tailieunhanh - A resource for reading and words part 2

Tham khảo tài liệu 'a resource for reading and words part 2', ngoại ngữ, kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | PASSAGE 9 SOCIETY Men usually want to have their own way. They want to think and act as they like. No one however can have his own way all the time. A man cannot live in society without taking into account the interest of others as well as his own interests. Society means a group of people with the same laws and the same way of life. People in society may make their own decisions but these decisions ought not to be unjust or detrimental to others. VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS To have one s own way To do what one wants To take into account To consider Interest Advantage benefit Unjust Unfair Detrimental Harmful EXERCISES Complete the sentences with a suitable form of the words defined above 1. The manager should . the artist s wishes and aspirations. 2. Sugar is positively . to bodybuilding due to the fact that it causes a rise in insulin levels 3. Every learner . learning vocabulary 4. Such . laws deserve to be broken. 5. As he ran the company in line with his . he was fired. READING COMPREHENSION 1. Even if a person wants to behave the way he likes he can t because . A there are some rules he should obey. B it is impossible for a person to act as he likes. C he can have his way sometimes. D he should always respect the others. E his opinions are less important in society. 2. It is emphasized in the passage that a person is rejected by society if he. A can t do whatever he likes. B isn t leading a different life. C considers others opinions. D doesn t consider the interests of others. E doesn t have interests as well as the others 3. It is pointed out that individuals decisions. A aren t so important. B don t always be accepted. C ought not to be just. D cannot influence society. E should be fair and not hurt others. PASSAGE 10 A group of men were requested to put their hands into a bowl of icy water and then tell a researcher how much it hurt. Half of them reported back to a man the other half to an attractive woman. Those who talked to the woman asserted that they .