5.

1 The little mice

(Những cô chuột bé nhỏ)

1. Resourceful (tính từ): tháo vát

2. Dearth (danh từ): sự cạn kiệt
3. Grueling (tính từ): gian nan
4. Mundane (tính từ): trần tục
5. Deliberate (tính từ): có tính toán
6. Allot (động từ): phân chia
7. Cache (danh từ): nơi cất trữ
8. Fanciful (tính từ): kỳ khôi
9. Convenience (danh từ): sự tiện nghi
10. Opt (động từ): chọn ra
11. Elapse (động từ): trôi qua
12. Paltry (tính từ): không đáng kể
13. Dire (tính từ): thảm khốc
14. Empathy (danh từ): sự cảm thông
15. Tedious (tính từ): chán ngắt
16. Appal (động từ): làm kinh sợ
17. Outrage (danh từ): sưk đáng khinh
18. Sustenance (danh từ): phương
tiện sinh sống
19. Rectify (động từ): chỉnh sửa
20. Grip (động từ): nắm chặt
 5.1 The little mice
(Những cô chuột bé nhỏ)

Beth was a very ……………….. and conserva-

tive mouse. She knew that winter was
coming and that there would soon be a
……………….. of food. So she decided to make
gathering food for winter her primary job.
Gathering food was a ……………….. and
……………….. activity, but Beth made a
……………….. effort because she knew that it
was important. She ……………….. herself a
few hours every day to collect beans. By
winter, she had collected a massive pile
and hid them in a ………………...
Beth had a sister named Mary. Mary
lacked ambition. She had ……………….. ideas
about how she would survive winter. She
thought that food would just come to her
and that she could work at her own
………………... She ……………….. to spend the
days playing and dancing, instead of
gathering beans. When the final hours of
autumn ……………….., Mary had only a
……………….. amount of food stored away.
Mary realized that her food supply was too
small to last through winter. She visited
her sister. Mary said, “Beth, lamina
……………….. situation. I didn’t gather enough
food for winter. Will you let me share your
beans? Please have some ……………….. for your sister!”
Beth thought for a moment. Then she replied, “Mary, I am truly sorry for you. But I will not give you
any of my beans. Instead, I will let you have my empty bag. You can still work hard and gather
enough food for the winter. It will be ……………….., but you will learn the value of hard work.”
Beth’s words ……………….. Mary. Mary cried with ……………….., “There is too much work! I won’t have
any time to dance or play!”
Beth said, “It is crucial that you gather enough food. You must have sustenance before you have
fun. Go now, and rectify your situation.”
Mary griped some more, but she knew that her sister was right. She took the bag and went to
work gathering her own beans for the winter.
5.2 The helpful
(Tu viện giúp đỡ người khó khăn)

1. Prairie (danh từ): thảo nguyên

2. Drought (danh từ): hạn hán
3. Arid (tính từ): khôn cằn
4. Moisture (danh từ): hơi ẩm
5. Abbey (danh từ): tu viện
6. Abundant (tính từ): thừa thãi
7. Inland (danh từ): vùng nội địa
8. Ample (tính từ): dư thừa
9. Cathedral (danh từ): nhà thờ lớn
10. Rugged (tính từ): khó nhọc
11. Rag (động từ): làm rách
12. Scarce (tính từ): khan hiếm
13. Grumble (động từ): càu nhàu
14. Speculate (động từ): ước đoán
15. Deprive (động từ): lấy đi
16. Oath (danh từ): lời thề
17. Eligible (tính từ): đủ tư cách
18. Nonetheless (trạng từ): dù thế nào
đi nữa
19. Fast (động từ): ăn chay
20. Adjoins (động từ): ở kế bên
 5.2 The helpful abbey
(Tu viện giúp đỡ người khó khăn)

It had not rained on the ………….. for several months. Because of the ………….., the climate had
become very …………... There was no ………….. left in the soil. No crops could grow in the dry ground.
By wintertime, the people had nothing to eat.
The hungry families heard about an ………….. near the mountains where food and water was still
…………... So they traveled ………….., across the prairie, to the abbey.
At first only a few families arrived, seeking food and shelter. Then there was vfood. The monks fed
them and let them sleep in the small …………...
Soon, however, more families were arriving every day. These people had to travel farther, so they
were in worse condition. The ………….. journey had made their clothes …………... They were cold and
tired. The tiny cathedral was soon full.
Food became …………... The monks began to …………... They began to ………….. that there would be no
food. “If more families come, we won’t make it through the winter,” said a young monk. “We must
ask some of them to leave.”
The abbot heard this. “We cannot do that,” he said. “It would be wrong to ………….. them of food and
shelter. We took an ………….. to help those that need help. All here are in need, so all are ………….. to
receive our food and shelter.”
“But we won’t have enough,” the monk said.
“That might be true, but we must help them …………... We will …………..,” the abbot replied. “Also, we
will give our rooms in the abbey to those sleeping outside, and we will sleep in the churchyard that
………….. the cathedral.”
The monks were reluctant at first, but they did what the oldest monk said. By the end of winter,
there was still enough food and shelter for everyone. They learned that sometimes helping others
means you must give more help than you first expected.
5.3 the bachelor's lesson
(Bài học của chàng cử nhân)

1. Bachelor (danh từ): cử nhân

2. Keen (tính từ): sắc sảo
3. Diploma (danh từ): bằng tốt
nghiệp
4. Assert (động từ): quả quyết
5. Excel (động từ): xuất sắc về
6. Calculus (danh từ): số học
7. Physiology (danh từ): sinh lý học
8. Theoretical (tính từ): mang tính lý
thuyết
9. Relativity (danh từ): thuyết tương
đối
10. Celestial (tính từ): thuộc vũ trụ
11. Harness (động từ): khai thác
12. Radioactive (tính từ): phóng xạ
13. Analytic (tính từ): thuộc về phân
tích
14. Collision (danh từ): va chạm
15. Competent (tính từ): đủ trình độ
16. Mythology (danh từ): thần thoại
học
17. Sociology (danh từ): xã hội học
18. Geology (danh từ): địa lý
19. Cognitive (tính từ): liên quan
đến nhận thức
20. Intellect (danh từ): trí tuệ
 5.3 the bachelor's lesson
(Bài học của chàng cử nhân)

A ……………... young ……………... had finished his studies at the university. As soon as he had received
his ……………..., he ……………... to everyone he met that he was the smartest person in town.
“I ……………... at everything I study,” he said, bragging about his knowledge. “I’ve mastered ……………...
and …………….... I even understand the great ……………... teachings of science, such as …………….... There
is nothing that I don’t know. Whether it’s the movements of ……………... objects, like planets and
stars, or how to ……………... the power of ……………... substances, I know everything.”
But actually, there was something the bachelor did not know. Though his ……………... abilities were
great, he failed to notice he was missing something very important in his life.
One day while walking through town, the bachelor witnessed a ……………... between two cars. Both
drivers appeared to be injured, but the scholar only stood and watched.
He thought to himself, “Those idiots should have been more alert. They really must not be very
……………....” He never thought the drivers needed help.
“Please help me,” said the female driver in a weak voice. “Help me, too,” said the male driver. “I’m
hurt and can’t move.”
Suddenly the bachelor realized he was the only person near the accident. He quit thinking and ran
to help the drivers. He carefully helped them out of their vehicles and then called an ambulance.
The drivers were saved, and the bachelor felt the best he had in his entire life. Studying ……………...,
……………..., and ……………... didn’t give him this wonderful feeling. It was the act of helping others, not
his ……………... skills, that gave him this great feeling.
He had learned an important lesson. He learned that ……………... isn’t everything; being helpful is
just as important. “Having only a brain is not enough,” he thought. “You must also have a heart.”
5.4 The corrupt administrator
(Người quản lý mưu mẹo)

1. Administrator (danh từ): giám sát

viên
2. Merchandise (danh từ): hàng hóa
3. Headquarter (danh từ): trụ sở
chính
4. Incentive (danh từ): phần thưởng
5. Affluent (tính từ): nổi danh
6. Legitimate (tính từ): hợp pháp,
chính đáng
7. Automate (động từ): tự động hóa
8. Bribe (động từ): đút lót
9. Corrupt (tính từ): sa đọa
10. Legislate (động từ): làm luật
11. Subsidy (danh từ): sự bao cấp
12. Dispose (động từ): sắp xếp, giải
quyết
13. Rubbish (danh từ): rác thải
14. Violate (động từ): vi phạm
15. Infrastructure (danh từ): cơ sở
vật chất
16. Revenue (danh từ): daonh thu
17. Retail (danh từ): nhà bán lẻ
18. Audit (động từ): kiểm toán
19. Manipulate (động từ): vận động
20. Transaction (danh từ): sự giao
dịch
 5.4 The corrupt administrator
(Người quản lý mưu mẹo)

Mr. Pig was an ………………….. at a big factory that

made different kinds of …………………... During a meet-
ing at the company’s ………………….., his bosses said
they wanted the factory to make more money.
“If the factory makes more money, then you will
too,” his boss, Mr. Horse, told him. It was a great
…………………... Pig had always wanted to be as
………………….. as his bosses.
Mr. Pig returned to the factory and started making
changes. However, most were not very nice, and
some were not …………………...
First, he fired all his employees. Then he
………………….. the entire factory. Machines now made
everything, and the other animals, Mr. Rabbit, Mr.
Sheep, and Mr. Dog had no jobs. Next, he
………………….. some ………………….. senators into
………………….. special ………………….. for the factory.
Finally, instead of paying a company to …………………..
of the factory’s ………………….. properly, he …………………..
the law by throwing it into the river to save money.
At first, all the changes to the factory’s ………………….. created more …………………... But soon many
stores could no longer sell the factory’s goods at …………………... It seemed that the machines
couldn’t make products as well as the workers. The customers were disappointed with the facto-
ry’s merchandise.
There were other problems, too. The animals had told their friends and family to stop buying the
factory’s goods. Officials discovered the factory’s rubbish in the river, and when they …………………..
the company, they discovered that Pig had ………………….. the law in order to get more money.
All ………………….. with Pig’s factory stopped. The factory lost money, and Pig lost his job. He realized
his mistakes too late. He had tried to become rich by saving money any way possible, but the
cheapest way was not always the best.
5.5 A famous accident
(Tai nạn nổi tiếng)

1. pharmaceutical (tính từ): thuộc

về dược phẩm
2. haste (danh từ): sự vội vã
3. Essence (danh từ): bản chất
4. Ongoing (tính từ): đang tiếp diễn
5. terminal (tính từ): theo từng quý
6. remedy (danh từ): liệu pháp chữa
trị
7. impulse (danh từ): sự thôi thúc
8. proximity (danh từ): trạng thái
gần
9. precise (tính từ): chính xác
10. significance (danh từ): ý nghĩa
11. commence (động từ): khởi đầu
12. Assess (động từ): ước định
13. subsequent (tính từ): liên tiếp
14. latter (tính từ): đằng sau
15. astonish (động từ): làm kinh
ngạc
16. synthetic (tính từ): tổng hợp
17. molecules (danh từ): phân tử
18. extract (động từ): phân giải
19. publicity (danh từ): sự chú ý
20. fabulous (tính từ): kì diệu
 5.5 A famous accident
(Tai nạn nổi tiếng)

One of the greatest ………………. discoveries happened by accident. In his ………………. to go on vaca-
tion, Alexander Fleming had left his laboratory in a mess. The ………………. of his ………………. work
involved a type of bacteria. An infection caused by the bacteria was often ………………., and he was
looking for a ……………….. He had left the bacteria out while he was away.
When he returned from vacation, he found that his lab was covered in fungus. He started cleaning
up the mess. While he was cleaning, he had an ………………. to examine the fungus. He saw that
whenever the fungus was in close ………………. to the bacteria, the bacteria died.
Though he was a messy scientist, his experiments were ……………….. He thought that there might be
some ………………. to the fungus. He immediately ………………. an experiment to ………………. what had
happened to the bacteria. It had either died by accident or the fungus had killed it. The ……………….
tests proved it was the ………………. reason.
What he found ………………. him. The fungus actually killed the bad bacteria. All this time, he had
been looking for a ………………. material to kill the bacteria. Instead, a common fungus did the job.
He knew that something in the fungus had killed the bacteria. His next step was to find those
………………. that had done it. When he found them, he ………………. them and put them into a pill. The
drug proved to be very effective. It also worked against other types of harmful bacteria.
The discovery received a lot of ……………….. Soon after, the new drug was being used all over the
world. Because of the success, the scientist was able to develop even more ………………. drugs to
help people. His accidental discovery changed the world and helped save many people’s lives.
5.6 The Island
(Hòn đảo)

1. Peculiar (tính từ): riêng biệt

2. Migraine (danh từ): chứng đau
nửa đầu
3. Fracture (danh từ): vết rạn nứt
xương
4. Spouse (danh từ): vợ
5. Tolerate (động từ): chịu đựng
6. Devise (động từ):đặt ra
7. Altitude (danh từ): độ cao
8. Insight (danh từ): sự thấu hiểu
9. Ridge (danh từ): chỏm
10. Indigenous (tính từ): bản xứ
11. Limb (danh từ): cành cây
12. Impair (động từ): làm hư hại
13. Coastline (danh từ): bờ biển
14. Proficient (tính từ): lành nghề
15. Expertise (danh từ): chuyên
môn
16. Implement (động từ): thực thi
17. Thrust (động từ): đẩy mạnh
18. Quest (danh từ): sự truy tìm
19. Deter (động từ): làm nản lòng
20. Optimism (danh từ): sự lạc quan
 5.6 The Island
(Hòn đảo)

“Where am I?” Bob thought to himself when he woke up

on a ……………… beach. “I can’t remember what happened.”
There had been a bad storm, and Bob’s fishing boat sunk.
He washed ashore on a small island, but he had gotten
hurt during the storm. He had a terrible ………………, and he
had a ……………… in his shoulder. He felt awful. But he had a
strong desire to make it home to his ……………… and
children. He had to ……………… all the pain and ……………… a
plan.
Bob stood up and looked around. “I’ll walk to a higher
………………, so I can see everything around me,” thought
Bob. “Maybe I’ll gain some ……………… about this island and
find something to help me escape.” As he walked along a
mountain ………………, he noticed that the tall ……………… trees
looked sturdy and thick. Bob got a brilliant idea. He could
build a raft! He cut down some leaves and tree ……………….
Even though his shoulder injury ……………… his ability to carry the materials, he slowly dragged them
down the mountain until he reached the ……………….
Bob was a ……………… builder. He used his building ……………… to line up the limbs and tie them
together with long vines. When the raft was finished, Bob was happy with his work. “This will bring
me home to my family,” he said with a smile.
At last, Bob was ready to ……………… his escape plan. With all his might, he ……………… the raft into the
water. He climbed on and began the ……………… to find his way home. Bob smiled again, and
thought, “I’m glad I kept a good attitude. It prevented the pain from ……………… me from my plan.
……………… and ambition make anything possible.” Slowly, he floated out to sea. In a few days, he
made it to shore and ran home to see his happy family.

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5.7 Small World
(Thế giới nhỏ)

1. Biosphere (danh từ): tầng khí quyển

2. Ecology (danh từ): sinh thí học
3. Bizarre (tính từ): kì quái
4. Aquatic (tính từ): sống dưới nước
5. Temperate (tính từ): ôn hòa
6. Tolerance (danh từ): sức chịu đựng
7. Celcius (danh từ): độ C
8. Coarse (tính từ): thô
9. Repetitive (tính từ): lặp đi lặp lại
10. Duration (danh từ): khoảng thời
gian
11. Vulnerable (tính từ): dễ tổn thương
12. Parasite (danh từ): vật ký sinh
13. Digest (động từ): tiêu hóa
14. Prominent (tính từ): đáng chú ý
15. Reproductive (tính từ): tái sản xuất
16. Companion (danh từ): bạn đồng
hành
17. Undergo (động từ): trải qua
18. Nucleus (danh từ): nhân tế bào
19. Feat (danh từ): chiến công
20. Infinite (tính từ): vô hạn
 5.7 Small World
(Thế giới nhỏ)

Even though people can’t see me, I’m an

important part of Earth’s ……………… .
Scientists who study ……………… know
that I was the first life form on Earth.
There is more of my kind than any other
plant or animal in the world. Without me,
other plants and animals would not even
exist, lama protist, and my tiny body is
made up of one single cell.
In my small world, things can be abso-
lutely ………………. Unlike most ………………
plants and animals, I don’t need a
……………… climate. I have a very high
……………… for extreme conditions. Right
now, I’m swimming around in a bucket
of boiling water! The temperature is 150
degrees ………………, but I feel comfortable.
I have ……………… hairs called cilia that help me swim around in here. I move my cilia in a ………………
motion for the ……………… of my swim. I cannot go very fast, though. It takes me about five minutes
to swim a distance of just one millimeter!
When I get hungry, I look for tiny, ……………… ………………. I swim up to one and swallow it whole. I
……………… things much like people do. I have an organ that works just like a human stomach. After
I eat, I release nitrogen gas. Nitrogen is a ……………… gas in the earth’s atmosphere. Other plants
and animals need my nitrogen to survive.
My ……………… ability is my most unique trait. I don’t need a ……………… to mate with. Instead, I
……………… a process called fission, where my own ……………… splits in half. An exact copy of my
nucleus is made, which forms into another protist. It really is an impressive ………………. I can create
an ……………… number of new protists all by myself!
5.8 Becoming a Healer
(Trở thành người chữa lành)

1. Obscure (tính từ): ít người biết

đến
2. Respirator (danh từ): mặt nạ
phòng hơi độc
3. Medication (danh từ): liệu pháp
4. Hostile (tính từ): hung tàn
5. Dominate (động từ): thống trị
6. Oppress (động từ): đàn áp
7. Barren (tính từ): cằn cỗi
8. Dignity (danh từ): phẩm giá, lòng
tự trọng
9. Malnutrition (danh từ): sự thiếu
dinh dưỡng
10. Adept (tính từ): giỏi, tinh thông
11. Misconception (danh từ): sự
hiểu lầm
12. Dense (tính từ): đậm đặc, rậm
rạp
13. Edible (tính từ): ăn được
14. Peel (động từ): bóc vỏ
15. Intake (danh từ): sự hấp thu, lấy
vào
16. Likewise (phó từ): tương tự như
vậy
17. Strive (động từ): cố gắng
18. Prescription (danh từ): đơn
thuốc
19. Culinary (tính từ): (thuộc vế) bếp
núc
20. Ceramic (tính từ): sứ
 5.8 Becoming a Healer
(Trở thành người chữa lành)

Years ago, I worked at a small health clinic in a remote country. I had gone there to treat an
obscure syndrome. It attacked people’s lungs, causing them to need a respirator to breathe. I was
trying out a new medication to treat these people instead of using a respirator. If I was successful,
I would become famous.
Everything was going fine until war broke out in a nearby country. Many people from that country
fled the hostile invading army. The army wanted to dominate the people, but the people didn’t
want to be oppressed. So they walked hundreds of miles across barren land to get away.
Some of these people came to our clinic for treatment. I talked with them and learned of their
difficulties. They did not beg or complain. I was impressed by their dignity.
There was one woman I will never forget. Her son suffered from malnutrition and stomach pain,
and she didn’t know what to do. Neither did 1.1 was not adept at treating malnutrition. Nonethe-
less, when I saw her sadness, I knew I had to help her son.
The woman had been feeding her son bread and water. She had a misconception that it would be
enough for him. However, I knew that he needed to eat vegetables, too. So I took her outside and
showed her a dense patch of edible plants. I taught her howto dig up the roots, peel them, and
cook them for her son. I explained that she should increase her son’s intake of these vegetables.
Likewise, she should strive to get him some meat once a week to help him regain his strength.
I sent her off with a prescription for some pain medicine, but she also left my office with some
new culinary skills. A few weeks later, she returned to tell me her son was healthy again. As
thanks, she gave me a beautiful ceramic bowl.
I never become famous, but I kept that bowl to remind me what it truly means to heal someone.
5.9 The Weaving Machine
(Chiếc máy dệt vải)

1. Weave (động từ): dệt

2. Penisula (danh từ): bán đảo
3. Proportion (danh từ): tỉ lệ
4. Benevolent (tính từ): nhân từ
5. Dependence (danh từ): sự phụ
thuộc
6. Medieval (danh từ): trung cổ
7. Obsolete (tính từ): lạc hâuk
8. Archaic (tính từ): cổ xưa
9. Diminish (động từ): giảm sút
10. Capitalism (danh từ): chủ nghĩa
tư bản
11. Impose (động từ): áp đặt
12. Radical (tính từ): cấp tiến
13. Spectacular (tính từ): ngoạn
mục
14. Component (danh từ):thành
phần
15. Brass (danh từ): đồng thau
16. Refute (động từ): bác bỏ
17. Drawback (danh từ): mặt hạn
chế
18. Prestige (danh từ): uy tín, thanh
thế
19. Managerial (tính từ): mang tính
quản lý
20. Fad (danh từ): mốt nhất thời
 5.9 The Weaving Machine
(Chiếc máy dệt vải)

Mr. Joseph Franklin invented a machine that could ……………. cloth. It wove faster and straighter
than anyone could weave by hand. He decided to take it to two cities on a ……………., Netherton and
Wilton. In these cities, a large ……………. of the people worked in weaving. Joseph felt sure he could
sell his machine there.
Joseph first took his machine to the mayor of Netherton. “Think of the money you will earn from
this machine!” Joseph said to him.
But the mayor was a ……………. man. He knew about the people’s ……………. on weaving for their
livelihood. If he bought the machine, the people would lose their jobs. So he refused to buy it.
Joseph said, “We are no longer in the ……………. age! Soon everything will be made by machines.
Cloth made by hand will soon be …………….. If you don’t change your ……………. ways, your town’s
income will …………….!”
But the mayor said, “I don’t like …………….. Don’t ……………. your ……………. ideas on my town. Go away!”
So Joseph took his machine to the mayor at Wilton. This mayorthought Joseph’s machine was
……………. and spent a long time looking at its different ……………. made of …………….. The mayor
couldn’t ……………. the fact that the
machine had ……………. that would affect
the people’s jobs. But he realized the
machine could bring money and
…………….. So he ordered Joseph to build
twenty of them.
Within a year, Wilton was a wealthy city,
famous for its wonderful cloth. People
no longer wove but worked in …………….
jobs at cloth factories instead. Nobody
bought the cloth from Netherton any-
more. The people of Netherton became
poor and hungry.
Finally, the mayor of Netherton called
Joseph and said, “Now I realize that your
machine is not just a passing ……………..
To succeed in business, we must be
willing to change.” He then ordered
twenty weaving machines.
After that, both Netherton and Wilton became rich cities, famous throughout the land for their
wonderful cloth.
5.10 Life of the Farm
(Cuộc sống ở Nông trại)

1. Capitalist (danh từ): nhà tư bản

2. Finance (động từ): cấp vốn
3. Enterprise (danh từ): hãng
4. Maximize (động từ): tối đa hóa
5. Monetary (tính từ): thuộc về tiền
bạc
6. Accountant (danh từ): nhân viên
kế toán
7. Indifferent (tính từ): thờ ơ
8. Contempt (danh từ): sự coi
thường
9. Simplicity (danh từ): sự giản đơn
10. Preliminary (tính từ): mở đầu,
đầu tiên
11. Sow (động từ): gieo
12. Soy (danh từ): đậu tương
13. Upcoming (tính từ): đang tới
14. Irrigate (động từ): tưới tiêu
15. Precaution (danh từ): sự phòng
ngừa
16. Spade (danh từ): cái thuổng
17. Ditch (danh từ): hào, rãnh
18. Saturate (động từ): Ngấm
19. Dedicate (động từ): công hiến
20. Exquisite (tính từ): thanh tú
 5.10 Life of the Farm
(Cuộc sống ở Nông trại)

Bill was an excellent ……………. . He ……………. a large aviation ……………. that made a lot of money. He
knew how to ……………. ……………. gains in every business deal he made. Bill had one big problem,
though. He was unhappy all the time. Bill knew that he had to do something about it, or he would
be depressed for the rest of his life.
One day, Bill was in his office when he heard a knock at the door. “Come in!” Bill said loudly.
His ……………., Jane, walked in. Jane said, “Sir, I haven’t seen you smile in a year. What are you so
sad about? Your company is doing very well.”
Bill told her, “I’m ……………. about my company’s success. I have ……………. toward my job. I just want
to do something I enjoy. I’ve always loved growing plants as a hobby. I’m going to quit my job and
become a farmer!”
“You’re crazy!” Jane said.
“I don’t think so,” Bill replied. “1want the ……………. of a life on a farm. I’m tired of all this stress.
Farming will make me happy.”
The very next day, Bill carried out the ……………. task of buying land and tools. Then he got to work.
He ……………. many types of seeds. He planted ……………., cabbage, carrots, and onions.
“The ……………. summer is going to be very dry,” thought Bill. “I need to ……………. my crops as a
……………., in case it doesn’t rain enough.”
He took his ……………. and dug a ……………. down the middle of his farm. “Water from the stream will
flow down the ditch and ……………. the soil around every plant,” Bill thought.
Bill ……………. himself to farming. After a year, his farm looked …………….. Most importantly, Bill was
happy. He finally had the life he always wanted.
5.11 Beethoven's Gift
(Món quà của Beethoven’s)

1. Biograpgy (danh từ): tiểu sử

2. Narrate (động từ): kể lại
3. Dominance (danh từ): địa vị
4. Multiple (tính từ): nhiều
5. Masterpiece (danh từ): kiệt tác
6. Partiality (danh từ): sự mê thích
7. Acute (tính từ): buốt
8. Spontaneous (tính từ): tự phát
9. Inevitable (tính từ): không thể
tránh được
10. Virue (danh từ): đức tính
11. Notorious (tính từ): nổi tiếng
(theo nghĩa xấu)
12. Aggression (danh từ): sự gây
hấn
13. Compel (động từ): thúc ép
14. Gorgeous (tính từ): tráng lệ, huy
hoàng
15. Banquet (danh từ): đại tiệc
16. Overall (Tính từ): Toàn thể
17. Clap (động từ): vỗ tay
18. Boost (động từ): thúc đẩy mạnh
19. Outdate (tính từ): lỗi thời
20. Legacy (danh từ): di sản
 5.11 Beethoven's Gift
(Món quà của Beethoven’s)

Beethoven was a great composer of classical music in the

1800s. Many ……………. have been written that ……………. his
……………. in the music world. But do you know what really
makes him special? Even though millions of people got to
hear his ……………. ……………., he never did. Beethoven wrote his
best pieces after he went completely deaf!
His ……………. toward classical music developed when he was
very young. He wasn’t interested in anything else as a child.
When he was five, he learned how to play the piano. From
then, nothing could stop his passion for writing and playing
music.
When Beethoven was twenty, he began to lose his hearing. He
got ……………., ……………. pains in his ears. His hearing kept
getting worse over time. It was ……………. that he would eventu-
ally lose it altogether. It was very hard for him to keep writing
music. He lost the ……………. of patience, and he became
……………. for his …………….. Still, he never stopped trying. His
passion for music ……………. him to keep performing even after
he went deaf. He couldn’t hear himself play, but he knew that
his creations sounded ……………..
His final concert was held at a huge …………….. He gave the musicians a cue, and they began to play.
He directed the concert with all his heart. He couldn’t hear the music, but he said that he could feel it.
……………., performance was one of the finest in history. When it was over, he turned to the crowd. They
……………. and cheered wildly. In that beautiful moment, the applause ……………. his emotions, and he
began to cry.
In 1827, he suffered from lead poisoning. He didn’t survive the sickness, but his music did
because great music never becomes …………….. Even though Beethoven is gone, his ……………. will live
on forever.
5.12 Brothers
(Những người anh em)

1. Masculine (tính từ): nam tính

2. Muscular (tính từ): cơ bắp
3. Undergraduate (danh từ): sinh
viên chưa tốt nghiệp
4. Anthropology (danh từ): nhân loại
học
5. Appoint (động từ): chỉ định
6. Monument (danh từ): tượng đài
7. Competence (danh từ): năng lực
8. Crude (tính từ): thô, chưa phác
thảo
9. Tattoo (danh từ): hình săm
10. Ignorance (danh từ): Sự ngu dốt
11. Supervise (động từ): giám sát
12. Feedback (danh từ): phản hồi
13. Cube (danh từ): khối
14. Posture (danh từ): dáng điệu
15. Symmetry (danh từ): cấu trúc
cân đối
16. Confer (động từ): hội ý
17. Consecutive (tính từ): liên ục
18. Situate (động từ): đặt
19. Applaud (động từ): vỗ tay tán
thưởng
20. Compatible (tính từ): tương hợp
 5.12 Brothers
(Những người anh em)

John and Mark were brothers, but they were quite different people. Mark looked very ………………….. .
He had a mustache and was very …………………... He was a sculptor. He made things out of stone.
Mark was a good artist, but he was not very intelligent.
John looked nothing like his brother. He was small and weak, but he was very smart. John was an
………………….. in college, and he studied ………………….. and history. He knew a lot about ancient
cultures. The brothers loved each other very much, but they thought they had nothing in common.
One day, the mayor ………………….. Mark to build a …………………..: a statue of Egyptian Pharaoh, Tut.
Mark agreed to do the job, but he had a problem. He had no idea who Pharaoh Tut was! However,
he thought he had the ………………….. to build a good statue anyway. He made some …………………..
measurements and sculpted a statue of a very old man with a ………………….. on his chest. Mark was
proud of his work, but when John saw the statue, he laughed aloud.
“What’s so funny?” Mark asked.
John replied, “Your ………………….. makes me laugh. Don’t you know that Tut was only a teenager
when he was pharaoh? Let me help you. I’ll ………………….. your work. I’ll give you ………………….., and
we’ll make this a great monument.”
Mark got another ………………….. of stone. John told him what Tut looked like. “Make him tall with
good …………………..,” John said. “And make sure there is ………………….. in his body.”
Mark ………………….. with John about every detail. For ten ………………….. hours, the brothers worked. At
last, the finished statue was ………………….. in front of the museum. Everyone ………………….. the broth-
ers’ good work.
“We worked together very well. I guess we are ………………….. after all,” Mark said. John replied, “I
agree! When we combine our talents, we are capable of greatness.”
5.13 The old Hound
(Con chó săn già)

1. Critera (danh từ): tiêu chuẩn (số

nhiều
2. Hemisphere (danh từ): bán cầu
3. Spectator (danh từ): khán giả
4. Faculty (danh từ): khả năng
5. Considerate (tính từ): chu đáo, ân
cần
6. Degrade (động từ): làm suy biến
7. Brook (danh từ): suối
8. Impersonal (tính từ): không có
tính người
9. Pedestrian (danh từ): người đi bộ
10. Hound (danh từ): chó săn
11. Entitled (tính từ): có quyền
12. Sanctuary (danh từ): nơi trú ẩn
13. Cater (động từ): caung cấp
lương thực
14. Escort (động từ): hộ tống
15. Facility (danh từ): điều kiện
thuận lợi
16. External (tính từ): bên noài
17. Ornament (danh từ): đồ trang trí
18. Heap (danh từ): đống
19. Crust (danh từ): vỏ bánh
20. Consumption (danh từ): sự tiêu
thụ
 5.13 The old Hound
(Con chó săn già)

Elvis was a dog that loved to run. He possessed all the …………….. to be a great racing dog. He had
long legs, lean muscles, and a strong heart. He was so good that he never lost a race in the north-
ern ……………... …………….. who bet on dog races always picked Elvis to win.
After ten years of racing, however, Elvis was getting old. His …………….. were not as strong as they
used to be. His owner got upset when Elvis started losing. Elvis’s owner wasn’t a …………….. person.
He …………….. the dog all the time. Finally, his owner decided to get rid of him. He threw Elvis in his
car and took him to the middle of the forest. He tossed him out and drove away. Elvis was cold
and scared. He decided to follow a …………….. into the city.
Elvis soon found out that the city was a big and …………….. place. Everywhere he went, he saw signs
that said, “No Dogs Allowed.” Pedestrians yelled at him. He was sad, hungry and alone. He
thought that all people were as cruel and uncaring as his owner has been. He was ready to give
up when he heard a soft voice say, “What a beautiful ……………..!” Elvis looked up and saw an old
woman. She said, “You’re …………….. to a better life than this. I can take you to a …………….. for old
dogs like you. I’ll …………….. to all your needs. Would you like to come with me?”
The woman …………….. Elvis to a beautiful ……………... There was a sign on the …………….. door that said,
“Dogs Welcome!” The interior of the building was painted blue, and shiny …………….. hung from the
ceiling. There was a …………….. of tasty bones and bread …………….. for ……………...
Elvis learned there were kind people in the world after
5.14 Day Without Sight
(Ngày không có thị lực)

1. Humanitarian (danh từ): người

theo chủ nghĩa nhân đạo
2. Renaissance (danh từ): thời kì
Phục hưng
3. Premise (danh từ): tiền đề
4. Skeptic (tính từ): hoài nghi
5. Specify (động từ): xác định
6. Braille (danh từ): hệ thống chữ
bray (cho người mù)
7. Rack (danh từ): giá để đồ đạc
8. Coordinate (động từ): phối hợp
9. Optic (danh từ): thị giác
10. Spatial (tính từ): thuộc không
gian
11. Stimultaneous (tính từ): đồng
thời
12. Aspect (danh từ): khía cạnh
13. Bud (danh từ): chồi
14. Wax (danh từ): sáp ong
15. Hypothesis (danh từ); giả định
16. Disprove (động từ): bác bỏ
17. Informative (tính từ): hữu ích (về
mặt thông tin
18. Imprint (động từ): ghi khắc
19. Asset (danh từ): tài sản
20. Revere (động từ): tôn trọng
 5.14 Day Without Sight
(Ngày không có thị lực)

On Friday afternoon, Sam’s teacher had a special assignment.

“Next week, we’ll be studying ……………… efforts around the world since the time of the ………………,
including those to help the blind,” she said. “Over the weekend, I want each of you to wear a blindfold
for an entire day. The ……………… of this experiment is that it will help you understand what it’s like to be
blind,” she said.
Sam was a ………………. He really didn’t think the assignment would be too challenging. On Saturday
morning, Sam took a piece of cloth and tied it around his head to cover his eyes. Then he went into
the kitchen for breakfast. He heard the voices of his parents and brothers but couldn’t ………………
where each voice was coming from. He thought about how important hearing is for blind people.
“Could you pass me the newspaper, please?” he asked. Just then, he remembered he couldn’t see the
words on the page. He wondered if ……………… newspapers were ever made. After finishing breakfast,
his brothers asked him to play soccer. As he followed them,
he accidentally walked into the baker’s ………………. He also found that he couldn’t play soccer. He
wouldn’t be able to ……………… his actions without being able to see. Without his ……………… senses, he
had no ……………… awareness. Furthermore, he couldn’t do ……………… activities because he had to make
sure he was safe first.
He sat on the lawn. Suddenly, he realized that though he couldn’t see, his other senses worked
perfectly fine. In fact, he began to realize new and different ……………… of common objects. For exam-
ple, he took a flower ……………… and felt it with his finger. He realized for the first time that it seemed to
be covered with ……………….
His ……………… about being blind was ………………. The ……………… experiment had an ……………… on him. It
showed him sight was an ……………… that should be appreciated and taught him to ……………… the
talents of blind people.
5.15 The Big Ship
(Con tàu lớn)

1. Fleet (danh từ): hạm đội

2. Firm (danh từ): công ty
3. Import (động từ): nhập khẩu
4. Marble (danh từ): đá cẩm thạch
5. Elaborate (tính từ): tinh vi, tỉ mỉ
6. Naval (danh từ): hải quân
7. Update (danh từ): cập nhật
8. Acquisition (danh từ): sự thu
nhận được, sự trang bị thêm
9. Grid (danh từ): đường kẻ ô
10. Accessory (danh từ): phụ tùng
11. Infer (động từ): phỏng đoán
12. Nausea (danh từ): sự nôn mửa
13. Saturate (động từ): uống no
14. Innate (tính từ): bẩm sinh
15. Facilitate (động từ): làm cho
thuận tiện, dễ dàng
16. Dilemma (danh từ): thế tiến
thoái lưỡng na
17. Cardboard (danh từ): bìa cứng
18. Pounch (danh từ): túi nhỏ
19.Inflate (động từ): thổi phồng
20.Adequate (tính từ): thích hợp
 5.15 The Big Ship
(Con tàu lớn)

Ernest looked at his ………….. of ships. Usually, he

used them for his firm, which ………….. …………..
statues from other countries. But today he was
going fishing. And the ship he chose was his
favorite. It had an ………….. painting on the side
that showed a ………….. battle. It also had some
new ………….. to its computer system. His favor-
ite ship’s latest acquisition was a device with a
small ………….. to show the ship’s exact location.
This new ………….. kept Ernest from getting lost.
At daybreak, Ernest happily sailed the temper-
ate waters until he was far from land. Then he
saw a small boat in the distance. There was an
old man standing next to its …………... He was
waving his arms in the air. There was also a boy
with his head hanging over the boat’s edge.
Ernest ………….. that the boy was suffering from
…………... Both of their clothes were ………….. with
sea water. Ernest assumed that they were in
trouble. Most people never realized, but Ernest
had an ………….. desire to help people. He began sailing toward them, eager to ………….. their rescue
and thus solve their …………...
As he got closer to the boat, he was shocked by its simplicity. The boat’s wood looked no stronger
than ………….., and the equipment was old. Still, there were several large fish in a ………….. in the boat.
Ernest threw a large package onto the boat. He yelled, “Here! You can ………….. this boat to get you
back to land.”
“Get out of here!” screamed the old man.
Ernest was confused. “Don’t you need help?” he asked.
“Your ship doesn’t seem ………….. enough to sail so far
away from land.”
“You’ve just scared away a huge fish,” the boy said. “We
waved to let you know you were too close to us.”
Ernest turned around and headed home. He learned that
it’s better not to help unless asked to. Otherwise, you
might not help anyone at all.
5.16 Không có
(Matthew học được 1 bài học)

1. Sensible (tính từ): nhạy cảm

2. Tidy (tính từ): ngăn nắp
3. Literary (tính từ): thuộc văn học
4. Aptitude (danh từ): năng khiếu
5. Journalism (danh từ): nghề làm báo
6. Adolescent (danh từ): người
thanh niên
7. Privacy (danh từ): sự riêng tư
8. Hinder (động từ): cản trở
9. Pharmacy (danh từ): nhà thuốc
10. Pill (danh từ): viên thuốc, liều
thuốc
11. Compliment (động từ): khen
12. Slice (danh từ): miếng, lát
13. Straw (danh từ): ống hút
14. Swell (động từ): phồng lên, sưng lên
15. Presume (động từ): cho là, coi là
16. Justice (danh từ): công lý
17. Jury (danh từ): ban hội thẩm
18. Sorrow (danh từ): sự buồn rầu
19. Liberty (danh từ): sự tự do
20. Punishment (danh từ): Hình phạt
 5.16 Matthew Learns a lesson
(Matthew học được 1 bài học)

Matthew was a …………… boy. He always kept his room …………… and had a natural …………… …………….
One day, he hoped to have a career in ……………. The …………… spent much of his time reading and
liked having ……………. But his quiet personality …………… his ability to make friends.
One day, Matthew went to the …………… to pick up some …………… for his grandmother. He saw some
boys leaning against a pole outside. One of the boys …………… Matthew. “ I like your jacket.”
Another boy asked, “ Do you want to go to Nate’s Restaurant?” “ Sure!” Matthew said. The boys
walked to the restaurant. They were going to have …………… of pizza. They
ordered their food and drank soda with ……………. They ate until their bellies …………… up. Matthew
was having so much fun.
One of the boys said, “ Let’s leave without paying.”
Matthew didn’t want to. But he …………… his new friends wouldn’t like him if he didn’t.
Suddenly, the waiter yelled, “ Stop!” The two other boys ran, leaving Matthew there alone.
Soon, the police arrived. “ Leaving without paying for your meal is the same as stealing,” said the
police officer. “The restaurant wants ……………. So next week you have to go to court and let a
…………… decide your punishment.”
When he went to court, the judge asked, “ Do you have anything to say, Matthew?”
He said, “ I feel …………… for what I’ve done. Now I know that real friends won’t ask you to do some-
thing illegal.”
The jury then let him have his liberty. But they made Matthew pick up trash as punishment.
Much to Matthew’s surprise, he ended up meeting some new friends.
5.17 I didnt do it
(Tôi đã không làm điều đó)

1. Donor (danh từ): người quyên

góp
2. Theme (danh từ): đề tài
3. Referee (danh từ): trọng tài
4. Stimulus (danh từ): sự kích thích
5. Graffiti (danh từ): tranh vẽ trên
tường
6. Fellow (danh từ): bạn thân
7. Chronic (tính từ): thường xuyên
8. Terminate (động từ): đình chỉ
9. Tuition (danh từ): tiền học
10. Attorney (danh từ): luật sư
11. Implicate (động từ): ám chỉ
12. Gossip (danh từ): tin đồn nhảm
13. Kin (danh từ): họ hàng
14. Suspicion (danh từ): sự nghi
ngờ
15. Sharp (tính từ): sắc
16. Stab (động từ): đâm, chọc
17. Sever (động từ): cắt đứt
18. Discipline (danh từ): kỉ luật
19. Graduate (động từ): tốt nghiệp
20. Guardian (danh từ): người bảo
vệ
 5.17 I didnt do it
(Tôi đã không làm điều đó)

Billy was in big trouble. The day before, a ………………….. gave the school a painting with a sports
…………………... It showed a ………………….. congratulating two athletes. The principal hung the painting
in front of the office, hoping that it would be a ………………….. for students to play sports. The next
morning, however, the painting was destroyed. There was ………………….. on it, and it had many holes
in it. The worst part was that one of Billy’s ………………….. students said she thought she saw Billy do
it!
But Billy didn’t do it. The principal called Billy’s parents and said, “Billy won’t tell us the truth. He’s a
………………….. liar, and he ruined the painting. If you don’t pay for it, we’ll ………………….. his education
here.”
Billy’s parents didn’t have enough money to pay for the painting and for his …………………... But Billy’s
parents had an idea. That afternoon, they went to see Mr. Meyers, an …………………...
“Mr. Meyers, my son has been ………………….. in a crime he says he didn’t do,” Billy’s father said.
“Everybody believes the …………………... Even some of our own ………………….. think he did it!”
“I believe you. My ………………….. is that the tape from the security cameras will show who really did
it,” said Mr. Meyers.
The next day, Mr. Meyers received a packet with the videotape from the school. It showed another
student who resembled Billy walking up to the painting and writing on it. Then the student took a
knife by the ………………….. and started to ………………….. large holes in it. Finally, he ………………….. the
rope that held up the painting, and it fell to the floor. Mr. Meyers showed the tape to the principal.
“Clearly, that’s not Billy,” he said. “This boy is actually responsible and needs some …………………...”
Billy was happy that someone believed him. He said to Mr. Meyers, “When I ………………….. and go to
university, I will major in law, so I can be a ………………….. of justice like you!”
5.18 The Sodier's Decisiont
(Quyết định của người lính)

1. Captive (danh từ): tù nhân

2. Commonplace (tính từ): tầm
thường, bình thường
3. Reign (danh từ): triều đại
4. Arena (danh từ): đấu trường
5. Corp (danh từ): đoàn
6. Sacred (tính từ): thiêng liêng
7. Combat (danh từ): trận đánh
8. Compound (danh từ): tập hợp
9. Rust (danh từ): gỉ sắt
10. Auditorium (danh từ): phòng thính
giả
11. Meditate (động từ): thiền
12. Foe (danh từ): kẻ thù
13. Realm (danh từ): lĩnh vực
14. Aggressive (tính từ): hung hãn
15. Provoke (động từ) :kích động
16. Hack (động từ): chém mạnh
17. Distract (động từ): phân tán
18. Dumb (tính từ): lầm lì, ít nói
19. Nick (động từ): cắt
20. Amnesty (danh từ): sự ân xá
 5.18 The Sodier's Decisiont
(Quyết định của người lính)

A soldier was captured while fighting in an enemy king’s land. It was well known that this king
would make ……………… fight one another. This was ……………… during his ………………. For these fights,
the king had built several large ………………. He often awarded the winners by setting them free or
even having them join his elite army ……………….
The soldier, however, decided he had seen too much violence. He now felt that all life was
………………. The night before his first match, he made a risky decision. He decided that he would not
engage in ………………. He knew he may never be set free, but it was a decision that he was willing to
accept.
In the morning, he was led from the prisoners’ ……………… to one of the king’s arenas. A gate coated
in ……………… stood between him and the ……………… floor. He was worried, but he knew what he had
to do.
When the gate opened, he calmly walked to the center of the arena and sat. He started to
………………. His ……………… Darius, who was skilled in the ……………… of sword fighting and was typically
not very ………………, would not fight the quiet soldier until he attacked Darius first.
Darius tried to ……………… him by ……………… at the air close to his head with his sword. But the soldier
was not ………………. He sat quietly, as if he were ………………, and looked calmly up at the sky. Even
when Darius ……………… him on the cheek with the edge of his sword, the soldier did not move.
At last he threw down his sword and shield and gave up. “I can’t fight someone who refuses to
fight me!” Darius shouted to the king.
The king was very impressed with the soldier. Never in any battle had he seen someone so brave.
As a result, he gave the peaceful soldier ………………. The soldier’s actions proved to the king and
everyone in the arena that peace was more powerful than fighting.
5.19 Jane's Pride
(Niềm kiêu hãnh của Jane)

1. Secondhand (tính từ): đã qua sử

dụng
2. Grease (danh từ): dầu nhờn
3. Intricate (tính từ): rắc rối
4. Submerge (động từ): dìm xuống
nước
5. Anchor (danh từ): mỏ neu
6. Slot (danh từ): khấc, khe
7. Frequent (tính từ): thường xuyên
xảy ra
8. Tactic (danh từ): chiến thuật
9. Context (danh từ): khung cảnh,
phạm vi
10. Catastrophe (danh từ): tai họa
lớn
11. Dock (danh từ): vùng đậu tàu
12. Precipitate (động từ): dồn đến
13. Accordingly (phó từ): sao cho
phù hợp với hoàn cảnh
14. Overlap (động từ): gối lên nhau
15. Offset (động từ): bù đắp
16. Buoy (danh từ): phao cứu đắm
17. Genuine (tính từ): thật
18. Distort (động từ): xuyên tạc
19. Designate (động từ): chỉ rõ
20. Fore (danh từ): mũi
 5.19 Jane's Pride
(Niềm kiêu hãnh của Jane)

Jane and her father, Mike, owned a …………….. boat. They called it “High Hopes.” The two loved to
spend time together on the ocean and would often go on long fishing trips. Mike taught Jane how
to perform important tasks. Jane learned how to steer the boat and adjust the sails. She learned
how to put …………….. on the …………….. gears of the motor. She learned how to …………….. the ……………..
and secure it by putting a rope in a ……………... Jane liked helping her father, but she thought that
she wasn’t very good at it. Sometimes, she omitted important steps and made …………….. mistakes.
Jane thought she wasn’t capable of manual labor.
Mike wanted to prove to her that she was indeed capable and important. He thought of a ……………..
to test Jane’s skills in the …………….. of a ……………... He hid under the deck and pretended to be
trapped. He shouted, “Jane, I can’t get out! You have to get back to the …………….. and find help!”
Jane began to panic. She thought she might make her usual mistakes, which would …………….. a
disaster. However, she had to listen to her dad and act ……………... She pulled up the anchor with all
of her might. She remembered to …………….. the sails to …………….. the wind. She steered the boat
around …………….. where the water was shallow. When they got to shore, Mike came out from under
the deck. Jane said, “I thought you were trapped!” Mike laughed. He said, “It wasn’t a ……………..
emergency. I …………….. the truth to test your abilities. Look at what a great job you did getting the
boat home safely! I knew you could do it.” To honor his daughter, Mike decided to rename his
boat. He …………….. it “Jane’s Pride” and painted the name on the …………….. of the ship. Jane finally
had something to be proud of.
5.20 Microchips
(Vi mạch)

1. Intimate (tính từ): thân thiết, thân

mật
2. Microchip (danh từ): vi mạch
3. Circuit (danh từ): mạch
4. Compress (động từ): nén
5. Equivalent (tính từ): tương đương
6. Input (danh từ): đầu vào
7. Phase (danh từ): giai đoạn
8. Pinch (động từ): bó chặt, kéo, kẹp
9. Spiral (danh từ): hình xoắn ốc
10. Database (danh từ): dữ liệu
11. Quantum (danh từ):lượng tử
12. Metabolism (danh từ): sự trao
đổi chất
13. Viral (tính từ): thuộc vi rút
14. Aggregate (tính từ): tổng thể
15. Immune (tính từ): miễn nhiễm
16. Ratio (danh từ): tỉ lệ
17. Anitbiotic (danh từ):kháng sinh
18. Magnet (danh từ): nam châm
19. Prevalent (tính từ): thịnh hành
20. Complement (động từ): bổ sung
 5.20 Microchips
(Vi mạch)

The bond between humans and computers is becoming more …………….. than ever before. Scien-
tists are now putting …………….. inside people’s bodies. They are made up of …………….. electrical
…………….. that can detect and record data about the body. They are tiny, but they hold the ……………..
amount of data as most computers.
A microchip is put to use inside a person with a simple procedure. First, a doctor must put data
about the patient onto a chip. …………….. about the person’s age, race, gender, and medical history is
stored on the chip. The second …………….. of the process involves putting it in the person’s skin. The
doctor …………….. a piece of skin and cuts a tiny hole with a tool shaped like a ……………... The chip is
inserted, and the skin is allowed to heal. At last, it begins the task of putting data into its ……………...
Microchips scan the patient’s body to record what is happening on the …………….. level. They can
find problems with the person’s …………….. and organs. They can also detect …………….. infections.
They can find the …………….. number of …………….. and infected cells and present the results in a
……………... They can even tell doctors what type of …………….. to give to the patient!
To recover the chip’s data, the doctor uses a special …………….. that copies it. This way, the doctor
can put the information from the chip onto a computer. Then they can find out exactly what is
wrong with the person.
The idea of putting chips in humans is still very new. However, it is now becoming more ……………...
Scientists and doctors are hopeful about the future uses of microchips. Someday, all new babies
might get a microchip soon after they are born. Doctors will be able to know about any problems
from the very beginning. It is obvious that medicine and computers …………….. each other well.
5.21 The twins
(Cặp song sinh)

1. Sibling (danh từ): cặp song sinh

2. Clone (danh từ): nhân bản
3. Colloquial (tính từ): thông tục
4. Attribute (danh từ): thuộc tính
5. Humanity (danh từ): khoa học
nhân văn
6. Linguist (danh từ): nhà ngôn ngữ
học
7. Participant (danh từ): thành viên
8. Dash (động từ): lao tới
9. Astound (động từ): kinh ngạc
10. Bilingual (danh từ): người nói
được 2 thứ tiếng
11. Cosmetic (danh từ): thuốc làm
mượt tóc
12. Skinny (tính từ): gầy dơ xương
13. Fluorescent (tính từ): huỳnh
quang
14. Knot (danh từ): nút thắt
15. Vague (tính từ): lờ mờ, mập mờ
16. Furious (tính từ): giận dữ
17. Disgust (danh từ): sự phẫn nộ,
ghê tởm
18. Gulf (danh từ): vực thẳm
19. Ritual (danh từ): trình tự lễ nghi
20. Plausible (tính từ): có vẻ đúng
 5.21 The twins
(Cặp song sinh)

Katie and Alice were twins. They were so alike that few people could tell the ……………… apart. They
were almost like ………………. They even used the same ……………… language as each other. They were
best friends.
But the twins’ ……………… were not all identical. Alice liked ………………, and Katie was a good
………………. One summer, Katie decided to be a ……………… at a summer camp in France. Alice wasn’t
interested in the French language, so she didn’t go. But she felt angry that Katie wanted to spend
the summer away from her.
Two months later, Katie returned. Alice ……………… to the airport to greet her sister. But when Alice
saw Katie, she was ………………. Katie was now ………………, and she looked completely different! She
was wearing nice clothes, ……………… and looked ………………. Alice felt very messy next to her. She
was just wearing a ……………… t-shirt, and her hair had ……………… in it.
When Alice asked Katie about France, Katie was ……………… and didn’t say much. It made Alice
……………… and filled her with ……………… because in the past they’d always told each other every-
thing. Now there was a huge ……………… between them. Over the weeks, the sisters spoke even
less.
Two months later, it was the twins’ birthday. All their lives, they’d had a ………………. Before their
birthday, they’d talk all night long. That night, Alice came into Katie’s bedroom.
“I’m sorry I haven’t spoken much lately,” Katie said. “I understand. You have new friends now,” said
Alice, angrily. Katie said, “My French friends don’t write much nowadays. For a while, I thought
they
were more exciting than my friends at home. But I was wrong. You’re my sister, and you’ll always
be my best friend.”
Alice said, “I’m sorry, too. I wanted our relationship to stay the same forever. But it’s totally
……………… for twins to have different interests. We can still be best friends without being together
all the time.”
5.22 The New Bioco
(Một Bioco mới)

1. Biotechnology (danh từ): công

nghệ sinh học
2. Manufacture (động từ): sản xuất
3. Diabetes (danh từ): bệnh tiểu
đường
4. Cholesterol (danh từ): cholesterol
5. Mechanism (danh từ): máy móc,
cơ chế
6. Nectar (danh từ): mật hoa
7. Caring (tính từ): giàu lòng nâhn ái
8. Deceptive (tính từ): dối trá
9. Erosion (danh từ): sự sói mòn
10. Prone (tính từ): có thiên hướng
11. Ethics (danh từ): đạo đức
12. Notion (danh từ): quan điểm
13. Coalition (danh từ): sự liên mình
14. Administration (danh từ): bộ
phận giám sát
15. Eliminate (động từ): loại ra
16. Explicit (tính từ): rõ rang và
thẳng thắn
17. Administrative (tính từ): thuộc
về giám sát
18. Straightfoward (tính từ): thẳng
thắn
19. Framework (danh từ): cơ cấu
20. Minimize (động từ): tối thiểu
hóa.
 5.22 The New Bioco
(Một Bioco mới)

Jack got a new job at a …………………. company called Bioco. Bioco …………………. drugs to treat
…………………. and high ………………….. Jack’s job was to use a tiny …………………. to get …………………. from
flowers. The nectar was a main ingredient in the drugs. Jack liked his job, and he thought that
Bioco was a caring company. However, Jack soon learned that the company wasn’t as kind as he
first thought.
Bioco’s motto was “Make the Earth a Better Place.” However, this motto was ………………….. The
company actually did a number of really bad things to the environment. The company produced a
lot of smog and harmful ………………….. Bioco poured the acid in a nearby river, which caused
…………………. and made fish …………………. to illness.
After a few weeks at the new job, Jack saw all the bad things Bioco was doing. He had always
had strong …………………., and he knew he had to do something. One day, while the Bioco workers
were eating in the cafeteria, Jack stood up and gave a speech. He said, “My fellow coworkers, I
know you have all seen the evil things our company is doing. I have a notion that we can fix them
if we form a ………………….. We can go to the …………………. and tell them we’ll quit if they don’t
…………………. the problems. They’ll have no choice but to listen to us.”
Jack explained what they were to do. His coworkers liked his …………………. plan. They went to the
…………………. offices and demanded that Bioco stop damaging the environment, or they all would
quit. One supervisor said to them, “Thank you for being …………………. about this issue. Since I can’t
afford to lose all of you workers, I guess we’ll just have to fix things.”
Jack, his supervisor, and his coworkers spent the next month designing a new …………………. for the
company. They cleaned up the acid from the river and …………………. the amount of air pollution the
company released. At last, the company motto became apt.
5.23 How Comet Got His Tail
(Sao chổi đã có cái đuôi như thế nào)

1. Solitary (tính từ): cô đơn

2. Roam (động từ): đi lang thang
3. Gloom (danh từ): vùng lạnh lẽo
4. Debris (danh từ): mảnh vỡ
5. Galaxy (danh từ): giảm ngân hang
6. Atom (danh từ): nguyên tử
7. Crescent (tính từ): hình lưỡi liềm
8. Crater (danh từ): miệng núi lửa
9. Gigantic (tính từ): khổng lồ
10. Sphere (danh từ): khối cầu
11. Circumference (danh từ): chu vi
12. Breadthe (danh từ): bề ngang
13. Despair (danh từ): nỗi thất vọng
14. Fragment (danh từ): mảnh vỡ
15. Astronomical (tính từ): vô cùng to
lớn
16. Status (danh từ): vị thế
17. Radiate (động từ): tỏa ra (nhiệt,
ánh sáng)
18. Embed (động từ): đóng vào, gắn
vào
19. Spectrum (danh từ): quang phổ
20. Comet (danh từ): sao chổi
 5.23 How Comet Got His Tail
(Sao chổi đã có cái đuôi như thế nào)

A ………………. rock ………………. through the cold ………………. of outer space. It slowly drifted through the
………………. of broken asteroids with a feeling of sadness. In the vast and beautiful ………………., it was
only a tiny rock. It felt like an insignificant ………………..
In its journeys it encountered many amazing objects. It flew by beautiful ………………. moons that
were covered with ………………. and moon dust.
“Why can’t I be as beautiful as them?” it thought.
The rock passed a ………………. planet. The ………………. had a ………………. hundreds of times larger than
the ………………. of the small rock.
“Why can’t I be as large as that?” it wondered.
The rock was filled with ……………….. It was surrounded by beauty and greatness, yet it was just a
small and ugly ………………. of rock.
One day, it approached the area of an ………………. star.
“What’s wrong?” the star asked. “Oh, I wish I had a higher ………………. in the
galaxy. All the other objects are so beautiful and large,” the rock replied. “But I’m just an ugly
rock.” The star considered the problem.
At last it said, “You don’t have to worry anymore. I think I can help.” The star ………………. its light
brighter and hotter than it had ever done before. “Come a little closer,” the star said to the rock.
The rock drifted closer to the star. Suddenly, the ice that was ………………. in the rock’s tiny cracks
melted and became steam. Then the steam extended behind the comet to form a brilliant tail. The
tail shined with all the colors of the ………………..
The little rock had become a beautiful ……………….. It looked so amazing. It realized that the star
helped it change its appearance.
“Thank you,” the comet said and then flew away with its new beautiful tail following behind it like a
galactic cape.
5.24 The Resourceful Landlord
(Người chủ nhà tháo vát)

1. Landlord (danh từ): Chủ nhà

2. Mandatory (tính từ): Thuộc lệnh
3. Tenant (danh từ): Người thuê nhà
4. Lease (động từ): thuê (nhà)
5. Mortgage (động từ): Thế chấp
6. Bankrupt (động từ): Phá sản
7. Whereby (phó từ): Nhờ đó
8. Employ (động từ): Thuê (người)
9. Personnel (danh từ): Toàn bộ công
nhân viên
10. Conform (động từ): Tuân theo
11. Forthcoming (tính từ): Sắp tới
12. Extension (danh từ): Sự gia hạn
dài ra
13. Hygiene (danh từ): Vệ sinh
14. Expel (động từ): Trục xuất
15. Utility (danh từ): Ngành phục vụ
công cộng
16. Plumbing (danh từ): Nghề hàn chì
17. Mend (động từ): Vá, cải thiện
18. Hygienic (tính từ): Hợp vệ sinh
19. Furnish (động từ): Cung cấp, trang
bị đồ đạc
20. Trendiest (tính từ): Hợp thời nhất
 5.24 The Resourceful Landlord
(Người chủ nhà tháo vát)

A kind ………………… was afraid that he would lose

his apartment building. He needed to make
some ………………… repairs to the old building, or his
………………… would have to leave by the end of the
month. Without tenants to ………………… the rooms,
the landlord would be unable to pay his
…………………. He’d be …………………, and the bank
would take his building.
But he didn’t have the money ………………… he could
………………… the ………………… needed to make the
repairs. It would seem like he did not want to
………………… to the city’s codes before the
………………… inspection. He had requested
an…………………, but it was denied by the city.
He held a meeting with his tenants and
explained the unfortunate situation. “If the build-
ing does not meet the appropriate standards for
safety and …………………,” he said, “the city will
………………… everyone.”
The tenants were all sad for the kind old man.
“Maybe we can help,” the hairdresser who lived
on the first floor stated. The other tenants
agreed.
One tenant had worked for the city’s …………………. He knew a lot about …………………, so that’s how he
helped. Another tenant was a carpenter; he ………………… the holes in the floor and walls. Others
cleaned the building from top to bottom so that it was more …………………. They even …………………
some of the apartments with new beds, dressers, and chairs. When they were done, all of the
people dispersed, and the landlord went home to rest.
When the deadline of the inspection arrived, the apartment building was hygienic and safe. The
landlord couldn’t believe it. His old building now looked like one of the ………………… buildings in
town. The building passed its inspection, and the landlord and the tenants had a big party.
“Thank you all so much,” the landlord said during the party. “I could never have done it by myself.
But by working together, we now all have a beautiful place to live.”
5.25 The Man and the Monkey
(Người đàn ông và con khỉ)

1. Executive (danh từ): Giám đốc điều

hành
2. Arrogant (tính từ): Ngạo mạn
3. Welfare (danh từ): Sự an toàn
4. Trail (danh từ): Đường mòn
5. Canyon (danh từ): Hẻm núi
6. Creek (danh từ): Thung lũng hẹp
7. Perceive (động từ): Trông thấy
8. Nasty (tính từ): Khó chịu
9. Aesthetic (tính từ): Thẩm mỹ
10. Incline (danh từ): Con đường dốc
11. Fatigue (động từ): Mệt mỏi, suy
yếu
12. Twig (danh từ): Cành cây
13. Termite (danh từ): Con mối
14. Drill (danh từ): Mũi khoan
15. Sticky (tính từ): Dính đầy
16. Primate (danh từ): Động vật linh
trưởng
17. Stereotype (danh từ): Ấn tượng bất
dịch
18. Thereby (phó từ): Do đó, bằng
cách ấy
19. Bias (động từ): Thành kiến
20. Primitive (tính từ): Thô sơ
 5.25 The Man and the Monkey
(Người đàn ông và con khỉ)

While flying over a jungle, a wealthy …………………… private plane crashed. Some of the crew were
hurt, so the pilot decided to stay with them and wait for help. The …………………… executive, though,
didn’t care about the …………………… of the pilot and crew. Rather, he thought he could walkout of the
jungle and find a town to stay in.
He followed a …………………… through a …………………… and along a ……………………. The jungle was actually
very stunning. If the arrogant executive had stopped to look around, he might have ……………………
the jungle’s beauty. But he was in a …………………… mood and had no care for the …………………… value
of the jungle. He continued to walk up the steep …………………… of the jungle’s hills.
Soon, he was lost. Several days passed, and …………………… and hunger weakened him. He was very
tired and afraid.
Just then, a monkey came out of the trees. It was carrying a …………………… covered in honey. It
walked up to a mound where …………………… lived. He then used the twig like a …………………… to make a
hole in the mound. Then very carefully, it removed the twig from the hole. The …………………… twig
was covered with termites.
Instead of eating the bugs, the monkey offered them to the executive, but he didn’t want what the
monkey offered. He shouted at the monkey, “Get away from me, you stupid ……………………!”
The executive’s …………………… of the monkey was wrong. The monkey was not stupid. It knew how
to find food, whereas the executive did not. He refused the help of the monkey, …………………… leav-
ing himself to starve.
When the executive was finally found, he was very skinny and sick. He had not eaten for a very
longtime. Because he held a …………………… against the …………………… ways of the monkey, he had
gone hungry and almost died. The executive didn’t understand that it was his arrogant attitude
that had caused all of his problems.
5.26 Cosmo's Flight
(Chuyến bay của Cosmo’s)

1. Recur (động từ): Lại diễn ra

2. Previous (tính từ): Trước
3. Preview (danh từ): Sự xem trước
4. Supernatural (tính từ): Siêu nhiên
5. Rite (danh từ): Nghi lễ, nghi thức
6. Orbit (danh từ): Quỹ đạo
7. Oracle (danh từ): Lời tiên tri
8. Stall (động từ): Ngừng lại
9. Relevant (tính từ): Thích hợp
10. Inventory (danh từ): Tài nguyên
11. Loaves (danh từ): Ổ (bánh mỳ)
12. Globe (danh từ): Địa cầu
13. Horizontal (tính từ): Nằm ngang
14. Overview (danh từ): Cái nhìn tổng
quan
15. Provide (động từ): Chuẩn bị đầy đủ
16. Flap (động từ): Đập (cánh)
17. Glacier (danh từ): Sông băng
18. Inward (phó từ): Trong tâm trí
19. Hum (động từ): Ngân nga
20. Behalf (danh từ): Thay mặt
 5.26 Cosmo's Flight
(Chuyến bay của Cosmo’s)

When Cosmo woke up, he was crying. He had a dream that he was falling. This dream had
…………………….. for the …………………….. five nights. Cosmo was scared that his dreams were a
…………………….. of what was going to happen on his flight the next day.
Cosmo was a …………………….. being who was about to turn 15 years old. In his culture, boys of his
age were required to participate in an important ……………………... They were given wings and
instructed to …………………….. the Earth. After successful flights, the boys officially became men.
Cosmo certainly wanted to be a man, but he was scared. He went to the …………………….. of a god
named Dano. Cosmo said, “I’m not sure I can make such a long trip. What if I get tired? What if my
strength …………………….., and I can’t stay in the air. I’ll crash and die!”
Dano replied, “Don’t be afraid. You have all the …………………….. skills in your personal ……………………..
that have been building up over the years. To ease your worry, let me tell you a little about what
will happen tomorrow. You’ll begin over Africa. You’ll keep flying north until you come to the Hima-
layas. The mountaintops will look like small …………………….. of bread at such a high distance. The
rivers of the world will look like pieces of blue string that cross the……………………... Keep your body
…………………….. when flying against the winds of the Pacific Ocean. Keep your eyes open and enjoy
the beauty of the Earth. You will be fine, you’ll see.”
Cosmo replied, “Thanks for the …………………….. of my journey, I’ll do my best.”
The next morning, Cosmo was …………………….. with a divine set of wings and sent on his way. He
…………………….. his wings and went high above the Earth. He flew over mountains, oceans, and
……………………... After a while, his …………………….. thoughts were no longer about falling. He was actual-
ly having fun! He began to …………………….. a song as he enjoyed the view. When he reached home,
his tribe was there to greet him.
The chief said, “On …………………….. of the tribe, I declare you a man. We’re proud of you, Cosmo!”
Cosmo was proud of himself, too.
5.27 The First organ Transplant
(Ca cấy ghép nội tạng đầu tiên)

1. Internal (tính từ): Bên trong

2. Transplant (động từ): Cấy ghép
3. Fantasy (danh từ): Tưởng tượng
4. Heredity (danh từ): Sự di truyền
5. Biological (tính từ): Thuộc sinh
vật học
6. Cellular (tính từ): Thuộc tế bào
7. Substitute (động từ): Thay thế
8. Adapt (động từ): Thích nghi
9. Pioneer (danh từ): Tiên phong
10. Dynamic (tính từ): Năng nổ
11. Surgeon (danh từ): Bác sĩ phẫu
thuật
12. Rigid (tính từ): Nghiêm ngặt
13. Sequence (danh từ): Chuỗi liên
tục
14. Minimal (tính từ): Tối thiểu
15. Transfer (động từ): Di chuyển
16. Respective (tính từ): Tương ứng
17. Prescribe (động từ): Chỉ định
18. Therapy (danh từ): trị liệu
19. Revive (động từ): khơi lại, làm
mạnh khoẻ lại
20. Transition (danh từ): chuyển
tiếp
 5.27 The First organ Transplant
(Ca cấy ghép nội tạng đầu tiên)

In 1954, a man named Richard was dying of kidney

disease. He wouldn’t survive for long unless he got a
new kidney right away. Richard’s twin brother, Robert,
was willing to donate one of his kidneys to his dying
brother. At the time, however, no doctor had ever
performed a successful ………………… organ ………………….
The idea of taking an organ out of one person and
putting it into another was just a …………………. But the
brothers decided to be brave and found a doctor who
could make organ transplants a reality.
Since Richard and Robert were twins, their …………………
was identical. They had the exact same …………………
traits. Even their kidneys were identical on the ………………… level. Therefore, Robert’s working kidney
could be ………………… for Richard’s bad one. Richard’s body could ………………… to the new organ if the
operation was done correctly.
The twins went to Dr. Murray, who was a ………………… of new surgical methods. His ………………… team
of ………………… performed the transplant. Dr. Murray made sure his surgeons followed a …………………
………………… of directions so that no mistakes were made. First, they made a ………………… cut in
Richard’s side and removed the bad kidney. Then, they made another small cut in Robert’s side,
removed his kidney, and ………………… it into Richard’s body. Finally, they sewed up the …………………
cuts. The entire operation only took about one hour.
After the surgery, it was clear that both brothers were going to be OK. The operation was con-
firmed a success. Richard’s new kidney worked great! Doctors ………………… medicine for the pain
caused by the surgery. Since Richard was still weak, he used physical ………………… to ………………… his
strength. At last, Richard’s ………………… into a healthy, happy person was complete. Dr. Murray
became a hero in the medical
world. His success gave other doctors confidence to try organ transplants themselves. Now,
doctors perform life-saving transplants and surgeries every day.
5.28 The Lottery
(Sổ xố)

1. Naughty (tính từ): Nghịch ngợm

2. Recipient (danh từ): Người nhận
tiền
3. Overload (động từ): Quá tải
4. Misplaced (động từ): Để không
đúng chỗ
5. Arbitrary (tính từ): Tuỳ ý
6. Insulate (động từ): cô lập
7. Thrive (động từ): Lớn nhanh, phát
triển
8. Reptile (danh từ): Loài bò sát
9. Orangutans (danh từ): Đười ươi
10. Longevity (danh từ): Sự sống
lâu
11. Aquarium (danh từ): Bể nuôi cá
12. Philanthropy (danh từ): Lòng
nhân đức
13. Intrigue (động từ): Gây nghi ngờ
14. Probe (động từ): Thăm dò
15. Improve (động từ): Cải thiện
16. Convention (danh từ): Lê
thường
17. Gracious (tính từ): Tử tế
18. Norm (danh từ): Quy tắc tiêu
chuẩn
19. Ultimate (tính từ): Cuối cùng
20. Autobiography (danh từ): Tự
truyện
 5.28 The Lottery
(Sổ xố)

Joe was watching television when he heard a knock at the door. He thought, “Who could that be?
It’s probably one of the ………………. neighborhood children.” Joe stood up and walked to the door.
When he opened it, he saw a beautiful woman.
She said, “Good morning, Joe! I have great news. You’re the recipient of this check for one million
dollars! You won the lottery!”
Joe couldn’t believe it. His mind was ………………. with emotions. Joe said, “Thank you! Thank you!”
After he calmed down, Joe made a photocopy of the check in case he ………………. the original one.
He sat and thought about what he wanted to do with the money. He didn’t want to spend it in an
………………. way. Joe thought, “I know there are others who need this money more than I do. I’ve
always loved animals, so I think I’ll buy things for the zoo!”
Joe knew that the zoo was in bad shape. The cages were too small, and they weren’t ……………….
from the cold. Animals couldn’t ………………. in such conditions.
He took out some stationery and wrote a letter to the zoo. He offered to help the zoo buy huge
cages for the large mammals and ……………….. He offered to buy healthy food for the ………………. to
increase their ……………….. He even said that he would buy new glass walls for the ……………….
because the old ones were cracked.
Joe’s act of ………………. ………………. the zookeeper. He ………………. Joe to learn why he spent his money
to ………………. the zoo. It wasn’t a social ………………. for a person to be so ………………..
Joe told the zookeeper, “I know it’s not the ………………., but my ………………. decision to help I these
animals is better than anything I could have done for myself. If I ever write an ………………., I will write
that this was the happiest day of my life.”
5.29 Jen's New Job
(Công việc mới của Jen)

1. Recruit (động từ): Tuyển dụng

2. Applicant (danh từ): Ứng viên
3. Punctual (tính từ): Đúng giờ
4. Register (danh từ): Người đăng
ký
5. Diplomat (danh từ): Nhà ngoại
giao
6. Monarch (danh từ): Nữ hoàng,
quốc vương
7. Humiliate (ngoại động từ): Làm
bẽ mặt
8. Renown (danh từ): Danh tiếng,
tiếng tăm
9. Chronology (danh từ): Bảng niên
đại
10. Artifacts (danh từ): Tạo tác
11. Fossil (danh từ): Vật hoá thạch
12. Tusk (danh từ): Ngà voi
13. Authentic (tính từ): Thật
14. Antique (tính từ): Cổ xưa
15. Excerpt (danh từ): Trích đoạn
16. Lyric (danh từ): thơ trữ tình
17. Epic (danh từ): Thiên sử thi
18. Majesty (danh từ): Thưa bệ hạ
19. Refund (động từ): Trả lại
20. Precedes (động từ): Đến trước
 5.29 Jen's New Job
(Công việc mới của Jen)

The history museum needed to ………………… a new tour guide. The director interviewed dozens of
………………… before he decided to hire Jen. She was chosen because she was friendly, …………………
and had a great attitude.
On her first day, Jen got to work and prepared to give her first tour. She looked at the names on
the…………………. She saw that the Queen of England and a ………………… were visiting the museum.
She thought, “It’s my very first day, and I have to impress a …………………! I hope I don’t …………………
myself in front of a person of such …………………!”
Jen was nervous. She took a deep breath and said, “Hello, everyone! I’m going to talk to you about
the ………………… of ancient Egypt.” As she turned around to show the group some …………………, she
bumped into a ………………… of an ………………… elephant …………………. It fell to the ground and broke into
a million pieces! “Oh no!” said Jen in a subtle voice. “I sure hope the rest of the tour goes better
than this!”
The rest of the tour did not go any better. She tripped over an ………………… vase and broke a piece
off of it. As she was reading an ………………… from a ………………… poem, she sneezed and tore a page
of the ………………….
After the tour, Jen approached the queen to apologize. She said, “I’m sorry, Your …………………. I was
a terrible tour guide. Let me give you a ………………… for the money you spent.”
The queen laughed. She said, “I don’t want my money back, Jen. I loved the tour. You just have to
be a little more careful and work hard to become the best at your job. Hard work ………………… suc-
cess.”
Jen smiled and thanked the queen. She decided to be extra careful from then on. She was
persistent and worked hard. In time, Jen became the best tour guide at the museum.
5.30 The Demon's Bridge
(Cây cầu của con quỷ)

1. Moderate (tính từ): Vừa phải

2. Overwhelm (động từ): Ngập
3. Tow (động từ): Dắt
4. Fragile (tính từ): Yếu ớt
5. Enigma (danh từ): Người khó hiểu
6. Perception (danh từ): Sự nhận
thức
7. Sociable (tính từ): Dễ gần, thoải
mái
8. Talkative (tính từ): Thích nói, lắm
điều
9. Burden (danh từ): Gánh nặng
10. Craft (động từ): Làm thủ công
11. Merge (động từ): Hợp nhất
12. Compromise (động từ): dàn xếp
13. Currency (danh từ): Hiện tại
14. Shivered (động từ): Rùng mình
15. Innocence (danh từ): sự ngây
thơ
16. Rig (động từ): Lừa đảo, lừa gạt
17. Hybrid (danh từ): Người lai
18. Crook (danh từ): Kẻ lừa đảo
19. Tramp (động từ): Bước qua
20. Reunion (danh từ): Sự sum họp
 5.30 The Demon's Bridge
(Cây cầu của con quỷ)

A young woman’s cow had crossed the river in the morning when the water level was ……………….
But when the woman returned with her dog to get the cow, she was ………………. by how high the
water had risen. Even if she crossed, she still couldn’t ………………. her cow back through the river.
“What am I going to do?” she wondered.
Suddenly, a man appeared across the river. “A ………………. young lady like you shouldn’t have to
struggle across a river,” he said. “I’ll build you a bridge.”
The man was an ……………….. The young woman’s ………………. of him was that he was a ……………….
person. He was ………………., yet something was strange about him.
“I don’t want to be a ………………. to you, sir,” the woman replied.
“Don’t worry,” he told her as he began ………………. a bridge. He ………………. the pieces of the bridge
together with amazing speed. Soon, it was finished.
“Oh, but how can I pay you for your work? Let’s ……………….. I am sure that we can find a fair solu-
tion. What do you think?” The woman asked.
“The only ………………. I need is the first living thing that crosses the bridge,” the man replied.
She thought, “This deal sounds weird. Maybe he’s actually a river demon.” She ………………. because
she realized that he had taken advantage of her ………………. and ………………. the deal somehow. But
she had a plan of her own. She pulled a piece of bread from her pocket and threw it across the
bridge. Her dog ran after it.
“The dog is the first living thing across the bridge,” she said to the man.
The man was angry. He suddenly changed into a ………………. of a human and a fish. “You ……………….!”
he shouted. “You tricked me. I have no use for your dog!” He screamed and dove into the river.
The woman ………………. across the bridge to the other side and had a happy………………. with her dog
and cow.