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The invention of the mobile phone has undoubtedly...

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.
The invention of the mobile phone has undoubtedly revolutionized the way people communicate and influenced every aspect of our lives. The issue is whether this tech nological innovation has (25) ____________ more harm than good. In order to answer the question, we must first turn to the types of consumers. Presumably, most parents (26) ____________are always worrying about their children's safety buy mobile phones for them to track their whereabouts. We can also assume that most teenagers want mobile phones to avoid missing out on social contact. In this context, the advantages are clear. (27) ____________ we cannot deny the fact that text messages have been used by bullies to intimidate fellow students. There is also (28) ____________ evidence that texting has affected literacy skills.
The widespread use of mobile phone has, out of question, affected adult consumers too. What employee, on the way home from work, would be reluctant to answer a call from their boss? Apparently, only 18% of us, according to a survey, are willing to switch off our mobile phones once we've left the office.
Admittedly, mobile phones can be intrusive but there are obvious benefits to possessing one. Personally speaking, they are invaluable when it comes to making social or business arrangements at short (29) ____________. They also provide their owners with a sense of security in emergency situations.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (25) is...
A. done
B. played
C. made
D. brought
Đáp án A: done
Kiến thức kiểm tra: Động từ/ Cụm từ cố định / Thành ngữ
Giải thích chi tiết:
"do more harm than good": hại nhiều hơn lợi, lợi bất cập hại.
Ý nghĩa ngữ cảnh: "The issue is whether this technological innovation has done more harm than good." – Vấn đề là liệu sự đổi mới công nghệ này có lợi bất cập hại hay không.
Đáp án A.
 

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