Câu hỏi: 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 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: 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 3: 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 4: Your only chance of getting a ticket is to wait in the queue.

A. You have lost your chance of getting in the queue for a ticket.

B. You needn’t wait in line in order to get a ticket.

C. If you want to buy a ticket, you should get in the queue immediately.

D. You won’t be able to get a ticket unless you wait in line.

Câu 5: There were so many people on the train that Mary couldn’t get a seat.

A. The train was too crowded for Mary no to get a seat.

B. The train was so crowded that there was nowhere for Mary to sit.

C. So crowded the train was that Mary couldn’t get a seat.

D. The crowded train did not prevent Mary from getting a seat.

Câu 6: “I’m sorry I didn’t ring you earlier?”, Tom said to Bill.

A. Tom regretted not ringing Bill earlier.

B. Tom apologized for not ringing Bill earlier.

C. Tom admitted not ringing Bill earlier.

D. Tom was upset about not ringing Bill earlier.