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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 from 25 to 29.
Beatrix Potter was a story writer whose books about animals have been translated into many languages and read by both children and adults. (25) __________ being an author, she was also regarded as a very successful farmer. Bom in London in 1866, Beatrix was (26) __________ for at home by various servants. Every year she (27) __________ the days to her annual holiday in the countryside. She would take to her London home small animals which she (28) __________ and drew. As she grew up, she entertained other children with drawings and stories about these animals. In 1901, she printed a book at her own (29) __________ called 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit'. So many copies were sold that she bought a farm, where over the next eight years she wrote many other stories. They all sold very well and readers liked their detailed color drawings.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (25) is...
A. Apart
B. Besides
C. Otherwise
D. Except
Beatrix Potter was a story writer whose books about animals have been translated into many languages and read by both children and adults. (25) __________ being an author, she was also regarded as a very successful farmer. Bom in London in 1866, Beatrix was (26) __________ for at home by various servants. Every year she (27) __________ the days to her annual holiday in the countryside. She would take to her London home small animals which she (28) __________ and drew. As she grew up, she entertained other children with drawings and stories about these animals. In 1901, she printed a book at her own (29) __________ called 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit'. So many copies were sold that she bought a farm, where over the next eight years she wrote many other stories. They all sold very well and readers liked their detailed color drawings.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (25) is...
A. Apart
B. Besides
C. Otherwise
D. Except
- Besides ~ In addition to: ngoài.. .ra, thêm vào
- Otherwise: Nếu không thì
- Except: trừ ra, loại ra
- Apart from dùng với cả 2 nghĩa là besides và except
Lưu ý: Sau những từ như: no, nothing, nobody và những từ phủ định tương tự, besides, except và apart from có cùng nghĩa với nhau.
"Besides being an author, she was also regarded as a very successful farmer." (Ngoài là một tác giả ra thì bà ấy cũng được xem như một người nông dân thành công.)
- Otherwise: Nếu không thì
- Except: trừ ra, loại ra
- Apart from dùng với cả 2 nghĩa là besides và except
Lưu ý: Sau những từ như: no, nothing, nobody và những từ phủ định tương tự, besides, except và apart from có cùng nghĩa với nhau.
"Besides being an author, she was also regarded as a very successful farmer." (Ngoài là một tác giả ra thì bà ấy cũng được xem như một người nông dân thành công.)
Đáp án B.