Đáp án C
Kiến thức về cụm từ cố định
+ Make reparation to sb: bồi thường cho ai
+ Pay reparations to sb: trả chi phí bồi thường cho ai (thường là một quốc gia phải chịu trách nhiệm với những thiệt hại đã gây ra hoặc cho một quốc gia khác)
=> Đáp án D thường đi với "reparations" ở dạng số nhiều và mang nghĩa cụ thể hơn là bồi thường bằng chi phí; do đó ta không chọn được.
Tạm dịch: Công ty đã phải bồi thường cho những người bị bệnh bởi vì ô nhiễm hóa chất.
Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:
as a result of + N: bởi vì
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.
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Mark 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.
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His lawyer thought he had a good chance of being acquitted at the trial, if no further evidence was found.