An Italian couple murdered four people in the house next door. They slit the throats of their neighbor, Maria Como, and her mom. Then they slit the throats of Mrs. Como's 2-year-old little boy, Perry, and a woman who just happened to be visiting. Finally, they set the house on fire! This all happened two weeks before Christmas.
The couple had complained constantly to the Comos about the noise they caused, but no one else in the neighborhood seemed to think that the Comos were noisy.
"Maria was a kind and quiet person," said one of her neighbors. "She and her husband used to push little Perry around the neighborhood in his stroller. They were friendly to everyone. I can't believe this happened."
Police in the northern Italian town could not believe it either. A spokesman said that never in the history of Italy had a married couple worked as a team to slice four neighbors' throats and then try to burn their house down!
"I think if they claim temporary insanity, everyone will believe it!" said the spokesman.
After firemen found the four bodies, the couple calmly confessed to the police.
2.Were the murdered people in the house next door?
3.Did the couple slit the throats of four people?
4.Was the little boy 3 years old?
5.Did a woman just happen to be visiting?
6.Did the couple blow up the house?
7.Did this all happen two weeks after Christmas?
8.Had the couple complained constantly to the Comos?
9.Did any other neighbors seem to think that the Comos were noisy?
10.Could the police believe that this happened?
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*Fill in the blanks:
An Italian couple murdered four people in the ______ next door. They slit the throats of their ______ , Maria Como, and her mom. Then they slit ______ throats of Mrs. Como's 2-year-old little boy, Perry, ______ a woman who just happened to be visiting. ______ , they set the house on fire! This all ______ two weeks before Christmas.
The couple had complained ______ to the Comos about the noise they caused, ______ no one else in the neighborhood seemed to ______ that the Comos were noisy.
"Maria was a ______ and quiet person," said one of her neighbors. "______ and her husband used to push little Perry ______ the neighborhood in his stroller. They were friendly ______ everyone. I can't believe this happened."
Police in ______ northern Italian town could not believe it either. ______ spokesman said that never in the history of ______ had a married couple worked as a team ______ slice four neighbors' throats and then try to ______ their house down!
"I think if they claim ______ insanity, everyone will believe it!" said the spokesman.
______ firemen found the four bodies, the couple calmly ______ to the police.
• burn:đốt cháy • calmly:yên lặng • cause:gây ra • complain:than phiền • confess:thú tội • constantly:liên miên • insanity:tình trạng mất trí • murder:giết người • slice:cắt mỏng • slit:chẻ ,cắt • stroller:xe tập đi • temporary:tạm thời • throat:cổ họng
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Did an Iranian couple murder four people?No,they didn't
2.Were the murdered people in the house next door?Yes,they were
3.Did the couple slit the throats of four people? Yes,they did 4.Was the little boy 3 years old? No,he wasn't.The little boy was 2 years old. 5.Did a woman just happen to be visiting? Yes,she did 6.Did the couple blow up the house? No,they didn't.the couple set the house on fire 7.Did this all happen two weeks after Christmas? No,it didn't.This all happened two weeks before Christmas. 8.Had the couple complained constantly to the Comos? Yes,they had 9.Did any other neighbors seem to think that the Comos were noisy? No ,theydi dn't 10.Could the police believe that this happened? No,they couldn't =================
*Fill in the blanks:
An Italian couple murdered four people in the __house____ next door. They slit the throats of their _neighbor_____ , Maria Como, and her mom. Then they slit _the_____ throats of Mrs. Como's 2-year-old little boy, Perry, ___and___ a woman who just happened to be visiting. __Finally____ , they set the house on fire! This all __Finened____ two weeks before Christmas.
The couple had complained _constantly_____ to the Comos about the noise they caused, _but_____ no one else in the neighborhood seemed to __think____ that the Comos were noisy.
"Maria was a _kind_____ and quiet person," said one of her neighbors. "__She____ and her husband used to push little Perry __ảound____ the neighborhood in his stroller. They were friendly __to____ everyone. I can't believe this happened."
Police in __the____ northern Italian town could not believe it either. __A____ spokesman said that never in the history of Italy______ had a married couple worked as a team _to_____ slice four neighbors' throats and then try to __burn____ their house down!
"I think if they claim __temporary____ insanity, everyone will believe it!" said the spokesman.
_Àter_____ firemen found the four bodies, the couple calmly _confessed_____ to the police.
• burn: ĐỐT CHÁY • calmly: ĐIỀM TĨNH • cause: NGUYÊN NHÂN • complain: THAN PHIỀN • confess: THÚ NHẬN • constantly: LIÊN TỤC • insanity: TÌNH TRẠNG MẤT TRÍ • murder: GIẾT • slice: CẮT LÁT • slit: CẮT • stroller: XE ĐẨY TRẺ CON • temporary: TẠM THỜI • throat: CỔ
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Did an Iranian couple murder four people? - NO.
2.Were the murdered people in the house next door? - YES.
3.Did the couple slit the throats of four people? - YES.
4.Was the little boy 3 years old? - NO.
5.Did a woman just happen to be visiting? - YES.
6.Did the couple blow up the house? - NO.
7.Did this all happen two weeks after Christmas? - NO.
8.Had the couple complained constantly to the Comos? - YES.
9.Did any other neighbors seem to think that the Comos were noisy? - NO.
10.Could the police believe that this happened? - NO.
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*Fill in the blanks:
An Italian couple murdered four people in the __HOUSE__ next door. They slit the throats of their __NEIGHBOR__ , Maria Como, and her mom. Then they slit __THE__ throats of Mrs. Como's 2-year-old little boy, Perry, __AND__ a woman who just happened to be visiting. __FINALLY__ , they set the house on fire! This all __HAPPENED__ two weeks before Christmas.
The couple had complained __CONSTANTLY__ to the Comos about the noise they caused, __BUT__ no one else in the neighborhood seemed to __THINK__ that the Comos were noisy.
"Maria was a __KIND__ and quiet person," said one of her neighbors. "__SHE__ and her husband used to push little Perry __AROUND__ the neighborhood in his stroller. They were friendly __TO__ everyone. I can't believe this happened."
Police in __THE__ northern Italian town could not believe it either. __A__ spokesman said that never in the history of __ITALIAN__ had a married couple worked as a team __TO__ slice four neighbors' throats and then try to __BURN__ their house down!
"I think if they claim __TEMPORARY__ insanity, everyone will believe it!" said the spokesman.
__AFTER__ firemen found the four bodies, the couple calmly __CONFESSED__ to the police.
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*Translate into Vietnamese:
BỐN VỤ ÁN CẮT CỔ
Hai vợ chồng người Ý đã giết 4 người ở nhà bên cạnh. Họ đã cắt cổ những người hàng xóm, Maria Como, và mẹ cô. Sau đó họ cắt cổ bé trai 2 tuổi con của Como, Perry, và người khách nữ tình cờ đến thăm nhà. Cuối cùng, họ đốt nhà! Việc này xảy ra trước Giáng sinh 2 tuần.
Hai vợ chồng này đã liên tục than phiền với gia đình Como về sự ồn ào, ngoài ra không có hàng xóm nào cho rằng gia đình Como ồn ào.
"Maria là người rất trầm lặng và tử tế," một hàng xóm của cô đã cho biết. "chồng cô và cô thường đẩy Perry đi loanh quanh trong xóm bằng chiếc xe đẩy. Họ rất thân thiện với mọi người. Tôi không thể tin được sự việc này."
Cảnh sát ở miền Nam của thị trấn người Ý cũng không thể tin chuyện này. Người đại diện đã nói rằng trong lịch sử nước Ý chưa bao giờ có chuyện 2 vợ chồng cùng hợp sức để cắt cổ 4 người hàng xóm và rồi cố thiêu trụi nhà người ta!
"Tôi nghĩ nếu họ gây án trong tình trạng nhất thời mất trí, thì mọi người sẽ chấp nhận được" người đại diện nói.
Sau khi nhân viên chữa cháy tìm thấy 4 thi thể, 2 vợ chồng điềm tĩnh thú nhận với cảnh sát.
• burn(v): đốt • calmly(adv): một cách bình tĩnh • cause(v): gây ra, dẫn đến • complain(v): than phiền • confess(v): thú tội • constantly(adv): liên tục • insanity(n): trạng thái mất trí, điên loạn • murder(n): sát nhân • slice(v): cắt • slit(n): khe hở, đường rạch • stroller(n): xe tập đi cho em bé • temporary(a): nhất thời • throat(n): cuống họng
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Did an Iranian couple murder four people?No
2.Were the murdered people in the house next door?Yes
3.Did the couple slit the throats of four people?Yes
4.Was the little boy 3 years old?No
5.Did a woman just happen to be visiting?Yes
6.Did the couple blow up the house?No
7.Did this all happen two weeks after Christmas?No
8.Had the couple complained constantly to the Comos?Yes
9.Did any other neighbors seem to think that the Comos were noisy?No
10.Could the police believe that this happened?No
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*Fill in the blanks:
An Italian couple murdered four people in the __house____ next door. They slit the throats of their __neighbor____ , Maria Como, and her mom. Then they slit ___the___ throats of Mrs. Como's 2-year-old little boy, Perry, __and____ a woman who just happened to be visiting. ___Finally___ , they set the house on fire! This all ___happened___ two weeks before Christmas.
The couple had complained _constantly_____ to the Comos about the noise they caused, ____but__ no one else in the neighborhood seemed to __think____ that the Comos were noisy.
"Maria was a ____kind__ and quiet person," said one of her neighbors. "____She__ and her husband used to push little Perry ___around___ the neighborhood in his stroller. They were friendly ___to___ everyone. I can't believe this happened."
Police in __the____ northern Italian town could not believe it either. __A____ spokesman said that never in the history of __Italy____ had a married couple worked as a team __to____ slice four neighbors' throats and then try to ____burn__ their house down!
"I think if they claim __temporary____ insanity, everyone will believe it!" said the spokesman.
___After___ firemen found the four bodies, the couple calmly __confessed____ to the police.
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*Translate into Vietnamese:
Bốn cổ họng bị cắt
Một cặp đôi người Ý đã giết chết bốn người ở nhà bên cạnh. Chúng cắt cổ hàng xóm của chúng, Maria Como, và mẹ của bà. Rồi chúng cắt cổ đứa con hai tuổi nhỏ xíu của bà Como, Perry và một người đàn bà tới nhà chơi. Cuối cùng, chúng đốt ngôi nhà. Chuyện này xảy ra trước giáng sinh hai tuần.
Cặp đôi này liên tục than phiền về tiếng ồn mà Comos gây ra, nhưng không có ai trong khu vực hàng xóm dường như nghĩ rằng Cosmo ồn ào.
"Maria thuộc dạng người yên bình," theo lời của một người hàng xóm của bà. "Cô và chồng của cô thường đẩy Perry bé bỏng đi vòng quanh xóm giềng trên chiếc xe đẩy trẻ. Họ rất thân thiện với mọi người. Tôi không tin là điều này có thể xảy ra."
Cảnh sát ở thị trấn miền bắc Ý cũng không thể tin được. Một người phát ngôn nói rằng đây là lần đầu tiên trong lịch sử Ý có một cặp đôi làm việc ăn ý để cắt cổ bốn người hàng xóm và cố đốt ngôi hà của họ.
"Tôi nghĩ họ làm vậy trong tình trạng điên rồ nhất thời, mọi người sẽ tin là như vậy" người phát ngôn nói.
Sau khi lính cứu hỏa tìm thấy thi thể của bốn người, cặp đôi bình tĩnh ra đầu thú với cảnh sát.
• burn: Đốt cháy • calmly: Yên lặng • cause: Gây ra • complain: Than phiền • confess: Thú tội • constantly: Liên miên • insanity: Tình trạng mất trí • murder: Giết người • slice: Cắt mỏng • slit: Chẻ ,cắt • stroller: Xe tập đi • temporary: Tạm thời • throat:cổ họng
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Did an Iranian couple murder four people? No 2.Were the murdered people in the house next door? Yes 3.Did the couple slit the throats of four people? Yes, 4.Was the little boy 3 years old? No 5.Did a woman just happen to be visiting? Yes 6.Did the couple blow up the house? No 7.Did this all happen two weeks after Christmas? No 8.Had the couple complained constantly to the Comos? Yes 9.Did any other neighbors seem to think that the Comos were noisy? No 10.Could the police believe that this happened? No =================
*Fill in the blanks:
An Italian couple murdered four people in the _house_ next door. They slit the throats of their _neighbor_ , Maria Como, and her mom. Then they slit _the_ throats of Mrs. Como's 2-year-old little boy, Perry, _and_ a woman who just happened to be visiting. _Finally_ , they set the house on fire! This all _Finened_ two weeks before Christmas.
The couple had complained _constantly_ to the Comos about the noise they caused, _but_ no one else in the neighborhood seemed to _think_ that the Comos were noisy.
"Maria was a _kind_ and quiet person," said one of her neighbors. "_She_ and her husband used to push little Perry _around_ the neighborhood in his stroller. They were friendly _to_ everyone. I can't believe this happened."
Police in _the_ northern Italian town could not believe it either. _A_ spokesman said that never in the history of Italy had a married couple worked as a team _to_ slice four neighbors' throats and then try to _burn_ their house down!
"I think if they claim _temporary_ insanity, everyone will believe it!" said the spokesman.
_After_ firemen found the four bodies, the couple calmly _confessed_ to the police.
• burn (v) đốt, cháy • calmly (adv) bình tĩnh • cause (v) gây ra • complain (v) than phiền • confess (v) thú tội, thú nhận • constantly (adv) luôn luôn, liên miên • insanity (n) tình trạng điên loạn • murder: kẻ giết người • slice (n,v) lát, thái lát • slit (n,v) đường rạch, xé toạt, chẻ • stroller: xe đẩy trẻ em • temporary (adj) nhất thời, tạm thời • throat: cổ họng
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Did an Iranian couple murder four people? yes
2.Were the murdered people in the house next door? yes
3.Did the couple slit the throats of four people? yes
4.Was the little boy 3 years old? no, 2-years-old little boy
5.Did a woman just happen to be visiting? yes
6.Did the couple blow up the house?no, they burned the house
7.Did this all happen two weeks after Christmas? no, 2 weeks before Christmas
8.Had the couple complained constantly to the Comos?yes
9.Did any other neighbors seem to think that the Comos were noisy? no
10.Could the police believe that this happened? no, it was hard for them to believe
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*Fill in the blanks:
An Italian couple murdered four people in the __house____ next door. They slit the throats of their __neighbor____ , Maria Como, and her mom. Then they slit __the____ throats of Mrs. Como's 2-year-old little boy, Perry, ___and___ a woman who just happened to be visiting. ___Finally___ , they set the house on fire! This all _happened_____ two weeks before Christmas.
The couple had complained ___constantly___ to the Comos about the noise they caused, ___but___ no one else in the neighborhood seemed to ____think____ that the Comos were noisy.
"Maria was a ______kind___ and quiet person," said one of her neighbors. "___"___She___ and her husband used to push little Perry __around____ the neighborhood in his stroller. They were friendly ___to___ everyone. I can't believe this happened."
Police in ___the___ northern Italian town could not believe it either. __The____ spokesman said that never in the history of ___Italy___ had a married couple worked as a team ___to___ slice four neighbors' throats and then try to ___burn___ their house down!
"I think if they claim ______temporary___ insanity, everyone will believe it!" said the spokesman.
______After___ firemen found the four bodies, the couple calmly ________confessed__ to the police.
*Yes/No Questions: 1.Did an Iranian couple murder four people? No, they didn't. 2.Were the murdered people in the house next door? Yes, they were. 3.Did the couple slit the throats of four people? Yes, it did. 4.Was the little boy 3 years old? No, he wasn't. 5.Did a woman just happen to be visiting? Yes, she did. 6.Did the couple blow up the house? No, they didn't. 7.Did this all happen two weeks after Christmas? No, it didn't. 8.Had the couple complained constantly to the Comos? Yes, they had. 9.Did any other neighbors seem to think that the Comos were noisy? No, they didn't. 10.Could the police believe that this happened? No, they couldn't.
*Fill in the blanks: An Italian couple murdered four people in the ___house___ next door. They slit the throats of their ___neighbors___ , Maria Como, and her mom. Then they slit ___the___ throats of Mrs. Como's 2-year-old little boy, Perry, ___and___ a woman who just happened to be visiting. ___Finally___ , they set the house on fire! This all ___happened___ two weeks before Christmas.
The couple had complained ___constantly___ to the Comos about the noise they caused, ___but___ no one else in the neighborhood seemed to ____think__ that the Comos were noisy.
"Maria was a ____kind__ and quiet person," said one of her neighbors. "___she___ and her husband used to push little Perry ____around__ the neighborhood in his stroller. They were friendly ___to___ everyone. I can't believe this happened."
Police in ___the___ northern Italian town could not believe it either. ___Its___ spokesman said that never in the history of __Italy____ had a married couple worked as a team __to____ slice four neighbors' throats and then try to ___burned___ their house down!
"I think if they claim ______ insanity, everyone will believe it!" said the spokesman.
____After__ firemen found the four bodies, the couple calmly ___confess___ to the police.
*Translate into Vietnamese: Một cặp đôi người Ý đã giết chết bốn người ở nhà bên cạnh. Chúng cắt cổ hàng xóm của chúng, Maria Como, và mẹ của bà. Rồi chúng cắt cổ đứa con hai tuổi bé nhỏ của bà Como, Perry và một người đàn bà tới nhà chơi. Cuối cùng, chúng đốt ngôi nhà. Tất cả chuyện này xảy ra trước giáng sinh hai tuần.
Cặp đôi này liên tục than phiền về tiếng ồn mà nhà Como gây ra, nhưng không có ai trong khu vực hàng xóm dường như nghĩ rằng nhà Como ồn ào.
"Maria thuộc dạng người yên bình," theo lời của một người hàng xóm của bà. "Cô và chồng của cô thường đẩy Perry bé bỏng đi vòng quanh xóm giềng trên chiếc xe đẩy trẻ. Họ rất thân thiện với mọi người. Tôi không tin là điều này có thể xảy ra."
Cảnh sát ở thị trấn miền bắc nước Ý cũng không thể tin được. Một người phát ngôn nói rằng đây là lần đầu tiên trong lịch sử Ý có một cặp đôi phối hợp với nhau để cắt cổ bốn người hàng xóm và cố đốt ngôi hà của họ.
"Tôi nghĩ họ làm vậy trong tình trạng điên rồ nhất thời, mọi người sẽ tin là như vậy" người phát ngôn nói.
Sau khi lính cứu hỏa tìm thấy thi thể của bốn người, cặp đôi bình tĩnh ra đầu thú với cảnh sát.
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