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
People should not throw rubbish in the park. People should not cut down the trees in the park.
A. People should either throw rubbish in the park or cut down the trees in the park.
B. People should neither throw rubbish nor cut down the trees in the park.
C. People should either throw rubbish nor cut down the trees in the park.
Đáp án B
Dịch câu gốc: Chúng ta không nên vứt rác thải trong công viên. Chúng ta không nên chặt cây xanh trong công viên.
Dịch các phương án:
A. Chúng ta nên hoặc là vứt rác thải hoặc là chặt cây xanh trong công viên.
B. Chúng ta không nên vứt rác thải cũng như không nên chặt cây xanh trong công viên.
C. Sai ngữ pháp do “either” không đi với nor.
D. Sai ngữ pháp do “neither” không đi với “or”
Ta biết cấu trúc: either...or: hoặc cái này hoặc cái kia
“neither... nor”: cả hai đều không
Ở tình huống này ta chọn dùng cấu trúc “neither... nor” để ý nói không nên vứt rác mà cũng không nên chặt cây trong công viên. → Chọn đáp án BThe student was very bright. He could solve all the math problems.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to (33) _____________about their childrens career, should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it means starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other interests have to take second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.
Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (34) _____________from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help cannot be given, it means that it is the parents that have to find the time and the money to support their child’s (35) _____________and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment etc. can all be very expensive.
Many parents are understandably concerned that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, (36) _____________, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. What is clear is that very (37) _____________people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We need_____________money to send our son to Oxford University.
The government decided to pull down the old building after asking for the ideas from the local resident.
Only after she had finished the course did she realize she_____________a wrong choice.
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 sentences.
"Do you believe in what the boy says, Mary?" said Tom.
Both universities speak highly of the programme of student exchange and hope to cooperate more in the future.
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.
A student is asking the librarian to help her to fax a report.
Student: “Could you help me to fax this report?”
Librarian: “_____________”
We are_____________a survey to find out what our customers think of their local bus service.
The students are expected to stick_____________their school’s regulation.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is OPPOSITE in meaning to each of the following questions.
His physical condition was not an impediment to his career as a violinist. He has won a lot of prizes.