Read the text and questions below. Mark the correct letter A, B, C or D for each question.
In Britian, greeting cards are sold in chain stores and supermarkets, in newsagents’ shops, corner shops and, increasingly, in shops that specialize in the sale of cards and paper for wrapping presents in.
The most common cards are birthday and Christmas cards. Many Christmas cards are sold in aid of charity and special “charity card shops” are often set up in temporary premises in the weeks before
Christmas. A wide variety of birthday cards is available to cater for different ages and tastes. Some, especially ones for young children or for people celebrating a particular birthday, have the person’s age on the front. Many have comic, often risqué, messages printed on them, and cartoon-style illustrations. Others are more sober, with reproductions of famous paintings or attractive original designs. The usual greeting on a birthday card is “Happy Birthday”, “Many Happy Returns” or “Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday”.
Some people also send special cards for Easter and New Year. Easter cards either portray images of spring, such as chicks, eggs, lambs, spring flowers, etc, or have a religious theme.
Cards are produced for every “milestone” in a person’s life. There are special cards for an engagement, a marriage, a new home, a birth, success in an examination, retirement, a death in the family, etc. Some are “good luck” or “congratulations” cards. Others, for example “get well” cards for people who are ill, express sympathy.
(Extracted from The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Encyclopedic Dictionary)
What is the passage mainly about?
D. Easter Cards
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Đoạn văn chủ yếu nói về điều gì?
A. Thiệp chúc mừng B. Thiệp sinh nhật
C. Thiệp Giáng sinh D. Thiệp phục sinh
Đoạn văn chủ yếu nói về thiệp chúc mừng bao gồm các loại như thiệp Giáng Sinh, thiệp sinh nhật và thiệp phục sinh.
Chọn A
Although (A) they reflect a strong social conscience, Arthur Miller’s stage works are (B) typical (C) more concerned (D) with individuals than with systems.
Many people believe that all cats have tails, but they’re wrong. (belief)
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Only when the storm subsided was it clear just how much damage had been done. (until)
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