24. She didn’t succeed in applying for the job as an accountant in a bank. (failed)
->She ........................................
Jane 1) .....has worked.... in a shop since 1989. She 2) .......... (not / like) her job because she 3) ..........(not / earn) enough money. Yesterday, she 4) ........ (have) an interview for another job in a bank. The interview 5) .......... (go) well and she 6) ........(wait) for their answer at the moment. She hopes she 7) ....... (get) the job.
Jane 1) .....has worked.... in a shop since 1989. She 2) .....doesn't like..... (not / like) her job because she 3) ....doesn't earn......(not / earn) enough money. Yesterday, she 4) .....had... (have) an interview for another job in a bank. The interview 5) ..went........ (go) well and she 6) ...is waiting .....(wait) for their answer at the moment. She hopes she 7) .will get...... (get) the job.
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.
The woman wanted to have more time for her new-born grand-daughter. She left her job as an accountant
A. The woman wanted to have more time for her new-born grand-daughter because she left her job as an accountant
B. The woman left her job as an accountant in order to have more time for her new-born grand-daughter
C. The woman had more time for her new-born grand-daughter, even though she left her job as an accountant
D. Having left her job as an accountant, her new-born grand-daughter could have more time
Đáp án B.
Tạm dịch: Người phụ nữ này đã rời bỏ công việc làm kế toán để có thêm thời gian cho đứa cháu gái mới chào đời.
Dùng in order to V để chỉ mục đích
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.
The woman wanted to have more time for her new-born grand-daughter. She left her job as an accountant.
A. The woman wanted to have more time for her new-born grand-daughter because she left her job as an accountant
B. The woman left her job as an accountant in order to have more time for her new-born grand-daughter
C. The woman had more time for her new-born grand-daughter, even though she left her job as an accountant
D. Having left her job as an accountant, her new-born grand-daughter could have more time
Đáp án B.
Tạm dịch: Người phụ nữ này đã rời bỏ công việc làm kế toán để có thêm thời gian cho đứa cháu gái mới chào đời.
Dùng in order to V để chỉ mục đích.
15. She failed the driving test because she didn’t follow the guidance of the driving …………….…..( instruct )
16. In Malaysia ………………………….is free and compulsory for children between age of 6 and 16. ( educate )
17. Is Christmas a ……………………………… holiday . ( nation )
18. Coffee is one of the most ……………………………agricultural products exported from Viet Nam. ( importance )
19. We’ve impressed by the ………………………..of your town’s people. ( friend)
20. They enjoy the …………………………………….atmosphere in the meeting. ( friend)
21. The ………….………………they made at school will last through their life.. ( friend)
22. ………………….parks and lakes in Hanoi attract tourists. ( Beauty)
23. The little girl is dancing ………………………………… ( beauty)
24. English is the ………………………..language in Singapore. ( office)
25. Malaysia has ……………………………………………climate. (tropic)
26. Most……………………………are written in English. (instruct)
27. They go to church every Sunday. They’re………………………………. (religion)
28. Our…………………………..flag is red and yellow. ( nation)
15. She failed the driving test because she didn’t follow the guidance of the driving ………… instructor….…..( instruct )
16. In Malaysia ………education………………….is free and compulsory for children between age of 6 and 16. ( educate )
17. Is Christmas a ……………international………………… holiday . ( nation )
18. Coffee is one of the most ……………important……………agricultural products exported from Viet Nam. ( importance )
19. We’ve impressed by the …………friendliness……………..of your town’s people. ( friend)
20. They enjoy the …………friendly………………………….atmosphere in the meeting. ( friend)
21. The …………friendship.………………they made at school will last through their life.. ( friend)
22. ……………beautiful…….parks and lakes in Hanoi attract tourists. ( Beauty)
23. The little girl is dancing ………………beautifully………………… ( beauty)
24. English is the …………official……………..language in Singapore. ( office)
25. Malaysia has …………tropical…………………………………climate. (tropic)
26. Most……………instructionw………………are written in English. (instruct)
27. They go to church every Sunday. They’re……………religious…………………. (religion)
28. Our………………national…………..flag is red and yellow. ( nation)
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following questions. When she left college, she got a job as an editor in a publishing company.
A. Profession
B. Exercise
C. Task
D. mission
Đáp án:
job (n): nghề nghiệp
profession (n): nghề, nghề nghiệp
exercise (n): bài tập
task (n): công việc được giao
mission (n): nhiệm vụ
=> profession = job
Tạm dịch: Khi cô ấy rời đại học, cô ấy được nhận làm biên tập viên cho một công ty xuất bản.
Đáp án cần chọn là: A
IV. Rewrite the sentences using “in spite of”.
1. Although she is an accountant, she never seems to have any money.
In spite of being an accountant, she never seems to have any money.
2. Although Henry is a millionaire, he hates spending money.
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3. Mark went on working although he felt unwell.
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4. They slept soundly although the night air was hot.
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5. Although she was successful, she felt dissatisfied.
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6. Although the boat was full of water, it sailed on.
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7. Although the children were poor, they seemed happy.
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8. We couldn't get tickets although we queued for an hour.
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9. I enjoyed the film although the story was silly.
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10. He didn't arrive until 9 o'clock although he promised that he wouldn't be late.
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2. Although Henry is a millionaire, he hates spending money.
_______In spite of being a millionaire, Henry hates spending money.____________________________________________________________________________
3. Mark went on working although he felt unwell.
_______Mark went on working in spite of feeling unwell.____________________________________________________________________________
4. They slept soundly although the night air was hot.
___They slept soundly in spite pff the hot night air_______________________________________________________________________________
5. Although she was successful, she felt dissatisfied.
__In spite of being successful, she felt dissatisfied. _________________________________________________________________________________
6. Although the boat was full of water, it sailed on.
______In spite of being full of water, the boat sailed on. _____________________________________________________________________________
7. Although the children were poor, they seemed happy.
__In spite of being poor, the children seemed happy. _________________________________________________________________________________
8. We couldn't get tickets although we queued for an hour.
_We couldn't get tickets in spite of queuing for an hour.__________________________________________________________________________________
9. I enjoyed the film although the story was silly.
I enjoyed the film in spite of the silly story ___________________________________________________________________________________
10. He didn't arrive until 9 o'clock although he promised that he wouldn't be late.
______He didn't arrive until 9 o'clock in spite of promising that he wouldn't be late._____________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 1: Rewrite the sentences using in spite of.
1. Although she is an accountant, she never seems to have any money.
- In spite of being an accountant, she never seems to have any money.
2. Although Henry is a millionaire, he hates spending money.
3. Mark went on working although he felt unwell.
4. They slept soundly although the night air was hot.
5. Although she was successful, she felt dissatisfied.
6. Although the boat was full of water, it sailed on.
7. Although the children were poor, they seemed happy.
8. We couldn’t get tickets although we queued for an hour.
9. I enjoyed the film although the story was silly.
10. He didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock although he promised that he wouldn’t be late.
Exercise 2 : Rewrite the sentences with the words given:
1. It’s nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother.- My father hasn’t
2. Although he was seriously ill, he was determined to finish his work.- In spite of
3. When did you last ride a bike.- How long
4. Seeing Nelson Mandela will always stay in my memory.- I will never
5. I’ve still got the camera because no one has claimed it.- Because it
6. My wait in the queue has lasted forty minutes so far.- I have
7. The room is going to be painted next week. - We are going
8. We have finished those letters since 5 o’clock. - Those letters
9. Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident.- Because
10. She wrote a letter in thirty minutes. - It took
Exercise 1: Rewrite the sentences using in spite of.
1. Although she is an accountant, she never seems to have any money.
- In spite of being an accountant, she never seems to have any money.
2. Although Henry is a millionaire, he hates spending money.
In spite of being a millionaire, Henry hates spending money.
3. Mark went on working although he felt unwell.
Mark went on working in spite of feeling unwell
4. They slept soundly although the night air was hot.
They slept soundly in spite of the hot air
5. Although she was successful, she felt dissatisfied.
In spite of being successful, she felt dissatisfied.
6. Although the boat was full of water, it sailed on.
In spite of being full of water, the boat sailed on.
7. Although the children were poor, they seemed happy.
In spite of being poor, the children seemed happy
8. We couldn’t get tickets although we queued for an hour.
We couldn’t get tickets in spite of queuing for an hour.
9. I enjoyed the film although the story was silly.
I enjoyed the film in spite of the silly story
10. He didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock although he promised that he wouldn’t be late.
He didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock in spite of promising that he wouldn’t be late.
Exercise 2 : Rewrite the sentences with the words given:
1. It’s nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother
.- My father hasn’t seen his brother for nearly 20 years.
2. Although he was seriously ill, he was determined to finish his work.
- In spite of his serious illness, he was determined to finish his work.
3. When did you last ride a bike.
- How long is it since you rode this bike ?
4. Seeing Nelson Mandela will always stay in my memory.
- I will never forget seeing Nelson Mandela.
6. My wait in the queue has lasted forty minutes so far.
- I have been waiting in the queue for 40 minutes
7. The room is going to be painted next week.
- We are going to paint the room next week
8. We have finished those letters since 5 o’clock.
- Those letters have been finished by us since 5 o'clock
9. Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident.
- Because he drove too fast, he caused a serious accident.
10. She wrote a letter in thirty minutes.
- It took her 30 minutes to write a letter
Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one. “You’d better think carefully before applying for that job.” She said to me.
A. She said me to think carefully before applying for that job.
B. She says me to think carefully before applying for that job.
C. She advise me to think carefully before applying for that job.
D. She advised me to think carefully before applying that job.
Đáp án D
Dịch nghĩa: “Bạn tốt hơn hết là suy nghĩ cẩn thận trước khi nộp đơn xin công việc đó.” Cô ấy nói với tôi.
= D. Cô ấy khuyên tôi nên suy nghĩ cẩn thận trước khi nộp đơn xin công việc đó.
A, B bị loại vì “say + to somebody”
C bị loại vì dùng hiện tạ đơn trong khi câu gốc là quá khứ đơn.
Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one
“You’d better think carefully before applying for that job.” She said to me
A. She said me to think carefully before applying for that job
B. She says me to think carefully before applying for that job
C. She advise me to think carefully before applying for that job
D. She advised me to think carefully before applying that job
Chọn đáp án D
Dịch nghĩa: “Bạn tốt hơn hết là suy nghĩ cẩn thận trước khi nộp đơn xin công việc đó.” Cô ấy nói với tôi.
= D. Cô ấy khuyên tôi nên suy nghĩ cẩn thận trước khi nộp đơn xin công việc đó.
A, B bị loại vì “say + to somebody”
C bị loại vì dùng hiện tạ đơn trong khi câu gốc là quá khứ đơn