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.
I didn’t know that you were at home. I didn’t drop in.
A. I didn’t know you were at home although I didn’t drop in.
B. Not knowing that you were at home, I didn’t drop in.
C. If I knew that you were at home, I would drop in.
D. Not knowing that you were at home, but I still dropped in
Đáp án B
Not knowing that you were at home, I didn’t drop in.
Câu gốc: Tôi đã không biết bạn ở nhà. Tôi đã không ghé qua
A. Tôi đã không biết bạn ở nhà mặc dù tôi đã không ghé qua
B. Dùng cấu trúc V_ing mang nghĩa chủ động để rút gọn chủ ngữ khi 2 mệnh đề có cùng chủ ngữ và khi 2 hành động xảy ra cùng lúc được chia ở cùng một thì, ở câu gốc là được chia ở thì quá khứ đơn. Nếu 2 hành động không xảy ra cùng lúc được chia ở thì khác nhau thì dùng Having PP. Không biết rằng bạn ở nhà, tôi đã không ghé qua
C. Câu gốc chia ở thì quá khứ đơn nên nếu đổi về câu điều kiện thì phải sử dụng câu điều kiện loại 3 chứ không phải loại 2 như ở phương án C này. Câu điều kiện loại 3 mệnh đề if chia ở thì quá khứ hoàn thành, mệnh đề chính có dạng would have + PP
D. Không biết rằng bạn đã ở nhà nhưng tôi vẫn ghé qua
The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes _____ for a cup of coffee.
My brother had his camera _____ from his car in the office car-park.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
At school, people always used to take the mickey out of him for having red hair.
A : Do you mind if we schedule the meeting for 11 o’clock?
B : Well, actually, I _____ earlier.
I had a_____, which I couldn’t explain, that something terrible was going to happen.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The girl has a bazillion clothes already, she does not need to buy any more.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
We decided to pay for the furniture on the installment plan.
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.
For a cold, doctors often recommend that you rest and drink lots of fluids.
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.
“You shouldn’t sit up until you feel better.” the doctor said to me.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Neither (A) the director nor any (B) members of the staff is (C) working overtime (D) today.
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.
We spray pesticides and fertilizers on our crops. Some pesticides and fertilizers are found dangerous.