PAPER (Cloze passage, questions 28-32)
Read the text below and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate which answer best fits each space from questions 28 to 32
PAPER
"Just imagine a day without paper", reads one advertisement for a Finnish paper company. It adds, "You almost certainly see our products every day." And they're right. But in most industrial countries, people are so (28)……to paper - whether it's for holding their groceries, for drying their hands or for providing them with the daily news - that its (29)…………..in their daily lives passes largely unnoticed.
At one (30)………, paper was in short supply and was used mainly for important documents, but more recently, growing economies and new technologies have (31)……….a dramatic increase in the amount of paper used. Today, there are more than 450 different grades of paper, all designed for a different purpose.
Decades ago, some people predicted a "paperless office". Instead, the widespread use of new technologies has gone hand-in-hand with an increased use of paper. Research into the relationship between paper use and the use of computers has shown that the general (32)…….is likely to be one of growth and interdependence.
However, the costs involved in paper production, in terms of the world's land, water and air resources, are high. This raises some important questions. How much paper do we really need and how much is wasted?
PAPER
"Just imagine a day without paper", reads one advertisement for a Finnish paper company. It adds, "You almost certainly see our products every day." And they're right. But in most industrial countries, people are so (28)……to paper - whether it's for holding their groceries, for drying their hands or for providing them with the daily news - that its (29)…………..in their daily lives passes largely unnoticed.
At one (30)………, paper was in short supply and was used mainly for important documents, but more recently, growing economies and new technologies have (31)……….a dramatic increase in the amount of paper used. Today, there are more than 450 different grades of paper, all designed for a different purpose.
Decades ago, some people predicted a "paperless office". Instead, the widespread use of new technologies has gone hand-in-hand with an increased use of paper. Research into the relationship between paper use and the use of computers has shown that the general (32)…….is likely to be one of growth and interdependence.
However, the costs involved in paper production, in terms of the world's land, water and air resources, are high. This raises some important questions. How much paper do we really need and how much is wasted?
Câu 30:
Câu 30:
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Đáp án chính thức: B
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Câu 30: Cụm cố định 'at one time' nghĩa là 'đã từng, vào một thời điểm trong quá khứ', phù hợp ngữ cảnh 'At one time, paper was in short supply... but more recently...'. Các phương án khác không tạo thành cụm đúng: 'at one date', 'at one instance', 'at one occasion' đều không tự nhiên/không tồn tại.
Câu 30: Cụm cố định 'at one time' nghĩa là 'đã từng, vào một thời điểm trong quá khứ', phù hợp ngữ cảnh 'At one time, paper was in short supply... but more recently...'. Các phương án khác không tạo thành cụm đúng: 'at one date', 'at one instance', 'at one occasion' đều không tự nhiên/không tồn tại.