Đọc Tiếng Anh 1

 

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

 

1.The writer wrote the article to encourage us to work more and  relax less.	F
2.FPeople today are having a less stressful life than they did in the  past.	F
3.TPeople are too busy to read newspapers.	T
4.TSlow sports have become unpopular.	T
5.More time is spent on stories.	F

 

Match each expression to its meaning.

1. waste time	use time badly
2. take a long time	last too lon
3. spend more time	use more time
4. on time	punctual
5. don’t have enough time	don’t have the time you need

 

 

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

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Believe

b. Unbelievable

c. Belief  Câu trả lời đúng

d. Believable

 

He took up that sport for its...........................

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Unpopular

b. Popularize

c. Popularity

d. Popular

 

_________________________________________ First of all, we need  money to repair old roads and build new roads. We also need more to  pay teachers’ salaries and to pay for services such as trash collection.  Finally, more tax money is needed to give financial help to the poor  citizens of the city. It is clear that the city will have serious problems if  taxes are not raised soon.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. City taxes are too high.

b. City taxes pay for new roads.

c. We should raise city taxes. Câu trả lời đúng

 

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 red 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.

 

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 what you wear. Câu trả lời đúng

b. Colors and your personality.

c. Colors and kids.

 

Fill the gaps with these words from the text

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 yourself 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.

 

 

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

1.in formal

2. disn satisfied

3.dis honest 

4.im polite

5.im practical

6.in considerate 

7.un friendly

8.in efficient

9.un important 

10.dis respectful

11.im patient

12.in appropriate

 

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. reflect the fact of officer’s bad manners at work with illustrations Câu trả lời đúng

c. encourage officer’s bad manners at work

 

The author wants to ………………………….

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. give specific examples of bad manners at work Câu trả lời đúng

b. give advice on how to behave politely at work

c. give specific figures of bad manners at work

 

 

 

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

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Educate

b. Educated

c. educating

d. Education Câu trả lời đúng

 

A……………..diet is one that helps maintain general health. Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Healthy Câu trả lời đúng

b. Health

c. Unhealthy

 

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.’

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. help them more famous

b. improve the working environment and relationships with others Câu trả lời đúng

 c. spend all money they have

 

_________________________________________ . For example, a  person can have breakfast in New York, board an airplane, and have  dinner in Paris. A businesswoman in London can instantly place an order  with a factory in Hong Kong by sending a fax. Furthermore, a schoolboy  in Tokyo can turn on a TV and watch a baseball game being played in  Los Angeles.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Advances in technology have made the world seem smaller. Câu trả lời đúng

b. The fax machine was an important invention.

c. Airplanes have changed our lives.

 

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

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Relaxing

b. Relaxed

c. Relax

d. Relaxation Câu trả lời đúng

 

Replace the bold words by the opposite word

1. Princess prince  William is a member of the British royal family.

2. He’s the Queen’s granddaughter grandson  and the eldest son of Charles and Diana.

3. He’s the King’s queen  grandson and the eldest son of Charles and Diana

4. He’s the Queen’s grandson and the eldest daughter son  of Charles and Diana

5. His sister’s brother   name is Harry.

5. Diana, their father mother , isn’t alive now.

7. Diana, their mother, isn’t alive now, but they have a stepfather stepmother , Camilla.

8. William’s husband wife  is Kate Middleton. Read the text and do the activities that follow.

 

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 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. Text 1 Bad manners at work

 

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

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Specializes Câu trả lời đúng

b. Specialty

c. Special

d. Specially

 

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.