BÀI TẬP VIẾT LẠI CÂU TIẾNG ANH ÔN THI VÀO 10 ÔN THI HSG (CÓ ĐÁP ÁN) PHẦN 1

Bài tập viết lại câu tiếng Anh ôn thi vào 10 ôn thi HSG ôn thi THPT Quốc Gia có đáp án chi tiết, giải thích rõ ràngEXERCISE 1:1. I suffered from obsessive and agonising thoughts.prey________________________________________________________2. He can hardly read at all.virtually________________________________________________________3. He can speak French well enough to go to the conference.fluent________________________________________________________4. His arrival was completely unexpected.took________________________________________________________

EXERCISE 1:

1 I suffered from obsessive and agonising thoughts

prey

2 He can hardly read at all

virtually

3 He can speak French well enough to go to the conference

fluent

4 His arrival was completely unexpected

took

5 The first sign of the disease is a feeling of faintness

onset

6 He began by giving us a summary of his progress so far

outset

7 As an antidote to their disappointment, he bought them ice-cream

offset

8 I travel by bus only when I have no alternative

resort

EXERCISE 2:

1 Anne was afraid the neighbours would despise her for not having a washing machine

look

2 If only you had tried harder you night have passed the exam

effort

3 It might e better if that paragraph was omitted

leave

4 Bill reckoned that his success was due to incredible luck

put

5 Why not tell him the truth and be finished with it?

get

6 Martin had difficulty in accepting the loss of his money

hard

7 It wasn’t my intention to upset you

mean

8 The children pestered us for sweets

kept

EXERCISE 3:

1 They don’t mind which film they go to

matter

2 He continued his story, even though no one was listening

went

3 If I were left alone, I’d finish the job quickly

interrupting

4 The notice said that you could not smoke in class

forbidden

5 My mother did not like my new shoes

disapproved

6 She was dismissed because her typing was poor

lost

7 He is famous for his vast knowledge of primitive religion

authority

8 He took no part in the discussion

contribute

EXERCISE 4:

1 How do you explain the difference between the two witnesses’ stories?

account

2 He is certainly not stupid

means

3 “You don’t appreciate me,” she complained

granted

4 The man in that painting bears a strong resemblance to my uncle

reminds

5 I found it when I was looking through some old papers

came

6 We didn’t go in case we were recognised

fear

7 After two hours the bridegroom still hadn’t appeared

sign

8 We could just discern the buildings through the fog

make

EXERCISE 5:

1 It is my strong belief that John was responsible

suspect

2 He has a good relationship with all his students

gets

3 His rude behavior is too much for me

put

4 The meeting was well attended

turned

5 It was obvious that the old house was past its prime

days

6 How likely is it she will pass the exam?

chances

7 The film didn’t come up to my expectations

fell

8 I can’t stand that dreadful noise any longer

enough

ANSWER KEY Exercise 1:

1 I suffered from obsessive and agonising thoughts.

prey

I was (a) prey to obsessive and agonising thoughts

Obsessive and agonising thoughts used to prey on me

made me their prey

Be a prey to: là nạn nhân của

2 He can hardly read at all.

virtually

blind

unable to read

Virtually: hầu như, gần như

3 He can speak French well enough to go to the conference.

fluent

His French is fluent enough

He is fluent enough in French

to go to the conference

4 His arrival was completely unexpected.

took

His arrival took us (completely) by surprise

Take sb by surprise: thình lình xảy ra làm cho ai sửng sốt.

5 The first sign of the disease is a feeling of faintness.

onset

The onset of the disease is shown

marked indicated characterised

by a feeling of faintness

The onset of: sự bắt đầu của

6 He began by giving us a summary of his progress so far.

outset

At the outset, he gave us a summary of his progress so far

At/from the outset (of sth): lúc bắt đầu

To offset their disappointment, he bought them ice-cream

Antidote: thuốc giải độc

Offset: bù đắp

8 I travel by bus only when I have no alternative.

resort

I travel by bus (only) as a last resort

I resort to travelling by bus (only) when I have no alternative

Resort to V_ing/sth: phải sử dụng đến.

Exercise 2:

1 Anne was afraid the neighbours would despise her for not having a washing machine.

look

Anne was afraid the neighbours would look down on

look down their noses at

her for not having

a washing machine

Despise: coi thường, coi khinh

2 If only you had tried harder you night have passed the exam.

effort

If only you had made an effort

made a greater effort put more effort into your work

you might have passed the exam

3 It might e better if that paragraph was omitted.

leave

It might be better to leave out that paragraph

Omit: bỏ sót

4 Bill reckoned that his success was due to incredible luck.

put

Bill put his success down to incredible luck

Reckon: coi

Put sth down to sth: consider that sth is caused by sth

5 Why not tell him the truth and be finished with it?

get

Why not tell him the truth and get it over with?

get it over and done with?

get it off your chest?

Be finished with: no longer doing sth or dealing sth sb/sth

Get sth off one’s chest: nói hết điều gì ra không để bụng

6 Martin had difficulty in accepting the loss of his money.

hard

It was hard for Martin to accept

Martin found it hard to accept

the loss of his money

7 It wasn’t my intention to upset you.

mean

I didn’t mean to upset you

8 The children pestered us for sweets.

kept

The children kept (on) asking (us) for sweets

Pester: làm phiền, quấy rầy (dai dẳng)

Exercise 3:

1 They don’t mind which film they go to.

matter

It doesn’t matter to them which film they go to

Which film they do to doesn’t matter to them

2 He continued his story, even though no one was listening.

went

He went on talking

He went on telling his story

He went on with his story

even though no one was listening

3 If I were left alone, I’d finish the job quickly.

If you/people didn’t keep interrupting

If you/people stopped interrupting

I’d finish the job quickly

4 The notice said that you could not smoke in class.

forbidden

The notice said that smoking in class was forbidden

it was forbidden to smoke in class

we were forbidden to smoke in class

5 My mother did not like my new shoes.

disapproved

My mother disapproved of my new shoes

6 She was dismissed because her typing was poor.

lost

She lost her job

She lost the job

because her typing was poor

7 He is famous for his vast knowledge of primitive religion.

authority

He is an authority on primitive religion

8 He took no part in the discussion.

contribute

He didn’t contribute (anything) to the discussion

Exercise 4:

1 How do you explain the difference between the two witnesses’ stories?

account

How do account for the difference between the two witnesses’ stories?

2 He is certainly not stupid.

means

He is by no means stupid

By no means is he stupid

He isn’t stupid by any means

By no means: not at all

3 “You don’t appreciate me,” she complained.

granted

“You take me for granted,” she complained

She complained that he took her for granted

She complained that she was being taken for granted

Take sb for granted: không biết quý trọng/coi thường ai

4 The man in that painting bears a strong resemblance to my uncle.

reminds

The man in that painting reminds me very much of my uncle

Bear a strong resemblance to: trông rất giống

5 I found it when I was looking through some old papers.

came

I came across it

I came upon it

It came to light

when I was looking through some old papers

6 We didn’t go in case we were recognised.

fear

We didn’t go for fear of

for fear we were for fear we might be

recognized

The fear of being recognised prevented us from going

7 After two hours the bridegroom still hadn’t appeared.

sign

After two hours there was still no sign

there still wasn’t any sign

of the bridegroom

8 We could just discern the buildings through the fog.

make

We could (just) make out the buildings

could (just) make the buildings out

were (just) able to make out the buildings

through the fog

Discern: thấy rõ

Exercise 5:

1 It is my strong belief that John was responsible.

I strongly suspect that John was

suspect John of being suspect John of having been

responsible

2 He has a good relationship with all his students.

gets

He gets on/along (well) with all his students

3 His rude behavior is too much for me.

put

I can’t/won’t put up with his rude behaviour

His rude behaviour (has) put me off

4 The meeting was well attended.

turned

A lot of people turned out/up for the meeting

A large number (of people) turned up/out for the meeting

5 It was obvious that the old house was past its prime.

days

The old house had seen/known better days

Be past one’s prime: đã qua thời thanh xuân

Have seen/known better days: to be in poor condition

6 How likely is it she will pass the exam?

chances

What are her chances of passing

What are the chances of her passing

the exam?

S

7 The film didn’t come up to my expectations.

fell

The film fell short of my expectations

Fall short of sth: không đạt tới cái gì

8 I can’t stand that dreadful noise any longer.

enough

I have had enough of that dreadful noise

Have enough of: chán ngấy