VI. WRITING
Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) which is closest in meaning to the sentence printed before.
1. It was breakfast-time when Susan rang.
a. When Susan rang I have just finished my breakfast.
b. Susan rang after 1 had had my breakfast.
c. I was having my breakfast when Susan rang.
d. I was going to have my breakfast as soon as Susan rang.
2. Adrian's job interview is on 17 October.
a. Adrian will be called for a job interview on 17 October.
b. Adrian is giving a job interview on 17 October.
c. Adrian had an interview for a job on 17 October.
d Adrian is having a job interview on 17 October.
3. You can get off this train at Bath.
a. This train stops at Bath. b. This train is going to stop at Bath.
c. You can stop this train at Bath. d. This train will be stopped at Bath.
4. We have decided to help with the project.
a. We helped with the project. b. We must help with the project.
c. We will help with the project. d. We are going to help with the project.
5. The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain.
a. I swam a lot when we were in Spain.
b. I hadn't been swimming before we moved to Spain.
c. I haven't been swimming since we were in Spain.
d. I went swimming while we lived in Spain.
6. They spoke too quickly for us to understand.
a. They spoke so quickly that we couldn't understand it.
b. They spoke so quickly that we couldn't understand.
c. They spoke so quickly that we couldn't understand them.
d. They spoke quickly enough so that we couldn't understand them.
Đáp án: C
Câu điều kiện loại 3 diễn tả sự việc ngược lại với quá khứ
Cấu trúc: S + would have Ved/ V3 if S + had Ved/ V3
Tạm dịch: Tôi sẽ không bao giờ cho Mike mượn xe của tôi nếu tôi biết rằng anh ta có hồ sơ vi phạm lái xe trong quá khứ.
A. Tôi từ chối cho Mike mượn xe của tôi. => sai nghĩa
B. Mike có một vé phạt quá tốc độ trong khi lái xe của tôi. => sai nghĩa
C. Tôi không biết gì về hồ sơ lái xe của Mike, vì vậy tôi cho anh mượn xe của tôi.
D. Mike lái xe của tôi mà không có bằng lái xe của anh ta. => sai nghĩa