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11 tháng 3 2018

1. A.an B.a C.the D.one 2. A.if B.whether C.that D.so 3. A.trying B.imitating C.speaking D.listening 4. A.another B.other C.others D.ones 5. A.ancient B.primary C.primitive D.old 6. A. for B.of C.on D.to 7. A.where B.when C.that D.which 8. A.seem B.were C.was D.are

I) Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage. ( giải thích )Air pollution is caused ________(1) ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are ________(2) limiting the amount of smoke factories can produce although there is not enough _______(3) on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have ________(4) that air pollution causes ________ (5) diseases. The gases f-rom the exhausts of cars _______(6) also increased air pollution in...
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I) Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage. ( giải thích )

Air pollution is caused ________(1) ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are ________(2) limiting the amount of smoke factories can produce although there is not enough _______(3) on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have ________(4) that air pollution causes ________ (5) diseases. The gases f-rom the exhausts of cars _______(6) also increased air pollution in most cities. The ________ (7) of petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children _______(8) in areas whe-re there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as ________(9) as other children, and are clumsy when they _______(10) their hands.

1.A. from       B. on                              C. over                 D. of

2.A. laws       B. ideas                C. problems                   D. regulations

3.A. news      B. article               C. information      D. newspaper

4.A. agreed    B. pointed            C. disagreed                   D. proved

5.A. lung        B. heart                C. liver                          D. stomach

6.A. had         B. have                C. has                            D. having

7.A. water      B. lead                  C. gas                             D. exhaust

8.A. lived       B. live                   C. to live                        D. living

9.A. quick      B. slowly              C. quickly                       D. slow

10.A. touch      B. use                   C. handle                        D. collect

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26 tháng 2 2021

I) Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage. ( giải thích )

Air pollution is caused ________(1) ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are ________(2) limiting the amount of smoke factories can produce although there is not enough _______(3) on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have ________(4) that air pollution causes ________ (5) diseases. The gases f-rom the exhausts of cars _______(6) also increased air pollution in most cities. The ________ (7) of petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children _______(8) in areas whe-re there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as ________(9) as other children, and are clumsy when they _______(10) their hands.

1.A. from       B. on                              C. over                 D. of

2.A. laws       B. ideas                C. problems                   D. regulations

3.A. news      B. article               C. information      D. newspaper

4.A. agreed    B. pointed            C. disagreed                   D. proved

5.A. lung        B. heart                C. liver                          D. stomach

6.A. had         B. have                C. has                            D. having

7.A. water      B. lead                  C. gas                             D. exhaust

8.A. lived       B. live                   C. to live                        D. living

9.A. quick      B. slowly              C. quickly                       D. slow

10.A. touch      B. use                   C. handle                        D. collect

26 tháng 2 2021

Nguyễn Công Tỉnh                             Giải thích hộ em được không ạ ?                            

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 39 to 46. Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much...
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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 39 to 46.

Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.

When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.

To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.

Normal human beings ______.

A. learn to talk after learning to write

B. learn to talk before learning to write

C. learn to write and to talk at the same time

D. learn to write before learning to talk

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30 tháng 9 2019

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Người bình thường _______.

A. học nói sau khi học viết                           B. học nói trước khi học viết

C. học viết và học nói cùng một lúc                D. học viết trước khi học nói

Thông tin: Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write;

Tạm dịch: Hơn nữa, tất cả chúng ta học cách nói tốt trước khi chúng ta học viết;

Chọn B

Dịch bài đọc:

Bởi vì viết trở nên rất quan trọng trong nền văn hóa của chúng ta, đôi khi chúng ta nghĩ về nó thực hơn lời nói. Tuy nhiên, suy nghĩ một chút sẽ thấy tại sao lời nói lại là chủ yếu và viết là thứ yếu với ngôn ngữ. Con người đã viết (như chúng ta có thể nói từ bằng chứng còn sót lại) ít nhất 5000 năm; nhưng học đã nói chuyện lâu hơn thế, chắc chắn kể từ khi có con người.

Khi viết đã phát triển, nó được bắt nguồn từ và thể hiện lời nói, mặc dù không hoàn hảo. Thậm chí ngày nay, có ngôn ngữ nói được mà không có hình thức viết. Hơn nữa, tất cả chúng ta học cách nói tốt trước khi chúng ta học viết; bất kỳ đứa trẻ nào mà không bị khuyết tật nghiêm trọng về thể chất hay tinh thần sẽ học nói: một người bình thường không thể bị ngăn cản làm việc đó. Mặt khác, nó cần một nỗ lực đặc biệt để học viết. Trong quá khứ nhiều thành viên thông minh và hữu ích của xã hội đã không có được kỹ năng đó, và ngay cả ngày nay nhiều người nói ngôn ngữ với hệ thống viết cũng không bao giờ học đọc hoặc viết, trong khi một số người tìm hiểu những nguyên lý cơ bản của những kỹ năng này làm như vậy chỉ không hoàn hảo.

Tuy nhiên, để kh ng định tính ưu việt của lời nói vượt trên viết không phải là chê bai cái sau. Một lợi thế mà viết có trên lời nói là nó lâu dài hơn và làm có thể các ghi ch p mà bất kỳ nền văn minh nào cũng phải có. Do đó, nếu nói làm chúng ta người hơn, viết lại làm cho chúng ta văn minh.

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 36 to 43Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer,...
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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 36 to 43

Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.

When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.

To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized

Normal human beings

A. learn to talk after learning to write

B. learn to write before learning to talk

C. learn to write and to talk at the same time

D. learn to talk before learning to write

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28 tháng 11 2017

Đáp án D

Người bình thường __________.

A. học nói sau học viết            B. học viết trước học nói

C. học viết và nói cùng một lúc         D. học nói trước học viết

Dẫn chứng trong bài đọc we all learn to talk well before we learn to write: any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so.”

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 below.     Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer,...
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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 below.

     Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.

     When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk. a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.

     To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.

 

It can be inferred from the passage that the Puritans who traveled to the Massachusetts colony were ________.

A. rather rich

B. Rather well educated

C. rather supportive of the English government

D. rather undemocratic

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28 tháng 1 2019

Đáp án B

Có thể suy ra từ bài đọc rằng người Puritans đã đi đến lục địa Massachusetts thì _____

A.khá giàu

B. có học thức khá tốt

C. được hỗ trợ của chính phủ Anh

D. khá là không dân chủ

Dẫn chứng: Included in the Puritan emigrants to the Massachusetts colony during this period were more than 100 graduates of England’s prestigious Oxford and Cambridge universities, and these universities graduates in the New Word were determined that their sons would have the same educational opportunities that they themselves had had.

Tạm dịch: Được bao gồm những người nhập cư Puritans đến Massachusetts trong giai đoạn này hơn 100 cử nhân của trường đại học Oxford và Cambridge danh tiếng, và những vị cử nhân này trong Thế giới Mới quyết tâm rằng con trai của họ cũng phải có cơ hội giáo dục như họ đã từng

=> Đáp án 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 39 to 46. Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much...
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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 39 to 46.

Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.

When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.

To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.

We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because ______.

A. it has become very important in our culture

B. people have been writing since there have been human beings

C. writing is secondary to language

D. human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years

1
6 tháng 7 2017

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Chúng ta thường nghĩ viết thật hơn nói bởi vì_________.

A. nó rất quan trọng trong nền văn hóa của chúng ta                    B. con người đã viết kể từ khi có con người

C. viết là ngôn ngữ thứ yếu                                                              D. con người đã viết trong ít nhất 5000 năm

Thông tin: Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech.

Tạm dịch: Bởi vì viết trở nên rất quan trọng trong nền văn hóa của chúng ta, đôi khi chúng ta nghĩ về nó thực hơn lời nói.

Chọn A

Dịch bài đọc:

Bởi vì viết trở nên rất quan trọng trong nền văn hóa của chúng ta, đôi khi chúng ta nghĩ về nó thực hơn lời nói. Tuy nhiên, suy nghĩ một chút sẽ thấy tại sao lời nói lại là chủ yếu và viết là thứ yếu với ngôn ngữ. Con người đã viết (như chúng ta có thể nói từ bằng chứng còn sót lại) ít nhất 5000 năm; nhưng học đã nói chuyện lâu hơn thế, chắc chắn kể từ khi có con người.

Khi viết đã phát triển, nó được bắt nguồn từ và thể hiện lời nói, mặc dù không hoàn hảo. Thậm chí ngày nay, có ngôn ngữ nói được mà không có hình thức viết. Hơn nữa, tất cả chúng ta học cách nói tốt trước khi chúng ta học viết; bất kỳ đứa trẻ nào mà không bị khuyết tật nghiêm trọng về thể chất hay tinh thần sẽ học nói: một người bình thường không thể bị ngăn cản làm việc đó. Mặt khác, nó cần một nỗ lực đặc biệt để học viết. Trong quá khứ nhiều thành viên thông minh và hữu ích của xã hội đã không có được kỹ năng đó, và ngay cả ngày nay nhiều người nói ngôn ngữ với hệ thống viết cũng không bao giờ học đọc hoặc viết, trong khi một số người tìm hiểu những nguyên lý cơ bản của những kỹ năng này làm như vậy chỉ không hoàn hảo.

Tuy nhiên, để kh ng định tính ưu việt của lời nói vượt trên viết không phải là chê bai cái sau. Một lợi thế mà viết có trên lời nói là nó lâu dài hơn và làm có thể các ghi ch p mà bất kỳ nền văn minh nào cũng phải có. Do đó, nếu nói làm chúng ta người hơn, viết lại làm cho chúng ta văn minh.

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 31 to 37.Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer,...
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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 31 to 37.

Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.

          When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.

          To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.

Question:We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because______.

A. it has become very important in our culture.

B. human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years.

C. writing is secondary to language.

D. people have been writing since there have been human beings.

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5 tháng 4 2018

Đáp án A

Đôi khi chúng ta nghĩ chữ viết chân thực hơn lời nói là bởi vì ______.

A. nó đã trở nên rất quan trọng trong nền văn hóa của chúng ta.

B. con người đã viết ít nhất 5000 năm.

C. chữ viết là yếu tố thứ 2 đối với ngôn ngữ.

D. người ta đã viết kể từ khi có loài người.

Dẫn chứng là câu đầu tiên: “Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech” – (Bởi vì chữ viết đã trở nên rất quan trọng trong nền văn hóa của chúng ta, nên đôi khi chúng ta nghĩ nó chân thực hơn là lời nói).

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 36 to 43Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer,...
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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 36 to 43

Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.

When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.

To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized

We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because __________.

A. writing is secondary to language

B. human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years

C. it has become very important in our cultureC. it has become very important in our culture

D. people have been writing since there have been human beings

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6 tháng 10 2017

Đáp án C

Chúng ta đôi khi nghĩ viết thực tế hơn nói bởi vì _________.

A. viết xếp thứ hai về mặt ngôn ngữ

B. loài người đã viết ít nhất được 5000 năm rồi

C. nó trở nên rất quan trọng trong nền văn hóa cùa chúng ta

D. con người đã viết từ khi loài người được sinh ra

Dẫn chứng trong bài đọc: “Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech.”

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 36 to 43Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer,...
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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 36 to 43

Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.

When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.

To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized

According to the passage, writing ________.

A. is represented perfectly by speech

B. represents-speech, but not perfectly

C. developed from imperfect speech

D. is imperfect, but less so than speech

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20 tháng 12 2017

Đáp án B

Theo bài đọc thì kỹ năng viết _________.

A. được thể hiện hoàn hảo bởi lời nói

B. thế hiện lời nói, nhưng không hoàn hảo

C. phát triển từ lời nói chưa hoàn hảo

D. chưa hoàn hảo nhưng ít như vậy hơn lời nói

Dẫn chứng trong bài đọc: “When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly.

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 39 to 46. Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much...
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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 39 to 46.

Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.

When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.

To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.

According to the passage, writing ______.

A. represents speech, but not perfectly

B. developed from imperfect speech

C. is imperfect, but less so than speech

D. is represented perfectly by speech

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22 tháng 12 2017

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Theo bài đọc, kỹ năng viết _________________.

A. thể hiện lời nói, nhưng một cách không hoàn hảo                      B. phát tiển từ lời nói không hoàn hảo

C. hoàn hảo, nhưng không bằng nói                D. được thể hiện hoàn hảo bằng lời nói

Thông tin: When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly.

Tạm dịch: Khi viết đã phát triển, nó được bắt nguồn từ và thể hiện lời nói, mặc dù không hoàn hảo.

Chọn A

Dịch bài đọc:

Bởi vì viết trở nên rất quan trọng trong nền văn hóa của chúng ta, đôi khi chúng ta nghĩ về nó thực hơn lời nói. Tuy nhiên, suy nghĩ một chút sẽ thấy tại sao lời nói lại là chủ yếu và viết là thứ yếu với ngôn ngữ. Con người đã viết (như chúng ta có thể nói từ bằng chứng còn sót lại) ít nhất 5000 năm; nhưng học đã nói chuyện lâu hơn thế, chắc chắn kể từ khi có con người.

Khi viết đã phát triển, nó được bắt nguồn từ và thể hiện lời nói, mặc dù không hoàn hảo. Thậm chí ngày nay, có ngôn ngữ nói được mà không có hình thức viết. Hơn nữa, tất cả chúng ta học cách nói tốt trước khi chúng ta học viết; bất kỳ đứa trẻ nào mà không bị khuyết tật nghiêm trọng về thể chất hay tinh thần sẽ học nói: một người bình thường không thể bị ngăn cản làm việc đó. Mặt khác, nó cần một nỗ lực đặc biệt để học viết. Trong quá khứ nhiều thành viên thông minh và hữu ích của xã hội đã không có được kỹ năng đó, và ngay cả ngày nay nhiều người nói ngôn ngữ với hệ thống viết cũng không bao giờ học đọc hoặc viết, trong khi một số người tìm hiểu những nguyên lý cơ bản của những kỹ năng này làm như vậy chỉ không hoàn hảo.

Tuy nhiên, để kh ng định tính ưu việt của lời nói vượt trên viết không phải là chê bai cái sau. Một lợi thế mà viết có trên lời nói là nó lâu dài hơn và làm có thể các ghi ch p mà bất kỳ nền văn minh nào cũng phải có. Do đó, nếu nói làm chúng ta người hơn, viết lại làm cho chúng ta văn minh.