Question 31 – 35: Which of the following best restates each of the given sentences?
31. "What are you going to do after school, Anne?" Kevin asked.
A. Kevin asked Anne what was she going to do after school.
B. Kevin asked Anne what she was going to do after school.
C. Kevin wanted to know what Anne would do after school.
D. Kevin wanted to know what would Anne do after school.
32. Greater use of public transport would cut the amount of pollution from cars.
A. Were more people to use public transport, cars would stop releasing exhaust into the atmosphere.
B. If more people use public transport, it will cut the amount of pollution from cars.
C. If public transport was widely used, people would no longer suffer from pollution from cars.
D. If more people used public transport, there would be less pollution from cars.
33. If only you told me the truth about the theft.
A. You should have told me the truth about the theft.
B. I do wish you would tell me the truth about the theft.
C. You must have told me the truth about the theft.
D. It is necessary that you tell me the truth about the theft.
34. Timmy seems to be smarter than all the other kids in his group.
A. Timmy is as smart as all the kids in his group.
B. All the other kids in Timmy's group are certainly not as smart as him.
C. Other kids are smart, but Timmy is smarter than most of them.
D. It is likely that Timmy is the smartest of all the kids in his group.
35. The newspaper reports that James was awarded the first prize.
A. The first prize is reported to award to James.
B. It is reported that James to be awarded the first prize.
C. It is reported that James wins the first prize.
D. James is reported to have been awarded the first prize.
31. "What are you going to do after school, Anne?" Kevin asked.
A. Kevin asked Anne what was she going to do after school.
B. Kevin asked Anne what she was going to do after school.
C. Kevin wanted to know what Anne would do after school.
D. Kevin wanted to know what would Anne do after school.
32. Greater use of public transport would cut the amount of pollution from cars.
A. Were more people to use public transport, cars would stop releasing exhaust into the atmosphere.
B. If more people use public transport, it will cut the amount of pollution from cars.
C. If public transport was widely used, people would no longer suffer from pollution from cars.
D. If more people used public transport, there would be less pollution from cars.
33. If only you told me the truth about the theft.
A. You should have told me the truth about the theft.
B. I do wish you would tell me the truth about the theft.
C. You must have told me the truth about the theft.
D. It is necessary that you tell me the truth about the theft.
34. Timmy seems to be smarter than all the other kids in his group.
A. Timmy is as smart as all the kids in his group.
B. All the other kids in Timmy's group are certainly not as smart as him.
C. Other kids are smart, but Timmy is smarter than most of them.
D. It is likely that Timmy is the smartest of all the kids in his group.
35. The newspaper reports that James was awarded the first prize.
A. The first prize is reported to award to James.
B. It is reported that James to be awarded the first prize.
C. It is reported that James wins the first prize.
D. James is reported to have been awarded the first prize.
Timmy seems to be smarter than all the other kids in his group.
Timmy seems to be smarter than all the other kids in his group.
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Đáp án chính thức: D
Hướng dẫn giải chi tiết
Kiến thức: So sánh nhất
Giải thích:
seems to be + adj = be likely: có vẻ như, dường như
certainly: chắc chắn
Tạm dịch: Timmy có vẻ là thông minh hơn tất cả những đứa trẻ còn lại trong nhóm.
A. Timmy thông minh như tất cả những đứa trẻ trong nhóm của cậu bé. => sai nghĩa
B. Tất cả những đứa trẻ khác trong nhóm Timmy chắc chắn không thông minh bằng cậu bé. => sai nghĩa
C. Những đứa trẻ khác thông minh, nhưng Timmy thông minh hơn hầu hết chúng. => sai nghĩa
D. Dường như Timmy là người thông minh nhất trong tất cả những đứa trẻ trong nhóm của cậu bé.
Chọn D.
Giải thích:
seems to be + adj = be likely: có vẻ như, dường như
certainly: chắc chắn
Tạm dịch: Timmy có vẻ là thông minh hơn tất cả những đứa trẻ còn lại trong nhóm.
A. Timmy thông minh như tất cả những đứa trẻ trong nhóm của cậu bé. => sai nghĩa
B. Tất cả những đứa trẻ khác trong nhóm Timmy chắc chắn không thông minh bằng cậu bé. => sai nghĩa
C. Những đứa trẻ khác thông minh, nhưng Timmy thông minh hơn hầu hết chúng. => sai nghĩa
D. Dường như Timmy là người thông minh nhất trong tất cả những đứa trẻ trong nhóm của cậu bé.
Chọn D.