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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 from 25 to 29.
Face-to-face conversation is a two-way process: You speak to me, I reply to you and so on. Two-way (25) __________ depends on having a coding system that is understood by both sender and (26) __________ , and an agreed convention about signaling the beginning and end of the message. In speech, the coding system is the language like English or Spanish; the convention that one person speaks at a time may seem too obvious to mention. In fact, the signals (27) __________ in conversation and meetings are often (28) __________ . For example, lowering the pitch of the voice may mean the end of a sentence, a sharp intake of breath may signal the desire to interrupt, catching the chairman's eye may indicate the desire to speak in a formal setting like a debate, a clenched fist may indicate anger. When (29) __________ visual signals are not possible, more formal signals may be needed.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (28) is...
A. informal
B. non-verbal
C. verbal
D. formal
Face-to-face conversation is a two-way process: You speak to me, I reply to you and so on. Two-way (25) __________ depends on having a coding system that is understood by both sender and (26) __________ , and an agreed convention about signaling the beginning and end of the message. In speech, the coding system is the language like English or Spanish; the convention that one person speaks at a time may seem too obvious to mention. In fact, the signals (27) __________ in conversation and meetings are often (28) __________ . For example, lowering the pitch of the voice may mean the end of a sentence, a sharp intake of breath may signal the desire to interrupt, catching the chairman's eye may indicate the desire to speak in a formal setting like a debate, a clenched fist may indicate anger. When (29) __________ visual signals are not possible, more formal signals may be needed.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (28) is...
A. informal
B. non-verbal
C. verbal
D. formal
- informal (adj): thân mật
- formal (adj): trang trọng
- verbal (adj): bằng lời nói
- non-verbal (adj): phi ngôn từ, không bằng lời nói
"In fact, the signals that people use in conversation and meetings are often non-verbal." (Thực ra, dấu hiệu mà người ta dùng trong hội thoại và trong các cuộc họp thường không bằng lời nói.)
- formal (adj): trang trọng
- verbal (adj): bằng lời nói
- non-verbal (adj): phi ngôn từ, không bằng lời nói
"In fact, the signals that people use in conversation and meetings are often non-verbal." (Thực ra, dấu hiệu mà người ta dùng trong hội thoại và trong các cuộc họp thường không bằng lời nói.)
Đáp án B.