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We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little about sleep.
A. We know relatively little about sleep; as a result, we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping
B. We shall know more about sleep if we spend more than one-third of our lives sleeping
C. Despite spending about one-third of our lives sleeping, we know relatively little about sleep
D. We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping so that we know relatively little about sleep
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Đáp án C
C. Despite spending anout one-third of our lives sleeping, we know relatively little about sleep: “Mặc dầu một phần ba thời gian của cuộc đời để ngủ, chúng ta lại biết tương đối ít ỏi về giấc ngủ”, cách này nối hai mệnh đề thích hợp và có ý nghĩa nhất.
Câu A, B và D có ý nghĩa trái ngược và không hợp lí.
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She passed the National High School Graduation Exam with ______ colours.
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Nowadays, with the help of the computer, teachers have developed a ______ approach to teaching.
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Education in many countries is compulsory ……. the age of 16
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Geometry is a branch of mathematics ______ the properties of lines, curves, shapes, and surfaces.
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THE SAVANNAH
The tourist looking at the African savannah on a summer afternoon might be excused for thinking that the wide yellow grass plain was completely deserted of life, almost a desert. With only a few small thorn trees sticking out through the veldt, there seems to be almost no place for a living creature to hide.
However, under those trees you might find small steenbok, sleeping in the shade, and waiting for the night to fall. There may even be a small group of lions somewhere, their bodies exactly the same shade as the tall grass around them. In the holes in the ground a host of tiny creatures, from rabbits and badgers to rats and' snakes are waiting for the heat to finish.
The tall grass also hides the fact that there may be a small stream running across the middle of the plain. One clue that there may be water here is the sight of a majestic Marshall eagle circling slowly over the grassland. When he drops, he may come up with a small fish, or maybe a grass snake that has been waiting at the edge of a pool in the hope of catching a frog.
The best time to see the animals then, is in the evening, just as the sun is setting. The best time of the year to come is in late September, or early August, just before the rains. Then the animals must come to the waterholes, as there is no other place for them to drink. And they like to come while it is still light; so they can see if any dangers are creeping up on them.
So it is at sunset, and after the night falls, that the creatures of the African veld rise and go about their business.
The savannah appears to be empty because:
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The language centre offers courses of various levels, such as elementary, intermediate and ______
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That cannot be a true story. He ______ it up
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A good dictionary is indispensable for learning a foreign language.
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My mother had to work 12 hours a day in a factory just to______.
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Globally and internationally, the 1990's stood out as the warmest decade in the history of weather records
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Stay away from someone who always feels superior to you!
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The neighbors' constant wrangles with each other shattered our tranquility.
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I am sorry I have no time at present to ……detail of our plan
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________ I might, I couldn’t open the door
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Within hours of the tragedy happening, an emergency rescue team had been assembled.
