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7 tháng 12 2016

1. finger

2.part

3.against

4.eyes

5.Spacecraft

6.out (không rõ nữa)

7.Industrialisation

8 tháng 12 2016

thanks nhak

haha

31 tháng 12 2016

Industrialization ?

31 tháng 12 2016

industrialization
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By using the words in brackets, join each of the following sentences into logicalones. You may need to change some of the words 1. A student has studied English for a few years. He may have a vocabulary ofthousands of words. (who) 2. Between formal and colloquial English there is unmarked English. It is neither soliterary and serious as formal English, nor so casual and free as colloquial English.(which) 3. He bought a jeep. His friend advised him against it. (although) 4. Good writing...
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By using the words in brackets, join each of the following sentences into logicalones. You may need to change some of the words

1. A student has studied English for a few years. He may have a vocabulary ofthousands of words. (who)

2. Between formal and colloquial English there is unmarked English. It is neither soliterary and serious as formal English, nor so casual and free as colloquial English.(which)

3. He bought a jeep. His friend advised him against it. (although)

4. Good writing requires general and abstract words as well as specific and concreteones. It is the latter that make writing vivid, real and clear. (though)

5. It was raining hard. They could not work in the fields. (so ... that)

6. The politician is concerned with successful elections. The statesman is interested inthe future of his people. (whereas)

7. The results of the experiment were successful. The school refused to give any help.(although)

8. He chose to study computer science. Computer science has good employmentprospects. (because of)

9. Mary walked very slowly. She did not catch the train. (if)

10. He is not coming. The meeting will be put off till next week. (in the event of)

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13 tháng 8 2018

By using the words in brackets, join each of the following sentences into logicalones. You may need to change some of the words

1. A student has studied English for a few years. He may have a vocabulary ofthousands of words. (who)

=> A student who has studied English for a few years may have a vocabulary of thousands of words.

2. Between formal and colloquial English there is unmarked English. It is neither soliterary and serious as formal English, nor so casual and free as colloquial English.(which)

=> Between formal and colloquial English there is unmarked English which is neither soliterary and serious as formal English, nor so casual and free as colloquial English.

3. He bought a jeep. His friend advised him against it. (although)

=> He bought a jeep although his friend had advised him against it.

4. Good writing requires general and abstract words as well as specific and concreteones. It is the latter that make writing vivid, real and clear. (though)

=> Though good writing requires general and abstract words as well as specific and concreteones, it is the latter that make writing vivid, real and clear.

5. It was raining hard. They could not work in the fields. (so ... that)

=> It was raining so hard that they could not work in the fields.

6. The politician is concerned with successful elections. The statesman is interested in the future of his people. (whereas)

=> The politician is concerned with successful elections whereas the statesman is interested in the future of his people.

7. The results of the experiment were successful. The school refused to give any help.(although)

=> Although the school refused to give any help, the results of the experiment were successful.

8. He chose to study computer science. Computer science has good employment prospects. (because of)

=> He chose to study computer science because of its good employment prospects.

9. Mary walked very slowly. She did not catch the train. (if)

=> If Mary hadn't walked very slowly, she would have catched the train.

10. He is not coming. The meeting will be put off till next week. (in the event of)

=> The meetting will be put off till next week in the event of his not coming.

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. A Mission to Mars Have you ever had a dream of traveling to another planet in our solar system? If you have, there is an actual programme that is happening right now, and it hopes to send people to Mars in 2023. Known as the Mars One Mission, it will send a crew of four people...
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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.

A Mission to Mars

Have you ever had a dream of traveling to another planet in our solar system? If you have, there is an actual programme that is happening right now, and it hopes to send people to Mars in 2023. Known as the Mars One Mission, it will send a crew of four people on a one -way mission to colonize Mars. Those chosen people will have to be ready to say good-bye to the earth forever, as there will not be a return trip. For the people chosen, they will have to learn to do many different things. First of all, they will be living the rest of their lives with just a handful of other people, so they all must have personalities that allow them to get along. Second, the living quarters that they will have won’t be very spacious, so they will have to deal with that condition as well. If they feel homesick, they will only be able to communicate with people back on the earth via e-mail, video and audio sent back and forth. However, there won’t be any real-time communication. Even at the speed of light, communication between the earth and Mars takes about 20 minutes. Whether the Mars One Mission will actually happen is the big question that a lot of people are asking. There is an enormous skepticism in the science community, and Wired magazine gave the mission a miserable score of two out of ten on its probability scale. However, for those who dream of going to Mars, at least they can say there is a possibility that it could happen.

1, Who might like to go on this mission ?

A. People who get along with thers

B. People who get homesick easily

C. People with angry personalities

D. People who don't like to communicate

2, What will NOT happen to the people who go on the Mars One Mission ?

A. They will communicate with people on the earth

B. They will have to live with other people

C. They will live in quarters that don't have a lot of space inside

D. They will return to the earth

4. Which of the following is considered miserable ?

A. A crew on board of the Mars One Mission

B. A score of the programme on the probability scale

C. A personality of people taking part in the programme

D. A mission of astronauts to the ISS

5. How long will it take for a message to come back from Mars ?

A. Around 20 minutes

B. Only a few seconds

C. Almost immediately

D. About an hour

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Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.1. It is crucial that Dido (stop) using Quang Ha.2. I will ring the bell one more. if he (not answer),I think he must(go) out3. I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have) a party.4. The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours.5. A great deal of time (be) spent for his exercise.6. We want (pay) better wages.7. People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.8. You (stop) by a policeman if you (try) to...
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Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. It is crucial that Dido (stop) using Quang Ha.

2. I will ring the bell one more. if he (not answer),I think he must(go) out

3. I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have) a party.

4. The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours.

5. A great deal of time (be) spent for his exercise.

6. We want (pay) better wages.

7. People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.

8. You (stop) by a policeman if you (try) to cross the road now.

Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.

The families in our streets are slowly being driven mad by the .............. (1- refuse) of the inhabitants of No.13 to have any form of ............ (2-communiate) with them. The trouble started over what is known as noise .............. (3 - pollute). Every evening, the ........... (4- think) neighbours used to turn up the volume on the TV so loud that no one in the (5 - neighbour) was able to hear anything else. Not knowing what ............ (6 - act) to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any ............ (7 - suggest) as to how to deal with the problem. A decision was made to send a number of people to talk to the family in No. 13 and ask them .......

............. (8- polite) to turn their music down after six in the evening. Unfortunately, the visit did not turn out to be ............ (9 - succeed), as the inhabitants of No.13 refused to talk to them. So on the .............. (10 - advise) of local police, the matter is now in the hands of the court.

Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word

When you hear the word "bank", what do you think of ? A ......... (1) to put money? The land on the edge of a river? To depend on something or someone ? If you choose any of .....

............ (2) things, you're right. Why ? because words often have ............. (3) than one meaning. The tricky part is figuring out ........... (4) meaning is appropriate.

Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on ............. (5) things. First, it depends on the words and ............ (6) surrounding your particular word. The other words and sentences give you context clues. ................. (7), the meaning depends on how the word is ............ (8) in the sentence. Is it a noun, a verb, ................ (9) adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the word's part of speech will .............. (10) you discover the word's precise meaning.

Question 4: Read the text then choose the correct answer

Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn't enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.

The position with computers in very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputers but also know how to use them.

1. What happened before printing presses were invented ?

a. Books were so big that people didn’t want to buy them.

b. Only intelligent and rich people could read books.

c. Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books.

d. All rich people bought books.

2. Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented ?

a. to show that the people who owned the books were rich and intelligent.

b. to show that the people who owned the books could write.

c. Because books were dear and magical.

d. Because books showed that the person who owned them were magical people.

3. What is the common feature of a book and a computer?

a. They were only for intelligent people.

b. They were too expensive to buy.

c. They were large and expensive at first.

d. Only people who could use them buy them.

4. What situation has throughly changed nowadays?

a. A lot of people are eager to buy computers

b. A lot of computers are sold

c. Even children can use a computer

d. A person who buys a computer knows how to use it.

Question 5: a/ Each line in the following passage has a spare word; Underline that word and write it in the blanks given.

BICYCLES

The bicycle is a cheap and clean way to for travel . The first 0/ .......for...........
bicycle was made in about one hundred and fifty years ago. At 1/ .......................
first, bicycles were much expensive. Only rich people could 2/ .......................
buy one. These early time bicycles looked very different from 3/ .......................
the ones we have them today. Later, when bicycles became 4/.......................
cheaper, many lot people bought one. People started riding 5/ .......................
bicycles to work and in their with free time. Today, people use 6/ .......................
cars more than bicycles; cars are much more faster and you 7/ .......................
don’t get wet when it start rains! But some people still prefer to 8/ .......................
cycle to work . They say that there have are too many cars in 9/ .......................
town centers and you can't able find anywhere to park! 10/ .....................

b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.

1. George fell .............the bladder while he was painting the ceiling.

2. We stopped everyone .................leaving the building.

3. Admision .................university depends .....................examination results.

4. Don`t use that dictionary. It is .............date. Find one that is ...................date.

Question 6: Do as directed

1. My friend had excellent ideas. He did a good job,too.

(join into one sentence, using not only.....but...as well)

2. His explanation is not clear. The examples he gives are not clear.

(join into one sentence, using : neither...............nor)

3. People say that the price of gold is going up. (change into passive voice.)

4. He asked me: "When will you give this book back to me?" (change into Reported speech)

5. Seldom did people travel far from home years ago. (Use the ordinary word order)

6. He was given a gift. So were you. (Join into one sentence, using "as well")

7. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this (start with "No matter........"

8. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it. (Combine into one sentence)

9. Lan found it difficult to accept the situation. (rewrite with: difficulty)

10.The farmers had applied new technology in their fields. The output of rice was raised.

(Combine with: Thanks to ...........which............)

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21 tháng 4 2020

hoi cham

21 tháng 4 2020

cac bn tra loi dc cau nao thi ghi cau day

Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.1. It is crucial that Dido (stop) using Quang Ha.2. I will ring the bell one more. if he (not answer),I think he must(go) out3. I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have) a party.4. The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours.5. A great deal of time (be) spent for his exercise.6. We want (pay) better wages.7. People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.8. You (stop) by a policeman if you (try) to...
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Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. It is crucial that Dido (stop) using Quang Ha.

2. I will ring the bell one more. if he (not answer),I think he must(go) out

3. I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have) a party.

4. The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours.

5. A great deal of time (be) spent for his exercise.

6. We want (pay) better wages.

7. People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.

8. You (stop) by a policeman if you (try) to cross the road now.

Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.

The families in our streets are slowly being driven mad by the .............. (1- refuse) of the inhabitants of No.13 to have any form of ............ (2-communiate) with them. The trouble started over what is known as noise .............. (3 - pollute). Every evening, the ........... (4- think) neighbours used to turn up the volume on the TV so loud that no one in the (5 - neighbour) was able to hear anything else. Not knowing what ............ (6 - act) to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any ............ (7 - suggest) as to how to deal with the problem. A decision was made to send a number of people to talk to the family in No. 13 and ask them .......

............. (8- polite) to turn their music down after six in the evening. Unfortunately, the visit did not turn out to be ............ (9 - succeed), as the inhabitants of No.13 refused to talk to them. So on the .............. (10 - advise) of local police, the matter is now in the hands of the court.

Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word

When you hear the word "bank", what do you think of ? A ......... (1) to put money? The land on the edge of a river? To depend on something or someone ? If you choose any of .....

............ (2) things, you're right. Why ? because words often have ............. (3) than one meaning. The tricky part is figuring out ........... (4) meaning is appropriate.

Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on ............. (5) things. First, it depends on the words and ............ (6) surrounding your particular word. The other words and sentences give you context clues. ................. (7), the meaning depends on how the word is ............ (8) in the sentence. Is it a noun, a verb, ................ (9) adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the word's part of speech will .............. (10) you discover the word's precise meaning.

Question 4: Read the text then choose the correct answer

Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn't enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.

The position with computers in very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputers but also know how to use them.

1. What happened before printing presses were invented ?

a. Books were so big that people didn’t want to buy them.

b. Only intelligent and rich people could read books.

c. Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books.

d. All rich people bought books.

2. Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented ?

a. to show that the people who owned the books were rich and intelligent.

b. to show that the people who owned the books could write.

c. Because books were dear and magical.

d. Because books showed that the person who owned them were magical people.

3. What is the common feature of a book and a computer?

a. They were only for intelligent people.

b. They were too expensive to buy.

c. They were large and expensive at first.

d. Only people who could use them buy them.

4. What situation has throughly changed nowadays?

a. A lot of people are eager to buy computers

b. A lot of computers are sold

c. Even children can use a computer

d. A person who buys a computer knows how to use it.

Question 5: a/ Each line in the following passage has a spare word; Underline that word and write it in the blanks given.

BICYCLES

The bicycle is a cheap and clean way to for travel . The first 0/ .......for...........
bicycle was made in about one hundred and fifty years ago. At 1/ .......................
first, bicycles were much expensive. Only rich people could 2/ .......................
buy one. These early time bicycles looked very different from 3/ .......................
the ones we have them today. Later, when bicycles became 4/.......................
cheaper, many lot people bought one. People started riding 5/ .......................
bicycles to work and in their with free time. Today, people use 6/ .......................
cars more than bicycles; cars are much more faster and you 7/ .......................
don’t get wet when it start rains! But some people still prefer to 8/ .......................
cycle to work . They say that there have are too many cars in 9/ .......................
town centers and you can't able find anywhere to park! 10/ .....................

b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.

1. George fell .............the bladder while he was painting the ceiling.

2. We stopped everyone .................leaving the building.

3. Admision .................university depends .....................examination results.

4. Don`t use that dictionary. It is .............date. Find one that is ...................date.

Question 6: Do as directed

1. My friend had excellent ideas. He did a good job,too.

(join into one sentence, using not only.....but...as well)

2. His explanation is not clear. The examples he gives are not clear.

(join into one sentence, using : neither...............nor)

3. People say that the price of gold is going up. (change into passive voice.)

4. He asked me: "When will you give this book back to me?" (change into Reported speech)

5. Seldom did people travel far from home years ago. (Use the ordinary word order)

6. He was given a gift. So were you. (Join into one sentence, using "as well")

7. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this (start with "No matter........"

8. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it. (Combine into one sentence)

9. Lan found it difficult to accept the situation. (rewrite with: difficulty)

10.The farmers had applied new technology in their fields. The output of rice was raised.

(Combine with: Thanks to ...........which............)

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21 tháng 2 2024

Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. It is crucial that Dido stops using Quang Ha
2. I will ring the bell one more time. If he doesn't answer, I think he must have gone out
3. I am sorry about the noise last night. We were having a party
4. The man who was rescued had been in the sea for ten hours
5. A great deal of time is being spent on his exercis
6. We want to be paid better wages
7. People always blame their circumstances for what they are
8. You will be stopped by a policeman if you try to cross the road now

Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.
1. refusal    2. communication    3. pollution    4. thoughtless    5. neighborhood 
6. action       7. suggestions       8. politely      9. successful    10. advice 

Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word
1. place         2. these         3. more       4. which     5. several 
6. phrases     7. Second      8. used       9. an          10. help 

Question 4: Read the text then choose the correct answer
1B     2C     3C      4D

Question 5: a/ Each line in the following passage has a spare word; Underline that word and write it in the blanks given.
0. for       1. for         2. much      3. time      4. today    5. lot
6. with     7. more     8. it            9. have      10. able
b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions
1. George fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling
2. We stopped everyone from leaving the building
3. Admission to university depends on examination results
4. Don't use that dictionary. It is out of date. Find one that is up to date

Question 6: Do as directed
1. Not only did my friend have excellent ideas, but he did a good job as well
2. Neither his explanation nor the examples he gives are clear
3. It is said that the price of gold is going up
4. He asked me when I would give that book back to him
5. Seldom years ago did people travel far from home
6. He was given a gift, and you were as well
7. No matter how intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this
8. He made a great discovery and was very proud of it
9. Lan found difficulty in accepting the situation
10. Thanks to the new technology applied in their fields, the farmers raised the output of rice

Passage 1: FENG SHUI Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese art of bringing balance to one’s immediate (1) ________ (ROUND). It aims to harness energy flow within the home to make it a nice, healthy place in which to live. Although in the West it has only recently gained (2) ________ (ACCEPT) in China, it is deemed (3) __________ (DISPENSE) to have recourse to a Feng Shui (4) ____________ (PRACTICE) before moving house or (5) ____________ (ESTABLISH) a business. On a mundane level, it is the...
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Passage 1: FENG SHUI

Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese art of bringing balance to one’s immediate (1) ________ (ROUND). It aims to harness energy flow within the home to make it a nice, healthy place in which to live. Although in the West it has only recently gained (2) ________ (ACCEPT) in China, it is deemed (3) __________ (DISPENSE) to have recourse to a Feng Shui (4) ____________ (PRACTICE) before moving house or (5) ____________ (ESTABLISH) a business. On a mundane level, it is the art of furniture placement, but it being (6) _____________ (HAUL) thoroughly, (7) ____________ (MEAN) philosophical and religious roots are found (8) ____________ (PIN) this (9) ____________ (VENERATE) art form. The Taoist philosophy out of which it grew sees the world as made up of potent but invisible energy called ‘chi’. Feng Shui aspires to divert this hidden flow to create a (10) _____________ (HARMONY) environment. Although this is a(n) (11) ____________ (FAMILIAR/ CUSTOM) concept to the Western world, the (12) ___________ (SURGE / SWING / TURN) of Feng Shui continues (13) _____________ (ABATE). Feng Shui offers some (14) ______________ (ESSENTIAL) rules with which to augment the potential of one’s environment. (15) ____________ (MOVE) of (16) ___________ (ARRAY) is said to promote feelings of (17) ____________ (LUCID) and calmness. The utilization of plants (18) ____________ (ACT) the detrimental effect of machinery, computers and so on. Finally, because chi energy enters through the front door, it is (19) _____________ (VISION / SIGHT) to keep one’s door in perfect condition to take away any (20) __________ (IMPEDE) to the passage of entering chi energy.

Passage 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Example: 0. when

THE BLOOD MOON

A lunar eclipse occurs (0) _____________the Earth’s shadow falls directly onto the moon. (1) _____________ happens as a result is that the moon stops being a silvery white colour and turns coppery red instead; the sort of colour usually only seen in the sky at dawn or sunset. An astronaut on the moon, looking towards Earth (2) ____________ a lunar eclipse, would see a black disc, surrounded (3) _____________a bright red ring. It’s the light from this red ring which is reflected back to the dark Earth from the moon’s surface. In ancient times, long (4) ______________ any of this was understood, the lunar eclipse was known (5) _____________a blood moon and was thought to be an omen of disaster.

Total eclipses can only occur when there is a full moon, and then only if it is lined (6) ____________ with the Earth in a particular way. (7) ______________easily obscured by cloud cover, blood moons are fairly common, and it is relatively easy to calculate where and when you might be (8) _____________ to see one.

For example, in 1504 Christopher Columbus was stranded in Jamaica and (9) ____________ dire need of provisions, but the local inhabitants were reluctant to help. Columbus knew that a lunar eclipse would occur on 29 February, however. So, the day before, he warned local leaders that the moon would disappear (10) ____________ they helped him. They remained skeptical. But when the moon slowly started to change colour, they became so frightened that they started to bring food.

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22 tháng 10 2018

Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English:

1. In the 1920s cinema became an important art from and one of the ten largest industry=>industries in the USA

2. In some cases, advertisements make people to->X buy things that thay do not really want

3. George told Mary that he has->had seen this film three times

4. It was so->such nice weather that we would like to go to the beach

5. Though it is one of he rarest metals, gold was one of the first to be discover->discovered

6. Although polar bears hunt other animals, they seldom->X rarely kill people

7. Hanoi has been the economic, culture->cultural, and political center of the Vietnamese

8. The earth is only planet with a large number->amount of oxygen in it astmostphere

9. Nearly all chemical agents are harmful->unharmful to living tissue if enough of them is taken

10. By measuring the color of star, astronomers can tell how hot is it-> it is

22 tháng 10 2018

Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English:

1. In the 1920s cinema became an important art from and one of the ten largest industry=> industries in the USA

2. In some cases, advertisements make people to buy=> buy things that thay do not really want

3. George told Mary that he has=. had seen this film three times

4. It was so=> such nice weather that we would like to go to the beach

5. Though it is one of he rarest metals, gold was one of the first to be discover=>discovered

6. Although polar bears hunt other animals, they seldom=> 0 rarely kill people

7. Hanoi has been the economic, culture=> cultural, and political center of the Vietnamese

8. The earth is only planet with a large number=> amount of oxygen in it astmostphere

9. Nearly all chemical agents are harmful=> unharmful to living tissue if enough of them is taken

10. By measuring the color of star, astronomers can tell how hot is it=> it is

Có thể giúp mik với đc k các bạn CULTURAL DIFFERENCE: BEING ON TIME Pre-reading: 1. What does on time mean? For example, in your country, if class is scheduled for 9A.M, when do you arrive? 2. Does the meaning of on time differ from culture? What examples can you think of to support your answer? 3. In your culture, what is late? What is early? 4. In your culture, is it important to be on...
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CULTURAL DIFFERENCE: BEING ON TIME

Pre-reading:

1. What does on time mean? For example, in your country, if class is scheduled for 9A.M, when do you arrive?

2. Does the meaning of on time differ from culture? What examples can you think of to support your answer?

3. In your culture, what is late? What is early?

4. In your culture, is it important to be on time?

5. Are you usually on time? Why or why not?

6. If you are meeting someone, at what point do you feel she or he is late? Five minutes, ten minutes or longer?

In the United States, it is important to be on time , or punctual , for an appointment , a class, a meeting, etc. However, this may not be true in all countries. An American professor discovered the difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian university. The two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10 A.M. and end at 12. On the first day , when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Many students came after 10:30 A.M. Two students came after 11 A.M. Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived, few apologized for their lateness.Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students’ behavior.
The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation:at a lunch with a friend and in a university class, respectively.He gave them an example and asked them how they would react, If they had a lunch appointment with a friend,the average American student defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time,On the other hand.the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.
In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour.In contrast, in Brazil,neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour.Classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States,but also end at the scheduled time.In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at 12:00;many remained past 12:30 to discuss the class and ask more questions.While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil , neither is staying late.

The explanation for these differences is complicated. People from Brazilian and North American cultures have different feelings about lateness. In Brazil, the students believe that a person who usually arrives late is probably more successful than a person who is always on time. In fact , Brazilians expect a person with status or prestige to arrive late, while in the United States lateness is usually disrespectful and unacceptable. Consequently, if a Brazilian is late for an appointment with a North American, the American may misinterpret the reason for the lateness and become angry.

As a result of his study, the professor learned that the Brazilian students were not being disrespectful to him. Instead, they were simply behaving in the appropriate way for a Brazilian student in Brazil. Eventually, the professor was able to adapt his own behavior so that he could feel comfortable in the new culture.

A. True/False Statements:

1. On the first day of class, the professor arrived
late.
2. All the students in the class were on time.
3. The professor decided to study the behavior
of Brazilian and American students.
4. In an American university, it is important to be
on time.
5. In a Brazilian class, the students leave
imme diately after the class is fi nished.
6. In an American university, many students probably
leave immediately after the class is fi nished.
7. Most North Americans think a person who is late
is disrespectful.
8. In Brazil, most successful people are expected to
be on time.
9. As a result of the study, the professor changed
the Brazilian students’ behavior.

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13 tháng 10 2020

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