Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 24

The Rocky Mountains run almost the length of North America. They start in the North West, but lie only a (24) _____ hundred miles from the centre in the more southern areas. Although the Rockies are smaller (25) _____ the Alps, they are no less beautiful.

There are many roads across the Rockies, but the best way to see them is to travel by train. You start from Vancouver, the most attractive of Canada’s big cities. Standing with its feet in the water and its (26) ______in the mountains, this city (27) ______ its residents to ski on slopes just 15 minutes by car from the city centre.

Thirty passenger trains a day used to (28) _____ off from Vancouver on the cross–continent railway. Now there are just three a week, but the ride is still a great adventure. You sleep on board, which is fun, but travel through some of the best site at night.

A. many

B. few

C. lot

D. couple

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án B

A few + noun (plural): một vài

Loại A vì không có hình thức a many + noun (plural), loại C vì phải là a lot of, loại D vì phải là a couple of