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Question 19-23: Choose A or B or C or D to answer the following questions based on
the information provided in the text.
Can you imagine a world without words? The main way that we communicate
with each other is by using words. We can communicate either by speaking and
listening or by writing and reading. With words, we can give and receive information,
ideas, orders and instructions.
People have used writing to communicate for about 7000 years. At first, they
used to draw simple pictures to represent objects, such as people and animals. Then
people started to put pictures together to represent something more difficult, like a
sentence. The next step in the development of writing was to use symbols or signs.
These symbols represented the sounds of words and not their meaning.
Finally, the alphabet from which modern English comes, was invented in about
1500 BC. The people who invented the alphabet used a set of symbols to represent the
sound of language, these symbols are still used to the same sound today. Many
languages are written with letters of an alphabet, including Vietnamese.
19. People communicate with each other using ________.
A. information B. instructions C. words D. books
20. The first kind of writing used simple ________.
A. pictures B. animals C. people D. objects
21. A later form of writing used symbols to represent ________.
A. meanings B. words C. sounds D. pictures.
22. An alphabet is a set of letters that represent the different sounds of a ________.
A. language B. word C. symbol D. letter.
23. What is the most suitable title for this article?
A. Listening and speaking B. Alphabets and their meanings
C. Writing and reading D. Words and writing
Question 24-28: Choose A or B or C or D to answer the following questions based on
the information provided in the text.
As more women in the United States move up the professional ladder, more are
finding it necessary to make business trip alone. Since this is new for many, some tips
are certainly helpful. If you are married, it is a good idea to encourage your husband
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and children to learn to cook a few simple meals while you are away. They will be
much happier and probably they will enjoy the experience. If you eat alone a great
deal, choose good restaurants. In the end, they will be much better for your digestion.
You may also find it useful to call the restaurant in advance and state that you will be
eating alone. You will probably get better service and almost certainly a better table.
Finally, and most importantly, anticipate your travel needs as a businesswoman; this
starts with light weight luggage. Take a folding case inside your suitcase; it will come
in extremely handy for dirty clothes, as well as for business documents and papers you
no longer need on the trip. And make sure you have a briefcase so that you can keep
currently required papers separate.
Obviously, experience helps, but you can make things easier on yourself for the
first by careful planning so that right from the start you can really have a good trip.
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