Câu hỏi: He has retired. He watches football every afternoon on cable TV.

A. Although he’s retired, he watches football every afternoon on cable TV.

B. Now that he’s retired, he watches football every afternoon on cable TV.

C. When he’s retired, he watches football every afternoon on cable TV.

D. He’s retired, so that he watches football every afternoon on cable TV.

Câu 1: He was successful in his career thanks to his parents' support.

A. But for his parents' support, he wouldn't have been successful in his career.

B. If his parents hadn't supported him, he would have been successful in his career.

C. Had it not been for his parents' support, he wouldn't be successful in his career.

D. Had his parents supported him, he wouldn't be successful in his career.

Câu 2: His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in the competition.

A. If his friends had given him support and encouragement, he could have done really well in the competition.

B. No matter how much his friends supported and encouraged him, he couldn’t do well in the competition.

C. Such were his friends’ support and encouragement that he couldn’t do really well in the competition.

D. Had it not been for his friends’ support and encouragement, he couldn’t have done so well in the competition.

Câu 3: It’s more than a couple of years since I last went there.

A. I have never stayed there for longer than two years.

B. It was only after two years that I went there again.

C. I haven’t been there since my visit over two years ago.

D. I had never been there until the year before last.

Câu 4: Joe has finished his frist-aid course. He proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.

A. Although Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker, he hasn’t finished his first-aid course.

B. Without finishing his first-air course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.

C. However helpful Joe proves as a rescue worker, he hasn’t finished his first-aid course.

D. Having finished his first-aid course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.

Câu 5: Due to the heavy snow, all buses have been cancelled until further notice.

A. If it weren’t for the heavy snow, you would notice how much further the bus had to go.

B. The buses would not have been cancelled if only it had not snowed so much.

C. Heavy snow has caused the buses to stop running, though there will be an announcement of when they will start up again.

D. If this snow keeps up, there will be an announcement to declare that the buses will no longer run.

Câu 6: The government have established some wildlife reserves. They want to protect endangered species.

A. Whether the government have established some wildlife reserves or not, endangered species are still protected.

B. Endangered species can't be protected although the government have established some wildlife reserves.

C. The government have established some wildlife reserves so that endangered species can be protected.

D. If the government established some wildlife reserves, they would be able to protect endangered species.