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I had been happily working in the same company as a graphics designer for over ten years, so it came as a huge surprise when one day, without warning I was made redundant. In fact, most of the people in my department lost their jobs that day. When the personnel manager gave me the bad news, she explained that the company had been taken over by a big multinational corporation that was demanding a lot of changes. So, one day I was in a comfortable job with a generous salary and plenty of annual leave and the next day I was unemployed. While it was nice to have time on my hands, I knew I would have to find a job fairly quickly. I soon found out that it wasn't so easy. No one was taking on new staff. Every morning I searched the Classified Ads, but there was nothing suitable, not even part-time positions.
Finally, a friend asked me if I was interested in helping out in her new cake shop. She needed somebody to deal with customers and to help her with the cake designs. At first, she could only pay me by the hour at rather a low hourly rate. To my surprise, I love the work.
I've been a cake designer for three years now. I'm so glad I didn't turn down my friend's job offer. We have so much work and now I'm no longer an employee. My friend and I are now partners in the best cake shop in town.

1. What is the writer's main aim in writing the text?

A. To advise people how to change the job B. To talk about his changes in career

C. To describe his new job D. To talk about differences between two jobs

2. What does the writer say about his past job?

A. It was a hard job but high salary. B. It was a part-time job with low salary.

C. It was an interesting job at a big multinational corporation. D. It was a comfortable job with high salary.

3. What did the writer do after losing his job?

A. He ran his own business. B. He asked his friend for a part-time job.

C. He tried to find another job. D. He worked part-time job for Classified Ads.

4. What did the writer think about his current job at first?

A. He really loved it. B. The salary was low.

C. He was so interested. D. It was hard.

5. What is the current job of the writer?

A. Graphics designer B. Cake designer

C. Personnel manager D. Employee at the cake shop

III. Choose the suitable words to fill the blanks. There are some extra words.

Accupation salary application bossy retirement from successful employees engineer off contract well-known retired employers admired

1.He asked Mary if she...............by air before

A. Ever traveled B. Would ever travel C. Has ever traveled

2.” He Bod. Did you take the job?” Bob’s friend asked him.........

A. Did he take the job. B. Whether you took the job. C. If he had taken the job. D. Had he taken the job

3. John asked me........interested in any kind of sports

A. If I were. B. If were I C. If was I. D. If I was

4. John asked me........that film the night before

A. That I Saw. B. Had I seen. C. If I had seen. D. If had I seen

5. He says he........at school two years ago

A. Had worked B. Works. C. Has been working. D. Worked

6. Robert said that his father.......to Dallas the year before

A. Goes. B. Went. C.has gone. D. Had gone

*Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning.
1. It is easy to study English
→To.. →Studying.
2. It is very difficult to find a good job in the country
→To..
→Finding. 3. Finding a best friend is not easy
→To...
-It is 4. I think it is dangerous to walk in the rain
→I think to.
5. It is very easy to get good mark
→To..
→Getting.
6. To solve this problem is so simple
It is.. →Solving.
7. It is very easy to find a good job in a big city
8. She thinks it is not difficult to earn a lot of money
→She think earning.......
9. It is very fuuny to read this book. →To..
10. It is interesting to reas a comics
Reading..
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Rewrite each of these sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as

the sentence given. (Viết lại các câu sau)

1. She cannot use a computer, but she got the job as a secretary.
She got the job as a secretary without ......................................................................................................
2. We don’t have to go to extra classes.
Our teachers don’t force......................................................................................................
3. When I was young, I was very strong. Now I’m old and weak.
I used .............................................................................................................................
4. They’ve been going out a lot since they bought a motorbike.
They didn’t use.................................................................... much before they bought a motorbike.
5. I don’t find wearing contact lenses very annoying.
I am used .......................................................................................................
6. It took him two hours to fix his car.
He spent.....................................................................................................
7. I paid 500 dollars for this motorbike.
This motorbike............................................................................................
8. She enjoys walking in the rain.
She is...............................................................................................................
9. Talking without doing anything is useless!

It’s no..................................................................................................................
10. A man is going to fix my car.
I am.....................................................................................................................
11. How much does this dress cost?
What is...............................................................................................................
12. She prefers Vietnamese food to American one.
She’d ......................................................................................................................
13. My dad prefers doing to talking.
My dad’d ............................................................................................................................
14. I advise you to try new things in order to know your ability.
You’d...................................................................................................................................
15. Don’t try to persuade him to go with you. He will never agree!
There’s....................................................................................................................................
16. Her English is not good enough for her to work as an interpreter.
Her English……………………………………………………………………………………..
17. I can’t afford to buy this car.
This car………………………………………………………………………………………….
18. You should learn harder.
You don’t…………………………………………………………………………………………
19. He is a fool to say that.
It’s………………………………………………………………………………………………….
20. You should spend more time learning English.
You’d……………………………………………………………………………………………….

II.  

1.I said to John, “Why aren’t you looking for a job?”

2.   "How do you go to the airport?" his friend asked him.

3.   "Whose car did you borrow last night?” I said to him.

4.   "Where does your father work?" the teacher asked me.

5.   Tam's friend asked him: "How long will you stay in England?"

6.   “What have you done to cope with your work stress?” My doctor asked me.

7.   "How many lessons are you going to learn next month?", he asked me.

8. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.

She asked............................................. ......................

9. "How are you?" Martin asked us.

Martin asked us................................................ ...................

10. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.

The mother asked her daughter.......................................... .........................

11. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.

She asked her boyfriend......................................... ..........................

12. "What are they doing?" she asked.

She wanted to know.............................................. .....................

13. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"

The teacher wanted to know.............................................. .....................

14. "How do you know that?" she asked me.

She asked me................................................ ...................

15. “Where are you going?” he asked her.

- He asked her where.........................................................

16. “Which way did they go?” he asked.

- He asked... ......................................................................

* Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.
1. It has been a long time since we talked to John, isn’t it?
            A                                B                C                       D
2. His boss / has asked him to respond / immediately this fax.
             A                 B                  C                    D
3. ​Big shopping malls are believed/  to be/ a feature / for big cities.​​
                                          ​​ A ​              B ​        C ​            D
​4. After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed.
                       A                            B                     C                D
5. The president went fishing after he has finished with the conference.
            A                           B                           C                              D

* Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.
1. It has been a long time since we talked to John, isn’t it?
            A                                B                C                       D
2. His boss / has asked him to respond / immediately this fax.
             A                 B                  C                    D
3. ​Big shopping malls are believed/  to be/ a feature / for big cities.​​
                                          ​​ A ​              B ​        C ​            D
​4. After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed.
                       A                            B                     C                D
5. The president went fishing after he has finished with the conference.
            A                           B                           C                              D