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Câu hỏi: 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.
TO DO NOW OR PUT IT OFF UNTIL LATER
People often find that success eludes them. But how often is this their own fault. One thing that we are all good at doing is procrastinating. Shakespeare's Hamlet is a prime example of someone (34) _______ failed to act and, in fact, was rendered incapable of action by his need to put things off – in other words, to procrastinate. And because this is such a universal failing, it may be that it is that very quality that (35) _______ him to us all. But it's not a good thing. We should force ourselves to get over it. Procrastinators are less wealthy and less healthy and regret their inability to make quick decisions. So why so many of you like it? What is it that prevents us from fulfilling our true potential? Are we attempting to become perfectionists, claiming that we need time to polish our work – or even that we can only do our best work under pressure?
The latter is untrue, as work done at the last minute contains more mistakes than that done on time. Our procrastinating behaviour (36) _______ others and leaves us feeling flustered and guilty. Social scientists are struggling to understand the causes of this malaise and from that knowledge work out strategies to overcome it. There are various suggestions they have come up with for (37) _______ having trouble getting things done. They say we should consider breaking a task down into manageable chunks so that it seems less daunting and keep on trying to accept why we are delaying in the first place: is it fear, wishing to produce something perfect or boredom with the task? (38) _______ , knowing the reason means we can do with it. As for me, I'm off to have a rest and think about it all!
(Adapted from Gold Advanced by Lynda Edwards and Jacky Newbrook)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (38) is...
A. Honestly
B. Yet
C. Apparently
D. Unfortunately

Giải thích:
Kiến thức về liên từ
A. Honestly: Thật lòng mà nói
B. Yet: tuy nhiên
C. Apparently: rõ ràng
D. Unfortunately: thật không may
Thông tin: They say we should consider breaking a task down into manageable chunks so that it seems less daunting and keep on trying to accept why we are delaying in the first place: is it fear, wishing to produce something perfect or boredom with the task? Apparently, knowing the reason means we can do with it. As for me, I'm off to have a rest and think about it all!
Tạm dịch: Họ nói rằng chúng ta nên xem xét việc chia nhỏ một nhiệm vụ thành những phần có thể quản lý được để công việc bớt chán hơn và tiếp tục cố gắng chấp nhận lý do tại sao chúng ta lại trì hoãn ngay từ đầu: đó là nỗi sợ hãi, mong muốn tạo ra một cái gì đó hoàn hảo hay chán nản với nhiệm vụ? Rõ ràng, biết lý do có nghĩa là chúng ta có thể đối phó với nó. Còn tôi, tôi xin nghỉ ngơi và suy nghĩ về tất cả!

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