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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
Jodie Sutter is thirty-eight. She has two daughters and has recently changed her lifestyle. She is part of a growing number of women who are (26) ______ their careers to become full-time homecarers. Jodie worked for ten years as a successful lawyer in a large legal firm. She loved her job and was moving up the career ladder. She explained that she had (27) ______ fascinating cases in court. Twelve-hour days were not uncommon and her weekends were always busy.
When she had her first child, things changed. “In the first place, my colleagues couldn’t count on me when they had a heavy workload because I’d have to rush home to Lucy,” she said. Her husband also had a demanding job and they soon realized that there were more to family life than they had imagined. “We were always behind (28) ______!” she exclaimed.
Jodie admits getting frustrated at times (29) ______ the situation got out of hand. That’s when she was sure about her decision to leave her job. Her husband suggested that they should get a nanny. (30) ______, Jodie insisted on giving up her career, and did so when Lucy was three. “It’s very difficult to combine work with family life and I believe the latter is more important.”
Câu hỏi:(26) ___________
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A.
removing
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B.
eradicating
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C.
eliminating
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D.
abandoning
Lời giải tham khảo:
Đáp án đúng: D
She is part of a growing number of women who are (26) abandoning their careers to become full-time homecarers.
Dịch: Cô là một phần trong số ngày càng nhiều phụ nữ từ bỏ sự nghiệp để trở thành người chăm sóc gia đình toàn thời gian.
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
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- She is part of a growing number of women who are (26) ______ their careers to become full-time homecarers.
- She explained that she had (27) ______ fascinating cases in court.
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- Jodie admits getting frustrated at times (29) ______ the situation got out of hand.
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