We all thought that Doug was _________ to be an artist, so we were very surprised when he became a trader on Wall Street.
Giải bởi Vietjack
Đáp án C
Kiến thức về cấu trúc
Theo quy tắc:
- To be likely to do sth: có khả năng sẽ làm gì; có lẽ, có khả năng xảy ra hoặc tồn tại (mức độ không chắc chắn 100%, chỉ khoảng 80-90%)
- To be about to do sth: sắp sửa làm gì
- To be bound to do sth: chắc chắn sẽ làm gì
- To be due to do sth: được mong chờ sẽ diễn ra (vào một thời gian cụ thể đã định trước)
=> Vì vế sau nhấn mạnh họ bị ngạc nhiên khi mọi thứ lại diễn ra không như mong đợi, suy nghĩ, nên chứng tỏ trước đó họ hẳn là đã chắc chắn luôn chứ không còn hoài nghi gì nữa, do đó A chưa chính xác
Tạm dịch: Chúng tôi tất cả đều nghĩ rằng Doug chắc chắn trở thành một họa sĩ, vì thế chúng tôi rất ngạc nhiên khi mà anh ấy trở thành một thương nhân ở phố Wall.
=> Đáp án là C
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.
John admitted ____ a lot of compulsory courses in his higher education curriculum.
One of the main drawbacks of office work is that people can be easily inflicted _________________ back pains.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
____ Internet is offering human beings a wide range of benefits and some drawbacks as well.
In the United States, there has risen a demand that guns ____ from the public.
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.
Alex dreams of going on tour – he’s just waiting for his big ______________ to get his foot in the door of the music industry.
Urbanization is the triumph of the unnatural over the natural, the grid over the organic.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
STREET PAPERS
The problem of homelessness is an international one. In the capital cities of the world, the sight of people begging on the streets is becoming increasingly rare. But all over the world, homeless people are taking the future into their own (23) _____________. By selling "street papers" they no longer need to beg for a (24) ____________.
The concept of the street paper is simple. It is sold by homeless and ex-homeless people (25) ________ buy it at a fixed price of 30p and sell it to the public for 70p, keeping 40p for themselves. If they have no money, then they can get the first ten copies on (26) _____________ and pay for them later. Every paper seller receives training and is given a special identity badge.
The paper itself contains articles of general and social interest, film and book reviews, cartoons and the occasional celebrity interview. Advertising and sales provide most of the income, and all profits go (27) ______________ into helping homeless people.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.
The matches went on till as late as 10 p.m. on Saturday and even then the A division final had to be carried over to the next day.
