Hỏi đáp Unit 3 Tiếng Anh lớp 12 phần Reading

OFFICE STRESS

Stressful atmospheres, (1) _______ of deadlines and long hours dominate office life, according to a survey published  recently.

The majority of those questioned said a good salary and career (2) _______ were their main reason for working. But (3) _______ numbers did not believe their employers offered either. In general the survey found that most felt that (4) _______ of life was more important than status and company perks. Most would prefer employers to offer (5) _______ hours, challenging tasks and job security rather than perks such as company cars and private health care. Many employers’ (6) _______ to understand this meant more than a third worried about their work on holiday, and 40 per cent took days off (7) _______when not ill.

Workers were also irritated by the conditions they had to work in. A fifth struggled with (8) _______ technology, badly lit offices and chairs which caused backache. Half said their (9) _______ would increase if their environment improved.

On the plus side, the biggest compensation was the friendship offered by colleagues, and it appears that the office also affords the chance to flirt with colleagues, make (10) _______ calls to friends abroad, steal stationery and play computer games.

1.A. weight            B. force        C. heaviness            D. pressure

2.A. outlooks            B. odds        C. prospects            D. views

3.A. important                    B. impressive        C. heavy            D. significant

4.A. quality            B. calibre        C. excellence            D. worth

5.A. pliable            B. elastic        C. amenable            D. flexible

6.A. failure            B. defeat        C. deficiency            D. lack

7.A. indisposed        B. unwell        C. injured            D. sick

8.A. behind the times       B. expired        C. out-of-date                    D. invalid

9.A. fertility            B. capacity        C. value                     D. productivity

10.A. idiosyncratic        B. unique        C. personal            D. individual

A. You need to plan your trip to America carefully so that you don’t spend all your money too quickly.

B. You need to plan your trip to America carefully although you don’t spend all your money too quickly.

C. You need to plan your trip to America carefully as you don’t spend all your money too quickly.

D. Even though you need to plan your trip to America carefully, you don’t spend all your money too quickly.

A. Ticket prices might be more expensive then going to the movies is still much cheaper than going to a concert.

B. Ticket prices might be more expensive that going to the movies is still much cheaper than going to a concert.

C. Going to the movies is still much cheaper than going to a concert since ticket prices might be more expensive.

D. Going to the movies is still much cheaper than going to a concert although ticket prices might be more expensive.

A. in order to

B. so as not to

C. so that

D. as soon as

=> If I had………………………………………

=> He……………………………………

=> I was……………………………………….. ……………

=> She suggests…………………………………… …

It isn’t as cold today as it . ..................... yesterday. 

A. was B. were C. is D. be

1. Nowadays,many girls and women does aerobics to keep fit.

A. Nowadays B.mary girls C.does aerobics D. Keepfit

2. Big Ben is the more famous tower in england.

A. Big Ben

B.more

C.tower

D. England

3. Tom likes hot weather why he can go swimming

A. Likes

B.hot weather

C. Why

D.go swimming

4. VTV1 is a (5) ........ television channel in Viet Nam. It attracts millions of (6) ..... because it offers many different interesting programmes. The 7 o' clock news tells people what is happeing in Viet Nam and the world. (7)..... bring a lot of laughter and help people relax after a hard working day. The most exciting programmes are game shows. They can be both enteraining and (8)......

5.

A. international

B.national

C.local

D. Boring

6.

A. Seer

B. Doctors

C.audience

D.viewers

7.

A.plays

B. Films

C.Comedies

D.cartoons

8.

A.educational

B.boring

C. Cheap

D. Creative

9. What kind of house does the writer wish to have?

A. A houseboat

B. A villa

C. A motorhome

D. A small house

10. How many parts are there in the house?.

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D.5

12. What is the biggest part of the house

A. The living room.

B. The kitchen

C. The berdroom

D. The toilet

12. Why does the writer love this kind of house?

A. Because the house is big

B.because he can invite friends to his house

C. Because he can trabel around with his house

D. Because his friends can visit his house.

13.we will plant more trees. The air will be cleaner and fresher.

If we plant...................

14. In the future, home robots can do all our housework.

In the future, home robots will....................

Rewrite:

The authority will prosecute anyone they find trespassing on this land => Anyone found

Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct tense:

1.We use ( write) _______ to each other every month when we (be) ______ at secondary school.

2. Minh (know)______ a little English, so she (wish) _____ she (can)_______ speak it fluently

3. Maria (stay)_____ with us at the moment. She (be)______ my sister's friend.

4. My mother (wash) _____ the dishes while we (clean)______ the floor.

5. Listen! The teacher (explain) _______ the lesson.

6. Viet Nam (have) _____ a lot of mountains and there (be) ______ many tall and big trees there.

7. Lan (borrow) ______ some books from the library since Monday.

8. Uyen (take) ______ a bus to school every day

9. Farmers often ( harvest ) ______ their crops in August.

10. They (leave) ______ Hanoi for HCM City yesterday.

11. You look tired. You (work) _______ hard?

Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

33/ My little brother always makes noise when he comes back home.

-->I wish _____________________________________________________________

34/ Does your brother use the internet every day?

--> Your brother ________________________________________________________

35/ He has to pay the bills before the fifth of the month.

--> The bills __________________________________________________________

36/ A cool, refreshing is what Thanh Truc is hoping to have soon.

--> Thanh Truc is looking forward ________________________________________

VII. Complete the second sentence
0. “Do you know how to get to the town center?” she asked me. (way)
=> She asked me…………………………………………………………..
1. The buses do not stop . They are full of passengers. (don’t)
Since.........................................................................................................
2. The lessons are very difficult. We try hard (harder)
The...........................................................................................................
3. The car was so expensive that he couldn’t afford to buy it. (too)
The............................................................................................................
4. I’d rather read newspapers than watch TV. (to)
I ................................................................................................................
5. The dog that chases our cat belongs to those people. (whose)
Those........................................................................................................
6. We played too well to be worried by our defeat. (won)
We............................................................................................................
7. The children are very pleased to be going away on summer holiday. (forward)
The..............................................................................................................
8. It is the most thrilling film I’ve ever seen. (never)
I...................................................................................................................
9. Nobody must expect to be rich without hard work. (they)
Unless..........................................................................................................
10. Immediately after his arrival things went wrong. (arrived)
Hardly..........................................................................................................
11.Not a single house in the village escaped undamaged. (which)
There .............................................................................................................
12. We can’t do anything unless they give us more money. (if)
Nothing.........................................................................................................