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BÀI TẬP ĐIỀN TỪ

Number 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 and 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

Number 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
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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

Number 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

Number 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
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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

Number 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
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ĐÁP ÁN

Answer Key5

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D B A B A B C A C D
Answer Key4

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B A C D C D B C A D
Answer Key3

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A B D A C A C B D C

Answer Key2

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A C B D C B C A B D

Answer Key 1

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D C A B A B D C A B