Many technological innovations, such as the telephone, ____ the result of sudden bursts of inspiration, in fact were preceded by many inconclusive efforts.
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Đáp án B
Kiến thức về mệnh đề quan hệ
Ở đây ta cần một đại từ để thay thế cho danh từ “nhiều phát minh công nghệ, chẳng hạn như điện thoại” nên ta dùng that.
*Note: Ta không bao giờ dùng "that" trước dấu phẩy trong mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định. Tuy nhiên, trong câu này đây hoàn toàn là mệnh đề quan hệ xác định. Hai dấu phẩy đầu là để tách cụm "such as the telephone"-đóng vai trò là một bằng chứng, ví dụ được đưa ra để làm rõ cho "many technological innovations". Còn dấu phẩy thứ hai là để tách cụm "in fact" ra, vì nó đóng vai trò là một trạng từ trong câu
Tạm dịch: Nhiều phát minh công nghệ, chẳng hạn như điện thoại, những cái mà xuất hiện như là kết quả của sự bùng nổ bất ngờ của các nguồn cảm hứng, trong thực tế đã được đi trước bởi nhiều nỗ lực không thể đi đến kết luận.Students are restrained from eating bananas prior to an exam for ____ of failing 'like sliding on a banana skin'.
Do you find it easier to___________ what's happening when you watch a film in English?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
He is likely to go to the capital. He would like to find a steady job.
Regarding what food to avoid before taking an important examination, homophones and the shape of your food comes into ____.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
It is a policy in our school that you should turn____ your student's card when you leave the college.
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.
Urbanization programs are being carried out in many parts of the world, especially in densely (23) ________ regions with limited land and resources. It is the natural outcome of economic development and industrialization. It has brought a lot of benefits to our society. However, it also (24) ________ various problems for local authorities and town planners in the process of maintaining sustainable urbanization, especially in developing countries.
When too many people cram into a small area, urban infrastructure can't be effective. There will be a (25) ________ of livable housing, energy and water supply. This will create overcrowded urban districts with no proper facilities. Currently, fast urbanization is taking place predominantly in developing countries where sustainable urbanization has little relevance to people's lives. Their houses are just shabby slums with poor sanitation. Their children only manage to get basic education. Hence, the struggle for (26) ________ is their first priority rather than anything else. Only when the quality of their existence is improved, can they seek (27) ________ other high values in their life.
My worst exam moment happened when I was caught ____ by my mum after a history exam.
By training additional staff, management could significantly ease _____________ burden on its over-worked personnel.
The reasons for his resignation were a complete mystery to some people.
Contrary to that the papers claim, they are not going to reconstruct the ancient houses.
My responsibilities there included ____ serving customers as well as shelf-filling and answering the phone.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Optimists have plenty to be happy about. In other words, if you can convince yourself that things will get better, the odds of it happening will improve - because you keep on playing the game. In this light, optimism “is a habitual way of explaining your setbacks to yourself”, reports Martin Seligman, the psychology professor and author of Learned Optimism. The research shows that when times get tough, optimists do better than pessimists - they succeed better at work, respond better to stress, suffer fewer depressive episodes, and achieve more personal goals.
Studies also show that belief can help with the financial pinch. Chad Wallens, a social forecaster at the Henley Centre who surveyed middle-class Britons’ beliefs about income, has found that “the people who feel wealthiest, and those who feel poorest, actually have almost the same amount of money at their disposal. Their attitudes and behaviour patterns, however, are different from one another.”
Optimists have something else to be cheerful about - in general, they are more robust. For example, a study of 660 volunteers by the Yale University psychologist Dr. Becca Levy found that thinking positively adds an average of seven years to your life. Other American research claims to have identified a physical mechanism behind this. A Harvard Medical School study of 670 men found that the optimists have significantly better lung function. The lead author, Dr. Rosalind Wright, believes that attitude somehow strengthens the immune system. “Preliminary studies on heart patients suggest that, by changing a per¬son’s outlook, you can improve their mortality risk,” she says.
Few studies have tried to ascertain the proportion of optimists in the world. But a 1995 nationwide survey conducted by the American magazine Adweek found that about half the population counted themselves as optimists, with women slightly more apt than men (53 per cent versus 48 per cent) to see the sunny side.
(Adapted from https://www.ielts-mentor.com)
What does the passage mainly discuss?
“Why don't you stay in and watch a romantic movie this afternoon?” said he.
