500 câu trắc nghiệm Tìm câu cận nghĩa trong tiếng Anh có đáp án - Phần 17
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Had the advertisement for our product been better, more people would have bought it.
Not many people bought our product because it was so bad.
Our product was of better quality so that more people would buy it.
Fewer people bought our product due to its bad quality.
Since our advertisement for our product was so bad, fewer people bought it.
Chọn đáp án D
Giải thích : Câu điều kiện loại 3 giả định ngược lại thực tế ở quá khứ.
Dịch: Nếu quảng cáo sản phẩm tốt hơn, nhiều người đã mua nó => Thực tế: quảng cáo chưa tốt, ít người mua.
A new book is twice as expensive as an old one.
An old book is as twice as the price of the new one.
An old book is more cheaper than a new one.
A new book is so far more expensive than an old one.
A new book is twice the price of an old one.
Chọn đáp án C
Giải thích : so sánh số lần be + số lần + as adj as: gấp mấy lần.
We had no sooner got to know our neighbors than they moved away.
Soon after we got to know our neighbors, we stopped having contact with them.
If our new neighbors had stayed longer, we would have got to know them better.
Once we had got used to our new neighbors, they moved somewhere else.
Hardly had we become acquainted with our new neighbors when they went somewhere else to live.
Chọn đáp án D
Giải thích : no sooner...than...= hardly...when...: vừa mới ...thì.... Câu chuyển đổi từ cấu trúc thường sang dạng đảo ngữ.
There were so many people on the train that Mary couldn’t get a seat.
The train was too crowded for Mary no to get a seat.
The train was so crowded that there was nowhere for Mary to sit.
So crowded the train was that Mary couldn’t get a seat.
The crowded train did not prevent Mary from getting a seat.
Chọn đáp án B
Giải thích : cấu trúc be so adj that mệnh đề: quá...đến nỗi mà
“I’ll speak calmly. I really will!”, he said.
He promised to speak calmly.
He remind me to speak calmly.
He refused to speak calmly.
He offered to speak calmly.
Chọn đáp án A
Giải thích : cấu trúc promise to V: hứa sẽ làm gì
Remind sb to V: nhắc nhở ai làm gì
Refuse to V: từ chối làm gì
Offer to V: đề nghị làm gì
People know that English is an international language.
English is known to be an international language.
It is known English an international language.
It is known that English to be an international language.
English known is an international language.
Chọn đáp án A
Giải thích : câu bị động kép chuyển đổi từ cấu trúc: People + V1 + that + S V2 = S + be + V1-ed + to V2/ have V2-ed: người ta nói
rằng.... Hai động từ V1, V2 cùng thời nên chia to V
The last time I saw her was three years ago.
I saw her three years ago and will never meet her again.
I have not seen her for three years.
I have often seen her for the last three years.
About three years ago, I used to meet her.
Đáp án: B
Giải thích:
Dịch: Lần cuối cùng tôi gặp cô ấy là ba năm trước.
A. Tôi đã gặp cô ấy ba năm trước và sẽ không bao giờ gặp lại cô ấy nữa.
B. Tôi đã không gặp cô ấy trong ba năm.
C. Tôi thường gặp cô ấy trong ba năm qua.
D. Khoảng ba năm trước, tôi đã từng gặp cô ấy.
Đáp án B phù hợp nhất về nghĩa.
The coffee was not strong, so it didn’t keep us awake.
The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.
We are kept awake because the coffee was strong.
The coffee was so hot that it didn’t keep us awake.
Chọn đáp án A
Giải thích : cấu trúc be adj enough to V: đủ cho ai làm gì
“I’m sorry I didn’t ring you earlier?”, Tom said to Bill.
Tom regretted not ringing Bill earlier.
Tom apologized for not ringing Bill earlier.
Tom admitted not ringing Bill earlier.
Tom was upset about not ringing Bill earlier.
Chọn đáp án B
Giải thích : apologize to sb for Ving: xin lỗi ai vì làm gì
My parents taught me to respect hard work.
I learned from my parents about respecting hard work.
I worked very hard and respected my parents.
My parents worked hard and taught me to respect them.
I learned how to work hard from my parents.
Chọn đáp án A
Giải thích : cấu trúc teach sb to V: dạy ai làm gì => learn st from sb: học được cái gì từ ai.
All flights were delayed yesterday due to an accident on the runway.
The runaway delayed all flights yesterday because it caused an accident.
Although there was an accident on the runway yesterday, no flight was delayed.
All flights were delayed yesterday because they caused an accident to the runway.
But for an accident on the runway, all flights wouldn’t have been delayed yesterday.
Chọn đáp án D
Giải thích : tình huống quá khứ được giả định ngược lại bằng câu điều kiện loại 3.
Dịch: Tất cả các chuyến bay bị hoãn do có tai nạn trên đường băng ⇒Nếu không có tai nạn trên đường băng, chuyến bay đã không bị hoãn.
Few other paintings in the world are as famous as the Mona Lisa.
Only a small number of paintings throughout the world are equally well-known as the Mona Lisa.
The Mona Lisa is among a group of paintings that are very famous worldwide.
There are more famous paintings in the world than the Mona Lisa, but not many.
A few other paintings in the world are more famous than the Mona Lisa.
Chọn đáp án B
Giải thích : Rất ít những bức họa khác nổ tiếng được như Mona Lisa
Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station?
Did your aunt have to be met at the station?
Does your aunt have to meet at the station?
Does your aunt have to be met at the station?
Was your aunt met at the station?
Chọn đáp án C
Giải thích : essential: cần thiết
Have to be PII: phải được làm gì
Dịch: Dì của bạn có cần được gặp ở nhà ga không?
Although his leg was hurt, he managed to drive a car.
His leg was hurt. However, he managed to drive a car.
His leg was hurt. But he managed to drive a car.
Despite his hurt leg, he managed to drive a car.
In spite of the fact that his hurt leg, he managed to drive a car.
Chọn đáp án C
Giải thích : although + mệnh đề = despite + N: mặc dù
I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned out that she was quite useless.
Contrary to my initial impression, she was not totally unsuitable for the position.
I was right in my thinking that she was totally useless for the job.
I was mistaken about her suitability for the position, since she proved rather incompetent.
Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather badly.
Chọn đáp án C
Giải thích : be mistaken about st: nhầm lẫn về cái gì
Dịch: Tôi nghĩ cô ấy là người phù hợp với vị trí đó, nhưng hóa ra cô ấy khá vô dụng
Your only chance of getting a ticket is to wait in the queue.
You have lost your chance of getting in the queue for a ticket.
You needn’t wait in line in order to get a ticket.
If you want to buy a ticket, you should get in the queue immediately.
You won’t be able to get a ticket unless you wait in line.
Chọn đáp án D
Giải thích : unless: trừ phi
Dịch: cách duy nhất để có vé là xếp hàng. => Bạn sẽ không có vé nếu bạn không xếp hàng.
“You should have finished the report by now.” John told his secretary.
John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.
John said that his secretary had not finished the report.
John reminded his secretary of finishing the report.
John scolded to his secretary for not having finished the report.
Đáp án: A
Giải thích:
Câu gốc:
Dịch: “Lẽ ra cô nên hoàn thành bản báo cáo vào lúc này rồi,” John nói với thư ký của mình.
Cấu trúc "should have + V3/V-ed" diễn tả một hành động đáng lẽ ra đã xảy ra trong quá khứ nhưng thực tế không xảy ra.
reproach someone for + V-ing: trách móc ai vì đã làm (hoặc không làm) điều gì đó.
A. John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.
Dịch: John trách thư ký của mình vì đã không hoàn thành bản báo cáo.
Xét các đáp án khác:
B. John said that his secretary had not finished the report. (Sai vì câu này chỉ tường thuật lại sự việc mà không diễn tả sự trách móc.)
C. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time. (Sai vì "remind someone of" mang nghĩa nhắc nhở, không phù hợp với câu gốc có ý trách móc.)
D. John scolded his secretary for not having finished the report. (Sai vì "scold" mang nghĩa mắng mỏ mạnh hơn, trong khi câu gốc chỉ mang ý trách móc nhẹ nhàng hơn.)
Chọn A.
Dịch: John trách thư ký của mình vì đã không hoàn thành bản báo cáo.
Harry no longer smokes a lot.
Harry now smokes a lot.
Harry used to smoke a lot.
Harry didn’t use to smoke a lot.
Harry rarely smoked a lot.
Chọn đáp án B
Dịch nghĩa: Câu ban đầu: Harry không còn hút thuốc nhiều nữa.
Giải thích: Câu này chúng ta dựa vào nghĩa để làm vì các đáp án không có lỗi ngữ pháp.
“I’ll call you as soon as I arrive at the airport,” he said to me.
He objected to calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.
He promised to call me as soon as he arrived at the airport.
He denied calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.
He reminded me to call him as soon as he arrived at the airport.
Chọn đáp án B
Dịch nghĩa: “Tôi sẽ gọi cho bạn ngay khi tối đến sân bay” anh ấy nói với tôi.
People think that traffic congestion in the downtown area is due to the increasing number of private cars.
Traffic congestion in the downtown area is blamed for the increasing number of private cars.
The increasing number of private cars is thought to be responsible for traffic congestion in the downtown area.
The increasing number of private cars is attributed to traffic congestion in the downtown area.
Traffic congestion in the downtown area is thought to result in the increasing number of private cars.
Chọn đáp án B
Cấu trúc: Câu ban đầu là cấu trúc: People think that ....... (Người ta nghĩ rằng ......) thì ta sẽ chuyển sang dạng bị động rất đơn giản.
