Girls and technology
If you want your daughter to succeed, buy her a toy construction set. That is the (1) ______ from Britain’s (2) ______ female engineers and scientists. Marie-Noelle Barton, who heads an Engineering Council campaign to encourage girls into science and engineering, maintains that some of Britain’s most successful women have had their careers (3) ______ by the toys they played with as children. Even girls who end (4) ______ nowhere near a microchip or microscope could benefit from a better (5) ______ of science and technology.
Câu 1.
A. struggle
B. information
C. opinion
D. advice
Câu 2.
A. foremost
B. uppermost
C. predominant
D. surpassing
Câu 3.
A. styled
B. shaped
C. built
D. modelled
Câu 4.
A. in
B. by
C. on
D. up
Câu 5.
A. hold
B. grasp
C. insight
D. realisation
Đáp án:
1. D |
2. A |
3. B |
4. D |
5. B |
Giải thích:
1.
A. struggle: đấu tranh
B. information: thông tin
C. opinion: quan điểm
D. advice: lời khuyên
2.
A. foremost: quan trọng nhất
B. uppermost: trên cùng
C. predominant: chiếm ưu thế
D. surpassing: vượt qua
3. shape sb/st: định hình
4. end up: kết thúc
5. grasp: sự nắm được hiểu được về một sự thật hay một vấn đề khó
Dịch: Con gái và công nghệ
Nếu bạn muốn con gái mình thành công, hãy mua cho con một bộ đồ chơi xây dựng. Đó là lời khuyên của các nữ kỹ sư và nhà khoa học hàng đầu nước Anh. Marie-Noelle Barton, người đứng đầu một chiến dịch của Hội đồng Kỹ thuật nhằm khuyến khích các bé gái tham gia khoa học và kỹ thuật, khẳng định rằng một số phụ nữ thành công nhất nước Anh đã có sự nghiệp được định hình bởi những món đồ chơi mà họ chơi khi còn nhỏ. Ngay cả những cô gái không ở gần vi mạch hoặc kính hiển vi cũng có thể hưởng lợi từ việc nắm bắt khoa học và công nghệ tốt hơn.
I used to idolize David Beckham because of his dedication and talent.
I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn't ______.
Paddle-wheel machine helps to clean the wastewater before _________ it for farming.
When her husband was in the army, Mary _______ to him twice a week.
After failing many times in ____ a new dish she made a decision ____.
One of my neighbours____ curious about other people's private life.
Indicate the underlined part that needs correction
After getting her six-year-old daughter ready and driving her to the school, she starts on the housework.
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank
(1) _______ history, women have always aimed for a recognized place in (2) _______. Guided by their own (3) _______ of knowledge and expertise, women like Marie Curie in science, Mary Wollstonecraft in literary writing, Simone de Beauvois in philosophical existentialist debate, and Marie Stopes in medicine, to name a few, have brought about (4) _______ awareness of the role of women in any walks of life. These women have helped redefine and (5) _______ the nature of women's place in society. Today the (6) _______ of global women's organizations and the impact of women's contributions (7) _______ society show that progress has been made and the progress in furthering the role of women in society has been some benefit to the (8) _______ women. It is true to say that not all women have the same need. The need of the woman who stays at home and (9) ________ children will differ widely from the woman who works outside. Nonetheless, in the extensive field of equal opportunities, it would be good to know that access is given to both with equal measure according to the true value of respective abilities. It also would be good to know that the woman at home is recognized as a valued (10) _______ of society just as much as the one who deals on business outside the home.
1. A. Among B. Throughout C. During D. Upon
2. A. society B. social C. socialize D. socialist
3. A. region B. farm C. field D. path
4. A. a B. an C. the D. x
5. A. gain B. encourage C. force D. consolidate
6. A. right B. belief C. limit D. spread
7. A. on B. for C. to D. at
8. A. own B. private C. individual D. personal
9. A. rises B. raises C. increases D. lift
10. A. party B. competitor C. partner D. member