FAMILY HISTORY
In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being (21)......... to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to (22) ............ out more about where their family came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especial in countries with a (23)............. short history, like Australia and the United States.
It is (24)................. thing to spend some time (25) ................... through a book on family history and to take the (26) .............. to investigate your own family’s past. It is (27) ............. another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganised way and (28) ................ yourself many problems which could have been (29)............ with a little forward planning.
If your own family stories tell you that you are (30) ........... with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, do not let this idea take over your research. Just treat it as an interesting possibility. A simple system for collecting and storing your path. The most important thing, though, is to get started. Who knows what you might find?
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Lời giải:
Báo saifairly (adv): rõ ràng greatly (adv): rất, lắm
mostly (adv): hầu hết widely (adv): rộng rãi
=> This is now a fast-growing hobby, especial in countries with a (23) fairly short history, like Australia and the United States.
Tạm dịch: Bây giờ đó là sở thích đang phát triển nhanh, đặc biệt là ở quốc nào nào có lịch sự ngắn, rõ ràng, giống như Úc và Hoa Kỳ.