1 LỚP CHUYÊN ANH MIỄN PHÍ – CHUYÊN ANH TUTORIALS

DAY 2 – OPEN CLOZE

cảm hứng => uninspiring (adj): chán, không hứng thú

Inspiration
tuyệt vời
I have had what, I think, is the most extraordinary day of my life. While the events are
(1)______
still clear in my mind, I wish to write them down. Let me introduce (2)______.
myself => giới thiệu bản thân
rất khỏe mạnh
My name is Lawrence Terrel. I am 35 years old, and in perfect health, I have never been ill in
my life, not (3)______
even for a day. I am an artist. I am (4)______
not very successful, but I earn
enough money to (5)______ care of my needs. My only near relative, a sister, passed (6)______
take away
three years ago, so I have no family. pass away: die (mất đi)
trước quá khứ => quá khứ hoàn thành => had V3
I ate breakfast this morning at eight. After I (7)______
had read the morning paper, I smoked my
pipe and let my mind wander. I hoped I would think of (8)______ to draw. The room was very
something
hot, even (9)______
though the door and window were open. I had decided to go to the public
swimming (10)______
pool when an idea for a drawing came to me. an idea comes to me: 1 suy nghĩ tới với tôi
draw sketch: vẽ bản nháp
I began to (11)______. I was so interested in my work that I forgot to eat lunch. I did not stop
until the clock struck five. I looked at what I had done. For a hurried picture, I felt it was the
best thing I had (12)______
ever drawn. even though = although the best thing I have/had ever done
not even: không chỉ là (even dùng để nhấn mạnh) take care of: chăm sóc cho
let my mind wander: suy nghĩ vu vơ wander: đi dạo vòng vòng

the clock strikes five: đồng hồ điểm 5 giờ few + countable nouns
Holidays with friends little + uncountable nouns
during
I always used to go to Porchester (1)______ my summer holidays. It is a quiet little town, full
of old and interesting buildings. Very (2)______visitors
few ever go there, so there are no crowds.
I enjoyed its sleepy atmosphere. I work in a big city, so a holiday in Porchester was a complete
change (3)______
from my usual life. Besides, I found (4)______
out about the history of the place. I
wanted to learn how life used to be in Porchester – the stories of (5)______ its people and
buildings. all these: tất cả những thứ này find out: tìm ra, tìm hiểu về
its = Porchester's
ghi chú during
I made notes on (6)______
all these things (7)______ my holidays and I soon knew (8)______ more
about the history of Porchester than most of the people (9)______
who/that lived there. => relative clause
đủ tiền để làm cái gì đó When
I am not a rich man and I cannot afford to stay in hotels. (10)______ Jack Thompson heard that
I wanted to spend my holidays in Porchester again all these years later, he invited me to stay
with (11)______.
him Jack and I were in the Army (12)______
together during the war and we were good
friends.
used to do sth: đã từng làm cái gì đó
be (am/is/are/was/were/...) used to doing sth: quen với việc làm cái gì đó

I used to wake up very early. (đã từng)

I am used to waking up very early. (quen với)
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in dismay: mất tinh thần, hốt hoảng

French fries
di sản tuy nhiên (thể hiện sự đối lập với câu trước)
có thể
You probably think that French fries is a legacy of France. However, this is not (1)______.
true In
fact, this delicious snack originates (2)______
from Belgium. originate from: bắt nguồn từ
cooker: nồi cơm điện món hầm
One day, a cook in Belgium was preparing a stew (3)______
for his employer’s guests. He chopped
(4)______
up several potatoes into small slices to be thrown
vô tình
into the stew. However, (5)______
while
he was transferring the potato slices to the pot, he accidentally dropped them into the frying
pan. The cook stared at the potatoes (6)______
in dismay. He had no more potatoes (7)______
left in
his kitchen and he did not know what to (8)______
serve his guests. prepare sth for someone chop up: cắt nhỏ
= smell (hương thơm) bao trùm
While the cook stood wondering what to do (9)______,
next the aroma of fried potatoes enveloped
the kitchen. The cook eyed the sizzling potatoes (10)______
with curiosity. He took a slice and
tasted (11)______.
it He realized it was delicious. sizzling: very hot
found asked
His guests also (12)______ this dish delicious. When his guests (13)______ him for the name
of the dish, he told them it was “Pommes fries”, which (14)______
means “fried potatoes” in French.
on/onwards
From then (15)______, people began ordering potatoes the French way. These potatoes
eventually came to be known (16)______as “French fries”.
find sth adj: cảm thấy cái gì đó như thế nào => I find the test difficult.

eventually: đến cuối cùng

from then on/onwards: từ đó trở đi
Yawning be known as: được biết tới như là (thường kèm theo 1 cái tên)
Ngáp
Why do people yawn? bored to death: rất chán, chán tới chết
answer/reason(s) because
No one seems to know the exact (1)______. Some people believe that we yawn (2)______ we
do not have enough oxygen in our bodies. In (3)______other words, we yawn to breathe in
(4)______ oxygen. People also believe that yawning is associated (5)______
more with boredom. For
chán nản
example, (6)______
during a monotonous and dull lesson, you may feel bored (7)______ to death. At
that time, you are (8)______
likely to yawn very often. be associated with: đi kèm với For example/instance
lan truyền
Yawning can also (9)______
be contagious. Have you ever had the experience of a long wait at
the doctor’s clinic? During the wait, some may give a long, tired yawn. When this (10)______, happens / occurs
other people in the room may start to yawn too. be likely to do sth: rất có khả năng làm cái gì đó
A psychologist, Dr Mike, did some research (11)______
into yawning. In one of (12)______
his

experiments, Dr Mike asked his subjects to record down the times of the day (13)______
when they
yawn. He discovered that yawning is most common during two times of the day – the hour
before sleep (14)______
and the hour after waking. He concluded that yawning is related
(15)______
to stretching. People tend to yawn when they stretch themselves. stretch: kéo dãn, vươn vai
had/made/reached
Dr Mike also (16)______ several other interesting findings. (17)______
One of these findings is
that people who read about yawning would start yawning. In fact, according to him, people
(18)______
who/that think of yawning would start yawning. theo
relative clause
In other words (thường đứng đầu câu): nói cách khác

do research into: nghiên cứu về (1 lĩnh vực nào đó)

subject: người/vật tham gia thí nghiệm

be related to: liên quan tới

have findings / make findings