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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 Art World

One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called "Arrangement in Grey and Black", but known to most of US as "Whistler's Mother". Whistler's brother-in-law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well-known artist, had speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print.

As soon as Whistler and Haden began the practice of signing and numbering their prints, thefr work began to increase in value. When other artists noticed that the signed prints commanded higher prices, they began copying the procedure.

Although most prints are signed on the right-hand side in the margin below the image, the placement of the signature is a matter of personal choice. Indeed, prints have been signed within image, in any of the margins, or even on the reverse side of the 'print. Wherever the artist elects to sign it, a signed print is still valued above an unsigned one, even in the same edition.

The author mentions all of the following as reasons why a collector prefers a signed print EXCEPT_________.

A. it guarantees the print's authenticity

B. it makes the print more personal

C. it encourages higher prices for the print

D. it limits the number of copies of the print

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23 tháng 10 2019

Đáp án C.

Keyword: reason, collector prefers, a signed print EXCEPT

Clue: “collectors might Find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print”: các nhà sưu tầm tranh sẽ đánh giá cao bức tranh hơn nếu như họ biết rằng ch có một s lượng có hạn bản sao đươc vẽ. Bằng cách ký bút chì vào bức vẽ, họa sĩ có thể đảm bảo và cá nhân hóa cho bức tranh.

Phân tích:

A. It guarantees the print's authenticity: Việc này đảm bảo tính xác thực ca bức tranh.

B. It makes the print more personal: Việc này khiến bức tranh trở nên riêng tư hơn.

C. It encourages higher prices for the print: Việc này khiến bức tranh có giá cao hơn.

D. It limits the number of copies of the print: Việc này giới hạn số lượng bn sao ca bức tranh.

Ta thấy các đáp án A, B, D đều được nhắc tới trong clue trên. Ý của đáp án C không được nhắc tới trong bất cứ chỗ nào của bài đọc.

Kiến thức cần nhớ

personalise (v) / 'pɜ:.sən.əl.aɪz / = mark = identify (v): đánh dấu riêng, xác định (cái gì) thuộc về ai

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 Art World One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called...
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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 Art World

One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called "Arrangement in Grey and Black", but known to most of US as "Whistler's Mother". Whistler's brother-in-law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well-known artist, had speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print.

As soon as Whistler and Haden began the practice of signing and numbering their prints, thefr work began to increase in value. When other artists noticed that the signed prints commanded higher prices, they began copying the procedure.

Although most prints are signed on the right-hand side in the margin below the image, the placement of the signature is a matter of personal choice. Indeed, prints have been signed within image, in any of the margins, or even on the reverse side of the 'print. Wherever the artist elects to sign it, a signed print is still valued above an unsigned one, even in the same edition.

What was true about the painting of Whistler's mother?

A. It was painted by Sir Francis Haden

B. Its title was "Arrangement in Grey and Black"

C. It was not one of Whistler's best paintings

D. It was a completely new method of painting

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4 tháng 10 2017

Đáp án B.

Keywords: true, Whistler’s mother.

Clue: “the painting of his mother, called "Arrangement in Grey and Black”, but known to most of US as "Whistler's Mother”: bức vẽ về mẹ ông, có tên "Sự sắp đặt trong màu xám và đen ” nhưng thường được biết tới dưới cái tên "Mẹ ca Whistler".

Phân tích: Như vậy ta thấy đáp án B đã nêu được ý trong câu trên, đó là tên thật của bức tranh về mẹ của Whistler.

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 Art World One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called...
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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 Art World

One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called "Arrangement in Grey and Black", but known to most of US as "Whistler's Mother". Whistler's brother-in-law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well-known artist, had speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print.

As soon as Whistler and Haden began the practice of signing and numbering their prints, thefr work began to increase in value. When other artists noticed that the signed prints commanded higher prices, they began copying the procedure.

Although most prints are signed on the right-hand side in the margin below the image, the placement of the signature is a matter of personal choice. Indeed, prints have been signed within image, in any of the margins, or even on the reverse side of the 'print. Wherever the artist elects to sign it, a signed print is still valued above an unsigned one, even in the same edition.

The word “speculated” in the paragraph I could best be replaced by

A. guessed

B. noticed

C. denied

D. announced

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31 tháng 12 2017

Đáp án A.

Keyword: speculate, paragraph 1.

Clue: “Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well-known artist, had speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced”: Sir Haden, một họa sĩ kém tên tuổi hơn, đã xét thấy rằng các nhà sưu tầm tranh sẽ đánh giá cao bức tranh hơn nếu như họ biết rng ch có một số lượng có hạn bản sao được vẽ.

Phân tích:

A. guessed: đoán

B. noticed: nhận thay

C. denied: chi

D. announced: tuyên b

- speculate: đưa ra ý kiến về một cái gì đó mà không biết tất cả các chi tiết và sự thật. Vậy đáp án gần nghĩa nhất là A.

Ex: The doctors speculated that he died of a cerebral shock caused by a blow on the head: Các bác sĩ suy đoán rằng ông đã chết vì sốc não do một cú đánh vào đầu.

Ex: I can only speculate on the average number of cat per household to tell how many cats there are in the world: Tôi chỉ có thể suy đoán về số lượng mèo trung bình ở mỗi hộ gia đình để suy ra có bao nhiêu mèo trên thể giới.

Kiến thức cần nhớ

- speculate (v) / 'spek.jə.leɪt/: giả định, cho rằng

= hypothesise / haɪ'pɒθəsaɪz / = surmise /sə'maɪz / = guess

- speculate on/ upon/ about sth: nghiên cứu một vấn đ

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 Art World One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called...
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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 Art World

One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called "Arrangement in Grey and Black", but known to most of US as "Whistler's Mother". Whistler's brother-in-law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well-known artist, had speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print.

As soon as Whistler and Haden began the practice of signing and numbering their prints, thefr work began to increase in value. When other artists noticed that the signed prints commanded higher prices, they began copying the procedure.

Although most prints are signed on the right-hand side in the margin below the image, the placement of the signature is a matter of personal choice. Indeed, prints have been signed within image, in any of the margins, or even on the reverse side of the 'print. Wherever the artist elects to sign it, a signed print is still valued above an unsigned one, even in the same edition.

It can be inferred from the passage that artists number their prints_____.

A. as an accounting procedure

B. to guarantee a limited edition

C. when the buyer requests it

D. at the same place on each of the prints

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3 tháng 7 2019

Đáp án B.

Keywords: inferred, artists, number, prints.

Clue: 1. Collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print: các nhà sưu tầm tranh sẽ đánh giá cao bức tranh hơn nếu như họ biết rằng ch có một số lượng có hạn bn sao được vẽ. Bằng cách ký bút chì vào bức vẽ, họa sĩ có thể đảm bảo và cá nhân hóa cho bức tranh.

2. Although most prints are signed on the right-hand side in the margin below the image, the placement of the signature is a matter of personal choice. Indeed, prints have been signed within image, in any of the margins, or even on the reverse side of the 'print: Mặc dù hầu hết các bản in được ký ở phía bên phải bên lề phía dưới hình ảnh, việc ký ở đâu là một sự lựa chọn cá nhân. Thật vậy, bản in đã được ký bên trong hỉnh ảnh, ở bất kỳ lề nào, hoặc thậm chí ở mặt sau ca bn in.

Phân tích: Như vậy đáp án B. to guarantee a limited edition, ý nói ký vào tranh là để đảm bảo rng bản vẽ này là có hạn, là đáp án đúng. Các đáp án khác đều không có thông tin hoặc thông tin sai lệch với bài đọc.

A. as an accounting procedure: như là một thủ tục kế toán (Không có thông tin).

C. when the buyer requests it: khi người mua yêu cầu (Không có thông tin).

D. at the same place on each of the prints: ở cùng một nơi trên mỗi bản in (Thông tin sai. Xem clue 2).

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 Art World One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called...
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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 Art World

One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called "Arrangement in Grey and Black", but known to most of US as "Whistler's Mother". Whistler's brother-in-law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well-known artist, had speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print.

As soon as Whistler and Haden began the practice of signing and numbering their prints, thefr work began to increase in value. When other artists noticed that the signed prints commanded higher prices, they began copying the procedure.

Although most prints are signed on the right-hand side in the margin below the image, the placement of the signature is a matter of personal choice. Indeed, prints have been signed within image, in any of the margins, or even on the reverse side of the 'print. Wherever the artist elects to sign it, a signed print is still valued above an unsigned one, even in the same edition.

What made Whistler's work more valuable?

A. His fame as an artist

B. His painting of his mother

C. His signature on the prints

D. His brother-in-law's prints

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6 tháng 4 2017

Đáp án C.

Keywords: Whistler's work, more valuable.

Clue: “As soon as Whistler and Haden began the practice of signing and numbering their prints, their work began to increase in value”: Ngay sau khi Whistler Haden bt đầu thói quen ký và đánh số vào các bản vẽ, tác phẩm của họ bắt đầu có giá hơn.

Phân tích: Câu clue ở trên đã giải thích do đâu mà giá tr tranh của hai họa sĩ tăng lên. Đáp án là C. His signature on the prints: chữ ký của họ trên các bản vẽ

Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:

A. His fame as an artist: Danh tiếng của ông khi làm một nghệ sĩ

B. His painting of his mother: Bức tranh vẽ mẹ của ông

D. His brother-in-law's prints: Các bản in ca anh rể

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 Art World One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called...
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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 Art World

One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called "Arrangement in Grey and Black", but known to most of US as "Whistler's Mother". Whistler's brother-in-law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well-known artist, had speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print.

As soon as Whistler and Haden began the practice of signing and numbering their prints, thefr work began to increase in value. When other artists noticed that the signed prints commanded higher prices, they began copying the procedure.

Although most prints are signed on the right-hand side in the margin below the image, the placement of the signature is a matter of personal choice. Indeed, prints have been signed within image, in any of the margins, or even on the reverse side of the 'print. Wherever the artist elects to sign it, a signed print is still valued above an unsigned one, even in the same edition.

Which of the following would be a better title for the passage?

A. Whistler's Mother

B. Whistler's Greatest Works

C. The Practice of Signing Prints

D. Copying Limited Edition Prints

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21 tháng 9 2019

Đáp án C.

Keywords: better title for the passage

Clue: “The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeil Whistler”; Thông lệ ký và đánh số vào các bn vẽ được khởi xướng bởi James Whisler.

Phân tích: Từ sign print được lặp đi lặp lại nhiều lần trong bài và cả bài nói về việc hai họa sĩ đã đi đến sáng kiến ký tên vào các bản vẽ của mình như thế nào, giá trị tranh của họ tăng lên nhờ việc đó ra sao, và vị trí các chữ ký thường đâu nên đáp án chính xác là C. The Practice of Signing Prints.

Các đáp án còn lại nói về những ch đề không liên quan tới chủ đề bài đọc.

A. Whistler's Mother: Mẹ ca Whisler

B. Whistler's Greatest Works: Các tác phẩm vĩ đại nhất của Whisler

D. Copying Limited Edition Prints: Sao chép các n bn in có giới hạn.

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 Art World One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called...
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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 Art World

One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called "Arrangement in Grey and Black", but known to most of US as "Whistler's Mother". Whistler's brother-in-law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well-known artist, had speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print.

As soon as Whistler and Haden began the practice of signing and numbering their prints, thefr work began to increase in value. When other artists noticed that the signed prints commanded higher prices, they began copying the procedure.

Although most prints are signed on the right-hand side in the margin below the image, the placement of the signature is a matter of personal choice. Indeed, prints have been signed within image, in any of the margins, or even on the reverse side of the 'print. Wherever the artist elects to sign it, a signed print is still valued above an unsigned one, even in the same edition.

The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to______.

A. the same edition

B. the image

C. the reverse side

D. a print

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18 tháng 3 2018

Đáp án D.

Keywords: it, paragraph 3, refers

Clue: “Wherever the artist elects to sign it, a signed print is still valued above an unsigned one, even in the same edition”: Dù họa sĩ chọn ký vào đâu thì một bản vẽ đã ký vn có giá hơn là bn không có chữ ký, dù là cùng một phiên bn đi nữa.

Phân tích: Ký vào “nó” tức là ký vào một bản vẽ. Cần đọc thêm cả câu trước câu clue, cả hai câu đều nói về các bản vẽ (print), rằng có thể ký ở trong ở ngoài, ký mặt trước hoặc mặt sau bn vẽ, dù ký chỗ nào thì bản vẽ có chữ ký luôn có giá trị hơn.

Đáp án chính xác là D. a print.

Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:

A. the same edition: cùng một n bản

B. the image: bức hình, hình ảnh

C. the reverse side: mặt trái

Read  the following  passage and mark the letter A, B, C on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. The art worldOne of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and    numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth - century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called...
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Read  the following  passage and mark the letter A, B, C on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

The art world

One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and    numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth - century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called “Arrangement in Grey and Black”, but known to most of us as “ Whistler’s Mother”. Whistler’s brother - in - law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well - known artist, had speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew  that they were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print.

As soon as Whistler and Haden began the practice of signing and numbering  their prints, their work began to increase in value. When other artists noticed that the signed prints commanded higher prices, they began copying the procedure.

Although most prints are signed on the right - hand side in the margin below the image, the placement of the signature is a matter of personal choice. Indeed, prints have been signed within the image, in any of the margins, or even on the reverse side of the print. Wherever the artist elects to sign it, a signed print is still valued above an unsigned one, even in the same edition.

What does the author mean by the statement: “As soon as Whistler and Haden began the practice  of signing and numbering their  prints, their work began to increase in value” ?

A. The signatures became more valuable than the prints

B. Many copies of the prints were made. 

C. The prints that were signed and numbered were worth more.

D. The signing and numbering of prints was not very popular

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25 tháng 6 2018

Đáp án : C

Câu này nghĩa là: Ngay sau khi Whistler và Haden bắt đầu kí và đánh số bức tranh của mình, tác phẩm của họ bắt đầu có giá trị tăng lên

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 Art World          One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother,...
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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 Art World

          One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called “Arrangement in Grey and Black”, but known to most of us as “Whistler’s Mother”. Whistler’s brother-in-law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well-known artist, had speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print.

          As soon as Whistler and Haden began the practice of signing and numbering their prints, their work began to increase in value. When other artists noticed that the signed prints commanded higher prices, they began copying the procedure.

    Although most prints are signed on the right-hand side in the margin below the image, the placement of the signature is a matter of personal choice. Indeed, prints have been signed within image, in any of the margins, or even on the reverse side of the’print. Wherever the artist elects to sign it, a signed print is still valued above an unsigned one, even in the same edition.

It can be inferred from the passage that artists number their prints _____.

A. as an accounting procedure

B. to guarantee a limited 

C. when the buyer requests it

D. at the same place on earth of the prints

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6 tháng 10 2017

Đáp án B.

Keywords: inferred, artists, number, prints.

Clue:

     1. Collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print: các nhà sưu tầm tranh sẽ đánh giá cao bức tranh hơn nếu như họ biết rằng chỉ có một số lượng có hạn bản sao được vẽ. Bằng cách ký bút chì vào bức vẽ, hoạ sĩ có thể đảm bảo và cá nhân hoá cho bức tranh.

     2. Although most prints are signed on the right-hand side in the margin below the image, the placement of the signature is a matter of personal choice. Indeed, prints have been signed within image, in any of the margins, or even on the reserve side of the ‘print: Mặc dù hầu hết các bản in được ký ở phía bên phải bên lề phía dưới hình ảnh, việc ký ở đâu là một sự lựa chọn cá nhân. Thật vậy, bản in đã được ký bên trong hình ảnh, ở bất kỳ lề nào, hoặc thậm chí ở mặt sau của bản in.

Phân tích: Như vậy đáp án B. to guarantee a limited edition, ý nói ký vào tranh là để đảm bảo rằng bản vẽ này là có hạn, là đáp án đúng. Các đáp án khác đều không có thông tin hoặc thông tin sai lệch với bài đọc.

     A. as an accounting procedure: như là một thủ tục kế toán (Không có thông tin).

     C. when the buyer request it: khi người mua yêu cầu (Không có thông tin).

     D. at the same place on each of the prints: ở cùng một nơi trên mỗi bản in (Thông tin sai. Xem clue 2).

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 Art World          One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother,...
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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 Art World

          One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called “Arrangement in Grey and Black”, but known to most of us as “Whistler’s Mother”. Whistler’s brother-in-law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well-known artist, had speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print.

          As soon as Whistler and Haden began the practice of signing and numbering their prints, their work began to increase in value. When other artists noticed that the signed prints commanded higher prices, they began copying the procedure.

    Although most prints are signed on the right-hand side in the margin below the image, the placement of the signature is a matter of personal choice. Indeed, prints have been signed within image, in any of the margins, or even on the reverse side of the’print. Wherever the artist elects to sign it, a signed print is still valued above an unsigned one, even in the same edition.

The word “speculated” in the paragraph 1 could best be replaced by _____.

A. guessed

B. noticed

C. denied

D. announced

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30 tháng 5 2017

Đáp án A.

Keyword: speculate, paragraph 1.

Clue: “Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well-known artist, had speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced”: Sir Haden, một hoạ sĩ kém tên tuổi hơn, đã xét thấy rằng các nhà sưu tầm tranh sẽ đánh giá cao bức tranh hơn nếu như họ biết rằng chỉ có một số lượng có hạn bản sao được vẽ.

Phân tích:

     A. guessed: đoán

     B. noticed: nhận thấy

     C. denied: chối

     D. announced: tuyên bố

- speculate: đưa ra ý kiến về một cái gì đó mà không biết tất cả các chi tiết và sự thật. Vậy đáp án gần nghĩa nhất là A.

Ex: The doctors speculated that he đie of a cerebral shock caused by a blow on the head: Các bác sỹ suy đoán rằng ông đã chết vì sốc não do một cú đánh vào đầu.

Ex: I can only speculate on the average number of cat per household to tell how many cats there are in the world: Tôi chỉ có thể suy đoán về số lượng mèo trung bình ở mỗi hộ gia đình để suy ra có bao nhiêu mèo trên thế giới.