Câu 16 · 16/26
Read the fictional aviation-club history and answer the question.
**A fictional aviation-club history exercise**
**Paragraph 1.** Mara Belova joined a training squad during a fictional conflict. <u>At first, her officers doubted her ability, but she proved **them** wrong through careful flying.</u> Her progress was considered <u>incredible</u> by the narrator.
**Paragraph 2.** Lida Varek had loved flying since childhood and joined an aviation club at fifteen. She later became an instructor before entering the fictional air service. [I] She completed advanced training. [II] She led several difficult practice flights. [III] Her team praised her calm decisions. [IV]
The names and events are invented for reading practice; this is not a historical biography.
Đề bài
The word ‘them’ in paragraph 1 refers to _____.
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Apractice flights
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BĐáp ánMara’s officers
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Cthe two pilots
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Dtraining aircraft
Hướng dẫn giải
**Đáp án: B.**
Trong **her officers doubted her ability, but she proved them wrong**, **them** thay **her officers** — những người từng nghi ngờ năng lực của Mara. Cô chứng minh rằng nhận định của họ sai; không phải chứng minh máy bay hoặc các chuyến bay sai.