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16. Complete the conversation, putting the verbs into the present simple
A: Hello. Nice to see you. ....Do... you ....work ....(work) here ?
B: Yes, I do. I'm the head waiter.
A: Oh good. And ...do....... you .......like..... (like) it ?
B: Oh yes, I .....love....( love) it here. It's an excellent restaurant.
The chef .....cooks..... ( cook) wonderful food and the waiters all ....works...... (work) very hard. They only problem is that I ....don't go out.....( not/ go out) in the evenings any more because I'm always busy here.
A: Ah, that's why we .....don't see..... (not/see) you now at the club.
B: That's right. I only ...have......... (have) one evening free and I usually .....stay..... (stay) at home then. .....Does......Maria ......go..... ( go) to the club now ?
A: Oh yes, she does. She ....talks....... (talk) about you sometimes. ........Do...... you(see) her ?
B: No,I don't. I'm always busy and she ..doesn't know....(not/know) about this new job. I ....telephone....... ( telephone) her sometimes but she's always out.
A: Well, she .....goes out........ ( go out) quiet often. But I .know.... (know) she .......wants.... ( want) to see you again.
B: Look at the door! It's Maria. She's coming in here
John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left small flat for an old 40-metre high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes.
'I love the space, and being private,'Elizabeth says. 'You feel separated from the world. If I'm in the kitchen, which is 25 metres above the groud floor, and the doorbell rings, I don't have to answer it because visitor can't see I'm in!'.
There are 142 steps to the top, so i go up and down five or six times a day, it's very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so i never buy two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time. Apart from that, it's a brilliant place to live.'
'When we first saw the place, I asked my father's advice about buying it, because we couldn't decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and knew how we wamted it to look'
'Living here can be difficult - yesterday I climbed a four-metre ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to sea on a lear day, and that's a wonderful experience. I'm really glad we moved.'
1/ What is the writer trying to do in the test?
a/ Describe how to turn an old tower into a house
b/ Recommend a particular builder
c/ Describe what it is like to live in a tower
d/ Explain how to win prizes for building work
2/ From this text, a reader can find out
a/ Why visitors are not welcome at John and Elizabeth's house
b/ Why Elizabeth exercises everyday
c/ Why Elizabeth asked her father to buy the tower
d/ Why John and Elizabeth left the flat
3/ Which of the following best describes Elizabeth's feeling about the tower?
a/ She wanted it as soon as she saw it
b/ She likes most things about it
c/ She has been worried since they paid for it
d/ She finds it unsuitable to live in
4/ What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building
a/ Her visitor find it difficult to see if she is at home
b/ She feels separated from other people
c/ She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once.
d/ It is impossible to clean any of the window
5/ They were rather worried after paying for the castle because
a/ They really couldn't afford it
b/ It was about to collapse
c/ It looked terrible at first
d/ They were unable to take care of such a large house
John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left small flat for an old 40-metre high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes.
'I love the space, and being private,'Elizabeth says. 'You feel separated from the world. If I'm in the kitchen, which is 25 metres above the groud floor, and the doorbell rings, I don't have to answer it because visitor can't see I'm in!'.
There are 142 steps to the top, so i go up and down five or six times a day, it's very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so i never buy two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time. Apart from that, it's a brilliant place to live.'
'When we first saw the place, I asked my father's advice about buying it, because we couldn't decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and knew how we wamted it to look'
'Living here can be difficult - yesterday I climbed a four-metre ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to sea on a lear day, and that's a wonderful experience. I'm really glad we moved.'
1/ What is the writer trying to do in the test?
a/ Describe how to turn an old tower into a house
b/ Recommend a particular builder
c/ Describe what it is like to live in a tower
d/ Explain how to win prizes for building work
2/ From this text, a reader can find out
a/ Why visitors are not welcome at John and Elizabeth's house
b/ Why Elizabeth exercises everyday
c/ Why Elizabeth asked her father to buy the tower
d/ Why John and Elizabeth left the flat
3/ Which of the following best describes Elizabeth's feeling about the tower?
a/ She wanted it as soon as she saw it
b/ She likes most things about it
c/ She has been worried since they paid for it
d/ She finds it unsuitable to live in
4/ What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building
a/ Her visitor find it difficult to see if she is at home
b/ She feels separated from other people
c/ She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once.
d/ It is impossible to clean any of the window
5/ They were rather worried after paying for the castle because
a/ They really couldn't afford it
b/ It was about to collapse
c/ It looked terrible at first
d/ They were unable to take care of such a large house
In Germany, it's important to be serious in a work situation. They don't mis work and play so you shouldn't make jokes ___(1)__ you do in the UK and USA when you first meet people. They work in a very organized way and prefer to do one thing at a time. They don't like interruptions or __(2)___ changes of schedule. Punctuality is very important so you should arrive on time for appointments. At meeting, it's important to follow the ageda and not interrput __(3)___ speaker. If you give a presentation, you should focus ___(4)__ facts and technical information and he quality of your company's products. You should also prepare well as they may ask a lot of questions. Colieagues normally use the family names and title - for example 'Doctor' or 'Professtor' so you shouldn't use first names __(5)___ a person asks you to.
1/ A. while B. as if C. such as D. as
2/ A. sudden B. suddenly C. abruptly D. promptly
3/ A. other B. others C. another D. the other
4/ A. on B. to C. at D. in
5/ A. if only B. as C. unless D. since
1. Choose one suitable word to completethe following passage:
fishing; singer; Join; Join in; off; watching; when; spend; movies; things; house; home
I only have Sunday .....OFF...... so I have very little free time. Sunday is a wonderful day for me to ....SPEND...... time with my friends and family. One of the .....THINGS........ I really enjoy doing on Sunday morning is to go .....FISHING...... with my friends, although I am not always successful in catching fish. It is a time to relax and talk about the previous week's events and future plans. I usually go ....HOME......... late in the afternoon. My family sometimes ......JOIN IN...... other relatives on Sunday evening at a karaoke restaurant and we all have a good time together. It is especially fun ....WHEN....... my father gets up to sing. Please. don't tell him I said this, but he is a very bad .....SINGER..... ! Once in a while I go to the .....MOVIES..... with my friends of my brother. Sometimes, I just stay at home, listening to music, .....WATCHING...... videos or reading novels.
2. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
Alice is a new English friend of ...MINE....... . She is very ......EXCITED..... to tell me about her new .....SCHOOL.......... Her lessons begin at nine each morning and ......LAST....... until half past ten. Then she has a ..BREAK....... for aquarter of an hour. During this time she usually talks to her friend about many things such ....AS....... the last class or last night's movie. She has five ....PERIODS.... in the morning and three in the afternoon. Alice's favorite .....SUBJECT.... English. The first term lasts four months from September to December. Alice tries her .....BEST......... to become a good student in the class.
1. Choose one suitable word to completethe following passage:
fishing; singer; Join; Join in; off; watching; when; spend; movies; things; house; home
I only have Sunday off so I have very little free time. Sunday is a wonderful day for me to spend time with my friends and family. One of the things I really enjoy doing on Sunday morning is to go fishing with my friends, although I am not always successful in catching fish. It is a time to relax and talk about the previous week's events and future plans. I usually go home late in the afternoon. My family sometimes join other relatives on Sunday evening at a karaoke restaurant and we all have a good time together. It is especially fun when my father gets up to sing. Please. don't tell him I said this, but he is a very bad singer! Once in a while I go to the movies with my friends of my brother. Sometimes, I just stay at home, listening to music, watching videos or reading novels.
2. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
Alice is a new English friend of mine . She is very happy to tell me about her new school . Her lessons begin at nine each morning and last until half past ten. Then she has a break for aquarter of an hour. During this time she usually talks to her friend about many things such as the last class or last night's movie. She has five periods in the morning and three in the afternoon. Alice's favorite subjects English. The first term lasts four months from September to December. Alice tries her best to become a good student in the class.
I. Complete the conversation with the phrases below. Then practice it with your partner.
But we will How about you Would you like
What kinds I'm sorry. I can't
Lien: (1)..........What kinds..........of TV programmes do you best?
Hong: I like to watch women's program. (2)............How about you................?
Lien: I prefer listening to music.
Hong: There is a good music performance at Lan Anh Club this weekend. (3)...........Would you like.............to go with me?
Lien: I'd love to, but (4)........I'm sorry, I can't............I have to go to my cousin's birthday party on Saturday evening.
Hong: (5).........But we will...........go on Sunday.
Lien: That's great.
II. Reading the passage, and answer the questions.
Today, there is a TV set in nearly every home. people watch television every day, and some people watch it from until night. Americans watch tevision about 35 house a week. But is television good or bad for you?People have different answers. Some say that there is a lot of violence on TV today, the programs are terrible and people don't get any exercise because they only sit and watch TV. Others think that TV progams bing news from around the world, help you learn many useful things, especially children. Thank to television, people learn about life in other countries, and it helps people relax after a long day of hard work.
1. Is television very popular nowadays? Why?
=> Yes it is, because there is a TV set in nearly every home
2. How many hours do Americans watch TV a day?
=> Americans watch tevision about 5 hours a day.
3. Why don't some people like watching television?
=> Because there is a lot of violence on TV today, the programs are terrible and people don't get any exercise because they only sit and watch TV
4. What does television bring to you?
=> Television brings news from around the world.
5. What do you learn from television?
=> We can learn about life in other countries.
Viết lại câu :164. It’s a six–hour drive from London to Edinburgh. It takes six hours to drive from LD to E._________________________________________________________________ 165. It’s ages since Alan visited his parents. Alan ____________hasn't visited his parents for ages._______________________________________________________
166. Mr. Will lost his job because he was late every day. If _______Mr. Will hadn't been late every day, he wouldn't have lost his job.
______________________________________________________________
167. The police made the youth empty his pocket. The youth ___________was made to empty the pocket by the police.___________________________________________________
168. Lawrence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan. Lawrence last saw his sister when she left for JP.
___________________________________________________________
169. John is fat because he eats so many chips. If ________John didn't eat so many chips, he wouldn't be fat.
_____________________________________________________________
170. If Joe doesn’t change his way, he will end up in prison. Unless Joe changes his way, he will end up in prison.
_________________________________________________________________
171. Having a vacation abroad is interesting. It’s __________interesting to have a vacation.
__________________________________________________________ 172. The water was so cold that the children could not take a swim. The water wasn’t _________warm enough for the children to take a swim.
________________________________________________ 173. It’s two months since I last spoke to her. I haven’t _________________spoken to her for 2 months.
______________________________________________ 174. “Turn down the radio, Nam.” , his father said. Nam’s father ___________told him to turn down the radio.
_________________________________________________ 175. Lan will be seventeen next week. It’s ___________Lan's seventeenth birthday next week.
_________________________________________________________
176. How long is it since you bought the car ? When _________did you buy the car ?
_________________________________________________________
177. Nam began to collect stamps in 2000. Nam has ___________collected stamps since 2000.
____________________________________________________
178. We have lived here for 15 years. We started ___________living here 15 years ago.
___________________________________________________ 179. English and French are spoken in Canada. People _________________speak E and F in Canada.
________________________________________________ 180. They are going to invite Nam to dinner. Nam ________is going to be invited to dinner.
___________________________________________________________ 181. I can’t cook as well as my mother does. My mother _______________cook better than me
_______________________________________________ 186. He wrote the letter in two hours. It ___________took him 2 hours to write the letter
__________________________________________________________ 187. It was such hot tea that I couldn’t drink it. The tea _____________was so hot that I couldn't drink it.
____________________________________________________ 188. Because she behaves well, everybody loves her. Because of _________her good behavior, everybody loves her
_____________________________________________________ 189. Unless you water the flowers everyday, they will die. If ________________you don't water the flowers everyday, they will die.
_____________________________________________________ 190. I have studied English for 3 years. I began ____________studying english 3 years ago.
_____________________________________________________ 191. She didn’t take your advice, so she failed in the exam. If __________she had taken your advice, she wouldn't have failed the exam.
___________________________________________________________ 192. We spend our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort and we always remember. We always remember _________spending our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort.
____________________________________________ 193. The cake was so bad that I couldn’t eat it. It’s __________such a bad cake that i couldn't eat it.
__________________________________________________________ 194. Without a passport, she couldn’t have left the country. If ___________it had not been for the passport, she couldn't have left the country.
__________________________________________________________ 195. The weather was so bad that we couldn’t go sailing. The weather wasn’t ____________good enough for us to go sailing___________________________________________ 196. The plane took off before we arrived at the airport. By the time __________already ___________________________________________________ 197. I don’t live in a big city, so I can’t go to the cinema very often. If ________________already _______________________________________________________ 198. She never seems to succeed even though she works hard. In spite of _____________already ___________________________________________________ 199. Jeanie is the tallest girl in her class. No one _____________already ______________________________________________________ 200. You didn’t plan things at the start, so we are in this mess now. If _____________already __________________________________________________________ 201. My father bought a car with a sun roof. The car ____________already ______________________________________________________ 202. It’s said that English people are quiet and severed. English people ________________already _____________________________________________ 203. Fiona had to get on the plane though she was afraid of flying. Despite ____________already ______________________________________________________ 204. Foxes can use their noses to find their dinners because they have a keen sense of smell. Because of _______________already _________________________________________________ 205. He was very old, but he walked ten miles everyday. Despite ______________already ____________________________________________________ 206. Jenny ran fast but she didn’t win the race. Despite __________________________________________________already______________ 207. He is too young to appreciate such a film. He’s not _________________already_______________________________________________ 225. If you run a lot, you will get fitter. The more _______________already________________________________________________ 226. That’s the best meal I’ve ever eaten I’ve ______________already_____________________________________________________ 227. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number” said Paula to Susan. Paula apologised ________________already_________________________________________ 228. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you. If ____________already_________________________________________________________ 229. People say that prevention is better than cure. Prevention ___________is said to be better than cure.
___________________________________________________ 230. She likes learning Chemistry best. Chemistry _____________is her favorite subject.
_________________________________________________ 231. Nobody has invited her to the party. She ___________hasn't been invited to the party
_________________________________________________________ 232. Getting to know a person is always time–consuming. It takes _____________much time to get to know a person.
____________________________________________________ 233. To find a house in this country is difficult. It’s ______________difficult to find a house in this country.
______________________________________________________ 234. Tom and Jane have been married for 5 years. It’s _______________5 years since tom and jane got married._____________________________________________________ 235. This room is too small for 5 people to live in. This room __________isn't big enough for 5 people to live in.
____________________________________________________ 236. They made me study hard when I was at school. I _________was made to study hard when I was at school.
_____________________________________________________________ 237. “Please don’t leave me on my own.” Martin begged us ___________not to leave her on her own.
______________________________________________ 238. Parking is not permitted here You aren’t ___________allowed to park here.
___________________________________________________ 261. I haven’t seen my cousin for 2 years. It’s 2 years since _________I last saw my cousin.
________________________________________________ 262. I haven’t seen that film before. It’s ________________the first time I've seen that film.
____________________________________________________ 263. Despite her dislike for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm. Although ______________she disliked coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm._________________________________________________ 264. Mary booked at before we got to her house. By the time we ____________got to Mary's house, she had booked at.
______________________________________________ 265. It started to rain at 2 o’clock and it is still raining. It ____________has been raining since 2 o'clock_________________________________________________________ 266. They made her hand over her passport. She ___________was made to hand over the passport.
_________________________________________________________ 267. I tried to eat that cake but it was too sweet. It was _______such a sweet cake that I coudln't eat.
___________________________________________________________ 268. My brother and I went to that school. I went to __________that school with my brother.
_____________________________________________________ 269. I often get up early in the morning. I ____________am used to getting up early in the morning.
__________________________________________________________ 270. Getting a good job doesn’t interest him. He _____________isn't interested in getting a good job.
_______________________________________________________ 271. The garden is too small to play football in. The garden ____________isn't large enough to play football in.
_________________________________________________ 272. Be he rich or poor, she will marry him. She will ___________marry him whether he is rich or poor
_____________________________________________________ 273. We haven’t been to the movies for a year. It’s _________a year since we last went to the movies.
___________________________________________________________ 274. John used to smoke. John doesn’t ____________smoke anymore.
_________________________________________________ 275. Lock the door carefully before going to bed. The door ________________should be locked carefully before going to bed.
_______________________________________________ 283. People used to think that he was selfish. He ____________was used to be thought to be selfish.
________________________________________________________ 287. The day was so cold that we stayed indoor. It ___________was such a cold day that we stayed indoor.
__________________________________________________________ 288. I’ve never read a more romantic story before. It’s ___________the first time that I've read such a romantic story._________________________________________________________ 289. She likes to travel around the world but she doesn’t have a lot of money. She wishes _____________she had a lot of money._________________________________________________ 290. I haven’t met her for 3 months. I ___________last met her 3 months ago.___________________________________________________________ 291. She usually wore uniform when she was a student. She ___________used to wear uniform when she was a student.
_________________________________________________________ 292. There are many beautiful places in Hồ Chí Minh City. Hồ Chí Minh City _____________has many beautiful places.
___________________________________________ 293. I don’t have time to help you do this work. I wish I ____________had time to help you do this work.
____________________________________________________ 294. The film is more interesting than the one I last saw. The film I last saw was ________________not as interesting as this one____________________________________ 295. Lan used to walk pass the mosque in the past. Lan __________________doesn't walk pass the mosque anymore.
_________________________________________________ 296. We spent a whole day looking for these old pictures. It took _______________us a whole day to look for these old pictures.
__________________________________________________ 297. Learning a foreign language is interesting. It _______________is interesting to learn a foreign language.
______________________________________________________ 298. Although Tom took a taxi, he was still late for the party. In spite of ____________taking a taxt, tom was still late for the party__________________________________________________ 299. They will build a new market near my house. A new market _________will be built near my house.__________________________________________________ 300. I haven’t visited my parents for three months. I ______________last visited my parents 3 months ago.________________________________________________________ 301. It’s very convenient to wear jeans at work. Wearing jeans ______________at work is very convenient._____________________________________________ 302. I haven’t seen her at this club before. This is _______________the first time I have seen her at this club.__________________________________________________ 303. How much is this book ? how much does _____this book cost ?
_______________________________________________ 304. People built this cathedral nearly 200 years ago. This cathedral _____________was built nearly 200 years ago.
______________________________________________ 305. Take my advice and don’t drink so much whisky. If I ________________were you, I would drink less whisky.____________________________________________________ 306. I last went there when I was a child. I have ___________not gone there since I wasn't a child.
_______________________________________________________ 307. Hurry or you will late for the train. If you __________________don't hurry up, you will be late for the train.________________________________________________ 308. “Did you go out with your brother last night ?” said John to me. John asked me ____________if I had gone out with my brother the night before.
_______________________________________________ 309. She last wrote to me 3 months ago. She hasn’t _________written to me for 3 months.
_____________________________________________________ 310. It is very useful to speak English fluently. Speaking English __________fluently is very useful
______________________________________________ 311. “I’ll complete the work only if you pay me 10$ extra” said Tom. “Unless __________you pay me 10 extra, I won't complete the work." Tom said.______________________________________________________ 312. The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house. Plans _____________for an extension to the house have been drawn by the architect.
_____________________________________________________ 313. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money. If ______________we had enough money, we would have gone on holiday._______________________________________________________ 314. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information. If ______________he doesn't phone immediately, he will not get any information.
_______________________________________________________ 315. The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor. Unless ___________somebody sends the child for a doctor, he/she will die.______________________________________________________ 316. The weather was so cold that children could not swim in it. The weather was not ____________warm enough for the children to swim in
__________________________________________ 317. “You’d better not lend him anymore money, Elizabeth” said John. John advised Elizabeth ___________not to lend him anymore money.
_________________________________________ 318. I started to work for the company a year ago. I __________have worked for the company for a year.
____________________________________________________________ 319. Because of the rough sea, the ferry couldn’t sail. The rough sea _____________prevented the ferry from sailing.
______________________________________________ 320. This furniture is so old that it’s not worth keeping. It is _____________such old furniture that it's not worth keeping
______________________________________________________ 321. “Where is the station car park ?” Mrs. Smith asked. Mrs. Smith asked ___________where the station car park was
_____________________________________________ 322. Miss Taylor doesn’t like living in such a small house. Miss Taylor wishes __________she didn't live in a small house
_____________________________________________ 344. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train. If ____________he had hurried, he wouldn't have missed the train_________________________________________________________ 345. The fire has destroyed many houses. Many houses __________have been destroyed by the fire._________________________________________________ 346. I have studied English for 3 years. I began _________studying English 3 years ago.
________________________________________________________ 347. They are building a new school in that village. A new school ____________is being built in that village.________________________________________________ 348. Unless you water those flowers regularly, they will wither. If you _______________don't water those flowers regularly, they will die___________________________________________________ 349. The driver said : “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving !”. The driver asked the passengers ____________not to get off the bus while it was moving.
_________________________________ 350. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money. The bank manager _____________was made to hand over the money by the robbers
___________________________________________ “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barny ?” said John. John suggested __________that Barny should put a better lock on the door________________________________________________ 351. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
This is the first time I've eatten this kind of food.
1.I'll come and see you next weekend " Nam said to Hoa
nam said to hoa he would come and see her the following week
2.The milkman appears to be running away from your fierce dog
It looks as if he were running away from your fierce dog
3. He couldn't sleep although he was very tired
In spite of being very tired, he couldn't sleep
4.she was very sorry that she didn't see Paul on her trip to Pari
She greatly regretted not seeing paul on her trip to paris
5.My book is not as expensive as yours
Your book is more expensive than mine
6.John missed the ferry because he got up late
if john hadn't got up late, he wouldn't have missed the ferry
7.I'm sorry I didn't look at the hotl room before I booked it
I regret not looking at the hot room before i booked it
8."Don't forget to check the Internet for an application to our college" the counsellor told the students
The counsellor remined the students not to forget to check...
9. People say that five crew members were lost overboard
Five crew members are said to have been lost overboard
10 If you don't rest youself ,you really will be ill
Unless you rest yourself , you really will be ill
11 I'm sorry for coming late"said Alice to her teacher
Alice apologized her teacher for coming late
12 without his help we would all have been in worse trouble
Had it not been for his help , we would all have been in worse trouble
13 Althought she said that she would come,I don't think she ever will
Despite the fact that she would come, I don't think..
14 People say Jenny lived in Texas for 8 years
Jenny is said to have lived in Texas for 8 years
15" I'll come and see you next weekend "Nam said to Hoa
Nam promised Hoa to come and see her the next weekend
Read the pasage then answer the following questions:
"Don't you hate splitting wood?" asked Charlie, as he sat down on a log to hinder Rob for a while."No, I rather like it. When I get hold of a tough old fellow, I say, 'See here, now, you think you're the stronger, and are going to beat me; so I'll split you up into kindling wood." "Pshaw!" said Charlie, laughing; "and it's only a stick of wood." "Yes; but you see I pretend it's a lesson, or a tough job of any kind, and it's nice to conquer it.""I don't want to conquer such things; I don't care what becomes of them. I wish I were a man, and a rich one." "Well, Charlie, if you live long enough you'll be a man, without wishing for it; and as for the rich part, I mean to be that myself." "You do. How do you expect to get your money? By sawing wood?" "Maybe - some of it; that's as good a way as any, so long as it lasts. I don't care how I get rich, you know, as long as it's in an honest and useful way." "I'd like to sleep over the next ten years, and wake up to find myself a young man with a splendid education and plenty of money." "Humph! I am not sleepy - a night at a time is enough for me.I mean to work the next ten yearsYou see there are things that you've got to work out - you can't sleep them out." "I hate work," said Charlie, "that is, such work as sawing and splitting wood, and doing chores. I'd like to do some big work, like being a clerk in a bank or something of that sort." "Wood has to be sawed and split before it can be burned," said Rob. "I don't know but I'll be a clerk in a bank some time; I'm working towards it. I'm keeping father's accounts for him."How Charlie laughed! "I should think that was a long way from being a bank clerk. I suppose your father sells two tables and six chairs, some days, doesn't he?" "Sometimes more than that, and sometimes not so much," said Rob, in perfect good humor."I didn't say I was a bank clerk now. I said I was working towards it. Am I not nearer it by keeping a little bit of a book than I should be if I didn't keep any book at all?" "Not a whit - such things happen," said Charlie, as he started to go.Now, which of these boys, do you think, grew up to be a rich and useful man, and which of them joined a party oftramps before he was thirty years old?
1. What is this story mostly about?
A/Cutting wood.
B/Being a bank clerk.
C/A man who is useful at his job.
D/Two boys talking about their futures.
2. Why does Charlie laugh at Rob for keeping his father's books?
A/Because Charlie has a lot to prove to Rob.
B/Because Charlie is afraid that Rob will do better than him in school.
C/Because Charlie's father is much more wealthy than Rob's.
D/Because Rob's father doesn't make much money from his business.
3. What causes Rob to keep his father's books?
A/Charlie wants to work toward his dream of chopping wood.
B/Rob wants to work toward his dream of becoming a bank clerk.
C/Charlie wants to work toward his dream of becoming a bank clerk.
D/Rob wants to work toward his dream of chopping wood.
4. How are Rob's and Charlie's plans for the future different?
A/Charlie wants to work for his dreams and Rob doesn't.
B/Charlie wants to chop wood forever and Rob doesn't.
C/Rob wants to work for his dreams and Charlie doesn't.
D/Charlie wants to work at a bank and Rob doesn't.
5. What do you think happened to Charlie in the future?
A/He became a bank clerk.
B/He joined a band of tramps.
C/He works for Rob's father.
D/He continued to chop wood.
My aunt is one of those people who can talk to anyone aout anything. If she goes to a party where she doesn't know any of the people, she just walks up to the first person that she sees and introduces herself. And yet she doesn't seem to talk about deeply important things like politics or religion. She always starts off with something very obvious like the other person's job. Very soon she's talking as if she's known the other person for years. I asked her once what her secret was. She said that the most important thing in a conversation was listening. People love to talk about themselves, so if you allow them to do, it's very easy to keep a conversation going. You have to listen very carefully and ask question. And you have to look interested, too. So don't keep looking at other things in the room while you're talking to someone.
Another thing that I've noticed is that she only pays a people compliments. She say: "I like your hair. Which hairdresser do you go to?" or "You look very well. Have you been on holiday?" Friendly messages like this seem to provide an easy way into a conversation.
1/ According to my aunt, the most important thing in a conversation was _____
A. Speaking B. Discussing C. Looking D. Listening
2/ At parties where she does not know anybody, my aunt normally
A. feels embarrased and stays away from people
B. asks people to introduce themselves to her
C. comes over to the first person and introduce herself
D. sits alone and avoids talking to other people
3/ My aunt thinks that it's very easy to keep a conversation going if you _____
A. Let people talk about themselves
B. Let people hear about yourself
C. Talk about politics or religion
D. Ask people about their secrets
4/ What should you not do when you have a conversation with someone?
A. Looking very interested in his or her story
B. Looking at other things in the room
C. Listenig very carefully and asking questions
D. Paying him or her compliments
5/ According to the passage my aunt often starts a conversation by talking about _____
A. The other person's wealth
B. The other person's health
C. The other person's daily activities
D. The other person's jobs
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