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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 35 to 39.
Some women have invested so much in a career that they cannot bear to give it up. Others have to work because of economic necessity, and there are also those who are simply not (36) _____ out to be full-time parents.
There appear to be several options when it comes to choosing childcare. These (37)________ from child minders through to granny or the kind lady across the street. In practice, (38)_______, many parents don't have any choice; they have to accept anything they can get.
No matter how good the available childcare may be, some children protest if their parents are not around. This is a perfectly normal stage in a child's development. Babies over the age of six months become dependent on mum and close family members, so make sure that you allow (39)______ time to help your child settle in.
And don't forget: if you want to do the best for your children, it's not the quantity of time you spend with them, it's the quality that matters.
A. turned
B. dropped
C. put
D. cut
WORKING MOTHERS
Reliable studies have shown that the children of working mothers have no more problems than children (35)_____ mothers stay at home. My personal view is that mothers should work if they wish.Some women have invested so much in a career that they cannot bear to give it up. Others have to work because of economic necessity, and there are also those who are simply not (36) _____ out to be full-time parents.
There appear to be several options when it comes to choosing childcare. These (37)________ from child minders through to granny or the kind lady across the street. In practice, (38)_______, many parents don't have any choice; they have to accept anything they can get.
No matter how good the available childcare may be, some children protest if their parents are not around. This is a perfectly normal stage in a child's development. Babies over the age of six months become dependent on mum and close family members, so make sure that you allow (39)______ time to help your child settle in.
And don't forget: if you want to do the best for your children, it's not the quantity of time you spend with them, it's the quality that matters.
(Adapted from First Certificate Practice Tests by Charles Osborne)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (36) is...A. turned
B. dropped
C. put
D. cut
A. turn out: hóa ra là
B. drop out of something (ph.v): không còn tham gia
C. put out: dập lửa
D. be cut out to be: có đủ năng lực, phẩm chất để làm gì
Tạm dịch: Others have to work because of economic necessity, and there are also those who are simply not turned out to be full-time parents.
(Những người khác phải làm việc vì nhu cầu kinh tế, và cũng có những người đơn giản là không đủ khả năng để trở thành những ông bố bà mẹ toàn thời gian.)
B. drop out of something (ph.v): không còn tham gia
C. put out: dập lửa
D. be cut out to be: có đủ năng lực, phẩm chất để làm gì
Tạm dịch: Others have to work because of economic necessity, and there are also those who are simply not turned out to be full-time parents.
(Những người khác phải làm việc vì nhu cầu kinh tế, và cũng có những người đơn giản là không đủ khả năng để trở thành những ông bố bà mẹ toàn thời gian.)
Đáp án D.