I. Rewrite each of the following sentences, using the suggested word.
1. My school has conducted several volunteer programs to raise students' awareness of helping others. (BEEN)
2. My grandfather became deaf when he turned 70 years old. (SINCE)
3. James last visited his mother, who has been living in the nursing home, in December. (NOT)
4. Helen and her boyfriend haven't gone on a date for ages. (IT)
5. When Maria started college, she stopped doing volunteer work. (SINCE)
II. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
four great reasons for high school students to volunteer
Volunteer work presents a great opportunity for teenagers to prepare for the future, as well as to improve their communities. In addition to boosting socializing skills and awareness of local organizations and social issues, high school students who volunteer often may have an advantage over their peers when headed off to college.
1. Gaining New Skills
With each new volunteer activity, students gain new skills. The skills seem to be basic or trivial at the time of training, but may provide fundamental grounds for future success. For example, For example, by managing the receipt, sorting and distributing the donations from community, school students might learn how to use spreadsheets to keep track of inventory. These skills are a great foundation for a job in management, accounting, or running a small business.
2. Giving Time
One of the most charitable acts anyone can do is donate their time and talents. Students who are busy with after-school sports or work to help support their families and still make time to volunteer on evenings or weekends show their outstanding character and resolve to make a difference. High school students may help to mentor younger ones or to assist with one-time special events held on weekends.
3. Showing Responsibility
Just like going to a job, committing to a volunteer position shows a student's responsibility. High school students should get involved in volunteer programs relating to their hobbies in order to naturally build responsibility. For example, those who love to read can find volunteer opportunities with a local library and those who enjoy sports can coach athletics at an after-school program for children.
4. Adding to the Resume
If a high school student's pre-college resume is limited to summer employment at a local restaurant or a cafe. it might be time to add a few lines. Commitment to community volunteer work over a long time shows that a student is willing to work for something without monetary compensation, including a college internship or apprenticeship, which may be a requirement of college programs.
1. According to the passage, who is volunteer work beneficial to?
A. high school students
B. students' communities
C. both students and communities
D. none of them
2. The word 'trivial' in paragraph 2 most closely means ________
A. important
B. significant
C. of little importance
D. fundamental
3. According to the passage, what job will the students' skill of using spreadsheets be useful to?
A. a manager
B. an accountant
C. a business owner
D. all of them
4. Why should busy students make their time to volunteer?
A. to demonstrate their excellent quality
B. to show their outstanding outcomes
C. to support their families
D. to develop their talents
5. According to the passage, what volunteer programs help to develop students' responsibility?
A. The programs are related to their future jobs
B. The programs are related to their interests
C. The programs are available after school
D. The programs are held by their local library
6. What volunteer work may be suitable for a student who likes sports?
A. working in a local library
B. joining a football team in their school
C. being a sport instructor at a primary school
D. coaching a football program for children after school hours
7. The phrase 'it might be time to add a few lines' in paragraph 5 most closely means________
A. Some more lines should be added in your resume
B. Much volunteer work must be included in your resume
C. You might spend more time to write your resume
D. Your resume should include your experience in volunteering
8. What may be a requirement of college programs for their future students?
A. being able to work over time
B. agreeing to work as a paid apprentice
C. being willing to work without being paid
D. being employed before
III. Read the text and decide whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F)
USAID IN Vietnam
Assisting persons with disabilities has long been one of the top priorities for the U.S. Government in Vietnam. Since 1989, with the establishment of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Leahy War Victims Fund (LWVF), USAID is working to increase the availability of and access to a wide variety of programs benefiting people with disabilities in conflict-affected countries.
In Vietnam, U. S. assistance has helped address medical needs and support the inclusion of Vietnamese with disabilities into all aspects of society. The U.S. Government has contributed more than $80 million in assistance to persons with disabilities, has improved the lives of more than 30,000 persons with disabilities, and has strengthened the Government of Vietnam’s capacity to provide high quality services to those in need. USAID has provided rehabilitation services for tens of thousands of persons with disabilities, education and vocational training including information technology, job placement, supporting parent associations to expand the advocacy for disability issues, and support for the development of legal codes to improve physical accessibility for persons with disabilities in public buildings.
USAID'S work supporting persons with disabilities is also viewed by many as contributing to successful US-Vietnam cooperation to overcome the painful past shared by the two countries. Program activities work in three areas: policy advocacy and coordination, direct assistance including occupational and physical therapy and providing assistive devices, and health systems strengthening, to provide quality disabilities-related care and treatment. Persons with disabilities have been more readily integrated into society by improving their access to health, education and social services. USAID programs support local governments in implementing the national disability law and the U.N. Convention on the rights of Persons with disabilities, and influencing public policies that affect the lives of persons with disabilities.
1. USAID was established in 1989 _____
2. USAID aims to make various programs benefiting all people in conflict-affected countries ___________
3. Addressing medical needs of Vietnamese people is the priority of U.S assistance in Vietnam ___________
4. American government has made an $80 million contribution to help disabled people in Vietnam __________
5. Thanks to USAID, more high quality services are provided to disabled people in Vietnam __________
6. USAID has helped to rehabilitate only a limited number of persons with disabilities in Vietnam __________
7. USAID work makes a great contribution to the success of US-Vietnam cooperation ___________
8. The main focus of USAID activities is providing direct assistance with occupation replacement and health treatment for the disabled. ___________
9. Having better access to health, education and social services, the disabled in Vietnam have become more integrated into society ___________
10. Thanks to USAID programs, the Vietnam's national disability law and the U.N. Convention on the Rights of persons with disabilities have been enforced ___________
1. b
2. d
3. b
4. c
1 David Brown decided to write a book about public school traditions because
(David Brown quyết định viết một cuốn sách về truyền thống trường tư vì)
=> b he's always had an interest in public schools.
(anh ấy luôn quan tâm đến các trường tư thục.)
Thông tin:
G Well, I didn’t actually go to a public school myself – I went to an ordinary state school – but I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of them, and by their traditions. (Chà, bản thân tôi không thực sự học trường tư – tôi học ở một trường công lập bình thường – nhưng tôi luôn bị cuốn hút bởi ý tưởng về chúng và bởi truyền thống của chúng.)
2 'The Wall Game' is a game which
('The Wall Game' là một trò chơi mà)
=> d has very few goals.
(có rất ít bàn thắng.)
Thông tin:
P ...For example, the Eton Wall Game is a very old tradition.
(Ví dụ, trò Bức tường Eton rất lâu đời rồi đấy nhỉ.)
G ...But it’s so difficult to score that the last goal was in 1909, more than a hundred years ago!
(Nhưng nó thật sự khó để ghi bàn vì bàn thắng cuối cùng là vào năm 1909, hơn 100 năm trước rồi!)
3 The sport of rugby was invented
(Môn thể thao bóng bầu dục được phát minh)
b by a schoolboy called Ellis at a school called Rugby College.
(bởi một cậu học sinh tên là Ellis tại trường Cao đẳng Rugby.)
Thông tin:
G Well, of course the sport of rugby gets its name from the public school where it was first played: Rugby College. The story is that during a game of ordinary football in 1823, a boy named William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it – so he invented the sport of ‘rugby football’. (Chà, tất nhiên môn thể thao bóng bầu dục lấy tên từ trường tư thục nơi nó được chơi lần đầu tiên: Rugby College. Chuyện kể rằng trong một trận bóng đá thông thường vào năm 1823, một cậu bé tên là William Webb Ellis đã nhặt quả bóng và chạy đi với nó – vì vậy cậu đã phát minh ra môn thể thao “bóng bầu dục”.)
4 What does the game called 'the Greaze' involve?
(Trò chơi có tên là 'the Greaze' liên quan đến điều gì?)
c Students try to get a piece of a pancake.
(Học sinh cố gắng tranh lấy một miếng bánh kẹp.)
Thông tin:
G The cook throws the pancake in the air and the students fight over it for one minute. The student that gets the largest piece of the pancake is the winner and receives a prize – a gold coin. (Người đầu bếp tung chiếc bánh kếp lên không trung và các học sinh tranh giành nó trong một phút. Học sinh nào giành được miếng bánh kếp lớn nhất sẽ là người chiến thắng và nhận được phần thưởng - một đồng tiền vàng.)
Bài nghe:
P = Presenter
G = Guest
P In this part of the programme, I’m going to talk to David Brown, who’s written a book about English public schools. David, welcome. Why did you choose this topic?
G Well, I didn’t actually go to a public school myself – I went to an ordinary state school – but I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of them, and by their traditions. And I’m sure I’m not the only one. In fact, since I wrote my book, I’ve met lots of other people who share my interest.
P Really? Now, in your book, you describe quite a few of these traditions. For example, the Eton Wall Game is a very old tradition. It dates back to ... when exactly?
G 1766. Yes, it’s a game that is played only at Eton College. It’s a bit like football, but the pitch is very narrow and it’s next to a wall. Each team has to get the ball to the end of the wall. If they do that, they score a goal. But it’s so difficult to score that the last goal was in 1909, more than a hundred years ago!
P Are there any other unusual games played at public schools?
G Well, of course the sport of rugby gets its name from the public school where it was first played: Rugby College. The story is that during a game of ordinary football in 1823, a boy named William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it – so he invented the sport of ‘rugby football’. That sport is now played all over the world. But the Eton Wall Game isn’t! In fact I think it is still only played at Eton.
P Well, with one goal every hundred years, I’m not surprised.
G And then there’s the Greaze.
P The Greaze?
G Yes, the Greaze – G-R-E-A-Z-E. It’s a game that’s played once a year, on pancake day, at Westminster School. The school cook makes a special pancake with horse hair in it, to make it stronger.
P That sounds disgusting. Horse hair?
G Yes, but they don’t eat it. The cook throws the pancake in the air and the students fight over it for one minute. The student that gets the largest piece of the pancake is the winner and receives a prize – a gold coin. Then the whole school has a half-day holiday.
P Amazing.
G Yes. And in the past, there was another part of the tradition. If the cook didn’t throw the pancake high enough, all the students threw their Latin books at him. But that doesn’t happen now.
P That’s good. Poor cook! Well, it sounds like a fascinating book. David Brown, thank you very much.
Tạm dịch:
P = Diễn giải
G = Khách mời
P Trong phần này của chương trình, tôi sẽ nói chuyện với David Brown, người đã viết một cuốn sách về các trường công lập ở Anh. Chào mừng David. Tại sao bạn chọn chủ đề này?
G Chà, bản thân tôi không thực sự học trường tư – tôi học ở một trường công lập bình thường – nhưng tôi luôn bị cuốn hút bởi ý tưởng về chúng và bởi truyền thống của chúng. Và tôi chắc chắn rằng tôi không phải là người duy nhất. Trên thực tế, kể từ khi tôi viết cuốn sách của mình, tôi đã gặp rất nhiều người khác có cùng sở thích với tôi.
P Thật sao? Hiện tại thì trong cuốn sách của bạn, bạn mô tả khá nhiều những truyền thống này. Ví dụ, Trò chơi Bức tường Eton là một truyền thống rất lâu đời. Nó có từ... chính xác là khi nào?
G 1766. Đúng vậy, đó là một trò chơi chỉ được chơi ở Đại học Eton. Nó hơi giống bóng đá, nhưng mặt sân rất hẹp và nằm sát tường. Mỗi đội phải đưa bóng đến cuối bức tường. Nếu họ làm được điều đó, họ sẽ ghi bàn. Nhưng thật khó để ghi bàn khi bàn thắng cuối cùng là vào năm 1909, hơn một trăm năm trước!
P Có trò chơi khác thường nào khác được chơi ở các trường tư không?
G Chà, tất nhiên môn thể thao bóng bầu dục lấy tên từ trường tư thục nơi nó được chơi lần đầu tiên: Rugby College. Chuyện kể rằng trong một trận bóng đá thông thường vào năm 1823, một cậu bé tên là William Webb Ellis đã nhặt quả bóng và chạy đi với nó – vì vậy cậu đã phát minh ra môn thể thao “bóng bầu dục”. Môn thể thao đó bây giờ được chơi trên toàn thế giới. Nhưng Trò chơi Bức tường Eton thì không! Trên thực tế, tôi nghĩ nó vẫn chỉ được chơi ở Eton thôi
P Chà, chỉ với 1 bàn thăng sau một trăm năm, thì tôi cũng không ngạc nhiên lắm.
G Và sau đó là Greaze.
P Greeze?
G Vâng, Greaze – G-R-E-A-Z-E. Đó là một trò chơi được chơi mỗi năm một lần, vào ngày bánh kếp, tại Trường Westminster. Đầu bếp của trường làm một chiếc bánh kếp đặc biệt với lông ngựa để khiến nó đậm đà hơn.
P Nghe có vẻ hơi ghê ghê. Lông ngựa sao?
G Đúng vậy, nhưng họ không ăn nó đâu. Người đầu bếp tung chiếc bánh kếp lên không trung và các học sinh tranh giành nó trong một phút. Học sinh nào giành được miếng bánh kếp lớn nhất sẽ là người chiến thắng và nhận được phần thưởng - một đồng tiền vàng. Sau đó toàn trường được nghỉ nửa ngày.
P Thích vậy.
G Đúng thế. Và trong quá khứ, có một phần khác của truyền thống. Nếu người đầu bếp không ném chiếc bánh đủ cao, tất cả học sinh sẽ ném sách tiếng Latinh về phía anh ta. Nhưng bây giờ người ta không làm vậy nữa.
P Thế là tốt. Tội người người đầu bếp! Vâng, và có vẻ như đó là một cuốn sách hấp dẫn đấy. Cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều, David Brown.