I only recognized him when he came into the room

=> It was not until he came into the room that I recognized him

Not until …. : Mãi đến khi, cho đến khi

Not until S + auxiliary verb……auxiliary verb + S

"Did you like the new French film last night "

"my wife likes it but I was a little ......

A, boring

B, bored

C, boredom

D, bore

.... little we may like it ,old age comes to most of us

A,in spite of

B, so

C,as

D, however

=> Cấu trúc chỉ sự tương phản với “however”: "However +adj/adv + S + V, S + V."

We looked for him everywhere but he was nowhere.. ......

A, to be seen

B, saw

C, seeing

D, seen

Giải thích: Ở đây ''chúng tôi'' là vế chủ động, ''anh ấy'' là vế bị động (được tìm kiếm) => vế sau chia theo bị động.

nowhere to be ... = không được làm gì ... ở đâu đó...

Đây là cấu trúc câu trộn, vế trước là thì QKHT, vế sau là thì QKĐ => Câu ước 2-3

If he had not been absent yesterday, everything......

A, would be Ok at the moment

B, wouldn't ok at Present

C, won't be alright now

D, wouldn Have been ok now

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1 They carry umbrellas because rain is a lot more frequent there.

-> They carry umbrellas because it rains is a lot more frequent there.

2. The USA has slightly fewer public holidays than some other countries.

-> THE USA doesn't have more public holidays than some other countries.

3. Having a lot of brothers and sisters isn't nearly as common as it used to be.

-> Having a lot of brothers and sisters is not nearly as common as it used to be.

4. Years ago, people were far more likely to marry young than they are today.

-> Today, people are not marry as young as they in the past.

5. Diwali is a great deal more widely celebrated internationally than it was

->20 years ago, Diwali was nowhere

6. some think April Foll's Day is twice as much fun as St Valentine's day

-> Some think St Valentine's Day isn't as fun as April Fool's Day.

I have always enjoyed ……going…. (1.go) skiing, so when I saw some people ……were snowboarding…… (2.snowboard), I decided …to give……. (3.give) it a try. It was more difficult …to do……… (4.do) than I had expected.

At first I found that I could not …keep……… (5.keep) my balance on a board as easily as on skis and it was almost impossible for me ……to go….. (6.go) any distance without …falling……. (7.fall).

I hate ……failing…. (8.fail) at any sport, so I continued ……trying….. (9.try) and I finally managed …to go…….. (10.go) all the way down a slope without an accident. It was then that I realized what a great sport it is, and now I’d rather ……go….… (11.go) snowboarding than skiing any day.

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II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1. The fable is very exciting.

What exciting fable !

2. The book was so good that I couldn’t stop reading it.

Itwas such a good book that I couldn't stop reading it

3. The children were doing their homework when I got home.

While the children were doing their homework, I got home.

4. She finds it difficult to remember all the story.

It’s dificult for her to remember all the story

5. Sleeping Beauty is not as interesting as Beauty and the Beast.

Beauty and the Beast is more interesting than Sleeping Beauty

6. In spite of having no interest in folklore, Sylvia still enjoyed the story.

Although Sylvia wasn't interested in folklore, she still enjoyed the story.

7. My mother last told a fairy tale two years ago.

It’s two years since my mother last told a fairy tale

8. I think it would be a good idea if you joined the beginner’s class.

I suggest you should join the beginning's class

9. Charles Perrault wrote Cinderella in French in 1697.

Cinderella was written in French by Charles Perrault in 1697

10. I had a shower and the telephone rang.

When I were having a shower, the telephone rang

III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first

sentence, using the words given.

1. It was not a good idea for you to refuse the offer of that job. (down)

You should down the offer of that job

2. My teacher suggested that I spent the summer in England. (advised)

My teacher advised me to spend the summer in England

3. The film is not as interesting as the novel was. (much)

The novel was much more interesting than the film is

4. Could you speak English when you were younger? (able)

When you were younger, were you able to speak English?

5. Could I borrow some change for the telephone? (lend)

Could you lend me some change for the telephone?

6. It’s ages since my sister and I had an argument. (for)

My sister and I haven't had argument for ages

7. While we were going home, we had an accident. (way)

We had an accident on our way home

8. I’ve been learning English for three years. (started)

I started to learn English three years ago.

xin lỗi mình nhầm là lớp 8 nhé :))))