Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C, D)
Amy Johnson was born in 1903 and grew up in Hull, England. The pioneering British aviator is one of the inspiring female figurehead of the 20th century. After university, Amy got a badly-paid (1)_____managed to save enough money to take flying lessons. She went on to qualify as a pilot, (2)___ receiving her license in 1929. In 1930, (3)_______only flown for seventy-five hours, she persuaded a rich businessperson to give her money to buy a plane, and set off alone for Darwin, Australia, in the hope of breaking the record for flying solo from England to Australia in fourteen days. Amy was the first woman to make this flight, (4) _______ took her nineteen days. She failed to breathe record, but was welcomed home as a hero. Over the next ten years, Amy made many record-breaking flights. During these years, she was admired for her skill and courage, and she is still fondly remembered as Britain’s first “Queen of the Air”. She is also remembered in many ways, one of which is the British Women Pilot’s Association award - a scholarship to help outstanding women pilots (5)______their careers
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Lời giải:
Báo saiGiải thích: although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/: mặc dù (+ clause)
Tạm dịch: Năm 1930, mặc dù chỉ được bay trong 75 giờ, bà đã thuyết phục một doanh nhân giàu có cho tiền để mua một chiếc máy bay, và lên đường một mình đến Darwin, Australia, với hy vọng phá vỡ kỷ lục bay solo từ Anh sang Úc trong mười bốn ngày