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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 PERFORMING ARTS
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (25) _________ a musical instrument. As they (26) _________ up, they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet. They looked forward to these occasions with great (27) _________ and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers (28) _________ an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous (29) _________ as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives.For many children, the sense of witnessing a very special live performance is gone forever.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (26) is...
A. developed
B. brought
C. advanced
D. grew
THE PERFORMING ARTS
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (25) _________ a musical instrument. As they (26) _________ up, they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet. They looked forward to these occasions with great (27) _________ and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers (28) _________ an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous (29) _________ as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives.For many children, the sense of witnessing a very special live performance is gone forever.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (26) is...
A. developed
B. brought
C. advanced
D. grew
- develop (v): phát triển
- bring up: nuôi nấng, giáo dục, dạy dỗ
- advance (v): đề xuất, đưa ra; thúc đẩy; đề bạt; trả trước, đặt trước; tiến bộ, tiến tới
- grow up: lớn lên
"As they grew up, they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet." (Khi lớn lên, chúng được đưa tới những nơi vui chơi giải trí công cộng - nhà hát, opera, rạp xiếc, kịch múa.)
- bring up: nuôi nấng, giáo dục, dạy dỗ
- advance (v): đề xuất, đưa ra; thúc đẩy; đề bạt; trả trước, đặt trước; tiến bộ, tiến tới
- grow up: lớn lên
"As they grew up, they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet." (Khi lớn lên, chúng được đưa tới những nơi vui chơi giải trí công cộng - nhà hát, opera, rạp xiếc, kịch múa.)
Đáp án D.