Listen to the radio programme and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
Question 1. Wing-suits allow people to fly or glide.
Question 2. Wing-suits are getting cheaper.
Question 3. Gabriele Diamanti's water distiller is powered by the sun.
Question 4. The "enable talk gloves" help people to use sign language in really cold conditions.
Question 5. James Cameron invented a new underwater camera.
Question 6. MIT students have invented a new type of ketchup.
Question 7. The last invention is a way of producing clouds indoors.
Question 8. The science correspondent thinks the clouds are ugly.
Question 1
Tạm dịch: Những bộ đồ có cánh cho phép người ta bay hoặc lượn.
Đáp án: True
Question 2
Tạm dịch: Những bộ đồ có cánh đang ngày càng rẻ hơn.
Đáp án: True
Question 3
Tạm dịch: Máy cất nước của Gabriele Diamanti được nạp năng lượng từ mặt trời.
Đáp án: True
Question 4
Giải thích:
Tạm dịch: “Những chiếc găng tay biết nói” giúp người ta sử dụng ngôn ngữ ký hiệu trong điều kiện thời tiết rất lạnh.
Đáp án: False
Question 5
Tạm dịch: James Cameron phát minh ra một loại máy ảnh mới dùng được dưới nước.
Đáp án: False
Question 6
Tạm dịch: Học sinh của MIT đã phát minh ra một loại nước sốt cà chua mới.
Đáp án: False
Question 7
Tạm dịch: Phát minh sau cùng là một cách để tạo ra mây trong nhà
Đáp án: True
Question 8
Tạm dịch: Nhà phóng viên khoa học nghĩ rằng những đám mây rất xấu xí
Đáp án: False
This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful sunset.
I have never_____________________________________________
My mother forced me to stop playing computer games.
My mother made_________________________________________
Give the correct form of verb in the brackets.
1) I__________(wait) for you since 2 pm.
2) While we___________(talk), the teacher___________________(come) in.
3) She_________(not use) the Internet for a long time.
4) My sister wants_______________________(become) a lecturer.
5) I use this bike for_____________________(ride) to school.Read the follow passage then answer the questions:
Television is one of the greatest inventions in the world. It is a means of communication. The first television was demonstrated in 1927 in San Francisco. At that time, its images were black and white. Since then, it hasn’t stopped developing. Modern televisions are flat and attached to the wall. Since 2010, the viewers have had more selections of programs from the Internet because of the invention of smart TV. In 2013, 79% of the world's households owned a television set.
When and where was the first television demonstrated?
___________________________________________________________
Rihana performed this song in New York last year.
This song_______________________________________________________________
Why have the viewers had more selections of programs from the Internet?
____________________________________________________________________________________Rewrite sentences:
I find this book interesting.
I am________________________________________________________________________
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
___________is a wonderful invention for housewives. They don’t have to wash clothes by hands anymore.
Fill in each gap with one suitable word:
competition generations habit
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1) Havana is a____________. Everyone loves it.
2) The Voice is a popular singing_______________. It is held in many countries.
3) Smoking is a bad_______________. You should give it up.
4) Young people should do volunteering for a better______________.