Read the passage and use ONLY ONE suitable word to fill in each gap  In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting for news. Two of fishing-boats had been caught in the storm which had blown up during the night. In the cottages round the harbor people stood by their doors .......(1) worried to talk. The rest of the fishing fleet had ......(2) the harbor before dark, and the men from these ships waited and watched with the wives and families of the missing men. Some had .......(3) thick blankets and some flasks of hot drinks, knowing that the men ........(4) be cold and tired. When dawn began to break over in the east, a small point of light was ............(5) in the darkness of the water and a few minutes later, ................(6) was a shout. ...............(7) long, the two boats were turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbor. The men ..............(8) helped out of their boats, and ...............(9) they were stiff ..............(10) cold and tiredness, they were all safe.

Phương pháp làm bài:
1. Đọc đoạn văn kỹ lưỡng để hiểu nội dung chung và kiểm tra các từ còn thiếu trong câu.
2. Xác định từ loại và ý nghĩa cần thiết để chọn từ thích hợp.
3. Điền từ thích hợp vào mỗi chỗ trống trong câu.

Câu trả lời:
1. (were/was) worried
2. left
3. brought
4. would
5. appearing
6. there
7. Before
8. were
9. although
10. with

In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting for news. Two of the fishing-boats had been caught in the storm which had blown up during the night. In the cottages round the harbor, people stood by their doors nervously to talk. The rest of the fishing fleet had arrived at the harbor before dark, and the men from these ships waited and watched with the wives and families of the missing men. Some had brought thick blankets and some flasks of hot drinks, knowing that the men would most likely be cold and tired. When dawn began to break over in the east, a small point of light was visible in the darkness of the water and a few minutes later, there was a shout. Shortly after, the two boats were turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbor. The men were helped out of their boats, and despite their stiffness, coldness, and tiredness, they were all safe.

In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting for news. Two of the fishing-boats had been caught in the storm which had blown up during the night. In the cottages round the harbor, people stood by their doors silently to talk. The rest of the fishing fleet had left the harbor before dark, and the men from these ships waited and watched with the wives and families of the missing men. Some had prepared thick blankets and some flasks of hot drinks, knowing that the men might be cold and tired. When dawn began to break over in the east, a small point of light was visible in the darkness of the water and a few minutes later, there was a shout. Soon enough, the two boats were turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbor. The men were helped out of their boats, and though they were stiff, cold, and tired, they were all safe.

In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting for news. Two of the fishing-boats had been caught in the storm which had blown up during the night. In the cottages round the harbor, people stood by their doors anxiously to talk. The rest of the fishing fleet had entered the harbor before dark, and the men from these ships waited and watched with the wives and families of the missing men. Some had brought thick blankets and some flask of hot drinks, knowing that the men would be cold and tired. When dawn began to break over in the east, a small point of light was visible in the darkness of the water and a few minutes later, there was a shout. Before long, the two boats were turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbor. The men were helped out of their boats, and despite their stiffness, coldness, and tiredness, they were all safe.