It was very at the beginning - I didn’t have any equipment

2/15

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. I saw some badminton on TV and found it quite (1) ____, I wondered if there was a club or association in my area. I looked everywhere but, unfortunately, the nearest club was 80 kilometers away. So, without any knowledge, I decided to form my own club. It was very (2)______at the beginning - I didn’t have any equipment (3)______ I had to convince a few people that it was an enjoyable way to (4)_____ fit. I organized a small competition which was a lot of (5)______ and things started to grow from there. Now we've got a full - time trainer and our opponents come from all over the country. One of our members was even a bronze medallist in the national championship!

Question: It was very (2)______at the beginning - I didn’t have any equipment

hard

hardly

easily

easy

Giải thích

Sau động từ to be, chỗ cần điền là một tính từ => loại B và C (trạng từ là để bổ nghĩa cho động từ thường)

Dựa vào ngữ nghĩa của câu, “vì không có bất kì thiết bị nào” => ban đầu sẽ cảm thấy khó khăn (hard)

=> So, without any knowledge, I decided to form my own club. It was very hard at the beginning I didn’t have any equipment.

Tạm dịch: Vì vậy, mặc dù không có bất kỳ kiến thức nào, tôi vẫn quyết định thành lập câu lạc bộ của riêng mình. Lúc đầu tôi gặp rất nhiều khó khăn bởi tôi không có bất kì thiết bị nào.

Đáp án cần chọn là: A