2016 chinhphuc unit 02 reading skill

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CHINH PHỤC MỌI KỲ THI TIẾNG ANH
UNIT 2: READING SKILL
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Exercise 1:
One of the leading schools of psychological thought in the twentieth century was
behaviorism – the belief that the role of the psychologist is to study behavior, which is
observable, rather than conscious or unconscious thought, which is not. Probably the best-known
proponent of behaviorism is B.F. Skinner, who was famous for his research on how rewards and
punishment influence behavior. He came to believe that positive reinforcements such as praise,
food, or money were more effective in promoting good behavior than negative reinforcement, or
punishment.
Question 1: In ‘behaviorism’ in line 2, a psychologist is concerned with
(A) Conscious thought patterns
(B) Unconscious thought patterns
(C) Observable actions
(D) Unobservable actions
Question 2: What is ‘positive reinforcement’ in line 7?
(A) A fine
(B) A reward
(C) A punishment
(D) A penalty
Question 3: What is ‘negative reinforcement’ in line 9?
(A) A promotion
(B) A reward
(C) A surprise
(D) A punishment

Exercise 2:
Ring Lardner himself was born into a wealthy, educated, and cultured family. For the bulk
of his career, he worked as a reporter for newspapers in South Bend, Boston, St. Louis and
Chicago. However, it is for his short stories of lower middle-class Americans that Ring Lardner
is perhaps best-known. In these stories, Lardner vividly creates the language and ambiance of this
lower class, often using the misspelled words, grammatical errors, and incorrect diction that
typified the language of the lower middle class.
Question 4: The word ‘vividly’ in line 6 is closest in meaning to?
(A) In a cultured way
(B) In a correct way
(C) In a lifelike way

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(D) In a brief way
Question 5: The word ‘misspelled’ in line 7 is closest in meaning to?
(A) Highly improper
(B) Vulgar
(C) Incorrectly written
(D) Slang
Question 6: The word ‘diction’ in line 8 is closest in meaning to?

(A) Writing
(B) Sentence structure
(C) Form
(D) Speech
Exercise 3:
The piece of eight was the nickname of Spanish peso, which was the rough equivalent of the
American dollar in early America; the peso was accepted coin in much of the Americas,
particularly during the period when the stores of Spanish ships were regularly stripped by pirates
on the waters off the Americas and ‘redistributed’ throughout coastal towns. The nickname piece
of eight derived from the fact that the peso was equal to eight reals and therefore had the numeral
8 stamped on it. The piece of eight was sometimes actually cut into pieces, or bits, and one
popular size was one-referred to today as two-bits, particularly in the western part of the country.
A visitor to that area if told ‘It’ll be two bits.’ should take it that the price of an item is being
given.
Question 7: The word ‘rough’ in line 1 is closest in meaning to?
(A) Unsmooth
(B) Mean
(C) Approximate
(D) Heavy
Question 8: ‘Stores’ in line 3 are probably
(A) Departments
(B) Markets
(C) Shops
(D) Supplies
Question 9: The word ‘take’ in line 9 could best be replaced by
(A) Hold
(B) Understand
(C) Possess
(D) Grab
COMMON ROOTS AND AFFIXES

Roots and Affixes

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-able, -ible
-al
-ance, -ence
-an, -ian
antiaudi-, audioautobibiocent-, centicounter-

capable of
relating to
state, action or quality of
of or belonging to
against
connecting with hearing
by oneself or by itself
two
of life and living things
hundred or hundredth
opposite, against

dicdisen-en
-er, -or

say, speak
not, negative
put into, cause to be
make or cause to be
a person or thing that does an
action
that is or does sth
nationality or language
former, used to be
full of, having the qualities of,
an amount that fills sth
make or become
of the earth
something written or drawn
state or quality of
same, like
not, negative, against
not, into
not, into
between, among
inside, within
not, negative
having the nature of, from the
country mentioned
principles or teaching of
a person who is skilled in an

area
having the nature of
cause to be or become
1000
lack of, without

-ent, -ant
-ese
ex-ful
-fy, -ify
geo-graph-hood
homoilimininterintrair-ish
-ism
-ist
-ive, -tive
-ise, -ize
kilo-less

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eatable, payable
national, political
appearance, difference
american, christian
antislavery, antisocial
auditor, auditorium

automatic, autobiography
bilingual, bicycle
biology, biography
centuty, centimeter
countermarch,
counterargument
diction, dictate
dislike, dishonest
endanger, enrich
widen, strengthen
writer, visitor
different, pleasant
Vietnamese, Japanese
ex-wife, ex-student
handful, joyful
purify, terrify
geology, geography
autograph, graphology
childhood, livelihood
homosexual, homophone
illegal, illogical
impossible, import
incomplete, inhale
international, intermediate
intracompany, intranet
irresponsible, irregular
childish, swedish
buddhism, socialism
biologist, artist
effective, sensitive

socialize, familiarize
kilogram, kilometre
clueless, hopeless
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-logy, -ology
-ly
mal-ment
milliminimis-

the science or study of
in the manner of
bad or badly
the action or condition of
1000th part of
very small or short
bad, wrong, badly, wrongly

monomulti-ness
non-ous
outover-phon-portpostpreresemi-sens-ship
-spectsubsupertelethermo-tion, -sion, -ion, -ation, -ition,
-xion
transtriununiundervis-ward, -wards
-y

one, single
many
the condition of
not, lack of
having the nature of
do more than, greater, better
too much
sound, voice
carry, movement
after
before
back, agian
half, happening twice
feel
the quality or state of
look, see
under, less important
over, more than usual
over a distance
related to heat
the action or process of

philosophy, zoology
quickly, quietly
malpractice, maltreat
movement, statement
millimetre. milligram
miniskirt, minicab
misunderstand,

miscommunication
monologue, monotonous
multifaceted, multiply
sadness, loneliness
nonfiction, non-profit
conscious, joyous
outweigh, outnumber
overwhelm, overwork
telephone, phonology
transport, export
postgraduate, postwar
preintermediate, pretest
replay, rewrite
semiclassic, semiannual
sensible, sensitive
friendship, scholarship
speactator, inspect
subzero, subeditor
supernatural, superpower
television, telegram
thermometer, thermoplastic
explanation, explosion

across
three
not, negative
one, single
not enough
see
in the direction of

in the condition of

translate, transplant
trilogy, triangle
unfortunately, unable
uniform, unisex
underestimate, undercook
vision, visual
towards, northward
rainy, shiny

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