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1) Complete the (a) sentences with the words in the box. Then write the corresponding homophones to complete the (b) sentences. The first one is done as an example. 

1. (a) He had to ............................... hard to avoid hitting the truck in front.

(b) You should have a ............................... now. You've been working non-stop for four hours.

2. (a) The desire for fame and wealth is her Achilles  ................................

(b) Bryan's got an ankle sprain, but I believe ............................... overcome his injury to win the gold medal.

3. (a) Kate's wearing a beautiful 16-............................... diamond ring. Its value is over $100,000.

(b) The CEO decided to use the ............................... and stick approach to motivate staff in his company

4 (a) Alex said his day was very busy, and he just wants some ............................... and quiet now.

(b) Our team is strong, so completing this project before the deadline is just a ............................... of cake.

5. (a) John was caught driving  ............................... a red light.

(b) Angela ............................... a stone into the river.

6. (a) The unicorn dance accompanied by the sound of ............................... attracted large crowds.

(b) The emu and kangaroo were chosen as the ............................... of Australia to represent the country's progress because they never move backwards.

7. (a) Blue ..............................., the most popular clothing item in the world, were invented by Jacob Davis.

(b) Doctors will soon be able to use ............................... to treat or prevent disease.

ĐÁP ÁN: 

1. (a) He had to brake hard to avoid hitting the truck in front.

(b) You should have a break now. You've been working non-stop for four hours.

- brake /breik/ (v): phanh lại

- break /breik/ (n): giờ nghỉ giải lao

2. (a) The desire for fame and wealth is her Achilles heel .

(b) Bryan's got an ankle sprain, but I believe he'll overcome his injury to win the gold medal.

- heel /hiːl/ (n): gót chân

- he'll /hiːl/: viết tắt của 'he will' 

3. (a) Kate's wearing a beautiful 16- carat diamond ring. Its value is over $100,000.

(b) The CEO decided to use the carrot and stick approach to motivate staff in his company.

carat /ˈkærət/ (n): ca-ra (đơn vị trọng lượng đá quý bằng 200mg)

carrot  /ˈkærət/ (n): củ cà rốt

4. (a) Alex said his day was very busy, and he just wants some peace and quiet now.

(b) Our team is strong, so completing this project before the deadline is just a piece of cake.

peace /piːs/ (n): sự yên bình

piece /piːs/ (n): mẩu, mảnh

5. (a) John was caught driving through a red light.

(b) Angela threw a stone into the river.

through /θruː/ (prep): qua

threw /θruː/: dạng quá khứ của throw (v): ném

6. (a) The unicorn dance accompanied by the sound of cymbals attracted large crowds.

(b) The emu and kangaroo were chosen as the symbols of Australia to represent the country's progress because they never move backwards.

- cymbals /ˈsɪmblz/ : cái chũm chọe

- symbols /ˈsɪmblz/ (plural noun): biểu tượng

7. a) Blue jeans, the most popular clothing item in the world, were invented by Jacob Davis.

(b) Doctors will soon be able to use genes to treat or prevent disease.

- jeans /dʒiːnz/(n): quần bò

- genes /dʒiːnz/(n): gen