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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.
Working mothers
Because an increasing number of people are opting to work outside the traditional office, notebook PCs are becoming more and more popular. However, you should know that notebook PCs aren't for everyone. As you (27)_________ up the pros and cons of your desktop PC with a new system, you should bear (28)_________ mind that you may get better profit for your money by investing in a faster, more powerful desktop PC.
Portability comes at a price. Leave your laptop unattended for any length of time in any sort of public place and you will quickly discover that it has been stolen. You could even lose it without any intentional neglect on your area; laptops (and all the business and personal information they contain) are easy (29)_________ for skilled thieves. So, yes, there are definitely serious security issues. Also, if you are prone to tossing your laptop around as you do your purse, workout bag or umbrella, you'll probably break it before you get your money's worth. Guarantees are getting better and longer, but they still won't cover a simple slip, let alone (30)_________ carelessness. So, before you (31)_________ out to get yourself the latest technological appliance, think long and hard as to whether a notebook PC is really suitable for you.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (27) is...
A. measure
B. weigh
C. even
D. count
Working mothers
Because an increasing number of people are opting to work outside the traditional office, notebook PCs are becoming more and more popular. However, you should know that notebook PCs aren't for everyone. As you (27)_________ up the pros and cons of your desktop PC with a new system, you should bear (28)_________ mind that you may get better profit for your money by investing in a faster, more powerful desktop PC.
Portability comes at a price. Leave your laptop unattended for any length of time in any sort of public place and you will quickly discover that it has been stolen. You could even lose it without any intentional neglect on your area; laptops (and all the business and personal information they contain) are easy (29)_________ for skilled thieves. So, yes, there are definitely serious security issues. Also, if you are prone to tossing your laptop around as you do your purse, workout bag or umbrella, you'll probably break it before you get your money's worth. Guarantees are getting better and longer, but they still won't cover a simple slip, let alone (30)_________ carelessness. So, before you (31)_________ out to get yourself the latest technological appliance, think long and hard as to whether a notebook PC is really suitable for you.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (27) is...
A. measure
B. weigh
C. even
D. count
Tạm dịch: "... As you weigh up the pros and cons of your desktop PC with a new system": Khi bạn cân
nhắc những lợi ích và bất tiện của máy tính để bàn với một hệ thống mới.
to weigh up the pros and cons: cân nhắc kĩ những mặt tốt và xấu, tích cực và tiêu cực, ...
Đây là một cụm cố định nên các đáp án khác không phù hợp.
MEMORIZE
Pros and cons
= advantages and disadvantages (of sth): thuận lợi và bất lợi
= for and against: tán thành và phản đối
consider/ discuss/ weigh up + pros and cons: xem xét, thảo luận, cân nhắc mặt lợi và hại
nhắc những lợi ích và bất tiện của máy tính để bàn với một hệ thống mới.
to weigh up the pros and cons: cân nhắc kĩ những mặt tốt và xấu, tích cực và tiêu cực, ...
Đây là một cụm cố định nên các đáp án khác không phù hợp.
MEMORIZE
Pros and cons
= advantages and disadvantages (of sth): thuận lợi và bất lợi
= for and against: tán thành và phản đối
consider/ discuss/ weigh up + pros and cons: xem xét, thảo luận, cân nhắc mặt lợi và hại
Đáp án B.