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Section 1: Saral’s health & fitness club membership form
Questions 1-5
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Example
First name: Harry
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Questions 6-10
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Lifestyle questionnaire
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A: Hi. How can I help you? B: Hello. Yes..hm. Is your club taking on new members at the moment? A: Oh, yes. We’re always interested in taking on new members. Just give me a moment and I’ll get an application form. Right, here we are. So, let’s start with your name. B: It’s Harry. A: OK, and your surname. B: It’s Symonds. A: Is that like Simon with an S? B: No, it’s S-Y-M-O-N-D-S (Q1). Most people find it rather difficult to spell. A: I see. It has a silent D. I guess a lot of people miss that. Now let me see. Can you tell me when you were born? B: Yes certainly – the eleventh of December. A: Thanks. And the year? B: 1996 (Q2). A: Okay good. Now, are you thinking of becoming a full-time member? B: Probably not. What kind of memberships do you have? A: Well, we also have off-peak membership which is between nine and twelve in the morning and two and five in the afternoon. And then we do have a weekend membership. B: So a weekend membership is just Saturday and Sunday. A: Yes that’s right. B: Okay. Well, that’s not going to work for me. It looks like I’ll have to be full-time (Q3). I’m afraid off-peak membership won’t do as I’m not free at those times and I don’t just want to be restricted to weekends. A: Okay I’ll make a note of that. Right, we have several facilities at the club including a gym, a swimming pool, tennis and squash courts. What activities are you planning on doing? B: Well, do you have badminton? A: Yes, we do. B: And table tennis? A: I’m afraid not – well not at the moment anyway. B: Okay. Well, I’m also very keen on swimming so I’m glad you have a pool. I’ll certainly be doing a lot of that (Q4). A: OK. I’ve got that. Will you be using the gym? B: No, I’m not interested in that. A: Okay. So just let me work out what the cost will be. Yes, that comes to 450 pounds for the year – you can choose to pay annually for the full year or monthly. It’s up to you. B: I’d prefer to pay regularly in small amounts rather than have a large amount to pay in one go if that’s okay (Q5). A: Sure that’s fine. Right, I’ve got the most important details for now. A: So I’d just like to ask you a few questions about your lifestyle if that’s OK with you. B: Yes that’s fine. A: Do you do any regular exercise at the moment? B: Yes, I do a bit. A: Good, and what do you do? B: Well every few days, I go jogging (Q6). A: Yes that’s good. How long do you go for? B: Well it varies. I guess it depends on how energetic I’m feeling. A: Yes of course. Every little bit helps. Do you have any injuries at the moment? B: Well I did break a bone in my foot playing football a long time ago but that’s all healed up now. But in the last few days, I’ve realized I have a bad ankle (Q7). I think I must’ve injured it last week and it’s a bit sore now. But apart from that, I’m fine. A: Right I guess you might need to rest it for a few days to let it recover. B: Yes I will. A: So – let me just ask you what you want to achieve by joining the club. Do you have any targets or goals? B: Well I suppose my main aim is to build up my fitness level (Q8). Is that the kind of thing you mean? A: Yes, that’s fine. All the activities you’re going to be doing should certainly help you with that. B: Okay. A: And could you tell me what you do for a living? B: Well I was a student up until recently. A: Okay so what are you doing at the moment? B: Well I’m a charity worker (Q9). A: Oh, that’s fine. I’ll write that down. Okay, nearly done. One last question – can I ask how you heard about the club? Did you see advertised or did you go to our website for example? B: Well I’ve been looking for a health club for a while and I asked my friends for suggestions but they weren’t much help. And then I was listening to the radio and your club was mentioned so I thought I’ll go along and see what it’s like (Q10). A: Great well we look forward to having you as a member. |
Đáp án | Từ vựng trong câu hỏi | Từ đồng nghĩa trong bài nghe |
Q1. Symonds | ||
Q2. 1996 | ||
Q3. full-time | ||
Q4. swimming | ||
Q5. monthly | To be paid monthly | The full year or monthly … pay regularly in small amounts |
Q6. jogging | Do regularly | Every few days |
Q7. bad ankle | ||
Q8. fitness level | A better fitness level | Build up my fitness level |
Q9. charity worker | ||
Q10. radio |
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Section 2
Questions 11-14
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
11 The next event at the hotel will be a
- A trade fair.
- B wedding.
- C party.
12 The number of guests will be
- A less than 50.
- B from 50 to 100.
- C more than 100.
13 Guests will start arriving at
- A 7.15.
- B 7.30.
- C 7.45.
14 The entertainment will be a
- A live band.
- B comedian.
- C magician.
Questions 15-17
Who will be responsible for the following jobs as the guests arrive?
Choose THREE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-E, next to Questions 15-17
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15 offer drinks to guests ……………………
16 take guests’ coats and hats ……………………
17 show guests where to go ……………………
Questions 18-20
Answer the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
General instructions
In order to get the guests to move to the restaurant the hotel manager will 18……………………
Seating plans will be placed on each table and also in the 19……………………
There will be a total of three 20……………………
Good morning everyone. I hope you’re all feeling OK after the activities of the last week or so. I know you’ve all been working very hard recently and we’ve been exceptionally busy, especially with the wedding last weekend and the trade fair straight after that. And now we have only three days to prepare for the birthday party this weekend (Q11). The events recently have gone extremely well and the hotel is beginning to get a very good reputation, so we need to keep it up. At the moment, we don’t have exact numbers of guests and though we usually only cater for groups of less than fifty, we will have quite a few more than that. So – as I said – not sure of numbers but of course we won’t go over the maximum of 100 (Q12). But it’s likely that we will need all of you to work this weekend so if any of you can’t, please let me know as soon as possible. Chào buổi sáng mọi người. Tôi hy vọng tất cả các bạn cảm thấy ổn sau các hoạt động của tuần trước. Tôi biết gần đây tất cả các bạn đã làm việc rất chăm chỉ và chúng ta đặc biệt bận rộn, đặc biệt là với đám cưới vào cuối tuần trước và hội chợ thương mại ngay sau đó. Và bây giờ chúng ta chỉ có ba ngày để chuẩn bị cho bữa tiệc sinh nhật vào cuối tuần này. Các sự kiện gần đây đã diễn ra rất tốt và khách sạn đang bắt đầu có được tiếng tăm, vì vậy chúng ta cần phải duy trì điều này. Hiện tại, chúng ta không có số lượng khách chính xác và mặc dù chúng ta thường chỉ phục vụ cho các nhóm dưới 50 người, nhưng chúng ta sẽ có nhiều khách hơn thế đấy. Vì vậy – như tôi đã nói – không chắc chắn về con số nhưng tất nhiên chúng ta sẽ không vượt quá con số tối đa là 100. Nhưng có khả năng là chúng ta sẽ cần tất cả các bạn làm việc vào cuối tuần này, vì vậy nếu ai trong số các bạn không thể, hãy cho tôi biết càng sớm càng tốt. Right – so what time will the event start? Well, the invitation says guests should arrive between 7.30 and 7.45 but our experience is that there are always a few who like to arrive early so we’ll expect the first people at 7.15 (Q13). As the numbers are quite large, this will certainly be the case. Food will be served at around 8.30 and then, depending on how long the meal takes, the entertainment will start about two hours later. Now, for this, we were expecting a live band for the occasion which is always fun, but apparently this has been cancelled due to illness. So the hosts know someone who is a comedian who will be replacing the band (Q14). We had hoped that the resident magician who worked here through the summer would be able to help out but they weren’t keen on that idea. Được rồi – vậy sự kiện sẽ bắt đầu lúc mấy giờ? Vâng, lời mời nói rằng khách sẽ đến từ 7h30 đến 7h45 nhưng kinh nghiệm của chúng ta là luôn có một số người thích đến sớm vì vậy chúng ta sẽ mong đợi những người đầu tiên vào lúc 7h15. Vì số lượng khá lớn, điều này chắc chắn sẽ xảy ra. Thức ăn sẽ được phục vụ vào khoảng 8h30 và sau đó, tùy thuộc vào thời gian bữa ăn diễn ra trong bao lâu, chương trình giải trí sẽ bắt đầu sau đó khoảng hai giờ. Bây giờ, vì điều này, chúng ta đã mong đợi một ban nhạc sống cho dịp này, thứ mà chắc chắn là sẽ cực vui, nhưng dường như điều này đã bị hủy bỏ do vấn đề sức khỏe. Vì vậy, người dẫn chương trình đã mời một diễn viên hài sẽ thay thế ban nhạc. Chúng ta đã hy vọng rằng ảo thuật gia đã làm việc ở đây trong suốt mùa hè sẽ có thể giúp đỡ nhưng họ không quan tâm đến ý tưởng đó. So I’d just like to go through who’s doing what when the guests arrive and I think we’ll make a few changes from the last party held here. If I remember correctly, it was Olav who coordinated the task of providing the guests with drinks or was it Ahmed? (checking) Um, I’m not sure – but Gary asked to do it this time – so that will be his job (Q15). There’s been no decision yet on what the drinks are going to be but I hope they decide soon in case we need to order something special. Now – for receiving the guests’ coats and hats, it’s important we have someone experienced doing this as we don’t want guests losing their belongings. And Monica, last time this was your responsibility, Susan, I know you wanted to do this but as the numbers are quite high for this event I won’t make a change here (Q16). Right now last time there was some confusion as to where guests were supposed to go once they had deposited their things and we had guests roaming around the whole hotel. So Ahmed and Olav – I believe you discussed the problems with Susan and thought she would be good at guiding guests after they had arrived – and I’m fine with that (Q17). Nào, tôi muốn điểm qua xem ai sẽ làm gì khi khách đến và tôi nghĩ chúng ta sẽ thực hiện một vài thay đổi so với bữa trước được tổ chức ở đây. Nếu tôi nhớ không lầm thì Olav là người điều phối nhiệm vụ cung cấp đồ uống cho khách hay là Ahmed? (kiểm tra) Ừm, tôi không chắc – nhưng Gary đã yêu cầu làm điều đó lần này – vì vậy đó sẽ là công việc của anh ấy. Vẫn chưa có quyết định về thức uống sẽ như thế nào nhưng tôi hy vọng họ sẽ sớm quyết định trong trường hợp chúng ta cần đặt một đồ uống nào đó đặc biệt. Bây giờ – khi nhận áo khoác và mũ của khách, điều quan trọng là chúng ta phải có người có kinh nghiệm làm việc này vì chúng ta không muốn khách mất đồ đạc của họ. Và Monica, lần trước đây là trách nhiệm của bạn, Susan, tôi biết bạn muốn làm điều này nhưng vì con số khá cao cho sự kiện này nên tôi sẽ không thay đổi ở đây. Lần trước đã có một số nhầm lẫn về nơi mà khách phải đến sau khi gửi đồ và lần đó, khách cứ đi khắp khách sạn. Vì vậy, Ahmed và Olav – tôi tin rằng các bạn đã thảo luận các vấn đề với Susan và nghĩ rằng cô ấy sẽ giỏi hướng dẫn khách sau khi họ đến – và tôi thấy ổn với điều đó. Right – and now for some general instructions. Once the guests have arrived they will be in and around the lounge area and then at around 8.30 we need to get them to move to the restaurant for their meal. This often proves difficult and can take a long time so I will ring a bell so that everyone knows it’s time to eat (Q18)! Hopefully this will speed things up a bit. Also – for this event there’ll be a seating plan, so the guests won’t be able to decide for themselves where to sit – they’ll have to sit according to the plan. There’ll be a plan on each table and I’ve been thinking about where to put the master plan so everyone can view it before they enter the restaurant. As they’ll be spending quite a while in the lounge, I’ve decided to also put a plan there (Q19). This should speed up the start of the meal. Được rồi – và bây giờ là một số hướng dẫn chung. Khi khách đã đến, họ sẽ ở trong và xung quanh khu vực tiếp khách và sau đó vào khoảng 8h30, chúng ta cần đưa họ đến nhà hàng để dùng bữa. Việc này thường khó và có thể mất nhiều thời gian nên tôi sẽ rung chuông để mọi người biết đã đến giờ ăn! Hy vọng rằng điều này sẽ tăng tốc mọi thứ một chút. Ngoài ra – đối với sự kiện này sẽ có một sơ đồ kế hoạch về chỗ ngồi, vì vậy khách mời sẽ không thể tự quyết định vị trí ngồi – họ sẽ phải ngồi theo sơ đồ. Sẽ có một sơ đồ trên mỗi bàn và tôi đã suy nghĩ về vị trí đặt sơ đồ tổng thể để mọi người có thể xem nó trước khi họ vào nhà hàng. Vì họ sẽ dành khá nhiều thời gian trong phòng chờ. Tôi cũng đã quyết định đặt một kế hoạch ở đó. Điều này sẽ tăng tốc độ bắt đầu bữa ăn. Once the meal starts, you’ll all be very busy waiting on the tables and I’m sure I don’t need to tell you to be good-humoured and polite to all the guests. The organiser of the event will be saying a few words and so will two of his colleagues. So when the speeches start all activity must stop in the restaurant (Q20) so that the three people giving them can be heard. This shouldn’t take long – and it should be towards the end of the meal. After that, the guests will move back to the lounge for the entertainment. So – I think that’s it. Any questions – come and see me later. Sau khi bữa ăn bắt đầu, tất cả các bạn sẽ rất bận rộn chờ đợi ở các bàn và tôi chắc chắn rằng tôi không cần phải nói với bạn rằng hãy lịch sự với tất cả các vị khách. Người tổ chức sự kiện sẽ nói một vài lời và hai đồng nghiệp của anh ấy cũng vậy. Vì vậy, khi các bài phát biểu bắt đầu, mọi hoạt động phải dừng lại trong nhà hàng để mọi người có thể nghe thấy ba diễn giả. Việc này sẽ không mất nhiều thời gian – và nó sẽ diễn ra vào cuối bữa ăn. Sau đó, khách sẽ di chuyển trở lại phòng chờ để giải trí. OK, tôi nghĩ hết rồi đó. Ai có bất kỳ câu hỏi nào – hãy đến gặp tôi sau. |
Đáp án | Từ/ cụm từ trong scripts | |
Q11. C | (next event) party | to prepare for the birthday party this weekend |
Q12. B | (guest number) from 50 to 100 | usually only cater for groups of less than fifty, quite a few more than that; won’t go over the maximum of 100 |
Q13. A | (guests start arriving) 7.15 | we’ll expect the first people at 7.15 |
Q14. B | (entertainment) comedian | the entertainment will start about two hours later; the hosts know someone who is a comedian who will be replacing the band |
Q15. C | Gary – offers drinks to guests | the task of providing the guests with drinks; Gary asked to do it this time – so that will be his job |
Q16. E | Monica – take guests’ coats and hats | receiving the guests’ coats and hats; Monica, last time this was your responsibility; I won’t make a change here |
Q17. A | Susan – show guests where to go | She (Susan) would be good at guiding guests; I’m fine with that |
Q18. ring a bell | ||
Q19. lounge | ||
Q20. speeches |
Vocabulary
- exceptionally /ɪkˈsepʃənəli/ (adv): cực kỳ
- cater for /ˈkeɪtə(r)/ (verb): phục vụ
- good-humoured /ˌɡʊd ˈhjuːməd/ (adj): vui vẻ, niềm nở
- roam around /rəʊm/ (verb): đi lòng vòng
- lounge /laʊndʒ/ (noun): phòng chờ
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Section 3: Paper Production and Recycling
Questions 21-25
Complete flow-chart below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
21……………………
22……………………
23……………………
24……………………
25……………………
Questions 26-30 Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
26. What part of the assignment is Alan going to start working on? …………………
27. Where will Melanie get more information on used paper collection? …………………
28. What will they add to the assignment to make it more interesting? …………………
29. What do they agree to complete by the end of the month? …………………
30. Who will they ask to review their work? …………………
Alan: Hi, Melanie. What did you think of the assignment that we got today? It looks interesting, doesn’t it? Melanie: Yes, Alan. I’ve always been interested in recycling, but there’s a lot of research to do. Alan: Yes, there are a lot of things I’m unsure of, so it’s going to be good working with you. Melanie: Okay. Well, why don’t we start by making a flow chart from the notes our tutor gave us? Alan: Yes. Um, so on one side, we could have the paper production cycle here on the left and on the other side the recycling. Melanie: Good idea. Let’s start at the top with the production. The first step in the process is to get the raw materials. Alan: Yes and they tend to come from pine forests (Q21). Melanie: Okay. And then the bark is removed from the outside of the tree and after that, the wood is chopped up. That’s the 1st 3 stages. Alan: It sounds a bit complicated. After that. It says water is added, and then the mixture is heated and made into pulp (Q22). This will be the thick paste that is used to make paper. Melanie: Yes, you’re right, because after that they use a machine to make the paper. And we can put that right in the center of the flow chart because it’s also where the recycled paper joins the process. Alan: Yes, so once the paper has been produced in the machine, what happens then? Melanie: Well, I think we should write print as the next step, because this is when newspapers, magazines, etc are produced. And we could also add that they have to be distributed to stores and people’s homes (Q23). Alan: Right then the recycling bit starts the old papers collected and then it says it’s taken somewhere so that someone or something, can sort it (Q24). I imagine there are different kinds of paper or things like paper clips that need to be removed. Melanie: Yes, let’s have a step after that. Now, how did our tutor say they do this? Oh, yes, it involves chemicals. So how is your chemistry? Alan: Well, not very good, I’m afraid. But this is how they remove ink (Q25). So this is definitely going to need a bit of research. Melanie: Right. Uh, the last step in the recycling section is similar to the last step in the production process, with heating and pulping before the cycle begins again. Alan: So I think going through the process helped. Now we need to decide how we’re going to do this assignment. Melanie: Yes. I guess what we need to do is take the processes and divide them up between us. But we could start thinking about an introduction (Q26). Alan: Yes. Okay, well, I can start doing that. I think I have enough to go on already. Melanie: Good and there are a few areas where we need a lot more information. I think I’ll start with something easy. Let’s say the paper collection. I could go to the resource center to do some research. Alan: Well, I think a better idea would be to approach someone who’s involved in the process. What about contacting the council? Melanie: Oh, good idea. Yes, I’ll do that instead (Q27). That bound to have some information and I know just the thing to add to our work, to make it even more interesting. Alan: And what’s that? Melanie: Well, in my last assignment, I added a few pictures and the feedback I got was that this wasn’t academic enough. So what might really bring it to life would be to include some data provided we can find some (Q28). Alan: Yes, that sounds excellent. Well, we certainly have a lot to do and not much time to do it in. Melanie: You’re right. I think we have about five weeks. So I suggest we create a plan of work today. The end of the month is nearly three weeks away, and then we have a few days’ holiday. Alan: Yes. So let’s see if we can get the first draft done by then so we can take a short break (Q29). Melanie: Okay, then after the break, we’ll have just over a week to complete it. I wonder if we could get someone to review our work for us a few days before the deadline so we can make some final changes. What about your friend Henry? Alan: Well, the best person would be our tutor (Q30). Henry’s very good, but he’s taking a whole week’s holiday and there won’t be enough time when he returns. Melanie: Okay, then that’s fine. |
Đáp án | Từ vựng trong câu hỏi | Từ/ cụm từ trong scripts |
Q21. pine forests | Get raw materials from | Raw materials ….come from |
Q22. water | add | Is added |
Q23. print | distribute | Be distributed |
Q24. sort | used paper | Old paper |
Q25. remove ink | use chemicals | Involves chemicals |
Q26. introduction | Start working on | Start thinking about |
Q27. the council | Get more information | Do some research |
Q28. data | Make it more interesting | Bring it to life |
Q29. first draft | Complete | Get … done |
Q30. tutor | Review | Get someone to review |
Vocabulary
- flow chart /ˈfləʊ tʃɑːt/ (noun): lưu đồ, biểu đồ chỉ giai đoạn
- sort something /sɔːt/ (verb): phân loại
- bring somebody/ something to life (idiom): làm cho thú vị
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Combo 6 cuốn sách luyện đề IELTS sát thật, tỉ lệ trúng tủ cao
- Dịch song ngữ, giải chi tiết IELTS Listening & Reading Cam 7-19
- Hơn 100 bài mẫu IELTS Writing Task 1 & 2 band 7.0+ đa dạng chủ đề
- Bài mẫu Speaking Part 1-2-3 cho 56 chủ đề thường gặp
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Section 4: Hair
Questions 31-38 Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
HAIR Facts about hair
Structure of hair Three main parts:
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Questions 39-40 Complete the summary below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Health and Hair
Changes in diet will take longer to affect your hair than your 39……………………
Vitamin C, D and E are all important for healthy hair and 40…………………… are one of the best sources of Vitamin C.
Good morning, and welcome to this lecture on hair, which is a part of the human biology course. This lecture covers a number of facts about hair, its structure, and what can affect the general health of hair. So, first of all, what is hair and why do we have it? If we look back at our ancestors, we’ll see that they had a lot more hair on their bodies than we do now. And there are or were two main reasons for having hair. One is to provide warmth, but as humans have warm clothes for many years, body hair has significantly reduced. The other is for protection (Q31), and again, this isn’t as significant as it was once. But hair does still benefit areas of the body, such as the head and around the eyes. Now hair, whatever it is for and wherever it is on the human body is composed mainly of a protein called keratin. This, by the way, is also found in fingernails. In fact, it’s keratin, which makes them flexible, and without it, they would be very rigid (Q32). Another interesting fact about hair is that it is very strong, as strong as iron. In fact, one single strand can support a weight of up to 100 grams. This may not sound all that much, but a full head of hair can support up to 12 tons, which is the equivalent of a couple of elephants (Q33), which is simply amazing, though I advise you not to put this to the test. Humans lose up to 100 strands of hair a day, but we do have quite a lot of hair to start with. There’s some variation, depending on hair color, but for an average adult, the strand count is 100,000 (Q34). So losing 100 a day is not too bad, although this is the average, people with red hair have around 80,000 strands, black or brown hair, 100,000 and blondes have about 120,000. So hair used to be important for the reasons I mentioned earlier. But nowadays I’d say the main importance of hair is the fact that it is big business. Apart from the money involved in haircutting, shaving, trimming, etc. a fortune has spent just on hair products. In the UK alone, consumers spend over £5 billion each year on these (Q35). So next I’d like to just give you a quick overview of the structure of hair. As you can see along the length of the hair there are three main parts called the bulb, the route, and the shaft. A single hair is fixed at one end, below the skin in the bulb. The bulb acts rather like a cap. It encloses the end of the hair in the head (Q36). The next part of the hair is the root, and this is the part of the hair, which lies just beneath the skin. And in terms of hair, production is the most important. This could be considered the control center for each strand of hair and is where the glands are found. These produce oil, which flows along the length of the hair and the health of the route (Q37), determines the overall health of the strand of hair. The last part is the shaft, and this is the hair, which is above the skin and is, of course, what we can see. Fortunately, this is not active (Q38), and I say fortunately because otherwise, it would be very painful to have your hair cut. And finally, I just like to go over a few factors that impact on the overall health of hair. Like every other part of the body, our diet – that is what we eat – is extremely important to the condition of our hair. But whereas a change in your diet to, for example, eating unhealthy foods, will soon be noticeable in your skin, changes to your hair will take a lot longer. A change in diet today could take several months to have an effect on your hair (Q39). And so what is the key to healthy hair? Well, eating a balanced diet is the most important thing. There are a number of vitamins that are vital for good hair health. The main ones being vitamins C, D, and E. And in a balanced diet, all these vitamins should be readily available. If you need a boost of vitamin C, for example, one of the best things to eat are blueberries (Q40). For vitamin D, the best examples are fish, mushrooms, and eggs and for vitamin E, nuts and seeds. Right. So let’s go on to what………. |
Đáp án | Từ vựng trong câu hỏi | Từ/ cụm từ trong scripts |
Q31. protection | Main purpose | Main reasons for heaving hair |
Q32. flexible | Makes fingernails flexible | Make them flexible |
Q33. elephants | Support a large weight Equal to Two |
Support up to 12 tons The equivalent of A couple of |
Q34. 100,000 | An adult | An average adult |
Q35. products | Products for hair A large amount of money |
Hair products 5 billion pounds |
Q36. cap | over end of hair follicle | encloses the end of the hair |
Q37. oil | hair strand | the length of the hair and the health of the route |
Q38. active | ||
Q39. skin | Take longer to affect … | take several months to have an effect on…. |
Q40. blueberries | Best sources | best things |
Vocabulary
- be composed of something /kəmˈpəʊzd/ (adj): bao gồm
- strand of hair /strænd/ (noun phrase): sợi tóc
- blonde /blɒnd/ (noun): người có tóc vàng
- fortune /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/ (noun): rất nhiều tiền
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- Writing: Hướng dẫn chi tiết cách viết câu – đoạn – bài văn và nhiều templates phong phú, rất dễ áp dụng
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