Câu 301: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. David was too tired to continue. He decided to stop walking. A. David couldn’t continue walking because he was too tired. B. David was too tired to carry out walking. C. David couldn’t stop walking because he was too tired. D. David can’t continue to walk when he’s tired. Spoiler: Xem đáp án Đáp án A David quá mệt mỏi để tiếp tục. Anh quyết định ngừng đi bộ. A. David không thể tiếp tục đi bộ vì anh ta quá mệt. B. David quá mệt để tiếp tục đi bộ. C. David không thể dừng việc đi bộ vì anh đã quá mệt. D. David không thể tiếp tục đi bộ khi anh ta đã mệt mỏi. “Because” đứng trước mệnh đề chỉ nguyên nhân trong mối quan hệ “nguyên nhân- kết quả”.
Câu 302: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. My motorbike cannot start in the mornings. I think I will get the garage to repair it. A. My motorbike I will get it repaired which cannot start in the mornings. B. My motorbike cannot start in the mornings, so I will have it repaired. C. My motorbike which I will get it repaired cannot start in the mornings. D. My motorbike which I will have it repaired cannot start in the mornings. Spoiler: Xem đáp án Đáp án B Xe máy của tôi không thể khởi động vào buổi sáng. Tôi nghĩ rằng tôi sẽ đem nó tới gara để sửa chữa. “So” đứng trước mệnh đề kết quả quan hệ “nguyên nhân- kết quả”. → Xe máy của tôi không thể khởi động vào buổi sáng, vì vậy tôi sẽ đem nó đi sửa chữa.
Câu 303: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely. A. The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. B. Had it not been for the fire-fighters’ every effort, the building would have burned down completely. C. Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building. D. Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down completely. Spoiler: Xem đáp án Đáp án A The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely. Các lính cứu hỏa đã cố gắng hết sức để dập tắt ngọn lửa. Tòa nhà bị cháy hoàn toàn. = A. The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. Tòa nhà bị đốt cháy hoàn toàn mặc dù các lính cứu hỏa đã cố gắng hết sức để dập tắt ngọn lửa.
Câu 304: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. Marry loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn’t sleep without it. A. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so as not to sleep with it. B. As Marry couldn’t sleep without her stuffed animal when she was young, she loved it. C. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal though she couldn’t sleep without it. D. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn’t sleep without it. Spoiler: Xem đáp án Đáp án D Marry loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn’t sleep without it. Marry thích thú nhồi bông của mình khi còn bé. Cô không thể ngủ mà không có nó. = D. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn’t sleep without it. Khi Marry còn bé, cô yêu thích thú nhồi bông của cô đến nỗi cô không thể ngủ nếu không có nó. Cấu trúc nhấn mạnh so…that: …đến nỗi mà….
Câu 305: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. “Leave my house now or I’ll call the police!” shouted the lady to the man. A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn’t leave her house. B. The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn’t leave her house. C. The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house. D. The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house. Spoiler: Xem đáp án Đáp án A “Leave my house now or I’ll call the police!” shouted the lady to the man. "Hãy rời khỏi nhà tôi bây giờ hoặc tôi sẽ gọi cho cảnh sát!" Cô gái hét lên với người đàn ông. = A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn’t leave her house. Người phụ nữ đe doạ gọi cảnh sát nếu người đàn ông đó không rời khỏi nhà cô.
Câu 306: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. She had only just begun to speak when people started interrupting. A. She hardly had begun to speak when people started interrupting. B. Hardly she had begun to speak when people started interrupting. C. Hardly had she begun to speak when people started interrupting. D. She hadn’t begun to speak when people started interrupting. Spoiler: Xem đáp án Đáp án C She had only just begun to speak when people started interrupting. Cô chỉ vừa mới bắt đầu nói khi người ta bắt đầu làm gián đoạn. = C. Hardly had she begun to speak when people started interrupting. Cô ấy vừa nói thì người ta bắt đầu làm gián đoạn. Cấu trúc đảo ngữ với Hardly: Hardly + had + S + Vpp +… + when + mệnh đề quá khứ đơn
Câu 307: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. We have run out of the items you want. A. We have to run out to buy the items you want. B. The items you want are out of our shop. C. For the items you want, we must run out. D. The items you want have been out of stock. Spoiler: Xem đáp án Đáp án D We have run out of the items you want. Chúng tôi đã hết các mục bạn muốn. = D. The items you want have been out of stock. Các mục bạn muốn đã hết hàng.
Câu 308: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. It is vitally important that she takes this medication night and morning. A. vitally B. that C. takes D. medication Spoiler: Xem đáp án Đáp án C “takes” => “take” hoặc “should take” It is vitally important that là cụm có tính từ ở thức giả định, vế sau S + V nguyên thể hoặc S + should + V nguyên thể Dịch: Điều cực kỳ quan trọng là cô ấy dùng thuốc này vào ban đêm và buổi sáng.
Câu 309: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. I enjoyed talking to the people with that I met at the party last night. A. talking B. the C. with that D. at the party Spoiler: Xem đáp án Đáp án C “with that” => “whom” Ở đây ta cần một đại từ quan hệ thay thế cho danh từ chỉ người có chức năng làm tân ngữ trong câu (I met the people => the people ở đây là tân ngữ) Lưu ý: 'that' không đứng sau giới từ Dịch: Tôi rất thích nói chuyện với những người tôi đã gặp ở bữa tiệc tối qua.
Câu 310: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Had it not been for you help me, I wouldn't have succeeded. A. not B. you help me C. wouldn't D. succeeded Spoiler: Xem đáp án Đáp án B “you help me” => “your help” hoặc “the fact that you helped me” Sau Had it not been for là một danh từ hoặc một cụm danh từ Dịch: Nếu không có sự giúp đỡ của bạn, tôi đã không thể thành công được.
