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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18 to 22. Single-Parent Families: A Growing Reality Walk into any school today and you'll notice something different from a generation ago. Among the children waiting at the gates, many are picked up by just one parent – usually a mother, sometimes a father. Single-parent families have quietly become a normal part of modern society. Whether due to divorce, separation, the death of a partner, or personal choice, millions of parents worldwide are raising children on their own. (18) __________ . Life as a single parent isn't easy. Money is often the first concern. With only one income supporting the household, paying rent, buying groceries, and covering school fees can feel like a constant struggle. Maria, a single mother of two in Madrid, describes her routine: "I wake up at 5 a.m. to prepare breakfast and lunches, drop the kids at school, work until 6 p.m., then rush home to cook dinner and help with homework. By the time they're asleep, I'm too tired to think." This exhausting cycle is familiar to many single parents, (19) __________ , with no partner to share the load when a child gets sick or when the washing machine breaks down. Yet single-parent families aren't just about struggles – they have their own special strengths. (20) __________ . Ten-year-old Jake helps his dad with shopping and cooking, skills his friends with two parents haven't learned yet. The parent-child relationship can become incredibly close too. Without another adult in the house, conversations go deeper and bonds grow stronger. Many single parents say their children are their motivation – the reason they work hard and stay positive even on difficult days. Fortunately, attitudes are changing. Schools now recognize different family types and avoid assuming every child has two parents at home. Workplace policies are improving, (21) __________ . Community groups bring single parents together for practical support and friendship. While challenges remain, single-parent families are proving that what children (22) __________ , and a parent who shows up for them every day. [Adapted from The Annie E. Casey Foundation] Question 18: A. What families looked like once as an unusual way is now simply considered another way B. Although families once considered it unusual, it is now another way that simply looks C. What was once considered unusual is now simply another way families can look D. Because unusual ways for families to look were once considered, it is now simply another

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Question 18: A. What families looked like once as an unusual way is now simply considered another way B. Although families once considered it unusual, it is now another way that simply looks C. What was once considered unusual is now simply another way families can look D. Because unusual ways for families to look were once considered, it is now simply another Hướng dẫn giải Question: Whether due to divorce, separation, the death of a partner, or personal choice, millions of parents worldwide are raising children on their own. (18) __________ . Tạm dịch: Dù vì ly hôn, chia tay, bạn đời qua đời hay lựa chọn cá nhân, hàng triệu cha/mẹ trên thế giới đang nuôi con một mình. (18) __________ . Giải thích: Chỗ trống là một câu khái quát kết luận cho ý phía trước. Nội dung cần đối chiếu “trước đây bị coi là lạ” với “bây giờ là bình thường”. A. What families looked like once as an unusual way is now simply considered another way Sai vì cụm “What families looked like once as an unusual way” sai cấu trúc: “what … looked like” phải đi với một bổ ngữ chỉ hình thức cụ thể (look like something), còn “as an unusual way” gắn vào rất gượng và không đúng kiểu diễn đạt. Ngoài ra, “is now simply considered another way” thiếu phần “another way (for families) to look”, khiến câu chưa tự nhiên và thiếu rõ đối tượng. B. Although families once considered it unusual, it is now another way that simply looks Sai vì sau “it is now another way that simply looks” thiếu bổ ngữ cho “looks” (looks like what) nên ý không trọn vẹn. “Although” mở mệnh đề nhượng bộ, nhưng vế sau viết không hoàn chỉnh nên câu không trôi chảy. C. What was once considered unusual is now simply another way families can look Đúng vì dùng cấu trúc đối chiếu chuẩn “What was once … is now …”. “families can look” hiểu là “gia đình có thể mang hình thức như vậy”, khớp hoàn toàn với ý đoạn: gia đình đơn thân nay là một dạng gia đình bình thường. D. Because unusual ways for families to look were once considered, it is now simply another Sai vì “Because” tạo quan hệ nguyên nhân-kết quả không hợp: việc trước đây coi là khác thường không phải là nguyên nhân trực tiếp khiến bây giờ “another”. Ngoài ra “another” cần danh từ đi kèm (another what) nhưng lại bị bỏ trống, nên câu thiếu thành phần quan trọng. Đáp án: C

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