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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 texting pigeons
Not everybody recognizes the benefits of new developments in communnicatons technology. Indeed, some people fear that text messaging may actually be having a negative (41) _________ on your people's communication and language skills, especially when we hear that primary school children may be at rick of becoming addicted to the habit. So widespread has texting become, however, that even pigeons have started doing it. (42) _________, in this case, it's difficult to view the results as anything but positive.
Twenty of the birds are about to take to the skies with the task of measuring air pollution, each (43)_________ with sensor equipment and a mobile phone. The readings made by the sensors will be automatically converted into text messages and beamed to the Internet – (44) _________ they will appear on a dedicated 'pigeon blog'.
The birds will also each have a GPS receiver and a camera to capture aerial photos, and researchers are building a tiny 'pigeon kit' containing all these gadgets. Each bird will carry these in a miniature backpack, (45) _________, that is, from the camera, which will hang around its neck.
The data the pigeons text will be displayed in the form of an interactive map, which will provide local residents with up-to-the-minute information on thir local air quality.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (41) is...
A. result
B. outcome
C. effect
D. conclusion
The texting pigeons
Not everybody recognizes the benefits of new developments in communnicatons technology. Indeed, some people fear that text messaging may actually be having a negative (41) _________ on your people's communication and language skills, especially when we hear that primary school children may be at rick of becoming addicted to the habit. So widespread has texting become, however, that even pigeons have started doing it. (42) _________, in this case, it's difficult to view the results as anything but positive.
Twenty of the birds are about to take to the skies with the task of measuring air pollution, each (43)_________ with sensor equipment and a mobile phone. The readings made by the sensors will be automatically converted into text messages and beamed to the Internet – (44) _________ they will appear on a dedicated 'pigeon blog'.
The birds will also each have a GPS receiver and a camera to capture aerial photos, and researchers are building a tiny 'pigeon kit' containing all these gadgets. Each bird will carry these in a miniature backpack, (45) _________, that is, from the camera, which will hang around its neck.
The data the pigeons text will be displayed in the form of an interactive map, which will provide local residents with up-to-the-minute information on thir local air quality.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (41) is...
A. result
B. outcome
C. effect
D. conclusion
Tạm dịch: ...text messaging may actually be having a
negative _____ on young people's communication and language skills: ... nhắn tin có thể thực
sự có ______ tiêu cực tới kỹ năng ngôn ngữ và giao tiếp của những người trẻ tuổi.
result (n): kết quả
outcome (n): kết quả, đầu ra
effect (n): ảnh hưởng
conclusion (n): kết luận
Giới từ đi sau là "on" nên danh từ cần tìm là "effect". Cụm từ: at the risk of something/doing something.
negative _____ on young people's communication and language skills: ... nhắn tin có thể thực
sự có ______ tiêu cực tới kỹ năng ngôn ngữ và giao tiếp của những người trẻ tuổi.
result (n): kết quả
outcome (n): kết quả, đầu ra
effect (n): ảnh hưởng
conclusion (n): kết luận
Giới từ đi sau là "on" nên danh từ cần tìm là "effect". Cụm từ: at the risk of something/doing something.
Đáp án C.