Pete was in his kitchen. He was about to slice three green apples. He liked to eat fresh apples with cinnamon sprinkled on them. He opened the blinds so that he could get more sunlight into the kitchen. Now he could see what he was doing.
He grabbed a knife out of a drawer. It said "Surgical Stainless USA" on the side of the blade. The blade was very thin and light. It had teeth, like a saw. The handle was a brown piece of cheap hollow plastic.
He had bought this knife about 20 years ago at a county fair. It was one of those knives that were advertised on TV. It could cut through a tomato can, and then cut easily and cleanly through a fresh tomato.
"You never need to sharpen it. The sharp edge is guaranteed for life." That’s how they advertised it. And Pete, for once, couldn’t argue that the advertisers lied. This was a great knife.
But it was also a dangerous knife. A couple of years ago, Pete was careless. He was rapidly slicing a potato and the blade got his finger. The doctor put three stitches in Pete’s finger.
"Next time, be more careful," the doctor said.
No kidding, Pete thought. He was so careful that he didn’t use the knife for almost a year.
*Yes/No Questions:
1.Was Pete in his kitchen?
2.Was he about to slice four apples?
3.Were the apples red?
4.Did he like to sprinkle salt on fresh apples?
5.Did he close the blinds?
6.Was the knife blade thick and heavy?
7.Do you ever need to sharpen the knife?
8.Is the sharp edge guaranteed for life?
9.Was it a great knife?
10.Did the doctor put four stitches in Pete's finger?
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*Fill in the blanks:
Pete was in his kitchen. He was _____ to slice three green apples. He liked _____ eat fresh apples with cinnamon sprinkled on _____ . He opened the blinds so that he _____ get more sunlight into the kitchen. Now _____ could see what he was doing.
He _____ a knife out of a drawer. It _____ "Surgical Stainless USA" on the side of _____ blade. The blade was very thin and _____ . It had teeth, like a saw. The _____ was a brown piece of cheap hollow _____ .
He had bought this knife about 20 _____ ago at a county fair. It was _____ of those knives that were advertised on _____ . It could cut through a tomato can, _____ then cut easily and cleanly through a _____ tomato.
"You never need to sharpen it. _____ sharp edge is guaranteed for life." That’s _____ they advertised it. And Pete, for once, _____ ’t argue that the advertisers lied. This was _____ great knife.
But it was also a ______ knife. A couple of years ago, Pete ______ careless. He was rapidly slicing a potato _____ the blade got his finger. The doctor _____ three stitches in Pete’s finger.
"Next time, _____ more careful," the doctor said.
No kidding, _____ thought. He was so careful that he _____ ’t use the knife for almost a year.
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*Translate into Vietnamese:
Sharp lưỡi dao của Pete.
Pete ở trong bếp. Anh cắt mỏng 3 quả táo xanh, anh thích ăn Táo tươi rắc vài cái lá quế lên trên.
Anh kéo rèm cửa sổ để ánh sáng mặt trời rọi vào nhà bếp. Bây giờ anh có thể nhìn thấy những gì anh đang làm.
Anh cầm con dao ra khỏi ngăn kéo. Một bên mặt lưởi dao ghi ' Dao phẫu thuật không gỉ của Mỹ ', lưỡi dao rất mỏng và nhẹ, nó có răng giống như cái lưỡi cưa. Cán dao hơi lõm vào màu nâu.
Anh mua con dao này cách đây khoảng 20 năm, tại hội chợ triển lãm của tỉnh. Nó là 1 trong những con dao dược quảng cáo trên T.V.
Nó có thể cắt thùng đựng cà chua dể dàng, sau đó xuyên thẳng vào quả cà chua còn tươi.
Bạn không bao giờ cần phải mài nó, bảo đảm lưởi dao sắc rất thọ. Đó là cách họ quảng cáo nó. Và Pete bị thuyết phục trong lần nghe bài quảng cáo ở đó. Đây là một con dao rất tuyệt.
Nhưng nó cũng rất nguy hiểm. 2 năm trước Pete đã dùng nó không cẩn thận, anh cắt mỏng củ khoai tây một cách nhanh lẹ, lưởi dao đã gọt vào ngón tay của anh. Bác sĩ phải khâu 3 mũi vào ngón tay của Pete.
Lần tới phải cẩn thận hơn nhé ' bác sĩ dặn dò.
Không phải trẻ con, Pete thầm nghĩ, thế nhưng gần một năm anh đã không sử dụng nó