Câu hỏi: “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 1: 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.

Câu 2: We had no sooner got to know our neighbors than they moved away.

A. Soon after we got to know our neighbors, we stopped having contact with them.

B. If our new neighbors had stayed longer, we would have got to know them better.

C. Once we had got used to our new neighbors, they moved somewhere else.

D. Hardly had we become acquainted with our new neighbors when they went somewhere else to live.

Câu 3: The coffee was not strong, so it didn’t keep us awake.

A. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.

B. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.

C. We are kept awake because the coffee was strong.

D. The coffee was so hot that it didn’t keep us awake.

Câu 4: “I’ll call you as soon as I arrive at the airport,” he said to me.

A. He objected to calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.

B. He promised to call me as soon as he arrived at the airport.

C. He denied calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.

D. He reminded me to call him as soon as he arrived at the airport.

Câu 5: Although his leg was hurt, he managed to drive a car.

A. His leg was hurt. However, he managed to drive a car.

B. His leg was hurt. But he managed to drive a car.

C. Despite his hurt leg, he managed to drive a car.

D. In spite of the fact that his hurt leg, he managed to drive a car.

Câu 6: My parents taught me to respect hard work.

A. I learned from my parents about respecting hard work.

B. I worked very hard and respected my parents.

C. My parents worked hard and taught me to respect them.

D. I learned how to work hard from my parents.