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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 from 46 to 50.
When you first arrive in a foreign culture, often your first reaction is completely positive. Everything seems exciting, different and fascinating. It's an (46) __________ . If you are just on a short holiday, you will probably never leave this phase. (47) __________, if you stay longer, your attitude can start to change. As you start to realize (48) __________little you really understand the new culture, life can get frustrating. People misunderstand what you are trying to say, or they may laugh at you when you say something incorrectly. Even simple things, like posting a letter, can seem very difficult to you. Thus, you are likely to get angry or upset when things go wrong. With time, though, you start to (49) __________ to become more comfortable with the differences and better able to handle frustrating situations. Your (50) __________ of humor reappears. Finally, you may feel enthusiastic about the culture once again, enjoy living in it, and even prefer certain aspects of the culture to your own.
(Adapted from Navigate - Course book, OUP 2015)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (49) is...
A. maintain
B. replace
C. keep
D. adjust
When you first arrive in a foreign culture, often your first reaction is completely positive. Everything seems exciting, different and fascinating. It's an (46) __________ . If you are just on a short holiday, you will probably never leave this phase. (47) __________, if you stay longer, your attitude can start to change. As you start to realize (48) __________little you really understand the new culture, life can get frustrating. People misunderstand what you are trying to say, or they may laugh at you when you say something incorrectly. Even simple things, like posting a letter, can seem very difficult to you. Thus, you are likely to get angry or upset when things go wrong. With time, though, you start to (49) __________ to become more comfortable with the differences and better able to handle frustrating situations. Your (50) __________ of humor reappears. Finally, you may feel enthusiastic about the culture once again, enjoy living in it, and even prefer certain aspects of the culture to your own.
(Adapted from Navigate - Course book, OUP 2015)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (49) is...
A. maintain
B. replace
C. keep
D. adjust
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
Giải thích:
A. maintain (v): duy trì
B. replace (v): thay thế
C. keep (v): giữ
D. adjust (v): điều chỉnh With time, though, you start to (49) adjust to become more comfortable with the differences and better able to handle frustrating situations.
Tạm dịch: Tuy nhiên, theo thời gian, bạn bắt đầu biết điều chỉnh để trở nên thoải mái hơn với sự khác biệt và có thể xử lý tốt hơn các tình huống gây bực bội.
Giải thích:
A. maintain (v): duy trì
B. replace (v): thay thế
C. keep (v): giữ
D. adjust (v): điều chỉnh With time, though, you start to (49) adjust to become more comfortable with the differences and better able to handle frustrating situations.
Tạm dịch: Tuy nhiên, theo thời gian, bạn bắt đầu biết điều chỉnh để trở nên thoải mái hơn với sự khác biệt và có thể xử lý tốt hơn các tình huống gây bực bội.
Đáp án D.