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 32
A. absolutely
B. highly
C. utterly
D. largely
Đáp án là B.
Absolutely: hoàn toàn
Highly: cao
Utterly: hoàn toàn
Largely: rỗng rãi
cụm từ: highly - sophisticated equipment [ thiết bị quá phức tạp]
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.
[ Việc viết nhật ký trên mạng không yêu cầu thiết bị quá phức tạp: một máy ảnh kỹ thuật số, kết nối Internet tốc độ cao và máy chủ là tất cả những thứ cần thiết. Người viết nhật ký trên mạng có thể đặt bất cứ thông tin nào mà họ thích lên trang tin cá nhân.]