Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each...

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.

Many of us worry about the effects of television on family life. We think that we spend too much time watching television and that it takes us away from more important activities, such as reading, exercising and talking to family and friends. But is this really true?

Studies have shown that people in the United States do spend a lot of time in front of their television sets. About 98% of American homes have at least one TV set, and in the average home the TV is on more than six hours a day. But how much attention do people actually pay to the programs? And do people who watch TV really spend less time on other free-time activities? Recently some researchers in New York City tried to find the answers to these questions by conducting a telephone survey. They phoned more than a thousand people all over the United States and asked them questions about how they spend their free time.

No one was surprised to find out that watching TV is the most popular free-time activity in the United States. More than 70% of those asked said that they watch TV every day or almost every day. The second most popular activity that they mentioned was reading the newspaper. Listening to music at home was third, talking on the phone to friends and relatives was fourth and doing some form of exercise was fifth.

But the researchers discovered an interesting fact about Americans' TV habits. According to this survey, although most people turn the TV on every day, they do not actually watch it very much. Six out of ten people said that when the TV is on, they seldom pay attention to it. During a typical television program, they may eat dinner, do housework, read a newspaper or magazine, talk to their children or even read to them. The TV may be on, but it is just background music.

The researchers therefore concluded that television does not take Americans away from more important activities. It doesn't keep them from doing other free-time activities. In fact, when they compared people who frequently watch TV and those who seldom watch TV, they found that there were no great differences in their other activities. The frequent watchers read to their children and talk to their families just as much as the others.

(Adapted from “Reading Academic English” by Judy Rapoport, Ronit Broder and Sarah Feingold)

What did the researchers find about Americans’ TV habits in their survey

A.TV distracts most people from doing other activities.

B.People who seldom watch TV spend more time on children than frequent watchers.

C.60% of frequent watchers often do others things while the TV is on.

D.Infrequent watchers do a more variety of activities than others.

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NH

Nguyen Hoang Hai

4 tháng 12 2018

Đáp án C

Các nhà nghiên cứu đã tìm ra điều gì về thói quen xem TV của người Mỹ trong bản khảo sát của họ?

A.TV làm hầu hết mọi người xao nhãng khỏi các hoạt động khác.

B.Những người ít xem TV dành nhiều thời gian cho con cái hơn những người xem thường xuyên.

C.60% những người xem TV thường xuyên thường làm các việc khác khi TV đang mở.

D.Những người không thường xuyên xem TV làm nhiều hoạt động hơn những người khác. Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn 4:

But the researchers discovered an interesting fact about Americans' TV habits. According to this survey, although most people turn the TV on every day, they do not actually watch it very much. Six out of ten people said that when the TV is on, they seldom pay attention to it. During a typical television program, they may eat dinner, do housework, read a newspaper or magazine, talk to their children or even read to them. The TV may be on, but it is just background music.

(Nhưng các nhà nghiên cứu đã phát hiện ra 1 sự thật thú vị về thói quen xem TV của người Mỹ. Theo bản khảo sát này, mặc dù hầu hết mọi người đều bật TV hằng ngày, nhưng họ không thật sự xem TV cho lắm. 6/10 người nói rằng khi mở TV, họ ít khi tập trung vào nó. Trong suốt 1 chương trình TV cụ thể, họ có thể ăn tối, làm việc nhà, đọc báo hay tạp chí, trò chuyện với con cái họ hay thậm chí đọc truyện cho chúng nghe. TV có thể đang mở, nhưng đó chỉ là nhạc nền).

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.Many of us worry about the effects of television on family life. We think that we spend too much time watching television and that it takes us away from more important activities, such as reading, exercising and talking to family and friends. But is this really true?Studies have shown that people in the United States do spend a lot of time in front of their...

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Dương Minh

22 tháng 11 2019

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.

Many of us worry about the effects of television on family life. We think that we spend too much time watching television and that it takes us away from more important activities, such as reading, exercising and talking to family and friends. But is this really true?

Studies have shown that people in the United States do spend a lot of time in front of their television sets. About 98% of American homes have at least one TV set, and in the average home the TV is on more than six hours a day. But how much attention do people actually pay to the programs? And do people who watch TV really spend less time on other free-time activities? Recently some researchers in New York City tried to find the answers to these questions by conducting a telephone survey. They phoned more than a thousand people all over the United States and asked them questions about how they spend their free time.

No one was surprised to find out that watching TV is the most popular free-time activity in the United States. More than 70% of those asked said that they watch TV every day or almost every day. The second most popular activity that they mentioned was reading the newspaper. Listening to music at home was third, talking on the phone to friends and relatives was fourth and doing some form of exercise was fifth.

But the researchers discovered an interesting fact about Americans' TV habits. According to this survey, although most people turn the TV on every day, they do not actually watch it very much. Six out of ten people said that when the TV is on, they seldom pay attention to it. During a typical television program, they may eat dinner, do housework, read a newspaper or magazine, talk to their children or even read to them. The TV may be on, but it is just background music.

The researchers therefore concluded that television does not take Americans away from more important activities. It doesn't keep them from doing other free-time activities. In fact, when they compared people who frequently watch TV and those who seldom watch TV, they found that there were no great differences in their other activities. The frequent watchers read to their children and talk to their families just as much as the others.

(Adapted from “Reading Academic English” by Judy Rapoport, Ronit Broder and Sarah Feingold)

The word “conducting” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to________.

A. organizing

B. preparing

C. asking

D. reviewing

1

NH

Nguyen Hoang Hai

22 tháng 11 2019

Đáp án A

Từ “conducting” trong đoạn 2 gần nghĩa nhất với từ .

A,tổ chức, thực hiện

B.chuẩn bị

C.hỏi

D.xem xét lại

Từ đồng nghĩa: conduct (thực hiện, tiến hành) = organize

Recently some researchers in New York City tried to find the answers to these questions by conducting a telephone survey. (Gần đây, một số nhà nghiên cứu ở thành phố New York đã cố gắng tìm ra câu trả lời cho các câu hỏi này bằng cách tiến hành một cuộc khảo sát bằng điện thoại).

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.Many of us worry about the effects of television on family life. We think that we spend too much time watching television and that it takes us away from more important activities, such as reading, exercising and talking to family and friends. But is this really true?Studies have shown that people in the United States do spend a lot of time in front of their...

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Dương Minh

29 tháng 7 2019

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.

Many of us worry about the effects of television on family life. We think that we spend too much time watching television and that it takes us away from more important activities, such as reading, exercising and talking to family and friends. But is this really true?

Studies have shown that people in the United States do spend a lot of time in front of their television sets. About 98% of American homes have at least one TV set, and in the average home the TV is on more than six hours a day. But how much attention do people actually pay to the programs? And do people who watch TV really spend less time on other free-time activities? Recently some researchers in New York City tried to find the answers to these questions by conducting a telephone survey. They phoned more than a thousand people all over the United States and asked them questions about how they spend their free time.

No one was surprised to find out that watching TV is the most popular free-time activity in the United States. More than 70% of those asked said that they watch TV every day or almost every day. The second most popular activity that they mentioned was reading the newspaper. Listening to music at home was third, talking on the phone to friends and relatives was fourth and doing some form of exercise was fifth.

But the researchers discovered an interesting fact about Americans' TV habits. According to this survey, although most people turn the TV on every day, they do not actually watch it very much. Six out of ten people said that when the TV is on, they seldom pay attention to it. During a typical television program, they may eat dinner, do housework, read a newspaper or magazine, talk to their children or even read to them. The TV may be on, but it is just background music.

The researchers therefore concluded that television does not take Americans away from more important activities. It doesn't keep them from doing other free-time activities. In fact, when they compared people who frequently watch TV and those who seldom watch TV, they found that there were no great differences in their other activities. The frequent watchers read to their children and talk to their families just as much as the others.

(Adapted from “Reading Academic English” by Judy Rapoport, Ronit Broder and Sarah Feingold)

According to the passage, the following are true, EXCEPT____.

A.Almost all American households own one or more TV sets.

B.Reading newspapers ranks second in popularity, just after watching TV.

C.American people have their TV on for more than a quarter of a day.

D.About a third of those asked spent more time on other free-time activities.

1

NH

Nguyen Hoang Hai

29 tháng 7 2019

Đáp án D

Theo đoạn văn, những câu sau đây là đúng, ngoại trừ .

A.Hầu hết tất cả các hộ gia đình người Mỹ đều có 1 hoặc nhiều cái TV trong nhà.

B.Đọc báo xếp thứ 2 về tính phổ biến, chỉ sau xem TV.

C.Người Mỹ thường mở TV trong khoảng hơn ¼ ngày.

D.Khoảng 1/3 những người được hỏi sử dụng nhiều thời gian cho các hoạt động giải trí khác.

Căn cứ vào các thông tin sau:

About 98% of American homes have at least one TV set, and in the average home the TV is on more than six hours a day. (Khoảng 98% các gia đình người Mỹ có ít nhất 1 cái TV, và trung bình mỗi gia đình TV được mở hơn 6 tiếng mỗi ngày). (Đoạn 2)

No one was surprised to find out that watching TV is the most popular free-time activity in the United States. More than 70% of those asked said that they watch TV every day or almost every day. The second most popular activity that they mentioned was reading the newspaper. (Không ai ngạc nhiên khi phát hiện rằng xem TV là hoạt động giải trí phổ biến nhất ở Mỹ. Hơn 70% những người được hỏi nói rằng họ xem TV mỗi ngày hay hầu như mỗi ngày. Hoạt động phổ biến thứ 2 mà họ đề cập là đọc báo) (Đoạn 3)

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.Many of us worry about the effects of television on family life. We think that we spend too much time watching television and that it takes us away from more important activities, such as reading, exercising and talking to family and friends. But is this really true?Studies have shown that people in the United States do spend a lot of time in front of their...

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Dương Minh

24 tháng 7 2018

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.

Many of us worry about the effects of television on family life. We think that we spend too much time watching television and that it takes us away from more important activities, such as reading, exercising and talking to family and friends. But is this really true?

Studies have shown that people in the United States do spend a lot of time in front of their television sets. About 98% of American homes have at least one TV set, and in the average home the TV is on more than six hours a day. But how much attention do people actually pay to the programs? And do people who watch TV really spend less time on other free-time activities? Recently some researchers in New York City tried to find the answers to these questions by conducting a telephone survey. They phoned more than a thousand people all over the United States and asked them questions about how they spend their free time.

No one was surprised to find out that watching TV is the most popular free-time activity in the United States. More than 70% of those asked said that they watch TV every day or almost every day. The second most popular activity that they mentioned was reading the newspaper. Listening to music at home was third, talking on the phone to friends and relatives was fourth and doing some form of exercise was fifth.

But the researchers discovered an interesting fact about Americans' TV habits. According to this survey, although most people turn the TV on every day, they do not actually watch it very much. Six out of ten people said that when the TV is on, they seldom pay attention to it. During a typical television program, they may eat dinner, do housework, read a newspaper or magazine, talk to their children or even read to them. The TV may be on, but it is just background music.

The researchers therefore concluded that television does not take Americans away from more important activities. It doesn't keep them from doing other free-time activities. In fact, when they compared people who frequently watch TV and those who seldom watch TV, they found that there were no great differences in their other activities. The frequent watchers read to their children and talk to their families just as much as the others.

(Adapted from “Reading Academic English” by Judy Rapoport, Ronit Broder and Sarah Feingold)

What does the word “they” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. free-time activities

B. Americans

C. the researchers

D. frequent watchers

1

NH

Nguyen Hoang Hai

24 tháng 7 2018

Đáp án C

Từ “they” trong đoạn cuối đề cập đến từ gì?

A.các hoạt động giải trí

B.người Mỹ

C.các nhà nghiên cứu

D.những người xem TV thường xuyên

Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn cuối:

The researchers therefore concluded that television does not take Americans away from more important activities. It doesn't keep them from doing other free-time activities. In fact, when they compared people who frequently watch TV and those who seldom watch TV, they found that there were no great differences in their other activities.

(Vì vậy, các nhà nghiên cứu kết luận rằng TV không tách người Mỹ ra khỏi các hoạt động quan trọng hơn. Nó cũng không ngăn cản mọi người khỏi các hoạt động giải trí khác. Thật sự, khi họ so sánh những người thường xuyên xem TV và những người ít xem TV, họ thấy rằng không có quá nhiều sự khác biệt giữa những người này trong các hoạt động khác).

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to (1) _______ to your education or your work, try reading more books. Pick (2) _______ some of the interestingly informative books and search for well-researched materials that can help you grow.We should encourage our children to read more books and spend less time...

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Dương Minh

11 tháng 3 2019

1

NH

Nguyen Hoang Hai

11 tháng 3 2019

Đáp án D.

Tạm dịch: …If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to _______ to your education or your work, try reading more books: … Nếu bạn muốn chuẩn bị cho để thành công và _______ nhiều hơn vào học vấn và công việc của mình, hãy thử đọc nhiều sách hơn.

A. gain: đạt được

B. gather: tập hợp lại

C. collect: sưu tập, thu lượm

D. contribute: đóng góp

Đáp án D hợp lý vì theo cấu trúc “to contribute to”: đóng góp vào

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to (1) _______ to your education or your work, try reading more books. Pick (2) _______ some of the interestingly informative books and search for well-researched materials that can help you grow.We should encourage our children to read more books and spend less time...

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Dương Minh

31 tháng 8 2019

1

NH

Nguyen Hoang Hai

31 tháng 8 2019

Đáp án B.

Tạm dịch: Pick up some of the interestingly informative books and search for well-researched materials that can help you grow: Hãy chọn một vài cuốn sách giàu thông tin thú vị và tìm đến những tài liệu được nghiên cứu kỹ lưỡng có thể giúp bạn phát triển.

- pick up: chọn, nhặt lên, lấy, đón, tự học, vớ được

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to (1) _______ to your education or your work, try reading more books. Pick (2) _______ some of the interestingly informative books and search for well-researched materials that can help you grow. We should encourage our children to read more books and spend less...

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Dương Minh

29 tháng 7 2018

1

NH

Nguyen Hoang Hai

29 tháng 7 2018

Đáp án D.

Tạm dịch: …If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to _______ to your education or your work, try reading more books: … Nếu bạn muốn chuẩn bị cho để thành công và _______ nhiều hơn vào học vấn và công việc của mình, hãy thử đọc nhiều sách hơn.

A. gain: đạt được

B. gather: tập hợp lại

C. collect: sưu tập, thu lượm

D. contribute: đóng góp

Đáp án D hợp lý vì theo cấu trúc “to contribute to”: đóng góp vào

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to (1) _______ to your education or your work, try reading more books. Pick (2) _______ some of the interestingly informative books and search for well-researched materials that can help you grow.We should encourage our children to read more books and spend less time...

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Dương Minh

7 tháng 4 2018

1

NH

Nguyen Hoang Hai

7 tháng 4 2018

Đáp án A.

Tạm dịch: … Not only that, we can _______ vast amounts of information through reading in a very short time: … Không chỉ vậy, chúng ta có thể _______ một khối lượng lớn thông tin qua việc đọc trong một thời gian rất ngắn

A. digest: tiêu hóa, hiểu thấu

B. inhale: hít vào

C. breathe: hít thở

D. eat: ăn

Đối với tân ngữ là “khối lượng lớn thông tin” thì ta không đi với động từ ăn, hít vào hay hít thở. “Digest” có nghĩa là tiêu hóa. Ngoài ra khi nói tới việc hiểu thấu, tiếp thu một lượng kiến thức lớn thì chúng ta cũng sử dụng “digest”.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to (1) _______ to your education or your work, try reading more books. Pick (2) _______ some of the interestingly informative books and search for well-researched materials that can help you grow.We should encourage our children to read more books and spend less time...

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Dương Minh

12 tháng 12 2017

1

NH

Nguyen Hoang Hai

12 tháng 12 2017

Đáp án B.

Tạm dịch: That is an interesting point of view worth further _______: Đây là một quan điểm thú vị cần được _______ kỹ càng hơn.

A. explore (v): tìm hiểu

B. exploration (n): sự tìm hiểu

C. explorer (n): người tìm hiểu

D. explorative (adj): có tính thăm dò

Có cấu trúc worth + Ving hoặc worth + noun/noun phrase. Loại đáp án A vì động từ ở dạng nguyên thể. Loại đáp án D vì là tính từ. Đáp án B và C đều là danh từ nhưng không thể sử dụng đáp án C. explorer vì tính từ “further” không đi với danh từ chỉ người.

- further: kỹ càng, sâu rộng