Read the following passage and mark the letter A , B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
When we moved to our new house near the sea, I was eight years old. Even before that I had spent every summer messing about on boats. My dad had taught me to sail before I learnt to ride a bike so I knew how I wanted to spend my time at the new house- I was going to get my own boat and sail it everyday. The house was only a few meters from the water's edge, and in rough weather the waves would come crashing into the front garden. I used to sit with my nose pressed to the glass, fascinated by the power of the ocean. I grew up watching the skies to see if it was going to rain; would I be going sailing that afternoon or not?
Of course I sometimes wished I could live in the town like my friends. I used to get angry with my parents, who had taken early retirement because they seemed incapable of getting anywhere on time. Dad drove me the eight miles to school everyday, but I was often late because he had been walking on the cliffs earlier in the morning and had lost track of time. When I was taking my university entrance exams, I used to stay over at a friend's in town, just in case. All in all, I was lucky to grow up by the sea and I still love to sail.
Growing up by the sea, the writer felt ___________.
A. excited
B. angry
C. unlucky
D. lucky
Đáp án D
Lớn lên gần biển, tác giả cảm thấy
A. hứng thú
B. tức giận
C. không may mắn
D. may mắn
Dẫn chứng ở câu cuối cùng: “All in all, I was lucky to grow up by the sea and I still love to sail” – (Nhìn chung lại, tôi đã rất may mắn khi được lớn lên gần biển và tôi vẫn giữ được sở thích chèo thuyền)