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I have Learned, often the hard way, that there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey. First of All, always check and double-check departure times. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once i arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and i thought she said that the plane left at 10:50. I walked calmly to the departure desk, thinking I still had a little time to spare. I didn`t bother to take a good look at the ticket. The clerk at the desk told me politely but firmly that the departure time was 10:15 and that the flight was, according to international regulations, " now closed! ". I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.
The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency with you when you arrive in a country. This can be absolutely essential if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. A few years ago, I took a business trip to Oklahoma. I flew there from London via Dallas,with very little time to change planes in between. I arrived there at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and since I had no Dollars, i offered to pay in Pounds instead." Listen, Buddy! I only take Real money! " the driver said angrily. Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was Embarrassing.
The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave, especially if you can take only a little baggage with you. I feel sorry for some of my colleagues who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during a day. Few people understand just how important it is to have the right sort of clothes with you in these days of rapid air travel.
I. Discuss these questions. Campare your answers.
1. Explain why the writer once arrived at the airport only a few minutes before the plane left.
=>Because his secretary had got the ticket for him and he thought she said that the plane left at 10:50.
2. Whose fault do you think it was? Thư writer's or his secretary's? Give reasons for your answer.
=>Thư writer's .Because he didn`t bother to take a good look at the ticket.
3. Explain why the writer think it is essential to have at least a little local currency when you arrive in a foreign country.
=>Because this can be absolutely essential if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit.
4. Describe some of the problems you could have if you ignore the advice in the last paragraph
=>when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during a day.
I. Discuss these questions. Campare your answers.
1. Explain why the writer once arrived at the airport only a few minutes before the plane left.
=>Because his secretary had got the ticket for him and he thought she said that the plane left at 10:50.
2. Whose fault do you think it was? Thư writer's or his secretary's? Give reasons for your answer.
=>Thư writer's .Because he didn`t bother to take a good look at the ticket.
3. Explain why the writer think it is essential to have at least a little local currency when you arrive in a foreign country.
=>Because this can be absolutely essential if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit.
4. Describe some of the problems you could have if you ignore the advice in the last paragraph
=>when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during a day.
I. Discuss these questions. Campare your answers.
1. Explain why the writer once arrived at the airport only a few minutes before the plane left.
=>Because his secretary had got the ticket for him and he thought she said that the plane left at 10:50.
2. Whose fault do you think it was? Thư writer's or his secretary's? Give reasons for your answer.
=>Thư writer's .Because he didn`t bother to take a good look at the ticket.
3. Explain why the writer think it is essential to have at least a little local currency when you arrive in a foreign country.
=>Because this can be absolutely essential if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit.
4. Describe some of the problems you could have if you ignore the advice in the last paragraph
=>when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during a day.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of thequestions.
Isn’t it amazing how much time we spend talking about food?, “Have you ever eaten......?”, “What did you have for lunch?” and so on. And yet when you travel from one country to another, you find that people have quite different feelings about food. People often feel that what they eat is normal, and that what other people eat is strange or silly.
In most part of Asia, for example, no meal is complete without rice. In England, people eat potatoes every day. In the Middle East, bread is the main part of every meal. Eating, like so many things we do, becomes a habit which is difficult to change. Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice and coffee. The English drink tea four or five times every day. Australians drink a large amount of beer, and the French drink wine every day.
The sort of meat people like to eat also differs from one country to another. Horse meat is thought to be delicious in France. In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes. Newzelanders eat sheep meat, but they never eat goat meat. The Japanese don’t like eat sheep meat because of its smell, but they enjoy raw fish.
So it seems that although eating is a topic that we can talk about for hours, there is little common sense in what we say about it. People everywhere enjoy eating what they have always been eating, and there is very little we can do to change our eating habits.
28. The text is mainly about............
A. people’s attitude to food B. the importance of meat
C. strange dishes in the world D. food and life
29. The writer think that ............
A. people eat only what is normal to everybody
B. people often change their feelings about food
C. people have different opinions about food
D. people like eating different food as they travel from one country to another.
30. In many Asian countries............
A. people almost always have rice in their meal B. rice is a perfect food
C. rice is included in every menu D. rice is completely eaten
31. The Japanese enjoy eating raw fish because............
A. it is not good to have fish cooked B. it is special to them
C. it is well boiled D. it doesn’t smell
32. People everywhere think that............
A. we can spend few hours talking about food
B. there is very little common sense in talking about food
C. there is very little common sense in what we say about the eating habits
D. we should do much to change our eating habits
Read the text anh think of the word which best fits each space.
When people are asked why they choose to live in big cities. Most of them usually talk about the variety of intertainment to be enjoyed there. But i wonder how (1)......many.....of them actually feel like (2)...going..to the theater or a concert after a hard day (3)....at....the offic anh a crowed ride home on the Underground. And how many of them visit the famous galleries and museums other than (4)...that...they 're caught in the rain without an umbrella? Meanwhile, those tourists (5).....who.....make shopping anh travel (6).....to.......the centre of town so difficult in the summer mothss, are visiting the sights which the inhabitants are so pround of, but don't quite have the time to see. It was only (7)....like......moving to the country that i realised how to enjoy my free time. Living there (8).....makes......me aware that legs are not intended simply to(9)...........you (10).........your front door to your car! Evenings are filled (11)....up.....little more than a leisurely drink withfriends who'd (12)....rather.....talk about darts than discotheques. Of course there are days when I'm tempted (13)......to........the entertainment page the national newspaper to go up to town, but when you have to take the dog for a walk across the fields, talk to the postman, and see the amsteur dramatic society's latest production, you 're far (14)......on........busy to the find time!
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1pt)
1. A. out B. round C. about D. would
2. A. chair B. check C. machine D. child
3. A. gather B. there C. ethnic D. although
4. A. impressed B. disappointed C. wished D. stopped
II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (2pts)
1. Robots will be______the housework in the future.
A. used to do B. used to doing C. using to do D. using to doing
2. Jane said she______18 years old the following week.
A. was B. is C. will be D. would be
3. Mother! Someone______my bicycle. I cannot see it.
A. took B. has taken C. takes D. is taking
4. Let's go for a long walk, ______?
A. will you B. do we C. shall we D. must you
5. Do you know the man______you met at the bus stop yesterday?
A. whom B what C. which D. whose
6. I'd rather we______more time together.
A. have B. had C. will have D. are having
7. If I______you, I______speak to instructor.
A. were/would B. were/will C. was/will D. am/would
8. Would you mind if I______ a little later?
A. come B. have came C. have come D. came
VI. Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions. (2pt)
Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is a city of contrasts. It is an exciting, crowded, modem city and at
the same time, a city that is full of history. The streets of Bangkok are usually noisy and crowded with people. Some are selling food, other selling clothing, cassette tapes, flowers, or souvenirs. Visitors love the river markets, the beautiful temples and architecture, and the nightlife. They also enjoy the food, the
shopping, and the friendly Thai people. Everyone seems to smile there.
Most of the year, Bangkok is hotter than any other capital cities in Asia, but from December to
February, the weather is cooler and much more comfortable. Actually, it is an interesting city to visit at
any time of the year. The shopping is excellent, and the price is cheaper than in many other large cities in
Southeast Asia.
There is always plenty to do in Bangkok any time of the day or night from watching Thai dancing or
boxing to taking a boat trip on the river or trying some of the delicious and spicy food. And if you get
tired of the city and the traffic, there are beautiful beaches only two hours away by bus.
1. Where is Bangkok?
=>it is in Thailand
2. How are the streets of Bangkok?
=> The streets of Bangkok are usually noisy and crowded with people
3. What is the weather like in Bangkok in January?
=>it is te hottest
4. Can visitors come to visit Bangkok all the year round?
=>yes ,they can
VII. Rewrite the sentence so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words.
(1pt)
1. They usually wore jeans when they were young.
→They used__to wear_jeans when they were young.____________________________________________________________
2. Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.
→Minh hasn't__written to his pen pal for five months____________________________________________________________
3. Practise speaking every day or you can't improve your English.
→If_you don't practise speaking every day ,you can't improve your English._____________________________________________________________________
4. He said: “We must have a party to celebrate this”.
→He said that__they had to have a party to celebrate that__________________________________________________________
