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 23 to 27.
SOCIAL NETWORK
A 16-year-old girl from Essex has been sacked after describing her job as boring on the social networking website, Facebook. The teenager, who had been working (23) _________ an administrative assistant at a marketing company for just three weeks, didn’t feel very enthusiastic about the duties she was asked to do. (24) _________ of moaning to her friends she decided to express her thoughts on her Facebook page to a colleague, who (25) _________ the boss’s attention to it. He immediately fired her on the (26) _________ that her public display of dissatisfaction made it impossible for her to continue working for the company. She later told newspapers she had been treated totally unfairly, especially as she hadn’t even mentioned the company’s name. She claimed she’s been perfectly happy with her job and that her light-hearted comments shouldn’t (27) _________ taken seriously. A spokesperson from a workers’ union said the incident demonstrated two things: firstly, that people need to protect their privacy online and secondly, that employers should be less sensitive to criticism.
Điền vào ô 27
A. to be
B. have been
C. be
D. have
Kiến thức: Động từ khuyết thiếu
Giải thích:
Cấu trúc “ should have P2” nghĩa là: đã không nên làm gì
Tạm dịch:
She claimed she’s been perfectly happy with her job and that her light-hearted comments shouldn’t (27) ______________taken seriously.
Cô cho rằng cô ấy hoàn toàn hài lòng với công việc của mình và những lời bình luận của cô ấy không nên được hiểu là nghiêm túc.
Đáp án: B
Dịch bài đọc
Một cô gái 16 tuổi đến từ Essex đã bị sa thải sau khi nói công việc của cô rất nhàm chán trên trang mạng xã hội, Facebook.Cô gái- người đã từng làm trợ lý hành chính tại một công ty tiếp thị chỉ trong ba tuần, đã không cảm thấy rất nhiệt tình về những nhiệm vụ mà cô được yêu cầu phải làm. Thay vì phàn nàn với bạn bè của mình, cô quyết định thể hiện suy nghĩ của mình trên trang Facebook về một đồng nghiệp, người đã thu hút sự chú ý của ông chủ vào nó. Ông ta ngay lập tức đuổi việc cô ấy vì việc cô ấy thể hiện sự không hài lòng trên mạng xã hội khiến cô ta không thể tiếp tục làm việc cho công ty. Cô cho rằng cô ấy hoàn toàn hài lòng với công việc của mình và những lời bình luận của cô ấy không nên được hiểu là nghiêm túc. Một phát ngôn viên của một công đoàn cho biết vụ việc đã chứng minh hai điều: thứ nhất là mọi người cần bảo vệ quyền riêng tư của mình trên mạng và thứ hai là các ông chủ nên bớt nhạy cảm với những lời chỉ trích.
The ______ of toothpaste are located in the health and beauty section of the supermarket.
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 23 to 27.
SOCIAL NETWORK
A 16-year-old girl from Essex has been sacked after describing her job as boring on the social networking website, Facebook. The teenager, who had been working (23) _________ an administrative assistant at a marketing company for just three weeks, didn’t feel very enthusiastic about the duties she was asked to do. (24) _________ of moaning to her friends she decided to express her thoughts on her Facebook page to a colleague, who (25) _________ the boss’s attention to it. He immediately fired her on the (26) _________ that her public display of dissatisfaction made it impossible for her to continue working for the company. She later told newspapers she had been treated totally unfairly, especially as she hadn’t even mentioned the company’s name. She claimed she’s been perfectly happy with her job and that her light-hearted comments shouldn’t (27) _________ taken seriously. A spokesperson from a workers’ union said the incident demonstrated two things: firstly, that people need to protect their privacy online and secondly, that employers should be less sensitive to criticism.
Điền vào ô 25
Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a very ______ winter.
In today’s paper, it ______ that there will be a new government soon.
We've had to postpone ______ to France because the children are ill.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Many people who live near the ocean depend on it as a source of food, recreation, and to have economic opportunities.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
The techniques of science and magic are quite different, but their basic aims – to understand and control nature, they are very similar.
His clothes are in a mess because he ______ the house all morning.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
My brother couldn’t speak a word. He could do that when he turned three.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
The various parts of the body require so different surgical skills that many surgical specialties have developed.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
When the police arrived the thieves took to flight leaving all the stolen things behin
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 23 to 27.
SOCIAL NETWORK
A 16-year-old girl from Essex has been sacked after describing her job as boring on the social networking website, Facebook. The teenager, who had been working (23) _________ an administrative assistant at a marketing company for just three weeks, didn’t feel very enthusiastic about the duties she was asked to do. (24) _________ of moaning to her friends she decided to express her thoughts on her Facebook page to a colleague, who (25) _________ the boss’s attention to it. He immediately fired her on the (26) _________ that her public display of dissatisfaction made it impossible for her to continue working for the company. She later told newspapers she had been treated totally unfairly, especially as she hadn’t even mentioned the company’s name. She claimed she’s been perfectly happy with her job and that her light-hearted comments shouldn’t (27) _________ taken seriously. A spokesperson from a workers’ union said the incident demonstrated two things: firstly, that people need to protect their privacy online and secondly, that employers should be less sensitive to criticism.
Điền vào ô 24
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 23 to 27.
SOCIAL NETWORK
A 16-year-old girl from Essex has been sacked after describing her job as boring on the social networking website, Facebook. The teenager, who had been working (23) _________ an administrative assistant at a marketing company for just three weeks, didn’t feel very enthusiastic about the duties she was asked to do. (24) _________ of moaning to her friends she decided to express her thoughts on her Facebook page to a colleague, who (25) _________ the boss’s attention to it. He immediately fired her on the (26) _________ that her public display of dissatisfaction made it impossible for her to continue working for the company. She later told newspapers she had been treated totally unfairly, especially as she hadn’t even mentioned the company’s name. She claimed she’s been perfectly happy with her job and that her light-hearted comments shouldn’t (27) _________ taken seriously. A spokesperson from a workers’ union said the incident demonstrated two things: firstly, that people need to protect their privacy online and secondly, that employers should be less sensitive to criticism.
Điền vào ô 26
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
We’re still hesitating about which school our son ought to go to.