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.
“Where were you last night, Mr. Jenkins?” he said.
A. He wanted to know where Mr. Jenkins was the night before.
B. He asked Mr. Jenkins where was he last night.
C. He wanted to know where Mr. Jenkins had been the following night.
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Đáp án D
Tạm dịch:“Tối qua ông ở đâu, ông Jenkins?” anh ta hỏi.
Khi viết lại câu tường thuật, cần phải lùi một thì (were → had been) và thay đổi trạng từ thời gian (yesterday → the previous night). Động từ tường thuật của câu hỏi là “asked” hoặc “wanted to know”
Câu A sai vì chưa lùi thì (was)
Câu B sai vì chưa đổi trạng từ thời gian (last night)
Câu C sai vì sai trạng từ thời gian (last night khi chuyển trạng từ dùng the following night là không đúng)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.
Not everybody recognises the benefits of new developments in communications technology. Indeed, some people fear that text messaging may actually be having a negative (33) _____________on young people’s communication and language skills, especially when we hear that primary school children may be at risk of becoming addicted to the habit. So widespread has texting become, however, that even pigeons have started doing it. (34) _____________, in this case, it’s difficult to view the results as anything but positive. Twenty of the birds are about to take to the skies with the task of measuring air pollution, each (35) _____________with sensor equipment and a mobile phone. The readings made by the sensors will be automatically converted into text messages and beamed to the Internet - (36) _____________they will appear on a dedicated ‘pigeon blog’. The birds will also each have a GPS receiver and a camera to capture aerial photos, and researchers are building a tiny ‘pigeon kit’ containing all these gadgets. Each bird will carry these in a miniature backpack, (37) ____________ , that is, from the camera, which will hang around its neck. The data the pigeons text will be displayed in the form of an interactive map, which will provide local residents with up-to-the-minute information on their local air quality.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
If you don’t want your business to_____________bankrupt, avoid consulting those willing to step out on a limb.
_____________to set the alarm clock, Jenny left for work late this morning.
_____________a year, Tarrin Industrial Supply audits the accounts of all of its factories.
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 questions.
The Boy Scouts organisation is dedicated to helping boys become moral and productive adults.
I_____________one item early last week, but I am certain that I did not get the receipt at that time
David is talking to Linda after a party.
- David: “Would you like me to give you a ride home?”
- Linda: “_____________”
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
A complete_____________of terms and conditions should be made before the agreement is signed.
The author mentions all of the following as reasons why a collector prefer a signed print EXCEPT_____________
