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Exercise 7. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Nowadays, everybody knows Apples and (35) ____ everybody knows that the company was founded by Steve Jobs, an American inventor and entrepreneur. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of microcomputer revolution. He helped design the first Macintosh computer, (36) ____ a small computer graphics company into Pixar, the company behind Toy Story and The Monster Inc.His countercultural lifestyle and philosophy was a product of the time and place of his upbringing. Jobs was adopted and raised in San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s. In 1972, Jobs attended Reed College from which he (37) ____ in next to no time. Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976 in order to sell Apple I personal computer. At that moment, he might hardly imagine that only a year later the company tasted impressive victory with Apple II, one of the first highly successful mass-produced personal computers. (38) ____, in 1985, following a long power struggle, Jobs was forced out of Apple. After leaving Apple, Jobs took (39) ____ of its members with him to found NeXT, a computer development company which was then bought by Apple. The purchase allowed Jobs to become the company's CEO once again.Steve Jobs died in 2011 after battling with pancreatic cancer (40) ____ nearly a decade. Millions first learned of Job's death on a device which had been invented by himself.
Câu 1: (35)
A. most
B. almost
C. the most
D. mostly
Câu 2: (36)
A. translated
B. transferred
C. transformed
D. transited
Câu 3: (37)
A. dropped in
B. dropped up
C. dropped out
D. dropped by
Câu 4: (38)
A. Generally
B. Frankly
C. Fortunately
D. Unfortunately
Câu 5: (39)
A. few
B. a few
C. a little
D. little
Câu 6: (40)
A. for
B. since
C. during
D. of
Giải chi tiết:
the most + long adj => cấu trúc so sánh nhất
almost (adv): hầu hết
most + N: hầu hết
mostly (adv): hầu như, gần như
Nowadays, everybody knows Apples and (35) almost everybody knows that the company was founded by Steve Jobs, an American inventor and entrepreneur.
Tạm dịch: Ngày nay, mọi người đều biết Apples và hầu hết mọi người đều biết rằng công ty được thành lập bởi Steve Jobs, một nhà phát minh, một doanh nhân người Mỹ.
Chọn B
Đáp án câu 2 là: CGiải chi tiết:
A. translate – translated – translated: dịch
B. transfer – transferred – transferred: dời, chuyển
C. transform – transformed – transformed: thay đổi, biến đổi
D. transit – transited – transited: đi qua (thiên văn học)
He helped design the first Macintosh computer, (36) transformed a small computer graphics company into Pixar, the company behind Toy Story and The Monster Inc.
Tạm dịch: Ông ấy giúp việc thiết kế lần đầu của máy tính Macintosh, biến một công ty đồ họa máy tính nhỏ thành Pixar, công ty đứng sau Toy Story và The Monster Inc.
Chọn C
Đáp án câu 3 là: CGiải chi tiết:
A. dropped in: thăm ai đó
B. dropped up: đến thăm
C. dropped out: bỏ học
D. dropped by: nhân tiện vào thăm
In 1972, Jobs attended Reed College from which he (37) drop out in next to no time.
Tạm dịch: Năm 1972, Jobs theo học tại trường Cao đẳng Reed, nơi ông bỏ học ngay sau đó.
Chọn C
Đáp án câu 4 là: DGiải chi tiết:
A. Generally: nói chung
B. Frankly: thành thật mà nói
C. Fortunately: may thay
D. Unfortunately: thật không may
(38) Unfortunately, in 1985, following a long power struggle, Jobs was forced out of Apple.
Tạm dịch: Thật không may, vào năm 1985, sau một cuộc đấu tranh quyền lực dài ngày, ông Jobs đã bị buộc rời khỏi Apple.
Chọn D
Đáp án câu 5 là: BGiải chi tiết:
few + N(đếm được ở số nhiều): hầu như không có
a few + N(đếm được ở số nhiều): một vài
a little + N(không đếm được): một chút, một ít
little + N(không đếm được): hầu như không
After leaving Apple, Jobs took (39) a few of its members with him to found NeXT, a computer development company which was then bought by Apple.
Tạm dịch: Sau khi rời Apple, Jobs đã đưa một vài thành viên của mình để thành lập NeXT, một công ty phát triển máy tính sau đó được Apple mua lại.
Chọn B
Đáp án câu 6 là: AGiải chi tiết:
A. for + khoảng thời gian: khoảng, trong bao lâu
B. since + mốc thời gian: từ
C. during: trong thời gian
D. of: của, về
Steve Jobs died in 2011 after battling with pancreatic cancer (40) for nearly a decade.
Tạm dịch: Steve Jobs qua đời năm 2011 sau khi chiến đấu với căn bệnh ung thư tuyến tụy trong gần một thập kỷ.
Chọn A
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