Câu hỏi:
30/03/2020 267Read 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:The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means______.
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Đáp án D
Câu hỏi từ vựng:
A. skill (n): kĩ năng.
B. rudiments (n): nguyên lí sơ đẳng, kiến thức cơ sở.
C. domination (n): sự thống trị.
D. benefit (n): lợi ích.
Advantage (n): lợi thế, thuận lợi = D. benefit (n): lợi ích.
Đã bán 152
Đã bán 114
Đã bán 132
Đã bán 47
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Câu 1:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
If a boss wants to have a well-qualified staff, he should have to pay his employees______.
Câu 2:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He is one of the most______bosses I have ever worked with. He behaves rudely to not only me but also others in the staff.
Câu 3:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We are a very close-knit family and very supportive______one another.
Câu 4:
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.
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Câu 5:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.
Câu 6:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Gestures such as waving and handshaking are______forms of communication.
Câu 7:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
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