- Câu hỏi 348229:
Circle the answer that matches the meaning of each bold word or phrase.
My uncle has a farm.
A. an area of land used for growing crops, breeding and keeping cow, sheep, pigs…
B. a place for skiing
- Câu hỏi 348234:
Listen to commentaries 1 and 2 again and circle the answer that best complete each statement.
It’s a very fast time - _____________ seconds.
- Câu hỏi 348240:
Mô tả câu hỏi
Sydney New York London
Listen to three people describing business etiquette in their cities – Sydney, London and New York – and answer the questions.
In which city
- ......[Sydney] do people like to be informal?
- ......[New York] are people very competitive?
- ...... are things changing?
- Câu hỏi 348242:
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 author wants to ………………………….
A. give specific examples of bad manners at work
B. give advice on how to behave politely at work
C. give specific figures of bad manners at work
- Câu hỏi 8070:
Mô tả câu hỏi
Beach sand Wild pigs 90 200 million Human activities climate change dogs
Sea Turtles Feel the Heat
A Sea Turtles are some of the oldest species in the world. The earliest sea turtles appeared over 200 million years ago. Today, however, sea turtle are in trouble. Their populations are getting smaller due to human activities and climate change.
B In Australia, conservationists are studying the effects of climate change on sea turtles. They believe global warming may affect sea turtles in several ways. First, warming temperatures lead to rising sea levels. As sea levels rise, beach areas become flooded. Sea turtles lay their eggs in the beach sand. Flooding can destroy sea turtle nests and the eggs inside them.
C Global warming also raises the temperature of sand around a sea turtle’s nest. The temperature of the nest affects the sex of the turtle’s eggs. Warmer temperatures (above 84 degrees Fahrenheit, or 29 degrees Celsius) produce mostly females. Cooler temperatures produce more males. So, as global temperature rise, more female babies will be born. Scientists predict that in 50 years almost all sea turtle babies in northern Australia will be female.
D To survive these changes, sea turtles will need to adapt. But adapting is difficult because the environmental changes are happening quickly. In addition, sea turtles are more at risk from other dangers, especially ones related to human activities. For example, some populations are getting smaller because of predators brought in by humans. As conservationist Mariana Fuentes says, ‘We can’t be sure if sea turtles will adapt on their own.’ They may need our help to survive.
E One of Fuentes’s projects is at Turtle Camp, a beach in northern Australia. Here, Fuentes helps to protect turtles that are laying eggs. She works with a team of rangers and researchers. Together, they prevent predators such as wild pigs and dogs from eating the turtles’ eggs. Without the rangers’ help, the turtles were losing up to 90% of their eggs. Now there are fewer predators, so the turtles can safely lay their eggs.
F In the next few decades, sea turtles will face some tough challenges. With human help, says Fuentes, they will have a better chance to adapt and survive.
Complete the notes with details from the reading.
- Sea turtles have been around for more than ...... years.
- The number of sea turtles is getting smaller due to ...... and .......
- Sea turtles lay their eggs in nests in the .......
- Predators such as ...... and ...... are dangerous for sea turtles.
- Before Fuentes and her helpers started Turtle Camp, sea turtles were losing almost ...... percent of their eggs.
- Câu hỏi 8073:
Each bold word below has more than one meaning. Circle the right meaning in the text.
Do-it-yourself projects teach teens important skills, engage their minds in fruitful pursuits and give them tangible rewards for hard work
A. to employ
B. to attack
C. to take part in
- Câu hỏi 8082:
Mô tả câu hỏi
Respond Avoid Ignore Invest Environment Admit Work Manners Improve Introduce
Fill the gaps with these words from the text
A recruitment firm gives this advice to new workers:
It is important to ...... time in your relationships with others at ....... Get to know the people who work near you: ...... yourself to them and tell them something about yourself. If people ask for your help, always ...... positively. Don’t ...... emails or phone calls just because you are busy. If you make a mistake, it is better to ...... it and then apologise. When things go wrong, stay calm and ...... shouting and using bad language. Remember good ...... help to ...... your working ......, and you will find you can enjoy your work more.
- Câu hỏi 21650:
Listen and chosse the main idea of the text.
A. A Game Show
B. A Sport Game
C. An Auction
- Câu hỏi 21661:
Listen to the following talk and decide which its main idea is.
A. The Origins of Shaolin kung fu
B. Kung fu in China
C. ShaolinTemple
- Câu hỏi 21663:
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)......[is not doing] anything. (not do)
Yes, I am. I (9)...... the paper. (read)
Not any more!
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