Read the following reviews and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answers to each of the questions.

The Coach Hotel Rating: ★★★☆☆    164 reviews Patsy190 writes: 6 of us stayed here for the weekend. The first thing we noticed on entering our room was how small it was. Our rooms were clean, but the bed cover was stained.  The furniture was really outdated, especially the bathroom, which had an old pink suite and linoleum on the floor. The ‘shower’ was a hose that you fit onto the taps.  The sink was in the bedroom, right next to the television sockets which seems pretty unsafe to me. We had dinner there, and it was well-cooked, but we were still hungry afterwards because the servings were so tiny. The drinks prices were extortionate – £5 for a small glass of wine. My friend ordered a brandy, but the waitress brought him whiskey. When we complained, she just walked off!  Not impressed. I would like to say it was cheap and cheerful but at £120 a night, it was neither – overpriced and depressing more like. MellowBunny writes: Just returned from a 3-day break here, and thought that the Coach Hotel was very good value for money. I had requested a quiet room and this was noted at reception. I got a great room – large, comfortable and clean, with a seating area overlooking the racecourse. The only disappointing thing was that there were no tea/coffee facilities in the room – not even a kettle. The furniture and decor was not particularly up-to-date, but that’s what you would expect from an old hotel. There was a wide selection of well-cooked food on offer. At breakfast I had poached eggs, and they were done to perfection. In the evening, I had a delicious three-course meal, and I wasn’t kept waiting for so long between courses, which is definitely a plus when you’re dining alone. I found the staff friendly and always willing to help. JadeUnicorn writes: Don’t be fooled by the pictures online. What you see is definitely NOT what you get!  First, it’s not close to the city centre – it’s at least a 35-minute walk. Furniture was old and dated, although the bed was comfortable. [A] Tiny bathroom, with an absurdly loud extractor fan. No lock on the bathroom door and no toiletries, not even soap. [B] There were cobwebs all over the hotel. [C] The dining room is dark and uninviting, with no windows except one tiny one. [D] The food simply was the type that gives Britain a bad name. Instant coffee and cheap sausages. Service was poor, with staff clearing the table while we were still eating.

 

Which reviewer says the hotel’s decor was old-fashioned?

Ai đánh giá là ga trải giường bẩn?

- Patsy190: “Our rooms were clean, but the bed cover was stained.”

=> Chọn A.

Bạn của Patsy190 gặp phải vấn đề gì khi gọi đồ uống?

A. Cốc bị bẩn.

B. Hết đồ uống họ muốn.

C. Bị phục vụ nhầm đồ uống.

D. Nhận được đồ uống lạnh thay vì đồ uống ấm.

- Thông tin: “My friend ordered a brandy, but the waitress brought him whiskey.” => gọi brandy mà bị đưa nhầm whiskey.

Từ ‘extortionate’ trong bài đánh giá đầu tiên gần nghĩa nhất với

- extortionate /ɪkˈstɔːʃənət/ (adj) = (of prices, etc.) much too high (Oxford): giá quá chát.

A. expensive /ɪkˈspensɪv/ (adj): đắt đỏ

B. reasonable /ˈriːznəbl/ (adj): hợp lý, vừa phải

C. unnecessary /ʌnˈnesəsəri/ (adj): không cần thiết

D. discounted /dɪsˈkaʊntɪd/ (adj): giảm giá ưu đãi

=> extortionate = expensive

=> Chọn A.

Câu sau đây chèn vào vị trí nào trong bài đánh giá của JadeUnicorn là hợp lý nhất: “It seemed like it hadn’t been cleaned properly in a long time” (Có vẻ như nó đã không được vệ sinh sạch sẽ trong một thời gian dài)?

A. sau câu “Furniture was old and dated, although the bed was comfortable”: chèn vào đây thì it sẽ chỉ the bed, không hợp lý vì vừa đánh giá tích cực là giường nằm thoải mái, và bed thường đi với collocation make the bed – dọn, sắp lại chăn màn.

B. sau câu “No lock on the bathroom door and no toiletries, not even soap”: it chỉ soap, không hợp lý.

C. sau câu “There were cobwebs all over the hotel”: it chỉ the hotel, hợp lý vì vừa nói là mạng nhện giăng đầy khách sạn.

D. sau câu “The dining room is dark and uninviting, with no windows except one tiny one”: it chỉ one tức window, không hợp lý vì không nói gì về cửa sổ bẩn.

=> Chọn C.

Có thể suy ra tất cả các ý sau đây từ các bài đánh giá TRỪ

A. Những người đánh giá có ý kiến trái chiều về kích thước phòng khách sạn => đúng:

- Patsy190: “The first thing we noticed on entering our room was how small it was.”

- MellowBunny: “I got a great room – large, comfortable and clean,...”

=> Một người nói nhỏ, một người nói rộng.

B. Trong số ba người đánh giá, chỉ có MellowBunny đi du lịch một mình => đúng:

- MellowBunny: “...I wasn’t kept waiting for so long between courses, which is definitely a plus when you’re dining alone.”

- Patsy190: “6 of us stayed here for the weekend.” => đi theo nhóm

- JadeUnicorn: không có thông tin nói rõ đi bao nhiêu người nhưng dựa vào đại từ nhân xưng “Service was poor, with staff clearing the table while we were still eating.”

C. Patsy190 và JadeUnicorn cho rằng khẩu phần ăn hơi ít => sai:

- Patsy190: “...we were still hungry afterwards because the servings were so tiny.”

- JadeUnicorn: “The food simply was the type that gives Britain a bad name. Instant coffee and cheap sausages.” => chỉ đánh giá đồ ăn tệ, không đề cập đến khẩu phần.

=> Chỉ có Patsy190 để lại đánh giá như trên.

D. Người đánh giá thứ ba không hài lòng nhất với kỳ nghỉ tại khách sạn.

- Dựa vào ngôn ngữ và giọng điệu của JadeUnicorn: “Don’t be fooled by the pictures online. What you see is definitely NOT what you get!”

=> Có thể thấy người này rất không hài lòng, chủ yếu là chê, chỉ có một câu đánh giá tốt về giường nằm thoải mái.

- Patsy190 có cả khen cả chê mặc dù cũng thiên về chê hơn, MellowBunny chê ít, chủ yếu là khen.

=> Chọn C.