Master your English here! Sentence of the same meaning http:/violet.vn/thienhanh_2009 Number 17 Choose the sentence of the same meaning. 1. The part of the day when one person works most effectively may not be the same for another. A. The time of the day which is best for working varies from individual to individual. B. People who do their best work in the morning also tend to do well at other times. C. You may be able to work efficiently at any time of day, but not everybody is so. D. It is important to discover at what time of day you can work most effectively. 2. This is the first time our daughter has been away from us for such a long time. A. Our daughter never stays away from us for a long time. B. We have never let out daughter stay away from us for so long before. C. Our daughter has never been away from us for so long before. D. For the first time in years, our daughter will be living away from us. 3. Although my uncle took every possible precaution about his health, he failed to prevent his early death. A. My uncle was not healthy at all although he took great care of himself until he died. B. My uncle was extremely careful to live a healthy life style, yet he died at rather a young age. C. My uncle was afraid of dying at a young age, so he looked after himself really well all his life. D. It was his failures in life that caused my uncle to die at a very young age. 4. When she arrived in New York fresh from college and a trip abroad, she was broke but excited. A. Her trip abroad cost a lot of money and now she is broke, but she is thrilled to be finally in New York after graduating from college. B. When she moved to New York, she didn't have any money left because she had spent it all on tuition and a holiday abroad. C. After she graduated from college in New York, she was excited about taking a trip overseas, but she was running out of money. D. She didn't have any money, but she was full of enthusiasm at the time she came to New York, having just completed college and a holiday overseas. 5. I handed in the documents to the manager two days ago, but he still hasn't signed them. A. The papers still lack the manager's signature although it's two days since I gave them to him. B. I hand in the documents to the manager in time, but he usually takes two days to put his signature on them. C. I have been waiting for two dyas for the manager to sign my papers. D. Two days ago, I took some documents to the manager, but he just didn't sign them. 6. Being just on the point of closing the shop, the shop assistant was not happy with the arrival of a late customer. A. The assistant closed the shop very late because a customer teurned up at the last moment and he had to deal with her. B. Although the shop assistant wasn't pleased to have a customer as he was closing the shop, he gave his service away. Master your English here! Sentence of the same meaning http:/violet.vn/thienhanh_2009 C. The shop assistant was hurrying to close the shop, but just then, a customer arrived. D. The shop assistant didn't like it when a customer arrived just as he was closing the shop. 7. It was while he was working on a voluntary project in the Far East that he got married to a woman on the same project. A. He met his future wife in the Far East, where she was employed in a voluntary project. B. When he got married, he was working in the Far East on a voluntary project. C. Just after they got married, they volunteered to do some work in the Far East. D. He married a colleague from his team during his voluntary work in the Far East. 8. An urgent call on my mobile made me leave the stadium before the match finished. A. Just as the match was about to finish, I received an urgent call on my mobile. B. I received an urgent call on my mobile while I was coming out of the stadium. C. I was at the stadium watching a match when I received an urgetn call on my mobile. D. Due to an urgetn call, I had to leave the stadium when the match was still going on. 9. My son hardly studied for his exams, so we were already expecting these poor results. A. My son's exams were so hard that, as we were expecting, he did very badly in them. B. We knew that our son studied very little for his exams, but we were still disappointed with his results. C. Because my son studied very little for his exams, it wasn't surprising for us that he got bad results. D. My son found his exams quite hard, so, not surprisingly, he got very poor results. 10. As far as I know, they're still working on a solution to their financial problems. A. As far as I'm concerned, they are about to find a solution to their monetary problems. B. From what I know, they haven't yet found a way to solve their monetary difficulties. C. I know that they have no idea about how they can get over their financial problems. D. It seems to me that they are still far from finding a solution to their financial difficulties. Answer Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A C B D A D B D C B 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_2009 Number 17 Choose the sentence of the same meaning. 1. The part of the day when one person. gave his service away. Master your English here! Sentence of the same meaning http:/violet.vn/thienhanh_2009 C. The shop assistant was hurrying to close the shop, but just then, a customer arrived cô có thể xem thêm các dạng bài tập khác tại trang MASTER YOUR ENGLISH HERE: http:/violet.vn/thienhanh_2009 (còn tiếp)