The word “wispy” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
Đáp án A
Từ “wispy” trong đoạn 3 gần nghĩa với ___________.
A. fine /faɪn/ (a): mỏng manh, mịn
B. small (a): nhỏ
C. silvery (a): màu bạc, óng ánh như bạc
D. flamboyant /flæm'bɔiənt/ (a): khoa trương, lòe loẹt
=> Dựa vào ngữ cảnh trong câu chứa từ:
“The environmental theme in fashion began as wispy touches and graphic exhortations in designer collections, not as some well-thought-out strategy of ''green'' marketing in which the environmental advantages of a product become part of the sales approach.”
(Chủ đề môi trường trong thời trang bắt đầu từ những nét vẽ mỏng manh và những sự cổ vũ bằng đồ họa trong các bộ sưu tập của nhà thiết kế, chứ không phải là một chiến lược tiếp thị '' xanh '' được suy nghĩ kỹ lưỡng trong đó những lợi thế về môi trường của sản phẩm trở thành một phần của phương pháp bán hàng.)
=> Ta có: wispy /ˈwɪspi/ (a): mỏng manh, lưa thưa, mịn (thể hiện sự khéo léo) ~ fineSylvia Earle, an underwater explorer and marine biologist, who was born in the USA in 1935.
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.
A part-time job is generally considered to be employment that is less than 40 hours of work per week. Some employers consider between 32 and 40 hours of work per week to be full-time, (23) ______ part-time jobs are usually classified as anything less than 40 hours.
Working on a part-time schedule has many perks and provides the optimal flexibility needed by some individuals. For example, parents (24) _______ young children, students, and people who have out-of-work (25) ________often find that part-time work is their only option. Others work in part-time jobs because they are unable to find full-time positions - and working part-time is better for them than not working at all. In some situations, part-time employees can earn as much as full-time employees on an hourly basis, but most employers do not offer (26) _______ such as health insurance, vacation time, and paid holidays to their part-time employees.
There are many pros and cons to working part-time and there are also several specific industries that are known to have many part-time positions available. You should (27) _______ the factors before deciding if a part-time or a full-time position will work better for your specific situation.
The burglar crept into the house without making any noise. That's why no one heard anything.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Saving the planet is very much in vogue. It's also in Harper's Bazaar, Elle and Mademoiselle. It's the message on fashion runways, in marketing strategies, in jewelry and accessory designs, on shopping bags and totes, in advertisements and on price tags.
A naked fashion model wearing a hat of birch branches and lichen, as shown in Vogue this month, may not be everyone's idea of environmental awareness. But the pervasiveness of ecological themes in the images and marketing of fashion is undeniable. It is also somewhat paradoxical. The fashion industry, whose driving philosophy involves encouraging consumers to discard the old and embrace the new, is now trying to push itself to the forefront of efforts to conserve and preserve.
The environmental theme in fashion began as wispy touches and graphic exhortations in designer collections, not as some well-thought-out strategy of ''green'' marketing in which the environmental advantages of a product become part of the sales approach. Tendrils of ivy dangled from the ceiling at a Paris fashion show; a carpet of grass covered a runway in New York; models marched along in T-shirts or carrying signs all bearing slogans like ''Clean Up or Die,'' ''Save the Sphere,'' and ''Environmental Protection Agents.
The environmental spin on fashion has now moved into the mass market, where ''clothes with conscience'' make an extra tug at the buyer's self-image. Bonjour, a jeans and sportswear company based in New York, has embarked on a program to ''change the individual's outlook toward saving the environment'' through educational tags. This summer, the first wave of what Bonjour executives said would be 50 million fashion items a year are to arrive in stores carrying tags with environmental tips from how to save water to how to reduce pollutants.
Whether these tributes to nature will benefit the environment or even raise environmental awareness, with concomitant changes in individual behavior, is not clear. There is some skepticism. Professor Ewen says the new environmental symbolism should be viewed as part of an overall change in America's economy, from one built on industrial production of hard goods to one based on ''pure representation”. “Going back to fashion, the environment has become a commercial cliche separated from real concerns. What can be attached to this year's fashion is merely the symbolism of environmental sanity.''
Câu 36. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 19. All the condition seemed optimal: the congenial company, the wonderful weather, the historic venue.
Descriptive analysis of language merely reflects ______used without concern for the social prestige of these structures.
When my boyfriend found a fly in his drink, he started to create a scene. Oh, honey, please don't make a ______ with it.
Despite the initial _________ result, they decided to go on with the proposed scheme.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D 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 to indicate the option that best completes following exchanges.
Câu 47. - "May I speak to Dr. Thomas, please?"
- "____________________. "
Against all the _______, he won the national song contest and became quite well-known.
– Jack: “John, you look terrible! What’s wrong with you?”
- John: “_______________”
According to paragraph 4, what is the main focus of the current green fashion?