Can we go out somewhere? I dont want to ______ all evening.

I used to idolize David Beckham because of his dedication and talent.

I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn't ______.

This shirt is ______ that one.

Paddle-wheel machine helps to clean the wastewater before _________ it for farming.

When her husband was in the army, Mary _______ to him twice a week.

After failing many times in ____ a new dish she made a decision ____.

Girls and technology

If you want your daughter to succeed, buy her a toy construction set. That is the (1) ______ from Britain’s (2) ______ female engineers and scientists. Marie-Noelle Barton, who heads an Engineering Council campaign to encourage girls into science and engineering, maintains that some of Britain’s most successful women have had their careers (3) ______ by the toys they played with as children. Even girls who end (4) ______ nowhere near a microchip or microscope could benefit from a better (5) ______ of science and technology.

Câu 1.

A. struggle  

B. information      

C. opinion   

D. advice

Câu 2.

A. foremost 

B. uppermost        

C. predominant     

D. surpassing

Câu 3.

A. styled

B. shaped    

C. built       

D. modelled

Câu 4.

A. in 

B. by 

C. on 

D. up

Câu 5.

A. hold       

B. grasp      

C. insight    

D. realisation

London is home to people of many ________ cultures.

The two girls take after their mother very much in appearance. 

The accident _______ was the mistake of the driver.

One of my neighbours____ curious about other people's private life.

They had to delay their trip because of the bad weather.

Your brother was being a nuisance, so I told him to ________. 

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank

(1) _______ history, women have always aimed for a recognized place in (2) _______. Guided by their own (3) _______ of knowledge and expertise, women like Marie Curie in science, Mary Wollstonecraft in literary writing, Simone de Beauvois in philosophical existentialist debate, and Marie Stopes in medicine, to name a few, have brought about (4) _______ awareness of the role of women in any walks of life. These women have helped redefine and (5) _______ the nature of women's place in society. Today the (6) _______ of global women's organizations and the impact of women's contributions (7) _______ society show that progress has been made and the progress in furthering the role of women in society has been some benefit to the (8) _______ women. It is true to say that not all women have the same need. The need of the woman who stays at home and (9) ________ children will differ widely from the woman who works outside. Nonetheless, in the extensive field of equal opportunities, it would be good to know that access is given to both with equal measure according to the true value of respective abilities. It also would be good to know that the woman at home is recognized as a valued (10) _______ of society just as much as the one who deals on business outside the home.

1. A. Among              B. Throughout                      C. During                               D. Upon

2. A. society              B. social                                 C. socialize                           D. socialist

3. A. region               B. farm                                   C. field                                   D. path

4. A. a                        B. an                                       C. the                                      D. x

5. A. gain                   B. encourage                         C. force                                  D. consolidate

6. A. right                  B. belief                                 C. limit                                   D. spread

7. A. on                      B. for                                      C. to                                        D. at

8. A. own                   B. private                               C. individual                         D. personal

9. A. rises                  B. raises                                 C. increases                           D. lift

10. A. party               B. competitor                        C. partner                              D. member