Read the following passage about humanoid robots and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18 to 22. Gary Hall Jr,_______(18), was an excellent swimmer from a young age. People were amazed at his incredible speed, and he competed at a very high level. However, life didn't make things easy for him and he had to overcome major challenges to achieve his success. By the age of 22, Gary had already competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, USA,_______ (19). Gary was so happy and excited about his career. Then, when he was 24 years old, his doctor told him that he had a health condition called type 1 diabetes, and that he might not be able to continue swimming. Gary was devastated, but after a short break, he decided he wouldn't give up and continued to train with all his strength. ______(20) A year later, at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Gary gave an amazing performance and won four more medals: two golds, a silver and a bronze. He continued his career and competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he won another gold and a bronze medal. According to Gary, being too young in 1996 and having a health condition in 2000, _______(21). In 2004, people doubted him because they thought he was too old. However, he proved that they were wrong. _______(22) . I admire him because he didn't give up, even when he was exhausted struggling to train and compete. With his determination, he achieved great success. From his story, we can all learn an important life lesson: "To be successful, you must try your best and believe in what you can do”.

Read the following passage about humanoid robots and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18 to 22.

Gary Hall Jr,_______(18), was an excellent swimmer from a young age. People were amazed at his incredible speed, and he competed at a very high level. However, life didn't make things easy for him and he had to overcome major challenges to achieve his success.

By the age of 22, Gary had already competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, USA,_______ (19). Gary was so happy and excited about his career. Then, when he was 24 years old, his doctor told him that he had a health condition called type 1 diabetes, and that he might not be able to continue swimming. Gary was devastated, but after a short break, he decided he wouldn't give up and continued to train with all his strength. ______(20)

A year later, at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Gary gave an amazing performance and won four more medals: two golds, a silver and a bronze. He continued his career and competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he won another gold and a bronze medal.

According to Gary, being too young in 1996 and having a health condition in 2000, _______(21). In 2004, people doubted him because they thought he was too old. However, he proved that they were wrong.

_______(22) . I admire him because he didn't give up, even when he was exhausted struggling to train and compete. With his determination, he achieved great success. From his story, we can all learn an important life lesson: "To be successful, you must try your best and believe in what you can do”.

The fight against his Diabetes Type 1 was tireless but all to no avail from then on

He tried his best but nothing can compensate for the effort he had put in

Often feeling frustrated because the training was tough, he couldn’t achieve any medals in the next two successive Olympics events.

It was difficult and he often felt frustrated, but he made great progress.

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Lời giải

Đáp án đúng là D

Giải thích:

A. The fight against his Diabetes Type 1 was tireless but all to no avail from then on: (cuộc chiến chống lại bệnh tiểu đường diễn ra không ngừng nghỉ mà vô ích) : sai vì câu phía dưới đề cập tới 2 chiến thắng trong các thế vận hội Olympics liên tục: “at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Gary won four more medals, at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, he won another gold and a bronze medal.” (Thế vận hội 2000 ở Sydney: Gary giành thêm bốn huy chương, thế vận hội 2004 ở Athens, Hy Lạp: anh giành thêm một huy chương vàng và một huy chương đồng.)

B. He tried his best but nothing can compensate for the effort he had put in (Anh đã cố gắng hết sức nhưng nỗ lực của anh đã không được đền đáp)=> sai (đoạn phía dưới đề cập tới những chiến thắng giòn giã: “ at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Gary won four more medals, at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, he won another gold and a bronze medal.” (Thế vận hội 2000 ở Sydney: Gary giành thêm bốn huy chương, thế vận hội 2004 ở Athens, Hy Lạp: anh giành thêm một huy chương vàng và một huy chương đồng.)

C. Often feeling frustrated because the training was tough, he couldn’t achieve any medals in the next two successive Olympics events (Thường cảm thấy nản chí do khóa huấn luyện vất vả, anh ấy không thể đạt được huy chương nào trong 2 thế vận hội tiếp theo)=> sai: “at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Gary won four more medals, at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, he won another gold and a bronze medal” (Thế vận hội 2000 ở Sydney: Gary giành thêm bốn huy chương, thế vận hội 2004 ở Athens, Hy Lạp: anh giành thêm một huy chương vàng và một huy chương đồng.)

D. It was difficult and he often felt frustrated, but he made great progress. ( việc huấn luyện thật khó khan, và anh ấy thường bị nản, nhưng anh ấy đã rất tiến bộ): “one year later, at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Gary won four more medals, at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, he won another gold and a bronze medal.” (Chỉ 1 năm sau, tại thế vận hội 2000 ở Sydney: Gary giành thêm bốn huy chương, thế vận hội 2004 ở Athens, Hy Lạp: anh giành thêm một huy chương vàng và một huy chương đồng.)