I was born and brought up in the highlands. I am used to cold weather.
A. As being born and brought up in the highlands.
B. To be born and bring up in the highlands.
C. Being born and bringing up in the highlands.
D. Born and brought up the highlands.
Đáp án đúng: D
Giải thích: Phân từ quá khứ có thể dùng để rút gọn 1 mệnh đề chia ở thể bị động (để thể hiện nguyên nhân): V(p2)… = (because) S + be + V(p2)
Dịch: Sinh ra và lớn lên vùng cao.
Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the blank
Television is one of man's most important (1) …..…. of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President (2) …….... a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to (3) …..…. peace.Through television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands. TV even takes its viewers (4) ………….. of this world. It brings them coverage of America's astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space.
In addition to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are (5) ………. to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more entertainment programs than any other kind. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting events and motion pictures.
The football match was so dull that most of the _____ left at half-time.
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
My father never indulges _____ drinking.
Find out one mistake in each sentence
Find the mistake: It was (A) the day before (B) that the accident (C) happened (D).
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently: decreased, endangered, influenced, established