READING 1:
ĐỌC HIỂU ĐỤC LỖ
The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in
being an employee? The schools teach a (1)
many things of value to the
future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the
future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the
future employee to know. But very few students bother to learn it. This basic is the
skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that
your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate with people
and to (2)_
your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will both
understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.
Of course, skill in expression is not enough by itself. You must have something to say
in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends (3)
your ability to
make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Expressing one’s thoughts is one skill that the school can really teach. The foundations
for (4)
in expression have to be laid early: an interest in and an ear for
language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and
above all the (5)
of verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations
during your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.
Question 1:
A. large
B. great
C. far
D. deal
Question 2:
A. interpret
B. give out
C. transfer
D. present
Question 3:
A. on most
B. most on
C. much on
D. on much
Question 4:
A. method
B. skill
C. way
D. pattern
Question 5:
A. habit
B. routine
C. trend
D. hobby
READING 2:
A recent (1)
_ of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of
experts in the field of second language acquisition. Their advice may prove invaluable
for those considering a language course. One suggestion is that you access whether you
are likely to be successful (2)
learning a language. Did you enjoy studying
language at school, for example? Do you have enough time to learn a language ? The
major cost will be your own time and effort. Therefore, you must make sure that
course