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Why did you decide to read, and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to understand every single part of it and will you remember anything about it in a fortnight’s ..1….? Common sense ..2… that the answers to these questions depend on “readability”- whether the  ..3… matter is interesting, and the argument clear and the …4….attractive. But psychologists are trying to …5… why people read – and often don’t read certain things, for example technical information. They also have examined so much the writing as the readers. Even the most technically confident people often ...6… instructions for the video or home computer in favor of hands- on experience. And people frequently take little notice of consumer information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print  of contracts. Psychologists researching reading …7….  to assume that both beginners and competent readers read everything put in front of them from start to finish. There are ….8….among them about the role of eyes, memory and brain during the process. Some people believe that fluent readers take in very letter or word they see; others …9….that reader rely on memory or context to carry them from one phrase to another. But they have always assumed that the reading process is the same: reading starts, comprehension ….10……, then reading stops.

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When you read something in a foreign language, you frequently come across words you do not (1)______ understand. Sometimes you (2)______ the meaning in a dictionary and sometimes you guess. The strategy you adopt depends very much upon the (3)______of accuracy you require and the time at your disposal.
If you are the sort of person who tends to turn to the dictionary frequently, it is (4)_______remembering that every dictionary has its limitations. Each definition is only an approximation and one builds up an accurate picture of the meaning of a word only after meeting it in a (5)__________of contexts. It is also important to recognize the special dangers of dictionaries that translate from English into your native language and vice versa. If you must use a dictionary, it is usually far safer to (6)________an English- English dictionary.
In most exams you are not permitted to use a dictionary.(7)______you are allowed to use one, it is very time- consuming to look up words, and time in exams is usually limited. You are, (8)______, forced to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words.
When you come across unknown words in an exam text, it is very easy to panic. However, if you develop efficient techniques for guessing the meaning, you will(9)__________a number of possible problems and help yourself to understand far more of the text than you at first likely. Two strategies which may help you guess the meaning of a word are: using contextual clues, both within the sentence and outside, and making uses (10)_____ clues derived from the formation of the word

Read the passage below and choose the correct word for each blank space.
HUE IMPERIAL CITY
The construction of the Imperial City started (31)______1805, under the reign of Emperor Gia Long, and (32)______completed in 1832, under the reign of Emperor Minh Mang. Built (33)______the northern bank of (34)______Perfume River, the Imperial City was influenced by the style of a French architect, Vauban. The city (35)______three sections: the Royal Citadel, the Imperial Enclosure, and the Forbidden Purple City.

31_________

Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option A, B, C or D to complete it:

"National Parks and Preserves, (1) _______ public lands or bodies of water within a country, set aside by the (2) _______ to protect ecosystems, plant and animal species, scenic landscapes, geologic formations, or historical or archaeological (3) _______. National parks are managed primarily for public recreation, (4) _______ exceptional locations where visitors can view wildlife and enjoy the (5) _______. Generally, these protected public lands are off-limits to hunting, livestock grazing, logging, mining, and other (6) _______ that exploit natural resources. Some parks commemorate significant historical events. (7) _______, Gettysburg National Military Park (1895) in Pennsylvania conserves the 13 sq km (5 sq mi) site of the pivotal battle in the (8) ______ Civil War (1861-1865). National preserves, sometimes (9) _______ nature or wildlife reserves, often are located within or near national (10) _______. These lands are managed by national governments primarily for wildlife protection or scientific research (11) _______ recreation, and provide ―living laboratories‖ in (12) _______ scientists observe plant and animal species in their natural habitat. (13) _______, fishing, and mining are permitted within many United States preserves (14) _______ the activities do not harm natural resources. Many other countries specifically ban such activities in their (15) _______."

9. National preserves, sometimes (9) _______ nature or wildlife reserves, 

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In addition to the challenge to be excellent, American schools have been facing novel problems. They must (1) … with an influx of immigrant children, many of whom speak little or no English. They must respond to demands (2) ….the curriculum reflect the various cultures of all children. Schools must make sure that students develop (3) … skills for the job market, and they must consider the needs of nontraditional students, such as teenage mothers. Schools are (4)…. these problems in ways that reflect the diversity of the US educational system. They are hiring or training large numbers of teachers of English (5)… a second language and, in some countries, setting up bilingual schools. They are opening (6)… the traditional European-centered curriculum to embrace material from American, Asian, and other cultures. Schools are also teaching cognitive skills to the (7)… 40 percent of American students who do not go on to higher education. In the (8).. of a recent report by the Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills, “A strong back, the willingness to work, and a high  school diploma were once all that was necessary to (9)....a start in America. They are no longer. A well-developed mind, a continued willingness to learn and the ability to put knowledge to work are the new keys (10) .. the future of our young people, the success of our business, and the economic well-being of the nation”

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Most people feel that when they dream, they are (1)________ off to another world. On the (2)________, dreams are often  connected to our daily lives. When our whole (3)_________ is filled with something, when we are either very  upset (4)________ when we are in good spirit, a dream will represent this reality in symbols. It is often (5)_______ that we benefit from dreams because they help the spirit to heal itself when things (6)__________ wrong. Dreams are therefore a kind of escape, almost a holiday from (7)__________ life, with its fears and responsibilities. It is, however, a strange kind of holiday because whether we have a wonderful time or whether it turns (8)_________ to be a nightmare, we quickly forget it. Most dreams disappear forever, (9)_________ you are one of those people disciplined enough to write them down as soon as you (10)_________.

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Andrew is an Indian farmer. He gets ___________ (6) early in the morning. It is quite true to say that an Indian farmer sleeps with the lamb and rises with the lark. Then he goes with ___________ (7) buffalo to the field. The day’s work begins. Slowly the sun ___________ (8) and climbs into the sky. But the heat of the sun cannot drive him away from work. Our tropical sun shows no mercy to the Indian famer even then the latter does not brother about sun and shower.

He ___________ (9) rest for a short while under a shady tree. Then once again he starts his work of ploughing, or harrowing the clods or sowing seeds and leveling the field with the help of the leveler. Or, ___________ (10) the crops are already a few inches high, he may be seen watering the fields or weeding out wild plants. All days, in the life of an India farmer, are alike but a day in the harvesting season is a day of joy in his dull life. It is a day when the Indian farmer reaps the fruits of his labour.

(7) is:

Read the passage below and the statement is TRUE or FALSE?

"Hello everyone. This is Alice. What do you often do when you have free time? There are a lot of leisure activities for young people to choose from. I myself adore doing DIYs. I have a craft kit with a lot of things to make crafts. Thanks to the craft kit, I can make some gifts for my friends and relatives. My mother taught me to make bracelets. Last week, I made a bracelet for my younger sister. I will make another for my close friend tomorrow. Making bracelet is my favorite leisure activity. I want to learn to make photo collages and frames, too. Therefore, I surf the internet for more information. Also, I have found a lot of useful Youtube videos teaching how to make scarfs and pullovers by wool. After watching them, I hope I will be able to make woolen clothes for my puppy."

3: Her mother told her how to make bracelets.

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POLAR BEARS
Polar bears are in danger of dying out. (1) _________ some other endangered animals, it’s not hunters that are the problem, it’s climate change. Since 1979, the ice cap at the Arctic Circle where the polar bears live has (2) _________ in size by about 30 percent. The temperature in the Arctic has slowly been (3) _________ and this is (4) _________ the sea ice to melt, endangering the polar bears’ home. The polar bears’ main (5) _________ of food are the different types of seal found in the Arctic. They catch them by waiting next to the air holes the seals have (6) _________in the ice. (7) _________ the bears are very strong swimmers, they could never catch seals in the water. This means that the bears (8) _________ do rely on the ice to hunt.bPolar bears also need sea ice to travel. They can (9) _________ a huge territory and often swim from one part of the ice to another. They have been known to swim up to 100km, but when there is less ice, they may have to swim further and this can (10) _________ fatal to the bears. A number of bears have drowned in the last few years and scientists believe that it is because they were not able to reach more sea ice before they became too tired and couldn’t swim any further.

It is a common belief in Britain that nowadays men do more housework than they did in (1) _____  generations. But is this really so? A recent survey has (2) _____ some interesting discoveries. When men help out, they enjoy cooking and shopping but most are (3) _____ to do the washing. A quarter of men think that women are better suitable for after (4) _____ the home than men and 19% admit to making no (5) _____to housework.

The average man says that he does a third of the housework, (6) _____the average woman says she does three-quarters of it, so someone isn’t (7) _____the truth! It was impossible to find any men who shared housework (8) _____ with their partners. Perhaps it isn’t so (9) _____that there are some politicians who want a new law forcing men to do their (10) _____.

… 19% admit to making no (5) _____to housework.

Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions:

Long ago, people thought the Moon was a God and we would never be able to reach it. However the invention of telescope in 1608 enabled people to learn that the Moon is just another planet.

And mankind's dream of walking on the Moon suddenly seemed possible.

The dream came true on July 20th. 1969 when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins ew to the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 lunar mission. Neil Armstrong was the first to step onto the Moon. During the stay of more than twenty-four hours on the Moon's surface, the astronauts found no rain or wind at all. The Moon was like a desert with plains, mountains and valleys. The surface was covered with dust, which was so thick that they left footprints where they had walked. They left a US flag there and returned to the Earth with forty six pounds of moon rock for scientific study.

What was the surface of the Moon covered with?

FInd mistakes among A B C D and correct

After the accident there was a solid line of cars stretched back for several miles.

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Around 200 million people are employed in tourism worldwide, making it the largest industry in the modern global economy. It is estimated that three-quarters of a billion people (1)___________ on holiday each year, and industry planners expect this figure to double by 2020. Some of the biggest beneficiaries are less developed countries, (2)___________it is often their main source of income.
(3)_________________, along with the economic benefits, this mass movement of people has resulted in threats (4)_____________ the environment. People often forget the damage caused by carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft, which (5) ______________ directly to global warming. Deforestation has cleared land  in order to build hotels, airport and roads, and this has destroyed wildlife. In some areas, water shortages are now common (6)_____________of the need to fill swimming pools and water golf courses for tourists. By pushing up prices for goods and services, tourism can also be (7)______________ to the people who live in tourist destinations. In response to these concerns, some travel operators now offer environmental friendly holidays. Many of these aim to reduce the negative (8)____________ of tourism by promoting only hotels that have invested equipment to recycle waste and use energy and water efficiently. Increasingly, tourists are also being reminded to show respect (9)______________ the customs of the people (10) ______________countries they are going to visit, and to support local businesses, such as restaurants and shops, which depend on tourism for their main income

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Throughout history people have always communicated with one another, not only by speech but also by movements of the hands and body. It is, however, only (1) ______ the last few years that these aspects of communication have been studied at all widely. This type of communication is known as body language or non-verbal communication. People sometimes wonder (2) ______ you can learn how body language works. It is of course possible to read books on the subject but you also need to (3) ______ time observing people’s movements. A railway station is a particular good place for such observation, as here people can be seen openly expressing eagerness, sorrow, delight, impatience and many other human emotions by (4) _____ of movement. If you turn down the sound on your television set and try to understand (5) _____ is happening simply by watching the picture you will learn even more about communication (6) _____ words. By turning the sound back up every five (7) ______ or so, it is possible to check how accurate your (8) ______ is. Having studied the art of body language you will have a definite (9) ______ at a boring party. You will be able to sit on your own for the whole evening and thoroughly enjoy yourself by both watching (10) ______ interpreting the body language of all the other people there

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Music is universal - it is produced by all cultures. Some scientists believe that music came before speech and (1) ______ as a development of mating calls. In fact, there is one theory that the earliest    languages were chanted or sung, rather than spoken. Indeed, in some cultures, music is a form of (3) ______ history. The Aboriginal Australians, for example, use music as a means to (4) ______ on stories of the land and spirits to the next (5)________. New evidence suggests that music does not just (6) ______ the feel - good factor but it is also good for the brain. A study of intellectually (7) ______ children showed that they could recall more (8)_________ after it was given to them in a song than after it was read to them as a story. Researchers also report that people score better on a standard intelligence test after listening to Mozart. The so-called “Mozart effect” has also been (9) ______ by findings that rats (10)________ up on Mozart run faster through a complex network of paths or passages, known as a maze. Overall, it seems that in most instances people who suffer from any form of mental illness benefit from listening to music.

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THE DANGERS OF DIETING
Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the (1)____ of overweight people is at a new high. As people frantically search for a solution (2)____ this problem, they often try some of the popular fad diets being offered. Many people see fad diets (3)____ harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diets usually (4)____ the trick, they can actually be dangerous for your health. Although permanent weight loss is the (5)___, few are able to achieve it. Experts estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to their starting weight, or even (6)____ weight. While the reckless use of fad diets can bring some (7)____ result, long-term results are very rare. (8)____, people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets. (9)____ being moderate, fad diets involve extreme dietary changes. They advises eating only one type of food, or they prohibit other types of foods entirely. This results in a situation (10)______ a person’s body doesn’t get all the vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy.

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GOING ON A DIET
A typical person needs about 1,800 calories per day to stay running.. They keep your organs operating (1)_______ and your brain running. They also keep your body warm. A person gains weight because he or she consumes more calories per day than (2) ________. The only way to lose fat is to reduce the (3) ________ of calories that you consume per day. This is the basic principle (4) ________ going on a diet. Unfortunately, diets don’t work for most people. They do lose weight but then go off the diet and put it back. Building a sensible diet and exercise plan is the key (5) ________ maintaining a consistent weight. You need to figure out how many calories you need in a day and how many you actually (6) ________. The next step is to add exercise (7) ________ you can raise the number of calories you can consume per day. Burning 250 or 500 calories per day can make a big (8) ________. You can ride an exercise bike while you are watching television (9) ________ you can take the stairs instead of the elevator. Find an exercise partner. Exercises can be a lot easier if there is someone to talk to. It’s a good idea to wear firm-fitting clothes if you are (10) ________. Tight clothing acts as a reminder of what you are trying to accomplish

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KEEPING FIT
Bodies are made to move! They are not (1)  _________for sitting around in front of the television or reading magazines. Keeping fit doesn’t (2) _________you have to be a super-athlete, and even (3)  ______exercise can give you a lot of fun. When you are fit and healthy, you will find you look better and feel better. You will develop more energy and self-confidence. Every time you move, you are exercising. The human body is designed to bend, stretch, run, jump and climb. (4)  _________it does, the stronger and fitter it will become. Best of alal, exercise is fun. It’s what your body likes doing most-keeping on the (5) _________. Physical exercise is not only good for your body. People who take regular exercise are usually happier, more relaxed and more alert (6)  _________people who sit around all day. Try an experiment-next time you are (7) _________a bad mood, go for a walk or play a ball game in the park. See how much better you feel after an hour. A good (8)  _________of achievement is yet another benefit of exercise. People feel good about themselves when they know they have (9)  _________their fitness. People who exercise regularly will tell you that they find they have more energy to enjoy life. So have (10) _________-you’ll soon see and feel the benefits

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Magnets
A solid object that has the power to attract iron and some metals is called a magnet. It does this through its magnetic field, a region of force surrounding it. The (1) _____ the magnet, the more intense is the field. Objects that are attracted to the magnet feel a force (2)­­ _____ as “magnetism” when they are inside the magnetic field. This magnetic force can pass (3) _____ some materials. Even a weak magnet will attract a pin to the other side of a (4) ______ of paper, for example. Magnets come in (5) ______ shapes. A familiar one is the curved horseshoes magnet. There are also bar magnets in the form (6) _____ disc or a stubby cylinder. Every magnet has (7) ______ poles, called north and south, at opposite ends of it: at the two ends of a horseshoes magnet, for example, or on the two sides of a disc. Powerful magnets can be (8) _______ by passing an electric current through wire coiled around a piece of iron. The (9) _____ is called and electromagnet. Magnets are (10) ______ in many household and everyday devices. They are also commonly used in industrial machinery, usually in the form of electromagnets

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Statesmen define a family as “a group of individuals having a common dwelling and related by blood, adoption or marriage, (1) ______________includes common-law relationships.” Most people are born into one of these groups and (2) ______________live their lives as a family in such a group. Although the definition of a family may not change, (3) ______________ relationship of people to each other within the faamily group changes as society changes. More and more wives are (4) ______________paying jobs, and, as a result, the roles of husband, wife and children are changing. Today, men expect to (5)______________. for pay for about 40 years of their lives, and, in today’s marriages (6)______________which both spouses have paying jobs, women can expect to work for about 30 to 35 years of their lives. This mean that man must learn to do their share of family tasks such as caring for the children and daily (7)___________chores. Children, too, especially adolescents, have to (8)______________with the members od their family in sharing household tasks. The widespread acceptance of contraception has meant that having (9)______________ is as matter of choice, not an automatic result of marriage. Marriage itself has become a choice. As alternatives (10)______________ common-law relationships and single-parent families have become socially acceptable, women will become more independent

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Steven Spielberg was born in Ohio. He is one of the most (41) filmmakers in recent times, and in his (42) he has earned millions (43) dollars. He has been making movies (44) 1961. His first film was a war movie, Escape to Nowhere, (45) was made when he was only 13. He studied English literature at California State University and then worked in the television division (46) Universal Studios in Hollywood for seven years.
In 1975, he made the movie Jaws, which (47) very successful, and (48) him rich and famous. Since then, he has made more than 30 movies, including the box- office hits Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Indiana Jones, ET, and Jurassic Parkura. He has also directed (49) serious movies, like Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan, and he has produced a lot of hit movies. In 1994, he formed a new Hollywood studio, Dreamworks. Recently, Dreamworks has been (50) Microsoft to produce interactive computer games and videos.

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