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...

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 from 31 to 35. SPOILT FOR CHOICE Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. In daily life, people have come to expect endless situations about which they are required to make decisions one way or another. In the (31) _______, these are just irksome moments at work which demand some extra energy or brainpower, or during lunch breaks like choosing which type of coffee to order or indeed (32) _______ coffee shop to go to. But sometimes selecting one option as (33) ______ another can have serious or lifelong repercussions. More complex decision-making is then either avoided, postponed, or put into the hands of the army of professionals, lifestyle coaches, lawyers, advisors, and the like, waiting to (34) ______ the emotional burden for a fee. (35) ______ for a good many people in the world, in rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, created by companies and advertisers wanting to sell their wares

A. strengthen 

B. lighten 

C. soften 

D. weaken 

* Đáp án

B

* Hướng dẫn giải

Kiến thức: Từ vựng 

Giải thích: 

  1. strengthen (v): làm cho mạnh, tăng cường B. lighten (v): rọi sáng; làm giảm nhẹ
  2. soften (v): làm cho dịu, mềm D. weaken (v): làm cho yếu hơn

More complex decision-making is then either avoided, postponed, or put into the hands of the army of professionals, lifestyle coaches, lawyers, advisors, and the like, waiting to (34) lighten the emotional burden for a fee. 

Tạm dịch: Việc đưa ra quyết định phức tạp hơn sau đó sẽ được tránh, hoãn lại hoặc giao cho các chuyên gia, chuyên gia khai vấn, luật sư, cố vấn hoặc những người tương tự, chờ đợi để giảm nhẹ gánh nặng cảm xúc với một khoản phí phải trả. 

Chọn B

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