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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.

          The story of gold is an adventure involving kings, queens, pirates, explorers, conquerors, and the native peoples they conquered. Throughout history, gold has woven a magic spell over those it touched. Gold is beautiful and rare; a soft shiny metal that can be moulded into many (23) _________. It has been used for money, jewelry, and to decorate special buildings such as palaces and places of worship. (24) _________ the precious metal was discovered, prospectors rushed to mine it, starting new cities and countries as they went. Gold and the people who love it have helped shape the world we live (25)   _________today. Gold is one of many elements, or substances that cannot be changed by normal chemical means, that are found in the Earth's crust. Gold has a warm, sunny colour and (26) _________ it does not react with air, water, and most chemicals, its shine never fades. In its natural (27) _________, gold is soft and easily shaped. When heated to 1,062 Celsius it melts and can be poured into moulds to form coins, gold bars, and other objects. Stories have been told, movies made and legends bom about the discovery of the world’s great gold deposits. It is a saga of dreams, greed, ambition and exploration.

Điền vào số (26)

A. yet

B. despite    

C. because   

Đáp án chính xác

D. so

Trả lời:

verified Giải bởi Vietjack

Chọn đáp án C

- yet (conj) + a clause: nhưng

- despite (prep) + N/ V-ing: mặc dù

- because (conj) + a clause: bởi vì

- so (conj) + a clause: vì vậy, cho nên

“Gold has a warm, sunny colour and because it does not react with air, water, and most chemicals, its shine never fades” (Vàng có màu ánh kim và vì nó không phản ứng với không khí, nước và hầu hết các hóa chất nên độ sáng bóng của nó không bao giờ phai.)

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