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bài của bienphale
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THIS IS A STORY ABOUT A MAN named Eddie and it (1. begins) at the end, with Eddie (2. died/ dying) in the sun. It might seem strange to start a story with an ending. But all endings are also (3. beginnings). We just don?Tt know it at the time.
THE LAST HOUR of Eddie?Ts life was spent, like most of the others, at Ruby Pier, an (4. museum park/ amusement park ) by a great ( 5. grey ocean/ gray ocean). The park had the usual attractions, a board-walk, a Ferris wheel, (6. royal coasters/ roller coasters), bumper cars, a taffy stand, and (7. an/an arcade) where you could shoot streams of water into a clown?Ts mouth. It also had a big new ride called Freddy?Ts Free Fall, and this would be where Eddie would be (8. killed), in an accident that would make (9. newspapers) around the state.
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AT THE TIME of his death, Eddie was a (10. Scot/ squat), white-haired old man, with a short neck, a (11. belt chest/ barrel chest ), thick fore-arms, and a (12. faced/ faded army tattoo) on his right shoulder. His legs were thin and (13 vained/ veined) now, and his left knee, wounded in the war, was ruined by (14. arthritis). He used a cane to get around. His face was broad and (15. craggy) from the sun, with salty (16. weaker/ whiskers) and a lower jaw that (17. perturbed/ protruded) slightly, making him look prouder than he felt. He kept a cigarette behind his left ear and (18. a ring of keys) hooked to his belt. He wore (19. rubber/ rubber-soled) shoes. He wore an old (20. lined cap). His pale brown uniform (21.suggested) a workingman, and a workingman he was.
EDDIE?TS JOB WAS ?omaintaining? the rides, which really meant keeping them safe. Every afternoon, he walked the park, checking on each (22. attraction), from the Tilt-A-Whirl to the Pipeline Plunge. He looked for (23. broken boost/broken boards), loose (24. boats/ bolts), worn-out steel. Sometimes he would stop, his eyes (25. crying over/glazing over), and people walking past thought something was wrong. But he was listening, that?Ts all. After all these years he could hear trouble, he said, in the spits and (26. started/stutters) and (27. thrumming) of the equipment.
WITH 50 MINUTES left on earth, Eddie took his last walk along Ruby Pier. He passed (28. an elderly couple).
?oFolks,? he (29. mambo/ mumbled), touching his cap.
They nodded politely. Customers knew Eddie. At least the regular ones did. They saw him summer after summer, one of those faces you (30. associated/associate) with a place. His work shirt had a (31. parts/ patch) on the chest that read EDDIE above the word MAINTENANCE, and sometimes they would say, ?oHiya, Eddie Maintenance,? although he never thought that was funny.
Today, it so happened, was Eddie?Ts birthday, his 83rd. A doctor, last week, had told him he had shingles. Shingles? Eddie didn?Tt even know what they were. Once, he had been strong enough to lift a (32. carousel horse) in each arm. That was a long time ago.
&nbsp;?oEDDIE!???TAKE ME, Eddie!???Take me!?
Forty minutes until his death. Eddie made his way to the front of the roller coaster line. He (33. rolled/ rode) every attraction at least once a week, to be certain the (34. breaks/brakes) and steering were solid. Today was coaster day?"the ?oGhoster Coaster? they called this one?"and the kids who knew Eddie (35. yelt/yelled) to get in the (36. court/cart) with him.
Children liked Eddie. Not teenagers. Teenagers gave him (37. headache/headaches). Over the years, Eddie figured he?Td seen every sort of do-nothing, snarl-at-you teenager there was. But children were different. Children (38. looked) at Edie-who, with his protruding lower jaw, always seemed to be grinning, like (39. a dolphin)?"and they (40. trusted) him. They drew in like cold hands to a fire. They (41. hugged) his leg. They played with his keys. Eddie mostly (42. granted/ grunted), never saying much. He figured it was because he didn?Tt say much that they liked him.
Now Eddie (43. tapped) two little boys with backward base-ball caps. They raced to the cart and (44. tumbled in). Eddie handed his cane to the ride (45. attendant) and slowly lowered him self between the two.
?oHere we go?Here we go!..? one boys (46. squealed), as the other pulled Eddie?Ts arm around his shoulder. Eddie lowered the lap bar and clack-clack-clack, up they went.
A STORY WENT around about Eddie. When he was a boy, growing up by this very same pier, he got in an (47. alley fight). Five kids from Pitkin Avenue had (48. cornered) his brother, Joe, and were about to give him a beating. Eddie was a block away, on a stoop, eating a sandwich. He (49. hurted/ heard) his brother scream. He ran to the alley, (50. grabbed) a garbage can lid, and sent two boys to the hospital.
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?oChị Long Vân à, em cám ơn chị nhé, thật ra là cái bài listening lần này khó quá, (ui, vì chị sợ bài dể quá em chánJ) em nghe ko dc đến một nửa nên ko dám post, thú thật với chị ngày nào em cũng lôi nó ra nghe bài này phát âm rõ nhưng toàn từ mới đối với em, chứ em đã hứa với chị thì em sẽ ko wuên đâu, chị đừng trách em nhé (hìhì, trách em?rồi em không vào đây nữa?để chị ở đây một mình àL), em sẽ post lên bài này nhưng chỉ sợ chị lại cười em (không cười, không cười đâu) vì ko nghe dc...híc híc, chị help em nhé ! yêu chị nhiều!
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Hìhì?Mặc dù bài có nhiều lỗi đó. Nhưng cũng phải khen em một tiếng vì em đã có cố gắng. Chứ không phải thấy khó rồi chán không thèm thử. Chả bỏ công chị soạn bài?Cám ơn em thật nhiều?
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Đấy chị xem xem bài này em có thê thảm ko? híc híc (Ui, đừng khóc?bài chị sắp post lên dể òm à?)

Bpl à, chị post lại bài nầy để em dể xem lại nhé...
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom
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The End
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; THIS IS A STORY ABOUT A MAN named Eddie and it begins at the end, with Eddie dying in the sun. It might seem strange to start a story with an ending. But all endings are also beginnings. We just don?Tt know it at the time.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; THE LAST HOUR of Eddie?Ts life was spent, like most of the others, at Ruby Pier, an amusement park by a great gray ocean. The park had the usual attractions, a board-walk, a Ferris wheel, roller coasters, bumper cars, a taffy stand, and an arcade where you could shoot streams of water into a clown?Ts mouth. It also had a big new ride called Freddy?Ts Free Fall, and this would be where Eddie would be killed, in an accident that would make newspapers around the state.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AT THE TIME of his death, Eddie was a squat, white-haired old man, with a short neck, a barrel chest, thick fore-arms, and a faded army tattoo on his right shoulder. His legs were thin and veined now, and his left knee, wounded in the war, was ruined by arthritis. He used a cane to get around. His face was broad and craggy from the sun, with salty whiskers and a lower jaw that protruded slightly, making him look prouder than he felt. He kept a cigarette behind his left ear and a ring of keys hooked to his belt. He wore rubber-soled shoes. He wore an old lined cap. His pale brown uniform suggested a workingman, and a workingman he was.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EDDIE?TS JOB WAS ?omaintaining? the rides, which really meant keeping them safe. Every afternoon, he walked the park, checking on each attraction, from the Tilt-A-Whirl to the Pipeline Plunge. He looked for broken boards, loose bolts, worn-out steel. Sometimes he would stop, his eyes glazing over, and people walking past thought something was wrong. But he was listening, that?Ts all. After all these years he could hear trouble, he said, in the spits and stutters and thrumming of the equipment.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WITH 50 MINUTES left on earth, Eddie took his last walk along Ruby Pier. He passed an elderly couple.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ?oFolks,? he mumbled, touching his cap.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; They nodded politely. Customers knew Eddie. At least the regular ones did. They saw him summer after summer, one of those faces you associate with a place. His work shirt had a patch on the chest that read EDDIE above the word MAINTENANCE, and sometimes they would say, ?oHiya, Eddie Maintenance,? although he never thought that was funny.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Today, it so happened, was Eddie?Ts birthday, his 83rd. A doctor, last week, had told him he had shingles. Shingles? Eddie didn?Tt even know what they were. Once, he had been strong enough to lift a carousel horse in each arm. That was a long time ago.
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ?oEDDIE!???TAKE ME, Eddie!???Take me!?
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Forty minutes until his death. Eddie made his way to the front of the roller coaster line. He rode every attraction at least once a week, to be certain the brakes and steering were solid. Today was coaster day?"the ?oGhoster Coaster? they called this one?"and the kids who knew Eddie yelled to get in the cart with him.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Children liked Eddie. Not teenagers. Teenagers gave him headaches. Over the years, Eddie figured he?Td seen every sort of do-nothing, snarl-at-you teenager there was. But children were different. Children looked at Edie-who, with his protruding lower jaw, always seemed to be grinning, like a dolphin?"and they trusted him. They drew in like cold hands to a fire. They hugged his leg. They played with his keys. Eddie mostly grunted, never saying much. He figured it was because he didn?Tt say much that they liked him.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Now Eddie tapped two little boys with backward base-ball caps. They raced to the cart and tumbled in.&nbsp; Eddie handed his cane to the ride attendant and slowly lowered him self between the two.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ?oHere we go?Here we go!..? one boys squealed, as the other pulled Eddie?Ts arm around his shoulder. Eddie lowered the lap bar and clack-clack-clack, up they went.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A STORY WENT around about Eddie. When he was a boy, growing up by this very same pier, he got in an alley fight. Five kids from Pitkin Avenue had cornered his brother, Joe, and were about to give him a beating. Eddie was a block away, on a stoop, eating a sandwich. He heard his brother scream. He ran to the alley, grabbed a garbage can lid, and sent two boys to the hospital.
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và bài nghe kỳ nầy
Foreign Student Series: Adding Up the Costs of Study in the US
This is the VOA Special English Education Report.
This week in our Foreign Student Series: the (1) of higher education in the United States.&nbsp;
(2) who want to (3) an American college or university must (4) how they will pay for their education.&nbsp; They have to (5) that they (6) to pay for each year of study.
Students have to (7) not only the tuition, the (8), but also meals and (9), known as room-and-board.&nbsp; They also need money for (10).&nbsp; And they need money to spend for (11) and other things.&nbsp;
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Educational (12) say foreign students should keep enough money in (13) to pay for at least two months of (14).
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So how much will a year at an American school cost?&nbsp; (15) speaking, the answer is: a lot.&nbsp;
A (16) state university in the (17) will serve as our example.&nbsp; The University of Washington (18) foreign students are paying more than thirty-six thousand dollars this year.&nbsp;
This major (19) university (20) has two thousand six hundred foreign students from more than one hundred (21).&nbsp; There are many schools that (22), but also (23) that cost more.
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(24) says the (25) does not offer financial (26) to international students.&nbsp; This is (27) true of American schools, especially at the (28) level. The international application for the university (29) a Statement of Financial (30) that (31).&nbsp; Students must also provide a bank letter or statement from (32) the past six months.&nbsp; And they have to name anyone who will (33).&nbsp; These people must send (34) from a bank to (35) that they have the money.
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Your government or employer (36) to help you pay all or some (37).&nbsp; A good idea is to ask (38) eighteen months before you want to start (39) in the United States. Our (40) Student Series, including (41) to Web sites (42) in our (43), can be found at voaspecialenglish.com.&nbsp; To learn more about (44) education in America, the State Department has a special Web site: educationusa dot state dot g-o-v.
&nbsp;
Next time we will discuss another cost that should be considered: (45).&nbsp; Our e-mail address is special@voanews.com.&nbsp;
And that''s the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Nancy Steinbach.&nbsp; I''m Barbara Klein.
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Grammar Exercise 3


The course consists (1. of, on, from) three different stages.

It took him more than three months to get (2. across, out of, over) his illness.

They finally (3.) married 6 months ago.

Don''t throw old newspapers (4.) . It''s better to recycle them.

(5.) you mind if I opened the window? It''s a bit stuffy in here.

The train leaves in 15 minutes. It''s time we (6. go, went, were) to the station.

I''m looking forward to (7. hear, hearing, heard) from you. Please write to me soon.

I''m afraid you can''t use my telephone. It''s (8.) of order.

She finds it difficult to get (9. up, through, by) on such a small salary.

I''d rather you (10.) smoke, if you don''t mind.

Oài, ngại quá đi. Tuần rồi tớ không post bài kịp hôm thứ 6 vì máy đơ quá. Một phần vì bài khó nữa Tớ vừa nghe vừa mò được một nửa thì máy dở chứng, akay! Thôi thì bù trừ, tuần này tớ đăng kí nộp bài sớm nhất...keke, bạn bienphale nhường tớ nhé

Bài ngữ pháp của mình đây:
1. The course consists (1. of ) three different stages.
2. It took him more than three months to get (2. over ) his illness.
3. They finally (3. have ) married 6 months ago.
4. Don''''t throw old newspapers (4. away ) . It''''s better to recycle them.
5. (5. Would ) you mind if I opened the window? It''''s a bit stuffy in here.
6. The train leaves in 15 minutes. It''''s time we (6. go) to the station.
7. I''''m looking forward to (7. hear ) from you. Please write to me soon.
8. I''''m afraid you can''''t use my telephone. It''''s (8. out ) of order.
9. She finds it difficult to get (9. by ) on such a small salary.
10. I''''d rather you (10. don''t ) smoke, if you don''''t mind.
Ah quên, ngữ pháp mình không tốt lắm, nên nếu mình sai ở đâu các bạn chỉ cho mình biết tại sao sai được không? Vì nếu chỉ nhìn bài chữa mình cũng chẳng hiểu sao lại chữa như thế nữa.... Thanks cả nhà trước nhé

Bài của em ạh, em cám ơn chị Long VÂN đã chữa bài cẩn thận cho em, chị còn post cả đáp án nữa. Yêu chị !
1. The course consists (1. of ) three different stages.
2. It took him more than three months to get (2. over) his illness.
3. They finally (3 got .) married 6 months ago.
4. Don''''t throw old newspapers (4. away ) . It''''s better to recycle them.
5. (5. Would ) you mind if I opened the window? It''''s a bit stuffy in here.
6. The train leaves in 15 minutes. It''''s time we (6. went ) to the station.
7. I''''m looking forward to (7. hearing ) from you. Please write to me soon.
8. I''''m afraid you can''''t use my telephone. It''''s (8. out ) of order.
9. She finds it difficult to get (9. by) on such a small salary.
10. I''''d rather you (10.gave up ) smoke, if you don''''t mind.

Hutcon tranh với tớ đâu mà chưa thấy, hay tối thứ 7 máu chảy về tim nhẩy hé hé
@ LongVan , em nhận thấy là vốn từ của em về kiểu story qúa là yếu kém ạh , nghe tin về xã hội or kiểu chính trị kinh tế thì easier for me hơn.
Chứ mà kiểu như bài trước sai ngon lành một trêm phần trêm chị ạh , híc nhìn mà xấu hổ
Em nộp bài lần này ạh !
This is the VOA Special English Education Report.
This week in our Foreign Student Series: the (1 cost ) of higher education in the United States.
(2 Students ) who want to (3 attend ) an American college or university must (4 explain ) how they will pay for their education. They have to (5 show ) that they (6 will be able ) to pay for each year of study.
Students have to (7 consider ) not only the tuition, the (8 cost of classes ), but also meals and (9 the places to live ), known as room-and-board. They also need money for (10 books and supplies ). And they need money to spend for (11 social activities ) and other things.
Educational (12 advisors ) say foreign students should keep enough money in (13 a local bank ) to pay for at least two months of (14 spending ).
So how much will a year at an American school cost? (15 Generally) speaking, the answer is: a lot.
A (16 leading ) state university in the (17 Pacific North West ) will serve as our example. The University of Washington (18 says ) foreign students are paying more than thirty-six thousand dollars this year.
This major (19 research ) university (20 currently ) has two thousand six hundred foreign students from more than one hundred (21 countries ). There are many schools that (22 cost less ), but also (23 others ) that cost more.
(24 Its website ) says the (25 University of Washington ) does not offer financial (26 assistances ) to international students. This is (27 generally ) true of American schools, especially at the (28 undergraduated ) level. The international application for the university (29 includes ) a Statement of Financial (30 Responsibility ) that (31 must be signed ). Students must also provide a bank letter or statement from (32 within ) the past six months. And they have to name anyone who will (33 help with payments ). These people must send (34 prove ) from a bank to (35 show ) that they have the money.
Your government or employer (36 may be able ) to help you pay all or some (37 colleague costs ). A good idea is to ask (38 at least ) eighteen months before you want to start (39 classes ) in the United States. Our (40 Foreign ) Student Series, including (41 links ) to Web sites (42 discuss ) in our (43 reports ), can be found at voaspecialenglish.com. To learn more about (44 higher ) education in America, the State Department has a special Web site: educationusa dot state dot g-o-v.
Next time we will discuss another cost that should be considered: (45 health insurances ). Our e-mail address is special@voanews.com.
And that''''s the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Nancy Steinbach. I''''m Barbara Klein.

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.
This week in our Foreign Student Series: the (1. cost) of higher
education in the United States.
(2. Students ) who want to (3. attend) an American college or
university must (4. explain ) how they will pay for their education.
They have to (5. solve) that they (6. will be able) to pay for each year
of study.
Students have to (7. consider ) not only the tuition, the (8. cost of
classes), but also meals and (9. a pay to leave ), known as
room-and-board. They also need money for (10. books and
supplies). And they need money to spend for (11. social activities )
and other things.
Educational (12. advisers) say foreign students should keep enough
money in (13. a local bank ) to pay for at least two months of (14.
spending ).
So how much will a year at an American school cost? (15. Generally
) speaking, the answer is: a lot.
A (16 leading ) state university in the (17. Pacific North West ) will
serve as our example. The University of Washington (18. says )
foreign students are paying more than thirty-six thousand dollars this
year.
This major (19. result ) university (20. correctly ) has two thousand six
hundred foreign students from more than one hundred (21. countries
). There are many schools that (22. cost less ), but also (23. others )
that cost more.
(24. It''s website) says the (25. University of Washington) does not
offer financial (26. assistant ) to international students. This is (27.
generally ) true of American schools, especially at the (28.
undergraduate ) level. The international application for the university
(29. inclues ) a Statement of Financial (30. Responsibility ) that (31.
must beside ). Students must also provide a bank letter or
statement from (32. within ) the past six months. And they have to
name anyone who will (33. help with payments ). These people must
send (34. groups ) from a bank to (35. solve ) that they have the
money.
Your government or employer (36. maybe able ) to help you pay all
or some (37. college costs ). A good idea is to ask (38. at less )
eighteen months before you want to start (39. classes ) in the United
States. Our (40. Foreign ) Student Series, including (41. links ) to
Web sites (42. discuss ) in our (43. reports ), can be found at
voaspecialenglish.com. To learn more about (44. higher ) education
in America, the State Department has a special Web site:
educationusa dot state dot g-o-v.
Next time we will discuss another cost that should be considered:
(45. Help insurances ). Our e-mail address is
special@voanews.com.
And that''''s the VOA Special English Education Report, written by
Nancy Steinbach. I''''m Barbara Klein.
Oài, cái "bà" bienphale này! Sao không nhường tớ hả?