Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

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 from 23 to 27

  Perry had a rough childhood. He was physically and sexually abused growing up, gotkicked out of high school, and tried to commit suicide ___(23)___—once as a preteen andagain at 22. At 23 he move to Atlanta and took ___(24)___ odd jobs as he started working onhis stage career.

In 1992 he wrote, produced, and starred in his first theater ___(25)___, I Know I’ve BeenChanged, somewhat informed by his difficult upbringing. Perry put all his savings into theshow and it failed miserably; the run lasted just one weekend and only 30 people came towatch. He kept up with the production, working more odd jobs and often slept in his car toget by. Six years later, Perry finally ___(26)___ through when, on its seventh run, the showbecame a success. He‘s since gone on to have an extremely successful career ___(27)___ adirector, writer, and actor. In fact, Perry was named Forbes’ highest paid man in the field.
Điền số 26

A. went

B. broke

C. got

D. put

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án B

- Go through: kiểm tra kĩ lưỡng

- Break through: đột phá

- Get through: vượt qua kì thi, hoàn thành

- Put through: hoàn thành công việc/ kế hoạch ...

“Six years later, Perry finally broke through when, on its seventh run, the show became a success.” (Sáu năm sau, Perry cuối cùng cũng đạt được bước đột phá khi vào lần công chiếu thứ bảy, show diễn đã trở thành một thành công.)