Bài Tập Trắc Nghiệm Chuyên Đề: Cấu trúc song song trong liệt kê và liên từ đôi (Tiếng Anh Lớp 10, 11, 12)

Fit & Active Gym Membership
Are you looking for a place to work out that is open 24/7? Fit & Active Gym welcomes all fitness levels in a (15) ______ environment. Our gym provides (16) ______ equipment and a variety of classes, including weightlifting, yoga, and cardio. We have the perfect programs for all of you.
Become a member for only $35 a month and enjoy a supportive community of fitness enthusiasts. You can also download our app (17) ______ you to track your progress, set goals, and (18) ______ connected with other members online. Our personal trainers are here to help you achieve your fitness goals and stay motivated.
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A new study highlights the health benefits of natural spaces in urban areas. Researchers found that people (30) ________ with plenty of green space, such as parks, have lower stress levels. (31) ____________ showed higher stress levels than men in the same situation.
The research proved that why (32) ________. There is good evidence from the UK and elsewhere suggests that green spaces lead to lower blood pressure, better mental health, and (33)____________or dying from heart disease.
Studies also indicate that spending time in natural environments improves mental and physical health, reducing the burden on healthcare systems. Consequently, (34)___________and green areas as part of their efforts to enhance public well-being.

What began as a seemingly trivial online joke has, through rapid algorithmic circulation on TikTok, evolved into a cultural micro-trend with over 570 million views, (36) ________. Within this discourse, “beige flags” refer to subtle behavioral patterns that neither enhance nor damage relational stability, and are typically presented in short visually nice videos set to lo-fi jazz music, where users describe partners who exhibit mildly unusual habits, such as using kitchen timers instead of alarms (37) ________.
Contrary to popular belief, the term did not originate as a viral idea but first appeared around 2022 and, (38) ________ to friendships and even interpretations of animal behavior, so that delayed responses or unusual actions are now often humorously labeled as “beige,” although this diffusion has also blurred its meaning, leading to frequent misclassification of more serious issues. (39) ________.
More recently, the trend has shifted in unexpected ways; it is now often viewed in a more positive light, as users increasingly reinterpret beige flags as indicators of emotional stability rather than mere eccentricity. Should audiences engage more critically with its original definition, the interpretation of such behaviors would become more precise and less misleading overall. (40) ________, which continues to shape online discussions.

Culture shock is the loss of emotional balance, disorientation, or confusion that a person feels when moving from a familiar environment to an unfamiliar one. (28) __________. Individual personality, previous cross-cultural experience, and language proficiency all affect a person's ability to interact socially in the new culture. The basic cause of culture shock is the abrupt loss of all that is familiar, (29) __________.
When an individual enters a strange culture, all or most of those familiar signs and hints are removed. He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad-minded or good-willed he may be, a series of properties have been knocked from under him. (30) __________. People react to the frustration in much the same way. First, they reject the environment that causes the discomfort: "The ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad."
Another aspect of culture shock is regression. (31) __________, and everything becomes irrationally glorified. All difficulties and problems are forgotten, and only the good things back home are remembered. It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to reality.
Common symptoms of culture shock include the following extremes. These are excessive concerns, over delays and other minor frustrations: fear of being cheated, robbed or injured; (32) __________; and a great longing to go home. Underlying all these is the uncomfortable feeling of not really belonging, of being an outsider.

Gender equality, a fundamental human right, (17) ______. Achieving this goal, which benefits everyone, requires collective effort and commitment from both individuals and institutions. Many organisations, inspired by the growing demand for equal opportunities, have implemented policies aimed at reducing gender bias in the workplace. (18) ______.

Efforts toward gender equality often include promoting education, (19) ______. Gender discrimination - present in multiple areas such as pay, career advancement, and political representation - continues to limit individuals’ potential irrespective of their abilities or qualifications. Recognised globally as a vital factor in social and economic development, (20) ______.

Despite these efforts, persistent obstacles continue to hinder gender equality in various spheres. (21) ______. Progress has been made, but achieving true equality, driven by policies and changing mindsets, remains an ongoing endeavour.

A wealthy family, grown over the generations to include thousands of brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, and cousins, owned 100% of every stock in the country. Each year, they reaped the rewards of investing: all the earnings growth that those thousands of corporations generated and all the dividends that they distributed. Each family member grew wealthier at the same pace, (36)_____. Their investment had compounded over the decades, creating enormous wealth, because the family was playing a winner's game.
But after a while, a few fast-talking consultants arrive on the scene, and they persuade some “smart” cousins (37). These consultants convince the cousins to sell some of their shares in the companies to other family members and (38). The consultants handle the transactions, and as brokers, they receive commissions for their services. The ownership is thus rearranged among the family members.
(39)_____. Why? Because some of the return is now consumed by the consultants, and the family's share of the generous pie that the industry of that country bakes each year – all those dividends paid, all those earnings reinvested in the business – 100% at the outset, starts to decline, simply because some of the return is now consumed by the consultants.
To make matters worse, while the family had always paid taxes on their dividends, some of the members are now also paying taxes on the capital gains they realise from their stock-swapping back and forth, (40)_____.
(Adapted from The Little Book of Common Sense Investing)

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 622 to 626.

WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY

A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally, and a bad memory as something that cannot be changed, but actually (622) ___________ to improve your memory.

We all remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that bore us. This no doubt explains the reason why schoolboys remember football results (623) ___________ but struggle with dates from their history lessons! Take an active interest in what you want to remember, and (624) ___________. One way to make yourself more interested is to ask questions — the more the better!

Physical exercise is also important for your memory, because it increases (625) ___________ and sends more oxygen to your brain, and that makes your memory work better. Exercise also reduces stress, (626) ___________.

The old saying that —eating fish makes you brainy may be true after all. Scientists have discovered that the fats found in fish like tuna, sardines and salmon — as well as in olive oil — help to improve the memory. Vitamin-rich fruits such as oranges, strawberries and red grapes are all good brain food, too.

(Source: —New Cutting Edge, Cunningham, S. & Moor. 2010. Harlow: Longman)

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also (627) __________ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of sounds that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible (628) ______________. Learning a language properly is very important. The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and not only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But (629) ______________, the more precise you can be about their exact meaning. Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. (630) ______________. (631) ______________ of voice can express many emotions and show whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.