The amount spent on defense is in sharp contrast to that spent on housing and health.
A. blare
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Đáp án C
Kiến thức : Đồng nghĩa – trái nghĩa
Giải thích:
Tạm dịch: Số tiền chi cho quốc phòng trái ngược hoàn toàn với chi phí cho nhà ở và sức khỏe.
→ sharp /ʃɑːp/ (adj): hoàn toàn, rõ ràng, sắc nét
Xét các đáp án:
A. blare /bleə/ (n): tiếng om sòm B. flask /flɑːsk/ (n): bình, lọ
C. stark /stɑːk/ (adj): hoàn toàn; tuyệt đối D. spark /spɑːk/ (n): tia lửa, tia sáng
→ Đáp án C. (sharp = stark)
Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:
- in contrast to: đối lập với
- to spend sth on doing sth: dành cái gì làm việc gì.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks.
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The main thing to remember is that becoming a truly independent learner ultimately depends above all on taking responsibility for your own learning and being prepared to take every opportunity available to you to learn. You also increase your chances of (28) _______ by learning according to your own needs and interests, using all available resources. Research shows that learners (29) _______ adopt this approach will undoubtedly manage to broaden their language abilities considerably and, (30) _______, are mote likely to achieve their objectives in the longer term.
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
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