She said she was sorry as I didn’t tell her.. People say that he didn’t do the work carefully.. The work is said to be done carelessly by him.. The work was said to have been done carele
Trang 1I Decide the sentence A, B, C, or D that is different in meaning to the original sentence
1 It was my refusal to obey the policeman that caused my arrest
A It was because I refused to obey the policeman that I was arrested
B My refusal to obey the policeman resulted in my arrest
C I didn’t obey the policeman, so I was arrested
D I was arrested, so I refused to obey the policeman
2 I am sure it was by mistake that he took your calculator
A He must have taken your calculator by mistake
B I am sure he didn’t take your calculator deliberately
C it is certain he didn’t take your calculator on purpose
D It is a mistake that he took your calculator
3 For fear of waking up the family, Trung tiptoed upstairs
B Trung tiptoed upstairs so as not to wake up the family
C The family feared when Trung tiptoed upstairs
D Trung tiptoed upstairs lest the family should be woken up
4 But for the principal’s help, we would have got into serious trouble
A If the principal hadn’t helped us, we would have got into serious trouble
B Without the principal’s help, we would have been in serious trouble
C Thanks to the principal’s assistance, we managed to avoid serious trouble
D We got into serious trouble, but the principal refused to help us
5 It would be a good idea if you went and asked her yourself
A You had better go and ask her yourself
B I advise you to go and ask her yourself
C I suggest you go and ask her yourself
D You went and ask her yourself and that was good
6 I think no city in the word is more beautiful than Venice
A According to me, Venice is the most beautiful city in the world
B For me, Venice is more beautiful than any other city in the world
C I think all the cities in the world are as beautiful as Venice
D I think all the cities in the world are less beautiful than Venice
7 Animals can’t speak our language They can’t tell us when they are unhappy or annoyed
A If animals could speak, they would be able to tell us when they are unhappy or annoyed
B One day we could speak animals’ language and know when they are unhappy or annoyed
C We don’t know when animals are unhappy or annoyed because we don’t know their language
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Trang 2D We don’t understand animals because we can’t speak their language
8 While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time
A Despite the fact that I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time
B I will help you this time because I strongly disapprove of your behaviour
C I will help you this time in spite of my strong disapproval of your behaviour
D I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, but I will help you this time
9 My sister and I had never been to Beijing before
A Neither my sister nor I had been to Beijing before
B My sister had never been to Beijing before, and neither had I
C I had never been to Beijing before, and my sister hadn’t either
D Both my sister and I had been to Beijing before
10 She was irresponsible at times, so she lost her job
A She lost her job because she was irresponsible sometimes
B She was not always responsible Therefore, she was dismissed
C She got her job though she was irresponsible
D The reason why she lost her job was that she was not always responsible
II Choose the sentence that has similar meaning to the original sentence(s)
1 Julia forgot to do her homework
A Julia did her homework but she didn’t remember
B Julia forgot doing her homework
C Julia didn’t to her homework as she didn’t remember
D Somebody did her homework for Julia but she forgot it
2 We can’t deny that all of us made certain mistakes early on
A It can be denied that not all of us made mistakes
B It is true that nobody could avoid making mistakes
C We admit that we could avoid making certain mistakes when young
D Everyone of us denies that we make certain mistakes early on
3 “Don’t tell anyone or you’ll be sorry”
A She said she was sorry as I didn’t tell her
B She warned me not to tell anyone
C I would be sorry if she didn’t tell me
D She said that I should apologize to her
4 The agreement ended six-month negotiation It was signed yesterday
A The agreement which ended six-month negotiation was signed yesterday
B The agreement which was signed yesterday lasted six month
C The negotiation which lasted six months was signed yesterday
D The agreement which was signed yesterday ended six-month negotiation
5 Please inform the College of any change of address immediately
A The College has moved to a new building
B If you move house, tell the College Office
C Tell the College Office your home address when you first arrive
D Ask at the College Office if you want to change your room
6 Standing room only
A There is no more room
B There are no more seats
Trang 3C There is room for one more person
D There is only one more room
7 Lasts up to one week in fridge Unsuitable for freezing
A Don’t keep this food longer than a week
B Don’t put this food in the fridge
C This food will last longer in the freezer
D This food will last over a week if frozen
8 Please keep this doorway clear
A Don’t lock this door
B Please wait here until the door is opened
C Please don’t stand here
D Please use the other door
9 This hospital has no emergency department
A Accident patients are not admitted here
B The emergency department is closed
C This hospital only accepts accident patients
D Contact this hospital in an emergency
10 Criteria like language or tribe can become the basis for political disintegration
A Political disintegration can be based on criteria like language or tribe
B Language or tribe are criteria of political disintegration
C Political disintegration are basic to criteria like language or tribe
D Criteria of political disintegration are language or tribe
11 Language group conflicts may persist beyond the situation which gave rise to them
A Language group conflicts may persist beyond the situation from where they originated
B Language group conflicts may persist beyond the situation from which they originated
C Language group conflicts may persist beyond the situation from which they originated
D Language group conflicts may persist beyond the situation they originated
12 It is not certain that John will get the job
A John is not open to whether he will get the job or not
B It is not open to the question whether John will get the job or not
C It is not open to question whether John will get the job or not
D It is not open for John to get the job
13 Waiting for buses irritates me
A I have nerves waiting for buses
B Waiting for buses nerves me
C Waiting for buses gets into my nerves
D Waiting for buses gets on my nerves
14 “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,” she said
A She denied sleeping in that haunted house
B She flatly refused to sleep in that haunted house
C She refused to sleep in that haunted house
D She denied having slept in that haunted house
15 We regret to inform you that your application hasn’t been successful
A Much to our regret, we have to inform you that your application hasn’t been successful
B Much from our regret, we have to inform you that your application hasn’t been successful
Trang 4C Much our regret, we have to inform you that your application hasn’t been successful
D Much with our regret, we have to inform you that your application hasn’t been successful
16 The demand was so great that they had reprint the book immediately
A So was the demand for the book that they had to reprint in immediately
B Such was the demand for the book that they had to reprint in immediately
C So great the demand was for the book that they had to reprint it immediately
D Such great the demand was for the book that they had to reprint it immediately
17 You can’t expect me to pay for the ticket
A There’s no question of my paying for the tickets
B There’s no question about my paying for the tickets
C I can’t expect to pay for the ticket
D I can’t expect you to pay for the ticket
18 Some people simply can’t remember historical dates
A Some people find themselves hard to remember historical dates
B Some people find themselves hard remembering historical dates
C Some people find themselves incapable of remembering historical dates
D Some people find themselves incapable in remembering historical dates
19 You won’t find a more dedicated worker than Mrs Jones anywhere
A Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs Jones
B Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker like Mrs Jones
C Nowhere won’t you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs Jones
D Nowhere you will find a more dedicated worker than Mrs Jones
20 The police think he was one of the robbers
A The police suspect him of taking part in the robbery
B The police suspect him to take part in the robbery
C The police suspect him of taking place in the robbery
D The police suspect him of playing part in the robbery
21 I can very nearly remember the word
A The word is on the tip of my tongue
B The word is in the tip of my tongue
C The word is under the tip of my tongue
D The word is near the tip of my tongue
22 A lot of things keep stopping me from working
A A lot of things keep getting on the way of my work
B A lot of things keep getting in the way of my work
C A lot of things keep to get in the way of my work
D A lot of things keep to get in the way of my work
23 People say that he didn’t do the work carefully
A The work is said to be done carelessly by him
B The work was said to have been done carelessly by him
C The work was said to be done carelessly by him
D The work is said to have been done carelessly by him
24 It is certain that Paul knows the answer
A There is no doubt at all that Paul knows the answer
B There is no doubt at all about Paul knows the answer
Trang 5C It is no doubt at all that Paul knows the answer
D It is no doubt at all about Paul knows the answer
25 The rate of inflation has fallen steadily during recent months
A There has been a steady decline in the rate of inflation during recent months
B There is a steady decline in the rate of inflation during recent months
C There has been a steady decline of the rate of inflation during recent months
D There is a steady decline of the rate of inflation during recent months
26 We had better leave him a note because it is possible they will arrive late
A We had better leave him a note in case they may arrive late
B We had better leave him a note in case they will arrive late
C We had better leave him a note in case they are likely to arrive late
D We had better leave him a note in case they arrive late
27 It might be better if that paragraph was omitted
A It might be better to leave that paragraph
B It might be better to leave out that paragraph
C It might be better to leave off that paragraph
D It might be better to leave away that paragraph
28 When he was forty, he finally got the job he wanted
A It is not until he was forty that he got the job he wanted
B It was not until he was forty when he got the job he wanted
C It was not until he was forty that he got the job he wanted
D It was not until he was forty when he had got the job he wanted
29 This passport is valid until December 15 th 2009
A The expiry date in this passport is December 15th 2009
B The expiry date at this passport is December 15th 2009
C The passport expires in December 15th 2009
D The passport expires on December 15th 2009
30 It was obvious that the old house was past its prime
A The old house had known better days
B The old house had known worse days
C The old house had good days
D The old house had bad days
31 The film didn’t come up to my expectations
A The film was short of my expectations
B The film fell short of my expectations
C I was short of the film
D I fell short of the film
32 “You don’t appreciate me”, she complained
A She complained that I took her for granted
B She complained that I had taken her for granted
D She said I hadn’t appreciate her
33 No sooner had they found her number than they called her
A They called her as soon as they found her number
B They found her number sooner or later
Trang 6C They called her number sooner or later
D They found her number as soon as they called her
34 Why didn’t you switch off the computer before going home?
A You should switch off the computer before going home
B You had switched off the computer before going home
C You ought to have switched off the computer before going home
D You must have switched off the computer before going home
35 No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t open the door
A Try as hard as I might, I couldn’t open the door
B I tried hard to open the door
C It was difficult for me to open the door
D I could open the door with difficult
36 The flight lasts twenty - four hours
A It is a twenty-four- hours flight
B It is a twenty-four- hour flight
C It is twenty-four- hour flight
D It is twenty-four- hours flight
37 Someone has stolen her bike
A She has had her bike stolen
B Her bike was stolen
C She had her bike stolen
D She has her bike stolen
38 Having put the child to bed I phoned the doctor
A Before I put the child to bed, I phoned the doctor
B Having phoned the doctor, I put the child to bed
C Putting the child to bed, I phoned the doctor
D After I had put the child to bed, I phoned the doctor
39 They said "Hurrah! We have won the contest! "
A They said Hurrah that they had won the contest
B They said they had won the contest
C They exclaimed with joy that they had won the contest
D They exclaimed with joy that they won the contest
40 Don ’t wait any longer than ten minutes before you remove the crucible from the flame
A If possible, the crucible should remain in the flame longer than ten minutes
B Ten minutes is as long as you should wait before removing the crucible from the flame
C Removing the crucible from the flame for ten minutes is what you should do ·
D You should wait ten minutes to put the crucible in the flame
41 It is not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game that is important
A Winning is more important than losing when you play the game
B Winning is less important than playing the game well
C If` you know how to play the game, you will win it
D Playing the game well and winning it is important
42 It is necessary to have a doctor’s prescription in order to -buy most medicines in the United States
A In the United States, medicine must be bought with prescription instead of money
B In most of the states, doctors give prescriptions for medicine
Trang 7C Most medicine cannot be bought without a prescription in the United States
D In the United States, most doctors give prescriptions for medicine
43 No one except the graduate assistant understood the experiments
A All of the graduate assistants understood the experiments
B The experiments were not understood by any of them
C Only the graduate assistant understood the experiments
D All but one of the graduate assistants understood the experiments
44 It is unlikely that the results 0f the elections will be made public before tomorrow morning
A Tomorrow morning is probably the earliest that anyone will know the result of the selection
B Before tomorrow morning we will probably know the result of the elections
C The results of, the elections will most likely be made known before tomorrow morning
D We will probably not be told the results of the elections tomorrow morning
45 As a conductor of heat and electricity, aluminum exceeds all metals except silver, copper, and gold
A With the exception of aluminum, silver, copper, and gold are better than any other metal as conductors
of heat and electricity
B Aluminum is a better conductor of heat and electricity than silver, copper and gold
C Silver, copper, and gold are better conductors of heat and electricity than aluminum is
D Silver, copper, and gold are exceeded only by aluminum as conductors of heat and electricity
46 Unless the trend reverses, low-priced pocket calculators will have replaced the slide rules completely within the next few years
A Slide rules will have been replaced by low-priced pocket calculators soon if the trend continues
B More people will be using slide rules than pocket calculators even though they are more expensive unless the trend reverses
C Because they are low-priced, pocket calculators will replace slide rules in if the next few years
D The trend is for slide rules to be used in spite of the low prices of pocket calculators
47 It is not illegal in some cultures to be married to more than one woman at the same time, but the monogamous relationship is the most common
A In some cultures it is legal to be married to more than one woman at once, but it is more common to be married to just one woman
B It is against the law to be married to more than one woman at a time, although it is common in some cultures
C The monogamous relationship, which is more common in most cultures, is illegal in some cultures
D Being married to more than one woman at the same time is both common and legal in some cultures
48 Airlines routinely promise seats to 10 or 20 per cent more passengers than can be accommodated because some people who confirm their reservations fail to keep them
A About 10 to 20 per cent of the passengers who book flights do not travel because there are no seats
B The people who confirm their reservations do not have seats because the airlines promise them to more passengers than they can serve
C About 10 to 20 per cent of the people who want to fly can be accommodated because of extra seats
D The airlines reserve seats at 110 to 120 per cent of capacity because of people who make reservations but don’t show up
49 Turn of all the switches before leaving the room
A All the switches must be turned off and you must leave the room
B All the switches must be turned off before you leave the room
C All the switches must be turned off before leaving the room
Trang 8D You must leave the room as soon as you turn off all the switches
50 It was quite natural for them to feel hungry by the evening
A It was hard to understand why they felt hungry by the evening
B They were not supposed to feel hungry by the evening
C We were sorry when they got hungry by the evening
D It wasn’t surprising they got hungry by the evening
51 I wish she was going to the party
A I hope she’l1 come to the party
B I’m sorry she didn’t come to the party
C I’m sorry she isn’t going to the party
D I think that she would come to the party
52 He asked her if she would meet him that evening
A He said to her: "Would you meet me that evening‘?"
B He said to her: "Wil1 you meet me this evening?"
C He said to her: "Are you going to meet me this evening?"
D He said to her: "Why don’t we meet this evening?"
53 When the power failed we went to a restaurant for dinner
A We were having dinner in a restaurant when the power failed `
B The power failed just as we were going out for dinner
C There was going to be a power cut, so we went out for dinner
D We had dinner at a restaurant because of a power cut
54 His wife said that it was quite unusual for him to read in bed
A His wife said that he was so lazy that he did not read in bed
B His wife said that he almost never read in bed
C She said that her husband had never read in bed
D She said that her husband reads in bed quite often
55 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
A One bird in the hand is more important than two other birds
B It is better to keep something that you already have than to risk losing it by trying to get much more
C To achieve two things at the same time with one action
D There are still many birds in the bush
56 Many husbands often don’t appreciate their wives; and vice versa
A Many husbands don’t love their wives and their wives don’t love them, either
B Many husbands are selfish and so are their wives
C Many husbands often take their wives for granted but their wives don’t
D Many husbands and wives often take their spouses for granted
57 Many people nowadays find it increasingly difficult to exist on the money they earn
A Many people are getting less and less money from work, so they don’t have enough to live
B The prices are getting higher and people can’t live with the money they earn
C Many people nowadays find it difficult to make both ends meet
D Many people nowadays do not live on salary
58 "We are moving to Bristol next week but we promise to keep in touch with you " They said to us
A They said that they were moving to Bristol next week and promise to stay in contact with us
B They said they were moving to Bristol the following week and they would phone or write letters to us regularly
Trang 9C They said they were moving to Bristol the following week but they would come back to us soon
D They said they were moving to Bristol the following week to keep in touch with us
59 "I do wish you’d stop biting your nails, Brian It really annoys me!" Brian’s mother said to him
A Brian’s mother told him to stop to bite his nails because it really annoyed her
B Brian’s mother told him to stop biting his nails because it really annoyed her
C Brian’s mother didn’t like him to bite his nails because it got on her nerves
D Brian’s mother didn’t like him to bite his nails because it was annoyed
60 Most people would be pleased if they got a windfall
A Most people are happy to get an amount of money unexpectedly
B Most people are pleased if they have a chance to experience a windy storm
C Most people like windy days in autumn
D Most people are happy to receive a wind in autumn
61 My cousin is extremely tight - fisted
A He is very strong
B He doesn’t want to spend his money
C He is very thin
D He likes wearing tight clothes
62 The concert went like a bomb
A The concert was a disaster
B There was a bomb in the concert
C The concert was very violent
D The concert was extremely successful
63 I think that Dorothy is making a mountain out of a molehill
A Dorothy is trying to gain success in her job
B Dorothy is creating as mountain from a hill
C Dorothy is making an unimportant matter seem important
D Dorothy is very careful
64 He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth
A He was very sick when he was born
B His parents put a silver spoon in his mouth when he was born
C His parents were very rich
D His parents were jewelers
65 You'll be better of staying the night
A It will be better to stay the night
B It will be good of you to stay the night
C It will be better for you to stay the night
D You will be better if you stay the night
66 Bill had had the wireless repaired
A Bill had arranged for his wireless to be repaired
B Bill had repaired his wireless
C Bill had arranged to repair his wireless
D Bill had had someone to repair his wireless
67 According to his arrangement, a pension will be provided for everyone over sixty
A He has arranged for everyone over sixty to be provided a pension
B He has arranged to provide everyone over sixty a pension
Trang 10C He has arranged for everyone over sixty to be provided with a pension
D He has arranged to provide for everyone with a pension
68 After many years of hard work he retired
A After working hard many years, he retired
B Having worked hard many years, he retired
C After he had many years of hard working, he retired
D After he had worked hard for many years, he retired
69 With the money he has saved he can buy a house
A His saving can help him buy a house
B His savings can help him buy a house
C He can buy a house with his saving
D He can buy a house due to his, saving
70 The suitcase was extremely heavy but he managed to lift it easily
A Despite the heavy weight of the suitcase, he managed to lift it easily
B Although the suitcase was heavy but he managed to lift it easily
C The suitcase was not too heavy to lift
D He had no difficult in lifting the suitcase
71 "I never told anyone about your scheme,” he said
A He denied not telling anyone about my scheme
B He denied telling anyone about my scheme
C He said not to tell anyone about my scheme
D He told to me he never told anyone about my scheme
72 We missed the bus because we overslept
A We missed the bus as a consequence of oversleeping
B We overslept and as result we missed the bus
C The reason of missing the bus is we overslept
D If we didn't oversleep, we wouldn't miss the bus
73 Without your sound advice, I would never have made such a good investment
A If you hadn't given to me sound advice, I would never have made such a good investment
B If it hadn't been for your sound advice, I would never have made such a good investment
C I have made such a good Investment thanks for your sound advice
D Thank you for your sound advice, without it I would never have made such a good investment
74 I don’t think he’s likely to phone me tonight
A He isn't thought to phone me tonight
B It will be unlikely that he phones me tonight
C I doubt if he will phone me tonight
D No doubt he will phone me tonight
75 If you go to the party with us, 1 will pick you up
A If you are ready to go to the party with us, I will pick you up
B if you are willing to go to the party with us, I will pick you up
C l will probably pick you up if you go to the party with us
D Please go to the party with us and I will pick you up
76 It's believed that a general election will be held in Cambodia
A A general election is believed that it will be held in Cambodia
B A general election is believed to hold in Cambodia