Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

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.

  Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are (29)  ______ more than toddlers. This is fine if the child shows a real interest but forcing a child could be counter­productive if she isn't ready. Wise parents will have a hopeful attitude and take the lead from their child. What they should provide is a selection of stimulating toys, books and other activities. Nowadays there is

plenty of good (30) __________ available for young children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also encourage them to read.

          Of course, books are no longer the only source of stories and information. There is also a huge range of videos, which can reinforce and extend the pleasure a child finds in a book and are equally valuable in helping to increase vocabulary and concentration. Television gets a bad review as far as children are concerned, mainly because too many spend too much time watching programmes not intended for their age (31) ____________. Too many television programmes induce an incurious, uncritical attitude that is going to make learning much more difficult. However, discriminating viewing of programmes designed for young children can be useful. Just as adults enjoy reading a book after seeing it serialised on television, so children will pounce on books which (32) ____________ their favourite television characters, and videos can add a new (33) __________ to a story known from a book.

Điền vào số 30

A. material

B. sense

C. produce

D. amusement

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án A.

Tạm dịch: Nowadays there is plenty of good __________ available for young children ... to read: Ngày nay, có rất nhiều ____________ hay sẵn có dành cho trẻ nhỏ... đế đọc.

Danh từ được sử dụng ở đây phải là thứ “available” nghĩa là sẵn có, tiếp cận được, có thể mua được và dùng để đọc.

  A. material: tài liệu - hợp lý.

  B. sense: ý nghĩa - không mua được, và không đi với từ “read”.

  C. produce: sản phẩm, vật phẩm (thường là trồng trọt) - không hợp lý.

  D. amusement: sự giải trí - không đọc được.

MEMORIZE

- sense (n): giác quan, tri giác, cảm giác - sense of responsibility: ý thức trách nhiệm - to labour under a sense of wrong: bị giày vò vì biết mình có lỗi - to be one’s senses: đầu óc minh mẫn - to frighten sb out of his senses: làm cho ai sợ hết hồn vía