Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following

A.Under no circumstances are students allowed to bring electronic devices into the exam room. => đúng

B.By no means were students allowed to bring electronic devices into the exam room. => sai thì “were”

C.At no time are students banned from bringing electronic devices into the exam room. => sai nghĩa

D.On no occasion are students banned from bringing electronic devices into the exam room. => sai nghĩa

Tạm dịch: Dù bất cứ hoàn cảnh nào học sinh cũng không được phép mang thiết bị điện tử vào phòng thi

A.In no way are coffee shops prohibited from serving over ten customers at a time during social distancing. => sai nghĩa

B.Under no circumstances are coffee shops prohibited from serving over ten customers at a time during social distancing. => sai nghĩa

C.On no account are coffee shops permitted to serve over ten customers at a time during social distancing. => đúng

D.At no time were coffee shops permitted to serve over ten customers at a time during social distancing. => sai thì

Tạm dịch: Dù bất cứ lý do gì thì các cửa hàng cà phê cũng không được phép phục vụ trên 10 khách hàng cùng một lúc trong đợt dãn cách xã hội

A.But for his awareness of the importance of preventive measures, he could have contracted the disease. => sai nghĩa

B.Hardly had he been aware that preventive measures were essential when he contracted the disease. => sai nghĩa

C.Not until he was aware of the importance of preventive measures did he contract the disease. => sai thứ tự hành động

D.Only after he had contracted the disease was he aware that preventive measures were essential. => đúng

Tạm dịch: Chỉ sau khi anh ta nhiễm bệnh

A.Having realised that she had missed one question, Olga handed in her exam paper. => sai thứ tự hành động

B.Not until Olga had handed in her exam paper did she realise that she had missed one question. => đúng

C.Had Olga realised that she had missed one question, she wouldn’t hand in her exam paper. => sai nghĩa

D.Only after Olga realised that she had missed one question did she hand in her exam paper. => sai thứ tự hành động

Tạm dịch: Mãi cho đến khi Olga đưa tờ giấy thi của mình, cô ấy mới nhận ra rằng mình đã bỏ sót một câu hỏi

A.Were Mike to become a father himself, he would feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents. => sai nghĩa

B.Only after Mike had become a father himself did he feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents. => đúng

C.Had Mike become a father himself, he would have felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents. => sai nghĩa

D.Not until he felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents did Mike become a father himself. => sai thứ tự sự kiện

A.Only after his leaving the company did Peter inform us of his arrival at the meeting. => sai nghĩa

B.Not until Peter told us that he would leave the company did he arrive at the meeting. => sai nghĩa

C.Hardly had Peter informed us about his leaving the company when he arrived at the meeting. => sai thứ tự sự kiện

D.No sooner had Peter arrived at the meeting than he told us about his leaving the company.

A.Only when Mary realised how much her family meant to her did she leave home to start an independent life. => sai thứ tự sự kiện

B.To realise how much her family meant to her, Mary decided to leave home to start an independent life. => sai nghĩa

C.Not until Mary had left home to start an independent life did she realise how much her family meant to her. => đúng

D.Mary left home to start an independent life with a view to realising how much her family meant to her. => sai nghĩa

Tạm dịch: Mãi cho đến khi Mary rời nhà để bắt đầu cuộc sống tự lập, cô mới nhận ra gia đình có ý nghĩa với cô như thế nào.

A.Hardly had Laura practised playing the instrument a lot when she could improve her performance. => sai nghĩa

B.Had Laura practised playing the instrument a lot, she could have performed much better. => sai nghĩa

C.However much Laura practised playing the instrument, she could hardly perform any better. => đúng

D.As soon as Laura practised playing the instrument a lot, she could perform much better. => sai nghĩa

Tạm dịch: Tuy nhiên Laura đã tập chơi nhạc cụ nhiều, cô ấy khó có thể biểu diễn tốt hơn

A.Such was his suffering of cyberbullying that he didn’t realise the true dangers of social media. => sai nghĩa

B.Only when he had realised the true dangers of social media did he badly suffer cyberbullying himself. => sai thứ tự sự kiện

C.But for his terrible suffering of cyberbullying, he wouldn’t realise the true dangers of social media. => sai nghĩa

D.Not until he had badly suffered cyberbullying himself did he realise the true dangers of social media. => đúng

Tạm dịch: Không phải cho đến khi bản thân bị bắt nạt trên mạng, anh ấy mới nhận ra sự nguy hiểm thực sự của mạng xã hội.

A.Only if the local people had strongly supported the green campaign would the neighbourhood look fresh and clean now. => không dùng only if trong câu giả định

B.Had the local people not strongly supported the green campaign, the neighbourhood wouldn’t look fresh and clean now. => đúng

C.But for the strong support of the local people for the green campaign, the neighbourhood would look fresh and clean now. => sai nghĩa

D.Scarcely had the green campaign been strongly supported by the local people when the neighbourhood looked fresh and clean. => sai nghĩa

Tạm dịch: Nếu người dân địa phương không ủng hộ mạnh mẽ chiến dịch xanh, thì khu phố sẽ không còn trong lành và sạch sẽ bây giờ.

A.Appealing though smartphones are with new applications, they are becoming less affordably priced. => sai nghĩa

B.Whatever new applications smartphones have, they are becoming more appealing with reasonable prices. => sai nghĩa

C.No matter how reasonable the prices of smartphones are, they are not so appealing with new applications. => sai nghĩa

D.Not only are smartphones becoming more affordable but, with new applications, they are also more appealing

Tạm dịch: Điện thoại thông minh không chỉ trở nên hợp lý hơn mà với các ứng dụng mới, chúng cũng hấp dẫn hơn

A.Such is the offence of many Internet users that online distribution of pirated publications is illegal. => sai nghĩa

B.As long as many Internet users commit the offence, online distribution of pirated publications is illegal. => sai nghĩa

C.Were online distribution of pirated publications illegal, many Internet users wouldn't commit the offence. => sai nghĩa

D.Illegal though online distribution of pirated publications is, many Internet users still commit the offence. => đúng

Tạm dịch: Mặc dù phân phối bất hợp pháp các ấn phẩm vi phạm bản quyền trên mạng, nhiều người dùng Internet vẫn vi phạm.

A.Such is many people's enjoyment in making fun of others' appearance that body shaming is less hurtful. => sai nghĩa

B.Hurtful though body shaming is, many people enjoy making fun of others' appearance. => đúng

C.Body shaming is hurtful in order that many people enjoy making fun of others' appearance. => sai nghĩa

D.Were body shaming hurtful, many people wouldn't enjoy making fun of others' appearance. => sai nghĩa

Tạm dịch: Mặc dù body shaming có tổn thương nhưng nhiều người lại thích chế giễu ngoại hình của người khác

A.So tempting are some mobile applications that they limit users' exposure to identity theft. => sai nghĩa

B.Tempting though some mobile applications are, they may expose users to identity theft. => đúng

C.It is the temptation of identity theft that exposes users to some mobile applications. => sai nghĩa

D.Not only is identity theft tempting, it also exposes users to some mobile applications. => sai nghĩa

Tạm dịch: Mặc dù một số ứng dụng di động có sức hấp dẫn nhưng chúng có thể khiến người dùng bị đánh cắp danh tính.

A.It is their detriment to the environment that makes single-use plastic products convenient. => sai nghĩa

B.Convenient though single-use plastic products are, they are detrimental to the environment. => đúng

C.Not only are single-use plastic products convenient, they are also detrimental to the environment.

D.Were single-use plastic products convenient, they would be detrimental to the environment. => sai nghĩa

Tạm dịch: Mặc dù các sản phẩm nhựa sử dụng một lần rất tiện lợi nhưng lại gây bất lợi cho môi trường

A.Hardly had the date of the conference been chosen when invitations were sent out. => đúng

B.Not until the invitations were sent out was the date of the conference choosen. => sai thứ tự hành động

C.Only when the invitations were sent out was the date of the conference choosen.  => sai thứ tự hành động

D.Were the date of the conference choosen, the invitations would be sent out. => sai cấu trúc

Tạm dịch: Hầu như không có ngày hội nghị được chọn khi lời mời được gửi đi.

A.Had they finished one project, they would have started working on the next. => sai nghĩa

B.Only when they finished one project, they started working on the next. => sai cấu trúc

C.Hardly had they finished one project when they started working on the next. => đúng

D.Not until they started working on the next project did they finish the previous one. => sai thứ tự sự kiện

Tạm dịch: Họ hầu như không hoàn thành một dự án khi họ bắt đầu làm việc tiếp theo

A.No sooner had we realized that our tickets were still at home than we arrived at the cinema. => sai thứ tự sự kiện

B.Not until we arrived at the cinema that we realized that our tickets were still at home  => sai cấu trúc

C.Only after we had arrived at the cinema did we realize that our tickets were at home. => đúng

D.Hardly had we arrived at the cinema than we realized that our tickets were still at home. => sai cấu trúc: Hardly…when

Tạm dịch: Chỉ sau khi chúng tôi đến rạp chiếu phim, chúng tôi mới nhận ra rằng vé của chúng tôi đã ở nhà

A.Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the meeting.  => sai thứ tự sự kiện

B.Not until Seth said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting  => sai thứ tự sự kiện

C.Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the meeting. => sai thứ tự sự kiện

D.No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company. => đúng

Tạm dịch: Seth vừa đến cuộc họp sớm hơn chúng tôi đã được thông báo về việc anh ấy rời công ty

A.Mariah can either sing well or write good songs. => sai nghĩa

B.Mariah can neither sing well nor write good songs. => sai nghĩa

C.Not only does Mariah sing well but she also writes good songs. => đúng

D.Well as Mariah sings, she writes good songs.  => sai nghĩa

Tạm dịch: Mariah không chỉ hát hay mà còn viết những bài hát rất hay.

A.Not only is smoking unhealthy but it also costs governments billions of dollars in health-care costs. => đúng

B.Whereas smoking is unhealthy, it costs governments billions of dollars in health-care costs. => sai nghĩa

C.If smoking is unhealthy, it will cost governments billions of dollars in health-care costs.  => sai nghĩa

D.Smoking is so unhealthy that it costs governments billions of dollars in health-care costs. => sai nghĩa

Tạm dịch: Hút thuốc lá không chỉ không lành mạnh mà còn khiến chính phủ tiêu tốn hàng tỷ đô la chi phí chăm sóc sức khỏe.

A.Only after posting the letter did I realize that I had forgotten to put on a stamp. => đúng

B.Hardly had I realized that I had forgotten to put on a stamp when I posted the letter. => sai thứ tự sự kiện

C.Not only did I realize that I had forgotten to put a stamp on the letter but I posted it as  well. => sai thứ tự sự kiện

D.No sooner had I posted the letter than I forgot to put on a stamp. => sai nghĩa

Tạm dịch: Chỉ sau khi đăng bức thư, tôi mới nhận ra rằng mình đã quên đóng dấu

A.He was such bright student that he could solve all the math problems. => sai cấu trúc

B.The student was very bright that he could solve all the math problems. => sai cấu trúc

C.He was such bright a student that he could solve all the math problems. => sai cấu trúc

D.So bright was the student that he could solve all the math problems. => đúng

Tạm dịch: Cậu học sinh thông minh đến mức có thể giải được tất cả các bài toán

A.By taking part in group dating can you only feel more at ease. => sai cấu trúc

B.Only by taking part in group dating can you feel more at ease. => đúng

C.The only way you are by taking part in group dating can feel more at ease. => sai cấu trúc

D.The way you can feel more at ease is taking part in only group dating. => sai cấu trúc

Tạm dịch: Chỉ khi tham gia hẹn hò nhóm, bạn mới có thể cảm thấy thoải mái hơn

A.Were we not terribly poor, my parents wouldn’t have always managed to send money every year to an orphans’ home. => sai nghĩa

B.Such was our terrible poverty that my parents always managed to send money every year to an orphans’ home. => sai nghĩa

C.Terribly poor though we were, my parents always managed to send money every year to an orphans’ home. => đúng

D.But for our terrible poverty, my parents would have always managed to send money every year to an orphans’ home.  => sai nghĩa

Tạm dịch: Mặc dù chúng tôi rất nghèo, nhưng bố mẹ tôi luôn cố gắng gửi tiền hàng năm cho nhà trẻ mồ côi.

A.Not until he realized the importance of making an attempt to study did he fail the entrance examination to university.=> sai thứ tự sự kiện

B.Only after he had failed the entrance examination to university did he realize the importance of making an attempt to study.=> đúng

C.Hardly had he realized the importance of making an attempt to study when he failed the entrance examination to university. .=> sai thứ tự sự kiện

D.Had he not realized the importance of making an attempt to study, he couldn’t have failed the entrance examination to university. .=> sai nghĩa

Tạm dịch: Chỉ sau khi thi trượt đại học, anh mới nhận ra tầm quan trọng của việc nỗ lực học tập.

A.However my girlfriend’s family is rich, she never wastes money on clothes that she doesn’t need. => sai cấu trúc

B.Were my girlfriend’s family rich, she would never wastes money on clothes that she doesn’t need. => sai nghĩa

C.As long as my girlfriend’s family rich, she never wastes money on clothes that she doesn’t need. => sai nghĩa

D.Rich though my girlfriend’s family is, she never wastes money on clothes that she doesn’t need. => đúng

Tạm dịch: Dù gia đình bạn gái tôi giàu có nhưng cô ấy không bao giờ lãng phí tiền vào những bộ quần áo không cần

A.So influential is the #Trashtag Challenge that people around the world have started to clean up their nearby polluted areas. => đúng

B.Only if the #Trashtag Challenge greatly influenced people around the world would they start cleaning up their nearby polluted areas. => sai cấu trúc

C.Not until people around the world had started cleaning up their nearby polluted areas did the #Trashtag Challenge greatly influence them. => sai thứ tự sự kiện

D.But for the great influence of the #Trashtag Challenge, people around the world would have started cleaning their nearby polluted areas. => sai nghĩa

Tạm dịch: # Thách thức #Trashtag có sức ảnh hưởng đến mức mọi người trên khắp thế giới đã bắt đầu dọn dẹp các khu vực ô nhiễm gần đó của họ