Reading (Đọc hiểu)

1. Read the text. For questions (1-4), choose the best answers (A, B, C or D).

(Đọc bài khóa. Với các câu hỏi (1-4), chọn đáp án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D).

Extraordinary people

There are people in this world who have incredible abilities that seem to break the laws of nature. Here are three real-life superheroes who have amazed the world with their talents.

Wim Hof, also known as ‘The Iceman’, is a Dutch man who has broken the limits of what humans can do in low temperatures. He has set several world records for his ability to deal with freezing temperatures, including the longest ice bath and longest full-body contact with ice, although those records hove been broken many times. Wim has developed a method of breathing that allows him to control his body temperature and survive extreme cold. He has run a full marathon in the Arctic Circle and almost reached the peak of Mount Everest in just shoes and shorts in 2007!

Daniel Tammet, from the UK, is often called ‘The Human Calculator’, due to his incredible abilities to do maths. Daniel can solve complicated mathematical problems in his head at lightning speed. Daniel also has an amazing language learning ability. He can speak a wide variety of different languages, including Icelandic, which he took just one week to learn! He has even written three books about his life and talents.

Stephen Wiltshire. aka. 'The Human Camera’, is a British artist with an incredible ability to draw detailed pictures of cities from memory. Wiltshire can take a brief helicopter ride over a city and perfectly recreate the view in his drawings. He has drawn famous cities like New York. Rome, and Tokyo, and his artwork has appeared in galleries around the world.

These three individuals have shown that human beings can do extraordinary things beyond what we can imagine. Their talents can inspire us to think differently about the world around us and encourage us to achieve great things, even when they might seem impossible!

*aka: who known as

1. What is the main purpose of the text?

A. to highlight the achievements of three people

B. to describe the unusual abilities of three people

C. to compare the lives of three people

D. to explain three people's skills

2. What is TRUE about Wim Hof?

A. He currently holds the record for longest ice bath.

B. He uses the cold to help him control his breathing.

C. He managed to finish a marathon in the Antarctic Circle.

D. He climbed to the top of Mount Everest in only shoes and shorts.

3. Which word has the CLOSEST meaning to took in paragraph 3?

A. received                  B. lasted                      C. required                  D. accepted

4. Which word can best replace brief in paragraph 4?

A. short                       B. fast                          C. simple                     D. slight 

Everyday English (Tiếng Anh hằng ngày)

Talking about life achievements (Nói về thành tựu cuộc đời.

2. Read and complete the dialogue with the sentences: What an amazing story! - Why is that? - What happened then?

(Đọc và hoàn thành đoạn hội thoiaj với các câu: What an amazing story! - Why is that? - What happened?)

Sarah: Hey Mark, I saw a photo of your sister, Susan, in the newspaper.

Mark: Oh yes, that's right. She's just won the gold medal in swimming. But, it was a long road to her success.

Sarah: 1) _____. 

Mark: She loves swimming and has won some medals in the town. However, when she was 14, she got a health condition called type 1 diabetes, and that she might not able to continue swimming.

Sarah: Oh! 2) _____.

Mark: Well, she was shocked at first, but she decided not to give up and continue to train. After a year, she won the gold medal at the national level.

Sarah: 3) _____

Speaking (Luyện nói)

3. Act out dialogues similar to the one in Exercise 2, using the prompts below.

(Diễn một đoạn hội thoại tương tự như trong bài 2, dùng các gợi ý bên dưới.)

• You have just come back from a tennis tournament. / You won a medal. / It was hard for you to juggle sport and studies.

• A friend of yours was born with no legs. / He came first in the Paralympics. / He set a role model for others. 

Listening (Nghe hiểu)

4. Listen to four dialogues. For questions (1-4), choose the best answers (A, B, C or D).

(Lắng nghe bốn đoạn hội thoại, với mỗi câu hỏi (1-4), chọn đáp án đúng nhất (A, B, C hoặc D).

1. What does Tom do for a living?

2. What is David doing right now?

3. What time does Amy typically start work?

4. How many hours per week does Nick work?

Writing (Viết)

A life story (Câu chuyện cuộc đời)

5. Read the story. Replace the words (1-5) in bold using admire, devastated, frustrated, overcome or obstacles.

(Đọc câu chuyện. Thay thế các từ (1-5) in đậm dùng các từ admire, devastated, frustrated, overcome hoặc obstacles.)

Frida Kahlo was an amazing person. She was born an July 6, 1907 in Coyocoan, Mexico City, Mexico. Although her family loved her, Frida had a difficult start to life.

At the age at six, she contracted polio and stayed in bed for nine months. Her right leg and foot grew much thinner than her left, so she ended up limping. She was 1) angry but, fortunately, her father encouraged her to play sports. In 1992, she joined a famous school in Mexico, where she met Diego Rivera, a famous painter, who later became her husband.

On a September afternoon, Frida was travelling with some other students on a bus when she had a serious accident. Unfortunately, a handrail pierced through her hip and she had to stay in hospital for over a month. She was 2) distressed after the accident, so she started painting, and a year later, she finished her self-portrait.

Frida Kahlo was an incredible personality. I really 3) appreciate her courage. Her ability to 4) face life's 5) challenges was so inspiring. Frida Kahlo's success shows that anyone can realise their dream even in bad situations. 

6. Write story of someone you admire (180-200 words).

(Viết một câu chuyện về một người bạn ngưỡng mộ.)

Introduction (Paragraph 1) writing about a person's general information (name, where from, what famous for) 

(Giới thiệu (Đoạn 1) viết về thông tin chung của người đó (tên, đến từ đâu, tại sao nổi tiếng))

Main body (Paragraph 2)  writing about difficulties in his/her early life

(Thân bài (Đoạn 2) viết về những khó khăn đầu đời của người đó)

(Paragraph 3) writing about his/her turning points and achievements 

(Đoạn 3) viết về bước ngoặt của người đó và thành tựu của người đó.)

Conclusion (Paragraph 4) writing the reason(s) you admire him/her, lesson from his/her story

(Kết luận (Đoạn 4) Viết lí do tại sao bạn ngưỡng mộ người đó, bài học từ câu chuyện của người đó)