Kỹ năng tổng hợp 1 - Bài KT1

Câu 1:

Lionel Messi was born on 24 June 1987 in the city of Rosario in Argentina. Lionel was
only five years old when he (1)___________ (start) playing for a local boys' football
team. While he (2)____________ (play) for another local team, doctors
(3)____________ (find out) that he had some medical problems. But when he was 12,
Barcelona FC (4)____________ (offer) him a position at their club and
(5)____________ (say) they could help him with his medical problems. He
(6)____________ (move) to Spain with his family in 2000. First, he (7)____________
(play) for Barcelona's boys' teams and then, when he was 16, he (8)____________
(join) the main Barcelona team in 2003. While he (9)____________ (play) for
Barcelona in the Spanish ‘King’s Cup’ he (10)____________ (score) a goal which his
team mate Deco said was ‘the best goal I have ever seen in my life’.
Trả lời:
(1) started
(2) was playing
(3) found out
(4) offered
(5) said
(6) moved
(7) played
(8) joined
(9) was playing
(10) scored
Câu 2:

1. James is very ____________ . He always says ‘please’ and ‘thank you’.

2. Hilary got 90% on the maths test and she didn’t study for it. She’s so ___________ .

3 . Don’t be late because she won’t wait for you. She’s really ____________ .

4. My brother spent hours on his school project. He’s really ____________ .

5. Kyle always tells the truth. He is completely ______________ .

6. Barbara is very ____________ . She spends hours on the phone to her friends.

7 . Jenny is really ____________ . She has her own opinions and doesn’t do what
everyone else does.

8. Nick is so ____________ ! He never shares things with his sister.

Trả lời:
1. polite
2.clever
3.impatient
4.hard-working
5.honest
6.talkative
7.strong
8.mean
Câu 3:

Can Mozart make you clever?

Some people believe that young children should listen to classical music. They think it
can change a child’s brain and make the child clever. They call this ‘the Mozart effect’.
This idea became very popular in the 1990s. Governments and universities spent a lot
of money over the next twenty years to test if it is true. The research shows that it is
not. Listening to Mozart does not have a permanent effect on your brain.
However, research shows that listening to music can help children learn. Mike Edwards
teaches eight-year-olds. He works in a special school for children with behaviour
problems. He is not a music teacher, but in his classroom there is always music.
‘I play the music at the beginning of the lesson,’ Mike says, ‘and it really works!’
Mike’s students are sometimes difficult to control. ‘They’re not stupid or lazy,’ he says,
‘but they’re sometimes noisy and rude and you have to be very patient.’ The music is
calm and quiet. It helps the children to feel calm and quiet too. Then they can learn
better.
‘I don’t think music changes a child’s brain or personality, but it helps them to
concentrate so they can be more creative. They enjoy coming to class and it makes my
job easier because they’re more polite and hard-working.’
So does Mozart make you a better student? Maybe. But Mike’s students are listening
to the blues!

1. In the last ten years of the twentieth century, many people believed in the Mozart
effect._____

2. Research proved that listening to classical music doesn’t make students more
clever._____

3. Mike teaches children about music._____

4. Mike’s students are always badly behaved._____

5. Mike’s students don’t listen to classical music in class._____

Trả lời:
1. true
2. true
3. false
4. false
5. false
Câu 4:

You are on a countryside holiday with your parents. Write a postcard to an English-
speaking friend.
•Say where you are.
•Say whether you are having a good time and why.
•Say what you did yesterday.
•Say when you are coming home.