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.
I was an MBA student in the USA and I lived in the university’s coed dormitory. In my culture, usually, if a woman talks to a man, it is a sign of romantic interest. (23)_____, in the first few days of school, I found it strange that so many women were talking to me and I was under the impression that some women on my dormitory floor were interested in me. To (24)__________ their politeness, I would buy them flowers or offer small gifts, as is done in my country. However, I was quite surprised to see that these same women now seemed (25)______around me. One was even quite offended and told me to leave her alone. Eventually I talked to the residence adviser on my floor to see what I was doing wrong, and he explained to me the way men and women usually interact in the USA. I was quite relieved to hear that (26)____ was wrong with me, but rather with the way I was interpreting my conversations with women. Even though I did not find the love of my life while I was in the USA, I still made many good female friends afterwards (27)______I still maintain contact.
(Source: https://books.google.com.vn)
Điên vào ô 23.
A. However
B. Therefore
C. Moreover
D. Otherwise
Đáp án C
Chủ đề về Education Kiến thức về từ nối
A.However /haʊˈevər/: tuy nhiên
B.Therefore /ˈðeəfɔːr/: do đó
C. Moreover /mɔːˈrəʊvər/: hơn thế nữa
D. Otherwise /ˈʌðəwaɪz/: mặc khác
In my culture, usually, if a woman talks to a man, it is a sign of romantic interest. (1)______, in the first few days of school, I found it strange that so many women were talking to me and I was under the impression that some women on my dormitory floor were interested in me. (Trong nền văn hóa của tôi, thông thường, nếu một người phụ nữ nói chuyện với một người đàn ông, thì đó là một dấu hiệu của sự tình tứ. Do đó, trong vài ngày đầu ở trường, tôi cảm thấy lạ khi có rất nhiều cô gái nói chuyện với tôi và tôi có cảm tưởng là một số bạn nữ trên tầng ký túc xá của tôi đã thích tôi.)
Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:
- find sth + Adj: nhận thấy, cảm thấy cái gì như thế nào
- talk to sb: nói chuyện với ai
- under the impression: có cảm tưởng rằng, có ấn tượng là
be interested in: quan tâm/thích thú