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20 CHUYÊN ĐỀ ÔN HỌC SINH GIỎI
20 CHUYÊN ĐỀ ÔN HỌC SINH GIỎI
ANSWER KEY
PRACITCE ON MODAL VERBS IN THE PRESENT
1. I advise you to put your money in the bank. => You’d … (DH QG TP.HCM – Khoi D – chuyen ban 97-98,
P.238
2. Excuse me! I’d like some information about the English summer course, please. => Could you …
(Could you tell me some information about the English summer course, please?) (DH Vinh – 2001-2002, P.91)
3. John offered to carry Jane’s case for her. => “Would you like ….” (“Would you like me to carry your case,
Jane” John said to Jane.) (CDSP Dong Thap – 2001-2002, P.242)
4. The motor in this machine needs cleaning once a week. (has) => The motor in this machine
……………………. once a week.
(has to be cleaned) (BTTH TA10 – P130)
5. I’d like to invite you to luch. => Will you ……………….? (come to lunch with me?) (BTTH TA 10 – P.56)
6. It’s possible Louise is waiting for us at the airport. => Louise may …
(be waiting for us at the airport.) (BTTA 12 – P.157)
7. It is not necessary for anyone to know who paid the ransom to the kidnappers. => No one need …
(know who paid the ransom to the kidnappers.) (BTTA 12 – P.157)
8. It may be necessary for us to cancel our holiday because my mother is ill. => We may …....
(have to cancel our holiday because my mother is ill.) (it’s necessary => have to, it may be necessary => may
have to) (BTTA 12 – P.157)
9. He is very likely to come. (probability) => …
(In all probability he will come.) (BD HSG TA 11 – P.68) (rất có thể anh ta sẽ đến)
10. It’d be a good idea for you to come with us next Sunday. ought
=> Next Sunday ………………………………………. with us.
(Next Sunday … you ought to come … with us.)
11. Photography is not allowed in the museums. photographs
=> You ………………………….. in the museum.
(You … mustn’t take photographs … in the museum.)
12. There’s no need for you to do any work if you don’t feel like it. have
=> If you don’t feel like it …………………………… do any work.
(If you don’t feel like it … you don’t have to … do any work.)
13. It isn’t always necessary to be a member of the club. need
=> You ……………………...... be a member of the club.
(You … don’t always need to … be a member of the club.)
14. She was not certain about the trip. decide => She ……………….. about the trip. (She ……could not
decide….. about the trip.)
15. A heavy shower prevented them from finishing their game of tennis.
=> They were …
(unable to finish their game of tennis because of a heavy shower./ acceptable answer: … prevented from
finishing their game of tennis because of a heavy shower.) (BTTA 12 – P.157)
16. He couldn't swim until he was in his twenties. ABLE
=> He ................................................. until he was in his twenties.
wasn't able to swim/ was not able to swim)
17. Perhaps he’s working late. may => He ……may be working…. late.
(He ……may be working…. late.)
18. Mother told Tom that he had to go to bed early. must => ‘You to ………...……bed early,’ Mother told Tom.
(‘You to …must go……bed early,’ Mother told Tom.)
19. They will expect you to wear a suit for the interview. HAVE
=> You ................................................ a suit for the interview.
('ll have to wear/will have to wear)
20. I'd see a doctor if I were you. OUGHT => You …………………................. a doctor. (ought to see)
21. Could you speak English when you were younger? ABLE
=> When you were younger, …………………………………………. speak English? (were you able to)
22. I think it’s time the children went to bed now. HAD
=> I think the children ……………………………………………… to bed now. (had better go)
23. I am sure Maria finds reading interesting because she has lots of books. MUST
=> Maria ………………………………………… reading because she has lots of books. (must be interested
in/must have an interest in)
24.Do you happen to know the time of the next train to London? COULD
=> I wonder …………………………………. me the time of the next train to London? (if you could tell)
25. I think Roman needs to see a doctor. His cough is terrible. ought
=> With that terrible cough, Roman …………………………………… a doctor.
(With that terrible cough, Roman ought to see a doctor.)
26."Why don't you take a day off?" asked Magda. should => Magda suggested………….… a day off.
(Magda suggested I should take a day off.)
27. George knew how to ride a bicycle when he was five. => George was …
(able to ride a bicycle when he was five. = George could ride a bicycle when he was five.) (BD HSG TA 11 –
P.21)
28. I wanted to go to the party, but it was snowing hard. => I couldn’t …
(go to the party because it was snowing hard.) (BD HSG TA 11 – P.21)
(Note: If it hadn’t been snowing hard, I could have gone to the party.)
29. If I were you, I wouldn’t tell anybody about the discovery.
=> You had …
(You had better not tell anybody about the discovery.)
30. Jerry had terrible problems with solving the riddle. (hardly) => Jerry could …
(Jerry could hardly solve the riddle.)
31. Isn’t it high time you greased the hinges? (need) => …
(Don’t the hinges need greasing/ to be greased?)
32. You should take an umbrella with you. BETTER
=> You ........................................ an umbrella with you. (had better take/ 'd better take)
33. It’s forbidden to take pictures. (not)
=> You _______________________________ pictures. (must not take)
34. It isn’t necessary to feed the cats. I’ve already fed them. (have)
=> You ________________________________________ the cats. (don’t have to feed)
35. It’s prohibited to take pets into the museum. (not)
=> You ____________________________________ into the museum. (must not take pets)
36. It isn’t necessary to change the sheets. I’ll do it tomorrow. (need)
=> You _____________________________________________ the sheets. (don’t need to change)
37. Students aren’t allowed to leave the dormitory after 11 p.m. (not)
=> Students ____________________________________ after 11 p.m. (mustn’t/can not leave the dormitory)
38. Kindergarden students needn’t wear school uniforms. (have)
=> Kindergarden students ______________________________ school uniforms. (don’t have to wear)
PRACTICE ON MODAL VERBS IN THE PAST
1. I’m sure it was Tom who cleared everything up. => Tom must …
(DH NN Ha Noi – Khoi D – chuyen ban 97-98, P.186)
2. I’m sure he didn’t know that his brother was seriously ill.
=> He couldn’t possibly …
(He couldn’t possibly have known that his brother was seriously ill.) (Hoc Vien QHQT – Khoi D 97-98, P.294)
3. It was careless of you to leave the windows open last night.
=> You should not …
(You should not have left the windows open last night.) (CDSP Ha Noi – P.330)
4. I’m sure she didn’t do it on purpose. => She can’t …
(She can’t have done it on purpose.) (DH An Giang – 97-98, P.10)
5. Diane was supposed to write to her parents last week. (ought)
=> Diane ……………… (ought to have written) to her parents last week. (BTTH TA 10 – P.104)
6. Maybe Mathew forgot all about it. => Mathew might …
(have forgotten all about it.) (BTTA 12 – P.157)
7. I had the chance to do a parachute jump, but I was too scared.
=> I could …(have done a parachute jump, but I was too scared.) (BTTA 12 – P.157)
8. I’m absolutely sure that they weren’t playing in this weather.
=> They can’t …(have (possibly) have been playing in this weather.) (BTTA 12 – P.157)
9. It wasn’t necessary for you to go to so much trouble on my behalf. (BTTA 12 – P.157) => You needn’t …
(have gone to so much trouble on my behalf.)
10. Jean’s boss was extremely kind to her. => Jean’s boss couldn’t …
(have been kinder.) (BD HSG TA 11 – P.21)
11. Our worrying so much was a waste of time. => We needn’t …
(have worried so much.- We didn’t need to worry so much) (BD HSG TA 11 – P.21)
12. It is just not possible for the cat to have opened the fridge!
=> The cat …
(can’t have opened the fridge.) (BD HSG TA 11 – P.21)
13. It would have been possible for Helen to give us a lift. => Helen …
(might have given us a lift.) (BD HSG TA 11 – P.21)
14. School uniform wasn’t compulsory at my school. => We …
(didn’t have/need to wear uniform at my school.) (BD HSG TA 11 – P.21)
15. His efforts to find a solution didn’t deserve such savage criticism.
=> He shouldn’t …
(have been so savagely criticized for his efforts to find a solution. => style + modal verb + passive voice) (Nỗ
lực tìm kiếm giải pháp của anh ta không đáng bị phê bình gay gắt như vậy.) (BD HSG TA 11 – P.68)
16. Perhaps I didn't get a better job because I didn't study hard enough. => I
might ....................................................... (have got a better job if I had studied hard enough) (De TSDH 2002)
17. Martin needn’t have paid for all our tickets. (BD HSG TA 11 – P.156) => It … (wasn’t necessary for Martin to
pay for all our tickets)
(Compare: It isn’t necessary for you to do that. => You needn’t do/ don’t need to do/don’t have to do that.)
18. It’s impossible for them to have found him in that jungle.
=> He can’t have been found in that jungle/ is impossible to have been found in that jungle.) (BD HSG TA
19. It was wrong of you to scare your mother like that.
=> You oughtn’t ……to have scared your mother like that. (BD HSG TA 12 – P.98)
20. I’m afraid there may be something missing from your report. (OVERLOOKED)
=> I’m afraid you may have overlooked something from your report.) (BD HSG TA 12 – P.139)
- Missing (a): sót lại, thiếu
- Overlook St: Bỏ sót thứ gì đó
21. I think it was a mistake to lend your car to Joe. (SHOULD)
=> I don’t think you should have lent your car to Joe. (CAE-3)
- Lend Sb St Lend St to Sb: cho ai mượn, vay …
22. It was impossible to predict all the problems that we faced when we built our own house. (PREDICTED)
=> Nobody could have predicted we would/were going to face so many problems when we built our own house.)
(Có lẽ không ai có đoán trước được chúng ta sẽ gặp phải nhiều vấn đề như thế khi xây nhà của mình) (CAE - 4)
23. You couldn’t have seen Mary in the park. => It …
(It couldn’t have been Mary (who/whom/that) you saw in the park.)
24. He must have spent a small fortune renovating that told house.
=> It must ... …………(It must have cost him a small fortune to renovate that old house.)
25. It’s possible that the building was burgled after midnight. may
=> The building ….. may have been burgled ….. after midnight.)
26. It wasn’t necessary to meet me at the airport yesterday. needn’t
=> You ……needn’t have met… me at the airport yesterday.)
27. It was unkind of you to talk to her like that. not => You ………..… to her like that. (You …should not have
talked… to her like that.)
28. Perhaps he hasn’t received the doctor’s results yet. may => He …………….……….. the doctor’s results yet.
(He ..may not have received.. the doctor’s results yet.)
29. It is likely that they have already left. may => They ………….... left. (They ……may have already.. left.)
30. I’m sure he took the cheque-book with him. must => He …………………... the cheque-book with him.
(He …must have taken.. the cheque-book with him.)
31. It’s possible that she didn’t understand what I had said. might
=> She ……. might not have understood…… what I had said.)
32. She is certain to have heard about it on the news. must
=> She __must have heard__ about it on the news.)
33. You can’t vote unless you are over eighteen. must =>You …… must be over eighteen …… to vote.)
34. I doubt very much that you saw Carla at the party as she’s in Scotland at the moment. can’t
=> You cannot have seen Carla at the party as she’s in Scotland at the moment.
35. It was wrong of you to steal those apples from Mrs Brown’s garden. should
=> You___ should not have stolen __ those apples from Mrs Brown’s garden.)
36 The thief ran right past you so I’m sure you saw his face. must
=> The thief ran right past you so ……………………………………………… his face. (The thief ran right past
you so ……you must | have seen…… his face.)
37. It’s possible that they didn’t get the message in time. might
=> They ___________________ the message in time. (They ___might not have got __ the message in time.)
38. I went to the office then remembered it was my day off. HAVE
=> I ............................................... to the office as it was my day off.
(need not have gone/ needn't have gone)
39. Perhaps we missed the correct turning. MIGHT => We .............. the correct turning. (might have
missed/might've missed)
40. We got a table at the restaurant without a reservation. NEED
=> We did not need to/didn't need to.. book a table at the restaurant.
41. You were expected to answer all the questions on the exam paper. ANSWERED
=> You ...... should have answered/should've answered....... all the questions on the examination paper.
42. I'm sure it was Ana I saw in town as I recognised her coat. MUST
=> It ........................................ Ana I saw in town as I recognised her coat. (must have been)
43. I positively know they haven't accepted the raise.
=> They can’t have accepted the raise.)
44. Maybe John has not remembered about tonight’s party. COULD
=> I suppose John …………………………………………… about tonight’s party. (could have forgotten)
45. We booked seats but it was not necessary because there was plenty of room. BOOKED => We
………………………………………… seats because there was plenty of room. (needn’t/need not have booked)
46. Marcin didn't come to the meeting yesterday. Perhaps he was ill. might => Marcin
…………………………………… yesterday.
(Marcin might have been ill yesterday.)
47. I took a jumper but it wasn't necessary. taken => I ……………………… a jumper. (I needn’t have taken a
jumper.)
48. I'm sure he was at home last night. must => He must have been at home last night.
49. Maurice didn't come to the meeting yesterday. Perhaps he was ill. might
=> Maurice ……………………… yesterday. (Maurice might have been ill yesterday.)
50.I took a sweater but it wasn't necessary. taken => I ……………………… a sweater. (I needn’t have taken a
sweater.)