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.
Engineers have dreaming of an underwater link between Britain and France (35)_____1802. Finally in 1994 the Channel Tunnel ( nicknamed "The Chunnel" by the English) was (36)______ opened.
This fifteen billion dollar project took seven years to (37)_____. It is about 50 km long and built 45metres under the seabed .The trains which go through the Chunnel can travel at up 300 km/h due to the (38)_______electrical system.
The journey from London to Paris via the Chunnel takes just three hours. It is also (39)______ for drivers since they can load their cars onto the trains. They don't need to book in (40)______ , as trains (41)_______every few minutes. However, while on the train, there isn't much to do and many (42)_________ the Chunnel for this (43)________ the ferries , there is no duty-free shopping , no videogame parlou or refreshment stand (44)________can you look outside and enjoy the view . As a result, many would find the Chunnel unappealing and would take the ferry instead.
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Lời giải:
Báo saiGiải:
- officially /əˈfɪʃəli/ (adv): (một cách) chính thức
E.g: The library will be officially opened by the local MP.
- regularly /ˈreɡjələrli/ (adv): đều đặn, thường xuyên
E.g: We meet regularly to discuss the progress of the project.
- correctly /kəˈrektli/ (adv): đúng, chính xác
E.g: Have you spelled it correctly?
- typically /ˈtɪpɪkli/ (adv): thường, thông thường (điển hình, tiêu biểu; đặc thù, đặc trưng)
E.g: The factory typically produces 500 chairs a week.
Đáp án A [Cuối cùng vào năm 1994 đường hầm Channel (có biệt danh là "The Chunnel" trong tiếng Anh) đã chính thức được mở.]