Master your English here! Sentence of the same meaning http:/violet.vn/thienhanh_2009 Number 20 Choose the sentence of the same meaning. 1. Ideally, the meal should be accompanied by wine, but it is by no means essential. A. Without wine, the food can never be perfect. B. To get the most out of the food, serve it with wine, though it is still good without it. C. It is best to prepare the food using wine as this enhances the flavour. D. One of the basic ingredients of the meal is wine, in one form or another. 2. Seeing that the bad weather had set in, we decided to find somewhere to spend the night. A. Bad weather was approaching, so we started to look for a place to stay. B. The bad weather prevented us from driving any further. C. We chose to find a place for the night once the bad weather had really begun. D. Because the climate was so severe, we were worried about what we'd do at night. 3. This supermarket sells products at prices suitable for people from all walks of life. A. Those from the lower class, in particular, shop at this supermarket because of its reasonable prices. B. The products sold at this supermarket are desired by people of all social classes. C. Only those who can't afford the prices elsewhere prefer to shop at this supermarket. D. Poeple from any social class can afford the prices at this supermarket. 4. Despite efforts being made to contain it, the forest fire continues to spread uncontrollably. A. Although people tried to stop the forest fire initially, the blaze soon grew out of control. B. The forest fire still shows no sign of slowing down, regardless of attempts to get it under control. C. The fire is getting bigger so quickly that no one can possibly prevent it. D. Owing to the failure of the firemen to arrest it early on, the forest fire went out of control. 5. I'm sure it was not by accident that she embarrassed him in the presence of others. A. I feel no doubt that she deliberately caused him embarrassment in public. B. Her embarrassment in front of us was because of something he did intentionally. C. Everyone who was present knew that she'd embarrassed him on purpose. D. He was certainly embarrassed by the mistake she made in front of everyone. 6. Far more devastating for the author than the loss of his house to fire was destruction of the sole copy of his latest novel. A. In his latest book, the author tells of the pain he suffered when he lost his home in a devastating fire. B. Even the destruction of his home in the fire was not as hard for the author to bear as the burning of the only manuscript of his new novel. C. Even more difficult for the author than writing his only book was seeing it destroyed when his house burnt down. D. The author was devastated to find his house burnt down with everything in it, among which was the only manuscript of his latest novel. Master your English here! Sentence of the same meaning http:/violet.vn/thienhanh_2009 7. Scarcely had he returned from abroad, when he had to go on another extended business trip. A. His business trip abroad was extended because people like him were scarce. B. Business abroad was so good that he could scarcely finish everything on one trip. C. As soon as he got back, business took him overseas again for a long time. D. After returning from abroad, he had hardly any work to do until he went on another business trip. 8. She never eats cake except when she celebrates her birthday. A. Until her birthday, she will never taste even a small piece of cake. B. At last, on her last birthday, she tried a piece of her birthday cake. C. Although she celebrates her birthday every year, she never eats any of her birthday cake. D. The only occasion on which she eats cake is on her own birthday. 9. It wasn't the best film I've ever seen, but it was definitely above average. A. I can only recall ever seeing one film better than that one. B. The film was better than most, though I have seen better ones. C. I've never seen such a good film in such an ordinary cinema. D. I've seen a lot of dull films, but that one is worse than most. 10. If you happen to run into Mona, tell her to give me a ring. A. Can you ask Mona to call me if by any chance you see her? B. If you are meeting Mona today, ask her to get in touch with me. C. Could you tell Mona, if you see her, that I want my ring back? D. If you see Mona while you're out running, tell her I want to talk to her. Answer Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B C D B A B C D B A Các thầy cô có thể xem thêm các dạng bài tập khác tại trang MASTER YOUR ENGLISH HERE: http:/violet.vn/thienhanh_2009 (còn tiếp) . Master your English here! Sentence of the same meaning http:/violet.vn/thienhanh _200 9 Number 20 Choose the sentence of the same meaning. 1. Ideally, the meal should be accompanied. burnt down with everything in it, among which was the only manuscript of his latest novel. 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