We all thought that Doug was _________ to be an artist, so we were very surprised when he became a trader on Wall Street.
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Đáp án C
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Theo quy tắc:
- To be likely to do sth: có khả năng sẽ làm gì; có lẽ, có khả năng xảy ra hoặc tồn tại (mức độ không chắc chắn 100%, chỉ khoảng 80-90%)
- To be about to do sth: sắp sửa làm gì
- To be bound to do sth: chắc chắn sẽ làm gì
- To be due to do sth: được mong chờ sẽ diễn ra (vào một thời gian cụ thể đã định trước)
=> Vì vế sau nhấn mạnh họ bị ngạc nhiên khi mọi thứ lại diễn ra không như mong đợi, suy nghĩ, nên chứng tỏ trước đó họ hẳn là đã chắc chắn luôn chứ không còn hoài nghi gì nữa, do đó A chưa chính xác
Tạm dịch: Chúng tôi tất cả đều nghĩ rằng Doug chắc chắn trở thành một họa sĩ, vì thế chúng tôi rất ngạc nhiên khi mà anh ấy trở thành một thương nhân ở phố Wall.
=> Đáp án là C
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
____ Internet is offering human beings a wide range of benefits and some drawbacks as well.
In the United States, there has risen a demand that guns ____ from the public.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
STREET PAPERS
The problem of homelessness is an international one. In the capital cities of the world, the sight of people begging on the streets is becoming increasingly rare. But all over the world, homeless people are taking the future into their own (23) _____________. By selling "street papers" they no longer need to beg for a (24) ____________.
The concept of the street paper is simple. It is sold by homeless and ex-homeless people (25) ________ buy it at a fixed price of 30p and sell it to the public for 70p, keeping 40p for themselves. If they have no money, then they can get the first ten copies on (26) _____________ and pay for them later. Every paper seller receives training and is given a special identity badge.
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
ln 1921, accompanied by her two daughters, Marie Curie made a triumphant journey to the United States to raise funds for research on radium.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The matches went on till as late as 10 p.m. on Saturday and even then the A division final had to be carried over to the next day.
Alex dreams of going on tour – he’s just waiting for his big ______________ to get his foot in the door of the music industry.
