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Library is a collection of books and other informational...

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.
Library is a collection of books and other informational materials made available to people for reading, study, or reference. The word library comes from liber, the Latin word for "book". (26) ____________ library collections have almost always contained a variety of materials. Contemporary libraries maintain collections that include not only print ed materials such as manuscripts, books, newspapers, and magazines, but also au dio-visual and online databases. In addition, to maintaining collections within library buildings, modern libraries often feature telecommunications links that provide users with access to information at remote sites.
The central mission of a library is to collect, organize, preserve, and provide access to knowledge and information. In fulfilling this mission, libraries preserve a valuable record of culture that can be passed down to (27) ____________ generations. Libraries are an essential link in this communication between the past, present, and future. Wheth er the cultural record is contained in books or in electronic formats, libraries ensure (28) ____________ the record is preserved and made available for later use.
People use library resources to gain information about personal interests or to ob tain recreational materials such as films and novels. Students use libraries to supple ment and enhance their classroom experiences, to learn (29) ____________ in locating sources of information, and to develop good reading and study habits. Public officials use librar ies to research legislation and public policy issues. One of the most valued of all cultural institutions, the library (30) ____________ information and services that are essential to learning and progress.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (29) is...
A. abilities
B. skills
C. talents
D. capacities
Đáp án B: skills
Kiến thức kiểm tra: Từ vựng
Giải thích chi tiết:
skill (n): kỹ năng. Từ này kết hợp được với động từ “learn” và giới từ “in”.
learn skills in/at doing something: học các kỹ năng làm gì.
Ý nghĩa cả câu: "...to learn skills in locating sources of information, and to develop good reading and study habits ...” - để học các kỹ năng về tìm tài liệu, và để phát triển kỹ năng đọc và thói quen học tập tốt hơn.
A. abilitiies (n): khả năng. Cấu trúc: “have the ability to do something”: có khả năng làm gì.
C. talents (n): tài năng. Cấu trúc: “talent for (doing) something”: có tài làm gì.
D. capacities (n): khả năng, năng lực. Cấu trúc: “capacity to do something”: có khả năng làm gì/ “capacity for (doing) something”: có khả năng cho việc gì.
Đáp án B.
 

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