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.
When hosting an Olympic Games, a country has to take account of several considerations, among which the financial one is by far the most important. The costs of hosting the Olympics can (25) ____________ tens of billions of dollars, and it is commonplace for budgets to double or even triple. In addition to the direct costs of hosting the Games (the opening and closing ceremonies, athletes' village, security, etc.), cities often must build expensive new venues (26) ____________lesser-known sports. Once constructed, sports venues often incur additional maintenance costs long after the Games have ended.
While costs are the (27) ____________ concern for a host city, there are other factors to consider. For one, an Olympic host city may receive substantial revenue from ticket sales, tourist spending, corporate sponsorship, and television rights. Cities such as Los Angeles (1984) and Seoul (1988) actually made a large profit from the Games they hosted. (28) ____________ hosting the Olympic Games confers prestige on a host city and country, which can lead to increased trade and tourism. The Olympics are also an opportunity to invest in projects (29) ____________ improve the city's quality of life, such as new transportation systems.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (25) is...
A. outnumber
B. exceed
C. overcharge
D. surmount
When hosting an Olympic Games, a country has to take account of several considerations, among which the financial one is by far the most important. The costs of hosting the Olympics can (25) ____________ tens of billions of dollars, and it is commonplace for budgets to double or even triple. In addition to the direct costs of hosting the Games (the opening and closing ceremonies, athletes' village, security, etc.), cities often must build expensive new venues (26) ____________lesser-known sports. Once constructed, sports venues often incur additional maintenance costs long after the Games have ended.
While costs are the (27) ____________ concern for a host city, there are other factors to consider. For one, an Olympic host city may receive substantial revenue from ticket sales, tourist spending, corporate sponsorship, and television rights. Cities such as Los Angeles (1984) and Seoul (1988) actually made a large profit from the Games they hosted. (28) ____________ hosting the Olympic Games confers prestige on a host city and country, which can lead to increased trade and tourism. The Olympics are also an opportunity to invest in projects (29) ____________ improve the city's quality of life, such as new transportation systems.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (25) is...
A. outnumber
B. exceed
C. overcharge
D. surmount
Đáp án B: exceed
Kiến thức kiểm tra: Sự lựa chọn từ đúng/ Động từ
Giải thích chi tiết:
A. outnumber somebody/something (v): đông hơn ai/cái gì
B. exceed something (v): vượt quá (số lượng nào đó...)
C. overcharge somebody (for something) (v): tính giá quá cao cho ai đó về cái gì
D. surmount something (v): khắc phục, vượt quá khó khăn ...)
Xét về nghĩa thì phương án B là phù hợp nhất.
Ý nghĩa của câu: Chi phí làm nước chủ nhà Olympic có thể vượt quá hàng chục tỉ đô la, và thường thì ngân sách bị đội lên gấp hai hoặc thậm chí gấp ba.
Kiến thức kiểm tra: Sự lựa chọn từ đúng/ Động từ
Giải thích chi tiết:
A. outnumber somebody/something (v): đông hơn ai/cái gì
B. exceed something (v): vượt quá (số lượng nào đó...)
C. overcharge somebody (for something) (v): tính giá quá cao cho ai đó về cái gì
D. surmount something (v): khắc phục, vượt quá khó khăn ...)
Xét về nghĩa thì phương án B là phù hợp nhất.
Ý nghĩa của câu: Chi phí làm nước chủ nhà Olympic có thể vượt quá hàng chục tỉ đô la, và thường thì ngân sách bị đội lên gấp hai hoặc thậm chí gấp ba.
Đáp án B.