1. Reading (Đọc hiểu)

Read the text and match the interview question A-E with paragraphs 1-4. There is one extra question.

(Đọc văn bản và nối câu hỏi phỏng vấn A-E với đoạn văn 1-4. Có một câu bị thừa.)

A. What is the most dangerous part of being a firefighter?

(Điều gì là phần nguy hiểm nhất khi trở thành một lính cứu hỏa?)

B. How physically fit do you have to be? 

(Bạn phải khỏe đến mức độ nào?)

C. How did you become a firefighter?

(Bạn đã trở thành lính cứu hỏa như thế nào?)

D. Why did you decide to become a firefighter? 

(Tại sao bạn lại quyết định trở thành lính cứu hỏa?)

E. What other skills do you need?

(Những kĩ năng khác cần có là gì?)

(1) _____ I'm Jack Gomez, a firefighter in California. I remember watching an interview with a firefighter pilot when I was a child. He'd been fighting a fire for about five days. He was exhausted then. However, he was so optimistic and committed that I thought that I wanted to do the same thing. And I never changed my mind.

(2) _____ I did a training camp to get my wildfire qualification card - you can't fight fires in the US without one. I learned how to light controlled fires, how to put them out again, and how to use all the equipment. The camp was really hard, but I passed first time! After that I was lucky enough to get a job.

(3) _____ One of the things you have to do in the early days is the pack test. This consists of a five - kilometre walk while carrying a twenty-kilogram backpack. You have to complete it in forty-five minutes or less without jogging or running. This shows how strong you are. 

(4) _____ You can be out alone in vast forests and national parks, and sometimes the smoke is so thick that you can hardly see. So, it is important to be able to read map, and to use a compass. Also, you must know how to put up a tent, cook outdoors, drive a truck, and have other basic survival skills.

3. Answer the questions about the essay.

(Trả lời các câu hỏi về bài luận.)

1. How many paragraphs are there?

(Có bao nhiêu đoạn văn?)

2. In which paragraph does the writer mention all three ways of spending the money?

(Đoạn văn nào mà tác giả nhắc đến cả ba cách chi tiền?)

3. In which paragraph does the writer explain who would get half the money?

(Đoạn văn nào mà tác giả giải thích ai sẽ nhận được phân nửa số tiền?)

4. In which two paragraphs does the writer explain who would get the rest of the money, and why?

(Ở hai đoan văn nào mà tác giả giải thích ai sẽ nhận được số tiền còn lại và tại sao?)

5. In which paragraph does the writer paraphrase the main point of the essay?

(Ở đoạn văn nào mà tác giả diễn đạt ý chính của bài luận theo một cách khác?)

2. Complete the paragraph plan by matching paragraphs A-E of the email with descriptions 1-5 below.

(Hoàn thành dàn ý bằng cách nối các đoạn A-E của email với mô tả 1-5 bên dưới.)

1. Paragraph ___: when you are available

2. Paragraph ___: what you would like to happen next.

3. Paragraph ___: why you are interested in the role.

4. Paragraph ___: why you are the right person for the role.

5. Paragraph ___: what the role is and how you found out about it.

4. Match the paragraphs of the letter (1-4) with four of the topics below (A-E).

(Nối các đoạn văn trong bức thư 1-4 với bốn trong các tiêu đề A-E sau.)

A. Give more details about the problem.

(Cho biết thêm chi tiết về vấn đề.)

B. State what you want to happen in the future.

(Nêu điều bạn muốn xảy ra trong tương lai.)

C. Explain the problem clearly and why it is an issue for you.

(Giải thích vấn đề một cách rõ ràng và tại sao nó lại là một vấn đề đối với bạn.)

D. Ask for information. (Hỏi thông tin.)

E. Give reasons why you think the problem needs to be solved.

(Đưa ra lý do tại sao bạn cho rằng vấn đề cần được giải quyết.)

8.Order the words to make sentences. Then match the sentences with the questions below.

(Sắp xếp các từ để tạo thành câu. Sau đó nối các câu với các câu hỏi bên dưới.)

Enid Blyton

1. British / writer / was / Enid Blyton / a

2. born / was/ 1897/ England / in / She / in

3. sixteen / when / was / she / writing / She first / started

4. became / Enid Blyton / eventually / the / famous / most / of / writer / children’s stories

5. loved / People / her work / were / her mysteries / because / exciting / so

A.Who was Enid Blyton?

B.What did she become?

C.Where was she born?

D.Why were her books popular?

E.When did she first start writing

Read the text. Match the headings with the paragraphs A-C.

- The artist                         Paragraph ____________

- The process                     Paragraph ____________

- The tradition                    Paragraph ____________

Many of children's toys are perfect craftwork. To he, Vietnamese folk art, is a typical example.

A

To he is made from dough into different little things or animals which Vietnamese children love to keep as toys. Interesting shapes can be created to the wish of the children. It could be an animal like a chicken, a monkey or some fruits like a hand of bananas. The dough can be made from flour taken from ground rice or sticky rice, but the amount of sticky rice should be restricted to just 10 percent of the dough. Besides making nice dough, the artist prepares natural colours, which are usually made from leaves, vegetables or fruits. Sometimes paint is used, but traditionally natural items are preferred because they will make safe edible toys. The artist may creatively use leaves or small twigs to make further decorations. [1]

B

To he can be made by anyone who is creative and skillful enough, so parents can become favourite to he artists of their children. However, great artists of to he can be found in many Vietnamese villages. They can make extraordinary artworks with beautiful shapes, harmonious combination of colours, and lifelike features. The artists usually travel through villages or come to local fairs and festivals selling toys to children and their artworks play an important role in folk decorations. [2]

C

Nobody knows exactly when to he came into being, but it is believed to come from the north of Viet Nam. Xuan La village in Ha Noi is famous for this traditional art. Devoted artists have brought this beautiful art to everywhere in Viet Nam. Outside a schoolgate or on the pavement of a crowded street, a to he artist can be found passionately creating little colourful toys for some young children. [3] To he remains an interesting feature of Vietnamese culture.

4. Read the text. Match sentences A-D with gaps 1-4 in the text. Use your answers from exercise 3 to help you.

(Đọc văn bản. Nối các câu A-D với khoảng trống 1-4 trong văn bản. Sử dụng câu trả lời của bạn từ bài tập 3.)

A. Back in 2005, cloud storage was quite a new idea.

B. If you met him, you probably wouldn't realise that he is a multi-millionaire.

C. Most people of his age would lead an extravagant lifestyle if they had so much money.

D. He only goes to expensive restaurants if an important customer wants to eat there.

Aaron Levie loves tinned spaghetti. He lives in a small apartment. At the age of 27, his biggest luxury is his smartphone. (1) _____. However, as co-founder and CEO of Box, a successful IT company, he is worth about $100 million. He loves his job and works hard. Most days, he does not leave the office until after midnight.

Levie and his friend Dylan Smith started Box in 2005 while still at university. It offered a better way of storing data, cloud storage.

Like most new businesses, Box did not bring in much income at the start. When it began, Levie and Smith looked for funding, but couldn't find any investors. (2) _____. For that reason, nobody wanted to risk lending them money. Eventually, a well-down entrepreneur called Mark Cuban agree to put money into Box. Soon, Box grew quickly and had contracts with many of the biggest companies in the USA.

Now, Box has grown a lot and so have its profits, making Levie a multi-millionaire. (3) _____. But Levie says that it doesn't interest him. "I'm certainly not into money." (4) _____. Otherwise, he has lunch meetings in burger bars. "And l still like tinned spaghetti. I'd be happy if I had it every day.”