15000 bài tập tách từ đề thi thử môn Tiếng Anh có đáp án (Phần 37)

DO SMALLER CLASSES REALLY HELP?

 In an experiment in Canada, ten-year-old children were put in classes of four sizes: 16, 23, 30 and 37 children in (31)____ class. Their teachers said that the smaller classes would result in more individual attention and better marks. However, when the children were (32)____, those in the smaller classes didn’t get higher marks than the others, except in mathematics. Moreover, children in the larger classes said they liked school (33)____ as much. Perhaps the most surprising result was the difference between what teachers expected and the actual results obtained. More than 90% of the teachers expected the smaller classes to (34)____ well. After teaching these smaller classes, over 80% of the teachers thought the pupils had done better. However, according to the researchers, nothing of the (35)____ happened. Class size seemed to make a difference only to the teachers’ own attitudes - and not to the results they obtained. (Source: “Longman Tests in Contexts” by J.B. Heaton)

In a small village in North Yorkshire, there is a big old farmhouse ______(31) three families live together. Alice and George and their three children, Joe and Pam and their two children, and Sue and her baby daughter. The adults divide up the work between them. George does the cooking, Joe and Sue do almost the housework. Pam looks after the shopping and ______(32) the repairs, and Alice takes care of the garden.

    Alice, George and Sue go out to work. Joe works at home ______(33) computer systems, and Pam, who is a painter, looks after the baby during the day. Two of the children go to school in the village, but the three oldest ones go by bus to the secondary school in the nearest town, ten miles away.

    The three families get ______(34) well, and enjoy their way of life. There are a few difficulties, of course. Their biggest worry at the moment is money- one of the cars needs replacing, and the roof needs some expensive repairs. But this isn't too serious- the bank has agreed to a loan, which they expect to be able to pay back in three years. And they all say they would much rather go on living in their old farmhouse ______(35) move to a luxury flat in a big city.

    Left- handers are the odd ones out. Sure, lefties________ (31) up about 10 percent of the population, but, frankly, it seems like society has forgotten about them. Just consider all of the right-handed gadgets, awkwardly designed desks, and cooking tools that fit comfortably only in your right hand. What________(32) someone to become a southpaw? Scientists aren’t exactly sure, but research points to a complex________(33) between genes and environment. While no exact set of “leftie genes” have been discovered, people who dominantly use their left hands do have more left-handed family members. And researchers have found different brain wirings in righties vs. lefties. But no matter ________(34) it is that drives someone to use their antipodal paw, science has also uncovered a particular set of personality traits that left-handed people tend to have. So for all of you lefties, leftie- loving righties, and ambidextrous folks out there - it’s time to brush up on your left-handed knowledge and help ________(35) an end to leftie discrimination once and for all

Throughout the world, there are many different ways for people (31)_____ each other. In much of the world, a handshake is the common form of welcoming and greeting someone. In many countries around the Mediterranean Sea a (32)_____ kiss on the cheek is the appropriate way to welcome friends and family. It can be a very big surprise if you expect to shakes hands and get a kiss or a hug (33)_____.

    At times, it is difficult to tell (34)_____ sort of greeting custom is followed. People may bow, grab another's arm or even slap the other person on the back. In some places, people just smile, look at the other's face and say nothing. 

    Most people in the world are (35)_____ of visitors and don't mind what travellers do that seems experiencing different customs."