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VII. ĐỌC ĐIỀN
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase
that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
1.
With more teens committing suicide due to extreme, you're among an increasing number of parents (1)
_______ are concerned about what to do if their teen is being bullied. (2) _______ , depending on the
nature, (3) _______ and how long the bullying has lasted, you have different options as to whom you
can go to see in order to stop it.
The first person, of course, is your own teen. Find out from your teen how bad the bullying is and how
long it's been going on. If the bullying isn't severe and hasn't gone on long, you might want to discuss
with your teen some things you can both do to end the bullying. The traditional advice of ignoring the
bully might work, but it might not. (4) _______ option is to encourage your teen to stay close to his
friends during the school day. You might also think about going directly to the bully's parents.
However, this (5) _______ does have its risks, as the parents of the bully might either feel unable to
control their own child or, worse, might not see any issue at all.
(Source: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/suicide)
1. A. who
B. which
C. where
D. whom
2. A. Therefore
B. However
C. Furthermore
D. Moreover
3. A. intensity
B. vehemence
C. severity
D. savagery
4. A. Other
B. The other
C. Others
D. Another
5. A. method
B. measure
C. way
D. approach
2.
Here's a familiar scenario. It's the day before a big calculus exam, and you haven't studied for whatever
reason (short on time, too many (6) _______ exams packed into the same day, etc.). Around 10 p.m.,
you finally sit down to review the calculus materials. Six hours later, you catch a short "nap" before
rushing to school. You take the exam, and it seems to go fine. Although it wasn't your best effort, you
pass and promise not to repeat the (7) _______ when it's time for your next one.
This is what's known as cramming. And while students, parents and educators have long known it's not
ideal, in (8) _______ circumstances, it works to some degree. And by some degree, we mean it might
save your GPA. (9) _______ , cramming doesn't provide long-term learning, according to Dr. Robert
A. Bjork, distinguished research professor in the department of psychology at UCLA (10) _______ he
focuses on how we learn versus how we think we learn.
(Source: https://people.howstuffworks.com)
6. A. another
B. others
C. other
D. the other
7. A. cycle
B. round
C. orbit
D. circle
8. A. desperate
B. desolate
C. desiccated
D. destitute
9. A. Instead
B. Moreover
C. However
D. Although
10. A. where
B. what
C. which
D. where
3.
Queen Elizabeth II, (11) _______ is in her 90s, has ruled longer than any other monarch in British
history. But at this point, is the British monarch's role purely (12) _______ , or does she or he hold any
real political power?
That turns out to be a complicated question. Even though the United Kingdom is a constitutional
monarchy, it doesn't have a single codified constitution like the United States. (13) _______ , the
power balance between the Crown (the monarchy) and Parliament (the elected officials) is mediated by