1, Nothing but the whole story would satisfy Tim.
A, Tim wouldn’t be satisfied with anything. B, Tim wanted to know just the end of the story. C, On the whole, Tim was satisfied with the story. D, Tim insisted on being told the complete story.
Giải thích: Dịch đề bài: Không có gì ngoài toàn bộ câu chuyện sẽ làm hài lòng Tim.
ð Key: D. Tim khăng khăng muốn được nghe kể toàn bộ câu chuyện.
Các đáp án còn lại sai nghĩa gốc:
A. Tim sẽ không hài lòng với bất cứ điều gì.
A. Nhìn chung, Tim hài lòng với câu chuyện.
D. Tim chỉ muốn biết kết thúc của câu chuyện.
2, He survived the operation thanks to skilful surgery.
A, He survived because he was a skilful surgeon. B, Without skilful surgery, he wouldn’t have survived the operation. C, There was no skilful surgery, so he died. D, In spite of the surgery, he didn’t survive.
Giải thích: Dịch đề bài: Anh ấy sống sót sau ca phẫu thuật nhờ sự phẫu thuật khéo léo.
=> Key: B. Nếu không có sự phẫu thuật khéo léo, anh ấy đã không thể sống sót sau ca phẫu thuật.
Các đáp án còn lại đều sai nghĩa
3, With six children on her hands, she’s extremely busy.
A, She’s very busy because she always carries her six children. B, Her six children’s hands always make her busy. C, With six children to look after, she’s extremely busy. D, She’s too busy to look after her six children.
Giải thích: Dịch đề bài: Phải nuôi tới 6 người con, cô ấy cực kì bận rộn.
=> Key: C. Phải chăm sóc tới 6 người con, cô ấy cực kì bận rộn.
Các đáp án còn lại đều sai nghĩa.
4, Were it not for the money, this job wouldn’t be worthwhile.
A, This job is not rewarding at all. B, Although the salary is poor, the job is worthwhile.
C, This job offers a poor salary. D, The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money
Giải thích: Dịch đề bài: Nếu không phải vì tiền, công việc này chẳng đáng gì.
=> Key: D. Thứ duy nhất làm cho công việc này có giá trị đó chính là tiền.
Các đáp án còn lại đều sai nghĩa.
5, At no time did the two sides look likely to reach an agreement.
A, The two sides never looked likely to reach an agreement. B, The two sides had no time to reach an agreement. C, If the two sides had had time, they would have reached an agreement. D, The two sides never look like each other.
Giải thích: Hai bên trông có vẻ không thể nào đạt được thỏa thuận.
ð Key: A. Hai bên có vẻ không thể đạt được thỏa thuận.
Các đáp án còn lại đều sai nghĩa.
6, It won’t be long before her husband comes back.
A, Her husband will be returning quite soon. B, Her husband will come back later than planned.
C, There’s likelihood that her husband won’t return soon. D, Possibly, her husband won’t come back as soon as he wants
Giải thích: Dịch đề bài: Sẽ không lâu trước khi chồng cô ta quay trở lại.
=> Key: A. Chồng cô ta sẽ trở về sớm thôi.
Các đáp án còn lại đều sai nghĩa.
7, Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.
A, We were very impressed by the new cinema, but we found it rather expensive.
B, We were not impressed by the new cinema at all because it looked rather expensive. C, We weren’t as much impressed by the new cinema’s look as its cost.
D, The new cinema was more expensive than we expected.
Giải thích: Dịch đề bài: Mặc dù chúng tôi ấn tượng với những rạp chiếu phim mới, nhưng chúng tôi thấy nó khá đắt.
ð Key A. Chúng tôi đã rất ấn tượng bởi các rạp chiếu phim mới, nhưng thấy nó khá đắt.
8, Hardly are appeals allowed against the council’s decisions.
A, It’s too hard for the council to allow appeals against its decisions. B, Allowing appeals against its decisions is not good. C, The council rarely allows appeals against its decisions. D, The council always allows appeals against its decisions.
Giải thích: Hardly: hầu như không # rarely. => Key C.
9, The students did not take to their new lecturer.
A, The students didn’t understand what the new lecturer said. B, The new lecturer was unpopular with his students. C, The new lecturer didn’t care his students. D, The students didn’t follow the new lecturer.
Giải thích: Take to SO # popular with SO => Key B.
10, For such an experienced and able teacher, discipline was not a problem.
A, The teacher found it hard to observe discipline because she was not experienced.
B, Experience and discipline make her a good teacher. C, With experience and ability, being a teacher was not a problem. D, For a teacher of experience and ability, discipline was not a problem.
Giải thích: Dịch đề bài: Với một giáo viên có kinh nghiệm và năng lực như vậy, kỷ luật không phải là vấn đề.
=> Key D.
11, Throughout his life, the fisherman suffered from great poverty.
A, The fisherman was so poor that he died young. B, Although the fisherman was poor, he led a great life.
C. Poverty prevented the fisherman from enjoying life. D, The fisherman’s life was one of great poverty.
Giải thích: Dịch đề bài: Trong suốt cuộc đời mình, người đánh cá đã phải chịu cảnh đói nghèo.
=> Key D. Cuộc đời của người đánh cá là một trong những mảnh đời cực kỳ đói nghèo.
12, There is not much to choose between the two essays.
A, Both essays are great. B, One of the essays is optional.
C, One essay is just as bad as the other. D, Either essays can be chosen.
13, Nobody is to blame for the fact that the meeting was cancelled.
A, Everybody is responsible for the cancelled meeting. B, It’s nobody’s fault that the meeting was cancelled. C, Nobody should be held responsible for the fact that the meeting was cancelled. D, B or C
Giải thích: Dịch đề bài: Không ai bị đổ lỗi cho thực tế là cuộc họp đã bị hủy bỏ.
=> Key D. (bạn tự dịch nghĩa rất rõ).
14, It never occurred to me to go by train.
A, I used to go by train. B, I never thought of going by train.
C, I was used to going by train. D, I never find it boring to go by train.
Giải thích: Dịch đề bài: Chưa bao giờ tôi nghĩ sẽ đi bằng tàu.
=> Key B.
15, In all probability, he is coming.
A, He is very likely to come. B, He is bound not to come. C, Undoubtedly, he will come. D, He is coming very soon.
Giải thích: Với tất cả khả năng, anh ấy sẽ tới.
=> Key A. Anh ấy rất có thể sẽ đến.
16, I travel by bus as a last resort.
A, Travelling by bus is my favorite. B, I resort to bus when I am the last to come. C, I only travel by bus when there are no other alternatives. D, I always travel by bus.
Giải thích: Dịch đề bài: Tôi chỉ đi xe buýt như là giải pháp cuối cùng.
=> Key C. Tôi chỉ đi xe buýt khi mà tôi không có sự lựa chọn nào khác.
17, It doesn’t matter to them which film they go to.
A, No matter what film are shown, they never go. B, They have a good taste for films.
C, Which film they go to matters more than the cost. D, They don’t mind which film they go to.
Giải thích: Dịch đề bài: Phim nào cũng chẳng quan trọng với họ.
=> Key D. Họ không bận tâm xem họ sẽ xem bộ phim nào.
18, We could just discern the buildings through the fog.
A, We could hardly see the buildings through the fog. B, We could just imagine the buildings through the fog. C, We could just make out the buildings through the fog. D, The fog prevented us from seeing the buildings.
19, The onset of the disease is shown by a feeling of faintness.
A, One feels faint if the disease is over. B, The first sign of the disease is a feeling of faintness. C, A feeling of faintness signals the final stage of the disease. D, Faintness causes the disease.
Giải thích: Dịch đề bài: Triệu chứng đầu tiên của bệnh được thể hiện bằng cảm giác ngất xỉu.
=> Key B: The onset # the first sign