Đề thi lớp 8 – Đề số 11

It’s surprising the performance went so well after only three ...........

My brother found it difficult to learn write because he is .........

You’ll be ........... your money if you buy that hat: you will never wear it.

You .............. given that man our phone number. I didn’t trust him at all.

Scientists are working to find a cure for ........... like AIDS.

She is hard-working and efficient .............. , she has had several years’experience of this kind of work.

Half way up the mountain there was a ......... where climbers could stay over night

Have you seen the exhibition at that new ............ in the high street?

PRECIOUS METAL
Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of (0. EXCEPTION) exceptional value throughout history. It is attractive in colour, durable to the point of virtual (1. DESTROY) ............... and usually found in nature in a (2. COMPARE) ............... pure form. The history of gold is (3. EQUAL)................ by that of any other metal because of its value in the minds of men from earliest times.Because it is visually pleasing it was one of the first metals to attract human (4. ATTEND)............. . Examples of elaborate gold workmanship, many in nearly perfect condition, survise from ancient Egyptian, Minoan, Assyrian, and Etruscan artisans, and gold has continued to be a highly (5. FAVOUR)................ material out of which jewellery and other (6. DECOR)............... objects are crafted.The era of gold production that followed the Spanish discovery of the Americas in the 1490s was probably the greatest the world had witnessed to that time. The (7. EXPLOIT)............. of mines by slave labour and the looting of Indian palaces,temples, and graves in Central and South America resulted in a(n) (8. PRECEDENT).................influx of gold that literally unbalanced the (9. ECONOMY)................. structure of Europe. Until today the world remains (10. CAPTIVE).................. by the allure of gold.

Question 1

PRECIOUS METAL
Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of (0. EXCEPTION) exceptional value throughout history. It is attractive in colour, durable to the point of virtual (1. DESTROY) ............... and usually found in nature in a (2. COMPARE) ............... pure form. The history of gold is (3. EQUAL)................ by that of any other metal because of its value in the minds of men from earliest times.Because it is visually pleasing it was one of the first metals to attract human (4. ATTEND)............. . Examples of elaborate gold workmanship, many in nearly perfect condition, survise from ancient Egyptian, Minoan, Assyrian, and Etruscan artisans, and gold has continued to be a highly (5. FAVOUR)................ material out of which jewellery and other (6. DECOR)............... objects are crafted.The era of gold production that followed the Spanish discovery of the Americas in the 1490s was probably the greatest the world had witnessed to that time. The (7. EXPLOIT)............. of mines by slave labour and the looting of Indian palaces,temples, and graves in Central and South America resulted in a(n) (8. PRECEDENT).................influx of gold that literally unbalanced the (9. ECONOMY)................. structure of Europe. Until today the world remains (10. CAPTIVE).................. by the allure of gold.

Question 2

PRECIOUS METAL
Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of (0. EXCEPTION) exceptional value throughout history. It is attractive in colour, durable to the point of virtual (1. DESTROY) ............... and usually found in nature in a (2. COMPARE) ............... pure form. The history of gold is (3. EQUAL)................ by that of any other metal because of its value in the minds of men from earliest times.Because it is visually pleasing it was one of the first metals to attract human (4. ATTEND)............. . Examples of elaborate gold workmanship, many in nearly perfect condition, survise from ancient Egyptian, Minoan, Assyrian, and Etruscan artisans, and gold has continued to be a highly (5. FAVOUR)................ material out of which jewellery and other (6. DECOR)............... objects are crafted.The era of gold production that followed the Spanish discovery of the Americas in the 1490s was probably the greatest the world had witnessed to that time. The (7. EXPLOIT)............. of mines by slave labour and the looting of Indian palaces,temples, and graves in Central and South America resulted in a(n) (8. PRECEDENT).................influx of gold that literally unbalanced the (9. ECONOMY)................. structure of Europe. Until today the world remains (10. CAPTIVE).................. by the allure of gold.

Question 3

PRECIOUS METAL
Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of (0. EXCEPTION) exceptional value throughout history. It is attractive in colour, durable to the point of virtual (1. DESTROY) ............... and usually found in nature in a (2. COMPARE) ............... pure form. The history of gold is (3. EQUAL)................ by that of any other metal because of its value in the minds of men from earliest times.Because it is visually pleasing it was one of the first metals to attract human (4. ATTEND)............. . Examples of elaborate gold workmanship, many in nearly perfect condition, survise from ancient Egyptian, Minoan, Assyrian, and Etruscan artisans, and gold has continued to be a highly (5. FAVOUR)................ material out of which jewellery and other (6. DECOR)............... objects are crafted.The era of gold production that followed the Spanish discovery of the Americas in the 1490s was probably the greatest the world had witnessed to that time. The (7. EXPLOIT)............. of mines by slave labour and the looting of Indian palaces,temples, and graves in Central and South America resulted in a(n) (8. PRECEDENT).................influx of gold that literally unbalanced the (9. ECONOMY)................. structure of Europe. Until today the world remains (10. CAPTIVE).................. by the allure of gold.

Question 4

PRECIOUS METAL
Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of (0. EXCEPTION) exceptional value throughout history. It is attractive in colour, durable to the point of virtual (1. DESTROY) ............... and usually found in nature in a (2. COMPARE) ............... pure form. The history of gold is (3. EQUAL)................ by that of any other metal because of its value in the minds of men from earliest times.Because it is visually pleasing it was one of the first metals to attract human (4. ATTEND)............. . Examples of elaborate gold workmanship, many in nearly perfect condition, survise from ancient Egyptian, Minoan, Assyrian, and Etruscan artisans, and gold has continued to be a highly (5. FAVOUR)................ material out of which jewellery and other (6. DECOR)............... objects are crafted.The era of gold production that followed the Spanish discovery of the Americas in the 1490s was probably the greatest the world had witnessed to that time. The (7. EXPLOIT)............. of mines by slave labour and the looting of Indian palaces,temples, and graves in Central and South America resulted in a(n) (8. PRECEDENT).................influx of gold that literally unbalanced the (9. ECONOMY)................. structure of Europe. Until today the world remains (10. CAPTIVE).................. by the allure of gold.

Question 5

PRECIOUS METAL
Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of (0. EXCEPTION) exceptional value throughout history. It is attractive in colour, durable to the point of virtual (1. DESTROY) ............... and usually found in nature in a (2. COMPARE) ............... pure form. The history of gold is (3. EQUAL)................ by that of any other metal because of its value in the minds of men from earliest times.Because it is visually pleasing it was one of the first metals to attract human (4. ATTEND)............. . Examples of elaborate gold workmanship, many in nearly perfect condition, survise from ancient Egyptian, Minoan, Assyrian, and Etruscan artisans, and gold has continued to be a highly (5. FAVOUR)................ material out of which jewellery and other (6. DECOR)............... objects are crafted.The era of gold production that followed the Spanish discovery of the Americas in the 1490s was probably the greatest the world had witnessed to that time. The (7. EXPLOIT)............. of mines by slave labour and the looting of Indian palaces,temples, and graves in Central and South America resulted in a(n) (8. PRECEDENT).................influx of gold that literally unbalanced the (9. ECONOMY)................. structure of Europe. Until today the world remains (10. CAPTIVE).................. by the allure of gold.

Question 6

PRECIOUS METAL
Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of (0. EXCEPTION) exceptional value throughout history. It is attractive in colour, durable to the point of virtual (1. DESTROY) ............... and usually found in nature in a (2. COMPARE) ............... pure form. The history of gold is (3. EQUAL)................ by that of any other metal because of its value in the minds of men from earliest times.Because it is visually pleasing it was one of the first metals to attract human (4. ATTEND)............. . Examples of elaborate gold workmanship, many in nearly perfect condition, survise from ancient Egyptian, Minoan, Assyrian, and Etruscan artisans, and gold has continued to be a highly (5. FAVOUR)................ material out of which jewellery and other (6. DECOR)............... objects are crafted.The era of gold production that followed the Spanish discovery of the Americas in the 1490s was probably the greatest the world had witnessed to that time. The (7. EXPLOIT)............. of mines by slave labour and the looting of Indian palaces,temples, and graves in Central and South America resulted in a(n) (8. PRECEDENT).................influx of gold that literally unbalanced the (9. ECONOMY)................. structure of Europe. Until today the world remains (10. CAPTIVE).................. by the allure of gold.

Question 7

PRECIOUS METAL
Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of (0. EXCEPTION) exceptional value throughout history. It is attractive in colour, durable to the point of virtual (1. DESTROY) ............... and usually found in nature in a (2. COMPARE) ............... pure form. The history of gold is (3. EQUAL)................ by that of any other metal because of its value in the minds of men from earliest times.Because it is visually pleasing it was one of the first metals to attract human (4. ATTEND)............. . Examples of elaborate gold workmanship, many in nearly perfect condition, survise from ancient Egyptian, Minoan, Assyrian, and Etruscan artisans, and gold has continued to be a highly (5. FAVOUR)................ material out of which jewellery and other (6. DECOR)............... objects are crafted.The era of gold production that followed the Spanish discovery of the Americas in the 1490s was probably the greatest the world had witnessed to that time. The (7. EXPLOIT)............. of mines by slave labour and the looting of Indian palaces,temples, and graves in Central and South America resulted in a(n) (8. PRECEDENT).................influx of gold that literally unbalanced the (9. ECONOMY)................. structure of Europe. Until today the world remains (10. CAPTIVE).................. by the allure of gold.

Question 8

PRECIOUS METAL
Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of (0. EXCEPTION) exceptional value throughout history. It is attractive in colour, durable to the point of virtual (1. DESTROY) ............... and usually found in nature in a (2. COMPARE) ............... pure form. The history of gold is (3. EQUAL)................ by that of any other metal because of its value in the minds of men from earliest times.Because it is visually pleasing it was one of the first metals to attract human (4. ATTEND)............. . Examples of elaborate gold workmanship, many in nearly perfect condition, survise from ancient Egyptian, Minoan, Assyrian, and Etruscan artisans, and gold has continued to be a highly (5. FAVOUR)................ material out of which jewellery and other (6. DECOR)............... objects are crafted.The era of gold production that followed the Spanish discovery of the Americas in the 1490s was probably the greatest the world had witnessed to that time. The (7. EXPLOIT)............. of mines by slave labour and the looting of Indian palaces,temples, and graves in Central and South America resulted in a(n) (8. PRECEDENT).................influx of gold that literally unbalanced the (9. ECONOMY)................. structure of Europe. Until today the world remains (10. CAPTIVE).................. by the allure of gold.

Question 9 

PRECIOUS METAL
Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of (0. EXCEPTION) exceptional value throughout history. It is attractive in colour, durable to the point of virtual (1. DESTROY) ............... and usually found in nature in a (2. COMPARE) ............... pure form. The history of gold is (3. EQUAL)................ by that of any other metal because of its value in the minds of men from earliest times.Because it is visually pleasing it was one of the first metals to attract human (4. ATTEND)............. . Examples of elaborate gold workmanship, many in nearly perfect condition, survise from ancient Egyptian, Minoan, Assyrian, and Etruscan artisans, and gold has continued to be a highly (5. FAVOUR)................ material out of which jewellery and other (6. DECOR)............... objects are crafted.The era of gold production that followed the Spanish discovery of the Americas in the 1490s was probably the greatest the world had witnessed to that time. The (7. EXPLOIT)............. of mines by slave labour and the looting of Indian palaces,temples, and graves in Central and South America resulted in a(n) (8. PRECEDENT).................influx of gold that literally unbalanced the (9. ECONOMY)................. structure of Europe. Until today the world remains (10. CAPTIVE).................. by the allure of gold.

Question 10

TIME TO RELAX? HOW?
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (1)........... from the usual travel complications and accommodation difficulties, (2)............ the expectations people have of (3)............. When we go on holiday, we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (4).......... us. We imagine we will be able to escape to (5)........... a degree that we even tent to believe, consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered,(6)............. to relax, envisages herself/himself (7).............., from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different (8)............. of person: carefree, good-humored, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (9)............ In practice, we take ourselves withus (10)........... we go, and the personality that is shaped (11)............ years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off (12)........... a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no (13)............. how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (14)............ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.

TIME TO RELAX? HOW?
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (1)........... from the usual travel complications and accommodation difficulties, (2)............ the expectations people have of (3)............. When we go on holiday, we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (4).......... us. We imagine we will be able to escape to (5)........... a degree that we even tent to believe, consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered,(6)............. to relax, envisages herself/himself (7).............., from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different (8)............. of person: carefree, good-humored, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (9)............ In practice, we take ourselves withus (10)........... we go, and the personality that is shaped (11)............ years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off (12)........... a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no (13)............. how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (14)............ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.

TIME TO RELAX? HOW?
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (1)........... from the usual travel complications and accommodation difficulties, (2)............ the expectations people have of (3)............. When we go on holiday, we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (4).......... us. We imagine we will be able to escape to (5)........... a degree that we even tent to believe, consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered,(6)............. to relax, envisages herself/himself (7).............., from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different (8)............. of person: carefree, good-humored, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (9)............ In practice, we take ourselves withus (10)........... we go, and the personality that is shaped (11)............ years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off (12)........... a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no (13)............. how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (14)............ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.

TIME TO RELAX? HOW?
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (1)........... from the usual travel complications and accommodation difficulties, (2)............ the expectations people have of (3)............. When we go on holiday, we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (4).......... us. We imagine we will be able to escape to (5)........... a degree that we even tent to believe, consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered,(6)............. to relax, envisages herself/himself (7).............., from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different (8)............. of person: carefree, good-humored, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (9)............ In practice, we take ourselves withus (10)........... we go, and the personality that is shaped (11)............ years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off (12)........... a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no (13)............. how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (14)............ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.

TIME TO RELAX? HOW?
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (1)........... from the usual travel complications and accommodation difficulties, (2)............ the expectations people have of (3)............. When we go on holiday, we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (4).......... us. We imagine we will be able to escape to (5)........... a degree that we even tent to believe, consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered,(6)............. to relax, envisages herself/himself (7).............., from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different (8)............. of person: carefree, good-humored, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (9)............ In practice, we take ourselves withus (10)........... we go, and the personality that is shaped (11)............ years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off (12)........... a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no (13)............. how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (14)............ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.

TIME TO RELAX? HOW?
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (1)........... from the usual travel complications and accommodation difficulties, (2)............ the expectations people have of (3)............. When we go on holiday, we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (4).......... us. We imagine we will be able to escape to (5)........... a degree that we even tent to believe, consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered,(6)............. to relax, envisages herself/himself (7).............., from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different (8)............. of person: carefree, good-humored, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (9)............ In practice, we take ourselves withus (10)........... we go, and the personality that is shaped (11)............ years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off (12)........... a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no (13)............. how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (14)............ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.

TIME TO RELAX? HOW?
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (1)........... from the usual travel complications and accommodation difficulties, (2)............ the expectations people have of (3)............. When we go on holiday, we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (4).......... us. We imagine we will be able to escape to (5)........... a degree that we even tent to believe, consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered,(6)............. to relax, envisages herself/himself (7).............., from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different (8)............. of person: carefree, good-humored, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (9)............ In practice, we take ourselves withus (10)........... we go, and the personality that is shaped (11)............ years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off (12)........... a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no (13)............. how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (14)............ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.

TIME TO RELAX? HOW?
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (1)........... from the usual travel complications and accommodation difficulties, (2)............ the expectations people have of (3)............. When we go on holiday, we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (4).......... us. We imagine we will be able to escape to (5)........... a degree that we even tent to believe, consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered,(6)............. to relax, envisages herself/himself (7).............., from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different (8)............. of person: carefree, good-humored, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (9)............ In practice, we take ourselves withus (10)........... we go, and the personality that is shaped (11)............ years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off (12)........... a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no (13)............. how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (14)............ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.

TIME TO RELAX? HOW?
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (1)........... from the usual travel complications and accommodation difficulties, (2)............ the expectations people have of (3)............. When we go on holiday, we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (4).......... us. We imagine we will be able to escape to (5)........... a degree that we even tent to believe, consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered,(6)............. to relax, envisages herself/himself (7).............., from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different (8)............. of person: carefree, good-humored, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (9)............ In practice, we take ourselves withus (10)........... we go, and the personality that is shaped (11)............ years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off (12)........... a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no (13)............. how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (14)............ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.

TIME TO RELAX? HOW?
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (1)........... from the usual travel complications and accommodation difficulties, (2)............ the expectations people have of (3)............. When we go on holiday, we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (4).......... us. We imagine we will be able to escape to (5)........... a degree that we even tent to believe, consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered,(6)............. to relax, envisages herself/himself (7).............., from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different (8)............. of person: carefree, good-humored, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (9)............ In practice, we take ourselves withus (10)........... we go, and the personality that is shaped (11)............ years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off (12)........... a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no (13)............. how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (14)............ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.

TIME TO RELAX? HOW?
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (1)........... from the usual travel complications and accommodation difficulties, (2)............ the expectations people have of (3)............. When we go on holiday, we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (4).......... us. We imagine we will be able to escape to (5)........... a degree that we even tent to believe, consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered,(6)............. to relax, envisages herself/himself (7).............., from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different (8)............. of person: carefree, good-humored, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (9)............ In practice, we take ourselves withus (10)........... we go, and the personality that is shaped (11)............ years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off (12)........... a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no (13)............. how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (14)............ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.

TIME TO RELAX? HOW?
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (1)........... from the usual travel complications and accommodation difficulties, (2)............ the expectations people have of (3)............. When we go on holiday, we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (4).......... us. We imagine we will be able to escape to (5)........... a degree that we even tent to believe, consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered,(6)............. to relax, envisages herself/himself (7).............., from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different (8)............. of person: carefree, good-humored, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (9)............ In practice, we take ourselves withus (10)........... we go, and the personality that is shaped (11)............ years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off (12)........... a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no (13)............. how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (14)............ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.

TIME TO RELAX? HOW?
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (1)........... from the usual travel complications and accommodation difficulties, (2)............ the expectations people have of (3)............. When we go on holiday, we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (4).......... us. We imagine we will be able to escape to (5)........... a degree that we even tent to believe, consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered,(6)............. to relax, envisages herself/himself (7).............., from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different (8)............. of person: carefree, good-humored, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (9)............ In practice, we take ourselves withus (10)........... we go, and the personality that is shaped (11)............ years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off (12)........... a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no (13)............. how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (14)............ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.

TIME TO RELAX? HOW?
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (1)........... from the usual travel complications and accommodation difficulties, (2)............ the expectations people have of (3)............. When we go on holiday, we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (4).......... us. We imagine we will be able to escape to (5)........... a degree that we even tent to believe, consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered,(6)............. to relax, envisages herself/himself (7).............., from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different (8)............. of person: carefree, good-humored, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (9)............ In practice, we take ourselves withus (10)........... we go, and the personality that is shaped (11)............ years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off (12)........... a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no (13)............. how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (14)............ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.

In spite of his old age, my grandfather runs seven miles before breakfast. (ALTHOUGH)

→ .............................before breakfast.

If I had been you, I would have punished your naughty son (SHOES)

→If.........................

Mr. Hoang decided to have an early night because he was exhausted.(GO)

→................................because he was exhausted.

1.Quoc Tu Giam/ first university/ Vietnam/ establish/ grounds/ Van Mieu.

→............................

2.If/ Linh/ come/ national park/ us/ last week/ she/ enjoyed/ it.

→..........................

So/ expensive/ Picasso painting/ nobody/ could/ buy.

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4.World Cup/ which/ international football tournament/ hold/ every four years.

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5.Since/Tom’s friends/arrived/they/spend/ nearly every day/ beach/ which/ near their hotel

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