Question

Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks. 

The citadel of the Ho Dynasty was built according to the Feng Shui principles, (1) ____ the flowering of neo-Confucianism in the late 14th century in Viet Nam and its spread to other (2) _____ of East Asia.  According to these principles, it was located in a landscape of great (3)______ beauty on an axis (4) _____ the Tuong Son and Don Son Mountains in a plain between the Ma and Buoi Rivers. In terms of architectural history, the citadel of the Ho Dynasty (5) ______ an important role in the planning and building of urban areas in Viet Nam. It shows the uniqueness (6) _____ the constmction of a citadel in general and a stone citadel in particular, and a breakthrough in Viet Nam’s tradition of citadel building.

Thanks to the unique construction techniques, all the (7) _____ stone sections are intact and have not been (8) _____  by time and weather or by recent urban encroachment. The citadel of the Ho Dynasty is an architectural (9) _____ of the 14^th century with impressive architecture of the walls and other parts. The citadel buildings represent an outstanding example of a new (10) ______  of Southeast Asian imperial city with a combination between the Vietnamese architecture and the unique building techniques of Southeast Asia and Eastern Asian.

 Question 1:

A. considering

B. reflecting

C. throwing back

D. affecting

Answer 1

Đáp án:

consider (v): cân nhắc   

throw back (v): ném lại

reflect (v): phản ánh          

affect (v): ảnh hưởng

- Dựa vào nghĩa thì chỉ có đáp án B là phù hợp nhất

The citadel of the Ho Dynasty was built according to the Feng Shui principles, reflecting the flowering of neo-Confucianism in the late 14th century in Viet Nam…

Tạm dịch: Thành nhà Hồ được xây dựng theo các nguyên tắc Phong Thủy, phản ánh sự phồn thịnh của Tân Nho giáo vào cuối thế kỷ 14 ở Việt Nam …

Mở rộng:

- Động từ chia dạng V-ing vì trong câu này sử dụng dạng rút gọn của mệnh đề quan hệ; mệnh đề quan hệ sử dụng đại từ “which” bổ sung ý nghĩa cho cả mệnh đề đứng trước dấu phẩy;

- Câu đầy đủ là: The citadel of the Ho Dynasty was built according to the Feng Shui principles, which reflects the flowering of neo-Confucianism in the late 14th century in Viet Nam …

=> mệnh đề quan hệ dạng chủ động => rút gọn còn “reflecting”

Đáp án cần chọn là: B