1. Complete each second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Write no more than THREE words.  

(Hoàn thành mỗi câu thứ hai để mà nó có nghĩa tương tự với cầu đầu tiên, không viết nhiều hơn 3 từ.)

1. Although she loves maths, she has decided to become an English teacher.

(Mặc dù cô ấy thích toán, cô ấy đã quyết định trở thành giáo viên tiếng Anh.)

In spite of _______, she has decided to become an English teacher.

2. He studied hard, but he didn't pass the exam.

(Anh ấy học rất chăm chỉ, nhưng anh ấy không đỗ kỳ thi.)

Despite _______, he didn't pass the exam.

3. Even though he is lazy, he was given the job.

(Mặc dù anh ấy lười, anh ấy vẫn có việc làm.)

Despite his _______, he was given the job

4. Although he is short, he has been accepted into the volleyball team.

(Mặc dù anh ấy thấp, anh ấy đã được nhận vào đội bóng chuyền.)

Despite _______, he has been accepted into the volleyball team.

5. Even though she has poor health, she works twelve hours a day.

(Mặc dù cô ấy sức khỏe yếu, cô ấy làm việc 12 giờ mỗi ngày.)

In spite of her _______, she works twelve hours a day.

2. Circle the correct words or phrases in bold. Sometimes both options are correct. 

(Khoanh chọn từ/ cụm từ in đậm đúng. Thỉnh thoảng cả hai từ đều đúng.)

1. The man offered to give/giving me the job.

2. She managed to pass/passing the exam for that top school.

3. The students discussed to choose/choosing a career.

4. Did your teacher mention to take/taking vocational courses?

5. The company refuses to employ/employing poorly qualified applicants.

6. The teacher continued to talk/talking about job opportunities when the principal came in.

3. Choose the correct answer(s).

(Chọn đáp án đúng.)

1. The school is expected ___________ good citizens for society.

A. to provide

B. provide

C. providing

2. The school headmaster promised ___________ practical study programmes to students.

A. to offer

B. offer

C. offering

3. The company admitted ___________ the employee unfairly.

A. to dismiss

B. dismiss

C. dismissing

4. She doesn't mind ___________ hard to reach her career goals.

A. work

B. to work

C. working

5. It may be too late to begin ___________ vocational skills after you leave school.

A. to learn

B. learn

C. learning

6. Many more students tend ___________ in vocational schools than in senior secondary schools.

A. enrolling

B. to enrol

C. enrol

4. Complete the sentences using the ideas in the pictures and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành những câu sau dùng những ý tưởng trong tranh và dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.)

1. Oh, no! I forgot _________ the door! (LOCK)

2. … I don't remember _________ you at the job fair last year. (MEET)

3. I've been trying _________ the employment office, but no one is answering! (CONTACT)

4. Did you remember _________ your CV? It's the deadline this morning. (SEND)

5. I will never forget _________ so hard to become an architect. (WORK)

6. Please, stop _________. The library is a quiet space. (TALK)

7. Why don't you try _________ your CV to the company? They are looking for people like you. (POST)

8. She stopped reading _________ the phone. (ANSWER)

5. Complete each second sentence using the right form of the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Write between two and five words.

(Hoàn thành mỗi câu thứ hai sử dụng dạng đúng của từ được cho để có nghĩa tương tự với câu đầu tiên, Viết khoảng 2 đến 5 từ.)

1. The boy finally succeeded in dealing with his peers at the vocational school. (manage )

(Thằng nhóc cuối cuối đã giải quyết xong vấn đề với bạn ở trường nghề.)

=> The boy _______ his peers at the vocational school.

2. She tried hard to cooperate with the others in the team to finish the work. (attemp)

(Cô ấy cô gắng hết sức để hợp tác với những người khác trong đội để hoàn thành công việc.)

=> She _______ others in the team to finish the work.

3. Although he made efforts in his work,  he wasn't promoted. ( in spite of)

(Mặc dù anh ấy nỗ lực làm việc, anh ấy không được thăng chức.)

=> He wasn't promoted _______ efforts in his work.

4. The boss said he didn't bully the new employee. (deny)

(Ông sếp bảo rằng ông ấy đã không sa thải nhân viên.)

=> The boss _______ employee.

5. Although the man was qualified for the job, he wasn't accepted. (Despite)

(Mặc dù người đàn ông này đạt yêu cầu công việc, nhưng anh ấy không được nhận.)

=> _______ for the job, he wasn't accepted.