Phiếu luyện tập 03 Name: _____________________________

Đọc Điền – Đọc Hiểu Date: _____________________________

I. ĐỌC ĐIỀN
Text 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5
Is it possible to buy an IELTS certificate?

   Buying an IELTS certificate and getting rid of difficulties to achieve a high score tempts many
candidates to pay (1) ______ money and avoid the hassle of taking part in the exam! But,
unsurprisingly, wherever there is a demand, there are fraudsters (2) ______ are ready to take
advantage of the situation in any possible way. 

   Is it possible to buy an IELTS certificate? The short answer is NO! One of the reasons the IELTS
exam is recognized as the world's most trustworthy international language test lies in its high-security
measures. That's why most (3) _____ organisations and universities around the world have full
confidence in the results of this exam. (4) _______, in recent years, IELTS organisers (IDP and the
British Council) have taken more drastic measures to maintain the safety and credibility of this test.
Actions such as taking fingerprints and photos on the day of the exam. 

   Therefore, it can be said with absolute certainty that it is impossible to buy the IELTS certificate and
whoever claims to sell them is definitely a con artist ready to take (5) _______of the naivety, and
sometimes greediness of candidates. 

Question 1:
A. lots B. much C. few D. many
Question 2:
A. who B. which C. where D. whose
Question 3:
A. non-profit B. immigration C. health D. governmental
Question 4:
A. Moreover B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Nevertheless
Question 5:
A. turn B. charge C. part D. advantage
Text 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5
People talk about the generation gap as a kind of division between young people and their
parents. It is something (1)_______ is generally a problem when children enter their teenage
years, and results in complaints on both sides. Parents, (2)_______, can often be heard to say that
young people are disrespectful and disobedient and in addition, tend to be irresponsible when
spending because they don't (3)_______ the value of money. Adolescents, on the other hand,
complain that their parents don't understand them.
What has gone wrong? One explanation lies in how society has changed. In the past, children
would typically continue the way of life of their parents. In today's world, parents are very
(4)________ for their children because they want them to achieve more than they did. The
problem is that the children often don't agree with their parents' plans. Teenagers also reach
maturity at an earlier age than they used to and want their independence sooner. The resulting
conflict is painful to (5)______ sides.
Question 1:
A. which B. who C. where D. whom
Question 2:
A. moreoever B. therefore C. however D. for example
Question 3:
A. praise B. admire C. appreciate D. award
Question 4:
A. loyal B. grateful C. ambitious D. sympathetic
Question 5:
A. both B. much C. each D. neither

Text 3: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5

Making the right choice

The decision as to which university to apply to is often taken on the basis of a university’s
position on the world rankings table. Yet, (1) _______ considerations, such as whether the
course is theoretical or offers hands-on experience and the amount of time that students will need
to work independently should be taken into (2) _______. The fact is that some undergraduates
(3) _______ express their dissatisfaction with their university experience base their complaints
on poor organisation, the lack of support received and on having fewer contact hours than
expected.

As higher education providers come under increasing pressure to meet (4) _______ targets and to
maintain or improve their status, course guidelines should clarify what participants can expect
from the course and what the course expects from them. This should ensure a reduction in
student drop-out rates.

Inevitably, (5) _______ much the content and structure is spelt out, some students will turn up
with unreal expectations that can never be met.

Question 1:

A. another B. every C. one D. other

Question 2:

A. account B. interest C. importance D. detail

Question 3:

A. which B. who C. whom D. where

Question 4:

A. formed B. established C. founded D. settled

Question 5:

A. however B. therefore C. but D. because

II. ĐỌC HIỂU

Text 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 7.
Attracting users to social networking sites and cloud computing sites is all about building trust.
However, if recent news is anything to go by, consumers would be right to consider that the trust
they have put into the Internet companies that run these services has been betrayed.
Between 2006 and the beginning of 2010, search engine giant Google started a project to map
and digitally photograph every road in every major city in more than 30 countries for its product
Google Street View. But images, it appears, is not all that the Streetview cars collected. It now
turns out that Google collected over 600 Gigabytes of data from users of public and unprotected
Wi-Fi access routers - which included Web pages visited and emails. All this was collected
without the prior knowledge or permission of the router owners.
But most criticism surrounding data privacy is currently reserved for Facebook, which has faced
an extreme anger from consumers when millions of users suddenly found their private details
exposed and searchable on Google, Bing and Yahoo. Facebook, whose privacy policies have
come under attack both at home and abroad, now faces a stiff fine for storing non-users' personal
data without their permission. Founder Mark Zuckerberg appears to be relenting and is now
beefing up security.
The issue came to the fore in recent months among concern that Facebook's confusing privacy
settings were making it possible for Internet stalkers, cyber criminals and even nosy neighbours
to gain a wealth of information about its users without their knowledge or permission.
What all these companies deal in is trust. Without trust, we would not allow them access to our
private information. Therefore, it's important that they maintain our trust. If social networking
becomes increasingly important to companies such as Google, Apple and Microsoft, they will
have to be careful not to violate their users' trust in the future.
Question 1: Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Customers’ reaction to Google Streetview.
B. Data privacy concerns and customers’ trust.
C. Measures to protect customers’ data.
D. Big companies suffering from data leak.
Question 2: According to paragraph 3, as millions of users found their private details were leaked,
they
.
A. attacked Facebook’s privacy policies. B. refused to use Facebook.
C. criticized Facebook’s data privacy settings. D. fined Facebook for storing their data.
Question 3: The word major in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. big B. rural C. tiny D. safe
Question 4: The word they in paragraph 1 refers to .
A. recent news B. Internet companies
C. consumers D. networking sites
Question 5: The word exposed in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. exploded B. broken C. shown D. lost
Question 6: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Mark Zuckerberg seems not to take any measure to tighten Facebook’s security.
B. Facebook’s confusing privacy settings made it easy to leak their customers’ data.
C. Google collected data from users of public without their permission.
D. Google collected not only images of roads but also data of webpages visited and emails.
Question 7: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
 A. Customers are contented with the sevices from online companies.
B. Without timely action to prevent data leak, big companies may lose their customers.
C. Facebook has been fined for intentionally leaking non-users’ personal data.
D. Big companies don’t have to take the blame for customers’ data leak.

Text 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 7.

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you
are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning to night, it is hard to slow
down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a natural part of every life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the
bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and
give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor
performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some
people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial
responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress
in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between
"fight" or "flight", and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or
death. The crises we meet today are not likely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it
involves the same response. It is when such a reactionlasts long, through continued exposure to
stress that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart
disease have established links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (and it
would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.
Question 1: People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_______ .
A. they do not know how to enjoy themselves.
B. they are becoming busier at their work .
C. they are travelling much faster all the time.
D. they do not know relaxation is important for health.
Question 2: Which of the following statements is TRUE according the passage ?
A. Stress is always differently harmful to people.
B. There are a lot of available ways to avoid stress.
C. Different people can withstand different amount of stress
D. Health condition don’t have any links with stress.
Question 3: The word “choice”in paragraph 3 can be best replaced by________.
A. option B. effort C. prediction D. solution
Question 4: According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his
________ .
A. high sense of responsibility
B. not fearing stress
C. not reacting differently
D. trying to avoid stress.
Question 5: In the last sentence of the passage, "do so"refers to ________.
A. find ways to deal with stress. B.lose heart at the first difficulty
C. remove stress from our lives D.expose ourselves to stress