VI. Choose the sentence which is closet in meaning to the sentence above.

1.I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.

A.     This is the first time I eat this kind of food.

B.      This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food.

C. This is the last time I have eaten this kind of food.

D. This is the last time I eat this kind of food.

2.     The last time I saw her was a week ago.

A.     I haven’t seen her for a week.

B.      I haven’t seen her a week ago.

C. I didn’t see her for a week.

D. I didn’t see her a week ago.

3.     I couldn’t read the letter because it was dark.

A.      I couldn’t read the letter because the darkness.

B.      I couldn’t read the letter because darkness was.

C. I couldn’t read the letter because of darkness.

D. I couldn’t read the letter because of the darkness.

4.     I can’t sleep because of the hot weather.

A.     I can’t sleep because the weather is hot.

B.      I can’t sleep because the weather was hot.

C. I can’t sleep because the hot weather is.

D. I can’t sleep because the hot weather.

5     They last saw me five years ago.

A.      They haven’t seen me since five years ago.

B.      They haven’t seen me since five years

C. They haven’t seen me for five years

D. They haven’t seen me for five years ago.

   6.  My brother likes listening to pop music.

A.     My brother is interesting in listening to pop music.

B.      My brother is interesting on listening to pop music.

C. My brother is interested in listening to pop music.

D. My brother is interested on listening to pop music.

  7. It is very challenging for someone to climb the mountain alone.

A.     Someone find climbing the mountain alone challenging.

B.  Someone finds climbing the mountain alone challenging.

C. Someone finds it is challenging to climb the mountain alone.

D. Someone find it challenging to climb the mountain alone.

8. This is the first time I have watched “Iron man ”

A.     I watched “Iron man ” ago.

B.     I have watched “Iron man ” before.

C. I have ever watched “Iron man ” before.

D. I have never watched “Iron man ” before.

9.  Ann thinks arranging flowers is much more interesting than bird-watching.

A.     Ann thinks watching birds is more interesting than arranging flowers.

B.      Ann doesn’t think arranging flowers is much more interesting than bird-watching.

C. Ann doesn’t think bird-watching is as interesting as arranging flowers.

D. Ann thinks arranging flowers and bird-watching are very interesting.

10.  Phong started to collect old coins five years ago.

A. Phong has collected old coins for five years.

     B. Phong has started to collect old coins for five years.

C. Phong likes collecting old coins.

D. Phong collected old coins five year ago.

Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence which has the same meaning as the one given.

66. It is very harmful for our bodies if we eat a lot of junk food.

A. It is very useful for our bodies if we eat a lot of junk food.

B. It is very unuseful for our bodies if we eat a lot of junk food.

C. It is very necessary for our bodies if we eat a lot of junk food.

C. It is good for our bodies if we eat a lot of junk food..

67. I think you can avoid some disease by keeping yourself clean.

A. I find keeping yourself clean useful to help you avoid some disease.

B. I think keeping yourself clean useful to help you avoid some disease.

C. I find keeping yourself clean is useful to help you avoid some disease.

D. I find keeping yourself clean useless to help you avoid some disease.

68. She eats fruits every day, but she keeps gaining weight.

A. Although she eats fruits every day, she keeps gaining weight.

B. Although she eats fruits every day, but she keeps gaining weight.       

C. She eats fruits every day, so she keeps gaining weight.          

D. She eats fruits every day, and she keeps gaining weight.        

69. My father likes bird – watching in his spare time. 

A. My father is interested in bird – watching if he has free time.

B. My father is fond of bird – watching if he doen’t have free time .

C. My father doesn’t enjoy bird – watching if he has free time.

D. My father hates bird – watching if he has free time.

70. He has concentrated on the triathlon recently.

A. He has paid attention to the triathlon recently .B. He neglected the triathlon recently.

C. He hasn’t focused on the triathlon recently.D. He hasn’t paid attention to the triathlon recently.

71. My uncle lives in nursing home because he can not take care of himself.

A. My uncle can not take care of himself, so he lives in nursing home.

B. My uncle is able to take care of himself, so he lives in nursing home.

C. My uncle can look after himself, so he lives in nursing home.

D. Although my uncle can not look after himself, he doesn’t live in nursing home.

72. It's a good idea to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables every day.

A. We should eat a lot of fruit and vegetables every day.

B. We shouldn’t eat a lot of fruit and vegetables every day.

C. We eat a lot of fruit and vegetables every day.

D. We don’t have to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables every day.

Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the printed one. I would never have lent Mike my car if I had known that he had a past record of driving violations.

A. I refused to lend Mike my car

B. Mike got a speeding ticket while driving my car

C. I knew nothing about Mike’s driving record, so I lent him my car

D. Mike drove my car without his driver’s license

Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one beginning with the given word
Question 33: This is the best computer I have ever used.
 I have _________________________________________________________________
Question 34:  I don’t have her number, so I don’t ring her up.
 If_____________________________________________________________________
Question 35: Nam cleaned the room yesterday.
 The room ______________________________________________________________
Question 36: “Did you watch me perform on TV two days ago?” he said to his mother.
 He asked  ____________________________________________________________

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.

1. Her hair now is much longer than that in the past.

In the past her hair used __________________________________________

2. I didn’t often go to the supermarket every Sunday last year.

I didn’t use ____________________________________________________

3. Did she often go to the beach when she lived in Hai Phong?

Did she use ____________________________________________________

4. The distance from my house to school is about 2 km.

It ____________________________________________________________

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.

1. Her hair now is much longer than that in the past.

In the past her hair used __________________________________________

2. I didn’t often go to the supermarket every Sunday last year.

I didn’t use ____________________________________________________

3. Did she often go to the beach when she lived in Hai Phong?

Did she use ____________________________________________________

4. The distance from my house to school is about 2 km.

It ____________________________________________________________

5. Watching science fiction movies is one of my interests.

I am interested _________________________________________________

6. Although she was successful, she felt dissatisfied.

In spite of ____________________________________________________

7. It is a horror film. He laughed a lot.

Although ______________________________________________________

8. What’s the distance between New York and Boston?

How far _______________________________________________________

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

It is useful for many families to write down a set of rules about how family member are expected to behave.

A. Many families find it useless to write down a set of rules about how family member are expected to behave

B. Many families don’t have to write down a set of rules about how family member are expected to behave

C. Many families find it useful to write down a set of rules about how family member are expected to behave

D. Many families make it useful to write down a set of rules about how family member are expected to behave

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.

33. This’s the first time Jane has seen a giraffe.

A. This is the first giraffe which has seen Jane.

B. Giraffe is rare to be seen.

C. Jane has never seen a giraffe before.

D. Jane has seen a giraffe twice.

34. That man repaired my bicycle last week.

A. I had my bicycle repaired by that man last week.

B. I had my bicycle repair by that man last week.

C. I had that man repaired my bicycle last week.

D. I had that man to repair my bicycle last week.

35. When the electricity was cut off, we went out for dinner.

A. We had dinner at the restaurant because of a power cut.

B. The power was cut off just as we were going out for dinner.

C. We were having dinner at a restaurant when the power failed.

D. We went out for dinner, so the electricity was cut off.

36.         "You shouldn’t sit up until you feel better, " the doctor said to my mum.

A. The doctor ordered my mum to sit up if she wanted to feel better.

B. The doctor suggested that my mum should sit up until she felt better.

C. The doctor told my mum that if she wanted to feel better, she should sit up.

D. The doctor advised my mum not to sit up until she felt better.

37.         Life in the countryside isn’t as stressful as life in the city.

A. Life in the city is less stressful than that in the countryside.

B. Life in the countryside is more stressful than that in the city.

C. Life in the city is more stressful than life in the countryside.

D. Life in the countryside is so as stressful as life in the city.

38.         Peter usually had lunch in the canteen, but he doesn’t now.

A. Peter got used to having lunch in the canteen.

B. Peter expected to have lunch in the canteen.

C. Peter suggested having lunch in the canteen.

D. Peter used to have lunch in the canteen.

39.         We should move the furniture to higher places because of the flood.

A. The furniture to higher places should be moved because of the flood.

B. The furniture should be moved to higher places because of the flood.

C. The furniture to higher places because of the flood should be moved.

D. The furniture should because of the flood be moved to higher places.

40.         Tom lives in the area affected by air pollution, so he has breathing problems.

A. If John didn’t live in the area affected by air pollution, he wouldn’t have breathing problems.

B. Tom will have breathing problems if he lives in the area affected by air pollution.

C. If Tom lived in the area affected by air pollution, he would have breathing problems.

D. Tom won’t have breathing problems if he doesn’t live in the area affected by air pollution.

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

It is likely to be more effective to have a few clear and specific rules than a long list.

A. A few clear and specific rules are likely to be less effective than a long list

B. A few clear and specific rules are likely to be more effective than a long list

C. A long list is likely to be more effective than a few clear and specific rules

D. A long list is likely to be as effective as a few clear and specific rules