Question

Read the follwing passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

          The rules of etiquette in American restaurants depend upon a number of factors the physical location of the restaurant, eg., rural or urban; the type of restaurant, eg., informal or formal; and certain standards that are more universal. In other words, some standards of etiquette vary significantly while other standards apply almost anywhere. Learning the proper etiquette in a particular type of restaurant in a particular area may sometimes require instruction, but more commonly it simply requires sensitivity and experience. For example, while it is acceptable to read a magazine in a coffee shop, it is inappropriate to do the same in a more luxurious setting. And, if you are eating in a very rustic setting it may be fine to tuck your napkin into your shirt, but if you are in a sophisticated urban restaurant this behavior would demonstrate a lack of manners. It is safe to say, however, that in virtually every restaurant it is unacceptable to indiscriminately throw your food on the floor. The conclusion we can most likely draw from the above is that while the types and locations of restaurant determine etiquette appropriate to them, some rules apply to all restaurant.

What does the word “it” in line 5 refer to?

A. learning the proper etiquette

B. clear instruction

C. knowing the type of restaurant

D. sensitivity

Answer 1

Đáp án A.

Key words: it, line 5, refer.

Clue: “Learning the proper etiquette in a particular type of restaurant in a particular area may sometimes require instruction, but more commonly it simply requires sensitivity and experience”: Học các nghi thức cư xử đúng đắn trong những loại nhà hàng trong 1 khu vực cụ thể đôi khi có thể cần đến sự chỉ dẫn, thế nhưng thường thì nó yêu cầu sự nhạy cảm và kinh nghiệm.

Phân tích Clue, ta thấy ở vế trước việc “learning the proper etiquette” đòi hỏi sự chỉ dẫn, còn vế sau từ “it” đòi hỏi sự nhạy cảm và trải nghiệm. Do đó ta thấy từ “it” tương ứng với đáp án A. learning the proper etiquette.