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The string family is the largest section of the...

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 26 to 30.
The string family is the largest section of the orchestra. The four main stringed instruments look similar but are all different sizes. Each can be played by plucking the strings with the fingers or with a bow, which is pulled (26) ____ across the instrument's four strings.
The VIOLIN is the smallest of the string instruments and can play the highest (27) ____. The violin often plays the melody - this is the tune you will be humming after you leave a performance. The VIOLA is slightly larger than the violin. Because it is bigger, it can play lower notes. (28) ____ the viola is only a little bit bigger than the violin, it can be hard to tell them apart. The viola plays many beautiful melodies just like the violin.
The CELLO is (29) ________ the violin and the viola. It is so large that the cellist must sit on a chair holding the cello between his or her knees in order to play. The cello often plays accompaniment parts.
Because it is the largest of the stringed instruments, the DOUBLE BASS plays the lowest notes. This instrument is so large that the bass players have to stand up or sit on tall stools to play it. The bass often plays (30) ____ parts with the cello.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (29) is...
A. much larger than
B. the largest between
C. as large as
D. the larger of
Xét các Đáp án
A. much larger than the violin and the viola: lớn hơn nhiều so với violin và viola
B. the largest between the violin and the viola: lớn nhất giữa violin và viola
C. as large as the violin and the viola: lớn như violin và viola
D. the larger of the violin and the viola: lớn hơn của violin và viola
Căn cứ vào nghĩa ta chọn A
Tạm dịch: The CELLO is (4) _____ the violin and viola (Đàn cello lớn hơn nhiều so với violin và viola)
Đáp án A.
 

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