Câu 18 · 18/26
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
Which option best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 1?
“At first, her officers doubted her ability, but she proved them wrong through careful flying.”
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AThe officers trusted Mara immediately.
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BĐáp ánThe officers doubted her at first, but her flying changed their view.
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CShe never convinced the officers.
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DShe failed her training.
Hướng dẫn giải
**Đáp án: B.**
B giữ hai ý nối bằng **but**: ban đầu các sĩ quan nghi ngờ Mara, sau đó kỹ năng bay của cô khiến họ thay đổi đánh giá. A nói họ tin ngay; C nói cô chưa bao giờ thuyết phục được họ; D nói cô thất bại, đều trái câu gốc.