Trắc nghiệm tiếng anh: Tìm câu cận nghĩa (cơ bản) phần 6

Trắc nghiệm tiếng anh: Tìm câu cận nghĩa (cơ bản)


Donald could not help weeping when he heard the bad news.

  • Donald could not stop himself from weeping at the bad news.

  • Donald could not allow himself to sweep at the bad news.

  • Donald could not help himself and so he wept.

  • Donald could not help himself because he was weeping.


You’d better take the keys. It’s possible I’ll come home late.

  • If I come home late, you’d better take the keys.

  • You’d better take the keys in case I come home late.

  • You’d better take the keys as I possibly come home late.

  • I’ll probably come home late so that you’d better take the keys.


The demand was so great. They had to reprint the book immediately.

  • So great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately.

  • The book would be reprinted immediately since the demand was great.

  • They demanded to reprint the book immediately.

  • They demanded that the book be reprinted immediately.


: No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the original.

  • It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the experts.

  • It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.

  • The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wan’t genuine.

  • It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.


: Mary is crazy about her new puppy.

  • Mary’s new puppy drives her crazy.

  • Marry really likes her new puppy.

  • Mary’s new puppy is crazy.

  • Mary has a crazy dog.


: My mother is very busy at work . However, she takes good care of her children.

  • Although my mother is very busy at work, but she takes good care of her children.

  • In spite of busying at work, my mother takes good care of her children.

  • My mother takes good care of her children but she is very busy at work.

  • Despite being busy at work, my mother takes good care of her children.


: People believed that Jane retired because of her poor health.

  • Jane is believed to have retired because of her poor health.

  • Jane was believed to have retired because of her poor health.

  • It is believed that Jane retired because of her poor health.

  • Jane retired because of her poor health was believed.


People say that Mr. Goldman gave nearly a million pounds to charity last year.

  • Mr. Goldman is said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year.

  • Mr. Goldman was said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year.

  • Nearly a million pounds was said to have been given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year.

  • Nearly a million pounds is said to be given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year.


He smokes too much; perhaps that’s why he can’t get rid of his cough.

  • If he didn’t smoke so much, he may get rid of his cough.

  • If he smoked less, he might be able to get rid of his cough.

  • If he smoked so much, he couldn’t get rid of his cough.

  • If he does not smoke, he may not have his cough.


If it hadn’t been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work.

  • He was careless because he hadn’t finished the work.

  • If her were careful, we would finish the work.

  • If he had been more careful, we would have completed the work.

  • Because he wasn’t careless, we didn’t finish the work.


: Invitations were sent out as soon as the date of the conference was chosen.

  • Before sending out invitations, the date of the conference was chosen.

  • Choose the date of the conference before sending out invitations.

  • Hardly had the date of the conference been chosen when invitations were sent out.

  • After choosing the date of the conference, invitations were sent out.


: There is nothing new in the use of herbs and spices.

  • Herbs and spices have been used for a long time.

  • The use of herbs and spices is no longer difficult.

  • People used to use herbs and spices as a source of medicine.

  • People are no longer interested in using herbs and spices.


: The demand was so great. They had to reprint the book immediately.

  • They demanded that the book be reprinted immediately.

  • So great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately.

  • The book would be reprinted immediately since the demand was great.

  • They demanded to reprint the book immediately.


He got over his illness in three months.

  • It took to get over his illness in three months.

  • It took three months for him to get over his illness.

  • It took him three months to get over his illness.

  • It took three months for his illness to get over.


Start at once or you will be late.

  • Unless you start immediately, you won’t be late.

  • You would be late if you didn’t start at once.

  • If you don’t start immediately, you will be late.

  • If you started at once, you wouldn’t be late.


: Laura didn’t come to the conference. This made me annoyed.

  • Laura didn’t come to the conference, that made me annoyed.

  • That Laura didn’t come to the conference made me annoyed.

  • Laura didn’t come to the conference which made me annoyed.

  • Laura didn’t come to the conference when this made me annoyed.


: “I will pay back the money, Linda”, said Helen.

  • Helen apologized to Linda for borrowing her money.

  • Helen offered to pay Linda the money back.

  • Helen suggested paying back Linda’s money.

  • Helen promised to pay back Linda’s money.


The purpose of any invention is to make our lives better, so good or bad; it depends on the way by which we use these inventions.

  • Whether an invention is good or bad depends on the way by which we use it because the purpose of any invention is to make our lives better.

  • We can use either good or bad inventions to make our lives better.

  • The purpose of any invention, whether good or bad, is to make our lives better. This depends on the way by which we use these inventions

  • Good or bad as they are, all inventions have the same purpose to make our lives better.


Without your help, I couldn’t have succeeded.

  • You didn’t help me and I didn’t succeed

  • I succeeded even you didn’t help me

  • In spite of your help, I wasn’t successful.

  • I was successful due to your help.


“Why don’t you have your room repainted?” said Robert to Lan.

  • Robert suggested having Lam’s room repainted.

  • Robert asked Lam why you didn’t have your room repainted.

  • Robert wanted to know why Lam doesn’t have his room repainted.

  • Robert suggested that Lam should have his room repainted.