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.
Câu 1: There is no point in your phoning Jane – she’s away.
A. It would be a waste of time phoning Jane - she's away.
B. Don't spend your valuable time phoning Jane - she's out.
C. Jane is very difficult to phone - she's always away.
D. You waste your time if you insist on phoning Jane - she's away.
Câu 2: My eldest sister started working as a freelance journalist as soon as she graduated from university.
A. Hardly had my eldest started working as a freelance journalist when she graduated from university.
B. No sooner had my eldest sister graduated from university than she started working as a freelance journalist.
C. No sooner had my eldest sister started working as a freelance journalist than she graduated from university.
D. After my eldest sister graduated from university, she had started working as a freelance journalist.
Câu 3: She reminded her daughter of the table manners.
A. She wanted her daughter to be more polite while eating.
B. She wanted her daughter to eat a little more slowly.
C. She wanted her daughter to leave the dinner table.
D. She wanted her daughter to remember all meal time.
Giải chi tiết:
There is no point in Ving = It is pointless + to V
= It is no good/ use + Ving = It is not worth Ving: thật vô ích khi làm gì
Tạm dịch: Thật vô ích khi gọi điện cho Jane - cô ấy đi vắng rồi.
= Sẽ thật lãng phí thời gian khi gọi điện cho Jane - cô ấy đi vắng rồi.
B. Đừng dành thời gian quý báu của bạn để gọi điện cho Jane - cô ấy ra ngoài rồi. => sai về nghĩa
C. Jane rất khó gọi điện thoại - cô ấy luôn đi vắng. => sai về nghĩa
D. Bạn lãng phí thời gian nếu bạn cứ khăng khăng gọi điện cho Jane - cô ấy đi vắng rồi. => sai về nghĩa, sai câu điều kiện
Chọn A
Đáp án câu 2 là: BGiải chi tiết:
as soon as: ngay khi
Hardly had + S + Ved/ V3 when S + Ved: vừa mới … thì
= No sooner had + S + Ved/ V3 than S + Ved: vừa mới … thì
Tạm dịch: Chị gái lớn nhất của tôi bắt đầu làm phóng viên tự do ngay khi tốt nghiệp đại học.
= Chị gái lớn nhất của tôi vừa tốt nghiệp đại học thì chị ấy bắt đầu làm phóng viên tự do.
A. Chị gái lớn nhất của tôi vừa bắt đầu làm phóng viên tự do thì chị ấy tốt nghiệp đại học. => sai về nghĩa
C. Chị gái lớn nhất của tôi vừa bắt đầu làm phóng viên tự do thì chị ấy tốt nghiệp đại học. => sai về nghĩa
D. Sai vì “After S + had Ved/ V3, S + Ved.”
Chọn B
Đáp án câu 3 là: AGiải chi tiết:
remind sbd of sth: nhắc nhở ai làm gì
want sbd to V: muốn ai đó làm gì
Tạm dịch: Cô nhắc nhở con gái về phép tắc ăn uống.
= Cô ấy muốn con gái mình lịch sự hơn trong khi ăn.
B. Cô ấy muốn con gái ăn chậm hơn một chút. => sai về nghĩa
C. Cô ấy muốn con gái rời khỏi bàn ăn tối. => sai về nghĩa
D. Cô ấy muốn con gái nhớ tất cả các giờ ăn. => sai về nghĩa
Chọn A
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