Why is it that parents are so often egocentric when it comes to matters concerning their children? Although their (desires, intentions, incentives, concerns) 1 ______ are undoubtedly altruistic, they assume that the choices they make for their offspring are the right ones. Take the (question, type, theme, view) 2 ______ of color, for example. Who decides what colour trousers to buy for young Jimmy? Who chooses the colors for his bedroom or bedclothes? (Unerringly, Unwillingly, Unenthusiastically, Unwittingly) 3 ______ parents condition their child’s (conception, perception, consideration, observation) 4 ______ of colour from a very early age. Choosing a pair of pink trousers for their six-year-old son (plays, runs, goes, comes) 5 ______ counter to most parents’ idea of how to dress a boy, and they would be (likely, incapable, loath, inept) 6 ______ to decorate their daughter’s bedroom in brown. In a similar way, a small child seen drawing a red tree may be quietly told that trees should be green. Yet the underlying criticism (inferred, implied, inlaid, imbued) 7 ______ in that can be detrimental to the child’s (thought, sense, feeling, instinct) 8 ______ of the world around them. Psychologists believe that allowing children to choose their own colours increases their self-confidence and their ability to express themselves. They use colour as a(n) (means, tool, method, aid) 9 ______ of helping children to identify their feelings and discuss them. For instance, (findings, reports, studies, research) 10 ______ have shown that after listening to a sad story, children tend to draw in dark brown, black or grey, whereas one with a happy ending will (lead, evoke, invoke, envisage) 11 ______ a response in yellow or orange. So, a mother should be delighted to see her fouryear-old drawing an orange tree or a yellow house, and perhaps be concerned if the child only uses grey. (Giving, Letting, Entrusting, Entitling) 12 ______ children free rein to choose colours for themselves may help parents to understand them better
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Đáp án C
Thông tin: ……. parents still regard them as small kids and keep in mind that their offspring are too young to protect themselves cautiously or have wise choices.
Dịch: ….cha mẹ vẫn coi chúng như những đứa trẻ nhỏ và hãy nhớ rằng con cái của chúng còn quá nhỏ để tự bảo vệ mình một cách thận trọng hoặc có những lựa chọn sáng suốt.
THE GENERATION GAP
people talk about the generation as a kind of division between young people and their parents. It is something which is (GENERAL) generally a problem when children enter their teenage years, and results in (COMPLAIN) complaints on both sides. Parents, for example, can often be heard to say that young people are disrespectful and disobedient, and in (ADD) addition, young people tend to be (RESPONSIBLE) irresponsible when spending because they don't appreciate the value of money. Adolsescents, on the other hand, complain that their parents don't understand them.
What has gone wrong? One (EXPLAIN) explanation lies in how society has changed in the past , children would (TYPICAL) typically continue the way of life of their parents. In today's world, parents are very (AMBITION) ambitious for their children because they want them to achieve more than they did. The problem is that children often (AGREE) disagree with their parent's plans. (TEENAGE) Teenagers also reach maturity at an (EARLY) earlier age than they used to and want their independence sooner. The resulting conflict is painful to both sides.
GIẢI THÍCH
Đáp án: C
Giải thích: Tại sao hầu hết các bậc cha mẹ vẫn đối xử với con cái tuổi vị thành niên như những đứa trẻ nhỏ?
A. Vì các con thường mắc lỗi
B. Bởi vì họ nghĩ rằng các con còn quá nhỏ để tự lập.
C. Bởi vì họ nghĩ rằng các con không thể tự bảo vệ tố bản thân.
Thông tin: It goes without saying that, however old their children are, parents still regard them as small kids and keep in mind that their offspring are too young to protect themselves cautiously or have wise choices.
Tạm dịch: Có một điều hiển nhiên rằng, Dù con cái có lớn thế nào đi chăng nữa, cha mẹ vẫn xem các con là trẻ nhỏ và họ luôn nghĩ rằng các con còn quá nhỏ để có thể tự bảo vệ bản thân hay đưa ra những lựa chọn thông minh.
Đáp án cần chọn là: C