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

EXERCISE 1:
1. I suffered from obsessive and agonising thoughts.
prey
________________________________________________________
2. He can hardly read at all.
virtually
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3. He can speak French well enough to go to the conference.
fluent
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4. His arrival was completely unexpected.
took
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5. The first sign of the disease is a feeling of faintness.
onset
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6. He began by giving us a summary of his progress so far.
outset
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7. As an antidote to their disappointment, he bought them ice-cream.
offset
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8. I travel by bus only when I have no alternative.
resort
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EXERCISE 2:
1. Anne was afraid the neighbours would despise her for not having a washing machine.
look
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2. If only you had tried harder you night have passed the exam.
effort
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3. It might e better if that paragraph was omitted.
leave
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4. Bill reckoned that his success was due to incredible luck.
put
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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
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7. It wasn’t my intention to upset you.
mean
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8. The children pestered us for sweets.
kept
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EXERCISE 3:
1. They don’t mind which film they go to.
matter
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2. He continued his story, even though no one was listening.
went
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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
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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
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2. He is certainly not stupid.
means
________________________________________________________
3. “You don’t appreciate me,” she complained.
granted
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4. The man in that painting bears a strong resemblance to my uncle.
reminds
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5. I found it when I was looking through some old papers.
came
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6. We didn’t go in case we were recognised.
fear
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7. After two hours the bridegroom still hadn’t appeared.
sign
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8. We could just discern the buildings through the fog.
make
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EXERCISE 5:

1. It is my strong belief that John was responsible.
suspect
________________________________________________________
2. He has a good relationship with all his students.
gets
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3. His rude behavior is too much for me.
put
________________________________________________________
4. The meeting was well attended.
turned
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5. It was obvious that the old house was past its prime.
days
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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
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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
He is virtually

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


offset
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 khơng 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.
interrupting


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.
suspect


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
the exam?
What are the chances of her passing
S
7. The film didn’t come up to my expectations.
fell
The film fell short of my expectations.
Fall short of sth: khơng 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