Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 32 to 36.
A large-scale study has been done by advertisers on the spending habits of today's teenagers. It has come up with some fascinating results. Girls across Europe ranging in age from 15 to 18 were interviewed. The researchers discovered that these girls want to be successful and sophisticated and are willing to spend to (32) ___________the look they want - when they have the money, that is!
Feeling confident is the most important factor when it comes to buying clothes. (33) __________interesting piece of information coming out of the study is that German teenagers go for clothes that are practical and comfortable, while British and French teenagers are more concerned about appearance, (34) ____________they all agreed that the clothes should fit them properly. All the girls (35) ____________were interviewed shop for clothes regularly, half of them buying something from a department store or a large clothes shop at least once a month. They also see it as a social (36) _______________and going round the shops with their friends is the main way they learn what the latest trends are.
(Adapted from "Laser B2 " by Malcomn Mann and Steve Taylor-Knowles)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (36) is...
A. commitment
B. aspiration
C. circumstance
D. activity
A large-scale study has been done by advertisers on the spending habits of today's teenagers. It has come up with some fascinating results. Girls across Europe ranging in age from 15 to 18 were interviewed. The researchers discovered that these girls want to be successful and sophisticated and are willing to spend to (32) ___________the look they want - when they have the money, that is!
Feeling confident is the most important factor when it comes to buying clothes. (33) __________interesting piece of information coming out of the study is that German teenagers go for clothes that are practical and comfortable, while British and French teenagers are more concerned about appearance, (34) ____________they all agreed that the clothes should fit them properly. All the girls (35) ____________were interviewed shop for clothes regularly, half of them buying something from a department store or a large clothes shop at least once a month. They also see it as a social (36) _______________and going round the shops with their friends is the main way they learn what the latest trends are.
(Adapted from "Laser B2 " by Malcomn Mann and Steve Taylor-Knowles)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (36) is...
A. commitment
B. aspiration
C. circumstance
D. activity
Giải thích:
A. commitment (n): cam kết
B. aspiration (n): cảm hứng
C. circumstance (n): trường hợp, hoàn cảnh
D. activity (n): hoạt động
Tạm dịch: They also see it as a social activity and going round the shops with their friends is the main way they learn what the latest trends are.
(Họ cũng xem đó là một hoạt động xã hội và việc đi loanh quanh các cửa hàng cùng bạn bè là cách chủ yếu để họ tìm hiểu về các xu hướng mới nhất.)
A. commitment (n): cam kết
B. aspiration (n): cảm hứng
C. circumstance (n): trường hợp, hoàn cảnh
D. activity (n): hoạt động
Tạm dịch: They also see it as a social activity and going round the shops with their friends is the main way they learn what the latest trends are.
(Họ cũng xem đó là một hoạt động xã hội và việc đi loanh quanh các cửa hàng cùng bạn bè là cách chủ yếu để họ tìm hiểu về các xu hướng mới nhất.)
Đáp án D.