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thi TOEIC

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I d ờ i n ó iđ ẩ u

Hiệ n nay, phầ n lớ n các công ty đề u sử dụ ng bài thi TOEIC

như mộ t công cụ để đánh giá khả năng sử dụ ng tiế ng Anh củ a

cán bộ nhân viên và là tiế u chuẩ n để tuyể n đụ ng ứ ng viên. VI

vậ y việ c họ c tiế ng Anh theo chư ơ ng trình TOEIC và việ c thi

TOEIC đang rấ t được các bạ n trẻ quan tâm, nhấ t là nhữ ng

bạ n sinh viên sắ p ra trư ờ ng đi làm và nhữ ng bạ n đang là nhân viên củ a các công ty nư ớ c ngoài.

Quyể n sách “100 Đề thi chuẩ n bị cho TOEIC” đư ợ c biên

soạ n nhằ m đáp ứ ng mộ t phầ n nào nhu cầ u trên củ a các bạ n.

Sách bao gồ m 100 bài kiể m tra TOEIC ở trình độ nâng cao,

đư ợ c thiế t kế ở dạ ng trắ c nghiệ m vớ i nhiề u chủ đề khác nhau,

chủ yế u tậ p trung vào các câu chư a hoàn chỉnh để bạ n chọ n điề n vào các từ , cụ m t hay mệ nh đề phù hợ p vớ i ngữ cả nh

củ a câu. Điề u này sẽ giúp bạ n nắ m vữ ng cấ u trúc đề thi, đồ ng

thờ i rèn luyệ n kỹ năng đọ c hiể u nhanh các câu để làm tố t bài

thi TOEIC.

Và nhằ m mụ c đích tạ o sự tiệ n lợ i hơ n cho bạ n trong việ c

tự họ c và chuẩ n bị cho kỳ thi TOEIC, sách có đư a vào phầ n

đáp án ở cuố i sách để bạ n có thể tham khả o khi cầ n thiế t cũ ng

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tạ o cho bạ n sự tự tin cao độ khi tham dự kỳ thi và đặ c biệ t là

hiệ u quả đạ t đư ợ c khi làm bài thi TOEIC sẽ rấ t cao.

Chúc bạ n thành công.

Tác giả



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IV __________________ /



Đ ê t h ỉ ^ __ BearingjnfonpationJCách_dùng^bear ) __________

Q1 Try and be a little more cheerful because ifyoudon’t b e a r ........

soon, you ’ll make everyone else m iserable.

(a) through (b) along (c) up (d) to

Q2 Wewereinasmallrowingboatandwereterrifiedthatthesteamer

hadn’t seen us as itwas be aring .......on us.

(a) down (b) across (c) over (d) under

Q3 I fu lly unders tand your comments and bearing those in ........ I

have made the appropriate decision.(a) brain (b) mind (c) thought (d) sense

Q4 As we have all worked very hard this year, I’m hoping that our

effortswillbear ........

(a) produce (b) benefits (c) yields (d)fruit

Q5 We all have o u r ....... to bearso I should be grateful if youwould

stop complaining all the time.

(a) problems (b) situations (c) crosses (d) results

Q6 There is reạlly nothing much you can do to stop it andI’m afraid

you’ll just have t o ...................................and bear it.

(a) scorn (b) grin (c) laugh (d) smile

Q7 I hope you can be patient for a little longer and b e a r ....... me

while I try and solve the problem.

(a) by (b) on (c) at (d)with

Q8 She has been proved right in everyth ing she did as the report

quiteclearlybears ........

(a) out (b )to (c)for (d) onto

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Q9 The judge d ismissed the new evidence comple te ly because it

hadnobearing ....... thetrial.

(a) to (b) on (c) into (d) by

Q10 Quitehonestlythetwocasesaresocompletelydifferentthatthey

reallydon'tbear........

(a) confirmation (b) contrast

(c) comprehension (d) comparison

Đ ồ th ỉ^ __ CịnemasJĐ/ệnảnh) _________________________

Q1 Her latestf ilm ....... its objectin avery shortspaceof time, which

was to shock.

(a) acquired (b) got (c) attained (d) controlled

Q2 The c r it ic s ....... topraisetheworkofthisdirectorwhateverfilms

he makes.

(a) run (b) continue (c) persist (d) insist

Q3 The film was the first to show conditions in which poor people

livedandassuchwasto ....... futuredirectors.

(a) influence (b) hold (c) infect (d) show

Q4 The only reason forthem goingtothecinema on thatdaywastofindsome formo f ........

(a) internment (b) involvement

(c) engrossment (d) entertainment

Q5 The d irec tor’s intention in making the film was to try and .......

simplicity as seen by a child.

(a) report (b) reprehend

(c) represent (d) comprehend



Q6 Thefansoutside the cinemaon thef irstshowingofthe film were

unwillingto ....... until all the stars had gone home.

(a) dispose (b)displace (c) d iscover (d) d isperse

Q7 The delay in ....... the film to the general public was because

certain scenes were considered tasteless.

(a) replacing (b) repeating (c) releasing (d) reporting

Q8 Thethemeof thesecondfilm is quites implya ........ofthefirst.

(a) construction (b) continuation

(c) continuum (d) continuing

Q9 In the making of the film the direction is quite ........ from the

financing of the project.

(a) separate (b)separation (c) separately (d) separates

Q10 Veryoftensomeonewill give a .......ofafilmandwhenyouseeit

foryourself, it’s quite different.

(a) describ ing (b)describes (c) described (d) description

Để_thù3 __ C[iche£(Câujĩáo) ___________________________

Q1 She’s got the kind of jobthatseemstokeep heroccupied all the

time— 24-........

(a) 4 (b)5 (c)6 (d) 7

Q2 ....... . I cou ldn’tagreewith youmore.

(a) Totally (b)Clearly (c) Finally (d) Absolutely

Q3 I reallythinkwe shouldtalkaboutthesubjectwewantedto inthe

f irstplaceand ....... theissue.

(a) advise (b)speak (c) address (d) talk

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Q4 It’s d ifficult to say exactly how many people are involved but I

wouldsay .......50.

(a) around (b) across (c)through (d)into

Q5 Itwasone of those sightsthatyou neverforget i tw a s ........

(a) fine (b) awesome (c)interesting (d)clear

Q6 We don’t knowpreciselyhow much itwill cost but I could give a

....... figure of6million dollars.

(a) ball field (b) ball place (c)bail park (d)ball game

Q7 Iagreew ithwha t yousay ,.......but...(a) wholly (b) basically (c) quickly (d)simply

Q8 You fill in those formson aw eek ly ........

(a) stand (b) base (c)size (d)basis

Q9 I hopeyou will be patienta n d .......withmeaminute.

(a) stay (b) hold (c)bear (d)maintain

Q10 It’s diff icult to see howto get out ofthis situation because we’re

betweenarockanda .....place.

(a) difficult (b) hard (c)soft (d)firm

ĐêJW4 ^ _ _Mjstakenjdentity (N h ẩ m jẫ tidan hjfnh) ________ _

Q1 Interviewer: Perhapsyoucouldstartbytellinguswhyyou’v e ........

(a) obtained for this job (b)applied for this job

(c) intended for this job (d)asked for this job

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(a) the free air (b)the c leara ir

(c) the pure air (d)the openair

Q3 Interv iewer: You mean you like the ideaofan office w ith ........

(a) air control (b)air managment (c)a ir

c onditio nin g (d) air condition

Q4 Candidate: I’m sorry I don’t understandwhatyou’re ........

(a) in about (b)on about (c) for about (d) off about

Q5 In terv iewer: I should have thought th isw a s ........

(a) c lear obvious (b)mostly obvious

(c) pretty obvious (d)mainly obvious

Q6 Candidate: Not tom e , .........

(a) it isn’t (b) it can't be (c) itw on't be (d) it will be

Q7 Interviewer: i th inktheremustbe amistake, I ........

(a) put it you ’re MrJohnson (b) take it you ’re Mr Johnson

(c) place it you’re Mr Johnson (d) try ityou’re MrJohnson

Q8 Candidate: I’m MrJensen. I’m afraid i t ’s acase o f .........

(a) mistaken personality (b)mistaken character

(c) mistaken person (d)mistaken identity

Q9 Interv iewer: So you’re notafter the job ofgua rdian,........

(a) I presume (b) I pretend (c) I prefer (d) I preview

Q2 Candidate: I think the main reason is because I like working ỉn



Q10 Candidate: No, sorryas I said I likeworkingoutside, I wantto be

agardener,........

(a) if you don’t care (b) ifyou don’tagree

(c) if you don’t mind (d) ifyou don’tsee

Đ ể th ỉ^ __ Speaking:AtthestatiM ]Ị{ó i^ỏsânj Ịa) _________

Q1 The train n o w ....... at the platform 6 is the 10.45 forLondon.

(a) sitting (b)standing (c)waiting (d)remaining

Q2 Unfortunately it is now 11 o ’clock and so there is a ....... of 15minutes already.

(a) waiting (b)lateness (c)space (d)delay

Q3 The train at platform14 cannot leave because there is a power

....... onthatparticularline...

(a) failure (b)miss (c)failing (d)missing

Q4 Thetrainfor London at platform 6 is still there and is n o t ....... to

leave for at least 20 minutes.

(a) intended (b)expected (c)proposed (d)awaited

Q5 Thesmall cafe situated near platform 6 is n o w ....... free cups of

tea to those waiting for the London train.

(a) d ischa rging (b) dispensing (c) o ffering (d) disposing

Q6 Severe storms last night togetherwith heavy rainfall means that

someofthelinesof the stationarenow ........

(a) waterlogged (b) waterproof

(c) water soaked (d) waterfall

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Q7 We thought fo r a moment that the 10.45 fo r London might be

abouttocatchfirebutitwasa .......alarm.

(a) wrong (b) false (c) difficult (d) general

Q8 This is a general notice for ail passengers: the restaurant in thema i n ...... . isnowopen.

(a) concord (b) conduit (c) concourse (d) condition

Q9 There was in fact a small fire in the train on platform 6 butwe’re

gladto tell youthattheflameshave b e e n ........

(a) distinguished (b) dampened(c) saturated (d) extinguished

Q10 We regret to announce that the 10.45 for London is now out of

service because the driver is having a ne rvo us ........

(a) breakdown (b) low down (c) breakout (d) low break

M J M B . __ Speaking^AỊUhieSupermarket^ ___

Q1 Will the driverof the blue Ford Fiesta XYZ343p leas e ....... their

car.

(a) send (b) move (c) take (d) tow

Q2 The reason for this is that the Fiesta is ....... our delivery lorry

from leaving thepremises.

(a) holding (b) keeping (c) preventing <d) promoting

Q3 We askth e .......ofthisvehicletogobacktotheircarassoonas

possible and park their car in another space.

(a) possessor (b) possessing

(c) ownership (d) owner

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Q4 This is a c us tome r........We have a special offeratthe moment

on bananas.

(a) audition (b) announcement

(c) statement (d) prediction

Q5 Forthenexthouritwillbepossibletobuyjusto n e .......ofbananas

and get one more free.

(a) bunch (b) branch (c)hand (d)group

Q6 Further too u r ....... fortheFordFiestatobereparked,thismatter

is now very urgent. Our lorrycannotgetout.

(a) saying (b) asking (c)request (d)question

Q7 We haveto inform ourcustomersthatthe storewill beclosing in

halfanhour's ........

(a) o’clock (b) time (c)hour (d)duration

Q8 Wewould liket o .......ourcustomersthatovertheChristmasperiodwe will be closing an hour earlier than usual.

(a) remember (b) retake (c)repeat (d)remind

Q9 There are now only ten minutes remaining foryou to make your

....... andgotothecheckout.

(a) purchases (b) buying (c)sales (d)selling

Q 10 A f in a l ....... forthedriveroftheFordFiesta:thereisnoneednow

to reparkas our delivery lorry has done thatforyou!

(a) note (b) message (c)saying (d)hint

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Đểthỉ7. Speaking:A ttheTheatre("Wd/:ở rạ p h á t l

Q1 Ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank you fo r y o u r .......of our

performance.

(a) appearance (b) appreciation(c) appeasement (d) apparition

Q2 We have done th is play many times in d ifferent towns but your

....... hasbeenthegreatestsofar.

(a) appointment (b) application

(c) apposition (d) applause

Q3 Wewilla lwaysrememberthewayyoustoodupa n d .......atsome

of the speeches in the play.

(a) clapped (b) clopped (c) c lipped (d) clammed

Q4 Our leading actor is unableto come on the stage at the moment

becausehe is .......withemotion.

(a) overtaken (b) overdrawn (c) overcome (d) overturnedt

Q5 Don’tworry rmsureit’son ly .......andthathe'llsoonrecoverbefore

the next performance.

(a) temperate (b) temporary

(c) contemporary (d) temporarily

Q6 That is the reasonwhy I am standing hereand making thisshort

(a) speak (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) speech

Q7 The lead ing lady is also absen t from our s tage and you canprobablyhearher.......herheartoutas I speak.

(a) sobbing (b) soaking (c) spitting (d) calling

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Q8 I think that them a in ....... forallthis emotion is probably the way

you have reacted to the play.

(a) ratio (b) reason (c) ration (d) rate

Q9 You s ee throughout o u r .......seasonwehaveneverreceivedso

much laughteraswe have from you.

(a) currant (b) curious (c) current (d) curtain

Q10 The reason forthis is possiblythat you thought itwas a .......but

infactitisatragedy.

(a) comic (b) comedy (c) comedian (d) comely

Đề_thì 81 __ Speaking^TheBroadcast^ ( N ó Ị : J ? à Ị _

Q1 WelcometoRadioNewsand nowovertoou r .......who’scovering

the procession this morning.

(a) reviewer (b) reporter (c) announcer (d) introducer

Q2 Hi listeners, I should explain that I have a .......eye view of this

magnificent sight as the paradepasses underneath me.

(a) cat’s (b) dog’s (c) bird’s (d) rat’s

Q3 TotellyouthetruthIshouldn’tb e .......uphereontopofthislarge

statue of Field Marshal Smith.

(a) caught (b) catching (c) cornered (d) perched

Q4 There is a long line of soldiers on horseback marching to the

soundofa .......band.

(a) copper (b) brass (c) zinc (d) aluminium

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Q5 It really is quite uncomfortable up here and there’s a policeman

.......atme,which 1 don ’t like.

(a) spying (b) guiding (c)staring (d)starring

Q6 AfterthesoldiersIcanseeagroupofcircus ........whoarejumpingand dancing as they go.

(a) members (b) doers (c)actors (d)performers

Q7 Next I can see some pensioners slowly moving along the road

andsomecan’twalkandarein ........

(a) highchairs (b) low chairs(c) wheelchairs (d) pushchairs

Q8 Thatpoliceman isgettingouth is ........andwalkingnearthestatue

I’m sitting on.

(a) notebook (b) exercise book

(c) storybook (d) copybook

Q9 Ithasstartedtorain and I shal!g e t....... totheskinifIstaymuch

longer up here.

(a) sunk (b) suited (c)stuck (d)soaked

Q10 Ohdear, listeners, I shall havetoreturnyoutothestudiobecause

the policeman says he is going t o .......me.

(a) seize (b)arrest (c)grasp (d)hold

Đềthi 9. Whatcomes next(thebill) (Điểug ìđèn tièp theo

_____________ (pjtejtopJ)________ __________ _______

Q1 This is most embarrassing. I can’t pay the bill for my meal. I’mafraid ........

(a) I’ve forgottenmywalletat home

(b) I’ve leftmywalletat home



c) I’ve abandoned mywallet at home

d) I’ve quit mywalletat home

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Q6

wouldbemostobligedifyou ........

a) let me to pay later (b)permit me pay later

c) allow me to pay later (d)grantme to pay later

Theotherthing I could do i s ........

a) leave mywatch as a present (b) leave mywatch as a token

c) leavemywatch asag ift (d)leavemywatchasadeposit

can see by the expression on yourface .........

a) you don’t really like thethought

b) you don’t really like theconcept

c) you don’t really like theidea

d) you don’t really like thebelief

couldphonesomeoneto ........

a) take me the money (b)bring me the money

c) carry me the money (d)gain me the money

see. Sowhatyou aresaying i s ........

a) I’m holding up your t rade (b)I’m holdingoff your t rade

c) I’m holding on your trade (d)I’m holding in your t rade

Q7 Well, I did say I was sorryand I th in k ........

(a) you ’re being very indistinct

b) you’re being very unclear

c) you’re being very unfavourable

d) you're being very unreasonable

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Q8 You sayyou have nochoice but to ........

(a) collect the manager (b) call the manager

(c) deliver the manager (d) present the manager

Q9 That sounds a good idea. I’m sure he’ll

(a) symbolise

(c) sympathise

(b) energise

(d) eulogise

Q10 All right, all rightMrmanager. Just asyou s a y ,........

(a) of course I’ ll wash the dishes in the kitchen

(b) inevitably ril wash the dishes in the kitchen

(c) understandably ni wash the dishes in the kitchen

(d) indubitably rn wash the dishes in the kitchen

Đỗ_th[ỊO._jAccounts^(TàJ^khoản) ________________________

Q1 In ordertocheckallthetelephonecallsmadeduring themonth I

wanttheaccounttob e ........

(a) detailed (b) particular (c)specialized (d) itemized

Q2 A il the re pre se nta tiv es are a llow ed to spend m oney fo r

entertainingwiththeir.......account.

(a) expensive (b) expending (c)expense (d) expenses

Q3 To spread the cost of spending on articles you buy many big

departments letyouopena ........

(a) credible (b) credit (c)credited (d) credulous

Q4 Once you are earning money and you want to keep it safe, youcana lways .......anaccountwithabank.

(a) open (b)start (c)begin (d) commence

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Q5 At the end of th irty days the company will ask you to ....... the

account.

(a) arrange (b)finish (c)end (d)settle

Q6 The financed irector is responsible fo r ....... the accountsforthe

business.

(a) holding (b)keeping (c)taking (d)finding

Q7 Atthe end ofthef inancial yearit isthe responsibilityofthe chief

financeofficerto ....... theaccounts.

(a) print (b)edit (c)publish (d)direct

Q8 Before theygot married, theydecidedtoopen a ...... account.

(a) united (b)joint (c)unified (d)combined

Q9 Ifyouhavesavedsomemoney, itisagood ideatoputthemoney

intoa ....... account.

(a) heap (b)pile (c)lump (d)deposit

Q10 HoweverhardItry, If inditimpossibletoac coun t....... thismissing

sum of money.

(a)with (b)to (c)for (d)by

Đ ổ_ th [1 1 ^dyert|sing_(Qudnfl^cdoJ _____________________

*Q1 In order to make a s ens ib le ....... among the dif ferent vacuum

cleaners available, it is important to do some research.

(a) comparing (b) comparison

(c) compares (d) comparative

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Q2 Thelocal department store hasto makeasustainedeffort atthis

time of the year t o ................. customerdemandfor

summer clothing.

(a) satisfy (b)satisfaction(c) satisfies (d)satisfying

Q3 A good team leader must be able t o .......hiscolleaguestoface

the challenge of a downturn in business.

(a) inspiring (b) inspiration (c)inspires (d) inspire

Q4 T h e .trend inch ild ren’sdesire toweardesigner labelclothes

should be exploited.

(a) currant (b)current (c)occuring (d) occured

Q5 You have to ....... the publicthat it isin their own interestto read

the instructions on all our medicines.

(a) convict (b) conviction (c)convince (d) convincing

Q6 In ordertosurvive in thisbusinessyoumustadopta ....... stance.

(a) competition (b) competing (c)competitor (d) competitive

Q7 The ........ of a lcohol is not a llowed in any of the company’s

premises in orderto present a clean image.(a) consumer (b)consumption

(c) consuming (d)consumes

Q8 When you are s ettin g out to ......... new c u stome rs in an

advertisement, choose the rightwords.

(a) attraction (b) attractive (c)attract (d) attracts

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Q9 The really e ffective television commercial is the one th a t .......

you of its authenticity.

(a) persuades (b) persuasion

(c) persuasive (d) persuading

Q10 I can stronglyrecommend th is .......as the best available on the

market today.

(a) producer (b) product (c)production (d) produce

ĐỔ_th[Ị2;_Agreementsj[7770a thuận) ____________________

Q1 The contract was signed by the three partnerswhothus agreed

t o ....... byterms andconditions contained in it.

(a) follow (b) adhere (c)abide (d) stick

Q2 The re was nothing in the contra ct that ........ who would be

responsible in the event that one of the partners

became seriously ill.

(a) pointed (b) specified (c)printed (d) developed

Q3 An independent adviser wascalled in after thecollapse of the

companyto ....... someoftheissuesthatwerenotclear.

(a) result {b) retake (c)restrain (d) resolve

Q4 One ofth e .......mentionedintheoriginalagreementhasdecided

thatshedoesnotwanttocontinuewiththeprofit-sharingscheme.

(a) partakers (b) participants (c) particles (d) parties

Q5 In view ofthe seriousproblemsassociated withthe takeoverthe

newspapercompanyhasdecidedto ....... itsofferoffinancialhelp.

(a) throw (b) reject (c)cancel (d) deter

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Q6 The main problem was that the newly formed organisation was

notattractingenoughworkandsotheydecidedto ....... theservices

of a public relations expert.

(a) call (b)engage (c)enter (d) register

Q7 That company has been in business for over 100 years and in

fact was ....... in 1899.

(a) grounded (b) established

(c) found (d) invented

Q8 Afte r the compla in t had beenreceived from the customer about

poorservice,shewasgivenawritten ....... that

thematterwould be put right.

(a) paper (b)insurance (c)assurance (d) conviction

Q9 They were very carefu l to make sure in the original agreement

t h a t .......wouldbemadetopayforstaffredundancies.

(a) foresight (b)forecast (c)providing (d) provision

Q10 We decided to employ a solicitorwho would be able t o ....... the

extent of our liability in this matter.

(a) decipher (b)decide (c)defer (d) determine

Để_th[13._^ppjylngforthatJob^(ứngtuỵển) ______________

Q1 Iwouldbevery interestedin .........for thatjob.

(a) entering (b)working (c)applying (d) writing

Q2 Do you want t o .......as a candidate in the local elections?

(a) stand (b)sit (c)go (d)try

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Q3 They are comple te ly .......up with all the noise in the centre of

town.

(a) tired (b)fed (c)sick (d) ill

Q4 The reason there are no buses is because the drivers are on

(a) hit (b)stop (c)strike (d) leave

Q5 The government has changed its po licy and had a comp le te

changeo f ........

(a) view (b)opinion (c)mind (d) heart

Q6 This supermarke t is trying to .......young shoppers by offering

fashionable clothes.

(a) target (b) persuade (c)encourage (d) trap

Q7 You should h a v e ....... thoseshareswhentheywerecheap.

(a) taken out (b) sold off (c)bought up (d) taken over

Q8 You must try and hurry up because my patience i s ......out.

(a) running (b)racing (c)pacing (d) turning

Q9 Have you evertried yo u r .......atrunningabusiness?

(a) arm (b)finger (c)hand (d) leg

Q10 Afterall these years she has decidedto takee a rly ........

(a) leave (b) finishing (c)departure (d) retirement

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Đểth[14.__AreYoujnDebt?(B ạn cóm ẳcnợ M ìôn g? ) _______

Q1 Going on a spending........with your credit card and no concern

about how you pay back the money you borrow, is a growing

habit these days.

(a) burst (b) spree (c)flight (d)day

Q2 The re is a popula r demand for the system that allows cred it

companies to offer unlimited creditto young peopỉe to b e ........

(a) overhauled (b)overseen (c) overlooked(d)overtaken

Q3 It has b e en ........byagovernmentagencythatthe percentage of under 25 year o lds owing large sums to companies is on the

increase.

(a) distinguished (b)deciphered

(c) dissolved (d)disclosed

Q4 One director of a majorcredit company has already been forced

t o ....... because of the bad publicity his company has attracted.

(a) step over (b) step through

(c) step down (d)s tepout

Q5 One solution that has been suggested tocontrol credit is t o ........

the regulations to make it more diff icult to get credit in the first

place.

(a) step under (b) step up (c)step by (d)step across

Q6 The main problem is that a d e b t ....... has developed recently

believing that it is cool to owe large sums ofmoney.

(a) cultivation (b) cult (c)cultivate (d)culture

Q7 Recent reports have .......that being in debt is not now looked

upon as a disgrace but ratheras an attractiveway of life.

(a) revealed (b) restored (c)replied (d)responded

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Q8 In reality it’s a very long ....... toget from owing to paying off all

yourdebts.

(a) hall (b)halt (c) haul (d) help

Q9 There are fre qu en tly ....... in the family home between parents

and c h ild ren about whe the r you s hould e n te r in to c red it

agreements.

(a) collisions (b)clashes (c) claims (d) crashes

Q10 Wha t conce rns people most are the mounting ......... among

governments that itwill take at leastageneration forus to be rid

of excessive debt.

(a) frights (b)fearful (c)fears (d) afratel

Đẽ_th[15^jAt_the^omputer(JạỊ_phàp9_ wtính) ____________

Q1 Withoutthe rightsoftware I’m afraidyou can’t ........thatparticular

program.

(a) reach (b)access (c) obtain (d) find

Q2 The aim of the office manager is t o ........ enough room on the

build ing p lans so that each employee can have space for a

personal computer.

(a) arrange (b)accord (c) allocate (d) organize

Q3 Remember that before you leave your worksta tion, a lw ay s ........

your computer.

(a) shut out (b)shutup (c) shut in (d) shut down

Q4 It’squiteeasyifyouwanttofindfoldersandfilesonthecomputer,

all you do is click here and it immediately s ta rts ........

(a) seeking (b) searching (c) looking (d) checking

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Q5 I have tried and triedagain and again and no matterwhat I do it

still shows '‘error”— I justcan ’t .......what’swrong.

(a) look out (b) check out (c)figure out (d) bring out

Q6 I spent hours writing that report andchecking ail the information

was correct and thenwithoutthinking I pressed the ....... button.

(a) ‘destroy’ (b) ‘delete’ (c)‘deface’ (d) ‘deny’

Q7 It’s a rea lly c lever piece of software because itenables you to

....... on your screen ail the information in columns.

(a) illustrate (b)depict (c)display (d)delineate

Q8 Unfo rtuna te ly this program is n o t .......withtheoperatingsystem

on my computer.

(a) am icable (b) compatible (c) adaptable (d) amenable

Q9 When you see that particular symbol on the screen, you have to

takethatasa ....... thatsomethingiswrong.(a) indicating (b)checking (c)briefing (d)warning

Q10 W ith th is p rogram you can always check you r spe lling and

grammarandifyoudon’twanttoacceptwhatitshows,yousimply

p ress ........

(a) ‘ignore’ (b)‘quit’ (c)‘leave’ (d)‘forget’

Đẽtw16.__AtJthe_Off1cej(i)JTậ[yânphàngj1j)_

Q1 Concernwasexpressed bytheoffice manager that thecompany

would buy a n ....... financial package.

(a) agreeable (b)affordable (c)absolute (d)actual

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Q2 The main .......of stationery for the office suddenly announced

there would be aQ overall increase in theirprices.

(a) provision (b) producer (c) provisional (d) provider

Q3 The chief administrative officer disliked lackof attention to detail

and insisted that such mistakes should n e ve r ........

(a) recur (b)repeat (c) retake (d) refer

Q4 Once again the company has had to make a ....... in the number

ofofficestafftotryand recoup their losses.

(a) reducing (b)reduction (c) reduce (d) reduces

Q5 T h e ....... of zip discs in the office is running dangerously low.

(a) share (b)state (c) stock (d) selection

Q6 If the managers want to stay employed, they will have to learn

howtostayo n .......oftheirjobs.

(a) summit (b)top (c) head (d) line

Q7 It’s not worth paying for an annual service when you can simply

call the supplieron an as-.......basis.

(a) needed (b)noted (c) called (d) told

Q8 The newoffice managerwill be in .......ofall the IT requirementsthat the company uses.

(a) use (b)mind (c) case (d) charge

Q9 Currently there is a shortage of c lerical staff but it is hoped that

bytheendoftheyeartheywill beuptofu ll ........

(a) capability (b) capacity (c) control (d) capable

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Q 10 Staffarealwaysencouragedtoworkbythemse lvesandwhenever

theymeet aproblem, they should usetheiro w n ........

(a) initiative (b) interest

(c) involvement (d) initial

Đ ểtíủ X7._ _At_the_Office £V(Tạ _yăn_ph?ngJ2J) _____________

Q1 On her retirement shewas givenasubstantia l cheque in ........ of

all the wo rk she had done overthe last 20 years.

(a) respect (b) thought (c) appreciation (d)belief

Q2 Havingattendedtheofficeprocedurescourseallemployeeswere

expectedto .......whattheyhad learnedand introduce it intotheir

daily routine.

(a) reinforce (b) respond (c)react (d) resource

Q3 Vis itingc lients had commented on thecasual d re ss ........ ofmost

oftheclericalstaff.

(a) manner (b) method (c)feature (d) code

Q4 T h e ........ of staff doing physical exercises before the start of the

day is well established in Japanese companies.

(a) practical (b) practicality (c) practice (d) practically

Q5 There isa lengthyprocedureused inthisofficeforstaffwhohave

produced shoddyworkand it beginswith a ........warning.

(a) wordy (b) verbal (c)worded (d) verbose

Q6 Therewas nofixed agendaforthat particulardayas itwas tobe

regardedsimplyasa .......meeting.

(a) possible (b) probable (c) unplanned (d) casual

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Q7 Attheinterviewallthecandidateswereshown round thebuilding

butcouldonlyreallycatcha .......ofthesortofworkbeingcarried

out.

(a) look (b) view (c) glimpse (d) picture

Q8 They really need to keep a check on the stationery supplies as

they 've ru n .......A4paperonceagain.

(a) in to (b) upfor (c)outof (d) up to

Q9 Managers p re fe r to select people who have b e e n ....... to many

different types of office environments.

(a) devoted (b) exposed

(c) opened (d) experienced

Q10 Atroubleshooterwasbrought into the officefrom anotherf irm to

getridofsomevery ....... procedures.

(a) outdated (b) completed (c) finished (d) ended

m _____________________

Q1 We gotthere earlysothatwe could getthe b e s t....... inthesale

before anyone else.

(a) objects (b) products (c) bargains (d) offerings

Q2 Ify o u .......with me, I’ll go and seewhetherwe have that in your

size.

(a) hold (b) stay (c) bear (d)wait

Q3 Thet rouble with these huge superstores is that they don’t have

enough ....... todealwithcustomersatbusytimes.

(a) barriers (b) sales points

(c) exits (d) checkouts

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Q4 Itstarted off as a small streetcorner shop over30years agobut

i t hasnow ....... intoamassivedepartmentstore.

(a) expanded (b) extended (c) explored (d) enlarged

Q5 Take a good look at the receiptwhen you leaveso that you canseethat all th e ....... have been listed.

(a) proceeds (b)items (c) products (d) produce

Q6 Whenever I goto theold partofacity, I liket o ........ alltheshops

selling antiques.

(a) examine (b)search (c) check (d) explore

Q7 A re you aware of the la t es t ........ inchildren’sclothing?

(a) tendency (b)trend (c) custom (d) habit

Q8 They’re q u ite ....... in their policy of not giving refunds without a

receipt in this store.

(a) severe (b)strong (c)strict (d) hard

Q9 Theyhavea.......restrictionintheshopwith regardtothenumber

of items ofclothing that you cantryon at one time.

(a) legal (b)reasonable

(c) required (d)mandatory

Q10 The exten tofthe .......available in thisonestoreismorethanyou

can possibly imagine.

(a) merchandise (b)objects

(c) produce (d)articles

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Để_th^Ị9:__Buslness (kinhdoanh) _______________________

Q1 I was pleasedto receive your responseto my proposal but there

areoneortwopointsthatneed ........

(a) notification (b)certification

(c) clarification (d)signification

Q2 A report hasjust been ....... thatgivesdetailsofthecausesofthis

trend towards informality in the business sector.

(a) published (b)directed (c)opened (d) held

Q3 Accordingtoth e .........inthe reportitisclearthatemployeesundertheageof35prefertodresscasuallyatwork.

(a) seeking (b)searching (c)findings (d) probing

Q4 Thirtyyears agothiskind of informalitywould not havebeen .......

(a) w ithheld (b)endured (c)suffered (d) tolerated

Q5 All employees are kindly requested t o ....... from smoking in the

presence of customers.

(a) stop (b)restrain (c)refrain (d) restrict

Q6 Themeetingwentonforthreehoursand as aresult therewasno

time left tod iscussall thetopicson the.......

(a) list (b)index (c)contents (d) agenda

Q7 There’s really no point in hoping to add important topicsright at

theendofthemeetingundertheheadingofany o t he r ...........

(a) business (b)work (c)activity (d) tasks

Q8 Thechairmanwasobligedtobringthemeetingtoa .......because

a fire broke out in the adjoining room.

(a) cessation (b) standstill (c) stopping (d) halt

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Q9 It is absolu te ly essentia l that the cle rk takes care to ....... any

decisions that have been reached during the meeting.

(a) time (b) minute (c) detail (d) measure

Q10 Assofewmembershadturned upatthemeeting, itwasdecidedt o ....... ituntilfurthernotice.

(a) delay (b)wait (c) postpone (d) hold

ĐỔthi20. BusinessExpressions(1) (Cáccáchdiễnđạtừvng _____ kinhdoanh(1)) ______ _ ________________ ____ _

Q1 I heardofanewcompanytodaywithwhichweshouldco-operate

a n d ....... businesswith.

(a) make (b) create (c)have (d)do

Q2 Shortly a fter he was d ismissed from the firm he dec ided t o .......

himself up in his own business.

(a) put (b) set (c)place (d)hold

Q3 Theyw e n t .......businessshortlyaftertheirchildrenhadlefthome

and got married.

(a) out (b) in (c)into (d)on

Q4 As soon as they heard what had happened, t h e y ....... it their

businesstofindoutthetruth.

(a) made (b) tried (c) managed (d) called

Q5 Iwouldaskyoukindlynottointerferewithwhat I’m doingas inall

honestyit’s .......ofyourbusiness.

(a) no (b) nothing (c)none (d)nor

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Q6 Despite all the alterationsthataretaking placein the department

store,themanagementwantedtoexplainitwasbusinessa s ........

(a) common (b)practical (c) frequent (d)usual

Q7 She knew that there was some kind o f .......business going onbecause strange things were happening.

(a)weird (b)unusual (c) funny (d)stupid

Q8 Wereallycan’tdelayanymorewithourplansandm ust .......down

to business as soonas possible.

(a) set (b)get (c)cut (d)find

Q9 When the bombwent off, most of the in jured were just ordinary

peoplegoing ....... theirbusiness.

(a) about (b) along (c) across (d)through

Q10 Although they had high hopes that they would be successfu l,

t h e y .......outofbusinesswithinsixmonths.

(a) turned (b) came (c) went (d)fell

ĐÔthỉ21. BusinessExpressions(2) (Cáccáchdiễnđạttrong __________ klnhdM nhJ2)) ______ _ _ _______________ _ ___ __

Q1 I’ve warned you before that you shouldn’t get involved in this

matter and you h a ve .......business discussing It.

(a) some (b) little (c) no (d)not

Q2 That’s really not my concern at ail and I’m certa in lyn o t ....... the

businessoftellingotherswhattodo.

(a) in (b) out (c) of (d)by

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Q3 She was very enthusiastic about her new job and was making

rapid pro gre ss ....... nobody’s business.

(a) as (b )w ith (c)similar (d) like

Q4 I really wouldn’t joke about it because these people are deadly

serious and ....... business.

(a) signify (b) mean (c) require (d) need

Q5 He didn’t hesitateto tell methat I wasn’twanted and just toldme

t o .......myownbusiness.

(a) concern (b) look after (c)tend to (d) mind

Q6 I’m afraid it won’t be possible to ta lk to the boss today because

he ’s away .......businesstillTuesday.

(a)off (b) on (c )fo r (d )to

Q7 He was very keen that we kept in touch and for that reason he

handed me his bu siness ........

(a) ticket (b) paper (c) card (d) notice

Q8 This isthereally importantpartofthemachineand that’swhywe

call i t thebusiness ........

(a) centre (b) end (c) area (d) point

Q9 Thewhole sitehasnothing butofficesandadministration centres

and that’s whywe call it a bu sine ss ........

(a) place (b) situation (c)field (d) park

Q10 Allthefamousfilm stars, actors, directorsandwriterswereatthe

festival representing the world o f .......business.(a) play (b) drama

(c) show (d) performance

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Đổ th [ 22._ _Code^ f_Practice_|Quy Ị ắ chành ngMJ _________

Q1 Thecompanyhad itsown codeo f ....... in these matters.

(a) behaviour (b) practice (c) dealing (d)attitude

Q2 This is a ........exampleofwhatnottodo.

(a) critical (b)pure (c) simple (d)prime

Q3 Plans havealreadybeend raw n .........todealwithsuchsituations.

(a) over (b)through (c) up (d)into

Q4 Thousands o f ........arealreadysigning up forthis new telephone

service.

(a) individuals (b) subscribers

(c) applicants {d) interviewees

Q5 Job losses aremainly in th e .........................sectorsof the industry.

(a) b lue-collar (b) red-colJar (c) stiff-coliar (d) h igh-collar

Q6 The c irc ula r w ill contain ......... financ ia l in fo rmat ion to he lp

investors.

(a) key (b)obvious (c) intelligent (d)noted

Q7 The report is ....... toshow betterthanexpected results.

(a) necessary (b) possibly (c) clearly (d) likely

Q8 So many of these animals have been shot over the years that

they are nowclasseda s .......species.

(a) dangerous (b) endangered

(c) unwanted (d) limited

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Q9 Some people a r e ....... to learn a foreign language.

(a) unaccustomed (b) shy

(c) reluctant (d) inhibited

Q10 Itwas a b ig ....... for herto give up heracting careerto lookafter

herfamily.

(a) trial (b) sacrifice (c) endeavour (d )test

D0_th[23.__ComputenBjMdywtfah) ______________________

Q1 My computer Is not capable of saving material on a separate

....... becauseithasnofloppydrive.

(a) space (b) compact (c) disc (d)place

Q2 I understandthat I can make itpossibleforbothmycomputersto

sharethe same programs bymeans o f ........

(a) joining (b) connecting (c) linking (d)networking

Q3 I had only had my computer for three weekswhen I had to have

theharddrive ........

(a) replaced (b) restored (c) retaken (d)revived

Q4 Laptop computers are becom ing more and more ........ in the

business world.(a) famous (b) popular (c) sought (d)wished

Q5 You have to have a re a lly .......mind in order to get your head

round some of today’s computing technology.

(a) acute (b) cut (c) razor (d)sharp

Q6 The great advantage of having an external zip drive is that you

can use itas an extrameanso f ........

(a) hoarding (b) keeping (c) holding (d)storage

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Q4 I was to ta lly .........of the increased taxes.

(a) unknowing (b) unclear

(c) incredulous (d) unaware

Q5 The price ofpetrol ha s ........again.

(a) raised (b) risen (c) escalated (d)ascended

Q6 Theordinarypersonisagainbeingaskedto ..........topayfordental

treatment.

(a) stump up (b) throw up (c) cheer up (d)bring up

Q7 This ca r is intended for th e ........marketonly.

(a) internal (b) external (c) export (d)outside

Q8 Credit card ho lders struggle very hard t o ........ the amount they

owe.

(a) reduce (b) deduct (c) curtail (d)shorten

Q9 This charity wassetup to ........moneyforthepoor.

(a) coltect (b) gather (c) assemble (d)convene

Q10 Eve ryth ing .........all right in theend.

(a) happened (b) occurred (c) turned up (d)turned out

Đêth[25._JẸ mploymentandTraining^(ỵ iệ cjàm vàĐàotạo)_ _

Q1 We’re paying for a stand at the new industria l exhib ition with a

viewto ....... interestamongpotentialemployeesinourcompany.

(a) generalizing (b) generating

(c) germinating (d) gesticulating

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Q2 For the first three months of your employment with the f irm you

willbeunderthecareofa ........

(a) minor (b) monitor (c) mender (d) mentor

Q3 Althoughshewasverytemptedtoacceptthejobshewasoffered,

she had t o ....... the offer because the salary would have beeninsufficient.

(a) return (b) reject (c)refuse (d) repeat

Q4 A university education is of course important but it is essentia l

that all employees undergo a period of inten sive .......

(a) preparation <b)concentration(c) training (d)learning

Q5 A newsletteris sentouteverytendaystoall thestaffso thatthey

receivearegular.......on recent appointments.

(a) update (b) dating (c)dates (d) dated

Q6 Part of the ongoing training is to ensure that a regular time and

placeare ....... fordepartmentheadstomeettheirstaff.

(a) placed by (b) puton (c)setup (d) setoff

Q7 Theheadofdepartmentacknowledgedthatth e .......ofthesection

was largely due to high quality support staff.

(a) success (b) progress (c)business (d) future

Q8 The paceofchange in that industryissofastthatstafffind ithard

t o ....... thelatestdevelopments.

(a) hold on to (b)keep on to

(c) hold up with (d)keep upwith

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Q9 Itisthepolicyofthecompanyto ........ allinterviewsfornewrecruits

with a member of thetrade union present.

(a) control (b) conduct (c) convene (d) confirm

Q10 Inviewoftheexcessiveworkloadyouhaveatthemoment Iwon ’t

expectyoutokeep .......duringthenextfewdays.

(a) on line (b)on road (c)on track (d)on path

D0 tw 26^ f i nance (Tàichính) __________________________

Q1 It'sagambleatthemomentwhetherthecompanywillmakeprofit

in its secondyearbutthat nevertheless is the....... aim.

(a) wanted (b)wished (c)desired (d)needed

Q2 EachyeartheChancelloroftheExchequerstandsupintheHouse

of Commons and gives a .......ofwhat is seen as the economic

outlookforthecountry.

(a) forecast (b)foretell (c)foresee (d)forego

Q3 I think that yourf inancial optimism is not reallyjustif ied and you

shouldadopt am o re .......attitude.

(a) really (b)realize (c)reality (d)realistic

Q4 Ifyouwanttoincreasesales ofaparticular product, you mustbe

surethatyouare.......therightcustomers.

(a) aiming (b)directing (c)targeting (d)guiding

Q5 The Idea caught on veryquicklyand peoplewere queuing up to

buy the goods so that year the company ’s investment ........

substantial profits.

(a) confirmed (b)yielded (c)harvested (d)maintained

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Q6 ....... ithasnotbeenabadyearasourcostsarewelldown on last

year’s.

(a) Overall (b)Largely (c) Mainly (d)Quite

Q7 ManagerscomplainedbitterlyattheAnnualGeneralMeetingthat

.......of production had dropped to an all time low.(a) signs (b)indications (c) types (d) levels

Q8 You have toaccept that this kind of expenditure is q u i te ...... in

an enterprise of thiskind.

(a) general (b)typical (c) formal (d) correct

Q9 The figures that have just been published by the company’s

accountants will give management some kind o f ....... on how

sales are going.

(a) prospective (b)perception

(c) perusal (d)perspective

Q10 Wheneveramemberof staffmakes aclaim fortravel expenses,

theyhavetoprovidea .......accountoftheirjourneys.

(a) detailed (b)dedicated

(c) descriptive (d)described

D0_th[27^finance ____________________

Q1 Theone big fearofall worldeconomies is thato f ........

(a) regression (b) repression (c) recession (d) receding

Q2 You are never tooyoung to s ta r t.......some money in a savings

account.

(a) inputting (b) interesting (c) infusing (d) investing

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Đềthỉ28. Finance(2) (Tàlchính(2))

Q1 When yougotoan auction andyouwanttobuyaparticular item,

youcansimplymakea ....... forit.

(a)try (b)test (c) go (d)bid

Q2 The larger company did not really want to join with the smaller

one because itwasmore interested in a ........

(a) turn over (b) turn up (c) overtaker <d)takeover

Q3 .......onthestockmarketjustbeforeChristmas isusuallyveryslow.

(a) Working (b) Trading (c) Pricing (d)Adding

Q4 Thissportcentre has largelyb ee n ...... bymoneythat hascome

from the national lottery.

(a) founded (b) found (c)fined (d) funded

Q5 The reason for the ....... in the economy is because there is a

great deal of uncertainty at the moment.

(a) slowness (b) slowly (c) slowdown (d)slow

Q6 The ........ in the market was seen as a pos itive sign that the

recession was over.

(a) upturn (b) upstart (c)uptake (d) upward

Q7 The ........ books for manufacturers of small cars are now fu ll

following the rise in petrol.

(a) exercise (b)order (c)place (d) trade

Q8 The future of his job was a t .......when he made the decision to

invest in new machinery.

(a) steak (b) state (c)stake (d)stress

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Q9 A fte r their househadb ee n ........,theydecidedtosellitandbuya

bigger one.

(a) valued (b) priced (c) cost (d) prized

Q10 Fifty peoplewerem ade ........whenthecompanysufferedaseverefinancial shock.

(a) useless (b) unwanted (c) unneeded (d) redundant

Đề_tw29^_Fjnance_(3^(Tà±chỉnhJ3l) ____________________

Q1 Ifyoucannotgetajoband remain ........ foralongperiod,youcanclaim some moneyfrom the state.

(a) unengaged (b) unattached

(c) unemployed (d) unused

Q2 The great th ing about th is guarantee is that there is never any

doubtandthereisno .......aboutgettingyourmoneyback.

(a) squabble (b)argument (c)quibble (d) quarrel

Q3 There isasubstan tia l........betweenthemoneyyouhaveavailable

and the amountyou need to spend.

(a) shortdrop (b)shortfall (c)shortdown (d) shortslide

Q4 When you retire, youshouldgeta pension and a ........sum from

your employers.

(a) lump (b)block (c)pile (d) heap

Q5 .......are people who put money into a business in the hope of

making a profit.

(a) Spenders (b)Borrowers (c)Lenders (d) Investors

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Q6 When you takeouta large loan overmanyyears, you don’tstart

payingoffth e ....... forsometime.

(a) main (b) chief (c)capital (d)bulk

Q7 We will make n o ....... forthe catalogue,which you can takewith

our compliments.

(a)cost (b) debt (c)charge (d)payment

Q8 Itmayseem alongway intothefuturebut in the endyouwill get

s ome ....... fromyourinvestment.

(a) produce (b) benefit (c)products (d)price

Q9 There iss tillanou ts tanding.......on thataccount, whichmust be

paid in 30 days.

(a) balance (b) scale (c)difference (d)cost

Q10 In te re st.......are attheir lowest levelsincethe 1950’s.

(a) figures (b) rates (c)numbers (d)standards

Đổ_th[30. J?^arantees_ancTWarranties (Bào_hành) ________

Q1 If you go to an unauthorized garage to have your car serviced,

th e ....... isthatyourwarrantywill be invalid.

(a) consequence (b)conduct

(c) convenience (d)consideration

Q2 The guarantee, as I unders tood it, ........ that every th ing was

covered.

(a) inferred (b) implied (c)imputed (d)involved

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Q3 I regret to inform you that as your guarantee ........lastweek, we

can’t help you.

(a) died (b) deceased

(c) expired (d) extinguished

Q4 A warranty is to be looked on as a sort of ....... between the

manufacturer and you.

(a) privilege (b) practice (c) printout (d)promise

Q5 Sometimes people don ’t bo ther about guarantees because the

.......ofthemanufacturerisenoughforthem.

(a) repute (b) reputed (c) reputedly (d)reputation

Q6 Certain w a rra ntie s....... the purchaserto have the item serviced

at regular intervals.

(a) remand (b)repeat (c)require (d)retain

Q7 You will find that such warranties are not worth buying becausethecoverprovidedis .......notworththeextraexpense.

(a) famously (b) frequently (c) fervently (d)freely

Q8 This kind of legis lation is in exis tence t o ....... thecustomerfrom

worthless warranties.

(a) provide (b)protect (c)please (d)pacify

Q9 You sometim es have t o ....... very seriously whether to buy a

second hand car which has no guarantee.

(a) consider (b)contend (c)contain (d)convince

Q10 Sometimes you getaone yearwarranty, atwoyearone or even

as ixmonthone— theya l l ........

(a) various (b)variable (c)variety (d)vary

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Đổthỉ32. Howtoiapologize{Cáchxịnlõị)

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

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Please .......meforinterruptingyou,Ididn’trealizeyouwerebusy

with someone else.

(a) forget (b) forfeit (c) forbid (d) forgive

I’mvery ....... that i’mlatebutthereisatrainstrike onatthemoment.

(a) sore (b)sorry (c) sorrow (d) sorrowful

Pleasesendm y .......tothe meetingas I shan’t beabletoattend.

(a) apologies (b) apologize

(c) apologized (d) apologizing

There’s reallyn o ....... formybehaviourlastnight. I canonlythink

that I’d had too much to drink.

(a) exception (b)escape (c) excuse (d) exclusion

I know I shouldn’t have made those remarks about your work

and I hopeyou nowknow howdeeply I .......whatIsaid.

(a) review (b) regret (c) respect (d) restore

I m us t ....... your pardon, I mistookyou forsomebody else.

(a) bid (b)bide (c) beggar (d) beg

If it helps toputthings right, please letme ta k e .......everything Isaid earlier.

(a) again (b)back (c) in (d) across

Pleaseacceptthissmallpresentasmywayofmaking ....... forall

the trouble I’ve caused.

(a) attempts (b) attention (c) amends (d) arrears

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Q9 All I candonowissimplybegy o u r .........and hopethat int ime we

can get back towherewe used to be.

(a) interest (b) interpretation

(c) inclination (d) indulgence

Q10 In their religion as long as th e y ....... , they will be forgiven their

sins.

(a) repent (b) restore (c)repeat (d) request

Đ ềtw 331Jhlow_to^askJhe_way/Cdc/)đư ờ ng) _____________ Q1 Am I going in the r igh t........ forthe postoffice?

(a) route (b)way (c)sign (d) direction

Q2 Can you tell me please how I ........ to thecinemafrom here?

(a) come (b)get (c)take (d) fetch

Q3 Could you please .......me in thedirection ofthe motorway?

(a) show (b) indicate (c) point <d) deliver

Q4 i’m making for the M25 motorway — is this road the m o s t .......

route?

(a) straight (b) clear (c)obvious (d)direct

Q5 Couldyou tell mep lease ho w .......... Iamfromthetowncentre?

(a) near (b)far (c)close (d) away

Q6 Can you help please because i’ve lostmywaya n d ....... togetto

the shops before closing time?(a) need (b) require (c)request (d)must

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Q7 I’m ....... forthetown hall - am I anywhere near?

(a) seeking (b) making (c) seeing (d)trying

Q8 I took the w ro n g .......at the last road junction, can you tell me

how I getback on the motorway?

(a) turn (b) turner (c) turned (d)turning

Q9 ....... to thismap I should be nearthe church. Is it near?

(a) Following (b)After

(c) According (d) considering

Q10 Isth is ....... forthe railwaystation?

(a) correct (b) clear (c) fine (d)right

ĐÔthỉ34._J^owjto^cornpjain (CácỊiphànJỊàp) _____________

Q1 I’m really notsatisfied with thewayyou h a ve ....... thesituation.(a) dealt (b) handled (c) done (d)fingered

Q2 I’ve really had enough of all your excuses, what Iwant is som e.......

(a) action (b) acting (c) acted (d)active

Q3 You've refusedtohelpme nowforsixmonths and so I shall now

havetotakethematter ........

(a) on (b) longer (c) far (d)further

Q4 I m u s t ....... you do something immediately as I’ve been patient

long enough.

(a) persist (b) desist (c) insist (d)consist

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Q5 Inowwantsomekindofcompensationforthetota l.......ofservice

I’ve experienced.

(a) lack (b) fail (c) failing (d) missing

Q6 I’m obviously not getting anywherewith my complaint please let

metalktosomeone ....... toyou.

(a) older (b) above (c) over (d) senior

Q7 I’m very unhappywith the way I’ve be en ........ Nooneseemsat

all interested in my case.

(a) considered (b) treated (c) placed (d)pushed

Q8 I be lieve I have very good ........fo r su ing your company fo r

negligence.

(a) lands (b) terrains (c)grounds (d) areas

Q9 Ifyoudon’tdosomethingtoday, Ishallb e ....... totakelegalaction.

(a) held (b) ordered(c) commanded (d) forced

Q10 You’re the tenth person I’ve been put through to and I’m on the

pointoflosingm y ........

(a) mood (b) temper (c)state (d) feeling

ỷ ì n h [ _____________________

Q1 Quite honestly I didn’t t h in k .......of the standard of acting in the

play.

(a) lot (b)few (c)little (d) much

Q2 If you want m y .......opinion, I thoughtthe food tasted revolting.

(a) honoured (b) honourable (c) honest (d) honour

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Q3 Tocomes traight to th e ....... I thinkthemanagementteam needs

replacing.

(a) summit (b) top (c) topic (d) point

Q4 There are several matters on which I should like to take .......

concerning your report.

(a) outcome (b) outlook (c) issue (d) outing

Q5 There’s really no v irtue in me pussy........around because I might

aswell tell you it’s awful.

(a) treading (b) footing (c) walking (d) tripping

Q6 I have a lo n g ........ofthings I thinkarewrong, where shall I start?

(a) story (b) description (c) file (d) list

Q7 I’m afra id to tell you that your standard of work has fa llen well

belowwhatwethinkis ........

(a) considerable (b) believable(c) acceptable (d) available

Q8 In all honesty if I said that everything was all right, I’d s imply be

(a) lying (b)laying (c) loading (d) letting

Q9 If you can’t improve your level of work, I’m afraid you’ll have to

look ....... foranotherjob.

(a) anywhere (b)elsewhere (c) nowhere (d) somewhere

Q10 I’m sick a n d .of always having to put right yourmistakes.

(a) weary (b)exhausted (c) fatigued (d) tired

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Để_tw36.__Howto^dlsagre£ (Các!1_k h 0 n g _ ________

Q1 I’m sorrybut I can ’t .......youropiniononthat.

(a) take (b)share (c) give (d)find

Q2 I verymuch regretthatwem us t.........companyon that issue.

(a) divide (b)devise (c) part (d)leave

Q3 Let’s be honest about it we’ll never agree on that because our

viewsarediametrically........

(a) apposed (b)imposed (c) supposed (d)opposed

Q4 We’ll neveragree, that’s clearso let’s ....... todiffer.

(a) ask (b)bid (c) beg (d) try

Q5 You can arguewith metili thecowscom e .......butIcan’taccept

that.

(a) away (b)along (c) back (d) home

Q6 I reallyseenopointincontinuingthisargumentbecausewe have

n o ....... ground.

(a) basic (b)own (c) common (d)similar

Q7 There ’s absolute ly noway Ic a n ........youonthatmatter.

(a) meet (b)hold (c) take (d) find

Q8 Nothing in the world will ever make me change m y .......onthat

subject.

(a) thought (b)mind (c) idea (d) heart

Q9 ] would love to meet you halfway but i’m afraid I can’t becausewith me it’samattero f .......

(a) principal (b) principles (c) principally (d) principle

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Q10 Let’s ....... it, youand I will neverseeeye toeye on this.

(a) look (b) take (c) face (d) see

Đổ_th[37._ (Oách^kJiụyẽnJ(hỉch) ________

Q1 W e ll.........! This is a verygood piece ofwork.

(a) made (b) done (c) finished (d) taken

Q2 I mustcongratu lateyou onyourefforts......... itup!

(a) Continue (b) Take (c) Keep (d) Hold

Q3 Don’t g iveupwhateveryou do. I’m sure you’l l ....... itintheend.

(a) acquire (b) get (c)put (d) make

Q4 I’l l .........byyounomatterwhathappens.

(a) stand (b) keep (c)lean (d) support

Q5 I’m sure if you .........you’llsucceed.

(a) pursue (b) proceed (c) propel (d) persevere

Q6 You’ve clearly g o t .......andit’sobviousthatyou’llgettothetop.

(a) control (b) power (c)talent (d) strength

Q7 I’vewatchedalotofyoungpeopletrytomakeasuccessofit, butyou’retheonlyoneIreally....... in.

(a) think (b)trust (c)hold (d) believe

Q8 I see n o .......whyyou shouldn’t be accepted as an employee.

(a) cause (b) sense (c)reason (d) doubt

Q9 N eve r ........up. That’s agood philosophy.

(a) give (b) do (c)take (d) try

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Q10 You mustn ’teverb e .......offbyafewsetbacks.

(a) taken (b) held (c)put (d) pushed

ĐÔthi38. Howto makeexclamations (Cáchđưaralờ ỉcảm __________ t h d q l __________________ _ _________________

Q1 What awonderfu l day tosee the mountains

(a)off (b) by (c) on (d) in

Q2 Hows tupidcan I get! I .......mykeysinthedoorovernight.

(a) forgot (b) deserted (c) traced (d) left

Q3 Forgoodnesssakestop ....... abouttheweather! It’ ll stop raining

soon.

(a) criticizing (b) telling

(c) complaining (d) calling

Q4 Whatonearthareyoutalkingabout? ] can’tmakeheado r ..........of

it.

(a) tail (b) end (c) finish (d)part

Q5 How nice of you to come all t h i s ........... just to wish me a happy

birthday.

(a) path (b) journey (c) route (d) way

Q6 Whata disaster! I don’tbelieveanything else couldgo...........now.

(a)off (b)wrong (c) incorrect (d) false

Q7 Wow!You’vecerta in lymadeagood .........ofdecoratingthis room.

(a) job (b)work (c) task (d) duty

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Q8 Wallblowmedown! Ijustcan’tbelieve I’veac tua lly........myexam.

(a) succeeded (b) passed (c) caught (d) tackled

Q9 You could have knocked me down with a feather! You mean to

sayhe’s .......cleanedmycar.

(a) certainly (b) surely (c)naturally (d)actually

Q10 I’ll gotothefootofmystairs! Itmustbea t .........20yearssincewe

lastmet.

(a) last (b) length (c)least (d)end

ĐỔthi39. Insurance PolicyVocabulary (Từvựngvềchính __________ Sách_bả 0jijể m) ______________________________

Q1 I took out a life insurance ........ w ith s ta te Ranch Insurance

Company last week.

(a) contract (b) policy (c) agreement (d) deal

Q2 My insurance ........areonly$70permonth.

(a) receipts (b) fees (c)premiums (d)payings

Q3 In theeventofmydeath, th e ........willbemywidow.

(a) recipient (b)widow (c)donor (d)beneficiary

Q4 My insurance does n o t ........me if I commitsuicide.

(a) collect (b) cover (c)console (d)contribute

Q5 The amount of money tha t my wife will get has already been

calculated by state Ranch’s ........

(a) manager (b) archivist (c)actuary (d)agent

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Q6 If I decidethat I no longerneed my insurance, 1 can cash itin for

theamountofits .......value.

(a) rebate (b) surrender (c) discount (d) return

Q7 Before I got the insurance, I had to receive a complete physical

(a) investigation (b) injection (c) therapy (d)examination

Q8 I am feeling great, because the doctor told me that I have a life

.......of82years!

(a) length (b) line

(c) expectancy (d)experience

Q9 Even if I am late in paying, the insurance remains in effect for a

.......periodof30days.

(a) grace (b)satisfaction

(c) long (d) latent

Q10 The insurance is prettyexpensive though: I am a policeman, so

therearealotofoccupational........

(a) troubles (b) involvements

(c) hazards (d)duties

ĐỔ_th[4Ọ. InternetBusiness_(1J doa /7/7 ứ * é Ạ 7 (1))

Q1 One of the great advantages of using the Internet is that people

c a n .......morequickly.

(a) interfere (b) interrupt (c) intervene (d) interact

Q2 It’s no good spending a small fortune on new IT equipment as

it ’smorecost ........tohireit.

(a) affective (b) addictive (c) effective (d) reductive

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Q3 Oneof the fashionableways of saying you’ve been sacked is to

saythatyourcompanyis .......sizing butyou’ve still lostyourjob.

(a) down (b)cut (c) out (d)through

Q4 The important th ing to realise is that your serv ice is not a little

island on its own because all the services in this company are

....... connected.

(a) in (b)inter (c) out (d)across

Q5 Whereas ten years ago we only dealt w ith customers in this

country nowadays we are t ru ly .......with branches all over the

world.

(a) worldly (b)mondial (c) globular (d)global

Q6 One of the most successfu l tools in your organisation is that of

g o o d .......because everybody knowswhat’s going on.

(a) communication (b) concentration

(c) contemplation (d) consideration

Q7 Let me j u s t .......what we have agreed in the agenda so far if

nobody minds me going over it all again.

(a) restore (b)retake (c) recap (d)redo

Q8 You have to realise that notall yourclients can reach you online

becausetheydon’thave....... toacomputer.

(a) address (b) access

(c) acceptance (d) approach

Q9 There aretimeswhen you havetoforceyourselfto improveyour

performance and that’s simply called self ........

(a) movement (b) mastery

(c) manifestation (d) motivation

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Q10 You must think big in this business and not justthink s h o rt .......

butwhat you hope todo in ten years’ time.

(a)term (b) period (c) length (d) time

Đểth^4ỊỊ JntemetBusiness_(2^ (K]nh_do^pfiírổnỊnỌỊỊ9_(2))__

Q1 It’s all very well having a dream or an idea but you must know

whereyou’regoingandwhatyour....... is.

(a) terminus (b) terminal (c) goal (d) tendency

Q2 Her job in the companywas to sort out the re levant in formation

the reby ....... it so thatonly appropriate material was sent to her

directors.

(a) draining (b) filtering (c) cleaning (d) dredging

Q3 She to ld him to stop wasting time by coming up with tried and

tested ideas and in thisway simply re-inventing th e ........

(a) circle (b) round (c) curve (d) wheel

Q4 The p roduct had been on the market for some years and was

selling well but somehow the imagewas in need of a face lift or

(a) enhancement (b) enthusiasm

(c) endeavour (d) enticement

Q5 In the hopeoffindingfreshideasheusedthe internettohelphim

byusingasmanysearch .......as he could discover.

(a) gangways (b) portals (c) doorways (d) passages

Q6 Youmustincreasethe saleofthiscommoditybytryingtointerest

a differentage rangeand b y ....... intotheirsociety.

(a) dripping (b) floating (c) tapping (d) sailing

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Q7 You’ll never make any more money o r .........new income if you

keep using that unimaginative marketing logo.

(a) generate (b) generalize (c) germinate (d) engender

Q8 Nowthatyou’ve explainedthescope a n d .........ofthemarket,we

are very keen to inject somemoney intoyour project.

(a) measurement (b) distance

(c)width (d) dimension

Q9 There isalwaysa riskinanybu siness .........whenyourschemeis

based on an entirely new concept.

(a) venture (b) journey (c) adventure (d) voyage

Q10 Get in there first and don’t hesitate to act as the boss and take

th e ........

(a) place (b) lead (c)leading (d) leader

42._JntervlewsandJobs_ (Phỏngvằnỵà_ỵìệpjàjp)_ ___

Q1 Oneofthemostimportantqualit ieswhichthe panel is looking for

in acandidate is th e ....... toworkwithothers.

(a) ease (b) case (c)power (d)ability

Q2 Once the applications have been looked at the usual procedure

forthe panel is to follow ..........thereferences ofthose candidates

who have been shortlisted.

(a) across (b) in (c)up (d)along

Q3 They were so impressed with the way she reacted to their

questionsthattheydidn’t .........toofferherthejob.

(a) delay (b) hesitate (c)waiver (d)dither

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Q4 As this jobwas of averyspecialistnaturea n .........wasinvitedto

join the interview panel.

(a) expert (b)exponent (c)exhibitor (d) expedient

Q5 After the interviewone of the candidates ........... phoned the office

to see whe ther he had been successful.

(a) a lways (b)ever (c)constantly (d)competently

Q6 Shewas in such astateo fextreme nervousnesswhen shewas

....... forthe interview thatshe burstinto tears.

(a) called on (b)called in

(c) called over (d)called off

Q7 Fromthepointofviewofrelevant.......shewastheidealcandidate

at least on paper.

(a) reference (b)history

(c) family (d)background

Q8 It is absolutely essential in an interviewtogive the impression at

leastthatyou are fullo f ........

(a) concern (b)continuity

(c) confidence (d)confirmation

Q9 One of the most popular questions asked of in terv iewees is to

explaintheirstrengthsand ........

(a) weaknesses (b)varieties

(c) virtues (d)variables

Q10 Each candidate was asked to .......a short account of how they

sawthefutureofthecompany.

(a) display (b)present

(c) show (d)demonstrate

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Đôthỉ43. Invoices (Hóađơn)

Q1 There is an additio na l........added to the price of the product if

you want to have it delivered toyour house.

(a) figure (b) charge (c) number (d) charging

Q2 You should have read the ..... of payment as soon as you

received the invoice for the goods.

(a) reasons (b) types (c) lists (d)terms

Q3 In order tocut down the expenses of compiling and sending out

the invoices, you need to employ a n .......administrator.

(a) officious (b) effecting (c) efficient (d) affected

Q4 It’salwaysagood ideatogetan ....... ofwhatthecostofthework

will be before the invoice lands on yourdoormat.

(a) interest (b) estimate (c) esteem (d) actual

Q5 I dolike togeta .........replytomy lettersespeciallywhen theyare

referring to the amount of money I'm supposed to be paying.

(a) prompt (b) private (c) promoted (d) prominent

Q6 Just as we were about to leavethe restaurant, the waiter came

running up to apologize there had been a ....... in the bill.

(a) error (b) trip (c) mistake (d) damage

Q7 The company were very quick to point out it was their fault we

had been sentthe wrong invoice and th e y ....... it immediately.

(a) correct (b) rectified (c) stamped (d) righted

Q8 In viewof ourpreviousordersoverthe lastyearwewereoffered

a 10% ....... on any futuredealings.

(a) discord (b) dispute (c) dislike (d) discount



Q9 He apprecia ted the additional welcome and help he rece ived

from the department s to re s ta ff as he had a fte r all been a

longstanding ........

(a)customer (b) courier (c) courtier (d) custom

Q10 She got quite angry about the size o f the invoice until it was

pointedoutthatitwasthe governmentw h o ....... thevalueadded

tax.

(a) insisted (b) imposed (c) inserted (d) indented

Đề_tw4 4 ^ _Jọb_Ịpterview_0Wng_vânxỊnvỊộc) ____________

Q1 Tell us something about y o u r ....... in the engineering industry?

(a) foreground (b) background

(c) knowledge (d) history

Q2 I seefrom y o u r...... .formthatyouhavehadthreedifferentjobsinthelast5years.

(a) apply (b) applying (c) applied (d)application

Q3 Whatsorto f ........ oftimewouldyoustaywithusifweofferedyou

thejob?

(a) span (b) duration (c) period (d)long

Q4 Describe howyou wouldd esc ribe ....... infiveyears’time.

(a) you (b) your (c) yours (d)yourself

Q5 Give us some idea of what you believe are y o u r ........ and

weaknesses.

(a) strength (b) strengths (c) force (d)forces



Q6 Asthis is amanagerial post, wemustaskyou howyou dealwith

b a d ....... keeping or unpunctuality in an employee.

(a) house (b)space (c) time (d) record

Q7 Imagine one of your staff loses her temper and shouts atyou infrontofothers,howwouldyou .......withthis?

(a) take (b)do (c) handle (d) deal

Q8 Whatwould you say to a membero fyours ta ffwho a lwa ys ......

hiswo rk in late?

(a) delivered (b) handed (c) produced (d) completed

Q9 Ishouldexplainthatwewouldnatural ly ....... anypreviousholiday

arrangements you have made.

(a) believe (b)show (c) decide (d) honour

Q10 Finallynowthatwe’veaskedyou several questions, doyouwant

t o ....... anytous?

(a) place (b)put (c)offer (d) consider

DfiJW45._J-egalExpression^ỊNhơngdỊỗnđạtphàpjý) _____

Q1 Ifyoudrivefasterthanthestatedspeed limit, youares im p ly .......thelaw.

(a) turning (b) snapping (c) holding (d) breaking

Q2 However angry you may get atwhat someone has done to you,

the police always advise you not to take the law into your own

(a) fingers (b) hands (c) mind (d) control

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Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Q10

Q3 In London in anyunderground station it i s ....... thelawtosmoke.

(a) by (b )fo r (c) through (d)against

Even if you think you may have got away with a crime, in most

casesthelong .......ofthelawwillcatchyou.

(a) arm (b) feel (c)stretch (d)reach

In that particular industry everyone has to look after themselves

becausethelawofthe ....... rules.

(a) animals (b) zoo (c) jungle (d)forest

They have no respect for modern conventions and do exactly

whattheywant— theyarea law ....... themselves.

(a) unto (b) into (c) outside (d)across

Herparentsareverystrictandfrequently .......downthelawabout

the way she behaves.

(a) lie (b) lies (c)lay (d) lays

Althoughtechnicallyhisjudgementwasnotaccordingtoth e .......

ofthe law,mostpeoplethoughtthejudgewas rightto lettheman

gofree.

(a) print (b) number (c)point (d) letter

I get the impression sometimes thatshethinks shecan neverdo

anything wrong almostas ifshe is .......the law.

(a) above (b) over (c)superior (d) higher

All governments want people to live in peace and comfort andsotheytrytopromoteasenseoflawand ........

(a) ease (b) order (c)correct (d) structure



Đểthi46. J-etter^ fCom plaln t_(Ị2_d ỊỊfP h ịỊĩ/ĨẺ — í l ỉ l ______

Q1 I am writing this letter to you as a sort of l a s t .......since all my

attempts to phone you

(a) result (b) return (c)report (d) resort

Q2 and totryandmakea n ....... tomeetyouanddiscussmyproblem

with you have been unsuccessful.

(a) appoint (b) appointee

(c) appointment (d) appointing

Q3 I would l ike to tell you the storyfromth e ....... beginning.

(a) simple (b) same (c)extreme (d)very

Q4 In January th is year I bought a washing machine from you for

which I paid ........

(a) cash (b) money (c)cheque (d) pounds

Q5 and m ade ....... forittobedeliveredtomyhomeinSouthcoteon

the following Tuesday.

(a) instigations (b) arrangements

(c) alterations (d) confirmations

Q6 I stayed inall dayon .......asyou had informedme thatyoucould

notbesureatwhattimeofdaythewashingmachinewouldarrive.

(a) intention (b) regard (c)purpose (d) plan

Q7 In the end nobody came that day. When I phoned, I was told it

.......comethefollowingTuesday.

(a) will (b) shall (c)ought (d) would

Q8 Again I stayed in allday i n .......and therewas no delivery.

(a) vain (b) fault (c)vanity (d) error



Q9 Aftersixmore phonecalls I ....... succeeded in settling onadate

(a) eventfully (b) event (c) eventually (d) events

Q10 and the machine came on Tuesday February 20th — a lmost 5

weeks afterth e ....... deliverydate.

(a) promising (b) promised (c) promises (d) promise

Đề_th[47^ phànJỊàpJ2)) ______

Q1 I had the wash ing machine fitted by a .......plumberbuthewas

unable to make the thingwork.(a) renowned (b)remarkable

(c) reputable (d)respectable

Q2 .......oneofthecomponentswasfaultyandherecommendedthat

Ỉ got back toyou so that a replacementcould be fitted.

(a) Appearing (b)Appearance(c) Apparition (d)Apparently

Q3 When I te lephoned your store and exp lained the ....... to your

receptionist,

(a) criterion (b)situation (c)place (d)happening

Q4 I w a s .......with the comment, ‘Oh not youagain'

(a) told (b)remarked (c)said (d)greeted

Q5 which I foundm os t.......especiallysincethroughouttheprotracted

period ofwaiting for the machine

(a) offended (b)offending (c)offensive (d) offends

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Q5 Anothervisit to o k ....... in lateApril buttheengineer,although he'

had gotthe right partwith him, was unable tomakethewashing

machine work.

(a) position (b)spot (c) time (d) place

Q6 ItwasatthisstagethatIwasseriouslyconsideringge tting .......of

the machine

(a) rid (b) riddance (c) hold (d) loose

Q7 andasking fora . ......

(a) repeat (b) refund (c) replace (d) return

Q8 When I ....... thismatterwithoneofyourstaff

(a) rose (b) risen (c) arose (d) raised

Q9 Iwas informedthat thiswasoutof the .......

(a) problem (b) concern (c) question (d) hand

Q10 and theywould send someone in the future’.

(a) near (b) next (c) soon (d) coming

Đổ_th[49._LetterofjCom pjaintJ40 [r/M pẠ Ịànnàn^^Ị) _________

Q1 At the beginning of May I decidedthat the only course of action

wasto .......avisittoyourstore

(a) charge (b) settle (c) pay (d) owe

Q2 and meet you face to face so that the matter could be settled

onceandfo r .........

(a) everything (b) now (c) then (d) all

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Q3 .........I should have checkedfirstsincewhen I reached theshop I

wasledtobelievethatyouwereoutfortheday.

(a) Admittedly (b) Admitting

(c) Confessing (d) Allowing

Q4 Throughout this timeofcourse I have beenwithout th e ....... ofa

washing machine

(a) faculty (b)facility (c) ability (d) control

Q5 and have had touse the loca l........

(a) launder (b)laundering (c) launderette (d) launderer

Q6 From theendofMay untilAugust I havebeen awayon busines

andwassurprisedthat....... thatperiod

(a) while (b)attending (c) from (d) during

Q7 noefforthasbeenmadetowrite tomeand keepm e ....... todate.

(a) on (b)up (c)in (d)over

Q8 Since returninginSeptemberf havemadeatleastadozen phone

calls and quite frankly I have reached the end of m y ......

(a) tether (b)line (c)rope (d)cord

Q9 andm us t ....... thatyoudosomethingimmediatelytoputthematter

right.

(a) persist (b)resist (c)insist (d)desist

Q1 0 If I donothear fromyouby theendof thisweek I shallbe

forcedto ....... legaladvice.

(a) search (b)find (c)look (d)seek

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Đểthl50. MoneyJ77ểntộ)

Q1 It’s useful when you go to an auction ifyou’re ready with cash in

(a) pocket (b)purse (c)case (d) hand

Q2 I prefer todeal i n .......cash ratherthan cheques.

(a) solid (b)hard (c)real (d) actual

Q3 Every office has a certain amount o f .......cash to pay for things

like tea, coffee orstamps.

(a) small (b)little (c)tiny (d)petty

Q4 At the moment we are experiencing some cash ....... problems

because little money is coming in.

(a) fly (b)stream (c)flow (d) run

Q5 At thecasinoyou canca sh ....... yourchips at the desk.

(a)off (b)out (c)up (d) in

Q6 Whatevershe does, she jus tcan ’t h e lp .......money.

(a) doing (b) making (c) massing (d) creating

Q7 There doesn ’t seem to be anyone working really hard fo r the

business and yettheyall seem to earn ....... money.

(a) facile (b)simple (c)easy (d) quick

Q8 Ifyou don’twanttouseachequeorpostalorder, youcanalways

useamoney ........

(a) order (b) command (c) instruction (d) directive

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Q10 Shortly after the couple had bought their first house, they saw

thenumberofbi l ls ....... rapidly.

(a) accentuate (b) aggravate (c) accumulate (d) access

Đ ẽ_tw W;J^n®y_MattersJ3^(Cdc vân đồ _tíổ njộ j3)) _________

Q1 The representative of the financial consultants assured her that

thepolicyofthefirmwasthatofcomplete ........

(a) destiny (b)devotion

(c) commitment (d)attention

Q2 There is no need to worry about the money side of the pro ject

because ....... are available from the charity sponsoring us.

(a) foundations (b) funds (c) findings (d) finds

Q3 The present finance minister has adopted a v e ry ........approach

towards change and always follows a very cautious policy.

(a) concerned (b)considering

(c) concerning (d)conservative

Q4 As all adv isers always do, she s tressed that investing in this

particular market had to be considered as a ....... commitment

over at least 10 years.(a) elongated (b) lengthy (c) long-term (d) longing

Q5 Thebestwaytodevelop an incomeforthefuture istoinvest in a

series of companiesand in thatway to build upa ........

(a) suitcase (b)portfolio (c) folder (d) briefcase

Q6 I strongly recommend investing inthese sharesbecause you will

getaverygood .......afteronlyafewyears.

(a) reward (b) reprise (c) return (d) response

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Q7 Thequestion iswhether it is ....... tosellupallyoursharesatthis

stage ratherthanwaitto seehowthe market is next year.

(a) wisdom (b) wise (c)wisely (d)wisest

Q8 There isnoquestionthatthemost important....... inthatcompanyis its youthful enthusiasm.

(a) resort (b) resorted (c) resource (d)resorting

Q9 If you want to make a good job of selling shares to the public,

youmust have an elemento f ....... inyourapproach.

(a) attacking (b) aggression (c) fighting (d)invasion

Q10 It’s a personal ma tte r whether you choose s tock from this

company orfrom that because in the end it’s a n .......

ofmind.

(a) advance (b) approach (c) attitude (d)angle

Đổ_th[54.__MoQ?y_Watte]ls_(4^(C ácỵẫjĩđêJỊêp_tệJ4)) __

Q1 Thereisonedateyoumustn’tforgetandthat’sth e ....... forsending

indetailsofyourearningstothetaxoffice.

(a) headline (b)deadline (c)mainline (d) offline

Q2 Ifyou are self-employed, you must make sure thaty o u ....... the

form indicating how much youhave earned.

(a) fill up (b)fill through (c)fill out (d) fill on

Q3 If the departmentagreesthatyou have paid too much tax ỉn the

year, you will receivea ....... induecourse.

(a) return (b)reply (c)response (d) refund

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Q4 Each month when you receive your pay, the em p loye r ....... a

certain amount to pay towards your pension.

(a) w ithho lds (b) w ithstands (c) w ithdraws (d)w ithout

Q5 Whenyoutakeoutaloan, youhavetopayinterestontheamountyo u ........

(a) own (b)lend (c) owe (d)take

Q6 in the tax office therewill be a ....... thatholdsallthedocuments

and papers connected with you.

(a) file (b)box (c) book (d)container

Q7 There is quite a heavy f inan c ia l...........attached to any action that

involves late payment of taxes.

(a) punishment (b) pain (c) restriction (d)penalty

Q8 Underthe new regulationsyoucanagreeyourself t o ....... thetax

you have to pay on the income over the previous year.

(a) figure (b)calculate (c) add (d)amount

Q9 As the couple had a .......account, themoneytopaythemortage

wastakenfromthere.

(a) joint (b)united (c) unified (d)joined

Q10 You can decide, if you so wish, t o .......your right to take your

pension at an earlier date.

(a) give in (b)give up (c) give out (d)give off

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Q9 Mary: The one that sounds very grand because it in a w a y .......

thefactthatitmeansmoneyandthat’sthewherewithal.

(a) protects (b) hides (c)places (d) holds

Q10 John: Actually,I’m al i t t le ........aboutthisbut I haven’tany moneyto pay forthe bus home. Do you thinkyou could lend me some

readies?

(a) awkward (b) backward

(c) unused (d) embarrassed

Đêthỉ56. OnlineMarketingCampaign(Chiêndịchtiẽpth ịtrên __________ mạng) ______ _ ___ _ _________ _ _______ * ___

Q1 Shewas going tod iscuss the m at ter .......with hercolleagues or

herfamily.

(a) but (b)yet (c)neither (d) either

Q2 Our p ro je ct team tried hard to th in k ........ all the poss ib le

alternatives before making a decision.

(a) of (b) at (c)by (d) as

Q3 Timing can b e ........crucial when you’re considering launching a

new online marketing campaign.

(a) strongly (b) greatly (c)extremely (d) already

Q4 Are you able t o ........our conditions of delivery in line with our

recent invoice?

(a) except (b) expect (c)accept (d) access

Q5 Fortunate ly fo r us we ’ re finding our new in te rnet d iv is ion is

showing an increased ........

(a) prophet (b) profit (c)profitably (d) profits

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Q6 Followingsomerecentresearchoureng ineers....... thatourindex

system has scope for fast improvement.

(a) fined (b) finding (c) found (d) finds

Q7 In our line of business it is vital to host our website on our ownse rve r .......ofgettingsomeoneelsetodoit.

(a) except (b) but (c) besides (d) instead

Q8 Before you employ new staff you should carry out a ........

exam ina tion o f th e ir personal qua litie s and p ro fe ssional

experience.(a) careful (b) caring (c) carefulness (d) carefully

Q9 Thanks to the high standards ofservicewe offer our customers,

we have been able to establish an excellent ........

(a) repute (b) reputable (c) reputation (d) reputedly

Q10 An interactivewebsite can save youro rganisat ion .......amounts

of tim e and m oney th at w ou ld o th erw ise be spent on

correspondence.

(a) signify (b) significant

(c) significance (d) signification

ĐỒthỉ57. Pay andAllowances (Lươngvànhữngkhoảnphụ __________ ẹ â p ; ___________________ _

Q1 On th e .......of her ten years’ service she immediately qualified

for the extended annual leave of sixweeks.

(a) base (b) basis (c) ground (d) foundation

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Q2 Although he knew itwasasensit ive subject, his boss had to ask

himthe .......questionabouthisdrinkproblem.

(a) sincere (b) fragile (c) breakable (d) delicate

Q3 A t the in te rview each applicant was able to ....... the level of remuneration theywould be expecting to receive.

(a) negotiate (b) demonstrate

(c) apply (d) dispute

Q4 Under the n e w ......... arrangements coming into force soon all

employees can decidewhat time to start and when to finish.

(a) malleable (b) shaped (c) flexible (d) bending

Q5 According to thecontractyou are n o t ........ forthenewallowance

until you have been with the company one year.

(a) allowed (b) illegible (c) selectable (d) eligible

Q6 Theonlywayyoucan hopeto ........thelevelofyourpayistotake

on greater responsibility.

(a) rise (b) raise (c) arise (d) raze

0 7 She is try ing to get some form of ....... to make up for the poor

working conditions she had to putupwith for all those years.

(a) cooperation (b) confirmation

(c) compensation (d) consideration

Q8 Of coursethere is al ittle extraadded toyoursalary becauseyou

w il l ....... fromtheinnercityallowance.

(a) increase (b) benefit (c)grow (d) develop

Q9 The h o u r ly ........for all part time clerical assistants has gone up

by 40% since 2000.

(a) wage (b) validity (c) recompense (d)value

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Q10 Remember when you stop work and ....... . you will be able to

receive the company pension.

(a) return (b)retreat (c)respite (d) retire

ĐétM Sạ^planning_a_Buslness_(Lậpkềhoạchkinhdoanhl_

Q1 It is essential beforestartingabusinesstoworkon aplant o .......

problems later on.

(a) escape (b)endure (c)avoid (d) enter

Q2 The biggest ........ in bus iness can be e liminated if you have

sufficientcapitaltostartwith.

(a) scene (b) risk (c) encounter (d) harm i

Q3 Evenwhentheeconomicsituation is ....... ,thereisalwayspresent

the need for planning in a new business.

(a) mighty (b)huge (c)hefty (d) strong

Q4 Whatever happens in the future there is absolu te ly no ....... for I

good market research before you launch a new product.

(a) consideration (b) criterion

(c) substitute (d) contemplation I

Q5 Y ou r .......concern isnaturallytheplanbutdon’tforgetyourcapital

or your premises.

(a) firstly (b)primary (c)primarily (d) initially

Q6 When peopleareconsideringwhetherto loan yournewbusiness

a substantial sum, theyare going t o .......yourpotential.

(a) encompass (b) evolve (c) evaluate (d) enquire

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Q7 It is worthwhile ....... as much market research information as

possible before youwork out your plan.

(a) including (b) snatching (c) grabbing (d) gathering

Q8 Her next taskwas to have a meeting with the bank manager to

....... thatshehadasecureenoughplantowarrantaloan.

(a) declare (b) demonstrate

(c) state (d) announce

Q9 There are certa inweaknesses in yourp lan that need to b e .......

urgently ifyou are to succeed.

(a) affixed (b)acquired (c) addressed (d)attended

Q10 Sincethestartof the businessmany new ideas h a ve .......outof

the original plan.

(a) developed (b) shown (c) gained (d)built

Đ ê_thỊ5_9 product ImprovementJ^ỌàỊ_thìộr± sản p/iấnrjJ ____

Q1 Before the product isput on the market, thecompanym u st .......

whe ther it complieswith safety standards.

(a) ask (b)calculate (c) ascertain (d)argue

Q2 it is absolu te ly essential to do some thorough ....... before you

eventhinkofputtinganewproductonthemarket.

(a) revision (b)research (c) repeat (d)return

Q3 You have a ....... to the public to ensure your toy products are

suitable forchildren to playwith.

(a) responsibility (b) concern

(c) attitude (d) behaviour

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Q4 Thecompany is busy try ing to ........ theproblemsarisingfromthe

sudden drop in sales of their cosmetic products.

(a) answer (b)solve (c) discover (d) d issolve

Q5 Thejobofth e ........ofthisparticularsection istotrainthemembers

to deal politelywith any complaints from the public.

(a) controller (b)organizer (c) supervisor (d) governor

Q6 Inspiration has its place in anyform of product development but

at the same time you also need to adopt some kind o f .......

approach.

(a) systematic (b)thematic (c) automatic (d) emblematic

Q7 A ........approachtonewideasistobewelcomedbutyoudoneed

a strong element of imagination as well.

(a) physical (b) fundamental

(c) judgmental (d) logical

Q8 Since 1993 or if you like w ithin the last ........ , there have been

many products that have failed because of poor marketing.

(a) period (b)decade (c) scale (d) time

Q9 Wewould defin ite ly like t o ........theproposalyouhavepresented

to uswith a view to including it in ourcurrent range of products.(a) discover (b)uncover (c) examine (d) reflect

Q10 Aswe have enough money in ourpresent budget,we are happy

to launch this new product in the natureofa n ........

(a) enterprise (b) experiment

(c) undertaking (d) exception

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D0_th[60:_Quali^Con^\(KỊểm^oát_chầJ_lượnọl __________

Q1 The reasonwhy I always buymyclothesatthis storeis because

all th e ...... theysell areof veryhigh quality.

(a) types (b)species (c)brands (d) standards

Q2 Before these artic les leave the factory to be forwarded to the

retailer, each one is tho rough ly........

(a) seen (b)looked at (c)appraised (d) inspected

Q3 Theadvantagesofworkingforthiscompanyisthatall employees

....... themselvesasamemberoftheteam.

(a) believe (b) think (c) perceive (d) hold

Q4 Ifforanyreasoncustomersdonotliketheitem theyhavebought,

theya lways .......and geta refund.

(a) hold it back (b)take it back

(c) keep it back (d)give it back

Q5 Thegreatthingaboutthisparticularmaterialisthathowevermuch

youscrewitup,itnever........

(a) wrinkles (b)twists (c) turns (d) folds

Q6 The company insiststhatall theirproductsa re ....... in respectof

their quality, specification and look.

(a) actual (b) identity (c) typical (d) uniform

Q7 This is the department for child ren’s clothes and each ....... is

marked with the recommended age range.

(a) cloth (b) garment (c) clothing (d) ctothe

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Q8 Thesolepurposeof th is jacket is t o ........waterandifyouwearit

in the rain and still getwet, it’s useless.

(a) reject (b) repulse (c) repel (d) return

Q9 The whole look of the shop front i s ........ by the introduction of

bright colours.

(a) engrossed (b) enlarged

(c) enveloped (d) enhanced

Q10 These pots are being soldas seconds because each one has a

s l i gh t....... intheglaze.

(a) defect (b) mistake (c)error (d) faulting

t)0th[61 iJly^^upermarkets (Các^/ổ ư í/7/^s/ồ ucấp)______

Q1 Ifyou asksomeoneforth e ir.........on supermarketsasopposedto

the small corner shop, you will get varying replies.(a) standing (b) stand (c) stance (d) status

Q2 Thef irstquestion you havetoask iswho arethe customersthat

theyareeachtryingto ........

(a) target (b) hit (c) aim (d) deliver

Q3 When you tellthe inhabitantsofa smallvil lagethatthe little local

store is going toclose, manywill e xp ress ........

(a) dispute (b) disdain (c) dislike (d) dismay

Q4 There w ill na tu rally be ......... In the va rious sec tions of the

communityastothebenefitsordisadvantagesoflosingthelittle

store.

(a) cuts (b) splits (c) slices (d) pieces

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Q5 Of coursewe all g e t .......with endless leaflets through the door

telling us of bargains at the local supermarket.

(a) plagued (b) attacked (c)stormed (d) bothered

Q6 Big d is cu ss io ns take p lace in the a rea as to w h eth er a

supermarket will come to the area and waiting for the outcome

canbequite ... for thesmallshop owner.

(a) nerve killing (b) nerve hurting

(c) nerve racking (d) nerve splitting

Q7 Inquiriesareheldwhich seemtogoonforeverandyouonlywish

thatthe procedurecould b e ........

(a) speeded through (b) speeded along

(c) speeded up (d) speeded in

Q8 P rotest meetings are held but invariably they end in a ....

because they are not organized properly.

(a) disgrace (b) shambles (c)chaos (d) fall

Q9 Then the final result is announced that there is to be a ...

between EASISHOP and GOSHOP, which will thenbecome a

super supermarket.

(a) joiner (b) combine (c)link (d) merger

Q10 The confused customer is nowin aterr ib le ..... . because in the

olddaystherewasjustonebrandofbuttertobuyandnowthere

isachoiceof24.

(a) distress (b) disturb

(c) dilemma (d) disturbance

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Đổthỉ62. Taxes (Cáckhoảnthuè)

Q1 [fyouareself-employed, itisyourresponsibilityto ........howmuch

tax you should legally pay.

(a) consider (b) complete (c) correct (d)calculate

Q2 I had a letterfrom the office of the Collector of Taxes telling me

that I had to paybackall themoney I .......over the last3years.

(a) due (b) indebted (c) owed (d)owned

Q3 The arrangement they have is that all the money that has to be

paid ỉn tax outof theirearnings comesfrom th e ir .......account.

(a) joined (b)conjoined (c)joined up (d)joint

Q4 Under the current legislation if you are late in paying yourtaxes,

then you have to face a f inanc ial.........

(a) penalty (b) punishment(c) pain (d)penalize

Q5 He is in a terrible rush to complete his tax returns by Tuesday

otherwise hewon’tbe able to reacht h e ........

(a) dead end (b)deadline (c)dead date (d)dead stop

Q6 It doesn’t happen very often but I actually got some moneyfrom

the tax officeand with th e .......I’m going to treatmyself.(a) remake (b)repeat (c)refund (d)respite

Q7 Before you can claim any money back on overpayment of tax,

you have t o .......an application form.

(a) fill for (b)fill out (c)fill through (d)fill with

Q8 You can elect, ifyou want, totransferyourtax free allowance to

you r ........

(a) spouse (b) sponsor

(c) spook (d) spokesperson

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Q9 Until it’s c learly established which tax group you are in, your

employerwill be asked t o .......acertainamountofyourpay.

(a) withstand (b) without (c) withhold (d) withal

Q10 There have been so many queries about his tax s ituationthat

there is nowahuge..........containing the details in the office.

(a) full (b) filled (c) filling (d) file

Đềthi63. VerbalCommunicationSkills(Cáckỹnănggiaotièp __________ bằngJỜỊnói) ____________ _ ________ _ _____ _

Q1 Remember that th is happened firs tand w a s .......totheepisode

that happened afterwards.

(a) before (b) since (c) prior (d) previous

Q2 As the police saw the accident themselves, the driver avoided

th e ....... of having to give adetailed report.

(a) need (b)requirement

(c) indictment (d)necessity

Q3 It’s a complete waste of t im e .overwho

main thingwe have to do is decidewhat to do next.

(a) arguing (b)discussing

(c) repeating (d)considering

Q4 Itwaseasytorealisewhythemachinehadstoppedworkingsince

i t wasadirect.......of his failure tomaintain it.

(a) complement (b)concern

(c) consequence (d)conviction

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Q5 I amcompletelyconfusedastowhyshedid itandso it’s n o t........

to imagine why otherpeople aremystified, too.

(a) definite (b)difficult (c)debatable (d) decided

Q6 If you want to try and influence that political party it’s best tobecome a member yourself and then you can argue from the

(a) entrance (b)beginning (c)side (d) inside

Q7 Ihaveg rea t .forthematthis time becauseIhave hadasimilar

experience.

(a) sincerity (b)sympathy (c)sorrow (d) sadness

Q8 Feel free to visit anything of interestto you in the exhibition and

alsoyoucan ....... of anyof the refreshments available.

(a) retake (b) undertake (c) partake (d) intake

Q9 Manyofthepeopleinthecrowdwerevisiblycryingbecausethey

a l l ....... with thosewho had lost relatives in the disaster.

(a) resented (b) regretted

(c) rejoined (d) sympathized

Q10 I assureyouthatyouwill have noproblemwith thetask because

it ’saseasy .......can be.

(a) as (b) than (c) and (d) it

_Waysof^ojpmenting^jWẠíững_cđc^bìnhluận) ___

Q1 Ifyou wantmyhonestopinion, I thought the playw a s ........(a) litter (b)dust (c) waste (d)rubbish

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Q10 To be perfectly honest with you I think that this is the best test

I’veevertakeninmyentire ........

(a) life (b)days (c) duration (d)stay

Đ ể jh [65,_WaysJ )fd isagreeln£(Nhữ ng^ách^ không tárrthành)

Q1 rII have t o ........ companywith you there, I’m afraid.

(a) separate (b)divide (c)part (d)leave

Q2 There’s nowayIcan ....... that.

(a) incline (b) consume (c) indicate (d) accept

Q3 We ’ll have toagree t o ....... overthat.

(a) differ (b) differentiate(c) deny (d) decide

Q4 Don’t even think about it! I can’t possiblytakethato n ........

(a) deck (b) place (c) board (d) position

Q5 Nomatterh o w ....... youare, I won’tchangemymind.

(a) perceptive (b)perverse (c) pernicious (d)persuasive

Q6 You can’t talk untilthe ....... come home. Iwon ’taccept that

scheme.

(a) dogs (b) cows (c) cats (d) hens

Q7 Sorry thesubject isno w ........

(a) closed (b) locked (c) done (d) completed

Q8 I regret I have nochoice butto rejectthe plan outo f ........

(a) power (b)court (c) hand (d) grip

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Q9 No matte rhow muchyou object, I a m ....... I am right and you ’re

wrong.

(a) convicted (b) convinced (c) conduced (d) concerned

Q10 Youmight aswell admit it! You haven’t a .................... tostandon.

(a) foot (b) arm (c)hand (d) leg

D(§_tw66._JWaysofdisapproving _(NhOpg_cáchjỊhànpủnghộ)

Q1 There is noway that Ican agree toy o u ........earlytoday.

(a) submitting (b) renouncing

(c) leaving (d) departing

Q2 ImustobjectandmakeitclearthatI amtota lly.......anymeasures

that suggest changes to the original scheme.

(a) up (b) without (c)against (d) off

Q3 He has th e .......ofalwaysrejectinganyideathatwillchangethe

current arrangements.

(a) habit (b) custom (c)task (d) job

Q4 I cannotcondonethatsorto f ........ inmyestablishmentandwould

askyou to rememberthatin future.(a) routine (b)manners (c)going (d) behaviour

Q5 I have no choice really but to turn ....... your recent proposal

because it is completely unworkable.

(a)off (b) over (c)down (d) across

Q6 They can’t possibly g o .......withyoursuggestionsbecauseitwill

involve too much expenditure.

(a) over (b) along (c)in (d) above

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crazy proposit ion.

(a) sense (b) balance (c) thought (d) mind

Q8 When herfatherdiscoveredthat his daughterwanted tomarryapop singer, he decided to put e ve ry ....... intheirwaytoprevent

the marriage.

(a) obstacle (b) burden

(c) impediment (d) problem

Q9 He told me there was definitely no .........that I would pass myexamination until I did some work.

(a) occasion (b) chance

(c) opportunity (d) time

Q10 You could tell by th e .........he refused to smile that he didn’t like

thestory.

(a) method (b)plan (c)way (d) path

Đẽth[67._JWaysofgreeting j[Những^cáchchào_hỏiỵ ______

Q1 Great tosee you again. I haven’t seen you ....... ages.

(a) by (b)from (c)of (d) for

Q2 Welcometo our house. Come in and make yo urs el f ..........

(a) comfortable (b) easy (c) relaxing (d) comforting

Q3 How doyou do? I don’t th inkwe’ve m e t ..........

(a)after (b)since (c) then (d) before

Q4 Hi Mary. Where haveyou be en .........yourselfallthistime?

(a) discovering (b)hiding (c) finding (d) looking

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Q5 Good morning, sir. I hope youwill havean en joyab le .........inour

hotel.

(a) stay (b) halt (c) stop (d)sojourn

Q6 Goodeveningtoyouall. Letmefindyoua ........ nearthewindow.

(a) corner (b) angle (c) table (d)part

Q7 How areyou, David.? I m us t........ you’relookingverywell.

(a) declare (b) recite (c) state (d)admit

Q8 Hello there. I just don’t believe it. You haven’t changed a ........

sinceweiastmet.

(a) bit (b) piece (c) little (d)section

Q9 Ah,youmustbeMary’shusband. Docomeina n d ........everyone.

(a) see (b) look (c) find (d)meet

Q10 Hereyou are at last! I hopey o u r ........ herewasn ’t too horrible.

(a) travel (b) journey (c)trip (d)voyage

Đôthi 68. Waysofshowinganger (Nhữngcáchthổhiệnsựtức

____ ______________________________ _____ ________ _ _________________________

Q1 I’ve had justasmuch as I c a n ........ fromyou.

(a) find (b) lean (c) stomach (d)point

Q2 You do thatagain and I’l l ........your head off.

(a) consume (b) devour (c) munch (d)bite

Q3 I’m sorry but I can’t take any more. I’m afraid I’ve reac hed ........

point.

(a) screaming (b) crying (c) howling (d) shouting

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Q4 You ju s t ....... touch that pieceofpaperand I’ll Kill you.

(a) attempt (b) dare (c)try (d) endeavour

Q5 How manymore timesdo I have t o ....... ittoyou, stupid?

(a) restrain (b) render (c) repeat (d) resign

Q6 I knowyou find th ish ighlyamusing but tome it’s n o .......matter.

(a) chortling (b) chuckling (c) grinning (d) laughing

Q7 I’mwarning you. I cantake just thatmuch a n d .......more.

(a) any (b) no (c) some (d) enough

Q8 Everybodyjust g e t ....... ofmywayand leave me alone.

(a) out (b)off (c)with (d) over

Q9 Notanotherwordfromeitherofyou.That’s ........ I

(a) conclusive (b) final (c) ending (d) concluded j

Q10 Right. I’m leaving. You can dowhateveryou like. I couldn’t care

(a) more (b) lesser (c) least (d) less

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showingẹasụreJM)ữngcáchthểjỳệtỵnỊềmỵụị)

Q1 Now that’swhat I call absolu te ly ........

(a) perfect (b) finished (c) completed (d) ended

Q2 You couldn’t have made that drink better ifyou’d ........

(a) tested (b) trailed (c) required (d) tried

Q3 Whatad elig htfu l....... thoseflowersgiveoffwhenyoutouchthem.

(a) bloom (b) colour (c)scent (d) smell

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Q4 Words ju s t .......mewhen I trytosayhow happy I am.

(a) fail (b) miss (c) pass (d) fool

Q5 I c a n ....... saythatIdon’tthinkI’veeverenjoyedmyselfsomuch

before.

(a) surely (b) safely (c) clearly (d) notably

Q6 There’s really nothing like it, is therewhen you find you’v e .......

alltheanswerstothetestright?

(a) found (b) seen (c) acquired (d) got

Q7 The only problem with your cooking is that the more I eat, the

moreIw an t.......more.

(a) any (b) all (c) some (d) no

Q8 I must b e .......becauseit’salltoogoodtobetrue.

(a) thinking (b) dreaming (c) sleeping (d) dozing

Q9 Just letmetryonemoreofyourdeliciouschocolatesand then I’ll

.......nottotakeanymore.

(a) promise (b) assure (c) confirm (d) affirm

Q10 It’sabso lu te .......here. IthinkI’llstayatthishotelone moreweek.

(a) clarity (b) certainty (c) bliss (d) fortune

Đổ_th[70^_WaysofthankingJNhCtogc á Ịịlp ệ p ip n ) ________

Q1 Words can’t possib ly ....... how grateful I am forwhat you have

done.

(a) detail (b) delineate (c) underline (d) express

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02 Thankyou so muchfor helpingme. I re a lly ....... it.

(a) accept (b) agree (c) appreciate (d)deserve

A thousand thanks forall yourhardwork. I shall n e ve r ....... it.

(a) forego (b) forget (c) foretell (d) forbid

They showed their great gratitude bysending us a la rg e .......of

money.

(a) sum (b) packet (c) box (d) bundle

Thankyouforall you’ve done from th e .......ofmyheart.

(a) base (b) foundation (c) end (d)bottom

I’m sending this bunch of flowers as a sm a ll.......of my thanks

and appreciation.

(a) piece (b) token (c) counter (d)emblem

How can I ....... thankyouenoughforallyou’vedone?

(a) entirely (b) probably (c) possibly (d) exactly

Onthewatchtheygavehimwerethewords: .......gratitudefor40

years loyal service.

(a) at (b)of (c) by (d) in

It’sverydifficultforchildrento ....... theirgratitudeforwhattheir

parents have done for them. I

(a) show (b) initiate (c) enclose (d) refer

Look upon th is as a ........ of thank you p resen t fo r all your

endeavours on our behalf.

(a) type (b)sort (c) sign (d)species

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ĐÔthỊi711_Ways^f_threatenln(NhữngjĩáchjĨGdọa) ________

Q1 If I’v e .......youonce, I’vedone ita hundred times. Don’tdo it!

(a) spoken (b)said (c) told (d) mentioned

Q2 I’ll give you just one m o re .......and after that, you’ll be in real

trouble.

(a) go (b)occasion (c)time (d) chance

Q3 I’m telling you loud a n d ....... thatyou really mustget it right this

time.

(a) bright (b) clear (c) simple (d) obvious

Q4 She told him that if his manners d idn’t ....... , he would be sent

home.

(a) approve (b)disprove (c) disapprove (d) improve

Q5 He agreed because he said it was like having a gun held to his

(a) nose (b) eye (c) head (d) foot

Q6 I’ll lendyoumoneyfortheverylasttimebecauseafterthatyou’re

onyour ........

(a) own (b) self (c) side (d) back

Q7 I can’t te ll you how (ucky you’ve been this time but ju s t .......till

nexttime.

(a) attend (b)wait (c) expect (d) delay

Q8 I’m prepared to .......your mistake on this occasion but I can’t

everdoitagain.

(a) o versee (b) overtake (c) overhear (d) overlook

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Q9 Ifyou leave menow,youdon’t ....... tocomeback.

(a) need (b) require (c) demand (d) order

Q10 Letme put it simplyonemore incident like thatandyou ’reouton

you r....... !(a) eye (b) nose (c) ear (d) head

Đê_th^72._JW£rklng_Well_(W/nv/ệcsịôngnăng) ____________

Q1 The boss was appointed in the hope that she would be able to

....... results.

(a) find (b) seek (c) achieve (d) manage

Q2 In the verybeginning she had a meetingwith all the staff, which

turnedouttobeextremely ........

(a) productive (b) p roducing (c) produced (d) production

Q3 Althoughmanypeoplewantedtoremain ........toherpredecessor,

theysoon started to respect herstyle ofmanagment.

(a) trusting (b) believing (c) attached (d) loyal

Q4 Atthefirstseriesofinterviewsthequestionwaswhethertoappoint

a newcomero r ....... acurrentemployee.(a) project (b) promote (c)proffer (d)protect

Q5 Thedecisionwasfinallytakenthatappointmentsshouldbebased

purelyand simplyo n ........

(a) marvel (b) mandate (c)merit (d) mastery

Q6 There was a new spirit in the company and for the firs t time in

agesstaffatlastfelttheywerebeing ........

(a) valued (b) valuable (c) valuing (d) valid

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Q7 Employeeswere beginning to rece ive ....... forthehardworkthat

they had been doing.

(a) respect (b) referral (c)recognized (d) recognition

Q8 Itsoonbecameapparentthatunderthenewmanagementpeoplewerealsostartingto .......someoftheirfreetimetothecompany.

(a) donate (b) deliver (c)contribute (d) convert

Q9 Some ofthe longestserving staff actually looked ....... tocoming

intowork.

(a) on (b) about (c)through (d) forward

Q 10 Attheendofherfirstyearitw as ....... toeveryonethatasthenew

boss she had been totally accepted.

(a) obvious (b) granted (c)taken (d) thought

ĐÔ thỉ73. Agood real estate rentalmarket (Mộtthftrường _ ________ L _ ___ ____

Q1 RayAlcorn of Park Real Estate Inc remarks that real estate is a

capital-intensiveindustry,anditshealthrisesandfallswithcapita!

availability; currently the capital markets are s o .......with cash,

they can ’t find a place forit all.

(a) flood (b) fluid (c)flush (d) full

Q2 Boom time s ty pica lly en gender o ve rsu pply of p ro du ct, but

constructionpriceshaveskyrocketedduetonaturaldisastersand

r is ing commodity prices, which has ........ new build ing in all

propertytypes.

(a) ameliorated (b) mollified

(c) tempered (d) transformed

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Q3 R ising c on sume r in te re st rates w ill fu rth e r slow consumer

purchasingandthehousingmarket,andmayproducethedesired

sof t........

(a) dealing (b) ending (c) landing (d) spending

Q4 H is to rically , con tractions in cap ita l have a negative e ffect on

valuations, and cu rre n t....... from government regulators aiming

to trim comm e rc ia l b anks ’ real e sta te loan e xposu re are

worrisome.

(a) groundings (b) grumblings

(c) ramblings (d) rumblings

Q5 Global marketsare literallyawash in capital,all of itseekingyield

and stability; fortunately, commercial real estate offers both, and

even if banks are constrained there is a ....... ofcapital to fill the

void.

(a) cache (b) niche (c) surfeit (d) surplus

Q6 Construction costs have gone through th e ....... in the past year

due to natural disasters and increased commodity prices.

(a) budget (b) gauntlet (c) roof (d) stock

Q7 H igh construction costs and condo convers ions have reduced

new supp ly and a s low ing housing marke t increases rentald emand , so owne rs can now fle x th e ir muscle s w ith rent

increases, and thosewhobought at high valuations mayyet get

th e ........

(a) brush off (b) cat’s meow

(c) door prize (d) last laugh

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Q8 Areaswith declining employmentand population will experience

an acceleration of those trends, and investors will not acquire

properties in such markets without good reason to believe a

comebackisinthe ........

(a) off chance (b) offer (c)offering (d) offing

Q9 Retail p rope rtie s w ill suffe r as owne rs rediscove r risk as a

componentofvalue,butmostoftheseassetsareownedbywell-

capitalized private equity groupsthatcan ea s ily ....... the storm.

(a) keep up with (b)ride out

(c) sail into (d)wriggle out of

Q10 Acquisition of stabilized properties at low cap rates with little

potentialforrentgrowthisasure ....... forbelowmarketreturns.

(a) receipt (b) recipe (c)recipient (d) reward

ĐỖ thi 74. AQuickHistoryofAdvertising (SơlượcvêỊịchsử __________ q ^ n g jz ito ) ______________________ _ ____________ _______

Q1 Encarta ’s H is to ry of Advertis ing notes that ......... have found

evidence ofadvertising dating backtothe 3000s BC, among the

Babylonians.

(a) anthropologists (b)archaeologists

(c) paleontologists (d)prehistorians

Q2 One of the first known methods of advertis ing was the outdoor

display, usually a n .......sign painted on the wall of a building.

(a) eye-arresting (b)eye-catching

(c) eye-stopping (d)eye-taking

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Q3 An outdoor adve rtisemen t........ in Rome offers property for rent,

and one found paintedon awali in Pompeii calls the attention of

travelerstoatavern.

(a) excavated (b) exhumed (c) extracted(d) extricate

Q4 In medieval times word-of-mouth praise of products gave rise to

a simple but effective form of advertising, the use of so-called

town ........

(a) announcers (b) criers(c) heralds (d) plaintiffs

Q5 Thesewerecitizenswho read publicnoticesaloudandwerealso

employed bymerchantsto shoutth e .......oftheirwares.

(a) places (b) portions (c) praises(d) prices

Q6 Although graphic forms of advertising appeared early in history,

printed advertis ing made little ....... until the invention of the

m ovab le -type p rin ting p ress by Ge rman p rin te r Johannes

Gutenberg about 1450.

(a) coverage (b) headway

(c) impression (d) profit

Q7 In the United S ta te s, the a dvertis in g p ro fe ss io n began in

Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,in1841,whenVolneyB.Palmer.......

upshopasanadvertisingagent,theforerunneroftheadvertisingagency.

(a) opened (b)set (c) started (d) took

Q8 The introduction of radio created a new opportunity and by the

end of the 1920s, advertising had established itself in radio to

sucha(n) ....... thatadvertiserswereproducingmanyoftheirownprograms.

(a) amount (b)extent (c) range (d) volume

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Q9 The early 1930s ........ indozensofradiodramaticseriesthatwere

known as soap operas because they were sponsored by soap

companies.

(a) escorted (b) showed (c) ushered (d) welcomed

Q10 Television had been introduced in 1940, butbecause ofthe high

cos t of TV sets and the lack of p rogramm ing, it was not

immediate ly ........

(a) embraced (b) enjoyed

(c) patronized (d) popularized

Đ ề_th[ 75._ Accountants_ (Kẽ _toán^ vịôn) __________________

Q1 Mos t a ccountin g pos itio ns requ ire a bache lo r’s deg ree in

accounting or a related field o r .......combination of education

and experience.

(a) an attained (b) a calculated(c) a currícuỉar (d) an equivalent

Q2 Many compan ies want graduates with a mas te r’s degree in

accounting, oramaster’s degree in businessadministration with

....... in accounting.

(a) a concentration (b) an expertise

(c) amajor (d) a specialty

Q3 Some schools offer students a chance for hands-on experience

withpart-t ime .......programsinaccountingorcommercialfirms.

(a) internship (b) practice (c) study (d) tutorial

Q4 Accountants help make sure that af irm is run efficiently, that its

records are maintained accurately, and that its taxes are paid

properly and in a .......manner.

(a) controlled (b) courteous (c) formal (d) timely

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Q7 A ccou nting systems have to track ........ in th ree business

processes: order entry/sales, bill ing/accounts receivable/cash

receipts, and purchasing/accounts payable/cash.

(a) sequences (b) steps

(c) transactions (d) transfers

Q8 The order entry/sales p rocess ....... sales data and records the

information.

(a) captures (b) contains (c) controls (d) copies

Q9 Thisprocessstartswitha customerorder, which initiatesacredit

(a) card (b)check (c)rating (d)report

Q10 Afterthecustomeris approved,thesalesorderdepartmentmust

let the warehouse know what goods to pick, and the shipping

departmentneedstoknowthatanorderhasbeen ........

(a) filed (b)initiated (c)placed (d)sent

ĐỔthỉ77. Agricultura l Market Development (Pháttriẩnthi __________ ự uùmgnồ ng nghiệ p) ____________ _ ___________

Q1 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN advises that

an e ffic ien t and adequate ma rketing sys tem is a ........ foragricultural diversification, providing better prices to producers

andtheavailabilityofcompetitivelypricedproducetoconsumers.

(a) precondition (b) precursor

(c) predecessor (d) preference

Q2 Physical improvement is usually add ressed in two ways : byproviding improved market infrastructure (both urban and rural)

and by improving ru ra l....... roads.

(a) access (b)paved (c)portage (d)state

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(a) democratic

(c) geocentric

(b) demographic

(d) geographic

Q9 Acommon problem atbothwholesaleand retail levels isthatthe

marketsareviewedastax .......ratherthanasmeansoffacilitating

the m a rketing of lo cal p roduce : the m a rke ting s ys tem is

‘kidnapped ’ bymunicipalities, with the sole purpose of collecting

taxes.

(a) cattle (b) instruments

(c) utensils (d) wells

Q 10 Thesefactorsall needtobetaken into....... in identifyingthebest

approach to market development.

(a) acceptance (b) account

(c) calculation (d) considerateness

Đẽ_th[78^^nnual_Report _[ Ọ_càoJỊỊỊỊfàp9_niên) __________

Q1 Our annual reportw as ....... totheshareholders on 31 March.

(a) submerged (b) submitted

(c) subordinated (d) subtracted

Q2 Turnover remainedconstant through th e ....... year.(a) annual (b)fiscal (c) physical (d) revenue

Q3 Profits declined sharplywith the devaluation of th e ........

(a) banknotes (b)change (c) currency (d) money

Q4 Salesfellgraduallyinthefirsttwoquarters, b u t....... inthesecondhalfoftheyear.

(a) realigned (b)recalled (c) recovered (d) resisted

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Q5 Costs r ea ched .........inApril.

(a) an acme (b)an apex (c)a climax (d) a peak

Q6 Demand rose sharp ly afterourmajorcompetitorwent in to ......

(a) bankruptcy (b) export (c) receiver (d)difficulty

Q7 Overhead leve lled o ff when u tility charges were ........ by the

government.

(a) cancelled (b)frozen (c)given (d) tapped

Q8 Priceswereraisedwiththeintroductionofournew .......ofwidgets.(a) batch (b)line (c)manager (d) team

Q9 O u tpu t........ upwithdemand.

(a) followed (b)kept (c)made (d) put

Q10 Although the company’s ov era l l.......was weak, its bottom linewas still In the black.

(a) action (b)activity

(c) performance (d)progress

Đềtw79.__AssetClasses (CácJớp^Yệđộng_sản)_ __________ Q1 Cathy Smart and the investment analysts at 401k Forum help

yougetdowntothe .......withthisarticleaboutthedifferentasset

classes.

(a) baseline (b) basement (c) basics (d) basis

Q2 Asset classes are the categories that your different investments....... into — such as cash, bonds, large-cap stocks, small-cap

stocks, and international stocks.

(a) fall (b) fan (c)sift (d) sort

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Q1 LeaseGuide.com author Al Hearn exp la ins that automob ile

leasingisbasedentirelyonthe ....... thatyoupayfortheamount

by which a vehicle’s value depreciates during the time you’re

driving it.

(a) concept (b) design

(c) image (d) observation

Q2 Depreciation is the difference between avehicle’s original value

and itsvalue at lease-end (......... value), and is the primary factor

thatdeterminesthecostofleasing.

(a) remnant (b) reserve (c)residual (d)retained

Q3 Genera lly, European and Japanese automobile .......have lower

depreciation than American brands.

(a) cars (b) logos (c)makes (d)trademarks

Q4 Manufacturer's ....... Retail Price (MSRP) is the full price for avehicle as displayed on its window sticker, including optional

packages and destination charges.

(a) Sales (b) standard (c)stated (d)Suggested

Q5 When you and yourdealer sit down and agree on a lease price

foracar, thisbecomesth e ...................................cost,or“capcost”.

(a) capitalized (b) car and package

(c) cash projected (d) contract approved

Q6 Capcostcanbe reducedbyrebates,factory-to-dealerincentives,

trade-incredit,oracash ....... payment; these are known as cap

cost reductions.

(a) down (b)first (c)key (d)prior



Q7 Whenyou lease,you ’re ........ theleasingcompany’smoneywhile

you’redrivingtheircarandtheyrightfullyexpectyoutopayinterest

onthatmoney,thesameaswithaloan.

(a) binding over (b) nailing down

(c) running through (d) tying up

Q8 This Interest is expressed as a money factor, sometimes called

lease factor, and is specified as a small ........ number such

as.00297.

(a) decimal (b) denominator

(c) percentile (d) unrounded

Q9 Agood rule o f .........:Leasemoneyfactors,convertedtoanannual

interestrate,shouldbecomparableto,ifnotlowerthanlocalnew-

car loan interest rates.

(a) calculation (b) law (c) measure (d) thumb

Q10 However, you may not qualifyfor great money factors unless if youhave .......creditrating.

(a) a guaranteed (b) a relevant

(c) a spotless (d) an unremarkable

D0_th[82:__BasicE\ e c t r o n _______ Q1 Electronics is the study and utilization of systems that function

by guiding electron flow i n .......such as semiconductors.

(a) contrivances (b) devices

(c) pieces (d) servers

Q2 Designingand building electroniccircuitstos o lve ........ problems

is the mandate of electronics engineering.

(a) parallel (b) practical (c) partial (d) production

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Q10 Third and last, itsoutputapparatus, a cathode ray tube, changes

theelectronicsignalsintoa ....... image on its screen.

(a) vague (b) valuable (c) viable (d) visible

ĐỔ_thỉ 831_ _Baslc Investment Types (NhŨ ngJoạ ị^ẩ ụ _tư _cơ ^bả n)

Q1 Common shareholders have the right to elect directors, to vote

on certain corporate matters, and to share in any ....... assetsof

the company if it iswound up.

(a) reclaimed (b) released (c) relevant (d) residual

Q2 Common shareholders are the last to claim assets in cases of

(a) dissolution (b) insolvency (c) insurgency (d) resolution

Q3 Preferred shareholders may have no voting rights, but special

features on redemption o r .......ofpreferredsharesintocommon

shares exist in manycases.

(a) conversion (b)merging

(c) morphing (d) transformation

Q4 U.S. SavingsBondsarebackedbythegeneralcreditandtaxation

powers of the federal government, so there is vir tually no risk

of .......

(a) bankruptcy (b)default

(c) depression (d) retraction

Q5 Abond isa loan byan investortothe governmentora company,

which generally promises to pay a specified rate of interest and

torepayacertainamount,the .......valueofthebond,atmaturity.

(a) base (b) face (c) initial (d) official

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Q6 Certifica tes of Deposit (CDs) are short-term, in terest-bearing

savingscertificatesissuedbybanksorbrokers,bearingamaturity

dateandaspecifiedinterestrate;theycanbeissuedinany ........

(a) condition (b)denomination

(c) jurisdiction (d)nation

Q7 Money-market mutual funds (MMMF) pool money from large

numbers of investors and use it to buy short-term investments,

such as T-Bills and commercial........

(a) blocks (b)contracts (c)paper (d) stock

Q8 The re turns on mutual funds depend on the fund’s investmentobjectives, described in its ....... . and its success in achieving

them.

(a) articles of incorporation (b) leaflets

(c) prospectus (d)submissions f

Q9 ....... fundsaremuchlikemutualfunds,butsharesarenotissuedor redeemed on an ongoing basis; a set number of shares are

issuedandthenlistedonanexchangefortradeamonginvestors.

(a) Closed-end (b) Finite (c)Limited (d) Short-line

Q10 Optionsgivetheholderthe righttobuy( ‘call’option)orsell(‘........ ’

option) a security at a specific pricefor a specificperiod of time.

(a)offer (b)place (c)put (d) vend

Đểth[84._J3udget|ng ( L ậ p s á c h ) ___________________

Q1 Budgetingisacombinationofmathematicsandguesswork: some

....... arepreciselyknown,whileothersarelessclear.(a) factions (b)factors (c)fallacies (d) fractions

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Q9 Creating a(n) ........forecast requires estimating the expected

month ly expenditures and matching those against the likely

monthly income.

(a) cash flow (b)current account

(c) operating (d)turnover

Q10 Many companies ma inta in a ........ budge t, so tha t they are

continually budgeting for this time next year.

(a) floating (b)moving (c)rolling (d) shifting

Đề_th[851_ 1-(ỉl uẾ Ị— — h_doanh) _______________

Q1 The Commission on European Con tract Law recogn izes that

throughou tEuropethereisgreatinterestindevelopingacommon

European .......and commercial law.

(a) civil (b)corporate (c)individual (d) personal

Q2 The efforts and moneywhich it will cost to unify the private taw

will b e ....... repaidwhen it is there.

(a) amply (b)annually (c)entirely (d) mainly

Q3 In 1997,theThirdCommissionbegantopreparerulesonsubjects

whicharecommontocontracts,tortsandunjustenrichment,such

aspluralityofcreditorsanddebtors,and .......ofdebtsandclaims.

(a) advisement (b)alignment

(c) arrangement (d)assignment

Q4 W ith a few e xception s the members of the Comm issio n of

European Contract Law have been academics, but many of the

academicsarealso ....... lawyers.(a) practical (b)practiced (c)practicing (d) practicum

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Q5 The Members have not been representatives of specific political

or governmental ......... and they have all pursued the same

objective,todraftthemostappropriatecontractrulesforEurope.

(a) interests (b)liaisons (c) platforms (d) wings

Q6 The PrinciplesmaybecomparedwiththeAmerican Restatement

of the Law of Contract, which consists of non-binding rules, ortỉ

(a) by law (b)false law (c) near law (d) soft law

Q7 Some of the Principles of European Contract Law reflect ideas

which have noty e t ....... inthelawofanystate.

(a) adopted (b)approached

(c) materialised (d)realised

Q8 The Commission has madean effort todeal with those issues in

contract which facebusiness life oftoday and which m a y ...

thetrade.

(a) adhere (b)advance (c) advertise (d) advise

Q9 TheCouncil and the Commission ofthe EU have been invited to

prepare new procedural legislation in ........ border cases, in

particularon those elementswhich are instrumental to a smooth

judic ia l co-opera tion.(a) beyond (b)both (c)cross (d) over

Q10 It is envisaged that the general principles ofthe law of contracts

providedinỉhePECLwillbe ....... inwhatmayeventuallybecome

a European Civil Code.

(a) imagined (b)instigated(c) integrated (d)investigated

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09 Microsofthas been on abuying^......since its purchase ofGreat

Plains several years ago, acquiring Solomon and several other

n iche companies to s titch toge ther the M icroso ft Bus iness

Solutions Business Group.

(a) binge (b)burst (c)spell (d) spree

Q10 The competition between Microsoft and Oracleisn’t only about

business software; both companies are ........ to be platform

companies.

(a) starving (b) straining (c)stretching (d) striving

D0tw88^ _CellularTejephones^Đ/ệnỵ}<WÌ_d[độpjỊ) ________

Q1 A l l ....... the world, cellular telephones are being used more and

more.

(a) about (b) around (c) in (d) past

Q2 Cell phonesarehand -.......devices; theyarealsocalledwireless

or mobile phones.

(a) carried (b) crafted {c) held (d) made

Q3 Cell phones are .......with users because they are small, light

and easily transported.

(a) common (b) famous (c)popular (d) well-liked

Q4 Cellu lar te lephones are actually little d ifferent than two- .......

radios.

(a) channel (b) party (c) path (d)way

Q5 A caller speaks into a cell phone, and it p i ck s ....... his or her

voice, transforming the sound into radiowaves.

(a) (b) out (c) over (d) up

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Q2 Much of the fair value debate has had a technical focus on how

to place fair values on assets forwhich nomarket va lue s ........

(a) apply (b) compare (c)exist (d) obtain

Q3 While the technical issues are important, the real driver should

be improving....... forusersoffinancialstatements.

(a) opacity (b)redundancy

(c) translucency (d)transparency

Q4 A s ingle g loba l standard w ill increase the ........ of financia l

presentations, which currently vary considerably.

(a) completeness (b)comprehension

(c) consistency (d)control

Q5 A comprehensive s tanda rd .......comparabilityacrossalltypesof

financial institutions.

(a) correlates (b) facilitates (c)initiates (d) legislates

Q6 When accounting values for assets ....... from their underlying

market values, some managements take uneconomic actions to

protect accounting performance measures.

(a) detract (b) distract (c)diverge (d) divide

Q7 Forexample,duringthe U.S.savingsandloancrisis inthe 1980s,

manyinstitutions.......assetswithmarketvaluesabovebookand

continued to hold assets with book values above market.

(a) sold off (b)sold out

(c) underwrote (d)wroteoff

Q8 In h indsight, users of the ir financia l s ta tements were not wellservedbytheaccountingsystem ....... atthetime.

(a) at hand (b) in place (c)on hold (d) underway

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Q9 Fair value ....... argue that measuring financial assets as close

as possible to their true underlying economic values removes

these perverse incentives.

(a) presentations (b) proponents

(c) propositions (d) protocols

Q10 Userswould also benefit from a clearer picture of the economic

.......oftheenterprise.

(a) breath (b) health (c) heart (d) scene

D§_th[90._J3ompanyJ3enefitsj(CáckhoảỊlfrc^âp_của£ổn0 jy j

Q1 Companybenefitsareoftenasignificantportionoftheemployee’s

compensat ion ........

(a) package (b) parcel (c) salary (d) set

Q2 When considering an offer, the candidate should examine any

benefitsofferedbythe .......employer.

(a) preferred (b)prescriptive

(c) progressive (d)prospective

Q3 Generous benefits can contribute up to 35 or 40 percent to the

.......compensationforajob.

(a) overage (b) overall (c) overpaid (d) overseen

Q4 Health insurance is an important benefit; it is less expensive

through the employer a t ....... rates than when taking it out on

one’s own.

(a) department (b) division (c) group (d) team

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Q10 We ll ahead of time , however, you should plan a balance of

scheduledconferenceactivitiesandeventsthat .......yourneeds.

(a) align (b) extend (c) measure (d) suit

D0_tw92^^ConsumerBehaviour (Thâijfộ^nguờl_tíêudùng)^_

Q1 Dr. LarsPernerexplainsthataswell asthestudyofhowproducts

are purchased, consumer behavior also involves their use and

....... , since many environmental problems result from the latter.

(a) disposal (b)disturbance

(c) perusal (d)reuse

Q2 Consumer behavior involves services and ideas as well a s ......

products.

(a) durable (b)malleable

(c) marketable (d)tangible

Q3 Product use is often of great interest to the marketer, because

th is may in fluence how a product is b e s t ....... or how we can

encourage increased consumption.

(a) inventoried (b)manufactured

(c) positioned (d)stationed

Q4 Forexample, by understandingthatconsumersare m o re ........to

food advertis ing when they are hungry, we learn to schedule

snack advertisements late in the afternoon.

(a) attendant (b) attractive (c) receptive (d) related

Q5 The impactofconsumerbehavioron society isalsoof relevance;

for example, aggressive marketing of high fat foods may have

ser ious ....... forthe national health.

^ ■'Xa) affectations (b)aftereffects

(c) repercussions (d)retributions

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Q9 Anycontractthat ismadeto buyorsell something that is ....... is

not enforceable under law.

(a) illogical (b) illegible (c) illegal (d) illegitimate

Q10 A con trac t is required to be made by those who are lega lly

capable, a condition ca lled ........

(a) capaciousness (b) capacity

(c) credence (d) credibility

ĐềthỊ^QẠ^CorporateTaxationJThụè^dpanhfW_hiệp) ________

Q1 Rob Norton, of eCompany Now and Fortune magazines, notes

in the article quoted below that corporate taxes are among the

leastefficientandleast.......oftaxes.

(a) avoidable (b)defeatable

(c) defensible (d)reprehensible

Q2 The tax is popularw ith the m an ....... . who believes, incorrectly,

that it is paid by corporations.

(a) in the shop (b)in the street

(c) on the block (d)on the job

Q3 Thefederalcorporateincometaxappliesonlytosomebusinesses

— those chartered as corporations— and not to partnerships or....... proprietorships.

(a) simple (b) single (c) sole (d)strict

Q4 Thefederal tax is levied atthreedifferent rates on d iffere n t.........

of Income: 15 percent on taxable income under $50,000; 25

percen t on Income between $50 ,000 and $75,000 ; and 34percent on income above that.

(a) brackets (b)components

(c) portions <d)segments

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Q5 Agood reasonthatstateandlocalcorporateincometaxesremain

lowisthatcorporationscouldeasily .......outofstatesthatimposed

unusually high taxes.

(a) reinstate (b) relegate (c)relocate (d) replace

Q6 Except for emergency taxes in wartime, corporate profits were

first taxed in 1909, when Congress ........ a 1 percent tax on

corporation income.

(a) decided (b)enacted

(c) proscribed (d)retracted

Q7 TheTaxReform Actof 1986wasdesignedtoincreasetheshareof federal revenues collected via the corporate income tax and

todecreasethesharefromthe ....... incometax.

(a) individual (b) personnel (c)private (d) single

Q8 While the top corporate tax rate was cut, deductions for capital

expenditureswereseverely ....... ,andasaresulttheeffectivetaxrate for many corporations rose.

(a) amended (b)curtailed

(c) examined (d)extended

Q9 The cen tra l problem w ith the corporate income tax from an

economicpointofview isthat,ultimately,o n ly .......canpaytaxes.(a) entities (b)companies

(c) people (d)some

Q10 Asearlyasthe 17th century, SirWilliam Petty, oneoft h e ........of

moderneconomics, arguedthata taxon theproduction andsale

o f commodities would eventually be shifted by producers toconsumers, whowould pay it in the form of higher prices.

(a) planners (b)precursors

(c) predecessors (d)progenitors

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Q1 Mark Hennricks in Entrepreneur magaz ine (December 1999)

warns that you should not count on friendly competition; if you

do, your rivals might just steal your customers from under your

(a) feet (b) files (c)nose (d)table

Q2 Potential competitors for Sparks.com, an online retailer of real

g ree ting cards , run the ........ , from the co rne r g ift shop to

Amazon.com.

(a) gambit (b) gamut (c)gannet (d)gauntlet

Q3 That awareness was ........home during a recent meeting with

executives of another company, supposedly to explore setting

up a strategic alliance with Lirtdau’s 70-person firm.

(a) brought (b) carried (c)sent (d)taken

Q4 “One of them laid down a briefcase and out popped one of ourbusiness plansfrom ayearago, whichthey had clearlyobtained

th rough .......we had not intended,” recalls Lindau.

(a) angles (b) channels (c)doors (d)mediums

Q5 “Someone to whom we had given a ........copy of our business

plan had shared itwith ourcompetition.”

(a) clandestine (b) confidential

(c) critical (d)cryptic

Q6 Query vendors , customers, consultants and o thers w h o ........

business with companies in and around your f ield to find out if

and when new competitors are likely to emerge.

(a) do (b) have (c) make (d) talk

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Q7 Lindau says venture capita lis ts represent a fru itfu l source for

compet itive in format ion fo r her because due ........ requires

inves tors to research re la ted businesses before back ing a

company.

(a) deportment (b)determination

(c) diligence (d)discernment

Q8 Companie s th a t o ccu py spots on y ou r va lu e ch ain often

understandyourbusinessandcustomerswellenoughtobecome

....... rivals.

(a) patent (b)patterned

(c) positive (d)potent

Q9 Carefully ....... firms that have mastered technology s imilar to

yours, even if they appeartooperate in distant sectors.

(a) castigate (b)circumvent

(c) excoriate (d)scrutinize

Q10 Noonewinseverysale,butifyoustarttolosesalestocompanies

you’ve never heard of, you may b e ....... the birth of new and

unexpected competitors, and yourearlywarning system may be

faulty.

(a) feeling (b)noticing

(c) undergoing (d)witnessing

R®tall_Stores(CửạJìàngbânlẻDotcom)_

Q1 Me lis sa Campane lli, a ma rketing and te chnology w r ite r in

Brooklyn, comments on the reasons fo r do tcoms to open a

physicalstoretoextendtheirlife ........

(a) lengths (b) lines (c) spans (d) streams

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Q2 In the traditional realm of business, you open a retail store first

andthenlaunchawebsite,butsincethedotcomrevolution,many

surviving dotcoms that skipped that f irst step are realizing the

benefitsofopeninga ....... location.

(a) brick-and-mortar (b)plaster-of-parrs

(c) rock-solid (d)set-in-stone

Q3 Anyone that has a business plan w ith a goal of e -commerce

needsto ....... thatbusiness planwith a retail reality.

(a) augment (b) engineer (c)generate (d)offset

Q4 “We realized ve ry early that we could not exist pure ly as adotcom,”saysSalPerisano,ofiPartyCorp,“Weknewweneeded

some terrestrial link, some reality other than a virtual company,

t o .......whatweweredoing.”

(a) belay (b) belie (c)bolster (d) brook

Q5 Physical stores give your customers a more convenient way toreturngoodsandtryoutproducts-twooptionsanalystssayare

.......missingfromNetstores.

(a) rashly (b) roughly (c)sorely (d)stiffly

Q6 Owningastoreoffersana tural........flowintoandoutofthestore,

which allows an entrepreneurtogathernames and begin direct-

to-consumer marketing programs.

(a) goods (b)pedestrian

(c) physical (d)traffic

Q7 However, opening a retail store is an expensive ........

(a) exploration (b)exposition

(c) imposition (d)proposition

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Q8 For those of you who lack the funding needed to open a retail

store right now, try rentinga ....... in a local shopping mall.

(a) barrow (b)hut (c) kiosk (d) table

Q9 If youdowant to setu p ....... .youshoulddowhateveryoucanto

learn about launching and running a traditional retail business

before you do so.

(a) business (b)operation (c) shop (d) store

Q10 Y our best ......... isto de te rm ine ahead of time whe the r a

multichannel strategy is a good move for your dotcom.

(a) bet (b)chance (c)effort (d) thought

Đ ẽth [97.__ElectronjcCommerce jT tofongm ạ[đ ịệ n tử) ______

Q1 This paper by Derek Miers received critical .......when it was

published in 1996, andthe issueshighlighted arejustas relevant

today.

(a) acclaim {b)applause

(c) attention (d)awareness

Q2 Over recent years Information technology has experienced an

unprecedented degree of change, enabling the transformation

ofthebasic ....... ofbusiness.

(a) machinations (b)machines

(c) mechanics (d)mechanisms

Q3 Withinthenextyearswewill seethe emergenceofsecure, cost-

effectiveelectronicpaymentsystemsto ....... thesetechnologies.

(a) accent (b) accept (c) augment (d) augur

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Q4 Those waiting for clear signs of this new age before acting will

foreverbe destinedto observefromt h e ........

(a) back seat (b) bleachers (c) caboose (d) sidelines

Q5 Thefundamentalopportunityofferedbythe Internetisforsuppliers

to gain direct access to consumers without the attendant costs

assoc ia ted w ith the ma in tenance of physica l d is tribu t ion

channels— people, bricks a n d ........

(a) bats (b) concrete (c)mortar (d) sticks

Q6 Markets and marketing concepts will change radically, driven by

those companies who successfully ....... thechallenge.

(a) forge through (b)riseto

(c) setup (d)take in

Q7 11th-century Europesawtheemergenceofcredit-basedbanking

systemsandfinancialinstrumentssuchasbillsofexchange,and

these concepts remainwith us, in theirmodifiedfo rm ,........(a) day afterday (b)nowadays

(c) to this day (d)up until today

Q8 These basic concep ts ........all modern forms of commerce.

(a) overhaul (b)overspread

(c) underpin (d)underscore

Q9 Theriseofthe Internetsinceth e ........oftheWorldWideWebhas

provided an easy-to-use communication channel for businesses

to contact current and potential customers.

(a) advent (b)convention

(c) event (d)provenance

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Q10 The emergence of the In ternet as a genera l communication

channel has also given ....... to the possibility of widespread

electronic commerce.

(a) hope (b) rise (c)thought (d) voice

Đ ô thỉ98. Email Do's and Don’t’s (Nhữ ng điề u làm và không ________ nôn ìàm ___________________

Q1 Joan Lloyd, of Joan Lloyd & Associates, writes that email is a

mediumofcommunicat ion....... forsheerconvenience.

(a) uncompared (b) undivided(c) unequal (d) unparalleled

Q2 However, she warns that it also carries m a n y ....... and even

dangers in the office environment.

(a) deadfalls (b) freefalls (c)pitfalls (d) pratfalls

Q3 Deliveringanegativemessage isdifficult,evenwhen it is spoken

face-to-face; ....... is almost guaranteed when it’s received by

email.

(a) decisiveness (b) defensiveness

(c) derisiveness (d) discursiveness

Q4 What’s worse, email can be printed and saved: both parties will

often haulouttheir “documentation” toprove howthe otherparty

h a s ....... them.

(a) decried (b) missed (c)reviled (d) wronged

Q5 Ifyou receivean email tha t ........youoff,andyourfirstreactionis

to counterattack, don’t; close it and wait 24 hours before yourespond.

(a) checks (b)fires (c)seizes (d) ticks

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Q6 Because the tone a n d .......are missing, it is more important to

use f riend ly language, descrip tive ad jec tives and care fu lly

chosen words.

(a) inflection (b) intention (c) reflection (d) retraction

Q7 If you don’t consider how itwill soundon the otherend andtake

steps to shape the delivery so the meaning is understood, you

couldbedoing .......control later.

(a) communication (b) courtesy

(c) damage (d) passion

Q8 When I get a sloppy email, with poor punctuation, misspelled

words or in lowercase letters, it tells me the personjust doesn’t

realizethatwhatandhowtheywrite....... theircredibilitytoothers.

(a) denies (b)exaggerates

(c) telegraphs (d)underlines

Q9 Email feels private, but it’s any thing .........

(a) atall (b) available (c)but (d) public

Q10 Write every email for your boss’s eyes: it’s a great way to keep

you honesta n d .......sensitive.

(a) politically (b)positively

(c) practically (d) probably

Đểtw99. GAAPJCác_nguyêjỊtâc_kềtoáp_chuẩpỵ _________

Q1 GenerallyAcceptedAccountingPrinciplesareasetofaccounting

.......approved by the professional

accounting industry.

(a) standards

(c) syllabuses

(b) suggestions

(d)systems

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Q2 GAAP are a combination o f ....... rules set by policy boards and

thecommonlyacceptedwaysofrecordingandreportingfinancial

information.

(a) authoritative (b) guideline

(c) optional (d) overriding

Q3 Theycan becomeaccepted eitherasa resultofd u e .......orasa

resultof long term practice.

(a) placement (b) polling

(c) procedure (d) process

Q4 Accountantscannotexpresstheopinionthatfinancialstatements

are “ in conformitywith generallyaccepted accounting principles"

if such information includesany ....... from these principles.

(a) departures (b) duplications

(c) projections (d) quotations

Q5 After the stock M a rk e t.......of 1929, the American Institute of

Accountantsintroducedfivebroadprinciplesofaccountingwhich

have won fairly general acceptance.

(a) Bubble (b) Bust (c)Crash (d) Plunge

Q6 It is relatively unimportant to investorswhat reporting method is

usedbyacompany, solongastheyareassured thatitisfollowed

.......everyyear.

(a) conclusively (b) consistently

(c) constantly (d) cooperatively

Q7 In 1934, the U.S. Congress created the Securities and .......

Comm ission (SEC), g iv ing it the au thority to p rescribe themethods used in preparing financial statements.

(a) Earnings (b) Economic

(c) Evaluation (d) Exchange

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Q8 In 1938, Cong ress perm itted companies to use a new ........

method, lifo, for income tax purposes.

(a) inclusive (b) introductory

(c) inventory (d) investment

Q9 In 1939, the AIA recommended the phrasing, “present fa irly in

conformity with generally accepted accounting principles” in the

standardformofthe ....... report.

(a) auditor’s (b) financial

(c) management (d) stockholders’

Q10 The p & L monograph of 1940 promulgated the “.......principle”,

which places primary emphasis on the correspondence of costs

with the revenues that they produce.

(a) alignment (b)approximation

(c) concord (d)matching

Để_th[100.lntem^ComiTW£icatlpns_(G/aotíêpnộỊbộ) ______

Q1 Accordingtothe GovernmentCommunication Network (GCN), a

plan for in ternal communications should be ........ into eve ry

communication strategy.

(a) initiated (b)integrated(c) interwoven (d)involved

Q2 W inning the support of internal ........ can be as important as

reaching keyexternal audiences, andwill bevital to thesuccess

of your communication programme.

(a) jobholders (b)placeholders

(c) stakeholders (d)stockholders

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Q3 Internal communications need exactlythe same kind of analysis

and strategy as external communications: there will be distinct

audience groups who should b e ....... , and the same processes

of information collection and insight generation apply to internal

as to external groups.

(a) sectioned (b) segmented

(c) segregated (d) sequestered

Q4 Far from being thepo o r .......ofexternal communication, internal

communication performs a crucial role within government.

(a) neighbor (b) o ffspring (c) relative (d) sibling

Q5 B y .......staffwith thedepartmentalvision andvalues sothatthey

can apply them in theirday-to-daywork, it creates a culture that

does two things: it improves policy delivery and it increases the

chance of meeting departmental objectives.

(a) endearing (b) engaging

(c) inducing (d) inoculating

Q6 Organisations that have a strong comm unications function

frequently ....... those that don’t; private sector companies that

communicate effectively have a 19.4 per cent h igher market

premium than companies that do not.

(a) outperform (b) outrank (c) overdo (d) overrule

Q7 As w ith external communications, it is not enough to have a

tactical approach; every department should have an internal

communications strategy that is developed, implemented and

monitored according to ind ustry .......practice and the needs of

staff.

(a) best (b) in (c) made (d) style

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Q8 Printed oronline surveys mightbe your first porto f .......when it

comes to unde rs tanding commun ication needs w ith in you r

department.

(a) action (b) call (c)entry (d)resort

Q9 Before selectingaresearchmethod,producea....... thatsetsout

clear objectives and explainswhat you are trying to achieve.

(a) brief (b)draft (c)mission (d)portfolio

Q10 Youmightalsoneedtosetupadifferentdialoguewitheachteam

within yourdepartmentto take o n .......culturaldifferences.

(a) board (b)other (c)serious (d)viewing

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Đ ẽth[ỊL __ Bearing jnforjTiatlonJCáchjlCjn£ dear) __________

A1 T ry and be a little more cheerful because if you don’t bear up

soon, you’ll make everyone else miserable.

Answer,(c)up

A2 Wewereinasmallrowingboatandwereterrifiedthatthesteamer

hadn’t seen us as itwas bearingdown on us.

Answer,(a)down

A3 I fu lly understand your comments and bearing those in mind, I

have made the appropriate decision.

Answer, (b) mind

A4 As we have all worked very hard this year, I’m hoping that our

effortswillbear fruit

A n s w e r (d)fruit

A5 We all have our crosses to bear so I should be grateful if youwould stop complaining all the time.

Answer, (c) crosses

A6 There is reallynothing much you can doto stop it and I’m afraid

you’lljusthaveto grin and bear it.

Answer, (b) grin

A7 I hope you can be patient fo r a little longer and bear with me

while I try and solvethe problem.

Answer,(d)with

Ad She has been proved right in everyth ing she did as the report

quite clearly bears out.

A n s w e r (a)out

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A9 The judge d ismissed the new evidence comple te ly because it

had no bearing onthetrial.

Answer,(b)on

A10 Quitehonestlythetwocasesaresocompletelydifferentthatthey

really don ’t bear comparison.

Answer, (d) comparison

D0tw z __ CỊnemas_^Đ /ện ả nh) _________________________

A1 Her latest film attained its object in a very short space of time,whichwastoshock.

Answer, (c) attained

A2 The critics continue to praise the work of this directorwhatever

films he makes.

Answer, (b) continue

A3 The film was the first to show conditions in which poor people

livedandassuchwasto influencefuture

directors.

Answer, (a) influence

A4 Theonlyreason forthemgoing tothecinemaon thatdaywasto

find someform ofentertainment.

Answer, (d) entertainment

A5 Thedirector’sintention inmakingthefilmwastotryand represent

simplicity as seen by a child.

Answer, (c) represent

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A6 Thefansoutsidethecinemaonthef irstshowingofthef ilmwere

unwilling to disperse until all the stars had gone home.

A n s w e r (d) disperse

A7 Thedelay in releasingthe filmtothegeneral publicwas because

certain scenes were considered tasteless.

Answer, (c) releasing

A8 Thethemeofthe secondfilm Isquitesimplya continuationofthe

first.

Answer, (b) continuation

A9 In the making of the film the direction is quite separate from the

financing of the project.

A n s w e r (a) separate

A10 Veryoftensomeonewillgiveadescriptionofafilmandwhenyou

see it for yourself, it’s quite different.A n s w e r (d) description

D 0 t h [ __ Cliches ( C â u s á o ) __________________________________

A1 She’s gotthe kind ofjobthatseemsto keep heroccupied all the

time-24-7.

Answer,(d)7

A2 Absolutely, I couldn’t agreewith you more.

A n s w e r (d) Absolutely

A3 I reallythinkwe shouldtalkaboutthesubjectwewantedto in thefirstplaceand addresstheissue.

A n s w e r (c) address

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A4 It’s d ifficult to say exactly how many people are involved but I

wouldsayaround50.

A n s w e r (a) around

A5 Itwasoneof those sights thatyou never forget itwasawesome.

Answer, (b) awesome

A6 We don’t knowpreciselyhow much itwill cost but I could give a

ballparkfigureof 6 million dollars.

Answer, (c) ball park

A7 I agreew ithwhatyousay,basicallybut. . .

Answer, (b) basically

A8 You fill in those forms on aweekly basis.

Answer, (d) basis

A9 1 hope you will be patientand bearwith me a minute.

Answer,(c)bear

A10 It's diff icultto see howto get out of this situation because we’re

between a rock and a hardplace.

A n s w e r (b)hard

ĐếTth ]^ _ Jrtjs takenjdenti tỵ (Nhẩ m jẫ i1 danhjfnh) _________

A1 In te rviewer: Perhaps you could sta rt by te lling us why you’ve

appliedforthisjob .

A n s w e r (b) applied for thisjob

A2 Candidate: I th ink the main reason Is because I like working in

theopenair.

Answer, (d) theopen air

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A3 In te rv iewer: You mean you like the idea of an office w ith a ir

conditioning.

A n s w e r (c) air conditioning

A4 Candidate: rm sorry I don’tunderstandwhatyou’re onabout

Answer, (b) on about

A5 In terviewer: I shouldhave thought thiswasprettyobvious.

Answer, (c) prettyobvious

A6 Candidate: Nottome, itisn’t.

Answer, (a) it isn’t

A7 Interviewer: I think there must be amistake, I takeit yo u’re Mr

Johnson.

Answer, (b)take it you’re MrJohnson

A8 Candidate: I’mMrJensen. I’mafraidit’sacaseofmistakenidentity.

Answer, (d) mistaken identity

A9 Interviewer: Soyou’re notafter the job of guardian, Ipresume.

Answer, (a) I presume

A10 Candidate:No, sorryas I said I likeworking outside, I wantto beagardener, ifyoudon’tmind

Answer, (c) if youdon’tmind

Đ ề th l __ Speaking^ At_the SiaUonJN0i^_Os^nga) ________

A1 The train now standing at the platform 6 isthe10.45 forLondon.

Answer, (b) standing

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Unfortunately it is now 11 o’clock and so there is a delay of 15

minutes already.

Answer, (d) delay

The train at platform 14 cannot leave because there is a powerfailureonthatparticularline...

A n s w e r (a) failure

Thetrain forLondonatplatform6 is stillthereand is notexpected

toleaveforatleast20minutes.

Answer, (b) expected

The small cafesituated nearplatform 6 is now offeringfreecups

of tea to thosewaiting forthe London train.

Answer, (c)offering

Severe storms last night togetherwith heavy rainfall meansthat

some ofthe linesofthe station are nowwaterlogged.

Answer, (a) waterlogged

We thought for a moment that the 10.45 for London might be

abouttocatchfirebutitwasa falsealarm.

Answer,(b)false

This is a genera! notice for all passengers: the restaurant in the

main concourseisnowopen.

Answer, (c) concourse

Therewas in facta small fire in the train on platform 6 butwe’re

glad to tell you that the flames have been extinguished.

Answer, (d) extinguished



A10 We regret to announce that the 10.45 for London is now out of

service because the driver is having a nervous breakdown.

A n s w e r (a) breakdown

Để_thỊ 61 __ Speakmg^AtjthiBSupermarket (N ó Ị:ở sỊê u _ th Ịl ___

A1 Will the driveroftheblue Ford FiestaXYZ343pleasemovetheir

car.

Answer,(b)move

A2 The reason for th is is that the Fiesta is preventing our delivery

lorry from leaving the premises.

Answer, (c) preventing

A3 We ask the ownerofthisvehicletogobacktotheircarassoon

as possible and parktheir car in another space.

Answer,(d)owner

A4 This is a customerannouncement.Wehaveaspecialofferatthe

moment on bananas.

A n s w e r (b) announcement

A5 For the next hour it w ill be possib le to buy just one bunch of

bananas and get one more free.

Answer, (a) bunch

A6 Further to our request for the Ford Fiesta to be reparked, this

matteris nowveryurgent. Ourlorrycannotgetout.

A n s w e r (c) request

A7 We have to inform ourcustomersthatthe storewill be closing in

halfan hour’s time.

Answer,(b)time



A8 We would like to remind our customers that over the Christmas

period we will be closing an hourearlier than usual.

A n s w e r (d) remind

A9 There are now only ten minutes remaining for you to make yourpurchases and go to the checkout.

Answer, (a) purchases

A10 A finalmessageforthedriveroftheFordFiesta:thereisnoneed

now to reparkas our delivery lorry hasdone that for you!

Answer. (b) message

M I W T . __ Speaking At_the^Theatre_(W(i/: Ởrạp_hát) _______

A1 Ladies and gentlemen, I want to thankyou for your appreciation

ofourperformance.

A n s w e r (b) appreciation

A2 We have done this play many times in d ifferent towns but your

applausehasbeenthegreatestsofar.

A n s w e r (d) applause

A3 We will a lways remember the wayyou stood up and clappedatsome of the speeches in the play.

Answer, (a) clapped

A4 Our leading actor is unable to come on the stage atthemoment

because he is overcome with emotion.

Answer, (c) overcome

A5 Don’t worryI ’msurei t’sonly temporaryandthathe’llsoonrecover

before the nextperformance.

A n s w e r (b) temporary

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A6 That is the reasonwhy Iam standing here and making thisshort

speech.

A n s w e r (d)speech

A7 The leading lady is also absent from our stage and you canprobablyhearher sobbing her heart out as I speak.

Answer, (a) sobbing

A8 I think that the main reason for all this emotion is probably the

way you have reacted totheplay.

A n s w e r (b) reason

A9 You see throughoutour currentseason we have neverreceived

so much laughteras wehavefrom you.

Answer,(c)current

A10 The reason forthis is possiblythat you thought itwas a comedy

butinfactitisatragedy.Answer, (b) comedy

D ( § t w ^ __ Speaking^The Broadcast JNóỊ :Đàlphátthanh)____

A1 Welcome to Radio News and now over to our reporter who’s

covering the procession this morning.

Answer,(b)reporter

A2 Hi lis teners, I shouldexplain that I have abird’seyeviewofthis

magnificent sight as the parade passes underneath me.

Answer,(c)bird’s

A3 To tell you the truth I shouldn’tbepercheduphereontopofthis

large statue of Field Marshal Smith.

Answer, (d) perched

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A4 There is a long line of soldiers on horseback marching to the

sound of a brassband.

A n s w e r (b)brass

A5 It really is quite uncomfortable up here and there’s a policemanstaring atme,which I don’t like.

A n s w e r (c) staring

A6 After the soldiers I can see agroupofcircusperformerswhoare

jumping and dancing as they go.

Answer,(d)performers

A7 Next I can see some pensioners s lowly moving along the road

and some can ’twalk and are in wheelchairs.

Answer, (c) wheelchairs

A8 That policeman is getting out his notebook and walking nearthestatue I’m sitting on.

A n s w e r (a) notebook

A9 it has started to rain and I shall get soaked to the skin if I stay

much longer up here.

A n s w e r (d) soaked

A10 Ohdear, listeners, I shall havetoreturnyoutothestudiobecause

the policeman says he is going to arrestme.

Đềthi9. Whatcomesnext(thebill)(Đìổug ìđầntièptheo(hóa

__________ đơn))A1 This is most embarrassing. I can’t pay the bill for my meal. I’m

afraid I’veleftmywalletathome.

A n s w e r (b) I’ve leftmywalletat home

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Iwouldbemostobligedifyou allowmetopaylater

Answer, (c) allow me to pay later

The otherthing I could do is leave my watch as a deposit.

Answer, (d) leavemywatchas adeposit

I can see bythe expression on your faceyou don’treally like the

idea.

Answer, (c) you don’t really like the idea

I could phone someone tobringmethemoney.

A n s w e r (b) bring methemoney

Isee.Sowhatyouaresayingis I’mholdingupyourtrade.

A n s w e r (a) I’m holding up yourtrade

Well,IdidsayIwassorryandIthinkyou’rebeingveryunreasonable.

A n s w e r (d) you’re being very unreasonable

You say you have nochoice butto callthemanager.

A n s w e r (b) call the manager

That sounds a good idea, rm sure he’ll sympathise.

A n s w e r (c) sympathise

All right, all rightMrmanager. Justasyousay, ofcourseI’llwash

thedishesinthekitchen.

Answer, (a) of course I’ll wash the dishes in the kitchen



Đẽth i^ io ^ _Accounts^(Tài^khoản) _______________________

A1 In ordertocheckall thetelephonecallsmadeduringthe month I

wanttheaccounttobe itemized.

Answer, (d) itemized

A2 A ll the re pre se nta tive s are a llow ed to spend m oney for

entertaining with theirexpenseaccount.

A n s w e r (c) expense

A3 To spread the cost of spending on articles you buy many big

departmentsletyouopena credit.

Answer,(b)credit

A4 Once you are earning money and you want to keep it safe, you

canalways openanaccountwithabank.

Answer, (a) open

A5 At the end of th irty days the company will ask you to settlethe

account.

Answer,(d)settle

A6 The finance d irector is responsible for keeping the accounts for

the business.

Answer, (b) keeping

A 7 Atthe endofthe financial yearit is theresponsibilityofthechief

financeofficertopublishtheaccounts.

Answer, (c) publish

Ad Before they gotmarried, theydecidedto open a jo in taccount.

A n s w e r (b)joint

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A9 Ifyou havesavedsomemoney, itisagoodideatoputthemoney

intoa depositaccount.

Answer, (d) deposit

A10 Howeverhard I try, I find it impossibletoaccountforthismissingsum of money.

Answer,(c)for

D0_tw1 1 ^ú y^tìs\n g JQ ijả n g ^ổ o ) _____________________

A1 In order to make a sensible com parison among the differentvacuum cleaners available, it is important to do some research.

Answer, (b) comparison

A2 The local departmentstore hastomakeasustained effortatthis

timeoftheyearto satisfycustomerdemandforsummerclothing.

A n s w e r (a)satisfy

A3 A good team leader must be able to inspire his colleagues to

face the challenge of a downturn in business.

A n s w e r (d) inspire

A4 The current trend in children’s desire to wear designer label

clothes should be exploited.

Answer, (b) current

A5 You have to convince the public that it is in their own interest to

read the instructions on all our medicines.

A n s w e r (c) convince

A6 In orderto survive in this business you must adopt a competitive

stance.

A n s w e r (d) competitive

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A7 Theconsumptionofalcoholisnotallowedinanyofthecompany’s

premises in orderto present a clean image.

A n s w e r (b) consumption

A8 W hen you are se tting out to at tract new cus tome rs in anadvertisement, choose the right words.

Answer, (c) attract

A9 Thereallyeffectivetelevisioncommercialistheonethatpersuades

you of its authenticity.

A n s w e r (a) persuades

A10 I can s trongly recommend th is product as the best available on

the market today.

A n s w e r (b) product

D0 _th[12 .__Agreements (TWa thuận) ____________________

A1 The contract was signed by the three partnerswhothus agreed

to abide by terms and conditionscontained in it.

A n s w e r (c) abide

A2 There was nothing in the contract that specified who would beresponsibleintheeventthatoneofthepartnersbecameseriously

ill.

A n s w e r (b) specified

A3 An independent adviser was called in after the collapse of the

companyto resolvesomeoftheissuesthatwerenotclear.

Answer, (d) resolve

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A4 One of the parties mentioned in the orig inal agreement has

decidedthatshedoesnotwanttocontinuewiththeprofit-sharing

scheme.

Answer, (d)parties

A5 In view oftheserious problemsassociated with the takeoverthe

newspaper company has decided to cancel its offer of financial

help.

Answer, (c) cancel

A6 The main problem was that the newly formed organisation was

not attracting enough work and so they decided to engage theservices of a public relations expert.

Answer, (b) engage

A7 That company has been in business for over 100 years and in

factwas establishedin 1899.

A n s w e r (b) established

A8 After the complaint had been received from the customer about

poor service, she was given awritten assurance that the matter

would be put right.

A n s w e r (c) assurance

A9 They were very careful to make sure in the orig inal agreement

thatprovisionwouldbemadetopayforstaffredundancies.

Answer, (d) provision

A10 Wedecidedtoemployasolicitorwhowouldbeabletodetermine

the extentofour liability in this matter.

Answer, (d) determine

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Đôthl13. ApplyingforthatJob(ứngtuỵển)

A1 Iwould bevery interested in applyingforthatjob.

Answer, (c) applying

A2 Do you want to standas a candidate in the local elections?Answer,(a)stand

A3 They are completely fed up with all the noise in the centre of

town.

Answer,(b)fed

A4 The reason there are no buses is because the drivers are on

strike.

Answer, (c) strike

A5 The governmen t has changed its policy and had a complete

changeofheart

Answer,(d)heart

A6 This supermarket is trying to target young shoppers by offering

fashionable clothes.

Answer,(a)target

A 7 You should haveboughtupthoseshareswhen theywere cheap.

A n s w e r (c) boughtup

A8 You must tryand hurry up becausemy patience is runningout.

Answer, (a) running

A9 Have you ever tried your handatrunningabusiness?

Answer,(c)hand

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A10 Afterall these years she hasdecidedtotake early retirement

A n s w e r (d) retirement

Đỗth [Ạ4._ _AreYouInDebt?(B ạn^ójrìầc^W jihO ngty _______

A1 Goingona spending spreewith yourcreditcardandnoconcern

about how you pay back the money you borrow, is a growing

habit these days.

Answer(b)spree

A2 There is a popular demand for the system that allows credit

companies to offer unlimited credit to young people to beoverhauled

Answer, (a) overhauled

A3 It has been disclosed by a government agency that the

percentageofunder25yearoldsowinglargesumstocompanies

is on the increase.

Answer, (d) disclosed

A4 One directorofamajorcreditcompany hasalready been forced

to step down because of the bad publicity his company has

attracted.

Answer, (c) stepdown

A5 One solution that has been suggested to control creditis to step

uptheregulationstomakeitmoredifficulttogetcreditinthefirst

place.

Answer, (b)stepup

A6 The main problem is that a debt culture has developed recentlybelieving that it is cool to owe large sumsofmoney.

Answer, (d)culture

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A7 Recentreportshave revealedthatbeingindebtisnotnowlooked

upon as a disgrace but ratheras an attractive way of life.

Answer, (a) revealed

Ad In reality it’s a very long haul to get from owing to paying off all

yourdebts.

Answer, (c) haul

A9 Thereare frequently clashesinthefamilyhomebetweenparents

and ch ild ren about whe ther you should en te r in to c redit

agreements.

A n s w e r (b) clashes

A10 What concerns people most are the mounting fears among

governmentsthatitwilltakeatleastagenerationforustoberid

of excessive debt.

Answer,(c)fears

Đểữu15.__Atthe^omputer(Tạị phòng^wtinh) ____________

A1 W ith ou t the right software I’m afraid you can ’t access that

particular program.

Answer, (b) access

A2 The aimof the officemanager is to allocate enough room on the

build ing p lans so that each employee can have space for a

personal computer.

A n s w e r (c) allocate

A3 Remember that before you leave your workstation, always shutdownyourcomputer.

A n s w e r (d)shutdown

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A4 It’squiteeasyifyouwanttofindfoldersandfilesonthecomputer,

all you do isclick here and it immediatelystarts searching.

Answer, (b) searching

A5 I have tried and tried again and again and no matterwhat I do it

still shows“error”— I justcan’t figureoutwhat’swrong.

Answer,(c)figureout

A6 I spent hourswriting that report and checking all the information

wascorrectandthenwithoutthinkingIpressedthe ‘delete’ button.

A n s w e r (b) ‘delete’

A7 It’s a reaily c lever piece of software because it enables you to

display on your screen alỉ the information in columns.

Answer, (c) display

A8 Unfortunately this program is not compatible with the operating

system on my computer.A n s w e r (b) compatible

A9 When you seethat particularsymbol on the screen, you have to

takethatasa warningthatsomething is wrong.

A n s w e r (d) warning

A10 W ith th is program you can always check you r spe lling and

grammarandifyoudon’twanttoacceptwhatitshows,yousimply

press ‘ignore’.

A n s w e r (a) ‘ ignore’

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ĐÔ_th[16.__Ai^the_Offlce )JTạị_yăp_Ph009_[V) ____________

A1 Concernwasexpressedbythe officemanagerthat the company

would buy an affordable financial package.

Answer, (b) affordable

A2 Themainproviderofstationeryfortheofficesuddenlyannounced

there would be an overall increase in their prices.

A n s w e r (d) provider

A3 The chief administrative officerdisliked lackof attention todetail

and insisted thatsuchmistakes should never recur

Answer,(a)recur

A4 Once again the company has had to make a reduction in the

numberofoffice staffto tryand recoup theirlosses.

Answer, (b) reduction

A5 The stock of zip discs in the office is running dangerously low.

Answer,(c)stock

A6 If the managers want to stay employed, they will have to learn

howtostayon topoftheirjobs.

Answer,(b)top

A 7 It’s notworth paying for an annual servicewhen you can simply

call the supplier on an as-neededbasis.

Answer, (a) needed

A8 Thenewofficemanagerwillbe inchargeofalltheITrequirements

thatthe company uses.

A n s w e r (d)charge

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A6 Therewasnof ixedagendafor thatparticulardayas Itwasto be

regardedsimplyasa casualmeeting.

Answer, (d) casual

A 7 Attheinterviewallthecandidateswereshown roundthebuilding

but could only really catch a glimpse of the sort of work being

carried out.

Answer, (c) glimpse

A8 They really need to keep a check on the stationery supplies as

they’ve run outo f A4paper once again.

Answer,(c)outof

A9 Managersprefertoselectpeoplewhohavebeenexposedtomany

different types of office environments.

Answer, (b) exposed

A10 A troubleshooterwas brought intothe office from anotherfirm to

getridofsomevery outdatedprocedures.

Answer, (a) outdated

Đ ẽ_th[ 18._ tjheJJhopsJT fc/ oáccừ a h ộ u)_ _______

A1 We got thereearly so that we could get the best bargains in the

sale before anyone else.

Answer, (c) bargains

A2 Ifyou bearwith me, I’ll go andseewhetherwe havethat in your

size.

Answer,(c)bear



A3 The trouble with these huge superstores is that they don’t have

enough checkoutstodealwithcustomersatbusytimes.

A n s w e r (d) checkouts

A4 It startedoffas asmall streetcornershopover30 years ago but

it has now expandedintoamassivedepartmentstore.

Answer, (a) expanded

A5 Take a good look at the receiptwhen you leave so that you can

see that all the items have been listed.

Answer,(b)items

A6 Whenever I go to the old part of a city, I like to explore all the

shops selling antiques.

A n s w e r (d) explore

A7 Are you aware of the latest trendinchildren’sclothing?

A n s w e r (b)trend

A8 They’re quite strict in their poiicy of not giving refunds without a

receipt in this store.

Answer,(c)strict

A9 They have a mandatory restriction in the shop with regard to the

numberofitemsofclothingthatyoucantryonatonetime.

Answer, (d) mandatory

A10 Theex tentof themerchandiseavailableinthisonestoreismore

than you can possibly imagine.

Answer, (a) merchandise

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Đểthi19. Business (Kinhdoanh)

A1 I was pleasedto receive your responsetomyproposal butthere

areoneortwopointsthatneed clarification.

A n s w e r (c) clarification

A2 A report has just beenpublishedthatgivesdetailsofthecauses

of this trend towards informality in the business sector.

Answer, (a) published

A3 According to the findings in the report it is clear that employees

undertheageof35prefertodresscasuallyatwork.

A n s w e r (c) findings

A4 Thirty years ago this kind of in fo rmality wou ld not have been

tolerated

A n s w e r (d)tolerated

A5 All employees are kindly requested to refrain from smoking in

thepresenceofcustomers.

Answer, (c) refrain

A6 Themeetingwentonforthreehoursandasaresulttherewasno

timelefttodiscussallthetopicsontheagenda.

Answer, (d) agenda

A7 There’s really no point in hoping to add important topics right at

the end of the meeting underthe headingof anyotherbusiness.

Answer, (a) business

A8 Thechairmanwasobligedtobringthemeeting toa haltbecause

a fire broke out in the adjoining room.

Answer, (d) halt

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A9 It is absolute ly essential that the clerk takes care to minute any

decisions that have been reached during the meeting.

Answer,(b)minute

A10 Assofewmembershadturnedupatthemeeting, itwasdecidedtopostpone ituntilfurthernotice.

A n s w e r (c) postpone

ĐÔthí20. BusinessExpressions(1) (Cáccáchdlẽnđạttrong __________ MnhdoanhJI)) ______ _ _ _______________ _ ___ _

A1 I heardofanewcompanytodaywithwhichweshouldco-operateand dobusinesswith.

A n s w e r (d)do

A2 Shortly a fter he was dismissed from the firm he decided to set

himself up in his own business.

Answer,(b)set

A3 Theywent intobusinessshortlyaftertheirchildrenhadlefthome

and got married.

A n s w e r (c)Into

A4 As soon as they heard what had happened, they made it their

businesstofindoutthetruth.

Answer, (a) made

A5 Iwould askyou kindlynottointerferewithwhat I’m doing as in all

honestyit’snoneof yourbusiness.

Answer, (c) none

A6 Despiteallthealternationsthataretakingplaceinthedepartment

store,themanagementwantedtoexplain itwasbusinessasusual.

Answer, (d) usual

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A7 She knew that there was some kind of funnybusiness going on

because strange things were happening.

A n s w e r(c)funny

A8 We reallycan’tdelayanymorewithourplansandmustgetdownto business as soon as possible.

Answer,(b)get

A9 When the bomb went off, most of the injured were just ordinary

people going about their business.

Answer,(a)about

A10 A lthough they had high hopes that they would be successfu l,

they wentout of businesswithin sixmonths.

A n s w e r (c)went

Đểthỉ21. BusinessExpressions(2) (Cáccáchdiẽnđạtừvng __________ k i n h d o a n h J 2 ) ) _ _ _ _ _

A1 I’ve warned you before that you shouldn’t ge t involved in this

matter and you have no business discussing it.

Answer,(c)no

A2 Tha t’s really not my concern at all and I’m certa in ly not in the

businessoftellingotherswhattodo.

Answer, (a) in

A3 She was very enthusiastic about her new job and was making

rapid progress like nobody’s business.

Answer, (d) like

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A4 I really wouldn’t joke about it because these people are deadly

serious and mean business.

A n s w e r (b) mean

A5 Hed idn’t hesitatetotell me that I wasn’twanted andjusttoldme

to mindmy own business.

Answer,(d)mind

A6 I’m afraid it won’t be possible to talk to the boss today because

he’s away on business till Tuesday.

Answer,(b)on

A7 He was very keen that we kept in touch and for that reason he

handed me his business card

Answer,(c)card

A8 This is the reallyimportantpartofthemachineand that’swhywe

call it the business end.

Answer,(b)end

A9 Thewholesitehas nothing butofficesandadministrationcentres

and tha t’s whywe call it a businesspark.

Answer, (d) park

A10 All thefamousfilm stars, actors, directorsandwriterswereatthe

festival representing the world of showbusiness.

A n s w e r(c)show

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Dfi tw22._ _Codeofpractice(Q uyj4?.hdn fLW M ) _________

A1 The company had its own code ofpractice in these matters.

A n s w e r (b) practice

A2 This is aprimeexampleofwhatnottodo.

Answer,(d)prime

A3 P lans have already been drawn up to deal with such situations.

A n s w e r (c)up

A4 Thousands of subscribers are already signing up for this newtelephone service.

Answer, (b) subscribers

A5 Job lossesare mainly in theblue-collarsectors ofthe industry.

Answer, (a) blue-collar

A6 The c ircu la r w ill conta in key financ ia l in fo rmation to help

investors.

Answer,(a)key

A 7 The report is likelyto show betterthan expected results.

A n s w e r (d) likely

A8 So many of these animals have been shot over the years that

theyare nowclassedas endangeredspecies.

Answer, (b) endangered

A9 Some people are reluctantto learn a foreign language.Answer, (c) reluctant

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A10 It was a big sacrifice for her to give up heracting career to look

afterherfamily.

A n s w e r (b) sacrifice

Để_th[ 23._ _CoiTiputereJAfdy v[ tfnh) ______________________

A1 My computer is not capable of saving material on a separate

disc because it has no floppydrive.

Answer, (c) disc

A2 I understandthat I canmake itpossibleforbothmycomputersto

sharethesameprogramsbymeansof networking.

Answer, (d) networking

A3 I had only had mycomputerforthreeweekswhen I hadtohave

theharddrive replaced

Answer, (a) replaced

A4 Laptop computers are becoming more and more popular in the

business world.

A n s w e r (b) popular

A5 You have to have a really sharp mind in order to get your head

round today’s computing technology.

A n s w e r (d)sharp

A6 The great advantage of having an external zip drive is that you

can use it as anextrameansofstorage.

A n s w e r (d) storage

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A7 T he y trie d v ery hard to install the new componen ts on the

computer but the language in the manual was too technicalfor

them to understand.

A n s w e r (a) technical

A8 When you look at the modern office today you could compare

thechanges with thosethattookplace in the industrial revolution

in the 19th century.

A n s w e r (b) revolution

A9 In order to facilitate the method by which staff pay is calculated

the company has bought a new software package.

Answer, (d) facilitate

A10 Obviouslyacomputercantakeallthehardworkoutofprocessing

a large mass of data.

Answer, (c) processing

Đ Ổ _th[24;_ ^redỉtCard^HoỊdersyC đc ttàủ ^thẻ tỈ Ị i dụ ng) ______

A1 The stockmarket has hitnew lowsthisyear.

Answer, (a) lows

A2 The government has decided to hold an enquiry into the latest

f inancial scandal.

Answer, (b) enquiry

A3 The animal rights organisation has launchedanewcampaignto

make people aware of cruelty to animals.

Answer, (a) launched

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A4 I was totally unaware ofthe increased taxes.

Answer, (d) unaware

A5 The price of petrol has risenagain.

Answer,(b)risen

A6 The ordinaryperson is again being askedto stumpuptopayfor

dental treatment.

Answer, (a) stump up

A7 Thiscar is intended for the exportmarketonly.

A n s w e r (c)export

A8 Creditcardholdersstruggleveryhard to reducetheamountthey

owe.

A n s w e r (a)reduce

A9 This charitywassetup to collectmoneyforthepoor.Answer, (a) collect

A10 Everything turnedoutall right in the end.

A n s w e r (d) turned out

D0JW2 5 _EmploymentandTraining ( (ệc_/ám_và_Đâojíạọ2__

A1 We’re paying for a stand at the new industrial exhib ition with a

view to generating interest among potential employees in our

company.

A n s w e r (b) generating

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A10 Inviewoftheexcessiveworkloadyouhaveatthemoment Iwon’t

expectyoutokeep on trackduringthenextfewdays.

A n s w e r (c)ontrack

D0_tw26^finance CTài chinh) _________________________

A1 It’sagambleatthemomentwhetherthecompanywillmakeprofit

in its secondyear but thatnevertheless is the desiredaim.

Answer, (c) desired

A2 EachyeartheChancelloroftheExchequerstandsupintheHouseofCommonsandgivesa forecastofwhatisseenastheeconomic

outlookforthecountry.

Answer, (a) forecast

A3 I think that yourf inancial optimism is not really justif ied and you

should adopt a more realisticattitude.

A n s w e r (d) realistic

A4 Ifyouwantto increase sales of aparticularproduct,youmustbe

sure thatyou are targetingthe right customers.

A n s w e r (c)targeting

A5 The ideacaught on veryquicklyand peoplewere queuing up tobuy the goods so that year the company’s investment yielded

substantial profits.

A n s w e r (b) yielded

A6 Overallit has not been a badyearas ourcostsarewell down on

lastyear’s.Answer, (a) Overall

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A7 ManagerscomplainedbitterlyattheAnnualGeneralMeetingthat

levels of production had dropped to an all time low.

A n s w e r (d) levels

A8 You havetoacceptthatthisKindofexpenditure isquite typicalin

an enterprise of this kind.

A n s w e r (b) typical

A9 The figures that have just been published by the company ’s

accountants will give management some kind of perspective on

how sales are going.

Answer, (d) perspective

A10 Wheneveramemberofstaffmakesaclaim fortravel expenses,

theyhavetoprovidea detailedaccountoftheirjourneys.

Answer, (a) detailed

ĐỖJh[27. Financej l ____________________

A1 Theone big fearofa llworld economies is thatof recession.

Answer, (c) recession

A2 You are never too young to start investing some money in a

savings account.

Answer, (d) investing

A3 Ifeveryoufindyouhaveanunexpectedexpense,youcanalways

withdrawsome money from your savings.

Answer,(d)withdraw

A4 Atcertaintimesof theyearyourshareswillyieldagoodprofitbut

you mustalso be preparedforthem to godown in value.

A n s w e r (a)yield

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A5 Youcancư íthe costofinsuringyourcarifyou keep itinagarage.

A n s w e r (c)cut

A6 We got a very good dealwhenwe bought that three piece suite

for half its usual price.

Answer, (a) deal

A7 Now that the summer has started, big department s to res are

hoping that sales of holiday itemswill take off.

Answer,(c)takeoff

A8 The twocompanieshavedecided tomergebecausetheybelievethat theircombined resources will produce greater profits.

Answer,(a)merge

A9 When someonediesand theirassetsreachacertainfigure,their

family has to pay an additional tax.

Answer,(c)assets

A10 The loan you have taken out is for a fixed term, which in your

case Is 5 years.

A n s w e r (b)fixed

Đ ê th Ị2 8 ^ _Finance&)JT*[chtnhJ2)) ____________________

A1 Whenyougotoanauctionandyouwanttobuyaparticularitem,

you can simplymakeabid forit.

Answer (d) bid

A2 The larger company did not really want to join with the smallerone because itwas more interested in a takeover.

Answer, (d) takeover

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A3 Trading on the stockmarketjust beforeChristmas is usuallyvery

slow.

A n s w e r (b) Trading

A4 Thissportcentrehas largelybeen fundedbymoneythathascomefrom the national lottery.

A n s w e r (d) funded

>45 The reason for the slowdownintheeconomyisbecausethereis

agreatdealofuncertaintyatthemoment.

A n s w e r (c) slowdown

A6 The upturn in the market was seen as a positive sign that the

recession was over.

Answer, (a) upturn

A7 The order books for manufacturers of small cars are now full

following the rise in petrol.

A n s w e r (b)order

A8 The fu tu re of his job was at stakewhen he made the decision to

invest in new machinery.

Answer,(c)stake

A9 A fte rtheirhouse hadbeen valued,theydecidedtosellitandbuy

a bigger one.

A n s w e r (a) valued

A10 Fifty peoplewere made redundantwhenthecompanysuffereda

severe financial shock.

Answer, (d) redundant

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Đổthỉ29. Finance(3) (Tàichỉnh(3))

A1 Ifyou cannotgeta job and remain unemployedforalongperiod,

you can claim somemoneyfrom the state.

Answer, (c) unemployed

A2 The great th ing about this guarantee is that there is never any

doubtandthereisno quibbleaboutgettingyourmoneyback.

Answer, (c) quibble

A3 There is a substantial shortfall between the money you have

available and the amount you need to spend.Answer, (b) shortfall

A4 When you retire, you shouldgeta pension anda lumpsumfrom

your employers.

A n s w e r (a) lump

A5 Investors are peoplewhoput money into a business in the hope

ofmakingaprofit.

Answer, (d) Investors

A6 When you take outalarge loan overmanyyears, you don’t start

payingoffthe capitalforsometime.

A n s w e r (c) capital

A7 We will make no charge for the catalogue, which you can take

with our compliments.

Answer,(c)charge

A8 Itmayseem a longway intothefuturebut in theendyouwill getsome benefitirọm yourinvestment.

A n s w e r (b) benefit

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A7 You will find that such warranties are not worth buying because

the cover provided is frequentlynotworth the extraexpense.

Answer, (b) frequently

A8 This kind of legislation is in existence to protect the customer

from worthless warranties.

A n s w e r (b)protect

A9 You sometimes have to considerveryseriouslywhethertobuya

second hand carwhich has no guarantee.

Answer, (a) consider

A10 Sometimesyou getaone yearwarranty, a two yearone oreven

a six month one— theyall vary.

Answer,(d)vary

Đ ẽ_th[ 31 Jịowi^^r^^(Cá£h_tánJhành)_

A1 You can be absolute ly sure I’m on yourside.

A n s w e r(d)side

A2 You can relyon me for yoursupport.

A n s w e r(b)rely

A3 Our views clearly coincide at this point I’m pleased to say.

Answer, (d) coincide

A4 Fortunate ly the leader and all her members were singing from

thesame hymnsheet.

A n s w e r (a)hymn

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AS It’s good thatwe both have thesamewayof lookingatthings.

A n s w e r (c) looking

A6 I’m pleased to say thatwe speakon this matterwith one voice.

A n s w e r (d)voice

A7 I certainlywon’traiseanyobjectionwhenyoumakeyourproposal.

A n s w e r (b)raise

A8 I’m withyouallthewayasfarasthat’sconcerned.

Answer,(a)with

A9 I’m happy to endorse those sentiments and w ish you every

success.

A n s w e r (c) endorse

A10 When it comes to the vote I’m w illing to put my hand up and

supportyou.

Answer, (d) hand

JHowtoapologize (CáchxinjSi) _______________

A1 Please forgive me for interrupting you, I didn’t realize you werebusy with someone else.

A n s w e r (d) forgive

A2 I’m very sorry that I’m late but there is a train strike on at the

moment.

Answer,(b)sorry

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A3 Please send my apologies to the meeting as I shan’t be able to

attend.

A n s w e r (a) apologies

A4 There’s really no excuse for my behaviour last night. I can only

thinkthat I’d had toomuch todrink.

Answer, (c) excuse

A5 I know I shouldn’t have made those remarks about your work

and I hope you now know howdeeply I regretwhat I said.

A n s w e r (b)regret

A6 I must begyour pardon, I mistookyou forsomebody else.

A n s w e r (d)beg

A7 If it helpsto putthingsright, please letmetakebackeverything I

said earlier.

Answer,(b)back

A8 Please accept this small present as my way of making amends

forall the trouble I’ve caused.

Answer, (c) amends

A9 All I can do now is simply beg your indulgence and hope that in

timewecangetbacktowhereweusedtobe.

Answer, (d) indulgence

A10 In their religion as long as theyrepent, theywill be forgiven their

sins.

A n s w e r (a)repent

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Đ ể th^33.__How_toaskttie way^Cdc/?^)iWđư ờ ng) __________

A 1 Am ! going in the right directionforthepostoffice?

A n s w e r (d) direction

A2 Can you tell me please how I gettothe cinema from here?

Answer,(b)get

A3 Could you please pointme in the direction ofthe motorway?

Answer,(c)point

A4 I’m making fo r the M25 motorway— is this road the most direct

route?

Answer,(d)direct

A5 Could you tell me please how farIamfromthetowncentre?

Answer,(b)far Ị,**

A6 Canyouhelpplease becauseI ’ve lostmywayand needtogetto

the shops before closing time?

Answer, (a) need

A7 i’m makingforthetown hall— am I anywhere near?

Answer, (b) making

A8 I took thewrong turningatthelastroadjunction,canyoutellme

how I get back on the motorway?

Answer, (d) turning

A9 Accordingto this map I should be nearthe church. Is it near?

A n s w e r (c) According

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A10 Is this rightforthe railwaystation?

A n s w e r (d) right

L- JHowJtocomplain (CácỊiphànnàn) _____________

A1 I’m reallynotsatisfiedwiththewayyouhavehandledthesituation.

Answer, (b) handled

A2 I’ve really had enough of all your excuses, what I want is some

action.

A n s w e r (a)action

A3 You’ve refused to helpmenowforsixmonthsandso I shall now

havetotakethematter further.

Answer,(d)further

A4 I must insistyou do something immediately as I’ve been patient

long enough.

Answer,(c)insist

A5 Inowwantsomekindofcompensationforthetotal lackofservice

I’ve experienced.

Answer, (a) lack

A6 I’m obviously not getting anywherewith my complaint please let

metalktosomeone seniortoyou.

A n s w e r (d) senior

A7 I’m very unhappywith theway I’ve been treated. No one seems

at all interested in my case.

A n s w e r (b)treated

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A8 I believe I have very good grounds for suing your company for

negligence.

Answer, (c) grounds

A9 If you don ’t do something today, I shall be forced to take legalaction.

Answer,(d)forced

A10 You’re the tenth person I’ve been put through to and I’m on the

point of losing my temper.

A n s w e r (b)temper

Đểth [ 35._ _HowJo_crlticizeJCdc/) p h êbinhj ______________

A1 Quite honestly I d idn ’t think much ofthe standard ofacting in the

play.

A n s w e r(d)much

A2 Ifyou wantmyhonestopinion, I thoughtthe food tasted revolting.

A n s w e r (c)honest

A3 Tocomes traighttothepointIthinkthemanagementteamneeds

replacing.

Answer, (d) point

A4 There are several matters on which I should like to take issue

concerning your report.

A n s w e r(c)issue

A5 The re ’s really no virtue in me pussy footing around because I

mightas well tell you it’s awful.

A n s w e r (b) footing

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A6 I have a long listof things I thinkarewrong, where shall I start?

Answer,(d)list

A7 I’m afra id to tell you that your standard of work has fallen well

belowwhatwethinkis acceptable.A n s w e r (c) acceptable

A8 In all honesty if I said that everything was all right, I’d simply be

lying.

A n s w e r (a) lying

A9 If you can’t improve your level of work, I’m afraid you’ll have to

look elsewhereforanotherjob.

Answer, (b) elsewhere

A10 I’m sick and tiredofalways having to put right yourmistakes.

Answer,(d)tired

ĐỔJh[36.__How_tojilsagree (Cách không^*Ể P_thànhl ________

A 1 I'm sorry but I can'tshareyouropiniononthat.

Answer,(b)share

A2 I very much regret thatwemustpartcompanyonthatissue.

Answer,(c)part

A3 Let’s be honest about it we ’ll never agree on that because our

views are diametrically opposed

Answer, (d) opposed

A4 We’ ll never agree, that'sc learso let’s begtodiffer.

Answer,(c)beg

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A5 Youcanarguewithmetill thecowscome homebutIcan’taccept

that.

A n s w e r (d)home

A6 I reallyseenopointincontinuingthisargumentbecausewehave

no common ground.

Answer,(c)common

A 7 There ’s absolu tely noway I can meetyou on that matter.

Answer,(a)meet

A8 Nothing in the world will evermake me change my mindon that

subject.

Answer,(b)mind

A9 I would love to meet you half way but I’m afra id I can’t because

withmeit’samatterofprinciple.

Answer, (d) principle

A10 Let’s face it, you and Iwill never see eye toeye on this.

A n s w e r {c)face

Đ é_th[37:_ JHowto^encpurage^ ________

A1 Well done\ This is a very good piece ofwork.

A n s w e r (b)done

A2 I mustcongratulateyou on yourefforts. Keepitup!

A n s w e r .^(c) Keep

A3 Don’tg ive upwhateveryou do. I’m sureyou’llmakeitintheend.

A n s w e r (d)make

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A4 I’ll standbyyou nomatterwhat happens.

Answer, (a) stand

A5 I’m sure if you persevere,you’llsucceed.

Answer, (d) persevere

A6 You’ve clearly got talentand it’sobviousthatyou ’ll gettothe top.

Answer,(c)talent

A7 I’vewatched a lotofyoungpeopletrytomakeasuccessofit, but

you’re the onlyone I reallybelievein.

A n s w e r (d) believe

A8 I see no reasonwhyyou shouldn’tbe accepted as an employee.

Answer,(c)reason

A9 Never give up. That’s a good philosophy.

A n s w e r (a) give

A10 You mustn ’teverbeputoffbyafew setbacks.

A n s w e r (c)put

Đềthỉ38. How to makeexclamations (Cách đưara lờ icảm _______ _ J M n ) __________________ _ _________________

A 1 Whata wonderfu l day to see the mountains on\

Answer,(c)on

A2 Hows tupidcan I get! I leftmykeysinthedoorovernight.

Answer,(d)left

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A3 For goodness sake stop complainingabout theweather! It’ll stop

raining soon.

A n s w e r (c) complaining

A4 What on earth are you ta lking about? I can’tmake head or tailof

it.

Answer,(a)tail

A5 How nice of you to come all this way just to wish me a happy

birthday.

Answer,(d)way

A6 What a disaster! I don ’t believe anything else could go wrong

now.

Answer,(b)wrong

A7 Wow! You ’ve certa in lymade a good job of decorating this room.

A n s w e r (a) job

A8 Well blow me down! I just can ’t believe I’ve actually passedmy

exam.

A n s w e r (b) passed

A9 You could have Knocked me down with a feather! You mean tosay he’s actuallycleaned mycar.

Answer, (d) actually

A10 I’ ll gotothefootofmystairs! Itmustbeat least20yearssincewe

lastmet.

A n s w e r (c)least

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Đổthỉ39. InsurancePolicyVocabulary (Từvựng vềchỉnh __________ sâchJjả o_hjể m)_ _________ _ _ _____ _ ________

A1 I took out a life insurance po licy with state Ranch Insurance

Company last week.

A n s w e r (b) policy

A2 My insurance premiumsareonly$70permonth.

A n s w e r (c) premiums

A3 In the eventofmydeath, thebeneficiarywill be mywidow.

Answer, (d) beneficiary

A4 My insurance does not coverme if I commit suicide.

Answer,(b)cover

A5 The amount of money that my w ife w ill get has a lready been

calculated by state Ranch’s actuary.

A n s w e r (c) actuary

A6 If I decidethat I no longerneedmyinsurance, I cancash it infor

theamountofits returnvalue.

A n s w e r(d)return

A7 Before I got the insurance, I had to receive a complete physicalexamination.

Answer, (d) examination

A8 I am feeling great, becausethe doctor told me that I have a life

expectancyof82years!

A n s w e r (c) expectancy

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A9 Even if I am late in paying, the insurance remains in effectfora

grace period of 30 days.

Answer,(a)grace

A10 The insurance is pretty expensive though: I am a policeman, so

therearealotofoccupational hazards.

Answer, (c) hazards

Đổ_th[40._JnternetBusinessJI) ị K inh trênM$ngJV)_

A1 One of the great advantages of usingthe Internet is that people

can interactmorequickly.

A n s w e r (d) interact

A2 It’s no good spending a small fortune on new IT equipment as

it’smorecosteffectivetohireit.

Answer, (c) effective

A3 One of the fashionablewaysof saying you’ve been sacked is to

saythatyourcompanyis downsizingbut

you ’ve still lost your job.

A n s w e r(a)down

A4 The important thing to realise is that your serv ice is not a little

island on its own because all the services inthis company are

interconnected.

A n s w e r(b)inter

A5 Whereas ten years ago we only dealt w ith customers in thiscountrynowadayswearetruly globalwith branches all over the

world.

Answer, (d) global

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A6 One of the most successful tools in your organisation is that of

good communication becauseeverybodyknowswhat’sgoingon.

Answer, (a) communication

A7 Let me just recap what we have agreed in the agenda so far if

nobody minds me going over it all again.

Answer, (c) recap

A8 You haveto realisethat notall yourclients can reachyou online

becausetheydon’thave accesstoacomputer.

Answer, (b) access

A9 There aret imeswhen you havetoforceyourselfto improve your

performance and that’s simply called selfmotivation.

Answer, (d) motivation

A10 You must think big in this business and not just think short term

but what you hope todo in ten years’ time.A n s w e r(a)term

Để_th[ 41 Jntem et BusinessJ2)^ (Ị^TỊL^ĨPỈ L mọ ng_(2))_

A1 It’s all very well having a dream or an idea but you must know

whereyou’regoingandwhatyourgoalis.

A n s w e r (c)goal

A2 Her job in the company was to sort out the relevant information

thereby filtering it so that only appropriate material was sent to

herdirectors.

Answer (b) filtering

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A3 She told him to stop wasting time by coming up with tried and

tested ideas and in this way simply re-inventing the wheel.

Answer, (d)wheel

A4 The product had been on the market for some years and was

sellingwell but somehowthe image was in needof a face lift or

enhancement.

A n s w e r (a) enhancement

A5 In thehopeoffindingfresh ideashe usedthe internetto helphim

by using as many search portals as he could discover.

A n s w e r (b) portals

A6 Youmustincreasethesaleofthiscommoditybytryingtointerest

a differentage range and by tappingintotheirsociety.

A n s w e r (c) tapping

A7 You’ll never make any more money or generate new income ifyou keep using that unimaginative marketing logo.

A n s w e r (a) generate

A8 Nowthatyou’veexplainedthescopeanddimensionofthemarket,

we are very keen to inject somemoney intoyour project.

Answer, (d) dimension

A9 Thereisalwaysarisk inanybusiness venturewhenyourscheme

is based on an entirely new concept.

Answer, (a) venture

A10 Get in there first and don’t hesitate to act as the boss and takethe lead.

Answer, (b) lead

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Đểtw42^JnteryiewsandJpb8jPh0ng_ỵàn_vàvỊộc]àm )_ ___

A1 One ofthemost importantqualitieswhichthe panel is looking for

inacandidateisthe abilitytoworkwithothers.

A n s w e r (d) ability

A2 Once the applications have been looked at the usual procedure

for the panel is to follow up the references of those candidates

who have been shortlisted.

Answer,(c)up

A3 They were so impressed with the way she reacted to th eir

questionsthattheydidn’thesitatetoofferherthejob.

A n s w e r (b) hesitate

A4 As th is job was of a veryspecia list nature an expertwas invited

to join the interview panel.

A n s w e r (a)expert

A5 A fter the in terv iew one of the candidates constantly phoned the

office to see whether he had been successful.

Answer, (c) constantly

A6 She was in such a state of extremenervousnesswhen she was

calledinfortheinterviewthatsheburstintotears.Answer, (b) called in

A7 From the point ofv iewof relevant backgroundshe was the ideal

candidate at least on paper.

Answer (d) background

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A3 It is absolutely essential in an interviewto give the impression at

leastthatyou are full of confidence.

Answer, (c) confidence

A9 One of the most popular questions asked of in terv iewees is to

explain their strengths and weaknesses.

Answer, (a) weaknesses

A10 Eachcandidatewasaskedtopresentashortaccountofhowthey

sawthefutureofthecompany.

A n s w e r (b) present

Đêthi43._Jnvoices_/Hớadan) _________________________

A1 There isan additional charge addedtothe price of theproduct if

you want to have it delivered toyour house.

Answer, (b) charge

A2 You should have read the terms of payment as soon as you

received the invoice for the goods.

A n s w e r (d)terms

A3 In orderto cut down the expenses ofcompiling and sending out

the invoices, you need to employ an efficientadministrator.

A n s w e r (c) efficient

A4 It’s always a good ideato getan estimateofwhatthecostofthe

work will be before the invoice lands on yourdoormat.

Answer, (b) estimate

A5 I do like toget aprompt reply tomy letters especiallywhen they

arereferringtotheamountofmoneyI’msupposedtobepaying.

Answer,(a)prompt

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A6 Just as we were about to leave the restaurant, the waiter came

running up to apologize there had been a mistake in the bill.

Answer, (c) mistake

A7 The company were very quick to point out it was their fault we

hadbeensentthewronginvoiceandthey rectifieditimmediately.

Answer, (b) rectified

A8 In view ofourpreviousordersoverthelastyearwewereoffered

a 10% discounton any future dealings.

A n s w e r (d) discount

A9 He apprecia ted the additional welcome and help he received

from the departmen t s to re s ta ff as he had a fte r all been a

longstanding customer.

A n s w e r (a) customer

A10 She got quite angry about the size of the invoice until it was

pointed out that it was the government who imposed the value

added tax.

Answer, (b) imposed

D0tw 4 4 ^ _Job Jnterview/Pftdng vân iộ pj_ _____________

A1 Tell us something about your background in the engineering

industry?

A n s w e r (b) background

A2 I see from yourapplicationform thatyou have had threedifferent

jobs in the last 5 years.

A n s w e r (d) application

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A3 What sort ofperiod of time would you stay with us if we offered

you the job?

Answer,(c)period

A4 Describe how you would describe yourself infiveyears’time.

Answer, (d) yourself

A5 Give us some idea of what you believe are your strengths and

weaknesses.

Answer, (b) strengths

A6 Asthis isamanagerial post,wemustaskyou howyou dealwithbad time keeping or unpunctuality in an employee.

Answer, (c)time

A7 Imagine one of your staff loses hertemperand shouts at you in

frontofothers, howwouldyoudealwiththis?

Answer, (d) deai

A8 Whatwouldyousaytoamemberofyourstaffwhoalwayshanded

his work in late?

A n s w e r (b)handed

A9 I should explain that we would naturally honour any previousholiday arrangements you have made.

Answer, (d) honour

A10 Finally nowthatwe ’veaskedyouseveralquestions, doyouwant

toputanytous?

A n s w e r (b)put

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Đổ_th[45:_J-egalExpress!ons_ (NhpngdỊẽnđạtphốp_!ý) _____

A1 If you drive faster than the stated speed limit, you are simply

breakingthelaw.

A n s w e r (d) breaking

A2 However angryyou may get atwhat someone has done to you,

the police always advise you not to take the law into your own

hands.

Answer, (b) hands

A3 In London in any underground station it is against the law tosmoke.

Answer, (d) against

A4 Even if you th ink you may have got away with a crime, in most

cases the long armofthelawwillcatchyou.

A n s w e r (a)arm

A5 In that particular industryeveryone has to lookafterthemselves

becausethelawofthe junglerules.

Answer, (c) jungle

A6 They have no respect for modern conventions and do exactly

whattheywant— theyarealawuntothemselves.

A n s w e r (a)unto

A7 Herparentsareverystrictandfrequently laydownthe law about

the way she behaves.

Answer,(c)lay

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A8 Althoughtechnicallyhisjudgementwasnotaccordingtothe letter

ofthe law,mostpeople thoughtthejudgewas righttolettheman

gofree.

Answer,(d)letter

A9 I gettheimpression sometimesthatshethinks she can neverdo

anythingwrong almost as if she is above the law.

A n s w e r (a) above

A10 All governments want people to live in peace and comfort and

sotheytrytopromoteasenseoflawand order.

A n s w e r (b)order

Đ ề t h l ^ UTP— phàn_pàp_(1J) ______

A1 I am writing th is letter to you as a sortof last resort since all my

attempts to phone you

A n s w e r (d)resort

A2 and to tryand makean appointmenttomeetyouanddiscussmy

problem with you have been unsuccessful.

Answer, (c) appointment

A3 I would like to te ll you the story from the verybeginning.

Answer,(d)very

A4 In January this year I bought a washing machine from you for

which I paid cash

A n s w e r(a)cash

A5 and made arrangements for it to be delivered to my home in

Southcote on the following Tuesday.

A n s w e r (b) arrangements

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A6 I stayed in all day on purpose as you had informed me that you

couldnotbesureatwhattimeofdaythewashingmachinewould

arrive.

Answer, (c) purpose

A7 In the end nobody came that day. When I phoned, I was told it

would come the following Tuesday.

Answer,(d)would

A8 Again I stayed in all day in vainandtherewasnodelivery.

Answer, (a) vain

A9 A fte rsix more phonecalls I eventuallysucceededinsettlingona

date

Answer, (c) eventually

A10 and the machine came on Tuesday February 20th — almost 5

weeksafterthepromiseddelivery date.

Answer, (b) promised

Đẽ_thỉ 47!_ L e t t e r J ) ^ ^ m p la ln tPpànjiàn^fy) _______

A1 I had the washing machine fitted by a reputable plumber but he

was unable to make the thingwork.

Answer, (c) reputable

A2 A ppa ren tly one of the components was fa ulty and he

recommended that I gotbacktoyouso thatareplacementcould

befitted.

Answer, (d) Apparently

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A3 When I te lephonedyourstoreand explainedthesituationtoyour

receptionist,

Answer, (b) situation

A4 I wasgreetedwith thecomment, ‘Oh not you again’

A n s w e r (d)greeted

A5 which I found most offensive especially since throughout the

protracted period of waiting forthe machine

Answer, (c) offensive

A6 I remainedcalm although I believeI haveeveryreasonforkicking

upafuss.

Answer, (b) kicking

A7 I eventuallygotput throughtothetechnicaldepartment

Answer, (a) through

A8 whowere mostoff hand

Answer,(d)off

A9 and told me therewas littlethat could be done immediately

Answer,(b)little

A10 sincethere were a numberof people offsick.

Answer,(c)off

Đẽttrt48^J-^(^rjDfJ}omplalntJ3]JT/u/Ịrtiảp_nànJ3)) ______

A1 We now move on to late March when I imagine that the sick

employees were fully recovered

Answer, (d) recovered

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A2 and one of your technical staff came out to see me w ith the

intention of replacing the defective part.

A n s w e r (a) defective

A3 Unfortunately he had broughtthewrong partwith him

Answer, (c) brought

A4 andwasveryunsureastowhenhewouldbeabletofindtheright

partandgetitbacktome.

Answer, (b) unsure

A5 Another v isit took place in late April but the engineer, although

he had got the right part w ith him, was unable to make the

washing machine work.

A n s w e r (d) place

A6 Itwas atthis stagethat f wasseriouslyconsidering getting ridof

the machine.

Answer, (a) rid

A7 and asking for a refund

A n s w e r (b)refund

A8 When I raisedthismatterwithoneofyourstaff.A n s w e r (d) raised

A9 Iwas informedthat thiswasoutof thequestion.

Answer, (c) question

A10 and theywould send someone in the ‘nearfuture’.Answer,(a)near

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ĐéJW49._J.etter^fC£mplaintj4)^(77jLr phàp_nàpJ4J) ______

A1 At the beginning of May I decided that the onlycourseofaction

wastopayavisittoyourstore

A n s w e r(c)pay

A2 and meet you face to face so that the matter cou ld be settled

once and fora//.

Answer, (d) all

A3 Admittedly I should have checked f irstsincewhen I reached the

shop I was led to believe that youwere out forthe day.Answer, (a) Admittedly

A4 Throughout this time ofcourse I have beenwithout the facilityof

a washing machine

A n s w e r (b) facility

A5 and have had to use the local launderette.

A n s w e r (c) launderette

A6 From the endofMay until August I have been awayon business

andwassurprisedthatduringthatperiod

A n s w e r (d) during

A7 noeffort has been madetowrite to me and keepme uptodate.

A n s w e r (b)up

A8 SincereturninginSeptemberI havemadeatleastadozenphone

calls and quite frankly I have reached the end ofmy tether.

A n s w e r (a)tether



A9 andmustinsistthatyoudosomethingimmediatelytoputthematter

right.

Answer,(c)insist

A10 If I do nothearfrom youbytheendofthisweek I shall be forced

to seek legal advice.

Answer,(d)seek

Đồ_tw50.__MoneyJ7tentộ) _____________________________

A1 It’s usefulwhen you go to anauction ifyou’re readywithcash in

hand

Answer, (d)hand

A2 I prefer todeal in hardcash ratherthan cheques.

Answer (b) hard

A3 Every office has a certain amount ofpettycashtopayforthingslike tea, coffeeorstamps.

Answer (d)petty

A4 At the moment we are experiencing some cash flow problems

because little money is coming in.

Answer,(c)flow

A5 At the casinoyou can cash in yourchips at the desk.

Answer,(d)in

A6 Whatever she does, shejust can’t helpmakingmoney.

Answer, (b) making

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A7 There doesn ’t seem to be anyone working rea lly hard fo r the

business and yetthey all seem to earn easymoney.

Answer,(c)easy

A8 [fyoudon’twantto useachequeorpostalorder, youcan always

useamoney order.

A n s w e r(a)order

A9 That new invention has been verysuccessful and has proved to

beamoney spinnerforitscreator.

Answer, (c) spinner

A10 This machine is obviously useless and if I were you I’d get your

money back.

A n s w e r (a) back

Đểthị 5 1 _M(>nj3yMatters )_(Các^ỵăn^đềtịểntệ(1)) ___

A 1 Even after their recentheavyexpenses, theystill foundtherewas

ahealthy balanceintheirbankaccount.

A n s w e r (c) balance

A2 Asthe builderwantedcashfor theworkhe had done, shehadto

gotothebankpersonallyto take outthemoneyherself.

A n s w e r (b)takeout

A3 Itwasconsideredaverygoodtimetoapply foramortgagetobuy

the house because interest rates werevery low.

Answer, (c) mortgage

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A4 Beforetheycouldborrowalargesumofmoneytobuythehouse,

they had to make sure they had enough money to be able to

makeadownpayment.

A n s w e r (a)down

A5 All the transactions you make on you r in te rne t account are

recordedsothatyoucancheckthedetailsatanytime.

Answer, (d) transactions

A6 I’m afraid this chequewill be of novalue until you have putyour

signatureonit.

A n s w e r (a) signature

A7 Thebankrefusedtoacceptthemoneyorderbecausethecustomer

had no proofof identity.

A n s w e r (c)accept

A8 Underthe rules laid down bythe bankthere isa restrictionontheamount of money you can get out from a cash machine in any

one day.

A n s w e r (b) restriction

A9 The bank clerk at the counter did not know the customer and in

viewofthelargeamountofmoneyinvolvedwasnaturally cautious

about paying out the sum on the cheque.

Answer, (d) cautious

A10 The bank will s imply not let you borrow any money unless you

can prove thatyou have been in regularemploymentforat least

threeyears.

A n s w e r (c)borrow

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Đềthl52. MoneyMatters(2)(Cácvànđổtiềntệ(2))

A1 Goodaccounting proceduresareveryimportantifyouwanttorun

a business profitably and successfully.

A n s w e r (b) accounting

A2 The company fell heavily into debt when it took on too many

customers and offered them all cheap warranties.

A n s w e r(a)debt

A3 Once you have built up your company, you must remember to

keep in touchwith youroriginal clients.

A n s w e r (c) clients

A4 Each departmentwithintheorganisation is given abudgetwithin

which it hasto remain forthewholeyear.

A n s w e r (d)budget

A5 Whenthet imecametoclosethebusinessdown, its entireassetshad to be calculated so that the creditors could be paid off.

Answer, (b)assets

A6 The manager ca lled in her chie f cle rk because she could not

reconcile the figures on themonthly spreadsheet.

A n s w e r (c) reconcile

A 7 Everyyearthe college finance officerdid not lookforward tothe

visitfromthegovernmentofficialwhocametoaudittheaccounts.

Answer,(d)audit

Ad Itwasagreat relieftoCharliewhenhe realizedthathehadcome

to the end of his agreement with the bank and there was onlyone outstandingpaymentleft.

Answer, (c) outstanding

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A9 The build ing society sent a letter to all its savers and borrowers

that therewould be a reduction in the interest rate.

Answer, (b) borrowers

A10 Shortly after the couple had bought their first house, they saw

the number of bills accumulate rapidly.

A n s w e r (c) accumulate

D0JW53^jyioney_Matters(3)_(Cácvấn^đổtịểntệJ3J) _______

A1 The representative of the financial consultants assured her that

thepolicyofthefirmwasthatofcomplete commitment.

Answer, (c) commitment

A2 There is no need to worry about the money side of the project

because funds are available from the charity sponsoring us.

A n s w e r (b)funds

A3 The p resent finance m inister has adopted a ve ry conservative

approach towards change and always follows a very cautious

policy.

Answer, (d) conservative

A4 As all adv isers always do, she stressed that investing in this

particularmarkethadtobeconsideredasalongtermcommitment

overatleast 10 years.

A n s w e r (c) long-term

A5 Thebestwayto develop an incomeforthefutureis io invest in a

series of companies and in thatway to build up aportfolio.

A n s w e r (b) portfolio

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A6 I strongly recommend Investing intheseshares becauseyouwill

getaverygood returnafteronlyafewyears.

A n s w e r(c)return

A7 The question iswhether it iswisetosellupallyoursharesatthis

stage ratherthanwaittosee howthe market is nextyear.

Answer,(b)wise

A8 The re is no question that the most important resource in that

company is its youthful enthusiasm.

Answer, (c) resource

A9 If you want to make a good job of selling shares to the public,

you must have an element ofaggressioninyourapproach.

Answer, (b) aggression

A10 It’s a personal ma tte r whether you choose s tock from this

companyorfromthatbecauseintheendit’san attitude of mind.Answer, (c) attitude

ĐểJW54 ^JVIoneyJMatters(4UỌácỵàn^đổtịén tệ jý ]) _______

A1 There is one date you mustn ’t forget and that’s the deadlinefor

sending in details of your earnings to the tax office.

Answer, (b) deadline

A2 Ifyouareself-employed,you mustmakesurethatyou filloutthe

form indicating how much you have earned.

Answer, (c) fill out

A3 If thedepartment agrees thatyou have paid too much tax in the

year, youwill receive a refundinduecourse.

Answer, (d) refund

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A4 Each month when you receive your pay, the employer withholds

a certain amountto paytowardsyour pension.

Answer, (a) withholds

A5 Whenyoutakeoutaloan, you havetopayinterestontheamount

you owe.

Answer,(c)owe

A6 In the tax office there will be a file that holds all the documents

and papers connectedwith you.

Answer,(a)file

A7 There is quite a heavy financial penalty attached to any action

that involves late paymentof taxes.

Answer, (d) penalty

A8 Under the new regulations you can agree yourself to calculate

the tax you have to pay on the income overthe previous year.

Answer, (b) calculate

A9 As the couple had a jo in taccount, themoneyto paythe mortage

wastakenfromthere,

A n s w e r (a)joint

A10 Youcan decide, ifyou sowish, togiveupyourrighttotakeyour

pension at an earlier date.

A n s w e r (b) give up



A9 Mary: The one that sounds very grand because it in a wayhides

the fact that itmeans moneyand that’s thewherewithal.

A n s w e r (b)hides

A10 John: Actually , I’m a little embarrassed about this but I haven’t

anymoney topay forthe bushome. Do youthinkyoucould lendme some readies?

Answer, (d) embarrassed

Đêthi56. OnlineMarketingCampaign(Chièndịchtièpth itrên

__________ mạng) ______ _

_____ _

_ _____ _

_______ _ ___

A1 Shewasgoing tod iscuss themattereitherwithhercolleaguesor

herfamily.

A n s w e r (d)either

A2 Ourproject teamtried hard to th inkof allthepossiblealternatives

before making a decision.

A n s w e r (a)of

A3 Tinning can be extreme ly c rucia l when you ’ re cons ide ring

launching a new online marketing campaign.

A n s w e r (c) extremely

A4 Are you able to accept ourconditions of delivery in line with our

recent invoice?

A n s w e r (c)accept

A5 Fortuna te ly fo r us we ’re finding our new in te rnet d iv is ion is

showing an increasedprofit

A n s w e r (b)profit

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A6 Follow ing some recent research our engineers found that our

index system has scope for fast improvement.

A n s w e r (c)found

A7 In our line of business it is vital to host ourwebsite on our own

server insteadofgettingsomeoneelsetodoit.

Answer, (d) instead

A8 Before you employ new staff you should ca rry out a careful

e xam ina tion o f the ir pe rsona l qua litie s and p ro fess iona l

experience.

Answer, (a) careful

A9 Thanks to the high standards ofservicewe offer ourcustomers,

we have been able to establish an excellent reputation.

Answer, (c) reputation

A10 An in te ractive webs ite can save your o rgan isation significantamounts of time and money that would otherwise be spent on

correspondence.

Answer, (b) significant

Đểthỉ57. PayandAllowances (Lươngvànhữngkhoảnphụ

__________ cẫ p) ______________ ____ _ ___ ___ __

A1 On the basis of her ten years’ service she immediately qualified

forthe extended annual leave of sixweeks.

Answer, (b) basis

A2 Although he knew itwasasensitive subject, his boss had to ask

himthe delicate question about hisdrink problem.

Answer, (d) delicate

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A3 At the interv ieweach applicantwasable tonegotiatethelevelof

remuneration theywould be expecting to receive.

Answer, (a) negotiate

A4 Under the new flexible arrangements coming into force soon all

employees can decide whattime tostartand when tofinish.

Answer, (c) flexible

A5 Accordingtothecontractyouarenoteligibleforthenewallowance

until you have beenwith the companyone year.

Answer, (d) eligible

A6 The only way you can hope to raise the level of your pay is to

take on greater responsibil ity.

Answer, (b) raise

A7 She is tryingtogetsomeformofcompensationtomakeupforthe

poorworkingconditionsshehadtoputupwithforallthoseyears.Answer, (c) compensation

A8 Ofcoursethere is a little extraaddedtoyoursalarybecause you

will benefitfrom the inner cityallowance.

Answer, (b) benefit

A9 The hourly wage forall parttime clerical assistants has gone up

by 40% since 2000.

A n s w e r (a)wage

A10 Remember when you stop work and retire, you will be able to

receive the company pension.

Answer (d)retire

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Đểthi58.__P[annfng_a_BusinessịLậpkô^hpoplik[nhdpj3nh)_ _

A1 It isessential beforestartingabusinesstoworkonaplantoavoid

problems later on.

Answer, (c) avoid

A2 The biggest risk in bus iness can be e lim ina ted if you have

sufficientcapitaltostartwith.

Answer,(b)risk

A3 Even when the econom ic situation is strong, there is always

present the need for planning in a new business.

A n s w e r(d)strong

A4 Whatever happens in the future there is absolute ly no substitute

for good market research before you launch a new product.

A n s w e r (c) substitute

A5 Your primary concern is naturally the plan but don’t forget your

capital or your premises.

A n s w e r (b) primary

A6 When peopleare consideringwhethertoloan yournew business

a substantial sum, theyare going to evaluateyourpotential.

A n s w e r (c) evaluate

A7 It is worthwhile gathering as much market research information

as possible before you work outyourplan.

Answer, (d) gathering

A8 Her next taskwas to have a meeting with the bank manager to

demonstratethatshehadasecureenoughplantowarrantaloan.

A n s w e r (b) demonstrate

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A9 There are ce rta in weaknesses in your plan that need to be

addressedurgentlyifyouaretosucceed.

Answer, (c) addressed

A10 Since the start of the business many new ideas have developed

out of the original plan.

A n s w e r (a) developed

Để_th[59^producttonjarovement _ịỌ ải_thỊệjis à Ịip h ẩ p Ịl _____

A1 Before the product is put on the market, the company must

ascertainwhetheritcomplieswithsafetystandards.

A n s w e r (c) ascertain

A2 It is absolu te ly essential to dosome thorough research before

you even think of puttinga newproduct on the market.

A n s w e r (b)research

A3 You havea responsibilitytothepublictoensureyourtoyproducts

are suitable for children to playwith.

A n s w e r (a) responsibility

■ A4 The company is busy trying to solve the problems arising from

the sudden drop in sales oftheircosmetic products.Answer, (b)solve

A5 The job of the organizer of this particular section is to train the

members to deal politelywith any complaints from the public.

Answer, (b) organizer

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A6 Inspiration has its place in anyform of product development but

atthesametimeyoualsoneedtoadoptsomekindofsystematic

approach.

A n s w e r (a) systematic

A7 A logical approach to new ideas is to be welcomed but you do

need a strong elementof imagination as well.

Answer, (d) logical

A8 Since 1993 or ifyou like within the last decade,therehavebeen

many products that have failed because of poor marketing.

Answer, (b)decade

A9 We would defin ite ly like to examine the p roposa l you have

presented to uswith aview to including it in ourcurrent rangeof

products.

Answer, (c) examine

A10 Aswe have enough money in ourpresent budget, we are happy

tolaunchthisnewproductinthenatureofan experiment

A n s w e r (b) experiment

Đẽ_th[60^ __________

A1 The reasonwhy I always buymyclothesat thisstore is because

allthe brandstheysellareofveryhighquality.

Answer,(c)brands

A2 Before these a rtic les leave the facto ry to be fo rwarded to the

retailer, each one is thoroughly inspected

A n s w e r (d) inspected

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A3 Theadvantagesofworkingforthiscompanyisthatallemployees

perceivethemselvesasamemberoftheteam.

Answer, (c) perceive

A4 Ifforanyreasoncustomersdonotliketheitemtheyhavebought,

theyalways take it backandgetarefund.

Answer, (b) take itback

A5 ThegreatthingaboutthisparticularmaterialIsthathowevermuch

youscrewitup,itneverwrinkles.

Answer, (a) wrinkles

A6 Thecompany insists thatall their productsare uniforminrespect

of their quality, specification and look.

Answer, (d) uniform

A7 Thisis the departmentforchildren’sclothesand each garmentis

marked with the recommended age range.

Answer, (b) garment

A8 Thesolepurposeof this jacket is to repelwaterandifyouwearit

in the rain and still getwet, it’s useless.

A n s w e r(c)repel

A9 The whole lookof the shop f ront is enhancedby the introduction

ofbrightcolours.

Answer, (d) enhanced

A10 These pots are being sold as seconds because each one has a

slight defectintheglaze.

Answer,(a)defect

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Đồ_tw6 1 _ su p e r^ I^e rrn a rk© ts_ sỉôuthịs]êu^cằp) _____

A1 Ifyou asksomeone for theirstanceonsupermarketsasopposed

tothe small corner shop, you will get varying replies.

A n s w e r (c)stance

A2 Thef irstquestion you havetoask is who are the customersthat

theyareeachtryingto target.

Answer,(a)target

A3 Whenyou tellthe inhabitants ofasmall vil lage thatthe little local

store is going to close, manywill express dismay.A n s w e r (d) dismay

A4 There w ill naturally be sp lits in the various sec tions of the

communityastothebenefitsordisadvantagesoflosingthelittle

store.

Answer, (b)splits

A5 Of course we all get plagued with endless leaflets through the

door telling us of bargains at the local supermarket.

Answer, (a) plagued

A6 B ig d is cu ss io ns take p lace in the a rea as to w he the r a

supermarket will come to the area and waiting for the outcomecanbequite nerve rackingforthesmallshopowner.

Answer, (c) nerve racking

A 7 Inquiriesareheldwhichseemtogoonforeverandyouonlywish

thattheprocedurecouldbe speededup.

Answer, (c) speeded up

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A8 Protest meetingsare held but invariably theyend in a shambles

because they are not organized properly.

Answer, (b) shambles

A9 Then the fina l result is announced that there is to be a merger

between EASISHOP and GOSHOP, which will then become asuper supermarket.

A n s w e r (d)merger

A10 The confused customer is now in a terrib le dilemma because in

the old days there wasjust one brand of butterto buy and now

thereisachoiceof24.Answer, (c) dilemma

D0_tw62^ (C&iktoàn_thuè) ______________________

A1 Ifyou are self-employed, it isyourresponsibility tocalculatehow

much tax you should legally pay.

Answer, (d) calculate

A2 I had a letter from the office of the Collectorof Taxestelling me

that I had to paybackall the money I owedoverthe last3years.

A n s w e r (c)owed

A3 The arrangement they have is that all themoney that has to be

paid in taxoutof theirearnings comes from their jo in taccount.

A n s w e r (d)joint

A4 Underthe current legislation ifyou are late in paying yourtaxes,

then you have to face a financialpenalty.

A n s w e r (a) penalty

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A5 He is in a terrib le rush to complete his tax returns by Tuesday

otherwisehewon’tbeabletoreachthedeadline.

Answer, (b) deadline

A6 Itdoesn’t happen veryoften but I actuallygot somemoneyfrom

thetaxofficeandwiththerefundI'mgoingtotreatmyself.

Answer,(c)refund

A7 Before you can claim any money back on overpayment of tax,

you have to filloutanapplicationform.

Answer, (b) fill out

A8 You can elect, ifyou want, totransferyourtaxfree allowanceto

yourspouse.

A n s w e r (a) spouse

A9 Until it’s c learly established which tax group you are in, your

employerwillbeaskedto withholdacertainamountofyourpay.

A n s w e r (c) withhold

A10 There have been so many queries about his tax situation that

there is now ahuge filecontainingthedetailsintheoffice.

Answer, (d)file

ĐỔ thỉ63. VerbalCommunicationSkills(Cáckỹnănggiaotièp __________ bằng_IỜỊnóỊ) ____________ __

A 1 Remember that this happened firstand waspriortotheepisode

that happened afterwards.

Answer,(c)prior

A2 As the police saw the accident themselves, the driver avoided

;e necessity of having to give a detailed report.

A n s w e r (d) necessity

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A3 It’sacomplete waste oftimearguingoverwhowastoblame,the

mainthingwehavetodoisdecidewhattodonext.

Answer, (a) arguing

A4 Itwaseasytorealisewhythemachinehadstoppedworkingsince

itwasadirectconsequenceofhisfailuretomaintainit.Answer, (c) consequence

A5 I am comple te ly confused as to why she did it and so it’s not

difficulttoimaginewhyotherpeoplearemystified,too.

Answer, (b) difficult

A6 If you want to try and in fluence that political party it’s best to

become a member yourself and then you can argue from the

inside.

A n s w e r (d)inside

A7 I have greatsympathyforthematthistimebecauseIhavehada

similar experience.

A n s w e r (b) sympathy

A8 Feel free tovisit anything of interestto you in the exhibition and

alsoyou canpartake of any ofthe refreshments available.

A n s w e r (c) partake

A9 Manyofthepeopleinthecrowdwerevisiblycryingbecausethey

all sympathized with thosewho had lost relatives in the disaster.

Answer, (d) sympathized

A10 I assure you thatyouwill havenoproblemwiththetaskbecause

it'saseasy as can be.

A n s w e r (a)as

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Đổtw64^JMaysofcommenting^ b in h ju & ij ___

A1 Ifyouwantmy honestopinion, I thought the playwas rubbish.

A n s w e r (d) rubbish

A2 ItwasquiteagoodfilmbutIthoughtthecharacterswereabitlikecardboard.

Answer, (b) cardboard

A3 It ’squiteanicecarbuttherewasnotverymuch roomintheback.

A n s w e r (c)room

A4 She’spleasantenough butnotverypretty. Infact I’d sayshewas

ratherplain.

Answer, (a) plain

A5 Thefirsttimeyouseetheviewyoucan ’tbelieve it. Italmosttakes

yourbreath away.

A n s w e r (d)away

A6 I sat throughtheconcert feelingreallybored andsleepyandhad

tostopmyselffrom yawningseveraltimes.

Answer, (b) yawning

A7 It was one of the most embarrassing moments of my life and I just wanted the ground to open up and swallow me.

Answer, (c) open

A8 In myopinion noonein theirrightmindwouldevergoand payto

seeaplay likethat.

Answer, (d) like

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A9 The room was good, the bed was comfortable and the service

was excellent but the hotel food lefta lottobe desired.

A n s w e r (b) desired

A10 To be perfectly honest with you I think that this is the best test

I’ve ever taken in myentire life.

A n s w e r (a) life

Đẽtw65.__Waysofdisasreeing(NhCfriQcáchkhôngJájỵthành)

A1 I’ll have topart companywith you there, I’m afraid.

A n s w e r (c)part

A2 There’s noway I can acceptthat.

Answer,(d)accept

A3 We ’ll have toagree todifferoverthat.

Answer,(a)differ

A4 Don’t even thinkabout it! I can’t possiblytakethat on board.

A n s w e r (c) board

A5 Nomatter howpersuasive you are, I won’t change my mind.

Answer, (d) persuasive

A6 You can ’t talk until the cows come home. I won’t accept that

scheme.

Answer,(b)cows

A7 Sorry the subject isnow closed

A n s w e r (a) closed

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A8 I regret I have nochoice but to reject the planoutofhand

A n s w e r (c) hand

A9 No matter how much you object, I am convinced I am right and

you’re wrong.

Answer, (b) convinced

A10 You mightaswell admit it! You haven’t a legtostandon.

Answer, (d) leg

DfitW 66.__WaysoffNsapprcwinS j(NhCtng cáchkhôngùnghộ)

A1 There is noway that Ican agree toyou leavingearlytoday.

A n s w e r (c) leaving

A2 I must object and make it clear that I am to ta lly against any

measures that suggest changes to the original scheme.

A n s w e r (c) against

A3 He hasthe habitofalwaysrejectinganyideathatwillchangethe

current arrangements.

Answer, (a) habit

A4 I cannot condone that sort ofbehaviour in myestablishment andwould askyouto remember that in future.

Answer, (d) behaviour

A5 I have no choice really but to turn down your recent proposal

because it is completely unworkable.

Answer,(c)down

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A6 They can’t possibly go along with your suggestions because it

will involve too much expenditure.

Answer, (b) along

A7 Quitehonestly I’dhavetobeoutofmymindtosanctionwhatisa

crazy proposition.

A n s w e r (d)mind

A8 Whenher fatherdiscovered that his daughterwanted tomarrya

popsinger,hedecidedtoputevery obstacleintheirwaytoprevent

the marriage.

Answer, (a) obstacle

A9 He told me there was defin itely no chance that I would pass my

examination until I did some work.

Answer, (b) chance

A10 You could tell by the way he refused to smile that he didn’t like

thestory.

Answer,(c)way

D0tw67^JWaysofgreeting (Nhữngcáchchàọ_hỏi) ________

A1 Great toseeyouagain. I haven’tseen you forages.

A n s w e r(d)for

A2 Welcometo ourhouse. Come in and make yourself comfortable.

Answer, (a) comfortable

A3 Howdoyou do? I don’t th inkwe’vemetbefore.

A n s w e r(d)before

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A4 HiMary.Where have you been hidingyourselfallthistime?

A n s w e r (b) hiding

A5 Good morning, sir. I hope you will have an enjoyable stayinour

hotel.Answer,(a)stay

A6 Goodeveningtoyouall. Letmefindyoua tablenearthewindow.

Answer, (c)table

A7 Howare you, David.? I mustadmityou’relookingverywell.

Answer, (d) admit

A8 Hellothere. I justdon’tbeiieveit.You haven’tchangedabitsince

we lastmet.

Answer,(a)bit

A9 Ah,youmustbeMary’shusband. Docomeinandmeeteveryone.

A n s w e r (d)meet

A10 Hereyou areat last! I hopeyour journ eyherewasn’ttoohorrible.

Answer, (b) journey

ĐỔthỉ68. Waysofshowinganger (Nhữngcáchthổhỉệnsự __________ tứcgiận) _____ _ ___ _

A 1 I’ve had justas much as I can stomachfromyou.

A n s w e r (c) stomach

A2 You do thatagain and I’il biteyourheadoff.

A n s w e r (d)bite

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A3- I’m so rry but I can ’t take any more. I’m a fra id I've reached

screamingpoint.

A n s w e r (a) screaming

A4 You just dare touch that piece of paperand I’ll kill you.

Answer,(b)dare

A5 How many more timesdo I have to repeatitto you, stupid?

A n s w e r(c)repeat

A6 I know you find this highly amusing but to me it’s no laughing

matter.A n s w e r (d) laughing

A7 I ’m warningyou. I cantakejust thatmuchand no more.

A n s w e r(b)no

A8 Everybodyjust get outofmywayand leave me alone.

Answer,(a)out

A9 Notanotherwordfrom eitherofyou.That ’s final.

Answer, (b)final

A10 Right. I’m leaving. You can dowhateveryou like. I couldn’t care

less.

Answer,(d)less

ĐÔthỉ69. Wayso fshowing pleasure (Nhữngcáchthổhiện _____________ n ié n ỵ y ỵ il _______ _ _____________________________________

A1 Now that’s what I call absolu telyperfect

A n s w e r (a)perfect

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A2 You couldn’t havemade that drink better ifyou’d tried.

A n s w e r(d)tried

A3 W hat a delightful scent those flowers give off when you touch

them.

Answer,(c)scent

A4 Words just failmewhen I trytosayhow happy 1 am.

A n s w e r (a)fail

A5 I cansafelysaythatIdon’tthinkI’veeverenjoyedmyselfsomuch

before.

Answer,(b)safely

A6 The re’s really nothing like it, is therewhenyouf indyou’vegotall

theĐềthitothetestright?

A n s w e r(d)got

A7 The only problem with your cooking is that the more I eat, the

more I wantsomemore.

A n s w e r(c)some

A8 I must be dreamingbecauseit’salltoogoodtobetrue.

Answer, (b) dreaming

A9 Justletmetryonemoreofyourdeliciouschocolatesandthen ri!

promisenottotakeanymore.

Answer, (a) promise

A10 It’sabsoluteblisshere. Ith ink I’llstayatthishotelonemoreweek.Answer,(c)bliss

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D6Jh^7p.__Waysofthanking _(NhOngỊứG hcàpỊ_m ) ________

A1 Words can ’tpossiblyexpresshowgrateful I am forwhatyou have

done.

A n s w e r (d)express

A2 Thankyou so much forhelpingme. I reallyappreciateit.

Answer, (c) appreciate

A3 Athousandthanksforall yourhardwork. I shall never forgetit.

A n s w e r.: (b)forget

A4 They showed their great gratitude by sending us a large sum of

money.

Answer,(a)sum

A5 Thankyou forall you’ve donef rom the bottomofmyheart.

Answer,(d)bottom

A6 I’m sending th is bunch of flowers as a small token of my thanks

and appreciation.

Answer,(b)token

A7 How can I possiblythankyou enough forall you’ve done?

Answer, (c) possibly

Ad On the watch they gave him were the words: in gratitude for40

years loyal service.

Answer,(d)in

A9 It’s very d ifficu lt fo r children to enclose their gratitude for whattheirparentshavedoneforthem.

Answer, (c) enclose

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A10 Look upon th is as a sort of thank you p resen t fo r all you r

endeavours on our behalf.

Answer,(b)sort

Để_tw71 _Waysof_threateninoJW iO pjl dpjO _______

A1 If I’ve toldyou once, I’ve done ita hundredtimes. Don’tdo it!

A n s w e r (c)told

A2 I’ll giveyou justone more chanceand afterthat, you’ll be in real

trouble.Answer, (d) chance

A3 I’m telling you loud and clearthatyou really must get it right this

time.

Answer, (b) clear

A4 Shetold himthat ifh ismannersd idn’t improve,hewouldbesent

home.

Answer, (d) improve

A5 He agreed because he said it was like having a gun held to his

head

Answer, (c) head

A6 I’ ll lendyoumoneyfortheverylasttimebecauseafterthatyou’re

onyourown.

A n s w e r(a)own

A7 I can ’t tell you how lucky you ’ve been this time but just waittillnexttime.

A n s w e r(b)wait

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A8 I’m prepared to overlookyourmistakeonthisoccasionbutIcan’t

everdo it again.

Answer, (d) overlook

A9 Ifyou leave me now, you don’t needtocome back.

A n s w e r (a) need

A10 Letmeput it simplyonemore incidentlikethatandyou’re outon

youreari

A n s w e r (c)ear

Để_th[72._ _Worwng_WeI\JLàiỵiviệcsỊêng_nàng) ____________

A1 The boss was appointed in the hope that she would be able to

achieveresults.

Answer, (c) achieve

A2 In the very beginning she had ameeting with all the staff, which

turnedouttobeextremely productive.

Answer, (a) productive

A3 Althoughmanypeoplewantedtoremain loyaltoherpredecessor,

theysoonstartedtorespectherstyleofmanagment.

Answer, (d) loyal

A4 Atthefirstseriesofinterviewsthequestionwaswhethertoappoint

anewcomerorpromoteacurrentemployee.

Answer,(b)promote

A5 Thedecisionwasfinallytakenthatappointmentsshouldbebasedpurely and simply on merit.

Answer,(c)merit

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A6 There was a new spirit in the company and for the firs t time in

agesstaffatlastfelttheywerebeing valued.

Answer, (a) valued

A7 Employeeswerebeginningtoreceiverecognitionforthehardworkthat they had been doing.

Answer, (d) recognition

A8 Itsoonbecameapparentthatunderthenewmanagementpeople

were also starting to contribute some of their free time to the

company.

Answer, (c) contribute

A9 Some of the longes t serv ing s ta ff actually looked forward to

coming into work.

Answer, (d)forward

A10 At the endofherfirstyear itwasobvioustoeveryonethatasthe

new boss she had been totally accepted.

A n s w e r (a) obvious

ĐÔthi73. Agoodrealestaterentalmarket(M ộtth ịtrườngcho

_____________ __ ________________________________________ ' _____

_ ____

A 1 Ray Alcorn o f Park Real Estate Inc remarks that real estate isa

capital-intensive industry,anditshealthrisesandfalls withcapital

availability; currently the capital markets are so flush w ith cash,

theycan ’t find a place for it all.

Answer,(c)flush

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A2 Boom times ty pic ally engender o ve rsupply of p roduct, but

constructionpriceshaveskyrocketedduetonaturaldisastersand

rising commodity prices, which has tempered new building in all

property types.

Answer, (c) tempered

A3 R ising consume r in te re st rates w ill fu rthe r slow consumer

purchasing andthehousingmarket,andmayproducethedesired

softlanding.

Answer, (c) landing

A4 H is torically , contractions in capita l have a negative effect onvaluations, and current rumblings from government regulators

aiming to trim commercial banks’ real estate loan exposure are

worrisome.

A n s w e r (d) rumblings

A5 Globalmarketsare literallyawash incapital,all ofitseekingyield

and stability; fortunately, commercial reai estate offers both, and

evenifbanksareconstrainedthereisasurfeitof capitaltofillthe

void.

Answer,(c)surfeit

A6 Construction costs have gone through the roof in the past year

due to natural disasters and increased commodity prices.

Answer,(c)roof

A7 High construction costs and condo convers ions have reduced

new supply and a s lowing housing market increases renta l

demand, so owners can now flex the ir muscles w ith ren t

increases, and thosewho bought at highvaluations may yetget

the lastfaugh.

Answer, (d) last laugh

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A8 Areaswith declining employment and population will experience

an acceleration of those trends, and investors will not acquire

properties in such markets without good reason to believe a

comeback is in the offing.

Answer, (d)offing

A9 Retail p rope rtie s w ill suffe r as owne rs rediscove r risk as a

componentofvalue,butmostoftheseassetsareownedbywell-

capitalizedprivateequitygroupsthatcaneasily rideoutthestorm.

Answer, (b) ride out

A10 Acquisit ion of stabilized properties at low cap rates with little

potentialforrentgrowthisasurerecipeforbelowmarketreturns.

A n s w e r (b) recipe

ĐỖthi74. AQuickHistoryo fAdvertising (SơlượcvềỊỊchsừ

_________ qyàng_cáo)___ _ ____________ _ ___ _

____ _ ____ A1 Encarta ’s History of Advertis ing notes that archaeologists have

found evidence o f advertis ing dating back to the 3000s BC,

among the Babylonians.

Answer, (b) archaeologists

A2 One of the firs t known methods of advertis ing was the outdoordisplay, usually an eye-catching sign pain ted on the wall of a

building.

Answer, (b) eye-catching

A3 An ou tdooradvertisement excavatedin Rome offers property for

rent, and one found pain ted on a wa ll in Pompe ii calls theattention of travelers to a tavern.

Answer, (a) excavated

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A4 In medievalt imesword-of-mouth praise of products gave rise to

a simple but effective form of advertising, the use of so-called

town criers.

A n s w e r (b)criers

A5 Thesewerecitizenswho readpublicnoticesaloudandwerealsoemployed by merchants toshoutthepraisesoftheirwares.

Answer, (c) praises

A6 Although graphic forms of advertising appeared early in history,

printed advertising made little headway until the invention of the

m ovab le -type p rin ting p ress by German p r in te r JohannesGutenberg about 1450.

Answer, (b) headway

A7 In the United S ta te s, the a dvertis in g p ro fe ss io n began in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1841, whenVolney B. Palmer set

upshopasanadvertisingagent, theforerunneroftheadvertising

agency.

Answer,(b)set

A8 The in troduction of radio created a new opportunity and by the

end of the 1920s, advertising had established itself in radio to

such a(n) extent that advertisers were producing many of their

own programs.

A n s w e r (b)extent

A9 The early 1930s ushered in dozens of radio dramatic series that

were known as soap operas because they were sponsored by

soap companies.

Answer (c) ushered

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A10 Television had been introduced in 1940, but because ofthe high

co st of TV se ts and the lack of p rogramm ing , it was not

immediately embraced.

Answer, (a) embraced

Đề_th[ 7 5 _Accountants(Kè toán_ỵ iỂ PẤ _________________

A1 Most a ccountin g p os itio ns re qu ire a b a che lo r’s degre e in

accounting or a re lated fie ld or an equivalent combination of

education and experience.

Answer, (d) an equivalent

A2 Many compan ie s want graduates w ith a mas te r’s degree in

accounting, oramaster’s degree in business administrationwith

a concentration in accounting.

Answer, (a) a concentration

A3 Some schools offer students a chance for hands-on experience

with part-time internship programs in accounting or commercial

firms.

A n s w e r (a) internship

A4 Accountants help make sure that af irm is run efficiently, that its

records are maintained accurately, and that its taxes are paidproperly and in a timelymanner.

Answer,(d)timely

A5 Nowadays, accountants are broadening the services they offer

with budget analysis, investment planning, and IT consulting.

Answer, (a) broadening

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A6 Publicaccountants,manyofwhomareCPAs,generallyhavetheir

own companies orworkfor majoraccounting firms.

Answer, (c) Public

A7 Some accoun tan ts spec ia lize in f or ens i c a cco un tin g -

Investigating white-collar crimes such as securit ies fraud andembezzlement.

Answer, (b)forensic

A8 Many work c losely w ith law enforcement o fficers and lawyers

duringinvestigationsandoftenappearasexpertwitnessesduring

trials.

A n s w e r(b)expert

A9 M anag em e nt accountants record and ana lyze the financia l

information of the firms inwhich theyareemployed.

Answer, (d) Management

A10 Government accountants work in the public sector, maintainingand monitoring the recordkeeping of government departments

and agencies.

A n s w e r(d)sector

ĐÔthi76. Accounting Information Systems (Các hộ thòng ___________ tiP -ỉtẾ . to ý /ĩ) ____________________________________________

A1 A cco un ting in fo rm a tion system s are a v i ta l pa rt of an

organization’s day-to-day operations.

Answer,(d)vital

A2 Prices can vary from customized multimillion dollar systems toprepackagedsoftwarethatcostslessthan$100.

Answer, (c) prepackaged

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A3 Cus tomization allows fo r a good fit to the bus iness ’s needs,

smooth interfacing with other internal systems, and the ability to

implement special security measures.

A n s w e r (c) interfacing

A4 Advantages of non-custom software includelowcost, immediate

a v a ila b i lity , q u ality , d o cumen ta tio n on d ata flow , good

compatibilitywithexternalsystems,and supportfromthevendor.

Answer, (c) support

A5 D isadvantages include lack of featu res, paying fo r unwanted

features, and risk of vendor availability.A n s w e r (d) unwanted

A6 Goodaccountingsystemsallowuserstoruninformalreportssuch

as agedaccounts receivable ortokeeptrack of inventory.

Answer, (a) aged

A7 Accounting systems have to t rack transactions in three business

processes: order entry/sales, bil ling/accounts receivable/cash

receipts, and purchasing/accounts payable/cash.

A n s w e r (c) transactions

A8 The o rde r entry/sales process captures sales data and records

the information.

A n s w e r (a) captures

A9 Thisprocessstartswithacustomerorder,whichinitiates a credit

check.

A n s w e r(b)check

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A10 Afterthecustomerisapproved, thesalesorderdepartmentmust

let the warehouse know what goods to pick, and the shipping

departmentneedstoknowthatanorderhas beenplaced.

A n s w e r (c) placed

ĐỒthi77. Agricultural MarketDevelopment (Pháttriổnthị __________ ừườngnõngnghiệp) ____________ ___________ _

A1 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN advises that

an efficient and adequatemarketing system is aprecondition for

agricultural diversification, providing better prices to producers

andtheavailabilityofcompetitivelypricedproducetoconsumers.

A n s w e r (a) precondition

A2 Physical improvemen t is usually addressed in two ways: by

providing improved market infrastructure (both urban and rural)

and by improving rural access roads.

A n s w e r (a)access

A3 Rural markets form part of a trade network; they are normally

arranged on a periodic basis on specific weekdays and are

commonly organised at a central place in a village or d istrict

centre.

A n s w e r (d) periodic

A4 Larger rural markets (‘assembly ma rkets ’) are found where

greaterquantitiesof produce aretraded, eitherby the producers

themselves or by traders, and are normally situated on main

highways, ornear to ferries and other local transport nodes.

Answer (c)nodes

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A 5 Term inal wholesale and semi-wholesale markets are located

within or near major cit ies (usually with populations exceeding

0.5 million).

Answer, (d) Terminal

A6 Retail markets d irectly serve consumers in main urban areas;

although primarily retail, they may have some semi-wholesale

functions, particularly if they allow producers to trade - in which

case,theyareoftencalled farmers’markets.

A n s w e r (b)farmers’

A7 Internalfactorsforchangeincludeincreasingvolumesofproduceto be handled; alterations to commercial practices and trading

pa tte rns; and the emergence of p ro fess iona l spec ia lised

wholesalers.

Answer, (c) emergence

A8 The main external causes for change are demographic factors,including increase in population of a city as a result of migration

and natural growth, population shifts within cities and moves to

the s uburb s, and ch ange s in the lo ca tio n and n atu re of

workplaces.

A n s w e r (b) demographic

A9 A commonproblem atbothwholesaleand retail levels isthatthe

markets are viewed as tax instruments ratherthan as means of

facilitating the marketing of local produce: the marketing system

is ‘ k idnapped ’ by mun ic ipa lities , w ith the sole pu rpose of

collecting taxes.

Answer, (b) instruments

A10 These factors ail need to be taken into account in identifying the

best approach to market development.

Answer, (b) account

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Đểtw78.__Annual_Repprt(Bâo_cáp_thuờng_nỊôn) _____ _____

A 1 Ourannualreportwassubmittedtotheshareholderson31 March.

A n s w e r (b) submitted

A2 Turnover remained constant through the fiscalyear.

A n s w e r (b)fiscal

A3 Profits declined sharplywith the devaluation of the currency.

Answer, (c) currency

A4 Sales fell gradually in thef irst two quarters, bui recoveredinthesecond halfoftheyear.

Answer, (c) recovered

A5 Costs reached apeakinApril.

Answer, (d) a peak

A6 Demand rose sharply afte r our major competito r wen t into

bankruptcy.

Answer, (a) bankruptcy

A7 Overhead levelled off when utility charges were frozen by the

government.

A n s w e r (b)frozen

A8 Priceswereraisedwiththeintroductionofournew lineofwidgets.

Answer,(b)line

A9 Output keptupwithdemand.

A n s w e r (b)kept

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A10 Althoughthecompany’soverallperformancewasweak,itsbottom

linewas still in the black.

Answer, (c) performance

Đ ồ_th[79._^Asset Classes^(CácJỚ ỊJ v ổ đ ộ n g s ả n l ________ _

_

A1 Cathy Smart and the Investment analysts at 401k Forum help

you get down to the basics with this article about the different

asset classes.

Answer, (c) basics

A2 Asset classes are the categories that yourdifferent investments

fallinto-suchascash,bonds,large-capstocks,small-capstocks,

and international stocks.

Answer, (a)fall

A3 S tudies have shown that the key to successfu l investing is tospread your wealth among different asset classes.

Answer,(d)spread

A4 Market capita lization (market cap) is a measure of the size and

value of a company; to determine this, you simply multiply the

numberofthecompany’soutstandingsharesofstockbythemarket

price of one share.

Answer, (d) outstanding

A5 Market capitalization is important because history has shown us

that the stocks of companies with different market caps behave

differently in terms of return and risk.

Answer, (a) behave

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A6 Cap-size shift: mid-cap stocks may have once been defined as

large cap, but fell outof favorwith investors.

A n s w e r(b)favor

A7 Mid-cap stock performance usually falls somewhere in between

the returns of their large- and small-cap counterparts.

Answer, (b) counterparts

A8 However,mid-andsmall-capstockreturnstendtobemorevolatile

than the returns of large-cap stocks.

A n s w e r (b) volatile

A9 Ifasmallercompanylosesafewkeyexecutives,oriftheeconomy

takesa turnfor theworse, it onlytakesa

few nervous investors tocause the stockto drop drastically.

Answer,(d)turn

A10 D iversificat ion can reduce your risk and help p ro tec t your

investment:ifoneassetclassinyourportfolioisperformingpoorly,

there’s a chance that another asset class within your portfolio

will be performing well.

A n s w e r (d) Diversification

Dfitw 80._ ^.udiUngJKipm tpán) ________________________

A1 The purpose of an audit is to gather and evaluate evidence in

ordertoformanopiniononthereliabilityofacompany’sfinancial

statements.

Answer, (c) reliability

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A2 The audit report is usually no morethan a page in length and is

attached to the financial statements.

Answer,(a)report

A3 Aud ito rs are not responsible for the preparation of the financial

statements of an company.

Answer, (d) preparation

A4 In the financial statements, the company implicitlystates that all

i tems, account balances and transactions are materially valid,

complete and accurate.

A n s w e r (c) materially

A5 An error in validity is committed when the financial statements

include an item that should not be included.

A n s w e r (d) validity

A6 An e rror in completeness is committed when the financia lstatements do not include an item which should be included.

A n s w e r (c) completeness

A7 An error in accuracy is committedwhen the financial statements

inc lude incorrec t in formation about an item that shou ld be

included.Answer, (a) accuracy

A8 Oneofthe principalgoalsoftheauditoristoadd credibilitytothis

assertion.

Answer, (b) credibility

A9 Audit risk is the risk thatthe auditor expresses an Inappropriate

audit opinion when the financial statements are s ignificantly

misstated

A n s w e r (a) misstated

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A10 In addition tothefinancial statements, the auditoralso examines

the company’s internal controlproceduresforeffectiveness.

A n s w e r (c) control

Đểtw81 thuêxehoi) ________________

A1 LeaseGuide.com author Al Hearn exp la ins that automob ile

leasing is based entirely on the concept that you pay for the

amount by which a vehicle’s value depreciates during the time

you’re driving it.

Answer, (a) concept

A2 Depreciation is the difference between a vehicle's original value

and its value at lease-end {residual value), and is the primary

factorthatdeterminesthecostofleasing.

A n s w e r (c) residua!

A3 Genera lly , European and Japanese automobile makes have

lower depreciation than American brands.

Answer,(c)makes

A4 Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) is the full price

foravehicleasdisplayedonitswindowsticker,includingoptional

packages and destination charges.

Answer, (d) Suggested

A5 When you and your dealer sit down and agree on a lease price

foracar,thisbecomesthe capitalizedcost,or“capcost”.

Answer, (a) capitalized

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A6 Capcostcanbereducedbyrebates,factory-to-dealerincentives,

trade-incredit,oracashdownpayment;theseareknownascap

cost reductions.

Answer, (a)down

A7 When you lease, you’re tying up the leasing company's money

while you’re driving their car and they rightfully expect you to

payintereston thatmoney, the same aswith a loan.

Answer, (d) tying up

A8 This interest is expressed as a money factor, sometimes calledlease factor, and is specif ied as a small decimal number such

as.00297.

Answer, (a) decimal

A9 A good rule of thumb: Lease money factors, converted to an

annua! interest rate, should be comparable to, if not lower than

local new-car loan interest rates.

Answer,(d)thumb

A10 However, you may not qualify for great money factors unless if

you have a spotlesscreditrating.

Answer, (c) a spotless

ĐỔ_ỊJtí82.__BasicE\ectron\csJNgànỊiđịộntửcơỳần) _ _____

A1 Electronics is the study and utilization of systems that function

by guiding electron flow in devices such as semiconductors.

Answer, (b) devices

A2 Des igning and build ing e lectronic c ircuits to so lve practical

problems is the mandate of electronics engineering.

Answer, (b) practical

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A3 R ese arch into in no va tive s em ico nd ucto r te ch no lo g y and

applications is considered a branch of physics.

A n s w e r (a) branch

A4 E lectron ic c ircuits are mainly used to contro l, p rocess and

distribute information, and for the conversion and distribution of

electric power.

A n s w e r (d) conversion

A5 These two purposes rely on the creation and dete ctio n of

electromagnetic fields and electrical currents.

Answer, (a) fields

A6 The rapid modern advancement of electronics began in earnest

with the introduction of the radio.

A n s w e r (a) earnest

A7 There are three div isions to an electronics system, an exampleofwhich is a television set

A n s w e r (d)set

A8 First,theinputisabroadcastsignaleitherreceivedbyitsantenna

or fedinthroughacable,

Answer,(b)fed

A9 Second, processing c ircuits insidetheTV extractthebrightness,

colour and audio data from this signal.

Answer,(c)extract

A10 Thirdand last, itsoutputapparatus, acathode raytube, changes

theelectronic signals intoa visible image on its screen.

A n s w e r (d) visible

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Đôtw83. _BasjcInvestmentTypes bàn)

A1 Common shareholders have the right to e lect d irectors, to vote

on certain corporate matters, and to share in any residualassets

of the company if it iswound up.

A n s w e r (d) residual

A2 Common shareholders are the last to claim assets in cases of

insolvency.

Answer, (b) insolvency

A3 Preferred shareholders may have no voting rights, but special

features on redemption or conversion of preferredshares into

common shares exist in many cases.

A n s w e r (a) conversion

A4 U.S.SavingsBondsarebackedbythegeneralcreditandtaxation

powers of the federal government, sothere is virtually no riskof

default

A n s w e r (b) default

A5 A bond is a loan byan investortothegovernmentoracompany,

which generally promises to pay a specified rate of interest and

torepayacertainamount,the facevalueofthebond,atmaturity.

Answer, (b) face

A6 Certificates of Deposit (CDs) are short-te rm, in te rest-bearing

savingscertificatesissuedbybanksorbrokers,bearingamaturity

date and a specified interest rate; they can be issued in any

denomination.

Answer (b) denomination

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numbers of investors and use it to buy short-term investments,

such as T-Bills and commercial paper.

A n s w e r(c)paper

A8 The returns on mutual funds depend on the fund’s investment

ob ject ives, described in its prospectus, and its success in

achieving them.

Answer, (c) prospectus

A9 Closed-endfundsaremuch like mutualfunds, but sharesare not

issued orredeemedonanongoingbasis;asetnumberofsharesare issued and then listed on an exchange for t rade among

investors.

Answer, (a) Closed-end

A10 Optionsgivetheholderthe rightto buy (‘call’ option) orsell ựput

option) a securityata specificprice foraspecific period of time.Answer,(c)put

D0tw84^J3udgeting (Lập_pgỷjl£ác/)J ___________________

A1 Budgetingisacombinationofmathematicsandguesswork: some

factors are precisely known, while others are less clear.

A n s w e r (b)factors

A2 Everycompanyshouldprepareacompletebudgetandconstantly

monitorits performance against that budget.

Answer, (d) monitor

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A3 Any v aria tio n from a budget should be in ve stig ate d and

explained, and prompt action should be taken to correct any

problems.

Answer,(d)prompt

A4 When you have seta budget, you should stickto it as much as

possible, but revise it when necessary.

A n s w e r(c)stick

A5 Budge ting itself can help a company reduce cos ts , because

every item in itmustbe justifiedbeforehand.

Answer, (b)justified

A6 Thewrongwaytoprepareabudgetistosimplyincludeeverything

at last year’s level plus annual inflation.

A n s w e r (c) inflation

A7 Focus firs t on the la rgest costs, since they should have thegreatestpotentialforreduction.

A n s w e r (b) potential

A8 Donotoverestimate theprojectedsalesforthebudgetperiod.

Answer, (d) projected

A9 Creating a(n) cashflowforecastrequiresestimatingtheexpected

monthly expenditures and matching those

against the likely monthly income.

A n s w e r (a) cash flow

A10 Many companies maintain a rolling budget, so that they are

continually budgeting for this time next year.

Answer, (c) rolling

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A1 The Commission on European Contract Law recogn izes that

throughoutEuropethereisgreatinterestindevelopingacommon

European civil and commercial law.

Answer, (a) civil

A2 The efforts and moneywhich itwill cost to unify the private law

willbeamplyrepaidwhen it isthere.

A n s w e r (a) amply

A3 In1997,theThirdCommissionbegantopreparerulesonsubjects

whicharecommontocontracts,tortsandunjustenrichment,such

aspluralityofcreditorsanddebtors,and assignmentofdebtsand

claims.

A n s w e r (d) assignment

A4 W ith a few exceptions the members of the Comm ission of

European Contract Law have been academics, but many of theacademics are alsopracticing lawyers.

A n s w e r (c) practicing

A5 The Members have not been representatives of specif ic political

or governmental interests, and they have all pursued the same

objective,todraftthemostappropriatecontractrulesforEurope.

A n s w e r (a) interests

A6 ThePrinciplesmaybecomparedwiththeAmerican Restatement

of the Law of Contract, which consists of non-binding rules, or

“softlaw \

A n s w e r (d) softlaw



A7 Some of the Principles of European Contract Law reflect ideas

whichhavenotyetmaterialisedinthelawofanystate.

A n s w e r (c) materialised

A8 TheCommission hasmadean effortto dealwiththose issuesin

contractwhichfacebusinesslifeoftodayandwhichmay advance

thetrade.

Answer, (b) advance

A9 TheCouncil and theCommission of the EU have been invitedto

prepare new procedural legislation in cross border cases, in

particularon those elementswhich are instrumental to a smooth judic ia l co-opera tion.

Answer,(c)cross

A10 It is envisaged thatthe general principlesofthe law of contracts

provided in the PECLwill be integrated in what may eventually

become a European Civil Code.

A n s w e r (c) integrated

ĐỒ thỉ 86. Business Letter Basics (Nhữ ng vằ n đề căn bàn về __________ tỊỵtkỊnhứoanh) ______ ' ______________________

A1 Thef irst goal in writing a business letter is toget the recipient’s

attention.

Answer, (b) attention

A2 One fundamental principle of effective writ ing is to put the key

information at the beginning.

Answer, (c) principle

A3 Avoid weighing down the beginning of the letter with abundant

information of which the reader is already aware, however.

A n s w e r (c) weighing

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A4 Effectivewriting iseffortlessreadingthatmakestherecipientwant

toreadfurther.

A n s w e r (b)effortless

A5 In writ ing commercial correspondence, it is important to employ

afriendlyyetefficient tone.

Answer,(d)tone

A6 Try to aim for a conversational style, but without employing bad

grammar, slang, or otherwise questionable English.

A n s w e r (d) conversational

A7 Bemerciless ineliminating thepaddingthatmostpeopleputinto

letters:itwastestherecipient’stimeandtrieshisorherpatience.

A n s w e r (d) padding

Ad Agoodbusinessletterissimpleandstraightforwardwithoutbeing

simplisticorpatronizing.A n s w e r (d) patronizing

A9 The co nc lu s ion or ending pa rag raph shou ld b ring the

communication to a polite and businesslike close.

A n s w e r (a) businesslike

A10 Un fo rtuna te ly , the ending paragraphs in much commerc ia l

correspondence employ wordy and overused phrases that

detractfromtheletter’s impact

Answer, (d) impact

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Đô thỉ 87. Business Software Competitors (Nhữ ng nhà cạ nh __________ ỊrapỊỵ vổ phẵ nmêm kinhjJoanh)_ _ ___________

A1 Brian Moran writes in SQL Server Magazine (March 2005) that

aninterestingbattleistakingshapebetweenMicrosoftandOracle,

two titans of the database world, and the prize is business-

application software.

A n s w e r (c)shape

A2 P ric in g fo r d atab ase s and p rices fo r h ig h-e nd business-

application software can be inexorably entwined when a vendor

controls both the business layer software and the database.

Answer, (b) inexorably

A3 Vendors who sell both have a lot more margin to play with and

can be a lot more creative about how they price a total package

forcustomers.

Answer, (c) play

A4 MicrosoftandOracleare fiercecompetitorsinthedatabasespace;

competition in o ther areas inevitab ly has an e ffect on their

database competitions.

Answer, (c)fierce

A5 Earlierthisyear, Oracle (the second largest providerofbusiness

application software) merged with PeopleSoft (the third largest

provider), which had already swallowed J. D. Edwards (another

major provider) back in 2003.

Answer, (d) swallowed

A6 SAP is s till the dom inant provider, but O rac le ’s Peop leSoft

acquisitionisintendedtogrowthecompany’sflaggingapplicationdivision.

A n s w e r (a) flagging

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A7 Soaseriesofacquisitionshas led toa(n) oligopolyinwhichSAP

and Oracle share market leadership in the world of business

application software.

Answer, (d) oligopoly

A8 A t the same time, Microsoft has been making slow but steadystrides in building its own competitive offerings in this space.

A n s w e r (b) making

A9 Microsoft has beenonabuyingspreesinceitspurchaseofGreat

Plains several years ago, acquiring Solomon and several other

n iche companies to s titch together the Microsoft Bus iness Solutions Business Group.

Answer,(d)spree

A10 The competition between Microsoft and Oracle isn’t only about

business software; both companies are striving to be platform

companies.

A n s w e r (d) striving

^el lu lar TelephonesJĐỊỘị i tíỊọạÌd[động) ________

A1 All around the world, cellular telephones are being used more

and more.Answer, (b) around

A2 Cell phonesarehand-helddevices;theyarealsocalledwireless

or mobile phones.

A n s w e r (c) held

A3 Cell p hones arepopularwith users because theyare small, light

and easily transported.

A n s w e r (c) popular

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A4 Ce llu la r te lephones are actually little d iffe ren t than two- way

radios.

A n s w e r (d)way

A5 A callerspeaksintoacell phone, and itpicksuphisorhervoice,

transforming the sound into radiowaves.

A n s w e r (d)up

A6 Then these radiowavesaretransmittedthrough the atmosphere

untiltheymeeta nearbybasestation.

Answer, (b) nearby

A7 Thestationsendsyourphonecall throughthestandardtelephone

network, where it eventually reaches the receiver.

Answer, (d) through

A8 Cell phones provide a vast array of functions these days, and

new ones are being added all the time.Answer, (d) functions

A9 When someone calls you, yourcell phone receiverdetects radio

wavessentoutbythebasestation.

Answer, (b)detects

A10 Inside yourcell phone, thesewaves are converted backintothe

sound of the caller’s voice.

Answer,(a)back



Đểtw89^^ommercla[Property(Thuong™Q]_tâtđộngsản)_

A1 Accord ing to NAREIT (Yungmann and Taube, 2001), p roperty

insurance coverage should be based on fair value, i.e., valuing

assets at their current market values - actual, if available, or

theoretical,ifnot.Answer, (d) theoretical

A2 Much of the fairvaluedebate has had a technical focus on how

to place fair values on assets forwhich nomarketvalues exist

A n s w e r(c)exist

A3 While the technical issues are important, the real driver should

be improving transparencyfor users of financial statements.

Answer, (d) transparency

A4 Asingleglobalstandardwill increasetheconsistencyoffinancial

presentations, which currently vary considerably.

Answer, (c) consistency

A5 A comprehensive standard facilitates comparability across all

types of financial institutions.

Answer, (b) facilitates

A6 Whenaccountingvalues forassets divergefromtheirunderlyingmarket values, somemanagements take uneconomic actions to

protect accounting performance measures.

Answer, (c) diverge

A7 Forexample,duringtheU.S. savingsandloancrisisinthe1980s,

many institutions soldoff assetswith market values above bookand continued to hold assets with book values above market.

Answer, (a) soldoff

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A8 In h indsight, users of their financia l s ta tements were not well

served bytheaccounting system inplaceatthetime.

Answer, (b) in place

A9 Fair value proponents argue that measuring financial assets as

c lose as possib le to the ir true underly ing economic values

removes these perverse incentives.

Answer, (b) proponents

A10 Users would also benefit from a clearer picture of the economic

healthoftheenterprise.

Answer, (b) health

£Mrth[9p._ JSompany^Benefits/Cdc

A 1 Companybenefitsareoftenasignificantportionoftheemployee’s

compensation package.

Answer, (a) package

A2 When considering an offer, the candidate should examine any

benefits offered by theprospectiveemployer.

A n s w e r (d) prospective

A3 Generous benefits can contribute up to 35 or 40 percent to the

overallcompensationforajob.

Answer, (b) overall

A4 Health insurance is an importan t benefit; it is less expensive

through the employer at group rates than when taking it out on

one’s own. Answer (c)group

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A5 Shouldthe employee become ill or havean accident, his or her

medical treatment is adequately covered.

A n s w e r (d)treatment

A6 Many u s employers now help cover the expense of childcare

facilities in their communities.

Answer, (a) childcare

A7 Another important benefit now often offered is flextime, which

allowstheemployeetovaryhisorherworkinghours,within limits,

each day.

Answer,(b)limits

A8 On the other hand, fewer companies are offering pension plans

thatguaranteea fixedmonthlysum to retirees.

Answer, (c) retirees

A9 Anotherbenefit, the stockownershipplan, permitstheemployee

to buy sharesofthecompany’sstockatsubsidizedprices.

A n s w e r (c) shares

A10 Telecommutingisaworkplanthatpermitstheemployeetowork

from his orherhome.

Answer, (b) Telecommuting

D0JW 91. Conference Ad vice (H&jỵ ghijư vàn) ___________

A1 Being a delegate at conferences and o ther gatherings is a

valuable opportunitywhetheror notyou present apaper.

Answer,(c)paper

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A2 A t such events, you will get an accurate sense of the current

direction ofthe industry.

A n s w e r(c)sense

A3 And if you are scheduled to give a ta lk, you will gain increased

visibility.

Answer, (d) visibility

A4 Actually,it isnotveryimportantforyoutoattendanyofthe vendor

exhibitions.

A n s w e r (c) vendor

A5 Ino rder for you tobepluggedIntoyour industry and itsmarket, it

isimportantforyoutogotosuchevents.

Answer, (a) plugged

A6 Theimportanceofconferencesisnottheseminarsorworkshops,

butthe refreshment breaks and chatting at the barafterthe dayisdone.

Answer, (d) done

A 7 Thekeyfeatureofaconferenceisthechancetomeetthosewhom

youwouldnot otherwisehavemet.

A n s w e r (c) otherwise

A8 Be sure to ca rry your business cards, and do not hesitate to

exchange cardswith anyoneyou meet.

Answer, (d) exchange

A9 And finally : do not fo rget to enjoy your host city: confe rence

informat ion packages often spo tlight nearby attractions and

sightseeing opportunities.

Answer, (d) spotlight

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A10 We ll ahead of time, however, you should pian a balance of

scheduledconferenceactivitiesandeventsthat suityourneeds.

Answer,(d)suit

Đẽth [9 2 ^ Consumer Behaviour _

A1 Dr. Lars Pernerexplainsthataswellasthestudyofhowproducts

are purchased, consumer behavior also involves their use and

disposal, s ince many environmental problems result from the

latter.

Answer, (a) disposal

A2 Consumerbehaviorinvolvesservicesandideasaswellastangible

products.

Answer, (d) tangible

A3 Product use is often of great interest to the marketer, because

this may influence how a product is best positioned or how wecan encourage increased consumption.

A n s w e r (c) positioned

A4 Forexample,byunderstandingthatconsumersaremorereceptive

to food advertising when they are hungry, we learn to schedule

snack advertisements late in the afternoon.

A n s w e r (c) receptive

A5 Theimpactofconsumerbehavioron society isalsoof relevance;

for example, aggressive marketing of high fat foods may have

serious repercussions for the national health.

A n s w e r (c) repercussions

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A6 S in ce new pro du cts are usually in itia lly a dopted by a few

consumers and only spread laterand graduallytothe restofthe

population, companies that Introduce new products mustbewell

financedsothattheycanstay afloatuntiltheirproductsbecome

a commercial success.

A n s w e r (c)afloat

A 7 It is important to please initial customers, since they will in turn

influence many subsequent customers’ brand choices.

Answer, (c) subsequent

A8 Common sense suggests that if you buy a 64-ounce bottle of laundry detergent, you should pay less per ounce than if you

boughttwo 32-ounce bottles; in practice, however, you often pay

asizepremium by buying the larger quantity.

A n s w e r (d) premium

A9 Consumer surveys, as any kind of research, are vulnerable tobias:thewordingofaquestioncaninfluencetheoutcomeagreat

deal.

Answer, (b) bias

A10 P h ysi o lo g ica l measu res are occas iona lly used to examine

consumer response ; fo r example , advertise rs may want to

measure a consumer’s level of arousal during various parts of

an advertisement.

Answer, (b) Physiological

D0Jii_93._ jContractsandjagreements_(Hppd5rỊg_yà_tfráạJfuỊậríJ_

A1 A contract is a binding agreement that is reached between two

individuals or parties.

Answer, (c) binding

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A2 A contract between an individual and his or her employer is for

the services s/hewill provide in exchange forgetting paid

A n s w e r (a) paid

A3 Signinga rental agreementto live in anapartmentforoneyear is

a kind ofcontract.

Answer, (c) Signing

A4 Thetenantpromisestopayacertainamountofrent,andinreturn,

the realty agent promises to supply the accommodation.

Answer, (b) certain

A5 A customer enters into a con tract each time s /he makes a

purchase.

A n s w e r (d) enters

A6 A con tract is initiated when a person makes an o ffe r to buy

something and the selleracceptshisorheroffer.Answer, (c) accepts

A7 In orderforacontracttobecompleted,something ofvalueneeds

to be exchanged.

Answer, (b)value

A8 A contract has been created when both the buyer and the seller

haveagreed that there will be some kind of consideration.

Answ er, (a) consideration

A9 Anycontractthat ismadetobuyorsellsomethingthatis illegalis

not enforceable under law.

Answer, (c) illegal

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A10 A con tract is requ ired to be made by those who are legally

capable, a condition called capacity.

Answer, (b) capacity

Đôthi 9 4 ^ _Corporate Taxation (Thu& doanhnghiệ pl _______

A1 Rob Norton, of eCompany Now and Fortune magazines, notes

in the article quoted below that corporate taxes are among the

leastefficient and leastdefensibleoftaxes.

Answer, (c) defensible

A2 The tax is popular with the man in the street, who believes,

incorrectly, that it is paid by corporations.

Answer, (b) in thestreet

A3 Thefederalcorporateincometaxappliesonlytosomebusinesses

- those chartered as corporations - and not to partnerships or

sole proprietorships.

A n s w e r (c) sole

A4 Thefederaltaxisleviedatthreedifferentratesondifferentbrackets

of income: 15 percent on taxable income under $50,000; 25

pe rcen t on income between $50 ,000 and $75,000; and 34

percent on income above that.

A n s w e r (a) brackets

A5 Agoodreasonthatstateandlocalcorporateincometaxesremain

low is that corporations could easily relocate out of states that

imposed unusually high taxes.

Answer, (c) relocate

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A6 Except for emergency taxes in wartime, corporate profits were

first taxed in 1909, when Congress enacted a 1 percent tax on

corporation income.

A n s w e r (b) enacted

A7 TheTax ReformActof 1986wasdesignedto increasethe share

of federal revenues collected via the corporate income tax and

todecreasethesharefromthe individualincometax.

A n s w e r (a) individual

A8 While the top corporate tax rate was cut, deductions for capital

expenditureswereseverelycurtailed,andasaresulttheeffective

tax rate formanycorporations rose.

A n s w e r (b) curtailed

A9 The cen tra l problem w ith the corpora te income tax from an

economic point of view is that, ultimately, only people can pay

taxes.

A n s w e r (c) people

A10 As early as the 17th cen tu ry , S ir W illiam Petty, one of the

progenitors of modern economics, a rgued that a tax on the

production and sale of commodities would eventually be shifted

byproducerstoconsumers,whowouldpayitintheformofhigher

prices.

A n s w e r (d) progenitors

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Đôthi95. _Detectln£LCompeWonJPMfhỊộpsựcạnhJranh)__

A1 Mark Hennricks in Entrepreneu r magazine (December 1999)

warns that you should not count on friendly competition; if you

do, your rivals mightjust steal your customers from under your

nose.Answer, (c) nose

A2 Potentia l competitors for Sparks.com, an online reta iler of real

g reeting cards, run the gamut, from the corner g ift shop to

Amazon.com.

Answer,(b)gamut

A3 That awarenesswas broughthomeduringarecentmeetingwith

executives of another company, supposedly to explore setting

up a strategic alliance with Lindau’s 70-person firm.

A n s w e r (a) brought

A4 “One of them laid down a briefcase and out popped one of ourbusinessplansfrom ayearago, which theyhad clearlyobtained

through channels we had not intended,” recalls Lindau.

Answer, (b) channels

A5 “Someone to whom we had given a con fidential copy of our

business plan had shared it with our competition.”

A n s w e r (b) confidential

A6 Query vendors, customers, consu lta nts and o thers who do

business with companies in and around your f ield to find out if

and when new competitors are likely to emerge.

A n s w e r(a)do

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A7 Lindau says venture cap ita lis ts represent a fru itfu l source for

competitive information for her because due diligence requires

investo rs to research re la ted businesses befo re back ing a

company.

Answer, (c) diligence

A8 C omp an ies tha t occupy spots on your va lue cha in often

understandyourbusinessandcustomerswellenoughtobecome

potentrivals.

A n s w e r(d)potent

A9 Carefully scrutinize firms that have mastered technology similarto yours, even if theyappearto operate in distant sectors.

Answer, (d) scrutinize

A10 Noonewinseverysale,butifyoustarttolosesalestocompanies

you’ve never heard of, you may be witnessing the birth of new

andunexpectedcompetitors,andyourearlywarningsystemmay

befaulty.

Answer, (d) witnessing

ĐỔ_th[96;_ _Dotcom RetaStores (Cửa Jỉàng bán_ Ị ẻ Dotcorn) _

A1 Me lissa Campanelli, a marketing and te chno lo gy w rite r inBrook lyn, comments on the reasons fo r dotcoms to open a

physical store to extend their life spans.

A n s w e r(c)spans

A2 In the traditional realm of business, you open a retail store first

andthen launchawebsite, butsincethedotcom revolution,many

surviving dotcoms that skipped that f irst step are realizing the

benefits of opening a brick-and-mortarlocation.

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A3 Anyone that has a business plan w ith a goal of e-commerce

needsto augmentthat businessplanwith a retail reality.

A n s w e r (a) augment

A4 "We realized ve ry ea rly that we could not exis t pure ly as a

dotcom,”saysSalPerisano,ofiPartyCorp,“Weknewweneeded

some terrestrial link, some reality other than a virtual company,

tobolsterwhatweweredoing.”

Answer, (c) bolster

A5 Physical stores give your customers a more convenient way to

returngoodsandtryoutproducts-twooptionsanalystssayaresorelym issing from Netstores.

A n s w e r (c)sorely

A6 Owningastoreoffersanatural trafficflowintoandoutofthestore,

which allows an entrepreneurtogathernames and begin direct-

to-consumer marketing programs.

Answer, (d)traffic

A7 However, opening a retail store is an expensiveproposition.

Answer, (d) proposition

A8 For those of you who lack the funding needed to open a retail

store right now, try renting a kiosk in a local shoppingmail.

A n s w e r (c) kiosk

A9 If youdowant tosetup shop,youshoulddowhateveryoucanto

learn about launching and running a tradit ional retail business

before you do so.

Answer,(c)shop

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A10 Y our bes t b e t is to de te rm in e ahead of time whe th e r a

multichannel strategy is a good move foryour dotcom.

A n s w e r (a)bet

Đề_th[97!_ElectronicCommerceJJh^ongmọịđỊộntử) ______

A1 This paper by Derek Miers received critical acclaim when it was

published in 1996, andtheissueshighlightedarejustas relevant

today.

A n s w e r (a) acclaim

A2 Over recent years information technology has experienced an

unprecedented degree of change, enabling the transformation

of the basicmechanismsofbusiness.

Answer, (d) mechanisms

A3 Withinthe nextyearswewill seetheemergenceofsecure, cost-

e ffe c tiv e e le c tron ic paymen t s ys tems to a u g m e n t th esetechnologies.

A n s w e r (c) augment

A4 Those waiting for clear signs of th is new age before acting will

foreverbedestinedtoobservefromthesidelines.

A n s w e r (d) sidelines

A5 ThefundamentalopportunityofferedbytheInternetisforsuppliers

to gain direct access to consumers without the attendant costs

associatedwiththemaintenanceofphysicald istributionchannels

- people, bricksand mortar.

A n s w e r(c)mortar

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A6 Markets and marketing conceptswill change radically, driven by

those companies who successfully rise to the challenge.

Answer, (b) riseto

A7 11th-centuryEuropesawtheemergenceofcredit-basedbanking

systemsandfinancialinstrumentssuchasbillsofexchange,and

theseconceptsremainwithus,intheirmodifiedform, tothis day.

Answer, (c)tothisday

A8 These basic concepts underpinallmodernformsofcommerce.

Answer, (c) underpin

A9 The rise of the Internets ince theadventoftheWorldWideWeb

has p ro vid ed an ea sy -to -u se c omm un ic atio n c hannel for

businesses to contact current and potential customers.

A n s w e r (a)advent

A10 The emergence of the In te rnetas a gene ra ! commun ica tionchannel has a lso g iven rise to the possib ility o f widespread

electronic commerce.

Answer, (b) rise

ĐỔ thi 98. Email Do's and Don’t’s (Nhữngđiềulàmvàkhông

__________ !Ịto]àm trong_tíM J? ỊộnJủ ) _____ _____ _ _ ______ _

A1 Joan Lloyd, of Joan Lloyd & Associates, writes that email is a

medium of communication unparalleledforsheerconvenience.

A n s w e r (d) unparalleled

A2 However, she warns that it also carries many pitfalls and even

dangers in the office environment.

A n s w e r (c) pitfalls

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A3 Deliveringanegativemessageisdifficult, evenwhen itis spoken

face-to-face; defensiveness is a lmost guaran teed when it ’s

received by email.

Answer, (b) defensiveness

A4 What’s worse, email can be printed and saved: both parties will

often haulouttheir“documentation” to prove howthe other party

haswrongedthem.

Answer, (d) wronged

A5 Ifyou rece ivean email that ticksyouoff,andyourfirstreactionis

to counterattack, don’t; close it and wait 24 hours before yourespond.

Answer, (d)ticks

A6 Because the tone and inflection aremissing, it is more important

to use friendly language, descriptive adjectives and carefully

chosen words.Answer, (a) inflection

A7 If you don’tconsider how itwiil sound on theotherend andtake

steps to shape the delivery so the meaning is understood, you

could be doing damage control later.

A n s w e r (c) damage

A8 When I get a s loppy email, w ith poor punctuation, misspelled

words or in lowercase letters, ittells me thepersonjust doesn’t

realizethatwhatandhowtheywrite telegraphstheircredibilityto

others.

Answer, (c) telegraphs

A9 Email feels private, but it’s anything but.

A n s w e r (c)but

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A10 Write every email foryour boss’s eyes: it’s a great way to keep

you honest andpoliticallysensitive.

A n s w e r (a) politically

Đềtw99._J3AAP j^< ^£ ụ y ^ tíc ^k è to á n _ c h u ẩ p 2 _________

A 1 GenerallyAcceptedAccountingPrinciplesareasetofaccounting

standards approved by the professional accounting industry.

A n s w e r (a) standards

A2 GAAPareacombinationofauthoritativerulessetbypolicyboards

and the commonly accepted ways of recording and reporting

financial information.

Answer, (a) authoritative

A3 They can become accepted eitheras a result of due processor

as a resultof long term practice.

A n s w e r (d) process

A4 Accountantscannotexpresstheopinionthatfinancialstatements

are “in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles”

ifsuchinformationincludesanydeparturesfromtheseprinciples.

A n s w e r (a) departures

A5 After the stock Market Crash of 1929, theAmerican Institute of

Accountantsintroducedfivebroadprinciplesofaccountingwhich

have won fairly general acceptance.

A n s w e r (c)Crash

A6 It is relatively unimportant to investors what reporting method isusedbyacompany,solongastheyareassuredthatitisfollowed

consistentlyeveryyear.

Answer, (b) consistently

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A7 In 1934, theU.S. Congresscreated theSecuritiesand Exchange

Commission (SEC), g iv ing it the au thority to p rescribe the

methods used in preparing financial statements.

Answer, (d) Exchange

A8 In 1938, Congress permitted companies to use a new inventory

method, lifo, for income tax purposes.

Answer, (c) inventory

A9 In 1939, the AIA recommended the phrasing, “present fa irly in

conformitywith generally accepted accounting principles” in the

standardformoftheauditor’sreport.

A n s w e r (a) auditor’s

A10 The p & L monograph of 1940 p romu lgate d the “ matching

p rin c ip le ” , wh ich p laces p rim ary em phas is on the

correspondence of costswith the revenues that they produce.

A n s w e r (d) matching

Đẽth [100.JnternalCc^m LjnịcạtỊons^(G/aoJ/êpJỊỘ [bộ) ______

A1 According tothe GovernmentCommunication Network(GCN), a

plan for internal communications should be integratedintoevery

communication strategy.

Answer, (b) integrated

A2 Winning thesupportof internal stakeholderscanbeasimportant

as reaching key external audiences, and will be v ita l to the

success of your communication programme.

A n s w e r (c) stakeholders

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A3 Internal communications need exactly the same kind of analysis

and strategy as external communications: there will be distinct

aud ience g roups who shou ld be segmented, and the same

processes of information collection and insight generation apply

to internal as to external groups.

A n s w e r (b) segmented

A4 Fạrfrombeingthepoorrelativeofexternalcommunication, internal

communication performs a crucial role within government.

A n s w e r (c) relative

A5 Byengagingstaffwiththedepartmentalvisionandvaluessothat

theycan apply them in theirday-to-daywork, it createsaculture

thatdoes twothings: it improves policy delivery and it increases

the chance of meeting departmental objectives.

A n s w e r (b) engaging

A6 O rgan isatio ns th at have a strong commun icatio ns fu nctio nfrequently outperform those thatdon’t; private sector companies

thatcommunicateeffectivelyhavea19.4percenthighermarket

premium than companies that do not.

Answer, (a)outperform

A7 As w ith exte rnal commun ications, it is not enough to have atactical approach; every department should have an internal

communications strategy that is developed, implemented and

monitored according to industry best practice and the needs of

staff.

Answer,(a)best

A8 Printed or online surveys might be your first port of callwhen it

comes to unde rs tanding commun ication needs w ith in you r

department.

Answer, (b)call

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A9 Beforeselecting a researchmethod, produceabriefthatsetsout

clear objectives and explainswhat you are trying to achieve.

Answer,(a)brief

A10 You might also need to se t up a d iffe rent d ia logue with eachteamwithinyourdepartmenttotakeon boardculturaldifferences.

An s we r : (a) board



iNiíỉu ____________________ /

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( f

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PARLIAMEN-

TARY CANDIDATE

T there was absolutely no doubt that Henry Orpington liked poll

tics. He talked about politicsail the time. All themembers of his

family were pleased, therefore, when Henry was adopted as the pro

spectiveparliamentarycandidatefortheconstituencyinwhichtheywereliving. One year later the date of the general election was announced

by the Prime Minister. Throughout the election campaign Henry's wife

and his two teenage daughters worked night and day for him and he

finallywon a seat in the House of Commons by a very large majority.

Every day of the campaign was a challenge, but there was one day in

particular that Henry would neverforget. That was the day he thought

hewasgoingtobeblownupbyabomb.

On a Friday morning at the beginning of the campaign, the phone

rang in theOrpingtons' house atsix-thirty in themorning. Henrygot out

of bed and ran down the stairs. He wondered who could possibly be

ringing at that early hour in the morning.

Henry: Hello.

Man's voice: IsthatMr.HenryOrpington,theparliamentarycan

didate?

Henry: Yes, speaking.

Man's voice: Ch, good morning. 1 want to warn you about abomb....

Henry: A bomb?Where? Hello! We've been cut off. Op

erator! Operator! Operator!

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Andrew:

Henry:

Andrew:

Henry:

Andrew:

Henry:

Andrew:

Itwasnogood.Thelinehadgonedead.Ascalmly

ashecouldHenrywentupstairstotellhiswifethe

alarming news. They decided to get dressed at

once and take the two girls to their aunt's house.

Henryinformedthepolicebutaskedthemtokeepthenewsfromthepress.AthalfpasteightHenry

wasinconferencewithhiselectionagent,Andrew

Higgins, at party headquarters.

If you want my opinion, I suggest you cancel all

your engagements for today and wait until the

police gettothe bottom ofthe matter.

Certainlynot! I'm notgoing to letmyselfbescared

by some stupid crank.

What did the man sound like? Did you recognize

his voice?

No, Iwas halfasleep. Hisvoicewasn 'tfamiliarbut

he sounded quite pleasant. He didn't seem to be

threatening me.

Thatmakes thewhole business even more sinis

ter. Lookhere, Henry, onedaywon'tmakeallthat

muchdifference.I'lltellpeoplethatyou'velostyour

voice or something.

No, I'm going to carry on as usual. Think of the

advantage it would give my opponents if I were

out ofthe campaign even forone day.

If you say so. But I'd like tomake it clear that I'm

dead against it.

HenryOrpington'sfirstengagementthatdaywas

an open-airmeeting on a large housing estate at

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Vera:

Henry:

Vera:

teno'clock.Asmostofthemenwereoutatwork,

his aud ience consisted main ly o f women and

young children. Andrew Higgins kept a c lose

watchontheplatformfromwhichHenrywasmak

ing his speech, while several plainclothes police

men mingled inconspicuously with the crowd.

There was very little reaction to Henry's speech,

except from one or two hecklers at the backwho

kept on asking what Henry's party intended to do

aboutthe rising priceoffruitandvegetables. After

the speech he shook hands with some of the

women.Oneofthemliftedupababyforhimtokiss,butthesightofHenry'sbeardmusthavefrightened

it because itbegan toscream its head off.

At eleven o'clock he paid a brief visit to a public

house on the estate. Henry couldn't offer to buy

anyone a drink because he knew very well that

his opponents would consider that to be bribery.So he let one of his supporters buy him a drink

instead.

At lunchtime hewentto his sister'shouse to see

hiswifeanddaughters.Theyhadspentthemorn

ing addressing envelopesfor the leaflets he was

sending out. His sister, Vera, thoroughly disapproved of his involvement in politics.

Now I hope you can see the danger of getting

mixed up in politics, Henry. You and the family

will probably all be blown up.

Don'texaggerate,Vera. I‘m sure it'sjust a hoax.

Ionlyhopeyou'reright.Whatothermeetingshave

you gottoday?

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Henry:

Vera:

Henry:

Henry:

Heckler:

Henry:

Heckler:

Henry:

I shall be calling at houses in Midhampton this

afternoon, and then there’s a big meeting tonight

in the field behind Thompson's farm.

Thereyouare, then. Nodoubtoneofthose stupid

farmers has got a pile of bombs hidden in a haystack.

Oh, Vera, really!

Therewas a large crowd in the field when Henry

arrived at eight o'clock forwhat was perhaps the

biggest meeting of thewhole campaign. His constituency was largely a farming community and

themostimportantlocalissueconcernedthesub

sidies that the new government would be paying

to the farmers. Aftera hard day'swork, hundreds

offarmersandfarmlabourershadcometothefield

tohearwhatHenryhadtosay.

Ladies and gentlemen, I appreciate the anxiety

you mustall feel about this question of subsidies.

I too have been a farmer and I know the difficul

ties you are experiencing, and so...

... and so you've decided to become an M.p. and

get rich!

No,myfriend. Iwanttogivethefarmersavoice in

the House of Commons.

I don'tbelieve awordof it!

You've gota strong voice, I'll admit. But London'stwo hundred miles away and I don't th ink your

voicewillcarrythatfar.That'swhyIwanttospeak

on your behalf.

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Vera:

Henry:

Thecrowdremainedgood-naturedforthefirstpart

ofhisspeechandHenrywasfeelingpleasedwith

himself.Andthen,suddenly,halfadozentractors

roared onto the field.

"Do you like tomatoes?" shouted one of the tractordrivers.Henryhesitatedforamomentandthen

replied: "Yes, I like them verymuch."

"Well,wecan’tsellthemataprofit,"saidthetrac

tor driver, "because the imported ones are too

cheap. So rather than let them go to waste, you

can have them!"

ItwasthenthatHenrynoticedthatthetractorswere

loadedwith boxesoftomatoes, which thefarmers

started to throw at him. Unfortunately for Henry,

two of them hit him full in the face. He realized

that he had to say something quickly to win the

crowdovertohisside. "Thankyouforyourgenerous gift, but I really prefer them in sandwiches.

And now let's geton with the meeting."

The crowd started to cheer and Henry managed

to finish his speech without further interruptions.

In the meantime the police had made athorough

search of Henry's house and assured him thattherewerenohiddenbombs. Hewentbacktohis

sister's house to collect his family.

I've gotsomesupper ready. I'm sure you mustbe

starving.

You shouldn'thave bothered. We canall goback

home now. The police have searched the house

thoroughly and they found nothing at all.

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Vera: Well,atleaststayandeatthenicesaladI’vemade.

Henry:

Henry:

Man's voice:

Henry:

Harris:

Henry:

Harris:

Henry:

Harris:

Henry:

Harris:

Allright,Vera.Justsolongastherearenotoma

toes in it!

Af ter supper, Henry and his fami ly went home.

Laterthat evening the phone rang.

Hello.

Oh, Mr. Orpington. I've been trying to reach you

all day.This isPaulHarris. Í called you thismorn

ing.

You did indeed! Ỉ think you owe me an explana

tion.

Yes, I do. When 1 phoned you this morning I was

cut off. Itwas a bad lineo rsomething.

Well, what aboutthe bomb?

The bomb?What on earth do you mean?

That's what I'd like to know. You said, "I want to

warn you about a bomb."

Oh,dear!I'mafraidthere'sbeenamisunderstand

ing. I didn'thave time to finish my sentence. You

see,I'mafarmerandIoverheardsomeoftheother

farmers planning to break up your meeting.

I still fail to seewhat all this has got to do with a

bomb.

Well, ifwe hadn'tbeen cutoff I was goingtowarn

you abouta bombardment of tomatoes!ị

-oOo-

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NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

parliamentary candidate

adopted

prospective

constituency

challenge

campaign

blowupHouse ofCommons

the line had gone dead

operator

headquarters

the press

engagements

election agent

threaten

manorwomanstandingforelection

to parliament as an M.p. (Memberof Parliament)

here means chosen

future

districtrepresentedbyoneM.p.The

people in th is d is tr ic t a re called

"constituents"

atestofone'sability

planned course of action; here re

ferstothetime(aboutthreeweeks)

just before an election

kill in an explosiononeofthetwoHousesofParliament

(the other isthe House of Lords)

the connection had been broken

the telephonist at the telephone ex

change

main office

the newspapers, newspaper report

ers

appointments

the person who manages the cam

paignforaparliamentarycandidate

trytofrighten

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opponents

exaggerate

hoax

gettothebottomofthematter

crank

housing estate

thewhole business

plainclothes policemen

sinister

hecklers

carry on

public house

I'm dead against itkeep a closewatchon

mingled

inconspicuously

reaction

rising

t ream its head off

paidabriefvisitto

those who are aga inst you (here

refers to members of the other po

litical parties)

say that something is more impor

tantetc.thanitreallyis

(pronounced like jokes ) joke

findoutthetruthaboutit

someone with strange ideas

an area with houses of the same

type and usually built by the same

builder

the situation

policemen wearing c iv ilian (ord i

nary) clothes

strange and frightening

people who in te r rup t a speaker

(usually political)

continue

a place where wine, beer and spir

itscan be bought and drunk

I'm completely against it

watch carefully

mixed

so as not to be noticed

showing of feelings foror against

increasing

scream very loudly

visitedforashorttime

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bribery

disapproved of

involvement in

gettingmixedup in

pile

haystack

largely

community

issue

subsidies

appreciate

carry

good-natured

tractor

halfa dozen

roared

gotowaste

assured him

starving

botheredIwasoutoff

money or goods given to someone

towinhissupport

did notapprove of

mixing in

becoming involved in

heap, numberof

large pile of hay

mainly

district and its people

question or problem for discussion

help in the form of money from die

government

here means understand

here means travel, i.e. be heard in

London

friendly

vehicle used on a farm for pulling

things

six(twelvetoadozen)

made a loud noise; here came in

with a loud noise imported boughtfrom anothercountry

be wasted

made him certain

very hungry

taken the troublemy telephone connection with you

was broken

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Whaton earth...?

misunderstanding

salad

overhear

winthecrowdovertohisside

bombardment

a strongway of saying "What...?"

mistakedue to something notbeing

understood

dish of fresh vegetables

hearsomething Withoutthespeakerknowing

winthesupportofthecrowd

in the mi lita ry sense, with heavy

guns; herewithtomatoes

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QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES

A. Comprehension questions

1. Which constituency was Henry Orpington adopted for?

2. What sortofmajority did he get?

3. Who is Andrew Higgins?

4. DoesAndrewwantHenrytocontinuewithhisengagementsafter

the bomb threat?

5. Why did Henry's audience atthe housing estate consist mainly

of women and children?

6. Why did the baby scream its head offwhen Henry tried to kiss

it?

7. What had Henry's wife and daughters been doing all morning?

8. Whatwas themost importantelection issue for the farmers?

9. Why couldn't the farmers sell their tomatoes ata profit?

10. How did Paul Harris know about the bombardment of toma

toes?

B. Change thefollowingsentences intothepassive:Example:

The constituency adopted Henry as the candidate.

Henrywasadoptedasthecandidatefortheconstituency.

1. The PrimeMinisterannouncedthe date ofthe general election.

2. He thought a bombwas going toblow him up.

3.They'vecutusoff.

4.They keptthe newsfrom the press.

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5. I'm notgoing to let somestupid crankscareme.

6. Henry's beard must have frightened the baby.

7. Two of the tomatoes hit him in the face.

8. Ifthey hadn't cutusoff.c.Usethefollowingwordstocompletethesentencesbelow:

bribery hoax

scream starving

crank cutoff

cancel teenage

1. I have two small sons and th ree _____ daughters.

2. The operator has _________ us ___________ .

3. rm going to __________ all my engagements.

4. He has very strange ideas. I think he's a ___________ .

5. When the baby saw Henry's beard, it began to _________ .

6. If H e nry b ou gh t someone a d rin k it w o u ld be c o ns id

ered _________ .

7. Henry thought that the telephone call aboutthe bombwasjust

a ______ .

8. I haven't eaten all day. I'm _________ .

D. ThefollowingsentencescomefromtheconversationbetweenAndrew and Henry. Change them into indirect (reported)speech.

Startlikethis:

1. Andrew suggested that Henry cancel all his arrangements for

thatday.

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Nowyoudoit.

1.Andrew: I suggestyou cancel all your engagements fortoday.

2. Henry: I'm not going to let myself be scared by some stupid

crank.

3. Andrew:What did the man sound like? Did you recognize his

voice?

4.Henry:No, I was halfasleep. He didn't seem tobethreatening

me.

5.Andrew:That makesthewhole business even more sinister.

6. Andrew: Henry, one day won't make all that much difference.

I’ll tell people you've lost yourvoice.

7.Henry: I'mgoingtocarryonasusual.

8.Andrew: I'd liketomake it clearthat i'm dead against it.

-oOo-

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KEYS TO EXERCISES

1. The one in which he was living.

2. A large majority.

3. Henry Orpington's election agent.

4. No, hewants him tocancelthem.

5. Because mostofthemenwereoutatwork.

6. Because itwasfrightened by Henry's beard.

7. They had been addressing the envelopes for the leaflets Henry

was sending out.

8. The subsidies that the new government would be paying.

9. Because the imported ones were too cheap.

10. He overheard some ofthe other farmers planning to break up

Henry's meeting.

1. The date of the general election was announced by the PrimeMinister.

2. He thought hewas going to be blown up by a bomb.

3. We've been cutoff.

4.Thenewswaskeptfromthepress.

5. I'm not going to letmyself be scared by somestupid crank.

6. The baby must have been frightened by Henry's beard.

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7. Hewas hit in the face bytwoofthe tomatoes.

8. Ifwe hadn'tbeencutoff....

1. teenage2.cutusoff

3. cancel

4. crank

5. scream

6. bribery

7. hoax

8. starving

1. Andrew suggested that Henry cancel all his engagements for

thatday.

2.Henrysaidthathewasn'tgoingtolethimselfbescared bysome

stupid crank.

3. Andrew asked Henrywhattheman sounded like and if he rec

ognized his voice.

4. Henry said that he didn't because he was half asleep, but the

man didn't seem to bethreatening him.

5. Andrew said thatthatmadethewhole business even more sin

ister.

6. Andrew told Henry that one day wouldn’t make all that much

difference and that he would tell people that Henry had lost his

voice.

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7. Henry said thathewasgoingtocarry on as usual.

8. Andrew said he would like to make it clear that he was dead

against it.

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Reading' 2 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FLAT HUNTER

ErikaWeiss had correspondedwith Peter Jarvis for nearly three

years, but they only met forthefirsttime last month at London

airport. Erika had come from Germany towork for a year in her firm’s

London office.When she first arrived, shewentto stay at a hostel, but

shewasn ’thappythere. Shedecidedtolookforaflatofherown, butas.she didn’t know her way around London, and couldn’t understand the

advertisements forflats in the newspapers, shewent to see Peter and

to ask his advice.

Erika: Imustfindaflatofmyown.Idon’tlikelivinginthe

hostel, Peter. There’s no privacy, the food is hor

rible and I have tobe in by eleven o’clock.

Peter: Howcan I help?

Erika: I can’t understand the advertisements.

Peter: Well, let’shave a lookat one.

Erika: This one, for example. Whateverdoes it mean?

Peter: Letmesee.“Charms/cturngdnfit,dblbedim,Ige

Inge, kit, bth, centhtg, £20pw.”

Erika: Now please translate itforme.

Peter: That’s no good for you.

Erika: itmaynotbe,butIwanttoknowwhatitmeans.

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Peter:

Erika:

Peter:

Erika:

Peter:

Erika:

Peter:

Erika:

Peter:

It means, “A charming self-contained furnished

garden flatwith adouble bedroom, large lounge,

k itchen and bathroom, with central heating, at

twentypoundsaweek.

Yes. I see. That’s too big and too expensive forme. Howam I going tofindwhat I want?

Tomorrow’sSaturdayandwe’vebothgottheday

off. I suggestwe spend thewhole day looking for

aflat. If we ’re lucky, we might find something for

you tomove into nextweek. Ail right?

Thatsounds lovely. I hope I can find aflatas nice

as yours.

Thatwon’t be easy.

You mean this wasn’t the first flatyou looked at?

You must be joking! I’ve only been here for twomonths. You should have seen the terrible flat I

had before. And it was hard enough to get that.

Finding a flat in London is very difficult. To start

withyou’vegottobuythefirsteditionofoneofthe

London newspapers, and after you’ve read the

accomodation advertisements you ’ve got to runto the nearest telephone so that you are the first

person to ring up.

Butwhatifitsays,“ringaftersix.”?

Oh,youmustn’ttakeanynoticeofthat.I’vemissed

lots of flats by takingthat too seriously. Youmust

ringupatonceandkeepyourfingerscrossed that

there’ssomeoneat hometoanswerthe phone. If

the owneranswers, you mustn’t soundtooeager.

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Erika: What doyoumean?

Peter:

Erika:

Peter:

Erika:

Peter:

You’vegottogivehim,orher,theimpressionthat

youdon’treallymindifyougettheflatornot.You

must sound as if you’ve gotdozens of other flats

to consider.

Buttherearen’tdozensofotherflats.

Ofcoursenot.Butifyousoundtooeagertheowner

will think you’re having difficulty in finding a flat,

and then hell think there’s something wrong with

you.

I suppose you’re right.

Ofcourse I am. it’s like a game. You pretend you

don’t really want a flat at all, and the owner pre

tendshedoesn’treallywanttolethisflat.Hesays,

“It’stenpoundsaweekyouknow,”asifhedoesn’t

think you have enough money, so you say you

didn’trealizetherewasnoprivatebathandyou’re

not interested after all. When you’ve collected a

listofaddressestovisit,yousetoff.Yougettothe

streetwherethefirstflatisandpassthemostbeau

tifulhousesyou’veeverseen.Thisisperfect,you

think.Aflatinahouselikethisforonlytenpoundsaweek! And then, as you get nearertothe num

beryou’re looking for, you notice thatthe charac

terofthestreetischanging.Thehousesaredirty,

thedoorsareunpainted,windowsarebroken.And

ofcoursethehouseyou’relookingforistheworst

of all. You want to turn round and go home, but

theowner isalreadyatthedoor. He takes you upto see the flat, and although you can see what’s

there for yourself he points to everything in the

room.“There’sthebed,”hesays,“andthere’sthe

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Erika:

Peter:

Erika:

Peter:

Erika:

Peter:Erika:

Peter:

Erika:

Peter:

table.” In the endyou tell him that you ’ve got an

other flat to look at and that you ’ll let him know.

After seeing a lot of places like this you begin to

think you’ll never find a reasonable flat. I even

thoughtabout going to a hostel like yours.

Oh, no! Ifotherhostelsare like mine youwouldn’t

have liked itatall.Thissounds terrible, Peter.Are

you sureyou stillwantto help me tomorrow?

Yes, of course I do. I justwant you to knowwhat

it’s going to be like.

I’m getting a pretty good ideal Tell me how you

got the terrible flat you had before this one.

I gotitthroughanagency. I paidasmall feetothe

agencyandtheygavemethreeaddresses.Iwent

to the first address and a charming grey-haired

ladyopenedthedoor.Sheshowedmeaself-contained flaton the groundfloor. Itwas nicelydeco

rated, clean and cheap. I told her I’d take it and

paid hera month’s rent in advance.

But I thoughtyou didn’t like it. Itsounds fine.

Waitaminute.

Sorry. Go on.

Imoved inonaSunday night. Iwaswoken upthe

nextmorningathalfpastseven.

Whatwoke you up?

Road drills and bulldozers! There was one little

thing the landlady hadn’t told me: they were go

ing to build a motorway right outside mywindow!

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flathunter

there’s no privacy

hostel

Ihavetobein

self-contained

lounge

thedayoff

accommodation

ring up

keep your fingers crossed

eager

youdon’treallymind

dozens

let

setoff

lethimknow

reasonable

a prettygood idea

someone looking for a flat (two or

three rooms on the same floor)

you cannot be alone

a build ing in which young people

(usually students) can live cheaply

I mustbe back in the hostel

with its own bath room and lavatory

sitting room, living room

thedayfree,i.e.youdonothaveto

gotowork

houses, flats, rooms: somewhere to

livetelephone

asuperstition; this is meantto bring

good luck

keen, enthusiastic

it’s not important to you

many, a lot (twelve to adozen)

offer for rent (you often see signs

saying FLAT TO LET)

startajourney

tell him later

sensible, moderate

quiteagoodidea,afairlygoodidea

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agency

fee

rent

motorway

road drills

bulldozers

here means a firm that collects de

tails of flats and passes them on to

the flat hunters for a commission,

usually the equivalent of a week’s

rent

payment

payment for use of a building usu

allypaid by theweek orthe month

high-speedroadwithlimitedaccess

machines for breaking up the road

surface

vehic les that move earth in large

quantities

-0O0-

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1.Where did Peterand Erikameetforthe firsttime?

2. What is Erika's nationality?

3. Why didn’t Erika like the hostel?

4.What is themeaningof “Charm s/cfurngdn fit”?

5. What does Peter mean when he says that on Saturday they

both have “thedayoff?

6.What’s thefirstthingyou do ifyouwanttofind aflat?

7. Howdid Petergethisfirstflat?

8. What did Peterpay the ownerbefore moving in?

9. Whatwoke Peterupathalfpastseven?

10. Whatwere they going to build outside Peter’s window?

B. Change thefollowingsentences intothesimplepast:

1. She doesn’t know herway around London.

2. I can ’t understand theadvertisements.

3. Whatever does it mean?

4. Tha t’stoo expensive forme.

5. You take things too seriously.

6. 1 pay hera month’s rent in advance.

7. Is it nicelydecorated?

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c. Change the following into sentences beginning I, you, etc. shoul d have. . . :

Example:

You didn’t see the flat I had before.

YoushouldhaveseentheflatIhadbefore

.1. He didn’t meet herat Londonairport.

2. She didn’t stayat ahostel.

3. She wasn ’t in by eleven o’clock.

4. I didn’t have the dayoff yesterday.

5. We didn ’t lookfora flat.

6.Theydidn’tfindaflat.

7. I didn’t ring him up.

8. I didn’t answerthe phone.

D.Usethegerund(-ingform)insteadoftheinfinitive(baseform)in the following sentences:

Example:

It’s difficultto find aflat in London.

FindingaflatinLondonisdifficult

1. It’sbad foryou to smoke.

2. It takes a long time to read all the accommodation advertise-

merits.

3. Itcan be verypleasanttostayat ahostel.

4.Thebestwayistogetaflatthroughanagency.

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5. It costs a lotofmoneytobuild amotorway.

6. It’s difficult to translate from English intoGerman.

7. It’s easy togetthedayoff,

8. It’s betterto pay in advance.-oOo-

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KEYS TO EXERCISES

1. At London airport.

2. She’s German.

3. Because there was no privacy, the food was horrible, and she

had to be in by eleven o’clock.

4. Charming self-contained furnished garden flat.

5. He meantthattheydon’t have to gotowork.

6. You buya newspaper and read the accommodation advertise

ments.

7. Through an agency.

8. A month’s rent in advance.

9. Road drills and bulldozers.

10. A motorway.

1. She didn’t know herwayaround London.

2. I couldn’t understand the advertisements.

3. Whateverdid it mean?

4.Thatwastooexpensiveforme.

5. You tookthings too seriously.

6. I paid heramonth’s rent in advance.

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7. I moved in on Sunday night.

8. Was it nicely decorated?

1. You should have seen the flat I had before.

2. She should have stayed at a hostel,

3. She should have been in by eleven o’clock.

4. I should have had thedayoffyesterday.

5. We should have looked fora flat.

6. They should have found a flat.

7. I should have runghim up.

8. I should have answered the phone.

1. Smoking is bad foryou.

2. Reading all the accommodation advertisements takes a long

time.

3. Staying at a hostel can bevery pleasant.

4. Getting aflat through an agency isthebestway.

5. Building amotorway costs a lotofmoney.

6. Translating from English intoGerman is difficult.

7. Getting the dayoffis easy.

8. Paying in advance is better.

-oOo-

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A STUDENTTEACHER

My name is Henry Robinson and I’m a student teacher. A very

importantpartofthetrainingcourse is“teachingpractice” ;that’s

whenastudentteachergoestoaschoolandteachesforseveralweeks.Thiscanbeafrighteningexperience,soIwasverygladthatIwasable

todomyteaching practice in aschooljustoutside Edinburgh, fourhun

dredmilesfrom myhome in London. Mycollege supervisorcametothe

school onceaweek to see how I wasgetting on, butapartfrom him no

one else knew how well orhow badly I was doing.

On myfirstmorning the headmastercalled me into his study.

Headmaster:

Henry:

Headmaster:

Henry:

Headmaster:

Nowdon’tforget, Robinson; ifthe re’sanyboyyou

can’t managejust come and see me.

Thankyouverymuch,sL.Asamatteroffact,there

wasjust...

Come to my study any time you have a problem

youwanttotalkabout.

Yes sir, Iwill. If I could ...

Iwellrememberwhen IdidmyfirstteachingPrac

tice.

Henry:

Headmaster:

IwonderifI...

Nowinthosedays,mindyou,lifewasmuchharder.

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Henry: Excuseme,sir,but...

Headmaster: Andasforthepay— butI’m talkingtoomuch. I’m

sorry. Didyouwantto askme aquestion?

Headmaster: Well, look, I’m rather busy at the moment, and I

expectyouwanttogetstarted.Comeandseeme

again tomorrow morning. Good luck!

I think the headmasterwas afraid I was going to

askhimwhetherIcouldjustwatchforthefirstweek

and start the actual teaching the following week.

Ifso,hewasquiteright.

IwasfeelingverynervousasIwalkedtotheclass

room. I was introduced to my class of thirty boys

by their classroom teacher. “Right, lads, now lis

tentome,”hesaid.“Idon’twantanytroublewhile

the student teacher is taking you. Is that clear?”

The boys nodded. Theyall looked very innocent,

butIcouldrememberthewaywehadtreatedstu

dentteacherswhenIwasatschool.Astheteacher

leftthe room hedrewme tooneside. “Watchoutfor the Welsh boy,” he whispered. “Philip Jones.

Back row, red hair.”

Thatfirstlessonwasadisaster.Theboysbehaved

verybadlyandrefusedtolistentowhatIwassay

ing. They talked incessantly and threw things at

eachotherwhileIwastryingtowriteontheblackboard. To my surprise the only boywho sat and

listenedpolitelywasJones.Occasionallyhe even

toldtheotherboystobequiet.Whenthebellrang

Henry: Yes, sir.

Henry: Thankyou very much, sir.

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for break, he came up to me. “Break lasts for fif

teen minutes, sir,” he said.

Teacher:

Henry:

Teacher:Henry:

Teacher:

Henry:

Teacher:

Henry:

Teacher:

Henry:

Teacher:

Henry:

Teacher:

Henry:

Teacher:

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In the staff room one of the teachers came up to

meandaskedmehowJoneshadbehaved.“Oh,”

I said, “he was all right. It was the other...” But I

wasn’t able to finish my sentence.

Didn’thethrowthingsatyou?

No, he didn’t.

Didn’t he pretend to be ill?

No.

I bet he put histongue outatyou, didn’the?

No, not once.

But surely hewas rude in some way?

No, hewasn’t rudeatall.

Didhefalldownonthefloorandpretendthatsome

one had hit him?

No, he didn’t.

Perhaps he isn’t feeling well.

Helookedperfectlywelltome.

Are you absolutely sure he didn’t do anything?

Yes, quite sure.

Extraordinary! You’ve performed a miracle!



The restofthedaywasasbadasthefirstlesson,

thoughforonebriefmoment I thought I had them

under control. Suddenly they all stopped talking

and therewas complete silence. I was delighted,

until I tu rned round and saw the headmaster

watching us through the window.

As I was walking backto the staff room afterthe

last lesson, I heard footsteps behind me. It was

Jones.

Jones: I’m glad I caughtyou, sir.

Henry: Oh, why?

Jones: I wanted to thank you for the lessons.

Henry: That’s very kind of you, Jones.

Jones: Notatail sir. It's nice to have youas ourteacher.

Henry: Are you pulling my leg?

Jones: No, sir.

Henry: I don’t believe you.

Jones: It’strue, sir. Really it is.

Henry: The re ’s something th a t’sbeen puzz ling me,

Jones.

Jones : What’s that, sir?

H enry: Why is it that you have behaved so well when all

the other teachers think you’re the worst boy inthe class?

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Jones:

Henry:

Jones:

Henry:

Jones:

Oh, that’s easy, sir. You see, I'm Welsh, you’re

English, and we ’re both in Scotland.

No, Jones, I don’t see at all. Please explain.

Well, sir, it’s whatmy fathersays.

Goon.

Hesaysthatweforeignersmuststicktogether,sir.

-0O0-

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frighteningcollege supervisor

getting on

headmaster

manage

asamatteroffact

mind you

pay

lads

innocent

hedrewmetooneside

watchoutfor

Welsh

incessantly

occasionally

break

staffroom

Ibet

miracle

Areyoupullingmyleg?

causing fearteacheratateachertrainingcollege

who supervises the student teach

ers during teaching practice

doing, progressing

headteacherofaschool

dealwith, copewith

totellthetruth

remember

salary

boys

good, harmless

hetookmetooneside(i.e.sotheboys

couldn’thearwhathewassaying)

be careful of

from Wales

without stopping, all the time

attimes

free time between lessons

private room forthe teachers

here means I am certain

something unbelievable

Are you making a joke at my ex

pense?

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sticktogether

There’s something that’s

been puzzling me

take the same side, be allies

There’s something I don’t

understand

-0O0-

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A. Comprehension questions1. Where did Henry Robinson do his teaching practice?

2. How often did Henry’s college supervisor visit him?

3. Whatdid Henry want toaskthe headmaster?

4. What country does Philip Jones come from?

5. Where was Philip Jones sitting?

6. Whatdid the boysdowhile Henrywas trying toteach them?

7.Howdidtheboysknowitwastimeforbreak?

8. Why did the boys all stoptalking?

9. Why was Henry puzzled by Jones's behaviour?

10. What does Philip Jones’s father say?

B.Give short answers, both affirmativeand negative, tothe following questions:

Example:Didyouwanttoaskmeaquestion?

Yes, Idid.

No, Id idn ’t

1. Is thatclear?

2. Has Philip Jones got red hair?

3. Didhe throw thingsatyou?

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4. Does he pretend to be ill?

5. Has he been ill?

6. Were the boys talking all the time?

7. But surely hewas rude in someway?

8. Are you pulling my leg?

c. Givecommands(the imperative) in responseto thefollowinginstructions:

Example:

Tell Jones not to talkso much.

Don’ttalksomuch , JonesorJones, don ’ttalkso much.

1. Tell Robinson to come and seeyou afterthe lesson.

2. Tell him notto come toyourstudy before ten o’clock.

3. Tell Henry towatch outfortheWelsh boy.

4.TellJonesnottothrowthingsatyou.

5. Tell him notto pretend to be ill.

Now usethepo lite form withplease.6. Tell Jones to explain.

7. Tell Robinson nottotalk about his problems in the staff room.

8. Tell the boys to listen toyou.

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D.Changethefollowingstatementsintoquestionsbyaddingtheappropriate tag:

Example:

I bet he put histongue outat you.

Ibetheputhistongueoutatyou,didn’the?

1.Hewasveryrude.

2. He didn’t do anything.

3. He looked perfectlywell.

4. He didn ’t fall downon the floor.

5. You’re not feeling well.

6. You’re pulling my leg.

7. Tm late.

8. We foreigners must sticktogether.

-oOo-

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KEYS TO EXERCISES

A.1. In a school just outside Edinburgh.

2.Onceaweek.

3. Hewantedtoaskhim ifhe couldjustwatch forthefirsteekand

start the actual teaching the following week.

4. Wales.

5. In the backrow.

6. They talked incessantly and threw things at each other.

7. The bell rang.

8. Because they saw the headmaster watching them hrough thewindow.

9. Becausehe behavedsowellwhenalltheo thereachersthought

hewastheworstboyintheclass.

10. He saysthatwe foreigners must stick together.

B.

1. Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.

2. Yes, he has. No, he hasn ’t.

3. Yes, he did. No, he didn’t.

4. Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.

5. Yes, he has. No, he hasn’t.

6.Yes,theywere. No,theyweren’t.

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7. Yes, hewas. No, hewasn’t.

8. Yes, I am. No, I’mnot.

1. Come and see me afterthe lesson, Robinson.

2. Don’t come tomy study before ten o’clock.

3. Watch outfortheWelsh boy, Henry.

4. Don ’tthrow things atme, Jones.

5. Don't pretend to be ill.

6. Please explain, Jones.

7. P lease don ’t ta lk about your p roblems in the s ta ff room,

Robinson.

8. Please listen to me, boys.

1. Hewas very rude,wasn’t he?

2. He didn’t do anything, did he?

3. He looked perfectlywell, didn’the?

4. Hedidn ’t fall downon the floor, did he?

5. You’re not feelingwell, are you?

6. You’re pulling my leg, aren’t you?

7. I’m late,aren ’t I? (am I not?)

8. We foreignersmuststick together, mustn’twe?

-oOo-

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R ea d mg' 4

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A POLICEMAN

P aul Williams is a policeman and he is very happy in hisjob. He

thinks it’s useful and interesting. He has been a policeman for

ten years and now he’s a sergeant, but he often thinks of his first two

yearsintheforceandlaughsatsomeofthethingsthathappenedtohim.For the first twoyears of his careerapoliceman is “on probation”; in

other words, his superior officers watch his progress closely to see

whether he’s going to be a suitable police officer. After his first nine

months in the force, Paulwas thinking ofgiving up. Hejust cou ldn’tget

used to the hours he had to work: early turn from six till two, late turn

from twotill ten, or, worst ofall, night shift from ten till six. Butthework

was sometimes exciting. The most exciting day of Paul’s two years of

probation was a hot day in the middle of May. At one forty-five in the

afternoon Paulwas sitting round atablewith his colleagues, waiting for

his orders.

Sergeant Hawkins gave Paul his orders last because the men were

dealtwith in alphabetical order. “Hawkeye”, as the mencalled him, was

a grandfather and treated all the young policemen as boys.

I think I'll give you a change, Williams.

Thank you, sergeant.

As you probably know, there have been a lot of

pettytheftsfromhousesinFavershamstreetover

thelastfewmonths.

Tha t’s the streetwhere I was born.

Sgt. Hawkins:

Paul:

Sgt. Hawkins:

Paul:

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Sgt. Hawkins:

Paul:

Is it? Good. Well, you’re to keep an eye on the

street this afternoon and report by phone if you

see anything suspicious. Understand?

Yes, sergeant.

Paul was told to wear civilian clothes so that he

would not be noticed. He decided to watch from

the gardens opposite Faversham street so that

he could walk aboutwithout attracting attention.

Attheendofeachhourhephonedthepolicesta

tion to reporttoSergeant Hawkins. At the end offour hours he had eaten six icecreams, smoked

twentycigarettes,andwalkedroundtheparkabout

fiftytimes.Hewasbeginningtogetverybored.At

six o’clock he was relieved by another police of

ficersothathecouldgoandgetsomethingtoeat.

Itwas nearly halfpast eightbefore anything happened. Itwasbeginning togetdark and he could

just see three rather suspicious looking men talk

ing nearsome bushes atthe far end of the park.

Pauldecidedtowaitandseewhathappened next.

Afewminuteslateroneofthemenwalkedquietly

fromthebushestowardstheroad,stillPaulwaited.

Theman looked around, opened the frontgateof

number 21 Faversham street and walked round

tothebackofthe house. Pauldecideditwastime

todosomething.Usingashortcutthathe’dknown

as a boy, he got to the back of the house just in

t ime to see the man trying to climb through the

windows. This is it, thought Paul. He saw himself

being “congratulated by the chief constable and

even being praised byold Hawkeye. He stepped

forward.

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Paul: Mayiaskwhatyouaredoing?

Man: Goaway,youfool.

Paul: I'm apolice officer.

Man: Good luck toyou!

Paul: And here is my identification.

Man: Look, I’m afraid there’s been a mistake.

Paul: Youwere about to break into this house.

Man: 1 can explain.

Paul: I’m goingtoarrestyou ...

Man: No, listen. Let me explain.

Paul: ... and take you to the police station.

Man: We’re ...

Paul: You are not obliged to say anything unless

Man: ...doingthis...

Paul: ... youwish todosob u t...

Man: ... becausewe have to.

Paul: ...whatyou dosaywillbewritten down ...

Man: We’re trying to ...

Paul: ... and given in evidence against you.

Man: Butwe’re not real burglars!

Paul: I’m not satisfied with your explanation.

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Man: You haven’t given me a chance to explain.

Paul: You were about to break into this house. I’m go

ingtoarrest

Man: Oh, for goodness’ sake! Don’t go through all thatagain. I’ll come along with you and explain to

someone at the police station.

Paul had afeeling that he’d seen the man some

wherebefore.Perhapshewasawell-knowncrimi

nal! But at that moment the other two men ap

peared. When Paul saw thattheycame to speaktohimsowillingly,hebegantothinkhehadmade

amistake. Imagine Paul’s surprisewhen they ex

plained that they were television actors and that

themanPaulhadarrestedwasawell-knowntele

vision director. Theywere using the house to re

hearse a scene for a new TV series. Paul didn’t

knowwhattosay.

1Stactor: Don’tworryaboutit.Youwereonlydoingyourjob.

Paul: I reallyam terribly sorry.

Director: Nevermind. Wewere only rehearsing.

1stactor: Hey,what’s thatman doing overthere?

2nd actor: He’s nothing to dowith ourseries!

Paul and the others ran towards a manwho was

trying toopen awindow in oneof the houses. Af

ter a brief struggle they overpowered him. Paultelephonedthepolicestationandfiveminuteslater

SergeantHawkinsarrived inapolice car. Hecon

gratulated Paul warmlyon his first arrest.

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Sgt. Hawkins:

Paul:

Sgt. Hawkins:

Paul:

Sgt. Hawkins:

Paul:

Sgt. Hawkins:

Paul:

Sgt. Hawkins:

We’ll make a policeman of you yet, Williams.

Thank you, sergeant.

By theway, have you gota TV set?

Yes, sergeant. Why?

Well, if you switch on at 8.30 tomorrow you can

watch theweekly detective serial.

Why, sergeant?

Oh,Ijustthoughtyoumightliketoseethesefriendsofyoursagain.

You recognized them?

Theydon’tcallmeHawkeyefornothing,youknow!

But don’t worry. I can keep a secret. (Ml see that

you getall thecredit.-0O0-

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forceclosely

give up

earlyturn

dealwithalphabetical order

“Hawkeye”

pettythefts

over

civilian clothes

without attracting attention

get bored

bushes

relieved

congratulated

ashortcutevidence

identification

shortforpoliceforce

with great attention

stopdoingsomething,admitdefeat.

Heremeansleavingthepoliceforce

earlydutyorshift

attend toi.e. Afirst, B second, etc.

fr iendly name (nickname) given to

someone who notices everything.

Weoftensaythatsuchapersonhas

“eyeslikeahawk.”

small things stolen

during

ord ina ry c lo thes , not his

policeman’s uniform

without being noticed

lose interest (because nothing ishappening)

small trees

replaced (by another policeman)

praised

awaythatshortensthedistance

proof

document proving you arewho you

sayyou are

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rehearse

break into

beaboutto

for goodness’ sake!

nevermind

struggle

overpower

warmly

switch on

serial

credit

We’ll makea policemanofyouyet

Theydon’t call meHawkeye for nothing

practice

enter(ahouse)byforcew ithoutper

mission

beonthepointof

exclamation of annoyance or sur

prise

don’tworry

fight

restra in by force, make someone

submit by physical force

enthusiastically

turn on (the TV)

programme in several episodes

thanks, praise

We think you will eventually be

come a good policeman

This is one of the reasonswhy

people call me Hawkeye

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c. Change thefollowingsentences intothepassive:

Example:

The men robbed the house.

The house was robbed by the men.

1. The chief constable was congratulating him.

2. He dealtwith the men in alphabetical order.

3. The sergeant told Paul to wear civilian clothes.

4. Theywon’t notice you.

5. Another police officer relieved him.

6. I’ll write downwhatyou say.

7. The fourmen overpowered the burglar.

8. They call me “Hawkeye.”

D.Changetheverb intothecontinuous(-ing)form:

1. Paul thought of giving up.

2. Paul sat round a table with his colleagues.

3. I’ve eaten an ice-cream.

4. It began togetdark.

5. The men walked quietly towardsthe road.

6.Theytriedtoopenoneofthewindows.

7. The burglars broke into a house.

8. Paul does his job well.

-oOo-

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KEYS TO EXERCISES

1. Forten years.

2. Because hecouldn’tgetused tothe hours he had towork.

3. Because they were given in alphabetical order.

4. Because hewasborn there.

5. So that hewould not be noticed.

6. He said that he and his friendswere practising a burglary.

7. A television actor.

8. Theywere rehearsing a scene fora newTV series.

9. Hewas trying toopenawindow in oneofthehouses.

10. No, he arrived in a policecar.

1.for

2. since

3. ago

4. since

5. ago

6. since

7.for

8. ago

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1. He was being congratulated by the chief constable.

2. The menwere dealtwith in alphabetical order.

3. Paul was told bythe sergeant towearcivilian clothes.

4. Youwon’t be noticed.

5. Hewas relieved by anotherpolice officer.

6.Whatyousaywillbewrittendown.

7. The burglarwas overpowered by the fourmen.

8. I’m called “Hawkeye”.

1. Paul was thinking of giving up.

2. Paul was sitting round a table with his colleagues.

3. I’ve been eating an ice-cream.

4. Itwas beginning togetdark.

5. The menwerewalking quietly towards the road.

6.Theyweretryingtoopenoneofthewindows.

7. The burglars were breaking into a house.

8. Paul is doing hisjob well.

-oOo-

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Reading' 5 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A STATELY

HOME O W N E R __

The Pelham-Smiths are no longer as rich as they once were. At

onetimetheyownedalargehouseinLondon,anestateinScot

land and Pelham Manor, a seventeenth-century house standing in sixty

acres of its own grounds nearGloucester. Now onlyPelham Manor re

mains in the family. The present owner, SirJohn Pelham-Smith, inher

ited Pelham Manor on the death of his father five years ago. Sir John

was immediately facedwith a bill for death dutieswhich hewas unable

to pay. He did notwant to sell Pelham Manor, so he made an arrange

ment with the government to paythe bill over a number of years. Now

heandhisfam ily liveinonewingoftheManorand the restofthe houseis open to the public. SirJohn hopesto be abletopaythedeath duties

from theentrance fees. Largeoldhouses like PelhamManorare known

asstatelyhomes,especiallywhentheirownersfinditnecessarytoopen

them tothepublic. Beingastatelyhomeownerisnoteasy,butSirJohn

thinks it is worth the effort to keep Pelham Manor in the family.

One day Sir John thought he had found the answer to some of his

difficulties, but things didn’t quite turn out as he expected. That morn

ing, as always, he got up at six o’clock to make his daily tour of the

houseandgrounds.Everythingseemedtobeinorder.Then,afterbreak

fast, he talked to the estate manager, Cedric Hoskins, whowas an old

friend of the family. Cedric looked glum. “Theaccounts for this quarter

don’tlookatallgood,”hesaid.“Wemayhavetoraisetheentrancefee.”

“Blit that will only discourage people from coming. Few enough comeasitis,”saidSirJohn.“ButpersonallyI’mveryhopefulaboutthisAmeri

cancontract. If itcomes off, well be all right.”

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Sir John: Are you all prepared forthe fiftyteas, Cook?

Cook:

SirJohn:

SirJohn:

Cook:

SirJohn:

Cook:

SirJohn:

Cook:

SirJohn:

Oh, yes, SirJohn.

Splendid.Well, remember, itwill begoodforall of

us if things gowell this afternoon. Thank you.

Sir John couldn’t help smiling to himself as they

walked out. They were a strange-looking crowd,

but they were all very loyal. He wondered what

sortofimpressiontheywouldmakeontheAmeri

can tourists.

Sir John changed into his best suit and walked

downtothegatetomeetMr.Schulman.Thecoach

had just arrived. Sir John crossed his fingers as

he led the group to the entrance hall.

Ladies and gentlemen, may I take this opportu

nity towelcome you all to Pelham Manor. It is anhonour-

SirJohn!

Not now, Cook. I’m busy. As I was saying, it is an

honour for me to show you round. Many people

whocomehereforthe-

TheJohn is ready, Sirtea. No, no, the Sir is -

Goaway,Cook!AsIwassaying,peoplewhocome

here forthefirsttimeoften tell me-

Do you think they’ll all want tea in their sugar?

Oh, dear, I mean -

Excuse me a minute, please, ladies and gentle

men.

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Mr. Schulman:

SirJohn:

Mr. Schulman:

SirJohn:

Sir John took Cook’s arm and led her out of the

hall. He knewwhat was the matterwith her. She

keptabottleofgininacupboardandoftenhada

glass or two when she was feeling nervous. He

took her to the kitchen and made her sit down.

Then hewent backto hisvisitors in the hall.

Nothing seemed to go right that afternoon. The

gardener drove the lawn mower too fast round a

corner and knocked down one of the guests as

hewaswalkingtothechapel.Thesecurityguard

almost arrested another for picking flowers when

he had quite innocently bent down to pick up his

handkerchief.Andtea, needlessto say, wasadi

sas ter. Cook had drunk so much gin by four

o’clockthat the odd-jobman had to prepare it for

her. Unfortunately he was in such a hurry that he

didn'tboilthewaterforthetea,andthesandwiches

he made were about two inches thick. The tour

ended in the shopwheresouvenirswere on sale.

Mr.SchulmancameuptoSirJohnwhilethetour

ists were choosing postcards to send to their

friends.

Veryinterestingtour,SirJohn.Thankyousomuch

for taking us round yourself.

Imustapologizeforallthethingsthatwentwrong.

Isupposethere’stittlechanceofyoursigningthe

contract now?

I'm afraid not. But it’s notyourfault, SirJohn. It’s

your staff. They’re just notgood “ enough.

I knowwhatyou mean.

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Mr. Schulman:

Mr.Milsom:

SirJohn:

Mr.Milsom:

SirJohn:

Mr.Milsom:

SirJohn:

Mr.Milsom:

SirJohn:

Mr.Milsom:

Well, thank you once again, Sir John. Goodbye

andgoodluck.Oh,Ialmostforgot:oneofmyparty,

aMr.Milsomwould liketotalktoyou. I don’tknow

whatit’sabout.

Sir John shook hands sadly with Mr. Schulman.Mr.Milsomheremembered,wasthemanwhohad

almost been arrested for dropping his handker

chief.

Say, SirJohn,wheredid you find your staff?

Oh, yes, I really mustapologize.

Apologize?

Yes, apologize.

Don’t look so miserable. They ’re perfect!

Perfect? I don’t understand.

Look, do youwantto make some money?

Ofcourse I do.

Well, sign here then.

Laterthat evening Sir John told his wife thatMr.

Milsom, afilm director,would be making afilm at

the Manor, usingthestaffasactors.And the film,

a h igh ly success fu l comedy ca lled Pan ic at

Pelham Manor, made Sir John Pelham-Smith a

very rich man indeed.

-0O0-

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faced(withabill)

billdeath duties

turnout

glum

quarterfee

comeoff

income

shortof(money)

anecdote

odd-jobman

putupwith

confronted

thechargeforsomething

taxeson themoneyandpropertyof

someonewho has died

happen, proveto be the case

dejected, unhappy

periodofthreemonthsprice (ofentry)

succeed

money you receive from yourwork

and other sources. Usually calcu

lated annually, e.g. My income IS

£2,000ayear.

not having enough (money)

a short story, usually interesting or

amusing

a person who does different small

jobs that do not require great skill

tolerate, submitto

-0O0-

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A. Comprehension questions1. When did Sir John inherit Pelham Manor?

2. How does SirJohn hope to paydeath duties?

3.Whydidtheestatemanagerlookglum?

4.What effectwill raising the entrance fee have?

5. How many American touristswere coming?

6. There is astaffoffour.Whatare theirjobs?

7.Cooksays: The John is ready, Sirtea.”Whatdoesshemeanto

say?

8. What was theman doing who was almost arrested for picking

flowers?

9. Why didn’tMr. Schulman sign the contract?

10. WhowasMr. Milsom?

B.Choosethe rightwordtocompletethefollowing sentences:

fee arrestedstands putupwith

bored anecdote

bottom sign

1. He told a very interesting _____ .

2 . Thestaf f _____ verypoorwages.

3. The security gua rd _____ meforpickingflowers.

4.The house _____ in its own grounds.

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5. Mr. Schulman m ay ______ the contracttonight.

6. The children looke d ______ .

7. We may have to raise the entrance _____________ .

8. Look closely at th e _____ righthand corner.

c. Complete these conditional sentences, using the verbs Inbrackets:

Example:

I f you _____ theflowers,theguard ___ you. (pick, stop)

Ifyoup ick the flowers, theguardw illstopyou.

1. Ifthe co ntra ct _____ ,w e ________all right, (comeoff, be)

2. Ifw e _____ theentrancefee,people ______ . (raise, not come)

3. If the w ea ther ______ good, w e _______ tea in the garden, (be,

have)

4.Ifthings _____ well,Mr.Schulman ______ thecontract,(go,sign)

5. Ify o u _____ closely,you __ see the artist’swife and child.

(look, can)

6. If Mr. Schu lman _____ the place, w e ______ a contract, (like,

get)

7. If y o u _____ , pe op le ________ annoyed, (shout, become)

8. Ifw e ______ afilm,we______ thestaffasactors, (make, use)

D.Turn the following sentences intothepastsimpletense:

1. Only Pelham Manor remains in the family.

2. SirJohn does notwanttosell it.

3. Hethinks it isworththe efforttokeep it.

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4. Few people come here.

5. SirJohn takes the visitors round himself.

6. Are the Pelham-Smiths short of money?

7. It makes an interesting anecdote.

8.Wealldrink'alotoftea.

-oOo-

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KEYS TO EXERCISES

1.Onthedeathofhisfatherfiveyearsago.

2. From theentrance fees.

3. Because theaccountsforthe lastquarterdidn ’t lookverygood.

4. It will discourage people from coming.

5. Fifty.

6. Cook, gardener, security guard, odd-job man.

7. “The tea is ready, SirJohn.”

8. He was bending down to pick up his handkerchief.

9. Because the staffwerejust notgood enough.

10. A film director.

1. anecdote

2.putupwith

3. arrested

4. stands

5. sign

6. bored

7.fee

8. bottom

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1. Ifthe contractcomes off, we’ll be all right.

2. Ifwe raisethe entrance fee, people won’tcome.

3. If theweather is good,we ’ll have tea in the garden.

4. If things gowell, Mr. Schulmanwill signthe contract.

5. ifyou lookclosely, youcanseethea rtist’swifeandchild (oryou

willbeabletoseetheartist’swifeandchild).

6. If Mr. Schulman likes the place, we ’ll geta contract.

7. If you shout, peoplewill become annoyed.

8. Ifwe make afilm, we ’ll usethestaffasactors.

1. Only Pelham Manor remained in the family.

2. SirJohn did notwanttosell it.

3. He thought itwasworth theeffortto keep it.

4. Few people came here.

5. SirJohn took the visitors round himself.

6. Were the Pelham-Smiths short of money?

7. It made an interesting anecdote.

8. We all dranka lotoftea.

-oOo-

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DRIVING IN-

STRUCTOR

When Major John Hewson retired from the army at the age of

fifty, hesoon foundhimselfata looseend. Hehadgrown used

to army discipline and he foundcivilian life dull and boring. For the first

few months he was quite happy in the house that he and his wife hadboughton his retirement, buthe soon began towish he had something

to do. Hiswife, Mary, also pointedoutthathispensionwasn’t sufficient

for them to live on and that they needed some extra money. Unfortu

natelythe Majorhad no qualifications, but he did know a lot about mo

torcars.And sothreemonths later he opened hisown school ofmotor

ing. He called it the A! School of Driving. At first the Major thought he

would never get more than one or two clients, but everything changedonthedaythatthefirstofhispupilspassedthedrivingtest.

As usual, theMajorroseearly, atehisbreakfastandwas in hisoffice

at exactly eight o’clock. The Majorwas always punctual. People in the

houses opposite the school checked their watches when he arrived;

they knew that the moment he entered his office it was eight o’clock

precisely. The Major’s firstjob each morningwasto go into the garagenext door and check the car for oil, water and air. He returned to the

office ate ightfifteen. He lookedathisdiaryandsadlynoted that hehad

no appointments until midday. Nevertheless, he opened the office at

nine o’clock as usual. Then he sat down at his desk, lit his pipe and

openedthemorningnewspaper.Heknewfrommanymorningsspentin

this waythat if he read the paper very slowly he would finish it at half

pasteleven - just in time to get readyforhis firstclient. But he wasstillreadingthefrontpagewhenthedooropenedandamiddle-agedwoman

walked in.Mrs.Carruthershad readtheadvertisementfortheA1 School

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in the local paper and had come for the free trial lesson. The Major

offeredonehour’sfreetuitiontoanyone;duringthistimehecouldjudge

whetherafullcourseoftwenty-fivelessonswasnecessaryorwhethera

short refreshercoursewould be sufficient.

Mrs. Carruthers: I do so like the name of your school. Al soundsencouraging, and as it’s run by a colonel I know I

shall be in safe hands.

Major: Thankyou forthe promotion, madam but I am ac

tually a major.

Mrs. Carruthers: Oh dear, I’m so sorry. Nowis that higherorlowerthan a colonel? I can never remember.

Major: Lower.Butdon’tlet’sworryaboutthat. I think I can

fit you in for your free trial lesson now. But first I

have to see your prov is iona l d riv ing licence.

Thank you. Yes, that seems to be In order. Tell

me, have you evertaken the driving test?

Mrs. Carruthers: Well, yes, I ’m what you might call an old hand.

Major: You’ll havetobemoreprecisethanthat, I’mafraid.

Have you taken it once? Twice?

Mrs. Carruthers: No, mydearcaptain, afewmore times than that.

Major: Major, madam, if you don't mind.

Mrs. Carruthers: Yes,ofcourse. I’msosorry.Iknewacaptainoncein thearmy. Orwas it thenavy?

Major: Perhaps you could just tell me how many times

you have taken the test.

Mrs. Carruthers: Letmesee.Therewasthetime I hada little acci

dentatapedestriancrossing.Andthentherewas



the time I had a bit of bad luck with the gears. I

also remember...

Major: I don’twant to hurryyou, Mrs. Carruthers,but I’d

like to startat ten o’clock.

Mrs. Carruthers: Yes,ofcourse.Well,let’smakeaniceroundnum

ber, shall we?

Major: Yes,whynot?

Mrs. Carruthers: Put down thirtythen,Brigadier.

The Major took Mrs.Carruthers out in hiscar for

the tr ial lesson. She broke almost every rule in

the Highway Code and the Major was very glad

thathiscarwasfittedwithdualcontrol.Whenthey

weresafelybackintheofficehetoldhershewould

have to take the full course -partly because she

obviously needed it and partly because it wasgoodforbusiness.Mrs.Carruthersagreedtocome

for a lesson at ten o’clock every Tuesday for the

next six months. The Major was not sorry to see

hergo,particularlyashisnextpupilwasayoung

man who was learning quickly. He had had only

three lessons and already he was driving quite

well.Atoneo’clocktheMajorwenthometolunch.

Mary: How was business this morning, dear?

Major: Let’sjustsayithaditsupsanddowns.

M ary: 1 see. Haven’t you got a pupil taking the test to

day?

Major: Yes, Miss Chalmers is taking it th is afternoon.

She’s a. first-rate driver. I’m sure she ’ll pass.

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Mary: Doyoumeanthatveryglamorousgirlwiththelong

fair hair?

Major: I don’t knowwhat colour her hair is. All I know is

thatshe’saverycapabledriver.

Mary: I don ’t believe you, John.

Major: I can assure you she’s an excellent driver.

Mary: I’m not talking about her driving. I mean I’m sure

you ’ve noticed the colourof her hair.

Major: Well, maybe it is fair. Anyway, I must hurry now

and see thatthe car’s in order.

WhenthetimecameforthedrivingtesttheMajor

always asked his pupils to arrive at least half an

hourearlysothathecouldgooveranypointsthat

needed attention. Lucy Chalmers arrived at theschoolataquartertotwo.

Lucy: Goodafternoon, Major. Haveyou gotyourfingers

crossed?

Major: There’s no need to do that foryou, my dear. I’m

sure you’ll pass.

Lucy: I’mverynervous.

Major: That’sonlynatural.Bytheway,ifImay ask,what’s

happened to all your long fair hair?

Lucy: Oh, I’m wearing a short wig today.I thought itwould look more businesslike.

Major: That’s a good idea. Now let me give youa final

test on the HighwayCode.

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Mr.Green:

Major:

Mr.Green:

Major:

TheMajorandLucydroveinsilencetothecentre

whereshewastobetestedandsatinthewaiting

room. The chief examiner arrived and asked to

seeLucy’sdrivinglicence;thenhemadehersign

a declaration that she was, in fact, Miss LucyChalmers.TheMajor shook handswith Lucyand

wished her luck; then she and the examiner left

the room togo to the car. The Majorwatched the

firstpartofthetestfromthewindowofthewaiting

room.Asthecardrovesmoothlyawayhetookout

hispipeandsatdowntowaitfortheirreturn.

Lucypassed.TheMajorwasdelightedathersuc

cess. Lucypromisedtotell all herfriendsand re

lationswhat agood instructor hewas.

The Major’s last lesson of the day was a difficult

one. Mr. Greenwas a terrible driver, butunfortu

natelyhedidn’trealizeit.WhenevertheMajortriedtopointoutamistake, Mr. Green told him that he

knewverywellwhattodo.

Youworrytoomuch, Major. Look, I’m driving in a

straight line.

Yes, you’re driving in a straight line, but you are

supposedtodriveontheleft-handsideoftheroad,

notinthemiddle. It’sjustaswellthere’snotmuch

trafficabout.

There we are. It’s easy really. I expect you have

toteachalotofbaddrivers,don’tyou?

Yes, Mr. Green, I do. Now I think we’ll increasespeed a bit and go into second gear, please.

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Major:

1stwoman:

Major:

2nd woman:

3rd woman:

Major:

1stwoman:

Major:

2nd woman:

Major:

3rd woman:

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WithMr.Greensafelyoutofthecar,theMajorfelt

that he had had enough for one day. He put the

caraway andwent into the office. He decided to

ringMaryandtel!herofLucy’ssuccess.Marywas

very pleased. ‘Tm corning home now,” said theMajor.Tmtired.It’sbeenaverybusyday.Good

bye,dear.”Butjustasheputthetelephonedown

three middle-aged ladies walked into the office.

They must be Lucy’s fr iends, thought the Major.

She said she would tell her fr iends what a good

instructorIam.

Good afternoon, ladies.

Good afternoon, Major. Wewant to enrol.

AreyoufriendsofLucy’s?

Yes, that’s right.

Do you call her Lucy already? Tha t’s quick.

We ll, you know what Lucy ’s like. She ’s ve ry

friendly.

We ought to know. We’ve known her for th irty

years.

Thirtyyears? B u t...

Now then, Major, we all want to enrol for the six-

month course. We’re all as bad as Lucy — none

ofuscanpassthatwretchedtest.

Just a minute, ladies, let’s get one thing straight.

You areall friends ofLucyChalmers, aren ’t you?

Oh,no,Major.We’reallfriendsofLucyCarruthers!




driving instructor

atalooseend

retire

on his retirement

pension

clients

test

punctual

diary

precisely

free trial lesson

tuition

refresher course

run by

in safe handsprovisional driving

someone who teaches you how todrive (acar)

not knowhow to spend one’s time

stopworking, usually on reaching a

certain age

when he retired

regularsumofmoneypaidtosome

onewhohasretired

customers

examination

ontime

bookwithspaceforeachdayoftheyearinwhichtowriteappointments,

notes, etc.

exactly

a lesson given at no cost to the cli

ent,tofindout if he is agooddriver

orabaddriver

teaching

lessons to re fresh the s tuden t’ s

knowledge

managed by

well looked afterdocument that permits you to

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licence

in orderan old hand

ifyoudon’tmind

Highway Code

dual controls

ithad its upsanddowns

first-rate

glamorous

capable

goover

wig

businesslike

declaration

delighted

pointout

it’sjustaswell

wretched

let’sgetonethingstraight

enrol

drive a car before you have taken

the driv ing test, provided you are

accompanied by an experienced

driver

all right, correct•Ĩ

someone with a lot of experience

ifyou don’tobject (slightly sarcastic

inthiscontext)

listofrulesfordrivers

two sets of controls so that the instructorcansteerthecarifthepupil

does something wrong

it had its good and bad moments

excellent

very attractive

good

repeat, practice

false hair

practical

statement

very pleased

show, indicate

it’s fortunate

terrible

let’s get one thing clear andagreed

here means put their names on the

Major’s list of pupils

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1. How did Major Hewson find civilian life?

2. Whatwere he and hiswife living on?

3.Whatwas the Major’s firstjobwhen he arrived atthe office?

4. Does Major Hewson smoke?

5. What does Major Hewson want to see before he gives Mrs.

Carruthers herfree trial lesson?

6. Why did Major Hewson tell Mrs. Carruthers shewould have to

take the full course?

7. Why did LucyChalmerswearawigforherdriving test?

8.What side ofthe roadwasMr. Greendriving on?

9. Who did the Major thinkthe three middle-aged ladies were?

10. What did theywant?

B.Usethewords in thelisttocompletethefollowingsentences:

Pedestrian middle-aged

boring extra

examiner test

instructor first-rate

1. He found civilian life dull a n d ______ .

2. He needed som e _____ money.

3. Howmanytimes have you taken th e _____ ?

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4. I had an accident at a _____ crossing.

5. Miss Chalmersis a ______ driver.

6 . The _____ made Lucy sign a declaration.

7. The Major is a very good _____ .

8 . Three _____ ladieswalked into the office.

c. Change the following sentences into indirect speech:

Example:

“I’m coming home,” said the Major.

TheMajorsaid(that)hewascominghome.

1. “I find civilian life dull and boring,” said the Major.

2. ‘Til open myown school of motoring,” he said.

3. “I think I can fit you (Mrs. Carruthers) in for atrial lesson,” saidthe Major.

4. Tm sure she’ll pass,” said the Major.

5. ‘Tm not talking about herdriving,” said Mary.

6. “I thinkawig looks very businesslike,” said Lucy.

7. “Do you (Lucy) knowthe HighwayCode?” the examinerasked.

8. “I’ll tell everyonewhata good instructor you are,” said Lucy.

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D.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateadjectiveoradverb:

Adjectives Adverbs Adjectives Adverbs

happy provisional

unfortunately safely

early capable

precisely late

sad smoothly

slowly terrible

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KEYS TO EXERCISES

1. Dull and boring.

2. His army pension.

3. To go intothegarage next doorand checkthe carforoil, water

and air.

4. Yes, he smokes a pipe.

5. Her provisional driving licence.

6. Partly because she obviously needed it, and partly because it

was good for business.

7. Because she thought it looked more businesslike than her longfair hair.

8. Hewas driving in the middle of the road.

9. Friends of Lucy Chalmers.

10. They wanted to enrol for the six-month course.

1. boring

2. extra

3.test

4. pedestrian

5.first-rate

6. examiner

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7. instructor

8. middle-aged

1. The Major said he found civilian life dull and boring.

2. The Major said he would open his own school of motoring.

3. The Majorsaid he thought he could fitherin fora trial lesson.

4. The Major said hewas sure shewould pass.

5. Mary said she was nottalking about herdriving.

6. Lucy said she thought awig looked very businesslike.

7. The examinerasked her ifshe knewthe HighwayCode.

8. Lucy said she would tell everyone what a good instructor he

was.

D.

Adjectives Adverbs Adjectives Adverbs

happy happily provisional provisionally

unfortunate unfortunately safe safely

early early capable capably

precise precisely late late

sad sadly smooth smoothly

slow slowly terrible terribly

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Hụclục■ ■

Phẩn l: 100ĐẽthichuẩnbịchoTOEIC.....................7Đềthi 1. Bearing Information (Cách dùng b e a r)...........................8

Đề thi 2. Cinemas (Điện ả n h )...........................................................9

Đề thỉ 3. C liches (Câu sá o )..........................................................10

Đề thi 4. Mistaken Identity (Nhầmlẫndanhtỉnh) ..................... 11

Đề thi5. Speaking: At the s tation (Nói: Ở sân g a )..................13

Đề thi 6. Speaking: At the Supermarket (Nói:Ởsiêuthị) ......14

Đề thi 7. Speaking: At the Theatre (Nói: Ở rạph á t )................. 16

Đề thi 8. Speaking: The Broadcast (Nói: Đ àiphát tha nh )..... 17

Đềthi 9. Whatcomesnext(thebill) (Điềugìđếntiếptheo(hóađơn) )..................... ............... ' ........ ................ *...................18

Đề thi 10. Accounts (Tàikh oản )...................................................... 20

Đề thi 11. Advertising (Quảng c á o ).................................................21

Đềthi 12. Agreements (Thỏa th u ận ).............................................. 23

Đề thi 13. Applying forthatJob (ứng tuyển).................................24

Đề thi 14. AreYou in Debt? (Bạn có mắcnợ không?)...............26

Đề thi 15. AttheComputer (Tạịphòngvitỉnh)............................. 27

Đề thi 16. AttheOffice(1) (Tại vănphòng (1 )) ............................ 28

Đề thi 17. AttheOffice (2) (Tại vănphòng (2 )) ............................ 30

Đề thi 18. Atthe Shops (Tạicáccửahiệu)....................................31

Đề thi 19. Business (kinh doa nh)..................................................... 33

Đề thi 20. Business Expressions (1) (Cáccách diễnđạ ttrongkinhdoanh(1 )) ................................................................... 34

Đề thi 21. Business Expressions (2) (Cáccách diễnđạ ttrongkinhdoanh (2 )) ................................................................... 35

Đề thi 22. Codeof Practice (Quytắchànhnghề)........................37

Đề thi 23. Computers (Máyvitính)...................................................38

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Để thi24. CreditCard Holders (Cácchủỉhẻtíndụng).............. 39

Đề thi 25. Employment andTraining (Việc làm và Đào tạo )....40

Đề thi 26. Finance (Tàichính)........................................................... 42

Đề thỉ27. Finance (1) (Tàichính (1))...............................................43

Đề thỉ 28. Finance (2) (Tàichỉnh (2))...............................................45Đề thi 29. Finance(3) (Tàichỉnh (3))............................................... 46

Đề thi 30. Guarantees andWarranties (Bảo hành)......................47

Đề thi 31. Howtoagree (Cáchtánthành)...................................... 49

Đề thi 32. Howto apologize (Cáchxin lỗ i)..................................... 50

Đề thi 33. Howtoasktheway (Cáchhỏiđường) ...........................51

Đề thi 34. Howtocomplain (Cáchphànnàn)................................52

Đề thi 35. Howtocriticize (Cáchphêbình).................................... 53

Đề thỉ 36. Howtodisagree (Cách khôngtán thành ).................55

Đề thi 37. Howto encourage (Cách khuyếnk h ích )....................... 56

Đềthi38. Howtomakeexclamations (Cáchđưaralờicảmthản)...57

Đề thi 39. Insurance Policy Vocabulary (Từ vựng về chỉnh sách

bảohiểm).............................................................................58

Đề thỉ 40. InternetBusiness(1) (Kinh doanh trên mạng( 1 ) )....59

Đề thi 41. InternetBusiness(2) (Kinh doanh trên mạng( 2 ) )....61

Đề thi 42. Interviewsand Jobs (Phỏng vấn và việc làm )............62

Đề thi 43. Invoices (Hóa đ ơ n ) .......................................................64

Đề thi 44. Job Interview (Phỏng vấnxin việ c) ................................65

Đề thi 45. Legal Expressions (Những diễn đạtpháp lý ).............. 66

Đề thi 46. LetterofComplaint(1) (Thưphànnàn(1)).................. 68

Đề thi 47. LetterofComplaint (2) (Thưphànnàn (2 )) ..................69

Đề thi 48. LetterofComplaint(3) (Thưphànnàn(3))..................70

Đểthi49. LetterofComplaint(4) (Thưphànnàn(4))................... 71

Đề thi 50. Money (Tiền tệ ) .................................................................73Đề thi 51. MoneyMatters(1) (Các vấn đề tiền tệ (1 )).................74

Để thi 52. MoneyMatters (2) (Các vấnđề tiền tệ (2 )).................75

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Đề thi 53. MoneyMatters (3) (Các vấn đề tiền tệ (3 ))...........77

Đề thi 54. MoneyMatters (4) (Các vấnđề tiền tệ (4 )) ...........78

Đề thi 55. Money Slang Expressions (Nhữngthànhngữtiếnglóngvềtiềntệ)..............................................................80

Đềthi 56. Online Marketing Campaign (Chiến dịch tiếpthị trênm ạ n g )..............................................................................81

Đềthỉ57. PayandAllowances (Lươngvànhữngkhoảnphụcấp) ....82

Đềth

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Đề th

Đề th

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ĐềthĐềth

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58. Planninga Business (Lậpkểhoạchkinhdoanh) ....84

59. Product Improvement (Cải thiện sảnp h ẩ m ).............. 85

60.QualityControl (Kiểmsoátchấtlượng)........................ 87

61. SuperSupermarkets (Cácsiêu thịsiêu c ấ p ) ............. 8862. Taxes (Cáckhoản thu ế)................................................... 90

63. Verbal Communication Skills (Các kỹ năng giao tiếpbằnglờinói) ....................................... ................................. 91

64. Ways of commenting (Nhữngcáchbìnhluận)..........92

65.Waysofdisagreeing (Những cách không tán thành).94

66. Ways of disapproving (Những cách không ủng hộ) . .9567. Ways of greeting (Những cách chào h ỏ i)...................96

68.Waysofshowinganger (Những cách thể hiện sự tứcg i ậ n )..................................................................................... 97

69.Ways ofshowing pleasure (Nhữngcách thểhiện niềmvu i ) ........................................................................................98

70. Ways of thanking (Nhữngcách cảm ơn )........... ........ 9971.Waysofthreatening (Nhữngcách đe d ọ a ) ...............101

72. WorkingWell (Làm việc siêng năng )..............102

73. Agood real estate rental market (Mộtthịtrườngchothuêbấtđộngsảnkhảquan).........................................103

74.AQuickHistoryofAdvertising (Sơlượcvêlịchsửquảng

cáo).......................................

.............. ............... ...............................75. Accountants (Kếtoán v iê n )....................................... 107

76. Accounting Information Systems (Các hệ thống thôngtinkếtoán)........................................................................109

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Đề thi 77. Agricultural Market Development (P hát triển thị trườngnôngnghiệp).................................................................. 110

Đề thi 78. Annual Report (Báocáothườngniên)...................... 112

Đề thi 79. AssetClasses (Cáclớp về động sả n )...................... 113

Để thi 80. Auditing (Kiểm toán) .................................................... 115

Đề thi 81. Auto Leasing (Chothuêxehơi)................................. 117

Đề thi 82. Basic Electronics (Ngànhđiệntửcơbản)................118

Đề thi 83. Basic InvestmentTypes (Những loạ iđầu tưcơbản)120

Đề thi 84. Budgeting (Lập ngân sá c h )........................................121

Đề thi85. Business Law (Luậtkinhdoanh)................................ 123Đề thi 86. BusinessLetterBasics (Những vấn đềcăn bản về thư

kinhdoanh)......................................................................125

Đề thi 87. Business SoftwareCompetitors (Nhữngnhà cạnhtranhvềphầnmềmkỉnhdoanh) ................................. 126

Đề thi 88. CellularTelephones (Điện thoại di động).................128

Đề thì 89. Commercial Property (Thươngmạibấtđộngsản)..129Đềthi 90. Company Benefits (Cáckhoản trợ cấp của công ty)

131

Đề thi 91. Conference Advice (Hộinghịtư v ấ n ).......................132

Đề thi 92. ConsumerBehaviour (Tháiđộngườitiêudùng).... 134

Để thi93. Contracts andagreements (Hợp đồng và thỏa thuận)

136Để thi 94. CorporateTaxation (Thuếdoanhnghiệp).................137

Đề thi95. DetectingCompetition (Pháthiện sự cạnh tranh) ...139

Đề thi 96. Dotcom Retail Stores (Cửahàngbán lẻ Dotcom)...140

Đề thi 97. ElectronicCommerce (Thươngm ạiđiện t ử ) ...........142

Đề thi 98. Email Do’s and Don’t’s {Những điều làm và không nên

làmtrongthưđiệntử)....................................................144

Đề thi 99. GAAP (Cácnguyên tắckế toán ch uẩ n)...................145

Đề thi 100. Internal Communications (Giaotiếpnộibộ) ..........147

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Phần 2: Đ áp Á n ..............................................................150Phần3:Cácbàiđọchiểu...........................................286

Reading 1: New words and exp ress ions ..........................................293Questions and exe rc ises................................................297

Keys to exerc ises..............................................................300Reading 2: A dayin the life ofaflat hun ter...................................... 303

New words and expressions.......................................... 307Questions and ex ercises ................................................ 309Keys to exercises................ ..............................................312

Reading 3: Aday in the life ofastudentteacher............................314New words and expressions.......................................... 319

Questions and exerc ises.................................................321Keys to exerc ises..............................................................324

Reading 4: A day in the life ofa policeman.....................................326New words and expressions...........................................331Questions and exerc ises................................................333Keys to exerc ises..............................................................335

Reading5: A day in the life of astately home owner....................337

New words and expressions .......................................... 343Questions and exe rc ises................................................344Keys to exerc ises..............................................................347

Reading 6: A day in the life of a driving instructor.........................349New words and express ions.......................................... 355Questions and exerc ises................................................357Keys to exerc ises..............................................................360

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