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.
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1. Mr. Miller doesn't likes being kept waiting.
2. The weather generally get quite hot in July and August.
3. When we arrived at the airport, the place has taken off.
4. I was walking along the street when I realized that there has been a man following me.
5. I haven't smoked since a long time.
6. Computers have made access to information instantly available just be push a few buttons.
7. We have heard so many news about recent developments in computer technology.
8. Fifteen hundred dollars a year we're the per capita income in the United States in 1950.
9. In science, the results of an experiment are not generally accepted until they had been duplicated in other laboratories.
10. It is extremely important for an engineer to know to use a computer.
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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.
People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy . They express their happiness by singing . When a bird sings , however , its song usually means such more than that the bird is happy . Birds have many reasons for singing . They sing to give information . Their songs are their language
The most beautiful songs are sung by male birds . They sing when they want to attract female birds . It is their way of singing that helps them look for a wife
Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away . To a bird , his tree or even a branch of tree is his home . He does not want strangers to come near him , so he sings to warn them
If a bird can not sing well , he usually has some other means of giving important information . Some birds dance , spread out their tails or make others sing . One bird has a most unusual way of finding a wife . For example , it builds a small garden of shells and flowers
1. What do most birds usually do if they can not sing well ?
A. Warn other birds to go away B. Find a wife
C. Fly high in the sky D. Give their information in another way
2. What is one bird's unusual way of attracting a female bird ?
A. It dances B. It spreads out its tail
C. It use shells and flowers to make a garden D. It searches for a wife
3. Why do people usually sing ?
A. They feel happy B. They like birds C. They want to tell a story D. They study music
4. Which birds sing the most beautiful songs ?
A. Birds in a good temper B. Female birds C. Male birds D. Female birds which attract male birds
5. What warning does a bird sometimes sing to give ?
A. A warning to come quickly B. A warning to keep away
C. A warning to be dangerous D. A warning to stop singing
Think about your daily life. Do you follow the same read to work every day? Do you sit in the same place in class? When you get dressed, do you always put the same leg or arm in first? You probably do, because we all have routines in our lives.
Routines save time and energy because you do them without thinking, that's why they are so important in the morning when your brain isn't active. Here's Jo talking about her morning routine
'Oh yes. I always do exactly the same things. I wake up at seven o'clock every morning, but I don't get quarter past seven. I switch on the radio and listen to the news. Then I go to the too and I brush my-teeth. I have a shower and dry my hair. Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed. I don'y eat anything for breakfast. I just have a cup of coffee. Then I go to work. Yes, it's always the same.'
Routines are very useful. but they also make you uncreative. So sometimes it's a good idea to break your routines. Get out of bed on the opposite side. Listen to a different route to work. Eat something different for brealfast. Change your routine. You never know, it could change your life.
1. This passage is mainly concerned with...............................
a.our usual ways of doing things
b. our daily activities
c. Jo's timetable
d. changes in our lives
2. according to the passage, routines are useful because.........................
a. we can do them in the morning
b. they make a habit of never thinking
c. they save time and energy
d. we all have them in our lives
3. the word 'loo' in line 9 can best be replaced with.....................
a. balcony
b. bedroom
c. sink
d. toilet
4.what is the main disadvantage of routines?
a. Routines make us unable to create things or to have new ideas
b. Routines may change our life
c. Routines make a habit of never thinking before doing
d. Routines make us do the same things day after day
5. which of the sentences is true?
a. Routines make our brain creative
b.people who have routines are unable to think
c. we shouldn'r break our routines
d. our lives could be changed if we change our routines
Read the following article about ice-skating. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I for each part (1-8) of the article.
A. Prepare yourself
B. The benefits of the sport
C. When things go wrong
D. Different skating techniques
E. A change in approach
F. The right attitude
G. Moving off
H. Holding your body correctly
I. How it all started
1......
Ice skating has a history of thousands of years. Archaelogists have discovered skates made from animal bone. It seems that bone skates were used until the introduction of iron into Scandinavia about the year 200 AD. Among the Scandinavian upper classes, skating was seen as an essential skill.
2.......
In the early 20th century, skating was stylish and reserved, but at the 1924 Winter Olympics, 11-year-old Sonja Henie introduced a more athletic attitude which inspired a new wave of popularity. Nowadays art and athletics are combined and modern skating is both graceful and physically demanding.
3......
For the beginner, balance and control are still important and speed can only increase with proficiency. The position of your body plays a great part in the balance. Legs slightly bowed and the knees bent keep the body weight centred; in effect the body leans slightly forward in this position. For skating, probably more than any other sport or recreation, relaxation is vital.
4......
For the starting position, the heels shoould almost be touching and the feet should be turned outwards. While pushing forward with the back foot, you make a very small movement with the other foot. Fairly easy, isn't it? If you can keep this up for a while, you can then slowly increase the length of your movements as you gain experience.
5......
Knowing how to fall must be learned among the skater's first skills. Even the best of the professionals fall. In order to fall without injury, you should be as relaxed as possible. In this way the shock of hitting the ice is lessened. To get up, use your hands to get into a kneeling position, then stand.
6......
Once you have learned to move on the ice with confidence, there are various styles to be practised - figure skaing, free style, distance, speed, skating in pairs and so on - but the basis of them all, and by far the best approach, is first to learn figure skating and then elementary freestyle. With proper guidance available at most of the ice rinks troughout the country, the basic figures can soon be learned and the turns, jumps and spins of elementary free style will soon follow.
7......
If you look at any good or professional skater, you will see how relaxed they are and how easily they move. To achieve this an expertise programme should be regularly practised. It can be dangerous to skate with a stiff body and warm-up exercises should at least include those for the legs, back and shoulders, with special emphasis on the ankles and knees. After a long or intense session, the same exercises should be used afterwards to avoid stiffness.
8......
Skating improves balance, co-ordination, relaxation and movement. It improves heart and lung activity and generally strengthens the body. Combined with swimming or jogging, it provides a great programme for all-round health and fitness.
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Even where there is an efficient 'door – to – door' delivery system, there are additional advantages in using Post Office (PO) boxes. There are certain conveniences for using PO boxes.
PO boxes allow mail to be pick up when sorted, rather than when it is delivered to the physical address, which will be hours later.
A mail user who regularly receives large parcels or items that must be signed for may find it convenient to pick up the rest of the mail at the same time.
A mail user who moves frequently can keep a mailing address.
A mail user may desire a more famous or prestigious address. For example, in Washington, D.C., many large P.O. box facilities are located near or even outside city limits.
A business receiving large volumes of mail may maintain separate post office boxes for separate departments, such as one for sales, one for customer service, to reduce the need to sort internally.
PO boxes are more secure than many home mailboxes, preventing mail theft and identity theft.
If you live on a boat, PO boxes can serve as your address, but are not necessary.
36. A PO box is more convenient for a mail user who frequently moves.
a. True b. False c. No information
37. If you use a PO box, you can get your mail earlier than you use a door-to-door delivery system.
a. True b. False c. No information
38. Home mailboxes are surely opened by mail thieves.
a. True b. False c. No information
39. Each business can rent only one PO box.
a. True b. False c. No information
40. If you live on a boat, the post office does not allow you to rent a PO box.
a. True b. False c. No information
Mọi người ai biết trả lời câu hỏi cho đoạn văn này thì tl hộ em nha em cảm ơn nhiều ạ câu 17 và 19 ạ
* Đọc đoạn văn và trả lời câu hỏi: People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy. They express their happiness by singing. When a bird sing, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy. Birds have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their songs are their language.
The most beautiful songs are sung by male (cock) birds. They sing when they want to attract a female (hen) bird. It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife.
Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away. To a bird, his tree or even a branch of tree, is his home. He does not want strangers to come near him, so he sings to warn them.
If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving important information. Some birds dance, spread out their tails or make other sings. One bird has a most unusual way of finding a wife. It builds a small garden of shells and flowers.
Câu 17: WHat is one of the main reasons why birds sing?
Câu 19: what do birds do to protect their home from strangers?