His career advancement was slow and he did not gain any promotion until

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Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence.

His career advancement was slow and he did not gain any promotion until he was 40, when he won the position of the company’s Chief Executive.

progress

elevation

decrease

rise

Giải thích

Đáp án C

Advancement (n): sự thăng cấp, thăng chức >< C. decrease (n+v): sự giảm sút, suy giảm.

Các đáp án còn lại:

A. progress (n): sự tiến tới, đi lên, phát triển.

B. elevation (n): sự nâng lên, tính cao cả.

D. rise (n+v): sự tăng lên (về số lượng, cường độ), vực dậy,…