Đáp án A
Kiến thức về từ loại
A. competing: Ving của động từ "compete"
B. competitive /kəmˈpetətɪv/ (a): có tính cạnh tranh, đua tranh
C. competition /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/ (n): cuộc cạnh tranh
D. competitor /kəmˈpetɪtə(r)/ (n): người cạnh tranh; đấu thủ, đối thủ
Tạm dịch: The old shopping centre has been knocked down and completely rebuilt, and new shopping malls are (3) ____ to attract shoppers with the high quality of their services and goods.
(Trung tâm thương mại cũ đã bị phá sập và xây mới lại hoàn toàn, và những trung tâm mua sắm mới đang cạnh tranh để thu hút người mua hàng với chất lượng dịch vụ và hàng hoá cao.)
=> Xét nghĩa, ta chọn A vì nó diễn tả hành động đang diễn ra theo trào lưu tại thời điểm nói => Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn: be + Ving
*Note: Không thể dùng B theo cấu trúc sau "be" dùng tính từ, vì ý ở đây không phải nói "những trung tâm mua sắm mang tính cạnh tranh để thu hút khách hàng" => không có nghĩa, vì tính cạnh tranh là ý chỉ tính chất của các trung tâm này mang tính cạnh tranh như thế, còn để thu hút khách hàng thì họ phải đang cạnh tranh lẫn nhau mới thu hút khách hàng được
Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:
knock down st: phá sập, bãi bỏ cái gì
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.
THE RISE OF OLDER CITIES
Many older cities are having modern makeovers and they are being given a new (23) ____. Sometimes the impetus for this type of change comes from the need to provide new facilities for particular events being held in the city - a sporting event, or something similar. On other occasions the change just seems to take place almost naturally.
Take Birmingham, for instance, (24) ____ it was previously an unfashionable place to live, it has now become trendy, and this change has been brought about largely by the new-look architecture that can be found everywhere in the city. The old shopping centre has been knocked down and completely rebuilt, and new shopping malls are (25) ________ to attract shoppers with the high quality of their services and goods. The area located around the canal, once hidden away and surrounded by decaying factories was often used as a rubbish tip, but it has now become a trendy place made up of modern offices, bars, sought-after apartments and restaurants. To (26)______ up, Birmingham has become the place to be. Even in what was formerly the poorest part of the city an old factory has been converted into a lively complex of studios, galleries and coffee bars. With its theatres, museums and football teams Birmingham is (27) ____ worth visiting and has something for everyone.
Certain parts of town were restricted to residential use, while others were set aside for industrial or commercial development.
Although many people use the word "milk" to ____ to cows’ milk, it also applies to milk from any animal, including human milk and goat's milk.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Over the last century, there ____ many significant changes in the way we live.
I had no idea that you and he were on such intimate__________. I thought you were only casual acquaintances.
The first time that Gertrude went skiing, she bruised one of her legs and broke another.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
He's really out of shape, so he'd better start exercising. Otherwise, he won't be able to join us on the hiking trip next monthMany new medicines today eradicate diseases before they become too widespread.