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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 from 37 to 44.

Life Writings

The diary and the letter were the most extensively practiced forms of life writings in eighteenth-century America. From the numerous examples of these two types of writing from the period, a portrait of daily life of the period can be gleaned.

Many of the diaries that were kept during this period were life diaries by authors interested in maintaining day-to-day records of reflective self-examination, but some of the most compelling were situational diaries; those prompted by and limited to lengthy descriptions of personal reflections about a particular event. Three of the many situational journals of this period are those written by Sarah Kemble Knight, William Burd II, and Dr. Alexander Hamilton. Sarah Kemble Knight's diary of her five-month trip at the end of 1704 and the beginning of 1705 from Boston to New Haven to New York and back again to Boston was published more than a century later as The Journal of Madam Knight. Though this diary does include an account of the hardship that she encountered along the way, it is principally composed of humorous descriptions of and commentary on the hospitality that she was offered and the manners of those that she encountered. William Burd II kept two diaries to describe his experiences on a 1729 surveying expedition to settle a border dispute between Virginia and North Carolina. One of the diaries, History of the Dividing Line between Virginia and North Carolina, was published in 1842, while its companion, Secret Diary, was published in 1929. In these diaries, Burd used a humorous and satirical approach to describe not just the day-to-day events of the trip but also the characteristics which set his beloved Virginia culture apart from the (in his opinion) decidedly less praiseworthy culture of those non-Virginians that he encountered in his trip. Dr. Alexander Hamilton's Itinerarium (1744) describes a four-month voyage of discovery undertaken by Hamilton through the mid-Atlantic and New England colonies; in the diary that he kept of this trip. Hamilton provides considerable commentary on the social customs of various areas, comparing the customs and culture of the better homes of the American colonies with those of the great salons of Europe.

Letter-writing also held a place of importance in eighteenth-century America (indeed, the ability to produce cultured letters was considered a form of art), and many letters extant from that period provide insights into the culture, mores, and styles of written communication of that era. Many of the letter writers employed devices in common usage in European models of the time, demonstrating that letter writers felt a sense of cohesiveness with the cultured classes of Europe: John and Abigail Adams signed the names Lysander and Constantia to their early letters, while Thomas Jefferson created an elaborate dialogue between his head and his heart to discuss the nature of friendship in a 1786 letter to Maria Cosway. The variety of purposes that these letters served provides additional insight into the priorities of the society of the time. The letters were used to cement love matches and friendships, as the previously mentioned letters did; they were the primary method for relaying news among family and friends who were scattered across various geographic locations; they were often used as a means of carrying out business in this era before more rapid long-distance communication; they were often used used as a way of sharing professional, social, or political ideas among leaders in various fields who perhaps had no other way to get together and exchange ideas. 

What can be inferred from the passage about situational diaries? 

A. They were limited to reflective self-examination 

B. They were not ongoing journals of the details of daily life 

C. Very few of them still exist 

D. They were the only type of eighteenth-century diary 

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10 tháng 3 2019

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Điều gì có thể được suy ra từ đoạn văn về nhật ký tình huống?

A. Chúng bị giới hạn trong việc tự kiểm tra phản xạ

B. Chúng không phải là những tạp chí liên tục về các chi tiết của cuộc sống hàng ngày

C. Rất ít trong số chúng còn tồn tại

D. Chúng là loại nhật ký duy nhất của thế kỷ thứ mười tám

Thông tin: Many of the diaries that were kept during this period were life diaries by authors interested in maintaining day-to-day records of reflective self-examination, but some of the most compelling were situational diaries; those prompted by and limited to lengthy descriptions of personal reflections about a particular event.

Tạm dịch: Nhiều cuốn nhật ký được lưu giữ trong giai đoạn này là nhật ký cuộc sống của các tác giả quan tâm đến việc duy trì hồ sơ hàng ngày về tự kiểm tra phản xạ, nhưng một số trong những cuốn nhật ký hấp dẫn nhất là nhật ký tình huống; những người được nhắc nhở và giới hạn trong các mô tả dài về những phản ánh cá nhân về một sự kiện cụ thể.

Chọn B

Dịch bài đọc:

Viết về cuộc sống

Nhật ký và bức thư là những hình thức thực hành rộng rãi nhất của các tác phẩm cuộc sống ở Mỹ thế kỷ thứ mười tám. Từ rất nhiều ví dụ về hai loại văn bản này từ thời kỳ, một bức chân dung về cuộc sống hàng ngày của thời kỳ có thể được lượm lặt.

Nhiều cuốn nhật ký được lưu giữ trong giai đoạn này là nhật ký cuộc sống của các tác giả quan tâm đến việc duy trì hồ sơ hàng ngày về tự kiểm tra phản xạ, nhưng một số trong những cuốn nhật ký hấp dẫn nhất là nhật ký tình huống; những người được nhắc nhở và giới hạn trong các mô tả dài về những phản ánh cá nhân về một sự kiện cụ thể. Ba trong số nhiều tạp chí tình huống của thời kỳ này là những tạp chí được viết bởi Sarah Kemble Knight, William Burd II và Tiến sĩ Alexander Hamilton. Nhật ký của Sarah Kemble Knight về chuyến đi năm tháng của cô vào cuối năm 1704 và đầu năm 1705 từ Boston đến New Haven đến New York và trở lại Boston được xuất bản hơn một thế kỷ sau đó là Tạp chí Madam Knight. Mặc dù cuốn nhật ký này bao gồm một tài khoản về những khó khăn mà cô gặp phải trên đường đi, nhưng nó chủ yếu bao gồm các mô tả và bình luận hài hước về lòng hiếu khách mà cô được cung cấp và cách cư xử của những người mà cô gặp phải. William Burd II giữ hai cuốn nhật ký để mô tả kinh nghiệm của mình trong chuyến thám hiểm khảo sát năm 1729 để giải quyết tranh chấp biên giới giữa Virginia và Bắc Carolina. Một trong những cuốn nhật ký, “Lịch sử của Đường phân chia giữa Virginia và North Carolina”, được xuất bản năm 1842, trong khi cuốn đi kèm của nó, “Nhật ký bí mật”, được xuất bản năm 1929. Trong những cuốn nhật ký này, Burd đã sử dụng một cách tiếp cận hài hước và châm biếm để mô tả không chỉ ngày các sự kiện trong ngày của chuyến đi nhưng cũng là đặc điểm khiến văn hóa Virginia yêu quý của anh khác biệt với văn hóa (theo ý kiến của anh) quyết định ít đáng khen ngợi về những người không phải là Trinh nữ mà anh gặp trong chuyến đi. Itinerarium của Tiến sĩ Alexander Hamilton (1744) mô tả hành trình khám phá kéo dài bốn tháng do Hamilton thực hiện thông qua các thuộc địa giữa Đại Tây Dương và New England; trong cuốn nhật ký mà anh giữ trong chuyến đi này. Hamilton cung cấp bình luận đáng kể về phong tục xã hội của các khu vực khác nhau, so sánh phong tục và văn hóa của những ngôi nhà tốt hơn của các thuộc địa Mỹ với những thẩm mỹ viện lớn của châu Âu.

Viết thư cũng có một vị trí quan trọng ở Mỹ thế kỷ thứ mười tám (thực sự, khả năng tạo ra các chữ cái được coi là một hình thức nghệ thuật), và nhiều bức thư xuất hiện từ thời kỳ đó cung cấp cái nhìn sâu sắc về văn hóa, văn hóa và phong cách viết truyền thông của thời đại đó. Nhiều người viết thư đã sử dụng các thiết bị được sử dụng phổ biến trong các mô hình châu Âu thời đó, chứng tỏ rằng những người viết thư cảm thấy có sự gắn kết với các lớp văn hóa ở châu Âu: John và Abigail Adams đã ký tên Lysander và Constantia cho các chữ cái đầu của họ, trong khi Thomas Jefferson đã tạo ra một cuộc đối thoại công phu giữa đầu và trái tim của mình để thảo luận về bản chất của tình bạn trong một bức thư năm 1786 gửi Maria Cosway. Sự đa dạng của các mục đích mà những lá thư này phục vụ cung cấp cái nhìn sâu sắc bổ sung về các ưu tiên của xã hội thời đó. Các bức thư đã được sử dụng để gắn kết tình yêu và tình bạn, như các bức thư đã đề cập trước đó đã làm; chúng là phương pháp chính để chuyển tiếp tin tức giữa gia đình và bạn bè, những người sống rải rác trên các địa điểm khác nhau; chúng thường được sử dụng như một phương tiện để thực hiện kinh doanh trong thời đại này trước khi liên lạc đường dài nhanh hơn; chúng thường được sử dụng như một cách chia sẻ các ý tưởng chuyên môn, xã hội hoặc chính trị giữa các nhà lãnh đạo trong các lĩnh vực khác nhau, những người có lẽ không có cách nào khác để gặp gỡ và trao đổi ý tưởng.

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 from 37 to 44. Life WritingsThe diary and the letter were the most extensively practiced forms of life writings in eighteenth-century America. From the numerous examples of these two types of writing from the period, a portrait of daily life of the period can be gleaned. Many of the diaries that were kept during this period were life diaries by authors...
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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 from 37 to 44.

Life Writings

The diary and the letter were the most extensively practiced forms of life writings in eighteenth-century America. From the numerous examples of these two types of writing from the period, a portrait of daily life of the period can be gleaned.

Many of the diaries that were kept during this period were life diaries by authors interested in maintaining day-to-day records of reflective self-examination, but some of the most compelling were situational diaries; those prompted by and limited to lengthy descriptions of personal reflections about a particular event. Three of the many situational journals of this period are those written by Sarah Kemble Knight, William Burd II, and Dr. Alexander Hamilton. Sarah Kemble Knight's diary of her five-month trip at the end of 1704 and the beginning of 1705 from Boston to New Haven to New York and back again to Boston was published more than a century later as The Journal of Madam Knight. Though this diary does include an account of the hardship that she encountered along the way, it is principally composed of humorous descriptions of and commentary on the hospitality that she was offered and the manners of those that she encountered. William Burd II kept two diaries to describe his experiences on a 1729 surveying expedition to settle a border dispute between Virginia and North Carolina. One of the diaries, History of the Dividing Line between Virginia and North Carolina, was published in 1842, while its companion, Secret Diary, was published in 1929. In these diaries, Burd used a humorous and satirical approach to describe not just the day-to-day events of the trip but also the characteristics which set his beloved Virginia culture apart from the (in his opinion) decidedly less praiseworthy culture of those non-Virginians that he encountered in his trip. Dr. Alexander Hamilton's Itinerarium (1744) describes a four-month voyage of discovery undertaken by Hamilton through the mid-Atlantic and New England colonies; in the diary that he kept of this trip. Hamilton provides considerable commentary on the social customs of various areas, comparing the customs and culture of the better homes of the American colonies with those of the great salons of Europe.

Letter-writing also held a place of importance in eighteenth-century America (indeed, the ability to produce cultured letters was considered a form of art), and many letters extant from that period provide insights into the culture, mores, and styles of written communication of that era. Many of the letter writers employed devices in common usage in European models of the time, demonstrating that letter writers felt a sense of cohesiveness with the cultured classes of Europe: John and Abigail Adams signed the names Lysander and Constantia to their early letters, while Thomas Jefferson created an elaborate dialogue between his head and his heart to discuss the nature of friendship in a 1786 letter to Maria Cosway. The variety of purposes that these letters served provides additional insight into the priorities of the society of the time. The letters were used to cement love matches and friendships, as the previously mentioned letters did; they were the primary method for relaying news among family and friends who were scattered across various geographic locations; they were often used as a means of carrying out business in this era before more rapid long-distance communication; they were often used used as a way of sharing professional, social, or political ideas among leaders in various fields who perhaps had no other way to get together and exchange ideas.

What is stated in the passage about the works by Knight, Burd, and Hamilton? 

A. Each gave details about business ventures 

B. Each provided insight into the culture 

C. Each was published soon after it was written 

D. Each described visits to nice homes 

1
13 tháng 7 2018

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Điều gì được nêu trong đoạn văn về các tác phẩm của Knight, Burd và Hamilton?

A. Mỗi tác phẩm đưa ra chi tiết về các dự án kinh doanh

B. Mỗi tác phẩm cung cấp cái nhìn sâu sắc về văn hóa

C. Mỗi tác phẩm được xuất bản ngay sau khi nó được viết

D. Mỗi tác phẩm miêu tả các chuyến thăm đến những ngôi nhà đẹp

Thông tin: Letter-writing also held a place of importance in eighteenth-century America (indeed, the ability to produce cultured letters was considered a form of art), and many letters extant from that period provide insights into the culture, mores, and styles of written communication of that era

Tạm dịch: Viết thư cũng có một vị trí quan trọng ở Mỹ thế kỷ thứ mười tám (thực sự, khả năng tạo ra các chữ cái được coi là một hình thức nghệ thuật), và nhiều chữ cái xuất hiện từ thời kỳ đó cung cấp cái nhìn sâu sắc về văn hóa, văn hóa và phong cách viết truyền thông của thời đại đó.

Chọn B

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 from 37 to 44. Life WritingsThe diary and the letter were the most extensively practiced forms of life writings in eighteenth-century America. From the numerous examples of these two types of writing from the period, a portrait of daily life of the period can be gleaned. Many of the diaries that were kept during this period were life diaries by authors...
Đọc tiếp

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 from 37 to 44.

Life Writings

The diary and the letter were the most extensively practiced forms of life writings in eighteenth-century America. From the numerous examples of these two types of writing from the period, a portrait of daily life of the period can be gleaned.

Many of the diaries that were kept during this period were life diaries by authors interested in maintaining day-to-day records of reflective self-examination, but some of the most compelling were situational diaries; those prompted by and limited to lengthy descriptions of personal reflections about a particular event. Three of the many situational journals of this period are those written by Sarah Kemble Knight, William Burd II, and Dr. Alexander Hamilton. Sarah Kemble Knight's diary of her five-month trip at the end of 1704 and the beginning of 1705 from Boston to New Haven to New York and back again to Boston was published more than a century later as The Journal of Madam Knight. Though this diary does include an account of the hardship that she encountered along the way, it is principally composed of humorous descriptions of and commentary on the hospitality that she was offered and the manners of those that she encountered. William Burd II kept two diaries to describe his experiences on a 1729 surveying expedition to settle a border dispute between Virginia and North Carolina. One of the diaries, History of the Dividing Line between Virginia and North Carolina, was published in 1842, while its companion, Secret Diary, was published in 1929. In these diaries, Burd used a humorous and satirical approach to describe not just the day-to-day events of the trip but also the characteristics which set his beloved Virginia culture apart from the (in his opinion) decidedly less praiseworthy culture of those non-Virginians that he encountered in his trip. Dr. Alexander Hamilton's Itinerarium (1744) describes a four-month voyage of discovery undertaken by Hamilton through the mid-Atlantic and New England colonies; in the diary that he kept of this trip. Hamilton provides considerable commentary on the social customs of various areas, comparing the customs and culture of the better homes of the American colonies with those of the great salons of Europe.

Letter-writing also held a place of importance in eighteenth-century America (indeed, the ability to produce cultured letters was considered a form of art), and many letters extant from that period provide insights into the culture, mores, and styles of written communication of that era. Many of the letter writers employed devices in common usage in European models of the time, demonstrating that letter writers felt a sense of cohesiveness with the cultured classes of Europe: John and Abigail Adams signed the names Lysander and Constantia to their early letters, while Thomas Jefferson created an elaborate dialogue between his head and his heart to discuss the nature of friendship in a 1786 letter to Maria Cosway. The variety of purposes that these letters served provides additional insight into the priorities of the society of the time. The letters were used to cement love matches and friendships, as the previously mentioned letters did; they were the primary method for relaying news among family and friends who were scattered across various geographic locations; they were often used as a means of carrying out business in this era before more rapid long-distance communication; they were often used used as a way of sharing professional, social, or political ideas among leaders in various fields who perhaps had no other way to get together and exchange ideas. 

Which of the following is NOT listed in paragraph 3 as a purpose served by eighteenth century letters? 

A. Conducting business 

B. Maintaining relationships

C. Discussing various ideas 

D. Developing newspapers 

1
16 tháng 2 2019

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Điều nào sau đây KHÔNG được liệt kê trong đoạn 3 như một mục đích được phục vụ bởi các bức thư của thế kỷ thứ mười tám?

A. Tiến hành kinh doanh                                                B. Duy trì các mối quan hệ

C. Thảo luận về các ý tưởng khác nhau                                                        D. Phát triển báo chí

Thông tin: The letters were used to cement love matches and friendships, as the previously mentioned letters did; they were the primary method for relaying news among family and friends who were scattered across various geographic locations; they were often used as a means of carrying out business in this era before more rapid long-distance communication; they were often used used as a way of sharing professional, social, or political ideas among leaders in various fields who perhaps had no other way to get together and exchange ideas.

Tạm dịch: Các bức thư đã được sử dụng để gắn kết tình yêu và tình bạn, như các bức thư đã đề cập trước đó đã làm; chúng là phương pháp chính để chuyển tiếp tin tức giữa gia đình và bạn bè, những người sống rải rác trên các địa điểm khác nhau; chúng thường được sử dụng như một phương tiện để thực hiện kinh doanh trong thời đại này trước khi liên lạc đường dài nhanh hơn; chúng thường được sử dụng như một cách chia sẻ các ý tưởng chuyên môn, xã hội hoặc chính trị giữa các nhà lãnh đạo trong các lĩnh vực khác nhau, những người có lẽ không có cách nào khác để gặp gỡ và trao đổi ý tưởng.

Chọn D

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 from 37 to 44. Life WritingsThe diary and the letter were the most extensively practiced forms of life writings in eighteenth-century America. From the numerous examples of these two types of writing from the period, a portrait of daily life of the period can be gleaned. Many of the diaries that were kept during this period were life diaries by authors...
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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 from 37 to 44.

Life Writings

The diary and the letter were the most extensively practiced forms of life writings in eighteenth-century America. From the numerous examples of these two types of writing from the period, a portrait of daily life of the period can be gleaned.

Many of the diaries that were kept during this period were life diaries by authors interested in maintaining day-to-day records of reflective self-examination, but some of the most compelling were situational diaries; those prompted by and limited to lengthy descriptions of personal reflections about a particular event. Three of the many situational journals of this period are those written by Sarah Kemble Knight, William Burd II, and Dr. Alexander Hamilton. Sarah Kemble Knight's diary of her five-month trip at the end of 1704 and the beginning of 1705 from Boston to New Haven to New York and back again to Boston was published more than a century later as The Journal of Madam Knight. Though this diary does include an account of the hardship that she encountered along the way, it is principally composed of humorous descriptions of and commentary on the hospitality that she was offered and the manners of those that she encountered. William Burd II kept two diaries to describe his experiences on a 1729 surveying expedition to settle a border dispute between Virginia and North Carolina. One of the diaries, History of the Dividing Line between Virginia and North Carolina, was published in 1842, while its companion, Secret Diary, was published in 1929. In these diaries, Burd used a humorous and satirical approach to describe not just the day-to-day events of the trip but also the characteristics which set his beloved Virginia culture apart from the (in his opinion) decidedly less praiseworthy culture of those non-Virginians that he encountered in his trip. Dr. Alexander Hamilton's Itinerarium (1744) describes a four-month voyage of discovery undertaken by Hamilton through the mid-Atlantic and New England colonies; in the diary that he kept of this trip. Hamilton provides considerable commentary on the social customs of various areas, comparing the customs and culture of the better homes of the American colonies with those of the great salons of Europe.

Letter-writing also held a place of importance in eighteenth-century America (indeed, the ability to produce cultured letters was considered a form of art), and many letters extant from that period provide insights into the culture, mores, and styles of written communication of that era. Many of the letter writers employed devices in common usage in European models of the time, demonstrating that letter writers felt a sense of cohesiveness with the cultured classes of Europe: John and Abigail Adams signed the names Lysander and Constantia to their early letters, while Thomas Jefferson created an elaborate dialogue between his head and his heart to discuss the nature of friendship in a 1786 letter to Maria Cosway. The variety of purposes that these letters served provides additional insight into the priorities of the society of the time. The letters were used to cement love matches and friendships, as the previously mentioned letters did; they were the primary method for relaying news among family and friends who were scattered across various geographic locations; they were often used as a means of carrying out business in this era before more rapid long-distance communication; they were often used used as a way of sharing professional, social, or political ideas among leaders in various fields who perhaps had no other way to get together and exchange ideas.

The word gleanedin paragraph 1 could best be replaced by ______. 

A. left out 

B. pulled up 

C. taken back 

D. put together 

1
10 tháng 6 2018

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Từ “gleaned” (lượm lặt) ở đoạn 1 có thể được thay thế bởi _____ .

A. left out: bỏ ra ngoài                    B. pulled up: kéo lên

C. taken back: lấy lại                      D. put together: ghép lại

=> gleaned = put together

Thông tin: From the numerous examples of these two types of writing from the period, a portrait of daily life of the period can be gleaned.

Tạm dịch: Từ rất nhiều ví dụ về hai loại văn bản này từ thời kỳ, một bức chân dung về cuộc sống hàng ngày của thời kỳ có thể được lượm lặt.

Chọn D

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 from 37 to 44. Life WritingsThe diary and the letter were the most extensively practiced forms of life writings in eighteenth-century America. From the numerous examples of these two types of writing from the period, a portrait of daily life of the period can be gleaned. Many of the diaries that were kept during this period were life diaries by authors...
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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 from 37 to 44.

Life Writings

The diary and the letter were the most extensively practiced forms of life writings in eighteenth-century America. From the numerous examples of these two types of writing from the period, a portrait of daily life of the period can be gleaned.

Many of the diaries that were kept during this period were life diaries by authors interested in maintaining day-to-day records of reflective self-examination, but some of the most compelling were situational diaries; those prompted by and limited to lengthy descriptions of personal reflections about a particular event. Three of the many situational journals of this period are those written by Sarah Kemble Knight, William Burd II, and Dr. Alexander Hamilton. Sarah Kemble Knight's diary of her five-month trip at the end of 1704 and the beginning of 1705 from Boston to New Haven to New York and back again to Boston was published more than a century later as The Journal of Madam Knight. Though this diary does include an account of the hardship that she encountered along the way, it is principally composed of humorous descriptions of and commentary on the hospitality that she was offered and the manners of those that she encountered. William Burd II kept two diaries to describe his experiences on a 1729 surveying expedition to settle a border dispute between Virginia and North Carolina. One of the diaries, History of the Dividing Line between Virginia and North Carolina, was published in 1842, while its companion, Secret Diary, was published in 1929. In these diaries, Burd used a humorous and satirical approach to describe not just the day-to-day events of the trip but also the characteristics which set his beloved Virginia culture apart from the (in his opinion) decidedly less praiseworthy culture of those non-Virginians that he encountered in his trip. Dr. Alexander Hamilton's Itinerarium (1744) describes a four-month voyage of discovery undertaken by Hamilton through the mid-Atlantic and New England colonies; in the diary that he kept of this trip. Hamilton provides considerable commentary on the social customs of various areas, comparing the customs and culture of the better homes of the American colonies with those of the great salons of Europe.

Letter-writing also held a place of importance in eighteenth-century America (indeed, the ability to produce cultured letters was considered a form of art), and many letters extant from that period provide insights into the culture, mores, and styles of written communication of that era. Many of the letter writers employed devices in common usage in European models of the time, demonstrating that letter writers felt a sense of cohesiveness with the cultured classes of Europe: John and Abigail Adams signed the names Lysander and Constantia to their early letters, while Thomas Jefferson created an elaborate dialogue between his head and his heart to discuss the nature of friendship in a 1786 letter to Maria Cosway. The variety of purposes that these letters served provides additional insight into the priorities of the society of the time. The letters were used to cement love matches and friendships, as the previously mentioned letters did; they were the primary method for relaying news among family and friends who were scattered across various geographic locations; they were often used as a means of carrying out business in this era before more rapid long-distance communication; they were often used used as a way of sharing professional, social, or political ideas among leaders in various fields who perhaps had no other way to get together and exchange ideas.

The word “companion” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by _______ . 

A. associated product 

B. faithful pet 

C. longtime friend 

D. respected colleague 

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9 tháng 5 2018

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Từ “companion” (đi cùng) trong đoạn 2 có thể được thay thế bằng từ _____ .

A. sản phẩm đi kèm                        B. thú cưng trung thành

C. bạn lâu năm                                                               D. đồng nghiệp đáng kính

=> companion = longtime friend

Thông tin: One of the diaries, History of the Dividing Line berween Virginia and North Carolina, was published in 1842, while its companion, Secret Diary, was published in 1929.

Tạm dịch: Một trong những cuốn nhật ký, “Lịch sử của Đường phân chia giữa Virginia và North Carolina”, được xuất bản năm 1842, trong khi cuốn đi kèm của nó, “Nhật ký bí mật”, được xuất bản năm 1929.

Chọn 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 from 37 to 44. Life WritingsThe diary and the letter were the most extensively practiced forms of life writings in eighteenth-century America. From the numerous examples of these two types of writing from the period, a portrait of daily life of the period can be gleaned. Many of the diaries that were kept during this period were life diaries by authors...
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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 from 37 to 44.

Life Writings

The diary and the letter were the most extensively practiced forms of life writings in eighteenth-century America. From the numerous examples of these two types of writing from the period, a portrait of daily life of the period can be gleaned.

Many of the diaries that were kept during this period were life diaries by authors interested in maintaining day-to-day records of reflective self-examination, but some of the most compelling were situational diaries; those prompted by and limited to lengthy descriptions of personal reflections about a particular event. Three of the many situational journals of this period are those written by Sarah Kemble Knight, William Burd II, and Dr. Alexander Hamilton. Sarah Kemble Knight's diary of her five-month trip at the end of 1704 and the beginning of 1705 from Boston to New Haven to New York and back again to Boston was published more than a century later as The Journal of Madam Knight. Though this diary does include an account of the hardship that she encountered along the way, it is principally composed of humorous descriptions of and commentary on the hospitality that she was offered and the manners of those that she encountered. William Burd II kept two diaries to describe his experiences on a 1729 surveying expedition to settle a border dispute between Virginia and North Carolina. One of the diaries, History of the Dividing Line between Virginia and North Carolina, was published in 1842, while its companion, Secret Diary, was published in 1929. In these diaries, Burd used a humorous and satirical approach to describe not just the day-to-day events of the trip but also the characteristics which set his beloved Virginia culture apart from the (in his opinion) decidedly less praiseworthy culture of those non-Virginians that he encountered in his trip. Dr. Alexander Hamilton's Itinerarium (1744) describes a four-month voyage of discovery undertaken by Hamilton through the mid-Atlantic and New England colonies; in the diary that he kept of this trip. Hamilton provides considerable commentary on the social customs of various areas, comparing the customs and culture of the better homes of the American colonies with those of the great salons of Europe.

Letter-writing also held a place of importance in eighteenth-century America (indeed, the ability to produce cultured letters was considered a form of art), and many letters extant from that period provide insights into the culture, mores, and styles of written communication of that era. Many of the letter writers employed devices in common usage in European models of the time, demonstrating that letter writers felt a sense of cohesiveness with the cultured classes of Europe: John and Abigail Adams signed the names Lysander and Constantia to their early letters, while Thomas Jefferson created an elaborate dialogue between his head and his heart to discuss the nature of friendship in a 1786 letter to Maria Cosway. The variety of purposes that these letters served provides additional insight into the priorities of the society of the time. The letters were used to cement love matches and friendships, as the previously mentioned letters did; they were the primary method for relaying news among family and friends who were scattered across various geographic locations; they were often used as a means of carrying out business in this era before more rapid long-distance communication; they were often used used as a way of sharing professional, social, or political ideas among leaders in various fields who perhaps had no other way to get together and exchange ideas. 

The phrase “extant from” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______ . 

A. created during 

B. written about 

C. existing from 

D. prepared since 

1
16 tháng 10 2018

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Cụm từ “extant from” (còn sót lại từ) trong đoạn 3 có nghĩa gần nhất với _____ .

A. created during: được tạo ra trong suốt                       B. written about: viết về

C. existing from: tồn tại từ                                             D. prepared since: chuẩn bị từ khi

=> extant from = existing from

Thông tin: Letter-writing also held a place of importance in eighteenth-century America (indeed, the ability to produce cultured letters was considered a form of art), and many letters extant from that period provide insights into the culture, mores, and styles of written communication of that era.

Tạm dịch: Viết thư cũng có một vị trí quan trọng ở Mỹ thế kỷ thứ mười tám (thực sự, khả năng tạo ra các chữ cái được coi là một hình thức nghệ thuật), và nhiều bức thư xuất hiện từ thời kỳ đó cung cấp cái nhìn sâu sắc về văn hóa, văn hóa và phong cách viết truyền thông của thời đại đó.

Chọn C 

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 from 37 to 44. Life WritingsThe diary and the letter were the most extensively practiced forms of life writings in eighteenth-century America. From the numerous examples of these two types of writing from the period, a portrait of daily life of the period can be gleaned. Many of the diaries that were kept during this period were life diaries by authors...
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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 from 37 to 44.

Life Writings

The diary and the letter were the most extensively practiced forms of life writings in eighteenth-century America. From the numerous examples of these two types of writing from the period, a portrait of daily life of the period can be gleaned.

Many of the diaries that were kept during this period were life diaries by authors interested in maintaining day-to-day records of reflective self-examination, but some of the most compelling were situational diaries; those prompted by and limited to lengthy descriptions of personal reflections about a particular event. Three of the many situational journals of this period are those written by Sarah Kemble Knight, William Burd II, and Dr. Alexander Hamilton. Sarah Kemble Knight's diary of her five-month trip at the end of 1704 and the beginning of 1705 from Boston to New Haven to New York and back again to Boston was published more than a century later as The Journal of Madam Knight. Though this diary does include an account of the hardship that she encountered along the way, it is principally composed of humorous descriptions of and commentary on the hospitality that she was offered and the manners of those that she encountered. William Burd II kept two diaries to describe his experiences on a 1729 surveying expedition to settle a border dispute between Virginia and North Carolina. One of the diaries, History of the Dividing Line between Virginia and North Carolina, was published in 1842, while its companion, Secret Diary, was published in 1929. In these diaries, Burd used a humorous and satirical approach to describe not just the day-to-day events of the trip but also the characteristics which set his beloved Virginia culture apart from the (in his opinion) decidedly less praiseworthy culture of those non-Virginians that he encountered in his trip. Dr. Alexander Hamilton's Itinerarium (1744) describes a four-month voyage of discovery undertaken by Hamilton through the mid-Atlantic and New England colonies; in the diary that he kept of this trip. Hamilton provides considerable commentary on the social customs of various areas, comparing the customs and culture of the better homes of the American colonies with those of the great salons of Europe.

Letter-writing also held a place of importance in eighteenth-century America (indeed, the ability to produce cultured letters was considered a form of art), and many letters extant from that period provide insights into the culture, mores, and styles of written communication of that era. Many of the letter writers employed devices in common usage in European models of the time, demonstrating that letter writers felt a sense of cohesiveness with the cultured classes of Europe: John and Abigail Adams signed the names Lysander and Constantia to their early letters, while Thomas Jefferson created an elaborate dialogue between his head and his heart to discuss the nature of friendship in a 1786 letter to Maria Cosway. The variety of purposes that these letters served provides additional insight into the priorities of the society of the time. The letters were used to cement love matches and friendships, as the previously mentioned letters did; they were the primary method for relaying news among family and friends who were scattered across various geographic locations; they were often used as a means of carrying out business in this era before more rapid long-distance communication; they were often used used as a way of sharing professional, social, or political ideas among leaders in various fields who perhaps had no other way to get together and exchange ideas.

The phrase in parentheses (in his opinion) is included in paragraph 2 in order to indicate ____. 

A. that Burd had not actually made the trip 

B. that the author might not share Burd's opinion 

C. that the non-Virginians shared the opinion of the Virginians 

D. that Burd had little knowledge of the culture of Virginia 

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2 tháng 7 2017

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Cụm từ trong ngoặc đơn (theo ý kiến của anh ấy) trong đoạn 2 để chỉ ____.

A. rằng Burd đã không thực sự thực hiện chuyến đi

B. rằng tác giả có thể không chia sẻ ý kiến của Burd

C. rằng những người không phải là người Virgin đã chia sẻ ý kiến của người Virgin

D. rằng Burd có ít kiến thức về văn hóa Virginia

Thông tin: In these diaries, Burd used a humorous and satirical approach to describe not just the day-to-day events of the trip but also the characteristics which set his beloved Virginia culture apart from the (in his opinion) decidedly less praiseworthy culture of those non-Virginians that he encountered in his trip.

Tạm dịch: Trong những cuốn nhật ký này, Burd đã sử dụng một cách tiếp cận hài hước và châm biếm để mô tả không chỉ ngày các sự kiện trong ngày của chuyến đi nhưng cũng là đặc điểm khiến văn hóa Virginia yêu quý của anh khác biệt với văn hóa (theo ý kiến của anh) quyết định ít đáng khen ngợi về những người không phải là Trinh nữ mà anh gặp trong chuyến đi.

Chọn B

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 from 37 to 44. Life WritingsThe diary and the letter were the most extensively practiced forms of life writings in eighteenth-century America. From the numerous examples of these two types of writing from the period, a portrait of daily life of the period can be gleaned. Many of the diaries that were kept during this period were life diaries by authors...
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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 from 37 to 44.

Life Writings

The diary and the letter were the most extensively practiced forms of life writings in eighteenth-century America. From the numerous examples of these two types of writing from the period, a portrait of daily life of the period can be gleaned.

Many of the diaries that were kept during this period were life diaries by authors interested in maintaining day-to-day records of reflective self-examination, but some of the most compelling were situational diaries; those prompted by and limited to lengthy descriptions of personal reflections about a particular event. Three of the many situational journals of this period are those written by Sarah Kemble Knight, William Burd II, and Dr. Alexander Hamilton. Sarah Kemble Knight's diary of her five-month trip at the end of 1704 and the beginning of 1705 from Boston to New Haven to New York and back again to Boston was published more than a century later as The Journal of Madam Knight. Though this diary does include an account of the hardship that she encountered along the way, it is principally composed of humorous descriptions of and commentary on the hospitality that she was offered and the manners of those that she encountered. William Burd II kept two diaries to describe his experiences on a 1729 surveying expedition to settle a border dispute between Virginia and North Carolina. One of the diaries, History of the Dividing Line between Virginia and North Carolina, was published in 1842, while its companion, Secret Diary, was published in 1929. In these diaries, Burd used a humorous and satirical approach to describe not just the day-to-day events of the trip but also the characteristics which set his beloved Virginia culture apart from the (in his opinion) decidedly less praiseworthy culture of those non-Virginians that he encountered in his trip. Dr. Alexander Hamilton's Itinerarium (1744) describes a four-month voyage of discovery undertaken by Hamilton through the mid-Atlantic and New England colonies; in the diary that he kept of this trip. Hamilton provides considerable commentary on the social customs of various areas, comparing the customs and culture of the better homes of the American colonies with those of the great salons of Europe.

Letter-writing also held a place of importance in eighteenth-century America (indeed, the ability to produce cultured letters was considered a form of art), and many letters extant from that period provide insights into the culture, mores, and styles of written communication of that era. Many of the letter writers employed devices in common usage in European models of the time, demonstrating that letter writers felt a sense of cohesiveness with the cultured classes of Europe: John and Abigail Adams signed the names Lysander and Constantia to their early letters, while Thomas Jefferson created an elaborate dialogue between his head and his heart to discuss the nature of friendship in a 1786 letter to Maria Cosway. The variety of purposes that these letters served provides additional insight into the priorities of the society of the time. The letters were used to cement love matches and friendships, as the previously mentioned letters did; they were the primary method for relaying news among family and friends who were scattered across various geographic locations; they were often used as a means of carrying out business in this era before more rapid long-distance communication; they were often used used as a way of sharing professional, social, or political ideas among leaders in various fields who perhaps had no other way to get together and exchange ideas. 

Which of the sentences below expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in paragraph 3?

A. Examples from the time show that American letter writers were interested in following the style of letters that was fashionable in Europe 

B. European letter writers were greatly influenced by Americans such as John and Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson 

C. The use of letter-writing devices by some American authors was criticized by cultured Europeans

D. The devices used in letter writing from the period made the writing appear more cultivated and cohesive. 

1
5 tháng 7 2018

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Câu nào dưới đây thể hiện thông tin cần thiết trong câu được tô đậm trong đoạn 3?

A. Ví dụ từ thời gian cho thấy các nhà văn thư người Mỹ quan tâm đến việc theo phong cách của các bức thư hợp thời ở châu Âu.

B. Những người viết thư châu Âu chịu ảnh hưởng rất lớn từ người Mỹ như John và Abigail Adams và Thomas Jefferson.

C. Việc sử dụng các thiết bị viết thư của một số tác giả người Mỹ đã bị chỉ trích bởi những người châu Âu có văn hóa.

D. Các thiết bị được sử dụng trong viết thư từ thời kỳ làm cho văn bản có vẻ trau dồi và gắn kết hơn.

Thông tin: Many of the letter writers employed devices in common usage in European models of the time, demonstrating that letter writers felt a sense of cohesiveness with the cultured classes of Europe: John and Abigail Adams signed the names Lysander and Constantia to their early letters, while Thomas Jefferson created an elaborate dialogue between his head and his heart to discuss the nature of friendship in a 1786 letter to Maria Cosway.

Tạm dịch: Nhiều người viết thư đã sử dụng các thiết bị được sử dụng phổ biến trong các mô hình châu Âu thời đó, chứng tỏ rằng những người viết thư cảm thấy có sự gắn kết với các lớp văn hóa ở châu Âu: John và Abigail Adams đã ký tên Lysander và Constantia cho các bức thư đầu của họ, trong khi Thomas Jefferson đã tạo ra một cuộc đối thoại công phu giữa đầu và trái tim của mình để thảo luận về bản chất của tình bạn trong một bức thư năm 1786 gửi Maria Cosway.

Chọn D 

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 from 4 to 10.During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant...
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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 from 4 to 10.

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States. But little or no notice was taken of these contributions. During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.

Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors writing about women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources.

During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by keeping records of activities in which women were engaged. National, regional, and local women's organizations compiled accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored. These sources from the core of the two greatest collections of women's history in the United States one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. Such sources have provided valuable materials for later Generations of historians.

Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth Century, most of the writing about women conformed to the "great women" theory of History, just as much of mainstream American history concentrated on "great men." To demonstrate that women were making significant contributions to American life, female authors singled out women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women produced their autobiographies. Most of these leaders were involved in public life as reformers, activists working for women's right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all of the great of ordinary woman. The lives of ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being published.

The word "they" in the 2nd paragraph refers to ________.

A. sources

B. efforts

C. authors

D. counterparts

1
27 tháng 6 2017

Đáp án C

Từ “they” trong đoạn 2 nói đến       

A. Sources: các nguồn tư liệu                 

B. Efforts: những sự cố gắng

C. Authors: các tác giả                           

D. Counterparts: những nguời đồng nhiệm

Dẫn chứng: These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources. (Những nhà văn này, giống nhu hầu hết những nguời đồng nhiệm nam, là những nhà sử học nghiệp dư. Các tác phẩm của họ đuợc ca tụng một cách vô tư, và họ đã không đắn đo về sự lựa chọn và sử dụng nguồn tư liệu của mình.)

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 from 4 to 10.During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant...
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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 from 4 to 10.

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States. But little or no notice was taken of these contributions. During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.

Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors writing about women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources.

During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by keeping records of activities in which women were engaged. National, regional, and local women's organizations compiled accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored. These sources from the core of the two greatest collections of women's history in the United States one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. Such sources have provided valuable materials for later Generations of historians.

Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth Century, most of the writing about women conformed to the "great women" theory of History, just as much of mainstream American history concentrated on "great men." To demonstrate that women were making significant contributions to American life, female authors singled out women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women produced their autobiographies. Most of these leaders were involved in public life as reformers, activists working for women's right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all of the great of ordinary woman. The lives of ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being published.

What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The place of American women in written histories

B. The "great women" approach to history used by American historians

C. The keen sense of history shown by American wom

D. The role of literature in early American histories

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25 tháng 12 2019

Đáp án A

Bài chủ yếu thảo luận về chủ đề gì?

A. Việc phụ nữ được viết trong lịch sử nước Mỹ.

B. “great woman” đi vào lịch sử bởi những nhà sử học Mỹ.

C. Sự quan tâm lịch sử sâu sắc được cho thấy bởi những người phụ nữ Mỹ.

D. Vai trò của văn học trọng lịch sử nước Mỹ thời kỳ đầu.

Dẫn chứng: During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.... To demonstrate that women were making significant contributions to American life.