Question 38: According to the paragraph 2, which of the following statements

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, 11, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

Christina and James met in college and have been dating for more than five years. For the past two years, they have been living together in a condo they purchased jointly. While Christina and James were confident in their decision to enter into a commitment like a 20-year mortgage, they are unsure if they want to enter into marriage. The couple had many discussions about marriage and decided that it just did not seem necessary. Wasn't it only a piece of paper? And didn't half of all marriages end in divorce?

Neither Christina nor James had seen much success with marriage while growing up. Christina was raised by a single mother. Her parents never married, and her father has had little contact with the family since she was a toddler, Christina and her mother lived with her maternal grandmother, who often served as a surrogate parent. James grew up in a two-parent household until age seven, when his parents divorced. He lived with his mother for a few years, and then later with his mother and her boyfriend until he left for college. James remained close with his father who remarried and had a baby with his new wife.

Recently, Christina and James have been thinking about having children and the subject of marriage has resurfaced. Christina likes the idea of her children growing up in a traditional family; while James is concerned about possible marital problems down the road and negative consequences for the children should that occur. When they shared these concerns with their parents, James's mom was adamant that the couple should get married. Despite having been divorced and having a live-in boyfriend of 15 years, she believes that children are better off when their parents are married. Christina's mom believes that the couple should do whatever they want but adds that it would "be nice" if they wed. Christina and James's friends told them, married or not married; they would still be a family.

Question 38: According to the paragraph 2, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Christina lived with her parents untilshe left forcollege.

James was brought up by his father and his newwife.

Both James and Christina grew up in broken families.

James lived with his mother and her boyfriend for a year.

Giải thích

Đáp án C

Theo như đoạn văn số 2, câu nào dưới đây là đúng?

A. Christina sống với bố mẹ của cô ấy cho đến khi cô ấy học xong đại học. → sai

- Căn cứ vào thông tin sau: "Her parents never married, and her father has had little contact with the family since she was a toddler. Christina and her mother lived with her maternal grandmother" (Bố mẹ cô ấy chưa bao giờ kết hôn và bố của cô ấy gần như cũng không liên lạc gì với gia đình từ khi cô ấy còn là một đứa trẻ chập chững biết đi. Christina và mẹ của cô ấy đã sống với bà ngoại)

B. James được nuôi nấng bởi bố và vợ mới của bố. → sai

- Căn cứ vào thông tin sau: “James grew up in a twowparent household until age seven, when his parents divorced. He lived with his mother for a few years, and then later with his mother and her boyfriend until he left for college." (James lớn lên trong một gia đình có đủ cả bố lẫn mẹ cho đến khi anh ấy 7 tuổi thì bố mẹ anh ấy li dị. Anh ấy sống với mẹ khoảng một năm, rồi sau đó sống với mẹ và bạn trai của mẹ cho đến khi anh ấy học xong đại học)

C. Cả James và Christina đều sinh ra trong gia đinh đổ vỡ. → đúng