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THỜI ĐẠI THÔNG TIN, PART II
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INFORMATION AGE
THỜI ĐẠI THÔNG TIN

By Paul Thompson
PART II
Today we present the second part of our series about communications. We tell how computers are linking many millions of people around the world.
Hôm nay chúng tôi trình bày phần hai của loạt bài nói về truyền thông. Chúng tôi kể về cách thức mà máy vi tính đang kết nối nhiều triệu người trên thế giới.
Last week we told about the history of the communication of information. We described how the telegraph was the first important device that could move information quickly from one place to another. And we discussed the beginning of satellite communications.
Tuần trước chúng tôi nói về lịch sử thông tin liên lạc. Chúng tôi diễn giải làm thế nào điện tín thiết bị quan trọng đầu tiên có thể đưa thông tin nhanh chóng từ nơi này đến nơi khác. Và chúng ta đã thảo luận về sự khởi đầu của vệ tinh viễn thông.
About six years after the first communications satellite was placed in orbit, the American Department of Defense began developing a new project. It began linking major research universities across the United States. The project began in the early nineteen-seventies.
Khoảng 6 năm sau khi vệ tinh truyền thông đầu tiên được phóng lên quỹ đạo. Bộ Quốc Phòng Mỹ bắt đầu triển khai một dự án mới. Nó bắt đầu liên kết các trường Đại học nghiên cứu lớn khắp nước Mỹ. Dự án bắt đầu vào đầu những năm 1970.
Professors at many American universities do research work for the United States Government. The Department of Defense wanted to link the universities together to help the professors cooperate in their work. Department of Defense officials decided to try to link these universities by computer. The officials believed the computer would make it easier for researchers to send large amounts of information from research center to research center. They believed they could link computers at these universities by telephone.
Các giáo sư thuộc nhiều trường Đại Học Mỹ thực hiện công tác nghiên cứu cho Chính Phủ Mỹ. Bộ Quốc Phòng muốn liên kết các trường Đại Học với nhau để giúp các giáo sư hợp tác trong công việc của họ. Các viên chức Bộ Quốc Phòng đã quyết định cố gắng nối mạng các đại học này bằng máy vi tính. Các viên chức tin tưởng rằng máy vi tính sẽ tạo điều kiện dễ dàng hơn cho các nhà nghiên cứu nhằm gởi dung lượng lớn thông tin từ trung tâm này đến trung tâm khác. Họ tin là các nhà nghiên cứu có thể liên kết các máy vi tính tại các trường Đại Học này qua điện thoại.
They were right. It became very easy to pass information from one university to another. University researchers working on the same project could share large amounts of information very quickly. They no longer had to wait several days for the mail to bring a copy of the research reports.
Họ đã đúng. Đã trở nên dễ dàng để chuyển thông tin từ một đại học này đến một đại học khác. Các nhà nghiên cứu đại học cùng làm chung dự án có thể sử dụng chung lượng thông tin lớn một cách rất nhanh chóng. Họ không còn phải mất nhiều ngày chờ đợi bưu điện mang đến một bản sao của các báo cáo nghiên cứu.
This is how the system works. The computer is linked to a telephone by a device called a modem. The modem changes computer information into electronic messages that are sounds. These messages pass through the telephone equipment to the modem at the other end of the telephone line. This receiving modem changes the sound messages back into information the computer can use. The first modern electronic communication device, the telegraph, sent only one letter of the alphabet at a time. A computer can send thousands of words in a very few seconds.
Đây là cách thức hệ thống vận hành. Máy tính được nối với đường điện thoại qua một thiết bị được gọi là bộ điều giải. Bộ điều giải này chuyển thông tin điện toán thành thông điệp điện tử dạng âm thanh. Các thông điệp này đi qua thiết bị điện thoại đến bộ điều giải ở đầu bên kia của đường dây điện thoại. Bộ điều giải nhận tín hiệu này sẽ chuyển tin tức dạng âm thanh trở lại thành thông tin mà máy vi tính có thể sử dụng. Thiết bị truyền thông điện tử hiện đại đầu tiên, là điện tín, mỗi lần chỉ gởi đi được một mẩu tự của bảng chữ cái. Một máy vi tính có thể chuyển hàng ngàn từ trong vài giây.
The link between universities quickly grew to include most research centers and colleges in the United States. These links became a major network. Two or more computers that are linked together form a small network. They may be linked by a wire from one computer to another, or by telephone. A network can grow to almost any size.
Liên kết giữa hai đại học nhanh chóng phát triển để gộp lại các trung tâm nghiên cứu và trường đại học ở Mỹ. Những kết nối này tạo thành một mạng chính. Hai hoặc nhiều máy tính được kết nối thành một mạng nhỏ. Chúng có thể được kết nối hữu tuyến từ máy này sang máy kia, hoặc bằng điện thoại. Một mạng liên kết có thể phát triển tới bất kỳ kích cỡ nào.
For example, let us start with two computers in the same room at a university. They are linked to each other by a wire. In another part of the university, two other computers also are linked using the same method. Then the four are connected with modems and a telephone line used only by the computers. This represents a small local network of four computers.
Đề ví dụ minh họa, nào chúng ta hãy bắt đầu bằng hai máy vi tính chung một phòng tại một đại học. Chúng được kết nối với nhau bằng một đường dây. Ở một nơi khác trong trường, cũng có hai máy vi tính khác được kết nối theo cùng cách thức. Rồi thì bốn máy được nối vối một bộ điều giải và một đường dây điện thoại chỉ được xử dụng bởi chính những máy tính này. Điều này hiện thân cho một mạng nội bộ có bốn máy tính.
Now, suppose this local network is linked by its modem through telephone lines to another university that has four computers. Then you have a network of eight computers. The other university can be anywhere, even thousands of kilometers away. These computers now can send any kind of information that can be received by a computer - messages, reports, drawings, pictures, sound recordings. And, the information is exchanged immediately.
Bây giờ, giả sử mạng máy tính nội bộ này được liên kết bằng bộ điều giải của nó qua đường dây điện thoại đến một trường đại học khác có bốn máy tính. Vậy là bạn có một mạng máy tính cho tám máy. Trường đại học khác ở bất kỳ nơi đâu cũng có thể làm như vậy, dẫu cách xa hàng ngàn km. Bây giờ những máy tính này có thể gởi bất kỳ loại thông tin nào mà máy tính khác có thể nhận được ?" tin nhắn, báo cáo, bản vẽ, hình ảnh, ghi âm. Và rồi , thông tin này được trao đổi ngay tức thì.
Some experts have said it is easier to understand this network of computers if you think of streets in a city. The streets make it possible to travel from one place in the city to another. Major streets called highways connect cities. They make it possible to travel from one city to another.
Một số chuyên gia cho rằng để dễ hiểu về mạng tính này dễ dàng hơn nếu bạn liên tưởng đến các đường giao thông trong một thành phố. Đường xá tạo điều kiện để đi lại từ một nơi trong thành phố đến nơi khác. Đường chính gọi là xa lộ nối nhiều thành phố. Chúng tạo khả năng đi lại từ thành phố này đến thành phố khác.
Computers communicate information in much the same way. Local networks are like the city streets. And communication links between distant local networks are like the major highways. These highways make communication possible between networks in different areas of the world.
Các máy tính truyền tải nhiều thông tin theo cách như vậy. Các mạng nội bộ giống như con đường thành phố. Và các kết nối truyền thông giữa các mạng nội bộ cách xa nhau giống như các xa lộ chính. Các xa lộ tạo thuận tiện cho truyền thông giữa các mạng thuộc các khu vực khác nhau trên thế giới.
In nineteen-eighty-one this communication system linked only two-hundred-thirteen computers. Only nine years later, it linked more than three-hundred-fifty-thousand computers. Today experts say there are hundreds of millions of computers connected to networks that provide links with computers around the world.
Năm 1981 hệ thống truyền thông này chỉ liến kết 213 máy vi tính. Chỉ 9 năm sau, mạng kết nối hơn 350.000 máy vi tính. Ngày nay các chuyên gia nhận định có hàng trăm ngàn máy tính kết nối vào mạng mà nó cung cấp các liên kết với các máy vi tính trên toàn thế giới.
The experts say it is no longer possible to tell how many computers are linked to the information highway. The experts also say the system of computer networks is continuing to grow.
Các chuyên gia cho rằng không còn khả năng nhận định có bao nhiêu máy tính được kết nối với xa lộ thông tin. Các chuyên gia cũng cho rằng hệ thống các mạng máy tính đang tiếp tục tăng trưởng.
This system of computer networks has had several different names since it began. It is now called the Internet. Almost every major university in the world is part of the Internet. So are smaller colleges and many public and private schools. Magazines, newspapers, libraries, businesses, government agencies, and people in their homes also are part of the Internet.
Hệ thống các mạng máy tính này đã mang nhiều tên khác nhau kể từ khi nó bắt đầu. Hiện nay hệ thống được gọi là Internet (mạng toàn cầu). Hầu hết mọi trường đại học lớn trên thế giới là một phần của Internet. Các đại học nhỏ hơn và trừờng trung học cộng đồng và tư thục cũng vậy. Tạp chí, báo, thư viện, doanh nghiệp, cơ quan nhà nước, và những người ở nhà cũng là một phần của Internet.
Computer experts began to greatly expand the Internet system in the last years of the nineteen-eighties. This expansion was called the World Wide Web. It permits computer users to find and exchange written material and pictures much quicker than the older Internet system. How fast is the World Wide Web part of the Internet system? Here is an example. A computer user in London, England is seeking information about the volcanoes in the American state of Hawaii.
Các chuyên gia máy tính bắt đầu bành trướng hệ thống Internet vào cuối những năm 1980. Mạng phát triển này được gọi là Mạng Toàn Cầu. Nó cho phép người sử dụng máy tính tìm kiếm và trao đổi các văn bản và hình ảnh nhanh hơn nhiều so với hệ thống Internet cũ. Tốc độ World Wide Web nhanh bao nhiêu trong hệ thống Internet? Đây là một ví dụ. Một người sử dụng máy tính ờ Luân Đôn, Anh Quốc đang truy tìm thông tin về các núi lửa ở bang Hawaii Hoa Kỳ.
She types in the words ?oHawaii? and ?ovolcano? in a World Wide Web search program. Within seconds the computer produces a list. She chooses to examine information from the National Park Service?Ts headquarters at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The Park Service computer in Hawaii provides information about the huge volcanoes there, and how they were formed. It also has other useful information.
Cô gõ các từ ?oHawaii? và ?onúi lửa? trong một chương trình dò tìm World Wide Web. Trong vòng vài giây máy tính cho ra 1 danh sách. Cô chọn thông tin khảo sát từ trụ sở của Sở Công Viên Quốc Gia tại Công Viên Núi Lửa Quốc Gia Hawaii. Máy tính của Sở Công Viên tại Hawaii cung cấp thông tin về các núi lửa lớn ở đó, và cách chúng tạo thành. Nó cũng có các thông tin hữu ích khác.
The researcher in London looks at the information. Then she has her computer print a copy of it. Within seconds she has a paper copy of the National Park information including pictures. It has taken her less than five minutes to complete this research.
Nhà nghiên cứu ở Luân Đôn xem xét thông tin. Và rồi cô dùng máy tính in ra một bản. Trong vài giây cô đã có một bản thông tin trên giấy của Công Viên Quốc Gia kể cả hình ảnh. Vậy là cô mất không đến 5 phút để hoàn tất việc nghiên cứu.
The Internet and the World Wide Web have become vehicles for speedy information exchange for most people who can use a computer. Much of the information on the Internet is very valuable. As a research tool, the Internet has no equal.
Internet và World Wide Web đã trở thành phương tiện trao đổi thông tin tốc độ cao cho hầu hết người mà có thể sử dụng máy vi tính. Rất nhiều thông tin trên Internet rất có giá trị. Như là công cụ nghiên cứu, Internet quả là vô song.
Suppose you want a copy of this Special English program, EXPLORATIONS. You can find the information by looking for the Voice of America and Special English on the World Wide Web. The electronic address is www dot voa special english dot com. (www.voaspecialenglish.com) You can find written copies of most of our programs and print them for your own use.
Giả sử bạn muốn một bản sao của Chương Trình Tiếng Anh Đặc biệt này, KHÁM PHÁ . Bạn có thể tìm thấy thông tin bằng cách tìm Đài Tiếng Nói Hoa Kỳ và Tiếng Anh Đặc Biệt trên World Wide Web. Địa chỉ điện tử là www chấm voa special english chấm com. (www.voaspecialenglish.com) Bạn có thể thấy các bài viết của hầu hết các chương trình của chúng tôi và in chúng ra theo mục đích sử dụng riêng cho bạn.
Almost any kind of information can be found through the Internet. There are electronic magazines for poetry or children?Ts stories.
Phần lớn các thể thức thông tin có thể tìm được qua Internet. Có cả các tạp chí điện tử cho thơ ca và truyện thiếu nhi.
There are areas within this electronic world where you can play games or discuss politics or science. You can find valuable medical information, read history, learn about new farming methods or just about anything that interests you. You can look at and collect the beautiful color pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Có nơi dành cho bạn trong thế giới điện tử này để chơi trò chơi điện tử hoặc bàn luận về chính trị hoặc khoa học. Bạn có thể tìm thấy thông tin y tế có giá trị, đọc lịch sử, tìm hiểu về các phương pháp canh tác mới hoặc chỉ tìm những gì bạn quan tâm. Bạn có thể xem và sưu tập những hình ảnh đẹp chụp bởi Viễn Vọng Kính Không Gian Hubble.
You can watch musicians perform their latest songs. You can even join a group that meets electronically to discuss the music of their favorite rock and roll music group.
Bạn có thể xem các nhạc sỹ biểu diễn những bài hát mới nhất của họ. Ngay cả bạn có thể gia nhập một nhóm gặp gỡ điện tử để thảo luận về âm nhạc của nhóm nhạc rock and roll yêu thích .
Who pays for the Internet? That is not easy to explain. Each network, small or large, pays for itself. Networks decide how much their members will pay for their part of the cost of the local service connecting time.
Ai thanh toán tiền cho Internet? Thật không dễ dàng giải thích. Mỗi mạng lưới, dù nhỏ hoặc lớn, tự trả tiền cho họ. Các mạng quyết định bao nhiêu mà thành viên của nó sẽ thanh toán cho một phần chi phí của thời gian kết nối dịch vụ địa phương.
Then all of the large networks decide how much each will pay to be part of the larger network that covers a major area of the country. The area network in turn pays the national network for the service it needs.
Thế rồi tất cả các mạng lớn quyết định sẽ phải trả bao nhiêu để là một phần của mạng lớn mà phủ kết nối một khu vực chính của vùng này. Lần lượt mạng khu vực này thanh toán cho mạng quốc gia cho dịch vụ mà nó cần.
Each person who has a computer at home pays a company that lets the computer connect to the Internet. These companies are called Internet service providers. Most charge less than twenty dollars a month for this service.
Mỗi người có một máy tính ở nhà trả cho công ty đã cho máy tính kết nối với Internet. Những công ty này được gọi là các nhà cung cấp dịch vụ Internet. Chi phí không đến 20 đô la mỗi tháng cho dịch vụ này.

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INFORMATION AGE
By Paul Thompson
PART III

Today we finish our three-part series about the history of communications. We tell about the Internet system called the World Wide Web. And we tell about the future of communications.
In our first two programs we discussed the history and importance of communicating information. We told how the invention of the telegraph increased the speed at which information could be sent. We told how satellites in space greatly increased the speed of communications. In our second program, we told about the development of the computer and the linking of computers into major systems called networks.
These networks led to the high-speed sharing of information among major universities and research centers around the world. The largest of these systems, the Internet, has made it possible for almost anyone with a computer and a telephone to share in what is called the Information Age.
In July nineteen-forty-five, the Atlantic Monthly magazine printed a long report written by an important scientist. His name was Vannevar Bush. Mister Bush explained that researchers around the world were producing new ideas and useful information every day. He said the information was being produced faster than anyone could read it, remember it, or even know where to find it.
He explained that the technology of nineteen-forty-five permitted information to be kept only in books or pictures. He said some new device must be invented that would make it possible to search for, find and use new information much more quickly.
Mister Bush explained that research information is most valuable when it is new. One small piece of information could help a researcher finish an extremely important project.
Mister Bush wrote that he hoped a device would be invented that could store information. He said people should be able to easily link with this device to search for and gather useful information. Such a device would greatly speed gathering information and would greatly aid research.
The device that Mister Bush dreamed about in nineteen-forty-five is now very real. It is the modern computer, linked with other computers. The link is through the Internet and the World Wide Web communications system.
The computer and the Internet now make it possible to find and gather information about any subject within a few minutes.
Here is a good example. Oncology is the study of the disease cancer. There are many hundreds of medical research centers that are working to cure cancer.
The Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology is one of many publications that prints important cancer research information. The research papers tell about the results of treatment for many different kinds of cancer. The information in this journal is written for medical experts.
The e***ors of this cancer research journal place valuable cancer research information on the World Wide Web. This makes it possible for health care professionals and researchers all over the world to use the information for educational or research purposes.By using the Internet, a researcher anywhere in the world is able to find information from the Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology and print a copy in just a few minutes.
To find the journal, a researcher would only have to type three words into an Internet search system on a computer. The three words are oncology, research and journal. Within seconds, the World Wide Web provides a list of several possible research papers from several countries. The study in the Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology is only one of many valuable research papers that are on the World Wide Web.
Not every search is easy. Sometimes it can take a while before the right combination of words produces the needed result. However, the World Wide Web and the Internet will almost always provide the researcher with a way to find the needed information. The computer provides a quick link to the new information that scientists like Vannaver Bush said was badly needed.
Eric Benhamou is the head of a computer company called Three-Com Corporation. Mister Benhamou says people are using the computer and the Internet to communicate for work and to exchange information with their families and friends. He says people also use the Internet to learn new things and visit different places.
Today almost one-hundred-fifty-million people use the Internet in the United States. A recent study showed they use the Internet for communication and for research. The study also showed that much of the research that is done leads to buying products with the aid of a computer and the Internet. The study also showed that more people than ever are now using the computer to buy products.
Governments, private groups and individuals have criticized the Internet. Some governments do not trust the Internet because they say it is extremely difficult to control the information that is placed there.
Some government officials say extremist groups place harmful information on the Internet. They say dangerous political information should be banned. Other groups say it is difficult to protect children from ***ual information and pictures placed on the Internet. They say this kind of information should be banned.
Other critics say that it is becoming extremely difficult to know if you can trust the information that is found on the Internet. They wonder if the information is true. Did the person who placed it on the Internet make any mistakes? Still other critics say the Internet is no longer a free exchange of information and ideas. They say it has become a big business that sells products, services and information. They want the Internet to be used only for research and education.
In nineteen-forty-five, scientist Vannevar Bush said researchers needed some device that would make information easier to find, use and store. The modern computer and the Internet now provide this and much more. They are an important method of communicating and doing business and will continue to be in the future.
In the United States, many businesses expect their workers to know how to use computers. Children now begin learning to use computers in their first years of school. Many universities in the United States now require all new students to have their own computer. Most colleges provide special rooms that have computers for the use of all students.
What is the future of communications and the Internet? Experts do not really know. Computers continue to grow smaller and more powerful with each passing year. Computers that were thought to be very powerful ten years ago are now considered extremely weak and slow.
It is now possible to connect a computer with a wireless telephone that can link with communications satellites.
A person with a small computer that can be easily carried can now link with other computers from anywhere in the world. A person can that use a computer that receives its electric power from batteries and is linked with a satellite telephone. This person can communicate from anywhere in the world.
Some experts say that in the future people will not use large computers on their desks. They will use only small computer devices that link to the Internet. These devices will be easily carried from place to place.
All the information people use for business or for fun will be on their own area of the World Wide Web. This has already happened. Many people already have their own private area on the World Wide Web.
Businesses have their own special areas. A husband and a wife with a new baby place photographs of the baby in a special area so relatives can see the new ad***ion to the family.
People now communicate, listen to radio or watch television. They to do business buy or sell goods, write a letter or send a picture from anywhere in the world at any time of the day or night. And they will communicate around the world at almost the speed of light.

Bye Bye
October 15, 2004
E***ed by Le Quoc An
Được lequocan sửa chữa / chuyển vào 11:58 ngày 18/10/2004

Thầy ơi, mỗi ngày thầy gửi 1 bài ạ??? Em cứ tưởng là 1 lần/1 tuần. Hôm qua vừa down bài translation, chưa kịp gửi bài dịch thì thầy đã gửi bài chữa.

THE TRANSLATION PRACTICE FOR THE THIRD WEEK OF OCTOBER 2004. (NEW)
ĐỀ THI CHO TUẦN THỨ BA CỦA THÁNG MƯỜI 2004. (MỚI)
(BÀI SẼ ĐƯỢC CHẤM OFFLINE TẠI: LE QUOC AN [lequocan@pmail.vnn.vn]
ENGLISH-VIETNAMESE TRANSLATION
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TRANSLATION PRACTICE
Having the honor of giving you a weekend reading of ARTS AND CULTURE,
And hoping to get your translations for the reading.
(Your translation in Vietnamese should be under a Word-file attachment)
If unreadable on the Yahoo web, click View on the toolbar of the Internet Explorer, choosing Encoding and then Unicode (UTF-8).
Your Vietnamese translation is to be graded at lequocan@pmail.vnn.vn
GEORGE W. BUSH AND JOHN KERRY
By Jerilyn Watson
And I?Tm Steve Ember. On November second, the United States will hold general elections. Americans will vote for national, state and local representatives. They also will choose a president, as they do every four years. Today we tell about the two major candidates for president.
President George W. Bush is seeking a second term in office. He is the Republican Party candidate. The Democratic Party candidate is John Kerry. He is a member of the United States Senate.
Americans in past elections sometimes objected that the major candidates seemed to agree about many issues. Clearly, that is not true this year. George W. Bush and John Kerry each say they can protect Americans from harm and improve the economy. But the two men have very different ideas about how the United States should be governed.
In some ways, the lives of both candidates are similar. Both were born into well-educated families. They had more wealth than average Americans. Mister Kerry?Ts father was a Foreign Service officer for the State Department. Mister Bush?Ts father served four years as President. He had been Vice President for eight years and held several other high-level positions in government.
George W. Bush and John Kerry attended some of the best schools in the United States. Both men are married and the fathers of two adult daughters. Mister Bush?Ts wife Laura is a former teacher.
Mister Kerry?Ts wife Teresa is chairman of two large aid organizations. She accepted the position after her first husband, Senator John Heinz, died in nineteen ninety-one.
George W. Bush was born in the state of Connecticut in nineteen forty-six. However, he grew up in Texas. He graduated from Yale University in Connecticut. During the Vietnam War, he was a fighter pilot in the Texas Air National Guard. This meant he did not have to fight in Vietnam.
Critics have said that Mister Bush?Ts father helped his son get a position in the Air National Guard. There also are reports that George W. Bush did not complete all his requirements in the National Guard. But he left the service with honor when his term of duty ended. Then he studied business administration at Harvard Business School in Massachusetts.
Mister Bush returned to Texas and worked in the energy business. He has said he became serious about Christianity during this period. Since then, he says religion has been important in his life. Mister Bush worked for his father?Ts campaign for president in nineteen eighty-eight. Later, George W. Bush became part owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team. He was elected governor of Texas in nineteen ninety-four. Four years later, he won a second term in office.
Mister Bush was the Republican candidate for President four years ago. He defeated Vice President Al Gore in an extremely close, disputed race.
George W. Bush was sworn in as America?Ts forty-third President on January twentieth, two thousand one. On September eleventh, militants linked to the al-Qaida terror group attacked the United States. Three thousand people were killed in the attacks.
President Bush said the United States would punish those responsible. He also announced what he called a war against terrorism. The Taleban government in Afghanistan had provided support for al-Qaida. The United States military ousted the Taleban and captured suspected al-Qaida supporters.
President Bush supported creation of the USA Patriot Act. This measure increases the powers of law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Critics say parts of the law violate Constitutional guarantees of privacy and fair treatment.
In early two thousand two, President Bush told Congress that the war against terrorism was just beginning. He said the United States must stop terrorists from possessing chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. The President criticized three nations ?" North Korea, Iran and Iraq. He said they were an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world.
The United States and Britain invaded Iraq and ousted its leader, Saddam Hussein, last year. Mister Bush said Saddam had weapons of mass destruction and was a threat to the United States. Recently, America?Ts chief weapons inspector reported that no weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq. But Mister Bush says intelligence reports showed enough of a threat to remove Saddam Hussein from power.
In June, an American-led coalition gave power to a temporary Iraqi government. Iraq is expected to hold elections in January.
In the United States, one of Mister Bush?Ts most popular measures has been a temporary cut in federal income taxes. Now Mister Bush wants Congress to make the tax cuts permanent.
At his urging, Congress passed a health care law for older adults. He says the new law helps forty million people buy medicines. Congress also approved his program meant to improve education in public schools. Mister Bush signed an order lifting barriers to ties between the government and organizations established by religious groups. He supports a Constitutional amendment to bar marriages between people of the same ***.
Democratic Party candidate John Kerry was born in Colorado in nineteen forty-three. He completed studies at Yale University in nineteen sixty-six. That year, he joined the United States Navy.
Mister Kerry was wounded and won honors for his service in the Vietnam War. But, like President Bush, Mister Kerry?Ts military service has been criticized.
Some men who served in Vietnam say he lied about some of his actions. But the Navy says it acted correctly in approving and awarding the honors.
Mister Kerry began to question the Vietnam War after his military service ended. He helped lead other former soldiers in opposing America?Ts part in the conflict. He asked Congress: ?oHow do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake??
John Kerry received a degree in law from Boston College in nineteen seventy-six. He became a lawyer for the Massachusetts state government. Then he served two years as lieutenant governor of the state.
Mister Kerry was first elected to the United States Senate twenty years ago. He is now serving his fourth term. In the Senate, Mister Kerry has become known for his interest in the environment. For example, he opposes oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. President Bush supports it.
Mister Kerry voted to give President Bush the power to declare war against Iraq. But the Senator criticizes the way the Iraqi conflict has been fought. More than one thousand Americans have died in Iraq since the war started in March of last year. Many Iraqi civilians also have been killed. Mister Kerry talked about the war in Iraq:
KERRY: ?oYou gotta be able to look in the eyes of families and say to those parents, ?~I tried to do everything in my power to prevent the loss of your son and daughter.?T I don?Tt believe the United States did that. And we pushed our allies aside.?
President Bush has defended American actions in Iraq. He says they are needed to fight the war against terrorism. The President also has expressed great satisfaction that Iraqis are free of a cruel dictator.
Mister Kerry says the United States should be recovering faster from a period of weak economic activity. He denounces the growth of the national debt under Mister Bush?Ts leadership.
President Bush talked about his economic record:
BUSH: ?oWe delivered historic tax relief, and over the past three years, America has had the fastest growing economy in the industrialized world.?
President Bush also says he wants young workers to place some of the taxes on their pay in private retirement accounts. John Kerry opposes this idea. Mister Bush opposes most operations to end pregnancies. Mister Kerry supports a woman?Ts right to have such an abortion. His position is in disagreement with his religious group, the Roman Catholic Church.
Recent public opinion studies show that support is divided evenly between George W. Bush and John Kerry. Experts say the election in November will be very close. Some people say this will be the most important election in recent times.

Bye Bye
October 19, 2004
E***ed by Le Quoc An

THIS WEEK''S EXAMINATION QUESTIONS / ĐỀ THI TUẦN NÀY
TOEFL VOCABULARY TEST 2004 (1-10) FOR THE THIRD WEEK OF OCTOBER 2004. (NEW)
ĐỀ THI CHO TUẦN THỨ BA CỦA THÁNG MƯỜI 2004. (MỚI)
TOEFL VOCABULARY PRACTICE
Having the honor of giving you a TOEFL VOCABULARY TEST,
And hoping to get your answers and translations for the six questions.
(Your translation in Vietnamese should be under a Word-file attachment)
If unreadable on the Yahoo web, click View on the toolbar of the Internet Explorer, choosing Encoding and then Unicode (UTF-8).
There are four possible answers (A-D) for each question. Choose the best answer.
And write ?o= is my final choice? for A, B, C or D.
TOEFL READING SECTION
YOUR TASK IS NOT GRADED WITHOUT YOUR VIENAMESE TRANSLATION.
DIRECTIONS
A. In 1995, Newt Gingrich was sworn ______ Speaker of the House, the first Republican Speaker in more than 40 years. (Vào 1995, Newt Gingrich được tuyên thệ phụng sự như Phát Ngôn Viên Của Hạ Viện, Phát Ngôn Viên Đầu Tiên cho Đảng Cộng Hoà trong suốt hơn 40 năm.)
A.in as = is my final choice
B.to be
C.to
D.in
The questions
1. The committee finally _______ a conclusion after three days'' discussion.
A. achieved
B. reached
C. decided
D. arrived
2. The ________ against us is that we are biased.
A. accusation
B. exaggeration
C. flattery
D. threat
3. The service has given my car a new _________ of life.
A. hope
B. lease
C. vigor
D. warranty
4. The car industry is notoriously _________ to strikes.
A. capable
B. prone
C. trendy
D. versatile
5. The history of train transport has partly been a history of _____ for greater efficiency.
A. striding
B. striking
C. striving
D. stripping
6. When two people feel the same way about each other, their feelings are _______.
A. identical
B. mutual
C. visible
D. typical
7. Mary has been waiting for John to _____________, but John simply couldn''t call up his courage to face Mary''s parents.
A. motion
B. dictate
C. propose
D. offer
8. He is an ______________ man and will soon be used to the new environment.
A. adaptable
B. adjustable
C. adoptable
D. adorable
9. It''s impossible to ______________ how our actions will affect the future.
A. foresee
B. forget
C. forgive
D. feel
10. The news, though not wholly bad, was so _____________ that I could no longer concentrate on my work.
A. disastrous
B. anxious
C. regretful
D. disturbing
Bye Bye
October 20, 2004
E***ed by Le Quoc An

THE ANSWERS TO THE TOEFL GRAMMAR TEST 2003 / 47- 52
TOEFL GRAMMAR PRACTICE
Here is the Vietnamese translation and grammar task for the TOEFL GRAMMAR TEST,
Under the pen of a college student with the score of 10,
THE THOI NHI

Here is the Vietnamese translation with Unicode Fonts.
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GRAMMAR TEST
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47. The hourglass, an instrument used _________, usually consists of two bulbs united by a narrow neck. (Đồng hồ cát, một dụng cụ dùng để đo thời gian, luôn bao gồm hai bầu liên kết với nhau bằng một cái cổ hẹp.)
A. measures time
B. time is measured
C. for measuring time = is my final choice (to be used for doing something)
D. the time for measuring

48. A master is an electronic apparatus that _________ radio and light waves. (Một máy chủ là một bộ dụng cụ điện tử mà phát ra và khuếch đại sóng vô tuyến và ánh sáng.)
A. generated and was amplified
B. generating and amplifying
C. generates and amplifies = is my final choice (at least a verb for an adjective clause)
D. to generate and amplify

49. The astronauts [chosen for] fly [the first] United States spacecraft [were] selected [from] military test pilots. (Những nhà du hành vũ trụ được chọn để lái phi thuyền đầu tiên của Mỹ đã được tuyển chọn từ những phi công lái thử nghiệm trong quân đội.)
A. chosen for = chosen to (?ofly? is right, so ?ofor? should be changed into ?oto?.)
B. the first
C. were
D. from

50. Tarantulas [inject] a [paralyzing venom] into prey [or with] their [large fangs]. (Nhện sói tiêm một loại nọc độc làm tê liệt vào con mồi bằng những cái răng nanh lớn của nó.)
A. inject
B. paralyzing venom
C. or with = with (?owith? is used with tools and body parts)
D. large fangs

51. [Born] in New York City in 1891, Preston Dickinson was [one] of the [pioneers] of modern [artistic] in the United States. (Sinh ra ở thành phố New York vào năm 1891, Preston Dickinson là một trong những người tiên phong của nghệ thuật hiện đại ở Mỹ.)
52.
A. Born
B. one
C. pioneers
D. artistic = art (a noun)

53. The water of [the] Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans [make up] 70.8 percent [to] the Earth?Ts [surface]. (Nước ở Đại Tây Dương, Thái Bình Dương và Ấn Độ Dương cấu thành nên 70.8 phần trăm cho bề mặt trái đất.)
A. the
B. make up = makes up (the subject ?oThe water? is singular.)
C. to
D. surface

Note:
Tarantula, name applied to a species of European wolf spider, whose bite is not dangerous.
© 1993-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

THE RESULTS

the thoi nhi [the_thoi_nhi@yahoo.com] = 10
Bui Thu trang [bttrang2001@yahoo.com] = 09 = a questions with no correction
tu lap [phieudu_rockee@yahoo.com] = 09 = a questions with no correction
lan nguyen [nguyenxuanlan0903@yahoo.com] = 8.5
ly kieu minh [amanda_fa703@yahoo.com] = 8.5
nguyen phamduy [duystyle@yahoo.com] = 8.5
Liza [li_za_01@yahoo.com] = 8.5
Hieu Tran Chi [tranchihieu2001@yahoo.com] = 8.5
Lee Brian [ducanh2481987@yahoo.com] = 8.5
Trang Minh [minhta@saigonnet.vn] = 07
pham kim oanh [happy_ghost2785@yahoo.com] = 07
huyen nguyen [cogiaoveban@yahoo.com] = 07
Xuan Nguyen [liemxuan@hcm.vnn.vn] = 07
Nguyen Hai Dang [kc1798@yahoo.com] = 5.5
NM [m2n_vn@yahoo.com] = 3.5
HongHanh Nguyen [honghanh85n@yahoo.com] = 1.5
Tran Anh Phongt [phongta@vacodtt.com] = your choices are right without any correction to the questions

Bye Bye
October 21, 2004
E***ed by Le Quoc An

THIS WEEK''S EXAMINATION QUESTIONS / ĐỀ THI TUẦN NÀY
TOEFL GRAMMAR TEST 2003 (53-58) FOR THE LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER 2004. (NEW)
ĐỀ THI CHO TUẦN CUỐI CỦA THÁNG MƯỜI 2004. (MỚI)
TOEFL GRAMMAR PRACTICE
Having the honor of giving you a TOEFL GRAMMAR TEST,
And hoping to get your answers and translations for the six questions.
(Your translation in Vietnamese should be under a Word-file attachment)
If unreadable on the Yahoo web, click View on the toolbar of the Internet Explorer, choosing Encoding and then Unicode (UTF-8).

BÀI SẼ ĐƯỢC CHẤM OFFLINE TẠI: LE QUOC AN [lequocan@pmail.vnn.vn]

DIRECTIONS

A . [Although] [originated] in tropical Africa, watermelon [is now] cultivated [all over] the world. (Mặc dù xuất xứ từ Châu Phi nhiệt đới, nhưng dưa hấu giờ đây đang được canh tác trên toàn thế giới.)
A. Although
B. Originated = Originating
C. is now
D. all over
B . In 1995, Newt Gingrich was sworn ______ Speaker of the House, the first Republican Speaker in more than 40 years. (Vào 1995, Newt Gingrich được tuyên thệ phụng sự như Phát Ngôn Viên Của Hạ Viện, Phát Ngôn Viên Đầu Tiên cho Đảng Cộng Hoà trong suốt hơn 40 năm.)
A. in as = is my final choice
B. to be
C. to
D. in

GRAMMAR TEST

53. The human skin forms _________ against the action of physical, chemical, and bacterial agents on the deeper tissues.
A. how protective a barrier is
B. a protective barrier
C. a barrier protects
D. and which a barrier protects

54. Medical research at the cellular level, _________ research on the immune system, has been made possible through twentieth-century advances in techniques of genetic research.
A. which
B. whereas
C. such as
D. is also

55. [The three] main television networks in the United States account [for] more [advertising] dollars than any [others] medium.
A. The three
B. for
C. advertising
D. others

56. In 1913 [when] he [was] only 18 [year old], Leo Sowerby?Ts violin concerto was [performed] by the Chicago Symphony.
A. when
B. was
C. year old
D. performed

57. [Fossil] records support the assumption [which] microorganisms [were] the first forms [of life].
A. Fossil
B. which
C. were
D. of life

58. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch [was] founded in 1878 and [by] 1881 [had become] the [most largest] evening newspaper in the city.
A. was
B. by
C. had become
D. most largest

Bye Bye
October 21, 2004
E***ed by Le Quoc An

THIS WEEK''S EXAMINATION QUESTIONS / ĐỀ THI TUẦN NÀY
TOEFL READING TEST 10 FOR THE LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER 2004. (NEW)
ĐỀ THI CHO TUẦN CUỐI CỦA THÁNG MƯỜI 2004. (MỚI)
READING PRACTICE
Having the honor of giving you a TOEFL READING TEST,
And hoping to get your translations for the reading and answers for the questions.
(Your translation in Vietnamese should be under a Word-file attachment)
If unreadable on the Yahoo web, click View on the toolbar of the Internet Explorer, choosing Encoding and then Unicode (UTF-8).
TOEFL READING TEST 10.
Read the short passage. The reading is followed by several questions about it.
There are four possible answers (A-D) for each question. Choose the best answer.
And write ?o= is my final choice? for A, B, C or D.
TOEFL READING SECTION
YOUR TASK IS NOT GRADED WITHOUT YOUR VIENAMESE TRANSLATION.
In the United States, it is important to be on time, or punctual, for an appointment, a class, a meeting, etc. However, this may not be true in all countries .An American professor discovered this difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian University. The two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10 A.M. and end at 12.On the first day, when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Many students came after 10 A.M.S several arrived after 10:30 A.M. Two students came after 11 A.M. Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived, few apologized for their lateness. Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students'' behavior.
The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation: at a lunch with a friend and in a university calls, respectively. He gave them an example and asked them how they would react. If they had a lunch appointment with a friend, the average American student defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time. On the other hand, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.
In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour. In contrast, in Brazil, neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour. Classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States, but also end at the scheduled time. In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at 12:00; many remained past 12:30 to discuss the class and ask more questions. While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, neither is staying late.
THE QUESTIONS
1. The word "punctual" most probably means _____.
A. leaving soon after class
B. coming early
C. arriving a few minutes late
D. being on time
2. Why did the professor study the Brazilian students'' behavior?
A. He felt puzzled at the students'' being late.
B. He felt angry at the students'' rudeness.
C. He wanted to make the students come on time later.
D. He wanted to collect data for one of his studies.
3. It can be inferred from the professor''s study of lateness in the informal situation that _____,
A. American students will become impatient if their friend is five minutes late
B. neither Brazilian nor American students like being late in social gatherings
C. being late in one culture may not be considered so in another culture
D. Brazilian students will not come thirty-three minutes after the agreed time
4. From the last paragraph we know that in Brazil _____.
A. it is important to arrive at the appointed time
B. it is rude to keep the professor staying after calls
C. it is normal for students to leave during lectures
D. it is acceptable for professors to be late for class.
5. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. It is important to be on time for class in the United States.
B. The importance of being on time differs among cultures.
C. People learn the importance of time from the culture they are in.
D. Students being late for class should explain the reason to their teacher.

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Bye Bye
October 21, 2004
E***ed by Le Quoc An

THE ANSWERS TO THE 2003 TOEFL READING TEST 9.
READING PRACTICE
Here is the Vietnamese translation and reading task for the TOEFL READING TEST,
Under the pens of the college students with the scores of 10 & 9.75,
LY KIEU MINH - TRUNG KIEN - TRAN ANH PHONG
THE THOI NHI ?" NM - THAONEMO
In the Writing & Translation Course of THANH NIEN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER.
Delivered to the HAPPINESS TO HAPPINESS/HANH PHUC TIEP NOI Forum.
Here is the Vietnamese translation with Unicode Fonts.
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TOEFL READING TEST 9.
Read the short passage. The reading is followed by several questions about it.
There are four possible answers (A-D) for each question. Choose the best answer.
And write ?o= my final choicê? for A, B, C or D.
TOEFL READING SECTION
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THE FALL OF SPONTANEOUS GENERATION THEORY
SỰ SỤP Đ" CỦA THUYẾT TỰ SINH
If food is allowed to stand for some time, it putrefies. When the putrefied material
is examined microscopically, it is found to be teeming with bacteria. Where do these
bacteria come from, since they are not seen in fresh food? Even until the mid-nineteenth
century, many people believed that such microorganisms originated by spontaneous
(5 ) generation, a hypothetical process by which living organisms develop from nonliving
matter.
Nếu thực phẩm 'Ỉợc 'f trong mTt thời gian nhất 'i mTt bản kính hifn vi. Pasteur phát hi?n thấy rằng trong không khí bình thỈờng có t"n tại mTt s' lỈợng rất 'a dạng những cấu trúc rắn có kích thỈ>c trong khống từ 0.01 mm 'ến hỈn 1.0 mm. Nhiều trong s' những sinh thf gi'ng nhỈ những cấu trúc sinh sản của nấm m'c thông thỈờng, 'Tng vật 'Ỉn bào, và nhiều tế bào siêu vi khác.
As many as 20 to 30 of them were found in fifteen liters of ordinary air, and they could
not be distinguished from the organisms found in much larger numbers in putrefying
materials. Pasteur concluded that the organisms found in putrefying materials originated
from the organized bodies present in the air .He postulated that these bodies are constantly
(20)being deposited on all objects.
Có nhiều 'ến 20 'ến 30 trong s' chúng 'Ỉợc tìm thấy trong 15 lít không khí bình thỈờng, và không thf phân bi?t 'Ỉợc chúng v>i những vi sinh vật 'Ỉợc tìm thấy v>i s' lỈợng l>n hỈn nhiều trong chất li?u 'ang th'i rữa. Pasteur kết luận rằng những sinh vật 'Ỉợc tìm thấy trong chất li?u 'ang th'i rữa bắt ngu"n từ những sinh thf có t. chức hi?n di?n trong không khí. "ng 'Ỉa ra 'i 'T sôi, nhỈng không khí có thf vào lại 'Ỉợc. Ch- cong nỈi c. lọ 'ã ngfn không cho các vi sinh vật vào trong 'ng nghi?m. Chất li?u 'Ỉợc khử trùng trong 'ng nghi?m nhỈ vậy 'ã không b< th'i rữa.

With the translation support from Le Quoc An

Stand for: put up with: to tolerate or put up with something
Guncotton: chemical used in plastics: a chemical compound produced by the reaction of nitric and sulfuric acids on cellulose, used in the manufacture of plastics, explosives, and lacquers. Also called guncotton
Deposited: coating: a coating or crust that is left on a surface by a process such as evaporation or electrolysis
Microsoft® Encarta® Reference Library 2004. © 1993-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


QUESTION 1-11
1D / 2A / 3A / 4B / 5A / 6D / 7D / 8B / 9A / 10B / 11C /
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
(a) Pasteur?Ts influence on the development of the microscope.
(b) The origin of the theory of spontaneous generation.
(c) The effects of pasteurization on food.
(d) Pasteur?Ts argument against the theory of spontaneous generation. = is my final choice

2. The phrase ?oteeming with? in line 2 is closest in meaning to
(a) full of = is my final choice
(b) developing into
(c) resistant to
(d) hurt by

3. Which of the following questions did the theory of spontaneous generation attempt to answer?
(a) What is the origin of the living organisms are seen on some food? = is my final choice
(b) How many types of organisms can be found on food?
(c) What is the most effective way to prepare living organisms for microscopic examination?
(d) How long can food stand before it putrefies?

4. The word ?oresemblê? in line 9 is closest in meaning to
(a) benefit from
(b) appear similar to = is my final choice
(c) join together with
(d) grow from

5. The purpose of the ?oguncotton? mentioned in paragraph 2 was to
(a) trap particles for analysis. = is my final choice
(b) slow the process of putrefaction.
(c) increase the airflow to the microscopic slide.
(d) aid the mixing of alcohol and ether.

6. The author mention ?o1.0mm? in line 14 in describing the
(a) thickness of a layer of organisms that was deposited on an object.
(b) diameter of the fibers that were in the guncotton filters.
(c) thickness of the microscope slides that were used.
(d) size of the particles that that were collected. = is my final choice

7. The word ?opostulated?in line 19 is closest in meaning to
(a) analyzed
(b) doubted
(c) persuaded
(d) suggested = is my final choice

8. The objects that Pasteur removed from the air in his experiment were remarkable because they
were
(a) primarily single-celled organisms.
(b) no different from objects found in putrefying materials. = is my final choice
(c) fairly rare.
(d) able to live in a mixture of alcohol and ether.

9. The word ?oit? in line 22 refers to
(a) a nutrient solution = is my final choice
(b) a glass flask
(c) boiling
(d) spontaneous generation

10. According to paragraph 3, proponents of spontaneous generation believed that which of the
following was important for the process *****cceed?
(a) A sealed container
(b) Fresh air = is my final choice
(c) Heat
(d) The presence of nutrients

11. It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that Pasteur employed a swam-necked flask to
(a) store sterilized liquids for use in future experiments.
(b) prevent heat from building up in a solution.
(c) disprove a criticism of his conclusions. = is my final choice
(d) estimate the number of organisms in a liter of air.

THE RESULTS
ly kieu minh [amanda_fa703@yahoo.com] = 10
Trung Kien [kiencd@yahoo.com] = 10
Tran Anh Phongt [phongta@vacodtt.com] = 10
the thoi nhi [the_thoi_nhi@yahoo.com] = 9.75
NM [m2n_vn@yahoo.com] = 9.75
Thao Le [thaonemo@yahoo.com] = 9.75
trac le [dannytracle@yahoo.com] = 6.5
nguyen phamduy [duystyle@yahoo.com] = 6.5
HongHanh Nguyen [honghanh85n@yahoo.com] = without choices
ba tuan [batuan07@yahoo.com] = 4.5

Bye Bye
October 22, 2004
E***ed by Le Quoc An

THE ANSWERS TO TOEFL WRITING TEST 5.
WRITING PRACTICE
Here is the Vietnamese translation and writing task for the TOEFL WRITING TEST,
Under the pen of the college student with the scores of 08,
HOÀNG TRẦN MINH CHÂU
NGUYỄN XUÂN LAN - NM
In the Writing & Translation Course of THANH NIEN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER.
Delivered to the HAPPINESS TO HAPPINESS/HANH PHUC TIEP NOI Forum.
Here is the Vietnamese translation with Unicode Fonts.
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TOEFL WRITING TEST 5.
Read the short passage. The reading is followed by several questions about it.
There are four possible answers (A, B, C or D) for each question. Choose the best answer.
And write the word(s) or phrase(s) of A, B, C or D in the blanks

TOEFL WRITING SECTION
The task has been offline-graded at lequocan@pmail.vnn.vn and posted onto 15000 email addresses and the three websites: www.dethi.com , www.forabroad.info/vn/ , and www.ttvnol.com/english.ttvn

RECONSTRUCT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES, USING THE WORDS IN CAPITALS:

THE DIRECTION

1. He was forced to accept a transfer to another office. CHOICE
He had no choice but to accept a transfer to another office.
Anh ấy không còn sự lựa chọn nào ngoài việc chấp nhận một sự thuyên chuyển sang một chức vị khác.

THE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

2. It seemed unlikely that we''ll have snow this Christmas. LIKELIHOOD
There''s no likelihood for us to have snow this Christmas.
Không có khả năng cho chúng ta có tuyết mùa Giáng Sinh này.
3. We know the kind of house we want; all that remains is to find the money. QUESTION
We know the kind of house we want; the only question is to find the money.
Chúng tôi biết loại nhà mà chúng tôi muốn; vấn đề duy nhất là kiếm tiền.
4. We can be confident that Rita will perform well in the games. RELY
We can rely on the fact that Rita will perform well in the games.
Chúng ta có thể tin tưởng vào việc rằng Rita sẽ chơi tốt trong các trận đấu.
5. If a group is so small that it cannot maintain a self-contained unit within the society, it may be assimilated. OCCUR
If it occurs that a group is too small to maintain a self-contained unit within the society, it may be assimilated.
Nếu tình cờ rằng một nhóm quá nhỏ không thể duy trì được một đơn vị độc lập bên trong xã hội, thì nó có lẽ sẽ bị đồng hóa.
6. His conviction for theft was not known to us. AWARE
We are not aware of his conviction for theft.
Chúng ta không biết về việc kết tội trộm cắp của hắn.
7. Are we likely to get this contract? CHANCES
What are our chances to get this contract?
Cơ hội của chúng ta để có được hợp đồng này là gì?
8. Your aim should be to bring all the children in your class up to a certain level. YOU SHOULD AIM
You should aim at bringing all the children in your class up to a certain level.
Bạn nên nhắm vào việc đưa tất cả các trẻ trong lớp của mình lên tới một mức độ nào đó.
9. Don''t tell anyone about our plans. BREATHE
Don''t breathe a word about our plans.
Đừng hé một lời nào về kế hoạch của tụi mình .
10. Nothing more can be said about the way Peter behaved. THERE IS
There is nothing more to be said about the way Peter behaved.
Không còn gì nữa để nói về cách mà Peter đã cư xử.

OTHER WAYS TO WRITE A SENTENCE

2. In all likelihood we won?Tt have snow this Christmas. MINH CHÂU - NM
2. There was very little likelihood of having snow this Christmas. XUAN LAN
3. We can rely on the next good performing of Rita in the games. THE THOI NHI
4. If a group is so small that it cannot maintain a self-contained unit within the society, the assimilation may occur to it. BUI THU TRANG - VU MINH THANH - KIENQT
5. Do we have any chances to get this contract? FOR ALL

THE RESULTS

HOANG TRAN MINH CHAU [hoangtranminhchau@yahoo.com] = 08
lan nguyen [nguyenxuanlan0903@yahoo.com] = 08
NM [m2n_vn@yahoo.com] = 08
Vu Minh Tha`nh [thanhauco2002@yahoo.com] = 7.5
kienqt [kiencd@yahoo.com] = 7.5
Bui Thu trang [bttrang2001@yahoo.com] = 7.5
the thoi nhi [the_thoi_nhi@yahoo.com] = 7.5
nguyen tran minh thao [nguyentranminhthao@yahoo.com] = 7.5
Tran Anh Phongt [phongta@vacodtt.com] = 07
Vu Van Thach [thachvv@gmail.com] = 05
Pham bao Hòa [Techno_Frk@gmx.net] = Tell the truth to yourself!!!

Bye Bye
October 23, 2004
E***ed by Le Quoc An