ĐỀ READING – Part D – Closest in Meaning – CLB Sinh viên nghiên cứu khoa học

1. Question

Question 1: I am going to the capital. I wanted to find a good job.

I am going to the capital to finding a good job.
I am going to the capital will find a good job.
I am going to the capital for finding a good job.
I am going to the capital to find a good job.

2. Question

Question 2: One student failed because he completely ignored the instructions on the paper. The instructions appeared at the top of every page.

One student failed to ignore the instructions printed at the top of every page of the paper.
No matter how completely one student ignored the instructions printed at the top of every page of the paper, he failed.
One student failed because he completely ignored the instructions appearing at the top of every page of the paper.
Even though one student ignored the instructions printed at the top of every page, he failed.

3. Question

Question 3: Large cigars have been smoked in Cuba since the sixteenth century, but only a few are manufactured for export.

Although large cigars have been smoked since the sixteenth century in Cuba, not many of them are produced for export.
Cuba has been exporting large cigars to foreign markets since the sixteenth century but nevertheless only a few people know this fact.
In the sixteenth century large cigars were produced in Cuba not only for inland use but also for export.
Cuba has been producing large cigars since the sixteenth century however they are not sold in export.

4. Question

Question 4: I have to say that I have never been as comfortable as my brother when telling people what I think.

I have never tried to be as comfortable as my brother in telling people what I think.
Both my brother and I are comfortable with frankly telling people what they need to know.
My brother is less comfortable than me in expressing himself and saying what he feels.
My brother has always been more comfortable than me telling people what he thinks about them.

5. Question

Question 5: From time to time there are things we do even though we think they are wrong.

We often do things because we think they are the right things to do at the time.
It is not possible to do everything right in life.
We can never be sure if all the things we do are right.
Although we feel that the things we sometimes do are not right, we nevertheless do them.

6. Question

Question 6: Sometimes what is best for society is not always good for an individual living in that society.

Sometimes what is best for society is not always good for an individual living in that society.
From time to time, there is a conflict between the benefits of a society and an individual living in that society.
Individuals not always seek for the best of the society they live in.
It is impossible for an individual to accept the rules of the society he or she lives in.

7. Question

Question 7: Today there is hardly any time for storytelling in homes, whereas it was a life style in the past.

Unlike in the past, in our modern world, time is the scarcest value however people can still find time for story telling.
Today hardly anyone knows how important storytelling was in the past since everybody is busy with their own lives.
Storytelling, which once was a vital part of life, has become significantly less common in the modern era due to lack of time.
Although many people can hardly find time for anything other than work, storytelling is still as important as it was in the past.

8. Question

Question 8: Even though many of us don’t suffer from a mental disorder, it is clear that some of us are mentally healthier than others.

The proportion of those who have been identified as having a mental disorder is higher than that of the mentally healthy.
Compared to the number of mentally healthy, the number of people with a mental disorder is increasing.
It is not clear how many people suffer from a mental disorder since many of them seem mentally healthy.
That some of us are not as mentally healthy as other is obvious but the number of people having a mental disorder is not very high.

9. Question

Question 9: The only members of the cat family that can roar are lions, leopards, tigers, and jaguars but lions are by far the loudest.

Like leopards, tigers, and jaguars, lions are among the members of the cat family that can roar.
Since lions come from the same cat family as leopards, tigers and jaguars do, they can roar as loud as the others.
Lions, leopards, tigers, and jaguars are the only four cats that can roar; however, the others can't roar as loudly as lions do.
The roar of a lion is enough to make other animals, such as leopards, feel frightened.

10. Question

Question 10: Swimming with the dolphins was something that only a few could ever experience in their lifetime.

Swimming with the dolphins in an event that everybody should at least experience once in their lifetime.
Although swimming with the dolphins is an unforgettable experience, only a few have the chance to experience it.
Swimming with the dolphins was an event that not many had the chance to experience throughout their lives.
Swimming with the dolphins was and is still something that only a few can experience it in their lifetime.

11. Question

Question 11: You can renew your passport whenever you wish, but you must pay the full fee.

You would have paid the full fee if you had wanted to renew your passport.
Even if you don't renew your passport on time, you are not charged the full fee.
The fee for a new passport depends on why you wish to renew it.
The time when you renew your passport is not important as long as you pay the full fee.

12. Question

Question 12: She realized the danger she had been in only after she had read the newspaper the following morning.

Although she was aware of the danger, she didn’t get frightened.
She realized what kind of dangers one might have had when he was reading a paper.
She was lucky that she had survived the danger as the papers expressed.
She hadn’t been aware of the danger she was in until she read the newspaper.

13. Question

Question 13: I have persuaded Tom to become the new secretary of the club.

I am considering Tom for the job of secretary.
I asked Tom to be the secretary of the club and Tom agreed.
Tom is wondering whether to accept to be the secretary.
Tom begged to become secretary of the club.

14. Question

Question 14: We won’t be getting married until we have had enough money.

We will marry when we have had enough money.
We won't be married although we have enough money.
We won't marry even when we have had enough money.
We will get married because we have enough money.

15. Question

Question 15: I had known that my mother was sick as a result of a failing kidney, but I had not realized how much trouble my parents were having in dealing with that sickness.

Although I had known that my mother was suffering from a failing kidney, I had not realized my parents’ problems caused by this illness.
In my childhood I didn’t know my mother’s sickness, so I couldn’t realize how much trouble my parents had.
When I learned my mother’s sickness which was the result of a failing kidney, I realized the pain my mother had.
I hadn’t realized the problems they had to deal with until my parents told me about my mother’s illness.

16. Question

Question 16: Because of his innocent face, it is difficult even today to believe he was a criminal although it had been certainly proven.

It is really surprising how he hurt somebody.
Today it is possible to understand why people didn't want to believe that he was guilty as he had an innocent face.
If it had been proven that he was guilty, they would believe that he was a criminal.
Despite the fact that he was proven to be a criminal, his innocent face makes it difficult to believe that.

17. Question

Question 17: The twins resemble each other so much that I can never tell which is which.

Although the twins do not look like each other I cannot name them easily.
I cannot tell the twins apart because I don’t know them well enough.
It is impossible for me to identify the twins because they look very much like one another.
I can never tell the twins anything as they like each other so much.

18. Question

Question 18: She didn’t eat anything but small pieces of bread and butter.

She ate small pieces of bread and butter but didn't like them.
She only ate some small pieces of bread and butter.
She didn't eat anything, not even the bread and butter.
She didn't touch the bread and butter, but she ate other things.

19. Question

Question 19: I can’t stand his talking foolishly when everybody talks about something in a serious way.

I can't understand him when he talks foolishly.
Everybody talks seriously when he talks foolishly.
I hate him talking foolishly when people talk seriously.
Everybody hates him talking foolishly.

20. Question

Question 20: Due to the fact that the demand for tea was very high in the 19th century, its price was astronomical.

It was not until the 19th century that the demand for tea started to increase.
The demand for tea was so high in the 19th century that its price was enormous.
In the 19th century the price for tea didn't increase despite the demand.
It was its astronomical price which decreased the demand for tea in the 19th century.

ĐỀ READING – Part D – Closest in Meaning