Read the passage, then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
Let's see if you can correctly answer the following question: At what age are Latter-day Saint youth allowed to date? Of course, you probably immediately said, “16”. OK, then, how about this one: At what age are you allowed to have a boyfriend or girlfriend? You may be thinking, “Um, 16. Didn’t I just answer that?” Well, if that was your answer, then, even though you aced the first question, you missed the second one. Just because you can date when you turn 16 doesn't mean you should immediately start looking for a steady boyfriend or girlfriend.
For decades, prophets have preached that youth who are in no position to marry should not pair off exclusively. For instance, President Hinckley (1910-2008) said, “When you are young, do not get involved in steady dating. When you reach an age where you think of marriage, then is the time to become so involved. But you boys who are in high school don’t need this, and neither do the girls". So what does this counsel really mean, and what are the reasons for it?
To begin with, there are two different types of dating: casual dating steady (or serious) dating. The distinction between the two has to do with exclusivity. With casual dating, there is no exclusivity. The two people aren’t “a couple” or “an item”, and they don't refer to each other as a “boyfriend or “girlfriend”. They don’t pair off. People who are casually dating are simply friends. This is the kind of dating the Church encourages you to do after you turn 16. You should put aside a need to find a “one and only”. If you’re dating casually, you don’t expect a relationship to become a romance. You have fun, you do a variety of things with a variety of people. On the other hand, steady dating means the couple is exclusive with one another. They expect each other not to date anyone else or to be emotionally or physically close with other people. Couples who date seriously consider the future, because there is a real possibility they could stay together. This is the kind of dating the Church encourages young adults (generally, people in their 20s) to progress toward, because that’s the age when they should be thinking of marrying.
You should avoid becoming exclusive as teenagers, because an exclusive relationship requires a high level of commitment from both partners, and you’re not in a position to make that kind of commitment as teens - neither emotionally, physically, nor in terms of your future plans. As President Boyd K. Packer, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, has said to youth. “Avoid steady dating. Steady dating is courtship, and surely the beginning of courtship ought to be delayed until you have emerged from your teens”.
0Câu 41
It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _________.
A. teenagers date as many boyfriends or girlfriends as they can
B.young people shouldn’t be allowed to date at 16
C. dating doesn’t mean having exclusive boyfriend or girlfriend
D. teenagers are supposed to have a steady boyfriend or girlfriend
Câu 42
The word “aced” in paragraph I is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. understood
B.succeeded in
C. gave up
D. misled
Câu 43
According to the passage, what is NOT true about casual dating?
A. You can be friend with each other.
B.You don’t pair off exclusively.
C. You meet different kinds of people.
D. You find your ‘‘one and only”.
Câu 44
It is stated in the passage that steady dating _____________.
A. suits people who are in their 20s
B.requires hardly any commitment
C. is courtship that you ought to have in your teens
D. includes a variety of things with a variety of people
Câu 45
Which of the following would serve as the best title for the passage?
A. At what age are young people allowed to date?
B.Casual dating or steady dating.
C. Popular kinds of dating for teenagers.
D. Make your teenage dating by keeping it casual.
Dịch đáp án: hẹn hò không có nghĩa là có bạn trai hoặc bạn gái độc quyền.
Dẫn chứng: “Just because you can date when you turn 16 doesn't mean you should immediately start looking for a steady boyfriend or girlfriend.”
(Chỉ vì bạn có thể hẹn hò khi bạn bước sang tuổi 16 không có nghĩa là bạn nên ngay lập tức bắt đầu tìm kiếm bạn trai hoặc bạn gái ổn định.) Đáp án Câu 42 : BAce (v) thành công = succeeded in
Give up: từ bỏ
Misle (v) lừa gạt
Understand (v) hiểu Đáp án Câu 43 : D
Dẫn chứng: With casual dating, there is no exclusivity. The two people aren’t “a couple” or “an item”, and they don't refer to each other as a “boyfriend or “girlfriend”. They don’t pair off. People who are casually dating are simply friends. This is the kind of dating the Church encourages you to do after you turn 16. You should put aside a need to find a “one and only”.
(Với hẹn hò bình thường, không có độc quyền. Hai người không phải là "một cặp vợ chồng" hay "một món đồ", và họ không gọi nhau là "bạn trai hay" bạn gái ". Họ không ghép nối. Những người tình cờ hẹn hò chỉ đơn giản là bạn bè. Đây là loại hẹn hò với Giáo Hội khuyến khích bạn làm sau khi bạn 16 tuổi. Bạn gạt đi nhu cầu để tìm một “một và chỉ”.
Dẫn chứng: “On the other hand, steady dating means the couple is exclusive with one another. …. This is the kind of dating the Church encourages young adults (generally, people in their 20s) to progress toward, because that’s the age when they should be thinking of marrying.”
(“Mặt khác, hẹn hò ổn định có nghĩa là cặp đôi này độc quyền với nhau. …. Đây là loại hẹn hò với Giáo Hội, khuyến khích những người trẻ tuổi (nói chung, những người ở độ tuổi 20) tiến tới, vì đó là độ tuổi mà họ nên nghĩ đến việc kết hôn. ”
Cả bài văn đưa ra nhưng kiến thức, sự so sánh về hai loại hẹn hò là “hẹn hò thông thường” và hẹn hò ổn định”. Sau đó đoạn cuối đưa ra lời khuyên với các bạn thanh thiếu niên rằng:
“You should avoid becoming exclusive as teenagers, because an exclusive relationship requires a high level of commitment from both partners, and you’re not in a position to make that kind of commitment as teens - neither emotionally, physically, nor in terms of your future plans.”
(Bạn nên tránh ở trong một mối quan hệ ổn định khi là thanh thiếu niên, bởi vì một mối quan hệ ổn định đòi hỏi một mức độ cao của cam kết từ cả hai đối tác, và bạn không ở một vị trí để làm cho rằng loại cam kết như thiếu niên - không tình cảm, thể chất, cũng không trong tương lai của bạn các kế hoạch.)
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