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.
Mike didn't follow his parents' advice on choosing his career. He regrets it now.
A. As long as Mike follows his parents' advice on choosing his career, he won't regret.
B. If only Mike followed his parents' advice on choosing his career.
C. If Mike had followed his parents' advice on choosing his career, he would regret it now.
D. Mike wishes he had followed his parents' advice on choosing his career.
Giải thích:
- wish + S + had + P2: ước gì… => ước trái với sự thật trong quá khứ
- Câu điều kiện mix/hỗn hợp/trộn loại 3-2 để đưa ra điều kiện trái với quá khứ, dẫn đến kết quả trái với hiện tại.
Công thức: If + S + had (not) P2, S + would/could (not) V_nguyên thể (now)
- As long as: miễn là
- If only + S + had + P2: Giá như… => mong muốn trái với sự thật trong quá khứ
Tạm dịch: Mike đã không nghe theo lời khuyên của cha mẹ trong việc lựa chọn nghề nghiệp của mình. Giờ anh ấy hối hận lắm.
A. Thiếu “it” sau “regret”
B. Sai ở “followed” => had followed
C. Nếu Mike đã làm theo lời khuyên của cha mẹ anh ấy về việc lựa chọn nghề nghiệp của mình, anh ấy sẽ hối hận ngay bây giờ. => sai nghĩa
D. Mike ước rằng anh đã nghe theo lời khuyên của cha mẹ trong việc lựa chọn nghề nghiệp của mình.
Chọn D.
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.
He has been jobless and often has to ask his parents for money.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
________ the instructions twice, I still couldn't understand how to use this machine.
Street vendors can _______ a fortune from humble tea stalls with dirt cheap nosh and simple drinks.
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "unveiled" in paragraph 3?
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.
He is very stubborn but flattery usually works like a charm on him.
There is a _______ table, which is a gift from my best friends on my housewarming.