Tổng hợp và soạn thảo bởi: Trần Anh Thư

SENTRANS CÁC ĐỀ THI CHUYÊN TPHCM

1, Thanks to her mother’s encouragement, she entered the beauty contest.
Had it not for her mother en…, she wouldn’t have
2, She’ll probably pass the high school entrance examination. (STANDS)
She stands a good chance of passing
3, She was just as good as they had thought.
She quite definitely came up to their expectaions
4, The “environmental friendly” label on this product is misleading.
Despite what is printed on the lable, this product I not eve
5, She was afraid to scream because she didn’t want to wake up the
neighbors. (FEAR)
She was for fear of waking
6, When your arrive, you will be met by the Head of the Sales Department.
On arrival, you will
7, People estimate that the company manufactured more than 5000 small
planes last year.
More than 5000 small planes are estimated to have been manu
8, There have been fewer people who consume Chinese products. (DECREASE)
There has been a decrease in the number f people who consume of chinese
9, They brought me two laptops, but neither worked satisfactorily. (WHICH)
Neither of which worked
10, Do phone us when your arrive at the airport, even if it’s very late.
However late its is when you arrive , do phone us
11, There are very few rivers left unpolluted in the world.
Hardly any rivers are left unpolluted in this world
12, We are surprised that the man can demonstrate such a mastery of
Portuguese. (COMMAND)
To out surprise, the man
13, He could not beat James because he was not patient enough.
Had he been more patient, he could have beaten james
14, He is irresponsible, so he cannot complete most of the assignments.
On being irresponsible, he cannot
15, Frederick is such a talented artist that most critics respect him. (LOOK)
Frederick is so talented an artist that most critque look up to him
16, You should have visited your grandma when you were in town. (PAID)
I would rather you paid a visit to your
17, The blockbuster Kungfu Panda II was expected by many children around
the world. (WAIT)
Many children could not wait to see the
18, The little girl showed her disappointment when she received the news.
The little girl’s face with disappointment
19, Their preparation was good although they lacked time. (DESPITE)
Theirs was a good preperation despite theit lack of time
20, Her second novel is not as interesting as her first one. (COMPARISON)
Her second is less interesting in comparison with
21, If you work harder, you can get better marks. (CAPABLE)
Unless you work harder, you wont capable of getting better
22, The advert said we would learn with a native speaker. In fact, we
didn’t. (INSTRUCTED)
Contrary to what we were instructed, we didn’t learn with
23, All your wishes will come true. (WANTED)
You will get what you wanted
24, All the children will receive a prize, whatever their score in the
competition. (AWARDED)
No matter how much they scored they will be awarded
25, His unexpected visit was just after your leave.
No sooner had you left than he visited unexpectedly
26, We reached the station but we missed the train. (ARRIVED)
By the time we reached the tation, the train had left
27, His three suggestions for the problem seemed far from
practicality. (WHICH)
He suggested three solutions , none of which seem practical
28, It was to icy for people to walk safely on the pavement. (SAFETY)
So icy was the pavement that
29, Can I use your dictionary for a while? (USED)
Would it ___________________________________________________________
30, “You must try to solve your financial problem”, he said. (EFFORT)
He insisted in me making every possible effort to solve my
31, “I wasn’t to blame for the burnt house!”, said Julia. (SETTING)
Julia denied setting the house
32, Jasper warned me about the dog, so I didn’t stroke it.
But forjasper warning aou tt=he dog, I would have struck it
33, There have been rumours that Peter and Jane are getting married.
Peter and Jane have been rumoure to be getting
34, Please don’t put your feet on the sofa.
I’d sooner you didn’t put your seet
35, Drop in and see us if you ever come to Ho Chi Minh City. (HAPPEN)
Should you happen to come to hcm ity
36, Guy made absolutely sure nothing would go wrong when he planned
the expedition. (NOTHING)
Guy left nothing to chance
37, They only discovered the mistake when the book was in the shops. (COME)
Not until the book was come out did they discover
38, We need to inspect further to find out how badly the building has
been damaged. (EXTENT)
Further inspection need to be made to measure the extent to the damge of he
39, They will give you a ticket when you show your ID card. (PRODUCTION)
A ticket will be given to u in production of
40, It wasn’t my intention to upset you. (MEAN)
I didn’t mean to upset
41, It’s up to you to decide the way you want to live your life. (DEPENDS)
How you live your life depends on you
42, You’ve got to accept that you are too old for that sort of activity. (GROWN)
It’s time you come to the fact tht you’ve grown out of
43, So proud was Nina of her culinary skills that everybody felt
irritated. (PRIDE)
Nina takes so much prieds in
44, Only a week later did we realize what had happened. (FOLLOWING)
It wasn’t until the following week that we realied
45, I have never seen a dancer as talented as Helena. (FAR)
Halena is __________________________________________________________
46, I didn’t know who painted this, but he was a genius. (ARTIST)
Whoever the aritist is, he must be
47, Bad salary is usually the reason for the workers’ threat to strike.
(ACCOUNT)
The workers usually go to strike on account of
48, If only I had told the star how much I enjoyed meeting him. (PLEASURE)
I regret not telling the star how much pleasure I had meeting him
49, The young girl stopped working though the salary was very high. (GAVE)
No matter how high the salary was, she gave up working
50, After he had sent me the note, he left the town forever. (GOOD)
Having sent me, he left the town for good
51, Doing regular exercise often helps improve your attitude to life. (DO)
Many a time will regular exercise do yourself wonder for the outlook on life.
52, I suppose she finally gave way to demands for an interview with the
tabloid press. (CONSENTED)
I dare ____________________________________________ by the tabloid press.
______________
53, Due to his repentance of the sins, as it were, he will not be
executed. (OWING)
His immunity from execution was partly duet to his remorse over the sins.
54, He needs to obtain the tuition exemption; otherwise he will be forced
to leave. (GOES)
Unless exempted from the tuition, he goes on his ear.
55, Although the office received a flood of complaints, it managed to
achieve positive outcomes. (BROUGHT)
The office, deluged as it was with complaints, brought off leave no stone unturned
unturned.
56, They designed the stadium to make hooliganism impossible. (SUCH)
The stadium was designed in such a way that ruled out hooliganism.
57, The new manager needs more time to finish his incomplete work, so
he assigns the team to recruit more staff before they take over KFC.
(HELM)
Pending the takeover of kfc, the manager at whose helm the team reacruit more
staff, need on his backlogs.
58, We resorted to supporting for clearing the man’s name since the public
so strongly protested against the judge’s statement. (CLAMOURED)
We might as well clamoured the man’s name because the public outcry at the
judge’s statement.
59, If he only continued to play the main role when the proposal was
drafted. (INSTRUMENTAL)
Long he may be intrumental in the drafting of the proposal .
60, The novel may be outstanding, but I have read a better one of this genre
as yet. (EXCEPTION)
By _____________________________________________________ of this genre.
61, He played so well that he received a standing ovation from the
audience. (SUCH)
His performance was such that he received
62, Sam tried extremely hard to convince her, but it was no use. (BRING)
Hard as sam tried, he coulns bring her round to his point of view
63, Unless you take the train, you will be late for work. (MAKE)
Only by taking the train will you make it to work on time
64, Surprisingly, the website wouldn’t allow me to access certain
pages. (WHICH)
The website denied my access to certain pages, which surprise me
65, She worked hard during her final year. Therefore, she easily got admitted
to this prestigious high school. (INDUSTRY)
Had it not for her industry
66, Looking back, I really believe I did everything I could do to stop
her. (MORE)
I can honestly say, with hindsight, I couldn’t do more to stop her
67, When he arrived at the airport, his family welcomed him warmly. (GIVEN)
On his arrival at the airport, he was given a warm welcom
68, “I must say goodbye to Peter at the airport,” said Helen. (OFF)
Helen insisted on seeing peter off
69, Jane said it would be a good idea if I called in the plumber to check
the plumbing. (CHECKED)
Jane urged me to have the plumbing checked by the
70, Arguing about the referee’s decision would be a waste of
time. (ARGUMENT)
There’s no point in having an argument with
71, You have to accept the truth although it is hurtful. (TERMS)
Hurtful as the truth is, you have to come to terms with it
72, The wind was so strong that we couldn’t walk. (HARDLY)
Such was the wind that we could hardly walk
73, You will start to feel better as soon as the drug is effective. (EFFECT)
The moment the drug take effect, you will
74, My dad is now abroad and I am in charge of the office. (UNDER)
My dad has gone abroad and leave the office under my charge
75, He was extremely happy because he won that scholarship. (MOON)
Had he not won t
76, He received another letter from her as soon as he found the time to reply
to her. (ROUND)
No sooner he got round to ply her than he received
77, I really don’t like it when you cheated me yesterday. (RIDE)
I’d rather you hadnt taken me for a ride
78, Don’t make a fuss over such trivial things.
Don’t make the mountain out of a molehill
79, We were amazed to know that he was a liar.
To everyone amazement, he told untruth
80, Everyday television viewers witness some sort of violence or crime on
their screens. (GOES BY)
Hardly a day goes by without
81, The new computers game will be undoubtedly as good as Caroline
has expected. (UP)
There is no doubt that te new.. wil live up to
82, Danny kep some spare parts in his car because he thought his car might
be stop working. (DOWN)
In case the car might break down, danny
83, If nobody objects, today’s class will not end until 5pm. (DISMISSED)
Unless someone object, today class will be dismissed at 5pm
84, This door, which is an emergency exit, must never be locked for any
reason. (SINCE)
On no account should this door be locked since it’s an
85, Melvin decided to hire the camping equipment from a local shop instead
of buying it from the website. (DECISION)
Rather than buying the… he made a decision to hiri
86, Due to the danger of virus infiltration, we have to be cautious when
sharing information. (PRECAUTION)
So dangerous is the danger of that precaution have to be taken when sharing
87, It came as a surprise to us that the prices all of the items in the shops
were reduced by 30%. (BROUGHT)
To our surprise, the price was brought down by
88, It was wrong of you not to keep those trouble-makers under
control. (STRING)
You should
Have kept thost trouble maker on a string
89, Roger finally managed to cycle to the top of the hill when the crowds cheered
wildly. (CHEERS)
Roger succeeded in cycling to the top of the hill as he received wild cheers from
90, Susan did not notice the broken guitar string, and neither did Faye. (TOOK)
Neither sam nor faye tok notice of the broken
91, I think you should get someone to fix the computer. (FIXED)
I would prefer it if you have the comp fied by
92, Jack was so nervous that his mind couldn’t function properly. (STRAIGHT)
Such was jack’s nervousness that he couldn’t thinks straight
93, Suddenly, the management said it was important for us to wear dark suits
to the meeting. (ONCE)
The management insisted on us wearing dark suit at the meeting all at once
94, To say briefly, this school regulation cannot be abolished right away. (DO)
In a nutshell, we can’t do away with this schol
95, Trying to persuade someone to agree with you can be a formidable
task. (VIEW)
Trying to bring someone round to your point of view
96, Anna inherited a fortune when her father died. (INTO)
After the the of her father, she came into a fortune
97, We were not late for school because you took us in your car. (TIME)
If it hadn’t been for your taking us in …, we would’nt have made it to school on
time
98, I managed to finish the task, but it was difficult. (SUCCEED)
Only with difficuty did we succeed in the task
99, Although she didn’t agree with the management’s decision, Chloe was
forced to accept it. (CHOICE)
Much as chloe didn’t agree with,… she had no choice but to
100, Fred didn’t tell Sopite his news until she had finished her homework.
(TELLING)
Fred waited for sopite to finish her before telling her
101, What surprises me is that they are not worried about pollution in our
city. (SEEM)
Surprising as I am, they seem to have no worries about the pollution in our city.
102, What Anna hates most is posing for photographs. (THAN)
There’s nothing anna hates more than striking a pose for photographs.
103, We suspected the weather would get cold so we took warm
clothes. (ANTICIPATION)
We took warm clothes in anticipation with the cold.
104, Whenever I listen to that piece of music, I remember my
schooldays. (BACK)
That piece of music always brings me back to my schooldays.
105, To maintain good insdustrial relations, we must do all we can to
avoid confrontation with management. (COSTS)
Confrontation with management must be avoided at all costs to maintain good
industrial relations.
106, Having little financial support, the student lived very
cheaply. (SHOESTRING)
The student live on a shoestrig since they have little financial support.
107, You have no hope of succeeding if you are so careless with your
work. (BOUND)
You are bound to successful if you careful with your work.
108, Anna had to endure a long and difficult interview before she got the
job. (SUBJECTED)
Anna was only gotten the job after subjected to a long and difficult interview.
109, In case of emergency, Peter is someone you can always rely on. (DOWN)
Petter will not let you down in case of an emergency.
110, George suggested a list of guests should be written. (DRAWN)
“Why not _____________________________________________?” said George.

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KEY SENTRANS CÁC ĐỀ CHUYÊN

TPHCM 
1, Had it not been for her mother’s encouragement, she wouldn’t have
entered the beauty contest. 

2, She stands a very good chance of passing the high school entrance
examination. 

3, She quite definitely came up to their

expectation. 

4, Despite what is printed in the label, this product is not

“environmentally friendly”. 

5, She was afraid to scream for fear of waking up the

neighbors. 

6, On arrival, you will be met by the head of the sales

department. 

7, More than 5000 small planes are estimated to have been turned out
last year. 

8, There has been a decrease in the number of people who consume

Chinese products. 

9, They brought me two laptops, neither of which worked

properly. 

10, However late it is when your arrive at the airport, do

phone me. 

11, Hardly any rivers are left unpolluted in the

world. 
12, To our surprise, the man has a good command of
Portuguese. 

13, Had he been more patient, he could have beaten

Raphael. 

14, On account of his irresponsibility, he cannot complete most

of the assignments. 

15, Frederick is so talented an artist that most critics look up

to him. 

16, I would rather you had paid your grandma a visit when you were
in town. 

17, Many children around the world couldn’t wait to see the blockburster
Kungfu Panda II. 

18, The little girl’s face failed when she received the
news. 

19, Theirs was a good preparation despite their lack of

time. 
20, Her second novel is less interesting in comparison with her
first one. 

21, Unless you are capable of working harder, you can’t get better
marks. 

22, Contrary to what was advertised, we were instructed by a non-native

speaker. 

23, You will have everything you have ever

wanted. 

24, No matter how much they scored in the competition, all the children
will be awarded a prize. 

25, No sooner had your left than he visited

unexpectedly. 

26, By the time we arrived at the station, the train

had left. 
27, He suggested three solutions to the problem, all of which were
impractical. 

28, So much ice was there that people could not walk with safety
on the pavement. 

29, Would it be ok if I used your dictionary for a

while? 

30, He insisted that I (should) make effort to solve my financial

problem. 

31, Julia denied setting the house on

fire. 

Or Julia denied setting fire to the

house. 

32, But for Jasper’s warnings about the dog, I would have
stroke it. 

33, Peter and Jane have been rumour to be getting

married. 

34, I’d sooner you didn’t put your feet on the

sofa. 

35, Should you happen to be in Ho Chi Minh, drop in and

see us. 

Or Should you happen to come to Ho Chi Minh, drop in and

see us. 

36, Guy left nothing to chance when he planned the

expedition. 

37, Not until the bool had come out were the mistakes
discovered. 

Or Not until the bool had come out did they discover the
mistakes. 
38, Further inspection is needed to find out the extent of the damage
to the building. 
Or Further inspection is needed to find out the extent to which the
building was damaged. 

Or Further inspection is needed to find out to what the extent of the

building was damaged. 

39, A ticket will be given to you on production of your ID

card. 

40, I didn’t mean to upset

you. 

41, How (you want) to live your life depends on your

decision. 

42, It’s time you accepted that you have grown out of that sort of
activity. 

43, Nina took such pride in her culinary skills that everybody felt
irritated. 

44, It wasn’t until the following week that we realized what had
happened. 

45, Helena is far more talented a dancer than

anyone else. 

Or Helena is the most talented dancer I’ve ever seen

so far. 

Or Helena is the most talented dancer I’ve ever seen

thus far. 

Or Helena is by far the most talented dancer I’ve ever

seen. 

46, Whoever the artist (of the painting) is, he was/ must have been a
genius. 

47, The workers usually go on strike on account of bad

salary. 
48, I regret not having told the star how much pleasure I took in
meeting him. 

Or I regret not telling the star how much pleasure I took in

meeting him. 

49, No matter how high the salary was, the young girl gave up
working. 

50, Having sent me the note, he left the town for good
(and all). 

51, Many a time does regular exercise do | wonders for | your outlook
on life. 

52, I dare say | she finally consented to | be/being interviewed by the

tabloid press. 

53, His immunity from execution | was somewhat/ party owing to | his
remorse over the sins. 

54, Unless exempted from the tuition, | out he goes | on

his ear. 
55, The office, deluged as/though it was with complaints, | brought off |
leaving no stone unturned. 

56, The stadium was designed in such a way as to | stamp/rule out

hooliganism. 

57, pending the takeover of KFC, | the new manager, at whose helm
the team recruits more staff, | needs to catch up on his backlogs. 

58, We might as well clamoured | to clear the man’s name | so great

was | the public outcry at the judge’s statement. 

59, Long may he be | instrumental in | the drafting of the

proposal. 

60, By no means is it | without exception the best/most outstanding novel |

yet of this genre. 

61, His performance was such (a good one) (that) he received a

standing ovation from the audience. 
Or His was such a good performance (that) he received a standing
ovation from the audience. 

62, Hard as/though Sam tried, he could not bring her (a)round (to her
way of thinking). 

63, Only by taking the train will/can you make it to work on

time. 

Or Only by taking the train will/can you make it to the workplace

on time. 

Or Only by taking the train will/can you make it in time to/for

work. 

64, The website denied me access to certain pages, which was

surprising. 

Or The website denied me access to certain pages, which

surprised me. 

65, Had it not been for her industry during her final year, she would not
have been admitted to this prestigious high school. 

66, I can honestly say, with hindsight, I could not have done anything more
to stop her. 

67, On (his) arrival at the airport, he was given a warm welcome (by his
family). 

68, Helen insisted on seeing Peter off at the

airport. 
69, Jane urged me to have the plumbing
checked. 

Or Jane urged that I (should) have the plumbing

checked. 

70, There is not point (in) having an argument about the referee’s
decision. 

71, _______ as the truth is you have to come to terms

with it. 
72, ________ is strong wind that we hardly could
walk. 

73, ________________ this drug takes effect, you will start to feel
better. 

74, ________ put me under the charge of the office and he is now
abroad. 

75, ______________ he not won that scholarship, he would not have

been over the moon. 

76, __________ had he found the time to reply to her letter than another
(from her) came/was around? 

77, ______ had not taken me for a ride

yesterday. 

78, ____________ make a mountain over a

molehill. 

79, _____________ know that he told untruths was amazing

(to us). 

80, ___________ a day goes by when television viewers don’t witness

any sort of violence on crime on their screens. 

81, There is no doubt that the computer game will live up to

Caroline’s expectation. 

82, In case his car broke down, Danny kept some spare parts in
his car. 

83, Unless somebody objects, today’s class will be dismissed

at 5pm. 

84, On no condition/account mus this door be locked since it is an

emergency exit. 

85, Rather than buying the camping equipment from the website, Melvin
made a decision to hire it from a local shop. 
86, So dangerous is the virus infiltration that we have to take
precaution when sharing information. 

87, To our surprise all of the items’ prices were brought down
by 30%. 
88, You should have kept those trouble-makers on a
string. 

89, Roger succeeded in cycling to the top of the hill when the cheers of
the crowd were wild. 

90, Neither Susan nor Faye took notice of the broken guitar
string. 

91, I would prefer it if you got/had the computer

fixed. 

92, Such was Jack’s nervousness that he could not think

straight. 

93, The management insisted that we were/on us wearing/on our

wearing dark suits to the meeting all at once. 

94, In a nutshell, they cannot do away with this school

regulation. 

95, Trying to bring someone (a)round to your (point of) view can be a
formidable task. 

96, After the death of Anna’s father, she came into a

fortune. 

97, If it hadn’t been for the lift you gave us, we wouldn’t have gone to
school on/in time. 

98, Only with difficulty did I succeed in finishing the

task. 

99, Much as she disagreed/didn’t agree with the management’s

decision, Chloe has no choice/was left with no choice but/other than to
accept it. 
100, Fred waited for Sophie to finish her homework before telling her
his news. 

101, Surprising to me is that they seem to have no worries about

pollution in our city. 

102, There’s nothing Anna hates more than a pose for

photographs. 

103, We took warm clothes in anticipation of the weather getting

cold. 

104, That piece of music always brings/takes me back to my

schooldays. 

105, Confrontation with management must be avoided at all costs to

maintain good industrial relations. 

106, The student lived on a shoestring because of having little financial

support. 
107, You are bound to succed if you are careful with your
work. 

108, Anna was only given the job after being subjected to a long and
difficult interview. 

109, Peter will never let you down in case of

emergency. 

110, “Why not have a list of guests drawn up?” said

George.