Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
The relationship between Britain and the US has always been a close one. Like all close relationship it has had difficult times. The US was first a British colony, but between 1775 and 1783 the US fought a war to become independent. The US fought the British again in the War of 1812.
In general, however, the two countries have felt closer to each other than to any other country, and their foreign policies have shown this. During World War I and World War II, Britain and the US supported each other. When the US looks for foreign support, Britain is usually the first country to come forward and it is sometimes called “the 51st state of union”.
But the special relationship that developed after 1945 is not explained only by shared political interests. An important reason for the friendship is that the people of the two countries are very similar. They share the same language and enjoy each other’s literature, films and television. Many Americans have British ancestors, or relatives still living in Britain. The US government and political system is based on Britain’s, and there are many Anglo-American businesses operating on both sides of the Atlantic. In Britain some people are worried about the extent of US influence, and there is some jealousy of its current power. The special relationship was strong in the early 1980s when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister in Britain and Ronald Reagan was President of the US.
Câu 31. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The strong friendship between the UK and the US.
B. The close relationship between Britain and the US
C. A special relationship the UK developed during the World Wars
Giải bởi Vietjack
Đáp án B
Ý chính của bài là gì?
A. Tình bạn bền chặt giữa Anh và Mĩ
B. Mối quan hệ khăng khít giữa Anh và Mĩ
C. Một mối quan hệ đặc biệt mà Vương quốc Anh phát triển trong Thế chiến
D. Ảnh hưởng đặc biệt của Hoa Kỳ đối với Vương quốc Anh trong Thế chiến
=> Căn cứ vào thông tin ngay trong đoạn đầu:
“The relationship between Britain and the US has always been a close one. Like all close relationship it has had difficult times. The US was first a British colony, but between 1775 and 1783 the US fought a war to become independent. The US fought the British again in the War of 1812.”
(Mối quan hệ giữa Anh và Mỹ luôn là một mối quan hệ khăng khít. Giống như tất cả các mối quan hệ thân thiết, nó đã có những khoảng thời gian khó khăn. Đầu tiên Hoa Kỳ là thuộc địa của Anh, nhưng từ năm 1775 đến 1783, Hoa Kỳ đã tham gia một cuộc chiến tranh để giành độc lập. Mỹ lại chiến đấu với Anh trong Chiến tranh năm 1812.)
=> Từ đó, ta thấy tiêu đề phù hợp nhất là: Mối quan hệ khăng khít giữa Anh và MĩSylvia Earle, an underwater explorer and marine biologist, who was born in the USA in 1935.
When my boyfriend found a fly in his drink, he started to create a scene. Oh, honey, please don't make a ______ with it.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Saving the planet is very much in vogue. It's also in Harper's Bazaar, Elle and Mademoiselle. It's the message on fashion runways, in marketing strategies, in jewelry and accessory designs, on shopping bags and totes, in advertisements and on price tags.
A naked fashion model wearing a hat of birch branches and lichen, as shown in Vogue this month, may not be everyone's idea of environmental awareness. But the pervasiveness of ecological themes in the images and marketing of fashion is undeniable. It is also somewhat paradoxical. The fashion industry, whose driving philosophy involves encouraging consumers to discard the old and embrace the new, is now trying to push itself to the forefront of efforts to conserve and preserve.
The environmental theme in fashion began as wispy touches and graphic exhortations in designer collections, not as some well-thought-out strategy of ''green'' marketing in which the environmental advantages of a product become part of the sales approach. Tendrils of ivy dangled from the ceiling at a Paris fashion show; a carpet of grass covered a runway in New York; models marched along in T-shirts or carrying signs all bearing slogans like ''Clean Up or Die,'' ''Save the Sphere,'' and ''Environmental Protection Agents.
The environmental spin on fashion has now moved into the mass market, where ''clothes with conscience'' make an extra tug at the buyer's self-image. Bonjour, a jeans and sportswear company based in New York, has embarked on a program to ''change the individual's outlook toward saving the environment'' through educational tags. This summer, the first wave of what Bonjour executives said would be 50 million fashion items a year are to arrive in stores carrying tags with environmental tips from how to save water to how to reduce pollutants.
Whether these tributes to nature will benefit the environment or even raise environmental awareness, with concomitant changes in individual behavior, is not clear. There is some skepticism. Professor Ewen says the new environmental symbolism should be viewed as part of an overall change in America's economy, from one built on industrial production of hard goods to one based on ''pure representation”. “Going back to fashion, the environment has become a commercial cliche separated from real concerns. What can be attached to this year's fashion is merely the symbolism of environmental sanity.''
Câu 36. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
It was not until later _________ the man discovered that he had been cheated by salesgirl.
She's been promising to pay back the money for six months, but she is forgetful ____ the promise she has made.
Despite the initial _________ result, they decided to go on with the proposed scheme.
With a good _________ of both Vietnamese and English, Miss Loan was assigned the task of oral interpretation for the visiting American delegation.
According to paragraph 4, what is the main focus of the current green fashion?
The burglar crept into the house without making any noise. That's why no one heard anything.
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.
A part-time job is generally considered to be employment that is less than 40 hours of work per week. Some employers consider between 32 and 40 hours of work per week to be full-time, (23) ______ part-time jobs are usually classified as anything less than 40 hours.
Working on a part-time schedule has many perks and provides the optimal flexibility needed by some individuals. For example, parents (24) _______ young children, students, and people who have out-of-work (25) ________often find that part-time work is their only option. Others work in part-time jobs because they are unable to find full-time positions - and working part-time is better for them than not working at all. In some situations, part-time employees can earn as much as full-time employees on an hourly basis, but most employers do not offer (26) _______ such as health insurance, vacation time, and paid holidays to their part-time employees.
There are many pros and cons to working part-time and there are also several specific industries that are known to have many part-time positions available. You should (27) _______ the factors before deciding if a part-time or a full-time position will work better for your specific situation.
Descriptive analysis of language merely reflects ______used without concern for the social prestige of these structures.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 5. As soon as the teacher came in, she _________ John why he ________to class the previous day.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 19. All the condition seemed optimal: the congenial company, the wonderful weather, the historic venue.
