Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose to the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Design is everywhere. It's what attracted you to the last car or piece of furniture you bought and it's what _____ (46) _____ online banking possible. It means that London taxis are easier to get in and out of
and that Stella McCartney is a _____(47) _____ name. Design is driving whole business cultures forward as well as making sure that it's easier to find your way around places such as hospitals and airports. The single word 'design' encompasses an awful lot, and that's why the search for a single definition leads to lengthy debate to say the least.
There are broad definitions and specific ones - both have _____ (48) _____. Either they're too
general to be meaningful or they exclude too much. One definition, suggested by designer Richard Seymour, is 'making things better for people'. It emphasizes that design activity is mostly concerned with human behavior and quality of life. But nurses or road sweepers could be justified in saying that they, too, 'make things better for people'. Meanwhile, an alternative definition that _____ (49) _____ on products or 3D realizations of ideas doesn't include the work of graphic designers, service designers and many other disciplines. There may be no absolute definition of design _____ (50) _____ will please everyone, but attempting to find one does help us to pin down the unique set of skills that designers bring to the world.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (47) is...
A. proper
B. family
C. band
D. household
Design is everywhere. It's what attracted you to the last car or piece of furniture you bought and it's what _____ (46) _____ online banking possible. It means that London taxis are easier to get in and out of
and that Stella McCartney is a _____(47) _____ name. Design is driving whole business cultures forward as well as making sure that it's easier to find your way around places such as hospitals and airports. The single word 'design' encompasses an awful lot, and that's why the search for a single definition leads to lengthy debate to say the least.
There are broad definitions and specific ones - both have _____ (48) _____. Either they're too
general to be meaningful or they exclude too much. One definition, suggested by designer Richard Seymour, is 'making things better for people'. It emphasizes that design activity is mostly concerned with human behavior and quality of life. But nurses or road sweepers could be justified in saying that they, too, 'make things better for people'. Meanwhile, an alternative definition that _____ (49) _____ on products or 3D realizations of ideas doesn't include the work of graphic designers, service designers and many other disciplines. There may be no absolute definition of design _____ (50) _____ will please everyone, but attempting to find one does help us to pin down the unique set of skills that designers bring to the world.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (47) is...
A. proper
B. family
C. band
D. household
Giải thích:
a household name: cái tên quen thuộc
Tạm dịch: Điều này nghĩa là taxi ở London ra vào dễ dàng hơn và Stella McCartney là một cái tên quen thuộc.
a household name: cái tên quen thuộc
Tạm dịch: Điều này nghĩa là taxi ở London ra vào dễ dàng hơn và Stella McCartney là một cái tên quen thuộc.
Đáp án D.