===TITLE=== Part 11 – Closest Meaning Sentence ===TIMER=== 20 ===PART=== 11. CLOSEST MEANING SENTENCE :: 20 :: 20 ===SECTION=== Multiple Choice ===MCQ=== 1. The artisan taught us how to make a paper fan. *A. The artisan showed us how to make a paper fan. B. The artisan taught us how making a paper fan. C. The artisan showed us how making paper fan. D. The artisan taught us the way make a paper fan. Giải thích: “Teach someone how to do something” gần nghĩa với “show someone how to do something”. Các đáp án còn lại sai ngữ pháp ở cấu trúc “how to + V” hoặc “the way to make”. ===MCQ=== 2. We have run out of lanterns for the festival. A. We still have many lanterns for the festival. *B. We have used up all the lanterns for the festival. C. We want to preserve the lanterns for the festival. D. We have taken the lanterns away from the festival. Giải thích: “Run out of” có nghĩa là “use up all of” = dùng hết/không còn nữa. Vì vậy đáp án B là câu gần nghĩa nhất. ===MCQ=== 3. Although the suburb is far from the city centre, Mai likes living there. A. Mai likes living in the suburb because it is far from the city centre. B. The suburb is far from the city centre, so Mai hates it. *C. Mai likes living in the suburb, but it is far from the city centre. D. Mai likes living in the suburb, however it is near the city centre. Giải thích: “Although” diễn tả sự tương phản. Đáp án C giữ đúng quan hệ tương phản giữa hai mệnh đề. Các đáp án khác làm sai nghĩa hoặc sai thông tin. ===MCQ=== 4. The police officer told us not to go out too late. A. The police officer suggested us not going out too late. B. The police officer said us not go out too late. C. The police officer prevented us going out too late. *D. The police officer advised us not to go out too late. Giải thích: “Told us not to go out…” gần nghĩa nhất với “advised us not to go out…”. Các đáp án khác sai cấu trúc như “suggested us”, “said us”, hoặc đổi nghĩa. ===MCQ=== 5. This village is famous for pottery and speciality food. *A. Pottery and speciality food make this village well known. B. This village is bored with pottery and speciality food. C. Pottery and speciality food are difficult to find in this village. D. This village was built for pottery and speciality food. Giải thích: “Be famous for” = “be well known for”. Đáp án A diễn đạt lại đúng ý đó. ===MCQ=== 6. My neighbour takes care of my cat when I am away. A. My neighbour looks for my cat when I am away. *B. My neighbour looks after my cat when I am away. C. My neighbour finds out my cat when I am away. D. My neighbour puts away my cat when I am away. Giải thích: “Take care of” trong ngữ cảnh này nghĩa là “look after” = chăm sóc, trông nom. ===MCQ=== 7. The old market reminds me of my childhood. A. The old market makes me forget my childhood. B. The old market prevents my childhood. *C. The old market makes me think of my childhood again. D. The old market is similar with my childhood. Giải thích: “Remind someone of something” = làm ai nhớ lại điều gì. Đáp án C diễn đạt lại đúng nghĩa nhất. ===MCQ=== 8. It is important to preserve traditional techniques. A. Traditional techniques are impossible to preserve. B. Preserving traditional techniques is unimportant. *C. We should protect traditional techniques because they matter. D. Traditional techniques should be shortened. Giải thích: Câu gốc nhấn mạnh tầm quan trọng của việc bảo tồn kỹ thuật truyền thống. Đáp án C diễn đạt đúng nội dung đó. Các đáp án khác trái nghĩa hoặc không phù hợp. ===MCQ=== 9. We don’t know where to hold the community meeting. *A. We don’t know the place to hold the community meeting. B. We don’t know where holding the community meeting. C. We don’t know where should hold the community meeting. D. We don’t know to hold the community meeting where. Giải thích: “Where to hold…” có thể diễn đạt lại là “the place to hold…”. Các đáp án còn lại sai ngữ pháp với “where + V-ing”, đảo ngữ sai, hoặc trật tự từ sai. ===MCQ=== 10. The firefighters arrived quickly, so the damage was limited. A. Although the firefighters arrived quickly, the damage was limited. *B. Because the firefighters arrived quickly, the damage was not too serious. C. The firefighters arrived late, so the damage was limited. D. The damage was limited unless the firefighters arrived quickly. Giải thích: Quan hệ nhân quả trong câu gốc là “đến nhanh” nên “thiệt hại được hạn chế”. Đáp án B giữ đúng quan hệ nguyên nhân-kết quả đó. ===MCQ=== 11. The community centre has improved a lot in recent years. A. The community centre has been taken away in recent years. *B. There have been many improvements to the community centre in recent years. C. The community centre became smaller in recent years. D. Recent years improved at the community centre. Giải thích: “Has improved a lot” có thể đổi thành “There have been many improvements…”. Đây là cách viết lại tự nhiên và đúng nghĩa nhất. ===MCQ=== 12. Tourists came to look around the pedestrian street. A. Tourists came to destroy the pedestrian street. B. Tourists came to move to the pedestrian street. *C. Tourists came to explore the pedestrian street. D. Tourists came to sort rubbish on the pedestrian street. Giải thích: “Look around” trong ngữ cảnh này nghĩa là đi xem, tham quan, khám phá. “Explore” là từ gần nghĩa nhất. ===MCQ=== 13. The delivery person was carrying a heavy suitcase, but he still smiled. *A. Although the suitcase was heavy, the delivery person still smiled. B. The delivery person smiled because the suitcase was light. C. The suitcase was heavy, so the delivery person stopped smiling. D. The delivery person still smiled unless the suitcase was heavy. Giải thích: Câu gốc mang ý tương phản với “but”. Đáp án A dùng “Although” để diễn đạt lại đúng mối quan hệ tương phản đó. ===MCQ=== 14. If we cut down on plastic use, our area will become cleaner. A. Our area will become cleaner if we use more plastic. *B. Our area will become cleaner if we reduce plastic use. C. Cutting down on plastic use will make our area dirtier. D. Our area will become cleaner although we reduce plastic use. Giải thích: “Cut down on” = giảm bớt. Vì thế đáp án B là câu tương đương nghĩa chính xác nhất. ===MCQ=== 15. Lan decided to move to the suburb last year. A. Lan suggested moving to the suburb last year. B. Lan was forced moving to the suburb last year. *C. Lan made a decision to move to the suburb last year. D. Lan did not want to move to the suburb last year. Giải thích: “Decided to move” có thể viết lại bằng “made a decision to move”. Các đáp án khác đổi nghĩa hoặc sai cấu trúc. ===MCQ=== 16. The artisan passed down the craft to his son. A. The artisan gave up the craft to his son. B. The artisan cut down on the craft to his son. C. The artisan looked after the craft to his son. *D. The artisan handed the craft over to the next generation. Giải thích: “Pass down” nghĩa là truyền lại cho thế hệ sau. Đáp án D diễn đạt đúng ý này nhất. ===MCQ=== 17. We asked how to get to the bus station. *A. We wanted to know the way to get to the bus station. B. We asked the bus station how to get. C. We asked how getting the bus station. D. We knew how to get to the bus station. Giải thích: “Asked how to get…” gần nghĩa với “wanted to know the way to get…”. Các đáp án khác sai ngữ pháp hoặc đổi nghĩa. ===MCQ=== 18. The shopping mall was crowded, so we went back home early. A. We went back home early although the shopping mall was empty. *B. We went back home early because the shopping mall was crowded. C. The shopping mall was crowded unless we went home early. D. We went home early, but the shopping mall was not crowded. Giải thích: Câu gốc thể hiện quan hệ nguyên nhân-kết quả. Đáp án B giữ đúng logic đó với “because”. ===MCQ=== 19. This paper fan is made by hand. A. Someone makes this paper fan with machines only. B. This paper fan is worldwide. *C. This paper fan is handmade. D. This paper fan is taken away. Giải thích: “Made by hand” = “handmade”. Đây là cách viết lại trực tiếp và đúng nghĩa nhất. ===MCQ=== 20. The garbage collector comes every morning to take the rubbish away. A. The garbage collector comes every morning for taking the rubbish away. B. The garbage collector comes every morning and sorts the rubbish badly. C. The rubbish takes the garbage collector away every morning. *D. Every morning, the garbage collector removes the rubbish. Giải thích: “Take the rubbish away” gần nghĩa với “remove the rubbish”. Đáp án D diễn đạt lại tự nhiên và đúng ngữ pháp nhất.