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Listen to the history of the ballpoint and fill in the blanks with ONE or TWO appropriate words.
It was impossible for English pilots to write with fountain pens in airplanes because__________leaked out.
Listen to the history of the ballpoint and fill in the blanks with ONE or TWO appropriate words.
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Listen to the history of the ballpoint and fill in the blanks with ONE or TWO appropriate words.
Audio transcript:
In the past, people wrote with feather pens and then used pens with metal points. They had to dip the point into ink after every few letters. Next, someone invented a fountain pen that could hold ink inside it. A fountain pen could write several pages before you have to fill it again.
Later, two Hungarian brothers, László and Gyõrgy Biró, invented the ballpoint pen that we all use today. They presented their pen at the Budapest International Fair in 1931 and patented it in 1938. In 1941, the Biro brothers and a friend, Juan Jorge Meyne, fled to Argentina. Then, they filed a new patent there in 1943. Their pens were sold in Argentina under the name Birome (which comes from Biró and Meyne). During World War II, English pilots liked Biró ballpoint pens. They couldn’t write with fountain pens in airplanes because Ink leaked out. Later, a French company bought the patent from Biró for the ballpoint pen in 1950. Today many manufacturers make ballpoint pens that work on the same principle invented by Biró, and ballpoint pen is even called “biro” in many countries like UK, Ireland, Australia and Italy.Trước kia, mọi người viết bằng bút lông và sau đó dùng bút có đầu ngòi bằng kim loại. Họ phải nhúng đầu bút vào mực sau khi viết được vài chữ. Tiếp sau, bút máy, loại bút mà có thể chứa mực bên trong đã được phát minh. Một cây bút máy có thể viết một vài trang trước khi bạn phải bơm mực lại.
Sau đó, hai anh em người Hungary là László và Gyorgy Biró, đã phát minh ra bút bi mà tất cả chúng ta sử dụng ngày nay. Họ đã giới thiệu cây bút của mình tại Hội chợ quốc tế Bu-đa-pét vào năm 1931 và có bằng sáng chế nó vào năm 1938. Năm 1941, anh em Biro và một người bạn là Juan Jorge Meyne đã trốn sang Ác-hen-ti-na. Sau đó, họ đã nộp bằng sáng chế mới vào năm 1943. Bút của họ được bán ở Ác-hen-ti-na với cái tên Birome (xuất phát từ Biró và Meyne). Trong suốt Thế chiến thứ hai, các phi công người Anh thích bút bi của Biró. Họ không thể viết bằng bút máy trong máy bay vì mực bị rò rỉ. Sau đó, một công ty của Pháp đã mua bằng sáng chế bút bi của Biró vào năm 1950. Ngày nay, nhiều công ty sản xuất bút bi hoạt động theo nguyên tắc tương tự như phát minh của Biró, và bút bi thậm chí còn được gọi là “biro” ở nhiều quốc gia như Vương quốc Anh, Ai-len, úc và ÝDịch nghĩa câu hỏi: Những phi công người Anh không thể viết bằng bút máy trong máy bay bởi vì__________rò rỉ ra ngoài.
Giải thích: Thông tin nằm ở câu: “[...] English pilots liked Biró ballpoint pens. They couldn’t write with fountain pens in airplanes because ink leaked out”.
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Câu 1:
Write a paragraph (120 - 150 words) about your favorite music band. You can use the following questions as cues or your own ideas.
• What are the names of this music band?
• What are some well-known songs of this band?
• When do you listen to their songs?
• Why do you like this band?
Write a paragraph (120 - 150 words) about your favorite music band. You can use the following questions as cues or your own ideas.
• What are the names of this music band?
• What are some well-known songs of this band?
• When do you listen to their songs?
• Why do you like this band?
Câu 2:
Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questsons.
Michael Joseph Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, near Chicago, on August 29, 1958. He was the eighth of ten children in the Jackson family, a working-class African-American family living in a two-bedroom house on Jackson street. He was a renowned American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the “King of Pop”, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Jackson’s contributions to music, dance, and fashion made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades.
He began his solo career in 1971, and in the early 1980s, became a dominant figure in popular music. Through stage and video performances, Jackson popularized complicated dance techniques such as the robot and the moonwalk. His sound and style have influenced artists of various genres. Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 350 million records worldwide. He won hundreds of awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. His other achievements include Guinness World Awards, 15 Grammy Awards, 26 American Music Awards, and 13 number-one us singles. In 2009, while preparing for a series of comeback concerts This Is It, Jackson died from an overdose of propofol and benzodiazepine.
What is the best title of the passage?
Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questsons.
Michael Joseph Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, near Chicago, on August 29, 1958. He was the eighth of ten children in the Jackson family, a working-class African-American family living in a two-bedroom house on Jackson street. He was a renowned American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the “King of Pop”, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Jackson’s contributions to music, dance, and fashion made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades.
He began his solo career in 1971, and in the early 1980s, became a dominant figure in popular music. Through stage and video performances, Jackson popularized complicated dance techniques such as the robot and the moonwalk. His sound and style have influenced artists of various genres. Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 350 million records worldwide. He won hundreds of awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. His other achievements include Guinness World Awards, 15 Grammy Awards, 26 American Music Awards, and 13 number-one us singles. In 2009, while preparing for a series of comeback concerts This Is It, Jackson died from an overdose of propofol and benzodiazepine.
Câu 3:
Read the passage and choose best option to fill in each blank.
Society is now more (3) __________of unmarried people and single parents than it used to be.
Members of a family including grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins keep in touch, but they see each other less than they used to. People often move away from their home town to work in big cities, and so the family becomes scattered.
Society is now more (3) __________of unmarried people and single parents than it used to be.
Members of a family including grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins keep in touch, but they see each other less than they used to. People often move away from their home town to work in big cities, and so the family becomes scattered.
Câu 4:
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the words given in brackets.
Nick (have) __________ dinner at 7 p.m. yesterday
Câu 5:
Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence. Use NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS.
1. I started to work as a volunteer 3 years ago.
→ I have______________a volunteer for 3 years.
Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence. Use NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS.
1. I started to work as a volunteer 3 years ago.
→ I have______________a volunteer for 3 years.
Câu 6:
Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence. Use NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS.
3. Jack feels happy when doing the housework.
→ Doing the housework______________happy.
3. Jack feels happy when doing the housework.
→ Doing the housework______________happy.
Câu 7:
The success of her album has given her unexpected__________status.
Câu 10:
Choose the word or phrase that Is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
Jack fancies doing household chores in his free time.
Câu 11:
David knew the danger of smoking, __________he couldn’t give up it.
Câu 13:
Read the passage and choose best option to fill in each blank.
A “typical” British family used to consist (1) __________mother, father and two children, but in recent years there have been many changes in family life. Some of these have been caused by new laws and others are the result of changes in society. (2) __________, since the law made it easier to get a divorce, the number of divorces has increased. In fact, one marriage in every three now ends in divorce. Society is now more (3) __________of unmarried people and single parents than it used to be.
Members of a family including grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins keep in touch, but they see each other less than they used to. People often move away from their home town to work in big cities, and so the family becomes scattered.
Relationships within the family are different now. Parents (4) __________their children more equally than they used to, and children have more freedom to make their own decisions. Increased leisure facilities and more money mean that there are greater opportunities outside the home. (5) __________the family holiday is still an important part of family life, many children have holidays away from their parents, often with a school party or other organized group.
A “typical” British family used to consist (1) __________mother, father and two children, but in recent years there have been many changes in family life. Some of these have been caused by new laws and others are the result of changes in society. (2) __________, since the law made it easier to get a divorce, the number of divorces has increased. In fact, one marriage in every three now ends in divorce. Society is now more (3) __________of unmarried people and single parents than it used to be.
Members of a family including grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins keep in touch, but they see each other less than they used to. People often move away from their home town to work in big cities, and so the family becomes scattered.
Relationships within the family are different now. Parents (4) __________their children more equally than they used to, and children have more freedom to make their own decisions. Increased leisure facilities and more money mean that there are greater opportunities outside the home. (5) __________the family holiday is still an important part of family life, many children have holidays away from their parents, often with a school party or other organized group.
