What does the writer believe about her guidance counsellors?
A. That they should have treated her better.
B. That the advice they gave was wrong
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Đáp án C
Dịch đề bài: Tác giả tin vào điều gì về những cố vấn hướng dẫn của cô ấy?
A. Rằng họ đáng lẽ nên đối xử với cô ấy tốt hơn
B. Rằng lời khuyên họ đưa ra là sai
C. Rằng họ cũng đúng theo cách nào đó
D. Rằng họ đã cố hủy hoại sự nghiệp của cô ấy
Trích bài: Certainly when I was 15, my guidance counsellors were horrified at my plans to become a writer. I’m glad I didn’t change my plans to suit them. Even so, their faith in rigid career paths was well-founded. In those days, that was the way to get ahead.
Tạm dịch: Khi tôi 15 tuổi, những cố vấn hướng dẫn của tôi ngạc nhiên với kế hoạch trở thành một nhà văn của tôi. Tôi thì rất vui khi tôi đã không thay đổi kế hoạch để phù hợp với họ. Mặc dù vậy, niềm tin của họ vào con đường sự nghiệp cứng nhắc là hoàn toàn có cơ sở. Ngày đó, đây là cách để tiến bộ.
→ Tác giả vẫn giữ nguyên kế hoạch của mình mặc dù những cố vấn có những quan điểm cứng nhắc về sự nghiệp; xét về một khía cạnh nào đó điểu cứng nhắc này vẫn có cơ sở → Thông tin ủng hộ đáp án C. Các phương án còn lại không được đề cập.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.
(33) ___________in technology have made a lot of changes to our everyday lifestyles, but one of the
biggest has got to be how we read books. Since the invention of the e-book, there has been a significant change to our reading habits. Given the choice between taking a couple of heavy paperbacks on holiday or an e-book device like a Kindle, most of us, including our parents and grandparents, would unsurprisingly opt (34) ___________the Kindle.
But what would our lives be like with no books at all? It’s a (35) ___________question. Some educational specialists are making predictions that in the future we wont even see books in classrooms - everything will be done online! (36) ___________of the idea of getting rid of books say that there will always be a need for paper-based versions of materials. However, to be realistic, we have to accept that there is a (37) ___________chance that in a decade’s time schools and classrooms will be book-free! what do you think of that?
The Principal usually has his pupils___________waste paper for their mini-project.
Most office furniture is bought more on the basis of___________than comfort.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on you answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
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.
Mobility is one of the characteristics often demanded of executives, and they must accustom themselves to move quite regularly.
Anna is holding her shopping bag with one hand and turning the door handle with________.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Due to the economic unrest, people___________happy lately.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that a best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
It was an interesting novel. I stayed up all night to finish it.
If you say bad things about the person who give a job you bite the hand that feeds you.
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.
More petrol is consumed nowadays than ten years ago.
My American friend finds it difficult to pick up food with chopsticks.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
