Anh Văn III - EG09

 

Complete each sentence with the correct one.

 

1. Amazingly, pink is considered a masculine color in some parts of the world. Men wear it.

2. The wedding gown is very expensive.

3. I don’t like red. It is a strong color

4. The kite is too delicate to fly safely.

5. Blue symbolizes peace.

6. In this country, people often wear black clothes in mourning

7. Meanings of colors are different in different cultures

8. The man in the grey suit is a respectable professor

 

 

Complete the conversation with words from the box. Use each word only once.

 

A   Did you read the article on Erik Weihenmayer? Isn’t he a fascinating person?

B   Yes, he really is! Imagine being blind and climbing a mountain!

A   Even for people who can see, climbing a mountain is very difficult.

B   You know, I was really surprised to learn that he is also a teacher and a professional athlete.

A   People like Erik really inspire people all around the world. Did you know that he is not the only person with a disability who has done amazing things?

B   Yes! I read about Helen Keller in school. She was blind, deaf, and could not speak. Helen Keller became famous because of all the accomplishments she had in her lifetime.

A  Right! But people who have disabilities are not the only people who face challenges We all have difficulties in our lives. We face challenges at home, at work, at school, and in relationships.

 

B   I agree. Do you think challenges are good for us?

A   Yes, I do. I think if a person is not afraid and has ambition then he or she can overcome most of life’s challenges. I believe that challenges make us stronger.

B   You are right! I think that people like Erik Weihenmayer and Helen Keller really encourage others to be brave and face life’s challenges and never give up.

 

Fill in each blank with a conjunction given.

1. since pink was thought to be a stronger color, it was best suited for boys.

2. Blue was more delicate and dainty for girls.

3. Red or pink saris are the most popular colors for brides.

4. Most likely you feel good when you wear your favorite color.

5. although black symbolizes death in Western cultures, it is associated with powerful forces in many parts of the world. 

6. if you see a young lady in violet, it is her, my mistress.

7. People think pink is for girls, but it isn’t always this way.

8. She wants to look stylish, so she decided to dye her hair blonde.

 

 

Listen and chosse the main idea of the text

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. An Auction

b. A Sport Game

c. A Game Show

 

Choice  I (It's) or T (There's) in the following sentences.

1. T-  a boy in the garden.

 

2. I-  dark in the forest.

3. I don’t like autumn because I rainy.

4.  I  a cold day today.

5. T  a beautiful garden in front of the house.

6. On the corner of the street,  T a supermarket.

7. T a nice park near our house.

 

A recruitment firm gives this advice to new workers:

It is important to Invest time in your relationships with others at Work Get to know the people who work near you: Introduce  ourself to them and tell them something about yourself. If people ask for your help, always Respond positively. Don’t Ignore emails or phone calls just because you are busy. If you make a mistake, it is better to Admit it and then apologise. When things go wrong, stay calm and Avoid shouting and using bad language. Remember good Manners help to Improve your working Environment , and you will find you can enjoy your work more.

 

Text 1  Bad manners at work

Etiquette is the name we give to the rules for being polite in a social group. Business etiquette is important for people who often have to make new contacts and build relationships in their work. Politeness can also help to improve the working environment for people in the same office. Some cultures and situations are formal, which means that we have to follow rules; other cultures and situations are more informal.

Text 2   Office workers “admit being rude”

Most office workers say they are rude or bad-mannered at work. Two out of three workers regularly arrive late for meetings, most ignore emails and three out of four use bad language. In a survey of 1,000 workers, two-thirds say that pressure of work is the reason for bad manners.

Other common examples of bad office etiquette include ignoring colleagues and answering mobile phone calls during meetings. Using mobile phones in meetings is impolite and distracts others, research by the University of Surrey shows. If you respond to call when speaking to somebody, it means that the phone call is more important than the person, the survey said. If you answer a call during a meeting, it could mean that the meeting is not important.

Mr Jacobs, managing director of Office Angels, a recruitment firm say it is easy for people to forget their manners in the working environment, which is often very informal and very busy. Workers can forget proper etiquette such as introducing people at meetings, and this is often bad for working relationships.

Psychologist Dr Colin Gill believes that people are not as polite as they were twenty years ago. He said: ‘Courtesy is no longer something that is so much respected in our society.’ People think it is ‘stuffy to be polite or formal.’

Now some organisations are actually investing money in training their junior managers to be polite. Office Angels is encouraging people to arrive on time for meetings, turn off mobile phones and avoid bad manners at work is such a simple thing to do,’ Mr Jacobs says, ‘ and it can have a dramatic impact on improving your working environment and your relationships with others.’

The aim of the texts is to …………………………………….

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. reflect the fact of officer’s good manners at work with illustrations

b. encourage officer’s bad manners at work

c. reflect the fact of officer’s bad manners at work with illustrations   

 

Choose the correct verb in the parentheses.

1. Both José and Martha are on vacation this week. (is, are)

2. Every student and parent Has  received a copy of the university’s honor code. (has, have)

 

3. What they need are step-by-step procedures. (is, are)

4. Either the original or a photocopy is acceptable as proof. (is, are)

5. Neither my paralegal nor my assistant recalls receiving a letter about that case. (recalls, recall)

6. Neither the union leader nor the negotiators have clearly explained their concerns. (has, have)

7. Neither you nor she is aware of all the implications of the court’s decision. (is, are, am)

8. The model shown in the recent catalog and advertisements is not the model I want to buy. (is, are)

9. The members of the committee have met to discuss the morale problem. (has, have)

10. The committee have met to discuss the morale problem. (has, have)

 

Listen to six short conversations. How does the second person reply in each situation? Predict the meanings of their replies by choose the correct description in italics.

1. John points out a mistake. Jane doesn't apologise for it.(apologizes/doesn't apologise)

2. Jack invites Barbara to dinner. Barbara accepts invitation. (accepts/refuses)

3. John introduces Caroline Day to Barbara. Barbara knows her.  (knows/ doesn’t know)

4. Jack asks if he is allowed to park in front of the office. Jane says that he can't. (can/can't)

5. Barbara gives Jane a gift. Jane likes it. (likes/doesn’t like)

6. Jack helped John to arrange his travel. It wasn't a problem for Jack.  (was/wasn't)

 

Choose /s/, /z/ or /iz/ for the correct pronunciation of the underlined syllables.

Classes         [/iz/]

Tapes             /s/

Chiefs          [/s/]   

Cups              /s/

Books          /s/

Boxes           /iz/

potatoes       /z/

Rivers          /z/

Dishes          /iz/

Seas            /z/

 

Fill in the connectors describing the process of making mint tea.

(1) Firstly some tea is put in a pot,

(2) Then the water is boiled,

(3)  After that  the mint and the tea are rinsed in hot water,

(4) Next the sugar is added,

(5) Finally the pot is filled with boiling water

 

Circle the answer that matches the meaning of each bold word or phrase.

As more adults get involved with do-it-yourself (DIY) projects, it's only natural for teens to want projects of their own.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. a skill you need to do a project

b. the art or practice of doing one’s own decorating, repairs…   

 

Circle the answer that matches the meaning of each bold word or phrase.

Teens who are looking for a quick afternoon do-it-yourself project would likely enjoy creating items out of duct tape.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. a band of cloth

b. thing made from plastic

 

Each bold word below has more than one meaning. Circle the right meaning in the text.

Do-it-yourself projects teach teens important skills, engage their minds in fruitful pursuits and give them tangible rewards for hard work

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. to attack

b. to take part in   

c. to employ

 

Listen. Circle the main idea of the radio programme.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Jive Davis tells about the subjects that he’s interested in

b. Mike Davis tells about his life   

c. Mike likes working on the farm

 

Sea Turtles Feel the Heat

A   Sea Turtles are some of the oldest species in the world. The earliest sea turtles appeared over 200 million years ago. Today, however, sea turtle are in trouble. Their populations are getting smaller due to human activities and climate change.

B   In Australia, conservationists are studying the effects of climate change on sea turtles. They believe global warming may affect sea turtles in several ways. First, warming temperatures lead to rising sea levels. As sea levels rise, beach areas become flooded. Sea turtles lay their eggs in the beach sand. Flooding can destroy sea turtle nests and the eggs inside them.

C   Global warming also raises the temperature of sand around a sea turtle’s nest. The temperature of the nest affects the sex of the turtle’s eggs. Warmer temperatures (above 84 degrees Fahrenheit, or 29 degrees Celsius) produce mostly females. Cooler temperatures produce more males. So, as global temperature rise, more female babies will be born. Scientists predict that in 50 years almost all sea turtle babies in northern Australia will be female.

D   To survive these changes, sea turtles will need to adapt. But adapting is difficult because the environmental changes are happening quickly. In addition, sea turtles are more at risk from other dangers, especially ones related to human activities. For example, some populations are getting smaller because of predators brought in by humans. As conservationist Mariana Fuentes says, ‘We can’t be sure if sea turtles will adapt on their own.’ They may need our help to survive.

E   One of Fuentes’s projects is at Turtle Camp, a beach in northern Australia. Here, Fuentes helps to protect turtles that are laying eggs. She works with a team of rangers and researchers. Together, they prevent predators such as wild pigs and dogs from eating the turtles’ eggs. Without the rangers’ help, the turtles were losing up to 90% of their eggs. Now there are fewer predators, so the turtles can safely lay their eggs.

Write the letter of the correct paragraph (A-E) from the reading next to its main idea.

D-  1. Seaturtles may need help to survive climate change and other dangers.

E-  2. Fuentes help to protect the areas where sea turtles lay their eggs.

A -  3. Sea turtles are old species, but they are now in trouble.

C-  4. Warmer temperatures affect the sex of sea turtles.

B-  5. Climate change is causing problems for sea turtles.

 

Complete the notes with details from the reading.

Sea turtles have been around for more than 200 million years.

The number of sea turtles is getting smaller due to Human activities and climate change

Sea turtles lay their eggs in nests in the Beach sand

Predators such as Wild pigs and dogs are dangerous for sea turtles.

Before Fuentes and her helpers started Turtle Camp, sea turtles were losing almost 

90  percent of their eggs.

 

Then listen and write T (true) or F (false).

T-  1. John Bains now uses his bicycle a lot.

F-  2. John Bains drove ten thousand miles last year.

F-  3. He walks less.

T-  4. All the papers go into the second bags.

 

Then listen again. Circle the answer that best completes each statements.

John Bains is interested in ______.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. music

b. the environment   

c. shopping

 

Match the words with their definitions.

Recycle-           1. to put used objects or materials through a special process so that they can be used again.

Planet-              2.  the world – used especially when talking about the environment.

Environment  3. the air, water and land on Earth which can be harmed by man’s   activities.

Protect-            4. to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage.

Vegetarian-       5. someone who does not eat meat or fish.

 

She’s .....................over her weight.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Obsess

b. Obsessed

c. Obsessive

d. Obsession

 

He........................in electronics at the university.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Specially

b. Specialty

c. Specializes   

d. Special

 

........................is necessary after hard work.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Relaxation

b. Relaxing

c. Relax

d. Relaxed

 

Find the topic sentence the following paragraphs:

Summer is my favorite season. I enjoy summer sports like water skiing and baseball. The weather is usually sunny and hot, so I can go to the beach almost every day. Gardening is my hobby and I spend many summer days working in my garden. Unfortunately, the days pass too quickly in summer.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Summer is my favorite season.   

b. The weather is usually sunny and hot

c. I enjoy summer sports like water skiing and baseball.

 

Circle the best title for the reading text.

Color Matters for What You Wear

Clothes are like a second skin. Most likely you feel good when you wear your favorite color. What happens when someone sees you wearing any color - for example blue? Does the color send a message?

What do you think about pink and blue for children?

One of the most common examples of color symbolism in clothing is the custom of using pink for girls and blue for boys, but it wasn't always this way. This tradition emerged at the turn of the 20th century. Since pink was thought to be a stronger color, it was best suited for boys; blue was more delicate and dainty and best for girls. In 1921, the Women's Institute for Domestic Science in Pennsylvania endorsed pink for boys, blue for girls.

Even more interesting is the fact that pink is the color for baby boys and blue is the color for baby girls in Belgium today.

Another interesting fact about pink is that pink is a very masculine color in Bermuda. Also, British bankers and barristers have worn pink shirts for decades. Pink goes in and out of fashion in other parts of the world. White is the traditional color for a bride's wedding gown in the U.S. and most European cultures. White symbolizes purity and innocence.

What about the color worn for weddings and funerals?

In Asia, white is the color of death. This arises from the belief that death is seen as a beginning and that white represents the purity that the deceased brings into the next life. Therefore, brides in Japan and China wear red in traditional wedding ceremonies.

White is also associated with death in India, where widows wear white. Consequently, red or pink saris are the most popular colors for brides.

What about black clothes?

Black symbolizes death and is the traditional color of mourning in Western cultures. Black clothing is associated with powerful forces in many parts of the world. Bad and good Witches, the devil, ninjas, cat burglars, Darth Vader, Cat Woman, and Batman wear black....and so do priests, nuns, judges, mimes, Mennonites, Bedouins, and monks.

Maybe the common thread is that these people are signaling their seriousness of purpose - or the need to be hard to see - or both.

Here's something else to think about: What happens when the same people wear green? Are they as powerful? Are the priest and nun as respectable?

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Colors and your personality.

b. Colors and what you wear.   

c. Colors and kids.

 

Listen and chosse the main idea of the text.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. A Sport Game

b. An Auction

c. A Game Show   

 

Office workers “admit being rude”

Most office workers say they are rude or bad-mannered at work. Two out of three workers regularly arrive late for meetings, most ignore emails and three out of four use bad language. In a survey of 1,000 workers, two-thirds say that pressure of work is the reason for bad manners.

Other common examples of bad office etiquette include ignoring colleagues and answering mobile phone calls during meetings. Using mobile phones in meetings is impolite and distracts others, research by the University of Surrey shows. If you respond to call when speaking to somebody, it means that the phone call is more important than the person, the survey said. If you answer a call during a meeting, it could mean that the meeting is not important.

Mr Jacobs, managing director of Office Angels, a recruitment firm say it is easy for people to forget their manners in the working environment, which is often very informal and very busy. Workers can forget proper etiquette such as introducing people at meetings, and this is often bad for working relationships.

Psychologist Dr Colin Gill believes that people are not as polite as they were twenty years ago. He said: ‘Courtesy is no longer something that is so much respected in our society.’ People think it is ‘stuffy to be polite or formal.’

Now some organisations are actually investing money in training their junior managers to be polite. Office Angels is encouraging people to arrive on time for meetings, turn off mobile phones and avoid bad manners at work is such a simple thing to do,’ Mr Jacobs says, ‘ and it can have a dramatic impact on improving your working environment and your relationships with others.’

The author wants to ………………………….

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. give advice on how to behave politely at work

b. give specific examples of bad manners at work   

c. give specific figures of bad manners at work

 

Text 1  Bad manners at work

Etiquette is the name we give to the rules for being polite in a social group. Business etiquette is important for people who often have to make new contacts and build relationships in their work. Politeness can also help to improve the working environment for people in the same office. Some cultures and situations are formal, which means that we have to follow rules; other cultures and situations are more informal.

Text 2   Office workers “admit being rude”

Most office workers say they are rude or bad-mannered at work. Two out of three workers regularly arrive late for meetings, most ignore emails and three out of four use bad language. In a survey of 1,000 workers, two-thirds say that pressure of work is the reason for bad manners.

Other common examples of bad office etiquette include ignoring colleagues and answering mobile phone calls during meetings. Using mobile phones in meetings is impolite and distracts others, research by the University of Surrey shows. If you respond to call when speaking to somebody, it means that the phone call is more important than the person, the survey said. If you answer a call during a meeting, it could mean that the meeting is not important.

Mr Jacobs, managing director of Office Angels, a recruitment firm say it is easy for people to forget their manners in the working environment, which is often very informal and very busy. Workers can forget proper etiquette such as introducing people at meetings, and this is often bad for working relationships.

Psychologist Dr Colin Gill believes that people are not as polite as they were twenty years ago. He said: ‘Courtesy is no longer something that is so much respected in our society.’ People think it is ‘stuffy to be polite or formal.’

Now some organisations are actually investing money in training their junior managers to be polite. Office Angels is encouraging people to arrive on time for meetings, turn off mobile phones and avoid bad manners at work is such a simple thing to do,’ Mr Jacobs says, ‘ and it can have a dramatic impact on improving your working environment and your relationships with others.’

The purpose of some organisations who invest money in training their junior managers to be polite is to ……………………………

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. improve the working environment and relationships with others   

b. spend all money they have

c. help them more famous

 

Listen to three people describing business etiquette in their cities – Sydney, London and New York – and answer the questions.

 

In which city

Sydney-  do people like to be informal?

New York-   are people very competitive?

London-  are things changing?

 

 

Read the texts and do the activities that follow.

The Olympic Games

During the Olympic Games, people from all over the world come together in the peace and friendship. Some of these people complete for medals. Several million people attend the games, and millions of other people watch them on television.

Why do we have the Olympic Games? How did they begin? The first Olympic Games that we have records of were in Greece in 776 B.C. The games lasted one day. The only event in the first thirteen Olympic Games was a race. Men ran the length or the stadium (about 192 meters). Then, longer running races were added. Through the years, a few other kinds of events, like the long jump, were also added. During this time, the games were for men only, and women could not even watch them. In the year 393, a Roman emperor ended the Olympic Game because the quality of the games became very low. The Olympics did not take place again for 1500 years!

In 1984, Pierre de Coubertin of France helped from the International Olympic Committee, and the modern Olympic Games began. In1896, the games were held again in Athens, Greece. The Greeks built a new stadium for the competition. Three hundred and eleven athletes from thirteen countries competed in many events. The winners became national heroes.

After 1896, the games were held every four years during the summer in different cities around the world. In 1900, the Olympics were in Paris, France, and women competed for the first time. In 1908, in London, England, the first gold medals were given to winning athletes. Before that time, the winners received only silver and bronze medals. The Olympic flag was first introduced in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. The flag has five rings on it. The rings represent the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South American. Each ring is a different color – blue, yellow, black, green, or red – because the flag of each of the countries that compete in the games has at least one of these colors in it.

 

The Olympic Winter games began in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Athletes competed in winter events such as skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey. Today, the Winter Games take places every four years. The Summer Games also take place every four years, but not in the same year as the winter events. Both the Summer Games and the Winter Games must have at least fifteen events, and they cannot last more than sixteen days.

Until recently, Olympic competitors could not be professional athletes. All of the athletes in the Olympic Games were amateurs. Today, however, many of the Olympic athletes are professional who play their sports for money during the year. Some people disagree with this idea. They believe that the Olympic game are for amateur athletes, not paid professionals. Other people think that any one can play in the Olympic Games. No matter who the athletes are, millions of people throughout the world enjoy watching the greatest athletic competitions, the Summer Game and the Winter Games of the Olympics.

Read The Olympic Games and write T if the sentence is true and F if it is false.

 

The first Olympic competitors ran the length of the stadium.      T

Pierre de Coubertin was an athlete in the first modern games.     F

Winners have always received gold medals.  F

The Olympic flag has six colored rings on it. F

The summer and winter games take place in the same year.        F

Today both men and women compete in the Olympics.     T

 

X (the three main ideas of the Reading) or O (not the three main ideas of the Reading

X-   1. The Olympic Games began in Greece with only one event.

O -  2. The winter Games and the Summer Games each have at least fifteen events.

X-   3. The Olympics have changed a lot since they began.

O-  4. Skiing is a winter event.

X -  5. The Olympic Games bring people together in peace.

 

 

He lost his credit card, so he …….. pay for the meal.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. wouldn’t

b. couldn’t   

c. can’t

d. shouldn’t

 

They …… be on holiday but I’m not sure.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. can

b. must

c. may   

d. should

 

You ……… enter the country without a visa.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. can   

b. should

c. must

 

Listen to commentaries 1 and 2 again and circle the answer that best complete each statement.

It’s a very fast time -  _____________ seconds.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. 7.97

b. 9.79

c. 9.97   

 

Read the text and do the activities that follow.

The Royal Family

Prince William is a member of the British royal family. He’s the Queen’s grandson and the eldest son of Charles and Diana. His brother’s name is Harry. Diana, their mother, isn’t alive now, but they have a stepmother, Camilla.

William’s wife is Kate Middleton. She’s originally from an ordinary family- but of course, she’s now the Duchess of Cambridge and part of the royal family! Kate has a brother, James, and a sister, Pippa. Their parents, Michael and Carole, have an online business.

In some ways, Kate and William are a normal couple. They have friends from university and they have hobbies and interests too. For example, William loves football and Kate likes photography. In the winter, they go skiing together.

In other ways, their lives are very different from their friends’ lives. William is the future King of the United Kingdom – and fifteen other countries too, including Canada and Australia. Kate and William have a lot of official duties. They help charities in the UK and Africa, they visit other countries and they meet important visitors to the UK.

The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby, St James’s Palace has confirmed. All the Members of the Royal Family and the duchess’s family, the Middletons, are delighted: “The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry and members of both families are delighted with the news.”

The baby will be third in line to the throne, after Prince Charles and Prince William. A spokesman said the duchess has been admitted to KingEdwardVIIHospital in central London with acute morning sickness and is expected to stay for several days: “As the pregnancy is in its very early stages, Her Royal Highness is expected to stay in hospital for several days and will require a period of rest thereafter.”

6. Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, says he and his wife “could not be happier” after the duchess gave birth to a baby boy, at 16:30, 22nd July 2013 UK time at St Mary’s Hospital, west London. William was present at St Mary’s for the birth. The young parents spent time with their son before telling the news to their families and the world. The Queen’s gynecologist Marcus Setchell, who led the team that delivered the baby, described the new arrival as “wonderful baby, beautiful baby”. A bulletin signed by him was taken by a royal aide from St Mary’s to the palace under police escort. The news has been since displayed on an easel in the forecourt of BuckinghamPalace in line with tradition. A Palace spokesman said the names of the baby would be announced in due course. A BuckinghamPalace spokesman said: “The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are delighted at the news.”

 

 

Complete the following sentences using the phrases given below. Look back at Reading Text 'The Royal Family' in case you check your answers.

 

1. In other ways, their lives are very different from their friends’ lives. (para 4)

2. The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry and members of both families are delighted with the news. (para 5)

3. The baby will be third in line to the throne, after Prince Charles and Prince William. (para 5)

4. A spokesman said the duchess has been admitted to KingEdwardVII  Hospital in central London with acute morning sickness. (para 5)

5. Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, says he and his wife “could not be happier” after the duchess gave birth to a baby boy. (para 6)

6. The young parents spent time with their son before telling the news to their families and the world. (para 6)

7. A bulletin signed by him was taken by a royal aide from St Mary’s to the palace under police escort (para 6)

8. A Palace spokesman said the names of the baby would be announced in due course (para 6)

 

Match paragraph headings A-F with paragraphs 1-6.

A. William and Kate expecting a baby 5

B. Kate’s family    2

C. The Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to a baby boy   6

D. Royal duties      4

E. William family  1

F. An ordinary couple      3

 

Read the text and decide if the following statements are  T (TRUE) or F (FALSE)

We’re Living Faster, But Are We Living Better?

 

Not long ago people believed that in the future we would work less, have more free time, and be more relaxed. But sadly this has not happened. Today we work harder, work longer hours, and are more stressed than ten years ago. We walk faster, talk faster, and sleep less than previous generations. And although we are obsessed with machines which save us time, we have less free time than our parents and grandparents had. But what is this doing to our health? An American journalist James Gleick in a new book, Faster: the acceleration of just about everything, says that people who live in cities are suffering from ‘hurry sickness’ – we are always trying to do more things in less time. As a result, our lives are more stressful. He says that if we don’t slow down, we won’t live as long as our parents. For most people, faster doesn’t mean better.

1. F- The writer wrote the article to encourage us to work more and relax less.

2. F-  People today are having a less stressful life than they did in the past.

3. T-  People are too busy to read newspapers.

4. T-  Slow sports have become unpopular.

5. F-  More time is spent on stories.

 

Put the verbs in the correct form of the Present Continuous.

Jim, can you help me?

Sorry, Mum. I (1) am doing my homework. (do)

What (2) is your sister (3) doing? (do)

She (4) is having a shower. (have)

And what (5) are Gary and Sam (6) doing? (do)

They (7) are playing football. (play). But Dad (8) is not doing anything. (not do)

Yes, I am. I (9) am reading the paper. (read)

Not any more!

 

Listen to the story. Choose the best title.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. My Aunt’s House

b. The Old House

c. The Wrong House   

 

Listen to the following talk and decide which its main idea is.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. The Origins of Shaolin kung fu   

b. Kung fu in China

c. ShaolinTemple

 

Listen to the following talk and decide which its main idea is.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. The Origins of Shaolin kung fu   

b. Kung fu in China

c. ShaolinTemple

 

Match the words with their definitions (1-5)

The official home of a person of very high rank, especially a King or Queen.

palace

To make someone or something safe from danger, harm or destruction. save

A magical creature in old Arabian stories that will do what you want when you call. Genie

Someone whose job is to give advice because they know a lot about a subject. advisor

 

Read the text and do the activities that follow.

The 1001 night

The Thousand and one nights is probably one of the most famous books in the world. It is a collection of stories first told by travelers from Persia, Arabia, India and China between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. In later years professional storytellers also told the stories in coffee houses in Turkey, Egypt and many other countries. The Thousand and one nights contains well-known stories like Aladdin and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, so people often think they are just for children – but they were originally for adults.

Shahrazad’s story

There was once an Indian King called Shahriyar. One day King Shahriyar found his wife with another man so he killed her and her lover. After that the King married a different woman everyday and killed her the next morning before she could stop loving him. This continued for three years.

Shahrazad was the clever and beautiful daughter of the King’s adviser. When her father told her what was happening, she decided to marry the King. Shahrazad’s father tried to stop her because he knew she was going to die. But Shahrazad had a plan to save herself and all the women in the kingdom. The King and Shahrazad got married a few days later.

After the wedding, while the King was drinking with his friends, Shahrazad went to find her sister. ‘I need your help,’ said Shahrazad. ‘Come to the palace this evening and ask me to tell you a story’.

So that night, Shahrazad was getting ready for bed when her sister came to visit her. She began telling her sister a story called The Fisherman and the Genie. While she was telling the story, the King came into the room. He started listening to her story too, and became more and more interested.

Shahrazad continued telling the story all night, but she stopped just before the end and said, ‘The morning’s here, husband. Am I going to die now?’. ‘No, no’, said the King. ‘Tell me the end of the story’. ‘I’ll tell you this evening, but not before’, said Shahrazad with a smile.

That night Shahrazad finished the story – and then immediately began another. This continued night after night. The King never heard the end of a story until the next evening.  He couldn’t kill his wife because he always wanted to know how each story ended.

As time passed, the King fell in love with Shahrazad. He knew he could never kill her because he couldn’t live without her and her stories. To show Shahrazad he really loved her, the King married her again. The stories Shahrazad told the King became the stories of The Thousand and one nights.

Are these following sentences true (T) or false (F)

T-  The King killed his first wife.

F - He was married to his next wife for three years.

F -  Shahrazad worked for the King.

T - Shahrazad’s father didn’t want her to marry the King.

F -  Shahrazad asked her mother to help her.

 

 

Choose the best answer

Who listened to Shahrazad’s story?

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. her sister    

b. the King   

c. both   

 

Then listen again. Circle the answer that best completes each statements.

The inspector questioned Amanda in ________.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. the living room Câu trả lời không đúng

b. the library

c. the kitchen

 

Then listen again. Circle the answer that best completes each statements.

Barbara played cards with ________.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Claudia

b. Gordon   

c. Amanda

 

Match the terms on the left with their meanings on the right.

1. a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned         fuel

2. a clear oil that is burnt to provide heat or light     kerosene

3. the cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forest by people

deforestation

4. a natural or chemical substance that is spread on the land to make plants grow well.    fertilizer

5. It is a chemical element: symbol N  nitrogen

6. to make something less pure or make it poisonous contaminate

7. gaseous fuel, especially methane, produced by the fermentation of organic matter        biogas

8. the sugar in fruits changes to alcohol         fermentation

9. solid waste from animals, especially cattle and horses   dung

10. a factory or building where an industrial process happens     plant

 

Read the text and do the activities that follow.

Biogas: a Solution to Many Problems

In almost all developing countries, the lack of adequate supplies of cheap, convenient and reliable fuel is a major problem. Rural communities depend largely on kerosene, wood and dung for their cooking and lighting needs. But kerosene is now priced out of reach of many people and wood, except in heavily forested areas, is in short supply. The search for firewood occupies a large part of the working day and has resulted in widespread deforestation.

Dung is in constant supply wherever there are farm animals and, when dried, it is convenient to store and use. But burning dung destroys its value as fertilizer, thus depriving the soil of a much needed source of humus and nitrogen.

Rural areas of developing countries are also plagues by a lack of adequate sanitation. Improper waste disposal spreads disease, contaminates water sources and provides breeding ground for disease-carrying insects.

The problem of improving environmental hygiene, conserving resources and finding alternative sources of fuel may be unrelated. Their solutions, however, are not, as many countries experimenting with biogas technology are discovering. Biogas, a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, is produced by the fermentation of organic matter. The process of anaerobic fermentation is a natural one, occurring whenever living matter decomposes. By containing the matter – and the process – in a digester or biogas plant, the combustible gas can be trapped and used as fuel for household lighting and cooking. The digested slurry that remains can be used on the land as a soil conditioner and fertilizer.

Biogas plants have attracted much interest in recent years and they are in use in several Asian countries: 38,000 are reported in rural area of India, 27,000 in Korea and more than 80,000 in China. In most countries, the value of the gas has been the prime factor leading to their adoption: 70 percent of India’s plants, for instance, were built during the energy and fertilizer crisis of 1975-76 – although their use in that country dates back to 1951. similarly in Thailand and Korea, biogas is being investigated as an alternative to costly charcoal and to save compost materials form being burned.

In Japan and China, reducing pollution from animal wastes has been an important factor. Privies, hen houses and pigpens are built in proximity to the fermentation chamber in China. Examinations of the digested slurry have shown that the total number of parasite eggs was reduced by 93.6 per cent, hookworms by 99 per cent and no schistosome flukes were found.

The greatest benefits from biogas systems, however, are probably to be derived from the manorial value of the slurry, although it is not widely used outside of India and China. Vegetable farmers near Calcutta found that the digested slurry produced bigger and better tasting peas than did other fertilizers and the weight of root vegetables increased by nearly 300 per cent.

According to the reading passage, are the statements T (True) or F (False)?

1. T-  Biogas is the answer for the lack of cheap, convenient and reliable fuel.

2. F-  The production of biogas by fermentation of animals and vegetables wastes is a technology used in developed countries.

3. F-  Family –sized biogas plants first came into widespread used in India in the 1940s.

4. F-  There are less and less biogas plants in the world nowadays.

5. T-  Biogas is for domestic use.

6. T-  The system is economically sound, in addition to other benefits such as a cleaner, healthier environment.

 

Then circle the answer that best matches the meaning of each bold word or phrase.

Strawberries are in short supply at the moment.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. need to be provided

b. little of something available   

 

During their vacation, they didn’t have phone service or Internet service

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. They were in a remote location.   

b. They didn’t have a cell phone.

 

My brother loves to fix cars.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. He’s good at repairing mechanical things.

b. He has a car that he likes to repair.

 

Listen to Gilles Philips, a journalist, talk about the effects of file-swapping technology on the music industry. Choose the best option for question 1-6.

The speaker thinks the music industry should

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. listen to their customers   

b. make file-sharers pay fines.

c. change their client base

 

Listen to Gilles Philips, a journalist, talk about the effects of file-swapping technology on the music industry. Choose the best option for question 1-6.

What mistakes has the music industry made in the past?

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. It has ignored the importance of reality TV.

b. It hasn’t spent enough on marketing.

c. It has concentrated too much on short-term profit.   

 

Listen to Gilles Philips, a journalist, talk about the effects of file-swapping technology on the music industry. Choose the best option for question 1-6.

Which of the following should the music industry do?

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. increase the price of CDs

b. invest more in the right talent   

c. spend less on big names like Eminem

 

 

 

Read the text 'The Royal Family' again. Are the sentences true (T) or  false (F)?

F	1.Camilla is William’s mother.
T	2.William’s wife if the Duchess of Cambridge.
F	3.Kate is one of two children.
F	4.James is William’s cousin.
T	5.William is a football fan.
T	6.The King or Queen of England is also the King or Queen of  Australia.
F	7.William and Kate’s son will be first in line to the throne, after  Prince Charles and Prince William.
T	8.Kate gave birth to a baby boy, at 4:30pm, 22nd July 2013  UK time at St Mary’s Hospital.
F	9.William was absent from St Mary’s for the birth.
F	10. Few people in England knew about Kate giving birth  to a baby boy.

 

The patient comes to the hospital in the..................that he will be cured.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Believable

b. Believe

c. Belief   

d. Unbelievable

 

 

The……………system in this country is rather complex.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Educate

b. Educated

c. Educational

d. Education

 

He has a big stamp……………..

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Collect

b. Collection   

c. Collector

d. Collective

 

A……………..diet is one that helps maintain general health.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Unhealthy

b. Health

c. Healthy   

 

Complete each sentence below with the correct collocation.

1. A cold and the flu have some things in common For example, they can both be passed from one person to another.

 

2. My mother told me she liked my new dress, but she didn’t comment on my new haircut. Maybe she doesn’t like it.

 

3. The scientists need 50 people to participate in  a study for a new flu vaccine. They will pay each $500.

 

4. There’s been a  increase in cases of the flu this winter. It’s much worse than last year.

5. Eating lots of green vegetables can contribute to your overall health.

6. Sofia nodded her head in response to my question.

7. If you want to succeed in becoming an Olympic athlete, you have to train very hard.

8. Keiko was not in favour of of the new proposal, so she voted against it.

 

Then circle the answer that best matches the meaning of each bold word or phrase. 

There's a high risk of another accident happening in this fog.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. an advantage of an issue

b. the possibility of something bad happening   

 

International interest in the Mediterranean diet began………………….

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. in the 1950s   

b. in the 1990s

c. in the 1970s

d. thousands of years ago.

 

 

Add the following prefixes to the adjectives below to make words with the opposite meaning. Use a dictionary if necessary.

 1. in  formal                

  2.  dis  satisfied          

   3. dis  honest               

 4. im  polite               

   5. im  practical           

    6. inconsiderate         

 7. un  friendly        

        8. in  efficient          

       9. un  important           

 10. dis  respectful      

 11. im  patient               

  12. in  appropriate

 

……..     you turn it down a bit, please!

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Shouldn't

b. Can't

c. Can   

d. Shouldn

 

 

…….. you speak Japanese?

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Should

b. Could

c. Can   

d. May

 

Circle the answer that matches the meaning of each bold word or phrase.

Adolescence is a time of independence, so a teen will appreciate the opportunity to make a space that is truly her own.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. in the stage from 6-10 years old

b. in the stage between childhood and adulthood.   

 

Circle the answer that matches the meaning of each bold word or phrase.

Though the primary goal should be to let teens express themselves

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. the first thing you want to gain/get   

b. the thing you like

 

Circle the best answer

How was her story?

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. bad

b. boring

c. interesting    

 

Then circle the answer that best matches the meaning of each bold word or phrase.

He claimed that he had been deprived of his freedom.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. give somebody something

b. take something away from someone