b) Which of the life achievements in Exercise 1a would you like to have? Can you think of others?
(Những thành tựu nào trong cuộc đời của bài tập 1a mà bạn muốn có? Bạn có thể kể them những thành tựu khác không?)
I would like to pursue a promising career and become wealthy.
(Tôi muốn theo đuổi một sự nghiệp đáng mơ ước và trở nên giàu có.)
Other life achievement: (Những thành tựu trong cuộc đời khác:)
- publish a book (xuất bản một cuốn sách)
- travel around the world (du lịch vòng quanh thế giới)
- achieve a healthy work-life balance (đạt được sự cân bằng giữa công việc và cuộc sống)
- master a musical instrument (thành thạo một nhạc cụ)
- become fluent in a new language (nói lưu loát một ngôn ngữ mới)
Các bài tập cùng chuyên đề
4. Write the correct forms of the words in brackets.
(Viết dạng đúng của các từ trong ngoặc vào chỗ trống.)
1. Bill is _____ to reach the top of that mountain. (DETERMINE)
2. Jane is too _____ to sing in public. (EMBARRASS)
3. The athlete achieved huge _____ after winning three gold medals at the Olympics. (FAMOUS)
4. The young man was a high _____ who got a scholarship for his athletic talent. (ACHIEVE)
5. The crowd was amazed by the swimmer's _____. (PERFORM)
6. Everyone expects Emma and Tom to have a _____ marriage. (SUCCESS)
7. George started his own business and _____ became very wealthy. (SURPRISE)
2 Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra (các) từ GẦN NHẤT về nghĩa với (các) từ được gạch chân trong mỗi câu hỏi sau đây.)
1. My grandfather passed away at the age of 98. He lived a long and happy life.
A. was born
B. got married
C. died
D. retired
2. Mark Zuckerberg attended Harvard University, but never completed his degree.
A. resigned
B. graduated from
C. worked at
D. studied at
3. My aunt and uncle are not my cousin's biological parents. They took him as their own child when he was two.
A. adopted
B. adapted
C. applied
D. born
4. My uncle stopped going to school to join the army when he was 18.
A. dropped by
B. dropped from
C. dropped out of
D. dropped over
5. Dr Wilson chose to devote his professional life to treating homeless people.
A. waste
B. dedicate
C. gain
D. save
6. During his time as a kid, my father lived on a small farm.
A. childhood
B. youth
C. adulthood
D. marriage
7. Everyone in my village respected my father for his bravery in the war.
A. believed
B. showed
C. loved
D. admired
8. Winning an Olympic gold medal is an impressive achievement.
A. small
B. interesting
C. great
D. unexpected
Vocabulary (Từ vựng)
Life achievement (Thành tựu cuộc đời)
1. a) Match the verbs (1-5) to the phrases (a-h), to make phrases about life achievements. There are three extra phrases.
(Nối các động từ (1-5) với các cụm từ (a-h), để tạo thành các cụm từ về thành tựu trong cuộc đời. Có ba cụm từ bị dư.)
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1. ___ start 2. ___ pursue 3. ___ win 4. ___ become 5. ___ graduate |
a. a successful marriage b. from high school c. a business d. to a college/university e. wealthy f. a scholarship g. a promising career h. children |
b) Complete each sentence with apply, marry, become, start, pursue, win, make or graduate.
(Hoàn thành mỗi câu sau với apply, marry, become, start, pursue, win, make hoặc graduate.)
1. Mark expects to _____ a scholarship to study aboard next year.
2. If you achieve success and fame, you will _____ wealthy too.
3. Jen has decided to _____ to university to study medicine.
4. Lauren and Sue intend to _____ a business together next year.
5. I hope to _____ an promising career after I finish my studies at college.
6. Amanda wants to _____ and have children when she gets older.
7. When did you _____ from high school?
8. Lucy has the talent to _____ it on a professional sports team.
