Exercise VIII: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, Cor D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Family Helpline Do you feel depressed? Do you and your brothers or sisters seem to argue all the time and you don’t understand why? Does your brother or sister (1)______you or is everything around you is not what it should be? Statistics show that there are times in every family when things just get (2)______ control. It’s nobody’s fault, but it’s everybody’s responsibility. At times like that, Family Helpline can help. We care about families and we want to help you (3)______your family work again. Our counsellors deal with people just like you all the time. We are not always successful, (4)______we do help many families to live together again in peace. Our assistants help you to stop accusing each other of causing the problem. You all want to find a (5)______and sometimes talking to someone outside the family can make a difference. So if you need US, call 222-3489. We are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 1. A. excite B. annoy C. quarrel D. struggle
2. A. out of B. under C. far from D. into
3. A. create B. build C. make D. operate
4. A. and B. or C. though D. but
5. A. solution B. method C. way D. result
1. B annoy : làm phiền
2. A out of
get out of control : không kiểm soát được
3. C make
make sb Vnt
4. D but
5. A solution : giải pháp
`(1)` B
( annoy – v – làm phiền ai đó )
`(2)` A
( get out of control – mất kiểm soát )
`(3)` C
( make sth/sb + Vinf )
`(4)` D
( 2 vế có ý nghĩa tương phản nên phải dùng but )
`(5)` A
( find a solution : tìm ra giải pháp )