Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Seeking a new life and hoping a significant (1)..... in their standard of living, foreign workers began flocking into Western Europe during the 1950s. In Britain, some of the first immigrants arriving from the West Indies and the Indian subcontinent were welcomed by brass bands, but the dream of a new life soon (2).....sour for many.
Attracted by the promise to earn good money and learn new skills, the reality they found was often one of low wages and, in many case, unemployment. Some did not adapt (3)...... to life in a country of cold weather and discrimination. The (4).......... of West Indian immigrants moved into the inner cities, areas that were already fraught with social tensions caused by poverty and poor housing. There were cases of open hostility towards the newcomers; riots (5)....... out in Notting Hill, West London in 1958, when gangs of white youths began taunting immigrants.
Yet despite the numerous difficulties they encountered, many foreign workers did manage to adjust to their new conditions, settling in their new adopted country and prospering. Their contribution had the effect of not only speeding up the pace of economic change in the postwar period, but also transforming Western Europe into a multiracial society.
(2)............................
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Lời giải:
Báo saiKiến thức: Từ vựng
Giải thích:
convert (v): biến đổi
transform (v): thay đổi về hình dáng
change (v): thay đổi (trở nên khác đi)
Thành ngữ: turn/go sour: không còn vui vẻ hay diễn ra một cách đúng đắn, trở nên chua chát
In Britain, some of the first immigrants arriving from the West Indies and the Indian subcontinent were welcomed by brass bands, but the dream of a new life soon (2) turned/ went sour for many.
Tạm dịch: Ở Anh, một số người nhập cư đầu tiên đến từ Tây Ấn và tiểu lục địa Ấn Độ đã được chào đón bởi các ban nhạc kèn đồng, nhưng giấc mơ về một cuộc sống mới đã sớm trở nên chua chát đối với nhiều người.