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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 (31) is...
A. rush
B. speed
C. move
D. walk
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 (31) is...
A. rush
B. speed
C. move
D. walk
rush out: chạy hối hả, nhanh.
Tạm dịch: So, before you rush out to get yourself the latest technological appliance, think long and hard as to whether a notebook PC is really suitable for you: Vì thế trước khi chạy thật nhanh để mua cho mình thiết bị công nghệ mới nhất thì hãy nghĩ thật kĩ liệu máy tính xách tay có thật sự phù hợp với bạn không. Các từ còn lại kết hợp với out không hợp nghĩa.
move out (v): rời khỏi nhà.
Ex: I've moved out my old home: Tôi vừa rời khỏi căn nhà cũ.
walk out: đình công.
Ex: Hundreds of workers walked out yesterday: Hàng trăm công nhân đã đình công vào hôm qua.
MEMORIZE
walk (n): sự đi bộ, bước
a walk of life: tầng lớp xã hội
to walk one's legs off: đi cho đến khi bị kiệt sức
to walk off: rời bỏ đi
Tạm dịch: So, before you rush out to get yourself the latest technological appliance, think long and hard as to whether a notebook PC is really suitable for you: Vì thế trước khi chạy thật nhanh để mua cho mình thiết bị công nghệ mới nhất thì hãy nghĩ thật kĩ liệu máy tính xách tay có thật sự phù hợp với bạn không. Các từ còn lại kết hợp với out không hợp nghĩa.
move out (v): rời khỏi nhà.
Ex: I've moved out my old home: Tôi vừa rời khỏi căn nhà cũ.
walk out: đình công.
Ex: Hundreds of workers walked out yesterday: Hàng trăm công nhân đã đình công vào hôm qua.
MEMORIZE
walk (n): sự đi bộ, bước
a walk of life: tầng lớp xã hội
to walk one's legs off: đi cho đến khi bị kiệt sức
to walk off: rời bỏ đi
Đáp án A.