My family and I live in a house with two floors. It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, and one living room. The living room has a huge smart TV and a set of chairs. This is a place where my family gathers in our free time to watch movies and talk. The room is primarily decorated in white. The kitchen is located next to the living room, and everything has been arranged neatly by my mother. There are several appliances in the kitchen including a microwave, refrigerator and dining table. The dining table is large enough for 8 people to sit. My bedroom, my brother’s bedroom, and my parents’ bedrooms are all located on the second floor. In my room there is a huge bed, a desk for studying and a wardrobe. I like my desk so much. I always try to keep it neat. My mum promised to give me a separate TV for my room when I turn 18 years old. I love my house a lot

Read the following passage and answer the questions.

Football is a popular game which keeps players healthy and disciplined. It develops their mind and team spirit and sense of tolerance among them. It is a game played for ninety minutes (in two halves of 45 minutes and 15 minutes breaks. This game has two teams of eleven players in each. Players have to kick a ball with their foot and take a goal by putting ball into the goalpost of the opponent team. In order to oppose the goal made by players of opponent team, there is a goalkeeper on each side. No one player is allowed to touch the ball with hand except the goal-keeper. A team having more goals got declared as the winner and other as loser. The game is conducted by a referee and two linesmen (one on each side). All the players are warned to strictly follow the rules while playing this game. It has been an international game and played as World Cup tournament every four years in different countries worldwide.

1. What is a popular game?

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2. How long does the football match last?

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3. Does a team have 12 players?

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4. Who is allowed to touch the ball with hand?

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5. Who conductes the game?

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A. Read the article quickly. Choose a different title.

Travelers of the year

In 2011, Canadian travel writer Heather Greenwood Davis and her husband, Ike, went on an adventure. They took their two sons—Ethan and Cameron—out of school, and went on a round-the-world trip.

In total, the Davis family spent 12 months on the road and went to 29 countries. They saw amazing birds in the Galapagos islands, climbed volcanoes, and helped at a children’s hospital in China. They even came close to a huge bear in Canada. They went to beautiful temples in Cambodia. They also traveled into the rain; forests of Thailand and saw really big Asian elephants.

While they traveled, they wrote many travel blog posts. They also took lots of photos. Now back home in Canada, Heather says that her family learned many things. They learned that the world is a beautiful place full of amazing people. Traveling made her see how we are all like each other. We can all make friends everywhere we go.

A visit to the Ocean Center – by Rebecca Hardy, aged 13

My family and I went to the Ocean Center in my hometown recently. It was one of the most

amazing places I’ve ever been. We don’t live near the sea, so I don’t get much chance to see

living creatures for myself.

Inside the center you go on what they call an ocean journey. It takes you from the smallest

stream, through rivers, and out into the deepest ocean. Along the way you meet fish and other

creatures that live in these places. And there are thousands of them – some pretty and peaceful,

and others frightening and deadly.

Our guide told us that the Center was originally set up to help look after the seas and protect the

life within them. In fact, every entry ticket bought there helps the Center to achieve its aim, so I felt

my visit was in a good cause.

By chance, we arrived just at feeding time and watched staff give food to hundreds of fish. I

wanted to do it too, but the staff wouldn’t let me. But I’d still really recommend being there at

feeding time. You’ll see feeding times advertised at the ticket sales, or you can telephone in

advance to find out when they are.

The most fascinating part of the visit for me was a new exhibition at the Center that told the story

of seahorses across the world. It has the biggest collection for these magical creatures in Europe,

and almost as many as one in the USA. I found out about what they ate, and how a male

seahorse managed to give birth to 1500 babies! And although our guide told us it was hard to see

the young ones, we were lucky enough to catch sight of some in the tank!

We also went to one of the Center’s talks about the underwater world.

Ours was called ‘Sharks’,

and the one on the following day was called ‘Creatures of the Deep’. There are talks on other

topics given on different days, so it’s best to check which talk will take place on the day you go.

Once we’d bought our ticket, we could go in and out of the Center as many times as we liked

during the day. We can also buy an annual pass that gives you unlimited entry all year around. I’m

saving up for one!

For questions 1 – 5, circle A, if the sentence is correct, or B, if the sentence is incorrect.

For questions 6 – 10, answer the questions. Use your own words.

1. Rebecca hardy’s home is close to the coast.

2. At the Ocean Center, you can see fish from both seas and rivers.

3. All the creatures that are on display at the Center aren’t dangerous.

4. The admission fee for the center goes to environmental projects.

5. Rebecca was allowed to feed the fish at the Center.

6. Rebecca had to book in advance to see the fish at their feeding time.

7. The Ocen Centre has the largest collection of seahorses in the world.

8. Rebecca was pleased that she was able to see baby seahorses in the exhibition.

9. Each day, the Centre holds lots of talks on different topics.

10. Rebecca found she could leave and return to the Centre during her visit without paying again.

a. Circle the correct definitions of the underlined words. Listen and repeat.

(Khoanh chọn định nghĩa đúng của từ được gạch dưới. Nghe và lặp lại.)

1. The WWF is a charity. It helps to look after animals like tigers and elephants.

(WWF là một tổ chức từ thiện. Nó giúp chăm sóc các loài động vật như hổ và voi.)

a. a group that helps people or animals

(một nhóm giúp đỡ mọi người hoặc động vật)

b. a zoo that buys animals

(sở thú mua động vật)

2. People are cutting down the Amazon rainforest. It is getting smaller every year. This is terrible! We have to protect our rainforests.

(Con người đang chặt phá rừng nhiệt đới Amazon. Nó ngày càng nhỏ hơn mỗi năm. Thật là kinh khủng! Chúng ta phải bảo vệ rừng nhiệt đới của chúng ta.)

a. keep safe

(giữ an toàn)

b. make bigger

(làm cho lớn hơn)

3. I pick up trash in the park on Saturdays. I don't get any money, I do it for free.

(Tôi nhặt rác trong công viên vào các ngày thứ Bảy. Tôi không nhận được tiền, tôi làm việc đó miễn phí.)

a. some money

(một ít tiền)

b. no money

(không có tiền)

4. Beth loves walking in the forest. She can see foxes, birds, flowers, and many other kinds of wildlife.

(Beth rất thích đi dạo trong rừng. Cô ấy có thể nhìn thấy cáo, chim, hoa và nhiều loại động vật hoang dã khác.)

a. plants and people

(thực vật và con người)

b. animals and plants

(động vật và thực vật)

5. If you donate five dollars, you can help buy schoolbooks for poor children.

(Nếu bạn quyên góp năm đô la, bạn có thể giúp mua sách học cho trẻ em nghèo.)

a. give money to help someone or something

(cho tiền để giúp ai đó hoặc cái gì đó)

b. get money for books

(nhận tiền mua sách)

dich :

More Than Half the World's Primates Face Extinction

When University of Illinois anthropology professor, Paul Garber, set out to do a comprehensive review of the status of the world's nonhuman primates, he believed that there was hope.

Now, he tells VOA, "After working on this article, the reality of the moment leaves me with limited hope. In my view, sadly things are not happening at the national or global level." His research is being published today in the journal Science Advances. Garber's research suggest that currently "over half of all nonhuman primates are approaching extinction."

It's not due to any one cause, he says, but is instead a perfect storm of human threats that include "hunting, the illegal pet trade and habitat loss as humans continue to log tropical forests, build roads and mine" in what Garber calls "needlessly destructive and unsustainable ways."

US Scientist Trains Robot to Learn to Be More Human

There is a student on the campus of Stanford University in California’s Silicon Valley that is getting lots of attention.

The student is a robot named Jackrabbot, after the jackrabbit, a relative of the rabbit and found in California. The Jackrabbot has been roaming the university campus to learn social skills so it can be polite in human company. The robot moves on a Segway platform and has multimodal sensors to help it learn. On this day, Jackrabbot is dressed in a hat and tie, causing people to stare or pull out their mobile phones and take its picture.

“I didn’t know what it was, but I saw the hat and the tie and thought it was really cute,” said Stanford University student Michelle Li, who crossed paths with the robot.

Dịch giúp mk sang Tiếng Việt nha!!!!!!

giúp mình nhé các bạn mình cần gấp

The environment is senously polluted today. To protect the environment, we should reduce the plastic bags, bottles and cans. We should put the garbage in a certain place or in the recycling bins. Remember save and recycle paper so that we can avoid cutting a lot of trees in the forest. That means we can reduce the soil pollution. It would be better if we go to work or school by bike or walk, we can save energy and keep the air cleaner. Or we can reuse and recycle things. And we should not throw trash into the rivers and lakes to keep the water not polluted. Do these things we will protect the environment and we will live healthier life.

1, Is the environment polluted today

2, what should we do to keepthe water unpolluted?

Dịch bài này và nhớ không dùng Google dịch:

I really love my neighborhood. It is a quiet, safe place with great
neighbors. In short, my neighborhood is nice to live in.My neighborhood is quiet. Even though it has the regular amoun of noise of any place, there are many peaceful moment.For example, after most people have gone to work, you can hardly hear any noise. Of course, when the kids get home, there is more noise; but, it is relatively quiet all day in my neighborhood. Also, I feel safe in my neighborhood. The police drive around it everyday and the kids play outside with no problems. Since there is not much traffic, we don’t worry too much about cars Furthermore, I can walk around my neighborhood without being afraid of someone hurting me. All in all, my neighborhood is secure. My neighbors are really good people. They watch out for each other and this makes where I live extra nice. If anyone has a problem with their car or even something in their house, a neighbor is usually there to help. One day, I couldn't start my car, and my neighbor asked what was wrong. I explained that my car wouldn’t start, and he got my car going again. This is just one of the many examples of how my neighbors are the best people I know. In conclusion, my neighborhood is a great place to live. There isn’t a lot of noise, it is secure, and most of all, the neighbors are helpful. There is no place like home and that is my neighborhood.