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18 tháng 11 2023

1. a

2. b

3. b

5. a

6. b

7. a

1 - a

Nellie’s first editor wanted her to write about fashion. However, Nellie was not interested in that.

(Biên tập viên đầu tiên của Nellie muốn cô ấy viết về thời trang. Tuy nhiên, Nellie không quan tâm đến điều đó.)

2 - b 

There were very few female reporters in those days. In fact, Nellie was one of the first.

(Thời đó có rất ít các phóng viên là nữ. Trong thực tế, Nellie là một trong những người đầu tiên.)

3 - b.

She wanted to write about people whom the rest of society ignored. For instance, she wrote about children who worked in factories.

(Cô ấy muốn viết về phần còn lại của xã hội, những người không nhận được sự chú ý. Ví dụ, cô ấy viết về những đứa trẻ làm việc trong các nhà máy.)

4 - a

Her reports often criticised the factory owners. Consequently, she was not popular with those people.

(Những báo cáo của cô ấy thường chỉ trích những người chủ nhà máy. Hậu quả là cô ấy không nổi tiếng với những người đó.)

5 - b

They worked long hours in the factory. Indeed, they started before sunrise.

(Họ làm việc nhiều giờ đồng hồ trong nhà máy. Thật vậy, họ bắt đầu trước khi mặt trời mọc.)

6 - a

She discovered that patients in psychiatric hospitals lived in terrible conditions – though nobody seemed to know or care.

(Cô phát hiện ra rằng những bệnh nhân ở các bệnh việc tâm thần phải sống trong điều kiện sống rất tồi tệ, mặc dù dường như không ai biết hoặc quan tâm.)

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datcoder
CTVVIP
18 tháng 11 2023

Bài nghe: 

1 Nellie’s first editor wanted her to write about fashion. However, ...

There were very few female reporters in those days. In fact, ...

She wanted to write about people whom the rest of society ignored. For instance, ...

4 Her reports often criticised the factory owners. Consequently, ...

5 They worked long hours in the factory. Indeed, ...

6  She discovered that patients in psychiatric hospitals lived in terrible conditions – though ...

Tạm dịch:

1 Biên tập viên đầu tiên của Nellie muốn cô ấy viết về thời trang. Tuy nhiên, ...

2 Vào thời đó, có rất ít nữ phóng viên. Trong thực tế, ...

3 Cô muốn viết về phần còn lại của xã hội, những người không được chú ý đến. Ví dụ, ...

4 Các báo cáo của cô ấy thường chỉ trích các chủ nhà máy. Do đó, ...

5 Họ làm việc nhiều giờ trong nhà máy. Thực vậy, ...

6 Cô phát hiện ra rằng bệnh nhân trong bệnh viện tâm thần sống trong điều kiện tồi tệ - mặc dù ...

Choose the best answer : 1. Nellie Ross of Wyoming was the first woman .................... governor in the United States A. who elected B. to be elected C. was elected D. her election as 2. Pioneers , ....................... in isolated areas of the United States , were almost totally self - confident A. who living B. living C. lived D. that lived 3. Completed in 1756 , Nassau Hall is the oldest building now ............ on the campus of Princeton University A. standing B. it...
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Choose the best answer :

1. Nellie Ross of Wyoming was the first woman .................... governor in the United States

A. who elected B. to be elected C. was elected D. her election as

2. Pioneers , ....................... in isolated areas of the United States , were almost totally self - confident

A. who living B. living C. lived D. that lived

3. Completed in 1756 , Nassau Hall is the oldest building now ............ on the campus of Princeton University

A. standing B. it stands C. has stood D. stood

4. Neil Armstrong , ....................... person to set foot on the moon , reported that the surface was fine and powdery

A. the first B. to be the first C. was the first D. as the first

5. The Massachusetts State House , ........................... in 1798 , was the most distinguished building in the United States at that time

A. completing B. which was completed C. was completed D. to be completed

6. Lady Astor was the first woman ............................. her seat in Parliament

A. take B. to take C. taking D. who takes

7. Norman Weiner , .......................... mathematiciann and logician , had an important role in the development of the computer

A. who as a B. was a C. whom a D. a

8. Coal was the first fuel ................... to power machinery

A. is used B. using C. to use D. to be used

9. She has always got on well with her colleagues

A. she has always had poor friendship with her colleagues

B. she has always been on good terms with her colleagues

C. her colleagues have always put up with her

D. She is trying to establish a good friendship with her colleagues

10. Julia didn't listen to what her doctor told her

A. What the doctor told Julia was not worth listening to

B. Julia couldn't hear what the doctor told her

C. the doctor told Julia to listen to what he said , but she didn't do so

D. Julia took no notice of what her doctor told her

11. John Smith is a farmer . I bought his land

A. John Smith , whose land I bought , is a farmer

B. John Smith , who is a farmer , whose land I bought

C. John Smith , whom I bought his land , is a farmer

D. John Smith , a farmer , bought his land

12. That's the man I told you about yesterday

A. That's the man about whom I told you yesterday

B. I told you about the man whom you met yesterday

C. That's the man about that I told you yesterday

D. That's the man about I told you yesterday

13. Nobody could possibly believe the story he told us

A. the story he told us was magical

B. It's possible that he told an unreal story

C. It's possible that he told a real story

D. the story he told us was beyond our belief

14. Solar energy is not only plentiful and infinite but also clean and safe ( Từ " infinite " đồng nghĩa với từ nào ? )

A. boundless B. unlimited C. uncountable D. inflexible

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15 tháng 5 2020

Choose the best answer :

1. Nellie Ross of Wyoming was the first woman .................... governor in the United States

A. who elected B. to be elected C. was elected D. her election as

2. Pioneers , ....................... in isolated areas of the United States , were almost totally self - confident

A. who living B. living C. lived D. that lived

3. Completed in 1756 , Nassau Hall is the oldest building now ............ on the campus of Princeton University

A. standing B. it stands C. has stood D. stood

4. Neil Armstrong , ....................... person to set foot on the moon , reported that the surface was fine and powdery

A. the first B. to be the first C. was the first D. as the first

5. The Massachusetts State House , ........................... in 1798 , was the most distinguished building in the United States at that time

A. completing B. which was completed C. was completed D. to be completed

6. Lady Astor was the first woman ............................. her seat in Parliament

A. take B. to take C. taking D. who takes

7. Norman Weiner , .......................... mathematiciann and logician , had an important role in the development of the computer

A. who as a B. was a C. whom a D. a

8. Coal was the first fuel ................... to power machinery

A. is used B. using C. to use D. to be used

9. She has always got on well with her colleagues

A. she has always had poor friendship with her colleagues

B. she has always been on good terms with her colleagues

( get on well with sbd= be on good terms: hòa đồng thân thiện)

C. her colleagues have always put up with her

D. She is trying to establish a good friendship with her colleagues

10. Julia didn't listen to what her doctor told her

A. What the doctor told Julia was not worth listening to

B. Julia couldn't hear what the doctor told her

C. the doctor told Julia to listen to what he said , but she didn't do so

D. Julia took no notice of what her doctor told her

11. John Smith is a farmer . I bought his land

A. John Smith , whose land I bought , is a farmer

B. John Smith , who is a farmer , whose land I bought

C. John Smith , whom I bought his land , is a farmer

D. John Smith , a farmer , bought his land

12. That's the man I told you about yesterday

A. That's the man about whom I told you yesterday

B. I told you about the man whom you met yesterday

C. That's the man about that I told you yesterday

D. That's the man about I told you yesterday

13. Nobody could possibly believe the story he told us

A. the story he told us was magical

B. It's possible that he told an unreal story

C. It's possible that he told a real story

D. the story he told us was beyond our belief

14. Solar energy is not only plentiful and infinite but also clean and safe ( Từ " infinite " đồng nghĩa với từ nào ? )

A. boundless B. unlimited C. uncountable D. inflexible

infinite: vô hạn

Read the story of Helen Keller's life as a young girl. Are the sentences true or false? Write T or F.Helen Keller was born in 1880 in Alabama, with the ability to both see and hear, like any normal child. She began to speak when she was six months old and to walk at the age of one. But six months later, she contracted a serious illness, possibly meningitis. After she had recovered, her mother noticed that Helen didn't react to sounds, or when she waved her hand in front of Helen's face. The...
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Read the story of Helen Keller's life as a young girl. Are the sentences true or false? Write T or F.

Helen Keller was born in 1880 in Alabama, with the ability to both see and hear, like any normal child. She began to speak when she was six months old and to walk at the age of one. But six months later, she contracted a serious illness, possibly meningitis. After she had recovered, her mother noticed that Helen didn't react to sounds, or when she waved her hand in front of Helen's face. The illness had left her both deaf and blind. As she grew up, she learned to communicate with the daughter of the family cook using sign language that they invented together. But Helen was an unhappy child and often flew into a rage. Her mother was very patient with her and tried to help her. She had read about the successful education of another deaf-blind child, and when Helen was seven she contacted a special school for blind children in Boston. The director of the school suggested that Helen work with Anne Sullivan, who was herself visually impaired and a recent graduate of the school. It was the beginning of a 49-year relationship between pupil and teacher.

Anne travelled to Helen's home and immediately began teaching her 'finger-spelling': spelling out words on the palm of Helen's hand. The first word she tried to teach her was 'doll' - Anne had brought Helen a doll as a present. But Helen could not make the connection between the letters and the objects and became very frustrated. After about a month, however, there was a breakthrough. Helen realised that the movements of Anne's fingers on her palm, while she poured water over her other hand, signified 'water. By the end of the day Helen had learned thirty new words.

1 As a baby, Helen had normal sight and hearing.

2 A relation of one of the family servants gradually taught Helen sign language.

3 Helen's mother was very unhappy and frequently got cross with her.

4 Anne Sullivan was partially blind.

5 The first word that Helen understood through finger-spelling was 'doll'

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datcoder
CTVVIP
18 tháng 11 2023

1 As a baby, Helen had normal sight and hearing.

(Khi còn bé, Helen có thị giác và thính giác bình thường.)

Thông tin: “"Helen Keller was born in 1880 in Alabama, with the ability to both see and hear, like any normal child.”

(Helen Keller sinh năm 1880 tại Alabama, có khả năng nhìn và nghe như bất kỳ đứa trẻ bình thường nào.)

Chọn True

2 A relation of one of the family servants gradually taught Helen sign language.

(Mối quan hệ của một trong những người hầu trong gia đình dần dần dạy Helen ngôn ngữ ký hiệu.)

Thông tin: “She learned to communicate with the daughter of the family cook using sign language that they invented together.”

(Cô học cách giao tiếp với con gái của một đầu bếp gia đình bằng ngôn ngữ ký hiệu mà họ cùng nhau phát minh ra.)

Chọn True

3 Helen's mother was very unhappy and frequently got cross with her.

(Mẹ của Helen rất không vui và thường xuyên cáu kỉnh với cô.)

Thông tin: “Her mother was very patient with her and tried to help her.”

(Mẹ cô đã rất kiên nhẫn với cô và cố gắng giúp đỡ cô.)

Chọn False

4 Anne Sullivan was partially blind.

(Anne Sullivan bị mù một phần.)

Thông tin: “Anne Sullivan, who was herself visually impaired...”

(Anne Sullivan, người bị khiếm thị...")

Chọn True

5 The first word that Helen understood through finger-spelling was 'doll'

(Từ đầu tiên mà Helen hiểu được khi đánh vần bằng ngón tay là 'búp bê')

Thông tin: “The first word she tried to teach her was 'doll' - Anne had brought Helen a doll as a present.”

(Từ đầu tiên cô ấy cố gắng dạy cho cô ấy là 'búp bê' - Anne đã mang cho Helen một con búp bê như một món quà.")

Chọn True

Fossil fuel reserves are limited, so we are trying to find _____ sources of energy. * 1 điểm A. relative B. entire C. alternative D. demanding 2. Solar panel can be used to _____ houses and cars. * 1 điểm A. power B. move C. create D. replace 3. Scientists are...
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Fossil fuel reserves are limited, so we are trying to find _____ sources of energy. * 1 điểm A. relative B. entire C. alternative D. demanding 2. Solar panel can be used to _____ houses and cars. * 1 điểm A. power B. move C. create D. replace 3. Scientists are trying to find ways to _____ full use of wind and solar energy. * 1 điểm A. take B. have C. provide D. make 4. Wind power produces energy _____ pollution * 1 điểm A. by B. with C. without D. for 5. Isabel was the only journalist _____ the true story of scandal. * 1 điểm A. discovered B. to discover C. discovering D. who discover 6. Only one of the people ______ was qualified for the job. * 1 điểm A. interviewed B. interviewing C. to interview D. who interviewing 7. You should visit that town. There are many interesting places ______ there. * 1 điểm A. seeing B. seen C. see D. to see 8. Parents are responsible for providing the right environment, _____ their children can grow up well. * 1 điểm A. that B. in which C. in that D. by which 9. _____ Mr. Pike is getting married is a surprise! * 1 điểm A. What B. Who C. That D. Then 10. Most of the world’s fresh water _____ at the North and South Poles. * 1 điểm A. are frozen B. freezing C. is frozen D. have been frozen 11. The winners were happy and the losers left _____. * 1 điểm A. to disappoint B. disappointed C. disappointing D. disappointment 12. The patient has been feeling much better since the doctor _____. * 1 điểm A. came B. comes C. coming D. had come 13. Without his famous father, _____. * 1 điểm A. he would never have gotten the job B. he would like to take the job C. he did not want to take the job D. he was not given such a good job 14. They quickly carried the injured horse, _____, to veterinarian. * 1 điểm A. which leg was broken in the race B. its leg was broken in the race C. the leg of it was broken in the race D. whose leg was broken in the race 15. “Thank you so much for your instructions.” “_____.” * 1 điểm A. That’s right B. Yes, of course C. Not too bad. Thanks. D. No problem. That’s what I’m here for. 16. “Today is my birthday." “_____.” * 1 điểm A. Oh, dear. It is! B. Many happy returns. C. It’s my pleasure. Thanks. D. That’s good idea.

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The Penny Black It might not have looked very impressive, but the Penny Black, now 170 years old, was the first stamp to be created and it launched the modem postal system in Britain. Before 1840 and the arrival of the Penny Black, you had to be rich and patient to use the Royal Mail. Delivery was charged according to the miles travelled and the number of sheets of paper used; a 2-page letter sent from Edinburgh to London, for example, would have cost 2 shillings, or more than £7 in today’s...
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The Penny Black

It might not have looked very impressive, but the Penny Black, now 170 years old, was the first stamp to be created and it launched the modem postal system in Britain.

Before 1840 and the arrival of the Penny Black, you had to be rich and patient to use the Royal Mail. Delivery was charged according to the miles travelled and the number of sheets of paper used; a 2-page letter sent from Edinburgh to London, for example, would have cost 2 shillings, or more than £7 in today’s money. And when the top-hatted letter carrier came to deliver it, it was the recipient who had to pay for the postage. Letter writers employed various ruses to reduce the cost, doing everything possible to cram more words onto a page. Nobody bothered with heavy envelopes; instead, letters would be folded and sealed with wax. You then had to find a post office - there were no pillar boxes - and hope your addressee didn't live in one of the several rural areas which were not served by the system. If you were lucky, your letter would arrive (it could take days) without being read or censored.

The state of mail had been causing concern throughout the 1830s, but it was Rowland Hill, an inventor, teacher and social reformer from Kidderminster, who proposed a workable plan for change. Worried that a dysfunctional, costly service would stifle communication just as Britain was in the swing of its second industrial revolution, he believed reform would ease the distribution of ideas and stimulate trade and business, delivering the same promise as the new railways.

Hill’s proposal for the penny post, which meant any letter weighing less than half an ounce (14 grams) could be sent anywhere in Britain for about 30p in today’s money, was so radical that the Postmaster General, Lord Lichfield, said, 'Of all the wild and visionary schemes which I ever heard of, it is the most extravagant.’ Lord Lichfield spoke for an establishment not convinced of the need for poor people to post anything. But merchants and reformers backed Hill. Soon the government told him to make his scheme work. And that meant inventing a new type of currency.

Hill quickly settled on 'a bit of paper covered at the back with a glutinous wash which the user might, by applying a little moisture, attach to the back of a letter’. Stamps would be printed in sheets of 240 that could be cut using scissors or a knife. Perforations would not arrive until 1854. The idea stuck, and in August 1839 the Treasury launched a design competition open to ‘all artists, men of science and the public in general’. The new stamp would need to be resistant to forgery, and so it was a submission by one Mr Cheverton that Hill used as the basis for one of the most striking designs in history. Cheverton, who worked as a sculptor and an engineer, determined that a portrait of Queen Victoria, engraved for a commemorative coin when she was a 15-year-old princess, was detailed enough to make copying difficult, and recognisable enough to make fakes easy to spot. The words ‘Postage’ and ‘One Penny’ were added alongside flourishes and ornamental stars. Nobody thought to add the word ‘Britain’, as it was assumed that the stamps would solely be put to domestic use.

With the introduction of the new postal system, the Penny Black was an instant hit, and printers struggled to meet demand. By the end of 1840, more than 160 million letters had been sent - more than double the previous year. It created more work for the post office, whose reform continued with the introduction of red letter boxes, new branches and more frequent deliveries, even to the remotest address, but its lasting impact on society was more remarkable.

Hill and his supporters rightly predicted that cheaper post would improve the ‘diffusion of knowledge’. Suddenly, someone in Scotland could be reached by someone in London within a day or two. And as literacy improved, sections of society that had been disenfranchised found a voice.

Tristram Hunt, an historian, values the ‘flourishing of correspondence’ that followed the arrival of stamps. ‘While I was writing my biography of Friedrich Engels I could read the letters he and Marx sent between Manchester and London,’ he says. ‘They wrote to each other three times a day, pinging ideas back and forth so that you can almost follow a real-time correspondence.’

The penny post also changed the nature of the letter. Weight-saving tricks such as cross-writing began to die out, while the arrival of envelopes built confidence among correspondents that mail would not be stolen or read. And so people wrote more private things - politically or commercially sensitive information or love letters. ‘In the early days of the penny post, there was still concern about theft,’ Hunt says. ‘Engels would still send Marx money by ripping up five-pound notes and sending the pieces in different letters.’ But the probity of the postal system became a great thing and it came to be expected that your mail would not be tampered with.

For all its brilliance, the Penny Black was technically a failure. At first, post offices used red ink to cancel stamps so that they could not be used again. But the ink could be removed. When in 1842, it was determined that black ink would be more robust, the colour of the Penny Black became a sort of browny red, but Hill’s brainchild had made its mark.

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

1. One of the characteristics of the postal service before the 1840s was that

A. postmen were employed by various organisations.
B. letters were restricted to a certain length.
C. distance affected the price of postage.
D. the price of delivery kept going up.

2. Letter writers in the 1830s

A. were not responsible for the cost of delivery.
B. tried to fit more than one letter into an envelope.
C. could only send letters to people living in cities.
D. knew all letters were automatically read by postal staff.

3. What does the text say about Hill in the 1830s?

A. He was the first person to express concern about the postal system.
B. He considered it would be more efficient for mail to be delivered by rail.
C. He felt that postal service reform was necessary for commercial development.
D. His plan received support from all the important figures of the day.

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30 tháng 7 2019
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

1. One of the characteristics of the postal service before the 1840s was that

A. postmen were employed by various organisations.
B. letters were restricted to a certain length.
C. distance affected the price of postage.
D. the price of delivery kept going up.

2. Letter writers in the 1830s

A. were not responsible for the cost of delivery.
B. tried to fit more than one letter into an envelope.
C. could only send letters to people living in cities.
D. knew all letters were automatically read by postal staff.

3. What does the text say about Hill in the 1830s?

A. He was the first person to express concern about the postal system.
B. He considered it would be more efficient for mail to be delivered by rail.
C. He felt that postal service reform was necessary for commercial development.
D. His plan received support from all the important figures of the day.

30 tháng 7 2019
The Penny Black

It might not have looked very impressive, but the Penny Black, now 170 years old, was the first stamp to be created and it launched the modem postal system in Britain.

Before 1840 and the arrival of the Penny Black, you had to be rich and patient to use the Royal Mail. Delivery was charged according to the miles travelled and the number of sheets of paper used; a 2-page letter sent from Edinburgh to London, for example, would have cost 2 shillings, or more than £7 in today’s money. And when the top-hatted letter carrier came to deliver it, it was the recipient who had to pay for the postage. Letter writers employed various ruses to reduce the cost, doing everything possible to cram more words onto a page. Nobody bothered with heavy envelopes; instead, letters would be folded and sealed with wax. You then had to find a post office - there were no pillar boxes - and hope your addressee didn't live in one of the several rural areas which were not served by the system. If you were lucky, your letter would arrive (it could take days) without being read or censored.

The state of mail had been causing concern throughout the 1830s, but it was Rowland Hill, an inventor, teacher and social reformer from Kidderminster, who proposed a workable plan for change. Worried that a dysfunctional, costly service would stifle communication just as Britain was in the swing of its second industrial revolution, he believed reform would ease the distribution of ideas and stimulate trade and business, delivering the same promise as the new railways.

Hill’s proposal for the penny post, which meant any letter weighing less than half an ounce (14 grams) could be sent anywhere in Britain for about 30p in today’s money, was so radical that the Postmaster General, Lord Lichfield, said, 'Of all the wild and visionary schemes which I ever heard of, it is the most extravagant.’ Lord Lichfield spoke for an establishment not convinced of the need for poor people to post anything. But merchants and reformers backed Hill. Soon the government told him to make his scheme work. And that meant inventing a new type of currency.

Hill quickly settled on 'a bit of paper covered at the back with a glutinous wash which the user might, by applying a little moisture, attach to the back of a letter’. Stamps would be printed in sheets of 240 that could be cut using scissors or a knife. Perforations would not arrive until 1854. The idea stuck, and in August 1839 the Treasury launched a design competition open to ‘all artists, men of science and the public in general’. The new stamp would need to be resistant to forgery, and so it was a submission by one Mr Cheverton that Hill used as the basis for one of the most striking designs in history. Cheverton, who worked as a sculptor and an engineer, determined that a portrait of Queen Victoria, engraved for a commemorative coin when she was a 15-year-old princess, was detailed enough to make copying difficult, and recognisable enough to make fakes easy to spot. The words ‘Postage’ and ‘One Penny’ were added alongside flourishes and ornamental stars. Nobody thought to add the word ‘Britain’, as it was assumed that the stamps would solely be put to domestic use.

With the introduction of the new postal system, the Penny Black was an instant hit, and printers struggled to meet demand. By the end of 1840, more than 160 million letters had been sent - more than double the previous year. It created more work for the post office, whose reform continued with the introduction of red letter boxes, new branches and more frequent deliveries, even to the remotest address, but its lasting impact on society was more remarkable.

Hill and his supporters rightly predicted that cheaper post would improve the ‘diffusion of knowledge’. Suddenly, someone in Scotland could be reached by someone in London within a day or two. And as literacy improved, sections of society that had been disenfranchised found a voice.

Tristram Hunt, an historian, values the ‘flourishing of correspondence’ that followed the arrival of stamps. ‘While I was writing my biography of Friedrich Engels I could read the letters he and Marx sent between Manchester and London,’ he says. ‘They wrote to each other three times a day, pinging ideas back and forth so that you can almost follow a real-time correspondence.’

The penny post also changed the nature of the letter. Weight-saving tricks such as cross-writing began to die out, while the arrival of envelopes built confidence among correspondents that mail would not be stolen or read. And so people wrote more private things - politically or commercially sensitive information or love letters. ‘In the early days of the penny post, there was still concern about theft,’ Hunt says. ‘Engels would still send Marx money by ripping up five-pound notes and sending the pieces in different letters.’ But the probity of the postal system became a great thing and it came to be expected that your mail would not be tampered with.

For all its brilliance, the Penny Black was technically a failure. At first, post offices used red ink to cancel stamps so that they could not be used again. But the ink could be removed. When in 1842, it was determined that black ink would be more robust, the colour of the Penny Black became a sort of browny red, but Hill’s brainchild had made its mark.

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

1. One of the characteristics of the postal service before the 1840s was that

A. postmen were employed by various organisations.
B. letters were restricted to a certain length.
C. distance affected the price of postage.
D. the price of delivery kept going up.

2. Letter writers in the 1830s

A. were not responsible for the cost of delivery.
B. tried to fit more than one letter into an envelope.
C. could only send letters to people living in cities.
D. knew all letters were automatically read by postal staff.

3. What does the text say about Hill in the 1830s?

A. He was the first person to express concern about the postal system.
B. He considered it would be more efficient for mail to be delivered by rail.
C. He felt that postal service reform was necessary for commercial development.
D. His plan received support from all the important figures of the day.

1. When someone.... a poem or other piece of writing, they it alooud after they have learned it. 2. The workers have made.....to the boss but he just does not seem to be listening. 3. A lot of things......to the house before we can move in. 4.No one is a better cook than your mother,.....? 5. The doctor said..... the patient did not stop smoking, he would be seriously ill. 6. We cannot grow enough food to.....the increasing population. 7. It would be very nice if we had a true.......of...
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1. When someone.... a poem or other piece of writing, they it alooud after they have learned it.

2. The workers have made.....to the boss but he just does not seem to be listening.

3. A lot of things......to the house before we can move in.

4.No one is a better cook than your mother,.....?

5. The doctor said..... the patient did not stop smoking, he would be seriously ill.

6. We cannot grow enough food to.....the increasing population.

7. It would be very nice if we had a true.......of how many people in this country have not got a job.

8. There is ......outside the house.

9. Peter is not ......work today. He is ....... holiday.

10. ............ told me she was ill so I did not play her a visit.

11. She was..............to leave without saying goodbye.

12. Of the three sisters, Mary is the most beautiful.........…...

13. When people......…, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help.

14. She wouldn’t have left early if she ........…a good reason.

15. Sarah …… from a well-known university.

16. I am used........... my sleep interrupted by the noise because I have lived in this region for more than 20 years.

17. Scientists....a carefully constructed experiment on the mystery virus.

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1. When someone...recites . a poem or other piece of writing, they it alooud after they have learned it.

2. The workers have made.. representations...to the boss but he just does not seem to be listening.

3. A lot of things...need to be done...to the house before we can move in.

4.No one is a better cook than your mother,...are they..?

5. The doctor said.. that if... the patient did not stop smoking, he would be seriously ill.

6. We cannot grow enough food to..support ...the increasing population.

1) Bournemouth, _______ we are going to visit next summer, is a real paradise for the retired. A. that B. what C. which D. in which 2) Thatcher, ______ birthplace was above a shop in the small English town of Grantham, became Prime Minister of Britain four years after she had become the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975. A. where B. whose C. in which D. which 3) First jeans, ______ became fashionable for women after they saw them in Vogue magazine, were made by two Americans, Jacob...
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1) Bournemouth, _______ we are going to visit next summer, is a real paradise for the retired. A. that B. what C. which D. in which 2) Thatcher, ______ birthplace was above a shop in the small English town of Grantham, became Prime Minister of Britain four years after she had become the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975. A. where B. whose C. in which D. which 3) First jeans, ______ became fashionable for women after they saw them in Vogue magazine, were made by two Americans, Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss. A. that B. whose C. of which D. which 4) The first television picture _________ John Logie Baird transmitted on 25 November, 1905 was a boy ______ worked in the office next to Baird's workroom in London. A. which / whom B. who / which C. that / whose D. that / who 5) Felix Hoffman, a 29-year-old chemist _______ worked for the German company Bayer, invented the drug Aspirin in April 1879. A. where B. whose C. whom D. who 6) Joyce Bews, ______ was born and grew up in Portsmouth on the south coast of England, _______ she still lives, was 100 last year. A. that / in which B. who / where C. that / where D. who / that 7) The big clock ________ used to strike the hours day and night was damaged during the war and has been silent ever since. A. whose B. that is C. what D. which 8) The pollution ______ they were talking is getting worse. A. that B. about which C. which D. whom 9) The engineer ______ our company relies is on holiday. A. who B. on whom C. whose D. whom 10) The dam ______ they plan to build will cover acres of forest. A. which B. to which C. whom D. where 11) He is a talented cricket player ______ abilities include fast bowling and powerful batting. A. where B. whose C. whom D. of which 12) Eastern Rwanda is very different from the South-west, _____ monkeys, birds and orchids thrive in the high altitude primary forest. A. when B. where C. which D. why 13) Wednesday is the day _________ a tour guide leads a tour around the town's historical places. A. when B. which C. whose D. where 14) Robert Riva, an Italian ____ used to play for Cremonese, now coaches the Reigate under 11's football team. A. when B. which C. where D. who 15) The town _________ the folk festival is taking place is usually a quiet resort. A. when B. where C. whom D. which 16) As a celebrity ______ many children admire, it is important for her to act responsibly. A. when B. where C. whom D. whose 17) We always hold a family barbecue in our garden on Independence Day, ______ was on a Tuesday this year. A. what B. that C. when D. which 18) When I was at school, there was a girl in my class ______ skin was so sensitive that she couldn't expose her skin to the sun even with cream on. A. where B. whose C. whom D. that
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Adjectives I. Underline all the adjectives in this description. This comfortable hotel with its pleasant gardens is ideal for people who want a quiet holiday, yet it is only a short distance from the highly popular attractions of the area. There are lovely views from every room. The atmosphere is very friendly, and the staff are always helpful. The holiday here is very good value for money. You can eat your meals at the hotel, where the food tastes marvellous. Or you can of course try some of...
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Adjectives

I. Underline all the adjectives in this description.
This comfortable hotel with its pleasant gardens is ideal for people who want a quiet holiday, yet it is only a short distance from the highly popular attractions of the area. There are lovely views from every room. The atmosphere is very friendly, and the staff are always helpful. The holiday here is very good value for money.
You can eat your meals at the hotel, where the food tastes marvellous. Or you can of course try some of the excellent local restaurants.

II. Complete the sentences for each situation. Use the word given + the ending –ing or -ed
The film wasn’t as good as we had expected. (disappoint)
a. The film was _________ b. We were_________ with the film.
2. Diana teaches young children. It’s a very hard job but she enjoys it. (exhaust)
a. She enjoys her job but it’s often_________.
b. At the end of a day’s work, she is often _________.
3. It’s been raining all day. I hate this weather. ( despress)
a. This weather is _________. b. This weather makes me _________.
c. It’s silly to get _________.
4. Clare is going to the United States next month. She has never been there before. (excite)
a. It will be an _________ experience for her.
b. Going to new places is always __________.
c. She is really _________ about going to the United States.
5. Jane doesn’t enjoy her any more and would like to do something different. (bore)
a. Jane is ________ with her job because she does the same thing every day.
b. Jane’s job is go ________ .

III. Choose the correct word.
Are you interesting/ interested in football?
The football match was quite exciting/ excited. I enjoyed it.
It’s sometimes embarrassing/ embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.
Do you easily get embarrassing/ embarrassed?
I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing/ amazed when I was offered it.
She has really learned very fast. She has made astonishing/ astonished progress.
I didn’t find the situation funny . I was not amusing? amused.
It was a really terrifying/ terrified experience. Afterwards everybody was very shocking/ shocked.
Why do you always look so boring/ bored? Is your life really so boring/ bored?
He’s one of the most boring/ bored people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything interesting/ interested.
The two-hour delay was annoying/ annoyed.
This weather makes me so depressing/ depressed.
Going for a jog with Matthew is exhausting/exhausted.
This computer has some very confusing/ confused instructions.
When I got onto the roof. I felt frightening/ frightened.
The journey took all day and night. They found it very tired/ tiring.
I thought the program on wildlife was fascinating/ fascinated.
The childen always get exciting/ excited when the Granny comes.
What thrilling/ thrilled news this is! Congratulation!
I must say it made me puzzling/ puzzled. I just don’t understand.

IV. Complete the sentences, using one of the following words.


bored/boring

interedted/interesting

amused/amusing

exhausted/exhausting

confused/confusing

excited/exciting

surprised/surprising

annoying/annoyed




He words very hard. It’s not surprising that he’s always tired.
The teacher’s explanation was ________. Most of the students didn’t understand it.
I seldom visit art galleries. I’m not particularly ________ in art.
The lecture was ________. I fell asleep.
Liz is always late. I’ll be ________ if she gets here on time.
I’ve been working very hard all day and now I’m _________.
I’m starting a new job next week. I’m quite _________ about it.
Tom is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very ________.
There is no need to get _______ just because I’m a few minutes late.
Liz is a very _______ person. She knows a lot, she’s traveled a lot and she’s done lots of different things.

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26 tháng 6 2017

Adjectives

I. Underline all the adjectives in this description.
This comfortable hotel with its pleasant gardens is ideal for people who want a quiet holiday, yet it is only a short distance from the highly popular attractions of the area. There are lovely views from every room. The atmosphere is very friendly, and the staff are always helpful. The holiday here is very good value for money.
You can eat your meals at the hotel, where the food tastes marvellous. Or you can of course try some of the excellent local restaurants.
II. Complete the sentences for each situation. Use the word given + the ending –ing or -ed
The film wasn’t as good as we had expected. (disappoint)
a. The film was ___disappointing______ b. We were___disappointed______ with the film.
2. Diana teaches young children. It’s a very hard job but she enjoys it. (exhaust)
a. She enjoys her job but it’s often_____exhausting____.
b. At the end of a day’s work, she is often ___exhausted______.
3. It’s been raining all day. I hate this weather. ( despress)
a. This weather is ____depressing_____. b. This weather makes me ___depressed_____.
c. It’s silly to get ___depressed______.
4. Clare is going to the United States next month. She has never been there before. (excite)
a. It will be an _____exciting____ experience for her.
b. Going to new places is always ____exciting______.
c. She is really ____excited_____ about going to the United States.
5. Jane doesn’t enjoy her any more and would like to do something different. (bore)
a. Jane is ___bored_____ with her job because she does the same thing every day.
b. Jane’s job is going ____boring____ .
III. Choose the correct word.
Are you interesting/ interested in football?
The football match was quite exciting/ excited. I enjoyed it.
It’s sometimes embarrassing/ embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.
Do you easily get embarrassing/ embarrassed?
I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing/ amazed when I was offered it.
She has really learned very fast. She has made astonishing/ astonished progress.
I didn’t find the situation funny . I was not amusing? amused.
It was a really terrifying/ terrified experience. Afterwards everybody was very shocking/ shocked.
Why do you always look so boring/ bored? Is your life really so boring/ bored?
He’s one of the most boring/ bored people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything interesting/ interested.
The two-hour delay was annoying/ annoyed.
This weather makes me so depressing/ depressed.
Going for a jog with Matthew is exhausting/exhausted.
This computer has some very confusing/ confused instructions.
When I got onto the roof. I felt frightening/ frightened.
The journey took all day and night. They found it very tired/ tiring.
I thought the program on wildlife was fascinating/ fascinated.
The childen always get exciting/ excited when the Granny comes.
What thrilling/ thrilled news this is! Congratulation!
I must say it made me puzzling/ puzzled. I just don’t understand.
IV. Complete the sentences, using one of the following words.

bored/boring

interedted/interesting

amused/amusing

exhausted/exhausting

confused/confusing

excited/exciting

surprised/surprising

annoying/annoyed


He words very hard. It’s not surprising that he’s always tired.
The teacher’s explanation was ___confusing_____. Most of the students didn’t understand it.
I seldom visit art galleries. I’m not particularly ____interested____ in art.
The lecture was ____boring____. I fell asleep.
Liz is always late. I’ll be ____surprised____ if she gets here on time.
I’ve been working very hard all day and now I’m ____exhausted_____.
I’m starting a new job next week. I’m quite ____excited_____ about it.
Tom is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very _amusing_______.
There is no need to get ___annoyed____ just because I’m a few minutes late.
Liz is a very ___interesting____ person. She knows a lot, she’s traveled a lot and she’s done lots of different things.

26 tháng 6 2017

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USE OF ENGLISH Complete the article with suitable words.At the age of sixteen, Nellie Bly read an article in her local newspaper which argued that women were not able to do the same jobs 1__________ men. Furious, she wrote an anonymous article in reply and sent it to the paper. The paper's editor was so impressed 2__________ he offered her a job: Nellie was now a journalist!At that time, female journalists mostly wrote about fashion and gardening, but Nellie had other ideas. She was determined...
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USE OF ENGLISH Complete the article with suitable words.

At the age of sixteen, Nellie Bly read an article in her local newspaper which argued that women were not able to do the same jobs 1__________ men. Furious, she wrote an anonymous article in reply and sent it to the paper. The paper's editor was so impressed 2__________ he offered her a job: Nellie was now a journalist!

At that time, female journalists mostly wrote about fashion and gardening, but Nellie had other ideas. She was determined to be an investigative journalist 3__________ wrote about serious issues, like women's rights and the problems of factory workers. But when Nellie accused companies 4__________ treating workers badly, they refused to buy advertisements in the paper, so the editor stopped Nellie's investigations.

5__________ 1887, Nellie moved to the New York World newspaper, where the owner, Joseph Pulitzer, helped her to do undercover work. For example, Nellie pretended to be insane so that she could become a patient at a psychiatric hospital in New York and find out 6__________ the conditions there. As a result of Nellie's shocking discoveries, the authorities changed the way they cared 7__________ mentally ill patients. This was probably her greatest success 8__________ an investigative journalist.

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CTVVIP
18 tháng 11 2023

1. as

- Cụm từ “the same as”: giống như

“Nellie Bly read an article in her local newspaper which argued that women were not able to do the same jobs 1 as men.”

(Nellie Bly đã đọc một bài báo trên tờ báo địa phương của cô ấy, trong đó lập luận rằng phụ nữ không thể làm những công việc giống như nam giới.)

2. that

- Cấu trúc “quá…đến mức”: S + tobe + so + tính từ + that + S + V.

“The paper's editor was so impressed that he offered her a job.”

(Biên tập viên của tờ báo đã rất ấn tượng đến mức anh ấy đã mời cô ấy một công việc)

3. who

- Trước vị trí trống là danh từ chỉ người “journalist” (nhà báo), phía sau là động từ “wrote” (viết) nên dùng “who” (người mà)

“She was determined to be an investigative journalist who wrote about serious issues,”

(Cô được xác định là nhà báo điều tra chuyên viết về các vấn đề nghiêm trọng)

4. of

- Cụm từ “accuse of”: cáo buộc

“But when Nellie accused companies of treating workers badly, they refused to buy advertisements in the paper,”

(Nhưng khi Nellie cáo buộc các công ty đối xử tệ với công nhân, họ từ chối mua quảng cáo trên báo,)

5. in

- Trước năm “1887” cần dùng giới từ “in”

5 In 1887, Nellie moved to the New York World newspaper,”

(Năm 1887, Nellie chuyển đến tờ báo New York World,)

6. about 

- “about”: về

- Cụm từ “find out about”: tìm hiểu về

“Nellie pretended to be insane so that she could become a patient at a psychiatric hospital in New York and find out 6 about the conditions there.”

(Nellie giả vờ mất trí để có thể trở thành bệnh nhân tại một bệnh viện tâm thần ở New York và tìm hiểu về điều kiện sống ở đó.)

7. for

- Cụm từ “care for”: chăm sóc cho

“As a result of Nellie's shocking discoveries, the authorities changed the way they cared 7 for mentally ill patients.”

(Kết quả của những khám phá gây sốc của Nellie, các nhà chức trách đã thay đổi cách họ chăm sóc cho bệnh nhân tâm thần.)

8. as

- Trước danh từ chỉ nghề nghiệp dùng “as” (với vai trò là)

“This was probably her greatest success as an investigative journalist.”

(Đây có lẽ là thành công lớn nhất của cô với vai trò là một nhà báo điều tra.)

Bài hoàn chỉnh

At the age of sixteen, Nellie Bly read an article in her local newspaper which argued that women were not able to do the same jobs 1 as men. Furious, she wrote an anonymous article in reply and sent it to the paper. The paper's editor was so impressed 2 that he offered her a job: Nellie was now a journalist!

At that time, female journalists mostly wrote about fashion and gardening, but Nellie had other ideas. She was determined to be an investigative journalist 3 who wrote about serious issues, like women's rights and the problems of factory workers. But when Nellie accused companies 4 of treating workers badly, they refused to buy advertisements in the paper, so the editor stopped Nellie's investigations.

5 In 1887, Nellie moved to the New York World newspaper, where the owner, Joseph Pulitzer, helped her to do undercover work. For example, Nellie pretended to be insane so that she could become a patient at a psychiatric hospital in New York and find out 6 about the conditions there. As a result of Nellie's shocking discoveries, the authorities changed the way they cared 7 for mentally ill patients. This was probably her greatest success as an investigative journalist.

Tạm dịch

Năm 16 tuổi, Nellie Bly đọc một bài báo trên tờ báo địa phương của mình, trong đó lập luận rằng phụ nữ không thể làm những công việc giống như nam giới. Tức giận, cô ấy đã viết một bài báo nặc danh để trả lời và gửi nó cho tờ báo. Biên tập viên của tờ báo đã rất ấn tượng đến mức anh ấy đã mời cô ấy một công việc: Nellie hiện là một nhà báo!

Vào thời điểm đó, các nhà báo nữ chủ yếu viết về thời trang và làm vườn, nhưng Nellie lại có ý kiến khác. Cô quyết tâm trở thành một nhà báo điều tra, người đã viết về các vấn đề nghiêm trọng, như quyền của phụ nữ và các vấn đề của công nhân nhà máy. Nhưng khi Nellie cáo buộc công ty đối xử tệ với công nhân, họ từ chối mua quảng cáo trên tờ báo, vì vậy biên tập viên đã dừng cuộc điều tra của Nellie.

Năm 1887, Nellie chuyển đến tờ báo New York World, nơi mà người chủ sở hữu, Joseph Pulitzer, giúp cô làm công việc bí mật. Ví dụ, Nellie giả vờ mất trí để có thể trở thành bệnh nhân tại một bệnh viện tâm thần ở New York và tìm hiểu về điều kiện ở đó. Kết quả của những khám phá gây sốc của Nellie, các nhà chức trách đã thay đổi cách họ chăm sóc bệnh nhân tâm thần. Đây có lẽ là thành công lớn nhất của cô với tư cách là một nhà báo điều tra.

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CTVVIP
19 tháng 11 2023

1. b

2. a

3. b

4. a

b He was much stronger in the past.

(Anh ấy khoẻ khoắn hơn nhiều trong quá khứ.)

Thông tin: ....I was really surprised how little I can lift now. (Tôi đã rất bất ngờ khi mà hiện tại tôi chỉ có thể nâng được ít đến vậy.)

b She is not a big fan of Robbie Williams.

(Cô ấy không phải là một fan hâm mộ lớn của Robbie Williams.)

Thông tin: I went to see Robbie Williams in concert last weekend ... again! (Tôi đã đến xem Robbie Williams ở buổi hoà nhạc vào cuối tuần trước... một lần nữa!)

3 b He rarely tries food from other countries.

(Anh ấy hiếm khi thử đồ ăn từ các nước khác.)

Thông tin: We had Thai food because they wanted to try something different – and for once, I agreed!

(Chúng tôi đac ăn đồ Thái bởi vì chúng tôi muốn thử cái gì đó khác - và lần đầu tiên, tôi đã đồng ý!)

4 a He does not like the jumper very much.

(Anh ấy không thích cái áo len lắm.)

Thông tin: Unusual. Well, anyway ... (Sao mà thấy sai sai. Chà, dù sao thì...)

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datcoder
CTVVIP
19 tháng 11 2023

Bài nghe: 

Speaker 1 I went to the gym last week. It was the first timein years! I tried lifting some weights and could only manage about 120 kilos. I know that would be a lot for most people, but for me ... well, I was really surprised how little I can lift now.

Speaker 2 I went to see Robbie Williams in concert last weekend ... again! It was in Manchester. He played some of his old songs and some of the songs from his new album. It was OK ... but even I had to admit that he wasn’t brilliant. Maybe he wasn’t feeling good.

Speaker 3 I went out for a meal with some friends last weekend. We had Thai food because they wanted to try something different – and for once, I agreed! And you know, it wasn’t too bad. A bit hot and spicy for me, but very tasty. I actually enjoyed it. I might try Indian some time ... perhaps.

Speaker 4 My sister called round and gave me my birthday present. It was a jumper, which was ... a surprise. She doesn’t usually buy me clothes. It’s quite a colourful jumper – red, blue and orange. Unusual. Well, anyway ... it was very kind of her to buy it for me.

Tạm dịch: 

Người nói 1 Tôi đã đi đến phòng tập thể dục vào tuần trước. Đó là lần đầu tiên trong nhiều năm! Tôi đã thử nâng một vài cái tạ và chỉ cố gắng nâng được khoảng 120 kg. Tôi biết điều đó sẽ là nhiều đối với hầu hết mọi người, nhưng đối với tôi ... tôi thực sự ngạc nhiên về việc bây giờ tôi có thể nâng được ít như thế nào.

Người nói 2 Tôi đã đến xem buổi hòa nhạc của Robbie Williams vào cuối tuần trước ... một lần nữa! Đó là ở Manchester. Anh ấy đã biểu diễn một số bài hát cũ của mình và một số bài hát trong album mới của anh ấy. Cũng ổn... nhưng ngay cả tôi cũng phải thừa nhận rằng anh ấy không được tốt lắm. Có lẽ anh ấy cảm thấy không ổn..

Người nói 3 Tôi đã đi ăn với một số người bạn vào cuối tuần trước. Chúng tôi dùng đồ ăn Thái vì họ muốn thử một thứ gì đó khác biệt – và lần đầu tiên, tôi đồng ý! Và bạn biết đấy, nó không quá tệ. Một chút nóng và cay đối với tôi, nhưng rất ngon. Tôi thực sự rất thích nó. Tôi có thể thử tiếng Ấn Độ vào khi nào đó... có lẽ vậy.

Người nói 4 Em gái tôi gọi điện đến và tặng quà sinh nhật cho tôi. Đó là một cái áo len chui đầu, điều mà... thật bất ngờ. Em ấy không thường xuyên mua quần áo cho tôi đâu. Đó là một chiếc áo len sặc sỡ – màu đỏ, xanh dương và cam. Sao mà thấy sai sai. Chà, dù sao thì... em thật tốt bụng khi mua nó cho tôi.