BÀI 4. ADVERBS - TRẠNG TỪ I. Kinds (Classification): phân loại trạng từ 1. Adverbs of manner: trạng từ chỉ thể cách dung để chỉ cách thức của hành động, hoạt Adjs + ly = Adv động, thường theo sau và bổ nghĩa cho các động từ. thông thường trạng từ chỉ thể cách được biến đổi phái sinh từ tính từ tương ứng: Ví dụ về cấu tạo của trạng từ chỉ thể cách: adjectives adverbs adjectives adverbs 1. amazing amazingly 6. early early 2. beautiful beautifully 7. fast fast 3. brave bravely 8. good well 4. happy happily 9. hard hard 5. quick quickly 10. late late Ví dụ về chức năng của trạng từ chỉ thể cách: She sang beautifully. He drove dangerously and got a serious accident. Helen was used to getting up early. Tom run very fast and won the first place prize. He did well in the examination and got good marks. 2. Adverbs of place: Các trạng từ chỉ nơi chốn được dùng như các ngữ cố định để tạo thành trạng ngữ chỉ nơi chốn. Gồm các trạng từ chỉ nơi chốn như: by/ down/ near/ here/ there/ etc. e.g. She comes there twice a week. Here come the police. The mother tried to stop her baby from coming any nearer to the socket. 3. Adverbs of time: Các trạng từ chỉ thời gian cũng được dùng như các ngữ cố định để tạo thành trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian. Gồm các trạng từ chỉ thời gian như: now/ soon/ still/ today/ yet/ etc. e.g. We are going to Hanoi today. He will return soon. They are still upstairs. We are now living in the age of information technology. 4. Adverbs of frequency: Các trạng từ chỉ tần suất được dùng để chỉ số lần xuất hiện của sự vật, sự việc trên một đơn vị thời gian. Gồm các trạng từ chỉ tần suất như: always/ usually/often/ sometimes/ occasionally/ seldom/ rarely/ never/ once/ twice/ three times/ four times/ etc. e.g. Linda often goes to school by bus. We never eat dog-meat. She once became the leader. He brushes his teeth twice a week. He goes to the church six times a year. 5. Adverbs of sentence: Các trạng từ của câu được dung để mô tả sắc thái lời nói và có vị trí linh hoạt trong câu. Các trạng từ của câu như: certainly/ definitely/ luckily/ etc. e.g. He was certainly the liar. He finally passed the driving test after three successive attempts. Luckily, she passed the exam. Mr. Peter loved the scenic beauty of the resort totally. 6. Adverbs of degree: Các trạng từ chỉ mức độ được dùng để mô tả mức độ hay tính chất của sự việc. Các trạng từ chỉ mức độ như: fairly/ hardly/ rather/ quite/ too/ etc. e.g. He was quite handsome. Hardly did we see anything. She is fairly tall with bright complexion. Mrs. Black felt a bit bored with the main character’s performance. 7. Adverbs of interrogative: Gồm các trạng từ: when/ where/ why/ e.g. When did you go? Where is she now? Why didn’t you put on your best clothes to go to the interview? 8. Adverbs of relative: Gồm các trạng từ: when/ where/ why e.g. He came when we were watching T.V. That’s the park where we first met. I don’t know the reason why she didn’t come to your party yesterday. Note: Some adverbs share the same form with their corresponding adjectives – Một số trạng từ có hình thức giống hệt với tính từ cùng nguồn gốc với chúng. Hay nói khác đi, dưới đây là bảng một số tính từ và trạng từ có chung một hình thức: adjectives adverbs adjectives adverbs adjectives adverbs 1. back back 9. just* just* 17. near* near* 2. direct* direct* 10. late* late* 18. pretty pretty 3. early early 11. left left 19. right* right* 4. enough enough 12. little little 20. short* short* 5. far far 13. long long 21. till till 6. hard* hard* 14. more* more* 22. straight straight 7. high* high* 15. most* most* 23. well well 8. ill ill 16. much* much* 24. wrong* wrong* e.g. She is a hard worker. She works very hard. He didn’t have enough money, and he wasn’t old enough to earn much. A near look helps me know what it is. He lives near the church. My house is far from school so I have to walk far every morning. Note: Adverb with “*” above can either have “ly” or not, but differences in meanings. e.g. She worked hard. = She is a hard-working person. She could hardly work. = She could not or was unable to work. II. Positions (Functions): Vị trí hay chức năng của một số loại trạng từ được giới thiệu như dưới đây: 1. Adverbs of manner: Trạng từ chỉ thể cách có chức năng chính là bổ nghĩa cho động từ, chỉ cách thức của hoạt động. Trạng từ chỉ thể cách có vị trí như sau: * Follow verbs – đi liền ngay sau động từ để bổ nghĩa cho động từ: eg: He danced gracefully. She sang marvelously. They ran quickly to the bookstore. S – V – preposition – O * Before prepositions or follow objects in – Theo sau các tân ngữ hoặc đi trước các giới từ trong cấu trúc: eg: He looked at me carefully. He looked carefully at me. * Follow Subject – Theo sau các chủ ngữ như: eg: He suspiciously tasted the soup. The inspectors thoroughly examined the dead body. * At the beginning or end – Có thể đặt ở đầu hoặc cuối câu như: eg: Carefully he checks the suitcase. He checks the suitcase carefully. 2. Adverbs of time: Trạng từ chỉ thời gian thường só các vị trí sau: * At the beginning or end of sentences – Một số trạng từ chỉ thời gian có thể đặt ở đầu hoặc cuối của câu mà không làm thay đổi tính chất hay nghĩa của câu như: afterwards/ eventually/ lately/ now/ recently/ at once/ since then/ till/ eg: He will returns soon. = He will soon return = Soon he will return. Today we will learn lesson two. = We will learn lesson two today. Eventually we reach the top of the hill. = We eventually reach the top of the hill. * Always at the end - Một số trạng từ chỉ thời gian luôn được đặt ở cuối của câu, khi thay đổi vị trí chức năng của trạng từ cũng thay đổi, chẳng hạn như: before*/ early/ immediately*/ late (Adverbs with “*” are used as conjunctions when placed at the beginning of sentences – các trạng từ có dấu “*” ở trên sẽ được dung như liên từ khi được đặt ở đầu câu). eg: He went to the church immediately. Khác với Immediately, he went to the church. * Follow subjects or “V - O” – các trạng từ yet/ still/etc. theo sau các chủ ngữ riêng just đứng tách giữa động từ trợ và động từ mang nghĩa như: eg: He still lives in the suburb of the city. nhưng: He has just left the house. 3. Adverbs of place: Các trạng từ chỉ nơi chốn có các vị trí trong câu như dưới đây: At the beginning or end – Được đặt ở đầu hoặc cuối của câu mà không làm thay đổi tính chất và nghĩa của câu như: away/ everywhere/ nowhere/ somewhere/ here /there/etc. eg: Nowhere could we find him. = We could find him nowhere. English is spoken everywhere.= Everywhere English is spoken. Administration – các trạng từ dung để chỉ định như: here/ there eg: He lives here. She hasn’t gone there. 4. Adverbs of frequency: Trạng từ chỉ tần suất:. Flexible positions - thường đi sau to be, đi trước các động từ thường, hoặc tách giữa động từ trợ với động từ mang nghĩa như: always/ continually/ frequently/ often/ once/ twice/ periodically/ repeatedly/ sometimes/ usually/etc. eg: She usually walks to school. She is often late for school. Sometimes he goes out at night. He sometimes goes out at night. He goes out at night sometimes. Restricted (inversion) – Các trạng từ mang nghĩa phủ định khi được đặt ở đầu câu sẽ phải đảo ngữ như: hardly - ever/ never/ rarely/ scarcely ever/ seldom/ etc. eg: She will never she eat this kind of food. Nhưng Never will she eat this kind of food. IV. Inversion cases: các trường hợp đảo ngữ Trong một số trường hợp các trạng từ có nghĩa hạn chế (phủ định) không đứng ở các vị trí bình thường mà được đảo lên đầu câu với dụng ý nhấn mạnh đến hành động của chủ thể (chủ ngữ). khi đó ta thực hiện hình thức đảo ngữ (đảo động từ trợ lên trước chủ ngữ - như câu nghi vấn) và gọi là câu đảo ngữ. cụ thể như trình bày dưới đây: 1. Restricted adverbs or phrases: Một số trạng từ và ngữ mang nghĩa phủ định phải đảo ngữ khi được đặt ở đầu câu như: hardlyever hardlywhen neithernor only by only. when never no soonerthan not till scarcelywhen so nowhere on no account in no circumstances only in this way only.then scarcely ever not only seldom 2. Inversion cases: Trong tiếng Anh, đảo ngữ (đảo trật từ từ trong câu) được dùng để nhấn mạnh. Một số hình thức đảo ngữ như sau: No - N - auxiliary - S – V/ Not any - N - auxiliary - S - V 2.1. Đảo ngữ với NO và NOT: e.g: No money shall I lend you from now on. Not any money shall I lend you from now on. 2.2. Đảo ngữ với các trạng từ phủ định: Never, Rarely, Seldom, Little, Hardly ever, Never/ Rarely/ Seldom /Little/ Hardly ever - auxiliary - S - V Only one Only later - auxiliary S – V. (Chỉ bằng cách này/ kia) Only in this way Only in that way e.g. Never in mid-summer does it snow. Hardly ever does he speak in the public. Little did I know that he was a compulsive liar. 2.3. Đảo ngữ với ONLY * Only in this way – auxiliary – S – V or Only in - adv of time/ place e.g. Only in this way could the problem be solved. * Only then – auxiliary – S – V or Only after - N: Chỉ sau khi làm gì e.g. Only after all guests had gone home could we relax. * Only by V-ing/ N: Chỉ bằng cách làm gì e.g. Only by practising English everyday can you speak it fluently. * Only when - clause: Chỉ khi làm gì e.g. Only when her friends told me did I know she had been well-known. Only when I understand her did I like her. * Only with - N: Chỉ với cái gì e.g. Only with the bank's loan could he buy the car. * Only if - clause e.g. Only if you promise to return the book will he lend it to you. 2.4. Đảo ngữ với các cụm từ có No * At no time: Không bao giờ e.g. The result of the match was never in doubt. → At no time/ Never was the result of the match in doubt * On no condition/ On no account + auxiliary+ S+ N: Dù bất cứ lý do gì cũng không e.g. On no account must this switch be touched. On no account should you be late for the exam. * Under/ in no circumstances: Dù trong bất cứ hoàn cảnh nào cũng không e.g. Under no circumstances should you lend him the money. * For no reason/ In no way: Không sao có thể e.g. In no way could I agree with you. * No longer: Không còn nữa e.g. The money is not tobe paid under any circumstances. → Under no circumsstances is the money tobe paid → On no condition shall we accept their proposal * By no means: Hoàn toàn không e.g. By no means does he intend to criticize your idea. 2.5. No sooner....than...:(Vừa mới...thì đã... ) hay Hardly/ Barely/ Scarcely...when/ before e.g. Hardly had I arrived home when the telephone rang. (= I had hardly arrived home when the telephone rang.) e.g. Scarcely had she finished reading when she fell asleep. (= She had scarcely finished reading when she fell asleep.) e.g. Barely had they won the match when the coach had a heart attack. (= They had barely won the match when the coach had a heart attack.) e.g. No sooner had the company launched its new product than it went bankrupt. (= The company had no sooner launched its new product than it went bankrupt.) e.g. No sooner did they realize that they had made a mistake than the company went bankrupt. (= They no sooner realized that they had made a mistake than the company went bankrupt.) So - adj/ adv - auxiliary - S - V - that S – V 2.6. Đảo ngữ với Not only....but....also... (không nhữngmà còn..) Not only + trợ động từ + S +V + but also + S + V hoặc Not only + trợ động từ + S + V but.... also.......... e.g. Not only is he good at English but he also draw very well Not only does he sing well but he also plays musical instruments perfectly Not only does he study well, but also he sings well. 2.7. Đảo ngữ với So e.g. So strange was the situation that I couldn't sleep. So difficult is the test that students need three months to prepare. So dark is it that I can't write. So busy am I that I don't have time to look after myself. So difficult was the exam that few students pass it. So attractive is she that many boys run after her. So intelligent is that she can answer all questions in the interview. 2.8. Câu đảo ngữ có chứa “Such” mang cấu trúc như sau: Such - be - Danh từ - e.g. Such is the moment that all greats traverse. (Thật là thời khắc trở ngại lớn lao). Such is the stuff of dreams. (Thật là một giấc mơ vô nghĩa). Lưu ý: Thường khi gặp “so great, so much - Noun” thì ta dùng đảo ngữ với “such” e.g. The problem is so great that everybody is concerned of it. → Such is the problem that everybody is concerned of it. There is so much uncertainty that I will not invest my money. → Such is there uncertainty that I will not invest my money. Not until/ till - clause/ adv of time – auxiliary - S - V 2.9. Đảo ngữ với until/ till: No where – Aux – S -V e.g. I won't come home till 10 o'clock. → Not until/ till 10 o'clock that I will come home. → It is not until 10 o'clock that I will come home. I didn't know that I had lost my key till I got home. → Not until/ till I got home did I know that I had lost my key. 2.10. Đảo ngữ với No where e.g. No where in Vietnam is the cenery as beautiful as that in my country. No where do I feel as comfortable as I do at home. No where can you buy the goods as good as those in my country. 2.11. Đảo ngữ với câu điều kiện a. Câu điều kiện loại 1: If clause = should+S+V (Lưu ý: Dùng SHOULD để nói về khả năng xảy ra ít chắc chắn hơn) e.g. Should she come late she wil miss the train. Should he lend me some money I will buy that house. b. Câu điều kiện loại 2: If clause= Were S +to V/ Were+S (Lưu ý: Dùng WERE TO để nói về khả năng xảy ra ít chắc chắn hơn) e.g. If I were you I would work harder. → Were I you, I would work harder. If I knew her I would invite her to the party. → Were I to know her, I would invite her to the party. c. Câu điều kiện loại 3: If clause = Had + S + V3ED e.g. If my parents hadn't encouraged me, I would have passed the exam. → Had my parents not encouraged me, I would have passed the exam. BÀI TẬP THỰC HÀNH Exercise 1: Give ONE of the derived adverbs of the given words to finish each of the incomplete sentences below. 1. She was__________ knowledgeable about the history of China. EXTREME 2. Many people were buried__________ after the earthquake. LIVE 3. This type of behavior is no longer___________ acceptable. SOCIETY 4. His boss told him off because he had behaved______________. RESPONSIBLE 5. Tom spoke____________ because he was so excited. BREATHE 6. This new film is_____________ good. EXCEPT 7. There is a shortage of pure water in the city nowadays. We have to use it_______. ECONOMY 8. The evening was____________ spent playing and talking. ENJOY 9. On my salary, we have to live as_____________________ as possible. ECONOMY 10. He didn’t feel happy because he worked____________. SUCCESS 11. She seems______________ happy in her new job. REASON 12. Such a kind man would never____________ hurt his friend’s feelings. INTEND 13. Her bedroom is_________ decorated with her favorite souvenirs from her trips. PLEASE 14. Explosive are_____________ weapons. DIE 15. The song has__________ been selected for the Sea Games 22, Vietnam. OFFICE 16. The police should impose heavy fines on those who drive___________. DANGER 17. _______, Charles Darwin didn’t intend to publish his book On the Origin of Species. ORIGIN 18. John drives very_____________. He’s never had any accidents. CARE 19. We always have a bed ready in the spare room in case visitors arrive______. EXPECT 20. Nitric oxide is____________ poisonous. HIGH Exercise 2: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below. 1. Everyone can join our club, ______________ age and sex. A. not mention B. in case of C. in place of D. regardless of 2. He was looking at his parents___________, waiting for recommendations. A. obey B. obedience C. obedient D. obediently 3. John hasn’t studied hard this year, so, in the last couple of months, he’s had to work _____ just to catch up. A. vaguely B. randomly C. barely D. intensely 4. Be sure not to rely too__________ on your mother tongue when you are learning a foreign language. A. numerously B. heavily C. severely D. abundantly 5. She accepted that she had acted__________ and mistakenly, which broke up her marriage. A. romantically B. unwisely C. wisely D. attractively 6. I walked away as calmly as I could______________, they would have thought I was a thief. A. In case B. If so C. Or else D. Owing to 7. ___________ will Mr. Thanh be able to regain control of the company. A. Only with hard work B. Only if he works hardly C. No matter how does he work hardly D. Not until his work hard 8. If a boss wants to have a well-qualified staff, he should have to pay his employees ________. A. appropriate B. appropriately C. appropriation D. appropriating 9. If you book in advance you will___________ certainly have a better table at our restaurant. A. mostly B. the most C. most D. almost 10. ___________ speaking, I do not really like my present job. A. Honest B. Honesty C. Honestly D. Dishonest 11. Don’t worry. They will do the job as_____________ as possible. A. economic B. economical C. economically D. economy 12. During the time of economic reforms, the economy has grown_______ with only a few major setbacks. A. constant B. constantly C. constants D. constancy 13. Although___________ satisfied with the contract, the officials hesitatingly agreed to sign it. A. completed B. complete C. completion D. completely 14. No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen___________. A. expected B. unexpected C. expectedly D. unexpectedly 15. Peter, Harry and Chuck were first, second, and third__________ in the school cross-country race. A. respectively B. actively C. responsively D. tremendously 16. The computer allows us to work fast and___________. A. efficiently B. differently C. variously D. freshly 17. Although the new library service has been very successful, its future is__________ certain. A. by all means B. by no means C. at any rate D. by any chance 18. Read the book____________ and you can find the information you need. A. care B. careful C. carefulness D. carefully 19. - Ha: “What do you think of your new bookkeeper?” - Linh: “He works __________ his figures never need ____________.” A. such efficiently that / to check C. so efficient that / checking B. so efficiently that / to be checked D. such an efficient that / to be checked 20. John______________ across the lawn. A. danced wildly B. was wildly danced C. was dancing wild D. was being danced wildly Exercise 3: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below. 1. Mrs. Chau has managed the department___________ that she’ll be promoted next month. A. too successful B. so successfully C. very successful D. too successfully 2. I___________ think that scuba diving is more of danger than adventure. A. person B. personal C. personally D. personalize 3. Stress and tiredness often lead to lack of____________. A. concentration B. concentrate C. concentrated D. concentrator 4. ___________, the athlete broke the world's record with two attempts. A. Surprise B. Surprised C. Surprising D. Surprisingly 5. In spite of her abilities, Laura has been___________ overlooked for promotion. A. repetitive B. repeatedly C. repetition D. repeat 6. When a women works outside the home and makes money herself, she is________ independent from her husband. A. financially B. politically C. philosophically D. variously 7. ______________ there are black holes in space. A. Theoretically B. Theorically C. Theorily D. Theoricly 8. - Alice: “How often do you go to the dentist, Anne?” - Anne: “_____________.” A. Many times B. Last week C. Twice a year D. Next month 9. She remembered the correct address only___________ she had posted the letter. A. since B. after C. following D. afterwards 10. Have you live here___________ life? A. all your B. all the C. your all D. the 11. Are there enough apples for us to have one___________? A. every B. self C. each D. individually 12. ___________ has such a stunning achievement been recorded. A. Today B. Recently C. Always D. Seldom 13. The price of fruit has increased recently___________ the price of vegetables has gone down. A. whether B. when C. whereas D. otherwise 14. Faraday’s father worked very___________, but he could___________ feed the family. A. hardly/ hard B. hardly/ hardly C. hard/ hard D. hard/ hardly 15. We always have a bed ready in the spare room in case visitors arrive___________. A. expectedly B. expected C. unexpectedly D. unexpected 16. When the two women met, they stopped and kissed____________. A. each another B. each other C. the other each D. each one 17. The trouble started only__________ the other man came into the room. A. until B. when C. and then D. too soon 18. This machine is___________ easy to install and cheap to operate. A. comparatively B. comparative C. compare D. comparison 19. Shakespeare was not only a famous playwright__________ a poet__________ well. A. but/ as B. and/ too C. but/ so D. also/ as 20. Glaciers are huge ice masses which___________ flow over land. A. slowly B. slowest C. slow D. slower Exercise 4: Find the ONE among the underlined and marked A, B, C, D in each of the following sentences that needs correcting: 1. When you are writing or speaking English it is important to use language that includes both men and women equally the same. A B C D 2. With the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web, businessmen do not hardly have as much traveling as they used to. A B C D 3. Despite of the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by plane. A B C D 4. Nancy said that she went to the supermarket before coming home. A B C D 5. Even on the most careful prepared trip, problems will sometimes develop. A B C D 6. Never before have so many people in our country are interested in football. A B C D 7. The existence of many stars in the sky lead us to suspect that there may be life on another planet. A B C D 8. Long ago, I gave up to try to learn swimming as I could not get over my fear of water. A B C D 9. The only good way to getting achievement in learning English is to practice it as frequently as possible. A B C D 10. Douglas was driving along the dirt road when his car broke down in the middle of the road. A B C D 11. The librarian said to her that the book she was looking for should be returned the previous day. A B C D 12. A lot of information on the Internet are not reliable. A B C D 13. It is sure that human beings will regret to destroy the environment and they obviously have to suffer a lot. A B C D 14. Efforts to improving the standard of living for human have also resulted in the environmental pollution. A B C D 15. All the students are looking forward to spend their free time relaxing in the sun this summer. A B C D 16. I’d prefer to do it on myself, because other people make me nervous. A B C D 17. Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest restaurant? A B C D 18. There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Italy. A B C D 19. Many people have stopped to smoke because they are afraid that it may be bad for their health. A B C D 20. After spending 2 days arguing about where to go on holidays, they decided not going anywhere. A B C D Exercise 5: Find the ONE among the underlined and marked A, B, C, D in each of the following sentences that needs correcting: 1. All the pupils have done the exercises easy. A B C D 2. The die of a famous doctor was announced last night. A B C D 3. The Oxford English Dictionary is well known for including many different meanings of words and to give real examples. A B C D 4. It was disappointing that almost of the guests left the wedding too early. A B C D 5. We occasional go out for dinner but we cook our meals most of the time. A B C D 6. She was too shame to tell her teacher about the stupid mistakes. A B C D 7. She failed the driving test because she didn’t follow the guidance of the driving instruct. A B C D 8. To prepare his science works, Faraday often spent whole days in the laboratory. A B C D 9. Supposed that you failed your driving test, would you take it again? A B C D 10. I hadn’t understood his directions. However, I asked him to repeat what he’d said. A B C D 11. They ride their bicycles to the countryside for please. A B C D 12. He was sadness because he couldn’t pay his debts. A B C D 13. She is no longer young to enter a beautiful contest. A B C D 14. Although there were a lot of opposition initially, many people now accept that infertile couples have the right to medical help. A B C D 15. The representatives joining the festival were from different national. A B C D 16. The teacher often courage the student to ask questions. A B C D 17. In some countries, black people do not have equal with white people. A B C D 18. Because his love for teaching, David would continue his teaching career. A B C D 19. Most greetings cards are folding and have a picture on the front and a message inside. A B C D 20. Aloha is a Hawaiian word meaning ‘love’, that can be used to say hello or goodbye. A B C D Exercise 6: Find the ONE among the underlined and marked A, B, C, D in each of the following sentences that needs correcting: 1. Many industry developed countries spend much money preventing environmental pollution. A B C D 2. When foreigners ask him, he answers in English automatic. A B C D 3. Special drugs should be manufacture and dispensed carefully. A B C D 4. He often went to work late, consequence he was sacked. A B C D 5. We should learn all the new word by heart in order to rich our vocabulary. A B C D 6. The little boy felt very disapppoint because his parents didn’t let him go with them. A B C D 7. Dr. Swan, that lives next door, is willing to help poor patients. A B C D 8. A professor of economy and history at our university developed a new theory of the relationship between historical events and financial crises. A B C D 9. Although the bad traffic, I managed to arrive at the meeting on time. A B C D 10. You had better learning a foreign language before applying for a job. A B C D 11. On to hear the telephone ring, I answered it immediately. A B C D 12. There’s something wrong with my computer. It may need to repair. A B C D 13. Many scientists have tried to unlocking the genetic code. A B C D 14. It is very difficult for us to preventing forest fires during the drought. A B C D 15. After analyzing the steep rise in profits according to your report, it was convinced that your analyses were correct. A B C D 16. In my judgment, I think Hem is the best physicist among the scientists of the SEA region. A B C D 17. In order no money would be wasted, we had to account for every penny we spent. A B C D 18. Many people have found the monotonous buzzing of the vuvuzela in the 2010-World- Cup matches so annoyed. A B C D 19. Hardly did he enter the room when all the lights went out. A B C D 20. Publishing in the UK, the book has won a number of awards in recent regional book fairs. A B C D Exercise 7: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 1. Women nowadays no longer depend on their husband. → No longer_____________________________________________________. 2. He never suspected that she was a witch. → At no time ____________________________________________________. 3. She had never been so happy before. → Never_________________________________________________________. 4. Women in developed countries no longer bear many children. → No longer_____________________________________________________. 5. John didn't celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing. → Not until______________________________________________________. 6. I have never heard such nonsense! → Never________________________________________________________. 7. As soon as the teacher left, the students started shouting again. → Hardly_________________________________________________________. 8. I have never seen such a mess in my life. → Never_________________________________________________________. 9. There are more tourists in the city this year than ever before. → Never_______________________________________________________. 10. Public borrowing has seldom been so high. → Seldom_____________________________________________________. 11. They had seldom participated in such a fascinating ceremony. → Seldom_____________________________________________________. 12. They little suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success. → Little_______________________________________________________. 13. The embassy staff little realized that Ted was a secret agent. → Little_______________________________________________________. 14. I had hardly begun to apologize when the door closed. → Hardly______________________________________________________. 15. The shop can in no way be held responsible for customers' lost property. → In no way___________________________________________________. 16. The couple had no sooner arrived than the priest starte
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