The bad news in the lune jobs numbers, released Friday, is also the good news. The unemployment rate rose to 4 percent last month, from 3.8 percent, which in many contexts would be reason to worry (25) _____ a softening economy. But the details of this particular jump in the jobless rate actually imply good things for the economy.

The labor force rose by 601,000 people last month, driving the proportion of the civilian adult population that is either working or looking for work up by 0.2 percentage points, to 62.9 percent. The unemployment rate rose because not all of the people looking for work found it immediately. That suggested they were ready and willing to (26) _____ the jobs that employers have kept creating at a healthy rate — an additional 213,000 positions in June alone. The month-to-month swings in the size of the labor force can be large because of (27) _____ error. So this may prove to be a random blip that is erased as more data become available.

But taken at face value, it’s a sign that the hot job market is succeeding at pulling people off the sidelines and into the work force. It’s easy to imagine people (28) _____ have become disengaged from the work force who, in this tightening job market, are more likely than they were a few years ago to see help wanted signs everywhere, (29) _____ to have friends and acquaintances urge them to start working.

Điền vào số (26)

A. fill         

B. form       

C. apply      

D. interview

The bad news in the lune jobs numbers, released Friday, is also the good news. The unemployment rate rose to 4 percent last month, from 3.8 percent, which in many contexts would be reason to worry (25) _____ a softening economy. But the details of this particular jump in the jobless rate actually imply good things for the economy.

The labor force rose by 601,000 people last month, driving the proportion of the civilian adult population that is either working or looking for work up by 0.2 percentage points, to 62.9 percent. The unemployment rate rose because not all of the people looking for work found it immediately. That suggested they were ready and willing to (26) _____ the jobs that employers have kept creating at a healthy rate — an additional 213,000 positions in June alone. The month-to-month swings in the size of the labor force can be large because of (27) _____ error. So this may prove to be a random blip that is erased as more data become available.

But taken at face value, it’s a sign that the hot job market is succeeding at pulling people off the sidelines and into the work force. It’s easy to imagine people (28) _____ have become disengaged from the work force who, in this tightening job market, are more likely than they were a few years ago to see help wanted signs everywhere, (29) _____ to have friends and acquaintances urge them to start working.

Điền vào số (29)

A. for         

B. and         

C. but         

D. or

The bad news in the lune jobs numbers, released Friday, is also the good news. The unemployment rate rose to 4 percent last month, from 3.8 percent, which in many contexts would be reason to worry (25) _____ a softening economy. But the details of this particular jump in the jobless rate actually imply good things for the economy.

The labor force rose by 601,000 people last month, driving the proportion of the civilian adult population that is either working or looking for work up by 0.2 percentage points, to 62.9 percent. The unemployment rate rose because not all of the people looking for work found it immediately. That suggested they were ready and willing to (26) _____ the jobs that employers have kept creating at a healthy rate — an additional 213,000 positions in June alone. The month-to-month swings in the size of the labor force can be large because of (27) _____ error. So this may prove to be a random blip that is erased as more data become available.

But taken at face value, it’s a sign that the hot job market is succeeding at pulling people off the sidelines and into the work force. It’s easy to imagine people (28) _____ have become disengaged from the work force who, in this tightening job market, are more likely than they were a few years ago to see help wanted signs everywhere, (29) _____ to have friends and acquaintances urge them to start working.

Điền vào số (28)

A. where    

B. who        

C. which     

D. why

The bad news in the lune jobs numbers, released Friday, is also the good news. The unemployment rate rose to 4 percent last month, from 3.8 percent, which in many contexts would be reason to worry (25) _____ a softening economy. But the details of this particular jump in the jobless rate actually imply good things for the economy.

The labor force rose by 601,000 people last month, driving the proportion of the civilian adult population that is either working or looking for work up by 0.2 percentage points, to 62.9 percent. The unemployment rate rose because not all of the people looking for work found it immediately. That suggested they were ready and willing to (26) _____ the jobs that employers have kept creating at a healthy rate — an additional 213,000 positions in June alone. The month-to-month swings in the size of the labor force can be large because of (27) _____ error. So this may prove to be a random blip that is erased as more data become available.

But taken at face value, it’s a sign that the hot job market is succeeding at pulling people off the sidelines and into the work force. It’s easy to imagine people (28) _____ have become disengaged from the work force who, in this tightening job market, are more likely than they were a few years ago to see help wanted signs everywhere, (29) _____ to have friends and acquaintances urge them to start working.

Điền vào số (27)

A. statistics

B. status      

C. statistic   

D. statistical

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

Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society. However, there is a place where readers can find some good news. That place is the website called HappyNews. The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese. Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the world. Reese said about HappyNews, “The news media gives you a distorted view of the world by exaggerating bad news, misery, and despair. We’re trying to balance out the scale.”

Not everyone agrees with Reese’s view, though. Many people think that news sources have a responsibility to provide news that is helpful to people. People need to know about issues or problems in today’s society. Then they are better able to make informed decisions about things that affect their daily lives. Reese said that HappyNews is not trying to stop people from learning about issues or problems. HappyNews is just trying to provide a balanced picture of today’s world.

By the end of its first month online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers. About 60 percent of those readers were women. Something else unique makes HappyNews different from any of the other news or information websites that are on the Internet. Unlike many other websites, HappyNews gets fan mail from its readers on a daily basis.

The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A. sources

B. problems

C. people

D. issues

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

Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society. However, there is a place where readers can find some good news. That place is the website called HappyNews. The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese. Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the world. Reese said about HappyNews, “The news media gives you a distorted view of the world by exaggerating bad news, misery, and despair. We’re trying to balance out the scale.”

Not everyone agrees with Reese’s view, though. Many people think that news sources have a responsibility to provide news that is helpful to people. People need to know about issues or problems in today’s society. Then they are better able to make informed decisions about things that affect their daily lives. Reese said that HappyNews is not trying to stop people from learning about issues or problems. HappyNews is just trying to provide a balanced picture of today’s world.

By the end of its first month online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers. About 60 percent of those readers were women. Something else unique makes HappyNews different from any of the other news or information websites that are on the Internet. Unlike many other websites, HappyNews gets fan mail from its readers on a daily basis.

Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A. “Byron Reese Tells People How to Be Happy”

B. “Good News for a Change”

C. “Newspapers vs. Online News”

D. “Why Women Like HappyNews”

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

Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society. However, there is a place where readers can find some good news. That place is the website called HappyNews. The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese. Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the world. Reese said about HappyNews, “The news media gives you a distorted view of the world by exaggerating bad news, misery, and despair. We’re trying to balance out the scale.”

Not everyone agrees with Reese’s view, though. Many people think that news sources have a responsibility to provide news that is helpful to people. People need to know about issues or problems in today’s society. Then they are better able to make informed decisions about things that affect their daily lives. Reese said that HappyNews is not trying to stop people from learning about issues or problems. HappyNews is just trying to provide a balanced picture of today’s world.

By the end of its first month online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers. About 60 percent of those readers were women. Something else unique makes HappyNews different from any of the other news or information websites that are on the Internet. Unlike many other websites, HappyNews gets fan mail from its readers on a daily basis.

What does “exaggerating” mean in this reading?

A. improving

B. explaining

C. editing

D. worsening

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

Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society. However, there is a place where readers can find some good news. That place is the website called HappyNews. The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese. Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the world. Reese said about HappyNews, “The news media gives you a distorted view of the world by exaggerating bad news, misery, and despair. We’re trying to balance out the scale.”

Not everyone agrees with Reese’s view, though. Many people think that news sources have a responsibility to provide news that is helpful to people. People need to know about issues or problems in today’s society. Then they are better able to make informed decisions about things that affect their daily lives. Reese said that HappyNews is not trying to stop people from learning about issues or problems. HappyNews is just trying to provide a balanced picture of today’s world.

By the end of its first month online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers. About 60 percent of those readers were women. Something else unique makes HappyNews different from any of the other news or information websites that are on the Internet. Unlike many other websites, HappyNews gets fan mail from its readers on a daily basis.

How is HappyNews different than other news sources?

A. All of the stories are written by Reese.

B. HappyNews does not exaggerate its stories.

C. Its stories are not about bad things.

D. The website only has stories about women.