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Nội dung Text: MORE READING PRACTICE /E 12 (UNIT 1, 2 & 3)
- percent of all American families in 1980 were dead by one parent, usually a
MORE READING PRACTICE /E 12 (UNIT 1, 2 & 3)
woman. In a few families in the United States, there are no children. These
TOPIC 1: WAYS OF SOCIALIZING
(2)____ couples may believe that they would not make good parents, they may
Passage 1:
want freedom, the responsibilities of childrearing; or, perhaps they (3)_____
Nonverbal communication, or "body language", is communication by facial
physically able to have children. Other families in the United States have one
expressions, head or eyes movements, hand signals, and body postures. It can be
adult who is a step parent. A step mother or step father is a person (4)____a
just as important to understand -------(1)---- words are. Misunderstandings- often
family by marrying a father or mother.
amusing-----(2)-------- sometimes serious- can arise between people from
Americans tolerate and accept these different types of families. In the United
different cultures if they misinterpret nonverbal signals. For example, take the
States, people have the right to (5)____ and Americans do not believe in telling
differences in meaning of a gesture----(3)------- is very common in the United
other Americans what types of family group they must belong to. They respect
States: a circle made with the thumb and index finger. To an American, it means
each other's choices regarding family groups. Families are very important
that everything-----(4)----- OK. To Japanese, it means that you are talking ---(5)-
(5)____ Americans.
------ money. In France, it means that something is worthless. Meanwhile in
1. A. Consisting of B. consisting C. Consist of D. In concluding
Greece, it is an obscene gesture. Therefore, an American could unknowingly
2. A. childlike B. childish C. childless D. childhood
offend a Greek by using that particular hand signal.
3. A. weren't B. can't C. are not D. couldn't
46. A. as B. than C. more D. less
4. A. who joins B. that leaves C. who leads D. which runs
47. A. although B. but C. unless D. in order to
5. A. respect B. change C. divorce D. privacy
48. A. who B. where C. why D. that
49. A. is B. are C. were D. was
TOPIC 1: CULTURAL DIVERSITY
50. A. around B. about C. among D. ahead
Gift giving is important in Vietnam because of the significance of
Passage 2:
interpersonal relationships in Vietnamese (1)______.
We can (1) __________other people in many different ways. We can talk and
It is common in Vietnam for exchanging small gifts on certain occasions,
write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the
such as anniversary and Tet holiday, to (2) _____ your respect, appreciation or
phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail. Television, film, painting,
gratitude.
and photography can also communicate ideas.
Gift-giving customs depends on the context. If it is a private gift for one
Animals have ways of (2) __________ information, too. Bees dance and tell
Vietnamese partner you should give the gift (3)____ a private occasion or
other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear.
private meeting. If you have a gift for the whole office or company, you should
Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is
give it after the business meeting with the whole office (4)_____.
nothing (3) __________ to what people can do. We have language – about 6,000
Do not wrap a gift in black paper (5)____ this color is unlucky and associated
languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain,
with funerals in Vietnam. Gifts that symbolize cutting such as scissors, knives
persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not
and other sharp objects should be advoided because they (6)_____the cutting of
just present.
the relationship.
Radio, film, and television (4) __________ a huge influence on society in the
The Vietnamese may or may not open these gifts when they are received;
last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But what is
leave the option to them. If you are offered a gift, you should ask the (7)____
this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But
whether you should open it when receiving or not. Regardless of when it is
there is (5) __________ information that it is difficult to know what is important
opened or what it is, saying thanks are always (8)_____.
and what isn’t. Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day.
1. A. culture B. impression C. standard D. opportunity
1. A. communicate with B. talk with C. communicate to D. talk to
2. A. feel B. express C. secure D. hold
2. A. changing B. transferring C. exchanging D. giving
3. A. on B. in C. for D. at
3. A. compare B. comparing C. is compared D. compared
4. A. volunteers B. agencies C. staff D. work
4. A. have B. have had C. are having D. had
5. A. although B. so C. and D. because
5. A. so much B. such much C. so many D. too much
6. A. show B. develop C. mean D. guess
TOPIC 2: HOMELIFE
7. A. host B. giver C. receiver D. agent
The United States has many different types of families. While most American
8. A. formal B. friendly C. appropriate D. honest
families are traditional, (1)____ a father, mother and one or more children, 22
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