Đọc văn bản sau nói về Bill Gates, người sáng lập ra Microsoft, và làm bài tập dưới đây
1.Read the following text about Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, and do the tasks below.
Đọc văn bản sau nói về Bill Gates, người sáng lập ra Microsoft, và làm bài tập dưới đây.
Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest PC software company. He is among the richest people in the world. Bill Gates’ interest in computers started when he was a teenager. After high school, he was accepted to several top colleges in the USA: Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. He chose to go to Harvard to study law. At Harvard, he focused more on his interest in computers than on coursework. He often relaxed by playing video games in Harvard’s computer lab. He left Harvard before graduating because he wanted to open a software company with his friend Paul Allen. However, he later said, “I don’t think dropping out is a good idea.’ In 2007, he received an honorary degree from Harvard. He began his speech by saying this to his father in the audience. “I have been waiting more than 30 years to say this: Dad, I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.’ Bill Gates is no longer working full time for Microsoft. He is now, with his wife, running The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which aims to improve healthcare, reduce poverty, and promote education around the world.
a. Choose the best answer.
1. When did Bill Gates first develop his interest in computers?
A. during his teenage years
B. when he went to university
C. when he was at nursery school
2. What did he study at Harvard University?
A. computer science
B. business
C. law
3. What did he often do to relax while at Harvard?
A. play sports
B. play video games
C. go to parties
4. Why did he drop out of Harvard?
A. because he was ill
B. because he wanted to study at another university
C. because he wanted to start a software company
5. What did he receive from Harvard in 2007?
A. an honorary degree
B. a job
C. a company
6. What is the purpose of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation?
A. law
B. healthcare, poverty reduction, and education
C. computer software
Key – 
1. A; 2. C; 3. B; 4. C; 5. A; 6. B
b.Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Đánh dấu nếu những câu sau đúng (T) hoặc sai (F).
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| After high school, Gates was accepted to only middle-ranking colleges in the USA. |
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| At Harvard, he focused more on his coursework than his interest in computers. |
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| He didn’t know how to relax after his hard work. |
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| He regretted that he had dropped out of Harvard. |
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| He had always wanted to get his degree from Harvard. |
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| He wanted to make his father happy by getting his degree. |
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Key –
1. F (He was accepted to several top colleges in the USA)
2. F (He focused more on computers)
3. F (He played video games to relax)
4. T
5. T
6. T
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c. Rewrite these sentences in indirect speech.
Viết lại những câu sau về câu gián tiếp.
1. I don’t think dropping out is a good idea,’ said Bill Gates.
2. I always told you I’d come back and get my degree,’ he said to his father.
Key –
1. Bill Gates said he didn’t think dropping out was a good idea.
2. He told his father that he always said he would come back and get his degree.
2.Read this text about ways to manage your anger, then do the tasks that follow.
Đọc văn bản dưới đây nói về cách thức để chế ngự sự tức giận của bạn, sau đó làm bài tập dưới đây.
Tips to control anger
It is normal to be angry sometimes, but if you let your anger get out of control, it can lead to problems. Here are some simple tips to control this feeling.
Relax
– Take deep breaths to make you calm down.
– Repeat slowly some calming words such as ‘relax’ or ‘take it easy’.
Think positively
– When things go wrong and make you angry, say to yourself: ‘this is not the end of the world’.
– Remind yourself that getting angry won’t solve anything, and won’t make you feel better.
Solve the problem
– Instead of feeling angry, try to solve the problem, but remind yourself that it’s okay if the solution doesn’t work.
a. Choose the best answer.
1. It’s normal/not normal to be angry.
2. You should/shouldn’t let your anger get out of control.
3. Anger can/can’t be controlled,
4. Relaxing is/isn’t a good way to manage your anger.
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5. When feeling angry, try to think positively/negatively.
6. Don’t try/ Try to solve the problem that makes you feel angry.
Key –
1. normal 2. shouldn’t 3. can
4. is 5. positively 6. Try
b.Complete the following sentences with the words or phrases from the text.
Hoàn thành những câu sau với từ và cụm từ từ văn bản trên.
1. Take_____ breaths to make you calm down.
2. Repeating words or phrases such as______ or_______ might help.
3. Tell yourself if things go wrong.
4. Feeling angry is not going to______ and make you ____ .
5. Remind yourself it’s okay if the solution you tried.
Key –
1. deep 2. ‘relax’; ‘take it easy’ 3. ‘this is not the end of the world’
4. solve things; feel better 5. doesn’t work
3. Read the text below about useful tips when you are studying for tests, then do the tasks that follow.
Đọc văn bản sau về những mẹo hữu ích khi bạn ôn thi, sau đó làm bài tập dưới đây.
Studying for a test
1. Create your own study aids: make an outline of the main ideas, or a timeline of important events.
2. Don’t wait until the last minute to study! Have short daily study sessions.
3. Read the test instructions carefully.
4. Read the entire test through before starting.
5. Read the teacher’s feedback on your test carefully, and try to learn from your mistakes.
6. Answer the easiest questions first, then the ones with highest point value.
7. If you aren’t sure hơ to answer a question fully, try to at least answer part of it.
8. Save the test for later review.
9. Save time at the end of the test to look over your work.
10. Be sure to find out ahead of time the areas the test will cover, and the format of the test.
a Match the underlined words/phrases in the text to their meanings.
Nối những từ/cụm từ gách chân trong văn bản với nghĩa của chúng.
1. comment(s)
2. quickly examine something
3. whole
4. a line that shows the order in which events have happened.
5. before something takes place
6. the way the test questions are presented, e.g. multiple choice or essay
7. study something again
Key –
1. feedback 2. look over 3. entire 4. timeline
5. ahead of time 6. format 7. review
b. Put the tips in the appropriate box.
Điền những mẹo vào hộp phù hợp.
Key –
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Before the test 1,2,10 |
When taking the test 3,4,6,7,9 |
After the test 5,8 |
c. Answer the following questions.
1. What should you find out before taking the test?
2. How can you remember the main ideas or important events?
3. Which types of question should you answer first?
4. What should you do just before the end of the test?
5. What should you do when the test is returned to you?
Key –
1. The areas the test will cover, and the format of the test.
2. Make an outline of the main ideas, or a timeline of important events.
3. Answer the easiest questions first, then the ones with highest point value.
4. Look over the work.
5.Keep it for review. Read the teacher’s feedback. Learn from the mistakes.
