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.
Seth informed us of his scholarship to study abroad. He did it when arriving at the school.
A. Not until Seth said to us that he would get his scholarship did he turn up at the school.
Đáp án D
Giải thích:
Cấu trúc “Vừa mới … thì …”:
- No sooner + had + S + Ved/V3 + than + S + Ved.
- Hardly + had + S + Ved/V3 + when + S + Ved.
Only after S + V, V(trợ) + S + V(chính): chỉ sau khi
Not until + mốc thời gian/ S + V, V(trợ) + S + V(chính).: mãi tới khi
Tạm dịch: Seth thông báo cho chúng tôi về học bổng du học của anh ấy. Anh ấy đã làm điều đó khi đến trường.
= D. Seth vừa mới đến trường thì chúng tôi được anh ấy nói về học bổng đi du học của anh ta.
A. Mãi cho đến khi Seth nói với chúng tôi rằng anh ấy sẽ nhận được học bổng của mình, anh ấy mới xuất hiện tại trường. => sai nghĩa
B. Chỉ sau khi nhận được học bổng du học, Seth mới cho chúng tôi biết về việc anh ấy đến trường. => sai nghĩa
C. Seth vừa mới thông báo được học bổng đi du học thì anh ấy mới đến trường. => sai nghĩa
Chọn D.
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.
It was hard to ________ the temptation to watch the late night show even though I was so tired.
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 from 26 to 30.
Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of various unethical acts over the past decade. They've wasted tons of food, they've underpaid their suppliers and they've contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its impact on our environment.
But supermarkets and grocers are starting to sit up and take notice. In response to growing consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have signed up to a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets are now beginning to take some responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to our environment with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023.
In response to criticisms over food waste, some supermarkets are donating some of their food surplus. However, charities estimate that they are only accessing two per cent of supermarkets' total food surplus, so this hardly seems to be solving the problem. Some say that supermarkets are simply not doing enough. Most supermarkets operate under a veil of secrecy when asked for exact figures of food wastage, and without more transparency it is hard to come up with a systematic approach to avoiding waste and to redistributing surplus food.
Some smaller companies are now taking matters into their own hands and offering consumers a greener, more environmentally friendly option. Shops like Berlin's Original Unverpakt and London's Bulk Market are plastic- tree shops that have opened in recent years, encouraging customers to use their own containers or compostable bags. Online grocer Farmdrop eliminates the need for large warehouses and the risk of huge food surplus by delivering fresh produce from local farmers to its customers on a daily basis via electric cars, offering farmers the lion's share of the retail price.
There is no doubt that we still have a long way to go in reducing food waste and plastic waste. But perhaps the major supermarkets might take inspiration from these smaller grocers and gradually move towards a more sustainable future for us all.
Which is the most suitable title for the passage?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Scientifically-minded people generally believe in cause-and-effect relationships ________ they feel there is a perfect natural explanation for most things.
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.
Bill and Jerry are in a coffee shop.
- Bill: “Can I get you another drink?”
- Jerry: “_________”
The scandal ruined his ________ and he never worked in the stock market again.