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 (29) is...
A. designs
B. inventions
C. exhibits
D. appearances
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 (29) is...
A. designs
B. inventions
C. exhibits
D. appearances
- design (n): đề cương; bản phác họa, thiết kế; kiểu, mẫu, loại, dạng; kế hoạch.
- invention (n): sự phát minh
- exhibit (n): vật trưng bày, triển lãm
- appearance (n): hình thức, bề ngoài; sự xuất hiện, ngoại hình
"But nowadays television and computers supply an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous inventions as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives." (Nhưng ngày nay tivi và máy tính cung cấp một dòng bất tận sự giải trí dễ dàng có sẵn, và trẻ em nhanh chóng chấp nhận những phát minh tuyệt vời này như là một phần rất bình thường trong cuộc sống hàng ngày của mình.)
- invention (n): sự phát minh
- exhibit (n): vật trưng bày, triển lãm
- appearance (n): hình thức, bề ngoài; sự xuất hiện, ngoại hình
"But nowadays television and computers supply an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous inventions as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives." (Nhưng ngày nay tivi và máy tính cung cấp một dòng bất tận sự giải trí dễ dàng có sẵn, và trẻ em nhanh chóng chấp nhận những phát minh tuyệt vời này như là một phần rất bình thường trong cuộc sống hàng ngày của mình.)
Đáp án B.