Cho đoạn văn sau:
Tôi mải mốt chạy sang. Mấy người hàng xóm đến trước tôi đang xôn xao ở trong nhà. Tôi xồng xộc chạy vào. Lão Hạc đang vật vã ở trên giường, đầu tóc rũ rượi, quần áo xộc xệch, hai mắt long sòng sọc. Lão tru tréo, bọt mép sùi ra, khắp người chốc chốc lại bị giật mạnh một cái, nảy lên.
(Lão Hạc)
a, Tìm từ tượng hình, tượng thanh.
b, Lược bỏ các từ tượng hình, tượng thanh thì đoạn văn sẽ thay đổi như thế nào?
Read this fable, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each gap.
Wisdom
A farmer was ploughing his field. Sometimes, he shouted at and beat the buffalo that was (1) _____ the plough. A tiger happened to stroll along the edge ò the field,
"Buffalo, you are so big. (2) _____ do you let this weak man beat you?", he asked.
The buffalo answered, "The man is small (3) _____ his wisdom is big."
The tiger did not understand what wisdom was (4) _____ he shouted at the man. "Hey you, man, what is wisdom? Let me see it."
"Wisdom? Oh, my wisdom (5) _____ at home," replied the man, looking at the tiger's teeth and claws.
"Go home (6) _____ get it. Bring it here so that I can see it," the tiger ordened.
"Oh, no! I am afraid that you will eat my buffalo (7) _____ I am gone. (8) _____ you agree to be tied with rope, I will run home and fetch the wisdom."
The tiger agreed. (9) _____ fastening the tiger, the farmed beat its back.
"(10) _____ is my wisdom. This is my wisdom", he explained.
1. A. pull B. pulling C. pulled D. to pull
2. A. What B. How C. When D. Why
3. A. and B. but C. so D. or
4. A. and B. but C. although D. so
5. A. is B. are C. was D. were
6. A. but B. and C. so D. yet
7. A. why B. while C. although D. if
8. A. While B. Because C. Although D. If
9. A. Before B. After C. Because D. But
10. A. Here B. There C. She D. That
Complete the conversation, using the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Practise the conversation with your partner.
Nick: Hi, Hoa. What _____ (1. you/do) yesterday afternoon? I tried to chat, but you didn't reply. _____ (2. you/play) badminton?
Hoa: Hello, Nick. No, I (3. not play) _____ badminton. It (4. rain) _____ all afternoon.
Nick: Really? The sun (5. shine) _____ here.
Hoa: Well, it (6. not shine) _____ here. I didn't turn on my computer because I (7. watch) _____ TV. There was a great film on. Did you see it?
Nick: No. I (8. help) _____ my parents. They (9. clean) _____ the house for a party.
Hoa: My dad (10. clean) _____ the house, too.
Nick: _____ (11. he/get) really for a party?
Hoa: No, we're going to sell the house. We're going to the countryside.
Nick: What! When? You can't...
Hoa: Nick ...
Nick: Yes?
Hoa: I (12. wind) _____ you up!
Note: to wind someone up = to annoy or upset someone (trêu chọc ai)