According to the paragraph 2, what did the second son see in his turn?
A. The tree was gloomy, withered and crooked.
B. The tree was in buds and teeming with vigor.
C. The tree was blossoming and gave off a sweet scent.
D. The tree was bountifully fruitful, brimming with life force.
Đáp án B
Theo đoạn 2, người con trai thứ hai đã nhìn thấy gì trong lượt của mình?
A. Cây ảm đạm, khô héo và cong queo.
B. Cây đã đâm chồi và tràn đầy sức sống.
C. Cây đang nở hoa và tỏa ra hương thơm ngào ngạt.
D. Cây có nhiều hoa quả, tràn đầy sức sống.
Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn 2:
The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no – it was covered with green buds and full of promise. (Người con trai đầu tiên nói rằng cái cây trông xấu xí, cong queo. Người con trai thứ hai nói không - nó chi chít những nụ màu xanh và đầy sức sống.)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the (23) __________ between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents are old-fashioned, possessive and dominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with obstacles; (24) ___________ they talk too much about certain problems and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships. I think it is true that parents often (25) _________ their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young.
Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted. (26)_________they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste.
If you plan to control your life, co-operation can be part of that plan. You can charm others, especially parents, into doing things the ways you want. You can impress others with your sense of responsibility and (27) _________, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Overpopulation in big cities has severely affected the air and water quality.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
There is no use persuading her to join us because her parents_______ her to return home after the last game _________ over.
Two classmates are talking to each other.
Student 1: "How can volunteers benefit from their work?" – Student 2: “__________________.”
All the applicants for the post are thoroughly ________ for their suitability.
We were so looking forward to stretching out on the beach in the sunshine, but it ____________ the whole time we were there.
The accident seemed to have destroyed completely his confidence.
____________ the ability to delay normal cognitive decline as we age, there are significant social benefits to lifelong learning.
You can impress others with your sense of responsibility and (27) _________, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.
If we lose the case we may be _______________ for the costs of the whole trial.