1. Reading (Đọc hiểu)

Read the text and match the interview question A-E with paragraphs 1-4. There is one extra question.

(Đọc văn bản và nối câu hỏi phỏng vấn A-E với đoạn văn 1-4. Có một câu bị thừa.)

A. What is the most dangerous part of being a firefighter?

(Điều gì là phần nguy hiểm nhất khi trở thành một lính cứu hỏa?)

B. How physically fit do you have to be? 

(Bạn phải khỏe đến mức độ nào?)

C. How did you become a firefighter?

(Bạn đã trở thành lính cứu hỏa như thế nào?)

D. Why did you decide to become a firefighter? 

(Tại sao bạn lại quyết định trở thành lính cứu hỏa?)

E. What other skills do you need?

(Những kĩ năng khác cần có là gì?)

(1) _____ I'm Jack Gomez, a firefighter in California. I remember watching an interview with a firefighter pilot when I was a child. He'd been fighting a fire for about five days. He was exhausted then. However, he was so optimistic and committed that I thought that I wanted to do the same thing. And I never changed my mind.

(2) _____ I did a training camp to get my wildfire qualification card - you can't fight fires in the US without one. I learned how to light controlled fires, how to put them out again, and how to use all the equipment. The camp was really hard, but I passed first time! After that I was lucky enough to get a job.

(3) _____ One of the things you have to do in the early days is the pack test. This consists of a five - kilometre walk while carrying a twenty-kilogram backpack. You have to complete it in forty-five minutes or less without jogging or running. This shows how strong you are. 

(4) _____ You can be out alone in vast forests and national parks, and sometimes the smoke is so thick that you can hardly see. So, it is important to be able to read map, and to use a compass. Also, you must know how to put up a tent, cook outdoors, drive a truck, and have other basic survival skills.

6. Read the article. Do you think this interview was fair? 

(Đọc bài báo. Bạn có nghĩ rằng cuộc phỏng vấn này công bằng?)

Alan Bacon, who left university in July, was invited to an interview with a major retailer. He prepared thoroughly for the interview, which was a role in the marketing department. But Alan, whose degree is in film and TV studies, was shocked that the interview included dancing. The retailer has apologised and said that they are investigating managers at the store in Cardiff, where the interview took place.

Read the interview with a journalist. Then complete the article. A: What mistakes do people make when they write e-mails? B: Often they’re too vague. A: Are there any other common mistakes? B: Yes, they ask for information they don’t need - this wastes everyone’s time. A: So how can we make a good first impression in an e-mail? B: Be specific about the subject - and for goodness’ sake, don’t use words like ‘hello’ on the subject line! A: How formal should we be? B: Be as formal or casual as the person who sent you the e-mail. A: Do people send too many e-mails? B: Yes. E-mails are for giving and confirming information. Don’t use them for negotiations. A: Could you tell me why companies monitor their employees’ e-mails? B: Many reasons. Sometimes they want to be sure that employees aren’t giving secrets away to competitors. Writing Emails I asked Hamish Elphinstone (17) ........................................................................... when they wrote e- mails and he replied that people were often unclear about what they wanted. I asked him (18) ........................................................................... any other common mistakes and he said that people wasted time by asking for information they didn’t need. Next, I asked him (19) ........................................................................... a good first impression in an e- mail. Hamish told me (20) ........................................................................... specific about the subject and (21) ........................................................................... words like “hello” on the subject line. On the subject of style, I asked Hamish (22) ......................................................................... in an e-mail. His suggestion was that we should be as formal as the sender of the original e-mail. Then we discussed how to use e-mail most effectively. I enquired (23) ............................................ ............................................ too many emails and not surprisingly, he said that, yes, they did. He went on to say that e-mails were for giving and confirming information and he told me (24) ............................... ............................................ them for negotiations. Finally, I asked him (25) ........................................................................... their employees’ e-mails. Apparently, some businesses are concerned that employees might be selling secrets to competitors.

Chọn một phương án đúng A, B, C hoặc D ứng với từ hoặc cụm từ thích hợp để hoàn thành các câu sau. 

1. Most children have the freedom to do what they want, _________?

A. don’t they                     B. haven’t they                  C. haven’t you                   D. don’t you

2. Peter works for a company________ makes computers.

A. which                            B. who                               C. whom                            D. whose

3. Lan stayed up late to study for the coming exam last night and I did, ______.

A. too                                B. neither                           C. either                             D. so

4. When the teacher _______ the classroom, all the students stood up.

A. came                             B. arrived                           C. went                              D. entered

5. According to school’s regulations, students ________ run or be noisy in the school building.

A. shouldn’t                      B. mustn’t                          C. needn’t                          D. won’t

6. We stay home these days ___________ we want to prevent corona virus.

A. so                                  B. but                                 C. although                        D. because

7. Tom works ______ than he used to.

A. hard                              B. harder                            C. hardly                           D. more hardly

8. He is _______ to see that film.

A. not enough old              B. old not enough              C. enough not old              D. not old enough

9. Next summer, we’re_______ in this area.

A. getting a new house be built                                   B. getting a new house built

C. having a new house build                                       D. having a new house to build

10. I’ve just bought a_________ .

     A.  big new tea wooden table                                      B. big new wooden tea table

     C.  tea new wooden big table                                      D.  new wooden big tea table

11. Our main objective is to ______ educational standards.

      A. avoid                             B. enjoy                             C. make                             D. improve

12 . Tom didn’t join us today because he had to ___________ his mother in the hospital.

A. look for                         B. look up                          C. look after                      D. look down

II. Đọc đoạn văn và trả lời câu hỏi

People in my city often have three meals a day: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They usually have a light breakfast with a bowl of pho or eel soup. Sometimes they have a plate of sticky rice before going to work. They often have rice, fish, and vegetables for lunch. Dinner often start t about 8.00 in the evening. It is the main meal of the day. people often have rice with a lot fresh vegetables and a lot of seafood or various kinds of meat. Then they often have some fruit and a glass of green tea. I think food in my city is wonderful. It's healthy and very tasty, too.

1. What do they have for lunch ?

.....................................................

2. Do they sometimes have sticky rice for breakfast ?

....................................................................

3. What does the writer think about food in his city ?

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Read the passage then answer the questions.

People in my city love good food and they often have eat three meals a day - breakfast, lunch and dinner. At about seven in the morning, they usually have a light breakfast with a bowl of pho or eel soup with some slices of toast. Sometimes they have a bowl of instant noodles or a plate of sticky rice before going to work. Lunch often starts at about 11.30, and most of them have lunch at home. They often have rice, meat, fish, and vegetables for lunch. Dinner often starts at about 8.00 in the evening. It is the main meal of the day. People in my city often have rice with a lot of fresh vegetables and a lot of seafood or various kinds of meal. Then they often have some fruit and a glass of green tea. I think food in my city is wonderful. It is light and full of fresh vegetables. It is healthy and tasty, too.

1. What do people in Nam's city have for breakfast?

2. What time do they usually have for lunch?

3. Which is the main meal of the day?

4. Do they have a lot of dishes?

5. What do you think about food in your region?

b. Discuss and answer the questions.

(Thảo luận và trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1. Do you know any charities?

(Em có biết tổ chức từ thiện nào không?)

2. Who or what do they help?

(Họ giúp ai hoặc việc gì?)

I know about the GlobalGiving. They help poor people around the world. It’s a great charity.

(Tôi biết về GlobalGiving. Họ giúp đỡ người nghèo trên khắp thế giới. Đó là một tốt chức từ thiện lớn.)