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Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.
How was this possible? It is all thanks to the National Cycle Network project (36) ______, in the last few years, has managed to encourage many people to use their bicycles either to travel to work or for fun. (37) ______ , the provision of bicycle parking in the streets, at railway and underground stations, in schools and in the workplace has contributed significantly to the rise in the number of cyclists. It is estimated that nearly 75 per cent of the population live within two miles of a route and more cycling (38) ______ are made than ever before.
A. travels
B. tours
C. journeys
D. trips
CYCLING IN LONDON
Up until recently the British were not exactly keen on cycling. In fact, only a quarter of the twenty million bicycles in the country were thought to be in (34) ______ use. Over the last year, though, the number of cyclists in urban areas, particularly in London, has grown by 83 per cent. This has turned the capital into a cleaner, less noisy city compared to (35) ______ others in Europe.How was this possible? It is all thanks to the National Cycle Network project (36) ______, in the last few years, has managed to encourage many people to use their bicycles either to travel to work or for fun. (37) ______ , the provision of bicycle parking in the streets, at railway and underground stations, in schools and in the workplace has contributed significantly to the rise in the number of cyclists. It is estimated that nearly 75 per cent of the population live within two miles of a route and more cycling (38) ______ are made than ever before.
(Adapted from FCE Use of English by Virginia Evans)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (38) is...A. travels
B. tours
C. journeys
D. trips
Giải thích:
Kiến thức từ vựng:
- travel (n): việc đi du lịch
- tour (n): chuyến du lịch
- journey (n): hành trình
- trip (n): chuyến đi
Tạm dịch: It is estimated that nearly 75 per cent of the population live within two miles of a route and more cycling trips are made than ever before. (Người ta ước tính rằng gần 75 phần trăm dân số sống trong vòng hai dặm của một tuyến đường và nhiều chuyến đi xe đạp được thực hiện hơn bao giờ hết.)
Kiến thức từ vựng:
- travel (n): việc đi du lịch
- tour (n): chuyến du lịch
- journey (n): hành trình
- trip (n): chuyến đi
Tạm dịch: It is estimated that nearly 75 per cent of the population live within two miles of a route and more cycling trips are made than ever before. (Người ta ước tính rằng gần 75 phần trăm dân số sống trong vòng hai dặm của một tuyến đường và nhiều chuyến đi xe đạp được thực hiện hơn bao giờ hết.)
Đáp án D.