1   Check the meaning of the words below. Complete the newspaper article with one word in each gap.

(Kiểm tra nghĩa của các từ dưới đây. Hoàn thành bài báo với một từ trong mỗi chỗ trống.)

Carl Jones, a well-known ¹__________, has finally been ²__________ for leading a family-run drugs ³ __________. Carl and four relatives were brought before a high-court ⁴ __________ to hear their ⁵__________ for their part in a drug supply ring.

⁶__________ Ian Wright QC told the ⁷__________ that Carl and his wife’s lavish lifestyle had made them conspicuous to the ⁸__________, as they still claimed state benefits. The drugs network was taken apart after police ⁹__________ their houses and the couple were immediately ¹⁰__________.

In ¹¹__________, the judge told the couple that driving top-of-the-range sports cars around the housing estate where they lived was bound to cause ¹²__________.

2G Household chores

(Việc nhà)

2   Match the groups of verbs in A with the nouns in B.

(Nối các nhóm động từ ở A với các danh từ ở B.)

A                                                               B

1   wash     rinse     dry     put away            a  the floor

2   set     clear     wipe                                b  the dishes

3   buy     cook     put away                        c  the clothes

4   sweep     vacuum     mop     scrub           d  the table

5   wash     dry     iron     fold     put away     e  the food

3   Complete the sentences with the phrases from exercise 2.

(Hoàn thành câu với các cụm từ ở bài tập 2.)

1   I’m back from the supermarket! Max, can you take the shopping bags and _________, please?

2   Sorry! I’ve spilled a carton of milk in the kitchen. I’ll ____________ if you tell me where the cleaning things are.

3   Can you take everything out of the dryer, please? I’ve got to __________ now. I can’t wear crumpled shirts to work!

4   I’ll wash the dishes if you can ___________ them and __________ them __________ in the cupboard!

5   Dinner’s nearly ready. Can someone take the knives, forks and plates and ___________, please?

6   I’ve just washed and dried the laundry and folded everything. Can you all __________, please?

7   Can you _______, please? It’s a bit of a mess after dinner.