Câu hỏi: “Cigarette?”, he asked. “No, thanks.” I said

A. He asked for a cigarette ,and I immediately refused.

B. He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him.

C. He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly declined.

D. He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once.

Câu 1: The purpose of any invention is to make our lives better, so good or bad; it depends on the way by which we use these inventions.

A. Whether an invention is good or bad depends on the way by which we use it because the purpose of any invention is to make our lives better.

B. We can use either good or bad inventions to make our lives better.

C. The purpose of any invention, whether good or bad, is to make our lives better. This depends on the way by which we use these inventions

D. Good or bad as they are, all inventions have the same purpose to make our lives better.

Câu 2: Were it not for the money, this job wouldn’t be worthwhile.

A. This job offers a poor salary.

B. This job is rewarding at all.

C. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money.

D. Although the salary is poor, the job is worthwhile.

Câu 3: The captain to his men: 'Abandon the ship immediately!"

A. The captain invited his men to abandon the ship immediately.

B. The captain suggested his men abandon the ship immediately.

C. The captain ordered his men to abandon the ship immediately.

D. The captain requested his men to abandon the ship immediately.

Câu 4: We were late for the show by the time we had found a taxi.

A. The taxi was late, so we missed the start of the show.

B. We found a taxi in order not to be late for the show.

C. We eventually found a taxi to go to the show, which had already begun.

D. It took a long time to find a taxi but the show began later then expected.

Câu 5: “I will pay back the money, Linda”, said Helen.

A. Helen apologized to Linda for borrowing her money.

B. Helen offered to pay Linda the money back.

C. Helen suggested paying back Linda’s money.

D. Helen promised to pay back Linda’s money.

Câu 6: John was not here yesterday. Perhaps he was ill.

A. John needn’t be here yesterday because he was ill.

B. Because of his illness, John shouldn’t have been here yesterday.

C. John might have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.

D. John must have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.