He failed to enter college for two consecutive years. He was finally able to

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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.

He failed to enter college for two consecutive years. He was finally able to attend FPT Arena University.

Because he failed to enter college for two consecutive years, he was finally able to attend FPT Arena University.

Failing to enter college for two consecutive years prevented him from attending FPT Arena University.

Not being admitted to college for two consecutive years, he was finally able to enter FPT Arena University.

Being finally able to attend FPT Arena University, he failed to enter college for two consecutive years.

Giải thích

Đáp án C.

Dịch câu đề: Anh ấy trượt đại học hai năm liên tiếp. Cuối cùng anh đã vào được Trường Đại học FPT Arena.

Đáp án là C: Không được nhận vào đại học trong hai năm liên tiếp, cuối cùng anh đã vào được Trường Đại học FPT Arena.

Các đáp án A, B, D sai nghĩa.

- consecutive /kən’sekjətɪv/ (adj) = successive: liên tục, liên tiếp

Ex: She was absent for nine consecutive days.

Cấu trúc: Rút gọn 2 mệnh đề có cùng chủ ngữ:

- V-ing đứng đầu nếu chủ thể có thể tự thực hiện được hành động.

Ex: Coming back to Vietnam, she was very excited.

- V-ed đứng đầu nếu chủ thể không tự thực hiện được hành động.

Ex: Known as the founder of that company, she is also helpful to others.