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Page 1 PASSAGE 20 Imaginary friends By Doris Stokes We have all heard of children who have imaginary playmates. I get lots of letters from parents about them and I always say the same thing: don't say there is no one there. What you are putting down to imagination could be a spirit child. One dad wrote to me to say he was getting very worried about his child. He told me his son had an imaginary friend called Robbie, and was forever saying things like, ‘Don't set off yet. Robbie's not in the car.’ I told him, ‘Your child can actually see that boy, love. Don't say anything. He'll either grow out of it and go on to more worldly things or he'll develop into a very good medium.’ I was about six or seven when I first saw the spirit children. I had had rheumatic fever and had to be in a pushchair. I don't know how, but I knew that other people could not see Christopher and Pansy. I saw them a lot. And you know, I never could do maths - it was a mystery to me - but Christopher and Pansy helped me pass my exams! So there's nothing frightening about children having imaginary friends, especially if they've been very close. I remember one little lad telling his mum, ‘You don't have to come up and turn the light off tonight. Grandma will do it.’ His mum watched him go upstairs on his own that night and the lights went off! It scares the life out of some parents. But you just have to accept that his grandma loved him very much. She'd always tucked him in. It was a routine. Most children are psychic up to the age of 11 or 12. My first psychic experience happened when I was four. I woke up to a commotion outside in the street. There was a fire in the house nearby, and all the neighbours were crying. They kept saying, ‘Poor Tom, what a terrible way to die.’ As I peered from between their legs, I saw they were bringing out a stretcher with little Tom on it, and Tom was also walking beside it. I told my dad I'd seen Tom and he said, ‘If you did, love, then you did.’ You see, I'd seen Tom's spirit walking beside him. My mum warned me that I'd end up in a mental hospital. I did. Nearly 40 years later I was a nurse in one! Question 1. What does Doris say about imaginary playmates? A. They are commonplace B. They are definitely imaginary C. They write letters D. There is no such thing Question 2. The underlined phrase “set off” in the second paragraph probably means __________. A. come home B. begin the journey C. set something aside D. talk about somebody Question 3. What is her advice to the father who wrote her a letter? A. tell your son Robbie doesn’t exist B. your son is a good story teller C. It could be a stage he is going through D. Make a special place for Robbie Question 4. What was special about the author’s contact with Pansy and Christopher? A. She only met them a few time B. She had been ill C. They ran and played together D. They helped her with her school work Question 5. What did the mother think when the light went out? A. This is scary B. Grandmother always does it C. He is being naughty D. There is nothing to worried about


Page 4 B. Cô biết mình đã nhìn thấy ngọn lửa trước đây trong một giấc mơ. C. Cha cô cũng đã thấy tinh thần Tom. D. Cha cô nói rằng ông tin những gì cô nói với ông. Dẫn chứng: I told my dad I'd seen Tom and he said, ‘If you did, love, then you did.’ You see, I'd seen Tom's spirit walking beside him. Dịch: Tôi đã nói với bố tôi rằng tôi đã nhìn thấy Tom và ông ấy nói, "Nếu con đã muốn, thì con yêu, con hãy làm.” Bạn thấy đấy, tôi đã thấy tinh thần của Tom đi bên cạnh ông ấy. Question 8: Theo đoạn văn, mẹ Doris _____ A. trở thành nhà ngoại cảm B. nghĩ Doris sắp phát điên C. nghĩ Doris là nhà ngoại cảm D. biết Doris sẽ trở thành bác sĩ Dẫn chứng: My mum warned me that I'd end up in a mental hospital. Dich : Mẹ tôi đã cảnh báo tôi rằng tôi phải vào bệnh viện tâm thần.