Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

Blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Tom acts as if he knew every thing.

A.  Tom knows every thing so he acts that way.

B.  The way Tom acts shows that he knows every thing.

C.  Tom acts like that he knew every thing.

D.  Tom doesn’t know every thing but he wants to appear he does.

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

As if: như thể là, liên từ nối mệnh đề chỉ thể cách. “Tom acts as if he knew every thing.” ( Anh tar a vẻ như là anh ta biết mọi thứ. )

Đáp án đúng nhất là D. “Tom doesn’t know every thing but he wants to appear he does.” ( Tom chẳng biết gì nhưng anh ta muốn tỏ ra là mình biết mọi thứ. )