THE UNDERLINED PRONOUN “THEY” IN THE LAST SENTENCE REFERS TO______. A...

Câu 31:

The underlined pronoun “They” in the last sentence refers to______.

A.

study strategies

B. good studiers

C.

study skills

D. low-achieving students

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answers

to each of the questions.

For many American university students, the weeklong spring break holiday means an endless party on a sunny

beach in Florida or Mexico. In Panama City Beach in Florida, a city with permanent population of around 36.000, more

than half a million university students arrive during the month of March to play and party, making it the number one

spring break destination in the United States

A weeklong drinking binge is not for everyone, however, and a growing number of American university students

have found a way to make spring break matter. For them, joining or leading a group of volunteers to travel locally or

internationally and work to alleviate problems such as poverty, homelessness, or environmental damage makes spring

break a unique learning experience that university students can feel good about.

During one spring break, students at James Madison University in Virginia participated in 15 ”alternative spring

break” trips to nearby states, three others to more distant parts of the United States, and five international trips. One group

of JMU students travelled to Bogalusa, Louisiana, to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Another group

traveled to Mississippi to organize creative activities for children living in homeless shelter. One group of students did go

to Florida. but not to lie on the sand. They performed exhausting physical labor such as maintaining hiking trails and

destroying invasive plant species that threaten the native Florida ecosystem.

Students who participate in alternative spring break projects find

them

very rewarding. While most university

students have to get their degrees before they can start helping people, student volunteers are able to help people now. On

the other hand, the accommodations are far from glamorous. Students often sleep on the floor of a school or church, or

spend the week camping in tents. But students only pay around $250 for meals and transportation. which is much less

than some their peers spend to travel to more traditional spring break hotspots.

Alternative spring break trips appear to be growing in popularity at universities across the United States. Students

cite a number of reasons for participating. Some appreciate the opportunity to socialize and meet new friends. Others

want to exercise their beliefs about people’s obligation to serve humanity and make the world a better place. Whatever

their reasons, these students have discovered something that gives them rich rewards along with a break from school

work.

(Source: “active Skills for Reading: Book 2” by Neill J. Anderson – Thompson, 2007)