1.Look at 2, A CLOSER LOOK 1. Imagine you are one of these students. You want to call the Magic Number helpline to ask for help. What do you say? Your partner listens and takes notes.
Fill in the blank with one suitable word:
In these days of high unemployment, it is often difficult (1)............. young pepple tofind a job. If they are lucky (2)............. to be asked to go for an interview, theymay find (3)............. there are at least 20 applicants for the (4)............. If a company is thinking of offering (5)............. a job, they'll ask you for at least one reference from either your previous employer (6)............. someone who knows you well. (7)............. taking up your job, you may have to sign a contract. You'll have to do some training, (8)............. help you to do the job more successlully. Once you have decided that this is your chosen career, you will then have to work (9)............. to try and get promotion, which is usually brings more responsibility and money! If you are unlucky, youmay be made redundant, and not be able to find (10)............. job. It is also a good idea to pay some money into a pension scheme, which will help you to look after yourself and your family when you are retired. Finally, good luck!
Choose the word or phrase )A B C D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage
In Part Three of FCE Speaking you work together with a partner. You have to do a (1).... task which usually (2)..... about three minutes. Once possible task is problem (3)......, which means you have to look at some (4)..... information and then (5)..... the problem with your partner. You may be shown photos, drawing, diagrams, maps, plans, advertisements or computer graphics and it is (6)..... that you study them carefully. If necessary, check you know exactly what to do by (7)..... asking the examiner to (8)....... the instructions or make them cleaner
While you are doing the task, the examiner will probably say very (9)...... and you should ask your partner questions and make (10)...... if he or she is not saying much. If either of you have any real difficulties the examiner may decide to stel in and (11)........ Normally, however, you will find plenty to say, which helps the (12)......... to give you a fair mark. This mark depends on your successin doing the task by (13)....... with your partner, which includes taking (14)..... in giving opinions and replying appropriately, although in the end it may be possible to agree or (15).....
1. Fill each blank with a suitable word to finish the passage.
Sight is one of your five main senses. Your other four senses are touch,hearing,.........,and smell. You find out about the world around you by using your senses. They help you discover what kinds of foods you like to.........,what music you like to listen to, and what kinds of flowers are...........favorite. Your senses also help you to keep you safe.
Your sense of sight allows you to........many thing. You can see things that are close up and you can see things that are........away. You can see many color and textures. You can see different.......and sizes.
It is important to protect your sense of sight. Very bright light can damage your eyes. Never look........at the sun or at other bright light. On sunny days,be sure to.........sunglasses. They protect your eyes from the bright sun.
If you are reading or doing homework, be sure there is......light. Reading in dim out low light can strain your eyes. Take break to give your eyes a rest. Always keep sharp object away.......your eyes. Accident with these object can damage your eyesight.
Supply the correct verb forms.
1. While I (walk) across the campus the other day, I (meet) my old friend, John, whom I (not see):since July 10. Naturally we (stop) (talk) to each other for a few minutes. I asked him how he (do) in his classes this semester.
2. Jack London (bear) in San Francisco on January 12, 1876. He (begin) his education at the university of California, but (not finish) it there, he (write) a lot of adventure books. He (travel) much, and his experience in his trips (help) him write many famous books.
3. A: Tell us what happened to you yesterday?
B: I (walk) along Piccadilly when I (realize) that a man with a black beard, whom I (see) three time already that afternoon, (follow) me. I (be) very annoyed, and at last I (stop) him and (ask) him why he (follow) me. The man (apologize) and (tell) me he (mistake) me for one of his friends.
4. Last Sunday, Mrs Hay (drive) along a small country road when she (see) a man at the side of the road. He (wave) and pointing at his car. Mrs Hay (stop) and (ask) the man if he (be) all right. "My car's broken down", said the man.
5. I'd just parked my car in the street near a football stadium in Liverpool. It (be) ten minutes before the start of the match and I (be) in a hurry. Two littles boys (come) up to me and (say). "Give me some money and we (look) after your car while you are at the match". I (tell) them to clear off, and one of them (look) at me with big, round eyes said, "Unless you (give) us the money, something might happen to your car while you are away, you know, a scratch or a flat or something like that".
VI. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
Do you run the faucet while you brush your teeth? Do you know that you are waating the water? Whenever you turn on the faucet, think about how you'd feel if you had to carry that water from a well! Then you'll remember not to run extra water while brushing teeth. Is there littor around your school or at the park? Litter doesn't look nice but some litter can be harmful to other creatures Always put litter in trash cans and be sure lo recycle all the aluminum and steel cans. Look for the triangle at the bottom of plastic containers. If you see the numbers 1 or 2 in the triangle, the plastic item can be recycled
Even something as simple as using bothi side of a piece of paper can help the earth.When you are finished with a school worksheet, use the back of the paper for drawing or feed it back into printer to use for another worksheet. You can save electricity by turning off the computer or other electronics when they are not being used and don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room
32. What can people do to help the earth?
a. Save water b. Reuse waste paper c. Recycle things d. All of the above
33. Which of the following cannot be recycled (or reused)?
a. Plastic b. Water c. Paper d. Metal
34. What symbol can you see at the bottom of the container that can be recycled?
a. Circle b. Oval c.Triangle d. Diamond
35. What can you do to save electricity?
a. Turn off the television when you are not watching it
b. Turn off the faucet when you finish using.
c. Use a worksheet with single printed page for another worksheet.
d. Look for recycle information at the bottom of plastic containers.
36. Which of the following is not the writer's advice?
a. Reuse and recycle paper, bottles and cans.
b. Put litter in trash cans.
c. Save water and electricity.
d. Reduce the amount of garbage we produce
What is good writing for children? Before you send a story you have written to any publisher at all, your severest critic ought to be you vourself. To have a chance of succeeding in the competitive market of children’s fiction, you should constantly be aware, every single time you sit down at your word-processor, of the need to produce ‘good, original writing’. A difficult task, maybe, but one which hopefully we will help you to achieve. To begin with, let us try to pin down exactly what publishers mean when they talk about ‘good writing’ for children. A useful starting point would be to take a look at some of the children’s books which won literary prizes last year. Reading these books is one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways of: (a) finding out what individual publishers are publishing at the moment, and (b) learning a few tricks of the trade from well-established professionals. It goes without saying, of course, that slavishly copying the style and subject matter of a successful author is usually a recipe for disaster. Nor should you become downhearted after reading a particularly brilliant piece of work, and miserably think you will never be able to match up to those standards. Remember, overnight success is rare - most successful children’s authors will have struggled long and hard to learn their trade. Read these books as a critic; note down the things you enjoyed or admired, as well as areas where you feel there was possibly room for improvement. After all, nobody is perfect, not even a successful, prize-winning author. Possibly the toughest challenge is right at the youngest end of the age range - the picture book. The would-be author/ illustrator is attempting to create an exciting story out of the narrow, limited, everyday world of a young child’s experience - not easy at all. The whole storyline has to be strong enough to keep the reader turning the pages, yet simple enough to fit into a few pages. Another problem for the new picture-book author is that it can seem that every subject and every approach has been done to death, with nothing new left to say. Add to this the fact that printing costs are high because of full colour illustrations, which means that the publisher will probably want a text that suits the international market to increase sales, and a novel for ten-year olds, with hardly any pictures at all, starts to look much more inviting. You would be forgiven for wondering if there are any truly original plots left to impress publishers with. But remember that, in many ways, it is the writer’s own personal style, and intelligent handling of a subject that can change a familiar, overworked plot into something original and fresh. To illustrate this, read The Enchanted Horse by Magdalen Nabb. A young girl called Irina finds an old wooden horse in a junk shop, takes it home and treats it as if it was real. Soon it magically starts to come to life ... Sounds familiar? The magic object that comes alive is a storyline that has been used in hundreds of other children’s stories. So why does it succeed here? The answer is that Magdalen Nabb has created a strong, believable character in the lonely, unhappy heroine Irina, and the descriptions of her relationship with the wooden horse are poetic and touching. So, to return to the question asked at the beginning: What exactly is ‘good writing’ for children? The answer is that it is writing which is fresh, exciting and unpredictable, and which gives a new and original angle on what might be a well- worn subject. But do not be put off if you feel that you simply cannot match up to all these requirements. While there is obviously no substitute for talent, and the ability to come up with suitable ideas, many of the techniques for improving and polishing your manuscript can be learned. |
8. Why does the article advise people to look at prize-winning books?
A. to copy the author’s style
B. to realise what a high standard needs to be reached
C. to get an idea of what might be successful
D. to find out how to trick publishers
9. What do most successful children’s authors have in common?
A. They did not get depressed by early failures.
B. They have learned how to be critical of other authors’ work.
C. They find it easy to think of storylines that will sell.
D. They have worked hard to become well-known.
10. Why is the picture book the most difficult to write?
A. There is a limited range of subjects available.
B. Young children cannot follow storylines easily.
C. The pictures need to be exciting.
D. Children want to be able to read it quickly.
11.What looks ‘more inviting’ in line 54?
A.the international market
B. the increased sales
C. the novel for ten-year-olds
D. the type of pictures
12. The book about Irina is successful
A. because of the unusual way magic is used.
B. because of the way the character is described.
C. because the story has not been told before.
D. because the pictures bring the story to life.
13. What does ‘it’ refer to in line 68?
A. the storyline
B. the magic object
C. the horse
D. the children’s story
14. What conclusion does the writer of the text come to?
A. Anyone can learn to write a good story.
B. The subject matter is the most important consideration.
C. If you have natural ability, you can learn the rest.
D. Some published fiction is badly written.
15. Why was this text written?
A. to explain what kind of books children like to read
B. to give advice to people who want to write children’s fiction
C. to discourage new authors from being too optimistic
D. to persuade new authors to get away from old ideas
When we look across a field, how do we know that one distant object is bigger than another (1)............ that one object is behind another, not in front of it? In (2)............ words, how do we see things in three dimensions, in proper relation to (3).............. other, instead of seeing everything "flat"? The answer is that (4)............... we see things (6)................ the lights of experience. Our minds and memories help (7)............... to interpet what we see. For instance, experience gives us an idea about the size of things. A man (8)................. a boat some distance from the shore looks much smaller than a man on the beach. But you don't think that one is very large man and the (9)............... a very small than. What you say to yourself is that one man is nearby and the other is (10)................ away. (Điền từ vào chỗ trống giúp mình)
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New dating website matches potential lovers based on their BO
Want to be lucky in love? Follow your nose. At least that's what new dating website 'Smell Dating' would have you believe.
The innovative site markets itself as the "first mail odor dating service". Yes, you send them your sweat in the mail. So they can help you fall in love. Of course, this rather quirky initiative started and is currently based in America. For $25, men and women can sign up and receive a white T-shirt in the mail. They wear that shirt for three days and three nights without deodorants and other scents, and then return the shirt in a prepaid envelope.
What an attractive prospect for the wearer's colleagues.
Co-creator Sam Lavigne told ABC News "We then receive all the T-shirts. We cut them up into pieces and what you get back is other people's shirts. We send each participant a series of these pieces. You smell each one and you let us know which ones you like and then if someone else likes you too, we exchange contact information for you guys, with a phone number."
At the moment, the pool of scent-fanatics is limited to 100 New York residents. Lavigne's partner, Tega Brain, said they currently have 52 participants signed up and limited the pool to the Big Apple "so it was more possibility of people meeting up." Lavigne said if it is successful, they'll roll out the initiative to other cities.