Câu hỏi:  “I’ll speak calmly. I really will!”, he said.

A. He promised to speak calmly.

B. He remind me to speak calmly.

C. He refused to speak calmly.

D. He offered to speak calmly.

Câu 1: “You should have finished the report by now.” John told his secretary.

A. John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.

B. John said that his secretary had not finished the report.

C. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report.

D. John scolded to his secretary for not having finished the report.

Câu 2: Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station?

A. Did your aunt have to be met at the station?

B. Does your aunt have to meet at the station?

C. Does your aunt have to be met at the station?

D. Was your aunt met at the station?

Câu 3: People think that traffic congestion in the downtown area is due to the increasing number of private cars.

A. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is blamed for the increasing number of private cars.

B. The increasing number of private cars is thought to be responsible for traffic congestion in the downtown area.

C. The increasing number of private cars is attributed to traffic congestion in the downtown area.

D. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is thought to result in the increasing number of private cars.

Câu 4: Few other paintings in the world are as famous as the Mona Lisa.

A. Only a small number of paintings throughout the world are equally well-known as the Mona Lisa.

B. The Mona Lisa is among a group of paintings that are very famous worldwide.

C. There are more famous paintings in the world than the Mona Lisa, but not many.

D. A few other paintings in the world are more famous than the Mona Lisa.

Câu 5: Harry no longer smokes a lot.

A. Harry now smokes a lot.

B. Harry used to smoke a lot.

C. Harry didn’t use to smoke a lot.

D. Harry rarely smoked a lot.

Câu 6: I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned out that she was quite useless.

A. Contrary to my initial impression, she was not totally unsuitable for the position.

B. I was right in my thinking that she was totally useless for the job.

C. I was mistaken about her suitability for the position, since she proved rather incompetent.

D. Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather badly.