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TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC CẦN THƠ TRUNG TÂM ĐÀO TẠO TỪ XA TÀI LIỆU HƯỚNG DẪN HỌC TẬP Anh văn Biên soạn: Ths Đào Minh Trung Lưu hành nội Năm 2010 Lời mở đầu Giáo trình Anh văn biên soạn nhằm giúp sinh viên tự trao dồi kiến thức tiếng Anh mức độ Giáo trình cung cấp cho sinh viên tảng tiếng Anh dùng cho giao tiếp hàng ngày Bên cạnh đó, đề mục ngữ pháp giải thích rõ ràng với tập ứng dụng Ngoài ra, đọc giúp sinh viên làm quen với kỹ đọc tiếng Anh Đề thi mẫu cuối giáo trình giúp sinh viên làm quen với dạng đề thi kết thúc môn học Phần đáp án cuối giáo trình giúp sinh viên kiểm tra kết phần tập sau làm xong Để việc tự học đạt hiệu cao, sinh viên nên tra cứu từ thường xuyên đọc lại học để ôn lại từ vựng ngữ pháp Mong giáo trình phần hỗ trợ việc tự học tiếng Anh sinh viên tốt Table of Contents Unit 1: Fruit is good for you page 01 Unit 2: Can you swim? page 08 Unit 3: What are you going to do? page 15 Unit 4: Did you have a good weekend? page 23 Unit 5: How much is it? page 32 Unit 6: What does he look like? page 39 Sample Test page 47 Answer Keys page 52 References page 64 Unit FRUIT IS GOOD FOR YOU CONVERSATION Read this conversation Jean: OK, what we need? Tony: We need some fruit and vegetables Jean: How about some oranges ? Tony: OK, and we’ll have some bananas Jean: Yes, there aren’t any bananas And let’s get some apples Tony: OK, apples And we haven’t got any onions Jean: A kilo of onions That’s enough And some carrots Tony: That’s right, we haven’t got any carrots And let’s get some meat Jean: Yes, OK You like chicken, don’t you ? Tony: Yes, chicken’s great And we need some tomatoes Jean: OK two kilos of tomatoes Anything else? Tony: OK, and we’ll have some bananas Jean: No, we need a couple of litres of water and let’s get some juice That’s it GRAMMAR: SOME and ANY SOME dùng câu xác định, ANY dùng cho câu hỏi câu phủ định Cả SOME ANY dùng cho danh từ đếm không đếm We need some fruit and vegetables Have we got any water? We haven’t got any onions Đôi SOME dùng câu hỏi diễn tả lời mời, gợi ý How about some oranges? (gợi ý) Would you like some coffee? (lời mời) Practice 1: Complete the sentences with SOME or ANY (Điền vào khoảng trống SOME hay ANY) I need _ water Have you got _ onions? I need to _ shopping We need _ fruit and vegetables They haven’t got _ potatoes He wants _ grapes How about _ coffee? There isn’t _ rice We don’t have _ milk in the fridge 10 She buys _ food for her family Practice 2: Complete the conversation with SOME or ANY (Hoàn thành hội thoại với SOME ANY) A: Let’s not buy _ potato salad Let’s make _ at home B: OK So we need _ potatoes Is there _ mayonnaise at home? A: No, we need to buy _ B: OK And we need _ onions, too A: Oh, I don’t want _ onions in the salad I hate onions! B: Then let’s buy _ celery That’s delicious in potato salad A: Good idea And _ carrots, too READING Read this passage Eating habits are very informal You sit at a table or in a circle on the floor around the food All the food is put out on different plates at the start of the meal You take what you want Most people eat with a spoon and a fork You can use your fingers to make rice balls which you dip in various sauces Chopsticks are only common with the Chinese population in Thailand There isn’t usually any salt because they use fish sauce Thais can eat and drink anything There are no social taboos Drinking alcohol is a normal social activity for men Smoking is common among men and women Thais eat early in the evening They usually have their evening meal at about six o’clock Most traditional Thai restaurants close at about eight o’clock So if you go early, it is crowded, noisy and hot and if you go late there is no food left! These restaurants are very relaxed You can even take your own drink into a Thai restaurant! Decide these statements are true (T) or false (F) (Xác định câu sau hay sai) They sometimes sit on the floor when they eat They often use chopsticks They don’t use their fingers They can’t drink alcohol in public Smoking is common They don’t put salt on the table They eat early in the evening Restaurants are very formal GRAMMAR: COUNTABLE NOUNS and UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Countable Nouns (danh từ đếm được) danh từ mà ta đặt số đếm phía trước chúng One book, two pens, four cars, ten students Uncountable Nouns (danh từ không đếm được) danh từ mà ta đặt số đếm trước chúng Water, sugar, milk, oil (NOT one water, two sugar, three milk, four oil) Practice 3: Write C for countable nouns or U for uncountable nouns (Viết C cho danh từ đếm được, U cho danh từ không đếm được) wine _ carrot _ yoghurt _ bread _ onion _ rice _ milk _ pasta _ beef _ oil _ salt _ butter _ steak _ lemon _ apple _ water _ egg _ tea _ pork _ soup _ banana _ cheese _ Practice 4: Complete the conversation with SOME, ANY or A/AN (Hoàn thành hội thoại với SOME, ANY A/AN) A: I’d like vegetable soup with bread, please B: I’m afraid we haven’t got soup today, madam But we’ve got potato salad A: I don’t like salads I’ll have cheese omelets B: Cheese omelets And for the main course? A: Roast chicken with boiled potatoes B: I’m sorry, but we haven’t got chicken But you can have steak And there is pasta or chips instead of boiled potatoes A: All right A steak and chips Have you got wine or is there only water or tea? B: Of course, madam We’ve got good Bulgarian red wine A: Haven’t you got white wine? B: Yes It’s German A: That’s fine And cheese I’d like 10 cheese and 11 ice cream B: Do you want 12 water? A: Yes, please A bottle of spring water VOCABULARY Put the words below into the columns below (Sắp xếp từ phía vào cột phù hợp) cream oil beans strawberries butter potato chips cheese apples candy milk nuts potatoes chicken yoghurt tomatoes bananas fish carrots beef mangoes cereal lettuce noodles pasta bread rice bacon broccoli cucumber grapes Meat and Protein lemon Fruits lamb Vegetables Grains MORE READING PRACTICE EATING FOR GOOD LUCK On New Year’s Day, many people eat special foods for good luck in the new year A Some Chinese people eat tangerines Tangerines are round Round foods end and begin again, like years B It is a Jewish custom to eat apples with honey for a sweet new year C Greeks eat vasilopitta, bread with a coin inside Everyone tries to find the coin for luck and money in the New Year D In Spain and some Latin American countries, people eat twelve grapes at midnight on New Year’s Eve – one grape for good luck in each month of the New Year E On New Year’s Day in Japan, people eat mochi - rice cakes – for strength in the New Year F Some Americans from southern states eat black-eyed peas and rice with collard greens The black-eyed peas are like coins, and the greens are like dollars Correct the information of these statements according to the passage (Chỉnh sửa câu sau theo nội dung đọc) Some Chinese people eat tangerines Tangerines are sweet, like years Some Jewish people eat apples with candy for a sweet new year Greeks eat vasilopitta, bread with beans inside In Europe, people eat twelve grapes for good luck in the new year The Japanese eat chocolate cake for strength in the new year Some Americans eat black-eyed peas Black-eyed peas are like dollars Read the passage below (Đọc viết đây) ORANGES Everybody loves oranges They are sweet and juicy They are in sections so it is easy to eat them Some oranges not have any seeds Some have a thick skin and some have a thin skin The orange tree is beautiful It has a lot of shiny green leaves The small white flowers smell very sweet An orange tree has flowers and fruit at the same time There were orange trees twenty million years ago The oranges were very small, not like the ones today The orange tree probably came from China Many different kinds of wild oranges grow there today Chinese started to raise orange trees around 2,400 B.C Chinese art has lovely old pictures of oranges and orange trees Farmers in other parts of Asia and the Middle East learned to raise oranges from the Chinese Then, they taught Europeans The Spanish planted orange trees in the New World (North and South America) They took them to Florida first Oranges are a very important crop in Florida today “Orange” is both a fruit and a color The color of oranges is so beautiful that in English we use the name of the fruit for the color A Comprehension Circle the letter of the best answer (Hãy chọn câu trả lời đúng) Oranges are _ a shiny and green c sweet and juicy b old and wild d thin and wild Some oranges not have _ a seeds b flowers c sections d a skin Orange leaves are _ a shiny b sweet c thick d wild There are many _ orange trees in China today a shiny b thin c wild d thick Europeans learned to plant orange trees from _ a the Middle East c North and South America b Florida d the Spanish Oranges not grow in _ a India b Mexico c Sweden d North Africa B Main Idea Circle the letter of the best answer (Chọn câu mang ý đọc) Oranges are sweet and juicy with seeds and a skin Orange trees went from Asia to the Middle East to Europe to the New World Oranges probably came from China, and today people all over the world like them because they are sweet and juicy Oranges are tasty fruit and people grow them in many places C Vocabulary Fill in the blanks with provided words (Điền vào khoảng trống từ cho sẵn) around wild sections lovely skin oranges raise smell seeds shiny thin sweet Chinese started to orange trees 2400 B.C They are and juicy Some have a thick and some have a skin Many different kinds of oranges grow there today They are in so it is easy to eat them Chinese art has old pictures of oranges and orange trees Some oranges not have any It has a lot of green leaves D Questions Answer the questions below (Trả lời câu hỏi sau) Do all oranges have seeds? Where did the orange tree probably come from? Who planted orange trees in the New World? What else does the word “orange” describe? B Main idea Circle the number of the 01 main idea Rice is a very important crop and people grow all kinds of rice People grow rice in many countries Today rice farmers use machines, fertilizer, and poisons C Questions What kind of plant is rice? How many kinds of rice are there? How farmers kill insects? What are two main ways of growing rice? D Vocabulary Fill in the blanks with the correct words brooms grass probably West rice rugs eastern soil sandals even roofs insects They also make baskets, , , , and for their houses Rice is a kind of People all over the world eat Farmers grow rice in many countries, in the southern part of the Soviet Union and in Australia Some are enemies of rice Another kind grew in Africa Upland rice grows in dry VOCABULARY & WRITING Make questions with suggested words Then write your answers (Đặt câu hỏi theo từ gợi ý, sau viết câu trả lời) 50 A I think Brian is good looking He’s pretty tall, with dark brown hair and a mustache He’s about thirty B Tina’s eighteen She’s got pretty red hair – shoulder length and very curly – and she always wears interesting glasses, just for fun C Rosie is pretty tall for her age She has long blond hair and wears contact lenses She just turned ten D Alice is very tall, and she’s got long black hair She’s around 25 Oh, and she’s very slim She looks like a fashion model What/ Brian/ look like? Question: _ Answer: How old/ Tina? Question: _ Answer: How long/ Tina’s hair? Question: _ Answer: How tall/ Rosie? Question: _ Answer: What/ Alice/ look like? Question: _ Answer: What color/ Alice’s hair? Question: _ Answer: How often/ Tina/ wear/ interesting glasses? Question: _ Answer: 51 ANSWER KEYS Unit 1: FRUIT IS GOOD FOR YOU GRAMMAR Practice 1 some some any some some any some any any 10 some Practice any some some any some some any some some READING True True False True False True False False GRAMMAR Practice Count nouns Non-count nouns Apple, egg, banana, carrot, lemon, Wine, yoghurt, milk, beef, salt, steak, onion pork, bread, rice, pasta, oil, butter, water, tea, soup, cheese 52 Practice some any any any a 10 some some any 11 an some some 12 any VOCABULARY Meat and Fruits Vegetables Grains Protein Cream Grapes Lettuce Cereal Butter Lemon Cucumber Bread Chicken Apple Carrots Potato chips Fish Strawberries Beans Rice Milk Bananas Potatoes Nuts Yoghurt Mangoes Tomatoes Noodles Cheese Pasta Beef Broccoli Bacon Lamb MORE READING Some Chinese people eat tangerines Tangerines are round, like years Some Jewish people eat apples with honey for a sweet new year Greeks eat vasilopitta, bread with a coin inside In Spain and some Latin American countries, people eat twelve grapes for good luck in the new year The Japanese eat rice cake for strength in the new year Some Americans eat black-eyed peas Black-eyed peas are like coins 53 A Comprehension C C A A A D B Main idea: C Vocabulary raise, around sections sweet lovely skin, thin seeds wild shiny D Questions No, they don’t The orange tree probably come from China The Spanish planted orange trees in the New World The word “orange” describes both a fruit and a color Unit 2: CAN YOU SWIM? GRAMMAR Practice 1: I cannot speak English He can’t cook very well She can’t dance all night We can’t play the guitar They cannot enter the talent show Practice 2: Does he love watching films? Do they study French in the evening? Does she buy flowers every Sunday? 54 Do we play football every day? Can she play chess? Is he a doctor? Can we go swimming on weekend? Can I watch TV here? Is this fruit good? Practice 3: Tuỳ theo thực tế sinh viên Practice 4: Put the adverbs in the correct place (Điền trạng từ vào vị trí câu) A: What you usually on Saturday mornings? B: Nothing much I almost always sleep until noon A: Do you ever go bicycling? B: Yeah, I often go bicycling on Saturday A: How often you play sports? B: Well, I play tennis twice a week A: What you usually after class? B: I go out with my classmates about three times a week A: How often you your exercise? B: I seldom exercise READING Matching True/ False Best answers C True A A True B E True C D False C B True B True False True 55 Unit 3: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? GRAMMAR Practice 1: A: What are you going to for Halloween? (do) B: I don’t know I am not going to anything special (not do) A: Well, Peter and I am going to have a party Can you come? (have) B: Sure, I can come Where are you going to have the party? (have) A: It is going to be at Peter’s house (be) B: What time is the party going to start? (start) A: At 6:00 And it is going to end around midnight (end) B: Who are you going to invite? (invite) A: We are going to ask all our good friends (ask) Practice 2: Michelle is going to run with a friend in the park Kevin is going to play video games Robert is going to work at home Jane is going to listen to music READING Correct sentences To celebrate her birthday, Elena’s friends are going to pull on her ears Yan-Ching’s mother is going to cook some noodles on Yan-Ching’s birthday On his birthday, Mr Suzuki’s friends and family members are going to buy something red for him Philippe is going to take his friends out to dinner on his birthday The red color usually represents for a new life True/ False True True False True False B B A Choose the best answer A D 56 GRAMMAR Practice 3: Sue is going to/ will graduate in June Fred is going to be at the meeting tomorrow I think Jane will come too A: Can you give Ed a message for me? B: Sure, I am going to see him at the meeting this evening A: This letter is in French, and I don’t speak a word of French Can you help me? B: Sure I will translate it for you A: Do you want to go shopping with me? I am going to go to the shopping mall downtown B: Sure What time you want to leave? A: It’s hot in here B: I agree I will turn the air-conditioning on A: That’s a good idea A: It’s really cold in here My nose is cold and my fingers are cold B: I will make you a hot cup of tea A: Thanks That sounds good A: Paul, you want to go with me to the shopping mall? B: No thanks I have some things I have to today I am going to wash my car and then clean out the basement A: Let's make something easy for dinner Got any ideas? B: I am going to make some hamburgers Why don't you make a salad? A: Sounds good 10 A: Why did you buy so many tomatoes? B: I am going to make a lot of spaghetti sauce VOCABULARY & WRITING Đáp án tùy theo ý kiến sinh viên 57 Unit 4: DID YOU HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND? GRAMMAR Practice 1: I waited (wait) for a phone call, but my girlfriend did not call (not call) I stayed home and watched TV My friend visited me We talked and listened to music We invited some friends over, and we cooked a great meal I studied on Saturday, but I did not work on Sunday I walked to the mall and shopped all day A: Did you have a good weekend? B: Yes, I did I had a great weekend I just relaxed A: Did you eat out on Friday night? B: No, I didn’t Some friends came over We ate dinner at my apartment Then we went to a movie A: Did you read the newspaper this morning? B: Yes, I did I read it at work A: Did you have breakfast this morning? B: No, I didn’t I got up late But I bought a cup of coffee and drank it on the bus 10 A: How did you spend your last birthday? B: I had a party Everyone enjoyed it, but the neighbors complained about the noise 11 A: What did you last night? B: I went to the new Tom Cruise film I loved it! 12 A: Did you anything special over the weekend? B: Yes, I did I went shopping Unfortunately, I spent all my money Now I’m broke Practice 2: Complete these conversations with WAS or WERE (Hoàn thành hội thoại sau với WAS hay WERE) A: How long were your parents in Europe? B: They were there for a month 58 A: Were they in London the whole time? B: No, they weren’t They also went to Paris and Madrid A: Were you away last weekend? B: Yes, I was I was in San Francisco A: How was it? B: It was great A: How was the weather? B: Oh, it was foggy and cool as usual A: I was in Istanbul last summer B: Really? How long were you there? A: For six weeks B: Were you there on business or on vacation? A: I was there on business READING Correct sentences Betty and I took a streetcar to the amusement park on Saturday We rode on the Ferris wheel and the roller coaster (câu đúng) On Saturday night, I took Betty to a movie at the movie theatre The movie was really interesting (or was really good) On Sunday afternoon, I bicycled with my sister (câu đúng) By Sunday night, I felt pretty tired, so I stayed at home and listened to the radio True/ False False True False True False B A VOCABULARY & WRITING Đáp án tùy theo ý kiến riêng sinh viên MORE READING PRACTICE D D B 59 False Unit 5: HOW MUCH IS IT? CONVERSATION Steve buys the necklace Steve pays for the necklace Maria buys a tie Maria pays for the tie GRAMMAR Practice: What jacket does Sue like? What jacket does Anne prefer? What is really expensive? How are these T-shirts? READING True/ False True False False True Make questions Who says that stores are too noisy? What are some popular shopping channels? When can people “go shopping”? What can shoppers order? Choose the best answer D B D C VOCABULARY & WRITING Đáp án tùy theo ý kiến sinh viên 60 D C Unit 6: WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE? GRAMMAR Practice 1: How old is your brother? - My brother is 26 How tall are you? - I’m 173cm (five feet eight) What color is her hair? - She has brown hair What does he look like? - He’s tall and very handsome What color are your eyes? - I have brown eyes Practice 2: Diane can't come to the phone because she is washing her hair Please be quiet I am trying to concentrate I wrote to my friend last week She hasn't answered my letter yet I am waiting for a reply I'm glad that the sun is shining today A: Look! It is snowing B: It's beautiful! This is the first time I've ever seen snow Mike is a student, but he isn’t going to school right now because it's summer He is working in the post office this summer Right now I am looking around the classroom Jane is writing in her book Carlos is biting his pencil Wan-Ning is scratching his head Ahmed is staring out the window Perhaps he is thinking hard about the homework READING True/ False True True False False True True Answer questions One of important changes in American families is married women work outside Mr and Mrs Morales have children Steve is a computer programmer Yes, she does 61 He’s spending most afternoons by himself in front of the TV Josh is enjoying his new freedom after school Because Emily is having a great time in her after-school program A Comprehension Questions Answer the questions about the reading (Trả lời câu hỏi theo nội dung đọc) The Western family has changed greatly during the last two centuries Before the 19th century, families were usually large Because they could give each one a good life After 1800, mothers stayed at home and had greater control of the children and the home Family life is changing even faster in the United States today B Details False False False True False True True C Main Idea: 1, 2, VOCABULARY & WRITING Đáp án tùy theo ý kiến sinh viên SAMPLE TEST GRAMMAR C B B C D 10 B B B 11 B D D 12 B 62 READING B Comprehension Main idea: even, D True D True D False brooms, probably, B True rugs, West False sandals, False roofs True grass eastern Vocabulary insects soil rice Questions Rice is a kind of grass There are more than 7,000 kinds of rice Farmers poison them Two main ways of growing rice are on dry soil and on wet soil VOCABULARY & WRITING What does Brian look like? – He’s pretty tall, with dark brown hair and mustache How old is Tina? – She is 18 How long is Tina’s hair? – It’s shoulder long How tall is Rosie? – She’s pretty tall What does Alice look like? _ She’s very tall and she’s got long black hair What color is Alice’s hair? – It’s black How often does Tina wear interesting glasses? – Always 63 References English Know How 1, Angela Blackwell and Therese Naber - Oxford University Press, 2003 English Know How: Opener, Angela Blackwell and Therese Naber - Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003 Life lines: Elementary, Tom Hutchinson.- Oxford: Oxford Univ Press, 1997 New Interchange 1, Jack C Richards.- Cambridge University Press, 2000, New Interchange Intro, Jack C Richards.- Cambridge University Press, 2000, 64 [...]... could participate in the games d People sang poems to glorify the winners’ deeds 2 Why were the Olympic Games held? a to stop wars b to honor Zeus c to crown the best athletes d to sing songs about the winners’ victories 3 Approximately how many years ago did these games begin? a 776 years c 2, 770 years b 1 ,20 5 years d 2, 277 years 4 Which of the following contests was not mentioned? a discus throwing... seemed (vì có 02 nguyên âm đứng trước phụ âm) play => played (Y không phải là phụ âm) stay => stayed 2 Các động từ bất quy tắc, tham khảo trong bảng động từ bất quy tắc, cột simple past Dưới đây là một số động từ bất quy tắc thường gặp buy => bought feel come => came get up => got up go => went drink => drank eat => ate have => had meet => met read => read /red/ see => saw sleep => slept 24 => felt ride... kết hợp với các từ khác WHAT (kind of) + Danh từ : hỏi về sự lựa chọn What music do you like? = What kind of music do you like? WHICH + Danh từ: hỏi về sự lựa chọn có giới hạn (1 đến 3) Which color do you prefer: red, blue, or yellow? HOW MUCH + Danh từ không đếm được: hỏi về giá cả (hay số lượng) How much water do you need? How much is this shirt? HOW MANY+ Danh từ đếm được: hỏi về số lượng How many... pull on her friends‟ ears 2 Yan-Ching is going to cook some noodles on her birthday 3 On his birthday, Mr Suzuki is going to buy something red 4 Philippe‟s friends are going to take him out to dinner on his birthday 5 The green color usually represents for a new life Read this passage carefully (Đọc kỹ bài đọc sau) CARS OF THE FUTURE What kind of car will we be driving in 20 20? Rather different from... was at home Was she at school this morning? – Yes, she was Practice 2: Complete these conversations with WAS or WERE (Hoàn thành các bài hội thoại sau với WAS hay WERE) 1 A: How long your parents in Europe? B: They there for a month A: they in London the whole time? B: No, they They also went to Paris and Madrid 26 2 A: you away last weekend? B: Yes, I I in San Francisco... however, movies got home longer By the 1 920 s, movie theatres Many people jog, bicycle, work out at the sold millions of tickets each week! In gym, or play sports Others turn on their 1 927 , movies finally had sound TVs and watch sports Sometimes, people stayed home instead, and listened to another new invention – the radio People in cities worked indoors during 27 the week, so they wanted to be outdoors... wanted to be outdoors on weekends Bicycling became a popular activity, Read a diary from 1 925 Base on the reading, correct the wrong information (Hãy đọc một mẫu nhật ký viết năm 1 925 Dựa vào nội dung bài đọc, chỉnh sứa lại các thông tin không đúng) 1 Betty and I took a streetcar to the theme amusement park on Saturday 2 We rode on the Ferris wheel and the roller coaster 3 On Saturday night, I took Betty... one right there How much is it? Maria: It’s $ 42! That’s expensive! Steve: Hey, let me get it for you It’s your birthday present Maria: Steve, come and look at this tie What do you think? Steve: It’s a nice tie, but the price - $25 ! Maria: Oh, that’s not bad And I want you to have it Let me get it for you Steve: OK Sure 1 What does Steve buy? 2 Who pays for the necklace? ... in supermarket friends learn English What are you going to do this weekend? What are you going to do tonight? 1 I‟m going to see a movie tonight 2 I‟m _ 3 We _ 4 I‟m _ 5 We _ 22 Unit 4 DID YOU HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND? CONVERSATION Study the verb forms in this conversation (Hãy quan sát hình thức động từ trong bài hội thoại... friend in the park 2 Kevin is 3 Robert is 4 Jane is READING WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ON YOUR BIRTHDAY? How do people usually celebrate birthdays in your country? A Elena Brown: “My twenty-first birthday is on Saturday, and I‟m going to go out with some friends To wish me a happy birthday, they‟re going to pull on my ear 21 times, once for ... picture of his head and his name on one side of the coin This side of the coin is called the head Then they put the date and value of the coin on the other side This side is called the tail The... left her at home c she did all the work in the kitchen d her sisters were invited to a ball At the end of the story _ a Cinderella could go to the ball and it so happened that she and the prince... pack them into their postbags The work of postman is not easy He often has to get up very early He has to work outdoors in all weathers He must be strong in order to carry his heavy postbag He sometimes