In many secondary schools in Britain wearing school uniform is compulsory. Some schools argue that there are many disadvantages to this system. Most students don’t agree with school uniforms, however, for a lot of reasons. Firstly, when you have to wear the same clothes as everyone else, you don’t have a chance to develop personal taste in the way you dress. Moreover, people usually look scruffy in their uniforms, and you can always tell the people who come from poor homes because their uniforms are not as new
or don’t fit properly. Finally, the main reason why most students don’t like school uniforms is that most schools choose colors and styles that don’t suit young people at all.
A. Decide whether the statements that follow are TRUE or FALSE.
1. Wearing school uniform in Britain is compulsory.
2. Most students don’t agree with school uniforms.
3. People can always tell the students who come from poor homes because of their old uniforms.
4. Most schools choose colors and styles that suit young people.
B. Circle the best answer to each question.
5. Which can replace the word “scruffy”?
A. luxurious B.untidy C.distinguished D.fat
6. All are the reasons why most students dislike school uniform EXCEPT:
A. Tight or old uniforms are a manifestation of poverty.
B. No one has opportunity to show their personality.
C. Its colors and styles are not suitable for the young.
D. School uniform is compulsory
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences using the given words. 1. Tourists can see a wide .................... of hand-made things at the event. A. lot B. variety C. many 2. He was hired for the position because he is .................... A. reliability B. reliably C. reliable 3. There are many stores in the .................... area of the city. A. downtown B. suburb C. mountain 4. Most big companies are built and developed in .................... areas. A. urban B. rural C. mountainous 5. He wants to buy an .................... car because he doesn’t have much money. A. expensive B. affordable C. rich 6. The research on tourism was .................... by scientists at the most famous national university. A. conduction B. conductive C. conducted 7. New Zealand is one of the countries of .................... A. Oceania B. Asian C. Asian and Pacific 8. Economic .................... this year are better than those of last year. A. indicator B. indicators C. indicative Exercise 2: Complete the sentences using the given words. overcrowding packed shelter extended atmosphere 1. Many people prefer to live in the countryside rather than in big cities because of its peaceful .................... 2. Refugees and homeless people in the city need to be donated food to eat and a .................... to sleep. 3. The roads are .................... as one of the solutions to deal with traffic jams. 4. .................... in the neighborhood is one of the causes of social evils. 5. We decided to move to another restaurant because the other restaurant was .................... Exercise 3: Choose the best option to complete the sentence. 1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one .................... (better/ the best). 2. Pat’s car is (faster/ fastest) .................... than Dan’s. 3. John is (less/ the least) .................... energetic of all the men. 4. Does Fred feel (weller/ better) .................... today than he did yesterday? 5. My cat is the (prettier/ prettiest) .................... of the two. 6. This vegetable soup tastes very (good/ best) .................... 7. David is the (happier/ happiest) .................... person that we know. 8. This summery is (the better/ the best) .................... of the pair. 9. Jim has as (few/ fewer) .................... opportunities to play tennis as I do. 10. The museum is (the farther/ the farthest) .................... away of the three buildings.
Điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống : didn't use to transport , used to make , used to kill , take people back , used to be arranged , find it difficult ,used to play , used to be , used to dye , take a bath
1 Children ................ outdoors with things they found , like stones or feather
2 The Time Machine is a science fiction novel by H.G.Wells can ............... people .............. to the past
3 It's New Year tradition in Russia for people to .................... in the hole which is drugged in the ice
4 A loudspeakers is. ................ the sound much louder so that many people can hear it from a dist
5 Marriages .............. by parents
6 There is always a big generation gap . The old sometimes .................... to understand young generations
7 In the countryside in Viet Nam , families .............. extended , three or more generations together in the same house
8 The farmers in my home village ................. rice on trucks .They used bufferlo driven carts
9 In many places in the world , people ................... cloth with natural materials
10 Tuberculosis TB ..................... a lot of people .It was a fatal disease
IV. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question
Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some like colorful (1) ________ because they want
everyone to look at them (2)________ they want to be the center of attention. Other
people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are colorful and fancy. They do not want
people to look at them. Clothes today are very different (3)________ the clothes of the 19th
century. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 19th century, all women
(4)________ blouses with long skirts. But today, women do not always wear blouses with
long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference
(5)________ the 19th century and today is cloth. In the 19th century, clothes were made
only from natural kinds of cloth. They (6) ________from cotton, wool, silk or line. But today,
there are many kinds of man-made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon, or
polyester.
1. A. clothes B. suits C. shirts D. trousers
2. A. but B. or C. and D. so
3. A. of B. from C. with D. on
4. A. wear B. worn C. were wearing D. wore
5. A. between B. among C. both D. of
6. A. are made B. were made C. was made D. made
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. English has developed as a (1) ______ language for a range of reasons, many of them historical, rather (2)_______ anything intrinsic in the language itself. The enormous irregularities in the English (3)________ of spelling, for example, may often be seen by a newcomer as a disincentive. Miliions, however, are undeterred. One of the strongest incentives for learning the (4)________ is the use to which it can immediately be put, socially, economically and culturally From education and the creative economy to IT and advanced engineering, industries in the UK (5)________ hugely from using the English language. But it also helps economies overseas to prosper. English language (6)_________ provide life-changing oppotunities, and promote prosperity and security around the world. Research in countries in the Middle East (7)_______ North Africa suggests that the need to the scope of domestic industry and also attract more inward investment (8) ________ multinationals is fuelling the fast-growing (9)________ for improved English education. It is also clear that reducing unemployment as a means of securing political stability (10) ________ an imperative for many of these countries.
Garbage ia a (1)________ problem in the U.S. Every year, Americans produce about 308 billion pounds. A lot of the garbage goes (2) ________the landfills. But many landfills do not have room (3) ________all the garbage. One (4) ________ that one of the garbage problems is recycling. Half of all the garbage in the U.S can be (5) ________and use again. Recycling helps the landfills problem and (6) ________ enough energy too. When people recycling newpapers, they save (7) ________ When they recycling glass, plastic, or cans. They save oil and eceltricity. Recycling is good for everyone.
Question 1
A. difficultly
B. serious
C. pleased
D. dangerously
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But pollution problem is ________ (1) complicated as it is serious. It is complicated ________ (2) much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example, exhaust ________ (3) automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution. But automobiles provide transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge much of the material ________ (4) pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large number ________ (5) people. Too much fertilizer or pesticide can ruin soil, but fertilizers and pesticide are important aids to the growing of crops. Thus, to end or reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using many things that benefit ________ (6). Most people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be gradually reduced in several ways.
Do factories discharge a lot of the material that pollutes the water?
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There are various reasons why many people think that friendship plays an important role in their life.The most important reason can be that everyone needs at least a friend to share everything regardless of sadness or happiness. For me, I like chatting with my friends about what happened every dy and discussing personal problems. Furthermore, our friends will be ready to help us out of our troubles. They will give us some good advice and support when we are in dificulty. Finally, thanks to friendship, we will have fun and enjoy a meaningful life. In conclusion, in my opinion, without friends, life would be dull and boring.
Khoanh tròn đáp án đúng :
Many psychologists believe that boys and girls are (1) _________ to anxiety when they experience puberty for a number of reasons. Puberty often starts at the middleof (2) ________ (from 15 to 17 yearsold) when people experience rapid changes in their body as well as their brain. Such changes maycause a lot of anxiety if adolescents are not (3) _________ of what they are undergoing. For girls, acneis always a big crisis and for boys, changes in their voice sometimes bother them.Those teenagers may lose their confidence because they are ashamed of the changes of appearance. Besides, the surge in hormones also (4) __________ to high level of anxiety of teenagers. During (5) __________, moodswing happens very often and teenagers easily get (6) __________ at tiny problems. It is necessary thatparents fully understand their children to help them deal (7) __________ anxiety.
1.A. near B. prone C. about D. close
2.A. adolescence B. adolescent C. adulthood D. adult
3.A. well-aware B. well-understand C. self-discipline D. well-behaved
4.A. comes B. contributes C. distributes D. attributes
5.A. adulthood B. childhood C. puberty D. teenage
6.A. interested B. keen C. frustrated D. excited
7.A. on B. in C. with D. about