National Economics University
Faculty of Foreign Languages – Department of English for Business_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _READING IIIPortfolio
Trang 2Ha Noi – 1 – 2008 TREASURE ISLAND I.Before reading.Exercise 1.1.Y 3.N 5.N2.N 4.Y 6.NExercise 2.Gold coinsExercise 3.6.Jim and his friends sail home with a ship full of gold.II.While reading.Chapter 1-3.
1.Because the Admiral Benbow inn was a wild, lonely place And she seemed to like it.
2.The captain told Jim to watch for a seamean with one leg.3.They are Black Dog and the old blind man Pew.
4.Black Dog ran out of the inn with blood running down his shoulder.5.They wanted his old-sea-chest.
6.He put something in the captain ‘s hand That was the black spot.
7.Because after he opened his hand and looked into that paper he put his hand round the neck, made a strange sound.He killed himself
Chapter 4 to 6.
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4.Doctor livesey said to Jim ; about the papers tied inside the cloth.5.The Squire Trelawnly said to the doctor about flint.
6.The doctor said to Trelawmney.7.Long John silver.8.The captain.9.The Squire.10.The doctor said to Trelawnney about that man and John Silver.Chapter 7.1.Yes, there are.2.Yes.there will.Chapter 7 to 9.
1.Captain Smollet and Dr Liversey => Diek and Silver.2.Long John Silver => them
3.The Captain => Silver4.Jim => pirates
5.One pirate was murdered and another one was seriously nounded on the first day on the island.
6.Shipwredced => marooned.
7.Knewnothing about => knew about.8.For a job => for the treasure.
Chapter 10 to 12.
1.How 4.Who 7.How 10.Why
2.Why 5.Who 8.What 11.What
3.What 6.Where 9.Where
Chapter 13.
1.N 2.Y 3.Y
Chapter 13 to 14.
1.Jim must save silver from dying under the law.2.He had given Silver the map.
3.D.r Liversy came to the stockade early in the morning and Jim told him hishistory.
4.Because he wanted to have some of the treasure.5.Because they were afraid of ghost of Flint.6.Seven hundred thousand pounds in gold.
After Reading.
Trang 41.Squive Trelawney 6.Jim Hawleins2.Ben Gium 7.Captain Flint3.Blind Dew 8.Isreal Hands4.Dr Liversey 9.Mr Dance5.Long John Silver 10.Geogre MerryExercise 2.Make the letter : 9-6-8-1-3-7-5-10-4-2Exercise 3.
1.I only want you to take me home.2.I know where Flint burned treasure.3.In a cave.
4.I haven’t done at all.
Exercise 4.
1.pistol 4.sailing 7.Suard
2.Stockade 5.Deck 8.Munity
3.Treasure 6.Pirate
Exercise 5.
1.safe , watch leg, nothing ,rum : The Captain.2.know , pirate , inn them , treasure : Ben Gumn3.Person , shenting ,kill , bargain : Long John Silver.4.Prisoner , life , help , to , ask.
Exercise 6.
1.Jim he was a brave person although he was the youngest.2.Jim.he shot Isneal Hands.
3.The death of the captain.
4.The blind manpew , he is extremely cruel.
Exercise 7.
If I have found a chost of old gold coins in a lonely island I will keep gold and won’t tell anyone Because as a student of National Economics
University , I know that the value of Gold has increased dramatically Thus, keeping gold is the best choice.
Summary.
Trang 5local squire and doctor undertook to follow it to some place in the Caribbeanto find the treasure In Bristol, where they went to buy a ship, they bought a particular one and staffing it with sailors recommended by the one-legged bar-keeper Long John Silver, who also persuaded Dr Livesey and Squire Trelawney to hire him as cook.On the high seas, Jim overheard a
Trang 6GULLIVER ‘S TRAVEL
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I.Before Reading.
Exercise 1.
Choose words to complete this passage :
1.Strange 4.Souls 7.Change
2.Smaller 5.magic 8.way3.bigger 6.horseExercise 2.Choose Y or N 1.N 2.N 5.N 7.Y2.Y 4.Y 6.YII.While Reading.Chapter 1 to 2.
1.How 4.What 7.What 10.What
2.What 5.How 8.How 11.How
Trang 75.He comes back his home.He talks food alive animals with him.
Chapter 5 to 6.
1.F.They landed on Brebdingnag to look some fresh water.2.T
3.The grantd were about above 20 metres.
4.F.The famer soon realized that Gulliver was an intelligent lieing.5.T
6.T7.T
Chapter 7 to 8.
1.Because he received a dood price for Gulliver,especially as he felt sure Gulliver wouldn’t live longer than a month.
2.At first the King thought that Gulliver was a mechanical toy.
3.Gulliver took a large home from the table and stood it on the Queen ‘s plate.Then he took Gulliver in both hands and pushs Gulliver’s leg into the top of the home.
4.Because it was very difficult to able to visit Beabdingnag.The sea around itis so rough and there are so many rocks in the water that no large ships can land on any of the beaches.
5.Because the Queen ordered her men to make a tiny boats with sails.They also made a wooden container filled with water.
6.Amonkey.
7.The King want Gulliver to tell him about Gulliver’s country.8.Because the King believed that every problem can be solved by
honest,sensible people and that the political life of a country must have no secret and must be open for all to see and understand.
Chapter 9.
1.Y 2.N 3.Y
Chapter 10 to 11.
1.Gulliver’s friend : captain told Gulliver.2.One man said to another.
3.Two men said to each other.
4.One student in the shoot of Maths said to Gulliver.5.An official in Lagado told Gulliver.
6.The president said to Gulliver.
7.The ghost of Alexander said to Gulliver.8.The ghost of Julins Ceasar said about Beutins.
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1.Because they wanted to take control of the ship and become prirates.2.The horse.
3.The horrible looking animal ,yahoos.
4.He ate little calles made of corn , with naum milk Sometimes he caught a bird and cooked it, or picked leaves of plants to eat with bread.
5.Because in his language there’s no word which means telling her.6.The shinning stones.
7.Because the Hongs were the sensible, gentle creatures never lied or stole ; the country had no disease , no crime.
8.He felt his family looked and smelt like yahoos.
9.He realized that the ple still steal and fight just as have always done and probably will always do
Summary.
Trang 9Little Women
I.Before reading.
Exercise 1.
1.Beth is afraid of talking to people who she doesn’t know.2.Jo sometimes get into fight when she is angry.
3.Meg is unhappy because she has no nice clothes.4.Amy is often selfish.
5.Meg will try to enjoy her work in the future.6.Jo would rather be a boy than a girl.
7.Amy is the youngest in the March.
8.Beth is a quite girl who wants to enjoy herself.
Exercise 2.
1.One of the girls get a dangerous illness and nearly dies.2.Their mother has to go away to look after their father.3.One of the girls burns something belonging to her sister.4.One of the girls wants t o stop her sister getting married.
Trang 104.They gave tea and hot food and made a fire for Hummel family.5.The castle ( made by paper and wood) felt down as roderio and Zara was escaping from it.
6.He spent super table with icecream,cake,fruit, and French chocolate, flowers because he knew their father ( many years ago) Meg’s hair and Jo’s dress were burn
7.They came back their home by Laurie’s carriage and they were very happy when talking about the party.
Chapter 4 to 6.
1.Meg and Jo had jobs because they wanted to do something for their family.
2.Jo visited Laurie because he needed cheering up.
3.Mr Laurence was happy with Laurie’s friendship with the Marches,and though he should cheering up.
4.Mr Laurence gave Beth a piano because he wanted to thank for her slippers and he liked her playing.
5.Amy was so angry with Jo that she said something impolite when she wanted to go with Jo & Meg to the theatre.
6.When Amy begged for forgiveness,Jo didn’t forgive her.7.Jo didn’t warn Amy about the thin ice.
Chapter 7 to 8.
1.The girls at the party said to Meg about the letter & the flowers Meg received from Laurie & her mother.
2.One of the girls at the party talked about Laurie & Meg.3.Laurie said to Meg when he saw her dressed like a doll.
4.Meg said to her mother about herserf when she came back from the party and told about the terrible gossip she heard.
5.Meg said to other girls after sunning upstairs.6.Mrs March said to her children about her thought.
7.Meg said to Mr Brooke when he thought no one care if he lived or died.
Chapter 9.
Mr Brooke falls in love with Meg.Soon after Laurie finnds out and tells the secret to Jo who is not very happy about it.
Chapter 9 to 12.
1.Mr Brooke kept one of Meg’s gloves in his coat,it means that he falls in love with Meg.(Secret of Laurie & Jo).
Trang 11telegram.Jo fetch something from the shops ; Amy & Meg helped their mother to get ready.Beth went and asked Laurience for a cup of bottle ofwine.Mr Brooke and Hannah went with Mrs March.
4.Beth caught scarlet fever from sick babies at the Hummels’ house5.Because Beth didn’t let Amy come and she didn’t want Amy caught scarlet fever from her
6.Because Meg knew that Mother couldn’t leave Father and this bad news would make her more worry
7.Beth’a illness teach Meg,Jo,Amy should look after more and try to solve independently
8.Mrs March felt Mr Brooke was an excelent young man but she and herhusband wouldn’t agree to Meg marying before she was twenty.
Chapter 13.
Laurie writes love letter to Meg,pretending they are from Mr Brooke Jo finds out these letters and is very angry about itChapter 13 to 14. 1.Meg/Mr Brooke/Laurie 2.Laurie/Mrs March/Mr Laurence/Laurie 3.Jo/Laurie/Jo/Mr Laurence/Laurie 5.Mr Laurence/Laurie/Mr Booke 6.Aunt March/Meg/Mr Brooke/Meg 7.Beth/Amy /Mr Brooke /Jo /Laurie
III.After Reading.
Exercise 1.
1.Yes, I did 2.Yes, only me.
3.Oh, I’m sorry about what I have done Actually, I only want to help Mr Brooke.
4.Yes, I knew that Meg would be unhappy when she knew I had written these love letters and I need to sorry her.
5.Yes, I promise not to talk with anyone.
Exercise 2.
1.are better 2.was ill.
Trang 125.Jo helped me a lot 6.Beth was more better 7.felt happily.
8.the fever seriously 9.was sleeping.
10.got over that fever 11.came back home 12.hope to see you soon 13.add our love to John.
Exercise 3.
1.Words describing what people are like: lazy, helpful, polite, warm-hearted, calm, wild, cruel, shy, selfish, brave, wicked
2.Words describing how people feel: uncomfortable,
happy,proud,lonely, Shocked, annoyed, greatful, miserable, sad.
Exercise 4.
1.Mrs Hummel is thinking about Meg when Meg was sick 2.Aunt March is thinking about Meg and Mr Brooke
3.Mr Laurence is thinking about Beth when Beth was shy and playing the piano in his castle
4.Amy was thinking about Beth when Beth caught sick
5.Mr Laurence was thinking about Jo when she persuade him to take an apologoze for Laurien
Exercise 5.
1.Beth looked after a sick baby ‘cause he was Hummel’s child2.Laurie wrote love letter to Meg ‘cause he wanted to know if Meg would love Brooke
3.Meg dressed a new dress but it made her change and she was like a doll4.Laurie warned Jo about the thin ice
5.Amy took Jo’s notebook of stories ‘cause Jo didn’t allow her to go to the theater with her.Then she burned Jo’s notebook
6.Jo decided to sell her hair for money to help her father
7.Amy wanted to use her money to buy a botle of perfume for her mother8.Laurie wrote love letter ‘cause he wanted to help Mt Brook
9.Laurie sent telegram to Mrs March to tell about Beth’s illness
10.Beth made a pair of men’s slipper for Mr Laurence ‘cause she wantedto thank him about the piano
Exercise 6.
Trang 13story was printed.when she become a famous writer,they will get married.Throug the main characters, Jo always showed her love with Laurie.At the end of the story, Jo and Laurie live happily forever.
Exercise 7.
I that story, I like Jo best ‘cause she is an inteligent woman and she can solve any problem.She also is a friendly and faithful one.Maybe sometimes she is selfish but that’s common with anyone.Moreover, she can write stories and I’m sure that she is going to be a successful writer in the future.
Summary
The story began at Christmas time The March girls, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amywere very poor The girls had a little money and decided to all buy their mother presents instead of buying things for themselves.
On Christmas, the girls gave their large breakfast to some needy neighbors, the Hummels that were noticed by their wealthy neighbor, James Laurence, who sent them a large dinner.
At the party of Gardiners' house, Jo met Laurie, James Laurence's grandson,a lonely boy They talked and became friends The Marches and the
Laurences became good friends Beth began going to the Laurences' to play the piano there.
Trang 14Silas Marner _I.Before reading.Exercise 1. 1.N 2.Y 3.N 4.N 5.YExercise 2 5.One of them has committed a crime.Exercise 3.
2 Finding someone to love , to replace his gold.
II While reading.
Chapter 1 and 2.
1.Because they looked so strange and they didn’t have parents.2.15 years.
3.Because he thought that when Silas sat without moving, hearing or seeing, his soul was open to a possibel message from God.
4.He was accused of killing the man and stoling the money.
5.He thought that William had stolen the money while he was having a fit and then blamed it on him.
Trang 157.He took his gold coins out to look at them, feel them and count them everyevening.
8.They were arguing about Godfrey ‘s trouble.
9.Because the Squire would disinherit him and he would be just a poor working man for the rest of his life.
10.Godfrey’s foolish marriage
11.By selling wildfire, the Godfrey’s best horse.
12.Dunstan got the horse fell while jumping gate and Wildfire ‘s back was broken and then he died.
13.He stole all of Silas’s money.
Before reading chapter 3.1.N 4.Y2.N 5.N3.YChapter 3 to 5.1.T2.FThe villagers thought that a stranger was the thief.3.FGodfreys cared more about his horse than about Dunstan.4.T5.FThe Squire wanted Godfrey to marry Nancy.6.T7.T8.FDolly couldn’t understand what a chapel was.9.F
Silas still felt miserable about his stolen gold.
Before reading chapters 6 to 7.1.Yes,he will.2.No,he won’t.3.Yes,he will.4.No,he won’t.5.Yes,he will6.No,he won’t.Chapters 6 to 7.
Trang 163.Nancy said about Godfrey.
4.Silas said about the woman lying near his cottage.
5.Mrs Kimble said about the decision of Silas to take care the child on his own.
6.Dr.Kimble said about the woman whom Silas found.7.Silas said about the child.
8.Godfrey thought about his daughter.9.Dolly said about the child.
10.Godfrey said about the child.
Chapter 8 and 9.
1.What was the great sadness of Nancy ‘s married life ? It was her childless marriage.
2.Why had Nancy refused to adopt a child?.
Because she believed that God didn’t want them to have a child.3.Why had Godfrey wanted to adopt a child?.
Because she was his own daughter.
4.Why was Eppie interested in who her real father was ?.
Because she thought she had the best father in the world already.5.What did Silas think of Eppie’s marriage plan?.
He thought he would be lonely once again.6.What was found in the quarry ?.
Dunstan’s body with Silas’money.
7.Why did Godfrey finally confess his secret to Nancy ?.
Because he didn’t want anyone telling her that secret except him.8.Why was Nancy so sad when she learnt the truth?.
Because if Godfrey had told her sooner, they would have adopted Eppie and lived happily with their daughter.
9.What did Godfrey and Nancy decide to do?
They would tell Silas and Eppie about the truth and their wish.
Before reading chapter 10.
1.Eppie will decide to live with Silas because to her he is the best and also the only father.
2.No he won’t.
3.She’ll be happier with Silas than with her real father because it’s Silas whom she knows and loves.
4.No,she won’t.
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Exercise 1.
1.They are talking about the woman that Silas found near his cottage on the New Year’s Eve.
2.They are telling about Godfrey after Dunstan was found with Silas’s money.
3.They are telling about the Casses on Eppie’s wedding.
4.They are telling about Dolly after her trying to persuade Silas to go to the church.5.They are telling about Silas after he came into the rainbow to tell her aboutthe robbery.6.They are telling about Godfrey and Nancy Cass ( Nancy has just her child).Exercise 2.
_Is there anything related to my ring?.
_My mother?.Did you know her?.Tell me!.Where is she now? _On my God !.How could it happen to her?.
_So, how could you get me ? _ Are you my father ,dad?.
_Do you know who my real father is ?.
_ Not at all,dad.Because I had the best father already.Exercise 3.Nancy ‘s diary.1.Difficult 2.happened 3.has4.15 5.wasExercise 4. Robbery at Raveloe.
Two bags of gold has just been stolen from the floorboards of a small cottage in Raveloe That belongs to a weaver named Silas Marner.The thief is still unknown.The most suspicious one is considerd to be the pedlar who has just visited our village recently.
Woman dead in snow.
On the New Year ‘s Eve, a woman was found dead in snow in Raveloe Her name is unknown.She’s got a wedding ring on but noone know her
husband.The two-year-old child , fortunately, is now safe and well The localweaver who found the child has planned to adopt her.
Trang 18Yesterday when some working men were draining the Squire’s fields in Raveloe they found the body of a young man in the old quarry.They recognized it was Dunstan Cass , the disappeared brother of Squire Cass due to the watch in rings found on the body They also found two bags of gold stolen from the weaver ‘s cottage sixteen years old.It’s clear that Dunstan Cass who disappeared for all these years was the thief.
Wedding at Raveloe.
Last week, Eppie, the weaver’s daughter was married to Aaron Winthdrop at church Nancy Cas bought Eppie the wedding dress and the Squire paid for the wedding lunchat the rainbow.The young couple went to live with their father at their cottage.
My own opinion.
1.I don’t agree with her idea So many people think that having money is happiness , but others don’t think that It belongs to each person ‘s attitude and opinion Money is the means of life You can’t let our means poor Moreover , in market economy , poverty is society’s burden “ A cottage with two gold hearts ” is a fairy tale of last century We are poor that is guilty to our country
2.I don’t totally agree with her Sometimes we can’t do what our parents want becausemaybe they mistake and don’t really understand what we think But all that they do and talk to us are from their love Always remember that they love us and hope best things for us.
3.People can put right mistakes they have made.
Summary.
The story of Silas Marner took place at the beginning of the 19th century in an farming community in England As the story opened , Silas was wrongly accused by his best friend of stealing money from the church He lost all his faith in people He sat in his cottage weaving all day and counting his money by night The other villagers were verysuspicious of him He hardly spoke and never came to church or the village bar
However, Silas made good cloth and earned plenty of money After some years he had two bags with full of gold which he hid under his floor One night when he were
Trang 19Eppie, brought Silas back to life Eppie is in fact the child of the Squire’s older son, Godfrey, brought Eppie to his the second wife, named Nancy Godfrey and Nancy had no children of their own and adopted Eppie But Eppie didn’t want riches Silas’s love was beyond value for her.
THREE MEN IN A BOAT I.Before reading.Exercise 1. 1.F 4.F 2.F 5.F 3.T 6.TExercise 2. 1.Y 11.N 2.Y 12.N 3.N 13.N 4.Y 14.P 5.Y 15.N 6.Y 16.N 7.Y 17.N 8.Y 18.Y 9.P 19.P 10.P 20.NExercise 3.clothes, toothbrushes, whisky, eggs, a map, a radio, knife, mineral water.Exercise 4.
Good things : Being relaxed, close to nature, close to friends Bad things : Dangerous.
Trang 20Read chapters 1 to 3. 1.T 2.FHarris wanted to go to the sea 3.FMontmorency didn’t like 4.T 5.T 6.FThe friends decided to sleep in hotels when it rained 7.T 8.FGeorge said that a tent was more difficult than a cover over the boat.Chapters 4 to 6. 1.J 5.Mrs Poppets 2.Harris 6.George 3.George 7.Harris 4.Montmorency 8.HarrisChapters 7 to 8.
1.Harris and J didn’t visit the church at Hamton 2.Harris thought that George was lazy.
3.Harris thought that water made people ill 4.Harris fell into the basket.
5.Harris ‘s cap fell into the river.
6.They met George at Weybridge lock.
7.The lock-keeper seemed annoyed noone had fallen in 8.George pulled the boat to Penton Hook.
Chapters 9 to 10.
4 - 10 - 5 – 2 – 7 – 11 – 1 – 9 – 6 – 3 – 8
Chapters 11 to 12.
1.Because there was no roses round the door 2.Because they had lost the tin opener.
3.Because the friends had knocked them from their seats 4.Because he feared the cat.
5.Because he had been sitting in the adge of the hole.
Chapters 13 to 15.
1.What did George and J decide to do often supper? 2.How many islands were there in the river?.
Trang 214.How many swans did Harris fight? 5.What did Harris do with the whisky?.
6.What happened to their clothes when they washed them?.
7.Why people said that they had caught the fish in the glass case ? 8.Why did George start to brush his trousers in the lock?.
Before reading chapter 16.
1.a.It starts to rain.
2.b.The friends leave the boat and go home by train
III.After reading.
Exercise 1.
7 – 2.And – 14 – 4.Because – 8 – 10.Because – 1 – 3.But – 6 – 12.That – 15– 5.But – 9 – 16.That – 13 – 11.And
Exercise 2.
1.for 2.do 3.need
4.against 5.thought 6.eat
7.of 8.on 9.towed
10.had 11.saw 12.thought
13.by 14.in 15.at
16.frightened 17.after 18.at
19.on 20.on 21.harm
22.keep 23.had 24.with
25.try 26.to 27.had
Exercise 3.
1.Harris – his stories – don’t – know how to get out of it – they began to follow him – wished they had never met him – at cooking – he failed – he had failed – he had fighted against 32 swans.
2.George – late – being waked – all the bits of food they had left over – but he fell down and they found that it was not a real fish.
3.J – at packing – he forgot to put the boot in and whether he had packed his toothbrush or not, so he had to pack many times – splash some water over himself – the branch broke and he fell in the river – George laughed a lot – it was George ‘s shirt.
Exercise 4.
Trang 22Page 12 – Uncle Pidger and the picture Page 22 – lost in the maze.
Page 30 – Aunt Mary is lost Page 31 – How girls tow a boat Page 38 – Two men in one bed Page 40 – When George got up early Page 48 – No room in Dachet.
Page 74 – The photograph Page 78 – Hiring a boat.
Exercise 5.
Scene 1 : 5 – 16 – 13 – 1 – 7 – 9 – 11 – 13 Scene 2 : 10 – 2 – 4 – 15 – 6 – 12 – 14 – 8.
Exercise 6.
Ex: “I knew that it was my heart because I had all the symtoms of a badheart.The main symtom was that I didn’t want to work”.
=> The truth : J is lazy and he wants to make up a reason for his laziness Ex: “I think that I am very good at packing It is one of the things I do best, so I told the others that I would organize it”.
=>The truth : J didn’t want to pack and also didn’t know how to pack
indeed He just wanted to tell Harris and George what to do and then sit and watch them do it.
Ex: “He said he was very good at doing eggs People who had eaten his eggs never wanted any other food afterwards”.
=>The truth: He couldn’t cook well He burnt himself, dropped everything waved his hands and shouted.
Ex: “They told me he was in the river I said I’d catch him and I did You don;t see many fish as big as that one now”.
=>The truth: He told lies, it was not a real fish
Summary.
Trang 23outside at two) so J and Harris make their way to Kingston by train Unable to find the correct train at Waterloo Station, they resorted to bribing a train driver to take his train to Kingston where they collected their hired boat and started upon their journey They met George later in the day at