Câu hỏi: “How brave you are!” he said to the firemen.

A. He asked how brave the firemen were.

B. He blamed the firemen for their discouragement.

C. He criticized the firemen for their discouragement.

D. He praised the firemen for their courage.

Câu 1: He was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals. He was not talented.

A. His success lay in his natural ability, not in his determination to pursue personal goals.

B. In addition to his determination, his talent ensured his success in pursuing his goals.

C. It was his determination to pursue personal goals, not talent, that contributed to his success.

D. His determination to pursue personal goals made him successful and talented.

Câu 2: We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little about our sleep.

A. We shall know more about our sleep if we spend more than one-third of our lives sleeping.

B. We know relatively little about our sleep; as a result, we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping.

C. Despite spending about one-third of our lives sleeping, we know relatively little about our sleep.

D. We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping so that we know relatively little about our sleep.

Câu 3: Peter’s main subjects at university is electronics.

A. The university lets Peter major in electronics.

B. Peter thinks electronics is a special subject.

C. Peter majors in electronics at university.

D. Electronics is among the subjects that Peter likes.

Câu 4: Right after the police had arrived at the scene, the situation was settled.

A. The police did not arrive at the scene until the situation had been settled.

B. If the police had arrived at the scene, the situation would have been settled.

C. The police had no sooner arrived at the scene than the situation was settled.

D. The situation had been settled just before the police arrived at the scene.

Câu 5: Lucy always reminds me of my youngest sister.

A. When ever I see Lucy, I think of my youngest sister.

B. I always thinks of Lucty, my youngest sister.

C. It is Lucy who is my youngest sister.

D. My youngest sister’s name is Lucy.

Câu 6: l have learnt never to take sides in any arguments between my close friends.

A. I support neither side in my close friends‘ arguments.

B. I don’t encourage my close friends to argue.

C. If I support one side in arguments, the other will be upset.

D. I don't support any of my close friends.