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.

It was wrong of you to criticize your son before his friends left.

A. If you had criticzed your son after his friends had left, he wouldn’t be so upset now

B. Your son must have been embarrassed when you criticized him in front of his friend

C. You should have delayed criticizing your son until after his friends had gone

D. You must be careful not to embarrass your son when he is with his friends

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.

It was wrong of you to criticize your son before his friends left.

A. If you had criticized your son after his friends had left, he wouldn’t be so upset now.

B. Your son must have been embarrassed when you criticized him in front of his friends.

C. You should have delayed criticizing your son until after his friends had gone.

D. You must be careful not to embarrass your son when he is with his friends.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one.
He wants his wife to quit her job and look after their children.

A. He would like his wife to stop working and looking after their children.

B. He wants to quit his job and his wife look after their children.

C. He would like his wife to continue working in spite of looking after their children.

D. He would like his wife to stop working and look after their children.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the original one.

Much to my astonishment, I found his lecture on wildlife conservation extremely interesting.

A. Contrary to expectations, his lecture on wildlife conservation was the most fascinating of all.

B. I was fascinated by what he said in his lecture on wildlife conservation though I hadn’t expected to be.

C. It was at his lecture on wildlife conservation that I realized I needed to study it.

D. I hadn’t expected him to lecture on wild life conservation, but he spoke well.

1Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

My friend, Peter, plays the guitar. He has just released a CD.

My friend, Peter, who has just released a CD, plays the guitar.

My friend, Peter, who has just released a CD playing the guitar.

My friend, Peter, who plays the guitar, has just released a CD.

My friend, Peter, who playing the guitar has just released a CD.

Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

She had learned English for five years and then she went to London.

She had learned English for five years before she went to London.

She learned English for five years before she went to London.

She had learned English for five years after she went to London.

Before she had went to London, she learned English for five years.

Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

We’re not staying in the same hotel, so we can’t share a room.

If we were staying in the same hotel, we could share a room.

If we are staying in the same hotel, we can share a room.

Unless we were staying in the same hotel, we could share a room.

If we stay in the same hotel, we could share a room.

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Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

The place has a microgravity environment. Astronauts live and conduct research here.

The place which astronauts live and conduct research has a microgravity environment.

The place has a microgravity environment where astronauts live and conduct research.

The place where astronauts live and conduct research has a microgravity environment here.

The place where astronauts live and conduct research has a microgravity environment.

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Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

The basketball court is far from my house. It is always full of players

The basketball court is far from my house which it is always full of players.

The basketball court is far from my house which is always full of players.

The basketball court which it is always full of players is far from my house.

The basketball court which is always full of players is far from my house.

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Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

When the USA put the first human on the moon, Russia had already sent the first human into space.

After the USA put the first human on the moon, Russia had already sent the first human into space.

The USA put the first human on the moon before Russia had already sent the first human into space.

Before the USA put the first human on the moon, Russia had already sent the first human into space.

Before the USA had put the first human on the moon, Russia had already sent the first human into space.

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Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

This is the first time I have seen a spacecraft.

I have seen a spacecraft before.

I have never seen a spacecraft before.

I have ever seen a spacecraft before.

I never see a spacecraft before.

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions

21. This is the first time his children have tried Japanese cuisine.

A. His children last tried Japanese cuisine a long time ago.

B. His children have never tried Japanese cuisine before.

C. His children tried Japanese cuisine at first.

D. His children tried Japanese cuisine before

22. She lived in London then she moved to New York.

A. Before she moved to New York, she had lived in London

B. She had moved to New York after she lived in London.

C. By the time she lived in London, she had moved to New York.

D. She lived in London before she had moved to New York.

23. I haven’t seen my aunt since the Covid-19 began in 2019.

A. My aunt didn’t come back until the start of the Covid-19 in 2019

B. My aunt left the country after the Covid-19 so didn’t see her.

C. I haven’t seen my aunt for so many years because of the Covid-19.

D. I last saw my aunt when the Covid-19 began in 2019.

24. How old do you think this beautiful city is?

A. When did you build this beautiful city?

B. When was this beautiful city built?

C. How many beautiful cities did you built?

D. How old were you when you built this city?

25. Lonnie always went swimming after school last year.

A. Lonnie always used to go swimming after school last year.

B. Lonnie used to go swimming after school last year.

C. Lonnie used to go swimming after school very always.

D. Lonnie was used to go swimming after school last year.

26. I haven’t seen my father for one month.

A. It is one month since I last saw my father.

B. It was one month since I last saw my father.

C. It is one month since I have seen my father.

D. It is one month since I last see my father.

27. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.

A. I didn’t see Rose for three years.

B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago.

C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years.

D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years.

28. I last saw him when I left school.

A. I didn’t see him since I left school.

B. I haven’t seen him since I left school.

C. I haven’t seen him since I had left school.

D. I haven’t seen him since I leave school.

29. It started raining two days ago.

A. It rained for two days.

B. It has rained for two days.

C. It has rained since two days.

D. It has rain for two days.

30. Lan went to school after saying goodbye to her parents.

A. After Lan said goodbye to her parents, she had gone to school.

B. After Lan had said goodbye to her parents, she had gone to school.

C. After Lan saying goodbye to her parents, she had gone to school.

D. After Lan had said goodbye to her parents, she went to school

Chỉ cần đáp án A,B,C,D

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one.
They bought a gift that was very expensive for their son.

A. They gave their son a gift that was very expensive.

B. Their son bought an expensive gift for his birthday.

C. The gift was so expensive that they didn’t buy it for their son.

D. Although the gift was inexpensive, they didn’t buy it for their son.

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

His girlfriend’s behavior at the party was unacceptable, which made everyone there shocked.

A. out of practice

B. out of line

C. out of the habit

D. out of sight