Chuyên đề ôn thi Kĩ năng đọc Tiếng Anh 12 - Đọc - Điền từ có đáp án

Read the following passage and circle one letter to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.

Taking piano lessons and solving math puzzles on a computer significantly improve specific math skills of elementary schoolchildren, according to a new study. The results, (1)_________were published in

the journal , are the latest in a series that links musical training to the Neurological Research development of higher brain functions. Researchers worked with 135 second-grade students at a school in Los Angeles after (2) _________a pilot study with 102 students. Children that were given four months of piano training as well as time playing (3) _________ newly designed computer software scored 27 percent

higher on math and fraction tests than other children. Piano instruction is thought to enhance the brain’s “hard wiring” for spatial-temporal reasoning, or the ability to visualise and transform objects in space and time, says Professor Gordon Shaw, who led the study. At the same time, the computer game allows children to solve geometric and math puzzles that boost their ability to (4) _________(shapes in their mind. The findings are significant (5) _________a grasp of proportional math and fractions is a prerequisite to math at higher levels, and children who do not master these areas of math cannot understand more advanced math that is critical to high-tech fields.

(Adapted from by Joyce s. Cain) “Eye on Editing 2” by Joyce s. Cain)

Just like any institution, a family also needs rules. Rules are very important because they keep things in (1) _________. For a family, rules are as necessary as food and clothing. The rules are very important because they remain peace and order in the family. For example, children should respect and listen to their parents.

If there are (2) ________to be made, for examples, it is not only the parents who are going to decide especially if the children are already grown up. It would be better if everybody is involved in making the decision of important matter.

Rules are needed to maintain a harmonious relationship (3) _________family members. Parents are there the pillars of the family and guide children to be responsible and practice good values.

Rules teach children to become more responsible and have discipline not only at home but especially outside of the home. When there are rules to follow, children will know (4) _________they should do or should not do. Rules help to avoid conflict and misunderstanding that may lead to fights and aggression especially among children. Parents should set rules for the children to follow to avoid quarrels and fights. There are times when the children fight over simple matters and this happens if the parents do or not interfere but when parents set the rule and let the children follow, there will be (5)  _________conflicts.

THE LIFE OF COUNTRY VET

Don Strange, who works as a vet in northern England, leads a busy life. As well as having to treat pets which are unwell, he often visits farms where problems of (1) _________ kinds await him. He has lost

(2) _________of the number of times he has been called out at midnight to give advice to a farmer with sick sheep or cows.

Recently, a television company chose Don as the subject of a documentary program it was making about the life of a country vet. The program showed the difficult situations Don faces every day such as helping a cow to give birth or winning the trust of an aggressive dog (3) _________needs an injection. Not all of Don’s patients are domestic animals, (4) _________ , and in the program people saw him helping an owl which had a damaged wing. It also showed Don holding a meeting with villagers concerned about the damage a new road might do to their (5) _________environment.

Read the following passage and circle one letter to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

* Passage 1

The groom usually traveled to the house of the bride for the ceremony, then stayed there for three days (1)________taking his new bride to his family’s home. The actual ceremony involved many small rituals, with many bows and symbolic gestures. The (2) ________were expected to control their emotions and remain somber.

(3) ________Koreans have kept several aspects of the traditional ceremony, most modern ceremonies resemble Western marriage ceremonies more than (4)       ________Korean ones. However, many folk villages and museums across the country regularly perform ceremonies to (5) ________the traditions alive