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.
"Sorry, we're late. It took us ages to look for a parking place” said John.
A. John finally found a parking place after a long time searching even though they were late.
Giải bởi Vietjack
Đáp án C
Giải thích:
Một số cấu trúc đặc biệt:
(to) apologize sb for + N/Ving: xin lỗi ai vì điều gì (= sorry)
found sth: tìm thấy cái gì
said that: nói rằng
Tạm dịch: “Xin lỗi, chúng tôi tới muộn. Chúng tôi đã tốn thì giờ để tìm bãi đỗ xe”- John nói.
= C. John xin lỗi vì tới muộn bởi họ đã tốn nhiều thì giờ để tìm bãi đỗ xe.
A. John cuối cùng cũng tìm được bãi đỗ xe sau 1 thời gian dài tìm kiếm mặc dù họ đã bị muộn giờ. => sai về nghĩa
B. John nói rằng anh ấy tới muộn vì anh ấy đã dành nhiều thời gian để tìm bãi đỗ xe. => sai về nghĩa
D. John nói xin lỗi vì tới muộn bởi vì anh ấy đã cố hết sức để tìm bãi đỗ xe. => sai về nghĩa
Chọn C.
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.
It was hard to ________ the temptation to watch the late night show even though I was so tired.
Scientifically-minded people generally believe in cause-and-effect relationships ________ they feel there is a perfect natural explanation for most things.
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.
Seth informed us of his scholarship to study abroad. He did it when arriving at the school.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The scandal ruined his ________ and he never worked in the stock market again.
In 1919, Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston was ________ as a tutor to Puyi, who was the last emperor of China.
