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a. Most have a positive view of the British overall. _T____
b. More than half have a better opinion of the British now that they live in the country. __T___
1. T
Most have a positive view of the British overall.
(Nhìn chung thì đa số mọi người có cái nhìn tích cực về người Anh?)
Thông tin: However, 77% said they liked British people in general…
(Tuy nhiên, 77% số người cho rằng về cơ bản họ thích người Anh…)
2. T
More than half have a better opinion of the British now that they live in the country.
(Hơn một nửa số người đã có những suy nghĩ tốt hơn về người anh khi giờ họ sống ở đây.)
Thông tin: 61% said that their opinion of the British got better as a result of living in the UK.
(61% người nói rằng suy nghĩ của họ về người Anh đã tốt hơn nhờ việc sống ở Anh.)
Read the passage and choose the correct choice. (3 points)
Up to about 1915, movies were shot and programs were made up of several works. Then, D.W.Griffith and others began to make longer films that provided the same powerful emotional appeal as did melodrama and presented spectacles far beyond what the theater could offer. Consequently, after World War I increasing numbers of spectators deserted the theater for the movies. This trend was accelerated in the late 1920s as a result of two new elements. In 1927 sound was added to the previously silent film, and thus one of the theater's principal claims to superiority vanished. In 1929 a serious economic depression began. Since audiences could go to the movies for a fraction of what it cost to see a play, theater going became a luxury that few could afford, especially as the depression deepened. By the end of World War II, the American theater had been reduced to about thirty theaters in New York City and a small number of touring companies originating there.
1. One thing that movies could do better than the theater was to ______
A. provide longer programs.
B. provide emotional appeal.
C. provide more melodrama.
D. provide greater spectacles.
2. Up to the 1920s one objection to film was that ______
A. they were too short
B. they were silent.
C. they were too expensive.
D. they did not tell a complete
3. One thing that made people choose the movies over the theater was ______
A. World War I.
B. the fact that films were less expensive.
C. the fact that films were silent.
D. the fact that films were shorter.
4. By the end of the World War II, ________.
A. theater had become entertainment for the masses.
B. the theater was no longer considered a luxury. C. professional theatrical performances were confined mainly to New York
D. There were no theatrical performances outside of New York City.
5. When the author of this paragraph says "this trend was accelerated in late 1920s" he means that ________
A. many more people went to the theater than to the movies.
B. the shift away from the movies to the theater was slowed down.
C. the popularity of the theater was gradually increasing.
D. the shift away from the theater to the movies was speeder up.
The (1) ...popularity .... of tea in China continued to grow (2) ..rapidly..... from the 4th through the 8th century. No longer merely used for its medicinal properties, tea became valued for everyday pleasure and refreshment. Tea (3) ...empire .... spread throughout China, tea merchants (4) ...became.... rich and expensive, elegant tea wares became the banner for the wealth and status of their owners.
The Chinese (5) ....roundwork... tightly controlled the (6) ...plantations.... and cultivation of the crop. It was even specified that only young women, presumably because of their purity, were to handle the tea leaves. These young female handlers were not to eat garlic, onions, or strong spices in case the odor on their fingertips might contaminate the precious tea leaves.