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 from 34 to 38. Mother Ter

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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 from 34 to 38.

Mother Teresa was one of the most influential personalities of the twentieth century. However, her life was neither easy nor glamorous. She was born in Skopje, Macedonia in 1910. When she was 8 years old, her father died unexpectedly, and the family became devastated after a(an) (34) ______ of intense grief. At the age of 18, she left her home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. She went to India as a (35) ______. She became a teacher of English in a secondary school. The school was in a nice area but there were slums nearby. Conditions there were absolutely terrible. She was horrified by (36) ______ she saw. She insisted on leaving her comfortable convent and going to live among the poor. At first her superiors tried to discourage her from leaving the convent, but in the end they agreed to (37) ______ her go. Soon other people heard about her work and came to help her. (38) ______ she had no money herself, she succeeded in building shelters for the dying and schools for the poor. By the 1990s, she had become famous and she was eventually given the Nobel Prize for her service to the poor. Mother Teresa died on September 5th, 1997

permit

allow

let

encourage

Giải thích

Kiến thức: Từ vựng / Động từ nguyên mẫu & danh động từ

Giải thích:

permit sb to V: cho phép ai làm gì B. allow sb to V: cho phép ai làm gì
let sb V-nguyên thể: để, cho phép ai làm gì D. encourage sb to V: khuyến khích ai làm gì

Sau chỗ trống là động từ nguyên thể “go” => dùng “let”

At first her superiors tried to discourage her from leaving the convent, but in the end they agreed to (37) let her go.

Tạm dịch: Lúc đầu, cấp trên của bà cố gắng ngăn cản bà rời khỏi tu viện, nhưng cuối cùng họ đồng ý để bà đi.

Chọn C