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.
Research has shown that sending young offenders to prison can be counterproductive
A. achieving good results
B. achieving bad results
C. achieving unfortunate results
D. achieving indirect result
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Đáp án A.
Tạm dịch: Nghiên cứu đã chỉ ra rằng cho những tội phạm trẻ đi tù có thể ___________.
Ta có thể suy luận được ý của tác giả là việc cho tội phạm trẻ đi tù chưa chắc đã đem lại kết quả tốt 
đáp án đúng là A. achieving good results (đề bài yêu cầu tìm đáp án trái nghĩa).
Hoặc nếu các bạn biết nghĩa hai từ sau thì chắc chắn các bạn có thể suy luận được đáp án đúng là A.
- productive (adj): hiệu quả.
Ex: Most of US are more productive in the morning.
- counter (adv): theo hướng ngược lại.
Ex: The government's plans run counter to agreed European policy on this issue: Kế hoạch của chính phủ đi ngược lại chính sách đã được nhất trí ở Châu Âu về vấn đề này.
- counterproductive (adj): mang lại hiệu quả trái chiều.
Ex: Increases in taxation would be counterproductive.
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Tiền tố “counter”: mang nghĩa trái với từ gốc - counteract (v): chống lại, làm mất tác dụng - counter-argument (n): tranh luận trái chiều - counterattack (n): cuộc phản công - counterclockwise (adj): ngược chiều kim đồng hồ - counterproductive (adj): mang lại hiệu quả trái chiều |
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