MINI-TEST 04

Supply the correct forms of the given words.

1. That New Yorker regularly takes transatlantic flight to attend conferences in
London. (ATLANTIC)
2. With its decreasing population rate, Japan is becoming depopulated.
(POPULATION)
Depopulated: Sụy giảm dân số
3. The US and the USSR can attack each other with transcontinental/
intercontinental missiles. (CONTINENT)
4. Vietnamese words are all monosyllabic/monosyllables. (SYLLABLE)
5. Completing the post-graduate studies, he will be awarded an MA.
(GRADUATION)
Post-graduate: Sau đại học
6. John loves films with superhuman characters like Spiderman. (HUMAN)
7. Customers can rely on our fool-proof security system. (FOOL)
Fool-proof: không thể thất bại, rất là dễ sử dụng
8. She only remembers details of the accident under hypnosis. (HYPNOTIZE)
9. Look at the expiry date on the product before buying it. (EXPIRE)
10. He made no pretence of great musical knowledge. (PRETEND)

Rewrite the following sentences, using the given words/beginning.

1. Please stop complaining about the food. (COMPLAINTS)
 I would rather you didn’t make complaints about the food.
 I would rather you stopped making complaints about the foods.
2. My house was burgled yesterday. (BROKEN)
 I had my house broken into yesterday.
3. I successfully solved the problem. (UP)
 I managed to come up with the solution to the problem.
4. I can only stop smoking with your help. (GIVE)
 Only if you help me, can I give up smoking.
Có only if đứng đầu câu là phải đảo ngữ mệnh đề thứ hai
5. It appears that Peter is lying. (LIES)
 Peter appears to be telling lies.
Appear + to-inf = seem + to-inf
6. I think Peter should try harder. (MAKE)
 I advise Peter to make more efforts .
7. Tom usually impresses the judges with his good accent. (IMPRESSION)
 Tom tends to make an impression on the judges with his good accent.
Give sb the impression: làm người ta tưởng là (chuyện ko có thật)
8. She lacks money, so she isn't going to buy any new clothes. (INTEND)
 Owing to her lack of money/her lacking money, she doesn’t intend to
buy any new clothes
9. We don't have enough money, so we can't start a business. (SET)
 We can't afford to set up a business.
10. Helen's tried really hard, but she can't persuade her mother. (BRING)
 Hard as Helen tried, she can’t bring her mother round
Adj/Adv + as/though + S’ V’, S V.
=Although + S V + adj/adv, S’ V’
Bring round=persuade