[005] - VOCABULARY 3 - Ôn thi Giữa Học kỳ 1 - Tiếng Anh lớp 12 (Chương trình SGK mới)

Question 1. Like many other Britain's prime ministers, May _____ a place at Oxford.

Question 2. Oprah Winfrey has played a key role in modern American life, shaping cultural _____ and promoting various liberal causes.

Question 3. Despite the pervasive press intrusions into her private life, Princess Diana remained very popular because people could identify _____ her.

Question 4. She has been quite critical _____ the media focusing on her fashion instead of her achievement as a politician.

Question 5. Theresa May is one of a growing number of women in traditionally _____ British politics rising to the upper position of leadership.

Question 6. Darwin was _____ a place on the HMS Beagle to act as a natural scientist on a voyage to the coast of South America.

Question 7. In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the ____ of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best ____ their environment.

Question 8. May's sports hero was Geoffrey Boycott, a solid, stubborn cricketer who _____ in playing the long game.

Question 9. Van Gogh was _____ to a lunatic asylum where he would spend time on and off until his death in 1890.

Question 10. As a teenager, he was uninterested in school - but became _____ in music, listening to a huge _____ of contemporary American music.

Question 11. Elvis Presley was _____ for the idea that rock 'n' roll music was having a negative effect on American teenagers.

Question 12. Influenced by the work of Malthus, Darwin came ____ a theory of natural selection and gradual evolution over time.

Question 13. Marilyn Monroe is widely _____ as one of most influential figures in American culture.

Question 14. Marilyn Monroe _____ to a heavy drug use, which had a damaging impact _____ both her mental and physical health.

Question 15. Van Gogh played a _____ role in the development of modern art.

Question 16. Marilyn Monroe was _____ for Golden Globe Best Actress Award for Bus Stop (1956).

Question 17. When Bill Gates saw an opportunity to found his own company, he dropped _____ Harvard without finishing his course.

Question 18. If Presley was considered a controversial and a rebellious _____, it just made him more popular with young listeners.

Question 19. Elvis was _____ shy and as a youngster was not keen on performing in public.

Question 20. Their family were wealthy but they encouraged their children to work hard and take nothing _____.