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.
Every year thousands of people travel to Britain in order to improve their standard of English. To many, (3) _______, this can be a painful experience due to the fact that it involves attending a strange school, staying in sometimes unpleasant accommodation and living in an unfamiliar culture. One (4) ______ to these problems is the Homestay method. With this, students are each assigned a teacher suited to their language requirements and interests. As well as giving individual tuition, the teacher provides the student with information about what activities (5) ______ are available locally, and takes them on trips. Students get between ten and twenty hours of tuition a week and are also expected to join in the family's daily activities. The students speak English at all times and therefore learn how to use the language in everyday (6) ______. Homestay programs usually last for up to four weeks. Although costs are higher than (7) _______ of regular language schools, students can feel confident that they will be receiving top-class language teaching in a safe and pleasant environment.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (7) is...
A. those
B. this
C. that
D. these
Every year thousands of people travel to Britain in order to improve their standard of English. To many, (3) _______, this can be a painful experience due to the fact that it involves attending a strange school, staying in sometimes unpleasant accommodation and living in an unfamiliar culture. One (4) ______ to these problems is the Homestay method. With this, students are each assigned a teacher suited to their language requirements and interests. As well as giving individual tuition, the teacher provides the student with information about what activities (5) ______ are available locally, and takes them on trips. Students get between ten and twenty hours of tuition a week and are also expected to join in the family's daily activities. The students speak English at all times and therefore learn how to use the language in everyday (6) ______. Homestay programs usually last for up to four weeks. Although costs are higher than (7) _______ of regular language schools, students can feel confident that they will be receiving top-class language teaching in a safe and pleasant environment.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (7) is...
A. those
B. this
C. that
D. these
Giải thích:
Costs là danh từ số nhiều nên ta chỉ dùng those/these để thay thế. Trong so sánh, ta chỉ dùng those.
Tạm dịch:
Although costs are higher than those of regular language schools, students can feel confident that they will be receiving top-class language teaching in a safe and pleasant environment. (Mặc dù chi phí cao hơn so với các trường ngoại ngữ thông thường, học sinh có thể cảm thấy tự tin rằng họ sẽ được nhận cách giảng dạy ngôn ngữ hàng đầu trong một môi trường an toàn và dễ chịu.)
Costs là danh từ số nhiều nên ta chỉ dùng those/these để thay thế. Trong so sánh, ta chỉ dùng those.
Tạm dịch:
Although costs are higher than those of regular language schools, students can feel confident that they will be receiving top-class language teaching in a safe and pleasant environment. (Mặc dù chi phí cao hơn so với các trường ngoại ngữ thông thường, học sinh có thể cảm thấy tự tin rằng họ sẽ được nhận cách giảng dạy ngôn ngữ hàng đầu trong một môi trường an toàn và dễ chịu.)
Đáp án A.