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Đáp án A
Phương pháp giải:
Kiến thức: Thành ngữ
Giải chi tiết:
between a rock and a hard place (idiom): in a situation where you have to choose between two things, both of which are unpleasant (trong một tình huống mà bạn phải lựa chọn giữa hai điều, cả hai đều khó chịu) => tiến thoái lưỡng nan
Các phương án còn lại không kết hợp với “between” và “hard place” để tạo thành thành ngữ trên:
B. stone: đá (cuội)
C. ball: quả bóng
D. dirt: vết bẩn
Tạm dịch: Riley thì trong tình trạng tiến thoái lưỡng nan vì anh ấy vô tình sắp xếp cuộc hẹn với bác sĩ của mình cùng ngày với trận đấu bóng đá đầu tiên của con trai mình ở trường.Gói VIP thi online tại VietJack (chỉ 200k/1 năm học), luyện tập gần 1 triệu câu hỏi có đáp án chi tiết
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.
The placebo effect is far more powerful than most people realize. It's fascinating, and it has been (1) _____ studied by medical science. We know that four placebo sugar pills a day will clean up an illness quicker than two sugar pills, we know that an injection is a more effective treatment for pain than a pill, we know that green pills are more effective (2) _____ stress than red pills, and we know that brand packaging on painkillers increases pain relief.
But if homeopathy users are being deceived by the placebo effect, is that so bad? Maybe not. There are often situations (3) _____ people want treatment but medicine has little to offer - back pain, stress at work, medically unexplained fatigue, and (4) _____ commonly colds. Trying every known medication will only give you side effects. A sugar pill in these circumstances seems a very (5) _____ option.
(Adapted from Unlimited B2 - student's book)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
In an effort to solve the problem of extinction, many countries have allocated large amounts of its land to animal reserves.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
"I'm happy to hear that you win the singing contest. Congratulations!", David said to Jane.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Katherine has currently been down in the dumps because all her best friends have gone abroad to study.
