Reading B2 – Bài 4: A Book Review

Đọc cả bài một lượt để hiểu ý chính, sau đó đọc lại kỹ. Bấm “Hiện bản dịch” khi cần hỗ trợ tiếng Việt.

1. Nguyen's second novel is both more ambitious and less satisfying than her debut.

2. Set in a fishing village in the 1980s, it follows three generations of one family.

3. The opening hundred pages are superb, evoking heat, salt and quiet resentment.

4. Unfortunately, the middle section sags under the weight of too many minor characters.

5. Dialogue is her greatest strength; description occasionally tips into sentimentality.

6. Readers expecting the tight plotting of her first book may be disappointed.

7. Nonetheless, it confirms Nguyen as one of the most interesting writers of her generation.

Câu hỏi hiểu bài – Kiểm tra đáp án & xem điểm

1. 1. How does the reviewer compare it with the debut?

   Better in every wayMore ambitious but less satisfyingIdenticalMuch shorter

2. 2. What is the setting?

   A 1980s fishing villageA modern cityA 1950s farmA university

3. 3. Điền: the opening ______ pages are superb.

4. 4. The reviewer praises the dialogue.

   ĐúngSai

5. 5. What is the reviewer's overall verdict?

   A failureStill an important writerHer best workUnreadable