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Vocabulary
A. Complete each sentence with the correct word.
award dream education invited orphanage
1. My parents think that
to go to university.
2. Eddy won the
3. Last night I had a bad
4. After his parents died, the boy had to go and live in an
5. I was
to Jo's party, but I was sick so I couldn't go.
NIHI
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is important. They want all their children
for being the best student in the school.
I woke up feeling very afraid!
B. Choose the correct word or phrase with the same meaning as the blue
words in each sentence.
the time when she was a child made him agree
place where doctors and nurses work
1. Paragraph
2. Paragraph
3. Paragraph
afraid
children without homes
1. A new medical centre has opened in the city. Now many sick people can
get help.
2. I hate spiders. When I see one I feel very frightened!
3. Grandma often talks about her childhood. It was many years ago!
4. My father didn't want to buy me a bike, but I persuaded him.
5. Children who don't have a family to live with often become street
children
In other words
A. What is the main purpose of the passage? Circle 1, 2 or 3.
1. To tell the story of how Christina Noble went to Vietnam to help
street children.
2. To describe Vietnam and its streets.
3. To explain how medical centres help people.
B. Match each heading to the correct paragraph in the passage.
Christina Noble's life and her dream.
Christina wins an award.
How Christina helps the street children.
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