Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
An A level is an Advanced level GCE qualification. This exam is (24) __________ taken after two years of A level study, following the O level/IGCSE exams. Students can take any number of A level exams; in the UK, most college students take three or four A level exams for their final two years of study. The (25) __________ of A levels to be taken will often depend on the qualifications that the university chosen requires. A level results can open doors to undergraduate studies at some of the best higher educational institutions in the world, and to a wide range of professional and vocational courses (26) _______ can help build skills for an exciting and rewarding career. In many countries round the world, some schools follow the GCE syllabus to prepare their pupils for taking A level exams. Students at these schools should enquire at their school about how they can register and sit (27) ____ the exams. Students who do not attend a school that follows the GCE syllabus can still take A level exams and can register as a private individual with the British Council.
In order to register for an A level exam one will need to complete an entry form which will become available at the British Council offices. Forms usually become (28) __________ for January examinations in early August of the preceding year. For May/June examinations, they are available in early December of the preceding year.
(Source: https://qualifications.pearson.com)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (25) is...
A. sum
B. number
C. amount
D. quantity
An A level is an Advanced level GCE qualification. This exam is (24) __________ taken after two years of A level study, following the O level/IGCSE exams. Students can take any number of A level exams; in the UK, most college students take three or four A level exams for their final two years of study. The (25) __________ of A levels to be taken will often depend on the qualifications that the university chosen requires. A level results can open doors to undergraduate studies at some of the best higher educational institutions in the world, and to a wide range of professional and vocational courses (26) _______ can help build skills for an exciting and rewarding career. In many countries round the world, some schools follow the GCE syllabus to prepare their pupils for taking A level exams. Students at these schools should enquire at their school about how they can register and sit (27) ____ the exams. Students who do not attend a school that follows the GCE syllabus can still take A level exams and can register as a private individual with the British Council.
In order to register for an A level exam one will need to complete an entry form which will become available at the British Council offices. Forms usually become (28) __________ for January examinations in early August of the preceding year. For May/June examinations, they are available in early December of the preceding year.
(Source: https://qualifications.pearson.com)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (25) is...
A. sum
B. number
C. amount
D. quantity
Kiến thức về cụm từ chỉ số lượng
- sum of st: tổng số
- a number of + N (số nhiều): nhiều
- the number of + N (số nhiều, đếm được): số lượng cái gì
= the amount of + N (không đếm được): lượng
= (a) quantity of st: số lượng, lượng
Tạm dịch: The (25) ____ of A levels to be taken will often depend on the qualifications that the university chosen requires.
(Số lượng kì thi trình độ A phải tham dự thường phụ thuộc vào học vị mà trường đại học được chọn yêu cầu.)
=> Vì vị trí cần điền mang nghĩa là "số lượng cái gì" nên loại A.
Danh từ đi kèm là "levels" - danh từ số nhiều đếm được nên loại C.
Người ta chỉ dùng "a quantity of/quantity of" nên loại D.
- sum of st: tổng số
- a number of + N (số nhiều): nhiều
- the number of + N (số nhiều, đếm được): số lượng cái gì
= the amount of + N (không đếm được): lượng
= (a) quantity of st: số lượng, lượng
Tạm dịch: The (25) ____ of A levels to be taken will often depend on the qualifications that the university chosen requires.
(Số lượng kì thi trình độ A phải tham dự thường phụ thuộc vào học vị mà trường đại học được chọn yêu cầu.)
=> Vì vị trí cần điền mang nghĩa là "số lượng cái gì" nên loại A.
Danh từ đi kèm là "levels" - danh từ số nhiều đếm được nên loại C.
Người ta chỉ dùng "a quantity of/quantity of" nên loại D.
Đáp án B.