VII:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks.
VINCENT VAN GOGH
Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh’s paintings are sold at very high prices (30)________ many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (31) ________, he did not have a happy life.
Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (32) ________ his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (33) ________life. He drew things that he could see (34) ________around the quiet town of his parents’ home or outside his window. This is why he painted things (35) ________the sky, his room and even himself.
Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (36) ________the person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct. It was very (37)________him to do such a thing.
Van Gogh was also (38) ________ a crazy man. He really (39) ________become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.
Trả lời câu hỏi dưới đây:
__________ (33)
Để làm được câu này phải hiểu được sự khác nhau giữa các tính từ:
Alone(adj) : cô đơn, không hạnh phúc, thường sử dụng với động từ feel
Lonely (adj ) : thể hiện tâm trạng cô đơn, có thể được sử dụng sau động từ to be và động từ to feel.
Lone (adj): mang nghĩa đơn lẻ, đơn chiếc, không có sự hiện diện của người hoặc vật khác.
=> Đáp án là D, vì trước ”and” có tính từ “sad” chỉ tâm trạng.