Câu hỏi: Read the passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks from 9 to 13.
Sir Isaac Newton, the English scientist and mathematician, was one of the most important figures of the 17 century scientific revolution. One of his greatest achievement (9) ______ of the three laws of motion, which are still used today. But he also had a very unusual personality. Some people would say he was actually insane.
His father died before he was born, and his mother soon remarried. The young Isaac hated his stepfather so much that he once (10) ______ to burn his house down - when his stepfather and mother were still inside! Fortunately he did not, and he went on to graduate from Cambridge without being thrown into prison.
Isaac's first published work was a theory of light and color. When another scientist wrote a paper criticizing this theory. Isaac flew into an uncontrollable rage. The scientist responsible for the criticism was a man called Robert Hooke. He was head of the Royal Society, and one of the most respected. scientists in the country. (11) ______, this made no difference to Isaac. (12) ______ refused to speak to him for over a year.
The simple fact was that Isaac found it impossible to have a calm discussion with anyone. As soon as someone said something that he disagreed with, he would lose his temper. For this reason he lived a large part of his life isolated from (13) ______ scientists. It is unlikely that many of them complained.
A. discovery
B. findings
C. research
D. inventions
Giải thích:
A. discovery (n): khám phá
B. findings: những phát hiện (~ ressults)
C. research (n): nghiên cứu
D. inventions: những phát minh
Tạm dịch: One of his greatest achievement was the discovery of the three laws of motion, which are still used today.
(Một trong những thành tựu vĩ đại nhất của ông chính là phát hiện ba định luật chuyển động, chúng vẫn được dùng cho tới ngày nay.)
Sir Isaac Newton, the English scientist and mathematician, was one of the most important figures of the 17 century scientific revolution. One of his greatest achievement (9) ______ of the three laws of motion, which are still used today. But he also had a very unusual personality. Some people would say he was actually insane.
His father died before he was born, and his mother soon remarried. The young Isaac hated his stepfather so much that he once (10) ______ to burn his house down - when his stepfather and mother were still inside! Fortunately he did not, and he went on to graduate from Cambridge without being thrown into prison.
Isaac's first published work was a theory of light and color. When another scientist wrote a paper criticizing this theory. Isaac flew into an uncontrollable rage. The scientist responsible for the criticism was a man called Robert Hooke. He was head of the Royal Society, and one of the most respected. scientists in the country. (11) ______, this made no difference to Isaac. (12) ______ refused to speak to him for over a year.
The simple fact was that Isaac found it impossible to have a calm discussion with anyone. As soon as someone said something that he disagreed with, he would lose his temper. For this reason he lived a large part of his life isolated from (13) ______ scientists. It is unlikely that many of them complained.
(Source: https:// www.biography.com/scientist/isaac-newton)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (9) is...A. discovery
B. findings
C. research
D. inventions
| DỊCH BÀI: Sir Isaac Newton, the English scientist and mathematician, was one of the most important figures of the 17 century scientific revolution. One of his greatest achievement was the discovery of the three laws of motion, which are still used today. But he also had a very unusual personality. Some people would say he was actually insane. His father died before he was born, and his mother soon remarried. The young Isaac hated his stepfather so much that he threatened to burn his house down - when his stepfather and mother were still inside! Fortunately he did not, and he went on to graduate from Cambridge without being thrown into prison. Isaac's first published work was a theory of light and color. When another scientist wrote a paper criticizing this theory, Isaac flew into an uncontrollable rage. The scientist responsible for the criticism was a man called Robert Hooke. He was head of the Royal Society, and one of the most respected scientists in the country. However, this made no difference to Isaac, who refused to speak to him for over a year. The simple fact was that Isaac found it impossible to have a calm discussion with anyone. As soon as someone said something that he disagreed with, he would lose his temper. For this reason he lived a large part of his life isolated from other scientists. It is unlikely that many of them complained. | Ông Isaac Newton, nhà khoa học và toán học người Anh, là một trong những nhân vật quan trọng nhất của cuộc cách mạng khoa học thế kỷ 17. Một trong những thành tựu vĩ đại nhất của ông chính là phát hiện ba định luật chuyển động, chúng vẫn được dùng cho tới ngày nay. Nhưng ông cũng có một tính cách rất dị thường. Một số người nói rằng ông thật sự bị điên. Bố ông đã qua đời trước khi ông được sinh ra, và mẹ ông sớm tái hôn. Chàng trai trẻ Isaac ghét bố dượng của mình đến nỗi ông đã từng đe dọa đốt nhà ông ta - khi bố dượng và mẹ ông vẫn còn bên trong! Thật may là ông đã không làm vậy, và ông tiếp tục học để tốt nghiệp từ trường Cambridge mà không bị tống vào tù. Công trình đầu tiên được xuất bản của Isaac chính là thuyết về ánh sáng và màu sắc. Khi một nhà khoa học khác viết một bài báo chỉ trích lý thuyết của ông, Isaac đã tức giận một cách không thể kiểm soát. Nhà khoa học đưa ra lời chỉ trích là người đàn ông có tên Robert Hooke. Ông chính là người đứng đầu Hiệp hội Hoàng gia, và là một trong những nhà khoa học được tôn kính nhất quốc gia. Tuy nhiên, chuyện này không gây hề hấn gì cho Isaac, người đã từ chối nói chuyện với ông ta trong hơn một năm. Đơn giản là Isaac cảm thấy không thể nào bình tĩnh thảo luận với bất kỳ ai. Ngay khi ai đó nói điều gì làm ông phật ý, ông sẽ nổi trận lôi đình. Vì nguyên nhân này nên ông đã sống tách biệt khỏi các nhà khoa học khác trong phần lớn cuộc đời. Không chắc rằng nhiều người trong số họ đã phàn nàn. |
A. discovery (n): khám phá
B. findings: những phát hiện (~ ressults)
C. research (n): nghiên cứu
D. inventions: những phát minh
Tạm dịch: One of his greatest achievement was the discovery of the three laws of motion, which are still used today.
(Một trong những thành tựu vĩ đại nhất của ông chính là phát hiện ba định luật chuyển động, chúng vẫn được dùng cho tới ngày nay.)
Đáp án A.