IELTS Reading Practice Test

Second nature

Psychologists have traditionally believed that a personality
1
transformation/change

was impossible and that by a
2
young age

a person’s character tends to be fixed. This is not true according to positive psychologists, who say that our personal qualities can be seen as habitual behaviour. One of the easiest qualities to acquire is
3
optimism

. However, regardless of the quality, it is necessary to learn a wide variety of different
4
skills/techniques

in order for a new quality to develop; for example, a person must understand and feel some
5
negative emotions/negative feelings

in order to increase their happiness.

ĐÁP ÁN & GIẢI THÍCH CÂU 1

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Paraphrasing
Question: Psychologists have traditionally believed that a personality transformation  was impossible

So sánh với thông tin bài đọc, ta có:

 Psychologists have long held that = Psychologists have traditionally believed that 

 Impossible = cannot undergo in any meaningful way  

 a personality transformation = person's character + a transformation 

Giải thích chi tiết

smiley26 Hiểu thông tin bài đọc với Linearthinking

 Scientists held that a person’s character cannot undergo a transformation in any meaningful way and the key traits of personality are determined at a very young age 

→Main idea: Tính cách của con người không trải qua bất kỳ sự biến đổi nào ( a transformation)

So sánh với câu hỏi: a personality transformation was impossible = cannot undergo a transformation

Chọn đáp án: transformation check

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