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VII. ĐỌC ĐIỀN

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase

that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

1.

With more teens committing suicide due to extreme, you're among an increasing number of parents (1)

_______ are concerned about what to do if their teen is being bullied. (2) _______ , depending on the

nature, (3) _______ and how long the bullying has lasted, you have different options as to whom you

can go to see in order to stop it.

The first person, of course, is your own teen. Find out from your teen how bad the bullying is and how

long it's been going on. If the bullying isn't severe and hasn't gone on long, you might want to discuss

with your teen some things you can both do to end the bullying. The traditional advice of ignoring the

bully might work, but it might not. (4) _______ option is to encourage your teen to stay close to his

friends during the school day. You might also think about going directly to the bully's parents.

However, this (5) _______ does have its risks, as the parents of the bully might either feel unable to

control their own child or, worse, might not see any issue at all.

(Source: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/suicide)

1. A. who

B. which

C. where

D. whom

2. A. Therefore

B. However

C. Furthermore

D. Moreover

3. A. intensity

B. vehemence

C. severity

D. savagery

4. A. Other

B. The other

C. Others

D. Another

5. A. method

B. measure

C. way

D. approach

2.

Here's a familiar scenario. It's the day before a big calculus exam, and you haven't studied for whatever

reason (short on time, too many (6) _______ exams packed into the same day, etc.). Around 10 p.m.,

you finally sit down to review the calculus materials. Six hours later, you catch a short "nap" before

rushing to school. You take the exam, and it seems to go fine. Although it wasn't your best effort, you

pass and promise not to repeat the (7) _______ when it's time for your next one.

This is what's known as cramming. And while students, parents and educators have long known it's not

ideal, in (8) _______ circumstances, it works to some degree. And by some degree, we mean it might

save your GPA. (9) _______ , cramming doesn't provide long-term learning, according to Dr. Robert

A. Bjork, distinguished research professor in the department of psychology at UCLA (10) _______ he

focuses on how we learn versus how we think we learn.

(Source: https://people.howstuffworks.com)

6. A. another

B. others

C. other

D. the other

7. A. cycle

B. round

C. orbit

D. circle

8. A. desperate

B. desolate

C. desiccated

D. destitute

9. A. Instead

B. Moreover

C. However

D. Although

10. A. where

B. what

C. which

D. where

3.

Queen Elizabeth II, (11) _______ is in her 90s, has ruled longer than any other monarch in British

history. But at this point, is the British monarch's role purely (12) _______ , or does she or he hold any

real political power?

That turns out to be a complicated question. Even though the United Kingdom is a constitutional

monarchy, it doesn't have a single codified constitution like the United States. (13) _______ , the

power balance between the Crown (the monarchy) and Parliament (the elected officials) is mediated by