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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.
THE RISE OF OLDER CITIES
Many older cities are having modern makeovers and they are being given a new (23) ______. Sometimes the impetus for this type of change comes from the need to provide new facilities for particular events being held in the city - a sporting event, or something similar. On other occasions the change just seems to take place almost naturally.
Take Birmingham, for instance, (24) ________ it was previously an unfashionable place to live, it has now become trendy, and this change has been brought about largely by the new-look architecture that can be found everywhere in the city. The old shopping centre has been knocked down and completely rebuilt, and new shopping malls are (25) ________ to attract shoppers with the high quality of their services and goods. The area located around the canal, once hidden away and surrounded by decaying factories was often used as a rubbish tip, but it has now become a trendy place made up of modern offices, bars, sought-after apartments and restaurants. To (26)_________ up, Birmingham has become the place to be. Even in what was formerly the poorest part of the city an old factory has been converted into a lively complex of studios, galleries and coffee bars. With its theatres, museums and football teams Birmingham is (27) _______ worth visiting and has something for everyone.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (25) is...
A. competing
B. competitive
C. competition
D. competitor
THE RISE OF OLDER CITIES
Many older cities are having modern makeovers and they are being given a new (23) ______. Sometimes the impetus for this type of change comes from the need to provide new facilities for particular events being held in the city - a sporting event, or something similar. On other occasions the change just seems to take place almost naturally.
Take Birmingham, for instance, (24) ________ it was previously an unfashionable place to live, it has now become trendy, and this change has been brought about largely by the new-look architecture that can be found everywhere in the city. The old shopping centre has been knocked down and completely rebuilt, and new shopping malls are (25) ________ to attract shoppers with the high quality of their services and goods. The area located around the canal, once hidden away and surrounded by decaying factories was often used as a rubbish tip, but it has now become a trendy place made up of modern offices, bars, sought-after apartments and restaurants. To (26)_________ up, Birmingham has become the place to be. Even in what was formerly the poorest part of the city an old factory has been converted into a lively complex of studios, galleries and coffee bars. With its theatres, museums and football teams Birmingham is (27) _______ worth visiting and has something for everyone.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (25) is...
A. competing
B. competitive
C. competition
D. competitor
Kiến thức về từ loại
B. competitive /kəmˈpetətɪv/ (a): có tính cạnh tranh, đua tranh
C. competition /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/ (n): cuộc cạnh tranh
D. competitor /kəmˈpetɪtə(r)/ (n): người cạnh tranh; đấu thủ, đối thủ
Tạm dịch: The old shopping centre has been knocked down and completely rebuilt, and new shopping malls are (3) ____ to attract shoppers with the high quality of their services and goods (Trung tâm thương mại cũ đã bị phá sập và xây mới lại hoàn toàn, và những trung tâm mua sắm mới đang cạnh tranh để thu hút người mua hàng với chất lượng dịch vụ và hàng hoá cao.)
Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:
knock down st: phá sập, bãi bỏ cái gì
B. competitive /kəmˈpetətɪv/ (a): có tính cạnh tranh, đua tranh
C. competition /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/ (n): cuộc cạnh tranh
D. competitor /kəmˈpetɪtə(r)/ (n): người cạnh tranh; đấu thủ, đối thủ
Tạm dịch: The old shopping centre has been knocked down and completely rebuilt, and new shopping malls are (3) ____ to attract shoppers with the high quality of their services and goods (Trung tâm thương mại cũ đã bị phá sập và xây mới lại hoàn toàn, và những trung tâm mua sắm mới đang cạnh tranh để thu hút người mua hàng với chất lượng dịch vụ và hàng hoá cao.)
Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:
knock down st: phá sập, bãi bỏ cái gì
Đáp án A.