* Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for each of the following gaps.
It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young, you know how important (1)…………………to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason, you often concentrate on just one sport with so (2) …………………enthusiasm that in the end, you can’t live
without it. The problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age, you have to study harder if you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport. This happens just when you are at the best (3) …………………for many
sports, such as gymnastics and swimming. By the time you finish all your studies you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on (4) …………………while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it (5) …………………to get a good job. Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair.
1. A. this is        B. you are          C. it is              D. things are
2. A. keen         B. many              C. great           D. much
3. A. stage        B. age                 C. period          D. time
4. A. training      B. making           C. exercise       D. sporting
5. A. impractical        B. impossible      C. unhealthy       D. unlikely

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word to complete the passage.

     " Do you like sports ? "   You can hear this question very often. Many people (1) .............. " yes, I do " , and (2)................ think about watching a game of football at a stadium, or (3) ................ TV while sitting in a comfortable armchair . But watching sport events and going in for sport (4)............two different things. Let's hope that you prefer the second.

     Sports hold (5) ........ important place in our life. When you (6) ........... to the radio early in the morning, you can always hear sports news. When you open a newspaper, you will always find (7) ........... about some games or other an article about your favourite kind of sports. Especially interesting stories are (8) ...........famous men and women in the world of sports, how they because champions and about (9) ................... plans for the future.

     Television programmes about (10) ................ are also very popular , and you can watch something interesting practically every day.

C – Read the following passage and fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.

Classes in literature are useful no matter what job you intend to have when you (1) _______ university. Books are about life. People who study literature learn the skill of reading carefully and understanding characters, situations, and relationships. This kind of understanding can be useful to teachers and business people alike. Literature classes also require a lot of writing, so they help students (2) _______ the skill of clear communication. Of course, a professional writer needs to have this skill, but it is an equally important skill for an engineer. Finally, reading literature helps develop an understanding of many different (3) _______ of view. Reading a novel by a Russian author, for (4) _______, will help a reader learn more about Russian culture. For anyone whose job may bring them into contact with Russian colleagues, this insight can help encourage better cross-cultural understanding. Studying literature is studying life, so it is (5) _______ to almost any job you can think of.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 17 to 21.

Sociologists have been carrying out research into the social pressures of being a teenager. Many adolescents are unhappy at school because they find it difficult to (17) ______ friends. This stress can bring on illness or result in poor grades. They may also worry about their appearance and often feel (18) ______enormous pressure to dress, talk and behave the same as (19) ______. This phenomenon is called peer pressure, and it is very common in today’s society. Advertising contributes a lot to the social pressures teenagers feel. Advertisers know how important it is to feel that you belong to a group when you are in your teens, so they try to persuade teenagers that certain products will make them (20) ______ with their classmates. Sadly, many teenagers act irresponsibly and even do dangerous things just to make others accept them. Peer pressure is often the reason for teenage smoking, drug (21) ______ or dangerous driving. Teenagers need to learn to say no to social pressure and to find friends who they can talk things over with when they have a problem

Điền ô 19

A. another 

B. others 

C. the other 

D. other 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 17 to 21.

Sociologists have been carrying out research into the social pressures of being a teenager. Many adolescents are unhappy at school because they find it difficult to (17) ______ friends. This stress can bring on illness or result in poor grades. They may also worry about their appearance and often feel (18) ______enormous pressure to dress, talk and behave the same as (19) ______. This phenomenon is called peer pressure, and it is very common in today’s society. Advertising contributes a lot to the social pressures teenagers feel. Advertisers know how important it is to feel that you belong to a group when you are in your teens, so they try to persuade teenagers that certain products will make them (20) ______ with their classmates. Sadly, many teenagers act irresponsibly and even do dangerous things just to make others accept them. Peer pressure is often the reason for teenage smoking, drug (21) ______ or dangerous driving. Teenagers need to learn to say no to social pressure and to find friends who they can talk things over with when they have a problem

Điền ô 18

A. under 

B. below 

C. in 

D. over 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 17 to 21.

Sociologists have been carrying out research into the social pressures of being a teenager. Many adolescents are unhappy at school because they find it difficult to (17) ______ friends. This stress can bring on illness or result in poor grades. They may also worry about their appearance and often feel (18) ______enormous pressure to dress, talk and behave the same as (19) ______. This phenomenon is called peer pressure, and it is very common in today’s society. Advertising contributes a lot to the social pressures teenagers feel. Advertisers know how important it is to feel that you belong to a group when you are in your teens, so they try to persuade teenagers that certain products will make them (20) ______ with their classmates. Sadly, many teenagers act irresponsibly and even do dangerous things just to make others accept them. Peer pressure is often the reason for teenage smoking, drug (21) ______ or dangerous driving. Teenagers need to learn to say no to social pressure and to find friends who they can talk things over with when they have a problem

Điền ô 21

A. overuse 

B. overdose 

C. addict 

D. abuse 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 17 to 21.

Sociologists have been carrying out research into the social pressures of being a teenager. Many adolescents are unhappy at school because they find it difficult to (17) ______ friends. This stress can bring on illness or result in poor grades. They may also worry about their appearance and often feel (18) ______enormous pressure to dress, talk and behave the same as (19) ______. This phenomenon is called peer pressure, and it is very common in today’s society. Advertising contributes a lot to the social pressures teenagers feel. Advertisers know how important it is to feel that you belong to a group when you are in your teens, so they try to persuade teenagers that certain products will make them (20) ______ with their classmates. Sadly, many teenagers act irresponsibly and even do dangerous things just to make others accept them. Peer pressure is often the reason for teenage smoking, drug (21) ______ or dangerous driving. Teenagers need to learn to say no to social pressure and to find friends who they can talk things over with when they have a problem

Điền ô 20

A. popular 

B. common 

C. favourite 

D. open 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 17 to 21.

Sociologists have been carrying out research into the social pressures of being a teenager. Many adolescents are unhappy at school because they find it difficult to (17) ______ friends. This stress can bring on illness or result in poor grades. They may also worry about their appearance and often feel (18) ______enormous pressure to dress, talk and behave the same as (19) ______. This phenomenon is called peer pressure, and it is very common in today’s society. Advertising contributes a lot to the social pressures teenagers feel. Advertisers know how important it is to feel that you belong to a group when you are in your teens, so they try to persuade teenagers that certain products will make them (20) ______ with their classmates. Sadly, many teenagers act irresponsibly and even do dangerous things just to make others accept them. Peer pressure is often the reason for teenage smoking, drug (21) ______ or dangerous driving. Teenagers need to learn to say no to social pressure and to find friends who they can talk things over with when they have a problem

Điền ô 17

A. make 

B. keep 

C. remain 

D. create 

IV. Read the dialogue then answer the questions.

Ba:    Do you watch TV, Nga?

Nga:  Not often. There aren’t many good programs for teenagers.

Ba:    What kind of programs do you like?

Nga:  I like to watch programs about teenagers in other countries. I want to know what they do, what they wear, what music they like.....

Ba:    There are some programs for young people.

Nga:  But older people make them. They don’t know what we like.

Ba:    I like sports shows, cartoons and movies.

Nga:  I don’t really like watching sports – I prefer taking part in them. And most of the movies on TV are very old.

Ba:    There are plenty of music programs.

Nga:  Yes, there are. But they don’t play the kind of music I like.

Ba:    What are you going to do this evening?

Nga:  Well, I am not going to watch TV. I’m going to listen to the radio and maybe read a book.

What does Ba like to watch on TV?

IV. Read the dialogue then answer the questions.

Ba:    Do you watch TV, Nga?

Nga:  Not often. There aren’t many good programs for teenagers.

Ba:    What kind of programs do you like?

Nga:  I like to watch programs about teenagers in other countries. I want to know what they do, what they wear, what music they like.....

Ba:    There are some programs for young people.

Nga:  But older people make them. They don’t know what we like.

Ba:    I like sports shows, cartoons and movies.

Nga:  I don’t really like watching sports – I prefer taking part in them. And most of the movies on TV are very old.

Ba:    There are plenty of music programs.

Nga:  Yes, there are. But they don’t play the kind of music I like.

Ba:    What are you going to do this evening?

Nga:  Well, I am not going to watch TV. I’m going to listen to the radio and maybe read a book.

What does Nga like to watch on TV?