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Tomares, 24th May, 2014
Dear Phuc,
Thank you for your last email. I loved to learn about your city. In this letter I'm going to tell you about my holiday plans. I'm really excited about my summer plans because my parents are taking me to New York!! We are leaving on 12th July and we have great plans. First, we are going to visit the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. I don't like museums in general, but this is really special. We arealso going to go sightseeing and we are going to visit the statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. Then we are going to the Great Lakes to do some scuba diving. Finally, we are going to Niagara Falls. That's an enormous waterfall. Part of it is in the USA and part of it is in Canada. It's amazing! I'm going to need a big suitcase because I need to pack my summer clothes, shorts and T-shirts mainly, but I will also need my swimsuit, my flip flops, and some jumpers or cardigans because it might be cooler at night and by the Niagara Falls! When we come back from New York, I'm going to go to the beach with my family. We usually go to Matalascañas. I have lots of friends there so it'll be a lot of fun!! I can't wait for the summer!
What are you planning to do? I hope next year we can keep in touch. Have a nice summer vacation!
Kind regards,
Dat
Dịch:
Toma, ngày 24 tháng 05 năm 2014
Phúc thân mến,
Cảm ơn bạn cho email cuối cùng của bạn. Tôi thích tìm hiểu về thành phố của bạn. Trong lá thư này, tôi sẽ kể cho bạn nghe về kế hoạch kỳ nghỉ của tôi. Tôi thực sự hào hứng với kế hoạch mùa hè của mình vì bố mẹ tôi sẽ đưa tôi đến New York!! Chúng tôi sẽ rời đi vào ngày 12 tháng 7 và chúng tôi có những kế hoạch tuyệt vời. Đầu tiên, chúng ta sẽ đến thăm Bảo tàng Metropolitan ở thành phố New York. Tôi không thích bảo tàng nói chung, nhưng điều này thực sự đặc biệt. Chúng tôi cũng sẽ đi tham quan và chúng tôi sẽ đến thăm tượng Nữ thần Tự do và Tòa nhà Empire State. Sau đó, chúng tôi sẽ đến Great Lakes để lặn biển. Cuối cùng, chúng ta sẽ đến thác Niagara. Đó là một thác nước khổng lồ. Một phần của nó là ở Hoa Kỳ và một phần của nó là ở Canada. Ngạc nhiên! Tôi sẽ cần một chiếc vali lớn vì chủ yếu tôi cần đóng gói quần áo mùa hè, quần đùi và áo phông, nhưng tôi cũng sẽ cần áo tắm, dép xỏ ngón và một số áo liền quần hoặc áo len chui đầu vì trời có thể mát hơn vào ban đêm và bên thác Niagara! Khi chúng tôi trở về từ New York, tôi sẽ đi biển với gia đình tôi. Chúng tôi thường đến Matalascañas. Tôi có rất nhiều bạn bè ở đó nên sẽ rất vui!! Tôi không thể chờ đợi cho mùa hè!
Bạn đang lên kế hoạch làm gì? Tôi hy vọng năm tới chúng ta có thể giữ liên lạc. Chúc bạn có một kỳ nghỉ hè vui vẻ!
Trân trọng,
Đạt
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The number of people running has decreased (1)__________ running provides many benefits for health. The following advantages will help you decide if you want to try. (2)__________, running helps to improve physical body. For instance, it builds a good condition of lungs, promotes bone health, reduces stress levels. (3)__________, running reduces blood pressure while improves blood flow. (4)__________, it is a good choice for weight loss. A medium level of running can result in weight loss. (5)__________, running is a low cost activity. You only need a quality pair of athletic shoes. You can run outdoors, in your neighbourhood or at local parks. (6)__________, you can meet your exercise goals without going to a gym centre. (7)__________, it’s worth running whether in every morning or in any free time. You don’t need a big start, but 15 minutes each day. (8) __________ add 5 minutes every weekuntil it reaches 60 minutes. You will never see the fantastic outcome if you don’t give it a try.
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There are about 3000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important ones. Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages. More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it is only the language for more than one billion Chinese people. English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area in the world.
1. How many living languages are there in the world?
2. How many people in the world speaks English?
3. Are there 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue?
4. Why do many people speak English?
Read the text carefully and then choose True or False
Once upon a time there was a young girl called Cinderella. Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died. Her father married an evil widow with two daughters. Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her. She had to wear old clothes and work hard while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun. A good witch helped Cinderella. She turned Cinderella’s old dress into a beautiful gown. Cinderella went to a party and a handsome prince politely invited her to dance with him. He fell in love with her and wanted to find out who she was. Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn’t tell the prince her name. But she left a glass slipper, and the prince used that to find her. They got married and lived happily ever after.
Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A. B. C. or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
As a child, Phong always dreamt of going abroad to study. (1) he graduate his parents sent him over toNew Zealandto attend college. Phong was very happy that his dream finally came true. When he first arrived in the country, Phong's English was not very good and sometime he did not understand what other people said. He also had difficulties in class because he was not familiar with the new teaching and learning method. He felt (2) in this new place, and missed all his buddies inViet Nam. The food there was so different to what his mum used to cook for him. And for the first time in his life, Phong had to think about his finances, and to plan his spending (3). However, Phong was young and enthusiastic. He learnt to (4) to this new environment. After two years, Phong is how very fluent in English and has achieved the top academic award at his school. He has a lot of friends from different countries. He is even good (5) being able to earn money for his daily needs from his part- time job at a restaurant.
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The first major cause for stress is school. Test (1), trying to achieve excellent grades, starting a new school, trying to fit in, those can cause stress at school, stress cannot be always (2), some will cause pressure that will cause one (3) work harder. But mainly stress leads to headaches, lack (4) concentration, forgetfulness, or stomachaches. I understand this past couple weeks I have (5) more stress than I ever have felt before.
I had these school comp papers due, Seneys huge test coming up, and semester tests (6) general; this made me feel large amount of stress. The further students find (7) in school, the extra stress they feel over trying to (8) out the perfect college and deciding what to do with their lives.
I know next year college with only cause additional stress (9) myself and family dealing with financial aid. (10) school is a major source for stress.
They (just decide) __________ that they (undertake) ___________ the job.
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It's a marvelous idea for children to do some cooking at an early age. Generally speaking, most children can't wait to help in the (1)................. and love getting involved in the preparation (2)................. their meals. They should be encouraged to do so, and care should be (3)............... to ensure they enjoy the experience. It is important to show them how to do things (4).................. but they shouldn't be criticized too much. Although the finished (5)................. may not be quite to your liking, the young cook will undoubtedly find it the tastiest (6).................. he or she has ever eaten.
Kitchens can, of course, be (7)................... places and so the absolute importance of keeping an eye (8).................. children at all times cannot be emphasized too heavily. Sharp (9)................, for example, should be avoided until children are (10)............... enough to handle them safely.
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Living in Vietnam today (1)___ greatly from the lifestyle of 100 years ago. People in the past mainly worked in agriculture (2)_____ today there are significantly less people working in this sector of the economy. These days, by comparison, people are more likely to be employed in manufacturing and tourism than in the rice fields. Moreover, Vietnam, which was (4)____ agrarian, is transforming into an entirely different country. While agriculture is still an important component of the Vietnamese economy, other enterprises are accounting for an increasing amount of economic activity.
Don’t be silly! That ...................................possibly be Rivaldo!