Bài 15 :
Read the text. Match sentences (A-F) with gaps (1-5). There is one extra sentence.
(Đọc văn bản. Nối câu (A-F) với khoảng trống (1-5). Có một câu bị thừa.)
Identical twins
Identical twins are born when an egg divides into two, resulting in the birth of two children with identical genes. 1 ______ Some believe, however, that there is also a close connection between twins in the way they think, not just in the way they look. Twins finish each other's sentences, and share the same tastes in clothes or music. Some have argued that identical twins have mysterious, even psychic, powers. Although many identical twins claim to know what the other is thinking, there is no evidence to suggest that this is because of special powers. 2 ______ Most of us have met up with a brother or sister, or close friend, and immediately asked, 'What's wrong?' because we have unconsciously recognised, in their facial expression, that they are upset in some way. Signs we would miss in a stranger's behaviour are instantly obvious in the way those close to us act. It is hardly surprising that twins notice the way their brother or sister's facial expressions or body language gives away how they feel. Indeed, the closeness of their bond is likely to improve this ability over the years.
The media is full of stories in which a twin senses her brother or sister to be in trouble. 3 ______ Damien Croft developed a bad headache one evening and, concerned, felt the need to phone his brother to check if everything was OK. When there was no reply, he drove to his brother's home, only to find him unconscious, having had an epileptic fit and fallen from a ladder while decorating. On the face of it, his sixth sense had saved the day. 4 ______ Damien knew his brother was decorating, and knew that he was prone to epileptic fits. Subconsciously concerned, he had just imagined the worst-case scenario. 5 ______
A In a recent, widely-reported case, for example, a young man survived a horrific fall thanks to a feeling his twin is supposed to have had.
(Ví dụ, trong một trường hợp được báo cáo rộng rãi gần đây, một chàng trai trẻ sống sót sau một cú ngã kinh hoàng nhờ vào cảm giác mà lẽ ra người song sinh của anh ta phải có.)
B We all know such twins are often very similar in appearance.
(Tất cả chúng ta đều biết những cặp song sinh như vậy thường có ngoại hình rất giống nhau.)
C The fact that something awful had happened was only a coincidence.
(Việc có điều gì đó khủng khiếp đã xảy ra chỉ là sự trùng hợp ngẫu nhiên.)
D In contrast, there are many other stories which can be more easily explained.
(Ngược lại, có nhiều câu chuyện khác có thể được giải thích dễ dàng hơn.)
E In truth, of course, the events might also be explained in more ordinary terms.
(Tất nhiên, trên thực tế, các sự kiện cũng có thể được giải thích bằng những thuật ngữ thông thường hơn.)
F A more believable explanation is that, like any pair of people who have grown up together, they are just good at understanding the thought processes behind what their twin does.
(Một lời giải thích đáng tin cậy hơn là, giống như bất kỳ cặp đôi nào đã lớn lên cùng nhau, họ chỉ giỏi hiểu được quá trình suy nghĩ đằng sau những gì người song sinh của họ làm.)
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