Câu hỏi:
27/04/2022 162The word “tenterhooks” in the first paragraph mostly means _______________.
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Đáp án C
Từ “tenterhooks” trong đoạn 1 có nghĩa là ________.
A. Cảm giác hạnh phúc khi biết kết quả tốt.
B. Sự có thể làm hại hay gây chết người.
C. Sự lo lắng hay căng thẳng về một điều sắp xảy ra.
D. Lời phát biểu về những gì bạn nghĩ sẽ xảy ra trong tương lai.
Định nghĩa của từ:
Tenterhooks (lo sốt vó, ruột gan như lửa đốt) = Worry or nervousness about something that is going to happen.
The scary fact is that such plastic bottles and bags are not properly treated, as each year, the world discharges 300 million tons of plastic waste, accounting for some 10% of all solid waste, putting the environment and human health under tenterhooks, according to the news site.
(Theo một trang tin tức, sự thật đáng sợ rằng các chai và túi nhựa này không được xử lý đúng cách, bởi vì mỗi năm, thế giới thải ra 300 triệu tấn rác thải nhựa, chiếm khoảng 10% tổng số chất thải rắn, đặt môi trường và sức khỏe con người trong tình trạng lo sốt vó).
CÂU HỎI HOT CÙNG CHỦ ĐỀ
Câu 1:
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 the numbered blanks.
Despite these drawbacks, (25) ______the retirement age is still considered by policymakers as one of the key solutions to the ageing population problem in Vietnam, But these are only temporary solutions. Complementary long-term solutions such as increasing labor productivity must also be examined.
As Vietnam has specialized in manufacturing with its competitive advantage of a cheap labor force in the global supply chain, (26)______higher education should be reoriented to focus more on vocational training rather than university degrees. The Vietnamese government has already taken action by simplifying the entrance exam to university. Previously, Vietnam's national entrance exam was very difficult and only a limited number of the most talented citizens managed to enter universities.
However, as living standards in Vietnam improve and more families can afford to send their children to university, universities have become more commercialized and entering university is no longer a rare achievement. The low quality of Vietnamese universities also means the majority of graduating students are unable to find an appropriate job. By simplifying entrance exams to deemphasize university degrees, the government has encouraged students to opt for vocational training. (27)_______, 2016 saw a remarkable decrease in the number of students applying (28) ______university.
Another supplementary policy is to have productivity-based rather than seniority-based salaries, (29) _______ are common in Asian countries. This would address public concern about aged seniors doing less work for more pay than younger employees. Companies and government agencies would employ and appreciate the young while benefiting from the experience of the old. But this issue feeds the Communist regime's dilemma between adhering to Communist principles and integrating into the capitalist culture of productivity for profits.
(Adapted from http://www.eastasiaforuntorg/2017/01/25/)
Câu 2:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Câu 3:
A lot of generous businessmen have ______ valuable contributions to helping needy people.
Câu 4:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Câu 6:
Câu 7:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
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