Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
STREET PAPERS
The problem of homelessness is an international one. In the capital cities of the world, the sight of people begging on the streets is becoming increasingly rare. But all over the world, homeless people are taking the future into their own (23) _____________. By selling "street papers" they no longer need to beg for a (24) ____________.
The concept of the street paper is simple. It is sold by homeless and ex-homeless people (25) ________ buy it at a fixed price of 30p and sell it to the public for 70p, keeping 40p for themselves. If they have no money, then they can get the first ten copies on (26) _____________ and pay for them later. Every paper seller receives training and is given a special identity badge.
The paper itself contains articles of general and social interest, film and book reviews, cartoons and the occasional celebrity interview. Advertising and sales provide most of the income, and all profits go (27) ______________ into helping homeless people.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (26) is...
A. cash
B. cheque
C. credit
D. card
STREET PAPERS
The problem of homelessness is an international one. In the capital cities of the world, the sight of people begging on the streets is becoming increasingly rare. But all over the world, homeless people are taking the future into their own (23) _____________. By selling "street papers" they no longer need to beg for a (24) ____________.
The concept of the street paper is simple. It is sold by homeless and ex-homeless people (25) ________ buy it at a fixed price of 30p and sell it to the public for 70p, keeping 40p for themselves. If they have no money, then they can get the first ten copies on (26) _____________ and pay for them later. Every paper seller receives training and is given a special identity badge.
The paper itself contains articles of general and social interest, film and book reviews, cartoons and the occasional celebrity interview. Advertising and sales provide most of the income, and all profits go (27) ______________ into helping homeless people.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (26) is...
A. cash
B. cheque
C. credit
D. card
Kiến thức về cụm từ cố định
Ta có:
In cash: bằng tiền mặt
Pay with a/by cheque: trả bằng séc
On credit: mua chịu (trả từ từ)
By card: bằng thẻ tín dụng
=> Get the first ten copies on credit and pay for them later: nhận trước mười bản theo cách mua chịu và trả tiền cho chúng sau
Tạm dịch: "If they have no money, then they can get the first ten copies on credit and pay for them later." (Nếu họ không có tiền, họ có thể nhận trước mười bản theo cách mua chịu và trả tiền cho chúng sau.)
=> Đáp án là C
Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:
Pay for sth: trả tiền cho cái gì
Ta có:
In cash: bằng tiền mặt
Pay with a/by cheque: trả bằng séc
On credit: mua chịu (trả từ từ)
By card: bằng thẻ tín dụng
=> Get the first ten copies on credit and pay for them later: nhận trước mười bản theo cách mua chịu và trả tiền cho chúng sau
Tạm dịch: "If they have no money, then they can get the first ten copies on credit and pay for them later." (Nếu họ không có tiền, họ có thể nhận trước mười bản theo cách mua chịu và trả tiền cho chúng sau.)
=> Đáp án là C
Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:
Pay for sth: trả tiền cho cái gì
Đáp án C.