Nhận biết (M1)

Which of the following best paraphrases the first sentence in paragraph 4?

• A.

  Though reconstructing language evolution's exact route is difficult, analyzing current languages, their connections, and fossil records offers helpful clues.

• B.

  While the precise course of language evolution is hard to rebuild, language study and fossil analysis give useful information.

• C.

  Despite the difficulty in precisely retracing language development, exploring modern languages and fossils yields useful data.

• D.

  Although tracing language evolution's exact trajectory is challenging, investigating languages and fossils provides valuable knowledge.

Giải thích đáp án:

A. Though reconstructing language evolution's exact route is difficult, analyzing current languages, their connections, and fossil records offers helpful clues - ĐÚNG: Giữ nguyên các ý: "Despite challenges" = "Though... difficult"; "Existing languages, their relationships" = "Current languages, their connections"; "Valuable insights" = "Helpful clues".

B. While the precise course... is hard to rebuild, language study and fossil analysis give useful information - SAI: Thiếu ý quan trọng "their relationships" (mối liên hệ giữa các ngôn ngữ) vốn có trong câu gốc.

C. Despite the difficulty... exploring modern languages and fossils yields useful data - SAI: Thiếu ý "relationships". Cụm "useful data" (dữ liệu hữu ích) khô khan và ít chiều sâu hơn "valuable insights".

D. Although tracing... is challenging, investigating languages and fossils provides valuable knowledge - SAI: Từ "knowledge" (kiến thức chung) không sát nghĩa bằng "insights" (manh mối/hiểu biết sâu sắc) trong ngữ cảnh nghiên cứu.