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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.
WHAT IS HAPPINESS?
People have been asking this question for centuries, but only recently have scientists and psychologists joined the debate. Apparently, our genes play a big part in how happy we feel. And while money and material possessions can (34) _______ our spirits for a short time, it seems the real key to happiness is life experiences. Buying new clothes or the latest electronic device may make us feel on top of the world for a short time, but after a while, the feeling starts to fade. We get used to seeing our (35) _______ and our happiness loses its shine.
What's more, we tend to compare ourselves to (36) _______ and if we see someone with a better or newer version of what we've bought, it can leave us down in the dumps. Life experiences, on the other hand, are more satisfying and bring more lasting happiness. Apart from the enjoyment of the actual experience, they give us memories (37) _______ we keep our whole lifetime. Life experiences bring us closer to people, too. (38) _______ the next time you're tempted to spend money on material possessions, try saving the cash for a life experience instead. As you look back on your life, you'll be grateful.
(Adapted from Gateway by David Spencer and Gill Hooley)
Câu hỏi:-
A.
climb
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B.
increase
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C.
lift
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D.
soar
Lời giải tham khảo:
Đáp án đúng: C
Kiến thức từ vựng:
- climb (v): leo trèo
- increase (v): tăng lên, tăng thêm
- lift (v): nâng lên Lift/raise (one's) spirits: làm tâm trạng của ai đó tốt hơn
- soar (v): bay vọt lên
Tạm dịch:
And while money and material possessions can lift our spirits for a short time, it seems the real key to happiness is life experiences. (Và tiền bạc và của cải vật chất có thể làm tâm trạng chúng ta tốt hơn trong một thời gian ngắn, song có vẻ như chìa khóa thực sự của hạnh phúc chính là trải nghiệm cuộc sống.)
Chọn C
Hãy trả lời câu hỏi trước khi xem đáp án và lời giải -
A.
Câu hỏi này thuộc đề thi trắc nghiệm dưới đây, bấm vào Bắt đầu thi để làm toàn bài
CÂU HỎI KHÁC
- A. grammar B. damage C. mammal D. drama
- A. switch B. stomach C. match D. catch
- A. nervous B. active C. patient D. aware
- A. candidate B. holiday C. experience D. tourism
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- Choose the best answer: Monkeys are_______learners than elephants.
- Choose the correct answer: Richard will look for a job __________.
- His choice of future career is quite similar______mine.
- Choose the best answer: Your sister seldom cooks meals,___________?
- Choose the correct answer: Your sister seldom cooks meals,___________?
- Choose the best answer: Due to lacking ___________, they couldn’t open a new shop as scheduled.
- Choose the best answer: He’s a widower who _______ three children.
- Choose the best answer: Tom hopes __________a solution soon.
- Choose the best answer: He’s really got the bit between his _______ so that he can pass the exam with flying colours.
- Choose the best answer: When I returned from work, my dad _______ with his childhood friends.
- Choose the best answer: He _______ sorry and we became friends again.
- Choose the best answer: The river ________ with toxic waste from local factories for a long time.
- Choose the best answer: You should ask for Henry’s advice; he is very _______ about gardening.
- Choose the best answer: They havent found a cure for the disease yet, but they are on the ________ track.
- Mary is talking to Linda over the phone.- Mary:
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- Choose the best answer: Hieu is writing an email to apply for the position of Sales Director.
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- It’s very difficult to talk to our new classmate; she’s such a cold fish.
- The company should allow flexible working hours so that its employees can avoid traffic congestion.
- Choose the best answer: It’s not a good idea for us to swim in this lake.
- He began to drive a motorbike last year.
- Choose the best answer: 'Did you pay for the tickets, Laura?', Peter asked.
- 'Did you pay for the tickets, Laura?', Peter asked.Some animals are in danger of extinction as humans are hunting it for meat.
- There is a heavy storm hitting our village last Sunday evening.
- It is not advisory to make travel arrangements during this time when the Covid-19 pandemic is still spreading at an unprecedented rate.
- I filled my glass. Then I noticed that it was broken.
- They cannot continue the work. They are too tired.
- A. climb B. increase C. lift D. soar
- A. backgrounds B. possessions C. abilities D. emotions
- A. others B. each C. a little D. almost
- A. where B. what C. whose D. that
- A. So B. But C. Therefore D. Furthermore
- Choose the correct answer: What does the passage mainly discuss about?
- Choose the best answer: The word it in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
- Choose the best answer: According to paragraph 2, Nalanda University _______.
- Choose the best answer: The word founded in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
- Choose the best answer: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
- Choose the best answer: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
- Choose the best answer: According to paragraph 1, Brian Perez was shocked to find that _______.
- Choose the best answer: The word highlights in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
- Choose the correct answer: The word it in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
- Choose the best answer: The word drastic in paragraph 3 can be best replaced by _______.
- Choose the best answer: Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?
- Choose the best answer: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
