Read the following passage mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the numbered blanks from 16 to 21:

A Disastrous Holiday

            The day Gerald arrived at the Almara Beach Hotel, he fell down the stairs. The manager called an ambulance, but fortunately Gerald's leg was only badly (16) ______, and not broken. The doctor recommended swimming as further treatment but gave Gerald a prescription for some tablets (17) ______ his leg became painful. The next day Gerald sunbathed by the pool, and then took a deep breath and dived (18) ______ the water. There was not very much water in the pool, and he hurt one of his arms when he hit the bottom. This time he (19) ______ to the hotel manager (20) ______ sent a special meal to Gerald's room. Later that night, Gerald was suffering from a sunburnt back, the injuries to his arm and leg, and also had a terrible stomachache. He had a high temperature and felt terrible. Luckily he had the tablets the doctor had given him to reduce the pain. As he reached for them, he fell out of bed and broke his (21) ______. He spent the rest of his holiday in bed.

The manager called an ambulance, but fortunately Gerald's leg was only badly (16) ______, and not broken

 

Đáp án đúng: D

wrist = cổ tay

Dịch nghĩa: As he reached for them, he fell out of bed and broke his wrist. (Khi anh với lấy chúng, anh đã ngã khỏi giường và bị gãy cổ tay.)

Dịch bài đọc:

The day Gerald arrived at the Almara Beach Hotel, he fell down the stairs. The manager called an ambulance, but fortunately Gerald's leg was only badly bruised, and not broken. The doctor recommended swimming as further treatment but gave Gerald a prescription for some tablets in case his leg became painful. The next day Gerald sunbathed by the pool, and then took a deep breath and dived into the water. There was not very much water in the pool, and he hurt one of his arms when he hit the bottom. This time he complained to the hotel manager who sent a special meal to Gerald's room. Later that night, Gerald was suffering from a sunburnt back, the injuries to his arm and leg, and also had a terrible stomachache. He had a high temperature and felt terrible. Luckily he had the tablets the doctor had given him to reduce the pain. As he reached for them, he fell out of bed and broke his wrist. He spent the rest of his holiday in bed.

(Ngày Gerald đến Khách sạn Almara Beach, anh bị ngã cầu thang. Người quản lý đã gọi xe cấp cứu, nhưng may mắn thay, chân của Gerald chỉ bị bầm tím nặng chứ không bị gãy. Bác sĩ khuyên anh nên bơi như một phương pháp điều trị tiếp theo nhưng kê cho Gerald một số loại thuốc phòng trường hợp chân anh bị đau. Ngày hôm sau, Gerald tắm nắng bên hồ bơi, sau đó hít một hơi thật sâu và nhảy xuống nước. Hồ bơi không có nhiều nước, và anh bị thương một bên tay khi chạm đáy. Lần này, anh phàn nàn với người quản lý khách sạn và người này đã gửi một bữa ăn đặc biệt đến phòng của Gerald. Đêm hôm đó, Gerald bị cháy nắng ở lưng, bị thương ở tay và chân, và cũng bị đau bụng dữ dội. Anh bị sốt cao và cảm thấy rất khó chịu. May mắn thay, anh có những viên thuốc mà bác sĩ đã cho anh để giảm đau. Khi anh với lấy chúng, anh đã ngã khỏi giường và bị gãy cổ tay. Anh đã dành phần còn lại của kỳ nghỉ của mình trên giường.)