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READING
ĐỌC – HIỂU
Fill in each blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Reading 1:
If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to (1) ______ to your
education or your work, try reading more books. Pick up some of the interestingly informative books and
search for well-researched material that can help you grow.
We should (2) ______ our children to read more books and spend less time watching TV. Some
people have commented that this is inconsistent. "Why is the written word a superior way to get
information than television?" That is an interesting point of view worth further (3) ______. Reading is a
skill that is in much greater demand than the demand for watching TV. There are no jobs that require a
person to be able to watch TV but reading is an integral part of many jobs. The written word is an
incredibly flexible and efficient way of communication. You can write something down and, in no time, it
can be communicated to many different people. Not only that, we can (4) ______ vast amounts of
information through reading in a very short time. A good reader can acquire more information in reading
for two hours than someone watching TV can acquire in a full day. You are able to gain a lot of
information quickly because you are a fast reader with good (5) ______ skills. It will save you massive
amounts of time and you will be able to assimilate vast quantities of information.
Câu 1 (VD). A. contribute B. gather C. collect D. gain
Câu 2 (VD). A. discuss B. encourage C. suggest D. define
Câu 3 (VD). A. explore B. explorer C. exploration D. explorative
Câu 4 (VD). A. inhale B. breathe C. eat D. digest
Câu 5 (VD). A. apprehensionB. enjoyment C. comprehension D. entertainment

Reading 2.
In many countries going through difficult economic times, job openings for new graduates can be few and
far between. In this competitive environment, relevant work experience can help job seekers stand out
from the crowd, and (6) _________ organizations now offer temporary placements, called internships.
The problem with numerous internships, (7) ______, is that they are unpaid, and this often puts young
people off applying for them. Employers and interns sometimes come to mutually beneficial
arrangements, however. Dinesh Pathan, applying for an internship with an IT company, negotiated a deal
in which he would be given travel (8) _______ only for two weeks, and then, as long as he could show
his marketing work was adding value, he would be paid a wage. The arrangement worked well: Dinesh
had a(n) (9) ________ to work hard, and he ended up feeling “not so much an intern as a temporary
staffer”. HR consultant Denise Baker says similar arrangements are common. What is more, “if interns do
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well, employers would often rather make them full employees than recruit people (10) ____they don’t
know”.
(Adapted from Exam Essentials Practice Tests – Cambridge English by Tom Bradbury and Eunice Yeates)
Câu 6 (VD). A. much B. another C. many D. every
Câu 7 (VD). A. moreover B. therefore C. instead D. however
Câu 8 (VD). A. destinations B. expenses C. companions D. restrictions
Câu 9 (VD). A. persuasion B. incentive C. promotion D. profit
Câu 10 (VD). A. who B. when C. where D.which

Reading 3
The General Certificate of Secondary Education or the GCSE examinations for short are the
standard school-leaver qualifications taken by (11) _____ all UK students in the May and June following
their 16th birthday. If you come to a UK (12) _____ school before you reach the age of 16, you will study
towards GCSE examinations in up to 12 subjects. Some subjects are compulsory, including English arid
mathematics, and you can select (13) _____, such as music, drama, geography and history from a series
of options. GCSEs provide a good all-round education that you can build on at college and eventually at
university.
AS- and A-levels are taken after GCSEs. They are the UK qualifications most widely accepted for
entry to university and are available in subjects from the humanities, arts, sciences and social sciences as
well as in (14) _____ subjects such as engineering, and leisure and tourism. You can study up to four
subjects at the same time for two years, (15) _____ AS-level examinations at the end of your first year
(called the lower-sixth) and A-level qualifications at the end of your second year (called the upper-sixth).
Câu 11 (VD). A. similarly B. fortunately C. approximately D. virtually
Câu 12 (VD). A. dependence B. independence C. independent D. independently
Câu 13 (VD). A. other B. each other C. another D. others
Câu 14 (VD). A. a. practical B. apprentice C. vocational D. physical
Câu 15 (VD). A. a. holding B. choosing C. putting D. taking

Reading 4
YOUR ONLINE IDENTITY
Presenting yourself in the best possible light to a prospective employer is what job applications are
all about. (16) _________ when you put together a compelling CV, write your concise covering letter and
check your LinkedIn profile, you might also want to ‘Google’ yourself and see what comes up, because
increasingly that’s what employers are doing. Your online identity, in (17) _________ your Facebook

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profile, could in fact be considered the ultimate CV - a personal, honest and spontaneous description of
how you see yourself and how those (18) _________ know you see you.
That’s not to say that a potential employer is necessarily going to disapprove of your silly
behaviours on a night out with friends; indeed, they might be looking for an extrovert character. But it
does mean they will be examining your real interests and motivations and mining (19) _________ sites
for clues to your true character. So if you say in your CV that you’re a motivated, loyal team player and
then criticize your employer to friends on Facebook, that’s probably not going to go (20) _________. Try
Googling yourself and then ask: ‘‘Would you hire you?”
(Adapted from Keynote by Paul Dummett, Helen Stephenson and Lewis Lansford)
Câu 16 (VD). A. Till B. Or C. Nor D. So
Câu 17 (VD). A. particular B. short C. all D. general
Câu 18 (VD). A. what B. who C. which D. where
Câu 19 (VD). A. every B. each C. much D. such
Câu 20 (VD). A. unchanged B. unjustified C. unnoticed D. unattended

Reading 5.
In an educational context, the term ‘learner independence’ has gained increasing importance in recent
years. It is of particular (21) _______to language learning and commonly refers to the way students
confidently control and organize their own language learning process. While some people seem to have
an almost instinctive flaw for languages, (22)_______ have to rely on strategies to maximize their skills
and learn a foreign language more effectively.
The main thing to remember is that becoming a truly independent learner ultimately depends above all on
taking responsibility for your own learning and being prepared to take every opportunity available to you
to learn. You also increase your chances of (23) _________by learning according to your own needs and
interests, using all available resources. Research shows that learners (24) __________adopt this
approach will undoubtedly manage to broaden their language abilities considerably and, (25)
_________ are more likely to achieve their objectives in the longer term.
(Adapted from “Complete Advanced” by Laura Mathews and Barbara Thomas)
Câu 21 (VD). A. resemblance B. acceptance C. relevance D. acquaintance
Câu 22 (VD). A. each B. every C. others D. Few
Câu 23 (VD). A. interest B. failure C. suspicion D. success
Câu 24 (VD). A. who B. why C. which D. where
Câu 25 (VD). A. though B. as a result C. because D. in contrast

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Reading 6.
“Nearly 200 of the 1500 native plant species in Hawaii are at risk of going extinct in the near
future because they have been reduced to such low numbers. Approximately 90 percent of Hawaii's plants
are found nowhere else in the world but they are (26) _____ by alien invasive species such as feral goats,
pigs, rodents and non-native plants.
The Hawaii Rare Plant Restoration Group is striving to (27) _____ the extinction of the 182 rare
Hawaiian plants with fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the wild. Since 1990, as a result of their
'Plant Extinction Prevention Program', sixteen species have been brought into (28) _____ and three
species have been reintroduced. Invasive weeds have been removed in key areas and fencing put up in
order to (29) _ plants in the wild.
In the future the Hawaii Rare Plant Restoration Program aims at collecting genetic material from
the remaining plants in the wild for storage as a safety net for the future. They also aim to manage wild
populations and where possible reintroduce species into (30) _____
Câu 26 (VD). A. guarded B. invested C. conserved D. threatened
Câu 27 (VD). A. prevent B. encourage C. stimulate D. influence
Câu 28 (VD). A. contamination B. production C. cultivation D. generation
Câu 29 (VD). A. derive B. vary C. remain D. protect
Câu 30 (VD). A. shelters B. reserves C. gardens D. halls

Reading 7.
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on river, lakes or on the ocean, (31)
_____ on the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar
blades (32) _____ they are pushed against the water. The sport can be both recreational, focusing (33)
_____ learning the techniques required, and competitive where overall fitness plays a large role. It is also
one of (34) _____ oldest Olympic sports. In the United States, Australia and Canada, high school and
collegial rowing is sometimes referred to as crew.
(35) _____ rowing, the athlete sits in the boat facing backwards, towards the stern, and uses the
oars which are held in (36) _____ by the oarlocks to propel the boat forward, towards the bow. It is a
demanding sport requiring strong core balance as well as physical (37) _____ and cardiovascular
endurance.
Since the action of rowing (38) _____ fairly popular throughout the world, there are many
different types of (39) _____. These include endurance races, time trials, stake racing, bumps racing, and
the side-by-side format used in the Olympic Games. The many different formats are a result of the long
(40) _____ of the sport, its development in. different regions of the world, and specific local requirements
and restrictions.

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Câu 31 (VD). A. depending B. creating C. interesting D. carrying

Câu 32 (VD). A. but B. because C. as D. as soon as
Câu 33 (VD). A. of B. on C. with D. about
Câu 34 (VD). A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
Câu 35 (VD). A. Over B. Of C. During D. While
Câu 36 (VD). A. area B. sight C. part D. place
Câu 37 (VD). A. strong B. strong C. strength D. strengthen
Câu 38 (VD). A. was become B. has become C. is become D. is becoming
Câu 39 (VD). A. competition B. examination C. test D. round
Câu 40 (VD). A. work B. history C. period D. race

Reading 8.
No one can say when sports began. Since it is impossible to (41) ______ a time when children did
not spontaneously run races or wrestle, it is clear that children have always included sports in their play,
but one can only speculate about the (42) ______ of sports as autotelic physical contests for (43)
________. Hunters are depicted in prehistoric art, but it cannot be known (44) ________ the hunters
pursued their prey in a mood of grim necessity or with the joyful abandon of sportsmen. It is certain, (45)
________, from the rich literary and iconographic evidence of all ancient civilizations that hunting soon
became an end in itself at least for royalty and nobility. Archaeological evidence also indicates that ball
games were common among ancient peoples as (46) _____ as the Chinese and the Aztecs. If ball games
were contests rather than (47) ________ ritual performances, such as the Japanese football game kemari,
then they were sports in the most rigorously (548) _______ sense. That it cannot (49) _______ be
assumed that they were contests is clear from the evidence presented by Greek and Roman antiquity,
which indicates that ball games had been for the most part playful pastimes (50) _______ those
recommended for health by the Greek physician Galen in the 2nd century AD.
Câu 41 (VD). A. think B. see C. have D. imagine
Câu 42 (VD). A. emergence B. emerge C. emergency D. immersion
Câu 43 (VD). A. people B. children C. adult D. society
Câu 44 (VD). A. when B. whether C. how D. why
Câu 45 (VD). A. therefore B. so C. consequently D. however
Câu 46 (VD). A. different B. far C. similar D. old
Câu 47 (VD). A. competitive B. competitively C. non-competitive D. competition
Câu 48 (VD). A. definite B. defined C. definitive D. definition
Câu 49 (VD). A. really B. actually C. usually D. simply
Câu 50 (VD). A. as B. like C. alike D. of

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Reading 9
Feminism, collective term for systems of belief and theories that pay special (51) _____ to
women’s rights and women’s position in culture and society. The term tends to be used for the women’s
rights movement, which began in the late 18th century and continues to campaign for complete political,
social, and economic equality between women and men. This article (52) ____ specifically with the
development of the ideas behind that movement and their (53) ____ and impact.
Feminists are united by the idea that women’s position in society is unequal to (54) _______ of
men, and that society is structured in such a way as to benefit men to the political, social, and economic
(55) _____ of women. However, feminists have used different theories to explain these (56) ____ and
have advocated different ways of redressing inequalities, and there are marked geographic and historical
variations in the nature of feminism.
Historically, feminist thought and activity can be divided into two waves. The first wave, which
began in about 1800 and (57) _____ until the 1930s, was largely concerned with gaining equal rights
between women and men. The second wave, which began in the late 1960s, has continued to fight for
(58)____ but has also developed a (59)_____ of theories and approaches that stress the difference
between women and men and that draw attention to the (60) __ needs of women.
Câu 51 (TH). A. notice B. attention C. benefit D. equality
Câu 52 (TH). A. deals B. provide C. familiar D. initiates
Câu 53 (TH). A. pressure B. problem C. variation D. influence
Câu 54 (VD). A. most B. those C. that D. which
Câu 55 (VD). A. detriment B. deviance C. dismalness D. diffusion
Câu 56 (VD). A. difference B. unequalities C. equalities D. inequalities
Câu 57 (TH). A. widened B. spent C. lasted D. lengthened
Câu 58 (TH). A. freedom B. independence C. tradition D. equality
Câu 59 (VD). A. kind B. sort C. range D. type
Câu 60 (VD). A. definite B. specific C. vague D. general

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