B. Some terrestrial habits were remained when the species reverted to water life.
C. Apart from breathing and breeding, marine species were expected to change nothing to live on land.
D. Ichthyosaurs might have resembled dolphins.
Đáp án C
Theo đoạn văn, câu nào sau đây không đúng?
A. Hải cẩu có thể sống được ở cả trên cạn lẫn dưới nước.
B. Một vài thói quen trên cạn vẫn được duy trì khi các loài quay trở về sống dưới biển.
C. Ngoại trừ hô hấp và sinh sản, các loài dưới nước không phải thay đổi gì khi di chuyển lên cạn.
D. Thằn lằn cá có nét tương đồng với cá heo.
Từ khóa: NOT TRUE
Căn cứ thông tin trong đoạn văn:
- Seals have only gone part way back. They show us what the intermediates might have been like. (Hải cẩu chỉ quay trở về 1 phần. Chúng cho ta thấy những sinh vật trung gian sống như thế nào).
- Turtles went back to the sea a very long time ago and, like all vertebrate returnees to the water, they breathe air. However, they are, in one respect, less fully given back to the water than whales or dugongs, for turtles still lay their eggs on beaches. (Rùa đã quay trở lại biển cách đây rất lâu và giống như tất cả những động vật có xương sống trở về sống ở dưới nước, chúng hít thở không khí. Tuy nhiên, xét về một khía cạnh nào đó, chúng trở lại môi trường nước không hoàn toàn như cá voi hoặc cá nược, vì rùa vẫn đẻ trứng trên các bãi biển.)
- Moving from water to land involved a major redesign of every aspect of life, including breathing and reproduction. (Di chuyển từ môi trường nước lên cạn đòi hỏi phải thiết kế lại mọi mặt của cuộc sống, bao gồm hô hấp và sinh sản).
- Ichthyosaurs were reptilian contemporaries of the dinosaurs, with fins and streamlined bodies. The fossils look like dolphins and they surely lived like dolphins, in the water. (Thằn lằn cá là loài bò sát sống cùng thời với khủng long, với vây cá và cơ thể được sắp xếp hợp lý. Hóa thạch của chúng trông giống như cá heo và chúng chắc chắn giống cá heo là sống trong môi trường nước.)
He stressed that idea of the event is to grab the public's attention with their favorite acts, rather than to give them a diverse arts festival.
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.
BRITPOP
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Britpop bands included Suede, Pulp, Blur and Oasis but it was the (24) ____ two that really dominated the market. In 1994 Blur released their album Parklife (25) ____ had a strong retro feel from the 70s and Oasis released Definitely Maybe, again with a retro feel reminiscent of John Lennon.
The two bands were often seen (26) ____ rivals and this was exaggerated by the media who emphasized their differences in origins and class: Oasis from the north of England, Blur from the south. This culminated in both bands releasing singles on the same day in 1985, with Blur's single Country House reaching number one in the charts and Oasis's Roll With It number two. Oasis, however, went on to have greater commercial success, particularly with the album (What's the story) Morning Glory? (1985) which sold 412 million (27) ____ in the UK.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Tome denied breaking the teacher's laptop.
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Minh: “_________________________”
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
The Department of Foreign Languages are not located in the new building opposite the old one.
His ambition and doggy determination ensured that he rose to the top of his profession.
Don’t ___in my presentation with your comments like that. It is so annoying and rude.
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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.
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best completes following exchanges.
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Jeny: 'It's plausible and it can bring about big changes.’
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
People believe that habitual learners are more likely to put themselves _______ new and challenging social situations throughout life.
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
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