Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
How old (1) _______ you be on Friday 13, 2029? That is how old you will be when a large asteroid, called Apophis, comes very, very close to our planet. Asteroids are rocks that circle the sun in space and sometimes (2) ________ close to Earth and even hit it. Most asteroids are very small and, if you are lucky, you can sometimes see them in the night sky as ‘falling stars’. However, most scientists believe one large asteroid, about six to twelve kilometers across, (3) _______ the earth and killed all the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago. Apophis is also big. Scientists discovered it in 2004 and they say that it is about 300 meters across. That’s about the size of a large sports stadium. An asteroid this size, (4) ______ scientists, is not large enough to destroy our world, but it is large enough to destroy several cities. It will probably miss the earth, they say, but not by very much – it will miss us by about only 35,000 kilometers – that’s much closer than our moon (5) _________ is about 240,000 kilometers away. Another way of thinking about it is that it will miss us by only a few minutes.
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
How old (1) _______ you be on Friday 13, 2029? That is how old you will be when a large asteroid, called Apophis, comes very, very close to our planet. Asteroids are rocks that circle the sun in space and sometimes (2) ________ close to Earth and even hit it. Most asteroids are very small and, if you are lucky, you can sometimes see them in the night sky as ‘falling stars’. However, most scientists believe one large asteroid, about six to twelve kilometers across, (3) _______ the earth and killed all the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago. Apophis is also big. Scientists discovered it in 2004 and they say that it is about 300 meters across. That’s about the size of a large sports stadium. An asteroid this size, (4) ______ scientists, is not large enough to destroy our world, but it is large enough to destroy several cities. It will probably miss the earth, they say, but not by very much – it will miss us by about only 35,000 kilometers – that’s much closer than our moon (5) _________ is about 240,000 kilometers away. Another way of thinking about it is that it will miss us by only a few minutes.
How old (1) _______ you be on Friday 13, 2029?
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A.
are
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B.
will
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C.
do
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D.
can
Đáp án: B
Kiến thức: Thì tương lai đơn
Dấu hiệu nhận biết thì tương lai đơn: on Friday 13, 2029 (vào thứ Sáu ngày 13 năm 2029)
Công thức: Wh-word + will + S + V_nguyên thể …?
How old (1) will you be on Friday 13, 2029?
Tạm dịch: Bạn sẽ bao nhiêu tuổi vào thứ Sáu ngày 13 năm 2029?
Asteroids are rocks that circle the sun in space and sometimes come (2) ________ Earth and even hit it.
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A.
close to
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B.
next to
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C.
behind
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D.
in front of
Đáp án: A
Kiến thức: Giới từ chỉ vị trí
close to: gần
next to: bên cạnh
behind: phía sau
in front of: phía trước
Asteroids are rocks that circle the sun in space and sometimes come (2) close to Earth and even hit it.
Tạm dịch: Các thiên thạch là những hòn đá xoay quanh mặt trời trong không gian và thỉnh thoảng đến gần Trái Đất của chúng ta và thậm chí còn đâm vào nó.
However, most scientists believe one large asteroid, about six to twelve kilometers across, (3) _______ the earth and killed all the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago.
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A.
crash
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B.
hit
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C.
touched
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D.
came over
Đáp án: B
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
crash (v): đâm sầm vào, đụng phải
hit (V2): đâm, va chạm
touched (V_ed): đã chạm
came over (V2): đã ghé qua
Động từ vế sau “killed” chia thì quá khứ đơn => vế trước động từ cũng chia quá khứ đơn
However, most scientists believe one large asteroid, about six to twelve kilometers across, (3) hit the Earth and killed all the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago.
Tạm dịch: Tuy nhiên, hầu hết các nhà khoa học tin rằng một thiên thạch lớn, dài khoảng 6 đến 12 km, đã đâm vào Trái Đất và giết tất cả khủng long từ khoảng 65 triệu năm trước.
An asteroid this size, (4) ______ scientists, is not large enough to destroy our world, but it is large enough to destroy several cities.
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A.
due to
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B.
according to
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C.
owing to
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D.
instead of
Đáp án: B
Kiến thức: Liên từ
due to + N: bởi vì
according to + N: theo như
owing to + N: bởi vì
instead of: thay vì
An asteroid this size, (4) according to scientists, is not large enough to destroy our world, but it is large enough to destroy several cities.
Tạm dịch: Một thiên thạch kích cỡ này, theo các nhà khoa học, không đủ lớn để phá hủy thế giới của chúng ta, nhưng nó đủ lớn để phá hủy vài thành phố.
It will probably miss the earth, they say, but not by very much – it will miss us by about only 35,000 kilometers – that’s much closer than our moon (5) _________ is about 240,000 kilometers away.
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A.
which
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B.
who
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C.
whose
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D.
in which
Đáp án: A
Kiến thức: Mệnh đề quan hệ
Các đại từ quan hệ:
- which => dùng làm chủ ngữ, thay thế cho các danh từ chỉ vật: ...N (thing) + which + V
- who => dùng làm chủ ngữ, thay thế cho các danh từ chỉ người: ...N (person) + who + V
- whose => dùng để thay thế cho tính từ sở hữu: ...whose + N
- in which => dùng để thay thế cho trạng từ chỉ nơi chốn hoặc thời gian: ...in which + S +V
It will probably miss the earth, they say, but not by very much – it will miss us by about only 35,000 kilometers – that’s much closer than our moon (5) which is about 240,000 kilometers away.
Tạm dịch: Nó có lẽ sẽ bỏ lỡ Trái Đất, họ nói, nhưng không phải quá xa, nó sẽ chỉ cách chúng ta khoảng 3500 km – gần hơn nhiều so với Mặt Trăng của chúng ta cái mà cách khoảng 240,000 km.
