500 câu trắc nghiệm Tìm câu cận nghĩa trong tiếng Anh có đáp án - Phần 2

Sally apologized for not going to work at the weekend.

Sally regretted not going to work at the weekend.

Sally promised to go to work at the weekend.

Sally refused to go to work at the weekend.

The president congratulated the players on their winning the match.

When they won the cup, the players had been offered some congratulations from the president.

The president would offered the players congratulations if they won the match.

The president congratulated that the players had won the cup.

If you have $100,000, you can buy a house in that district.

You won’t be able to buy a house in that district for less than $100,000.

You won’t be able to buy a house in that district for more than $100,000.

$100,000 is the maximum price for a house in that district.

They always leave for work at 6.00am.

They have to leave very early to catch a bus to work.

Getting to work on time, for them, means leaving at 6.00am.

Leaving at 6.00am, they have never been late for work.

In order to get more business, the new restaurant should improve its appearance.

If it had a few more customers, the new restaurant would look better.

The new restaurant would have more customers if it looked better.

In spite of its appearance, the new restaurant does not appear to attract much business.

It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the experts.

It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.

The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wan’t genuine.

It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.

Harry now smokes a lot.

Harry used to smoke a lot.

Harry didn’t use to smoke a lot.

Harry rarely smoked a lot.

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.

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.

Before she worked as a hospital volunteer for years, the young girl has great experience of nursing.

Much as she has worked as a hospital volunteer for years, the young girl has great experience of nursing.

Having worked as a hospital volunteer for years, the young girl has great experience of nursing.

With great experience of nursing, the young girl has worked as a hospital volunteer for years.

Only after his leaving the school did Peter inform us of his arrival at the meeting.

Not until Peter told us that he would leave the school did he arrive at the meeting.

Hardly had Peter informed us about his leaving the school when he arrived at the meeting.

No sooner had Peter arrived at the meeting than he told us about his leaving the school.

I arrived very late to say goodbye to her.

She had left because I was not on time.

I was not early enough to see her off.

I didn’t go there , so I could not see her off.

We know relatively little about sleep, as a result, we spend about onethird of our lives sleeping.

We shall know more about sleep if we spend more than one-third of our lives sleeping.

We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping so that we know relatively little about sleep.

Despite spending about one-third of our lives sleeping, we know relatively little about sleep.

If I had known you were coming, I wouldn’t have waited for you.

I would have waited for you if I knew you were coming.

If I had know you were coming, I would wait for you.

Had I known you were coming, I would have waited for you.

Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back.

She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.

Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.

As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.

If our life is badly affected, we will protect the environment.

If we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.

If we don’t protect the environment, our life won’t be badly affected.

If we don’t protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.

Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% which half was donated to flooded areas.

Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of which was donated to flooded areas.

Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of that was donated to flooded areas.

Jack has won a jackpot prize, which was donated to flooded areas.

If she had read the reference books, she could finish the test.

Because she read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.

Although she didn't read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.

Not having read the reference books, she couldn't finish the test.

If I were you, I would go straight to the bush in the next report.

If I were you, I would have the next report got started.

If I were you, I would not beat around the bush in the next report.

If I were you, I would not point out the next report.

Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation, I whispered.

So as not to hear our conversation, I whispered.

Because I whispered, anybody heard our conversation.

I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn't be heard.

Tim joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.

If Tim graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.

Though Tim graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.

That Tim graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.

The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn’t leave her house.

The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn’t leave her house.

The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house.

The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house.

We have to run out to buy the items you want.

The items you want are off our shop.

For the items you want, we must run out.

The items you want have been out of stock.