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There was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.” You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.

Question: Why did the boy drive fewer nails into the fence than he did before?

• His father suggested that he pulled out the nails.

• He was already good at hammering nails at last.

• He lost his temper when he nailed the fence.

• He had been able to control his anger.

• The number of nails he got was limited.

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(1)There was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence. The first day, the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down. He discovered that it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

(2)Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

(3)The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.” You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.

Question: What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

• The boy did his father’s suggestion to control his temper.

• The father pulled out the nails from the fence.

• The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence.

• It was easier to hold temper than to drive the nails.

• The boy did not lose his temper after hammering the fence.

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There was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.” You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.

Question: “………. , they leave a scar just like this one.” (paragraph 3). The underlined word refers to ……………

• The thing

• the hole

• the scar

• the fence

• The nail

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There was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.” You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.

Question: What message can we learn from the story?

• The boy had a bad temper.

• We must respect and obey our parents.

• The boy eventually can control his temper.

• People should apologize one another.

• Say things in anger will hurt someone and can break relationships

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(1) There was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

(2) Finally, the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

(3) The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.” You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.

Question: The main idea of paragraph 3 is ....

• Getting furious at someone may cause heart diseases.

• The boy has done his punishment well.

• The boy's father is happy to see his bad temper son.

• Saying things in anger can hurt someone deeply.

• The wound becomes a scar in somebody's heart.

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There was once a guy who was very much in love with a girl. This romantic guy folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes as a gift to that girl. Although he was just an ordinary employee in a company and his future didn’t seem too bright, they were very happy together. Until one day, the girl told him that she was going to Paris and would never come back. She also told him that she could not visualize any future for both of them. This made the guy heartbroken, but he agreed to let her go.

The world must keep moving. The guy worked hard, day and night. He wanted to make something out of himself. Finally, with all the hard work and with the help of friends, he had set up his own company. “You never fail until you stop trying,” he always told himself. “I must succeed in life!”

One rainy day, while this guy was driving, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella. They were walking to some destination. Even with the umbrella, they were still drenched. It didn’t take him long to realize that those were his ex-girlfriend’s parents. With a heart in getting back at them, he drove slowly beside the couple. He wanted them to spot him in his luxury saloon. He wanted them to know that his life was much better. He had his own company, car, condo, etc. He had made it in life!

Before the guy could realize, the couple was walking towards a cemetery. The guy got out of his car and followed them. To his surprise, he saw his smiling ex-girlfriend’s photograph on her tombstone. He also saw his precious paper cranes in a bottle placed beside her tomb. The couple saw him. He walked over and asked them why this happened. Then, they explained that she did not leave for France at all. She suffered from cancer. She believed that the guy would make it someday. She did not want her illness to be his burden. Therefore, she chose to leave him.

Before leaving the world, she had asked her parents to put the guy’s paper cranes beside her tomb. If the day came when fate brought the guy to her again, he could take some of those back with him. The guy just wept.

Question: What do you think is the best title of the story above?

• When love and hate collide

• Destined with you

• Love with benefit

• Let me love you

• Let by gone be by gone

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There was once a guy who was very much in love with a girl. This romantic guy folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes as a gift to that girl. Although he was just an ordinary employee in a company and his future didn’t seem too bright, they were very happy together. Until one day, the girl told him that she was going to Paris and would never come back. She also told him that she could not visualize any future for both of them. This made the guy heartbroken, but he agreed to let her go.

The world must keep moving. The guy worked hard, day and night. He wanted to make something out of himself. Finally, with all the hard work and with the help of friends, he had set up his own company. “You never fail until you stop trying,” he always told himself. “I must succeed in life!”

One rainy day, while this guy was driving, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella. They were walking to some destination. Even with the umbrella, they were still drenched. It didn’t take him long to realize that those were his ex-girlfriend’s parents. With a heart in getting back at them, he drove slowly beside the couple. He wanted them to spot him in his luxury saloon. He wanted them to know that his life was much better. He had his own company, car, condo, etc. He had made it in life!

Before the guy could realize, the couple was walking towards a cemetery. The guy got out of his car and followed them. To his surprise, he saw his smiling ex-girlfriend’s photograph on her tombstone. He also saw his precious paper cranes in a bottle placed beside her tomb. The couple saw him. He walked over and asked them why this happened. Then, they explained that she did not leave for France at all. She suffered from cancer. She believed that the guy would make it someday. She did not want her illness to be his burden. Therefore, she chose to leave him.

Before leaving the world, she had asked her parents to put the guy’s paper cranes beside her tomb. If the day came when fate brought the guy to her again, he could take some of those back with him. The guy just wept.

Question: “...if the day comes when fate brings him to her again, he can take some of those back with him.”

What does the statement mean?

• He believed that the girl would return his paper-cranes.

• She wanted her parents to bring him to her.

• She wanted the man to take back his paper-cranes.

• The girl wanted the man to know that she loved him very much.

• She hated the paper-cranes so that she wanted the man to take them back.

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One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people lived. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”

“It was great, Dad.”

“Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked

“Oh yeah,” said the son

“So,can you tell me what you learned from the trip?” asked the father.

The son answered: “I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches us to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.

We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.”

The boy’s father was speechless. Then, his son added, “Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.”

Question: What can we learn from the story?

• We should have a close relationship with our parents.

• We are not supposed to bother other people.

• We should spend our time by traveling around.

• We should be polite to our parents.

• We are supposed to make friends with anyone.

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There once were two close friends who were walking through the forest together. They knew that anything dangerous can happen any time in the forest. So they promised each other that they would always be together in any case of danger.

Suddenly, they saw a large bear getting closer toward them. One of them climbed a nearby tree at once. But unfortunately the other one did not know how to climb up the tree. So being led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless and pretended to be a dead man.

The bear came near the one who was ying on the ground. It smelt in his ears, and slowly left the place because the bears do not want to touch the dead creatures. After that, the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend that was on the ground, "Friend, what did the bear whisper into your ears?" The other friend replied, 'just now the bear advised me not to believe a false friend."

Question: What is the moral value of the story?

• Bear will not harm a dead man.

• Learning how to climb is a must.

• There are no true friends in the world.

• We have to save ourselves.

• True friends will stand by us in ups and downs.

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One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people lived. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”

“It was great, Dad.”

“Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked

“Oh yeah,” said the son

“So, can you tell me what you learned from the trip?” asked the father.

The son answered: “I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches us to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.

We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.”

The boy’s father was speechless. Then, his son added, “Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.”

Question: Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the text?

• The father wanted to give his son a lesson.

• The people who lived in the country were richer than the man.

• The boy enjoyed his trip.

• The people in the country had a lot of friends.

• The son thought the people were friendly in the neighborhood.