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 33 to 37.
Is it worth reading books, (33) ___________ nowadays there are so many other forms of entertainment? Some 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 (34) ___________. 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 (35) ___________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 (36) ___________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 (37) ___________up television easily enough. You can't watch television at bus stops!
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (37) is...
A. pick
B. look
C. give
D. turn
Is it worth reading books, (33) ___________ nowadays there are so many other forms of entertainment? Some 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 (34) ___________. 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 (35) ___________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 (36) ___________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 (37) ___________up television easily enough. You can't watch television at bus stops!
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (37) is...
A. pick
B. look
C. give
D. turn
Ta có cụm từ give up: từ bỏ, không làm gì.
Các đáp án khác không chính xác.
A. pick up: trả lời điện thoại
B. look up: tra cứu
C. give up: từ bỏ
D. turn up: tìm cái gì đó, cho to lên, khâu gấu quần/ áo cho ngắn lại
Trích: Personally, I can't do without books, but I can give up television easily enough.
Tạm dịch. Cá nhân tôi thì tôi không thể sống thiếu sách, nhưng lại đủ dễ cho tôi để từ bỏ ti vi.
Các đáp án khác không chính xác.
A. pick up: trả lời điện thoại
B. look up: tra cứu
C. give up: từ bỏ
D. turn up: tìm cái gì đó, cho to lên, khâu gấu quần/ áo cho ngắn lại
Trích: Personally, I can't do without books, but I can give up television easily enough.
Tạm dịch. Cá nhân tôi thì tôi không thể sống thiếu sách, nhưng lại đủ dễ cho tôi để từ bỏ ti vi.
Đáp án C.