Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the following blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 31
For Nigel Portman, a love of travelling began with what’s called a ‘gap year’. In common with many other British teenagers, he chose to take a year out before (31)____ to study for his degree. After doing various jobs to raise some money, he left home to gain some experience of life in different cultures, visiting America and Asia. The more adventurous the young person, the (32)_____ the challenge they are likely to set themselves for the gap year, and for some, like Nigel, it can result in a thirst for adventure. Now that his university course has (33)______ to an end, Nigel is just about to leave on a three-year trip that will take him all around the world. What’s more, he plans to make the whole journey using only means of transport which are powered by natural energy. In other words, he’ll be (34)______ mostly on bicycles and his own legs; and when there’s an ocean to cross, he won’t be taking a short cut by climbing aboard a plane, he’ll be joining the crew of a sailing ship instead. As well as doing some mountain climbing and other outdoor pursuits along the way, Nigel hopes to (35)______ on to the people he meets the environmental message that lies behind the whole idea.
A. settling down
B. getting up
C. taking over
D. holding back
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Đáp án C
Set down: viết cái gì
Get up: đứng lên
Take over: bắt đầu làm việc gì
Hold back: không làm gì cả
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To the best of my ____ that dentist’s name was Thomas Gareth.
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Despite being very poor, the old lady always managed to be ________ in her black coat.
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The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted came up with a good answer
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The principle of use and disuse states that those parts of organisms’ bodies that are used grow larger. Those parts that are not tend to wither away. It is an observed fact that when you exercise particular muscles, they grow. Those that are never used diminish. By examining a man’s body, we can tell which muscles he uses and which he does not. We may even be able to guess his profession or his recreation. Enthusiasts of the ‘body-building’ cult make use of the principle of use and disuse to ‘build’ their bodies, almost like a piece of sculpture, into whatever unnatural shape is demanded by fashion in this peculiar minority culture. Muscles are not the only parts of the body that respond to use in this kind of way. Walk barefoot and you acquire harder skin on your soles. It is easy to tell a farmer from a bank teller by looking at their hands alone. The farmer’s hands are horny, hardened by long exposure to rough work. The teller’s hands are relatively soft.
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The political candidate talked as if he has already been elected to the presidency.
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You can enrich your knowledge by listening to the radio
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Two boys make self-portraits by looking at _______ in the mirror.
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I’ve been out of the country for nearly a year, so I’m out of touch with everything here.
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_______ that the theater is likely to be full ever.
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This is a picture of a _______ bus.
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Most students detest the idea of examinations, but they are a crucial part of any education system.
