Listen to Nick talking about a music festival he attended and write T/F next to the sentences.

1. The Isle of Wight is the most famous festival in the UK which  takes place every July.

2. Last year, about 16,000 people attended the festival.

3. Nick and his family put up a tent in the campsite and stayed there.

4. Jon Bon Jovi and his band stirred up the crowd in nearly four hours with the hit songs.

5. They also went to the Bohemian Woods, a beautiful woodland down by the river.

Read the interview with an expert on crazes. What is the purpose of the article?

a. to give information

b. to sell digital products

c. to help people start a new craze

CRAZY CRAZES

An interview with Miley Jones, an expert on the history of crazes.

HOW DO CRAZES START?

Well, crazes generally start in the playground when we're young. We see someone doing something fun and obviously we want to join them.

WHAT WAS THE STRANGEST CRAZE?

Pole-sitting, probably. In 1924, Alvin Kelly sat on a pole for thirteen hours. Amazingly, it became popular, and people used to watch the best pole-sitters. The record was twenty-one days.

HOW DO CURRENT CRAZES DIFFER FROM PAST CRAZES?

Things like toys and card-collecting used to be popular. Now crazes often start online, when people see and copy funny ideas for photos or videos on social media.

IS THAT HOW CRAZES BECOME SO POPULAR QUICKLY?

Absolutely! Things can quickly become a craze. Before, people didn't use to have smartphones, but now we can post online games scores or photos immediately.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE CRAZE?

Pet rocks. In the 1970s, Gary Dahl started selling a pet rock in a special box with instructions.

DID PEOPLE REALLY USE TO BUY PET ROCKS?

Yes, they did. Apparently, he sold millions of them. No one really knows what the next craze will be.

Listen to an interview and choose the correct answers A, B, or C.

1. What is the interview mainly about?

A. Advantages of living in a smart city.

B. Problems of living in a smart city.

C. Attractions of urban lifestyles.

2. How are cameras and sensors used in a smart city?

A. To collect information about city dwellers and their activities.

B. To collect information about the government and some companies.

C. To improve city dwellers’ safety and security.

3. Why does Ms Stevens feel lonely?

A. Because she doesn’t interact with many people.

B. Because she can't use the smart devices.

C. Because she doesn’t like her neighbourhood.

Complete the sentences with the words or phrases below:

face to face, online, connecting, emails, text messages, multimedia, body language, non-verbal, chat room, video conferencing

1. Today there are many different ways to communicate .........., including social networking, chat, VoIP and blogging.

2. The Internet isn't just about finding imformation. It's about .......... with friends, family and people you've never met before.

3. He had a .......... interview, not a telephone one yesterday.

4. The use of .......... helps visitors learn better about things in museums.

5. Which is more useful, verbal or non-verbal communication?

6. .......... allows us two or more locations to communicate by simultaneous two-way video and audio transmissions.

7. How often do you enter an Internet ..........?

8. Arms crossed over the chest is an example of .......... .

9. These dáy young people send a lot of .......... to one another on their mobile phones.

10. .......... helps us to communicate quickly.

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

THE LIFE OF COUNTRY VET

Don Strange, who works as a vet in northern England, leads a busy life. As well as having to treat pets which are unwell, he often visits farms where problems of (33) _______ kinds await him. He has lost (34) _______ of the number of times he has been called out at midnight to give advice to a farmer with sick sheep or cows.

Recently, a television company chose Don as the subject of a documentary program it was making about the life of a country vet. The program showed the difficult situations Don faces every day such as helping a cow to give birth or winning the trust of an aggressive dog (35) _______ needs an injection. Not all of Don’s patients are domestic animals, (36) _______, and in the program people saw him helping an owl which had a damaged wing. It also showed Don holding a meeting with villagers concerned about the damage a new road might do to their (37) _______ environment. 

Điền ô số 34

A. count 

B. score 

C. memory 

D. patience 

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

THE LIFE OF COUNTRY VET

Don Strange, who works as a vet in northern England, leads a busy life. As well as having to treat pets which are unwell, he often visits farms where problems of (33) _______ kinds await him. He has lost (34) _______ of the number of times he has been called out at midnight to give advice to a farmer with sick sheep or cows.

Recently, a television company chose Don as the subject of a documentary program it was making about the life of a country vet. The program showed the difficult situations Don faces every day such as helping a cow to give birth or winning the trust of an aggressive dog (35) _______ needs an injection. Not all of Don’s patients are domestic animals, (36) _______, and in the program people saw him helping an owl which had a damaged wing. It also showed Don holding a meeting with villagers concerned about the damage a new road might do to their (37) _______ environment. 

Điền vào ô 35

A. whose 

B. which 

C. of which 

D. who 

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

THE LIFE OF COUNTRY VET

Don Strange, who works as a vet in northern England, leads a busy life. As well as having to treat pets which are unwell, he often visits farms where problems of (33) _______ kinds await him. He has lost (34) _______ of the number of times he has been called out at midnight to give advice to a farmer with sick sheep or cows.

Recently, a television company chose Don as the subject of a documentary program it was making about the life of a country vet. The program showed the difficult situations Don faces every day such as helping a cow to give birth or winning the trust of an aggressive dog (35) _______ needs an injection. Not all of Don’s patients are domestic animals, (36) _______, and in the program people saw him helping an owl which had a damaged wing. It also showed Don holding a meeting with villagers concerned about the damage a new road might do to their (37) _______ environment.

Điền vào ô 37

A. nearby 

B. area 

C. local 

D. close 

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

THE LIFE OF COUNTRY VET

Don Strange, who works as a vet in northern England, leads a busy life. As well as having to treat pets which are unwell, he often visits farms where problems of (33) _______ kinds await him. He has lost (34) _______ of the number of times he has been called out at midnight to give advice to a farmer with sick sheep or cows.

Recently, a television company chose Don as the subject of a documentary program it was making about the life of a country vet. The program showed the difficult situations Don faces every day such as helping a cow to give birth or winning the trust of an aggressive dog (35) _______ needs an injection. Not all of Don’s patients are domestic animals, (36) _______, and in the program people saw him helping an owl which had a damaged wing. It also showed Don holding a meeting with villagers concerned about the damage a new road might do to their (37) _______ environment. 

Điền vào ô 36

A. yet 

B. however 

C. although 

D. therefore