Read the texts that follow. A word or phrase is missing in some of the sentences. Four answer choices are given below each of the sentences. Select the best answer to complete the text.
Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following story.

Golden rules and golden oldies
Throughout history, gold has been a sign of purity, beauty and power. Calling something golden means it has great quality and value.
….Maybe you like old songs from the nineteen fifties or sixties that are still well known and popular today. These are called golden oldies.
In the nineteen eighties and nineties, an American television comedy series …(1)… four older women living in Miami, Florida.
told about
told on
told against
told off
Đáp án đúng là told about - kể về, các đáp án còn lại không phù hợp nghĩa với văn cảnh này.
The Golden Girls often …(2)… social issues in a funny way.
dealt in
dealt out
dealt with
dealt
Đáp án đúng là dealt with - xử lí, các đáp án còn lại không phù hợp nghĩa với văn cảnh này.
Today, most older people …(3)… reaching their golden years. This is when hard-working people can retire to a life of ease and fulfillment.
look out for
look forward to
look into
look down on
Đáp án đúng là look forward to - trông mong, mong đợi, các đáp án còn lại không phù hợp nghĩa với văn cảnh này.

Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following story.

Proverbs
Today we …(4)… proverbs. A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are found in most cultures and are often very old.
talk at
talk back
talk down
talk about
Đáp án đúng là talk about - nói về, bàn về, các đáp án còn lại không phù hợp nghĩa với văn cảnh này.
…Here are other examples of proverbs that Americans use. The first ones are about love. Some people say, "All is fair in love and war." They mean that anything you do in a relationship or in battle is acceptable.
Another proverb about love is, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." This means you love someone even more when he or she is far away. But other people say, "Out of sight, out of mind." You may not even …(5)… that person when he or she is not with you. Which of these proverbs do you think is most true?
think about
think ahead
think back
think up
Đáp án đúng là think about -nghĩ về, các đáp án còn lại không phù hợp nghĩa với văn cảnh này.
….Some people are only interested in having a relationship with someone who is very good-looking. You might tell them that "Beauty is only skin deep." Your girlfriend may be lovely to …(6)…, but she may also have some bad qualities. Or the opposite may be true. Your boyfriend is a wonderful person, but not good-looking. So what a person looks like is not really important.
look on
look into
look at
look for
Đáp án đúng là look at - nhìn vào, các đáp án còn lại không phù hợp nghĩa với văn cảnh này.

Questions 7 through 9 refer to the following story.

The grapevine
Some of the most exciting information comes by way of the grapevine.
That is so because reports received through the grapevine are supposed to be secret. The information is all hush hush. It is whispered into your ear with the understanding that you will not …(7)… to others.
pass out of it
pass it on
pass over it
pass it around
Đáp án đúng là pass it on - đưa/chuyển cho ai đó vật gì sau khi đã nhận hoặc dùng xong, các đáp án còn lại không phù hợp nghĩa với văn cảnh này.
You feel honored and excited. You are one of the special few to get this information. You cannot wait. You must quickly find other ears to …(8)…. And so, the information - secret as it is – begins to spread. Nobody knows how far.
pour the information out
pour the information down
pour the information with
pour the information into
Đáp án đúng là pour the information into - rót thông tin vào tai ai đó, các đáp án còn lại không phù hợp nghĩa với văn cảnh này.
…You really cannot know how much – if any – of the information that comes to you by the grapevine is true or false. Still, in the words of an old American saying, the person who keeps pulling the grapevine …(9)… at least a few grapes.
shakes down
shakes on
shakes off
shakes up
Đáp án đúng là shakes down - lắc làm cho rơi xuống, các đáp án còn lại không phù hợp nghĩa với văn cảnh này.