Đáp án B
Kiến thức về cụm từ cố định Ta có cụm từ:
Save face (idm): giữ thể diện, danh dự cá nhân, tránh để những người khác không mất đi sự tôn trọng dành cho mình
Tạm dịch: Mặc dù cô ta bị mất việc từ tháng trước, nhưng cô ta vẫn muốn gìn giữ thể diện cá nhân nên cô đã nói rằng mình tình nguyện bỏ công việc đó.
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 23 to 27.
SOCIAL NETWORK
A 16-year-old girl from Essex has been sacked after describing her job as boring on the social networking website, Facebook. The teenager, who had been working (23) ____ an administrative assistant at a marketing company for just three weeks, didn't feel very enthusiastic about the duties she was asked to do. (24) _____ of moaning to her friends she decided to express her thoughts on her Facebook page to a colleague, who (25) _____ the boss's attention to it. He immediately fired her on the (26) _____ that her public display of dissatisfaction made it impossible for her to continue working for the company. She later told newspapers she had been treated totally unfairly, especially as she hadn't even mentioned the company's name. She claimed she's been perfectly happy with her job and that her lighthearted comments shouldn't (27) _____ taken seriously. A spokesperson from a workers' union said the incident demonstrated two things: firstly, that people need to protect their privacy online and secondly, that employers should be less sensitive to criticism.
Điền vào ô 23.
A. for
B. as
C. like
D. at
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 23 to 27.
SOCIAL NETWORK
A 16-year-old girl from Essex has been sacked after describing her job as boring on the social networking website, Facebook. The teenager, who had been working (23) ____ an administrative assistant at a marketing company for just three weeks, didn't feel very enthusiastic about the duties she was asked to do. (24) _____ of moaning to her friends she decided to express her thoughts on her Facebook page to a colleague, who (25) _____ the boss's attention to it. He immediately fired her on the (26) _____ that her public display of dissatisfaction made it impossible for her to continue working for the company. She later told newspapers she had been treated totally unfairly, especially as she hadn't even mentioned the company's name. She claimed she's been perfectly happy with her job and that her lighthearted comments shouldn't (27) _____ taken seriously. A spokesperson from a workers' union said the incident demonstrated two things: firstly, that people need to protect their privacy online and secondly, that employers should be less sensitive to criticism.
Điền vào ô 26.
A. terms
B. condition
C. grounds
D. basis
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 23 to 27.
SOCIAL NETWORK
A 16-year-old girl from Essex has been sacked after describing her job as boring on the social networking website, Facebook. The teenager, who had been working (23) ____ an administrative assistant at a marketing company for just three weeks, didn't feel very enthusiastic about the duties she was asked to do. (24) _____ of moaning to her friends she decided to express her thoughts on her Facebook page to a colleague, who (25) _____ the boss's attention to it. He immediately fired her on the (26) _____ that her public display of dissatisfaction made it impossible for her to continue working for the company. She later told newspapers she had been treated totally unfairly, especially as she hadn't even mentioned the company's name. She claimed she's been perfectly happy with her job and that her lighthearted comments shouldn't (27) _____ taken seriously. A spokesperson from a workers' union said the incident demonstrated two things: firstly, that people need to protect their privacy online and secondly, that employers should be less sensitive to criticism.
Điền vào ô 25.
A. got
B. caught
C. paid
D. drew
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 23 to 27.
SOCIAL NETWORK
A 16-year-old girl from Essex has been sacked after describing her job as boring on the social networking website, Facebook. The teenager, who had been working (23) ____ an administrative assistant at a marketing company for just three weeks, didn't feel very enthusiastic about the duties she was asked to do. (24) _____ of moaning to her friends she decided to express her thoughts on her Facebook page to a colleague, who (25) _____ the boss's attention to it. He immediately fired her on the (26) _____ that her public display of dissatisfaction made it impossible for her to continue working for the company. She later told newspapers she had been treated totally unfairly, especially as she hadn't even mentioned the company's name. She claimed she's been perfectly happy with her job and that her lighthearted comments shouldn't (27) _____ taken seriously. A spokesperson from a workers' union said the incident demonstrated two things: firstly, that people need to protect their privacy online and secondly, that employers should be less sensitive to criticism.
Điền vào ô 24.
A. Due
B. Regardless
C. Instead
D. In spite
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 23 to 27.
SOCIAL NETWORK
A 16-year-old girl from Essex has been sacked after describing her job as boring on the social networking website, Facebook. The teenager, who had been working (23) ____ an administrative assistant at a marketing company for just three weeks, didn't feel very enthusiastic about the duties she was asked to do. (24) _____ of moaning to her friends she decided to express her thoughts on her Facebook page to a colleague, who (25) _____ the boss's attention to it. He immediately fired her on the (26) _____ that her public display of dissatisfaction made it impossible for her to continue working for the company. She later told newspapers she had been treated totally unfairly, especially as she hadn't even mentioned the company's name. She claimed she's been perfectly happy with her job and that her lighthearted comments shouldn't (27) _____ taken seriously. A spokesperson from a workers' union said the incident demonstrated two things: firstly, that people need to protect their privacy online and secondly, that employers should be less sensitive to criticism.
Điền vào ô 27.
A. to be
B. have been
C. be
D. have
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 33 to 37.
Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she phoned to tell me that what she really wanted to do was looking (33) _____ the world, so she was looking into the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several (34) _____ in the newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was interested in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided that this would be a good way to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to apply for the job. The reply took a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately got in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was determined that nothing would prevent her (35) _____ doing what she had set out to do. A few days before the interview she had a very strange dream in which she gave birth to a beautiful baby. She was a little nervous and (36) _____ about the dream and phoned to ask me what I thought it might mean. As I knew something about dreams, I was able to assure her that it only symbolized her (37) _____ to do well in the interview.
Điền vào ô 35.
A. in
B. from
C. about
D. of
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 33 to 37.
Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she phoned to tell me that what she really wanted to do was looking (33) _____ the world, so she was looking into the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several (34) _____ in the newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was interested in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided that this would be a good way to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to apply for the job. The reply took a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately got in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was determined that nothing would prevent her (35) _____ doing what she had set out to do. A few days before the interview she had a very strange dream in which she gave birth to a beautiful baby. She was a little nervous and (36) _____ about the dream and phoned to ask me what I thought it might mean. As I knew something about dreams, I was able to assure her that it only symbolized her (37) _____ to do well in the interview.
Điền vào ô 34.
A. posters
B. notices
C. advertisements
D. announcements
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 33 to 37.
Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she phoned to tell me that what she really wanted to do was looking (33) _____ the world, so she was looking into the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several (34) _____ in the newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was interested in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided that this would be a good way to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to apply for the job. The reply took a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately got in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was determined that nothing would prevent her (35) _____ doing what she had set out to do. A few days before the interview she had a very strange dream in which she gave birth to a beautiful baby. She was a little nervous and (36) _____ about the dream and phoned to ask me what I thought it might mean. As I knew something about dreams, I was able to assure her that it only symbolized her (37) _____ to do well in the interview.
Điền vào ô 37.
A. desire
B. want
C. demand
D. request
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 33 to 37.
Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she phoned to tell me that what she really wanted to do was looking (33) _____ the world, so she was looking into the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several (34) _____ in the newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was interested in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided that this would be a good way to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to apply for the job. The reply took a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately got in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was determined that nothing would prevent her (35) _____ doing what she had set out to do. A few days before the interview she had a very strange dream in which she gave birth to a beautiful baby. She was a little nervous and (36) _____ about the dream and phoned to ask me what I thought it might mean. As I knew something about dreams, I was able to assure her that it only symbolized her (37) _____ to do well in the interview.
Điền vào ô 36.
A. worried
B. offended
C. annoyed
D. bored
