The interview told the applicant that he would be hired initially for six months, after which a decision about long-term …….…. would be made.
He promised to keep …………….us while he was abroad.
She is so…………. to her children that she has decided to quit her job to stay at home and look after them.
Complete the sentence.We _____ for about an hour when the engine suddenly stopped.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits euch of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29.
Effects of television on childhood literacy
Nowadays, television occupies a large portion of children's time. From when they start in preschool, children spend more time watching television than participating in any other (25)___ except sleeping. (26)___ , this is not necessarily a bad thing.
The results of some research suggest that there is considerable overlap between the comprehension processes activated while reading and the processes (27)_____take place during a period of television viewing. If this is so, it may very well be the case that children who learn comprehension skills from television viewing before they are ready to read are (28)______with some some very important tools when they later learn to read. It has been noted that children are frequently better at recalling televised stories they have watched compared to those they have simply heard. Due to the fact that it is a visual medium, television can present information more concretely than written and spoken text, making it an ideal medium in which to (29) _____ some of the skills and knowledge needed for later reading.
(Adapted from "Complete Advanced" by Laura Matthews and Barbars Thomas)
You're too old to carry on working. It's time you called it a ______.
It is hard to get .......... him; he is such an aggressive man.
Our main ___________ is to reduce debt by cutting costs.
________ at Ha Noi Sakura Festival 2017, we found it very impressive.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
John, could you look after my handbag while I go out for a minute.
In England, schooling is compulsory for all children from the age of 5 to 16.
The angency will let you know if they have any suitable _____ .
Complete the following sentence.He ______ to London three times this ear.
We are _____ grateful for your support during our hardest time.
The police asked me for __________ on the accident.
A woman can never have a happy married life without ________ her husband.
We can (29) _______ other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail. Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas.
Animals have ways of exchanging information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where (30) _______ food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing (31) _______ to what people can do. We have language - about 6,000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present.
Radio, film, and television (32) _______ a huge influence on society in the last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But there is (33) _______ information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modem media is changing our world every minute of every day.
Câu 31.
Complete the sentence.If you _____ down for a few moment, I'll tell the manager you're here.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The greater part of London ________ of wood, but after the great fire, wider streets and brick houses ________.
_____, the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.