25 OPEN CLOZE TESTS (10 PAGES) Mã A634602

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1 Motorbike Stunt Rider

I work (0) ... a motorbike stunt rider - that is, I do tricks on my motorbike at shows. The Le Mans racetrack in France was (1) ........ I first saw some guys doing motorbike stunts. I'd never seen anyone riding a motorbike using just the back wheel before and I was (2) ........ impressed I went straight home and taught (3) ........ to do the same. It wasn't very long before I began to earn my living at shows performing my own motorbike stunts.

I have a degree (4) ........ mechanical engineering; this helps me to look at the physics (5) ........ lies behind each stunt. In addition to being responsible for design changes to the motorbike, I have to work (6) ........ every stunt I do. People often think that my work is very dangerous, but, apart (7) ........ some minor mechanical problem happening occasionally during a stunt, nothing ever goes wrong. I never feel in (8) ........ kind of danger because I'm very experienced.

2. The Dolly Zoom

If you __1__ movies a lot, you probably have seen this camera technique. It involves zooming in with the lens while dollying the camera backwards or ___2___, therefore either making the background bigger or ___3___. It was made famous by VERTIGO, a film ___4___ by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958. Since then it has been used innumerable ___5____. The Dolly Zoom is effective in amplifying a character's internal emotional mindset, if used correctly. However, this technique is now being ____6__ in modern cinematography, because it is believed to make your scene much more epic, many filmmakers ___7__ just apply it anywhere they deem fit.

3. Exam Tips

When the day comes give yourself plenty of time (0) ... do everything: have breakfast but don't drink (1) ... much; go to the toilet; arrive on time, but not too early or you will find yourself getting more and more nervous while you wait to start. Try not to talk (2) ... the exam before you go in. In the exam, calm (3) ... down by breathing deeply and thinking positively. Read (4) ... exam questions carefully and underline all of the key instruction words (5) ... indicate how the questions should (6) ... answered. If possible start with the ones (7) ... can do easily to give you confidence. Remember what you've learnt from practising questions and doing mock exams previously and plan your use of time. Don't panic (8) ... everyone around you seems to start writing furiously straight away and don't be tempted to follow their example. Finally, after the exam, don't join in a discussion about (9) ... everyone else did, (10) ... you want to frighten yourself, and drain your self-confidence for the next exam. Above (11) ..., remember that exams are not designed to catch you out, (12) ... to find out what you know, what you understand and what you can do.

4. Cats

Cats of all kinds are present in the legends, religion, mythology, and history of (1) ... different cultures. Cave paintings created by early humans display different types of wild cats (2) ... are now extinct, or no longer around. Many of these great beasts saw humans as food, but were hunted by humans (3) ... return. Cats similar (4) ... the ones kept as pets today started showing up in artwork thousands of years ago. For example, the ancient Egyptians believed cats were the sacred, or special, animal of a goddess named Bast. They believed that Bast often appeared (5) ... a cat, so many ancient Egyptians respected and honoured cats and kittens. (6) ..., other cultures feared cats or thought that they brought illnesses and bad luck. Today, with millions kept as pets in homes around the world, cats (7) ... become important members of many families. No one knows for sure when or (8) ... cats became very popular household pets. It s possible that people noticed how cats hunted mice and rats, (9) ... they set food and milk out to keep the cats near (10) ... homes. This helped to prevent (11) ... many of these rodents (12) ... coming into homes and eating people's …