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Phần 1Life in the city

Bài mẫuLife in the city is full of activity. Early in the morninghundreds of people rush out of their homes in the manner ants do when their nest is broken. Soon the streets arefull of traffic. Shops and offices open, students flock totheir schools and the day's work begins. The city nowthrob with activity, and it is full of noise. Hundreds ofsightseers, tourists and others visit many places ofinterest in the city while businessmen from various partsof the world arrive to transact business.

Then towards evening, the offices and day schools beginto close. !any of the shops too close. There is now a

rush for buses and other means of transport. Everyoneseems to be in a hurry to reach home. "s a result of thisrush, many accidents occur. #ne who has not been to thecity before finds it hard to move about at this time. Soon,however, there is almost no activity in several parts ofthe city. These parts are usually the business centres.

$ith the coming of night, another kind of act%vity begins.The streets are now full of colorful lights. The air iscooler and life becomes more leisurely. &eople now seekentertainment. !any visit the cinemas, parks and clubs,

while others remain indoors to watch television or listento the radio. Some visit friends and relatives and somespend their time reading books and magaines. Thosewho are interested in politics discuss the latest politicaldevelopments. "t the same time, hundreds of crimes arecommitted. Thieves and robbers who wait for the coming

Bài dịch(u)c s*ng + thnh th% r-t nh)n nh%p. T t/ m/ s0ng hngtr1m ng2/i 3a ra kh4i nh nh2 5n ki6n v7 t8. (h9ng baol:u sau 52/ng ph* 5;ngngha hng v v1n ph?ng m+ c>a. H@c sinh h*i hA cBp s0ch 56n tr2/ng vm)t ngy lm viCc bBt 5Du. i/ 5:y thnh ph* hoFt 5;ngnh)n nh%p v 5Dy Bp ti6ng huyGn n0o. Hng tr1m ng2/ingoFn cAnh, du kh0ch v nhiu ng2/i kh0c vi6ng th1mnhIng thBng cAnh cJa thnh ph* trong khi c0c doanhnh:n t nhiu nKi trGn th6 gii 56n trao 58i c;ng viCc lm1n.

Tr/i v chiu, nhIng v1n ph?ng v tr2/ng h@c bBt 5Du

5Mng c>a. Nhiu cJa hng cOng 5;ng c>a. LPc ny diQnra m)t cu)c 58 =; 5Mn =e buRt v c0c ph2Kng tiCn vnchuyGn kh0c. 2/ng nh2 m@i ng2/i 5u v)i vU vnh. V6t Wu0 cJa sX.v)i vU ny l nhiu tai nFn =Ay ra. NhIng ai ch2a tng 56n thnh ph* cAm th-y khM m 5ilFi vo gi/ ny. Tuy vY kh;ng bao l:u sau m)t s* khuvXc cJa thnh ph* nh2 ngng hoFt 5)ng. NhIng nKi nyth2/ng l c0c trung t:m kinh doanh.

ZGm =u*ng, m)t h[nh th\c hoFt 5)ng kh0c lFi bBt 5Du.Z2/ng ph* trn ngp 0nh 5]n mu. ^Du kh;ng kh_ d%u

=u*ng v cu)c s*ng tr+ nGn th2 thA hKn. i/ 5:y ng2/it[m 56n nhIng thP vui giAi tr_. Nhiu ng2/i 56n rFp chi6u bMng, c;ng viGn v c:u lFc b), trong khi nhIng ng2/ikh0c + nh =em ti vi v nghe 5i ph0t thanh. (M ng2/i 5ith1m bFn b] v b con. (M ng2/i dnh th[ gi/ 5@c s0chv tFp ch_. NhIng ng2/i Wuan t:m 56n ch_nh tr% bn lun


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of night become active, and misfortune descends uponmany. `or the greed of a few, many are killed, and somelive in constant fear. To bring criminals to ustice, theofficers of the law are always on the move.

$orkers and others who seek advancement in theircareers attend educational institutions which are open tilllate in the night. Hundreds of them sit for variouse=aminations every year. The facilities and opportunitiesthat the people in the city have to further their studies andincrease their knowledge of human affairs are indeedmany. "s a result, the people of the city are usually better informed than those of the village, where even anewspaper is sometimes difficult to get.

The city could, therefore, be described as a place ofceaseless activity. Here, the drama of life is enactedevery day.

v nhIng sX kiCn ch_nh tr% nMng h8i.(Ong trong th/i gianny, hng tr1m v tr)m c2p diQn ra. Tr)m c2p ch/5Gm =u*ng 5 hoFt 5)ng, v vn rJi p =u*ng nhiung2?i. (h v[ l?ng tham cJa m)t s; _t ng2/i m nhiung2/i s b% gi6t, v nhiu ng2/i kh0c phAi s*ng trong

cAnh s hUi trin miGn . Z 52a t)i phFm ra tr2c c;nglR, c0c viGn ch\c lut ph0p lu;n lu;n sn sng hnh5)ng. Ng2/i lao 5)ng v nhIng ng2?i mu*n ti6n trin trGn con52/ng c;ngdanh sX nghiCp cJa m[nh th[ tham gia c0c lMp h@c ban5Gm. !i n1m cM hng tr1m ng2/i trong s* h@ tham dXvo nhiu k thi kh0c nhau. (0c ph2Kng tiCn v cK h)idnh cho ng2/i d:n thnh th% 5 m+ r)ng h@c h4i v giat1ng ki6n th\c nh:n sinh thXc sX r-t phong phP. o 5Mng2/i d:n + thnh ph* lu;n nBm bBt th;ng tin nhanh hnng2/i d:n v3ng n;ng th;n, nKi m cM khi ngay 56n m)tt/ b0o cOng khM ki6m.

TMm lFi thnh th% cM th nMi l nKi cJa nhIng hoFt 5)ngkh;ng ngng ngh. (h_nh tFi 5:y v+ k%ch cu)c 5/i t0idiQn mi ngy.

New words:

j. flock v lO l2t ko 56n, t tp, Wu:y Wuanh

. throb v r)n rng, nMi r)n lGn, rung 5)ng. sightseer n ng2/i 5i tham Wuanq. transact v thXc hiCn, ti6n hnh giAi Wuy6t. means of transport ph2Kng tiCn vn chuyn. commit v phFm phAi


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. misfortune n rJi ro, sX b-t hFnh, 5iu kh;ng may. descend upon v p =u*ng b-t ng/, 56n b-t ng/ . greed n t_nh tham lamjx. to bring S.# to ustice 5em ai ra t?a, truy t* ai tr2c t?a

jj. on the move di chuynj. facility n 5iu kiCn thun li, ph2Kng tiCn dQ dng

Living in a multiracial communityBài mẫuLiving in a community where there are people of variousraces could be a rewarding and an e=citing e=perience.Such a community is like a small world with many typesand races of people in it.

Everyone, young or old, enoys listening to stories about people in other lands. $e read books and newspapers tolearn about the habits, customs and beliefs of peoplewho do not belong to our race, but when we live in acommunity composed of many races, we have theopportunity to meet and talk with people or variousraces. $e can learn about their customs and beliefsdirectly from them. n this way, w< have a betterunderstanding of their ways of life. `or e=ample, inSingapore and !alaysia, which are known as multiracial

countries, !alays, (hinese, ndians and others have livedtogether for several decades. They have learnt a lot aboutthe cultures of one another, more than what they couldhave learnt by reading books or newspapers. ^y livingtogether, they have also absorbed many of the habits ofone another to their common benefit.

Bài dịchS*ng trong m)t c)ng 5zng 5a chJng t)c S*ng trong m)tc)ng 5zng m c0c c2 d:n thu)c nhiu chJng t)c kh0cnhau cM.thG l m)t trAi nghiCm thP v% v b8 _ch. !)t c)ng5zng nh2 th6 cOng gi*ng nh2 m)t th6 gii thu nh4 gzmnhiu sBc t)c v kiu t_nh c0ch.

T-t cA m@t ng2/i, d3 gi hay tr{, 5u th_ch nghe chuyCnk v nhIng ng2/i d:n =\ kh0c. (hPng ta 5@c s0ch, b0o5 bi6t v nhIng thMi Wuen phong tc v t_n ng27ng cJac0c d:n t)c kh0c, nh2ng khi chPng ta s*ng trong m)tc)ng 5zng 5a sBc t)c, chPng ta cM cK h)i g|p g7 v tr?chuyCn vi ng2/i d:n.thu)c nhiu chJng t)c kh0c nhau.(hPng ta cM th trXc ti6p h@c hMi v nhIng phong tc vt_n ng27ng cJa h@. ^1ng c0ch ny, chPng ta cM th hiunhiu hKn v l*i s*ng cJa h@. (h9ng hFn nh2 tFi

Singapore v !alaysia, nhIng n2c 52c =em l 5a SBct)c, ng2/i !U Lai, Trung }u*c, ~n Z) v c0c sBc d:nkh0c 5U chung s*ng vi nhau Wua vi thp k•. H@ 5U h@ch4i r-t nhiu v v1n hMa cJa nhau m viCc 5@c s0ch b0okh;ng .th s0nh b€ng. }ua viCc chung s*ng vi nhau, h@cOng 5U ti6p thu nhiu tp Wu0n cJa nhau 56 mang lFi li


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`urther, living in a multiracial community teaches ushow to respect the views and beliefs of people of otherraces. $e learn to be tolerant and to understand andappreciate the peculiarities of those who are not of our

race. n this way, we learn to live in peace and harmonywith foreigners whose ways of life are different fromours in several respects. $e become less suspicious ofstrangers and foreigners.

The relationship that develops among the people fromcommon understanding in a multiracial communitymakes life in such a community very e=citing. "nycelebration of any race becomes a celebration of all theother races. Thus, there is a lot of fun and e=citementduring every celebration. n this way, betterunderstanding is promoted among the peoples of theworld. Through each of the races of the people in a multiracial community, we come to know about theirrespective countries. `or e=ample, through the (hineseand the ndians in !alaysia or Singapore we have cometo know much about (hina and ndia. "s a result, wehave a better understanding of the peoples of (hina andndia as a whole.

t could therefore be said that life in a multiracial

community teaches us many useful lessons in humanrelations.

_ch chung cho c)ng 5zng.

ThGm vo 5M, cu)c s*ng trong m)t c)ng 5zng 5a sBc t)cdFy cho ta bi6t t;n tr@ng Wuan 5im v t_n ng27ng cJad:n t)c kh0c. (hPng ta bi6t khoan dung, hiu bi6t v

50nh gi0 cao nt 5|c th3 cJa nhIng ng2/i kh;ng thu)cchJng t)c m[nh. ^€ng c0ch ny, chPng ta h@c chung s*ngtrong h?a b[nh v h?a thun vi nhIng ng2/i ngoFi Wu*cm l*i s*ng cJa h@ kh0c chPng ta trGn vi ph2Kng diCn.(hPng ta tr+ nGn _t nghi ngFi nhIng ng2/i lF v ng2/in2c ngoi.

!*i Wuan hC nAy sinh giIa c0c d:n t)c t sX hiu bi6tchung trong m)t c)ng 5zng 5a sBc t)c lm cho cu)c s*ngtrong c)ng 5zng nh2 th6 tr+ nGn h6t s\c thP v%. ^-t k lQkR niCm cJa m)t d:n t)c no cOng tr+ thnh lQ kR niCmcJa t-t cA c0c d:n t)c kh0c. Nh/ vy cM r-t nhiu nimvui th_ch v thP v% trong mi m)t d%p lQ h)i. ^€ng c0chny, sX hiu bi6t ln nhau giIa c0c d:n t)c trGn th6 gii52c 5‚y mFnh. Th;ng Wua mi m)t d:n t)c trong c)ng5zng 5a chJng t)c, chPng ta dDn dDn hiu bi6t v Wu*cgia m h@ l 5Fi diCn. (h9ng hFn, th;ng Wua ng2/i Trung}u*c v ~n Z) + !alaysia hay Singapo. chPng ta bi6tnhiu v Trung Hoa v ~n Z). ƒ[ vy chPng ta hiunhiu hKn v t8ng th d:n t)c v 5-t n2c Trung Hoa v~n Z).

ƒ[ th6 cM th nMi r€ng cu)c s*ng + m)t c)ng 5zng 5achJng t)c dFy cho ta nhiu bi h@c hIu _ch v m*i WuanhC cJa con ng2/i.


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New words:

j. race n chJng t)c, gi*ng ng2/i. belief n t_n ng27ng. composed ad gzm cM, bao gzmq. multiracial ad 5a chJng t)c, nhiu chJng t)c

. decade n th/i k m2/i n1m, thp k•. absorb v h-p thu. peculiarity n t_nh ch-t riGng, nt riGng biCt, nt 5|c biCt. in peace and harmony with trong h?a b[nh v ho thun. promote v n:ng cao, =Pc ti6n, 5‚y mFnhjx. as a whole nMi chung, ton b)

A visit to a famous cityBài mẫu

" few months ago my father and visited Singapore, oneof the most famous cities in "sia.

Singapore, a small island, lies at the southern and of $est!alaysia. " long and narrow piece of land oinsSingapore with „ohore Hahru, the southernmost town of$est !alaysia. Singapore is now an independent.

The city of Singapore is e=tremely beautiful. t is wellknown for its centres of business and other activities.There are many places of interest such as the Tiger âlm

arden, the ôtanical ardens and …affles !useum.There are also many important centres of learning suchas the †niversity of Singapore, Science (entre, the Nanyang †niversity and the &olytechnic. êing a famouscity, hundreds of people come every day from various parts of the world to do business or to enoy the sights of

Bài dịch

(0ch 5:y vi th0ng, b* t;i v t;i 5i tham Wuan Singapore,m)t trong nhIng thnh ph* n8i ti6ng nh-t ch:u ‡.

Singapore l m)t h?n 5Ao nh4 n€m + ph_a nam v thu)cmin trung t:y !ajaysia. !)t dAi 5-t nh4 v h


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the city. Singapore therefore has large and beautifulairports and its harbours are full of ships.

There are many night schools where people who cannotgo to the day schools for some reason or other can

continue their studies. "nd, the government of Singaporeis still doing its best to make further improvements in thecity for the benefit of the people.

uring my stay in Singapore, went out every day withmy father to see the beautiful and interesting places andthings in the city. #ne day we went to the Tiger ^almarden where saw several statues of people, animalsand other strange creature beautifully made and kept. Thesea near this garden makes this a pleasant place to visit.$e spent almost half of the day at this place.

"nother day we visited the museum where sawhundreds of curious things preserved for scholars andothers. t was indeed an education to see all those things.There is so much to learn here that every visit by any person is sure to add to his knowledge.

also visited some of the harbours and saw the largeships anchored there. The sight of the ships aroused adesire in me to cross the oceans and go round the world.

was indeed deeply impressed by the activities at theharbour.

Then every night, went round the town and visitedsome of the parks and other places of interest. Thenumerous sights and the constant stream of traffic kept

gii 56n 5 lm viCc hay chiGm ng27ng cAnh Wuan thnh ph*. ƒ[ th6 Singapore cM nhIng s:n bay to v 5


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the city alive. visited a few of the cinemas as well. nshort, enoyed every moment of my stay in this famouscity of Singapore

…zi mi 5Gm t;i 5u 5i Wuanh thnh ph* vi6ng th1mnhIng c;ng viGn v thBng cAnh kh0c. ƒ; s* 0nh 5]n vd?ng =e c) b-t tn lm thnh ph* r-t s*ng 5)ng. T;i cOng56n th1m m)t vi rFp chi6u bMng. TMm lFi t;i yGu th_ch

mi khoAnh khBc t;i s*ng tFi thnh ph* Singopore n8iti6ng ny.

New words:

j. places of interest nhIng nKi 50ng chP R, nhIng nKi thP vi. strange creatures nhIng sinh vt lF. curious ad ham hiu bi6t, t? m?, hi6u kq. anchor v b4 neo, thA neo. arouse a desire gi lGn sX khao kh0t. impress v g:y -n t2ng. numerous lights nhiu 0nh 5]n. scholar n thnh phDn tr_ th\c

An unusual opportunity I had

Bài mẫuSeldom does one have opportunity of seeing a fight between a tiger and a crocodile. , however, had this

opportunity one day when went with my father into aforest in search of some wild plants.

had never been to a forest before. Therefore, whatever saw in the forest interested me greatly. looked Ft therich vegetation all round as well as the variety of

Bài dịch…-t hi6m khi ng2/i ta cM d%p =em m)t trn 50nh nhaugiIa m)t con h8 v m)t con c0 s-u. Tuy nhiGn t;i 5U tng

cM cK h)i ny vo m)t ngy n@, khi c3ng vi b* t;i vorng 5 t[m c:y dFi.

Tr2c 5M, t;i ch2a bao gi/ b2c ch:n vo rng. ƒ[ th6 b-t c\ 5iu g[ t;i th-y trong khu rng 5M cOng lm chot;i th_ch thP. T;i nh[n nhIng loFi thAo m)c sum =uG +


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colourful flowers and birds, large and small. saw theactivity of some of the wild creatures, such as snakes,sWuirrels and insects. #ccasionally, heard the cry ofsome strange animal in pain, perhaps while being eaten by a larger animal. also heard some rustling noises in

the undergrowth but was not afraid of all these. Suchthings, knew, were natural to the forest.

!y father whose only interest was in the type of plantshe wanted for my mother's garden, however, paid littleattention to the sounds and movements in these greendepths. He continued his search for more and more ofthose plants until we reached one of the banks of a largeriver in the forest. There we stopped for a while to enoythe sights around.

The scene was peaceful. Then, to our surprises andhonor, we saw a tiger on the other side of the river. t wasmoving Wuietly and cautiously towards the water for adrink. " hush fell upon the ungle. !y father and werenow too frightened to move from there.

However, as the tiger put its mouth into the river therewas a sudden swirl of the waters, and before the tigercould rush out, it was seied by a huge crocodile. Thetiger's howl of pain and anger filled me and my father

with terrors. ‰et we waited there to see the end of thestruggle between these two lords of the forest and theriver. The crocodile had the advantage from the beginning. t used all its strength to pull the tiger deeperinto the water, and the tiger too fought desperately to freeitself from the aws of the merciless reptile but the tiger

khBp nKi cOng nh2 nhIng loFi hoa c4 v chim mu;ng lnnh4 s|c s7 5J mu. T;i th-y nhIng loi thP hoang nh2rBn sMc v c;n tr3ng 5ang hoFt 5)ng. Thnh thoAng t;inghe ti6ng kGu cJa m)t loi thP lF b% th2Kng, cM l l b%m)t con thP ln hKn 1n th%t. T;i c?n nghe th-y ti6ng =o

=Fc cJa nhIng l3m c:y th-p nh2ng t;i kh;ng s. T;i bi6t nhIng 5iu ny l phAi cM trong m)t khu rng.

(ha t;i ch Wuan t:m 56n nhOng loFi c:y m ;ng mu*ntrzng trong v2/n cJa m< nGn _t 5 R ti nhIng :m thanhv hoFt 5)ng trong khu rng rm s:u th9m ny. Šng mAimG t[m thGm nhiu c:y dFi cho 56n khi chPng t;i 56n bGn b/ m)t con s;ng ln trong rng. (hPng t;i dng lFi 5Mm)t ch*c 5 ngBm cAnh vt =ung Wuanh.

Vhung cAnh r-t thnh b[nh. Th6 rzi h6t s\c ngFc nhiGn vs hUi, chPng t;i th-y m)t con h8 bGn kia b/ s;ng. NM5ang l|ng l v thn tr@ng ti6n ti 5 u*ng n2c. m l|ng bao tr3m lGn khu rng rm. (A cha t;i v t;i 5u kinh s5\ng ch;n ch:n m)t ch.

Tuy nhiGn, khi con h8 cPi s:u =u*ng m|t s;ng, b-t ng/m)t =o0y n2c =;ng lGn v, kh;ng k%p chFy tho0t, con h85U b% m)t con c0 s-u kh8ng lz tMm ch|t. Ti6ng rP 5au 5nv gin dI cJa con h* lm t;i v cha t;i h6t s\c kinhhong. Nh2ng chPng t;i vn 5\ng 5 =em k6t cc cJa

trn Wuy6t chi6n giIa hai loi chPa t cJa rng =anh vs;ng n2c. (on c0 s-u cM li th6 ngay t lPc 5Du. NMd3ng h6t s\c ko con h8 =u*ng n2c, v con h8 cOngchi6n 5-u m)t c0ch tuyCt v@ng 5 tho0t kh4i hm con c0s-u tn bFo. NhIng ch9ng bao l:u sau con h8 thua cu)cv im l|ng lFi tr3m lGn khu rng. LPc 5M t;i cAm th-y


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soon gave up the struggle and all was Wuiet again. nowfelt pity for the tiger which had died ust to slake itsthirst.

Then, my father reminded me of the narrow escape that

we had ourselves had. f the tiger had been on this side of the river, one of us might have died in the way the tigerdid, a victim of animal appetite. "nd as we werereturning home, began to think of the struggle for lifeand savagery that lurks beneath peaceful scenes.

50ng th2Kng cho con h8 b% ch6t ch v[ kh0t n2c.

Th6 rzi cha t;i nhBc t;i nh 56n sX tho0t ch6t mongmanh va Wua. N6u con h8 + b/ s;ng bGn ny, h9n l m)ttrong hai chPng t;i 5U ch6t nh2 con h8, nFn nh:n cJa loi

thP kh0t m0u. ƒ trGn su*t WuUng 52/ng v nh, t;i bBt5Du ngh‹ v sX 5-u tranh 5 sinh tzn v sX bFo tn ‚n s:ud2i c0i v{ thanh b[nh cJa cu)c s*ng.

New words:

j. rustling noise n ti6ng 5)ng s)t soFt, =o =Fc

. in these green depths trong s:u th9m cJa khu rng, trong c3ng th9m cJa khu rng. cautiously adv c‚n thn, thn tr@ngq. hush n s2 im l|ng. swirl n ch n2c =o0y, ch n2c cu)n. howl n rP 5au 5n. fill v lm trn ngp, lm 5Dy. terror n sX kinh hong, ni khi6p s . merciless ad nhn t:m, tn nhnjx. reptile n loi b? s0tjj. slake one's thirst lm cho 57 kh0t, giAi kh0tj. savagery n s2 tn bFo, s2 5)c 0c, hnh vi tn bFo, hnh vi 5)c 0cj. jurk v ng-m ngDm, ‚n n-p, nPp, tr*n


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The value of liraries

Bài mẫu" good library is an ocean of information, whose boundaries continue to e=tend with the endlesscontribution of the numerous streams of knowledge.

Thus, it has a peculiar fascination for scholars, and allthose whose thirst for knowledge is instable.

The usefulness of libraries in the spread of knowledgehas been proved through the years. The field ofknowledge is so e=tensive and life is so brief that eventhe most avid reader can never e=pect to absorb it all.Those who have a love for knowledge, therefore, try tomaster only a small fraction of it. Even this reWuiresreading of hundreds of books, cheap and e=pensive, newand old. ^ut few people are able to buy all the books onthe subect in which they wish to attain proficiency. t istherefore necessary for them to visit a good library,where they can read a great variety of books on thesubect they love. ^esides, many old and valuable bookson certain subects are found only in a good library. Eventhe original manuscript of an author, who died severalyears ago, can be found in it, sometimes.

Today, men everywhere have discovered the benefits oflearning. !ore and more books are being written to

e=tend human knowledge and e=perience. overnmentsand individuals throughout the world are, therefore,opening more and more libraries to enable people to readas many books as possible. Libraries have been openedeven in the remotest regions of the earth, so that peoplewho are unable to buy books from the towns can still

Bài dịch!)t th2 viCn ln l m)t 5Fi d2Kng cJa th;ng tin m ranhgii cJa nM ti6p tc m+ r)ng vi sX 5Mng gMp v; tnnhIng d?ng su*i tri th\c kh;ng bao gi/ ngng lFi. ƒ[ vy

nM cM s\c Wuy6n rO 5|c biCt 5*i vi c0c h@c giA v nhIngng2/i kh0t khao ch:n tr/i ki6n th\c.

SX hIu dng cJa th2 viCn trong viCc truyn b0 ki6n th\c5U 52c !inh ch\ng hng bao n1m Wua. (0nh 5zng cJatri th\c th[ Wu0 r)ng v cu)c 5/i th[ Wu0 ngBn cho nGnngay cA nhIng 5)c giA tham lam nh-t cOng 5ng bao gi/mong r€ng s 5@c 52c t-t cA. ƒ[ th6, nhIng ng2/i yGum6n tri th\c ch nBm vIng m)t phDn no 5M m th;i. !ch th6 th;i cOng phAi 5@c hng tr1m Wuyn s0ch, r{ v5Bt, mi v cO. Nh2ng _t ai cM th mua t-t cA nhIngWuyn s0ch v chuyGn m;n m h@ mu*n thnh thFo. ƒ[th6 h@ cDn phAi 56n th2 viCn nKi h@ cM th 5@c tht nhius0ch v chJ 5 yGu th_ch. HKn nIa nhiu Wuyn s0ch Wu_gi0 ch cM trong th2 viCn. Z;i khi cA m)t bAn thAonguyGn g*c cJa m)t t0c giA Wua 5/i c0ch 5:y vi n1mcOng cM th t[m th-y trong th2 viCn.

Ngy nay, con ng2/i + khBp nKi 5U ph0t hiCn ra li _chcJa viCc h@c tp. Ngy cng cM nhiu cu*n s0ch 52cvi6t 5 m+ r)ng ki6n th\c v kinh nghiCm con ng2/i. ƒ[

th6 c0c ch_nh phJ v c0 nh:n trGn th6 gii kh;ng ngngm+ nhIng th2 viCn giPp ng2/i ta 5@c cng nhiu s0chcng t*t. Th2 viCn cOng =u-t hiCn tFi ngay cA + nhIngv3ng =a =;i nh-t cJa tr0i 5-t 5 nhIng ai kh;ng th muas0ch t thnh ph* vn cM th6 ti6p thu nhIng nguzn ki6nth\c 5a dFng. NhIng th2 viCn di 5)ng phc v ng2/i 5@c


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gain access to the various sources of knowledge. !obilelibraries serve the people in various parts of the earth.

The importance of libraries, however, is felt most acutely by students in schools and universities, where most

students are engaged in deep studies. The number of books that a student has to study, especially at auniversity, is so large that unless he comes from a richfamily, he can hardly buy them all. ^esides, many of the books may not be available in the bookshops within hisreach. t is therefore to his advantage to visit a goodlibrary.

Some people even have then own private libraries inwhich they spend their leisure, reading the books thatthey have collected over the years and drive great

intellectual benefit and pleasure.

n short, libraries have contributed so much to thee=tension of knowledge that they have become almostindispensable to all literate men.

s0ch + m@i nKi trGn th6 gii.

Tuy nhiGn tDm Wuan tr@ng cJa th2 viCn l dQ th-y nh-t +sinh viGn, h@c sinh c0c tr2/ng ph8 th;ng v 5Fi h@c, nKim phDn ln h@c sinh lu;n bn r)n nghiGn c\u. (on s*

nhIng Wuyn s0ch m m)t sinh viGn phAi nghiGn c\u 5|c biCt + tr2/ng 5Fi h@c l kh0 ln 56n ni gDn nh2 kh;ngth mua h6t 52c, tr khi gia cAnh cJa anh ta h6t s\c giucM. HKn nIa, nhiu Wuyn s0ch cM th kh;ng cM sn tronghiCu s0ch 5 anh ta mua. ƒ[ vy 56n th2 viCn r-t l tiCnli.

!)t s* ng2/i cM th2 viCn riGng 5 khi nhn ri 5@cnhIng Wuyn s0ch h@ 5U s2u tp hng bao n1m tr/i vmang v nim vui v nguzn tri th\c.

TMm lFi, th2 viCn 5U 5Mng gMp r-t nhiu trong viCc m+mang ki6n th\c 56n ni nM tr+ nGn kh;ng th thi6u 52c5*i vi t-t cA con ng2/i.

New words:

j. fascination n sX th;i miGn sX mG ho|c, sX Wuy6n rO. instable ad kh;ng 8n 5%nh. avid ad khao kh0t, th]m kh0t, th]m thuzngq. fraction n phDn nh4, mi6ng nh4. to attain proficiency v tr+ nGn thnh thFo, gi4i giang. manuscript n bAn vi6t tay


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. acutely adv s:u sBc. intellectual ad thu)c tr_ tuC. to drive great intellectual benefit theo 5u8i li _ch tri th\c lnjx. indispensable ad tuyCt 5*i cDn thi6t, kh;ng th thi6u 52cjj. literate men n nhIng ng2/i cM h@c

A horrile sight

Bài mẫu#n the main roads of $est!alaysia accidents occur almostevery day. !ost of them are caused by young drivers who are long ofspeed. The recklessness has causedthe death of even careful drivers.$hat am about to relate concemsthe death of some young people,resulting from the reckless drivingof a young man.

#n the day in Wuestion, wastravelling with my brother to poh."s my brother's car was old, he had

to drive slowly. $e left Singapore,our hometown, very early in themorning, so that we could reach our destination before . The slow ourney soon made me so tired that fell asleep. However, we broke

Bài dịchTrGn nhIng con 52/ng ch_nh + T:y!alay=ia tai nFn =Ay ra hDu nh2mi ngy. &hDn ln c0c tai nFn l donhIng tay l0i tr{ 2a th_ch t*c 5). SXliu l‹nh cJa h@ 5U g:y nGn c0i ch6tcJa nhIng l0i =e thn tr@ng kh0c. NhIng g[ t;i sBp k sau 5:y liGnWuan 56n c0i ch6t cJa m)t s* thanhniGn g:y ra do sX khinh su-t cJam)t ti =6 tr{.

ƒo m)t ngy nh2 vy, t;i 5angtrGn 52/ng 56n poh vi anh t;i. ƒ[chi6c =e 5U cO, anh t;i phAi l0i r-t

chm. (hPng t;i t giU SingaporeWuG h2Kng chPng t;i vo bu8i s0ngsm 5 cM th 56n nKi tr2c khi tr/it*i. (huy6n kh+i hnh chm chFpch9ng m-y ch*c lm t;i buzn ch0n56n ngJ thi6p 5i. Tuy nhiGn, chPng


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our „ourney at ‰ong &eng, a smalltown in „ohore for somerefreshment. $hen we resumed our ourney, we saw a number of badlydamaged vehicles in front of the

&olice Station of that town. !y brother then began to talk about thevarious accidents that he had seenon that road. began to growuneasy about the rest of the ourney.!y brother had told me that most of the accidents occurred within a fewmiles of that town. now began tofear for our own safety. Then,suddenly, a car, running at greatspeed, outtook our car. !y brother

then predicted that the car would beinvolved in an accident soon. "fterthat my heart began to beat fast.

The car was soon out of sight. !y brother, however, assured me that would have an opportunity to see avery bad accident, and sure enough,we soon arrived at a distressingscene.

The car that had overtaken our carwas in a ditch and four young girlswere lying dead on the roadside.Their faces and clothes werecovered with blood. Some people

t;i dng lFi + ‰ong &ens, m)t th%tr-n nh4 + „ohore 5 mua thXc ph‚m t2Ki. Vhi lGn 52/ng tr+ lFi,chPng t;i th-y vi chi6c =e h4ngn|ng tr2c s+ cAnh s0t cJa thnh

ph*. "nh t;i bBt 5Du k v nhIng tainFn anh 5U ch\ng ki6n trGn con52/ng 5M. (?n t;i cAm th-y bznchzn su*t cA WuUng 52/ng c?n lFi."nh t;i b0o t;i r€ng phDn ln c0ctai nFn =Ay ra c0ch th% tr-n 5M vid|m. LPc 5M t;i cAm th-y lo s chosX an ton cJa chPng t;i. Th6 rzi bng nhiGn m)t chi6c =e hKi chFyh6t t*c lXc v2t Wua =e chPng t;i."nh t;i 5o0n r€ng th6 no chi6c =e

kia cOng g:y tai nFn. Sau 5M tim t;i bBt 5Du 5p nhanh hKn.

(h9ng bao l:u, chi6c =e chFy khu-tdFng. Nh2ng anh t;i WuA Wuy6t vit;i r€ng t;i s 52c d%p nh[n th-ym)t tai nFn tzi tC, v 5Png nh2 th6,m)t l0t sau chPng t;i 5i 56n m)tWuang cAnh thG l2Kng.

(hi6c =e 5U v2t =e chPng t;i lPcny 5ang n€m trong con m2Kng v b*n c; g0i tr{ n€m ch6t trGn 52/ng ph*. !|t v WuDn 0o h@ bG b6t m0u.!)t s* ng2/i c* s\c giAi tho0t hnhkh0ch c?n s*ng trong =e, v ng2/i


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were trying to e=tricate the otheroccupants, including the youngdriver, who were still alive in thecar. ^ut all of a sudden, the car wason fire, and their efforts failed.

Thus, the occupants in the car were burnt alive, and it was indeed heartrending to hear their last screams.Soon a fire engine and the policearrived with an ambulance, but itwas too late.

This was indeed a horrible sight,and even today the mention ofaccidents reminds me of those piteous screams of the dying ones in

that car.

ti =6 tr{ nh2ng tht b-t ng/, chi6c=e b3ng ch0y v n lXc cJa h@ tiGutan. Th6 l nhIng ng2/i trong =e b%thiGu s*ng v ti6ng go h-p h*i cJah@ nh2 = l?ng. Ngay sau 5M, =e

c\u h4a v cAnh s0t 56n vi =e c-pc\u nh2ng 5U Wu0 mu)n.

Z:y tht l m)t cAnh t2ng kinhhong v cho 56n tn h;m nay, khinMi 56n tai nFn t;i lFi nh 56nnhIng ti6ng kGu c\u thAm kh*c cJanhIng ng2/i sBp ch6t trong chi6c =ekia.

New words:

j. recklessness n t_nh thi6u thn tr@ng, t_nh khinh su-t, t_nh liu l‹nh. to be about to 5%nh lm g[ ngay, sBp lm g[. in Wuestion 52c nMi 56n, 52c bn 56nq. resume v bBt 5Du lFi, lFi ti6p tc sau khi ngh, dng. overtake overtook overtaken v v2t Wua. ditch n rUnh, m2Kng. e=tricate v g7, g7 tho0t, giAi tho0t. occupant n ng2/i s+ hIu, ng2/i s> dng. heartrending ad 5au l?ng, nUo l?ngjx. piteous ad thAm th2Kng, 50ng th2Kng hFi


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!iscuss the part that money plays in our lives

Bài mẫu!oney plays an important part in our lives. n severalaspects, it is the most important thing in life. t istherefore much sought after.

$ithout money we could not buy our food, clothes andall the other things that we need to l ive comfortably. $ereWuire money to travel, to buy medicine when we are illand also to pay for the services rendered to us by others.n truth, money is almost indispensable to our survival.!ost of our activities are therefore directed towards

earning as much money as possible.

$e use money not only to meet the basic needs of life but also to pay for our own advancement. $e use it foreducation which helps us to live a better life. Thousandsof students are unable to attend school or continue theirstudies for want of money. Lack of money also causesgreat hardship and sorrow in hundreds of families.Thousands of people are dying everyday throughout theworld because they are not able to pay their doctors fee

or because they cannot buy nutritious food."s money is so important, many crimes are committedeveryday in all parts or the world to gain possession of it.Some are driven by hunger and desperation to steal, rob,and even kill to get at least what they reWuire to keep

Bài dịchTin giI vai tr? Wuan tr@ng trong 5/i s*ng chPng ta. TrGnm)t vi ph2Kng diCn no 5M, tin l Wuan tr@ng nh-ttrong cu)c s*ng. ƒ[ vy ng2/i ta chFy theo tin.

Vh;ng cM tin chPng ra kh;ng th mua thXc ph‚m, 0oWuDn v t-t cA nhIng vt dng cDn thi6t cho m)t cu)cs*ng tiCn nghi. (hPng ta cDn tin 5 5i lFi mua thu*c khi5au *m v trA cho nhIng d%ch v m ng2/i kh0c lm chochPng ta. NMi cho 5Png, tin hDu nh2 kh;ng th thi6u visX tzn tFi cJa chPng ta. &hDn ln c0c hoFt 5)ng cJa

chPng ta v[ th6 h2ng ti viCc ki6m ra cng nhiu tincng t*t.

(hPng ta d3ng tin bFc kh;ng ch 5 th4a mUn nhIngnhu cDu t*i thiu trong cu)c s*ng m c?n 5 n:ng c-pcu)c s*ng cJa m[nh. (hPng ta d3ng tin trong gi0o dc5 cM cu)c s*ng t*t hKn. Hng ngn h@c sinh kh;ng th56n tr2/ng hay ti6p tc h@c tp ch v[ thi6u tin. ƒiCcthi6u tin g:y ra khM kh1n v nhIng ni lo ln cho hngtr1m gia 5[nh. TrGn th6 gii hng ngn ng2/i 5ang ch6t

dDn v[ h@ kh;ng cM tin 56 56n b0c s‹ hay v[ h@ kh;ng cMtin 5 mua thXc ph‚m giu ch-t dinh d27ng.

ƒ[ tin Wuan tr@ng nh2 th6 nGn h€ng ngy trGn th6 giidiQn ra r-t nhiu v phFm ph0p 5 ginh l-y Wuyn s+hIu tin. (M ng2/i 5iGn kh3ng v[ 5Mi kh0t v tuyCt v@ng


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body and soul together. #thers commit the most seriouscrimes out of sheer greed for money. Such people causemuch trouble and unpleasantness in society, and to bringthem to ustice, large sums of money are spent by everygovernment.

Today, millions of dollars are being spent by the variousgovernments in the world for the betterment of the people. Numerous schools and hospitals are being built,and hundreds of acres or land are being cultivated to produce more food for the growing population of theworld. "s a result, the world is gradually becoming a better place to live in.

"t the same time, however, much money is being wastedin producing deadly weapons of war. (ountries which

have more money than the others have become more powerful by strengthening their armed forces. This hasled to rivalries among the powerful nations, and several parts of the world are in turmoil. "ll this shows what animportant part money plays in human affairs.

phAi 5i 1n cBp, 1n tr)m v ngay cA gi6t ng2/i 5 _t nh-tgiI cho phDn hzn v phDn =0c cJa h@ kh;ng phAi l[anhau. (M ng2/i phFm nhIng t)i 0c nghiCm tr@ng nh-t5Kn giAn ch v[ tham tin. NhIng ng2/i nh2 vy g:y rar-t nhiu phin to0i v khM ch%u trong =U h)i v 5 52a

h@ ra tr2c c;ng lR, mi m)t Wu*c gia phAi b4 ra nhIngmMn tin r-t ln.

Ngy nay, nhiu Wu*c gia 5ang b4 ra hng triCu 5; la 5cAi thiCn 5/i s*ng nh:n d:n. Nhiu tr2/ng h@c v bCnhviCn 5ang 52c =:y dXng. Hng tr1m mAnh 5-t 5ang52c trzng tr@t 5 sAn =u-t ra nhiu thXc ph‚m cho d:ns* 5ang gia t1ng trGn th6 gii. ƒ[ vy th6 gii dDn dDn tr+ thnh m)t nKi c2 ng t*t hKn.

Tuy nhiGn c3ng lPc 5M, r-t nhiu tin b% hoang ph_ 5 sAn

=u-t nhIng vO kh_ gi6t ng2/i trong chi6n tranh. NhIngWu*c gia nhiu tin hKn tr+ nGn h3ng mFnh hKn b€ngc0ch t1ng c2/ng lXc l2ng vO trang cJa h@. Ziu ny lmc0c c2/ng Wu*c 5i 56n th3 5%ch v nhiu nKi trGn th6 gii5ang trong t[nh trFng r*i loFn. T-t cA nhIng 5iu 5M nMilGn r€ng tin Wuan tr@ng nh2 th6 no trong cu)c s*ng conng2/i.

New words:

j. play an important part 5Mng m)t vai tr? Wuan tr@ng. in several aspects =t trGn m)t vi kh_a cFnh. render v render a service giPp 57 q. in truth tht sX, tht ra. survival n sX s*ng c?n, sX tzn tFi


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. not only... but also... kh;ng nhIng... m c?n.... be unable to kh;ng th. jack of thi6u. hardship sX gian kh8, sX th> th0ch gay gojx. at least _t nh-t

jj. sheer ad ch lj. at the same time c3ng lPc 5Mj. in turmoil trong t[nh trFng r*i loFn, hn 5)njq. affairs n c;ng viCc, cu)c s*ng

"cience and its effectsBài mẫu

#ne of the most striking features of the present century isthe progress of science and its effects on almost everyaspect of social life. ^uilding on the foundation laid bythe predecessors, the scientists of today are carrying their investigation into everwidening fields of knowledge.

!odern civiliation depends largely on the scientist andinventor. $e depend on the doctor who seeks the causeand cure of disease, the chemist who analyses our foodand purifies our water, the entomologist who wages war

on the insect pests, the engineer who conWuers time andspace, and a host of other specialists who aid in thedevelopment of agriculture and industry.

The advance of science and technology has brought thedifferent parts of the world into closer touch with one

Bài dịch

!)t trong nhIng 5|c 5im n8i bt nh-t trong th6 k• hiCnnay l sX ti6n b) cJa khoa h@c v Anh h2+ng cJa nM trGnhDu nh2 m@i m|t cJa cu)c s*ng =U h)i. Œ:y dXng trGnnn tAng cJa nhIng ng2/i 5i tr2c, c0c nh khoa h@cngy nay 5ang ti6n hnh nghiGn c\u nhIng l‹nh vXc ki6nth\c ln ch2a tng cM.

Nn v1n minh hiCn 5Fi ph thu)c phDn ln vo c0c nhkhoa h@c v nh ph0t minh. (u)c s*ng chPng ta phthu)c vo c0c b0c s‹ trong viCc t[m ki6m nguyGn nh:n v

c0ch chIa bCnh, vo c0c nh ho0 h@c ph:n t_ch thXc ph‚m v lm sFch nguzn n2c u*ng, vo c0c nh c;ntr3ng h@c chi6n 5-u vi c0c loFi c;n tr3ng g:y hFi, vok s2 chinh phc th/i gian v kh;ng gian v r-t nhiunhIng chuyGn gia kh0c gMp phDn vo sX ph0t trin cJan;ng nghiCp v c;ng nghiCp.


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another than ever before. $e are able to reach distantlands within a very short time. $e are also able tocommunicate with people far away by means of thetelephone and the wireless. The invention of the printingmachine has made it possible for us to learn from books

and newspapers about people in other lands.

ndeed, man's curiosity and resourcefulness have beenresponsible for the steady stream of inventions that havecreated our civiliation.

"t the same time, however, there have been harmfuleffects. #ur machine civiliation is responsible fornumerous accidents and industrial rivalries amongnations. Everyday hundreds of people are dying fromserious wounds and inuries. `urther, the rapid tempo of

modern life results in widespread nervous disorder.!oreover, science, which has helped man to securecontrol over nature, has also made it possible for him todevelop more deadly weapons or war. !ore and morecountries are competing with one another in the production of war material. ^ut in these instances thefault lies not with science, but rather with manŽs intentionto misuse the discoveries of science.

Science is admittedly the dominating intellectual force of the modern age.

SX ti6n b) cJa khoa h@c v k thut 5U lm cho c0c n2ckh0c nhau trGn th6 gii =_ch lFi gDn nhau hKn bao gi/ h6t.(hPng ta cM th 56n nhIng v3ng 5-t =a =;i trong m)tth/i gian r-t ngBn. (hPng ta cM th liGn lFc vi nhIng

ng2/i + =a Wua ph2Kng tiCn 5iCn thoFi v m0y v; tuy6n.ƒiCc ph0t minh ra m0y in giPp chPng ta 5@c s0ch, b0o vcon ng2/i + nhIng 5-t n2c kh0c.

Tht vy t_nh t? m? v ti th0o v0t cJa con ng2/i lnguyGn nh:n cJa nguzn ph0t minh bn vIng tFo ra th/i5Fi v1n minh cJa chPng ta ngy

Tuy nhiGn, bGn cFnh 5M khoa h@c cOng cM nhIng Anhh2+ng tai hFi. Th/i 5Fi v1n minh m0y mMc cJa chPng tal nguyGn nh:n cJa v; s* tai nFn v nhIng sX 5*i 5Du v

c;ng nghiCp giIa c0c Wu*c gia. Hng ngy hng tr1mng2/i 5ang h-p h*i v[ c0c th2Kng t_ch trDm tr@ng. HKnnIa nh%p 5) t-t bt cJa cu)c s*ng hiCn 5Fi g:y nGn sX r*iloFn thDn kinh 5ang ngy cng lan r)ng. ^Gn cFnh 5M,ch_nh khoa h@c 5U giPp con ng2/i 5Ft 52c Wuyn kimso0t thiGn nhiGn, nhIng cOng ch_nh khoa h@c 5U giPp conng2/i tFo ra cng nhiu vO kh_ gi6t ng2/i trong chi6ntranh. Ngy cng nhiu Wu*c gia cFnh tranh vi nhau sAn=u-t ra trang thi6t bi chi6n tranh. Nh2ng trong nhIngtr2/ng hp ny li lDm kh;ng thu)c v khoa h@c mthu)c v con ng2/i 5U s> dng sai lDm nhIng ph0t minhkhoa h@c.

Vhoa h@c 52c c;ng nhn v lXc l2ng tri th\c then ch*tcJa k• nguyGn hiCn 5Fi ngy nay.


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New words:

j. striking ad n8i bt, thu hPt sX chP R, thu hPt sX Wuan t:m, 50ng chP R, g:y -n t2ng. foundation n nn tAng, nn mMng

. predecessor n ng2/i 5i tr2c, ng2/i tin nhiCmq. depend on v ph thu)c vo. analyse v ph:n t_ch. purify v lm sFch, l@c trong, tinh ch6. communicate with v liGn lFc vi, giao thiCp vi. invention n sX ph0t minh, sX s0ng ch6. curiosity n sX ham t[m hiu, tr_ t? m?, t_nh hi6u kjx. harmful adi g:y tai hFi, cM hFijj. compete v 5ua tranh, ganh 5ua, cFnh tranhj. intention n R 5%nh, mc 5_ch

The rights and duties of a citi#enBài mẫu"lmost every modern state, especially a democracy,allows its citiens several rights but in return, it e=pectsits citiens to perform certain duties.

"mong the rights enoyed by the citien in a democracyare the right to pursue his own affairs as he prefers. theright to e=press his views, however silly they may appear to others, and the right to move about as he pleases. Thecitien is considered so important that his rights are

Bài dịchHDu nh2 mi m)t Wu*c gia hiCn 5Fi, 5|c biCt l m)t Wu*cgia d:n chJ, 5u cho php c;ng d:n cM nhIng Wuyn linh-t 5%nh nh2ng ng2c lFi nh n2c cOng yGu cDu c;ngd:n thi hnh nhIng b8n phn cJa m[nh.

Trong s* c0c Wuyn li m c;ng d:n cJa m)t Wu*c giad:n chJ 52c h2+ng th, cM bao gzm Wuyn theo 5u8inhIng viCc lm ta th_ch, Wuyn 52c by t4 c0c Wuan5im cJa m[nh d3 cho chPng nghe cM v{ ng ng‚n, v


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protected by the law of the state, and whenever they areinfringed, he can secure redress.

^ut in a totalitarian state, the rights of the citien are sorestricted that he has practically no freedom. The citien

is supposed to e=ist for the state. His interests are alwayssubordinated to those of the state. Thus, his duties e=ceedhis rights.

Even in a democracy, however, the citien is e=pected toe=ercise his rights within the limits of the law. He shouldnot do or say anything that may affect the rights ofothers. n e=ercising his right to act as he pleases, fore=ample, he should not try to elope with another man'swife or say anything slanderous about her or anyone. nthe same way, his actions should not cause inury or

damage to any individual or his property. He cannot killas he pleases. f his conduct infringes the rights of others,then those who have been affected by his misconductcould take legal action against him and he will be punished according to the law of the state. n this way,the state protects its citiens and their rights from thethoughtlessness of any individual in the state. Thismeans, of course, that every citien in the state ise=pected to do his duty to his fellow citiens.

The citien is also e=pected to give his services for the protection of the state in times of war, and to maintainlaw and order in his state, at all times.

Thus every citien who is conscious of his rights shouldalso be conscious of his duties to the state and his fellow

Wuyn 52c 5i lFi t3y th_ch. Ng2/i c;ng d:n r-t 52c t;ntr@ng 56n m\c c0c Wuyn li cJa c;ng d:n 52c lut ph0p nh n2c bAo vC v b-t k lPc no nhIng Wuyn ny b% vi phFm ng2/i c;ng d:n cM th yGu cDu bzi th2/ng.

Nh2ng trong m)t Wu*c gia 5)c ti, c0c Wuyn li cJac;ng d:n b% hFn ch6 nhiu 56n ni trGn thXc t6 anh tach9ng cM chPt tX do no. Ng2/i c;ng d:n 52c =em l phAi tzn tFi v[ nh n2c. (0c li _ch cJa anh ta lu;n b%=em nh< so vi li _ch cJa nh n2c. Nh2 vy, ngh‹a vcJa c;ng d:n v2t Wu0 Wuyn li cJa h@. Tuy nhiGn ngaycA trong ch6 5) d:n chJ ng2/i c;ng d:n vn phAi s>dng Wuyn li cJa m[nh trong gii hFn cJa ph0p lut."nh ta kh;ng 52c lm hay nMi 5iu g[ Anh h2+ng 56nWuyn li cJa ng2/i kh0c. (h9ng hFn trong khi s> dngWuyn 52c lm nhIng g[ m[nh mu*n, anh ta kh;ng 52c

c* gBng t0n tnh v ng2/i kh0c hay vu kh*ng c; ta ho|c b-t k ng2/i no kh0c. T2Kng tX, nhIng hnh 5)ng cJaanh ta kh;ng 52c g:y th2Kng t_ch hao t8n hFi 56n b-t kc0 nh:n no cOng nh2 ti sAn cJa h@. N6u anh ta vi phFmWuyn li cJa ng2/i kh0c th[ nhIng ng2/i b% Anh h2+ng b+i hnh vi sai tr0i cJa anh ta cM th nh/ 56n lut ph0p=t => anh ta v anh ta s b% trng tr% theo ph0p lut nhn2c. ^€ng c0ch ny, nh n2c bAo vC c0c c;ng d:n vWuyn li cJa h@ kh4i sX v; R th\c cJa b-t k c0c c0nh:n no trong 5-t n2c. Z2Kng nhiGn 5iu ny cM ngh‹al m@i c;ng d:n trong n2c phAi thXc hiCn ngh‹a v cJam[nh vi nhIng c;ng d:n kh0c.

Ng2/i c;ng d:n cOng 52c yGu cDu thXc hiCn ngh‹a v bAo vC t8 Wu*c trong chi6n tranh, duy tr[ trt tX v lut ph0p trong m@i th/i 5im.


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citiens.ƒ[ th6 mi c;ng d:n hiu bi6t v Wuyn li cOng nGn hiu bi6t v ngh‹a v cJa m[nh 5*i vi Wu*c gia v c0c c;ngd:n kh0c.

New words:

j. democracy n nn d:n chJ, ch6 5) d:n chJ. rights n c0c Wuyn li. infringe v =:m phFm, vi phFmq . redress n sX s>a sai, sX u*n nBn, s2 5n b3, sX bzi th2/ng. totalitarian ad chuyGn ch6. subordinated to v lm cho ph thu)c vo. slanderous ad vu kh*ng, ph b0ng. misconduct n hnh vi sai tr0i

. thoughtlessness n sX v; R th\c, n;ng cFn, h/i htjx. conscious ad bi6t 52c, nhn ra, cM R th\c

The most important day in my lifeBài mẫuThe most important day in my life was the day when my parents decided to send me to school.

was then about seven years old. had been playing withthe children living around my house for some years. had no thought of ever going to school. enoyed playing

Bài dịch Ngy Wuan tr@ng nh-t trong 5/i t;i l ngy ba m< t;iWuy6t 5%nh g+i t;i 56n tr2/ng.

LPc 5M t;i lGn bAy. T;i 5U rong chKi vi n1m vi c0c tr{em Wuanh nh. T;i ch2a bao gi/ ngh‹ 56n viCc 5i [email protected];i th_ch chKi c:u c0 trong con su*i cFn n2c gDn 5M.


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to catch fish from the shallow streams near by.Sometimes we went to the forest to catch birds andsWuirrels, and had always thought that life wouldcontinue to be the same for me. ût, one day, to my greatsorrow, my parents suddenly announced that was no

longer to play about and that was to go to a school.

$ords can hardly describe how sad felt at the thoughtof having to go to a school. had often heard that schoolteachers were very strict and cruel. had also been toldthat there were many difficult subects to learn in schooland could not bear the thought of being compelled tolearn them. ût everything had been decided for me and had no choice but to go to school.

Soon after was admitted to school, however,

discovered to my great oy that learning in school was a pleasure. began to learn about the people and otherwonderful things spread throughout the world. Theteachers were very kind and friendly and they often toldmany interesting stories. The subects that they taughtwere also very interesting as a result of all this, began totake a keen interest in my lessons and no longer wantedto waste my time playing about.

Today, am older and am in a secondary school,learning more and more about the world around us. Theknowledge that have gained has enriched my mind and have a better understanding of human problems. amalso able to speak the English language with some ease,and know that my knowledge of English will prove ofgreat value in all my future activities. also know that if

Z;i khi chPng t;i vo l3ng bBt chim v sMc v t;i lu;nngh‹ r€ng cu)c 5/i s mUi nh2 th6. Th6 nh2ng vo m)tngy n@, tht buzn cho t;i, cha m< t;i b-t ng/ tuyGn b*r€ng t;i kh;ng 52c rong chKi nIa m phAi 56n tr2/ng.

Vh;ng cM t no diQn tA ni buzn cJa t;i khi phAi 5i [email protected];i th2/ng nghe r€ng c0c thDy gi0o + tr2/ng r-t nghiGmkhBc v dI tn. T;i cOng nghe nMi r€ng cM nhiu m;nh@c r-t khM + tr2/ng v t;i kh;ng ti no ch%u 52c Rngh‹ r€ng m[nh b% bu)c phAi h@c chPng. Nh2ng m@i viCc5U 5%nh sn cho t;i. T;i kh;ng c?n sX lXa ch@n no kh0cngoi viCc 56n tr2/ng.

Tuy nhiGn, ch9ng bao l:u sau khi 2ng thun 5i h@c, t;ivui s2ng th-y r€ng 5i h@c tht l thP v%. T;i bBt 5Du h@cv con ng2/i v nhIng 5iu k diCu kh0c 5ang diQn ra

trGn khBp th6 gii. (0c thDy gi0o r-t t*t bng v th:nthiCn, h@ th2/ng k nhiu c:u chuyCn lR thP. ƒ[ th6 t;i bBt 5Du yGu th_ch c0c bi h@c v kh;ng c?n mu*n ph_th/i gian rong chKi nIa.

i/ 5:y t;i 5U ln hKn v l m)t h@c sinh trung h@c 5angh@c ngy cng nhiu v th6 gii =ung Wuanh chPng ra. NhIng ki6n th\c t;i thu l2m 52c lm phong phP tr_ Mct;i v t;i 5U hiu bi6t nhiu hKn v c0c v-n 5 cJa nh:nloFi. T;i cOng cM th6 nMi ti6ng "nh l2u lo0t, v t;i bi6tr€ng ki6n th\c ti6ng "nh cJa t;i s cM _ch trong cu)cs*ng t2Kng lai cJa m[nh. T;i cOng bi6t r€ng n6u t;i 5 t-tcA c0c k thi, m)t ngy no 5M t;i s giI m)t v% tr_ Wuantr@ng trong m)t ngnh ngh no 5M. î6t 5:u thm ch_ t;is tr+ m)t b) tr2+ng trong ch_nh Wuyn nh n2c haym)t nh:n vt n*i ti6ng trong m)t l‹nh vXc no 5M.


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can pass all my e=aminations, will some day occupy animportant position in some profession. might even become a minister in the government of my country or awellknown person in some way.

Therefore, when now think of the day when my parentsarrived at the decision to send me to school, am filledwith love for them. That was indeed the most importantday in my life, a day which has changed the wholecourse of my life.

ƒ[ th6 ngh‹ v c0i ngy ba m< Wuy6t 5%nh g>i t;i 56n h@c52/ng, trong t;i trn ngp yGu th2Kng. ZM thXc sX lngy 50ng nh nh-t trong cu)c 5/i t;i 5M l ngy 5U thay58i ton b) cu)c 5/i t;i.

New words:

j. sWuirrel n con sMc. as a result do, v[

. ease n sX dQ dng, sX tho0i m0iq. minister n ^) tr2+ng

The su$ect I consider most important

Bài mẫu#f all the subects that study in school, think thatEnglish is the most important subect. t is mainlythrough the English language that we gain access to thevarious sources of knowledge.

English is a language which is spoken and understood bymany people in most countries of the world. t is, in fact,

Bài dịchTrong t-t cA c0c m;n t;i h@c + tr2/ng, t;i ngh‹ r€ng ti6ng"nh l Wuan tr@ng nh-t. (hJ y6u nh/ th;ng Wua ti6ng"nh m chPng ta cM th ti6p cn nhiu nguzn ki6n th\c5a dFng.

Ti6ng "nh l ng;n ngI 52c nMi v hiu bi6t r-t nhiung2/i 5ang s*ng tFi phDn ln c0c Wu*c gia trGn th6 gii.


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the most important means of communication among thevanous countries of the wodd. Vnowledge of newdiscoveries and inventions in one country is transmittedto other countries through English for the benefit of theworld. n this way English helps to spread knowledge

and progress.

t is true, however, that in the modern age, the study ofScience and !athematics too should be considered veryimportant. Science has conferred many benefits in man.^ut it reWuires little thought to realise that scientific principles cannot be understood well without a goodknowledge of a language. "nd, though other languagessuch as erman and …ussian are important in the worldof Science, it is English that plays the most importantrole in spreading scientific knowledge. There is in fact no

branch of study that has not been communicated inEnglish. The original writings of great scientists,economists, philosophers, psychologists and others whodid not speak and write the English language have all been translated into English. Therefore, one who has agood knowledge of English has access to all the sourcesof information.

`urther, as the English language is used by people ofdifferent lands and cultures, it has become very rich. tcontains so many words, ideas and thoughts that a goodknowledge of English enriches the mind and enables oneto e=press oneself well. t also helps one to think betterand to understand the people of other lands. t is for allthese reasons that consider English the most importantsubect in school.

TrGn thXc t6 ti6ng "nh l ph2Kng tiCn giao ti6p Wuantr@ng nh-t giIa nhiu Wu*c gia kh0c nhau trGn th6 gii.Vi6n th\c v nhIng ph0t minh v kh0m ph0 mi trongm)t n2c 52c truyn sang c0c n2c kh0c th;ng Wuati6ng "nh 5 mang lFi li _ch cho c)ng 5zng th6 gii.

^€ng c0ch ny ti6ng "nh gMp phDn truyn b0 ki6n th\cv sX ti6n b).

Tuy nhiGn, hon ton 5Png khi cho r€ng trong k• nguyGnhiCn 5Fi, viCc nghiGn c\u Vhoa h@c v To0n cOng nGn52c =em tr@ng. Vhoa h@c 5U ban cho loi ng2/i nhiu_ch li. Nh2ng kh;ng cDn suy ngh‹ cOng nhn th-y r€ngng2/i ta kh;ng th hiu bi6t c0c nguyGn lR khoa h@c mkh;ng cM ki6n th\c v ng;n ngI. ƒ m|c d3 c0c ng;nngI kh0c nh2 ti6ng Z\c v ti6ng Nga cOng Wuan tr@ngtrong gii khoa h@c, nh2ng ch_nh ti6ng "nh chi6m giI

vai tr? Wuan tr@ng nh-t trong viCc truyn b0 ki6n th\ckhoa h@c. Tht vy kh;ng cM ngnh nghiGn c\u no mkh;ng liGn Wuan 56n ti6ng "nh. T-t cA nhIng c;ng tr[nhnghiGn c\u nguyGn bAn cJa c0c nh khoa h@c, kinh t6h@c, tri6t h@c, t:m lR h@c v‹ 5Fi 5u 5U 52c d%ch sangti6ng "nh. ƒ[ th6 nhIng ai hiu bi6t v ti6ng "nh cM thti6p cn 52c m@i nguzn th;ng tin.

HKn nIa v[ 52c s> dng b+i nhiu ng2/i cJa nhiu 5-tn2c v nn v1n hMa kh0c nhau, ti6ng "nh tr+ nGn r-t phong phP. NM bao gzm r-t nhiu t ngI, R ki6n v t2t2+ng, cho nGn m)t sX hiu bi6t s:u sBc v ti6ng "nh slm phong phP tr_ tuC v giPp ta diQn 5Ft R t2+ng cJam[nh t*t hKn. NM cOng giPp ta suy ngh‹ t*t hKn v hi6u bi6t v con ng2/i cJa nhIng 5-t n2c kh0c. ƒi t-t cAnhIng lR do ny t;i cho r€ng ti6ng "nh l m;n h@c Wuan


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tr@ng nh-t + tr2/ng.

New words:

j. various ad kh0c nhau, thu)c v nhiu loFi, 5a dFng. transmit v truyn 5i Wua c0c ph2Kng tiCn th;ng tin 5Fi chPng. progress n sX ti6n b), sX ph0t trinq. confer v trao t|ng, bn bFc, h)i R, h4i R ki6n. role n ch\c n1ng, vai tr?. philosopher n nh tri6t h@c, tri6t gia. psychologist n nh t:m lR h@c

An incident I shall never forget

Bài mẫu(ertain incidents so impress us that they leave anindelible mark on our memory. was once involved in anincident of which shall always have vivid recollections.

The incident occurred when visited a village in ndiatogether with my parents, sometime during my holidayslast year.

Early in the morning on the day the incident occurred, was talking with a few of my new friends in that village."ll of a sudden, a boy of my age came rushing towardsus to break the news that violence had broken out in theneighbourhood. "larmed at this news, we began to

Bài dịch(M nhIng sX viCc m -n t2ng v chPng mFnh m 56nm\c 56 lFi d-u -n kh;ng th =Ma nh?a trong kR \c chPngta. !)t lDn t;i 5U ch\ng ki6n m)t sX kiCn m kR \c v nMvn mUi s*ng 5)ng trong t;i.

SX viCc =Ay ra khi t;i vi6ng th1m m)t lng WuG ~n Z)c3ng vi b* m< t;i trong k ngh n1m ngo0i.

ƒo bu8i s0ng sm ngy =Ay ra c:u chuyCn, t;i 5ang tr?chuyCn vi vi ng2/i bFn mi trong lng. ^ng nhiGn,m)t 5\a con trai trFc tu8i t;i chFy v ph_a chPng t;i b0otin r€ng bFo 5)ng 5U =Ay ra + v3ng l:n cn. Z2c b0o5)ng, chPng t;i bBt 5Du tX vC v ch9ng bao l:u cu)c bFo


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protect ourselves, and before long the violence spreadlike wild fire throughout our area. was a little confusedat first for had no idea about the cause of the outbreakof violence there. #ne of my friends told me that the areahad been notorious for such occurrence owing to rivalry

between two parties. Each party tried to destroy theinfluence of the other in that area, and the bad blood thate=isted between them had caused several deaths andgreat misery to innocent people for a long time. #fficialinfluence could not be e=ercised effectively in this areaowing to its remoteness from the centres of authority.The members of the rival parties therefore enoyedalmost complete freedom of action. The police arrivedonly when there was news of violence, and often longafter the damage has been done.

$hile was listening to this account of facts and events,the situation suddenly took an ugly turn. " man who had been standing a short distance away from us ran into hishouse most une=pectedly, and within minutes his housewas ablae. !y friends and then ran towards his houseto put out the fire but we were stopped by a few burlymen who were holding lethal weapons in their hands.They threatened to kill if we offered any help to anyone.#ne of them had even struck me on my head with a stick.$e realised instantly that we were no match for them andthat discretion was the better part valour. $e thereforedecided to proceed no further.

Soon the fire from that house began to spread and severalhouses were burning. There were frantic cries for help.!en, women and children were running in all directions

5)ng 5U lan nhanh nh2 l>a ch0y Wua v3ng chPng t;i.ThoFt 5Du t;i hKi b*i r*i v[ kh;ng bi6t nguyGn nh:n n8 ra bFo 5)ng + ZM. !)t ng2/i bFn cho t;i bi6t r€ng v3ngny kht ti6ng v nhIng sX v nh2 th6 do sX th3 ngh%chgiIa hai 5Ang ph0i. ZAng ny c* gBng triCt hF Anh h2+ng

cJa 5Ang kia trong khu vXc v sX m:u thun giIa h@ 5Ulm m)t s* ng2/i thiCt mFng v g:y ra sX b-t hFnh chonhIng ng2/i v; t)i trong m)t th/i gian di. NhIng Anhh2+ng cJa ch_nh Wuyn kh;ng cM hiCu WuA + v3ng ny b+i nM Wu0 =a c0c trung t:m Wuyn lXc. (0c phDn t> cJahai 5Ang ph0i th3 ngh%ch v[ th6 hDu nh2 52c tX do hoFt5)ng. (Anh s0t ch =u-t hiCn khi cM tin t\c v v bFo5)ng v th2/ng l r-t l:u sau khi c0c thiCt hFi 5U =Ay ra.

Trong khi t;i lBng nghe giAi th_ch v tin t\c v sX viCcny, t[nh th6 5U bng chuyn sang m)t b2c ngo|t nguy

him. !)t ng2/i 5n ;ng 5\ng c0ch chPng t;i kh;ng =a bng chFy vo nh, v ch trong vi phPt ng;i nh cJa;ng ta b*c l>a. (0c bFn t;i v t;i chFy v ph_a ng;i nh56 dp tBt l>a, nh2ng chPng t;i b% ng1n c0n b+i nhIngng2/i 5n ;ng lXc l2ng mang vO kh_ gi6t ng2/i trongtay. H@ d@a s gi6t chPng t;i n6u chPng t;i giPp 57 b-tk ng2/i no. !)t ng2/i trong s* h@ thm ch_ 5U d3nggy 50nh vo 5Du t;i. Ngay lp t\c chPng t;i th-y m[nhkh;ng phAi l 5*i thJ cJa h@, 5zng th/i cOng nhn rar€ng liu l‹nh lPc ny l kh;ng th_ch hp. ƒ[ th6 chPngt;i Wuy6t 5%nh kh;ng ti6n thGm b2c no nIa.

Trong phPt ch*c l>a t ng;i nh ch0y lan ra v vi ng;inh kh0c cOng b% ch0y. Z:y 5M vang lGn nhIng ti6ng kGuc\u 5iGn cuzng. Zn ;ng, 5n b v tr{ em chFy to0nloFn trong sX n lXc tuyCt v@ng 56 c\u l-y b-t c\ c0i g[


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in their desparate attempts to save whatever they couldfrom the fire, in spite of the interference of the gangsters." few of the unfortunate ones were burned to death,including the man who had set fire to his own house. $ethen concluded that the man must have been so disgusted

with what we had seen for so long that he had no moredesire to live, and this was his way of putting an end tohimself. t was indeed a pathetic sight.

Then, after several hours, the police arrived when morethan a Wuarter of the village had already been burned toashes. They asked us several Wuestions to find out if wehad ourselves participated in the violence. "s wasforeigner who would be leaving that village thefollowing day, had the courage to answer all theirWuestions and to point out the men who had threatened to

kill us. Those men were then arrested together with othersuspects.

Early ne=t morning, my parents and left the village withno more desire to revisit this place but my memory ofthis incident will remain fresh forever.

cM th t ng@n l>a b-t k sX can thiCp cJa nhIng tGn c;n5z. !)t vi ng2/i rJi ro b% thiGu cho 56n ch6t, trong s*5M cM ng2/i 5n ;ng 5U 5*t nh m[nh. Sau 5M chPng t;ik6t lun r€ng h9n l ng2/i 5n ;ng 5M v[ Wu0 ghG t+m vinhIng g[ chPng t;i 5U ch\ng ki6n trong m)t th/i gian di

56n ni ;ng ta kh;ng mu*n s*ng nIa v 5:y l c0ch ;ngk6t thPc cu)c 5/i ;ng. Tht l m)t cAnh t2ng bi th2Kng.

…zi sau 5M vi gi/ cAnh s0t =u-t hiCn khi hKn m)t phDnt2 ng;i lng 5U ch0y ra tro. H@ ch-t v-n chPng t;i 5 =emchPng t;i cM tham dX vo cu)c bFo 5)ng hay kh;ng. ƒ[l m)t ng2/i ngoFi Wu*c s r/i lng vo ngy h;m sau,t;i 5U can 5Am trA l/i t-t cA c:u h4i v 5im m|t nhIngk{ 5U 5e d@a gi6t chPng t;i. NhIng ng2/i ny b% bBt giIc3ng vi nhIng ng2/i b% t[nh nghi kh0c.

S0ng sm h;m sau b* m< t;i v t;i tFm biCt ng;i lng mkh;ng mong tr+ lFi nh2ng k_ \c v sX kiCn ny s mUimUi kh;ng phai m/ trong t;i.

New words:

j. incident n bi6n c*

. indelible ad kh;ng th t‚y sFch, kh;ng th g)t sFch. vivid ad s*ng 5)ng, mFnh mq. all of a sudden b-t th[nh l[nh m)t c0ch b-t ng/ . confused ad b*i r*i, lPng tPng. notorious ad kht ti6ng, cM ti6ng =-u


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. owing to ad do, v[, b+i v[. rivalry n sX k[nh 5%ch, sX ganh 5ua. remoteness n sX =a =;i, h{o l0nhjx. ablae ad rXc ch0y, b*c ch0yjj. lethal weapons n vO kh_ ch6t ng2/i

j. discretion was the better part of valour liu l‹nh 5Png ch th[ mi 50ng liu l‹nhj. frantic ad 5iGn cuzng, 5iGn rzjq. desperate ad tuyCt v@ng, liu mFng, liu l‹nhj. conclude v k6t lunj. disgusted ad ch0n ght, phn n)

The value of music in the happiness of manBài mẫu!usic has always been a source of happiness to all menon the earth. `rom their primitive days, men's love ofmusic has led them to make instruments of alldescriptions to produce beautiful music for theirenoyment and happiness.

$ithout music the world would indeed be a very dull place to live in. Even nature is full of music. There ismusic in the movements of the winds, the sea, as well asthe trees there is music in the calls of the birds, flies andinsects and also in the night of the birds and animals. t isfrom all these things that men have learnt to appreciatethe value of music. The same things have also taughtmen how to produce music from the simplest of things

Bài dịchm nhFc lu;n lu;n l nguzn hFnh phPc cho m@i ng2/itrGn tr0i 5-t ny. T thu+ ban sK, l?ng say mG :m nhFc 5Ukhi6n con ng2/i s0ng tFo nhIng nhFc c 5J loFi 5 tFo ra:m 5iCu tuyCt v/i mang lFi th_ch thP v hFnh phPc chom[nh.

Vh;ng cM :m nhFc th6 gii thXc sX tr+ thnh nKi c2 ng buzn t{. Ngay cA thiGn nhiGn cOng trn 5Dy :m nhFc. (Mti6ng du d2Kng trong nhIng chuyn 5)ng cJa giM, cJa bin cA cOng nh2 cJa c:y =anh. (M :m 5iCu ro rBt trongti6ng hMt cJa chim chMc, ti6ng vo ve cJa ruzi mui vc;n tr3ng cOng nh2 :m thanh trong ti6ng v c0nh bay 5ihay chFy nhAy cJa chim v thP rng. T 5M con ng2/i 5U bi6t cAm nhn gi0 tr% cJa :m nhFc. (Ong ch_nh nhIng :m


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such as sticks, bamboos, and animal horns. !en makemany kinds of flutes with bamboos which produce beautiful music.

That music is very important for men's happiness is hard

to deny. !usic removes men's depression and fills themwith gladness. t is for this reason that music is playedeven in hospitals to cheer up the sick people.

"s music has the capacity to make men happy, itcontributes greatly to men's success in life. " happy manis a good and hard worker. He works happily among people and dng trong bCnh viCn 5 kh_ch lC tinh thDn bCnhnh:n.

ƒ[ :m nhFc cM th lm cho con ng2/i hFnh phPc, nM gMp phDn Wuan tr@ng cho sX thnh c;ng cJa c@n ng2/i trongcu)c s*ng. !)t ng2/i hFnh phPc l m)t ng2/i lm viCct*t v siGng n1ng. "nh ta lm viCc giIa m@i ng2/i vlu;n 52c m@i ng2/i yGu m6n. Ng2/i ta th_ch k6t bFn

vi anh ta, th_ch thuG anh ta lm m@i c;ng viCc. ƒ[ th6cu)c s*ng cJa anh ta lu;n sung s2ng v thnh c;ng.

TMm lFi :m nhFc cM gi0 tr% to ln trong hFnh phPc conng2/i.

New words:

j. instrument n nhFc c. appreciate v 50nh gi0 5Png, 50nh gi0 cao, hiu r gi0 tr%, th2+ng th\c

. flute n *ng s0oq. capacity n cM khA n1ng. associate v k6t giao, giao thiCp


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The advantages and disadvantages of the cinema

Bài mẫuThe influence that the cinema e=erts on the minds ofthose who visit it is at once beneficial and harmful.

Today, there is a cinema in almost every town. Thecinema provides so much entertainment that few peoplefail to visit it. #ne of the reasons for the popularity of thecinema is that, it entertains all types of people, young andold, literate and illiterate. ^ecause it is so popular, it muste=ercise some influence on those whom it attracts.

The films shown in the cinema are often very instructiveand informative. "lmost every film shows somethingabout the activities and customs of the people in otherlands. ^y seeing such films, one learns a lot about humanactivities. #ne also gains a better understanding of people of the world.

`urther, some films show the battles that were fought inthe past. They also sometimes show very vividly howman has struggled through the centuries to removediscomfort from his life. n this way, some films havegiven many people an insight into the past. Even illiterate people have benefited from such films. $hat they cannotacWuire from books owing to their inability to read, theycan acWuire from films. School students, too, often benefit from a visit to the cinema. $hat they see and hear

Bài dịch NhIng Anh h2+ng m rFp chi6u phim t0c 5)ng 56n t2t2+ng cJa c0c kh0n giA 56n =em va cM li cOng va cMhFi.

Ngy nay hDu nh2 thnh ph*, th% tr-n no cOng cM rFpchi6u bMng. …Fp chi6u bMng mang lFi sX giAi tr_ to ln56n ni kh;ng m-y ai ch2a tng 56n rFp 5 =em phim.!)t trong nhIng lR do lm cho rFp chi6u bMng 52c 2ath_ch l v[ 5:y l ph2Kng tiCn giAi tr_ cJa m@i ng2/i d:n,d3 gi hay tr{, tr_ th\c hay th-t h@c. ƒ[ phim Anh kh0 ph8

bi6n, nM cM t0c 5)ng 56n nhIng ng2/i th_ch =em phim.

NhIng b) phim 52c chi6u + rFp th2/ng cM t_nh ch-ttruyn b0 ki6n th\c v th;ng tin. HDu nh2 mi b) phim5u k chuyCn v nhIng sinh hoFt, phong tc cJa conng2/i + nhIng =\ s+ kh0c. ^€ng c0ch =em phim, ng2/ita h@c 52c r-t nhiu v sinh hoFt con ng2/i. Ng2/i tacOng cM th hiu nhiu hKn v c0c d:n t)c trGn th6 gii.

HKn nIa, cM nhIng phim k v c0c cu)c chi6n tranhtrong Wu0 kh\. Nhiu b) phim k lFi m)t c0ch r-t sinh5)ng cu)c 5-u tranh cJa con ng2/i Wua hng th6 k• 5cAi thiCn 5/i s*ng cJa m[nh. ^€ng c0ch ny phim Anh 5Ucho con ng2/i c0i nh[n s:u sBc v Wu0 kh\. Ngay cAng2/i h@c cOng thu 52c nhiu li _ch khi =em c0c phimny. H@ cM th =em phim 5 nBm bBt 52c nhIng 5iu


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in the cinema makes a better impression on their mindsthan only the spoken words or their teachers. òre=ample, a teacher of history can hardly describe a battlescene to his students as vividly as a film does. òr allthese reasons, the cinema is often regarded as an

important means of spreading knowledge.

t must be admitted, however, that some films havee=erted an evil influence on many people. ìlms whichshow the activities of criminals have encouraged manyyouths to commit acts or crime. #ther films, too, such asthose dealing with se= and other natural weaknesses ofman, have corrupted the morals of many people. "s aresult, the governments of many countries have beencompelled to interfere in the display and production ofcertain films. ‰et, the cinema continues to retain its

popularity.

m h@ kh;ng 5@c 52c trong s0ch v[ m3 chI. H@c sinh,sinh viGn cOng h@c 52c nhiu 5iu b8 _ch sau khi =em phim. T-t cA nhIng 5iu h@ nghe v th-y trong phim cM-n t2ng s:u 5m trong tr_ t2+ng cJa h@ hKn b-t k bigiAng no cJa gi0o viGn. (h9ng hFn m)t gi0o viGn l%ch s>

hDu nh2 kh;ng th miGu tA cho h@c sinh Wuang cAnh trn50nh sinh 5)ng nh2 phim Anh. ƒ[ th6 phim Anh 52c =eml m)t ph2Kng tiCn Wuan tr@ng 5 truyn b0 ki6n th\c.

Tuy nhiGn phAi tha nhn r€ng phim Anh 5U g:y ra Anhh2+ng t)i li cho nhiu ng2/i. NhIng b) phim v c0choFt 5)ng t)i phFm 5U khuyGn kh_ch nhiu thanh niGn phFm ph0p. NhIng b) phim kh0c v t[nh dc v bAnn1ng y6u 5u*i cJa con ng2/i 5U lm suy 5zi 5Fo 5\c cJakh0 nhiu ng2/i. ƒ[ vy ch_nh Wuyn cJa nhiu n2c 5U bu)c phAi can thiCp vo viCc sAn =u-t v tr[nh chi6u phim

Anh. 3 vy, rFp chi6u phim vn ti6p tc duy tr[ 52Kct_nh 5Fi chPng cJa m[nh.

New words:

j. entertainment n sX giAi tr_, sX tiGu khin. entertain v phc v. literate ad cM h@c, bi6t 5@c bi6t vi6tilliterate ad m3 chI th-t h@cq. struggle v 5-u tranh

. acWuire v 52c, ginh 52c, thu 52c. regard v coi nh2, =em nh2. commit v phFm ph0p, can phFm vo. weakness n 5im y6u, khuy6t 5im, li. corrupt v lm b1ng hoFi, lm cho 5zi bFi


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jx. morals n 5Fo 5\c, 5\c hFnh, ph‚m hFnh

!escrie some of the interesting places in your country

Bài mẫuThough my country is small, yet there are many places of interest spread throughout the country.

n the southern most part of the country, where the stateof „ohore lies, there are some very interesting and beautiful places. n Vota Tinggi, for e=ample, there are beautiful waterfalls which are visited by many people

everyday. Then, there is „ohore Lama, a place of greathistorical interest. n „ohore âhru, there is a beautiful beach which is visited daily by several people who lovethe sea. n âtu &ahat, another town in „ohore, is !inyak ûku, an interesting place on the coast.

"s we go towards the north, we arrive at !alacca, theoldest town that the Europeans occupied in !alaya in the past. The influences of the &ortuguese and the utch canstill be seen in many of the buildings there.

ùrther north lies &ort ickson which is well known forits beautiful beaches.

n Vuala Lumpur, the capital of !alaysia, there are many places of interest such as âtu (aves, the oo and the

Bài dịch3 ch l m)t Wu*c gia nh4 b nh2ng trGn khBp 5-t n2ct;i cM r-t nhiu thBng cAnh.

ˆ v3ng cXc nam cJa 5-t n2c, nKi cM tiu bang „ohore,cM r-t nhiu cAnh sBc 5

n8i ti6ng. ˆ „ohoreâhru cM m)t bUi bin 5


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museum. The city itself is an interesting place to visit.

"nother beautiful town is &enang, situated on an island.The sea around it makes it the most beautiful town in thecountry.

`inally, the paddy ficlds in the northern most parts of thecountry are also very beautiful and interesting to look at.#n the east coast of the country too there are some beautiful towns such as Vuantan and Vuala Trenganu. "llthese places have indeed made my country an interesting place to live in.

ch_nh thnh ph* ny cOng l m)t nKi thP v% cho du kh0chtham Wuan.

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applicants. would, however, like to choose teaching asmy career.

Teaching is an interesting career for several reasons. "s ateacher can learn many things, especially if teach to an

uddersecondary school. f teach History or English, for e=ample, have to read many books to make my teachinglessons more interesting to my pupils. Thus, can acWuiremore knowledge of the subects that teach than what can learn from the class te=t books. t is indeed a fact thata teacher learns a lot from the class te=t books but that ishardly enough to make the teacher's lessons interesting to pupils. " good teacher must therefore read many other books.

"gain, as a teacher, have to speak well so that my

pupils will be able to understand my instructions well. nthis way can improve my powers of e=pression. Evenmy pronunciation of words will improve to great e=tent.

`urther, as a teacher, shall have enough leisure to readand prepare for various e=aminations. t is possible todayto sit for many important e=aminations by studyingentirely at home. Thus, can acWuire importantWualifications.

`inally, as a teacher will be respected as an educated

person. &eople will assume that have certainWualifications and show their regard for me and theopinions that e=press. Thus, shall be able to live ahappy

t;i, t;i mu*n tr+ thnh m)t thDy gi0o.

(M nhiu lR do 5 cho r€ng dFy h@c l m)t ngh thP v%.Lm gi0o viGn t;i cM th h@c h4i 52c nhiu 5iu, 5|c biCt n6u t;i dFy m)t tr2/ng trung h@c ph8 th;ng. N6u

t;i dFy L%ch s> hay "nh v1n ch9ng hFn, t;i phAi 5@cnhiu s0ch 5 bi giAng tr+ nGn thP v% hKn 5*i vi h@csinh. Nh2 vy t;i s ti6p thu 52c nhiu ki6n th\c v c0c5 ti m[nh 5ang dFy hKn l nhIng g[ cM th 5@c Wua s0chgi0o khoa + lp. }uA thXc kh;ng th phJ nhn r€ng m)tgi0o viGn h@c 52c r-t nhiu 5iu t s0ch gi0o khoanh2ng nh2 th6 vn ch2a 5J 5 lm cho bi h@c h-p dnvi h@c sinh. !)t gi0o viGn gi4i phAi 5@c nhiu Wuyns0ch kh0c nIa.

T2Kng tX, 5 lm m)t gi0o viGn gi4i t;i phAi cM khA n1ng

diQn 5Ft t*t 5 h@c sinh cM th hiu 52c nhIng ch dncJa m[nh. ^€ng c0ch ny t;i cM th ph0t trin khA n1ngdiQn 5Ft cJa m[nh. Ngay cA c0ch ph0t :m cJa t;i cOng st*t hKn nhiu.

HKn nIa, n6u l m)t gi0o viGn t;i s cM 5J th/i gian rAnhri 5 5@c s0ch v ;n luyCn cho nhiu k thi kh0c nhau. Ngy nay chPng ta cM th hon ton tX h@c + nh 5 ;nluyCn cho nhiu k thi Wuan tr@ng. Nh/ vy t;i cM th cMnhIng b€ng c-p Wuan trong.

(u*i c3ng, khi lm gi0o viGn t;i s 52c k_nh tr@ng nh2m)t ng2/i tr_ th\c. !@i ng2/i s c;ng nhn r€ng t;i cMn1ng lXc, h@ s coi tr@ng t;i cOng nh2 nhIng R ki6n t;i52a ra. Nh2 vy cu)c s*ng cJa t;i s r-t hFnh phPc.


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New words:

j. career n ngh nghiCp, sX nghiCp. applicant n ng2/i =in viCc

. uppersecondary school tr2/ng trung h@c, ph8 th;ng, c-p baq. pronunciation n sX ph0t :m, c0ch ph0t :m. leisure n th/i gian nhn ri. entirely adv hon ton, ton v


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vegetables and even leaves such as tea, as well as thefruits that men eat are the products of the soil that coversthe earth. n fact, everything that we eat, e=cept meat,fish and other kinds of flesh come from the land, andwhat grows on the land is part of agriculture. Even the

sugar, oil, coffee and other beverages that we use are products of plants that grow on land. n the same way,many of the medicines that we use are made of plantsthat grow in various parts of the world. The tobacco thatwe use for rela=ation also comes from a plant.

Thus, it can be easily observed that without agriculturewe would be almost without food. t is true, however,that in the remote past men did live mainly on flesh thathe obtained by hunting. ^ut such a kind of life wasunhappy and inconvenient, for animals were not found

everywhere easily. Therefore, men turned to agriculturefor his livelihood. Today, agriculture continues to providealmost all the food that men reWuire to survive on theearth.

th2/ng 1n. LPa gFo v lPa mFch chPng ta 1n m@c t 5zngru)ng. Ngay cA khoai t:y hay nhIng loFi rau cJ kh0c, kcA l0 c:y nh2 l0 tr, cOng nh2 c0c loFi tr0i c:y m cOng lsAn ph‚m cJa lp 5-t bao phJ b m|t tr0i 5-t. TrGn thXct6, t-t cA nhIng g[ chPng ta 1n tr th%t, c0 v nhIng th\

th%t s*ng kh0c 5u sinh ra t 5-t 5ai, v nhIng g[ m@ctrGn 5-t 5u l m)t phDn cJa n;ng nghiCp. Ngay cA52/ng, dDu, c phG v c0c th\c u*ng kh0c cOng 5u lsAn ph‚m cJa thXc vt m@c trGn 5-t. T2Kng tX, nhiu v%thu*c chPng ta l-y t c0c thXc vt + nhiu nKi trGn th6gii. Thu*c l0 m chPng ta d3ng 5 th2 giUn cOng l-y tm)t loFi c:y.

Nh2 vy dQ dng nhn th-y r€ng kh;ng cM n;ng nghiCp,chPng ta hDu nh2 cOng kh;ng cM thXc ph‚m. Tuy nhiGnsX tht l vo th/i =a =2a con ng2/i s*ng chJ y6u nh/

vo th%t 5)ng vt ki6m 52c khi s1n bBn. Nh2ng m)tcu)c s*ng nh2 th6 kh;ng sung s2ng v thoAi m0i b+i v[kh;ng phAi + 5:u cOng dQ dng t[m th-y thP vt. ƒ[ vycon ng2/i chuyn sang n;ng nghiCp 5 nu;i s*ng bAnth:n h@. Ngy nay, n;ng nghiCp ti6p tc cung c-p phDnln l2Kng thXc cDn thi6t cho sX tzn tFi cJa loi ng2/i trGntr0i 5-t.

New words:

j. dawn n b[nh minh, bu8i 5Du. agriculture n n;ng nghiCp. consumption n sX tiGu th, sX tiGu d3ngq. variety n nhiu th\ 5J joFi, sX 5a dFng. flesh th%t


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. remote ad =a =;i, =a =1m. inconvenient ad b-t tiCn, thi6u tiCn nghi. livelihood n ph2Kng k6 sinh nhai, sinh k6

Phần )A heroic deed

The story of man is full of heroic deeds. #ne of the acts of heroism that have seen myself was that of my uncle, who wasattacked by a huge tiger while we were in our plantation, one day.

!y uncle, a young and wellbuilt man, and had left our home early in the morning to do some work in the plantation. $hen wereached there, we could hear some dogs barking in the distance. ^ut we did not suspect anything, and began to do our work.

$hile we were working, however, we noticed some footprints of some animal. $e then e=amined them closely and weresatisfied that they did not belong to any member of the cat family, the most ferocious of animals. $e then resumed our work. !yuncle took a long knife and began to cut some sticks and branches of plants scattered throughout the plantation, while did someother work. Soon, however, saw a movement in the bush, a short distance away. was alarmed. ran up to my uncle to draw hisattention, but he was hardly interested in what had to say. He continued to do his work. ^ut shortly afterwards, my unclehimself observed the movement in the bush. ‰et, he showed no signs of fear, and his composure dispelled my an=ieties. Hewarned me, however, to be careful, and picked up an a=e that had been lying on the ground. His knife, he gave to me. Then, hemoved slowly and cautiously towards the bush, ready for any attack.

To our horror, a huge tiger soon emerged from the bush. ̂ ut my uncle was prepared to face it, to escape seemed impossible. Thetiger too seemed to be fully aware of the strength and courage of its adversary. t paused several times while advancing towardsmy uncle. Then all of a sudden, it sprang on my uncle, but his agility enabled him to escape the sharp claws of the brute with theslightest inury. Now with the a=e still in his firm grip, my uncle struck the tigers face again and again, until it was bleeding profusely. The length of the handle of the a=e made it difficult for the tiger to get to close to my uncle. That the tiger was at a


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disadvantage was clear to me from the beginning.

n the end, however, the tiger collapsed and died. $ithin hours, after that all the people in our area heard of my uncle's bravery,which saved us both from death. t was indeed a greatest act of heroism that had witnessed.

*+% %,-!".j. heroic deed n hnh 5)ng dOng cAm. plantation n 5zn 5in, v2/n c:y, khu 5-t trzng tr@t. wellbuilt ad lXc l27ng, c2/ng tr0ngq. suspect v nghi, nghi ng/, hoi nghi, ng/ vXc. ferocious ad dI tn, hung 0c. composure n sX b[nh t‹nh, sX 5im t‹nh. cautiously adv c‚n thn, thn tr@ng . horror n ni kinh hong, sX khi6p s, sX ghG rn

. spring sprangsprung v nhAy, bt m[nhjx. agility n sX nhanh nh


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^ut criminals cannot be reformed until they are apprehended. ^y that time, hundreds of people are forced to live in fear at thehands of criminals, who resort to violence at the slightest provocation. Numerous people of various descriptions have been killed by criminals without proper cause. Society is therefore straining all its resources to bring criminals to ustice. Large sums ofmoney are being spent to employ men and eWuipment for the prevention and detection of crime.

(riminals are desperate men, and when they are pursued, they fight tooth and nail to escape capture. Therefore, those who areemployed to capture them have to be brave, intelligent and welltrained men. To have such men always on the alert for the protection of society involves much e=penditure.

&unishment of criminals today, however, is not the same as what it was in the past. Society has realied its responsibility towardsindividuals who always find a bone to pick with _t. t is now believed that criminals could be reformed. Therefore, psychologistsand others who are responsible for the welfare of criminals are doing their utmost to train criminals to live a good life in thefuture. #nly those who commit the most serious crimes are punished severely to deter others from committing such crimes.

*+% %,-!".j. tendency n =u h2ng, khuynh h2ng. engage v tham gia vo. hardship n sX th> th0ch gay go sX gian kh8q. numerous ad nhiu, 5;ng 5Ao. frustration n t:m trFng th-t v@ng, t:m trFng v7 m)ng, sX lm th-t bFi, sX lm h4ng. welfare n hFnh phPc, sX th%nh v2ng. provocation n sX khiGu kh_ch. welltrained n 52c gi0o dc t*t

. e=penditure n chi ph_, ph_ t8njx. utmost ad m\c s*ng


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A strange happening

The mysteries of nature have always fascinated the human mind, and many of them remain unsolved for a long time. The storythat am about to relate concerns a mysterious relationship between a baby boy and a snake somewhere in !alaysia.

was indeed intrigued when read a report in a newspaper sometime ago that a snake had suddenly appeared in a room, with the birth of a child and that it had attempted to show some relationship with the child. could hardly believe it. The report added thatthe mother or the child was finally convinced that there was indeed some relationship between her child and the snake and sheallowed the snake complete freedom to play and live with the child. To make sure that the report was true, made up my mind tovisit the house where this unnatural relationship between a reptile and a human being was established.

Then, one morning, my brothers, sisters and arrived at the house, not very far from ours. "s we enter the house we were greatlysurprised to find a baby boy and a large snake playing with each other mirthfully. Soon, the mother of the child appeared andnarrated the events that led to the snake and the child to live together. t seems that the snake was found lying near the baby usta few hours after the baby was born. " man was called in to kill the snake but every time the man struck at it with the stick that

he brought, the child cried with pain. The man then tried to take the snake out of the room, but again the child began to cry. Thechild's mother then realised that there was some mysterious relationship between the snake and her child. She ordered the man tostop molesting the reptile, and to the surprise of all those who had arrived on the scene, the child stopped crying. The snake thenreturned to the child without attempting to harm anyone. Since then the snake has been fed by the mother of the child, and thesnake and the child have been living together as brothers.

To see this strange occurrence, many people from all parts of the country come everyday. t is said that the snake, by its touch,has cured many sick people but the mystery remains unsolved.

*+% %,-!".

j. fascinate v mG ho|c, Wuy6n rO, lm mG. intrigue v h-p dn, gi th_ch thP, k_ch th_ch t? m?. convince ad tin chBc, 5o0n chBcq. reptile n loi b? s0t. mirthfully adv vui, vui v{


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. narrate v k lFi, thut lFi. bitterly adv m)t c0ch 5au 5n, Wuy6t liCt, cay 5Bng, chua ch0t. molest v Wu-y rDy, Wu-y nhiQu, lm phin

A $ourney y train

The house in which lived before was near the railway station. Trains used to pass by at regular interval and had become sofamiliar with their sound and sight that took little interest in them. t never occurred to me that might make ourney by trainsome day. However, when my father decided to take up a new appointment in the place where we now live, it was decided thatwe should travel by train. t was only then that discovered how pleasant a ourney by train might be.

!y father, mother and boarded a train one afternoon. "s the train moved out of the station, began to think of the days had

spent in our old house which could still see from the train. ^ut soon the house went out of sight, and began to think of my ourney itself.

The train was now moving Wuite fast. The first thing that impressed me was the beauty of the landscape. There were greenvalleys, and tropical plants could be seen everywhere. n certain places there was tall grass. "ll this reminded me of thegeography lessons had in the classroom. Several palmoil and rubber plantations could be seen now and then. Sometimes sawa few houses here and there. also saw many vegetable gardens at several places.

The train stopped at many stations, and soon it became dark. ^ut sometime later the moon appeared and the landscape lookedromantic. "s looked outside, felt a thrill of admiration for the great artistry of nature.

nside the train, too, everything was interesting. Some restless passengers moved about aimlessly and their restlessness wasamusing. Some were sleeping with their mouths wide open, into which some mosWuitoes blundered. #thers were readingmagaines and newspapers. #ccasionally, the ticketchecker passed by. "t one corner saw two policemen keeping a closewatch on a man who was handcuffed.


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"t every station a few passengers alighted from the train while a few boarded it. $henever the train stopped at a big station, saw a large number of people on the platforms, smartly dressed, and often smiling. "s the train moved out, many waved theirhands and the passengers too waved in response. "fter we had passed several stations, felt sleepy and closed my eyes. $hen opened them, saw the dim light of the dawn. looked outside and saw the mistcovered plants. The air was fresh, and some

birds were flying about. The scene looked e=tremely beautiful and was lost in admiration of it. ^ut we soon arrived at ourdestination and my enoyment came to an end.

*+% %,-!".j. interval n th/i gian giIa hai sX kiCn khoAng th/i gian. appointment n c;ng viCc 52c b8 nhiCm, sX h


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ût all this has changed today. The invention of the means of communication such as the telephone, the wireless and severalothers has made it possible to send and receive news within a matter of hours and minutes. Even the newspaper and the postoffice help to spread news and information Wuickly. "s a result, we know what is happening today in all parts of the world. f agreat man dies or a war breaks out in some corner or the earth. we receive news about it almost immediately. The ease and speedwith which news travels today have helped greatly in promoting better understanding and cooperation among the peoples of the

world. $hen the people of one place or country suffer a sudden calamity, news is at once sent to all parts of the world and helpcomes from many countries within a very short time. This is not possible in the past when news travelled slowly.

That news travels fast can also be known from our own personal affairs. f we are ill or if something unfortunate happens to us,our friends and relatives come to know about it very Wuickly. t is therefore true to say that today. ’news travels fast’.

*+% %,-!".j. decade n th/ik m2/i n1m, thp k•. motor vehicle n =e m0y

. miserable ad ngh]o nnq. wireless n radio, m0y thu thanh, v; tuy6n. promote v =Pc ti6n, 5‚y mFnh th1ng ch\c. cooperation n sX hp t0c, c)ng t0c. calamity n tai h@a, tai 2Kng, thiGn tai

%orld trade

n the past when menŽs needs were few, it was not necessary to get things from distant lands. ût today, the people of onecountry depend on the people of another country for a variety of things. "s a result, world trade has developed.

$ithout world trade, it would be difficult for the people of any country to get many things which are now considerednecessaries. Some countries are not rich in mineral resources. They have no iron or coal mines, while others have too many ofthem. "gain, some countries are not suitable for agriculture while others have several fertile plains to grow crops

ùrther, even if a country is rich in natural resources, it may not have enough skilled men to e=ploit them. òr such geographical


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and other reasons the peoples of the world have learnt to buy things which they cannot produce profitably and to sell things forwhich they have a special ability to produce. $est !alaysia, for e=ample, specialises in producing rubber for which there is agreat demand from several courtiers in the world. ̂ ut she has no ability to produce machinery and several other things. $est!alaysia therefore depends on other courtiers for many of her needs.

n the same way, all the countries of the world cooperate and e=change things with one another. ̀ rom other countries we getmotor cars, radios, television sets and several other things, which we cannot produce ourselves. "t the same time we give toother countries the things that we can produce better than many others. n this way, every country specialises in producing only afew things. "s a result, the Wuality of goods is improved to the common benefit of the people of the world.

$orld trade has also raised the standard of living of the people in the world. $e are able to use things made in countries acrossmiles of ocean. "s a result of all this, life has become more comfortable than what it was before and it is realised that a countrycould hardly progress without world trade.

*+% %,-!".j. mineral ad kho0ng, thu)c kho0ng sAn. fertile ad ph[ nhiGu, mu m7 . e=ploit v khai th0c, bMc l)t, li dngA narro& escape

$henever my mind travels over the past events in my lif], one incident stands out prominently to remind me of the narrowescape once had from almost certain death.

n the rubber estates of west !alaysia there are hundreds of snakes of which the cobra is the most dangerous and venomous.This snake has a preference for cool places along the numerous streams found in the estates, where it rela=es, especially in the

afternoons. Those who catch fish from these streams have, therefore, to be on the lookout for cobras. "ll this did not knowuntil came face to face with a cobra one day, while fishing with my brother.

!y brother and were then spending our holidays in an estate where our father was employed. n the afternoons, my brother,who loves fishing, and would go out to catch fish from the streams not very far from our father's house.


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$herever the water was shallow, we got down into the streams and searched for

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