Parched interior là gì

CelestialBlaze

08-05-2009, 09:22 PM

Thread n�y m�nh tạo ra với mục đ�ch ch�nh l� hỏi c�c c�u hỏi li�n quan tới bộ m�n Tiếng Anh. Mọi c�u hỏi m�nh đưa ra sẽ chỉ post trong thread n�y chứ kh�ng create lung tung để l�m nhiễu forum. Mong c�c bạn gi�p đỡ v� năm nay m�nh thi ĐH, cả 3 năm học cấp 3 học ban KHTN n�n kh�ng học g� nhiều m�n n�y. Hậu quả l� đang học bở hơi tai :33_002:.

1)ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC, CAO ĐẲNG NĂM 2006 c� c�u:
Chọn phương �n (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với c�u c� nghĩa gần nhất với mỗi c�u cho sẵn sau đ�y:
C�u 63: "You should have finished the report by now," John told his secretary.
A. John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.
B. John said that his secretary had not finished the report.
C. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time.
D. John scolded his secretary for not having finished the report.

Đ�p �n l� A. Theo tớ được biết th� scold & reproach c� nghĩa v� c�ch d�ng như nhau, vậy sao đ�p �n kh�ng thể l� D ?
EDIT: M�nh tự t�m được c�u trả lời rồi:
*Reproach is censure (often about personal matters, obligations, and the like) given with an attitude of faultfinding and some intention of shaming
*Scold suggests that censure is given at some length, harshly, and more or less abusively; it implies irritation, which may be with or without justification.
Based on the Random House Dictionary, � Random House, Inc. 2009.

4) Chọn phương �n (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với c�u c� nghĩa gần nhất với mỗi c�u cho sẵn sau đ�y:
C�u 65: "It's too stuffy in this room, isn't it?" said the guest.
A. The guest suggested that the room should be aired.
B. The guest remarked that the room should be aired.
C. The guest said that the room was too crowded.
D. The guest said that there was too much stuff in the room.
Đ�p �n l� A. V� sao lại như vậy? Tớ thấy người kh�ch chỉ đưa ra nhận x�t(remark) th�i m�?

5)Chọn phương �n (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ/cụm từ c� gạch ch�n cần phải sửa trong c�c c�u sau:
C�u 56: If you need (A)to keep fit, then why (B)not take (C)on (D)a sport such as badminton or tennis?
Đ�p �n l� (C)on. Vậy chỗ đ� phải sửa th�nh take part in được kh�ng? Nếu kh�ng th� phải sửa th�nh g�?

CelestialBlaze

27-05-2009, 09:40 PM

1/Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau v� điền A, B, C hoặc D v�o chỗ trống tương ứng với phương �n lựa chọn đ�ng:
It is the year 2050, and April blizzards have (1)(C) southern England for the third successive year while violent storms batter the North Sea coast. The Gulf Stream, (2)(A) warming waters once heated our shores, has long since disappeared, destroyed by a flood pouring south from the melting Arctic ice cap.
In the United States, much of Alaska has (3)(A) into a quagmire as permafrost and glaciers disintegrate. In Colorado, chair lift pylons stand rusting in the warm drizzle, reminders that the nation once (4)(D) a billion-dollar ski industry, while the remnants of Florida are declared America's second island state.
Africa is faring badly. Its coastline from Cairo to Lagos is completely flooded and many of the major cities (5)(B) . Tens of millions of people have been forced to (6)(C) and are struggling to survive in a parched, waterless interior.
In Asia there is a similar, terrifying picture. Bangladesh is almost totally deserted and the East Indies have been (7)(A) to a few scrappy islands. Tens of millions stand on the brink of death.
It is a startling scenario of a science fiction disaster film. And it would be easy to dismiss, (8)(A) it not for the uncomfortable fact that these visions are the result of rigorous scientific analysis by some of the world's (9)(A) distinguished climatologists.
As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) points out in its recent Climate Change 2001 report, global warming is (10)(B) to result in unpleasant effects: elderly people will suffer and die in smoggy, polluted cities; crops will fail; and wildlife and livestock will perish on a scorched and miserable planet.

1. A. wrapped B. clutched C. gripped D. greeted
2. A. which B. whose C. whom D. of whom
3. A. turned B. made C. got D. returned
4. A. supported B. understood C. bore D. stood
5. A. are abandoning B. have been abandoned C. was abandoning D. abandoned
6. A. flee B. escape C. set out D. make off
7. A. abridged B. reduced C. briefed D. fallen
8. A. if B. had C. were D. but
9. A. the most B. the best C. the very D. most
10. A. believable B. likely C. possible D. probably

Điểm: 4/10.00

Ai gi�p m�nh chữa b�i tr�n được kh�ng?

2/Chọn từ/ tổ hợp từ th�ch hợp để ho�n th�nh c�u sau:
...................... her inexperience her failure to secure the contract was not surprising.
C�u trả lời của bạn:
A. In recognition of B. By virtue of C. With regard to D. In view of
V� sao đ�p �n lại l� (C) m� kh�ng thể l� (B)? By virtue of something = because of something; due to something ?

*C�c c�u hỏi tr�n lấy từ Đề thi thử Đại Học Tuần 10 - hocmai.vn.

Ai c� hảo t�m th� reply gi�p m�nh sớm nh� :21_002:.

nh�cngốc

28-05-2009, 08:07 PM

Đ�y l� � kiến của Nh�c, bạn tham khảo xem sao nha !

1/Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau v� điền A, B, C hoặc D v�o chỗ trống tương ứng với phương �n lựa chọn đ�ng:
It is the year 2050, and April blizzards have (1) southern England for the third successive year while violent storms batter the North Sea coast. The Gulf Stream, (2) warming waters once heated our shores, has long since disappeared, destroyed by a flood pouring south from the melting Arctic ice cap.
In the United States, much of Alaska has (3) into a quagmire as permafrost and glaciers disintegrate. In Colorado, chair lift pylons stand rusting in the warm drizzle, reminders that the nation once (4)a billion-dollar ski industry, while the remnants of Florida are declared America's second island state.
Africa is faring badly. Its coastline from Cairo to Lagos is completely flooded and many of the major cities (5) . Tens of millions of people have been forced to (6) and are struggling to survive in a parched, waterless interior.
In Asia there is a similar, terrifying picture. Bangladesh is almost totally deserted and the East Indies have been (7) to a few scrappy islands. Tens of millions stand on the brink of death.
It is a startling scenario of a science fiction disaster film. And it would be easy to dismiss, (8) it not for the uncomfortable fact that these visions are the result of rigorous scientific analysis by some of the world's (9) distinguished climatologists.
As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) points out in its recent Climate Change 2001 report, global warming is (10)(B) to result in unpleasant effects: elderly people will suffer and die in smoggy, polluted cities; crops will fail; and wildlife and livestock will perish on a scorched and miserable planet.

1. A. wrapped B. clutched C. gripped D. greeted
2. A. which B. whose C. whom D. of whom
3. A. turned B. made C. got D. returned
4. A. supported B. understood C. bore D. stood
5. A. are abandoning B. have been abandoned C. was abandoning D. abandoned
6. A. flee B. escape C. set out D. make off
7. A. abridged B. reduced C. briefed D. fallen
8. A. if B. had C. were D. but
9. A. the most B. the best C. the very D. most
10. A. believable B. likely C. possible D. probably




Chọn từ/ tổ hợp từ th�ch hợp để ho�n th�nh c�u sau:
...................... her inexperience her failure to secure the contract was not surprising.
C�u trả lời của bạn:
A. In recognition of B. By virtue of C. With regard to D. In view of
V� sao đ�p �n lại l� (C) m� kh�ng thể l� (B)? By virtue of something = because of something; due to something ?

C�u n�y th� Nh�c nghĩ l�:
By virtue of sth =by means of sth, because of sth, n� mang nghĩa t�ch cực n�n d�ng trong c�u n�y kh�ng hợp . EX: She got the job by virtue of her greater experience.
Với lại cho because of v�o c�u n�y nghe cũng ko hợp nghĩa bằng with regard to(=concerning) đ�u !