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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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

        Quite apart from the economic similarity between present-day automation and the mechanization, (4)_______has been proceeding for centuries, it must also be stressed that even in the United States, automation is by no means the only factor displace people from existing jobs. The increasing number of unneeded workers in recent years has been the result of much more simple and old-fashioned influences:

farm laborers have been (5)                          _________out of work by bigger tractors, miners by the cheapness of oil, and railway-men by better roads. It is quite wrong, therefore, to think of automation as some new monster whose arrival threatens the existence of employment in the same way that the arrival of myxomatosis threatened the existence of the rabbit. Automation is one aspect of technological changes (changes in tastes, changes in social patterns, changes in organization) which (6)________in certain jobs disappearing and certain skills ceasing to be required. And even in America, which has a level of technology and output per (7)______much in advance of Britain’s, there is no evidence that the pace of change is actually speeding up. Nevertheless changes in the amount of labor needed to produce a certain output are proceeding fairly rapidly in America - and in (8)_______countries - and may proceed more rapidly in future. Indeed it is one of the main objects of economic policy.

Điền vào ô 4.

A. that

B. who

C. which

D. when

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20 tháng 1 2018

Đáp án C.

Tạm dịch: Quite apart from the economic similarity between present-day automation and the mechanization,_______has been proceeding for centuries: Khác với sự tương đồng về kinh tế giữa tự động hóa và cơ giới hóa ngày nay,________đã được tiến hành trong nhiều thế kỷ

Chỗ trống cần một đại từ quan hệ làm chủ ngữ và đứng sau dấu phẩy Đáp án chính xác là C. which

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.        Quite apart from the economic similarity between present-day automation and the mechanization, (4)_______has been proceeding for centuries, it must also be stressed that even in the United States, automation is by no means the only factor displace people from existing jobs. The increasing number of unneeded workers in...
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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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

        Quite apart from the economic similarity between present-day automation and the mechanization, (4)_______has been proceeding for centuries, it must also be stressed that even in the United States, automation is by no means the only factor displace people from existing jobs. The increasing number of unneeded workers in recent years has been the result of much more simple and old-fashioned influences:

farm laborers have been (5)                          _________out of work by bigger tractors, miners by the cheapness of oil, and railway-men by better roads. It is quite wrong, therefore, to think of automation as some new monster whose arrival threatens the existence of employment in the same way that the arrival of myxomatosis threatened the existence of the rabbit. Automation is one aspect of technological changes (changes in tastes, changes in social patterns, changes in organization) which (6)________in certain jobs disappearing and certain skills ceasing to be required. And even in America, which has a level of technology and output per (7)______much in advance of Britain’s, there is no evidence that the pace of change is actually speeding up. Nevertheless changes in the amount of labor needed to produce a certain output are proceeding fairly rapidly in America - and in (8)_______countries - and may proceed more rapidly in future. Indeed it is one of the main objects of economic policy.

Điền vào ô 5.

A. put

B. fit

C. set

D. dismissed

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29 tháng 5 2019

Đáp án A.

Tạm dịch: farm laborers have been_______out of work by bigger tractors, miners by the cheapness of oil, and railway-men by better roads: nhân công làm việc trong nông trại, những người thợ mỏ, những nhân viên đường sắt đã bị______ngoài công việc bởi những máy kéo lớn hơn, bởi giá dầu rẻ và bởi những con đường tốt hơn.

Ta có: Put sb out of work: làm cho ai mất việc làm

Ex: The new technology could put him out of work.

đáp án chính xác là A.

Lưu ý thêm: dismiss sb (from sth) = fire, sack: sa thải

Ex: She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.        Quite apart from the economic similarity between present-day automation and the mechanization, (4)_______has been proceeding for centuries, it must also be stressed that even in the United States, automation is by no means the only factor displace people from existing jobs. The increasing number of unneeded workers in...
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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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

        Quite apart from the economic similarity between present-day automation and the mechanization, (4)_______has been proceeding for centuries, it must also be stressed that even in the United States, automation is by no means the only factor displace people from existing jobs. The increasing number of unneeded workers in recent years has been the result of much more simple and old-fashioned influences:

farm laborers have been (5)                          _________out of work by bigger tractors, miners by the cheapness of oil, and railway-men by better roads. It is quite wrong, therefore, to think of automation as some new monster whose arrival threatens the existence of employment in the same way that the arrival of myxomatosis threatened the existence of the rabbit. Automation is one aspect of technological changes (changes in tastes, changes in social patterns, changes in organization) which (6)________in certain jobs disappearing and certain skills ceasing to be required. And even in America, which has a level of technology and output per (7)______much in advance of Britain’s, there is no evidence that the pace of change is actually speeding up. Nevertheless changes in the amount of labor needed to produce a certain output are proceeding fairly rapidly in America - and in (8)_______countries - and may proceed more rapidly in future. Indeed it is one of the main objects of economic policy.

Điền vào ô 6.

A. result

B. reside

C. end

D. prospect

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24 tháng 9 2017

Đáp án A.

Tạm dịch: Automation is one aspect of technological changes (changes in tastes, changes in social patterns, changes in organization) which_____in certain jobs disappearing and certain skills ceasing to be required: Tự động hóa là một khía cạnh trong số những thay đi về mặt công nghệ_______sự biến mất của một số việc làm nhất định và việc một số kỹ năng không còn cần thiêt nữa.

A. result in: dẫn đến, gây ra

B. reside in sb/ sth = to be in sb/ sth: có trong, nằm ở; to be caused by sth: được gây ra bởi

Ex: The poem’s main interest resides in the use of dialect: Sự thú vị của bài thơ chính là nằm ở việc sử dụng thổ ngữ.

- The source of the problem resides in the fact that the currency is too strong: Nguồn gốc của vấn đề thực tế gây ra bởi sự quá ph biến.

reside in/ with sb/ sth: thuộc về (nói về quyền, quyền lực)

Ex: The ultimate authority resides with the board of directors: Thẩm quyền cuối cùng thuộc về ban giám đốc.

C. end in sth (không dùng ở dạng bị động); có đuôi là, có kết quả là

Ex: - The word I'm thinking of ends in ‘-ous’: Từ tôi đang nghĩ đến kết thúc bằng '-ous'.

- Their long struggle ended in failure: Cuộc đu tranh lâu dài của họ đã kết thúc trong thất bại.

- The game ended in a draw: Trò chơi đã kết thúc hòa.

Lưu ý: Cụm từ cố định end in smoke: tan thành mây khói it'll (all) end in tears: cái gì đó sẽ có kết thúc tồi và những người liên quan sẽ phải buồn

Ex: She only met him in May and they were married by July. It'll end in tears, you'll see.

D. prospect for: tìm kiếm vàng, khoáng sản, dầu mỏ...

Dễ thấy tự động hóa là máy móc sẽ phần nào thay thế con người do đó đáp án chính xác là A.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.        Quite apart from the economic similarity between present-day automation and the mechanization, (4)_______has been proceeding for centuries, it must also be stressed that even in the United States, automation is by no means the only factor displace people from existing jobs. The increasing number of unneeded workers in...
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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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

        Quite apart from the economic similarity between present-day automation and the mechanization, (4)_______has been proceeding for centuries, it must also be stressed that even in the United States, automation is by no means the only factor displace people from existing jobs. The increasing number of unneeded workers in recent years has been the result of much more simple and old-fashioned influences:

farm laborers have been (5)                          _________out of work by bigger tractors, miners by the cheapness of oil, and railway-men by better roads. It is quite wrong, therefore, to think of automation as some new monster whose arrival threatens the existence of employment in the same way that the arrival of myxomatosis threatened the existence of the rabbit. Automation is one aspect of technological changes (changes in tastes, changes in social patterns, changes in organization) which (6)________in certain jobs disappearing and certain skills ceasing to be required. And even in America, which has a level of technology and output per (7)______much in advance of Britain’s, there is no evidence that the pace of change is actually speeding up. Nevertheless changes in the amount of labor needed to produce a certain output are proceeding fairly rapidly in America - and in (8)_______countries - and may proceed more rapidly in future. Indeed it is one of the main objects of economic policy.

Điền vào ô 8.

A. another

B. others

C. other

D. each

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29 tháng 6 2019

Đáp án C.

Tạm dịch: Nevertheless, changes in the amount of labor needed to produce a certain output are proceeding fairly rapidly in America - and in _______ countries: Tuy nhiên, thay đổi về số lượng lao động cần thiết để sản xuất một sản lượng nhất định đang tiến triển khá nhanh ở Mỹ -và ở các quốc gia          .

Ta thấy có danh từ countries danh từ số nhiều đáp án chính xác là C. other

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.        Quite apart from the economic similarity between present-day automation and the mechanization, (4)_______has been proceeding for centuries, it must also be stressed that even in the United States, automation is by no means the only factor displace people from existing jobs. The increasing number of unneeded workers in...
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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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

        Quite apart from the economic similarity between present-day automation and the mechanization, (4)_______has been proceeding for centuries, it must also be stressed that even in the United States, automation is by no means the only factor displace people from existing jobs. The increasing number of unneeded workers in recent years has been the result of much more simple and old-fashioned influences:

farm laborers have been (5)                          _________out of work by bigger tractors, miners by the cheapness of oil, and railway-men by better roads. It is quite wrong, therefore, to think of automation as some new monster whose arrival threatens the existence of employment in the same way that the arrival of myxomatosis threatened the existence of the rabbit. Automation is one aspect of technological changes (changes in tastes, changes in social patterns, changes in organization) which (6)________in certain jobs disappearing and certain skills ceasing to be required. And even in America, which has a level of technology and output per (7)______much in advance of Britain’s, there is no evidence that the pace of change is actually speeding up. Nevertheless changes in the amount of labor needed to produce a certain output are proceeding fairly rapidly in America - and in (8)_______countries - and may proceed more rapidly in future. Indeed it is one of the main objects of economic policy.

Điền vào ô 7.

A. human

B. head


 

C. unit

D. piece

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28 tháng 12 2019

Đáp án B.

Tạm dịch: And even in America, which has a level of technology and output per________much in advance of Britain’s, there is no evidence that the pace of change is actually speeding up: Và thậm chí ở Mỹ nơi có mức độ công nghệ và năng suất_______cao hơn rất nhiu so với ở Anh

A. human: con người (con người nói chung, không thể đi với per)

B. head: đầu (per head: bình quân đầu người)

C. unit: đơn vị (per unit: mỗi đơn vị)

D. piece: mảnh, miếng (per piece: mi mảnh, mi miếng)

Ghép các đáp án vào chỗ trống ta có đáp án chính xác là 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.Animals have an intuitive awareness of quantities. They know without analysis the difference between a number of objects and a smaller number. In his book “The Natural History of Selboure” (1786), the naturalist Gilbert White tells how he surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a plover’s nest, and how the mother laid another egg each day to make up...
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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.

Animals have an intuitive awareness of quantities. They know without analysis the difference between a number of objects and a smaller number. In his book “The Natural History of Selboure” (1786), the naturalist Gilbert White tells how he surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a plover’s nest, and how the mother laid another egg each day to make up for the missing one. He noted that other species of birds ignore the absence of a single egg but abandon their nests if more than one egg has been removed. It has also been noted by naturalists that a certain type of wasp always provides five - never four, never six -caterpillars for each of their eggs so that their young have something to eat when the eggs hatch. Research has also shown that both mice and pigeons can be taught to distinguish between odd and even numbers of food pieces.

These and similar accounts have led some people to infer that creatures other than humans can actually count. They also point to dogs that have been taught to respond to numerical questions with the correct number of barks, or to horses that seem to solve arithmetic problems by stomping their hooves the proper number of times.

Animals respond to quantities only when they are connected to survival as a species - as in the case of the eggs - or survival as individuals - as in the case of food. There is no transfer to other situations or from concrete reality to the abstract notion of numbers. Animals can “count” only when the objects are present and only when the numbers involved are small - not more than seven or eight. In lab experiments, animals trained to “count” one kind of object were unable to count any other type. The objects, not the numbers, are what interest them. Animals’ admittedly remarkable achievements simply do not amount to evidence of counting, nor do they reveal more than innate instincts, refined by the genes of successive generations, or the results of clever, careful conditioning by trainers.

The word “surreptitiously” is closest in meaning to _______.

A. stubbornly

B. secretly

C. quickly

D. occasionally

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23 tháng 12 2019

Đáp án B.

Key words: surreptitiously, closest in meaning.

A. stubbornly: cứng đầu

B. secretly: bí mật, kín đáo, giấu giếm

C. quickly: nhanh chóng

D. occasionally: thỉnh thoảng

- surreptitiously: lén lút, gian lận, lừa đối

Vậy đáp án chính xác là đáp án B.

MEMORIZE

- stubbornly (adv): cứng đầu

- stubborn (adj)

as stubborn as a mule: cứng đầu cứng cổ, ương bướng

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.Animals have an intuitive awareness of quantities. They know without analysis the difference between a number of objects and a smaller number. In his book “The Natural History of Selboure” (1786), the naturalist Gilbert White tells how he surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a plover’s nest, and how the mother laid another egg each day to make up...
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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.

Animals have an intuitive awareness of quantities. They know without analysis the difference between a number of objects and a smaller number. In his book “The Natural History of Selboure” (1786), the naturalist Gilbert White tells how he surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a plover’s nest, and how the mother laid another egg each day to make up for the missing one. He noted that other species of birds ignore the absence of a single egg but abandon their nests if more than one egg has been removed. It has also been noted by naturalists that a certain type of wasp always provides five - never four, never six -caterpillars for each of their eggs so that their young have something to eat when the eggs hatch. Research has also shown that both mice and pigeons can be taught to distinguish between odd and even numbers of food pieces.

These and similar accounts have led some people to infer that creatures other than humans can actually count. They also point to dogs that have been taught to respond to numerical questions with the correct number of barks, or to horses that seem to solve arithmetic problems by stomping their hooves the proper number of times.

Animals respond to quantities only when they are connected to survival as a species - as in the case of the eggs - or survival as individuals - as in the case of food. There is no transfer to other situations or from concrete reality to the abstract notion of numbers. Animals can “count” only when the objects are present and only when the numbers involved are small - not more than seven or eight. In lab experiments, animals trained to “count” one kind of object were unable to count any other type. The objects, not the numbers, are what interest them. Animals’ admittedly remarkable achievements simply do not amount to evidence of counting, nor do they reveal more than innate instincts, refined by the genes of successive generations, or the results of clever, careful conditioning by trainers.

The word “surreptitiously” is closest in meaning to _______.

A. stubbornly

B. secretly

C. quickly

D. occasionally

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9 tháng 1 2019

Đáp án B.

Key words: surreptitiously, closest in meaning.

A. stubbornly: cứng đầu

B. secretly: bí mật, kín đáo, giấu giếm

C. quickly: nhanh chóng

D. occasionally: thỉnh thoảng

- surreptitiously: lén lút, gian lận, lừa đối

Vậy đáp án chính xác là đáp án B.

MEMORIZE

- stubbornly (adv): cứng đầu

- stubborn (adj)

as stubborn as a mule: cứng đầu cứng cổ, ương bướng

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.Animals have an intuitive awareness of quantities. They know without analysis the difference between a number of objects and a smaller number. In his book “The Natural History of Selboure” (1786), the naturalist Gilbert White tells how he surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a plover’s nest, and how the mother laid another egg each day to make up...
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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.

Animals have an intuitive awareness of quantities. They know without analysis the difference between a number of objects and a smaller number. In his book “The Natural History of Selboure” (1786), the naturalist Gilbert White tells how he surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a plover’s nest, and how the mother laid another egg each day to make up for the missing one. He noted that other species of birds ignore the absence of a single egg but abandon their nests if more than one egg has been removed. It has also been noted by naturalists that a certain type of wasp always provides five - never four, never six -caterpillars for each of their eggs so that their young have something to eat when the eggs hatch. Research has also shown that both mice and pigeons can be taught to distinguish between odd and even numbers of food pieces.

These and similar accounts have led some people to infer that creatures other than humans can actually count. They also point to dogs that have been taught to respond to numerical questions with the correct number of barks, or to horses that seem to solve arithmetic problems by stomping their hooves the proper number of times.

Animals respond to quantities only when they are connected to survival as a species - as in the case of the eggs - or survival as individuals - as in the case of food. There is no transfer to other situations or from concrete reality to the abstract notion of numbers. Animals can “count” only when the objects are present and only when the numbers involved are small - not more than seven or eight. In lab experiments, animals trained to “count” one kind of object were unable to count any other type. The objects, not the numbers, are what interest them. Animals’ admittedly remarkable achievements simply do not amount to evidence of counting, nor do they reveal more than innate instincts, refined by the genes of successive generations, or the results of clever, careful conditioning by trainers.

What is the main idea of this passage

A. Of all animals, dogs and horses can count best.

B. Careful training is required to teach animals to perform tricks involving numbers.

C. Although animals may be aware of quantities, they cannot actually count.

D. Animals cannot “count” more than one kind of object.

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6 tháng 2 2019

Đáp án C.

Key words: main idea, passage.

Clue: Animals respond to quantities only when they are connected to survival as a species – as in the case of the eggs – or survival as individuals – as in the case of food […] Animals can “Count” only when the objects are present and only when the numbers involved are small – not more than seven or eight: Động vật có phản xạ với số lượng chỉ khi chúng được gắn với sự sống như một loài – như trong trường hợp quả trứng – hoặc với sự sống như những cá thể - như trong trường hợp thức ăn […] Động vật có thể “đếm” chỉ khi những vật thể hiện diện và chỉ với những con số nhỏ - không lớn hơn 7 hoặc 8.

Vậy đáp án chính xác là đáp án C. Although animals may be aware of quantities, they cannot actually count: Mặc dù động vật có thể nhận thức được số lượng nhưng chúng không thể đếm thực sự

Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:

A. Of all animals, dogs and horses can count best: Trong các loài động vật, chó và ngựa có thể đếm tốt nhất

B. Careful training is required to teach animals to perform tricks involving numbers: Việc dạy động vật thể hiện những trò mẹo liên quan đến số đòi hòi sự huấn luyện cẩn thận

D. Animals cannot “count” more than one kind of object: Động vật không thể đếm nhiều hơn một loại vật thể.

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.Animals have an intuitive awareness of quantities. They know without analysis the difference between a number of objects and a smaller number. In his book “The Natural History of Selboure” (1786), the naturalist Gilbert White tells how he surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a plover’s nest, and how the mother laid another egg each day to make up...
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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.

Animals have an intuitive awareness of quantities. They know without analysis the difference between a number of objects and a smaller number. In his book “The Natural History of Selboure” (1786), the naturalist Gilbert White tells how he surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a plover’s nest, and how the mother laid another egg each day to make up for the missing one. He noted that other species of birds ignore the absence of a single egg but abandon their nests if more than one egg has been removed. It has also been noted by naturalists that a certain type of wasp always provides five - never four, never six -caterpillars for each of their eggs so that their young have something to eat when the eggs hatch. Research has also shown that both mice and pigeons can be taught to distinguish between odd and even numbers of food pieces.

These and similar accounts have led some people to infer that creatures other than humans can actually count. They also point to dogs that have been taught to respond to numerical questions with the correct number of barks, or to horses that seem to solve arithmetic problems by stomping their hooves the proper number of times.

Animals respond to quantities only when they are connected to survival as a species - as in the case of the eggs - or survival as individuals - as in the case of food. There is no transfer to other situations or from concrete reality to the abstract notion of numbers. Animals can “count” only when the objects are present and only when the numbers involved are small - not more than seven or eight. In lab experiments, animals trained to “count” one kind of object were unable to count any other type. The objects, not the numbers, are what interest them. Animals’ admittedly remarkable achievements simply do not amount to evidence of counting, nor do they reveal more than innate instincts, refined by the genes of successive generations, or the results of clever, careful conditioning by trainers.

What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Of all animals, dogs and horses can count best.

B. Careful training is required to teach animals to perform tricks involving numbers.

C. Although animals may be aware of quantities, they cannot actually count.

D. Animals cannot “count” more than one kind of object.

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18 tháng 4 2018

Đáp án C.

Key words: main idea, passage.

Clue: Animals respond to quantities only when they are connected to survival as a species – as in the case of the eggs – or survival as individuals – as in the case of food […] Animals can “Count” only when the objects are present and only when the numbers involved are small – not more than seven or eight: Động vật có phản xạ với số lượng chỉ khi chúng được gắn với sự sống như một loài – như trong trường hợp quả trứng – hoặc với sự sống như những cá thể - như trong trường hợp thức ăn […] Động vật có thể “đếm” chỉ khi những vật thể hiện diện và chỉ với những con số nhỏ - không lớn hơn 7 hoặc 8.

Vậy đáp án chính xác là đáp án C. Although animals may be aware of quantities, they cannot actually count: Mặc dù động vật có thể nhận thức được số lượng nhưng chúng không thể đếm thực sự

Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:

A. Of all animals, dogs and horses can count best: Trong các loài động vật, chó và ngựa có thể đếm tốt nhất

B. Careful training is required to teach animals to perform tricks involving numbers: Việc dạy động vật thể hiện những trò mẹo liên quan đến số đòi hòi sự huấn luyện cẩn thận

D. Animals cannot “count” more than one kind of object: Động vật không thể đếm nhiều hơn một loại vật thể.

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.Animals have an intuitive awareness of quantities. They know without analysis the difference between a number of objects and a smaller number. In his book “The Natural History of Selboure” (1786), the naturalist Gilbert White tells how he surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a plover’s nest, and how the mother laid another egg each day to make up...
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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.

Animals have an intuitive awareness of quantities. They know without analysis the difference between a number of objects and a smaller number. In his book “The Natural History of Selboure” (1786), the naturalist Gilbert White tells how he surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a plover’s nest, and how the mother laid another egg each day to make up for the missing one. He noted that other species of birds ignore the absence of a single egg but abandon their nests if more than one egg has been removed. It has also been noted by naturalists that a certain type of wasp always provides five - never four, never six -caterpillars for each of their eggs so that their young have something to eat when the eggs hatch. Research has also shown that both mice and pigeons can be taught to distinguish between odd and even numbers of food pieces.

These and similar accounts have led some people to infer that creatures other than humans can actually count. They also point to dogs that have been taught to respond to numerical questions with the correct number of barks, or to horses that seem to solve arithmetic problems by stomping their hooves the proper number of times.

Animals respond to quantities only when they are connected to survival as a species - as in the case of the eggs - or survival as individuals - as in the case of food. There is no transfer to other situations or from concrete reality to the abstract notion of numbers. Animals can “count” only when the objects are present and only when the numbers involved are small - not more than seven or eight. In lab experiments, animals trained to “count” one kind of object were unable to count any other type. The objects, not the numbers, are what interest them. Animals’ admittedly remarkable achievements simply do not amount to evidence of counting, nor do they reveal more than innate instincts, refined by the genes of successive generations, or the results of clever, careful conditioning by trainers.

The word “they” refer to _______ .

A. numbers

B. animals

C. achievements

D. genes

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22 tháng 10 2018

Đáp án C.

Clue: … Animals’ admittedly remarkable achievements simply do not amount to evidence of counting, nor do they reveal more than innate instincts: … Những thành tựu đáng ghi nhận của động vật đơn giản không phải là tổng số những bằng chứng mà ta đếm được, và chúng cũng không hé lộ ra nhiều hơn bản năng bẩm sinh.

Dễ thấy they là từ để chỉ animals’ admittedly remarkable achievements.

Vậy đáp án chính xác là đáp án C. achievements.