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1.

Put the phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences:


just in time
the thunderstorms
we arrived at the hotel
so as to avoid
Đáp án đúng là: 3142
So as to + ìninitive = purpose (ĐỂ)
Chúng tôi đến khách sạn vừa kịp để tránh cơn sấm.

2. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
My husband didn’t leave the car key, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station.
Đápánđúnglà: If my husband had left the car key, I could have picked him up at the station
Câu điều kiện dạng 3”
If – Clause (past perfect) + Main Clause (would/ could have done)

3. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
You’d better take a taxi; it was raining hard outside.
Đápánđúnglà: She advised us to take a taxi because it was raining
Had better + V: tốt hơn hết nên làm việc gì

4. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Barry continued to smoke even though we had advised him to quit.
Đápánđúnglà: Despite being told not to smoke, Barry continued to do.
Despite + Noun/ V-ing: mặc dù…nhưng

5. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
It is essential that we meet him at the airport.
Đápánđúnglà: He must be met at the airport
It is essential that…: Diễn tả sự bắt buộc.

6. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Many people think Steve stole the money.
Đápánđúnglà: Steve is thought to have stolen the money
Be thought to have + P2: câu bị động – người ta nghĩ là…đã làm gì
7. Choose the best answer:
Some students want to learn English …………….. get a job abroad.
Đáp án đúng là : in order to
In order to + infinitive = purpose (NHẰM)
Một vài sinh viên muốn học tiếng Anh nhằm kiếm việc ở nước ngoài.

8. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
Đápánđúnglà: At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen.
At no time = Never: nếu để đầu câu thì phải đảo ngữ (at no time did he…)

9. Put the phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences:


do read
to understand
the general meaning
the whole passage first
Đáp án đúng là: 1423
To + ìninitive = purpose (ĐỂ)
Hãy đọc cả đoạn văn trước để hiểu nghĩa khái quát của nó.

10. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
Đápánđúnglà: It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped
It was not until … that + Clause…Mãi cho đến… thì…

11. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Chuck denied breaking the window.
Đápánđúnglà: Chuck said that he hadn’t broken the window
Deny + V-ing: phủ nhận đã làm việc gì.

12. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
They are not allowed to go out in the evening by their parents.
Đápánđúnglà: Their parents do not want them to go out in the evening
Be allowed to + V: được cho phép làm việc gì.
13. Choose the best answer:
Lan is going to study harder …………… fail the exam.
Đáp án đúng là: so as not to
So as not to + ìninitive = purpose (ĐỂ không / phủ định)
Lan sẽ học hành chăm chỉ hơn để không bị trượt kỳ thi.

14. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
This is the first time I attend such an enjoyable wedding party.
Đápánđúnglà: I have never attended an enjoyable wedding party before
Have/ has never + P2 … before: chưa từng làm … trước đây.

15. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
She says she would like to have been put in a higher class.
Đápánđúnglà: She wishes she had been put in higher class
Mong muốn một điều trái với một việc đã làm/ xảy ra trong quá khứ: Wish + Clause (had done)

16. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.
Đápánđúnglà: There was not enough time to hold the meeting
Pressure of time: áp lực về mặt thời gian.

17. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
‘Have you ever been to Japan?’ he asked me.
Đápánđúnglà: He wanted to know whether I had been to Japan
Chuyển từ câu trực tiếp sang gián tiếp. Đổi thì hiện tài hoàn thành -> quá khứ hoàn thành.

18. Choose the best answer:


A few may have understood that …………… a culture, or the people from that culture, you must first
speak the language.
Đáp án đúng là: so as to
So as to + ìninitive = purpose (ĐỂ)
Một số người có lẽ hiểu được rằng để hiểu một nền văn hóa, hay người dân sống trong nền văn hóa đó,
bạn cần phải sử dụng ngôn ngữ.

19. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
‘How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!’ Peter said to Mary.
Đápánđúnglà: Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress
How + adj: dung trong câu thán.
Compliment Sb on St: khen ai vì cái gì

20. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
When they arrived, the good seats were already taken.
Đápánđúnglà: They didn’t get good seats because they arrived too late
Because + clause: diễn tả nguyên nhân.

21. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
Despite his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.

22. Put the phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences:
has
to protect him
the minister
a bodyguard
Đáp án đúng là: 3142
To + ìninitive = purpose (ĐỂ)
Ngài bộ trưởng có vệ sĩ để bảo vệ mình.

23. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy.
Đápánđúnglà: The furniture was too expensive for me to buy
S + be + too + adj (for sb) to do st: cái gì đó quá… nên (ai đó) không thể làm gì…

24. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I think it’s necessary to tell Tim about it at once.
Tim should be told about it at once.

25. Choose the best answer:


He should think positively …………….. miss any opportunities.
Đáp án đúng là: in order not to
In order not to + infinitive = purpose (NHẰM không/ phủ định)
Anh ấy cần suy nghĩ tích cực nhằm không bỏ lỡ cơ hội nào.
26. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
He never has enough money.
He usually needs money.

27. Choose the best answer:


They are going to Spain …………… Spanish.
Đáp án đúng là: to learn
To + infinitive = purpose (ĐỂ)
- NOTE:
1. for doing sth: only used to refer to things rather than people.
2. that is the reason why FOR LEARNING cannot be used in this case.
Họ sắp sang Tây Ban Nha để (họ = chỉ người) học tiếng TBN.

28. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Bad habits can do harm to our health.
Đápánđúnglà: Bad habits can be harmful to our health.
Do harm to = be harmful to: gây hại cho

29. He could not afford to buy the car.


Đápánđúnglà: He couldn’t buy the car because it was too expensive
Afford to + V: đủ tiền để làm gì

30. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
If you want my advice, I would forget about buying a new house.
Đápánđúnglà: If I were you, I would forget about buying a new house
IF I were you…: dùng khi đưa ra lời khuyên (với cấu trúc của câu điều kiện dạng 2)

31. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I have not met her for three years.
Đápánđúnglà: The last time I met her was three years ago
Hiện tại hoàn thành quá khứ đơn

32. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
His eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten.
Đápánđúnglà: Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best
So sánh hơn so sánh tuyệt đối.
33. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I do apologize for my forgetting your birthday.
Đápánđúnglà: I am really sorry I forgot your birthday
To apologize for + V-ing = Be sorry for + V-ing: xin lỗi vì đã làm gì.

34. Choose the best answer:


A few may have understood that …………… a culture, or the people from that culture, you must first
speak the language.
Đáp án đúng là: so as to
So as to + ìninitive = purpose (ĐỂ)
Một số người có lẽ hiểu được rằng để hiểu một nền văn hóa, hay người dân sống trong nền văn hóa đó,
bạn cần phải sử dụng ngôn ngữ.

35. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.
Đápánđúnglà: He denied that he had stolen the car.
Deny + V-ing/ Clause: phủ nhận đã làm việc gì

36. Put the phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences:
the staff
not to delay the project any further
are working at weekends
so as
Đáp án đúng là: 1342
So as not to + infinitive = (ĐỂ không /phủ định)
Đội ngũ nhân viên làm cả cuối tuần để không trì hoãn dự án thêm chút nào nữa.

37. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.
Đápánđúnglà: I have not been to the museum for a year
Qúa khứ đơn hiện tại hoàn thành.

38. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I find it impossible not to worry about Lan.
Đápánđúnglà: I can’t help feeling worried about Lan
Can’t help + V-ing: không thể không làm gì.
39. Put the phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences:
of the danger
so as to warn
we shouted
everyone
Đáp án đúng là: 3421
So as to + infinitive = purpose (ĐỂ)
Chúng tôi hét to lên để cảnh báo nguy hiểm cho mọi người.

40. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
‘You stole the jewels!’ the inspector said to him.
Đápánđúnglà: The inspector accused him of stealing the jewels
Accuse sb of doing st: kết tội ai đã làm việc gì

41. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I am very interested in the book you lent me last week.
Đápánđúnglà: The book that you lent me last week interests me a lot
Mệnh đề quan hệ với THAT: thay thế cho người/ vật đứng trước nó.

42. Put the phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences:
Rob and Sophia Craven
but they are going to
live in England
move to California
Đáp án đúng là: 1324
Conjunction BUT and Future time clause: BE GOING to do sth
Rob và Sophia Craven sống ở Anh nhưng họ sẽ chuyển đến California

43. Choose the best answer:


Well, if you are having another, I ………… have one too.
Đáp án đúng là: ‘ll
Conditional structure IF and Future time clause: WILL do sth

44. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Because it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
Đápánđúnglà: So interesting was the novel that I stayed up all night to finish it
So + adj + auxiliary V + S + that… đến nỗi mà…

45. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I’m waiting for the bus. It is late.
Đápánđúnglà: The bus I’m waiting for is late
Đại từ quan hệ WHICH: thay thế cho vật đứng ngay trước nó.

46. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
It wasn’t necessary for us to get a visa for Singapore.
Đápánđúnglà: We needn’t get a visa for Singapore
Not necessary = needn’t

47. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
They did not let me in because I was not a member of the club.
Đápánđúnglà: They did not allow me to enter because I was not a member of the club
Allow sm to do: cho phép ai làm gì.

48. Choose the best answer:


I ………. after the children while they are staying here. I know my duty.
Đáp án đúng là: am going to look
Conjunction WHILE and Future time clause: BE GOING to do sth

49. Put the phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences:
while Peter is here.
until he he has gone.
we won’t say anything
we will wait
Đáp án đúng là: 3142
Conjunction UNTIL an WHILE; and Future time clause: WILL do sth
Chúng tôi sẽ không nói gì trong khi Peter ở đây. Chúng tôi sẽ đợi đến khi anh ấy rời đi. .

50. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to contitnue their journey.
Đápánđúnglà: The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continueing their journey
Prevent sb from doing st: ngăn trở ai làm việc gì
51. The roads were slippery because it snowed heavily.
Đápánđúnglà: The heavy snow made the roads slippery
Make + Noun + Adj: làm cho…

52. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I haven’t been to Bristol for three years.
Đápánđúnglà: The last time I went to Bristol was three years ago
Mệnh đề có trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian đi kèm với AGO thì chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn.

53. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Their teacher is making them study hard.
Đápánđúnglà: They are being made to study hard by their teacher
Be made to do st: bị buộc/ khiến phải làm việc gì

54. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I did not understand what the lecturer was saying because I had not read his book.
Đápánđúnglà: I would have understood what the lecturer was saying if I had read his book
Câu điều kiện dạng 3:
if + S + past perfect, S + would have + P2

55. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The people watched the game. None of them will ever forget it.
Nobody that wached the game will ever forget it.

56. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
He cannot afford a new computer.
Đápánđúnglà: The new computer is so expensive that he cannot buy it.
Afford + Noun: đủ tiền mua cái gì

57. Put the phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences:
send you some postcards
when
I’ll
I’m on holiday,
Đáp án đúng là: 2431
Conjunction WHEN and Future time clause: WILL do sth
Khi (nào) đi nghỉ tôi sẽ gửi ảnh cho anh.

58. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Every student is required to write an essay on the topic.
Đápánđúnglà: Every student must write an essay on the topic
Be required to do = Must: chỉ sự bắt buộc

59. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Because they made too many mistakes, they failed in the exam.
Đápánđúnglà: They made so many mistakes that they failed in the exam
So + adj + that: đến nỗi mà

60. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
She locked the door so as not to be disturbed.
Đápánđúnglà: She locked the door in order that she wouldn’t be disturbed
As (not) to + V/ in order that + Clause: để không…

61. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
He is sorry now that he didn’t invite Molly to his party.
Đápánđúnglà: He wishes he had invited Molly to his party.
Mong muốn một điều trái với quá khứ: Wish + Clause (had done)

62. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed.
Đápánđúnglà: Disappointed as she was, Mary tried to keep calm
Adj + as + S + auxi V: mặc dù

63. Choose the best answer:


Don’t touch the dog. It ………….. hurt you if you don’t get close to it.
Đáp án đúng là: won’t hurt
Conditional structure IF and Future time clause: WILL (not) do sth
Đừng động vào chú chó. Nó sẽ không cắn cậu nếu cậu không đến gần nó.

64. Put the phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences:
a sea-side holiday
at the end of June
after the school year ends
we are going to have
Đáp án đúng là: 3412
Conjunction AFTER and Future time clause: BE GOING TO do sth
Chúng tôi sẽ có kỳ nghỉ ở biển vào cuối tháng 6 sau khi năm học kết thúc

65. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Housewives do not have to spend a lot of time doing housework any more.
Đápánđúnglà: No longer do housewives have to spend a lot of time doing housework
No longer + auxiliary V + S + V: …không còn…nữa (đảo ngữ)

66. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
This house was built years ago. It is still in very good shape.
Đápánđúnglà: This house, which was built years ago, is still in very good shape.
Mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định đứng sau dấu phẩy, cung cấp thêm thông tin cho đối tượng đứng
trước nó, có thể bỏ đi mà vẫn đảm bảo nghĩa của câu.

67. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Sarah wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize her.
Đápánđúnglà: Sarah wore dark glasses to avoid being recognized
…to do st: động từ nguyên thể có ‘to’ dùng với nội dung chỉ mục đích (… để…)

68. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I had better get back to work.
Đápánđúnglà: It’s high time I got back to work
It’s high time + Clause (past simple tense): đã đến lúc cần phải làm việc gì

69. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The girl just said hello. She is Tom’s youngest sister.
Đápánđúnglà: The girl who just said hello is Tom’s youngest sister.
Mệnh đề quan hệ xác định với đại từ Who – thay thế cho người đứng ngay trước nó.

70. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.
Đápánđúnglà: They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them
Such + (a) noun phrase that: …đến nỗi mà…
71. Choose the best answer:
- Could you tell Tom to ring me, please?
- Yes, ……… him when I meet him tomorrow.
Đáp án đúng là: I’ll tell
Conjunction WHEN and Future time clause: WILL do sth
- Cậu làm ơn bảo Tôm điện cho tôi nhé.
- Được, tôi sẽ nói khi gặp cậu ấy vào ngày mai.

72. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Fewer people came to the meeting than we had expected.
Đápánđúnglà: We had expected more people to come to the meeting
Fewer More

73. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
‘If I were you, I would take a break’, Tom said to Daisy.

Đápánđúnglà: Tom suggested not taking a break


If I were you… là câu khuyên bảo ở dạng điều kiện loại 2.

74. Put the phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences:
I receive my salary
She said that
as soon as
she’ll pay you back next week
Đáp án đúng là: 2431
Conjunction AS SOON AS and Future time clause: WILL do sth
Tôi sẽ trả anh vào tuần tới ngay sau khi tôi nhận lương.
75. Choose the best answer:
Sure, ……….. the windows this afternoon before I the guests arrive
I’ll clean

76. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The doctor suggested that I should rest.
Đápánđúnglà: The doctor advised me to rest
Advise sb to do st: khuyên ai nên làm gì

77. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
There is always trouble when he comes to visit us.
Đápánđúnglà: Whenever he comes to visit us, there is trouble
Whenever + Clause: bất kì khi nào…

78. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
They don’t mind which film they go to.
Đápánđúnglà: It doesn’t matter to them which film they go to
It doesn’t matter to sb + clause: Việc gì đó với ai không quan trọng/ không thành vấn đề

79. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
He remembered, and so did she.
Đápánđúnglà: He didn’t forget and neither did she
Neither + auxiliary Verb + S: cũng thế (Dùng với nghĩa phủ định - Anh ấy không quên và cô ấy cũng thế)

80. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
They got success since they took my advice.
But for taking my advice, they would not have got success.

81. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.
Đápánđúnglà: It was such a low bridge that the bus couldn’t go under it.
So + adj + that = such + noun + that: đến nỗi mà

82. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Helen can play the piano better than Elizabeth.
Đápánđúnglà: Elizabeth cannot play the piano as well as Helen
So sánh bằng với trạng từ: AS + ADVERB + AS

83. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Despite his inexperience in the field, John applied for the job.
Đápánđúnglà: John applied for the job even though he has no experience in the field
Even though + clause: mặc dù…nhưng

84. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Would you mind not smoking here?
Đápánđúnglà: I’d rather you didn’t smoke in here
Would rather sb did st/ didn’t do st: muốn ai đó làm (không làm) việc gì đó

85. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The crowd became increasingly angry at the long delay.
Đápánđúnglà: The longer the delay was, the angrier the crowd became
So sánh kép: the longer…the angrier…

86. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
What particular impressed me was her excellent command of English.
Đápánđúnglà: I was particularly impressed by her excellent command of English.
Be impressed by st/ sb: bị ấn tượng bởi ai/ cái gì.

87. Put the phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences:
there are houses here
there were a lot of green trees
but a hundred years ago
these days
Đáp án đúng là: 4132
Past Simple: BE
Ngày nay ở đây là nhà còn 100 năm trước đây là rất nhiều cây xanh.

88. Choose the best answer:


Mark …… smoking last month, and he started playing tennis again last week.
Đáp án đúng là: stopped
Past Simple: regular verb
Mark bỏ thuốc tháng trước và anh bắt đầu chơi tennis trở lại vào tuần trước.

89. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
This will be the orchestra’s first performance outside London.
Đápánđúnglà: This will be the first time the orchestra has played outside London
This will be the first time… + Clause (have done): đây sẽ là lần đầu tiên… + Clause (chia thì hiện tại
hoàn thành)

90. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
‘Let’s go for a walk in the park’ said Andrew.
Đápánđúnglà: Andrew suggested that they should go for a walk in the park
Suggest (that) sb (should) do st: gợi ý, đề xuất ai làm việc gì đó

91. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Athough old-age pensions have risen considerably, they haven’t kept pace with the cost of living.
Đápánđúnglà: Despite the fact that old-age pensions have risen considerably, they haven’t kept pace
with the cost of living
Although + clause = despite the fact that + clause: mặc dù…nhưng…

92. Put the phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences:
watching it
flew away and disappeared
it suddently
as we were
Đáp án đúng là: 4132
Past Simple and Past Continuous
Khi chúng tôi đang ngắm nó thì nó bỗng dưng bay đi và biến mất.

93. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The jumper you knitted for my daughter no longer fits her.
Đápánđúnglà: My daughter has grown out of that jumper you knitted for her
Grow out of + clothes: không mặc vừa (quần áo)

94. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
In spite of heavy rain, my brother went to work.
Đápánđúnglà: Although it rained heavily, my brother went to work
In spite of + Noun/ V-ing: mặc dù…nhưng
95. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I’m sure he didn’t know that his brother was seriously ill.
Đápánđúnglà: He couldn’t possibly have known that his brother was seriously ill
Could have done: dùng để phỏng đoán một điều gì đó có thể đã xảy ra trong quá khứ.

96. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
People should send their complaints to the office.
Đápánđúnglà: Complaints should be sent to the office
Should + be + P2: bị động với Should

97. Choose the best answer:


No, we ……… . Philip and I were in Portugal in the summer.
Đáp án đúng là: weren’t
Past Simple: BE (negative )
Chúng tôi đã không ở đó. Philip và tôi đã ở Bồ Đào Nha vào mùa hè này.

98. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai.
Đápánđúnglà: Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club.
As… as so sánh tuyệt đối.

99. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
How long haven’t you seen Peter?
Đápánđúnglà: When did you last see Peter?
How long (present perfect) when …last (past simple)

100. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I would prefer you not to smoke in here.
Đápánđúnglà: I’d rather you didn’t smoke in here.
Would rather sb did not to do = would prefer sb not to do

101. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The result of the match was never in doubt.
Đápánđúnglà: At no time was the result of the match never in doubt
At no time = never: nếu để đầu câu phải đảo ngữ (at no time was the result…)
102. Put the phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences:
but yesterday
today
I was so sad
I am happy
Đáp án đúng là: 2413
Past Simple: BE
Hôm nay tôi vui nhưng hôm qua tôi buồn.

103. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Nancy isn’t used to walking so far.
Đápánđúnglà: Nancy isn’t accustomed to walking very far
Be used to + V-ing = Be accustomed to + V-ing: quen với việc gì

104. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.
Đápánđúnglà: There has been a considerable fall in the value of sterling in the past week
Viết lại câu chuyển từ động từ có trạng từ bổ nghĩa (has fallen considerably) sang danh từ (trước đó là
tính từ - a considerable fall)

105. Choose the best answer:


When we arrived the airport, we ……….. the taxi to the city centre.
Đáp án đúng là: took
Past Simple: irregular verb
Khi đến sân bay, chúng tôi bắt tắc xi về trung tâm thành phố.

106. Select the best choice to complete the following sentence:


The chairman requested that…
Đápánđúnglà: The members study the problem more carefully
Request that S + V (nguyên thể): thức giả định: yêu cầu, đề nghị

107. Select the best choice to complete the following sentence:


Having been served lunch, …
Đápánđúnglà: The committee members discussed the problem
Present participle clause: (Ing-Clause: mệnh đề phân từ hiện tại đề đàu câu với nghĩa sau khi…)
108. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The sooner you stop smoking cigarettes the better you’ll feel.
Đápánđúnglà: When you stop smoking, you’ll begin to feel better
So sánh kép: the sooner…the better…

109. Select the best choice to complete the following sentence:


It’s impossible to cross the road because of the traffic.
Đápánđúnglà: The traffic makes it impossible to cross the road
Make it impossible to do st: khiến cho không làm được việc gì

110. Put the phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences:
well, when we
in the sky
saw a strange object
were driving home last night, we
Đáp án đúng là: 1432
Past Simple and Past Continuous
Ồ, khi chúng tôi lái xe về nhà đêm qua, chúng tôi đã nhìn thấy một vật thể lạ trên bầu trời

111. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
In spite of all our efforts, we failed in the final match.
Đápánđúnglà: Although we tried very hard, we failed in the final match.
In spite of + Noun/ V-ing: mặc dù… nhưng

112. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
His second attempt on the world record was successful.
Đápánđúnglà: He broke the world record on his second attempt
On one’s second attempt: sau nỗ lực lần thứ hai

113. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Quang is very good at drawing. His father is a famous painter.
Đápánđúnglà: Quang, whose father is a famous painter, is very good at drawing
Mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định đứng sau dấu phẩy, cung cấp thêm thông tin cho đối tượng đứng
trước nó, có thể bỏ đi mà vẫn đảm bảo nghĩa của câu.
Whose: thay thế cho sỏ hữu của người đứng ngay trước nó.
114. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
It is still cold but it was colder yesterday.
Đápánđúnglà: It isn’t as cold as it was yesterday
So sánh hơn so sánh bằng

115. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I didn’t spend as much money as my friend did.
Đápánđúnglà: My friend spent more money than I did
So sánh bằng so sánh hơn

116. Choose the best answer:


What …… doing at nine o’clock yesterday evening?
Đáp án đúng là: was Peter
Past Simple: BE (question)
Peter đã làm gì lúc 9 giờ tối hôm qua.

117. Choose the best answer:


I didn’t hear the phone because when it rang, I …….. a shower in the bathroom.
Đáp án đúng là: was having
Past Continuos
Tôi đã không nghe thấy tiếng điện thoại vì khi nó kêu tôi đang tắm trong buồng tắm.

118. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
No one in the class is taller than Dave.
Đápánđúnglà: Dave is the tallest student in the class.
So sánh hơn so sánh tuyệt đối.

119. What kind of word is it?


UNLIKELY
a negative adjective

120. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The accident happened because the train driver ignored a warning light.
Đápánđúnglà: If the train driver hadn’t ignored a warning light, the accident wouldn’t have happened.
Câu điều kiện dạng 3: If (had done) – Main Clause (would have done)
121. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
This furniture is so old that it’s not worth keeping.
Đápánđúnglà: This is such old furniture that it’s not worth keeping
Such + noun phrase that + clause: … đến nỗi mà…

123. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Maria didn’t apply for the job in the library and regret it now.
Đápánđúnglà: Maria wishes she had applied for the job in the library
Wish + Clause (had done): mong muốn một điều trái với quá khứ

124. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
How long have Catherine and Henry been engaged?
Đápánđúnglà: When did Catherine and Henry get engaged?
How long: hỏi về khoảng thời gian – trong trường hợp này dùng hiện tại hoàn thành, khi hởi với When
(thường hỏi cho mốc thời gian) thì dùng thì quá khứ đơn.

125. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I usually drive to work, but today I go by bus.
Instead of driving to work, I go buy bus today.

126. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
He said he was anxious about the plight of the homeless.
Đápánđúnglà: He showed concern for the plight of the homeless
Show concern for sb/ st: thể hiện sự quan tâm/ lo lắng cho ai, cái gì

127. Put the phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences:
have arrived
the dirrectors
half an hour ago, but
they đin’t stay long
Đáp án đúng là: 2134
Present Perfect
Các giám đốc đã đến chừng nửa giờ trước nhưng họ không ở lại lâu

128. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I haven’t been to a concert for over a year.
Đápánđúnglà: The last time I went to a concert was over a year ago.
Present perfect Past simple

129. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
What a pity you failed your driving test!
Đápánđúnglà: I wish you had passed your driving test.
Wish + Clause (Past perfect): mong muốn điều trái quá khứ

130. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Why don’t you meet to discuss the pay offer?
Đápánđúnglà: I suggest you should meet
Suggest sb (should) do st: gợi ý, đề xuất ai làm việc gì

131. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
People believed he won a lot of money on the lottery.
He is believed that he won a lot of money on the lottery.

132. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The children coulnd’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.
Đápánđúnglà: The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming
Too + adj (for sb) to do: quá…nên không thể…

133. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
Đápánđúnglà: This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food.
This is the first time + Clause (Present perfect)

134. Choose the best answer:


I’m sorry. You have to wait for some time.
Mrs Johnson …………… .
Đáp án đúng là: hasn’t arrived yet
Present Perfect
Xin lỗi, xin ngài chờ một lát. Bà Johnson vẫn chưa đến.

135. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
When did you last ride a bike?
Đápánđúnglà:How long is it since you rode a bike?
When … last (past simple) how long … (present perfet)

136. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult.
Đápánđúnglà: It is difficult for handicapped people to shop in supermarkets
It is difficult for sb to do st: làm việc gì đó thì khó đối với ai…

137. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
‘How old is your little boy?’ said the nurse to Mrs Bingley.
Đápánđúnglà: The nurse asked Mrs Bingley how old her little boy was
Câu hỏi gián tiếp, trợ động từ không đứng trước chủ ngữ như trong câu hỏi trực tiếp (the nurse
asked…how old her little boy was)

138. Put the phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences:
I just wanted
I remember
being so impatient
to disappear and
Đáp án đúng là: 1423
Adverbs of DEGREE
Tôi đã từng muốn biến mất và nhớ mình đã cố kiên trì đến mức nào.

139. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Madeleine wears high heels to look taller.
Đápánđúnglà: In order to look taller, Madeleine wears high heels
In order to + V: diễn tả mục đích

140. Choose the best answer:


I haven’t seen that coat before. How …….. you had it?
Đáp án đúng là: long have
Present Perfect
Tôi chưa từng thấy cái áo khoác này bao giờ. Cậu có nó từ khi nào vậy?

141. Choose the best answer:


This program must be new. I ……… seen it before.
Đáp án đúng là: have never
Present Perfect
Chương trình này nhất định là mới. Tôi chưa từng xem nó trước đây

142. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Somebody might have stolen your car.
Đápánđúnglà: Your car might have been stolen
Might have + P2 might have been + P2

143. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
‘Would you like to stay for dinner?’ she asked me.
Đápánđúnglà: She invited me to stay for dinner.
Would you like: câu mời
Invite sb to do: mời ai làm gì

144. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
They are building a new high way around the city.
Đápánđúnglà: A new high way is being built around the city.
Passive voice (present continuous)

145. What is a negative adverb


Đáp án đúng là: abnormally
Formation of ADVERBS
(một cách) bât thường (không bình thường về tâm thần)

146. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
‘If I were you, I wouldn’t go’ he said.
Đápánđúnglà: He advised me against going
If I were you…: dùng để đưa ra lời khuyên
Invite sb against + V-ing: khuyên ai không nên làm gì

147. Choose the best answer:


Here’s my report. ……………… it at last.
Đáp án đúng là: I’ve finished
Present Perfect
Đây là bản báo cáo của tôi. Cuối cùng thì tôi cũng hoàn thành nó.

148. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
You haven’t tided up this room for weeks.
Đápánđúnglà: It’s weeks since you tided up this room
Present perfect past simple (It is + time since…)

149. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Please check for damage before signing the delivery note.
Đápánđúnglà: Don’t sign the delivery note without checking
Without doing st: không làm việc gì đó

150. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
My career as a teacher began 14 years ago.
Đápánđúnglà: I have been a teacher for 14 years now
Past simple present perfect

151. Choose the best answer:


Though he did work hard, he .............. found the content of his boss.
Đáp án đúng là: hardly
Forrmation of ADVERRB
Mặc dù anh ấy làm việc khá cần cù nhưng anh ấy hiếm khi tìm thấy sự hài lòng của ông chủ.

152. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
She started work three months ago.
Đápánđúnglà: It is three months since she started work
It is + time since…: làm việc gì từ hồi nào

153. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Tom went to Scotland last Friday and is still there.
Đápánđúnglà: Tom has been in Scotland since last Friday
Past simple present perfect

154. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I started work for the company a year ago.
I worked for the company last year.
155. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.
If you don’t stop talking, you won’t understand the lesson.

156. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
When I was young, chocolate was one of my favorites.
Đápánđúnglà: Chocolate used to be a favorite of mine when I was a young girl
Used to do: thói quen trong quá khứ

157. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
He started learning French six years ago.
Đápánđúnglà: He has learned French for six years
Past simple present perfect

158. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Roses can’t possibly grow in such poor ground.
Đápánđúnglà: It is impossible to grow roses in such poor ground
It is impossible to do st: việc gì đó không khả thi (không làm được)

159. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I’m not very good at gardening, I’m afraid.
I’m scared to work in the garden.

160. Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
‘If I were you, I would get in touch with the boss’.
He suggested keeping in touch with the boss.

161.

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