KEY A
Giải thích: despite + N: mặc dù
Dịch: Dù giao thông phức tạp, chúng tôi vẫn đến đúng giờ.
KEY A
Giải thích: despite + N: mặc dù
Dịch: Dù giao thông phức tạp, chúng tôi vẫn đến đúng giờ.
We arrived on time ________ the traffic was bad.
A. despite
B. in spite of
C. even
D. although
It was very difficult to understand what he was saying about the noise of the traffic.
A. pick up
B. make up
C. turn out
D. make out
The students arrived late _________the traffic jam.
A. because
B. owing to
C. despite
D. so
No vehicle weighing over 3.5 tons is allowed on this bridge, according to traffic signs placed at both ends of the structure.
A. corruption
B. construction
C. connection
D. confusion
They live on a busy road. ______ a lot of noise from traffic.
A. It must be
B. There must be
C. There must have
D. It must have been
People think that traffic congestion in the downtown area is due to the increasing number of private cars.
A. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is blamed for the increasing number of private cars.
B. The increasing number of private cars is thought to be responsible for traffic congestion in the downtown area.
C. The increasing number of private cars is attributed to traffic congestion in the downtown area.
D. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is thought to result in the increasing number of private cars.
People think that traffic congestion in the downtown area is due to the increasing number of private cars.
A. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is blamed for the increasing number of private cars.
B. The increasing number of private cars is thought to be responsible for traffic congestion in the downtown area.
C. The increasing number of private cars is attributed to traffic congestion in the downtown area.
D. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is thought to result in the increasing number of private cars.
People think that traffic congestion in the downtown area is due to the increasing number of private cars.
A. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is blamed for the increasing number of private cars.
B. The increasing number of private cars is thought to be responsible for traffic congestion in the downtown area.
C. The increasing number of private cars is attributed to traffic congestion in the downtown area.
D. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is thought to result in the increasing number of private cars.
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 from 36 to 42.
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking and diplomacy.
Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is English. Two thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world..
Question: According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world _________
A. the slave trade
B. the Norman invasion
C. missionaries
D. colonization
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet that completes each of the following questions.
Was it really necessary that I ____ there watching you the entire time you were rehearsing for the play? It was really boring watching you repeat the scenes over and over again.
A. am sitting
B. be sitting
C. being sitting
D. sitting