for us to touch them.
On some occasions the sea seemed to be full of whales jumping (4) _______________ of the water but at other times we saw (5) _____________ any at all. Sometimes we could go for several days and (6) _______________ see a single whale.
Later, however, we adopted a pattern. One day we had come upon a whale and (7) __________________ baby and we decided to keep visiting the pair at the same time every day. At (8) __________________ the mother would not let the baby approach us but, as time (9) ______________ by, she allowed him to come closer and closer to the boat. It was a truly amazing experience to be rewarded with (10) ________________ trust at the end of our six weeks.
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Exercise 9: Read the text and fill in each blank with one most suitable word. It was an unusually dark night. In the middle of ___1___ enjoyable dream, Jim thought he heard his dog ___2___ loudly. He groaned and glanced at his clock sleepily. Twelve o’clock the green fluorescent hands of his clock read. Suddenly, Jim heard hushed voices outside his house. He immediately became alert and jumped ___3___ of bed. As his parents had gone on a holiday. Jim was alone at home. He decided to investigate who was outside.
As he walked towards his bedroom door, Jim, however, became afraid. He wondered ___4___could be outside his house in the dead of ___5___ night. His imagination began to run wild. He pictured in his mind armed robbers who were waiting to break into the house. He even imagined supernatural forces such as ghosts and werewolves. In the end, Jim changed his ___6___ about going out of the house. ___7___, he locked his bedroom door and crawled under his bed. With his heart in his mouth, he waited for the intruders. Suddenly, there was a clicking sound and he heard the front door open.
“Jim?” said a familiar ___8___. It was his father! Jim felt weak with relief. His parents must ___9___ returned home earlier than he had expected. ___10___ a fright they had given him!
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Exercise 10: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space.
SHARKS
For anyone who wants either to film or study great white sharks, Australian expert, Rodney Fox, is the first contact. Fox knows exactly (1) ________the sharks will be at different times of the year; and can even predict (2) ________ they will behave around blood, divers and other sharks. He understands them as well as anyone else alive. In fact, he’s lucky to be alive; a ‘great white’ once (3) ________ to bite him in half.
Three decades (4) ________this near-fatal attack, Fox still carries the physical scars, but feels no hate for his attacker. Instead he organizes three or four trips (5) ________ year to bring scientists and photographers to the kingdom of the great white shark. The main aim of these trips is to improve people’s understanding of an animal (6) ________ evil reputation has become an excuse for killing it.
Great white sharks are not as amusing as dolphins and seals, (7) ________their role in the ocean is critical. They kill off sick animals, helping to prevent the spread of disease and to maintain the balance in the ocean’s food chains. Fox feels a responsibility to act (8) ________ a guardian of great white sharks. (9) ________ the scientists, film makers and photographers can communicate their sense of wonder (10) ________ other people, he is confident that understanding will replace hatred.
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1. where 2. how 3. seemed 4. after 5. a/per/one 6. whose 7. but 8. as 9. If 10. like Exercise 11: Fill each of the blanks with ONE suitable word.
THE CUCKOO ROLLER OF MADAGASCAR
This bird is about the same size as the European roller, and has many features in common (1)________ its near relatives. (2) ________ the European family, however, the cuckoo roller can reverse its outer toes, (3) ________ it to perch by gripping a branch with two toes forward and two back. Its eating habits are also quite different. (4) ________ nearly all other rollers take food on the wing or pluck reptiles or large insects from the ground, the cuckoo roller stays high up in the forest canopy, (5) ________ on caterpillars, stick insects and, most important of all, chameleons.
Subtly blending its colours to the forest backcloth, and (6) ________ leaving the safety of the branches except to cross from one tree to another, the chameleon is an elusive prey. Even on open ground, (7) ________ myriad dangers it normally avoids, the chameleon’s slow, swaying walk makes it difficult to see against the leaves. (8) ________ good is it camouflage that the cuckoo roller has to put up with long periods of watching and waiting, (9) ________ a tell-tale movement betrays its victim’s presence. At least, experts assume this is what happens, because despite the fact that this bird is widespread throughout Madagascar, (10) ________ observer has yet seen it in the process of catching its prey.
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Exercise 12: Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
There are a myriad of lifestyle issues affecting the youth of today. (1) _____ is the pressure heaped on many school-goers to achieve academic excellence by their parents that these unrealistic expectations are causing children to become hopelessly depressed. Indeed, some, in their desperation to and their sense of guilt at being unable to (2) _____ the levels of success demanded of them by their pushy parents, either rebel in what is tantamount to a cry for help, (3)_____, worse still,
engage in self-harm. It is (4) _____ coincidence that suicide rates, especially amongst young males, have been rising steadily for some time now. These are tough times to be a teen. Then there are those who get hooked (5) _____ the internet; the virtual world becomes their reality. For these teens, their social/friendship circle shrinks dramatically until, at last, their social/friendship sphere is (6)_____ solely to their online buddies. Not alone do they commonly suffer from sleep deprivation on (7) _____ of their destructive addiction to game play and net-surfing, their behaviour may become so erratic and peculiar over time (8) _____ to be considered antisocial. And while they sit at their computer screens hidden away in splendid isolation (9) _____ the real world, such is the lack of exercise they get that their calorie intake far (10) _____ what is necessary for them to maintain a stable weight. In essence, due to their sedentary lifestyle, their weight skyrockets until such time as they become morbidly obese.
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Exercise 13: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. Write your answers in the answer box below. PROBLEMS OF LONGEVITY
It is our nature to try to prolong life, but we should also face (1)________ to the distinct diffculties that we would also encounter if we succeed. If a successful longevity treatment (2) _______ to emerge suddenly out of all the new developments of medical science, tacking on extra decades or even centuries to our lives, the results could be disastrous.
This could be true even for the individual lucky enough to receive the treament. Presumably any treatment that conferred long life would keep people generally healthy, but the extra years would be a (3.)_________ of medical balancing act, akin to the jugglers who dash about keeping plates spinning on top of poles. It would be nerve-racking (4.)________ best.
(5.)_________ if the treatments did little or nothing to help one’s memory? This is a crucial point that is (6.)_________ overlooked in discussions of longevity. The brain is by (7.)_________ the most complex organ known to us, and the workings of memory are (8.)_________ really understood. Keeping the body alive might be possible before we could do anything to strengthen or restore lost memories. Even the ordinary lifetime often seems too (9.)_________ for human memory to hold or recall, and if decades were tacked on, the long middle of a life might be substantially forgotten, leaving (10.)_________ dim memories of childhood and recent events.
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