Bài tập trắc nghiệm tiếng anh 8
CONVERSATIONAL TURNS (giải thích hộ mik vs nha)
Probably the most (1) …… recognized conversational convention is that people take (2) …… speaking. But how do they know when it is their turn? Some (3) …… must be present, otherwise conversations would be continually breaking down into a disorganized jumble of interruptions and simultaneous talk. Turn-taking cues are usually quite subtle. People do not simply (4) …… talking when they are ready to yield the floor. They usually signal in advance that they are about to conclude. The clues may be semantic “So anyway, …” or “Last but not least, …”; but more commonly the speech itself can be modified to show that a turn is about to (5) …… typically, by lowering its pitch, loudness, or speed. Body movements and patterns of eye (6) …… are especially important. While speaking, we look at any away from our listener in about equal (7) ……; but as we approach the end of a turn, we look at the listener more steadily. Listeners are not passive in all of this. Here too there are several ways of (8) …… that someone wants to speak next. One way is through an observable increase in body tension by learning forward or producing an audible intake of breath. A less subtle approach is simply to (9) …… a strategy that may be tolerated, if the purpose is to (10) …… what the speaker is saying, but that more usually leads to social disapproval.
1. A. widely B. completely C. easily D. largely
2. A. sides B. care C. interest D. turns
3. A. regulations B. rules C. norms D. laws
4. A. stop B. end C. start D. give up
5. A. end B. stop C. complete D. final
6. A. movement B. contact C. look D. appearance
7. A. parts B. shares C. turns D. proportions
8. A. signing B. signaling C. hinting D. saying
9. A. break B. cut C. interrupt D. interfere
10. A. clear B. paraphrase C. repeat D. clarify