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ĐỀ THI KSCL ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA LỚP 10 - LẦN 1
NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài 60 phút không kể thời gian giao đề.
Họ và tên thí sinh: ..Số báo danh: ....
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions 
Question 1: I ________ very well with my roommate now. We never have arguments. 
A. carry on	 B. go on	 C. put on	 D. get on 
Question 2: Can you tell me who is responsible _____________ checking passports are? 
A. to 	B. in 	C. for 	D. about 
Question 3: Becoming an adult and setting up ______ is no longer means the same thing. 
A. household 	B. housework	 C. housing	 D. housemate
Question 4: The preparation_________ by the time the guest_________ 
A. have finished- arrived 	B. had been finished- arrived 
C. had finished-were arriving	D. have been finished- were arrived 
Question 5: Eugenie Clark has a wide __________ about cultures of many countries in the world 
A. known 	B. knowing 	C. knowledge	 D. know 
Question 6: While everybody else in our class prefers working in groups, Mina likes working__________ .
A. on herself 	B. on her own	 C. of her own 	D. in herself 
Question 7: Football is thought ___________ in the world. 
A. to have played the most popular sport 	B. to be the most popular sport 
C. to play the most popular sport 	D. to have been the most popular sport 
Question 8: The number of unemployed people __________ recently. 
A. is increasing 	B. has increased	 C. have increased 	D. increase 
Question 9: I believe that he was concerned __________ all those matters which his wife mentioned. 
A. upon	 B. over 	C. above 	D. with 
Question 10 How much is this car? – 1500,000 dollars. You can pay for it by __________. 
A. installments	B. cash 	C. credit	D. hire purchase 
Question 11: The mother told her son _______ so impolitely 
A. didn't behave 	B. to behave 	C. not behave 	D. not to behave 
Question 12: Jack asked his sister ______. 
A. where would she go the following day	 B. where you will go tomorrow 
C. where you have gone tomorrow 	 D. where she would go the following day 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 13: A. consider 	B . marriage	C. maintain 	D. believe 
Question 14: A. mischievous 	B. obedient 	C. decision 	D. responsible 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the word(s) in bold in the following questions. 
Question 15: Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly. 
A. arrive	 B. encounter 	C. happen 	D. clean 
Question 16: It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated.
A. significant 	 B. unclear 	C. evident	 D. frank 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. 
Question 17: - Peter: “Could you fill it up, please? - Ivan: “________________” 
A. Where? Of course not.	 B. Not at all. I’ll fill the oil for you. 
C. Sure. Shall I check the oil as well?	 D. Certainly. My job is to fill in the application. 
Question 18: - Linda: “What kinds of music do you like, Mary?” 	- Mary: “___________________” 
A. You really guess so. 	B. Well, I guess I’m really into jazz. 
C. Hmm, no, I don’t really like Westerns.	 D. Concert 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 
Question 19: She asked why did Mathew look so embarrassed when he saw Carole. 
 A 	B	 C 	 D 
Question 20: If a student takes a course on Computer Science, it will take him four years doing the course. A 	B 	 C 	 D 
Question 21: The British national anthem, calling “ God Save the Queen”, was a traditional song in the 18th century. 
 A	 B 	 C 	D 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. 
KEEPING YOUR DISTANCE
Personal space is a term that refers (22) _______ the distance we like to keep between ourselves and other people. When (23) _______ we do not know well gets too close we usually begin to feel uncomfortable. If a business colleague comes closer than 1.2 meters, the most common response is to move (24) _______. Some interesting (25) _______ have been done in libraries. If strangers come too close, many people get up and leave the building; others use different methods such as turning their back on the intruder. Living in cities has made people develop new skills for dealing with situations where they are very close to strangers. Most people on crowded trains try not to look at strangers; they avoid skin contact, and apologize if hands touch by mistake. People use newspapers (26) _______ a barrier between themselves and other people, and if they do not have one, they stare into the distance, making sure they are not looking into anyone’s eyes. 
Question 22: A. to 	B. about 	C. from	 D. for 
Question 23: A. people 	B. anyone 	C. someone 	 D. nobody 
Question 24: A. up 	B. away 	C. on	 D. in 
Question 25: A. studies	 B. questionnaires 	C. research	 D. survey
Question 26: A. like	 B. alike 	C. as 	 D. such as 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word(s) in bold in the following questions
Question 27: She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans. 
A. divorced 	B. separated 	C. single 	D. married 
Question 28: In Western culture, it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation. 
A. irresponsible 	B. discourteous 	C. insecure 	D. informal 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 
Question 29: A. partnership 	B. party 	C. participate 	D. particular 
Question 30: A. concern	B. concentrate 	C. contented 	D. continue
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 
Question 31: Mary wears high heels to look taller.
A. So that to look taller, Mary wears high heels.	B. In order to look taller, Mary wears high heels.
C. Mary wants high heels to make her taller. 	D. Mary buys high heels to look taller.
Question 32: He was able to finish his book. It was because his wife helped him. 
A. If only he had been able to finish his book. 
B. If it weren’t for his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book. 
C. Without his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book. 
D. But for his wife’s help, he couldn’t finish his book. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 
Question 33: You can stay in the flat for free as long as you pay the bills. 
A. Provided you pay the bills, you can stay in the flat for free. 
B. Whether you pay the bills or stay in the flat, it is free. 
C. Without the bills paid, you can stay in the free flat. 
D. Unless the flat is free of bills, you cannot stay in it. 
Question 34: They believe a single gunman carried out the attack. 
A. A single gunman is believed to have carried out the attack 
B. The attack’s is believed to have carried out a single gunman 
C. It is believed to be carried out the attack by a single gunman. 
D. It is believed that the attack has been carried out by a single gunman. 
Question 35: "I'm sorry. I didn’t do the homework." said the boy. 
A. The boy said that he was sorry and he wouldn’t do the homework. 
B. The boy denied not doing the homework. 	
C. The boy refused to do the homework. 	
D. The boy admitted not doing the homework. 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions below. 
Scientists do not yet thoroughly understand just how the body of an individual becomes sensitive to a substance that is harmless or even wholesome for the average person. Milk, wheat, and egg, for example, rank among the most healthful and widely used foods. Yet these foods can cause persons sensitive to them to suffer greatly. At first, the body of the individual is not harmed by coming into contact with the substance. After a varying interval of time, usually longer than a few weeks, the body becomes sensitive to it, and an allergy has begun to develop. Sometimes it's hard to figure out if you have a food allergy, since it can show up so many different ways. Your symptoms could be caused by many other problems. You may have rashes, hives, joint pains mimicking arthritis, headaches, irritability, or depression. The most common food allergies are to milk, eggs, seafood, wheat, nuts, seeds, chocolate, oranges, and tomatoes. Many of these allergies will not develop if these foods are not fed to an infant until her or his intestines mature at around seven months. Breast milk also tends to be protective. Migraines can be set off by foods containing tyramine, phenathylamine, monosodium glutamate, or sodium nitrate. Common foods which contain these are chocolate, aged cheeses, sour cream, red wine, pickled herring, chicken livers, avocados, ripe bananas, cured meats, many Oriental and prepared foods (read the labels!). Some people have been successful in treating their migraines with supplements of B-vitamins, particularly B6 and niacin. Children who are hyperactive may benefit from eliminating food additives, especially colorings, and foods high in salicylates from their diets. A few of these are almonds, green peppers, peaches, tea, grapes. This is the diet made popular by Benjamin Feingold, who has written the book “Why your Child is Hyperactive”. Other researchers have had mixed results when testing whether the diet is effective.
Question 36: . The topic of this passage is _______________. 
A. food and nutrition 	B. reactions to foods 	 C. infants and allergies D. a good diet 
Question 37: .According to the passage, the difficulty in diagnosing allergies to foods is due to ___________. 
A. the vast number of different foods we eat 	
 B. lack of a proper treatment plan 
C. the similarity of symptoms of the allergy to other problems 
D. the use of prepared formula to feed babies 
Question 38: The word "symptoms" is closest in meaning to ___________. 
A. indications 	B. diet 	C. diagnosis 	D. prescriptions 
Question 39: The phrase "set off" is closest in meaning to ___________. 
A. relieved 	B. identified 	C. avoided 	D. triggered 
Question 40: What can be inferred about babies from this passage? 
A. They can eat almost anything. 	
B. They should have a carefully restricted diet as infants. 
C. They gain little benefit from being breast fed. 	
D. They may become hyperactive if fed solid food too early. 
Question 41: The word "hyperactive" is closest in meaning to ___________. 
A. overly active 	 B. unusually low activity C. excited 	D. inquisitive 
Question 42: The author states that the reason that infants need to avoid certain foods related to allergies has to do with the infant's ___________. 
A. lack of teeth	B. poor metabolism
C. underdeveloped intestinal tract	D. inability to swallow solid foods
Question 43: Which of the following was a suggested treatment for migraines in the passage?
A. Eating more ripe bananas	B. Avoiding all Oriental foods
C. Getting Plenty of sodium nitrate	D. Using vitamin B in addition to a good diet
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions below. 
 FAMILY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES
Family life in the United States is changing. Fifty or sixty years ago, the wife was called a “housewife”. She cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children. The husband earned the money for the family. He was usually out working all day. He came home tired in the evening, so he did not do much housework. And he did not see the children very much, except on weekends. 
These days, however, more and more women work outside the home. They cannot stay with the children all day. They, too, come home tired in the evening. They do not want to spend the evening cooking dinner and cleaning up. They do not have time to clean the house and do the laundry. So who is going to do the housework now? Who is going to take care of the children? 
Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it. In these families, the husband and wife agree to do different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job. For example, the husband always cooks dinner and the wife always does the laundry. Or the wife cooks dinner on some nights and the husband cooks dinner on other nights.
Then there is the question of the children. In the past, many families got help with child care from grandparents. Now families usually do not live near their relatives. The grandparents are often too far away to help in a regular way. More often, parents have to pay for child care help. The help may be a babysitter or a day-care center. The problem with this kind of help is the high cost. It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well. 
Parents may get another kind of help from the companies they work for. Many companies now let people with children work part-time. That way, parents can spend more time with their children. Some husbands may even stop working for a while to stay with the children. For these men there is a new word: they are called “househusbands”. In the USA more and more men are becoming househusbands every year. 
These changes in the home mean changes in the family. Fathers can learn to understand their children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better. Husbands and wives may also find changes in their marriage. They, too, may have a better understanding of each other. 
Question 44: Sixty years ago, most women ____________ 
 A. went out to work	 	B. had no children 
 C. did not do much housework 	D. were housewives 
Question 45: Nowadays, there are __________. 
 	A. more women going out to work than before 
 B. more and more women staying with the children all day 
 	C. more work outside the home than before 
D. more housewives than before 
Question 46: The word “laundry” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___________ 
A. tidying up 	B. cooking and washing up 	C. washing and ironing	 D. shopping 
Question 47: It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that__________. 
A. grandparents can help care the children in a regular way 
B. couples with low-paid jobs can’t afford the cost of a babysitter or a day-care center 
C. all couples with jobs can pay for help from a babysitter or a day-care center 
D. in the past, grandparents did not help the couples with child care 
Question 48: The word “they” in paragraph 5 refers to _______________ 
A. husbands who stop working to stay with the children 
B. fathers who spend more time with their children 
C. parents who work part-time 	 
D. children who spend more time with fathers than mothers 
Question 49: The changes in the American home mentioned in this passage may ___________ 
A. help families 	B. not happen 
 C. cause problems for a marriage 	D. not change the children at all 
Question 50: This article is about ________ 
A. American men as househusbands 	B. housewives in America 
C. how more American women are working 	D. how family life in America is changing
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MÃ ĐỀ THI: 307
ĐỀ THI KSCL ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA LỚP 10 - LẦN 1
NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài 60 phút không kể thời gian giao đề.
Họ và tên thí sinh: .Số báo danh: ..
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 1: A. marriage 	B. consider 	C. maintain 	D. believe 
Question 2: A. obedient 	B. decision 	C. mischievous 	D. responsible 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions 
Question 3: While everybody else in our class prefers working in groups, Mina likes working__________ .
A. on herself 	B. on her own	 C. of her own 	D. in herself 
Question 4: Football is thought ___________ in the world. 
A. to have played the most popular sport 	B. to be the most popular sport 
C. to play the most popular sport 	D. to have been the most popular sport 
Question 5: The number of unemployed people __________ recently. 
A. is increasing 	B. has increased	 C. have increased 	D. increase 
Question 6: I believe that he was concerned __________ all those matters which his wife mentioned. 
A. upon	 B. over 	C. above 	D. with 
Question 7: I ________ very well with my roommate now. We never have arguments. 
A. carry on	 B. go on	 C. put on	 D. get on 
Question 8: Can you tell me who is responsible _____________ checking passports are? 
A. to 	B. in 	C. for 	D. about 
Question 9: Becoming an adult and setting up ______ is no longer means the same thing. 
A. household 	B. housework	 C. housing	 D. housemate
Question 10: The preparation_________ by the time the guest_________ 
A. have finished- arrived 	B. had been finished- arrived 
C. had finished-were arriving	D. have been finished- were arrived 
Question 11: How much is this car? – 1500,000 dollars. You can pay for it by __________. 
A. installments	B. cash 	C. credit	D. hire purchase 
Question 12: Jack asked his sister ______. 
A. where would she go the following day	 B. where you will go tomorrow 
C. where you have gone tomorrow 	 D. where she would go the following day 
Question 13: The mother told her son _______ so impolitely 
A. didn't behave 	B. to behave 	C. not behave 	D. not to behave 
Question 14: Eugenie Clark has a wide __________ about cultures of many countries in the world 
A. known 	B. knowing 	C. knowledge	 D. know 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the word(s) in bold in the following questions. 
Question 15: Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly. 
A. arrive	 B. encounter 	C. happen 	D. clean 
Question 16: It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated.
A. significant 	 B. unclear 	C. evident	 D. frank 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. 
Question 17: - Linda: “What kinds of music do you like, Mary?” 	- Mary: “___________________” 
A. You really guess so. 	B. Well, I guess I’m really into jazz. 
C. Hmm, no, I don’t really like Westerns.	 D. Concert 
Question 18: - Peter: “Could you fill it up, please? - Ivan: “________________” 
A. Where? Of course not.	 B. Not at all. I’ll fill the oil for you. 
C. Sure. Shall I check the oil as well?	 D. Certainly. My job is to fill in the application. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 
Question 19: A. partnership 	B. party 	C. participate 	D. particular 
Question 20: A. concern	B. concentrate 	C. contented 	D. continue
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 
Question 21: The British national anthem, calling “ God Save the Queen”, was a traditional song in the 18th century. 
 A	 B 	 C 	D 
Question 22: She asked why did Mathew look so embarrassed when he saw Carole. 
 A 	B	 C 	 D 
Question 23: If a student takes a course on Computer Science, it will take him four years doing the course. A 	B 	 C 	 D 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. 
KEEPING YOUR DISTANCE
Personal space is a term that refers (24) __________ the distance we like to keep between ourselves and other people. When (25) __________ we do not know well gets too close we usually begin to feel uncomfortable. If a business colleague comes closer than 1.2 meters, the most common response is to move (26) __________ . Some interesting (27) __________ have been done in libraries. If strangers come too close, many people get up and leave the building; others use different methods such as turning their back on the intruder. Living in cities has made people develop new skills for dealing with situations where they are very close to strangers. Most people on crowded trains try not to look at strangers; they avoid skin contact, and apologize if hands touch by mistake. People use newspapers (28) __________ a barrier between themselves and other people, and if they do not have one, they stare into the distance, making sure they are not looking into anyone’s eyes. 
Question 24: A. from 	B. about 	C. to 	D. for 
Question 25: A. people 	B. anyone 	C. someone 	D. nobody 
Question 26: A. up 	B. away 	C. on	 D. in 
Question 27: A. survey	 B. questionnaires 	C. research	 D. studies 
Question 28: A. like	 B. alike 	C. as 	 D. such as 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word(s) in bold in the following questions
Question 29: She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans. 
A. divorced 	B. separated 	C. single 	D. married 
Question 30: In Western culture, it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation. 
A. irresponsible 	B. discourteous 	C. insecure 	D. informal 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 
Question 31: He was able to finish his book. It was because his wife helped him. 
A. If only he had been able to finish his book. 
B. If it weren’t for his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book. 
C. Without his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book. 
D. But for his wife’s help, he couldn’t finish his book. 
Question 32: Mary wears high heels to look taller.
A. In order to look taller, Mary wears high heels.	B. So that to look taller, Mary wears high heels.
C. Mary wants high heels to make her taller. 	D. Mary buys high heels to look taller.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 
Question 33: They believe a single gunman carried out the attack. 
A. The attack’s is believed to have carried out a single gunman 
B. A single gunman is believed to have carried out the attack 
C. It is believed to be carried out the attack by a single gunman. 
D. It is believed that the attack has been carried out by a single gunman. 
Question 34: "I'm sorry. I didn’t do the homework." said the boy. 
A. The boy admitted not doing the homework. 
B. The boy said that he was sorry and he wouldn’t do the homework. 
C. The boy denied not doing the homework. 	D. The boy refused to do the homework. 
Question 35: You can stay in the flat for free as long as you pay the bills. 
A. Whether you pay the bills or stay in the flat, it is free. 
B. Without the bills paid, you can stay in the free flat. 
C. Unless the flat is free of bills, you cannot stay in it. 
D. Provided you pay the bills, you can stay in the flat for free. 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions below. 
 FAMILY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES
Family life in the United States is changing. Fifty or sixty years ago, the wife was called a “housewife”. She cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children. The husband earned the money for the family. He was usually out working all day. He came home tired in the evening, so he did not do much housework. And he did not see the children very much, except on weekends. 
These days, however, more and more women work outside the home. They cannot stay with the children all day. They, too, come home tired in the evening. They do not want to spend the evening cooking dinner and cleaning up. They do not have time to clean the house and do the laundry. So who is going to do the housework now? Who is going to take care of the children? 
Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it. In these families, the husband and wife agree to do different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job. For example, the husband always cooks dinner and the wife always does the laundry. Or the wife cooks dinner on some nights and the husband cooks dinner on other nights.
Then there is the question of the children. In the past, many families got help with child care from grandparents. Now families usually do not live near their relatives. The grandparents are often too far away to help in a regular way. More often, parents have to pay for child care help. The help may be a babysitter or a day-care center. The problem with this kind of help is the high cost. It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well. 
Parents may get another kind of help from the companies they work for. Many companies now let people with children work part-time. That way, parents can spend more time with their children. Some husbands may even stop working for a while to stay with the children. For these men there is a new word: they are called “househusbands”. In the USA more and more men are becoming househusbands every year. 
These changes in the home mean changes in the family. Fathers can learn to understand their children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better. Husbands and wives may also find changes in their marriage. They, too, may have a better understanding of each other. 
Question 36: Sixty years ago, most women ____________ 
 A. went out to work	 B. had no children C. did not do much housework D. were housewives 
Question 37: Nowadays, there are __________. 
 	A. more women going out to work than before 
B. more and more women staying with the children all day 
 	C. more work outside the home than before 	D. more housewives than before 
Question 38: The word “laundry” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___________ 
A. tidying up 	B. cooking and washing up 	C. washing and ironing	 D. shopping 
Question 39: It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that__________. 
A. in the past, grandparents did not help the couples with child care 
B. grandparents can help care the children in a regular way 
C. all couples with jobs can pay for help from a babysitter or a day-care center 
D. couples with low-paid jobs can’t afford the cost of a babysitter or a day-care center 
Question 40: The word “they” in paragraph 5 refers to _______________ 
A. husbands who stop working to stay with the children 
B. fathers who spend more time with their children 
C. parents who work part-time 	 
D. children who spend more time with fathers than mothers 
Question 41: The changes in the American home mentioned in this passage may ___________ 
A. help families 	B. not happen 
 C. cause problems for a marriage 	D. not change the children at all 
Question 42: This article is about ________ 
A. American men as househusbands 	B. housewives in America 
C. how more American women are working 	D. how family life in America is changing 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions below. 
Scientists do not yet thoroughly understand just how the body of an individual becomes sensitive to a substance that is harmless or even wholesome for the average person. Milk, wheat, and egg, for example, rank among the most healthful and widely used foods. Yet these foods can cause persons sensitive to them to suffer greatly. At first, the body of the individual is not harmed by coming into contact with the substance. After a varying interval of time, usually longer than a few weeks, the body becomes sensitive to it, and an allergy has begun to develop. Sometimes it's hard to figure out if you have a food allergy, since it can show up so many different ways. Your symptoms could be caused by many other problems. You may have rashes, hives, joint pains mimicking arthritis, headaches, irritability, or depression. The most common food allergies are to milk, eggs, seafood, wheat, nuts, seeds, chocolate, oranges, and tomatoes. Many of these allergies will not develop if these foods are not fed to an infant until her or his intestines mature at around seven months. Breast milk also tends to be protective. Migraines can be set off by foods containing tyramine, phenathylamine, monosodium glutamate, or sodium nitrate. Common foods which contain these are chocolate, aged cheeses, sour cream, red wine, pickled herring, chicken livers, avocados, ripe bananas, cured meats, many Oriental and prepared foods (read the labels!). Some people have been successful in treating their migraines with supplements of B-vitamins, particularly B6 and niacin. Children who are hyperactive may benefit from eliminating food additives, especially colorings, and foods high in salicylates from their diets. A few of these are almonds, green peppers, peaches, tea, grapes. This is the diet made popular by Benjamin Feingold, who has written the book “Why your Child is Hyperactive”. Other rese