Viết 2 - EN25 (186)
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
‘Have you ever been to Japan?’ he asked me.
A. He asked me if Japan was visited by me.
B. He told me if I had gone to Japan.
C. He asked me if I had ever been to Japan.
D. He wanted to know whether I had been to Japan.
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
They are not allowed to go out in the evening by their parents.
A. Their parents never let them to go out in the evening.
B. Going out in the evening is permitted by their parents.
C. Although their parents do not allow, they still go out in the evening.
D. Their parents do not want them to go out in the evening.
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Barry continued to smoke even though we had advised him to quit.
A. Despite being told not to smoke, Barry continued to do.
B. Barry did not quit smoking because of our advice.
C. Barry took our advice so he stopped smoking.
D. If we had advised Barry, he would have quit smoking.
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
When they arrived, the good seats were already taken.
A. We couldn’t get good seats although we arrived early.
B. They didn’t get good seats because they arrived too late.
C. They had to stand for the whole show.
D. They arrived late enough to get good seats.
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
My brother and I went to that school.
A. I went to that school and so my brother did.
B. I went to that school and so did my brother.
C. I go to that school and my brother, too.
D. I went to that school and so my brother did, too.
Choose the best answer:
A few may have understood that …………… a culture, or the people from that culture, you must first speak the language.
A. so as to understand
B. in order that
C. as to
D. to that
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.
A. There was not enough time to hold the meeting.
B. The meeting lasted much longer than usual.
C. People wanted to get away, so the meeting began early.
D. The meeting was planned to start in a short time.
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy.
A. The furniture was too expensive that I didn’t buy.
B. The furniture was not cheap enough that I didn’t buy.
C. The furniture was such expensive that I didn’t buy.
D. The furniture was too expensive for me to buy.
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
His eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten.
A. I have ever eaten many soups that are better than his eel soup.
B. His eel soup is good but I have ever eaten many others better.
C. Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best.
D. His eel soup is the worst of all soups I have eaten.
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
She says she would like to have been put in a higher class.
A. She wishes she had been put in higher class.
B. She wishes she is put in higher class.
C. She wishes she will be put in higher class.
D. She wishes she was put in higher class.
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
It is essential that we meet him at the airport.
A. He might be met at the airport.
B. He should be met at the airport.
C. He may be met at the airport.
D. He must be met at the airport.
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I think it’s necessary to tell Tim about it at once.
A. Tim must be told about it at once.
B. Tim should be told about it at once.
C. Tim may be told about it at once.
D. Tim might be told about it at once.
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
If you want my advice, I would forget about buying a new house.
A. If I were you, I won’t buy a new house.
B. If I were you, I will forget about buying a new house.
C. If I were you, I would forget about buying a new house.
D. If I were you, I didn’t buy a new house.
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
I do apologize for my forgetting your birthday.
A. I am not sorry at all because I remember your birthday.
B. I am really sorry I forgot your birthday.
C. I never apologize for my forgetting birthday.
D. I did forget your birthday.
Choose the best answer:
Lan is going to study harder …………… fail the exam.
A. so as not to
B. in not order to
C. that so not to
D. as so not to
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
A. It was not until after midnight while the noise next door stopped.
B. The noise next door stopped at midnight.
C. It was until after midnight that the noise next door stopped.
D. It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped.
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
‘How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!’ Peter said to Mary.
A. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.
B. Peter asked Mry how she had just bought her beautiful dress.
C. Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress.
D. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
A. Despite his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.
B. Despite his leg broken, he managed to get out of the car.
C. Despite his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
D. In spite of his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
A. At any time did he suspect that the money had been stolen.
B. At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen.
C. At no time he suspected that the money had been stolen.
D. At no time did he suspect that the money was stolen.
Select the best choice that has similar meaning to the following sentence:
Bad habits can do harm to our health.
A. Bad habits can be harmful with our health.
B. Bad habits can be harmless to our health.
C. Bad habits cannot be harmful to our health.
D. Bad habits can be harmful to our health.
