8. With which of the following statements would the author most probably agree?
Giải bởi Vietjack
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Với tuyên bố nào sau đây, tác giả có lẽ sẽ đồng ý nhất?
A. Luôn có nhiều sự sắp xếp gia đình tại Hoa Kỳ
B. Các nhóm chủng tộc, dân tộc và tôn giáo đã bảo tồn cấu trúc gia đình truyền thống
C. Gia đình Mỹ lý tưởng là cấu trúc tốt nhất
D. Ít các cặp vợ chồng có con hơn
Thông tin:
- Of course, the so called traditional American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among different American groups, but today diversity is even more obvious.
- A view of family that only accepts the traditional nuclear arrangement not only ignores the reality of modern American family life, but also undervalues the familial bonds created in alternatives family arrangements. Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family forms other than the traditional one.
Đáp án:A
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
The Buddha of the Poor
More than 26,000 children now have bright (23)…………………..faces after receiving free operations. About 173,000 poor people received free treatment to regain their vision, and nearly 3,400 deaf children were given hearing aids. These are part of the (24)………………………..of the Ho Chi Minh Association for Support of Poor Patients, launched and run by Mr. Nguyen Vinh Nghiep. Mr Nghiep, the former
Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, retired in 1992, and (25)………………… his Association two years later. Together with his former colleagues, Mr Nghiep has (26)……………… billions of VND from individual (27)……………….and organizations to support more than a million poor people nationwide through seven major (28)………………….programmes, such as “ For the children’s smile”, “Bringing light to poor blind people from birth”., “ Sound and Vouce for Deaf and Dumb Children”, : Wheelchairs for people with disabilities and paralysed children”.
The “ Free meals for patients and their relatives” programme has offered over 2.6 million free meals to poor people in 10 hospitals. Mr Nghiep said, “Helping one person to gain their (29)………means bringing happiness to him or herself, freeing two or three more people from (30)………………of the patient, and more importantly, building (31)…………………..for poor patients in society.”
In 2002, Mr Nghiep, (32)……………. “The Buddha of the Poor”, was given the national title of Labor Hero in the Reneval Process, and his Association received the title in 2005.
Rewrite the following sentences, using the given words below.
1. Do you enjoy drinking a cup of coffee?.
→ Would you like...........................................................................................................
Listen to the radio interview and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
Are the sentences true or false?
A good night's sleep
1. The guest in the studio is a teacher.
2. Some people can sleep well with a television on.
3. It is bad to think a lot before going to bed.
4. It is good to play video games before bed.
5. It is good to turn your mobile off when you go to bed.
6. It is bad to play loud music while you study.“ Where’s Tony?” “ He _________ to the travel agent’s, and he hasn’t come back.”
Mr Nghiep said, “Helping one person to gain their (29)………means bringing happiness to him or herself, freeing two or three more people from (30)………………of the patient, and more importantly, building (31)…………………..for poor patients in society.”
4. They are building a new highway around the city.
→ A new highway.......................................................................
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
3. My parents ask me to have breakfast at home.
→ My parents make...................................................................
Mr Nghiep said, “Helping one person to gain their (29)………means bringing happiness to him or herself, freeing two or three more people from (30)………………of the patient, and more importantly, building (31)…………………..for poor patients in society.”
2. To meet your parents is very nice.
→ It is very ...........................................................................................Last night my favorite program________________ by a special news bulletin.
Mr Nghiep said, “Helping one person to gain their (29)………means bringing happiness to him or herself, freeing two or three more people from (30)………………of the patient, and more importantly, building (31)…………………..for poor patients in society.”
