Question

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 25 to 29.

People of different countries have quite different life styles. We American are wasteful people, (25) _______ saving.

Our grandfathers began this pattern, for nature’s resources seemed so plentiful that no one ever imagined a shortage. Within a few years of the first Virginia settlement, for example, pioneers burned down their houses when they were ready to move to west. They only wanted to have the nails for (26) _______ use. No one ever gave a thought to the priceless hardwoods that went up in smoke. We the people in the United States destroy many things that other peoples save. I (27) _______ this when I was living in Britain. I received a letter from one of England’s largest banks. It was enclosed in a used envelop that had been readdressed to me. Such a practice would be (28) _______ in the United States. American banks, (29) _______ the smallest, always use expensive stationery with the names of all twenty-eight vice-presidents listed on one side of the page.

Điền ô số 27

A. noticed 

B. notified 

C. remembered 

D. reminded 

Answer 1

Kiến thức: Từ vựng

Giải thích:

notice (v): chú ý, nhận thấy                            nofity (v): thông báo

remember (v): nhớ                                          remind (v): nhắc nhở

I (27) _______ this when I was living in Britain.

Tạm dịch: Tôi nhận thấy điều này khi tôi sống ở Anh.

Chọn A