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Câu hỏi: Reading the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word of phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks:
NEIGHBOURS INFLUENCE BUYING DECISIONS
However objective we believe ourselves to be, most of us do not judge a product solely on its merits, considering quality, value and style before making a decision. (33)______ . We are easily influenced by the people around us. There is nothing wrong with this. It is probably a smarter way to make decisions than (34) __________on only our own opinions. But it does make life hard for companies. Marketers have long understood (35)__________groups of friends and relatives tend to buy the same products, but understanding the reasons has been tricky. Is it because they are so similar in how much money they make and what television ads they watch that they independently arrive at the same decision? Or do they copy one another, perhaps (36) ______envy or perhaps because they have shared information about the products?
Research in Finland recently found overwhelming evidence that neighbours have a big influence on buying decisions. When one of a person's ten nearest neighbours bought a car, the (37) _________that person would buy a car of the same brand during the next week and a half rose by 86 per cent.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (35) is...
A. whose
B. which
C. that
D. where
NEIGHBOURS INFLUENCE BUYING DECISIONS
However objective we believe ourselves to be, most of us do not judge a product solely on its merits, considering quality, value and style before making a decision. (33)______ . We are easily influenced by the people around us. There is nothing wrong with this. It is probably a smarter way to make decisions than (34) __________on only our own opinions. But it does make life hard for companies. Marketers have long understood (35)__________groups of friends and relatives tend to buy the same products, but understanding the reasons has been tricky. Is it because they are so similar in how much money they make and what television ads they watch that they independently arrive at the same decision? Or do they copy one another, perhaps (36) ______envy or perhaps because they have shared information about the products?
Research in Finland recently found overwhelming evidence that neighbours have a big influence on buying decisions. When one of a person's ten nearest neighbours bought a car, the (37) _________that person would buy a car of the same brand during the next week and a half rose by 86 per cent.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (35) is...
A. whose
B. which
C. that
D. where
Kiến thức: Liên từ
Giải thích:
whose +N: của ...
which +N: cái nào
where + S + V: ở nơi mà ..
S+ understand + that + clause (S+ V): Ai đó hiểu rằng ...
Marketers have long understood (35) that groups of friends and relatives tend to buy the same products, but understanding the reasons has been tricky.
Tạm dịch: Các nhà quảng bá sản phẩm đã hiểu rẻ ác nhóm bạn bè và người thân thường mua cùng loại sản phẩm, nhưng hiểu các lí do thì thật khó.
Giải thích:
whose +N: của ...
which +N: cái nào
where + S + V: ở nơi mà ..
S+ understand + that + clause (S+ V): Ai đó hiểu rằng ...
Marketers have long understood (35) that groups of friends and relatives tend to buy the same products, but understanding the reasons has been tricky.
Tạm dịch: Các nhà quảng bá sản phẩm đã hiểu rẻ ác nhóm bạn bè và người thân thường mua cùng loại sản phẩm, nhưng hiểu các lí do thì thật khó.
Đáp án C.