Tài liệu A resource for reading and words part 2 docx

PASSAGE 9

SOCIETY

Men usually want to have their own way. They want to think
and act as they like. No one, however, can have his own way
all the time. A man cannot live in society without taking into
account the interest of others as well as his own interests.
"Society" means a group of people with the same laws and the
same way of life. People in society may make their own
decisions, but these decisions ought not to be unjust or
detrimental to others.

VOCABULARY

DEFINITIONS

To have one's own way: To do what one wants
To take into account: To consider
Interest: Advantage, benefit
Unjust: Unfair
Detrimental: Harmful

> EXERCISES

Complete the sentences with a suitable form of the words
defined above

1. The manager should .... the artist's wishes and aspirations.
2. Sugar is positively .... to bodybuilding due to the fact that
it causes a rise in insulin levels

3. Every learner .... learning vocabulary
4. Such .... laws deserve to be broken.
5. As he ran the company in line with his ...., he was fired.
READING COMPREHENSION

1.

Even if a person wants to behave the way he likes, he can't
because
..............

A)

there are some rules he should obey.
B)

it is impossible for a person to act as he likes.
C)

he can have his way sometimes.
D)

he should always respect the others.
E)

his opinions are less important in society.

2.

It is emphasized in the passage that a person is rejected by

society if he
......................

A)

can't do whatever he likes.
B)

isn't leading a different life.
C)

considers others' opinions.
D)

doesn't consider the interests of others.
E)

doesn't have interests as well as the others'

3.

It is pointed out that individuals' decisions
.........

A)

aren't so important.
B)

don't always be accepted.

C)

ought not to be just.
D)

cannot influence society.
E)

should be fair and not hurt others.

PASSAGE 10

A group of men were requested to put their hands into a bowl
of icy water and then tell a researcher how much it hurt. Half
of them reported back to a man, the other half to an attractive
woman. Those who talked to the woman asserted that they
suffered significantly less pain than the others. When women
were asked to do the same, they reported a similar level of
pain whether they were talking to a man or a woman. There
was not a discrepancy between the statements they made to a
man and a woman.

VOCABULARY

DEFINITIONS

To request: To ask for, to demand

Bowl: Basin, sink

Icy: Very cold

To assert: To claim

To suffer: To undergo, To experience

Significantly: Considerably, a lot

Discrepancy: Difference

> EXERCISES

Complete the sentences with a suitable form of the words
defined above

1) People aren't going to .... a singer's record unless it has
been promoted properly through the usual channels of TV,
radio, music press, national press and live shows.
2) One of the victims was in a critical condition, .... from
severe burns, but'the other three were allowed home after
treatment for shock.
3) Our traditions are .... different to those in England.
. 4) I got upset by the .... between what he told me and the way

he actually behaved.
5) They ...., rather than denied, the bias in their own papers.

READING COMPREHENSION

1. From the passage we understand that when the men talked to

the attractive woman...............

A) they said they didn't feel much pain.
B) the pain didn't affect them at all.
C) two of them lied about the pain.
D) the woman claimed to suffer significantly.
E) only half of them told the truth. /

2. It's obvious in the passage that the women reported the same
level of pain ...............

A) only to the men.
B) they said they didn't feel the pain.
C) even if they weren't asked.
D) although they didn't put their hands into the bowl.
E) whomever they talked to.

3. The purpose of the research was to find out ...........

A) that women were less strong.
B) if a bowl of icy water hurt hands,
C) how truthful men and women were.
D) whether men were attracted by a beautiful woman.
E) if ice-was painful.

PASSAGE 11

CONSPIRACY

Back in the biology department, Logan sat down at his desk,

planning to prepare some roll sheets for his new classes. He
stayed there for a long time without moving. The September
sun went low behind the New Jersey Palisade, but he didn't
prepare the sheets. Suddenly he sat forward in his chair. In a
surprising flash of creative thought, he had seen how he
could obtain the money. The entire plan simply burst upon
him. He would rob the bank and pin the robbery on Tritt

VOCABULARY

Conspiracy; Secret plan

Roll sheets: List of names

To go low: To set

Flash: Spark, burst

Entire: Complete, whole

To obtain: To get

To burst upon: To come suddenly to

To pin on: To place the blame on

>
EXERCISES

Complete the sentences with a suitable form of the words

defined above

1} The list of dead and detained suggested that the ... against
the general ran wider than initially thought.

2) He enjoyed the brief ..... of jealousy and the home
comforts.
3) Instinctively I felt it might endanger the ..... project, how
everything might collapse around me the moment I told
the truth.
4) Following her arrival, she .... a temporary job as a nurse in

the Hospital of Hope.
5) The appalling realization ..... him that he had failed.

READING COMPREHENSION

1.

It can be inferred from the passage that Logan is a ...

A) student B) janitor C) cleaner D) teacher E) secretary

2.

It's obvious in the passage that
.................

A)

he didn't plan to prepare the roll sheets before hand.
B)

the evening was approaching.
C)

he spent a lot of time preparing the roll sheets.
D)

he finally decided to count the money at his desk.
E)

Not moving for a long time made him sleepy.

3.

Logan's plan to put the blame on Tritt
...........

A)

had been carefully developed
B) took a period of ten months
C) worked very well
D) came to him suddenly
E) was suggested to him by his friend.