TỔNG HỢP VÀ BIÊN SOẠN BỞI: TRẦN ANH THƯ 

KEY SENTRANS CÁC ĐỀ CHUYÊN TPHCM 

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 blockburster 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 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 stroke it. 

33, Peter and Jane have been rumour 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.