Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.In American, although most men still do less housework than their wives, that gap has been halved since the 1960s. Today, 41 per cent of couples say they share childcare equally, compared with 25 percent in 1985. Men's greater involvement at home is good for their relationships with their spouses, and also good for their children. Hands-on fathers make better parents than men who...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
In American, although most men still do less housework than their wives, that gap has been halved since the 1960s. Today, 41 per cent of couples say they share childcare equally, compared with 25 percent in 1985. Men's greater involvement at home is good for their relationships with their spouses, and also good for their children. Hands-on fathers make better parents than men who let their wives do all the nurturing and childcare. They raise sons who are more expressive and daughters who are more likely to do well in school - especially in math and science.
In 1900, life expectancy in the United States was 47 years, and only four per cent of the population was 65 or older. Today, life expectancy is 76 years, and by 2025, it is estimated about 20 per cent of the U.S. population will be 65 or older. For the first time, a generation of adults must plan for the needs of both their parents and their children. Most Americans are responding with remarkable grace. One in four households gives the equivalent of a full day a week or more in unpaid care to an aging relative, and more than half say they expect to do so in the next 10 years. Older people are less likely to be impoverished or incapacitated by illness than in the past, and have more opportunity to develop a relationship with their grandchildren.
Even some of the choices that worry people the most are turning out to be manageable. Divorce rates are likely to remain high, and in many cases marital breakdown causes serious problems for both adults and kids. Yet when parents minimize conflict, family bonds can be maintained. And many families are doing this. More non-custodial parents are staying in touch with their children. Child-support receipts are rising. A lower proportion of children from divorced families are exhibiting problems than in earlier decades. And stepfamilies are learning to maximize children's access to supportive adults rather than cutting them off from one side of the family.
Question 4. Which of the following is NOT true about divorce rates in the USA?
A. They will still be high.
B. They can cause problems for both parents and children.
C. More problems are caused by children from divorced families.
D. Children are encouraged to meet their separate parents.
1. When a Russian space capsule had a major problem in 1971, the cosmonauts died in less than 30 seconds.
(Khi một khoang vũ trụ của Nga gặp sự cố nghiêm trọng vào năm 1971, các phi hành gia đã chết trong vòng chưa đầy 30 giây.)
=> F
Thông tin: Three Russian cosmonauts diedin 1971 when their space capsule had a major problem atan altitude of 168 kilometres. The pressure inside the capsule dropped to zero and the crew died after 30 to 40 seconds. (Ba nhà du hành vũ trụ người Nga đã chết vào năm 1971 khi khoang vũ trụ của họ gặp sự cố nghiêm trọng ở độ cao 168 km. Áp suất bên trong viên nang giảm xuống 0 và phi hành đoàn chết sau 30 đến 40 giây.)
2. In 1966, a scientist passed out after 15 seconds in a vacuum. (Năm 1966, một nhà khoa học đã bất tỉnh sau 15 giây trong chân không.)
=> T
Thông tin: In 1966 a scientist was testing a spacesuit in a special room when the pressure suddenly dropped to almost zero for a period of 27 seconds. He passed out after 15 seconds and he woke up when the pressure inside the room returned to normal. (Năm 1966, một nhà khoa học đang thử nghiệm bộ đồ phi hành gia trong một căn phòng đặc biệt thì áp suất đột ngột giảm xuống gần như bằng không trong khoảng thời gian 27 giây. Anh ta bất tỉnh sau 15 giây và tỉnh dậy khi áp suất trong phòng trở lại bình thường.)
3. The scientist passed out for 27 seconds. (Nhà khoa học bất tỉnh trong 27 giây.)
=> F
Thông tin: In 1966 a scientist was testing a spacesuit in a special room when the pressure suddenly dropped to almost zero for a period of 27 seconds. (Năm 1966, một nhà khoa học đang thử nghiệm bộ đồ phi hành gia trong một căn phòng đặc biệt thì áp suất đột ngột giảm xuống gần như bằng không trong khoảng thời gian 27 giây.)
4. In the 1960s, Randy Gardner stayed awake for more than 250 hours. (Vào những năm 1960, Randy Gardner đã thức hơn 250 giờ.)
=> T
Thông tin: That’s 264 hours. (Đó là 264 giờ.)
5. After staying awake for so long, Randy Gardner then slept for almost 50 hours. (Sau khi thức quá lâu, Randy Gardner sau đó đã ngủ gần 50 giờ.)
=> F
Thông tin: His first sleep after those 11 days lasted almost 15 hours. (Giấc ngủ đầu tiên của anh ta sau 11 ngày đó kéo dài gần 15 tiếng.)