READ THE PASSAGE THEN CHOOSE THE OPTION TO FILL IN EACH BLANK.

Question I. Read the following text and decide which word best fits each blank.
OSCAR’S WINNING PERFORMANCE
Two boats, engines paralysed are drifting helplessly towards rocks in a raging sea. Gale-
force winds are blowing as a distress message is relayed to the (1 )...............The west coast
search – and- rescue helicopter takes off from Shannon; its destination is Clew Bay in County
Mayo.
The terrified crews on Sundancer and Healther Berry are only half a mile from disaster
when Hotel Oscar, the Irish Marine Emergency Service helicopter arrives and the winch crew
( 2 ).............saving their lives. There is no hope for the boats – the conditions are too bad for
that. The threatening rocks will make matchwood of them.
It’s not easy to get the rescue line down on the pitching, rolling decks as the pilot, Captain
Al Lockey hovers directly ( 3 )...............By the time the exhausted winchman has picked up the
two crew members of Healther Berry , the helicopter is running ( 4 )........................on fuel. The
pair on Sundancer will have to be abandoned if ( 5 ).....................else is to survive. As if that
decision isn’t difficult enough, screaming winds make for a treacherous flight out of the bay.
For Captain Locky, 25 years a helicopter pilot and veteran of typhoon conditions off oil
rigs in the South China Sea, this was the worst experience in a distinguished ( 6 )...................In
fact, a change in wind direction was to spare. Sundancer its horrible face, much to the
( 7 ).............of the rescue crew whose hearts were breaking as they were forced to turn their
backs and ( 8 )............for home. Medals, it is said should be given to those who have to make
that most painful decision to say “ no ”. Fortunately, most crews can and (9 )...............say “ yes
” in all conditions and at all
( 10 )..............of night and day.
That was Mission 47, accomplished just over three months after Hotel Oscar’s contract
began in July 1991.

1. A. shore B. land C. beach D. seaside

2. A. set off B. set up C. set out D. set about
3. A. above B. higher C. ahead D. over.
` 4. A. low B. clown C. short D. out
5. A. no one B. everyone C. someone D. all
6. A. job B. role C. profession D. career
7. A. satisfaction B. comfort C. relief D. gratitude
8. A. go B. fly C. head D. lend
9. A. should B. do C. may D. need
10. A. periods B. moments C. hours D. minutes

1.A 2.D 3.A 4.A 5.B

6.D 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.C

Question II.
There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy resources, particularly about
those involving fossil ...... (1). In less than a hundred year we shall probably .....(2) all the
present ..... (3) of oil and gas. The world’s coal ..... (4) should last longer, but once used, these
can not be ..... (5). It is important, therefore, that we should develop such .... (6) ... sources of
energy as solar energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind .... (7) ..... (classed as ..
(8).... energy). Until these energy ....(9) .... are widely used, It is important for the developed
countries to reduce energy (10)....... as much as possible.
1. A. fuels B. powers C. forms D. energies
2. A. end B. complete C. total D. run out of
3. A. findings B. productions C. sources D. amounts
4. A. stores B. reserves C. mines D. contents
5. A. renewedB. up date C. repeated D. produced
6. A. traditional B. revolutionary C. surprising D. alternative
7. A. force B. strength C. power D. motion.
8. A. repeatable B. renewable C. continual D. continuous
9. A. supplies B. goods C. provisions D. materials.
10. A. exhaustion B. destruction C. waste D.consumption
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A D C B A D C B A D

Question III.
The point at which physical decline with age begins adversely to affect a driver’s capability has
not yet been thoroughly studied. A survey of more than 3,000 road accidents in Michigan
involving drivers aged over 55 showed that in eight out of ten (56) _________it was a driver
over the age of 71 who had (57) _________ a collision by failing to yield, turning carelessly or
changing lanes.
Older drivers are obviously more (58) _________ to injury in vehicle crashes, as well as
being a potential higher (59) _________ through their own driving (60) _________.
Reaction (61)_________ in an emergency involves many different physical (62)
_________ such as the production of the nerve impulse, perception of the signal, (63)
_________ of response and transmission to the muscles.
Some of these (64) _________ more than others with age, but the overall effect increases
the time it takes to respond for more (65) _________ drivers.
56. A. users B. points C. cases D. attempts
57. A. avoided B. prevented C. caused D. activated
58. A. likely B. susceptible C. possible D. common
59. A. degree B. chance C. factor D. risk
60. A. practice B. activity C. experience D. behaviour
61. A. period B. time C. process D. system
62. A. events B. parts C. factors D. forms.
63. A. choice B. suggestion C. section D. preference
64. A. improve B. deteriorate C. reduce D. increase
65. A. mature B. ancient C. older D. elderly

Question IV
Rock carving suggest that Stone Age people were hunting whales for food as early as
2200 B.C. Such (1) ________ hunting is still practiced today in a number of (2) ________
including the Inuit people of Greenland and North America.
Whaling became big business from the seventh century as the (3) ________ for whalebone and
whale oil rose, and humpback and sperm whales were hunted in (4) ________ large numbers.
But just as stocks of these species began to fall, the explosive harpoon-gun was (5) ________.
This weapon, together with the development of steam-power ships, (6) ________ the whalers to
hunt the fast-moving fin and blue whales.
In 1905 the whaling (7) ________ moved to the waters of Antarctica. The introduction of
massive factory ships enabled the whales to be processed at sea. As a result, the blue whale had
(8) ________ disappeared by the 1950s. In 1946 the International Whaling Commission was
established to maintain the declining whale populations. Quotas were (9) ________ but these
 were often (10)________ and numbers continued to fall. Hunting of many species continued
until 1986 when the IWC finally responded to international pressure and a ban on commercial
whaling was introduced.
1. A. survival B. essential C. basic D. subsistence
2. A. groups B. societies C. races D. nationalities
3. A. demand B. desire C. request D. reliance
4. A. repeatedly B. frequently C. continually D. increasingly
5. A. invented B. discovered C. assembled D. applied
6. A. managed B. employed C. enabled D. empowered
7. A. lines B. troops C. staff D. fleets
8. A. virtually B. possibly C. uniquely D. commonly
9. A. made B. set C. placed D. done
10. A. refused B. denied C. ignored D. exempted

1. D__2. B__3A__4D__5A__6C__7D__8.A__9B__10C

Question V.
About 50 or so kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal- non_renewable
natural resources. We…1…well over three million tones of the stuff in Japan each year and,
sooner or later, most of it is thrown away. A high…2…of our annual consumption is in the …3…
of packaging and this…4…about seven percent by weight, of our domestic…5….Almost all of it
can be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling….6….is growing fast.
The plastic themselves are extremely energy rich. They have a higher calorific…7…than
coal and one …8….of “recovery” strongly…9….by plastic manufactures is the …10….of waste
plastic into a fuel.
1. A. import B. remove C. consume D. consign
2. A. rate B. proportion C. portion D. amount
3. A. kind B. way C. type D. form
4. A. constitutes B. carries C. takes D. makes
5. A. goods B. refuse C. rubble D. requirements
6. A. plant B. manufacture C. industry D. factory
7. A. value B. degree C. effect D. demand
8. A. mechanism B. measure C. medium D. method
9. A. argued B. favoured C. desired D. presented
10. A. melting B. change C. conversion D. replacement

1A-2B-3D-4A-5A-6C-7A-8D-9B-10C.

Question VI
Jogging does not cost much, (1) ______ a good pair of shoes. You should wear shoes (2)
____ for jogging. Do not use your regular walking shoes (3) ____ , particular if the trails on
which you jog are not smooth, you will definitely need good jogging shoes. Shoes designed for
jogging are more durable (4) _____ the conditions. Jogging shoes are designed to be more
stable (5) _____ regular walking shoes. They are also made (6) _____ quick-drying materials
that will keep your feet (7) ____ when you jog, and they offer protection plates (8) ____
protect your feet from stone bruises. You also should (9) ____ suitable clothing. Protect your
ankles and lower legs by wearing a sock that is (10) _____ than your usual sock. Wear short
that are longer, too. Wear a hat that is breathable and waterproof.
1. A. accept B. except C. effect D. affect
2. A. designed B. drawn C. done D. fixed
3. A. jog B. to jog C. jogging D. jogged
 4. A. so B. even C. no matter D. although
5. A. so B. less C. as D. than
6. A. for B. from C. off D. in
7. A. dry B. to dry C. drier D. dryly
8. A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
9. A. design B. wear C. take off D. put on
10. A. long B. more long C. longer D. longest
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. B 10 C

Question VII
Acid rain will not be an easy problem (36) …………. . As more and more countries
become (37) …………. , there will be more and more competition for petroleum for cars, home
heating, and indusrty, while (38) ……………… petroleum contributes greatly (39)…………….
acid rain, it is less polluted than coal. Unfortunately petroleum is more (40) ……………. than
coal and no one knows exactly (41) …………. petroleum is left. Therefore, there will be a
pressure to burn coal for energy. Coal is a (42) …………… dirtier energy source than
petroleum. Since we already know how (43) …………. acid rain is, it is important (44)
…………… we increase our efforts to find a (45) ………………. source of energy as quickly as
possible, so that we can advoid further environmental damage.
36. A. solve B. to solve C. solved D. solving
37. A. industry B. industrial C. industrialize D. industrialized
38. A. firing B. shooting C. burning D. cooking
39. A. to B. for C. at D. with
40. A. expensive B. cheap C. clean D. dirty
41. A. how many B. how much C. how far D. how long
42. A. so B. many C. lot D. much
43. A. destroy B. destroyed C. destruction D. destructive
44. A. that B. if C. whether D. which
45. A. polluted B. polluting C. non- polluting D. unpolluting

36. B 37. D 38. C 39. A 40. A

41. B 42. D 43. D 44. A 45. C

Question VIII

Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1). . . . . . Many
(2) . . . . . . of animals are threatened , and could easily become (3) . . . . . if we do not make an
effort to (4) . . . . . them. There are many reasons for this . In some cases , animals are (5) . . . . .
for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, (6) . . . . . as parrots , are
caught (7) . . . . . , and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat-
the (8) . . . . . where they live – is (9) . . . . . . More (10) . . . . . is used for farms, for houses or
industry,and there are fewer open (11) . . . . . than there once were . Farmers use powerful
chemicals to help them grow better (12) . . . . . , but these chemicals pollute the environment and
(13) . . . . . wildlife. The most successful animals on earth – human beings – will soon be the
only ones (14) . . . . . , unless we can (15) . . . . . this problem.
1- A. danger B. threat C. problem D. vanishing
2- A. marks B. more C. species D. forms
3- A. disappeared B. vanished C. empty D. extinct
4- A. harm B. safe C. protect D. serve
5- A. hunted B. chased C. game D. extinct
6- A. like B. such C. or D. where
7- A. lively B. alive C. for life D. for living
8- A. spot B. point C. place D. site
9- A. exhausting B. departing C. escaping D. disappearing
10-A. earth B. land C. soil D. area
11-A. spaces B. air C. up D. parts
12-A. products B. fields C. herbs D. crops
13-A. spoil B. harm C. wound D. wrong
14-A.survived B. over C.missing D.left
15-A. answer B. calculate C. solve D. explain

Question IX.
The first pictures of Mars taken by the Viking spacecraft show that there may once have been
(46) ...... the planet. Mars seems red from Earth and in fact (47) .... . The probable reason
(48) ...... this is that it is apparently covered with iron ore oxide, (49) .....means that there must
be oxygen there. Viking also carried with it a machine to collect samples of the soil. The
samples contain oxygen and there is no doubt, (50) ......., that nitrogen, a gas which is
(51) .....essential to life as oxygen, also exists in the Martian atmosphere. One of the most
remarkable discoveries is that (52) ....... that the oxygen is being turned into carbon dioxide. The
latest theories about this have interested scientists to (53) ........extent that (54) ......... of them
have begun experiments in the American desert to see if Earth soils will behave in the same way
(55) ........ ones.
46. A. the life in B. the life on C. life in D. life on
47. A. there is B. it is C. it's D. its
48. A. of B. to C. why D. for
49. A. which B. what C. that D. it
50. A. too B. however C. either D. neither
51. A. like B. similar C. as D. so
52. A. there is evidence B. it is evidence
C. there are evidences D. they are evidences
53. A. a so great B. a such C. so much D. such an
54. A. a big lot B. a great deal C. a number D. an amount
55. A. like the Martian B. as the Martian
C. as the Martian's D. like the Martian's
46.D 47. B 48.D 49.A 50.C 51.C 52.A 53.D 54.C 55.B

Question X.
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed
outside the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (22) .....................like any railway signal of the time
, and was operated by gas. (23) ....................., it exploded and killed a policeman, and the
accident discouraged further development until cars became common.
(24) ..................... traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (25) .....................
were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-colour signals, operated (26) .....................hand from
a tower in the middle of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The first lights of this
type to (27) .....................in Britain was in London, on the junction between St. James’s Street
and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (28) ..................... year later.
In the past, traffic lights were (29) ...................... 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
(30) ..................... the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been
(31) .....................by standards models which are universally adopted.

22. resembled b. looked c. showed d. seemed

23. However b. Therefore c. Although d. Despite
24. New b. Recent c. Modern d. Late
25. methods b. ways c. systems d. means
26. by b. with c. through d. in
27. show b. appear c. happen d become
28. a b. the c. in a d. in the
29. various b. particular c. rare d. special
30. rise b. raise c. wake d. get up
31. reproduced b. replaced c. removed d. remained

Question XI.
How men first learnt to (51) _______ words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language
is a (52) _______. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, (53) _______ invented certain
sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things so that they could communicate with
each other; and that later they agreed (54) _______ certain signs, called letters, which could be
combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. These sounds, (55)
_______ spoken or written in letters, are called words.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts
in words that (56) _______ powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use
of words is what we call literary (57) _______. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He
can (58) _______ his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and
association can (59) _______ men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words
carefully, (60) _______ they will
make our speech silly and vulgar.
Câu 51: A. invent B. make C. create D. discover
Câu 52: A. legend B. story C. mystery D. secret
Câu 53: A. whatever B. somewhat C. however D. somehow
Câu 54: A. at B. to C. upon D. with
Câu 55: A. whether B. if C. however D. though
Câu 56: A. interest B. appeal C. attract D. lure
Câu 57: A. work B. style C. prose D. form
Câu 58: A. transmit B. convey C. carry D. transfer
Câu 59: A. move B. take C. send D. break
Câu 60: A. or B. although C. so D. because