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.
Once heralded as a future star of the technological world, Daniel came a cropper when his product proved to be a total flop.
D. escaped
A
Kiến thức: Từ đồng nghĩa
Giải thích:
came a cropper (idiom)
- Nghĩa đen: ngã đau
- Nghĩa bóng: thua cuộc, sự thất bại nặng nề
A. failed (v): thất bại
B. succeeded (v): thành công
C. abandoned (v): bỏ rơi
D. escaped (v): trốn thoát
→ came a cropper = failed
Dịch nghĩa: Từng được dự đoán là một ngôi sao tương lai của thế giới công nghệ nhưng Daniel đã trở thành một kẻ thất bại khi sản phẩm của anh thất bại hoàn toàn.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A number of accusations have been ________ against Mark by his former colleagues.
Peter: “The water in this lake is getting worse and worse”.
John: “_________. It is giving off a horrible smell.”
Everyone thought Emma should accept the offer. ________, she turned it down.
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.
Although compulsory lying doesn't have its own diagnostic criteria in the DSM, it does have some unique signs.
I’ll ________ you off this time but the next time you’ll be punished.
I didn’t know that was her birthday, so I didn’t buy her a present.
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D 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 word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.