Circle the answer that matches the meaning of each bold word or phrase.

My uncle has a farm.

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Fill in the connectors describing the process of making mint tea.

(1) ......, some tea is put in a pot,

(2) ......, the water is boiled,

(3) ......, the mint and the tea are rinsed in hot water,

(4) ......, the sugar is added,

(5) ......, the pot is filled with boiling water

Circle the answer that matches the meaning of each bold word or phrase.

As more adults get involved with do-it-yourself (DIY) projects, it's only natural for teens to want projects of their own. 

Circle the answer that matches the meaning of each bold word or phrase.

Teens who are looking for a quick afternoon do-it-yourself project would likely enjoy creating items out of duct tape.

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

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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.

Listen and chosse the main idea of the text. 

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Listen to six short conversations. How does the second person reply in each situation? Predict the meanings of their replies by choose the correct description in italics. 

1. John points out a mistake. Jane ......[doesn't apologise] for it.(apologizes/doesn't apologise) 

2. Jack invites Barbara to dinner. Barbara ...... the invitation. (accepts/refuses)

3. John introduces Caroline Day to Barbara. Barbara ......[knows] her.  (knows/ doesn’t know)

4. Jack asks if he is allowed to park in front of the office. Jane says that he ......[can't]. (can/can't)

5. Barbara gives Jane a gift. Jane ...... it. (likes/doesn’t like)

6. Jack helped John to arrange his travel. It ......[wasn't] a problem for Jack.  (was/wasn't)

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Listen to three people describing business etiquette in their cities – Sydney, London and New York – and answer the questions. 

In which city

1. ...... do people like to be informal?
2. ......  are people very competitive?
3. ...... are things changing?

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Read the texts and do the activities that follow.

The Olympic Games

During the Olympic Games, people from all over the world come together in the peace and friendship. Some of these people complete for medals. Several million people attend the games, and millions of other people watch them on television.

Why do we have the Olympic Games? How did they begin? The first Olympic Games that we have records of were in Greece in 776 B.C. The games lasted one day. The only event in the first thirteen Olympic Games was a race. Men ran the length or the stadium (about 192 meters). Then, longer running races were added. Through the years, a few other kinds of events, like the long jump, were also added. During this time, the games were for men only, and women could not even watch them. In the year 393, a Roman emperor ended the Olympic Game because the quality of the games became very low. The Olympics did not take place again for 1500 years!

In 1984, Pierre de Coubertin of France helped from the International Olympic Committee, and the modern Olympic Games began. In1896, the games were held again in Athens, Greece. The Greeks built a new stadium for the competition. Three hundred and eleven athletes from thirteen countries competed in many events. The winners became national heroes.

After 1896, the games were held every four years during the summer in different cities around the world. In 1900, the Olympics were in Paris, France, and women competed for the first time. In 1908, in London, England, the first gold medals were given to winning athletes. Before that time, the winners received only silver and bronze medals. The Olympic flag was first introduced in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. The flag has five rings on it. The rings represent the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South American. Each ring is a different color – blue, yellow, black, green, or red – because the flag of each of the countries that compete in the games has at least one of these colors in it.

The Olympic Winter games began in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Athletes competed in winter events such as skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey. Today, the Winter Games take places every four years. The Summer Games also take place every four years, but not in the same year as the winter events. Both the Summer Games and the Winter Games must have at least fifteen events, and they cannot last more than sixteen days.

Until recently, Olympic competitors could not be professional athletes. All of the athletes in the Olympic Games were amateurs. Today, however, many of the Olympic athletes are professional who play their sports for money during the year. Some people disagree with this idea. They believe that the Olympic game are for amateur athletes, not paid professionals. Other people think that any one can play in the Olympic Games. No matter who the athletes are, millions of people throughout the world enjoy watching the greatest athletic competitions, the Summer Game and the Winter Games of the Olympics.

X (the three main ideas of the Reading) or O (not the three main ideas of the Reading 

......  1. The Olympic Games began in Greece with only one event.

......[O]  2. The winter Games and the Summer Games each have at least fifteen events.

......  3. The Olympics have changed a lot since they began.

...... 4. Skiing is a winter event.

......  5. The Olympic Games bring people together in peace.

Listen to commentaries 1 and 2 again and circle the answer that best complete each statement. 

It’s a very fast time -  _____________ seconds.

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Listen to six short conversations. How does the second person reply in each situation? Predict the meanings of their replies by choose the correct description in italics. 

1. John points out a mistake. Jane ......[doesn't apologise] for it.(apologizes/doesn't apologise) 

2. Jack invites Barbara to dinner. Barbara ...... the invitation. (accepts/refuses)

3. John introduces Caroline Day to Barbara. Barbara ...... her.  (knows/ doesn’t know)

4. Jack asks if he is allowed to park in front of the office. Jane says that he ....... (can/can't)

5. Barbara gives Jane a gift. Jane ...... it. (likes/doesn’t like)

6. Jack helped John to arrange his travel. It ...... a problem for Jack.  (was/wasn't)

Mô tả câu hỏi

Read the texts and do the activities that follow.

The Olympic Games

During the Olympic Games, people from all over the world come together in the peace and friendship. Some of these people complete for medals. Several million people attend the games, and millions of other people watch them on television.

Why do we have the Olympic Games? How did they begin? The first Olympic Games that we have records of were in Greece in 776 B.C. The games lasted one day. The only event in the first thirteen Olympic Games was a race. Men ran the length or the stadium (about 192 meters). Then, longer running races were added. Through the years, a few other kinds of events, like the long jump, were also added. During this time, the games were for men only, and women could not even watch them. In the year 393, a Roman emperor ended the Olympic Game because the quality of the games became very low. The Olympics did not take place again for 1500 years!

In 1984, Pierre de Coubertin of France helped from the International Olympic Committee, and the modern Olympic Games began. In1896, the games were held again in Athens, Greece. The Greeks built a new stadium for the competition. Three hundred and eleven athletes from thirteen countries competed in many events. The winners became national heroes.

After 1896, the games were held every four years during the summer in different cities around the world. In 1900, the Olympics were in Paris, France, and women competed for the first time. In 1908, in London, England, the first gold medals were given to winning athletes. Before that time, the winners received only silver and bronze medals. The Olympic flag was first introduced in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. The flag has five rings on it. The rings represent the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South American. Each ring is a different color – blue, yellow, black, green, or red – because the flag of each of the countries that compete in the games has at least one of these colors in it.

The Olympic Winter games began in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Athletes competed in winter events such as skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey. Today, the Winter Games take places every four years. The Summer Games also take place every four years, but not in the same year as the winter events. Both the Summer Games and the Winter Games must have at least fifteen events, and they cannot last more than sixteen days.

Until recently, Olympic competitors could not be professional athletes. All of the athletes in the Olympic Games were amateurs. Today, however, many of the Olympic athletes are professional who play their sports for money during the year. Some people disagree with this idea. They believe that the Olympic game are for amateur athletes, not paid professionals. Other people think that any one can play in the Olympic Games. No matter who the athletes are, millions of people throughout the world enjoy watching the greatest athletic competitions, the Summer Game and the Winter Games of the Olympics.

X (the three main ideas of the Reading) or O (not the three main ideas of the Reading 

......  1. The Olympic Games began in Greece with only one event.

......  2. The winter Games and the Summer Games each have at least fifteen events.

......  3. The Olympics have changed a lot since they began.

...... 4. Skiing is a winter event.

......  5. The Olympic Games bring people together in peace.

Listen. Circle the main idea of the radio programme. 

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Then listen and write T (true) or F (false). 

...... 1. John Bains now uses his bicycle a lot.

...... 2. John Bains drove ten thousand miles last year.

...... 3. He walks less.

...... 4. All the papers go into the second bags.

Then listen again. Circle the answer that best completes each statements. 

John Bains is interested in ______.

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Read the text and do the activities that follow.

The 1001 night

The Thousand and one nights is probably one of the most famous books in the world. It is a collection of stories first told by travelers from Persia, Arabia, India and China between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. In later years professional storytellers also told the stories in coffee houses in Turkey, Egypt and many other countries. The Thousand and one nights contains well-known stories like Aladdin and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, so people often think they are just for children – but they were originally for adults.

Shahrazad’s story

There was once an Indian King called Shahriyar. One day King Shahriyar found his wife with another man so he killed her and her lover. After that the King married a different woman everyday and killed her the next morning before she could stop loving him. This continued for three years.

Shahrazad was the clever and beautiful daughter of the King’s adviser. When her father told her what was happening, she decided to marry the King. Shahrazad’s father tried to stop her because he knew she was going to die. But Shahrazad had a plan to save herself and all the women in the kingdom. The King and Shahrazad got married a few days later.

After the wedding, while the King was drinking with his friends, Shahrazad went to find her sister. ‘I need your help,’ said Shahrazad. ‘Come to the palace this evening and ask me to tell you a story’.

So that night, Shahrazad was getting ready for bed when her sister came to visit her. She began telling her sister a story called The Fisherman and the Genie. While she was telling the story, the King came into the room. He started listening to her story too, and became more and more interested.

Shahrazad continued telling the story all night, but she stopped just before the end and said, ‘The morning’s here, husband. Am I going to die now?’. ‘No, no’, said the King. ‘Tell me the end of the story’. ‘I’ll tell you this evening, but not before’, said Shahrazad with a smile.

That night Shahrazad finished the story – and then immediately began another. This continued night after night. The King never heard the end of a story until the next evening.  He couldn’t kill his wife because he always wanted to know how each story ended.

As time passed, the King fell in love with Shahrazad. He knew he could never kill her because he couldn’t live without her and her stories. To show Shahrazad he really loved her, the King married her again. The stories Shahrazad told the King became the stories of The Thousand and one nights.

Are these following sentences true (T) or false (F)

1. ...... The King killed his first wife.
2. ...... He was married to his next wife for three years.
3. ......[F] Shahrazad worked for the King.
4. ...... Shahrazad’s father didn’t want her to marry the King.
5. ...... Shahrazad asked her mother to help her.

Then listen again. Circle the answer that best completes each statements. 

The inspector questioned Amanda in ________.

Then listen again. Circle the answer that best completes each statements. 

Barbara played cards with ________.

Listen to Gilles Philips, a journalist, talk about the effects of file-swapping technology on the music industry. Choose the best option for question 1-6. 

The speaker thinks the music industry should