In the Egyptian calendar, the first practical calendar created, the advent of Sirius in the morning sky before sunrise marked the beginning of the annual flooding of the Nile.
Giải bởi Vietjack
Giải thích: practical (a): thực dụng; thiết thực
functional (a): thiết dụng inefficient (a): không có hiệu quả cao
accurate (a): chính xác, đúng đắn standard (a): tiêu chuẩn; chuẩn mực
=> practical >< inefficient
Tạm dịch: Trong lịch Ai Cập, lịch thực dụng đầu tiên được tạo ra, sự ra đời của Sirius trên bầu trời buổi sáng trước khi mặt trời mọc đánh dấu sự khởi đầu của lũ lụt hàng năm của sông Nile.
Đáp án: B
Fruit is customarily treated with sulfur prior to drying to reduce any colour change.
He takes his dates to intimate restaurants where there is candlelight.
Friendship changed to antipathy when the settlers took the Indian‟s land.
Wendy is on the horns of a dilemma: she just wonders whether to go for a picnic with her friends or to stay at home with her family.
There was a long period without rain in the countryside last year so the harvest was poor.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
In some societies, language is associated with social class and education. People judge one‟s level in society by the kind of language used.
- “Edwards seems like a dog with two tails this morning.”
- “Have you heard the news? His wife gave birth to a baby boy early this morning.”
The nominating committee always meet behind closed doors, lest its deliberations become known prematurely.
The young are now far more materialistic than their precedents years ago..
The police have concluded tentatively that the explosion was caused by a bomb.
We are ready to be answerable to the manager for anything that goes wrong.
Strongly advocating healthy foods, Jane doesn‟t eat any chocolate.
