Question

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.

Criticism

The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This (22) _______ many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk (23) _______ accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to persuade people to change their habits and leave their cars at home.

One possible approach is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars be increasing charges for parking and brining in tougher fines for anyone who (24) _______ the law. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day. This system, also known as ‘road pricing’, is already being introduced in a number of cities, using a special electronic card (25) _______ to windscreen of the car.

Another ways of dealing with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the outskirts of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre. Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus service for the final stage of their journey.

Of course, the most important (26) _______ is to provide good public transport. However, to get people to give up the comfort their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable, convenient and comfortable, with fares charged at an acceptable level.

Điền vào ô 22.

A. causes

B. results

C. leads

D. invents

Answer 1

Đáp án A.

Tạm dịch: The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This _______ many problems: Lượng giao thông ở nhiều thành phố hiện nay đang tiếp tục tăng cao. Điều này _______ nhiều vấn đề …

Loại invent (phát minh) ngay từ đầu vì không hợp nghĩa. Mặc dù cả 3 từ cause, result và lead đều mang nghĩa dẫn đến kết quả gì đó nhưng lại có cách dùng khác nhau:

A. cause sth (v):

Ex: Heavy traffic is causing delays on the freeway: Ách tắc giao thông đang gây ra việc trì hoãn trên đường cao tốc.

B. result in something = cause (v):

Ex: An accident that resulted in the death of two passengers: Một vụ tai nạn gây ra cái chết của hai hành khách.

C. lead to something (v):

Ex: The events that led to the start of the First World War: Những sự kiện dẫn đến sự khởi đầu của chiến tranh thế giới thứ nhất.

Ta thấy chỉ có đáp án A là phù hợp với cấu trúc trong bài.