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 34 to 38.
The story of gold is an adventure involving kings, queens, pirates, explorers, conquerors, and
the native people they conquered. Throughout history, gold has (34) _____________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. (35) _____________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 (36) _____________it does not react with air, water, and most chemicals, its shine never fades. In its natural (37) _____________, gold is soft and easily shaped, when heated to 1,062 Celsius it melts and can be poured (38) _____________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 (35) is...
A. Whoever
B. However
C. Wherever
D. Whatever
The story of gold is an adventure involving kings, queens, pirates, explorers, conquerors, and
the native people they conquered. Throughout history, gold has (34) _____________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. (35) _____________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 (36) _____________it does not react with air, water, and most chemicals, its shine never fades. In its natural (37) _____________, gold is soft and easily shaped, when heated to 1,062 Celsius it melts and can be poured (38) _____________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 (35) is...
A. Whoever
B. However
C. Wherever
D. Whatever
Đoạn văn đang bàn đến sức hấp dẫn của vàng nên căn cứ vào nghĩa của đáp án ta thấy phương án C phù hợp nhất
A. Whoever: bất cứ ai
B. However: tuy nhiên
C. Wherever: bất cứ đâu
D. Whatever: bất cứ điều gì
Wherever the precious metal was discovered, prospectors rushed to mine it, starting new cities and countries as they went.
Tạm dịch. Bất cứ nơi nào kim loại quý này được phát hiện, những người đi tìm vàng đều đổ xô đi khai thác, đi đến đâu họ hình thành nên các thành phố và làng mạc đến đó.
A. Whoever: bất cứ ai
B. However: tuy nhiên
C. Wherever: bất cứ đâu
D. Whatever: bất cứ điều gì
Wherever the precious metal was discovered, prospectors rushed to mine it, starting new cities and countries as they went.
Tạm dịch. Bất cứ nơi nào kim loại quý này được phát hiện, những người đi tìm vàng đều đổ xô đi khai thác, đi đến đâu họ hình thành nên các thành phố và làng mạc đến đó.
Đáp án C.