III. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the numbered
box. (1,0 point)
Mickey Mantle was one of (16) ___ greatest baseball players of all times. He played for the
New York Yankees in their years of glory. From the time Mantle began to (17) ___ professionally in
1951 to his last year in 1968, baseball was the most popular (18) ___ in the United States. For many
people, Mantle symbolized the hope, prosperity, and confidence of America at that time.
Mantle was a fast and powerful (19) ___ who could bat both (20) ___ and left-handed. He won
game after game, one World Series championship (21) ___ another, for his team. He was a wonderful
athlete, but this alone cannot explain America’s fascination with him.
Perhaps it was because he was a handsome, red-haired country boy, the son of a poor miner
from Oklahoma. His career, from the lead mines of the West (22) ___ the heights of success and fame,
was a fairy-tale version of the American dream. Or perhaps it was because America always loves a
“natural”: a person who wins without seeming to try, (23) ___ talent appears to come from an inner
grace. That was Mickey Mantle.
But like many celebrities, Mickey Mantle had a private life (24) ___ of problems. He played
without complaint despite constant pain from injuries. He lived to (25) ___ his father’s dreams and drank
to forget his father’s early death. Mickey Mantle died of cancer at the age of 63.
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To many people, their friends are most important (1)..in.. in their life. Really good friends (2)...share... the good times and the bad times, help you when you’ve got problems, never judge you and never turn their back on you. Your best friend may be (3)..someone .. you’ve known all your life, someone you’ve grown up with and been through lots of (4)..... and downs with. There are all sorts of things that can bring about this special relationship. It may be the (5).result.... of enjoying the same activities, having the outlook on life, or sharing similar experiences Most of us have met someone that we’ve immediately felt relaxed with, (6)..as ... if we’ve known them for years. However, usually it really does take you years to (7)..get... to know someone well enough to consider him your best friend. To the majority of (8)...us.... this is someone we trust completely and who understands us (9)...better... than anyone else. It’s the person you can turn to for impartial advice and a shoulder to cry on (10)...when... life gets you down.
25. blame
26. addicted
27. mealtimes
28. during
29. together
30. or
An evening meal for all the family was once part of everyday life in British homes, but this tradition has almost disappeared. Some people (25)_____blame_______ technology: children and teenagers are so(26)______addicted______to their phones tablets that they do not want to stop playing with them, even at (27)______mealtimes_______. This causes a lot of arguments in families. But now parents can get a free application called Dinner Time, which locks their children’s devices at certain times of the day and night. (28)_______During_______ those times, the children are unable to access messages, games, or the internet. In theory, this means that parents and children can spend more time (29)________together_________ eating and chatting. But will it lead to happier families (30)________or__________ more family arguments?
Đáp án C
Theo bài đọc, Mantel có thể
A. đập bóng để ghi điểm từ khoảng cách xa.
B. đập bóng bắng tay trái tốt hơn tay phải.
C. đập bóng bằng vợt một trong hai bên ( bên phải và bên trái đều tốt như nhau).
D. đấm bóng mạnh nhất trong đội.
Dẫn chứng: (2) Mantle was a fast and powerful player, a “switch-hitter” who could bat both right-handed and left-handed. He won game after game, one World Series championship after another, for his team. He was a wonderful athlete, but this alone cannot explain America’s fascination with him
Đáp án D
Từ “ accelerated” in paragraph 5 gần nghĩa với...
Worsened: làm tồi tệ hơn
Bettered: trở nên tốt hơn
Delayed: trì hoãn
Quickened: nhanh chóng
Dẫn chứng: It was a terrible addiction that finally destroyed his body. It gave him cirrhosis of the liver and accelerated the advance of liver cancer
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1. the
2. play
3. game
4. player
5. right-handed
6. after
7. to
8. whose
9. that was full (Mình nghĩ phải đầy đủ thế này - dù là điền 1 từ)
10. fulfill