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There are many different ways to improve your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills when you study another language. It's easy to (31) ______ a mistake when you write a letter or speak for the first time. You can get a friend (32)____ speaks the language well and record them on your phone. Then you can play it back at home and review how they pronounce (33)________ words. Another tip many language teachers share is to label things use a lot, like your book (34) ______backpack. This will help you when you try to translate English words (35)__________ your own language in the future.

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In the old days, Vietnamese roads were seen with bicycles and a few trucks. Now they are full of a variety of vehicles. The Vietnamese carry a huge load of a variety of goods up to over one hundred kilograms, especially during the war.

Time has gone by and fewer bikes are visible in the street. In big cities, many people think that bicycles belong to the inferior classes and seem unfashionable. That is why people often find it hard – psychologically and physically – to park their bikes when going to a modern café or shopping mall.

Motorbikes are the main mode of transport in Viet Nam, with 24 million of them in a country of 87 million people in 2009, one of the highest ratios in the world. More motorbikes of all brands have dominated the road. The mobility which motorbikes provide is so crucial to workers in big cities. Some youths try to show off with expensive motorbikes of famous brands. Almost anything can be transported on a motorcycle. The loads include a basket of fruits, tree trunks, live pigs, flocks of live ducks, and stacked crates of raw eggs. Two-thirds of VietNam’s population of 85 million are under 30, and motorcycle has become the center of youth culture.

According to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT that………………..

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Water pollution happens __________ (1) toxic substances enter water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans and so on, getting dissolved in them, lying suspended in the water or depositing on the bed. This degrades the quality of water. Not __________ (2) does this spell disaster for aquatic ecosystems, the pollutants also seep through and reach the groundwater, which might end up in our households as contaminated water we use in our daily activities, including drinking.

Pollutants can be of varying kinds: organic, inorganic, radioactive and so on. In fact, the list of possible water contaminants is just too vast to be listed here.

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My younger sister is a potential star of state and screen, or at least that's what she tells me. Last week she had an interview. It was for the (1)……………..of Juliet in Shakespear’s Romeo and Juliet. It went well and she starts (2)……………..next week. This is the first play that she has been in, but she has done quite a lot of TV advertising work and she has been in a couple of films. The last film she was in was called The magician. It was set in ancient Egypt and she was in a crowd (3)……with thousands of other people. When I went to see it, I sat in the front (4)……………..so that I could see the (5)…………….really clearly, but I couldn’t pick out my sister in the crowd. She says the (6)……………..was one of the best professionals she has worked with but I must say the (7)……………..seemed a bit stupid to me. It was all about a very clever magician who had managed to travel back through time to the Court of Tutankhamen. The (8)……………..were magnificent and so were some of the sets but having an actor saying (9)…………in present day American English just didn’t work. The ending was really ridiculous. The magician got accidentally buried with Tutankhamen. Funnily enough, the rest of the (10)……………seemed to have rather enjoyed the film.

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Approximately 350 million people speak English as their first ___(1)___ . About the same number use it __(2)___ a second language. It is the language ___(3)___ aviation, international sport and world trade. 75% of the world's mail is in English, 60% of the world's radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world's newspapers are ___(4)___ in English. It is an official language in 44 countries. In ___(5)___ others, it is the language of business, commerce and technology. There are many varieties of English, but Scottish, Australian, Indian and Jamaican speakers of English, in spite of the differences in pronunciation, structure and vocabulary, would recognize that they are all speaking the same basic language

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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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The role of translation enabling literature to pass beyond its natural frontiers is receiving growing recognition. In view of the general increase in this (1)_____, it is not surprising that many   people with literary interests and a knowledge of languages should think of adopting translating as a full-or part-time (2)_____. Some advice may usefully be given to such would-be translators. The first difficulty the beginner will (3)_____is the unwillingness of publishers to entrust a translator to anyone who has not already (4)____a reputation for sound work. The least publishers  will (5)____ before commissioning a translator is a fairly lengthy specimen of the applicant’s work, even if unpublished. Perhaps the best way the would-be translator can begin is to select some books of the type (6)_____ he or she feels competent and eager to translate, translate a (7)_____section of   the book and then submit the book and the translation to a suitable publisher. If he or she is extremely lucky, this may result in a commission to translate the book. More probably, however, publishers   will (8)____the book as such but if they are favorably (9)__________    by the translation, they may very possibly commission some other books of a (10)______ nature which they already have in mind.

FInd mistakes among A B C D and correct

If drivers obeyed the speed limit, fewer accidents occur

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Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to (1) ______ about their children’s career. Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it (2) ______starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other (3) ______ have to take second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend, when (4) _______ of his or her friends are playing. Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (5) ______ from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help cannot be given, it means that it is the parents (6) ______ have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development- and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment etc. can all be very expensive. Many parents are understandably (7) _______ that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young (8) _______ may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. What is clear is that very (9) _______ people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

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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

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Tomatoes – the whole truth
Leading scientists have (1)_________ that tomatoes can be of great benefit to our health. A lot of research has been (2)________ out in recent years. It’s the whole tomato (3)_________  may lower cancer risks, not individual compounds, (4)___________ to new research. Experts have discovered that taking the antioxidant lycopene – (5)________ is found in tomatoes, but is increasingly popular (6)_________ a health food suppplement because of its link to a reduced risk of cancer – did not work as (7)_________ as eating whole tomatoes. Scientists believe people (8)________ eat them in pastas, salads, tomato juice and pizza. Recent finding suggests that the risks (9)_________ poor eating habits cannot be reserved with a pill. We shouldn’t (10)________ easy solutions to a complex problem

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TRAFFIC LIGHTS
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed (1) ___ the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (2)_____ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas.  (3) ____, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident discouraged further development until cars became common. (4) ____ traffic lights are an American invention. Red – green systems were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three - color signals, operated (5) _____ hanz d from a tower in the (6) _____ of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The first lights of this type to (7) ____ in Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (8) ____ year later. In the past, traffic lights were special. In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just change silently, but would ring bells to (9) _____ the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (10) ____ by standard models which are universally adopted.

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In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be very useful in teaching and learning. Many schools have bought television sets, intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually, they are not used properly in classrooms. Meanwhile, children spend the majority of their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days proceed as if television did not exist. There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers. Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment repairs and maintenance so these television sets are sooner and later out of work. Secondly, these schools have not found an effective way to train teachers to integrate television into their ongoing instructional programs. Lastly, most teachers do not regard the quality of television and its usefulness in the classroom. Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to train their students to become good readers. However, according to recent statistics, teenagers seldom spend their free time reading books and newspapers but watching television instead. 

When TV first appeared, educational specialists _______.

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The railway system in Viet Nam was first built in 1899 when Viet Nam was still a French colony. The total (19)_____ of the railroad is over 3,000 km, with the main route being the North-South (20)______, which is 1,726 km long. This track was considered the backbone of Indochina at the time. Now, the rail system covers 35 out of the 63 cities and provinces of Viet Nam.

However, the system was (21)______ damaged by bombings during the war. In 1975, after the reunification of the north and the south, the Vietnamese government decided to restore the system. In the space of a year, hundreds of bridges, tunnels, and stations were restored, along with 660 km of tracks. The new and improved system was (22)______ the Thong Nhat Express. Thanks to the rail system, traveling from north to south has become much more convenient for tens of thousands of people.

In the past, to be able to buy train tickets people had to wait in long lines. Now, (23)______ can buy tickets online, or at the central station, without having to wait that long.

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A NIGHTMARE OF NOISE
According to a recent TV program, noise pollution is becoming an increasingly serious problem. Background noise such as (1)_____, police sirens and aeroplanes is growing year by year, and complaints to the police are becoming more and more (2)_____. However, for people like Mary Norman, who lives close to London Heathrow airport, the situation is particularly bad. “It’s becoming very difficult to (3)_____ a normal family life,’ she told an interviewer, ‘because the planes start first thing in the morning. They make a terrible noise, as you can imagine, and it (4)_____ on all day long. Of course I have complained about it but nobody takes any notice. I’m fed (5)_____ with living here, but unfortunately I can’t afford to move.” Researchers believe that the problem is getting worse. They have found that people who are exposed to high levels of noise become (6)_____ aggressive. Take the case of Henry Wilson, who was (7)_____ mad by a neighbor who insisted on playing his music at full volume. One night, he finally lost his (8)_____. After being forced to listen to heavy metal songs for hours, he burst into his neighbor’s house, poured petrol all over the carpets and (9)_____ to set fire to the place. When he finally appeared in court, the judge was surprisingly understanding. He (10)_____ to send him to jail, saying that he had suffered enough.

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   The leading causes of (36) in many developing countries are now heart disease, cancer, accident, flu, pneumonia, etc. Moreover, cigarettes, alcohol, physical inactivity, and overeating also add to the causes of several of these killing diseases. Medicine has little help to offer, however, to persons (37) can not rid (38) habits harmful to their health. Surgery is the only (39) to offer any chance of survival for people with (40) lung cancer.

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Home is place where I feel heaven and my parents are the reason __________ (1) it. We, as a family have spent the best times of life. Only when we are at home, we feel happy. Both my father __________ (2) mother are working. __________ (3), we find time to share our daily experiences. My mother __________ (4) extra care to prepare the most delicious food I like and she is my best friend. My father has always been my best companion and I would say he is my mentor. Without my parents, I __________ (5) what I am today. I love my parents very much and we always wish to be the lovable family as we are now, ever.

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(1)___history, women have always aimed for a recognized place in (2)__. Guided by their own (3)___of knowledge and expertise, women like Marie Curie in science, Mary Wollstonecraft in literary writing, Simone de Beauvois in philosophical existentialist debate, and Marie Stopes in medicine, to name a few, have brought about (4)___awareness of the role of women in any walks of life. These women have helped redefine and (5)___the nature of women’s place in society. Today the (6)___of global women's organizations and the impact of women's contributions (7)___society show that progress has been made and the progress in furthering the role of women in society has been some benefits to the (8)___woman. It is true to say that not all women have the same need. The need of the woman who stays at home and (9)___children will differ widely from the woman who works outside. Nonetheless, in the extensive field of equal opportunities, it would be good to know that access is given to both with equal measure according to the true value of respective abilities. It also would be good to know that the woman at home is recognized as a valued (10)____of society just as much as the one who deals with business outside the home.

Home Life in Japan 

It is common in Japan for three generations to live under the same roof. This is becoming less common today, but still exists, certainly in the countryside. Husbands in Japan give their salaries to their wives. They are returned a sum of money as pocket money, otherwise how to use the rest is the wife's decision. The finances of a family are the responsibility of the women who handle most of the household expenses. There are exceptions in instances when something of value, like a car, is being bought. This is changing with more women going to work.  Japanese fathers in contemporary urban households spend so much time at work, and the company demands on them are so great. It means that they often really have very little time or energy to spend with their children. The responsibility for raising children, overseeing the education fall onto the mothers. Mothers play an enormous role in the lives of their children and the bond is very' strong. Babysitters are rarely used and mothers often sleep with their babies. A mother will also spend hours with children doing school work. Few Japanese men help with housework. There is more pressure today for this to change.  Most families in Japan today arc nuclear families, such as those in the United States. That is to say that a married couple lives together with their children, perhaps with one grandparent. But for the most part, the Japanese family today looks much like the American family. In Japan, extended families are still popular............

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THE BOOK IN THE 21st CENTURY
How many times in the last hundred years or so have people talked of the imminent death of the book? Films were an early threat because they were so effective at telling stories in a visual way. Next there was radio, (1)______ stepped into the mid-twentieth century and provided such an alternative to books as drama, documentaries and discussions. When television arrived, many people believed that it would finish the book off. Nowadays, (2)____ the threat by TV, the book is thought to be endangered by computers and the Internet, and by other technological attractions  (3)_______ theCD and the video game, too. Surely there are now reasons why (4)________     book ought to be dead, or at least very badly injured. If so, why does it not show proper respect for these reportedly less literate times (5)______die out? There is  clearly  more  than  a  single  answer  to  this  question.  Firstly,  we  have  more  leisure  time  than we(6) ______  to, and people are generally living longer, which means there is more time to do more (including reading books). As  (7)_________        as this, there is the strength of the book as a tradition. We are all too dismissive of traditions in our modern world, but they can have very strong pull (8) _______      us. Added to this, the book is such a practical tool: it doesn't cost too (9) _______      , it is usually small enough to carry around, and it can easily be  (10)________    . We will never go without books, because they have served us so well for so long

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British families started  going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century. The invention of the railways (1) ____ this possible. The first holidaymakers were quite rich and went for their health and education. The seaside was a place to be (2) ____  of illness, and doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea water. Also to (3) ____ their knowledge, families attended concerts and read books from the library. At that time, ordinary working people had very little time (4) ____ work. However, in 1871, the government introduced four ‘Banking Holiday’ - national holiday days. This (5) ____ people to have a day or two out, which now and then gave them a taste for leisure and the seaside. At first, they went on day-trips, taking (6) ____ of special cheap tickets on the railways. By the 1880s, rising incomes (7) ____ that many ordinary workers and their families could have a week’s holiday at the seaside. Rail fares were reduced and cheap hotels were built to (8) ____ them. Holidaymakers enjoyed being idle, sitting on the beach, bathing in the sea, and eating ice-cream. Cheap entertainment was (9) ____ offer and holidaymakers went to have fun. Today the English seaside (10) ____ popular, with more than 18 million holidays taken there each year