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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.
Why read books?
Is it worth reading books, (27)_________ nowadays there are so many other forms of entertainment? Some people say that even paperback books are expensive, and not everyone can borrow books from a library. They might add that television is more exciting and that viewers can relax as they watch their favourite (28)_________. All that may be true, but books are still very popular. They encourage the reader to use his or her imagination for a start. You can read a chapter of a book, or just a few pages, and then stop. Of course, it may be so (29)_________ that you can't stop! There are many different kinds of books, so you can choose a crime novel or an autobiography, or a book (30)_________ gives you interesting information. If you find it hard to choose, you can read reviews, or ask friends for ideas. Personally, I can't do without books, but I can (31)_________ up television easily enough. You can't watch television at bus stops!
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (29) is...
A. current
B. imagined
C. interest
D. gripping
Why read books?
Is it worth reading books, (27)_________ nowadays there are so many other forms of entertainment? Some people say that even paperback books are expensive, and not everyone can borrow books from a library. They might add that television is more exciting and that viewers can relax as they watch their favourite (28)_________. All that may be true, but books are still very popular. They encourage the reader to use his or her imagination for a start. You can read a chapter of a book, or just a few pages, and then stop. Of course, it may be so (29)_________ that you can't stop! There are many different kinds of books, so you can choose a crime novel or an autobiography, or a book (30)_________ gives you interesting information. If you find it hard to choose, you can read reviews, or ask friends for ideas. Personally, I can't do without books, but I can (31)_________ up television easily enough. You can't watch television at bus stops!
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (29) is...
A. current
B. imagined
C. interest
D. gripping
Clue: "Of course, it may be so_____that you can't stop!"
Phân tích:
current / 'kʌrənt / (adj) = happening now; of the present time
imagined / ɪ'mædʒɪnd / (v): tưởng tượng
interest / 'ɪntrəst / or / 'ɪntrest / (v): gây thích thú
gripping (adj) = exciting or interesting in a way that keeps your attention
Chỉ có một từ vừa hợp nghĩa vừa đúng về ngữ pháp để điền vào chỗ trống đó là gripping (thú vị, thu hút).
Phân tích:
current / 'kʌrənt / (adj) = happening now; of the present time
imagined / ɪ'mædʒɪnd / (v): tưởng tượng
interest / 'ɪntrəst / or / 'ɪntrest / (v): gây thích thú
gripping (adj) = exciting or interesting in a way that keeps your attention
Chỉ có một từ vừa hợp nghĩa vừa đúng về ngữ pháp để điền vào chỗ trống đó là gripping (thú vị, thu hút).
Đáp án D.