Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
We spray pesticides and fertilizers on our crops. Some pesticides and fertilizers are found dangerous.
A. We spray pesticides and fertilizers, which are found dangerous, on our crops.
B. The pesticides and fertilizers we spray on our crops are to be found dangerous.
C. We spray pesticides and fertilizers on our crops, which is found dangerous.
D. Some of the pesticides and fertilizers we spray on our crops are found dangerous.
Đáp án D
Some of the pesticides and fertilizers we spray on our crops are found dangerous.
Câu gốc: “Chúng tôi phun thuốc trừ sâu và phân bón lên ruộng của chúng tôi. Một số thuốc trừ sâu và phần bón thì nguy hiểm
A. Phương án này dùng mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định là sai vì đúng là cần dùng mệnh đề quan hệ xác định. Mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định chỉ dùng khi danh từ đứng trước mệnh đề đó đã được xác định tức là danh từ riêng hoặc có tính từ sở hữu hoặc là danh từ đi với this , that, these, those
B. Sai cấu trúc bị động: “are to be found” đúng phải là “are found”
C. Chúng tôi phun thuốc trừ sâu và phân bón lên ruộng, điều này được cho là nguy hiểm: which đứng sau dấu phẩy mà không phải bổ nghĩa cho danh từ trước nó thì cách sử dụng which lúc này là which thay thế nghĩa cho cả câu trước đó nhưng câu này nghĩa không sát với câu gốc
D. Một vài thuốc trừ sâu và phân bón chúng tôi xịt lên ruộng thì nguy hiểm
The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes _____ for a cup of coffee.
My brother had his camera _____ from his car in the office car-park.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
At school, people always used to take the mickey out of him for having red hair.
A : Do you mind if we schedule the meeting for 11 o’clock?
B : Well, actually, I _____ earlier.
I had a_____, which I couldn’t explain, that something terrible was going to happen.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The girl has a bazillion clothes already, she does not need to buy any more.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
We decided to pay for the furniture on the installment plan.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
I didn’t know that you were at home. I didn’t drop in.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
For a cold, doctors often recommend that you rest and drink lots of fluids.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
“You shouldn’t sit up until you feel better.” the doctor said to me.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Neither (A) the director nor any (B) members of the staff is (C) working overtime (D) today.