15000 bài tập tách từ đề thi thử môn Tiếng Anh có đáp án (Phần 38)

Chess, often (1 )______ to as a Royal Game, is the oldest of all board games which do not contain an element of chance.

    The origins of chess are uncertain, (2) ______ there are a number of legends regarding its invention. One story says that it was King Solomon who invented chess, another that it was the Greeks god Hermes, and yet another that the Chinese mandarin Han-Sing was responsible for its creation. In fact, chess almost certainly originated in India in the sixth or seventh century AD. The game’s popularity then spread quickly through Persia (now known as Iran) and from there came to Europe. The first documented reference to chess in literature is in a Persia romance which was written about 600 AD.

    It is (3)______ the word ‘chess’ comes from ‘shah’, the Persian word for ‘King’ and that ‘checkmate’, the game’s winning (4)______, comes from the phrase ‘shah mat’, (5)______ ‘the king is dead’.

    The rule and pieces used in the game have undergone changes over the centuries. Modern chess owes much to the Spaniard Lopez de Sagura, who in 1561 wrote the first book on how to play the game. In it, he introduced the concept of ‘castling’, which has not been part of the game until then.

My first job was a sales assistant at a large department store. I wanted to work part-time, because I was still studying at university and I was only able to work a few nights a week.

          I came across the advertisement in the local newspaper. I remember the interview as though it were yesterday. The (1) ______ manager sat behind a large desk. He asked me various questions which surprised me because all I wanted was to work in sales. An hours later, I was told that I had got the job and was given a contract to go over. I was to be trained for ten days before I took my post. Also, as a member of staff, I was (2) ______ to some benefits, including discounts.

          When I eventually started, I was responsible (3) ______ the toy section. I really enjoyed it there and I loved demonstrating the different toys. I was surprised at how friendly my colleagues were, too. They made working there fun even when we had to deal with customers (4) ______ got on our nerves. (5) ______, working there was a great experience which I will never forget.

Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can’t find the energy to get out of bed (39) _________ for school? According to a new report, today’s generation of children are in danger of getting so (40) _________ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at (41) _________ . Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours’ sleep a night, (42) _________ teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (43) _________ anything between two and five hours’ sleep a night less than their parents did at their age.

Some people return to college as mature students and take full- or part-time training courses in a skill will help them to get a job. The development of open learning, (25)______ it possible to study when it is convenient for the students, has increased the opportunities available (26)______ many people. This type of study was formerly restricted to book-based learning and (27)______ course but now includes courses on TV, CD-ROM or the Internet, and self-access courses at language or computer centers. Americans believe that education is important at all stages of life and should not stop (28) ______ people get their first job. About 40% of adults take part in some kind of education. About half of them are trying to get qualifications and skills to help them with their jobs while the (29)______ are taking recreational subjects for personal satisfaction. Schools and community colleges arrange evening classes, and a catalog of courses is published by local boards of education.