ĐỀ LUYỆN THI VÀ ĐÁP ÁN - TIẾNG ANH ( Số 22 )
I. Finish each of the following setences in such a way that it means exactly as the
sentence printed before.
1. Many people were severely critical of the proposals for the new motorway .
There was .........................................................................................................
2. For a teacher of her experience and ability , discipline was not a prolem.
For such an .......................................................................................................
3. There was no precedent for the King’s resignation.
Never ................................................................................................................
4. The police were informed of the identify of the murdered man .
The identify........................................................................................................
5. The fate of two climbers is unknown .
It is mystery........................................................................................................
6. He was suspended for two matches for swearing at the referee .
Swearing at the referee earned him....................................................................
7. Although he was not guilty they executed him
In spite .................................................................................................................
8. People who haven’t been abroad shouldn’t criticize foreign customs
Nobody .................................................................................................................
9. I let the man cut the tree
I let the tree ..........................................................
10 . You saw the boy do it
You saw it ...........................................................
11. We watched her sing the song .
We watched the ....................................................
12. He wanted that student to tell a story
He wanted a ..........................................................
II. Rewrite
1. The girl’s behavior was incomprehensible to the head teacher . (LOSS)
................................................................................................................................................
.
2. They will think your nephew stole the money
(SUSPECTED)
................................................................................................................................................
.
3. Fred tried hard to start the car , but without success (MATTER)
................................................................................................................................................
.
4. The Arnolds consider Henry a good friend (LOOK)
................................................................................................................................................
.
5. Everyone but Jane failed to produce the correct answer
(SUCCEEDED)
................................................................................................................................................
.
6. The new ambassador is well-informed about current affairs (WIDE)
................................................................................................................................................
.
7. They were brought up in a conventional , middle-class way (THEIRS)
................................................................................................................................................
.
8. Manchester United will beat Live Pool is a foregone conclusion (BOUND
................................................................................................................................................
.
ĐỀ VÀ ĐÁP ÁN LUYỆN THI TIẾNG ANH ( SỐ 22 )
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly as the
sentence printed before.
1. Many people were severely critical of the proposals for the new motorway .
There was severe criticism (by many people) of the proposals for the new motorway
severely [si'viəli](adv) - khắt khe, gay gắt (trong thái độ, cách cư xử) Ex :to punish
somebody severely
proposal [prə'pouzl](n) - sự đề nghị, sự đề xuất
propose [prə'pouz] ngoại động từ - đề nghị, đề xuất, đưa ra
2. For a teacher of her experience and ability , discipline was not a problem.
For such an experienced and able teacher like her , discipline wasn’t a problem
Discipline ['disiplin] (n) từ sự rèn luyện về tinh thần và tính cách để tạo ra sự tự chủ hoặc
sự phục tùng; kỷ luật
3. There was no precedent for the King’s resignation.
Never before had a / any / the King resigned
precedent ['presidənt] (n) - tiền lệ ; quyết định, sự kiện... được xem là mẫu mực cho các
quyết định hoặc các sự kiện sau này; Ex : to create/set/establish a precedent for
something - tạo ra/đặt thành/thiết lập tiền lệ cho cái ǵ
to serve as a precedent for something - làm tiền lệ cho cái ǵ
there is no precedent for such an action - chưa hề có tiền lệ cho một hành động như vậy
(từ trước đến giờ chưa có
4. The police were informed of the identify of the murdered man .
The identify of the murdered man was given / revealed ( to the police )
informed of st [in'fɔ:md] tính từ- có hiểu biết, am hiểu
identify [ai'dentifai](V) ( to identify somebody / something as somebody / something)
nhận ra, nhận biết, nhận dạng
5. The fate of two climbers is unknown .
It is mystery (as to) what (has) happened to the two climbers
fate [feit](n)- thiên mệnh, định mệnh, số mệnh, số phận (thần thoại,thần học) thần mệnh
the Fates - ba vị thần mệnh (thần thoại Hy lạp La mă)
điều tất yếu, điều không thể tránh được ; nghiệp chướng ; sự chết, sự huỷ diệt
a fate worse than death - chết c
n sướng hơn
to tempt fate - liều mạng
mystery ['mistəri] (n) - điều huyền bí, điều thần bí
6. He was suspended for two matches for swearing at the referce .
Swearing at the referee earned him two match suspensions
suspended [sə'spendid] ( lơ lửng; huyền phù - Ex suspended sentence ; án tù treo; án
treo gio
- To swear at sb [sweə] rủa, chửi, nguyền rủa ai
danh từ lời thề lời nguyền rủa, câu chửi rủa
- referee (n) [,refə'ri:] - danh từ - (thể dục,thể thao) trọng tài (trong bóng đá..) (như) ref
- to earn sb - ai đó bị
7. Although he was not guilty they executed him hành hnh; hành quyết
In spite of his innocence he was executed
guilty ['gilti] - (a) đă làm điều sai trái, đáng khiển trách
to plead guilty (to a crime) - nhận là ḿnh đă phạm tội; nhận tội
a guilty person - một người phạm tội
the guilty party - bên phạm tội
a guilty act - hành vi tội lỗi
a guilty conscience - lương tâm bị dằn vặt v
mặc cảm tội lỗi
to look guilty - trông có vẻ như có lỗi
I feel guilty about visiting her so rarely - tôi cảm thấy có lỗi v
đến thăm cô ấy quá ít
the verdict of the jury was 'not guilty' - phán quyết của hội đồng xét xử là 'không có
tội'
to be found guilty of negligence - bị phát hiện là phạm tội cẩu thả
to declare somebody not guilty - tuyên bố ai vô tội
8. People who haven’t been abroad shouldn’t criticise foreign customs
Nobody who hasn’t ( ever ) travelled abroad should criticise foreign customs
II. Rewrite
1. The girl’s behavior was incomprehensible to the head teacher .( LOSS )
The head teacher was at a loss to understand the girl’s behavior .
- incomprehensible / in,kɔmpri'hensəbl/ (a) - không thể hiểu nổi, khó hiểu
to be at a loss - lúng túng, bối rối, luống cuống Ex : to be at a loss how to answer -
lúng túng không biết trả lời thế nào
2. They will think your nephew stole the money (
SUSPECTED )
Your nephew will be suspected of stealing / having stolen the money .
3. Fred tried hard to start the car , but without success (MATTER)
No matter how hard Fred tried to start the car it doesn’t start
4. The Arnolds consider Henry a good friend (LOOK)
The Arnolds look on / upon Henry as a good friend
to look upon - xem như, coi như Ex : to look upon somebody as... coi ai như là
5. Everyone but Jane failed to produce the correct answer
(SUCCEEDED)
Only Jane succeeded in producing the correct answer
6. The new ambassador is well-informed about current affairs (WIDE)
The new ambassador has (a) wide knowledge of current affairs
well-informed (a) ['welin'fɔ:md](a) - thông thạo; có được kiến thức, có được thông tin
affair (n) [ə'feə] - việc ( buôn bán; giao thiệp)
7. They were brought up in a conventional , middle-class way (THEIRS)
theirs was a / the conventional , middle-class upbringing
conventional [kən'ven∫ənl] (a)- quy ước ; theo tập quán, theo tục lệ
to bring up - đem lên, mang lên ; nuôi dưỡng, giáo dục, nuôi nấng,to be brought up in the
spirit of communism
8. Manchester United will beat Live Pool is a foregone conclusion . (BOUND)
Manchester United is / are bound to beat Live Pool
- foregone [fɔ:'gɔn](a) - đă qua ; đă định đoạt trước ; dự tính trước, biết trước, tất nhiên,
tất yếu
9. I let the man cut the tree
I let the tree be cut.
10 . You saw the boy do it
You saw it done by the boy
11. We watched her sing the song .
We watched the song sung by her
12. He wanted that student ( to) tell a story
He wanted a story to be told by that student