a. He would prefer you to tell him a story

-> He'd rather you told him a story.

b. We'd prefer you not to smoke

-> We'd rather you didn't smoke.

c. Daisy likes to eat fish better than meat

-> Daisy prefers eating fish to eating meat.

d. They like to go to the zoo better than to the cinema

-> They prefer going to the zoo to going to the cinema.

e. Peter likes to be a tractor driver better than to be a farmer

-> Peter prefers being a tractor driver to being a farmer.

f. We prefer to stay at home tonight

-> We'd rather stayed at home tonight.

g. Tony would rather watch sports on TV than play

-> Tony prefers watching sports on TV to playing sports.

h. Mr Ba likes to live in a city better than in the countryside

-> Mr Ba would rather live in a city better than live in the countryside.

i. I like to be a worker than to be a farmer

-> I prefer being a worker to being a farmer.

j. He likes to be a supporter better than to be a player

...

i advised you to put your money in the bank

-you'd better.........put your money in the bank.............................

he prefers golf to tennis

-he'd rather........golf than tennis.......................................

nowadays ,children would rather play computer games than take part in outdoor activities children

nowadays children prefer........playing computer games to taking part in outdoor activities..........

my French friend finds driving in the left difficult

my French friend isn't.....used to driving in the left ..........

a. He would prefer you to tell him a story

-> He'd rather you told him a story.

b. We'd prefer you not to smoke

-> We'd rather you didn't smoke.

c. Daisy likes to eat fish better than meat

-> Daisy prefers eating fish to eating meat.

d. They like to go to the zoo better than to the cinema

-> They prefer going to the zoo to going to the cinema.

e. Peter likes to be a tractor driver better than to be a farmer

-> Peter prefers being a tractor driver to being a farmer.

f. We prefer to stay at home tonight

-> We'd rather stayed at home tonight.

g. Tony would rather watch sports on TV than play

-> Tony prefers watching sports on TV to playing sports.

h. Mr Ba likes to live in a city better than in the countryside

-> Mr Ba would rather live in a city better than live in the countryside.

i. I like to be a worker than to be a farmer

-> I prefer being a worker to being a farmer.

j. He likes to be a supporter better than to be a player

-> He prefers being a supporter to being a player.

a. He would prefer you to tell him a story

=> He'd rather you told him a story

b. We'd prefer you not to smoke

=> We'd rather you didn't smoke

c. Daisy likes to eat fish better than meat

=> Daisy prefers eating fish to eating meat

d. They like to go to the zoo better than to the cinema

=> They prefer going to the zoo to going to the cinema

e. Peter likes to be a tractor driver better than to be a farmer

=> Peter prefers being a tractor driver to being a farmer

f. We prefer to stay at home tonight

=>We'd rather stayed at home tonight.

g. Tony would rather watch sports on TV than play

=> Tony prefers watching sports on TV to playing sports.

h. Mr Ba likes to live in a city better than in the countryside

=> Mr Ba'd rather live in a city better than live in the countryside.

i. I like to be a worker than to be a farmer

=>I prefer being a worker to being a farmer.

j. He likes to be a supporter better than to be a player

=>He prefers being a supporter to being a player

a. He would prefer you to tell him a story

⇒ He'd rather you told him a story.

b. We'd prefer you not to smoke

⇒We'd rather you didn't smoke.

c. Daisy likes to eat fish better than meat

⇒Daisy prefers eating fish to eating meat.

d. They like to go to the zoo better than to the cinema

⇒They prefer going to the zoo to going to the cinema.

e. Peter likes to be a tractor driver better than to be a farmer

⇒Peter prefers being a tractor driver to being a farmer.

f. We prefer to stay at home tonight

⇒We 'd rather stayed at home tonight.

g. Tony would rather watch sports on TV than play

⇒Tony prefers watching sports on TV to playing sports.

h. Mr Ba likes to live in a city better than in the countryside

⇒Mr Ba would rather live in a city than live in the countryside.

i. I like to be a worker than to be a farmer

⇒I prefer being a worker to being a farmer.

j. He likes to be a supporter better than to be a player

⇒He prefers being a supporter to being a player.

1 C

2 D

3 A

4 D

5 D

6 A

7 C

8 C

9 B

10 B

Đáp án C

Giải thích: cấu trúc would prefer to V rather than V = would rather V than V: thích làm gì hơn làm gì

Dịch: Chúng tôi thích làm đồ thủ công hơn chơi tennis.

i advised you to put your money in the bank

-you'd better put your money in the bank

he prefers golf to tennis -he'd rather golf than tennis

nowadays ,children would rather play computer games than take part in outdoor activities

children nowadays prefer to play computer games to take part in outdoor activities

my French friend finds driving on the left difficult

my French friend isn't used to driving on the left

Chọn đáp án C

Giải thích: prefer to V rather than V: thích cái gì hơn cái gì

* NOTE:

- Dùng “Prefer to (do)” hoặc “Prefer – Ving” để diễn tả sở thích, thích điều gì đó hơn.

- Khi có sự so sánh giữa hai hành động hoặc hai danh từ (thích cái gì hơn cái gì):

S + PREFER something TO something.

S + PREFER DOING something TO DOING something.

S + PREFER TO DO something RATHER THAN (DO) something.

Dịch nghĩa: Hầu hết mọi ngươi thích ở nhà hơn là ra đường vào ngày mưa.

Đáp án C

Kiến thức về cụm từ cố định

Do a degree/diploma = study for/take a degree: học lấy bằng

Tạm dịch: Tôi thích đi học đại học và lấy bằng ngành học quốc tế hơn là bắt đầu công việc ngay.

1. The children prefer cycling to walking.

The children would rather ----------------cycle to walking-------

2. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.

I’d rather --------go out for a meal than stay at home.-------------

3. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to buy that car.

I’d rather -------you didn't buy that car.------------------------------

4. I would prefer you deliver this sofa on Friday.

I’d rather you -------delivered this sofa on Friday.-------------------------

5. Please don’t go there now.

I’d rather you -------------didn’t go there now.---------------------

6. She has a one-hour journey to work every day.

Her journey --------------has a one-hour to work every day. --------

7. I had to spend two hours finishing my assignment.

It took -----------two hours to finish my assignment.----------

8. We spent three hours opening the door.

It took -----------three hours to open the door.----------

9. He washed his car in one hour.

It took ----------------him one hour to wash his car-------------

10. They built that bridge in three years.

It took -----------them three years to build that bridge--------------

11. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.

The sea was too -----rough for the children to go swimming----

12. The ink was so faded that I couldn’t read the word.

The ink was too ---------------faded for me to read the word.------

13. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.

It was --------such a low bridge that the bus couldn’t go under it.---

14. He is such a slow speaker that his students get bored.

He speaks -------so slowly that his students get bored.------------

15. These questions are too difficult for us to answer.

These questions are so ---------difficult that we can't answer.----------

16. He spoke too quickly for me to understand.

He spoke so -------------quickly that I couldn't understand.----------

17. The air is too polluted for us to breathe.

The air is not -----------fresh enough for us to breathe.-----------

18. The tea was too hot for him to drink.

It was such --------------a hot tea that he couldn't drink-------------

19. The garden is too small to play football in.

The garden isn’t --bis enough to play football in.----------

20. The box was too heavy for the child to carry.

The box was so ---------heavy that the child couldn't carry.-------

It was such -----a heavy box that the child couldn't carry.------

21. The film was interesting enough for us to see twice.

It was such -------an interesting film that we could see twice.-------

The film was --------so interesting that we could see twice.---

22. I won’t swim in the sea because it is too cold.

The sea is not ------------warn enough for me to swim-------------

23. It was such hot coffee that he couldn’t drink it.

The tea was too ------------hot for him to drink.------------------

24. No one in the group is younger than her.

She is the ----------------youngest in the group-------------------------

25. Tom is the best football player in the team.

No one in the team is ----------better football player than Tom----