Question

I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one. (1.0 point)

1. All the children will receive a prize, whatever their score in the competition.

#No matter ________________________________________________

 2. I didn’t come to my cousin’s party last night, so he was very unhappy.

# Had ______________________________________________________

3. Except for the inspector, everyone was in uniform.

# The inspector ________________________________________________

4. Everyone thinks the book was written by the princess herself.      

# The book __________________________________________

5. He was so angry that he was lost for words.                                      

# Such was    ________________________________________________                                                                                                       

II. Do not change the given word, use it to rewrite each of the following sentences so that each has as a similar meaning as the original one. (1.0 point)

1. I can't understand Doris and what she has done.                                        SENSE

# I can't  ____________________________ Doris and what she has done.

2. Peter was ready to leave the office when his boss asked him to type up a report. POINT

#Peter ________________________ the office when his boss asked him to type up a report.

3. When he drinks a lot, he gets very bad.                                                       MORE

#_____________________________________________________

4. John was shocked to hear that he had failed his driving test.                    CAME

#_________________________________________________________

5. “Many thanks for your timely support”, said Jenny to the man.   GRATITUDE

#__________________________________________________

 

Answer 1

I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one. (1.0 point)

1. All the children will receive a prize, whatever their score in the competition.

#No matter what their score in the competition is, all the children will receive a prize

 2. I didn’t come to my cousin’s party last night, so he was very unhappy.

# Had I come to my cousin’s party last night, he wouldn't have been very unhappy.

3. Except for the inspector, everyone was in uniform.

# The inspector was the only person that didn’t wear uniform

4. Everyone thinks the book was written by the princess herself.      

# The book is thought to be written by the princess herself.      

5. He was so angry that he was lost for words.                                      

# Such was an angry girl that he was lost for words.                      

II. Do not change the given word, use it to rewrite each of the following sentences so that each has as a similar meaning as the original one. (1.0 point)

1. I can't understand Doris and what she has done.                                        SENSE

# I can't  make any sense of Doris and what she has done.

2. Peter was ready to leave the office when his boss asked him to type up a report. POINT

#Peter was on the point of leaving the office when his boss asked him to type up a report.

3. When he drinks a lot, he gets very bad.                                                       MORE

#The more he drinks, the worse he gets

4. John was shocked to hear that he had failed his driving test.                    CAME

#It came as surprise to hear that Ashaha had failed the test.

5. “Many thanks for your timely support”, said Jenny to the man.   GRATITUDE

#Jenny expressed her gratitude to the man for his timely support.

Answer 2

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Câu 1: No matter what their score in the competition is, all the children will receive a prize.