Read the following sentences and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Hardly are appeals allowed against the council’s decisions.
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A.
It’s too hard for the council to allow appeals against its decisions.
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B.
The council always allows appeals against its decisions.
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C.
Allowing appeals against its decisions is not good.
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D.
The council rarely allows appeals against its decision.
Tìm câu đồng nghĩa với câu gốc được cho
Hardly are appeals allowed against the council’s decisions.
(Hiếm khi hội đồng cho phép kháng cáo các quyết định của mình.)
A. It’s too hard for the council to allow appeals against its decisions.
(Hội đồng quá khó để cho phép kháng cáo các quyết định của mình.)
B. The council always allows appeals against its decisions.
(Hội đồng luôn cho phép kháng cáo các quyết định của mình.)
C. Allowing appeals against its decisions is not good.
(Cho phép kháng cáo các quyết định của mình là không tốt.)
D. The council rarely allows appeals against its decision.
(Hội đồng hiếm khi cho phép kháng cáo các quyết định của mình.)
hardly (adv) = rarely (adv): hiếm khi
Chọn D
Đáp án : D
Các bài tập cùng chuyên đề
The path was now completely covered __________ thick snow.
Hospitals are increasingly depending on charity for vital __________.
One of the shortcomings of the inner residential areas is that they don't have many __________ spaces.
Please __________ the application form and return it to us.
We have basketball __________ available at work.
There has been a significant increase __________ oil prices.
The ancient Egyptians _____ many gods and goddesses.
John's performance in the exam was better than _____.
He decided to _____ an election in order to bring about positive change in his community.
Twitter has allowed people to easily connect with others who they _____ to in the past.
Excessive exposure to electronic devices, which _____ large amounts of blue light, keeps us awake.
Mountaineers possess exceptional physical and mental strength to cope well with _____.
After a long and _____ day at work, all I wanted to do was relax and unwind.
Some experts point to the importance of _____ children make their own decisions.
The two friends decided on a project, but they never got _______ with it.
My family has lived in this village for many _______.
Community service activities/ Volunteer activities
(Những hoạt động phục vụ cộng đồng/ Những hoạt động tình nguyện)
4. Complete the community service activities/ volunteer activities with the verbs in the list. Then listen and check.
(Hoàn thành các hoạt động phục vụ cộng đồng/hoạt động tình nguyện với các động từ trong danh sách. Sau đó nghe và kiểm tra.)
|
raise |
organise |
look after |
collect |
|
sell |
babysit |
pick up |
volunteer |
5. What can you do to help your community? Tell your partner.
(Bạn có thể làm gì để giúp đỡ cộng đồng của mình? Nói với bạn của em.)
Public service help
1 a) Fill in each gap with cash, equal shelters, stamps or training. Then listen and check.
(Điền vào mỗi khoảng trống bằng cash, equal shelters, stamps hoặc training. Sau đó nghe và kiểm tra.)
PUBLIC SERVICES
provided by governments can help citizens by...
• offering skills, 1) _________ and work opportunities to unemployed people
• providing free healthcare and hospital services
• offering free education and books to all students
• building 2) _________ for homeless people and providing free meals
• giving poor families 3) _________ donations
• giving food 4) _________ to poor people
• passing laws to ensure 5) _________ opportunities between men and women of all nations
3a. Find the highlighted phrases in the text to match the following meanings.
(Tìm các cụm từ được đánh dấu trong văn bản để phù hợp với các ý nghĩa sau đây.)
a. disadvantaged or needy children
b. ideas for keeping clean
c. previous know-how
d. help and support
3b. Look up in the dictionary the Vietnamese meanings of other highlighted phrases.
(Tra từ điển nghĩa tiếng Việt của các cụm từ tô đậm khác.)
4. Match the words in A with words in B to make Word Friends.
(Ghép các từ trong A với các từ trong B để tạo Word Friends.)
A B
1. develop a self-confidence
2. boost b contact
3. come into c at the animal shelter
4. get involved d communication skills
5. help out e in community activities.
2. Look at the underlined words 1-5 in the reading text. Match them with their meanings.
(Nhìn vào những từ được gạch dưới 1-5 trong bài đọc. Nối chúng với ý nghĩa của chúng.)
a. increase greatly in number
(tăng lên rất nhiều về số lượng)
b. concerned with one's own interest
(quan tâm đến lợi ích của chính mình)
c. not identified by name
(không xác định được tên)
d. of little value and importance
(ít giá trị và tầm quan trọng)
e. gladly received
(vui vẻ đón nhận)
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capitals.
(Hoàn thành các câu với dạng đúng của các từ in hoa.)
1. Many people are now living under the ______ line. (POOR)
2. Many organizations are funding to support ______ children. (PRIVILEDGE) 3. Many children in Southeast Asia lack sufficient ______ health. (NUTRIENT) to have good
4. One of the purposes of ASEAN is to promote sociocultural ______ of its
members. (INTEGRATE)
5. The smallest acts of kindness are often met with ______ (SUSPECT)
Community service activities / Volunteer activities
(Hoạt động phục vụ cộng đồng / Hoạt động tình nguyện)
2. Choose the correct option.
(Chọn phương án đúng.)
Pat: Are you 1) volunteering/babysitting at the animal shelter this weekend?
Sue: No, why?
Pat: I'm trying to 2) pick up/raise money for charity.
Sue: Are you 3) organising/collecting another marathon? I don't think I can manage that!
Pat: No, I'm 4) selling/looking after second- hand toys at the local festival. I need help on the stall.
Sue: Oh, in that case, I'm in. It sounds like fun!
2. Match the sentence halves. Then complete the missing words. The last two letters of each word are given.
(Nối hai nửa câu. Sau đó hoàn thành các từ còn thiếu. Hai chữ cái cuối cùng của mỗi từ được đưa ra.)
1 Some scientists say renewable
2 Since we started using low-energy
3 Here on the top there are solar
4 Six people are missing in the dense
5 Numbers of this previously endangered
6 Members of the local
a _____ls which provide power for the lights.
b _____es of frog are slowly increasing again.
c _____ty support the development plans.
d _____ht _____bs, we've saved a lot of money.
e _____gy is the best alternative to nuclear power.
f _____st to the north of the village.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
They give care and comfort to the disadvantaged and handicapped children and help them to get over difficulties.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
____ believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The Braille alphabet has been one of the greatest ____ in human history.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
At first, there was a lot of opposition from the parents of the disabled children as they were not under the impression that their children could learn anything at all.
