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 26.
A. nothing
B. something
C. anything
D. everything
Đáp án D
Kiến thức về từ vựng
A.nothing/ˈnʌθɪŋ/: không cái gì
B.something/ˈsʌmθɪŋ/: một số điều
C. anything /ˈeniθɪŋ/: bất cứ điều gì
D. everything /ˈevriθɪŋ/: mọi thứ Căn cứ vào nghĩa của câu:
I was quite relieved to hear that (4)______ was wrong with me, but rather with the way I was interpreting my conversations with women. (Tôi cảm thấy khá nhẹ nhõm khi biết rằng không có vấn đề gì với tôi, mà đúng hơn là ở cách tôi đã suy diễn các cuộc trò chuyện của tôi với những bạn nữ.)