THE FOUR-YEAR SPREAD OF BUBBLE TEA ACROSS THE UK

     Four years ago bubble tea was relatively unknown in the UK, but the drinks are now ubiquitous on High Streets, from cities to small towns, writes Lucy Townsend.

     It is often brightly coloured, sometimes served with milk, with a layer of jelly-like globules - tapioca balls - that settle (23) …………. the bottom of the cup. Drunk through an extra thick straw with a spoon-shaped tip, it is a mouthful of tea and chewiness - both a drink and a snack.

     Chorley in Lancashire got its first bubble tea bar in July. Huddersfield has ‘Bubble n Shake’, there is a mobile bubble tea van in Bristol, and it can be (24) ……………. in cities from Glasgow to Portsmouth.

     Bubble tea hails from 1980s in Taiwan. It was an evolution from the country's street tea vendors (25) …………….. began experimenting with fruity flavours and colour to entice customers. The “bubble” actually (26) ………….. the froth on top of the drink which comes after it is violently shaken - some cafes use a machine especially for shaking. How the tapioca balls arrived in the drink is a matter of debate - though the most common story is that product development manager Lin Hsiu Hui (27) ………….. sitting in a staff meeting and poured the tapioca from her pudding into her Assam iced tea. The result was considered delicious.

     While growing in the UK, bubble tea is even more popular in Germany, according to the market research firm Mintel. Even McDonald's has started serving it.

23. A. down                 B. in                             C. at                         D. out

24. A. discovered        B. found                      C. searched              D. sought

25. A. which                B. where                      C. who                                 D. whom

26. A. stands for          B. regards to                C. describes             D. refers to

27. A. have been         B. is                             C. has been              D. was

8. If you want to make your salad taste much better, add some olive oil to your

dish and it …………… do the trick!

     A. has to                 B. ought to                   C. needs                   D. may

9. I wish I would have a chance          to visit ……Mount Everest in………. Himalayas in the future.

     A. 0-the                  B. the-the                     C. the - 0                      D. 0-0

10. What ……………. if there ………………. only one language in the world?

     A. will happen/is                                         B. happens/is

     C. would happen/were                                D. would have happened/was

11. I would like to know the names of the club members ………., as you have said, are responsible for the coming celebration.

     A. which                 B. whom                      C. whose                      D. who

12. I had to stand up and give a short speech ……….. the guest lecturer who cancelled at the last minute.

     A. in place of            B. in terms of             C. in need of            D. in relation to

13. ……………. having           to learn both vocational           subjects and academic subjects at the same time, students do not find it hard to perform well at school.

     A. Although              B. Though                 C. In spite              D. Despite

14. Many English words have been …… over the centuries. The ……. of form makes English easy to learn.

     A. simple - simplicity                                  B. simplicity - simple

     C. simplified - simplicity                            D. simplifying - simplicity

15. My sister is …… good at English so she could travel to the U.S alone last summer.

     A. reason             B. reasoning               C. reasonable              D. reasonably

16. Before you  decide …… your future job, it is advisable to consider your abilities and priorities.

     A. on                      B. about                       C. for                        D. at

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.

17. Ann: “In order to be admitted to Harvard University, applicants need to prove themselves to be inspirational to those around them during their college years and beyond.”

Brendon: “ …………………………..!”.

     A. Excellent             B. How awful           C. Sounds hard          D. Well-done

18. Alice: “I got the sack.”

Bradford: “ ………………….”

     A. Good job       B. Poor you       C. Well, maybe not         D. Congratulations

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.

1. A. applied                B. steamed                   C. grated               D. enrolled

2. A. promote              B. global                      C. erode                D. astronomy

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.

3. A. versatile              B. breathtaking                    C. inaccessible         D. dominance

4. A. flexibility                        B. bilingual              C. confusion            D. affordable

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.

5. I decided (A) changing (B) my job because my boss makes me work (C) overtime (D).

6. Several (A) people have apparent (B) tried to change the man’s mind (C), but he refuses to listen (D).

7. Meal time gives (A) children a chance to learn (B) how (C) some of their favorite dishes make (D).

Cho hình thang cân ABCD (AB//CD; AB<CD) . Đường cao AH ; BK.
M là trung điểm của CD .
a) CMR: M là trung điểm của HK.
b) BH cắt AM tại G. CMR : G là trọng tâm của tam giác ACD