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.
BRITPOP
In the early to mid-1990s Britpop artists, influenced by British guitar sounds of the 1960s and 70s, wrote about topics that were considered purely British and relevant to their generation. The music style with its (23) ____ songs was considered as a reaction against the grunge music that was arriving from the States and, in fact, it did not have a huge commercial success in the USA.
Britpop bands included Suede, Pulp, Blur and Oasis but it was the (24) ____ two that really dominated the market. In 1994 Blur released their album Parklife (25) ____ had a strong retro feel from the 70s and Oasis released Definitely Maybe, again with a retro feel reminiscent of John Lennon.
The two bands were often seen (26) ____ rivals and this was exaggerated by the media who emphasized their differences in origins and class: Oasis from the north of England, Blur from the south. This culminated in both bands releasing singles on the same day in 1985, with Blur's single Country House reaching number one in the charts and Oasis's Roll With It number two. Oasis, however, went on to have greater commercial success, particularly with the album (What's the story) Morning Glory? (1985) which sold 412 million (27) ____ in the UK.
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Đáp án B
ĐỌC ĐIỀN – CHỦ ĐỀ MUSIC
Kiến thức về từ vựng
A. caught /kɔːt/ (v): bắt lấy, tóm, chộp.
B. catchy /ˈkætʃi/ (adj): hấp dẫn, lôi cuốn, quyến rũ.
C. catcher /ˈkætʃə(r)/ (n): người bắt bóng.
D. catch-up /ˈkætʃ ʌp/(n): cuộc họp, cuộc hội ngộ
- Vị trí chỗ trống cần một tính từ đứng trước để bổ nghĩa cho danh từ “songs”. Do đó, ta chọn đáp án B.
Dịch nghĩa:
In the early to mid-1990s Britpop artists, influenced by British guitar sounds of the 1960s and 70s, wrote about topics that were considered purely British and relevant to their generation. The music style with its (1)______________ songs was considered as a reaction against the grunge music that was arriving from the States and, in fact, it did not have a huge commercial success in the USA. (Vào đầu những năm 1990 đến giữa những năm 1990, các nghệ sĩ người Anh, chịu ảnh hưởng của âm thanh guitar của Anh những năm 1960 và 70, đã viết về các chủ đề được coi là hoàn toàn của Anh và phù hợp với thế hệ của họ. Phong cách âm nhạc với những bài hát hấp dẫn của nó được coi là một phản ứng chống lại âm nhạc grunge đến từ Hoa Kỳ và trên thực tế, nó không có được thành công lớn về mặt thương mại ở Hoa Kỳ.)
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