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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Theresa May, the second female Britain's prime minister following Margaret Thatcher, revealed in 2013 that she had been given a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes, a condition that requires daily insulin injections. Asked later how she felt about the diagnosis, she said her approach to it was the same as toward everything in her life: “Just get on and deal with it.” That kind of steeliness brought her to center stage in the aftermath of Britain's vote to leave the European Union and the feuding that erupted in the Conservative Party over who would succeed David Cameron. Ms. May, 59 years old, is the country's longest-serving home secretary in half a century, with a reputation for seriousness, hardwork and above all, determination. She is one of a growing number of women in traditionally male-dominated British politics rising to the upper position of leadership. Born in 1956, Ms. May grew up mainly in Oxfordshire, an only child who was first drawn to the Conservative Party at age 12. As a conscientious student, she never rebelled against her religious upbringing and remains a regular churchgoer. Tellingly, her sports hero was Geoffrey Boycott, a solid, stubborn cricketer who specialized in playing the long game. Like many other Britain's prime minister including Tony Blair, Sir Robert Peel and Margaret Thatcher, she won a place at Oxford. But while almost every other political leader got there by way of Eton College and joined Oxford's hedonistic Bullingdon Club, she attended a state secondary school and had a more sedate university career. After unsuccessful attempts to be elected to the House of Commons in 1992 and 1994, she finally became an MP in 1997 general election. May is known for a love of fashion and in particular distinctive shoes. She even wore leopard-print shoes to her final Cabinet meeting as Home Secretary in early 2016. However, she has been quite critical of the media focusing on her fashion instead of her achievement as a politician. May also describes cooking and walking as primary hobbies, and if someone is raising questions about why walking can be classified as a hobby, she elaborates in a column for Balance magazine, in which she wrote of her battle with diabetes.
Câu hỏi:According to the passage, who is the prime minister coming before Theresa May?
- A. Tony Blair
- B. Margaret Thatcher
- C. Sir Robert Peel
- D. David Cameron
Lời giải tham khảo:
Đáp án đúng: D
That kind of steeliness brought her to center stage in the aftermath of Britain's vote to leave the European Union and the feuding that erupted in the Conservative Party over who would succeed David Cameron.
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- According to the passage, who is the prime minister coming before Theresa May?
- The most prominent characteristic of Theresa May is ____.
- The statements is NOT true .........
- Which of the following facts is TRUE about Theresa May?
- She first became a member of parliament in ____.
- Her reason to consider walking as one of her main hobbies is ____.
- The word approach in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ____.
- The word hedonistic in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ____.
- Choose the best sentence: Connor is said to be very ambitious and aggressive.
- Choose the best sentence: You can always count on me.