B
Kiến thức: Modal verb
Giải thích:
should + have PP: nên đã phải làm gì (nhưng thực tế là đã không làm)
Tạm dịch: Tòa nhà này đáng lẽ đã nên hoàn tất vào cuối năm ngoái nhưng có rất nhiều cuộc đình công khiến nó vẫn chưa hoàn thành.
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 each of the numbered blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 39
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man (39) _____________ Charles Babbage. Babbage was bom in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant
mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But
despite the fact that he (40)____ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over
the years, people have argued (41)___ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the
Science Museum in London has finished building(42)__ engine based on one of Babbage's
designs. (43)_____ has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been
specially made.
Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage's work.
A. called
B. written
C. recognized
D. known
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 each of the numbered blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 40
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man (39) _____________ Charles Babbage. Babbage was bom in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant
mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But
despite the fact that he (40)____ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over
the years, people have argued (41)___ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the
Science Museum in London has finished building(42)__ engine based on one of Babbage's
designs. (43)_____ has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been
specially made.
A. wanted
B. made
C. missed
D. started
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 each of the numbered blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 39
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man (39) _____________ Charles Babbage. Babbage was bom in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant
mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But
despite the fact that he (40)____ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over
the years, people have argued (41)___ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the
Science Museum in London has finished building(42)__ engine based on one of Babbage's
designs. (43)_____ has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been
specially made.
A. an
B. the
C. some
D. that
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 each of the numbered blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 43
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man (39) _____________ Charles Babbage. Babbage was bom in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant
mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But
despite the fact that he (40)____ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over
the years, people have argued (41)___ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the
Science Museum in London has finished building(42)__ engine based on one of Babbage's
designs. (43)_____ has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been
specially made.
A. They
B. It
C. One
D. He
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 each of the numbered blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 41
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man (39) _____________ Charles Babbage. Babbage was bom in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant
mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But
despite the fact that he (40)____ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over
the years, people have argued (41)___ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the
Science Museum in London has finished building(42)__ engine based on one of Babbage's
designs. (43)_____ has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been
specially made.
A. whether
B. why
C. though
D. until
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing at least 5,000 years, but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings. When writing developed, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today, there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal man cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write; in the past, many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so imperfectly.
To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not to disparage the later. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.
In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of _______ .
A. people who learn the rudiments of speech
B. people who speak many languages
C. intelligent people who couldn't write
D. severely handicapped children
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing at least 5,000 years, but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings. When writing developed, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today, there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal man cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write; in the past, many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so imperfectly.
To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not to disparage the later. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized
In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of _______
A. people who learn the rudiments of speech
B. people who speak many languages
C. intelligent people who couldn't write
D. severely handicapped children
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing at least 5,000 years, but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings. When writing developed, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today, there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal man cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write; in the past, many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so imperfectly.
To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not to disparage the later. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.
According to the author, one mark of a civilized society is that if _______ .
A. affirms the primacy of speech over writing
B. affirms the primacy of writing over speech
C. teaches its children to speak perfectly
D. keeps written records
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing at least 5,000 years, but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings. When writing developed, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today, there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal man cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write; in the past, many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so imperfectly.
To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not to disparage the later. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.
According to the author, one mark of a civilized society is that if _______
A. affirms the primacy of speech over writing
B. affirms the primacy of writing over speech
C. teaches its children to speak perfectly
D. keeps written records
