Read and listen to the article again. Write true or false. Correct the false sentences.
1. The writer doesn’t believe that there are advantages to being kind.
2. Daniel Black and the boy both got the medical treatment they needed.
3. Receiving money changed Glen James's life.
4. The rice ATMs distributed an unlimited amount of rice each time.
CHANGING THE WORLD WITH KINDNESS
Sometimes a spontaneous act of kindness can change another person’s life. Read about these incredible people and their actions that helped to make the world a better place for someone else.
IN BRITAIN
Life can't be easy for musician Daniel Black. After a cycling accident in 2009, the doctors told him that he couldn’t walk or play the guitar. He had saved £22,000 for his intended expensive surgery when he heard about a young boy who also needed surgery to allow him to walk. Daniel told the boy's family that he would donate all his money to the boy’s surgery. The little boy was then able to walk again.
IN THE US
Glen James, an unemployed and homeless office worker, did something both honest and kind. The police said that he decided to return a bag with $ 42,000 in it to the owner. A man called Ethan Whittington read about Glen and started a campaign to collect money forhim. Ethan said that anamazing 160,000 was raised and Glen's life hasn't been the same since.
IN VIET NAM
In March 2020, Hoang Tuan Anh, a Vietnamese entrepreneur in Ho Chi Minh City invented a 24/7 automatic dispensing machine providing free rice for the poor during the Covid 19 lockdown. The machine distributed a 1.5 kg (3.3lb) bagful of rice from a small silo. The team said that people in need still had access to food and resources during the pandemic.
These stories may persuade you that when you spread a little kindness, there may not be a personal benefit, but you could encourage people to be kind to you, too.
1. When a Russian space capsule had a major problem in 1971, the cosmonauts died in less than 30 seconds.
(Khi một khoang vũ trụ của Nga gặp sự cố nghiêm trọng vào năm 1971, các phi hành gia đã chết trong vòng chưa đầy 30 giây.)
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Thông tin: Three Russian cosmonauts diedin 1971 when their space capsule had a major problem atan altitude of 168 kilometres. The pressure inside the capsule dropped to zero and the crew died after 30 to 40 seconds. (Ba nhà du hành vũ trụ người Nga đã chết vào năm 1971 khi khoang vũ trụ của họ gặp sự cố nghiêm trọng ở độ cao 168 km. Áp suất bên trong viên nang giảm xuống 0 và phi hành đoàn chết sau 30 đến 40 giây.)
2. In 1966, a scientist passed out after 15 seconds in a vacuum. (Năm 1966, một nhà khoa học đã bất tỉnh sau 15 giây trong chân không.)
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Thông tin: In 1966 a scientist was testing a spacesuit in a special room when the pressure suddenly dropped to almost zero for a period of 27 seconds. He passed out after 15 seconds and he woke up when the pressure inside the room returned to normal. (Năm 1966, một nhà khoa học đang thử nghiệm bộ đồ phi hành gia trong một căn phòng đặc biệt thì áp suất đột ngột giảm xuống gần như bằng không trong khoảng thời gian 27 giây. Anh ta bất tỉnh sau 15 giây và tỉnh dậy khi áp suất trong phòng trở lại bình thường.)
3. The scientist passed out for 27 seconds. (Nhà khoa học bất tỉnh trong 27 giây.)
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Thông tin: In 1966 a scientist was testing a spacesuit in a special room when the pressure suddenly dropped to almost zero for a period of 27 seconds. (Năm 1966, một nhà khoa học đang thử nghiệm bộ đồ phi hành gia trong một căn phòng đặc biệt thì áp suất đột ngột giảm xuống gần như bằng không trong khoảng thời gian 27 giây.)
4. In the 1960s, Randy Gardner stayed awake for more than 250 hours. (Vào những năm 1960, Randy Gardner đã thức hơn 250 giờ.)
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Thông tin: That’s 264 hours. (Đó là 264 giờ.)
5. After staying awake for so long, Randy Gardner then slept for almost 50 hours. (Sau khi thức quá lâu, Randy Gardner sau đó đã ngủ gần 50 giờ.)
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Thông tin: His first sleep after those 11 days lasted almost 15 hours. (Giấc ngủ đầu tiên của anh ta sau 11 ngày đó kéo dài gần 15 tiếng.)