...I. Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the othe three in each question 1. A. would B. should C. shoulder D. could 2. A. lose B. chose C. close D. rose 3. A. missed B. washed C. hoped D. removed 4. A. retreat B. thread C. peanut D. defeat II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question 5. A. Competent B. computer C. compliance D. commuter 6. A.industrial B. experiment C. accidental D. professional 7. A. actually B. accurate C. satellite D. political 8. A. bookstore B. between c. theater D. superman III. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to correct. 9. Different species of octopuses may measure anywhere from two inches to over A B C thirty feet in long. D 10. When rainbows appear, they are always in the part of the sky opposite directly A B C D the Sun 11. A citadel, a fortress designed for the defense of a city, unusally standed on top A B C D of a hill. 12. Many people who live in New York city thinks that life in a large city offers A B C D special advantages 13. The scientific revolution of the early 1900’s affected education by change the A B C nature of technology. D 14. On May 20,1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman fly solo...
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...Verb + preposition (1) Study this list of verbs + preposition: apologize (TO someone) FOR something (see also Unit 57a): ■ When I realized I was wrong, I apologized to him for my mistake. apply FOR a job / admission to a university, etc.: ■ I think you'd be good at this job. Why don't you apply for it? believe IN something: * Do you believe in God? (= Do you believe that God exists?) * I believe in saying what I think. (= I believe that it is a good thing to say what I think.) belong TO someone: ■ Who does this coat belong to? care ABOUT someone/something (= think someone/something is important): ■ He is very selfish. He doesn't care about other people. care FOR someone/something: i) = like something (usually in questions and negative sentences): ■ Would you care for a cup of coffee? (= Would you like ... ?) ■ I don't care for hot weather. (= I don't like ...) ii) = look after someone: * She is very old. She needs someone to care for her. take care OF someone/something (= look after): * Have a nice vacation. Take care of yourself! * Will you take care of the children while I'm away? collide WITH someone/something: ■ There was an accident this morning. A bus collided with a car. complain (TO someone) ABOUT someone/something: ■ We complained...
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...CHUYÊN ĐỀ 6 NỀN KINH TẾ THỊ TRƯỜNG ĐỊNH HƯỚNG XHCN, TOÀN CẦU HOÁ VÀ HỘI NHẬP QUỐC TẾ CỦA VIỆT NAM (Tài liệu bồi dưỡng thi nâng ngạch lên chuyên viên chính khối Đảng, Đoàn thể năm 2013) Phần 1 NỀN KINH TẾ THỊ TRƯỜNG ĐỊNH HƯỚNG XHCN Ở VIỆT NAM I. KHÁI QUÁT VỀ NỀN KINH TẾ THỊ TRƯỜNG Theo C. Mác, kinh tế thị trường là một giai đoạn phát triển tất yếu của lịch sử mà bất cứ nền kinh tế nào cũng phải trải qua để đạt tới nấc thang cao hơn trên con đường phát triển và nền kinh tế TBCN chính là nền kinh tế thị trường phát triển đến trình độ phổ biến và hoàn chỉnh. Nấc thang cao hơn chính là nền kinh tế cộng sản chủ nghĩa mà giai đoạn đầu là nền kinh tế XHCN. Để chuyển lên nấc thang này, nền kinh tế thị trường phải phát triển hết mức, phải trở thành phổ biến trong đời sống kinh tế - xã hội. Đây là một kết luận lý luận quan trọng. Nó khái quát quá trình phát triển của lịch sử nhân loại, trong đó, kinh tế thị trường được xác định là một nấc thang tất yếu, mang tính phổ biến. Tính phổ biến của kinh tế thị trường thể hiện ở cấu trúc khung chung cho mọi nền kinh tế thị trường. 1. Những yếu tố cơ bản của kinh tế thị trường Kinh tế thị trường nói chung bao hàm những yếu tố chủ yếu cơ bản như sau: Thứ nhất, độc lập của các chủ thể trong nền kinh tế Nền kinh tế thị trường đòi hỏi sự tồn tại của các chủ thể kinh tế độc lập dưới nhiều hình thức sở hữu khác nhau. Các chủ thể này hoàn toàn động lập, tự chủ trong việc quyết định: sản xuất...
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...film. Thao gains confidence and becomes a man, finally realising his usefulness in the world. Walt gains new views and perceptions of the world around him and even learns to let go of his past. However, character development doesn’t extend out to all characters within the film, but situates on the most important individuals within the movie. Thao Vang Lor isn’t the protagonist of “Gran Torino” but he is the most important when it comes to character development. Thao is an American-born Asian who feels he doesn’t quite belong with his family. Intelligent as he is; Thao starts as a scrawny, hunched-over and his Hmong family don’t consider him a man. His Grandmother even tells one of the family members; "He does whatever his sister tells him to do. How could he ever become man of the house?” Thao is constantly being told what to do and does all the chores that the Hmong people see as ‘Women’s chores’, such as the dishes, or gardening. When Thao first meets Walt Kowalski at the start of the film, he asks for jumper cables to help start up a car. But he is shy and Walt immediately dislikes Thao and doesn't even give him the chance to speak, butting in and trying to push him to cut to the chase. In this scene, a high view is shot from above Walt, looking down on Thao. This symbolises the superiority that Walt has over Thao at this point. As the two begin to warm up to each other they begin to form a bond unlike any other. They become the best of friends. Walt gives Thao the physical...
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...basement, Walt's grandkids look through an old army chest and see pictures of Walt during the Korean War and a medal. They quickly put them back and shut the chest as Walt passes through. Upstairs, he walks slowly and grumpily through the crowd and refuses help from his grand-daughter, Ashley (Dreama Walker). He goes outside with his dog, Daisy (probably the only creature he seems to like), and sees guests going into the house next door, which is inhabited by a Hmong family. He spits in disgust. He catches Ashley smoking in the garage next to his car. She asks him about it and he tells her it's a 1972 Gran Torino. Rather inappropriately, she asks about stuff she can have when he dies. He stalks off, wordlessly. A Hmong kid from next door, Thao Vang Lor (Bee Vang), comes over to ask for jumper cables, but Walt insults him and slams the door in his face. Father Janovich comes over to speak to Walt, but Walt demands he call him "Mr. Kowalski". Janovich tells him that Dorothy had asked him to look after Walt after she passed. Dorothy wanted Walt to go for Confession. Irritated, Walt confesses that he only went to church because of Dorothy and has no interest in attending Confession to...
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...thành lập cần khuyến khích phát triển thể thao- giải trí trong điều kiện phát triển như hiện nay và nhu cầu vui chơi giải trí của người dân càng tăng. Chính vì vậy, đầu tư cho việc xây dựng cơ sở hạ tầng, nhà máy, nhà ở,.v.v..cũng phải được chú trọng để đáp ứng nhu cầu rèn luyện thể dục, thể thao cho đời sống của người dân. II. SỰ CẦN THIẾT PHẢI ĐẦU TƯ CỦA DỰ ÁN Trên địa bàn tỉnh Đăk Nông hiện nay có hàng trăm doanh nghiệp hoạt động trong nhiều lĩnh vực khác nhau, tuy nhiên công việc vẫn đang tạo nhiều áp lực làm cho con người làm việc đem lại hiệu quả chưa cao, các lứa tuổi thanh thiếu nhi vẫn thiếu nơi vui chơi, sinh hoạt. Một số tài năng thể thao từ phong trào, năng khiếu chưa được phát hiện từ địa phương. Phát triển các câu lạc bộ vui chơi, thể thao, giải trí, rèn luyện sức khỏe, làm đẹp, .v.v.. nhằm phục vụ cho nhu cầu của đại bộ phận dân cư trên địa bàn Thị xã Gia Nghĩa là rất cần thiết. Bóng đã mini là môn bóng đá dành cho thiếu nhi, có khi là người lớn. Mỗi trận đấu phải có hai đội, mỗi đội phải có tối đa là 5 hay 7 cầu thủ, trong đó có 1 thủ môn. Những đặc điểm của sân được xác định theo kích thước : sân hình chữ nhật, chiều ngang 22m x chiều dài 42m. Nhằm đáp ứng nhu nhu cầu vui chơi giải trí, rèn luyện sức khỏe của người dân sau những giờ học tập và làm việc căng thẳng CÂU LẠC BỘ THỂ THAO PHONG PHÚ xây dựng sân bóng đá mini sân cỏ nhân tạo với kích thước tiêu chuẩn, các dịch vụ giải khát, quần áo, dụng cụ thể thao .....được phục vụ nhiệt tình. Ngoài ra...
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...Thể thao Anh đã phát triển 19 phân đoạn thể thao để giúp hiểu được thái độ của người Anh và động cơ về thể thao - nói cách khác, tại sao họ chơi thể thao và tại sao họ làm không. các nghiên cứu đã được đưa vào tập trung mạnh với chiến thắng của Olympic London vào năm 2012. Mỗi phân đoạn có thể được xem xét từ nhiều góc độ khác nhau để giúp hiểu thói quen thể thao của một cá nhân phải xuống đến mức đường phố khi mà con người đang sống. thể thao nước Anh đã làm việc chặt chẽ với các công ty tư vấn Experian kinh doanh Chiến lược dữ liệu về người Anh 18 tuổi. Thông tin cụ thể được thu thập và đối chiếu về sự tham gia của họ cụ thể thao, mong muốn làm thể thao, và các rào cản để chơi thể thao. Phân tích cũng bao gồm việc thu thập các dữ liệu về tiêu thụ phương tiện truyền thông và các kênh truyền thông, vốn xã hội, các chỉ số sức khỏe, và sự tham gia vào các hoạt động văn hóa rộng lớn. Nghiên cứu được tiến hành trong conjuntion với những người khảo sát activie, cuộc điều tra lớn nhất từ các môn thể thao và hoạt động - giải trí liên quan đến từng tiến hành ở châu Âu. Khảo sát xem xét các mức độ tham gia trong lĩnh vực khác nhau và giữa các nhóm khác nhau trong cộng đồng, đặc biệt. - Tỷ lệ dân số trưởng thành tham gia vào các môn thể thao trên cơ sở hàng tuần Các thành viên câu lạc bộ của người dân - Sự tham gia của người dân trong thể thao tổ chức và cạnh tranh - - Nhận huấn luyện - Mức độ hài lòng chung của người dân với các môn thể thao được cung cấp trong cộng đồng địa phương...
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...presented in the film. She points out that in this film; Walt defies the stereotypes of the old and from a physically helpless victim of these stereotypes to a doting old man enjoying a worry-free retirement. He turns out to be a man of heroic deeds by helping helpless victims of violence, Thao and his sister, Sue. The author of this article terms the star, Walt as a man who can be graded under a different generation of his own because of the raw language that he does use; it makes one to flinch. It gets worse for such kind of man to live with neighbors that he cannot befriend: the Hmong brother and sister who live next door. But, out of the confrontation with Thao, who was trying to steal his Gran Torino car he becomes friend with this teenager and later on with his sister. The true friendship goes on as he shifts from spending all day involving himself with physical labor of mowing the lawn and fixing his neighbors’ car, sink, or washing machine. One of the things that the writer of this article notes is the deteriorating physique of Walt and the uncaring family members. She suggests that they either should take the...
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...grumpy attitude. He would keep to himself cause he felt it was the best thing of him to recover from his lost. He wouldn't take any hand outs or help from anyone cause he believed he could do it all by himself and didn't need anyone. The movie shows great examples of how he went from a stuck up grumpy old man to a kind hearted caring man in the end. In the movie when Walt (Clint Eastwood) catches Thao trying to steal his car late at night for the initiation because his crazy cousin and friends were trying to get him to be more of a man and be apart of the gang. After Thao was caught and held up by gun point by Walt, he manages to get away. After that the next day his cousin and friends came back around causing problems and Walt comes out and holds them up by gun point to scare them off. Thao's mom felt that Thao had a debt to Walt now for helping him out, so he had to come work for Walt for a little. Thao would be given tasks that would get him dirty and really have to put a lot of energy into. Walt started to ease up on him towards the end because he saw something different in Thao then all the other bad kids in the neighborhood. Another example from the movie is when Sue invites Walt over to a family gathering that they were having. He felt apart of the family because of how he was welcomed in and how comfortable he felt after awhile. From everyone greeting him and from all the food and hospitality that was given on his visit. He really started to click with Sue to a point...
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...tiến hành tìm những điều kiện cần thiết khác để thực hiện nội dung, khối lượng các bài tập. CÁCH ÁP DỤNG NGUYÊN TẮC HỆ THỐNG TRONG TẬP LUYỆN THỂ DỤC THỂ THAO - Nguyên tắc tập luyện thể dục thể thao là những nguyên tắc chuẩn mà mọi người tham gia tập luyện thể dục thể thao đều phải tuân thủ trong quá trình tập luyện. Nghĩa là những khái quát và những tổng kết kinh nghiệm tập luyện thể dục thể thao trong thời gian dài, nó cũng phản ánh quy luật khách quan của tập luyện thể dục thể thao. Thực tế tập luyện thể dục thể thao đã cho chúng ta thấy bất kể một hành vi tập luyện thể dục thể thao có hiệu quả sớm thường là kết quả của việc tự giác hay không tự giác tuân theo một số nguyên tắc tập luyện. Việc tập luyện thể dục thể thao không thể tách rời những nguyên tắc tập luyện đúng đắn, bắt buộc phải hiểu và nắm bắt cũng như tuân theo những nguyên tắc tập luyện thể dục thể thao. 1. Hiểu rõ về bản thân thực sự cầu thị. Nguyên tắc xuất phát từ thực tế là chỉ việc tập luyện thể dục thể thao, rèn luyện thân thể lấy việc căn cứ vào tình trạng thực tế của bản thân cá nhân và hoàn cảnh bên ngoài để xác định mục đích tập luyện, lựa chọn môn thể thao thích hợp, sắp xếp hợp lý thời gian vận động và lượng vận động… Đây chính là nguyên tắc nâng cao khả năng thích nghi của cơ thể bắt buộc phải tuân theo. - Trước hết tập luyện thể dục thể thao phải được...
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...Kowalski. Walt was an American man and a Korean War veteran who resided in a neighborhood that became inhabited by Hmong families (Gran Torino, 2008). The relationship that Walt had with his own family was disconnected and distant because his sons embraced the modern way of living but Walt was more traditional. Walt was portrayed as a grumpy old man who did not like to socialize with others. All of that changed when Walt became associated with the Hmong children next door, Thao and Sue. Walt saved Thao from being taken by the Hmong gang members and was viewed as a hero by the Hmong families despite the fact that Walt was just trying to keep other people off his lawn. Upon an unexpected invitation by Sue, Walt’s world became intertwined with the Hmong community as he was introduced to various traditional Hmong customs and foods. After a series of events, the Hmong gang returned and injured Thao’s family which prompted Walt to seek redemption from his war past by sacrificing himself for the safety of Thao and Sue. The film portrayed culture clashes between an American and Hmong families while focusing on the struggles that Hmong immigrants endure to survive within their community. The Hmong population was great in...
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...grumpy man who lives in the ghetto by himself, due to the recent death of his wife. After Walt finds the boy who lives next door named Thao trying to steal his car; Thao’s family orders that Thao will now work for Walt to repay his debt to him. Walt at first does not care for Thao and his sister Sue because they are asian, but after getting to know them Walt secretly warms up to them. Through the movie the pastor keeps on eye on Walt to see how he is doing and offers to talk with Walt if he needs it. Walt usually shuts him down on the spot and doesn’t want to talk to him at all. Walt soon finds out that it was Thao’s cousin and gang where the ones who put Thao up to it to steal Walt’s car. Walt tries to help Thao and gets him a job as a construction worker. Soon after that the gang approaches Thao while he was walking home from work one day and attack him and burn his face with a cigarette. After Walt finds this out, he goes to one of the gang member’s houses and beats him up warning him not to mess with Thao anymore. The gang counter attacks by raping Sue and attacking her and doing a drive by on Thao’s house. Walt knows that for Thao and Sue to have better lives in the future he was going to have to get rid of the gang. Walt goes alone and sacrifices himself so that they gang would get locked up and sent to jail were they couldn’t hurt Thao and Sue anymore. Overall through the movie you witness Walt change for the better and become a more accepting man and how he ends up giving...
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...Gran Torino Film Critique ENG 225 March 17, 2013 Gran Torino Film Critique Gran Torino is a drama about redemption, helping others, and demonstrates how we are all the same regardless of cultural differences. The movie focuses on the relationship Walt develops with his Hmong neighbors. Walt manages to strategically save the life of the boy next door, Thao. Walt helps Thao get his life back on track. Thao has been coerced to partake into his cousin’s gang. The gang forces Thao to steal Walt’s Gran Torino. Once Walt finds Thao in his garage trying to steal his Gran Torino, he knows that something has gone wrong with Thao. At this point, the drama in the story soars, as Walt begins his personal quest to protect Thao. Walt tries his best not to reveal that he has a caring soul but that he is an angry and grumpy old man. Later the film reveals that Walt is the complete opposite of angry and grump. As the story unfolds and the gangbangers return and Walt reaches for his gun, the film moves from comedy, drama, tragedy, and then into something unexpected. Nick Schenk wrote Gran Torino and his inspiration with the Hmong culture. Schenk placed a Hmong family next door to a Korean War veteran. The main story line develops as the Korean War veteran (Clint Eastwood) learns to adapt and interact with the Hmong family. Clint Eastwood directed, produced, and starred in the drama Gran Torino. Clint Eastwood began his acting career in low budget films in 1955. In 1959...
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...Film Analysis Gran Torino Sitting on the porch drinking beer, Walt Kowalski is seen taking care of a most prized possession, a 1972 Ford Gran Torino. This scene sets the stage for a series of events that begin to gradually chip away at an old man’s hard exterior. Throughout this film Walt, a Korean War Veteran and former retired Ford Motor employee, explores the themes of loss, coming to terms, friendship, and ultimately sacrifice and redemption. Set in a Detroit neighborhood, Kowalski has watched his neighborhood change, be replaced by immigrants, and an assortment of other ethnic groups he despises. Walt is a foul mouthed bigoted man, who is often heard muttering or snarling some type of racial epithet. Gran Torino is not light in nature or magnitude. It is a film about one man’s resistance to cultural change, and his ultimate surrender to religious transformation. Gran Torino’s first scene begins with Walt Kowalski just having buried his wife Dorothy. Revealing through this to its audience is the mutual disappointment and intolerances felt by both Walt, and his family towards each other. With his wife recently deceased, and his two sons’ discomfort around their father, Walt is left sitting on the porch drinking beer after cheap beer in the company of his longtime companion Daisy, his yellow Labrador. Walt watches the world around him with a scowl on his face, leaving his audience left to wonder if he too would like to join Dorothy. Walt’s inevitable involvement...
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...Research Question: What is it that allows Walt to finally confess his true burdens in the scenes where he receives a reading from the shaman, he finally goes to confession with the priest, and he gives his final real confession to Thao? Brian Neuman Dr. Paul McCormick English 110.01 29 February 2012 Clever Title War is hell they say, and so far that statement has held up to itself. After a man has experienced war it changes him for better or worse. The main character in Gran Torino, Walt, is one such example of a man touched by war. The things that Walt has seen and done have affected him, and hardened him, both inside and out. However even the hardest shell can be cracked. In the film it is Walt’s interactions with caring individuals allow him to finally relieve the burden that he is carrying. Walt is quickly portrayed as a skeptic, but nevertheless when he visits Sue’s family he allows the family shaman to do a reading of him. With us having seen Walt’s tendencies, it is quite surprising that he agrees to such a strange ritual. He seemingly agrees just to humor Sue, but is surprised with what he is told. The shaman hits the issues that are bothering Walt more than anyone else, “he says you have no happiness in your life. It’s like you’re not at peace.” You can see just from Walt’s reaction how true that these words are. By analyzing this scene you can learn a few things about Walt. The most important is the fact that he is not only unhappy with the death of his wife...
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