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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 that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.
Sir Isaac Newton, the English scientist and mathematician, was one of the most important figures of the 17th century scientific revolution. One of his greatest achievements was the discovery of the three laws of motion, (34) ______ 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 (35) ______ 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 (36)______ 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. (37) ______, 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 (38) ______ scientists. It is unlikely that many of them complained.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (35) is...
A. shouted
B. frightened
C. threatened
D. warned
Sir Isaac Newton, the English scientist and mathematician, was one of the most important figures of the 17th century scientific revolution. One of his greatest achievements was the discovery of the three laws of motion, (34) ______ 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 (35) ______ 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 (36)______ 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. (37) ______, 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 (38) ______ scientists. It is unlikely that many of them complained.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (35) is...
A. shouted
B. frightened
C. threatened
D. warned
Giải thích:
Kiến thức từ vựng:
- shout (v): la, hét
- frighten (v): gây sợ
- threaten (v): đe dọa
- warn (v): cảnh báo
Tạm dịch:
The young Isaac hated his stepfather so much that he once threatened to burn his house down - when his stepfather and mother were still inside! (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!)
Kiến thức từ vựng:
- shout (v): la, hét
- frighten (v): gây sợ
- threaten (v): đe dọa
- warn (v): cảnh báo
Tạm dịch:
The young Isaac hated his stepfather so much that he once threatened to burn his house down - when his stepfather and mother were still inside! (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!)
Đáp án C.