Helen stepped outside her front door to see what the weather was like. It was sunny and warm. That was nice, because for the past two weeks it had been cold and rainy. It had been so cold that she had had to turn her heater on. She was lucky, because her heater worked and she could pay her heating bills.
Some people in Los Angeles were not so lucky. Unable to use their home heater, they placed charcoal into a barbecue grill and lit it. The heat kept them warm, but the carbon monoxide killed them.
This happens almost every winter in Los Angeles. People shut all the windows tight to keep the cold out, then light the charcoal. Soon enough, the oxygen in their home is consumed by the open flames. The family suffocates to death.
Everyone knows that smoke detectors are required in Los Angeles. But many people don't know about, or don't think they need, carbon monoxide detectors. They're not expensive. A $25 investment can save a family from death.
People always think that nothing bad will happen to them; it always happens to "the other guy." So they forget to put fresh batteries into their smoke detectors annually, and they don't bother to buy carbon monoxide detectors.
1.Did Helen step outside her back door? 2.Did she want to see what the weather was like? 3.Was it sunny and warm? 4.Had it been cold and rainy? 5.Had it been so hot that she had had to turn her air-conditioner on? 6.Was she lucky? 7.Did her heater work? 8.Could she pay her heating bills? 9.Were all the people in Los Angeles as lucky as Helen? 10. Were some people unable to use their home heater?
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*Fill in the blanks:
Helen stepped outside her front door to see _____ the weather was like. It was sunny and ______ . That was nice, because for the past two _____ it had been cold and rainy. It had _____ so cold that she had had to turn ______ heater on. She was lucky, because her heater _____ and she could pay her heating bills.
Some _____ in Los Angeles were not so lucky. Unable _____ use their home heater, they placed charcoal into _____ barbecue grill and lit it. The heat kept _____ warm, but the carbon monoxide killed them.
This _____ almost every winter in Los Angeles. People shut ____ the windows tight to keep the cold out, ______ light the charcoal. Soon enough, the oxygen in _____ home is consumed by the open flames. The _____ suffocates to death.
Everyone knows that smoke detectors ______ required in Los Angeles. But many people don't _____ about, or don't think they need, carbon monoxide _____ . They're not expensive. A $25 investment can save _____ family from death.
People always think that nothing _____ will happen to them; it always happens to "_____ other guy." So they forget to put fresh ______ into their smoke detectors annually, and they don't _____ to buy carbon monoxide detectors.
1.Did Helen step outside her back door?No 2.Did she want to see what the weather was like?Yes 3.Was it sunny and warm?Yes 4.Had it been cold and rainy?yes 5.Had it been so hot that she had had to turn her air-conditioner on?No 6.Was she lucky?Yes 7.Did her heater work?YeYes 8.Could she pay her heating bills? Yes 9.Were all the people in Los Angeles as lucky as Helen?No 10. Were some people unable to use their home heater?yes
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*Fill in the blanks:
Helen stepped outside her front door to see __what__ the weather was like. It was sunny __warm____ . That was nice, because for the past two _weeks____ it had been cold and rainy. It had __been___ so cold that she had had to turn __her____ heater on. She was lucky, because her heater _worked____ and she could pay her heating bills.
Some _people____ in Los Angeles were not so lucky. Unable __to___ use their home heater, they placed charcoal into ___a__ barbecue grill and lit it. The heat kept __them___ warm, but the carbon monoxide killed them.
This _happens____ almost every winter in Los Angeles. People shut __all__ the windows tight to keep the cold out, __then____ light the charcoal. Soon enough, the oxygen in __their___ home is consumed by the open flames. The _family____ suffocates to death.
Everyone knows that smoke detectors __are____ required in Los Angeles. But many people don't _know____ about, or don't think they need, carbon monoxide __detectors___ . They're not expensive. A $25 investment can save _a____ family from death.
People always think that nothing _bad____ will happen to them; it always happens to "_the____ other guy." So they forget to put fresh _batteries_____ into their smoke detectors annually, and they don't _bother____ to buy carbon monoxide detectors.
Helen đứng bên ngoài cửa nhà để xem thời tiết thế nào. Trời nắng và ấm. Điều đó thật tuyệt, vì 2 tuần trước thì trời lạnh và có mưa. Trời lạnh đến nỗi mà cô phải bật lò sưởi lên. Cô thật may mắn, vì lò sưởi vẫn bật được và cô có thể trả được tiền điện. Một vài người ở Los Angeles thì không may mắn như vậy. Họ không có khả năng dùng lò sưởi, họ đặt than củi lên vỉ nướng thịt và nhóm than. Hơi nóng giữ cho họ được ấm, nhưng khí cacbon monoxide giết họ. Chuyện đó xảy ra gần như mọi mùa đông ở Los Angeles. Mọi người đóng kín hết các cửa sổ để giữ ấm, sau đó đốt củi. Chẳng mấy chốc, không khí trong nhà bị đốt cháy hết bởi ngọn lửa. Những người trong nhà ngạt thở cho đến chết. Mọi người đều biết máy dò khói được yêu cầu ở Los Angeles. Nhưng nhiều người không biết về máy dò cacbon monoxide, hoặc họ nghĩ chúng không cần thiết. Chúng không hề đắt. Một sự đầu tư 25$ có thể cứu cả gia đình khỏi chết. Mọi người đều nghĩ rằng sẽ không có điều gì tồi tệ xảy ra với họ, điều đó chỉ xảy ra vỡi những người khác. Vì vậy họ quên việc cho pin mới vào máy dò khí vào hàng năm và không hề lo lắng việc mua máy dò khí cacbon monoxide
*Vocabulary:
• annually: hàng năm • barbecue: thịt nướng • battery: pin • bother: làm phiền , lo lắng • carbon: cacbon • charcoal: than củi • consume: thiêu cháy, đốt • detector: máy dò tìm, máy kiểm tra • flame: ngọn lửa • fresh: mới • grill: vỉ nướng • investment: khoản đầu tư • monoxide: monoxide • oxygen: không khí, oxy • suffocate: ngạt thở • tight: kín mít
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Did Helen step outside her back door?no 2.Did she want to see what the weather was like?yes 3.Was it sunny and warm?yes 4.Had it been cold and rainy?no 5.Had it been so hot that she had had to turn her air-conditioner on?no 6.Was she lucky?yes 7.Did her heater work?yes 8.Could she pay her heating bills?yes 9.Were all the people in Los Angeles as lucky as Helen?no 10. Were some people unable to use their home heater?yes
• annually: Hằng năm • barbecue: Lò nướng ngoài trời • battery: Bình ắc qui, pin • bother: Buồn phiề, lo lắng • carbon: Than đá, khí carbon • charcoal: Than củi • consume: Thiêu đốt • detector: Máy dò • flame: Ngọn lửa • fresh: Tươi, mới • grill: Vỉ nướng, món thịt nướng • investment: Vốn đầu tư • monoxide: Oxyt đầu • oxygen: Khí oxy • suffocate: Bóp nghẹt, làm nghẹt thở • tight: Kín
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Did Helen step outside her back door? No 2.Did she want to see what the weather was like? Yes 3.Was it sunny and warm? Yes 4.Had it been cold and rainy? Yes 5.Had it been so hot that she had had to turn her air-conditioner on? No 6.Was she lucky? Yes 7.Did her heater work? Yes 8.Could she pay her heating bills? Yes 9.Were all the people in Los Angeles as lucky as Helen? No 10. Were some people unable to use their home heater? Yes
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*Fill in the blanks:
Helen stepped outside her front door to see _what____ the weather was like. It was sunny and _warm_____ . That was nice, because for the past two _weeks____ it had been cold and rainy. It had _been____ so cold that she had had to turn _her_____ heater on. She was lucky, because her heater __worked____ and she could pay her heating bills.
Some __people____ in Los Angeles were not so lucky. Unable _to____ use their home heater, they placed charcoal into a_____ barbecue grill and lit it. The heat kept _them____ warm, but the carbon monoxide killed them.
This _happen____ almost every winter in Los Angeles. People shut _all___ the windows tight to keep the cold out, _then_____ light the charcoal. Soon enough, the oxygen in _their____ home is consumed by the open flames. The _family____ suffocates to death.
Everyone knows that smoke detectors _are_____ required in Los Angeles. But many people don't _know____ about, or don't think they need, carbon monoxide __detectors____ . They're not expensive. A $25 investment can save _a____ family from death.
People always think that nothing _bad____ will happen to them; it always happens to "_the____ other guy." So they forget to put fresh __batteries_____ into their smoke detectors annually, and they don't __botter____ to buy carbon monoxide detectors.
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*Translate into Vietnamese:
Khí carbon.
Helen đứng ở bậc cửa trước nhà nhìn xem thời tiết có vẻ thế nào. Nó ấm và có nắng. Trời thật đẹp, bởi vì 2 tuần vừa qua, trời lạnh và mưa. Trời lạnh nên cô phải mở lò sưởi. Cô thật may mắn vì lò sưởi vẫn hoạt động và cô có thể trả hóa đơn tiền điện. Vài người ở Los Angeles thì không may mắn như vậy. Họ không có khả năng dùng lò sưởi trong nhà họ. Họ bỏ than củi vào lò nướng thịt và nhóm lửa. Hơi nóng giữ họ ấm. Nhưng khí than sẽ giết họ. Nó xảy ra hầu như mọi mùa đông ở Los Angeles. Mọi người đóng chặt các cửa sổ để giữ hơi lạnh bên ngoài, sau đó sẽ có ánh sáng từ lò than. Rất nhanh không khí trong nhà họ bị thiêu đốt bởi ngọn lửa. Gia đình họ sẽ chết vì ngộp thở. Mọi người biết cần có máy dò khói ở Los Angeles. Nhưng nhiều người không biết về nó hoặc không nghĩ họ cần máy dò khí carbon. Nó không đắt lắm. Chỉ cần đầu tư khoảng 25 đồng là có thể cứu gia đình khỏi chết. Mọi người nghĩ không có gì tệ sảy ra với họ," nó thường sảy ra với người khác " Vì vậy họ quên thay bình ắc qui mới vào máy dò hằng năm và họ không lo lắng về việc mua máy dò khí carbon. .......
• annually: HẰNG NĂM • barbecue: THỊT HEO NƯỚNG • battery: PIN • bother: LO LẮNG • carbon monoxide: KHÍ CACBON • charcoal: THAN • consume: THIÊU CHÁY • detector: MÁY DÒ • flame: NGỌN LỬA • fresh: MỚI • grill: LÒ NƯỚNG • investment: ĐẦU TƯ • oxygen: KHÍ OXY • suffocate: NGHẸT THỞ • tight: CHẶT
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Did Helen step outside her back door? - NO. 2.Did she want to see what the weather was like? - YES. 3.Was it sunny and warm? - YES. 4.Had it been cold and rainy? - NO. 5.Had it been so hot that she had had to turn her air-conditioner on? - NO. 6.Was she lucky? - YES. 7.Did her heater work? - YES. 8.Could she pay her heating bills? - YES. 9.Were all the people in Los Angeles as lucky as Helen?-NO. 10. Were some people unable to use their home heater? -YES.
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*Fill in the blanks:
Helen stepped outside her front door to see __WHAT__ the weather was like. It was sunny and __WARM__ . That was nice, because for the past two __WEEKS__ it had been cold and rainy. It had __BEEN__ so cold that she had had to turn __HER__ heater on. She was lucky, because her heater __WORKED__ and she could pay her heating bills.
Some __PEOPLE__ in Los Angeles were not so lucky. Unable __TO__ use their home heater, they placed charcoal into __A__ barbecue grill and lit it. The heat kept __THEM__ warm, but the carbon monoxide killed them.
This __HAPPENS___ almost every winter in Los Angeles. People shut __ALL__ the windows tight to keep the cold out, __THEN__ light the charcoal. Soon enough, the oxygen in __THEIR__ home is consumed by the open flames. The __FAMILY__ suffocates to death.
Everyone knows that smoke detectors __ARE__ required in Los Angeles. But many people don't __KNOW__ about, or don't think they need, carbon monoxide __DETECTORS__ . They're not expensive. A $25 investment can save __A__ family from death.
People always think that nothing __BAD__ will happen to them; it always happens to "__THE__ other guy." So they forget to put fresh __BATTERIES__ into their smoke detectors annually, and they don't __BOTHER__ to buy carbon monoxide detectors.
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*Translate into Vietnamese:
KHÍ CACBONIC
Helen bước ra ngoài cửa để xem thời tiết như thế nào. Trời nắng và ấm. thật tuyệt, vì đã 2 tuần rồi trời lạnh và mưa. Lạnh đến nỗi cô phải mở lò sưởi. Thật may vì lò sưởi của cô vẫn hoạt động và cô có thể thanh toán hoá đơn tiền điện.
Vài người ở Los Angeles thì không may mắn. Họ không thể sử dụng được lò sưởi, họ thay thế bằng cách cho than vào lò nướng thịt và đốt lên. Sức nóng làm cho họ ấm áp, nhưng khí cacbon thì giết chết họ.
Điều này hầu như xảy ra vào tất cả các mùa đông ở Los Angeles. Người ta đóng chặt tất cả các cửa sổ để tránh cơn lạnh bên ngoài, rồi họ đốt than lên. Chẳng mấy chốc, khí oxy trong nhà họ bị thiêu cháy bởi ngọn lửa. Cả gia đình sẽ chết vì nghẹt thở.
Mọi người đều biết rằng máy dò khói được yêu cầu ở Los Angeles. Nhưng nhiều người không biết về chúng, họ không nghĩ là họ cần cái máy dò khí cacbon. Chúng không mắc. Việc đầu tư 25 đồng có thể cứu sống gia đình khỏi cái chết.
Người ta luôn nghĩ rằng không có chuyện gì xấu xảy ra với họ; nó chỉ xảy ra với "người khác." Vì vậy họ quên thay pin vào máy dò khói hằng năm, và họ không lo lắng việc đi mua máy dò khí cacbon.
• annually(adv): hằng năm • barbecue(n): thịt nướng • battery(n): năng lượng • bother(v): bận tâm • carbon(n): cac-bon • charcoal(n): than • consume(v): tiêu thụ • detector(n): máy dò • flame(n): ngọn lửa • fresh(adj): trong sạch • grill(n): vỉ nướng • investment(n): đầu tư • monoxide(n): 1 oxy • oxygen(n): oxy • suffocate(v): làm nghẹt thở • tight(v): chặt
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Did Helen step outside her back door?No 2.Did she want to see what the weather was like?Yes 3.Was it sunny and warm?Yes 4.Had it been cold and rainy?Yes 5.Had it been so hot that she had had to turn her air-conditioner on?No 6.Was she lucky?Yes 7.Did her heater work?Yes 8.Could she pay her heating bills?Yes 9.Were all the people in Los Angeles as lucky as Helen?No 10. Were some people unable to use their home heater?Yes
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*Fill in the blanks:
Helen stepped outside her front door to see _what____ the weather was like. It was sunny and ___warm___ . That was nice, because for the past two __weeks___ it had been cold and rainy. It had __beeen___ so cold that she had had to turn _her_____ heater on. She was lucky, because her heater ___worked__ and she could pay her heating bills.
Some __people___ in Los Angeles were not so lucky. Unable ___to__ use their home heater, they placed charcoal into ___a__ barbecue grill and lit it. The heat kept __them___ warm, but the carbon monoxide killed them.
This __has___ almost every winter in Los Angeles. People shut __all__ the windows tight to keep the cold out, __and_then___ light the charcoal. Soon enough, the oxygen in __their___ home is consumed by the open flames. The __family___ suffocates to death.
Everyone knows that smoke detectors ___are___ required in Los Angeles. But many people don't ___know__ about, or don't think they need, carbon monoxide ___detectors__ . They're not expensive. A $25 investment can save ___the__ family from death.
People always think that nothing _bad____ will happen to them; it always happens to "__the___ other guy." So they forget to put fresh ___battery___ into their smoke detectors annually, and they don't __bother___ to buy carbon monoxide detectors.
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*Translate into Vietnamese:
Carbon Monoxide
Helen bước ra ngoài cửa trước để coi thời tiết như thế nào. Trời có nắng và ấm áp. Thật là tuyệt, bởi vì hai tuần mới đây trời lạnh và mưa. Trời lanh đến mức cô phải bật lò sưởi. Cô đã may mắn, bởi vì lò sưởi của cô có thể làm việc và cô có thể trả hóa đơn làm nóng.
Vài người ở Los Angeles thì rất không may mắn. Không thể sử dụng lò sưởi ở nhà, họ đặt than vào trong vỉ nướng thịt và đốt lên. Hơi nóng giữ cho họ ấm nhưng khí CO thì giết họ.
Điều này diễn ra vào mỗi mùa đông ở Los Angeles. Người ta đóng cửa sổ chặt để cho hơi lạnh không tràn vào, rồi đốt than lên. Sớm thôi, oxy trong nhà sẽ bị ngọn lửa đốt hết. Và gia đình bị làm nghẹt thở cho đến chết.
Mọi người biết rằng máy báo khói là bắt buộc ở Los Angeles. Nhưng nhiều người không biết về, hoặc họ nghĩ không cần, máy báo khí CO. Chúng không đắt. Một cuộc đầu tư 25$ có thể cứu một gia đình khỏi tay tử thần.
Mọi người luôn luôn nghĩ rằng không có điều tệ hại nào sẽ xảy ra với họ; nó luôn xảy ra với "những người khác". Vậy nên họ quên đặt những nguồn năng lượng sạch vào trong máy báo khói của họ hằng năm, và họ phớt lờ chuyện mua một cái máy báo khí CO.
• annually: Tác phẩm xuất bản hàng năm • barbecue: Lợn(bò,cừu) nướng • battery: Pin, bộ ắc quy • bother: Làm phiền • carbon: Nguyên tố carbonic, có trong than đá • charcoal: Than • consume: Tàn phá, thiêu đốt • detector: Công cụ dùng để tìm • flame: Ngọn lửa • fresh: Độc đáo • grill: Vỉ nướng phía trên • investment: Đầu tư • monoxide: Oxít mà mổi phân tử chỉ chứa một nguyên tử ôxy • oxygen: Ôxy • suffocate: Bóp chết làm nghẹt thở • tight: Chắc chắn
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Did Helen step outside her back door? No 2.Did she want to see what the weather was like? Yes 3.Was it sunny and warm? Yes 4.Had it been cold and rainy? Yes 5.Had it been so hot that she had had to turn her air-conditioner on? No 6.Was she lucky? Yes 7.Did her heater work? No 8.Could she pay her heating bills? Yes 9.Were all the people in Los Angeles as lucky as Helen?Mo 10. Were some people unable to use their home heater? Yes
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*Fill in the blanks:
Helen stepped outside her front door to see _what_ the weather was like. It was sunny and _warm_ . That was nice, because for the past two _weeks_ it had been cold and rainy. It had _been_ so cold that she had had to turn _her_ heater on. She was lucky, because her heater _worked_ and she could pay her heating bills.
Some _people_ in Los Angeles were not so lucky. Unable _to_ use their home heater, they placed charcoal into _a_ barbecue grill and lit it. The heat kept _them_ warm, but the carbon monoxide killed them.
This _happens_ almost every winter in Los Angeles. People shut _all_ the windows tight to keep the cold out, _then_ light the charcoal. Soon enough, the oxygen in _their_ home is consumed by the open flames. The _family_ suffocates to death.
Everyone knows that smoke detectors _are_ required in Los Angeles. But many people don't _know_ about, or don't think they need, carbon monoxide _detectors_ . They're not expensive. A $25 investment can save _a_ family from death.
People always think that nothing _bad_ will happen to them; it always happens to "_the_ other guy." So they forget to put fresh _batteries_ into their smoke detectors annually, and they don't _bother_ to buy carbon monoxide detectors.
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