Rewrite the sentences

t; We could make him out in the crowd.
 Cấu trúc: to make sb/sth out:- có thể nhìn thấy nghe thấy
 - hiểu đc bản chất của ai
 5. Why were you so impatient in such a situation? (supposed)
 -> You are supposed to be patient in such a situation.
 to be supposed to do sth: đáng lẽ phải làm gì
 6. He is likely to arrive late again. (probably)
 -> He will probably arrive late again
 7. I don't mind if you leave now. (objection)
 -> I have no objection to his leaving now
 Cấu trúc: have (no) objection to sth/doing sth: (không) phản đối cái gì/việc gì
1. My jewelery has been stolen (OFF)
=> someone has run off with my jewelery 
 2. This is the first time I've seen her in my life (SET)
=> thjs js the first I've set eyes on her jn my life
 3. He is different from his brother in almost all respects. ( BEARS)
=> he bears very little resemblance to hjs brother
 4. We were lucky to find somewhere to park so quickly ( STROKE)
=> it was a stroke of luck to find sw to park so quickly
 5. This is the subject that Jack and I disagree about (EYE).
=> This is the subject that Jack and I don't see eye to eye
1/ What did you make of him ?
 2/ I think you ought to give it a go
 3/ I'll do anything within reason
 4/ He's sceptical about the figures
 5/ I took to him after a while
 6/ He strikes me as very bright
 7/ He really got up my nose
 8/ He's a real character / He's a character
 9/ On the surface it seemed sensible
 10/ Don't judge a book by its cover
1 Hardly does a day pass/go by without my talking to her.[
2 - The early bird catches the worm
3 The result was a foregone conclusion.
4 I prefer playing football, as opposed to watching it
5 I take a lot of trouble over this letter.
=>i waited for him until 7.30 at which point I gave up
=>in no circumstances can the bus be held responsible for the accident
=>laura's success can have been put through by hard work.
Laura 's success can be put down to hard work
1. Tom and Ken like many of the same things. (COMMON)
Tom and ken have many things in common…………
2. It’s your decision whether we stay in or go out (UP)
It’s ……up to you (?)……………. whether we stay in or go out
3. I hope you enjoy yourself while you stay with Mabel. (DURING)
I hope you enjoy yourself …during ………the day you stay……… with Mabel
4. His daughter owns this flat (BELONGS)
This …flat belongs to ………………………….. his daughter
5. I started studying law in 2003 and I’m still studying law. (SINCE)
I or have been studying law since……………………………………… ….. 2003.
6. I am sorry that I have caused you so much trouble. (APOLOGIZE)
I ……apologize for making or getting you in………………………………… so much trouble
7. Jill doesn’t often walk to college. ( UNUSUAL)
It’s ususual for Jim to………………………………………… ….. walk to college
8. I don’t have enough money to buy a new camera (AFFORD)
I cant afford………………………………….. a new camera
9. Our team won and the visitors lost. (BEATEN)
The visitors …were beaten by…………………… our team.
10. My sister always talks when I’m watching my favourite TV programme. (HABIT)
My sister has ……the habit of talking ………………………………. when I’m watching my favourite TV programme.
(Trích từ ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 KHỐI PHỔ THÔNG CHUYÊN NGOẠI NGỮ - ĐHNN - ĐHQGHN )
1. I lacked (the) courage to tell him what I really thought.
 2. The police put a stop to the fighting between the two gangs by arresting the leaders.
 3. There is more to travelling alone than taking a good guide book with you.
 4. The way he took everything she did for granted really put her back up .
 5. She held her breath while the results were read out .
 6. On no account / Not on any account should the house be left unlocked .
 7. They invest a big fund / sum of money into the field of solar- electricity.
 8. Alice’s shyness was due to ( a/her ) lack of confidence.
 9. I didn’t have any clue about how to send a fax when I started work.
 10. What you have been saying is beside the point.
Key đề II
 1. Please stop running everybody down.
 2. We don’t hold out much hope for the missing climbers.
 3. Helen’s report seems to be lacking in clarity in places.
 4. The actor was given a standing ovation for his performance.
 5. Taxpayers had to foot the bill for the privatization plan.
 6. He cannot come to terms with the fact that he will never race again.
 7. The world press got wind of the story from a government official.
 8. Building societies will not be able to rest on their laurels.
 9. He is making quite a name for himself as an interviewer.
 10. He makes sure (that) he distances himself from policies he disagrees with.
Key đề III
 1. I don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about.
 2. I feel I am getting / being given a raw deal.
 3. The painting went for five thousand pounds.
 4. The station is within easy walking distance of the hotel.
 5. Pauline hasn’t been let in on the secret.
 6. We don’t hold out much hope for the missing climbers.
 7. You must come to terms with the fact that she has left you.
 8. It was kept in the dark about the company’s new plans.
 9. Stop running everybody DOWN. 
 10. Terry has just taken OUT insurance on her life.
Key đề IV:
 1. It turned OUT that Joe was the thief. 
 2. I need a calculator to work OUT the total. 
 3. I bumped/ran INTO your friend David the other day. 
 4. I think you’ve been ripped OFF, old son. 
 5. I think we should step UP the pressure on her to resign. 
 6. I won’t stand FOR swearing in my classroom. 
 7. The company was taken OVER by a large multinational. 
 8. Your story does not tie in WITH the facts
 9. It embarrasses her when people tell her how beautiful she is.
 10. Haven’t you had any recollection of your lifetime in London as a child?
Key đề V
1. Any correspondence from the Canberra office must take priority (be given priority) over other matters.
 2. I advise you not to place any reliance on what you read in the papers about me.
 3. “It doesn’t matter where the money goes as long as the people are real beneficiaries”.
 4. Critics are hoping the new director can breathe life into the French film industry.
 5. The terrorist attack on the Capital trade Centre was carbon copy of the 11-9 attack on the WTO building.
 6. It is very difficult to put a figure/ give an exact figure on a table like this, but it’s probably worth about $5000.
 7. Five boys on a motorbike at the spead of 60mph is a receipe for disaster.
 8. Detectives had closed the book on the Hornsey murder case three years previously.
 9. He is a dab hand at cooking.
 10. We all want to cut him down to size.
Key đề VI
 1. He really kicked me in the teeth when breaking the promise to help me out.
 2. He died with nothing to his name/ having nothing to his name/ without anything to his name.
 3. Have a look at this picture. It may help to jog your memory.
 4. Motorists are causing/ cause hold ups as they slow down to see the wall painting.
 5. He is making (quite) a name for himself as an interviewer.
 6. There is resistance among social scientists to the idea that the fall in the birth rate is responsible for the old age of our society.
 7. The orphanage left no stone unturned in their attempt to find the boy’s parents.
 8. The Minister didn’t go into details about the casualities.
 9. The new musical has taken theatre audiences by storm.
 10. The proposed motorway extension has been a bone of contention for years.
Key đề VII
 1. My father takes a dim view of borrowing so much money from a person like John.
 2. I have a lot of affection for her.
 3. You look as if you have been in the wars.
 4. It’s a brilliant film – I lauhged my head off all through the way.
 5. Grammar excercises bore me stiff.
 6. It remains to be seen whether he’ll keep his promise or not.
 7. He was so worried that he couldn’t think straight.
 8. They will put the cat among the pigeons.
 9. Some people say that there’s a thin line between love and hate.
 10. She can buy anything she wants – she is rolling in money.
Key đề VII
1. There is a (reasonable) chance that there will be a rise in temperature in the next century.
 2. You must resgin yourself to the fact that she has left you.
 3. I was lost for words.
 4. They arrived at the station in the nick of time.
 5. He was sentenced to three years in prison/ three years imprisonment.
 6. I have no intention of telling you my plans.
 7. Tim doesn’t take after his father at all.
 8. He spent the entire day watching videos.
 9. I think she objects to doing other people’s work for them.
 10. I wasn’t favor of the idea.
Key đề X
 1. There was no room on the desk for his books.
 2. There is no hot water because the centre heating is out of order.
 3. The rejection of his proposal greatly embarrassed the young man.
 4. Until you find out more about working conditions, contact the manager.
 5. She put/ laid the emphasis on the importance of keeping the family together.
 6. They have a lot of hobbies and interests in common.
 7. Unless Pandas have a special diet, they perish.
 8. On average, some turtles lay 28.000 eggs a year.
 9. It is waste of time trying to save endangered species.
 10. Many species of wildlife are in danger of extinction.
Key đề XI
1. The Prime Minister’s resignation resulted from his sudden illness.
2. The workers were completely taken aback at (by) the news of the merger.
3. Kate has finally come to terms with the fact that their friendship is over.
4. William tried not to take sides in the quarrel between his two cousins.
5. The black rhino is threatened with extinction.
6. She has always got along (on) well with the children.
7. The new plans for the school have met with the approval of the authorities (with the authorities’ approval).
8. Don’t breathe a word of this to the boss./ Don’t breathe a word to the boss about this.
9. At the moment we have another fish to fry.
10. The accused was overcome with emotion.