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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

Find the oppsites of the words in bracket:

1.He is very...at his job(bad)

2.She had...brown hair(dark)

3.The...train leaves at 6 o'clock(fast)

4.Clean with a...cloth(dry)

5.There was a...wall around the house(high)

6.Could I have some more...water(hot)

7.I'm going to wear my...clothes(new)

8.He always speaks in a very...voice(quiet)

9.She comes from a very...family(rich)

10.He's quiet...and has white hair(short)

11.The door is still...(shut)

12.The ice was very...in some places(thick)

13.That's the...answer to the question(wrong)

14.He was stll...when she came home(awake)

15.This is a...film(boring)

16.All her children have...hair(fair)

17.I noticed that his glass was...again(full)

18.He was surprised that the suitcase was so...(heavy)

19.I thick I'll catch the...bus tomorrow(late)

20.The journey to work is quite...(long)

21.She thinks her daughter's boyfriend is too...for her(old)

22.Is Carlos...today?(present)

23.Our neighbors are very...(sad)

24.It's...to swim there(safe)

25.The butter was too...to use(sof)

26.His wife was worried because he was so...(thin)

27.The watches in this shop are very...(cheap)

28.I don't like this coffee.It's much too...(weak)

Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the suggested words. ( phần 2)

21. He is a careful driver. → He drives ...

22. She sings well. → She is ...

23. Mary cooks well. → Mary is ...

24. He is the best football player in his team. → No one ...

25. She plays tennis well. → She is ...

26. People speak English in Australia. → English ...

27. They are building a school for the poor. → A ...

28. No one has seen her since 1980. → She ...

29. He visited his parents last week. → His ...

30. She can speak English fluently. → English ...

31. They open the shop at six o'clock. → The ...

32. They spend millions of dollars on advertising every year. → Millions ...

33. The teacher is going to tell us a story. → We ...

34. This house was built 100 years ago. → We ...

35. All the arrangements have been made. → They ...

36. Evening dress ought to be worn. → She ...

37. Our salary was going to be increased. → They ...

38. This job has to be done at once. → They ...

39. They couldn't be found anywhere. → We ...

40. No one believes his story. → His ...

23. He gave up his job because he needed a change. Also because he needed a higher pay.

-> He gave up his job because he needed both ....................................

25. The front of the house needs painting. The back of the house needs painting, too.

-> Both...........................................................................................

26. I did not know what would happen, and I did not care what would happen. (neither)

->................................................................................................. 

21. Mike is very happy because his application for a ........ has been accepted ( schorlar)
22. In the era of developement and intergration, there is a great demand for skillful ......in our country ( technical)
23. The low wages and the poor working conditions caused great .... among workers( satisfy)
24. His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constant ....... ( sleep)
25. She prefers wearing clothes made of............ cotton in hot weather ( absorb)
26. There were some ............. guests at the opening ceremony ( distinguish )
27. they felt .......... certain about their success ( tolerate)
28. the gases from that factory are quite ........ ( poison)
29. you can't imagine how ......... the area was damaged by the flood ( serious)
30. she is ...... with her new job ( occupy)
31. The case is under ....... now ( investigate)
32. the government wants to ........ this training centre ( military)
33. I can't think of any possible ....... for his absence ( explain)
34. Graduates find it more and more difficult to find ........... ( employ)
35. the team has had a ............ start to the lesson ( disappoint)
36. the government is responsible for the .............. ofhealth care ( provide)
37. pay is reviewed on a....... basic ( year)
38. the plants are ....... of frost ( tolerate )
39. Lance Armstrong is considered the ..... cyclist in the world ( good)
40.The government has promised to deal with the problem of .............. among young people ( employ )

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

31. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.

A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.

B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.

C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.

D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.

32. “How long have you been in this job?” She asked him.

A. She asked him how long he has been in that job.

B. She asked him how long has he been in that job.

C. She asked him how long he had been in that job.

D. She asked him how long had he been in that job.

33. "What's your job?", said the doctor to Mr. Thomas.

A. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job was.

B. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job is.

C. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what was his job.

D. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what is his job.

34. “I don’t like football”, she said.

A. She said she didn’t like football. B. She said she don’t like football.

C. She said she doesn’t like football. D. She said I didn’t like football.

35.“I will not leave until I see the manager,” said the customer.

A. The customer decided to leave because he did not see the manager.

B. The customer refused to leave until he saw the manager.

C. The customer said he would leave before he saw the manager.

D. The customer was persuaded to see the manager before leaving.