Giải giúp mik đi ạ One day, a middle-aged man asked a taxi to take him to see Chelsea play Arsenal at football. He told the driver,Stamford Bridge", the name of Chelsea's stadium, but he was delivered instead to the village of Stamford,Bridge in Yorkshire. Of course, he missed the match.,What had happened? With the Sat-Nav system in place, the driver in this story felt he did not need to know,where he was going. He confidently outsourced the job of knowing this information to the Sat-Nav. Using an,Internet search engine takes a broadband user less than a second. And with smartphones at hand, people will be,online almost all of the time.,The same could be true of university education. Today, the average student seems not to value general,knowledge. If asked a factual question, they will usually click on a search engine without a second thought.,Actually, knowing the fact and committing it to memory does not seem to be an issue, it's the ease with which,we can look it up.,However, general knowledge has never been something that you acquire formally. Instead, we pick it up from,all sorts of sources as we go along, often absorbing facts without realizing. The question remains, then: is the,Internet threatening general knowledge? When I put that to Moira Jones, expert in designing 1Q tests, she,referred me to the story of the Egyptian god Thoth. It goes like this: Thoth offers writing as a gift to the king of,Egypt, declaring it an "elixir of memory and wisdom." But the king is horrifies, and tells him: "This invention,will induce forgetfulness in the souls of those who have learned it, because they will not need to exercise their,memories, being able to rely on what is written.",Who wants to be a millionaire finalist David Swift, responding to the same question, recognizes that there was,a problem of young people saying: "I don't need to know that", but he is far more excited about the educational,potential of the Internet. "There is so much more information out there, giving people opportunities to boost,their general knowledge.",After all, the Internet might just help us to forget more and more. But meanwhile, the continuing popularity of,quizzes and game-shows shows us that general knowledge is strong enough to remain.,(Adapted from English Unlimited by Adrian Doff and Ben Goldstein),Question 34: Which best serves as the title for the passage?,A. The End of General Knowledge?,B. New Perspectives on Tertiary Education,C. Novel Applications of the Sat-Nav Syste,D. The Age of the Robot?,Question 35: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?,A. Moira Jones is not positive about the potential of the Internet in general knowledge acquisition.,B. When it comes to IQ test, the ability to recall factual information is of little importance.,C. David Swift believes that informal acquisition of knowledge has been overrated these days.,D. Many universities worldwide have switched to virtual platforms for learning and teaching.,Question 36: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?,A. On being offered the gift of writing, the king of Egypt was hopeful about its potential.,B. The majority of undergraduates are reluctant to look for answers to factual questions online.,C. Young people do not seem to bother themselves with memorizing factual information.,D. General knowledge tends to have been mainly acquired through formal schooling.,Question 37: Why did the middle-aged man miss the football match?,A. Because the taxi driver was over-dependent on technology,B. Because the Sat-Nav in his car was out of order,C. Because he did not remember the directions to the stadium,D. Because the search engine in the taxi failed to work,Question 38: The word "induce" in paragraph 4 mostly means _____ .,A. case B. cause C. promote D. limit,Question 39: The word "outsourced" in paragraph 2 mostly means _____.,A. imposed B. assigned C. exchanged D. submitted,Question 40: The word "that" in paragraph 4 refers to _____ .,A. the question B. the story,C. general knowledge D. the Internet,_____THE END_____

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Giải giúp mik đi ạ One day, a middle-aged man asked a taxi to take him to see Chelsea play Arsenal at football. He told the driver,Stamford Bridge", the name of Chelsea&#x27;s stadium, but he was delivered instead to the village of Stamford,Bridge in Yorkshire. Of course, he missed the match.,What had happened? With the Sat-Nav system in place, the driver in this story felt he did not need to know,where he was going. He confidently outsourced the job of knowing this information to the Sat-Nav. Using an,Internet search engine takes a broadband user less than a second. And with smartphones at hand, people will be,online almost all of the time.,The same could be true of university education. Today, the average student seems not to value general,knowledge. If asked a factual question, they will usually click on a search engine without a second thought.,Actually, knowing the fact and committing it to memory does not seem to be an issue, it&#x27;s the ease with which,we can look it up.,However, general knowledge has never been something that you acquire formally. Instead, we pick it up from,all sorts of sources as we go along, often absorbing facts without realizing. The question remains, then: is the,Internet threatening general knowledge? When I put that to Moira Jones, expert in designing 1Q tests, she,referred me to the story of the Egyptian god Thoth. It goes like this: Thoth offers writing as a gift to the king of,Egypt, declaring it an "elixir of memory and wisdom." But the king is horrifies, and tells him: "This invention,will induce forgetfulness in the souls of those who have learned it, because they will not need to exercise their,memories, being able to rely on what is written.",Who wants to be a millionaire finalist David Swift, responding to the same question, recognizes that there was,a problem of young people saying: "I don&#x27;t need to know that", but he is far more excited about the educational,potential of the Internet. "There is so much more information out there, giving people opportunities to boost,their general knowledge.",After all, the Internet might just help us to forget more and more. But meanwhile, the continuing popularity of,quizzes and game-shows shows us that general knowledge is strong enough to remain.,(Adapted from English Unlimited by Adrian Doff and Ben Goldstein),Question 34: Which best serves as the title for the passage?,A. The End of General Knowledge?,B. New Perspectives on Tertiary Education,C. Novel Applications of the Sat-Nav Syste,D. The Age of the Robot?,Question 35: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?,A. Moira Jones is not positive about the potential of the Internet in general knowledge acquisition.,B. When it comes to IQ test, the ability to recall factual information is of little importance.,C. David Swift believes that informal acquisition of knowledge has been overrated these days.,D. Many universities worldwide have switched to virtual platforms for learning and teaching.,Question 36: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?,A. On being offered the gift of writing, the king of Egypt was hopeful about its potential.,B. The majority of undergraduates are reluctant to look for answers to factual questions online.,C. Young people do not seem to bother themselves with memorizing factual information.,D. General knowledge tends to have been mainly acquired through formal schooling.,Question 37: Why did the middle-aged man miss the football match?,A. Because the taxi driver was over-dependent on technology,B. Because the Sat-Nav in his car was out of order,C. Because he did not remember the directions to the stadium,D. Because the search engine in the taxi failed to work,Question 38: The word "induce" in paragraph 4 mostly means _____ .,A. case B. cause C. promote D. limit,Question 39: The word "outsourced" in paragraph 2 mostly means _____.,A. imposed B. assigned C. exchanged D. submitted,Question 40: The word "that" in paragraph 4 refers to _____ .,A. the question B. the story,C. general knowledge D. the Internet,_____THE END_____

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