Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.NEIGHBORS INFLUENCE BUYING DECISIONS However objective we believe ourselves to be, most of us do not judge a product solely on its merits, considering quality, value and style before making a decision. (61)___, we are easily influenced by the people around us. There is nothing (62)____ with this. It is probably a smarter way to make decisions than (63)___ on only our own opinions. But it does make life hard for companies. They have long understood that groups of friends and relatives tend to buy the same products, but understanding the reasons has been tricky. It is because they are so similar with (64)____ to how much money they make and what television ads they watch that they independently (65)___ at the same decision? Or do they copy one another, perhaps (66)___ envy or perhaps because they have shared information about the products? Research in Finland recently found overwhelming evidence that neighbours have a big influence on buying decisions. When one of a person’s ten nearest neighbours bought a car, the chances that that person would buy a car of the same brand during the next week and a half (67)____ by 86 per cent. The researchers argued that it was not just a (68)__ of envy. Used cars seemed to attract neighbours even more than new cars. This suggested that people were not trying to (69)___ up with their neighbours, they were keen to learn from them. Since used cars are less reliable, a recommendation of one can (70)____influence a buying decision.
Câu 1: ______(61)
A. What’s more
B. Instead
C. Unlike
D. In place
Câu 2: ______(62)
A. wrong
B. silly
C. bad
D. daft
Câu 3: ______(63)
A. basing
B. trusting
C. supposing
D. relying
Câu 4: ______(64)
A. connection
B. regard
C. relation
D. concern
Câu 5: ______(65)
A. reach
B. come
C. arrive
D. get
Câu 6: ______(66)
A. for
B. as to
C. out of
D. about
Câu 7: ______(67)
A. boosted
B. rose
C. enlarged
D. lifted
Câu 8: ______(68)
A. thing
B. point
C. matter
D. fact
Câu 9: ______(69)
A. keep
B. stay
C. hold
D. follow
Câu 10: ______(70)
A. fiercely
B. strongly
C. firmly
D. intensely
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Giải chi tiết:
Đáp án câu 2 là: AGiải chi tiết:
Đáp án câu 3 là: DGiải chi tiết:
Đáp án câu 4 là: BGiải chi tiết:
Đáp án câu 5 là: CGiải chi tiết:
reach: đạt đến
come : đến
arrive at = to decide on or find something, especially after discussion and thought: quyết địn sau khi thảo luận hoặc suy nghĩ
get at = to learn or find out something: tìm thấy/ học tập
It is because they are so similar with (64)____ to how much money they make and what television ads they watch that they independently (65)___ at the same decision?
[ Bởi vì họ cũng giống nhau với sự quan tâm đến việc thu nhập bao nhiêu và những quảng cáo trên TV mà họ xem đến nỗi mà họ độc ập đưa ra quyết định giống nhau.]
=>Chọn C
Đáp án câu 6 là: CGiải chi tiết:
Đáp án câu 7 là: BGiải chi tiết:
boosted: đẩy mạnh
rose: tăng
enlarge: mở rộng
lift: nâng lên
the chances that that person would buy a car of the same brand during the next week and a half (67)____ by 86 per cent.
[ khả năng rằng người đó sẽ mua một chiêc ô tô cùng thương hiệu khoảng hơn 1, 5 tần sau đó tăng lên 86%.]
Đáp án câu 8 là: CGiải chi tiết:
Đáp án câu 9 là: AGiải chi tiết:
Đáp án câu 10 là: BGiải chi tiết:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
A Tale of Two Pharaohs
Tutankhamen was pharaoh of Egypt from 1333-1323 B.C. Having such a short reign and being so young (he died at 18), King Tut was a minor (51)______among pharaohs in Egypt's long history. He (52)_____nothing of great importance to Egypt in his time, yet, in modern times, he is credited with supplying an enormous (53)_______of information about ancient Egyptian culture. It was not in life that Tutankhamen made his mark in history, (54)_____in death. In 1922, Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered (55)_____Howard Carter. an Englishman. Somehow, Tut's tomb escaped rampage for more than 3,000 years. Tut was found just as he (56)_______placed-enclosed in a solid gold sarcophagus, along with all the magnificent trappings of a king. The huge amount and excellent condition of the artifacts (57)________us with valuable knowledge about the life and times of acient Egypt.
Another well-known pharaoh of ancient Egypt is Ramses II, (58)________ruled from 1279-1212 B.C. At a time when people were on average five feet tall and lived only a few decades, Ramses was 6 feet tall, lived to be 90, and ruled (59)_________some 67 years. He is known as Ramses the Great (60)________during his reign he asserted his power for the glory of Egypt and built a new capital and many great temples.
_______(58)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
A Tale of Two Pharaohs
Tutankhamen was pharaoh of Egypt from 1333-1323 B.C. Having such a short reign and being so young (he died at 18), King Tut was a minor (51)______among pharaohs in Egypt's long history. He (52)_____nothing of great importance to Egypt in his time, yet, in modern times, he is credited with supplying an enormous (53)_______of information about ancient Egyptian culture. It was not in life that Tutankhamen made his mark in history, (54)_____in death. In 1922, Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered (55)_____Howard Carter. an Englishman. Somehow, Tut's tomb escaped rampage for more than 3,000 years. Tut was found just as he (56)_______placed-enclosed in a solid gold sarcophagus, along with all the magnificent trappings of a king. The huge amount and excellent condition of the artifacts (57)________us with valuable knowledge about the life and times of acient Egypt.
Another well-known pharaoh of ancient Egypt is Ramses II, (58)________ruled from 1279-1212 B.C. At a time when people were on average five feet tall and lived only a few decades, Ramses was 6 feet tall, lived to be 90, and ruled (59)_________some 67 years. He is known as Ramses the Great (60)________during his reign he asserted his power for the glory of Egypt and built a new capital and many great temples.
__________(51)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
A Tale of Two Pharaohs
Tutankhamen was pharaoh of Egypt from 1333-1323 B.C. Having such a short reign and being so young (he died at 18), King Tut was a minor (51)______among pharaohs in Egypt's long history. He (52)_____nothing of great importance to Egypt in his time, yet, in modern times, he is credited with supplying an enormous (53)_______of information about ancient Egyptian culture. It was not in life that Tutankhamen made his mark in history, (54)_____in death. In 1922, Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered (55)_____Howard Carter. an Englishman. Somehow, Tut's tomb escaped rampage for more than 3,000 years. Tut was found just as he (56)_______placed-enclosed in a solid gold sarcophagus, along with all the magnificent trappings of a king. The huge amount and excellent condition of the artifacts (57)________us with valuable knowledge about the life and times of acient Egypt.
Another well-known pharaoh of ancient Egypt is Ramses II, (58)________ruled from 1279-1212 B.C. At a time when people were on average five feet tall and lived only a few decades, Ramses was 6 feet tall, lived to be 90, and ruled (59)_________some 67 years. He is known as Ramses the Great (60)________during his reign he asserted his power for the glory of Egypt and built a new capital and many great temples.
_____(56)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
A Tale of Two Pharaohs
Tutankhamen was pharaoh of Egypt from 1333-1323 B.C. Having such a short reign and being so young (he died at 18), King Tut was a minor (51)______among pharaohs in Egypt's long history. He (52)_____nothing of great importance to Egypt in his time, yet, in modern times, he is credited with supplying an enormous (53)_______of information about ancient Egyptian culture. It was not in life that Tutankhamen made his mark in history, (54)_____in death. In 1922, Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered (55)_____Howard Carter. an Englishman. Somehow, Tut's tomb escaped rampage for more than 3,000 years. Tut was found just as he (56)_______placed-enclosed in a solid gold sarcophagus, along with all the magnificent trappings of a king. The huge amount and excellent condition of the artifacts (57)________us with valuable knowledge about the life and times of acient Egypt.
Another well-known pharaoh of ancient Egypt is Ramses II, (58)________ruled from 1279-1212 B.C. At a time when people were on average five feet tall and lived only a few decades, Ramses was 6 feet tall, lived to be 90, and ruled (59)_________some 67 years. He is known as Ramses the Great (60)________during his reign he asserted his power for the glory of Egypt and built a new capital and many great temples.
_______(55)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
A Tale of Two Pharaohs
Tutankhamen was pharaoh of Egypt from 1333-1323 B.C. Having such a short reign and being so young (he died at 18), King Tut was a minor (51)______among pharaohs in Egypt's long history. He (52)_____nothing of great importance to Egypt in his time, yet, in modern times, he is credited with supplying an enormous (53)_______of information about ancient Egyptian culture. It was not in life that Tutankhamen made his mark in history, (54)_____in death. In 1922, Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered (55)_____Howard Carter. an Englishman. Somehow, Tut's tomb escaped rampage for more than 3,000 years. Tut was found just as he (56)_______placed-enclosed in a solid gold sarcophagus, along with all the magnificent trappings of a king. The huge amount and excellent condition of the artifacts (57)________us with valuable knowledge about the life and times of acient Egypt.
Another well-known pharaoh of ancient Egypt is Ramses II, (58)________ruled from 1279-1212 B.C. At a time when people were on average five feet tall and lived only a few decades, Ramses was 6 feet tall, lived to be 90, and ruled (59)_________some 67 years. He is known as Ramses the Great (60)________during his reign he asserted his power for the glory of Egypt and built a new capital and many great temples.
______(53)