Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks.
VINCENT VAN GOGH
Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh’s paintings are sold at very
high prices (30)_________ many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (31)_________, he did not have a happy life.
Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (32)_________his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (33)_________life. He drew things that he could see either around the quiet town of his parents’ home or (34)_________his window. This is why he painted things (35)_________the sky, his room and even himself.
Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (36) _________the person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct. It was very (37)_________him to do such a thing.
Van Gogh was also (38)_________a crazy man. He really (39)_________become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.Question 33
A. lone
B. alone
C. loneliness
D. lonely
Để làm được câu này phải hiểu được sự khác nhau giữa các tính từ:
Alone(adj) : cô đơn, không hạnh phúc, thường sử dụng với động từ feel
Lonely (adj ) : thể hiện tâm trạng cô đơn, có thể được sử dụng sau động từ to be và động từ to feel.
Lone (adj): mang nghĩa đơn lẻ, đơn chiếc, không có sự hiện diện của người hoặc vật khác.
=> Đáp án là D, vì trước ”and” có tính từ “sad” chỉ tâm trạng