Colleen was in a hurry, which made her driving even more careless than usual. Her boyfriend Simon had already criticized her many times for failing to stop completely at stop signs. That’s what they call a “California, or rolling, stop,” he told her.
“If the cops catch you sliding through a stop sign like that,” he said, wagging a finger at her, “they’ll give you a ticket for running a stop sign. That’s a moving violation. That means at least a $100 ticket, plus eight hours of driving school for another $30.”
“I know, I know,” she replied. “But I never do it when they’re around, so how can they catch me?” Simon was about to tell her that cops have a habit of suddenly appearing out of nowhere, but Colleen told him to stop thinking so negatively. “You are bad luck,” she said. “When you talk like that, you make bad things happen.” He told her that life doesn’t work that way.
Colleen was in a hurry because she needed to drop off a package at the post office. It had to get to New York by Wednesday. She exited the freeway and pulled up at the stop sign. One car was in front of her. Colleen looked to the right and to the left. No cars were coming. It was safe to pull out. She hit the gas pedal. Bang! The car in front of her was still sitting there. The driver was a young woman, who got out of her car, walked back to look at the damage to her new car, and started yelling at Colleen.
4.Did she fail to stop completely at many stop signs?
5.Is a "rolling" stop the same as a "California" stop?
6.Did Simon wag his finger at Colleen?
7.Will the cops give her a $130 ticket?
8.Will she have to spend eight hours driving to school?
9.Does she run stop signs when the cops are around?
10.Does she think the cops will catch her?
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*Fill in the blanks:
Colleen was in a hurry, which made her _____ even more careless than usual. Her boyfriend Simon _____ already criticized her many times for failing to _____ completely at stop signs. That’s what they call _____ “California, or rolling, stop,” he told her.
“If _____ cops catch you sliding through a stop sign _____ that,” he said, wagging a finger at her, “_____ ’ll give you a ticket for running a stop _____ . That’s a moving violation. That means at least _____ $100 ticket, plus eight hours of driving school _____ another $30.”
“I know, I know,” she replied. “_____ I never do it when they’re around, so _____ can they catch me?” Simon was about to _____ her that cops have a habit of suddenly _____ out of nowhere, but Colleen told him to _____ thinking so negatively. “You are bad luck,” she _____ . “When you talk like that, you make bad _____ happen.” He told her that life doesn’t work _____ way.
Colleen was in a hurry because she _____ to drop off a package at the post _____ . It had to get to New York by _____ . She exited the freeway and pulled up at _____ stop sign. One car was in front of _____ . Colleen looked to the right and to the _____ . No cars were coming. It was safe to _____ out. She hit the gas pedal. Bang! The _____ in front of her was still sitting there. _____ driver was a young woman, who got out _____ her car, walked back to look at the _____ to her new car, and started yelling at _____ .
• accident(n): tai nạn • cop(n): cảnh sát • criticize(v): phê bình, chỉ trích • damage(n): tổn thương • fail(v): quên • negative(a): bi quan, tiêu cực • package(n): kiện hàng • pedal(n): bàn đạp • roll(v): lăn • slide(v): trượt • violation(n): sự xâm phạm • wag(v): lúc lắc • yell(v): hét
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Was Colleen in a hurry?Yes
2.Was she usually a careful driver?No
3.Had her boyfriend Simon already criticized her?Yes
4.Did she fail to stop completely at many stop signs?Yes
5.Is a "rolling" stop the same as a "California" stop?Yes
6.Did Simon wag his finger at Colleen? Yes
7.Will the cops give her a $130 ticket?No
8.Will she have to spend eight hours driving to school?No
9.Does she run stop signs when the cops are around?No
10.Does she think the cops will catch her?No
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*Fill in the blanks:
Colleen was in a hurry, which made her ___driving__ even more careless than usual. Her boyfriend Simon __had___ already criticized her many times for failing to __sotp___ completely at stop signs. That’s what they call __a___ “California, or rolling, stop,” he told her.
“If _the____ cops catch you sliding through a stop sign __like___ that,” he said, wagging a finger at her, “___They__ ’ll give you a ticket for running a stop __sign__ . That’s a moving violation. That means at least __a___ $100 ticket, plus eight hours of driving school ___for__ another $30.”
“I know, I know,” she replied. “__But___ I never do it when they’re around, so __how___ can they catch me?” Simon was about to __tell___ her that cops have a habit of suddenly __appearing___ out of nowhere, but Colleen told him to __stop___ thinking so negatively. “You are bad luck,” she _said____ . “When you talk like that, you make bad __things___ happen.” He told her that life doesn’t work _the____ way.
Colleen was in a hurry because she ___had__ to drop off a package at the post __office___ . It had to get to New York by _Wednesday____ . She exited the freeway and pulled up at ___a__ stop sign. One car was in front of __her___ . Colleen looked to the right and to the __left___ . No cars were coming. It was safe to __pull___ out. She hit the gas pedal. Bang! The __car___ in front of her was still sitting there. __The___ driver was a young woman, who got out __out___ her car, walked back to look at the __damage___ to her new car, and started yelling at _Coleen____ .
“What were you waiting for?” Colleen demanded.
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*Translate into Vietnamese:
Vụ tai nạn xe hơi đầu tiên của cô ta
Coleen đang vội, điều này làm cô lái xe bất cẩn hơn nhiều so với lúc bình thường. Bạn trai của cô là Simon đã phê bình cô nhiều lần vì việc quên dừng hoàn toàn trước dấu hiệu dừng. Họ gọi đó là một "California hoặc lăn dừng" anh ta bảo cô.
"Nếu cảnh sát bắt gặp em trượt qua một dấu hiệu dừng như vậy," anh ta nói, lúc lắc một ngón tay vào cô, "họ sẽ cho em một vé vì việc chạy quá một dấu hiệu dừng. Đó là một lỗi chạy xe. Điều đó có nghĩa là ít nhất một cái vé 100$, cộng thêm tám tiếng học lái xe ở trường thêm 30$ nữa."
"Em biết, em biết," cô trả lời. "Nhưng em không bao giờ làm vậy khi họ ở xung quanh, vây thì làm sao họ bắt được em?" Simon nói với cô rằng cảnh sát có một thói quen là xuất hiện bất thình lình ở bất cứ đâu, nhưng Coleen nói với anh ta bớt nghĩ tiêu cực lại đi. "Anh kém may mắn," cô nói . "Khi em nói vậy, em đã làm những việc không hay xảy ra." Anh ta nói rằng cuộc sống không diễn ra như vậy.
Coleen đang vội vì cô cần phải gửi một kiện hàng tới bưu điện. Nó phải được gửi tới New York chậm nhất vào thứ tư. Cô rời khỏi đường cao tốc và lao tới dấu hiệu dừng. Một chiếc xe đang ở trước mặt cô. Coleen nhìn sang bên trái và bên phải. Không có chiếc xe nào đang chạy tới hết. An toàn để vượt đây. Cô đạp chân ga. Bình! Chiếc xe ở phía trước cô vẫn ở đó. Người lái xe là một phụ nữ trẻ, cô ta đi ra khỏi xe của mình, đi ra đằng sau để nhìn vào thiệt hại mà Coleen đã gây ra, vả bắt đầu hét vào Coleen.
Nộp bài ESL 52: Her First Driving Accident *Vocabulary:
• accident: Tai nạn • cop: Cảnh sát • criticize: Chỉ trích • damage: Tác hại • fail: Quên • negative: Bi quan • package: Kiện hàng • pedal: Bàn đạp • roll: Lăn • slide: Trượt • violation: Sự xâm phạm • wag: Lúc lắc • yell: Hét
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Was Colleen in a hurry? Yes
2.Was she usually a careful driver? No
3.Had her boyfriend Simon already criticized her? Yes
4.Did she fail to stop completely at many stop signs? Yes
5.Is a "rolling" stop the same as a "California" stop? Yes
6.Did Simon wag his finger at Colleen? Yes
7.Will the cops give her a $130 ticket? No
8.Will she have to spend eight hours driving to school? No
9.Does she run stop signs when the cops are around? No
10.Does she think the cops will catch her? No
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*Fill in the blanks:
Colleen was in a hurry, which made her _driving_ even more careless than usual. Her boyfriend Simon _had_ already criticized her many times for failing to _stop_ completely at stop signs. That’s what they call _a_ “California, or rolling, stop,” he told her.
“If _the_ cops catch you sliding through a stop sign _like_ that,” he said, wagging a finger at her, “_They_ ’ll give you a ticket for running a stop _sign_ . That’s a moving violation. That means at least _a_ $100 ticket, plus eight hours of driving school _for_ another $30.”
“I know, I know,” she replied. “_But_ I never do it when they’re around, so _how_ can they catch me?” Simon was about to _tell_ her that cops have a habit of suddenly _appearing_ out of nowhere, but Colleen told him to _stop_ thinking so negatively. “You are bad luck,” she _said_ . “When you talk like that, you make bad _things_ happen.” He told her that life doesn’t work _the_ way.
Colleen was in a hurry because she _had_ to drop off a package at the post _office_ . It had to get to New York by _Wednesday_ . She exited the freeway and pulled up at _a_ stop sign. One car was in front of _her_ . Colleen looked to the right and to the _left_ . No cars were coming. It was safe to _pull_ out. She hit the gas pedal. Bang! The _car_ in front of her was still sitting there. _The_ driver was a young woman, who got out _out_ her car, walked back to look at the _damage_ to her new car, and started yelling at _Coleen_ .
• accident: vụ tai nạn • cop: cớm • criticize:phê phán, chỉ trích • damage: sự thiệt hại, tàn phá • fail: thất bại, hỏng • negative (adj) phủ định, ko • package: kiện hàng • pedal: bàn đạp xe đạp • roll (v) lăn, cuộn • slide (n,v) trượt, lướt • violation: sự hãm hiếp, phá rối • wag: phe phẩy • yell: la hét
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Was Colleen in a hurry?yes
2.Was she usually a careful driver? no, she was careless to drive
3.Had her boyfriend Simon already criticized her?yes
4.Did she fail to stop completely at many stop signs?no
5.Is a "rolling" stop the same as a "California" stop?yes
6.Did Simon wag his finger at Colleen?yes
7.Will the cops give her a $130 ticket?no, $100
8.Will she have to spend eight hours driving to school?no, she might have to spend 8 hours of driving school.
9.Does she run stop signs when the cops are around? yes
10.Does she think the cops will catch her? no
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*Fill in the blanks:
Colleen was in a hurry, which made her ______driving__ even more careless than usual. Her boyfriend Simon __had___ already criticized her many times for failing to ____stop_ completely at stop signs. That’s what they call ___a__ “California, or rolling, stop,” he told her.
“If ___the__ cops catch you sliding through a stop sign ___like__ that,” he said, wagging a finger at her, “__They___ ’ll give you a ticket for running a stop ___sign__ . That’s a moving violation. That means at least ___a__ $100 ticket, plus eight hours of driving school ___for__ another $30.”
“I know, I know,” she replied. “____But_ I never do it when they’re around, so ___how__ can they catch me?” Simon was about to __tell___ her that cops have a habit of suddenly ______appearing__ out of nowhere, but Colleen told him to ______stop__ thinking so negatively. “You are bad luck,” she ______said__ . “When you talk like that, you make bad ______things__ happen.” He told her that life doesn’t work __that___ way.
Colleen was in a hurry because she ____needed___ to drop off a package at the post ____office___ . It had to get to New York by __Wednesday___ . She exited the freeway and pulled up at _the____ stop sign. One car was in front of ___her__ . Colleen looked to the right and to the ____left___ . No cars were coming. It was safe to __pull___ out. She hit the gas pedal. Bang! The __car___ in front of her was still sitting there. __The___ driver was a young woman, who got out ___of__ her car, walked back to look at the ______damage__ to her new car, and started yelling at __Colleen____ .
• accident: tai nạn • cop: cảnh sát • criticize: phê bình • damage: thiệt hại • fail: không đúng • negative: tiêu cực • package: gói đồ • pedal: bàn đạp • roll: lăn • slide: trượt • violation: vi phạm • wag: vẫy • yell: la hét
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*Yes/No Questions: 1.Was Colleen in a hurry? Yes, she was. 2.Was she usually a careful driver? No, she wasn't. 3.Had her boyfriend Simon already criticized her? Yes, he had. 4.Did she fail to stop completely at many stop signs? No, she didn't. 5.Is a "rolling" stop the same as a "California" stop? Yes, it is. 6.Did Simon wag his finger at Colleen? Yes, he did. 7.Will the cops give her a $130 ticket? No, they won't. 8.Will she have to spend eight hours driving to school? Yes, she will. 9.Does she run stop signs when the cops are around? No, she doesn't. 10.Does she think the cops will catch her? No, she doesn't.
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*Fill in the blanks:
Colleen was in a hurry, which made her __driving___ even more careless than usual. Her boyfriend Simon __had___ already criticized her many times for failing to __stoped___ completely at stop signs. That’s what they call __the___ “California, or rolling, stop,” he told her.
“If ___the__ cops catch you sliding through a stop sign ___like__ that,” he said, wagging a finger at her, “__They___ ’ll give you a ticket for running a stop __sign___ . That’s a moving violation. That means at least ___a__ $100 ticket, plus eight hours of driving school __for___ another $30.”
“I know, I know,” she replied. “__But___ I never do it when they’re around, so __how___ can they catch me?” Simon was about to ___tell__ her that cops have a habit of suddenly ___appeared__ out of nowhere, but Colleen told him to ___stop__ thinking so negatively. “You are bad luck,” she _said____ . “When you talk like that, you make bad ___things__ happen.” He told her that life doesn’t work _that____ way.
Colleen was in a hurry because she ___needed__ to drop off a package at the post __office___ . It had to get to New York by ___Wednesday__ . She exited the freeway and pulled up at __the___ stop sign. One car was in front of __her___ . Colleen looked to the right and to the ___left__ . No cars were coming. It was safe to ___pull__ out. She hit the gas pedal. Bang! The __car___ in front of her was still sitting there. ___The__ driver was a young woman, who got out ___of__ her car, walked back to look at the __damage___ to her new car, and started yelling at _Colleen____ .
“What were you waiting for?” Colleen demanded.
*Translate into Vietnamese: Colleen đang vội, điều đó làm cho sự lái xe của cô càng cẩu thả hơn bình thường. Bạn trai của cô Simon đã phê bình cô nhiều lần về việc không dừng lại một cách toàn vẹn trước biển dừng. Người ta gọi đó là một "California, hoặc trôi qua, dừng," anh bảo cô.
"Nếu cảnh sát bắt em đang trượt qua biển dừng như thế," anh nói, vẫy ngón tay về phía cô, "họ sẽ đưa cho em một tấm vé phạt vì vượt qua biển dừng. Đó là vi phạm về sự di chuyển. Có nghĩa là ít nhất 100 đô vé phạt, cộng thêm tám giờ ở trường lái xe cho 30 đọ khác.
"Em biết, em biết," cô trả lời. "Nhưng em không bao giờ làm như vậy khi họ ở quanh đây, vì thế họ bắt em bằng cách nào?" Simon nói với cô ấy rằng cảnh sát có một thói quen là bất ngờ xuất hiện ở không đâu, nhưng Colleen nói với anh ta đừng nghĩ một cách tiêu cực nữa. "Anh xui lắm," cô nói. "Khi anh nói như thế, anh làm việc tệ xảy đến." Anh bảo cô rằng cuộc sống không làm như thế.
Colleen đang vội vì cô cần phải bỏ gói hàng ở bưu điện. Nó cần phải đến New York vào thứ tư. Cô đi ra xa lộ và dừng lại ở biển dừng. Một chiếc xe ở đằng trước cô. Colleen nhìn về phía bên phải và bên trái. Không có xe đến. Nó an toàn để chạy. Cô đánh cái bàn đạp ga. Bùm! Chiếc xe đằng trước cô phẫn đứng đó. Người lái xe là một phụ nữ trẻ, đi bước ra khỏi xe, đi trở lại đằng sau để nhìn sự thiệt hại của chiếc xe mới, và bắt đều la hét vào Colleen.
• accident: tai nạn • cop: cảnh sát • criticize: phê bình • damage: thiệt hại • fail: không đúng • negative: tiêu cực • package: gói đồ • pedal: bàn đạp • roll: lăn • slide: trượt • violation: vi phạm • wag: vẫy • yell: la hét
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*Yes/No Questions: 1.Was Colleen in a hurry? Yes, she was. 2.Was she usually a careful driver? No, she wasn't. 3.Had her boyfriend Simon already criticized her? Yes, he had. 4.Did she fail to stop completely at many stop signs? No, she didn't. 5.Is a "rolling" stop the same as a "California" stop? Yes, it is. 6.Did Simon wag his finger at Colleen? Yes, he did. 7.Will the cops give her a $130 ticket? No, they won't. 8.Will she have to spend eight hours driving to school? Yes, she will. 9.Does she run stop signs when the cops are around? No, she doesn't. 10.Does she think the cops will catch her? No, she doesn't.
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*Fill in the blanks:
Colleen was in a hurry, which made her __driving___ even more careless than usual. Her boyfriend Simon __had___ already criticized her many times for failing to __stoped___ completely at stop signs. That’s what they call __the___ “California, or rolling, stop,” he told her.
“If ___the__ cops catch you sliding through a stop sign ___like__ that,” he said, wagging a finger at her, “__They___ ’ll give you a ticket for running a stop __sign___ . That’s a moving violation. That means at least ___a__ $100 ticket, plus eight hours of driving school __for___ another $30.”
“I know, I know,” she replied. “__But___ I never do it when they’re around, so __how___ can they catch me?” Simon was about to ___tell__ her that cops have a habit of suddenly ___appeared__ out of nowhere, but Colleen told him to ___stop__ thinking so negatively. “You are bad luck,” she _said____ . “When you talk like that, you make bad ___things__ happen.” He told her that life doesn’t work _that____ way.
Colleen was in a hurry because she ___needed__ to drop off a package at the post __office___ . It had to get to New York by ___Wednesday__ . She exited the freeway and pulled up at __the___ stop sign. One car was in front of __her___ . Colleen looked to the right and to the ___left__ . No cars were coming. It was safe to ___pull__ out. She hit the gas pedal. Bang! The __car___ in front of her was still sitting there. ___The__ driver was a young woman, who got out ___of__ her car, walked back to look at the __damage___ to her new car, and started yelling at _Colleen____ .
“What were you waiting for?” Colleen demanded.
*Translate into Vietnamese: Colleen đang vội, điều đó làm cho sự lái xe của cô càng cẩu thả hơn bình thường. Bạn trai của cô Simon đã phê bình cô nhiều lần về việc không dừng lại một cách toàn vẹn trước biển dừng. Người ta gọi đó là một "California, hoặc trôi qua, dừng," anh bảo cô.
"Nếu cảnh sát bắt em đang trượt qua biển dừng như thế," anh nói, vẫy ngón tay về phía cô, "họ sẽ đưa cho em một tấm vé phạt vì vượt qua biển dừng. Đó là vi phạm về sự di chuyển. Có nghĩa là ít nhất 100 đô vé phạt, cộng thêm tám giờ ở trường lái xe cho 30 đọ khác.
"Em biết, em biết," cô trả lời. "Nhưng em không bao giờ làm như vậy khi họ ở quanh đây, vì thế họ bắt em bằng cách nào?" Simon nói với cô ấy rằng cảnh sát có một thói quen là bất ngờ xuất hiện ở không đâu, nhưng Colleen nói với anh ta đừng nghĩ một cách tiêu cực nữa. "Anh xui lắm," cô nói. "Khi anh nói như thế, anh làm việc tệ xảy đến." Anh bảo cô rằng cuộc sống không làm như thế.
Colleen đang vội vì cô cần phải bỏ gói hàng ở bưu điện. Nó cần phải đến New York vào thứ tư. Cô đi ra xa lộ và dừng lại ở biển dừng. Một chiếc xe ở đằng trước cô. Colleen nhìn về phía bên phải và bên trái. Không có xe đến. Nó an toàn để chạy. Cô đánh cái bàn đạp ga. Bùm! Chiếc xe đằng trước cô vẫn đứng đó. Người lái xe là một phụ nữ trẻ, đi bước ra khỏi xe, đi trở lại đằng sau để nhìn sự thiệt hại của chiếc xe mới, và bắt đều la hét vào Colleen.
*Fill in the blanks: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Colleen was in a hurry, which made her driving even more careless than usual. Her boyfriend Simon had already criticized her many times for failing to stop completely at stop signs. That’s what they call a “California, or rolling, stop,” he told her.
“If the cops catch you sliding through a stop sign like that,” he said, wagging a finger at her, “they’ll give you a ticket for running a stop sign . That’s a moving violation. That means at least a $100 ticket, plus eight hours of driving school for another $30.”
“I know, I know,” she replied. “But I never do it when they’re around, so how can they catch me?” Simon was about to tell her that cops have a habit of suddenly appearing out of nowhere, but Colleen told him to stop thinking so negatively. “You are bad luck,” she said . “When you talk like that, you make bad things happen.” He told her that life doesn’t work that way.
Colleen was in a hurry because she needed to drop off a package at the post office . It had to get to New York by Wednesday . She exited the freeway and pulled up at the stop sign. One car was in front of hẻ . Colleen looked to the right and to the left . No cars were coming. It was safe to pull out. She hit the gas pedal. Bang! The car in front of her was still sitting there. The driver was a young woman, who got out of her car, walked back to look at the damage to her new car, and started yelling at Colleen .
*Translate into Vietnamese: ----------------------------------------------------------------
Colleen đang vội, điều này đã làm cho cô lái xe không được cẩn thận như ngày thường. Simon, bạn trai cô thường phê bình cô nhiều lần về việc không dừng hẳn xe tại biển báo ngừng lại. Người ta gọi đó là một "California, hay là lăn, dừng lại", anh bảo cô thế.
"Nếu cảnh sát bắt gặp em đang lái xe trượt qua biển báo ngừng lại như thế này," anh nói, vẫy vẫy một ngón tay vào cô, "họ sẽ đưa em một biên lai phạt về việc chạy trượt qua biển báo dừng. Đó là sự vi phạm việc di chuyển. Điều đó có nghĩa là phiếu phạt 100 đô-la, cộng thêm 30 đô-la nữa cho 8 tiếng đồng hồ ở trường dạy lái xe."
"Em biết, em biết mà," cô trả lời. "Nhưng em không bao giờ làm như thế khi cảnh sát ở chung quanh đây, vì thế làm sao họ bắt em được?" Simon đang tính bảo cô là cảnh sát có thói quen xuất hiện bất thình lình ở một nơi nào đó, nhưng Colleen bảo anh đừng suy nghĩ quá bi quan như vậy. "Anh chẳng may mắn tí nào cả," cô nói. "Mỗi khi anh nói kiểu như thế, anh làm cho những chuyện xui rủi xảy ra đó." Anh bảo cô cuộc sống không diễn ra như thế đâu.
Colleen vội vì cô cần gởi một kiện hàng tại bưu điện. Kiện hàng phải được gởi tới New York vào thứ tư. Cô ra khỏi xa lộ và ngừng trước biển báo dừng. Có một chiếc xe hơi ở phía trước cô. Colleen nhìn bên phải và nhìn bên trái. Không có chiếc xe nào chạy tới cả. An toàn cho việc vượt lên rồi. Cô đạp chân ga. Rầm! Chiếc xe phía trước cô vẫn đậu ở đó. Tài xế là một phụ nữ trẻ, đang bước ra khỏi xe, đi về phía sau để nhìn xem chiếc xe mới của cô bị thiệt hại ra sao, và bắt đầu la mắng Colleen.
*Vocabulary: Jacky xin nộp bài ESL 52 • accident:n = tai nạn • cop:n = (lóng)cảnh sát • criticize:v = phê bình, chỉ trích • damage:n = hư hại • fail:v = thất bại,hỏng • negative:adj = tiêu cực,phủ định • package:n = gói hàng,kiện hàng • pedal:n = bàn đạp • roll:v = lăn, cuốn,quấn tròn • slide:n = tuột, trượt,lướt qua • violation:n = sự hành động vi phạm • wag:v = ve vẩy • yell:v = la hét, kêu la
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Was Colleen in a hurry? yes
2.Was she usually a careful driver? no
3.Had her boyfriend Simon already criticized her? yes
4.Did she fail to stop completely at many stop signs? yes
5.Is a "rolling" stop the same as a "California" stop? yes
6.Did Simon wag his finger at Colleen? yes
7.Will the cops give her a $130 ticket? no
8.Will she have to spend eight hours driving to school? no
9.Does she run stop signs when the cops are around? no
10.Does she think the cops will catch her? no
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*Fill in the blanks:
Colleen was in a hurry, which made her __driving___ even more careless than usual. Her boyfriend Simon __had___ already criticized her many times for failing to _stop____ completely at stop signs. That’s what they call __a___ “California, or rolling, stop,” he told her.
“If __the___ cops catch you sliding through a stop sign __like___ that,” he said, wagging a finger at her, “____they_ ’ll give you a ticket for running a stop __sign___ . That’s a moving violation. That means at least __a___ $100 ticket, plus eight hours of driving school ___for__ another $30.”
“I know, I know,” she replied. “__But___ I never do it when they’re around, so __how___ can they catch me?” Simon was about to ___tell__ her that cops have a habit of suddenly _appearing____ out of nowhere, but Colleen told him to __stop___ thinking so negatively. “You are bad luck,” she _said____ . “When you talk like that, you make bad __things___ happen.” He told her that life doesn’t work __that___ way.
Colleen was in a hurry because she _needed____ to drop off a package at the post _office____ . It had to get to New York by _wednesday____ . She exited the freeway and pulled up at __the___ stop sign. One car was in front of _her____ . Colleen looked to the right and to the _left____ . No cars were coming. It was safe to _pull____ out. She hit the gas pedal. Bang! The _car____ in front of her was still sitting there. __The___ driver was a young woman, who got out __of___ her car, walked back to look at the _damage____ to her new car, and started yelling at _Colleen____ .
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