What does the word “this” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. public pension benefits
D. central issue
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Đáp án B
Từ “this” trong đoạn 3 đề cập đến điều gì?
A. trợ cấp hưu trí công cộng
B. sự giảm của tuổi chính thức hoàn toàn được hưởng lương hưu
C. mối quan hệ giữa tuổi nghỉ hưu chính thức và tuổi nghỉ hưu thực tế
D. vấn đề trung tâm
Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn 3:
Từ “This” đang đề cập đến “sự giảm của tuổi chính thức hoàn toàn được hưởng lương hưu”.
Over several decades in the latter part of the 20th century, many of the more developed nations lowered the official age at which people become fully entitled to public pension benefits. This was propelled by general economic conditions, changes in welfare philosophy, and private pension trends. (Trong nhiều thập kỷ vào cuối thế kỷ 20, nhiều quốc gia phát triển hơn đã hạ thấp tuổi chính thức mà tại đó mọi người được hưởng đầy đủ các khoản trợ cấp hưu trí công cộng. Điều này được thúc đẩy bởi các điều kiện kinh tế chung, thay đổi triết lý phúc lợi và xu hướng lương hưu tư nhân.)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
John admitted ____ a lot of compulsory courses in his higher education curriculum.
One of the main drawbacks of office work is that people can be easily inflicted _________________ back pains.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
____ Internet is offering human beings a wide range of benefits and some drawbacks as well.
In the United States, there has risen a demand that guns ____ from the public.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Alex dreams of going on tour – he’s just waiting for his big ______________ to get his foot in the door of the music industry.
Urbanization is the triumph of the unnatural over the natural, the grid over the organic.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
STREET PAPERS
The problem of homelessness is an international one. In the capital cities of the world, the sight of people begging on the streets is becoming increasingly rare. But all over the world, homeless people are taking the future into their own (23) _____________. By selling "street papers" they no longer need to beg for a (24) ____________.
The concept of the street paper is simple. It is sold by homeless and ex-homeless people (25) ________ buy it at a fixed price of 30p and sell it to the public for 70p, keeping 40p for themselves. If they have no money, then they can get the first ten copies on (26) _____________ and pay for them later. Every paper seller receives training and is given a special identity badge.
The paper itself contains articles of general and social interest, film and book reviews, cartoons and the occasional celebrity interview. Advertising and sales provide most of the income, and all profits go (27) ______________ into helping homeless people.Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The matches went on till as late as 10 p.m. on Saturday and even then the A division final had to be carried over to the next day.
