Sea Turtles Feel the Heat

A Sea Turtles are some of the oldest species in the world. The earliest sea turtles
appeared over 200 million years ago. Today, however, sea turtle are in trouble.
Their populations are getting smaller due to human activities and climate change.

B In Australia, conservationists are studying the effects of climate change on sea

turtles. They believe global warming may affect sea turtles in several ways. First,
warming temperatures lead to rising sea levels. As sea levels rise, beach areas
become flooded. Sea turtles lay their eggs in the beach sand. Flooding can destroy
sea turtle nests and the eggs inside them.

C Global warming also raises the temperature of sand around a sea turtle’s nest.
The temperature of the nest affects the sex of the turtle’s eggs. Warmer
temperatures (above 84 degrees Fahrenheit, or 29 degrees Celsius) produce mostly
females. Cooler temperatures produce more males. So, as global temperature rise,
more female babies will be born. Scientists predict that in 50 years almost all sea
turtle babies in northern Australia will be female.

D To survive these changes, sea turtles will need to adapt. But adapting is difficult
because the environmental changes are happening quickly. In addition, sea turtles
are more at risk from other dangers, especially ones related to human activities. For
example, some populations are getting smaller because of predators brought in by
humans. As conservationist Mariana Fuentes says, ‘We can’t be sure if sea turtles
will adapt on their own.’ They may need our help to survive.

E One of Fuentes’s projects is at Turtle Camp, a beach in northern Australia.

Here, Fuentes helps to protect turtles that are laying eggs. She works with a team
of rangers and researchers. Together, they prevent predators such as wild pigs and
dogs from eating the turtles’ eggs. Without the rangers’ help, the turtles were losing
up to 90% of their eggs. Now there are fewer predators, so the turtles can safely lay
their eggs.

Write the letter of the correct paragraph (A-E) from the reading next to its
main idea.

D 1. Seaturtles may need help to survive climate change and other dangers.

E 2. Fuentes help to protect the areas where sea turtles lay their eggs.

A 3. Sea turtles are old species, but they are now in trouble.

C 4. Warmer temperatures affect the sex of sea turtles.

B 5. Climate change is causing problems for sea turtles.

Complete the notes with details from the reading.

Sea turtles have been around for more than 200 million years.

The number of sea turtles is getting smaller due to Human activities and climate
change

Sea turtles lay their eggs in nests in the Beach sand

Predators such as Wild pigs and dogs are dangerous for sea turtles.

Before Fuentes and her helpers started Turtle Camp, sea turtles were losing almost
90 percent of their eggs.
Write the letter of the correct paragraph (A-E) from the reading next to its
main idea.

D 1. Seaturtles may need help to survive climate change and other dangers.

E 2. Fuentes help to protect the areas where sea turtles lay their eggs.

A 3. Sea turtles are old species, but they are now in trouble.

C 4. Warmer temperatures affect the sex of sea turtles.

B 5. Climate change is causing problems for sea turtles.

palace save Genie advisor

Match the words with their definitions (1-5)

The official home of a person of very high rank, especially a King or Queen.
palace

To make someone or something safe from danger, harm or destruction. save

A magical creature in old Arabian stories that will do what you want when you
call. Genie
Someone whose job is to give advice because they know a lot about a subject.
advisor

Read the text and do the activities that follow.

The 1001 night

The Thousand and one nights is probably one of the most famous books in the
world. It is a collection of stories first told by travelers from Persia, Arabia, India
and China between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. In later years professional
storytellers also told the stories in coffee houses in Turkey, Egypt and many other
countries. The Thousand and one nights contains well-known stories like Aladdin
and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, so people often think they are just for children
– but they were originally for adults.

Shahrazad’s story

There was once an Indian King called Shahriyar. One day King Shahriyar found
his wife with another man so he killed her and her lover. After that the King
married a different woman everyday and killed her the next morning before she
could stop loving him. This continued for three years.

Shahrazad was the clever and beautiful daughter of the King’s adviser. When her
father told her what was happening, she decided to marry the King. Shahrazad’s
father tried to stop her because he knew she was going to die. But Shahrazad had a
plan to save herself and all the women in the kingdom. The King and Shahrazad
got married a few days later.
After the wedding, while the King was drinking with his friends, Shahrazad went
to find her sister. ‘I need your help,’ said Shahrazad. ‘Come to the palace this
evening and ask me to tell you a story’.

So that night, Shahrazad was getting ready for bed when her sister came to visit
her. She began telling her sister a story called The Fisherman and the Genie. While
she was telling the story, the King came into the room. He started listening to her
story too, and became more and more interested.

Shahrazad continued telling the story all night, but she stopped just before the end
and said, ‘The morning’s here, husband. Am I going to die now?’. ‘No, no’, said
the King. ‘Tell me the end of the story’. ‘I’ll tell you this evening, but not before’,
said Shahrazad with a smile.

That night Shahrazad finished the story – and then immediately began another.
This continued night after night. The King never heard the end of a story until the
next evening. He couldn’t kill his wife because he always wanted to know how
each story ended.

As time passed, the King fell in love with Shahrazad. He knew he could never kill
her because he couldn’t live without her and her stories. To show Shahrazad he
really loved her, the King married her again. The stories Shahrazad told the King
became the stories of The Thousand and one nights.

Are these following sentences true (T) or false (F)

T The King killed his first wife.

F He was married to his next wife for three years.

F Shahrazad worked for the King.

T Shahrazad’s father didn’t want her to marry the King.

F Shahrazad asked her mother to help her.

Read the text and do the activities that follow.

Biogas: a Solution to Many Problems

In almost all developing countries, the lack of adequate supplies of cheap,

convenient and reliable fuel is a major problem. Rural communities depend largely
on kerosene, wood and dung for their cooking and lighting needs. But kerosene is
now priced out of reach of many people and wood, except in heavily forested
areas, is in short supply. The search for firewood occupies a large part of the
working day and has resulted in widespread deforestation.

Dung is in constant supply wherever there are farm animals and, when dried, it is
convenient to store and use. But burning dung destroys its value as fertilizer, thus
depriving the soil of a much needed source of humus and nitrogen.

Rural areas of developing countries are also plagues by a lack of adequate

sanitation. Improper waste disposal spreads disease, contaminates water sources
and provides breeding ground for disease-carrying insects.

The problem of improving environmental hygiene, conserving resources and

finding alternative sources of fuel may be unrelated. Their solutions, however, are
not, as many countries experimenting with biogas technology are discovering.
Biogas, a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, is produced by the fermentation
of organic matter. The process of anaerobic fermentation is a natural one, occurring
whenever living matter decomposes. By containing the matter – and the process –
in a digester or biogas plant, the combustible gas can be trapped and used as fuel
for household lighting and cooking. The digested slurry that remains can be used
on the land as a soil conditioner and fertilizer.

Biogas plants have attracted much interest in recent years and they are in use in
several Asian countries: 38,000 are reported in rural area of India, 27,000 in Korea
and more than 80,000 in China. In most countries, the value of the gas has been the
prime factor leading to their adoption: 70 percent of India’s plants, for instance,
were built during the energy and fertilizer crisis of 1975-76 – although their use in
that country dates back to 1951. similarly in Thailand and Korea, biogas is being
investigated as an alternative to costly charcoal and to save compost materials form
being burned.

In Japan and China, reducing pollution from animal wastes has been an important
factor. Privies, hen houses and pigpens are built in proximity to the fermentation
chamber in China. Examinations of the digested slurry have shown that the total
number of parasite eggs was reduced by 93.6 per cent, hookworms by 99 per cent
and no schistosome flukes were found.

The greatest benefits from biogas systems, however, are probably to be derived
from the manorial value of the slurry, although it is not widely used outside of
India and China. Vegetable farmers near Calcutta found that the digested slurry
produced bigger and better tasting peas than did other fertilizers and the weight of
root vegetables increased by nearly 300 per cent.

According to the reading passage, are the statements T (True) or F (False)?

T 1. Biogas is the answer for the lack of cheap, convenient and reliable fuel.

F 2. The production of biogas by fermentation of animals and vegetables

wastes is a technology used in developed countries.
F 3. Family –sized biogas plants first came into widespread used in
India in the 1940s.

F 4. There are less and less biogas plants in the world nowadays.

T 5. Biogas is for domestic use.

T 6. The system is economically sound, in addition to other benefits such as

a cleaner, healthier environment.

Then circle the answer that best matches the meaning of each bold word or phrase.

Strawberries are in short supply at the moment.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. need to be provided

b. little of something available

During their vacation, they didn’t have phone service or Internet service

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. They didn’t have a cell phone.

b. They were in a remote location.

My brother loves to fix cars.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. He has a car that he likes to repair.

b. He’s good at repairing mechanical things.

Listen to Gilles Philips, a journalist, talk about the effects of file-swapping

technology on the music industry. Choose the best option for question 1-6.

The speaker thinks the music industry should

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. change their client base

b. listen to their customers

c. make file-sharers pay fines.

Listen to Gilles Philips, a journalist, talk about the effects of file-swapping

technology on the music industry. Choose the best option for question 1-6.

What mistakes has the music industry made in the past?

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. It hasn’t spent enough on marketing.

b. It has concentrated too much on short-term profit.

c. It has ignored the importance of reality TV.

Listen to Gilles Philips, a journalist, talk about the effects of file-swapping
technology on the music industry. Choose the best option for question 1-6.

Which of the following should the music industry do?

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. increase the price of CDs

b. spend less on big names like Eminem

c. invest more in the right talent

She’s .....................over her weight.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Obsessed

b. Obsessive

c. Obsess

d. Obsession

He........................in electronics at the university.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Specializes

b. Special
c. Specially

d. Specialty

........................is necessary after hard work.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Relaxing

b. Relaxation

c. Relaxed

d. Relax

Find the topic sentence the following paragraphs:

Summer is my favorite season. I enjoy summer sports like water skiing and
baseball. The weather is usually sunny and hot, so I can go to the beach almost
every day. Gardening is my hobby and I spend many summer days working in my
garden. Unfortunately, the days pass too quickly in summer.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. The weather is usually sunny and hot

b. Summer is my favorite season.

c. I enjoy summer sports like water skiing and baseball.

Circle the best title for the reading text.

Color Matters for What You Wear

Clothes are like a second skin. Most likely you feel good when you wear your
favorite color. What happens when someone sees you wearing any color - for
example blue? Does the color send a message?

What do you think about pink and blue for children?

One of the most common examples of color symbolism in clothing is the custom of
using pink for girls and blue for boys, but it wasn't always this way. This tradition
emerged at the turn of the 20th century. Since pink was thought to be a stronger
color, it was best suited for boys; blue was more delicate and dainty and best for
girls. In 1921, the Women's Institute for Domestic Science in Pennsylvania
endorsed pink for boys, blue for girls.

Even more interesting is the fact that pink is the color for baby boys and blue is the
color for baby girls in Belgium today.

Another interesting fact about pink is that pink is a very masculine color in
Bermuda. Also, British bankers and barristers have worn pink shirts for decades.
Pink goes in and out of fashion in other parts of the world. White is the traditional
color for a bride's wedding gown in the U.S. and most European cultures. White
symbolizes purity and innocence.

What about the color worn for weddings and funerals?

In Asia, white is the color of death. This arises from the belief that death is seen as
a beginning and that white represents the purity that the deceased brings into the
next life. Therefore, brides in Japan and China wear red in traditional wedding
ceremonies.
White is also associated with death in India, where widows wear white.
Consequently, red or pink saris are the most popular colors for brides.

What about black clothes?

Black symbolizes death and is the traditional color of mourning in Western

cultures. Black clothing is associated with powerful forces in many parts of the
world. Bad and good Witches, the devil, ninjas, cat burglars, Darth Vader, Cat
Woman, and Batman wear black....and so do priests, nuns, judges, mimes,
Mennonites, Bedouins, and monks.

Maybe the common thread is that these people are signaling their seriousness of
purpose - or the need to be hard to see - or both.

Here's something else to think about: What happens when the same people wear
green? Are they as powerful? Are the priest and nun as respectable?

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Colors and what you wear.

b. Colors and kids.

c. Colors and your personality.

Listen and chosse the main idea of the text.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. An Auction

b. A Game Show

c. A Sport Game
Office workers “admit being rude”

Most office workers say they are rude or bad-mannered at work. Two out of three
workers regularly arrive late for meetings, most ignore emails and three out of four
use bad language. In a survey of 1,000 workers, two-thirds say that pressure of
work is the reason for bad manners.

Other common examples of bad office etiquette include ignoring colleagues and
answering mobile phone calls during meetings. Using mobile phones in meetings
is impolite and distracts others, research by the University of Surrey shows. If you
respond to call when speaking to somebody, it means that the phone call is more
important than the person, the survey said. If you answer a call during a meeting, it
could mean that the meeting is not important.

Mr Jacobs, managing director of Office Angels, a recruitment firm say it is easy for
people to forget their manners in the working environment, which is often very
informal and very busy. Workers can forget proper etiquette such as introducing
people at meetings, and this is often bad for working relationships.

Psychologist Dr Colin Gill believes that people are not as polite as they were
twenty years ago. He said: ‘Courtesy is no longer something that is so much
respected in our society.’ People think it is ‘stuffy to be polite or formal.’

Now some organisations are actually investing money in training their junior
managers to be polite. Office Angels is encouraging people to arrive on time for
meetings, turn off mobile phones and avoid bad manners at work is such a simple
thing to do,’ Mr Jacobs says, ‘ and it can have a dramatic impact on improving
your working environment and your relationships with others.’
The author wants to ………………………….

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. give specific figures of bad manners at work

b. give specific examples of bad manners at work

c. give advice on how to behave politely at work

Text 1 Bad manners at work

Etiquette is the name we give to the rules for being polite in a social group.
Business etiquette is important for people who often have to make new contacts
and build relationships in their work. Politeness can also help to improve the
working environment for people in the same office. Some cultures and situations
are formal, which means that we have to follow rules; other cultures and situations
are more informal.

Text 2 Office workers “admit being rude”

Most office workers say they are rude or bad-mannered at work. Two out of three
workers regularly arrive late for meetings, most ignore emails and three out of four
use bad language. In a survey of 1,000 workers, two-thirds say that pressure of
work is the reason for bad manners.

Other common examples of bad office etiquette include ignoring colleagues and
answering mobile phone calls during meetings. Using mobile phones in meetings
is impolite and distracts others, research by the University of Surrey shows. If you
respond to call when speaking to somebody, it means that the phone call is more
important than the person, the survey said. If you answer a call during a meeting, it
could mean that the meeting is not important.

Mr Jacobs, managing director of Office Angels, a recruitment firm say it is easy for
people to forget their manners in the working environment, which is often very
informal and very busy. Workers can forget proper etiquette such as introducing
people at meetings, and this is often bad for working relationships.

Psychologist Dr Colin Gill believes that people are not as polite as they were
twenty years ago. He said: ‘Courtesy is no longer something that is so much
respected in our society.’ People think it is ‘stuffy to be polite or formal.’

Now some organisations are actually investing money in training their junior
managers to be polite. Office Angels is encouraging people to arrive on time for
meetings, turn off mobile phones and avoid bad manners at work is such a simple
thing to do,’ Mr Jacobs says, ‘ and it can have a dramatic impact on improving
your working environment and your relationships with others.’

The purpose of some organisations who invest money in training their junior
managers to be polite is to ……………………………

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. spend all money they have

b. help them more famous

c. improve the working environment and relationships with others

The aim of the texts is to …………………………………….

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. reflect the fact of officer’s bad manners at work with illustrations

b. encourage officer’s bad manners at work

c. reflect the fact of officer’s good manners at work with illustrations

Listen to three people describing business etiquette in their cities – Sydney,

London and New York – and answer the questions.

In which city

Sydney - do people like to be informal?

New York - are people very competitive?

London - are things changing?

Read the texts and do the activities that follow.

The Olympic Games

During the Olympic Games, people from all over the world come together in the
peace and friendship. Some of these people complete for medals. Several million
people attend the games, and millions of other people watch them on television.

Why do we have the Olympic Games? How did they begin? The first Olympic
Games that we have records of were in Greece in 776 B.C. The games lasted one
day. The only event in the first thirteen Olympic Games was a race. Men ran the
length or the stadium (about 192 meters). Then, longer running races were added.
Through the years, a few other kinds of events, like the long jump, were also
added. During this time, the games were for men only, and women could not even
watch them. In the year 393, a Roman emperor ended the Olympic Game because
the quality of the games became very low. The Olympics did not take place again
for 1500 years!

In 1984, Pierre de Coubertin of France helped from the International Olympic

Committee, and the modern Olympic Games began. In1896, the games were held
again in Athens, Greece. The Greeks built a new stadium for the competition.
Three hundred and eleven athletes from thirteen countries competed in many
events. The winners became national heroes.

After 1896, the games were held every four years during the summer in different
cities around the world. In 1900, the Olympics were in Paris, France, and women
competed for the first time. In 1908, in London, England, the first gold medals
were given to winning athletes. Before that time, the winners received only silver
and bronze medals. The Olympic flag was first introduced in 1920 in Antwerp,
Belgium. The flag has five rings on it. The rings represent the continents of Africa,
Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South American. Each ring is a different
color – blue, yellow, black, green, or red – because the flag of each of the countries
that compete in the games has at least one of these colors in it.

The Olympic Winter games began in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Athletes

competed in winter events such as skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey. Today, the
Winter Games take places every four years. The Summer Games also take place
every four years, but not in the same year as the winter events. Both the Summer
Games and the Winter Games must have at least fifteen events, and they cannot
last more than sixteen days.
Until recently, Olympic competitors could not be professional athletes. All of the
athletes in the Olympic Games were amateurs. Today, however, many of the
Olympic athletes are professional who play their sports for money during the year.
Some people disagree with this idea. They believe that the Olympic game are for
amateur athletes, not paid professionals. Other people think that any one can play
in the Olympic Games. No matter who the athletes are, millions of people
throughout the world enjoy watching the greatest athletic competitions, the
Summer Game and the Winter Games of the Olympics.

Read The Olympic Games and write T if the sentence is true and F if it is
false.

The first Olympic competitors ran the length of the stadium. T

Pierre de Coubertin was an athlete in the first modern games. F

Winners have always received gold medals. F

The Olympic flag has six colored rings on it.F

The summer and winter games take place in the same year. F

Today both men and women compete in the Olympics. T

X (the three main ideas of the Reading) or O (not the three main ideas of the
Reading

X 1. The Olympic Games began in Greece with only one event.

O 2. The winter Games and the Summer Games each have at least fifteen
events.
X 3. The Olympics have changed a lot since they began.

O 4. Skiing is a winter event.

X 5. The Olympic Games bring people together in peace.

He lost his credit card, so he …….. pay for the meal.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. wouldn’t

b. shouldn’t

c. couldn’t

d. can’t

They …… be on holiday but I’m not sure.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. can

b. must

c. may

d. should
You ……… enter the country without a visa.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. should

b. can

c. must

Listen to commentaries 1 and 2 again and circle the answer that best complete each
statement.

It’s a very fast time - _____________ seconds.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. 9.97

b. 9.79

c. 7.97

Read the text and do the activities that follow.

The Royal Family

Prince William is a member of the British royal family. He’s the Queen’s grandson
and the eldest son of Charles and Diana. His brother’s name is Harry. Diana, their
mother, isn’t alive now, but they have a stepmother, Camilla.

William’s wife is Kate Middleton. She’s originally from an ordinary family- but of
course, she’s now the Duchess of Cambridge and part of the royal family! Kate has
a brother, James, and a sister, Pippa. Their parents, Michael and Carole, have an
online business.

In some ways, Kate and William are a normal couple. They have friends from
university and they have hobbies and interests too. For example, William loves
football and Kate likes photography. In the winter, they go skiing together.

In other ways, their lives are very different from their friends’ lives. William is the
future King of the United Kingdom – and fifteen other countries too, including
Canada and Australia. Kate and William have a lot of official duties. They help
charities in the UK and Africa, they visit other countries and they meet important
visitors to the UK.

The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby, St James’s Palace has confirmed.

All the Members of the Royal Family and the duchess’s family, the Middletons, are
delighted: “The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess
of Cornwall and Prince Harry and members of both families are delighted with the
news.”

The baby will be third in line to the throne, after Prince Charles and Prince
William. A spokesman said the duchess has been admitted to
KingEdwardVIIHospital in central London with acute morning sickness and is
expected to stay for several days: “As the pregnancy is in its very early stages, Her
Royal Highness is expected to stay in hospital for several days and will require a
period of rest thereafter.”

6. Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, says he and his wife “could not be
happier” after the duchess gave birth to a baby boy, at 16:30, 22nd July 2013 UK
time at St Mary’s Hospital, west London. William was present at St Mary’s for the
birth. The young parents spent time with their son before telling the news to their
families and the world. The Queen’s gynecologist Marcus Setchell, who led the
team that delivered the baby, described the new arrival as “wonderful baby,
beautiful baby”. A bulletin signed by him was taken by a royal aide from St Mary’s
to the palace under police escort. The news has been since displayed on an easel in
the forecourt of BuckinghamPalace in line with tradition. A Palace spokesman said
the names of the baby would be announced in due course. A BuckinghamPalace
spokesman said: “The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are delighted at the news.”

Complete the following sentences using the phrases given below. Look back at
Reading Text 'The Royal Family' in case you check your answers.

1. In other ways, their lives are very different from their friends’ lives. (para 4)

2. The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry and members of both families are
delighted with the news. (para 5)

3. The baby will be third in line to the throne, after Prince Charles and Prince
William. (para 5)

4. A spokesman said the duchess has been admitted to KingEdwardVII Hospital

in central London with acute morning sickness. (para 5)

5. Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, says he and his wife “could not be
happier” after the duchess gave birth to a baby boy. (para 6)

6. The young parents spent time with their son before telling the news to their
families and the world. (para 6)
7. A bulletin signed by him was taken by a royal aide from St Mary’s to the palace
under police escort (para 6)

8. A Palace spokesman said the names of the baby would be announced in due
course (para 6)

Match paragraph headings A-F with paragraphs 1-6.

A. William and Kate expecting a baby 5

B. Kate’s family 2

C. The Duchess of Cambridge gives 6

birth to a baby boy

D. Royal duties 4

E. William family 1

F. An ordinary couple 3

Read the text 'The Royal Family' again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

F 1.Camilla is William’s mother.

T 2.William’s wife if the Duchess of Cambridge.

F 3.Kate is one of two children.

F 4.James is William’s cousin.

T 5.William is a football fan.

T 6.The King or Queen of England is also the King or Queen of Australia.

F 7.William and Kate’s son will be first in line to the throne, after Prince
Charles and Prince William.

T 8.Kate gave birth to a baby boy, at 4:30pm, 22nd July 2013 UK time at
St Mary’s Hospital.

F 9.William was absent from St Mary’s for the birth.

F 10. Few people in England knew about Kate giving birth to a baby boy.

Circle the answer that matches the meaning of each bold word or phrase.

We live in the country about four miles from school.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. one kilometre

b. a measure of length equal to 1,7 km

Circle the answer that matches the meaning of each bold word or phrase.

My uncle has a farm.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. a place for skiing

b. an area of land used for growing crops, breeding and keeping cow, sheep,
pigs…

Read the text and decide if the following statements are T (TRUE) or F (FALSE)

We’re Living Faster, But Are We Living Better?

Not long ago people believed that in the future we would work less, have more free
time, and be more relaxed. But sadly this has not happened. Today we work harder,
work longer hours, and are more stressed than ten years ago. We walk faster, talk
faster, and sleep less than previous generations. And although we are obsessed with
machines which save us time, we have less free time than our parents and
grandparents had. But what is this doing to our health? An American journalist
James Gleick in a new book, Faster: the acceleration of just about everything, says
that people who live in cities are suffering from ‘hurry sickness’ – we are always
trying to do more things in less time. As a result, our lives are more stressful. He
says that if we don’t slow down, we won’t live as long as our parents. For most
people, faster doesn’t mean better.

1. F The writer wrote the article to encourage us to work more and relax less.

2. F People today are having a less stressful life than they did in the past.

3. T People are too busy to read newspapers.

4. T Slow sports have become unpopular.

5. F More time is spent on stories.

Tim, can you help me?

Sorry, Mum. I (1) am doing my homework. (do)

What (2 ) is your sister (3 ) doing ? (do)

She (4) is having a shower. (have)

And what (5) are Gary and Sam (6) doing ? (do)

They (7) are playing football. (play). But Dad (8) is not doing
anything. (not do)

Yes, I am. I (9) am reading the paper. (read)

Not any more!

Listen to the story. Choose the best title.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. The Wrong House

b. The Old House

c. My Aunt’s House
Listen to the following talk and decide which its main idea is.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. ShaolinTemple

b. Kung fu in China

c. The Origins of Shaolin kung fu

Is Till at home?

No, she is playing (play) volleyball at the park.

Really? But Tilly does not like (not like) sport.

I know (know) that. But she’s with friends.

Is William with them?

William? I’m not sure...

He’s tall with dark blue tracksuit.

Sorry. I do not know (not know) him.

It doesn’t matter.

What are you doing (do) now?

I am sending (send) Tilly a text message.

Are you asking (ask) her about William?

No, I am telling (tell) her a secret about him.

William really likes (like) her.

Complete each sentence with the correct one.

1. Amazingly, pink is considered a masculine color in some parts of the world.

Men wear it.

2. The wedding gown is very expensive.

3. I don’t like red. It is a strong color

4. The kite is too delicate to fly safely.

5. Blue symbolizes peace.

6. In this country, people often wear black clothes in mourning

7. Meanings of colors are different in different cultures

8. The man in the grey suit is a respectable professor

Complete the conversation with words from the box. Use each word only once.

A Did you read the article on Erik Weihenmayer? Isn’t he a fascinating person?

B Yes, he really is! Imagine being blind and climbing a mountain!

A Even for people who can see, climbing a mountain is very difficult.

B You know, I was really surprised to learn that he is also a teacher and a
professional athlete.
A People like Erik really inspire people all around the world. Did you know that
he is not the only person with a disability who has done amazing things?

B Yes! I red about Helen Keller in school. She was blind, deaf, and could not
speak. Helen Keller became famous because of all the accomplishments she had
in her lifetime.

A Right! But people who have disabilities are not the only people who face
challenges We all have difficulties in our lives. We face challenges at home, at
work, at school, and in relationships.

B I agree. Do you think challenges are good for us?

A Yes, I do. I think if a person is not afraid and has ambition then he or she can
overcome most of life’s challenges. I believe that challenges make us stronger.

B You are right! I think that people like Erik Weihenmayer and Helen Keller really
encourage others to be brave and face life’s challenges and never give up.

Fill in each blank with a conjunction given.

1. since pink was thought to be a stronger color, it was best suited for boys.

2. Blue was more delicate and dainty for girls.

3. Red or pink saris are the most popular colors for brides.

4. Most likely you feel good when you wear your favorite color.

5. although black symbolizes death in Western cultures, it is associated with

powerful forces in many parts of the world.

6. if you see a young lady in violet, it is her, my mistress.

7. People think pink is for girls, but it isn’t always this way.

8. She wants to look stylish, so she decided to dye her hair blonde.

Listen and chosse the main idea of the text.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. A Game Show

b. A Sport Game

c. An Auction

Choice I (It's) or T (There's) in the following sentences.

1. T a boy in the garden.

2. I dark in the forest.

3. I don’t like autumn because I rainy.

4. I a cold day today.

5. T a beautiful garden in front of the house.

6. On the corner of the street, T a supermarket.

7. T a nice park near our house.

Fill the gaps with these words from the text

A recruitment firm gives this advice to new workers:

It is important to invest time in your relationships with others at Work. Get to

know the people who work near you: introduce yourself to them and tell them
something about yourself. If people ask for your help, always Respond positively.
Don’t ignore emails or phone calls just because you are busy. If you make a
mistake, it is better to Admit it and then apologise. When things go wrong, stay
calm and Avoid shouting and using bad language. Remember good Manners help
to improve your working Environment, and you will find you can enjoy your
work more.

Choose the correct verb in the parentheses.

1. Both José and Martha are on vacation this week. (is, are)

2. Every student and parent has received a copy of the university’s honor
code. (has, have)

3. What they need are step-by-step procedures. (is, are)

4. Either the original or a photocopy is acceptable as proof. (is, are)

5. Neither my paralegal nor my assistant recalls receiving a letter about

that case. (recalls, recall)

6. Neither the union leader nor the negotiators have clearly explained their
concerns. (has, have)

7. Neither you nor she is aware of all the implications of the court’s
decision. (is, are, am)

8. The model shown in the recent catalog and advertisements is not the
model I want to buy. (is, are)

9. The members of the committee have met to discuss the morale problem.
(has, have)

10. The committee have met to discuss the morale problem. (has, have)

Listen to six short conversations. How does the second person reply in each
situation? Predict the meanings of their replies by choose the correct description in
italics.

1. John points out a mistake. Jane doesn't apologise for it.

(apologizes/doesn't apologise)

2. Jack invites Barbara to dinner. Barbara accepts the invitation.

(accepts/refuses)

3. John introduces Caroline Day to Barbara. Barbara knows her. (knows/

doesn’t know)
4. Jack asks if he is allowed to park in front of the office. Jane says that he can't
. (can/can't)

5. Barbara gives Jane a gift. Jane likes it. (likes/doesn’t like)

6. Jack helped John to arrange his travel. It wasn't a problem for Jack.
(was/wasn't)

Choose /s/, /z/ or /iz/ for the correct pronunciation of the underlined syllables.

Classes /iz/

Tapes /s/

Chiefs /s/

Cups /s/

Books/s/

Boxes/iz/

Potatoes /z/

Rivers /z/

Dishes /iz/

Seas /z/

Fill in the connectors describing the process of making mint tea.

(1) Firstly , some tea is put in a pot,

(2) Then , the water is boiled,

(3) After that , the mint and the tea are rinsed in hot water,

(4) Next , the sugar is added,

(5) Finally , the pot is filled with boiling water

Circle the answer that matches the meaning of each bold word or phrase.

As more adults get involved with do-it-yourself (DIY) projects, it's only natural for
teens to want projects of their own.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. a skill you need to do a project

b. the art or practice of doing one’s own decorating, repairs…

Circle the answer that matches the meaning of each bold word or phrase.

Teens who are looking for a quick afternoon do-it-yourself project would likely
enjoy creating items out of duct tape.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. a band of cloth

b. thing made from plastic

Each bold word below has more than one meaning. Circle the right meaning in the
text.

Do-it-yourself projects teach teens important skills, engage their minds in fruitful
pursuits and give them tangible rewards for hard work

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. to attack

b. to employ

c. to take part in

Listen. Circle the main idea of the radio programme.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Jive Davis tells about the subjects that he’s interested in

b. Mike Davis tells about his life

c. Mike likes working on the farm

Then listen and write T (true) or F (false).

T 1. John Bains now uses his bicycle a lot.

F 2. John Bains drove ten thousand miles last year.

F 3. He walks less.

T 4. All the papers go into the second bags.

Then listen again. Circle the answer that best completes each statements.

John Bains is interested in ______.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. the environment

b. shopping

c. music

Match the words with their definitions.

recycle 1. to put used objects or materials through a special process so

that they can be used again.

planet 2. the world – used especially when talking about the

environment.

environment 3. the air, water and land on Earth which can be harmed by
man’s activities.

protect 4. to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage.

vegetarian 5. someone who does not eat meat or fish.

Choose the best answer

Who listened to Shahrazad’s story?

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. her sister

b. both

c. the King

Then listen again. Circle the answer that best completes each statements.

The inspector questioned Amanda in ________.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. the kitchen

b. the library

c. the living room

Then listen again. Circle the answer that best completes each statements.

Barbara played cards with ________.

Chọn một câu trả lời:

a. Amanda

b. Gordon

c. Claudia

Match the terms on the left with their meanings on the right.

1. a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned

fuel

2. a clear oil that is burnt to provide heat or light

kerosene

3. the cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forest by people

deforestation

4. a natural or chemical substance that is spread on the land to make plants grow
well.

fertilizer

5. It is a chemical element: symbol N

nitrogen

6. to make something less pure or make it poisonous

contaminate

7. gaseous fuel, especially methane, produced by the fermentation of organic

matter

biogas
8. the sugar in fruits changes to alcohol

fermentation

9. solid waste from animals, especially cattle and horses

dung

10. a factory or building where an industrial process happens

plant