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Ex2: complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the worlds in capitals.

1. she felt unfairly........... (treat).

2. she offered me practical ........... with my research. (assist)

3. the findings of the survey apply...........to men and women (equal)

4. UNICEF aims to create............. opportunities for all children (educate)

5. if girls are khowledgeable and........... they won't choose to get married early (depend)

6. the economy of VN has achieved a high......... level since VN became a WTO member in 2007.

(grow)

7. the United Nations also works to reduce............ and improve people's lives in other ways (poor)

8. UNICEF works in over 190 countries to help improve.......... and education of children (healthy)

9. VN has also become more attractive to foreign ............ (invest)

10. UNICEF has run projects in............ fields to provide the highest possible support for children in our country  (vary)

11. when you leave school, you should have the necessary skills and ........... to work in a fast changing world. (know)

12. class.......... is a main feature of modern schools (discuss)

13. students attend school camps to make friends with other students and to develop life skills in ................. environments (familiar)

14. laptops and wireless technologies allow students to access ........... relevant to class topics immediately (form)

giúp mk vs ạ mk cần gấp (ghi từ loại giúp mk lun vs cảm ơn)

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8 tháng 3 2023

Ex2: complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the worlds in capitals.

1. she felt unfairly......TREATED..... (treat).

2. she offered me practical ........ASSISTANCE... with my research. (assist)

3. the findings of the survey apply.......EQUALLY....to men and women (equal)

4. UNICEF aims to create......EDUCATION....... opportunities for all children (educate)

5. if girls are khowledgeable and.......INDEPENDENCE.... they won't choose to get married early (depend)

6. the economy of VN has achieved a high.....GROWTH.... level since VN became a WTO member in 2007.

(grow)

7. the United Nations also works to reduce.....POVERTY....... and improve people's lives in other ways (poor)

8. UNICEF works in over 190 countries to help improve......HEALTH.... and education of children (healthy)

9. VN has also become more attractive to foreign .......INVESTORS..... (invest)

10. UNICEF has run projects in.......VARIOUS..... fields to provide the highest possible support for children in our country  (vary)

11. when you leave school, you should have the necessary skills and .....KNOWLEDGE...... to work in a fast changing world. (know)

12. class.....DISCUSSION..... is a main feature of modern schools (discuss)

13. students attend school camps to make friends with other students and to develop life skills in .........UNFAMILIAR........ environments (familiar)

14. laptops and wireless technologies allow students to access ...INFORMATION........ relevant to class topics immediately (form)

1. Listen and read.(Nghe và đọc.) DO YOU KNOW…?A. The United Nations (UN) was created in 1945. It is an organisation of most of the world's countries. Its main goal is world peace. It also works to reduce poverty and improve people's lives in other ways. Viet Nam joined the organisation in 1977. Since then, our country has become more active and has participated in many UN activities including peacekeeping.B. UNICEF was formed in 1946. It works in over 190 countries to help improve health...
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1. Listen and read.

(Nghe và đọc.)

 

DO YOU KNOW…?

A. The United Nations (UN) was created in 1945. It is an organisation of most of the world's countries. Its main goal is world peace. It also works to reduce poverty and improve people's lives in other ways. Viet Nam joined the organisation in 1977. Since then, our country has become more active and has participated in many UN activities including peacekeeping.

B. UNICEF was formed in 1946. It works in over 190 countries to help improve health and education of children. It particularly aims to support the most disadvantaged children all over the world. UNICEF's aim in Viet Nam is to protect children and make sure they are healthy, educated and safe from harm.

C. UNDP was formed in 1965 as part of the UN. It provides technical support, expert advice and training to help people in developing countries have a better life. In Viet Nam, UNDP works closely with the government to reduce poverty and improve people's lives.

D. The WTO was formed in 1995. It is the world’s largest international economic organisation. Viet Nam became a WTO member in 2007. Since then, our economy has achieved a high growth level. Viet Nam has also become more attractive to foreign investors.

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9 tháng 9 2023

Tạm dịch:

A. Liên hợp quốc (UN) được thành lập vào năm 1945. Đây là một tổ chức của hầu hết các quốc gia trên thế giới. Mục tiêu chính của nó là hòa bình thế giới. Mặt khác nó cũng hoạt động để giảm nghèo và cải thiện cuộc sống của người dân. Việt Nam gia nhập tổ chức năm 1977. Kể từ đó, nước ta ngày càng năng động hơn và tham gia nhiều hoạt động của Liên hợp quốc trong đó có hoạt động gìn giữ hòa bình.

B. UNICEF được thành lập vào năm 1946. Tổ chức này hoạt động tại hơn 190 quốc gia để giúp cải thiện sức khỏe và giáo dục cho trẻ em. Nó đặc biệt nhằm hỗ trợ những trẻ em có hoàn cảnh khó khăn nhất trên toàn thế giới. Mục tiêu của UNICEF tại Việt Nam là bảo vệ trẻ em và đảm bảo chúng được khỏe mạnh, được giáo dục và an toàn không bị tổn hại.

C. UNDP được thành lập năm 1965 với tư cách là một bộ phận của Liên hợp quốc. Nó cung cấp hỗ trợ kỹ thuật, tư vấn chuyên gia và đào tạo để giúp người dân ở các nước đang phát triển có cuộc sống tốt hơn. Tại Việt Nam, UNDP phối hợp chặt chẽ với Chính phủ để xóa đói giảm nghèo và cải thiện đời sống của người dân.

D. WTO được thành lập năm 1995. Đây là tổ chức kinh tế quốc tế lớn nhất thế giới. Việt Nam trở thành thành viên WTO năm 2007. Từ đó đến nay, nền kinh tế nước ta đã đạt được mức tăng trưởng cao. Việt Nam cũng trở nên hấp dẫn hơn đối với các nhà đầu tư nước ngoài.

2. Read the text and circle the correct meanings of the highlighted words.(Đọc văn bản và khoanh tròn nghĩa đúng của các từ được đánh dấu.)Since UNICEF set up an office in 1975 in Viet Nam, it has run projects in various fields to provide the highest possible support for children in our country. The organisation particularly aims to create opportunities for all children in Viet Nam to attend school, learn and succeed. The following programmes help achieve the UNICEF's...
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2. Read the text and circle the correct meanings of the highlighted words.

(Đọc văn bản và khoanh tròn nghĩa đúng của các từ được đánh dấu.)

Since UNICEF set up an office in 1975 in Viet Nam, it has run projects in various fields to provide the highest possible support for children in our country. The organisation particularly aims to create opportunities for all children in Viet Nam to attend school, learn and succeed. The following programmes help achieve the UNICEF's education aims for Viet Nam.

Education for Disadvantaged Young People

UNICEF helps disadvantaged teenagers continue their education by offering them job training and career advice. They are also taught essential skills for the job market.

Providing Education Opportunities for Children with Disabilities

This programme gives children with disabilities a chance to get access to and benefit from a quality education. It also helps promote equal participation in society and a culture in which people respect each other.

Improving Learning Achievements

This is another practical programme supported by UNICEF. The aim is to better prepare children for the challenges in the future. UNICEF helps Viet Nam in joining regional educational programmes to improve children's learning achievements. When they leave school, they should have the necessary skills and knowledge to work in a fast-changing world.

1. create

a. make something happen 

b. increase something

c. refuse something

2. essential

a. usual

b. necessary

c. successful

3. respect

a. have a good opinion of somebody

b. look down on somebody

c. get on well with somebody

4. practical

a. connected with organisations

b. connected with ideas

c. connected with real situations

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14 tháng 8 2023

1. a

2. b

3. a

4. c

10 tháng 9 2023

1. a

2. b

3. a

4. c

1. create (v): tạo ra

a. make something happen

(làm cho một cái gì đó xảy ra)

b. increase something

(tăng cái gì đó)

c. refuse something

(từ chối điều gì đó)

2. essential (adj): cần thiết

a. usual

(thường)

b. necessary

(cần thiết)

c. successful

(thành công)

3. respect (v): tôn trọng

a. have a good opinion of somebody

(có quan điểm tốt về ai đó)

b. look down on somebody

(khinh thường ai đó)

c. get on well with somebody

(có mối quan hệ tốt với người nào đó)

4. practical (adj): thực tiễn

a. connected with organisations

(kết nối với các tổ chức)

b. connected with ideas

(kết nối với các ý tưởng)

c. connected with real situations

(kết nối với các tình huống thực tế)

V. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the correct form. 1. Why didn’t you your bed this morning? 2. I can’t come out now. I’m the cleaning. 3. Could you the dishwasher and put the things away, please? 4. It’s not fair. I breakfast yesterday. Nam should it today. 5. Look at this bin! Please the rubbish out now. 6. Mum, I’ve my room. Can I go out now? 7. Phong, the table. It’s nearly dinnertime. 8. A: Where’s Dad? B: He’s the car. He always the car on Sunday...
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V. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the correct form.

1. Why didn’t you your bed this morning?

2. I can’t come out now. I’m the cleaning.

3. Could you the dishwasher and put the things away, please?

4. It’s not fair. I breakfast yesterday. Nam should it today.

5. Look at this bin! Please the rubbish out now.

6. Mum, I’ve my room. Can I go out now?

7. Phong, the table. It’s nearly dinnertime.

8. A: Where’s Dad?

B: He’s the car. He always the car on Sunday morning.

V. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Ms Lan is not in the office today. She (work) at home today.

2. “Where (you/come) from?” “I’m Italian - from Rome.’

3. “(you/ speak) French” “Just a little.”

4. Don’t forget your umbrella. It (rain) again.

5. “Can you help me with the dinner?” “Not now. I (watch) TV.”

6. In Viet Nam, children (look) after their old parents.

7. “Hi! What (you/do) here” “I (wait) for a friend.”

8. Can I look at the newspaper now? (you/read) it?

9. Can I phone you back? We (have) dinner.

10. Mr Long (work) in an office every day, but now he (help) his wife to prepare dinner.

C. READING

I. Read the passage, and decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG).

Career of the Year

Fourteen-year-old Ed Bond from London is this year's winner of the Young Career of the Year Award.

When he’s not at school. Ed looks after his mother, who is disabled and in a wheelchair. He also looks after his ten-year-old sister. He helps to do the washing and the cooking. ‘Ed’s great,’ says his father. ‘I have to go to work at six in the morning, so Ed has to help his mother a lot. He doesn’t have to do the housework but he does it anyway. We worry because he doesn’t have much free time, but he doesn’t complain.’ ‘I want to help.’ says Ed, ‘and anyway I don’t have to do so much at weekends because my dad’s at home.’

T F NG

1. Ed helps to look after his mother.   

2. Ed’s mother can’t walk.   

3. Ed’s father is also ill.   

4. Ed is an only child.   

5. Ed does all the shopping for the family.   

II. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

Family types vary in different countries and among different cultures. In Western, industrialized societies, the nuclear family ranks as the most common family type. It consists of a father, a mother and their children. But nuclear families exist together with many other types of family units. In the single-parent family, for example, a mother or a father heads the family alone. A blended family is formed when a divorced or widowed parent remarries. As divorce rates have risen, the number of single-parent and blended families has increased.

In many parts of the world, parents and children live together with other family members under the same roof. These complex families usually contain several generations of family members, including grandparents, parents and children. They may also include brothers or sisters and their families, uncles, aunts and cousins. Even when relatives do not live together, they still consider themselves members of the same extended family includes grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins.

1. The nuclear family ranks as the most common family type .

A. an many industrialized countries B. in countries with nuclear weapons

C. that consists of more than two generations D. that leads to the divorce of parents

2. In the single-parent family, .

A. there are often no children

B. only one parent lives with his or her child or children

C. the number of blended children has increased

D. children live with their grandparents

3. Grandparents, parents and children are mentioned as .

A. the three typical generations of an extended family

B. three branches of a family tree

C. the closest and happiest relatives in family units

D. a complex combination

4. The second paragraph is about .

A. American culture B. relatives and family members

C. the relationship between family members D. the extended family

5. The word “blended” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .

A. complex B. married C. mixed D. formed

III. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

The American family unit is in the process of change. In the first half of the 20th century, there were mainly two types of families: the extended and the nuclear. An extended family includes mother, father, children and some other relatives, living in the same house. A nuclear family is composed of just parents and children livingunder the same roof.

As the American economy had progressed from agricultural to industrial one, people were forced to move to different parts of the country to get good jobs. These jobs were mainly in the large cities. Now, in fact, three-quarters of Americans live in urban areas which occupy 2.5% of the national total land mass. Of the 118 million in the labour force, only 3 million still work on the farm.

Since moving for better jobs has often divided the extended family, the nuclear family became more popular. At present, 55% of the families in the US are nuclear families. But besides the two types of traditional family groupings, the family is now being expanded to include a variety of other living arrangements because of divorce. There is an increase in single-parent families, in which a father or mother lives with one or more children. Divorce has also led to blended families, which occur when previously married men and women marry again and combine the children from former marriage into a new family. There are also some couples who do not want to have children to form two-person childless families.

1. A nuclear family is one that .

A. consists of father, mother, and children living in the same house

B. relatives live with

C. there are only grandparents, parents and their children living in

D. is bigger than extended family

2. The expression “under the same roof” means

A. a house with one roof B. a house with the roof the same as the wall

C. in the same building D. under the house

3. The nuclear family becomes more popular because of .

A. more divorces B. the division of the extended family

C. fewer jobs in big cities D. an increase in single-parent families

4. How many types of families have there been in the US since the first half of the 20th century?

A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five

5. A blended family is a newly-formed family .

A. with the combination of children of the two previously married father and mother

B. that has only father or mother living with children

C. in which there are no children

D. that there is only one couple living in with their newborn children

IV. Read the passage carefully, and do the tasks that follow.

The Role of the Japanese Mother

The focus of the mother is her home and family, with particular attention to the rearing of children. While most Japanese believe that a woman's place is in the home, women make up almost 40 percent of the labor force. More than half of these women are married. Many mothers with small children work only part-time so they can be home when their children are not in school. The extra income earned by the mother is often used to meet the cost of their children's education.

Japanese mothers take the responsibility of their child's education and upbringing very seriously. They seldom confront their preschool children because they want to foster an intimate, dependent relationship. The purpose of this approach is to get the child to obey willingly with the mother’s wishes and to shape the child's behavior over a long period of time. The close nature of the mother-child relationship and the strong parentalcommitment help to provide a strong foundation for the child's entry into elementary school.

Mothers are involved directly in with the child's school. Each day a notebook is sent back and forth between mother and teacher remarking on the child's mood, behavior, health, and activities both in school and at home. Mothers attend PTA meetings usually twice a month and are involved with school committee's working on special projects such as gardening and hot lunch preparation. School is a very stressful and competitive process so the Japanese mother concentrates all her efforts on getting her children through so they can get accepted into the appropriate universities.

Task 1: Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the answer in each blank.

Task 2: Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

T F

6. Most Japanese women are housewives.  

7. Taking care of children and bringing them up are of great importance to  

Japanese mothers.

8. Japanese mothers tend to be very strict to their children at home.  

9. Japanese mothers and teachers work together for the children's study  

progress and comfort at school.

10. The Japanese mother concentrates all her efforts on getting her children  

through, so the atmosphere at home is very stressful.

D. SPEAKING

Rearrange the sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation, writing the letter (A-H) in each blank.

1. ___ A. Nam: It’s not only for our mother's benefits but it also makes us more independent when we have grown up.

2. ___ B. Nam: Besides cleaning and cooking, my mother also does a lot of other things around the house although she goes to work.

3. ___ C. Nam: I agree with that saying. All of us take it for granted that our mother is responsible for doing all the housework.

4. ___ D. Nam: Besides the relationship, we enjoy a friendlier atmosphere in our home all the time when we attend to each other.

5. ___ E. Mai: So does my mother. My father, my brother and I try to share the burden so that my mother can follow her own interests.

6. ___ F. Mai: I’ve just read a saying about household chores, Nam. It’s “Housework is what a woman does that nobody notices unless she hasn't done it.”

7. ___ G. Mai: It’s very useful for our future life. And I think we will have better relationship when we share household chores with one another.

8. ___ H. Mai: Yeah, when we come home from school, our house is clean and tidy and lunch or dinner is ready for us to eat.

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31 tháng 12 2018

mk nghĩ bn nên post lên từng bài thì m.n sẽ dễ giúp bn hơn đó. chứ đăg lên cả mớ thế này ai cx làm biếng giúp bn đấy!

2. Read the text and choose the main idea.(Đọc văn bản và chọn ý chính.)A. The writer's secondary school has a long and interesting history.B. The Volunteer Club was set up 15 years ago to help teens gain work experience.C. The club organises many volunteering activities that benefit both the community and the students.I joined the Volunteer Club when I started secondary school. The club was formed fifteen years ago, shortly after the school was set up. Since then, it has...
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2. Read the text and choose the main idea.

(Đọc văn bản và chọn ý chính.)

A. The writer's secondary school has a long and interesting history.

B. The Volunteer Club was set up 15 years ago to help teens gain work experience.

C. The club organises many volunteering activities that benefit both the community and the students.

I joined the Volunteer Club when I started secondary school. The club was formed fifteen years ago, shortly after the school was set up. Since then, it has organised various volunteering activities for all students to participate.

One of the most popular activities of our club is selling handmade items to raise money for the local orphanage and homeless old people. Last year, we also raised over one hundred million VND to help people in flooded areas. The money was used to buy warm clothes, blankets, food, and clean water.

Our club welcomes different types of donations: clothes, picture books, unused notebooks, and other unwanted items. At the end of each month, we take the donations to the community centre. Our club also organises afterschool games for the children at the orphanage and concerts for the old people at the centre. In addition, it offers other volunteering activities, such as helping at a food bank or delivering free meals to poor families.

Volunteering has helped me gain life experiences and find my sense of purpose in life. When I see suffering and hardships, I feel thankful for what I have. What is more, these activities provide opportunities for me to meet other teenagers with similar interests and help me build essential life skills.

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5 tháng 2 2023

C

True , false or not given Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora, Pakistan. As a young girl , she demanded that girls should be allowed to receive an education , which resulted in the Taluban issuing a death threat against her. After the Taliban began attacking girl's schools in Swat, Malala gave a speech whose title was, ''How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?''. In early 2009, Yousafzai began blogging for the BBC about living under the Taliban's threats...
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True , false or not given
Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora, Pakistan. As a young girl , she demanded that girls should be allowed to receive an education , which resulted in the Taluban issuing a death threat against her.
After the Taliban began attacking girl's schools in Swat, Malala gave a speech whose title was, ''How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?''. In early 2009, Yousafzai began blogging for the BBC about living under the Taliban's threats to deny her an education . Yousafzai continued to speak out about her right , and the right of all women , to an education.
She was shot in the head ba a Taliban gunman in 2012, but survived . The shooting resulted in a massive support for Yousafzai , which continued during her recovery. She gave a speech at the United Nations on her 16th birthday, in 2013 . She has also written an autobiography '' I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban'', which was released in Otober 2013.
At age 17, she bacame the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize . In congratulating Yousafzai, U.N.Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon described her as '' a brave and gentle advocate of peace who through the simple act of going to school became a global teacher''.
For her 18th birthday on July 12,2015, the young activist opened a school for Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon. Its expenses were covered be the Malala Fund, and the school was designed to admit nearly 200 girls from the ages of 14 to 18. '' Today on my first day as an adult, on behalf of the world's children , I demand we must invest in books instead of bullets'' , Yousafzai spoke in one of the school' s classrooms.

1. Yousafzai gave many speeches to support girls ' basic right to have education.
2. She was so brave to write articles about the gender discrimination in education in her hometown.
3. She worked as a BBC reporter for a short time.
4. She has worked as a teacher in many countries in the world.
5. She gained great support after being shot nearly dead be Taliban.
6. She was taken to hospital in the capital of Pakistan.
7. She was the youngest person to receive the Nobel Pize.
8. She opened a school for Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon funded be the Mala Fund.
9. She loves peace, and hates war.
10. She founded the Malala Fund.

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11 tháng 3 2020

1. In Korea, many people still feel that women should be in charge of ________ aftergetting married.
A. Housekeeping B. homemaker C. house husband D. hoouseholder
2. The principle of equal pay is that men and women doing _______ work should get paid the same amount.
A. same B. alike C. similar D. identical
3. In Yemen, women have less _______ to property ownership , credit, training and employment.
A. possibility B. way C. use D. access
4. Women are more likely to be victims of ______ violence .
A. domestic B. household C. home D. family
5. International Women's Day is an occasion to make more ______ towards achieving gender equality.
A. movement B. progress C. improvement D. development
6. Reducing gender _______ improves productivity and economic growth of a nation.
A. equality B. inequality C. possibility D. development
7. Women with high qualifications _______ to managers.
A. must promote B. must be promoted C. must move D. rights
8. A common reason that someone _______ more for similar work is because of his or her experience or ''length of service".
A. may be paid B. should not be paid C. can be paid D. must be followed
9. True gender equality ________ when both men and women reach a balance between work and family.
A. can achieve B. should be achieved C. can be achieved D. should achieve

1: active

2: disadvantaged

3: better

4: largest

5: attractive

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.The custom of paying a bride price before marriage is still a well-established part of many African cultures. In paying a bride price, the family of the groom must provide payment to the family of the bride before the marriage is allowed. The bride price can vary greatly from culture to culture in Africa. In the Zulu and Swazi tribes of southern Africa, the...
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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.

The custom of paying a bride price before marriage is still a well-established part of many African cultures. In paying a bride price, the family of the groom must provide payment to the family of the bride before the marriage is allowed. The bride price can vary greatly from culture to culture in Africa. In the Zulu and Swazi tribes of southern Africa, the bride price often takes the form of cattle. In Western African, kola nuts, shells, and other goods are often used for the payment of the bride price. The actual payment of money sometimes takes place, but the payment of goods is more frequent. The amount of paid in a bride price can also vary. In modern times, the bride price is occasionally quite small and its value is mainly symbolic. However, the bride price can still be quite high, especially among prominent or highly traditional families.

There are a number of justifications used to explain the payment of bride price. The first is that the bride price represents an acknowledgement of the expense the bride’s family has gone in order to raise her and bring her up as a suitable bride for the groom. It also represents payment for the loss of a family member, since the bride will officially become a member of her husband’s family and will leave her own. On a deeper level the bride price represents payment for the fact that the bride will bring children into the family of the groom, thereby increasing the wealth of the family. This concept is reinforced by the fact that the bride price must often be returned if the bride fails to bear children.

The payment of the bride price has quite a number of effects on African society. First, the payment of bride price acts to increase the stability of African family structures. Sons are dependent on their fathers and older relatives to help them pay the bride price of their wives, and this generally leads to greater levels of obedience and respect. The negotiations between the two families concerning the bride price allow the parents and other family members to meet and get to know one another before the marriage. Finally, since the bride price must often be repaid in case of divorce, the bride’s family often works to make sure that any marital problems are solved quickly. Bride prices also work as a system of wealth distribution in African cultures. Wealthier families can afford to support the marriage of their son, and thus their wealth is transferred to other families.

Question. Why are women often married to older men?

A. Young men lack the financial to marry.

B. The legal age for marriage is lower for women than for men.

C. Families are eager to gain the bride price from their daughter’s marriage.

D. Women live longer than men on average.

1
13 tháng 8 2019

Đáp án: A

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.The custom of paying a bride price before marriage is still a well-established part of many African cultures. In paying a bride price, the family of the groom must provide payment to the family of the bride before the marriage is allowed. The bride price can vary greatly from culture to culture in Africa. In the Zulu and Swazi tribes of southern Africa, the...
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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.

The custom of paying a bride price before marriage is still a well-established part of many African cultures. In paying a bride price, the family of the groom must provide payment to the family of the bride before the marriage is allowed. The bride price can vary greatly from culture to culture in Africa. In the Zulu and Swazi tribes of southern Africa, the bride price often takes the form of cattle. In Western African, kola nuts, shells, and other goods are often used for the payment of the bride price. The actual payment of money sometimes takes place, but the payment of goods is more frequent. The amount of paid in a bride price can also vary. In modern times, the bride price is occasionally quite small and its value is mainly symbolic. However, the bride price can still be quite high, especially among prominent or highly traditional families.

There are a number of justifications used to explain the payment of bride price. The first is that the bride price represents an acknowledgement of the expense the bride’s family has gone in order to raise her and bring her up as a suitable bride for the groom. It also represents payment for the loss of a family member, since the bride will officially become a member of her husband’s family and will leave her own. On a deeper level the bride price represents payment for the fact that the bride will bring children into the family of the groom, thereby increasing the wealth of the family. This concept is reinforced by the fact that the bride price must often be returned if the bride fails to bear children.

The payment of the bride price has quite a number of effects on African society. First, the payment of bride price acts to increase the stability of African family structures. Sons are dependent on their fathers and older relatives to help them pay the bride price of their wives, and this generally leads to greater levels of obedience and respect. The negotiations between the two families concerning the bride price allow the parents and other family members to meet and get to know one another before the marriage. Finally, since the bride price must often be repaid in case of divorce, the bride’s family often works to make sure that any marital problems are solved quickly. Bride prices also work as a system of wealth distribution in African cultures. Wealthier families can afford to support the marriage of their son, and thus their wealth is transferred to other families.

Question: Why are women often married to older men?

A. Young men lack the financial to marry.

B. The legal age for marriage is lower for women than for men.

C. Families are eager to gain the bride price from their daughter’s marriage.

D. Women live longer than men on average.

1
25 tháng 5 2018

Đáp án: A