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.
Ill-gotten wealth is disgusting.
A. admiring
B. distasteful
C. worthless
D. admirable
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Đáp án D.
ill-gotten wealth/gains: của cải, tài sản kiếm được nhưng phi pháp.
Tạm dịch: Giàu lên một cách bất chính thì thật là ___________.
Ta đoán được là từ cần điền phải mang nghĩa tiêu cực.
Phân tích đáp án:
A. admiring (adj): thể hiện sự khâm phục, thán phục.
Ex: She gave me an admiring look: Cô ấy nhìn tôi một cách thán phục.
B. distasteful (adj): khó chịu, đảng ghét, ghê tởm.
Ex: The bad language in the film was distasteful and unnecessary: Từ ngữ không hay trong phim mật là đáng ghê tởm và không cần thiết.
C. worthless (adj): vô ích, không có giá trị sử dụng.
Ex: Critics say his paintings are worthless.
D. admirable (adj): đảng khâm phục, ngưỡng mộ.
Ex: an admirable achievement.
Đề bài yêu cầu tìm đáp án mang nghĩa trái ngược. Dựa vào suy luận => phải chọn đáp án mang nghĩa tích cực. Ta có thể phân vân giữa đáp án A và D nhưng ở văn cảnh này thì đáp án D. admirable phù hợp hơn.
Nội dung: Giàu một cách bất chính thì thật không đáng ngưỡng mộ/không thể ngưỡng mộ được.
- disgusting = distasteful.
MEMORIZE
- admire (v): khâm phục, thán phục
- admirable (adj): đáng khâm phục, đáng ngưỡng mộ
- admirable achievements: những thành tích tuyệt vời
- admiring (adj): khâm phục, thán phục, ngưỡng mộ
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
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.
They received such a good advice from their teachers that they all studied very well.
At 4 o’clock Mr. Hutchinson still had some ____________ to do in the garden.
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.
His physical conditions were no impediment to his career as a violinist.
John contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he could contribute ___________.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
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.
Peacocks are among the most exotic birds in nature: its long tail feathers fan out to reveal a profusion of vivid colors.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position ofprimary stress in each of the following questions
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 26 to 30.
School lunch
Research has shown that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do not eat (26) __________ in the middle of the day. In Britain, schools have to (27) ________ meals at lunchtime. Children can choose to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen.
One shocking finding of the research is that school meals are much healthier than lunches prepared by
parents. There are strict (28) _____________ for the preparation of school meals, which have to include one (29) ___________ of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like break or pasta. Lunchboxes examined by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children consume twice as much sugar as they should at lunchtime.
The research will provide a better understanding (30) _____________ why the percentage of overweight in Britain has increased in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government can’t criticize parents, but it can remind them of the nutritional value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children’s diet can affect their future health. Children can easily develop bad eating habits at this age, and parents are the only ones who can prevent it.
Điền vào ô số 26
I didn’t know you were asleep. Otherwise, I ____________ so much noise when I came in.
Mark the letter A, By c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep US awake.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position ofprimary stress in each of the following questions
