* 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.
The city made major improvements in the old waterfront area. As a result, it is a great attraction today.
A. The city is a great attraction today, making major improvements in the old waterfront area.
B. Without major improvements made in the old waterfront area, the city wouldn’t be a great attraction.
C. But for major improvements made in the old waterfront area, the city is a great attraction.
D. Despite major improvements made in the old waterfront area, the city is a great attraction.
Giải bởi Vietjack
ĐÁP ÁN B
Câu đề bài: Thành phố đã có những cải tiến lớn trong khu vực bờ sông cũ. Kết quả là, ngày nay nó là một điểm thu hút lớn.
Đáp án B. Nếu không có những cải tiến lớn được thực hiện trong khu vực bờ sông cũ, thành phố sẽ không phải là một điểm thu hút lớn.
Các đáp án còn lại:
A. Thành phố là một điểm thu hút tuyệt vời ngày hôm nay, tạo ra những cải tiến lớn trong khu vực bờ sông cũ.
C. Nếu không nhờ có những cải tiến lớn được thực hiện trong khu vực bờ sông cũ, thành phố là một điểm thu hút lớn.
D. Mặc dù những cải tiến lớn được thực hiện trong khu vực bờ sông cũ, thành phố là một điểm thu hút lớn.
—» Ở đây thành phố thu hút khách du lịch là bởi thực hiện những cải tiến nên
đáp án B đúng.
THANKS A MILLION
Percy Ross was bom in 1916 in Michigan. His parents has come to the USA from Latvia and Russia and the family were poor. But Percy soon showed a talent (31)_________ business and made a (32)_______in the fur trade and auction business. Then disaster struck and he lost all his money. But he soon made a fortune again - this time by manufacturing plastic bags. In 1969, he sold his plastic bag company for millions of dollars.
Ross started giving away in 1977: he gave $50,000 to 50 Vietnamese refugees so that they could make a new home in the USA. (33) ________ he held a Christmas party tor 1,050 poor children in the American town of Minneapolis. Ross bought a bike for every one of the 1,050 children at the party.
After these first experiences of giving money away, Ross decided to do it on a (34)________basis. He started a newspaper column called “Thanks a Million”, and later a radio show, in order to (35)_________his money. It took years, but Ross finally succeeded in giving away his entire fortune.
(Source: Solutions - Intermediate)
Điền vào ô 32
THANKS A MILLION
Percy Ross was bom in 1916 in Michigan. His parents has come to the USA from Latvia and Russia and the family were poor. But Percy soon showed a talent (31)_________ business and made a (32)_______in the fur trade and auction business. Then disaster struck and he lost all his money. But he soon made a fortune again - this time by manufacturing plastic bags. In 1969, he sold his plastic bag company for millions of dollars.
Ross started giving away in 1977: he gave $50,000 to 50 Vietnamese refugees so that they could make a new home in the USA. (33) ________ he held a Christmas party tor 1,050 poor children in the American town of Minneapolis. Ross bought a bike for every one of the 1,050 children at the party.
After these first experiences of giving money away, Ross decided to do it on a (34)________basis. He started a newspaper column called “Thanks a Million”, and later a radio show, in order to (35)_________his money. It took years, but Ross finally succeeded in giving away his entire fortune.
(Source: Solutions - Intermediate)
Điền vào ô 33
* 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 question.
The company paid its workers undeservedly, which made them let down.
THANKS A MILLION
Percy Ross was bom in 1916 in Michigan. His parents has come to the USA from Latvia and Russia and the family were poor. But Percy soon showed a talent (31)_________ business and made a (32)_______in the fur trade and auction business. Then disaster struck and he lost all his money. But he soon made a fortune again - this time by manufacturing plastic bags. In 1969, he sold his plastic bag company for millions of dollars.
Ross started giving away in 1977: he gave $50,000 to 50 Vietnamese refugees so that they could make a new home in the USA. (33) ________ he held a Christmas party tor 1,050 poor children in the American town of Minneapolis. Ross bought a bike for every one of the 1,050 children at the party.
After these first experiences of giving money away, Ross decided to do it on a (34)________basis. He started a newspaper column called “Thanks a Million”, and later a radio show, in order to (35)_________his money. It took years, but Ross finally succeeded in giving away his entire fortune.
(Source: Solutions - Intermediate)
Điền vào ô 35
* 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 question.
You must drive it home to him that spending too much time playing computer games will do him no good.
* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Endemic diseases are diseases that habitual infect only those persons living within certain geographical limits.
THANKS A MILLION
Percy Ross was bom in 1916 in Michigan. His parents has come to the USA from Latvia and Russia and the family were poor. But Percy soon showed a talent (31)_________ business and made a (32)_______in the fur trade and auction business. Then disaster struck and he lost all his money. But he soon made a fortune again - this time by manufacturing plastic bags. In 1969, he sold his plastic bag company for millions of dollars.
Ross started giving away in 1977: he gave $50,000 to 50 Vietnamese refugees so that they could make a new home in the USA. (33) ________ he held a Christmas party tor 1,050 poor children in the American town of Minneapolis. Ross bought a bike for every one of the 1,050 children at the party.
After these first experiences of giving money away, Ross decided to do it on a (34)________basis. He started a newspaper column called “Thanks a Million”, and later a radio show, in order to (35)_________his money. It took years, but Ross finally succeeded in giving away his entire fortune.
(Source: Solutions - Intermediate)
Điền vào ô 31
* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
The weather was so dismal that they had to cancel the picnic immediately.
Although thunder and lightning are produced at the same time, light waves travel faster________, so we see the lightning before we hear the thunder.
* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
When I got to the cinema Jack had been waiting for me.
* 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.
“What happened to the plane?” “It had hardly touched down__________it burst into flames.”
* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
On checking them out, I found that I was mentioned in the article, which did me no_______at all.
* 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.
Jenny: “Hi, Mark. Long time no see. What’s going on?"
Mark: “______”.
