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 17 to 21:
During the last 400 years, most scientists have (17) ________on mathematics in their development of their inventions or discoveries. However, one great British scientist, Michael Faraday, did not make (18)__________of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor blacksmith, was born in London in 1791 and had no (19) ______beyond reading and writing. In 1812 Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphry Davy. Later, Faraday became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of Davy's life embittered (20) __________ jealousy. Faraday made the first (21)__________motor in 1821, a device that used electricity to produce movement.
Question 18:
A: usage
B: advantage
C: use
D: utilization
Đáp án C
Make use of : tận dụng
However, one great British scientist, Michael Faraday, did not make (18)__________of mathematics: Tuy nhiên, 1 nhà khoa học người Anh – Michael Faraday, đã không tận dụng toán học.