IV. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. The office looked very with its Christmas tree, (festival)

2. Samba schools compete for prizes based on their music and dance and

costumes. (perform)

3. La Tomatina will always be one of my most memories ever! (amaze)

4. Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western . (superstitious)

5. On New Year's Eve I usually give a party, which is always . (chaos)

6. Day of the Dead is one of the most festivals in the world. (usually)

7. Christmas dinner is a meal eaten at Christmas. (tradition)

8. A lot of activities are held as part of the Flower Festival in Da Lat. (art)

9. Every year, millions of visit Rio de Janeiro to enjoy the Rio Carnival.(tour)

10. Festivals with a meaning are very important in our country. (religion)

TÓM TẮT BÀI VIẾT SAU:
Not so long ago almost any student who successfully completed a university degree or diploma course could find a good career easily. Companies toured the academic institutions, competing with each other to recruit graduates. However, those days are gone, even in Hong Kong, and nowadays graduates often face strong competition in the search for jobs. Most career organizations highlight three stages for graduates to follow in the process of securing a suitable career: recognizing abilities, matching these to available vacancies and presenting them well to prospective employers. Job seekers have to make a careful assessment of their own abilities. One area of assessment should be of their academic qualifications, which would include special skilld within their subject area. Graduates should also consider their own personal values and attitudes, or the relative importance to themselves of such matters as money, security, leadership and caring for others. The second stage is to study the opportunities available for employment and to think about how the general employment situation is likely to develop in the future. To do this, graduates can study job vacancies and information in newspapers or they can visit a career office, write to possible employers for information or contact friends or relatives who may already be involved in a particular profession. Affter studying all the various options, they they should be in a position to make informed comparisons between various careers. Good personal presentation is essential in the search for a good career. Job application forms and letters should, of course, be filled in carefully and correctly. Where additional information is asked for, job seekers should describe their abilities and work experience in more depth, with examples if possible. They should try to balance their own abilities with the employers’ need, explain why they are interested in a career with the particular company and try to show that they are already know something about the company and its activities. There will always be good career opportunities for people with ability,, skills and determination; the secret to securing a good job is to be one of them.

I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. On christmas day, I often send my close friends..................................................cards.(greet)

2. Paris is.........................................................for the Eiffel Tower (fame)

3. He has been an active ___________ in the contest.(participate)

4. The school drama society will give a ____________ of Hamlet.(perfrom)

5. Last night, the TV program was very ___________(interest)

6. I think these thick clothes are _____________for cold weather.(suit)

7. It's ____________ in England to eat turkey on Christmas Day.(tradition)

8. Over 200 ___________entered the race.(compete)

9. Santa Claus is based on the ___________ of Saint Nicholas in a poem.(describe)

10. dad was putting up the Christmas ___________.(decorate)

11.This singer is quickly....................................winning with teenagers.(popular)

12.The piano in her living-room was just............................She hardly ever played it.(decorate)

13. Colin seems..............................for this job. No one can do it better him.(Suit)

14. Winning the.....................................was the great pride of the school.(compete)

15. She gave an exact of her attacker, so the police easily caught him soon afterwards.(describe)

16. His bad temper made him........................with the students.(popular)

17. Thank you very much for your......................., but I'm afraid I cannot come because I'll be out of town at that time.(invite)

18. Over 300..................................entered the race last year.(complete)

19. They just finished building their new house, but it still needs a lot of ...............................(decorate)

20. People who stutter are .................................for a teaching career.(suit)

21. The smell of hot coffee was very...........................................on such a cold morning.(invite)

22. The soccer player Kiatisak was known as ''Zico of Thailand''.(popular)

Chia động từ trong ngoặc
​1. The plane had to make a crash ___ in a field (LAND)
2. Are they______pearls or are they real? (IMITATE)
3. Therefore the roads become...with private cars as people drive to work(JAM)
​4. Because of the volume of traffic local councils are forced to give....for more roads to be constructed (PERMIT)
​5. ...many houses have to be demolished to make ways for the roads(FORTUNE)
6. so people are being ... in the suburbs and have to commute to work ( house)
7.This leads to more pleasure being put on the...public transport system (ADEQUATE)
8. The situation is so ..in some cities now that it is difficult to see any solution. (chaos)
​9. The weather will be bright with ... showers​ ( OCCASION)
10. They're going to announce the ... of the Prince ( ARRIVE)
11. There's a lot of ... in the show business ( CPMPETE)
​12. There were 50. .... in the talent contest ( COMPETE)

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The Olympic games

Every four years people all over the world watch the Olympic Games. It is a time for all kinds people to unite in peace. Some of them join together to comepete for gold medals. Millions of other people watch them on television.

Why do we have the Olympic? How did they begin? The first Olympic Games were in Greece in 776 B.C. There was only one event. People ran a race the length of the stadium. The Games lasted one day.

Slowly people added more events. The Games were only men, and women could not event watch them. Only Greeks competed. They came from all parts of the Greeks world. The time of the Games was a time of peace, and the government let everyone travel safely. Kings competed against common people. The winners became national heroes.

The first modern Games were in 1896 in Athens. The Greeks built a new stadium for the competition. Athletes from serval countries competed. Then there were Olympics every four years in different cities in Europe and the United States until 1952. After that they were held in Melbourne, Tokyo, Mexico City, and Montreal besides in European cities. Each year there were athletes from more nations. The first Winter Olympics were in 1924. The athletes compete in skiing and other winter sports.

Today there must be Olympic Games every four years. The Games must have at least fifteen events, and they cannot last more than sixteen days. There is no age limit people of any age can compete.

The competitors must not be professionals. They must be amateurs. The athletes compete for gold medals. The winners are still national heroes, as they were in the early Olympic Games in Greece.

In 1956, Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon boycotted the Games. They did not compete in the Games because several countries took the Suez Canal from Egypt that year. Other countries boycotted the Games in 1964 and 1976. In 1980, the Soviet Union and other countries boycotted the Games in Moscow. In 1984, the Soviet Union and other countries boycotted the Games in Los Angeles. How can the nations of the world solve this problem? Maybe the Games should be in Greece every year, where they began. Then athletes from all over the world could compete without any boycotts.

Questions

1. What was the only event in the first Olympic Games?

2. How many nations played in the first Games?

3. What's the age limit?

4. Are the competitors professionals or amateurs?

5. Where and when is the next Olympic Games?

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 questions.

    1.Not so long ago almost any student who successfully completed a university degree or diploma course could find a good career quite easily. Companies toured the academic institutions, competing with each other to recruit graduates. However, those days are gone, even in Hong Kong, and nowadays graduates often face strong competition in the search for jobs.
    2.Most careers organizations highlight three stages for graduates to follow in the process of securing a suitable career: recognizing abilities, matching these to available vacancies and presenting them well to prospective employers.
    3.Job seekers have to make a careful assessment of their own abilities. One area of assessment should be of their academic qualifications, which would include special skills within their subject area. Graduates should also consider their own personal values and attitudes, or the relative importance to themselves of such matters as money, security, leadership and caring for others. An honest assessment of personal interests and abilities such as creative or scientific skills, or skills acquired from work experience, should also be given careful thought.
    4.The second stage is to study the opportunities available for employment and to think about how the general employment situation is likely to develop in the future. To do this, graduates can study job vacancies and information in newspapers or they can visit a careers office, write to possible employers for information or contact friends or relatives who may already be involved in a particular profession. After studying all the various options, they should be in a position to make informed comparisons between various careers.
    5.Good personal presentation is essential in the search for a good career. Job application forms and letters should, of course, be filled in carefully and correctly, without grammar or spelling errors. Where additional information is asked for, job seekers should describe their abilities and work experience in more depth, with examples if possible. They should try to balance their own abilities with the employer's needs, explain why they are interested in a career with the particular company and try to show that they already know something about the company and its activities.
    6.When graduates are asked to attend for interview, they should prepare properly by finding out all they can about the prospective employer. Dressing suitably and arriving for the interview on time are also obviously important. Interviewees should try to give positive and helpful answers and should not be afraid to ask questions about anything they are unsure about. This is much better than pretending to understand a question and giving an unsuitable answer.
    7.There will always be good career opportunities for people with ability, skills and determination; the secret to securing a good job is to be one of them

In the paragraph 2, “them” refers to ______.

A. abilities

B. three stages

C. careers organizations

D. available vacancies

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question.

Since the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, swimming has been one of its main sports. The thrill of competition aside, swimming offers many benefits including strengthening the cardiovascular systems and the major muscle groups of both the upper and lower body. It also develops flexibility in the muscles and joints as the swimmer performs a wide range of motion against the water's resistance. It is an activity that keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the stress that is common in impact sports off the body; injuries don't occur as easily. The water's buoyancy evenly distributes and supports the weight of the body; there is no danger of falling, and there are no impact forces on the

residual limb. Swimmers who have disabilities endorse the sport because it gives them a sense of freedom. They don't have to rely on any supportive device, such as a wheelchair, to assist them. They are independent. They are only judged on their times and whether those times are dropping. “Water is one of the big equalizers,” said Queenie Nichols, long-time Paralympic swim coach. "One of the phrases I heard since I got involved in this is that we are all equal in the water and that is really true. Athletes with disabilities, from below-knee amputations to severe quads, can compete and compete successfully.”

While it is not essential to begin swimming at an early age to become an elite athlete, Nichols believes that the sooner an individual becomes comfortable in the water, the better. "I think starting at about 5 years old is a good age to get children involved, in the pool at least once a week. Keep it fun for them until they show an interest in growing with a Club," she said.

“Most clubs that belong to USA Swimming or YMCAs offer coaching and training at the appropriate level for age and experience,” Nichols said. "We suggest aspiring athletes participate with an able-bodied club at first because of the greater number of individuals they will compete with."

Typically, swimmers in this introductory/ foundation phase, usually aged 5 to 8 or 9, remain there for about 5 years before transitioning to the next level, which includes more advanced drills and stroke efficiency. Athletes with disabilities who join swimming clubs benefit from better sport-specific coaching, more rigorous training, more competition in practice, and higher expectations than they are likely to receive in other settings. Other benefits include socialization opportunities, greater independence in activities of daily living, and improved ability to cope with limitations imposed by disabilities.

As mentioned in paragraph 4, Athletes with disabilities who join swimming

clubs can benefit _____. 

A. better than the ordinary people 

B. worse than the ordinary people 

C. better than the disabled athletes with talented ability 

D. better than the disabled athletes in other sports

Supply the correct form of the words in blackets.

1. On Christmas Day , I often send my close friends ____________ cards. (greet)

2. Paris is ____________ for the Eiffer Tower. (fame)

3. He has been an active ___________ in the contest.(participate)

4. The school drama society will give a ____________ of Hamlet.(perfrom)

5. Last night, the TV program was very ___________(interest)

6. I think these thick clothes are _____________for cold weather.(suit)

7. It's ____________ in England to eat turkey on Christmas Day.(tradition)

8. Over 200 ___________entered the race.(compete)

9. Santa Claus is based on the ___________ of Saint Nicholas in a poem.(describe)

10. dad was putting up the Christmas ___________.(decorate)

Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to

indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

(1) Footracing is a popular activity in the United States. It is seen not only as a competitive sport but also as a way to exercise, to enjoy the camaraderie of like–minded people, and to donate money to a good cause. Though serious runners may spend months training to compete, other runners and walkers might not train at all. Those not competing to win might run in an effort to beat their own time or simply to enjoy the fun an exercise. People of all ages. From those of less than one year (who may be pushed in strollers) to those in their eighties, enter into this sport. The races are held on city streets, on college campuses, through parks, and in suburban areas, and they are commonly 5 to 10 kilometers in length.

 (2) The largest footrace in the world is the 12 kilometer Bay to Breakers race that is held in San Francisco every spring. This race begins on the east side of the city near San Francisco Bay and ends on the west side at the Pacific Ocean. There may be 80,000 or more people running in this race through the streets and hills of San Francisco. In the front of are the serious runners who compete to win and who might finish in a little as 34 minutes. Behind them are the thousands who take several hours to finish. In the back of the race are those who dress in costumes and come just for fun. One year there was a group of men who dresses like Elvis Presley, and another group consisted of the firefighters who were tired together in a long line and who were carrying a firehose. There was even a bridal party, in which the bride was dressed in a long white gown and the groom wore a tuxedo. The bride and groom threw flowers to bystanders, and they were actually married at some point along the route.

In what lines does the author give reasons for why people enter footraces?

A. Footracing ... and exercise

B. People off all ages ... in length 

C. The largest ... 34 minutes

D. Behind them ... a firehose