One pleasant New-year morning, Edward rose, and washed and dressed himself in haste. He wanted to be first to wish a happy New Year. He looked in every room, and shouted the words of welcome. He ran into the street, to repeat them to those he might meet. When he came back, his father gave him two bright, new silver dollars. His face lit up as he took them. He had wished for a long time to buy some pretty books that he had seen at the bookstore. He left the house with a light heart, intending to buy the books. As he ran down the street, he saw a poor German family, the father, mother, and three children shiveringwith cold. "I wish you a happy New Year," said Edward, as he was happily passing on. The man shook his head. "You do not belong to this country," said Edward. The man again shook his head, for he could not understand or speak our language. But he pointed to his mouth, and to the children, as if to say, "These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time." Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in distress. He took out his dollars, and gave one to the man, and the other to his wife. How their eyes sparkled with gratitude! They said something in their language, which doubtless meant, "We thank you a thousand times, and will remember you forever." When Edward came home, his father asked what books he had bought. He hung his head a moment, but quickly looked up.
13. "I have bought no books," said he, "I gave my money to some poor people, who seemed to be very hungry and wretched. "I think I can wait for my books till next New Year. Oh, if you had seen how glad they were to receive the money!" "My dear boy;" said his father, "here is a whole bundle of books. I give them to you, more as a reward for your goodness of heart than as a New-year gift. "I saw you give the money to the poor German family. It was no small sum for a little boy to give cheerfully. "Be thus ever ready to help the poor, and wretched, and distressed; and every year of your life will be to you a happy New Year."
1.What is the main lesson of this passage?
A/We should always wish everyone we can happy New Year.
B/We should help foreign people.
C/We should not buy books, but instead we should buy food.
D/We should give all we can to those in need.
2.Why does Edward give his silver dollars to the German family?
A/Because his father has instructed him to always help foreign families in need.B/Because he pities them and knows they need the money more than he does.C/Because he didn't actually want the books after all and didn't want his father to find out.D/Because he saw his brother do the same thing last New Years.
3.What does the author mean when he says, "his face lit up"?
A/The light made his face bright. B/The light showed how happy he was. C/He turned on the light. D/He was overjoyed. 4.What causes Edward's father to give Edward a bundle of books? A/He wants to wish Edward a happy New Year. B/He wants to reward Edward's goodness. C/He wants Edward to learn how to read more fluently in German. D/He wants Edward to do better in school. 5.What do you think the German family will do with the money Edward gives them? A/They will give the money to those less fortunate than themselves. B/They will invest in a business. C/They will ask for more money from another child. D/They will feed their children.Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1.Mr. Stone is not rich man. He wishes he ........ (to drive) a Porshe instead of the car he has now.
2. But his wife isn't fond of cars. She wishes they .......... (To live) in a bigger house.
3. They have two children, a boy and a girl. The boy wishes he ...... (To have) his own PC, and the girl, who is not very beautiful, wishes she .......... (To be) the most popular girl in her school.
4.Grandmother Sarah likes travelling a lot. She wishes she ......... (To see) lots of countries she reads about.
5. Grandfather John is fond of cooking. He is not a real chef, but he wishes he ........ (To work) is a famous restaurant.
1. He doesn’t have much money, but he wants to buy a car.
He wants to buy a car despite ........................................................................................................
2. We all enjoyed the walk even though it rained.
In ..................................................................................................................................................
3. We managed to talk seriously although there were a lot of people around.
In ..................................................................................................................................................
4. The bag was heavy but she managed to carry it herself.
Despite ..........................................................................................................................................
5. His mother refused to let him go to the party but he went anyway.
He went to the party in spite ..........................................................................................................
A. Join these sentences with the words in brackets
1. I knocked at the door. He did not open it. (But)
2. He went on holiday. I went on holiday. (both............and)
3. He must be mad. He must be very wish. ( either.........or)
B. Join the following sentences using the words in brackets
1. My sister went shopping. I went shopping. (Both........and)
2. We got very tired. We got very hungry. ( not only.........but..........as well)
3. It was three o'clock. We could not get lunch . We had a cup of tea. (And....... so)
1. She is an excellent ballet dancer
- She dances..........................................
2. He is hungry, so he wants to go out for eating
- As he ...................................................
3. Go on littering and the environment will become seriously polluted
- If we...................................................
4. " Shall we collect unused clothes for the poor?"
- He suggested......................................
5. They are good teachers of math
- They teach................................
6. Shall we discuss the plan carefully?
- What about...................................
7. Don't throw trash or the school yard will be dirty.
- If we...............................................
8. As the weather is bad, we can't go camping.
- The weather is bad,...................................
I . Supply the correct word form
1. Ann studied every subject very ......... ( hardly )
2. The Brows do not have enough money to buy ...... equipment ( necessity )
3. He wants to cut down on ..... ( electric )
4. My electric fan makes a of .......... ( noisily )
5. Solar energy can be used on ........ days ( could )
6. Consumers want ....... that will not only work effectively but also save money ( production )
7. North America and European countries are interested in saving money and ......... resources ( nature )
8. Ba's hobbies are playing football and ........ stamps ( collection )
9. You should dump different kinds of waste in .......... places ( difference )
10. I suggest that you should work harder on your .......... ( pronounce )
Đọc đoạn văn và trả lời các câu hỏi sau .
Quang works for an International bank in Hanoi . At the moment , he is studying English in London because he needs English for his job . He used to learn English at shool and university . But he has forgotten a lot of it . He wants to improve his writing skills because sometimes he has to write letters in English . His listening is terrible . This is his biggest problem . People talk very quickly and he can’t understad them . Quang think English is very useful and interesting . He likes to study English well . He hopes he can talk to people from all over the world and understand the words of his favorite songs .
8. Where did Quang use to learn English ?
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9. How is listening ?
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10. Why does he want to improve his writing skills ?
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11. What does Quang think about English
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It was not ... to finish that work before 5 o'clock ( expected, expecting,expectative, expectation)
These were the day ...we were very happy ( that , of wich, about wich, when)
She remembered the correct address only....she had posted the letter ( since, afterward, following, after)
... from bill , all the student said they would go ( except, only, apart, separate)
The smaller the room is , the ... furniture is needs ( fewer, smaller, more,less)
How can I knows ... book is yours ? They are alike ( which, what, that the)
Nobody knows what the ....of the explosion was ( source, cause,reation, reason)
Either you or your friend ..on charge today ( are,is, were,was)
It looks ... it is going to rain ( as,as like,as if ,if)
Babies have to learn how to ... before they can walk ( crawl , creep , strike,stroll)
Although he shouted , he could not make his voice...( Hear,to hear , heard,to be heard)
I read a book about Picasso ,... Spanish painter ( is a , that is,who is , a)
We have ...of time to catch the bus so there no need to rush ( a great deal, enough, very much , a plenty)
He wants you to ...a good hotel ( introduce, direct , recommend, tell)
The more ...we walk , the longer it will take us to get home ( slowest, slower , slowly, slow)