Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Body language is a vital form of communication. In fact, it is believed that the various forms of body language contribute about 70 percent to our comprehension. It is important to note, (36) ______, that body language varies in different cultures. Take for example, eye movement. In the USA a child is expected to look directly at a parent or teacher who is scolding him or her. In (37) ______ cultures the opposite is true. Looking directly at a teacher or parent in such a situation is considered a (38) ______ of disrespect.
Another form of body language that is used differently, depending on the culture, is distance. In North America people don't generally stand as close to each other as in South America. Two North Americans (39) _______ don't know each other well will keep a (40) _______ of four feet between them, whereas South Americans in the same situation will stand two to three feet apart. North Americans will stand closer than two feet apart only if they are having a confidential conversation or if there is intimacy between them.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (40) is...
A. place
B. distance
C. gap
D. length
Body language is a vital form of communication. In fact, it is believed that the various forms of body language contribute about 70 percent to our comprehension. It is important to note, (36) ______, that body language varies in different cultures. Take for example, eye movement. In the USA a child is expected to look directly at a parent or teacher who is scolding him or her. In (37) ______ cultures the opposite is true. Looking directly at a teacher or parent in such a situation is considered a (38) ______ of disrespect.
Another form of body language that is used differently, depending on the culture, is distance. In North America people don't generally stand as close to each other as in South America. Two North Americans (39) _______ don't know each other well will keep a (40) _______ of four feet between them, whereas South Americans in the same situation will stand two to three feet apart. North Americans will stand closer than two feet apart only if they are having a confidential conversation or if there is intimacy between them.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (40) is...
A. place
B. distance
C. gap
D. length
Giải thích:
A. place (n): địa điểm
B. distance (n): khoảng cách
C. gap (n): sự khác biệt, khoảng cách (tuổi tác, thế hệ,…)
D. length (n): chiều dài
Tạm dịch:
Two North Americans who don't know each other well will keep a distance of four feet between them, whereas South Americans in the same situation will stand two to three feet apart. (Hai người Bắc Mỹ không biết rõ nhau sẽ giữ khoảng cách bốn feet giữa họ, trong khi người Nam Mỹ lại sẽ đứng cách nhau 2 đến 3 feet trong tình huống tương tự.)
A. place (n): địa điểm
B. distance (n): khoảng cách
C. gap (n): sự khác biệt, khoảng cách (tuổi tác, thế hệ,…)
D. length (n): chiều dài
Tạm dịch:
Two North Americans who don't know each other well will keep a distance of four feet between them, whereas South Americans in the same situation will stand two to three feet apart. (Hai người Bắc Mỹ không biết rõ nhau sẽ giữ khoảng cách bốn feet giữa họ, trong khi người Nam Mỹ lại sẽ đứng cách nhau 2 đến 3 feet trong tình huống tương tự.)
Đáp án B.