HOC CHAC CHAN GIO!DANH SACH BAI BOC 01: Mat viée 02: Hanh ha tén robber 03: Qua 8-3 04: Cé tin 05: Tudng bo 06: Kinh 4p trong 07: Biét tdi la ai khéng? 08: Yéu nhan 09: Huan luyén cé gidi 10: Cao muu 11: Bin bo thanh cd 12: Tra dia 18: Nghién citu triét hoc 14: Liém khiét 15: Bach phat bach tring 16: Dau son 17: Bj chan thuong vi mén bit tét 18: Giao nhiém vu theo sé thich 19: Khéng cn phai v6i 20:nghénh ngang 21: Tudng thoat Step Up English Center - Hoc chdcchdn giéi 04 06 07 08 09 18 19 20 21 22 23 2422: Xui ri 23: Cach mugn dé hang x6m 24: Bao nhiéu tudi 25: Tr théng minh cla phy no 26: ¥ nghia cia gidéc mo 27: BB nghi 28: Da bao ma khéng tin 29: Mo 30: S65 ky digu 31: Tinh yéu thuong : mét stfc manh ky diéu 32: Bai Van cla Tommy 33: Bai hoc tu dan ngdng 34: Digu nén lam ngay 35: Cai gid cia sy trung thyc 36: Mét nghia cut binh di 37: Tinh yéu dich thye Step Up English Center - Hoc chdcchdn giéi 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40MAT VIEC Mot guy tdi the zoo dé xin a job. Ltic 6, con Khi dot, the bright star d the zoo, just died evening hom truéc. The director of the zoo néi ring néu anh ta cé thé déng gid con Khi dét, anh ta sé dugc paid vi everybody tdi the zoo déu rat thich xem nd, Vi can money, nén the guy decided to accept the job. Anh ta dim nhiém job Em nay kha tot khi bat chudc y hét nhiing déng tac ciia con Khi d6t. Trong mét lan du git cdc canh tree, anh ta fell khdi ludi bao vé vao chung clia Su tit. Khi dy, con Suter gam lén. Anh ta qua scared tdi mtic forgot minh dang déng vai Khi dét nén gao lén —Help t6i v6i, help tdi Con su tu lién di ra ché anh ta va thi thao: Shut up, muén lose job ca Id a. money (danh tw’) tién decide (d6ng tu) —_quyét dinh guy (danh ti) anh chang, ga 200 (danh te) sé thi accept — (d6ng tl) chap nhan job (danh ti) cong viée unusual (tinh tis) —_khae thing, ky la bright (tinh tap per (danh tu) cay star (danh ti) ngéi sao i (déng tx) (fell, fallen) roi just (trang tu) vita méi seared (tinh tit) hoding sg die (dong ty) cht forget (déng tt) quén evening (anh) sui tdi help (dong tu) citu, gidp director (danh te) giém déc shutup — (49ng tt) (théng tuc) im mom pay (dong ti) (paid) tratién ee (déng tH) (lost) lam mat everybody — (danh tu) moi ngudi Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidiHANH HA TEN ROBBER bank bj robbed 200.000 déla The bank owner néi véi reporters: Anh ctf ghi la bank bj lost nua triéu dla. Dé xem thang cha do thanh minh vi wife han ta thé nao iy . un ve mwas ~ © robber (danh tin ké cuép rob (dong tt) cuép bank (danh ti nha bang owner (danh ti chi, ngudi sé hitu lose (dong ti) (lost) lam mat, danh mat reporter (danh ti) phéng vién wife (danh tin vo - Hoc chdc chan gidiQUA 8-3 Mot teacher dén mot tiém banh to order a cake dé ming ngay 8/3 clia wife thay. Thay nght ra mt cau “Em khéng get older di ma em con get younger lai” rdi ndi véi nhting ngudi lam banh: —T6i dat the cake cé viét a line chir dé mitng sinh nhat wife tdi day nhé. = Trinh bay nhu thé nao a? ~ thang bé, son cia owner tiém banh asked. — Write thé nay: “em khéng get older di, phia trén, "ma em cén get younger lai’, phia dudi ? ys Thang bé lay butt ghi chép carefully r3i ndi sn ~ Chiéu thay ghé lai léy, con sé lam that dep va carefully cho thay. J Dén the evening, khi the wife opened the box of the cake, everybody trong budi tiéc nhin thay a line cha: "Em khéng get older di phia trén ma em cén get younger lai phia dud owner = (danh tt’) chi, ngudi sé hau teacher (danht)_—_—_‘thay, c6 gido . ask (dong te) di order dong ti) dat (han MD = write (dong tu) vit cake (danhtt) chic bénh ; carefully (trang tl) oan than wife (danhty) vg evening (danh ti) budi tdi old (tinh tay gia , open (dong tt) mo oun tinh ti tre a) oY box (danh tu) hop line (dann tt) = dong , everybody (danh ti) moi ngudi son (danh ty) contrai Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chdn giéi 4 S »CATIN Cars cla a woman va a man dam nhau. Ca hai cars déu broke down nhung luckily la ho khéng hé bj thuong. Sau khi quan sat the hai cars mt vong, the woman néi = Ong la a man cén tdi aa woman, diéu do that la thd vi. Hay nhin xem cars cia chting ta, khéng cdn gi cd, nhung that la luckily [a chting ta déu khéng bi sao. 86 that su lay ctla thugng dé khién ching ta meet nhau trong situation nay dé become friends. Anh co agree khong? The man vui vé replied: ~T6i totally agree, dé that la cht y cla thugng dé, The woman continued: — Hay nhin xem nay, lai con mot ky tich khac nila. Car ciia t6i da nat hét rdi nhung the bottle of wine trong car t6i khong hé bi v6 nat, day chac chan la y cla thugng dé want ching ta drink dé chic ming future sau nay. The woman cam the bottle of wine dua cho the man. Ong nay gat head lia lia t6 vé tan thanh, cam the bottle va drank mét hoi that dai. Sau dé tra lai cho the woman. Ba nay lap tifc day nit the bottle va dua lai cho the man. Surprised, the man asked: Ba khéng drink chit nao sao? The woman replied ~Khéng, tdi think tdi nén wait the police dén reply (dong tu car (danhti) —_ xe (6 t6) continue (dong tu) —tiép tuc woman (danh tu) — ngudidanba,phuni —pottle (danhtu) chai man (danh tt) ngudi dan 6ng wine (danh tu) rugu vang breakdown (déngtu) hong want (dong tu) = muén luckily (trang tu) may man drink (dong tu) (drank, drunk) uéng meet (dong tu) — (met) gap future (danhtu) — tuong lai situation (dan ti) oan canh, tinh huéng surprised (tinh tu) nga nhién become — (déng ti) (became) tr thanh ask (dong tt) hei friend (danh tu) — (ngudi) ban think (dong tu) (thought) nghi totally (trang tu) han toan wait (dong tu) cho agree (dong ti) — déngy police (danh tu) —_canh sat (néi chung) Gee ee a Step Up English Center - Hoc chéc chén giéi dodTUONG BO Mét nd sinh vién kha pretty nhung lazy. Hom thi van dap cé was dressed rat beautifully con giang vién la mot thay gido young, handsome. Thay vita nhin trd vita ra question. Nhung ngay sau dé thay da nhan duge answer: "Em khong know” Vay bay gid em want tdi dua ra a question khac hay la a date day? Cé dé face then thung nhung van nhanh nhau replied: —Em thich a date han, — Vay thi hen gap em 6 lan thi lai pretty (tinh tt) —_xinh xan, xinh dep lazy (tinh ti) ludi answer (danh tu’) cau tra Idi (be) dressed (tinh tu) mac (quan 4o) = : " know = (d6ng tt) (knew, known) biét beautifully (trang ti) dey 2 a want — (d6ng tu) mudn young (tinh ty) tre . date (danh tu) ~—_cuéc hen gap, hen ho handsome (tinh ti”) dep trai face (danh ti) = mat question — (danh ti) cau héi rae reply (dong tu) tra Idi, dap Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chéin gidi 4 “ »KINH AP TRONG The owner of a company no khéng may bi tai nan, bi lost bén ear tréi. Mét ngay kia, Ong ta co mét interview véi 3 bright ting cil vién. The man dau tién knew ro nhting gi the company dang can va t6 ra rat xuat sac trong suét interview. Tdi cau final, the owner asked: ~ Anh cé nhén thay t6i c6 gi unusual khéng? - Tai sao khéng, thua 6ng. Téi da cé tinh I6 di nhung khéng thé khéng nhan ra rang éng khéng cé ear tréi, - Ngudi thi nhat ty tin an- swered. The owner tic gin va khéng nhan anh ta. Ngudi thir hai la mot woman, cé ta td ra con xuat sac hon ngu6i thi nhat. Nhung khi the ‘owner asked cé ta the final question tuong ty thi cé ta cling answered: - Vang, 6ng khéng cé an ear. The owner tifc dién va t6ng cé cé ta ra ngoai. owner (danh ti) chi, ngudi sé hou company (danh ti) cong ty lose (dong ti) (lost) lam mat interview — (danh ti) cudc phng van bright (tinh tt) sng, sang gid man (danh ti) ngudi dan éng know (dong tu) (knew, known) biét final (tinh tt) cudi cing ask (dong tu) di unusual (tinh tu)—_-khc thuéng, ky la Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidi Nui thir ba la mét c4u sinh vién just ra trudng, théng minh va handsome. The guy 16 ra rat cé future vé céng viéc kinh doanh. Nhung the owner van asked cau final: ~ Anh cé thay t6i c6 gi unusual khéng? Va truéc su kinh ngac clia the owner, anh thanh nién than nhién ~ Néu t6i khéng lm, éng dang mang kinh ap trong, ~ Anh qua la mét ngudi quan sat tinh té - The owner thot [én — Tai sao anh nhan thay diéu nay? Anh thanb nién laughed lan In trén ghé: ~ BGi vi, thufa 6ng... khéng thé deo kinh c6 gong khi khéng cé an ear a! ear (danh ti) ci tai answer (Ong tir) tra [di woman (danh tt’) ngudi phu nit question (danh tir) cau héi just (trang tt) vita méi handsome (tinh ti) dep trai guy (danh tit) (théng tue) anh chang, ga future (danh tu) tuong lai laugh = (déng tu) cuaiBIET TOI LA Al KHONG? Jim dang this viéc 6 mét company da quéc gia. Vao ngay lam viéc dau tién, anh eallls cho phong phuc vu va Idn tigng ndi vao éng nghe: “Bring cho tdi mot cdc ca phé immediately” Dau day bén kia immediately replies —Nhiim s6 réi. Anh cé know anh dang néi chuyén véi ai khong? Khong ~T6i la managing director. Thé anh c6 know ti la ai khdng? — Jim lén giong shouts. =Khéng. Tét. — Jim thé pho va bé 6ng nghe xuéng «4 'MMep, Are, vy! 7 company (danhtw)—_céngty call (dong tt) —_goi dién bring (déng ti) — (brought) mang, cém theo. immediately (trang ti) lin, ngay lap tite reply (dong tt) tra loi, dap know (dong ti) (knew, known) biét managing (tinh tu) quan ly director (dant) gid déc shout (dong tt) het, quat Step Up English Center - Hoc chéc chén giiYEU NHAN The Pope just két thiic holiday va dang trén xe limousin tdi san bay. Having chua bao gid driven mét car nhu vay, 6ng yéu cu driver Iai xe cho minh drive mét lic. Driver chuyén ra dang sau va the Pope cim tay Idi Khi phéng dén 90 dim mot gid, the Pope bi déi tun tra giao théng bat tat vio Ié, The police- man di dén window xe, nhin vao trong mét lic, roi ndi Wait mét luic, t6i can phai goi dién. Anh ta called va yéu cau dugc gap boss anh ta. Anh ta report ~Téi dang xif ly mét yéu nhan pham law va téi muén know minh phai lam gi The boss asked lai — Ai thé? Mét thugng nghi st chang? Khéng, cdn important han thé nia —Dé la ngai théng déc phai khéng? Khéng. Important hon, =Téng théng? Khéng. Important hon. —Vay thi tom lai d6 la ai mdi duge chu?! - Dau day bén kia mat patience la Idn. Toi khéng know! ~ The policeman néi. ~ Nhung the Pope lam driver cho anh ta. Pope (danh tir) Giao Hoang wait (déng ter) doi just (trang tu) vita méi = (dong tw) goi dién holiday (danh ti) ky nght boss (danh tu”) 6p, 6ng chi drive (dong tip laixe report (dong tw) bao cao car (danh tu) chiécxe (616) |, (danh ti) luat driver (danh tin tai xé no (déng tt) ma policeman (danh tu) vien cénh stay (eeng tw) ri window (danh tin cia sé important (tinh ta) ae patience (dah tu”) binh tinh Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidiHUAN LUYEN CA GIOI A boy bi nhan vign security bat git! vi fishing trom & mot area cdm fishing vai hai gio fish full Chau cé a license to fish khéng? —Da khéng cé. Bay la fish cénh cla nha chéu Fish canh? —Vang ding. Every evening chu dem fish ra day tha xuéng dé cho chiing n6 swim vai vong thu gian ri huyt sdo la ching ty quay lai jump vao gid dé lai bring vé nha. ~Nham nhi, fish khéng thé lam thé dugc. — Vay dé chau chi cho éng thay. Vay la the boy tha fish xudng lake trudc sy chting kién cua nhan vién security. Mot lat sau. —Thé nao? Chau dinh bao gié thi ealll chung quay lai ha? = Call ai lai a? é —Fish. ~Fish nao co? boy (danh tu) cau bé security (danh tin bao ve oar (tinh tw) mai fish (dong ty) cau ca evening (danh ti) budi téi area (danh tip Khu vc ving (aéng tw) & fish (danh tu) conc jump (dong te”) nhay (Ién, vao) full (tinh ti) day bring (dong tu) mang, cm theo license (danh tu) gidy phép lake (danh ti) ho call (dong tu) goi Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidiCAO MUU Bill thudng xuyén uses the public telephone tai bén xe. Anh rat khong vui khi chiéc tele- phone nay bj out of order. Anh called dén the telephone company rat nhiéu times nhung tat c4 nhiing gi anh nhan dugc chi la nhiing [6 htfa, The telephone van out of order. Sau vai ngay, Bill called lai cho the telephone company va bao ho rang théi khéng can vGi nia. Vi bay gid the telephone van hoat déng, chi cé truc trac la tat cd coins sau khi nhét vao dé call lai chui ra, sau khi ngudi goi da hoan tat the call. Va thé la mét telephone mechanic da dén immediately. use (dong tin sitdung public (tinh te cong cong telephone — (danh tu) dign thoai call (dong tt gol time (danh tu?) lan out of order héng, khéng lam viée company (danh tu) céng ty coin (danh tty) déng xu call (danh tu) cude goi mechanic (danh tw) thd sta, tho may immediately (trang tu) ngay, ngay lap tic Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidiBIEN BO THANH CA Mét ngudi My chuyén dén séng tai ving dat ctia nguéi Hindu. Tuy nhién a custom 6 day cém ngudi ta an beef nén ngudii dan chi an fish. Morning nao ngudi My cing an beef, xio nau the smell téa ra ngao ngat khién moi ngudi khéng dong tinh. Finally, ho cu’ ngudi dai dién dén néi chuyén véi ngudi My va anh ta danh phai tuan theo luat cm beef. Ngudi ditng dau cém a jar of water vay vay [én head anh ta va néi = Born la ngudi Thién chia giao, grew up cing la ngudi Thién chia gido, bay gic la ngudi An BO gido. Vai hém sau thi ngudi Hindu lai smell thay the smell of the beef, ho ben run sang léu cia anh chang ngudii My va thay anh nay dang cam the jar, tay vay vay may drops of water lén dia beef. —Born ld a cow, grew up cling la a cow, bay git \a fish! custom (danh tip tap tuc water (danh tir) nude beef (danh tu) thit bo head (danh ti) dau fish (danh ti oy es (be)born — (d6ng tt) ~~ duge sinh ra morning (danh tu) budi sing . growup (ng tt’) len én smell (danh ti) mui hugng re smell (d6ng tir) ngiti finally (trang ty) cuéi cng es run (d6ng tit) (ran, run) chay jar (danh tu) lo cow (danh tt) con bo Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidiTRA BUA Dang lam mén egg cho breakfast, chgt Mary thay anh husband lao vao bép shout toang: "Be carefull” Mary chu kip dinh than, anh husband da continued shouting: ~ Be careful, add chiit butter vao! Tréi dat oi, em dang cooking qua nhiéu tht cling lic day! Bio cai chao di, dao dil Can thém butter nifa, trdi a, thé nao cling bi dinh vao chao ma xem! Carefully, carefully! Anh da bao em rdi cd ma! Em never listen to anh ca! Never! Hat the egg di quickly én! Em dién , em bi lam sao day? Ma ditng forget cho musi. Em thi Itic nado cing forget. Mui 4y, nhé chua? Nin nhin khong duge, cé v¢ néi cdu, cham cham. nhin husband: — Anh bj lam sao vay? Anh think la em khéng know how to ran may eggs 3? Anh husband than nhién nhun vai replied: — Anh chi want cho em know [a anh feel thé n3o khi anh drive ma cé em sitting near. egg (danh tu) qua tring breakfast (danh tu) bila sing husband — (danh tu) chéng shout (dongtiy het forget (a6ng tw) careful (tinh ti) can than think (d6ng tu’) continue (dong tt) —_—tiép tuc ew (dong tur) carefully (trang tu) cn than reply (dong tu) add (dong tu) cho thém want (dong tu) butter (danhtt) ba feel (dong tu) cam thay cook (dong ti) du ia (déng tur) lai xe never (trang tt) —_kh6ng bao git ae (dong tur) ngdi listen (dong tu) nghe,langnghe "°F (trang tu’) gan quickly (trang tt) ~—nhanh Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidiNGHIEN COU TRIET HOC C6 mét chang sinh vién sitting choi bén bd mot wide lake. Trdi hot, thay around vang vé, anh chang mdi céi hét clothes, jumped xudng tim trudng. Tém tap thoa thich, dén lic dinh lén bo chang suddenly nhan ra near déng clothes ctia minh co mét pretty girl dang sitting and reading a book. Khong knowing lam thé nao, anh chang lan xuéng day lake va searched mét lic, vd dude mét cdi bucket ma somebody da vu't xudng lake ngay trudc, chang bén lay the bucket tip ... lai va di lén bd. Dén gan the girl, chang asked: “Hey girl, em dang reading gi thé?” The girl nguéc cp mat bé cau nhin chang cham chi, khéng hé td vé surprised trudc b6 dang ctia chang, answered: “Em dang studying Triét hoc’ Chang trai dua mat nhin déng clothes cia minh, continued asking: "Studying triét hoc, thé c6 cé thé doan dug tdi dang thinking gi khéng?” Noi doan chang lai liéc déng clothes. The girl nhin chang cham chu, mét luc lau sau mdi answered: "Anh think rang the bucket co day, nhung thy ra thi nd khéng c6". sit (déng ti) ngéi book (danh ter) sch wide (tinh ty) = rong know (d6ng tu) biét lake (danh tu) -hé search (déng tir) tim kiém hot (tinh tt) —néng bucket, (danh tu) cai x6 around (trang tu) —_xung quanh somebody (danh tu) ai do clothes (danh tt) quan 40 ask (dng tu”) hdi jump (dong tu) —_nhay (lén, vao) surprised (tinh ta) ngac nhién suddenly (trang tu) béng answer (d6ng tu) tra 161 near (trang tt) gan study (déng ter) nghién citu, hoc pretty (tinh tt) xinh xan, xinh dep continue (déng ter) tip tuc girl (danh tw) 6 gai, con gai think (déng ter) nghi read (dong tu) doc Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidiMot nha thau wanted héi I —Tén chi cita t6i [a liém khiét, 6ng hay dem the gift vé di! LIEM KHIET ng bé truding, ngé y biéu éng ta a car, nhung bi refused: Nha thau thought mét lic ri néi: ~ Téi hiéu thoughts ciia ngai vé viéc nay. Tei thanh that xin I6i ngai. Nha thau continued: — Dé t6 long thanh, company chiing t6i decided to sell n6 cho ngai véi price 25 USD vay! Sau mét hdi of silence, ngai bé trudng gat head: - Trong case dé, toi sé buy hai chiéc! want car refuse think thought gift continue company (dong tu) (danh ti (dong ti) (dong tty) (danh ti (danh ti) (dong tty (danh tu) musn chiéc xe (6 t6) trchéi (thought) nghi suy nghi mén qua tiép tuc cong ty Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidi decide sell price silence head case buy (dong tur) (déng tur) (danh tur) (danh tir) (danh tu”) (danh tir) (déng tur) quyét dinh ban gia su im lang dau trudng hop muaBACH PHAT BACH TRUNG Nha quy t6c no vao forest dé san ban. Ciing di véi éng cé rat déng friends va vé sé ké hau ngudi ha. Téi mot large géc tree, éng thay trén dé painted chi chit céc dich ngém va chinh gitta every hing tam gam mét mii tén. Surprised, nha quy tc thet lén: —Nha thign xa great nay la ai vay? Phai find anh tal Sau khi continuing di xuyén forest thém vai dim, doan di san met mét boy mang cung tén. C4u nhan minh chinh la cung thi da ban tén [én than tree ~ Chau khéng paint dich lén than tree va use biia déng dinh mai tén vao hdng tam day chet? ~ Nha quy téc asked. — Khéng, thua ngai. Chau ban tén tir cdch xa 100 steps. Chau thé trén nhiing gi thiéng liéng nhat rang do la sy that. = That surprising. - Nha quy tdc thdt lén — Ta sé nhan chau lam hé vé. Nhung ta cin ask chau mét a cu, lam thé nao chau cé thé ban nhting phat tén great dén nhudng ay? The boy replied ~Truéc tién, chau bin tén vao than tree, sau 46, chau painted hing tam around né. forest (danh tu) rung continue (déng tir) tiép tuc friend (danh ti) ban meet (déng tur) (met) g&p large (tinh tin) lon boy (danh tu) cau bé tree (danh ti cay use (déng tur) dang paint (déng tir) v8, to ask (déng tur) hai every (tinh tin) méi step (danh ter) bude surprised (tinh tu) ngac nhién surprising (tinh tu”) ngac nhién great (tinh te vi dai, tuyét voi reply (ddng ter) tra Idi, dap find (dong te timra around (gidi ti”) xung quanh ——— i Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chdn giéi 4 ie »DAU SON 6 mét trudng private no, cdc grade 12 girls started using lipstick. Ho usually make up trong nha vé sinh, 86 cling la digu binh thydng néu ho khéng cé théi quen ép mdi vao the mirror va dé lai dé hang ta dau lipstick. Hang nights, ngudi lao céng phai tdi clean up va morning hém sau, the girls lai lim the mirror nhde nhoet nhting dau lipstick. Finally, hiéu trudng de- cided ra tay dé lap lai ky luat. Ba goi the girls tdi nha vé sinh cung vdi anh lao cng, gidi thich cho cac cé rang nhting dau lipstick ho dé lai da caused trouble cho nguéi phai don né nhu thé nao, 8 prove the difficulty cla cleaning the mirror, ba dé nghi anh lao céng lam thi trude mat the girls The guy cam lay cay lau nha can dai, nhting vao bon cau va started cleaning the mirror. Ké tir do, dau lipstick tuyét tich trén the mirrors. private (tinh ty) tuthuc/riéng tu clean (d6ngtt) —lamsach grade (danh ti) l6p morning (danh tu) — buéi sang git! (danh tu) cd gai, con gai finally (trang tt) —_cudi cing start (dong ti) bat dau decide (d6ng tl’) quyét dinh use (dong tu) str dung cause (d6ng tit) gayra lipstick (danh ti) son méi trouble (danh tt) phign todi usually (trang tt) — thudng prove — (déng tl) chting minh makeup — (déng tu) trang diém difficluty (danh tu) —khé khéin mirror (danh ti) —_guong guy (danh tv) anh chang, ga night (danh ti) dém Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidiBI CHAN THUONG Vi MON BIT TET ‘Aman bi ran xting so dugc brought tdi the hospital. The doctor asked: —Anh lam sao thé? The patient answered: — Wife t6i nhat dinh khéng chiu khi t6i néi rng mén bit tét c6 dy lam cho tdi qua hard. — Rdi sao nifa? —Thé la cé dy cam migng bit tét lén va hit vao head téi man (danh tu) ngudi dan éng bring (dong ti) (brought) dua, mang hospital (dant) —_-bénh vién doctor (danh tw) bac sy ask (dong ti) di patient (dant) bénh nhan answer (dong tt) — tra Iai wife (danh ty) vg hard (tinh ty) cing hit (dong ti) dap head (danh ty) dau ee x Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chén gidi 420dTrung d6i tap hdp, chun uy tryc ban ra order: —Binh st nao lovesmusic, stepforward! Sau chign sf trong d6i hinh ham hé stepped ra —Thua chuén uy, chting téi can play bai gi a? GIAO NHIEM VU THEO SO’ THICH ~khéng playing gi sat! Hay khuan chiéc dan piano sang club si quan 6... bén kia suén mountain! order (danh ta) love (dong ti) music (danh ti) step (dong ti) forward (trang tu) play (dong tu) club (danh ta) mountain (danh tid) Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidi ménh lénh. yeu am nhac bude v6 phia truée choi cau lac bo ni 42>KHONG CAN PHAI VOI A guy di lam on foot, ché lam near nha nhung phai di ferry qua river, nhung ngay nao anh cing misses the ferry. Today anh decided di early hon, vita dén thay the ferry céch bé khoang han 1m, quyét khéng miss the ferry anh lay da tir xa va jumped lén the ferry. Khi lén the ferry véi vé mat proud anh néi chuyén véi ngudi kh — Anh thay ti gidi khéng? Anh khach ding dinh ndi ~ Gidi! Nhung khéng necessary phai hurry nhu vay, anh wait mét ti thi the ferry cling dén ba ma. near anh ta: on foot (danh ti) (bang céch) di bo early (tinh tt) som ferry (danh tu) pha jump (déng ti) nay ([én, vao) river (déng ti) con séng proud (tinh ti’) Ranh dién. miss (danh tu) nha (chuyén) near (giditl) gan, canh today (dong tu) hom nay necessary (tinh td’) _nhéit thiét decide (tinh ti) quyét dinh hurry (6ng tt) véi wait (dng tt) = cho. lish Center - Hoc chdc chan gidi 422dNGHENH NGANG Mét old couple vo chéng was driving vao khu ngoai thanh choi. The wife dang driving thi bj mét car cdnh sat ra hiéu ap vao lé duong. Vién si quan asked: “Thua ba, ba co know Ia minh drove wut téc 46?’ The woman nghénh ngang lién turned to the husband va asked: "Anh ta ndi gi?’ Ngudi the man shout lén: “Anh ta bao ba dang di qua téc do’ Vien canh sat continued: "xin ba cho xem bang lai” The woman lai turnedtothe husbandva asked: “Anh ta ndi gi?” Ngudi the man shout lén: “Anh ta want xem bang lai ciia ba’ The woman lién dua cho vién si quan bang Iai, Anh ta noi: "Vay la ba dén tis Arkansas. Téi da titng o dé mét lan va cé mét date véi the ugliest woman trén hanh tinh The wife lign turned to the husband va asked: “Anh ta néi gi?”. Nguéi the man shout lén: ‘Anh ta bao anh ta knows ba" woman — (danh tt) ngudi phu nd old (tinh ti) Gia turn (dng tu’) quay (sang) couple (danhtu) ~— cp, doi husband (danh tw’) chéng drive (dong tt) (drove, driven) lai xe ; man (danh tit) ngudi dan éng wife (danh tu) vg shout (d6ng tt) hét car (danh tu) chic xe (6 t6) continue (d6ng tt) tip tuc ask (dong tt) di want (66ng tt’) muén know — (déng tt) —biét date (danh tt’) cudc hen gap, cudc hen ho Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chén gisi dapTUGNG THOAT Mét nha thém hiém ngudi Anh bi bé t6c an thit ngudi catch. Frightened chang trai dang nhin moi ngudi sép stfa lam thit minh thi suddenly cé a girl di tdi, speaking tiéng Anh rat fluently: What's your name? —Peter — nha tham hiém replied hopefully. — Ong cé thé vui long spell duge khéng? —P-E-T-E-R — nha tham hiém cang khap khdi. ~Thank you, t6i phai write this name vao menu ngay today. catch (dong ti) bat name — (danh tir) tén frightened (tinh ti) hoang so reply (d6ng tt) tra Idi suddenly (trang tt) béng dung spell (dng tt’) danh van (tung cha) girl (danhtu) 6 gai thank — (d6ng ti”) cam on speak (dong tu) céngty write — (d6ng tu) —viét fluently (trang tu) —_tréichay menu — (danh td’) thye don today (danh tu) hém nay Step Up English Center - Hoc chéc chén giiXUIROI ‘Aman enters quan bar, va ask mot waiter: —O day cé can ngudi lam rat strong khéng? — C6. Nhung téi chua know anh strong toi dau? The man lién budc tdi the table near nhat, nhac béng mét man dang drinking rugu, throw ra door. —Sao, anh find thé duge chua? — Ong hay wait mét chtit. The owner quan quay vao va sé decide. near man (danh tw) —_ngudi dan éng drink enter (dong tt) —_vao, di vaio throw ask (dong tt) hoi door waiter (danh ti) béi ban find strong (tinh ta) khde manh wait know (dong ty) biét owner table (danh tw) ban decide Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidi (tinh ti) (dong tt”) (déng tu) (dan tt”) (déng tir) (dng tt”) (danh tir) (dong tt”) (threw, thrown) ném otra thay cho chi quyét dinh 425)CACH MUON BO HANG XOM Ctr méi fan the next door neighbor dén knocking on the door nha Robinson la y nhu ring 6ng ta sé borrow something. Time nay dng ta sé khéng cé chance to borrow dugc anything nia dau ~ Robinson kim bam néi véi wife - Xem day nay. ~ 0, tdi ty ask khong biét morning nay anh cé use cai cua may hay khéng? - The neighbor started. - 6), tdi rat tiée — Robinson néi - Nhung cd day hém nay t6i phai really use dén né roi ~ Néu vay thi anh sé khéng can nhiing cay gay chai gén dau nhi, anh cé mind néu tdi borrow ching khéng? - The neiahbor asked. next door (danh ti) nha bén canh wife (danh tt) vo neighbor (dong tu) hang xom. ask (dong tu) hoi borrow (danh ti) mugn morning (danh tu) budi sang something (dan ti) th gi do use (d6ng tu) dung time (danh ti) lan start (ddng te) bat dau chance (danh tu) co hoi day (danh tt) ngay anything (danh ti) bat cu thu gi really (trang tw) that su mind (d6ng tt) phién Step Up English Center - Hoc chéc chén giéi 4 * »BAO NHIEU TUOI Trén mét chuyén train, hai women & bed tang 1 néi chuyén vdi nhau. Mét woman asked: - Chi bao nhiéu tuéi roi? Toi chi méi over 20 a little. Thé cdn c6? - Em mdi over 18 tudi a bit. Ong khach bed trén heard thé lién ln c& ngudi xuéng nhin hai “cé gai”. Sau khi chiém nguéng hai “thidu nix” 18, 20, dng lién fell quay xuéng ground. Hai ba giat minh kéu Ién. ~ Anh tir dau ra thé nay? - Toi khéng know nia, tai la mét baby sd sinh train (danh tu) tau abit —(gidi tt) mét chutt woman — (danh ti) (women) phy nif hear (ddng ti) (heard) nghe thay bed (danh tu) giuéng fall (dng tu) (fell, fallen) nga, roi ask (dong tt) di ground (dah tit) mat dat, nén nha over (gidi tt) han, qué (mot con s6) know — (déng ti) biét alittle (dong tw) —matit baby — (danh tt) ~~ embé Step Up English Center - Hoc chéc chén giiTRI THONG MINH CUA PHY NO Mét woman dang driving trén duéng thi bi mét policeman chan lai. Anh ta yéu cau c6 gai xuat trinh driving license vi cé da chay xe qua speed. C6 gai replied: - Thua policeman, tdi khéng cé driving license. Ngui ta da tich thu né trong time thif tu toi was caught driving trong tinh trang drunk. The policeman nghiém mat: - Vide nay serious day, hay cho tdi xem registration paper xe! C6 gai replied: - Téi khéng cé registration paper xe vi day khong phai la xe clia tdi. Téi stole né tir garage cila 6ng chi after killing 6ng 4y. Xac éng ta van trong cép xe day nay! The policeman chong vang lui lai, dat a hand lén bang sting va ding bd dam call tiép vién, Khi lic lugng hé trd arrived, canh sat trudng tién dén gan cé gi, sting lam lam trong tay, de- manded cé to leave xe. Cé gai vui vé tuan Iénh. Cénh sat trudng asked: - Thua c6, vién st quan nay néi rang cé informed cé xac chét trong cép xe. Xin vui long open né ra. Cé gai opened cép xe, bén trong tréng rng, Canh sat truéng rat ngac nhién, hoi tiép. - DE nghi xudt trinh driving license va registration paper xe! Cé gai mé vi va dua ca hai kinds of paper cho éng ta. Canh sat trudng xuéng giong: - Mong é forgive, téi khéng know néi gi bay gids. Vién si quan 6 dang kia néi véi t6i rang c khéng cé driving license, khéng cé registration paper xe va trong cép xe chifa mot xAc chét. C6 gai smiling, nhtin vai ~ Chac anh ta cling bao vdi éng rang t6i Iai xe qua speed, phai khong? woman (dant) ngudi phu nit garage (danh tv) —_ga-ra, nha dé xe drive (dong ti) chiéc xe (6 td) kill (dng tt) giét chét policeman (danh ti) —_vién canh sat hand (danh tv) tay, ban tay license (danh tu) gidy phép call (dong ttt) goi speed (danh tu) — téc do arrive (d6ng tt) dén noi reply (dong ti) tra ldi, dp demand (d6ng tt) yéu cau time (danhtw) lan leave (dng tu) 16, rai khdi catch (dong tt) bat gap, bat quatang ask (d6ng tt) hai drunk (tinh ty) say rugu inform (dng ttt) cho biét serious (tinh t#) ——_nghiém trong open (déng tt) ma registration (danh ti) — dang ky kind (danh tt) Ioai paper (danh tw) —_ gidy te forgive (d6ng tv) tha thir steal (dong tu) (stole, stolen) an trom — know (dng tu) bit as smile (46ng tt) mim cudi Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidiY NGHIA CUA Glic Mo Waking up in the morning, a wife néi vdi her husband: "Em have just dreamed la anh bought tang em mét cdi necklace bang pearl nhan dip birthday em. Anh nght rang nhu thé la 6 mean gi?” —Dén birthday em em sé know. - the husband replied Vao birthday cua wife, the husband vé nha vGi mét cai small box va dua né cho cé ta. Rat vui sudng, cé opened né ra, va chi found mét small book vdi atitle: "The meaning cla the dream’ wake up morning wife husband just dream buy necklace pearl birthday (dong tu) (danh ta) (danh tu) (danh ta) (trang tt) (dong ty) (dong tu) (danh tu) (danh tu) (danh ti) thuic gidc budi sang vo chéng vira méi mo (bought) mua vong <6 ngoc trai sinh nhat Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidi mean know reply small box open find book title meaning dream (dong tu) (dong tu) (dong tur) (tinh tw) (danh tur) (dong tu (dong tu”) (danh tu) (danh tu) (danh tu) (danh tu) mang nghia biét tra Idi, dap nhd hop me tim thay quyén sach tigu a8 ynghia gide mo d29>BE NGHI Trong buéi duyét thir cho wedding, the groom secretly tigp cn vi muc su va dua ra mét proposal ~Téi sé déi 100 dé la lay viéc bo cc ti ‘love, respect, vang Idi va chung thy véi cé dy forever’ trong wedding vows Vi muc su agreed va accepted 100 dé la véi vé hai long, Hém sau, vao budi Ié official, vi muc sur nhin directly vao eyes chang trai, smiled gently va slowly ndi = Chang trai, ban c6 promise sé luén be ready ph: phyc minh ude mat c6 gai day, vang theo every order cia c6 ay, bring breakfast dén ben bed c6 dy vao every morning trong suét the rest of life cua ban. Dong thoi swear trudc Chia sé khéng bao gid thém nhin bat ky woman nao khac cho dén khi ca hai khéng cén trén cdi doi nay nifa khéng? Chui ré nuét nuéc bot va nhin around, replied bang mét voice rat soft: Vang. Sau nghi thttc, chang trai immediately bam chat léy vi myc su’ va rit Ién: —Téi thought ching ta da cé mét deal? Lic nay, vi muc su méi put lai vao hand of the groom té tién old va whisper: ~The bride da dua ra mét proposal tét hon. wedding — (danhtu) ~—_ dam cudi, Ié thanh hon bring (déng tt) mang, dem groom (danh ti) churé breakfast (danh tt) d@ an sang secretly (trang ti) bi mat bed (danh tu) —_giwong proposal (danhtu) —_I6i dé nghi morning (danh tl) budi sang love (dong ti) yéu thuong rest (danh tt) phn con lai respect (déng ti) ton trong life (danh tit) cudc adi forever (trang tu) mai mai swear (a6ng ti) the vow (danh tu) Idi thé woman (danh tt) — ngudi phu na agree (dong ti) — déngy around (trang tt) xung quanh accept —(déngt) chap nhan reply (déng te) tra lai official (tinh tu) chinh thie voice (danh t#) —_giong directly (trang ti) thang, truc tiép soft (tinh te) nhé nhe eye (danh ty) mat immediately (trang tv’) —_ngay lap tute smile (dong tu) mim cudi think (d6ng tt) (thought) nghi gently (trang tu) nhe nhang deal (danh tv) — théa thuan slowly (trang ti) cham rai put (déng tv) dat, dé promise (dong tu) ~—hua hand (danh tu) tay, ban tay ready (tinh ty) san sang old (tinh to) Ca every (tinh tif) méi whisper (d6ng tt) di tham order (danh tu) ménh lénh bride (danh ti) — c6 dau Step Up English Center - Hoc cdc chdn gidi 4 = »DA BAO MA KHONG TIN Mot computer engineerhas created duigc mét machine cé capacityto knoweverything. Anh ta proudly néi vdi friend cla minh: — Hay ask no any cau gi. No sé answer cho anh biét. His friend ign typeda question vao the machine: —B6 t6i 6 dau? The screen chép sng lién tuc va hién ra dong cha: ~B6 cia anh dang di fishing lake Lasca Ngui ban lac dau: — Lam gi co! Bé téi died cdch day 10 nm roi co ma! The engineer rat béi réi. Anh ta chinh sifa mét vai ché trén the machine va dé nghi anh ban ask lai theo mot way khac. Ngudi ban lai typed: — Husband ciia me tdi é dau? Once nifa the screen chdp séng lién tuc. R6i the answer hién lén: — Husband cua me anh died cach day 10 nam. Cén bé anh thi has recently caught dugc a fish nng hai ki 6 lake Lasca! type (dong tu) dan may computer (danht) may tinh ee ee ih tu an hinh engineer (danhtd) ky su screen (dann) man hin create (dongtt) —taora fish (dong tt) cau ca machine (danhti) cS may eC) capacity (danhtd) ~—khanang oe (dong tt) chet know (dong ty) bit way (danh tt) cach everything (danhtu) moi tht husband (danh tw) (ngudt) ching proudly (trang ti) tyhao once (trang tt) mot fan answer (danh tu) cau tra Idi friend (danh ti) ban = (ong tt) hal recently (trang ti) gan day 7 (tinh te bat ky catch (dng tu”) bat duoc answer (dongtt) tra lei es Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidiMO A couple tinh nhan was walking trong the park. Chang trai néi - Hang night, anh déu dream thay every month minh earn mui ngan dé gidng nhu bé ciia anh. ~ B6 anh earns mudi ngan dé every month co 8? — Cé gai hét dai surprised = Khéng, bé anh cling dreamt gidng anh. couple walk park night dream every month earn surprised Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidi (danh ti) (dong tu) (danh ti) (danh tis (dong tu) (tinh te (danh ti) (dong tin (tinh te doi, cap di b6, dao b6 céng vién dém (dreamt) mo méi thang kim duge (tién) ngac nhién 432)S05 KY DIEU Mot anh chang mé chai cé cugc horse thuding hay loses. Mét hém, anh ta dreamt thay c6 5 horses dang racing trén mét widefield. Tinh day, anh ta di an sang thi thay cd 5 chiéc xe hai running véo qua mat. Vao quan an, nhin quanh quan, anh ta cling chi counted dudc cé tat ca 5 guests (ké ca anh ta). Anh ta nghi bung ~Tai sao lai cé su tring hgp thé nhi? Hay la tréi ban cho minh a luckynumber 5 day? An xong, anh ta vita di vé vita suy nghi méng lung vé number 5. Suddenly anh ta lai trong thay mt c4u bé cam 5 ice creams dang ding bén the road. —Dudge ri! Lan nay dting [a trdi phil hé ta. Nhat dinh horsenumber 5 sé win Néi thé, anh ta quyét dinh vé gom hét tai san dé buy t& phich cé horse cho horsenumber5 Ngfi trén khan dai ma anh ta cif tim tim cudi mét minh. Phen nay winbig day. Va the wonder ctia number 5 happgned. Horsenumber 5 cia anh ta da vé rank this... 5 horse (dant) conngua number (danh tu) con sé lose (dong tt) (lost) thua suddenly (trang ti”) d6t nhién dream (déng ti) (dreamt) nammo icecream = (danh tii) que kem race (dong tt) dua road (danh tu) dung wide (tinh te rong win (d6ng ttt) thang (cuéc) field (danht) can déng buy (d6ng tir) mua run (dong tu) (ran, run) chay big (tinh ti”) tn count (dong tt) == dém wonder (danh tii) diéu ky diéu guest (danh tu) vi khach happen (d6ng tw”) xay ra lucky (tinh te may man rank (dan tt) thi hang Step Up English Center - Hoc chéc chén giéi 4 8 »YEU THUONG: SUC MANH KY DIEU Mot professor dai hoc da dua cdc sinh vién lép Xa hdi hoc ctia minh dén khu nha 6 chudt 6 Baltimore dé lap hd so study vé hoan cénh cla 200 boys sdng 6 dé. Sau chuyén di, professor yéu cau cac sinh vién viét bai thu hoach nhan dinh vé tuong lai clia tifng boy. Va cdc sinh vién déu két luan rang: céc boys nay “kh6ng cé chance phat trién’. Hai mudi nam sau, mét professor Xa hdi hoc khac tinh cd xem Iai hd so study earlier. Ong yéu cau cdc sinh vién cla minh tigp tuc céng trinh ay dé diéu tra s6 phan sau nay cla nhting boys d6. Ngoai 20 trudng hgp cac boys da chuyén di nai khdc hoc khéng biét tin tlic, cdc sinh vién nhan thay rang cé 176 trong s6 180 truéng hgp con Iai déu succeed trén mic binh thuéng; tat ca ho da tré thanh nhiing luat su, bac st hay cdc doanh nhan successful. Vi professor rat di ngac nhién, éng decided to tim hiéu ky hon moi chuyén. Rat may, nhiing boys ngay xua van sinh s6ng tai cac khu vuc lan can nén dng cé thé tiép xuc vdi tat ca. Cau hdi 6ng dat ra la: "Dau 1a nguyén nhan cho success cila ban ngay hom nay?". Trong tat ca cdc truéng hap, cau tra ldi ludn di km vdi su xtic déng: "BS la nho mét ngudi thay ctia tdi.” Ngudji thay dé van cén séng nén vi professor quyét tam di tim va hdi nguéi phy nif tuy cao tudi nhung van con minh man ay rang phép la nao da gitip ba cttu cdc boys thoat khéi khu nha 6 chudt va dat dugc success nhu ngay hom nay. 6i mat cila ba chot sang lén va véi mét ny cui diu dang trén méi, ba ndi: "Digu d6 rat simple. Vi tdi cé niém tin vao nhting boys d - Eric Butterworth professor (danhtW) ——gigo su boy (danh tu) cau bé study (danh ti) nghién ctu succeed (d6ngtt) ~—thanh dat success (danh ti) sy thanh cong successful (tinh tu) thanh céng chance (anh) coh earlier (trang ti trudc dé decide (dong tt) quyét dinh simple (tinh tay don gian ——— a Step Up English Center - Hoc chéc chén giéi dupBAI VAN CUA TOMMY Chi chéc lat nia théi, ca bé va me cla Tommy, vita méi sng separated vi nhau, sé dén dy buéi hop phy huynh va vigc hoc tap sa stit va behavior pha phach ctia cau. Thé nhung, cd hai ngudi déu khéng biét rang ho duge méi dén cing lc. Tommy, an only child ciia ho, trudc day Ia mét boy luén vui vé, ngoan ngoan, va la mot hoc sinh excellent. Con bay gid, t6i khéng biét lam thé nao dé ndi vdi b6 me Tommy rng két qua hoc tap sa stit cla boy trong thdi gian gan day chinh la phan ting cua mot child dang ganh chiu n6i dau qua Idn trong long trudc separation va divorce sip xay ra cla bé me minh Me Tommy entered phéng va ngdi xuéng chiéc ghé ma t6i dat sn gin chiéc ban ciia minh. Rdi bé Tommy cling dén. Ca hai cé y ignore nhau Khi dua ban két qua chi tiét behavior dao dtc va hoc tp cia Tommy cho ha, téi tham mong hghi ra cach nao dé cé thé gitip c4 hai ngudi xich lai gan nhau hon va hiéu ra rang nhiing digu ho gay ra da tac déng dén boy nhu thé nao. Thé nhung, khéng hiéu sao tdi lai khong thé ndi dugc diéu gi. Cé |é mét trong nhiing mau gidy cau tha lem luéc ma Tommy da viét sé giup ho hiéu dugc diéu ay chang? Tai tim thay manh gidy nhau nét, dam tears ay nhét trong hdc ban ctia Tommy. Nhiing déng chir viét nguéch ngoac, lap di lap lai day kin ca hai mat gidy. Tdi nhe nhang vust lai manh gidy cho phang ri dua cho me ctia Tommy. Ba doc va dua né cho ching ma khéng hé n6i I6i nao. B6 Tommy frowned. Nhung rai, khuén mat éng softened. Théi gian nhu lang dong khi éng mai lang yén doc di doc lai nhitng dong chit nguéch ngoac cua con minh. Cuéi cing, éng can than gap manh gidy lai va dua tay ndm ldy ban tay cla vo minh. Ba lau tears con dong trén mi va mim cudi vdi éng, Bdi mat tdi cling rung rung Ié, nhung dudng nhu khéng ai notice dén diéu do ca. God da chi cho tdi cach dé hop nhat gia dinh ctia Tommy lai. Ngudi da gitip tdi tim thay manh gidy dac kin nhimg dong chit viét nén tir trai tim nang tru uu phién ctia boy: "BO yéu quy... me yéu quy... Con yéu ca hai ngudi... con yéu ca hai ngudi.. con yéu ca hai ngudi - Jane Lindstrom enter (d6ng tt) bude vao separated (tinh tu) ly than excellent (tinh tu) xudit sc separation (danh tu) perhaps (trangtt) co 16 tears (danh tu) nude mat ignore (dng tir) phot 1d behavior (danht)_-hanh vi frown (déng ti) cau may divorce (dan tu) ly hén soften (Ong tl’) dan ra (vé khuén mat) anonly child (danh tt) con mot trong giadinh) God (danh tit) Thugng 48, éng tréi child (danh tu) dua tré, dua con notice (dong tu) dé y, chu y, thay Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidi boy (danh ti’) cau bé 435)BAI HOC TU BAN NGONG Khi nhin flock of geese luén tao thanh hinh chi “V" mdi khi bay cling nhau, ban cé thé sé thac mac rang science da kham pha ra diéu gi dé giai thich tai sao chiing lai bay vdi formation nh vay. Khi mét con goose vay cénh, né sé tao ra mét luc na theo formation chit "V" nhu thé, cd flock sé duge tiing con bay rigng le, Nhting ai biét cing nhau chia sé muc tiéu common va cé tinh thn doan két thi sé dén dich quickly va easily han vi ho dang di cung hung véi nhting ngudii xung quanh Khi mét con goose bay léch formation, né sé phai mot minh chéng choi véi sifc cén ctia wind, va né sé quickly tra vé dung vi tri dé nhan luc nang ti con phia trudc. cho con goose bay phia sau né. Khi bay p thém ft nhdt 71% stfc manh hon la khi Néu chung ta understand duge y nghia nay, ching ta sé luén git ving formation véi nhiing ai di cling hudng véi ching ta Khi con goose dan dau dudi stic, né sé quay tré lai phia sau formation dé nhudng ché cho con khac dan dau. Cang nhu loai geese, con ngudi can phai luan phién nhau thy hién nhiing céng viée doi héi su né luc cao. Nhiing con phia sau sé phat tiéng kéu nham encourage nhting con phia trudc git vitng téc dé. Vay con ching ta gti théng diép gi cho ngudi khac khi bam cdi ti phia sau ho? iéu cudi cling nhung v6 cing quan trong 1 khi mét con goose bi dm hoac bi ban trong thudng, khéng theo kip flock, hai con khac sé lap tc tach khéi formation diu né xudng dat dé giip dé va bdo vé né. Chting sé 6 lai vdi con goose bi thuidng cho tdi khi nao né cé thé bay dugc. Va néu con goose dé chét, hai con geese kia sé bay mét minh hoc gia nhap vdi flock of geese khac, dé bat kip flock cila minh. Néu chung ta co dugc tinh than cua flock of geese, ching ta sé la diém tya cia nhau trong nhiing tinh huéng kho khan nhu thé. goose {danhti) —_ngéng science (danh tu) Khoa hoc flock (dant) dan (chim/gia suc.) So™™ON uns formation (danh tu) déi hinh encourage (dng tu) khuyén kich quickly (trangt) —_nhanh chéng i (dan ti) gid easily (trang ti) dé dang understand (dng tu) hiéu Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidiBIEU NEN LAM NGAY Trong mét khda hoc chuyén tu nganh psychology, vi professor ra assignment vé nha: “Trong vong mét tun, anh chi hay dén meet/ see ngudi ma minh quan tém va ndi vdi ho rang anh chi yéu mén ho, Dé phai la nguei ma true day, hoac da lau anh chi khéng néi nhting words nhu vay. Assignment xem ra easy. Thé nhung, hau hét cénh dan éng trong Iép dau da trén 30 tudi va cam thay v6 cling difficult khi thyc hién assignment nay vi ho hiém khi thé hién tinh cm cla minh vi mot ai dé. au gid hoc tun sau, vi professor hdi cé ai muén ké lai cho ca |p nghe cu chuyén cila minh hay khéng. Duéng nhu éng ch dgi mét phy ni xung phong tra lai. Thé nhung, mot canh tay nam gidi da gio Ién. Anh ta trang cé vé xe déng lam: "Cach day 5 nam, gitia t6i va bd cé mét bat dong sau sac, va tir dé dén nay vn chua gidi quyét dugc. Téi tranh meet/ see mat ng ngoai trix nhiing truéng hgp bat budc khi hop mat gia dinh. Nhung ngay ca nhiing luc ay, ching téi cing hau nhu khéng néi véi nhau mét word nao. Vi vay, 161 da ty thuyét phuc ban than dén dé xin Idi va néi vdi bé t6i rang t6i yéu éng ay. Decision 4y duding nhu da lam giém di phan nao 4p luc nang né trong lang téi. Dém hém dé, t0i hau nhu chang chdp mat dugc. Ngay hém sau, tdi dén nha bé me va bam chuéng, long tham mong bé sé mé cifa cho téi. Téi lo so rang néu me mé ctia thi dy dinh cua téi sé khéng thanh, 16 sé bay t6 véi me thay vi véi bd. Nhung may qua, bé t6i da ra mé cia Toi budc vao va néi: ,Con khéng lam mat thdi gian cila bé dau, con dén chi dé néi véi bé ring 6 hay tha Idi cho con va con yéu bé” Cé mét sy chuyén bién trén khuén mat bé t6i, Gudng mat dng softened, nhiing nép nhan dung nhu bién mat va éng bat dau khéc. Ong budc dén, hug lay tdi va néi: .B6 cling yéu con, con trai a. Nhung bé chua biét lam thé nao dé cé thé néi véi con diéu dé.” 6 [a théi khdc quy bau nhat trong di t6i. van cén nam trong hospital cho dén bay gj bao gid cén cé chance nao nia” - Dennis E. Mannering fai ngay sau, bé t6i dét ngét bi mét can dau tim va . Néu nhu tdi tri hon béc 16 véi bd, c6 Ie tai khéng assignment (dan tu) bai tap meet see (dong tt) gap word (danh tip lai; ta professor (danh ti) giao su difficult (tinh tty) kho cian (anh tt) eohoi = canton soften (dong ti) dan ra Che, (danh tit) quyét dinh hospital (danh te) bénh vien eae (tinh tc) 8 dang, don gian Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidi a 437) vCAl GIA CUA SU TRUNG THUC ‘Vao mét budi chiéu thi bay day nang 6 thanh phd Oklahoma, téi cling mét ngudi ban va hai dia con ctia anh dén mét entertainment club. Ban toi tién dén quay ticket va hoi: “Ticket vao ctfa la bao nhiéu? Sell cho t6i bén tickets." Ngudi ban ticket reply: “3 dé la mét ticket cho adults va children trén sau tudi. Children ti su tudi trd xuéng dugc vao cia free. Cac boys nay bao nhiéu tudi?” “Bifa In bay tudi va duva nhé [én bén,’ ban tdi reply, “nhu vay t6i phai tra cho éng 9 dé la tat ca” Ngudi dan éng surprisedly nhin ban téi va néi: “Lé ra 6ng da tiét kiém cho minh duge 3 dé la. Ong co thé néi rang dita Idn chi mdi su tudi, tdi lam sao ma biét dugc difference d6 cht!" Ban t6i tir t6n reply: “Di nhién, tdi cé thé ndi nhu vay va éng cling sé khéng thé biét dugc. Nhung bon tré thi biét day. Toi khong muén sell di sy kinh trong cia nhiing dtéa con va léng trung thyc ctia minh chi véi 3 46 la - Patricia Fripp ticket (danh tu) vé reply (dong ti) ap lai, tra loi sell (dong ti) ban adult (danh tu) ngudi lén club (danh ta) cau lac bo entertainment (danh ti) giai tri free (trang tu) tudo, mién phi surprisedly (trang tu) ngac nhién difference (danh tw) su khdc biét children (danh tu) treem boy (danh tu) cu bé Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidiMOT NGHIA Ci’ BINH DI Mét ngay ng, khi dang rao bé ti trudng vé nha, Mark notice mét cau ban di phia trudc bi vap nga va drop sach vd mang trén ngudi, cling véi hai cai 4o len, mét cdy gay choi bong chay, mot déi gang tay, va mot chiée may ghi 4m nhé. Mark ci xuéng gidp cau ta nhat lai nhting mén do vuong vai. Trén duéng di, Mark dugc biét tén cau [a Bill, fang cau thich chai dién tu, béng chay va yéu thich mén lich stl, rng cau dang gap nhiéu trouble trong mét vai mén hoc, va rang cau ta vira mdi break up véi ban gai minh Mark di vé sau khi tin Bill vé nha, Sau dé Mark va Bill tiép tuc meet/see each other trong truéng, ca hai cUng an tru véi nhau mét, hai lan, ri cd hai cling tét nghiép trung hoc co sé. Roi ho lai hoc cng mét truding trung hoc phé théng, nai ho thi theang lién lac véi nhau. Rdi long-awaited nam cui cling bac trung hoc cing dén. Ba tuan trudc khi 8 graduation dién ra, Bill héi Mark xem liéu ho c6 thé meet néi chuyén dug khng. Bill nhac Mark nhd lai ngay hai nguéi meet lan dau. "Cau c6 bao gid ty héi vi sao vao hom dé minh lai mang nhiéu do vé nha nhu vay khéng?", Bill héi. “Cau biét khéng, minh da don sach ngan ti vi minh khéng muén dé mess dé lai cho ngudi khac. Trudc dé, minh da steal cla me mét sé thudc ngu va lan vé nha dé la dé ty tet. Nhung khi cing tr chuyén va cuéi da vdi cau, minh nhan thay rang néu chét di, minh sé bo 1d khoanh khdc d6, va ca nhitng khong thdi gian tuyét voi con co thé cé sau nay nifa. Cau thay day, Mark, vao ngay hém dé, khi cu nhat hé minh nhiing cudn sach, cau da lam dugc hon thé rat nhiéu. Cau da save life minh day” - John W. Schlatter mess (danh tay mé lon x6n break up (dong ta) chia tay graduation (danh tio tét nghiép drop (dong tu) danh roi steal (dong tu) \y trom long-awaited (tinh tt) duge cha doi lau save (dong ti) cou life (dan tu) cudc dai, cudc sng trouble (danh ti rac r6i meet/see each other (dng tu) gap nhau notice (dong tu) 8 y, chu y, thay ——— i Step Up English Center - Hoc chéc chén giéi 439)TINH YEU BICH THUC Moses Mendelssohn, éng ndi cia nha soan nhac néi tiéng ngudi Duc, la mét ngudi co appear- ance rat xdu xi. Ngoai voc ngudi thap bé, éng con bi hunchbacked/ humpbacked nia. Mat ngay kia, éng tdi tham mét thuong gia 6 Hamburg, ngudi nay cé c6 con gai rat dé thuong tén la Frumtje. Ngay khi gap Frumtje, Moses da yéu cé say dam nhung tuyét vong boi cé t6 ra so sét appearance xu xi cia dng. én hic phai ra vé, Moses thu hét courage di lén cau thang vao phong cé gai, hy vong co mét op- portunity cudi cling dude néi chuyén véi c6. DSi véi dng, cé 1a hién than cho vé dep thién than, nhung cé da lam 6ng that budn khi ludn tranh nhin dng. Sau nhiing cé gang dé cé dugc mét vai cau xa giao, Moses bdi rdi hdi c6, "C6 cé believe marriage la viéc da dugc dinh doat bdi kiép truéc trén heaven khéng?" "Toi believe”, c6 gai reply trong khi mat vin nhin xuGng floor. "Va éng cting believe chif?” "C6, t6i believe nhu vay’, dng reply. "C6 biét day, 6 trén heaven méi khi mét boy dude sinh ra, Chua tri cho cau ay biét vé c6 gai ma cau sé cudi lam vg. Khi tdi sinh ra, c6 dau tuong lai cua t6i cting da dugc chi dinh. Chita con néi thém ring v9 t6i sé bi hunchbacked/ humpbacked. Ngay lic d6, t6i kéu lén: ,O1 Chia, mét ngudi phy nit hunchbacked/ humpbacked han sé la mot tham kich. Thua Ngai, xin Ngai hay ban cho con céi budu dé dé ngudi vd clla con dugc xinh dep™. Frumtje ngudc lén nhin vao mat éng va trong phut chéc bi xao trén béi mét memory sau thim nao d6. Cé vuron nguéi téi dua tay cho Mendelssohn nam lay va sau dé da tré thanh nguéi vg tan tuy cia ng. ~ Barry va Joyce Vissell believe (déngt#) tin tuéng memory (danh tu) ky we hunchbacked (tinh tu) gitlung = courage (danh te) can dam humpbacked (tinh tt) gitlung - floor (danh tu) san appearance (danh ti) vé ngoai opportunity (danh ti”) co héi heaven (danh tip thién dudng boy (danh tu) cau bé marriage (danh tip hon nhan reply (d6ng tur) ap lai, tra 161 later (trang tu) saudo Step Up English Center - Hoc chdc chan gidi