Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

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

          The rules of etiquette in American restaurants depend upon a number of factors the physical location of the restaurant, eg., rural or urban; the type of restaurant, eg., informal or formal; and certain standards that are more universal. In other words, some standards of etiquette vary significantly while other standards apply almost anywhere. Learning the proper etiquette in a particular type of restaurant in a particular area may sometimes require instruction, but more commonly it simply requires sensitivity and experience. For example, while it is acceptable to read a magazine in a coffee shop, it is inappropriate to do the same in a more luxurious setting. And, if you are eating in a very rustic setting it may be fine to tuck your napkin into your shirt, but if you are in a sophisticated urban restaurant this behavior would demonstrate a lack of manners. It is safe to say, however, that in virtually every restaurant it is unacceptable to indiscriminately throw your food on the floor. The conclusion we can most likely draw from the above is that while the types and locations of restaurant determine etiquette appropriate to them, some rules apply to all restaurant.

Which of the following words is most similar to the meaning of “rustic” in line 7?

A. agricultural       

B. ancient    

C. unsophisticated 

D. urban

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án C.

Key words: rustic, similar to.

Clue: “And, if you are eating in a very rustic setting it may be fine to tuck your napkin into your shirt, but if you are in a sophisticated urban restaurant this behavior would demonstrate a lack of manners”: Nếu như bạn đang ăn ở một chỗ mộc mạc, bạn có thể cài khăn ăn vào áo. Thế nhưng nếu như bạn đang ở trong một nhà hàng lịch sự trong thành phố, hành động đó biến bạn thành một người không biết cách cư xử.

Dựa vào Clue ta thấy từ rustic phải mang ý nghĩa ngược lại với từ sophisticated. → Đáp án chính xác là C. unsophisticated (adj): tự nhiên, cơ bản, đơn giản, không phức tạp

Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:

          A. agricultural (adj): thuộc về nông nghiệp

          B. ancient (adj): cổ

          D. urban (adj): thuộc về thành thị