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.
A long and happy marriage is something that many people wish for, but finding the right partner is (46) ________ more difficult than you might imagine. A friend of mine, Susan, had not been very successful in her attempt to find the perfect partner, and she was beginning to lose heart and feel rather depressed. One day she happened to hear someone talk about a computer dating agency (47) ________ could help you to find the ideal partner. Susan immediately made an appointment to see someone at the agency, then waited to see what would happen. The agency arranged a meeting with a 'suitable' partner at the local railway station a week later although I (48) ________ her not to go. My friend arrived a few minutes early but could see no one who matched the appearance of the man in the photograph she had been sent. She noticed a man waiting under the station clock and holding a bunch of flowers, (49) __________ there was no one else around. Suddenly the man started chatting to her and, after a while, asked her if she would like to go and have a coffee. Not until much later did they (50) ________ to the conclusion that they had both been waiting for each other! When they had both recovered from the shock, they decided that the computer had been right after all.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (48) is...
A. whispered
B. advised
C. urged
D. suggested
A long and happy marriage is something that many people wish for, but finding the right partner is (46) ________ more difficult than you might imagine. A friend of mine, Susan, had not been very successful in her attempt to find the perfect partner, and she was beginning to lose heart and feel rather depressed. One day she happened to hear someone talk about a computer dating agency (47) ________ could help you to find the ideal partner. Susan immediately made an appointment to see someone at the agency, then waited to see what would happen. The agency arranged a meeting with a 'suitable' partner at the local railway station a week later although I (48) ________ her not to go. My friend arrived a few minutes early but could see no one who matched the appearance of the man in the photograph she had been sent. She noticed a man waiting under the station clock and holding a bunch of flowers, (49) __________ there was no one else around. Suddenly the man started chatting to her and, after a while, asked her if she would like to go and have a coffee. Not until much later did they (50) ________ to the conclusion that they had both been waiting for each other! When they had both recovered from the shock, they decided that the computer had been right after all.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (48) is...
A. whispered
B. advised
C. urged
D. suggested
Giải thích:
Kiến thức về từ vựng
A. whisper (v): thì thầm
B. advise (v): khuyên
C. urge (v): thúc giục
D. suggest (v): gợi ý
Advise sb (not) to do sth: khuyên ai đó (không) nên làm gì
Thông tin: The agency arranged a meeting with a 'suitable' partner at the local railway station a week later although I advised her not to go.
Tạm dịch: Đại lý này đã sắp xếp một cuộc gặp với một người bạn trai 'phù hợp' tại ga xe lửa địa phương một tuần sau đó mặc dù tôi đã khuyên cô ấy không nên đi.
Kiến thức về từ vựng
A. whisper (v): thì thầm
B. advise (v): khuyên
C. urge (v): thúc giục
D. suggest (v): gợi ý
Advise sb (not) to do sth: khuyên ai đó (không) nên làm gì
Thông tin: The agency arranged a meeting with a 'suitable' partner at the local railway station a week later although I advised her not to go.
Tạm dịch: Đại lý này đã sắp xếp một cuộc gặp với một người bạn trai 'phù hợp' tại ga xe lửa địa phương một tuần sau đó mặc dù tôi đã khuyên cô ấy không nên đi.
Đáp án B.