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Everyone has a number of acquaintances, but no one has many friends, for true friendship is not common, and there are many people who seem to be incapable of it. For a friendship to be close and lasting, both the friends must have some very special qualities.

The first quality is unselfishness. A person who is concerned only with his own interests and feelings cannot be a true friend. Friendship is a two-sided affair; it lives by give-and-take, and no friendship can last lone which is all give on one side and all take on the other.

Constancy is the second quality. Some people do not seem to be constant. They take up an interest with enthusiasm, but they are soon tired of it and feel the attraction of some new object. Such changeable and uncertain people are incapable of a lifelong friendship.

Loyalty is the third quality. Two friends must be loyal to each other, and they must know each other so well that there can be no suspicions between them. We do not think much of people who readily believe rumours and gossip about their friends. Those who are easily influenced by rumours can never be good friends.

Trust is perhaps the fourth quality. There must be mutual trust between friends, so that each can feel safe when telling the other his or her secrets. There are people who cannot keep a secret, either of their own or of others’. Such people will never keep a friend long.

Lastly, there must be a perfect sympathy between friends - sympathy with each other’s aims, likes, joys, sorrows, pursuits and pleasures. Where such mutual sympathy does not exist, friendship is impossible. 

Read the passage the do the tasks that follow. (Hãy đọc đoạn văn này và làm các bài tập theo sau.)

Everyone has a number of acquaintances, but no one has many friends, for true friendship is not common, and there are many people who seem to be incapable of it. For a friendship to be close and lasting, both the friends must have some very special qualities.

The first quality is unselfishness. A person who is concerned only with his own interests and feelings cannot be a true friend. Friendship is a two-sided affair; it lives by give-and-take, and no friendship can last lone which is all give on one side and all take on the other.

Constancy is the second quality. Some people do not seem to be constant. They take up an interest with enthusiasm, but they are soon tired of it and feel the attraction of some new object. Such changeable and uncertain people are incapable of a lifelong friendship.

Loyalty is the third quality. Two friends must be loyal to each other, and they must know each other so well that there can be no suspicions between them. We do not think much of people who readily believe rumours and gossip about their friends. Those who are easily influenced by rumours can never be good friends.

Trust is perhaps the fourth quality. There must be mutual trust between friends, so that each can feel safe when telling the other his or her secrets. There are people who cannot keep a secret, either of their own or of others’. Such people will never keep a friend long.

Lastly, there must be a perfect sympathy between friends - sympathy with each other’s aims, likes, joys, sorrows, pursuits and pleasures. Where such mutual sympathy does not exist, friendship is impossible. 

Task 1. Fill each blank with a suitable word /phrase. (Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống bằng một từ/ cụm từ thích hợp.)

  Acquaintance        mutual         give-and-take       loyal to

  incapable of          unselfish      friend                   suspicious 

1. Good friendship should be based on…………….understanding.

2.The children seem to be………..working quietly by themselves.

3. He is a(n)………..man. He always helps people without thinking of his own benefit.

4. A(n) …………is a person one simply knows, and a(n)………….is a person with whom one has a deeper relationship.

5. You can't always insist on your own way - there has to be some…………..

6. Despite many changes in his life, he remained   …………his working principles.

7. He started to get………….when she told him that she had been to Britain for many times.

Task 2. Which of the choices A, B, C or D most adequately sums up the ideas of the whole passage? (Lựa chọn nào trong A, B, C hoặc D tóm tắt thích hợp nhất các ý tưởng của đoạn văn.)

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed

B. Conditions of true friendship

C. Features of a good friend

D. Friends and acquaintances

Read the passage below carefully, and then decide whether the statements are true (T), false (F) or not given (N)

The meanings of the terms science and technology have changed significantly from one generation to another. More similarities than differences, however, can be found between the terms.

Both science and technology imply a thinking process, both are concerned with causal relationships in the material world, and both employ an experimental methodology that results in empirical demonstrations that can be verified by repetition. Science, at least in theory, is less concerned with the practicality of its results and more concerned with the development of general laws, but in practice science and technology are inextricably involved with each other. The varying interplay of the two can be observed in the historical development of such practitioners as chemists, engineers, physicists, astronomers, carpenters, potters, and many other specialists. Differing educational requirements, social status, vocabulary, methodology, and types of rewards, as well as institutional objectives and professional goals, contribute to such distinctions as can be made between the activities of scientists and technologists; but throughout history the practitioners of “pure” science have made many practical as well as theoretical contributions.

Question: The changeable relationship of the two can be seen in the historical development of such practitioners as chemists, engineers, physicists, astronomers, carpenters, potters, and many other specialists.

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

     Practical stress management can help students deal with their worries and become more productive, competent and efficient. First of all, students must be able to design and stick to a timetable. Choose a relaxing break between work and study, even if it’s just taking out time to breathe. In addition, a healthy lifestyle is essential for students. Let’s drink more water as well as take out time to get some air and exercise. Furthermore, organization is very important in academic life for dealing with stress. By keeping academic notes organized, turning in assignments on time, and keeping track of all deadlines, stress can be reduced to a great extent. Stress can also get worse if a person feels lonely. Therefore, by letting out all your thoughts to someone you trust, you immediately feel a lot better. However, if you feel extremely stressed out, take a break and do something you love. Whether it is painting or listening to music, doing something you enjoy can cheer up your mood and distract you from a stressor. It’s about time that we students accept that we can achieve just as much in life without all the stress.

( NB)Question 29. Practical stress management can help students               .

      A. deal with stress                                          B. have more time

      C. face up to the worst situation                     D. think critically

( TH)Question 30.What can students do to lead a healthy lifestyle?

      A. Visit their doctor as scheduled.

      B. Not to put much pressure on time management.

      C. Follow the timetable strictly.

      D. Go outside for fresh air, do regular exercises and drink more water.

( VD)Question 31.Why is organization important in academic life?

A.    Because it can help students get good grades.

      B. Because it is a must for all students.

      C. Because it can help students reduce stress.

      D. Because it leads to better results.

( VD) Question 32Which of the following sentences is True?

      A. You should stay alone when being under pressure.

      B. When you feel lonely, you shouldn’t grab someone to talk.

      C. The more lonely you are, the more stress you can have.

      D. I t is believed that stress can control itself.

X. Read the text then choose the correct answers.

      Practical stress management can help students deal with their worries and become more productive, competent and efficient. First of all, students must be able to design and stick to a timetable. Choose a relaxing break between work and study, even if it’s just taking out time to breathe. In addition, a healthy lifestyle is essential for students. Let’s drink more water as well as take out time to get some air and exercise. Furthermore, organization is very important in academic life for dealing with stress. By keeping academic notes organized, turning in assignments on time, and keeping track of all deadlines, stress can be reduced to a great extent. Stress can also get worse if a person feels lonely. Therefore, by letting out all your thoughts to someone you trust, you immediately feel a lot better. However, if you feel extremely stressed out, take a break and do something you love. Whether it is painting or listening to music, doing something you enjoy can cheer up your mood and distract you from a stressor. It’s about time that we students accept that we can achieve just as much in life without all the stress.

1.   Practical stress management can help students                .

      a. deal with stress                                           b. have more time

      c. face up to the worst situation                     d. think critically

2.   What should students pay attention to when designing a timetable?

      a. They have to arrange time to breathe.

      b. They need to set time for relaxation.

      c. They don’t need to take notice of certain tasks.

      d. They should stop working and studying.

3.   What can students do to lead a healthy lifestyle?

      a. Visit their doctor as scheduled.

      b. Not to put much pressure on time management.

      c. Follow the timetable strictly.

      d. Go outside for fresh air, do regular exercises and drink more water.

4.   Why is organization important in academic life?

      a. Because it can help students get good grades.

      b. Because it is a must for all students.

      c. Because it can help students reduce stress.

      d. Because it leads to better results.

5.   Which of the following sentences is true?

      a. You should stay alone when being under pressure.

      b. When you feel lonely, you should grab someone to talk.

      c. The more lonely you are, the more stress you can have.

      d. It is believed that stress can control itself.

6.   What should you do when you are feeling stressed?

      a. Take time for reflection on your progress.

      b. Ease your soul and your mind.

      c. Stay away from other people.

      d. Take a break and do what you enjoy.

Exercise on stress on two-syllable words

II. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words:

1. a. recently                           b. conduct                   c. attitude                    d. marriage

2. a. banquet                           b. schedule                  c. diameter                  d. blessing

3. a. birthday                           b. cowboy                   c. enjoy                       d. pleasure

4. a. disease                            b. humour                   c. cancer                      d. treatment

5. a. persuade                          b. reduce                     c. offer                         d. apply

6. a. farmer                             b. farewell                   c. factory                     d. fairy

7. a. cattle                               b. country                    c. canal                        d. cover

8. a. money                             b. machine                  c. many                       d. mother

9. a. borrow                             b. agree                       c. await                       d. prepare

10. a. paper                             b. tonight                    c. lecture                     d. story

11. a. money                           b. army                        c. afraid                       d. people

12. a. enjoy                             b. daughter                  c. provide                    d. decide

13. a. begin                             b. pastime                   c. finish                       d. summer

14. a. reply                              b. appeal                     c. offer                        d. support

15. a. profit                             b. comfort                   c. apply                       d. suggest

16. a. direct                             b. idea                         c. suppose                   d. figure

17. a. revise                             b. amount                    c. contain                    d. desire

18. a. standard                        b. happen                    c. handsome                d. destroy

19. a. about                             b. around                     c. between                   d. under

20. a. knowledge                     b. enjoy                       c. science                    d. sudden

21. a. because                         b. method                    c. standard                  d. wooden

22. a. ashtray                          b. music                      c. severe                      d. temper

23. a. farewell                         b. thoughtful               c. toward                     d. approach

24. a. bridegroom                   b. bamboo                   c. wedding                  d. survey

25. a. healthy                          b. remain                     c. alone                       d. accept

26. a. explain                          b. obtain                      c. promise                   d. suspect

27. a. confide                          b. agree                       c. maintain                  d. response

28. a. precede                          b. suppose                   c. decide                      d. finish

29. a. abroad                           b. noisy                       c. hundred                   d. quiet

30. a. passion                          b. aspect                      c. medium                   d. success

31. a. exist                              b. evolve                      c. enjoy                       d. enter

32. a. doctor                            b. modern                    c. corner                      d. Chinese

33. a. complain                       b. machine                  c. music                      d. instead

34. a. writer                            b. baker                       c. builder                     d. career

35. a. provide                          b. adopt                       c. happen                     d. inspire

36. a. result                             b. region                      c. river                         d. robot

37. a. constant                         b. basic                        c. irate                         d. obvious

38. a. become                          b. carry                        c. appoint                    d. invent

39. a. engine                           b. battle                       c. career                      d. rabies

40. a. attract                            b. destroy                    c. level                        d. occur

41. a. spaceship                      b. planet                      c. solar                        d. surround

42. a. brilliant                         b. daily                                    c. extreme                   d. protein

43. a. appoint                          b. gather                      c. threaten                   d. vanish

44. a. button                            b. canal                       c. failure                     d. monster

45. a. disease                          b. humor                     c. cancer                      d. treatment

46. a. persuade                                    b. reduce                     c. offer                        d. apply

47. a. farmer                           b. farewell                   c. factory                     d. fairy

48. a. cattle                             b. country                    c. canal                        d. cover

49. a. money                           b. machine                  c. many                       d. mother

50 a. borrow                            b. agree                       c. await                       d. prepare.

51. a. paper                             b. police                      c. people                     d. purpose

52. a. damage                          b. destroy                    c. demand                   d. deny

53. a. ancient                          b. attack                      c. alive                         d. across           

54. a. person                           b. purpose                   c. possess                    d. pirate

55. a. ruler                              b. river                         c. retire                       d. rapid

56. a. sentence                        b. suggest                    c. species                    d. system

57. a. attack                            b. defeat                      c. believe                     d. happen

58. a. release                           b. pleasure                  c. leaver                      d creamy

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:

1.   a. nature                            b. change                     c. gravity                     d. basic

2.   a. darkness                                    b. warmth                    c. market                     d. remark

3.   a. trays                              b. says                         c. bays                         d. days

4.   a. knees                             b. papers                     c. trees                        d. bats

5.   a. because                         b. nurse                       c. horse                       d. purpose

6.   a. marriage                                    b. massage                  c. collage                    d. shortage

7.   a. enough                          b. tough                       c. laugh                       d. though

8.   a. breathe                          b. with                         c. thermal                    d. clothing

9.   a. education                      b. individual                c. procedure                d. production

10. a. released                         b. pleased                    c. passed                     d. housed

11. a. helped                           b. struggled                 c. remarked                 d. watched

12. a. airports                          b. suitcases                 c. things                      d. calculators

13. a. fills                                b. adds                         c. stirs                         d. lets 

14. a. cease                             b. chase                       c. increase                   d. raise

15. a. shops                             b. notes                       c. mouths                    d. books

16. a. jumped                          b. picked                     c. relaxed                    d. suited

17. a. hooked                            b. kissed                       c. traveled                     d. diminished

18. a. passed                           b. realized                   c. wished                     d. touched

19. a. enjoyed                         b. moved                     c. achieved                  d. liked

20. a. wicked                           b. wanted                    c. needed                     d. filled

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