ENGLISH-VIETNAMESE TRANSLATION 1
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PLACEMENT TEST
Complete the following sentences:
1/ He not only studies translation well …
2/ If she followed his advice …
3/ Jack told us that … before.
4/ Never …
5/ Before she finished her course …
6/ Sometimes …
7/ Mary told the story as though …
8/ The hunter would rather that … yesterday.
9/ The woodcutter met a deer …
10/ The vassal offered the king …

11/ The first space ship …
12/ She would have picked some flowers if …
13/ Henry said that … the next day.
14/ Seldom …
15/ After he had come home …
16/ Usually …
17/ Jack confirms as if …
18/ The boss would rather that … now.
19/ The woman gave the beggar …
20/ The car … will be repaired.

Identify the forms and functions of the underlined
phrases:
1. She puts some mails into the box.
2. The man in black is his teacher.
3. Some students get the ball to play a game.
4. The police caught the tallest man to enter the hall.
5. The woman sitting on the bench seems sad.
6. The woman sitting on the bench seems sad.
7. The man accused of breaking the car goes to court.
8. Learning English makes her happy.
9. Jack enjoys fishing in the lake.
10. Jack enjoys fishing in the lake.
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11. Why do you like to travel to Da Lat?
12. Fishing in the lake, he feels relaxed.
13. By the river he is sitting with his friends.
14. How does she want to hang the picture?
15. Martha reads a book, lying in a hammock.
16. Called by someone, he turned about.
17. The teacher coming in, the students stand up.
18. To borrow some books, he goes to the library.
19. She hopes to borrow some books.
20. The first student to borrow some books is Mary.
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Identify the subordinate clauses in the following sentences
1. If you learn English well, you can find a good job in the
future.
2. That diamond is precious is known clearly.
3. The place where the accident has taken place is blocked by
the police.
4. When he will leave the company is kept secret.
5. The reason why an apple thrown into the air falls down is
explained with gravity.
6. While he was in Phong Nha cave, he bought some
grapefruits.
7. The pagoda to which a lot of pilgrims come is famous in the
area.
8. A lot of tourists have come to Hue because it is known for
the royal palaces and old tombs.
9. She sings as well as a lark does.
10. Although the flagpole was strong, the wind blew it down.
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11. What he has said is true.
12. She will move where her father works.
13. We do not know where her father works.
14. She points to the office where her father works.
15. The lesson that the teacher taught was very
interesting.
16. The lesson that gravity was explained was very
interesting.
17. It is natural that iron sinks in water.
18. It was so cold that some old people died.
19. He wants to know whose child has broken his
window.
20. The man whose child has broken the window will
compensate it.
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THEORY REVISION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which belongs to semantic translation?
A. Literal translation
B. Adaptation
C. Free translation
2. Which belongs to communicative translation?
A. Word-for-word translation
B. semantic translation
C. Free translation

3. Which is a translation method?
A. Semantic
B. Shift of position
C. Transliteration
4. Which is a translation procedure?
A. Adaptation
B. Literal
C. Synonym
5. The source language is first _________ .
A. decoded
B. encoded
C. transferred

6. In translating a text, the partnership includes
__________.
A. readers
B. writers
C. Both readers and writers
7. In translating a text, grammar belongs to ________.
A. language
B. culture
C. Both
8. In translating a text, a religion belongs to ________.
A. language
B. culture
C. Both

9. A translation method relates to _________.
A. a whole text
B. a sentence
C. a phrase
10. A translation procedure relates to _________.
A. a whole text
B. a sentence
C. a phrase

TRUE OR FALSE?
1. ________ In translation, the surface meaning of the two will be
different.
2. ________ Translation is related to cognitive linguistics.
3. ________ The degrees of formality are classified into 8 stylistic
scales.
4. ________ Adaptation is the 'freest' form of translation.
5. ________ Translation procedures are used for sentences and
smaller units of language.
6. ________ Faithful translation belongs to semantic translation.
7. ________ Idiomatic translation belongs to semantic translation.
8. ________ In Russian-French translation, Russian is the target
language.
9. ________ Transposition is a procedure of translation.
10. ________ Adaptation is a method of translation.

11. ________ Literal translation belongs to semantic
translation.
12. _______ Free translation belongs to semantic translation.
13. ________ In Chinese-English translation, English is the
target language.
14. ________ Reduction and expansion is a procedure of
translation.
15. ________ Word-for-word is a method of translation.
16. ________ Taboo is a stylistic scale of translation.
17. ________ Vocative is a function of translation.
18. ________ Free translation is a semantic method of
translation.
19. ________ We should focus on the intention of the
translator.
20. ________ When we translate a text, we should relate to
pragmatics.

Good luck!