{"id":10244,"date":"2025-07-25T16:32:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T09:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/?p=10244"},"modified":"2025-10-01T08:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T01:55:00","slug":"cau-truc-but-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/cau-truc-but-for\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u1ea5u tr\u00fac but for"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;10244&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;5\\\/5 - (1 b\\u00ecnh ch\\u1ecdn)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;C\\u1ea5u tr\\u00fac but for&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;142.5&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 142.5px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            5\/5 - (1 b\u00ecnh ch\u1ecdn)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Theo b\u00e1o c\u00e1o c\u1ee7a Cambridge English, c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn 63% th\u00ed sinh IELTS Writing g\u1eb7p kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n trong vi\u1ec7c di\u1ec5n \u0111\u1ea1t \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng gi\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ecbnh \u2013 t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eadt. \u0110\u00e2y c\u0169ng ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m tr\u1eeb \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc khi\u1ebfn nhi\u1ec1u b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 th\u1ea5p v\u00ec thi\u1ebfu logic ho\u1eb7c di\u1ec5n \u0111\u1ea1t kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean. Nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft, ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n n\u1eafm v\u1eefng m\u1ed9t c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac nh\u1ecf m\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u00f5 \u2013 but for \u2013 l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 &#8220;l\u1eadt k\u00e8o&#8221; trong c\u1ea3 Writing l\u1eabn Speaking?<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Trong b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft n\u00e0y, Smartcom s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng b\u1ea1n kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/cau-truc-but-for\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"color: #29185f;\">c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac but for<\/span> <\/b><\/a>l\u00e0 g\u00ec, c\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng linh ho\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 trong c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i c\u00e2u \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u1ee9ng d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u00fang chu\u1ea9n band 7.0+ trong b\u00e0i thi IELTS. Ready? Let\u2019s go!<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10245\" title=\"c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac but for\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cau-truc-but-for.png\" alt=\"c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac but for\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cau-truc-but-for.png 1920w, https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cau-truc-but-for-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cau-truc-but-for-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cau-truc-but-for-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cau-truc-but-for-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/i><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"But_for_la_gi\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #29185f;\">But for l\u00e0 g\u00ec?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">C\u1ee5m t\u1eeb but for c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 \u201cn\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng v\u00ec\u201d ho\u1eb7c \u201cn\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3\u201d \u2013 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch di\u1ec5n \u0111\u1ea1t tinh t\u1ebf v\u00e0 trang tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 h\u1eefu \u00edch khi b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ecbnh k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i n\u1ebfu \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c \u0111i. Trong m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p, but for c\u00f2n mang ngh\u0129a \u201cngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10246 aligncenter\" title=\"but for l\u00e0 g\u00ec\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/but-for-la-gi.jpg\" alt=\"but for l\u00e0 g\u00ec\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/but-for-la-gi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/but-for-la-gi-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/but-for-la-gi-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cach_dung_cau_truc_but_for\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #29185f;\">C\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac but for<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"But_for_dien_ta_su_phu_thuoc\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #f49c4a;\">But for di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khi mu\u1ed1n nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh r\u1eb1ng k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng but for thay th\u1ebf cho \u201cif it hadn\u2019t been for\u201d ho\u1eb7c \u201cif it weren\u2019t for\u201d, gi\u00fap c\u00e2u v\u0103n trang tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 s\u00fac t\u00edch h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>\ud83d\udccd V\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But for her last-minute reminder, I\u2019d have totally forgotten the test schedule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edd c\u00f4 \u1ea5y nh\u1eafc v\u00e0o ph\u00fat ch\u00f3t, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean b\u00e9ng l\u1ecbch thi m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But for my curiosity, I wouldn\u2019t have discovered such a great online IELTS community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edd s\u1ef1 t\u00f2 m\u00f2 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng luy\u1ec7n IELTS tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3.)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"But_for_mang_nghia_%E2%80%9Cngoai_tru%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #f49c4a;\">But for mang ngh\u0129a \u201cngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb\u201d<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khi mang ngh\u0129a \u201cngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb\u201d, but for \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u201cexcept for\u201d, th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1eb7p trong v\u0103n phong trang tr\u1ecdng.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>\ud83d\udccd V\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The conference went smoothly but for a brief power outage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(H\u1ed9i th\u1ea3o di\u1ec5n ra su\u00f4n s\u1ebb, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n m\u1ea5t \u0111i\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Everyone in class submitted the essay on time but for one student.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 sinh vi\u00ean trong l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ec1u n\u1ed9p b\u00e0i \u0111\u00fang h\u1ea1n, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10247 aligncenter\" title=\"c\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac but for\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cach-dung-cau-truc-but-for.jpg\" alt=\"c\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac but for\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cach-dung-cau-truc-but-for.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cach-dung-cau-truc-but-for-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cach-dung-cau-truc-but-for-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cau_truc_but_for_trong_cau_dieu_kien\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #29185f;\">C\u1ea5u tr\u00fac but for trong c\u00e2u \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>But for trong c\u00e2u \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n lo\u1ea1i 2<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But for + danh t\u1eeb\/c\u1ee5m danh t\u1eeb, theo sau l\u00e0 c\u00e2u s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u201cwould\/could\/might + V\u201d \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 gi\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eadt \u1edf hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>\ud83d\udccd V\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But for your persistence, we wouldn\u2019t be speaking English this fluently.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng v\u00ec s\u1ef1 ki\u00ean tr\u00ec c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Anh tr\u00f4i ch\u1ea3y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y r\u1ed3i.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>But for trong c\u00e2u \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n lo\u1ea1i 3<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">D\u00f9ng khi mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eadt trong qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9: But for + danh t\u1eeb, theo sau l\u00e0 \u201cwould\/could\/might + have + V3\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>\ud83d\udccd V\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But for that silly typo, I might have gotten a Band 8 in IELTS Writing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng v\u00ec l\u1ed7i \u0111\u00e1nh m\u00e1y ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Band 8 ph\u1ea7n Writing.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10248 aligncenter\" title=\"c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac but for trong c\u00e2u \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cau-truc-but-for-trong-cau-dieu-kien.jpg\" alt=\"c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac but for trong c\u00e2u \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cau-truc-but-for-trong-cau-dieu-kien.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cau-truc-but-for-trong-cau-dieu-kien-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cau-truc-but-for-trong-cau-dieu-kien-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nhung_luu_y_khi_su_dung_cau_truc_But_for\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #29185f;\">Nh\u1eefng l\u01b0u \u00fd khi s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac But for<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n d\u00f9ng \u201cnot\u201d sau m\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1ec1 c\u00f3 but for v\u00ec b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u1ee5m n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 mang ngh\u0129a ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ecbnh.<\/li>\n<li>But for v\u00e0 without c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thay th\u1ebf trong m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p, nh\u01b0ng but for mang t\u00ednh h\u1ecdc thu\u1eadt h\u01a1n, l\u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng cho c\u00e1c b\u00e0i IELTS Writing.<\/li>\n<li>\u0110\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o chia \u0111\u00fang th\u00ec ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi lo\u1ea1i c\u00e2u \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n: lo\u1ea1i 2 \u2192 hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i gi\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ecbnh; lo\u1ea1i 3 \u2192 qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 gi\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ecbnh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10249 aligncenter\" title=\"l\u01b0u \u00fd khi s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac but for\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/luu-y-khi-su-dung-cau-truc-but-for.jpg\" alt=\"l\u01b0u \u00fd khi s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac but for\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/luu-y-khi-su-dung-cau-truc-but-for.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/luu-y-khi-su-dung-cau-truc-but-for-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/luu-y-khi-su-dung-cau-truc-but-for-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>Xem th\u00eam: <a href=\"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/so-sanh-kep\/\" aria-label=\"link\">So S\u00e1nh K\u00e9p<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bai_tap\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #29185f;\">B\u00e0i t\u1eadp<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vi\u1ebft l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c c\u00e2u sau d\u00f9ng c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac but for:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>If she hadn\u2019t trained so hard, she wouldn\u2019t have won the scholarship.<\/li>\n<li>Without Tom\u2019s guidance, we could never have finished the project on time.<\/li>\n<li>If I didn\u2019t have my noise-cancelling headphones, I couldn\u2019t focus in that coffee shop.<\/li>\n<li>If it hadn\u2019t been for his last-minute review session, I would\u2019ve failed the Listening test.<\/li>\n<li>Without her intervention, the argument might have escalated into something worse.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>\u0110\u00e1p \u00e1n:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>But for her hard training, she wouldn\u2019t have won the scholarship.<\/li>\n<li>But for Tom\u2019s guidance, we could never have finished the project on time.<\/li>\n<li>But for my noise-cancelling headphones, I couldn\u2019t focus in that coffee shop.<\/li>\n<li>But for his last-minute review session, I would\u2019ve failed the Listening test.<\/li>\n<li>But for her intervention, the argument might have escalated into something worse.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span 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