Bài tham khảo

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to enquire about a visit at your hotel in York based on a recommendation.

My friend and I are planning to visit York this summer, and we are interested in staying at your hotel based on a recommendation. We will be travelling to York from London by train and will arrive on August 12th. We are planning to stay for three nights until August 15th.

Could you please inform us whether you have availability during those dates and what the cost would be?

We would also like to know the best way to get to your hotel from the train station using public transport. Are there any bus routes we should take or is it easier to take a taxi?

Finally, we would appreciate any recommendations for activities in the surrounding area. We are interested in exploring the historical landmarks and cultural sites in York, but we are also open to suggestions for any lesser-known attractions.

I would be grateful if you could provide us with this information in the near future so that we can sort out our travel plans. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Yours faithfully,

Trang Nguyen

Tạm dịch

Thưa ông / bà,

Tôi viết thư này để hỏi về chuyến thăm tại khách sạn của bạn ở York dựa trên một lời giới thiệu.

Bạn tôi và tôi dự định đến thăm York vào mùa hè này, và chúng tôi muốn ở tại khách sạn của bạn dựa trên lời giới thiệu. Chúng tôi sẽ đi đến York từ London bằng tàu hỏa và sẽ đến nơi vào ngày 12 tháng 8. Chúng tôi dự định ở lại ba đêm cho đến ngày 15 tháng 8.

Bạn có thể vui lòng cho chúng tôi biết liệu bạn có phòng trống trong những ngày đó không và chi phí sẽ là bao nhiêu?

Chúng tôi cũng muốn biết cách tốt nhất để đến khách sạn của bạn từ ga xe lửa bằng phương tiện giao thông công cộng. Có tuyến xe buýt nào chúng ta nên đi hay đi taxi dễ dàng hơn?

Cuối cùng, chúng tôi sẽ đánh giá cao bất kỳ đề xuất nào cho các hoạt động ở khu vực xung quanh. Chúng tôi quan tâm đến việc khám phá các địa danh lịch sử và di tích văn hóa ở York, nhưng chúng tôi cũng sẵn sàng nhận các đề xuất về bất kỳ điểm tham quan nào ít được biết đến hơn.

Tôi sẽ biết ơn nếu bạn có thể cung cấp cho chúng tôi thông tin này sớm để chúng tôi có thể sắp xếp các kế hoạch du lịch của mình. Cảm ơn bạn trước vì sự giúp đỡ của bạn.

Trân trọng,

Trang Nguyễn

1. I enjoy myself when I listen to music in the evening.

2. When I’m older, I’m going to travel around France and other countries.

3. I want to take up a sport like volleyball or soccer.

4. Don’t waste time on social media.

5. To look after yourself, you should eat healthy and sleep early.

I. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. Write your answers in ‘Your answers’ part. (15 points) ZOOS Many people remember (1) ___________ to the zoo as a child. They remember especially the excitement of (2) ___________ seeing animals for the first time, when before they had only read about them in books or seen them on television. However, there is (3) ___________ discussion today about the future of zoos and what their role should be. Supporters of zoos claim that they have an educational (4) ___________ and represent a good way for people of (5) ___________ ages to learn more about the natural world. Also, zoos provide (6) ___________ for important research and frequently (7) ___________ scientists to help save those animals which are becoming (8) ___________ rare in the wild. Opponents, however, criticize zoos for a number of reasons. Firstly, they say that it is (9) ___________ to keep animals in cages. Even in the best zoos, animals may (10) ___________ because the places in which they have to live are both restricted and (11) ___________. This can cause them to (12) ___________ stress and can affect their health. Secondly, they believe that money would be (13) __________ spent on protecting animals in their (14) __________ environment. Finally, opponents (15) __________ out that most people nowadays can see well-made nature documentaries on television and that this is a much more valuable experience than going to a zoo. 1. A. to take B. taking C. being taken D. to be taken 2. A actually B genuinely C positively D truly 3. A deep B considerable C large D important 4. A activity B function C situation D occupation 5. A several B both C all D every 6. A ways B reasons C methods D opportunities 7. A make B arrange C allow D let 8. A completely B increasingly C totally D greatly 9. A violent B severe C heavy D cruel 10. A suffer B injure C fail D hurt 11. A designed B manufactured C artificial D false 12. A experience B have C create D bear 13. A further B rather C better D more 14. A standard B daily C typical D natural 15. A pick B point C show D speak

Space Tourism If you are like most people, you probably dream of spending your next vacation sightseeing or relaxing in a tropical spot. But pretty soon, you may have the option of blasting into space and exploring the universe. It appears that space tourism may start to experience a boom that is sure to be out of this world. Since ancient times, humans have surely dreamed about visiting space. However, it was just a fantasy until 1961, when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to fly into space. Yet in the years following, only a few highly-trained Soviet and American astronauts managed to leave the Earth’s atmosphere. In the mid-1980s, the US began to relax some of its restrictions. In 1986, an engineer named Charles Walker became the first non-government employee to fly into space. A year later, an American teacher named Christa McAuliffe was chosen to be the first teacher in space. Unfortunately, the Space Shuttle she was on, The Challenger, crashed during takeoff, killing everyone on board. Space tourism got an unexpected boost from the collapse of the Soviet Union. With Russia’s space programme in dire need of money, it became open to offers for space tourism. In 1990, a Japanese reporter was allowed to fly with a Russian crew into space, but the trip would cost his employer $28 million. In the late 1990s, a private company, MirCorp, started organizing trips to space for wealthy individuals. Now, many other companies are trying to do the same. Still, most people who want to become space tourists face a major barrier: the price. Early space tourists have paid dozens of millions of dollars for a seven-to- ten-day stay outside the Earth. However, there are some indications that the price will come down in the near future. Some corporations are gearing up for this with big plans to make space a more hospitable place. The luxurious hotel chain Hilton has expressed interest in opening a space hotel in the next 15 to 20 years. Meanwhile, some experts believe that flights to and from the moon could become a common occurrence within a few decades. Hopefully someday soon we will all have the chance to get to know our solar system a little bit better. 1: What happened in 1961? A: The first space tourist traveled into space. B: An American astronaut landed on the moon. C: The first human traveled into space. D: The first Soviet space tourism company opened. 2: Who was Christa McAuliffe? A: The first American space tourist B: A businesswoman who supported space tourism C: A Soviet official who banned space tourism D: An American teacher who wanted to travel into space 3: What effect did the end of the Soviet Union have on space tourism? A: It made space tourism more expensive. B: It made space tourism become a reality. C: It delayed the start of space tourism for many years. D: It prevented people from flying into space for a decade. 4: The word “dire” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _________. A: necessary B: sufficient C: important D: serious 5: What is MirCorp? A: A company that develops equipment for space tourism B: A company that fights against bringing people into space C: A Russian government agency that trains astronauts D: An organization that plans trips for people who want to visit space 6: Why aren’t more people taking vacation in space? A: Space tourism hasn’t proven to be safe just yet. B: Most governments have made it illegal to travel in space. C: Many are waiting for the cost to come down. D: Many have stated that there is not much to see in space. 7: What does the passage imply about the future of space tourism? A: Eventually, space tourism will become cheaper. B: It seems very unlikely that space tourism will ever be popular. C: There will be few space tourists until more hotels are developed. D: It really isn’t worth it for common people to journey. 8: It can be inferred from the passage that _________. A: Christa McAuliffe has been the first teacher to come back from space B: the Japanese reporter spent two weeks in space in 1990 C: Charles Walker had never been a pilot before joining the NASA’s training programme D: the US began to relax some restrictions because of the disaster of The Challenger.

Students practice the activity.

Student 2 does better. She covers all the points, gives her opinion and her answer is more detailed, focused and structured.

1. 

There are five social and emotional changes that the writer describes in the text (freedom, privacy, interests, decisions, and opinions). Firstly, adolescents always want to see and make friends with those they want because they think they are mature enough to do that. Secondly, about privacy, They tend to spend less time with their family than before since they think they have many more important things to solve than focus on their home. Next, making decisions is a sensitive problem that parents find hard to deal with. They like doing things on their way without thinking carefully. Finally, the opinions between adults and adolescents are also different. In my experience, Because of the generation gap, our parents understand what we are thinking. Personally, I think that opinions affect teenagers most because it is the stage they change from teen to adult, their point of view will change, too. For example, if adolescents aren’t well-educated, they may try smoking and drinking alcohol because they think it will help them prove they are cool and mature. It will bring a lot of negative effects.

Tạm dịch:

Có năm thay đổi về mặt xã hội và cảm xúc mà người viết mô tả trong văn bản (tự do, riêng tư, sở thích, quyết định và ý kiến). Thứ nhất, thanh thiếu niên luôn muốn gặp và kết bạn với những người họ muốn vì họ nghĩ rằng họ đã đủ trưởng thành để làm điều đó. Thứ hai, về vấn đề riêng tư, họ có xu hướng dành ít thời gian cho gia đình hơn trước vì họ cho rằng mình còn nhiều việc quan trọng cần giải quyết hơn là tập trung cho tổ ấm của mình. Kế đến, việc đưa ra quyết định là một vấn đề nhạy cảm mà cha mẹ cảm thấy khó giải quyết với con cái. Họ thích làm theo cách của họ mà không suy nghĩ cẩn thận. Cuối cùng, ý kiến giữa người lớn và trẻ vị thành niên cũng khác nhau. Theo kinh nghiệm của tôi, vì khoảng cách thế hệ, cha mẹ chúng ta hiểu những gì chúng ta đang nghĩ. Cá nhân mình nghĩ quan điểm ảnh hưởng nhiều nhất đến lứa tuổi thanh thiếu niên vì đây là giai đoạn các em chuyển từ tuổi teen sang người lớn, quan điểm của các em cũng sẽ thay đổi theo. Ví dụ, nếu thanh thiếu niên không được giáo dục tốt, họ có thể cố gắng hút thuốc và uống rượu vì họ nghĩ rằng điều đó sẽ giúp họ chứng tỏ mình là người điềm tĩnh và trưởng thành. Nó sẽ mang lại rất nhiều tác động tiêu cực.)

2. 

In my opinion, the advice offered by the writer is useful and realistic. I think the best piece of advice is about communication. I totally agree that communication is the key to make teenagers and their parents understand each other. No matter how old you are, family is always your home, and you should share every happiness and sorrow. For instance, even when you go to work from the early morning until midnight, you ought to spend at least 30 minutes every day talking with your mom or your dad about your work, your feelings. That is not responsibility, that is to make your parents trustful and sympathetic.

Tạm dịch:

Theo tôi, lời khuyên mà người viết đưa ra là hữu ích và thực tế. Tôi nghĩ lời khuyên tốt nhất là về giao tiếp. Tôi hoàn toàn đồng ý rằng giao tiếp là chìa khóa để làm cho thiếu niên trong cha mẹ của họ hiểu nhau. Cho dù bạn bao nhiêu tuổi, gia đình luôn là tổ ấm của bạn, và bạn nên chia sẻ mọi buồn vui. Ví dụ, dù bạn đi làm từ sáng sớm đến tận nửa đêm, bạn cũng nên dành ít nhất 30 phút mỗi ngày để nói chuyện với bố hoặc mẹ về công việc, cảm xúc của mình. Đó không phải là trách nhiệm, mà là làm cho cha mẹ tin tưởng và thông cảm.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.   

1.   A. included                 B. received                  C. remembered            D. annoyed

2.   A. enough                   B. young                     C. country                   D. mountain

3. A. beds                          B. clocks                     C. walls                       D. tables

1. A /id/ còn lại là /d/

2. D /au/ còn lại là /ʌ/

3. B /s/ còn lại là /z/ 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. (3 points)

1. A. mothers                          B. centres                                C. aunts                       D. cousins

2. A. funny                              B. lunch                                   C. sun                          D. computer

3. A. lamp                               B. play                                     C. stay                         D. crazy

Find which word does not belong to each group. (2 points)

4. A. town house                     B. country house                     C. playground             D. villa

5. A. expensive                       B. convenience                        C. peaceful                  D. cheap

câu cuối C dc ko a?