Meredith sat at her desk _______, carefully planning how to word her thesis proposal.
Đáp án B
Kiến thức về thành ngữ
A. in the dark: không biết, không tỏ, không có tài liệu, tin tức gì
B. in a brown study: chìm đắm vào suy nghĩ, trầm ngâm suy nghĩ
C. on the dot: ngay đúng thời điểm, chính xác thời điểm, đúng giờ
D. at the push of a button: rất dễ dàng
=> Căn cứ vào dịch nghĩa, đáp án B đúng.
Tạm dịch: Meredith ngồi vào bàn làm việc trầm ngâm suy nghĩ, cẩn thận lên kế hoạch làm thế nào để trình bày đề xuất luận án của mình.
Note:
sit /sit/ (v): ngồi
desk /desk/ (n): bàn viết, bàn làm việc, bàn học sinh
carefully /'keəfəli/ (adv): (một cách) cẩn thận, cần cù, tỉ mỉ
plan /plæn/ (v): lên kế hoạch
word /wɜ:d/ (v): diễn đạt bằng lời, trình bày
thesis /'θi:sis/ (n): luận án
proposal /prə'pəʊzl/ (n): sự đề nghị
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