Tham khảo tài liệu 'a resource for reading and words part 1', ngoại ngữ, kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | fclNCt Hi KI At t sputa Oft Words YDS KPDS TOEFL uns JN f Mp M rr Ur wk M Amfa ai IM MWb fv w W vrw z ww 3 - PASSAGE 1 THE BRITISH MENTALITY Although I had stayed in England for over a year it was difficult for me to understand the British mentality. Traveling to the office everyday by train I watched people concealing their faces behind newspaper. They rarely conversed with each other occasionally lifting their eyebrows to look at their fellow passengers. But when I started a conversation under the pretext of the weather I found many had a natural gift for gossip. VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS Mentality Mind To conceal To hide To converse To talk Occasionally Seldom rarely To lift To raise Pretext Excuse false reason Gift Talent skill Gossip Friendly chat EXERCISES Complete the sentences with a suitable form of the words defined above 1. Maggie crossed the room .the lid of the pot and sniffed at the contents. 2. Under wanting to return a pen which she had left behind I visited her. 3. It turned out that Jane had inherited a music. 4. They opening up their private problems to each other with a freedom well beyond the usual. 5. Paul confesses his doubts such as he would anyone he did not trust absolutely. READING COMPREHENSION 1. The writer was quite surprised. A as he could understand the British mind B because almost noone on the train was talking to each other C since most people were reading newspaper D after he saw people traveling by train E when he saw the British way of life. 2. Using the excuse of the weather A doesn t work all the time B is how one can get the British to talk C is good for gossiping about nature D requires natural gift for gossip E makes it easy to change the subject. 3. It can be inferred from the passage that A people in England cover their faces with a newspaper B .the British do not look at anybody in the train C the British are in fact have a tendency to talking D Englishmen always read .
