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 38 to 42.Working as a novelist is not really a career like being a doctor or a scientist. Although a fewwell-known ones, like Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling, have become wealthy, most writers find it difficult even to make a living from their book sales. Novels take a long time towrite, and authors can get into financial (38) _____ if they don’t have money coming in regularly from another job. But for those determined to write novels, it is without (39)______ one of the most enjoyable kinds of work to do. The writer has to be creative, thinking up completely new stories, and (40) _____, meaning they put all their time and effort into their work. They also need to be able to cope in a crisis, as nobody else can write their book for them. For this, a good sense of (41)______ often helps. Or the thought that maybe their novel might one day be turned into a film and become a Hollywood (42) _____!
Câu 1: (38) _____
A. problem
B. trouble
C. upset
D. worry
Câu 2: (39)______
A. difficulty
B. suspicion
C. thinking
D. doubt
Câu 3: (40) ____
A. deliberate
B. delivered
C. decided
D. dedicated
Câu 4: (41)_____
A. hoping
B. humor
C. smiling
D. joking
Câu 5: (42) _____
A. best-seller
B. attraction
C. blockbuster
D. victory
Giải chi tiết:
Giải thích:
problem (n): vấn đề
trouble (n): điều phiền toái, trục trặc
upset (n): sự làm xáo trộn; sự bị xáo trộn
worry (n): sự lo lắng
Đáp án:B
Đáp án câu 2 là: DGiải chi tiết:
Giải thích:
difficulty (n): sự khó khăn
suspicion (n): sự tình nghi
thinking (n): sự suy nghĩ; sự lý luận
doubt (n): sự nghi ngờ
Cụm without doubt: chắc chắn, không nghi ngờ gì
Đáp án:D
Đáp án câu 3 là: DGiải chi tiết:
Giải thích:
deliberate (v): cân nhắc kỹ; bàn bạc kỹ
deliver (v): giao (hàng)
decided (a): quả quyết, quyết tâm, rõ ràng
dedicated (a): tận tụy, tận tâm
Đáp án:D
Đáp án câu 4 là: BGiải chi tiết:
Giải thích:
Cụm “sense of humor”: khiếu hài hước
Đáp án:B
Đáp án câu 5 là: CGiải chi tiết:
Giải thích:
best-seller (n): cuốn sách bán chạy nhất
attraction (n): sự thu hút, sự lôi cuốn
blockbuster (n): bom tấn, cuốn sách thành công
victory (n): sự chiến thắng
Đáp án:C
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