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.
This rapid transcontinental settlement and these new urban industrial circumstances of the last half of the 19th century were accompanied by the development of a national literature of great abundance and variety. New themes, new forms, new subjects, new regions, new authors, new audiences all emerged in the literature of this half century.
As a result, at the onset of World War I, the spirit and substance of American literature had evolved remarkably, just as its center of production had shifted from Boston to New York in the late 1880s and the sources of its energy to Chicago and the Midwest. No longer was it produced, at least in its popular forms, in the main by solemn, typically moralistic men from New England and the Old South; no longer were polite, well-dressed, grammatically correct, middle-class young people the only central characters in its narratives; no longer were these narratives to be set in exotic places and remote times; no longer, indeed, were fiction, poetry, drama, and formal history the chief acceptable forms of literary expression; no longer, finally, was literature read primarily by young, middle class women.
In sum, American literature in these years fulfilled in considerable measure the condition Walt Whitman called for in 1867 in describing Leaves of Grass: it treats, he said of his own major work, each state and region as peers "and expands from them, and includes the world ... connecting an American citizen with the citizens of all nations." At the same time, these years saw the emergence of what has been designated "the literature of argument," powerful works in sociology, philosophy, psychology, many of them impelled by the spirit of exposure and reform. Just as America learned to play a role in this half century as an autonomous international political, economic, and military power, so did its literature establish itself as a producer of major works.
It can be inferred from the passage that Walt Whitman_____________
A. was disapproving of the new literature
B. disliked urban life
C. was an international diplomat
D. wrote Leaves of Grass
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Từ cuối câu đầu đoạn 3:….. the condition Walt Whitman called for in 1867 in describing Leaves of Grass: it treats, he said of his own major work,…-> Leaves of Grass chính là “his own major work”
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Every woman who had enough criteria can join the beauty contest irrespective of their background.
In 1959 the political philosopher Hannah Arendt became the first woman_______a full professor at Princeton University
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.
Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to resort to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally, spelling, however, cannot.
Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction.
Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people.
While verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.
How many different forms of communication are mentioned here?
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.
Speech is one of the most important (13) ______ communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (14) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (15) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very (16)______ . The basic (17) ______ of English is not very large, and not only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite (18)______. But the more idea you can (19) ______ the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.
Words are the (20) ______ thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we (21)______ the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (22) ______ whether we are pleasedor angry, for instance
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Paul is asking Joe for permission to play the guitar in the room. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange. Paul: “Is it all right if I play the guitar in here while you’re studying?” Joe: “_____________________”
She said she met you once at the Parade last week. _________since?
_________, these students are among the best prepared who have been through this university.
Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
You can apply for a better job when you will have had more experience
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play
Joanne is criticising Alex for taking a late flight. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange. Joanne: “You should have flown with the earlier flight!” Alex: “___________________”
I am sorry I cannot hear what you________because everybody ______so loudly
Mark first________ his wife three years ago when they_________at university
Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
While the teacher was explaining the some on the blackboard, the children threw paper aeroplanes around the classroom
Safety should take _________over all other matters in the workplace
