Insert a preposition in each gap to complete the following passage According to some scientists, high- rick sports can...

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Huyền Thương

24 tháng 6 2021 lúc 8:59

According to some scientists, high-risk sports can be valuable for certain types of people. Such activities help them learn that being frightened doesnt mean that they have to (23) _______control. The recent fashion for jumping from bridges attached to a length of elastic rope, known as “bungee jumping”, has now been tried by millions of people over the world, and (24) _______ in it is continuing to grow.Before the special elastic rope is tightened around them, jumpers reach speeds of nearly 160...

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According to some scientists, high-risk sports can be valuable for certain types of people. Such activities help them learn that being frightened doesn't mean that they have to (23) _______control. The recent fashion for jumping from bridges attached to a length of elastic rope, known as “bungee jumping”, has now been tried by millions of people over the world, and (24) _______ in it is continuing to grow.

Before the special elastic rope is tightened around them, jumpers reach speeds of nearly 160 kph. First-timers are usually too (25) _______ to open their mouths, and when they are finally lowered safely to the ground, they walk around with broad smiles on their faces, saying (26) _______how amazing it was. However, for some people, it is only the embarrassment of refusing to jump at the last (27) _______that finally persuades them to conquer the fear of

heights and push them off into space.

23. A. keep B. lose C. gain D. limit

24. A. liking B. consideration C. attention D. interest

25. A. terrified B. shocked C. patient D. confident

26. A. constantly B. continuously C. repeatedly D. regularly

27. A. minute B. second C. hour D. time

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H24

thăng

16 tháng 2 2020 lúc 20:31

SECTION III: READING (5.0 points) Part 1: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered boxes. Since ancient times, one of the most common materials people have utilized to make things with is wood. Wood is used to make houses, buildings, and other structures. People also make a large number of smaller objects with it. The desire to make finished products more...

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SECTION III: READING (5.0 points)
Part 1: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following
questions. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered boxes.
Since ancient times, one of the most common materials people have utilized to make things
with is wood. Wood is used to make houses, buildings, and other structures. People also
make a large number of smaller objects with it.
The desire to make finished products more beautiful appears to be ingrained in huma n
nature. On account of this fact, for thousands of years, people have carved and shaped
wooden objects to make them more appealing to the eye. Humans have additionally tended
to create both religious and ceremonial objects from wood. In fact, all around the world,
countless cultures have made use of ceremonial wood carvings. These objects often reflect
the spirit of the people who made them, and each of them tends to hold a special
significance as well.
One of the most common types of wood carvings is the mask. People in many cultures in
Asia, Africa, and North America have made ceremonial wooden masks. In Africa, for
instance, large numbers of tribes use wooden masks for vari ous spiritual rituals. These
masks are often in the form of animals that are sacred to the tribes. In other cases, the masks
have human forms. The faces, however, may not be exactly humanlike. For instance, the
faces can be distorted, having wider, longer, smaller, or larger features than normal. The
masks may be carved to give them ugly or frightening appearances as well. And, on other
occasions, the masks are made to look as beautiful as possible.
While masks tend to be fairly small, other wood carvings can be enormous. Among the
largest of all ceremonial wood carvings is the totem p ole. Totem poles have been built by
several Native American tribes that reside in the northwestern part of North America. They
are normally made to represent families, or they may honor significant historical events.
Some even tell stories. A typical totem pole has several individual carvings on it. Each
carving represents a different part of the family history, event, or story. Most totem poles
have human or animal faces, as well as other figures, carved in them. They are so large that
they are made from e ntire trees. Once the trees are cut down, master craftsmen work on
them. When completed, they may or may not be painted. Then, the totem poles are
positioned in places of honor and placed upright.

1. What is this passage mainly about?
A. The ways wood can be used to make buildings B. The purposes of masks in some cultures
C. The types of wood carvings some people make D. Totem poles and their significance
2. In line 4, the word ingrained is closest in meaning to _________.
A. embedded B. disturbed C. initiated D. consistent
3. Why have some people carved wooden objects?
A. To give them to others as gifts B. To worship them as idols
C. To employ them as weapons D. To utilize them in ceremonies
4. In line 14, the phrase sacred to is closest in meaning to _________.
A. important to B. hunted by C. revered by D. necessary for
5. What does the author say about masks?
A. They always resemble human faces. B. It takes a great deal of effort to make them.
C. People make them on several continents. D. Animal masks are more popular than human ones.
6. The author uses totem poles as an example of _________.
A. wood carvings that are large in size B. a type of wood carving older than masks
C. the most impressive of all wood carvings D. the wood carvings favored by all Native Americans
7. In line 22, the word they refers to _________.
A. several Native American tribes B. totem poles C. families D. significant historical events
8. What does the author imply about wood carvings?
A. They take years to learn how to make. B. They are expensive to buy.
C. They need special types of wood. D. They may vary in size.
9. The author mentions all of the following about totem poles EXCEPT _________.
A. what they look like B. what they represent
C. which trees are used to make them D. who usually carves them

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PN

Phương Trúc Nguyễn

2 tháng 3 2018 lúc 14:46

THE GENERATION GAP people talk about the generation as a kind of division between young people and their parents. It is something which is (GENERAL) ....................a problem when children enter their teenage years, and results in (COMPLAIN)....................on both sides. Parents, for example, can often be heard to say that young people are disrespectful and disobedient, and in (ADD) .............., young people tend to be (RESPONSIBLE)................when spending because they dont...

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THE GENERATION GAP

people talk about the generation as a kind of division between young people and their parents. It is something which is (GENERAL) ....................a problem when children enter their teenage years, and results in (COMPLAIN)....................on both sides. Parents, for example, can often be heard to say that young people are disrespectful and disobedient, and in (ADD) .............., young people tend to be (RESPONSIBLE)................when spending because they don't appreciate the value of money. Adolsescents, on the other hand, complain that their parents don't understand them.

What has gone wrong? One (EXPLAIN)............lies in how society has changed in the past , children would (TYPICAL)...............continue the way of life of their parents. In today's world, parents are very (AMBITION) ....................for their children because they want them to achieve more than they did. The problem is that children often (AGREE)..............with their parent's plans. (TEENAGE)............also reach maturity at an (EARLY)..............age than they used to and want their independence sooner. The resulting conflict is painful to both sides.

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TT

Tăng Huyền Thương

25 tháng 7 2018 lúc 11:34

are you looking forward toanother busy week? You should be according to some experts. They argue that the stress encountered in our daily lives is not(1)............good for us, but essential to survival. They say that the response to(2)........, which creates a chemical called adrenalin, helps the mind and body to act quickly(3).......... emergencies.Animals and human beings use it to meet the hostile conditions which exist on the planet.Whilst nobody denies the pressures of everyday life,(4).....

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are you looking forward toanother busy week? You should be according to some experts. They argue that the stress encountered in our daily lives is not(1)............good for us, but essential to survival. They say that the response to(2)........, which creates a chemical called adrenalin, helps the mind and body to act quickly(3).......... emergencies.Animals and human beings use it to meet the hostile conditions which exist on the planet.Whilst nobody denies the pressures of everyday life,(4)................ is surprising is that we are yet to develop successful ways of(5)............ with them. Even the experts consider the current strategies to be inadequate and often dangerous. They believe that(6)................... trying to manage our response to stress with drugs or relaxation technques, we must exploit it. Apparently, research shows that people who create conditions of stress for themselves (7).............. doing exciting and risky sports or looking for challenges, cope much better (8)............ life's problems. Activities of this type have been shown to create a lot of emotion; people may actually cry or feel extremely uncomfortable. But there is a point at which they have succeeded and know that it was a positive(9)...................

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PT

Phuong Truc

2 tháng 6 2019 lúc 9:54

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passages. Use only ONE word for each space Many people dream of (1)..... in a foreign country. It can be an amazing experience (2)....... those who have the courage to leave their family and friends and settle down in a new place. (3)......., theres one potential problem you should be aware of: culture shock. Culture shock is the feeling we get from living in a place that is so different to where we grew up that we are not sure (4)....... to dea...

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Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passages. Use only ONE word for each space

Many people dream of (1)..... in a foreign country. It can be an amazing experience (2)....... those who have the courage to leave their family and friends and settle down in a new place. (3)......., there's one potential problem you should be aware of: culture shock. Culture shock is the feeling we get from living in a place that is so different to where we grew up that we are not sure (4)....... to deal with it. Societies are organized in many different ways, and we can often (5)...... taken aback by some of the things we find in foreign countries. Customs and traditions can be very different and that can sometimes make (6)...... difficult to get on with local people and to make friends. They migt not approve of things you do or might object to things you say. You might even be banned from doing things in another country that are perfectly legal in your own. (7)...... you were to move to a country such as Singapore, say, you might find some of the laws very (8)..... There, people can be forced to pay a large fine just for dropping litter. Eventually, (9)....., most people who live abroad fall in love with their adopted country and learn to accept its differences. It does take real courage to make such a big change (10)..... your life, but many people agree that it is worth it in the end

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LL

Linh Lê

2 tháng 1 2020 lúc 12:49

FILL IN THE BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD Like most people, ive been using a mobile phone and a laptop (1)..........they became cheap to use, and i know plenty of people (2)...........to spend every evening using the Internet or playing computer games. (3).............,lately i have started to worry that(4).......these electronic gadgets are taking over our lives. (5).........people used to write letters and read books and worked out problems using theirs brains, but (6)..........most of us have...

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FILL IN THE BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD

Like most people, i've been using a mobile phone and a laptop (1)..........they became cheap to use, and i know plenty of people (2)...........to spend every evening using the Internet or playing computer games. (3).............,lately i have started to worry that(4).......these electronic gadgets are taking over our lives. (5).........people used to write letters and read books and worked out problems using theirs brains, but (6)..........most of us have become (7)............accustomed to using machines that we can't do without them. There are lots of people, (8)......example, who depend on them entirely for their entertainment. It's easier to sit (9)..........home taking to people (10)..........the phone, or watching television, rather than going out and meeting them (11)........... person!. I wonder whether this makes everyone feel more lonely, (12)............ though it is easier now to stay in touch with people. Of course, there are many other kinds of gadgets, such as electonic organizers or microwave ovens,(13)......... we use to save time, though they may not be really necessary . I'm (14) ............the idea of everything in life depending on the push of a button, though i think it's probably(15) .........late to avoid it

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DA

Đinh Thị Ngọc Anh

17 tháng 12 2016 lúc 22:00

Cloze-test: COMPUTERS: GOOD OR BAD For good or bad, computers are now (1) _____ of our daily life. With the (2) _____ of a small home computer now as low as $50, experts predict that before long all schools and businesses and most families in richer parts of the world will own a (3) _____ of some kind. Among general public, computers arouse strong feelings - people either love them (...

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Cloze-test:

COMPUTERS: GOOD OR BAD

For good or bad, computers are now (1) _____ of our daily life. With the (2) _____ of a small home computer now as low as $50, experts predict that before long all schools and businesses and most families in richer parts of the world will own a (3) _____ of some kind. Among general public, computers arouse strong feelings - people either love them (4) _____ hate them.

The computer-lovers talk about how useful computers can be in business, in education and in the home. Apart (5) _____ all the games, you can do your accounts on them, learn languages from them, write letters on them and in some places you even do your shopping with them. Computers, they say, will also bring more leisure, as more and more unpleasant jobs are taken (6) _____ by computerized robots.

The latter, on the (7) _____ hand, argue that computers bring not leisure but unemployment. They worry, too, that people (8) _____ spend all the time talking to comouters will forget (9) _____ to talk to each other. Their biggest fear (10) _____ that computers may eventually take overfrom human being altogether.

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TN

tuấn ngọc

3 tháng 9 2020 lúc 22:01

Millions of people use contact lenses worldwide. They were made to replace glasses and are very useful because sometimes glasses are inconvenient. In sports, for instance, many athletes wear contact lenses instead of using obnoxious sports goggles because they are much safer. Contact lenses can also be used to correct some conditions that glasses are not capable of fixing. People also use them if they want to change the color of their eyes. One can wear contact lenses every day, or they can be u...

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Millions of people use contact lenses worldwide. They were made to replace glasses and are very useful because sometimes glasses are inconvenient. In sports, for instance, many athletes wear contact lenses instead of using obnoxious sports goggles because they are much safer. Contact lenses can also be used to correct some conditions that glasses are not capable of fixing. People also use them if they want to change the color of their eyes. One can wear contact lenses every day, or they can be used only once, for example, to have red eyes with a vampire costume.

The idea of wearing contact lenses for better vision was first thought of by Leonardo da Vinci in the 1500s. He made sketches but there is no evidence that his design was ever realized. Throughout the 1800s many scientists played with the idea of contact lenses but no one perfected the use of them. The first models were very uncomfortable so they could not be worn for long periods of time. They were not flexible and did not let oxygen get to the eyes so in some cases they caused more problems than they fixed. The earlier versions were also very fragile and expensive, which made them not usable for many people.

It wasn’t until the late 1900s that contact lenses started to be effective and affordable enough for everyone to use. They became more and more popular as people became aware that there was an alternative to wearing glasses. In recent years, people have been developing even more advanced contact lenses. Now they can not only fix poor vision, but can improve good vision. Although contact lenses have become extremely popular over the last few decades, laser technology now allows people to improve their eyesight through a relatively quick, inexpensive, and painless procedure. One day, this technology may phase out contact lenses.

77. The author’s main purpose is to

A. give a brief history of contact lenses

B. persuade readers of the convenience of contact lenses

C. explain how contact lenses improve people’s vision

D. prove the risk of wearing contact lenses for better looks

78. In line 16, the word alternative is closest in meaning to

A. option

B. upgrade

C. solution

D. purchase

79. In line 10, the word They refers to

A. the eyes

B. the scientists

C. the drawings

D. the first models

80. Why does the author mention athletes in the passage?

A. To explain that some sports do not allow glasses

B. To show that athletes are concerned for their health

C. To illustrate the development of today’s contact lenses

D. To give an example of the usefulness of contact lenses

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NA

Nguyễn Thị Lan Anh

11 tháng 12 2017 lúc 8:47

Read the passage carefully and then fill in each blank with the most suitable word from the list. representatives protesting sporting co-operation promotion understanding loyalty competition sending representing International sporting events, such as the Olympic Games, the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games are held regularly. Some of these events are held annually. At such international meets,...

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Read the passage carefully and then fill in each blank with the most suitable word from the list.
representatives protesting sporting co-operation promotion
understanding loyalty competition sending representing

International sporting events, such as the Olympic Games, the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games are held regularly. Some of these events are held annually. At such international meets, the athletes try to achieve excellence in their own 1)____________ event. The strong 2)_____________ serves as a challenge to the athletes to bring out the best in themselves.
Competitive sport also offers athletes a chance to show their 3)_____________ to their country. The athletes wear the attire 4)____________ their country when they compete. It is for their country that the athletes push their bodies to the limit.
Competitive sports serves to bring together people of different countries, races and cultures. Friendly competition helps in the 5)______________ of international 6)_______________, peace and goodwill. As a result of improved international relations, 7)____________ between nations will be increased.
Unfortunately, some of these international sporting events have been used by certain countries as a means of 8)______________ against the policies of another. In 1980, the Olympic Games was held in Moscow, to which the United States of America did not send any 9)______________. In 1984, when the Olympic Games was held in Los Angeles, the Soviet Union responded by not 10)________________ any of their athletes. These actions can only serve to harm the spirit of sports. We can only hope that they will never be repeated.

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