Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
I felt quite sorry for Tom. I saw him cry at the time.
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A.
Have you ever felt sorry, seeing Tom cry?
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B.
Seeing Tom cry, I felt quite sorry for him.
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C.
I regret for having seen Tom cry that night.
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D.
I am sorry to tell you Tom was crying.
Kiến thức: Rút gọn mệnh đề đồng chủ ngữ
Khi hai mệnh đề có cùng chủ ngữ “I” ta có thể rút gọn một mệnh đề về dạng:
- V-ing khi mệnh đề dạng chủ động
- Ved/ P2 khi mệnh đề dạng bị động.
Tạm dịch: Tôi cảm thấy khá buồn cho Tom. Tôi thấy anh ấy khóc vào lúc đó.
= B. Thấy Tom khóc, tôi cảm thấy khá buồn cho anh ấy.
Các đáp án A, C, D sai về nghĩa.
A. Bạn đã bao giờ cảm thấy tiếc, khi thấy Tom khóc chưa?
C. Tôi hối hận vì đã nhìn thấy Tom khóc đêm đó.
D. Tôi rất tiếc phải nói với bạn Tom đã khóc.
Đáp án : B
Các bài tập cùng chuyên đề
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Jane missed the bus. She went to school late.
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A.
Jane went to school late because she missed the bus.
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B.
Jane went to school late and she missed the bus.
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C.
Jane went to school late though she missed the bus.
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D.
Jane went to school late but she missed the bus.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
We last went to cinema two months ago.
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A.
We didn’t go to the cinema for two months.
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B.
We didn’t want to go to the cinema anymore.
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C.
We have been to the cinema for two months.
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D.
We haven’t been to the cinema for two months.
Choose the sentence that best joins each of the following pairs of sentences in the following question.
We couldn't have managed our business successfully without my father's money.
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A.
Hadn't it been for my father's money, we couldn't have managed our business successfully.
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B.
We could have managed our business successfully with my father's money.
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C.
Had it not been for my father's money, we couldn't have managed our business successfully.
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D.
If we could manage our business successfully, my father would give us his money.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.
I am more confident in class whenever I prepare for the lesson carefully.
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A.
The more carefully I prepare for the lesson, the more confident I am in class.
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B.
The more and more confident in class I am, the more and more carefully I prepare for the lesson.
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C.
The more confident I am in class, the more carefully the lesson I prepare.
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D.
The more carefully I am, the more confident the lesson is.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.
It wasn't necessary for you to do all this work, although you did it.
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A.
You mustn't have done all this work.
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B.
You may not have done all this work.
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C.
You couldn't have done all this work.
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D.
You needn't have done all this work.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.
"What were you doing last night, Mr John?" asked the police.
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A.
The police asked Mr John what he had been doing the night before.
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B.
The police asked Mr John what had he been done the night before.
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C.
The police asked Mr John what he had been done the night before.
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D.
The police asked what were you doing last night, Mr John.
Choose the correct answer to the following questions.
She started working as a teacher of English ten years ago.
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A.
She had worked with a teacher of English for ten years.
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B.
She has been working as a teacher of English for ten years.
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C.
She had been working as a teacher of English for ten years.
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D.
She has worked with a teacher of English for ten years.
