Read the passages and the questions or unfinished sentences. Then choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that you think fits best.
THE VIDEO LOGGERS
One rather unlike word that has recently entered the language is “blog”, a shortened form of “web log”. A blog is a diary on the Internet by the person writing it – the “blogger” – who presumably expect other people to read it. Modern technology is being used to (31)________new life into such an old-fashioned form as the personal journal. And now, as the technology behind video camera is making them easier to use, we have the video log, or “vlog”. Vlogging does not require (32)________sophisticated equipment: a digital video camera, a high-speed Internet connection and a host are all that is needed. Vloggers can put anything that takes their fancy onto their personal web site. Some vloggers have no ambition (33)________than to show films they have shot while on holiday in exotic places. However, vlogs can also serve more ambitious purposes. For instance, amateur film-makers who want to make a (34)________for themselves might publish their work on the Internet, eager to receive advice or criticism. And increasingly, vlogs are being used to publicize political and social issues that are not noteworthy enough to earn coverage by the mass media. It is still too early to predict whether vlogging will ever (35)________off in a major way or if it is just a passing fad, but its potential is only now becoming apparent
Điền vào ô số 33
A. except
B. other
C. rather
D. apart
Đáp án là B.
Except:ngoại từ
Other: khác
Rather than: thay vì
Apart from: ngoại trừ
Cụm từ: other than [ ngoài ra]
Some vloggers have no ambition (33)………than to show films they have shot while on holiday in exotic places. However, vlogs can also serve more ambitious purposes.
[Một số vloggers không có hoài bão gì ngoài trình chiếu những thước phim mà họ đã quay trong khi đi nghỉ mát ở những nơi kỳ lạ. Tuy nhiên, vlog cũng có thể phục vụ cho những mục đích nhiều hoài bão hơn.]