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.
Today, in many parts of the world, it is customary for people to shake hands upon meeting as gesture of good will. Originally, however, the practice of shaking hands had a more practical purpose.
Shaking hands originated in medieval times. In those days, when a man came on a stranger, he would often automatically reach for his sword with his right hand, in case he had to use the weapon to defend himself. Sometimes, both parties found themselves circling around each other, weapons in hand, until it was mutually agreed that the weapons could be laid aside. Then, the two parties extended their right hands to show they had no weapons, and clasped them. This was the beginning of the handshake.
The custom of shaking hands is not a universal one. In the Orient, people have, for centuries, clasped their own hands in front of them upon meeting to show that they held no weapons. In France, a custom developed in which people who met would kiss each other on both cheeks. The natives of some South-sea islands greet by rubbing noses.
At first,the purpose of shaking hands was ____________.
B. to show that there were no weapons in hands.
Giải bởi qa.haylamdo.com
Đáp án B
Proving the existence of beings from outer is a(n)__________at the moment.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the meaningful sentence from the cues given.
These/ baskets/ make/ thin/ bamboo/ strips.
It is believed that some dinosaurs were intelligent, ability to perform complex activities, and perhaps
A B
even capable of social behavior.
C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following exchanges.
– “Your parents must be proud of your result at school.” – “__________”.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
Charlie said, “I’m thinking of going to live in Canada”.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Although his family is poor, but he studies very well.
A B C D
Sports and festivals form an integral part of every human society.
Abandoned children should be brought up in orphanages in order to be safe.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
More school have been built recently to make it convenient for children to go to school.
A B C D
Did you know that learning to ski is__________than learning to skate?
