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CHUYÊN ĐỀ VI. ĐỌC ĐIỀN THÔNG TIN Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5. Exercise 1 Gender equality means that men and women have the same rights and opportunities. It also means that their needs, aspirations and priorities are taken into consideration, (1) ________ they can benefit equally from resources, services and laws. Many people think that gender equality is a problem in developing countries, but it's not just those countries (2) _________ have work to do. In fact, no country has achieved full gender equality. Here are (3) _________ examples of gender inequality: - Women earn less than men for doing the same job. - Women are under-(4) _______ in politics and business leadership positions. - Women are more likely to be victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. - Women spend more time on household chores and caring for children. - Women have less (5) _________ to education and healthcare in some countries. There are many reasons why gender equality is important. It's a basic human right, but it's also essential for sustainable development. Research shows that when women are educated and have access to resources, it benefits whole communities and societies. Gender equality is also important for economic growth and reducing poverty. 1. A. but B. so C. nor D. yet 2. A. where B. who C. that D. whom 3. A. some B. many C. few D. lots 4. A. shown B. described C. stated D. represented 5. A. access B. connection C. communication D. attendance Exercise 2 I'm a student in my last year of school. I have to choose what I want to do next year, and I don't know what to decide. My father wants me to go to university, (1) ________ I'm not sure I want to study for four more years. I think I'd like to get a job and start earning money. On the other (2) ______, I'm not sure I can find a good job without a degree. I'm interested in travel and foreign languages, so maybe I could be a flight (3) ________. I speak English and French, and I'm learning Spanish. The problem is that I'm only 1.60 meters tall, and I think you need to be taller to work for
an airline. (4) _________ possibility is to work in a hotel. There are a lot of hotels in my city because it's a tourist town. I could work at the front desk or as a waiter in the restaurant. My sister works for a software company, and she says I should learn to program computers, (5) ________ there are a lot of good jobs. However, I'm not very good with technology, and I prefer to work with people. I really don't know what to do. Can you give me any advice? 1. A. but B. so C. and D. for 2. A. idea B. side C. hand D. opinion 3. A. waiter B. pilot C. assistant D. attendant 4. A. Other B. Another C. Others D. The others 5. A. when B. which C. where D. why Exercise 3 When you think about recycling, you probably think about putting paper, plastic, and glass in a special bin. These items are taken away to be used again. (1) __________, some people choose not to recycle. Others can't recycle (2) ___________ there are no recycling programs where they live. But what if you could get paid for recycling? (3) ________ places have "bottle deposit" programs. This means that every time you buy a bottle or can, an extra five (or ten or fifteen) cents is built into the price. When you are done with the container, you can return it to the store. You get your five cents back. The store will then (4) ________ the container for you. These programs encourage people to recycle every container they possibly can. But in the United States, only 10 states have bottle deposit programs. Introducing more bottle deposit programs would be (5) _________ easy way to increase recycling rates in the USA. 1. A. Sadly B. Luckily C. Honestly D. Particularly 2. A. so B. because C. after D. although 3. A. Any B. C. No D. Some 4. A. recycle B. destroy C. buy D. burn 5. A. the B. a C. an D. Exercise 4 Billie Jean King was a fierce tennis player (1) __________ fought for women's rights. She was the number one female tennis player in the world for five years. She also won 39 Grand Slam titles. The Grand Slam tournaments are the four most important tennis tournaments in the world. Tennis was her passion, (2) ___________ equality was her goal. Off the tennis court, she fought
for equal pay for males and females. When she won a Grand Slam called the U.S. Open in 1972, she realized she was paid much less (3) ________ the men's champion. She did not think that was fair. After Billie Jean King pushed for equal prize money, the U.S. Open became the first major tournament to (4) _________ the same amount of money to men and women. She continues to push for equality in sports and in the world. It is not an easy journey, but Billie Jean King never (5) ________. She created the Women's Sports Foundation. This foundation wants to make sure that girls have access to sports. 1. A. which B. who C. whose D. whom 2. A. or B. so C. nor D. but 3. A. than B. as C. like D. over 4. A. give B. sell C. show D. lend 5. A. gets up B. finds out C. gives up D. carries on Exercise 5 Bing AI is the name of Microsoft's new artificial intelligence system, (1) ________ can answer questions posed in natural language. It has been built to (2) __________ with similar systems from Google and Apple. The Bing AI team has trained the system by having it read the equivalent of 500 Wikipedia articles. The team then tested its ability to answer questions about (3) _______ articles and found that it was able to respond correctly more often than not. What sets Bing AI apart from other question-answering systems is its ability to ask clarifying questions. (4) _________, if a user asks, "How tall is Barack Obama?", Bing AI may reply with "Which Barack Obama are you asking about? The president, or the basketball player?" This back- and-forth dialogue allows the system to better understand the user's intent and provide a more accurate response. (5) _________ unique feature of Bing AI is its ability to generate answers to questions that it has never seen before. In one test, the researchers asked the system "Who won the most recent World Cup?". The system was able to correctly infer the answer by using its general knowledge of current events. 1. A. where B. which C. that D. what 2. A. compete B. fight C. deal D. agree 3. A. any B. C. those D. every 4. A. Therefore B. In addition C. However D. For example 5. A. Another B. Other C. Others D. Each Exercise 6
Tiger Woods is one of the most famous and successful golfers in history. His real name is Eldrick Tont Woods, but his father gave him the nickname "Tiger" after a South Vietnamese soldier with (1) ________ he fought alongside during the Vietnam War. Woods began playing golf when he was just two years old, (2) _______ by the time he was three, he had already shot a 48 over nine holes. He was a child prodigy winning numerous tournaments (3) _______ a junior golfer. In 1997, at the age of 21, he became the youngest player ever to win the Masters Tournament, one of professional golf's four major championships. He went on to win the Masters three more times, for a (4) __________ of four victories. In addition to his success at the Masters, Woods has won 14 other major championships, including the U.S. Open, the British Open, and the PGA Championship. He has also been ranked number one in the world for the most consecutive weeks and the greatest total number of weeks. Woods' incredible skill and competitive drive have earned (5) _________ millions of dollars in prize money and endorsements. 1. A. that B. whose C. whom D. who 2. A. or B. so C. and D. because 3. A. as B. with C. like D. for 4. A. variety B. number C. group D. total 5. A. his B. him C. himself D. he Exercise 7 Taylor Swift is a very successful country singer. She was born in 1989 and grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania. Her family loved country music, so she started singing when she was very young. When she was 11 years old, she sang the national anthem at a basketball game, and some record company people heard her. They were very impressed (1) __________ her voice and signed her immediately. She wrote her first song when she was 12 and by the time she was 16 , she (2) _______ over 100 songs! Her first album came out in 2006, and it (3) _________ more than 2.5 million copies. Since then, she has released several (4) __________ albums and they have all been very successful too. Swift has won many awards for her music, including six Grammy Awards. She is also the youngest ever winner of the Country Music Association (CMA) Award for Entertainer of the Year. In 2011, Forbes magazine put her in their list of the (5) __________ most powerful women. She was number 11. Taylor Swift is an amazing singer and songwriter who has fans around the world. 1. A. at B. into C. with D. on 2. A. had written B. wrote C. has written D. was writing