500 bài viết lại câu ôn thi chuyên Tiếng Anh có đáp án cực hay (Phần 5)
100 câu hỏi
Thomas was not given details of the company’s new projects. (DARK)
→Thomas was kept in the dark about the company’s new projects.
I was too scared to tell him what I really thought. (LACKED)
→I lacked the courage to tell him what I really thought.
The police ended the fighting between the 2 gangs by arresting the leader. (STOP)
→The police put a stop to the fighting …
Colin’s inability to make sound judgement dates from his accident.
→Ever since his accident, Colin was has been unable to make sound judgement.
Critics are hoping the new director can bring some positive changes into the French film industry. (BREATHE)
→Critics are hoping the new director can breathe new life into …
It is very difficult to give the exact value of a table like this. (FIGURE)
Đáp án: It is very difficult to put an exact figure on the value of a table like this.
Giải thích:
put a figure on: ước tính/xác định giá trị của một thứ gì đó
Dịch: Rất khó để xác định giá trị chính xác của một chiếc bàn như thế này.
Five boys on a motorbike at the speed of 60 mph are very likely to end up in hospital. (RECIPE)
→Five boys on a motorbike … mph is a recipe for disaster.
Detectives had stopped working on the Horsley murders three years previously. (BOOK)
→Detectives had closed the book on …
He is very good at cooking spaghetti. (DAB)
→He is a dab hand at cooking spaghetti.
We all want to make him realise that he is not as important as he thinks. (SIZE)
→We all want to cut him down to size.
He really disappointed me when breaking the promise to help me out. (TEETH)
→He really kicked me in the teeth when …
He died, having nothing of his own. (NAME)
→He died with no thing to his name.
Have a look at this picture. It may help you to remember something. (JOG)
→Have a look at this picture. It may help you to jog your memory.
He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer. (NAME)
→ _____________________________________.
Đáp án: He is making quite a name for himself as an interviewer.
Giải thích:
Ta có: make a name for oneself: trở nên nổi tiếng/được nhiều người tôn trọng
Dịch: Anh ấy đang trở nên khá nổi tiếng với tư cách là một người phỏng vấn.
= Anh ấy đang tạo dựng được tên tuổi cho mình với tư cách là một người phỏng vấn.
Social scientists find it hard to accept that the fall in the birth rate is responsible for the old age. (Resistance)
Đáp án: There is resistance among social scientists to the idea that the fall in the birth rate is responsible for the old age.
Giải thích:
resistance (n): sự chống cự
Dịch: Các nhà khoa học xã hội khó chấp nhận rằng tỷ lệ sinh giảm là nguyên nhân gây ra tuổi già.
→ Các nhà khoa học xã hội phản đối ý kiến cho rằng tỷ lệ sinh giảm là nguyên nhân gây ra tuổi già.
The Minister gave no precise figures about the casualties. (GO INTO)
→The Minister didn’t go into detail about the casualties.
He doesn’t think very highly of politicians.
→He’s got a low opinion of politicians.
One advantage of living in the city is the range of clothes shops.
→One point in favour of living in the …
Mary explained the problem surprisingly clearly.
→Mary explained the problem with surprising clarity.
We have credited the money to your current account at this bank.
→We have placed the money to the credit of your current account at this bank.
Your silly questions distracted me.
→You drove me to distraction with your silly questions.
I like her a lot. (AFFECTION)
→I have a lot of affection for her.
For gymnastics and skiing, regular practise is needed.
→Sports such as gymnastics and skiing need regular practise.
I find it surprising that she didn’t like her present.
→I would have thought that she would have liked her present.
A new flu vaccine has been on trial since the beginning of the year.
→They have been trying out/testing a new flu vaccine since the …
I’m afraid that I think he shouldn’t marry her.
→I can’t help feeling that he …
They sent him to prison for three years. (SENTENCED
Đáp án: He was sentenced to three years in prison/ three years’ imprisonment.
Giải thích:
sentence somebody to something: kết án ai cái gì
Bị động: somebody be sentenced to something
Dịch: Họ đã đưa ông vào tù ba năm.
→ Ông bị kết án ba năm tù giam/ba năm tù giam.
I’m sorry I missed Professor Baker’s lecture.
Đáp án: I’m sorry not to have attended Professor Baker’s lecture.
Giải thích:
be sorry to do something → tiếc khi phải làm gì (thường là hành động chưa xảy ra).
be sorry to have done something → tiếc vì đã làm gì (hành động đã xảy ra trong quá khứ).
"not to have attended" là dạng phủ định của động từ nguyên mẫu hoàn thành (not to have + V3/V-ed), dùng để diễn tả sự tiếc nuối về một hành động đã không xảy ra trong quá khứ.
Dịch: Tôi rất tiếc vì đã không tham dự bài giảng của Giáo sư Baker.
That’s a lovely new dress, Jean”, said her mother.
→Jean’s mother complimented her on her lovely new dress.
Tim looks nothing like his father. (TAKE)
→Tim doesn’t take after his father at all.
He watched videos all day. (ENTIRE)
→He spent the entire day watching videos.
I never thought of going by train. (OCCURRED)
→It never occurred to me that I could go by train.
The cause of the explosion is still unknown. (CAUSED)
→What caused the explosion is still unknown.
The train is 5 minutes late in leaving. (DUE)
→The train was due to leave 5 minutes ago.
The children are in disgrace for being so badly behaved.
→The children are under a cloud because of their bad behaviour.
John spends all his time working. (DEVOTED)
→John devoted to his work.
Mary knew what the answer was after reading the book.
→By the time she finished reading the book, Mary knew what the answer was.
The President’s bodyguards stood behind him, watching.
→Watchfully standing behind the President were his bodyguards.
I find his clothes the most irritating about him.
→What most irritates me about him is his clothes.
The young man was very embarrassed because his proposal was turned down. (REJECTION)
Đáp án: The rejection of his proposal greatly embarrassed the young man.
Giải thích:
rejection (n): sự từ chối
Dịch câu gốc: Chàng trai rất xấu hổ vì lời cầu hôn của mình bị từ chối.
Vậy viết lại câu với danh từ “rejection”:
Việc từ chối lời cầu hôn của anh khiến chàng trai trẻ vô cùng xấu hổ.
Cấu trúc: embarrass someone: làm ai xấu hổ
→ The rejection of his proposal greatly embarrassed the young man.
It is not worth trying to save endangered species. (WASTE)
→It is a waste of time trying to save endangered species.
I took little notice of the girl standing at the gate.
→I didn’t pay much attention to the girl standing at the gate.
The Prime Minister resigned because of his sudden illness. (RESULTED)
→The Prime Minister’s resignation resulted from his sudden illness.
Did the football team play any better last weekend?
→Was there any improvement in the way the football team played last weekend?
There is a risk that the black rhino will become extinct. (THREATENED)
→The black rhino is threatened with extinction.
She doesn’t know why they are attracted to spending all day on the beach.
→She can’t see the attraction of spending all day on the beach.
I would do anything to prevent him from going there.
→There is nothing I wouldn’t do to …
He said he had won as a result of good luck.
Đáp án: He attributed his victory/success to good luck.
Giải thích:
attribute something to something: quy cái gì cho cái gì
Dịch: Ông cho biết ông chiến thắng là nhờ may mắn.
→ Ông cho rằng chiến thắng của mình là nhờ may mắn.
Our new Director wants to call her “Madam”. (ADDRESSED)
→Our new Director wants to be addressed as “Madam”.
We’ll have to make up our minds by the end of the week, won’t we? (BE)
→A decision will have to be made by the end of the week, won’t it?
Surely nobody likes it when people make fun of them in public. (BEING)
→Surely nobody likes being made fun of in public.
You should have called the doctor at once.
→It was wrong of you not to call the doctor at once.
We have no option but to collect this license free.
→The collection of this license free is obligatory.
He can shout even louder but I still won’t take any notice.
→No matter how much louder he can shout, I still won’t take …
That’s none of your business.
→That’s nothing to do with you.
No sooner had he been appointed to the post than the new editor fell ill.
→Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new …
You should excuse his bad manners; he’s only a child. (ALLOWANCES)
→You should make allowances for his bad manner; …
Life in the countryside was completely different from that in the city. (DIFFERENCE)
→There was a complete difference between life in the countryside and that in the city.
For thousands of years, people have highly believed in supernatural powers.
→Thousands of years ago, people had high belief in …
Telephone has brought convenience to people all over the world.
→Tele has been convenient to people all over the world.
A man with high ambition will never find leisured time in his life. (AMBITIOUS)
→Highly ambitious man will …
She was finally persuaded to travel by train. (PERSUASION)
→She finally accepted the persuasion of traveling by train.
She didn’t inherit anything under her uncle’s will.
→Her uncle didn’t leave her anything in his will.
They had been lost in mountains for three days but they looked strong and healthy.
→Even though he …
I’ll find that man no matter how long it takes.
→However long it takes I will find that man.
This is the most amusing thing I have ever read. (SUCH)
→I have never read such an amusing thing before.
What are you thinking at the moment?
→What are in your mind at the moment?
Mary rang hours and hours ago. (THAT
Đáp án: It was Mary that rang hours and hours ago.
Giải thích:
Kiến thức: Câu chẻ (Cleft sentence)
It + be + [người/vật] + that/who + [mệnh đề còn lại]
Mục đích: nhấn mạnh vào Mary – người đã gọi điện cách đây rất lâu.
Trong câu gốc: Mary rang hours and hours ago.
→ Ta muốn nhấn mạnh vào chủ ngữ "Mary", nên dùng cấu trúc It was Mary that...
Dịch: Chính Mary là người đã gọi điện cách đây rất lâu
It was easy for us to find the house.
→We had no difficulty in finding the house.
Attendance at the exhibition has been down this year
→The exhibition has not been so well attended this year.
It shouldn’t have surprised me that my children didn’t like the new, cheaper ice-scream.
→I might have known that my children wouldn’t like …
Don’t go to lunch until you have typed all these letters.
→Make sure you finish tying all these letters before going to lunch.
He didn’t realise until that moment how much he loved her.
→Only then that moment did he realise how much he …
You can leave only when I tell you.
→Until I tell you, you cannot leave.
I think you should go by train. (WERE)
Đáp án: If I were you, I would go by train.
Giải thích:
Kiến thức: Câu điều kiện loại 2
Dùng câu điều kiện loại 2 với “If I were you” để diễn tả lời khuyên.
Dịch: Tôi nghĩ bạn nên đi bằng tàu hỏa.
→ Nếu tôi là bạn, tôi sẽ đi bằng tàu hỏa.
It wasn’t my fault the business failed.
Through no fault of mine that the business failed.
David played the main role when the proposal was drafted. (INSTRUMENTAL)
→David was instrumental in drafting the proposal.
If you hadn’t changed our original agreement, everything would have been fine. (STUCK TO)
→If you had stuck to our …
I think you should have some consideration for those who don’t have lives at privilege as yours. (SPARE)
You should have some consideration for those who don’t have lives at privilege as yours
When I heard her speak, it affected me profoundly. (IMPACT)
→When I heard her speak, it made a profound impact on me.
The rain in Ha Noi last October was the biggest one since 1984.
→No rain in Ha Noi since 1984 was as big as the one last October.
Nick told one of the detectives that he had taken the cashbox.
→Nick admitted to one of the detectives that …
We cannot see animals in a vast area after the forest fire. (ADSENCE
→There is an absence of animal in vast area after the forest fire.
Our environment is polluted seriously. (POLLUTION)
→There is a serious pollution in our environment.
We cannot make any comparison with her sacrifice. (COMPARE)
→We can compare nothing else with her sacrifice.
A huge investment has been put into the field of hydro-electricity. (INVEST)
They invest a big fund/ sum of money in the field of hydro-electricity.
They speak English in a high proficiency. (PROFICIENTLY)
→They speak English very proficiently.
He tried his best but he couldn’t succeed. (SUCCESS)
→He tried his best but he couldn’t get any success.
Regular practice will make us skillful. (PRACTISE)
→You will be skillful if you practise regularly.
He maintained his position against his adversary. (GROUND)
→He held/kept/stood his ground against his adversary.
Don’t conclude that learning English is easy. (COME)
→Don‘t come to conclusion that learning English is easy.
The local council has considered mass tourism the cause of the environmental problems. (PUT)
→The local council has put/laid the blame on mass tourism for the cause of environmental problems.
The book interestingly describes the life of Marx as a young man. (ACCOUNT)
→The book gives an interesting account of the …….
John asked if it was the blue one or the green she wanted.
→ “Which one do you want, the blue or the green?” John asked her
I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
This is the first I have eaten this kind of food
Only if you work hard now have you any chance of success.
Đáp án: Your chance of success dedpends on your hard working.
Giải thích:
depend on something: phụ thuộc vào cái gì
Dịch: Chỉ khi bạn chăm chỉ làm việc ngay từ bây giờ thì bạn mới có cơ hội thành công.
→ Cơ hội thành công của bạn phụ thuộc vào sự chăm chỉ của bạn.
He tried very hard to give up smoking.
He tried very hard to give up smoking.
An aerial is not required with this radio
→An aerial is not required with this radio
When he stops smoking, he’ll feel better.
→ The sooner they stop smoking, the better he will feel
The wedding was held despite the rain.
→ The wedding took place despite the rain ith this radio
