Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
We almost gave up hope. At that time, the rescue party arrived.
A. It was not until the rescue party arrived that we gave up hope.
B. Only after the rescue party arrived did we give up hope.
C. We were on the verge of giving up hope when the rescue party arrived.
Giải bởi Vietjack
C
Kiến thức: Câu đồng nghĩa
Giải thích:
Chúng tôi gần như đã từ bỏ hy vọng. Lúc đó, nhóm cứu hộ đã đến.
A. Mãi đến khi nhóm cứu hộ đến, chúng tôi mới từ bỏ hy vọng. → Sai nghĩa
B. Sau khi nhóm cứu hộ đến, chúng tôi mới từ bỏ hy vọng. → Sai nghĩa
C. Chúng tôi sắp từ bỏ hy vọng thì nhóm cứu hộ đến. (be on the verge of V-ing: sắp sửa làm gì)
D. Nếu nhóm cứu hộ không đến, chúng tôi sẽ không từ bỏ hy vọng. → Sai nghĩa
Dịch nghĩa: Chúng tôi gần như đã từ bỏ hy vọng. Lúc đó, nhóm cứu hộ đã đến. = Chúng tôi sắp từ bỏ hy vọng thì nhóm cứu hộ đến.
People in the urban areas are earning more money than the people living in backward or rural areas as the people of the urban areas have more (46) _______ to the technologies and get more opportunity because of the easy sources.
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.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
"I will never forget our first dating," Anna said.
The house felt terribly cold _______ the fact that the central heating had been on all day.
Winning the cup in 1998 was just a _______ in the pan - they haven't won the match since then.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
John got a terminal illness. He couldn't get out of the bed on his own.
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.
Some of the passengers looked green around the gills after the trip! Their faces turned pale.
The better the quality of healthcare, _______ the life expectancy.
We have decided to _______ our research into environmental waste to ensure high health standards in this city.
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.
No one is quite sure why Walt Disney dressed the mouse in the shorts with two buttons and gave him the yellow shoes.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
His boss has had enough of his impudence, and doesn't want to hire him anymore.
WHO's main activities are carrying out research on medical _______ international health care.
George is asking his mum.
- George: "Is it okay if I stay at my friend Jack's house overnight?"
- George's mum: "_______. You haven't done your chores."
