Exercise 3 GIẢI THÍCH LUÔN VÌ SAO CHỌN ĐÁP ÁN Ý GIÚP EM ĐƯỢC KHÔNG Ạ

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.

For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.

STARTING A BUSINESS

Nearly 450,000 businesses are started in Britain (0) every year. One third (1) _______ these stop trading during the first three years.

Starting a business is never easy (2) _______   so many things are outside your control. If you are thinking about working for yourself, you (3) _______   start by thinking about the qualities you need to (4) _______   business. Be hard with yourself. If you have a weakness, it is better to find out now (5) _______   than later when your business could be in danger. Ask yourself (6) _______   you are a good organizer. Is your health (7) _______?  Are you good (8) _______   making decision? Do you have any practical experience of the business you want to start? Are you prepared to work long hours for every (9) _______   money? If you can’t (10) _______    yes to most of these questions perhaps you should think again about starting up in business on your own.

Exercise 3 điền và giải thích hộ em với ạ

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.

For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.

A WELSH FESTIVAL

Wales has a (0) population  of about three million. English is the main language and only 20 %speak both Welsh and English. Every year (1) ________ August there is a Welsh speaking festival. It (2)________ place in a different town each year so everyone has the chance for it to be near them. Local people (3) ________year making plans for when the festival will be in (4)__________ town. Each festival is (5) __________ by about 160,000 people. They travel not only from nearby towns and villages (6) ________ also from the rest of British Isles and (7) ___________ from abroad. There are concerts, plays and (8) ________ to find the best singers, poets, writers, and so on. Shops sell Welsh music, books, pictures and clothes as (9) ________food and drink. The festival provides a chance for Welsh-speaking people to be together for a whole week, with (10) _________Welsh language around them.

Exercise 3

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.

For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.

SAMUEL PEPYS

The most famous diary (0) in English was written by Samuel Pepys. It gives a detailed and interesting (1) _________   of everyday life in England (2) _________ 1660 and 1669. Peps write about important news stories of the time, like disease, an enemy navy (3) _________  up the River Thames and the Great Fire of London.

He also writes about himself, even about his (4) _________   he often slept during church or (5) _________   at the pretty girls. He describes his home life – a (6) _________   with his wife and how they became friends again, his worry about her illness. As well as books, he liked music, the theatre, card (7) _________   , and parties with good food and (8) _________   of fun. Pepys was a busy man who had many important (9) _________   he was a Member of Parliament and President of Royal Society. He is also (10) _________  for his work for the British navy.

Exercise 3

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.

For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.

LITTLE CAT, LITTLE CAT, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

When Bo the cat (0) decided to explore a furniture van, she had a bigger adventure than she expected. She was discovered (1) __________  the driver, after he had completed a (2) __________  of over 500 kilometers. It was (3) __________ end of a long day. The driver and the cat were both hungry! He gave some milk and started making enquiries. He telephoned his last (4) __________ they had not lost a cat. It was getting late, so he took Bo home for the night and (5) __________ morning delivered her to animal hospital.

The cat’s owner (6) __________ done some detective some work too. After (7) __________ everywhere for the cat, he suddenly remembered the furniture van (8) __________ had made a delivery to a neighbor. Fortunately, he (9) __________ the name of the company. He called their office and in a short time Bo was (10) __________ safely.

I. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.

For each question, mark the correct letter A. B, C or D on your answer sheet.

                                                                                    CHOCOLATE

When the Spanish explorer Cortez reached Mexico in the sixteenth century, he found the people there using a drink they (56) ........... chocolate. It tasted quite strong (57) ........... it had pepper in it. To (58) ........... it tastes better, the Spanish added sugar to it. When chocolate first came to Europe in the seventeenth century, people started to drink it with milk, (59) ........... of water. Nowadays, tones of chocolate and cocoa are (60) ........... to factories, where they are turned (61) ........... any popular sweets and cakes.

(62) ........... chocolate and cocoa come from the fruit of the cacao tree. Cacao trees (63) ...........       only be grown in hot countries, as they need a warm climate. Cacao is an American plant, (64) ........... still grows wild in the northern part of South America. Countries in Central and South America were the first to grow it, but today Africa (65) ........... the world with the most chocolate.

Read the text below and choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) for each space. Write your answer on the answer sheet. (2.5 points)

SHARKS

Sharks are some of the most frightening creatures in our oceans. They are well prepared for feeding under water because they can (1) _____ very well, and they can also (2) _____ movement through special lines on the sides of their bodies. These make sharks very (3) _____ for smaller sea creatures that become their food.

Although sharks are similar (4) _____ other fish in a number of ways, their bodies are different. For example, unlike other fish, most sharks (5) _____ to swim all the time in order to breathe and stay alive, (6) _____ they hardly sleep at all. Also, if sharks are turned over on their backs, the can stop moving (7) _____ . This is a very useful technique for reasearchers (8) _____ are often required to (9) _____ sharks. It allows them to (10) _____ out more about these fascinating creatures.

1. A. watch B. look C. notice D. see

2. A. touch B. feel C. know D. catch

3. A. dangerous B. difficult C. serious D. important

4. A. with B. from C. to D. of

5. A. ought B. need C. must D. should

6. A. so B. as C. but D. or

7. A. perfectly B. finally C. fully D. completely

8. A. which B. who C. what D. whose

9. A. sort B. care C. deal D. handle

10. A. discover B. search C. find D. study

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

The word “foothold” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ……….

A. a hole in a rock to support your feet

B. achievements at work

C. a strong position at work

D. supporting when climbing

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
                    KITESURFER MAKES CHANNEL CROSSING

Andy Ward, a kitesurfer from Dorset in the UK, has recently what is thought to be the first crossing from the Channel Islands to the coast of England.
The 70-mile journey (9) .............. almost six hours but a delighted Mr. Ward (10) .............. that he thought it was ‘all over’ on a few (11) ..............
He says, “There were difficulties from the start. First I couldn’t leave the beach (12) .............. the wind wasn’t strong enough. When I (13) .............. finally get off the beach I worked hard but only managed to travel three or four miles in (14) .............. first hour. Then the kite fell into the water and it was (15)
.............. before I could get it up into the air again.”
Andy has been kitesurfing for (16) .............. three years. During the crossing, he was accompanied (17) .............. a support boat and had a land-based team following his (18) .............. to the English coast.

9. A. used              B. took                  C. spent              D. needed
10. A. told              B. blamed             C. spoke             D. admitted
11. A. minutes        B. occasions        C. moments        D. periods
12. A. although       B. unless             C. because         D. though
13. A. was              B. had                  C. will                  D. did
14. A. that               B. those               C. this                 D. these
15. A. times            B. lots                   C. ages              D. loads
16. A. even             B. only                  C. always           D. ever
17. A. by                 B. with                  C. at                   D. beside

18. A. travel            B. movement       C. departure       D. progress