The Battle of Rach Gam - Xoai Mout was a great battle on the river that took place on the night of January 19 to 20, 1785 between the Siamese-Nguyen coalition and the Tay Son army at the Rach Gam-Xoai Mut river section, then belonging to the Tran Dinh palace, of Dang Trong; later changed to My Tho province, now in Tien Giang province, Vietnam. Write 200 words to think about the cause of victory and the historical significance of this victory.
The family in Britain is changing. The once typical British family headed by two parents has undergone substantial changes during the twentieth century. In particular there has been a rise in the number of single-person households, which increased from 18 to 29 per cent of all households between 1971 and 2002. By the year 2020, it is estimated that there will be more single people than married people. Fifty years ago this would have been socially unacceptable in Britain.
In the past, people got married and stayed married. Divorce was very difficult, expensive and took a long time. Today, people's views on marriage are changing. Many couples, mostly in their twenties or thirties, live together (cohabit) without getting married. Only about 60% of these couples will eventually get married.
In the past, people married before they had children, but now about 40% of children in Britain are born to unmarried (cohabiting) parents. In 2000, around a quarter of unmarried people between the ages of 16 and 59 were cohabiting in Great Britain. Cohabiting couples are also starting families without first being married. Before 1960 this was very unusual, but in 2001 around 23 per cent of births in the UK were to cohabiting couples.
People are generally getting married at a later age now and many women do not want to have children immediately. They prefer to concentrate on their jobs and put off having a baby until late thirties.
The number of single-parent families is increasing. This is mainly due to more marriages ending in divorce, but some women are also choosing to have children as lone parents without being married.
1: which of the following could be the best title forr the passage ?
A. changing vuales and norms of the british family
B. changes inn marriage among british young generations
C. changing insights into and ideas of the british family
D. changes in viewpoints and lifestyles of british couples
2: the word WHICH in the passage refers to ....
A. the family in britain
B. substantial changes
C. typical british family
D. single-parent household
3: which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A. in the past british people had to pay a lot if they wanted to get divorced
B. half of the children in britain now are born to unmarried couples
C. women in britain now do not want to have children right after marriage
D. there are more and more single - parent families in britain these days
Bạn nào giúp mik vs ạ! Huhu
I have Learned, often the hard way, that there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey. First of All, always check and double-check departure times. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once i arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and i thought she said that the plane left at 10:50. I walked calmly to the departure desk, thinking I still had a little time to spare. I didn`t bother to take a good look at the ticket. The clerk at the desk told me politely but firmly that the departure time was 10:15 and that the flight was, according to international regulations, " now closed! ". I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an importent meeting.
The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still importent to have at least a little of the local currency with you when you arrive in a country. This can be absolutely essential if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. A few years ago, I took a business trip to Oklahoma. I flew there from London via Dallas,with very little time to change planes in between. I arrived there at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and since I had no Dollars, i offered to pay in Pounds instead." Listen, Buddy! I only take Real money! " the driver said angrily. Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was Embarrassing.
The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave, especially if you can take only a little baggage with you. I feel sorry for some of my colleagues who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during a day. Few people understand just how importent it is to have the right sort of clothes with you in these days of rapid air travel.
I. Discuss these questions. Campare your answers.
1. Explain why the writer once arrived at the airport only a few minutes before the plane left.
2. Whose fault do you think it was? Thư writer's or his secretary's? Give reasons for your answer.
3. Explain why the writer think it is essential to have at least a little local currency when you arrive in a foreign country.
4. Describe some of the problems you could have if you ignore the advice in the last paragraph
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The sun goes down for a long time. The gentle night falls. Praying in deep, sparkling all the stars. At the far end of the village, the moon is slowly rising from the bamboo forest in the thin mist. The drum frog stirred the air quietly in the countryside. Today is the full moon in August, we are excited to prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
I give you candles to welcome the moon. The yellow grapefruit is tanned, the stem is fresh green placed in the middle, surrounded by bright red roses, ripe. Spicy banana pepper mottled with peanuts. The jade pearl ring wrapped in fresh lotus leaf. The pork pies are nestled together in the new look funny! A sweet scent spread in space is busy laughter baby voices mixed with frogs drumming.
The lanterns dancing in the night like to pull out of the handle to fly to the sky with the moon. The village is filled with silver shimmering along with the voices of young children resound echoing. The lights are finished, we organize the festival. Everyone lit up and lit the lights to look at each other laughing happily. The candy dance in the tray, they also want to play the Mid-Autumn Festival! People sit at the table, excited joy. Never as happy as tonight.
You and your friends in the village all year, grouped together in a row along the snake dragon to take the lights of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The paper lamp star, carp lamp ... with the flickering blaze with moonlight made one. We are bored, we break the bank. In the tray is the part of Sister Hang and Cuong. Sometimes I look up, I feel like they are smiling at us and then hold a candy stick to the part that they give them.
River country as well as the air jubilantly of the full moon night. The sky is clear inside, so why not, sparkling. The full moon shines brightly. Moon as the artist spread the surface of the silver shining silver. Then the river was quiet as a dream of watching the night sky. The river hides the full moon into the bottom of his heart. The naughty wind, constantly shaking the ripples hit the shore.
Watching the sky, plants for a while, suddenly ... I suddenly thought if there is no moon star how? It must have been black, silky, cold and dark, all over the air. There will be no fun scenes, busy lanterns, but just see the strange emptiness. The more I think, the more moon. The great light has only one but two
Bạn nào xem giúp mình giới từ ở đây có sai k thì sửa giúp mình với
In each sentences there is one error in the use of a prepositional phrase. Correct each error
A bone discovered in chance in the 17th century was the beginning of the search for dinosaurs. From then in, scientists and the public have been fascinated by these creatures. In accordance to beliefs at the time, the initial discovery was thought to be the bone of a human giant. However, in 1824, a scientist, William Buckland ,calculated that the bone belonged to a 12-metre, flesh-eating reptile and named it Megalosaurus, on the process giving us the first of the wonderful list of exotic names for dinosaurs. The 17th century discovery had, on turn, led to a series of futher names for further finds around that time. All these at a greater or lesser extent confirmed Buckland's theories. For far the biggest dinosaur discovered to date was probaly over 40 metres long. To the most part, dinosaurs ranged from the size of a chicken to that of a giraffe. At most respects, what we know about their habits is still very limited. What we do know is at least on some extent based on pure speculation
The 19th century was a period of great change in the history of the USA. After the U.S. civil war, the Southerners were not happy with the situation which they were forced to face. The slaves were liberated, even the ones that wished to continue the old way of living. The economy of the South had gone down considerably and there was little opportunity for honest work. The growing number of blacks living as free men next to their former owners nourished the anger of some Southerners. The South was a wasteland both financially and psychologically. This resulted in the formation of secret societies, the Ku Klux Klan being the most infamous of them.
Six Confederate veterans, all in their twenties, founded the Klan. They also started the typical Klan clothing: a white robe and white "witches" hats with eyeholes. However, the purpose of this original form of the Ku Klux Klan was not political or even racist. The main aim of the Klan at the beginning was to play pranks and have fun. All of the Klan members had to attend the weekly gatherings, which "were held in the cellar of a deserted brick house standing on a hill ".
This secret society of bored young men started gradually enlarging. Soon the pranks of the original Klan were designated mainly towards the liberated slaves. They held particularly the Negroes in terror who had gained land and prospered. The original, fairly innocent secret society turned into a blood-thirsty group. By 1870 The Ku Klux Klan and their operation had been made known all through the States, mostly in a negative way. During the late 1950s and early 1960s there were several blacks murdered, and houses bombed. The Klansmen were dedicated to cutting this "bad weed" out of the American soil. It reacted strongly against the Civil Rights movement and opposed Martin Luther King. This form of the Ku Klux Klan was extremely political.
The Klan is still fairly active in the USA today. However, the times were changing and there was no point attacking blacks, as the Civil Rights movement could not be erased. It seems the violent Klan of the 1960s has changed into a society controlled by strict rules and honour codes. The members of the Klan are now dedicated to protecting the white race and the "proper Christian religion". They declare that they have the same right to preach for white power as the blacks have to being proud of their origins. The main form of action in today's Klan is protests, rallies and Internet shows. It seems that the modern Klan still fosters some of the main ideas of the Ku Klux Klan but in a more peaceful and rational way.
57. This article is mainly about .
(A) the origin of the Ku Klux Klan and how it has operated
(B) the honor code and strict rules of the Ku Klux Klan
(C) the U.S. Civil War and slave liberation
(D) the Klan’s political stand and the idea of equality
58. What is the true phenomenon after the U.S. Civil War ?
(A) No liberated slaves wanted the old way of living.
(B) The southerners soon identified with the Yankees.
(C) The economy of the south prospered.
(D) Secret societies started to form.
59. Which of the following is TRUE about the KKK before 1870?
(A) It acted against the Civil Right movement
(B) It had its members wear white costumes
(C) It held the weekly gathering in a Protestant church
(D) It was an extreme political society
60. Which of the following statements about today’s Klan is NOT true ?
(A) It is dedicated to protecting the white race.
(B) It takes action in the form of rallies and internet shows.
(C) It still holds hatred toward blacks.
(D) It strives to be neutral and rational.
Exercise 1. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
For Catherine Lumby, deciding to take on the role of breadwinner in her relationship was not a difficult choice. When she discovered she was pregnant with her first child, she had just been offered a demanding new role as Director of the Media and Communications department at the University of Sydney. But she didn't see this as an obstacle, and wasprepared to use childcare when the children were old enough. It came, therefore, as a surprise to Lumby and her husband Derek that, after the birth of their son, they couldn’t actually bear the thought of putting himinto childcare tor nine hours a day. As she was the one with the secure job,the role of primary care-giver fell to Derek, who was writing scripts for television. This arrangement continued for the next four years, w ith Derek working from home and caring for both of their sons. He returned to full-time work earlier this year.
Whilst Lumby and her husband are by no means the only Australians making such a role reversal, research suggests that they are in the minority. In a government-funded survey in 2001, only 5.5 percent of couples in the 30-54 year age group saw the women working either part- or full-time while the men were unemployed.
The situation is likely to change, according to the CEO of Relationships Australia, Anne Hollonds. She suggests that this is due to several reasons, including the number of highly educated women in the workforce and changing social patterns and expectations. However, she warns that for couples involved in role-switching, there are many potential difficulties to be overcome. For men whose self-esteem is connected to their jobs and the income it provides to the family, a major change of thinking is required. It also requires women to reassess, particularly with regard to domestic or child-rearing decisions, and they may have to learn to deal with the guilt of not always being there at key times for their children. Being aware of these issues can make operating in non-traditional roles a lot easier.
118. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Men being the bread winnersB. Traditional roles of women
C. Women being the home makersD. Reversed roles between men and women
119. Catherine and her husband decided that Catherine would be the primary earner because ____.
A. she had a badly paid jobB. she was not good at childcare
C. she had a reliable jobD. she wanted her husband to stay at home
120. In paragraph 1, the word “him" refers to ____.
A. their sonB. her husband C. DerekD. her colleague
121. They decided that Derek would look after their son because they____.
A. couldn’t afford to put their child in care for long periods each day
B. didn’t want to put their child in care for long periods each day
C. thought childcare was not safe enough for their children
D. worried about their son’s health problems
122. In paragraph 2, the word “reversal" is closest in meaning to ____.
A. stabilityB. modificationC. rehearsalD. switch
123. One reason tor a change in the number of men staying home is ____.
A. the stability in the number of highly-educated women who are working
B. the fall in the number of highly-educated women who are working
C. the rise in the number of highly-educated women who are working
D. the fluctuation in the number of highly-educated women who are working
For Catherine Lumby, deciding to take on the role of breadwinner in her relationship was not a difficult choice. When she discovered she was pregnant with her first child, she had just been offered a demanding new role as Director of the Media and Communications department at the University of Sydney. But she didn't see this as an obstacle, and was prepared to use childcare when the children were old enough. It came, therefore, as a surprise to Lumby and her husband Derek that, after the birth of their son, they couldn’t actually bear the thought of putting him into childcare tor nine hours a day. As she was the one with the secure job, the role of primary care-giver fell to Derek, who was writing scripts for television. This arrangement continued for the next four years, with Derek working from home and caring for both of their sons. He returned to full-time work earlier this year.
Whilst Lumby and her husband are by no means the only Australians making such a role reversal, research suggests that they are in the minority. In a government-funded survey in 2001, only 5.5 percent of couples in the 30-54 year age group saw the women working either part- or full-time while the men were unemployed.
The situation is likely to change, according to the CEO of Relationships Australia, Anne Hollonds. She suggests that this is due to several reasons, including the number of highly educated women in the workforce and changing social patterns and expectations. However, she warns that for couples involved in role-switching, there are many potential difficulties to be overcome. For men whose self-esteem is connected to their jobs and the income it provides to the family, a major change of thinking is required. It also requires women to reassess, particularly with regard to domestic or child-rearing decisions, and they may have to learn to deal with the guilt of not always being there at key times for their children. Being aware of these issues can make operating in non-traditional roles a lot easier.
5. In paragraph 2, the word “reversal" is closest in meaning to ____.
A. stability B. modification C. rehearsal D. switch
Điền từ giúp mình ạ:<< Mình cảm ơnn
* arrive - get - reach - come - approach - appear
1. It took us a long time to __ to the theatre but we __ in time for the first act.
2. The ocean liner __ on the horizon and within two hours it had __ the port.
3. Would you like to __ to our house tonight?
4. Was __ by a begger asking for money.
5. We __ at the village late at night.
* voyage - journey - trip - tour - excursion - travel - expedition - cruise - flight
6. Our class is going on a(n) __ to the zoo tomorrow.
7. Joan kept a diary of her __ through Europe.
8. Our __ on the ocean liner lasted two weeks
9. Many explorers have đie on __ to the Antarctic.
10. It's a nine-hour bus __ from Melbourne to Sydney.
11. We went on a Mediterranean ___ for our honeymoon.
12. We were given a(n) __ of the ancient castle as soon as we arrived.
13. Our __ to BAngkok was delayed so ourr __ to Asia was put off for a day.
* Site - position - location - point - place - room - space
14. The __ of the house is ideal, with the living __ overlooking the bay
15. To enter the building __ you must wear a hard hat.
16. What __ do you play in the school football team?
17. Do you live in a __ of your own or do you still rent?
18. The starting __ for the marathon is on the corner of Bell and Church Street.
* Address - road - street - way - direction - route - path
19. You'll need a map to find your __ around this city
20. I need your new __ so that I can keep in touch with you
21. I'll find the __ to your house by looking up the __ in the directory
22. We must follow the __ Judy gave us or we'll never find the __ her house is on
23. The hikers took the __ that led to the castle
24. We were up and ready at sunrise and headed in the __ of the moutains.
