- Câu hỏi 834772:
Mô tả câu hỏi
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.”
Read the text 'The Royal Family' again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
- ...... Camilla is William’s mother.
- ...... William’s wife if the Duchess of Cambridge.
- ...... Kate is one of two children.
- ...... James is William’s cousin.
- ...... William is a football fan.
- ...... The King or Queen of England is also the King or Queen of Australia.
- ...... William and Kate’s son will be first in line to the throne, after Prince Charles and Prince William.
- ...... Kate gave birth to a baby boy, at 4:30pm, 22nd July 2013 UK time at St Mary’s Hospital.
- ...... William was absent from St Mary’s for the birth.
- ...... Few people in England knew about Kate giving birth to a baby boy.
- Câu hỏi 834778:
He lost his credit card, so he …….. pay for the meal.
A. shouldn’t
B. can’t
C. wouldn’t
D. couldn’t
- Câu hỏi 834782:
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 ……………………………
A. help them more famous
B. improve the working environment and relationships with others
C. spend all money they have
- Câu hỏi 834784:
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?
A. Colors and your personality.
B. Colors and what you wear.
C. Colors and kids.
- Câu hỏi 834789:
Mô tả câu hỏi
recycle environment protect planet vegetarian
Match the words with their definitions.
...... 1. to put used objects or materials through a special process so that they can be used again.
...... 2. the world – used especially when talking about the environment.
...... 3. the air, water and land on Earth which can be harmed by man’s activities.
...... 4. to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage.
...... 5. someone who does not eat meat or fish.
- Câu hỏi 834801:
Mô tả câu hỏi
Choose the correct verb in the parentheses.
1. Both José and Martha ...... on vacation this week. (is, are)
2. Every student and parent ...... received a copy of the university’s honor code. (has, have)
3. What they need ...... step-by-step procedures. (is, are)
4. Either the original or a photocopy ...... acceptable as proof. (is, are)
5. Neither my paralegal nor my assistant ...... receiving a letter about
that case. (recalls, recall)
6. Neither the union leader nor the negotiators ...... clearly explained their concerns. (has, have)
7. Neither you nor she ...... aware of all the implications of the court’s decision. (is, are, am)
8. The model shown in the recent catalog and advertisements ...... not the model I want to buy. (is, are)
9. The members of the committee ...... met to discuss the morale problem. (has, have)
10. The committee ...... met to discuss the morale problem. (has, have)
- Câu hỏi 834805:
Mô tả câu hỏi
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. ...... 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.
- Câu hỏi 834806:
Listen and chosse the main idea of the text.
A. A Sport Game
B. An Auction
C. A Game Show
- Câu hỏi 834809:
Mô tả câu hỏi
cultures wedding gown strong color mourning symbolizes delicate respectable masculine color
Complete each sentence with the correct one.
1. Amazingly, pink is considered a ...... in some parts of the world. Men wear it.
2. The ...... is very expensive.
3. I don’t like red. It is a ......
4. The kite is too ...... to fly safely.
5. Blue ...... peace.
6. In this country, people often wear black clothes in ......
7. Meanings of colors are different in different ......
8. The man in the grey suit is a ...... professor
- Câu hỏi 834811:
Mô tả câu hỏi
Put the verbs in the correct form of the Present Continuous.
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Mum
Sally
Mum
Jim
Mum
Jim
Dad
Mum
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Jim, can you help me?
Sorry, Mum. I (1)...... my homework. (do)
What (2)...... your sister (3)......? (do)
She (4)...... a shower. (have)
And what (5)...... Gary and Sam (6)......? (do)
They (7)...... football. (play). But Dad (8)...... anything. (not do)
Yes, I am. I (9)...... the paper. (read)
Not any more!
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