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High-tech Camps for Girls

This summer, girls all over the world are going to high-tech summer camps. The camps
are organized by high-tech companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Intel and others. These
companies are worried that less (1)________________ less girls are studying science
and math subjects at school and university. The number (2)________________ women
in high-tech jobs in America fell to 34.9% in 2002 (3)________________ 41% in 1996.
The high-tech companies hope that combining fun with science and technology
(4)________________ get girls interested in these subjects again. At the camps, girls do
projects that (5)________________ them a lot of math and engineering.
(6)________________example, some girls had to design a shoe. To do this, they had
(7)________________ understand how a shoe is made. They had to do a
(8)________________ of measurements and calculations. Other girls created web pages
and others made towers out of pasta (9)________________ marshmallows. Experts say
that we won't know for another 10 years if the camps succeeded in getting women back
(10)________________ high-tech jobs.

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The history of medicine began about 10,000 years ago(1). ________ have found evidence
that prehistoric people(2) ________ with surgery in order to help sick people feel better.
Around 2500 B.C., the Egyptians began to treat(3) ________. They used plants as
medicine. They believed that people became sick(4) _________ the Gods were angry
with them. In ancient Greece in 410 B.C., a man named Hippocrates realized that people
became sick for natural (5)_________, not because the Gods were angry. Many people
think of Hippocrates as the first real doctor in(6) _______. During the Middle Ages (400
- 1500 A.D.), a few medical schools and hospitals opened in Europe. Treatment methods
were still very simple.(7) __________ doctors used leaches to remove 'bad blood' from
people. Doctors didn't understand the human body very well. Many very (8)_________
diseases, called plague, spread through Europe at that time. Doctors could not cure these
diseases, and one quarter of the(9) _______ of Europe died. Later, during The
Renaissance, Leonardo Da Vinci made drawings of the human body, including all the
muscles. These drawings helped doctors greatly. Understanding how the human body
works helped people feel (10)________. Modern medicine improved greatly after that.

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In two new studies, doctors in Korea and Hong Kong found that karaoke is bad for your
health. Karaoke is a form (1)________________ entertainment where a person sings
against the background of the song's music. Karaoke is very popular in Asia and
(2)________________ becoming popular in Europe (3)________________ America. Most
big cities today have at least one karaoke club. The studies show that karaoke can have a
bad effect on the health of both the listeners and the singers. The study reported that noise
levels (4)________________ karaoke clubs were higher than 95 decibels. In some places
they were higher than the noise level allowed (5)________________ the American Health
Department. The noise level in some karaoke clubs is so high it can result in a loss
(6)________________ hearing. The studies also found that people (7)________________
sing karaoke songs in these clubs can hurt their voices. People often sing
(8)________________ long periods of time without taking a break (9)________________
drinking water. The studies reported that people who rested and had (0)________________
drink could sing for longer and sounded better.

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No "Email" in France!
People working in the French government won't be allowed to use the term "email" anymore.
The French Culture Ministry said this month (1)________________ the official French term to
be used is "courrier electronique." The short (2)________________ of this is "courriel." The
new term has to be used in all government documents, notes, (3)________________ letters, and
even in government email messages. The Culture Ministry doesn't want English words to be part
(4)________________ the French language. A few years ago they tried to outlaw
(5)_______________ use of the word "Walkman". (6)________________ people think the
government law won't make a difference to the way they speak. They say French people have
been using the word "email" (7)________________ "mail" for many years. The president of
(8)________________ Internet company said, "The word "courriel" is (9)________________
actively used." She said her company isn't changing the (10)________________ it uses.

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For (1)_________of years, native healers used plants to help the sick. Natural(2)________ , such
as the opium poppy or the outside bark of the cinchona tree from South America were common.
Then in 1800s, (3)________ recognized their value and began to(4)________them. In 1803,
Friedrich Serturner took morphine from the opium poppy. He was the first pharmacist to extract
a drug from a plant. Later, scientists extracted quinine, which is a(5)_________ for malaria from
the cinchona bark. (6)_______ then, scientists have extracted natural drugs from many plants.
They found aspirin in willow bark tea, which is a natural treatment for headaches. Scientists have
studied medicinal plant and use the(7) ________ to make synthetic drugs in the laboratory. As
a(8) _______, they can produce a large quantity of synthetic drug for some natural drugs that are
not always common or easy to get. At the present, pharmacist and physician are studying drugs
from different plants to treat cancer. Many of these(9)__________ drugs are(10) _________ in
the treatment of cancer.

Choose the correct answer

1. She was going very fast …………………she was in a hurry

a. so b. and c. because d. but
2. What about…………………..the piano tonight?
a. practice b. to practice c. practiced d. practicing
3. ………………..sang I can’t get you out of my head?
a. Who b. When c. What d. Whom?
4. Where ……………….you go after your school?
a. did b. does c. do d. doing
5. Have you finished your assignment …………………?
a. Just b. yet c. already d. ever
6. One of the students ………………reading book now
a. is b. are c. am d. be
7. Peter likes………………….table tennis
a. play b. played c. to play d. playing
8. What did you………………..about last night?
a. dream b. dreamt c. to dream d. dreaming
9. Are you listening ………………….me?
a. for b. with c. of d. to
10. The woman who is sitting in front…………………me is a singer
a. to b. of c. for d. with
11. Ho Chi Minh city is_______ than Ha Noi capital.
a. the biggest b. bigger c. biger d. big
12. __________ people like giving people things.
a. generous b. careful c. serious d. aggressive
13. Lucy hasn’t seen Linda ________ a long time.
a. from b . since c. in d. for
14. The_________ time of year to visit Moc Chau is the Spring.
a. good b. better c. best d. well
15. _________Barack Obama the 44th American President one year ago?
a. did b. were c. are d. was
16. Butter is ________ for you than olive oil.
a. badder b. worse c. worst d. bad
17. Look! There ________ a remote control and a book on the top of TV.
a. is b. are c. were d. been
18. John is going to ___________ Ha Long Bay next summer holiday.
a. visiting b. visits c. to visit d. visit