TỔNG HỢP VÀ BIÊN SOẠN BỞI: TRẦN ANH

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KEY SENTRANS CÁC ĐỀ CHUYÊN

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1, Had it not been for her mother’s encouragement, she wouldn’t have
entered the beauty contest.

2, She stands a very good chance of passing the high school entrance
examination.

3, She quite definitely came up to their

expectation.

4, Despite what is printed in the label, this product is not

“environmentally friendly”.

5, She was afraid to scream for fear of waking up the

neighbors.

6, On arrival, you will be met by the head of the sales

department.

7, More than 5000 small planes are estimated to have been turned out
last year.

8, There has been a decrease in the number of people who consume

Chinese products.

9, They brought me two laptops, neither of which worked

properly.

10, However late it is when your arrive at the airport, do

phone me.

11, Hardly any rivers are left unpolluted in the

world.
12, To our surprise, the man has a good command of
Portuguese.

13, Had he been more patient, he could have beaten

Raphael.

14, On account of his irresponsibility, he cannot complete most

of the assignments.

15, Frederick is so talented an artist that most critics look up

to him.

16, I would rather you had paid your grandma a visit when you were
in town.

17, Many children around the world couldn’t wait to see the blockbuster
Kungfu Panda II.

18, The little girl’s face failed when she received the
news.

19, Theirs was a good preparation despite their lack of

time.
20, Her second novel is less interesting in comparison with her
first one.

21, Unless you are capable of working harder, you can’t get better
marks.

22, Contrary to what was advertised, we were instructed by a non-native

speaker.

23, You will have everything you have ever

wanted.

24, No matter how much they scored in the competition, all the children
will be awarded a prize.

25, No sooner had your left than he visited

unexpectedly.

26, By the time we arrived at the station, the train

had left.

27, He suggested three solutions to the problem, all of which were

impractical.

28, So much ice was there that people could not walk with safety
on the pavement.

29, Would it be ok if I used your dictionary for a

while?

30, He insisted that I (should) make an effort to solve my financial

problem.

31, Julia denied setting the house on

fire.

Or Julia denied setting fire to the

house.

32, But for Jasper’s warnings about the dog, I would have
stroked it.

33, Peter and Jane have been rumoured to be getting

married.

34, I’d sooner you didn’t put your feet on the

sofa.

35, Should you happen to be in Ho Chi Minh, drop in and

see us.

Or Should you happen to come to Ho Chi Minh, drop in and

see us.

36, Guy left nothing to chance when he planned the

expedition.

37, Not until the bool had come out were the mistakes
discovered.

Or Not until the bool had come out did they discover the
mistakes.

38, Further inspection is needed to find out the extent of the damage
to the building.
Or Further inspection is needed to find out the extent to which the
building was damaged.

Or Further inspection is needed to find out to what the extent of the

building was damaged.

39, A ticket will be given to you on production of your ID

card.

40, I didn’t mean to upset

you.

41, How (you want) to live your life depends on your

decision.

42, It’s time you accepted that you have grown out of that sort of
activity.

43, Nina took such pride in her culinary skills that everybody felt
irritated.

44, It wasn’t until the following week that we realized what had
happened.

45, Helena is far more talented a dancer than

anyone else.

Or Helena is the most talented dancer I’ve ever seen

so far.
Or Helena is the most talented dancer I’ve ever seen
thus far.

Or Helena is by far the most talented dancer I’ve ever

seen.

46, Whoever the artist (of the painting) is, he was/ must have been a
genius.

47, The workers usually go on strike on account of bad

salary.

48, I regret not having told the star how much pleasure I took in
meeting him.

Or I regret not telling the star how much pleasure I took in

meeting him.

49, No matter how high the salary was, the young girl gave up
working.

50, Having sent me the note, he left the town for good
(and all).

51, Many a time does regular exercise do | wonders for | your outlook
on life.

52, I dare say | she finally consented to | be/being interviewed by the

tabloid press.

53, His immunity from execution | was somewhat/ party owing to | his
remorse over the sins.

54, Unless exempted from the tuition, | out he goes | on

his ear.
55, The office, deluged as/though it was with complaints, | brought off |
leaving no stone unturned.

56, The stadium was designed in such a way as to | stamp/rule out

hooliganism.

57, pending the takeover of KFC, | the new manager, at whose helm
the team recruits more staff, | needs to catch up on his backlogs.

58, We might as well clamoured | to clear the man’s name | so great

was | the public outcry at the judge’s statement.

59, Long may he be | instrumental in | the drafting of the

proposal.

60, By no means is it | without exception the best/most outstanding novel |

yet of this genre.

61, His performance was such (a good one) (that) he received a

standing ovation from the audience.

Or His was such a good performance (that) he received a standing

ovation from the audience.

62, Hard as/though Sam tried, he could not bring her (a)round (to her
way of thinking).

63, Only by taking the train will/can you make it to work on

time.

Or Only by taking the train will/can you make it to the workplace

on time.

Or Only by taking the train will/can you make it in time to/for

work.

64, The website denied me access to certain pages, which was

surprising.

Or The website denied me access to certain pages, which

surprised me.

65, Had it not been for her industry during her final year, she would not
have been admitted to this prestigious high school.

66, I can honestly say, with hindsight, I could not have done anything more
to stop her.

67, On (his) arrival at the airport, he was given a warm welcome (by his
family).

68, Helen insisted on seeing Peter off at the

airport.
69, Jane urged me to have the plumbing
checked.

Or Jane urged that I (should) have the plumbing

checked.

70, There is not point (in) having an argument about the referee’s
decision.

71, _______ as the truth is you have to come to terms

with it.

72, ________ is strong wind that we hardly could

walk.

73, ________________ this drug takes effect, you will start to feel
better.

74, ________ put me under the charge of the office and he is now
abroad.

75, ______________ he not won that scholarship, he would not have

been over the moon.

76, __________ had he found the time to reply to her letter than another
(from her) came/was around?

77, ______ had not taken me for a ride

yesterday.
78, ____________ make a mountain over a
molehill.

79, _____________ know that he told untruths was amazing

(to us).

80, ___________ a day goes by when television viewers don’t witness

any sort of violence on crime on their screens.

81, There is no doubt that the computer game will live up to

Caroline’s expectation.

82, In case his car broke down, Danny kept some spare parts in
his car.

83, Unless somebody objects, today’s class will be dismissed

at 5pm.

84, On no condition/account mus this door be locked since it is an

emergency exit.

85, Rather than buying the camping equipment from the website, Melvin
made a decision to hire it from a local shop.

86, So dangerous is the virus infiltration that we have to take

precaution when sharing information.

87, To our surprise all of the items’ prices were brought down
by 30%.
88, You should have kept those trouble-makers on a
string.

89, Roger succeeded in cycling to the top of the hill when the cheers of
the crowd were wild.

90, Neither Susan nor Faye took notice of the broken guitar
string.

91, I would prefer it if you got/had the computer

fixed.

92, Such was Jack’s nervousness that he could not think

straight.

93, The management insisted that we were/on us wearing/on our

wearing dark suits to the meeting all at once.

94, In a nutshell, they cannot do away with this school

regulation.

95, Trying to bring someone (a)round to your (point of) view can be a
formidable task.

96, After the death of Anna’s father, she came into a

fortune.

97, If it hadn’t been for the lift you gave us, we wouldn’t have gone to
school on/in time.

98, Only with difficulty did I succeed in finishing the

task.

99, Much as she disagreed/didn’t agree with the management’s

decision, Chloe has no choice/was left with no choice but/other than to
accept it.

100, Fred waited for Sophie to finish her homework before telling her
his news.

101, Surprising to me is that they seem to have no worries about

pollution in our city.

102, There’s nothing Anna hates more than a pose for

photographs.

103, We took warm clothes in anticipation of the weather getting

cold.
104, That piece of music always brings/takes me back to my
schooldays.

105, Confrontation with management must be avoided at all costs to

maintain good industrial relations.

106, The student lived on a shoestring because of having little financial

support.
107, You are bound to succed if you are careful with your
work.

108, Anna was only given the job after being subjected to a long and
difficult interview.

109, Peter will never let you down in case of

emergency.

110, “Why not have a list of guests drawn up?” said

George.