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