Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can use other words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.

People/ believe/ visit/ Huong Pagoda/ bring/ luck.

Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question. 

More than 80% of American high school students work at part-time jobs in the evenings, on weekends or in summer. These part-time jobs bring teenagers great advantages.

One of the benefits of the work is the students can learn the skills that will be useful for the rest of their lives. When they work, they have to manage both the job and schoolwork. To be able to do so, they must be very organized and able to keep a sensible schedule. They also learn to cope with the job stress apart from the stress of the schoolwork. Some of the most stressful jobs include teaching, nursing, and police work. These skills help prepare teenagers for their later careers. High school students who work are more likely to succeed as adults than people who enter the job market at a later age with no work experience.

Teenagers want a lot of expensive things: clothes, mp3 players, trips with their friends, etc. Not all parents can afford them. And even if they can, the teens might not really appreciate that money because they did not earn it. When teenagers make money for themselves, they know its true and are less likely to spend it foolishly.

According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question. 

More than 80% of American high school students work at part-time jobs in the evenings, on weekends or in summer. These part-time jobs bring teenagers great advantages.

One of the benefits of the work is the students can learn the skills that will be useful for the rest of their lives. When they work, they have to manage both the job and schoolwork. To be able to do so, they must be very organized and able to keep a sensible schedule. They also learn to cope with the job stress apart from the stress of the schoolwork. Some of the most stressful jobs include teaching, nursing, and police work. These skills help prepare teenagers for their later careers. High school students who work are more likely to succeed as adults than people who enter the job market at a later age with no work experience.

Teenagers want a lot of expensive things: clothes, mp3 players, trips with their friends, etc. Not all parents can afford them. And even if they can, the teens might not really appreciate that money because they did not earn it. When teenagers make money for themselves, they know its true and are less likely to spend it foolishly. 

Which of the following is a good title for the passage?

Use used to or didn’t use to with the verbs from the box to complete the sentences.

be - kill - transport - dye

1. In the countryside in Viet Nam, families ……………………… extended, i.e. three or more generations lived together in the same house.

2. The farmers in my home village …………………………….. rice home on trucks. They used buff alo-driven carts.

3. In many places in the world, people ………………… cloth with natural materials.

4. Tuberculosis – TB – ……………………… a lot of people. It was a fatal disease.

Read the following passage. Match the paragraphs with the headings.

TEENS’ SOURCES OF STRESS

1. In adolescence, teens experience so many physical and psychological changes that they may not know how to deal with. Many boys feel obsessed with their voice or appearance. Girls feel annoyed with unwanted spots on their faces.

2. As teens reach adolescence, they have more friends and come in contact with many more people. They now have to learn to interact socially and they may find it is not easy to adjust in the complicated world or to gain social acceptance.

3. Many teenagers start to have emotional feelings for another boy or girl, or feel the need to be loved. If a teen fails to get love from the one he/she likes or loves, they may find it is hard to get over the painful experience.

4. Pressures to do well academically can be a source of stress. If teens are academically b, they can perform well. If not, they suffer from endless stress.

5. Being under pressures of a number of things, teenagers become constantly anxious. If they are unlucky to fail in anything, they may fall into the feeling of self-doubt and low self-esteem.

List of Headings

A. Academic stress

B. Low self-esteem stress

C. Stress due to physical or physiological changes

D. Social stress

E. Stress due to romantic relationships

Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

We didn’t go camping yesterday _________ it rained heavily.

Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

She hasn't written to me…………… we met last time.

Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question. 

More than 80% of American high school students work at part-time jobs in the evenings, on weekends or in summer. These part-time jobs bring teenagers great advantages.

One of the benefits of the work is the students can learn the skills that will be useful for the rest of their lives. When they work, they have to manage both the job and schoolwork. To be able to do so, they must be very organized and able to keep a sensible schedule. They also learn to cope with the job stress apart from the stress of the schoolwork. Some of the most stressful jobs include teaching, nursing, and police work. These skills help prepare teenagers for their later careers. High school students who work are more likely to succeed as adults than people who enter the job market at a later age with no work experience.

Teenagers want a lot of expensive things: clothes, mp3 players, trips with their friends, etc. Not all parents can afford them. And even if they can, the teens might not really appreciate that money because they did not earn it. When teenagers make money for themselves, they know its true and are less likely to spend it foolishly.

According to the passage, what is NOT an effect of part-time jobs?

Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question. 

More than 80% of American high school students work at part-time jobs in the evenings, on weekends or in summer. These part-time jobs bring teenagers great advantages.

One of the benefits of the work is the students can learn the skills that will be useful for the rest of their lives. When they work, they have to manage both the job and schoolwork. To be able to do so, they must be very organized and able to keep a sensible schedule. They also learn to cope with the job stress apart from the stress of the schoolwork. Some of the most stressful jobs include teaching, nursing, and police work. These skills help prepare teenagers for their later careers. High school students who work are more likely to succeed as adults than people who enter the job market at a later age with no work experience.

Teenagers want a lot of expensive things: clothes, mp3 players, trips with their friends, etc. Not all parents can afford them. And even if they can, the teens might not really appreciate that money because they did not earn it. When teenagers make money for themselves, they know its true and are less likely to spend it foolishly.

The word “cope with” in the passage is closest in meaning to ______. 

Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can use other words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.

They/ think/ visit/ Mai Chau/ this/ time/ year/ be/ best.

Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the phrasal verb in brackets.

We have to try harder so that our handicrafts can stay equal with theirs. (keep up with)

Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can use other words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.

Temple of Literature/ be/ first/ destination/ schedule.

Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

Many students aren't keen……….. their study at school.

Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

You can rely…………Jack. He always keeps his promise.

Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question. 

More than 80% of American high school students work at part-time jobs in the evenings, on weekends or in summer. These part-time jobs bring teenagers great advantages.

One of the benefits of the work is the students can learn the skills that will be useful for the rest of their lives. When they work, they have to manage both the job and schoolwork. To be able to do so, they must be very organized and able to keep a sensible schedule. They also learn to cope with the job stress apart from the stress of the schoolwork. Some of the most stressful jobs include teaching, nursing, and police work. These skills help prepare teenagers for their later careers. High school students who work are more likely to succeed as adults than people who enter the job market at a later age with no work experience.

Teenagers want a lot of expensive things: clothes, mp3 players, trips with their friends, etc. Not all parents can afford them. And even if they can, the teens might not really appreciate that money because they did not earn it. When teenagers make money for themselves, they know its true and are less likely to spend it foolishly.

According to the passage, when teenagers have jobs, they are more likely to _______. 

Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

The  librarian told us not…… reference books out of the library.