Câu hỏi:

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Read the following passage and indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

Looking for an unforgettable way to celebrate that special occasion? Well, the ….(56)of options open today’s youngster – or even “ oldster” for that matter, is a far cry from the traditional party or restaurant visit. No longer is it ….(57) sufficient to invite your friends round , buy some food and get a barker to produce a cake. No, today’s birthday boy or girl is looking for something out of the ordinary, ranging from the ….(58) expensive to the downright dangerous. Anything goes, as long as it is unusual and impressive. Top of this year ‘s popular …..(59) are as follows: taking some friends rally driving , helicopter lessons, plane trip and parachuting , and hot air ballooning . Then there is always group bungee jumping or taking your buddies on a stomach – churning , while water rafting ……(60) down rapids. The desire of adventurous celebration is not restricted to the ….(61) . I recently met an octogenarian who celebrated …..(62) the milestone of eighty by having a fly lesson. Of course, if you have money the world is your oyster. A very rich relation of mine flew fifty of his friends to a Caribbean island to mark the passing of his half century. Unfortunately I was only a ….(63) relation. Undoubtedly, the more traditional forms of celebration do continue to ….(64) the less extravagant or less adventurous among us. However, with my own half century looming on the horizon I would not say no to a weekend in Paris and a meal at the Eiffel Tower. I can …(65)dream. Perhaps by the time I’m eighty I’ll be able to afford it.

Well, the ….(56)of options open today’s youngster – or even “ oldster” for that matter, is a far cry from the traditional party or restaurant visit.

A. scale

B. degree

C. range

D. variance

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Chọn C

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Câu 2:

No longer is it ….(57) sufficient to invite your friends round , buy some food and get a barker to produce a cake.

A. hoped

B. decided

C. marked

D. considered

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Chọn D

Câu 3:

No, today’s birthday boy or girl is looking for something out of the ordinary, ranging from the ….(58) expensive to the downright dangerous.

A. perfectly

B. dearly

C. outrageously

D. explicity

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Chọn C

Câu 4:

Top of this year ‘s popular …..(59) are as follows: taking some friends rally driving , helicopter lessons, plane trip and parachuting , and hot air ballooning.

A. experiments

B. extravagances

C. exposures

D. expenses

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Chọn B

Câu 5:

Then there is always group bungee jumping or taking your buddies on a stomach – churning , while water rafting ……(60) down rapids.

A. ride

B. travel

C. voyage

D. crossing

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Chọn A

Câu 6:

The desire of adventurous celebration is not restricted to the ….(61).

A. adolescents

B. teenagers

C. youth

D. young

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Chọn D

Câu 7:

I recently met an octogenarian who celebrated …..(62) the milestone of eighty by having a fly lesson.

A. attaining

B. arriving

C. reaching

D. getting

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Chọn C

Câu 8:

Unfortunately I was only a ….(63) relation.

A. distant

B. remote

C. faraway

D. slight

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Chọn A

Câu 9:

Undoubtedly, the more traditional forms of celebration do continue to ….(64) the less extravagant or less adventurous among us.

A. pacify

B. satisfy

C. distract

D. absorb

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Chọn B

Câu 10:

I can …(65) dream.

A. however

B. but

C. nevertheless

D. anyway

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Chọn B

Bình luận

Câu 1:

Interpreting the feelings of other people is not always easy, as we all know, and we (66) ___ as much on what they seem to be telling us, as on the actual words they say.

A. reckon

B. rely

C. trust

D. estimate

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Câu 2:

Both liquids and gases flow freely from a container because they have ____

A. not definite shape

B. none definite shape

C. no definite shape

D. nothing definite shape

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Câu 3:

The bank sent a notice to its customers which contained____

A. A remembrance that interest rates were to rise the following month

B. A reminder that a raise in interest rates was the month following

C. To remember that the interest rates was going up next month

D. A reminder that the interest rates would raise the following month

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Câu 4:

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Why hobbyists always flaunt their map collections.

B. How maps can be collected by professionals and enthusiasts.

C. How to assure an interrupted flow of collectibles.

D. What cartographers advocate as a worthy undertaking.

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Câu 5:

Environmentalists are earnestly trying to determine ______ of the ozone layer over the poles.

A. what is causing the deterioration

B. what the cause of the deterioration

C. is causing the deterioration

D. the deterioration is causing

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Câu 6:

Mark the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following word.

A. invalid

B. predict

C. pretend

D. preface

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Câu 7:

What is the passage mainly about?

A. the origin of baseball

B. the commercialization of baseball

C. the influence of the “ New York Game” on baseball

D. the development of baseball in the nineteenth century

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No longer is it ….(57) sufficient to invite your friends round , buy some food and get a barker to produce a cake.

No, today’s birthday boy or girl is looking for something out of the ordinary, ranging from the ….(58) expensive to the downright dangerous.

Top of this year ‘s popular …..(59) are as follows: taking some friends rally driving , helicopter lessons, plane trip and parachuting , and hot air ballooning.

Then there is always group bungee jumping or taking your buddies on a stomach – churning , while water rafting ……(60) down rapids.

The desire of adventurous celebration is not restricted to the ….(61).

I recently met an octogenarian who celebrated …..(62) the milestone of eighty by having a fly lesson.

Unfortunately I was only a ….(63) relation.