Tổng hợp bài điền từ vào chỗ trống môn Tiếng Anh - Ôn thi Đại học năm học 2015-2016

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CLOZE TEST 
Passage 1 
Nowadays, we are all aware of the fact that we (1) ______ be eating a healthy diet. We get 
advice from (2) ______; TV, radio, magazines, books, videos and the Internet as well (3) ______ 
friends, colleagues and family. Well, if you find all this advice a little confusing, then there is now 
a much simpler solution, dieting by colour. The colour Diet is (4) ______ on the theory that the 
natural colour of food reflects (5) ______ nutritional content. For example green food (6) ______ 
as broccoli, spinach and lettuce (7) ______ high levels of beta carotene and glucose. These help 
reduce the risk of cancer, are a good source of iron asnd act as powerful antioxidants, while yellow 
foods like bananas, corn and lemons have potassium and vitamin C which can reduce the pain of 
arthritis, reduce stress and be a good source (8) ______ energy. The principles of the colour diet 
are very easy to follow. Make sure that each metal contains a (9) ______ of colours, and you will 
be eating a balanced, healthy diet. But remember, the colours have to be natural. Eating a packet of 
Smarties a day will not give you anything (10) ______ toothache. 
1. A. will B. need C. ought D. should 
2. A. anywhere B. somewhere C. evrywhere D. elsewhere 
3. A. as B. by C. from D. to 
4. A. fixed B. based C. written D. formed 
5. A. its B. his C. her D. their 
6. A. like B. such C. similar D. including 
7. A. add B. own C. need D. contain 
8. A. in B. to C. of D. for 
9. A. variety B. minimum C. blend D. pattern 
10. A. from B. but C. apart D. except 
Passage 2 
On December 4, 1872, Captain David Morehouse spotted another ship. It was sailing 
without direction, (1) ______ he approached it in (2) ______ to offer help. (3) ______, when he 
reached the ship he found that it (4) ______ been abandoned. (5) ______ evrything was soaked 
with seawater, Captain Morehouse managed to sail it to Gibraltar. The name of the ship was Mary 
Celeste and what happened to the crew remains a mystery. The ship's cargo consisted of industrial 
alcohol and, according to one theory, this (6) ______ have started to leak. (7) ______ that the ship 
was about to go up in flames, the captain (8) _____ have ordered everyone into the lifeboat, (9) 
______ then became separated from the ship. However, it is unlikely that we will ever find (10) 
______ the truth. 
1. A. so B. since C. but D. because 
2. A. purpose B. intention C. order D. aim 
3. A. Therefore B. However C. Next D. As a result 
4. A. has B. was C. were D. had 
5. A. Despite B. However C. Although D. Because 
6. A. an B. may C. can't D. will 
7. A. Believed B. Believe C. Believing D. Belief 
8. A. might B. can C. ought D. should 
9. A. that B. which C. who D. where 
10. A. off B. on C. in D. out 
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Passage 3 
BETTE NESMITH GRAHAM - A WOMAN IN BUSINESS 
Bette Nesmith Graham had always wanted to be an artist, but in the 1940s, she was a (1) 
______ mother with a child to (2) ______. She learned typing and found work as a secretary. She 
was an efficient employee who was (3) ______ of her work and tried to find a better way to correct 
typing. She remembered that artists painted over their mistakes, so why not typists? 
With this idea in (4) ______, Graham put paint, the same colour as the office stationary, 
into a bottle and took her brush to work. She used this to correct her typing mistakes and her boss 
never (5) ______. Soon everyone in the office was using it. 
In 1956, Graham started the Mistake Out Company from her home. Her kitchen (6)______ 
a laboratory in which she mixed up an improved product (7) ______ her food mixer. Although she 
worked (8) ______ hours, she made little money. Then, one day she made a mistake at work that 
she couldn't correct, and her boss sacked her. She now had the time to (9) ______ to selling Liquid 
Paper, and the business boomed. By 1967, it was a million-dollar (10) ______. 
1. A. single B. lonely C. alone D. solitary 
2. A. carry B. support C. provide D. maintain 
3. A. pleased B. arrogant C. boastful D. proud 
4. A. heart B. mind C. head D. thought 
5. A. found B. understood C. realised D. recognised 
6. A. became B. converted C. turned D. developed 
7. A. into B. by C. with D. through 
8. A. large B. long C. great D. slow 
9. A. pass B. spend C. invest D. devote 
10. A. work B. production C. business D. trade 
Passage 4 
THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY 
Would you like a job where you could eat chocolate (1) ______ day? Well, such a job does 
exist! Did you know that most chocolate factory (2) ______ chocolate tasters? Their job is to taste 
the chocolate while it is being (3) ______ and say if it is too sweet or too bitter. You have to be 
very good at tasting different (4) ______ and you have to comment on (5) ______ the chocolate 
feels as well. Is it smooth or crunchy? Unfortunately, you can't just go along and say you like 
chocolate - that, I'm afraid, is not enough! Most chocolate tasters have a degree (6) ______ food 
technology and you will not be able to work (7) ______ you have had lots of training. Then you 
have to go through several (8) ___ before you can be selected. If you think you would be good at 
chocolate tasting then try to develop your taste buds by tasting different chocolate (9) ______ 
blindfold. See if you can tell what type of chocolate it is. If you get a job like this, you will not be 
well-paid but most tasters enjoy thier job so much that (10) ______ is not very important. 
1. A. whole B. all C. entire D. each 
2. A. employ B. use C. utilize D. rent 
3. A. carried out B. done C. made D. fabricated 
4. A. scents B. odours C. smells D. flavours 
5. A. what B. why C. how D. if 
6. A. of B. about C. on D. in 
7. A. when B. until C. although D. after 
8. A. experiments B. trials C. tests D. exams 
9. A. bars B. sticks C. rods D. pieces 
10. A. income B. payment C. wage D. pay 
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Passage 5 
GREENPEACE 
Greenpeace is an independent organization that campaigns to protect the environment. It 
has approximately 4.5 million members worldwide in 158 countries, 300.000 of these in the 
United Kingdom. (1) ______ in North America in 1971, it has since opened offices round the 
world. As (2) ______ as its campaigning (3) ______, it also has a charitable trust which (4) 
______ scientific research and (5) ______ educational projects on environmental issues. 
Greenpeace (6) ______ in non-violent direct action. Activists (7) _______ public attention to 
serious threats to the environment. (8) ______ issues on which the organization is campaigning 
include the atmosphere (globe warming), the (9) ______ of the rainforests and toxic (10) 
______ being emitted from factories. 
1. A. Built B. Produced C. Invented D. Formed 
2. A. long B. well C. good D. far 
3. A. work B. job C. occupation D. position 
4. A. pays B. funds C. rewards D. earns 
5. A. undertakes B. engages C. commits D. enters 
6. A. accepts B. believes C. holds D. depends 
7. A. get B. pay C. draw D. take 
8. A. Current B. Recent C. Immediate D. Next 
9. A. ruin B. extinction C. destruction D. downfall 
10. A. leftovers B. litter C. rubbish D. waste 
Passage 6 
Can you imagine working on a writing project for seventeen years? J.K. Rowling first (1) 
______ up with the idea of Harry Potter in 1990 but it was not until 2007 that she finally 
completed the last book in the series. In 1990, of course, she had no idea how much Harry would 
take (2) ______ her life, or that she would end (3) ______ as a mutimillionaire. But (4) ______ 
then, the books have been translated into over 60 languages and also been made into films, each of 
which has been a (5) ______ with cinema audiences. It is not just J.K. Rowling's life which has 
been transformed. The same can be said of Daniel Radcliffe, the teenage actor who (6) ______ 
Harry Potter. Although he made his acting (7) ______ in 1999, it was in the role of Harry Potter 
that he found his route to (8) ______. The final film is expected to come out in 2010. By then 
Daniel will (9) ______ been acting in this role for ten years. And after seventeen years, has 
Rowling now (10)______ out of ideas? It seems not. She is currently writing two new books, one 
for adults and one for children, and is also planning to compile an encyclopaedia of the Harry 
Potter world. 
1. A. came B. went C. took D. brought 
2. A. out B. up C. over D. off 
3. A. in B. up C. down D. out 
4. A. after B. until C. for D. since 
5. A. blow B. knock C. hit D. smash 
6. A. plays B. performs C. shows D. makes 
7. A. debate B. debut C. debris D. debit 
8. A. stardom B. stardust C. starburst D. starlight 
9. A. has B. be C. have D. was 
10. A. taken B. come C. gone D. run 
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Passage 7 
THE PRICE OF FAME 
Charlotte Church looks like a normal teenager, but she is far from average. She has an 
amazing voice. Her fan stands in (1) ______ for hours to get tickets for her concerts, and she is 
often on television. Charlotte's singing (2) ______ began when she performed on a TV show at the 
age of 11. The head of a record company was so impressed by her voice that he (3) ______ her up 
on the spot. Her first album rose to number one in the charts. 
Charlotte still attends school in her home town when she can. (4) ______, she is often away 
on tour for weeks at a time. She doesn't miss out on lessons, though, because she takes her own 
tutor with her! She (5) ______ three hours every morning with him. Her exam results in all the (6) 
______ she studies are impressive. 
But how does she (7) ______ with this unusual way of life? She (8) ______ that she has the 
same friends as before. That may be true, but she can no longer go into town with then because 
everybody stops her in the street to ask for her (9) ______. It seems that, like most stars, she must 
learn to (10) ______ these restrictions and the lack of privacy. It's the price of fame. 
1. A. rows B. files C. ranks D. queues 
2. A. profession B. job C. career D. labour 
3. A. wrote B. signed C. made D. picked 
4. A. However B. While C. For D. Although 
5. A. takes B. spends C. utilises D. uses 
6. A. titles B. materials C. lessons D. subjects 
7. A. cope B. adjust C. bear D. tolerate 
8. A. denies B. refuses C. insists D. complains 
9. A. signature B. autograph C. sign D. writing 
10. A. look down on B. make do with C. run out of D. put up with 
Passage 8 
REGRETS 
Most of us are always forgetting impostant dates, (1) ______ from the lucky few who are 
blessed with a good memory or the (2) ______ to organize themselves so they don't forget 
important obligations. How many times have we all said, "I wish I had remembered!" How often 
have we (3) ______ people by failing to remember their birthdays or name days? 
Although they say it doesn't matter, we know, deep down, that we have hurt their (4) 
______. We can always try to make it (5) ______ to them next time but unfortunately the (6) 
______ has been done and our relationship with that person can never quite be the same again. 
On the other (7) ______, we sometimes do too much for someone else because we want to 
please them and then feel we have damaged our own interests in (8) ______ doing. When friends 
are involved we may find it difficult to say "no" when they ask us to (9)______ them a favour, but 
true frindship should mean that we can say "no" without risk (10) ______ the relationship. 
1. A. off B. except C. away D. apart 
2. A. capacity B. ability C. proficiency D. aptitude 
3. A. wounded B. hurt C. injured D. offended 
4. A. souls B. sentiments C. feelings D. emotions 
5. A. back B. up C. for D. again 
6. A. damage B. injuries C. detriments D. losses 
7. A. approach B. way C. methods D. hand 
8. A. so B. such C. thus D. that 
9. A. fetch B. make C. do D. bring 
10. A. for B. to C. towards D. with 
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Passage 9 
AIRPORT ROBBER GETS 20 YEARS 
The leader of a gang of thieves who stole 5 million pounds from a Belgian airport was 
yesterday (1) ______ to 20 years in prison. The High Court in Brussels heard that Ricky Cools, 
aged 35, had remained in the country after the robbery had taken (2) ______ because of his (3) 
______ of flying. The court was told that the gang had (4) ______ themselves as security guards in 
order to gain access to the airport and (5) ______ the crime. Once inside the ristricted area, they 
had (6) ______ a security vehicle, firing several warning (7) ______ from their automatic 
weapons. They then (8) ______ the cash and ran to a waiting light aircraft, which immediately left 
the country. Cools, however, preferred to walk through the airport terminal to the railway station. 
He was later (9) ______ on a train bound for Amsterdam, after he was recognised by police (10) 
______ closed circuit television at the station. 
1. A. convicted B. sentenced C. assigned D. persecuted 
2. A. part B. notice C. place D. off 
3. A. fright B. fear C. worry D. concern 
4. A. wrapped B. served C. uncovered D. disguised 
5. A. commit B. make C. stalk D. attend 
6. A. blackmailed B. attacked C. butgled D. smuggled 
7. A. shots B. bangs C. crashes D. blasts 
8. A. planted B. enveloped C. seized D. overtook 
9. A. hijacked B. prosecuted C. suspended D. detained 
10. A. looking B. seeing C. watching D. viewing 
Passage 10 
HAIR-RAISING FACTS 
Panic is rising (1) ______ hair stylists in Denmark. Some of those who often colour, perm 
or highlight hair - 125 stylists in all - are complaining (2) ______ symptoms which may indicate 
brain damage. Authorities have been forced to investigate, and it appears that many stylists are (3) 
______ from memory loss, nausea and frequent headaches. The reason is that the chemicals (4) 
______ produce harmful fumes. The hairdressers' unions are funding investigations into the 
problem. However, scientists are (5) ______ because the quantity of chemicals used is not enough 
to be harmful. Many stylists are now worried, so Denmark has (6) ______ strict regulations. 
Manufacturers must now list all the chemicals contained in the products. (7) ______ ventilation 
must be provided in hairdressing salons and clients will wear a special perm-helmet, (8) ______ 
the fumes away from stylist. All of Europe will have to (9) ______ these new regulations. At the 
moment, everything is still at the committee stage, but soon the revolutionary perm-helmet will be 
worn in all salons. Final decisions will be (10) ______ when hairdressers' unions meet in Brussels 
to discuss the problem. 
1. A. in B. among C. between D. at 
2. A. from B. about C. of D. because 
3. A. experiencing B. suffering C. impaired D. injured 
4. A. operated B. consumed C. used D. exploited 
5. A. sceptical B. thoughtful C. doubtful D. scornful 
6. A. initiated B. launched C. passed D. introduced 
7. A. Abundant B. Ample C. Surplus D. Plenty 
8. A. directing B. leading C. turning D. guiding 
9. A. apply to B. follow C. comply with D. fulfil 
10. A. introduced B. done C. given D. made 
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Passage 11 
 Our family has got many books. All the (1) __ of our family buy books and read them. 
My mother says that books help us in self-education. In ancient times books (2) _ written by 
hand. It was difficult to write a book (3) __ a pen. Then printing came into our life. Printing 
played an important (4) ___ in the development of literature and culture. Now there are a lot of 
books in the shops, there are many books in our flats. But it is difficult to buy all books (5)_ _ we 
want to read. That’s why we get books in public libraries. There are some problems in our life and 
sometimes it is difficult to (6) __ them. I think that books can help us. 
 Last year I read a very interesting book “An American Tragedy” by Theodore 
Dreiser. This novel was (7) ___ at the beginning of the 20th century. The novel (8) __ the 
tragic fate of a boy and a girl, Clyde and Roberta (9) __ name. It is a sad story. This novel was 
written many years ago, but it is (10) _ nowadays. Books must be our friends during our life. 
 1. A. members B. partners C. groups D. relates 
 2. A. are B. were C. have D. had 
 3. A. in B. by C. with D. at 
 4. A. step B. stage C. chain D. role 
 5. A. who B. which C. when D. where 
 6. A. deal B. imagine C. create D. solve 
 7. A. published B. presented C. opened D. constructed 
 8. A. writes B. prescribes C. describes D. mentions 
 9. A. on B. by C. of D. with 
 10. A. amazing B. favorite C. popular D. worth 
Passage 12 
 Desert biomes are the (1) ______ of all the biomes. In fact, the most important 
characteristic of a desert is that it receives very little (2) ______. Most deserts receive less than 
300 mm a year compared (3) ______ rainforests, which receive over 2,000 mm. That means that 
the desert only gets 10 percent of the rain that a rainforest gets! The temperature in the desert can 
(4) ______ drastically from day to night because the air is (5) ______ dry that heat escapes rapidly 
at night. The daytime temperature averages 38°C (6) ______ in some deserts it can get down to -
4°C at night. The temperature also varies greatly depending on the (7) ______ of the desert. 
 Since desert conditions are so severe, the plants that live there need to have (8) ______ to 
compensate for the lack of water. Some plants, such as cacti, (9) ______ water in their stems and 
use it very slowly, while others like bushes conserve water by growing few leaves or by having 
large root systems to gather water or few leaves. Some desert plant species have a short life cycle 
of a few weeks that (10) ______ only during periods of rain. 
 1. A. coldest B. hottest C. driest D. wettest 
 2. A. rain B. rainfall C. raindrop D. raincoat 
 3. A. with B. for C. about D. in 
 4. A. change B. exchange C. transform D. transfer 
 5. A. such as B. such C. so much D. so 
 6. A. when B. while C. as D. because 
 7. A. part B. region C. area D. location 
 8. A. adaptations B. agreements C. accepts D. achievements 
 9. A. place B. put C. store D. hold 
 10. A. spend B. take C. last D. experience 
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Passage 13 
 On the evening of February 3rd people in Japanese families (1)_____ one dried bean for 
each year of their age and throw the beans on the floor, shouting “Good luck in! Evil spirits out!” 
This is (2)_____ as “Setsubun”, a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring. 
 Before the Chinese New Year, many Chinese families burn the picture (3)_____ their 
kitchen god, Tsao Chen, to bring good luck. When New Year’s Day (4)_____, they put a new 
picture of Tsao Chen on the wall. 
 When American women get (5)_____, they sometimes follow an old custom in choosing 
what (6)_____ on their wedding day. The custom says the bride must wear “something old, 
something new, something borrowed, and something blue.” This is to bring good luck. 
 Before Lent (a time on the Christian calendar), the people of Ponti in Italy, eat an omelet 
(7)_____ with 1000 eggs. People cannot eat meat or dairy products during Lent, so they try (8) 
_____ these things before Lent begins. 
 When winter ends in Czechoslovakia, children make a straw man called “Smrt”, (9) _____ 
is a figure of death. Then they burn it or throw it in the river. After they destroy it, they carry 
flowers home (10) _____ the arrival of spring. 
 1. A. takes B. took C. take D. taking 
 2. A. know B. knows C. knowing D. known 
 3. A. of B. in C. on D. at 
 4. A. come B. comes C. came D. coming 
 5. A. marry B. marries C. married D. marrying 
 6. A. to wear B. wear C. wears D. wearing 
 7. A. make B. making C. to make D. made 
 8. A. use up B. to use up C. using up D. used up 
 9. A. that B. who C. which D. it 
 10. A. show B. showing C. showed D. to show 
Passage 14 
A lot of people like to play their records as loudly as possible. The (1) ______ is that the 
rest of the family and the neighbours often complain (2) ______ they don't like the music. One (3) 
______ to this problem is to wear headphones, but headphones are usually uncomfortable. An 
armchair which has a record-player system built into it has just been (4) ______ by a British 
engineer, Stephen Court. The armchair looks like an ordinary armchair with a high back. However, 
each of the two sides of the chair has three loudspeakers inside to reproduce middle and high 
sounds. Low sounds are reproduced by a pair of loudspeakers in a hollow (5) ______ under the 
seat. Anyone who sits in the chair hears sounds coming from all round his/her head. Because we 
cannot tell the exact (6) ______ from which low sounds come, it doesn't (7) ______ that they come 
from underneath or behind. It is the higher sounds coming from the side of the chair that create a 
stereo effect. These sounds travel only a few inches to reach the listener's ears. (8) ______, it takes 
only a little power to make the music sound very loud. Only a small amount of sound leaks out 
from behind the chair into the room to (9) ______ others. Most of the sound is (10) ______ by the 
listener. 
 1. A. conclusion B. impact C. sequence D. result 
 2. A. if B. for C. lest D. since 
 3. A. way B. solution C. conclusion D. settlement 
 4. A. drawn B. discovered C. imagined D. designed 
 5. A. hole B. set C. location D. space 
 6. A. destination B. reason C. source D. departure 
 7. A. care B. make sense C. matter D. mean 
 8. A. Surprisingly B. Strangely C. Consequently D. Eventually 
 9. A. disappoint B. dismiss C. deter D. disturb 
 10. A. integrated B. absorbed C. admitted D. accommodated 
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