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 46 to 50. When you first arrive in a foreign culture, often your first reaction is completely positive. Everything seems exciting, different and fascinating. It’s an (46) ______. If you are just on a short holiday, you will probably never leave this phase. (47) ______, if you stay longer, your attitude can start to change. As you start to realize (48) ______ little you really understand the new culture, life can get frustrating. People misunderstand what you are trying to say, or they may laugh at you when you say something incorrectly. Even simple things, like posting a letter, can seem very difficult to you. Thus, you are likely to get angry or upset when things go wrong. With time, though, you start to (49) ______ to become more comfortable with the differences and better able to handle frustrating situations. Your (50) ______ of humor reappears. Finally, you may feel enthusiastic about the culture once again, enjoy living in it, and even prefer certain aspects of the culture to your own.(Adapted from Navigate - Course book, OUP 2015)
Câu 1: (46) ______
A. adventurously
B. adventurous
C. adventure
D. adventurer
Câu 2: (47) ______
A. Nor
B. Or
C. Therefore
D. However
Câu 3: (48) ______
A. what
B. if
C. whether
D. how
Câu 4: (49) ______
A. maintain
B. replace
C. keep
D. adjust
Câu 5: (50) ______
A. touch
B. sense
C. sound
D. taste
Giải chi tiết:
A. adventurously (adv): liều lĩnh, mạo hiểm
B. adventurous (adj): thích phiêu lưu
C. adventure (n): chuyến thám hiểm, phiêu lưu
D. adventurer (n): người thám hiểm
Ngay sau “a/an” cần một danh từ.
It’s an (46) adventure.
Tạm dịch: Đó là một cuộc phiêu lưu.
Chọn C
Đáp án câu 2 là: DGiải chi tiết:
A. Nor: Cũng không phải
B. Or: hoặc => chỉ sự lựa chọn
C. Therefore, S + V: do đó, vì vậy => chỉ kết quả
D. However, S + V: tuy nhiên => chỉ sự đối lập với ý trước
If you are just on a short holiday, you will probably never leave this phase. (47) However, if you stay longer, your attitude can start to change.
Tạm dịch: Nếu bạn đang ở trong một kỳ nghỉ ngắn, có lẽ bạn sẽ không bao giờ muốn khỏi giai đoạn này. Tuy nhiên, nếu bạn ở lại lâu hơn, thái độ của bạn có thể sẽ bắt đầu thay đổi.
Chọn D
Đáp án câu 3 là: DGiải chi tiết:
A. what: cái gì
B. if: nếu, liệu rằng
C. whether: nếu, liệu rằng
D. how: như thế nào
As you start to realize (48) how little you really understand the new culture, life can get frustrating.
Tạm dịch: Ngay khi bạn bắt đầu nhận ra rằng bạn hiểu về nền văn hóa mới ít ỏi như thế nào, cuộc sống trở nên thật bực bội.
Chọn D
Đáp án câu 4 là: DGiải chi tiết:
A. maintain (v): duy trì
B. replace (v): thay thế
C. keep (v): giữ
D. adjust (v): điều chỉnh
With time, though, you start to (49) adjust to become more comfortable with the differences and better able to handle frustrating situations.
Tạm dịch: Tuy nhiên, theo thời gian, bạn bắt đầu biết điều chỉnh để trở nên thoải mái hơn với sự khác biệt và có thể xử lý tốt hơn các tình huống gây bực bội.
Chọn D
Đáp án câu 5 là: BGiải chi tiết:
A. touch (n): sự đụng, sự sờ mó
B. sense (n): giác quan, tri giác
C. sound (n): âm thanh
D. taste (n): vị, vị giác
=> sense of humor: khả năng hài hước, khiếu hài hước
Your (50) sense of humor reappears.
Tạm dịch: Khiếu hài hước của bạn lại xuất hiện.
Chọn B
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