Some people never give up

My sister is a stunt woman in films where there are dangerous scenes. One day, however, she had a bad accident, and we didn’t know if she was going to pull (18)out or not. She jumped from a plane and was lost in a thick jungle. The rescue party had given (19)__________ their search for the night, but a group of local people came (20)__________ her completely by chance as they were picking bananas. She had landed in a tree and suddenly the branch she was on fell (21)__________ and she crashed to the ground exactly where the people were standing. She is OK now and as soon as she feels better, she will keep (22)__________ doing stunts like this one. She’s certainly not going to pull (23)__________ of doing stunts for a living!

I remember that when I was in 5th grade, my class was good at studying, reacted aggressively in all activities of the school so it was very popular with teachers and friends. In grade 5, the exam that we are most interested in is the excellent student exam. I have chosen to send gold to send the task of taking good students. I have to say I was proud and proud to do so. And I know that besides me, there is no one qualified to take this exam. At that time, I was a smug little girl, always thought I was good and despise the people around. Ms. Thu enthusiastically study for me, I also try my best to study under the guidance of her.

Two days before the exam I allowed myself to rest for the day with the most comfortable spirit. I am very confident in what I have learned. On the day of the competition everyone happy to wish me success, won high. I completed the excellent essay for Literature, but Mathematics was a terrible failure. The best thing I can do is not to do it, because I volunteered to ignore it because I thought it was too simple to put on a good student exam. I lost my spirits from that moment, suddenly all the knowledge in my head flew away, I can not remember anything anymore. Even if I try my best, I can not regain my composure. And then I knew that I would not get any awards in this competition. Every wish, expectation of everyone or myself, all the smoke.

I step out of the examination room with a somber face, I do not want to meet anyone, just want to hide all the most is Ms. Thu who dedicatedly told me. I still remember as she wrote: "Whatever form of paper, whether hard or easy you must also scrutinize, do not subject yourself to any offline," she repeats it over and over again. many times. However, just because of the subjectivity, just because of arrogance, self-thinking good giang has made every hope of her break. I know how to face her, tell her how disappointing results this time.

The next day I always tried to avoid her, I was afraid to face, to explain to her, I was afraid to look her sad eyes. But I could not avoid it, that day, when she finished school she called me back to class. It was a talk that I would never forget the words she said later, the words she taught:

- Yesterday, she received the results of the excellent student exam, the subject children do very well by 9 points, but Math is too bad. I know your exam this time is not good since you left the examination room. But can you tell me why, math is so bad? She knows how good she is, she believes she can do well. So that…

"Your child, your child did not review you part ... I ... I ... really sorry for you. I am very angry with myself. Angry because of subjective self, has made her and everyone disappointed, ...

I sobbed, sorry for you, to say that my heart felt so much lighter. Listening to my words, she patted her shoulders lightly, hugging me to say,

- Keep your daughter quiet. Every one of us has been wrong, everybody has stumbled. The most important thing is self-perception and modification. I hope this will be a lesson that you will remember forever, so that whatever you do, whether large or small, you need to be careful, careful not to be subjective. Because just a minute of subjective, the consequences will not be unexpected.

I listened attentively as I swallowed her words. That was the first time I realized that just because a minute of negligence, your subjectivity affects so many people. It has happened for a long time but it will be a lesson for me: in anything that is not subjective, careful, meticulous, effort, try not stop.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. works B. idols C. laughs D. caps

2. A. travelled B. centralized C. laughed D. certified

3. A. mother B. these C. thanks D. brother

4. A. booked B. pushed C. caused D. matched

5. church B. Christmas C. chemistry D. school

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.

6. Millions of Christmas cards.............. every year.

A. were sent B. are sent C. send D. is sending

7. When I got home, my parents………..TV.

A. watched B. are watching C. were watching D. watch

8. Each of us must take ...... for our own actions.

A. responsible B. responsibility C. responsible D. irresponsible

9. Thank you very much …….. lending me your bike.

A. for B. in C. about D. of

10. If I won the lottery, I ……………. around the world.

A. will travel B. would travel C. would have travelled D. travel

11. I like reading books ……….. tell about different peoples and their cultures.

A. who B. whose C. whom D. which

12. My dad enjoys ……….. his bike to work.

A. ride B. to ride C. rides D. riding

13. Much progress on computers ……………… since 1950.

A. was made B. is made C. has been made D. have been made

14. They .......... running their own company in 1980.

A. started B. have started C. are starting D. start

15. The weather was so hot; ..................., I turned on the air conditioner.

A. but B. because C. therefore D. so that

16. They hate ………….noodles. They prefer rice.

A. eat B. eating C. to eat D. ate

17. Some high school students take part in helping the handicapped.

A. play a role of B. take a place of C. participate in D. are a part of

18. Housework is……….. shared between them.

A. equality B. equal C. equally D. equalizing

19. The girl................bag I offered to carry turned out to be an old friend.

20. Barbara “How stylish your dress is, Cindy!” - Cindy: “ ………………………………..”

A. I’m sorry, I’m busy tonight. B. I’m glad you like it. It’s my birthday gift.

C. That’s a good idea. D. It was my pleasure.

21. A lot of domestic waste …………… every day.

A. are dumped B. is dumped C. dump D. is dumping

22. “Would you like to have breakfast with me ? ” – “..................................”

A. Yes , I’ d love to B. I’m very happy C. Yes, so do I D. Yes , it is

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.

23. If he study harder, he will pass his exams.

A B C D

24. They said that he couldn't remember where had he left his car.

A B C D

25. The room was redecorating for two days by Michael last year .

A B C D

26. I think you should take the raincoat with you in case it rains hardly.

A B C D

III. READING

Read the passage carefully, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

Learning a foreign language is, in some ways, like learning how to fly. There are some differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do these things needs a lot of practice. It is never enough to read a book on how to fly a plane. A book can give you a lot of information about how to fly, but if you only read that book, then try to fly without practice, you will kill yourself. The same is true of learning language. For example, can you speak English well without having lots of practice? “ Practice makes perfect” is what every learner of a foreign language.

27. Learning a foreign language and learning to fly are the same in some ways.

28. Information about flying from books is enough for someone to fly a plane.

29. You can learn English well only by reading books in English.

30. Talking to a native speaker can be a good way to speak a foreign language well.

Choose the option marked A, B, C, or D that best completes each of the following sentences.

My aunt is one of those people who can talk to anyone about anything. If she goes to a party where she doesn't know any of the people, she just walks up to the first person that she sees and introduces herself. And yet she doesn't seem to talk about deeply important things like politics or religion. She always starts off on something very obvious like the other person's job. Very soon she's talking as if she's known the other person for years. I asked her once what her secret was. She said that the most important thing in a conversation was listening. People love to talk about themselves, so if you allow them to do so, it's very easy to keep a conversation going. You have to listen very carefully and ask questions. And you have to look interested, too. So don't keep looking at other things in the room while you're talking to someone.

Another thing that I've noticed is that she only pays people compliments. She says: “I like your hair. Which hairdresser do you go to?” or “You look very well. Have you been on holiday?” Friendly messages like this seem to provide an easy way into a conversation.

Question 31. According to my aunt, the most important thing in a conversation was__________.

A. speaking B. discussing C. looking D. listening

Question 32. At parties where she does not know anybody, my aunt normally__________.

A. feels embarrassed and stays away from people

B. asks people to introduces themselves to her

C. comes over to the first person and introduces herself

D. sits alone and avoids talking to other people

Question 33. My aunt thinks that it's very easy to keep a conversation going if you__________.

A. let people talk about themselves B. let people hear about yourself

C. talk about politics or religion D. ask people about their secrets

Question 35. What should you NOT do when you have a conversation with someone?

A. Looking very interested in his or her story B. Looking at other things in the room

C. Listening very carefully and asking questions D. Paying him or her compliments

Question 36. According to the passage, my aunt often starts a conversation by talking about ________.

A. the other person's wealth B. the other person's health

C. the other person's daily activities D. the other person's job

IV. WRITING

37. Someone has stolen my bike.

→ My bike...........................................................................................................................

38. They say that Lan is an excellent student.

→ Lan ..................................................................................................................

39. I will call the police if you don’t leave me alone.

→ Unless you ....................................................................................................................

40. They are going to build a library in this area.

→ A library ...........................................................................................................

XI. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

Of all my relatives, I like my aunt Emily the (1)__________ She’s my (2) _________

youngest sister. She has never married and (3) __________alone in a small village near Bath. She’s fifty years old, (4) __________she’s quite young in spirit. She has a fair complexion, thick brown hair and dark brown eyes. She has a kind face, and when you meet (5) __________, the first thing you notice (6) __________her smile. Her face is a little wrinkled now, but I think she is still rather attractive. She is the sort of person you can always go to if you (7) _________a problem and she’s extremely generous. She likes reading (8) _________gardening, and she still goes (9) __________ long walks over the hills. I hope I’m as active as she is when I’m at her (10) __________ .

Our school (1)............ a lot of clubs and I belong to (2)............of them: the drama group and (3)............. folk music club. In each (4)................, you can find the same types of people. First, there is “The Mouth”, Who can not stop talking. Then, (5)............is The Know it- all”, Who thinks that other people’s ideas (6).......... Rubbish. There are also quiet types such as “The”(7)................The Scribbler”. The Brain only speaks (8)............ she has to something to say. And “The(9)............ takes a lot of notes but rarely speaks. My favorite is “The mouse”, who smiles (10).......... Lot and seems happy to do all those boring little jobs that everyone else avoids.

Our school(1)………… a lot of clubs and I belong to( 2)…………of them: the drama group and( 3)…………. folk music club. In each( 4)……………., you can find the same types of people. First, there is “ The Mouth”, Who can not stop talking. Then, (5)…………is The Know it- all”, Who thinks that other people’s ideas(6)………. Rubbish. There are also quiet types such as “ The”(7)…………….The Scribbler”. The Brain only speaks(8)………… she has to something to say. And “ The(9)………… takes a lot of notes but rarely speaks. My favorite is “ The mouse”, who smiles( 10)………. Lot and seems happy to do all those boring little jobs that everyone else avoids

* Read the passage, then answer the questions.

Nga is my friend. She is studying English in London because she needs English for her job. She works for a bank in Hanoi. She learned English at school and university, too. She has forgotten a lot of it. She wants to improve her listening skill. Her listening is terrible. This is her biggest problem. People talk very quickly and she can’t understand them. She likes studying English well. She hopes she can talk to people from all over the world and understand the words of her favorite songs.

*Answer the questions:

1. What is Nga doing in London?

2. Where does she work?

3. Did she learn English at school and university?

4.What skills of learning English is she bad at?

5. Can she understand what people talk ?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

WHY DON’T YOU GET A PROPER JOB?

She wants to be a singer; you think she should go for a long–term career with job security and eventually retire with a good pension. But a new report suggests that in fact she’s the practical one. Why do parents make terrible careers advisers?

Today’s 14 and 15–year–olds are ambitious. They are optimistic about their prospects, but their career ideas are rather vague. Although 80% of them have no intention of following in their parents’ footsteps, 69% still turn to their parents for advice. They look at their working future in a different way to their parents.

A job for life is not in their vocabulary; neither is a dead–end but secure job that is boring but pays the bills. Almost half the boys surveyed expected that their hobbies would lead them into the right sort of job, while most girls seemed determined to avoid traditionally female careers such as nursing.

In the past, this might have counted as bad news. Certainly when I was 15, my guidance counsellors were horrified at my plans to become a writer. I’m glad I didn’t change my plans to suit them. Even so, their faith in rigid career paths was well–founded. In those days, that was the way to get ahead.

But the world has changed. The global economy is not kind to yesterday’s diligent and dependable worker. The future belongs to quick–thinking people who are resourceful, ambitious and can take the initiative. This means that a 14–year–old who sees her working future as a kind of adventure, to be made up as she goes along is not necessarily being unrealistic.

However, she has to have the training and guidance to help her develop the right skills for today’s market; not the rigid preparation for a workplace that disappeared twenty years ago. Many young people are very aware of the pitfalls of the flexible workplace; they understand that redundancy, downsizing and freelancing are all part of modern working life, but no one is telling them how they might be able to turn the new rules of the employment game to their advantage. This is what they need to know if they are to make a life for themselves.

So what is to be done? A good first step would be to change the way in which schools prepare young people for adult life. The education system is becoming less flexible and more obsessed with traditional skills at just the time that the employment market is going in the opposite direction.

Accurate, up–to–date information on new jobs and qualifications can help guidance counsellors to help their students. Young people need solid information on the sort of training they need to pursue the career of their dreams. Also, a little bit of encouragement can go a long way. If nothing else, a bit of optimism from an adult can serve as an antidote to the constant criticism of teenagers in the press.

What, then, can we as parents do to help them? The best thing is to forget all the advice that your parents gave you, and step into your teenager’s shoes. Once you’ve done that, it’s easier to see how important it is that they learn how to be independent, resourceful and resilient. Give them the courage to follow their dreams –however odd they might sound right now. In a world that offers economic security to almost no one, imagination is a terrible thing to waste. 

The writer uses the phrase “aware of the pitfalls” to show that young people _______. 

A. feel that modern jobs are too flexible 

B. know about the problems of modern jobs 

C. don’t think they get enough training 

D. accept that they will be made redundant 

People who know Salley Ride say she is intelligent and confident. She also thinks deeply about things, but she is not always serious. She is fun and enjoys humor but she is in a hurry to get on to more important things.

At high school she became interested in science. At university she studied English and Physics. After completing her studies at Stanford University, she worked as a researcher. In 1977, she was one of the 1,000 women and 7,000 nem who applied for the astronaut training program when she was 25. She was one of the 35 women who were accepted to start the program in 1978.As part of her training, she learnt to be a jet pilot and a flight engineer. She married during her training. Her husband, Havley, is also an astronaut. They do not plan to have any children yet.

1. How old is Salley Ride now?

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2. Is she a pleasant woman? How do you know?

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3. Who did she marry?

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4. What did she do in 1977?

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5. Have they got any children?

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6. Give the fact from the text to prove that Salley Ride is intelligent?

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