Read the passage and choose the best answer.
It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented you are. One thing you have to be (1) ____ of is that you will face criticism along the way. The world is (2) ____ of people who would rather say something negative than positive. If you've made up your (3) ____ to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, (4) ____ the negative criticism of others prevent you from reaching your target, and let the constructive criticism have a positive effect on your work. If someone says you're totally in the (5) ____ of talent, ignore them. That's negative criticism. If (6) ____, someone advises you to revise your work and gives you a good reason for doing so, you should consider their suggestions carefully. There are many film stars (7) ____ were once out of work. There are many famous novelists who made a complete mess of their first novel - or who didn't, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it (8) ____. Being successful does depend on luck, to a (9) ____ extent. But things are more likely to (10) ____ well if you persevere and stay positive.
(5) ______
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Lời giải:
Báo saiabsentee (n) sự vắng mặt
shortage (n) sự thiếu hụt
missing (n) sự thiếu
lack (n) sự thiếu
Phân biệt shortage/ lack
- Dùng "shortage" khi nói về sự thiếu thốn một số thứ vật chất thiết yếu như nước, xăng/dầu, ... ví dụ: shortage of food/water, shortage of teachers, shortage of oil,...
- "lack" đi với danh từ chung chung, khái quát hơn, trừu tượng hơn, ví dụ "lack of sleep", "lack of privacy", "lack of courage".
- “missing” dùng với nghĩa danh từ bị biến mất, bị lạc (trên thực tế, danh từ đó vẫn tồn tại ở trạng thái đầy đủ) ví dụ: missing letters, missing baby
=> If someone says you're totally in the (5) lack of talent, ignore them.
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