Đề luyện thi vào lớp 10 - Đề 5

TAKE PART IN A MOCK INTERVIEW FOR A SUMMER JOB Your friend and you are planning to apply for a summer job in Da Nang. Prepare! - Choose one of the jobs you like. The interview will be (13)______ July 20th. - Decide who is going to apply and who is going to hire. - Prepare the interview in pairs. - Interviewee: Get ready to present yourself with personal information, qualities, skills, experience and availability. Prepare (14)______ questions about what you want to know about the job such as tasks, working hours and colleagues. - Interviewer: Prepare the questions you are going to ask: personal information, qualities, skills, experience and availability. - Give the job interview. - Your classmates will comment on your (15)______ during the interview. - For (16)______ information, contact 19007666.

MANAGING YOUR TIME BETTER Many teenagers feel stressed because they have too much schoolwork and too many activities after class. To study more effectively, students should build good time-management habits. One useful way is to make a clear timetable and write down important tasks. This helps students avoid forgetting homework or leaving everything until the last minute. Students can also divide big tasks into smaller steps. For example, instead of trying to finish a whole project in one evening, they can complete one part each day. This makes the work less difficult and gives students more confidence. (9)______ can also help them stay calm before exams. Another useful habit is to keep away from distractions while studying. Students should turn off unnecessary notifications and choose a quiet place to work. This (10)______ their lessons more carefully and finish their homework faster. Good time management is not only about studying. Teenagers also need time for rest, exercise and family. If they plan their day well, they can have enough time to relax without feeling guilty. This can improve both their physical and mental health. It may also help them (11)______ better results at school. However, students should not make their timetable too strict. A good plan should be realistic and flexible. When something unexpected happens, they can change their schedule instead of feeling stressed. Learning to manage time well is an important skill because it has a strong (12)______ students' future success. (13)______ students practise these habits regularly, they will become more independent and responsible. They will understand that (14)______ is not only about working hard, but also about working wisely.

Skyscrapers were invented in the United States. Two new technological developments made very tall buildings possible in the late 1800s. One development was the mechanical elevator. It meant that people would not have to climb many steps to reach the upper floors of tall buildings. It saved time and effort. The second was good quality steel that could carry the heavy load of a tall structure. These two developments helped make the skyscraper possible. Many experts consider the Home Insurance Building in Chicago, Illinois to be the first skyscraper. It was completed in 1885 and later increased to a height of 55 meters. Today, this would not be considered tall. But at the time, this height was striking. What was different about the Home Insurance Building was its structure. It was built using a steel frame. This frame carried the weight of the building rather than the walls. The method was known as “skeleton construction” at the time. Before this technology, a tall building required thick stone walls to support its weight. Thick walls are extremely heavy and take up a big area that could be used for floor space or windows. William Jenney was the engineer who helped build the Home Insurance Building. He understood the possibilities that steel frames could offer. Some people consider him the father of the skyscraper. Soon after the building was finished, builders in Chicago and New York City began copying and improving on the idea of building upwards. Builders in these cities and others would also begin competing for the title of “tallest building.” Popular tall buildings The Empire State building in New York City was completed in 1931. It was the tallest building in the world for more than 40 years. It is still one of the most popular. Millions of visitors have seen New York from observation areas in this building. Chicago became home to the world’s tallest building in 1973 when the Sears Tower was completed. It is 442 meters tall. The Sears Tower, which is now called Willis Tower, was the tallest building in the world for 23 years. Then, in 1996, two taller buildings were completed. They are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They are about 452 meters tall. Who decides on the tallest buildings?