Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 26 to 30.
Is it worth reading books, (26) ___________ nowadays there are so many other forms of entertainment? (27) __________ people say that even paperback books are expensive, and not everyone can borrow books from a library. They might add that television is more exciting and that viewers can relax as they watch their favourite programme. All that may be true, but books are still very popular. They encourage the reader to use his or her imagination for a start. You can read a chapter of a book, or just a few pages, and then stop. Of course, it may be so (28) ___________that you can't stop! There are many different kinds of books, so you can choose a crime novel or an autobiography, or a book (29) ___________gives you interesting information. If you find it hard to choose, you can read reviews, or ask friends for ideas. Personally, I can't do without books, but I can (30) ___________up television easily enough. You can't watch television at bus stops!
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (26) is...
A. Therefore
B. or
C. However
D. since
Is it worth reading books, (26) ___________ nowadays there are so many other forms of entertainment? (27) __________ people say that even paperback books are expensive, and not everyone can borrow books from a library. They might add that television is more exciting and that viewers can relax as they watch their favourite programme. All that may be true, but books are still very popular. They encourage the reader to use his or her imagination for a start. You can read a chapter of a book, or just a few pages, and then stop. Of course, it may be so (28) ___________that you can't stop! There are many different kinds of books, so you can choose a crime novel or an autobiography, or a book (29) ___________gives you interesting information. If you find it hard to choose, you can read reviews, or ask friends for ideas. Personally, I can't do without books, but I can (30) ___________up television easily enough. You can't watch television at bus stops!
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (26) is...
A. Therefore
B. or
C. However
D. since
Về mặt ngữ pháp ta thấy chỗ trống cần điền không thể điền therefore vif trong câu không dùng để nói về lý kết quả hay however mang nghĩa đối lập vì sẽ không đứng còn or cũng không phù hợp vì hai vế câu không có mối quan hệ tương đương. Chỉ có since là phù hợp nhất vì dùng để chỉ nguyên nhân.
Trích: Is it worth reading books, since nowadays there are so many other forms of entertainment?
Tạm dịch. Vì ngày nay đã có quá nhiều hình thức giải trí rỗi, liệu việc đọc sách có còn có ích không?
Trích: Is it worth reading books, since nowadays there are so many other forms of entertainment?
Tạm dịch. Vì ngày nay đã có quá nhiều hình thức giải trí rỗi, liệu việc đọc sách có còn có ích không?
Đáp án D.