At the advent of his speech, he told a joke but the audience failed to laugh.
Giải thích: advent (n): phần đầu
A. end (n): phần cuối B. commencement (n): phần đầu
C. creation (n): sự tạo thành D. climax (n): phần cao trào
=> advent = commencement
Tạm dịch: Ở phần đầu của bài diễn thuyết, anh ý kể một trò đùa nhưng mọi người đã không cười.
Chọn đáp án là: B
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