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They call Jamaica the "Island in the sun" and that is my memory of it. Of sunshine, warmth and abundant fruit that was growing everywhere, and of love. There were two sisters ahead of me in the family, and though of course I didn't know it, there was an exciting talk of emigration, possibly to Canada but more usually to England, the land of opportunity. I guess that plans were already being made when I was born, for a year or so later my Dad left for London. Two years after that my mum went as well and my sisters and I were left in the care of my grandmother.
Emigrating to better yourself was a dream for most Jamaicans, a dream many were determined to fulfill. Families were close and grandmothers were an important part of the family. So, when the mass emigrations began, it seemed perfectly right and natural for them to take over the running of families left behind.
Grandmothers are often strict, but usually also spoil you. She ran the family like a military operation: each of us, no matter how young, had our tasks. Every morning, before we went to school, we all had to take a bucket appropriate to our size and run a relay from the communal tap to the barrels until they are full. My sisters had to sweep the yard before they went to school. My grandmother would give orders to the eldest and these were passed down- as I got older I found this particularly annoying! But I can tell you, no one avoided their duties.
My Dad came over from England to see how we were getting on . He talked to us about the new country, about snow, about the huge city, and we all wanted to know more, to see what it was like. I didn't know it at that time., but he had come to prepare us for the move to England. Six months later my grandmother told me that I was going to join my parents and that she, too, was emigrating.
London was strange and disappointing. There was no gold on the pavements, as the stories in Jaimaica had indicated. The roads were busy, the buildings were grey and dull, with many tall, high-rise blocks. It was totally unlike Jamaica, the houses all small and packed close together. In my grandmother's house I had a big bedroom, here I had to share.
Then came the biggest shock: snow. While flakes came out of the sky and Dad smiled, pointed and said: "That's snow!" I rushed outside, looked up and opened my mouth to let the flakes drop in. The snow settled on my tongue and it was so cold that I cried. My toes lost all feeling. As my shoes and socks got wet and frozen, there came an excruciating pain and I cried with the intensity of it. I didn't know what was happening to me.
The writer says that when he was very young ________.
They call Jamaica the "Island in the sun" and that is my memory of it. Of sunshine, warmth and abundant fruit that was growing everywhere, and of love. There were two sisters ahead of me in the family, and though of course I didn't know it, there was an exciting talk of emigration, possibly to Canada but more usually to England, the land of opportunity. I guess that plans were already being made when I was born, for a year or so later my Dad left for London. Two years after that my mum went as well and my sisters and I were left in the care of my grandmother.
Emigrating to better yourself was a dream for most Jamaicans, a dream many were determined to fulfill. Families were close and grandmothers were an important part of the family. So, when the mass emigrations began, it seemed perfectly right and natural for them to take over the running of families left behind.
Grandmothers are often strict, but usually also spoil you. She ran the family like a military operation: each of us, no matter how young, had our tasks. Every morning, before we went to school, we all had to take a bucket appropriate to our size and run a relay from the communal tap to the barrels until they are full. My sisters had to sweep the yard before they went to school. My grandmother would give orders to the eldest and these were passed down- as I got older I found this particularly annoying! But I can tell you, no one avoided their duties.
My Dad came over from England to see how we were getting on . He talked to us about the new country, about snow, about the huge city, and we all wanted to know more, to see what it was like. I didn't know it at that time., but he had come to prepare us for the move to England. Six months later my grandmother told me that I was going to join my parents and that she, too, was emigrating.
London was strange and disappointing. There was no gold on the pavements, as the stories in Jaimaica had indicated. The roads were busy, the buildings were grey and dull, with many tall, high-rise blocks. It was totally unlike Jamaica, the houses all small and packed close together. In my grandmother's house I had a big bedroom, here I had to share.
Then came the biggest shock: snow. While flakes came out of the sky and Dad smiled, pointed and said: "That's snow!" I rushed outside, looked up and opened my mouth to let the flakes drop in. The snow settled on my tongue and it was so cold that I cried. My toes lost all feeling. As my shoes and socks got wet and frozen, there came an excruciating pain and I cried with the intensity of it. I didn't know what was happening to me.
The writer says that when he was very young ________.
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Đáp án C
Nhà văn nói rằng khi ông còn rất trẻ ________.
There were two sisters ahead of me inthe family, and though of course I didn't know it, there was an exciting talk of emigration, possibly to Canada but more usually to England, the land of opportunity. I guess that plans werealready being made when I was born,
A. ông ấy rất buồn vì cha mẹ anh ấy đã bỏ đi
B. ông ấy rất muốn đi Anh
C. cha mẹ ông đã quyết định rời đi
D. cha mẹ của ông đã thay đổi kế hoạch của họ
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Câu 2:
According to the writer, many people from Jamaica at that time ________.
According to the writer, many people from Jamaica at that time ________.
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án D
Nhiều người Jamaica vào thời điểm đó:
Emigrating to better yourself was a dream for most Jamaicans, a dream many were determined to fulfill.
A. muốn được tự do khỏi trách nhiệm
B. muốn cải thiện mức sống của họ
C. có tham vọng không thực tế
D. không thích đất nước họ sinh ra
Câu 3:
What does "this" in the third paragraph refer t
What does "this" in the third paragraph refer t
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án A
"This" trong đoạn thứ ba là gì?
My grandmother would give orders to the eldest and these were passed down- as I got older I found this particularly annoying!
A. được bảo làm gì bởi các chị em của mình
B. phải quét sân trước khi đi học
C. phải làm nhiệm vụ mà anh thấy khó khăn
D. nhận được lệnh của bà ngoại
Câu 4:
What happened when the writer's father came?
What happened when the writer's father came?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án A
Điều gì đã xảy ra khi cha của nhà văn đến?
A. Cha ông không nói cho ông biết tại sao ông lại đến
B. Ông ta không biết phản ứng với cha mình như thế nào
C. Cha ông nói với ông những điều không đúng sự thật
D. Ông cảm thấy háo hức về những gì cha ông đã nói với ông
Câu 5:
When the writer first went to London, he was disappointed because ________.
When the writer first went to London, he was disappointed because ________.
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án B
Khi nhà văn đầu tiên đến London, ông đã thất vọng vì:
A. nó nhỏ hơn ông mong đợi
B. ông ta đã bị ấn tượng sai về nó
C. ông ta phải dành nhiều thời gian cho riêng mình
D. môi trường xung quanh mới khiến ông sợ hãi
Câu 6:
The word "excruciating" in the last paragraph means ________.
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án C
Từ "excruciating" trong đoạn cuối có nghĩa là:
A. đau
B. khá đau đớn
C. vô cùng đau đớn
D. không đau
Câu 7:
Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án C
Điều nào sau đây sẽ là tiêu đề tốt nhất cho đoạn văn này?
A. Từ mặt trời tới tuyết
B. Một thời thơ ấu kì lạ
C. Thời gian khó khăn
D. Quá nhiều thay đổi
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