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CONTENTS

1. CONTRACTS 3
2. MARKETING 5
3. COMPUTERS 7
4. TAXES 9
5. SELECTING A RESTAURANT 11
6. HOTELS 13
7. HEALTH INSURANCE 15
8. ELECTRONICS 17
9. CONFERENCES 19
10. WARRANTIES 21
1 CONTRACTS

Contracts are an integral part of the workplace. In simple terms, contracts are an
agreement between two or more parties that specifies terms and obligates the
parties to follow them. Contracts often include the amount that a client will pay
contractors and what services will be provided. For example, in your office, you may
have a contract that provides assurance that your copier machine or phones will be
repaired within a certain amount of time. This service can either be done off-site or at
your establishment. A contract often states ways to determine if quality of work
delivered is acceptable. Well-written contracts usually provide ways to resolve
problems like these when they happen. Before engaging in a contract, both parties
should think carefully, as they will have to abide by the conditions specified in it. A
contract usually specifies how the two parties can cancel it if either party fails to meet
the terms.

Vocabular
Vocabulary
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Agreement /əˈɡriː.mənt/ n. sự đồng tình
E.g. The whole family was in agreement with her on what they should do.

Specify /ˈspes.ə.faɪ/ v. ghi rõ, định rõ

E.g. The contract specifies that a penalty fee is to be paid if the work is late.

Obligate /ˈɑb·ləˌɡeɪt/ v. bắt buộc

E.g. The contractor was obligated by the contract to work 40 hours a week.

Assurance /əˈʃʊr.əns/ n. sự đảm bảo

E.g. She gave me her assurance that she would sign the contract immediately.

Provide /prəˈvaɪd/ v. cung cấp

E.g. This booklet provides useful information about local services.

Determine /dɪˈtɝː.mɪn/ v. quyết định, xác định

E.g. The police never actually determined the cause of death.

Resolve /rɪˈzɑːlv/ v. giải quyết

E.g. We must find a way to resolve these problems before it's too late.

Cancel /ˈkæn.səl/ v. huỷ bỏ

E.g. They had to cancel tomorrow's game because of the bad weather.

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Word Practice | Part 5 Incomplete Sentences

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

1. The two sides were no closer to a final _____ at midnight than they were
at noon.

A. agreement

B. agreeable

C. agree

D. agreed

2. I don't feel any _____ to give my boss more than two-weeks notice when
I leave.

A. oblige

B. obligatory

C. obliged

D. obligation

3. The _____ for terminating the contract were not discussed.

A. provide

B. provisions

C. provider

D. provisioning

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1 MARKETING

Yassir is getting ready to realize his dream: opening a business that sells plants on the
Internet. After completing a business plan that helped him to determine that there was
demand for his product in the market, Yassir is ready to start promoting his business.
Having persuaded the bank that there was a market - that there were consumers
willing to buy plants on the Internet - he needed to find these consumers. Once he
has an established base. Yassir, like other business owners, will have to continually
attract new customers. At the same time, he must make sure current customers are
satisfied. In order to be satisfied, current customers must be happy with the product
they receive. Yassir’s job is to inspire these customers to gain their repeat business.
To do this, he will have to convince consumers that he offers a good product at a
good price. He hopes that Internet plant buyers are here to stay and not just part of a
fad.

Vocabulary
Vocabulary

Product /ˈprɑː.dʌkt/ n. sản phẩm

E.g. A figure like that is usually the product of many hours spent in the gym.

Market /ˈmɑːr.kɪt/ n. chợ, thị trường

E.g. We put our house on the market as soon as house prices started to rise.

Persuade /pɚˈsweɪd/ v. thuyết phục

E.g. We eventually persuaded him that we were serious.

Consumer /kənˈsuː.mɚ/ n. người tiêu dùng

E.g. The new rates will affect all consumers, including businesses.

Attract /əˈtrækt/ v. thu hút

E.g. These flowers are brightly coloured in order to attract butterflies.

Satisfied /ˈsæt̬.ɪs.faɪd/ adj. cảm thấy hài lòng

E.g. The judge was satisfied that she was telling the truth.

Inspire /ɪnˈspaɪr/ v. truyền cảm hứng

E.g. She inspires great loyalty among her followers.

Convince /kənˈvɪns/ v. thuyết phục

E.g. He managed to convince the jury of his innocence.

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Word Practice - Part 5

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

1. Marketing specialists have conducted extensive studies of what

_____ customers to a particular product.

A. attractive

B. attraction

C. attracts

D. attracting

2. Without good _____, good products can go unsold.

A. market

B. marketable

C. marketed

D. marketing

3. If our work isn't to your _____, please notify us within 60 days.

A. satisfy

B. satisfactory

C. satisfaction

D. satisfied

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1 COMPUTERS

When I try to shut down my computer, a warning pops up that says “Low Memory."
From there, I can’t figure out what to do. The computer won’t let me access any of
my files, so I can’t search for those that I could delete. I've already deleted all of my
duplicate files, and I can‘t believe that my remaining files are using up so much
memory. I’d be happy to ignore the computer’s warning, but I have no option, since
the display is frozen on this message. Do you think I've failed to understand
something about the operations of this computer? If you can, would you please
allocate a few minutes in your busy schedule to help me solve this dilemma? As I
said before, I’m sure that my software is compatible and is not the source of this
problem.

Vocabulary
Vocabulary

Warning /ˈwɔːr.nɪŋ/ n. sự cảnh báo

E.g. The red flashing light gives a warning to user that the battery is low.

Search /sɝːtʃ/ v. tìm kiếm

E.g. The computer searched for all names that began with W.

Delete /dɪˈliːt/ v. xóa bỏ

E.g. This button on the keyboard deletes the characters from the screen.

Duplicate /ˈduː.plə.keɪt/ n. bản sao

E.g. I lost the original form so they sent me a duplicate.

Ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ v. phớt lờ, không để ý

E.g. Don't ignore the technician's advice when connecting cables.

Display /dɪˈspleɪ/ n. sự trưng bày, hiển thị

E.g. The light on the LCD display is too weak.

Compatible /kəmˈpæt̬.ə.bəl/ adj. tương thích

E.g. This operating system is not compatible with this model computer.

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Word Practice | Part 5 Incomplete Sentences

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

1. She _____ the warning that the hard drive was full, and consequently
they were unable to save the test data.

A. ignore

B. ignored

C. ignoring

D. ignorant

2. The computer will _____ you to save your work before quitting.

A. warning

B. warned

C. warn

D. warns

3. The computer staff is responsible for making sure all system files
are _____.

A. duplication

B. duplicated

C. duplicator

D. duplicate

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1 TAXES

Every year, my wife gathers all of our pay stubs and expense reports and prepares to
fill out our tax forms. She tries to finish them in March, well before the April 15th
deadline. It’s a time-consuming process. There are receipts to find, records to
organize, and forms to fill out. When we first got married, we filed separate returns.
But now she marks me as her spouse and files the joint return. It saves us money and
saves me time! My wife is very proud of her accuracy. The government has never sent
the forms back with corrections. For several years now, we have received a refund.
But this year, she calculated the numbers over and over again and found we had not
paid enough taxes throughout the year. She didn't want to owe any money. Finally,
she gave up and sent in our check. Actually, it was my fault. I had changed jobs and
didn’t ask my employer to withhold enough money from my pay checks. I’m just glad
we found and corrected the mistake before we got penalized.

Vocabulary
Vocabulary

Deadline /ˈded.laɪn/ n. hạn cuối

E.g. The deadline for paying this year's taxes is just two weeks away.

Refund /ˈriː.fʌnd/ n. số tiền trả lại

E.g. I took the radio back to the shop and demanded a refund.

Withhold /wɪðˈhoʊld/ v. giữ lại

E.g. She withheld her rent until the landlord agreed to have the repairs done.

Owe /oʊ/ v. nợ
E.g. they owe more money in income taxes at the end of the year.

Penalize /ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/ v. phạt

E.g. He was penalized for unnecessary roughness and thrown out of the game.

Prepare /prɪˈper/ v. chuẩn bị

E.g. My spouse prepares the tax return for both of us.

File /faɪl/ v. nộp

E.g. If you file your taxes late, you will have to pay a fine.

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Word Practice | Part 5 Incomplete Sentences

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

1. We didn't know we had to claim the interest from our savings account
and were _____ for the error.

A. penalize

B. penalizing

C. penalty

D. penalized

2. The _____ of the forms took much less time than we expected.

A. preparatory

B. preparation

C. prepared

D. prepares

3. I didn't overpay my taxes this year so I didn’t get a _____.

A. refunded

B. refundable

C. refund

D. refunds

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