2. USE OF ENGLISH Complete the article with suitable words.

(Hoàn thành bài viết với những từ thích hợp)

At the age of sixteen, Nellie Bly read an article in her local newspaper which argued that women were not able to do the same jobs (1) ____________ men. Furious, she wrote an anonymous article in reply and sent it tothe paper. The paper's editor was so impressed (2) ____________ he offered her a job: Nellie was now a journalist! At that time, female journalists mostly wrote about fashion and gardening, but Nellie had other ideas. She was determined to be an investigative journalist (3) ____________ wrote about serious issues, like women’s rights and the problems of factory workers. But when Nellie accused companies (4) ____________ treating workers badly, they refused to buy advertisements in the paper, so the editor stopped Nellie’s investigations.

(5) ____________ 1887, Nellie moved to the New York World newspaper, where the owner, Joseph Pulitzer, helped her to do undercover work. For example, Nellie pretended to be insane so that she could become a patient at a psychiatric hospital in New York and find out (6) ____________ the conditions there. As a result of Nellie’s shocking discoveries, the authorities changed the way they cared (7) ____________ mentally ill patients. This was probably her greatest success (8) ____________  an investigative journalist.

Listening Strategy

When you listen to a more formal text, pay attention to linking words and phrases. These tell you how the pieces of information are connected: a contrast, a result, an example, emphasis, etc.

4. Read the Listening Strategy. Add one more phrase from the list below to each group (a—d).

(Đọc Chiến lược nghe. Thêm một cụm từ nữa từ danh sách dưới đây vào mỗi nhóm (a—d)

for in stance      for that reason      however      indeed

a. contrast: mind you, though, ________________________

b. result: as a result, consequently, ________________________

c. emphasis: in fact, ________________________

d. example: for example, ________________________

6. Listen to the first part of a radio interview about Nellie Bly’s most famous adventure: a trip around the world. Are these sentences true or false? Write T or F.

(Hãy nghe phần đầu tiên của cuộc phỏng vấn trên đài phát thanh về cuộc phiêu lưu nổi tiếng nhất của Nellie Bly: một chuyến đi vòng quanh thế giới. Những câu này đúng hay sai? Viết T hoặc F)

1. Nellie’s adventure was Joseph Pulitzer’s idea.

2. Elizabeth Bisland worked for a different newspaper.

3. Nellie began her journey in 1888.

4. Nellie and Elizabeth travelled together some of the way.