Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 67 to 76.

Ralph Earl was born into a Connecticut farm family in 1751. He chose early to become a painter and looked for what training was available in his home state an in Boston. Earl was one of the first American artists to paint landscapes. Among his first paintings were scenes from the Revolutionary war battles of Lexington and Concord In 1778 Earl went to London to study with Benjamin West for four years.

When Earl returned to the United States, he was jailed for fourteen months for outstanding debts. While still a prisoner, he painted portraits of some of New York City's most elegant society women and their husbands. After his release, he took up the trade of itinerant portrait painter, working his way through southern New England and New York. He didn't flatter his subjects, but his portrait show a deep understanding of them; perhaps he had sprung from the same roots.

Among Earl's most famous paintings is his portrait of Justice Oliver Ellsworth and his wife, Abigail. To provide counterpoint to the severity of the couple, he accurately details the relative luxury of the Ellsworth's interior furnishings. The view through the window behind them shows sun lit fields, well-kept fences, and a bend of the Connecticut River. One of Earl's paintings is something of anomaly. Reclining Hunter, which many years was attributed to Thomas Gainsborough, shows a well-dressed gentleman resting beneath a tree. In the foreground, he displays a pile of birds, the results of a day's hunt. The viewer can also see a farmer's donkey lying in the ground, another of the hunter's victims. This outrageously funny portrait couldn't have been commissioned - no one would have wanted to be portrayed in such an absurd way. However, this painting uncharacteristically shows Earl's wit as well as his uncommon technical skills.

According to the passage, one of the distinguishing features of the portrait Oliver and Abigail Ellsworth is the contrast between________.

A. the straight fences and the curving Connecticut River.

B. the two styles used to paint the two figures

C. the plainness of the figures and the luxury of the furnishings

D. the sunlit fields and the dark interior

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Đáp án là C. Ý trong bài: To provide counterpoint to the severity of the couple, he accurately details the relative luxury of the Ellsworth's interior furnishings.

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Câu 1

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

Salmon lay their eggs and die in fresh water, although they live in salt water when most of their adult lives

A. lay

B. although

C. when

D. adult

Lời giải

Đáp án: C

Giải thích:

Dùng trạng từ quan hệ “where” cho từ chỉ địa điểm “salt water”.

Lưu ý: danh từ “salmon” (cá hồi) có dạng số nhiều vẫn là “salmon”, nên đáp án A không sai.

Sửa: when → where

Tạm dịch: Cá hồi đẻ trứng và chết trong nước ngọt, mặc dù chúng sống ở nước mặn, nơi hầu hết cá trưởng thành sống.

Câu 2

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions

In the event that nuclear weapons being used, we are all doomed

A. We are all doomed to die in nuclear war

B. If it should happen that nuclear weapons are used, we are all doomed

C. That nuclear weapons will doom us all is unbelievable

D. The nuclear war is unavoidable and will doom us all

Lời giải

In the event that + clause: lỡ, lỡ khi .... (dùng khi bạn đề phòng trường hợp điều gì xảy ra)

Đáp án là B. If it should happen that nuclear weapons are used, we are all doomed. Nếu phải xảy ra rằng vũ khí hạt nhân được sử dụng, chúng ta đều phải chịu số phận

Câu 3

Children usually turn to their parents rather than________for protection from threats in the environment

A. They turn to other figures of authority

B. authority figures to other

C. to other figures of authority

D. their turning to other figures of authorityĐáp án là C. Câu này đang so sánh giữa hai hành động là “turn to their parents” và “turn to other figures of authority” . Chung động từ “turn” nên ta có thể bỏ động từ theo sau “rather than”