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Read the text quickly and choose the best title.
1 Not many English people have pets.
2 English people don't spend money on their pets.
3 English people prefer to spend their time with animals rather than with other people.
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Read the text again.Some parts of the text have been removed.Complete the text by deciding which part of the text (A-E) fits each gap (1-4) there is one extra letter that you do not need.
British people love their animals.Over half the households in Britain have got a pet.Goldfish are the most popular pet,but the British own 7.2 milion cats and 6.6 million dogs.1 c Friend from other countries are sometimes shocked.
People in other countries often spend a lot of money on comfortable kennels for their dogs,which means that the dogs sleep outside.The British let their dogs take over their houses.2 a They allow their dogs to lie on their sofas and armchairs, and give them almost as much attention as their children. They spoil their dogs with toys and treats and specially prepared meals.
Perhaps the British love their animals so much because they feel more confident with animals than with other people! British people can be very formal and find it hard to talk to people that they do not know.3 e They feel embarrassed if they have to talk to strangers. But there is no problem with dogs.4 b The British can easily start a conversation with a strange dog.
Greorge Mikes is the author of a famous book about the British.He say that when British people go for a walk with a friend , they don't say a work for hours.But if they go out for a walk with their dogs, they talk to them all the way!
a Thay allow their dogs to lie on their sofas and armchairs, and give them almost as much attention as their children.
b The Britich can easily start a conver sation with a strange dog.
c Friend from other countries are sometimes shocked.
d They think of them as part of the family.
e They feel embarrassed if they have to talk to strangers.
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Think about the advan tages and disadvantages of having pets:
Advantages:
- Pets help you reduce stress and feel more happy.
- Pets has many good effects on our life: dogs help us guard the house and protect us, cats catch mice for us and so on.
- Pets are always faithful and helpful
- Pets help us be more responsible.
Disadvantages:
- We have to spend money and time on taking care of them by feeing, excercising, ect.
- Pets affect some people's health.
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Exercise 2. Read the text and fill in each gap with the correct form of the word in capitals.
Next Top Model
One programme that has been very popular on television in a lot of (1) ____different__________ (DIFFER) countries is Next Top Model. In the programme they ask girls to apply to be a model and thousands do. The judges then make a (2) ____choice__________ (CHOOSE) from these thousands, usually selecting about thirty grils who are tall and (3) _____attractive_________ (ATTRACT) and from these they choose about twelve to actually be on the show.They make about ten programmes showing the girls as they are taught how to model. They have to have pictures taken and learn how to walk (4) _______properly_______ (PROPER) odwn a catalk and put on their make-up and so on. The girls all live together so normally it is very (5) ____competitive__________ (COMPETE). The judges are usuallly an ex-model together with some people who work I fashion like a (6) __photographer____________ (PHOTOGRAPH) or a model agent. Every week they choose one (7) _____lucky_________ (LUCK) model to send home. AT the end the people watching get to vote for their (8) ______lucky________ (FAVOUR) model. It shows that modeling is a lot (9) ______harder________ (HARD) than many people think, but the girls don’t have to be glamorous as long as they have a very individual look. However, the model who is (10) ______finally________ (FINAL) chosen doens;t always become successful.
Tại sao thất bại không phải luôn luôn là một điều xấu
Người ta thường nói rằng chúng ta ngày càng có nhiều rủi ro hơn, thận trọng hơn, cẩn thận hơn để không thất bại. Điều này đặc biệt đáng chú ý ở cả nơi làm việc và trong lĩnh vực giáo dục, trong đó nhấn mạnh đến việc đạt được kết quả tốt hơn là học tập và trở nên khôn ngoan hơn. Trên thực tế, thái độ này rất phổ biến đến mức nhiều người trong chúng ta đã sợ hãi đến mức nào. Đây có phải là một thái độ lành mạnh? Nghiên cứu cả về kinh doanh và giáo dục đều cho thấy.
Trong một nghiên cứu được thực hiện tại Đại học Bilkent ở Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ và Đại học Ghent ở Bỉ, Aikaterini Michou và các cộng sự đã thẩm vấn hơn 1.000 sinh viên trường trung học và cao đẳng về động lực học hỏi và các chiến lược học tập mà họ sử dụng. Những sinh viên sợ không thành công thì thận trọng hơn, có nhiều khả năng đặt ra các mục tiêu cho phép họ cảm thấy tốt hơn về bản thân, hơn là theo đuổi các mối quan tâm mới hoặc tăng cường sự phát triển cá nhân. Họ cũng ít có khả năng sử dụng các chiến lược học tập hiệu quả nhất.
Joachim Brunstein và Peter Gollwitzer tại các trường đại học Erlangen và Konstanz ở Đức tiến hành một thí nghiệm, nơi họ nói với một nhóm người lớn trẻ họ đã thất bại trong lần đầu tiên trong hai nhiệm vụ (không phân biệt điểm kiểm tra thực tế). Những người được cho biết nhiệm vụ là một thử nghiệm về năng lực của họ và hứa hẹn trong lĩnh vực được lựa chọn của họ - hoặc là y khoa hoặc khoa học máy tính - có nhiều khả năng làm tốt hơn nhiệm vụ thứ hai hơn là những người được cho biết nhiệm vụ ban đầu là không liên quan đến sự nghiệp tương lai. Dường như khi một cá nhân thất bại trong một lĩnh vực quan trọng đối với họ, thất bại đó có thể trở thành động lực thúc đẩy chứ không phải là một động lực.
21. Why do people usually sing ?
A. They like birds. B. They feel happy.
C. They want to tell a story . D. They like studying music.
22. Which birds sing the most beautiful songs ?
A. Birds in a good temper. B. Cock birds.
C. Hen birds. D. Female birds which attract male birds.
23. What warnings does a bird sometimes sing ?
A. A warning to keep away. B. A warning to come quickly.
C. A warning about the approach of people D. A warning to stop singing.
24. What do most birds usually do if they cannot sing well ?
A. warn other birds to go away. B. give their information in another way.
C. find a wife. D. fly high in the sky.
25. What is one bird's unusual way of attracting a hen bird ?
A. It dances. B. It spreads out its tail.
C. It searches for a wife. D. It uses shells and flowers to make a garden.
In this section you will find after the reading passage a number of questions of unfinished statements about the passage , each with four suggested answers or ways of finishing . You must choose the one which you think fits best (10 points)
People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy. They express their happiness by singing. When a bird sing, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy. Birds have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their songs are their language.
The most beautiful songs are sung by male (cock) birds. They sing when they want to attract a female (hen) bird. It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife.
Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away. To a bird, his tree or even a branch of tree, is his home. He does not want strangers to come near him, so he sings to warn them.
If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving important information. Some birds dance, spread out their tails or make other sings. One bird has a most unusual way of finding a wife. It builds a small garden of shells and flowers.
21. Why do people usually sing ?
A. They like birds. B. They feel happy.
C. They want to tell a story . D. They like studying music.
22. Which birds sing the most beautiful songs ?
A. Birds in a good temper. B. Cock birds.
C. Hen birds. D. Female birds which attract male birds.
23. What warnings does a bird sometimes sing ?
A. A warning to keep away. B. A warning to come quickly.
C. A warning about the approach of people D. A warning to stop singing.
24. What do most birds usually do if they cannot sing well ?
A. warn other birds to go away. B. give their information in another way.
C. find a wife. D. fly high in the sky.
25. What is one bird's unusual way of attracting a hen bird ?
A. It dances. B. It spreads out its tail.
C. It searches for a wife. D. It uses shells and flowers to make a garden.
Approaches to learning. People appear (1) …A. learning…. in different ways. Some people expect (2)…A. making…..mistakes in their studies and are capable of (3)…B. to benefit….from their mistakes. They don’t mind (4)…B. being corrected…by their teacher and indeed often ask (5)…A. being….corrected. Others, however, dislike (6)…A. making….mistakes. They try to avoid (7) ……B. to do….anything which they might do badly. They would rather (8) …C. perfect…. something in small steps and be sure they have got it right (9)……A. to…..attempt to do a task based on a subject they don’t feel they have finished (10)…C. exploring….yet. Both ways of learning seem (11)……C. as……equally valid, but a combination of the two may be the best solution. In (12)……C. need…….to learn effectively, students have to remember (13)…B. taking….risks sometimes. But they also have to feel comfortable and secure with what they are doing so (14)…C. as…not to become demotivated. All students should at least think about (15)…B. questioning… the way that they approach learning.