Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.
The story of gold is an adventure involving kings, queens, pirates, explorers, conquerors, and
the native people they conquered. Throughout history, gold has (33) _____________a magic spell over
those it touched. Gold is beautiful and rare; a soft shiny metal that can be moulded into many shapes. It has been used for money, jewelry, and to decorate special buildings such as palaces and places of worship. (34) _____________the precious metal was discovered, prospectors rushed to mine it, starting new cities and countries as they went. Gold and the people who love it have helped shape the world we live in today. Gold is one of many elements, or substances that cannot be changed by normal chemical means, that are found in the Earth's crust. Gold has a warm, sunny colour and (35) _____________it does not react with air, water, and most chemicals, its shine never fades. In its natural (36) _____________, gold is soft and easily shaped, when heated to 1,062 Celsius it melts and can be poured (37) _____________moulds to form coins, gold bars, and other objects. Stories have been told, movies made and legends born about the discovery of the world's great gold deposits. It is a saga of dreams, greed, ambition and exploration.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (37) is...
A. into
B. forward
C. with
D. at
The story of gold is an adventure involving kings, queens, pirates, explorers, conquerors, and
the native people they conquered. Throughout history, gold has (33) _____________a magic spell over
those it touched. Gold is beautiful and rare; a soft shiny metal that can be moulded into many shapes. It has been used for money, jewelry, and to decorate special buildings such as palaces and places of worship. (34) _____________the precious metal was discovered, prospectors rushed to mine it, starting new cities and countries as they went. Gold and the people who love it have helped shape the world we live in today. Gold is one of many elements, or substances that cannot be changed by normal chemical means, that are found in the Earth's crust. Gold has a warm, sunny colour and (35) _____________it does not react with air, water, and most chemicals, its shine never fades. In its natural (36) _____________, gold is soft and easily shaped, when heated to 1,062 Celsius it melts and can be poured (37) _____________moulds to form coins, gold bars, and other objects. Stories have been told, movies made and legends born about the discovery of the world's great gold deposits. It is a saga of dreams, greed, ambition and exploration.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (37) is...
A. into
B. forward
C. with
D. at
Ở đây ta có cụm động từ "pour into": đổ vào
When heated to 1,062 Celsius it melts and can be poured into moulds to form coins, gold bars, and other objects.
Tạm dịch. Khi nung nóng lên đến 1062 độ C nó tan chảy và có thể đổ vào khuôn để đúc thành tiền đồng, vàng thỏi và các đồ vật khác
When heated to 1,062 Celsius it melts and can be poured into moulds to form coins, gold bars, and other objects.
Tạm dịch. Khi nung nóng lên đến 1062 độ C nó tan chảy và có thể đổ vào khuôn để đúc thành tiền đồng, vàng thỏi và các đồ vật khác
Đáp án A.