On the slope of Long’s Peak in Colorado _________ the ruin of a giant tree.
A. that lies
B. lies
C. where lies
D. lie
Đáp án B
Đảo ngữ với giới từ chỉ nơi chốn ở đầu câu để nhấn mạnh: Các ngữ giới từ mở đầu bằng các giới từ down, from, in, on, over, out of, round, up... có thể được theo sau ngay bởi động từ chỉ vị trí (crouch, hang, lie, sit, stand...) hoặc các dạng động từ chỉ chuyển động, các động từ như be born/ die/ live và một số dạng động từ khác.
Dịch nghĩa: Trên đoạn dốc của đỉnh núi Longs Peak ở Colorado nằm yên vị tàn tích của một thân cây khổng lồ.
The prisoner _________ to have escaped by climbing over the wall.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people live during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival. One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to move the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut trees. After a settler had cut a bunch of trees, he would then invite is neighbours over for a logrolling. A logrolling is a community event where families got together for a combination of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competitions that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but as its foundation was the need to clear the land.
The main idea of the passage is that in America's frontier days ________.
Birds make nests in trees _______ hide their young in the leaves and branches.
I can’t find my umbrella. I _________ it in the restaurant last night.
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.
Shall we go for a walk?
Of Charles Dickens’ many novels, Great Expectations is perhaps _________ to many readers.
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.
I’ll let you borrow the book but you must promise to return it next week.
I don’t mind your _________ the phone as long as you pay for your calls.
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.
The car is too expensive for him to buy.
Generally speaking, people should have _________ as their desires allow.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people live during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival. One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to move the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut trees. After a settler had cut a bunch of trees, he would then invite is neighbours over for a logrolling. A logrolling is a community event where families got together for a combination of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competitions that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but as its foundation was the need to clear the land.
This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses?
America’s first globe maker was James Wilson, who _________ and black smith in his earlier life.