Eighteen-year-old Lauren Clark is a student, but she isn't at university yet. Instead she's taking a gap year. 'I decided not to start my maths course immediately. Instead I'm here in Ghana for six months. I'm teaching English and maths to school children. I'm also helping to build the school library. I'm so surprised I can actually do all of this. I'm developing qualities I didn't know I had. I'm more patient and polite – and I'm certainly not lazy here! I feel more responsible and I think I'm growing up.
In Europe, taking a gap year is very common. Instead of heading straight to college after school, more and more students take a year off to travel, work, explore special interests or volunteer.
'Colleges find that students who made this choice are more confident and mature when they arrive and do better on their courses,' said Dr Edwin Chance, Rector of York University.

1. Where is Lauren working?

2. How long is she staying there?

T or F?

3. Lauren doesn't want to study maths at university next year 

4. She's helping Ghanian children with their maths

5. She's learning about herself

6. Lots of young pepole are doing a similar thing to Lauren

7. When students take a gap year, it's not good for their studies

Task 2. Read the text and choose the correct answer to the question.

Hi, my name is Darwin Watterson, I'm ten years old and I live in Elmore. I go to school from Monday to Friday but when I'm not at school, I practice sports. My favourite sports are extreme sports, especially water sports. I practice white-water rafting, kayaking and canyoning. I always go kayaking on Monday and on Wednesday. When I finish school and after I finish my homework, I take my kayak and I go to the beach with my friend Tobias. On Tuesday and on Thursday, I go white-water rafting. You need a group to do white-water rafting, it is difficult but it is really exciting. I go canyoning on Friday afternoon. Canyoning is my favorite sport: you have to go down a river canyon using your hands, legs and some ropes. You need some special equipment to practice canyoning: you need a helmet to protect your head, a wetsuit not to feel cold, ropes and harness to go down the canyon. Finally, I take a rest on the weekend to play some videogames with my brother, Gumball. He doesn't like practicing sports.

61. How many days does Darwin go to school?

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62. Who practices kayaking with Darwin?

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63. Which equipment is necessary for canyoning?

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64. What is his favorite sport?

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65. When does he play video games with his brother?

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Bài 1 : Em hãy điền từ vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau :

          My name is Linda Black . I'm forty - eight years (1)_______ and this is my plan when I reatire . Well , when I retire , I'm going to (2)_________ Vietnamese .I can a lready speak French , Italian , and German and I want to learn (3) ________ language . I'm also going to learn to drive . I never had time to learn (4) _________ I was younger . Then I'm going to buy a car a tent and travel all (5)________the work . I'm not going to wear boring clothes . I'm tired (6)________ blouses and skirts . I'm going to (7)_________jeans and tracksuits all the time And when I come (8)________ from my travels . I'm going to (9)__________ a book and become a TV star and tell everyone about the places I (10)_________ and the peaple I met.

giúp mình với nhé , mình còn vài từ không biết điền ạ , mình cảm ơn nhiều ạ

dịch hộ mik nhé

Feeling my way through the darkness 
Guided by a beating heart 
I can't tell where the journey will end 
But I know where it starts 
They tell me I'm too young to understand 
They say I'm caught up in a dream 
Well life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes 
Well that's fine by me 

So wake me up when it's all over 
When I'm wiser and I'm older 
All this time I was finding myself 
And I didn't know I was lost 
[x2] 

I tried carrying the weight of the world 
But I only have two hands 
I hope I get the chance to travel the world 
And I don't have any plans 
I wish that I could stay forever this young 
Not afraid to close my eyes 
Life's a game made for everyone 
And love is a prize 

So wake me up when it's all over 
When I'm wiser and I'm older 
All this time I was finding myself 
And I didn't know I was lost 

I didn't know I was lost................ ....

VII. Read the conversation and fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions of time.

Mark: I'm sorry I was out when you called yesterday afternoon, Alice. Look, I'm free (1) _______ the fifteenth of March. Can we meet then?

Alice: I'm busy next week, I'm afraid. So, I can't see you (2) _______ Friday.

Mark: I'd like to have a meeting this month if possible because I'll be very busy (3) _______ April.

Alice: I'm going away (4) _______ Easter, so how about the week after? Shall we meet (5) _______ the twenty-seventh? That's a Wednesday.

Mark: OK. Let's meet (6) _______ Wednesday afternoon (7) _______ half past two.

VIII. Complete the passage with the words in the box.

Last year, we had a visit to Thao Dien Lower Secondary School for blind students. Before the (1) ______________, we spent time learning about what outdoor (2) ______________ the students do there.

During our visit, we were surprised to see that the (3) ______________ could interact with us easily. They enjoyed (4) _______ with us while painting, drawing, some of making fruits using clay, and making paper art. They even (5) ______________ some of the English words for fruit.

Although it was a short visit, we had a good (6) ______________ working with the blind students in our community

Thank you for the CD you sent me .I I'm going to listen(LISTEN) to it properly tonight when I have more time.As you know, I'm working really hard at the moment. Our exams start on May 24th and I'm a i worried aout them .And then after that I (1)____(PROBABLY ,GO) on holiday with some my friends .So in a few weeks'time I (2)____(LIE) on a beach somewhere.I can't believe I (3)______(FINISH) school forever by the end of nex month 

I've just heard that I've been accepted at Edinburgh University to study engineering - great news , isn't it ?I think it(4)____(BE) hard ,but I know I (5)_____(ENJOY) it.So in September I (6)_____(LEAVE) home for the first time to start a new life .(7)______(YOU,COME) to see me when I'm there? I think I (8)______(BE) a bit lonely to start with .
Anyway ,thanks again for the CD.I'd better stop now as I (9)_______(MEET) my friend ,Susie,in half an hour.We (10)______(HELP) each other with our revision.Well, that's our plan, at least  

VI. Read the conversation and fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions of time. ( IN ,ON AT)

Mark: I'm sorry I was out when you called yesterday afternoon, Alice. Look, I'm free (1) _______ the fifteenth of March. Can we meet then?

Alice: I'm busy next week, I'm afraid. So, I can't see you (2) _______ Friday.

Mark: I'd like to have a meeting this month if possible because I'll be very busy (3) _______ April.

Alice: I'm going away (4) _______ Easter, so how about the week after? Shall we meet (5) _______ the twenty-seventh? That's a Wednesday.

Mark: OK. Let's meet (6) _______ Wednesday afternoon (7) _______ half past two.