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.
He was very tired. He agreed to help me with my homework.
A. As tired as was he, he agreed to help me with my homework.
B. Despite being very tired, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
C. Tired though he was, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
Đáp án D
Dịch đề bài: Anh ấy lúc đó rất mệt. Anh ấy đồng ý giúp tôi làm bài tập về nhà. (ngụ ý: dù rất mệt vẫn giúp làm bài tập về nhà)
Đây là câu hỏi về cấu trúc ngữ pháp nên không dịch đáp án mà xét cấu trúc.
Để nối hai mệnh đề có nghĩa nhượng bộ, liên từ “although/ though/ even though/ even if’ - mặc dù - thường được sử sựng theo cấu trúc sau:
Although/ though/ even though/ even if + S1 + V1+..., S2 + V2 + ....
Nếu không dùng liên từ, có thể dùng hai giới từ là “in spite of” và “despite” - mặc dù - để nối câu theo cấu trúc sau:
Despite/ in spite of + Noun/ V-ing, S + V +
Ngoài ra, còn có một cấu trúc đặc biệt dành cho tính từ và trạng từ như sau:
Adj/ adv + though/ as + S1 + V1 +..., S2 + V2 + ...
Tất cả các trường hợp nối mệnh đề nhượng bộ kể trên sẽ không được phép đi với “but” hoặc các từ đồng nghĩa với “but”.
Xét 4 đáp án, ta có:
Đáp án D đúng vì sử dụng cấu trúc đặc biệt “Adj + as + S1 + V1.. ., S2 + V2 +...” Đáp án A sai vì dùng sai cấu trúc.
Đáp án B và C sai vì có “but”.While I was looking through my old albums the other day, I___________this photograph of my parents’ wedding.
In spite of the Indian lacked animals, they had the ability to cultivate plants suitable for daily use.
The commission estimates that at least seven companies took___________ of the program.
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 front 43 to 50.
Homeopathy, the alternative therapy created in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann, and now widely used all over the world, is based on the belief that the body can be stimulated to heal itself. A central principle of the “treatment” is that “like cures like”, meaning a substance that causes certain symptoms can also help to remove those symptoms. Medicines used in homeopathy are created by heavily diluting in water the substance in question and subsequently shaking the liquid vigorously. They can then be made into tablets and pills. Practitioners believe that the more a substance is diluted in this way, the greater its power to treat symptoms.
However, in a new study, a working committee of medical experts at Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has claimed that homeopathic medicines are only as effective as placebos at treating illness. Their research, involving the analysis of numerous reports from homeopathy interest groups and the public, concluded that there is no reliable evidence that homeopathy works. Moreover, researchers uncovered no fewer than 68 ailments that homeopathic remedies had failed to treat, including asthma, sleep disturbances, cold and flu, and arthritis.
As a result of the findings, the NHMRC is urging health workers to inform their patients to be wary of anecdotal evidence that appears to support the effectiveness of homeopathic medicine. “It isn’t possible to tell whether a health treatment is effective or not simply by considering the experience of one individual or the beliefs of a health practitioner” says the report. Experts believe that most illnesses said to have been cured by homeopathy would be cured by the body on its own without taking the medicine. Apparently, many illnesses are short-lived by their very nature which often leads to people believing that it is the homeopathy that cures them.
A more serious matter is highlighted by Professor John Dwyer of the University of New South Wales. As an immunologist, he is concerned about homeopathic vaccinations on offer for diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, none of which he considers effective. According to Professor John Dwyer, the concept that homeopathic vaccinations are just as good as traditional vaccinations is delusion, and those who believe it are failing to protect themselves and their children.
Which could be the best title for the passage?
The man was very brave. He___________, but he chose to stay and fight.
Visitors to the local museum are mostly attracted by___________ rocking chair.
Her parents are really strict. They rarely let her stay out late, ___________?
The company has made an announcement that any application___________ in after 30th April shall not be considered.
After years of training hard, the athlete finally could___________ her ambition of winning an Olympic gold medal.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Sam and David are talking about what to do after work.
- “Do you fancy going to a movie this evening?”
- “___________”