BÀI 14. Fill each blank with a suitable word in the box.

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Cyberbullying is the (1) of technology to annoy, threaten, embarrass or target (2) person. Online threats and aggressive, or rude texts, posts, or messages all count. So does (3) personal information, pictures, or videos designed to hurt or embarrass someone else. (4) comments often focus on things like a person’s gender, religion race, or physical differences.

Online bullying can be particularly damaging and upsetting (5) it is usually anonymous or (6) to find. People can suffer (7) a 24/7 basis – every time they (8) their cellphone or computer.

The first thing (9) to solve the problem is to tell an adult you trust. You also can talk to your school counselor or a trusted teacher or family member. Ignoring bullies is the best way to take away their power, but it isn’t always easy to do – in the real world (10) online.

Fill in each blank with the suitable form of the word given.

1. Scientists are interested in the ____________ life on Mars. (possible)

2. We can use face ___________ to identify people. (recognise)

3. When we communicate using technology, it is called digital _____________. (communicate)

4. The Internet ___________ is slow here, so we can't get in the chat room. (connect)

5. Do you think this _________ machine will be cheaper in the future? (translate)

IV. READING (3 marks)

     A. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box (1 mark)

volunteer              to                with            since            helping

In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer.

According ______(1) US government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does

___________(2) work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and _________(3) one another __________(4) the early days of the country

    B. Read the passage and answer the questions. (2 marks)

Headache is a very common disease in the USA. Every year, about fifty million people have to go to the doctor because of headache. The symptoms of a headache are various. People can see black dots or bright spots in front of their eyes. They may also have pains only on one side of the head. Sometimes when the pain goes away, the head is sore. People have headaches when they work too hard or they are too nervous about something. Medicine can help cure the disease but people usually have to do more than taking tablets. They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their lifestyle or simply by going to bed.

*Questions:

1. Why is headache a common disease in the USA ?_______________________________

2. What can people see when they have headaches ? _______________________________

3.Can people have pains on only one side of the head ? ____________________________

4. How can they prevent headaches ?____________________________________________

IV. Fill each blank with one suitable word to complete the passage below (2pts)

New Year is one of four important traditional (1)…………….in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to parites. At twelve o’clock (2)…………..night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (3)…..………their  friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually (4) ……………a long time. Some people don’t go home (5)……………..morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday children (6) …………….as wiches, ghosts or other characters. Most of the childen go (7)……………..house to house and say “Trick or Treat” (8)…………..the people at the house do not give them candy, they children (9)……………….play a trick on them. But this (10)……………happens. Most people give them candy or fruit.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Fill each of the blank below with a suitable word from the reading passage.

A. unimportant

B. irrelevant

C. uninteresting

D. impossible

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Fill each of the blank below with a suitable word from the reading passage

A. unimportant

B. irrelevant

C. uninteresting

D. impossible

II. Read the following passage and fill each numbered blank with a suitable word:                            Making use of a library
If you wish to make the best use of a library, you (1) first of all know (2) the books are arranged on the (3). In some very small libraries (4) the books are arranged (5)
alphabetical order of the authors' surnames. In larger libraries, (6), the books are
arranged (7) systematically. They are usually divided into two main categories- fiction (novels and short stories) and non- fiction (all other books). When you know the (8) of a book, but not the author, and it is a novel or a book of short stories, you may be able to refer (9) title catalogue or card index if the library is equipped with one. Nonfiction books are usually arranged (10) to the subject matter.

Fill in each blank with one suitable word

Robots now have many uses. Many factories use robots to ..... lots of hard work quickly and without many mistakes. These ..... 'industrial' robots. The military uses robots to find and get ruf of bombs. If a robot ......a mistake , the robot is damaged or destroyed, which is better ...... A person being killed. There are also robots that help at ........, to vacuum or cut grass, for example. Such robots must ....... about the area of work. There are two robots on Mars. Because it ...... a long time to send a signal from earth to mars, the robots do much on their work alone, ....... commands from earth. People still think of robots as having a shape ...... a person-two legs, two arms , and a head. ASIMO is one robot that is helping scientists learn ......... to design and program robots. It can walk, which is not easy to program.

Read the text and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. A birthday party is a celebration that occurs to (1) the birth of the person being honored. Birthday parties are celebrated in many cultures. While a child’s party is usually at home and consists (2) soft drinks and sweet food as (3) as some main courses, adults’ birthday (4) in Western countries often take (5) in bars or nightclubs where a range of alcoholic beverages are consumed. In Western culture, particularly in (6) United States, birthday parties are often accompanied by colorful decorations (7) as streamers and balloons. A birthday cake is often served with (8) that are to be blown out after a “birthday wish” has (9) made. While the birthday cake is brought to the table, the song “Happy Birthday to You“ is (10). Wealthy people or celebrities may hire an event management agency (11) a party service to organize a birthday party. The birthday cake has been integral part of the birthday tradition in Western culture (12) the middle of the 19th century. The cake, or sometimes a pastry or dessert, is served to a person on his or her birthday, and it is often decorated (13) small novelty candles, with the person’s name and a message of congratulations inscribed with icing. The phrase “Happy Birthday” did not appear on birthday cakes. Tradition holds that the person with the birthday may make a wish, (14) will come true if all the candles can be blown out in (15) breath