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.
Engineers have dreaming of an underwater link between Britain and France (35)_____1802. Finally in 1994 the Channel Tunnel ( nicknamed "The Chunnel" by the English) was (36)______ opened.
This fifteen billion dollar project took seven years to (37)_____. It is about 50 km long and built 45metres under the seabed .The trains which go through the Chunnel can travel at up 300 km/h due to the (38)_______electrical system.
The journey from London to Paris via the Chunnel takes just three hours. It is also (39)______ for drivers since they can load their cars onto the trains. They don't need to book in (40)______ , as trains (41)_______every few minutes. However, while on the train, there isn't much to do and many (42)_________ the Chunnel for this (43)________ the ferries , there is no duty-free shopping , no videogame parlou or refreshment stand (44)________can you look outside and enjoy the view . As a result, many would find the Chunnel unappealing and would take the ferry instead.
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Lời giải:
Báo saiGiải:
- opposite /ˈɒpəzɪt/: đối lập, đối diện
E.g: See opposite (= on the opposite page) for further details.
- alike /əˈlaɪk/ (adj): giống nhau, như nhau
E.g: My sister and I do not look alike.
- unlike /ˌʌnˈlaɪk/ + N: không giống với
E.g: Unlike most systems, this one is very easy to install.
- dissimilar /dɪˈsɪmɪlər/ (adj): khác nhau, không giống nhau
E.g: These wines are not dissimilar (= are similar).
Đáp án C (unlike the ferries: không giống như các bến phà)