IV. Circle sentence express the same idea as the above?

1. “I was not there at the time.” Which sentence express the same idea as the above?

A. He denied that there at the time. B. He denied being there at the time.

C. He denied not being there there at the time. D. he denied that he wasn’t there at the time.

2. I usually drive to work, but today I go by bus.

A. Although I can drive to work, I go by bus today. B. Although I can go by bus, I drive to work today.

C. Instead of driving to work, I go by bus today. D. Instead of going by bus , I drive to work today.

3. The train should be here any minute now.

A. We are expecting the train to arrive soon. B. We are surprised that the train has not arrived yet.

C. We know that the train is on time. D. We know that the train is rarely late.

4. The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.

A. People wanted to get away, so the meeting began early.

B. there was not enough time to hold the meeting.

C. the meeting is planned to start in a short time.

D. the meeting lasted much longer than usual.

5. He kept it only because nobody else had wanted it.

A. He would have kept it if nobody else had wanted it

B. He would have kept it if anybody else wanted it

C. He wouldn’t have kept it if anybody else wanted it

D. He wouldn’t have kept it if anybody else had wanted it.

1. Although he was very tired, he agreed to help me with my homework
->Tired as........................................................................................
2. The Presidental visit attracted such an enormous crowd that all traffic came to a standstill
-> So many people turned.........................................................................................
3. The meeting was put off because of the pressure of time (NOT ENOUGH)
->There was....................................................................time to hold the meeting
4. At the factory, he likes people to let him have his own way. (DOESN'T LIKE)
-> At the factory, he..............................when people tell him what to do.
5. ''Please don't drive so fast, Simon.'' said Mary. (PLEADED)
->Mary..................................................................................................

Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it. The meeting was put off because of the pressure of time.

A. The meeting lasted much longer than usual

B. People wanted to get away, so the meeting began early

C. The meeting is planned to start in a short time

D. There was not enough time to hold the meeting

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.

The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.

A. There was not enough time to hold the meeting.

B. The meeting was planned to start late because of time pressure

C. The meeting started earlier because people wanted to leave early.

D. The meeting lasted much longer than usual.

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.

The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.

A. There was not enough time to hold the meeting. 

B. People wanted to get away, so the meeting began early. 

C. The meeting is planned to start in a short time. 

D. The meeting lasted much longer than usual.

ĐIỀN GIỚI TỪ: in, for, over, of, on, at, about, by, from, off, to

1) THERE ARE EARTHQUAKES IN JAPAN.............. TIME........TIME.

2) FOOD SUPPLIES ARE DROPPED...........PEOPLE WHOSE HOMES ARE CUT......

3) AT A SUMMIT MEETING EACH COUNTRY IS REPRESENTED........... ITS HEAD OF GOVERNMENT.

4) THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE ......... A NEWS CONFERENCE........ MOSCOW

5) THE AMBASSADORS HAD A DISCUSSION........... THE PEACE TREATY.

6) THE BREAKDOWN .......... THE TALKS SURPRISED EVERYONE.

7) THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR WALKED OUT OF THE MEETING.......... THE PROTEST............ THE RUSSIAN SPEECH

8) A SPOKESWOMAN SAID THERE WAS SOME DISAGREEMENT ........... THE AGENDA.........THE MEETING

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Mr. Johnson was so busy that he only had enough time to_________ the report before he attended the meeting.

A. dip into

B. review

C. go over

D. pick up