Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box brigade, fields, rubbish, weather, experiences, family, danger, routines, children, neighbors 1. When her children are at school, Mrs White d...

V. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the correct form.

1. Why didn’t you your bed this morning?

2. I can’t come out now. I’m the cleaning.

3. Could you the dishwasher and put the things away, please?

4. It’s not fair. I breakfast yesterday. Nam should it today.

5. Look at this bin! Please the rubbish out now.

6. Mum, I’ve my room. Can I go out now?

7. Phong, the table. It’s nearly dinnertime.

8. A: Where’s Dad?

B: He’s the car. He always the car on Sunday morning.

V. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Ms Lan is not in the office today. She (work) at home today.

2. “Where (you/come) from?” “I’m Italian - from Rome.’

3. “(you/ speak) French” “Just a little.”

4. Don’t forget your umbrella. It (rain) again.

5. “Can you help me with the dinner?” “Not now. I (watch) TV.”

6. In Viet Nam, children (look) after their old parents.

7. “Hi! What (you/do) here” “I (wait) for a friend.”

8. Can I look at the newspaper now? (you/read) it?

9. Can I phone you back? We (have) dinner.

10. Mr Long (work) in an office every day, but now he (help) his wife to prepare dinner.

C. READING

I. Read the passage, and decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG).

Career of the Year

Fourteen-year-old Ed Bond from London is this year's winner of the Young Career of the Year Award.

When he’s not at school. Ed looks after his mother, who is disabled and in a wheelchair. He also looks after his ten-year-old sister. He helps to do the washing and the cooking. ‘Ed’s great,’ says his father. ‘I have to go to work at six in the morning, so Ed has to help his mother a lot. He doesn’t have to do the housework but he does it anyway. We worry because he doesn’t have much free time, but he doesn’t complain.’ ‘I want to help.’ says Ed, ‘and anyway I don’t have to do so much at weekends because my dad’s at home.’

T F NG

1. Ed helps to look after his mother.   

2. Ed’s mother can’t walk.   

3. Ed’s father is also ill.   

4. Ed is an only child.   

5. Ed does all the shopping for the family.   

II. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

Family types vary in different countries and among different cultures. In Western, industrialized societies, the nuclear family ranks as the most common family type. It consists of a father, a mother and their children. But nuclear families exist together with many other types of family units. In the single-parent family, for example, a mother or a father heads the family alone. A blended family is formed when a divorced or widowed parent remarries. As divorce rates have risen, the number of single-parent and blended families has increased.

In many parts of the world, parents and children live together with other family members under the same roof. These complex families usually contain several generations of family members, including grandparents, parents and children. They may also include brothers or sisters and their families, uncles, aunts and cousins. Even when relatives do not live together, they still consider themselves members of the same extended family includes grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins.

1. The nuclear family ranks as the most common family type .

A. an many industrialized countries B. in countries with nuclear weapons

C. that consists of more than two generations D. that leads to the divorce of parents

2. In the single-parent family, .

A. there are often no children

B. only one parent lives with his or her child or children

C. the number of blended children has increased

D. children live with their grandparents

3. Grandparents, parents and children are mentioned as .

A. the three typical generations of an extended family

B. three branches of a family tree

C. the closest and happiest relatives in family units

D. a complex combination

4. The second paragraph is about .

A. American culture B. relatives and family members

C. the relationship between family members D. the extended family

5. The word “blended” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .

A. complex B. married C. mixed D. formed

III. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

The American family unit is in the process of change. In the first half of the 20th century, there were mainly two types of families: the extended and the nuclear. An extended family includes mother, father, children and some other relatives, living in the same house. A nuclear family is composed of just parents and children livingunder the same roof.

As the American economy had progressed from agricultural to industrial one, people were forced to move to different parts of the country to get good jobs. These jobs were mainly in the large cities. Now, in fact, three-quarters of Americans live in urban areas which occupy 2.5% of the national total land mass. Of the 118 million in the labour force, only 3 million still work on the farm.

Since moving for better jobs has often divided the extended family, the nuclear family became more popular. At present, 55% of the families in the US are nuclear families. But besides the two types of traditional family groupings, the family is now being expanded to include a variety of other living arrangements because of divorce. There is an increase in single-parent families, in which a father or mother lives with one or more children. Divorce has also led to blended families, which occur when previously married men and women marry again and combine the children from former marriage into a new family. There are also some couples who do not want to have children to form two-person childless families.

1. A nuclear family is one that .

A. consists of father, mother, and children living in the same house

B. relatives live with

C. there are only grandparents, parents and their children living in

D. is bigger than extended family

2. The expression “under the same roof” means

A. a house with one roof B. a house with the roof the same as the wall

C. in the same building D. under the house

3. The nuclear family becomes more popular because of .

A. more divorces B. the division of the extended family

C. fewer jobs in big cities D. an increase in single-parent families

4. How many types of families have there been in the US since the first half of the 20th century?

A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five

5. A blended family is a newly-formed family .

A. with the combination of children of the two previously married father and mother

B. that has only father or mother living with children

C. in which there are no children

D. that there is only one couple living in with their newborn children

IV. Read the passage carefully, and do the tasks that follow.

The Role of the Japanese Mother

The focus of the mother is her home and family, with particular attention to the rearing of children. While most Japanese believe that a woman's place is in the home, women make up almost 40 percent of the labor force. More than half of these women are married. Many mothers with small children work only part-time so they can be home when their children are not in school. The extra income earned by the mother is often used to meet the cost of their children's education.

Japanese mothers take the responsibility of their child's education and upbringing very seriously. They seldom confront their preschool children because they want to foster an intimate, dependent relationship. The purpose of this approach is to get the child to obey willingly with the mother’s wishes and to shape the child's behavior over a long period of time. The close nature of the mother-child relationship and the strong parentalcommitment help to provide a strong foundation for the child's entry into elementary school.

Mothers are involved directly in with the child's school. Each day a notebook is sent back and forth between mother and teacher remarking on the child's mood, behavior, health, and activities both in school and at home. Mothers attend PTA meetings usually twice a month and are involved with school committee's working on special projects such as gardening and hot lunch preparation. School is a very stressful and competitive process so the Japanese mother concentrates all her efforts on getting her children through so they can get accepted into the appropriate universities.

Task 1: Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the answer in each blank.

Task 2: Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

T F

6. Most Japanese women are housewives.  

7. Taking care of children and bringing them up are of great importance to  

Japanese mothers.

8. Japanese mothers tend to be very strict to their children at home.  

9. Japanese mothers and teachers work together for the children's study  

progress and comfort at school.

10. The Japanese mother concentrates all her efforts on getting her children  

through, so the atmosphere at home is very stressful.

D. SPEAKING

Rearrange the sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation, writing the letter (A-H) in each blank.

1. ___ A. Nam: It’s not only for our mother's benefits but it also makes us more independent when we have grown up.

2. ___ B. Nam: Besides cleaning and cooking, my mother also does a lot of other things around the house although she goes to work.

3. ___ C. Nam: I agree with that saying. All of us take it for granted that our mother is responsible for doing all the housework.

4. ___ D. Nam: Besides the relationship, we enjoy a friendlier atmosphere in our home all the time when we attend to each other.

5. ___ E. Mai: So does my mother. My father, my brother and I try to share the burden so that my mother can follow her own interests.

6. ___ F. Mai: I’ve just read a saying about household chores, Nam. It’s “Housework is what a woman does that nobody notices unless she hasn't done it.”

7. ___ G. Mai: It’s very useful for our future life. And I think we will have better relationship when we share household chores with one another.

8. ___ H. Mai: Yeah, when we come home from school, our house is clean and tidy and lunch or dinner is ready for us to eat.

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Như Trâu Lì

31 tháng 12 2018

mk nghĩ bn nên post lên từng bài thì m.n sẽ dễ giúp bn hơn đó. chứ đăg lên cả mớ thế này ai cx làm biếng giúp bn đấy!

II. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets. 1. One recent survey found that men’s in the home had increased almost threefold in the last four decades. (contribute) 2. A mother’s love can be as as breastfeeding. (benefit) 3. In the traditional Japanese family system, the entire estate of the family, and the assets are transferred from the father to the eldest son. (finance) 4. Mrs White spoke of her husband because he didn’t share anything with household chores....

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Linh Nguyễn

5 tháng 9 2018

CHOOSE THE WORD OR THE PHRASE WHICH IS OPPOSITE IN MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED PART IN EACH OF THE QUESTION 44. my cousin tends to LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE in any circumstance a. be optimistic b. be pessimistic b. be confident d. be smart 45.population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region a. restrain b. stay unchanged c. remain unstable d. fluctuate V/ IDENTIFY THE ONE UNDERLINED WORD OR PHRASE ABC or D THAT MUST BE CHANGED FOR THE SENTENCE TO BE...

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Nguyễn Thắng

12 tháng 12 2017

CHOOSE THE WORD OR THE PHRASE WHICH IS OPPOSITE IN MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED PART IN EACH OF THE QUESTION
44. my cousin tends to LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE in any circumstance
a. be optimistic b. be pessimistic b. be confident d. be smart
45.population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region
a. restrain b. stay unchanged c. remain unstable d. fluctuate
V/ IDENTIFY THE ONE UNDERLINED WORD OR PHRASE ABC or D THAT MUST BE CHANGED FOR THE SENTENCE TO BE CORRECT
46. the (authorities) are trying (hardly) (to promote) birth control methods to (rural) areas
47. (some of) my classmates spend (most of) their (spare) time (to surf )the Net
48. Tom sat (in) the armchair (comfortably) and watched tv after he (cleaned) the (dirty ) floor
49. (although) the difficulty, they managed (to climb) to (the top) (of) the mountain
50. there (was) a (gradually) increase in (the) number of car (accidents in) the Lowlands
51. his parents (made) him (to finish) all his homework (before) watching his (favorite show) on TV
52. my handbag, that (was stolen) while we (were playing) tennis (in) the (local) stadium has been found
53. ourr new neighbors (are quite) nice (to) us (despite) they are (sometimes) talkative

VI/
Excursions are part of education in my country. One day after the first semester, we had a nice surprise when our form teacher (54)______ us that we were going on excursion to the island of halong bay the next sunday. we were asked to be at the school gate (55)______ 6 a.m. we were very happy (56)____ for the day and prepared everything (57)___ the trip
On that day, everyone was present before6a.m. A bus took us to halong bay then we hired a boat to the islands. my close friend and i took seats in front so that we could get a better view and we (58)____ a lot of photos. we enjoyed scenes of many big boats (59) ___ out to the islands and coming to the harbour
54. a. said b. tells c. tell d. told
55. a. in b. at c. to d. for
56. a. waited b . to wait c. waiting d. wait
57. a. about b. with c. for d. form
58. a. held b. drew c. took d. caught
59. a. to go b. went c. going d. go
VIII
1. REWRITE
1. my father likes to play football with his friends in the stadium
- my father is interested in
2. it's good for you to drink two glasses of milk a day
- you had better
3. i expect to earn a lot of money with my present job
- i'm looking forward
4. although the weather was cold, she didn't put on her coat
- in spite of
5. she wasn't happy although she was extremely rich
- in spite of
6. i have sent all of the reports since yesterday because my boss is in need of them
- all of the reports
7. i will show you around this city tomorrow. peter said to me
- peter said
8. my father has bought a new car and i drive it to work every day. Nga said
- nga said
9. when tina was a teenager, she often watched tv until midnight
- tina used
10. my sister couldn't go for a picnic because her leg was broken
-because of
11. no one in my class has done these exercies
- these exercies
12. i hope my father will get well again tomorrow . Lan said
- Lan said that

2. give the correct form of the word in the parentheses in the blanks
1. I am (visit)_____ my grandma tomorrow
2. i don't mind (take ) ___ you to the the airport in my car
3. it was a really a (tragic) ____ when she had no choice but left the man she loved
4. thomas edison was a talented ( invent) ______. he was famous for a lot of ( invent)_____
5. she has ( eat) _____ a lot of fruits since she went on a diet
6. my father let me (riding) ___ my bike to school

FILL in the blank with one suitable word that makes the sentence meaningful
1. thousands of animals have ____ killer in the forest fire
2. a nurse is a person _____ looks after patients
3. in ____ of his illness, he managed to come to school
4. we arranged to meet at 7.30 yesterday morning but she didn't turn ____ on time
5. after the thieves ___ come into this big building, they went into the dining room and took some valuable things aways

B. USING THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITH THE FORM OF PASSIVE 1. I am cleaning my room -> my mom 2. they are rebuilding the damaged museum -> the damaged museum 3. my mother is not preparing the dinner in the kitchen -> the dinner 4. mary is performing magic tricks at Tom's party -> magic tricks 5. she is decorating her house with many flowers -> her house 6. i'm reading a famous novel named Gone with the wind -> a famous novel 7. are they washing his car at the...

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Nguyễn Thắng

4 tháng 2 2018

B. USING THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITH THE FORM OF PASSIVE
1. I am cleaning my room
-> my mom
2. they are rebuilding the damaged museum
-> the damaged museum
3. my mother is not preparing the dinner in the kitchen
-> the dinner
4. mary is performing magic tricks at Tom's party
-> magic tricks
5. she is decorating her house with many flowers
-> her house
6. i'm reading a famous novel named Gone with the wind
-> a famous novel
7. are they washing his car at the garage
-> his car
8. the chairman of the comapny is presenting the annual report in the meeting room
-> the annual report
9. the zoo keeper is not feeding those dangerous tigers
-> those dangerous tigers
10. is he watering the trees in the garden
-> the trees

c. Using the present perfect tense REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITH THE FORM OF PASSIVE
1. no one has used this washing machine for ages
-> this washing machine
2. he has opened his own restaurant in distric 1
-> his own restaurant
3. she has cut her hair
-> her hair
4. my sister has sliced the beef and put it into refrigerator
-> the beef
5. ourr company has displayed the new car model
- the new car model
6. they have sent some elephants to the zoo
-> some elephants
7. people have said that he has moved his house to Italy
-> he
8. have you ever told Alan's story to her mother
-> alan's story
9/ i haven't eaten snails before
->snails
10. they've invited Mr. Brown to speak at the conference
- Mr. brown

E. USING THE PAST CONTINOUS REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITH THE FORM OF PASSIVE
1. Julie was making pancakes in the kitchen
-> Pancakes
2. i was helping my little brother with his homework
-> my little brother
3. my mother was growing some flowers in the garden
-> some flowers
4. what was he writing on the desk
-> what was
5. the boy was throwing the snowball
-> the snowball
6. nobody was watching tv when we arrived
-> tv
7. why were you picking the leaves
->why
8. was she reading the magazine when the phone rang
-> the magazine
9. mrs. smith was expecting her son to come back
-> mrs. smith's son
10. we weren't painting the gate
-> the gate

F. using the past perfect REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITH THE FORM OF PASSIVE
1. i had lost the key
- the key
2. the little girl had broken the Chinese pot
-> the Chinese pot
3/ the americans had discovered another planet
-> another planet
4. firefighters had put out the fire successfully
-> the fire
5. the manager hadn't accepted my resighnation letter
-> my resignation letter
6. had peter found the solutions to these problems
-> the solution
7.he had given an interesting book to me
-> an interesting book
8. when i got home, i realized that someone had stolen my car
-> when i got home, i realized that my car
9. they hadd raised many pigs and chickens on theirs farm
- many pigs and chickens
10. the scientists had placed the chemical in the test tube
-> the chemical

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Thanh Trà

4 tháng 2 2018

-Nhiều quá à...Làm giúp bạn một vài phần thôi,còn lại xem lại công thức nhé....

B. USING THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITH THE FORM OF PASSIVE
1. I am cleaning my room
-> my room is being cleaned .
2. they are rebuilding the damaged museum
-> the damaged museum is being rebuilt.
3. my mother is not preparing the dinner in the kitchen
-> the dinner isn't being prepared in the kitchen by my mother.
4. mary is performing magic tricks at Tom's party
-> magic tricks are being performed at Tom's party by mary.
5. she is decorating her house with many flowers
-> her house is being decorated with many flowers
6. i'm reading a famous novel named Gone with the wind
-> a famous novel is being read named Gone with the wind
7. are they washing his car at the garage?
->Is his car being washed at the garage?
8. the chairman of the comapny is presenting the annual report in the meeting room
-> the annual report is being presented in the meeting room by the chairman of the company
9. the zoo keeper is not feeding those dangerous tigers
-> those dangerous tigers aren't being fed by the zoo keeper.
10. is he watering the trees in the garden?
-> Are the trees being watered?

Phần còn lại nhìn công thức nha bạn.

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Xuân Dinh

4 tháng 2 2018

B. USING THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITH THE FORM OF PASSIVE
1. I am cleaning my room
-> my mom is being cleaned
2. they are rebuilding the damaged museum
-> the damaged museum is being rebuilt.
3. my mother is not preparing the dinner in the kitchen
-> the dinner is not being prepared in the kitchen by my mother.
4. mary is performing magic tricks at Tom's party
-> magic tricks are being performed at Tom's party by Mary.
5. she is decorating her house with many flowers
-> her house is being decorated with many flowers
6. i'm reading a famous novel named Gone with the wind
-> a famous novel named Gone with the wind is being read.
7. are they washing his car at the garage
-> his car is being washed at the garage.
8. the chairman of the comapny is presenting the annual report in the meeting room
-> the annual report is being presented in the meeting room by the chairman of the company.
9. the zoo keeper is not feeding those dangerous tigers
-> those dangerous tigers are not being fed by the zoo keeper.
10. is he watering the trees in the garden
-> the trees are being watered in the garden.

c. Using the present perfect tense REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITH THE FORM OF PASSIVE
1. no one has used this washing machine for ages
-> this washing machine hasn't been used for ages
2. he has opened his own restaurant in distric 1
-> his own restaurant in district has been opened.
3. she has cut her hair
-> her hair has been cut.
4. my sister has sliced the beef and put it into refrigerator
-> the beef has been sliced and put into refrigerator by my sister.
5. ourr company has displayed the new car model
- the new car model has been displayed by our company.
6. they have sent some elephants to the zoo
-> some elephants have been sent to the zoo
7. people have said that he has moved his house to Italy
-> he has been said to have moved his house to Italy.
8. have you ever told Alan's story to her mother
-> has alan's story been told to her mother?
9/ i haven't eaten snails before
->snails haven't been eaten before.
10. they've invited Mr. Brown to speak at the conference
- Mr. brown has been invited to speak at the conference.

E. USING THE PAST CONTINOUS REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITH THE FORM OF PASSIVE
1. Julie was making pancakes in the kitchen
-> Pancakes were being made in the kitchen by Julie.
2. i was helping my little brother with his homework
-> my little brother was being helped with his homework
3. my mother was growing some flowers in the garden
-> some flowers were being grown in the garden by my mother.
4. what was he writing on the desk
-> what was being written on the desk?
5. the boy was throwing the snowball
-> the snowball was being thrown by the boy.
6. nobody was watching tv when we arrived
-> tv wasn't being watched when we arrived
7. why were you picking the leaves
->why were the leaves being picked ?
8. was she reading the magazine when the phone rang
-> Was the magazine being read when the phone rang?
9. mrs. smith was expecting her son to come back
-> mrs. smith's son was being expected to come back.
10. we weren't painting the gate
-> the gate wasn't being painted

F. using the past perfect REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITH THE FORM OF PASSIVE
1. i had lost the key
- the key had been lost.
2. the little girl had broken the Chinese pot
-> the Chinese pot had been broken by the little girl.
3/ the americans had discovered another planet
-> another planet had been discovered by the Americans.
4. firefighters had put out the fire successfully
-> the fire had been put out successfully by firefighters.
5. the manager hadn't accepted my resighnation letter
-> my resignation letter hadn't been accepted by the manger.
6. had peter found the solutions to these problems
-> Had the solutions to these problems been found by Peter?
7.he had given an interesting book to me
-> an interesting book had been given to me
8. when i got home, i realized that someone had stolen my car
-> when i got home, i realized that my car had been stolen
9. they hadd raised many pigs and chickens on theirs farm
- many pigs and chickens on their farm had been raised
10. the scientists had placed the chemical in the test tube
-> the chemical in the test tube had been placed by the scientists.

1. Young children ...... helping with the household tasks ( enjoyment) 2. Do you have a ..... costume in your country ? (nation) 3.I hope there won't be too many ...... in getting a work permit (difficult) 4. You must be very ... when you ride your bike in crowded street (care) 5. The streets are..... with fans before the final match (crowd) 6. There were crowds of....at the supermarket while I was there last weekend (shop) 7. Thre is some... in the way these two singers sing...

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Nguyen Tam

25 tháng 7 2018

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Ngố ngây ngô

1 tháng 9 2018

1. Young children ..enjoy.... helping with the household tasks ( enjoyment)

2. Do you have a ..national... costume in your country ? (nation)

3.I hope there won't be too many ...difficulties... in getting a work permit (difficult)

4. You must be very .careful.. when you ride your bike in crowded street (care)

5. The streets are..crowded... with fans before the final match (crowd)

6. There were crowds of..shops..at the supermarket while I was there last weekend (shop)

7. Thre is some.similarity.. in the way these two singers sing (similar)

8.This is a big ..improvement.. on your previous work (improve)

9. he started to play football..professionally..after leaving college ( profession)

10. There's not much..entertainment.. in this town- just the cinema and a couple of pubs (entertain)

Task 4: Choose the suitable word in the box to fill each gap of the passage. Behave, Lessons, Classes, Typing, Mark, Strict, Teach, Prepare, Homework, Hegree Josephine is a teacher of English in a state secondary school. She is a graduate of Sussex University with a (1) ___________ in English literature. When she graduated, she first worked in an office but she was bad at (2) ___________ and soon got bored with the job. She decided to (3) ___________, so she went to a teacher...

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Võ Lâm Quyền

16 tháng 7 2019

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Võ Lâm Quyền

16 tháng 7 2019

- Giải Giúp Tớ Với :P

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Nhóc nhí nhảnh

19 tháng 7 2019

Task 4: Choose the suitable word in the box to fill each gap of the passage.

Behave, Lessons, Classes, Typing, Mark,
Strict, Teach, Prepare, Homework, Degree

Josephine is a teacher of English in a state secondary school. She is a graduate of Sussex University with a (1) _degree_ in English literature. When she graduated, she first worked in an office but she was bad at (2) _typing_ and soon got bored with the job. She decided to (3) __teach _, so she went to a teacher training college. Josephine teaches six different (4) __classes________ of children between the ages of 12 and 18.
The students enjoy her (5) _lessons_ but she finds it hard work. She gives children a lot of (6) _homework_ to do, and every evening she has to (7) _mark_ it and (8) _prepare_for the next day. One problem is that the children in her school don’t (9) _behave_ very well. They are often impolite. Josephine and the other teachers have to be very (10) _strict_ with them.

II. Complete each blank in the passage with one of the following words. Use each word only once. communicate hero signs special buried invented buildings write Today Braille books are found in all written languages in the world. In many countries you can find (21) _______ in Braille in elevators and in (22) _____ such as hospitals. People can also (23) _____ in Braille. There are (24) _________ pens, typewriter, and computers for Braille. Louis Braille (25) _______ a way for visually impaired...

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Anh Nguyễn Tuấn

6 tháng 10 2019

I. Complete each sentence using"used to" or "didn't use to"+ one of the following verbs. Use each verb only once. Live-(not)like -go-(not)get up-travel-be-(not)drink-have. 1. Carol .... A lot when she was single. These days she doesn't take many trips. 2. My uncle's family.... in Dalat.Now they live in Ho Chi Minh City. 3. You....coffee before. Now you drink it a lot. 4. Kim....very long hair when she was a school girl. 5. This building is now a restaurant. It....a theater years ago. 6....

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31 tháng 10 2020

For Catherine Lumby, deciding to take on the role of breadwinner in her relationship was not a difficult choice. When she discovered she was pregnant with her first child, she had just been offered a demanding new role as Director of the Media and Communications department at the University of Sydney. But she didn't see this as an obstacle, and was prepared to use childcare when the children were old enough. It came, therefore, as a surprise to Lumby and her husband Derek that, after the birth...

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Park MinYong

20 tháng 2 2020

For Catherine Lumby, deciding to take on the role of breadwinner in her relationship was not a difficult choice. When she discovered she was pregnant with her first child, she had just been offered a demanding new role as Director of the Media and Communications department at the University of Sydney. But she didn't see this as an obstacle, and was prepared to use childcare when the children were old enough. It came, therefore, as a surprise to Lumby and her husband Derek that, after the birth of their son, they couldn’t actually bear the thought of putting him into childcare tor nine hours a day. As she was the one with the secure job, the role of primary care-giver fell to Derek, who was writing scripts for television. This arrangement continued for the next four years, with Derek working from home and caring for both of their sons. He returned to full-time work earlier this year.

Whilst Lumby and her husband are by no means the only Australians making such a role reversal, research suggests that they are in the minority. In a government-funded survey in 2001, only 5.5 percent of couples in the 30-54 year age group saw the women working either part- or full-time while the men were unemployed.

The situation is likely to change, according to the CEO of Relationships Australia, Anne Hollonds. She suggests that this is due to several reasons, including the number of highly educated women in the workforce and changing social patterns and expectations. However, she warns that for couples involved in role-switching, there are many potential difficulties to be overcome. For men whose self-esteem is connected to their jobs and the income it provides to the family, a major change of thinking is required. It also requires women to reassess, particularly with regard to domestic or child-rearing decisions, and they may have to learn to deal with the guilt of not always being there at key times for their children. Being aware of these issues can make operating in non-traditional roles a lot easier.

5. In paragraph 2, the word “reversal" is closest in meaning to ____.

A. stability B. modification C. rehearsal D. switch