Test nghe nói no 1

Listening
Exercise 1. Put the words into the gaps in the text.
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1205/120525-public_lavatories.mp3



Beijing officials have introduced a new (1) ____________ aimed at beautifying the city’s public lavatoriesnhà-vệ-sinh. The Beijing Municipal Commission of City Administration and Environment has (2) ____________ that there will be a limit of two fliesruồi in each cubiclephòng-nhỏ. The city has (3) ____________ its washroom attendants to pay greater attention to toilet cleanliness and be especially vigilantthận-trọng when it (4) ____________ to flies. City spokesman Xie Guomin said the ruling was a “new (5) ____________ for public toilet management”. He added: “We will not actually (6) ____________ fly numbers. The regulation is (7) ____________ and quantified, but the inspectionxem-xét methodology will be flexiblelinh-hoạt.” Mr Guomin also said there were no (8) ____________ in place to enforcethi-hành the ruling.






The two-fly (9) ____________ is part of a wider initiativesang-kiến to improve toilet cleanliness in Beijing. It is a continuation of (10) ____________ introduced in 2008 for the Beijing Olympics. The rules will be implemented in places such as parks and public gardens, tourist (11) ____________, railway stations, hospitals and shopping malls. Other rules (12) ____________ the setting of standards on (13) ____________ in toilets, the type of cleaning equipment used by public toilet staff and the cleaning of litter bins. The guidelines (14) ____________ litter say that no more than two discardedloại-bỏ items should be left in a toilet and they should be (15) ____________ within 30 minutes. The ‘Beijing Times’ reported that the city’s toilets have improved (16) ____________ in recent years, especially those for women.
Exercise 2. Listen and fill in the gaps
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1205/120523-remote_control.mp3
The inventor of the television remote control has passed away at the age of [1]…………………………….. The Associated Press news agency reported that Eugene J. Polley died of natural causes on [2]……………………….. His creationtác-phẩm is one of today’s most commonly used and ubiquitouscó-khắp-nơi devices. Mr Polley worked as an engineer for a company called Zenith, now part of Korea’s LG Electronics. He introduced his gun-shaped remote control, called the Flash-Matic, in [3]…………………………... It was one of 18 patents he owned. The Flash-Matic used light to turn the TV on and off, adjust the volume and change channels. His invention was followed up five years later by fellow Zenith engineer Robert Adler, who used ultrasoundsong-siêu-âm instead of [4]…………………….. Today’s remote controls use infraredhồng-ngoại light. Polley worked for Zenith for [5]……………………….. years and held some top technology posts. In 1997, the USA’s National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honoured him by awarding him with an Emmy Award for ‘Pioneering Development of Wireless Remote Controls for Consumer Television.’ Polley’s invention is something we all take for granted nowadays. Generationsthế-hệ of people have grown up not knowing that before remote controls, people actually had to leave the [6]…………………………. and push a button or turn a dialđĩa-số to change their TV settings. Today we use remotes for everything from adjusting the brightness of lights to changing songs on our iPods to opening the garage door from 30 meters. Life would be [7]……………………….. different without this handy gadgetđồ-dùng.




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Conversation Questions
Animals & Pets

What are some animals that live in your country?
Do you know someone who owns an unusualbất-thường pet?
Do you think it is acceptablecó-thể-chấp-nhận to testthử-nghiệm cosmeticsmỹ-phẩm on animals?
Do you think it is okay to eat meat? Do you know any vegetarians?
What kind of meats have you eaten?
What do you think of huntingsăn-bắn? Would you eat an animal that you killed yourself?
Do you think that animals dream?
Have you ever been bittenbị-cắn by a dog? Have you been stungbị-đốt by a bee?
Have you ever been to a farm? What animals did you see there?
What animals do you think are cute?
What animals do you think are ugly?
What is the largest animal you have ever seen?
Why do some people not like pets?
What can people learn from animals?
Do you think animals have soulstâm-hồn?
Is it morallycó-đạo-đức right to spend a lot of money on pets, rather than helping people in need?
What is your favorite animal?
What kind of pet would you like to have in the future?
Have you ever been to the zoo? What animals did you see there?
Should animals be kept in a zoo?
Some people think that people shouldn`t wear animal furslông. Do you agree? Why or why not?
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