Swim, Cycle, and Run
For athletes who like to (23) _____ a variety of endurance sports in a single race, triathlons are a great fit. These competitions (24) _____ running, cycling, and swimming into one race, and they take place one after the other in a single continuous timed race. Athletes who participate must be in top physical form and have the skills needed to complete each portion of the race.
Training for triathlons means the athletes have to become proficient not only in the sport required in each stage, but they also have to become familiar with what (25) _____ from one to the other does to their bodies. Many inexperienced triathletes are surprised to (26) _____ hard it can be to switch from swimming to cycling to running, and how tired their muscles can suddenly feel,
One thing all triathletes can agree (27) _____ is that no one ever told them that running a triathlon would be easy.
Điền vào số (26)
A. find what
B. find out why
C. find out how
D. find how
Đáp án D
Kiến thức về từ vựng
A. find what: nhận ra cái gì
B. find out why: tìm ra tại sao
C. find out how: tìm ra như thế nào
D. find how: nhận ra như thế nào
Tạm dịch:
“Many inexperienced triathletes are surprised to (26)_____ hard it can be to switch from swimming to cycling to running, and how tired their muscles can suddenly feel.“ (Nhiền vận động viên thiếu kinh nghiệm bị bất ngờ khi nhận thấy việc chuyển từ bơi sang đạp xe rồi chạy bộ khó khăn như thế nào, và cơ của họ có thể đột nhiên cảm thấy mỏi ra sao.)
=> Dựa vào nghĩa thì chỉ có D là phù hợp. (to) find how + adj + S + tobe