* Choose the sentence – A, B, C or D – which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
1. My brother and I go to that school.
A. I went to that school and my brother, too.
B. I went to that school and so my brother did.
C. I went to that school and so did my brother.
D. I went to that school and so my brother did, too.
2. I do apologize for my forgetting your birthday.
A. I did forget your birthday.
B. I am really sorry I forgot your birthday.
C. I never apologize for my forgetting birthday.
D. I am not sorry at all because I remember your birthday.
3. The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.
A. The coffee was so hot that it didn’t keep us awake.
B. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.
C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
D. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.
4. I feel lonely because I don’t have any friends here.
A. I wish I had many friends here.
B. Because of my friends, I feel lonely.
C. I feel happy in spite of having no friends here.
D. Although I have many friends here, I feel lonely.
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My brother and I went to that school.
I went to that school and so did my brother
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31. yesterday / I / go / Thanh Ba Post Office / send some money / my brother / the city
a. Yesterday I went to Thanh Ba Post Office where to send some money to my brother who was in the city.
b. Yesterday I went to Thanh Ba Post Office to send some money to my brother in the city.
c. yesterday when I went to Thanh Ba port Office sending some
money to my brother in the city.
d. Yesterday I went to Thanh Ba Post Office and sending some money to my brother in the city.
32. I/ arrive / 7 am / the post office / open
a. When I arrived at 7 am., the post office which had just been opened.
b. When I arrived at 7 am., the post office had just been opened.
c. I arrived at 7 am., when the post office had just been opened.
d. I arrived at 7 am., at the time the post office had just been opened.
33. the staff / help / me / send the money / very helpful and courteous.
a. the staff helped me to send me the money were very helpful and courteous.
b. the staff that helped me to send the to the money which were very helpful and courteous.
c. the staff whom helped me to send the money were very helpful and courteous.
d. the staff that helped me to send the to send the money were very helpful and courteous.
34. the service / good / only two hours later / my brother / phone / he had received the money
a. the service was so good that only two hours later my brother phoned me to say that he had received the money.
b. The service which was such a good that only two hours later my brother phoned me to tell that he had received the money.
c. the service was such good that only two hours later my brother phoned to tell he had received the money.
d. the service was so good that only two hours when my brother phoned to tell that he had received the money.
35. I / satisfied / the service / Thanh Ba post Office
a. I was satisfied with the service of Thanh Ba Post Office.
b. So that, I was satisfied with the service of Thanh Ba Post Office.
c. Nevertheless, I was satisfied with the service ofThanh Ba Post Office.
d. I was satisfied with the service of Which Thanh Ba Post Office.
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Đáp án C
Em gái và tôi đã cố gắng mặc đồ nhanh nhất có thể nhưng chúng tôi đã trễ xe bus và muộn giờ đến trường.
= C. Em gái và tôi đã cố gắng mặc đồ nhanh nhưng chúng tôi vẫn muộn giờ đến trường bởi bị trễ xe bus.
Các đáp án còn lại không đúng nghĩa:
A. Em gái và tôi đã có thể mặc đồ nhanh nhưng đã không thể kịp giờ tới trường.
B. Em gái và tôi đã bị trễ xe bus nên chúng tôi đã muộn giờ tới trường.
D. Em gái và tôi đã đến trường muộn bởi chúng tôi đã cố mặc đồ thật nhanh
Tạm dịch: Mặc dù trời mưa nặng hạt, anh trai của tôi vẫn đi làm.
= D. Mặc dù trời mưa to, anh trai tôi vẫn đi làm.
In spite of + N = Although + S + V (= Despite + N)
=> Loại A, B
Phương án C sai vì danh từ “rain” không đi với trạng từ “heavily”
Chọn D
Đáp án là A
Vì không muốn làm bố mẹ tôi buồn, tôi đã đồng ý học trường y.
Kiến thức: Rút gọn hai mệnh đề cùng chủ ngữ mang nghĩa chủ động ta dùng Ving
A. Không muốn làm bố mẹ buồn, tôi đã đồng ý học trường y.
B. Bất kể tôi thất vọng, bố mẹ vẫn bắt tôi học trường y. => sai nghĩa
C. Bố mẹ tôi không còn thất vọng bởi vì tôi đã đồng ý học trường y. =>loại vì đề bài ngữ cảnh ở thì quá khứ.
D. Nếu tôi không đồng ý học trường y, bố mẹ tôi sẽ thất vọng. => câu điều kiện loại 2 => loại vì tình huống ở quá khứ phải viết lại bằng câu điều kiện loại 3
VII. Rewrite the following sentences so that meaning stays the same as the first one:
1. The distance between my house and school is about 2 km.
=> It ………………is about 2 km from my house to school……………………………………
2. I usually went to school on foot but now I don’t. => I used .……………to go to school on foot but now I don’t. ………………….……
3. The festival took place in a remote area. However, a lot of people attended it.
=> Although …………the festival took place in a remote area, a lot of people attended it. ………
4. Although the sky was dark, they were working in the field.
=> Despite………………the dark sky, they were working in the field.……………………
5. There wasn’t many traffic jams when I was a child.
=> There didn’t use …………to be many traffic jams when I was a child.……………………
6. Omizutori is the oldest festival in Japan.
=> No festival ……………in Japan is older than Omizutori…………………
7.1. I’ve never seen such a boring movie. (most)
=> It __________ is the most boring film I have ever seen.__________________
8. The traffic was terrible, but we arrived on time. (despite)
=> We __________ arrived on time despite the terrible traffic.___________
