1. Jogging is very useful.
A. It is useful to jog. B. We should not jog.
C. I find it useless to jog. D. Jogging is not good.
2. Shall we go for a walk?
A. We shall walk together . B. Why didn’t we go for a walk?
C. We are going to go for a walk. D. What about going for a walk ?
3. Mrs. Scott prides herself on her beauty.
A. Mrs. Scott’s beauty fills her with pride. B. Mrs. Scott is very proud of her beauty.
C. A and B. D. Mrs. Scott doesn’t take any pride in her beauty.
4. The critics undervalued his new book.
A. The critics rejected his new book. B. The critics turned down his new book.
C. The critics were fed up with his new book. D. The critics had a low opinion of his new book.
5. The hurricane blew the roof off the house.
A. The house was blown away by the hurricane.
B. The hurricane put the roof back onto the house.
C. The house had its roof blown off during the hurricane.
D. The hurricane was too weak to blow off the roof of the house.
6. Much as I admire his achievements, I don’t really like him.
A. I like his achievements, so I admire him.
B. Whatever his achievements, I admire him.
C. I don’t really like him, even though I admire his achievements.
D. I don’t really like him because I don’t admire his achievements.
7. "Shall I make you a coffee?" the girl said to the lady.
A. The girl offered to make a coffee for the lady.
B. The girl wanted to make a coffee for the lady.
C. The girl refused to make a coffee for the lady.
D. The girl promised to make a coffee for the lady.
8. No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.
A. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.
B. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.
C. Scarely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back.
D. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.
9. The captain to his men: "Abandon the ship immediately!"
A. The captain invited his men to abandon the ship immediately.
B. The captain ordered his men to abandon the ship immediately.
C. The captain suggested his men abandon the ship immediately.
D. The captain requested his men to abandon the ship immediately.
10. The film star wore dark glasses so that noone would recognize him.
A. The film star wore dark glasses in order not to be recognized.
B. The film star wanted to be recognized by wearing dark glasses.
C. The glasses were so dark that the film star couldn’t see anyone.
D. Everyone could recognize the film star because he wore dark glasses.
Đáp án B
Giải thích: No sooner…than: ngay sau khi…thì. Câu đã cho có nghĩa như sau: “Ngay sau khi cô ấy đặt điện thoại xuống thì sếp của cô ấy gọi lại”.
Các câu C, D đều sai về mặt ngữ pháp. Câu C phải đảo động từ lên trước chủ ngữ vì có trạng từ đứng đầu câu.
Câu D sai vì sau without không là mệnh đề mà phải là danh từ hoặc Ving.
Câu A sai về mặt ngữ nghĩa: “Ngay khi sếp cô ấy gọi lại, cô ấy đặt luôn điện thoại xuống” Đáp án đúng là B.
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