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TIẾNG ANH THẦY TÙNG GUIDED CLOZE TEST NO.1

Level: B2 – FCE
(Cambridge FCE 1 2 3)

Họ, tên học sinh: ______________________________________________________________

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that best fits the
blank space in the FOLLOWING passage.

1.
PAPER

'Just imagine a day without paper,' reads one advertisement for a Finnish paper company. It adds,
You almost (1) ______ see our products every day.' And they're right. But in most industrial countries,
people are so (2) ______ to paper - whether it's for holding their groceries, for drying their hands or
for (3) ______ them with the daily news - that its (4) ______ in their daily lives passes largely
unnoticed.

At one (5) ______ paper was in short supply and was used mainly for important documents, but more
recently, growing economies and new technologies have
(6) ______ a dramatic increase in the (7) ______ of paper used. Today, there are more than 450
different grades of paper, all designed for a different (8) ______

Decades ago, some people predicted a 'paperless office'. (9) ______, the widespread use of new
technologies has gone hand-in-hand with an increased use of paper.
Research into the relationship between paper use and the use of computers has shown that the
general (10) ______ is likely to be one of growth and interdependence.

However, the costs (11) ______ in paper production, in terms of the world's land, water and air
resources, are high. This (12) ______ some important questions. How much paper do we really need
and how much is wasted?

Question 1: A. positively B. obviously C. certainly D. absolutely

Question 2: A. conscious B. acquainted C. familiar D. accustomed
Question 3: A.providing B. delivering C. contributing D. giving
Question 4: A. task B. operation C. service D. role
Question 5: A. time B. instance C. date D. occasion
Question 6: A. called on B. come around C. brought about D. drawn up
Question 7: A. total B. portion C. number D. amount
Question 8: A. point B. goal C. purpose D. result
Question 9: A. Instead B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Alternatively
Question 10: A. method B. order C. trend D. system
Question 11: A. involved B. contained C. held D. connected
Question 12: A. puts B. raises C. gets D. places

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2.
THE MUSTARD SHOP

Norwich, a city in the east of England, is a popular shopping centre for thousands of people. In
particular, visitors love to (1) ______ the small, unusual shops hidden away in Norwich's narrow
streets. The Mustard Shop is usually high on everybody's (2) ______ of interesting shops to see.

The (3) ______ between mustard, a type of sauce, and Norwich (4) ______ back to the nineteenth
century. Jeremiah Colman began to make mustard in 1814 in a nearby village. The yellow fields, full
of mustard flowers whose seeds were required for Colman's factory, soon changed the appearance of
the local (5) ______ The company (6) ______ rapidly and in 1854 it moved to a suburb on the (7)
______ of Norwich. By this time, Colman's mustard was famous in many countries. The company is
still in (8) ______ and many people continue to enjoy eating mustard with meat, cheese and other
food.

In 1973, the company opened The Mustard Shop. It is a careful reproduction of a typical mustard
shop of a hundred years ago and sells a wide (9) ______ of mustards. Upstairs there is a small
museum where visitors can (10) ______ a collection of old Colman's posters and an exhibition (11)
______ the history of mustard. It is a shop not to be (12) ______ when visiting Norwich.

Question 1: A. explore B. enquire C. research D. analyse

Question 2: A. account B. brochure C. list D. guide
Question 3: A. join B. tie C. union D. link
Question 4: A. comes B. goes C. belongs D. leads
Question 5: A. view B. scenery C. background D. nature
Question 6: A. expanded B. enlarged C. increased D. strengthened
Question 7: A. limits B. frontiers C. sides D. outskirts
Question 8: A. reality B. fact C. existence D. force
Question 9: A. amount B. extent C. range D. set
Question 10: A. review B. watch C. examine D. remark
Question 11: A. explaining B. announcing C. expressing D. discovering
Question 12: A. unnoticed B. missed C. escaped D. left

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3.
THE PERFORMING ARTS

In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit
of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (1) ______ a musical instrument. As they (2)
______ up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet.
They looked forward to these (3) ______ with great (4) ______ and would remember and discuss
what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers (5) ______
an endless stream of easily (6) ______ entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvellous
(7) ______ as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing
a very (8) ______ live performance is gone forever.

But all is not lost. The (9) ______ of a TV set may have encouraged a very lazy response from (10)
______ in their own homes, but the (11) ______ of those with ambitions to become performing artists
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themselves does not seem to have been at all diminished. And live performances in public are still
relatively (12) ______, albeit with an older, more specialist audience.

Question 1: A. controlling B. handling C. doing D. playing

Question 2: A. developed B. grew C. advanced D. brought
Question 3: A. circumstances B. occasions C. incidents D. situations
Question 4: A. sensation B. actions C. thrill D. excitement
Question 5: A. supply B. send C. stock D. store
Question 6: A. applicable B. convenient C. available D. free
Question 7: A. designs B. inventions C. exhibits D. appearances
Question 8: A. special B. peculiar C. specific D. particular
Question 9: A. attendance B. presense C.being D. company
Question 10: A. spectators B. onlookers C. viewers D. listeners
Question 11: A. want B. appeal C. pressure D. desire
Question 12: A. famous B. favourite C. popular D. approved

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4.
SHOPPING MALLS

Victor Gruen, an American architect, revolutionised shopping in the 1950s by creating the type of
shopping centre that we now call a shopping mall.

Gruen's (1) ______ was to provide a pleasant, quiet and spacious shopping environment with large
car parks, which usually (2) ______ building in the suburbs. He also wanted people to be able to shop
in all kinds of weather. He (3) ______ on using building designs that he knew people would feel (4)
______ with, but placed them in landscaped 'streets' that were entirely enclosed and often covered
with a curved glass roof. This was done to (5) _____ some of the older shopping arcades of city
centres, but while these housed only small speciality shops, Gruen's shopping malls were on a much
grander (6) ______

Access to the whole shopping mall was gained by using the main doors, which (7) ______ the
shopping 'streets' from the parking (8) ______ outside. As there was no need to (9) ______ out bad
weather, shops no longer needed windows and doors, and people could wander (10) ______ from
shop to shop. In many cities, shopping malls now (11) _______ much more than just shops; cinemas,
restaurants and other forms of entertainment are also (12) ______ in popularity.

Question 1: A. direction B. aim C. search D. view

Question 2: A. resulted B. sought C. intended D. meant
Question 3: A. insisted B. demanded C. requested D. emphasised
Question 4: A. favourite B.agreeable C. comfortable D. enviable
Question 5: A. model B. imitate C. repeat D. shadow
Question 6: A. measure B. height C. size D. scale
Question 7: A.disconnected B. withdrew C. separated D. parted
Question 8: A. strips B. lines C. areas D. plots
Question 9: A. hold B. get C. stay D. keep
Question 10: A. freely B. loosely C. simply D. entirely
Question 11: A. contain B. concern C. consist D. compose
Question 12: A. becoming B. growing C. raising D. advancing

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5.
Learning to make a perfect pizza

According to the European Pizza-Makers' Association, making a good pizza is not a straightforward
skill to learn. The ingredients seem very simple: flour, yeast, water and a bit of salt. (1) ______, water
and flour can easily (2) ______ a rather unappetizing gluey mix, and anyone who has eaten a (3)
______ quality pizza will know how bad it can make your stomach (4) ______

'In Italy, 70 per cent of pizza makers could improve on their product, not to (5) ______ all the pizza
makers around the world who (6) ______ uneatable meals,' says Antonio Primiceri, the Association's
founder. He has now started a pizza school in an attempt to (7) ______ the reputation of this
traditional dish. As part of an (8) ______ course, the students at Mr Primicer's school are taught to (9)
______ common mistakes, produce a good basic mixture, add a tasty topping and cook the pizza
properly. Test the finished pizza by breaking the crust,' advises Mr Primiceri. 'If the soft (10) ______
inside the pizza is white, clean and dry, it's a good pizza. If it is not like this, the pizza will (11) ______
your stomach. You will feel (12) ______ full and also thirsty.'

Question 1: A. However B. Despite C. Although D. Conversely

Question 2: A. make out B. take up C. put out D. turn into
Question 3: A. sad B. poor C. short D. weak
Question 4: A. sense B. do C. feel D. be
Question 5: A. state B. mention C. remark D. tell
Question 6: A. submit B. give C. provide D. deal
Question 7: A. save B. hold C. deliver D. return
Question 8: A. extensive B. extreme C. intensive D. intentional
Question 9: A. pass B. escape C. miss D. avoid
Question 10: A. spot B. part C. side D. slice
Question 11: A. worry B. upset C. ache D. depress
Question 12: A. discouragely B. tightly C. uncomfortably D. heavily
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6.
Everyone's an artist

Every year, the village of Pettineo celebrates its unique arts festival. For a few days each summer,
artists from all over Europe (1) ______ at this village near the north coast of Sicily to (2) ______ the
creative atmosphere. During their stay, the artists get together with the local people to paint a one-
kilometre long picture that runs the (3) ______ of the high street. (4) ______ the painting is done,
each visiting artist joins a local family for a big lunch and, (5) ______ the meal, the family receives the
(6) ______ of the painting that the artist has painted. As a result, (7) ______ few villagers are rich,
almost every home has at least one painting by a well-known European artist. Visitors to the village
are eagerly (8) ______ into homes to see these paintings.

The festival was the idea of Antonio Presti, a local businessman who (9) ______ it up several years
ago. Since then, Pettineo has (10) ______ a sort of domestic art museum in (11) _______ any visitor
can ring a doorbell, go into a house and (12) ______ a painting. In addition to this exhibition of
paintings in people's homes, for those who have time to spare, there is an opportunity to wander
through the display of huge sculptures in the village square.
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Question 1: A. group B. crowd C. gather D. combine

Question 2: A. amuse B. enjoy C. entertain D. delight
Question 3: A. size B. measure C. length D. area
Question 4: A. Just B. Once C. Soon D. Only
Question 5: A. in addition to B. in place of C. in common with D. in exchange for
Question 6: A.partition B. section C. division D. region
Question 7: A. though B. despite C. since D. even
Question 8: A. persuaded B. invited C. requested D. attracted
Question 9: A. set B. put C. got D. had
Question 10: A. become B. advanced C. grown D. increased
Question 11: A. what B. where C. whom D. which
Question 12: A. wonder B. stare C. admire D. respect

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7.
Markets

In practically any country in the world you are (1) ______ to find a market somewhere. Markets have
been with us since (2) ______ times, and arose wherever people needed to exchange the goods they
produced. For example, a farmer might have exchanged a cow for tools. But just as times have (3)
______, so have market practices. So, (4) ______ in early times the main activity (5) ______ with
markets would have been 'bartering' - in (6) ______ words exchanging goods - today most stall-
holders wouldn't be too (7) ______ on accepting potatoes as payment, for instance, instead of cash.

In contrast, what might be a common (8) ______ in a modern market in some countries is a certain
amount of 'haggling', where customer and seller eventually (9) ______ on a price, after what can
sometimes be quite a heated debate. However, behaviour which is (10) ______ in a market in one
country may not be acceptable in another. Even within one country, there may be some markets
where you could haggle quite (11) ______ and others where it would be (12) ______ not to try!

Question 1: A. inevitable B. confident C. definite D. sure

Question 2: A. ancient B. antique C. old D. past
Question 3: A. changed B. turned C. developed D. differed
Question 4: A. however B. despite C. nevertheless D. whereas
Question 5: A. associated B. relating C. connecting D. attached
Question 6: A. different B. other C. new D. alternative
Question 7: A. fond B. keen C. eager D. pleased
Question 8: A. look B. vision C. sight D. view
Question 9: A. confirm B. consent C. approve D. agree
Question 10: A. expected B. insisted C. believed D. reckoned
Question 11: A. simply B. plainly C. clearly D. easily
Question 12: A. profitable B. advisable C. noticeable D. acceptable

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8.
Famous explorer

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Captain James Cook is remembered today for being one of Britain's most famous explorers of the
18th century. Cook was (1) ______ most other explorers of the same period as he did not come from
a wealthy family and had to work hard to (2) ______ his position in life. He was lucky to be (3) ______
by his father's employer, who saw that he was a bright boy and paid for him to attend the village
school. At sixteen, he started (4) ______ in a shop in a fishing village, and this was a turning (5)
______ in his life. He developed an interest in the sea and eventually joined the Royal Navy in order
to see more of the world.

Cook was (6) ______ by sailing, astronomy and the production of maps, and quickly became an
expert in these subjects. He was also one of the first people to (7) ______ that scurvy, an illness often
suffered by sailors, could be prevented by careful (8) ______ to diet. It was during his (9) ______ to
the Pacific Ocean that Cook made his historic landing in Australia and the (10) ______ discovery that
New Zealand was two (11) ______ islands. He became a national hero and still (12) ______ one
today.

Question 1: A. different B. contrary C. distinct D. unlike

Question 2: A. manage B. succeed C. achieve D. fulfill
Question 3: A. remarked B. viewed C. glanced D. noticed
Question 4: A. trade B. work C. career D. job
Question 5: A. moment B. instant C. point D. mark
Question 6: A. keen B. eager C. fascinated D. enthusiastic
Question 7: A. regard B. estimate C. catch D. realise
Question 8: A. attention B. orgainsation C. observation D. selection
Question 9: A. travel B. voyage C. excursion D. tour
Question 10: A. serious B. superior C. major D. leading
Question 11: A. shared B. particular C. common D. separate
Question 12: A. remains B. stands C. maintains D. keeps

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9.
Thomas Edison

On the night of 21 October 1931, millions of Americans took part in a coast-to-coast ceremony
to commemorate the passing of a great man. Lights (1) ______ in homes and offices from New York
to California. The ceremony (2) ______ the death of arguably the most important inventor of (3)
______ time: Thomas Alva Edison.

Few inventors have (4) ______ such an impact on everyday life, and many of his inventions played a
crucial (5) ______ in the development of modern technology. One should never (6) ______ how
revolutionary some of Edison's inventions were.

In many ways, Edison is the perfect example of an inventor - that is, not just someone who (7)
______up clever gadgets, but someone whose products transform the lives of millions. He possessed
the key characteristics that an inventor needs to (8) ______ a success of inventions, notably sheer
determination. Edison famously tried thousands of materials while working on a new type of battery,
reacting to failure by cheerfully (9) ______ to his colleagues: 'Well, (10) ______ we know 8,000 things
that don't work.' Knowing when to take no (11) ______ of experts is also important. Edison's proposal
for electric lighting circuitry was (12) ______ with total disbelief by eminent scientists, until he lit up
whole streets with his lights.
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Question 1: A. turned out B. came off C. went out D. put off

Question 2: A. marked B. distinguished C. noted D. indicated
Question 3: A. whole B. full C. entire D. all
Question 4: A. put B. had C. served D. set
Question 5: A. effect B. place C. role D. share
Question 6: A. underestimate B. lower C.decrease D. mislead
Question 7: A. creates B. shapes C. dreams D. forms
Question 8: A. gain B. make C. achieve D. get
Question 9: A. announcing B. informing C. instructing D. notifying
Question 10: A. by far B. at least C. even though D. for all
Question 11: A. notice B. regard C. attention D. view
Question 12: A. gathered B. caught C. drawn D. received

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10.
Under the city streets

While skyscraper offices and elegant apartment blocks remain the public face of most major
cities, these cities also have a mass of secret tunnels and hidden pipes below ground which keep
everything working. This other world exists, forgotten or neglected by all but a tiny (1) ______ Of
engineers and historians.

For example, there are more than 150 kilometres of rivers under the streets of London. Most have
been (2) ______ over and, sadly, all that (3) ______ is their names. Perhaps the greatest (4) ______
to the city is the River Fleet, a (5) ______ great river which previously had beautiful houses on its (6)
______ It now goes underground in the north of the city and (7) ______ into the River Thames by
Blackfriars Bridge.

The London Underground (8) ______ 1,000 kilometres of underground railway track winding under
the capital and more than 100 stations below street level. Along some underground railway lines,
commuters can sometimes catch a (9) ______ glimpse of the platforms of more than 40 closed
stations which have been left under the city. (10) ______ some are used as film sets, most (11)
______ forgotten. Some have had their entrances on the street turned into restaurants and shops, but
most entrances have been (12) ______ down.

Question 1: A. number B. amount C. total D. few

Question 2: A. covered B. protected C. hidden D. sheltered
Question 3: A. stays B. stops C. remains D. keeps
Question 4: A. miss B. absence C. waste D. loss
Question 5: A. once B. past C. then D. prior
Question 6: A. borders B. coasts C. banks D. rims
Question 7: A. gets B. flows C. leaks D. lets
Question 8: A. holds B. contains C. has D. consists
Question 9: A. rapid B. brief C. fast D. sharp
Question 10: A. Despite B. Unless C. Although D. Since
Question 11: A. lie B. last C. live D. lay
Question 12: A. pulled B. broken C. brought D. cut

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P2 A C D B B A D C C C A B
P3 D B B D A C B A B C D C
P4 B D A C B D C C D A A B
P5 A D B C B C A C D B B C
P6 C B C B D B A B A A D C
P7 D A A D A B B C D A D B
P8 D C D B C C D A B C D A
P9 C A D B C A C B A B A D
P10 A A C D A C B C B C A A

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