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Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland. He and his sisters grew up in the neighbourhood of Rodger Forge. At the age of 7, Phelps was still a little scared to put his head under water, (1) _______  his instructors allowed him to float around on his back. Not surprisingly, despite the fact that later he is very good (2) ________ butterfly swimming, the first stroke he mastered was not the easily-practised breaststroke but the backstroke.

At the age of 15, Phelps became (3) _______ youngest American male swimmer to compete at an Olympic Games in 68 years. While he didn’t win any medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he would soon become a major force in (4) ________ swimming.

In the spring of 2001, Phelps set the world record in the 200-meter butterfly, becoming the youngest male swimmer in history at the age of 15 years and 9 months. At the 2001 World Championships in Japan, he then (5) ______  his own record with a time of 1:54:58, earning his first international medal.

                                                                        (https://www.biography.com/athlete/michael-phelps)

Câu 1.

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Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland. He and his sisters grew up in the neighbourhood of Rodger Forge. At the age of 7, Phelps was still a little scared to put his head under water, (1) _______  his instructors allowed him to float around on his back. Not surprisingly, despite the fact that later he is very good (2) ________ butterfly swimming, the first stroke he mastered was not the easily-practised breaststroke but the backstroke.

At the age of 15, Phelps became (3) _______ youngest American male swimmer to compete at an Olympic Games in 68 years. While he didn’t win any medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he would soon become a major force in (4) ________ swimming.

In the spring of 2001, Phelps set the world record in the 200-meter butterfly, becoming the youngest male swimmer in history at the age of 15 years and 9 months. At the 2001 World Championships in Japan, he then (5) ______  his own record with a time of 1:54:58, earning his first international medal.

                                                                        (https://www.biography.com/athlete/michael-phelps)

Câu 2

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Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland. He and his sisters grew up in the neighbourhood of Rodger Forge. At the age of 7, Phelps was still a little scared to put his head under water, (1) _______  his instructors allowed him to float around on his back. Not surprisingly, despite the fact that later he is very good (2) ________ butterfly swimming, the first stroke he mastered was not the easily-practised breaststroke but the backstroke.

At the age of 15, Phelps became (3) _______ youngest American male swimmer to compete at an Olympic Games in 68 years. While he didn’t win any medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he would soon become a major force in (4) ________ swimming.

In the spring of 2001, Phelps set the world record in the 200-meter butterfly, becoming the youngest male swimmer in history at the age of 15 years and 9 months. At the 2001 World Championships in Japan, he then (5) ______  his own record with a time of 1:54:58, earning his first international medal.

                                                                        (https://www.biography.com/athlete/michael-phelps)

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Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland. He and his sisters grew up in the neighbourhood of Rodger Forge. At the age of 7, Phelps was still a little scared to put his head under water, (1) _______  his instructors allowed him to float around on his back. Not surprisingly, despite the fact that later he is very good (2) ________ butterfly swimming, the first stroke he mastered was not the easily-practised breaststroke but the backstroke.

At the age of 15, Phelps became (3) _______ youngest American male swimmer to compete at an Olympic Games in 68 years. While he didn’t win any medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he would soon become a major force in (4) ________ swimming.

In the spring of 2001, Phelps set the world record in the 200-meter butterfly, becoming the youngest male swimmer in history at the age of 15 years and 9 months. At the 2001 World Championships in Japan, he then (5) ______  his own record with a time of 1:54:58, earning his first international medal.

                                                                        (https://www.biography.com/athlete/michael-phelps)

Câu 4

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Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland. He and his sisters grew up in the neighbourhood of Rodger Forge. At the age of 7, Phelps was still a little scared to put his head under water, (1) _______  his instructors allowed him to float around on his back. Not surprisingly, despite the fact that later he is very good (2) ________ butterfly swimming, the first stroke he mastered was not the easily-practised breaststroke but the backstroke.

At the age of 15, Phelps became (3) _______ youngest American male swimmer to compete at an Olympic Games in 68 years. While he didn’t win any medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he would soon become a major force in (4) ________ swimming.

In the spring of 2001, Phelps set the world record in the 200-meter butterfly, becoming the youngest male swimmer in history at the age of 15 years and 9 months. At the 2001 World Championships in Japan, he then (5) ______  his own record with a time of 1:54:58, earning his first international medal.

                                                                        (https://www.biography.com/athlete/michael-phelps)

Câu 5.

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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.

Most people agree that computers are the most important (6)_________ of the 20th century. The first business computers (7)_________ just about fifty years ago, and now they are being used in a wide (8)__________ of fields, from banking to space travel. However, until just a few decades ago, computers were very large, expensive machines which were owned (9)_________ large corporations and governments. Although everyone knew that computers existed, very few people had ever seen one, and even fewer had used one.

Câu 6.

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Most people agree that computers are the most important (6)_________ of the 20th century. The first business computers (7)_________ just about fifty years ago, and now they are being used in a wide (8)__________ of fields, from banking to space travel. However, until just a few decades ago, computers were very large, expensive machines which were owned (9)_________ large corporations and governments. Although everyone knew that computers existed, very few people had ever seen one, and even fewer had used one.

Câu 7

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Most people agree that computers are the most important (6)_________ of the 20th century. The first business computers (7)_________ just about fifty years ago, and now they are being used in a wide (8)__________ of fields, from banking to space travel. However, until just a few decades ago, computers were very large, expensive machines which were owned (9)_________ large corporations and governments. Although everyone knew that computers existed, very few people had ever seen one, and even fewer had used one.

Câu 8

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Most people agree that computers are the most important (6)_________ of the 20th century. The first business computers (7)_________ just about fifty years ago, and now they are being used in a wide (8)__________ of fields, from banking to space travel. However, until just a few decades ago, computers were very large, expensive machines which were owned (9)_________ large corporations and governments. Although everyone knew that computers existed, very few people had ever seen one, and even fewer had used one.

Câu 9

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