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.
I was an MBA student in the USA and I lived in the university’s coed dormitory. In my culture, usually, if a woman talks to a man, it is a sign of romantic interest. (23)_____, in the first few days of school, I found it strange that so many women were talking to me and I was under the impression that some women on my dormitory floor were interested in me. To (24)__________ their politeness, I would buy them flowers or offer small gifts, as is done in my country. However, I was quite surprised to see that these same women now seemed (25)______around me. One was even quite offended and told me to leave her alone. Eventually I talked to the residence adviser on my floor to see what I was doing wrong, and he explained to me the way men and women usually interact in the USA. I was quite relieved to hear that (26)____ was wrong with me, but rather with the way I was interpreting my conversations with women. Even though I did not find the love of my life while I was in the USA, I still made many good female friends afterwards (27)______I still maintain contact.
(Source: https://books.google.com.vn)
Điên vào ô 27.
A. whom
B. to whom
C. who
D. with whom
Đáp án A
Kiến thức về mệnh đề quan hệ
Ở đây ta cần một đại từ quan hệ thay thế cho danh từ chỉ người “many good female friends” được nhắc tới trước đó và làm tân ngữ.
Ta có cụm từ:
Contact with sb: liên lạc, giữ liên lạc với ai
Even though I did not find the love of my life while I was in the USA, I still made many good female
friends afterwards (5)_________I still remain contact. (Mặc dù tôi không tìm thấy tình yêu của đời mình khi còn ở Mỹ, nhưng tôi vẫn kết bạn với nhiều bạn nữ tốt sau đó, người mà tôi vẫn còn giữ liên lạc.)