English test! help me pleaz!!!

I. Rewrite:
1. I''''m not very keen on gold, I much prefer silver. (RATHER)
MA: I''''d rather have   silver than gold. OK
2. They disapprove of smoking in this restaurant. (FROWNED)
MA: Smoking is frowned on in this restaurant. <-- People who smoke are frowned on in this... (frown on sb thôi chứ không frown on sth được thì phải.)
3. When she sold the jewellery at such a low price, she was cheated. (RIDE)
MA: She was taken for a ride when she sold the jewellery at such a low price.
4. We''''d been thinking about helping them for some time. (BACKING)
MA: We''''d been thinking about backing them up for some time. (Bỏ up đi cũng được)
II. Choose the best answer.
1. He was .............. with an extraordinary musical ability.A. ensuredB. entrustedC. entreatedD. endowed.
2. Not being able to find my phone number is a pretty ...... excuse for not contacting me.A. fragileB. frailC. feebleD. faint.
Cau nay em chua lam duoc.
3. In the days before the widespread use of............., having an operation must have been a gruelling experience.A. aesthetes.B. aesthetics.C. anaesthetics. <--- most acceptable, though I dont see it making a lot of sense here.D. anaesthetists.
4. Before their restoration, parts of the medieval building were in a state of .......A. debris.B. dilapidation.C. devastation.D. destruction.
Hi` cau nay doan bua <-- ĐÚNG RỒI
5. All equipment must be sterilized and germ ......A. vacantB. freeC. vacuousD. vacated.
6. During the war, the black market in luxury goods........A. flourished.B. flowered.C. bloomed.D. blossomed.
7. As his aunt''''s only beneficiary, he came....... a fortune on her death.A. uponB. acrossC. intoD. up against.
8. As he walked along the landing, he ....... himself in the mirror at the top of the stairs.A. glimpsedB. glancedC. gazedD. glared.
9. He ...... so much harm on the nation during his regime that has never fully recovered.A. indicted.B. inferred.C. induced.D. inflicted.
10. Please don''''t ..... it amiss if I make a few suggestions for improvement.A. thinkB. assumeC. takeD. judge.

I. Rewrite:
1. I''''m not very keen on gold, I much prefer silver. (RATHER)
MA: I''''d rather have   silver than gold. OK
2. They disapprove of smoking in this restaurant. (FROWNED)
MA: Smoking is frowned on in this restaurant. <-- People who smoke are frowned on in this... (frown on sb thôi chứ không frown on sth được thì phải.)
3. When she sold the jewellery at such a low price, she was cheated. (RIDE)
MA: She was taken for a ride when she sold the jewellery at such a low price.
4. We''''d been thinking about helping them for some time. (BACKING)
MA: We''''d been thinking about backing them up for some time. (Bỏ up đi cũng được)
II. Choose the best answer.
1. He was .............. with an extraordinary musical ability.A. ensuredB. entrustedC. entreatedD. endowed.
2. Not being able to find my phone number is a pretty ...... excuse for not contacting me.A. fragileB. frailC. feebleD. faint.
Cau nay em chua lam duoc.
3. In the days before the widespread use of............., having an operation must have been a gruelling experience.A. aesthetes.B. aesthetics.C. anaesthetics. <--- most acceptable, though I dont see it making a lot of sense here.D. anaesthetists.
4. Before their restoration, parts of the medieval building were in a state of .......A. debris.B. dilapidation.C. devastation.D. destruction.
Hi` cau nay doan bua <-- ĐÚNG RỒI
5. All equipment must be sterilized and germ ......A. vacantB. freeC. vacuousD. vacated.
6. During the war, the black market in luxury goods........A. flourished.B. flowered.C. bloomed.D. blossomed.
7. As his aunt''''s only beneficiary, he came....... a fortune on her death.A. uponB. acrossC. intoD. up against.
8. As he walked along the landing, he ....... himself in the mirror at the top of the stairs.A. glimpsedB. glancedC. gazedD. glared.
9. He ...... so much harm on the nation during his regime that has never fully recovered.A. indicted.B. inferred.C. induced.D. inflicted.
10. Please don''''t ..... it amiss if I make a few suggestions for improvement.A. thinkB. assumeC. takeD. judge.

Rewrite: (moi cau phai viet lai = 2 cach a)
1. I never thought of going to Iceland for my holidays.
- OCCURED: It never occured to me to go to Iceland for my holidays. (Cau nay nghe lam sao y nhung em chang co cach nao khac ca)
- HEAD: em chua biet lam
2. His holiday insurance scheme failed through lack of support.
- BACK (clue: use because no one prepared)
- BACKING (clue: use because he was unable)
Em cung.... chua lam duoc, chang nghi ra cai'' gi di voi back ca
3. The last day of the holiday was disastrous.
- IN: The holiday ended in disaster.
- CATASTROPHICALLY: hic tu nay em tham chi chua nghe thay bao gio.
4. It poured down all day.
- DOGS: It''s been raining cats and dogs (em chuyen thanh` Present perfect vi` clue cua no'' co'' tu raining)
- TORRENTS: The rain came down in torrents.
5. It seems likely that the company will fold.
- PROBABILITY: In all probability, the company will fold.
- ODDS: em chiu.
6. Nobody plays football in front of my house!
- HAVE: (clue: begin with I) Em ko lam duoc.
- FORBIDDEN: Playing football is forbidden in front of my house.
7. No one agrees with me.
- VIEW: No one shares the same view with me.
- OPINION: (clue: use of the) ko cho cai'' clue nay co khi em con` lam ra, cho vao` lam em ko biet lam nua
8. Physical exerice is not a modern pastime.
- NEW: (clue: use nothing)
- HILLS: Physical exerice is as old as hills.
9. I hope my remarks haven''t upset you.
- OFFENCE: I hope you haven''t taken offence at my remarks.
- AMISS: I hope you haven''t taken my remarks amiss. (hehe cau vua thay take amiss o bai tren xong )
10. There are some people who didn''t agree with the decision.
- EVERYBODY: Not everybody agreed with the decision.
- UNANIMOUS: The decision is not unanimous.

Còn bài sửa lỗi sai nữa em chưa làm xong, để đêm nay post lên. Thanx anh nhé!
So close no matter how far... I have you in my heart and nothing else matters...

Rewrite: (moi cau phai viet lai = 2 cach a)
1. I never thought of going to Iceland for my holidays.
- OCCURED: It never occured to me to go to Iceland for my holidays. (Cau nay nghe lam sao y nhung em chang co cach nao khac ca)
- HEAD: em chua biet lam
2. His holiday insurance scheme failed through lack of support.
- BACK (clue: use because no one prepared)
- BACKING (clue: use because he was unable)
Em cung.... chua lam duoc, chang nghi ra cai'' gi di voi back ca
3. The last day of the holiday was disastrous.
- IN: The holiday ended in disaster.
- CATASTROPHICALLY: hic tu nay em tham chi chua nghe thay bao gio.
4. It poured down all day.
- DOGS: It''s been raining cats and dogs (em chuyen thanh` Present perfect vi` clue cua no'' co'' tu raining)
- TORRENTS: The rain came down in torrents.
5. It seems likely that the company will fold.
- PROBABILITY: In all probability, the company will fold.
- ODDS: em chiu.
6. Nobody plays football in front of my house!
- HAVE: (clue: begin with I) Em ko lam duoc.
- FORBIDDEN: Playing football is forbidden in front of my house.
7. No one agrees with me.
- VIEW: No one shares the same view with me.
- OPINION: (clue: use of the) ko cho cai'' clue nay co khi em con` lam ra, cho vao` lam em ko biet lam nua
8. Physical exerice is not a modern pastime.
- NEW: (clue: use nothing)
- HILLS: Physical exerice is as old as hills.
9. I hope my remarks haven''t upset you.
- OFFENCE: I hope you haven''t taken offence at my remarks.
- AMISS: I hope you haven''t taken my remarks amiss. (hehe cau vua thay take amiss o bai tren xong )
10. There are some people who didn''t agree with the decision.
- EVERYBODY: Not everybody agreed with the decision.
- UNANIMOUS: The decision is not unanimous.

Còn bài sửa lỗi sai nữa em chưa làm xong, để đêm nay post lên. Thanx anh nhé!
So close no matter how far... I have you in my heart and nothing else matters...

I don''t have time, so I''ll only do that oné you can''t do. ^^
1. I never thought of going to Iceland for my holidays.
- HEAD: I''ve never seen the thought of going to Iceland for my holidays heading my way.
2. His holiday insurance scheme failed through lack of support.
- BACK (clue: use because no one prepared) Because of lack of preparation, he has to back off with his insurance scheme.
- BACKING (clue: use because he was unable)
He was unable to follow through with his insurance scheme due to lack of backing up.
- IN: The holiday ended in disaster.
- CATASTROPHICALLY: (bascially it means that it was beyond horrific ^^ ). Just to be REALLY uncreative : The holiday ended catastrophically.
5. It seems likely that the company will fold.
- ODDS: Odds are, the company will fold.
6. Nobody plays football in front of my house!
- HAVE: (clue: begin with I) I have noone playing football infront of my house.
7. No one agrees with me.
- [- OPINION: (clue: use of the) Of the opinion I proposed, noone aggreed with it.
8. Physical exerice is not a modern pastime.
- NEW: (clue: use nothing) Physical exercise is nothing new really.
Sorry if they sucked, but I REALLY have got to go now..^^
Adieu!!
"Gomen nasai....demo..A****erui Sayuri-san.."

I don''t have time, so I''ll only do that oné you can''t do. ^^
1. I never thought of going to Iceland for my holidays.
- HEAD: I''ve never seen the thought of going to Iceland for my holidays heading my way.
2. His holiday insurance scheme failed through lack of support.
- BACK (clue: use because no one prepared) Because of lack of preparation, he has to back off with his insurance scheme.
- BACKING (clue: use because he was unable)
He was unable to follow through with his insurance scheme due to lack of backing up.
- IN: The holiday ended in disaster.
- CATASTROPHICALLY: (bascially it means that it was beyond horrific ^^ ). Just to be REALLY uncreative : The holiday ended catastrophically.
5. It seems likely that the company will fold.
- ODDS: Odds are, the company will fold.
6. Nobody plays football in front of my house!
- HAVE: (clue: begin with I) I have noone playing football infront of my house.
7. No one agrees with me.
- [- OPINION: (clue: use of the) Of the opinion I proposed, noone aggreed with it.
8. Physical exerice is not a modern pastime.
- NEW: (clue: use nothing) Physical exercise is nothing new really.
Sorry if they sucked, but I REALLY have got to go now..^^
Adieu!!
"Gomen nasai....demo..A****erui Sayuri-san.."

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2. His holiday insurance scheme failed through lack of support.
- BACK (clue: use because no one prepared) Because of lack of preparation, he has to back off with his insurance scheme.
Hi Sil, do ya think "back out" is OK? Because "back out" also means "stop supporting sb/sth".
5. It seems likely that the company will fold.
- ODDS: Odds are, the company will fold.
By/In all odds, the company will fold????
7. No one agrees with me.
Được Machiavellian sửa chữa / chuyển vào 17:32 ngày 16/11/2003

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2. His holiday insurance scheme failed through lack of support.
- BACK (clue: use because no one prepared) Because of lack of preparation, he has to back off with his insurance scheme.
Hi Sil, do ya think "back out" is OK? Because "back out" also means "stop supporting sb/sth".
5. It seems likely that the company will fold.
- ODDS: Odds are, the company will fold.
By/In all odds, the company will fold????
7. No one agrees with me.
Được Machiavellian sửa chữa / chuyển vào 17:32 ngày 16/11/2003

Sil, Your English''''''''s good, but there''''''''s something about it that does not seem right. These are English grammar exercises, expect them to be rather formal and the keys to provide similarly formal answers. Yours are just a handful of very not formal English, some of them do not even sound right in casual contexts.
for exp:
- HEAD: I''''''''''''''''ve never seen the thought of going to Iceland for my holidays heading my way.
"the thought of... heading my way", ok that sounds fine, people will manage to understand you, but does it sound like proper standard English. I dont think I have heard very many people speak in that fashion.
2. His holiday insurance scheme failed through lack of support.
- BACK (clue: use because no one prepared) Because of lack of preparation, he has to back off with his insurance scheme.
"back off with his scheme"??? does not make any sense. Again, I trust people will manage to arrive at some deduction, but normally, it''''''''s backing out from. And besides, to "back from " does not mean "to fail", dont you think?- BACKING (clue: use because he was unable)
He was unable to follow through with his insurance scheme due to lack of backing up.
Due to the lack of backing up??? Omit "up," don''''''''t you think.
Ok, I''''''''m not trying to pick at you or anything. it''''''''s just that as I said above I sense something wrong with your English. It''''''''s good, but seems to lack a background of formality, if you know what I mean. Wild use of prepositions like "up" and "off" makes your sentences sound cool but can bring about an informal air around whatever writing you do. Hope you don''''''''t take this as an offense, but can you write an academic essay well or can you just simply chit-chat with your friends?
Được anti-everything sửa chữa / chuyển vào 17:26 ngày 16/11/2003

Sil, Your English''''''''s good, but there''''''''s something about it that does not seem right. These are English grammar exercises, expect them to be rather formal and the keys to provide similarly formal answers. Yours are just a handful of very not formal English, some of them do not even sound right in casual contexts.
for exp:
- HEAD: I''''''''''''''''ve never seen the thought of going to Iceland for my holidays heading my way.
"the thought of... heading my way", ok that sounds fine, people will manage to understand you, but does it sound like proper standard English. I dont think I have heard very many people speak in that fashion.
2. His holiday insurance scheme failed through lack of support.
- BACK (clue: use because no one prepared) Because of lack of preparation, he has to back off with his insurance scheme.
"back off with his scheme"??? does not make any sense. Again, I trust people will manage to arrive at some deduction, but normally, it''''''''s backing out from. And besides, to "back from " does not mean "to fail", dont you think?- BACKING (clue: use because he was unable)
He was unable to follow through with his insurance scheme due to lack of backing up.
Due to the lack of backing up??? Omit "up," don''''''''t you think.
Ok, I''''''''m not trying to pick at you or anything. it''''''''s just that as I said above I sense something wrong with your English. It''''''''s good, but seems to lack a background of formality, if you know what I mean. Wild use of prepositions like "up" and "off" makes your sentences sound cool but can bring about an informal air around whatever writing you do. Hope you don''''''''t take this as an offense, but can you write an academic essay well or can you just simply chit-chat with your friends?
Được anti-everything sửa chữa / chuyển vào 17:26 ngày 16/11/2003