Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 21 to 25.
Mother Teresa was one of the most influential personalities of the twentieth century. However, her life was neither easy nor glamorous. She was born in Skoje, Macedonia in 1910. When she was 8 years old, her father died unexpectedly, and the family became devastated after a(an) (21)________of intense grief. At the age of 18 she left her home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. She went to India as a (22)________. She became a teacher of English in a secodary school. The school was in a nice area but there were slums nearby. Conditions there were absolutely terrible. She was horrified by (23)________ she saw. She insisted on leaving her comfortable convent and going to live among the poor. At first her superiors tried to discourage her from leaving the convent but in the end they agreed to (24)________her go. Soon other people heard about her work and came to help her. (25)________she had no money herself, she succeeded in building shelters for the dying and schools for the poor. By the 1990s, she had become famous and she was eventually given the Nobel Prize for her service to the poor. Mother Teresa died on September 5th, 1997.
A. Whereas
B. Although
C. Because
D. If
Đáp án đúng: B
Giải thích: giữa 2 vế câu có sự tương phản nên dùng Although
Dịch: Mặc dù bản thân không có tiền, nhưng bà ấy đã thành công trong việc xây dựng những mái ấm cho người hấp hối và trường học cho người nghèo.
Last year, my father ________, but now after a bad cough, he has given it up.
Michael Hart was the ____ of Project Gutenberg, one of the longest-lasting online library projects.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D, on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 26 to 30.
People commonly complain that they never have enough time to accomplish tasks. The hours and minutes seem to slip away before many planned chores get done. According to time management experts, the main reason for this is that most people fail to set priorities about what to do first. They get tied down by trivial, time-consuming matters and never complete the important ones.
One simple solution often used by those at the top is to keep lists of tasks to be accomplished daily. These lists order jobs from most essential to least essential and are checked regularly through the day to access progress. Not only is this an effective Way to manage time, but also it serves to give individuals a much- deserved sense of satisfaction over their achievements. People who do not keep lists often face the end of the work day with uncertainty over the significance of their accomplishments, which over time can contribute to serious problems in mental and physical health.
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
Thanks to the help of the teacher, she is ____ encouraging progress in math.
It isn’t necessary for us to discuss this matter in great detail.
The moment I was seeing him, I realized I had met him somewhere before.
The doctor recommended that she sees a specialist about the problem.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
What ____ to you on Sunday night?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
Many of the immigrants have intermarried with the island's original inhabitants.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 21 to 25.
Mother Teresa was one of the most influential personalities of the twentieth century. However, her life was neither easy nor glamorous. She was born in Skoje, Macedonia in 1910. When she was 8 years old, her father died unexpectedly, and the family became devastated after a(an) (21)________of intense grief. At the age of 18 she left her home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. She went to India as a (22)________. She became a teacher of English in a secodary school. The school was in a nice area but there were slums nearby. Conditions there were absolutely terrible. She was horrified by (23)________ she saw. She insisted on leaving her comfortable convent and going to live among the poor. At first her superiors tried to discourage her from leaving the convent but in the end they agreed to (24)________her go. Soon other people heard about her work and came to help her. (25)________she had no money herself, she succeeded in building shelters for the dying and schools for the poor. By the 1990s, she had become famous and she was eventually given the Nobel Prize for her service to the poor. Mother Teresa died on September 5th, 1997.