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.
THE HOSTORY OF WRITING
The development of writing (30)________ a huge difference to the world and might see it as the beginning of the media. Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China (31)________date from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of “picture writing” developed in the area around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the ancient Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 BC onwards. However, the first (32)________ alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050 BC. Their alphabet had 22 letters and it is estimated that it lasted for 1000 years. The first two signs were called “aleph” and “beth”, which in Greek became “alpha” and “beta”, which gave us the modern word “alphabet”.
The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and spead (33)________other European countries under the Romans. A number of changes took place as time passed. The Romans added the letter G, and the letter J and V were unknown to people in Shakespeare’s time.
If we (34)________the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans used to write quaesto at the end of a sentence in order to show that it was a Question. They started to write Qo in place of the whole word, and the put the Q above the o. In the end, that became the question mark “?”
Điền vào ô 31
A. where
B. that
C. who
D. when
Đáp án B.
Tạm dịch: Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China________date from around 4000 BC: Các mảnh gốm với các dấu hiệu trên đó, có thể là các con số, được phát hiện ở Trung Quốc, có niên đại từ khoảng năm 4000 trước Công nguyên.
Chỗ trống thiếu đại từ quan hệ làm chủ ngữ, làm rõ nghĩa cho pieces of pottery nên đáp án đúng là B. 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 fits each of the numbered blanks.
THE HISTORY OF WRITING
The development of writing (30) _______ a huge difference to the world and might see it as the beginning of the media. Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China (31) _______ date from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of "picture writing" developed in the area around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the ancient Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 BC onwards. However, the first (32) _______ alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050 BC. Their alphabet had 22 letters and it is estimated that it lasted for 1000 years. The first two signs were called "aleph" and "beth", which in Greek became "alpha" and "beta", which gave us the modern word "alphabet".
The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and spread (33) _______ other European countries under the Romans. A number of changes took place as time passed. The Romans added the letter G, and the letter J and V were unknown to people in Shakespeare's time.
If we (34) _______ the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans used to write quaesto at the end of a sentence in order to show that it was a Question. They started to write Qo in place of the whole word, and then put the Q above the o. In the end, that became the question mark "?"
Điền vào ô trống 32
A. true
B. accurate
C. exact
D. precise
Đáp án A.
Tạm dịch: However, the first _______ alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050 BC: Tuy nhiên, bảng chữ cái _______ đầu tiên được sử dụng bởi những người xứ Phoenici khoảng năm 1050 TCN.
A. true (adj): chân thực, đúng với sự thật (thường dùng với một sự kiện, sự việc)
B. accurate (adj): chính xác, xác đáng (theo kiểu đúng với mọi chi tiết)
C. exact (adj): đúng đắn, chính xác (đưa ra tất cả các chi tiết một cách đúng đắn)
D. precise (adj): rõ ràng, chính xác, tỉ mỉ, nghiêm ngặt (đưa ra các chi tiết một cách rõ ràng, chính xác và thường dùng trong đo lường)
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.
THE HISTORY OF WRITING
The development of writing (30) _______ a huge difference to the world and might see it as the beginning of the media. Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China (31) _______ date from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of "picture writing" developed in the area around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the ancient Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 BC onwards. However, the first (32) _______ alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050 BC. Their alphabet had 22 letters and it is estimated that it lasted for 1000 years. The first two signs were called "aleph" and "beth", which in Greek became "alpha" and "beta", which gave us the modern word "alphabet".
The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and spread (33) _______ other European countries under the Romans. A number of changes took place as time passed. The Romans added the letter G, and the letter J and V were unknown to people in Shakespeare's time.
If we (34) _______ the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans used to write quaesto at the end of a sentence in order to show that it was a Question. They started to write Qo in place of the whole word, and then put the Q above the o. In the end, that became the question mark "?"
Điền vào ô trống 33
A. to
B. in
C. with
D. for
Đáp án A.
Tạm dịch: "The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and spread _______ other European countries under the Romans": Bảng chữ cái của người Châu Âu hiện đại có nền tảng là tiếng Hy Lạp và lan truyền sang các nước Châu Âu khác dưới thời La Mã
- to spread to: truyền ra, rải, truyền bá
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.
THE HOSTORY OF WRITING
The development of writing (30)________ a huge difference to the world and might see it as the beginning of the media. Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China (31)________date from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of “picture writing” developed in the area around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the ancient Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 BC onwards. However, the first (32)________ alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050 BC. Their alphabet had 22 letters and it is estimated that it lasted for 1000 years. The first two signs were called “aleph” and “beth”, which in Greek became “alpha” and “beta”, which gave us the modern word “alphabet”.
The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and spead (33)________other European countries under the Romans. A number of changes took place as time passed. The Romans added the letter G, and the letter J and V were unknown to people in Shakespeare’s time.
If we (34)________the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans used to write quaesto at the end of a sentence in order to show that it was a Question. They started to write Qo in place of the whole word, and the put the Q above the o. In the end, that became the question mark “?”
Điền vào ô 32
A. true
B. accurate
C. exact
D. precise
Đáp án A.
Tạm dịch: However, the first________alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050 BC: Tuy nhiên, bảng chữ cái________đầu tiên được sử dụng bởi những người xứ Phoenici khoảng năm 1050 TCN.
A. true (adj): chân thực, đúng với sự thật (thường dùng với một sự kiện, sự việc)
B. accurate (adj): chính xác, xác đáng (theo kiểu đúng với mọi chi tiết)
C. exact (adj): đúng đắn, chính xác (đưa ra tất cả các chi tiết một cách đúng đắn)
D. precise (adj): rõ ràng, chính xác, tỉ mỉ, nghiêm ngặt (đưa ra các chi tiết một cách rõ ràng, chính xác và thường dùng trong đo lường)
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.
THE HOSTORY OF WRITING
The development of writing (30)________ a huge difference to the world and might see it as the beginning of the media. Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China (31)________date from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of “picture writing” developed in the area around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the ancient Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 BC onwards. However, the first (32)________ alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050 BC. Their alphabet had 22 letters and it is estimated that it lasted for 1000 years. The first two signs were called “aleph” and “beth”, which in Greek became “alpha” and “beta”, which gave us the modern word “alphabet”.
The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and spead (33)________other European countries under the Romans. A number of changes took place as time passed. The Romans added the letter G, and the letter J and V were unknown to people in Shakespeare’s time.
If we (34)________the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans used to write quaesto at the end of a sentence in order to show that it was a Question. They started to write Qo in place of the whole word, and the put the Q above the o. In the end, that became the question mark “?”
Điền vào ô 33
A. to
B. in
C. with
D. for
Đáp án A.
Tạm dịch: “The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and spread________other European countries under the Romans”: Bảng chữ cái của người Châu Âu hiện đại có nền tảng là tiếng Hy Lạp và lan truyền sang các nước Châu Âu khác dưới thời La Mã.
- to spread to: truyền ra, rải, truyền bá
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.
THE HISTORY OF WRITING
The development of writing (30) _______ a huge difference to the world and might see it as the beginning of the media. Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China (31) _______ date from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of "picture writing" developed in the area around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the ancient Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 BC onwards. However, the first (32) _______ alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050 BC. Their alphabet had 22 letters and it is estimated that it lasted for 1000 years. The first two signs were called "aleph" and "beth", which in Greek became "alpha" and "beta", which gave us the modern word "alphabet".
The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and spread (33) _______ other European countries under the Romans. A number of changes took place as time passed. The Romans added the letter G, and the letter J and V were unknown to people in Shakespeare's time.
If we (34) _______ the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans used to write quaesto at the end of a sentence in order to show that it was a Question. They started to write Qo in place of the whole word, and then put the Q above the o. In the end, that became the question mark "?"
Điền vào ô trống 30
A. did
B. had
C. made
D. took
Đáp án C.
Tạm dịch: The development of writing _______ a huge difference to the world: Sự phát triển của việc viết _______ một sự khác biệt rất lớn đối với thế giới
Đáp án đúng là C. make a difference: tạo ra một sự khác biệt.
| MEMORIZE - difference (n): sự khác biệt - differentiate (v) - differentiate between A and B: phân biệt, chỉ rõ sự khác biệt |
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.
THE HISTORY OF WRITING
The development of writing (30) _______ a huge difference to the world and might see it as the beginning of the media. Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China (31) _______ date from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of "picture writing" developed in the area around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the ancient Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 BC onwards. However, the first (32) _______ alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050 BC. Their alphabet had 22 letters and it is estimated that it lasted for 1000 years. The first two signs were called "aleph" and "beth", which in Greek became "alpha" and "beta", which gave us the modern word "alphabet".
The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and spread (33) _______ other European countries under the Romans. A number of changes took place as time passed. The Romans added the letter G, and the letter J and V were unknown to people in Shakespeare's time.
If we (34) _______ the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans used to write quaesto at the end of a sentence in order to show that it was a Question. They started to write Qo in place of the whole word, and then put the Q above the o. In the end, that became the question mark "?"
Điền vào ô trống 31
A. where
B. that
C. who
D. when
Đáp án B.
Tạm dịch: Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China _______ date from around 4000 BC: Các mảnh gốm với các dấu hiệu trên đó, có thể là các con số, được phát hiện ở Trung Quốc, có niên đại từ khoảng năm 4000 trước Công nguyên.
Chỗ trống thiếu đại từ quan hệ làm chủ ngữ, làm rõ nghĩa cho pieces of pottery nên đáp án đúng là B. 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 fits each of the numbered blanks.
THE HISTORY OF WRITING
The development of writing (30) _______ a huge difference to the world and might see it as the beginning of the media. Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China (31) _______ date from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of "picture writing" developed in the area around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the ancient Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 BC onwards. However, the first (32) _______ alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050 BC. Their alphabet had 22 letters and it is estimated that it lasted for 1000 years. The first two signs were called "aleph" and "beth", which in Greek became "alpha" and "beta", which gave us the modern word "alphabet".
The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and spread (33) _______ other European countries under the Romans. A number of changes took place as time passed. The Romans added the letter G, and the letter J and V were unknown to people in Shakespeare's time.
If we (34) _______ the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans used to write quaesto at the end of a sentence in order to show that it was a Question. They started to write Qo in place of the whole word, and then put the Q above the o. In the end, that became the question mark "?"
Điền vào ô trống 34
A. look into
B. bring on
C. make off
D. hold up
Đáp án A.
Tạm dịch: "If we _______ the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts": Nếu chúng ta _______ lịch sử của hệ thống chấm câu, chúng ta cũng sẽ tìm thấy một vài thực tế thú vị.
Đáp án đúng là A. look into: điều tra.
Các đáp án khác không phù hợp:
B. bring on sth: gây ra
Ex: He was suffering from stress brought on by overwork.
C. make off: đi nhanh để bỏ trốn
D. hold up: ăn trộm (có dùng súng)
Ex: Masked men held up a security van in South London yesterday.
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.
THE HOSTORY OF WRITING
The development of writing (30)________ a huge difference to the world and might see it as the beginning of the media. Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China (31)________date from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of “picture writing” developed in the area around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the ancient Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 BC onwards. However, the first (32)________ alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050 BC. Their alphabet had 22 letters and it is estimated that it lasted for 1000 years. The first two signs were called “aleph” and “beth”, which in Greek became “alpha” and “beta”, which gave us the modern word “alphabet”.
The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and spead (33)________other European countries under the Romans. A number of changes took place as time passed. The Romans added the letter G, and the letter J and V were unknown to people in Shakespeare’s time.
If we (34)________the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans used to write quaesto at the end of a sentence in order to show that it was a Question. They started to write Qo in place of the whole word, and the put the Q above the o. In the end, that became the question mark “?”
Điền vào ô 34
A. look into
B. bring on
C. make off
D. hold up
Đáp án A.
Tạm dịch: “If we________ the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts”: Nếu chúng ta________lịch sử của hệ thống chấm câu, chúng ta cũng sẽ tìm thấy một vài thực tế thú vị.
Đáp án đúng là A. look into: điều tra.
Các đáp án khác không phù hợp:
B. bring on sth: gây ra
Ex: He was suffering from stress brought on by overwork.
C. make off: đi nhanh để bỏ trốn
D. hold up: ăn trộm (có dùng súng)
Ex: Masked men help up a security van in South London yesterday
