Question

[Dương Minh]

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.

I was an MBA student in the USA and I lived in the university’s coed dormitory. In my culture, usually, if a woman talks to a man, it is a sign of romantic interest. (23)_____, in the first few days of school, I found it strange that so many women were talking to me and I was under the impression that some women on my dormitory floor were interested in me. To (24)__________ their politeness, I would buy   them flowers or offer small gifts, as is done in my country. However, I was quite surprised to see that these same women now  seemed (25)______around me. One was even quite offended and told me to leave her alone. Eventually I talked to the residence adviser on my floor to see what I was doing wrong, and he explained to me the way men and women usually interact in the USA. I was quite relieved to hear that (26)____ was wrong with me, but rather with the way I was interpreting my conversations with    women. Even though I did not find the love of my life while I was in the USA, I still made many good female friends afterwards (27)______I still maintain contact.

(Source: https://books.google.com.vn)

Điên vào ô 24.

A. pay

B. show

C. return

D. give

Answer 1

[Nguyen Hoang Hai]

Đáp án A

Kiến thức về cụm từ cố định

A.pay /peɪ/ (v): trả

B.show /ʃəʊ/ (v): chỉ ra, đưa ra

C. return /rɪˈtɜːn/ (v): trở lại, quay lại

D. give /ɡɪv/ (v): tặng, đưa Căn cứ vào cụm từ cố định:

Return politeness: đáp trả lại sự lịch sự

To (2)______their politeness, I would buy them flowers or offer small gifts, as is done in my country. (Để đáp lại sự lịch sự của họ, tôi thường mua hoa hoặc tặng cho họ những món quà nhỏ, ví dụ như những thứ được làm ở đất nước của tôi.)