Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
'Sorry, we're late. It took us ages to look for a parking place,' said John.
C. John apologized for being late because it took them much time to find a parking place.
Kiến thức: câu tường thuật
Giải thích:
(to) apologize sbd for N/V-ing: xin lỗi ai vì điều gì
Các đáp án A, B, D sai về nghĩa:
A. John nói rằng anh ấy tới muộn vì anh ấy đã dành nhiều thời gian để tìm bãi đỗ xe.
B. John cuối cùng cũng tìm được bãi đỗ xe sau 1 thời gian dài tìm kiếm mặc dù họ đã bị muộn giờ.
D. John nói xin lỗi vì tới muộn bởi vì anh ấy đã cố hết sức để tìm bãi đỗ xe.
Tạm dịch: “Xin lỗi, chúng tôi tới muộn. Chúng tôi đã tốn thì giờ để tìm bãi đỗ xe”- John nói.
= John xin lỗi vì tới muộn bởi họ đã tốn nhiều thì giờ để tìm bãi đỗ xe.
Đáp án: C
Thanks to the women's liberation, women can take part in ...... activities.
UNESCO was established to encourage collaboration ...... nations in the areas ...... education, science, culture, and communication.
My English teacher, Mrs. Jane, was the person ...... I had great respect.
The word “chance” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ........
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Her living conditions were difficult. However, she studied very well.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
They believe that life will be far better than it is today, so they tend to look on the bright side in any circumstance.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that need correction in each of the following sentences.
Today the number of people whom enjoy winter sports is almost double that of twenty years ago.