Skim the article. When do people create a first impression?
a. when they meet someone new
b. when they know someone well
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Why do people often get uptight and worried before meeting someone for the first time? It is often said that (31)______a good first impression is very important, and according to recent studies, it appears that there is something to it. In his book, Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell says that we form an opinion of someone in the first 2 seconds after meeting them. In other words, if Gladwell is right, most of us pass (32)______on people we meet almost immediately. It makes (33)______that we create a better first impression when we‟re friendly. A warm smile can really make a difference.
And then if we have interests (34)______common, the other person may feel they want to get t know us. However, when we meet someone from abroad who (35)______a foreign language, there‟s no need we have to keep our distance from them. If we decided to take the trouble to communicate, we might make a new friend.
Điền ô số 31
A. doing
B. making
C. passing
D. having
Đáp án B
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu, cụm từ
Giải thích:
To make an impression: tạo ấn tượng
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Why do people often get uptight and worried before meeting someone for the first time? It is often said that (31)______a good first impression is very important, and according to recent studies, it appears that there is something to it. In his book, Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell says that we form an opinion of someone in the first 2 seconds after meeting them. In other words, if Gladwell is right, most of us pass (32)______on people we meet almost immediately. It makes (33)______that we create a better first impression when we‟re friendly. A warm smile can really make a difference.
And then if we have interests (34)______common, the other person may feel they want to get t know us. However, when we meet someone from abroad who (35)______a foreign language, there‟s no need we have to keep our distance from them. If we decided to take the trouble to communicate, we might make a new friend.
Điền ô số 33
A. logic
B. sense
C. interest
D. friends
Đáp án B
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu, cụm từ
Giải thích:
To make sense: có lý, có ý nghĩa, hợp lý
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Why do people often get uptight and worried before meeting someone for the first time? It is often said that (31)______a good first impression is very important, and according to recent studies, it appears that there is something to it. In his book, Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell says that we form an opinion of someone in the first 2 seconds after meeting them. In other words, if Gladwell is right, most of us pass (32)______on people we meet almost immediately. It makes (33)______that we create a better first impression when we‟re friendly. A warm smile can really make a difference.
And then if we have interests (34)______common, the other person may feel they want to get t know us. However, when we meet someone from abroad who (35)______a foreign language, there‟s no need we have to keep our distance from them. If we decided to take the trouble to communicate, we might make a new friend.
Điền ô số 32
A. prejudice
B. judgement
C. impression
D. doubt
Đáp án B
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu, từ vựng
Giải thích:
prejudice (n): thiên kiến; thành kiến
impression (n): ấn tượng
judgement (n): đánh giá
doubt (n): nghi ngờ
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Why do people often get uptight and worried before meeting someone for the first time? It is often said that (31)______a good first impression is very important, and according to recent studies, it appears that there is something to it. In his book, Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell says that we form an opinion of someone in the first 2 seconds after meeting them. In other words, if Gladwell is right, most of us pass (32)______on people we meet almost immediately. It makes (33)______that we create a better first impression when we‟re friendly. A warm smile can really make a difference.
And then if we have interests (34)______common, the other person may feel they want to get t know us. However, when we meet someone from abroad who (35)______a foreign language, there‟s no need we have to keep our distance from them. If we decided to take the trouble to communicate, we might make a new friend.
Điền ô số 35
A. speaks
B. asks
C. says
D. talks
Đáp án A
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu, từ vựng
Giải thích:
speak (v): nói
say (v): nói
ask (v): hỏi, yêu cầu
talk (v): nói chuyện
Nói một ngôn ngữ, ta dùng “speak”
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Why do people often get uptight and worried before meeting someone for the first time? It is often said that (31)______a good first impression is very important, and according to recent studies, it appears that there is something to it. In his book, Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell says that we form an opinion of someone in the first 2 seconds after meeting them. In other words, if Gladwell is right, most of us pass (32)______on people we meet almost immediately. It makes (33)______that we create a better first impression when we‟re friendly. A warm smile can really make a difference.
And then if we have interests (34)______common, the other person may feel they want to get t know us. However, when we meet someone from abroad who (35)______a foreign language, there‟s no need we have to keep our distance from them. If we decided to take the trouble to communicate, we might make a new friend.
Điền ô số 34
A. in
B. by
C. with
D. to
Đáp án A
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu, cụm từ
Giải thích:
…in common: chung, (sở thích) giống nhau
Frist impression
When we meet a stranger, we create an idea of that person in our mind. We call it first impression.
How do we create first impression of people. Most of time, we see what the person looks like, We look at the person’s physical appearance, such as eyes, hair and height.
A writer, Malcolm Gladwell, did a survey of the leaders of big companies in the United States. He found that a lot of them were tall men. Gladwell says that we choose taller people to be our leaders without knowing it. This is because tall people feel like leaders to us. But not everyone agrees. We don’t always make important decisions based only on out first impression.
Giving people a good impression can be important, like in a job interview. But first impressions are not always true. We often change how we feel about people when we know them better.
Hướng dẫn dịch
Khi chúng ta gặp một người lạ, chúng ta hình thành ý tưởng về người đó trong đầu. Chúng tôi gọi đó là ấn tượng đầu tiên.
Làm thế nào để chúng ta tạo ấn tượng đầu tiên với mọi người. Hầu hết thời gian, chúng tôi xem người đó trông như thế nào, Chúng tôi xem xét ngoại hình của người đó, chẳng hạn như mắt, tóc và chiều cao.
Một nhà văn, Malcolm Gladwell, đã làm một cuộc khảo sát về những người đứng đầu các công ty lớn ở Hoa Kỳ. Anh thấy rằng rất nhiều người trong số họ là những người đàn ông cao lớn. Gladwell nói rằng chúng ta chọn những người cao hơn làm lãnh đạo của mình mà không hề hay biết. Điều này là do những người cao cảm thấy giống như những nhà lãnh đạo đối với chúng tôi. Nhưng không phải ai cũng đồng ý. Không phải lúc nào chúng tôi cũng đưa ra các quyết định quan trọng chỉ dựa trên ấn tượng ban đầu.
Tạo cho mọi người một ấn tượng tốt có thể rất quan trọng, chẳng hạn như trong một cuộc phỏng vấn xin việc. Nhưng ấn tượng đầu tiên không phải lúc nào cũng đúng. Chúng ta thường thay đổi cách chúng ta cảm nhận về mọi người khi chúng ta hiểu rõ hơn về họ.
Talk with a partner. Talk about a time when your first impression of someone was wrong.
Hướng dẫn làm bài
On the first day of secondary school, I bumped into a girl, who is my best friend now. At first, I thought that she is very serious and silent. However, after spending more time getting closer to her, she turned out to be very funny and talkative.
Hướng dẫn dịch
Vào ngày đầu tiên của cấp hai, tớ tình cờ gặp một bạn nữ, người bạn thân nhất của mình bây giờ. Lúc đầu, tớ nghĩ rằng cô ấy rất nghiêm túc và ít nói. Tuy nhiên, sau thời gian gần gũi với bạn ấy hơn, bạn ấy hóa ra rất vui tính và hay nói.
V/ Read the passage about diferent customs for greetings around the world, and do the tasks that follow
GREETING CUSTOMS AROUND THE WORLD
USA: It is normal for men to shake hands when they meet, but it is quite unusual for men to kiss when they greet each other. Greetings are casual-a handshake, a smile and a ''hello'' will do just fine
UK: The British often simply say ''hello'' when they meet friends. They usually shake hands only when they meet for the first time. Social kissing is common in an informal situation between men and women and also between women who know each other very well
FRANCE: The French, including children, shake hands with their friends and often kiss them on both cheeks, both upon meeting and leaving
ARAB countries: In Arab countries, close male friends or colleagues hug and kiss both cheeks. They shake hands with their right hand only, for longer but less firmly than in West. Contact between the opposite genders in public is considered obscene. Do not offer to shake hands with the opposite sex.
HUNGARY: Hungarians like to use the friendly greeting form of kissing each other on the cheeks. The most comon way is to kiss from your right to your left. When men meet for the first time, the casual greeting is a frm handshake
BELGIUM: People kiss on one cheek when they meet, regardless of the gender or how well they know
CHINESE: Chinese people tend to be more conservative. When meeting someone for the first time, they would usually nod their heads and smile, or shake hands if in a formal situation
RUSSIA: The typical greeting is a very film handshake while maintaining direct eye contact. When men shake hands with women, the handshake is not firm. It is considered gallant to kiss women three times while alternating cheeks, and even to kiss hands.
Task 1:match a word in column A with its definition in column B
A \(|\) B
1. hug a. not liking change, traditional
2.obscene b. happening one after the other
3 conservative c. looking directly at each other
4. eye contact d. to put your arms around somebody to show that you love or like her/him
5. alternating e. shocking and annoyning
Task 2: Read the passage again, and then decide whether the statements are(T) or(F)
1. people in China and Arab countries seem to be more careful when greeting people for the first time or opposite sex. (T or F)
2. Shaking hands is the most popular way of greeting in Briitan. (T or F)
3. kissing is considered a popular way of greeting in France, Hungary and Belgium (T or F)
4. In Russia, you should shake hands with your friend but never look into his/her eyes (T or F)
5. In Hungary, the most common greeting way is kissing and you should pay attention to the order (T or F)
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V/ Read the passage about diferent customs for greetings around the world, and do the tasks that follow
GREETING CUSTOMS AROUND THE WORLD
USA: It is normal for men to shake hands when they meet, but it is quite unusual for men to kiss when they greet each other. Greetings are casual-a handshake, a smile and a ''hello'' will do just fine
UK: The British often simply say ''hello'' when they meet friends. They usually shake hands only when they meet for the first time. Social kissing is common in an informal situation between men and women and also between women who know each other very well
FRANCE: The French, including children, shake hands with their friends and often kiss them on both cheeks, both upon meeting and leaving
ARAB countries: In Arab countries, close male friends or colleagues hug and kiss both cheeks. They shake hands with their right hand only, for longer but less firmly than in West. Contact between the opposite genders in public is considered obscene. Do not offer to shake hands with the opposite sex.
HUNGARY: Hungarians like to use the friendly greeting form of kissing each other on the cheeks. The most comon way is to kiss from your right to your left. When men meet for the first time, the casual greeting is a frm handshake
BELGIUM: People kiss on one cheek when they meet, regardless of the gender or how well they know
CHINESE: Chinese people tend to be moreconservative. When meeting someone for the first time, they would usually nod their heads and smile, or shake hands if in a formal situation
RUSSIA: The typical greeting is a very film handshake while maintaining direct eye contact. When men shake hands with women, the handshake is not firm. It is considered gallant to kiss women three times whilealternating cheeks, and even to kiss hands.
Task 1:match a word in column A with its definition in column B
A || B
1. hug ----> d. to put your arms around somebody to show that you love or like her/him
2.obscene ---> e. shocking and annoyning
3 conservative ---> a. not liking change, traditional
4. eye contact ---> c. looking directly at each other
5. alternating ---> b. happening one after the other
Task 2: Read the passage again, and then decide whether the statements are(T) or(F)
1. people in China and Arab countries seem to be more careful when greeting people for the first time or opposite sex. (T or F) ----> T
2. Shaking hands is the most popular way of greeting in Briitan. (T or F) ----> F
3. kissing is considered a popular way of greeting in France, Hungary and Belgium (T or F) ----> T
4. In Russia, you should shake hands with your friend but never look into his/her eyes (T or F) ----> F
5. In Hungary, the most common greeting way is kissing and you should pay attention to the order (T or F) ----> T
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 from 30 to 34.
THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS
We have all heard the expression, “you can’t judge a book by its cover.” However, it seems that is exactly what most people do. The human brain seems to be wired in such a way that we make very strong, lasting
judgments about the people we meet within the first 30 seconds. And it is true, you may be able learn a lot about a person by their first impression. But can you really learn all you need to know?
May be there is something affecting your first impression. Possibly the person is nervous or upset. Maybe you are in a bad mood or not feeling well. All of these factors and more could influence a first impression, so should people place so much weight on it?
Many people feel that a first impression is extremely important. Once those people form an idea of you, it is often difficult for them to get beyond it. If someone feels that you are something you really aren’t because of your first impression, then that is obviously not a good thing.
Yet many people really do still rely deeply on first impressions. One good example is the job interview. We dress nicely for job interviews for a very good reason: to make a good first impression. In addition to our outward appearance, many people tend to put on something of an act. By being extremely polite and showing interest, we feel that we will make a good first impression and have a better chance getting the job.
Is this the way things should be? Probably not. Will this situation ever change? The answer to that question is the same - probably not. It is just human nature to rely on a first impression. Everyone knows that they do it and most people know that it's not the right thing to do.
According to the article, once people form an opinion of you, it is__________.
A. changed automatically
B. impossible to modify it
C. easy to modify it
D. difficult to modify it
Đáp án D.
(Ý trong bài: Once those people form an idea of you, it is often difficult for them to get beyond it. ==>Một khi những người đó tạo ra một ý tưởng về bạn, thì thường khó có thể thay đổi nó.)
Các đáp khác có nghĩa là:
A. tự động thay đổi
B. không thể sửa đổi nó
C. dễ dàng sửa đổi nó