Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the same meaning
as the first one (2p)
1. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness.
--> Urgent……………………………………………………………………….
2. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.
--> Enormous ..........................................................................................................
3. Just thinking about his face at the moment makes me laugh.
--> The very………………………………………………....……………...……....
4. The teachers agreed to introduce the new methods.
--> There was an ........................................................................................................
5. The boy does whatever his father wants in an obedient way.
--> The boy dances ................................................................................................
6. I simply fail to understand some of my colleague‟s attitudes to work.
-->I have some colleagues ........................................................................................
7. I did not realize how much he was influenced by his brother.
-->I did not realize the extent ..................................................................................
8. Mass tourism has been one of the causes of the environmental problems.
-->Mass tourism is ....................................................................................................
9. It was six months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
-->I cancelled .............................................................................................................
10. These books are on loan from the British Council library.
-->These books have .....................................................................................................

Read the text and decide which word best fits each blank by circling the letter A, B, C or D
United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day’s
work for a fair‟s day pay. The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair‟s day pay. But in (1) ………………. , UPS expects maximum output from its employees.
Since 1920s, the firm‟s industrial engineers have been studying every detail of every task (2) ………………. by most UPS employees. From their studies have come time and motion standards that (3) ………………. how those tasks are performed and how long they should take. Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a customer‟s door at a speed of exactly three feet per second. They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (4) ………………. time looking for a doorbell. Work engineers are (5) ……………….  riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at customers‟ doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break. And they are not (6) ……………….  . to pointing out the occasional inefficiency. Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and constantly (7) ……………….  them until their work is up to standard. The (8) ………………. of all this work engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the most efficient companies anywhere. It's also a highly profitable company. Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (9) ……………….  in meeting the UPS standards each day. Others, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, that it is impossible for them to (10) ……………….  at work. UPS officials claim that the standards provide accountability. And, they say, employees who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the end of the day.

Read the passage and use ONLY ONE suitable word to fill in each gap 

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

C. READING.

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Although our management team is located in Orange County, California, Lion's Heart can start a volunteer group ANYWHERE in the USA. Benefits of Membership with Lion's Heart:

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·       Experience working with a team of your peers

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Read the information about “Volunteer Opportunities”. Answer the questions

1. What are the names of community service organisations?

.......................................................................................................................

2.  What do you think the phrase “make a difference” means?

.......................................................................................................................

3.  Is Lion’s Heart a profit organisation?

.......................................................................................................................

 Read the text again. Decide whether the following statements are T (True) or F (False)

1. Lion’s Heart is established to help the community with payment.....................

2.. Memberships can receive tee shirts from Lion’s Heart organisation..................

3. There are three main reasons to take part in Do something.org..................

Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition or particle 

1. Dishonesty is foreign ……………. his nature.

2. Yuri Gagarin lifted………………..into space aboard the Vostok 1 at 9.07 a.m. Moscow time

……………….. 12th April, 1961.

3. She was free to indulge …………… leisure activity like reading.
4. Is it OK if I write …………… pencil?
5. If we leave ………… the station ……… once, we arrive ………… ten minutes ………… hand.
6. Her bright red hair made her stand …..……from the others.

It’s Saturday . The children want to go somewhere nice . they decide to go to the circus. The children were going by bus to the circus. They can't go in because it's too expensive. They were sad. They go to the café. They were bought icec reams. Some clowns have come into the café. The clowns are dancing on the tables in the café and the children are laughing. Chuyển bài văn sang thì quá khứ đơn , 

Lớp mình đang bầu chọn lớp trưởng ấy,mình cũng tham gia.Cô giáo yêu cầu là phải thuyết trình online vào cuối tuần này(thuyết trình về lí do muốn làm lớp trưởng ấy,nhưng là tiếng Anh).Mình cũng viết 1 bài rồi,đang định dùng bài ấy thì lại thấy nó cứ sao sao ấy.Lí do mình muốn làm lớp trưởng là vì mình muốn có kinh nghiệm để sau này trở thành 1 nhà lãnh đạo trong một lĩnh vực nào đấy.Mọi người có thể viết cho mình tham khảo 1 đoạn được không?

Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following
sentences.

6. Our campaign for.....................eradication was started in 2000 ( literate)
7. She.............................her father as she was growing up (idol)
8. Were women.......................allowed to vote before 1945? (office)
9. Nowadays more and more people ...................take care of others
(volunteer)
10. My brother and his friends spend hours a week helping ......or
handicapped children in the city (advantage)
11. It’s a ........................to see Jordan again after such a long time (please)
12. I’d like to express my great...................to your company for a donation
of one million dong (grateful)
13. You need to be more............if you want to become a novelist (imagine )
14. We consider it an ..........job to help people in our home village (honour)
15. The....................................are helped to overcome difficulties by the
volunteers (able)
16. What about a small gift to Mary after her....................?(present)
17. The...........of our group scored 20 points at the last question (represent)
18. The teacher gave a clear..........of the rules of the competition (explain)
19. My most..............experience happened a few years ago (embarrass)
20. Has any............been made about the English competition? (announce)
21. We must limit population.........................because of our limited
resources (grow)
22. We must raise an ...................of the problems of overpopulation (aware)
23. You should give..................................proof to support your ideas
(science)
24. . The number of literate females fell.........................between 1998 and
2004 (drama)
25. .There are more than 50..........................................taking part in the
competition (compete)
26. .It’s a chance for me to test my general..................................(know)
27. The gap between ......................is bigger and bigger (generational)
28. .One of the problems we have to deal with is water......................(short)