Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.
Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening, she phoned to (36) ______ me that what she really wanted to do was a travel round the world, (37)______ she was looking into the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several advertisements in the paper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was interested in one in Italy, (38)______ she was desperate to visit
She decided that this would be a good way to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to apply for the job. The reply (39) ______ a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately got in touch with the school owner and agree to attend the interview . She was determined that nothing would prevent her (40)______ doing what she had set out to do.
Điền vào số (38)
A. that
B. where
C. when
D. which
Đáp án D
Đại từ quan hệ “which” thay thế cho “Italia”.
Các đáp án còn lại:
A. that- Đại từ quan hệ (ĐTQH) thay thế cho danh từ chỉ người, vật hoặc cả cụm chỉ người và vật, đóng vai trò là chủ ngữ hoặc tân ngữ. “That” chỉ được dùng trong Mệnh đề quan hệ xác định và không bao giờ đứng sau dấu phẩy. Buộc phải dùng “That” trong trường hợp có bổ nghĩa chỉ sự so sánh nhất và tính tuyệt đối như The biggest…/The only/The last/The first, the second../etc.
B. where- ĐTQH chỉ nơi chốn.
C. when- ĐTQH chỉ thời điểm.