TEST 01:

THE CAMERA NEVER LIES

Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the Sherlock Holmes stories, believed himself to be a rational man, a
scientist even. But in 1920, when he saw photographs of fairies taken in a garden (1) ________ he thought
he was seeing scientific proof that these tiny creatures really existed. He published the photographs
alongside an article he wrote, (2) ________ fairies as supernatural wonders. It was not until 1939 that the
two ladies who took the photos admitted these were (3) ________. They simply cut out pictures of fairies
from a book and (4) ________ them among flowers. The results are (5) ________ beautiful. But the
simplicity of the trick (6) ________ a basic principle of photography, that the camera cannot lie. But it can,
and always could. Today, we are used to computer software (7) ________us to rework our digital images
and it is a (8) ________ that photography ever had a true age of innocence. From the moment cameras
began capturing reality, that reality was being altered.
1. A. venue B. setting C. background D. surrounding
2. A. calling B. naming C. attributing D. acknowledging
3. A. false B. faulty C. fake D. fictional
4. A. arranged B. spaced C. settled D. distributed
5. A. categorically B. unavoidably C. substantially D. undeniably
6. A. weakens B. undetermines C. demolishes D. dismantles
7. A. letting B. supporting C. enabling D. empowering
8. A. fantasy B. legend C. dream D. myth

Chủ đề: Health

TEST 02:
Promotion is good for your health
A recent study suggests that being promoted isn't just good for your bank balance, it's also good for
your health. Researchers found that those who work in jobs with better promotion (1) _______ are less
likely to develop serious illnesses. Specifically, those working in departments with double the average
promotion (2) _______ had a twenty percent better chance of escaping serious illness.
The researchers (3) _______ into account factors such as family background, pre-existing medical
conditions and educational level. (4) _______, they could be confident that the lower occurrences of illness
were not simply due to a healthier or more (5) _______ upbringing.
The results seem to (6) _______earlier studies showing that people who win prestigious awards, such
as an Oscar or Nobel Prize during their career, have a tendency to outlive those who are less fortunate. As
the author of the report says, “When our findings are put together with the large body of other (7) _______
literature, there is little (8) _______ that achieving a higher position at work is good for the health."
1. A. forecasts B. advances C. predictions D. prospects
2. A. scale B. rate C. degree D. ratio
3. A. set B. took C. put D. made
4. A. Anyway B. Moreover C. Consequently D. Admittedly
5. A. privileged B. preferred C. entitled D. honored
6. A. call for B. go over C. back up D. lead to
7. A. related B. combined C. referred D. incorporated
8. A. hesitation B. question C. reservation D. opposition

Chủ đề: Động vật

TEST 03:
THE JAPANESE BOBTAIL
Cats have been part of the lives of human beings for thousands of years. One interesting breed which
fascinates scientists is the Japanese Bobtail - a domestic cat with an unusual 'bobbed' tail more (1) ________
resembling the tail of a rabbit than that of other cats. The breed has been known in Japan for centuries, and
it features (2) ________ in folklore. In many traditions, cats are frequently (3) ________ of fear and
mistrust but in Japanese stories the Bobtail tends to be (4) ________ as a force for (5) ________. The image
of a Bobtail seated with one paw raised is considered a lucky charm.
But how did the Bobtail (6) ________ its short tail? One legend tells of a sleeping cat whose long tail (1)
________ fire. In a panic, it tore through the town, spreading flames everywhere. As a result, the then
emperor declared that all cats should have their tails cut short as a (8) ________ measure. Science, however,
has a less 'romantic' explanation based on genetics.
1. A. nearly B. similarly C. accurately D. closely
2. A. prominently B. obviously C. appreciably D. significantly
3. A. products B. articles C. objects D. elements
4. A. assumed B. portrayed C. exposed D. disclosed
5. A. right B. virtue C. good D. truth
6. A. come by B. get at C. hit on D. go for
7. A. took B. caught C. set D. seized
8. A. defensive B. restrictive C. preventative D. corrective

Chủ đề: Phong cách thời trang

DRESSING FOR SUCCESS
Whether you like it or not, when you go for a job interview your personal appearance will be judged
as an expression of who you are. Just from looking at you, the interviewer will start (1) _______ an opinion
about your capabilities, your attitude to work and how well you might (2) _______ their organization. The
right image is one that helps the interviewer (3) _______ you as one of their team and (4) _______ them
that you could represent their company. So, find out about the company dress code prior to the interview,
or see how people are dressed on their corporate website.
However, even if you (5) _______ the image right, it may not (6) _______ be remarked on. The
interviewer will just sense that you ‘look right’, and feel (7) _______ to being convinced that you are the
right person for the job. But if you get it wrong, it can be very difficult to (8) _______ the negative
impression you may already have made.
(Reading and Use of English)
1. A. shaping B. making C. creating D. forming
2. A. put up with B. settle down to C. fit in with D. live up to
3. A. visualize B. reflect C. observe D. foresee
4. A. reassures B. clarifies C. encourages D. supports
5. A. put B. get C. hit D. set
6. A. significantly B. necessarily C. appropriately D. strictly
7. A. open B. free C. alert D. aware
8. A. overtake B. overthrow C. overdo D. overcome

Chủ đề: A famous place

TEST 05
The Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco achieved worldwide fame almost immediately after its
completion in 1937, not just because it was a technical masterpiece but also (1) ________ of its elegant
design. The eye-catching orange-red colour of the bridge also (2) ________ its popularity.
Construction of the road bridge started in 1933. At the time, many people doubted whether it was
technically possible to span the 1,600-metre-wide strait. But despite this, the project (3) ________. There
is also a sidewalk for pedestrians on the bridge but it’s quite a (4) ________ to walk across it. For a start,
it is three kilometres long and 67 metres above sea level. In extreme weather conditions, the bridge can (5)
________ almost eight metres, which can make the crossing rather unpleasant.
The Golden Gate Bridge is at its most (6) ________in the morning when it is often shrouded by mist.
At night, it’s also spectacular because the lighting makes it seem as if the towers are (7) ________ into the
darkness. The bridge has long since (8) ________ its record of being the longest bridge but it is still one of
the world’s most famous landmarks
1. A. in the event B. on behalf C. as a result D. with the aid
2. A. boosted B. intensified C. developed D. amplified
3. A. went ahead B. moved off C. started out D. sprang up
4. A. hazard B. challenge C. trial D. difficulty
5. A. shake B. bounce C. sway D. wobble
6. A. desirable B. enchanting C. glowing D. pleasurable
7. A. dispersing B. separating C. spreading D. disappearing
8. A. thrown B. lost C. missed D. resigned

Chủ đề: NĂNG LƯỢNG MẶT TRỜI

TEST 06:
 SOLAR POWER FOR INDIAN VILLAGES
Gulab Devi looks like a typical rural woman from Rajasthan in north-west India. She can neither read nor
write, but is (1) ______ a successful pioneer in the Barefoot Solar Engineering Project, a scheme (2) ______
to bring solar power to hundreds of villages across India. The availability of solar power (3) ______ women
from the arduous task of searching for wood for fuel and also reduces their (4) ______ to unhealthy wood
smoke.
Gulab is her family's sole breadwinner. Her job as a solar engineer (5) ______ making electronic circuits
and chargers for solar lighting panels, and she and her family are able to live comfortably on her salary.
Most of the engineers in the scheme are women, and are trained at the Barefoot College (6) ______by
social worker Bunker Roy. His (7) ______ is to address problems by building on skills that people already
have, and then place the solutions to their problems in their own hands. Early (8) ______are that the project
is having a powerful impact on the lives of women like Gulab.
1. A. furthermore B. besides C. nevertheless D. alternatively
2. A. decided B. inspired C. proposed D. designed
3. A. eases B. frees C. lightens D. lifts
4. A. appearance B. liability C. exposure D situation
5. A. demands B. implies C. concerns D. involves
6. A. set down B. set in C. set up D. set aside
7. A pursuit B. aim C. determination D. tendency
8 A. signals B. hints C. suggestions D. indications

TEST 07:
CHANGING TYPEFACES
In what can only be described as an impressive piece of research, a schoolboy in the USA has
calculated that the state and federal governments could save getting on for $400m a year by changing the
typeface they use for printed documents.
Shocked by the number of printed handouts he was receiving from his teachers, the 14-year-old boy
decided to investigate the cost. He established that ink (1) ________ up to 60% of the cost of a printed page
and is, gram for gram, twice as expensive as some famous perfumes. He then started looking at the different
typefaces and discovered that, by (2) ________ to one called Garamond with its thin, elegant strokes, his
school district could reduce its ink (3) _______by 24% annually. Working on that (4) ________, the federal
savings would be enormous.
(5) ________, earlier studies of the (6) ________ of font choice have shown that it can affect more
than just cost. The typeface that a document uses also (7) ________how much of the information is (8)
________ and whether it is worth taking seriously.
1. A. represents B. measures C. equals D. indicates
2. A. varying B. modifying C. adapting D. switching
3. A. application B. intake C. capacity D. consumption
4. A. belief B. basis C. impression D. thought
5. A. Fundamentally B. Seemingly C. Interestingly D. Unusually
6. A. issue B. concern C. aspect D. discussion
7. A. guides B. rules C. dominates D. influences
8. A. preserved B. retained C. accumulated D. gathered

Chủđề: Khoa học

TEST 08: Citizen Science
'Citizen Science' is a new term given to scientific research which is undertaken by members of the
public, working in (1)__________with professional scientists and scientific institutions. The type of
research involved ranges from fairly passive activities, such as downloading software which allows your
home computer to analyse scientific data, to more active research such as recording (2)__________ of
endangered species in your local area.
The term 'Citizen Science' may be relatively recent, but the (3) __________ is centuries old.
Amateur scientists, particularly naturalists, have contributed to science for hundreds of years. However,
the internet has (4) __________ changed the way in which enthusiasts can work together and share their
findings. One example of this is 'Galaxy Zoo', which (5) __________ on volunteers to classify galaxies
online. Within the first seven months of the project, volunteers had analysed 900,000 galaxies - a rate of
analysis that would (6)__________have been unachievable.
 In addition to aiding researchers, citizen science projects also (7) __________ an educational
purpose, encouraging more people to become actively (8) __________ in science.

1. A. unity B. participation C. accordance D.collaboration

2. A. sightings B. vision C. detections D. looks
3. A. operation B. practice C. manner D. routine
4. A. fundamentally B. centrally C. principally D. primarily
5. A. brought B. sent C. turned D. called
6. A. anyhow B. hence C. otherwise D. thereby
7. A. present B. serve C. deliver D. assist
8. A. absorbed B. consumed C. dedicated D. engaged

Chủ đề: Thời gian và vòng xoay của quả đất

TEST 09
TIME AND THE ROTATION OF THE EARTH
As all school children know, there are 60 seconds in a minute. But every so often, our planet gains a second.
The addition of what's called a 'leap second' is (1)______ to allow the Earth's rotation, which is gradually
(2)______ to catch up with atomic clocks - the world's most accurate time-keepers. This sounds simple,
but according to scientists, because they only get six months' (3)______ of the need to add a leap second,
it's difficult to insert it into computers without mistakes being made, (4)______ systems to fail temporarily.
In 2012, a leap second was added on a weekend but it resulted in over 400 flights in one country being
grounded as the check-in system (5)______ down.
Some countries are in favour of abolishing leap seconds while others (6)______ that the technical
challenges are (7)______ if everyone adds the second in the same way and at the same time. They say that
we have always taken the Earth's rotation as the ultimate reference for timekeeping and we shouldn’t break
this (8)______ without considering the consequences.
1. A designed B. targeted C. framed D. drafted
2. A. delaying B. lessening C. slowing D. declining
3. A. advice B. notice C. information D. instruction
4. A. compelling B. making C. causing D. influencing
5. A. came B. fell C. ran D. went
6. A. argue B. disagree C. dispute D. question
7. A. governable B. controllable C. manageable D. adaptable
8. A. join B. link C. chain D. union

Chủ đề: Hoạt động giải trí

TEST 10: Reading the slow way
It’s 7 p.m and I’m sitting in a café I’ve never been in before. It’s crammed with people, but nobody’s
taking. Nothing (1)_______ about this in a big city, but we’ve not just sitting there ignoring each other.
(2)_______ the opposite; we’re all reading together, silently, in a “Slow Reading Club”, an idea from New
Zealand. (3)_______ our lives, clearing some mental (4)_______ where our attention is not constantly
divided between ten different things is the trend of the moment, but it's not easy to (5)_______.
The Slow leading Club aims to meet that challenge by encouraging people to apply the same
discipline to reading as to going to the gym or completing a task at work. The rules are (6)_______
straightforward: bring a book and (7)_______ yourself in it the way you did as a child. I’ve brought a
thriller which has lain (8)_______ on my bookshelves for years. At the end of our hour, we’re told it’s time
to stop reading and it feels like emerging from a deep sleep. I’m off home to carry on reading.
1. A. contrary B. abnormal C. variable D. disparate
2. A. Fully B. Thoroughly C. Wholly D. Quite
3. A. Simplifying B. Relieving C. Moderating D. Relaxing
4. A. place B. span C. space D. area
5. A. deliver B. attain C. perform D. acquire
6. A. exactly B. rather C. thereby D. somewhat
7. A. lose B. place C. concentrate D. free
8. A. negated B. deserted C. declined D. neglected