Read the passages and the questions or unfinished sentences. Then choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that you think fits best.
THE VIDEO LOGGERS
One rather unlike word that has recently entered the language is “blog”, a shortened form of “web log”. A blog is a diary on the Internet by the person writing it – the “blogger” – who presumably expect other people to read it. Modern technology is being used to (31)________new life into such an old-fashioned form as the personal journal. And now, as the technology behind video camera is making them easier to use, we have the video log, or “vlog”. Vlogging does not require (32)________sophisticated equipment: a digital video camera, a high-speed Internet connection and a host are all that is needed. Vloggers can put anything that takes their fancy onto their personal web site. Some vloggers have no ambition (33)________than to show films they have shot while on holiday in exotic places. However, vlogs can also serve more ambitious purposes. For instance, amateur film-makers who want to make a (34)________for themselves might publish their work on the Internet, eager to receive advice or criticism. And increasingly, vlogs are being used to publicize political and social issues that are not noteworthy enough to earn coverage by the mass media. It is still too early to predict whether vlogging will ever (35)________off in a major way or if it is just a passing fad, but its potential is only now becoming apparent
Điền vào ô số 31
A. add
B. inhale
C. insert
D. breathe
Đáp án là D.
Add: thêm vào
Inhale: hít vào
Insert: chèn vào
Breathe: thở
Cụm từ: breathe new life to [ thổi làn gió mới vào]
One rather unlike word that has recently entered the language is “blog”, a shortened form of “web log”. A blog is a diary on the Internet by the person writing it – the “blogger” – who presumably expect other people to read it. Modern technology is being used to (31)………new life into such an old-fashioned form as the personal journal.
[Một từ không giống như ngôn ngữ đã bước vào ngôn ngữ là “blog”, là dạng viết ngắn của “ web log”. Một blog là một quyển nhật ký trên Internet thực hiện bởi người viết nó – “blogger” - người mà có lẽ mong chờ người khác đọc nó. Công nghệ hiện đại đang được sử dụng để thổi làn gió mới vào hình thức lỗi thời như một bài báo cá nhân. Và bây giờ, khi công nghệ ở phía sau chiếc máy ảnh video khiến chúng dễ sử dụng hơn, chúng ta có nhật ký dạng video, hay “ vlog”]