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But if you are buying souvenirs on holiday this summer, make sure they (50) ________ the reality test.
Tạm dịch: Nhưng nếu bạn đang mua quà lưu niệm vào kỳ nghỉ hè này, hãy chắc chắn rằng chúng vượt qua bài kiểm tra thực tế.
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Điều gì tạo nên một món quà lưu niệm tuyệt vời?
Trên bàn của tôi ở nhà, tôi có một bộ sưu tập quà lưu niệm; các đồ vật nhắc tôi về những địa điểm tôi đã ghé thăm và các sự kiện quan trọng trong cuộc sống của tôi. Những đồ vật này bao gồm một chiếc thuyền mô hình mà tôi thấy được chạm khắc từ một mảnh gỗ trên đảo Caribê, một mảnh dung nham nhô ra từ núi lửa trong năm tôi sinh ra, và một cái vỏ nhặt được trên bãi biển thơ ấu yêu thích của tôi.
Không giống như những thứ khác, trí nhớ và chi tiết mất dần, bạn giữ lại các đồ vật càng lâu, sự liên kết của chúng với quá khứ trở nên lớn hơn và những hồi ức xung quanh chúng càng sắc nét. Do đó, chúng là những món quà lưu niệm thực sự, không chỉ thể hiện địa điểm, mà là thời gian của bạn ở nơi đó. Nhưng hiện nay, thuật ngữ "quà lưu niệm thật" nghe có vẻ mâu thuẫn trong từ ngữ, và điều này là bởi vì các đồ vật được bán cho khách du lịch làm đồ lưu niệm thường là hàng nhập khẩu giá rẻ mà không liên quan gì đến nơi đó cả.
Thường thì trường hợp những món quà lưu niệm tốt nhất, như vỏ của tôi, được tìm thấy hơn là mua, nhưng việc chọn quà lưu niệm cũng có thể là một hoạt động vui chơi kỳ nghỉ. Nhưng nếu bạn đang mua quà lưu
niệm vào kỳ nghỉ hè này, hãy chắc chắn rằng chúng vượt qua bài kiểm tra thực tế. Một món quà lưu niệm tốt không chỉ được làm tại khu vực nơi nó được mua, nó cũng nói lên nhiều thứ gì đó về văn hóa của khu vực đó. Đó là điều mà người dân địa phương tạo ra bằng cách sử dụng các vật liệu bền vững của địa phương và bởi vì bạn đang hỗ trợ hiệu quả cho nền kinh tế địa phương, nên cũng không quá rẻ.
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You will make the interview process easier for the employer if you volunteer relevant information about yourself. Think about how you want to present your (6)_______, experiences, education, work style, skills, and goals. Be prepared to supplement all your answers with examples that support the statements you make.
It is also a good idea to review your résumé with a critical eye and identify areas that an employer might see as limitations or want further information. Think about how you can answer difficult questions (7)_______ and positively, while keeping each answer brief.
An interview gives the employer a (8)_______ to get to know you. While you do want to market yourself to the employer, answer each question with an honest response.
Never say anything negative about past experiences, employers, or courses and professors. Always think of something positive about an experience and talk about that. You should also be (9)_______. If you are genuinely interested in the job, let the interviewer know that.
One of the best ways to show you are interested in a job is to demonstrate that you have researched the organization prior to the interview. You can also (10)_______ interest by asking questions about the job, the organization, and its services and products.
handed knowledge and help (15) ______an end to leftie discrimination once and for all.
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 each of the numbered blanks from 21 to 25.
Polar bears are in danger of dying out. Unlike some other endangered animals, it's not hunters that are the problem, it's climate change. Since 1979, the ice cap at the Arctic Circle where the polar bears has reduced in size (21)_________ about 30 per cent. The temperature in the Arctic has slowly been rising and this is (22)_________ the sea ice to melt, endangering the polar bears' home. The polar bears' main sources of food are the different types of seals found in the Arctic. They catch them by waiting next to the air holes seals have made in the ice. (23)_________ the bears are very strong swimmers, they could never catch seals in water. This means that the bears really do rely on the ice to hunt.
Polar bears also need sea ice to travel. They can cover a huge territory and often swim from one part of the ice to another. They have been (24)_________ to swim up to 100 km, but when there is less ice, they may have to swim further and this can (25)_________ fatal to the bears. A number of bears have drown in the last few years and scientists believe that it is because they were not able to reach more ice before they became too tired and couldn't swim any further.
Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks from 46 to 50.
What make a good souvenir?
On my desk at home, I have a collection of souvenirs; objects that remind me of places I‟ve visited and important events in my life. These objects include a model boat that I saw being carved from a piece of wood on a Caribbean island, a piece of lava that emerged hot from a volcano in the year I was born, and a shell (46) _____ on my favourite childhood beach.
Unlike everything else, from which memory and detail fades, it is as if the longer you hold on to certain objects, the (47) ________ their associations with the past become, and the sharper the recollections that gather around them. They are, (48) ________, real souvenirs, encapsulations not only of the place, but of your time in the place. But these days, the term “real souvenirs” sounds like a contradiction in terms, and this is because the objects sold to tourists as souvenirs are often cheap mass-produced imports that have nothing to do with the place at all.
It‟s often the (49) _____ that the best souvenirs, like my shell, are found rather than purchased, but browsing for souvenirs can also be a fun holiday activity. But if you are buying souvenirs on holiday this summer, make sure they (50) ________ the reality test. A good souvenir is not just made in the area where it is bought, it also says something about the culture of that area. It is something made by local people using sustainable local materials, and because you are effectively supporting the local economy, it shouldn‟t come too cheap, either.
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 each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.
Psychologists have long known that having a set of cherished companions is crucial to mental well-being. A recent study by Australian investigators concluded that our friends even help to (1) ______ our lives. The study concentrated (2) ______ the social environment, general health, and lifestyle of 1,477 persons older than 70 years. The participants were asked how much contact they had with friends, children, relatives and acquaintances. Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increased life (3) ______ to a far greater extent than frequent contact with children and other relatives. This benefit held true even after these friends had moved away to another city and was independent of factors such as socioeconomic status, health, and way of life. According to scientists, the ability to have relationships with people to (4) ______ one is important has a positive effect on physical and mental health. Stress and tendency towards depression are reduced, and behaviours that are damaging to health, such as smoking and drinking, occur less frequently. (5)_______, our support networks, in times of calamity in particular, can raise our moods and feelings of self-worth and offer helpful strategies for dealing with difficult personal challenges.
(Source: Academic Vocabulary in Use by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell)
