The development of writing (1) ______ a huge difference to the world and might see it as the beginning of the (2) ______. Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China that date from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of "picture writing" developed in the (3) _______ around Mesopotamia (mordern-day Iraq), where the ancent Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 BC onwards. However, the first (4)________ alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050BC. Their alphabet had 22 letters and it is estimated that it lasted for 1000 years. The first two signs were called "aleph" and "beth", which in Greek became "alpha" and "beta", which gave us the (5) ________ word "alphabet".

Điền vào số 5

A. new

B. trendy

C. modern

D. fashionable

Last year thieves broke into a Scottish stately home and stole only one thing: a rhino horn trophy, which at 1.5 meters was the longest in the world. Meanwhile, in China, pharmaceutical factories have been building up (1)___________ of antiques made from rhino horn, for the sole purpose of smashing them to powder to make the (2)___________ ingredient of many of their medicines. And in Zimbabwe, 34 poachers died in 1990 in the search for the black rhino.

Recently, conservationists met to (3)___________a campaign to persuade countries where rhino horn is still part of the traditional medicine to switch to substitutes. The biggest threat to the survival of the rhinoceros is the refusal of certain countries to enforce a ban on domestic trading in rhino horn.

The rhino horn is included in many doses for disorders raging from fevers to nosebleeds. Horn, like fingernails, is made of keratin and has no proven medicinal (4)___________. Traditional substitutes, such as horn from buffalo or antelope, are regarded as second best.

The battle is thought to be winnable. But it may be harder than the battle against the trade in ivory, for there is a (5)___________between the two commodities. Ivory is a luxury; rhino horn, people believe, could save the life of their child.

Điền vào số 3

A. design

B. plan

C. programme

D. form

In the UK there are currently about 300 Feng Shui consultants. They will come to your house or office and give you advice (1) ________ on your lifestyle and date of birth. According to one such expert, I (2) ________ install an aquarium with six black and one red goldfish in my living room in order to absorb bad vibes. He also told me to pay attention to one of my windows. He advised me to put plants on the window still to (3) ________ the loss of positive energy. The real “weak spot” in my house, however, was the cooker. He reassured me that hanging some dried vegetable above it would solve the problem. Whether you (4) ________ in the power of Feng Shui or not, it is certainly having a major impact on the (5)________ thousands of people organize their home.

Điền vào số 4

A. accept

B. believe

C. agree

D. reply

The Internet has truly transformed how students do their homework. (1)______ homework today still means spending time in the library, it’s for a different reason. Rather than using books for research, students today are (2)______ to the Internet to download enormous amounts of data available online.

In the past, students were limited to their school’s (3)______ of books. In many cases, they got to the school library and found out that someone had already taken the books they needed. Nowadays, such inconvenience can be avoided since the Internet never runs out of information. Students, however, do have to

(4)______ sure that the information they find online is true. Teachers have also benefited from the homework which is done on the Internet. They do not need to carry students’ papers around with them any more. This is because online (5)______ allow students to electronically upload their homework for their teachers to read and mark. Of course, this also means that students can no longer use the excuse that the dog ate their homework!

Điền vào số 3

A. select

B. selective

C. selectively

D. selection

Education  is also important (1)_____ it helps people get more out of life. It increases their knowledge and understanding of the world. It helps them acquire the skills that  make  life  more  interesting  and  enjoyable, (2)_____ the  skills  needed  to participate in a sport, paint a picture, or play a musical  (3)_____. Such education becomes  (4)___ important as people gain more and more leisure time. Education also helps people adjust to change. This habit has become necessary because social changes today take place with increasing speed and  (5)______ the lives of more and more people. Education can help a person understand these changes and provide him with the skills for adjusting to them.

Điền vào số 3

A. appliance

B. equipment

C. instrument

D. device

Some people return to college as mature students and take full- or part-time training courses in a skill will help them to get a job. The development of open learning, (1)______ it possible to study when it is convenient for the students, has increased the opportunities available (2)_______ many people. This type of study was formerly restricted to book-based learning and (3)________ course but now includes courses on TV, CD-ROM or the Internet, and self-access courses at language or computer centers.

        Americans believe that education is important at all stage of life and should not stop (4)________ people get their first job. About 40% of adults take part in some kind of formal education. About half of them are trying to get qualifications and skills to help them with their jobs, the (5)_________ are taking recreational subjects for personal satisfaction. Schools and community colleges arrange evening classes, and a catalog of courses is published by local boards of education.

Điền vào số 2

A. about

B. with

C. to

D. by

Tattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were regarded as members  of  the  (1)_____ classes.  On  the  other  hand,  tattooing  was (2)______ in Europe by the early Christians, who thought that it was a sinful thing to (3)_____. It was not until the late 18th  century, when Captain Cook saw South Sea Islander decorating their bodies with tattoos that attitudes began to change. Sailors came back from these islands with pictures of Christ on their backs and from then on, tattooing (4)_____  in  popularity.  A survey  by  the  French  army  in  1881 (5)______ that among the 387 men, there were 1,333 designs.

Điền vào số 3

A. be

B. create

C. do

D. make