Although the fish appears to be harmless, it is quite dangerous.

  Contrary…………………………………………………………………………………..

Câu này mình làm là: “Contrary to the harmless fish’s appearance, it is quite dangerous.” Có đúng không ạ? Nếu sai thì mọi người sửa và cho mình biết lí do để mình sửa lại ạ. Cảm ơn mọi người rất nhiều.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Contrary to expectations, South Korea________to the semi-finals of the 2002 Word Cup.

A. protected 

B. provided 

C. proclaimed 

D. progressed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The research, contrary to common belief, revealed some rather unexpected results

A. impressive 

B. predictable 

C. surprising 

D. positive  

Contrary to popular (0) … most burglaries take (1) … during the day. The quick dash you (2) … to the shops before they close or to (3) … the children from school are ideal opportunities. Burglars know about these things and what time they are (4) … to occur. The garage door which you (5) … open because you didn’t have time to shut it before you drove away is as (6) … as an invitation card. Your best protection is to make (7) … that when the burglar does come to your house, he decides it is not worth the (8) … of breaking in. Your precautions have to be good enough to put him (9) …. For most people the first (10) … to better security is to frighten themselves (11) … really believing that their house could be burgled. And (12) …, if it happened, would be pretty unpleasant. Anyone who has suffered the (13) … can tell you that the shock of finding your (14) … home vandalised is at least as painful as the actual financial (15) … you suffer.

1 A part                        B way                           C place                         D action

2 A do                          B take                           C go                             D make

3 A collect                    B pick                           C take                           D catch

 4 A probable                B surely                        C possible                    D likely

5 A forgot                     B left                            C let                             D put

6 A well                         B much                         C good                                     D fine

7 A clear                       B sure                           C safe                          D care

8 A alarm                      B trap                           C risk                            D threat

9 A off                          B out                            C up                             D away

10 A lesson                   B point                         C part                           D step

11 A into                       B to                              C with                           D of

12 A which                    B that                           C what                          D then

13 A state                     B fact                           C knowledge                 D experience

14 A well-known            B usual                         C familiar                      D regular

15 A price                     B loss                          C lack                           D cut

Kids love karting. Contrary to popular (0) belief, karting is no more (1) ………….than riding a bicycle. If anything, it’s a bit safer because karts have four wheels. If there are going to be any (2) …………., they are most (3) ………….to be in the form of aching hands and wrists. All karting centres provide the necessary (4) …………., helmets and gloves and it is a good idea for (5) ………….to wear long trousers and trainers. Unlike seaside and amusement park karting centres, where (6) ………….is used to decide who can participate, (7) ………….karting centres set a lower age limit and require an adult’s (8) ………….before allowing a child in. Because it is regarded as (9) …………., no more than five karts operate at any one time, so a long wait is often (10) ………….. 0. believe 1. danger 2. injure 3. like 4. over 5. teen 6. high 7. profession 8. sign 9. safe 10. avoid