Section 2: You will hear part of a radio programme in which an expert on theatre history is talking about the life of a famous actress called Helen Perry. For questions 7-15, fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS according to what you hear.
The common view that acting was an unsuitable career for a woman was shared by
(7) ____ Helen admitted that her greatest problems in acting involved (8) _____. In her fifties, Helen had to have a dangerous (9) ______ which saved her career. Helen's broad popularity reflects her skill as both a (10) _____ and a classical actress. Helen was so popular that a brand of (11) _____was named after her. Evidence of Helen's skill as a writer can be found in some of the (12) _____ that she wrote. We can get an idea of the quality of her later performances from (13) _____ of the time. What pleased Helen most was the attention she received from (14) _____ and that was all the (15) _____ she really needed.
Câu 7.
Đáp án đúng là: Helen's father
Giải thích: Thông tin “The common view that acting was an unsuitable career for a woman was shared by Helen's father’’
Dịch: Cha của Helen chia sẻ quan điểm chung rằng diễn xuất là một nghề nghiệp không phù hợp với phụ nữ.
Câu 8.
Đáp án đúng là: memorizing lines
Giải thích: Thông tin: Helen admitted that her greatest problems in acting involved memorizing lines.
Dịch: Helen thừa nhận rằng vấn đề lớn nhất của cô trong diễn xuất liên quan đến việc ghi nhớ lời thoại.
Câu 9.
Đáp án đúng là: eye operation
Giải thích: Thông tin: In her fifties, Helen had to have a dangerous eye operation which saved her career
Dịch: Ở tuổi ngũ tuần, Helen phải trải qua ca phẫu thuật mắt nguy hiểm để cứu vãn sự nghiệp của mình
Câu 10.
Đáp án đúng là: comic
Giải thích: Thông tin Helen's broad popularity reflects her skill as both a comic and a classical actress
Dịch: Sự nổi tiếng rộng rãi của Helen phản ánh kỹ năng của cô ấy với tư cách là một diễn viên truyện tranh và cổ điển
Câu 11.
Đáp án đúng là: perfume
Giải thích: Thông tin Helen was so popular that a brand of perfume was named after her.
Dịch: Helen nổi tiếng đến mức một nhãn hiệu nước hoa được đặt theo tên của cô.
Câu 12.
Đáp án đúng là: plays
Giải thích: Thông tin Evidence of Helen's skill as a writer can be found in some of the plays that she wrote
Dịch: Có thể tìm thấy bằng chứng về kỹ năng viết văn của Helen trong một số vở kịch mà cô ấy đã viết.
Câu 13.
Đáp án đúng là: reviews
Giải thích: Thông tin We can get an idea of the quality of her later performances from reviews of the time
Dịch: Chúng ta có thể biết được chất lượng của các màn trình diễn sau này của cô ấy từ các bài đánh giá vào thời điểm đó
Câu 14.
Đáp án đúng là: the public
Giải thích: What pleased Helen most was the attention she received from the public
Dịch: Điều Helen hài lòng nhất chính là sự quan tâm của công chúng
Câu 15.
Đáp án đúng là: reward
Giải thích: Thông tin that was all the reward she really needed.
Dịch: đó là tất cả phần thưởng mà cô ấy thực sự cần.
He works until nine o'clock every evening, and that's quite ____ the work he does over the weekend.
I'm sure Rachel will become a famous model one day.
=> I think it's only ________________________________.After leaving home, she walked to a spot near the motorway.
=> After leaving home, she made _____________________.
It was not until they sent me the invitation ____ how meaningful I was to them.
The offer to go and work in England was a complete surprise. (blue)
V. Complete each sentence using a verb from column A in the correct form and a particle from column B. You use each verb and particle once ONLY.
A |
B |
go call put go stand look take wear
|
out back away off on in |
53. Mary isn't very wasteful with her income, she prefers to ____ some money for her studies in Oxford.
I remember that my father took me to town to see that film. (being)
Consumers often ____ from the increasing competition among supermarkets, which try to attract customers by lowering their prices.
A prize of $25,000 is offered to whoever ____ the one-hour cycling record of 90 kilometres.
I ____ cycling by accident, but once I have started, I loved it.
________
A. There will be a question-and-answer session at the end of the conference which will _____ delegates the opportunity to get more information.
B. I'd love a holiday on the Galapagos Islands, but I really can't _____ it.
C. The managing director warned that the company cannot ______ any more bad publicity.
VI. Think of one word which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.
61. ________
A. The bill includes a 10% service _____.
B. The manager is away at a conference and has left her deputy in ____.
C. The youngest daughter took ______ of the family business when her father retired.
Another twenty well-trained engineers have been _____ to accelerate the design work in the assembly department.
We are hoping the campaign will _____ well or else we'll lose our trading partners.