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MODERN SCIENCE

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.
MODERN SCIENCE
It seems entirely natural to US that there are teams of scientists in universities and (33) ___________institutions around the world, attempting to discover the way the world works. (34) ___________, it hasn't always been that way. Although the scientific method is now four or five hundred years old, the ancient Greeks, for example, believed that they could (35) ___________the cause of natural events just by the power of thought.
During the 17th century, more and more people began to realize that they could test their scientific ideas by designing a relevant experiment and seeing what happened. A lot of (36) ___________was made in this way by individual scientists. These men and women often worked alone, carrying out research into many different areas of science, and they often received very little (37) ___________for their hard work. At the start of the 20th century, though, it became clear that science was becoming more complicated and more expensive. The individual scientists disappeared, to be replaced by highly qualified teams of experts. Modern science was born.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (37) is...
A. reward
B. present
C. gift
D. prize
Reward (n): phần thưởng vì đã làm việc tốt, làm việc chăm chỉ
Present = gift (n): món quà
Prize (n): giải thưởng
Căn cứ vào nghĩa ta chọn đáp án A.
Trích bài: These men and women often worked alone, carrying out research into many different areas of science, and they often received very little reward for their hard work. At the start of the 20th century, though, it became clear that science was becoming more complicated and more expensive. The individual scientists disappeared, to be replaced by highly qualified teams of experts. Modern science was born.
Tạm dịch: Những người đàn ông và phụ nữ này thường làm việc một mình, thực hiện nghiên cứu trong nhiều lĩnh vực khoa học khác nhau và họ thường nhận được rất ít phần thưởng cho công việc khó khăn của họ. Mặc dù vậy, đầu thế kỷ 20, có một điểu rõ ràng rằng khoa học ngày càng trở nên phức tạp và mất khá nhiều chi phí. Các nhà khoa học làm việc một mình này dần biến mất, được thay thế bằng các nhóm chuyên gia chất lượng cao. Khoa học hiện đại được ra đời.
Đáp án A.
 

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