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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 27 to 31
People talk about the generation gap as a kind of division between young people and their parents. It is something (27)_______ is generally a problem when children enter their teenage years, and results in complaints on both sides. Parents, (28)_______, can often be heard to say that young people are disrespectful and disobedient and in addition, tend to be irresponsible when spending because they don't (29)_______ the value of money. Adolescents, on the other hand, complain that their parents don't understand them.
What has gone wrong? One explanation lies in how society has changed. In the past, children would typically continue the way of life of their parents. In today's world, parents are very (30)________ for their children because they want them to achieve more than they did. The problem is that the children often don't agree with their parents' plans. Teenagers also reach maturity at an earlier age than they used to and want their independence sooner. The resulting conflict is painful to (31)______ sides.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (29) is...
A. praise
B. award
C. appreciate
D. admire
People talk about the generation gap as a kind of division between young people and their parents. It is something (27)_______ is generally a problem when children enter their teenage years, and results in complaints on both sides. Parents, (28)_______, can often be heard to say that young people are disrespectful and disobedient and in addition, tend to be irresponsible when spending because they don't (29)_______ the value of money. Adolescents, on the other hand, complain that their parents don't understand them.
What has gone wrong? One explanation lies in how society has changed. In the past, children would typically continue the way of life of their parents. In today's world, parents are very (30)________ for their children because they want them to achieve more than they did. The problem is that the children often don't agree with their parents' plans. Teenagers also reach maturity at an earlier age than they used to and want their independence sooner. The resulting conflict is painful to (31)______ sides.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (29) is...
A. praise
B. award
C. appreciate
D. admire
Giải thích:
A. praise (v): ca ngợi
B. award (v): trao thưởng
C. appreciate (v): coi trọng, đánh giá cao
D. admire (v): ngưỡng mộ
Tạm dịch:
Parents, for example, can often be heard to say that young people are disrespectful and disobedient and in addition, tend to be irresponsible when spending because they don't appreciate the value of money. (Ví dụ, bố mẹ có thể thường nói rằng những người trẻ thiếu lễ độ và không vâng lời, và ngoài ra, thường vô trách nhiệm khi tiêu xài vì chúng không coi trọng giá trị của đồng tiền.)
A. praise (v): ca ngợi
B. award (v): trao thưởng
C. appreciate (v): coi trọng, đánh giá cao
D. admire (v): ngưỡng mộ
Tạm dịch:
Parents, for example, can often be heard to say that young people are disrespectful and disobedient and in addition, tend to be irresponsible when spending because they don't appreciate the value of money. (Ví dụ, bố mẹ có thể thường nói rằng những người trẻ thiếu lễ độ và không vâng lời, và ngoài ra, thường vô trách nhiệm khi tiêu xài vì chúng không coi trọng giá trị của đồng tiền.)
Đáp án C.