II. Choose the sentence that is closet in meaning to the one given.
1. She only remembered her appointment with the doctor when she arrived home.
A. It was not until she arrived home that she remembered her appointment with the doctor.
B. It was not until she arrived home did she remember her appointment with the doctor.
C. Only when she arrived home that she remembered her appointment with the doctor.
D. Not until she arrived home that she remembered her appointment with the doctor.
2. The situation was so embarrassing that she did not know what to do.
A. So embarrassing the situation was that she did not know what to do.
B. It was such an embarrassing situation; however, she did not know what to do.
C. She did not know what to do, though it was not an embarrassing situation.
D. So embarrassing was the situation that she did not know what to do.
3. Without skillful surgery he would not have survived the operation.
A. With skillful surgery he would have survived the operation.
B. Had it not been for skillful surgery he would have survived the operation.
C. But for skillful surgery he would not have survived the operation.
D. He wouldn’t have survived the operation if he hadn’t had skillful surgery.
4. Jenny is so creative that we all can rely on her for original ideas.
A. Being creative, we all can rely on Jenny for original ideas.
B. So creative is Jenny that we all can rely on her for original ideas.
C. Creative as Jenny is, we all can rely on her for original ideas.
D. Jenny is such creative girl that we all can rely on her for original ideas.
5. We only dispatch goods after receiving the money.
A. Only after the money is received do we dispatch goods.
B. After the money is received do we dispatch goods.
C. Only after is the money received we dispatch goods.
D. Only after we dispatch goods is the money received.
Câu hoàn chỉnh
1 - e: It was in 1937 that RKO Radio Pictures produced the comedy film 'High Flyers'
(Đó là vào năm 1937, RKO Radio Pictures đã sản xuất bộ phim hài 'High Flyers')
2 - b: It is Florence, not her sister, whom the spectators gave the nickname 'raging bull'.
(Chính Florence, chứ không phải em gái cô, người mà khán giả đặt cho biệt danh 'con bò tót'.)
3 - a: It is sports activities after school that bring all of the children together.
(Các hoạt động thể thao sau giờ học đã gắn kết tất cả bọn trẻ lại với nhau.)
4 - d: It was not until the police officer came that the drunk man decided to leave.
(Mãi cho đến khi viên cảnh sát đến, người đàn ông say rượu mới quyết định rời đi.)
5 - f: It is with language abilities and flexibility that an interpreter works efficiently.
(Chính nhờ khả năng ngôn ngữ và sự linh hoạt mà thông dịch viên làm việc hiệu quả.)
6 - h: It was because the tickets were too expensive that the show became a poor turnout.
(Chính vì vé quá đắt nên buổi biểu diễn có doanh thu kém.)
7 - c: It is success stories in newspapers that give me enough confidence and patience to start my own business.
(Chính những câu chuyện thành công trên báo đã cho tôi đủ tự tin và kiên nhẫn để bắt đầu công việc kinh doanh của riêng mình.)