Part 4. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each of the numbered blanks in the passage below.

            Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on the answer sheet. (5 pts)

In this age of ---(1)--- telephone networks and electronic mail, it seems that fewer and even fewer people are taking time to sit down and write letters ---(2)--- friends and relatives. For hundreds of years, letters were the only way to keep ---(3)--- with people who were any distance away and letter-writing was seen as an important skill for all learned people ---(4)---.

Gradually, ---(5)---, the importance of writing letters is decreasing to a point that the majority of us have to ---(6)--- a special effort to turn out something worthwhile when we apply for a job or make a complaint. In the business world, the tendency is for routine communications to become shorter. ---(7)--- clients may appreciate a detailed letter, an employee who sends out long letters is often regarded as ---(8)---. Many people prefer the telephone in all circumstances and its speed is essential in many situations but ---(9)--- have you put the telephone down, dissatisfied with what you have managed to say? I don’t think I’ll throw my ---(10)--- away yet.

1. progressive B. advanced               C. highly-developed      D. all are correct          
2. to B. from                      C. for                           D. with
3. in step B. in contact              C. on good terms           D. up   
4. to be mastered B. mastering              C. to master                  D. mastered     
5. therefore B. however                C. in short                     D. for example 
6. make B. take                       C. cause                        D. create          
7. Even though B. As though              C. Despite                     D. However     
8. unimportant B. inefficient              C. unusual                    D. impossible   
9. how often B. how long               C. how much                D. how about   
10. letter B. telephone               C. pen                          D. effort        cần mỗi đáp  án a