Đáp án: B

Thông tin: If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several scientists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make.

Dịch: Nếu cha mẹ nuôi dạy một đứa trẻ với mục đích duy nhất là biến đứa trẻ thành thiên tài, chúng sẽ gây ra thảm họa. Theo một số nhà khoa học, đây là một trong những sai lầm lớn nhất mà các bậc cha mẹ đầy tham vọng mắc phải.

Đáp án: C

Thông tin: However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well - especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.

Dịch: Tuy nhiên, nếu cha mẹ không quá phi thực tế về những gì họ mong đợi con cái họ làm, nhưng có tham vọng theo cách hợp lý, trẻ có thể thành công trong việc làm rất tốt - đặc biệt là nếu cha mẹ rất ủng hộ con mình.

Đáp án: D

Thông tin: Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.

Dịch: Winston luôn sợ rằng mình sẽ làm bố mẹ thất vọng và giờ anh luôn tỏ ra im lặng và không vui.

Đáp án: A

Thông tin: At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours.

Năm tuổi, anh có thể giúp cha mình áp dụng các bức tranh Đông Hồ, và học cách in giấy với màu sắc phù hợp.

Đáp án: A

Thông tin: Like everybody, teens appreciate people who practise what they preach.

Dịch: Giống như mọi người, thanh thiếu niên đánh giá cao những người thực hành những gì họ giảng.

Đáp án: A

Thông tin: A lot of young people say their parents don’t trust them. Some of them have no privacy: their parents read all their emails, and enter their rooms without knocking.

Dịch: Rất nhiều bạn trẻ nói rằng cha mẹ của họ không tin tưởng họ. Một số người trong số họ không có quyền riêng tư: cha mẹ của họ đọc tất cả email của họ và vào phòng mà không cần gõ cửa.

VIII. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question.

It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are possessive and dominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with crises; that they talk too much about certain problems - and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships.

I think it is true that parents often, underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young.

Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste.

Sometimes you are resistant and proud, because you do not want your parents to approve of what you do. If they did approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case, you are assuming that you are the underdog: you can't win but at least you can keep your honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parent's control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself.

If you plan to control your life, co-operation can be part of that plan. You cancharm others, especially your parents, into doing things the! ways you want. You can impress others with your sense of responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.

81. In the passage, the author is primarily addressing _______.

A. parents of teenagers B. newspaper readers

C. those who give advice to teenagers D. teenagers

82. The first paragraph is mainly about ______.

A. the teenagers' criticism of their parents

B. misunderstanding between teenagers and their parents

C. the dominance of the parents over their children

D. teenagers the teenagers' ability to deal with crises

83. Teenagers tend to have strange clothes and hairstyles because they ___ .

A. want to show their existence by creating a culture of their own

B. have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste

C. have no other way to enjoy themselves better

D. want to irritate their parents

84. Teenagers do not want their parents to approve of whatever they do because they ______ .

A. have already been accepted into the adult world

B. feel that they are superior in a small way to the adults

C. are not likely to win over the adults

D. have a desire to be independent

85. To improve the parent-child relationships, teenagers are advised to be __.A. obedient B. responsible C. co-operative D. independent

VIII. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question.

It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are possessive and dominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with crises; that they talk too much about certain problems - and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships.

I think it is true that parents often, underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young.

Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste.

Sometimes you are resistant and proud, because you do not want your parents to approve of what you do. If they did approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case, you are assuming that you are the underdog: you can't win but at least you can keep your honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parent's control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself.

If you plan to control your life, co-operation can be part of that plan. You cancharm others, especially your parents, into doing things the! ways you want. You can impress others with your sense of responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.

81. In the passage, the author is primarily addressing _______.

A. parents of teenagers B. newspaper readers

C. those who give advice to teenagers D. teenagers

82. The first paragraph is mainly about ______.

A. the teenagers' criticism of their parents

B. misunderstanding between teenagers and their parents

C. the dominance of the parents over their children

D. teenagers the teenagers' ability to deal with crises

83. Teenagers tend to have strange clothes and hairstyles because they ___ .

A. want to show their existence by creating a culture of their own

B. have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste

C. have no other way to enjoy themselves better

D. want to irritate their parents

84. Teenagers do not want their parents to approve of whatever they do because they ______ .

A. have already been accepted into the adult world

B. feel that they are superior in a small way to the adults

C. are not likely to win over the adults

D. have a desire to be independent

85. To improve the parent-child relationships, teenagers are advised to be __.A. obedient B. responsible C. co-operative D. independent

Đáp án: B

Thông tin: On Titov Island, one may swim and relax on the beach or enjoy a kayaking programme to the nearby Luon Cave and much more.

Dịch: Trên đảo Titov, người ta có thể bơi và thư giãn trên bãi biển hoặc thưởng thức chương trình chèo thuyền kayak đến hang Luon gần đó và nhiều hơn nữa.

Đáp án: A