Đề bài

3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau với dạng đúng của từ trong hộp.)

conscientiousness

enthusiasm

knowledge

overwork

punctuality

single-mindedness

1. All the staff were enthusiastic about the new project and keen to start work on it.

2. The bus drivers have gone on strike due to their long hours. They're complaining about being _____.

3. We require all staff at the health centre to be _____ and hard-working.

4. Advertising is a creative industry where being _____ about ideas doesn't work.

5. Being _____ is important in most jobs because being late means lost working time and less productivity.

6. Marie Curie didn't just know a lot about physics, she was extremely _____ about chemistry too.

Phương pháp giải

conscientiousness (n): sự tận tâm

enthusiasm (n): đồng cảm

knowledge (n): kiến thức

overwork (v): làm việc quá sức

punctuality (adj): sự đúng giờ

single-mindedness (n): sự chuyên tâm/theo đuổi vào một mục đích duy nhất

Lời giải của GV Loigiaihay.com

1. enthusiastic

2. overworked

3. conscientious

4. single-minded

5. punctual

6. knowledgeable

1. All the staff were enthusiastic about the new project and keen to start work on it.

(Tất cả nhân viên đều nhiệt tình với dự án mới và háo hức bắt tay vào làm việc.)

2. The bus drivers have gone on strike due to their long hours. They're complaining about being overworked.

(Các tài xế xe buýt đã đình công vì phải làm việc nhiều giờ. Họ phàn nàn về việc bị làm việc quá sức.)

3. We require all staff at the health centre to be conscientious and hard-working.

(Chúng tôi yêu cầu tất cả nhân viên tại trung tâm y tế phải tận tâm và chăm chỉ.)

4. Advertising is a creative industry where being single-minded about ideas doesn't work.

(Quảng cáo là một ngành công nghiệp sáng tạo, nơi mà việc chỉ tập trung vào ý tưởng là không hiệu quả.)

5. Being punctual is important in most jobs because being late means lost working time and less productivity.

(Đúng giờ là điều quan trọng trong hầu hết các công việc vì đến muộn có nghĩa là mất thời gian làm việc và năng suất thấp hơn.)

6. Marie Curie didn't just know a lot about physics, she was extremely knowledgeable about chemistry too.

(Marie Curie không chỉ biết nhiều về vật lý mà còn cực kỳ hiểu biết về hóa học.)

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