III- WRITING

A. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.

Question 32: They decided to go for a picnic in spite of the cold weather.

A. Although the weather was cold, they decided to go for a picnic.

B. It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic.

C. If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic.

D. Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic.

Question 33: Both Peter and Mary enjoy scientific expedition.

A. It is not Peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientific expedition.

B. Peter enjoys scientific expedition. Therefore, does Mary.

C. However Peter enjoys scientific expedition and Mary does.

D. Peter enjoys scientific expedition, and so does Mary.

Question 34: He cannot afford a new computer.

A. So, he would buy a new computer.

B. The new computer is so expensive but he can buy it.

C. The new computer is so expensive that he cannot buy it.

D. Therefore, he would buy a new computer.

Question 35: Because of the interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.

A. I stayed up all night to finish the novel, therefore, it was interesting.

B. Unless it were an interesting novel, I would stay up all night to finish it.

C. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.

D. Because it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.

A. Read the following passage. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage.

      We can (41) __________other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail. Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas.

      Animals have ways of (42) __________ information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing (43) __________ to what people can do. We have language – about 6,000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present.

       Radio, film, and television (44) __________ a huge influence on society in the last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But there is (45) __________ information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day.

Question 41:  A. talk to        B. talk with                  C. communicate to        D. communicate with

Question 42:  A. changing    B. transferring             C. exchanging                D. giving

Question 43:  A. compare    B. comparing               C. is compared               D. compared

Question 44:  A . have          B. have had                  C. are having                 D. had

Question 45: A. so much      B. such much               C. so many                     D. too much

Đáp án B

Giải thích: Câu gốc sử dụng từ nối "though" (mặc dù) để nối giữa 2 vế câu

Dịch nghĩa: Họ đã quyết định đi dã ngoại mặc dù trời rất lạnh.

Phương án B. However cold it was, they decided to go for a picnic sử dụng cấu trúc:

However + adj/adv + S + V, clause = mặc dù ai/cái gì như thế nào

Dịch nghĩa: Mặc dù trời lạnh đến thế nào, họ đã quyết định đi dã ngoại.

Đây là phương án có nghĩa của câu sát với nghĩa câu gốc nhất.

A. Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic. = Bởi vì trời rất lạnh, họ đã quyết định đi dã ngoại.               

C. If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic. = Nếu trời lạnh thì họ đã không đi dã ngoại. (Họ biết là trời không lạnh nên mới đi dã ngoại)

D. It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic. = Trời rất lạnh cho nên họ đã quyết định đi dã ngoại

1 The children said they were living in London with their parents then

2 Although the weather was cold, they decided to go for a picnic

3 The boys who live next door to us are very naughty

4 This building has been built for 4 months by the workers

''we are living in london with our parents now ?'' the children said

  - the children said ..... The children said they were living in London with their parents then.

the weather was cold , but they decided to go for a picnic

   - although ..... Although the weather was cold, they decided to go for a picnic.

the boys are very naughty . they live next door to us 

   - the boys ..... The boys who live next door to us are very naughty.

the workers have built this building for 4 months 

  - this ........... This building has been built for 4 months by the workers.

1.''we are living in london with our parents now ?'' the children said

- The children said .to be living in London with their parents now.....

2.the weather was cold , but they decided to go for a picnic

- Although ..the weather was cold, they decided to go for a picnic...

3the boys are very naughty . they live next door to us -

-The boys ..live the next door to us are very naughty...

4.the workers have built this building for 4 months -

-This ......building has been built for 4 months by the workers.....

1. Although Lan is ill, she still takes part in the contest.

In spite of being ill, Lan still takes part in the contest

2. Despite the bad weather,they decided to go on a picnic

→ Although the weather was bad, they decided to go on a picnic

3. The test is too difficult for us to do in one hour

→ Because the test is difficult, we can't do it in one hour

4. They cancelled the match because of the heavy rain.

Since it rain heavily, they cancelled the match 

5.Nam tries his best to learn English to communicate with the foreigners.

{Rewrite the sentence, using A dependent clause of purpose)

Nam tries his best to learn English so that he could communicate with the foreigners.

6. My father drives carefully. He doesn't want to cause accidents.

(using "so that " My father drives carefully so that he doesn't cause accidents.

7. He had breakfast. Then he went to the park. (Using A dependent clause of time to combine)

After he had had breakfast, he went to the park

 8.II help you to improve your English in my free time. (Using A dependent clause of time)

When I am free, I wiII help you to improve your English

Đáp án: D

Dịch: Mặc dù Mike didn nói tiếng Pháp, anh quyết định định cư tại Paris.

1.Because of being suffered from a bad cold,Jim was absent from class yesterday.

2.They decided to move the house so as to travel a short distance to work.

3.Although the weather is cold,she wasn't wearing a cold.

4.Because of the heavy rain,i couldn't go to school.

5.He opened the window in order that he wanted to let fresh air in.

6.I've just a CD player,so that i want to give it to my daughter for her birthday.

7.As there was an accident,i was late.

8.Due to her bad grades,she failed the University entrance exam.

9.Because of the polluted water,The fish are dead.

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.

1 In spite of the fact that she didn't want to see The Lord of the Rings, she enjoyed it in the end.

2 They visited Madrid despite not having time to visit El Prado.

3 In spite of the rain, we decided to go anyway.

4 The English actor Oliver Reed was often rude to people in spite of being always kind to animals.

5 Despite behaving badly, he wasn't punished

6 Despite having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job

7 Despite the heavy rain, we played the match as planned.

8 Despite the fact that my doctor had told me to stay in bed, I went to work.

9 In spite of taking a lot of exercises, he’s fat.

10 Despite having practised for hours on end, my first golf ball ended up in the trees.