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
Born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland, to Fred and Debbie Phelps, the youngest of three children, Michael Phelps and his sisters grew up in the neighbourhood of Rodger Forge. His father, Fred, a former all-rounded athlete, was a state trooper and his mother Debbie was a middle-school principal. When Phelps's parents divorced in 1994, he and his siblings lived with their mother, with (6) _________ Michael grew very close. Even at the age of 7, Phelps was still a little scared to put his head under water, so his instructors allowed him to float around on his (7) __________. Not surprisingly, despite the fact that later he is very good at butterfly swimming, the first stroke he mastered was not the easily-practised breaststroke but the backstroke.
At the age of 15, Phelps became the youngest American male swimmer to compete at an Olympic Games in 68 years. While he didn't win any medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he would soon become a major force in (8) _________ swimming.
In the spring of 2001, Phelps (9) ___________the world record in the 200-meter butterfly, becoming the youngest male swimmer in history at the age of 15 years and 9 months. At the 2001 World Championships in Japan, he then broke his own record with a time of 1:54:58, earning his first international medal. In 2002, Phelps continued to establish several records including the 100-meter butterfly and the 200-meter individual medley. The following year, at the same event, he broke his own world record in the 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4:09.09.
After the London Olympics in 2012, Phelps announced he was retiring from his sport. However, at the 2016 Olympic Games, he (10) __________ retirement and returned to professional competition. This was also the event which he won one silver and five gold medals, becoming the oldest individual gold medalist in Olympic swimming history, as well as the first swimmer to win four consecutive gold medals in the same event, the 200-meter individual medley.
Câu 6 : (6) _________
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Lời giải:
Báo saiWhen Phelps's parents divorced in 1994, he and his siblings lived with their mother, with (6) whom Michael grew very close.
Dịch: Khi cha mẹ của Phelps ly hôn vào năm 1994, anh và các anh chị em của mình sống với mẹ của họ, người mà Michael rất thân thiết.
Đáp án D
Câu 7 : (7) _________
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Lời giải:
Báo saiEven at the age of 7, Phelps was still a little scared to put his head under water, so his instructors allowed him to float around on his (7) back.
Dịch: Ngay cả khi 7 tuổi, Phelps vẫn còn hơi sợ hãi khi chúi đầu xuống nước, vì vậy những người hướng dẫn của anh đã cho phép anh thả nổi trên lưng.
Đáp án C
Câu 8 : (8) _________
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Lời giải:
Báo saiWhile he didn't win any medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he would soon become a major force in (8) competitive swimming.
Dịch: Dù không giành được huy chương nào tại Thế vận hội Mùa hè 2000 ở Sydney, Australia, nhưng anh ấy sẽ sớm trở thành một thế lực lớn trong môn bơi lội cạnh tranh.
Đáp án B
Câu 9 : (9) _________
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Lời giải:
Báo saiIn the spring of 2001, Phelps (9) set the world record in the 200-meter butterfly, becoming the youngest male swimmer in history at the age of 15 years and 9 months.
Dịch: Mùa xuân năm 2001, Phelps lập kỷ lục thế giới ở cự ly 200 mét bướm, trở thành nam vận động viên bơi lội trẻ nhất trong lịch sử khi mới 15 tuổi 9 tháng.
Đáp án A
Câu 10 : (10) _________
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Lời giải:
Báo saiHowever, at the 2016 Olympic Games, he (10) came out of retirement and returned to professional competition.
Dịch: Tuy nhiên, tại Olympic 2016, anh đã hết thời gian giải nghệ và trở lại thi đấu chuyên nghiệp.
Đáp án B
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