Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.I didn’t even notice him. It was a chilly November evening in New York City, and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I was thinking, “Milk, dry cleaners, home”. Was I supposed to notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box next to a newsstand? No, but Nora did. She wasn't even four, but she pulled at my coat sleeve and said. “That man’s cold, Daddy. Can we take...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
I didn’t even notice him. It was a chilly November evening in New York City, and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I was thinking, “Milk, dry cleaners, home”. Was I supposed to notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box next to a newsstand? No, but Nora did. She wasn't even four, but she pulled at my coat sleeve and said. “That man’s cold, Daddy. Can we take him home?"
don't remember my reply - probably something like, “That wouldn't really be helping him”. Maybe I made her feel better by giving her an apple. I don't know. But I do remember a sudden heavy feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her world, whether it was birds in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing suffering and poverty.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who delivered meals to elderly people. The volunteers went to a nearby school on a Sunday morning, picked up a food package, and delivered it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up. Nora was excited about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how valuable our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to push myself to leave the house. On the way to the school. I fought an urge to turn back. The Sunday paper and my coffee were waiting at home. Why do this? Still, we picked up the package and phoned the elderly person we'd been assigned. She invited us right over. And that day Nora and I paid a visit to her depressing flat. After saying goodbye, I walked home in tears.
Professionals call such a visit a “volunteer opportunity". Indeed, the proverty my daughter and I helped lessen that Sunday afternoon was not the old woman's alone it was in our lives, too. Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and collect clothes lor the homeless. Yet, as I've watched her grow over these past four years. I still wonder which of us has benefited more?
The phrase “delighted at" in the passage is closet in meaning to ____.
A. very bored with
B. very pleased at
C. very disappointed with
D. very surprised at
VIII.Fill in the blanks with correct words to complete these sentences.
wake up – open – speak – take – do – cause – live – play – close – live – drink
1. Ann ___ plays __________ handball very well.
2. I never _____drink________ coffee.
3. The swimming pool _____opens________ at 7:00 in the morning.
4. It ______closes_______ at 9:00 in the evening.
5. Bad driving _____causes________ many accidents.
6. My parents ___live__________ in a very small flat.
7. The Olympic Games _______take______ place every four years.
8. They are good students. They always ____do_________ their homework.
9. My students _____speak________ a little English.
10. I always ____wake up_________ early in the morning.
play handball: chơi bóng ném
drink coffee: uống cà phê
open - close: mở cửa - đóng cửa
cause accidents: gây tai nạn
live in a flat: sống tại 1 căn hộ
do homework: làm bài tập
speak a little English: nói 1 ít tiếng Anh
wake up: thức dậy