The little chefs Hilary Rose travels to Dorset, in the south of England, to investigate a cookery course for children. There must be something in the air in Dorset, because the last place you’d expect to fi nd children during the summer holidays is in the kitchen. Yet in a farmhouse, deep in the English countryside, that’s exactly where they are – on a cookery course designed especially for children. It’s all the idea of Anna Wilson, who wants to educate young children about cooking and eating in a healthy way. ‘I’m very keen to plant the idea in their heads that food doesn’t grow on supermarket shelves,’ she explains. ‘The course is all about making food fun and enjoyable.’ She thinks that eight is the perfect age to start teaching children to cook, because at that age they are always hungry. 9() These children are certainly all smiles as they arrive at the country farmhouse. Three girls and four boys aged from ten to thirteen make up the group. They are immediately given a tour of what will be ‘home’ for the next 48 hours. 10 But one thing is quite clear – they all have a genuine interest in food and learning how to cook. Anna has worked as a chef in all sorts of situations and has even cooked for the crew of a racing yacht, in limited space and diffi cult weather conditions. 11 ‘Kids are easy to teach,’ she insists, ‘because they’re naturally curious and if you treat them like adults they listen to you.’ Back in the kitchen, Anna is giving the introductory talk, including advice on keeping hands clean, and being careful around hot ovens. 12 Judging by the eager looks on their young faces as they watch Anna’s demonstration, they are just keen to start cooking. The children learn the simplest way, by watching and then doing it themselves. They gather round as Anna chops an onion for the fi rst evening meal. Then the boys compete with each other to chop their onions as fast as possible, while the girls work carefully, concentrating on being neat. 13 When they learn to make bread, the girls knead the dough with their hands competently, while the boys punch it into the board, cheerfully hitting the table with their fi sts. The following morning, four boys with dark shadows under their eyes stumble into the kitchen at 8.30 a.m. to learn how to make breakfast (sausages and eggs, and fruit drinks made with yoghurt and honey). We learn later that they didn’t stop talking until 4.30 a.m. 14 Ignoring this, Anna brightly continues trying to persuade everyone that fruit drinks are just as interesting as sausages and eggs. Anna has great plans for the courses and is reluctant to lower her standards in any way, even though her students are so young. 15 ‘And I like to keep the course fees down,’ Anna adds, ‘because if the children enjoy it and go on to teach their own children to cook, I feel it’s worth it.’ If this course doesn’t inspire them to cook, nothing will.
A This is followed by a session on ‘knife skills’, which will be important later on.
B She always uses top- quality ingredients, such as the best cuts of meat and the fi nest cheeses, so there’s clearly no profi t motive in this operation.
C As they wander round, they argue lightheartedly about who has had the most experience in the kitchen.
D In the garden, they learn about the herbs that they will use in their cooking.
E Their obvious tiredness may explain why one of them goes about the task so carelessly that the ingredients end up on the fl oor.
F This is particularly true of young boys, who are happy to do anything that will end in a meal.
G As a result, she has a very relaxed attitude to cooking, constantly encouraging the children and never talking down to them.
H This contrast will become something of a theme during the course.
Nối câu
1. The police (pay)........no attention to her complaint because she (phone)........them so many times before.
2. During the previous week, I (go).........to the gym every morning. 3. By the time I (get).......back to the bathroom,the bath (overflow).......... 4. The boy told me that he (lose)......his money and (not/know)......how he would get home. 5. I was just about to leave when I (remember) .........my briefcase. 6. She (walk)......into the station only to find that the train (leave)...... 7. At the conference, scientists reported that ehy (find).....a cute for malaria. 8. By the time I(get)......to the party, most people (go)......home. 9. As soon as I (turn)........the ignition key,the engine (catch)........fire. 10. After they (eat)......all the food,they (pick)........up their bags and left. 11. When she (come)......into the hall, everyone (start).....cheerting.Complete the sentences without changing their meanings:
1. It is useful for many families to write down a set of rules about how family members are expected to behave.
Many families find _________________________________________________________________________
2. Many parents think that it's good idea to make the rules public by sticking them on the fridge.
Many parents think that they ____________________________________________________
3. It is necessary for young children to get supervision and support to follow family rules.
Young children will _______________________________________________________
1. They wanted to apologize for their behavior: that’s why they paid for dinner. (in order to)
2. I walked quietly because I didn’t want to wake the baby. (so that)
3. He locked the door to prevent the prisoner escaping. (so that)
4. She tries to learn English well so as to communicate with foreigners. (with a view to)
5. She wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize her. (with a view to)
6. The reason why she applied for a job abroad was to earn more money. (with a view to
) 7. We left quietly so that we wouldn’t disturb him. (so as not to)
8. Lan tiptoed up the stairs because she didn’t want to wake anyone up. (in order not to)
9. He left without saying goodbye as he didn’t want to disturb the meeting. (so as not to)
10. Mike put on his raincoat because he didn’t want to get soaked. (in order not to)
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HANDLING the INTERVIEW
The..................of the interview is to provide a case history of the candidate.It may be a tall order to................a candidate to tell you the details of his or her life in the time, usually quite the short..............is the available for the interview. If candidates are convinced that there is a sympatheic listener,................, it is suprising................ communicative they can become.
Conducting an interview................relies esentially on two things. The first is the establishment of a relationship with candidates, ................will encourage them to talk freely about themselves. This can't be done if interviews use interviews as an.................to show what busy and important...............they are. ................can it be done by a series of set formulae for putting the candidates at ease, ....................as shaking hands or offering coffee. The second task is to steer the candidate over the ground to be covered so that the essential facts appear as quickly as possible and irrelevancies are cut down to a minium. Each remark................guide the candidate to talk about the right things.................interrupting the flow of conversation. Each interview is..................and foremost a conversation, and unless it is successfull as such it will................be a good interview.
Read the passage and choose the correct answer
All of us have to work to earn a living ourselves and to help our family . However , we work not only for material life but also for many other things . We are working to prove our ability . We feel self - confident and proud because we are independent . Anyone who works in regarded as a useful member of society . We are working that means we are contributing to our country . Working helps us train our minds because we always try our best to do the job . The better we work , the more money we earn and that encourages us to work harder . Without working , a man's life will be empty , purposeless and meaningless and it is easy for a jobless person to do the wrongs .
1/ Why should we work ?
a / To earn a living , and make our lives meaningful
b/ To support our family
c/ To contribute to the country
d/ All are correct
2/ What can we get from work besides money ?
a/ Meaningless feelings
b/ Some salary
c/ Many other important things
d/ The status of a worker
3/ What will happen if we work more ?
a/ We feel better
b/ We earn more
c/ we work harder when we get more money
d/ B and C are correct
4/ What helps us work harder ?
a/ Good pay
b/ Good way
c / Good life
d/ None is correct
5/ Without working , how is one's life
a/ It will be boring , purposeless and meaningless
b/ it will be boring but easy
c/ It helps us feel relax
d/ It helps us feel prouder
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Part 3: You are going to read a newspaper article by a British student who worked at a summer camp in the US. Seven paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A-H the one which fits each gap (124-130). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. (7 points)
SUMMER CAMP: A SOAP OPERA
Every June, thousands of British students fly to the United States to spend their holidays working at summer camps. In return, they get a free return flight, full board, pocket money and the chance to travel. Lucy Graham joined a camp and spent eight weeks working with six to sixteen-year-olds.
I applied at the last minute and was so thrilled at the prospect of spending the holidays doing something more exciting than working in the local supermarket that I hastily accepted the only job left - in the camp laundry.
(124) ___ On arrival I was told by the camp director that I would be doing the washing for 200 children - on my own. Any romantic dreams I'd had quickly turned into nightmare reality. For the first week, the party sent out by the jobs agency - nine students, including me - became a full-time cleaning squad, getting the place ready for its grand opening.
(125) ___ The children's arrival also brought 50 American counsellors to look after them, and the opening of the laundry. At first, I had to work from 8.45 in the morning till 10.30 at night to get all my work done. Considering there was no hot water in the laundry and the machines were old, the washing came out remarkably well.
(126) ___ The kitchen workers, maintenance man and myself found that we were on the lowest level of the camp's class system. Our four British counsellor friends had a much better time. They got friendly with their American colleagues and were respected by the children. They were also given tips by parents after the holiday.
(127) ___ As for the camp itself, it had a large lake and excellent sporting facilities. But because organised activities for the children carried on into the evening, we usually didn't get the chance to use them. However, much more annoying were my room-mates, three 18-year-old girls who worked in the dining room.
(128) ___ On top of that, the camp food was poor, with child-size portions; fresh fruit and vegetables were rare. One catering worker even stood over the pineapple rings, checking that you took only one each.
(129) ___ However, I couldn't set off as soon as the children left because we had to stay on for a few days, cleaning and closing down the camp. My last duty was to load up the rubbish bags and take out any clothes the children had thrown away, in case their parents asked about them.
(130) ___ What's more, without the free ticket I got to the US - and the rail ticket from my parents - I would never have seen Niagara Falls, gone up the Empire State Building or had my picture taken with Mickey Mouse at Disney World.
A They had never been away from home before, and spent most of the night screaming with excitement. Sometimes, the only way to get any rest was to pretend to be ill and sleep in the medical centre.
B We weren't so lucky. We were never invited to join in the evening activities. When we did manage to get out of the camp, our evenings tended to consist of eating ice-cream at the local gas station.
C As a result, the standard of the camp you end up in is usually a question of luck. However, the agencies do hold meetings where you can ask representatives from camps about the facilities and the nature of the work you will be expected to do.
D We swept out the bedrooms and scrubbed the lavatories, gymnasium and kitchen. We polished the cooking equipment, put up the sports nets and carried any luggage sent on ahead to the bedrooms.
E On the whole it had been well worth it. Despite the washing, the camp's plus points had been a beautiful setting, meeting a great bunch of travelling companions and doing far more reading for my university course than I would have done at home.
F All these disadvantages meant that Saturdays, our days off, were highly valued. The places we visited then, such as New York City, gave me an appetite for travelling later on. If I hadn't done that, I would have regretted it - there is so much to see and do and I was keen to get on with it.
G But with so many clothes to wash and dry, some did get mixed up. I had six-year-olds marching up and telling me that their parents would be very angry if I didn't find their favourite sweater.
H I started to have my doubts while squashed between the swimming instructor and the sports teacher during the three-hour minibus ride to the camp, which was in a tiny town about 90 miles from New York City.
Your answer:
124. ……….…………… 125. …………………… 126. ……………………
127. ……………………. 128. …………………… 129. ……………………
130. …………………….
Part 4: Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (10 points)
We have seen photographs of the whole earth taken from great distances in outer space. This is the first time, the (131) ………….. first time, in man's long history that such pictures have been possible. (132) ………….. many years most people have believed that the earth was ball-shaped. A few thought it was round and (133) ………….., like a coin. Now we know, beyond doubt, that those few were (134) …………. The photographs show a ball-shaped (135) …………., bright and beautiful. In colour photographs of the earth, the sky is as (136) …………. as coal. The (137) ………….. looks much bluer than it usually does to us. All our grey (138) ………….. are a perfect white in colour; because, of course, the (139) ………… is for ever shining on them. We are (140) ………….. to live on the beautiful earth.
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