Error identification:
It was not until the match ended that everybody had left the stadium.
The plants in their garden looks unhealthy because they haven't had enough sunlight.
Error Identification.
In science (A), the results of an experiment are (B) not generally accepted until they had (C) been duplicated (D) in other laboratories.
A. In science
B. are
C. had
D. duplicated
Đáp án:
In science, (A) the results of an experiment are (B) not generally accepted until they had (C) been duplicated (D) in other laboratories.
Sau "until" mệnh đề chia ở thì hoàn thành để diễn tả điều kiện cần của một sự việc nào đó.
Vì vế trước của câu dùng thì hiện tại đơn, nên vế sau không thể dùng quá khứ hoàn thành mà phải dùng hiện tại hoàn thành:
Cấu trúc bị động của thì HTHT: S + have/has + been + Ved/V3
In science, the results of an experiment are not generally accepted until they have been duplicated in other laboratories.
Tạm dịch: Theo khoa học, kết quả thí nghiệm nhìn chung không được chấp nhận cho đến khi nó được nhân bản trong các phòng thí nghiệm khác.
Đáp án cần chọn là: C
1. She can’t recognize her children because they …………………. a lot. (change)
2. When he ...................... to the stadium, the football match had already begun. (come)
3. The kids ……………..in the garden when it suddenly began to rain (play)
4. She thinks to give good advice she …………… to empathize with people. ( not need )
1. change
2 . comes
3 . played
4 . no need
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it
1. Mary said : "I'll phone you"
➜ Mary told ......................
2. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job
➜ In spite of .....................
3. We didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough money
➜ If ................
4. Horror films terrify my little sister
➜ My little sister ...............
5. How much does that coat cost ?
➜ What ...................
6. Cinema didn't become an industry until 1915
➜ It was not until ..............
7. Denise didn't know the truth until we had told her
➜ It was not until .................
8. They didn't pay the bill until the electricity was cut off
➜ It was not until ............
9. They didn't buy the house until the bank had lent them the money
➜ It was not .............
10. I didn't sleep until midnight
➜ It was not until ..............
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it
1. Mary said : "I'll phone you"
➜ Mary told ....me that she would phone me .....
2. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job
➜ In spite of .......his good salary, he was unhappy in his job ......
3. We didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough money
➜ If .....we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday.......
4. Horror films terrify my little sister
➜ My little sister ......is terrified of horro films .........
5. How much does that coat cost ?
➜ What .....is the price of that coat?........
6. Cinema didn't become an industry until 1915
➜ It was not until .....1915 that cinema became an industry.........
7. Denise didn't know the truth until we had told her
➜ It was not until .......we had told her that Denise knew the truth ..........
8. They didn't pay the bill until the electricity was cut off
➜ It was not until ......the electricity was cut off that they paid the bill......
9. They didn't buy the house until the bank had lent them the money
➜ It was not .....the bank had lent them the money that they bought the house ........
10. I didn't sleep until midnight
➜ It was not until .......midnight that I slept.......
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it:
1. Because the weather was cold, they had to cancel their picnic. (using “so”)
The weather
2. This book is interesting enough for me to read many times. (using “so”)
This book
3. This car is too old for me to buy. (using “so”)
This car
4. The test was so long that I couldn’t finish it in an hour. (using “so”)
The test
5. The play interests him much.
He finds the play
The play is
He is much
The play makes
6. The test was not easy enough for her to do.
The test was so
It was such
It was so
The test was too
7. They bought the car because it was modern.
The car was
The car was so
It was such
It was so
8. It was not until midnight that we went to bed.
We didn’t
9. Spending the weekend in the countryside is very exciting.
It’s
10. The journey to the village was very interesting to the boys.
The boy felt
11. I’m sorry I’m not able to go with you.
I wish
12. He bought such a lot of books that he couldn’t read them all.
He bought so
13. There is so much rain that we can’t go out.
There is such
14. Don’t shout all the time.
I wish you
15. Mr. Ha has never gone abroad before.
Mr. Ha wishes
16. His parents made him study for the exams.
He
17. “You shouldn’t give up your job,” Jane told Anne.
Jane advised
18. It takes me hours to get to work every day.
I
19. They have studied English for 3 years now.
They started
It’s
20. This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food.
I have never
21. I didn’t want to be late, so I left early.
Because
22. He hasn't gone back to his village since 1989.
He last
23. I'm sorry I often talk too much in class.
I wish
24. We are painting our house at the moment.
Our house
25. My brother went to bed late, so he got up late next morning.
My brother got up
26. When did you start learning English?
How long is
27. I can’t speak English fluently.
I wish
28. The children have done the homework since 2 o’clock.
The homework
29. He is not old enough to drive cars.
He is too
30. My mother doesn’t usually get up early.
My mother isn’t used
1. Because the weather was cold, they had to cancel their picnic. (using “so”)
The weather was so cold that they had to cancel their picnic.
2. This book is interesting enough for me to read many times. (using “so”)
This book is so interesting that I have read it many times.
3. This car is too old for me to buy. (using “so”)
This car is so old that I can't buy it.
4. The test was so long that I couldn’t finish it in an hour. (using “so”)
The test was so long that I was unable to finish it in an hour.
(đề bài có bị nhầm lẫn không em?, có chăng đề yêu cầu chuyển đổi câu sử dụng "too" )
The test was too long for me to finish in an hour.
5. The play interests him much.
He finds the play interesting.
The play is interesting to him.
He is much interested in the play.
The play makes him interested.
6. The test was not easy enough for her to do.
The test was so difficult that she couldn't do it.
It was such a difficult test that she couldn't do it.
It was so difficult a test that she couldn't do it.
The test was too difficult for her to do.
7. They bought the car because it was modern.
The car was modern so they bought it.
The car was so modern that they bought it.
It was such a modern car that they bought it.
It was so modern a car that they bought it.
8. It was not until midnight that we went to bed.
We didn’t go to bed until midnight.
9. Spending the weekend in the countryside is very exciting.
It’s very exciting to spend the weekend in the countryside.
10. The journey to the village was very interesting to the boys.
The boys felt interested in the journey to the village.
11. I’m sorry I’m not able to go with you.
I wish I could / were able to go with you.
12. He bought such a lot of books that he couldn’t read them all.
He bought so many books that he couldn't read them all.
13. There is so much rain that we can’t go out.
There is such heavy rain that we can't go out.
14. Don’t shout all the time.
I wish you didn't shout all the time.
15. Mr. Ha has never gone abroad before.
Mr. Ha wishes he had gone abroad before.
16. His parents made him study for the exams.
He was made to study for the exams by his parents.
17. “You shouldn’t give up your job,” Jane told Anne.
Jane advised Anne not to give up her job.
18. It takes me hours to get to work every day.
I spend hours getting to work every day.
19. They have studied English for 3 years now.
They started studying English 3 years ago.
It’s 3 years since they started studying English.
20. This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food.
I have never eaten this kind of food.
21. I didn’t want to be late, so I left early.
Because I didn''t want to be late, I left early.
22. He hasn't gone back to his village since 1989.
He last went back to his village in 1989.
23. I'm sorry I often talk too much in class.
I wish I didn't talk too much in class.
24. We are painting our house at the moment.
Our house is being painted at the moment.
25. My brother went to bed late, so he got up late the next morning.
My brother got up late because he went to bed late the previous night.
26. When did you start learning English?
How long is it since you started learning English?
27. I can’t speak English fluently.
I wish I could speak English fluently.
28. The children have done the homework since 2 o’clock.
The homework has been done by the children since 2 o'clock.
29. He is not old enough to drive cars.
He is too young to drive cars.
30. My mother doesn’t usually get up early.
My mother isn’t used to get up early.
Joe and his fellow mountaineers knew that if they encountered any (1) ….. ............(SEE) hazards it was unlikely that anyone could assist them. The mountain was on an (2) .........…..(INHABIT) island and they were the only people there. Help was a long boat journey away. The mountain had an (3) ….. ......(FAME) reputation and many previous expeditions had been unsuccessful. They had already tried two routes to the summit and found them (5) ….. .... (PASS) Now they were trying the third. Joe had a note, in almost (6) ….......(LEGIBLE) handwriting, from the leader of a previous expedition advising him to try it. The information in the note had proved (7) ….......(VALUE) and they had made good progress at first. For the last two days, however, bad weather had confined them to their tent. It would be (8) …..........(RESPONSE) to climb in such conditions. The climbers had found their equipment reliable but were (9) …......... (SATISFY) with their tent, which leaked badly. They had not (10) …..........(TREAT) it in any way but it was not fit for purpose. Joe suspected the tent material was inflammable because their cooker almost set it on fire. Eventually, the weather improved and the climbers set off once more, (12) …...............(DAUNT) by the challenges ahead of them.
Joe and his fellow mountaineers knew that if they encountered any (1) ….. ....unseen........(SEE) hazards it was unlikely that anyone could assist them. The mountain was on an (2) .....uninhabited....…..(INHABIT) island and they were the only people there. Help was a long boat journey away. The mountain had an (3) ….. famous......(FAME) reputation and many previous expeditions had been unsuccessful. They had already tried two routes to the summit and found them (5) …..impassable .... (PASS) Now they were trying the third. Joe had a note, in almost (6) …illegible.......(LEGIBLE) handwriting, from the leader of a previous expedition advising him to try it. The information in the note had proved (7) …valueless.......(VALUE) and they had made good progress at first. For the last two days, however, bad weather had confined them to their tent. It would be (8) …...unresponsive.......(RESPONSE) to climb in such conditions. The climbers had found their equipment reliable but were (9) …....dissatisfied..... (SATISFY) with their tent, which leaked badly. They had not (10) …...treated.......(TREAT) it in any way but it was not fit for purpose. Joe suspected the tent material was inflammable because their cooker almost set it on fire. Eventually, the weather improved and the climbers set off once more, (12) …......daunted.........(DAUNT) by the challenges ahead of them.
It was not until ......that
1. I couldn't finish my project until Mark helped me
-> It was not until ..............
2. They didn't pay the bill until the electricity was cut off
-> It was not until ..............
3. I didn't sleep until midnight
-> It was not until ..............
4. I couldn't comment further until I had all the information
-> It was not until ..............
5. He didn't return to his native village until the was ended
-> It was not until ..............
1. It was not until Mark helped me that I finished my project
2. It was not until the electricity was cut off that they paid the bill
3. It was not until midnight that I slept
4. It was not until I had all the information that I could comment further
5. It was not until the war ended that he returned to his native village
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.
Genetic modification of foods is not a new practice. It has been practiced for thousands of years under the name of "selective breeding". Animals and plants were chosen because they had traits that humans found useful. Some animals were larger and stronger than others, or they yielded more food, or they had some other trait that humans valued. Therefore, they were bred because of those traits. Individuals with those traits were brought together and allowed to breed in the hope that their offspring would have the same traits in greater measure.
Much the same thing was done with plants. To produce bigger or sweeter fruit, or grow more grain per unit of land, strains of plants were combined and recombined to produce hybrids, or crossbreeds that had the desired traits in the right combinations. All the while, however, biologists wondered: is there a more direct and versatile way to change the traits of plants and animals? Could we rewrite, so to speak, the heredity of organisms to make them serve our needs better?
In the 20th century, genetic modification made such changes possible at last. Now, it was possible to alter the genetic code without using the slow and uncertain process of selective breeding. It even became possible to blend plants and animals genetically: to insert animal genes into plants, for example, in order to give the plants a certain trait they ordinarily would lack, such as resistance to freezing. The result was a tremendous potential to change the very nature of biology
Which of the following IS NOT achieved by genetic modification?
A. Giving plants necessary traits taken from animals’ genes
B. Producing hybrids or crossbreeds from many animals and plants
C. Encouraging people to give up selective breeding completely
D. Making big changes to the very nature of biology
Chọn C
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Cái nào sau đây không đạt được bởi biến đổi gen?
A. Cung cấp cho thực vật những đặc tính cần thiết từ gen động vật
B. Sản xuất giống lai khác loài hoặc lai khác giống từ nhiều động vật và thực vật
C. Khuyến khích mọi người hoàn toàn bỏ gây giống có chọn lọc
D. Tạo ra những thay đổi lớn với bản chất của sinh học
Dịch bài đọc:
Biến đổi gen của thực phẩm không phải là một thực hành mới mẻ. Nó đã được thực hiện hàng ngàn năm qua dưới cái tên “gây giống chọn lọc”. Động vật và thực vật được chọn lựa bởi vì chúng có những đặc tính mà con người thấy hữu dụng. Một vài con vật thì to hơn và khỏe hơn những con khác, hoặc chúng sản xuất ra nhiều thực phẩm, hoặc là chúng có đặc tính khác mà con người thấy giá trị. Do đó, chúng được nhân giống vì các đặc tính như vậy. Các cá thể với đặc tính đó được tập hợp lại và được cho phép sinh sản với hi vong rằng con cái của chúng sẽ có cùng đặc tính giống nhau trong số lượng lớn hơn.
Nhiều điều tương tự cũng đã thực hiện trên thực vật. Để tạo ra quả to hơn và ngọt hơn, hoặc trồng được nhiều ngũ cốc hơn trên một đơn vị đất đai, các chủng loại thực vật được kết hợp và tái kết hợp lại để tạo ra các giống lai khác loài hoặc giống lai khác giống, có những đặc tính mong muốn trong các kết hợp đúng. Suốt thời gian đó, tuy nhiên, các nhà khoa học đã tự hỏi: liệu có các nào trực tiếp và linh hoạt hơn để thay đổi các đặc tính của động vật và thực vật không? Chúng ta có thể viết lại, có thể nói như vậy, sự di truyền của các sinh vật để khiến chúng phục vụ nhu cầu của chúng ta tốt hơn?
Trong thế kỷ hai mươi, cuối cùng thì biến đổi gen cũng đã tạo ra được những thay đổi. Ngày nay, có khả năng để thay đổi mã di truyền mà không cần sử dụng quá trình gây giống có chọn lọc vừa chậm và không chắc chắn nữa. Thậm chí đã trở nên có khả năng pha trộn về gen của thực vật và động vật: để chèn các gen động vật vào thực vật, ví dụ, để cung cấp cho thực vật một đặc tính nhất định mà chúng nói chung đang thiếu, như là khả năng chống đóng băng. Kết quả này là một tiềm năng to lớn để thay đổi bản chất của sinh học
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.
Genetic modification of foods is not a new practice. It has been practiced for thousands of years under the name of "selective breeding". Animals and plants were chosen because they had traits that humans found useful. Some animals were larger and stronger than others, or they yielded more food, or they had some other trait that humans valued. Therefore, they were bred because of those traits. Individuals with those traits were brought together and allowed to breed in the hope that their offspring would have the same traits in greater measure.
Much the same thing was done with plants. To produce bigger or sweeter fruit, or grow more grain per unit of land, strains of plants were combined and recombined to produce hybrids, or crossbreeds that had the desired traits in the right combinations. All the while, however, biologists wondered: is there a more direct and versatile way to change the traits of plants and animals? Could we rewrite, so to speak, the heredity of organisms to make them serve our needs better?
In the 20th century, genetic modification made such changes possible at last. Now, it was possible to alter the genetic code without using the slow and uncertain process of selective breeding. It even became possible to blend plants and animals genetically: to insert animal genes into plants, for example, in order to give the plants a certain trait they ordinarily would lack, such as resistance to freezing. The result was a tremendous potential to change the very nature of biology.
Which of the following IS NOT achieved by genetic modification?
A. Giving plants necessary traits taken from animals’ genes
B. Producing hybrids or crossbreeds from many animals and plants
C. Encouraging people to give up selective breeding completely
D. Making big changes to the very nature of biology
Điều nào dưới đây không đạt được bởi sự biến đổi gen?
A. cho thực vật những đặc tính cần thiết lấy từ gen của động vật
B. có thể sản sinh ra nhiều giống lai và kiểu lai chéo từ nhiều loài động vật và thực vật
C. khuyến khích mọi người từ bỏ hoàn toàn việc lai ghép chọn lọc
D. tạo ra sự thay đổi rất lớn với bản chất của sinh học
Thông tin:
- strains of plants were combined and recombined to produce hybrids, or crossbreeds that had the desired traits in the right combinations.
- It even became possible to blend plants and animals genetically: to insert animal genes into plants,
- The result was a tremendous potential to change the very nature of biology.
Tạm dịch:
- các chủng thực vật được kết hợp và tái kết hợp để tạo ra các giống lai, hoặc các giống lai có các tính trạng mong muốn theo đúng sự kết hợp của chúng ta.
- Chúng ta hoàn toàn có thể trộn lẫn gen của thực vật và động vật về mặt di truyền: chèn gen động vật vào thực vật,
- Kết quả là một tiềm năng rất lớn để thay đổi bản chất của sinh học.
Chọn C
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
Marriage nowadays is a choice people make on their own, but this has not always been the case in society. Thousands of years ago, the average lifespan was shorter than it is today. A man usually lived until he was about 40 years old, while women died even sooner because of childbirth. There were many wars and illnesses, and people had to protect themselves by having more children while they were still young. The parents lived through their children.
Marriage was not so much a romantic love story but a business transaction, or deal. Most marriages were arranged between parents while their children were still very young. It was the custom that the fathers made the decision on whom their children were going to marry. The mothers had little say in it since they rarely made any decisions outside the household. The fathers would meet to arrange the wedding date and the money given for the bride on her wedding date. The more money and land a girl had, the more chances she had to marry well. Therefore, it was important that her father choose the bridegroom very well. Usually, it was someone who came from a good family or who was rich too. It was very unlikely that people married outside their social class. A few well-off and rich merchants got to marry poorer noblewomen and became King’s business advisors. In a way, poor peasants had an easier choice as it was less important whom they married.
The practice of arranged marriage is still common in some countries in the Middle East, such as India or Pakistan. Here, social classes are still strongly divided and very well-kept. Often, however, arranged marriages are a sign that people do not want to let go of the past, which gives them comfort and security in an ever-changing world.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Marriage as a business transaction today.
B. Mothers' roles in their children's marriage.
C. Marriage practices in modem society.
D. The practice of arranged marriage.
Đáp án D
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Đoạn văn chủ yếu là thảo luận điều gì?
A. Hôn nhân như là một giao dịch kinh doanh ngày nay.
B. Vai trò của các bà mẹ trong cuộc hôn nhân của con họ.
C. Hôn nhân thực tế trong xã hội hiện đại.
D. Việc thực hiện hôn nhân được sắp xếp.
Thông tin:
Marriage was not so much a romantic love story but a business transaction, or deal. Most marriages were arranged between parents while their children were still very young.
Hôn nhân hầu như không phải là một câu chuyện tình lãng mạn mà là một giao dịch kinh doanh, hoặc thỏa thuận. Hầu hết các cuộc hôn nhân đã được bố trí giữa cha mẹ trong khi con của họ vẫn còn rất trẻ.
Và các câu trong đoạn 2 giúp làm rõ ý trên.