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 from 25 to 29.
Rural America is diverse in many ways. As we have seen, no industry dominates the rural economy, no single pattern of population decline or (25)__________exists for all rural areas, and no statement about improvements and gaps in well-being holds true for all rural people. Many of these differences are regional in nature. That is, rural areas within a particular geographic region of the country often tend to be similar (26) __________each other and different from areas in another region. Persistent poverty also has a regional pattern, concentrated primarily in the Southeast. Other differences follow no regional pattern. Areas (27) __________rely heavily on the services industry are located throughout rural America, as are rural areas that have little access to advanced telecommunications services. Many of these differences, regional and non-regional, are the result of a (28) __________of factors including the availability of natural (29) __________; distance from and access to major metropolitan areas and the information and services found there; transportation and shipping facilities; political history and structure; and the racial, ethnic, and cultural makeup of the population.
(Adapted from "Understanding Rural America ", Info USA)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (25) is...
A. growing
B. grown
C. growth
D. grow
Rural America is diverse in many ways. As we have seen, no industry dominates the rural economy, no single pattern of population decline or (25)__________exists for all rural areas, and no statement about improvements and gaps in well-being holds true for all rural people. Many of these differences are regional in nature. That is, rural areas within a particular geographic region of the country often tend to be similar (26) __________each other and different from areas in another region. Persistent poverty also has a regional pattern, concentrated primarily in the Southeast. Other differences follow no regional pattern. Areas (27) __________rely heavily on the services industry are located throughout rural America, as are rural areas that have little access to advanced telecommunications services. Many of these differences, regional and non-regional, are the result of a (28) __________of factors including the availability of natural (29) __________; distance from and access to major metropolitan areas and the information and services found there; transportation and shipping facilities; political history and structure; and the racial, ethnic, and cultural makeup of the population.
(Adapted from "Understanding Rural America ", Info USA)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (25) is...
A. growing
B. grown
C. growth
D. grow
Giải thích: Trước vị trí cần điền là danh từ decline (giảm) và liên từ or (hoặc) nên ta cần một danh từ.
Vì vậy, phương án C phù hợp nhất.
Vì vậy, phương án C phù hợp nhất.
Đáp án C.