Câu hỏi: 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.
CHRISTMAS
The Christmas season begins very early in Britain. By the end of October, you may see Christmas decorations in the streets and Christmas cards and gifts in the shops. (3)________ , people start to decorate their houses one or two weeks before 25th December, (4) ________ is Christmas Day.
There are a lot of traditions connected to Christmas. The most important one is the giving of presents. Family members wrap up their gifts and leave them at the bottom of the Christmas tree on Christmas morning. Children leave a long sock or stocking at the end of their bed on Christmas Eve, 24th December, hoping that Father Christmas will turn (5) ________ during the night and (6) ________ them small presents, fruits and nuts. They are not usually disappointed. Sometimes on Christmas Day, the family will sit down for a big turkey dinner and Christmas pudding. Later in the afternoon, they may watch the Queen on television as she (7) ________her traditional Christmas message to the United Kingdom and the Common wealth. If they have rooms for even more food, they may enjoy a piece of Christmas cake or eat a hot mince pie. 26th December is also a public holiday, Boxing Day, and this is the time to visit friends and relatives or watch football.
(Extracted from Basic Ielts Listening, Li Ya Bin, P126, 2011)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (3) is...
A. Tradition
B. Traditionally
C. Traditional
D. Traditioning
Lời giải
Kiến thức: Từ loại
Giải thích:
Đứng đầu câu phía trước dấu “, ta cần một trạng từ bổ nghĩa cho cả mệnh đề.
A. Tradition (n): truyền thống
B. Traditionally (adv): theo truyền thống
C. Traditional (adj): có tính truyền thống
D. Traditioning =>không tồn tại từ này
(3) Traditionally, people start to decorate their houses one or two weeks before 25th December...
Tạm dịch: Theo truyền thống, mọi người bắt đầu trang trí nhà của họ một hoặc hai tuần trước ngày 25 tháng 12...
Đáp án B.