Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numberPri blanks from 31 to 35.

I was raised on a farm in a remote village in the 1950s. The winter months were endless and everything was covered in snow. I was always (31) _______ for the warmer weather to come. When spring arrived, everything came alive - flowers would bloom and the animals would come out of hibernation. I would follow the bear tracks and search for them. Once, however, I (32) ____ an angry mother bear who saw me as a threat. (33) ______ the sight of the bear, I did what my father had told me. I stood still until she stopped growling and walked away. The trick was effective, but looking back now, I realized that the situation was far more serious than I thought at the time. By the age of twelve, I had lots of camping experience, as I used to go camping with my dog on my school holidays. We would spend days (34) ______ the forest, catching fish for dinner, look at the frogs and the (35) ______ of birds and the insects hopping up and down on the surface of the water. Of course, this was possible only during the warm months. When the autumn came, everything went quiet, which was quite usual in those parts. It wasn't long before the animals disappeared, the birds flew south and the snow took over. The place became desert once again.

Question 34

A. investigating

B. detecting

C. researching

D. exploring

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án D

Giải thích:

A. investigate: nghiên cứu tỉ mỉ để tìm ra sự thật

B. detect: dò tìm

C. research: nghiên cứu một vấn đề khoa học

D. explore: khám phá

Dành thời gian vài ngày để khám phá khu rừng, chứ không thể là nghiên cứu tỉ mỉ hay dò tìm được.