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 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.
Warn, and instruct people. While verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.
Sign language is said to be very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally EXCEPT for
A. spelling
B. ideas
C. whole words
D. expressions
Chọn A
Dựa vào câu cuối đoạn 2 “Many of these symbols of the whole words are very picturesque and
exact and can be used internationally: spelling, however, cannot” : sự biểu tượng của từ ngữ được thể hiện sống động và chính xác, và có thể dùng trên toàn cầu tuy nhiên sự đánh vần thì không thể.
Các đáp án còn lại trong ý “sign language in which motions stand for letters, words and ideas”
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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.
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You can change your view of life, according to psychologist. It only takes a little (47)___, and you'll find life more rewarding as a (48)____. Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence but it's also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to (49)____. Optimists are more (50)_____ to start new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks.
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