Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet toindicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Part of what makes summers so hot is also what causes thunderstorms. As heat from the sun beats down on Earth, the heat evaporates some of the water in lakes and oceans. The evaporated water stays in the air. This evaporated water makes the air feel heavy and humid. Humid air is what makes you feel hot and sticky (1) _______ the summer.
Warm humid air usually does not stay in one place. The wind can move it higher in the sky (2) _______ it will cool off. When warm humid air cools, it forms clouds. As more water is moved from lakes and oceans to the airs, the clouds get bigger and bigger.
Since summer, the air near the ground is hotter than it is during other seasons of the year. When this hot air mixes with cool air from (3) _______ area, there will be changes in the weather. Greater differences between the (4) _______ of the hot and cold air will cause greater changes in the weather. Imagine putting an ice (5) _______ in a warm drink. As soon as the ice hits the warm drink, it will crack and pop. But if you put the ice cube in a cool drink, it will not crack or pop as much. When warmer and cooler clouds get close to one another, there may be some popping and cracking as the weather changes. There may be more clouds or storms. A thunderstorm may be on its way.
(Adapted from Elfrieda H. Hiebert 2010)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (3) is...
A. another
B. much
C. others
D. other
Part of what makes summers so hot is also what causes thunderstorms. As heat from the sun beats down on Earth, the heat evaporates some of the water in lakes and oceans. The evaporated water stays in the air. This evaporated water makes the air feel heavy and humid. Humid air is what makes you feel hot and sticky (1) _______ the summer.
Warm humid air usually does not stay in one place. The wind can move it higher in the sky (2) _______ it will cool off. When warm humid air cools, it forms clouds. As more water is moved from lakes and oceans to the airs, the clouds get bigger and bigger.
Since summer, the air near the ground is hotter than it is during other seasons of the year. When this hot air mixes with cool air from (3) _______ area, there will be changes in the weather. Greater differences between the (4) _______ of the hot and cold air will cause greater changes in the weather. Imagine putting an ice (5) _______ in a warm drink. As soon as the ice hits the warm drink, it will crack and pop. But if you put the ice cube in a cool drink, it will not crack or pop as much. When warmer and cooler clouds get close to one another, there may be some popping and cracking as the weather changes. There may be more clouds or storms. A thunderstorm may be on its way.
(Adapted from Elfrieda H. Hiebert 2010)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (3) is...
A. another
B. much
C. others
D. other
Kiến thức: Tính từ
Giải thích:
A. another + danh từ đếm được dạng số ít/ of + danh từ đếm được dạng số nhiều: … khác
B. much + danh từ không đếm được: nhiều …
C. others: những cái khác (sau nó không có danh từ)
D. other + danh từ đếm được dạng số nhiều/ danh từ không đếm được: … khác
Sau chỗ trống là danh từ số ít, đếm được => loại B, C, D.
When this hot air mixes with cool air from (3) another area, there will be changes in the weather.
Tạm dịch: Khi không khí nóng này trộn lẫn với không khí mát từ khu vực khác, thời tiết sẽ có những thay đổi.
Giải thích:
A. another + danh từ đếm được dạng số ít/ of + danh từ đếm được dạng số nhiều: … khác
B. much + danh từ không đếm được: nhiều …
C. others: những cái khác (sau nó không có danh từ)
D. other + danh từ đếm được dạng số nhiều/ danh từ không đếm được: … khác
Sau chỗ trống là danh từ số ít, đếm được => loại B, C, D.
When this hot air mixes with cool air from (3) another area, there will be changes in the weather.
Tạm dịch: Khi không khí nóng này trộn lẫn với không khí mát từ khu vực khác, thời tiết sẽ có những thay đổi.
Đáp án A.