Ted talk: how the food you eat effect....

1. Most of the weight of your________brain would come from_______, also known as______
2.  These essential _________________, which have been linked to preventing degenerative brain conditions,
must come from___________
3. __________ rich foods like______, ________ and _______ is ________ to the creation and maintenance
4.  While___________ are good fats for your brain, long term consumption of other fats like trans and saturated
fats may________ brain health
5. ____________ contain the precursors to neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers that carry signals
between neurons, affecting things like mood, sleep,_________ and weight
6. The complex ____________ of compounds in food can _________ brain cells to release mood, altering
norepinephrine, dopamine and__________
7. _________________________________helps maintain a balanced combination.
8. ___________ in fruits and vegetables strengthen the brain to fight off free______________ that destroy
brain cells, enabling your brain to work well for a longer period of time
9. Most of this energy comes from carbohydrates that our body digests into_________ or blood sugar
10. While on most __________ labels they are all lumped into one total carb count, the ratio of the sugar and
fiber subgroups to the whole___________ affect how the body and brain respond
11. On the other hand, oats, grains and legumes have__________ glucose release, enabling a steadier level
of____________
12. When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long lasting effect on the
most _____________ organ in your body

PART 1: PRONUNCIATION (đề 29)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each of the following
questions
1. A. contributed B. eradicated C. developed D. needed
2. A. approached B. unwrapped C. obliged D. sacrificed
3. A. brush B. crush C. rush D. push
4. A. breathe B. threaten C. healthy D. earth
5. A. said B. play C. lemonade D. plate
6. A. bother B. breakthrough C. thoughtful D. geothermal
7. A. leaves B. practices C. wishes D. introduces
8. A. dough B. doubt C. county D. blouse
9. A. fracture B. signature C. culture D. mature
10. A. pride B. life C. combine D. machine
PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY  
I. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer among four options (A, B, C or D).  
1. I'm addicted ______ these sweets. I loved them!
A. on B. at C. to D. for
2. You are being thoroughly _________in refusing to allow this ceremony to take place.
A. unrequited B. unrepresentative C. unreliable D. unreasonable
3. Nylon, a synthetic _______ from a combination of water, air, and a by-product of coal, was first introduced in
1938.
A. to make B. make C. made D. making
4. He ______ book the tickets, but he had no time to call at the Cinema.
A. would B. might C. could D. was going to
5. It is necessary that an employee _________ his work on time.
A. finish B. finished C. finishing D. finishes
6.  This dress is eye-catching, and many people________ me on it.
A. complain B. complement C. compliment D. complementary
7. Bill is jealous ________ your promotion.
A. with B. of C. at D. about
8. _______ are sought by an elementary school.
 A. Mentally retarded teachers B. Teachers retarded for mental cases
C. Teachers for the mentally retarded D. Mental retarded case teachers
9. Since I came in half an hour late this morning, I have to stay until 5:30 to _______ for it.
A. make up B. save up C. keep up D. hold up
10.  Earthquake  can damage a tree ______violently, and it can take several years for the tree to heal.
     A.   to cause to shake it                                        B.  when shaking it causes
     C.   to cause shaking  it                                        D.  by causing it to shake
II. In the following text, some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is
correct, put a tick (√). If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word. There are two examples at
the beginning.  
        We can tend to think of poverty as the main cause of violent crime. However, research 0____ can ____
from both sides of the Atlantic shows that fathers may be the most important factor in 00___√_______
preventing to children from turning over to crime. In the United States, children from better-off 1. ___________
family were compared with ones who from families with lower incomes. Children from both 2. ___________
groups that lived with their fathers also committed the same number of crimes. In the United 3. ___________
Kingdom, a study was carried out of comparing a group of boys who had never been accused of 4. ___________
not any crimes such as assault and stealing vehicles. All the boys had difficulties at the school 5. ___________
and came from large families that didn't earn a lot of money. The biggest difference between 6. ___________
from the groups was  that fifty-five percent of the "good boys" lived with their fathers, while 7. ___________
only four per cent of the "bad boys" did it. Eighty per cent of the well – behaved boys said how 8. ___________
they felt close to their fathers even if they didn't live in the same house. It seems that by having 9. ___________
a father who takes an interest in his children encourages youngsters not to break the law. 10. __________
11. __________
12. __________
13. __________
14. __________
15. __________
III. Complete the following passage by supplying the correct form of the word to fill in each blank.
        There is a saying that first impressions are generally correct and I would say that (1) _______
throughout my entire life, I have found this to be true apart from one notable exception of a good ALL
friend and neighbor with whom my first (2) __________ was decidedly unfriendly. CHANGE
      At the time of our first meeting I was living in a (3) ______________  area of London, not far
from the exit of a dual carriageway and this meant that although it was a (4) ____________ street,
even with the (5) ___________ will in the world, drivers would often travel dangerously fast within DEPRIVE
inches of my front door. This used to really annoy me and I have to admit I did often go a bit (6) RESIDENCE
_____________in expressing my anger even though (or perhaps because) I knew I didn't stand a (7) GOOD
________________ chance of being taken notice of or even noticed at all. So when one day, I BOARD
shouted my usual string of swear words at a rapidly passing car and it immediately screamed to a REASON
halt, my first reaction was an enormous sense of (8) _____________. But then the driver of the car
opened his window and shouted a stream of swear words back at me.
        So the next morning, I was more than a little surprised to find an apology note from the same
motorist in my mail box explaining that in an attempt to (9) __________ his career as an up and ACHIEVE
coming IT (10) ______, he had been driving too fast the previous evening and inviting me to have
dinner with him and his wife.
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CONSULT

PART III. READING 

I. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct option (marked A, B, C or D) to answer the questions.  
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science have made enormous steps
in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made any foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that
perhaps 80 percent of all human illness are related to diet and 40 percent of cancer is related to diet as well,
especially cancer of colon. People of different cultures are more prone to contact certain illnesses because of the
characteristics food they consume.
That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers showed that nitrates
and nitrites (commonly used to preserve color in meats) as well as other food additives caused cancer. Yet, these
carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which ingredients on
the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful.
The additives we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cattle and poultry, and because of
this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not
for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to
obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to
control these procedures, the practices continue.
A healthy diet is directly related to good health. Often we are unaware of detrimental substances we ingest.
Sometimes, well – meaning farmers or others who do not realize the consequences add these substances to food
without our knowledge.
1. How has science done a disservice to people?
A. Because of science, disease caused by contaminated food has been virtually eradicated.
B. It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.
C. As a result of scientific intervention, some potentially harmful substances have been added to our food.
D. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables.
2. The word "prone" is nearest in meaning to ______.
A. supine B. unlikely C. healthy D. predisposed
3. What are nitrates used for?
A. They preserve flavor in packaged foods. B. They preserve the color of meats.
C. They are the objects of research. D. They caused to animals to become fatter.
4. The word "these" refers to_______.
A. meats B. colors C. researchers D. nitrates and nitrites
5. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT_______.
A. drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons.
B. some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals.
C. researchers have known about the potential hazards of food additives for more than 60 years.
D. food may cause 40 percent of cancer in the world

II. Read the passage and fill in the blank a suitable word.

PEER PRESSURE
   One of the strongest influences on children today (1) ______ that of their peers. What their classmates think, how
they dress and how they act in class and out of it (2) ________ the behavior of nearly every child at school. In their
efforts not to be different, some children go so far as to hide their   intelligence and ability in case they are made
( 3)_________ of. Generally, children do not want to stand (4) _______ from the crowd. They want to fit in, to be
accepted. In psychological terms, the importance of (5)_________ pressure   cannot   be   over emphasized. There is
a lot of evidence that it has great bearing on all aspects of children's lives, (6) ________ the clothes   they wear,  the
music  they  listen  to and their attitude to study  to  their  ambitions  in  life,   their   relationships and  their sense.
(7) _________, as children grow up into adolescents, individuality becomes more acceptable, desirable even, and in
their search for their (8) _______ personal style,  the teenager and young adult will begin to experiment and be
more willing to run the (9) _______  of  rejection by the group. Concern about intellectual prowess and achieving
good exam results can dominate as the atmosphere of competition develops and worries (10) ______ the future
override any fears of appearing too brainy.  
III. Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D to fill in each blank.
 Last year Gladys Kalema became the Ugandan Wildlife Service's chief and only vet after (1) _____ for the
Royal Veterinary College in London. She was the first person to fill the post for 30 years and at the age of 26, easily
the youngest.
If Gladys did nothing else, caring for the world's (2) ______ population of 650 gorillas would alone justify her
wages. Since the 1970s, gorillas have (3) ______ severely from war and poaching. Now for $150 each, tourists can
be led through the forest and come within five meters of gorilla – no closer, for (4) ______ of transmitting diseases
such as measles and flu.
The gorillas here make a small but viable population. (5) ______ in the national parts the usual animals,
elephants, rhinos, giraffes, are either not there or present in insignificant numbers which are dangerously out of (6)
______ with the creatures around them. If Uganda stays calm, wildlife may, in (7) _______, return by itself. But
Gladys believes the country cannot wait. Animals must be brought in to swell tourism and provide (8) ______to
expand her work.
Despite her difficulties, Gladys feels more useful and fulfilled than she would be anywhere else. "At this
moment, my friends from vet school are reading the best way to (9) ______ a cat or dog, and here am I planning to
translocate elephants. In my small (10) _______ I am part of the reconstruction and rehabilitation of my country."
1. A. leaving B. qualifying C. graduating D. passing
2. A. living B. surviving C. continuing D. lasting
3. A. endured B. harmed C. died D. suffered
4. A. risk B. fear C. fright D. danger
5. A. Somewhere B. Anywhere C. Elsewhere D. Nowhere
6. A. balance B. relation C. comparison D. equality
7. A. terms B. years C. ages D. time
8. A. figures B. funds C. accounts D. savings
9. A. treat B. prescribe C. heal D. operate
10. A. means B. manner C. method D. way

PART IV. WRITING

I. Write the new sentences using the word give. Do not change the word given in any way.  
1. She felt she had achieved a lot in life, despite her disadvantaged background (SENSE)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I think you should try to be optimistic as you can. (SIDE)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. In the end, it was quite a good sunny day after all. (OUT)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. I hate watching late night films on TV. (STAND)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. The principal was the first person who arrived at the meeting. (ARRIVE)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………