Đề bài

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

The boys we met on the train ______ soldiers on leave. They were young, with very short haircuts.

  • A.

    had to be

  • B.

    could be

  • C.

    may be

  • D.

    may have been

Phương pháp giải

Kiến thức: Động từ khuyết thiếu

Lời giải của GV Loigiaihay.com

could +V: đã có thể; chỉ khả năng/ năng lực trong quá khứ

may + V: có thể; chỉ khả năng xảy ra sự việc ở hiện tại, sự xin phép

had to + V: đã phải (điều bắt buộc ở quá khứ)

may have P2: có thể là đã (phỏng đoán khả năng sự việc đáng lẽ đã có thể xảy ra trong quá khứ)

=> The boys we met on the train may have been soldiers on leave. They were young, with very short haircuts.

Tạm dịch: Các chàng trai chúng tôi đã gặp trên tàu có lẽ là lính nghỉ phép. Họ còn trẻ, với mái tóc rất ngắn.

Đáp án : D

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