Hung Vuong P2

time suggests subject layout determine 

Why did you decide to read this, and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to understand every single part of it and will you remember anything about it in a fortnight's

(1) ______? Common sense (2) ______ that the answers to these questions depend on "readability"- whether the (3) ______ matter is interesting, the argument clear and the (4) ______ attractive. But psychologists are trying to (5) ______ why people read - and often don't read certain things, for example technical information. They also have examined so much the writing as the readers.
A. term B. gap C. period D. time

1. A. informs B. transmits C. suggests D. advises

2. A. text B. content C. subject D. topic

3. A. layout B. assembly C. pattern D. formation

4. A. value B. determine C. rate D. ensure

In a fortnight's time

a standard English expression meaning "two weeks from now." It refers to a point in the future.

ignore tend

Even the most technically confident people often (6) ______ instructions for video or home computer in favor of hands - on experience. And people frequently take little notice of consumer information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print of contracts. Psychologists researching reading (7) ______ to assume that both beginners and competent readers read everything put in front of them from start to finish.

1. A. pass B. miss C. ignore D. omit

2. A. tend B. lead C. undertake D. consent

arguments insist occurs

There are (8) ______ among them about the roles of eyes, memory and brain during the process. Some people believe that fluent readers take in very letter or word they see; others (9) ______ that readers rely on memory or context to carry them from one phrase to another. But they have always assumed that the reading process is the same: reading starts, comprehension (10) ______ then reading stops.

1. A. contests B. arguments C. objections D. separations

2. A. direct B. insist C. press D. urge

3. A. issues B. sets C. establishes D. occurs

in time little risk whereas

Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can't find the energy to get out of bed (1) ______ for school? According to a new report, today's generation of children are in danger of getting so (2) ______ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at (3) ______. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours' sleep a night, (4) ______ teenagers require nine or ten hours.
A. behind time B. about time C. in time D. at time

1. A. few B. less C. much D. little

2. A. jeopardy B. threat C. risk D. danger

3. A. or B. because C. whereas D. so

gets raises established on

According to medical experts,one in five youngsters (5) ______ anything between two and five hours’ sleep a night less than their parents did at their age. This (6) ______ serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children’s ability to concentrate at school. The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired reaction time and poor concentration is well (7) ______. Research has shown that losing as little as half an hour’s sleep a night can have profound effects (8) ______ how children perform the next day.

1. A. puts B. gets C. brings D. makes

2. A. raises B. rises C. results D. comes

3. A. organized B. arranged C. established D. acquired

4. A. in B. on C. to D. at

that extent 

A good night’s sleep is also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep (9) ______ they release a hormone that is essential for their ‘growth spurt’ (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid rate). It’s true that they can, to some (10) ______, catch up on sleep at weekends, but that won’t help them when they are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon.

1. A. at which B. which C. where D. that

2. A. rate B. extent C. level D. point

until walks ring pacemaker interfere

CELL PHONES

Cell phones have been popular in Japan since the early 1990s, but it was not (1) ______ 1999 that their use really took off. The age of cell phones has emerged, but with it come problems. Cell phones are used on buses and trains, in restaurants, and in all (2) ______ of life. They cause problems when they (3) ______ during meetings, concerts, wedding, or even funerals. What’s more, people speak loudly in public, and students read and text messages during lessons. More seriously, when a cell phone is used near a person using a (4) ______ to regulate his heartbeat, its radio waves may (5) ______ with the functioning of the pacemaker.

solve passengers silent lose turn

Now, something is being done to (6) ______ these problems. In many places, new technology is being used to block cell phone calls. Airline (7) ______ are requested to stop using cell phones while on board. Concert halls ask their audience to switch their phones to the (8) ______ mode. However, phone users fear that if they do not answer their phones, they will (9) ______ valuable business opportunities. That’s why many do not (10) ______ off their phones even when they are asked to.

in own

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING SPORTY

It is a multi-million dollar industry and that attracts some of the most talented individuals alive, it generates further millions (1) ______ advertising revenue and has spawned a whole celebrity culture of its (2) ______. But what role does sport play in our ordinary lives?

by our few

Few people are untouched (3) ______ sport. We all have (4) ______ favorite football team or tennis player or, at least, support our national side in major sporting events like the Olympics. How can it be, then, that so (5) ______ people actually play sports and that obesity is becoming a major threat in the developed world?

in where 

Well, in part, the answer is (6) ______ the question. Obesity is not a problem in the developing world (7) ______ participation in sport is still high. True, there may be few organized leagues but children the world still go out to play games like football with other children and this comes the supremacy of countries like Brazil in the world of football.

all instead among 

So, what is stopping the British or the Americans? After (8) ______, they still have organized sports in schools and a myriad of clubs and teams to join in their spare time. What they lack is a public space for children to play unsupervised outdoors. As a result, they are kept indoors and encouraged to play online (9) ______ of getting our in the fresh air. They may of course still develop a love of sport as spectators but this is unlikely to do much to lower levels of obesity (10) ______ the young.

the second → a second 

and intricate → an intricate 

is functioned → functions 

reportoire → repertoire  

Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them.

It is very difficult to succeed in the music business; nine out of ten bands that release a first record fail to produce the second. Surviving in the music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it requires and intricate knowledge of how a record company is functioned. The process begins when a representative of a company’s Artists and Reportoire (A & R) department visits bars and night clubs, scouting for young, talented bands.

promised → promising

signature → signing 

to investigate → investigate

trends → trend

reciprocates → reciprocate 

personnel → personal 

After the representative identifies a promised band, he or she will work to negotiate a contract with that band. The signature of this recording contract is a slow process. A company will spend a long time to investigate the band itself as well as current trends in popular music. During this period, it is important that a band reciprocates with an investigation of its own, learning as much as possible about the record company and making personnel connections within the different departments that will handle their recordings.

than disturb the meeting,

1. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.
   → Rather ______

be obtained by sending

1. For further information, please send a self-addressed envelope to the above address.
   → Further information can ______

have known my children would not like

1. It shouldn’t have surprised me that my children didn’t like the new, cheaper ice-cream..
   → I might ______

the noise the children made, the baby slept soundly

4. The noise made by the children didn’t prevent the baby from sleeping soundly.
   → Whatever ______

Don’t draw the conclusion that 

4. Don’t run away with the idea that this job is easy. (conclusion)
   → ______

was at odds with his fellow workers over

4. Russ’s opinions on the new management policies were very different from those of his fellow workers. (odds)
   → Russ ______ the new management policies.

had butterflies in her stomach before

4. The young actress was very nervous before the audition. (butterflies)
   → ______

has a reputation for being

4. Margaret is said to be a very good cook. (reputation)
   → ______

about the kind of hotels she stays in

4. She chooses the kind of hotels she stays in very carefully.
   → She’s very fussy ______

most salaried people haven’t been able to cope with the 

4. The rocketing prices have proved too much for most salaried people. (cope)
   → ______