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Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.
A hundred million tourists from China travel to all corners of the world every year. In 2013 alone, Chinese travellers spent over 100 billion dollars abroad. A booming economy and a growing Chinese middle class allow more people to travel than ever before. Western countries have been preparing for the mass influx of Chinese tourists for some time. They are also making it easier for Chinese travellers to feel at home when on holiday.
France, (34) __________, has started hiring police officers from China to protect tourists in Paris and other cities. Other countries, including the United States and Great Britain, are not (35) __________ visas for Chinese travellers anymore. Chinese credit cards are becoming more and more accepted in Europe and elsewhere. Hotels, airports and shopping malls around the world have been hiring Mandarin speakers.
Shopping is the main reason for Chinese citizens to travel abroad. China is becoming the biggest market for luxury goods. Louis Viton bags and Rolex watches are only two items (36) __________ Chinese are fond of, and they will do anything and go anywhere to get them. Luxury items are bought as status symbols. Many Chinese buy them abroad because there are high taxes on (37) __________ goods inside China.
However, Chinese citizens also go to other countries for sports and leisure (38)__________. Canada, for example, wants to help Chinese tourists during the winter months by hiring Chinese skiing instructors. They also go on extended tours of Europe and the US and enjoy a new culture that is different from what they experience at home.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (38) is...
A. incidents
B. pursuits
C. actions
D. duties
A hundred million tourists from China travel to all corners of the world every year. In 2013 alone, Chinese travellers spent over 100 billion dollars abroad. A booming economy and a growing Chinese middle class allow more people to travel than ever before. Western countries have been preparing for the mass influx of Chinese tourists for some time. They are also making it easier for Chinese travellers to feel at home when on holiday.
France, (34) __________, has started hiring police officers from China to protect tourists in Paris and other cities. Other countries, including the United States and Great Britain, are not (35) __________ visas for Chinese travellers anymore. Chinese credit cards are becoming more and more accepted in Europe and elsewhere. Hotels, airports and shopping malls around the world have been hiring Mandarin speakers.
Shopping is the main reason for Chinese citizens to travel abroad. China is becoming the biggest market for luxury goods. Louis Viton bags and Rolex watches are only two items (36) __________ Chinese are fond of, and they will do anything and go anywhere to get them. Luxury items are bought as status symbols. Many Chinese buy them abroad because there are high taxes on (37) __________ goods inside China.
However, Chinese citizens also go to other countries for sports and leisure (38)__________. Canada, for example, wants to help Chinese tourists during the winter months by hiring Chinese skiing instructors. They also go on extended tours of Europe and the US and enjoy a new culture that is different from what they experience at home.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (38) is...
A. incidents
B. pursuits
C. actions
D. duties
Kiến thức về từ vựng
A. incidents – incident /ˈɪnsɪdənt/ (n): việc bất ngờ xảy ra, việc tình cờ xảy ra
B. pursuits – pursuit /pəˈsjuːt/ (n): công việc đeo đuổi, thú vui đeo đuổi
C. actions – action /ˈækʃn/ (n): hành động
D. duties – duty /ˈdjuːti/ (n): nhiệm vụ, nghĩa vụ
=> Dựa vào nghĩa, ta cần từ mang nghĩa "thú vui, niềm vui", do đó ta chọn đáp án B
Tạm dịch:
"However, Chinese citizens also go to other countries for sports and leisure (38)________. Canada, for example, wants to help Chinese tourists during the winter months by hiring Chinese skiing instructors."
(Tuy nhiên, công dân Trung Quốc cũng đến các quốc gia khác để theo đuổi thể thao và thú vui giải trí. Ví dụ, Canada muốn giúp đỡ khách du lịch Trung Quốc trong những tháng mùa đông bằng cách thuê những người hướng dẫn trượt tuyết người Trung Quốc.)
*Note:
+ help sb (to) do sth/ by doing sth: giúp đỡ ai làm gì/ giúp đỡ ai bằng cách làm gì
+ instructor /ɪnˈstrʌktə(r)/ (n): người hướng dẫn
A. incidents – incident /ˈɪnsɪdənt/ (n): việc bất ngờ xảy ra, việc tình cờ xảy ra
B. pursuits – pursuit /pəˈsjuːt/ (n): công việc đeo đuổi, thú vui đeo đuổi
C. actions – action /ˈækʃn/ (n): hành động
D. duties – duty /ˈdjuːti/ (n): nhiệm vụ, nghĩa vụ
=> Dựa vào nghĩa, ta cần từ mang nghĩa "thú vui, niềm vui", do đó ta chọn đáp án B
Tạm dịch:
"However, Chinese citizens also go to other countries for sports and leisure (38)________. Canada, for example, wants to help Chinese tourists during the winter months by hiring Chinese skiing instructors."
(Tuy nhiên, công dân Trung Quốc cũng đến các quốc gia khác để theo đuổi thể thao và thú vui giải trí. Ví dụ, Canada muốn giúp đỡ khách du lịch Trung Quốc trong những tháng mùa đông bằng cách thuê những người hướng dẫn trượt tuyết người Trung Quốc.)
*Note:
+ help sb (to) do sth/ by doing sth: giúp đỡ ai làm gì/ giúp đỡ ai bằng cách làm gì
+ instructor /ɪnˈstrʌktə(r)/ (n): người hướng dẫn
Đáp án B.