Part 2: Describe an occasion when you got up extremely early + Describe a time when you changed your opinion

The day I had to ____________ (thi vào cấp 3) was one of the most stressful days of my life.

take a high school entrance exam

On that day, I had to ____________ (thức dậy sớm hơn bình thường rất nhiều) because the exam started early.

wake up much earlier than usual

It was ____________ (một trong những kỳ thi quan trọng nhất) I had ever taken.

one of the most important exams

Before leaving home, I decided to ____________ (ôn bài một lần cuối).

revise my lessons one last time

The first thing I did was ____________ (kiểm tra ba lô) to make sure I didn't forget anything.

check my backpack

I also ____________ (kiểm tra hộp bút) before going to the exam venue.

check my pencil case

I always like to ____________ (đảm bảo rằng) I have everything I need.

make sure that

Before the exam, I wanted to ____________ (có đủ bút và giấy) in case of any problems.

have enough pens and paper

I left home early because I didn't want to be late, so I had to ____________ (rời khỏi nhà) before sunrise.

leave home

That morning, I decided to ____________ (ăn mì Ý vào bữa sáng) because I wanted a filling meal.

have spaghetti for breakfast

Having breakfast helped me ____________ (cảm thấy tỉnh táo và tràn đầy năng lượng) before the exam.

feel active and energized

I took a deep breath before I ____________ (bước vào phòng thi).

enter the exam room

My parents continued to ____________ (ở bên cạnh tôi) throughout that important day.

stay by my side

They encouraged me ____________ (từ lúc tôi thức dậy) until the exam began.

from the moment I woke up

My father offered to ____________ (đưa tôi đến địa điểm thi) so that I wouldn't be late.

take me to the test venue

Their encouragement always ____________ (khiến tôi cảm thấy tự tin hơn nhiều).

make me feel much more confident

Although I was excited, I also ____________ (cảm thấy vô cùng mệt) because of the early morning.

feel absolutely tired

I was ____________ (khá căng thẳng về) the result of the exam.

be quite stressed about

I kept telling myself to ____________ (giữ bình tĩnh và tập trung).

stay calm and focused

No matter what happened, I wanted to ____________ (cố gắng hết sức).

try my best

Last summer, my family started to ____________ (lên kế hoạch cho kỳ nghỉ) together.

plan our vacation

We spent a long time ____________ (thảo luận xem nên đi đâu) for our holiday.

discuss where we should go

At that time, ____________ (ý kiến ban đầu của tôi) was to visit Sa Pa.

my original opinion

____________ (Lúc đầu), I didn't want to change my travel plan.

at first

____________ (Một vài người bạn của tôi) recommended Sa Pa to me.

several of my friends

They had visited the town before because they ____________ (đã từng đến đó trước đây).

have been there before

My friends used to ____________ (nói với tôi đó là một nơi đẹp) with wonderful scenery.

tell me it was a beautiful place

I really wanted to see ____________ (những ngọn núi tuyệt đẹp) with my own eyes.

amazing mountains

Sa Pa is famous for its ____________ (thời tiết mát mẻ), especially in summer.

cool weather

Their stories always ____________ (khiến tôi rất hào hứng) about visiting the place.

make me very excited

However, my parents ____________ (thích một kỳ nghỉ ở biển hơn) that year.

prefer a beach holiday

In the end, we chose Da Nang ____________ (thay vì) Sa Pa.

instead of

Since my parents would ____________ (chi trả cho chuyến đi), they had the final decision.

pay for the vacation

Everyone in the family had to ____________ (thống nhất một điểm đến) before booking anything.

agree on one destination

I realized that I couldn't easily ____________ (thay đổi suy nghĩ của ai).

change someone's mind

Finally, I decided to ____________ (chấp nhận quyết định của họ) without complaining.

accept their decision

At first, I did ____________ (cảm thấy hơi bất công) because I preferred another place.

feel a little unfair

Fortunately, the trip ____________ (hóa ra là) much better than I had expected.

turn out to be

When I ____________ (nhìn lại) that experience, I think my parents made the right choice.

look back

In the end, it became ____________ (một chuyến đi tuyệt vời) that I will always remember.

a wonderful trip