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 59 to 68.

Easter

Easter is a holiday in late March or early April, the first Sunday after the first full moon after 21 March. Many people (33) __________ it with their family or have a short holiday/ vacation. It is also an important Christian festival. Easter Sunday, the day of the Resurrection, is the end of Lent and the most important date in the Christian year. Many people who do not go to church at other times go on Easter Sunday. It was once (34) ______________ for people to wear new clothes to church on this day. Women (35) ______________ new hats, called Easter bonnets. Today, people sometimes make elaborately decorated Easter bonnets for fun. A few people send Easter (36) ___________                               with religious symbols on them or pictures of small chickens, lambs, rabbits and spring flowers, all traditionally associated with Easter. The Friday before Easter Sunday is called Good Friday and is remembered as the day Christ was crucified (= hanged on a cross to die). On Good Friday many people eat hot cross buns (= fruit buns decorated with a simple cross). The Monday after Easter is called Easter Monday. In Britain, Good Friday

and Easter Monday are both bank holidays. In the US, each company decides for itself (37) _________ to close or remain open on those days.

Điền vào số 37

A. if

B. whether

C. why

D. how

Answer 1

Đáp án B.

Tạm dịch: In the US, each company decides for itself _____________ to close or remain open on those days: Tại Mỹ, mỗi công ty tự quyết định đóng cửa hay tiếp tục mở cửa vào những ngày này.

Khi trong câu có nhiều hơn một sự lựa chọn, thì thường dùng “whether... or” để nói tới những lựa chọn này. Thông thường khi đi sau giới từ, cũng phải sử dụng “whether” thay vì “if’.

Ex: Later I argued with my husband about whether to keep the house or move to another place: Sau đó tôi cãi nhau với chồng xem nên giữ lại căn nhà hay chuyến đi nơi khác. Loại đáp án A. if

Lí do đóng cửa ngân hàng đã được nói rõ (nghỉ lễ Phục Sinh) nên việc ngân hàng phải băn khoăn về lí do đóng cửa là vô lý. Việc làm thế nào để không mở cửa cũng không hợp lý trong trường hợp này.

Chọn đáp án B. whether.