1. It never crossed my mind that we’d have legal problems.

- cross one's mind: nghĩ tới.

2. The journalist gave the false impression that she was a parent of the children.

- give/ have the false impression: giả vờ (=pretend).

3. You have to strike a balance between logic and lateral thinking in this job.

- strike a balance (between A and B): cân bằng (giữa cái gì và gì).

1. I never thought that we’d legal problems (crossed)

Rewrite: It never crossed my mind that we’d have legal problems (Tôi chưa bao giờ nghĩ rằng chúng tôi gặp vấn đề pháp lý)

2. The journalists pretended that she was a parent of one of the children ( false )

Rewrite: The journalist gave the false impression that she was a parent of the children (Nhà báo đã tạo ấn tượng sai lầm rằng cô ấy là phụ huynh của những đứa trẻ)

3. You have to use logic and lateral thinking in equal measure in this job ( strike )

Rewrite: You have to strike a balance between logic and lateral thinking in this job (Bạn phải cân bằng giữa logic và tư duy bên trong công việc này)