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Read the text about Alexander Graham Bell and Decide if the statement are T or F:
Some recent research into conversation between men and women has produced results which will surprise few women. Men are always interrupting women when they talk. One researcher feels that men regard female talk as a kind of conversational housework. They expect women to play a supporting role. So a man interrupts in a display of dominance or control. Men also have a much more unpleasant listening style. Whereas a woman uses gestures or says “Mm”, a man will say such things as “right” or “OK”, thus, setting the stage for an interruption. Conversation of this kind is, then, hardly meaningful communication. Male talk is often argumentative while women are more tentative, asking more questions and tending to build up their replies on what the other person has said. The research would indicate that women are better listeners than men. Yet, listening secretly to conversations between groups of women, one has the impression of several simultaneous monologues into which no man would be able to get a chance to speak.
1.Alexander Graham Bell is Scottish. T
2.He spent all his life in Canada. F
6.He worked on his invention all by himself. T
Read the following passage, translate and write T (for TRUE) and F (for FALSE).
Like most other hobbies, stamp colleting can be exhilarating, time-consuming and, for the uninitiated, overwhelming. Consider this - it is estimated that in the last 100 years alone, close to one billion diffrent stamps have been issued by governments all around the world. Not only that, but some of these stamps are as rare, and as expensive, as Renaissance paintings. The most famous is probably the upside-down airplane stamp, valued at almost 1 million dollars. Also the result of a printing mistake is the world's most expensive stamp, the Treskilling Yellow, so called because it was originally worth three shillings when issued in Sweden in 1855, and because it was supposed to be printed in green, this being the only known sample in yellow. This stamp was recently sold at auction for 1.7 milion pounds, making it the single most expensive item by weight in the world. Of course, amateur philatelists would do well to concentrate on a sub-section of the wonderful world that is philately, such as collecting every stamp issued by a certain government in a year, or collecting every stamp of a particular design, etc. Any other approach to this hobby is a sure fire recipe for frustration and perhaps for ruin.
1. This artical mainly tells hobbyists how to get into stamp collecting. T
2. The most famous stamp is also the most expensive.T
3. Both of the stamps mentioned have printing mistakes. F
4. The sale of the world's most expensive stamp was arranged through a private dealer. F
5. The world's most expensive stamp was originally supposed to be green
V/ Read the passage about diferent customs for greetings around the world, and do the tasks that follow
GREETING CUSTOMS AROUND THE WORLD
USA: It is normal for men to shake hands when they meet, but it is quite unusual for men to kiss when they greet each other. Greetings are casual-a handshake, a smile and a ''hello'' will do just fine
UK: The British often simply say ''hello'' when they meet friends. They usually shake hands only when they meet for the first time. Social kissing is common in an informal situation between men and women and also between women who know each other very well
FRANCE: The French, including children, shake hands with their friends and often kiss them on both cheeks, both upon meeting and leaving
ARAB countries: In Arab countries, close male friends or colleagues hug and kiss both cheeks. They shake hands with their right hand only, for longer but less firmly than in West. Contact between the opposite genders in public is considered obscene. Do not offer to shake hands with the opposite sex.
HUNGARY: Hungarians like to use the friendly greeting form of kissing each other on the cheeks. The most comon way is to kiss from your right to your left. When men meet for the first time, the casual greeting is a frm handshake
BELGIUM: People kiss on one cheek when they meet, regardless of the gender or how well they know
CHINESE: Chinese people tend to be moreconservative. When meeting someone for the first time, they would usually nod their heads and smile, or shake hands if in a formal situation
RUSSIA: The typical greeting is a very film handshake while maintaining direct eye contact. When men shake hands with women, the handshake is not firm. It is considered gallant to kiss women three times whilealternating cheeks, and even to kiss hands.
Task 1:match a word in column A with its definition in column B
A || B
1. hug ----> d. to put your arms around somebody to show that you love or like her/him
2.obscene ---> e. shocking and annoyning
3 conservative ---> a. not liking change, traditional
4. eye contact ---> c. looking directly at each other
5. alternating ---> b. happening one after the other
Task 2: Read the passage again, and then decide whether the statements are(T) or(F)
1. people in China and Arab countries seem to be more careful when greeting people for the first time or opposite sex. (T or F) ----> T
2. Shaking hands is the most popular way of greeting in Briitan. (T or F) ----> F
3. kissing is considered a popular way of greeting in France, Hungary and Belgium (T or F) ----> T
4. In Russia, you should shake hands with your friend but never look into his/her eyes (T or F) ----> F
5. In Hungary, the most common greeting way is kissing and you should pay attention to the order (T or F) ----> T
Relationships in Vietnamese family are more complicated than those of Western countries. The majority of families in Vietnam are extended families as many generations co-live to take care of each other. Family in Vietnam looks similar to a system of mini society with the most elderly having the strongest voice and taking charge of most activities in house. Each family has its own rules and values that members are supposed to conform with. The younger generation shows respect for the older generation and vice versa, the old generation tolerates the young. In the relationships between parents and children, and between husband and wife as well, traditional Vietnamese retain much of their long established customs and values. Traditional Vietnamese meal - dining on the floor with the whole extended family Although influenced by Chinese culture and Confucianism, in the eyes of children, Vietnamese mothers still have the same status as their counterparts. They are the embodiments of love, of self-denial and of sacrifice. For Vietnamese parents, their children are their most valuable assets; therefore, within their financial capacity, most of them are eager to have as many children as they can.
1 Why are families in Vietnam extended families?
Because many generations co-live to take care of each other
2 What happens between generations inVietnamese families?
the most elderly having the strongest voice and taking charge of most activities in house
3 How was a woman demanded before?
They are the embodiments of love, of self-denial and of sacrifice
4 By what were Vietnamese woman affected?
Chinese culture and Confucianism
5 Why now can we say "Men make houses and women make home"?
1 Why are families in Vietnam extended families?
=> Because many generations co-live to take care of each other.
2 What happens between generations in Vietnamese families?
=> The younger generation shows respect for the older generation and vice versa, the old generation tolerates the young.
4 By what were Vietnamese woman affected?
=> Chinese culture and Confucianism.
Complete the passage with the suitable words.
Health is something we tend to ignore when we have it. When our body is rather well, we're hardly ever (1) ..aware........ of it. But illness can come, even (2) .......when.... we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very vulnerable time. Many (3) ....diseases.... attacked children in particular and people knew very little about how to prevent such illness or how to (4) ...cure..... them once they struck. The resuft was that many children died. About century ago, however, scientists found out about germs, and then everything (5) .....changed... The cause of many diseases (6) ......was.. known, and cures were developed. As this medical knowledge spread the world became (7)......much.... safer for children. The resuft is that whereas a hundred years ago the average man lived for 35 years. Nowadays, in many places of the world, people can expect to (8)......live..... for years. And what do we except by the years 2010 ? Undoubtedly, (9)...medical.... science will continue to advance. Some people will be able to (10)......solve.... medical problems that are unavoidable today.
1. A. totally B. certainly C. absolutely D. completely
2. A. vision B. vista C. view D. panorama
3. A. swelling B. increasing C. boosting D. maximising
4. A. master B. dominate C. overbear D. command
5. A. demonstrated B. shown C. established D. seen
6. A. function B. drive C. work D. run
7. A. complete B. total C. full-time D. absolute
8. A. prestige B. fame C. power D. status
9. A. attraction B. enticement C. charm D. lure
10. A. supplies B. furnishes C. provides D. gives
11. A. urgency B. emergency C. predicament D. contingency
12. A. most B. preponderance C. majority D. bulk
13. A. tranquility B. calmness C. serenity D. peace
14. A. crucial B. necessary C. urgent D. essential
15. A. impact B. impression C. perception D. image
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