Bài Tập Trắc Nghiệm Chuyên Đề: Nghĩa của từ (Tiếng Anh Lớp 10, 11, 12)

Since the invention of the Internet, the world has become a different place. People are sending messages, apparently up to 60 billion a day, and it usually takes only seconds to deliver them. (26) ____ are we now forgetting how to communicate face-to-face? Without a doubt there are (27) _____challenges, but there are also examples of when the Internet has changed someone’s life for the better. Look at Tara Taylor’s case, a mother (28) _____lives in the USA: when she uploaded a photo of her daughter to Facebook, a facefriend (29) _____a problem with one of the child’s eyes, so Tara took her to the doctor. It turned out that the girl had a rare disease, but her sight was saved! The story of communication is, in many (30) _____, the story of the human race: we have always shared knowledge and built relationships, whatever means of communication we use.

Since the invention of the Internet, the world has become a different place. People are sending messages, apparently up to 60 billion a day, and it usually takes only seconds to deliver them. (34) ____ are we now forgetting how to communicate face-to-face? Without a doubt there are (35) _____challenges, but there are also examples of when the Internet has changed someone’s life for the better. Look at Tara Taylor’s case, a mother (36) _____lives in the USA: when she uploaded a photo of her daughter to Facebook, a facefriend (37) _____a problem with one of the child’s eyes, so Tara took her to the doctor. It turned out that the girl had a rare disease, but her sight was saved! The story of communication is, in many (38) _____, the story of the human race: we have always shared knowledge and built relationships, whatever means of communication we use.

Imagine you are buying an apple in a supermarket. Which do you choose, one with a small brown mark, or one without? Be honest – you’d go for the apple (26)______ looks perfect. Supermarkets do this too, but on a much larger scale when buying fruit and vegetables from farmers. And what (27)______ of the ones with marks on them? They are thrown away. So are the ones that are a funny shape or size. (28)______ reason for waste is that people buy more food than they can eat and supermarkets do everything they can to encourage this, for example with offers like ‘Buy one, get one free’. Developed countries waste about 650 million tons of food each year and so do developing countries. (29)______, the waste happens for very different reasons. As the world’s population grows, this problem will only (30)______, so we need to take action urgently.

Many people say that schooldays are the best days of their life, and they often feel that this should be a period of enjoyment. However, exams often make them unhappy, and many students prefer having no exam at all. They say the exams which they have to take often make them worried, and they have no time to relax. Others, on the other hand, say that exams help students study better. They will have to study throughout the year, and if they do well, they will become more interested in studying. There are some students who prefer only final exams. They say that they have to work hard for two months a year and so they have more time for their leisure activities. They think that this is a better way of assessing students' knowledge and ability in the subjects they are studying.

Many people say that schooldays are the best days of their life, and they often feel that this should be a period of enjoyment. (26) _______, exams often make them unhappy, and many students prefer having no exams at all. They say the exams (27) _______ they have to take often make them worried, and they have no time to relax. Others, on the other hand, say that exams help students study better. They will have to study throughout the year, and if they do well, they will become more (28) _______ in studying.

There are (29) _______ students who prefer only final exams. They say that they have to work hard for two months a year and so they have more time for their leisure activities. They think that this is a better way of (30) _______ students’ knowledge and ability in the subjects they are studying.

Many people say that schooldays are the best days of their life, and they often feel that this should be a period of enjoyment. (26) _______, exams often make them unhappy, and many students prefer having no exams at all. They say the exams (27) _______ they have to take often make them worried, and they have no time to relax. Others, on the other hand, say that exams help students study better. They will have to study throughout the year, and if they do well, they will become more (28) _______ in studying.

There are (29) _______ students who prefer only final exams. They say that they have to work hard for two months a year and so they have more time for their leisure activities. They think that this is a better way of (30) _______ students’ knowledge and ability in the subjects they are studying.

In many countries, there is a widespread perception that teenagers' lives nowadays are dominated by technology. However, the information (26) _____ was gathered in a recent study of Australian teenagers' use of and attitudes towards technology suggests that this view doesn't reflect the reality of their everyday existence. The research by academics from the University of Canberra in Australia found that, while most teenagers had ready access to home computers, mobile phones and (27) _____ electronic devices, they generally spent more time on traditional (28) _____ such as talking to family and friends, doing homework, and enjoying hobbies and sports than on using technology. Accessing social media and playing computer games ranked as low as ninth and tenth respectively among the ten most common after-school activities. Fifteen-year-old Laura Edmonds is one of the teenagers surveyed. She admits to being very (29) _____ to her smartphone and makes full use of various apps (30) _____ if she needs to unwind after a hard day at school, she tends to 'hang out with my friends, listen to music or chat with my mum and dad'.