Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

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 from 30 to 34.

       Good press photographer must have an ‘eye’ for news, just as journalists must have a nose for a good

story. They must be able to interpret a story and decide rapidly how they can take advantage (30)                              _______

the best opportunities to take picture. The most difficult part of a press photographer’s job is that he or she has to be able to (31)_______a complicated situation with just one photograph. They rarely have second chances and must be able to take the required shot very quickly. Indeed, speed is essential- if the photographs are not ready for the printing deadline, they are very unlikely to be of any use.

       Most press photographers begin work with a local newspaper. There, the demand is mostly for material of regional interest. Photographers may be expected to photograph a lot of unexciting events but to (32)___________the enthusiasm to put ‘something special’ into every picture.

        There is (33) _______competition among those (34)_______want to move from local to national newspapers. Here, the work is much more centered on news. The photographer must work under greater pressure and take more responsibility. Only highly reliable, talented and resourceful photographers make this difficult move. The work is tough and can be dangerous. On an overseas assignment, photographers may have to cope with unfamiliar food and accommodation, physical and mental stress, and extreme difficulty in transporting the pictures from an isolated area to get to the newspaper on time. They also have to beat the competition from other publications.

Điền vào số 33

A. firm

B. forceful

C. strict

D. strong

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án D.

- strong competition: cuộc tranh đua quyết liệt

Ngoài strong ra, còn một số tính từ khác đi với competition là: fierce, intense, keen, serious, tough, fair, open, unfair,...

Tạm dịch: xảy ra một cuộc tranh đua quyết liệt trong số người muốn thăng tiến từ tờ báo địa phương lên tờ báo trung ương.

Các đáp án còn lại không phù hợp:

Firm: chắc chắn, chặt chẽ (nghĩa đen). Cương quyết, kiên định (nghĩa bóng, thường dùng đế miêu tả tính cách con người).

Forceful: cá tính, quan điểm, hành động mạnh mẽ.

Strict: nghiêm khắc.