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 from 23 to 27
No one can say when sports began. Since it is impossible to (23) _____ a time when children did not spontaneously run races or wrestle, it is clear that children have always included sports in their play, but one can only speculate about the (24) _____ of sports as autotelic physical contests for adults. Hunters are depicted in prehistoric art, but it cannot be known (25) _____ the hunters pursued their prey in a mood of grim necessity or with the joyful abandon of sportsmen. It is certain, (26) ______, from the rich literary and iconographic evidence of all ancient civilizations that hunting soon became an end in itself at least for royalty and nobility. Archaeological evidence also indicates that ball games were common among ancient peoples as (27) _____as the Chinese and the Aztecs.
Điền ô 26
A. therefore
B. so
C. consequently
D. however
Đáp án D
- Therefore : vì vậy, do đó
E.g: I studied very hard. Therefore, I passed the exam.
- So : vì vậy
E.g: It rained heavily yesterday, so I stayed at home.
- Consequently = as a consequence / as a result: vì vậy, kết quả là
E.g: You didn’t work hard for this term; consequently, he failed the exam
- However: tuy nhiên
“It is certain, however, from the rich literary and iconographic evidence of all ancient civilizations that hunting soon became an end in itself at least for royalty and nobility. (Tuy nhiên từ những bằng chứng về hình tượng và văn học phong phú của tất cả các nền văn minh cổ đại thì chắc chắn rằng việc săn bắn sớm trở thành một thứ ít quan trọng nhất dành cho hoàng gia và tầng lớp quý tộc.)