CHUYÊN ĐỀ 29: CÂU ĐỒNG NGHĨA
Exercise 1.1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence
that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 1: It's such a pity! My mother can't attend my birthday party.
A.
If only my mother could attend my birthday party.
B.
If only my mother had attended my birthday party.
C.
I am very sorry that my mother didn't attend my birthday party.
D.
I wonder why my mother can't attend my birthday party.
Question 2: Fansipan is the highest mountain in the Indochinese Peninsula.
A.
There are some mountains in the Indochinese Peninsula higher than Fansipan.
B.
The Indochinese Peninsula includes one of the highest mountains on earth.
C.
The highest mountain in the Indochinese Peninsula is exclusive Fansipan.
D.
No mountains in the Indochinese Peninsula are higher than Fansipan.
Question 3: I guess Mary was very disappointed when she failed to get the scholarship.
A.
Mary should have been very disappointed when she failed to get the scholarship.
B.
Mary may have been very disappointed when she failed to get the scholarship.
C.
Mary must have been very disappointed when she failed to get the scholarship.
D.
Mary could have been disappointed when she failed to get the scholarship.
Question 4: Housewives do not have to spend a lot of time doing housework any more.
A.
Housework will never be done by housewives any more.
B.
Housewives have to spend more and more time to do housework.
C.
Never have housewives spent as much time doing housework as they do now.
D.
No longer do housewives have to spend a lot of time doing housework.
Question 5: Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets in the solar system.
A.
No other planets in the solar system is as big as Jupiter.
B.
Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system.
C.
All other planets in the solar system are not so big that Jupiter.
D.
Among the planets in the solar system, Jupiter is the biggest of all.
Question 6: "I don't trust you anymore," said Eric to his friend.
A.
Eric's friend told him not to trust her anymore.
B.
Eric advised his friend to trust her from then on.
C.
Eric's friend told him that she didn't trust him anymore.
D.
Eric told his friend that he didn't trust her anymore.
