IELTS 7.0 - Reading - L6 - Venus in Transit

passage

The narrow _____________ between the mountains was the only way to reach the village. [(n) - sự đi qua; a way through something]

astronomer

The _____________ used a powerful telescope to study distant galaxies. [(n) - nhà thiên văn; a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in space]

ultimate

His _____________ goal is to run a marathon. [(adj) - sau cùng; final or most important]

pin down

It's hard to _____________ the exact cause of the problem. [(v) - hiểu/phát hiện chính xác; to understand or discover the exact details of something]

scale

We need to consider the _____________ of the project before we begin. [(n) - quy mô; the size or extent of something]

rare

It is _____________ to find such a well-preserved ancient artifact. [(adj) - hiếm; not occurring very often]

pair

She bought a new _____________ of shoes for the party. [(n) - theo cặp; two things that are the same and used together]

accurately

He can _____________ throw the ball into the hoop every time. [(adv) - một cách chính xác; in a way that is correct in all details]

thwart

The police managed to _____________ the robbery attempt. [(v) - cản trở, ngăn trở; to prevent someone from accomplishing something]

besiege

The army prepared to _____________ the castle. [(v) - vây hãm; to surround a place with armed forces to capture it]

flee

The suspects tried to _____________ from the police. [(v) - bỏ trốn; to run away from a place or situation of danger]

rule out

The detective couldn't _____________ any possibilities in the investigation. [(v) - loại trừ; to eliminate a possibility]

cloud

Doubts began to _____________ her judgment. [(v) - bị che mờ; to make something less clear or easy to understand]

diffraction

Light _____________ causes patterns when it passes through a small opening. [(n) - sự nhiễu xạ; the process by which a beam of light spreads out after passing through a narrow aperture]

smear

Someone tried to _____________ paint on the wall. [(v) - làm mờ; to spread a greasy or sticky substance over a surface]

refract

A prism can _____________ light into a spectrum of colors. [(v) - khúc xạ (ánh sáng); to make light change direction when it goes through a material]

exhibit

The museum will _____________ ancient artifacts next month. [(v) - trưng bày, phô bày, cho thấy; to show or display something]

halo

A _____________ of light appeared around the moon. [(n) - vầng hào quang; a circle of light or glory around a person or thing]

determine

We need to _____________ the best course of action. [(v) - xác định; to officially decide or settle something]

supersede

The new model will _____________ the old one next year. [(v) - thay thế; to take the place of something previously in use]