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          Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He played for the New York Yankees in their years of glory. From the time Mantle began to play professionally in 1951 to his last year in 1968, baseball was the most popular game 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 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.

          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 to 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, whose talent appears to come from an inner grace. That was Mickey Mantle.

          But like many celebrities, Mickey Mantle had a private life that was full of problems. He played without complaint despite constant pain from injuries. He lived to fulfill his father’s dreams and drank to forget his father’s early death.

          It was a terrible addiction that finally destroyed his body. It gave him cirrhosis of the liver and accelerated the advance of liver cancer. Even when Mickey Mantle had turned away from his old life and warned young people not to follow his example, the destructive process could not be stopped. Despite a liver transplant operation that had all those who loved and admired him hoping for a recovery, Mickey Mantle died of cancer at the age of 63

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Setting off on an expedition without thorough preparation and with inadequate equipment is tempting fate

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One of the most important measures to be taken to promote the develop of a country is to constantly carry out economic reforms

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ORESUND BRIDGE

          Imagine driving along a bridge that is so long that you can't even see the other end. The Oresund Bridge, one of the longest bridges in the world, (31)________so far ahead into the distance that you can't even tell where the blue of the water (32) ________ the blue of the sky.

          The Oresund Bridge is an amazing example of modern engineering design that links the Scandinavian countries of Denmark and Sweden. It is 8 kilometers long and was (33) ________in July 2000. It crosses the Flinte Channel, the chilly waterway (34) ________the two countries.

          At one stage the bridge turns into a tunnel under the sea. This tunnel is also a record breaker in its own right as it is the longest road and rail tunnel in the world. The engineers built an artificial island near the Danish coast that (35) ________support part of the bridge structure, as well as being the point at which the road disappears underground, before coming out in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark

Điền vào ô số 35

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

ORESUND BRIDGE

          Imagine driving along a bridge that is so long that you can't even see the other end. The Oresund Bridge, one of the longest bridges in the world, (31)________so far ahead into the distance that you can't even tell where the blue of the water (32) ________ the blue of the sky.

          The Oresund Bridge is an amazing example of modern engineering design that links the Scandinavian countries of Denmark and Sweden. It is 8 kilometers long and was (33) ________in July 2000. It crosses the Flinte Channel, the chilly waterway (34) ________the two countries.

          At one stage the bridge turns into a tunnel under the sea. This tunnel is also a record breaker in its own right as it is the longest road and rail tunnel in the world. The engineers built an artificial island near the Danish coast that (35) ________support part of the bridge structure, as well as being the point at which the road disappears underground, before coming out in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark

Điền vào ô số 31

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These people________for the most successful company in the town

“Don’t forget to drop me a line when you settle down.”

 “Trust me, ____________________.”

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

ORESUND BRIDGE

          Imagine driving along a bridge that is so long that you can't even see the other end. The Oresund Bridge, one of the longest bridges in the world, (31)________so far ahead into the distance that you can't even tell where the blue of the water (32) ________ the blue of the sky.

          The Oresund Bridge is an amazing example of modern engineering design that links the Scandinavian countries of Denmark and Sweden. It is 8 kilometers long and was (33) ________in July 2000. It crosses the Flinte Channel, the chilly waterway (34) ________the two countries.

          At one stage the bridge turns into a tunnel under the sea. This tunnel is also a record breaker in its own right as it is the longest road and rail tunnel in the world. The engineers built an artificial island near the Danish coast that (35) ________support part of the bridge structure, as well as being the point at which the road disappears underground, before coming out in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark

Điền vào ô số 34

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Peter didn’t mean to be disrespectful to his teacher. He just couldn’t control his temper

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Helen is traveling to Germany tomorrow on her first working trip and she is very excited________it

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Nancy concurred with her boss about the new direction the company was taking

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

ORESUND BRIDGE

          Imagine driving along a bridge that is so long that you can't even see the other end. The Oresund Bridge, one of the longest bridges in the world, (31)________so far ahead into the distance that you can't even tell where the blue of the water (32) ________ the blue of the sky.

          The Oresund Bridge is an amazing example of modern engineering design that links the Scandinavian countries of Denmark and Sweden. It is 8 kilometers long and was (33) ________in July 2000. It crosses the Flinte Channel, the chilly waterway (34) ________the two countries.

          At one stage the bridge turns into a tunnel under the sea. This tunnel is also a record breaker in its own right as it is the longest road and rail tunnel in the world. The engineers built an artificial island near the Danish coast that (35) ________support part of the bridge structure, as well as being the point at which the road disappears underground, before coming out in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark

Điền vào ô số 33

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My uncle took________photography when he retired from work

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“We strongly believe that he’s innocent of the crime. We do not think that he did it.”

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

ORESUND BRIDGE

          Imagine driving along a bridge that is so long that you can't even see the other end. The Oresund Bridge, one of the longest bridges in the world, (31)________so far ahead into the distance that you can't even tell where the blue of the water (32) ________ the blue of the sky.

          The Oresund Bridge is an amazing example of modern engineering design that links the Scandinavian countries of Denmark and Sweden. It is 8 kilometers long and was (33) ________in July 2000. It crosses the Flinte Channel, the chilly waterway (34) ________the two countries.

          At one stage the bridge turns into a tunnel under the sea. This tunnel is also a record breaker in its own right as it is the longest road and rail tunnel in the world. The engineers built an artificial island near the Danish coast that (35) ________support part of the bridge structure, as well as being the point at which the road disappears underground, before coming out in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark

Điền vào ô số 32

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This job________working very long hours