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Read the passage carefully , then fill in the blank a suitable word.

The majority of lottery winners change their lives (1) __________ little, and continue on their settled way happy ever after. A couple of years ago, a Mr. David Horabin won a million. He had been struggling to (2) _________ a success of his dry cleaning shop for the past 12 months. He accepted his cheque in a small ceremony (3) ________ the premises at 2.30, and by three o'clock he had reopened for business. The reaction of Mr. Pasquale Consalvo who won $30 million in the New York state lottery was very (4) _________. He was unhappy not to be able to fulfill his desire to go to work as (5) ___________ on the day he won. He also said that if the money made him (6) ____________ he would give it back. In fact, the chances of his life being made a misery by his new-found wealth are almost (7) _________ slim though not quite as the sixty million-to-one odds he beat to take a jackpot (8)________ had remained unclaimed through six previous draws. Gambling small amounts (9) __________ the lottery is a harmless if futile hobby. (10) __________, gambling can become an addiction, increasingly so as the activity becomes socially acceptable.

The majority of lottery winners change their lives (1) __________ little, and continue on their settled way happy ever after. 

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Câu 2:

He had been struggling to (2) _________ a success of his dry cleaning shop for the past 12 months.

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make

Câu 3:

He accepted his cheque in a small ceremony (3) ________ the premises at 2.30, and by three o'clock he had reopened for business.

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Câu 4:

The reaction of Mr. Pasquale Consalvo who won $30 million in the New York state lottery was very (4) _________.

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similar

Câu 5:

He was unhappy not to be able to fulfill his desire to go to work as (5) ___________ on the day he won.

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usual

Câu 6:

He also said that if the money made him (6) ____________ he would give it back.

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unhappy

Câu 7:

In fact, the chances of his life being made a misery by his new-found wealth are almost (7) _________ slim though not quite as the sixty million-to-one odds he beat to take a jackpot (8)________ had remained unclaimed through six previous draws.

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as

Câu 8:

In fact, the chances of his life being made a misery by his new-found wealth are almost (7) _________ slim though not quite as the sixty million-to-one odds he beat to take a jackpot (8)________ had remained unclaimed through six previous draws.

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that

Câu 9:

Gambling small amounts (9) __________ the lottery is a harmless if futile hobby.

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on

Câu 10:

(10) __________, gambling can become an addiction, increasingly so as the activity becomes socially acceptable.

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However

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The singer had very little money (left) when he died, which surprised everybody.

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Chọn B

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