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100 CÂU ĐIỀN TỪ PHÙ HỢP

(CLOZE TEST)

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TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS IN GREAT BRITAIN

Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain,
traditions (1) ____________ a more important part in the life of the people than in (2)
____________ countries. Englishmen are proud (3) ____________ their traditions and
carefully keep them up.
It has been the law (4) ____________ about 300 years that all theaters are closed on
Sundays. No letters are (5) _________________, only a few papers are published.
To this day, an English family prefers a house with a garden (6) ____________ a flat
in a mordern house (7) ____________ central heating. English people like gardens.
Sometimes, (8) ____________ garden in front of the house is a little square covered
with cement painted green in (9)______________ of grass and a box of flowers.
Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and (10) ______________ different in
Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, but
in Scotland, it is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working.

KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 CHUYÊN QUỐC HỌC - THỪA THIÊN HUẾ

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space. (15 points)
A POP STAR
John Lennon was (0)born in Liverpool in 1940. He was always
(1).................................on music and played in a pop group (2) ........................................
school and Art college.
John (3).................................. married to Cynthia in 1962 and they had a son
(4)............................... name was Julian. At that time, John was a member of a group
(5)................................“ The Beatles” . Many beautiful songs (6) .................................. written
by John and wherever the group went, crowds of fans gathered to see them . They
(7).................................... scream and faint when “ The Beatles” played and lots of people
have their hair cut in a Beatles style. Soon, everyone had heard (8).....................................
“The Beatles” and John was (9).............................. richer than he had ever thought.

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 Having achieved world-wide success, John started to make records
(10)................................. his own after 1968 , and it was in the same year when
(11).................................... marriage to Cynthia came to an end. He had met Yoko Ono
(12).......................... he married the following year. John lost weight and grew his hair long ,
as can (13) ................................ seen on the covers of the records that he made with Yoko.
He set up home in the United States and had a son called Sean.
Many people considered John Lennon to be (14) ............................... most talented
of all “The Beatles”. He sang about peace and love and so when he was murdered by one
of his fans, outside his New York apartment , the whole world (15)....................................
shocked . More than 50,000 fans turned up to a ceremony in his memory. He was only forty
when he died.

KY THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN – BÀ RỊA VŨNG TÀU

Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (10 points)
Travelling to all corners of the world is (1) _______ easier and easier. We live (2)
_______ a global village, but how well do we know and understand each other ? Here is (3)
_______ simple test. Imagine you have arranged a meeting at 4 p.m . What time should you
expect your foreign business colleagues to arrive? If they are German, they ‘ll be exactly (4)
_______ time. If they are American, they ‘ll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Bristish,
they be 15 minutes (5) _______, and you should allow up to an hour for the Indians.
Therefore, these are some small advice in (6) _______ not to behave badly abroad. In France
you shouldn’t sit down in a cafard untill you are shaken hands with everyone you know.In
Afghanistan you ‘d better spend at last 5 minutes (7) _______ hello. In Pakistan you mustn’t
wink. It is offensive. In the Middle East you must never use the left hand for greeting, eating,
drinking or smoking. Also, you should care not to admire (8) _______ in your host’s home.
They will feel that they have to give it to you.In Russia you must your hosts drink for drink or
they will think you are unfriendly. In Thailand you should clasp your hands (9) _______ and
lower your head and your eyes when you greet someone. In America you should eat your
hamburger with both hands and as quickly as (10) _______. You shouldn’t try to have a
conversation until it is eaten.

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Complete the passage by filling in each blank with ONE suitable word.
The first one (0) has been done as an example.

Television first (0) appeared some fifty years ago in the 1950s. Since then, it has been
one of the (1) popular sources of entertainment for both the old and the young.
Television offers cartoon for children, world news, music and many other (2)
someone is interested in sports, for (3) he can just choose the right sports
channel. There he can enjoy a broadcast of an international football match as it is actually
happening. Television is also a very useful way for companies to advertise their products. It
is not too hard for us to see why (4) is a TV set in almost every home today. And,
engineers are developing interactive TV which allows communication (5) viewers
and producers.

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN TỈNH ĐỒNG NAI 59

Complete the passage by filling in each blank with ONE suitable word.

Many tourists who visit Central America find (1) surprising to learn that the
Mayas still live there. (2) it is true that their ancient civilization came to an end when
their country was (3) over by the Spanish conquistadors, the Mayan people
carried (4) living in the area. Today there are an estimated 1.2 million Mayas (5)
live in southern Mexico, and many other areas of Central America states have large
Mayan populations as (6) .
Many of their stories and art forms have remained (7) over time, and
today, women weave clothing and carpets that have signs and symbols that are the same as
(8) , found in ancient temples.

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 The different patterns and symbols on these brightly colored (9) not
only look attractive, (10) can also communicate important information such as
marital (11) .
Even though the majority of the Mayas are now Catholics, many of the festivals that
they (12) part in are mixture of the old rituals that their ancestors (13)
to practice and more modern Christian elements. it was perhaps the Mayas' ability to (14)
and change that made possible for them to survive to the (15) day.

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN TỈNH HÀ NAM

Complete the passage by filling in each blank with ONE suitable word.

One of the most urgent environmental (1) in the world today is the shortage
of clean water. Having clean drinking water is a basic human (2) . But acid rain,
industrial pollution and garbage have (3)________, many sources of water undrinkable.
Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast pools (4) poison. Lake
Baikal in Russia is one of the largest lakes in the world. It (5) a rich variety of
animals and plants, including 1,300 rare species that do not exist anywhere else in the world.
But they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial effluent (6)
pour into the lake everyday. Even where law existed, the government did not have the
power to enforce them. Most industries simply ignore the regulations. The Mediterranean
Sea occupies 1% of the world's water surface. But it is the dumping ground for 50% of all
marine pollution. Almost 16 (7) regularly throw industrial wastes a few miles off-
shore.

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Complete the passage by filling in each blank with ONE suitable word.

Everyone wants to reduce pollution but the pollution problem is (1)

complicated as it is serious. It is complicated (2) much pollution is caused by
things that benefit people. For example, exhaust from (3) causes a large
percentage of air pollution, but the automobile (4) transportation to millions of
people. Factories discharge much (5) the material that pollutes the air and water,
but factories give employment to a large number of people. Thus, to end (6) greatly
reduce pollution immediately would have to (7) using many things that benefit
them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of course, but pollution can be (8)
reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the
(9) _____________of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause.
Governments can pass and enforce laws that (10) businesses and individuals to
stop or cut down on certain polluting activities.

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN SƯ PHẠM HÀ NỘI

Complete the passage by filling in each blank with ONE suitable word.

ADVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT TO START WORK

In these days of high unemployment, it is often difficult (1) young people to
find a job. If they are lucky (2) to be asked to go for an interview, they may find (3)
there are at least 20 other applicants for the (4) If a company is
thinking of offering (5) a job, they will ask you for at least one reference from
either your previous employer (6___________ someone who knows you well. (7)
taking up your job, you may have to sign a contract. You will probably have to do some
training, (8) _______ help you to do the job more successfully. Once you have decided (8)
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 that this is your chosen career, you will then have to work (9) to try
and get promotion, which usually brings more responsibility and more money! If you are
unlucky, you may be made redundant, and not be able to find (10) job. It is also a
good idea to pay some money into a pension scheme, which will help you to look after
yourself and your family when you are retired. Finally, good luck

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN TỈNH NGHỆ AN

Complete the passage by filling in each blank with ONE suitable word.
PASSAGE 1
It is forecast that we can look forward to working (1) hours in the future,
but it is necessary for health and tranquility to work a certain (2) of hours per
week, ideally doing a variety of jobs - something schools have always known. It may be that
house building will meet this need, It is a very basic human instinct. Gardening is a related
activity. It is already (3) to cultivate many hurts and vegetables than to buy them in
the shops and the house of the next decade should take this into (4) .
(5) important question is that of energy conservation. The proportion of
income (6) on keeping warm is steadily going up, and, with the cost of energy likely
to double in real terms during the next ten years or (7) many large body-insulated
old houses will become extremely expensive to use. The demand will be (8) small,
well-insulated homes located in warm protected areas and making the best (9)
of the sun’s warmth. Efficient heating units will be of prime importance. At (10) ,
we waste a lot of space in planning rooms which are awkward to use.

PASSAGE 2
We live surrounded by objects and systems that we take for (1) , but which
profoundly affect the way we behave, think, work, play, and in genneral lead our (2)
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 . Look, for example, at the place in which you are reading this now, and see how much
of (3) surrounds you is understandable, how much of it you could actually build
yourself or repair (4) it cease to function. When we start the car or press the (5)
in the elevator, or buy food in the supermarket, we gave no (6) to the
complex devices or systems that make the car move, or the elevator rise, or the food appear
on the shelves.
Throughout this century we have become increasingly dependent on the products of
(7) . They have already changed our lives: at simplest (8) , the
availability of transport has made us physically less fit than our ancestors. Many people are
alive only because they have been given (9) to disease through drugs. The vast
majority of the world's population relies on the ability of technology to provide and transport
food. We are unable to feed and clothe or keep (10) warm without technology.

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN TỈNH VĨNH PHÚC

Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors in cinema history. (1) , life
hasn’t always been that easy for him. As a young boy, Tom was shy and had (2)
in finding friends, although he enjoyed taking part in school plays.
(3) he had finished High School, Tom went to New York to look for work. He
found employment as a porter, and at the same time he attended drama classes. In 1980,
the film director Franco Zeffirelli (4) Tom his first part in a film. Ten years later, he
had become (5) successful that he was one of the highest-paid actors in
Hollywood earning millions of dollars for each film. Today, Tom still appears in films and is
as popular as ever with his thousands of fans from all over the world.

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