Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Câu 49. The burglar was trying to break into the shop. He was caught by the night guard when doing so.
A. By the time the night guard caught him, the burglar had broken into the shop.
B. While trying to break into the shop, the burglar was caught by the night guard.
C. Having tried to break into the shop, the burglar was caught by the night guard.
Giải bởi Vietjack
Đáp án B
Kiến thức về lược mệnh đề
Khi hai mệnh đề có cùng chủ ngữ, ta có thể lược bỏ chủ ngữ của mệnh đề đầu và chuyển động từ thành:
- V-ing với câu chủ động
- Vp2 với câu bị động
Cấu trúc By the time
By the time + S + V-ed, S + had + Vp2: Khi một việc xảy ra thì việc kia đã xảy ra trước đó rồi.
Đề bài: Tên trộm cố gắng đột nhập vào cửa hàng. Hắn ta bị bắt bởi người gác đêm trong khi làm vậy
= B. Trong khi đang cố gắng đột nhập vào cửa hàng, tên trộm bị bắt bởi người gác đêm.If Tom ____________ a bit more ambitious, he would have found himself a better job years ago.
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.
Câu 19. I can’t get on well with my boss because of his authoritative manner that at times is almost arrogant.
We have to work against the clock so as to meet the deadline of the clients tomorrow.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 5. She was not ___________little girl he had known, but she was not yet ________woman either.
Although her boss gives quite obvious a hint of dismissing Nancy for her incompetence, she is still __________ignorant of the fact that she is about to face up to a gloomy scenario of unemployment.
It was reported that three top athletes have been ________from the championship after positive drug tests.
He never stops smoking; one cigarette after another. I’m afraid he’s become a __________smoker.
His poor standard of play fully justifies his __________from the team for the next match.
Claudia is being interviewed by the manager of the company she's applied for
- Manager: “_________”
- Claudia: "I work hard and I enjoy working with other people."
Julian dropped out of college after his first year. Now he regrets it.
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.
Câu 21. The schoolboy’s excuse wasn’t credible at all. Nobody in the classroom believed in the far-fetched story he told.
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.
My friend told me, "If I were you, I would not ask him for help."
