11 wirite in the plural
1 she is a girl
2 he is a teacher
3 it's a deer
4 i am boy
5 it is a box
6 you are a student
7 it is not a strawberry
8 he is not a famer
9 you are from australia
10 it's a pencil
1. Ba and Nga often listen to music in ……… time. (his/ her/ them/ their)
2. Is Tan’s sister a student? – Yes, …….is. (he/ she/ it)
3. Are you a nurse? – No, …….am not. (you/ we/ I)
4. Are they teachers? – Yes, …….are. (he/ they/ she)
5. Is Miss Hoa short? – No, ……..is not. (he/ she/ it)
6. ……. mother is beautiful. (you/ your/ yours)
7. How old is Lan’s brother? …….. twelve. (he/ she/ we)
8. Nam is doing …….homework. (him/ his/ he)
9. This is ……. new friend. Look at ……..hair. (my,he/ my,her/ mine,hers)
10. This is Peter and Daisy. ……..are students. (You/ They/ We/
1 their
2 she
3 I
4 they
5 she
6 Your
7 Sje
8 his
9 my - her
10 They
1 their
2 she
3 I
4 they
5 she
6 Your
7 Sje
8 his
I. Combine these sentences, using " ... too + adj + for + ...+ to-inf". ( Kết hợp câu sử dụng " ... too + adj + for + ...+ to-inf".)
1. The child can't drink this milk. It's too hot.
2. We can't lift this weight. It's too heavy.
3. They can't push the piano through that door, it's too narrow.
4. You can't hang the picture on the wall. It's too small.
5. She can't watch this programme. It's too boring.
II. Combine these sentences, using " adj + enough + (for) + to-inf. ( Kết hợp câu sử dụng" adj + enough + (for) + to-inf".)
1. You shouldn't wear this coat in winter. It's not warm enough.
2. Don't stand on that chair. It's not strong enough.
3. You can't sleep in this bed. It's not wide enough for you two.
4. I couldn't make coffee for everyone. There weren't enough cups.
5. He didn't finish the examinaton. He didn't have enough time.
III. Rewrite sentences so that the meaning stay the same
1. The book is too interesting. I have read it many times.
-> The book is
2. She is a very beautiful girl. We all like her.
-> She is
3. The coffee was so hot that I couldn't drink it.
-> The coffee was such
4. It is such a low bridge that car can't go under it.
-> The bridge is so
5. The pupil is so intelligent that he can answer all my questions.
-> He is such
6. She has such wide knowledge that we can't help admiring her.
-> Her knowledge is so
7. These people are kind. We love them.
-> They are such
8. He is such a lazy boy that he can't make progress in his study.
-> The boy is so
9. She is very old . She can't walk far.
-> She is too
10. The wall is so high. They don't climb over it.
-> The wall is too
11. She is too young to see that film.
-> She isn't old
12. It was so cold that we don't go out.
-> It was too
13. This store is too small for us to take notice of it.
-> This store isn't
14. These goods are too expensive to be sold quickly.
-> These goods are so
15. The ground was so hard that he couldn't dig it.
-> The ground was too
Relative Clauses
Combine the two sentences, using relative pronouns
1. Mr. Smith is my former teacher. He lives 3 miles away.
2. He showed me the village. He was born there.
3. I don’t know the girl. She’s gone into the hall.
4. The boy is now in the hospital. He was injured in the accident.
5. The stories are usually funny. She tells the children the stories.
6. The boy can play the piano well. He’s only ten years old.
7. The bike is mine. It’s in the bicycle-shed.
8. Can you see the boy? He is standing at the door.
9. I stopped in Maidstone. My sister has a shop there.
10. There was no body left on the train. This made me suspicious.
11. A friend of mine helped me get the job. He is the manager of a company.
12. The flight was fully booked. We wanted to travel on it.
13. I often go to Ha Long. I like it very much.
14. Thank you for your letter. You sent me it yesterday.
15. He has a dog. Its name is Lulu.
16. I grew in Hanoi. Uncle Ho died in Hanoi.
17. I love the girl. Her hands are very charming.
18. Are you going to the party? I am invited to it.
19. I always see his smile. It makes him more handsome.
20. I have a friend. She is called Mary. She is a worker.
Relative Clauses
Combine the two sentences, using relative pronouns
1. Mr. Smith is my former teacher. He lives 3 miles away.
Mr. Smith who is my former teacher lives 3 miles away.
2. He showed me the village. He was born there.
He showed me the village where he was born
3. I don’t know the girl. She’s gone into the hall.
I don’t know the girl who has gone into the hall.
4. The boy is now in the hospital. He was injured in the accident.
The boy who was injured in the accident is now in the hospital
5. The stories are usually funny. She tells the children the stories.
She tells the children the stories which are usually funny
6. The boy can play the piano well. He’s only ten years old.
The boy who is only ten years old can play the piano well
7. The bike is mine. It’s in the bicycle-shed.
The bike which is in the bicycle-shed is mine
8. Can you see the boy? He is standing at the door.
Can you see the boy who is standing at the door?
9. I stopped in Maidstone. My sister has a shop there.
I stopped in Maidstone where My sister has a shop
10. There was no body left on the train. This made me suspicious.
There was no body left on the train, which made me suspicious.
11. A friend of mine helped me get the job. He is the manager of a company.
A friend of mine who helped me get the job is the manager of a company.
12. The flight was fully booked. We wanted to travel on it.
The flight which We wanted to travel on was fully booked
13. I often go to Ha Long. I like it very much.
I often go to Ha Long which I like very much.
14. Thank you for your letter. You sent me it yesterday.
Thank you for your letter which you sent me yesterday.
15. He has a dog. Its name is Lulu.
He has a dog whose name is Lulu.
16. I grew in Hanoi. Uncle Ho died in Hanoi.
I grew in Hanoi where Uncle Ho died
17. I love the girl. Her hands are very charming.
I love the girl whose hands are very charming.
18. Are you going to the party? I am invited to it.
Are you going to the party which I am invited to ?
19. I always see his smile. It makes him more handsome.
I always see his smile which makes him more handsome.
20. I have a friend. She is called Mary. She is a worker.
I have a friend who is called Mary. She is a worker.
Relative Clauses
Combine the two sentences, using relative pronouns
1. Mr. Smith is my former teacher. He lives 3 miles away.
=> Mr. Smith, who lives 3 miles away, is my former teacher.
2. He showed me the village. He was born there.
=> He showed me the village where he was born.
3. I don’t know the girl. She’s gone into the hall.
=> I don't know the girl who's gone into the hall.
4. The boy is now in the hospital. He was injured in the accident.
=> The boy, who was injured in the accident, is now in the hospital.
5. The stories are usually funny. She tells the children the stories.
=> The stories which she tells the children are usually funny.
6. The boy can play the piano well. He’s only ten years old.
=> The boy, who's only ten years old, can play the piano well.
7. The bike is mine. It’s in the bicycle-shed.
=> The bike which is in the bicycle-shed is mine.
8. Can you see the boy? He is standing at the door.
=> Can you see the boy who is standing at the door?
9. I stopped in Maidstone. My sister has a shop there.
=> I stopped in Maidstone where my sister has a shop.
10. There was no body left on the train. This made me suspicious.
=> There was nobody left on the train, which made me suspicious.
11. A friend of mine helped me get the job. He is the manager of a company.
=> A friend of mine, who is the manager of a company, helped me get the job.
12. The flight was fully booked. We wanted to travel on it.
=> The flight, which we wanted to travel on, was fully booked.
13. I often go to Ha Long. I like it very much.
=> I often go to Ha Long, which I like very much.
14. Thank you for your letter. You sent me it yesterday.
=> Thank you for your letter which you sent me yesterday.
15. He has a dog. Its name is Lulu.
=> He has a dog whose name is Lulu.
16. I grew in Hanoi. Uncle Ho died in Hanoi.
=> I grew in Hanoi where Uncle Ho died.
17. I love the girl. Her hands are very charming.
=> I love the girl whose hands are very charming.
18. Are you going to the party? I am invited to it.
=> Are you going to the party which I am invited to?
19. I always see his smile. It makes him more handsome.
=> I always see his smile which makes him more handsome.
20. I have a friend. She is called Mary. She is a worker.
=> I have a friend called Mary, who is a worker.
Chọc câu trả lời đúng:
1. I (see/am seeing) that the situation is out of control
2. The sausages (are tasting/taste) delicious
3. (Do you enjoy/Are you enjoying) this party?
4. You haven't said a word all morning. What (are you thinking/do uou think) about?\
5. He (has/is having) a Siamese cat
6. These flowers are (smelling/smell) nice
7. I (don't know/am not knowing) where she keeps the keys
8. Why (are you feeling/do you feel) your pockets? Hve you lost anything?
9. Why (do you smell/are you smelling) the milk? Do you think it has gone off?
10. Anna is Italian. She (is coming/comes) from Italy
11. That dress (looks/is looking) nice on you
12. Paul (listens/is listening) to a new record in his room
Điền thì hiện tại hay tiếp diễn:
A: What.......(you/do) now?
B: I.....(look) through these old film magazines. Look, here's an old picture of Jack Nicholson
A: Oh, I.....(think) he.....(look) awful! And his suit.....(not/fit) him properly
B: Yes, I.....(agree). And he.....(appear) to be really angry. I wonder what he....(think) about
A: He....(be) in that new film that's on at the Odeon now, isn't he?
B: Yes, I saw it last night. He.....(look) very different now. He.....(weigh) a lot more
A: I.....(hope) it's a good film. I....(see) it tonight. Stuart....(take) me. Actually, he.....(be) very nice to me these days
B: He probably....(want) to borrow some money
A: I....(see). That explains it
Chọc câu trả lời đúng:
1. I (see/am seeing) that the situation is out of control
2. The sausages (are tasting/taste) delicious
3. (Do you enjoy/Are you enjoying) this party?
4. You haven't said a word all morning. What (are you thinking/do uou think) about?\
5. He (has/is having) a Siamese cat
6. These flowers are (smelling/smell) nice
7. I (don't know/am not knowing) where she keeps the keys
8. Why (are you feeling/do you feel) your pockets? Hve you lost anything?
9. Why (do you smell/are you smelling) the milk? Do you think it has gone off?
10. Anna is Italian. She (is coming/comes) from Italy
11. That dress (looks/is looking) nice on you
12. Paul (listens/is listening) to a new record in his room
Điền thì hiện tại hay tiếp diễn:
A: What..are you doing.....(you/do) now?
B: I...am looking ..(look) through these old film magazines. Look, here's an old picture of Jack Nicholson
A: Oh, I...think..(think) he...looks..(look) awful! And his suit...doesn't fit..(not/fit) him properly
B: Yes, I...agree..(agree). And he...appears..(appear) to be really angry. I wonder what he..is thinking..(think) about
A: He...is.(be) in that new film that's on at the Odeon now, isn't he?
B: Yes, I saw it last night. He..looks...(look) very different now. He..weighs ...(weigh) a lot more
A: I..hope...(hope) it's a good film. I..am seeing..(see) it tonight. Stuart..takes..(take) me. Actually, he...is..(be) very nice to me these days
B: He probably..wants ..(want) to borrow some money
A: I..see..(see). That explains it
1. I (see/am seeing) that the situation is out of control
⇒I see that the situation is out of control.
2. The sausages (are tasting/taste) delicious
⇒The sausages taste delicious.
3. (Do you enjoy/Are you enjoying) this party?
⇒Do you enjoy this party?
4. You haven't said a word all morning. What (are you thinking/do uou think) about?
⇒You haven't said a word all morning. What are you thinking about?
5. He (has/is having) a Siamese cat
⇒He has a Siamese cat.
6. These flowers are (smelling/smell) nice
⇒These flowers smell nice
7. I (don't know/am not knowing) where she keeps the keys
⇒I don't know where she keeps the keys.
8. Why (are you feeling/do you feel) your pockets? Hve you lost anything?
⇒Why are you feeling your pockets? Have you lost anything?
9. Why (do you smell/are you smelling) the milk? Do you think it has gone off?
⇒Why do you smell the milk?Do you think it has gone off?
10. Anna is Italian. She (is coming/comes) from Italy
⇒Anna is Italian. She comes from Italy.
11. That dress (looks/is looking) nice on you
⇒That dress looks nice on you..
12. Paul (listens/is listening) to a new record in his room
⇒Paul is listening to a new record in his room.
Điền thì hiện tại hay tiếp diễn:
A: What are you doing (you/do) now?
B: I am looking (look) through these old film magazines. Look, here's an old picture of Jack Nicholson
A: Oh, I(think) he looks (look) awful! And his suit doesn't fit (not/fit) him properly
B: Yes, I agree (agree). And he appears (appear) to be really angry. I wonder what he is thinking (think) about
A: He is (be) in that new film that's on at the Odeon now, isn't he?
B: Yes, I saw it last night. He looks (look) very different now. He weighs (weigh) a lot more
A: I hope (hope) it's a good film. I am seeing (see) it tonight. Stuart is taking (take) me. Actually, he is (be) very nice to me these days
B: He probably wants (want) to borrow some money
A: I see (see). That explains it
choose the best answer 1,i am a new student (yes,i am/i do,too/so am i) 2what is your new address? ( it is old address/no ,it is not new /it is the same address /42/2 nguyen du street) .3,what is the tall builing over there ? (yes it is tall/ no,it is not tall/ yes it is the new library/ it is a new library 4,(how/whose/what/which)desk in the room is mine.5,................i carry that bag for you ?thanks . (Do/Shall/Will/Would).6,every country ..........a national flag .(is /are/has/have) .7every day mr tuan .......in the fields from 6 am to 4 pm .(worked/work/is working /works).8,he wants to learn ......to use the computer(what /how/why /who)
choose the best answer
1. I am a new student (yes,i am/i do,too/so am i)
2. What is your new address? ( it is old address/no ,it is not new /it is the same address /42/2 nguyen du street) .
3. What is the tall builing over there ? (yes it is tall/ no,it is not tall/ yes it is the new library/ it is a new library)
4. (how/whose/what/which)desk in the room is mine.
5. Would I carry that bag for you ?thanks . (Do/Shall/Will/Would).
6,every country has a national flag .(is /are/has/have) .
7.every day mr tuan works in the fields from 6 am to 4 pm .(worked/work/is working /works).
8,he wants to learn how to use the computer(what /how/why /who)
1,i am a new student (yes,i am/i do,too/so am i)
2what is your new address? ( it is old address/no ,it is not new /it is the same address /42/2 nguyen du street) .
3,what is the tall builing over there ? (yes it is tall/ no,it is not tall/ yes it is the new library/ it is a new library
4,(how/whose/what/which)desk in the room is mine.
5,................i carry that bag for you ?thanks . (Do/Shall/Will/Would).
6,every country ..........a national flag .(is /are/has/have) .
7every day mr tuan .......in the fields from 6 am to 4 pm .(worked/work/is working /works).
8,he wants to learn ......to use the computer(what /how/why /who)
Combine these pairs of sentences using relative pronouns
16. The girl was injured in the accident. She is in hospital now
17. Can you pick up the paper? They are lying on the floor
18. I don't like the man. He is going out with my sister
19. Yesterday I met a man. He works with your brother
20. I know a shop. It sells really good meat
21. I watched a movie last night. The movie was interesting
22.The boy is very nice. I know him from school
23. The shoes are too big. My mother bought them for me
24. Kate helps a man. The man is my teacher
25. I still have the book. You gave me that book
26. Did you hear about the earthquake? It occurred in California
27. A river is not safe for swimming. It is polluted
28. The doctor was very gentle. He examined the sick child
29. The man is standing over there. I was telling you about him
30. The meeting was interesting. I went to it
Combine these pairs of sentences using relative pronouns
16. The girl was injured in the accident. She is in hospital now
=> The girl who is in hospital now was injured in the accident.
17. Can you pick up the paper? They are lying on the floor
=> Can you pick up the paper which are lying on the floor?
18. I don't like the man. He is going out with my sister
=> I don't like the man who is going out with my sister.
19. Yesterday I met a man. He works with your brother
=> Yesterday I met a man who works with your brother.
20. I know a shop. It sells really good meat
=> I know a shop which sells really good meat.
21. I watched a movie last night. The movie was interesting
=> The movie which I watched last night was interesting .
22.The boy is very nice. I know him from school
=> The boy whom I know from school is very nice.
23. The shoes are too big. My mother bought them for me
=> My mother bought me the shoes which are too big.
24. Kate helps a man. The man is my teacher
=> Kates helps a man whom is my teacher.
25. I still have the book. You gave me that book
=> I still have the book which you gave me.
26. Did you hear about the earthquake? It occurred in California
=> Did you hear about the earthquake which occured in California?
27. A river is not safe for swimming. It is polluted
=> A river which is polluted is not safe for swimming.
28. The doctor was very gentle. He examined the sick child
=> The doctor who examined the sick child was very gentle.
29. The man is standing over there. I was telling you about him
=> I was telling you about him who is standing over there.
30. The meeting was interesting. I went to it
=> The meeting where I went to was interesting.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 8.
At 7pm on a dark, cold November evening, thousands of people are making their way across a vast car park. They're not here to see a film, or the ballet, or even the circus. They are all here for what is, bizarrely, a global phenomenon: they are here to see Holiday on Ice. Given that most people don't seem to be acquainted with anyone who's ever been, the show's statistics are extraordinary: nearly 300 million people have seen Holiday on Ice since it began in 1943; it is the most popular live entertainment in the world.
But what does the production involve? And why are so many people prepared to spend their lives travelling round Europe in caravans in order to appear in it? It can't be glamorous, and it's undoubtedly hard work. The backstage atmosphere is an odd mix of gym class and workplace. A curtained-off section at the back of the arena is laughably referred to as the girls' dressing room, but is more accurately described as a corridor, with beige, cracked walls and cheap temporary tables set up along the length of it. Each girl has a small area littered with pots of orange make-up, tubes of mascara and long false eyelashes.
As a place to work, it must rank pretty low down the scale: the area round the ice-rink is grey and mucky with rows of dirty blue and brown plastic seating and red carpet tiles. It's an unimpressive picture, but the show itself is an unquestionably vast, polished global enterprise: the lights come from a firm in Texas, the people who make the audio system are in California, but Montreal supplies the smoke effects; former British Olympic skater Robin Cousins is now creative director for the company and conducts a vast master class to make sure they're ready for the show's next performance.
The next day, as the music blares out from the sound system, the cast start to go through their routines under Cousins' direction. Cousins says, The aim is to make sure they're all still getting to exactly the right place on the ice at the right time - largely because the banks of lights in the ceiling are set to those places, and if the skaters are all half a metre out they'll be illuminating empty ice. Our challenge,' he continues, 'is to produce something they can sell in a number of countries at the same time. My theory is that you take those things that people want to see and you give it to them, but not in the way they expect to see it. You try to twist it. And you have to find music that is challenging to the skaters, because they have to do it every night.
It may be a job which he took to pay the rent, but you can't doubt his enthusiasm. “The only place you'll see certain skating moves is an ice show,” he says, “because you're not allowed to do them in competition. It's not in the rules. So the ice show world has things to offer which the competitive world just doesn't.” Cousin knows what he's talking about because he skated for the show himself when he stopped competing - he was financially unable to retire. He learnt the hard way that you can't put on an Olympic performance every night. “I'd be thinking, these people have paid their money, now do your stuff, and I suddenly thought”, "I really can't cope. I'm not enjoying it". The solution, he realised, was to give 75 per cent every night, rather than striving for the sort of twice-a-year excellence which won him medals.
To be honest, for those of us whose only experience of ice-skating is watching top-class Olympic skaters, some of the movements can look a bit amateurish, but then, who are we to judge? Equally, it's impossible not to be swept up in the whole thing; well, you'd have to try pretty hard not to enjoy it.
It is suggested in paragraph 5 that skating in shows ___________.
A. enables skaters to visit a variety of places
B. is as competitive as other forms of skating
C. allows skaters to try out a range of ideas
D. is particularly well paid
Đáp án C.
Key word: suggested, paragraph 5, skating in shows.
Clue: “The only place you'll see certain skating moves is an ice show,” he says, “because you're not allowed to do them in competition. It's not in the rules. So the ice show world has things to offer which the competitive world just doesn't”.
Dựa vào clue, đáp án chính xác là C. allows skaters to try out a range of ideas: trượt băng trong các chương trình biểu diễn) cho phép người trượt thử một loạt các ý tưởng.
Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:
A. enables skaters to visit a variety of places: cho phép người trượt băng đến thăm nhiều nơi khác nhau.
B. is as competitive as other forms of skating: cũng có tính cạnh tranh như các hình thức trượt băng khác.
D. is particularly well paid: đặc biệt được trả lương cao.
MEMORIZE |
- skate (v): trượt băng - skating (n): môn trượt băng - skater: người trượt băng - roller-skate: patanh - skateboard: ván trượt - skate rink: sân băng |
1-___________ is she? She is a girl.
2-___________ is it? It’s five to three.
3-___________ are they? They are in the school bus.
4-___________ is it? It’s a famous museum.
5-___________ is Christmas? It’s on 25 th December.
6-___________ is he? He is nine years old.
7-___________ are they? They are best friends.
8-___________ is he? He is a judge.
9-___________ is she? She is at school.
10-__________ is he? He is an actor.
11-__________ are you going? I’m going to the cinema.
12-__________ are you? I’m sick.
13-__________ people are there in the picture? Nine.
14-__________ is he doing? He is writing.
15-__________ is she doing? She is painting.
16-__________ is he? He is at the zoo.
17-__________ is it? It’s a lamp.
1-___Who________ is she? She is a girl.
2-___What time________ is it? It’s five to three.
3-___Where________ are they? They are in the school bus.
4-___What________ is it? It’s a famous museum.
5-___When________ is Christmas? It’s on 25 th December.
6-__How old_________ is he? He is nine years old.
7-__Who_________ are they? They are best friends.
8-__Who_________ is he? He is a judge.
9-___Where________ is she? She is at school.
10-__Who________ is he? He is an actor.
11-__Where________ are you going? I’m going to the cinema.
12-__How________ are you? I’m sick.
13-___How much_______ people are there in the picture? Nine.
14-_What_________ is he doing? He is writing.
15-___What_______ is she doing? She is painting.
16-___Where_______ is he? He is at the zoo.
17-____What______ is it? It’s a lamp.
1-______Who_____ is she? She is a girl.
2-____What time_______ is it? It’s five to three.
3-___Where________ are they? They are in the school bus.
4-____What_______ is it? It’s a famous museum.
5-_____When______ is Christmas? It’s on 25 th December.
6-_____How olf______ is he? He is nine years old.
7-____Who_______ are they? They are best friends.
8-____Who_______ is he? He is a judge.
9-____Where_______ is she? She is at school.
10-_____Who _____ is he? He is an actor.
11-____What______ are you going? I’m going to the cinema.
12-____How______ are you? I’m sick.
13-____How many______ people are there in the picture? Nine.
14-___What_______ is he doing? He is writing.
15-___What_______ is she doing? She is painting.
16-___Where_______ is he? He is at the zoo.
17-_____What_____ is it? It’s a lamp.
1- who is she?
2-what time is it?
3-where are they?
4-what is it?
5-when is christmas?
6-how old is he?
7-who are they?
8-who is he?
9-where is she?
10-who is he?
11-where are you going?
12-how are you?
13-how much people are there in the picture?
14-what is he doing
15-what is she doing?
16-where is he
17-what is it?
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 8.
At 7pm on a dark, cold November evening, thousands of people are making their way across a vast car park. They're not here to see a film, or the ballet, or even the circus. They are all here for what is, bizarrely, a global phenomenon: they are here to see Holiday on Ice. Given that most people don't seem to be acquainted with anyone who's ever been, the show's statistics are extraordinary: nearly 300 million people have seen Holiday on Ice since it began in 1943; it is the most popular live entertainment in the world.
But what does the production involve? And why are so many people prepared to spend their lives travelling round Europe in caravans in order to appear in it? It can't be glamorous, and it's undoubtedly hard work. The backstage atmosphere is an odd mix of gym class and workplace. A curtained-off section at the back of the arena is laughably referred to as the girls' dressing room, but is more accurately described as a corridor, with beige, cracked walls and cheap temporary tables set up along the length of it. Each girl has a small area littered with pots of orange make-up, tubes of mascara and long false eyelashes.
As a place to work, it must rank pretty low down the scale: the area round the ice-rink is grey and mucky with rows of dirty blue and brown plastic seating and red carpet tiles. It's an unimpressive picture, but the show itself is an unquestionably vast, polished global enterprise: the lights come from a firm in Texas, the people who make the audio system are in California, but Montreal supplies the smoke effects; former British Olympic skater Robin Cousins is now creative director for the company and conducts a vast master class to make sure they're ready for the show's next performance.
The next day, as the music blares out from the sound system, the cast start to go through their routines under Cousins' direction. Cousins says, The aim is to make sure they're all still getting to exactly the right place on the ice at the right time - largely because the banks of lights in the ceiling are set to those places, and if the skaters are all half a metre out they'll be illuminating empty ice. Our challenge,' he continues, 'is to produce something they can sell in a number of countries at the same time. My theory is that you take those things that people want to see and you give it to them, but not in the way they expect to see it. You try to twist it. And you have to find music that is challenging to the skaters, because they have to do it every night.
It may be a job which he took to pay the rent, but you can't doubt his enthusiasm. “The only place you'll see certain skating moves is an ice show,” he says, “because you're not allowed to do them in competition. It's not in the rules. So the ice show world has things to offer which the competitive world just doesn't.” Cousin knows what he's talking about because he skated for the show himself when he stopped competing - he was financially unable to retire. He learnt the hard way that you can't put on an Olympic performance every night. “I'd be thinking, these people have paid their money, now do your stuff, and I suddenly thought”, "I really can't cope. I'm not enjoying it". The solution, he realised, was to give 75 per cent every night, rather than striving for the sort of twice-a-year excellence which won him medals.
To be honest, for those of us whose only experience of ice-skating is watching top-class Olympic skaters, some of the movements can look a bit amateurish, but then, who are we to judge? Equally, it's impossible not to be swept up in the whole thing; well, you'd have to try pretty hard not to enjoy it.
According to paragraph 1 the writer is surprised to see that although Holiday on Ice is popular ____________.
A. people often prefer other types of show
B. most people consider it as a holiday
C. few people know someone who has seen it
D. people prefer to see a film, the ballet, or the circus
Đáp án C.
Key word: paragraph 1, writer, surprised, Holiday on Ice, popular.
Clue: “…They're not here to see a film, or the ballet, or even the circus. .. Given that most people don't seem to be acquainted with anyone who's ever been, the show's statistics are extraordinary: nearly 300 million people have seen Holiday on Ice since it began in 1943; it is the most popular live entertainment in the world”: ... Bọn họ không ở đây đế xem phim, múa ba lê hay xem xiếc. ... Với việc hầu hết mọi người có vẻ như không thể quen biết ai đã từng ở đây, số liệu của chương trình vô cùng ấn tượng: gần 300 triệu người đã xem Kỳ nghỉ trên băng từ khi nó bắt đầu vào năm 1943; đây là một trong những chương trình giải trí trực tiếp nổi tiếng nhất thế giới.
A. people often prefer other types of show: mọi người thường thích xem những loại chương trình khác.
B. most people consider it as a holiday: hầu hết mọi người xem nó như một kỳ nghỉ.
C. few people know someone who has seen it: ít người quen ai đó đã xem chương trình này.
D. people prefer to see a film, the ballet, or the circus: mọi người thích xem phim, múa ba lê hoặc xiếc.
Đáp án đúng theo Clue là C.
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