15000 bài tập tách từ đề thi thử môn Tiếng Anh có đáp án (Phần 34)

Tim Samaras is a storm chaser. His job is to find tornadoes and follow them. When he gets close to a tornado, he puts a special tool (71) ___________a turtle probe on the ground. This tool measures things like a twister’s temperatune, humidity, and wind speed. With this information, Samaras can lean what causes tornadoes to develop. If meteorologists understand this, they can warn people (72) ___________twisters sooner and save lives.

How does Samaras hunt tornadoes? It’s not easy. First, he has to find one. Tornadoes are too small to see using weather satellites. So Samaras can’t rely on these tools to find a twister. (73) ___________, he waits for tornadoes to develop.

Once Samaras sees a tornado, the chase begins. But a tornado is hard to follow. Some tornadoes change (74) ___________several time – for example, moving east and then west and then east again. When Samaras finally gets near a tornado, het puts the turtle probe on the ground. Being this close to twister is (75) ___________. He must get away quickly.

In a small village in North Yorkshire, there is a big old farmhouse ______(76) three families live together. Alice and George and their three children, Joe and Pam and their two children, and Sue and her baby daughter. The adults divide up the work between them. George does the cooking, Joe and Sue do almost the housework. Pam looks after the shopping and ______(77) the repairs, and Alice takes care of the garden.

Alice, George and Sue go out to work. Joe works at home ______(78) computer systems, and Pam, who is a painter, looks after the baby during the day. Two of the children go to school in the village, but the three oldest ones go by bus to the secondary school in the nearest town, ten miles away.

The three families get ______(79) well, and enjoy their way of life. There are a few difficulties, of course. Their biggest worry at the moment is money- one of the cars needs replacing, and the roof needs some expensive repairs. But this isn't too serious- the bank has agreed to a loan, which they expect to be able to pay back in three years. And they all say they would much rather go on living in their old farmhouse ______(80) move to a luxury flat in a big city.

When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be (81) ______. When you put one finger in front of your (82)______, you mean, "Be quiet." Yet, people in different countries may use different sign languages. Once an Englishman was in Italy he could speak a little Italian. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt (83) ______ and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came, the Englishman opened his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips. In this way, he meant to say, "Bring me something to eat." But the waiter brought him a lot of things to (84) ______: first tea, then coffee, then milk, but no food. The Englishman was sorry that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was eardy to leave the restaurant. When another man came in and put his hands on his stomach. And this sign was (13) ______ enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. At last, the Englishman had his meal in the same way.

Every child in Great Britain between the age of five and fifteen must (85) ______ school. There (86) ______ three main types of educational institutions: primary (elementary) schools, secondary schools and universities.

State schools are free, and attendance is compulsory. Morning school begins at nine o’clock and lasts until half past four. School is open five days a week.

(87) ______ Saturdays and Sundays there are no lessons. There are holidays at Christmas, Easter and in summer. In London as in all cities there are two grades of state schools for those (88) ______ will go to work at fifteen: primary schools for boys and girls between the ages of five and eleven, and secondary schools for children from eleven to fifteen years.

The lessons are reading, writing, the English language, English literature, English history, geography, (89) ______, nature study, drawing, painting, singing, woodwork and drill.

The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (90)________ for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (91)________ serious problems and ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (92)________ sufferers help and support.

IAS is similar to (93)________ problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (94)________ to their partners about how much time they spend online; they (95)_______ they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (96)______ they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (97)______ to stop using it.

Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who (98)________ it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, however, psychologists (99)________ that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.

INTELLIGENCE TEST

          Schools exams are, generally speaking, the first kind of tests we take. They find out how much knowledge we have (1) ____. But do they really show how intelligent we are? After all, isn’t it a fact that some people who are very successful academically don’t have any (2)____ sense? Intelligence is the speed at which we can understand and (3)____ to new situations and it is usually tested by logic puzzles. Although scientists are now preparing advanced computer technology that will be able to “read” our brains, for the present tests are still the most popular ways of measuring intelligence. A person’s IQ is their intelligence as it is measured by a special test. The most common IQ tests are run by Mensa, an organization that was founded in England in 1946. By 1976 it had 1300 members in Britain. Today there are 44000 in Britain and 100000 worldwide, largely in the US. People taking the tests are judged in relation to an average score of 100, and those score over 148 are entitled to join Mensa. This (4)___ at 2% of the population. Anyone from the age of six can take the tests. All the questions are straightforward and most people can answer them if (5)____ enough time. But that’s the problems – the whole point of the tests is that they’re against the clock

How men first learnt to (6) __________words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, (7) __________invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (8) __________certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. These sounds, whetherspoken or written in letters, are called words.

Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words that (9) __________ powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can (10) __________ men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.

Health is something we tend to (11) _______ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly aware of it. But illness can come, even (12) _______ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little how to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago,(13) _________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The cause of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became____ (14) _____ safer for children. The result is that whereas a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can expect to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (15) ________. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.

One of the most beautiful parts of Britain is the Lake District. The Lake District is situated in the north-west of England and consists of high hills, mountains and, of course, lakes. In all, there are 16 lakes, of (16)_____ the largest is Lake Windermere. Over the years many writers have been (17)_____ with this region but there can be no (18)_____ that the most famous of all was William Wordsworth (1770-1850), who was born and lived almost the whole of his life there. He had close connections with the village of Grasmere, where he lived for some thirteen years. He loved this particular part of England and many of his poems of the joy he felt when surrounded by beautiful countryside

          Every year more than 14 million people from Britain and abroad visit the Lake District to enjoy the fresh air and the scenery. Some go to walk in the mountains while others sail boats on the lakes or simply sit admiring the (19)_____ views. Unfortunately, the region is becoming a victim of its own success in attracting visitors. (20)____ come to the Lake District that they threaten to destroy the peace and quite which many are searching for there