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10 tháng 3 2019

While searching for news online, I stumble upon some photos of men tramping in the park. Their intention, it appears, is to find whatever wild treasures are growing among the hedgerows with ( What / them / these / which )......  they can garnish their dinner plates.  There was a hairy one and a Danish one, and it turns out they're swapping tips. The Danish one spies some slimy mushrooms on a tree trunk and

 ( Sings / waxes / exclaims / declares )...... lyrical about their pickling potential. The hairy one holds a droopy weed ( upfront / aloft / above / ahead )..... and praises its clove- flavour. "Take care though," he warns. "It looks very a poisonous species". The same words of caution were ( ascribed / featured / lain / characterised )..... to a clump of berries, which were apparently to be used more vegetables than fruit. 
Well, pardon me for being boring, but I've no ( desire / wish / intention / goal )....  of spending my pre-prandial hours traipsing round in the woods, only to ( keep / fall /drop / plunge )..... over later on. So thanks but no thanks, hairy guy and Danish guy. I'll leave the foraging to you.

Each nation has a lot of people who voluntarily take care of others. Even though who you are and how much your age is……… you all do volunteer work. There are many volunteer works such as visiting old or sick people, teach poor children……… and so on, however, have you ever thought that why do people do volunteer work? It is sure that there are many reasons for it. In my opinion, there are five main reasons why people do volunteer work. The first reason, I think that it is humanity....
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Each nation has a lot of people who voluntarily take care of others. Even though who you are and how much your age is……… you all do volunteer work. There are many volunteer works such as visiting old or sick people, teach poor children……… and so on, however, have you ever thought that why do people do volunteer work? It is sure that there are many reasons for it. In my opinion, there are five main reasons why people do volunteer work. The first reason, I think that it is humanity. People , who feel lucky and have a good life, share the feelings of the poor, the injured, the disabled……….and so on. Thus, they want to share with them difficulties and sadness, give small helps to them which can help them overcome troubles. They want to bring happiness to poor and disabled children as well as boys who no longer have fathers and girls who no longer have mothers. They want to help these children be gone to school and teach them things which they usually learn from their parents. Besides, they take care of old and sick people because they consider them as their relatives and hope to help them pass over loneliness and sickness. They also want to their kids about humanity. They teach them to love and help others. Secondly, people do volunteer work because it is their interest in free time, perhaps.” Instead of listening to music or playing games….. we like to do volunteer works. It is really interesting and we can also help others.” Some people shared. Thirdly, some people do it because it is their work. These people usually work in voluntary organizations. They are paid for it. The fourth reason, people who not only want to help but they also train their ability in activities of society, do volunteer work. They think it can both help others and train themselves. They also find out friends or people who have sympathy with them. Finally, above all things, people do volunteer work because they think that the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to other

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22 tháng 10 2020

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Every country has many people who voluntarily take care of others. No matter who you are and how old you are, you do volunteer work. There are a lot of volunteer work such as visiting the elderly, sick, teaching poor children, however, have you ever thought about why people do volunteer work? It certainly has many reasons for it. In my opinion, there are five main reasons why people do volunteer work. The first reason, I think it is the humanity. People who feel lucky and have a good life, know how to share the feelings of the poor, the injured, the disabled ... etc. Therefore, they want to share with them their difficulties and sorrows, help them. can help them get through the troubles. They want to bring happiness to poor and disabled children as well as boys without fathers and mothers without mothers. They want to help these kids go to school and teach them what they usually learn from their parents. Besides, they take care of the elderly and the sick because they consider them as their relatives, hoping to help them overcome loneliness and sickness. They also want their kids to be human. They teach them to love and help others. Second, people do volunteer work because it's their hobby in their spare time, perhaps ”. Instead of listening to music or playing games… .. we to do volunteer work. It's really fun and we can help others, too. Some people have shared. Third, some people do it because it's their job. These people often work in volunteer organizations. They get paid for it. The fourth reason is that people not only want to help, but they also prace their ability in social activities, volunteering. They think that it can both help others and train themselves. They also find friends or people who them. In the end, people volunteer because they think that the happiest people in the world are the ones who help make others happy.

21 tháng 10 2020

giúp mik với mn ơi

Test 2I. Choose the best one to complete the sentences. 1. I don’t have a sister. My friend doesn’t have a sister, _________.A. so B. too C. either D. neither2. What do you do _______ your free time?A. in B. on C. at D. for3. There aren’t many programs ________ children.A. for B. on C. to D. with4. Can you tell us_______ you visited?A. What places B. place C. How D. Where places 5. What are the _______ of the common cold? A. signs B. symptoms C. warning D. notice6. Scuba-diving became...
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Test 2


I. Choose the best one to complete the sentences. 
1. I don’t have a sister. My friend doesn’t have a sister, _________.
A. so B. too C. either D. neither
2. What do you do _______ your free time?
A. in B. on C. at D. for
3. There aren’t many programs ________ children.
A. for B. on C. to D. with
4. Can you tell us_______ you visited?
A. What places B. place C. How D. Where places 
5. What are the _______ of the common cold? 
A. signs B. symptoms C. warning D. notice
6. Scuba-diving became a _____ sport after the invention of special breathing equipment.
A. popular B. healthy C. boring D. free 
7. ______ you do, your cold will last for a few days and then disappear.
A. Who B. Whenever C. Medicine D. Whatever
8. Would you like to have dinner at my house tonight? - __________________ .
A. Yes, I’d love to B. Yes, I like C. Yes, I’d like D. Yes, I do
9. Would you like a cup of tea? - ________________. 
A. No, thank you B. Here you are C. No, please D. No problem 
10. Life is more comfortable, but neighbors don’t ______ each other as well as they did in the past.
A. take B.spend C. catch D. know 
II. Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in parentheses. 
5. The numbers of participants________ every week. (increase)
6. We must remember________ sensibly. (eat)
7. Yesterday, Hoa and her aunt ______ at a fruit stall. (stop)
8. A “balanced diet” means you eat a variety of foods without______ too much of anything.(eat) 
III. Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses. 
1. Last year there was a district walking _________ for school children. (compete)
2. We must wash vegetables carefully because they can be ________. (dirt) 
3. He plays soccer very __________. (skillful)
4. I’m going to see a _______ movie with my parents. (detect)
IV. Choose the underlined part which needs correcting. 
1. You should take regular exercise to stay healthily.
A B C D
2. The weather is terrible, you have stay indoors.
A B C D
V. Read the passage. Then decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F). (1pt)


Yesterday, Mai and her mother went to the market. They wanted to buy some meat, vegetables and fruit for their dinner. First, they went to the meat stall. There was a good selection of meat on the stall: chicken, pork and beef. Mai doesn’t like pork and her mother doesn’t, either. So they bought some beef. Next they went to the vegetable stall. They bought some spinach and cucumbers. Finally, they stopped the fruit stall. They bought a papaya, a pineapple and some oranges.

  • Mai and her aunt went to the market. ______
  • They went to the meat stall, the vegetable stall and the fruit stall. ______
  • There was a good selection of meat on the stall. ______
  • They bought a papaya, a pineapple and an orange. ______

VI. Choose the best one to complete the passage. (2pts)
Every year millions of people catch the common cold. It isn’t a serious (1) ­­­­­­­­­­­________, but a lot of money is spent on different kinds of cold (2) _________every year. This medicine can (3)________ the symptoms . That is, it can make you cough less and stop your (4) _________ nose for a while. However, it can’t cure (5) _________cold. Although there is no cure (6) __________ the common cold (7) _________ no medicine to prevent it, people have different kinds of ideas about (8) _________ to prevent and treat cold. 
1. A. fever B.contest C. headache D. disease
2. A. medicine B. temperarure C. amount D. surgery
3. A. relieved B.relieving C. to relieve D. relieve
4. A. runny B. ran C. runner D. run
5. A.their B. my C. your D. her
6. A. of B. at C. for D.in
7. A. since B. but C. so D. and
8. A. when B. when C. how D. what

V. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words given. (2pts)
1.Tuan and I don’t like durians. 
à Tuan doesn’t like durians and _________________
2. How tall is he? 
àWhat’s____________________________________?
3.She is a bad tennis player. 
à She plays _________________________________
4.Would you like cold drinks? 
à Do you ___________________________________

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20 tháng 4 2019

Test 2

Bài1.Choose the best one to complete the sentences

1. C

2. A

3. A

4. A

5. B

6. B

7. D

8. A

9. A

10. C

Bài 2.Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in parentheses

5. increase

6. to eat

7. stopped

8. eating

Bài 3.Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses

1. competition

2. dirty

3. skillfully

4. detective

Bài 4.Choose the underlined part which needs correcting

1. D

2. D

Bài 5.Read the passage. Then decide whether the statements are True(T) or False(F)

  • T
  • T
  • T
  • F

Bài 6.Choose the best one to compelete the passage

1. D

2. A 

3. D

4. A

5. C 

6. C

7. D

8. C

Bài 5.Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words given

1. Tuan doesn't durians and I don't, either

hoặc Tuan doesn't durians and neither do I

2. What's his height?

3. She plays tennis badly

4. Do you want cold drinks?

Use the correct form of the words given in brackets to complete the passage.                    A recent report on the eating habits of children suggests that children from the age of three to sixteen show a strong (1.like) ..........  for vegetables and only eat (2.suffice) ...........  amounts of fruit and vegetables at Christmas. One researcher says Nora eating (3.proper) ............ may have serious conequences on a child's (4.speak) ............           One (5.solve)...
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Use the correct form of the words given in brackets to complete the passage.                    

A recent report on the eating habits of children suggests that children from the age of three to sixteen show a strong (1.like) ..........  for vegetables and only eat (2.suffice) ...........  amounts of fruit and vegetables at Christmas. One researcher says Nora eating (3.proper) ............ may have serious conequences on a child's (4.speak) ............           

One (5.solve) ........... is to give children extra      iron and vitamins but in the long run it is more (6.effect) ......... if children get right ingredients in their (7.day) .......... diet 

(8. Fortunate) ........... , parents choose food for their children that is quick and (9.convenience) ........... to prepare, rather than food which is fresh and (10.health) ......... . Consequently, it is difficult later to get children to change their habits 

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8 tháng 8 2019

A recent report on the eating habits of children suggests that children from age of three to sixteen show a strong dis for vegetables and only eat sufficient of fruite and vegetables at Christmas. One researcher says not eatinh properly may have serious consequences on a child'sspeech and physical development, resulting in poorer performance at school.

 One solution is to give children extra iron and vitamins but in the long run it is more effective if children get right ingredients in their daily diet .

 Unfortunately, parents choose food for their children that is quick and convenient to prepare, rather than food which is fresh and healthy. Consequently, it is difficult later to get children to change their habits.

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Use the correct form of the words given in brackets to complete the passage.                    

A recent report on the eating habits of children suggests that children from the age of three to sixteen show a strong (1.) ..dis.....  for vegetables and only eat (2.suffice) .....sufficient......  amounts of fruit and vegetables at Christmas. One researcher says Nora eating (3.proper) ....properly........ may have serious conequences on a child's (4.speak) ......speech......           

One (5.solve) .....solution...... is to give children extra      iron and vitamins but in the long run it is more (6.effect) ..effective...... if children get right ingredients in their (7.day) ...daily....... diet 

(8. Fortunate) ....Unfortunately....... , parents choose food for their children that is quick and (9.convenience) .....convenient...... to prepare, rather than food which is fresh and (10.health) ...healthy...... . Consequently, it is difficult later to get children to change their habits 

 I. Use the correct form of the words given in brackets to complete the passage.                                  Eat more fruit and vegetables! A recent report on the eating habits of children suggests that children from age of three to sixteen show a strong (1.like)............  for vegetables and only eat (2.suffice)................. of fruite and vegetables at Christmas. One researcher says not eatinh (3. propers) ...............may have serious consequences on a child's...
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 I. Use the correct form of the words given in brackets to complete the passage.

                                  Eat more fruit and vegetables! 

A recent report on the eating habits of children suggests that children from age of three to sixteen show a strong (1.like)............  for vegetables and only eat (2.suffice)................. of fruite and vegetables at Christmas. One researcher says not eatinh (3. propers) ...............may have serious consequences on a child's (4. speak)............. and physical development, resulting in poorer performance at school.

 One (5. solve) ............ is to give children extra iron and vitamins but in the long run it is more (6. effect)............ if children get right ingredients in their (7. day)............ diet .

 (8. Fortunate) ............... , parents choose food for their children that is quick and (9. convenience) ........... to prepare, rather than food which is fresh and (10. health)................ Consequently, it is difficult later to get children to change their habits.

 

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16 tháng 10 2016

A recent report on the eating habits of children suggests that children from age of three to sixteen show a strong dislike for vegetables and only eat sufficient of fruite and vegetables at Christmas. One researcher says not eatinh properly may have serious consequences on a child's speech and physical development, resulting in poorer performance at school.

 One solution is to give children extra iron and vitamins but in the long run it is more effective if children get right ingredients in their daily diet .

 Unfortunately, parents choose food for their children that is quick and convenient to prepare, rather than food which is fresh and healthy. Consequently, it is difficult later to get children to change their habits.

24 tháng 1 2018

A recent report on the eating habits of children suggests that children from age of three to sixteen show a strong dislike for vegetables and only eat sufficient of fruite and vegetables at Christmas. One researcher says not eatinh properly may have serious consequences on a child's speech and physical development, resulting in poorer performance at school.

One solution is to give children extra iron and vitamins but in the long run it is more effective if children get right ingredients in their daily diet .

Unfortunately, parents choose food for their children that is quick and convenient to prepare, rather than food which is fresh and healthy. Consequently, it is difficult later to get children to change their habits.

Test 1III. Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses. 1. I often wash my clothes and iron them ______________. (careful)2. _________ is very important. (Moderate)3. A “_______ diet” means you eat a variety of foods without eating too much of anything.( balance) 4. The numbers of ___________ increases every week. (participate)IV. Choose the underlined part which needs correcting. 1. I ought finish some homework before I play table tennis.A B C D2. Dr...
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Test 1
III. Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses. 
1. I often wash my clothes and iron them ______________. (careful)
2. _________ is very important. (Moderate)
3. A “_______ diet” means you eat a variety of foods without eating too much of anything.( balance) 
4. The numbers of ___________ increases every week. (participate)
IV. Choose the underlined part which needs correcting. 
1. I ought finish some homework before I play table tennis.
A B C D
2. Dr Lai reminds them to clean their teeth regularly and eat sensible
. A B C D
V. Read the passage. Then decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F). (1pt)


Yesterday, Mai and her mother went to the market. They wanted to buy some meat, vegetables and fruit for their dinner. First, they went to the meat stall. There was a good selection of meat on the stall: chicken, pork and beef. Mai doesn’t like pork and her mother doesn’t, either. So they bought some beef. Next they went to the vegetable stall. They bought some spinach and cucumbers. Finally, they stopped the fruit stall. They bought a papaya, a pineapple and some oranges.

  • Mai and her mother went to the market. ______
  • They went to the meat stall to buy some beef. ______
  • They only bought some spinach at the vegetable stall. ______
  • They bought a papaya, a pineapple and some oranges. ______

VI. Choose the best one to complete the passage. (2pts)
Every year millions of people catch the common cold. It isn’t a serious (1) ­­­­­­­­­­­________, but a lot of money is spent on different kinds of cold (2) _________every year. This medicine can (3)________ the symptoms . That is, it can make you cough less and stop your (4) _________ nose for a while. However, it can’t cure (5) _________cold. Although there is no cure (6) __________ the common cold (7) _________ no medicine to prevent it, people have different kinds of ideas about (8) _________ to prevent and treat cold. 
1. A. headache B.disease C. symptom D. competition
2. A. amount B. temperarure C. medicine D. surgery
3. A. relieve B.relieving C. to relieve D. relieved
4. A. run B. ran C. runner D. runny
5. A. your B. my C. their D. her
6. A. of B. at C. for D.in
7. A. because B. but C. and D. so
8. A. what B. how C. where D. when

V. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words given. (2pts)
1.Tuan and I like durians. 
 Tuan likes durians and _________________
2. How heavy is she? 
àWhat’s____________________________________?
3.He is a skillful soccer player. 
 He plays _________________________________
4.Would you like a hot drink? 
 Do you ___________________________________

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20 tháng 4 2019

Test 1

Bài 3.Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses

1. carefully

2. Moderation

3. balanced

4. paripants

Bài 4.Choose the underlined part which needs correcting

1. A

2. D

Bài 5.Read the passage. The decide whether the statements are True(T) or False(F)

  • T
  • T
  • F
  • T

Bài 6.Choose the best one to complete the passage

1. B

2. C

3. A

4. D

5. A

6. C

7. C

8. B

Bài 5.Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words given

1. Tuan s durians and so do I

hoặc Tuan s durians and I do, too

2. What's her height?

3. He plays soccer skillfully.

4. Do you want a hot drink?

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VII. Give the correct form of the words in capital letters to complete the following sentences. 1. China has a great number of places of ________. INTERESTING 2. In the USA, there are ______ newspaper articles about the film and how it is made. DAY 3. If you can give a reasonable ___­­­­____for your bad behavior last night, I’ll forgive you. EXPLAIN 4. Their children have quite ___________ characters. ...
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VII. Give the correct form of the words in capital letters to complete the following sentences.

1. China has a great number of places of ________. INTERESTING

2. In the USA, there are ______ newspaper articles about the film and how it is made. DAY

3. If you can give a reasonable ___­­­­____for your bad behavior last night, I’ll forgive you. EXPLAIN

4. Their children have quite ___________ characters. DIFFERENCE

5. I like the city life because there are many kinds of __________. ENTERTAIN

6. The scouts do the ___________ work. VOLUNTEER

7. She is one of the greatest ___________ to appear in this theater. PERFORM

8. Taxi drivers have to have very good ___________ on the street names. KNOW

9. The more expensive a hotel is, the more ____________ it is. COMFORT

10. __________, dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. FORTUNATE

VIII. Read the following passage and fill in each gap with only ONE appropriate word.

Television is an important invention of the twentieth century. It has been (1)_______ popular that now we can't imagine what life would be (2)_______ if there were no television.

Television is a major (3)________ of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. Through (4)________, viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands. Television (5)_________ our knowledge by introducing to us new ideas (6)_________ may lead us to new hobbies and recreations.

In addition (7)_________ the news, television provides us with a variety of programs that can satisfy (8)________ taste. Most people now seem to like spending their evenings (9)________ television. It is more convenient for them to sit at home watching TV (10)________ to go out for amusements anywhere else.

IX. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Franklin Roberts was a commercial airline pilot with more than 21,000 hours of flying time behind him. However, (1)_____________ of great experience, he could not explain something which happened (2)____________ him in the summer of 1981. As he was flying over Lake Michigan, an object (3)_______ in the sky which took him completely by surprise. (4)__________ it was, it raced through the sky ahead of his plane and then turned across his path, before finally disappearing into the distance.

(5)____________ is the kind of incident that fascinates Richard Haines, a psychologist who works at a research institute (6)___________ California, and investigates reports like these as a hobby. Over the last twelve years, he (7)___________ collected thousands of reports on UFOs seen by plane crews. He was concentrated on the stories told to him by pilots, (8) __________ he believes they are more likely to be accurate. Pilots are trained in observation and make reliable witnesses. They would generally know what they were looking at (9) ____________ it were something familiar. Critics of Haines’s work say that there is, in fact, nothing special about pilots. They claim that pilots are as capable of making mistakes as (10) __________ else. However, none of this has stopped Haines, who continues to investigate UFO reports with enthusiasm.

1. A. though B. although C. in spite D. despite

2. A. with B. to C. for D. on

3. A. was appeared B. appears C. was appearing D. appeared

4. A. Whatever B. What C. However D. How

5. A. It B. Those C. These D. This

6. A. at B. in C. on D. from

7. A. was B. X C. has D. had

8. A. because B. because of C. but D. though

9. A. whether B. or C. unless D. if

10. A. everyone B. anyone C. somebody D. ones

X. Read the passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.

DIET AND WEIGHT

Most of the joggers who are overweight are reasonable for talking about and obsessing with their weight. Since many people start jogging to lose weight (perhaps you’re one of them), it is not surprising that body size is important. More and more people are on a diet, 50% of the women and close to 25% of the men in the US are watching what they eat. Body weight is the second most talked among joggers - heart disease and high blood pressure are the first! There are many factors that affect your weight. They include: body type, diet, exercise level, ***** and age. What may be an “ideal" weight for you at the age of 27 may not be ideal when you are 54. And your ideal weight will probably be different during racing season when in a specific training phase.

1. What are most of joggers who are overweight worried about?

A. Their weight B. Their height C. Their jogging D. The distance

2. To many people, _________

A. body size is not a problem B. body size is very important

C. they do not care about their body size D. jogging is a waste of time.

3. In the US, _________

A. nobody is on a diet B. 25% women are on a diet.

C. obesity is appreciated. D. nearly 25% men are on a diet.

4. What are the most talked among joggers?

A. Body size B. Lung cancer

C. Heart disease and high blood pressure. D. Diet

5. Which factor that doesn’t affect your weight?

A. body type B. diet C. age D. weather

XI. Rewrite each of the following sentences.

1. No one has tidied these rooms for a long time.

These rooms ............................................................................................................................................

2. Peter got more good marks than Tom.

Tom did ...................................................................................................................................................

3. They used to be better at swimming than they are now.

They are ...................................................................................................................................................

4. Because of the heavy rain, we were late for class.

Because it ................................................................................................................................................

5. They break the glass into small pieces.

The glass is………………………………………………….………………………………………….

6. The last time we saw her was on Christmas Day.

We haven’t................................................................................................................................................

7. Traveling around the city in a day is impossible.

It’s ............................................................................................................................................................

8. Did they return those books to the library?

Were..........................................................................................................................................................

9. We spent an hour painting the school gate.

It took........................................................................................................................................................

10. Although he was ill, he still went out.

In spite of his …………………………………………………………………………………The end

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12 tháng 8 2020

VIII. Read the following passage and fill in each gap with only ONE appropriate word.

Television is an important invention of the twentieth century. It has been (1)__so_____ popular that now we can't imagine what life would be (2)___like____ if there were no television.

Television is a major (3)___means_____ of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. Through (4)___television_____, viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands. Television (5)____widens _____ our knowledge by introducing to us new ideas (6)_____which____ may lead us to new hobbies and recreations.

In addition (7)____to_____ the news, television provides us with a variety of programs that can satisfy (8)____every____ taste. Most people now seem to like spending their evenings (9)____watching____ television. It is more convenient for them to sit at home watching TV (10)____than____ to go out for amusements anywhere else.

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p/s: lần sau phân ra từng bài để mng dễ giúp hơn nha :3

The discovery that language can be a barrier to communication is quickly made by all who travel, study, govern or sell. Whether the activity is tourism, research, government, policing, business, or data dissemination, the lack of a common language can severely impede progress or can halt it altogether. 'Common language' here usually means a foreign language, but the same point applies in principle to any encounter with unfamiliar dialects or styles within a single language. 'They don't talk the...
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The discovery that language can be a barrier to communication is quickly made by all who travel, study, govern or sell. Whether the activity is tourism, research, government, policing, business, or data dissemination, the lack of a common language can severely impede progress or can halt it altogether. 'Common language' here usually means a foreign language, but the same point applies in principle to any encounter with unfamiliar dialects or styles within a single language. 'They don't talk the same language' has a major metaphorical meaning alongside its literal one.

Although communication problems of this kind must happen thousands of times each day, very few become public knowledge. Publicity comes only when a failure to communicate has major consequences, such as strikes, lost orders, legal problems, or fatal accidents — even, at times, war. One reported instance of communication failure took place in 1970, when several Americans ate a species of poisonous mushroom. No remedy was known, and two of the people died within days. A radio report of the case was heard by a chemist who knew of a treatment that had been successfully used in 1959 and published in 1963. Why had the American doctors not heard of it seven years later? Presumably, because the report of the treatment had been published only in journals written in European languages other than English.

Several comparable cases have been reported. But isolated examples do not give an impression of the size of the problem — something that can come only from studies of the use or avoidance of foreign-language materials and contacts in different communicative situations. In the English-speaking scientific world, for example, surveys of books and documents consulted in libraries and other information agencies have shown that very little foreign-language material is ever consulted. Library requests in the field of science and technology showed that only 13 per cent were for foreign language periodicals. Studies of the sources cited in publications lead to a similar conclusion: the use of foreign-language sources is often found to be as low as 10 per cent.

The language barrier presents itself in stark form to firms who wish to market their products in other countries. British industry, in particular, has in recent decades often been criticised for its linguistic insularity - for its assumption that foreign buyers will be happy to communicate in English, and that awareness of other languages is not therefore a priority. In the 1960s, over two-thirds of British firms dealing with non-English-speaking customers were using English for outgoing correspondence; many had their sales literature only in English; and as many as 40 per cent employed no-one able to communicate in the customers' languages. A similar problem was identified in other English-speaking countries, notably the USA, Australia and New Zealand. And non-English-speaking countries were by no means exempt - although the widespread use of English as an alternative language made them less open to the charge of insularity.

The criticism and publicity given to this problem since the 1960s seems to have greatly improved the situation. Industrial training schemes have promoted an increase in linguistic and cultural awareness. Many firms now have their own translation services; to take just one example in Britain, Rowntree Mackintosh now publish their documents in six languages (English, French, German, Dutch, Italian and Xhosa). Some firms run part-time language courses in the languages of the countries with which they are most involved; some produce their own technical glossaries, to ensure consistency when material is being translated. It is now much more readily appreciated that marketing efforts can be delayed, damaged, or disrupted by a failure to take account of the linguistic needs of the customer.

The changes in awareness have been most marked in English-speaking countries, where the realisation has gradually dawned that by no means everyone in the world knows English well enough to negotiate in it. This is especially a problem when English is not an official language of public administration, as in most parts of the Far East, Russia, Eastern Europe, the Arab world, Latin America and French-speaking Africa. Even in cases where foreign customers can speak English quite well, it is often forgotten that they may not be able to understand it to the required level - bearing in mind the regional and social variation which permeates speech and which can cause major problems of listening comprehension. In securing understanding, how 'we' speak to 'them' is just as important, it appears, as how 'they' speak to 'us'.

Questions 14-17
Complete each of the following statements (Questions 14-17) with words taken from Reading Passage 133

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

14 Language problems may come to the attention of the public when they have ........................... such as fatal accidents or social problems.

15 Evidence of the extent of the language barrier has been gained from ............................ of materials used by scientists such as books and periodicals.

16 An example of British linguistic insularity is the use of English for materials such as ...........................

17 An example of a part of the world where people may have difficulty in negotiating English is ........................... .

Questions 18-20
Choose the appropriate letters A-D

18 According to the passage, ‘They don't talk the same language' (paragraph 1), can refer to problems in...
A understanding metaphor.
B learning foreign languages.
C understanding dialect or style.
D dealing with technological change.

19 The case of the poisonous mushrooms (paragraph 2) suggests that American doctors …
A should pay more attention to radio reports.
B only read medical articles if they are in English.
C are sometimes unwilling to try foreign treatments.
D do not always communicate effectively with their patients.


20 According to the writer, the linguistic insularity of British businesses...
A later spread to other countries.
B had a negative effect on their business.
C is not as bad now as it used to be in the past.
D made non-English-speaking companies turn to other markets.

Questions 21-24
List the FOUR main ways in which British companies have tried to solve the problem of the language barrier since the 1960s.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

21 ......................................
22 ......................................
23 ......................................
24 ......................................

Questions 25 and 26
Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 25 and 26 on your answer sheet


25 According to the writer, English-speaking people need to be aware that...
A some foreigners have never met an English-speaking person.
B many foreigners have no desire to learn English.
C foreign languages may pose a greater problem in the future.
D English-speaking foreigners may have difficulty understanding English.

26 A suitable title for this passage would be .......
A Overcoming the language barrier
B How to survive an English-speaking world
C Global understanding - the key to personal progress
D The need for a common language

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 Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage:It was a cold night. The train traveled through some very lonely countryside. There was (1)__________sign of human life and the station at Brest seemed (2)__________an oasis. The passengers were advised to get (3)____________the train because they were going to be there for a long time. The customs officers had to (4)____________their duty, searching the entire train looking mainly for illegal literature. They found quite a lot,...
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 Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage:

It was a cold night. The train traveled through some very lonely countryside. There was (1)__________sign of human life and the station at Brest seemed (2)__________an oasis. The passengers were advised to get (3)____________the train because they were going to be there for a long time. The customs officers had to (4)____________their duty, searching the entire train looking mainly for illegal literature. They found quite a lot, including some interesting magazines to take home to their families. (5)___________ this was happening, the train moved away from the platform to (6)____________its wheels changed. It was lifted up and swung over on to a wider set of (7)________________. But the passengers in the station did not know about this. To them it was a long, unnecessary wait, (8)_______________worse by the fact that their luggage disappeared with the train for at (9)_______________an hour. If they had been given a better explanation of what was going on, they (10)________________have been in a better mood. 

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25 tháng 8 2020

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25 tháng 8 2020

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9 tháng 8 2017

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One day, two brothers (1) _WENT__ fishing. They had a dog (2) __WITH_ them. When they came near the river, they threw down their caps on a big stone and went to the (3) __RIVER__ bank to (4) _LOOK FOR__ for fish. It was cold that day, and soon they began to wish for their caps. They told the dog to go back for (5) ___THEM__.
When the dog (6) __GOT__ there, he tried to take both caps together in his mouth at once. It was very dificult. Then the dog noticed that one of the caps was smaller than the (7) __THE OTHER_. He put the smaller (8)__WITH__ in the larger one, got it down with his foot and then he could (9) _CARRY__ both caps at the same time
You see (10)__HOW__ clever the dog was.