When we were in England last year, I went fishing with my friend, Peter. Early in the morning we were sitting quietly by the side of the lake when we had an unpleasant surprise. We saw a duck come along with three ducklings padding cheerfully behind her. As we watched them, there was a sudden swirl in the water. We caught a glimpse of the vicious jaws of a pike – a fish which is rather like a freshwater shark – and one of the ducklings was dragged below the surface.
This incident made Peter furious. He vowed to catch the pike. On three successive mornings we returned to the vicinity and used several different kinds of bait. On the third day Peter was lucky. Using an artificial frog as bait, he managed to hook the monster. There was a desperate fight but Peter was determined to capture the pike and succeeded. When he had got it ashore and killed it, he wieghed the fish and found that it scaled nearly thirty pounds – a record for that district.
What were Peter’s feelings about the incident two days later?
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Lời giải:
Báo saiCâu hỏi: Cảm giác của Peter về sự cố 2 ngày sau ra sao?
Clue: “He vowed to catch the pike. On three successive mornings we returned to the vicinity and used several different kinds of bait. On the third day Peter was lucky. Using an artificial frog as bait, he managed to hook the monster”: Anh ta thề sẽ bắt được con cá chó. Ba buổi sáng liên tiếp sau đó chúng tôi trở về chỗ cũ và sử dụng các loại mồi khác nhau. Vào ngày thứ ba, Peter đã may mắn. Anh ta đã bắt được con quái thú nhờ sử dụng một con ếch nhân tạo làm mồi.
Phân tích: “Successive” là liên tiếp, liên tục. Ba ngày liên tục sau đó Peter vẫn cố bắt con cá. Do vậy, hai ngày sau khi sự cố xảy ra có thể thấy Peter đã thề và rất quyết tâm bắt được con vật này. Vậy chọn đáp án B.