Topic 29.

ANTONYMS : ngượ c nghĩa

Question 01. The forces/siz/ behind the women's liberation movement vary from
culture to culture.
A. change quickly B. increase sharply C. move forward D. stay unchanged
Vary (v)
Various = different (adj) = varied
Variable (adj)
A va`riety of Ns = a lot of Ns
Va`riety (n) sự đa dạng
Out of work : mất việc
Out of order : máy hỏng
Question 02. If we use robots instead of humans, many people may be out of work.
A. emp`loyed B. jobless C. unemployed D. busy
Question 03. Many women prefer to use cos`metics to en`hance their beauty and make
them look younger.
A. improve B. maximize C. worsen (v) D. en`rich
Prefer to do
Prefer doing sth to doing sth
Would prefer to do
Question 04. I think we cannot purchase this de`vice this time as it costs an arm and a
leg.
A. is cheap B. is painful C. is confusing D. is expensive
Purchase (v) = buy  /ˈpɜː.tʃəs/
Question 05. The band had an outstanding per`formance at the Grand Theatre last
night.
A. good B. `excellent C. gentle : hiền lành D. bad

Question 06. The writer was really hot under the collar when his novel was
mistaken for another.
A. angry B. worried C. calm D. curious
Mistake sb /sth for sb/sth : nhầ m ai vớ i ai
Question 07. When I was going shopping yesterday, I acci`dentally met one of my old
friends in high school.
A. by far + SC B. by heart C. by chance >< D. on purpose
Question 08. The chairman i`nitiated the pro`ceedings with a brief speech.
A. confused B. closed C. started D. complicated
 initiate >< close
Tạ m dịch: Chủ tịch bắ t đầ u tiến hành vớ i mộ t bài phát biểu ngắ n gọ n.
Question 09. Adding a garage will en`hance the value of the house.
A. stabilize B. alter C. re`duce D. increase
Ving ….. is/Ves/Vs
Question 10. As far as I am concerned, that he can pass the Entrance Examination is as
easy as a pie because he is a very `excellent student in our school.
A. simple B. complex C. difficult D. normal
* That clause + is/Ves/Vs
Make an effort to do = manage to do = do /try one’s best to do : cô gắ ng là m gì
Question 11. If you can’t make up your mind right now, you may lose your lifelong
oppor`tunity.
Make up one’s mind = make a decision /decisions = decide to do
A. make an effort B. make a decision C. `hesitate to do D. look for solutions
Question 12. He was a hard and consci`entious worker and became widely known for his
ability in de`bate. Tậ n tâ m
A. in`different( lã nh đạ m ,thờ ơ) B. careful C. res`ponsible D. re`liable
Known for sth : nổ i tiếng vì = famous for sth ( S và sth là khá c nhau )
Known as sb /sth : nổ i tiếng là (S và Sb /Sth là 1)
To be responsible for: chịu trá ch nhiệm
Question 13. The disad`vantaged child went upstairs with `difficulty. /= difficultly (adv)
A. with precision B. with ease C. at will D. at random
I crossed the road with care/carefully
Question 14. The poor blood circu`lation has sometimes made her ex`hausted. Pii/adj =
tired
A. fa`tigued =tired B. re`freshed C. bothersome: phiền toá i D. fulfilled
Question 15. Aren't you putting the cart before the horse by deciding what to wear for the wedding
before you've even been invited to it?
A. doing things in the wrong order B. do things in the right order
C. knowing the ropes D. upsetting the apple cart
Question 16. The mountain region of the country is thinly - populated. (adv-Pii = adj)
A. `densely B. greatly C. crowded D. sparsely /a: / thưa thớ t
Question 17. The president exp`ressed his deep `sorrow over the bombing deaths.
A. regret B. happiness C. sadness D. passion
Question 18. Ann has always made good in everything she has done.
A. su`cceeded B. achieved C. failed D. won
Question 19. The US troops are using much more sop`histicated weapons in the Far East.
(Viễn Đô ng)
A. expensive B. complicated C. difficult to operate D. simple and easy to use
Question 20. It seems that the deal was made behind closed doors as no one had any
clue about it.
A. secretly B. truly C. trans`parently (adj) rõ rang ,dễ hiểu D. frankly

Topic 30. SENTENCE-TRANSFORMING

Question 01. I last saw him in 1998.
A. I didn't see him since 1998. B. It is in 1998 that I saw him.
C. I haven't seen him since 1998. D. It has been 1998 since I saw him.

S+ last Ved in past year /ktg ago

S+ haven’t /hasn’t done …..since year/ for ktg

Question 02. If only you had told me the truth about the theft. I wish ( past wish )
(didn’t tell)
 A. You should have told me the truth about the theft. (đáng lẽ phải làm QK
nhưng thực tế k làm )
B. I do wish you would tell me the truth about the theft. (Future wish )
C. You must have told me the truth about the theft. (past prediction)
D. It is necessary that you tell me the truth about the theft. (present)
Question 03. Bill drives more carelessly than he used to.
A. Bill doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to.
B. Bill doesn’t drive carefully than he used to.
C. Bill doesn’t drive as carefully he used to.
D. Bill doesn’t drive as carefully as he used.
Question 04. “What were you doing last night, Mr. John?” asked the police.
A. The police asked what were you doing last night, Mr. John
B. The po`lice asked Mr. John what he had been doing the night before
C. The police asked Mr. John what he had been done the night before
D. The police asked Mr. John what had he been done the night before
Question 05. It wasn’t necessary for you to do all this work. (past)
A. You mustn’t have done all this work. B. You couldn’t have done all this work
C. You may not have done all this work D. You needn’t have done all this work
Khô ng cầ n thiết phả i là m trong QK nhưng thự c tế đã là m

Need to do – don’t/doesn’t need to do = needn’t do (present)

Question 06. I am much more intelligent than he is.
A. He is much more intelligent than I am. B. He isn’t as in`telligent as I am.
C. He is as intelligent as I am. D. He isn’t more intelligent than I am.
Question 07. "Please don't leave until I come back", Sarah said.
A. Sarah suggested not leaving until she comes back.
B. Sarah asked us to leave until she came back.
C. Sarah told us not to leave until she came back.
D. Sarah offered to leave until she came back.
Tell/ told sb (not) to do
Question 08. My shoes need cleaning.
A. I need to clean my shoes. B. I have to clean my shoes.
C. Cleaning is needed for my shoes. D. I need to have my shoes cleaned.
1. Be done
2.Have sth done
3. It is said that S+V+C – S+be said toV /to be done /to have done /to have been
done

Be done – need to do -need to be done

S (vật ) need to be done = S (vật) +need(s/ed) doing : cái gì cần đc làm
S need to do : chủ động
S need to have sth done : bị động

Question 09. You ought to make up your mind now.

A. It is time you made up your mind. B. Making up your mind is necessary.
C. You should have made up your mind. D. It is possible to make up your mind.
It is time S did sth = It is time for sb to do sth : đến lú c ai đó phả i là m gì

Question 10. It is pointless to ask John for help.

To be worth doing : đáng làm gì
A. John is worthless to help. B. John is worth helping.
C. It is no use to ask John for help. D. It is no good asking John to help.

It is no use /good doing = there is no point in doing sth :không có ích khi làm gì

Question 11. The de`mand was so great that they had to reprint the book im`mediately.
A. They had to print the book immediately to satisfy the increasing demand.
B. To meet the greater and greater demand, they had to print the book
immediately.
C. There was such a great demand that the book was printed immediately.
D. So great was the demand that they had to print the book immediately.

S + be so adj that clause

So adj be +N that clause : Inversion clause : câu đảo
Such be N that clause

Question 12. “What will we do next week mom?’ the boy asked.
A. The boy asked his mom what we would do the next week.
B. The boy asked his mom what they will do the next week.
C. The boy asked his mom what would they do the next week.
D. The boy asked his mom what they would do the next week.
Question 13. You can never be sure about the accuracy of TV weather reports.
A. If you want to know how the weather is going to be, you should watch TV.
B. If I were you, I would rely on the TV weather report.
C. There are more accurate ways of learning how the weather will be than watching TV.
D. Weather forecasts on television are no`toriously unre`liable.
Question 14. My interview lasted longer than yours.
A. Your interview wasn’t as short as mine. B. Your interview was shorter
than mine.
C. Your interview was as long as mine. D. Your interview was longer than
mine.
Question 15. I reg`ret going to his party last night.
A. I didn’t go to his party last night. B. I refused to go to his party last night.
C. I wish I didn’t go to his party last night. D. I wish I hadn’t gone to his party
last night.

Regret doing : tiếc là đã làm

Regret to do : rất tiếc phải làm
Question 16. He started com`puter programming as soon as he left school.
A. No sooner had he started computer programming than he left school.
B. Hardly had he started computer programming when he left school.
 C. No sooner had he left school than he started com`puter programming.
D. After he left school, he had started computer programming.
No sooner had S done than S Ved
Hardly ……………………. When …….. : Ngay khi ….. thì
Question 17. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise.
A. Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel.
B. Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there.
C. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it.
D. No matter how noisy the hotel was, we stayed there.

Clause 1,but clause 2

Although clause1 , clause 2
Despite N, clause 2
No matter how adj S be/how adv S V , clause 2

Question 18. As I listened to the `evidence, everything began to fall into place. (= Since
/because : Vì)
Become + adj /Pii
A. After listening to the evidence, I began to change my mind.
B. Everything began to fall to pieces after I listening to the evidence.
C. As I listened to the `evidence, things became organized or clear in my mind.
D. As I was listening to the evidence, I began to fall down from my place.
Question 19: “Me? No, I didn’t tell lies to Suanna.”, Bob said.
A. Bob denied telling lies to Suanna. : phủ nhậ n là m gì
B. Bob admitted not telling lies to Suanna. Thú nhậ n ( khô ng) là m gì
C. Bob apologize for telling lies to Suanna.
D. Bob refused to tell lies to Suanna.
Question 20. If only you had told me the truth about the theft. (past wish)
A. Had you had told me the truth, there wouldn’t have been the theft.
B. You only told me the truth if there was a theft.
C. Only if you has told me the truth about the theft.
D. You should have told me the truth about the theft.