Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c, or d.
ENGLISH SPELLING
English was first written down in the 6th century. At that time, writers had to use the twenty-three letters of the Latin alphabet to write down what they heard. Because English has sounds that do not exist in Latin, they added letters to represent the forty-four sounds of English. This resulted in some irregular spelling. After the Norman invasion of England in 1066, French became the language spoken by the king and other people in positions of power and influence. Many French words were introduced and the spelling of many English words changed to follow French patterns. The result was a rich and irregular mix of spelling.
The printing press was invented in the 15th century. Many early printers of English texts spoke other first languages, especially Dutch. They often paid little attention to how English words were spelled. Sometimes technical decisions were made to give columns of print straight edges. To do this, letters were taken off the ends of words and sometimes added to words. With time, people became used to seeing words spelled in the same way. Fixed spellings were therefore created by printers’ decisions. Spoken English, however, was not fixed. It continued to change, as it still does. It is no wonder that English spelling seems irregular. Words such as although, though, and cough, for example, all have the same spelling at the end but are pronounced differently. Words such as feet, meat, and seize, on the other hand, are spelled differently but have the same sound in the middle.
Which of the following is not true?
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Lời giải:
Báo saiGiải thích: Many French words were introduced and the spelling of many English words changed to follow French patterns. => Nhiều từ tiếng Pháp đã được giới thiệu và cách viết của nhiều từ tiếng Anh đã thay đổi để tuân theo các mẫu tiếng Pháp.
Tạm dịch: Điều nào sau đây không đúng?
a. Bảng chữ cái Latinh có hai mươi ba chữ cái.
b. Tiếng Anh có những âm không tồn tại trong tiếng Latinh.
c. Người Norman xâm lược Anh vào năm 1066.
d. Đánh vần tiếng Anh hoàn toàn không theo khuôn mẫu tiếng Pháp.