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.
The weather was very hot. The children continued playing football in the schoolyard.
A. Because of the weather was hot, the children continued playing football in the schoolyard.
B. Because the hot weather, the children continued playing football in the schoolyard.
C. In spite of the hot weather, the children continued playing football in the schoolyard.
D. Despite the weather was hot, the children continued playing football in the schoolyard.
Chọn đáp án C
“Thời tiết rất nóng. Những đứa trẻ vẫn tiếp tục đá bóng trong sân trường.”
Cấu trúc: - Because of + N/ V-ing: bởi vì
- Because + a clause: bởi vì
- In spite of/ Despite + N/ V-ing: mặc dù
Do đó: A, B, D sai ngữ pháp
Dịch: Mặc dù thời tiết nóng nhưng bọn trẻ vẫn tiếp tục đá bóng trong sân trường.
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.
Some manufacturers are not only (A) raising their prices (B) but also (C) decreasing the production of their products (D) as well.
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.
Tom may get into hot water when driving at full speed after drinking wine.
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.
Emissions from factories and exhaust fumes from vehicles can have detrimental effects on our health.
All candidates will be treated equally, _________ of their age or background.
It is not easy for many civil servants to _________on their salaries as the inflation rate is very high.
After two years of _________ the country’s economy is finally looking a lot healthier.
When my teacher was away on holiday, Mr Nam had to _________ her.
The cup will be on _________ at the clubhouse for a month before being sent to the museum.
- Hoa: “Would you mind closing the door?” - Hung: “ _________.”
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.
No one has sent me that letter.