Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

My brother can't find a job. He is very well-qualified.

A. My brother can't find a job in spite of he is very well-qualified.

B. My brother can't find a job even though he is very well-qualified.

C. My brother can't find a job despite he is very well-qualified.

D. My brother can't find a job, but he is very well-qualified.

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án B

Dịch: Anh trai tôi không tìm được việc. Anh ấy rất có năng lực.

= B. Anh trai tôi không tìm được việc mặc dù rất có năng lực.

Các đáp án còn lại:

A sai cấu trúc: in spite of + N/V-ing = (even) although + S V O (Mặc dù…).

C sai cấu trúc: despite + N/V-ing = (even) although + S V O (Mặc dù…).

D sai nghĩa- Anh trai tôi không tìm được việc, nhưng anh ấy rất có năng lực.