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Read the following passage and do the tasks below.

The traditional American family

The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal than an American reality. 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.

The most recent government census statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families fits the traditional mold of two parents and their children, and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still living at home. An analysis of the remaining one third of the population reveals that about 20 percent of the total number of American households are single people, the most common descriptor being women over sixty-five years of age. A small percentage, about 3 percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together; the rest, about 7 percent, are single parents, with at least one child.

There are several easily identifiable reasons for the growing number of single-parent households. First, the sociological phenomenon of single-parent households reflects changes in cultural attitudes toward divorce and also toward unmarried mothers. A substantial number of adults become single parents as a result of divorce. In addition, the number of children born to unmarried women who choose to keep their children and rear them by themselves has increased dramatically. Finally, there is a small percentage of single-parent families that have resulted from untimely death. Today, these varied family types are typical and, therefore, normal.

In addition, because many families live far from relatives, close friends have become a more important part of family life than ever before. The vast majority of Americans claim that they have people in their lives whom they regard as family although they are not related. 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.

1. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?

A. The traditional American family

B. The nuclear family

C. The current American family

Đáp án chính xác

D. The ideal family

Trả lời:

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Giải thích:

Điều nào sau đây là chủ đề chính của đoạn văn?

     A. Gia đình Mỹ truyền thống                                  B. Gia đình hạt nhân

     C. Gia đình người Mỹ hiện tại                                D. Gia đình lý tưởng

Đáp án:C

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Câu 2:

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Câu 3:

2. To meet your parents is very nice.

→ It is very ...........................................................................................

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Câu 4:

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.

More than 26,000 children now have bright (23)…………………..faces after receiving free operations.

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Câu 5:

4. They are building a new highway around the city.

→ A new highway.......................................................................

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Câu 6:

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Câu 7:

Rewrite the following sentences, using the given words below.

1. Do you enjoy drinking a cup of coffee?.

→ Would you like...........................................................................................................

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Câu 8:

We think they ___________ all that is necessary.

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Câu 9:

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Câu 10:

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Câu 11:

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Câu 12:

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.”

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Câu 13:

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Câu 14:

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

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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.

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Câu 15:

“ Where’s Tony?” “ He _________ to the travel agent’s, and he hasn’t come back.”

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