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 31 to 35.
British parents are always complaining that their children spend too much time glued to the TV and do not have enough time on other activities (31) ________sports and reading. A survey recently (32) ________on people’s viewing habits does not approve this. It shows that young people in Britain spend on average 23 hours a week in front of the television, (33) ________works out at over three hours a day.
(34) ________is surprising, however, is the fact that the average adult watches even more: an incredible 28 hours a week. We (35) ________to have become a nation of addicts. Just about every household in the country has a television set and over half have two or more. According to the survey, people nowadays don’t just watch television sitting in their living-rooms, they watch it in the kitchen and in bed as well
Điền vào ô số 34
A. What
B. It
C. The thing
D. This
Đáp án A
Câu đã có động từ chính là “is the fact that…” nên cả cụm phía trước đóng vai trò chủ ngữ phải dùng cụm từ what.
(34)________is surprising, however, is the fact that the average adult watches even more: an incredible 28 hours a week. => Tuy nhiên điều ngạc nhiên là sự thật trung bình người lớn xem thậm chí nhiều hơn : 28 giờ một tuần một con số thật khó tin